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She stood there gently but firmly, her little white dress glowing like pearls in the sun, calmly welcoming Gu Zhiyan, Jian Yao, and the surrounding servants. People's eyes.

But when his eyes fell on the intertwined fingers of Jian Yao and Gu Zhiyan, his eyes ached.

Gu Zhiyan held Jian Yao's hand slightly, with a faint smile on his face.

Jian Yao looked away from the fingertips of the girl opposite who was holding the hem of her skirt, gently tugged on Gu Zhiyan's hand, looked up at him comfortingly, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."

She didn't know what Mingzhu wanted to do. What to say, but it is most likely a girl's teenage worry.

Sincere love should not be made public in public.

Gu Zhiyan frowned slightly, lowered his eyes to look at Jian Yao for two seconds, sighed slightly and raised his wrist to check the time.

"Three minutes, I'll be back in three minutes."

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In the pavilion by the pond in the old house, Gu Zhiyan and Mingzhu stood opposite each other.

He looked at the girl in front of him calmly. To put it bluntly, he didn't think he had anything to say to her.

Mingzhu did not speak directly, but glanced in the direction of Jian Yao across the lake.

The view here is wide, and she can be seen from a distance standing on the trail just now, seeming to be studying the flowers in the flower bed on the roadside.

She smiled miserably, unable to hide the loneliness in her eyes, and when she spoke, there was an indelible sourness in her tone.

"Brother Gu, was she the one you said you liked at the beginning?"

When she graduated from high school, she confessed her love to Brother Gu.

At that time, he rejected her very simply, saying that he already had someone he liked.

She always felt that was an excuse.

They grew up together, and there was never another girl around him. How could he fall in love with someone else?

She felt that was Brother Gu's excuse to refuse her casual knitting.

But despite this, she still left the country in anger and stayed away for several years.

In recent years, although she has been abroad, she has always made people pay attention to domestic developments.

There had never been any suspicious members of the opposite sex around him, which seemed to confirm her original guess.

Therefore, when her parents urged her to get married, she returned home confidently, thinking that even if her brother Gu didn't love her, she would be a perfect marriage partner.

The two of them have been destined to be together since childhood.

Unexpectedly, she just followed her mother back to Suzhou, and when she came back she heard that he was engaged.

Gu Zhiyan followed her gaze and looked at Jian Yao, the love and tenderness in his eyes almost overflowing from his eyes.

"Yes, I like her."

"I liked her before, but I will like her even more in the future."

Mingzhu raised her head slightly and looked at the sky, for fear that her tears would fall.

She felt a little stupid.

It was obviously an expected answer, but she had to confirm it with him in person before giving up.

She took a deep breath and slowly gave a stiff smile, "I know."

Mingzhu adjusted her mood and took the lead in walking in the direction of Jian Yao.

Jian Yao was still standing on the roadside, her eyes falling on the flowers carefully taken care of in the old house, but her thoughts had already flown to the other side of the lake.

I wonder what Mingzhu wants to say to him?

Would he blame himself for just offering to let him and Mingzhu have a chat alone? Do you feel like you don't value him? Take the initiative to push him to others?

Jian Yao unconsciously picked off a pink petal and twisted it gently. The petals broke and the fresh juice dyed her fingertips a light pink, but she didn't notice it at all.

Silver strappy high heels stood beside Jian Yao. Mingzhu took out a gilt invitation from her bag and handed it to Jian Yao with both hands.

"Sister-in-law, the day after tomorrow is the reception banquet for my return to China. I hope you and Brother Gu can come to attend."

Jian Yao's thoughts were pulled back by Mingzhu's voice.

She looked from Mingzhu's red eyes to the invitation in front of her, and took it with both hands, "Thank you, we will go there."

Mingzhu looked at her deeply and smiled with relief, "Sister-in-law, you must be on time. Oh, just in time, I have a gift there that I want to return to its original owner. Consider it an early wedding gift from me to you and Brother Gu."

Gu Zhiyan stood aside and waited for Mingzhu to leave before stepping forward to hold Jian Yao's hand. "Let's go."

The two left the old house and drove all the way back to Yaoguang.

In the Yaoguang underground parking lot, the car had stopped steadily, but Gu Zhiyan did not open the door.

Jian Yao placed her thin white fingers on the car door and turned her head to look at Gu Zhiyan in confusion.

The seat belt on his body has been unbuckled, and he is leaning lazily on the back of the driver's seat with a resentful look in his eyes.

"Isn't there anything you want to ask me, Mrs. Gu?"

Jian Yao retracted her hand on the car door and glanced at the very conspicuous gilt invitation from the corner of her eye.

In fact, girls' sixth sense is very accurate.

For example, she used to know that her target was Lu Chengze the first time she saw Liu Yiyi.

For another example, she had a strange feeling when she saw Mingzhu's name for the first time. Seeing it today confirmed her guess.

However, everyone has their own past, she has it, and so can Gu Zhiyan.

She admitted that she was a little concerned and a little jealous.

But if she likes Gu Zhiyan, she must accept that he has his own past.

He is very good, and it is normal to be liked by others. Mingzhu is also very good, and it is normal if he has had a crush on Mingzhu before.

The hands on her sides were clenched into fists, and her carefully manicured nails dug deeply into the palms of her hands. The tingling sensation spread along her limbs and into her mind, which greatly relieved the soreness in her heart.

She seemed to have exhausted all her strength before letting out a breath, "I don't have anything to ask."

The smile on Gu Zhiyan's lips paused slightly, his body froze almost instantly, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed.

However, the next second.

Jian Yao bit her lip, raised her eyes to look at Gu Zhiyan, and said in a soft voice, "But, Gu Zhiyan."

"I feel so uncomfortable!"

She could control herself not to explore another girl's secrets, but she couldn't control herself not to care.

It was her first time experiencing this feeling.

Even seeing Lu Chengze and Liu Yiyi together before, they were not so sad.

It was like the whole person was soaked in acid water, unable to struggle, and not knowing how to struggle.

This feeling of uncontrollable emotions made her panic and unfamiliar.

Her eyes turned red almost immediately.

Gu Zhiyan looked at her red eyes. He couldn't care less about her generosity just now. He leaned over helplessly and touched her cheek with his warm palms. "Don't be afraid. If you feel uncomfortable, tell me slowly."

Familiar words The voice and comfort made Jian Yao's inner grievance explode instantly.

She sobbed and hugged Gu Zhiyan's neck tightly, tears rolling down her cheeks like broken beads.

Each one was as hot as lava, which made Gu Zhiyan's heart ache.

He hugged Jian Yao's waist firmly and stroked her back with his palms to soothe her excited emotions.