Chapter 62 Quiet and Still—Something's Going to Happen!

"Yiyue, are you going to City A next week?" The classmate walked up to Yue Yiyue with a form in hand: "It's rare that I don't have classes from Wednesday afternoon to Friday, and next Monday is the New Year's Day holiday. We've got a seven-day break. It would be great to go to the next city for a trip. Although the temperature there is also low in winter, it's better than here, and there are hot springs too."

Yue Yiyue looked at the materials in his hand. He had already reviewed them to the final round. Going out for some fun wouldn't be bad.

The temperature is getting colder now, and I can finish making the scarves next week. I'll send one to Gu Nanqiu first, and then send one to my mother.

As for Ye Qiu, you can ask her if she has time this week.

Wu Zhen's case was closed a while ago, and the forensic doctor gave Yue Yiyue a reward of more than two thousand yuan for his act of bravery.

It's just enough to pay for Sister Ye Qiu's scarf.

She scrolled through the information about City A on her tablet and casually sent it to her mother.

"Baby, this place has a nice view. Are you planning to go there to play?" The reply came instantly, along with a sum of money.

"You should at least stay in a five-star hotel. Don't consider guesthouses that cost less than 5,000 yuan a night. Be careful when you go out."

"Thank you, Mom. I just wanted to ask if you've been to City A? Is there anything you need there? I'll send it to you then."

Looking at the tens of thousands of yuan listed above, Yue Yiyue was a little curious about what her mother's job was.

In the original novel, Yue Yiyue, who is a background character, is not mentioned much about her family of origin.

After a brief time together, Yue Yiyue realized that this mother was not as cold and distant as the previous chat history, which only showed money transfers.

Her mother would care about what she ate for breakfast, buy her new clothes, and teach her about social etiquette.

I'll occasionally take a picture of her side of the street.

However, Yue Yiyue had never seen what his mother looked like.

"Mom, I still have money," Yue Yiyue replied, returning the money on the bill. "Mom, are you coming back for New Year's Day?"

“I’m sorry, baby. I will try my best to come back for the Chinese New Year and celebrate with you. Please wait a little longer... I’m a bit busy with work here.”

Yue Yiyue replied considerately, "There's nothing we can do about it. If possible, we can video chat. If Gu Nanqiu's mother takes her back for New Year's Day, then I'll go there by myself."

"No... they won't let you go alone over there."

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The last sentence seemed a bit strange on its own, but Yue Yiyue didn't take it to heart.

After chatting with his mother about other things, Yue Yiyue noticed a person peeking in from the classroom door.

He looks familiar; it's Zhou Qingyi, whom I met at a karaoke bar before.

She was wearing a white suit, her hair neatly styled, and she stood at the doorway with one hand in her pocket, looking inside.

Yue Yiyue looked up and met Zhou Qingyi's eyes.

She scanned the entire classroom again, but still couldn't see the person she was looking for, and her brows furrowed instantly.

Could they be here to see Koya?

She asked her counselor a while ago and was told that the person had gone back to their hometown to seek medical treatment.

Yue Yiyue was filled with emotion; in her previous life, she was lying in a cold hospital room.

Thinking of this, Yue Yiyue lowered his head and started playing with his phone, hoping that Zhou Qingyi would leave on his own if he couldn't find anyone.

But the footsteps grew closer, and Yue Yiyue heard whispers around her, along with a push from her classmates behind her.

Yue Yiyue looked up and saw Zhou Qingyi extending his hand to shake hands: "I am Zhou Qingyi. We met at the KTV before."

After introducing myself, I got straight to the point: "Is Gu Ye from your class out on business? Or is she on leave? She saved me a while ago, and I came here specifically to thank her."

"Hello, Mr. Zhou." Yue Yiyue subconsciously shook hands with her. "Gu Ye has dropped out of school and is recuperating at home, but she hasn't said much about it, so I don't know anything about her either."

Hearing this, Zhou Qingyi sighed softly: "I know, but I can't find any information about Gu Ye right now, so I can't find anyone to ask her any questions."

"She was like someone who appeared suddenly and then disappeared into thin air."

Towards the end, Zhou Qingyi's words carried a hint of complaint, as if he was extremely bothered by Gu Ye's departure without saying goodbye.

This was the first time Yue Yiyue had heard about Gu Ye and Zhou Qingyi's affair.

She didn't want to go over Gu Ye's words and reveal too much about him. She went through her thoughts in her head with difficulty, trying not to sound too harsh: "Mr. Zhou, you should be careful. It's just that things must have happened too suddenly for Gu Ye, so she left in a hurry without having time to explain anything."

"Me? Knowing what's right?" Zhou Qingyi's voice suddenly turned cold: "Instead of just tying her up, I patiently searched for her, wanting to ask her if she wanted to try talking to me. Does she dislike me that much?"

As he spoke, Zhou Qingyi's gaze fell on Yue Yiyue. The coldness in his eyes made Yue Yiyue somewhat unable to understand what was wrong with the other party.

"Gu Nanqiu also likes you, and Gu Ye is clinging to you. Aren't you secretly thrilled?"

"I'm asking you one last time, do you really not know where Koya went?"

Such words are too offensive and are completely out of step with the Zhou Qingyi I met at the KTV, and also different from the Zhou Qingyi described in the original novel.

“Zhou Qingyi, watch your words. I don’t know you well, and I don’t need to accept your inexplicable accusations for no reason. If you can’t find Gu Ye, then pursue her through legal channels. If you like her, then go for it normally.” Yue Yiyue retorted calmly. She wasn’t very good at handling feelings between strangers and just hoped to end this conversation quickly. It was almost time for Nan Qiu to finish class, and she had to go pick her up.

