Chapter 271 - 267: Passerby
After sighing, Hu Ziqiang couldn’t help but look at Yun Hao. He saw that Yun Hao’s expression was grim, his thin lips pressed into a tight line.
"Don’t tell me you’ve fallen for Gu Jiaojiao!"
"Yun Hao, you already have Wen Wan. She likes you so much, and you two grew up together. You can’t just leave her."
Yun Hao was also torn. Finally, he spoke with a sense of helplessness.
"Ziqiang, this question is meaningless now. Gu Jiaojiao is married, and I’ll be marrying Wen Wan in the future."
As he finished speaking, a sharp pain pierced his heart. He knew that what was lost was lost, and he had to face his own feelings.
As a good friend, Hu Ziqiang couldn’t help but reach out and pat Yun Hao’s shoulder.
"Wen Wan is a better match for you than Gu Jiaojiao. She likes you, too. Don’t overthink it."
The two of them stood off to the side, speaking so softly that only they could hear.
Just then, the brigade leader shouted.
"Time to distribute the pork! Line up!"
With the brigade leader’s cry, the crowd stirred and everyone began to form a line.
Hu Ziqiang immediately pulled Yun Hao to find a spot.
Gu Jiaojiao also lined up with Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang.
Chen Shulan was an impatient person. She pushed her way to the front, where she happened to see Gu Jiaojiao nearby.
There was one person between them.
An idea flashed in Chen Shulan’s eyes. Pretending it was an accident, she deliberately shoved the person next to her.
The woman was caught off guard and stumbled sideways, crashing right into Gu Jiaojiao.
Gu Jiaojiao was truly delicate.
And the woman was quite stocky.
Her body tipped sideways uncontrollably.
But everyone was busy jockeying for position and didn’t notice what was happening.
Seeing her about to fall, Yun Hao instinctively reached out and steadied her.
Only then did Gu Jiaojiao regain her balance.
Beside her, Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang looked on with worried faces.
"Big sister, are you okay?"
Xiao Yang couldn’t speak, but his eyes were filled with worry.
Gu Jiaojiao shook her head.
"I’m fine. Don’t worry."
The woman who had bumped into Gu Jiaojiao also hurriedly apologized. "Gu Zhiqing, I just lost my footing. Are you alright?"
Gu Jiaojiao shook her head.
"I’m fine, Auntie. Luckily, someone caught me."
She said this as she steadied herself.
Seeing that Gu Jiaojiao was unharmed, the woman turned around to settle the score with Chen Shulan.
Gu Jiaojiao glanced over. Seeing Chen Shulan get hit, she felt relieved.
Then she looked at the person who had helped her. It was actually Yun Hao. Gu Jiaojiao was a little surprised, but she thanked him nonetheless.
"Yun Zhiqing, thank you."
"You’re welcome. It’s crowded, so be careful."
Yun Hao advised in a low, gentle voice.
Gu Jiaojiao gave a casual nod.
"Thank you for your concern, Yun Zhiqing."
After speaking, she turned her head away.
’In the novel, the original Gu Jiaojiao came to a miserable end, and it was all because of Yun Hao. But I think the main reason was that she relentlessly pestered him. The male and female leads were having a perfectly fine romance, but she just had to meddle. Not only that, she tried to sabotage the female lead at every turn. It would’ve been strange if they hadn’t retaliated. I’m not taking the novel’s ending personally. Besides, while Yun Hao is a bit calculating, he wasn’t a bad person in the book. After he became successful and famous, he actually did a lot of good deeds.’
Gu Jiaojiao’s current attitude toward Yun Hao was no different from how she would treat a random stranger.
Yun Hao, however, couldn’t help but clench the hand that had just held Gu Jiaojiao’s arm, as if he could still feel her warmth on it.
When Gu Jiaojiao had nearly fallen just now, his heart had seized with anxiety.
But her attitude was even more hurtful.
’Even though I never officially agreed to be with her, we did love each other once. How can she be so cold?’
A flash of pain crossed Yun Hao’s eyes.
At the table, Leng Yuan, who was cutting the pork, suddenly went on strike.
The brigade leader had already called out, and everyone was waiting for the meat to be distributed! And now Leng Yuan had quit!
The brigade leader: ...
He pulled him aside.
"Hey, what’s going on?"
Leng Yuan said with a stony face, "I don’t feel well. I don’t want to cut anymore."
The brigade leader: ...