Jiang Guoguo looked at the two bag-carrying human tools following behind her and whispered to Su Nuohan, "Where on earth did your family find these bodyguards? Their looks are off the charts!"
Su Nuohan thought for a moment and shook her head. The bodyguards had been sent by Gu Junyan, and she had no idea which agency they were from, though their looks were indeed impressive.
"Hey, bodyguard big brothers, are you interested in changing jobs? How about you come and be my bodyguards instead? Being a lawyer makes it very easy to offend people, and I'm just lacking a big brother like you to protect me..."
Bodyguard Number One: "I'm sorry, Miss Jiang, we have no plans to change jobs."
Bodyguard Number Two: "We are the Gu Family's private bodyguards, and we take orders from Mr. Gu for the rest of our lives."
Bodyguard Number One: "If Miss Jiang needs protection, we happen to know some people and can recommend them to you."
Seeing that Bodyguard Number Two had already taken out his phone, Jiang Guoguo immediately waved her hands. She hadn't actually wanted to hire bodyguards—she was trying to flirt, for goodness' sake! Who would have thought these two wooden planks would be so completely devoid of romance!
Watching Su Nuohan trying to hold back her laughter, Jiang Guoguo felt even more depressed. She considered herself a rare and stunning beauty, and she had never failed when it came to flirting. Could it be that her skills were actually getting rusty?
The two of them walked into a large shopping mall. Because Su Nuohan and Jiang Guoguo needed to try on clothes, they didn't bring the bodyguards along.
Jiang Guoguo couldn't take a step once she saw pretty clothes, and right now she was holding a dark green dress and changing inside a fitting room.
Tianyi Garden was stocked with countless clothes, all of them current-season items from well-known brands. The clothes in Su Nuohan's wardrobe were swapped out every few months, so she hadn't planned on buying anything new.
Su Nuohan was looking at a blue striped tie in front of her and was just about to find a sales assistant to swipe her card when she saw Qin Yu holding Su Yue'er's hand as they walked in.
Qin Yu and Su Yue'er naturally saw her as well. Qin Yu immediately let go of Su Yue'er's hand and made a move to grab Su Nuohan's hand.
Su Nuohan took a reflex step backward.
Qin Yu withdrew his hand with a hint of awkwardness. "Nuonuo, listen to me. Even though that incident back then when you fell into the water was something I deliberately arranged, you also know that your grandfather and your father have always looked down on me. I thought that if I saved your life, their views of me would change, and only then would the two of us have more of a chance to be together."
Su Nuohan let out a cold snort. "Do you know why my grandfather and father looked down on you?"
At those words, Qin Yu's expression stiffened. Wasn't it just because he was merely the housekeeper's son, so they all looked down on him and felt he wasn't worthy of Su Nuohan? That was why he had gone to every possible length to win Su Nuohan's favor; every time he saw Elder Su and Father Su looking displeased upon seeing him and Su Nuohan together, he found it immensely satisfying. So what if they looked down on him? Didn't the eldest young lady of the Su Family still fall head over heels for him all the same?
But things were different now. Su Yue'er had said she found out the truth about back then, and that Su Nuohan had actually confessed to falling in love with Gu Junyan—he could not allow such a thing to happen!
"My grandfather and father looked down on you? If that were really true, do you think you could have entered the company? The reason they didn't agree to us being together was never because of your family background, but because of your character. You are full of schemes—one way to people's faces and another behind their backs, hypocritical and shameless. While enjoying my adoration, you were simultaneously messing around with Su Yue'er. Did you really think my grandfather and father wouldn't know about all this? It was only because I was foolish enough to be conned by you two for so long."
Hearing Su Nuohan put it this way, Qin Yu found it hard to keep a straight face, but he still forced down the anger rising in his heart. "Nuonuo, let me explain..."
Qin Yu grabbed Su Nuohan's injured hand. Su Nuohan's face turned pale, but she still said in a cold voice, "Don't touch me, you're filthy! And from now on, don't you ever call me Nuonuo again—it sickens me."
"Sister, don't talk to Brother Yu like that, he's not that kind of person!" Su Yue'er chimed in, feigning panic.
Su Nuohan gave Su Yue'er a cold look, and Su Yue'er immediately lowered her head and buried herself in Qin Yu's arms. "Brother Yu, Sister looks so scary."
"Be good, there's nothing to fear." Qin Yu gently patted Su Yue'er's back. Looking at the shivering Su Yue'er in his arms and then back at Su Nuohan's icy gaze, he felt an even greater surge of heartache for Su Yue'er.
Watching the two of them acting all lovey-dovey gave Su Nuohan a wave of nausea.
Having been provoked by Su Nuohan's words again and again, Qin Yu simply gave up on hiding his true colors, gripping Su Nuohan's hand even tighter. "Sickening? Filthy? What, when you were throwing yourself at me before, why didn't you think it was filthy? I'm full of schemes? Ha! If we're talking about schemes, across the entire City A, whose schemes could possibly run deeper than Gu Junyan's?"
Su Nuohan lacked strength in her hand, so she simply raised her foot and brought her high heel straight down on Qin Yu's foot. Qin Yu let out a cry of pain and finally released his grip.
"What qualification do you have to be mentioned in the same breath as Gu Junyan? In my eyes, you aren't even worthy of carrying his shoes! He's full of schemes, so what? At least he hasn't lied to me time and time again, and even less has he used me while mocking me behind my back for being a fool!"
Qin Yu let out a cold snort. "Could it be that you've really fallen for him? I remember just a few days ago you were still crying on the phone telling me you missed me. What, after just a few short days apart you've fallen in love with Gu Junyan? Miss Su, your affections are altogether too cheap. I'll just wait and see exactly how long your dedication to Gu Junyan can last."
Su Nuohan rubbed her aching wrist, her eyes filled with unwavering determination. "Then just wait and see—I'm going to stay by Gu Junyan's side for the rest of my life!"
Trembling with anger, Qin Yu grabbed Su Yue'er and made to leave, only to be stopped by Su Nuohan's voice. "Wait!"
Hearing that, Qin Yu thought she had changed her mind and immediately put on a pleased expression. "Nuonuo, have you changed your mind?"
Watching Qin Yu perform a complete shift in facial expressions right in front of her, Su Nuohan felt nothing but disgust in her heart.
"I remember that with your salary, you wouldn't even be able to afford the clothes here. If I'm not mistaken, my card should be in your hands. Now that we've completely broken ties, you should return my card to me, shouldn't you?"
A sales assistant happened to walk past just then. Hearing Su Nuohan's words, she looked at Qin Yu and Su Yue'er with undisguised contempt and muttered quietly to the person next to her, "Turns out he's just a freeloading parasite. Was he spending someone else's money to pick up girls only to get caught?"