When Bai Qianmo came out of the bathroom, she saw a tall figure standing on the balcony. He was holding a cigarette in one hand and a phone to his ear, listening intently.
He seemed to hear footsteps coming from the living room, and slowly raised his eyes to look at Bai Qianmo.
Bai Qianmo stared at the cigarette butt in Gu Jueye's hand, then, remembering something, turned and walked into the study. A moment later, she returned carrying an exquisite ashtray.
I saw this ashtray while shopping at the supermarket yesterday afternoon, and the image of Gu Jueye smoking involuntarily came to mind. I bought it on a whim.
Looking back now, it seems she was too eager for him to appear on her turf.
Gu Jueye stared at the ashtray Bai Qianmo handed him with some surprise. She didn't smoke, so was this ashtray prepared for him?
Thinking of this possibility, the man's thin lips curved slightly, a faint smile appearing between his delicate eyebrows. He then casually took the ashtray, placed it on the flower stand beside him, took a drag of his cigarette, and expertly flicked the ash into the ashtray with his slender fingers.
Bai Qianmo stood aside, silently admiring his action, her eyes sparkling with admiration.
Although smoking is harmful to health, the man smoking in front of me is really charming.
Tsk tsk, she's starting to swoon again.
Seeing that Gu Jueye's call wouldn't end anytime soon, Bai Qianmo turned around to go back to the living room, but as soon as she turned around, her wrist was tightly gripped by the man beside her.
Bai Qianmo turned to look at him, and Gu Jueye glanced at her as well, continuing his conversation on the phone.
"Mount Amagi is quite large. How long would it take to check the entire area?"
The other person said something that displeased Gu Jueye, and a cold glint flashed in his clear eyes.
"Increase manpower; I want to see the final results by tomorrow."
Bai Qianmo stood aside, listening quietly to what he was saying on the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Jueye frowned: "Why are you running around without drying your hair?"
Winters in the north are exceptionally cold. Although it's not yet the coldest part of winter, you can already feel the chill in the room.
"I forgot to buy a hair dryer," Bai Qianmo replied absentmindedly, seemingly lost in thought.
Gu Jueye didn't notice that Bai Qianmo's expression was off. He pulled her back to the living room and turned on the air conditioner's heater.
He then took a dry towel from the bathroom, sat down next to Bai Qianmo on the sofa, and gently patted his thigh: "Lie down."
Bai Qianmo snapped out of her thoughts, glanced at Gu Jueye, then pulled off the towel that was already soaked on her head and obediently lay down on his lap.
Gu Jueye gently rubbed her half-dry long hair with a bath towel.
Bai Qianmo closed her eyes, feeling that slender hand gently stroking her hair, smoothing each strand and letting it fall onto his lap.
"Gu Jueye, do you believe in immortals?"
Gu Jueye pondered for a moment: "The cells of the human body are a very mysterious code of life. It is like a perfect work of art. Humans do not really understand their own bodies. Therefore, we should not be surprised by anything that happens in this world. It is not that the events are strange and obscure, but that our understanding of life is still in its infancy."
Bai Qianmo chuckled: "So if I told you that last night I was taken away by an immortal who had lived for over a hundred years, would you believe me?"
Gu Jueye paused slightly, and after a moment of silence, said, "I believe whatever you say."
Bai Qianmo was somewhat surprised by Gu Jueye's answer.
She thought he should first ask for details of what happened last night, and then answer the question after she told him the whole story.
But he didn't ask a single question; he believed her without hesitation simply because she said so.
This man always manages to unintentionally touch the softest spot in her heart.
Bai Qianmo slowly opened her eyes, her gaze calmly fixed on the man who was drying her hair.
"Shortly after your call last night, the doorbell rang suddenly..."
Bai Qianmo recounted the key points of what happened last night.
She never spoke of her dreamlike experience, and a sense of unease and rejection always lingered in her heart about it.
Gu Jueye remained silent for a long time before asking, "Does Xu Jin'en really look a lot like you?"
"Judging from the photos, she and I do look very similar."
Gu Jueye narrowed his eyes dangerously; his intuition told him that Xu Changzong was an extremely dangerous person.
Thinking about how Qianmo was taken away by that person without anyone noticing last night, I felt a wave of fear.
"This was my oversight, and I will never give him another chance to get close to you."
Bai Qianmo sensed the unease emanating from the man before her, so she reached out and hugged his waist: "Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself even when you're not by my side."
This man gave her exclusive tenderness and pampering, unconditionally trusted her, loved her, and couldn't bear to see her suffer even the slightest grievance.
Bai Qianmo secretly rejoiced that she had made a bet with that person, which gave her a year to come to China.
If it weren't for that bet, would she and he have missed each other?
She didn't dare to even consider the possibility of it, let alone think about it.
*
Gu Jueye did not leave that night.
Last night's events left him with lingering fears, and coupled with Xu Changchong's special feelings for Bai Qianmo, he dared not leave her alone at home.
Bai Qianmo understood his feelings at that moment, so she let him make the decision.
At this moment, Gu Jueye is taking a shower in the bathroom.
Bai Qianmo changed into her pajamas, lifted the covers and leaned against the bed, picking up her phone from the bedside table and looking through it.
Bai Qianmo noticed several missed calls on her phone. When she saw Xia Wei's call, she remembered that she and Xia Wei had made plans to go to Tengyue together today. However, due to the unexpected situation, their plans were canceled.
Bai Qianmo glanced at the time; it was already past 1 a.m., so she could only send a WeChat message to explain.
After replying to Xia Wei's WeChat message, he finally felt at ease and put down his phone to prepare for bed.
Gu Jueye dried his short hair and walked into the bedroom. Seeing that Bai Qianmo was already fast asleep, he quietly walked to the other side, lifted the quilt, and slowly lay down.
Bai Qianmo wasn't asleep. Although her eyes were tightly closed, she could clearly feel the mattress behind her sink a little as the other person moved closer to her, and a hot chest pressed tightly against her back.
After Gu Jueye lay down, he originally thought that Bai Qianmo's hands and feet were cold and wanted to warm her with his own body, but when he got close to her, he could clearly feel that the little girl's body stiffened.
A playful smile appeared on Gu Jueye's handsome face.
The little girl was pretending to be asleep?
His cool lips deliberately pressed against her slender neck, whispering seductively, "Asleep?"
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