Chapter 101 Let It Be
"Yeah, I know."
There was silence in the microphone for a long time before Ji Ling's answer was heard. Her tone was strange and polite, which made Xu Zeqing, who was used to her acting coquettishly and throwing tantrums, frown in his heart and feel uncomfortable.
The usually calm and gentle man panicked in a second.
The knuckles holding the phone suddenly turned white, and the voice unconsciously became pleading.
"Lingling, can I see you, today, right now?"
"Lawyer Xu." Ji Ling tried to correct his address. "There's no work going on today, so there's no need for us to meet."
The October office temperature was perfect. Xu Zeqing clutched his phone, sweat breaking out on his forehead. "Lingling, Liu Xiangqing and I have never really dated. When we first met in person, I had no intention of starting an offline relationship. We've always been in a vicious competitive relationship. In real life, I would never date her."
He repeatedly emphasized that it did not start with Liu Xiangqing.
Ji Ling's voice was very calm: "I know everything. I retrieved your chat history through the cloud. I also know that she humiliated you severely and caused you to lose the opportunity to go abroad for exchange."
While Liu Xiangqing was pursuing Xu Zeqing in real life, she was also dating Xu Zeqing online using Xiao Mu'er's account.
On the day they met in person, Xu Zeqing saw that it was her and turned and left.
Liu Xiangqing was deeply hurt by his actions and tried to pester him, but Xu Zeqing remained unmoved and even felt cheated.
Liu Xiangqing couldn't pursue the man, and her love turned into jealousy. She anonymously reported a talented law student for deceiving a minor into a relationship and posted the chat records as evidence.
At that time, this incident caused a big uproar, and Xu Zeqing was disqualified as an exchange student and banned from participating in the selection of outstanding graduates.
"But Lawyer Xu, what's the point of knowing this? It won't change our current relationship."
In the silence, a sudden male voice sounded from Ji Ling's side.
"My dear lady, are you going to have dinner? I'm starving!"
It was the voice of the dandy second young master.
Ji Ling irritably cursed back: "You won't starve to death if you skip a meal."
He turned to the phone and said, "Lawyer Xu, that's it. I have something else to do. I'm hanging up."
"Lingling..."
“Beep, beep…”
That's it.
Xu Zeqing held the hot cell phone in his hand, and the mechanical busy tone in the receiver was like a thin needle, piercing his eardrum again and again.
That's it.
My throat felt tight, as if it was stuffed with a ball of cotton soaked in ice water. The words I wanted to say and the sighs I couldn't utter were stuck in my chest, and even breathing was dull and painful.
From the beginning to the end, the only people he liked were seventeen-year-old Xiao Mu'er and twenty-three-year-old Miss Ji, no one else.
He just wanted to resolve everything so that he could replace Ji Zhengxing and give her a mountain of support.
Only then did I dare to open my arms and accept her love like a moth to a flame.
That day, Xu Zeqing stayed in the office alone for a long time.
It was so long that Gu Xing called Ruan Xingmian before he came out of the office and returned the phone to Ruan Xingmian.
Seeing his dazed look, Ruan Xingmian concluded that the negotiations had probably not been concluded, so he casually suggested, "If Mr. Xu has nothing else to do, you can watch our company's first live broadcast. After the review meeting, we can discuss the contract and investment."
Xu Ze listened and understood her hint, forcing a gentle smile: "Okay, Mr. Ruan."
The smile was short and shallow, but one could tell there was more determination in his eyes.
He comforted himself as quickly as possible, focused on the task at hand, and did not miss any opportunity to get close to Xiao Mu'er.
This time, he took the initiative to like her.
Ruan Xingmian sat in the office and answered the phone.
Since the call was busy, she just waited patiently, and Gu Xing would call her back after he finished.
Three minutes later, Gu Xing called again, his tone relaxed and cheerful: "Mianmian."
Every time he called these two words, Ruan Xingmian's heart would move.
"Gu Xing." She replied to him with the same cheerfulness.
The two of them called each other's names through the microphone, and then nothing else happened, so they just smiled foolishly into the phone.
"Who did you call just now?" Ruan Xingmian asked casually.
Gu Xing answered seriously: "Teacher from No. 1 Middle School, I'm Lu Fuchuan's parent contact. He got into trouble at school, and I sent Ruan Xingyue to go."
