The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man-Chapter 128 - 127: Love Rivals Face Off

Chen JianShe’s voice suddenly shot up. The moment he realized what he’d said, he slapped a hand over his mouth.

Up ahead, the figure who had been eager to get home froze in his tracks at Chen JianShe’s words.

Chen JianShe rushed forward.

"Brother Leng, I must have been seeing things just now. Let’s hurry back! Your wife is probably waiting for you at home!"

Chen JianShe was standing on the hillside. Even from a distance, he had spotted Gu Jiaojiao in a single glance.

He didn’t just see Gu Jiaojiao. He also saw the man beside her—it was none other than Yun Hao.

In that instant, his heart sank.

Just moments ago, he had been singing Gu Jiaojiao’s praises to Brother Leng, and now he was eating his words.

Thankfully, he reacted quickly, grabbing Leng Yuan’s arm to pull him away.

Leng Yuan didn’t move. His gaze was fixed grimly on the two people at the entrance of the Educated Youth quarters. The slight upward curl of his lips had vanished, replaced by a tight, thin line. A murderous aura radiated from him, but he was desperately reining it in.

But the more he held back, the more dangerous he seemed.

Chen JianShe’s mouth felt dry. Seeing his Brother Leng like this, his heart ached so much that his eyes began to redden.

"Brother Leng, we must have been mistaken. Let’s just go back!"

’His Brother Leng had it so hard.’

At sixteen, his loving parents passed away. His uncle then brought his grandmother over, seized his house, and threw him out. For all these years, he had shouldered the burden of a family all by himself, and Chen JianShe had seen it all.

He’d finally gotten married and started a family. Chen JianShe had thought his Brother Leng’s hard times were over and the good days had begun. He never imagined that this new family was already on the verge of falling apart.

Leng Yuan said nothing, his eyes locked on the two people on the hill. His expression seemed frozen, somber and dangerous.

Gu Jiaojiao had no idea she was being watched. She just felt the fake smile plastered on her face was about to slip. Yun Hao was taking his sweet time walking over, and her patience was wearing thin.

Yun Hao walked up to Gu Jiaojiao, deciding to make things clear. "Gu Jiaojiao, the truth is, I’ve always had feelings for—"

Gu Jiaojiao, already impatient, cut straight to the point. "Yun Zhiqing, I gave you a fountain pen a while ago. Can you give it back to me?"

Yun Hao, cut off mid-sentence, was stunned by her words. He froze. "What did you say?"

Gu Jiaojiao blinked. ’Wasn’t I clear just now? Why would he even need to ask about something like this?’

She put on her practiced, fake smile again. "Yun Zhiqing, you must have understood my feelings back then. I gave you the pen because I hoped you would like me."

"Now, you have someone you like, and I’m married. Given our relationship, it’s not appropriate for me to have given you such an expensive gift."

"Besides, that fountain pen is very important to me. Could you please return it, Yun Zhiqing?"

Yun Hao’s throat felt parched, and his face burned as if it were on fire.

No one knew that he had accepted the fountain pen from Gu Jiaojiao. Now she was here asking for it back, and even though they were away from prying eyes, he felt utterly humiliated.

He loved that fountain pen. The entire upper half of the barrel was solid gold, and it was obviously very valuable. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

He hadn’t wanted to accept it at the time, but he just liked it too much and took it anyway.

Still, he wasn’t the type to be a deadbeat, so he agreed to return it to Gu Jiaojiao on the spot.

"Fine. I’ll go get it for you now."

With that, he went into the Educated Youth quarters.

Gu Jiaojiao waited outside, letting out a sigh of relief as she rubbed her face, which was sore from holding the fake smile.

She waited for Yun Hao to bring out the pen.

After a short wait, someone emerged from the Educated Youth quarters. Gu Jiaojiao looked up and arched an eyebrow, slightly surprised at who it was.

Chen Ruoyu was surprised herself.

She wasn’t one to meddle in other people’s affairs, especially not Gu Jiaojiao’s.

But she had misunderstood Gu Jiaojiao before, even leading a group to block her door, and the situation had nearly gotten out of hand.

She had felt guilty about it ever since, so now, seeing Gu Jiaojiao digging her own grave, she couldn’t resist offering a word of warning.

"Gu Jiaojiao, since you’re married to Leng Yuan, you should try to live a good life with him. Stop pining after Yun Zhiqing."

"He has someone he likes; he’s not going to like you. Besides, Leng Yuan is a good man—he has a job and he’s capable. Don’t wait until you’ve broken his heart and he divorces you. It’ll be too late for regrets then."

Gu Jiaojiao hadn’t expected Chen Ruoyu to say something like that.

’If it were the original owner of this body, not only would she have refused to listen, she probably would have accused her of being a busybody.’

But Gu Jiaojiao found it surprisingly heartwarming.

Seeing that she didn’t say anything, Chen Ruoyu didn’t press the matter.

’She had said her piece. As for what Gu Jiaojiao chose to do, that was her own business.’

’She wouldn’t interfere!’