âMengmeng, have you and your husband made up?â During the interval while waiting for the elderly man to wake up, Qiu Wuji and Zhu Mengmeng huddled together to have a private conversation.
Zhu Mengmengâs eyes were still red, and she held Qiu Wujiâs hand seeking comfort, whispering, âNot yet⦠but itâs just a separation, not a divorce, right? When my dad had an accident, I still thought of finding him as the first thing.â
âYou know⦠he really came here promptly, not bad at all?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âYeah,â Zhu Mengmeng managed to smile a bit, âHeâs not that bad in character.â
âHow did you end up separated then?â Qiu Wuji couldnât help asking, âI used to think itâs your private matter, not appropriate to ask, but now I canât help but ask, Mengmeng.â
âHmm, well, back then we were all young and immature, each doing our own thing. We thought thatâs the new way of marriage for the new generation. I know many young and handsome guys, and he knows many pretty girls. Itâs hard to say whose fault it wasâ¦â
âEmmmmâ¦â Qiu Wuji, who thought of herself as an emotional counselor, was dumbfounded.
After four months of navigating the internet, what kind of scenes hadnât she seen? But this⦠she had never seen before.
âAnyway, as we continued with our separate lives, we ended up being separated.â Zhu Mengmeng sighed, âThen I saw you and your husband, sprinkling dog food all over the place with your sweet interactions. I couldnât stand it anymore, and I remembered that I have a husband too. We are almost thirty, for heavenâs sake! Itâs time to settle down and live a stable lifeâ¦â
âSo, he hasnât settled down yet?â
âI donât know, I feel like he hasnât been playing around much lately. Ever since he found out that the new girl on WeChat was my alternate account, he seems to have lost a lot of his enthusiasm. It proves that heâs not that charming anymore and canât attract young girls, hahaha.â
Qiu Wuji retorted, âIt just proves that you know him too well. He thought a girl who was caring and understood him so well was someone else, but it turned out to be his own wife. Shouldnât that have some impact on him?â
âWow, Qiuqiu, youâre sounding like you know about love now, and you actually make some sense.â
âOf course!â
âBut my dad doesnât like him,â Zhu Mengmeng suddenly lowered her voice.
âHmm?â Qiu Wujiâs eyes tingled, and her gaze quickly sharpened.
Zhu Mengmeng felt that Qiu Wujiâs gaze was as sharp as a sword, and her heart couldnât help but tremble. This friend usually seemed clueless about everything, like someone who just came down from the mountains. But now, when she got serious, her eyes were truly intimidating. Could she be a hidden swordsman from the mountains?
She knew what Qiu Wuji was thinking right now and hurriedly explained, âDonât misunderstand, my dad doesnât like him, but he didnât object to us being together back then. The two of them donât have any conflicts, so how could he suddenly attack my dad? If it was him, my dad would find out as soon as he woke up. Thereâs no way he would dare to stand hereâ¦â
Qiu Wujiâs sharpness slightly eased, and she asked, âThen why doesnât your dad like him?â
Zhu Mengmeng lowered her voice further, âYou know we have abilities⦠My dad likes playing cards, and he can use divination to draw cards, but itâs very vague⦠In the end, he just said that we wonât be happy together, and thatâs it. Over the years, itâs true that we havenât been happy together, but the problem is that everyoneâs happiness standard is different. Iâve been very content these years.â
The sharpness in Qiu Wujiâs eyes vanished, replaced with an annoyed look.
Yes, yes, youâre so happy.
And Zhu Mengmengâs dad was indeed a member of the Black Room, with an ability that was completely useless. While divination might be useful when highly developed, it wouldnât be so vague. Once divination becomes accurate, itâs almost like divine magic, very powerful. But from what Qiu Wuji had observed so far, developing these peopleâs abilities to that level was quite challenging, and definitely not something that could be achieved in a short period.
âWhat about you?â she couldnât help asking Zhu Mengmeng, âWhatâs your ability?â
Zhu Mengmeng was a little coy, âCan I not sayâ¦â
âCome on, maybe your ability is related to what happened to your dad?â
âWell, I can⦠see other peopleâs connection lines and then secretly cut them, so I can steal someone elseâs boyfriend⦠Hey, hey, hey, donât look at me with that expression, I didnât cut the connection between you and Chu Geâ¦â
Qiu Wuji grabbed her collar, gritted her teeth, âDonât even mention cutting it! If you dare to touch our connection line, Iâll throw you into the South River to feed the pigs!â
âThere are no pigs in the South River⦠Um, I mean, you guys have more than one connection, and itâs all so messy and absurdâ¦â
âHow is it absurd?â
âItâs like⦠like in The Matrix, connected across time and space.â
Qiu Wuji was taken aback, and she slowly loosened her grip on Zhu Mengmengâs collar.
