He easily took control of her.
You Ran placed her hands on Gu Chengyuan's chest, stopping him from getting any closer.
“Tell me,” Gu Chengyuan’s eyes, so close yet filled with tender longing, seemed to be entwined with every single one of those tendrils, “tell me the man’s name.”
"Let me go!" You Ran whispered, struggling continuously.
Although this is a parking lot, people still come and go. Even though the raised rear hoods block the view, it's hard to guarantee that they won't be seen.
“Tell me that man’s name, and I’ll let you go,” Gu Chengyuan said.
At this moment, the creeping vines in his eyes were like chains of water, imprisoning You Ran and making her breath catch in her throat.
"So what if you know?" You Ran had no way out but to move forward.
Gu Chengyuan made no attempt to hide his intention: "To take you back."
"To put it simply, even if it weren't him, it would have been someone else, another man besides you." You Ran looked directly at Gu Chengyuan: "If you want to take revenge on me, then please do it in a different way."
"Are you wary of me?" Gu Chengyuan asked.
“Yes, I’ve always been afraid of you.” You Ran admitted frankly, “Because I always remember what you said, that it’s not over yet, that’s what you told me.”
"So, you're afraid that I'll deceive your heart again, just like last time, and tear it apart for you to see?" Gu Chengyuan took another step closer, pressing You Ran's thigh tightly against the back of the car, leaving her with no way out: "Don't worry, I won't use the same trick twice... This time, I'm serious."
The black rear hood, like a barrier from another world, surrounds them, where all darkness and taboos breed.
Gu Chengyuan's breath stirred the fine hairs on You Ran's skin, cool and smooth, like a hand caressing her.
You Ran turned her head slightly and said softly, "Brother, I've grown up. I've experienced the outside world and can now tell what true love is."
"Who exactly is he?" Gu Chengyuan asked, the man's presence already very close.
"I'm leaving." After saying that, You Ran suddenly ducked down and darted away from the side.
Like a nimble cat, she suddenly stood behind Gu Chengyuan, picked up her suitcase, and wanted to leave quickly.
But Gu Chengyuan grasped her hand, and their hands met on the suitcase handle.
You Ran's voice deepened, "What, if I don't tell you, are you going to keep holding me like this and not let me leave?"
Gu Chengyuan remained expressionless, but the thumb of his hand, which was clasped with You Ran's, moved along the blue vein on the back of You Ran's hand as he spoke: "You are welcome to try."
You Ran frowned, staring at Gu Chengyuan, trying to force him back with the power of her eyes.
You won't know until you try, and once you try, you'll be shocked to find that Gu Chengyuan actually let go of her hand.
Before You Ran could even celebrate her newly discovered power, she heard Gu Chengyuan call out a familiar name: "What a coincidence, I've run into you again... Qu Yun."
Qu...Yun.
Her counselor, Qu Yun.
Her beloved boyfriend, Qu Yun.
She's the one who speaks of the devil and he appears.
You Ran felt as if her whole body was crawling with ants, and each ant seemed to have 2.0 vision, all of them blocking her pores and making her extremely uncomfortable.
You Ran didn't dare to turn her head, but took advantage of the opportunity when Gu Chengyuan let go to quickly snatch the suitcase back.
She originally intended to escape at the speed of light with her suitcase, but fate had other plans—the suitcase, which was so sturdy that even an atomic bomb couldn't break it, suddenly exploded.
As a result, the skincare products and clothes inside were scattered on the floor.
The worst part is that Bai Ling shamelessly flaunted the new pairs of panties and two bras she bought for her amidst a pile of miscellaneous items.
Gu Chengyuan came up and helped her organize all her things.
At this moment, You Ran wished she could bury her head in her underwear and bra and suffocate, so that Qu Yun wouldn't laugh her to death later.
However, compared to being ridiculed, the current situation is far too dangerous. Two dangerous men together could easily expose their secret with just a few words.
“We need to buy a new suitcase; the zipper is broken,” Gu Chengyuan said. “It seems I still have to walk you to your dorm room; otherwise, you’ll have to carry this suitcase yourself.”
"Then let's hurry up and go, I have things to do back at school," You Ran urged.
She didn't look at Qu Yun once from beginning to end.
"Well then, old classmate, let's chat again next time." Gu Chengyuan said goodbye to Qu Yun and drove away with You Ran.
Only after the car had been gone for a long time did You Ran dare to secretly look back. She saw that tall figure still standing in the same spot, looking in the direction she had gone, without making a sound, so still... that he didn't even seem like Qu Yun anymore.
Strange, we haven't been in touch for a few days, has this guy transformed into a male protagonist in a Qiong Yao novel?
You Ran was puzzled but couldn't find an answer. She could only try her best to send Gu Chengyuan away. After that, she busied herself taking things out of the suitcase and arranging them properly.
After finishing, almost an hour had passed. Since she had returned early, her roommates were all on vacation at home, leaving her alone in the dormitory. You Ran picked up her lunchbox and meal card and prepared to go to the cafeteria to get food.
