He was afraid she would drive him crazy.
Gong Chengjue walked into the courtyard of the siheyuan. In the middle of the courtyard stood an old tree that was hundreds of years old, with a trunk so large that it would take several adults to encircle it.
Bamboo chairs were placed under the tree, and they were still damp from the rain during the day.
"Chengjue?" Sheng Yuanshuo and his friends had just come out of the private room when they saw Gong Chengjue standing alone under the tree.
He even thought he had misread it.
Gong Chengjue turned his head and glanced at him. "Hmm."
Sheng Yuanshuo let the others go first, then walked over to Gong Chengjue and offered him a cigarette.
Gong Chengjue hesitated for a moment, but still accepted it.
His appearance immediately told Sheng Yuanshuo that the boy had something on his mind.
Exhaling wisps of smoke, Sheng Chengjue gazed at the large tree before him, lost in thought.
Following the old man's decision, he joined the board of directors of Xinji Group, and the power struggle within the Gong family over equity and property matters continued to churn beneath the seemingly peaceful surface.
He only stayed home for one day during the Spring Festival. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, he went abroad on a business trip. After returning to the capital, he was busy with various things. To be honest, he really didn't have much time for romance.
Is he overthinking it?
"What's wrong?" Sheng Yuanshuo gently nudged him. "What are you daydreaming about?"
Gong Chengjue glanced at him and said indifferently, "It's nothing."
"It would be strange if you didn't look well. Is it because of some troubles at home?" Sheng Yuanshuo knew that Gong Chengjue was having a hard time in the Gong family, but outsiders couldn't interfere in these matters.
"No." He had grown up in that kind of atmosphere at home since he was a child, and he was used to it.
"Yuan Shuo, I have a question for you." Gong Chengjue looked at Sheng Yuan Shuo and suddenly felt that only he could ask him.
Sheng Yuanshuo raised an eyebrow. "Go ahead and ask. I won't charge you a consultation fee."
"Is your girlfriend... dependent on you?" Gong Chengjue asked softly.
Sheng Yuanshuo burst out laughing as if he had heard a joke, "Come on, it's 2019 now, and your thinking is still so traditional?"
Gong Chengjue's face darkened slightly. How was he traditional? What had he said about him?!
Sheng Yuanshuo reminded him, "Nowadays, girls don't want to be appendages of men, and they're even less likely to be dependent on them."
Speaking of this, Sheng Yuanshuo himself looked saddened, "Unless it's something that truly can't be resolved, otherwise, I won't even say anything..."
Gong Chengjue frowned slightly. "Why?"
"It's not for any particular reason. People have their own autonomy. We're all adults, and when there's a problem, we'll definitely try to solve it ourselves first."
Sheng Yuanshuo patted him on the shoulder, "Your Miss Su... isn't the kind of person who's dependent. What, has this left you, a straight man, with no opportunity to use your talents?"
Gong Chengjue took a drag of his cigarette with a hint of melancholy. "You should go first."
Sheng Yuanshuo: "..."
Gong Chengjue stubbed out his cigarette. "I'll contact you later."
However, the only thing left for Sheng Yuanshuo was his back, leaving him standing there with nothing but a silent smile.
Sakai's appetizers were indeed very appetizing, or perhaps Su Ziqing had come to her senses and decided not to make things difficult for her stomach for the time being.
Anyway, Su Ziqing ate almost half a bowl.
Gong Chengjue, who went outside for a walk to clear his head: "..."
Could it be that she saw he couldn't eat?
He went outside in a cold wind, feeling melancholy, while she, staying indoors, had a huge appetite? Such a stark contrast is hard to accept no matter how you look at it.
Su Ziqing looked at Gong Chengjue and said, "You're back. Miss Songzi has served some more dishes. Eat them while they're hot."
Gong Chengjue suddenly felt that he had lost his appetite...
He sat back down in his seat, looked at Su Ziqing, and mentally reviewed what Sheng Yuanshuo had just said.
Does this mean that everything went smoothly for her in the capital?
Seeing him staring at her, Su Ziqing picked up some food and placed it in front of him. "Why are you looking at me like that? Eat it while it's hot."
Gong Chengjue didn't want to touch his chopsticks!
"Oh, by the way, the question you just asked me is actually the one I wanted to ask you too," Su Ziqing said, putting down her chopsticks and taking a sip of sake.
Gong Chengjue raised an eyebrow slightly. "Hmm?"
"Didn't you say before that you needed me to be your supportive wife? But I've been in the capital for quite a while now, and... is there nothing you need me for?" She paused after saying that.
Then he explained, "What I mean is, as a little vase, for decoration or something?"
Gong Chengjue gave her a deep look but remained silent.
Such a subtle look made Su Ziqing a little uneasy. "What's wrong?" Was there something wrong with what she said?
Gong Chengjue picked up his chopsticks and began to eat.
The atmosphere turned icy for a moment.
"There's a relative's birthday banquet in a couple of days, you'll have to come with me." He ate a few bites, wiped his mouth, and then said this.
Su Ziqing hummed in agreement, "Then I'll get ready."
Just then, Su Ziqing's phone rang. It was Luo Ziqi calling, her voice urgent, "Ziqing, is it convenient for us to talk on the phone?"
Su Ziqing glanced at Gong Chengjue and said, "Wait a moment." Then she said to Gong Chengjue, "I'm going out to take this call."
Gong Chengjue nodded.
I'm still a little melancholy. The agreement we made back then is now a consequence of my own actions...
Su Ziqing's words just now seemed to be reminding him of something.
Su Ziqing had no idea how far Gong Chengjue's complicated thoughts had strayed; right now, she was more concerned about her friend's condition.
"What's wrong? Ziqi, what happened?"
"Ziqing, could you please ask Young Master Gong to remove the current trending topics?" Luo Ziqi's voice was almost crying.
"What's wrong? Can you stop asking now? My company's public relations are inadequate, and it will be too late if we delay any longer," Luo Ziqi said.
“Okay.” Su Ziqing immediately agreed.
She turned around abruptly and returned to Gong Chengjue's side, her eyes filled with longing and pleading, "Chengjue, could you please have someone remove the trending topics from the current list?"
Gong Chengjue: "..." Okay, although it's not her own business.
She clicked on the trending topics, and the top one was about Luo Ziqi being an illegitimate child...
She didn't have time to think about why Luo Ziqi hadn't asked Sheng Shao to help handle the matter.
Gong Chengjue simply made a phone call to Luo Jinhan, and less than a minute later, the trending topic was indeed removed. The speed was so fast that people thought they had misread it.
Young Master Gong once again demonstrated his ability to control everything with one hand.
When Su Ziqing saw the trending topic being removed, she didn't immediately thank Gong Chengjue. Instead, she called Luo Ziqi to ask, "Ziqi, how did this get exposed?"
Which celebrity doesn't keep their private matters very secret?
Even if paparazzi find out, their first thought is just to extort money from you; they'll just pay you off.
This time...
Luo Ziqi herself was somewhat exhausted. "Ziqing, I think I'm being targeted by Su Enen for revenge."
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