The act of throwing away the drawing reminded him of his first meeting with his wife.
A bunch of drawings came flying at me, landing heavily on my heart. Once the weight had fallen, it could never be removed.
As he recalled the past, his eyes turned to his wife, and his eyes became more gentle...
"Let's go upstairs. It's time to video call my daughter!"
Listening to his wife's words, Huo Zhengting couldn't help laughing: "She's such a grown-up child, and you really can't leave her for a moment."
"What are you talking about? Xuanxuan is someone we went through so much trouble to find, so of course I have to love her more."
Huo Zhengting smiled, holding his wife's hand tightly, his eyes full of tenderness.
…
The next day, Ji Shuyu and Gu Xiuyuan went to the hospital to visit the dean.
She is still wearing an oxygen mask. Her voice is hoarse due to inhaling smoke and dust, and she looks old and haggard.
The dean pulled Ji Shuyu and tried to speak several times but couldn't utter a word.
"Dean." Ji Shuyu patted her hand soothingly.
Knowing what the dean wanted to ask, she briefly talked about her work.
She had a good life these years. Her grandmother was very kind to her. She had graduated and started working. Her boyfriend, friends and colleagues were all very kind to her.
After listening to this, the dean showed some relief in his eyes.
Because he had to rush to Yuncheng, Ji Shuyu didn't stay here for long.
When she said she wanted to leave, the dean grabbed her.
Looking at her, Ji Shuyu felt sad for a moment.
Although they were not very close when they were young, he was the only person who was not mean to her at that time.
"Dean, I will come to see you often in the future." She smiled, "and bring you clothes I designed, so you should get up quickly."
The dean listened and then slowly let go.
Ji Shuyu walked to the door and when she closed it, she saw through the glass that the dean was still looking at her.
She smiled and waved to her, moving her lips softly: Take a rest, goodbye.
Gu Xiuyuan looked at the dean strangely, then followed Ji Shuyu's footsteps.
After leaving the hospital, the two headed straight to Yuncheng. When passing the orphanage, Ji Shuyu couldn't help but glance over.
Gu Xiuyuan looked at her and held her hand in his, just like when he held her hand and walked out of the orphanage.
It's just that at this moment, there is more love and responsibility...
Ji Shuyu turned to look at him and chuckled, then shook his hand.
"Mr. Gu, there were so many children in the orphanage, why did you choose me?" She was suddenly surprised.
Gu Xiuyuan was startled by the question, then he held her hand tightly: "Maybe, it's fate?"
"Slippery." Ji Shuyu glanced at him with a smile.
Xiuyuan didn't drive fast along the way, as if he wanted to retrace the path he took in his childhood.
It was already dark when we entered the city, and someone was setting off fireworks.
"Do you want to see it?" Gu Xiuyuan turned around and asked.
Ji Shuyu looked at him, then smiled and said, "People are more interested..."
…
As soon as they arrived in Yuncheng, they both started to get busy with their own things.
The studio received a new order and was also sewing for a birthday party for an old friend of my grandmother. Ji Shuyu designed clothes as gifts for the old man and was busy until late every day.
Gu Xiuyuan was also very busy. Gu Bin's misconduct caused considerable losses to the company, and he had to clean up this mess.
He works until late at night every day, and sometimes he just stays in the office to deal with the work.
He increased the night shift at the company. When Ji Shuyu was not so busy, she would go to Xiziwan to make some snacks and send them to him, and would also buy some midnight snacks for the employees who worked overtime with him.
When she was leaving work that day, she was bumped into by someone in a hurry and her heel stepped into the drain hole.
The moment she twisted her foot, she almost cursed in pain.
The person who hit her ran away, and she was in so much pain that she couldn't even stand up.
Ji Shuyu called Gu Xiuyuan's cell phone twice but no one answered. She called Zhou Rui and found out that he had gone out for an emergency social event.
The company has been in a mess recently and he has lost weight visibly.
Ji Shuyu couldn't bear to make him worry, so she told him that she had sprained her ankle and drove to the hospital by herself.
Across the street, a red supercar stopped.
Huo Yuxuan came here under the pretext of attending the birthday party of an old friend of her grandfather.
She looked at Ji Shuyu from afar through the car window.
She had been feeling uneasy ever since they met on vacation.
More than ten years have passed, and she never thought she would meet her.
Huo Yuxuan made a phone call.
"I'm sure everything has been dealt with at the orphanage, right?"
"Don't worry, everything has been cleaned up."
After hearing the words from the other side, Huo Yuxuan's tense chest relaxed a little.
Actually, what's there to be nervous about?
She had handled everything that year, and after returning from vacation she sent someone to verify it again, so there would be no loopholes.
The fire burned everything down.
The secret of her identity will never be known to anyone.
The daughter of the Huo family will only be her, and only her...
…
The next morning, Ji Shuyu's feet were even more swollen.
After Gu Xiuyuan finished his social event and did not return home, she could only rely on her own willpower to go to work.
She was afraid to lift anything heavy on her injured foot, and by the time she sat down in her seat, her clothes were soaked with sweat from the pain.
"Xiao Yu, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Gu Xiuyuan called and heard something wrong in her voice.
"No, maybe I didn't sleep last night." She suppressed her trembling voice.
"Oh? You miss me so much?" He suddenly started to act frivolously.
Ji Shuyu couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard this, "Mr. Gu, can you please have some shame?"
"Oh? I see. I was planning to take you to a birthday party, but since you don't want me, forget it."
Gu Xiuyuan was still waiting for her reaction, but the little girl didn't even respond.
"Ms. Ji Shuyu, you really don't plan to accompany me?"
Ji Shuyu looked at her swollen feet and said, "I have an urgent order tomorrow, so I can't accompany you."
Gu Xiuyuan didn't say anything else, knowing that she didn't like this kind of occasion. He just wanted to report his itinerary in disguise.
"It might be a little late, my driver will pick you up in the evening."
"No, I don't know how long I'll be busy!" Ji Shuyu said, "You should drink less."
"Ahem, be careful with what you put in your mouth."
Finally hearing her concern and care, Gu Xiuyuan chuckled happily, "If it weren't you, I think I could have endured it."
"I suddenly miss you."
"..." Ji Shuyu couldn't help but grit her teeth, "Gu Xiuyuan——"
"I really miss you." He said, and then added seriously: "In my heart."
"You're a liar." She said it with disgust, but a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Miss me?"
"No."
"You little girl, you say one thing and mean another. I know that. Yesterday morning, you said you didn't want it!"
Ji Shuyu's cheeks immediately turned red with embarrassment, "Get lost."
Gu Xiuyuan was amused. "Hey, I'm leaving now. I'll go home early tonight. Xiaoyu, I'll definitely come and accompany you after I'm done with this."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Xiuyuan buried himself in the mountain of work again...
Zhou Rui knocked on the door and came in. "Boss, don't forget Mr. Lin's birthday party."
Gu Xiuyuan rubbed his brows irritably, "Okay, got it."
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