What to do if you become the female lead's best friend?

Chapter 23

Gu Jin’s words were spoken just in the moment when they brushed past each other.

The smile at the corner of her mouth was faint, like ripples spreading across the water, silently tugging at one's heartstrings.

Yet that seemingly harmless sentence was even more piercing than a needle.

After speaking, Gu Jin didn’t even look back. Instead, she quickened her pace slightly, catching up to the man who had turned to look at her.

It was as if she had no interest in Shao Chong’s reaction.

This time, without waiting for Mu Mingcheng to remind her, Gu Jin took the initiative to clasp his arm.

The two of them exchanged a smile and, with perfect coordination, walked out of the hotel together.

They couldn’t help but arouse envy.

Once they were outside the hotel and seated in the car, the gentle smile on Gu Jin’s face had long since faded, leaving her expression calm. The car was filled with silence.

Under the insomnia-inducing neon lights, the shadows in the car flickered, and the light in Gu Jin’s eyes dimmed and brightened intermittently.

Sometimes, when people make a mistake, they believe there's still a chance to make up for it.

But whether it's out of sincerity or just to make themselves feel better, who can say?

What they don't realize is that the damage has already been done. The party who was hurt doesn’t need their so-called late apologies and attempts at compensation.

So when the reborn Shao Chong put on a display of deep affection and guilt, neither the original Gu Jin, who had vanished, nor the imposter she had become, could feel anything but scorn.

Gu Jin’s lips curled into a sarcastic smile.

Suddenly, Mu Mingcheng moved beside her, grabbing the woman’s hand next to him.

Her hand was soft as if it had no bones, with a pleasant texture.

But her palm was icy cold.

"What did you just say to him when you stopped?" Mu Mingcheng asked in a low voice, his tone unreadable.

His actions, however, were unusually considerate. He took off his own coat and draped it over Gu Jin's shoulders.

Those who knew him well would understand that he wasn't in a good mood at the moment.

It made sense; though Gu Jin was only his girlfriend in name, talking privately with an ex-boyfriend right in front of him was a bit too dismissive of him.

Moreover, both Gu Jin and Shao Chong were acting strangely today.

Yes, strange. Mu Mingcheng had long anticipated that Gu Jin would dislike Cheng Xin, so he wasn’t surprised when they broke up.

But Shao Chong’s behavior didn’t match what was in the information—that he was deeply in love with Cheng Xin and only used Gu Jin.

Otherwise, Shao Chong wouldn’t have gone to such great lengths to find a blood jade bracelet that was almost identical to the one Gu Jin had from him.

What bothered him even more was that after Gu Jin said that one sentence, Shao Chong’s expression changed drastically, turning to surprise and pain. It gave Mu Mingcheng, who didn’t know the truth, a sense of being excluded by the two.

Thinking about this, Mu Mingcheng’s expression grew colder: It turned out that making time to accompany Gu Jin to the banquet today was the right choice. Otherwise, who knows, maybe he would have been left in the dark.