Chapter 165: The Tempest

Where did Chen Xiao think that she would suddenly close the door, he quickly retracted his hand, gritted his teeth and scolded: "Why are you such a woman who doesn't know what to do?" ”

I don't know if Gu Shi'an inside heard it, the door was not opened again.

Chen Xiao touched the ash on his nose, he still wanted to knock on the door, but he didn't know what he thought, but he finally withdrew his hand and went downstairs.

Gu Shi'an leaned against the door, listened to the sound of his footsteps in the distance, closed his eyes and did not move for a while. She quickly picked herself up and went to take a shower.

Gu Shi'an's life in the Gu family was calmer than she imagined, and she hadn't seen them since the last time she saw her eldest uncle, second uncle, and third uncle.

Gu Su had seen it a few times, and she originally thought that with Gu Su's temper, she would definitely find fault from time to time. But not at all. At most, he looked at her hatefully a few times and left.

She is not a persona grata, and this has spread up and down the Gu family for a long time. Almost everyone was far away from her.

I don't know if it was Qin Tang's side or what, Sister Du completely hung her up at first. But it didn't take long for her to find something to do like an ordinary colleague, but she was no longer as enthusiastic as she used to be.

Gu Shi'an is still the same as before, buying some afternoon tea and bringing some snacks from time to time. Sister Du didn't want to eat it at first, but gradually she ate some.

Gu Shi'an slowly became familiar with the reference room, and when he asked Sister Du once, he knew that there was another archive room on Gu's side. Information that has been around for a long time or is no longer in use is stored there.

Almost no one would pass through the archives, so there was no one there, and the door was locked all the time. The key was kept by Lao Zhou in the data room before, and the key was not handed over to her after Lao Zhou resigned, and now I don't know whose hands it is.

She rarely talks to Gu Shi'an about the company now, and brings it over after a few casual words. Gu Shi'an didn't dare to stare at and ask about this, so he could only put it aside first and think of a way when he had the opportunity.

On this day, Sister Du went upstairs to deliver a trip to deliver materials, and when she came back, she stopped Gu Shi'an, who was going to make coffee, and said: "Don't leave after work later, just now Manager Dong said that the company has a party tonight, let everyone go together." ”

Most of the company's all-staff gatherings are at the end of the year. Now that the Chinese New Year is still a few months away, and I haven't heard of any major events in the company, why do you suddenly want to party?

Gu Shi'an's heart was puzzled, and asked, "Is it a department gathering?" ”

Sister Du muttered at this time: "How do I know, it was called by the leader above." ”

She was probably reluctant to go, looking reluctant. After a pause, he continued: "I don't know what kind of madness I smoked, and suddenly let the party go, I haven't had a meeting for hundreds of years." ”

She said this to attract Gu Shi'an's attention, she made a curious look and asked, "Isn't the company going to party at the end of the year?" ”

Sister Du pursed her lips and said: "What kind of gathering, other companies' year-end parties are all year-end bonuses, I don't know when there will be a year-end bonus." ”

Although Gu Shi'an is not popular, he is a member of the Gu family. Her complaint was full of resentment and did not hide it at all, probably because she wanted her to convey it to the people above.

After she finished speaking, she didn't care about Gu Shi'an, took the information and put it away.

Gu Shi'an stood in place for a few seconds before going to make coffee.

There were only two people in the reference room, she and Sister Du, and when they got off work, someone came over and asked them to let them go to the party together.

There were all unfamiliar faces, and there weren't many people. It should be a gathering of departments. I just don't know how the department party can call them.

In the past, it was a carpool, but this time no one isolated her, seeing that she and Sister Du were together, they called her when they got in the car.

The grade of the place I went to was quite high, and several colleagues talked about it. It should be that the company is rarely so willing to do so.

The one present was the middle-aged man named Manager Dong, who took a group of people to KTV after eating.

Gu Shi'an almost didn't know anyone except Sister Du, and he wanted to shirk it, but Manager Dong said that it was difficult to come out to play, and no one was allowed to leave early, and he would not return if he was not drunk.

Probably they were all together, and they were afraid that their faces would not look good, but everyone did not treat Gu Shi'an coldly. Say a few words to her from time to time and pour her a drink.

Gu Shi'an couldn't stop drinking this wine, and drank several glasses in a row. Sister Du didn't know if she drank wine or what, so she had to pull Gu Shi'an up and sing together.

After singing and putting it down, Gu Shi'an found that Manager Dong, who had been in charge of the hot field, was gone. I don't know if I went to the bathroom or what.

The crowd was obviously unaware of it, and they were still playing their own games.

