The lights in the living room were off. He Sui was sitting on the sofa with a suit jacket and a half-sized black suitcase next to him, which looked like all his belongings. The shirt and black pants he wore were both casual, and in the dark color, his figure seemed to be more profound.
Gu Qingwu made a cup of hot tea and brought it over. His dark eyes were a little dazed, and he didn't even pay attention to his movements, almost bumping into the edge of the coffee table. He grabbed her snow-white wrist in time, and the temperature of his fingertips was clearly against her skin: "Slow down."
He Sui Chen took the teacup from her fingertips, and his hand never loosened, holding it, from the wrist bone to the palm, with each finger tightly clasped together.
Gu Qingwu looked at him face to face at such a close distance and was surprised to find that the real person was different from the one in the video.
The hazy and strange feeling after not seeing each other for a long time was broken by He Sui Chen's slow approach. He gently helped her wipe away the crystal clear tears from the corners of her eyes, and Gu Qingwu realized that she was crying.
When he felt extremely uncomfortable, tears seemed to flow uncontrollably, passing through his fingers, and his curled eyelashes trembled physiologically.
She had cried like this before when she hadn't thought about him during the past six months of filming. When she saw him, the strength in her heart collapsed. She couldn't hear what He Suichen whispered to her, she only knew that he was holding her in his arms, crying against his shirt with tears on her face.
"Is it made of water? You cried so much that half of your shirt is wet."
He Sui Chen pressed his thin lips against her forehead, a few strands of hair were wet with hot sweat from crying, and tears were still falling from her eyelashes, like a broken thread, first flowing into his shirt and then into his heart.
He didn't dare hold her too tightly with his strong arms, for fear of hurting her, and his palms always gently patted her back.
Gu Qingwu cried for more than 40 minutes before she came out of her uncomfortable mood. With red eyes, she stared at his handsome face and said, "Brother, I have a feeling that you won't break your promise, but I'm afraid you won't come tonight."
She sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked down at the street, trying to see if she could see the familiar traffic. She had already made up her mind that if she couldn't wait tonight, she would stay in this hotel for ten days or half a month until he came.
Fortunately, He Sui Chen kept his promise and came to see her tonight.
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Couples who have a good relationship will always become extra close after living apart for more than a year.
After Gu Qingwu calmed down, she saw his shirt soaked in tears, and felt embarrassed, so she urged him to go to the bathroom to take a shower. Unexpectedly, He Suichen took off his shirt and stayed in the living room in his trousers.
The lights were already on. Luo Yuan only took a small bite of the meal she ordered and gave the rest to He Sui Chen.
Taking advantage of this time, Gu Qingwu took his black suitcase to the bedroom closet, squatted on the floor barefoot, and when he opened it, he saw only a few simple shirts and a set of suits inside. There was no watch or cufflinks in the lining.
Just now when they were outside, Gu Qingwu had noticed that He Suichen's clothes did not have the exquisite cufflinks and pins as usual. He didn't even have a tie. Apart from his unconcealable demeanor, he was no different from an ordinary man.
Gu Qingwu had a vague guess in his heart as to what extent he had abdicated.
Ten minutes later.
Gu Qingwu calmly hung up the few clothes in the suitcase. When she came out, she saw He Sui sitting quietly in front of the French window, where she had been sitting before. She walked over gently, raised her slender white hands and hugged him from behind: "Brother."
He Suichen stared at the brightly lit night scene outside the French window, and the tone that spilled from his thin lips seemed to have nothing to do with him anymore: "You know everything?"
Gu Qingwu nodded silently and pressed her slightly cold face against his neck.
Jian asked again: "What do you know? Tell your brother."
"You abdicated..." He learned this from his friends, and also from the news. Gu Qingwu pondered each word and said, "He Yunjian is now back in power. He even held a press conference. Many people support him taking the throne."
He Suichen pulled her wrist and hugged her in his arms, lowering his voice: "Anything else?"
"He Yuliu wanted you to continue working for the He family, but you chose to leave the He family." Gu Qingwu's dark and bright eyes were full of hesitation. She also wanted to say that He Sui Chen might have paid a lot of price to successfully leave the He family.
