The Yueting Hotel where we stayed was booked in advance. It is one street away from the hospital, making it convenient for visiting.
Gu Qingwu got her room card from the front desk, walked through the spacious and deserted corridor in high heels, and entered the elevator. In this enclosed space, she tilted her head and looked at her exceptionally beautiful face on the mirror-like glass wall.
I was in a trance for a long time.
What happened an hour ago replayed in her mind like a close-up shot in a movie.
…
At the exit of the airport, Gu Qingwu followed He Sui Chen all the way to the parking lot. Passengers coming and going were all in a hurry, but he walked neither fast nor slow, always keeping a normal distance of two or three steps between him and her, without any ambiguity being detected.
Gu Qingwu lowered her head slightly. Ever since she got off the plane, she had been thinking about how to find an excuse to get rid of this man.
Before I could rack my brains to think of a countermeasure, I saw a black luxury business car parked in front of me.
Gu Qingwu stopped and subconsciously looked at He Suichen beside him. It was a bit hot outside. He had his suit jacket draped over his arm but was not wearing it. He walked to the car and opened the door in a very gentlemanly manner.
"I'll take you back to the hotel first. Once you've had enough rest, I'll take you out for fish in the evening."
He said this in a very calm and composed manner, without asking any questions, which made it seem as if Gu Qingwu would really follow his arrangements obediently.
Gu Qingwu stood still and slowly raised her delicate face. There was a light-colored mole on the tip of her nose, which made her look particularly well-behaved.
But this is just an illusion.
She pursed her lips and said with a hint of impatience: "I didn't come to Licheng to eat. Let's talk about it when we are free."
He Suichen had a gentle and reserved smile in his eyes, seeing through her rejection of the man's invitation without even making an excuse. After a brief pause, as if thinking about something, he hummed with his thin lips as if he understood.
Gu Qingwu was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but the next second, she heard his voice lowered very low, as if asking in her ear: "Do you still have my contact information?"
"I… "
Gu Qingwu instantly thought of the business card that was thrown into the trash can. Her voice was stuck between her lips and teeth, and her delicate face was slightly embarrassed.
Fortunately, He Suichen was not the type to laugh at people. Seeing that she was feeling guilty for not keeping his business card properly, he took out the phone from his trouser pocket, opened the address book page with his long fingers, and handed it to her.
Following the hint from his eyes, Gu Qingwu knew that he was in the wrong and could only accept it silently.
She entered her number word by word, her slender fingers becoming so stiff that they had no temperature at all.
Then, He Suichen said in a low voice, "Give me the phone."
Gu Qingwu hesitated for a moment, thinking that he had given him his cell phone number for free, and now he was just giving up on himself.
After she handed it over reluctantly, she saw He Sui Chen open her address book in return, and then returned it two minutes later.
Gu Qingwu reached out to take it and looked at it with her thick eyelashes lowered.
It was discovered that he had filled in all his private information, including his cell phone number, address, and birthday, and even added a note about his assistant.
—The only thing is that the name column is blank.
Gu Qingwu felt a little weird, and then she realized that He Sui Chen had left it for her to fill in herself.
She continued to lower her eyelashes, tapped her fingertips on the top of the screen, edited two words at random, and quickly exited the address book.
Perhaps because they had been in contact for a long time, with each of them talking back and forth, Gu Qingwu finally felt less unfamiliar and defensive towards him. He raised his chin slightly and said, "Mr. He, can I go back to the hotel now?"
He Suichen smiled slightly and agreed with her: "Okay."
At the same time, the cell phone that Gu Qingwu was holding tightly started to vibrate suddenly.
Without any warning, the caller ID above the lit screen showed the mobile phone number that He Sui Chen had just entered.
The name in the note was the one she had just edited: Brother
Gu Qingwu felt like she was being forced into public execution. She had not expected that she would be able to break the rules like this. Two seconds later, she heard a familiar low laugh. She raised her head stiffly, and her eyes first fell on He Sui Chen's slightly rolling Adam's apple, which was set off by the collar of his white shirt, revealing a sense of abstinence and sexiness.
Further up, there was the half-smile on his face, which clearly showed that he had planned to set a trap for her.
With a ding, the elevator went up floor by floor and finally arrived at the floor where we lived.
Gu Qingwu's drifting thoughts were interrupted. She came back to her senses, adjusted her expression from the reflection on the glass wall, and walked out in her high heels.
Three minutes later.