The manager Dong came back not long after he went out. At about ten o'clock, a colleague with children at home offered to leave. Manager Dong didn't let him, saying that everyone had to go to work tomorrow, so that everyone would have to take care of them when they walked together until half past eleven.

Half past eleven was not too late, and the colleague who was about to leave had to sit back down.

This manager Dong is long-sleeved and good at dancing, with jokes and all kinds of jokes, and the private room is very lively.

He counted when he spoke, and when it was half past eleven, he asked everyone to go together. Colleagues who have a car bring colleagues who don't have a car, and those who don't have a car will carpool together.

When they came, they all came to the same place, and they all sat and walked together. This time I went back to my own home, and those who had a car left first, leaving those who didn't have a car to stop a taxi at the door of KTV.

At this time, they were all good relations and two of them, and in the end, only Gu Shi'an was left.

Manager Dong also carpooled with others, told Gu Shi'an to pay attention to safety, and followed a group of colleagues.

Soon Gu Shi'an was left alone at the entrance of KTV, and the cars that came over just now were stopped by the people who pinched the side. It's cold here, and there's no car coming.

She stood for four or five minutes without seeing any car coming, looked at the time, and prepared to walk to the intersection in front of her with a lot of traffic to stop the car.

Although it was not too late, there were very few pedestrians on the road. She couldn't help but pull on her coat and walked forward quickly.

Before she could reach a fork in the road, she sensed that something was wrong. It looked like someone was following her behind her.

She tried her best to make a casual appearance, maintaining a pace that was neither fast nor slow. As long as you go to the front and stop the car, you can get rid of the people behind you.

The people behind seemed to know her thoughts, and they actually quickened their pace. That's why she won't be allowed to stop the car.

Gu Shi'an gritted his teeth, looked around, and ran to the bar in front of him.

As soon as she ran, the people behind immediately chased after her. Luckily, it wasn't far from the bar, and she slipped into it before the people could catch up.

At this time, the bar is bustling and crowded. She didn't dare to look back, walked through the crowd, and walked directly to the bathroom.

She tried her best not to panic, and quickly hid in the bathroom.

The people behind chased after her quickly, and when she entered the bathroom, she heard a commotion outside. She clenched her fingers subconsciously.

The commotion outside didn't last long, and soon the footsteps faded away.

Gu Shi'an breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and pressed his back tightly against the wall. She knew that if they hadn't found her elsewhere in the bar, they would have come back. Her nerves didn't dare to relax, she took a deep breath and walked out of the bathroom.

She could see the situation in the hallway from the bathroom door, and she didn't dare to go outside immediately. I looked outside in the bathroom, and when someone came to the bathroom in a group, I left with the cover of the person.

The person chasing her didn't know where she went, and there was no figure in the hallway. Gu Shi'an didn't dare to go out from the gate, and walked to a remote place, pulling the waiter at a bar and asking if there was a back door here.

The waiter gave her a puzzled look, but without asking much, he pointed her in the direction of the back door.

Gu Shi'an thanked him, and was about to walk in the direction of the back door when he heard a voice shouting, "She's over there." ”

She turned around, and two men in black baseball caps were squeezing towards her from the crowd. Where did Gu Shi'an expect to be discovered by them so soon, he gritted his teeth and quickly walked towards the back door that the waiter said.

The two were still in the crowd, buying her some time. The back door of the bar is a small alley in the middle of nowhere, and as soon as she leaves the bar, she almost runs away.

The two men came out faster than she thought, and she turned into the alley on the left, and the two chased them out. While cursing in the back, it was as if he was calling someone to come over.

Gu Shi'an was not familiar with this side, and was scurrying around like a headless fly. She knew that the odds of getting caught like this were high. But the people behind were chasing after her, and she couldn't think too much.

The person who was called by the two should be nearby, Gu Shi'an had only bypassed three or four alleys, and he heard someone calling to search around.

It seems that the other party has made thorough preparations in advance. The sweat in her palms was even worse, and she didn't dare to go any further, and went into another alley.

The alley here is pitch black, and some people have built simple sheds out of bricks on the side of the road to stack sundries.

There are many people on the other side, and Gu Shi'an knows that he will be blocked sooner or later if he is so messy. She gritted her teeth and slipped into the inconspicuous shed next to her.

I don't know what was piled up in the shed, and it smelled of mold. As if she hadn't smelled it, she went into the corner where the wood was piled up.

Her choice to enter the shed was undoubtedly correct, and it was not long before she heard the sound of footsteps looking for her outside.

The sound of footsteps soon came this way, and her body tensed. His hand unconsciously grasped a wooden stick at his feet.

Probably knew that there would be now, but her face was calm, but her nerves were tense.

