Chapter 071 【Misunderstanding】

Afterwards, Gu Feng told Ling Wei to notify the members of the Zifeng Middle School soccer team after school to gather on the playground during tomorrow afternoon's self-study class.

Although Ling Wei was only a fourth-year student, he was well-regarded within the Zifeng Middle School soccer team due to his exceptional skills. Therefore, upon hearing Gu Feng's instructions, he agreed immediately.

After school, Gu Feng left school as he always did, before Lin Jiaying. Even though Xiang Tianhua had agreed to his conditions earlier, Gu Feng later had Qiao Gang investigate and discovered that Xiang Tianhua had secretly contacted Thailand's Shui Lian Gang, seemingly plotting something. This put Gu Feng on guard.

Qiao Gang also informed Gu Feng that Zhou Jingming was devoting enormous resources and manpower to get Zhou Mingwei out of prison. However, with Qiao Gang sabotaging things behind the scenes, no one dared to help Zhou Jingming.

Upon learning all this, Gu Feng instructed Qiao Gang to keep an eye on the Zhou and Xiang families. He knew that both families would likely make their moves soon, and he had already decided to use "official channels" to deal with them.

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Chen Minjun had a bad day, a very bad day. In the morning, she had intended to bring up the birthday matter with Gu Feng but didn't get the words out in time. As a result, she waited from morning until afternoon without seeing any sign of Gu Feng.

Chen Minjun had never been this conflicted before. If her parents hadn't ordered her to, she would never have invited Gu Feng to her home for dinner, even though he had helped her before.

Frustrated and in a terrible mood, Chen Minjun saw several high school students from other schools come to Zifeng Middle School to pick up girls, only for Chen Minjun to chase them all off with her baton.

Just as Chen Minjun angrily walked through the school gate, she suddenly spotted Gu Feng heading for the entrance.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Minjun tried her best to adjust her emotions and forced a smile as she looked toward Gu Feng.

From a distance, Gu Feng noticed Chen Minjun staring at him with a silly grin, which surprised him slightly. Although he had helped her last time, he didn't think Chen Minjun would change her opinion of him so quickly.

"Teacher Gu!" Before Gu Feng could reach her, Chen Minjun called out to him.

Perhaps due to nervousness, Chen Minjun's voice was unusually loud, immediately drawing the curious gazes of students who were about to leave school.

Noticing the students' surprised looks, a faint blush spread across Chen Minjun's beautiful face. However, she quickly waved her baton forcefully and said, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and leave!"

The students seemed somewhat afraid of Chen Minjun. Scared off by her, they scattered while whispering and laughing among themselves.

Chen Minjun's loud shout not only drew the students' attention to herself but also put Gu Feng in the spotlight too.

However, Gu Feng remained calm in the face of the students' curious stares, though he was curious about why Chen Minjun had called out to him. He walked straight up to her and asked, "Is something wrong?"

Gu Feng's question, combined with her own guilty conscience, made Chen Minjun's face turn even redder. She glanced around at the students, who were secretly watching the scene, and instinctively wanted to say nothing was wrong. However, remembering her parents' expectant expressions, she gritted her teeth and said, "To thank you for your help last time, my dad wants you to come to our house for dinner tomorrow night."

Perhaps because there were too many people around, Chen Minjun didn't mention her birthday and instead came up with another excuse.

Seeing the evasiveness in Chen Minjun's eyes, Gu Feng was certain she was lying. Moreover, the incident had happened several days ago. If Chen Guisheng really wanted to invite him to dinner, he wouldn't have waited until today.

"Tell your dad thanks, but I'll have to pass on dinner," Gu Feng said after a moment's thought.

Chen Minjun's flushed face instantly turned furious. She glared at Gu Feng and said, "Hey, Gu, can't you be a bit more polite? Is that any way to reject someone?"

Chen Minjun had a fiery temper, and once angered, she spoke loudly. Her outburst caused the surrounding students to burst into laughter, with some troublemakers even whistling loudly and shouting, "The dragon lady got shot down!"

"Want to die?!" Chen Minjun threatened the students with her baton before turning back to glare at Gu Feng. "Gu, are you coming or not?"

Who invites someone to dinner like this? Gu Feng thought with a bitter smile. Glancing at the students watching the spectacle, he knew that rejecting Chen Minjun again would embarrass her deeply. So he said, "I'll go."

With that, Gu Feng ignored Chen Minjun and walked straight out of the school gate.

Watching Gu Feng's retreating figure, Chen Minjun's face turned pale with anger. She never expected Gu Feng to reject her in front of so many people. At that moment, she desperately wanted to say, "I don't care if you come!" However, remembering her parents' instructions, she choked down her rage.

In the distance, Lin Jiaying's beautiful eyes were fixed on the school gate, her pretty brows knitting slightly.

From the moment she saw Gu Feng and Chen Minjun standing together and talking, her expression had changed several times. When she saw Gu Feng leave the school, her beautiful face turned slightly pale. Clenching her fists, she cursed inwardly, "You stupid, smelly turtle! How dare he set his sights on Sister Minjun! How despicable!"

After cursing for a while, Lin Jiaying instinctively walked toward the gate, recalling how she had impulsively given Gu Feng her first kiss on Saturday. The memory made her tremble with anger.

At that moment, she regretted it deeply. A film of tears misted her beautiful eyes, and her angry expression vanished completely, replaced by one of sadness and disappointment.

For some reason, Lin Jiaying suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart, like she'd been pricked by a needle. Her heart was filled with a sense of grievance.

Lin Jiaying shook her head, trying her best to hold back the tears welling in her eyes, while silently asking herself, "Why does my heart ache? Could it be that I've fallen for that smelly turtle?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I only kissed him in a moment of excitement. There's no way I could like that old-fashioned guy!" Lin Jiaying shook her head vigorously and quickened her pace toward the gate, though tears were already brimming in her eyes...

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