Chapter 103
After returning home, Xiao Peiyin simply packed some clothes to take away. The little doll on the bedside was quietly placed there, as if smiling at her. She thought about it and put the doll into her bag.
Nan'an is not far from Jianghuai City. It is a small town nearby, so she planned to drive back. The reason she wanted to go was not only to check out the branch, but also because she wanted to give Gu Cunxi some space and time. The kiss yesterday was unclear, and she didn't dare to ask if Gu Cunxi didn't tell her.
There are too many things she is not sure about in the future, but the only thing she is sure of is that as long as Gu Cunxi is still willing to have her, she will always be there waiting for him.
After packing everything, Xiao Peiyin put her luggage into the car and sat in the passenger seat. She rubbed the phone in her hand repeatedly and hesitated for a long time before dialing the number.
The sound of busy tones came into her ears, making her nervous. With every passing second, her nervousness grew.
"Hello"
A magnetic voice came through the microphone, the voice was a little tired, and she felt distressed when she heard it.
"Pei Yin, why aren't you talking?"
"Cunxi..." Xiao Peiyin clenched her hands tightly, her nails digging into her palms, causing a slight pain.
The two of them were silent for two seconds, and they could hear each other's breathing through the receiver.
"I... am going back to the South Shore..."
As soon as I said this, I realized my voice was extremely low and hoarse.
"How long...?"
"Not long..."
Her fingers were clenched tighter and tighter, leaving faint pinch marks on them. Xiao Peiyin lowered her head, waiting for a word. As long as Gu Cunxi spoke, she would not leave.
"Then...be safe on the road and take care of yourself."
No retention...
In the small carriage, Xiao Peiyin's hand holding the phone trembled slightly, her eyes were red, and she bit her lip tightly, holding back the tears and said: "Well, I... know, you too"
There's no sound in the receiver anymore.
No one hung up
Xiao Peiyin sniffed and broke the silence: "Thank you for breakfast."
The other side didn't speak
"Goodbye, Cunxi..."
I hung up the phone first, my emotions were on the verge of collapse.
…
On the other side, in the conference room, Gu Cunxi held his phone for a long time without putting it down. The busy tone was ringing in his ears, and everyone below cast puzzled glances at him.
Xiao Nuo was watching from the side, knowing clearly who was the person who could make her lose her mind like this.
"Let's adjourn..." Gu Cunxi closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead.
After everyone left, Xiao Nuo walked to the door but was stopped by Gu Cunxi. She turned around puzzled and looked at the person sitting slumped in the middle of the conference room. There was still the momentum of the past, but the whole person sank into the soft leather chair, with a beautiful face, pale and lifeless.
"Boss Gu?" Xiao Nuo approached and called out.
Gu Cunxi pointed to the seat next to him and asked her to sit down.
This was the first time Xiao Nuo saw Gu Cunxi so lonely. His eyes were no longer cold as before, but softer.
"Xiao Nuo, do you know how to reconcile with yourself?" Gu Cunxi asked suddenly with his eyes closed, his voice hoarse.
Xiao Nuo frowned, not knowing how to answer.
"If someone you care about suddenly leaves you, will you try to keep him?" Gu Cunxi avoided the previous question and asked again
"That person made Mr. Gu very miserable?" Xiao Nuo asked boldly.
"Hmm..." Gu Cunxi kept her eyes closed. At this moment, she didn't have the momentum she had before. She shared her thoughts with Xiao Nuo like a friend. Reason told her that she shouldn't show her weakness to others, but at this moment, she no longer had the energy to pretend.
"Love and pain coexist. This will not change even if you change the person. The only difference is the amount of pain and the amount of love. If that person is truly worthy, the pain can be offset."
"Mr. Gu shouldn't ask me this question, you should ask yourself. What your heart tells you is more real than anything else," Xiao Nuo said softly.
A rapid ringing of a cell phone broke the silence in the conference room.
Gu Cunxi sat up instantly, picked up the phone on the table and looked at it, but in the next second, his face darkened with disappointment.
Xiao Nuo couldn't help laughing as she watched from the side. Although she really shouldn't laugh at this moment, seeing Gu Cunxi, who was so different from her usual self, looking like a little woman caught in love and worried about the gains and losses, really surprised her...
Gu Cunxi gestured for her to leave first, and then answered the phone
"Jiang Rao?"
"I...can you meet me at the door of your company?"
After what happened that day, I forgot to explain to Jiang Rao. Gu Cunxi just remembered it and heard Jiang Rao was downstairs, so he readily agreed.
At the company gate, Jiang Rao stood quietly in a small garden not far away. He saw Gu Cunxi coming from a distance. She was wearing a black striped suit and a dark red shirt. She looked cold and solemn with a hint of sexiness. As she approached, Jiang Rao's heart was beating violently.
"Have you been here for a long time?" Gu Cunxi spoke first. Looking at Jiang Rao, he found that she was very different today. She had shed her enchanting outfit and put on a beautiful corset dress that set off her figure very well. She looked intellectual and gentle.
"No, I just came a while ago." Jiang Rao smiled slightly
"I'm sorry about that day. Something happened and I was too impatient. I treated you badly. Don't mind it," Gu Cunxi explained softly, standing aside.
"Is it because of her?" Jiang Rao asked bluntly
Since they met again, she rarely took the initiative to mention Xiao Peiyin, but this time Jiang Rao didn't want to wait any longer.
Gu Cunxi was stunned, his eyes lost focus for a moment.
