Separated by a carved ebony screen.
He Suichen stood tall in front of the desk, his shirt sleeves pulled up two inches, revealing his strong wrists. He wrote down Buddhist scriptures on rice paper with a pen, his fingers were slender and the joints were clearly defined.
The light from the lantern passed through the carved baffle, casting a soft glow on his handsome face. White smoke wafted from the incense burner next to him, making him look otherworldly.
It was very quiet.
The bodyguard stood outside the screen and couldn't help gossiping with Yan Shu:
"Tonight, Miss Gu was picked up by someone. I was a step late when I arrived and didn't even see her..."
Yan Shu made a shushing gesture with his index finger and said in a low voice, "In order to invite the centenarian patriarch of the He family to come forward, Mr. He promised to copy a whole Buddhist scripture for him. Who knew that before the scripture was finished, Miss Gu did not follow the routine and broke the promise."
In this regard, the accompanying secretaries were particularly sympathetic to their boss. Another one also interrupted: "Miss Gu likes to eat crabs. Mr. He asked someone to prepare a table in advance. It is now in the tea room next door."
After he finished speaking, Yan Shu exchanged glances with everyone else for a moment.
They reached a tacit consensus that everyone would take the initiative to avoid He Sui Chen tonight, because the more he looked like a cold-blooded person without any emotions, the more he should not be easily provoked.
"Shh, don't talk nonsense-"
At this moment, there was finally a slight movement behind the screen.
He Suichen was about to put down his pen and ordered in a very calm voice to send the rice paper to the old man, his expression without any emotion.
He still stood by the table, took out a clean tissue and wiped his long fingers inch by inch.
I don’t know how much time had passed, but He Sui Chen finally slowly left the study and went upstairs.
An old man in a simple robe was sitting on a mahogany chair in the tea room on the second floor. He held a cane in one hand and his wrinkled index finger was still flipping through the Buddhist scriptures with wet handwriting. Next to him was a middle-aged woman who looked like a noble lady, making tea.
After He Suichen came up, the old man looked at him carefully with his reading glasses on. Seeing that there was no one behind him, he asked, "You said you wanted to bring a girl here for me to take a look at. Why is there no one?"
He Suichen sat down next to him, with one hand on the armrest of the chair, and his posture was very leisurely: "You remembered it wrongly, when did I say that?"
The middle-aged noblewoman poured him a cup of tea and said with a smile, "Yu Liu has been urging Sui Chen to find a wife recently. I think he is deliberately trying to make people think that he has a serious relationship with a girl outside, just to show off."
Even as the aunt of the third room, she had to leave room for maneuver when speaking and stop when necessary. Now the entire He family conceded that He Yunjian had become a vegetable and there was no possibility of waking up again.
From then on, He Sui Chen took sole power. As for his marriage, the elders of the He family hoped that he could marry a lady with a comparable family background and gentle personality as soon as possible.
The old man tapped the cane in his hand and said, "I think this kid is not sincere."
He Sui picked up the blue and white porcelain cup with his long fingers, drank half a sip slowly, and did not make any excuses for himself.
After a while, Yan Shu walked in and whispered a few words in He Sui Chen's ear, then left quietly.
Third Aunt was close by, and when she heard Wen He's name, the smile on her carefully maintained face became a little unfamiliar: "Did your distant cousin-in-law ask you to come over to support her again?"
He Sui Chen said nothing, nor did he show any intention of getting up to leave.
Third Aunt comes from a big family and has always looked down on women like Wen He who do business in the mixed entertainment industry. She likes to go out drinking and socializing all day long, and even if she makes money, she will lose her reputation.
She made another cup of tea for He Sui Chen and didn't ask any further questions.
He Sui Chen's attitude was unclear. He waited until the old man felt that he was old and was ready to rest late at night before he said goodbye and left.
At around ten o'clock in the evening, the dinner in the club's private room ended.
Shen Yu spent the whole night looking for an opportunity to let Gu Qingwu and Shen Xingdu develop a relationship. When he was about to leave, he found an excuse in advance and sent Luo Yuan back to the company. He patted his son's shoulder and said in an imperative tone: "Send your sister back."
"Oh."
Shen Xingdu had a face that made countless female fans drool. His voice was lazy, even cold: "Will she be raped if she takes a taxi back? Do you want me to send her home in person?"
Gu Qingwu heard this and put on a stern face. As she walked over, her pointed high-heeled shoes accidentally stepped on his foot. She asked with a smile, "Do you think all men in the world are as virtuous as you? Are you crazy?"
Shen Xingdu frowned fiercely and leaned his arms against the wall: "Who would like you?"
"That won't be cheap for you."
Shen Yu has long been accustomed to the two of them stabbing each other with words. In his opinion, beating is love and scolding is love, and love always begins this way.
The business nanny car was already parked outside the clubhouse waiting, and it was the only one.
Obviously, given Gu Qingwu's personality, it was impossible for her to take a taxi back to the hotel just to avoid being alone with Shen Xingdu. She got in the car first and took the best position in the back seat. She wanted to take out her mobile phone to play Snake, but found that the battery on the screen was almost exhausted.
After a while, Shen Xingdu also got in the car. In the semi-dark enclosed space, the two did not say a word.
