Recently, Meng Ruyi had been looking at the bullet comments and finally understood what a male lead and a female lead were. But what did "one of the male leads" mean?
Meng Ruyi felt that she might have underestimated the book the bullet comments were discussing. She didn't really want to know why it seemed there was only one female lead while there were multiple male leads. At this moment, Meng Ruyi finally understood the title of the book the bullet comments had mentioned ——
All the Handsome Men in the World in My Arms
"Yuyu?"
Xu Fanglian had been chatting with the woman opposite. Out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw Meng Ruyi standing at the door, about to turn around and run away. So she called out to her, "Yuyu, Huaizhi, come over and greet Lady Gu."
"This is my daughter, Ruyi, and beside her is Song Huaizhi, a child from my distant relative's family."
Xu Fanglian introduced the two to Lady Gu with a somewhat solemn look on her face. She gave Meng Ruyi a meaningful look.
Meng Ruyi tried hard to keep her expression in check. She let out a silent scream in her heart before walking over.
Strange. Seeing Meng Ruyi's expression, Song Huaizhi snapped back to reality and looked up at the people in front of him.
On the main seat sat Xu Fanglian. Beside her was a gentle-looking noblewoman wearing a cyan dress and a thick robe. Her skin was as fair and delicate as jade, a rare sight in this remote place.
Beside the woman stood a young man about the same age as Meng Ruyi. He had deep, striking features, hinting at his future charm. There was an air of unruly wildness about him, like a free wild horse.
Haha, Gu Ling.
Song Huaizhi let out a soft chuckle in his heart. The look in his eyes suddenly darkened, but the smile on his face grew even wider. He looked like a shy and handsome young man on the outside.
"Lady Gu, Young Master Gu..." Meng Ruyi suppressed her sigh and said shyly, "Young Master Gu."
The little girl looked cute and timid, like a defenseless little rabbit. Gu Ling's eyes lit up. He took a good look at Meng Ruyi and completely ignored Song Huaizhi standing beside her.
"Lady Gu, Young Master Gu." Song Huaizhi said as he stood beside Meng Ruyi and then fell silent.
"Is this Sister Ruyi?" Gu Ling spoke up. His eyes were filled with curiosity and scrutiny as he looked at Meng Ruyi. "If I get the chance, I'll take Sister Ruyi horseback riding outside the city!"
"Gu Ling!" Lady Gu scolded. She said apologetically to Xu Fanglian, "I'm really sorry. This boy, Gu Ling..."
"It's okay. Boys of this age should be lively."
Feeling embarrassed, Lady Gu was about to leave with Gu Ling. She stood up and gave a small brocade pouch to Meng Ruyi. "Miss Meng, from now on, we'll be living next to the Meng Mansion. I hope Miss Meng will bear with this naughty boy of mine."
"Young Master Song." Lady Gu smiled gently. She handed the brocade pouch to Song Huaizhi and said softly to him, "I also hope Young Master Song will bear with this boy."
"Madam, you're being too polite." Song Huaizhi didn't reach out to take it. Instead, he said gently, "I'm not worthy of this gift. I hope Madam will take it back first."
The smile on Lady Gu's face remained unchanged. Xu Fanglian quickly explained, "Huaizhi is being too polite. Lady Gu, don't mind. This child is the same with everyone."
"How could I?" Lady Gu smiled gently. Her eyes were curved like a spring pond rippling with waves, making Meng Ruyi feel a bit shy.
"I just moved here. There are still some household chores to take care of at home, so I'll take my leave first. After I've settled in, I hope Madam Meng will bring the children to my mansion for a visit."
"Of course!" Xu Fanglian stood up to see her off.
Gu Ling, on the other hand, completely ignored his mother's warning. Before he walked out of the door, he said to Meng Ruyi again, "Sister Ruyi, wait for me!"
As he spoke, he kept turning back to smile at Meng Ruyi, showing his white teeth.
The smile on Song Huaizhi's face completely disappeared. His eyes looking at Gu Ling were as cold and deep as a dark pool, bottomless and filled with ice-cold darkness.
[Damn! What's going on! Why is Gu Ling so enthusiastic about Ruyi? I can't stand it! Those who break up the CP will surely die! Come out and explain, you stupid company!]
[Hahaha, Gu Ling is so cute. Compared to Song Huaizhi, I still like this kind of lively kid.]
[Are you crazy! Is Meng Ruyi poisonous? She's already involved with the villain. Stay away from our male lead, please!]
[Why not! Yuyu is so cute! What do these kids know? Those who are scolding are so mean! Wash your mouths before you speak!]
Meng Ruyi had been sighing, but then she was dazzled by the suddenly noisy bullet comments. Seeing them arguing for no reason, she was stunned.
After reading the content of the argument, Meng Ruyi was in awe. For a moment, she suspected that these people were even younger than her. How could they argue about such baseless things?
But she was thinking about why Song Huaizhi seemed to know Lady Gu and her son, but they didn't seem to recognize him at all. According to the bullet comments, Song Huaizhi was a very important villain, and all these people seemed to be involved with him.
"Ruyi." Song Huaizhi's cool voice sounded. He said to Meng Ruyi, "Was that Young Master Gu just now good-looking?"
Meng Ruyi was shocked. She turned to look at Song Huaizhi, completely not expecting him to say such a thing. "Not good-looking! Little Brother Song is the most good-looking!"
The expression on Song Huaizhi's face remained unchanged. He smiled faintly at Meng Ruyi, as if he didn't care at all. Then he continued, "Let's go. We're going out."
Meng Ruyi was used to Song Huaizhi's way of speaking, which didn't seem to follow a logical sequence. So she nodded and followed his steps.
The wind in early winter was extremely cold. It made Meng Ruyi shiver and she instinctively took in a breath of cold air.
As she walked, a look of melancholy appeared on her face.
The appearance of so many people mentioned in the bullet comments, was it just a coincidence or was there some other reason? According to the bullet comments, the female lead was in the capital. So what about herself? What role was she playing in all this?
For the first time, Meng Ruyi felt lost. If this world was a book, was her ending already known by these things? Then what exactly was her life?
"Come back to your senses."
Noticing that the girl behind had stopped in her tracks, Song Huaizhi frowned slightly. He gently pulled up the windproof hood on Meng Ruyi's head and tied the strings on both sides. Then he stood there calmly, looking at her.
"It was a bit cold just now." Meng Ruyi knew her face looked bad. So she pretended to be very cold and blew on her hands. Then she said to Song Huaizhi, "Let's go, Little Brother Song."
Song Huaizhi didn't expose her. After saying that, he continued walking forward.
For some reason, Meng Ruyi let out a sigh of relief.
Just as they were about to leave the mansion, she heard a familiar voice.
"Sister Ruyi!"
Oh no. Meng Ruyi stole a glance at the suddenly broadened smile on Song Huaizhi's face. She silently offered a prayer in her heart for the boy named Gu Ling.
It was obvious that Little Brother Song really disliked Gu Ling.