During the time she entered the Gu family, her life was too smooth. Just because it's going well doesn't mean it's a good thing. What it means is that the storm is still to come.

Those people scolded and scolded, and they didn't make noise, and searched the shacks built on the side of the road with flashlights. The light of the flashlight quickly swept towards Gu Shi'an, and her hand holding the wooden stick was even tighter.

I thought that the person with the flashlight would come in soon, but at this moment, I heard someone shouting, "Come here, people are here." ”

When they got to the shed, the people almost immediately ran in the direction they shouted. Gu Shi'an realized that his forehead was already full of sweat.

As soon as she reached out and wiped the sweat from her forehead, she got up and walked to the edge of the shed, and was about to leave, when there was another sound of footsteps coming towards her.

This time the footsteps weren't messy, as if there was just one person.

Gu Shi'an didn't expect anyone to come, and immediately leaned into the darkness on the side. It's a pity that this time it didn't go well, and I didn't know what I tripped under my feet, and there was a crisp bang.

The footsteps outside stopped.

Gu Shi'an subconsciously clenched the wooden stick and stuck it tightly to the side. Since the other party suddenly stopped, it proved that she had been discovered. If she stood here any longer, the other party would call someone over, and she would easily catch the turtle in the urn.

So, she had to get out of here before anyone came.

As soon as I had made up my mind with this idea, the footsteps came.

Gu Shi'an's lips pursed tightly, staring at the shadow coming from the ground. The shadow gradually fell to her feet, and she raised her stick and rushed out. and slash at the man.

Before the stick could be chopped out, the voice of the person outside said, "It's me." ”

This voice is not who Chen Xiao is.

Gu Shi'an couldn't react for a while, Chen Xiao quickly grabbed her and said, "Go this way." ”

He was obviously familiar with him here, and he almost ran into people a few times, but he narrowly avoided them. In the end, he took her around into a courtyard.

There was probably no one in the yard, silently. Gu Shi'an's legs were already extremely weak, holding himself to prevent himself from slipping to the ground.

Chen Xiao didn't pay attention to him, just leaned against the wall and listened to the movement outside. After listening for a few minutes, he turned his head to look at Gu Shi'an and asked, "Can you still go?" ”

Gu Shi'an stood up straight and nodded.

The hair on her forehead was already soaked with sweat, and she looked embarrassed. Chen Xiao's brows furrowed slightly, he looked at the time through the faint light, and said in a low voice, "Rest here for a while." ”

Those people are still looking for them, and it would be dangerous to stay here for a minute longer. Gu Shi'an said, "It's okay, I can go." ”

Chen Xiao was obviously a little impatient, and said: "Why is there so much nonsense, let you rest, you will rest." ”

Gu Shi'an stopped talking now, and she no longer held on, so she simply sat on the ground directly against the wall.

Chen Xiao leaned against the wall and listened to the movement outside for a while, and saw that no one was chasing after him for the time being, so he sat down next to Gu Shi'an. I felt out a cigarette.

Gu Shi'an didn't speak all the time, and when he saw him sit down, he asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?" ”

Chen Xiao didn't answer her words, just looked at her. After a while, he said lightly: "Does someone stipulate that I can't be here?" ”

After he said this, he stopped looking at Gu Shi'an and smoked a cigarette.

Gu Shi'an stopped talking now.

The person who came over should not be just Chen Xiao alone, the people outside should have been led away, and no one has come over.

Chen Xiao quickly finished a cigarette, extinguished the cigarette butt and threw it into the weeds on the side, then stood up and said, "Let's go." ”

He came in through the gate with Gu Shi'an, but he didn't take her through the gate this time. Instead, he went around to the back and went out from the back of the yard.

The courtyard was supposed to be empty, and I didn't hear any movement inside the house.

Out of the back door was a smaller alley, Chen Xiao looked outside by the door, and then motioned for Gu Shi'an to go.

He took Gu Shi'an around two alleys and arrived under a big locust tree.

A black inconspicuous car had been parked under the locust tree in the morning, and when they saw the people inside, they immediately got out of the car, called Mr. Chen in a low voice, and then opened the car door.

He had already arranged it.

Gu Shi'an was slightly stunned, but he didn't say anything.

Chen Xiao didn't care about her, waited for her to get into the car when he was in the car, and then followed the car, and then ordered the driver in front of him to drive.

The driver drove as fast as he could, until he got out of the alley and into the main road, where he slowed down a bit.

Chen Xiao's face was cold, he took out a cigarette and lit it, and lightly instructed the people in front of him: "There are many people on the other side, let them all withdraw." ”

The driver in front of him answered the word and immediately called.

The people over there didn't know what to say, the driver hung up the phone, and said in a low voice: "They have all withdrawn." ”

Chen Xiao stopped talking now.

