☆, Chapter 69
Chapter 69
Gu Qingyue walked into the hot pot restaurant, surrounded by noisy voices and the white steam rising from the bottom of the pots on each table, giving it a strong sense of home.
Gu Simin had already picked a table and was ordering from the menu. When she saw Gu Qingyue come in, she asked, "Are you done?"
Gu Qingyue nodded softly. Gu Simin handed her the menu and said, "Okay, I've already ordered some of my favorites. Now you order."
Gu Qingyue took the menu. She'd been in a good mood, but the phone call had left her with a poor appetite. Looking at the food on the menu, she didn't know what to order. He was simply worried about her safety; she shouldn't have lost her temper with him. Thinking of this, Gu Qingyue felt a surge of regret. She sighed deeply, pulled out her phone, turned on the screen, stared at it for a moment, sighed again, and turned it off.
After a few times like this, Gu Simin noticed something was amiss and asked her carefully, "Did you have a fight with Third Brother?"
Gu Qingyue raised her eyes, stared at her, and asked in confusion, "Is it that obvious?"
"Yeah, that's obvious." Gu Simin said firmly, then added, "What are you arguing about?"
"It wasn't a quarrel, I just lost my temper unilaterally," said Gu Qingyue.
"Why?"
"About driving," Gu Qingyue complained angrily, "He doesn't trust my driving skills and says he's worried about my safety."
"Just for this?" Gu Simin glared, holding the glass in one hand, and said, "Qingyue, do I suspect you are showing off your affection in front of me?"
"No." Gu Qingyue looked confused.
At this time, the waiter pushed the ingredients to the table for the two of them. The two of them stopped talking. When the waiter left, Gu Simin said, "Third brother, I'm just concerned about you."
"I know." Gu Qingyue touched the Coke can with her fingers. The bottle was covered with a layer of water droplets, as if the Coke can was crying. She frowned and said, "So I'm thinking about whether I should call him and apologize."
"Third brother won't be angry with you. Call him after you finish eating hot pot." Gu Simin comforted her.
What Gu Qingyue hadn't expected was that after they finished dinner, as soon as they stepped out of the store, they would see Jiang Wenkui and him at the door. Gu Qingyue stopped, and Gu Simin was the first to greet Gu Hengsheng, saying, "Third brother."
Gu Hengsheng nodded slightly at her and said, "Simin, Wenkui will take you back first."
Hearing this, Gu Simin immediately got into the passenger seat.
Jiang Wenkui drove away first. Gu Hengsheng approached her, stared at her face, and said, "Are you angry?"
Gu Qingyue shook her head. The night wind blew along, and a strand of hair was blown to the corner of her lips. Gu Qingyue raised her hand to remove the hair from her lips and said, "Why are you here?"
"There's a meeting here," he said. "It's windy tonight, so get in the car first."
Gu Hengsheng didn't drive back to the old house. When the car arrived at the hotel where he was staying, the two of them took the elevator upstairs. Gu Hengsheng took out the room card and opened the door, and Gu Qingyue followed him in.
He went to the bathroom to wash his hands. Gu Qingyue sat on the sofa, pressing her phone. Gu Simin sent her a message, asking if she would be back in the evening.
Gu Qingyue looked around at the surroundings and thought that since he had brought her to the hotel, he probably wouldn't go back.
Gu Hengsheng came out of the bathroom and saw her holding her phone. He smiled and asked, "Who are you chatting with?"
"Si Min, she asked me to say something nice to you and be a good boy, then maybe you won't bother with me." Gu Qingyu looked at him and said slowly.
Gu Hengsheng smiled, sat down next to her, and said, "I don't take it to heart. Maybe it's just my possessiveness that's getting in the way. I don't want you to do anything dangerous, even if the probability is only one in ten thousand."
"I feel like in your eyes, I'm like a newborn baby who just learned to walk, and you're afraid I'll fall. Do you have the same mentality?" she jokingly said, "It's a bit like the mentality of an old father."
"Yes." Gu Hengsheng smiled and said, "Give me some time. I need to adjust my mentality."
Gu Qingyue leaned over, raised her arms and hugged him, pressing his face against her chest. He was wearing a gray sweater. Her face, which had been chilled by the wind, felt a hint of warmth when it touched the soft knitwear. She said softly, "I shouldn't have lost my temper with you."
Gu Hengsheng changed the subject: "I haven't had dinner yet, will you eat something with me?"
Gu Qingyue hummed and said, "It just so happens that I wasn't full just now."
Gu Hengsheng looked at Gu Qingyue and smiled, "Eat and drink enough before you get angry with me."
"How is that possible?" She said seriously, "I'm not such a heartless person."
Gu Hengsheng handed her his phone and asked her to order takeout first. He had a video conference to attend. Gu Qingyue took his phone. His phone was black. Holding it in her hand, it felt heavy and had a certain weight, just like him, making people feel reliable.
Gu Qingyue slumped in the sofa, leaning against the armrest, her fingers sliding across the screen, trying to find a restaurant with light dishes that would suit her taste. She picked out a few and finally chose one with high ratings and ordered a few home-cooked dishes.
Gu Qingyue didn't return the phone to him. She glanced at the software on his phone's desktop. There were very few software, unlike her phone's desktop which was crowded with apps.
Gu Qingyue put his phone back on the coffee table, picked up her own phone, and saw the message from Gu Simin: [Secretly tell you something, Fourth Uncle and Fourth Sister-in-law are getting a divorce.]
Gu Qingyue glanced at Gu Hengsheng, who was sitting on another sofa. She bit her lip and held her phone: [Why do you want a divorce?]
Gu Simin: [It's said it's because of something at Fourth Brother's company. I'm not entirely sure. My mom said if things don't work out this time, Fourth Brother will probably be finished. After all, my dad is sick again and can't help Fourth Brother.]
Gu Qingyue was holding her phone in a daze until Gu Hengsheng walked up behind her. Then she realized what was going on. She looked up at him and said, "Si Min said that Fourth Uncle and Fourth Sister-in-law might be getting divorced. Did you know about this?"
Gu Hengsheng nodded slightly.
Gu Qingyue was curious: "Is it because of Sixth Uncle?"
Gu Hengsheng: "Not entirely. Another reason is to transfer property."
Gu Qingyue seemed to understand but also seemed not to understand. She blurted out, "Oh, if something happens to you in the future, will you divorce me because of the property?"
"No." Gu Hengsheng smiled and looked at her, saying, "Only if you marry me first."
Gu Qingyue blushed slightly. She felt a little embarrassed and said softly, "I'm just assuming."
"That's a beautiful assumption," he said. "Qingyue, you know I'm not young anymore."
"How could that be?" Gu Qingyue said sincerely, "You look only about 28 years old."
Just then, his cell phone rang. It was the takeaway food that had arrived. Gu Hengsheng went to open the door.
Gu Qingyue sat on the sofa, looking at his tall figure. When he took the takeaway from the delivery man, he said thank you in a warm voice. Gu Qingyue suddenly thought that marrying him wouldn't be too bad, even if it was a little early.
The author has something to say: There are four more chapters like this, and then this article will be finished.
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