Chapter 125
The front of the car was only a few millimeters away from Gu Cunxi's body. Jiang Rao sat in the car, breathing rapidly, and her heart couldn't stop feeling cold. She rolled down the window and growled, "Gu Cunxi! Are you crazy?"
"I'll take you there!" Gu Cunxi ignored Jiang Rao's anger and walked to the driver's seat and pulled the door, but Jiang Rao locked it from the inside.
"It's not difficult for Mr. Gu! She is waiting for you!"
"Wait for me here!" Gu Cunxi left a word and hurried into the coffee shop.
Xiao Peiyin was leaning against the bar, flipping through a magazine. When the wind chimes rang at the door, she immediately looked up and saw that it was Gu Cunxi. She smiled and asked, "Is she okay?" She put down the magazine and walked over to Gu Cunxi and asked.
Cheng Sheng heard the voices downstairs and ran down in a hurry. His eyes were filled with anxiety. He opened his mouth but said nothing. He just glanced at the dark night outside.
"Pei Pei! I..." Gu Cunxi paused and said, "Jiang Rao is not in good condition. Let her go back by herself..."
"Are you going to give it to her?" Xiao Peiyin asked, frowning slightly.
Cheng Sheng immediately became anxious when he heard this and asked, "Sister Cunxi! Why didn't you call a designated driver?"
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Facing Cheng Sheng's questioning, Gu Cunxi didn't know how to answer. He should have called a designated driver! But Jiang Rao was unwilling...
In the brief silence, Xiao Peiyin understood what Gu Cunxi hadn't said, and her eyes suddenly darkened. Cheng Sheng saw Gu Cunxi's silence and said anxiously: "Gu Cunxi! Are you going to leave Sister Peiyin here alone and send Jiang Rao home? You know she..."
"Go ahead! I'll be waiting for you here!" Xiao Peiyin interrupted Cheng Sheng. Although she was unhappy, she couldn't bear to see her embarrassed face...
After saying that, Xiao Peiyin turned around and walked towards the second floor. Seeing this, Gu Cunxi quickly walked up to her, grabbed her, and said, "Come with me! We'll go together and come back together! You drive my car, okay?"
"Gu Cunxi!" Cheng Sheng stopped him sternly, pausing before adding, "Are you asking Sister Pei Yin to drive your car, follow you, and accompany you to send the woman you love home?"
"Is that so?" Xiao Peiyin looked at Gu Cunxi and asked calmly
This was the only way Gu Cunxi could think of to have the best of both worlds. She didn't want to leave Pei Yin here alone and let her have wild thoughts, nor did she want Jiang Rao to drive home in such a confused state. If it were someone else, she could easily make her inner choice, but Jiang Rao was someone she couldn't ignore!
"Is it okay?" Gu Cunxi asked in a low voice, his voice trembling.
The struggle and reluctance in her eyes were clearly seen by Xiao Peiyin. She curled her lips, forced a smile, nodded and said, "Okay..."
"Sister Pei Yin!" Cheng Sheng was stunned in surprise. He turned to look at Gu Cunxi with a hint of resentment in his eyes and said, "Gu Cunxi! Have you ever thought about how Sister Pei Yin would feel if she followed you in the car?!"
"Cheng Sheng! It's okay!" Xiao Peiyin shook her head and said to Gu Cunxi, "I know she's different in your heart. You're worried about her, so I'll accompany you to send her back!"
After saying that, Xiao Peiyin unseen Gu Cunxi's hand, picked up the car keys from the bar and said, "Let's go!"
Gu Cunxi frowned, bit his lip, nodded, and walked out with heavy steps.
After leaving the coffee shop, Xiao Peiyin paused, looked ahead and said, "I'll follow you..."
After that, she didn't look at Gu Cunxi anymore and walked across the street. Gu Cunxi stretched out his hand to hold her, but missed. Xiao Peiyin walked very fast, with the wind at her feet, and crossed the street and got into the car.
Gu Cunxi stood there and took a deep breath, feeling depressed. She walked to Jiang Rao's car and said calmly, "Sit over there, I'll drive!"
Jiang Rao saw Xiao Peiyin in the car. She knew it was Gu Cunxi who asked her to follow him! The car with its lights on was waiting quietly on the opposite side...
After the two of them switched places, Gu Cunxi started the car, drove out of the coffee shop, and turned the steering wheel all the way to the right. In the rearview mirror, Pei Yin followed closely behind...
Jiang Rao didn't say a word along the way, and Gu Cunxi just treated himself as a driver, sending her home.
Xiao Peiyin followed behind, staring at the taillights of the car in front, her mind wandering from time to time. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't concentrate. Her thoughts had already drifted into the car in front. She didn't know if Jiang Rao had said anything to Gu Cunxi along the way...
