"Are you crazy? Don’t you believe that Lin Deng will definitely come to our school tomorrow to pick up Gu En himself to return to the Gu Mansion? Gu En dislikes you so much. It’s her grandfather’s birthday, how could she possibly let you go!" In Jiang Biyun’s understanding of Lin Deng, it was certain that Lin Deng would come to pick up Gu En tomorrow. After all, the military academy was so close to Capital University, and knowing that Gu En was returning to the Gu Mansion, Lin Deng would come to pick her up without Gu En mentioning it.
After her words fell, the two of them fell silent all of a sudden, unsure of who to pick to bring He Zhilan into the Gu household.
Lin Chan, perhaps? Considering the extent of Lin Chan’s disgust for Gu En and Lan Li, He Zhilan thought that Lin Chan definitely wouldn’t go tomorrow.
The two of them sighed and then walked out of the corner. However, this somewhat disheartened action directly made He Zhilan see another possible candidate!
How could she have forgotten? Zhou Hongjin was also going to the Gu Mansion to celebrate the birthday tomorrow! Moreover, he was from the same university as her! Most importantly, Zhou Hongjin was extremely approachable. He would certainly agree to take her as well!
"Senior Zhou! Can I discuss something with you?" He Zhilan virtually ran up to Zhou Hongjin. Since they were in the library, her voice was nearly inaudible as she spoke.
Zhou Hongjin was startled, nodded, and then signaled for He Zhilan to follow him outside the library to talk.
They exited the library one after the other, with just one step separating them. Zhou Hongjin then asked, "You said earlier that you wanted to discuss something with me? What is it?"
He Zhilan gave an awkward smile and said, "You’re going to Gu Mansion tomorrow to wish Grand Master Gu a happy birthday, right? Senior Zhou, could I earnestly ask that you take me along with you? Please don’t ask me why, but I have a reason that I must go. However, I assure you that I’m not going to cause any trouble. I won’t do anything that would embarrass you! Even if I run into Gu En at the Gu mansion tomorrow, I promise not to argue or anything of the sort in front of people. Senior Zhou, I’m begging you, could you?"
Zhou Hongjin was taken aback by He Zhilan’s earnest plea. He was about to ask what she wanted to do at Gu Mansion, but from her later words, he realized that she found it inconvenient to disclose the reason.
Tomorrow, how many people would be at the Gu household, Zhou Hongjin could imagine. For many people, it would undoubtedly be an excellent opportunity to network and curry favor. But Zhou Hongjin was sure that He Zhilan was not the type of person to be vain. If she wanted to go to the Gu Mansion, it couldn’t be because of the status of the people attending Gu Family’s birthday feast tomorrow.
Perhaps it was because He Zhilan seemed really urgent and apprehensive. After giving it some thought, Zhou Hongjin nodded in agreement.
The moment Zhou Hongjin nodded, He Zhilan had a feeling of relief.
"Thank you, Senior Zhou!" He Zhilan’s gratitude was sincere, even somewhat appreciative, "But, I have never participated in such a formal occasion. Are there any points to pay attention to? Would I need to wear very formal attire?"
"There’s nothing much to pay attention to, we younger generation just have to show our faces in front of Grandpa. If people ask who you are tomorrow, just say that you’re my friend! As for the attire, the occasion is significant, so you would indeed need to dress more formally. Do you have a gown or something like it?"
He Zhilan shook her head.
Zhou Hongjin anticipated this and hurriedly said, "In that case, tell me your clothing size, and I’ll get something for you. I’ll deliver it to the bottom of your dormitory building tonight. You just come down and collect it."