After hearing Yue Yiyue's words, Zhou Qingyi's expression turned quite ugly.

Zhou Qingyi's arrival had already attracted a lot of attention. The people around initially intended to watch the show after hearing the conversation between the two, but they fell silent when they saw Zhou Qingyi's appearance. After all, they didn't need to upset the young CEO Zhou for the sake of a classmate.

Some busybodies still shared this story on a confession wall, but the version that circulated was: "Young Master Zhou rushed into the classroom to find someone for love—"

People are starting to wonder who the other protagonist in this love triangle is.

The class monitor hurriedly squeezed through the crowd, grabbed Yue Yiyue, and gestured for Yue Yiyue to apologize to Zhou Qingyi.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou, is there some misunderstanding here?"

"No misunderstanding." Yue Yiyue's face didn't show much expression: "Why are you coming here out of nowhere to say such strange things? Zhou Qingyi, I know a suitable doctor. I can recommend him to you if you need him."

Zhou Qingyi's appearance clearly indicates that his emotions are unstable and fluctuating greatly, which is probably related to those SAN values. It is estimated that the influence of those values ​​has not been completely eliminated.

Yue Yiyue didn't argue with her too much and sincerely prepared to introduce her to Zhou Qingyi.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingyi instantly erupted like an enraged lion, swinging his fist at Yue Yiyue: "Who are you calling crazy? I just don't like the look of you, and I can make you—"

Before the fist could land and before the words could be finished, Zhou Qingyi saw Yue Yiyue stop her hand. Her previously calm expression suddenly turned serious, and an inexplicable pressure made Zhou Qingyi subconsciously feel that if she offended this person, something bad would happen later.

What do you want me to do?

The next moment, Gu Nanqiu's voice cut through the crowd and landed on Zhou Qingyi's ear, neither too loud nor too soft: "What should I do with her?"

The people around began to move, and soon the other protagonist was released.

"Gu Ye had to leave early. You can't find him, so why take your anger out on someone unrelated?" Gu Nanqiu walked to Zhou Qingyi's side and stuffed the business card in his hand into Zhou Qingyi's hand with his slender fingers: "Remember to see a doctor, and don't do anything illegal."

After saying that, she stood back next to Yue Yiyue, flashing a sweet smile: "Yiyue, you haven't replied to my message for four minutes and thirty-seven seconds—"

"When I first saw the confession wall, I thought it was because Zhou Qingyi had realized his own feelings and wanted to confess to you. I was even thinking that if that was the case, as your friend, I could only give way to your future girlfriend and let you two go to City A together."

Yue Yiyue patted Gu Nanqiu's hand lightly: "Don't look at the information blindly. My contact with Zhou Qingyi was just a few months ago."

"Also, I don't have a partner right now, and I don't have time for dating, so are you planning to go to City A?"

After Gu Nanqiu entered the classroom, all eyes in the classroom fell on her.

Even the class monitor, who had just tried to explain to Zhou Qingyi, silently shut his mouth.

Even bolder ones whispered in the back: "How can you blame someone's former best friend just because you can't find them? Besides, Little Zhou is a rich man, so it's different. At most, Gu Ye and she were just dining buddies. But when she talks about it, it always sounds like there's some kind of inexplicable feeling between them."

However, with the arrival of Gu Nanqiu, Zhou Qingyi became much calmer, or at least her emotions seemed less out of control.

Actually, it was just that Gu Nanqiu had approached her and smelled a wonderful, indescribable scent, just like the one Gu Ye had smelled before.

In that instant, Zhou Qingyi felt his head was less painful.

Just like her previous interactions with Koya, it changed her perspective on the world in a huge, huge way...

It was just a brief encounter that allowed her to not have to pretend to be a normal person for more than two months.

Finally...

Why did they run away?

A strange dark red glint flashed in Zhou Qingyi's eyes.

Speaking of which, it seems that Gu Nanqiu also had a similar effect.

Speaking of which, there seems to be a very interesting business in City A... That person seems to be exceptionally skilled at dog training, and there's some information that she's been searching for someone...

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This farce began absurdly and ended just as abruptly.

Seeing that the person had left, Yue Yiyue packed her schoolbag and pulled Gu Nanqiu towards the house.

On the way, she was still marveling, "I really don't know how Gu Ye and Zhou Qingyi got involved. Zhou Qingyi's family is indeed a prestigious family with a long history here, but I've never heard of them looking for someone so openly before."

"Yes, he really was a bit immature." Gu Nanqiu looked at Yue Yiyue and saw that he didn't seem to have given this much thought. She asked curiously, "Aren't you afraid that Zhou Qingyi might blurt out something that will make it impossible for you to stay at C University?"

Upon hearing Nan Qiu's words, Yue Yiyue gave a cryptic smile: "Nan Qiu, this is illegal, unless I have committed a very serious disciplinary violation."

Halfway there, Gu Nanqiu got tired, so the two went into a nice restaurant.

The two discussed it in the private room and finally booked plane tickets to City A together, as well as a hotel with hot springs.

In City A, a woman overlooking the entire city from a floor-to-ceiling window turned to look at the trembling person kneeling beside her: "Birdcage, are you done working soon?"

"I can't wait to show my baby the gift I prepared for her."

"I hope she'll like it." Imagining the expression on her face, she smiled happily; she was really looking forward to it...