Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
However, he hadnât expected that she would call him so suddenly. As if he was crushed by innumerable words, his brain froze for a little while, and somehow, he didnât know where to start.
Qin Zhiâai didnât say any courteous words towards Gu Yusheng, just tightened her grip on her phone due to nerves and said in a low voice, âI booked a ticket just now.â
Gu Yusheng kept silent on the other end of the phone.
Qin Zhiâai bit her lip, then said, âIâm going to Shanghai.â
Hardly had she finished speaking these words when there was a sound of an emergency brake screeching over the phone.
The car must have been going extremely fast. The tires were scraping across the road, creating a long, harsh noise before they returned to silence.
Qin Zhiâai knitted her brows, asking, âAre you driving right now?â
Still, no one answered. After some time, Gu Yushengâs voice could be heard over the phone. It was a very soft âyes.â
About ten seconds later, Gu Yusheng asked, âAre you coming for me?â
His direct and straightforward way of asking made Qin Zhiâai feel a bit shy.
She clutched her phone tightly, holding her breath and staying quiet for a moment, then admitted in a dignified manner, âYes.â
There was no reply, so her face was tinged with a faint blush. Afraid that she hadnât been heard clearly, she stressed again, âIâm going there to see you.â
Gu Yusheng held his phone, staring blankly at the endless expressway ahead and feeling like everything was a dream.
He thought about her words several times in the bottom of his heart, then said in a clear and light, but tender, voice, âWhen? Iâll pick you up.â
âAt five,â Qin Zhiâai answered gently, then she added, âAt Pudong Airport.â
The last time Qin Zhiâai had gone to Gu Yushengâs company, she had noticed by accident that the Shanghai branch of the Gu Company was located near the Huangpu River. Thus, she added, âThe airport is a little far from your branch office, but I could only manage to find a ticket that landed at that airport.â
âThatâs okay,â Gu Yusheng answered in a gentle and slow tone. âI see, call me when you get off the plane.â
âOkay, fine.â After saying this, she held her phone silently for a while. Thinking that Gu Yusheng had no intention to say anything else and that she had to go to the airport, she said, âThen Iâll be off.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âOkay.â It seemed that Gu Yusheng was immersed in his own thoughts, since his reply was very unconcerned.
Qin Zhiâai was about to hang up when Gu Yusheng called her abruptly. âLittle troublemaker?â
Qin Zhiâai stopped in the action of hanging up. âWhatâs wrong?â
âAre you feeling better?â
âIâm fine now...â Qin Zhiâai answered vaguely. âIâve been fine since this morning.â
âOkay...â Qin Zhiâai thought that Gu Yusheng was about to say âsee youâ or something like that after this, but she didnât expect that he would call her again. âLittle troublemaker?â
Qin Zhiâai couldnât see Gu Yushengâs expression over the phone, but from his tender and soft tone, she felt that he seemed to have many words to say, so she waited silently without hearing any reply.
After a little while, he finally said, âIâm sorry.â
Because Qin Zhiâai had never thought he would apologize abruptly, she moved her mouth without knowing what to say. After finding the ring, she had intended to go to him in a hurry. What she was most eager to ask lingered in her mouth, like it would escape her lips at any moment.
âI...â After starting to speak, Gu Yusheng paused. Half a minute later, when he spoke again, his tone became more relaxed than it had been just before. âWeâll talk more later, after your arrival.â