☆, Chapter 20
Chapter 20
Gu Qingyue felt a slight headache and a dull ache all over her body. She rubbed her forehead, her phone buzzing in her ears.
Half an hour ago, the cell phone vibrated once. At that time, Gu Qingyue was very sleepy and closed her eyes, letting it happen.
She clicked on Shu Miaomiao's profile picture, and a chat window between the two popped up.
[Qingyue, you are not awake yet, are you?]
Staring at the message, Gu Qingyue realized something belatedly. She raised her eyes and glanced at the time in the upper right corner of her phone.
Nine forty, good, she successfully missed the first class.
As expected, drunkenness leads to mistakes.
Gu Qingyue bit her fingers in annoyance. Another message popped up on WeChat. It was from Song Xiaoyu.
[Qingyue, I'm back in Macau today. You're welcome to visit me in Macau.]
Gu Qingyue input: [Bon voyage.]
She placed her cell phone next to her pillow and pulled the quilt to cover her face. The thick quilt covered her nose and she slowly began to breathe faster and heavier.
She lifted the quilt and her phone buzzed again, reminding her that there was a new message.
Gu Qingyue turned over and rested her face on the pillow. A strand of hair fell between her eyebrows, blocking her vision. Gu Qingyue raised her hand to brush it away and looked clearly at the screen of her mobile phone. It was a WeChat message from Song Xiaoshu.
[Are you sober?]
Gu Qingyue held her phone, trying to recall whether she had lost her composure last night. Her thoughts were fragmented. She pursed her lips and asked tentatively: "I didn't do anything strange last night, did I?"
[Strange thing?]
Gu Qingyue's heart was beating fast. After a while, she sent a message.
[When I'm drunk, I'm usually very quiet.]
She was comforting herself.
Soon, I received a reply from Song Xiaoshu.
[Yes, you did nothing but sleep quietly.]
Gu Qingyue felt relieved.
What Gu Qingyue didn't expect was that her objective skipping of class this time was still heard by Gu Hengsheng.
Gu Hengsheng rarely visited the teaching area, and the old principal of S University was pleased to see him come to S University to fill in for Chen Jing. As early as when Gu Hengsheng returned to China, the old principal had asked his secretary to contact Gu Hengsheng. Gu Hengsheng declined at the time, and the old principal was quite disappointed. But unexpectedly, after much tossing and turning, Gu Hengsheng finally came to S University.
Gu Hengsheng had just stepped into the teachers' office area when he heard two teachers chatting.
Teacher He complained: "Students nowadays have no reverence for knowledge, unlike us in the past."
"What's wrong with the students again?" Teacher Su understood.
"That little girl has been doing very well in class this semester and left a deep impression on me. However, she has skipped two classes in the past two weeks."
"What's your name?" Teacher Su was curious.
"Qingyue, I forgot your last name." Teacher He's eyes lit up when he saw Gu Hengsheng coming in. He said, "Oh, I remember now. It's the same last name as Teacher Gu."
Because Hui Qingyue skipped class last time, Gu Hengsheng asked her a casual question, and the evasive look in her eyes made her look like she had made a mistake in class and was caught by the teacher on the spot.
When she came to the apartment on the weekend, Gu Hengsheng naturally did not mention this matter.
Gu Qingyue now feels very comfortable at Gu Hengsheng's residence. Both mentally and behaviorally, she seems to be more comfortable than when she stayed at the Su family.
She sat on the floor, a cup of coffee beside her legs, her face pressed against the French window. She stared down at the building so intently that she didn't even notice the ginger cat put its mouth into her cup and sipped her coffee.
Until she felt wet water marks on her palm, Gu Qingyue stretched her hand in front of her eyes. She stared at the brown water marks between her fingers and the lingering aroma of coffee for two seconds, then slowly turned her head and looked at the floor.
The mug fell to the ground at an angle, with the bottom of the mug empty.
The culprit has already escaped.
Gu Qingyue raised her hand to touch her forehead and sighed.
Gu Hengsheng came out of the kitchen and saw Gu Qingyue squatting on the ground, holding a box of tissues in her left hand and a few tissues in her right hand, wiping the floor.
"What's wrong?"
"Zaitsev drank my coffee and knocked the cup over."
Three days ago, Gu Qingyue had taken the initiative to name the cat Zaitsev. When Gu Hengsheng first heard the name, he was a little surprised and frowned in confusion: "Why name a cat after a rabbit?"
Zaitsev is Russian and means rabbit.
Gu Qingyue smiled and said, "Isn't this very mysterious, calling a cat a rabbit?"
Gu Hengsheng couldn't understand the mystery of this, but he didn't object to her naming his cat Zaitsev.