In the blink of an eye, the car stopped at the residential complex where Jiang Rao lived, and Gu Cunxi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Can you take me in?" Jiang Rao suddenly asked
"..." Gu Cunxi didn't answer, and glanced at the rearview mirror unconsciously.
Jiang Rao's fingers were tightly clasped on the seat belt, with a hint of hope in her heart. She was waiting for Gu Cunxi's answer.
Inside the car, Xiao Peiyin looked ahead. They had clearly arrived, but the two people in the car in front were still not getting out. With every passing second, she became more nervous, like a balloon filled with air, about to burst under the weight!
"I don't want to walk back alone! Can you give me a ride?" Jiang Rao asked again
"Get off..." Gu Cunxi nodded, without a clear answer or refusal.
After the two got out of the car, Gu Cunxi hesitated for a moment and said to Jiang Rao, "Wait a minute!"
After saying that, Gu Cunxi walked back. When he approached the car window, the person inside lowered the window without saying anything.
After a moment of silence, Gu Cunxi said in a low and weak voice: "I'll take her downstairs, Pei Pei...you..."
"Got it!" Xiao Peiyin nodded, her heart sinking to the bottom. She rolled up the car window after she finished speaking. She wasn't angry that Gu Cunxi wanted to send Jiang Rao off, nor was she angry that Gu Cunxi wanted her to go with him. She just couldn't understand why Gu Cunxi insisted on sending her off himself when he could have just called a designated driver. Why did he accompany her downstairs when he could have left after that?
Looking at the tightly closed car window, Gu Cunxi sighed. At this moment, she just wanted to send Jiang Rao back quickly and explain everything to Pei Yin!
The community was quiet, and the two of them were silent along the way. Gu Cunxi deliberately kept a distance from Jiang Rao.
For the first time, the road from the gate to the residential building felt so long to Gu Cunxi. The whole way, she was thinking about Xiao Peiyin. She left her alone at the gate of the community. Whenever she thought about it, she felt guilty...
Finally reaching downstairs, Gu Cunxi breathed a sigh of relief. She was the first to speak and looked at Jiang Rao and said, "Go back and get some rest!"
After saying that, Gu Cunxi hurriedly wanted to go out, but was stopped by Jiang Rao: "Cunxi!"
Gu Cunxi stopped and turned around
Before he could react, a black shadow that was getting bigger and bigger rushed towards him, and his body stumbled back half a step.
“Ugh!!”
The softness on his lips made Gu Cunxi stunned. It penetrated his lips and teeth with hot and slippery feeling. Gu Cunxi reacted and stretched out his hand to push away. However, Jiang Rao held his neck and waist tightly, and his right hand could not exert all his strength.
Jiang Rao used all his strength to tighten his arms, making Gu Cunxi stick close to him, not allowing her to have a chance to retreat. The moment he kissed her, Jiang Rao lost all his mind.
Suddenly, the warmth between the lips disappeared, Gu Cunxi turned his head away, and the kiss fell on her cheek.
"Jiang Rao! Let go!" Gu Cunxi shouted in a hurried tone.
"What if... I don't let go!" Jiang Rao said with tears in his eyes, his voice choking with sobs: "Tell me... did my kiss really not make you feel moved? Not even a little bit!"
"No!" Gu Cunxi put his hands down at his sides, turned his head away, and said without hesitation
No heartbeat! At this moment... she only felt guilty!!
"Let me go! Jiang Rao, you know I can't use my full strength... I can't push you away, don't do this! I will hate myself!"
The last hope was shattered... Jiang Rao leaned against her shoulder and couldn't help laughing. For the first time in her life, she became the invader in someone else's love! She wanted to use her pride and self-esteem to exchange for a kiss, for the possibility that Gu Cunxi might also fall in love with her, but she lost...
The hand on her waist fell limply. Jiang Rao stepped back, her eyes filled with the emptiness of shattered hope. She raised the corners of her lips, revealing an ugly, forced smile, and said, "I lost... Gu Cunxi! We're even!"
"You owe me a life-saving favor, so repay me with this kiss! From now on, you no longer owe me anything!!" Jiang Rao said, looked at Gu Cunxi hard, turned around and walked into the building.
"Jiang Rao!" Gu Cunxi called out to her from behind. Jiang Rao stopped walking but didn't turn around. Gu Cunxi looked at her from behind and said with red eyes, "If you only want love, I can only say sorry, but if... you are willing to accept friendship, I won't let you lose to anyone!!"
"The time we've been together over the years isn't because I owe you anything, so I treat you well!"
"What is that..." Jiang Rao asked
“Because I cherish you!!”
The moment Jiang Rao heard this, she burst into tears. She covered her mouth to prevent the sobs from escaping, and her shoulders were shaking. Although there was no love, she was cherished in Gu Cunxi's heart! But... she was still unwilling... She wanted love more than cherishing! But it would never be possible...
