After the show was finished, I couldn't wait to leave work.
Su Jin opened the door. She wasn't very familiar with the house yet, and she was a little reserved as it was her first time inside.
"Xiao Jin is back?"
Xie Yunhuai greeted her from the kitchen, wearing an apron and unusually, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.
His motives are impure.
Xie Yunhuai was well aware of his advantage: his handsome face.
With a little dressing up, she appears even more aloof and noble, with a slight hint of a married man's air.
While changing her shoes, Su Jin glanced at his attire and asked bluntly, "Brother, you wear glasses while cooking, doesn't it fog up?"
"……Won't."
Su Jin said "Oh," went to wash her hands, and touched the bread. "Thank you for taking care of it, brother. Otherwise, I really wouldn't know who to give it to."
Xie Yunhuai steadied his voice, "Yes, don't be so polite with me, come and eat, you must be starving."
Su Jin sat down facing the table full of delicacies and didn't hold back her praise, "Brother, you're amazing. I've almost fed myself to death."
Xie Yunhuai rested his chin on his hand and looked at her, then laughed, "How about I cook for you every day from now on?"
Su Jin shook her head, biting her chopsticks, "It's too much trouble for you."
He quickly denied it, saying, "I don't find it troublesome; I feel sorry for you."
"What's there to feel sorry about?"
Xie Yunhuai pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Originally, this was a matter between you and your husband, and I shouldn't say too much, but he went too far. Just because you had a little conflict, he stopped cooking for you. You work so hard."
Su Jin opened her mouth, but swallowed the words of explanation.
It wasn't that she deliberately didn't explain; she just didn't know where to begin.
Xie Yunhuai adjusted his glasses and turned his left profile, which he considered handsome, to the side. "I think it's better for a man to be more family-oriented, don't you think, Xiaojin?"
Su Jin licked her lips and nodded with difficulty.
"But I'm not saying anything bad about him, it's just that what he did went too far, and I really couldn't stand it."
Su Jin kept her head down and ate, giving him perfunctory replies.
The day to sign the divorce papers is in two days, and she's not so foolish as to say anything she shouldn't at this crucial moment.
Xie Yunhuai chuckled softly twice, "Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you, we don't even have time to talk."
Su Jin's cheeks flushed, and she slowed down her eating.
"Um."
...
When the day arrived, Su Jin arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau early.
The weather in early autumn is unpredictable, so she put on a light jacket before going out, but the sun was unusually warm today, making the jacket seem a bit unnecessary.
Surprisingly, Gu Xingze arrived shortly after her.
Both of them were taken aback.
"So early?"
A sentence spoken in unison.
Su Jin didn't take it to heart and walked inside.
She arrived early because she had nothing to do and wanted to finish the process as soon as possible.
Gu Xingze wanted to arrive early so he could see her a few more times.
Su Jin glanced back at him a few times, frowning as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. He seemed to be in a bad mental state.
No, it should be very bad.
He looked visibly haggard, his cheeks were much thinner, and there were obvious dark circles under his eyes.
Gu Xingze noticed that she was looking at him and forced a smile.
Su Jin hurriedly looked away and continued to inquire about the procedures.
After completing all the formalities, they walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau one after the other.
“Violet”.
Su Jin stopped in her tracks, waiting for him to say what he was about to say.
Gu Xingze gripped the hem of his clothes. "There are frozen dumplings and wontons in the refrigerator. If you're hungry, cook some for you... Don't skip meals; it's bad for your health."
He would stop and pause after saying just a few words, which Su Jin found very strange.
What's wrong with him?
"you……"
She wanted to express her concern for him, but Gu Xingze interrupted her forcefully, saying, "Let me finish."
Su Jin frowned, but said nothing.
Gu Xingze's eyes were a little red, as if he wanted to cry.
"I know you don't want to hear me or see me. You haven't been home for the past two days, and I don't know where you are..."
He rubbed his sore eyes. He knew that Su Jin was going home after finishing filming a couple of days ago. He was afraid that she wouldn't want to see him, so he moved out and hid outside. But after hiding for several days, the house didn't look like anyone lived there.
He waited anxiously for two days before finally meeting Su Jin.
Gu Xingze hesitated, his voice still trembling with tears, "I know you don't want to see me, but please let me finish... Bread, I've raised it for a long time, can I see it?"
Su Jin had a vague feeling in her heart, and after a long while she finally spoke, "I might have to sell that house, so I'll be living outside from now on."
"Sell it?"
Gu Xingze's voice suddenly changed, "Why sell it?"
He swallowed hard. "I'm not questioning you, I'm just a little surprised... Have I run out of money? Are you short of money?"
Gu Xingze went to check his phone, seemingly intending to transfer money to her.
Su Jin explained, "No, I don't want to live in such a big house by myself. It's just empty anyway."
Gu Xingze tightened his grip on his phone.
An excuse, perhaps...
She just didn't want to live in a house that held memories for her.
Although he had already considered the worst possible scenarios in his mind, Gu Xingze still went along with her words, saying, "Yes, remember to tell me if you don't have enough money. This is what I owe you."
Su Jin took off her coat, but the oppressive heat and restlessness in her heart still lingered.
"It's alright, you gave me a lot of money, you can look at the bread if you want."
Su Jin had considered this situation beforehand. She didn't like this lingering relationship, but she hadn't really taken care of the dog for more than a few days, so she would play with it whenever she had free time.
To put it bluntly, she was just a stepmother; Gu Xingze was the one who truly raised it.
I heard that puppies whine a lot when they first come home because they're separated from their mothers, and they need someone to stay with them. I imagine Gu Xingze had a tough time during those days.
When Gu Xingze heard her say that, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thanks."
Su Jin felt refreshed and comfortable after a while, and her furrowed brows relaxed. "No need to thank me, we don't owe each other anything."
She used to hate being trapped for three years, so she took her anger out on Gu Xingze, but now she has come to terms with it.
She still has decades of life ahead of her, why make things difficult for herself?
So now she's not as impatient with Gu Xingze as she used to be, and can talk to him calmly.
Gu Xingze was afraid of her doing that; he liked it when Su Jin threw tantrums at him.
This makes it seem like Su Jin really has no feelings for him at all.
They're too lazy to even get angry.
Her voice trembled as she spoke again, "No, I can never repay what I owe you... please don't repay it."
Su Jin looked at him with a puzzled expression as he struggled to breathe. "What's wrong? Why do you look so pale?"
Gu Xingze's face was pale, and he leaned against the wall behind him, not caring about the dirt.
He was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "You should also be careful of catching a cold during the changing seasons, and don't get chilled."
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