Don't think of rebirth.

The New Year's Day holiday ended quickly. When Gu Qinghuan returned to school, he was still worried about Yu Yuan and Yu Wenxiu's acquaintance, and Xie Xiangxue and Bao Qingsong's mission rewards.

Qin Yue had been surfing the Internet intensively for the past two days. He was excitedly planning to discuss this with Gu Qinghuan and the others. Seeing her gloomy face, he couldn't help but wonder: "Why aren't you happy that the plan was successful?"

Gu Qinghuan held up both cheeks, lifted them up, and forced a smile.

Qin Yue was amused by her: "What happened?"

Gu Qinghuan thought for a moment and asked, "Does your family have a business marriage like the ones in novels?"

"No, my mom and dad are in a free love relationship." Qin Yue replied, "And my mom said that instead of using marriage to bind the interests, it is better to find a lawyer to draft a contract and notarize it."

Gu Qinghuan couldn't help but glance sideways: "Your mother is sober."

Qin Yue raised his chin proudly: "Of course, my mother is super awesome."

Jiang Chuchu saw Qin Yue's appearance as soon as she arrived: "What are you showing off so early in the morning?"

"The squad leader asked me about the marriage." Qin Yue replied.

"Marriage?" Jiang Chuchu said thoughtfully, "Come to think of it, someone approached my dad a few years ago and said he wanted to introduce his daughter to my brother."

Gu Qinghuan was curious: "A few years ago...was your brother an adult?"

"I just came of age, and because I had my coming-of-age ceremony, someone came to me." Jiang Chuchu shrugged. "They just wanted to get to know me, and my dad couldn't refuse. Later, they held a few banquets and invited my brother to come."

"And then?" Gu Qinghuan and Qin Yue were eating melons together.

"My brother was fine the first two times, but he refused to go the third time. He said that the first time he felt the girl's perfume was pungent, and he wanted to keep a distance from her, but she came right up to him. If he hadn't turned his head quickly, his saliva would have sprayed all over her face." Jiang Chuchu found it hard to put it into words.

"What happened the second time?" Gu Qinghuan continued to ask while holding back her laughter.

"The second time, the other party changed his perfume, and the smell was not as pungent. However, the activity organized that time was an outdoor barbecue, and my brother likes to eat roasted garlic. He wanted to restrain himself, but the ingredients prepared by the chef in charge of the barbecue that day were too fragrant. He couldn't help but ate five skewers in one breath, which made the other person run away." Jiang Chuchu spread her hands.

Qin Yue had already fallen onto the table with laughter.

Gu Qinghuan opened her eyes wide: "Roasted garlic is delicious!"

After roasting garlic for a long time, peel off the outer layer of skin, the garlic cloves inside are soft and sticky, without the original pungent smell that goes straight to the nose. The taste is a bit like steamed potatoes. Sprinkle them with barbecue seasoning, it tastes delicious just thinking about it.

"My farts are really smelly after eating." Jiang Chuchu held her forehead.

Gu Qinghuan looked up at the ceiling. This was difficult to refute.

Jiang Chuchu made a conclusion: "Anyway, that incident just ended like that. My dad said that if my brother wants to date someone in the future, he can find one himself."

After she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered: "Why did you suddenly ask this?"

"Well... there is a small reason," Gu Qinghuan said vaguely, "Let's talk about it when we have lunch together at noon today."

This "we" obviously also includes Yu Xin.

Jiang Chuchu nodded. Since Gu Qinghuan said so, let's wait until noon.

After Yu Xin arrived, Gu Qinghuan talked to her privately and asked her if she could invite Yu Yuan to have lunch together.

Yu Xin knew that she was going to talk about the engagement, so she simply went to ask Yu Yuan. The latter replied with an "OK" two classes later, after the morning class ended.

Yu Yuan did not have lunch with Lin Xiaoxue today. The Yan family was currently being investigated and Yan Zhengqing did not come to school.

Lin Xiaoxue was extremely anxious and barely endured it for the whole morning. At noon, she couldn't bear it anymore and skipped school to find Yan Zhengqing.

Class 12 was also buzzing with discussions about the Yan family. After Yang Xiao and the others "reported" Shen Mingzhe last time, the four of them had been extremely quiet in class, with a low sense of presence.

Although Yan Zhengqing didn't say anything, he was obviously much colder towards them and even accepted two other younger brothers.

This time, the Yan family was about to collapse. The two younger brothers quickly distanced themselves from Yan Zhengqing in class. Other classmates commented on Yang Xiao and his friends, "Fortunately, they had already severed their relationship with Yan Zhengqing."

