Chapter 42: Fate but no destiny, appearance and soul separation
Summer rain always comes and goes quickly.
When I returned to the community, the dark clouds had already dispersed and the moon was dimly visible.
The two of them were in the elevator, and they didn't speak to each other.
Yue Qianling stared at the floor and gradually became absent-minded.
In fact, when watching the movie, Yue Qianling was completely attracted by the unexpected twist in the story and didn't think too much about it.
The words he said at the entrance of the shopping mall were just spoken spontaneously and were not directed at Gu Xun.
It was only when she recalled Gu Xun's reaction and the expression on his face when he was watching the movie that Yue Qianling finally reacted.
——He should be comparing the male protagonist’s experience to his own.
I don’t know what he was thinking exactly, but looking at his expression, it was as if there was someone in Yue Qianling’s mind saying “Scare him to death, scare him to death”, and another person was pulling her nerves and saying “This is too funny”.
The two emotions were constantly intertwined, and Yue Qianling couldn't help but let the smile on her face grow bigger and bigger.
"Is it so funny?"
Gu Xun was in a low mood the whole time he came back, and had no expression on his face. But when he turned his head, he saw Yue Qianling staring at the ground and smiling with so much dimples on her face.
She actually has dimples.
It's so light that you can't even see it when she smiles normally.
Yue Qianling noticed that Gu Xun was staring at her face. She was afraid that he would see through her thoughts, so she quickly turned her face away.
But I couldn't help but cue the movie again.
"It's funny. Don't you think this movie is funny?"
“…”
The moonlight is particularly gentle tonight. The voice-controlled lights are not on, but there is a layer of hazy light in the corridor.
I don’t know who put a pot of gardenia at the door, the fragrance wafts over the nose, making people feel better.
Yue Qianling hummed a song as she opened the door. As soon as she entered, she saw Ju Yunzhen taking Yue Qianling's sofa cover out of the washing machine and hanging it up to dry.
"So late?"
"It just rained, so I waited for a while for the car."
Seeing her holding the basin, Yue Qianling hurried over to help, "Hey, can't you rest earlier? I just washed these."
Ju Yunzhen ignored her and walked towards the balcony on her own.
"How can you clean it? I have to do it."
"By the way, how about the movie tonight?"
Ju Yunzhen was halfway through hanging out when she suddenly turned around and asked.
Yue Qianling was stunned for a moment, and did not answer immediately. She just turned her face away and curled the corners of her lips slightly.
After a while, she finally spoke.
"fine."
The other side.
Xiaomai was lying on the sofa playing with her cell phone. When she saw Gu Xun coming back, she immediately sat up.
"How was your date today?"
Gu Xun glanced at him, sneered and said nothing.
"?"
Xiaomai put down her phone and grabbed his sleeve to prevent him from entering the room.
"No, tell me, I ate the takeaway by myself just to give you an opportunity, don't say nothing happened."
Gu Xun brushed his hand away and said solemnly.
"I just feel that—"
He let out a breath in annoyance, "I offended Yue Lao in my previous life."
"……ah?"
Xiaomai still didn't understand what had happened, but Gu Xun obviously didn't want to say more, so he had to give up.
However, while Gu Xun was taking a shower, Xiaomai sat on the sofa and thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.
How could this happen?
Is Gu Xun saying that he and Yue Qianling are not destined to be together?
That's impossible.
Xiaomai felt that based on what had happened between them, no one in the world could be more destined to be together than them.
After thinking about it, Xiaomai looked down at her phone and suddenly thought of something.
-
Gu Xun took a shower and came out. Seeing Xiaomai still playing with her phone, he didn't say anything and went straight back to the room.
He sat down, ready to work overtime, when the cell phone on the table suddenly vibrated twice.
Gu Xun picked up the phone and took a look.
It was Xiaomai who invited a chat robot named "Wang Ergou" into the group.
What the hell.
Gu Xun was not interested in this thing and was about to put down his phone when a message suddenly popped up on the screen.
[Xiaomi]: Ergou@glutinous rice fried dough twist + @Is it illegal to eat vegetables sir are paired.
