Chapter 133
Nan Tao called Yu Xue back without saying a word.
After the two communicated, Yu Xue decided to agree and go with Nan Tao.
Gu Xuan's appointment happened to be on the night before New Year's Eve. Coincidentally, the director of the crew was very humane and gave everyone a holiday. Although it was only half a day in the evening, everyone was still very happy because they didn't have to get up early to rush to work the next day.
Nan Tao's attention has always been on Gu Xuan. Seeing that he was packing up, he would probably be preparing to leave soon. Xiaoxue said that the appointment time was 7 o'clock in the evening, and including the driving time to the city center, it would be about this time.
Just as Gu Xuan raised his foot, he was blocked by a figure.
"Are you free tonight?" Qiu Jun asked with a smile.
Gu Xuan said impatiently, "Get out of the way!"
Qiu Jun covered his chest with his hands to show that he was hurt. "Tomorrow is New Year's Day. Let's celebrate together."
Gu Xuan still looked cold and said, "I have an appointment with someone else."
After saying that, he walked around Qiu Jun and strode away.
Nan Tao pretended to pack up her things, but actually watched the whole process quietly. She did not miss Qiu Jun staring at Gu Xuan's back, with a sinister and obscure look in his eyes.
Hehehe, is this place going to become dark?
No, the time when he turned evil should be a little earlier, probably around the time when Gu Xuan was exposed to have a male sponsor and became a hot topic.
Nan Tao ate a small melon and was in a good mood. She put on her down jacket, carried a small bag, and slowly left the dressing room humming a song.
After leaving the crew, Nan Tao saw Gu Xuan wearing a baseball cap and a black mask, getting into a low-key black luxury car.
Tsk tsk, he has been on the hot search and is so blatant. The person behind it must be Park Moon Bin.
He has the time to pick up Gu Xuan but no time to pick up Yu Xue. How arrogant.
Nan Tao took a photo and after getting into the car, she lowered her head and clicked send to send the photo to Yu Xue, and asked:
－－－Didn’t Park Moon Bin pick you up?
When I looked up again, I saw Qiu Jun through the car window.
No one knew when the person appeared here. He was staring at the luxury car that Gu Xuan got in. His face was terribly gloomy, even scarier than a smoggy day.
After a while, Qiu Jun drove away, obviously heading in the same direction as Gu Xuan left.
Nan Tao quickly instructed the driver, "Let's go too. Let's follow this car and see if the route is different. Then we can go our own way."
After the car started, Yu Xue finally replied.
－－－Isn't this Wenbin's car? Where did you take this photo, sister-in-law?
－－－He told me that he was busy with work and asked me to go there by myself.
Nan Tao typed a bunch of words, deleted and reduced them, and finally pressed the send button.
－－－This is the crew.
Along the way, Nan Tao was chatting aimlessly with Yu Xueman. Occasionally, she looked out the window and actually saw Qiu Jun's car.
Nan Tao had a bold guess that the pervert Qiu Jun might be following Gu Xuan.
Thinking about this possibility, I feel a little excited. I don’t know what will happen during dinner later. I’m so looking forward to it.
Traffic in the city was very congested on New Year's Eve, and it took nearly an hour and a half to reach our destination.
Nan Tao looked at the time and it was already a quarter past seven.
I was chatting with Xiaoxue just now. He had already arrived, but he didn’t go directly to the booked box. Instead, he waited for her outside.
The nanny car slowly drove into the underground garage.
Nan Tao asked the driver to drive slower and circle the garage a few more times pretending to look for a parking space. After the passengers in the car in front got out, she told the driver to find a place to park the car.
Until Qiu Jun disappeared from sight, Nan Tao got out of the car quietly like a thief, looking sneaky.
Suddenly, someone patted her on the back.
Nan Tao was startled, "Who?"
Yu Xue was puzzled. "Sister-in-law, it's me. Didn't you tell me to wait for you here? What are you doing? Why are you so scared all of a sudden?"
Nan Tao breathed a sigh of relief, "How come you walk without making any sound, little girl?"
Yu Xue glanced at her high heels and said, "Sister-in-law, what were you looking at just now? I called you for a long time but you ignored me, so I took a photo of you."
Nan Tao quickly covered Yu Xue's mouth and said, "Keep your voice down."
