He turned over and looked towards the bathroom, listening to the low, suppressed sobs coming from inside. He clenched his hands tightly and his body gradually began to tremble.

He almost stood up uncontrollably, wanting to rush in and hug her, and said to her: Xiaoyu, don't cry, when you cry, it hurts so much that I can't breathe.

But he had to restrain...

The suppressed sobbing was like a sharp knife, madly torturing his heart.

He opened his mouth to breathe, his hands clutching his chest tightly, and his eyes were wet.

Honey, I’m sorry…

…

The next day, when Ji Shuyu woke up, the seat next to her was empty.

Because she cried herself to sleep, her whole chest felt stuffy.

"Young Madam, why do you look so pale?" Auntie looked at her distressedly, "If you haven't rested well, go get some more sleep!"

"Where's the gentleman?"

"Just left..."

Ji Shuyu chased after him without even having time to change her clothes.

"Xiuyuan!"

In the parking lot, Ji Shuyu saw his shadow, but was unable to catch up and could only shout.

Gu Xiuyuan stopped and looked back.

The distance was quite far, and she couldn't see his expression clearly.

"Can you come back earlier today?" she asked loudly.

"I have an appointment, but I'll try my best."

His voice was still gentle, as if last night's complaints were just a nightmare.

"I'm waiting for you."

Gu Xiuyuan waved to her and got into the car.

Ji Shuyu stood there without moving, her eyes slightly sore.

"Young Madam, what happened?" Auntie chased after me, coat in hand. "It's so cold and gloomy here. Why don't you put on some clothes?"

Ji Shuyu shook her head, "No, let's go!"

After turning around and walking a few steps, she looked back again, but the car had already gone far away, as if it had never stopped.

In the evening, Ji Shuyu cooked dinner herself.

At about the agreed time, she went downstairs to wait for him, wanting to come back with him.

As soon as she got to the parking lot, she saw Gu Xiuyuan's car.

He sat in the car, checked the time, and then lit another cigarette.

He waited until the cigarette burned out, stared at his watch for a while, and then got out of the car.

He is waiting for time.

Ji Shuyu turned around and walked away in a hurry. When she entered the elevator, she laughed: Why should I hide?

She pretended not to see anything and waited for him at the elevator.

The elevator door opened and she stepped forward: "I'm back."

"Yeah." He nodded. "Why did you run out again?"

He smiled, but it was a difficult smile.

The harder he tried to act like he was always the same, the more deliberate he was, the more pierced Ji Shuyu's heart was.

Therefore, this also shows that, from the bottom of his heart, he really cares.

She prepared dinner very carefully, and Gu Xiuyuan ate with great relish, but there was a sense of deliberateness that could not be concealed.

She had thought that he might be hiding something from her, so he wanted to use this as an excuse to push her away.

But now, he was trying his best to cooperate and maintain a calm appearance, which suddenly made her lose that confidence.

He seemed to be genuinely just concerned about his mother's feelings...

"Do you still need to work tonight?" Ji Shuyu tried hard to keep smiling.

"I have a video conference, it will be a little late, you should go to bed first."

Gu Xiuyuan rubbed her hair, then got up and went to the study.

This meeting lasted for a long time. Ji Shuyu waited for him all the time until it was light outside the window before she heard footsteps outside the bedroom.

Ji Shuyu huddled back under the quilt and pretended to be asleep.

Listening to him walk in quietly and lie down carefully, he seemed to hesitate for a long time before stretching out his arms to hug her.

Just like those nights in the past when he held her to sleep.

Ji Shuyu's eyelashes trembled and her heart ached uncontrollably.

…

When Ji Shuyu received the call from Ke Chengzhou, she had just finished discussing the order with an old customer.

He said to take another look at the talisman.

Chenchen recovered so quickly, thanks to him, she would not shirk this small task.

It was only then that Ji Shuyu found out that Li Ya'an was Ke Chengzhou's cousin.

"I'll return this to you in two days." Ke Chengzhou put the thing away carefully, looking like he really treasured it.

"It's okay. It's just An An's. If it's important, just keep it."

Ke Chengzhou looked at Ji Shuyu and said, "Bai Yao said that you took good care of An An. Thank you."

Ji Shuyu felt a little embarrassed when she heard this thank you. "An An and I are friends, so it should be okay."

She only knew that An An grew up with her grandmother, and she never mentioned her father, so she thought he died young.

Now I have a family and I will never be bullied again. It’s great.

It was already late when she came out of the restaurant. She got into the car and looked up to see Gu Xiuyuan's car.

Didn’t you say you wanted to go to class?

Unfastening her seatbelt, she got out of the car.

"Xiuyuan, are you outside?"

After sending the message and receiving no reply, she walked inside.

After explaining the purpose of the visit, the other party quickly led Ji Shuyu to the box.

Many business people come here to discuss business. The environment is not complicated, but some basic "processes" on the business table are indispensable here.

Looking in through the doors and windows, the people inside were all familiar faces from the financial newspapers.

There is a young and beautiful girl sitting next to each person, either pouring wine or chatting with the guests.

Similarly, there are also some around Gu Xiuyuan.

The girl sat not too far away, not too close, pouring wine obediently, and not overstepping the boundaries. However, she saw a relaxation on Gu Xiuyuan's face that she had not seen for a long time.

The expression on his face was like that of a person who had been suffocating for a long time and was finally able to breathe freely.

Gu Xiuyuan came back drunk.

This time I was more drunk than any other time before.

Ji Shuyu helped him change his clothes and wipe his face, but he didn't even make a sound, as if he was deliberately drinking himself to death so that he wouldn't have to face the people and things he didn't want to face.

She sat down beside the bed and looked at her suddenly "strange" lover quietly.

"Didn't they say that everything would be fine if the baby was fine?" Her voice trembled. "Why did it happen like this..."

She felt very aggrieved. He had just lost his parents. She tried hard to understand his pain, but...

"Xiuyuan, do you really think it's my fault?"

"Do you really think that everything is caused by me?"

"Even, you think...Is it me who killed your mother?"

She had many questions, but she didn't have the courage to ask when he was sober, and no one could give her answers when he was drunk.

Ji Shuyu lay down exhausted, holding his hand and looking at him sideways.

At this moment, she had that feeling again: the person is right in front of her, but she can touch him, but can't guess what he is.

She was suddenly very scared...