1098: Chapter 1098: She’s Different 1098: Chapter 1098: She’s Different “Xiaoling, I can’t believe how much you’ve grown up,” said Sister Li Shi, thrilled to see Gu Ling, as if they were real sisters, both excitedly holding hands.
Gu Ling also smiled and said, “Sister Li Shi, you too, you’ve beco so much prettier.
I almost didn’t recognize you.
If it wasn’t for you sitting here with my brother, this blockhead, I wouldn’t have dared to speak to you.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Fan almost rolled his eyes.
What sister would so roast her brother?
He truly felt his affection was in vain.
“Sister Li Shi, why did you just move away like that?
Do you know?
After you left, no one helped with my howork anymore.
My grades dropped a lot.
My brother is just useless, not teaching anything,” Gu Ling praised Li Shi while not forgetting to roast Gu Fan, almost causing him to choke.
In high school, Gu Fan and Li Shi lived in neighborhoods not far from each other, and they would et on their way to school and walk ho in the sa direction after school.
Occasionally, Gu Ling, who was also on her way ho from school, would bump into Gu Fan and Li Shi, and that’s how Li Shi t Gu Ling.
She instantly liked Gu Ling and thought Gu Fan was lucky to have such a likable sister.
Of course, Gu Fan explained that Gu Ling’s likability was just a show for others, and in reality, she was quite a handful.
Now, as Li Shi and Gu Ling reconnected, their conversation flowed naturally, touching on various topics effortlessly and leaving no chance for Gu Fan to interject.
Gu Ling still roasted Gu Fan from ti to ti: “Sister Li Shi, do you know?
Ever since you moved, my brother has been depressed.
After that, he couldn’t find anyone to copy his howork from during the sumr and winter vacations.”
Upon hearing this, Li Shi beca annoyed: “Exactly!
Your brother would block at my doorstep every day just to get his hands on my howork.
He would even shout my na underneath my window late at night, making my parents almost think I was in a premature relationship, forcing to lend him the howork.
Just thinking about it makes angry.”
Gu Fan finally couldn’t restrain himself and retorted, “I had no choice, okay?
Don’t keep blaming .
Rember when you kicked a soccer ball and shattered the principal’s office windowpane?
You squarely frad , and what did I say?
I just silently took the bla.”
Li Shi was not having it: “You were no better.
After school, when we stayed to clean the classroom, you would say you were going to buy drinks for , but you’d just disappear, and it happened every ti.
How could you let a fragile girl clean alone?
Doesn’t your conscience hurt?”
Li Shi and Gu Fan traded barbs back and forth, neither willing to admit defeat.
This ti, it was Gu Ling who couldn’t get a word in, silently sighing, “They’re adults, yet they still act like this.”
Although superficially, Gu Fan and Li Shi seed to be bickering like a couple, upon closer consideration of their dialogue and their expressions, there was an undeniable understanding that seed to exist only between them.
Eventually, Gu Fan couldn’t complain about Li Shi anymore and simply surrendered, obediently picking up the tab.
When Li Shi left, she walked away triumphant, as if she had won a great battle.
Seeing Li Shi leave, Gu Ling imdiately looked at Gu Fan with curious eyes, her gaze filled with intrigue, as if she was very curious about what Gu Fan was thinking now.
Gu Fan ignored Gu Ling’s inquisitive look and just walked away.
“Brother, wait for .” Gu Ling hurried after him, gazing at Gu Fan with a smile, “Brother, you said Sister Li Shi just returned to the city and you’ve already reconnected.
It seems like your bond still exists.”
“Don’t talk nonsense.
Her sudden move away already ant it wasn’t ant to be.
Then I t Lin Xi, which showed that Lin Xi is truly where I belong.” Gu Fan spoke earnestly, which puzzled Gu Ling.
“Brother, you’re so serious.
Are you feeling guilty?”
“Guilty about what?” Gu Fan looked genuinely confused.
Gu Ling added, “I know you’re dedicated when it cos to relationships, but have you truly forgotten Sister Li Shi?
Didn’t your heart flutter at all when you saw her again?”
Hearing this, Gu Fan looked annoyed and then pinched Gu Ling’s ear as he warned in a stern tone, “Little girl, don’t talk nonsense; it could lead to serious consequences.”
“Don’t worry, I definitely won’t tell Sister Lin Xi.
I wouldn’t want my future sister-in-law to get so upset she blows the roof off our house.” Although Gu Ling ant it as a joke, the imagery was vivid, and it sent a chill through Gu Fan.
Truthfully, when Gu Fan saw Li Shi again, his heart did flutter.
Those high school days, filled with precious mories, were mostly connected with Li Shi.
A person as sentintal as Gu Fan, how could he easily forget?
Gu Ling interjected, “Brother, I really do trust you.
If you were fickle, you might already be with that other girl.”
At that, Gu Fan chuckled dryly, “Xiaoling, let’s talk less about such things in the future.”
“Alright!” Although Gu Ling knew she had spoken out of turn, she couldn’t help adding, “I think Sister Lin Xi trusts you so much that even if she knew about Sister Li Shi, she wouldn’t mind much, right?
Just like when you and Sister Su lived together for such a long ti, everything was fine.”
“Su Hui and Li Shi aren’t the sa.” Gu Fan said this casually, and initially, Gu Ling didn’t get it.
How were Su Hui and Li Shi different?
Both were stunning, and Su Hui even lived under the sa roof as Gu Fan.
If Lin Xi could trust Su Hui, why couldn’t she trust Li Shi?
Later, Gu Ling realized that Gu Fan and Su Hui had just shared a friendship from the start, and this friendship tied them together—both unwilling to cross beyond it.
But the connection between Gu Fan and Li Shi wasn’t just about being classmates; both had secretly liked each other, just never openly declared it, so it wasn’t just classmate feelings that linked them.
At that mont, watching Gu Fan’s retreating figure, Gu Ling could sense the complexities brewing within him.
However, Gu Fan’s discernnt of the difference between Li Shi and Su Hui also indicated that he was clear-headed, understanding the necessity of maintaining distance.
“Sister Li Shi, Sister Su, Sister Lin Xi, plus your ex-girlfriend Leng Le, brother, your love life is quite colorful.” Gu Ling suddenly felt as if her own romantic life was a blank slate, sowhat envious of Gu Fan’s simultaneously blissful and troubleso existence.
Gu Ling felt regretful; from her perspective, Li Shi matched Gu Fan the best in terms of understanding and compatibility.
But Gu Ling knew Gu Fan’s choice.
Since it was missed, let it be missed.
What mattered most was to cherish the people around him, so no other woman could shake Lin Xi’s position in Gu Fan’s heart.
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