Chapter 383: Gu Yizhou: Are You Crazy? I’m a Scumbag?

Chapter 383: Chapter 383: Gu Yizhou: Are You Crazy? I’m a Scumbag?

Yan Luoxi’s heart stirred when she heard this, but she still didn’t turn back.

By now, Gu Yizhou and Yan Zhenbang had also snapped out of it.

Gu Yizhou quickly grabbed Yan Luoxi’s arm. "Xixi, let’s talk things out calmly. Don’t speak to Auntie like that."

Yan Zhenbang also chimed in hastily, "Xixi, Xiaogu is right. We can talk about this. Don’t be so moody. And Wanfang, you too. Is there anything that can’t be discussed calmly? Why does everything have to be so tense?"

"Come, come, Xiaogu, Xixi, come sit over here. Let’s talk properly."

"Okay, Uncle."

Gu Yizhou nodded, then pulled Yan Luoxi back to the sofa to sit down.

This time, however, he chose to sit a little farther away. He couldn’t help it; he was afraid he’d cause Yan Luoxi and her mother, Ms. Tang, to start fighting again.

With Gu Yizhou and Yan Zhenbang’s intervention, the atmosphere in the room finally eased a bit.

Yan Luoxi pressed her lips together, sitting on the sofa without a word. At least she no longer seemed intent on leaving.

"Ahem."

Yan Zhenbang was the first to speak to his wife. "Wanfang, I think this kid, Xiaogu, is quite nice. I know you’re just looking out for our daughter, but you shouldn’t be so harsh..."

He truly thought his wife’s behavior today had gone too far. She was being overly harsh with Gu Yizhou, almost to the point of being unreasonable.

Tang Wanfang: "..."

Seeing how things were, Tang Wanfang knew she had to tell them the truth.

So, she first shot her husband a glare before turning to Gu Yizhou and speaking slowly. "Xiaogu, do you also think I’m looking down on you and deliberately giving you a hard time?"

"Er..."

Gu Yizhou froze for a moment when he heard that.

He was a bit baffled.

’No way!’

’Auntie, how am I supposed to answer a question like that?’

’Looking down on me... giving me a hard time...’

’Fine.’

In Gu Yizhou’s opinion, Tang Wanfang’s attitude toward him was indeed a bit like that.

While he could somewhat understand her feelings as a mother, he was definitely a little uncomfortable.

However!

Of course, he couldn’t say that out loud.

So he said, "Auntie, not at all."

Hearing his reply, Tang Wanfang glanced at him but didn’t press the issue.

After all, only Gu Yizhou himself knew whether it was true or not.

She thought for a moment before speaking. "Xiaogu, do you remember the first time we met?"

"Huh?"

Gu Yizhou didn’t immediately register what she was saying.

’The first time we met?’

Just as he was trying to recall, Tang Wanfang continued, "At the time, you were with two other girls, and from what I saw, your relationship with them was far from ordinary!"

"It’s normal for young people to date, but there has to be a limit, doesn’t there?"

"Our Xixi has never been in a relationship. She’s quite naive and easily deceived..."

Tang Wanfang said, word by word, "So—I don’t think you two are a good match!"

When Gu Yizhou heard this, he was completely stunned.

He suddenly remembered the scene from his first meeting with Tang Wanfang.

Back then, Su Qianqian and Fan Sisi were at his house, and they were all cooking and eating together...

At this moment, Gu Yizhou finally understood why Tang Wanfang held such a strong prejudice against him.

’So, because of that incident, Tang Wanfang has always thought I was a... well, a scumbag with a chaotic personal life, playing the field?’

’Is she crazy?’

’Me, a scumbag?! Holy crap!’

For a moment, Gu Yizhou was utterly speechless.

’This is all a damn misunderstanding!’

Nearby, Yan Luoxi was also stunned. Hearing her mother’s words, and recalling what she had told her before...

How could Yan Luoxi not understand? Her mom had completely misunderstood that jerk!

’To think that after all this time, Ms. Tang still thought Gu Yizhou was a scumbag!’

’People who are stubborn and quick to judge are really the worst!’

’Even if that person is my own mother.’

But Yan Luoxi was just stating a fact; she didn’t mean it as a personal attack against her.

Gu Yizhou took a deep breath, then gave a wry smile and looked at Tang Wanfang candidly. "Auntie, I think you must have misunderstood. One of those girls is my classmate, and the other is my friend’s younger sister. At the time, they were just at my place to cook and eat together..."

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Tang Wanfang furrowed her brows slightly.

’Back then, she had seen those two girls clinging to Gu Yizhou’s arms, holding on tight!’

’Is that how classmates and friends are supposed to act?’

’Who is he trying to fool!’

Tang Wanfang didn’t believe a word he said.

Perhaps sensing her disbelief, Gu Yizhou looked at Tang Wanfang and spoke again. "Auntie, I know my actions back then might have caused a misunderstanding. And while I believe my conscience is clear and everything I’ve said is the absolute truth, I still feel it’s necessary to explain. The relationship I have with the two girls you saw is genuinely just that of a classmate and a friend."

"Also, you just said that Xixi has never been in a relationship. I wanted to say—and I don’t know if you’ll believe me—but this is my first time in a relationship, too. Before Xixi, I had never had a girlfriend!"

Tang Wanfang looked at Gu Yizhou’s dead-serious expression, a flicker of surprise in her eyes.

’This... could what Gu Yizhou said be true? Had she misunderstood him?’

’But she had seen with her own eyes how close he was with those two girls!’

So, as a mother, she still couldn’t help but feel a little worried.

Just then, Gu Yizhou spoke again. "Auntie, at the end of the day, words are just words. I’m sincerely asking you to give me a chance to prove that I can take good care of Luoxi. I will prove my sincerity and determination through my actions."

Yan Luoxi looked at Gu Yizhou, a flash of emotion in her eyes.

She knew that Gu Yizhou was, at heart, a very proud person.

But now, for her sake, he was willing to lower his head and earnestly try to win over her mother.

’That jerk.’

’Thank you.’

Yan Luoxi was deeply moved. If her parents weren’t there, she wouldn’t have been able to stop herself from throwing herself into that jerk’s arms.

Heck, if that jerk were to ’point his gun’ at her right now, she might just walk right up and salute it herself!

Meanwhile, Yan Zhenbang, who was watching from the side, gave an almost imperceptible nod.

From the first time he’d met Gu Yizhou, he’d thought the young man was pretty good. Now, it seemed he was indeed a fine person, and one who genuinely loved Xixi.

For a moment, the room fell silent once more.

Tang Wanfang looked at Gu Yizhou’s sincere face, a struggle waging within her.

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