Chapter Nineteen: Zi Yu's Invitation

  Three days later, her family would hold an adult ceremony for her. In the martial arts world, as long as you reached 16 years old, you were considered an adult. Just thinking about it made Chen Ziyu feel a wave of nausea. According to the rules of the martial arts world, at that time, her family would inevitably choose a boyfriend for her, and this had almost become an unspoken rule. No matter how excellent she was, she was still just a sacrifice for the family. Chen Ziyu's eyes were filled with deep sadness, her hands clenched tightly, was her fate really going to be controlled by her family? No, she wanted to control her own fate, and refusing marriage was just the beginning of her resistance. But she didn't have enough courage yet, so she thought of a way to deceive everyone, which was to find a boyfriend to shut up all the gossiping mouths.

  Zhang Zihan is a good choice and also the son of a noble family. However, Chen Ziyu doesn't feel anything for Zhang Zihan. The two have been playing together since childhood, it can be said that they are childhood sweethearts, but precisely because of this, there is a lack of mystery. Sometimes love needs distance, and distance creates beauty, which is a perfect interpretation.

  Due to Chen Ziyu's arrogance, she had very few friends of the opposite sex. Moreover, every student in the experimental class was a bookworm who studied hard, and there were only a handful of people who could really go out with her. For some reason, Chen Ziyu suddenly thought of Guo Ming, the young man who had been humiliated by her but left calmly. At that moment, Guo Ming left a ripple in her heart. As time passed, the ripples grew bigger and bigger, and she began to take an interest in Guo Ming. She put aside her arrogance and asked around about Guo Ming's situation. When she heard that Guo Ming was a worthless little punk, she gritted her teeth with anger, but when she heard that Guo Ming had improved so much in just over 20 days, for some reason, there was a hint of excitement in her heart.

  After careful consideration, Chen Ziyu decided to let Guo Ming temporarily pretend to be her boyfriend.

  Her slender fingers intertwined, her lotus-like arms exposed outside, her slightly upturned cherry lips, and her long hair fluttering in the wind, she looked like a fairy from the moon. Chen Ziyu quietly gazed at Guo Ming in the corner, her thin eyelashes trembling slightly, and her eyes radiating an enchanting glow.

  Everyone in the class looked at Guo Ming, they did not expect that Guo Ming, who was once despised by everyone, suddenly became a sought-after person, and two of the school's top beauties came to find him.

  Guo Ming stood up, and Shui Meng Yao felt a slight sense of loss in her heart. However, she still stepped aside to let Guo Ming pass, watching as he and Chen Zi Yu walked away together. In her heart, Shui Meng Yao felt a faint bitterness, like someone had taken away one of her toys. If it were an ordinary girl who had found Guo Ming, Shui Meng Yao might not have minded, but the fact that it was Chen Zi Yu, who was no worse than herself, made it a problem.

  Especially when everyone's gaze seemed to be watching her, as if she was a loser in an emotional competition. Was she? Water Dream Jade stroked her smooth face and smiled confidently. If she had taken action, she believed Chen Zi Yu would have had no chance at all. She just didn't want to. This time's results were proof that I, Water Dream Jade, am not inferior to you, Chen Zi Yu.

  On the small path, the two of them walked quietly, neither of them speaking a word. When they arrived at the edge of the small lake, Guo Ming stopped and said softly, "What's on your mind?"

  "I want to ask you for a favor," Chen Ziyu took a deep breath, her face slightly red. Although he was the son of a wealthy family and was more straightforward than ordinary people, this matter was really hard to mention. If they were friends, there would be no awkwardness, but they didn't even qualify as ordinary friends, and there was still some resentment between them.

  "What's the matter, speak up?" Guo Ming said with a smile, looking at his opponent's embarrassed expression. Last time Chen Ziyu took action against him, Guo Ming didn't blame her at all. After cultivating the Water Path, Guo Ming's temperament was naturally not comparable to before, and some past grievances were simply let go of.

  Chen Ziyu was slightly surprised, she hadn't expected Guo Ming to not hold any grudges about past events. She looked up at him with a higher opinion and said softly: "I want to ask you to be my temporary boyfriend."

  Kuo Ming was stunned and immediately looked at Chen Ziyu in surprise. He had never thought that Chen Ziyu would make such a ridiculous request.

  "This doesn't sound quite right? Guo Ming coughed and said in a low voice."

  "Why, you don't have any losses, Chen Ziyu was also stunned, this is absolutely a risk-free deal. Of course, this is what Chen Ziyu thought, but she didn't think deeply about it."

  Guo Ming thought for a moment, then said seriously: "If I'm not mistaken, you want to use me to block other competitors, right? This involves many aspects of the problem." Looking at Chen Ziyu's focused expression, Guo Ming bent down and picked up a stone, casually throwing it into the lake. The small stone gently fell into the water, creating a circle of beautiful ripples.

  Chen Ziyu was filled with confusion, but Guo Ming didn't let her wait for long. Looking at Chen Ziyu, he said softly: "Nothing exists independently, I can help you, but I have to consider the consequences that may arise from this. Your martial arts skills are high, at least I am far from being your match, so you must be a child of a martial arts family. The children of martial arts families may not be understood by ordinary people, but I know that the forces behind you are very powerful, with connections in government, business and other departments. If I pretend to be your boyfriend, it will inevitably provoke some hatred from the children of these families. Hurting me is nothing, but if my family gets involved, my guilt would be great."

  Chen Ziyu's mouth opened in surprise, and her cleverness was a little transparent. Guo Ming didn't have the strength of those aristocratic families, let alone what Guo Ming said might really happen.

  "This is the first point. The second point is that if your family finds out I messed up their plans, what attitude will they take towards me and how much can you influence their decisions?" Guo Ming said in a low voice.

  Guo Ming saw a report in the newspaper a long time ago, which was about a piece of land. A whole family of developers were killed, and in the end, the police didn't find out any results, but rumors revealed the truth. It turned out that the developer had offended a relatively large aristocratic family, which can explain the arrogance of the aristocratic family. Ordinary forces are unable to compete with them, they have accumulated for hundreds of years, ordinary families can't compare with them.

  Guo Ming couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy, the law is supposed to be for ordinary people, wherever there are people, there are privileges, now some privileged cars have made it clear that equality is just a joke.