Chapter 1620: Chapter 1621: Seems Not As Bad As Imagined

Gu Linxi was at a loss for words for the first time.

He earned it himself, so it didn’t seem wrong for him to spend it however he wanted.

You can’t expect someone who earns a million a month to live the same life as someone who earns one thousand yuan — that kind of standard seems too harsh, too much to take for granted.

She fell silent, seriously pondering whether she really viewed all his actions through a tainted lens, and if she was being too harsh on him…

“What are you thinking?” Cui Jiangjing noticed her quiet contemplation, curling his lips into a smile.

Gu Linxi lifted her eyelids and candidly replied, “I’m thinking if I’ve been too harsh on you.”

“Hahaha.” Her forthright answer, utterly unadorned, actually made him feel comfortable, “Indeed, quite harsh.”

Gu Linxi, “…”

Cui Jiangjing served her a slice of potato, his peach blossom eyes shimmering, his handsome face perfectly chiseled, watching her elegantly and leisurely, and threw her a wink, “As a girlfriend, you don’t even know your boyfriend’s job, how much he earns each month, or his spending level. Don’t you think that’s too much?”

“…That’s not what I meant.”

Cui Jiangjing placed a piece of beef on her plate, “That’s exactly what I meant.”

“I want you to know me better. I know my reputation in relationships isn’t great, but even a prisoner deserves a chance to prove they’ve changed. You can’t sentence me to life just because of the immature and foolish things I did in the past. You’re not even giving me a chance to plead miscarriage of justice.”

He was really exaggerating.

Gu Linxi pursed her lips and said sullenly, “Haven’t I already given you that?”

“Given me what?”

She picked up the sour and spicy noodles again, returning to her usual self, “A chance to plead miscarriage of justice. Isn’t telling me all this pleading your case?”

“…”

She pursed her lips and continued nonchalantly, “…The fact that you can plead means I haven’t sentenced you to life.”

“I was wrong earlier, I did view you through a tainted lens. I’ll be more mindful in the future.”

Cui Jiangjing realized her point and quickly reached out to ruffle her hair, “Silly, I wasn’t serious. I was just teasing you, who knew you’d take it seriously. Alright, finish your sour and spicy noodles. I’m older than you and your boyfriend, as long as you haven’t dumped me, I can be magnanimous and forgive you.”

“Pfft, magnanimous?”

Cui Jiangjing felt he should correct his previous wrong attitude towards relationships, so he quickly changed his tune, “My Xixi is the greatest!”

Gu Linxi couldn’t stand him any longer and decided not to argue, burying her head in her food.

At night, the long road was lined with dim street lamps, casting warm lights that formed circles on the ground. Along this food alley next to the university, many third- and fourth-year students who didn’t need to return to their dorms for a check-in came out for a late-night snack. Both the sour and spicy noodle shop and the barbecue place next door were packed with people, with many youthful faces gathered on the small, palm-sized stools, laughing and chatting about their futures, full of passion for life.

The vibrant youth made the alley exceptionally lively, filled with laughter and conversation. Gu Linxi glanced up at the man who accompanied her for noodles more often than before, and for some reason, found that tonight did not feel bad at all, at least not as bad as she had imagined. She curled her lips into a smile and continued focused on her meal…

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