Gu Jingchuan returned to his villa in Jingbei in the afternoon after leaving No. 1 High School.
He had lost count of how many friend requests he had sent to Lin Mo.
The first one had the note: 【Gu Jingchuan】
The second one said: 【Lin Mo, it’s Gu Jingchuan】
The third one read: 【Accept me, Lin Mo, I miss you】
After that, he kept sending friend requests with various notes.
But all of them sank like stones in the ocean.
Gu Jingchuan even began to suspect whether Xie Guanyan had confiscated Lin Mo’s phone.
There was nothing that lunatic wouldn’t do!
In the evening, Li Huanyu also returned to Jingbei from Jingnan and came to his villa.
"Brother Jingchuan, what was so urgent that you had to leave so suddenly this morning?" Li Huanyu asked, visibly displeased.
On the sofa, Gu Jingchuan frowned and said, "It’s about my brother. I had to come back."
He decided not to tell Li Huanyu too much for now.
Otherwise, it would just lead to another argument.
He had finally figured out why Lin Mo wasn’t accepting his friend requests.
She must have seen those rumors about him and gotten angry!
But that was only natural.
Back then, she had been declared dead—did she really expect him to stay single for the rest of his life?
No one could do that.
Not even that freak Xie Guanyan, he was sure.
Xie Guanyan just hadn’t dated anyone yet.
But people married late these days, and life was long.
If Lin Mo hadn’t come back, he would have eventually settled down and started a family too.
Still, the fact that she was jealous was a good sign.
It meant she still had feelings for him. Only someone who cared would get upset over something like this.
Since he couldn’t reach Lin Mo through WeChat, he had to find another way.
Shen Yihan was Lin Mo’s younger brother—he had known that for a long time.
Back in high school, her three brothers would often come to pick her up after school.
All three of them had been openly hostile toward him!
Honestly, even his mother had disapproved when she found out he liked Lin Mo.
With three younger brothers and no parents, the Shen family’s company was surely on shaky ground.
Being with Lin Mo would mean taking care of three young dependents—a total burden.
But he had ignored his mother’s objections and pursued her anyway.
Brothers were just brothers. Once he won Lin Mo over, he could convince her to cut ties with them!
Who would’ve thought that two of them would grow up to be successful businessmen? The youngest one’s situation was still unclear.
But this outcome was actually the best.
Lin Mo wouldn’t have to support them anymore!
"Do you still keep in touch with Shen Yihan?" Gu Jingchuan suddenly asked Li Huanyu.
Li Huanyu, lounging on the sofa, felt her heart skip a beat. "No, not anymore."
Gu Jingchuan was clearly still worried about her, afraid she might still be entangled with Shen Yihan.
Leaning against him, she said softly, "I told you before—I never liked him. He was the one who insisted on investing in my movie. My agent accepted the deal, and I couldn’t do anything about it."
"He keeps messaging me, but I never reply. My heart has always belonged to you, Brother Jingchuan."
Gu Jingchuan stroked her hand. "Do you have his number?"
Li Huanyu’s eyes flickered.
Was he going to call Shen Yihan and warn him to stay away from her?
She bit her lip. "You shouldn’t contact him. He’s a big-shot CEO—we can’t afford to provoke him."
Gu Jingchuan scoffed. "Big-shot CEO? The Gu family could crush him without breaking a sweat!"
He just hadn’t wanted to inherit the family business because it was too much work.
"Let’s just drop it," Li Huanyu said. "Even if you call him, he’ll just deny everything. He might not dare to touch you, but he has plenty of ways to ruin a small-time actress like me."
Her words carried a deeper implication—a phone call wouldn’t solve anything. To truly end the problem, he’d have to take down Starlight Group.
Gu Jingchuan pulled her closer. "Small-time actress? You’re my woman, not some nobody. Give me the number—I know what I’m doing."
A gleam flashed in Li Huanyu’s eyes.
Gu Jingchuan was going to stand up for her. Shen Yihan was finished!
After a bit of hesitation, she handed over Shen Yihan’s number.
Gu Jingchuan lit a cigarette. "I’ll give him a piece of my mind. You go upstairs and take a shower."
Li Huanyu wanted to stay and listen, but pretending to be the innocent bystander would be exhausting.
"Alright. Just don’t be too harsh. I’ll head up first."
Once she was gone, Gu Jingchuan stepped outside to make the call.
As soon as the line connected, he demanded, "Shen Yihan, where’s your sister?"
The road back from Xie Guanyan’s villa was a quiet mountain path.
The car was silent, with no music playing yet.
The unfamiliar voice, laced with arrogance, cut through the stillness like a blade.
Shen Yihan’s brow furrowed. His tone was icy. "Who is this?"
Gu Jingchuan was taken aback. How could Shen Yihan not recognize his voice? He was a household-name movie star!
"It’s Gu Jingchuan. Where’s your sister? Put her on the phone!"
The sheer audacity of his tone made Shen Yihan laugh coldly.
"Gu Jingchuan? Never heard of you."
With that, he ended the call and tossed the phone onto the passenger seat.
People really were different.
Here was some actor acting all high and mighty.
Meanwhile, Xie Guanyan—a man of real power—never behaved so arrogantly.
Still, it was odd. Why hadn’t Gu Jingchuan contacted Lin Mo directly?
Had he failed to get her number?
That must be it.
When the phone rang again, Shen Yihan almost ignored it but answered anyway.
His voice was frigid. "Stay away from my sister. If you bother her again, don’t blame me for what happens."
If he couldn’t convince Lin Mo to stop loving this scumbag, he could at least keep the scumbag away from her.
Gu Jingchuan was furious. Taking a drag from his cigarette, he snapped, "Oh, so playing CEO for a few years taught you how to threaten people? I’m not here to argue with you. Where’s your sister? Answer me!"
The car’s headlights pierced the darkness of the mountain road as Shen Yihan slowed down. His voice was colder than the night air. "That’s none of your business."
Just as he was about to hang up again, Gu Jingchuan exploded, "Is your sister with Xie Guanyan?"
Shen Yihan’s fingers, adorned with prayer beads, tapped lightly on the steering wheel. The beads blended into the darkness.
Would Gu Jingchuan dare to confront Xie Guanyan?
A cold glint flashed in his eyes. "Yes. They’re living together now."
