Ten years after graduating from high school, the Class 1 of the Humanities Department actually held a reunion.
Most people went.
The people sitting in the private room were of various social standing.
Someone asked, "Is Ying Qian coming today? Has she gone back to China? We haven't been able to get in touch with her for so many years."
Knowing the situation, Gu Xinan slightly curled the corners of his lips, took a sip of barley tea, and remained silent.
Everyone's attention immediately turned to Xu Tiantian, who was Ying Qian's closest friend at the time. She smiled awkwardly, thought for a few seconds, and said, "I don't know, she should be at home taking care of the kids..."
"What? She already has a child?" Wen Zinan heard this shocking news as soon as he arrived. "Then she's become a housewife."
"Yeah, yeah, I thought she'd become some kind of strong, capable woman, but now she's just become all sloppy and disheveled?"
Gu Xinan almost spat out his tea and hurriedly interrupted, "My new drama is about to air, please give it your support!"
"With Director Gu's popularity, we don't need to support him at all!" someone said with a smile. "He's got big IPs in his hands every year for the past two years. We're the ones benefiting from your success."
That's right, Gu Xinan really did become a director, and with his excellent professional skills and sophisticated aesthetic sense, he has produced hit dramas every year, making countless actors famous.
As for his connection with Ying Qian, it started when they were filming their first drama. At that time, they needed to choose costumes, and the props team took a liking to a popular private designer brand called SINALI.
The task of contacting the designer unexpectedly fell to Gu Xinan.
"Hello, are you a designer from SINALI?"
"Is there anything I can help you with?"
Hearing the voice, Gu Xinan paused for a moment, then tentatively called her name, "Ying Qian?"
"It's me, sir. May I ask who you are?"
"I am Gu Xinan."
...
And that's how the two got in touch.
We chose a weekend when we were both free and sat down to eat hot pot at a restaurant.
Ying Qian has become much gentler, and the sharpness in her eyes has been completely replaced by a strong sense of friendliness.
"How have you been these past few years?" Ying Qian asked, breaking the silence.
Gu Xinan smiled wryly: "What else can I do? Everything's fine. But you, why did you suddenly leave back then?"
He wanted to get all the questions that had been building up for years cleared up at this moment.
She answered all his questions and didn't hesitate to show him all her scars.
The misty steam obscured the tears in Gu Xinan's eyes.
"I'm sorry I haven't been in touch with you all these years..."
"Gu Xinan, don't always be like this. Although we haven't been in contact, we're both doing well, and that's enough."
Gu Xinan smiled with relief, "You're right."
What is Chen Wenzhi doing?
Ying Qian started putting ingredients into the hot pot, saying as she did so, "He's been incredibly busy doing research with his advisor..."
"So you'll be doing design work in the studio?"
"Hmm, I have a team, okay? You can leave the costumes for this show to me without worry!"
"That's troublesome."
Ying Qian shook her head, "It's no trouble, as long as the money is there."
Gu Xinan and she smiled at the same time.
*
The private room was filled with lively conversation.
The door suddenly opened, and a sexy, mature woman wearing sunglasses and a halter top walked in.
Gu Xinan smiled.
The surroundings suddenly fell silent.
"This is?"
Xu Tiantian immediately rushed over, and Ying Qian took off her sunglasses and apologized, "I'm sorry, I've been on a business trip recently and just got off the plane. I'm sorry to have kept you all waiting!"
"It's okay, it's okay..."
She habitually sat next to Xu Tiantian, who missed her terribly.
"How's your brother?" Xu Tiantian asked impatiently.
"Busy."
"He's busy every single day of the year."
Ying Qian said irritably, "He's an old man!"
"in spite of!"
"Okay, I consider you a sister, and you want to be my sister-in-law!"
Gu Xinan watched the two playfully bickering, and a smile spread across his face.
There were also many unfamiliar faces at the dinner table, who were said to be family members.
Someone joked with Ying Qian, "Why didn't your big boss come over?"
Ying Qian didn't hesitate to show off her husband: "My husband is off today and is taking care of the kids at home."
"How old is your child? They're old enough to be independent of their mother."
“He’s three years old now. When I gave birth to him, my husband and I were both busy, so my mother-in-law helped take care of him.”
Gu Xinan watched her speak quietly, as if he had returned to ten years ago, when, in a place she was unaware of, his gaze was always fixed on this ordinary girl.
Ten years ago it was liking; ten years later it's admiration.
Ten years ago we were classmates, ten years later we are business partners.
After the class reunion ended, Chen Wenzhi came to pick up Qian.
By then, most people had left, and Xu Tiantian was the first to rush out, because Meng Beiyan's law firm was nearby. No one knew when they had gotten together; her former fake boyfriend, Li Qinqin, already had a child old enough to run errands. It seemed their relationship still had a layer of unspoken understanding, which almost led Xu Tiantian to sever ties with her family.
Ying Qian laughed and said she was the reincarnation of Wang Baochuan.
She scoffed, "I'm going to force myself on you! I'm determined to have your brother!"
At the hotel entrance, Gu Xinan put his arm around Ying Qian's shoulder from behind and said gently, "It's a pleasure doing business with you, Ms. Ying." After saying that, he got into the van and left.
It was early autumn, and the nights were a bit chilly.
Chen Wenzhi silently draped his coat over her shoulders. "You're not a kid anymore, and you still don't understand when you should put on more clothes."
"I was wrong, I was wrong, please forgive me, husband." She put on a pitiful look.
"Being cute won't work!"
Only when his Adam's apple and chest were stained with several bright red lipstick marks, and he was blushing furiously in the car, did he finally say with his swollen lips, "I lost to you."
"Hehe, remember to return the lipstick I wasted on you on Singles' Day!"
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