The light from the building entrance shone on Jiang Rao, clearly illuminating her trembling. Gu Cunxi saw it all, feeling a pang of bitterness in her heart. She raised her foot to step forward, but the boundary line in her heart with Xiao Peiyin's name engraved on it reminded her to retract her foot. She stood behind Jiang Rao, watching her cry and tremble. The tears seemed to drip into her heart, making it taste salty...
"Jiang Rao!" Gu Cunxi opened his mouth and could only call out her name.
"Before love fades, we...can't be friends!" Jiang Rao stopped crying and left without looking back, walking into the darkness with the sound of high heels.
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After leaving Gu Cunxi outside the community, Xiao Peiyin sat in the car, feeling empty inside. She looked at the time and saw that more than 20 minutes had passed... If it was just to send her home, it wouldn't take so long! The more she thought about it, the more she felt she couldn't breathe. When she thought of Jiang Rao's feelings for Gu Cunxi, she couldn't sit still anymore. She quickly turned off the car and hurried inside.
A familiar figure came into view at the small door. Xiao Peiyin stopped and looked at her. She didn't know why she felt that Gu Cunxi was in a bad mood at the moment. Gu Cunxi didn't notice the person in the distance. She kept her head down, staring at the ground, walking heavily, feeling extremely guilty.
She didn't know whether she should confess to Pei Yin about the kiss just now. In fact, if she didn't tell her... Pei Yin wouldn't know either! She believed that Jiang Rao wouldn't tell anyone either. As long as no one told anyone, it could remain a secret in their heart forever...
Gu Cunxi walked forward while thinking, until the distance between them was getting closer and closer, she found Xiao Peiyin standing at the door
Calm gaze...
The moment he saw Xiao Peiyin, the guilt exploded in his heart. Gu Cunxi hurriedly turned his head away, not looking at her, his eyes full of struggle.
"Send her back?" Xiao Peiyin looked at her and asked calmly
"Yeah!" Gu Cunxi nodded without looking at her.
Xiao Peiyin opened her mouth, wanting to speak but stopping herself, swallowing the doubts in her heart and saying, "Let's go!"
Her back was straight and tall, and her high heels made a dull sound as they hit the ground. Gu Cunxi looked at her and hated himself in his heart... She had clearly done something wrong to Pei Yin, but she still wanted to hide it from her with a glimmer of hope. Even Gu Cunxi himself looked down on her for being like this!
"Get in the car!" Xiao Peiyin saw that she hadn't caught up, so she turned around and looked at Gu Cunxi, who looked distraught. She felt even sadder. She had only been like this since she sent Jiang Rao away...
Her tone was neither hot nor cold, and there was a hint of displeasure hidden beneath the calmness. Gu Cunxi noticed it, nodded, and followed her into the car.
The atmosphere in the car was frozen. Xiao Peiyin kept silent about what happened just now, as if nothing had happened. She started the car, but was stopped by Gu Cunxi just as she was about to start.
The slender fingers brushed against her hand, which was cold and without any warmth, making Xiao Peiyin stunned.
"Pei Pei!" Gu Cunxi lowered his head and called her softly.
Xiao Peiyin did not respond, nor did she pull her hand away. She just sat there quietly without saying a word, waiting for Gu Cunxi to speak.
"I... have something... I want to tell you!" Gu Cunxi bit his lips tightly, and it was very difficult for him to speak. With the struggle in his heart, his voice trembled.
"What's the matter?" Xiao Peiyin asked, her tone still light.
"If I... did something wrong, would you... forgive me?" Gu Cunxi asked with a sob.
As soon as the words fell, Xiao Peiyin's heart sank. She knew that the wrongdoing Gu Cunxi was talking about was related to Jiang Rao...
My heart... feels like someone has dug out a corner of it, leaving it empty and aching...
"What... did you do?" Xiao Peiyin pulled away her hand, turned her head, looked out the window, and felt uneasy.
There was a long silence. The only sounds in the car were Gu Cunxi's rapid breathing, a chaotic and unrhythmic sound...
"She... kissed me!" Gu Cunxi confessed everything in a weak voice, and then closed his eyes tightly, as if waiting for the verdict...
“!”
The moment she heard these words, Xiao Peiyin's breathing stopped, her mind went blank, her ears were filled with sharp and piercing roars, her blood color faded, and the weak light from the street illuminated her pale face.
"I'm sorry! Pei Pei! Please...let me explain..."
"I'm going down to get some fresh air!" Xiao Peiyin opened the car door and turned back to add, "Don't follow me!!"
The car door slammed shut, carrying her anger, and the car body shook. Gu Cunxi wanted to get out, but Pei Yin's last words were like an order, without any warmth...
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