☆, Chapter 51
Chapter 51
They were silent the entire way. Halfway through the journey, a sudden downpour began. They both recalled a similar downpour a few days earlier. Gu Qingyue, with her own courage, confessed her feelings to him, only to be politely declined.
Gu Hengsheng glanced at the girl in the passenger seat. She hugged her knees and kept looking out the window until the car stopped at the door of Su's house. The Coke in her hand was warmed by the warmth of her palm. Gu Qingyue held the pull ring with her fingers, turned her face, and looked at the windshield in front.
She didn't rush to get out of the car. She turned around, took a deep breath, and then slowly said, "Uncle San, I'm very sorry about what happened that day. I know you've been so kind to me, and I wanted to keep this good feeling for a long time, so I said those words."
"You're right. You can't be anything else except my third uncle. I was confused for a moment. I will figure out my place." She looked calm and spoke with measured steps.
Gu Hengsheng held the steering wheel loosely with his hands, glanced at her, and said nothing.
Before Gu Qingyue opened the car door and got out, she glanced at herself in the rearview mirror. She looked fine, natural, and nothing was wrong. Before closing the car door, she told him to drive carefully, as usual.
She could feel that Gu Hengsheng's gaze had been on her face since she said those words, but Gu Qingyue pretended to be unaware.
After the police finished recording the statement, they left the ward. Su Yanli sat on a chair beside the bed, glanced at Mother Gu, and said, "Yanqing, you're not telling the truth."
Mother Gu held the cup in her hand, took a sip of water, and said calmly: "Yanli, what do you mean by this? How dare I lie in front of the police?"
Su Yanli sighed, looked at her tenderly, and said, "Yanqing, we've been married for over ten years. Don't I know you well enough? Was this car accident really just an accident?"
Mother Gu stared out the window, her gaze somewhat distant. The scene before she fell into a coma was still vivid in her mind. When she turned the steering wheel, the car also changed direction and rushed straight towards her. She knew this was not an accident, it was a man-made disaster.
Mother Gu didn't say anything. Su Yanli touched her hand and said in a somewhat indulgent tone, "If you don't want to say it, I won't force you. But you have to know that I'm behind you."
Mother Gu withdrew her gaze from the window. She had always felt that her life was somewhat ill-fated. She lost her husband in middle age and raised Qingyue alone. The sadness in her life was not enough to be explained to outsiders. Fortunately, she met Su Yanli later, which was a little comfort.
Mother Gu was overwhelmed with emotion: "Yanli, thank you."
"Between husband and wife, there's no need to say thank you. I just want you to know my feelings." Su Yanli said with a smile.
During her mother's hospitalization, Gu Qingyue asked Editor-in-Chief Xu for a week's leave. She knew that as an intern, taking such a long leave seemed a bit presumptuous. She had been prepared to resign if Editor-in-Chief Xu refused. Editor-in-Chief Xu didn't hesitate, and after understanding her situation, he granted her two more days of leave.
Gu's mother's health gradually recovered. Gu Hengsheng came to the hospital twice, but Gu Qingyue still politely called him "Third Uncle" in a distant way. During her mother's hospitalization, Gu Qingyue went to see Gu Hengsheng and asked him how to make a cordyceps-nourishing chicken soup.
Gu Hengsheng came to open the door. He had just finished a shower and his hair was a little wet. He leaned against the door frame with his hand, feeling a little surprised. He thought she would avoid him: "Qingyue?"
Gu Qingyue smiled and said, "Uncle San, I want to make a cordyceps nourishing chicken soup for my mother. Can you help me?"
Gu Hengsheng stared at her from a distance. After a moment, he said, "Come in."
Gu Qingyue didn't come empty-handed, she was carrying some food. Gu Hengsheng took her food, put it on the counter, and said, "I'll blow dry my hair first, wait a moment."
"Okay." Gu Qingyue asked sincerely, "Is it okay to disturb you?"
She had been very polite to him recently, not as relaxed and casual as before. He told her everything. Gu Hengsheng looked at her and said, "Qingyue, there's no need to be so polite."
Gu Qingyue smiled and said, "It's my duty. You are the elder, and I was too rude to you in the past."
Gu Hengsheng raised his eyes, glanced at her, and said with a smile, "What would you like to drink?"
Gu Qingyue squatted on the ground and held Zaisif in her arms: "Thank you, but no need."
Gu Hengsheng returned to the bedroom and blew his hair clean before coming out to clean a free-range chicken she had bought. He folded his sleeves up twice, turned on the faucet, and rinsed the knife under the water for a while.
In fact, the local chicken is already a semi-finished product. He only needs to cut the chicken into pieces, put it in a pot with cold water, and blanch it with cooking wine and ginger. After Gu Hengsheng prepared all the ingredients, he began to guide her step by step.
Zaisif walked to Gu Qingyue's feet and rubbed his head against her calf. Gu Qingyue felt itchy, so she shrank her legs and asked him, "Zaisifu, did you buy this?"
"no."
"Where did it come from?" she asked curiously.
"My colleague's cat gave birth to many kittens and asked me to adopt one," he explained.
Gu Qingyue uttered an "oh" and then, without saying anything else, finished making the chicken soup. Gu Hengsheng drove her to the hospital and sat with her mother for a while before leaving.
Gu Qingyue didn't leave the ward. She planned to stay overnight. She was peeling an apple with a knife. Gu's mother asked, "Qingyue, have you had a fight with your uncle recently?"
Gu Qingyue raised her head and looked at her mother, pretending to be relaxed: "No."
Mother Gu smiled and said, "Qingyue, whether you are lying or telling the truth, I can tell."
The apple peel in her hand suddenly broke off. Gu Qingyue said nothing, her eyelids closed.
Mother Gu said, "Qingyue, do you have feelings for Hengsheng?"
Gu Qingyue raised her eyes to look at her mother, who continued, "When you got too close to your third uncle, I had these concerns. But then I thought you weren't a child anymore and should know your limits. It seems I was wrong."
Gu Qingyue felt a little guilty: "Mom, I'm sorry."
Mother Gu shook her head and said, "I am sorry for you. You have never enjoyed your father's love since you were a child. Maybe it is because of your uncle's care for you that you have developed this illusion..."
Gu Qingyue interrupted her mother and said, "Mom, I can tell the difference."
Mother Gu didn't continue, but changed the subject and said, "Qingyue, Mom wants you to promise me something."
"What?"
"Mom wants you to study abroad for two years." said Gu's mother.
Gu Qingyue couldn't believe it: "Is it just because of what happened between me and Third Uncle?"
In her eyes, Mother Gu was not such an unreasonable person.
"Mom wants you to go abroad for a while. If you still have feelings for Hengsheng when you come back, Mom won't stop you." said Gu's mother.
The author has something to say: The first volume is finished.
Qingyue will not give up and instead adopt a strategy of retreat in order to advance. What follows is Gu Qingyue's temptation and the plot of forcing her uncle to admit it step by step. Song Xiaoshu is about to take the stage. It will be about 20,000 words, and I hope it can be well written!
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