Following beside her, Liu Runxi was not overshadowed by her charisma. He was solitary and cool like the moon, indifferent as snow, with an otherworldly coldness that made him only worthy of distant admiration, without daring to harbor any disrespectful thoughts.
One vibrant and flamboyant, the other low-key and understated, they formed a strange complementary effect, a space occupied solely by both of them, impenetrable by anyone else.
After all, they were people of high intelligence and quality—there was no noise, no jostling, just silently watching Shen You'an and Liu Runxi leave. Only after they walked away did discussions excitedly break out.
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Shen You'an returned after finishing her call: "It's Aunt Mo; she asked us to go to the family house for dinner tonight. On one hand to celebrate, on the other to discuss something with us."
Liu Runxi had no objections; they went to a fruit shop and bought a fruit basket, which they took to the Gu family.
