Gu Chen found it strange, so he quickened his pace, wanting to hurry back to the inn.
Yet Wei Qingyu caught up with him again and said, "Gu Chen, I think you'll definitely win the championship this time."
"I looked over the entire Rookie Competition, and there was basically no one who could put up a fight."
"When you threw that punch, I thought you looked incredibly handsome!"
Gu Chen suddenly stopped, staring at Wei Qingyu with a meaningful look.
That left Wei Qingyu feeling embarrassed.
She asked awkwardly, "Gu Chen, you... why do you keep looking at me?"
Gu Chen replied coldly, "Stop following me."
With that, Gu Chen turned and left. Before long, he vanished into the crowd.
Wei Qingyu's expression immediately turned rather unpleasant.
If this had happened in the past, if anyone had dared to give her the cold shoulder like this—
Wei Qingyu would have long since flown into a towering rage.
But now, not only could Wei Qingyu not bring herself to be angry with Gu Chen, she instead felt deeply guilty.
Because Gu Chen treated her this way now entirely because she had brought it upon herself.
If she had not misunderstood Gu Chen ever since her previous life, even going so far as to attack him—
Gu Chen would not have become so distant now.
Whenever she thought of this, Wei Qingyu's heart filled with guilt.
"Gu Chen... is there really no way you can ever forgive me again?"
Wei Qingyu recalled how, just a few days ago, she had actually gone to Gu Chen's door to break off their engagement.
Thinking about it carefully now, she had truly been an idiot back then!
But she could not go on like this forever.
Wei Qingyu felt that she had to do something