Chapter 11
After saying this, Yue Qianling watched the complex emotions in Gu Xun's eyes suddenly disappear.
For some unknown reason, he curled up the corners of his mouth into an arc that could be considered a smile, and then returned to his indifferent attitude just now, leaning back in his chair, lowering his eyes, as if he automatically blocked the person next to him.
He was completely different from the man who was staring at her just now.
What? Don’t those awesome data geniuses in their Ninth Business Unit look down on mobile games?
Then why didn't Gu Xun speak anymore?
For a long time afterwards, Yue Qianling couldn't figure out what was wrong with what he said.
She kept replaying the scene and conversation in her mind, her thoughts scattered like a tree with luxuriant branches and leaves, while at the same time she had to remain reserved at all times, with her back straight and legs placed properly.
So fucking tiring.
Several times she wanted to poke Gu Xun beside her and ask him to continue talking about games. She could talk about it for three days and three nights.
Unfortunately, the people next to him kept looking at their phones from time to time and never paid attention to Yue Qianling.
The meal was tasteless, Yue Qianling was chatting nonsense and didn't even know where to look.
The phone suddenly vibrated a few times.
Yue Qianling picked it up and saw that it was Xiaomai who tagged her in the group.
【Wheat】: @glutinous rice small twist
[Xiaomi]: What’s the recent progress between you and your boyfriend?
Yue Qianling secretly glanced at the person next to her and typed with a smile on her face.
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: We are having a meal together.
[Xiaomi]: It turns out that you have become a colleague of your idol when you first started working! ! No wonder you are so happy tonight.
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Hehe, why are you asking this?
[Xiaomi]: It’s okay. I care about you and wish you success soon.
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Thank you for your good wishes! ! !
After replying to Xiaomai's message, Yue Qianling's favorite mango sticky rice was finally served.
She hadn't eaten much all day and was now starving, with every taste bud on her tongue boiling.
But Gu Xun was sitting next to her, so she couldn't act like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey.
So, after taking a few bites, Yue Qianling put down her chopsticks and pushed the white porcelain bowl aside with her slender fingers.
Huang Jie, who was standing up to pick up some food, happened to see this scene. Her chopsticks froze in mid-air and she asked, "Qian Ling, you don't want to eat anymore?"
Yue Qianling wiped her mouth with a tissue and said with a smile, "I'm done eating."
Huang Jie was stunned for a few seconds, and thought she had misheard. "No, didn't you eat much today? Aren't you hungry? Didn't you rush downstairs to find something to eat when the chief planner nodded just now?"
Yue Qianling gritted her teeth secretly, wishing she could seal Huang Jie's mouth with a piece of tape.
"I don't have much of an appetite." She clenched the toilet paper in her hand, her smile half frozen, "Maybe I'm too tired, don't worry about me, I'm fine."
"I see. You've been working really hard these past few days. You should eat a little more."
Huang Jie sat down with a look of heartache on her face.
Yue Qianling tilted her head slightly and found that her performance seemed like a one-man show.
Gu Xun was eating with his head down, not paying any attention to what the girl next to him said, until the cell phone on the table rang several times in succession.
He saw what Xiaomai said in the group, and his eyes suddenly fixed on the screen.
really.
No wonder I'm so happy tonight.
People who usually fight with others all the time actually use emoticons.
So what?
He sneered, used his phone to pay the bill, and then stood up with the unfinished Coke in his hand.
"Take your time to eat. I'm going back to school first."
After saying that, he pushed away the chair and walked towards the door.
It all happened so fast that many people didn't react. Yue Qianling subconsciously turned her head to look at his back, until the door closed, and she suddenly stood up.
"It's almost curfew time at school. I'm going back first."
She ignored the gazes of her colleagues and strode out with her bag.
The cold wind in the middle of the night blew wildly in the air, raising the dust and fallen leaves on the ground.
Yue Qianling forgot to wear a scarf when she came out, and the biting wind was frosty, making it impossible to open one's eyes.
She looked around for a long time before she saw Gu Xun's back.
In just a short while, he had walked so far.
Yue Qianling was about to run after him when her cell phone suddenly rang with an incoming call.
She had no choice but to fish out her phone as she walked.
The screen displays: [School Prince invites you to a voice call]
Yue Qianling was in no mood to chat with him at that moment, so she immediately hung up the phone.
Looking up, she found that Gu Xun was walking faster.
The street lights stretched his shadow very long, and Yue Qianling had to jog to catch up with him and followed him into the parking lot.
When Yue Qianling was about to call him, she saw him casually throw the can into the trash can, making a loud "clang" sound that echoed over and over again in the quiet parking lot.
Yue Qianling was inexplicably startled and his pace slowed down.
Why does it seem like he is in a bad mood?
Because of this hesitation, Yue Qianling didn't want to disturb Gu Xun at this moment.
She stopped silently, looked at his back again, and then turned around.
However, before she took a step forward, she heard his voice coming from behind.
"Why are you following me?"
“…”
Yue Qianling clenched his fists in annoyance.
Oh fuck.
It turned out that he had always known that he had followed him out.
I should have said hello earlier. Now she's acting like a stalker.
"Well...it's quite late."
