It's only August, but the days and nights here feel like they're not the same. The wind is blowing very hard outside at night. Yu Qiuchi straightened her clothes, stood in the outer room for a while until her body temperature returned to normal, and then went into the bedroom.
"Why did you change your clothes?" Gu Xiaojun asked as he was drying his hair with a towel. His buzz cut dried very easily, and he noticed Yu Qiuchi's ill-fitting trench coat and shirt.
"ah?"
Just what he feared most had come to pass. He had thought about this problem on the way here. Yu Qiuchi was tactically deaf, and then frantically tried to think of an answer. But why was everyone so focused on his clothes...?
How was he supposed to answer this question? Should he say the clothes were dirty, and that his brother had said he'd wash them and return them to Gu Xiaojun himself? But wouldn't that make him seem like a spoiled brat? Yu Qiuchi couldn't bring himself to say it. He silently cursed himself for being so foolish!
Why weren't you more assertive in front of Mo Weiyun just now!
Yu Qiuchi brainstormed and finally decided to tell himself that harmony brings wealth. He couldn't outmaneuver Mo Weiyun, so he shouldn't make trouble for himself!
"Sorry, Brother Junxiao, I accidentally got my jacket dirty. I was worried it wouldn't wash out if left for too long, so I just had it washed at my brother's place." Yu Qiuchi ultimately decided to take the credit; his brother washing it meant he would wash it! No problem!
He thought for a moment and added, "But he really couldn't get that last piece of clothing clean... If you mind, Brother Xiaojun, I'll compensate you..." Yu Qiuchi was genuinely apologetic, but he didn't want to return the clothes. Bloodstains were unlucky and dirty, so paying for them was the best solution...
"It's nothing. Why are you being so polite just because we're going out? It's just a piece of clothing, nothing serious." Gu Xiaojun waved his hand dismissively, not taking it to heart at all. As for whose clothes Yu Qiuchi was wearing, Gu Xiaojun could guess.
But Yu Qiuchi stubbornly scanned the code and transferred the money. Although it was a small matter in Gu Xiaojun's eyes, it was not in Yu Qiuchi's eyes, especially since it involved Mo Weiyun. He didn't want to owe anyone anything.
For Yu Qiuchi, financial entanglements are much easier to handle than emotional ones.
Gu Xiaojun looked at the money in his WeChat account, feeling somewhat irritated. His fingers involuntarily refreshed the page several times. Although he could understand Yu Qiuchi's intentions, such as being afraid that he would mind, this money transfer felt like an attempt to distance themselves from him, as if they were outsiders...
Gu Xiaojun's meaning was pretty much the same as what Yu Qiuchi was trying to say: stop wasting your time on him. So far on the show, not a single guest has moved him. How much can you really know about a person in just a few days? Besides, people are mostly fickle. He doesn't trust Yu Qiuchi, who didn't grow up under his nose.
Like his father, the young man was exceptionally talented and radiant, his eyes burning with passion as he professed his love to his mother—private jets, numerous luxury cars, flowers blooming all over the city—each of these gestures causing a sensation. His promise of a lifetime of monogamy, spoken without thinking, deceived a young girl's heart for a lifetime. Doesn't that seem ridiculous?
Look how much we loved each other back then, but in the end it all fell apart...
Yu Qiuchi didn't want to be Mo Jiu. He didn't trust love, that illusory thing. What he wanted wasn't just someone he had loved; he wanted eternal loyalty...
In today's world, besides money and power, Yu Qiuchi would only absolutely trust Mo Weiyun...
The wind is really strong tonight. You can hear the howling of the wind outside from inside the house. The branches and leaves outside the window are swaying and casting a shadow on Yu Qiuchi.
Gu Xiaojun couldn't contain his gaze. He looked at Yu Qiuchi, who was lying on her back with her arms under her head, staring at the ceiling, seemingly lost in thought.
The room wasn't large, the beds were very close together, and the aisle in the middle was only wide enough for one person to pass through. Gu Junxiao could feel that Yu Qiuchi's breathing was erratic, probably because her mind was in turmoil...
"Don't you have any plans to date anytime soon?" Gu Xiaojun asked bluntly, pondering the implications of Yu Qiuchi's words earlier that day.
From the beginning, he felt that Yu Qiuchi was very interested in Jiang Chenzhou, but later she also paid close attention to Song Yaozhuo, occasionally mentioning him in their chats to prevent him from feeling excluded. She also mentioned that Yan Qing was the person who impressed her the most, but her heart signal was given to Tang Ke... No matter how you look at it, it feels like she's casting a wide net...
But today, Yu Qiuchi followed Xie Tingsi's words and said that he was the dominant one. On the surface, this means that he rejected Xie Tingsi because of their similar styles. But considering all of Yu Qiuchi's behavior in the dating show, he did not hide his internal relationship with the production team. This is more of a deeper implication to everyone that he is a power player and has no intention of dating in the dating show.
"Brother Junxiao, do you really think you can understand a person in just a few days?" Yu Qiuchi didn't answer; instead, he asked a question in return.
“The moment you asked that question, you already had the answer,” Gu Xiaojun replied, without giving a direct answer.
This question, seemingly asking whether one can truly understand a person, is actually a kind of test by Yu Qiuchi.
If the answer is yes, then for Yu Qiuchi, Gu Xiaojun is more interested in his appearance and the version of himself that Gu Xiaojun can see, which is not genuine...
If the answer is no, it means that Gu Xiaojun only has a preliminary liking for him, which also fulfills Yu Qiuchi's purpose: to make him give up or change his target as soon as possible.
“That’s true.” Yu Qiuchi changed his posture, wrapped the blanket around himself, turned his back, and only his fluffy head was exposed, as if he was running away from something.
"But you have to give each other a chance to get to know each other before this question can be truly answered."
Gu Xiaojun's words behind her were jarring in the darkness. For a moment, Yu Qiuchi's mind felt like it had been bombed, as if a wall had collapsed.
Is it only through an opportunity for mutual understanding that a real answer can be found?
But Yu Qiuchi had already seen this answer from his mother... It was a tragedy, so was there any possibility of trying again?
Yu Qiuchi couldn't understand it. He subconsciously tucked his body deeper into the thin blanket, like a cat, until his head was completely hidden.
Yu Qiuchi now seemed like a naive child. He felt so awkward. His mother's answer wasn't his answer... But what if he followed in her footsteps? He was confused. Suddenly, he missed Mo Weiyun so much. A wave of grievance washed over him. Yu Qiuchi sniffed softly. He anxiously and subconsciously used his fingers to pick at the threads on the quilt.
Thinking that it would be too stuffy in the back, he was afraid that he would suffocate, so he quietly peeked out and carefully listened to the breathing behind him... He must be asleep.
Yu Qiuchi hesitated for a moment, then pulled the blanket down a little. Feeling no movement behind him, he breathed a sigh of relief and became much bolder. He then cursed himself inwardly, "You're Boss Chi, Master Chi! What are you afraid of? What are you cowardly about? Back in the day, I was invincible in every bar!"
Little did she know, Yu Qiuchi's every move was being observed by Gu Xiaojun, who could see that Yu Qiuchi was avoiding the topic of relationships.
This kind of person craves love, yet fears it... He's afraid of being let down, and also afraid of not being good enough for her.
There is no moonlight tonight, and the wind is incredibly strong; it looks like it might rain.
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