Chapter 96: She Doesn't Like You

On this side, when Ruan Cha saw Gu Zhenzhi’s car, she originally intended to run straight toward him, but Yun Zhe stopped her.

“Ruan Cha!” Yun Zhe walked beside her, raising his hand to scratch his hair awkwardly, his cheeks tinged with red. “Ruan Cha, did you see the letter I tucked inside the notebook?”

“Letter?” Ruan Cha thought for a moment. “Wait, when did you give me a notebook?”

Yun Zhe’s expression stiffened, a hint of sadness showing in his eyes. “Ruan Cha, the notes I lent you—didn’t you look at them?”

Ruan Cha smiled awkwardly; truth be told, she didn’t really need to look at the notes.

But when she met the boy’s disappointed, wounded gaze, she feared if she said so, Yun Zhe would burst into tears.

“I—um—I did look at them. The notes were good, really impressive!”

Yun Zhe eyed her suspiciously. “Did you really…understand?”

Ruan Cha smiled again. “I did. What did you say you put inside the notebook?”

She tilted her head, her clear eyes meeting the boy’s shy, delicate glance.

“N-nothing,” Yun Zhe stammered, unable to say anything more, his ears turning red.

“If there’s nothing, I’ll head off now—someone’s waiting for me.” Ruan Cha glanced at the car not far away, and at Gu Zhenzhi, who had already stepped out.

He wore a black trench coat, his long legs straight and elegant, the inner shirt matching the photo he sent earlier—refined and graceful, with a hint of lazy allure.

Gu Zhenzhi was walking toward her.

His gaze was deep as ink.

The emotion in his eyes was hard to read.

Yun Zhe and Ruan Cha both watched as Gu Zhenzhi approached them.

“Zhenzhi!” Ruan Cha’s cheerful little voice rang out clear and bright.

Yun Zhe was a diligent student, buried in his books, never caring about gossip online. Even when Ruan Cha mentioned competing with Gu Jiayan’s grades, he only heard about it from classmates.

So, he had no idea that Gu Zhenzhi and Ruan Cha had already appeared as a couple on a variety show.

Hearing Ruan Cha call Gu Zhenzhi “brother,” Yun Zhe smiled shyly. “Ruan Cha, is this your brother?”

Ruan Cha: “???”

Ruan Cha turned, puzzled, not understanding what Yun Zhe meant, only to see him look seriously at Gu Zhenzhi and reach out his hand. “Hello, brother, I’m Ruan Cha’s classmate.”

Gu Zhenzhi’s cold, handsome face darkened instantly.

His gaze at Yun Zhe was icy.

“Brother, don’t misunderstand—there’s nothing between us!” Yun Zhe, seeing Gu Zhenzhi staring at him, thought he might have guessed something, and worried Ruan Cha would be scolded later, hurried to explain.

Gu Zhenzhi’s anger was nearly boiling over inside.

Such a conspicuous denial.

Was he declaring his territory?

Yun Zhe, clearly startled by Gu Zhenzhi’s gaze, grew even more flustered, his cheeks turning crimson as he struggled for a few seconds. “Brother, even if there was something, it’s all one-sided—it’s me who likes Ruan Cha, but whether she likes me…I don’t know…”

At this, Yun Zhe looked at Ruan Cha, ears reddening.

“She doesn’t like you.” Before Ruan Cha could speak, Gu Zhenzhi’s voice was icy, a chilling aura surrounding him.

Ruan Cha’s eyes lit up, bright and glittering.

Without even glancing at Yun Zhe, she nodded vigorously like a pecking chick. “Yes, yes, I don’t like him!”

After gazing at Gu Zhenzhi’s face for a while, Ruan Cha turned away, her excited expression replaced by a serious, earnest look. “Yun Zhe, we’re still students—our focus should be on studying, not these trivial matters.”