Except in front of Quan Quan, Qiao Guangyu usually manages to maintain his image. Or to be more precise, except for acting when facing Huo Zhou, Qiao Guangyu was quite natural the rest of the time.

In his words, "If you keep holding it in, you will cause problems", so outside of "working time", Qiao Guangyu will never hold back.

He is a serious and well-behaved person, he will do whatever he is asked to do. If he is asked to treat being a stand-in as a job, he will never put a single bit of love into it. If he is asked to act like he is in love with Huo Zhou, he can act so conscientiously that no one can spot any flaws.

But he is still very young after all, and he is not a graduate of a formal school. He is in love sometimes and not in love sometimes. After a long time, he will become schizophrenic. If Quan Quan had not often given him psychological support and counseling, he would have fallen into Huo Zhou's gentle arms long ago.

But even so, Qiao Guangyu knew that his psychology was still affected.

He was not the same personality as he is now when he was in college. Back then, Qiao Guangyu was somewhat mature beyond his years. Because his mother was in poor health and he had never had a father since childhood, he became very independent since high school. He worked during the winter and summer vacations to earn tuition, which also made him realize the cruelty of society early on.

During the three years of being kept, he had to pretend to be a melancholy and pure flower of the mountain, and had to be "elegant" in everything he did. However, Qiao Guangyu strictly abided by professional ethics and would never fall in love with the sponsor, so privately he developed more and more in the opposite direction - how elegant he was in front of Huo Zhou, how rough he was in front of Quan Quan.

Time is a butcher's knife. How many people have said, "I will not change," but eventually changed anyway? The vows made by the princess in the first and second parts of "My Fair Princess" to marry no one but the king became a joke in the third part.

Quan Quan parked the car downstairs of the apartment building. Qiao Guangyu looked at the sky which had already turned completely dark and said, "Brother Quan, how about we go to my house and have dinner before leaving?"

Quan Quan rolled up the sleeves of his suit jacket and glanced at his exquisitely crafted watch: "No, the boss might have to work overtime tonight, I have to pack his dinner and send it back first."

Qiao Guangyu was a little disappointed: "Oh."

Quan Quan glanced at him.

"He is working overtime tonight because he couldn't calm down after seeing Wu Yu during the day, so he wants to numb himself with work?" Qiao Guangyu guessed.

Quan Quan nodded slightly: "I'm afraid there's more..."

He looked at Qiao Guangyu again and still didn't continue speaking.

Huo Zhou originally looked for a substitute because he could not forget Wu Yu. Now two or three years have passed. When he saw Wu Yu again, and realized that there was another person next to him whose face looked somewhat similar to Wu Yu and who had been with him for several years, Qiao Guangyu would inevitably fall into confusion, unable to figure out whether he loved Wu Yu or the substitute.

In fact, Quan Quan discovered this when they first met, but he had no intention of saying it out loud, let alone reminding Huo Zhou. From this point of view, he was not actually a good secretary. Quanquan thought to himself with self-mockery.

Quan Quan said: "I put that magazine there on purpose."

"Hmm? Which one?" Qiao Guangyu reacted as soon as he asked, "The one about the interview with Wu Yu, did you deliberately let Mr. Huo see it?"

Quanquan nodded.

"Why didn't you tell me?!" Qiao Guangyu almost went crazy. "He gave up literature for martial arts. No, he gave up music for finance! He doesn't even want to learn piano anymore. Am I stupid enough to continue learning it?"

Quan Quan thought: "Hmm... Your current character is 'knowing that you are a substitute, feeling sad', so it is reasonable for you to have a bad temper and not go to class."

Qiao Guangyu just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Quan Quan say, "But, do you think that between the two characters, 'getting angry and not attending class after knowing that you are a stand-in' and 'still attending class professionally despite being a stand-in', which one will make Huo Zhou care about you more?"

