When Yuanzhou tried to get a clear look at the man’s face, he saw that the two had already disappeared around the corner.
Upon seeing this, Yuanzhou immediately sped up and headed towards the corner.
Weiran, having witnessed this, felt a sudden pang of anxiety and hastened after him with the flowers in his arms, "Brother Zhou, why are you suddenly walking so fast?"
Without paying any attention to Weiran, Yuanzhou continued to walk briskly forward.
With a growing sense of urgency, Weiran, carrying the flowers, quickened his pace to chase after Yuanzhou, "Brother Zhou, wait for me."
As Weiran finished speaking, Yuanzhou had already reached the corner.
But around the corner, there was nobody else.
Perhaps due to the auction soon starting, there were no other people in the corridor; only Yuanzhou and Weiran were there.
Weiran jogged to the corner, and not seeing Gu Zhiqi’s figure on the other side, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Brother Zhou, why did you suddenly walk so fast?"
Yuanzhou stood in place for two seconds, then suddenly turned his head, his voice cold as he looked at Weiran and asked, "Who gave you these flowers?"
"Ah, just, a friend, someone you don’t know," replied Weiran, with a slightly unnatural expression.
Yuanzhou knew Weiran well enough to understand what was going on when he saw him acting , and he let out a cold laugh.
He thought, just now why was he hesitating? Surely, the "Miss..." that slipped out was meant to be "Miss Gu," wasn’t it?
Weiran liked to call Gu Zhiqi "Miss," and this was something Yuanzhou knew.
Seeing Yuanzhou’s cold laugh, Weiran felt somewhat guilty and, therefore, did not hide it any longer, stuttering as he said, "These flowers... indeed, Miss... Gu Zhiqi gave them to me, but I took the initiative to ask her for them."
At this, Yuanzhou’s smile grew colder; he did not bother asking Weiran why he asked for flowers from Gu Zhiqi, but instead said in a chilling tone, "Do you still remember what I told you last time?"
Upon hearing this, Weiran immediately frowned, "Brother Zhou, you might not believe this, but now, I really can’t stay away from Miss Gu."
How could he stay away when he relied on Miss Gu to save his life?
"Heh," Yuanzhou scoffed with a cold laugh, a mocking light in his cool eyes, "Can’t stay away, you say? I suppose you’ve fallen for her then?"
When Weiran heard this, he felt a bit uncomfortable, but he didn’t get angry and explained in a good-natured manner, "I do quite like Miss Gu, but I swear, it’s not in a romantic way."
How could he dare have romantic feelings for Miss Gu?
Seeing that Yuanzhou’s face was still dark with an imminent anger, Weiran persisted, "Brother Zhou, I think you misunderstand Miss Gu. If you took the time to really get to know her, you would discover that apart from being a bit cold, she’s actually a very nice person."
As Weiran finished speaking, Yuanzhou let out another cold laugh, "Weiran, I think you have lost your mind."
"Brother Zhou, what you think about her is really..."
"Stop, I don’t want to hear it," interrupted Yuanzhou, cutting Weiran off.
Just then, the sound of the auctioneer’s voice reached their ears; the auction had begun. Yuanzhou cast Weiran a cold glance and, without lingering any longer, quickly walked away.
Weiran, holding the flowers with a helpless look on his face, followed behind Yuanzhou, pondering how to change Yuanzhou’s prejudices against Gu Zhiqi.
Just as the auctioneer’s voice began to resound, Gu Zhiqi and Su Yunling had just returned to their private room.
"Gu Xiaoxi, Third Brother, you’re finally back; the auction has already started. Gu Xiaoxi, come and look!" Hearing the noise at the door, Tang Yichen was the first to speak, beckoning to Gu Zhiqi.
As Gu Xiaoxi’s footsteps crossed the threshold into the private room, the madman who had come to see Su Yunling’s child immediately fixed all his attention on her. His eyes were filled with immense curiosity, and upon seeing Gu Zhiqi clearly, the madman froze, his eyes wide with astonishment, "Little junior sister?"