Gu Xiuyuan thought it was Ji Shuyu, but when he opened the message he felt a little disappointed.

The news came from the bodyguard, saying that they saw Miss Ji and Miss Mu together.

He was slightly relieved to know that she was fine, but he was still uneasy because he hadn't received a reply to the message he sent.

"Xiaoyu, did you send anything?"

'No. '

'I'm meeting a client and can't answer the phone.'

Finally, he received a reply to the message. It was no different from a daily chat, but Gu Xiuyuan felt inexplicably uneasy.

He even sensed a hint of perfunctoriness behind the words.

'Then send me a message when you're done'

There was no reply to the message I sent this time.

Gu Xiuyuan felt uneasy.

He knew that Xiaoyu had been having trouble at work recently, but he didn't intervene. He was afraid that she was being wronged but refused to tell him.

Gu Xiuyuan took a look at the schedule and called Zhou Rui directly: "Put all the work schedules on the table. I want to finish it within three days."

…

Ji Shuyu didn't ask Mu Ran to accompany her. She returned to her rented house and locked herself in the bathroom.

She tried hard to recall the scene, but it didn't feel real, and some of the images became clearer and clearer. She even remembered that she was the one who rushed over...

I clearly want a negative answer, but it's becoming increasingly hopeless.

Those clear or chaotic images were like a dense net, tightly surrounding her, penetrating her flesh and blood...

The cell phone rang, and she covered her ears tightly not wanting to hear the sound.

She didn't know what to do. Apart from hating herself for not being careful, she didn't even know who to blame...

She used being busy as an excuse to deal with Gu Xiuyuan's messages and phone calls.

Every time she heard his voice, she would feel so painful that she couldn't breathe. She didn't know how to face him. The only thing she could think of now was to hide.

Gu Xiuyuan compressed his work into three days. During this period, he found time to make phone calls, but was always hastily and perfunctorily hung up on.

Her change in attitude made Gu Xiuyuan feel uneasy, fearing that she might have heard something. As soon as he finished his work here, he rushed back to Yuncheng overnight, wanting to give the little girl a surprise.

When I got downstairs to her, it was still early.

He took a nap in the car for a while, and when she was about to get up, he sent her a message: "Miss Ji, your delivery."

He stood at the door with great anticipation, waiting for the little girl to excitedly open the door and throw herself into his arms.

However, after waiting for a long time, there was no sound from inside.

The flame of expectation in my heart was instantly doused with a bucket of water and slowly extinguished.

Are you not here?

Knock knock——

He raised his hand and knocked on the door, "Xiao Yu?"

He knocked on the door but received no response, and no one answered his phone calls.

She said she felt too lonely being alone in Xiziwan and should be back here in the next few days. It was not time for work yet.

He reached for the lock, only to discover the combination had been changed.

I felt even more confused and uneasy. At this moment, I heard the sound of a door opening behind me. It was the grandma next door.

"Looking for Xiaoyu! I haven't seen her much these days."

Gu Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment, "Tian, thank you..."

Not here?

He continued to talk on the phone and listened in.

I really can't hear anything.

At this time, Ji Shuyu was sitting on the floor behind a door.

She covered her mouth tightly, listening to the sound outside the door, her heart in a knot.

She wanted to hear his voice, wanted to throw herself into his arms, ask him why he came back just now, and tell him: Xiuyuan, I miss you.

But……

'Xiaoyu, I'm back'

'Where are you? I'll come find you'

Outside the door, there was the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs.

Ji Shuyu turned around to grab it, but only touched the cold door panel.

The surging tears instantly blurred my vision.

As the hurried footsteps gradually faded away, she buried her face in her arms and curled up into a ball...

…

Gu Xiuyuan returned to Xiziwan first, but everything inside was still the same as when they left. It was obvious that she had not been back in the past few days.

He felt more and more uneasy. At this time, he received a message from Xiaoyu, saying that there was a temporary training that might take a week, and it was inconvenient to call.

The company has a lot of things to deal with, but Gu Xiuyuan can never calm down.

He sent her messages every day, but there was no reply. Finally, he couldn't wait any longer and went to her studio, only to find out that she had taken a leave of absence.

Ask for leave! !

At this moment, Gu Xiuyuan was sure that something had really happened.

The sky was gloomy and the wind was whistling against the glass.

The meteorological station issued a warning of cooling temperatures and sleet.

The temperature has really dropped, otherwise why would it be so cold?

Ji Shuyu had been living in a daze these past few days, and the moment she knew Gu Xiuyuan was back, she became extremely nervous.

She didn't know how to face him, so she lied to him that she was going on a business trip, wanting to give herself more time to think.

These days, she has been asking herself a question: What if she hadn't posted anything...

Can they still be the same as before?

But in the end, I couldn't deceive myself, and I didn't want to deceive him in such a situation.

Once you're in love, it's gone. There's no way to get it back.

Standing in the bathroom, looking at herself in the mirror, neither human nor ghost, she wanted to smile to herself, but tears fell instead.

Gu Xiuyuan sent messages every day, asking her when she would be back, where she was on her business trip, and wanting to come see her. He said... he missed her.

He sent her a message, and she would read it countless times every day. Every time she read it, her heart ached.

Separately, she really didn't want to say it, she couldn't bear to.

If he hides, he can ignore those things. If he doesn't say anything like this, they will still be together...

Knock knock——

The knock on the door that she feared the most was heard again, and Ji Shuyu trembled.

"Xiao Yu, open the door!" Gu Xiuyuan's breath was unstable. "I know you are here. If you have anything to say, can we talk to each other face to face?"

Bang bang!

There was no response, and someone started banging on the door, and the sound became louder and louder.

Ji Shuyu squatted down in pain, covering her ears tightly, not wanting to listen to the voice that made her heart ache.

"Xiaoyu, what happened?"

'Did I do something wrong?'

'Shall we chat?'

He sent messages one after another on his phone.

The neighbor's protests came from the corridor, and gradually the noise outside the door stopped, but she knew he didn't protest.

Ji Shuyu looked at the door to the room.

It's clearly just a door, but it feels like there are thousands of mountains and rivers between us.

The sky gradually darkened, and Ji Shuyu, who had been sitting stiffly, finally stood up. She staggered and almost fell, then moved step by step to the window.

It's raining outside the window.

There was also snow mixed in with the rain, which weighed heavily on the branches, looking dull and depressing.

Gu Xiuyuan's car was really parked there.

I don't know if it was sensed by something, but the car door opened.

He got out of the car hastily and looked over here.

The heart suddenly contracted.

She knew he couldn't see her, but she still subconsciously hid behind him.

This self-deceiving action made Ji Shuyu feel like an ostrich.

The cell phone rang, and he looked at Gu Xiuyuan holding the phone and looking at him.

hide?

Ji Shuyu smiled bitterly.

How long are you going to deceive yourself?

Can you really just avoid me and pretend that nothing happened?

"Xiao Yu..." The voice on the other end of the phone was haggard and hoarse.

The moment Ji Shuyu picked up the phone and heard his voice, she felt as if her heart was being torn apart.