Gu Xingze swallowed the last bit of cake base, his eyes red and wet, whether from the grievance of being doubted or from tears he had held back because he ate too fast.
"Could I use the restroom?"
Su Jin looked a little dazed. "Oh, okay."
Gu Xingze went into the bathroom and washed the cream stains off his face in front of the mirror.
His eyes caught sight of two pairs of toothbrushes in the corner.
He felt like he'd been hit on the head with a club, his mind was buzzing.
Are they living together so early...?
Gu Xingze blinked his slightly sore eyes. She had just divorced him and then moved out to be with that other person.
Su Jin waited for a while before he came out.
But he seemed even more depressed than when he first went in?
"I'm going out."
"I'll go too."
Su Jin put on her shoes and rubbed the dog's head.
She was a little worried that Gu Xingze would take this opportunity to openly steal the dog.
We went downstairs in silence.
At this time, most people are having dinner at home, there aren't many people in the neighborhood, and it's dark, so Su Jin isn't worried about anyone recognizing her.
"dumpling."
Gu Xingze suddenly spoke up, and Su Jin looked at him, "What?"
His profile was dimly lit by the streetlights, and his voice was so faint that it was impossible to catch.
"Have you eaten dumplings? Were they good? Let me see if there's anything we can improve."
Su Jin felt incredibly guilty.
"Mmm...it's delicious. Your cooking skills are still quite good."
Gu Xingze gave a soft "oh".
She thought she had gotten away with it.
Then Gu Xingze asked another question, "Which filling is the best?"
Su Jin choked, hissed, how would she know what kind of fillings there were?
To be honest, she didn't even know that the dumplings had different fillings.
Gu Xingze quietly observed her feigned thoughtful expression.
So you really didn't eat.
Maybe it was thrown away.
He thought to himself in a self-destructive way that even in this situation, he still didn't want to put Su Jin in such a difficult position, so he spoke up to defuse the situation, "Is the three-delicacy filling tastier? I remember you really like shrimp."
Su Jin smiled with relief, "Yes, this filling is still the best, it's very fresh."
"Um."
Silence fell again.
Gu Xingze kept his eyes downcast, staring at the bread running around, his emotions unreadable.
"Xiao Bao, can I leave him with you for a while?"
Su Jin frowned. "Why? Didn't we agree that it would be left with me?"
When Su Jin bought the dog, she had thought that this day would come and Gu Xingze would come looking for it back.
No, it's the only thing that truly belongs to me.
So she kept all the chat logs and transfer records from when she bought the dog.
Surprisingly, Gu Xingze showed no intention of taking it back when they went through the divorce proceedings.
As it turns out, we still can't escape this problem.
Compared to her slight excitement, Gu Xingze calmly explained the reason, "I'll leave it for a while. I've been missing it lately and want it to keep me company."
Su Jin stared at him, her previous calm demeanor replaced by a hint of her former bad temper.
"No, pets shouldn't keep changing their environment; it will make them sick."
Seeing her familiar attitude, Gu Xingze couldn't bear to look away even for a moment, and spoke softly, as if afraid of shattering his current beautiful dream.
"Hmm, then let Xiaobao choose?"
Su Jin's brow twitched.
She knew that if the puppy were to choose, it would most likely choose Gu Xingze.
After all, he was the one who had always been with it, so he was naturally more familiar with it.
He was still defiant, saying, "Fine, let it choose."
Release the leash and place the bread between the two of them.
The puppy sat upright on the ground, clearly not understanding what was happening.
Su Jin whispered to it, "You must choose your mom later, and I'll open a can of food for you when we get home."
Gu Xingze rubbed its head without saying anything.
The two ran off separately, and the dog, sandwiched in the middle, was completely bewildered, looking at one person and then at the other.
In the end, they headed towards Su Jin's direction.
Su Jin's smile widened. "Good dog, good dog."
She called out to Gu Xingze, "Look, it still chose me."
Gu Xingze was far away, his expression shrouded in the night. When she got closer, she noticed that he looked dazed, as if he hadn't reacted yet.
Indeed, even Su Jin initially thought the puppy would choose him, and he himself certainly thought so too.
Gu Xingze slowly squatted down and buried his face in his knees.
Seeing how heartbroken he was, Su Jin, no longer as arrogant as before, comforted him with the leash.
"It's not like I'm stopping you from seeing it..."
Gu Xingze's shoulders trembled slightly, and there was a faint sound of sobbing.
He didn't cry when he found out that Su Jin didn't love him and brought up divorce.
But when she saw the puppy running towards Su Jin, she could no longer control her long-suppressed emotions.
It seems like he's always the one who gets abandoned.
"You heartless little brat..."
The puppy sensed his emotions and nudged him with its nose, as if to say, "Stop crying."
Su Jin was also embarrassed and didn't know what to say, feeling like she was the bad guy who broke up the father and son.
"Don't cry, you can come."
Gu Xingze slowly raised his head, his face a mess of tears.
He wiped himself haphazardly with his sleeve, saying, "It's nothing."
He propped himself up, took the leash, and said, "I'll do it."
Su Jin hummed in agreement, without refusing.
After wandering around the neighborhood a few times, the puppy, as expected of a puppy, had no worries at all and had a great time.
Gu Xingze remained silent, and Su Jin could roughly understand his feelings.
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