Ruan Xingmian: “…”
She racked her brains, because she had never been to high school and didn't know what mistakes high school students would make, but she was really too curious.
"Gu Xing, did you make any mistakes in high school?" Ruan Xingmian said with a smile.
"Yes." Gu Xing said calmly, "I beat Lu Tian in the morning and Lu Fuchuan in the afternoon."
When Lu Tian was mentioned, Gu Xing was stunned for a few seconds. He couldn't understand why Lu Tian became as bad as he was today.
Combined with Ji Ling’s story, Gu Xing suddenly had an epiphany.
It is easy for a father who is respected by his children to ruin a daughter or a son.
"You're not making a mistake. You're bravely challenging the capital!" Ruan Xingmian defended her sweetly, bringing her back to her senses.
He couldn't help but twitch his lips: "What does it take to be considered a mistake?"
"Like puppy love, puppy love, puppy love."
Gu Xing lowered his head and smiled. Even though Ruan Xingmian couldn't see, he shook his head seriously: "I won't fall in love too early. Mianmian hasn't come yet."
After a moment of silence, Ruan Xingmian's mood turned from happy to sad: "If only I hadn't left this world, it would be great."
She said coquettishly: "Gu Xing, I really want to meet you earlier."
I want to love you earlier.
Gu Xing was moved and stopped, and was left behind by Lao Qin who was climbing the mountain.
The flowers, plants and trees all heard his suddenly accelerated heartbeat.
"Gu Xing, can you give me your high school QQ number? I want to get to know you as a high school student."
She heard her sister casually mention that Gu Xing posted an update almost every day when he was in high school, unlike now, when his circle of friends was empty.
Gu Xing's heartbeat slowed down with emotion, and he looked hesitant: "Mianmian..."
"You won't give it to me?"
It was just a soft rhetorical question, but Gu Xing couldn't resist: "Okay, here you go."
He solemnly declared: "You are not allowed to laugh secretly after reading this."
Ruan Xingmian agreed immediately: "I promise, I will smile only when I see you."
Gu Xing gave her his account number and password and asked her if she had eaten.
At this point, Gu Xing had already finished dinner.
Ruan Xingmian hasn't eaten yet.
The master's wife said she would deliver it personally.
As soon as I mentioned the teacher's wife, she came and pushed open the office door.
"Mianmian, come and eat."
Ruan Xingmian turned on the speakerphone and put the phone on the table.
He walked out of the office first and said, "I'll tell Lawyer Xu that I've ordered takeout for him. He can pick it up later."
Qu Ying opened the lunch box and said, "I didn't know he was here, otherwise I would have packed some for him."
"Wife, give me a portion too. The food from Gu Xing's hometown is so salty that it makes my mouth dry." Qin Zhen moved closer to Gu Xing's phone.
Qu Ying ignored his occasional abstract remarks, only concerned about the progress. "Is the adoption going smoothly?"
After Qin Zhen interrupted, he disappeared without a trace. It was Gu Xing who replied, "Master's wife, it's going smoothly. The adoption will be signed tomorrow morning. Gu Qingshan agrees."
Specifically, what Gu Qingshan wanted more than anything was to quickly adopt out his eldest son who was emotionless and had no future.
Don't worry about the dime in his pocket.
I could hear the sound of the wind and Teacher Qin's monkey-like cry on the phone.
Ruan Xingmian sat on a chair and ate his meal. "Gu Xing, where are you?"
"The mountains here are high and windy. Master is tired of the stuffiness in the hotel and wants to go hiking."
Ruan Xingmian felt tired as soon as he heard the word "mountain".
"Wear more clothes. It's winter in the mountains now."
"good."
The master's wife wandered out to see Ruan Xingmian's company furnishings.
Standing at the door, I started chatting with Xu Zeqing who was picking up takeout.
Ruan Xingmian lowered her head to the microphone and uttered a low, whispered voice: "Actually, I really want to visit the place where you grew up."
Gu Xing looked around at the familiar hilltops. Every time he came back here, he could feel that each mountain was pressing down on him, so heavy that he couldn't push them away.
Mianmian said this coquettishly and the mountains looked lovely to him.
Gu Xing solemnly promised: "After the baby is born, I will take you and the baby for a self-driving tour."
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