Zijin, "............"

She didn't answer the phone, he actually called Ji Yang directly, Zijin frowned, looking at the mobile phone that was sent by Ji Yang, she didn't reach out to answer it immediately, but the phone was still on the phone, she stared at the screen, the beating time, it was true, she didn't want to answer at all.

Subconsciously looked at Ji Yang, Ji Yang blocked in front of her, and the stiff expression on his face was clearly begging her - Miss Shen, answer the phone!

…………

It's just a phone call, what is it awkward?

Zijin clenched the water glass, subconsciously despised her current emotions in her heart, this kind of awkward emotion that she didn't even want to answer the phone, didn't it show how much she cared about Gu Yanshen's "little lover" in the UK?

What does she care about? Why should you care? He and her...... Accidents, it's just accidents!

She shouldn't be emotionally affected by a Gu Yanshen.

Biting his lip, he finally reached out and took the mobile phone in Ji Yang's hand.

Ji Yang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, nodded at Zijin, and the message conveyed by his eyes was probably - Miss Shen, you answer the phone first, and then give me the phone when you turn around.

Then, turned around and left.

On this floor, there were no other staff, Zijin answered the phone, but there was no need to dodge, but she still subconsciously held her mobile phone and walked to her office.

As soon as the door closed, she said "feed" without any emotion.

"Ken answered the phone?"

On the other end of the phone, a deep male voice, familiar, as if with a bit of magic, obviously only through the radio waves, but it still made Zijin's heart tremble slightly, "I didn't see your text message?" Or is there something wrong with your phone? Or, you're deliberately not answering my calls, huh? ”

Such a natural, and slightly questioning tone, made Zijin's two eyebrows subconsciously twisted, she stretched out her hand, put the water cup in her hand on the desk, calmed down, and spoke, the tone was hard, "Mr. Gu, if you have something, just say something." ”

Gu Yanshen, "............"

At this moment, Gu Yanshen, who was far away in the UK, was standing at the gate of Oxford University in England, he was hanging down to his side with one hand, holding a cigarette between his fingers, and holding his mobile phone in the other.

"What do you call me?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then a voice was heard, "...... Mr. Gu, if you don't have anything else, I'm going to hang up the phone, I still have a lot of things to do, I-"

"What are you going to do?" Gu Yan narrowed his eyes, raised the cigarette in his hand, and took a heavy puff, a trace of displeasure burst out from the depths of his eyes, and his tone became a little more stern, "Zijin, are you losing your temper with me?" What's the grum, huh? ”

"Mr. Gu, are you kidding? Where I have lost my temper with you, I am not qualified to lose my temper with you......"

"Speak normally!"

Gu Yanshen interrupted Zijin's words impatiently, and his heart was anxious for a while, as if even the taste of smoke between his fingers was too bitter, "What made you talk to me in this tone, huh?" To put it bluntly, I have time. ”

"I don't have time."

Zijin answered coldly, sensing her emotions, the ups and downs were really a lot, she knew that this was not right, she shouldn't have anything to worry about with Gu Yanshen, what kind of love he had, or a lover, it was all his business, wasn't it? Why the hell did she do this?

…………

Subconsciously clenched his hand, Zijin supported the edge of the desk with one hand, took a deep breath, and finally suppressed the depression in his heart, "I'm sorry, I still have a lot of things to do." ”

As soon as the voice fell, without waiting for Gu Yanshen on the other end to say anything, Zijin couldn't wait to press the call and threw the phone on the table, she supported her hands, lowered her eyes, and stared at her fingers that were tightly clasped on the edge of the table, slender and white, but at this moment, because of the strength, the fingertips were a little red.

――Shen Zijin, what are you doing? What do you think?

…………

Why, again and again, I told myself not to think about it, not to care, but the area on my chest was like a big stone blocked, and the dull pain was unbearable?

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United Kingdom.

Gu Yan frowned, staring at the mobile phone in his hand, the screen had gone black, the cigarette between his fingers was directly on his mouth, his sexy thin lips were holding a cigarette, and while swallowing the clouds, he was just about to dial another call, when his eyes flickered, someone appeared in front of him instantly, and the cigarette on his mouth was also snatched away by someone else.

