Han Jingchen looked at Gu Youran's receding back, his hands clenched under the table until his knuckles turned white.
He frowned, but ultimately failed to reveal the most crucial secret.
"The fifth nine-star alignment..."
He moved his lips silently and his eyes fell on the mark on the calendar on his mobile phone. It was Gu Youran's birthday.
If the Nine Star Return Ceremony cannot be completed by then...
Thinking of this, Han Jingchen slammed his phone on the table.
He must find a way to break the curse.
Even if... it costs my life.
…
Office of the President of Shi Group.
Shi Heng lowered his eyes and looked at the phone screen, his eyes dark.
The video sent by Zhuoran is playing silently.
In the picture, Han Jingchen was holding chopsticks and putting the dishes into Gu Youran's bowl. His movements were very familiar, as if he had done it hundreds of times.
And she didn't refuse.
Shi Heng's knuckles tightened slightly, and his joints turned white.
Han Jingchen was living well in Yuncheng, but suddenly came to Beijing. Was it just to see her?
She didn't mention a word about it during the phone call an hour ago.
Shi Heng closed his eyes and suppressed the restlessness surging in his chest.
Intellectually, he believed that Gu Youran would not rekindle her old feelings for Han Jingchen.
But emotionally, he couldn't help but think of it.
Han Jingchen is her first love.
He was the man she had loved for eight years.
My heart seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand.
Bitter, stinging, and filled with unspeakable jealousy.
Shi Heng untied his tie, but he couldn't get rid of the anger in his heart.
He hated this feeling.
Even more annoying...
The man who had occupied her entire girlhood now appeared in her life again.
“Click—”
The sound of the door opening startled Shi Heng from his thoughts.
He subconsciously put the phone upside down on the desk.
When I looked up, Gu Youran was already standing at the door.
"Youbao?"
He walked forward quickly, and the gloom in his eyes was instantly replaced by tenderness.
Gu Youran buried her face in his chest and said nothing.
Shi Heng folded his arms. They had just kissed goodbye in the morning, but now it felt like he was holding a treasure that had been lost and found again.
"What's wrong?"
He lowered his head and rubbed the top of her head, keenly noticing that she was unusually silent.
Gu Youran shook her head and put her arms around his neck.
"Carry me to the lounge. I'm tired and want to lie down for a while."
Shi Heng carried Gu Youran into the lounge and gently placed her on the bed.
He lay on his side, his arm naturally serving as a pillow for her.
Gu Youran snuggled into his arms and buried her face in his chest.
The two lay quietly for a while.
"Today at noon..."
Gu Youran suddenly spoke in a muffled voice, "I had dinner with Han Jingchen."
Shi Heng's body stiffened slightly, but he quickly relaxed.
The fact that she was willing to tell him proactively showed that she had nothing to hide.
Gu Youran told him everything Han Jingchen said.
In particular, it is emphasized that "Jiuchen cursed before his death..."
Having said that, she grabbed Shi Heng's collar tightly and told him the terrible curse in detail.
After she finished speaking, she raised her head and asked softly, "If...if this curse is true, will you hurt me?"
The room suddenly became eerily quiet.
Shi Heng suddenly remembered that night twenty years ago.
He was still young at that time, but he will always remember the sight of his father being carried back covered in blood.
Grandpa’s angry roar seemed to still echo in my ears.
"The Shi family's curse should be broken with you!"
"Youbao."
Shi Heng suddenly pinched her chin and forced her to look at him.
His eyes were deep and heavy, filled with unspeakable obsession.
"Even if I go to hell," his voice was hoarse, "I will drag you with me."
After saying that, he lowered his head and kissed her lips fiercely.
The kiss was fierce and urgent, and Gu Youran could even taste blood.
But she didn't push him away, instead she closed her eyes and responded.
Gradually, the two people's heartbeats overlapped.
Gu Youran whispered between kisses: "I'll tell Han Jingchen..."
Her voice was breathless. "If I lose you, my life will be meaningless."
These words struck Shi Heng like an electric current.
His pupils suddenly contracted, and the dark thoughts that had been swirling in his mind disappeared.
The crazy idea of locking her up and keeping her by my side suddenly turned into a wave of bitterness that surged into my heart.
He lowered his head into the crook of her neck.
The familiar scent of gentian flowers mixed with a faint medicinal aroma lingers at the tip of the nose.
This was Gu Youran's unique aura, which gradually calmed his restless heart.
Perhaps it was because she was too emotionally tense, but at this moment, lying in Shi Heng's warm embrace, smelling the reassuring green wood scent on him, Gu Youran's breathing gradually became steady.
Shi Heng looked down at his lover sleeping in his arms, and his eyes softened unconsciously.
He stood up quietly and closed the door of the lounge carefully.
He walked to the desk, picked up the phone on the desk and made a call.
"Father, regarding the curse of the Shi family...I need to know the truth."
Shi Zhengyang, who was on the other end of the phone, was in the hospital with his mother.
My mother has been discharged from the intensive care unit and is now in the VIP ward.
When I heard what my son said, my heart skipped a beat.
"Where are you now? I'll come over and tell you in person."
…
Forty minutes later, Shi Zhengyang hurried to the president's office.
Shi Heng immediately locked the door to ensure that their conversation could not be heard by outsiders.
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