Gu Jueye rushed back to the research institute, and it was already past 10 p.m.
Yuan You and Chu Yi were accompanying Qin Jingwen, who had suddenly arrived, when they saw Gu Jueye return, and the two immediately stood up.
"You guys go back first."
"Okay, boss."
With the boss's permission, the two quickly packed their laptop bags, grabbed their coats, and left.
Gu Jueye glanced at Qin Jingwen: "Come with me to the study."
Qin Jingwen's face was a little pale. She responded blankly and got up to follow Gu Jueye to the study.
Gu Jueye sat at his desk, while Qin Jingwen sat in the chair opposite him.
"I really felt him."
Qin Jingwen covered her face with her hands, concealing the fear in her eyes.
Gu Jueye didn't speak, he just stared at her quietly.
The events of that year cast a long shadow over Jingwen, so no one in the Qin family ever brought it up again.
Tell me about it.
Qin Jingwen trembled for a moment, then spoke in a hoarse voice, "I feel like he's everywhere. When I walk home, I feel like someone is following me, and I can hear the clatter of leather shoes. When I'm cooking in the kitchen, I've also caught a glimpse of a dark shadow flashing past the window out of the corner of my eye..."
At this point, Qin Jingwen let out a long breath, trying to calm herself down.
But just thinking about how I had been living in endless fear during this period made me unable to stop the tears from flowing.
"Even when I'm fast asleep, I can feel someone standing by my bed, staring at me maliciously."
Gu Jueye clasped his hands together, his gaze dark and gloomy.
"Did you tell the old man about this?"
Qin Jingwen gently shook her head: "I don't dare to tell Grandpa, I'm afraid he'll worry about me. Dad is already like this, if I encounter this kind of problem again, he definitely won't be able to bear it. Besides, I'm not sure if it's just my own hallucination or if he really came."
Gu Jueye fell silent.
Jingwen was unaware of the matter concerning the black leaves, so her recent strange experiences were likely due to her being secretly watched.
"I didn't know what to do, so I came to you."
“I’ll be sending someone over to protect you soon; she’ll be by your side 24/7. If the old man finds out, just say it’s a classmate who’s temporarily staying with you.”
Qin Jingwen nodded helplessly and agreed: "That's the only way. By the way, may I talk to Miss Bai?"
Gu Jueye frowned slightly and remained silent.
Qin Jingwen gave a bitter smile.
"Actually, I knew that Ms. Bai had taken on the 314 case. I know she is very capable, and we are familiar with each other. If she could come and live with me, I wouldn't feel awkward at all."
"Her going there would only let the old man know that you're in danger."
After thinking it over carefully, Qin Jingwen realized that if Miss Bai took over the 314 case, it would indeed be easy for her grandfather to become suspicious if she suddenly wanted to live with Miss Bai at this time. In the end, she had no choice but to give up the idea.
"Alright, then you can arrange it."
Gu Jueye had his family personally escort Qin Jingwen away, and then made an overseas call.
The call was answered quickly, and the voice sounded somewhat surprised.
"You don't come to my temple without a reason. So, what do you want?"
"Help me protect someone."
After a moment of silence, the other person joked, "Man or woman?"
Gu Jueye's brows furrowed slightly, and he spoke with a hint of impatience: "Woman."
"girlfriend?"
"younger sister."
"Tsk tsk, not your sister Qing? You remember me, you must be in big trouble, right?" The voice on the other end was tinged with mockery.
Gu Jueye got up, walked to the French windows, took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag.
"Only your Yin family can solve this problem right now."
The other party fell silent again.
Seeing that the other party remained silent, Gu Jueye did not rush to urge him, and waited silently for the other party's reply.
"I'm helping you, but there are conditions."
After a long silence, a woman's slightly deep voice came from the other end.
Gu Jueye threw the extinguished cigarette butt into the trash can, then turned around and leaned against the French windows.
"I will give you what you want."
"Okay, deal. Book me a flight from Y country to China for three days from now. Remember to pick me up at the airport with flowers in your hands."
Gu Jueye didn't say another word and hung up the phone.
Someone on the other side of the ocean snorted softly after being hung up on.
"You're so arrogant even when you need something from someone, only you would do that."
*
The filming process has been progressing smoothly these past few days.
The actors gradually became familiar with each other, and their cooperation improved.
Bai Qianmo filmed for three consecutive days, and her scenes here are basically finished.
One of the scenes, featuring the male lead and the fourth female lead in the Western Regions, required filming on location in another province, so she was able to return home for the time being.
Bai Kangyan called in the morning, saying that the old man's flight was in the afternoon and that the whole family should go to pick him up at the airport.
She was told on the phone that someone would come to pick her up and that she should wait patiently on set.
Bai Qianmo took her phone, opened WeChat, and found the dark WeChat profile picture.
Gu Jueye's words from a few days ago still echoed in my ears.
He asked her to call him, but she consciously ignored him for the past few days and hasn't contacted him at all.
Now that we're going back to the city, shouldn't we say goodbye to him?
If we don't say hello, it will definitely feel a bit awkward when we meet again.
After thinking for a while, Bai Qianmo seemed to have made up her mind and clicked on the black profile picture.
Quickly type in what you've thought of beforehand.
X (Unknown): My lord, I'm going back to the city today. My family will send someone to pick me up, so I won't trouble you.
After waiting for about five minutes
A WeChat message came through.
Gu Jueye: Is the filming going smoothly?
X (Unknown): It went quite smoothly.
Another message came in very quickly.
Gu Jueye: That's good.
Upon seeing Gu Jueye's words, Bai Qianmo felt there was nothing left to talk about.
I was thinking of just sending a smiley face, and that would end the conversation there.
But before she could send the smiling emoji, another message suddenly came in.
"I'm a bit busy right now, I'll call you back later."
Bai Qianmo: "..."
I don't need to return the call, I just wanted to let you know!
Unfortunately, it's definitely not the time to reveal what's on my mind.
So, I obediently typed out the word "good".
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