My eyes narrowed slightly; I was quite surprised by his actions.
So he still remembered that time.
However, not being able to drink a cup of hot cocoa is nothing to me.
I smiled politely and declined, saying, "Thank you, but I don't drink things of unknown origin."
Gu Yanqing's face instantly turned icy and hard.
Clearly, he knew what I was alluding to.
I casually looked away and tossed my head: "Let's go, hurry up and go in, or they'll be closing time."
We went inside, got a number, and waited on the side.
Gu Yanqing kept staring at me, clearly wanting to chat more, but when my phone rang, I walked away to answer it.
It was Su Shenglin calling.
I suddenly realized that I forgot to tell him that I wouldn't be at the company in the afternoon and that he didn't need to pick me up after get off work.
"Hello……"
"Wanwan, are you leaving get off work as usual today?" Su Shenglin asked with concern.
I hesitated slightly before explaining, "Um... I had something to do this afternoon and forgot to tell you not to pick me up from the company tonight."
Where are you? Is it convenient for you to go back?
"I...I'm at the government service center. It's right next to the subway station, so it's quite convenient to go back," I said truthfully.
Su Shenglin asked in confusion, "The government affairs center? What are you going there for?"
"I made an appointment with Gu Yanqing to handle the property transfer procedures."
I hadn't told Su Shenglin about these things, and he probably didn't know either, so I explained it simply: "We used to own a villa, but at that time I was in a hurry to raise money to redeem my mother's jade bracelet, so I gave up the property rights and asked him to give it to me in cash. Later, there were too many things going on, and the transfer of ownership was never completed."
Su Shenglin listened attentively and asked, "So, the reason you suddenly went to do it today is because Miss Gu apologized to you, and you reached an agreement?"
I was surprised: "You saw the apology video online too?"
"Yes, that's why I called to ask you."
I nodded and said, "Yes, after the transfer of ownership is completed, I will completely sever ties with him. I will have a lawyer issue a letter of understanding, and my case with Gu Yutian can be settled."
After he finished speaking, there was an inexplicable silence on the other end.
Realizing something, I asked gently, "Why aren't you saying anything? Are you... angry?"
Su Shenglin smiled and asked in return, "Do you think I should be angry?"
"..." I pursed my lips, my heart skipped a beat.
"You still don't have any sense of responsibility as a girlfriend. You didn't even tell me about something so important beforehand. I should have gone with you."
"I..." I hesitated for a moment, then said politely, "You're so busy, I don't want to bother you. I can handle this myself."
“I’m not allowed to get involved in your family matters. I’m also excluded from your affairs with your ex-husband. Do you think this is a normal boyfriend-girlfriend relationship?” His attitude remained calm, but I could sense his protest.
I held my phone, speechless.
But there was silence on the other end, clearly waiting for my explanation.
I didn't want us to have a falling out, and I knew this needed to be clarified, so I said, "I didn't intentionally exclude you. It was just a sudden, last-minute decision, and I really didn't have time to tell you. I just saw you were typing—"
Before I could finish speaking, Gu Yanqing's voice came from behind me: "Jiang Wan, it's our turn."
I glanced back at him to indicate that I understood, and then quickly said to Su Shenglin, "It's time. I'll go take care of the formalities first, and I'll explain to you when I'm done. Bye."
Su Shenglin didn't say anything on the other end, and I was in a hurry, so I hung up the phone.
Turning around, I saw Gu Yanqing staring straight at me, his eyes filled with complex emotions, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Let's go, didn't you mention us?" I put down my phone and casually said.
Gu Yanqing followed behind me, "Jiang Wan, do you think a relationship where people of unequal social status can have a happy ending?"
Knowing the sarcasm in his words, I retorted directly: "Even relationships between equals don't always end well, do they? What you're saying is like saying that you should find an average-looking, honest man for stability and reliability, only to find that a short, poor, and ugly man will still cheat on you. So why don't I find a tall, handsome, gentle, and rich man? At least he'll be pleasing to the eye, and I'll be proud to take him out."
"..." Gu Yanqing was speechless after I retorted, staring at me with a look of shock and unfamiliarity.
I can't be bothered with it.
The thought that he caused Su Shenglin to be angry with me made me dislike him even more.
When I got to the office, I submitted my documents and looked back at him: "Where are your identification documents?"
He took out his document bag, took out his identification and materials, and placed them on the counter.
I thought Gu Yanqing was going to pull some trick to make things difficult for me again, but to my surprise, he didn't!
We completed the villa transfer smoothly, completely severing ties.
"Since I've been so cooperative, how about we have dinner together tonight?" When I got my documents back, Gu Yanqing unexpectedly invited me to dinner.
I refused without hesitation: "Do you really think that after things have come to this, we can still sit down and have a meal together peacefully?"
"Why not? All the things I did were to try to keep you, but you've found someone better and don't care about me anymore."
Oh--
Even now, he's still shirking responsibility and using psychological manipulation on me.
I shook my head and smiled helplessly. "Think what you want, but we'd better never see each other again."
He sat silently in his wheelchair, his lips pursed, shrouded in a sense of loneliness and pitifulness.
But to me, it seemed hypocritical and fake; I felt he was deliberately putting on an act.
I packed up my documents and was about to leave when he suddenly asked, "When will the letter of understanding be issued?"
"I'll have a lawyer handle it tonight and send it over first thing tomorrow morning."
"Okay, thank you..."
Thanks?
I looked at him with surprise, feeling that he was acting very strangely today.
Has something happened to Gu Yutian again?
That's why their attitude changed so drastically?
But I couldn't be bothered to care or ask; whether their family members lived or died was none of my business.
Perhaps noticing the change in my expression, he handed me the reusable bag again, his tone gentle and friendly: "Take the hot drink, I've already bought everything, and I don't like sweet things."
"Okay, thank you." This time I took it and turned to leave.
But when passing by the trash cans in the corridor, I casually placed the reusable bag on top of the trash can.
I didn't throw it in directly because I was afraid the hot drink would spill and cause trouble for the cleaners.
I'm certain that Gu Yanqing saw this scene.
As for his reaction, I don't care at all.
It wasn't until much later that I learned that Gu Yanqing's attitude had changed so drastically, and he had stopped causing trouble altogether, because Gu Yutian had been forced into a corner.
She was already unlucky enough to become pregnant with her rapist's child, but then it turned out to be an ectopic pregnancy!
Gu Yutian was truly unlucky; because of a wicked thought and a malicious act, she completely ruined her own life.
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