Chapter 40: Unchanged

"Auntie, Fang is a good girl, but as you can see, I already have a girlfriend."

“伯母，方儿是个好姑娘，可是你看我已经有女朋友了。”

What? Now I''m his girlfriend? He could have just said he wasn''t interested in the girl. Why did he have to use me as a shield?

什么？我成了他的女朋友。他不喜欢人家姑娘直说就是，何必要拉出我来挡剑？

The mother and daughter left unhappily, and once they were gone, Gu Xiang deliberately pinched his hand to make him feel pain.

那母女二人很不高兴地离开了，待他们离开后，顾湘特意在他拉着她的手上使劲，让他疼，疼死你！

However, his expression remained unchanged. Seeing the two walk away, Gu Xiang couldn''t hold back and jumped before Yuan Suqing.

但是他依然面不改色，看到那二人走远了，顾湘再也忍不住跳到了袁素清面前。

"Yuan Suqing, is this how you treat an old classmate? If you''re not interested in someone, just say so! Why did you have to put on this act?"

“袁素清，有你这么个坑老同学的吗？你看不上人家直说就是，为什么还要来这一出？”

"Gu Xiang, don''t be angry. As you can see, my hometown is impoverished and backward. I''m the only one here with a postgraduate degree, so they''ve exaggerated my abilities and made me seem like a miracle. Moreover, many people who have some connection with me from the past are trying to marry their daughters to me. If I refuse one, another will come. It''s never-ending, and every refusal means offending someone. "

“顾湘，你别生气，我这家乡你也看到了，非常的贫穷落后，我现在是他们中的唯一一个拿到了研究生学历的，所以他们夸大了我的能力，把我传得非常不靠谱，简直是神乎其神，还有有不少以前有些交情的人把女儿送到我面前来，你说我拒绝了这一家，又有那一家来了，这拒绝得是没完没了的呀，况且拒绝了一人就多得罪了一人。”

"Even though I''ve achieved a little bit, I still need to maintain good relations here. Besides, you said it yourself—you''re a stranger here, and any gossip won''t affect you. So, can you do me this favor?"

我虽然有了那么一点点成就，那也还是要认根的呀，你说我把这些人全部得罪了，那我还能好到哪里去吗？再说你不是说了吗？你在这里人生地不熟，没有人认识你，有任何的闲言碎语都对你没有任何影响嘛！就算是帮我一个忙好吗？”

"You…" Gu Xiang was speechless. "So you want to rent a girlfriend to take home for the New Year at home ?"

“你”顾湘无语了，顾湘真的无语了。“你这是想租个女友回家过年呀？”

"Exactly, I want to rent one, but I don''t know if s