Gu Yanshen raised his head, "Little smoke-"

"Brother Yanshen, didn't you say it? Smoke less! ”

The girl standing opposite, about 165 tall, was wearing a pink jacket, black pants, and a pair of traditional snow boots. She frowned, and threw the half-smoked cigarette Gu Yanshen had just smoked into the trash can on the side with a look of disgust, and then she stepped forward with a smile, naturally grabbed Gu Yanshen's wrist, and shook it, "Aunt Gu told me today, saying that you are back, I am so happy." Brother Yanshen, you will come back more in the future, at least, I will have to come back once a week, otherwise I will be too lonely. ”

Gu Yanshen put the mobile phone in his pants pocket, hooked his thin lips, and for the girl in front of him, who was 6 years younger than himself, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were a little doting, "There are a lot of things to deal with in City C, go back this time, your father just left City C, I talked to him on the phone, and he said that he would come to see you next month." ”

"Cut, I don't expect him to come and see me. I'm counting on you. ”

The little girl jumped up and down, and did not hesitate to drill into Gu Yanshen's arms, "Brother Yanshen, after you come back, how many days will you go back?" Can you stay a few more days, I miss you so much......"

Gu Yanshen was a little evasive of Situ Yan's intimate behavior, pressed her shoulders with both hands, and pulled her away a little, but her tone couldn't hear any emotional ups and downs, "I came to see your Aunt Gu, if you are the fastest, you should go back tomorrow." ”

"Ah......h

Situ Yan suddenly looked lost, "I'll leave tomorrow?" I still have 2 years to graduate! I can't wait to go back to City C now. Just like Aunt Gu said, we are not by your side, you are alone in City C, and you don't know what you have done! ”

“…… What's up? ”

"I don't admit it yet!" Situ Yan pursed his lips, stood in front of Gu Yanshen, tilted his head, and said, "Although Aunt Gu didn't tell me, but when she called that day, I happened to hear it, this time you came over, didn't Aunt Gu say anything to you?" ”

Gu Yan narrowed his eyes, "Did you hear what your Aunt Gu said?" ”

Situ Yan is still young, and her life from childhood to adulthood has been arranged by her parents, just like living in an ivory tower, even if she is studying in the UK, she doesn't have to worry about anything, plus her father's professional relationship, she is even more protected. So she doesn't have any heart, for the big brother who has a feeling of infatuation and admiration, Situ Yan can't hide any words, as soon as Gu Yanshen asked, she said it all crackling.

“…… Well, I went to look for Aunt Gu that day, but I happened to hear Aunt Gu on the phone, I didn't care about it at first, but then I heard her talk about you, so I listened to a few words, as if she was talking about something...... There was a woman who was very close to you and something like that, and said that the woman was a lotus, and then Aunt Gu found me, and hung up the phone without saying anything more. Although Aunt Gu didn't say anything, I could see that her face was very bad, and she seemed to be sick after that. ”

…………

Gu Yanshen knew that the matter between himself and Shen Zijin would definitely make his mother aware of it, but what he didn't expect was that it would be so soon.

When Aunt Bao came over to take care of Zijin, he didn't think about it so much, at that time, it was a sudden incident, and he was indeed a lot negligent. In the final analysis, the first time he encountered such a thing, for him Gu Yanshen, the adjective "woman" would not be the same as "business", which made him think about it and be cautious.

It was the first time he had lowered his body and made contact with a woman.

“…… Brother Yanshen, Brother Yanshen? ”

Situ Yan found that after Gu Yanshen listened to what she said, her face was gloomy, and she didn't know what she was thinking, she grabbed his sleeve, a little surprised, "There can't really be any women, right?" ”

"Don't ask that, kids."

Gu Yanshen stretched out his hand and rubbed Situ Yan's long black hair, brushed her hand away without a trace, and walked to his car, "Let's go, take you to eat something." ”

…………

In the evening, after Gu Yanshen sent Situ Yan back to his residence, he returned to Gu Huimin's residence.

It was still early, Gu Huimin was sitting in the living room, pruning the potted plants, and heard the maid say, "The young master is back", so she put down the scissors in her hand, stood up with a smile, and sure enough, she saw Gu Yanshen take off her coat and walk towards her, she reached out, took her son's hand, and pointed to the potted plant, "How is it?" Mom just had someone send it over. ”

"It's good." Gu Yanshen leaned over, looked at it carefully, and then nodded, "Mom, how is your cough?" ”

Gu Huimin sighed lightly, "After taking some Chinese medicine, I specially asked my family doctor to make it for me, and now it is much better." ”

"Well, it's okay. Mom, I'm going back to City C in the evening, come and say hello to you, there's an important meeting over there, and I have to go back to preside over it. ”

Gu Huimin's face changed slightly, "So urgent?" Are there any meetings that can't be postponed for a few days? You're only here for one night. ”

"It's urgent."

