"No." Gong Chengjue shook his head.
Okay, she didn't ask any further questions.
The four were led into the bar by the manager. The music was deafening, and the electronic screens displayed 3D effects comparable to Hollywood blockbusters.
The lights flickered on and off, and as they entered from outside, their eyes needed a little time to adjust to the sudden change in environment.
Su Ziqing suddenly felt the warmth from Gong Chengjue's palm. She had just broken free from his hand when he grabbed it again.
She looked at him.
Gong Chengjue turned his head and whispered in her ear, "Hold on tight, or you'll fall." After saying that, he kissed her cheek.
Su Ziqing: "..." Did she think she had never been to a bar before? To prevent customers from slipping and falling, bars rarely have large steps on their floors.
Also, why did he kiss her?
The manager led them to a more private spot. His excellent manners prevented him from peeking at Luo Ziqi, though he seemed to have already recognized her.
"Aren't you hot wearing a mask?" Sheng Yuanshuo put his arm around Luo Ziqi and whispered in her ear.
Luo Ziqi looked at him, puzzled.
Does he mean... to take off the mask?
But isn't he afraid of being exposed?
Because of the extreme disparity in their social standing, Luo Ziqi always cared deeply about the relationship, so they kept it a secret and protected it very well, never being photographed by reporters.
Sheng Yuanshuo raised an eyebrow. "There's plenty of privacy here."
“But…” Luo Ziqi was still a little worried.
Sheng Yuanshuo had already taken off her mask, saying as he did so, "Don't I deserve for you to go public with me?"
What? It's clearly his identity that can't be revealed, okay?
The music was so loud that even though Su Ziqing was sitting right next to Luo Ziqi, she couldn't hear a word of their conversation.
Looking at Gong Chengjue sitting there, Su Ziqing felt that he didn't seem to be out having fun, but rather... waiting for someone?
She leaned closer to Gong Chengjue's shoulder. "Are you waiting for someone?"
Gong Chengjue turned his head to look at her, pretending not to have heard clearly, "What?"
Su Ziqing moved even closer to his ear, almost touching it, and raised her voice, repeating, "Are you waiting for someone?"
Gong Chengjue was slightly surprised. She actually figured it out?
However, he still denied it, saying, "Not necessarily."
"What does 'not necessarily' mean?" Waiting for someone is waiting for someone; if it's not, it's not. What's with this "not necessarily" nonsense?
Gong Chengjue put his arm around her shoulder. "What would you like to drink?"
At this point, the noisy music in the room stopped, and it was announced that Umi, the bar's most popular resident singer, would be performing next.
The whole audience seemed very interested, so it seems that Umi is quite popular.
"Hmm? Oh, the juice is ready." Su Ziqing then answered Gong Chengjue's question.
To Su Ziqing's surprise, Hai Mo was actually singing Luo Ziqi's song and even imitating Luo Ziqi's voice, with at least 80% similarity in vocal style.
Luo Ziqi is very popular, but in the past two years she has devoted more energy to film and television, and has not released any new songs for a long time.
Many people imitate her singing, but few can imitate her so closely.
Luo Ziqi herself listened attentively to half of the song.
However, imitation is still imitation. Mistakes and high notes are inherent weaknesses of imitating singers.
This was just a minor incident, but unexpectedly, it became the headline of the entertainment section the next day.
Su Ziqing was about to praise Gong Chengjue for being so obedient when she saw two people walking towards her from the crowd.
One of the men looked seven-tenths like Gong Chengjue. Su Ziqing's heart skipped a beat. Could this be the person Gong Chengjue was waiting for?
She glanced at Gong Chengjue, who had just put down his water glass, his face expressionless.
She knew he had seen it.
Gong Chengkun walked up to Gong Chengjue. Unlike Gong Chengjue's coldness, he looked like a very polite and gentlemanly man.
To put it simply, he is a good man who is favored by his elders.
But for some reason, Su Ziqing instinctively felt a dislike for this man who looked like Gong Chengjue.
"Big brother, what a coincidence?" Gong Chengkun stood there, his voice neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for people to hear.
Gong Chengjue gave him a cold look.
Gong Chengkun, however, seemed not to notice his cold look and smiled, "Big brother, may I bother you for two minutes?"
Gong Chengjue met his gaze, and Gong Chengkun said innocently, "My father asked me to pass on a few words to you."
Gong Chengjue stood up.
Gong Chengkun then greeted Sheng Yuanshuo, "Brother Yuanshuo, long time no see."
Sheng Yuanshuo smiled but didn't say anything.
Gong Chengjue took a step to follow Gong Chengkun out, and Su Ziqing instinctively reached out and grabbed his hand.
This small gesture pleased Gong Chengjue, who bent down and whispered in her ear, "I'll be right back."
Then he gestured to her with his eyes that she didn't need to worry too much.
Su Ziqing had no choice but to let go and watch him leave.
Sheng Yuanshuo picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and teased Su Ziqing, "Miss Su, are you worried?"
On the way here by car, Su Ziqing had already discerned from their conversation that Gong Chengjue and Sheng Yuanshuo were good friends.
Sheng Yuanshuo is also from the capital, so he should know something, right?
However, this was not a convenient place to talk, and Su Ziqing swallowed back the words she wanted to ask.
“Don’t worry, Chengjue expected to meet Chengkun tonight. Oh, by the way, that was the second young master of the Gong family, Gong Chengkun,” Sheng Yuanshuo said, bending down to Su Ziqing.
Luo Ziqi, caught in the middle, also heard Sheng Yuanshuo's words clearly.
“The two look very alike,” Luo Ziqi said.
Su Ziqing was already somewhat absent-minded. This was a noisy place; what if something unexpected happened?
The worst thing is that if an accident happens, you won't hear a sound and there won't be time to help.
Honestly, why did he choose this place?
Su Ziqing was restless. Five minutes had passed, and when Gong Chengjue still hadn't returned, she suddenly stood up.
It's understandable that she overthinks things; after all, she met Gong Chengjue in the hotel's underground parking garage. If something like that could happen in a five-star hotel's underground parking garage, it's even more likely to happen here.
"Ziqing?" Luo Ziqi tugged at her hand.
"I'll go take a look." Su Ziqing said, about to take a step, when she heard Sheng Yuanshuo looking not far away, "He's back."
Su Ziqing couldn't contain herself any longer and immediately went to greet her, "Are you alright?"
His injuries haven't fully healed yet.
Seeing the worry in her eyes, Gong Chengjue suddenly smiled in a good mood, "You're worried about me?"
Su Ziqing met his gaze, as if the noisy environment had been paused, and everything before her eyes became blurry. She heard herself say, "Yes, I'm worried about you."
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