Chapter 58 I'm Willing to Accompany You
The messages Yue Qianling sent to Gu Xun were not just for fun conversation.
She took on the task of Sigrid with the approval of Wei Han and Su Zheng, and while bearing the pressure, she tried to keep up with their pace with a little ambition.
The sketching stage did go smoothly, but the countless times the line drawings had to be reworked over the past month were quietly eroding Yue Qianling's confidence.
Only now did she understand why the first job in life is so important.
At the beginning of her junior year internship, Yue Qianling joined the otome game project team of HC Interactive Entertainment, and received the envy of many classmates at the time. She was also quite satisfied with herself, especially after she started working officially. Her output pass rate exceeded that of her predecessors such as Huang Jie and Yin Qin, and she was the person with the most first-time passes in the group.
She was very good at this job, and even when she wanted to quit later, it was only because of something unrelated to work.
She hadn't realized until now that going downhill was the only thing that felt effortless.
To further visualize the sketch, it is necessary to extract accurate design line drawings for later coloring, and to add necessary annotations and instructions to ensure that the subsequent 3D modeling, rendering, and technical art can accurately understand the design intent.
When drawing the maiden card faces, Yue Qianling was very adept at this step. She could color and make post-production adjustments in one go without having to think too much.
So she didn't expect that she would be stuck on the draft for so long here with Sigrid.
Unfortunately, the 3D modeling was under great pressure, and Yue Qianling felt like her hair was about to fall out.
She had no way to vent her inner stress and felt like a complete waste, so she sent so many messages to Gu Xun in a row.
But I didn’t expect Gu Xun’s answer to be like this.
The overwhelming pressure was gently dispelled by his words. Yue Qianling held the phone and looked at it for a long time, not knowing whether to be happy about what he said or to comfort him first.
It turns out that this is what his relationship with his father is like.
No wonder he reacted like that after he rushed back to visit his injured father last time.
As for what he said, "Although my mother is different from my father, her dedication often makes me feel overwhelmed", Yue Qianling actually couldn't quite understand it.
These days, Gu Yunping often comes to see him, buys him a lot of daily necessities, cooks a sumptuous dinner, and helps him clean the house.
It seems that many mothers are like this. After all, the last time Ju Yunzhen came, she did something similar to Gu Yunping.
Yue Qianling was used to this and didn't think there was anything wrong.
However, she could indeed feel that the relationship between Gu Xun and Gu Yunping was not as close as that of an ordinary mother and son, so she attributed it to Gu Xun's personality.
After all, after she and Gu Xun got together, he didn't act clingy all the time. He would only act wildly when there was no one around.
However, when Yue Qianling thought of the phone call from Gu Yunping this afternoon, she seemed to have some feelings again.
Yue Qianling thought that if it was Ju Yunzhen who saw the negative news about their company, she would probably be worried, but she shouldn't directly ask her to change jobs?
She didn't quite understand what kind of pressure Gu Yunping had put on Gu Xun, but now thinking back, he didn't go home for the Spring Festival last year and spent the year alone in Jiangcheng, which was probably related to these things.
After a long silence, Yue Qianling didn't know what to reply to him, so he typed five words.
【Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks】: Let’s go home.
【School Prince】: Okay.
After packing up, Yue Qianling hurriedly ran towards the elevator with her bag.
The first elevator came down and stopped in front of Yue Qianling. She looked inside and didn't see Gu Xunren, so she didn't plan to go in.
There happened to be a colleague from the Ninth Division inside, and seeing that she didn't move, he asked, "Aren't you coming in?"
Yue Qianling smiled and shook her head: "I'll wait for the next trip."
The colleague understood and said with a smile: "Waiting for Gu Xun?"
Yue Qianling nodded again.
Ever since their relationship was discovered by Huang Jie and Yi Hong last time, Yue Qianling still maintains a normal relationship with Gu Xun in the company as colleagues.
Although the company did not prohibit office romances, and even encouraged employees to resolve the issue internally, Yue Qianling always felt that showing affection in a work environment was not a good idea.
However, this kind of thing did not escape the eyes of colleagues. We occasionally encountered it during lunch and commuting time, and everyone knew it.
Colleagues who didn't interact with me on a regular basis weren't shocked at all when they heard the gossip; they thought it was something natural.
"Oh, I just saw him finish his work, he will probably be down soon."
After my colleague finished speaking, he pressed the elevator door.
Yue Qianling lowered her head again and took out her cell phone to ask if Gu Xun had come down.