And just as she thought, He Suichen lowered his eyes, looked at her for a moment and said, "Qingwu, I have not taken a single cent from the He family. From now on, apart from this bloodline, I have nothing to do with the He family anymore."
These seven years were just like him repaying the He family for raising him.
Gu Qingwu felt extremely distressed. She raised her hands and hugged his neck tightly, saying softly, "Brother, you still have me..." No matter whether He Sui Chen was in the clouds or fell into the mud, her feelings would never change, just like when she was in Nanming Temple.
"I made a wish in Nanming Temple that I would only love my brother in this life."
He Suichen's eyes seemed to be filled with hidden emotions, which turned into a faint smile: "Life is very long."
Gu Qingwu was very stubborn. Once she made up her mind about something, she would not change it even if she broke her bones. She had already given her heart to him. If he didn't want her, she could do whatever he wanted with her. Anyway, it was impossible to take her back.'
She held the man's hand and pressed it against her chest. Her voice was gentle and full of affection. "This place will always belong to my brother."
He Sui Chen clearly noticed that her heart was beating very fast. She must be nervous at the moment, afraid that he would not respond.
After a while.
He still had that rationality and reminded: "I am now a penniless man."
"I am now a popular female star, which makes me a better match for you." Gu Qingwu had no worldly desires at the moment, only him, and said in a slightly coquettish voice: "Brother, don't even think about running to Nanming Temple to become a monk, otherwise I will make you lose your six senses."
He Sui Chen was amused by her few words. He moved his palm down and rolled up her skirt, revealing a slender, snow-white waist. The night view outside the floor-to-ceiling window was still dazzling. Gu Qingwu raised her eyelashes and saw from the reflection in the glass how he lowered his head, with gentle force, and his thin lips traced the curve of her thin waist.
As they went higher and higher, Gu Qingwu shrank back, her white fingers hugging his head tightly, passing through his thick black hair, and unconsciously rubbing his neck with her fingertips, in this silent and tender embrace.
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Halfway through, Gu Qingwu sent him a message reminding him to go to the bedroom and not stay in front of the floor-to-ceiling window for too long, as he would be photographed by a drone sent by the media.
The bed sheet was sunken, Gu Qingwu's fingertips were tightly grasping, her body flushed as if drunk, the man's heavy breathing covered her ears, and soon, she raised her hand and wanted to hug the man tightly, calling him with a nasal voice: "He Suichen."
It had been more than a year since they had done this. He Suichen was afraid that she would not be able to adapt to the situation, so he was more gentle than ever before. His voice was low and hoarse as it rolled out of his throat: "I'm here, Qingwu... I'm here."
After three attempts, I couldn't look at the bed in the hotel anymore.
Gu Qingwu couldn't calm down for a long time. She lay in the soft white quilt, her fingertips lightly on her lips to adjust her breathing. After a while, she felt He Sui Chen coming back from the shower. He turned off the night light in the room and reached out to hold her in his arms.
The familiar body temperature of the man made Gu Qingwu feel particularly nostalgic. She didn't know how she had gotten through the time without him by her side. She opened her eyes, searched for the outline of He Suichen's face in the darkness, leaned over, and offered her red lips: "Can you accompany me from now on?"
He Sui Chen accepted her kiss and whispered in the gap: "You can stay with me as long as you want."
Gu Qingwu felt sweet in her heart and her beautiful eyes slightly bent. As her consciousness gradually became blurred, she kept saying "I like you" to him for a long time.
I didn't sleep much the whole night because I was busy expressing my longing for her.
So much so that Luo Yuan didn't wake up even when someone knocked on the door. Finally, Gu Qingwu quietly got up from the bed, covered the quilt for He Suichen who was still sleeping, and walked out wearing a bathrobe tightly.
Luo Yuan knew that He Suichen had arrived, and seeing her lazy and charming appearance, she was not surprised at all: "Is Mr. He still sleeping?"
"Yeah." Gu Qingwu poured a glass of water to moisten his throat, his voice a little hoarse: "Brother Yuan, I'll give you the shopping list... Please help me buy some black suits for He Suichen, the best brands in the mall, and also sunglasses and masks."
"Are you going to hide your lover in a golden house?"
