Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 362 - 363 Gu Anxi’s destiny has changed! The dragon and phoenix among people
Tang Yuan glanced at her husband, silently requesting his help.
She couldn’t let Gu Anxi expose the matter concerning Gu Mingzhu. If things escalated, it would ruin their reputation and greatly affect Mingzhu’s future.
After saying this, she softly asked Gu Anxi, "Why didn’t you bring it up at that time?"
Gu Anxi gave a faint smile and responded in a slightly cold tone, "Was I wrong for being considerate of Mrs. Gu’s maternal heart?"
Tang Yuan had no words to defend herself, and she eventually left with Gu Yuanshan.
Shen Congwen, however, remained. It was unclear if he was staying on Gu Yuanshan’s behalf or his own.
Gu Anxi asked the young lawyer to leave first. Feng Mian felt it would be inappropriate for him to stay, so as he was leaving, he glanced first at Zhou Yunchen, then at Shen Congwen.
He was somewhat acquainted with Shen Congwen, so he smiled meaningfully. "Congwen, I feel like you’ve changed a little."
Shen Congwen was visibly shaken and coughed lightly, feigning composure. "You’re overthinking things, Lawyer Feng."
Feng Mian’s expression suggested he wasn’t finished. "Congwen, it’s a waste for you to follow Gu Yuanshan. Why not abandon the shadows for the light and assist our young CEO Gu, alongside Brother Zhou? Wouldn’t that be a perfect arrangement?"
Shen Congwen’s face burned. Startled, his gaze met Zhou Yunchen’s rather deep eyes for a moment before he looked down. "Lawyer Feng, you jest. I’m used to working for Mr. Gu."
Feng Mian smiled. "Habits can be changed, you know. You’d only fare better following young CEO Gu. Besides, didn’t Mr. Gu say we’re all family? I doubt he’d object to you coming over. Or perhaps..."
A mischievous glint in his eyes, Feng Mian then said to Gu Anxi, "Anxi, what do you say? When we negotiate, we can list Congwen as one of the terms and get him over to your side..."
Gu Anxi, incredibly astute, had already guessed Feng Mian’s teasing. Resting her chin on her hand, she said quietly, "Feng Mian, I recently found out Fengxi actually likes someone. Guess who?"
Feng Mian was stunned. Fengxi? Wasn’t she an AI? How could she like men?
Gu Anxi smiled. "Feng Mian, go back and read Fengxi’s diary. Then you’ll know who she likes."
"How fantastical!" Feng Mian’s interest was piqued. It must be Bo Xichen, he thought. Don’t they, master and AI, spend the most time together?
But when he went home that night and looked, he was dumbfounded— It was him, Feng Mian!
AAAAH! Feng Mian couldn’t bring himself to look Fengxi in the eye after that...
After seeing Feng Mian off, Gu Anxi smiled faintly. "Yunchen, let’s leave it at that for now. Gu Yuanshan will probably contact me personally. You can get back to your work."
Zhou Yunchen smiled warmly. "Alright."
Gu Anxi also left just like that. Shen Congwen watched her retreating figure with a complex gaze, his voice slow, "Does she truly harbor no feelings for Mr. Gu?"
Zhou Yunchen’s voice turned cold. "You should ask your master if *he* has any feelings for her. Ask your precious ’good’ mistress if she has ever shown a shred of motherly affection! Shen Congwen, if she could choose, I believe Anxi wouldn’t want them as her blood relatives."
Shen Congwen stared intently at Zhou Yunchen for a while, then suddenly blurted out, "You love her!"
It wasn’t a question, but a statement of certainty.
Zhou Yunchen didn’t deny it, merely sipping his coffee quietly, his gaze fixed on Shen Congwen’s face.
Shen Congwen stared at him for a while longer, then clenched the cup in front of him, his fingers trembling slightly.
Zhou Yunchen chuckled. "Congwen, didn’t you say you don’t eat dog meat?"
Shen Congwen looked up.
Zhou Yunchen had that same infuriating, half-smiling expression. "Or are you being duplicitous?"
Shen Congwen was seldom so discourteous, but now he abruptly pushed back his chair and stormed out.
Zhou Yunchen remained seated, slowly sipping his coffee, a calm and composed smile on his face.
「...」
At the Gu family’s villa, the atmosphere was somber. Gu Yuanshan secluded himself in his study, refusing to see anyone.
Tang Yuan stood guard at the study door. Gu Mingzhu quietly asked Tang Yuan something, but Tang Yuan merely told her softly to go do her own thing.
When Gu Mingzhu went upstairs, Tang Yuan knocked on the door again. "Yuanshan, let me in. We can talk things through."
Gu Yuanshan didn’t let her in. He was alone in the study, divining.
He had locked himself in ever since returning from the coffee shop, performing divinations alone. He wasn’t divining for anyone else; it was for Gu Anxi.
When the first hexagram appeared, he could hardly believe it.
The hexagram was completely different from before. He clearly remembered his shock after divining for Gu Anxi when she was born; it was the same shock he felt now.
A demon spawn sent by heaven!
And now, a dragon among mortals!
The difference was like heaven and earth.
Gu Yuanshan refused to believe it. He frantically divined all afternoon, his hands nearly bleeding, yet he couldn’t stop. But every hexagram was the same.
Gu Anxi’s destiny: a dragon among mortals.
He finally believed it. Sitting there, he muttered, "Her destiny has changed. It has changed."
He was oblivious to Tang Yuan’s desperate calls from outside, completely lost in his shock.
At five in the afternoon, Shen Congwen arrived. Tang Yuan rushed to him as if clutching at straws. "Congwen, Yuanshan has been locked inside ever since he came back and won’t see anyone. Please, try to talk to him."
She hesitated, then added, "Congwen, Mingzhu is like a sister to you. You must help her this time. She can’t have her reputation ruined. She’s young and easily makes mistakes."
Shen Congwen, perceptive as ever, had already guessed. He said calmly, "She is young, and you should have guided her correctly. If you had treated Anxi and Mingzhu equally, this wouldn’t have happened. Mr. Gu is probably angry that you concealed the truth."
He paused. "Mr. Gu trusted Mingzhu a great deal before. He never thought she would lie."
Tang Yuan’s face was etched with anxiety. "What’s the use of saying this now? Congwen, please help her."
Shen Congwen sighed softly. "There are some things I can’t help with. It all depends on how you, as parents, handle it."
Saying so, he knocked on the door. "Mr. Gu, it’s me."
Finally, a voice came from within, "Congwen? Come in."
Shen Congwen pushed the door and entered, while Tang Yuan grabbed his arm, unwilling to let go of her last chance.
Shen Congwen whispered, "From what I’ve seen of Gu Anxi’s methods, she probably won’t take things too far... But I advise you to be more low-key in the future and stop targeting her."
He added, "The Gu Anxi of today is no longer the helpless infant of the past, one who could be molded and manipulated at will. You must recognize this."
Tang Yuan’s face lost all its color.
Shen Congwen had already entered and shut the door behind him.
The study was dim. Gu Yuanshan had drawn all the curtains and hadn’t turned on any lights. By the faint light, Shen Congwen saw the Compass on the coffee table, and his heart lurched.
Gu Yuanshan had rarely performed divination in recent years, only for truly major events.
In this situation, what kind of result could he have divined for Mr. Gu to be acting like this?
