SFS Chapter 381 Cold War
Chapter 381 Cold War
Ke Jin is like a high-end version of him. Whether it is status, impeccable appearance, or even the friendship between him and Gu Cheng since childhood, they are all beyond his reach.
To put it more vividly, Ke Jin is Gu Cheng's Bai Yueguang who returned home, and he is the substitute who accompanied Gu Cheng when Bai Yueguang left.
Bai Yueguang is back, is it still necessary for his substitute to exist?
Even though Gu Cheng had always been meticulous, gentle and considerate to him, James would still feel anxious because of that possibility.
Thousands of thoughts kept tugging on his nerves, making James dare not relax at all.
Ke Jin originally thought that he could eliminate the hostility between them, but he didn't want the atmosphere between the two to become awkward.
Although he still had some unkind thoughts about Gu Cheng in his early years, after so many years of separation between the two places and the tempering of worldly affairs, there was only a simple friendship between them as classmates.
Whether it was out of the interests of both parties or nostalgia for the good times in the past, their relationship could only go so far.
However, Ke Jin still couldn't help but feel a little envious of James.
Based on his understanding of his childhood, if the two of them are compatible enough, Gu Cheng will be a loyal and long-term partner.
But what is James thinking at the moment?
Under the influence of prejudice, Ke Jin's friendly reminder turned into a provocation from his love rival, and Ke Jin's nobility and elegance turned into superior disdain.
So, James clenched his fists tightly and forced a smile: "I understand, thank you for the reminder, Your Highness."
He thanked her politely and then closed his mouth, showing no intention of continuing the conversation.
Ke Jin is not a person who likes to have a hot face but a cold butt, so he naturally became quiet when he saw this.
At this point, except for the bubbling sounds and muffled conversations in the kitchen, there was no other noise in the living room.
Until, Gu Cheng came down from upstairs pushing the cart.
As soon as he came closer, the tense atmosphere around him disappeared, but Gu Cheng still felt the subtle atmosphere between James and Ke Jin.
He didn't know what happened in these few minutes, but his movements became more and more cautious.
"Come here, here is what you like to eat."
Gu Cheng placed two piles of snacks in front of the two of them one after another.
Ke Jin was on the left side. According to the direction, the snacks should be distributed from left to right, but Gu Cheng first took a few bags and handed them to James before delivering other snacks in front of Ke Jin.
"Tsk, as expected of a person with a partner, he knows how to love others."
Ke Jin picked up only one pack of fruit gummies and said teasingly.
"Eat yours."
The relationship between the two does not require too much attention to diplomatic rhetoric.
After scolding Ke Jin, Gu Cheng turned to James and told James, "Don't eat too much. Mom must have cooked a lot of your favorite dishes today."
"Ah."
At this moment, James felt much more at ease.
Although he still minds the relationship between Gu Cheng and Ke Jin, Gu Cheng's preference and priority undoubtedly gave him some confidence and alleviated his worries about gains and losses.
But when he came to the dinner table, James fell into a state of nervousness again.
Without him, the way Ke Jin and Gu Pan get along as if they were biological mother and son, and the fact that Gu Pan would rather confront Gu Cheng than protect Ke Jin's love and affection, makes James feel like a complete outsider.
Only they should be a real family.
After coming out of Gu's house, the two teams waved goodbye tacitly, and Gu Cheng and James also got in the car back to the company.
A sweet female voice sounded in their ears.
"The vehicle has been started and automatic navigation has been turned on..."
The female voice ended and the car became quiet again.
"Is it hot? I'll turn the temperature down a little."
Gu Cheng took the initiative to speak to break the calm, but James directly took his hand and refused: "No need."
His tone was cold and his eyes were slightly lowered, but when he raised his eyes, his uneasiness and vulnerability were clearly exposed.
"James..."
Gu Cheng's backhand interlocked with James's fingers, but James struggled suddenly and took his hand back.
Just when Gu Cheng was surprised, James said in a deep voice: "Brother, can you promise me something?"
Gu Cheng asked: "What's the matter?"
James tilted his head to meet his gaze: "Promise me first."
"..."
Gu Cheng hesitated, but when he met James' eager eyes, he nodded unconsciously.
Although James is a bit bad, it is impossible to let him commit murder and arson, so on the basis of not breaking the law and committing any crime, what does it matter if he agrees to it?
However, the next second, James posed a problem to Gu Cheng.
"Brother, I hope you can keep your distance from Ke Jin. It's best not to meet him during the time he stays in Capital Star."
Hearing this, Gu Cheng frowned: "James, are you asking me to cut off my contact with Ke Jin?"
Friendships between adults need to be maintained regularly.
Although the relationship between him and Ke Jin will not be broken at the first touch, if he deliberately adopts the attitude of breaking off the relationship, the failure to maintain it will leave a knot between the two.
In this way, all three parties will be harmed but not benefited.
Gu Cheng didn't understand why James did this, and he did ask.
When James saw that he did not agree as simply as he promised, the jealousy in his heart burned like a prairie fire, growing stronger and stronger.
"Yes, I don't want to see him again, let alone have any interaction with him. I don't like him and hate him. Do you understand?"
James decisively admitted it and revealed his evil intentions to Gu Cheng.
After saying the cruel words, he looked at Gu Cheng with a sad face: "Brother, you just promised me, you can't go back on your promise."
"However, this request is unreasonable."
At this time, an idea flashed in Gu Cheng's mind, and he suddenly guessed the possibility that James hated Ke Jin.
He hesitated for a second and then said: "He and I are just good friends, and we can only be good friends."
"Huh, good friend? I don't believe it!"
James crossed his arms, his eyes full of mockery.
Gu Cheng took a deep breath and tried to reason with James: "James, you should have more confidence in me. After confirming the relationship with you, I never contacted him again..."
"No contact?"
James was full of doubts about this sentence. After all, Ke Jin had just shown off to him this morning, and his name was often mentioned in their chats.
Judging from the time, it can only be after their relationship.
Just like this, he can still claim to have no personal contact?
Suddenly, there was a huge crack in the cornerstone of trust between James and Gu Cheng.
Listening to his suspicious tone, Gu Cheng could no longer remain calm, so he decided to change his mind, looked into James' eyes and said:
"What about you? If I asked you to break up with your friends, would you?"
"How can this be compared, and they don't like me?"
James retorted eagerly, but inadvertently revealed his truest thoughts.
Gu Cheng suddenly wanted to refute this topic, but James interrupted him emotionally.
"Although they and I drank together, they definitely didn't have any feelings for me beyond the scope of friends."
James felt extremely wronged.
Not only was he provoked by his love rival, but his lover also devoted himself to protecting his love rival, and now she even suspected him of cheating!
How could he not be excited?
The certainty of his words made Gu Cheng temporarily forget what he wanted to say to refute, and instead half-closed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
Gu Cheng only felt that James was not sure.
That person from the Feng family, before he entered the door, his eyes had been vaguely falling on James.
He could feel the emotion involved, so he took the initiative to declare his sovereignty.
The confrontation between them ended in nothing, with no result.
But their cold war also began.