Forgotten Love - Chapter 20

I hadn’t expected that, before I even received the investigation report,

our high school class president would use the excuse of visiting a teacher to organize a class reunion.

And Lin Jiao was actually in the group chat for this gathering.

On the day of the reunion, I went together with Gu Huaian.

I didn’t know if he had noticed that familiar avatar in the group.

After all, ever since he answered Yang Fan’s call that night,

he’d been leaving early and coming home late these past few days, as if he were avoiding me.

“Shen Qingruan, um… do our classmates know about our marriage?”

On the way there, Gu Huaian suddenly asked me.

I saw that his expression was a bit unnatural.

Thinking of the recent situation with Lin Jiao,

I couldn’t help but understand:

“Hardly anyone knew about our marriage back then.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t bring it up at the reunion today.”

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught sight of Gu Huaian’s tightly pressed lips.

A sudden wave of frustration welled up in my heart.

When we arrived, to avoid being questioned by classmates,

I deliberately entered the private room with Gu Huaian following behind me.

But somehow, I must have offended this young master again.

Gu Huaian came in after me, face cold.

He glanced around indifferently,

then sat in the farthest corner from me.

“Hey, Huaian, after all these years, you and Qingruan still haven’t made up?”

The class president, as gossipy as ever, leaned in front of Gu Huaian:

“I heard the Gu Family and the Shen Family are business partners now.”

“So why are you two still…”

Suddenly, the sound of the door opening interrupted the class president.

He looked up, and when he saw who was standing at the door,

he grinned and waved enthusiastically:

“Lin Jiao, you’re finally here!”

“Come on, sit next to Huaian~”

Almost at the same moment,

the burning gaze that had been fixed on me abruptly shifted,

landing directly on Lin Jiao.

Twelve years had passed, but Lin Jiao hadn’t changed much.

She was still gentle, intelligent, and stunningly beautiful.

Back then, when the Gu Corporation was in crisis,

she suddenly dropped out of school and broke up with Gu Huaian without warning.

All these years, everyone assumed she was just chasing wealth and found someone better.

Now, under Gu Huaian’s leadership, the Gu Corporation had grown strong again.

And Lin Jiao, it seemed, was still single.

At this moment, Yang Fan popped out from behind Lin Jiao.

“Lin Jiao, you haven’t seen my Brother Gu in so long, don’t you have anything to say to him?”

Just like that, he and the class president egged everyone on,

forcing the two of them together amidst the teasing.

Lin Jiao’s face stiffened, looking a bit embarrassed.

Gu Huaian…

I couldn’t help but look at Gu Huaian.

And met his gaze head-on.

His face was expressionless, but in his eyes, there was a barely detectable hint of anticipation…

My chest tightened again, making it hard to breathe.

I took a deep breath, picked up the wine glass in front of me,

smiled, and gestured to him from across the room.

Without waiting for his response, I lowered my eyes and drank it all in one go.

I didn’t look in the direction of him and Lin Jiao again.

So I didn’t notice

the anticipation in Gu Huaian’s eyes instantly fading away,

and the sudden chill in the air around him,

making the class president and Yang Fan shiver involuntarily.