"Too many media are following me. He Sui Chen needs a reasonable identity to be by my side." Gu Qingwu thought about it for a long time before going to bed last night. She could only let He Sui Chen pretend to be her personal bodyguard when he was outside. She prepared black sunglasses and a mask because she didn't want him to be recognized.
Luo Yuan vaguely guessed that He Sui Chen was unemployed and was facing the stage of being kept by a female celebrity.
"Little cotton jacket, I am touched by you."
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"When a man is poor and destitute, you still don't give up this love. Mr. He is really lucky."
Gu Qingwu was a little helpless: "Brother Yuan, you can go to the mall now."
Luo Yuan understood immediately and didn't want to interrupt her long-awaited world of two.
The suite was quiet again. When Gu Qingwu returned to the bedroom, she found that He Suichen had already gotten up and was washing up in the bathroom. The hotel provided men's toiletries, but they were of average quality. Seeing him shaving in front of the mirror, she walked over with a smile: "Let me help you."
He Sui Chen asked her to wipe his face with a towel, raised his arm, put his arm around her waist and pushed her towards the sink.
"Do you like your brother so much?"
His low and hoarse voice mixed with a thick smile made Gu Qingwu's ears red. She carefully wiped the foam off his chin with her fingers: "What? I don't understand."
He Sui Chen whispered in her ear the sweet words she had said to him last night.
Gu Qingwu was typical of someone who refused to admit her mistake once she got out of bed. After helping him wipe his face clean, she leaned in to kiss him, having learned how to interrupt a man.
An unemployed person, on vacation, has plenty of time to kill.
Gu Qingwu's identity as a female star meant that she couldn't go out on dates as she wished when she became famous, so she just snuggled up on the sofa with He Suichen to pass the time. For some reason, even if she didn't do anything, just snuggling in his arms made her feel that time passed very quickly.
During the one year and six months they were apart, the two shared everything. Gu Qingwu told him, "I learned to cook a specialty dish from the director on the set."
He Suichen raised his eyebrows and said in a supportive tone, "What dish?"
Gu Qingwu jumped off the sofa and went to the hotel's own kitchen and fiddled with it for about ten minutes.
Finally, she confidently brought a plate of smashed cucumbers to him, and smiled, "I even gave this dish a name, called Shattered Little Green Dragon."
He Sui stared at the shattered little green dragon for a while, then tasted a bite and commented in a serious tone, "Not bad."
Then he opened his phone and sent her a red envelope as a reward.
Gu Qingwu thanked the boss in a clear voice, lowered her head and clicked it, and found that the amount of the red envelope was 188 yuan. If it was in a restaurant, it would be considered as a big restaurant bullying customers. But considering He Suichen's usual habit of spending lavishly, it is estimated that there will be two more eights at the end.
Gu Qingwu guessed that there was not much balance in his card and pretended not to know. Fortunately, Luo Yuan soon came back from the mall with lots of bags.
He Sui Chen didn't say anything about the clothes she bought. He pinched the corner of a new suit with his fingertips and smiled lightly: "Now I let you support me."
Gu Qingwu's heart ached at his words, and she said coquettishly, "Brother, can you let me raise her alone? There are probably many women waiting in line to raise her. You are not allowed to give other women a chance."
He was described as some rare and precious item that others were scrambling to get.
When a cold and beautiful woman like Gu Qingwu starts to act coquettishly, it is even more deadly. He Suichen obviously fell for her tricks. He hugged her and kissed her for a long time. Taking advantage of the good atmosphere, she quietly handed him a thin card: "Sponsorship fee."
He Suichen lowered his head, his emotions could not be seen from under his thick eyelashes like crow feathers. All we knew was that his face never moved, and he was playing with this unlimited black card between his fingers.
Gu Qingwu held her breath for a while, afraid that he would not accept it, so she spoke to him softly, pretending to be indifferent: "I have filmed several dramas this year, and also negotiated endorsements with twelve companies. I can be ranked in the top five in the entertainment industry's female star net worth rankings. Brother, I majored in acting in college, and I don't know much about financial management. Just think of it as helping me make some investments."
He Sui Chen finally gave her some reaction, looking at her calmly: "You're showing off just because you have some wealth, aren't you afraid that I'll cheat you out of all your money?"
