A while——
"Boss Gu, tonight we..."
Su An was a little uneasy when she saw that he hadn't said anything.
Thinking he was still thinking about her calling him by his first name, he apologized again, "Mr. Gu, I'm so sorry, ahem... I'm not disrespecting you, it's just that the situation just now was too urgent..."
Her voice became a little hoarse due to coughing, and it was not at all similar to the voice of Su An in Gu Jingchen's mind.
Su An kept coughing.
Half of it was because her throat was really uncomfortable, and the other half was that she hoped Gu Jingchen would stop asking any more questions after seeing her in such pain.
Sure enough, seeing her like this, Gu Jingchen paused slightly and waved his hand, "Forget it, I won't apologize anymore. Your throat is uncomfortable, so please don't talk for now."
Su An's eyes lit up and he nodded immediately. He stood aside obediently and stopped talking. He felt relieved.
Now...she should be safe, right?
At least let's get through this now...
Neither of them spoke again.
Gu Jingchen looked up at the fire and said helplessly, "I probably won't be able to go tonight. If we can put out the fire, the things in the room should be fine. Let's find someplace else to rest first."
"Hello, Mr. Gu."
Su An responded softly.
There were quite a few hotels nearby, and both of them remembered to bring their IDs when they came down, so they randomly found one. It took only a dozen minutes to check in again, still in two adjacent rooms.
"Go and rest."
Standing outside the room, Gu Jingchen still gave a reminder.
"Thank you, Mr. Gu. Ahem, Mr. Gu should go and have a rest soon."
Su An muttered something, his hoarse voice sounding even more serious than before.
Gu Jingchen frowned slightly and subconsciously wanted to open his mouth to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
Xia Xiaomo is just his assistant, he shouldn't give her too much attention.
Besides, she is not a child anymore. If she is really unwell, she knows how to take care of herself.
Thinking about it, Gu Jingchen said nothing more, swiped the room card and walked in.
Su An watched his figure disappear, then turned and went into his own room. As soon as he closed the door, he squatted down against the wall exhausted.
My head was in a mess, my throat was burning with smoke, and I felt very uncomfortable.
Everything that happened tonight was not only different from what she had planned, it was completely turned upside down, and she almost lost her life.
Su An calmed down for a while, then stood up from the ground, dragged his tired body to wash up, and then lay down on the bed.
My eyelids are tired and heavy, but my brain is extremely clear.
Missed tonight...
When will be the next time I have the chance to be alone with Gu Jingchen like this?
She really doesn't have that much time to waste...
Su An sighed deeply in his heart. After an unknown amount of time, he finally fell into a deep sleep.
The next day.
When she woke up, she felt that her throat condition was even worse and she could hardly speak.
Seeing that her condition was really bad, Gu Jingchen gave her half a day off to go to the hospital to see a doctor for her throat. It was not until the afternoon that he took her to the meeting.
But because she couldn't speak for the time being, she saved herself a lot of work and communication. She only needed to take notes of the meeting as required.
Gu Jingchen's schedule was indeed as busy as planned. He was in meetings of all sizes for two consecutive days and didn't even have time to attend a drinking party.
The hotel fire was also investigated and found to be arson due to relationship problems.
Two days later, the two ended their journey and arrived in the imperial capital.
Tang Ze was shocked when he heard about the fire.
Thinking that Su An was accompanying Gu Jingchen on the business trip on his behalf, he suddenly felt extremely guilty and took on a lot of work.
After another week, Su An's voice gradually recovered.
Afternoon——
"Mr. Gu, you need something."
Su An pushed open the door of Gu Jingchen's office and walked in, put a folder on his desk, nodded at Tang Ze who was standing beside him, turned and left.
With Su An's presence, the pressure on Tang Ze was indeed relieved a lot.
The cooperation between the three of them has become more and more tacit.
Also because of the hotel fire, Gu Jingchen trusted Su An a little more.
only……
Gu Jingchen couldn't help but look in the direction where Su An left, and was stunned for a moment.
Lately, he seems to be doing it more frequently.
There were even two times when he dreamed that he was in the hotel that night.
The one who stayed with him was not Xia Xiaomo, but Su An.
In the dream, the smoke in the hotel corridor was as thick as that day.
But for some reason, he could clearly see the face of the person next to him, and she was indeed the woman he missed the most in his heart...
And perhaps because they had been together for a longer time, he felt more and more that Xia Xiaomo had the same calm temperament as Su An...
"Mr. Gu, Mr. Gu?"
Tang Ze's voice suddenly pulled Gu Jingchen's thoughts away.
"Um?"
Gu Jingchen came to his senses and responded.
Tang Ze then continued, "As for the bidding tomorrow afternoon, everything is ready. We..."
Tang Ze reported his work in detail.
Gu Jingchen casually took out a cigarette and lit it.
He doesn't like smoking, but when he is thinking, he likes to stare at the misty smoke.
Hurry up, Tang Ze has finished his report.
He had been busy with the bidding for more than half a month, and now it was just the finishing touch, so Gu Jingchen had nothing to worry about.
He gave a few simple instructions and his eyes fell on the smoke in front of him again.
My memory also went back to that night in the hotel.
Xia Xiaomo called out to her in panic.
That familiar smell and feeling when I held her hand...
“Tsk…”
Gu Jingchen frowned impatiently.
He hated the feeling of having no control over his thoughts.
I know I shouldn't think about it anymore, but the more I try to avoid it, the more I lose control.
Tang Ze had noticed that his mood had been fluctuating recently, and he immediately became alert. After considering for two seconds, he said cautiously, "Mr. Gu, I've finished my business. If there's nothing else, then I'll..."
Before he could finish his words, Gu Jingchen suddenly interrupted him and said, "Wait a minute."
Tang Ze immediately stood up and waited obediently for his fate.
But Gu Jingchen only said three words before falling silent again, staring at the smoke drifting in his hands, as if he was lost in thought again.
Tang Ze didn't dare to ask more questions and could only stand aside.
A while——
"Tang Ze."
Gu Jingchen finally spoke again.
He casually put out the cigarette in his hand and said thoughtfully, "Do you think... Xia Xiaomo looks like the same person?"
"Like a human?"
Tang Ze was stunned.
He didn't dare to answer rashly. After thinking for two seconds, he asked cautiously, "Mr. Gu, do you think Assistant Xia looks like someone you know?"
"I'm asking you."
Gu Jingchen threw the question away.
Tang Ze, “…”
this……
He doesn't dare to say anything nonsense!
Why is Mr. Gu asking this for no reason?
Tang Ze held his breath and carefully recalled everything that had happened between him and Xia Xiaomo. After a long pause, he finally replied, "Mr. Gu, I think..."
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