☆、The villain
In this situation, Gu Li was in no mood to pay attention to the phone and just let it ring.
Actually, the phone wasn't very loud, but the restaurant was so quiet that even a small sound could be amplified to the point that everyone could hear it.
At first, no one paid attention, but the phone kept ringing relentlessly. Gu Ziqian glanced at Gu Li; the ringing was coming from her bag. "Miss Gu, why don't you answer the phone? It's probably something important that your family or friends need to talk to you about."
Gu Li listened to the persistent ringtone and worried that something might have happened to Chengcheng. He was alone at home. She frowned and rushed over, grabbed her bag from the chair, opened it, and nervously took out her phone. The caller ID showed "Baby," and it was indeed Chengcheng calling.
She looked up at Chu Yaofeng, whose cold gaze was also looking at her. The moment their eyes met, Gu Li trembled nervously, her face looking very forced. She immediately grabbed her bag and headed for the restroom.
Gu Li's departure brought the lobby manager back to his senses. He gathered the restaurant's waiters and helped to "invite" the customers out. Chu Yaofeng and Gu Ziqian were both important figures he couldn't afford to offend. He should have done a good job of cleaning up the mess long ago, but he was too shocked at the time and forgot while watching the show. Hopefully, it's not too late to mend things now.
The lobby manager had a bottle of fine red wine opened as an apology, hoping that the two presidents would not blame him for his dereliction of duty.
Gu Ziqian was known for his amiable nature, and he readily complied when the manager asked him to sit down.
Chu Yaofeng's arrogance was well-known, so when the manager asked him to sit down, he was not only humble but also extremely apprehensive, even prepared to be scolded or beaten by him. However, for the first time, he neither spoke nor made a move, and instead sat down leisurely opposite Gu Ziqian in cooperation with the manager. His posture was somewhat thuggish, with his long, straight legs lazily placed on the table. He casually took out a pack of cigarettes from his suit pocket, took one out, and flicked the lighter with a "snap".
The loud sound was like a slap across someone's face.
The manager's heart skipped a beat. The restaurant had a clear rule against smoking, but rules can vary from person to person. Even if Chu Yaofeng set the place on fire, let alone smoking, the manager wouldn't dare to utter a single complaint.
He took a deep drag and then exhaled slowly. Gu Ziqian's eyes darkened, and he covered his nose with his hand. He didn't smoke; in fact, he was allergic to cigarettes.
Chu Yaofeng repeatedly inhaled and exhaled, and soon the cigarette was more than half burned out.
The smell of tobacco filled the air. Even though Gu Ziqian covered himself up completely, he still inhaled a lot of secondhand smoke, and he began to feel dizzy and nauseous.
The manager poured a glass of wine for each of them. Gu Ziqian grabbed the glass of red wine and took a big gulp, hoping to suppress the discomfort in his chest.
Seeing how quickly he was drinking, Chu Yaofeng seemed to realize something, raised an eyebrow with a wicked grin, and his deep eyes gleamed with the smugness of a petty person.
Gu Li answered the phone after entering the women's restroom, "Hello?"
"Hmph." Chengcheng was furious. She woke up to find her mother gone. "Xiaoli, I'm so disappointed in you! You didn't even take me with you to that fancy meal! You bad guy! Don't think I don't know you made plans to eat with that guy surnamed Gu. How could you be so mean? I'm only seven years old, the age when I'm growing. If I miss a meal, I won't get enough nutrition. What if I don't grow tall? What if my intelligence drops? What if I have developmental problems? What if I can't get married? You'll have to compensate me! Are you sure you're my real mother? I'm not your rival's child, am I? Why are you mistreating me like this?"
"Are you done talking?" Gu Li's face darkened. So that's why the brat kept calling her and making her worry.
Chengcheng licked her lips. "I'm hungry. Where are you? I'll come find you."
There's a cake in the fridge, have some to eat first, I'll pack it up and bring it back for you.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Li breathed a sigh of relief, her delicate eyebrows furrowing slightly as she thought with disdain, "Fool, all you ever think about is eating."
She walked back silently and saw Chu Yaofeng and Gu Ziqian sitting together chatting amicably instead of fighting. She was stunned and walked over without making a sound. She overheard their conversation and stopped in her tracks. Her pupils shrank slightly, and she froze in shock.
Suddenly, I felt a sharp, stabbing pain in my chest, my fingers gripping tightly...
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