"No." Yue Siqing eyed her expression.

Although that hand hadn’t been withdrawn, it quickly reached out to hold her chin, lifting it up.

The atmosphere suddenly tightened.

Gu Anjin’s heart skipped sharply, and she was momentarily speechless under that sharp gaze.

"Why ask such a question?" Yue Siqing’s voice was steady, "What exactly do you want to say?"

Gu Anjin discerned the interrogative intention, as if he suddenly realized something was wrong.

She maintained a neutral expression, then sighed softly, "I don’t want to say anything, maybe I’ve just been thinking too much lately. Brother Siqing, I feel like it’s just a responsibility and burden for you, but I don’t want to become that. So, whether it’s Grandpa’s request or not, I hope you’ll forget his words. Whether you consider me a friend or a sister, I hope it’s entirely your own decision."

Yue Siqing’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Her grandpa’s request, hoping he could forget it all?

"Goodnight." Gu Anjin released his hand, then pulled down the large palm from her chin as well, "By the way, I’ll handle the matter with Song Yi myself, Brother Siqing, please don’t intervene, okay?"

Yue Siqing stood in place, after a while, he nodded.

After seeing Gu Anjin go upstairs, he hadn’t even moved.

Of course, he wanted to forget Grandpa Gu’s words, more than anyone else.

*

After the party that night, Gu Anjin was calm for days.

Firstly, she was pondering Huo Xun’s words, wanting to secretly investigate him. Secondly, she hadn’t seen Song Yi lately.

No calls, no texts, not even a trace of him at school.

She even tried calling Song Yi once, but the line was temporarily inaccessible.

Gu Anjin found it strange, even a bit worried, because of what Yue Siqing said that night.

But he promised her he wouldn’t deal with it.

She naturally understood why there was such a big reaction after stepping on stage with Song Yi that day.

Yet, during this time, no rumors about her and Song Yi surfaced.

"Mr. Murphy’s invitation?" Arthur raised an eyebrow, thinking perplexedly, "Since becoming Murphy’s stepson, some of his recent networking efforts have been quite active. But it’s no problem; Jinjin, if you don’t want to go, just decline."

Gu Anjin sat at the computer, browsing information about Huo Xun’s identity, absent-mindedly saying, "I don’t plan to decline. I intend to go, so I want to know what kind of person he is."

Investigating this person herself was effective, but if she asked Arthur to investigate privately, it would definitely reach Yue Siqing. If Yue Siqing discovered this person’s connection to himself, he might no longer exist in this world.

Most importantly, without Huo Xun, she might never learn about Yue Siqing’s so-called secret in her lifetime.

It’s impossible to learn from Yue Siqing himself; if it’s something he doesn’t want her to know, she will certainly remain ignorant.

"Ah, he’s just a stepson, with some abilities of his own, otherwise, relying solely on Mr. Murphy’s stepson status couldn’t establish connections so quickly. But well, Mr. Murphy is indeed quite amorous, maybe soon enough he’ll divorce again, and then Qin Shen won’t have any status."

Gu Anjin’s lips curled slightly, "Alright, I’ll go check it out."

Arthur’s eyelids lifted in surprise, "Why?"