Xue Rui nodded and smiled at Gu Qingshan. To Xue Rui, everything about today felt off. A man with Gu Qingshan's shrewdness would have definitely noticed the holes in the story he'd just told, but he hadn't asked any follow-up questions about Lin Ruoxi. Instead, Xue Rui felt a surprising sense of concern from the older man.
Was Gu Qingshan being magnanimous?
Absolutely not.
Proud and aloof was more like it…
'When someone with that kind of personality is suddenly nice to you, it's either because they've done something wrong or they want a favor…'
For example, whenever that girl had hurt him in the past, she would secretly try to make it up to him.
And when she needed a favor, she'd be extra nice to him.
'So, does Gu Qingshan feel like he owes me? Or does he want a favor?'
The thought startled Xue Rui. He would much rather believe Old Gu just wasn't himself today.
Xue Rui looked at the glistening drumstick on his plate. The more he looked at it, the more pressure he felt.