In such an environment, no one would notice that Yu Yuan and Gu Qinghuan went to have lunch together.

However, even if it was discovered, no one would think too much about it. After all, during the filming of the show, Yu Yuan and Gu Qinghuan got along well, and with Yu Xin as their sister, it was normal for them to have meals together.

When he saw Yu Yuan again a day later, Gu Qinghuan could clearly see the dark circles under her eyes, which showed that she had not rested well in the past two days.

Yu Xin knew that Yu Yuan was in a bad mood, but as a daughter of the Yu family, she couldn't say anything given her position.

If the marriage is a bad thing, Yu Yuan might feel that she, the fake daughter, is not loved by her family.

If the marriage was a good thing, Yu Xin was worried that her asking might make Yu Yuan think she was jealous.

Yu Xin was really relieved that Gu Qinghuan was willing to help.

"Yu Yuan, what do you want to eat for lunch?" Gu Qinghuan greeted Yu Yuan.

Yu Yuan forced a smile and said, "I can do anything."

"How about spicy food?" Gu Qinghuan remembered that she ate spicy hot pot with big mouthfuls the night before.

Yu Yuan was startled, then she felt a little better: "Okay."

The four of them got together to discuss it and decided to have a spicy hotpot, but everyone had a different tolerance for spiciness, so they ordered their own.

They didn't eat in the cafeteria, but took the food to Gu Qinghuan's office.

The sun was shining brightly today, and the calico cat was lying on the windowsill basking in the sun. When it saw the four of them, it didn't even move, as it knew them all anyway.

Gu Qinghuan first went to clean the cat litter box and add cat food, while Yu Xin helped to open the window for ventilation and then put back the things that had been moved during the filming of the show.

Jiang Chuchu was about to unpack the spicy hotpot for four people and put it on the table. Seeing Yu Yuan standing there at a loss, she simply pulled her along: "Put your portion wherever you want to sit. Follow my example and unpack it so they can eat after they're done."

Yu Yuan usually never did any housework at home, but now that Jiang Chuchu was pulling her along, she did it clumsily.

Gu Qinghuan and Yu Xin washed their hands after they were done, and when they came back they saw that everything was ready: "Thank you!"

"What's there to thank me for?" Jiang Chuchu waved her hand, "Eat quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

Yu Yuan felt a little uncomfortable after hearing the thanks, so she took a seat as well.

The spicy hotpot tasted better than she had imagined. She chose every ingredient herself. There were all kinds of hotpot meatballs that you wouldn’t normally see at home. After being cooked, they were mixed with seasonings and eaten with rice, which was spicy and fragrant.

Yu Yuan's lips turned red from eating so much, but her mood gradually relaxed.

She actually knew why they wanted to have lunch with her. Gu Qinghuan had noticed that something was wrong with her that night, right? But Gu Qinghuan didn't say it.

Yu Xin had heard about the engagement at home and should have told Gu Qinghuan.

However, since the person who knew about it was Gu Qinghuan, Yu Yuan didn't feel that repulsive, because she knew very well that Gu Qinghuan would not tell such things as a joke.

Moreover, Yu Xin told Gu Qinghuan because she must be worried about her condition and wanted Gu Qinghuan to help her consider how to deal with the matter.

After lunch, the four of them were speechless and looked at each other. Gu Qinghuan stood up first and clapped his hands: "Close the door and window! Let's talk business!"

Jiang Chuchu was waiting here. She quickly closed the door and locked it from the inside, while Yu Xin closed the window.

Gu Qinghuan was in charge of hosting: "First of all, Yu Yuan, can you accept Chu Chu's participation?"

"Sure," Yu Yuan nodded, then looked at Jiang Chuchu and said, "I think maybe you can give a better suggestion."

Jiang Chuchu looked at Gu Qinghuan, asking with inquiring eyes: What's the matter?

Gu Qinghuan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The Yu family has arranged a marriage partner for Yu Yuan. It's Wei Xiao from the Wei family. He will transfer to Mingde next semester."

"According to the information I got from Senior Bai, this Wei family has been very popular and capable recently."

Jiang Chuchu had a look of shock on her face. Gu Qinghuan originally thought that she was surprised about the engagement, but unexpectedly, the next second, Jiang Chuchu's words shocked the other three people.

"But Wei Xiao is an illegitimate child! Although Wei Yan took Wei Xiao and his mother back home after divorcing his ex-wife, it is said that the age difference between Wei Xiao and Wei Yan's ex-wife's daughter is only a few months. This is definitely an extramarital affair and an illegitimate child!"