Gu Huimin has always advocated that he should take good care of Qiao's after he goes back, so he can't seem to find any reason to refute Gu Yanshen's words, so after thinking about it, he still said: "...... When are you leaving? ”

"There are still 3 hours, and I'll be going straight to the airport in a while."

"Have you ever been to see Xiaoyan?"

Gu Yanshen glanced at his mother, and his tone was still calm, "Dinner together." ”

"Yan Shen, since you will leave in a while, then, Mom will tell you about the matter, come, sit."

Gu Yanshen had already expected it, and he thought that his mother was really unwell, but after Situ Yan said something unintentional, he probably understood that his mother's body might be really uncomfortable, but it should not be serious enough to let Sister-in-law Qin call him overnight, so this time he came back because of Shen Zijin's matter.

Gu Yanshen has always been filial to Gu Huimin, from childhood to adulthood, it is not easy for her mother to take her, and the two mothers and sons have always depended on each other, in fact, there will be opposition to her and Zijin's affairs, Gu Yanshen feels that he can understand it very well.

He didn't make a sound, and sat opposite Gu Huimin, her lungs were not very good, Gu Yanshen endured not smoking, and his two long legs overlapped elegantly, "Mom, what's the matter with you?" ”

"A few days ago, Xiaoyan's mother came over and talked to me about you and Xiaoyan."

Gu Huimin glanced at her son, sighed lightly, and said slowly: "Yanshen, you also know, in fact, my mother has always hoped that you could be with Xiaoyan...... I know, you will think that Xiaoyan is still too young, but the age difference of 6 years is not very different, you are also equivalent to watching her grow up since childhood, Xiaoyan, this child, has a good character and outstanding appearance, the key is that the Situ family, the status in C City is not low. ”

She paused, and then whispered: "Mom is indeed a little selfish when she says this, but Mom thinks that if you go back this time, if you want to gain a firm foothold in Qiao's family, you always have to find a strong backer." Yan Shen, my mother asked you to find a backer, but it wasn't that she didn't believe you, on the contrary, her mother always believed in her son. To be honest, over the years, my mother has not been happy, what about the money I can't use? It's a terrible feeling for a woman with a son to not even be able to go back to her hometown. But Mom has been insisting on it for you, and now that I'm finally getting through, Mom won't want you to give up all your efforts. ”

These words have a deep meaning, what Gu Yanshen is is a shrewd person, he has already realized something, he still didn't make a sound, just listened quietly.

Gu Huimin saw that her son was silent, her delicate facial features, under the illumination of the crystal lamp above her head, were obscure, she was a little unsure of what her son was thinking, but she probably weighed it secretly in her heart, and finally said: "...... Xiaoyan's mother also likes you very much, I think you are 6 years older than Xiaoyan, mature and stable, you must be able to take care of Xiaoyan, Xiaoyan will graduate in 2 years, and she will be 24 years old by then. ”

Gu Yan frowned, slowly raised his head, and looked at Gu Huimin, "Mom, have you heard something?" ”

Gu Huimin was stunned for a moment, and some didn't react, "...... What, what? ”

"Mom, I've grown up, just like you said, you believe in your own son, then what I do, I hope you can believe it too. I said that I would make you go back to City C with your name, and I will definitely do it. Since I was born, I have followed your surname, in this life, I can only have the surname Gu, the Qiao family owes you, I will definitely help you get it back, one day Qiao's family, I will also make it become Gu's. But Mom, marriage is the only thing I want to make my own decisions, I really only have the affection of my brother to my sister for Xiaoyan, Xiaoyan is really good, so I don't want to ruin her happiness for a lifetime, and the Situ family can indeed help me a lot, but now, I don't want to do that. ”

"Hikodeep ......"

"Mom, I know, you listened to what Aunt Bao said, this matter, you are too nervous, I do things in a measured way." Gu Yanshen didn't plan to hide it, but now, of course, he wouldn't choose to talk too much to his mother.

Gu Huimin's body has not been very good, he doesn't want to stimulate her at this juncture, and now, many things are progressing gradually, and he needs more time to consolidate everything. As for Shen Zijin, he also needs more time.

Now, definitely not the best time, say too much.

Gu Huimin listened to what his son said, and knew that he already knew everything, lowered his eyes and paused, and finally nodded, "Mom has always respected your choice." Yan Shen, today my mother chooses to believe in you and take a step back, then you must also give me a promise. Xiaoyan is still young, but her mother has always liked her, so let's wait for Xiaoyan to graduate, when she is 24 years old, if when the time comes, you can't find a girl who is more suitable for you than Xiaoyan, then, Xiaoyan will become my Gu Huimin's daughter-in-law. ”

2 years, 2 years, too many things will change, Gu Yanshen feels that he has no need, he is worried about what will happen in 2 years, for Gu Huimin to put forward such an agreement now, he has a perfunctory attitude at this moment.

