Chapter 227: Cold Heart
Today, while Gu Fan was busy in the restaurant, he took a brief rest to spend some quality time with Leng Le. Suddenly, a beautiful woman, Liu Yao, walked in, heading straight for Leng Le’s office.
"Hello!" Liu Yao greeted Gu Fan with a triumphant smile, as if to say, sorry, I beat you to it.
All Gu Fan could do was to sigh and let Liu Yao and Leng Le have their girl time.
When Leng Le saw Liu Yao, she couldn’t help but beam with joy, "How are you, my beauty, you’re about to be a bride, you must be very busy, how did you find the time to visit me?"
"No matter how busy I am, I won’t forget my dear friend. Besides, you’re my maid of honor, so of course, I have to check in on you." After saying this, Liu Yao sat down with a laugh. Anticipating her upcoming wedding brought her joy, although her smile seemed a bit forced, hinting at a shade of weariness.
Leng Le noticed it and asked, "What’s wrong? You seem a bit off. Are you tired?"
At this, Liu Yao smiled lightly, "Not exactly tired. Most of the preparations are being handled by the wedding company, and others are taking care of the remaining tasks. All I need to do is show up on time on the wedding day." Liu Yao didn’t continue. She didn’t want to tell Leng Le about the murder case she had witnessed the night before and how her family had instructed her to pretend she knew nothing about it.
Liu Yao contemplates why her family would forbid her to speak about it. After all, the crime scene was where Yuan Cheng had a meeting. She couldn’t help but worry that Yuan Cheng had something to do with it, and the meet-up was arranged by their elders. The ins-and-outs of the case were beyond her imagination, which led to her insomnia and a resulting lack of energy.
Liu Yao quickly changed the topic, "So, your boyfriend is about to graduate. Are you planning on completely winning him over, or..."
"Well, I’ll see how much progress he’s made." Leng Le laughed, looking rather content with her relationship, seemingly happier than Liu Yao who was soon to be a bride.
"You’re so smitten with your younger guy." Liu Yao genuinely wished for Leng Le to find her happiness. She suggested, "How about this, bring your boyfriend to my wedding, so your admirers don’t bother me for your number."