Free Web NovelChapter 1935: Chapter 1935: Reunion with Ling Yuanzhou and His Mother
"Am I in the group? Am I damn well in the group..."
In the end, Gu Xingruo couldn’t resist swearing, but under Gu Huaijin’s death stare, he meekly swallowed the rest of his words.
In his mind, he cursed Gu Huaijin countless times.
Throughout the time that followed, Gu Xingruo wore a sullen face, especially when facing Fu Xiyan and Jin Cengran, those who competed for his sister, he looked even more unapproachable.
For a brief moment, he seemed to have a hint of Gu Huaijin’s aura.
However, everyone was busy and had no time to pay attention to him.
Gu Xingruo kept inching closer to Gu Zhiqi, hoping she would notice his unhappiness, yet she didn’t.
As a result, Gu Xingruo became even more depressed.
Sure enough, with a biological brother around, she started to neglect him, her estranged twin brother.
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By ten o’clock, guests started arriving, and by eleven, most of them had already arrived.
At the banquet, Gu Zhiqi saw Lu Xingzhe, Qiao Qingshu, and Mo Weiran, whom she hadn’t seen in a while.
Having not seen them for quite some time, she sat down with them to chat for a while.
"Looks like you’ve been diligent lately, your improvement is quite remarkable." Gu Zhiqi glanced at their cultivation levels and found that all three had advanced.
Lu Xingzhe: "Of course, practicing every day."
Mo Weiran immediately followed up, "Earlier, because of school, we couldn’t practice every day."
"Ever since we finished the college entrance exams, we’ve been practicing daily."
Saying this, Mo Weiran chuckled and looked at Gu Zhiqi, "Missy, fancy sparring a couple of rounds?"
As soon as Mo Weiran spoke, Gu Zhiqi raised her eyebrow, "You want to be my punching bag?"
Mo Weiran: "...Not exactly a punching bag, right."
Lu Xingzhe rolled his eyes and said, "Even I’ve only been a punching bag for Brother Qi, you think you won’t be one?"
Mo Weiran: ?
"Damn, that impressive, huh." He said, immediately waving his hand dismissively at Gu Zhiqi, "Then forget it."
He had always known that among the three, Gu Zhiqi was the best, but never realized she was so formidable that even Lu Xingzhe was just a punching bag.
Thus, Mo Weiran abandoned the idea of sparring with Gu Zhiqi on the spot and instead chatted with her about other topics.
While the four were chatting away, suddenly two people approached.
"Kids, catching up?"
A familiar voice sounded in their ears. Gu Zhiqi and her companions all turned their heads towards the speaker and saw Madam Ling and Ling Yuanzhou.
Seeing them, Gu Zhiqi and the others were a bit surprised and didn’t say anything, just looked at them.
"Qiqi, you’ve grown even prettier since I last saw you." Madam Ling looked at Gu Zhiqi with a face full of affection, then quite naturally pulled Ling Yuanzhou to sit down.
Gu Zhiqi and the group: "..."
Madam Ling continued to look at Gu Zhiqi with affection, "Been such a long time since I saw you, where did you go during your holidays?"
Luckily, Gu Zhiqi had people sitting on both sides, otherwise, she figured Madam Ling would have taken her hand.
Gu Zhiqi didn’t answer her question, she just said, "Is there something you need, Madam Ling?"
"Haven’t seen you in so long, Auntie missed you and wanted to come talk, oh, and here’s your Brother Zhou." As Madam Ling spoke, she tugged at Ling Yuanzhou sitting beside her.
Ling Yuanzhou maintained a cold expression throughout.
Even sitting on the chair was done so by being pulled down by Madam Ling.
Though he said nothing, his entire demeanor spoke of rejection.
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhiqi and the others exchanged glances, and in the end, none of them said a word, just looked at Madam Ling.
