"Brother, come back with me. I'll give you my bank card. I still have some money in it. You can use it to pay employees first..."
"drive."
Gu Shaoze turned a deaf ear and just let the driver drive. He was a man, how could he use his sister's money.
Gu Shaoqing stuck her head out, looking at Gu Shaoze with red eyes, and her lips kept moving.
Gu Shaoze didn't turn around until the car was gone. When he saw the person standing behind him, he stopped in his tracks and a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face.
"Are you free? Let's go sit down." Tang Yao said.
Gu Shaoze looked at Tang Yao who was becoming more and more graceful and luxurious, and felt particularly unhappy. His ex-wife had become Mrs. Su, whom everyone respected, and he had become the most destitute second-generation rich man, suffering the consequences of misfortune. Various disasters and the unequal identities of the two made him feel embarrassed standing in front of Tang Yao.
"You, why are you here?" he asked hoarsely.
"I'm a little worried about Shaoqing, so I came out to take a look." Tang Yao casually made an excuse.
Gu Shaoze nodded, his Adam's apple rolling up and down a few times, and said: "My company still has something to do, I want to..."
"Shaoze, don't you even want to see my face now?" Tang Yao interrupted him and said.
"..." Gu Shaoze was choked. He didn't understand the purpose of Tang Yao coming to him. Was it specifically to see his jokes
He spread his hands and pretended not to care and said: "Yao Yao, if you want to laugh, just laugh. Anyway, I am a loser now. Anyone can spit in front of me. If you are more, you are not more. If you are less, One is not less.”
"Do you think I'm here just to laugh at you?" Tang Yao asked in a funny tone.
"..." Gu Shaoze didn't say anything, but that's what his eyes meant.
"I'm not that bored. Instead of laughing at you here, I might as well go shopping with Mengmeng and the others inside. At least I can buy some nice things and make me smile." Tang Yao shrugged, turned around and pointed to the coffee not far away. Shop: "If you're free, let's go in and sit for a while. If you're not free, just pretend you don't see me."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Gu Shaoze kept staring at Tang Yao's back. After some struggle, he finally followed her in.
After all, he still had a place for Tang Yao in his heart, so even though he knew she might laugh at his downfall, he still couldn't help but want to spend more time with her.
He knew he was being mean, but he still couldn't control his heart. His lack of appreciation at the beginning was now the heartache.
After entering the coffee shop, Tang Yao ordered a cup of Blue Mountain without sugar, handed the order to Gu Shaoze, and said, "I don't know if your taste has changed now, so I didn't order it for you."
Gu Shaoze didn't say anything, he just ordered a cup of coffee with a similar taste to Tang Yao's, but the only difference was that he asked someone to add a small amount of sugar to it.
"I remember that you didn't drink coffee very often before." Tang Yao said casually.
"After divorcing you, my taste has almost moved closer to yours. By doing this, maybe I want to get closer to you, even though you are no longer my woman." Gu Shaoze smiled bitterly and mocked.
Tang Yao just smiled: "It's not necessary. Some things have passed, so just let them pass. Holding on to them tightly is not good for everyone."
Gu Shaoze's heart became even more bitter because of Tang Yao's words.
Tang Yao could easily let go of their relationship, but he couldn't. His failure to cherish it in the past caused him to fall even deeper into it after losing it. He wanted to get out but kept getting stuck in the quagmire.
"There is an amount of five to six million in this card. I saved it when I was with the Gu family, but I never took it out, so no one knew I had this money. Even my parents thought I was almost Someone who was purged and left the house by your family." Tang Yao took out a card from her bag and pushed it in front of Gu Shaoze: "You are a member of the Gu family, and if it is given to you, it can be considered as returning the property to its original owner. You can use it as a gift. The company’s working capital can be returned to me after the company recovers and makes money.”
Gu Shaoze stared at the card in front of him, the calm before the storm flashed deep in his eyes. After a while, he laughed out loud, gritted his teeth and said, "Yao Yao, are you sympathizing with me?"
"I don't have that much sympathy. If it weren't for the fact that we have known each other for so many years, I wouldn't help you." Tang Yao fiddled with her long hair: "I may seem kind, but deep down In fact, it is cruel. You can turn a blind eye to people you hate. I hated you before, but now, I have a husband and children, and I treat you like the most familiar stranger. If you are in trouble, I can If you want to help, just help. Of course, whether you accept it or not is up to you."
Gu Shaoze held the bank card in his hand and lowered his head. No one could see the expression on his face clearly.
The waiter came with coffee and broke the brief silence.
"Sir, ma'am, coffee please."
"Thanks."
When the waiter went down, Tang Yao picked up the coffee and took a sip. The bitter taste instantly filled her entire mouth, and she frowned slightly.
"Yao Yao, I'm very grateful for your help, but I can't take the money." Gu Shaoze raised his head and pushed the bank card back to Tang Yao: "If you have nothing else to do, I'll leave first."
Gu Shaoze stood up and was about to leave when Tang Yao's faint voice sounded: "You think my money is like charity, so you feel embarrassed and can't stand it?"
"... I guess." After a long while, Gu Shaoze said with unclear meaning: "I am a man and I can't make food for you, but I am still grateful that you are willing to take action."
"Shaoze, you know that a smart man will not refuse help from others in difficult times. He will wait until he has money to act as a hero. If you act like a hero now, it won't be long before you become a veritable bear." Tang Yao said.
"..." Gu Shaoze swallowed, his expression becoming very complicated.
"Sit down first. Don't leave in such a hurry. As a married woman, I don't even want to avoid suspicion. Are you a grown man afraid that I will force you?" Tang Yao tapped her fingers lightly on the table and said in a calm tone. .
After a complicated struggle, Gu Shaoze finally sat down.
Tang Yao pushed the bank card back in front of him and said: "This money was originally earned by me when I was in the Gu Group. Now I give it to you, just to return it to the original owner." In fact, the money belongs to Su Lengmo The pocket money given to her was just to take into account Gu Shaoze's self-esteem.
For people like Gu Shaoze, the more depressed they are, the stronger their self-esteem is compared to others.
(End of chapter)