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Chapter 257: Chapter 126: Visiting as a Guest_2
"You wouldn’t want the forum to be filled with smears against our precious daughters, causing a backlash, would you?"
A reasonable threat of exposure made the other party take notice.
"Who?"
"Don’t ask me, ask Mr. Gao who he gave the account to."
The minister immediately went to ask, but to no avail. So, he imagined all sorts of possibilities and ultimately decided to cooperate fully.
Gou Huai swung his butcher’s knife with ease.
Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop!
A spree of rampant deletion, from [Campus Romance] cutting all the way to [Photography Pictures], then from [Life Information] chopping back to [Imperial Capital Friendship], creating a trail of misery and rivers of blood.
Mention Gu Jiuyue and it was an instant cut, regardless of whether it was praise or vilification.
Every other post insulting Su Huai was sliced, the word "scum" ensured a ban.
Ignores the speculation about Chen Nuanhan, leaving them to their own devices.
The clear differential treatment made it obvious to all, then accidentally pinned a post praising Su Huai for having the presence of a leader from the School of Management.
Truly a slip of the hand, believe me.
Su Huai watched the forum until school was out and was relieved not to find any posts like "Gu Jiuyue invites Su Huai to visit her home" or "Gu Jiuyue and Su Huai are in a relationship."
No matter the future, at least for now, the Big Data class was cohesive, everyone sufficiently acknowledged Su Huai as their class leader, not spreading gossip about him on the forum.
All his hard work hadn’t been in vain, it seemed to be very effective.
With the old crisis resolved and no new crisis in sight, Su Huai felt relieved to get into Gu Jiuyue’s car after school.
"Eh? Why switch to a Mercedes?"
Su Huai didn’t recognize the specific model, but it was a Mercedes van with an extremely spacious back seat.
Gu Jiuyue replied as if it was obvious, "The Bentley is too old-fashioned!"
Nice, that’s my line, and you actually took it to heart?
Su Huai was a little moved and felt warmth in his heart.
But he didn’t dare to mess around with Xiao 9—sitting at the driver’s seat was a woman with short hair.
"Wu, let’s drive."
Gu Jiuyue instructed, and the short-haired woman withdrew her gaze observing Su Huai and silently started the car.
Su Huai and Gu Jiuyue sat in the back row, whispering, "Your driver?"
"Mhm." Gu Jiuyue nodded and whispered back, "Wu has been looking after me for four years, she’s also my bodyguard. Don’t make any moves on me in front of her or you’ll get hit..."
It was rare for her to speak such a long sentence, and it was to intimidate someone, quite a mood killer.
Gou Huai mumbled to himself but indeed sat up straight and proper.
The car didn’t drive fast. It would take about 15 minutes to walk from the North Second District to the residential area, and it took the car nearly 10 minutes.
Driving wasn’t for efficiency but to prevent Gu Jiuyue from walking too much.
Suddenly remembering something, Su Huai casually asked, "Have you started practicing the Eight-Section Brocade I taught you?"
"That’s a lesson?"
Gu Jiuyue glared at him indignantly, "You only told me the name and then left it at that. Where’s the promised instruction?"
"Uh... the weather hasn’t been great, right!"
Su Huai tried to defend himself with every excuse in the book, "And didn’t I tell you? When you’re beginning, you can’t practice in the wind, you have to get familiar with it at home first."
"Hmph."
Gu Jiuyue, sharp as ever, admitted his point made sense, but also sensed his insincerity. So, with a cold snort, she stopped dealing with the untrustworthy Dog Class Leader.
No biggie, because they soon arrived at her apartment building.
"Let’s go!"
Gu Jiuyue waved her hand, signaling Su Huai to follow her.
And that Wu drove away. Su Huai was puzzled, "Isn’t she your bodyguard?"
Gu Jiuyue started up the stairs, her voice a bit muffled, "Yes, but I don’t need protection at school, so it’s better for her to live nearby."
It didn’t seem like Professor Cheng’s style to Su Huai who casually asked, "Did your dad hire her for you?"
"Mm, before ninth grade, it was my aunt who took care of me personally."
"You have an aunt? Where is she now?"
Su Huai asked very casually, as if it were a normal conversation, but her voice suddenly turned cold because of it—
"Busy."
Su Huai realized something was wrong and shut her mouth in a second.