"Yes, it's her!" she answered truthfully
"I guessed it..." Jiang Rao lowered her head with a wry smile on her face. She paused and said, "Cunxi, I want to ask you a question."
"You ask..." Gu Cunxi frowned. Jiang Rao seemed strange today. He was not like her usual self at all. Not only did his clothes change, but even his tone of voice changed.
"Do you still love her?" Jiang Rao raised his head, looked directly at Gu Cunxi and asked softly
If this question was asked before, she would dodge or deny it, but now she couldn't deceive her own heart. Gu Cunxi sighed, looked at Jiang Rao and said, "Well, I still love you!"
Her tone was firm and bright, which made Jiang Rao speechless.
After answering Jiang Rao's question, they all fell silent.
"Come walk with me..." Jiang Rao looked at the person next to him and forced a smile.
Under the company building, the two walked side by side in silence, circling around and around.
"Will you still choose her?" Jiang Rao asked her, looking down at his shoes.
Gu Cunxi didn't know why Jiang Rao kept asking her some difficult questions today, all of which were related to Pei Yin.
"I have no idea"
Gu Cunxi paused. When she said this, her heart suddenly sank. She felt a breathless feeling. She even imagined her life after she got old. If she didn't have her, she would regret it for the rest of her life.
"If there is another choice, would you consider it?" Jiang Rao stopped and took Gu Cunxi's left hand, his eyes gentle.
Gu Cunxi turned his head and looked at her, his eyes full of affection, without any concealment
She understood!
"Jiang... Jiang Rao!" Gu Cunxi looked at her in surprise, opened his mouth, and was speechless.
"Will you accept it? Gu Cunxi?" Jiang Rao asked again
Gu Cunxi struggled to get her arms out, but they held her tightly, so she took a half step back.
Before she could answer, she fell into Jiang Rao's arms, his hands tightly around her waist.
"If I say I love you, will you accept it?" Jiang Rao asked softly in her ear, his nose filled with the scent of her body.
Gu Cunxi pushed: "Jiang Rao, let go first!"
"Answer me!" She tightened her grip and pressed her body against Gu Cunxi's.
*
Not far away, Xiao Peiyin was sitting in the car, her eyes filled with mist. This scene made her heart sour, like a thorn, piercing her heart, making a small hole that oozed blood.
She had wanted to come over and secretly see her before leaving, because after returning to the South Bank, they would be separated, and she was afraid she wouldn't be able to bear the longing...
result…
She shouldn't have come here. If she hadn't come here, she wouldn't have seen Gu Cunxi being held in someone else's arms, and she didn't seem to have the right to step forward...
*
Seeing that her struggle was ineffective, Gu Cunxi lowered his hands and whispered firmly in her ear, "I'm sorry, I can't love anyone else."
The hand on the waist trembled slightly
Jiang Rao leaned over to her ear and said, "It's been four years, and you still love her, but I've also loved you for four years, Gu Cunxi!" He leaned his head against her shoulder.
Gu Cunxi thought back to four years ago and realized that Jiang Rao's playful and inappropriate words were actually full of friendship.
"Will you really choose her? Are you sure you really mean it?" Jiang Rao asked again, choking up.
"Sure!"
The person on his shoulder nodded. Gu Cunxi felt sad and could hear Jiang Rao crying.
"Can you hug me?" Jiang Rao pleaded with a hoarse voice.
She should have refused directly, but Gu Cunxi couldn't bear it. She hesitated for a moment, then slowly placed her hands on Jiang Rao's back and patted him gently, as if to comfort him.
She didn't see that the white Mercedes-Benz across the street sped off in the opposite direction the moment she hugged Jiang Rao.
Xiao Peiyin witnessed the whole process, her red lips had lost all color. She started the car and when she turned the steering wheel, she was distracted and almost hit the flower pot on the roadside. She calmed down, adjusted the direction, and drove away.
…
Jiang Rao closed his eyes, and moved his hands from his waist to his shoulders, clinging to the warmth of this embrace, and remembering the smell of his body in his mind.
"What a pity, Mr. Gu, you missed me!" Jiang Rao stepped back and said with a forced smile
"That proves that I'm not the right person for you, Jiang Rao. You are special in my heart, but I can't deceive myself. I can only love Xiao Peiyin and no one else..."
"Maybe. Although the answer is not what I want, it is better than no answer. I lost to her..." Jiang Rao curled his lips.
In fact, she already had the answer before coming here. Perhaps keeping it in her heart and saying nothing, wishing her happiness was the best option, but she still wanted to tell Gu Cunxi her feelings. She didn't want to be a secret admirer hiding in the corner. Even if it didn't work out, she wanted to hear it from Gu Cunxi himself...
Today, I received too much information...
Gu Cunxi rubbed his forehead, his temples throbbing with pain. He had originally planned to send Jiang Rao home, but she insisted on leaving on her own, even wishing him happiness before leaving...
Nan'an is only about ninety kilometers away from Jianghuai City. Gu Cunxi calculated the time and thought that she might have already reached home...
Four years later, no matter where she ran to, she would eventually catch up with her. Gu Cunxi had already checked the route.
She is willing to let Xiao Peiyin leave
Because she will never let her really leave again
The phone at hand rang, Gu Cunxi glanced at it and immediately picked up the phone.
"Mr. Gu, I have found the information you requested."
"Speak!" Gu Cunxi's anxious heart was about to jump out of his chest.
The man on the other side was silent for a moment.
"She is seeing a psychiatrist for exogenous moderate depression, and the medications are citalopram and olanzapine."
The phone in my hand slipped...
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