The next morning, the rain had stopped.
A rainstorm in the hot summer did not reduce Gu Ping'an's irritability.
Because she witnessed the intimate behavior between Fu Hanzhou and Qin Ying, she seemed to have insomnia.
When he woke up in the morning, he looked a little haggard, with bloodshot eyes.
Seeing Fu Hanzhou coming down from upstairs, she forced herself to cheer up and greeted him with a smile.
Although Fu Hanzhou showed his nervousness towards Qin Ying in front of them last night, in her opinion, the relationship between Qin Ying and Fu Hanzhou was not yet very close.
She was thinking silently while eating breakfast.
Seeing Fu Hanzhou about to go out, Gu Pingan looked outside, with an embarrassed look on his face, and said softly:
"Hanzhou, the art troupe has a very important performance today. Leaders from above will come to watch, and there will also be several important guests in attendance. I can't make any mistakes.
This outfit I'm wearing was specially prepared for today's play. It rained heavily last night, and I'm worried it'll get dirty on the way, delaying my performance. That would bring shame to the troupe and disappoint the leaders. Can you... can you take me to work?"
Fu Hanzhou frowned slightly and looked at Qin Ying subconsciously.
She had just finished her meal and her hands paused as she was clearing the dishes. A feeling of annoyance suddenly welled up in her heart, and her brows unconsciously frowned. She glanced at them indifferently without saying anything.
She lowered her eyes, picked up her things, walked past them expressionlessly, and went straight out.
Fu Hanzhou's heart tightened, and he instinctively wanted to refuse, but he saw Gu Ping'an move closer to him again, with a look of tears on his face, and said pitifully:
"Hanzhou, if you feel embarrassed, or if I've caused you any trouble, don't worry about me. It's okay if my clothes are dirty. I just want to leave a good impression on my boss. I don't want others to say that as the chief, I'm not serious about my work. I'm leaving now, you can get busy..."
Gu Pingan said, picked up her bag, and walked towards the door.
"I send you!"
Fu Hanzhou looked at her calmly, his expression serious and his tone cold and hard:
"Ping'an, since this is an important performance for the art troupe, I'll give you a ride. But this won't happen again. After all, I'm married now, and it wouldn't be right for me to send you off alone like this. We still need to maintain a proper distance between us."
The expression on Gu Ping'an's face suddenly froze. She didn't expect Fu Hanzhou to say that, without any regard for the affection they once had.
This kind of Fu Hanzhou made her feel more alienated than before.
When Qin Ying walked to the door, she happened to hear Fu Hanzhou's words.
Even if he was sending Gu Ping'an for work reasons, and even if he made his attitude clear in this way, the strange feeling in her heart still lingered.
Fu Hanzhou looked at Qin Ying's resolute back, feeling inexplicably irritated, and quickly chased after her:
"Qin Ying, wait a minute!"
Gu Ping'an looked at Fu Hanzhou, who looked a little flustered, and felt a pang of pain in his heart, and followed him out.
Shouting anxiously:
"Hanzhou, wait for me!"
Qin Ying stopped when she heard the voice, turned her head to look at Fu Hanzhou, then glanced at Gu Ping'an who was following closely behind him, and said in a cold and distant tone:
"Captain Fu, is there anything wrong?"
Fu Hanzhou looked at her deeply, his voice low:
"I'll take you to work."
Qin Ying looked at Gu Ping'an beside him and refused without hesitation:
"I have a monthly pass, so don't bother. Comrade Gu Ping'an's work is quite urgent, so you should go and see her off! If you delay her performance, it will affect her impression!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Fu Hanzhou was a little helpless. Qin Ying was angry. Even if he explained, nothing changed.
He felt a little guilty that he shouldn't have agreed to Gu Ping'an just now.
But at this moment, he could only send her to work first, and then explain everything to Qin Ying when he was free.
Gu Ping'an watched Qin Ying leave angrily, with a smug look in his eyes. He put on a pitiful look towards Fu Hanzhou, his eyes red.
"Hanzhou, is Qin Ying angry? Doesn't she want you to see me off? But I... I'm really just here for work..."
Fu Hanzhou got into the car silently without saying anything and said to her:
"Let's go!"
Along the way, Fu Hanzhou remained silent with a serious expression.
She didn't respond to any of the topics raised by Gu Pingan. She tried several times to break the awkward silence between them, but was ignored by Fu Hanzhou. The loss and unwillingness in Gu Pingan's heart gradually spread.
After arriving at the art troupe, Gu Ping'an wanted to say a few more words to him, but saw that Fu Hanzhou just nodded slightly and drove away indifferently.
Looking at the jeep going away, she stood there in a daze, and suddenly felt a place in her heart collapse.
So much so that she couldn't concentrate at all during the daytime rehearsals. Fu Hanzhou had never been so cold to her before.
She felt like she couldn't grasp him now. She had never seen the panic on Fu Hanzhou's face when he was chasing Qin Ying.
Jealousy and resentment gnawed at her heart like poisonous snakes, and she kept making mistakes during today's rehearsal.
"Gu Ping'an, what's wrong with you today? You seem so absent-minded. If you don't want to rehearse, just get out! Don't affect everyone's progress!"
The team leader finally couldn't help but criticized harshly.
Gu Pingan's face flushed, and he couldn't help but retort:
"I've tried my best. It's normal to make mistakes! Why can't I do it?"
Hearing her words, the captain's face became even gloomier and he glared at her sternly.
"Comrade Gu Ping'an, please correct your work attitude. If you feel that no one can replace you, why not let someone else give it a try?"
Gu Pingan was shocked by the leader's words and didn't dare to talk back. So many people were staring at her position, so she quickly apologized:
"Captain, I was wrong. I will humbly correct my mistakes and rehearse well!"
The colleagues around him also cast strange looks at him and whispered to each other, saying that Gu Ping'an really didn't know his place today and even dared to talk back to the team leader.
The laughter continued, making her feel ashamed. Her anger and resentment towards Qin Ying intensified.
Qin Ying, how can you get Fu Hanzhou's attention? I am better than you in every way! Let's wait and see. I will never let you go easily. I really underestimated you!
All day today, Fu Hanzhou couldn't help but get distracted in the army.
Whether it was training or work, I had trouble concentrating and felt a little absent-minded.
When Qin Ying went out in the morning, the subtle changes in her mood kept lingering in his mind.
Her expression of disgust and indifference pierced his heart like a thorn.
When he got off work, he couldn't help feeling irritated.
He couldn't wait to go to Qin Ying's publishing house to find her. He hoped to explain to her in person, but he couldn't stand Qin Ying's angry and cold look.
He no longer hesitated, called his guard Xiaocheng and drove to Jingyun Publishing House.
When Fu Hanzhou walked into the publishing house, he saw Qin Ying talking to a male comrade.
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