"What affair? Xu Sanshi, what are you barking about?"
Jiang Nannan spoke in an icy tone, her expression perfectly composed, but her faintly flushed cheeks and rapidly reddening ears had already betrayed her.
Gu Qingnian said nothing. Instead, he gave Xu Sanshi a meaningful smile and quietly extended his hand behind Jiang Nannan.
It was a very particular angle. From where Xu Sanshi stood, Gu Qingnian's arm lay across Jiang Nannan's back, his palm positioned right over her rounded bottom.
But from everyone else's perspective, Gu Qingnian simply had one hand behind his own back as he watched Xu Sanshi at leisure.
Xu Sanshi's expression grew uglier and uglier. While the others were still wondering why, Gu Qingnian quietly moved his hand. To Xu Sanshi, it looked as though he were groping a certain part of Jiang Nannan's body.
"Do you still remember what I told you to call me?" Meanwhile, Gu Qingnian teased Jiang Nannan in a low voice, prompting her to play along with a blush.
Xu Sanshi was utterly stunned, his mind going blank. Then fury swiftly ignited within him, and he pointed at Gu Qingnian. "Gu Qingnian, what are you doing to Jiang Nannan? Get your hand off her!"
Gu Qingnian smiled, his expression carrying a touch of mockery and puzzlement. "What are you talking about? I haven't done anything."
Seeing him act like that, Xu Sanshi completely exploded. "A duel! Let's fight one-on-one!" In his rage, he actually forgot how formidable Gu Qingnian was and challenged him without hesitation.
"Oh? Are you serious?" A gleam flashed through Gu Qingnian's eyes. His goal had been achieved.
Xu Sanshi froze and immediately regretted it, cursing himself countless times inwardly. Yet just as he wanted to surrender, he noticed the strange look on Jiang Nannan's face. He steeled