For some reason, when Gu Miao saw Zhou Tao like this, a ominous premonition immediately rose in her heart, and she quietly raised her vigilance.
She hadn't forgotten the scene she saw at the station a while ago between Zhou Tao and Zhang Tingting.
"What's up?" Gu Mian didn't directly agree to help, but instead asked first.
"Will you be free later? We..." Zhou Tao muttered, looking at Gu Mian.
Gu Mei raised her hand and interrupted Zhou Tao: "My family is still waiting for me to go back for dinner, if you have anything to say, say it now."
"Uh...do you still want to go pick up the leftovers?" Zhou Tao said, seeing that Gu Mian didn't intend to sit down and talk with him.
"I've been very busy lately and don't want to go pick up the leftovers, it's too time-consuming and not necessarily rewarding every time." Gu Meiyan declined Zhou Tao.
Zhou Tao did not expect Gu Mian to directly reject him, and for a moment he was at a loss, simply staring blankly at Gu Mian.
Gu Xiang let out a soft sigh, and Zhou Tao immediately asked her if she wanted to go pick up the leftovers, definitely having trouble with money again. Connecting it to the conversation between Zhou Tao and Zhang Tingting at the train station last time, Gu Xiang wasn't hard-pressed to guess who this was for again.
However, it's said that Zhang Tingting had an affair with Wang Feng in the past, and now Wang Feng is about to get engaged to Han Lu. Compared to Zhang Tingting, he naturally leans towards Han Lu.
If it were someone else, she might have helped, but Zhang Tingting's attitude was already clear when she helped Zhou Tao last time, and she didn't want to waste her energy on this kind of woman again.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go first." Gu Mian shook his head and walked around Zhou Tao towards the train station.
Just a few steps away, Zhou Tao reacted and chased after her. He blocked Gu Mei's path again: "Wait!"
"What else?" Gu Mian looked at Zhou Tao who was blocking her way, and couldn't help but slightly furrow her brow.
"Gu Mian, I won't hide it from you, I've got some things going on lately and I need to raise some funds. I know of a place where there are many things to see, as long as one has the eye for it, who knows, we might be able to find something good quickly. I also know about your skills, so I was thinking of asking you to come with me, and whatever we get, we'll split it 50/50 between us. What do you think?" Zhou Tao looked around cautiously and lowered his voice as he spoke to Gu Mian.
Gu Xiang looked at Zhou Tao with some surprise, not expecting that this guy had so many tricks up his sleeve.
"Your skills are not bad either, I think you can go by yourself." Gu Mian still didn't want to agree.
"Gu Mian, I..." Zhou Tao wanted to persuade her.
"Zhou Tao, after I helped you last time, what did I say? Do you still remember?" Gu Mian stared straight at Zhou Tao.
Zhou Tao moved his lips. Facing Gu Cang's serious expression, he nodded: "I remember."
"I've said it before, I won't help you with this kind of thing again. I'm not interested in getting involved in your affairs, nor do I have an obligation to help you clean up the mess." Gu Xiang also didn't bother beating around the bush and spoke directly.
Zhou Tao said he wanted her help. If they found something good, they would split it, but she knew exactly what the other person was getting at.
Finding good things isn't that easy, and it's not something you can just do. She doesn't know how Zhou Tao thought of looking for her, but she knows clearly that if she really participates, as long as there are really good things there, she will definitely be able to find them.
To put it bluntly, Zhou Tao just wanted her to make an effort. After all, they would split the things they found equally between them.
Such conditions might be acceptable to others, after all Zhou Tao had been the one to introduce them. But to her, who no longer wanted to get involved in Zhou Tao and Zhang Tingting's affairs, even the greatest temptation was useless.
Human desires are endless. Once she agrees to help again, it won't be so easy to refuse afterwards.
It's better to refuse at once than to promise and then disappoint.
"I know I shouldn't be doing this..." Zhou Tao muttered.
"It's better to know when not to call. You want me to help you today, but ultimately for whom, I think you understand in your heart. Whether the person you want to help is worth helping or not, I'm not qualified to comment on that. All I can say is that I don't want to help people with her kind of temperament. When dealing with someone like Zhou Tao, hesitation will only give them hope and make them cling to it even more. A resolute refusal is the best approach."
"Ting Ting she..." Zhou Tao understood what Gu Mian meant and immediately wanted to defend Zhang Ting Ting.
"What's going on, Gu Mian?" Han Lu had just parked the car when she saw a strange man standing in front of Gu Mian, saying something to him. She immediately thought he was a hooligan and quickly got out of the car, rushing over to them.
Gu Mei heard Han Lu's voice and immediately looked up, only to see the beautiful Han Lu hastily running to her side and standing in a protective posture between her and Zhou Tao.