But as soon as she opened the dialog box, her eyes fell on the sentence "If my parents hadn't given birth to me, would it have been better for everyone?"
I remember a long time ago, Yue Qianling talked to Yin Xue about Gu Xun. She said in an exaggerated way that he was a "genetic lottery and a show of skill by Nuwa". Although Yin Xue was not as exaggerated as her, she did not deny this statement.
After all, in everyone's eyes, Gu Xun seemed to have possessed the best gift from God.
Superior appearance, outstanding IQ, and wealthy family conditions.
Any one of these three things is enough to make people envious, but Yue Qianling did not expect that Gu Xun actually always felt that his birth was a mistake.
How could he think like that?
Yue Qianling sighed deeply, his chest filled with sour emotions.
At this moment, a "ding" sound was heard. Yue Qianling looked up and saw Gu Xun standing in the elevator.
His thin figure instantly captured all of Yue Qianling's attention. She said nothing, walked straight into the elevator, put her arms around his waist, and rested her head on his chest.
“…”
After a long time, Gu Xun raised his hand and touched her hair.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
The elevator stopped at an unknown floor. Yue Qianling didn't notice it. She just tightened her arms around him and said sullenly, "Can't I even hug you?"
A familiar yet unfamiliar female voice suddenly sounded at the door.
"Of course you can, but aren't you treating me like an outsider?"
"……?"
Yue Qianling looked back and was suddenly stunned.
Just now, her mind and eyes were full of Gu Xun, and she didn't notice that the elevator stopped at a certain floor. At this moment, the boss was standing at the door with his arms folded, staring at them.
There were a few strangers standing nearby, all looking at each other with their eyes and noses, but trying to hold back smiles.
A second later, Yue Qianling withdrew her hand and turned to look at the elevator door expressionlessly.
It was a rare occasion that she was caught acting like a spoiled child, and the person in question was her boss. At this moment, Yue Qianling just wanted to find a hole to bury herself.
But there was obviously no hole to dig in the elevator, so Yue Qianling could only force herself to remain calm. She pinched Gu Xun from behind without making a sound, signaling him to say something to change the subject.
Receiving Yue Qianling's meaning, Gu Xun raised his hand to hold Yue Qianling's shoulders, and turned to the boss and said: "The company is my home, boss, of course you are not an outsider."
“…”
Thanks to Gu Xun's help, Yue Qianling's mouth was sewn for twenty minutes.
It was not until she entered the community elevator that she let out a deep sigh.
"What's wrong? Are you still thinking about the line drawing?"
"yes."
Yue Qianling drooped her eyebrows and said weakly, "If the boss saw us just now, would he think that I have delayed the recent progress because of my love affair?"
Gu Xun turned his head to look at her for a few seconds and suddenly smiled.
"So, I am a disaster, then?"
Yue Qianling glanced at him and said nothing.
"But now that I've been labeled as the source of trouble, shouldn't I be asked to do something substantial?"
"I'm not kidding you."
Yue Qianling raised her hands and stared at her ten fingers. "It seems that I am too conceited. In fact, these are just an ordinary pair of hands. They are not capable of taking on such a task."
She paused and slowly lowered her hand.
"Oh, maybe forget it. I feel like I'm going to delay the progress of the 3D modeling."
The next second, her hanging hand was suddenly held by Gu Xun.
"What counts?" He inserted his fingers into hers and held them tightly. "Do you know why Wei Han and the others chose you among hundreds of examples?"
Yue Qianling was stunned for a moment and said, "Because I happen to be in the company, it's more convenient?"
"no."
The elevator arrived just in time. Gu Xun led her out and stood at her door. He said word by word, "The talented and hardworking types can indeed achieve similar results, but they are shaped by two completely different forces. Otherwise, do you think that there are so many experienced original artists in the Ninth Business Unit, but in the end they need you to help them get out of the maze?"
Yue Qianling blinked for a while before she said in a low voice, "But I'm worried about the impact..."
"Don't worry." Gu Xun suddenly pulled her into his arms and whispered in her ear, "I am willing to accompany you on all the roads you are afraid of."
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Growing up, Yue Qianling has always been a person whose emotions come and go quickly.
She also understood that everyone has their own expertise, so she didn't expect Gu Xun to be of any substantial help in her work.
But his words were like a soft bed, giving her heart, which had been hanging in the air for the past few days, a foothold, sweeping away all her melancholy and sinking into a long-lasting sense of security.
The next morning, she jumped to the top floor of the company like a little worker ant.
On the other side, Gu Xun received a call from Gu Yunping as soon as he sat down.