"The... second one?" Qiao Guangyu glanced at Quan Quan carefully and expressed his opinion, "If I were President Huo, I would have been so moved to see the little stand-in trying to imitate Bai Yueguang in order to please me even though I knew she was a stand-in! But Brother Quan, our goal is not to make President Huo abandon Bai Yueguang and fall in love with the knockoffs. We want President Huo and Bai Yueguang to renew their relationship!"

So, it’s better not to take that damn class, right?

Quan Quan shook his head, "You're wrong. If you get angry with your boss and don't attend class, it means you don't want to be someone else's substitute anymore and want to be with him openly. Judging from your boss's behavior today, he still cares about you. Maybe if you act willful, he will start to look at you seriously and treat you differently from Bai Yueguang."

These words successfully frightened Qiao Guangyu so much that he couldn't say a word for a long time. It was not until Quan Quan impatiently drove him out of the car that Qiao Guangyu murmured, "Don't... I'll continue studying tomorrow."

Isn't it just playing the piano?

When learning the piano the next day, Qiao Guangyu relaxed a lot and put away all the anxiety and insecurity he had felt throughout the night - because this time, Huo Zhou did not come.

As expected, the white moonlight is more attractive, Qiao Guangyu thought happily. He simply stopped playing the piano which was full of mistakes. He just played it as it was. After letting his heart open, his hands danced on the keys with great agility. He was immersed in the smooth music and laughed heartily.

Qin Li was no longer as casual as she seemed. When she was teaching piano seriously, she was actually very strict. If there was something he played poorly, she would interrupt Qiao Guangyu tirelessly and ask him to repeat that part over and over again.

However, she didn't call for a stop very often. Although she never told Qiao Guangyu about it, he was indeed the most talented student among her students.

It’s a pity that with Huo Zhou around, this good seedling has to be buried.

Today, the assistant named Qian Tong came to pick up Qiao Guangyu. Huo Zhou did not give any instructions, so he would not take Qiao Guangyu to the company, but would send him home directly.

Finally, he didn't have to be hypocritical with Huo Zhou. Qiao Guangyu definitely didn't want to waste time at home, so he sent Qian Tong away in advance, saying that it would be convenient for him to go back. He was very considerate and returned Assistant Qian to Mr. Huo, fearing that Mr. Huo would be too busy to handle it alone.

After class, Qiao Guangyu called Quan Quan first.

Quan Quan was always rude to him, but this time his tone sounded even worse: "Go home after class, don't hang around outside."

"What's wrong?" Qiao Guangyu heard a hint of nervousness.

"You'll know soon." Quan Quan didn't give any spoilers. He seemed very busy and hung up the phone in a hurry after just two sentences.

Qiao Guangyu always listened to him, so he had to suppress his curiosity and go home to wait.

He didn't have to wait long. Not long after the meal, Huo Zhou came to his apartment, accompanied by Quan Quan, who was always loyal to his duties.

Qiao Guangyu quickly asked Huo Zhou to sit down and went to the kitchen to fiddle with the expensive siphon coffee maker. Just as he started boiling water, Quan Quan came in: "Leave this to me. Pack a suitcase and bring some plain clothes."

"Are my clothes fancy?" Qiao Guangyu said in a low voice. In order to cater to Huo Zhou's appetite and try to be closer to Bai Yueguang, Qiao Guangyu's clothes are naturally elegant and graceful.

Quan Quan pushed him out and said, "Okay, it's good that you know it. I'm just reminding you."

"What's going on? Explain it first." In order to prevent Huo Zhou from hearing, they both lowered their voices. Qiao Guangyu even spoke in a whisper and got very close to Quan Quan, his breath spraying on him. "Boss, are you planning to take me on a business trip somewhere? In this province or out of the province?"

Quan Quan paused and said, "He canceled the trip to Changfeng Island."

"Ah." Qiao Guangyu then remembered that Huo Zhou had already booked a trip to Changfeng Island this weekend in order to meet Wu Yu. Why did he cancel it now?

Quan Quan looked at him deeply and said, "The boss has turned down all the work and plans to go back to your hometown with you."

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