【Coriander essence for chili lovers】:?
Gu Xun raised his eyebrows, suddenly feeling that something was interesting, and just stared at the screen.
Next second.
【王二狗】：The matching index of @糯米小麻花 and @菜也犯法吗sir is:
15 points.
Among the 312,448 newly matched couples, you beat 223 destined couples.
Your fate: [Destined but not destined, together in appearance but apart in spirit]
【wheat】:……
【camel】:……
[Is it illegal to eat vegetables? Sir]:?
He suddenly stood up, pushed open the door, and looked coldly at Xiaomai in the living room.
"Forehead……"
Xiaomai smiled awkwardly, "You're right, you might have snatched Yue Lao's AWM in your previous life."
“…”
Gu Xun returned to the room and was about to kick the robot out, but found that Yue Qianling was also playing this idiotic game.
[Coriander who loves chili peppers]: Ergou @菜也犯法吗sir and @小米 are paired
[Is it illegal to eat vegetables? Sir]:?
【王二狗】：The pairing index of @菜也犯法吗sir and @小米 is:
90 points.
Among the 312,449 newly matched couples, you beat 310,223 pairs of destined lovers!
Your fate: [God-given marriage, a perfect match made in heaven]
[Coriander essence for chili lovers]: kdlkdlkdl
Gu Xun: “…”
[Coriander who loves chili peppers]: Ergou @菜也犯法吗sir and @落驼 are paired
【王二狗】：The matching index of @菜也犯法吗sir and @落驼 is:
99 points.
Among the 312,450 newly matched couples, you beat 311,440 pairs of destined lovers!
Your fate: [Made in Heaven, a perfect match! ]
[Coriander essence for chili lovers]: kswlkswlkswl
【camel】:……
Gu Xun: “…”
Immediately following.
[Is it illegal to eat vegetables? Sir has removed Wang Ergou from the group chat]
Upon seeing this news, Xiaomai slammed the table and stood up.
"Fuck, I bought this for over thirty bucks!"
-
Although the night was a bit chaotic, Yue Qianling was inexplicably in a good mood for some reason. Before going to bed, she pulled Ju Yunzhen aside to chat, talking nonstop as if she had endless things to say.
Later, Ju Yunzhen became annoyed and couldn't help interrupting her: "Are you going to work tomorrow? Why are you talking so much? Go to bed quickly."
Yue Qianling agreed and closed her eyes for a while, but suddenly asked again: "Mom, did Gu Xun change his name? It seems his last name was Lin before."
"Oh...it seems to be the case."
"Why change it?"
Ju Yunzhen and Gu Yunping haven't had much contact in the past two years, so she doesn't know much about their family affairs, but she occasionally hears old classmates talk about them.
"It seems like he got divorced, so he took his mother's last name. Oh, this is normal. There are too many single-parent families nowadays."
Yue Qianling said "Oh", opened her eyes and looked at the dark ceiling, but her thoughts could not calm down.
Are my parents divorced?
Just as he was lost in thought, Ju Yunzhen suddenly spoke up: "Everyone has their own troubles at home, so don't poke at other people's sorrows."
Yue Qianling blinked, turned closer to her, and whispered, "Of course I won't poke at his sorrow."
Ju Yunzhen was about to fall asleep, and her voice became long and drawn out.
"Well... I think he's usually quite lonely. As a child from a single-parent family, he might not be that caring. You should spend more time with him and build a good relationship with him. That way, he'll have someone to take care of him when he's outside, and I'll feel more at ease."
Because she was feeling sleepy, Ju Yunzhen spoke in a disorderly manner and just talked about whatever came to her mind.
After a moment's silence, she spoke again.
"I heard from an old classmate that his parents have always had a bad relationship. His father never seemed to care about him. And you know his mother is a very serious person who never smiles. I guess it's not easy for a child in such a family atmosphere."
Listening to what Ju Yunzhen said, Yue Qianling hummed softly, and felt that something in her heart had softened a little.
-
The next morning, when Yue Qianling woke up, Ju Yunzhen had already prepared breakfast for her.
