Chapter 427: Chapter 196: Returning to Hang City_2

It wasn't the type of physical longing, after all, he could always have someone arrange for a beauty whose looks far surpassed He Jing's if he wanted.

This craving was more of a psychological nature.

No matter what, He Jing had always been a goddess-like figure by his side during that period.

There was somewhat of a nostalgia for past crushes.

He Jing also realized that Gu Heng was sizing her up. In the past, she might have bantered with him, but now she was acutely aware of the huge gulf in their statuses and had no interest in doing so.

She then seriously responded to Gu Heng, "Jiajia is currently tied up at the office dealing with contract issues, so she asked me to pick you up."

"Can't leave? Is the problem severe?"