"I'm taking a flight back tomorrow morning. Let's have dinner together tonight."
Gu Xun said "hmm", and Gu Yunping said, "Let's go out to eat tonight. I've seen it, it's quite close to your company. I'll send you the address later. Can you be there on time at 6:30?"
Gu Yunping's words sounded quite normal, but Gu Xun sensed something strange.
Just at this moment, Yue Qianling passed by with Wei Han, holding a computer. Gu Xun stared at her back for a moment before saying, "Are we just having dinner together?"
Gu Yunping: "Then call Qian Ling up."
The answer was ambiguous. Gu Xun wanted to ask something else, but at this time Su Zheng came to him for something, so he just nodded twice and hung up the phone.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Yunping sent a message to urge them on time. Gu Xun had to put down the things at hand and take Yue Qianling to the restaurant booked by Gu Yunping.
Yue Qianling originally thought that she was just looking for a place to eat, but she didn't expect that this place looked quite upscale. There were vases on display in the corridor leading to the private room, and the lamps on the wall were simple and elegant. Even the waiter leading the way in front was neatly dressed and well-dressed.
It doesn't look like a place where you can have a home-cooked meal.
Yue Qianling had some questions in her mind, but before she could say them out loud, they were already standing at the door of the box.
The waiter opened the door for them and made a "please" gesture.
The two looked inside and saw that besides Gu Yunping, there was also a strange middle-aged man.
Yue Qianling didn't know who he was and wanted to ask Gu Xun who this was.
However, when she looked up, she saw a layer of annoyance in Gu Xun's eyes.
"You guys are here? Come here, I'll introduce you."
Gu Yunping stood up with a smile and waved to the two of them, "This is Uncle Feng, the one I mentioned to you yesterday."
After that, she turned to Feng Zhanchao and said, "This is my son, and this little girl is his girlfriend."
Feng Zhanchao smiled and nodded to the two of them, "You just got off work, right? Come on, sit down, tell the waiter to serve the food, don't let the two children go hungry."
Yue Qianling still didn't understand the current situation. Seeing that Gu Xun's expression was not very natural, a very bloody scene appeared in her mind.
Could this be Gu Yunping’s boyfriend, Gu Xun’s future stepfather?
While she was lost in thought, Gu Yunping said to Feng Zhanchao in high spirits, "Does this girl look familiar to you?"
Feng Zhanchao then looked at Yue Qianling's face, as if thinking about something.
"Now that you mention it, it does look familiar to me."
"She is the daughter of Ju Yunzhen who used to be in our class!"
"Oh, it's true! They look exactly like each other. Ju Yunzhen was a famous beauty in our school back then. I didn't expect that your daughter has grown up so fast." After saying that, he turned to look at Gu Yunping, "Then you two are destined to be together."
Gu Yunping smiled but said nothing. She motioned to the waiter to pour water for Yue Qianling and Gu Xun, and then said, "Uncle Feng is my college classmate. Like you, he studied computer science. Later, he went to Japan to study, specializing in artificial intelligence. Now he has returned to China to start a business. He has many patented products, and the company has now entered the second round of financing."
Feng Zhanchao continued, "I heard about your situation from your mother, and I even went to read the journal papers you published in college. You are much better than I was at the time."
The topic was about Gu Xun, so Yue Qianling didn't want to interrupt, and the protagonist himself just smiled and said nothing.
Gu Yunping knew his character, so she spoke for him: "He is currently developing games."
"I know I know, you said it."
Feng Zhanchao nodded repeatedly. "Nowadays, game development is also very impressive. In addition to fields such as AI and human-computer interaction, it also involves technologies such as motion capture and facial capture, which are no simpler than our artificial intelligence. After hearing your mother mention it, I have always wanted to get to know you, but I have been very busy recently and only had time today."
Oh, so that's how it is.
Yue Qianling breathed a sigh of relief.
I hope it’s not a large-scale recognition of fatherhood scene.
Afterwards, Feng Zhanchao asked Gu Xun a few more professional questions. Even Yue Qianling, a layman, could tell that Gu Xun had a lot of knowledge and was indeed a technical expert.
But Gu Xun didn't seem to be in a good mood. Although he answered Feng Zhanchao's questions one by one, he never took the initiative to bring up any topic. Yue Qianling could feel that if Feng Zhanchao didn't ask any questions, the whole box would immediately become silent.
This situation looks familiar.
Yue Qianling thought about the time when she, Gu Xun and Gu Yunping were having dinner together during her junior year, and he was in the same state.