Luckily, Professor Cheng’s home was on the second floor, and she had already reached the door.
Without waiting for Gu Jiuyue to open the door, it swung open automatically, and Professor Cheng peeked out, her smile instantly brimming when she saw Su Huai.
"Su, come in, come in! Yueyue, go and take Su to have a seat!"
"Hello, Professor Cheng!"
Su Huai bowed deeply with a click, her face full of shame: "I left right after class, it’s my first visit, and I haven’t brought anything..."
"Don’t bother with that!"
Professor Cheng waved her hand firmly and decisively: "I invited you over as a guest, not to trouble or burden you. Remember, don’t bring anything whenever you come. Just show up, eat well, and grandma will be the happiest!"
It was the second time.
Su Huai mulled it over in her heart: Professor Cheng had already referred to herself as ’grandma’ for the second time.
Could it be because she was an academic and simple-minded, casually using the most intimate form of address?
Possible. 𝒏𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝒐𝙢
But not certain.
The calculating and always observant Su Huai coolly stepped into Gu Jiuyue’s living room.
Calling this place "Gu Jiuyue’s home" clearly wasn’t quite right; this was her grandmother’s house, lacking any traces or significant characteristics of her living there long-term.
Therefore, the decor was of that old-style family residential building, just extremely clean and also permeated with a scholarly atmosphere.
Inexpensive pure wooden furniture, calligraphy and traditional paintings hung on the walls, and there was an embroidered screen in the living room, with books strewn about on the windowsills and the tea table.
The house seemed to have a layout of 3 rooms, 1 living room, 1 kitchen, 1 bathroom, and 1 balcony; it was probably not too big, but it had a very homey feel.
Around the screen, a spry old man stood in front of the tea table, smiling as he looked at both Su Huai and Gu Jiuyue.
"Grandpa!"
Gu Jiuyue rushed over quickly, her voice turning into a pleased and coy lilt, obviously coquettish.
"My dear granddaughter, why are you in such a good mood today? Is it because Su came over as a guest?"
The old man couldn’t stop smiling and playfully teased his granddaughter, his benevolence mixed with indulgence and a mischievous spark.
"Yes!"
Gu Jiuyue boldly admitted it, linking arms with her grandpa as she introduced him to Su Huai.
"Class Leader, this is my grandpa, his last name is Wang. Grandpa, you know Su Huai."
Su Huai continued to bow deeply, not an inch less than 90 degrees.
Professor Wang, like an ordinary old man, chuckled and waved: "Good kid, it’s good to be polite, but don’t overdo it. Enough for today, no more thank yous, and no more bowing, sit down and keep an old man company for a chat!"
As Professor Cheng watched Su Huai sit down on the couch, she hurriedly invited him to eat some fruit: "Su, have some cherries, dinner is almost ready, just one more dish to go."
Su Huai’s face spelled two words: Obedient.
He laughed: "You both don’t need to worry about me, Gugu is especially generous and thorough with friends, she will definitely take good care of me."
He really knew what the old couple liked to hear, and his words instantly brought smiles to their faces.
Professor Wang sat down across from Su Huai and promptly called Gu Jiuyue over to bring a treasure: "Dear granddaughter, go get grandpa’s Red Seal, let’s share this delicacy with your class leader!"
The old man’s eyes and brows relaxed with laughter, radiating kindness and an elderly sense of vitality akin to a mischievous child.
Su Huai had intended to be polite, but sensing the other’s genuine emotions, after a brief thought, he expressed anticipation instead.
"That’s great, I’ll also get to enjoy some Pu’er tea thanks to you."
"Oh!" Professor Wang raised his eyebrows in surprise, "It seems we’re sharing with the right person... you really do understand tea!"
It was quite normal for him to be impressed.
Many middle-aged people wouldn’t necessarily know "Red Seal" is a Pu’er tea; Huaxia has too many types of tea, each region has its preference, and not all tea lovers can know them all, let alone someone under twenty.
Su Huai shook his head with a smile: "Not really, but I’m willing to learn."
Professor Wang chuckled in disbelief: "So young, yet so cautious and mature... but it’s good, precocity spares you from many detours."
Wang was quite perceptive, or perhaps he knew a lot about Su Huai. In any case, this judgment spoke volumes.
Su Huai lowered his eyelids slightly, feeling... today’s "test" might indeed be full of surprises.
