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Chapter 288: Chapter 138: Murderous Aura Pervades
It wasn’t until they left the square and boarded the bus that Su Huai’s mood remained sullen.
In fact, it was quite understandable. Su Huai, nearly 40 years old and already an accomplished middle-aged slicker, hadn’t really experienced many life-or-death farewells.
The only time was when his grandmother passed away, but the old lady lived to be 88, and she went suddenly without any illness or pain, sparing her any suffering—a genuine happy funeral, you could say. The whole family was able to accept it quite easily, with grief mingled with a sense of relief.
So, Su Huai’s feeling towards death wasn’t even as profound as Gu Jiuyue’s.
Now, with the sudden shock from Gu, he felt... err, his head buzzing.
However, the bad mood didn’t linger for long.
High emotional intelligence wasn’t just a narrow ability to use in socializing. After putting in some effort to control himself and thinking of the still thriving thirty-something-year-old Investment Goddess version of Gu, Su Huai finally came back to the present.
"Nice bus."
He offered dry praise and then closed his eyes: "I’m going to rest for a bit, wake me up when we get there."
"Oh."
Gu Jiuyue obediently nodded and was then promptly whisked away by Huang Mengting.
The teenagers were buzzing with excitement, not the least bit sleepy, and the bus was filled with their chattering voices.
The bus, which was prepared ahead of time by Gu Jiuyue, was a 55-person Mercedes-Benz coach that headed straight for the airport and drove into the parking lot beside the VIP building.
Su Huai woke up punctually, organized everyone to disembark.
Outside the bus, there were dedicated staff to accompany and assist. Su Huai glanced over, a total of 12 service personnel, reaching a ratio of 1:4.
Some were baggage handlers with carts, four others accompanied them to handle various procedures, a leader negotiated with Wu, and a chief attendant approached Gu Jiuyue.
"Miss Gu, may I ask..."
"Ask him."
Gu Jiuyue raised her hand and pointed, promptly throwing Su Huai under the bus.
Actually, Su Huai had no clue what he was supposed to do, but thankfully the chief attendant was experienced and had an excellent attitude, smoothly leading the main group onto the airplane.
Tsk, tsk, being rich sure is nice... The whole group moved through the VIP building, wrapping up in 20 minutes.
Once on the plane, the country bumpkins couldn’t help exclaiming in astonishment.
Gu Jiuyue had rented an Airbus A320, but it wasn’t just any old passenger plane; it was a 60-seat business jet with a customized interior.
Not only did everyone have ample space to lie down, but the multi-function massage seats were exceptionally comfortable.
The plane also had meeting rooms, bedrooms, restrooms, and a small dining area.
While the plane was still grounded, everyone roamed to and fro, letting out bursts of amazed cries.
"My god, I haven’t even been on a regular plane, and my first time is on such a luxurious business jet?"
"Eh? There’s even a restaurant? That’s great, I’ve been starving for a while!"
"Quick, take a picture of me, I can’t wait to post it on my Moments!"
"Long live Goddess Yue!"
"Love you, love you! MUA~~~"
Su Huai was not pleased, frowning as he asked, "Don’t I get a little bit of credit for organizing this trip to Sanya?"
Everyone burst out laughing, and Zhang Renhui couldn’t resist being cheeky.
"Bro, can’t see any credit from you, but we did notice something else: you really don’t match up to Goddess Yue..."
"Hahaha! Right, right, right, not a match at all!"
"Class Leader, please, spare Miss Gu!"
Su Huai felt like a dead dog who never learned, getting hit yet always coming back for more.
Luckily, Gao and Er Gao stood firmly by his side and expressed some seriously wise words.
"Are you guys foolish? If Goddess Yue gets snatched by a guy from another class and Huai becomes disheartened and stops contributing, do you think we’ll get such good deals again?"
"Exactly! Keeping Goddess Yue in our class is top priority. Although Huai genuinely doesn’t match up, he’s the tallest dwarf we got, and for now, we’ll just have to make do with him!"
"Damn! That actually makes a lot of sense..."
The group roasted Su Huai for the second time and then scampered off, giggling and laughing.
Su Huai didn’t get annoyed. Friends, classmates, what’s the big deal with a few grumbles?
The broad-minded Huai smiled and nodded while clenching his fist, planning to bury them in the sand when they reached Sanya...
The plane soon took off, and everyone finally calmed down.
Once in the air and stabilized, Gu Jiuyue pursed her lips with a smile, pulling Su Huai to the dining area.
Su Huai immediately noticed her oversight: "Just the two of us, huh?"
Gu Jiuyue replied as a matter of course: "The dining area is quite small."
Meaning she only cared about him.
Wow, she really didn’t care about her classmates at all...
Su Huai guessed that, at best, the people she seemed closest to, like Ding Yi, Huang Mengting, and Hua Qianqian, wouldn’t have a Favorability Rating higher than 40 points.
They were basically classmates she could chat with, travel with, but didn’t hold in very high regard in her heart.
Indeed, that’s how many people define classmates, but what set her apart was that she genuinely didn’t hide it, whereas normal people would maintain superficial courtesies.
Of course, Su Huai was secretly thrilled about the favoritism. Who wouldn’t like that?
But he didn’t forget to smooth things over for Gu Jiuyue.
Turning his head, waving his hand, he called out loudly: "Anyone who wants something to eat just tell the flight attendant, don’t all cram this way, the dining area can’t fit you all. And if anyone disrupts me enjoying my sugar mommy’s generosity... well, you know what will happen!"
"Jerk!"
"So shameless!"
"Dog Class Leader, monopolizing Goddess Yue all day..."
The young men and women complained and vented, focusing all their firepower on Su Huai.
Wu’s eyes flashed with satisfaction, her mouth curling into a smile as she silently followed behind.
...
Although seeing Gou Huai get a taste of his own medicine brought a strange joy, on the whole, Jiu’er still felt sorry for Huaihuai.
