After hearing Lu Jiaoyue's full account, Lu Xiaoxiao finally understood what had happened last night.
In short: after borrowing Gu Sipei's influence to deal with Qin Zixuan, Lu Jiaoyue had made another promise to repay Gu Sipei.
Of course, this one was a little more sophisticated than last time. Instead of buying him a twenty-yuan coffee, she would accompany him to a business cocktail reception next week.
The original novel had plenty of scenes involving events like this. Although their exact timing differed from this one, the general sequence was always the same: various scheming side characters would come over to belittle and mock her, then Lu Jiaoyue would stand there looking adorably clueless and demonstrate her extraordinary obliviousness. Next, Gu Sipei would swoop in to protect his woman, and finally, everyone would gasp in shock at how this terrifyingly formidable woman had managed to captivate the mighty CEO Gu, blah, blah, blah.
It was the same formula over and over again... Honestly, it was pretty cheesy, so Lu Xiaoxiao couldn't help pressing a hand to her forehead at this point.
Was it her imagination? Why did the plot turn unbearably corny every time it touched on the romance between the leads?
Why on earth had she been so hooked on it back then?
...Her past really didn't bear thinking about!
Seeing the indescribable look on Lu Xiaoxiao's face, Lu Jiaoyue tilted her head in innocent confusion. "What's wrong, Xiaoxiao? Why do you look like you're having such mixed feelings?"
"Ahaha, nothing, nothing. That's great, really... If Gu Sipei invited you to the reception, just go with him. You'll get to broaden your horizons, too." Lu Jiaoyue's question snapped Lu Xiaoxiao out of her recollections of the original novel, and she voiced her approval in her usual tone.
But after