"Miss Gu?"
Suddenly, a jarring voice jolted her back from the depths of her reverie.
Gu Ci froze, and when her gaze focused, the image in her eyes, which had been reflecting the tall figure standing through the rain, was now obscured by a maid holding an umbrella.
She was wearing a mask, but it couldn't hide the surprise on her face. However, she quickly composed herself, her eyes blinking gently as she asked, "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
The maid said, "No, I just saw Miss Gu standing in the rain and thought something was wrong."
Gu Ci didn't explain much, only replying "No," before calming herself down and walking into the corridor. She gently placed the basket on the ground, folded up her umbrella, and stood by the corridor pillar.
Just then, Pei Sui said "Okay, bye-bye" to Meng Sheng on the phone, hung up, and turned around, only to meet Gu Ci's bright gaze.
Pei Sui frowned upon seeing her, a hint of surprise on his face. "What are you doing here?"
The tenderness that was about to overflow in Gu Ci's eyes suddenly stopped, and her heart was stabbed by the extremely cold displeasure on his face.
Although Pei Sui was cold and aloof in the past, his deep phoenix eyes never revealed any dislike or displeasure towards her. Even if it was faint, she could still feel a clear warmth from him.
A subtle pain shot through her heart.
A sense of loss spread through her chest; sadness, grief, pain, and regret were slowly eroding her soul.
But these things cannot be said at this moment.
Her eyes flickered slightly as she tried to remain calm and composed, not letting her emotions show. "When I came to visit Grandma a few days ago, she asked me to stay here. Last night... I came over too. Ah Sui, didn't you... see me?"
She had already visited Cui Xueheng when Cui Xueheng was brought back last night. When Pei Sui went in, she was standing in the hall with the younger members of the Cui family. However, before she could get up to greet them, Pei Sui had already gone in without looking at her.
She also waited outside for a long time last night.
However, she was too weak. Later, when the old lady wanted to return to the fourth courtyard, she called her along. She also came when Cui Xueheng passed away at four o'clock.
All the younger members of the Cui family saw her, but Pei Sui was the only one who didn't.
Did he really not see her, or was he deliberately trying not to see her?
She had no answer in her heart, only sorrow, as if dark clouds were covering her heart, and an unprecedented torrential rain was about to fall, with lightning and thunder.
Pei Sui frowned even more deeply.
Grandma let Gu Ci stay at the Pei family's house?
Why?
He didn't understand, and was greatly shocked!
However, this had nothing to do with him. He just knew that she lived in the Pei family's house, which made him feel a little uncomfortable, but he was too lazy to say a word to her. He turned around and was about to go inside.
Gu Ci followed and said gently, "I heard from Grandma that you, Brother Yu, and Sister Huanhuan haven't eaten anything yet, so I brought some food from the kitchen. Grandma also told me to come over and talk to Sister Huanhuan more."
The silence around her made Gu Ci tighten her grip on the basket. Ignoring the awkwardness, she continued, "A-Sui, would you like something to eat now? There's chicken porridge, it's still hot."
Pei Sui remained silent, seemingly determined to ignore her.
The more he acted this way, the greater the sense of loss Gu Ci felt. If Pei Sui had only been distant and indifferent towards her before, lacking his usual patience, now she could clearly feel his disgust and disdain for her.
The irritation in his eyes was unmistakable; he made no attempt to hide it.
It was expressed very bluntly.
Gu Ci was even more hurt, but fortunately there was no one else in the hall at that moment.
A servant carrying something hurriedly walked towards them and greeted Pei Sui from afar. As she passed Gu Ci, Gu Ci subtly shifted her steps to the side.
The maid, who was walking very fast, bumped into Gu Ci's shoulder unexpectedly.
Gu Ci was knocked off balance and fell directly onto Pei Sui.
There was no need for acting; the servant carrying the box was a muscular man with quick, hurried steps, as if he were delivering something.
With Gu Ci's frail physique, she really couldn't withstand such a collision.
She dropped the basket from her hand and, without giving anyone a chance to react, fell into Pei Sui's arms, her hand instinctively grabbing his suit collar.
Even though Pei Sui didn't reach out, it looked as if the two were tightly embracing each other, whether viewed from behind or from the side.
The posture was both awkward and ambiguous.
It's also quite annoying.
However, this position lasted for less than two seconds before Pei Sui, with a gloomy face, pushed her away without any politeness. He even took two steps back as if disgusted, his brows furrowed, with a hint of impatient sharpness.
Gu Ci was caught off guard by his push and fell straight to the ground, her palms burning with pain as she braced herself on the ground.
My palm had just started to heal a few days ago from a cut by a piece of porcelain, but now it's bleeding again.
But she couldn't care less about the pain now, and just stared incredulously at Pei Sui, who had pushed her away without hesitation.
"Ah Sui, how...how could you..." be so heartless?
She managed to utter a few broken notes before her voice choked with sobs, "I...I didn't mean to, I'm sorry, he just bumped into me so hard I lost my balance..."
Pei Sui gave a cold twitch of his lips, because Gu Ci's little movements were so subtle, and she was just walking normally, that he really didn't notice.
But given his current understanding of Gu Ci's scheming nature, he was absolutely certain that she had deliberately thrown herself at him just now.
"Oh, really?"
Three icy, shard-like objects landed lightly but firmly on Gu Ci's face.
He didn't care whether there was anyone else in the hall, and said bluntly, "Gu Ci, you'd better not be too clever for your own good. The others aren't stupid and can't be easily fooled. You'd better watch yourself."
Having said that, he didn't even glance at Gu Ci's deathly pale face again, and strode away.
At that moment, feelings of shame and anger overwhelmed her. She felt not only that her heart was cold, but also that the blood in her body was slowly losing its warmth.
Pei Sui's words seemed to shatter all the fragments of hope she had previously built up, as well as the lingering nostalgia she held for the past.
She had known for a long time that she had lost Pei Sui, but she couldn't help but deceive herself, thinking that she still had a chance, as long as Meng Sheng disappeared.
Ah Sui still had some affection for him.
These bonds forged from childhood cannot be easily erased by time.
But now Pei Sui is forcing her to face reality, laying the facts in front of her, and letting her know how absurd and ridiculous her own ideas are.
hehe.
Ha ha ha ha!
That's ridiculous.
She tried hard to suppress the tears welling up in her eyes. She was already embarrassed enough. If she cried any more, it would only make her a laughingstock and wouldn't do her any good.
The maid who bumped into her was standing nearby, too afraid to speak.
He was actually a little confused, especially since he had heard the second young master's harsh words clearly.
Leaving now is not an option, nor is staying. Seeing Gu Ci's dazed look, he was still hesitating whether to interrupt when a clear, sweet voice came first.
"Sister Aci?"
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