☆, Chapter 53

Chapter 53

Gu Qingyue also knew Song Xiaoshu's roommates. These classmates were very interested in Chinese food, so Gu Qingyue invited them to her place for dinner.

After dinner, the group dispersed one after another.

Song Xiaoshu stayed behind to help clean up the mess. Gu Qingyue leaned against the counter, drinking a bottle of mineral water. "Next time, if they want to eat, I won't cook. It's too tiring."

Song Xiaoshu smiled as he placed the dishes in the sink, turned on the water, and said, "I was thinking about grabbing some food from a Chinese restaurant. You don't object, do you?"

Gu Qingyue said: "Doesn't this seem insincere?"

Song Xiaoshu smiled and said, "But I didn't expect you to be such a good cook."

Gu Qingyue tightened the bottle of mineral water, her eyes drooping as she said, "I didn't expect that either."

After clearing the dishes, Song Xiaoshu didn't stay long and left.

The once bustling house suddenly quieted down. Gu Qingyue sat down on the living room carpet, a glass of whiskey in hand. She turned on the TV and selected a movie. Her mind was in a tizzy, recalling her phone call with Gu Simin last night, where she had mentioned that Gu Hengsheng would be coming to London in the next two days.

Gu Qingyue stared at her phone, wondering if she should send him a message. Then, the screen lit up. It was a message from Gu Hengsheng, informing her that he would be in London tomorrow for dinner.

Gu Qingyue sent him a text message, and then she calmed down and focused on the movie.

The next day was Monday, and Gu Qingyue only had classes in the morning. She bought a sandwich and a cup of coffee outside for lunch, and then returned to her residence.

Having slept too late last night, she felt a little sleepy. After finishing her sandwich, Gu Qingyue went back to her room and lay down until she was woken by a phone call.

It was Gu Hengsheng calling.

Gu Qingyue had the habit of drawing the curtains when she slept. The room was dimly lit at this moment. Gu Qingyue vaguely thought it was late at night when Gu Hengsheng called her from the other end, "Qingyue?"

Gu Qingyue was stunned for a moment and asked, "Are you here?"

Gu Hengsheng said: "Just got off the plane, are you at home?"

"Yes." Gu Qingyue said in a muffled voice.

"Are you sick?" he asked.

Gu Qingyue sniffed and said, "No, I just woke up."

"Wait a minute, I'll pick you up."

Here, Gu Hengsheng hung up the phone. Lin Xin, sitting in the passenger seat, looked at the person behind her and smiled slightly: "Mr. Gu, we have met before. Do you remember?"

Gu Hengsheng frowned slightly, as if thinking about something. After a moment, he said with a look of apology, "I'm sorry."

Lin Xin, however, didn't seem to care. She half-jokingly said, "Mr. Gu, you tend to forget things easily. Let me just remind you that two years ago, when you came to London for a seminar, I also picked you up at the airport. But let me introduce myself again. My name is Lin Xin, and I'm very happy to meet you again, Mr. Gu."

Lin Xin wasn't being polite. Meeting Gu Hengsheng again this time was a matter of surprise, but she was also filled with joy. She still felt a deep regret for their encounter two years ago, regretting not having mustered the courage to ask for his contact information. Seeing him again two years later, Lin Xin couldn't help but feel a touch of romanticism. Perhaps there was a kind of fate between them, or perhaps this was a chance God had given her.

When the car stopped at the foot of an apartment building, Lin Xin asked curiously, "Mr. Gu, do you have any friends living here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a girl came out from a few steps away. She looked young and was wearing a one-shoulder dark blue knitted sweater and black skinny pants. The girl's slender legs were clearly visible, and she was wearing a pair of black short boots.

Gu Qingyue came to the front of the car and saw Lin Xin sitting in the passenger seat. She was stunned for a moment. Gu Hengsheng reached out and opened the back door: "Qingyue, here."

Gu Qingyue came back to her senses and leaned over to get into the car.

Lin Xin nodded towards Gu Qingyue and said, "Hello, Lin Xin."

Gu Qingyue also nodded with her: "Gu Qingyue."

Lin Xin's brows relaxed, a little curious, but she suppressed her curiosity. When the car arrived at the hotel and Gu Hengsheng and Gu Qingyue got out, Lin Xin said, "Mr. Gu, have a good rest. I'll pick you up tomorrow."

After the car drove away, Gu Qingyue looked in the direction it left and said, "Who is she?"

"This seminar is for the company's employees." said Gu Hengsheng.

