☆, Chapter 43
Chapter 43
"No, your uncle is not that narrow-minded. He respects my opinion in everything." Mother Gu smiled and patted her hands.
Gu Qingyue nodded and sat with her mother for a while before returning to her bedroom. She washed up in the bathroom, put on a face mask, and came out just as she received two missed calls from Gu Simin, along with a WeChat message informing her that she would be visiting Huai City in a couple of days and hoped she would be a good host and treat her well.
Gu Qingyue immediately sent her a welcome emoji, and the next second, she received a message from Gu Simin: [Should your vacation start?]
Gu Qingyue: [Yes, the holiday starts today.]
Gu Simin said, "My mom told me that you'll also be going to Yanjiang for the New Year this year. When you're in Yanjiang, don't ask me about my final exam results."
Gu Qingyue was both amused and confused: [Why, is it really that bad?]
Gu Simin sent a crying emoji: [My mom said that with my grades, I definitely won't be able to get into any good university, and she's planning on sending me abroad to study. I don't want to.]
Since returning from Yanjiang, the two had chatted sporadically on the phone a few times. Through this back-and-forth, Gu Qingyue had learned that Gu Simin was secretly in love with a boy in their class. Later, because Gu Simin's grades weren't good enough, her third aunt confiscated her phone, and the two stopped communicating for a while.
Gu Qingyue joked: [Can’t bear to part with classmate Lin?]
Gu Simin: [That's natural. Think about it, suppose you have someone you like now, and Sister Gu asks you to study abroad, and you and your partner are separated from each other, would you be willing?]
Gu Qingyue stared at the message, remained silent for a moment, and then raised her finger to reply: [I don’t want to.]
Gu Simin said: [Look, I plan to confess my feelings to him after the college entrance exam.]
Gu Qingyue: [Aren’t you afraid of failure?]
Gu Simin: [Don't be afraid, at least there is a result.]
Gu Simin sent another message: [Anyway, if it works out, we can meet up someday. If it doesn't, we can just stay out of touch. After all, it's unlikely we'll see each other again after the college entrance exam.]
The day Gu Simin came, it was snowing lightly and the sky was gray. Gu Hengsheng and Gu Qingyue drove to the airport to pick her up.
Gu Qingyue bent down and sat in the passenger seat, saying, "I suddenly feel so regretful."
"What?" Gu Hengsheng looked at her.
"I haven't been to your class." She said truthfully.
Gu Hengsheng held the steering wheel and smiled: "Perhaps you will be greatly disappointed after listening to it."
"How is that possible?" Gu Qingyue looked out the window and said softly.
A thin layer of mist rose on the window, and Gu Qingyue placed her fingers on it, drawing a winding line.
When the two of them arrived at the airport and picked up Gu Simin, she gave Gu Qingyue a hug and said happily, "Finally, we can have a few days of relaxation."
After they got in the car, Gu Hengsheng asked Gu Simin, "Are you planning to stay at a hotel or with me?"
Gu Simin leaned back in her chair, tapping on her phone, and smiled, "Forget it, I'd better stay in a hotel. It's more comfortable. Qingyue, will you accompany me?"
Gu Qingyue nodded: "Okay."
Gu Hengsheng had no objection to this. He drove the car to a hotel and completed the check-in procedures for Gu Simin. Then, Gu Hengsheng received a call from an assistant at the Academy of Sciences.
Gu Simin said, "Third brother, if you have something to do, please leave first. Qingyue and I are fine."
Gu Hengsheng glanced at the two of them and said, "I'll take you to dinner when we're done."
Gu Qingyue and Gu Simin took the elevator upstairs.
Gu Qingyue was puzzled: "Why don't you live with Third Uncle?"
"It's not convenient. My mom also told me not to nag my third brother too much." Gu Simin said, rubbing her stomach again, "I think I'm a little hungry?"
"Then let's go out for something to eat later?" Gu Qingyue suggested.
"If you don't want to walk around, order takeout." Gu Simin said.
"KFC?"
"McDonald's?"
They both said this at the same time, then looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Gu Simin acted like a child for a moment and said, “Why don’t we just order one each and see who delivers faster?”
"good."
The two of them swiped the door card and checked into the room.
Gu Hengsheng had booked her a large standard room. Gu Simin pushed her suitcase to the corner and lay down on the soft bed. "I'm so tired. I want to take a shower."
This room had a long glass window that led directly to the balcony. Gu Qingyue pushed open a long window to circulate the air in the room and said, "Go ahead. The takeaway is here. I'll get it."
Gu Simin stood up and squatted in front of the suitcase, searching for clothes. "Qingyue, you seem to have a good relationship with Third Brother. To be honest, I'm actually a little scared of him."
"Why?" Gu Qingyue asked curiously.
"Actually, I haven't met Third Brother very often. I only heard from my mom that he hardly interacts with the Gu family." Gu Simin rested her chin on her knees, searching for a bottle of body lotion.
Gu Qingyue said nothing.
When Gu Simin came out of the shower, both takeouts were already piled on the coffee table. She asked, "Which one arrived first?"
"At the same time." Gu Qingyue put on a disposable plastic bag, picked up two ice cubes and threw them into the Coke cup.
Seeing this, Gu Simin said, “Aren’t you cold?”
"This is so exciting." Gu Qingyue's eyebrows curved.
After the two of them finished their takeout, Gu Qingyue packed up the food. Gu Simin held her phone, her eyes full of bright smiles. Gu Qingyue jokingly asked, "Chatting with your classmate Lin?"
Gu Simin bit her finger, her eyes lit up: "How did you know?"
"Just a guess." Gu Qingyue coughed and said, "Does he like you too?"
"I don't know, I guess a little bit, at least he doesn't hate me." Gu Simin said.
Then she stared at Gu Qingyue again and gossiped, "What about you, Qingyue, do you have someone you like?"
Gu Qingyue was stunned for a moment, then nodded hesitantly: "Yes."
"Who is it?"
"I'll tell you later."
Gu Simin lost interest: "How boring."
Gu Qingyue smiled. That evening, Gu Hengsheng called and said he was delayed by something and couldn't come over to take them to dinner. Gu Qingyue hung up the phone. Gu Simin glanced at her and said, "What did the third brother say?"
"He said he couldn't come."
Gu Simin didn’t take it seriously: “I thought something was wrong, you look so disappointed.”
Gu Qingyue touched her face and wondered, is it that obvious?
On Gu Simin's second day in Huai City, news arrived from Yanjiang that her father had been hospitalized. Gu Hengsheng rushed to Yanjiang City that night, while Gu Qingyue and her mother arrived the next day.
When visiting the ward, the doctor said that only three people can come in a day, no more.
The hospital corridor was filled with the usual smell of disinfectant. Gu Qingyue frowned, not expecting to run into Zhou Yunian in the ward. Zhou Yunian was dressed in a blue sweater and skirt suit today, with her long hair draped over her shoulders, looking very bright and striking.
Gu Qingyue stood behind Gu's mother, and Zhou Yunian greeted her: "Qingyue."
At that moment, Gu Qingyue also nodded to her as a greeting.
Gu Qingyue didn't see Gu Hengsheng. While she was waiting outside the ward, Gu Simin touched her elbow and asked, "Do you know Third Brother's fiancée?"
"Who?" Gu Qingyue was confused.
Gu Simin glared and said, "It's Sister Yu Nian. Didn't you just greet her?"
The author has something to say: Don’t worry, Zhou Yunian is not a trouble-making female supporting role.
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