"Mom, you like Xiaoyan so much, wouldn't it be better to take her as your goddaughter?"

"Goddaughter, can you compare with your daughter-in-law?" Gu Huimin's face was full of disagreement, "This matter, it's settled, Mom takes a step back, you have to take a step back, don't you?" What's more, what's wrong with small smoke? Mom just loves it! ”

Gu Yanshen has no problem, for his mother, he has a filial piety in his bones, so it is not good to refute too strongly, but the attitude of not agreeing and not objecting has become a default for Gu Huimin.

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City C.

When Mu Chenchu hung up the second call, Zijin had just taken a shower and came out of the bathroom, and saw her sitting on the sofa, cross-legged, staring at her mobile phone, her face was gloomy, and she didn't know what she was talking about.

"What's wrong?" Zijin wiped his hair and stepped forward.

Mu Chenchu threw the phone to her, and just as another call came in, "Yours, I've already hung up two calls for you, but she doesn't seem to give up." ”

Zijin glanced at the caller ID, and the name on it was Xie Lingxi.

Since the last time Xie Lingxi called him, Zijin specially saved Xie Lingxi's number in order to avoid forgetting unfamiliar numbers in the future.

Unexpectedly, she would call herself.

It's just that Zijin is a little surprised, what does this Xie Lingxi always call him for?

"Don't pay attention, who knows what crazy it is, another day, get this number on the blacklist, it's annoying to save it."

Zijin directly threw the phone aside, thought about it or felt noisy, so he simply turned off the sound, the phone was on mute, the two of them were eating potato chips, watching TV, and a bubble drama was being broadcast, Mu Chenchu was full of interest, Zijin ate a few potato chips, and ran to the kitchen to pour water to drink, and just took a sip, he heard the doorbell of the apartment ring.

Both of them were stunned, Zijin came out of the kitchen, Mu Chenchu pointed to the door, and then pointed to Zijin's mobile phone, "It can't be that Xie Lingxi who came to the door, right?" ”

Zijin frowned, and subconsciously glanced at the wall clock on the wall, it's almost 0 o'clock, tomorrow is a weekend, so she and Chenchen slept late, is it really Xie Lingxi who came to the door?

The doorbell has been ringing, such a big night, it's not good not to open the door, in case the neighbors are noisy, they will complain when the time comes, Zijin has no choice but to put down the water glass, walk to the entrance, and say to Mu Chenchu: "If it's really Xie Lingxi, Chenchen, you can go to the room first, it's a big night, I don't want to quarrel with her, this doesn't affect it well." ”

Mu Chenchu snorted silently in his heart, and secretly scolded angrily - into the room? Are you kidding! Xie Xiaojian dared to find her house to make trouble, was she a bully? After bullying Zijin for so many years, she couldn't help before, but now, if she can help, she has to kill that little san'er.

Thinking like this, he put the potato chips in his hand on the coffee table, Mu Chenchu got up, and just as he was about to walk to the door, he heard Zijin not far away, a little surprised.

"How are you?"

…………

After a pause, I heard her lower voice again, but she said extremely tightly: "You let go?" I'm closing...... What are you doing...... You are not welcome here...... Ah......h

The corners of Mu Chenchu's eyes twitched slightly, listening to the voice, it didn't seem to be Xie Xiaojian, she stretched out her thumb and wiped the corners of her mouth, ran over to take a sneak look, and the one standing outside the security door was clearly Gu Yanshen who had left City C for 2 days!

He should have just gotten off the plane, there was a faint tiredness between his eyebrows, but it would not affect his outstanding temperament at all, he was wearing a navy blue sweater, a coat was hanging on his arm with one hand, and he was pressing on the security door with one hand.

Seeing him stretch out his hand, he flicked the security door, and opened his cavity in a deep voice, "Open the door, or, you come out." ”

…………

"Why should I open the door? Why go out? Gu Yanshen, this is not your home, you hurry up. ”

"Zijin, while I'm still talking to you now, be nice, obedient, come out, huh? Otherwise, do you think this door can stop me? Gu Yan frowned deeply, his voice was dark, and he said such presumptuous words, but he used an understatement tone, but every word could give people a heavy sense of oppression.

Mu Chenchu hid around the corner, looked at the entrance, the two people holding inside and outside the door, and secretly exclaimed in his heart - a man with capital, sure enough, no matter what he said or did, he was so personable and imposing.

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