Yu Xue's eyes rolled around. "Is there any melon to eat?"
Nan Tao coughed lightly, "What's the big deal? I'm just famous now and I'm afraid of paparazzi taking pictures."
Yu Xue had no doubts. "Wen Bin told me he's already here. Let's go up too."
This high-end restaurant was chosen by Gu Xuan, who booked a private room.
The box is very spacious and can seat ten people. The windows are floor-to-ceiling windows through which you can see the bright lights outside and the constant flow of vehicles and people on the road.
Yu Xue has a problem. She gets nervous when she sees someone she doesn't know well, and when she gets nervous she becomes automatically aloof.
In fact, she didn't want to do that, but she just couldn't change this bad habit. She had no idea how many times she had been misunderstood by others since she was a child.
"Wenbin, Gu Xuan." Yu Xue greeted them stumblingly.
Nan Tao smiled and said, "What are you standing at the door for? Come in."
As he spoke, he pulled Yu Xue into the box and sat down opposite Park Wenbin and Gu Xuan.
Park Wenbin and Yu Xue sat facing each other on the outside, while Nan Tao and Gu Xuan sat facing each other inside.
Nan Tao greeted with a smile, "Teacher Gu, so you are here."
Gu Xuan didn't say anything, but looked at Park Wenbin.
Park Wenbin frowned, "Xiaoxue, didn't we agree to talk about private matters today? Why did you bring your sister-in-law here?"
Yu Xue was about to explain when Nan Tao spoke first, "You haven't married Hexue yet. Calling me sister-in-law is a bit too intimate. Just call me by my name."
Park Wenbin was unhappy, but he didn't dare to offend this unruly and willful young lady. He looked at Yu Xue with grievance on his face and accusation in his eyes.
Yu Xue was very innocent and said seriously, "My sister-in-law is right. Wenbin, it's better to call me by my name."
Nan Tao almost died of laughter, and Park Wenbin's face turned green.
Park Wenbin took a deep breath. His main purpose at the moment was to explain the online trending search to Yu Xue. He would find a chance to settle the score after he became the son-in-law of the Yu family as it was just a small matter of calling each other names.
"Here's the menu, take a look and see what you like."
Park Moon-bin handed the menu to Yu Xue gently and affectionately.
Yu Xue turned around and handed the menu to Nan Tao: "Sister-in-law, take a look and see what you like to eat."
Park Wenbin: “…”
Nan Tao ordered some signature dishes, and Yu Xue ordered her favorites.
Nan Tao asked, "Why don't you ask Teacher Gu what he likes to eat? I heard that Teacher Gu is treating us today."
Park Wenbin glanced at Gu Xuan.
Gu Xuan said coldly: "Whatever, I'm not that hungry."
The atmosphere suddenly became cold.
Yu Xue felt a little embarrassed and racked her brains to find a topic. Finally, she thought of one and said, "Teacher Gu, don't you want to apologize to me?"
The atmosphere became quiet again.
Yu Xue dug her feet into the ground awkwardly, screaming "Ahhhh" in her heart. She quickly turned her head and looked at her sister-in-law for help.
Nan Tao was about to die of laughter from her sister-in-law. She suppressed her laughter and helped to answer, "So there is such a thing. I haven't heard that you and Xiaoxue have any intersection. Did you do anything to let Xiaoxue down?"
Gu Xuan's face was cold.
Park Wenbin quickly spoke up, "The thing is, a while ago, Teacher Gu and I were on the trending search, and Teacher Gu felt sorry for it and was afraid that Xiaoxue would misunderstand, so she invited Xiaoxue and me to dinner to explain. Strictly speaking, it wasn't an apology."
Nan Tao suddenly realized, "Oh, so that's how it is, but that trending search only shows Teacher Gu, not you."
Park Wenbin: “…”
Park Wenbin: "I love Xiaoxue so much and was afraid that there would be misunderstandings between us, so I mentioned this to Teacher Gu. Teacher Gu is very kind and took the initiative to come to me and said that he wanted to find Xiaoxue to explain."
Yu Xue: "I saw the trending searches, and the photos and audio are pretty real. I was shocked when I first saw them. If I didn't know you weren't gay, I would have thought you were cheating."
