"Brother Lan Li, where did you go just now? Tang Tang and I have been waiting for you for a while!" No sooner had she seen Lan Li than Gu En ran over with a pout on her face. Then, she looked around and asked, "Brother Lan Li, where’s your comrade He Teng? By the way, do you know why he divorced He Zhilan? Brother Lan Li, I have a proposal for you!"
While speaking, Gu En pulled Tang Tang, a shy-faced girl standing nearby, forward, and offered a flattering smile, "Brother Lan Li, my friend here is an actress in the cultural troupe. She performed at your military base during the New Year, you should recognize her, right?"
Lan Li nodded, looking puzzled at Gu En.
"Tang Tang likes He Teng, and now that He Teng is divorced, you should help Tang Tang, right? Later on, whenever Tang Tang wants to visit the base, you should let her in to spend more time with He Teng. He’s divorced and alone now. He could surely find someone better than He Zhilan to marry!" Gu En had never sang praises of a woman before, "Tang Tang is great—she’s an actress in the cultural troupe. That’s a respectable profession, isn’t it? She’s pretty and likes He Teng. She’s leagues better than He Zhilan, Brother Lan Li, you’d want your comrade to be happy, wouldn’t you?"
Gu En thought her reasons would be convincing enough for Lan Li. However, she didn’t expect Lan Li’s expression to change completely.
"Tang Tang, is it? You should go outside for a while. Gu En, follow me to my office!"
Leaving those words, Lan Li immediately turned and went upstairs, his anger written all over his face.
Gu En was stunned. Though she was reluctant to follow him, she had to obey Lan Li’s orders, especially since he seemed angry. All she could do was make a sign to Tang Tang asking her to wait outside, then went after him.
Once they reached his office, Lan Li struck his desk with his palm, making a loud noise almost like an explosion, "Gu En, can’t you keep quiet for a while? When did it become your business to meddle in He Teng and He Zhilan’s marital matters? You’re practically their enemy. What are you planning on using Tang Tang for against He Zhilan this time? Is this the reason you came to visit the base? Gu En, don’t blame me for not warning you. If this is your motive, I won’t allow you to enter this base again. Even if you are the daughter of the Gu Family. Understand?"
Facing Lan Li’s undisguised anger, Gu En turned deathly pale.
"Brother Lan Li, am I that terrible in your eyes? I know I’ve done many things wrong. Does it mean that once I make a mistake, everything I do afterwards is a mistake? If that’s the case, why did you get me out of the police station in the first place? You should have just let me fend for myself there!"
Gu En shouted, "I wasn’t good, I wasn’t obedient, and you all stopped liking me! I, Gu En, am not the biological child of the Lan Family or the Gu Family. So, I’m just someone you picked up, someone you can keep or discard at will, right? Do you know this is very cruel to me? If this is how you want to treat me, you shouldn’t have saved me in the first place! Letting me die in the police station would have solved everything! That way, I wouldn’t be upset, and you wouldn’t be irritated by my presence!"
Finishing her words, Gu En was already sobbing as she turned around and ran out of Lan Li’s office.