Chapter 1071: Chapter 1071: But I Like You More

No wonder!

This really does make people want to protect her.

Seeing Lu Xingzhi and Huo Jincheng, Gu Jin Yan felt quite awkward.

After all, he and Helian Xi were now having a falling out because of Liu Xuehan.

He also knew that Helian Xi had already talked to Lu Xingzhi about it.

For no reason, he started to feel guilty.

But still, he had to go over and greet them with a forced smile.

"Third Brother, Little Zhi Liao."

"Mm." Huo Jincheng responded coldly, showing no desire to engage with him.

"Are you going on a business trip?" asked Lu Xingzhi.

"That’s right. There’s a bit of an issue over there. I need to go personally." Gu Jin Yan said dryly.

"What about Xixi then?"

Before Gu Jin Yan could respond, Lu Xingzhi continued, "Didn’t you say after the New Year you’d have more time for Xixi? Little Crab is almost forgetting who you are as a dad! Are you that busy? It’s only the third day of the year! Both your Third Brother and I are going on a trip; we would have brought Xixi along if we’d known."

Of course, these words from Lu Xingzhi were purely expressing her dissatisfaction.

"Most places are closed down during this time, what sort of problem could it be?" Huo Jincheng mocked with a laugh, "I’m just asking, you don’t need to answer. It’s just that sometimes, work isn’t more important than people." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

After Huo Jincheng finished speaking, he glanced at Liu Xuetong and Liu Xuehan.

"I’ll go back to accompany them as soon as I’m done with these," Gu Jin Yan’s palms were sweaty.

Liu Xuehan softly asked, "Brother Jin Yan, do you know Little Zhi Liao?"

Asking such an innocent question in front of Lu Xingzhi really left Gu Jin Yan unsure of how to respond.

Lu Xingzhi didn’t mind either; she never expected everyone to know her or like her.

She stopped paying attention to Gu Jin Yan and left directly with Huo Jincheng.

Liu Xuetong naturally wanted to establish some connection with Huo Jincheng, but the pressure from Huo Jincheng was too intense; he didn’t dare to speak.

"Brother Jin Yan, you haven’t answered me yet! How do you know Little Zhi Liao?" Liu Xuehan seemed a bit aggrieved, "I’m sorry! If it’s a secret, you don’t have to tell me."

"We just know each other, my wife and she are good friends." Gu Jin Yan didn’t explain their relationship to Liu Xuehan.

"Does Little Zhi Liao not like me? The way she spoke, it seemed like she really doesn’t like me," Liu Xuehan bit her lip, looking somewhat pitiful.

It made people reluctant to speak harshly to her.

She was indeed young, only nineteen this year, four years younger than Helian Xi.

Because of her petite stature, she seemed even younger.

This was her weapon in a way.

"You don’t need to overthink, Little Zhi Liao doesn’t bother to dislike people who aren’t important to her." Gu Jin Yan’s response was a bit hurtful to Liu Xuehan.

Liu Xuehan: "..."

She lowered her eyes, which were red, feeling a bit upset.

Gu Jin Yan didn’t think too much about the twists and turns; he didn’t like Liu Xuehan, only sympathized with her.

Meanwhile, Helian Xi didn’t understand and looked at him coldly every day, which was quite annoying for him.

Just after boarding the plane, he regretted it.

He shouldn’t have come on this trip purely out of spite.

Meanwhile, with Lu Xingzhi and Huo Jincheng, Lu Xingzhi said, "I still prefer Xixi, no matter how I look at it, she’s more pleasing to the eye."

"Hmm. But, I prefer you," Huo Jincheng whispered into Lu Xingzhi’s ear.