Shen Beitang wasn't assigned any work today, and the clock struck midnight.

She rushed to the office door of the drunkard and waited there.

"Linda, has Gu Zhun left work yet?"

Linda glanced at the confident Shen Beitang in front of her, then peeked through the crack in the office door and whispered.

"Miss Chen, you'd better be careful when you go in. Mr. Gu has been sulking all day."

Shen Beitang nodded knowingly: "Linda, thank you for reminding me."

...

The office lights were off, except for the desk lamp.

Mr. Gu's figure appeared even more lonely under the lamplight.

"Knock knock knock".

The door was open, as if waiting for someone to enter at any moment.

But Shen Beitang still knocked on the door symbolically, trying to get someone's attention.

"Linda, leave the documents outside. I'll look at them tomorrow."

Gu Zhun didn't look up, and habitually gave the order.

After she finished speaking, Gu Zhun did not hear any footsteps leaving. This was the first time Linda had acted so inconsiderately, and he was a little angry.

"I told you, leave it outside and go."

"Then I'm really leaving."

Shen Beitang showed himself, carrying a bag that was swaying back and forth.

"What a pity, I even personally made a unique cup of coffee for someone in the break room."

"etc."

Gu Zhun stood up, wanting to persuade him to stay, but then, out of pride, sat back down.

"You go back now. I have something to do today, so I won't be going home yet."

It seems that the person Linda was angry about, unfortunately, was herself.

Shen Beitang stepped outside the door, leaning half of his body out and looking pitiful.

"Then I'm really leaving, and I won't look back."

[You won't even give me a way out, it's so embarrassing! Just give me a tiny step, and I'll take it! Give me one!]

"Wait a minute, leave the coffee, I'm thirsty."

Gu Zhun walked up to her and took the coffee away.

As if to prove she was indeed thirsty, she drank the whole cup in one gulp.

Shen Beitang watched in embarrassment; this was black coffee, and she hadn't added any sugar.

"Since you've drunk my coffee, as the owner of the coffee, you can naturally stay."

Gu Zhun left the empty glass on the table and said something indifferently.

"Whatever."

Shen Beitang was indeed very casual, using all the sunflower seeds in the cupboard and the Sprite in the refrigerator.

During a break from Gu Zhun's work, she wanted to demonstrate her virtuous and gentle nature.

The office was cleaned again, but the cleaning service was too thorough.

Not a speck of dust was wiped off the white rag; he wasn't given a single chance to prove himself.

In the end, the only coffee cup that wasn't thrown away was found on Gu Zhun's table.

Shen Beitang dutifully returned it to its rightful place—the trash can.

When Gu Zhun gets into work, he's practically an enhanced version of a workaholic.

She jumped and bounced around for a long time, but was completely unaffected.

They say the sunset is intoxicating, so I lay on the highest peak in Anshi, the place closest to the sun.

The warm, lingering sunlight gently bathed Shen Beitang, who was also captivated by the sunset.

However, the initial quiet did not last long.

Shen Beitang even suspected that Gu Zhun's company had been burgled.

They rummaged through drawers and cabinets, and could even hear the sound of ceramics breaking.

"Gu Zhun, call the police quickly, there's a thief."

Shen Beitang opened her eyes. She was about to make the call to the police when she saw the "thief" rummaging through another box.

The floor was a mess; the porcelain vase worth eight figures by the door was now shattered; and everything in the cabinet had been thrown out.

"Gu Zhun, what are you looking for? Let me help you."

Several strands of Gu Zhun's usually meticulously combed hair had fallen out.

His white shirt was covered in dust from lying on the ground. Was this still the elite Gu Zhun she usually saw?

"It's gone! Where did it go? It was just here a moment ago."

Gu Zhun kept muttering to himself as he searched.

"Let me help you."

Looking at Gu Zhun lying on the ground, Shen Beitang felt a pang of sadness and unease for some reason.

She knelt down beside Gu Zhun and looked under the table.

"What exactly is missing? Let me help you look for it."

Gu Zuanzuo didn't speak, but kept repeating, "Gone, how could he be gone?"

"Oh right, there's still this part I haven't looked at."

Just as Gu Zhun was about to check the trash can, Shen Beitang stopped him in time.

“You’ve been searching for so long, you must be tired. Let me do the searching.”

Gu Zhun looked at the other person helplessly, nodded obediently, and squatted down obediently next to Shen Beitang.

Shen Beitang opened the trash can, and there wasn't even a single hair in it, let alone trash.

"It's not inside."

Shen Beitang brought the trash can to Gu Zhun and showed it to him.

"It's gone. The thing you gave me is gone."

Gu Zhun hugged the trash can sadly, and began to mutter to himself again.

Shen Beitang was stunned; she didn't seem to have given Gu Zhun anything at all.

What exactly was Gu Zhun muttering to himself?

"Gu Zhun, tell me what exactly this thing is. If you don't like it, I'll buy you another one."

Shen Beitang's tone was like coaxing a child who didn't get any candy at kindergarten.

The child gradually calmed down after being comforted.

"It's a cup, a coffee cup."

Gu Zhun stared intently at the spot where the cup had been placed.

Coffee cup...

Shen Beitang suddenly realized that it was the cup of coffee he had brewed.

No wonder Gu Zhun placed the cup in a conspicuous place on his desk after finishing his drink.

Shen Beitang was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say. All sorts of emotions he had never felt before surged into his heart.

That paper cup, even if it were in the trash can, would be the most useless one; even scavengers wouldn't give it a second glance.

I only made myself a cup of tea because of a photo.

"But it's just an ordinary cup, there will be more in the future."

When she started to speak, Shen Beitang realized that her voice had become choked with emotion.

"This is the first thing you've ever given me."

Gu Zhun's voice became very soft, and he lowered his eyes, as if savoring the taste of the last drop of coffee.

"Silly girl! You're my fiancé, and I'll only give you more and more things in the future."

From the moment the two began their fake fiancée relationship, under the one-sided threat of Gu Zhun, she had always resisted and casually went along with it.

But upon careful reflection, Gu Zhun never forced himself to do anything.

Instead, she has been quietly taking care of herself.

Shen Beitang couldn't understand for a moment what this meant.

As if possessed, Shen Beitang looked at Gu Zhun's disappointed face and lowered her head to kiss him.