But then Lai Weiyi added another sentence.
“However, I’m worried that the girl Gu Bai brought might be his new girlfriend or something… Let me think…”
Hearing her best friend’s words, Su Wan’er’s heart tightened.
She couldn’t help feeling a little scared.
But that fear didn’t last long.
Her face flushed bright red, and she couldn’t help gently patting her own cheeks as she said,
“What am I thinking… Why should I worry if Gu Bai has a new girlfriend? I just want to repay him for saving my life.”
Su Wan’er’s muttering was very soft and wasn’t heard by Lai Weiyi, who was deep in thought.
The atmosphere between them grew a bit quiet, so Su Wan’er took the initiative to ask,
“Then how should I reply to him now? Should I just refuse directly?”
“No,” Lai Weiyi seemed to have analyzed something. She directly suggested, “Agree. Don’t hesitate. Just agree.”
“Huh? Why?”
Su Wan’er scratched her little head in confusion, and the latter began to explain her conclusion.
“I think the girl Gu Bai brought isn’t his girlfriend, because logically speaking, if he really had a girlfriend, even if he accepted, there’s no way he’d bring her along to watch a movie with you. Wouldn’t that be awkward?”
“So you mean… the girl Gu Bai brought might be someone like a younger sister or an older sister?”
“That’s right.”
Lai Weiyi nodded and said,
“So just go ahead without worry. Remember your identity—try to give your sister a really bad impression. And since he brought a sister or something, your sabotaging will be even more effective.”
What she said made a lot of sense.
Realizing this, Su Wan’er took out her phone and typed,
“Okay.”
Soon, Gu Bai sent his reply.
“?”
But that reply was just a single question mark.
It seemed Gu Bai hadn’t expected “Su Shuhao” to actually agree.
But once words were spoken, they were like water spilled—even if he wanted to take them back, he couldn’t.
In the end, he could only reluctantly send a message.
“See you tonight at nine.”
Seeing that Gu Bai had agreed, Su Wan’er felt a little relieved.
Even though she was going to watch a movie with Gu Bai on behalf of her sister, and there was also a girl accompanying Gu Bai.
This kind of thing was a bit strange.
But according to Lai Weiyi’s analysis, the girl accompanying him was most likely Gu Bai’s younger sister.
Then she would have to perform well.
Su Wan’er silently encouraged herself in her heart, determined to leave the worst possible impression on Gu Bai.
“Su Wan’er, go change your clothes first. I’ll help you put on some makeup so you don’t get caught.”
Although Lai Weiyi had a bit of a tomboyish vibe, she knew a thing or two about makeup.
Before long, Su Wan’er had transformed into the image of Su Shuhao.
Looking at her handiwork, Lai Weiyi couldn’t help nodding in satisfaction and said,
“There’s no way he can tell now. At least on the surface, it’s perfect.”
It had to be said that, under the same makeup, Su Wan’er’s appearance was much more attractive than Su Shuhao’s.
That might be due to her personal temperament.
Su Shuhao was more like a lofty, unapproachable princess, giving off a distant vibe.
But Su Wan’er was like a girl next door, without that divisive sense of estrangement.
“Tonight, work hard on sabotaging things, okay?”
Lai Weiyi cheered Su Wan’er on, and the latter nodded very solemnly, saying,
“I won’t let you down.”
—
By nine o’clock in the evening, Gu Bai and his younger sister were already standing in the cinema lobby.
The cinema was also located within the university town. Because it was often frequented by lovey-dovey college couples, business here was better than at cinemas outside.
Gu Mixue plopped down on the sofa in the cinema’s waiting area and said listlessly,
“Bro, is she not coming?”
“I don’t know.”
Gu Bai glanced at the time.
There was still half an hour until their agreed meeting time.
Actually, he and Gu Mixue had arrived a bit early.
Gu Bai hadn’t planned on coming this early, but he couldn’t resist his excited little sister constantly dragging him along.
After arriving and waiting for a while, the girl had already grown impatient.
“I knew I shouldn’t have come so early…”
Gu Mixue puffed out her cheeks, making her delicate little face round and incredibly cute.
“That’s why I said not to rush. You don’t know Su Shuhao’s personality—she definitely won’t come this early.”
Based on Gu Bai’s understanding of Su Shuhao, she would definitely be late, at most arriving right on the dot.
He checked the time again.
It was now 8:30, and the movie started at 9:00.
But if Su Shuhao arrived exactly on time, she would have to wait for the next screening.
Then they’d have to wait until eleven o’clock.
Not to mention Gu Mixue, even Gu Bai didn’t have that kind of patience.
While the two siblings were muttering to themselves, Su Wan’er had actually been there all along.
She was hiding in a corner, too afraid to come out.
She had arrived even earlier and had already seen the Gu siblings.
But things had seemed fine in the plan beforehand, but now that it came to actual combat… of course, she was nervous.
“Little Yi… I… I don’t dare…”
Su Wan’er closed her eyes, her small hands trembling as she tried to grab onto her friend beside her.
But then she realized Lai Weiyi had long disappeared.
There was no one beside her.
“Ugh…”
Thinking about it, Su Wan’er crouched down in a defensive pose and let out a cute whimper.
In the end, however, she mustered up her courage, walked out of the corner to stand before the Gu siblings, and tried to imitate her sister’s usual tone, saying,
“You… you came early.”
After a mental struggle, Su Wan’er’s voice gradually calmed from its initial tension, becoming as flat as water.
It did resemble Su Shuhao somewhat, but the feeling was off.
Gu Bai gave the “Su Shuhao” in front of him a few more glances but didn’t dwell on it. Instead, he said,
“Tickets are about to be checked. Go get your ticket quickly.”
Since it was Su Wan’er who had offered to treat them, Gu Bai couldn’t be bothered with any macho pride.
There was no way he was paying for her.
“Ahh…”
Gu Mixue chimed in at that moment.
“I want two buckets of popcorn and two large Cokes.”
Su Wan’er, who had been about to buy a ticket, heard Gu Mixue’s request and felt like crying but had no tears.
She didn’t have much money on her, and things at the cinema were pretty expensive.
After calculating the cost of the ticket and the popcorn and Coke for Gu Mixue,
the remaining money would only be enough to buy herself a single hot dog.
Thinking this, Su Wan’er’s face instantly took on a pitiful expression, like someone who had been bullied.
And when she turned to go to the front counter, Gu Bai briefly caught a glimpse of her expression—but only for a moment.