So, while the waiter was serving the dishes, Yue Qianling secretly sent a message to Gu Xun.
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Are you unhappy?
The phone on the table vibrated. Gu Xun picked it up and typed with an expressionless face.
【School Prince】: Yeah.
[School Prince]: If you weren’t there, I would have turned around and left when I opened the door.
[Glutinous Rice Dough Sticks]: Don’t you like this Uncle Feng?
[School Prince]: It’s not that I don’t like him, it’s that I don’t like the way my mother does it.
Yue Qianling was stunned for a moment and wanted to continue asking, but she felt that it was impolite to keep playing with the phone in front of the elders, so she raised her head again.
The meal lasted for nearly an hour, and Feng Zhanchao had nothing to say in the end. As a middle-aged man, how could he not feel Gu Xun's emotions? He ended the meeting with the excuse that he had something to do.
Gu Xun was polite as well and sent him out in a friendly manner. When he turned around, he was met with Gu Yunping's cold face.
The mother and son said nothing and walked straight towards the parking lot.
"Take you back to the hotel?"
Gu Xun asked.
"No, let's send Qianling home first."
Gu Yunping opened the passenger door and said to Gu Xun, "I'll come to your house for a visit."
The meaning of Gu Yunping's words was very clear, so as soon as she went upstairs, Yue Qianling said goodbye to her and went back home.
As soon as her door was closed, Gu Yunping's expression fell and she turned around to open Gu Xun's door.
After entering, she did not sit down, but stood upright, staring at Gu Xun with her chin raised.
"What do you mean today?"
"I don't mean anything."
Gu Xun lowered his head, put down the car keys and went to the refrigerator to get some water.
Gu Yunping followed his back with her eyes and took a deep breath to suppress her emotions.
"I just asked you to meet Uncle Feng. Do you have to have such an attitude?"
Gu Xun supported the refrigerator door with one hand, pursed his lips into a straight line, and just stood there without making any further move.
After a long while, he finally spoke: "I told you that my current job is very good and I don't want to work in artificial intelligence."
"I know!"
Gu Yunping walked up behind him in two or three steps. "Yesterday I talked to Qian Ling on the phone for more than an hour. She told me a lot about your work. I understand and told you that you can do what you want. But Uncle Feng's field overlaps with yours. What if you want to try another job in the future? Is there any harm in having such a connection?"
"No harm."
Gu Xun said coldly, "But why didn't you tell me in advance?"
Gu Yunping: "Will you still come if I tell you?"
"So you know I don't like it."
Gu Xun turned his head and looked directly at Gu Yunping, his eyes filled with mixed emotions, "Then why can't you respect my wishes?"
Hearing the word "respect", Gu Yunping frowned heavily.
"It's just a meal, do you take it so seriously?"
Gu Xun wanted to say something, but felt that he had nothing to say.
His breathing became heavy and rapid. After a long while, he said solemnly, "Mom, I'm 22 years old, not 12. Can you please stop interfering so much? You're really making me tired."
The moment she heard these words, Gu Yunping's emotions collapsed, her blood seemed to solidify in her body, and her whole body felt cold.
very tired?
Her concern and her far-sightedness were only worth the two words "very tiring" in his eyes?
So he's grown up and doesn't need her at all, right?
They didn't have time to turn on the lights when they entered the room, and the only light source in the room at this moment was the dim setting sun outside the window.
In the dim light, Gu Yunping lowered her head, wiped her face, and let out a long sigh.
"Okay, I get it. There's nothing more to say. Go to bed early. I'm going back to the hotel."
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More than an hour after returning home, Yue Qianling took a shower, changed the bed sheets, and cleaned the house.
As soon as she had some free time, her thoughts drifted to Gu Xun again.
I don’t know if they have finished their conversation or if the situation is okay.
After pacing in the room for a few minutes, Yue Qianling still didn't wait for Gu Xun to send her a message, and she became more and more worried.
Could it be that they had a quarrel?
Thinking of this, Yue Qianling immediately ran to the kitchen, cut a plate of fruit, and then walked out with the plate.
While cutting the fruit, she was still thinking that if she saw both of them had gloomy faces, she would say something to ease the atmosphere.
However, when she opened the door, she saw Gu Yunping standing at Gu Xun's door, with her back against the wall, her head lowered, and her hands covering her face.
Yue Qianling hesitated and asked, "Auntie?"
The voice-controlled light in the corridor was not on. In the twilight, Gu Yunping raised her head in response. Yue Qianling saw two lines of tears on her face.
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