Gu Qingwu thought of her pitiful dowry back then, which she had saved up so much, and he actually took it away. Now was not the time to bring up the past, but to coax him to accept it, and continue to act like a spoiled child and cling to his arms: "Then lie, as long as you don't cheat me to death, a little bit of material possessions is nothing, not to mention..."
She deliberately dragged out the ending of the sentence, kissed his jaw with her red lips and said, "A one-day love affair with my brother is priceless, so I earned it anyway."
He Sui Chen lowered his head, pressed her down on the sofa, and gave her a severe lesson. He really knows how to seduce a man's heart.
Gu Qingwu cooperated. Her slender legs were snow-white and smooth to the touch. She wrapped them around him, and they indulged themselves in each other until the sunset through the floor-to-ceiling window gradually disappeared in the clouds. He then turned on the light in the dark, casually wrapped her body with a wrinkled shirt, and carried her to the bathroom to wash.
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Three days later, the airport in Sicheng was very busy.
At the airport pick-up point, many fans gathered here, waiting for Gu Qingwu to get off the plane, even if they could only watch from afar and take a few photos. When the time came, someone in the crowd shouted: "She's out! Woohoo... My beautiful Gu is so beautiful!"
"Gu Meiren has been filming in a closed environment for half a year. Why does it feel like she is staying in a beauty salon... She is even more beautiful in real life than in the first half of the year. Look at her thin waist, which is as thin as two ordinary girls. I am dying."
"One, four, six... nine. Why does Miss Gu have one more bodyguard wearing a mask this time?"
"where?"
"The guy standing next to Lady Gu is so tall! His body proportions are standard for male models, right? Ah… Why is he wearing a mask? Look at his gentlemanly hand, loosely supporting Lady Gu's lower back. How come he looks so sweet."
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In a flash, Gu Qingwu was escorted into the nanny car by a large number of bodyguards. Under the watchful eyes of her fans, her agent and bodyguards wearing masks also got in. The rest were in the next car.
Among the hot search terms on Weibo that day, one was "Gu Qingwu's bodyguard".
The popularity was just suppressed. Fans posted blurry photos they took, but the popularity could not be increased. The onlookers at most knew that Gu Qingwu had hired a new bodyguard, but they didn't know the inside story.
This is also thanks to Gu Wenhan's annual subscription for her on Weibo, so whenever there is any sign of scandal, it will not appear on the hot searches.
Gu Qingwu was scrolling through his phone with little interest. Luo Yuan beside him asked, "Are we going back to the apartment or somewhere else?"
She raised her eyelashes and looked at He Suichen who was sitting in the passenger seat. He took off his mask after getting in the car, but the black sunglasses blocked the man's profile. He looked extremely handsome no matter how you looked at him. No wonder fans noticed him just by looking at his profile.
After a while, Gu Qingwu still said in a tone of lack of interest: "The apartment, don't arrange any work for me in the next half month."
Luo Yuan: "Haven't you had enough of your two-person world?"
Gu Qingwu blinked innocently: "It's the honeymoon period, please understand."
While they are enjoying the sweet honeymoon period here, the He family in Sicheng is not so relaxed.
Without He Sui Chen in power, all matters, big and small, fell on He Yunjian. Apart from recuperating and exercising every day, he focused all his energy on the company's business.
Seeing that he got up early and went to bed late, He Yuliu was worried that his body couldn't take it, so he complained to the housekeeper several times in private.
They all said that He Sui Chen was too cruel. After he abdicated, he no longer cared about the life and death of his brothers. After announcing his resignation at the board meeting, he threw all the projects in his hands to He Yunjian.
The housekeeper was caught in the middle and it was difficult for him to behave himself. He could only appease the man: "The Second Young Master is angry in his heart."
He Yuliu knew that it was the He family who voluntarily went to Nanming Temple to invite He Sui Chen back to take charge. Now they were in the wrong to turn their backs on him, but her original intention was to let He Sui Chen give up his position as the person in power so that he could continue to stay in the He family.
Who knew that He Sui Chen wouldn't even cooperate to put his name on the company's list? He hasn't been back to this old house for a long time.
He Yuliu sighed with a sad face: "This child was sent away to be raised since he was young, and he has never been close to me... I am his blood-related aunt, would I really kick him out of the house?"
