Gao Meng was slightly taken aback. "You like this?" If she remembered correctly, the reason Qiao Qiu and Zhou Nan broke up was because Qiao Qiu didn't like playing games.
She wants to play games now and even stream them. What does that mean? Gao Meng didn't dare to think about it.
Qiao Qiu nodded, thinking about how to torment Zhou Nan, completely unaware of Gao Meng's strange expression.
In this life, she's determined to fight the male lead to the death, to show him how powerful she is. Trying to steal the female lead from her? Dream on.
Just then, Gao Meng's phone rang on vibrate. She picked it up and glanced at it; it was a QQ message from Zhou Nan, asking her to meet. His words were earnest, saying he was worried about some things concerning Qiao Qiu, but couldn't explain them clearly over QQ.
Gao Meng glanced at Qiao Qiu and had to admit that the temptation was great for her. Now, Qiao Qiu's affairs were always her top priority, even her favorite painting had to take a backseat.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Who messaged you?" Qiao Qiu asked, then realized it was inappropriate. That was Gao Meng's business, and she didn't have the right to interfere. "Um, go ahead and do what you need to do. I'm fine, just having menstrual cramps. I can just stay home."
Qiao Qiu thought someone wanted to see Gao Meng about something, but she was worried about Gao Meng going out, so she said that she could manage.
If Qiao Qiu knew that Zhou Nan was the one looking for Gao Meng, she would never have let Gao Meng go.
Unfortunately, she didn't know.
Gao Meng nodded. "Then take good care of yourself. I'm going out now. I'll be back before dinner."
"Okay." Qiao Qiu felt a warmth in her heart, and the corners of her mouth turned up. Gao Meng always thought of her like this.
Gao Meng packed up her easel and placed it in Qiao Qiu's studio.
Qiao Qiu's family didn't originally have a studio; Gao Meng set it up for her after she met him, saying that even someone who's been painting for twelve years inevitably gets itchy sometimes. Besides, the art teacher knows Qiao Qiu's skill level and wouldn't let her off the hook.
Qiao Qiu didn't think too much about it. She felt that anything she picked up could be used as a painting tool, but Gao Meng was so sincere, she couldn't refuse her. Besides, if they were to live together in the future, there would definitely be a studio at home, so it was always good to get used to it first.
After Gao Meng left her house, Qiao Qiu felt a little bored and didn't want to watch TV, so she simply turned on a game to practice her skills.
After logging on, Qiao Qiu habitually checked if Qiu Yijianmeng was online. For some reason, she had a strange feeling about Qiu Yijianmeng, a feeling she couldn't quite explain. She didn't want this feeling to continue, but she couldn't control it.
Gao Meng returned home, took out her small black backpack, and put her phone, tissues, and earphones inside. After she finished, she smiled. Every time she saw Qiao Qiu do this, she subconsciously did the same.
Upon realizing this, Gao Meng not only didn't feel disgusted, but actually liked it very much.
After taking the car keys, Gao Meng drove away from home and headed straight to the place Zhou Nan had arranged to meet.
Zhou Nan didn't invite her to a place that was too far away, because the best coffee shop was not far from Jinxiu Manor.
Gao Meng drove to the parking lot in front of the coffee shop, parked her car, and walked into the coffee shop with her backpack.
The waiter in the coffee shop immediately came over to greet her. Gao Meng said she was looking for someone and went inside.
Zhou Nan had already chosen a window seat and was waiting for Gao Meng to arrive. When he saw Gao Meng, he stood up, his joy evident. He had dressed up specially for today; his clothes were new, and he had put on makeup, which made his features look even more refined and defined.
Gao Meng noticed it immediately and felt it was a bit strange. Was Zhou Nan taking meeting her too seriously?
"Gao Meng, come, please sit down."
Zhou Nan pulled out a chair for Gao Meng and let her sit down.
"Thank you." Gao Meng had no liking for Zhou Nan whatsoever, so her tone was icy.
Zhou Nan sat down opposite her and said gently, "What would you like to drink?"
"I'm not thirsty. Just tell me what you want to tell me." Gao Meng didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point.
Zhou Nan hadn't expected her image to be so much worse in Gao Meng's eyes; it must be Qiao Qiu belittling her in front of Gao Meng. Zhou Nan blamed everything on Qiao Qiu, and her dislike for Qiao Qiu grew even stronger.
Zhou Nan couldn't bear to force Gao Meng to do anything. The moment he saw her, he felt he had met the person he wanted to spend his life with. Gao Meng didn't want coffee, so he went along with it.
"Qiao Qiu was staying up late a while ago, which hurt her health. In the past two months... cough cough, has she had any stomach pain?" Zhou Nan asked.
Gao Meng frowned. She disliked Zhou Nan bringing up Qiao Qiu's issues, but Zhou Nan was, after all, Qiao Qiu's ex-boyfriend.
"Is there anything else besides this?"
Gao Meng did not answer Zhou Nan's question directly. Since he was her ex-boyfriend, there was no need to tell him these questions.
Seeing that she was completely unmoved, Zhou Nan was secretly anxious. Although he had liked Qiao Qiu before, he had never really paid much attention to Qiao Qiu's affairs, especially matters concerning her privacy. He had no interest in those at all.
Suddenly, Zhou Nan thought of something, "Is she still afraid of the dark?" He remembered that when he was with Qiao Qiu, she was always very clingy to him, especially at night. Almost every night, Qiao Qiu would call him and ask him to talk to her, and she would hang up the phone when she was about to fall asleep.
Zhou Nan initially felt sorry for Qiao Qiu and wanted them to move in together, but the girl was very stubborn and insisted on meeting his parents first. They hadn't been dating for very long, and they were both still in school, so meeting each other's parents was out of the question. Thus, the matter remained unresolved until their breakup.
Speaking of breaking up, Zhou Nan recalled how he and Qiao Qiu broke up, and the hatred in his heart suddenly lessened a bit. He felt he had wronged Qiao Qiu.
At the time, he only wanted to use this incident to severely provoke Qiao Qiu, but he didn't know that the final result would be like this.
Fortunately, Qiao Qiu was alright, otherwise he would definitely have been implicated.
Gao Meng was unaware that Qiao Qiu was afraid of the dark. She had spent so much time with Qiao Qiu and had never noticed any signs of Qiao Qiu's fear of the dark.
"Is there anything else?" Gao Meng asked.
Zhou Nan was taken aback. "No, that's all." Besides, how could he possibly know so much?
Gao Meng then asked, "What kind of coffee do you like to drink?"
Zhou Nan was secretly pleased. Was Gao Meng showing concern for him? "I like Blue Mountain."
Gao Meng waved and called over a waiter, "I'd like a Blue Mountain coffee, give it to him."
The waiter nodded and left.
Gao Meng picked up her bag, stood up, and said to Zhou Nan, "This coffee is for you. Please enjoy it; I have other things to do."
After saying that, Gao Meng left.
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