Chapter 37: Chapter 037 Long Time No See
Chu Mufan watched the girl before him with blazing eyes.
Although the girl was dressed very simply, even the plainest attire couldn’t disguise her features, and what was most extraordinary was that the clarity in her eyes seemed never to have changed but had become even more dazzling, making it hard for anyone to shift their gaze away.
“It’s been a long time; I really didn’t expect to meet you here…” Chu Mufan said.
“You…” Chu Mufan’s sudden appearance had left Qi Yue somewhat dazed.
Just as she was about to speak, she noticed a young girl accompanying Chu Mufan.
The girl affectionately looped her arm through his, and at this moment, turned to Qi Yue with a look of delighted surprise, interrupting what Qi Yue was about to say, “So you are Qi Yue!”
The girl sized up Qi Yue from head to toe, her eyes carrying an imperceptible probing and caution but, nevertheless, her face was full of smiles, “I’ve heard so much about you! Mufan often mentions you, saying you’re a very, very good friend of his…”
After finishing speaking, the girl laughed, “Ah! Right, I almost forgot to introduce myself, my name is Xue Mengqian, and I’m Mufan’s girlfriend!”
The sudden appearance of Chu Mufan and the unexpectedly warm greeting from this unfamiliar girl left Qi Yue momentarily unsure of how to react.
Thus, she simply nodded lightly, “Hello.”
Qi Yue wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but this girl’s gaze toward her seemed constantly probing and evaluative, and there was also a hint of subtle caution.
The earlier remark, first calling her Chu Mufan’s “friend,” and then immediately introducing herself as Chu Mufan’s “girlfriend,” seemed somewhat like a declaration of ownership.
As Qi Yue pondered this, wondering if she was overthinking, she heard the girl continue very enthusiastically, “Mufan must have mentioned me to you; we went to study in the United States together!”
Chu Mufan and this girl had gone abroad to study together?
She had never heard him mention this…
Could it be that Chu Mufan was already with this girl back then?
If that were the case, wouldn’t it have put her in an awkward position?
Chu Mufan seemed to notice her emotions and explained, “My father met Uncle Xue while doing business, and when he found out that Qianqian was going to be at the same school as me, he asked me to look after her.”
Xue Mengqian tightened her grip on Chu Mufan’s arm, “Mufan is super considerate; he took great care of me. If not for him, I really couldn’t have managed in a foreign country! Later, we just naturally came together!”
Hearing this, Qi Yue felt somewhat relieved.
If these two had been together before she confessed her feelings, that would have been overly vexing.
Remembering the girl’s earlier question and also to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings, Qi Yue directly spoke up, “I’m sorry, I’m not really aware of these things; I haven’t kept in touch with Chu Mufan since we graduated from high school.”
Hearing this, Xue Mengqian seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and her smile appeared more genuine, “I see!”
While speaking, the girl looked somewhat reproachfully at Chu Mufan, “Mufan, really, how could you just lose contact with such a good classmate like that?”
As if suddenly remembering something, Xue Mengqian turned to Qi Yue and said, “Ah! Right, a few days ago I went with Mufan to a friend’s gathering, and I remember hearing one of Mufan’s classmates with the surname Chu say… he said that back then… it seemed like you had chased him… and even confessed your feelings to him…”
While speaking, the girl closely observed Qi Yue’s expression.