At this moment, on the night market street, Gu Luotang, exuding an ethereal aura in an ancient-style flowing dress, sat elegantly on a chair outside a small beverage shop. Two drinks were on the table. Her pretty face showed a hint of worry as she glanced around, holding her phone to send a WeChat message to Wan Yunting, asking why he hadn't returned yet...
"Luotang, you've been waiting long, haven't you?"
Just then, Wan Yunting walked over and patted her shoulder. Gu Luotang was startled and looked back, only relaxing when she saw it was him. She asked, "Why did it take so long?"
"Had a chat with that fellow, got delayed." Wan Yunting pulled over a chair and sat down, placing the camera on the table. He picked up a drink and asked, "Is this mine?"
"Mhmm."
Gu Luotang nodded, but upon seeing the camera, she immediately asked, "Why did you bring a camera?"
"I bought it."
Wan Yunting smiled, put down the warm drink, picked up the camera, opened it, and handed it to Gu Luotang, asking with a smile, "What do you think of the photos and videos that kid took for us?"
Gu Luotang's eyes widened slightly. She took the camera and looked at the small screen, switching through the candid shots taken by Aqi. Some were of them walking together, their profiles, and even front-facing photos. The smiles on their faces showed that Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang had a very happy time playing that afternoon. "Mhmm, they're pretty good, but why did you buy his entire camera?"
Wan Yunting chuckled, "Someone hired him to secretly take photos of us. They probably want to announce that we're together and then fabricate stories to stir up public opinion."
In fact, he knew that the person behind the surname Gao had hired Aqi to secretly photograph him and Luotang, simply to create a scandal and make everyone believe he was a scumbag who played with emotions, thus collapsing his positive public image!
However, Wan Yunting wasn't worried about this issue at all. Even if unfavorable news were reported by the media outside, Wan Yunting had his own ways to make those media outlets obediently retract the news!
"By the way, someone surnamed Gao paid that person to secretly take photos of us!" Wan Yunting added.
"Surname Gao?"
Gu Luotang's expression was puzzled. Wan Yunting nodded, "And he's staying at the same hotel as us. Do you happen to know him?"
"Let me think..."
Gu Luotang raised her eyebrows and thought carefully. Suddenly recalling something, she quickly said, "Gao Jiaxu!"
Wan Yunting's expression froze. He asked, "Who is that?"
Gu Luotang said excitedly, "It's the person who follows Huangfu Hongfang. His name is Gao Jiaxu."
"Oh, it's him."
Upon hearing Huangfu Hongfang's name, Wan Yunting's confusion cleared, and he instantly understood. He nodded and smiled, "That makes sense. Huangfu Hongfang and his group are trying to mess with me!"
Gu Luotang immediately became worried, her willow-like eyebrows furrowed. "What should we do? Why are they doing this?"
Wan Yunting reached out and touched Gu Luotang's delicate cheek, a playful smile on his face. "He's doing this because he's jealous of us being together and is trying to scheme against me."
Gu Luotang grasped his large hand, feeling a little embarrassed. "So, it all started because of me..."
"Haha..."
Wan Yunting laughed and comforted her, "Silly girl, how can this be your fault? Us being together, what does it have to do with him, Huangfu Hongfang? Him doing this now is just out of jealousy. I'll go warn him later."
"Don't..."
Gu Luotang shook her head, worriedly saying, "Huangfu Hongfang comes from an extraordinary family. His father is a prominent figure in the Hua Du city government, and his grandfather is a master of the Lingnan School of painting. We shouldn't provoke him."
Wan Yunting smiled, knowing his woman was worried. He chuckled, "Luotang, you must remember that he provoked me first. If I choose to remain silent now, he'll think I'm easy to bully, and he'll become even more arrogant, stepping on me or doing something even more outrageous. So, I must warn him!"
"Also, your man isn't someone to be trifled with. Let alone his father being a high-ranking official, even if the King of Heaven himself came, if he's in the wrong, he'll still fall. Do you understand?"
Gu Luotang listened to her man's words and seemed to find some sense in them, but she was still worried.
"Don't worry, when we go back later, I'll just give him a warning so he stops these petty tricks. I won't hit him, so you don't have to worry." Wan Yunting caressed Gu Luotang's cheek, comforting her with a smile, knowing this girl was just worrying unnecessarily.
"Alright."
Gu Luotang nodded, and at the same time, she understood why Huangfu Hongfang was doing this.
He had confessed his feelings to Gu Luotang before, but she had rejected him. Gu Luotang truly didn't have that kind of feeling for Huangfu Hongfang; she only saw him as a friend.
