"It’s not that Zhou Hongjin is purchasing He Zhilan, he genuinely loves her. What I mentioned were side benefits. They’re just small fry for you. Moreover, if you become successful, it would also benefit the Zhou family..."
"No need!" He Teng directly interrupted Gu En, "Please tell Zhou Hongjin on my behalf, both my sister He Zhilan and I came from a poor family. We cannot reach the elitist circle of the capital."
He Teng felt a hard to describe unease in his heart, a hint of dissatisfaction. That Zhilan had received love confessions and flowers at school yet she hadn’t told him a single word about it bothered him.
"Zhou Hongjin is a very decisive person, if he insisted on being together with He Zhilan, the Zhou family wouldn’t be able to stop them. Besides, I’m here, right? I can help He Zhilan. At the end of the day, He Zhilan is my roommate!" Gu En misunderstood, thinking He Teng was implying a person of He Zhilan’s status would not be welcomed by the affluent Zhou family.
After finishing her sentence, Gu En continued paying attention to He Teng. Seeing him silently watching her, she gave him a smile, asking, "What’s wrong, Head Prefect He? Why are you looking at me like that? Don’t you trust me? I swear, I will definitely help He Zhilan! Even if I don’t, Brother Lan Li would help for sure because of you. After all, He Zhilan is the sister of the person who saved his life!"
"He Zhilan cannot be together with your Zhou Hongjin." He Teng answered Gu En somewhat impatiently, then shifted his gaze away. The eighteen-year-old girl, her clear eyes full of youthful innocence, "Why not? Oh! Is it because of Tan Heqian? Could it be that He Zhilan is actually in a relationship with him? There are many rumors in school about them dating! People often see them alone together, some have even seen Tan Heqian hugging He Zhilan! Wow! If that’s the case, that’s great too! Tan Heqian is also a great guy, if He Zhilan and Tan Heqian are together that would be nice, at least she wouldn’t have to worry about dealing with a difficult mother-in-law after entering the Zhou family. You know, Zhou Hongjin’s mother is terrifying! I get scared just thinking about her, her stern face always against any kind of joke. But if He Zhilan is really with Tan Heqian, why doesn’t she just tell Zhou Hongjin and let him move on? This is kind of unfair to Zhou Hongjin, don’t you think?"
At this moment, He Teng felt a pulsing pain in his temples, while Gu En still appeared oblivious to his discomfort. She displayed immense excitement about the possibility of He Zhilan and Tan Heqian being together, "That He Zhilan, if she’s really with Tan Heqian, she should at least tell us, her roommates. Even Jiang Biyun and Chen Xiting, who are her closest friends, have been kept in the dark!"
Gu En rambled on by herself until a few minutes before Lan Li returned. In the hour she spoke cheerfully, He Teng had remained silent.
When Lan Li came back to He Teng’s hospital room, he first glanced at Gu En, relieved to see that she didn’t display any signs of impatience or anger. As he looked at He Teng, who was as poker-faced as usual, Lan Li couldn’t help but wonder if Gu En had spent all that time in silence?