"I have to go out for a while. Can you keep an eye on the crucian carp and tofu soup in the pot for me? Turn down the heat in ten minutes."
The paper towel was soaked by the coffee, and the light tissue had a few more weight. Gu Qingyue threw the paper towel into the trash can and nodded: "Okay."
Gu Hengsheng opened the door and went out. Gu Qingyue walked into the kitchen, took out her cell phone and set the time. Then she put the phone on the table, resting her chin on one hand, staring at a pot of crucian carp and tofu soup in a daze.
Ten minutes later, the sound of a door opening was heard in the living room, followed by the faint voice of a man speaking. His tone sounded quite nonchalant and did not sound like him.
Gu Qingyue walked out of the kitchen and made eye contact with the man who came in. Gu Yisheng chuckled, "I thought Third Brother had a mistress hidden in his house, but I didn't expect it was Qingyue."
His words sounded a bit frivolous, and Gu Qingyue felt a little uncomfortable. She looked at Gu Hengsheng behind him. Gu Hengsheng frowned slightly. Gu Qingyue said hello to Gu Yisheng.
Gu Yishen smiled, his gaze lingered on Gu Qingyue for a moment, then he walked to the sofa and sat down, taking out a cigarette case and lighter.
Gu Hengsheng said, "Go to the balcony and smoke it."
Gu Yisheng exclaimed: "There are so many rules. I don't smoke."
He raised his hands to indicate that he admitted defeat, and then threw the cigarette box and lighter onto the coffee table.
Gu Qingyue didn't really want to interact with Gu Yisheng much. She stood alone in the kitchen, staring at the pot of fish soup. When Gu Hengsheng came in, she tugged at his sleeve. Gu Hengsheng looked down at her and asked, "What's wrong?"
"He wants to stay for dinner?" Gu Qingyue asked in a low voice.
Gu Hengsheng smiled and said truthfully, "I don't know."
Gu Qingyue frowned slightly, feeling regretful that she might not be able to enjoy this pot of crucian carp and tofu soup properly.
For Gu Qingyue, this meal was somewhat lacking because of Gu Yisheng. After dinner, Gu Hengsheng sent her back to school, and Gu Yisheng left with her.
When Gu Hengsheng went to get the car, only she and Gu Yishen were left.
Gu Yisheng's urge to smoke, which had been interrupted earlier in the house, came back. He took a cigarette from his cigarette box and lit one in front of Gu Qingyue. The smell of smoke hit her face. Gu Qingyue tilted her head slightly and heard him ask, "Qingyue, you and Third Brother seem to have a good relationship?"
Gu Qingyue was slightly stunned, not understanding the meaning of this sentence.
Then I heard him say, "Did you see anything last time in Yanjiang?"
Gu Qingyue's finger, which was hovering above the phone screen, quietly slid down. Then she frowned and blinked in confusion, "Sixth Uncle, I don't understand what you are talking about."
"It's best if you don't understand." Gu Yisheng smiled slightly and stared into her eyes. "If you see anything, don't say anything. Do you understand?"
This sentence sounded familiar. Gu Hengsheng had also told her this before, but his starting point was completely different. He wanted her to avoid trouble, or in other words, he was purely concerned about her personal safety.
Gu Yisheng's words contained a hint of threat.
There was the sound of a car approaching from behind, slowly stopping beside the two of them.
Gu Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Yisheng approached the passenger side, one hand resting on the window sill, the other holding up his phone: "Someone's here to pick me up, Third Brother, I'll be leaving first."
Gu Qingyue got in the car and looked at the direction where Gu Yisheng walked away. She withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Gu Hengsheng: "You came just in time. I almost exposed my flaws."
"What?" Gu Hengsheng raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Sixth Uncle just asked me if I saw anything in Yanjiang?" said Gu Qingyue.
"What do you say?" he asked.
"I said I don't understand what he is saying, and I don't know if he believes it." Gu Qingyue was a little worried.
"I'll take care of this matter." said Gu Hengsheng.
"Um."
Gu Yisheng slowly walked out of the community, fished out his cell phone from his trousers, and made a call. He said, "The little girl said she didn't see it. I guess even if she saw it, she wouldn't tell anyone."
I don't know what was said on the other end, but I heard him say, "You know Third Brother well. He doesn't even bother to take care of the Gu family's mess. If the old man hadn't been sick this time, how could he have come back?"
The author has something to say: Well, the Gu Yisheng thing hasn't reached that point yet; there's just a slight connection between the two of them. When you comment, please don't mention that word, or it'll be very difficult for me. Actually, before I wrote this, I was worried it wouldn't be published. The writing environment these days is very strict, and I don't dare to touch the high-voltage line...
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