Gu Mingxuan left the Family Building with Li Na.
As they walked, each lost in their own thoughts, neither of them spoke.
When they reached the roadside by the school, they were headed the same way again, both walking toward the school gate.
Halfway there, Gu Mingxuan spoke first. "You knew you should draw a line between yourself and Jiang Cheng, but you couldn't bring yourself to make up your mind. That's why you went to my rebellious disciple—to get their approval and force yourself to decide, right?"
"Yeah. You really do understand me."
After all, they had known each other for years. Making a clean break sounded easy, but actually doing it made it hard to make up one's mind.
They were no longer immature students who knew nothing.
After entering society, everyone's social circles had basically become fixed. It was difficult to make new friends, while old friends only grew fewer and fewer.
Most people went through their entire lives with only a handful of true friends left by their side, so Li Na cherished every friend she had.
But love and friendship... were ultimately different.
"What about you? You were in London for so long—didn't you find some foreign girl to be your girlfriend? What happened to that doctor from last time? Don't tell me you two are about to get together?" Li Na teased jokingly.
"How did you know?"
Gu Mingxuan's brow furrowed slightly, surprise appearing on his face.
The "doctor" Li Na meant was Judy, who had returned to the country with Gu Mingxuan last time. But Gu Mingxuan had practically forgotten about her, so he mistakenly thought Li Na meant Li Xia.
"What do you mean, how did I know? Didn't she come back to the country with you last time?"
Hearing that, Gu