Chapter 1920 - 66: Coming of Age?
Chapter 1920: Chapter 66: Coming of Age?
"You’re just too skinny. If you gain a little weight, you’ll be even more impressive. I would call you Sister Bo." The frail boy smiled brazenly, his red sweater giving his slightly pale face a rosier hue.
"Zhang Yang, don’t steal my spotlight."
Ah, he’s called Zhang Yang, Gu Yunbo glanced around and started shuffling the cards. Apparently, he was a celebrity in his previous life.
"That’s the way you are." Someone criticized disdainfully.
Gao Jinglin smacked his forehead, silently cursing his stupidity. He invited Sister Bo to introduce his childhood friend, but he hadn’t done it yet.
Gao Jinglin pulled the boy who looked annoyed and said, "Sister Bo, let me introduce you to my childhood friend, Chen Yingjie. He’s already joined the rescue team. Don’t be fooled by his age; he’s really impressive. He’s a member of the rescue team’s reconnaissance group. Even though he’s just a little comrade, he’s a genius among them, not a weakling."
"I know." Gu Yunbo’s gaze fell on the awkward boy, with a touch of joy and admiration, "Very impressive, truly impressive; he’ll be a big figure as a team leader or captain in the future."
"Well... of course." For the first time being complimented so openly, Chen Yingjie felt a bit embarrassed.
The crowd looked at Chen Yingjie with envy and jealousy, wanting to push him under the table for a beating, but a girl was sitting in front of him, so they let it slide!
"Where’s your sister? Why didn’t she come?"
"Huh?" Chen Yingjie was stunned, "How did you know I have a sister?"
"I..." Oops, forgot about this. "I heard it from Gao Jinglin."
"She went to our grandmother’s for New Year." Chen Yingjie turned around, reached out his arm and grabbed Gao Jinglin to settle the score, "Good job, you little punk. My sister’s still so young, how could you even think of her? Are you even human?"
"Innocent, I’m innocent!"
Gu Yunbo held back laughter and focused on playing cards. She was hoping to win more money to solve her living expenses! The Ping family’s upheaval made them hate her, and they surely wouldn’t give her any help.
"Big news, big news!" Tian Banshan rushed in, his face smeared with purple medicine, and shouted, "The Young Chairman is back, and I heard he pinned someone down at the new courtyard gate and beat them up."
"How’s the beating?"
"Half alive! It’s pitiful."
"Tell us, tell us, what happened exactly!"
"Yeah! The guy must’ve angered our Young Chairman. Otherwise, why would he personally take action?"
Mentioning the Young Chairman made everyone curious, even the awkward Chen Yingjie joined in. Gu Yunbo, while playing cards, secretly perked up an ear to listen.
Suddenly, her petite, fair ear was twisted by someone. "Are you an adult? Starting to gamble now?"
"I’m turning eighteen for New Year, just hitting adulthood."
"Becoming an adult is good."
This voice...
Gu Yunbo suddenly stood up, nearly bumping Meng Fan’s chin again. The living room went silent like a chicken, everyone stared at the two with intense eyes. Gao Jinglin, with an expression of deception, expressed condemnation with his look.
And she claimed to be living under someone else’s roof, struggling financially between meals. It was all lies, complete lies. She actually knew Meng Fan and had such a good relationship with him.
Xu Qigang, who entered with Meng Fan, also gave Gu Yunbo a surprised glance.
He had never seen Meng Fan so focused on a girl before; though he seemed casual and indifferent, he couldn’t deceive his eyes.
"I’m sorry, are you okay? Does it hurt?" Gu Yunbo couldn’t help but say another sentence, "Do you want me to rub it for you?"