Gu Nianzhi couldn't refuse even if she had wanted. Gu Yanran had already ended the call. She'd be blowing Gu Yanran off if she didn't go or if she went out to eat with Ma Qiqi. Breaking a promise and making others wait was something Gu Nianzhi couldn't do, and it was even worse because Gu Yanran was not just a normal acquaintance to her. Looking down at her phone and rubbing the screen for a bit, Gu Nianzhi finally said to Ma Qiqi, "Qiqi, something came up. I can't go to dinner with you anymore."
Ma Qiqi heard Gu Nianzhi take a call, so she assumed that obscenely handsome boyfriend of hers was on his way. She winked at her playfully. "Nianzhi, bros before hos!"
"Hmph! Same to you!" Gu Nianzhi knew Ma Qiqi had misunderstood, but this wasn't the time for her to fully explain her relationship with Gu Yanran, so she could only mumble vaguely, "My family is here to see me…"