Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
She stopped a couple feet away from him.
Her fingers holding the glass were a bit stiff. She looked down and took a breath quietly. Then she raised her head, looked at him, handed him a glass of water, and said âHere...â
The following âyouâ hadnât been spoken yet, but Gu Yushengâs gloomy eyes suddenly became rather bright. His gaze, which had been fixed elsewhere, also slowly fell on her.
Not wearing high heeled shoes, she was much shorter than him. His gaze first reached her head, staying there for a moment before it slowly moved down to her beautiful eyebrows, and then the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
His fingertips, which were about to touch the glass she was holding in her hand, froze slightly. He said, âIâm sorry,â in a low voice and looked away from her face, taking his cell phone out of his pocket.
Before answering the phone, he had taken a glance at the screen. His expression didnât change too much, but his beautiful and delicate eyebrows slightly knitted with an imperceptible trace of tension.
Immediately, he answered the phone and held it to his ear, saying in an emotionless voice, âWhatâs wrong?â
Even not knowing whoâs on the phone or what theyâre talking about, Iâve seen him act calm and cold all night since he came here, as if he had lost all his energy. Now suddenly, his tone had become a bit urgent. He said, âWhere?â
âOkay, I see.â He hung up the phone, turned around, and walked outside the room without saying even a word to Qin Zhiâai. As he approached the elevator, he thought of Lu Bancheng, then he turned around and took the car keys out of his pocket, raised his hand slightly, and accurately threw it into Qin Zhiâaiâs hand. âPlease give these to Lu Bancheng and have him take Haozi home. I have something to do, so I have to go.â
The elevator had opened even before Qin Zhiâai could answer, âOkay.â He hurried into the elevator and pressed the button to close the door several times.
Qin Zhiâai had her eyes fixed on Gu Yushengâs figure, which was disappearing bit by bit behind the quickly closing elevator doors.
And he was staring at his phone with anxiety, furrowing his eyebrows. It seemed that he was looking for a phone number, for he didnât look up at her this whole time.
When the sound of running water came from the bathroom, Qin Zhiâai came back to herself.
She drew back her gaze from the elevator door. Lu Bancheng came out, seeing that she was alone in the living room, and asked with confusion, âWhereâs Brother Sheng?â
âHe answered a phone call and then left,â Qin Zhiâai replied truthfully and handed the car keys over to Lu Bancheng. âHe asked you to send Wu Hao home.â
âOh.â Lu Bancheng scratched his head and took the keys. He thought that it would be too awkward for a man and a woman who werenât familiar with each other to stay alone in a room, so he said, âIâll go then. Goodbye.â
âGoodbye.â Qin Zhiâai stepped back to let him go.
After Lu Bancheng had entered the elevator, she closed the door and stared at the wall where Gu Yusheng had just been leaning. She stared for a long time without blinking, then she looked away, turned off the light, and went back to her bedroom.
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After meeting him unexpectedly that day, Qin Zhiâai didnât see Gu Yusheng again from then on.
Wu Hao had just started his business, so he was very busy with matters at his company. Xu Wennuan, who was helping Wu Hao, often went out early and returned late.
Although Qin Zhiâai and Xu Wennuan lived together, they didnât have much time to see each other. Even when they did see each other, Xu Wennuan talked about things in her life or Wu Haoâs company, never mentioning Gu Yusheng.