The mother and daughter packed up simply and went out together, splitting up into two groups at the subway station.
One went to the provincial hospital and the other went to the company.
As August approached, the Ninth Business Unit was eager to deliver a new game demo, and every department was pushing hard.
Yue Qianling discussed the issue of work distribution with the chief artist, and after getting their approval, she gradually had less work to do on her own duty and had more time to work on Sigrid's original painting.
But even so, she was still busy until after ten o'clock every day before going home.
Gu Xun and his team's research and development work was naturally not easy, so Xiaomai hardly played together during the few days she came to Jiangcheng.
Yue Qianling occasionally checked her circle of friends and found that he was walking around alone and seemed to be content.
But on Thursday, Xiaomai said in the group that he would go back the next day.
Yue Qianling thought that they had known each other for a year after all, and as half a host, she had to treat him to dinner.
But despite this plan, Yue Qianling still failed to leave work early as he wished.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Yue Qianling finally finished the work at hand. Just as she got up to leave, she saw Gu Xun yawning with a sleepy look on his face.
"I find you're a little too much."
When Yue Qianling passed by the development department, she saw that everyone was still working overtime, and couldn't help but whisper, "Does the boss have any objections to you leaving so early every day?"
"What do you think?"
Gu Xun raised his eyes arrogantly, "I'm more efficient, isn't that okay?"
"But recently you haven't..."
"Go, I'm so sleepy."
“…”
On the way home, Yue Qianling was sitting quietly, but suddenly thought of Xiaomai, so she said, "Xiaomai has a flight tomorrow morning, right? How about asking him to come out and I'll treat him to a midnight snack or something?"
Gu Xun: "Today?"
"What else? He'll be gone tomorrow."
Yue Qianling started looking for a restaurant on her phone. "After ten o'clock it's not too late. We can eat until twelve at most. That's fine."
Seeing that Gu Xun didn't say anything, Yue Qianling sensed his hesitation and asked, "Why, are you really so sleepy that you don't even want to have a midnight snack?"
The street light shone through the car window onto Gu Xun's face. He paused for a moment before lazily saying "Oh", "Yes."
Yue Qianling: "Then I will invite him alone, you can go back to sleep."
Gu Xun: "No."
"what?"
Yue Qianling glared at him, "What do you think?"
"I can--"
The car stopped at the traffic light. Gu Xun slowly turned his head, looked at Yue Qianling, and said without any expression, "Jealous."
“…”
-
Of course Yue Qianling didn't believe Gu Xun's nonsense and always felt that he was weird.
But she personally chatted with Xiaomai to ask and found out that his flight was at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning and he was ready to go to bed, so she gave up.
But when she returned home, Yue Qianling thought about how Xiaomai had come to Jiangcheng to play for so many days and lived opposite her, but they had only had one meal together. She always felt a little guilty.
So she took out her bag and planned to send a message to Xiaomai to express her apology.
But she fumbled around in her bag—
Where is my cell phone?
She had only been in the house for a few minutes, and her phone was not in her bag or anywhere else.
Yue Qianling thought about it and felt that the only possibility was that he had forgotten it in Gu Xun's car.
Fortunately, I just got home a few minutes ago, so he should not be asleep yet.
Yue Qianling immediately stood up and knocked on the door opposite.
Two minutes later, Xiaomai appeared in front of Yue Qianling in pajamas, with sleepy eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Yue Qianling looked inside.
"Where's Gu Xun? I think I forgot my phone in his car..."
Xiaomai: "He hasn't come back yet."
"Um?"
Yue Qianling was stunned, "He just came back with me."
Hearing this, Xiaomai touched her head in confusion, "Ah? No, he never came back."
Seeing Yue Qianling didn't understand, Xiaomai added: "Isn't he always busy? He doesn't finish his work until 2 or 3 in the morning on weekdays. How could he be back at 10 o'clock?"
The corridor was so quiet as if all the air had been sucked out, and Xiaomai's words echoed in Yue Qianling's ears over and over again.
After a while, she lowered her eyes and uttered "oh" softly.
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