The moment Meng Ruyi got the note, her first reaction was surprise. She was stunned for a moment and then slowly unfolded it. It shouldn't... it shouldn't be like this, right? Did Gu Ling not see that letter?
Frowning, she unfolded the note and gently stepped closer to the window. By the moonlight streaming in, she read the few lines of small characters on it.
Gu Ling's handwriting used to be rather wild. But when Mr. Lin was around, to pass Mr. Lin's inspections, Gu Ling had specially practiced writing small characters so that he could fill the small notes with all kinds of content for the random checks. As time went by, his small characters actually looked better than his normal - sized ones.
Thinking of these, Meng Ruyi finished reading the few lines. She couldn't help but smile, then slowly folded the note and pressed it under the hairpin.
Sure enough, Gu Ling was not an overly paranoid person. Once they explained things clearly, they wouldn't end up in an awkward situation.
The day before he left, Meng Ruyi received an invitation from Gu Ling, saying that he wanted to meet her and asking her not to bring Song Huaizhi. Meng Ruyi didn't tell anyone and didn't go to the meeting. Instead, she wrote a letter and asked Lianqiao to give it to Gu Ling.
The affection of young people is always hot and straightforward, but Meng Ruyi knew that she didn't feel the same way about Gu Ling. So it was better to reject him from the start. If she didn't make things clear now, there might be some trouble in the future.
Meng Ruyi had never thought about these things. Since she could see the bullet - screen comments, the shadow from the capital had always hung over her head. Every time she thought about it, she couldn't help but worry. So before everything settled down, she wouldn't consider these matters.
Moreover, over the years, Meng Ruyi had really regarded Gu Ling as a good friend, so she couldn't just watch him being disappointed. It was better for everyone to lay things out clearly.
Although Gu Ling seemed unreliable, he was actually quite perceptive. After receiving Meng Ruyi's letter, his first reaction was disappointment. But after thinking it over, he was still a bit unwilling and decided to give it one last try.
As a result, an hour before giving out the gift, Gu Ling reluctantly stuffed this note into it.
Meng Ruyi didn't know that Gu Ling had thought so much. When she saw the note, it was as if she saw Gu Ling deliberately putting on a straight face and then frowning as he talked to her.
Well, it could be considered that a big matter had been solved.
She walked back to the bed, gently lifted the quilt and lay down, looking at the bullet - screen comments.
[Ah ah ah, who was the one whose stock dropped right from the start!!! It's me!!!]
[Laughing so hard. Sure enough, Gu Ling still can't do it. Hahaha. Well done, YuYu. Rejected him right from the start.]
[Oh my god. I was really startled when I saw the note. I thought I was going to watch some cheesy love triangle. I can't stand it.]
[That bitch Meng Ruyi. At such a young age, she seduces men. Gu Ling clearly belongs to our female lead!!!]
[Is the one above crazy...]
Meng Ruyi didn't expect to see the words "female lead" after a long time. So instinctively, she lifted the quilt to cover half of her face, stared at the bullet - screen comments blankly, afraid of missing any information.
As a result, the bullet - screen comments were just people arguing. They argued for a long time, and by the time Meng Ruyi fell asleep, there was still no useful information.
That unknown female lead was also fifteen years old. Meng Ruyi was a bit sleepy and thought about these things hazily. She just didn't know how much of the plot in "All the Handsome Men in the World Under My Charm" was still following the original book.
It was said that the male lead, the Crown Prince, had just met the female lead, and the female lead had just met another male lead who was only referred to as "an unpleasant guy" in the bullet - screen comments from time to time.
How amazing. Meng Ruyi sighed in her heart, and a hint of melancholy slowly spread in her heart. In the capital, thousands of miles away, there were actually things related to her, and the title of this book was really absurd.
Three male leads had appeared so far. Meng Ruyi couldn't even imagine how the female lead had managed to deal with them in the original book.
As she thought about it, Meng Ruyi fell into sleep...
After Song Huaizhi returned to his room, he changed his clothes. Then, under the cover of the night, he went to a small cottage.
Li Ergou had been waiting there for a long time. Hearing the door being pushed open, he immediately bowed respectfully towards the door and said, "Greetings, Young Master Song."
"Yeah." Song Huaizhi responded indifferently. He took off his black straw hat, revealing a pair of cold and sharp eyes. He scanned the room and then put the hat on the table beside him.
Li Ergou poured a cup of water for Song Huaizhi. After waiting for him to sit on the chair, he stood in front of Song Huaizhi and said, "Young Master Song, I've finished all the things you told me last time. But..."
"Speak."
"Since the capital is really far from here, the information is not very well - informed. Young Master Song, is it really okay to transfer everything there this time?"
As Li Ergou said this, his eyebrows unconsciously frowned, and there was a bit of genuine worry in his eyes.
"It doesn't matter." After Song Huaizhi said this, he picked up the teacup with his right hand, took a sip of warm water to moisten his throat, and then said to Li Ergou calmly, "Do you have something to tell me?"
"The matter has been handled. I..."
Li Ergou stopped halfway. Suddenly, he remembered something. His heart skipped a beat, and big drops of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.
"Bang—"
His knees hit the ground hard, but Li Ergou didn't dare to cry out in pain. He pressed his head down tightly and knelt there, shivering like a sieve.
"Speak." Song Huaizhi sighed and looked at Li Ergou. "Dare to do it but not dare to say it?"
The room fell into a terrifying silence. Li Ergou trembled in fear and couldn't even control his own body. He could only force himself to look up at Song Huaizhi.
"I... Young Master Song, it's all my fault. My cousin is that woman's fiancé." Li Ergou's voice trembled, and he couldn't even speak a coherent sentence. He could only bite his tongue to make himself sober up quickly.
"I didn't mean to take advantage of you, Young Master. I only said this with a bit of a lucky thought. It's all my fault. I hope Young Master..."
Song Huaizhi stared at him steadily, with a calm expression on his face and no trace of emotion. He said to Li Ergou, "You've been with me for so many years. How could you still make such a mistake?"
Li Ergou remained silent, and despair began to appear in his eyes.
He had always had a lucky thought, thinking that Young Master Song wouldn't remember this matter. He was so busy. How could he have time to remember such a small thing? However, all his luck was shattered at this moment. He felt his breathing getting heavier and heavier.
"Master, it's all my mistake. I hope you'll only punish me."
Li Ergou looked up and saw Song Huaizhi looking at him with a half - smile.