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Chapter 608: Chapter 608: I Haven’t Really Fallen For Him, Have I?
Knowing that Gu Hongwei is a tough nut to crack and can’t be pried open, Guo Jinnian turns to Tong Yao with a pleading look. Tong Yao looks helplessly towards Gu Hongwei, "Hongwei, I think you need to step in and solve this."
Guo Jinnian turns her head back to Gu Hongwei, pretending to be angry, "Yes, Gu Hongwei, it’s your thing to explain. It’s not right for Tong Yao to explain this for you. You better tell me what happened, or else you will see my temper."
Gu Hongwei: "..."
How could he explain this?
Just as he was thinking about making up an excuse, Guo Jinnian, as if she had a flash of insight, circled around Gu Hongwei and speculated: "Gu Hongwei, you wouldn’t have been doing something shady at the bathhouse just now, would you?"
Guo Jinnian didn’t know much about the bathhouses in Kyoto, but she knew a bit about the ones in Jiang City.
When she was there, she had heard others talk about some disreputable services going on inside. In a big place like Kyoto, there must be even more of these services, could it be that Gu Hongwei was involved in something?
Although it wouldn’t affect her, Guo Jinnian couldn’t help but feel upset, her face fell.
All men were indeed not trustworthy. So Gu Hongwei, who appeared to be quite proper on the surface, was also such a scumbag behind the scenes.
Seeing that her sister’s face was off, Guo Miaomiao was too scared to say a word. She walked by Tong Yao’s side and didn’t dare to speak. Tong Yao shrugged. This kind of thing should be left to the two of them to deal with!
She quickened her pace with Guo Miaomiao to give Guo Jinnian and Gu Hongwei some privacy for their conversation.
Seeing that Guo Jinnian’s expression was getting worse, Gu Hongwei guessed she was overthinking. He was hesitant to say anything because Guo Jinnian was still an unmarried girl, but in the current situation, he obviously had no choice but to speak up.
Gu Hongwei even thought that if Guo Jinnian’s arm wasn’t injured, she would probably have hit him by now. Thinking of this, he cleared his throat and explained, "Don’t think about all that nonsense. There was indeed a woman who went in there, but I kicked her out."
After this, his cheeks began to burn uncontrollably.
This was the first time Gu Hongwei had experienced such a thing; he was startled at the time and his heart was still racing even now as he thought about it.
Guo Jinnian widened her eyes, "A woman went in there?"
Since she spoke so loudly, even Guo Miaomiao who was walking in front heard it. She curiously asked: "Sister Yaoyao, why would a woman enter the men’s bathhouse?"
Tong Yao: "..."
Since Guo Miaomiao was still a young girl, Tong Yao didn’t know what to say exactly and decided to explain vaguely: "She might have accidentally gone through the wrong door."
Guo Miaomiao didn’t doubt her explanation.
Gu Hongwei was dumbfounded by Guo Jinnian, reminding her: "Don’t be so agitated, it’s not good if Miaomiao heard it."
Guo Jinnian doubts him, staring at Gu Hongwei, "Are you sure you chased the woman away? Did you see anything?"
Gu Hongwei’s face darkened, "As a young lady, can you be a bit more ladylike when you talk? What is the point of asking about this kind of thing?"
Guo Jinnian snorted, "I just can’t stand dishonest men."
After saying this, she glared at Gu Hongwei and then quickly walked away to catch up with Tong Yao, ignoring Gu Hongwei.
Gu Hongwei had long been accustomed to Guo Jinnian’s occasional craziness, and didn’t pay her any mind.
Upon returning to their accommodation, Guo Jinnian thrashed about restlessly in bed, unable to sleep. After a lot of tossing and turning, she got up and knocked on Tong Yao’s door.
When Tong Yao opened the door, Guo Jinnian blurted out, "Yaoyao, I can’t sleep."
Seeing Guo Jinnian just wearing her coat, Tong Yao quickly invited her in. Tong Yao was also staying awake, lying on the living room couch watching TV. She invited Guo Jinnian to lie down on the sofa with her, covered in a blanket, adding some warmth.
Tong Yao guessed why Guo Jinnian had come to her, but she deliberately asked: "Did you sleep too much on the train, and that’s why you can’t sleep now?"
Guo Jinnian shook her head like a tambourine, her hair had not been cut for a while and so covered her ears.
The slightly longer-haired Guo Jinnian looked quite vulnerable when she was worried and Tong Yao thought she looked pretty like this. If Gu Hongwei was to see her in this state, he would surely be affected.
Guo Jinnian appears thoughtful, "Yaoyao, it’s like my mind is filled with water. As soon as I close my eyes, I’m thinking about Gu Hongwei in the bathhouse. Do you think I’m obsessed? Why am I thinking about him? Whether or not he did anything in there doesn’t concern me, right? Has he put a curse on me?"
Tong Yao burst out laughing at Guo Jinnian’s last sentence, and then said to her with a smile: "Jinnian, is it possible that you unknowingly fell in love with Gu Hongwei?"
"How could it be, how could I like..."
Guo Jinnian waved her hands in denial, but halfway through, she stopped to re-evaluate her feelings for Gu Hongwei. It appeared that her feelings had been quietly changing lately.
She looked at Tong Yao with alarm, "Yaoyao, I didn’t really fall in love with him, did I?"
Tong Yao replied with a grin, "It seems like it!"
Guo Jinnian was stunned. She’s fallen in love with Gu Hongwei?
How had she fallen for Gu Hongwei?
This was the strangest thing she’d ever heard.
Guo Jinnian’s expression changed from disbelief to exasperation. Tong Yao found Guo Jinnian’s changing reactions so amusing, but she didn’t say anything, letting Guo Jinnian digest this new information on her own.
It took Guo Jinnian quite some time to come back to her senses after being hit with the realization that she liked Gu Hongwei. Her face blushed as she said, "Yaoyao, you have to keep this a secret for me. Don’t let Gu Hongwei know, I don’t want him to know."
Tong Yao nodded, "That’s not a problem. But are you sure you don’t want to tell him? It’s all too easy for him to move on to someone else."
Gu Hongwei was quite an outstanding man, and he wasn’t at the Breeding Farm anymore. Maybe he would meet another girl one day, and wouldn’t Guo Jinnian feel regret then?
Guo Jinnian shook her head firmly, "I can’t tell him. What if he doesn’t like me and our future interactions become awkward?"
Before Tong Yao could reply, Guo Jinnian said: "Last time, Uncle Tong was clearly trying to play matchmaker for me and him, but in the end, he didn’t bring it up. He must have asked Gu Hongwei in private and got rejected."
Although Guo Jinnian was tomboyish and normally seemed nonchalant, her mind was quite meticulous when required. She believed that Uncle Tong had indeed talked to Gu Hongwei about it, and it was only because Gu Hongwei didn’t like her that he had rejected the idea.
Tong Yao couldn’t figure out what was going on in Gu Hongwei’s mind, so she suggested, "How about I try to find out his intentions for you later?"
Guo Jinnian was a bit timid, shaking her head, "Yaoyao, I’m two years older than Hongwei, if he knew I liked him, wouldn’t I be seen as an old cow eating tender grass?"