Gu Qingyue nodded. Just now in the car, Lin Xin asked her name. When she said the three words Gu Qingyue, it was obvious that the expression on her face changed slightly.

The two entered the elevator. Gu Qingyue glanced at Gu Hengsheng and said, "Do you know?"

"What?" Gu Hengsheng looked at her in confusion.

Gu Qingyue's eyelashes slightly closed, casting a line of green shadow under her eyelids. She said: "She likes you."

Gu Hengsheng sighed, looked at her gently, and said, "Qingyue, I'm not a heartthrob. You think too highly of me."

Gu Qingyue raised her face, looking relaxed, and changed the subject: "What do you want to eat later?"

His eyes fell on her face and he said, "It depends on your taste. However, I need to take a shower and change my clothes."

"Why?"

Gu Hengsheng pulled open the hem of his suit jacket, and Gu Qingyue saw a large water stain on his shirt. She blinked and asked, "What's going on?"

"On the plane, the kid sitting next to me accidentally knocked over his drink," he said.

A faint smile appeared on Gu Qingyue's face: "How pitiful."

"Are you gloating?"

"No?" Gu Qingyue disagreed.

"As long as you're happy." He smiled and looked at her with an indulgent tone.

Gu Qingyue sat on the sofa, playing with her phone. The sound of running water could be heard from the bathroom. His grey suit jacket was draped over the sofa, and Gu Qingyue fiddled with the buttons of it, bored.

The doorbell suddenly rang in the room, and Gu Qingyue got up and went to open the door.

Lin Xin stood outside the door, holding a document in her hand. She said, "Where's Mr. Gu?"

Gu Qingyue said: "He is taking a shower, please come in and wait for a while."

Lin Xin walked in, looked around, and sat down on the sofa. Gu Qingyue opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of mineral water and handed it to her. Lin Xin thanked him warmly.

For a moment, the only sound in the room was the running of water in the bathroom. Lin Xin cleared her throat, looked at Gu Qingyue, and said, "Qingyue, are you related to Mr. Gu?"

"No." Gu Qingyue looked at her.

Lin Xin said embarrassedly, "You both have the surname Gu, I thought you were relatives."

At this moment, the bathroom door opened, revealing Gu Hengsheng in a black shirt and gray trousers. Lin Xin stood up from the sofa and said, "Mr. Gu, there are some details about tomorrow's seminar. Professor Xu asked me to explain them to you in more detail."

Gu Hengsheng nodded: "Okay."

Gu Qingyue said at the right time: "I'm a little hungry."

Gu Hengsheng glanced at her, then looked at Lin Xin: "Miss Lin hasn't had dinner yet, right? Why don't we eat together and discuss this at the table?"

Gu Qingyue felt unable to eat, so she drank red wine alone. At the table, Lin Xin and Gu Hengsheng were having a casual conversation. They spoke in low voices, trying their best to maintain their manners, but she didn't understand the topic they were talking about, and she had no way to join in.

Gu Qingyue looked at Gu Hengsheng across from her, and once again a feeling of powerlessness arose in her heart. This feeling of powerlessness dragged her down, down, into an endless abyss. After the two finished their business, Gu Qingyue's mind got hot, and she stared at Lin Xin and said, "You like him, right?"

As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere at the table suddenly became stagnant.

Lin Xin held the knife and fork and looked at her awkwardly.

Gu Qingyue didn't dare to look at Gu Hengsheng's face. She quickly stood up from her chair and said, "I'm going to the bathroom." Then she left her seat.

Gu Hengsheng looked in the direction where Gu Qingyue left, then turned back to look at Lin Xin: "Miss Lin, I'm sorry, she has a childish temper and I didn't mean to offend her."

Lin Xin forced a smile and said, "It's okay."

Gu Qingyue leaned against the corridor, opened a window, and felt the cool breeze on her face, which made her mind clearer. She heard footsteps approaching from behind. Gu Qingyue turned around, stared at him, and said, "She likes you. You should know that, right?"

Gu Hengsheng looked at her: "Qingyue, you are drunk."

"I'm so stupid, how could you not see it?" Gu Qingyue shook her head and said stubbornly, "In fact, I have already seen through her thoughts, but we just kept it to ourselves and played adult tricks."

Gu Hengsheng stared at her: "Qingyue, in your eyes, am I this kind of person?"

"Who knows?" Gu Qingyue's eyes were slightly red. "At least you played this trick on me before."

Gu Hengsheng said nothing and looked at her.

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