After Gu Xiuyuan went on a business trip, Ji Shuyu had completely free time, as if even Xizi Bay was extremely empty.

Due to the time difference, the two can only find time to video chat or make phone calls every day.

It's intermittent every time.

Sometimes we would talk on the phone for a few minutes before he got busy again. When he finished his work, he would always fall asleep after chatting for a few minutes.

When he didn't contact her, she didn't dare to send him videos.

Because she was afraid... of hearing other people's voices in the video.

…

"Xiao Yu'er, why do you look so bad!" Mu Ran looked at Ji Shuyu with distressed eyes, "Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I eat well and sleep well." She smiled.

"You're kidding!" She knocked her head. "Otherwise, I'll move in with you!"

"No, I'm not a child. I don't need anyone to accompany me!" she laughed.

"Xiao Yu'er, if you are unhappy, tell me."

"Yeah." Ji Shuyu nodded, "I understand, don't worry."

After dinner, the two left together.

At the door they met an unexpected person, He Yanzhi's friend, Shen Baiyao.

Looking at Ji Shuyu, his smile was indescribably unfriendly.

"Ms. Ji." Shen Baiyao's smile was mocking, as if he knew something.

"Mr. Shen."

She didn't care about his attitude and nodded slightly as a greeting.

Shen Baiyao was not surprised by her attitude. He just smiled and said, "I hope you won't regret your choice."

Ji Shuyu didn't understand for a moment, but he didn't mean to explain and left.

She knew in her heart that he was doing this for He Yanzhi and was speaking up for him, but his words...

It took Ji Shuyu a while to figure things out.

Maybe, it was out of love for the Huo family!

He thought she hurt He Yanzhi for Gu Xiuyuan, but in the end, Gu Xiuyuan and Huo Yuxuan had a quarrel and rumors spread.

Mu Ran didn't have a good impression of Shen Baiyao and his gang, perhaps because of her preconceived notions, but she could understand what was in his eyes.

Now that Gu Xiuyuan and Huo Yuxuan are on a business trip together, there are many rumors in the circle.

It's just that Xiaoyuer doesn't have many friends in the circle and seldom goes out, so he gets the news slowly.

"Ignore those boring people." Mu Ran smiled and comforted, "Your happiness now is more important than anything else."

"Yeah." She nodded with a smile.

When I returned to Xiziwan, my aunt was not there.

Ji Shuyu returned to the room and sent a message to Gu Xiuyuan.

As usual, the time of the messages sent does not match.

If it were usual, she would have put down her phone and done other things, but today she was desperate for a reply.

But after sending several messages, there was no response.

She lay on her side and slowly scrolled through the messages between the two of them and the video duration records.

From frequency to duration, it is getting less and less.

Several times they chatted for an unusually long time, he fell asleep while she was chatting, and she was listening to her breathing.

She watched as her eyes began to well up again.

Huh, huh——

She stood up and took a deep breath.

"Ji Shuyu, don't do this. Your depression will affect the baby."

She turned on the music and walked around a few times, but after a moment her attention returned to her phone.

Then tears welled up in my eyes uncontrollably.

…

When Gu Xiuyuan woke up, he found that there were more than a dozen unread messages on his phone.

He quickly called back, but then realized it was early morning in China, so he quickly hung up.

I don’t know if that little girl has muted her phone when she goes to bed. I didn’t send the message I had edited. I just left it in the input box, thinking I would send it to her as soon as she woke up.

He opened the photo album on his phone, took a look at the photos inside, and finally a smile appeared on his tired face.

"Xiaoyu, I will finish my work here as soon as possible. When I get back, I will definitely spend a few days with you."

He said, kissing the photo gently.

Knock knock

There was a knock on the door. Gu Xiuyuan stood up, rubbed his neck and walked over.

I came back so late that I fell asleep without even having time to change my clothes.

When the door was opened, it was someone from the Huo family.

"Mr. Gu, we'll leave in an hour, okay?"

"no problem."

He went to the bathroom to take a shower. When he went to the suitcase to get his clothes, he saw the ring in the suitcase. He took it out and looked at it.

He planned to propose as soon as he got back.

He knew her anxiety and uneasiness, and it was because he did not give her enough sense of security.

Xiaoyu, from now on, I won’t let anyone threaten you.

Looking at Yuan&Yu on the inside of the ring, he chuckled, then carefully put the ring away.

This time, I won't give you a chance to refuse.

Coming out of the room, Gu Xiuyuan met Huo Yuxuan head-on.

He was full of annoyance towards this person who didn't come to make up the numbers.

"Boss Gu, what's with that expression?" Huo Yuxuan folded her arms and chuckled. "Tell me, why are you doing this? You made me unhappy, and now you're treating me to a meal to apologize. Why are you trying to make yourself unhappy?"

Gu Xiuyuan just scoffed and said, "There will never be such a thing again."

He closed the door and walked straight to the elevator.

"Are you that confident?" Huo Yuxuan didn't get annoyed. "I heard you didn't come back until almost dawn. Is our schedule that busy?"

Gu Xiuyuan frowned, "Does it have anything to do with you?"

"Are you doing something behind Director Xia's back?"

Although the schedule was very tight, it definitely wasn't to this extent. He was not around when they hadn't made plans.

Her friends followed her several times, but were thrown away each time.

"Ms. Huo, this seems to be my private matter."

"Mr. Gu, I advise you..."

"I told you not to mention me, Mr. Gu." Gu Xiuyuan interrupted unhappily.

This is Xiaoyu's exclusive use.

"Either name me, or name me, Mr. Gu."

"What if I insist on kissing you?" She tilted her head to look at him, then deliberately kissed him twice: "Mr. Gu, Mr. Gu."

At this moment, Gu Xiuyuan only regretted that he didn't hit the woman.

At the hotel entrance, the car was ready, but there was only one.

"Everyone else has left first." Huo Yuxuan got into the car by herself.

He had been with the Huo's work group some time ago, so the departure time he told Gu Xiuyuan today was a little late. She wanted to see if he would walk there.

Gu Xiuyuan rubbed his eyebrows and then sat down.

Huo Yuxuan raised her eyebrows, happy that she had won this round.

The client I met this time had some connections with the Huo family, so the conversation went smoothly. Although it took some time, it was finally resolved successfully.

The driver drove steadily. Gu Xiuyuan looked at the time and took out his cell phone.

He was about to send the message in the input box when there was a violent collision from behind the car.

Bang——

The car lost control instantly.

"ah--"

Huo Yuxuan screamed in fright.

Gu Xiuyuan was shocked.

Looking back, they saw three or four cars following behind their car, clearly targeting them and well prepared...