But as soon as he stepped out of the dormitory, he found a person standing in the nearby grove of trees—Qu Yun.
The weather was already a bit chilly, and Qu Yun stood there, looking rather desolate and forlorn, though his eyes remained as deep and dark as ever.
For a moment, You Ran thought of that famous, sorrowful man.
The melancholy man was a Chinese literature major who liked to recite sentimental poems and make pronouncements about how he was born at the wrong time. In the end, even his girlfriend couldn't stand it and resolutely broke up with him.
From then on, every night at midnight, the sorrowful man would stand downstairs at You Ran's dormitory and loudly recite love poems.
During that time, You Ran almost suffered from neurasthenia. Just when she was about to fall asleep, she was startled awake by the loud "Come back, my love".
Not only You Ran, but everyone in the dormitory suffered the same fate, which directly caused everyone's feelings towards the sad man to change from sympathy to hatred.
Finally, on a dark and stormy night, as the sorrowful man sang "My Love" again, a sharp, gleaming fruit knife fell from the sky, narrowly missing his crotch before embedding itself in the concrete ground in front of him.
The grieving man remained expressionless and silent for a minute before walking away.
Some curious onlookers went down to investigate, wrapped in blankets, and there was a pool of glistening urine on the cement floor.
Although the method was cruel, the grieving man never came to sing ghost songs in the middle of the night again after that.
At this moment, Qu Yun exudes even a hint of melancholy.
You Ran was startled. Could it be that Qu Yun had been possessed by an evil spirit after not seeing him for a few days?
You Ran could only stand still, holding her lunchbox and looking at Qu Yun from afar.
The wind gently blew the scarf around You Ran's neck, and Qu Yun came to stand in front of her, surrounded by the skull pattern on it.
You Ran didn't speak, because she was considering whether to say "Your uncle is here?" or "You monster, quickly reveal yourself."
Without You Ran speaking, Qu Yun asked, "When are you going to take the books you left at my house?"
Taking the book away means... breaking up?
You Ran was so shocked that she dropped her eating utensils on the ground: "Why... are you taking them?"
“You’re not…” Qu Yun looked closely at You Ran, a fleeting glint of emotion in his eyes: “Gu Chengyuan, do you know about us?”
"Of course I don't know! Hey, you didn't tell him, did you? I specifically told you not to!" You Ran said anxiously.
Qu Yun didn't answer that question, but instead asked, "Why did you hang up on me that day and keep your phone off?"
"My phone is broken," You Ran quickly explained. "I was going to call you, but... well, it's a long story."
At this point, Qu Yun's eyes were calm again, with his characteristic tranquility, as if he didn't care about anything.
"Why did you make me take the book back?" You Ran seized on this question: "Have you met another woman these past few days, and now you want to break up with me? Let me tell you, don't even think about it. If you dare to have that thought, I'll... I'll burn your house down!"
Qu Yun glanced at her indifferently: "Don't worry, ever since I met you, I haven't dared to touch any other women."
"Is this a compliment or an insult?" You Ran asked, unsure.
"The food in the cafeteria isn't good. Why don't you come to my house to eat?" Qu Yun helped You Ran pick up her lunchbox and suggested.
You Ran naturally agreed, but she didn't stop asking questions along the way.
Why do you suddenly want me to take the book back?
"Because I don't like looking at them."
"Are you stupid? When you look at them, just think of them as belonging to your dear girlfriend, Li Youran, wouldn't that be enough?"
"That's how I think, and that's why I'm upset."
"...Never mind, let me change the subject. Do you think I've lost weight recently?"
"Yes, your waist has gotten thinner."
"real?!"
"Yes, all the fat is in my thighs."
"..."
As they talked, the two walked in front of the mall entrance. Qu Yun pulled You Ran inside and they arrived at the mobile phone counter.
"Choose one," Qu Yun said.
"What?" You Ran asked, puzzled.
"Didn't you say your phone was broken?" Qu Yun said, "Then let's choose a new one."
"You mean you're going to give it to me?" You Ran asked tentatively.
"Choose," Qu Yun said.
Without hesitation, You Ran chose the latest Nokia phone. After Qu Yun paid, the sales assistant at the counter eagerly handed the phone to You Ran.
While leisurely playing with the gifts, she suddenly felt something was amiss: "My mother said that I shouldn't accept gifts from others casually, especially from men."
"I'm your boyfriend," Qu Yun reminded him.
“Boyfriends won’t do either, unless…” You Ran held her phone, her eyes narrowing mischievously: “Unless you agree to me giving myself to you.”
Qu Yunfeng glanced at her nonchalantly, then turned to the sales clerk at the counter: "Miss, may I return this item?"
"Okay, okay, I won't allow it!!!" You Ran hugged her phone tightly.
This Qu Yun really has no sense of humor.
After buying the phone and getting a SIM card, You Ran immediately entered Qu Yun's phone number.
Just as she finished, Qu Yun snatched the phone, glanced at it, and said, "You entered my name?"
"Do you want me to type 'husband'?" You Ran asked.
Qu Yun didn't say anything, but took matters into her own hands and changed her name on You Ran's phone.