Connected across time and space.
âHey, could you two be destined for each other in past lives? Iâm so enviousâ¦â
âWatch fewer TV dramas⦠Thereâs no reincarnation in the real world.â
We only seek eternity in this life.
Her gaze instinctively looked for Chu Ge.
Chu Ge was on the balcony, talking with Cai Zhijian.
Chu Ge once said that Cai Zhijian was very handsome, and indeed, two handsome guys standing on the balcony made for a pleasing sight. But no matter how Qiu Wuji looked at it, she still felt that Chu Ge himself was even better-looking. Cai Zhijian was just⦠well, a bit too delicate?
Maybe the current young girls liked that type, what they called âflower boys,â but Qiu Wuji still felt that Chu Geâs appearance was more handsome. His facial features were masculine and firm, exuding a sense of manliness. After working out, he had become more muscular, looking like a big bear, so adorable!
With these two standing together, according to the guys in the group chat, Chu Ge was undeniably the âdominantâ one. Hm⦠when Chu Ge stood together with Zhang Qiren before, he was also the âdominantâ one.
In fact, Chu Geâs nature was inherently dominant, and sometimes looks at Qiu Wuji quite frighteningly, unfortunately the difference in force value is too tragic, and plus⦠he loved her.
Most of the time, Qiu Wuji knew that Chu Ge had a very masculine mentality, like thinking about their relationship all the time. Hehe, thinking he could dominate her, wishful thinking!
Uh, Iâm here to accompany Mengmeng, why am I thinking about him all the time⦠Qiu Wuji awkwardly turned her neck back and looked at Zhu Mengmengâs resentful expression, then forced a smile, âMengmeng, where were we just nowâ¦â
Zhu Mengmeng angrily replied, âWhat were we talking about? You infatuated fool.â
âMr. Cai, what are you up to these days?â Chu Ge asked Cai Zhijian.
Cai Zhijian smiled and replied, âIâve started a film and culture company myselfâ¦â
Seeing Chu Geâs slightly puzzled expression, Cai Zhijian continued, âI heard that Mr. Chu is a writer, maybe we could have some collaboration.â
Chu Ge shook his head slightly. He still didnât understand how copyrights worked or whether he could find someone to sell them.
Moreover, he had this strange literary temperament and felt that he shouldnât be shamelessly promoting his work. If someone liked it, they could buy it and make a movie out of it. If not, he didnât care. Even if he really wanted to adapt his work, it was not just about money; it was about the feeling of existence in the world, which was important to himâ¦
He didnât talk about adapting his work for movies, but asked instead, âDoes Nanjiang have any film companies? I havenât heard much about itâ¦â
âWe do have some film companies, mostly producing various short videos. There are no big companies for major productions, but Iâm mainly involved in short videos and advertisements,â Cai Zhijian smiled. âBut if youâre interested, we have connections in the industry and can help you with recommendations.â
âHahaâ¦â Chu Ge chuckled. âThank you for the offer⦠donât call me Mr. Chu, just Chu Ge is fine.â
Cai Zhijian didnât fuss either and straightforwardly said, âSure, Chu Ge.â
Chu Ge continued, âIâll leave the copyright matters to the editor to handle. I donât want to get involved in that. Letâs not talk about it.â
Cai Zhijian was taken aback, and he looked deeply at Chu Ge before smiling and saying, âAlright.â
Then he winked, âIf you have the time, you can come to my company. Those young actresses really admire well-known authors like youâ¦â
Chu Ge turned his head and looked in the direction of Qiu Wuji. She was whispering with Zhu Mengmeng. As if sensing his gaze, she also looked back and gave him a sweet smile.
Chu Ge smiled back and replied softly, âA few months ago, when I first met you, I might have been quite excited. I might have been shamelessly pestering you to introduce actresses to me. But now⦠my heart is full, and I canât accommodate anyone else.â
Cai Zhijianâs eyes showed some surprise, but before he could say anything, the hospital rooms were knocked on, and he temporarily stopped talking.
Chu Ge turned to look, and it was Zhong Yi who came in.