The driver in front hesitated slightly, and asked, "Mr. Chen, do you want to go back to the company or ......?"

Chen Xiao glanced at Gu Shi'an lightly and said, "Go home." ”

Then the driver answered yes.

When he said going home, he was naturally referring to going back to the new house. Gu Shi'an was silent for a moment and said, "Let me go down in front ......"

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Chen Xiao, he glanced at her, sneered, and said, "Do you think they won't catch you tonight?" Planning to go back and throw yourself into the net? ”

There was a coldness in his tone. just looked at Gu Shi'an with such cold eyes.

Gu Shi'an lowered his head and did not speak again.

At this time, it was late at night, there was no traffic jam along the way, and the car drove fast. It took less than an hour to drive into the complex.

As soon as the car stopped, the driver's phone rang in front of him. He picked it up and picked it up.

It didn't take long for him to hang up the phone, and he said to Chen Xiao with a sigh of relief: "Mr. Chen, everyone has been withdrawn." ”

Chen Xiao nodded. When he got out of the car, he said to Gu Shi'an: "Go to the elevator and wait for me." ”

This means that he still has something to say to the driver, Gu Shi'an didn't speak, and walked to the elevator.

As soon as she walked to the elevator, Chen Xiao strode over. Reached out and pressed the elevator before her.

Neither of them spoke all the way, and he didn't ask anything. When he opened the door and entered the house, he said to Gu Shi'an: "Go change your clothes and take a shower." After a pause, he swept Gu Shi'an's clothes, and then said, "Take off your coat." ”

Gu Shi'an didn't react for a while, and when he reacted and pressed the coat on his body, he found that there was something black on the arm of the clothes somewhere. I guess I was hiding in the shed.

She didn't say a word, and took off her coat.

Chen Xiao had already walked out of the restaurant to pour water, turned around to see Gu Shi'an take off his coat, and said, "Throw it in the trash." ”

Gu Shi'an didn't know what he meant, and looked up at him.

Chen Xiao poured a glass of water slowly, then looked at Gu Shi'an and asked, "Do you know where the alley you ran through just now is?" ”

He didn't know what he was selling. After a pause, he smiled again and continued: "Coffin Alley." The shed where you hide is where the coffin is made. Oh, don't you notice the paint on your sleeve? ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Gu Shi'an's black sleeves again.

At this time, Gu Shi'an didn't wait for him to say another sentence, and threw his clothes into the trash.

Chen Xiao drank a glass of water before pouring a glass for Gu Shi'an by the way. Then I went to the bathroom to put the water out.

He went to the bathroom, and the living room was quiet. He shouldn't have come back very often, and he was deserted, and there was no clutter to be seen.

Gu Shi'an was a little distracted, and then came back to his senses and drank water.

Chen Xiao came out of the bathroom not long after, saw that Gu Shi'an was still standing, and said, "The clothes are in the closet, go take a bath." ”

After he finished speaking, he didn't care about Gu Shi'an anymore, and went directly to the direction of the study.

Gu Shi'an paused in place for a while, then went to the bedroom, opened the wardrobe and took the clothes. Her clothes were neatly folded, just as they were when she was there.

She grabbed a set of pajamas and went to take a shower.

She was so tired that she barely wanted to move under the hot water. Her legs ached faintly, and she closed her eyes and leaned against the wall.

Either way, this isn't her home anymore. She quickly picked herself up, washed and changed her clothes, and went out.

Chen Xiao had already come out of the study at this time, and when he saw her, he threw a dry towel to her and said, "Dry your hair." ”

After being chased around, he was obviously embarrassed, not much better than Gu Shi'an. I threw the towel for her, and then took my pajamas and went to the bathroom.

His movements were much faster than Gu Shi'an's, and before she dried her hair, he opened the bathroom door and came out.

Gu Shi'an didn't look at him, but he sat down on the sofa. took the towel she had wiped her hair, glanced at her, and said, "Do you still plan to work in the Gu family now?" ”

His tone was calm, not sarcastic.

Gu Shi'an did not speak.

Chen Xiao paused, and then said coldly: "I warned you a long time ago, that person surnamed Qin is not a good person. He instigated you to enter the Gu Clan, where did he go now? ”

The more Chen Xiao spoke, the colder his voice became. None of the people in the Gu family were worry-free, and since he knew that Gu Shi'an had joined the Gu family, he knew that something would happen sooner or later. From time to time, they are all paying attention to her.

Fortunately, he has an extra heart, otherwise, I don't know what things would turn out of. The other party had been prepared for a long time, and more than a dozen people came, and they were all fresh faces, and they should have been invited from other places.