The craftsmanship of the pendant is different from that elsewhere. This character was clearly carved by an amateur, a bit rough around the edges, but it's still easily recognizable as the character "ruò."

If...

At Su Ke Xin's ear, there suddenly came the words that Elder Gu had said to her before.

For ten whole years, ever since Ruor was gone, I thought this kid Gu Chi would never fall for a woman again.

Could it be that this necklace belonged to the woman named Ruo'er?

Then who is she? Is she Gu Chi's ex-girlfriend? Where is she now?

Driven by curiosity, Su Keixin couldn't help but take out the photos from the drawer.

The moment she saw the photo, she was stunned once again.

There is a couple in the photo, both very young, looking about 18 years old.

That boy, Su Keqin quickly recognized, was Gu Chi.

It wasn't the mature and composed Gu Zhi we see now, but a much younger one. His eyes and eyebrows were just as attractive as they are now, but with a touch of youthful impetuosity and exuberance.

If today's Gu Chi is a cup of low-key but fragrant tea, then Gu Chi of the past must have been a shot of liquor, intense and flamboyant, but so captivating at first glance.

But what Su Kexin cared about more was the girl in the photo.

She was a very beautiful girl, so beautiful that Su Kexin, another woman, was left speechless.

She always thought Lin Xiaoru was already very beautiful, but compared to the girl in the photo, she was like holding a carnation up against a rose - ultimately still lacking some flavor.

Such a beautiful girl... Could she be Ruo'er? The owner of this necklace?

Su Ke Xin suddenly felt a strange unease in her heart, for no apparent reason.

That feeling was just like when she was in elementary school. Lin Haisheng suddenly had a change of heart and transferred her to a private school. The first time she saw Lin Xiaoru, she was wearing a beautiful dress, while she was standing beside her awkwardly in hand-me-down clothes from another boy's family.

Su Keqin was stunned and lost in thought, she didn't even realize the sound of water from the bathroom next to her had stopped.

Until a cold voice, laced with anger, rang in her ear —

"Su Ke Xin, what are you doing!"

Su Keqin was like a bucket of cold water, she woke up instantly and got up quickly. She saw Gu Chi who didn't know when he had come out of the bathroom, wearing pajamas, with water droplets still dripping from his hair, a pair of black eyes, staring coldly at her.

Su Kexin panicked immediately, feeling like she had been caught stealing. Even the necklace was still in her palm, "Gu Chi, I just—" Ah!"

She hurriedly tried to explain, all the while trying to put the necklace back in her hand. But alas, her movements were too frantic, and the necklace slipped right out of her grasp.

Su Ke Xin's face turned even paler!

This is a crystal necklace! It would shatter if it hit the ground!

She hurriedly bent down to pick it up, even using her injured hand, the wound throbbing with a tearing pain that she completely ignored.

I didn't want to, but Gu Chi around me was faster.

He bent his body, taking a step forward in one swift movement. The necklace landed safely in his hand just before it hit the ground.

Su Ke Xin's hand, also grasped at empty air like that, she could see the necklace was fine, she still couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

But before she could finish her breath, she heard Gu Chi's icy voice ringing in her head —

"Su Keqin, could you explain what exactly are you doing?"

Her heart skipped a beat. She looked up and saw Gu Chi holding the necklace, staring at her coldly.

The moment their eyes met, Su Ke Xin only felt her heart being pounded hard by a hammer, it hurt so much.

She had never imagined that Gu Chi would look at her with such eyes.

Even before, when they first met, Gu Chi might have been cold towards himself, but he would never have had such eyes.

In the coldness, there was not a shred of warmth, and it even carried a hint of disgust.

Su Ke Xin's lips trembled a few times before she finally whispered, "I'm sorry, I just kept watching you staring at this necklace, so I couldn't help but be a little curious..."

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