"How did you get here? Weren't you supposed to go straight to my place?" Gu Mian looked at Han Lu in surprise.
She was so anxious to go home and eat, and another factor is that today is the day her mother made delicious food to entertain Han Lu.
"It's rush hour now, I'm afraid you won't be able to get on the bus." Han Lu turned her head and looked at Gu Mian with a glance, pointing to Zhou Tao and asked in a low voice: "Who is this man?"
"It's my classmate." Gu Mian stretched out his hand and pulled Han Lu to one side.
Han Lu is slightly shorter than Gu Mian, and looks as beautiful as this. Now, standing in front of her with a protective posture, she feels both moved and somewhat amused.
As soon as Han Lu heard that it was Gu Mian's classmate, she didn't say anything else and put away her defensive posture, obediently standing beside Gu Mian.
"Gu Miao..." Zhou Tao was also startled by Han Lu's sudden appearance, and he vaguely felt that Han Lu looked familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before. However, since his mind was preoccupied with more important matters, he couldn't quite recall where he had met Han Lu, so he pushed this puzzlement aside.
"Alright, don't say anything else, I know what you want to say. I think you should know that there was a rumor going around school about the two of us, and who exactly started it, you should be clearer than me about that. If you were in my shoes, would you still be willing to help the other person?" Gu Mian interrupted Zhou Tao again.
"I know that what Tingting did was wrong, and she knows it too. She was just extremely angry at the time, so she acted like that. If you're willing, I can apologize to you on her behalf." Zhou Tao's voice grew softer as he spoke, clearly feeling a bit guilty himself.
"This is not your fault, what's the point of apologizing. To be honest, let's put ourselves in each other's shoes, if I were in trouble today, would Zhang Tingting come to help me? If she can't even do that, how can she expect me to do this and that, and do things I don't want to do myself." Gu Mian didn't know what to say to Zhou Tao anymore, Zhang Tingting knew best what she had done, if she really had the intention of asking for help, she should come herself instead of letting Zhou Tao run around.
Gu Mei dislikes men who are indecisive and have mixed intentions, but she also can't stand men like Zhou Tao who seem to be infatuated to the point of being bewitched.
Sounds good is infatuation, long-lasting love. Sounds bad and it's just foolishness, being played around by others, called over when needed, kicked away when not needed, simply a spare tire among spare tires.
"Gu Mian, this person... is Zhou Tao?" Han Lu originally didn't plan to interrupt, but when she heard Gu Mian and that so-called classmate discussing a topic that actually included Zhang Tingting, she couldn't help but ask out loud.
What kind of person is Zhou Tao, Gu Ming had already told her about Zhang Tingting's affairs at the beginning, and at that time she felt that a man like Zhou Tao could basically be listed as a national treasure, but unfortunately, there was never an opportunity to see what he looked like.
"Han Lu." Gu Ming pulled Han Lu over.
It's not for nothing that she has been friends with Han Lu for so many years. As soon as the other party reveals a certain expression, she knows what kind of ghost idea this girl is thinking in her heart.
Han Lu shrugged indifferently and looked at Zhou Tao: "You look okay, how can you be so stubborn..."
"Han Lu..." Zhou Tao suddenly lifted his head to look at Han Lu, then turned his head to glance at Gu Mian, and finally nodded as if he had suddenly realized something: "So that's how it is, I understand now."
"Do you understand now?" Han Lu raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhou Tao with a hint of a smile.
Zhou Tao ignored Han Lu and stared directly at Gu Mian: "So you knew all along, earlier you found so many excuses not to help, it was because of this."
Gu Mei saw Zhou Tao's expression change from slightly guilty to looking like he had been deceived, and immediately understood what the other person meant.
"Anyway, I won't go with you. If you really want to find someone to help, just find someone who is willing to accompany you." Gu Mian also didn't bother to argue with Zhou Tao anymore and pulled Han Lu to leave.
"Gu Mian, I really didn't think you were this kind of person, I was wrong about you!" Zhou Tao's face turned cold, he hummed twice at Gu Mian, then looked at Han Lu one last time before turning and leaving.
"Who's wrong now? This is really inexplicable!" When Gu Mei heard Zhou Tao say this, she felt as if she had swallowed a fly.
"What does he want from you? I think you'd better ignore him, he's so sarcastic." Han Lu didn't have a good impression of Zhou Tao.
"You're still talking." Gu Mei glared at Han Lu, if it wasn't for Han Lu suddenly intervening, things wouldn't have turned out like this.
Han Lu smiled at Gu Mian and pulled her towards his car: "Don't mention those annoying things, Auntie cooked delicious food to treat me today, let's hurry back."
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