After swiping the card to open the door of the suite, she saw Luo Yuan sitting on the sofa. Seeing her, she couldn't wait to ask, "Miss, what did Mr. He talk about with you in the first-class cabin?"
"You still have the nerve to ask!"
Gu Qingwu just needed someone to vent his anger, so he walked over expressionlessly and wanted to kill someone.
It is said that men are dogs. As an agent, does this guy have any professional ethics? He just abandons an innocent girl like this
Luo Yuan saw the accusation in her eyes and hurriedly explained: "When the plane arrived in Licheng, you were still sleeping. I wanted to wake you up, but it was Mr. He who told you to sleep a little longer. He happened to have time, so he was waiting for you to wake up and catch up."
"So you don't care whether I live or die?"
"Yes, I am in charge." Luo Yuan took out his cell phone to prove his innocence.
In the WeChat chat above, He Sui Chen's secretary sent a message saying that she had arrived at the hotel just fifteen minutes ago.
The expression on Gu Qingwu's delicate face had just improved and she sat down on the single sofa.
Luo Yuan carefully looked at her expression and got back to the point, asking, "Miss, didn't you keep saying you didn't know Mr. He? What do you mean by reminiscing about the past? Are you hiding something from me again?"
Gu Qingwu had long guessed that she would not be able to escape his questioning if she returned to the hotel, so she stubbornly uttered five words through her red lips: "I knew him before."
I don’t want to reveal more.
Luo Yuan fell silent, pondering over and over again in his mind.
Whether from the perspective of an agent or a man, Gu Qingwu's appearance is firmly in the top spot in the entertainment industry where beauties gather. From head to toe, even her hair is perfect and there is no flaw to find, so there is no shortage of suitors around her.
Since her debut, no one knows her criteria for choosing a partner.
Even when working with those good-looking male stars, I have never seen her show any attention to anyone.
However, this time, Gu Qingwu's attitude towards He Suichen was very subtle, which made Luo Yuan remind him earnestly: "For a man of Mr. He's status, there must be many women who can't wait to throw themselves at him... We can talk to him about serious business cooperation, and nothing else."
Luo Yuan didn't finish what he wanted to say, and stopped there.
Gu Qingwu understood, but was too lazy to explain further, so she stood up and walked towards the bedroom: "Close the door when you go out, I want to sleep for a while."
Luo Yuan: “…”
The curtains in the hotel room were drawn tightly because Gu Qingwu didn't like light when he slept.
She lay down on the bed, as if her soul had left her body, her two white and tender legs curled up, and she did not move for a long time.
Until the phone next to the pillow automatically pushed a piece of entertainment news, and the notification sound was infinitely amplified in the silence.
She suddenly opened her eyes and reached out to take it.
There was nothing interesting in the entertainment news, so Gu Qingwu simply ignored it and opened the address book instead.
He Sui Chen’s contact information was still clearly visible on it.
Gu Qingwu scrolled down and wanted to delete it.
But my fingertips stayed above the phone screen and couldn't move down for some reason.
After hesitating for a long time, Gu Qingwu simply threw the phone away and pulled the pillow to cover her pretty face.
—
Perhaps what you think about during the day you dream about at night. Gu Qingwu dreamed of the past while his mind was distracted.
She was only 14 years old when she met He Sui Chen.
Since Gu Qingwu was born, her parents' relationship broke down and they were getting divorced. They hated each other so much that she naturally became a wild child with no one to discipline her.
This kind of free-range growth has made her like a little devil. If you dare to mess with me, I will take revenge. Even dogs will hide when they see me.
Later, she was sent back to her ancestral home in Yanling, saying that she would be brought back after she recovered.
Gu Qingwu had never been close to his family since he was a child, but it didn't matter. When he lived in Yanling, he would secretly go to a nearby temple every day to chat with the monks.
Once, Gu Qingwu wandered around every corner of the temple out of boredom and finally found his way to the small courtyard at the back.
She discovered a Bodhisattva temple hidden deep in the mountains. There was no one around and no monks to be seen.
Driven by curiosity, Gu Qingwu tiptoed to the front of the hall. She grabbed the edge of the door and poked her head out first. Her big eyes with distinct black and white were quietly looking inside.
In the misty smoke of incense, she saw a thin young man sitting cross-legged on a cushion.