Park Wenbin: “…”
Nan Tao was about to faint from laughing, and she rubbed her cheeks desperately to stop herself from laughing out loud.
Park Wenbin's forehead veins throbbed as he tried to explain, "How could I be gay? Xiaoxue, we've been in a relationship for so many years and even got engaged a few years ago. I'm so heartbroken that you doubted me. The photos and audio are fake. AI technology is so advanced now, and some people will do anything to get traffic. Teacher Gu and I are both victims."
"Miss Nan was also present that night and can testify for me."
Nan Tao: "When I went there, the director was already there. I have no idea what you were doing before."
Yu Xue nodded like a follower: "Sister-in-law, what you said makes sense."
Park Wenbin: “…”
Park Wenbin was very tired and blamed Yu Xue for bringing Nan Tao here, saying that she was just a troublemaker.
Park Wenbin forced himself to cheer up. "Teacher Gu and I are just ordinary friends. Apart from some overlap in work, we rarely contact each other, right?"
Gu Xuan clenched his hands on his knees and said expressionlessly, "He's right. I'm just an insignificant person. Miss Yu, you don't need to care about me."
Yu Xue uttered a dry "oh", not knowing what to say.
The atmosphere fell silent again.
Just at this moment the waiter brought the food, breaking the silence.
Park Wenbin breathed a sigh of relief, and attentively picked up food for Yu Xue, asking her about her well-being in various ways, acting like a boyfriend in love, sweet as honey. From time to time, he also assured Yu Xue that he would definitely treat her well and would never cheat on her. He spoke with great confidence, as if he would be struck by lightning if he lied.
Gu Xuan sat beside him, not speaking or eating, as if he was an invisible man, quiet and silent, with a cold look in his eyes and a bit of despair.
Nan Tao saw this and laughed.
It was clearly him who seduced someone else's fiancé as a mistress, and now he is teaming up with Park Moon Bin to deceive Xiaoxue. Why does he act like a victim, as if Yu Xue bullied him?
Nan Tao smiled and said, "Teacher Gu, why aren't you eating? You barely even touched your chopsticks. Are you unhappy?"
Park Wenbin's chopsticks, which were picking up food for Yu Xue, stopped mid-air. He lowered his eyes to hide the pain in his eyes. When he raised his eyes again, the pain had disappeared. After putting the food into Yu Xue's bowl, he said casually, "Maybe Teacher Gu has a stomachache. Let's ask the waiter to bring some millet porridge."
After saying that, he called the waiter and asked for millet porridge.
Yu Xue also looked over quickly and said, "My stomach hurts so badly. Drinking some millet porridge will help."
Suddenly, Gu Xuan stood up.
"Excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom."
Yu Xue: "Wenbin, your friend doesn't seem to be feeling well. Do you want to go check on him?"
Park Wenbin was silent for two seconds, then said nonchalantly, "It's okay, you don't have to go."
Nan Tao's eyes lit up when she saw Gu Xuan go out.
Only she knew that Qiu Junren was also here, and maybe they had already bumped into each other at this time.
Just when I was worrying about not having a good excuse to go out, my cell phone suddenly rang. It was the director calling.
Nan Tao stood up and said, "I have a phone call. I'll go out and answer it."
While answering the phone, he walked out of the box.
The director informed me that I don’t have to go to the crew tomorrow morning, but I can come in the afternoon.
After hanging up the phone, Nan Tao was about to stroll back and forth in the corridor on this floor to see if she could try her luck. Unexpectedly, her luck was so good that she turned her head and saw Qiu Jun quietly following Gu Xuan at the corner not far away. Gu Xuan seemed to be distracted and did not notice.
Nan Tao's eyes lit up, and when the two figures disappeared around the corner one after another, she raised her feet and followed them quietly.
After they entered the men's restroom, they quickly slipped into the women's restroom next door.
The men's and women's restrooms are located next to each other and are very close to each other. Unless you lower your voice, you can hear what people are saying inside.
Maybe it was because there was no one in the men's restroom, but Qiu Jun didn't even lower his voice when he spoke, so Nan Tao could easily hear the conversation.
Nan Tao gave Qiu Jun a thumbs up in her heart, then stood by the bathroom door and pricked up her ears to listen to what was being said on the other side.
I didn't expect to hear such explosive content, it was absolutely explosive.
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