The butler smiled but said nothing.
After complaining, He Yuliu went to Wu Chuixi to ask him to be more considerate and caring towards He Yunjian, and advised him to take care of his health.
The He Group is now full of talented people, so there is no need for He Yunjian to negotiate projects like an emotionless money-making tool.
Wu Chuixi listened on the surface and gave verbal advice, but deep down he thought that He Yuliu was too greedy. If he drove his younger brother away, he was afraid that it would put pressure on his older brother. It was impossible to have both in this matter.
She is good at coaxing people, and her eyes are charming and a little sweet when she smiles.
In his spare time, He Yunjian would hold her in his arms and lie in the courtyard to bask in the sun, with incense lit beside him. Afraid that she would feel hot, he would hold a folding fan in his thin hands and fan her with the breeze from time to time. The faint fragrance wafted over, diluting the smell of medicine on the man's body.
Secretary Tong lifted the curtain and walked over, whispering softly, "President Wen from Geyuan Group is here."
Recently, He Yunjian was discussing a project business, which was also his first investment since he regained power. The entire board of directors was paying special attention to it. He Yunjian gently patted Wu Chuixi's shoulder with two distinct fingers, indicating that she should step aside first.
He never allowed Wu Chuixi to be present when he discussed business.
Secretary Tong was standing aside in her high heels, as if giving way, which made Wu Chuixi look over.
Both of them are charming women, so it's inevitable that they would compete with each other. What's more, Secretary Tong was also handling some important official documents of He Yunjian, which made Wu Chuixi defensive and she was a little slow in sitting on the edge of the chaise longue.
As a result, the people from Geyuan Group came in first, and the curtain was rolled up. The person who came into view was Wen Qihang, the president of Geyuan Group. He was a gentleman with a gentle appearance. He did not put down the curtain and waited patiently for the people behind him to come in.
"Siqing, be careful with the steps."
The words haven't finished yet.
Then, Wu Chuixi saw a slender and beautiful woman, wearing a white shirt and a silver knee-length skirt, revealing the soft bones of her calves. She was carrying a briefcase and had no expensive accessories on her body, only a thin necklace against her collarbone, which made her skin look very white.
The most impressive thing is the pair of friendly eyes, which are always smiling.
Wu Chuixi was caught off guard and met her gaze. Seeing that she quickly looked away, he stood up in surprise, tugged at his dress which was wrinkled when he lay on the chaise longue, blushed, whispered a few words in He Yunjian's ear, and quickly left the courtyard.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the two had a very close relationship, and no one took the initiative to expose this.
He Yunjian looked calm and invited Wen Qihang and several members of his team to take their seats.
The business project was discussed very harmoniously, and no one present was tongue-tied. Taking advantage of the good atmosphere, a person wearing black glasses in the team looked at the taciturn Yu Siqing and said half-jokingly: "It seems that Sister Yu's last boss was He's. I didn't expect that this fate was not shallow."
The scene was quiet. He Yunjian held the teacup in his thin and pale hands and sipped the tea. When everyone thought he would not say anything, he slowly said in an unfathomable tone, "Ms. Yu was able to enter the core of Geyuan not long after leaving the company. It seems that the He family was blind to recognize the great man before."
Yu Siqing's eyes were like water. She met He Yunjian's inquiring eyes. The corners of her lips curved gently, and her tone was gentle: "Mr. He, you are too kind. I was able to work in Geyuan thanks to my boyfriend's recommendation. It's not that I have any great ability."
A woman like her has almost given up the word temper. Nothing can move her. To put it bluntly, it's a bit bland. Even the sudden announcement of her underground love affair with Wen Qihang was handled impartially.
If Yu Siqing didn't like joking, everyone in the team would have thought she was joking.
It wasn't until Wen Qihang raised his hand and put his arm around her shoulders affectionately, tantamount to tacitly confirming their relationship, that the others suddenly realized.
He Yunjian drank his hot tea slowly and no longer brought up the topic of Yu Siqing. It was as if the previous few words had never happened.
The author has something to say: He Yunjian and Yu Siqing are both ruthless characters. If you stab me once, I will stab you twice. They are trying to see who is more ruthless.
This chapter randomly gives away 188 small red envelopes~
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