CHAPTER 770: CHAPTER 770: GU YINGXI

Li Huan looked at Lin Zhiyi, surprised by her question.

"You two are really becoming more alike. It seems I’ll have to be cautious of Lin Zhiyi in the future too."

"Stop pretending to be clueless all day long."

Lin Zhiyi smiled as she poured him some tea, thanking him for helping her look up information.

Li Huan took a sip of tea and pretended to chat casually, "Actually, I think there’s something you might not have considered?"

Lin Zhiyi looked at him puzzled.

"What is it?"

"You’ve mentioned that Fu Shu deliberately approached Third Young Master when you weren’t around. If she really has a boyfriend willing to plan for a baby, why would she still approach Third Young Master?"

"..."

Lin Zhiyi had been so busy she forgot about it.

Gong Chen’s attitude towards Fu Shu was particularly indifferent, so Lin Zhiyi didn’t care at all.

She looked toward Gong Chen.

Gong Chen said calmly, "If she really had intentions towards me, she wouldn’t have resigned so easily. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have asked my aunt to step in earlier."

Lin Zhiyi nodded.

Li Huan was curious, "Why does Mrs. Jiang trust her so much?"

Gong Chen explained, "My aunt was out with friends when she encountered a thief. Her bag had her son’s memento, so she resisted and was almost injured by the thief. Fu Shu happened to save her while passing by."

That indeed carried a different significance.

No wonder Mrs. Jiang was so good to Fu Shu.

Li Huan pondered for a moment, "Regardless, it’s better to be careful. I’ll go back and find the lost report later."

Lin Zhiyi nodded.

At this moment, Gong Chen stood up.

"I’m going to the restroom."

Once Gong Chen left,

Lin Zhiyi noticed from the corner of her eye that Li Huan was intermittently checking his phone as if waiting for some news.

She chuckled to herself and leaned closer to Li Huan.

"Waiting for someone’s message? Miss Ren?"

Li Huan was startled, "Since when did you become so nosy?"

"Miss Ren still hasn’t replied to you?"

"No." Li Huan sighed, "I explained everything to her, but she hasn’t responded."

"Then why don’t you go find her directly? Wouldn’t it be better to clarify things face-to-face?" Lin Zhiyi smiled and said, "When teaching me, you always had a myriad of theories."

"You don’t understand; she doesn’t like me appearing candidly by her side."

"Did she say that?"

"No, but it’s pretty obvious. Otherwise, why would she always meet me in secret?" Li Huan said unhappily.

Lin Zhiyi chuckled, "If she didn’t care, she wouldn’t have specially brought you breakfast. If you truly like her, be bold about it. She seems like a carefree and open person, but she’s actually hesitant when it comes to feelings. Both of you are just standing still."

Li Huan frowned in deep thought.

After a moment, he broke into a pleased smile.

"Not bad, my student has finally gotten the hang of relationships."

Lin Zhiyi didn’t refute and let him be happy.

Suddenly, a woman walked over in high heels.

"Li Huan."

Upon hearing the voice, Li Huan was initially puzzled, then stood up.

"Dr. Gu?"

"What a coincidence, I just brought my child over for a bite. Are you guys...?"

Gu Yingxi said while looking at Lin Zhiyi.

Lin Zhiyi, upon hearing Li Huan refer to her as Dr. Gu, didn’t think much of it.

Thinking it was a colleague of Li Huan’s, she just greeted casually.

But Gu Yingxi’s gaze caught her attention.

It wasn’t malicious, just somewhat awkward.

Li Huan introduced, "This is my friend, Lin Zhiyi."

Gu Yingxi was taken aback, then smiled gently.

"Miss Lin, I’ve heard a lot about you."

"Don’t be so formal."

"People online say Miss Lin has a mysterious personal driver. I wonder which lucky guy it is? Could it be...?"

Gu Yingxi glanced at Li Huan.

Li Huan straightened up, "You better not get me in trouble, the two of us are good friends, no chance of being a couple."

Gu Yingxi heard this and covered her mouth, chuckling.

"Sorry, I was just guessing."

After speaking, the little girl next to Gu Yingxi immediately dashed toward Li Huan.

"Daddy Li, why haven’t you come to see me these past two days?"

"Ah? Uncle Li, hehe." Li Huan corrected her.

The little girl pouted, unwilling to change.

Gu Yingxi frowned, "Nina, just because you’re not familiar with Chinese doesn’t mean you can misuse titles."

"Sorry if it was awkward for you, Miss Lin. Nina just returned to the country and isn’t familiar with the terms yet."

Lin Zhiyi paused.

"No, no need to apologize."

Uncle Li is hard to understand?

Nina tugged at Li Huan, "Daddy Li, can we sit and eat together?"

Li Huan smiled and patiently said, "No need, I’ve already eaten. I have to head back to the hospital later."

Gu Yingxi looked at Li Huan and then pulled Nina over.

"Nina, you can’t do that. We’ll go eat ourselves."

"Alright, Daddy Li, next time we must eat together." Nina pouted and said.

Li Huan replied helplessly, "Okay."

Gu Yingxi took Nina’s hand and looked at Lin Zhiyi.

"We won’t disturb you anymore."

"It’s fine." Lin Zhiyi nodded.

After the mother and daughter left,

Lin Zhiyi tugged at Li Huan, "Does she still like you?"

"Don’t talk nonsense. I think maybe it’s because, after coming back, she found everything changed and feels out of place. Previous classmates were also quite indifferent to her because both of us were the teacher’s prized students. Plus, during the previous investigation of the Bai Family, I asked her to help inquire at overseas hospitals, so we’re relatively familiar."

Li Huan’s attitude toward that mother and daughter still seemed to stay on classmate friendship.

Thinking for a moment.

He suspiciously asked, "Why do you ask?"

Lin Zhiyi honestly answered, "My studio just opened recently. Most people associate my name with jewelry when they hear it. Why would she think of a personal driver and suspect you?"

"Stop overthinking it, I have no such intentions towards her."

Li Huan shook his head and glanced at his watch.

Lin Zhiyi noticed his urgency and said, "Want to find Miss Ren? The desserts here are good, take some to her, she loves sweets."

"Thanks for the reminder."

Li Huan called over a waiter and ordered two strawberry cakes.

After a while, the waiter brought over two packaged strawberry cakes.

Through the side transparent box, the cake’s completeness was visible.

"They look really nice. I didn’t expect she liked such cute desserts."

"Better get going. Cream tastes bad after a while."

"Then I’ll head out first."

Li Huan stood up, taking the cakes and leaving.

Lin Zhiyi checked the time, feeling puzzled.

Why is Gong Chen taking so long?

Could it be he has an upset stomach?

She got up and went to the restroom.

Unaware that others at another table were watching her.

"Mommy, Daddy Li took two really cute cakes. Are they meant for me?" Nina asked.

Gu Yingxi smiled, "He’s on duty tonight. As far as I know, he doesn’t particularly like desserts. He must have ordered the cakes because he couldn’t join us for the meal."

Nina’s face crinkled into a smile.

"Then why not give them to me? Why take them away?"

"There’s probably someone else, so it wouldn’t be convenient to give them to us," Gu Yingxi explained.