But Gu Luotang never expected Huangfu Hongfang to hire someone to secretly photograph her and the man, using schemes to deal with her man. This made her completely disappointed in Huangfu Hongfang.
"Let's go back..."
Seeing that it was getting late, Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang headed back to the hotel together...
Coincidentally, they bumped into Huangfu Hongfang, Gao Jiaxu, and a few unfamiliar young men and women at the hotel's main entrance.
"It's Luotang..."
Those youths, seeing Gu Luotang following Wan Yunting, couldn't help but look at Huangfu Hongfang.
"Heh heh, what a coincidence. I was just looking for you!"
Wan Yunting smiled and walked towards Huangfu Hongfang and Gao Jiaxu. Gu Luotang, following behind, had a blank expression, her gaze towards Huangfu Hongfang turning cold.
Huangfu Hongfang also sensed her change and looked at Wan Yunting. He then smiled and said, "Mr. Wan, why are you looking for me? Shall we chat in my room?"
"No need, I just have a couple of words to say." Wan Yunting waved his hand with a smile, then picked up the camera in his hand, opened it, found the photos of himself and Gu Luotang, and handed them to Huangfu Hongfang, saying with a smile, "Brother Huangfu, could you help us see how these photos and videos turned out? Do they look good?"
Upon seeing the camera he handed over, Huangfu Hongfang's expression froze. Gao Jiaxu, standing beside him, immediately recognized the camera, and his face changed instantly!
Huangfu Hongfang smirked, then flipped through the photos on the camera. He looked up at Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang and said, "So, Mr. Wan and Sister Luotang went to Lu Xun's former residence and memorial hall this afternoon. I happened to be nearby this afternoon as well. If I had known, we could have arranged to hang out together. Well, these photos came out very well, and it's evident that Mr. Wan and you had a very happy time."
"Heh heh, of course, we were happy."
Wan Yunting took the camera back from him, looked at Huangfu Hongfang, his sharp gaze also glancing at Gao Jiaxu beside him. Holding the camera, he said with a smile, "Someone spent five thousand yuan to hire someone to take photos and videos of me and Luotang!"
"Heh heh, I never thought our photos were so valuable. If I had known, Luotang and I would have taken more ourselves to give to Brother Huangfu!"
The last sentence directly exposed the matter, causing Huangfu Hongfang's face to instantly darken, his smile disappearing. His gaze met Wan Yunting's playfully sharp gaze!
However, Gao Jiaxu next to him couldn't stand it and said sternly, "Wan Yunting, what do you mean? Are you implying that we hired someone to secretly take your photos?"
"Haha..."
Wan Yunting burst into laughter, his eyes filled with amusement as he looked at Gao Jiaxu and said, "I didn't say it was you. I just thought Brother Huangfu liked looking at our photos and wanted to take some himself to give to him. I didn't expect you to be so impatient and reveal it yourself."
"You..."
Gao Jiaxu immediately realized his mistake, his eyes bulging with anger, pointing at Wan Yunting and gritting his teeth.
"Heh heh..."
Huangfu Hongfang chuckled, raised his hand, and pressed down Gao Jiaxu's hand pointing at Wan Yunting. He looked up at Wan Yunting and said calmly with a smile, "Mr. Wan, you really know how to joke..."
"Yes, I do like to joke around quite a bit. If Brother Huangfu also likes to joke, then I'll accompany you to the end. How about it?" Wan Yunting said with a flippant smile, his gaze fixed on Huangfu Hongfang.
The meaning behind his words was that if Huangfu Hongfang wanted to play games, Wan Yunting would play along until the end!
Their gazes locked, and Gu Luotang, Gao Jiaxu, and the other youths suddenly felt the palpable tension between Wan Yunting and Huangfu Hongfang's eyes. The entire atmosphere shifted.
"Heh heh..."
Finally, Huangfu Hongfang nodded and smiled, saying, "Alright, if there's a chance in the future, I'll have a good joke with Mr. Wan!"
"Sure, I'll wait and see then."
Wan Yunting smiled indifferently. Then, he put his arm around Gu Luotang's shoulder and said to Huangfu Hongfang with a smile, "Then, Brother Huangfu, I won't disturb you any further. Luotang and I need to go back and practice cultivation. See you tomorrow."
Watching him naturally put his arm around Gu Luotang's shoulder and enter the hotel lobby, Huangfu Hongfang's smile instantly vanished. His entire face turned somber, his gaze becoming sinister and sharp. Inside, he was seething with rage. He let out a heavy snort and turned to leave...
Gao Jiaxu also looked mortified, cautiously following Huangfu Hongfang with the other youths into the car. They didn't dare to breathe loudly until a loud slap echoed from the car, followed by Gao Jiaxu's scream...