Yue Qianling turned around slowly and forced a smile, "I was wondering if I could go back to school with you."
Gu Xun was standing with his back to the light, half hidden in the shadows. Yue Qianling couldn't see his expression clearly, but she could clearly feel that he was looking at her.
The silence all around can more easily amplify one's senses.
In the one or two seconds when Gu Xun didn't speak, Yue Qianling inexplicably felt that Gu Xun seemed to know her little thoughts.
Once this thought came to her mind, Yue Qianling's face couldn't stop burning.
Fortunately, the parking lot was dimly lit, which hid her blushing face and also reduced her panic.
Without waiting for Gu Xun to answer, she immediately took a step back and said with a casual smile: "It's okay. If it's not convenient for you, I can take the subway back."
Gu Xun was in a very bad mood right now. What Yue Qianling said was exactly what he wanted, so he didn't even need to think of a reason to refuse.
However, the moment Yue Qianling turned around, Gu Xun took out his cell phone and checked the time. It was already 10:15. What a crappy subway.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" He calmly called Yue Qianling and opened the car door. "When did I ever say it was inconvenient?"
Yue Qianling stood there in a daze for two seconds. After he came to his senses, he immediately started jogging excitedly.
After two steps, she saw Gu Xun turning his head away from the driver's seat, so she reflexively stopped and walked in a steady manner.
After getting in the car, Gu Xun received a phone call, and Yue Qianling sat quietly, racking her brains to think of a topic to talk about.
Unfortunately, his call was not long, and he put down the phone before Yue Qianling had time to think of what to say.
The car fell into awkward silence again.
After a moment, Yue Qianling finally thought of a point of entry that was both polite and not awkward.
She asked, "How is Aunt Gu doing recently?"
Gu Xun: "Very good."
Yue Qianling: "Congratulations then."
“…”
“…”
What the fuck did I say.
Help.
Help! ! ! !
Yue Qianling clenched his fists suddenly, his crown felt numb, and he stared straight ahead at the wind blocking his way, not daring to look at Gu Xun's expression.
How about changing the subject?
Yue Qianling forced herself to forget the previous conversation and asked awkwardly: "Is your department busy?"
Gu Xun originally wanted to just deal with it with the word "busy", but unfortunately he was not in the mood to even be perfunctory.
"Actually," Gu Xun stared at the traffic light at the intersection ahead, his face expressionless, "If you don't know what to say, you don't have to say anything."
"……oh."
Yue Qianling calmly closed her mouth, calmly took out her cell phone, and calmly sent a message to Yin Xue.
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Ahhhhhhhhh, Gu Xun, send me back! ! ! !
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: But I was too nervous! ! ! The conversation was over! ! ! !
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: What to do? ? ?
[Yin Xue]: What did you say?
Yue Qianling repeated the pitifully short conversation to Yin Xue verbatim.
A few seconds later, Yin Xue sent a long string of ellipsis.
[Yin Xue]: It’s not you who killed the conversation.
【Glutinous rice twisted dough sticks】：?
[Yin Xue]: He doesn’t want to talk to you.
【Small glutinous rice dough twist】:.
Yin Xue seemed to see the sisters' sadness from this period, and finally couldn't bear it, so she thought about how to say a few words to comfort them.
As soon as she typed "but", new message popped up.
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: Alas.
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: Hehe.
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: [Cute][Shy]
【Yinxue】：……
[Yin Xue]: Are you crazy because of sadness?
【Glutinous rice twist】: No.
[Yin Xue]:?
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Well, I just took a sneak peek.
[Yin Xue]:?
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Gu Xun’s profile is so handsome.
【Yinxue】：……
【Glutinous rice small twist】： ()
【印雪】：Roll
Although they did not talk any more along the way, Yue Qianling was already very satisfied that Gu Xun took her back to school.
The scenery outside the window was rapidly receding. Yue Qianling would steal a glance at Gu Xun's profile from time to time and could clearly feel that he was in a bad mood.
So, he just simply didn't want to talk, not that he didn't want to talk to me.
Well, that's it.
Thinking of this, Yue Qianling saw the moon through the clouds. The slight depression disappeared instantly, and the only thing left was "joy" in the midst of suffering. The nearly thirty-minute journey arrived at the end in the blink of an eye.
When getting off the bus, the beam of light from the street lamp just covered Yue Qianling's head, making her eyes as bright as stars.
The surroundings were extremely quiet, with the occasional sound of a whistle floating in from afar, then disappearing in a flash. Only the sound of Yue Qianling's heartbeat continued to be amplified.
It probably won't be heard.
She took a furtive glance.
Under the bright light, Gu Xun saw Yue Qianling looking at her with that look, and always felt that she had something to say.
really.
Yue Qianling took advantage of the darkness and mustered up her courage to ask, "How are you...going to spend Christmas?"
During this journey, Gu Xun was surrounded by an inexplicable restlessness that he could not explain.
When he heard the word "Christmas", Gu Xun's suppressed restlessness for the entire night was instantly ignited.
He slammed the car door shut, and amid the bang, Yue Qianling heard him say.
"Jesus' birthday is not my birthday, so what's there to celebrate?"
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