It was a hot summer day, with sunlight shining through the carved wooden windows outside. He sat with his back to the light, wearing a casual white shirt and white pants. His sleeves were rolled up, revealing a wrist with even muscles and bones, as if it were carved out of ice, the kind of material that would not melt for thousands of years, and he hadn't shed a single drop of sweat.
In Gu Qingwu's eyes at that time:
He was like a god who had fallen into the mortal world, reeking of incense and trapped in the temple with numerous shackles, but she would never forget him in her life.
Can't forget him...
Gu Qingwu suddenly woke up from his dream, sweating all over. He clenched the quilt tightly with his fingers and breathed heavily. It took him a long time to suppress the strong emotions that were surging.
The room was already dark at this moment and I didn't know what time it was.
Gu Qingwu calmed down and looked for his cell phone, which showed the time: 9:50 p.m.
She suddenly realized that she had slept for so long and hadn't had a drop of water on the plane during the day, and she felt very hungry. The hotel restaurant was closed at this time, and she was too lazy to go downstairs to eat outside.
Gu Qingwu simply ordered takeout using her mobile phone and randomly picked a nearby restaurant with light flavors.
Half an hour later
After taking a shower, she came out wrapped in a white silk nightgown. The nightgown was very long and fit tightly against her snow-white ankles. Only when she walked would her white and slender calves be vaguely revealed.
When Gu Qingwu passed by the living room, he seemed to hear footsteps at the door.
Calculating the time, the takeaway might have arrived.
She turned around and walked to the door very lightly. Before opening it, she subconsciously looked at the peephole.
At this moment, a strange man wearing a black baseball cap happened to look towards Gu Qingwu.
After just a few seconds, it quickly disappeared from the cat's eye.
Gu Qingwu felt her heartbeat quickening. As a female star, she still had a minimum level of alertness.
She was still rational enough not to run away from home. She slowly walked back to the master bedroom to find her cell phone and called Luo Yuan.
…
Luo Yuan already has a perfect way to deal with situations like being followed and secretly photographed by paparazzi.
That night he went to the hotel front desk and first retrieved the surveillance video of the paparazzi, and then prepared to temporarily change the room for Gu Qingwu to stay in.
Everything was going smoothly, but the lady at the front desk said apologetically, "I'm sorry, sir, we don't have any rooms available in our hotel right now."
Luo Yuan frowned and communicated with the front desk for another three minutes before turning around and walking towards the rest area.
The hotel lobby was hung with a dazzling crystal chandelier, which was magnificent and reflected the light golden marble floor. Gu Qingwu's toes were tapping in her cotton slippers. Looking up, she was wearing a white silk nightgown, and a large blanket wrapped around her slender shoulders, not revealing anything.
Luo Yuan walked up to her and explained the situation: "There is no room to change, how about you stay in my room tonight..."
Gu Qingwu took a sip of hot tea and asked him calmly: "Is there any difference?"
Luo Yuan thought about it and was about to continue talking when he unexpectedly noticed the elevator and blurted out, "Is Mr. He also staying at this hotel?"
Gu Qingwu subconsciously followed his gaze and landed on the man in the white shirt.
He stood quietly under the wall lamp, his figure looking extremely tall, and he was looking back at her from a distance.
Gu Qingwu had no idea that He Sui Chen was staying at this hotel. Five minutes later, he resigned himself to following him in the VIP elevator up to the hotel's penthouse suite.
There are bodyguards guarding the corridors here, and even hotel staff are not allowed to come up at will. The privacy is extremely strong. Not to mention the paparazzi taking secret photos, even a mosquito cannot fly away.
He Sui Chen walked slowly to the door, and after slowly understanding the combination lock, he pushed the door open with two fingers, and turned sideways to signal her to go in and take a look.
Gu Qingwu did not suspect anything and walked a few steps inside in his slippers. The living room was spacious yet exceptionally deserted. On the armrest of the sofa in the middle was a man's suit jacket and tie casually placed, and a pile of documents were scattered on the coffee table.
After a moment's pause, I quickly realized that this room had obviously been occupied by a man.
Gu Qingwu turned around and tried to leave, but it was too late. She saw He Suichen's slender arms leaning against the door, blocking her way. The light from the corridor shone down, softening the outline of his handsome face. He asked her gently like a gentleman, "What's wrong?"
After a second of silence, Gu Qingwu pursed her lips and asked, "Is this the only room?"
He Suichen answered her slowly: "Well, there is no other choice."
After a long silence, Gu Qingwu asked the second question: "Are you staying in the same suite with me tonight?"