【009】 Probably karma in this life
The salesperson glanced back and forth between Gu Juan and Xi Lang in surprise, but quickly regained his composure, focusing on the other person's thoughts.
Xi Lang said quickly: "He is not..."
A gleam flashed in Gu Juan's eyes; his chance for revenge had arrived. He leaned forward and hugged Xi Lang's waist tightly, seemingly oblivious to his stiffness. He stared at him in disbelief, his expression bitter. "Didn't you say you'd get your family's approval for me? Turns out you've been lying to me. Goodbye, never see you again!"
After saying that, he picked up his computer bag and ran away.
Xi Lang: “…”
Xi Cong looked at him and frowned disapprovingly.
Xi Lang even noticed that the salesperson was glancing at him with condemnation. He rubbed his forehead and felt powerless for the first time.
The salesperson saw the phone on the counter, picked it up with both hands and handed it to Xi Lang, "Sir, this phone is what your boyfriend left behind."
Xi Lang's head hurt even more, so he turned and left.
Xi Cong picked up his phone and ran after him, handing it to him, "Take it. If you like someone, you should cherish them. You know your parents have been worried - anyway, remember to explain it well."
"I'm very curious about how you can be sure that he is my boyfriend." Xi Lang stepped into the elevator, loosened his tie, took off his suit jacket and put it on his arm. This extremely ordinary action revealed an inexplicable elegance, and the female customers on the elevator who were going up glanced at him frequently.
"Simple." Xi Lang said confidently, "You have never given gifts to anyone other than your family. The most important thing is that he hugged you." He looked at his only brother seriously.
Xi Lang was silent, his brain uncontrollably recalling something that happened a long time ago and that he had almost forgotten, and he shook his head slightly.
Xi Cong was a little annoyed and opened his mouth to speak.
Xi Lang shook his head at him, "It's okay."
Gu Juan took the elevator to the second floor. Thinking that Xi Lang would be very angry and would have to go to great lengths to explain what happened today to his family, he felt relieved and quickly put the matter behind him. He went to the bookstore, bought two sets each of Chinese, mathematics and English college entrance examination reference books, and left Shengming Shopping Mall.
Gu Juan spent most of the rest of the day studying. It was not until he turned off his phone before going to bed at night that he realized he had lost it. He remembered that he had left it on the counter when he bought the computer.
The next day after breakfast, he hurried to the computer store. The salesperson was very impressed by him and greeted him with a smile.
"Are you here looking for your cell phone? I gave it to your boyfriend. Have you two reconciled yet?" she asked in a low voice.
Is this retribution in this life? Gu Juan forced a few stiff smiles and said, "Thank you, thank you."
He found a public phone and dialed his cell phone number. Someone quickly answered. He guessed it must be Xi Lang. He opened his mouth, but for a moment, nothing came out. With his personality, it had been difficult for him to say those embarrassing words back then. Now, he felt that speaking first meant bowing down first.
No one spoke on the other end. All he could hear was shallow breathing and the turning of pages. Then, the landline rang. He then heard Xi Lang answer the call, "Don't worry... Have Manager Chen go to the capital to discuss this personally... That's all."
"Ahem, Mr. Xi?"
There was an immediate response from the other side, "Yeah."
Gu Juan suddenly felt very embarrassed, "I am the owner of this phone."
"I know." Xi Lang said calmly.
Gu Juan: "..."
After a while, Xi Lang spoke up, "Your character is very bad."
In order to get his phone back, Gu Juan had no choice but to say yes. The phone itself was worthless, but the data inside couldn't be lost.
"Look, when would it be convenient for you to return my phone to me?"
"May I have your name?"
"...Gu Juan."
"Meet at the entrance of Shengming Shopping Mall at four o'clock."
The call was disconnected.
Gu Juan was sure that Xi Lang had deliberately made the time and place exactly the same as yesterday, but he had no choice but to take his wallet and keys, go out, and take a taxi to the countryside.
He bought twenty free-range chickens from a farmer's house—ten males and ten females, all still laying eggs—along with two hundred free-range eggs, two sheep, and two hundred fish. Having been reborn, Gu Juan didn't intend to deprive himself of anything, and satisfying his appetite was one of them.
Returning home, he built a simple hut in his space, using half for his chickens and the other half for his two sheep. He then fed two hundred fish directly from the river, using nets to trap both upstream and downstream. By the time he finished all this, it was already two in the afternoon. After practicing for over an hour, he rushed to Shengming Mall.
I didn't dare to be late this time.
When he arrived at the entrance of the mall, he waited for two or three minutes before Xi Lang's car drove over slowly.
After Xi Lang got out of the car, he took out Gu Juan's cell phone and handed it over.
Gu Juan thought Xi Lang would take this opportunity to embarrass him, but it turned out that he had been judging others by his own standards. He reached out to take it and said, "Thank you."
Xi Lang was a bit surprised, only then taking a closer look at him. His eyebrows were thick and slender, his features clear and defined, his eyes deep and bright. Beneath his high nose, his lips were tightly pursed, their peaks more pronounced, giving off a subtle aloofness. He was quite a handsome kid. His calm demeanor didn't seem childish, but it couldn't hide the fact that he was no more than eighteen. He was indeed still a child. Xi Lang's lips curled up in relief.
"Let's go."
Gu Juan subconsciously asked, "Where are we going?"
"Heh..." Xi Lang chuckled.
Gu Juan suddenly realized that the other party meant "You can leave now". He was very embarrassed. He glanced at Xi Lang expressionlessly and turned away.
Xi Lang also turned and got into the car. The silver-gray sedan merged into the traffic and quickly disappeared.
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Someone said that since "The Lost Lover", most of Mou Mou's works have had spaces. Lol, it's true. I'm here to explain the reason to all those who have this doubt.
Actually, the topics that Moumou writes about are basically what she wants to read. Because she's been running out of novels to read, she's the one who writes them. "The Lost Lover," "The Only One in the End of the World," "Reluctantly Being a Man," and "The Divine Path" are all examples. Her love for space hasn't faded yet, so this article still has room for space. When that love fades, I probably won't write space stories anymore. One by one, right?
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