Until the phone rang. It was from Shen Xingdu's pocket. He leaned lazily on the back of the chair, covering his face with his baseball cap. When he answered the call, he did not avoid Gu Qingwu beside him.
It was Jiang Xuening who called from the other end of the phone. She was acting coquettishly and saying that she was having a nightmare and was urging her boyfriend to come over and keep her company.
It must be done immediately, right away, without wasting a single second.
Shen Xingdu took off his baseball cap with two fingers, raised his eyelids and glanced at the woman who was leaning on the back of a chair to rest.
Gu Qingwu also heard it, and without blinking, she said slowly, "Get off the car, don't worry... Go get a taxi, the driver will definitely not rape you."
Her voice was clear and ethereal, neither too loud nor too soft, and she didn't speak in a subtle way, so Jiang Xuening on the phone heard every word.
Next second.
Shen Xingdu hung up the phone. His angular face did not look very good, but he did not ask the driver to change the route.
After about 40 minutes' drive, the business nanny car arrived at the hotel.
Gu Qingwu fastened her seatbelt and thanked the driver. As she got out of the car, she saw Shen Xingdu also nonchalantly walking down. His voice was cold and lazy in the night wind: "Send the Buddha to the west, so that my father won't nag me endlessly."
Gu Qingwu didn't say anything, and the two of them walked in through the hotel entrance.
At this time, there were very few guests walking around in the magnificent lobby, so one could see everything at a glance. In the sofa area nearby for people to take a temporary rest, as soon as one walked in, there was a man sitting there who was particularly eye-catching.
Gu Qingwu saw it almost instantly and was stunned for a moment.
She didn't expect He Sui Chen to appear in the hotel lobby in person, as if he was waiting for her to come back. He was sitting still in a neatly-dressed suit, with his head down, his long fingers casually flipping through a celebrity magazine interview on the coffee table.
Perhaps he heard footsteps, He Sui Chen raised his eyelids and looked over, watching the couple entering the door without any expression.
Gu Qingwu met his eyes, and Shen Xingdu beside her noticed something was wrong. Although he didn't know who the strange man who suddenly appeared was, it didn't stop him from taking the opportunity to retaliate. He first put his arm around her shoulders intimately, tilted his head, and said, it was hard to tell whether he was laughing or mocking: "I won't take you upstairs tonight, I wish you a good dream."
"… "
Before Gu Qingwu could even react, he was pushed out to die.
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The lobby was very quiet. Even though they were ten steps away from each other, Gu Qingwu still felt so embarrassed that he felt like he was caught in an affair.
Shen Xingdu didn't seem to mind the big deal. He just ran away after saying something.
Gu Qingwu was left behind, and he couldn't pretend to be stupid and walk to the elevator, so he stood there for a while as punishment. He saw He Sui sitting on the sofa and continuing to read a magazine. He didn't show any intention of getting up from beginning to end.
She thought about it for a moment, but finally felt unsure, so she took a step and walked over quietly.
“Ahem!”
Gu Qingwu was preparing his opening remarks and cleared his throat twice.
Before she could say anything, He Sui Chen glanced at her and looked at the woman in front of him. She was really beautiful and eye-catching tonight. She was wearing a dark green thin silk cheongsam that fit her slim body very well. Her snow-white calves were exposed and she was wearing high heels.
She is beautiful, but she always has the ability to make men mad.
He Sui Chen twitched his thin lips lightly, his voice was bland and tasteless: "Before you speak, you'd better think clearly about what you want to say."
Gu Qingwu pursed her lips instantly and swallowed her words.
She was tired from standing in high heels for a long time. She coughed softly and sat down on the sofa next to her. She explained the whole story to him first. After a pause, she said, "I really didn't mean to break the appointment today. You didn't even reply to my text message. Are you angry?"
He Suichen smiled, but his eyes were as dark as ink: "I'm not angry."
"… "
Then don't look at me like that, it's scary.
Gu Qingwu was completely at her wit's end. She had no experience in coaxing men. Suddenly, she looked at He Suichen seriously with her dark eyes and whispered, "You smell like burning incense. It smells so good."
He Suichen stretched out his slender jade-like hand in front of her, and his tone gradually became gentler: "This?"
Under the light.
His hands were perfect, which Gu Qingwu rarely saw. His fingers were long and slender, with clear and strong joints. Every inch of them was as exquisite as a flawless work of art. There was a button on the cuff of his snow-white shirt that glowed silver as he moved.
The man's hand was placed in front of him. Gu Qingwu's breathing became slightly faster, and he couldn't tell which part of his body the scent of the burning incense was coming from.
After a while, she lowered her eyelashes, not knowing what she was thinking, and made a bold move. She held two of his fingers with her snow-white fingertips. There was a big contrast in body temperature. Her skin was cool, but soon became very hot.
One second or two seconds, when Gu Qingwu wanted to let go, He Suichen held her silently.
He used his fingertips to touch the joints of her fair fingers. They felt smooth and delicate, as if a slight rub would leave marks.
Gu Qingwu's eyelashes twitched slightly, as if she had some serious illness. The two of them played with their fingers and could sit in the hotel lobby for half a day. However, secretly observing He Suichen's aura, it was no longer so oppressive, and his handsome face looked normal.
She breathed in a sigh of relief, pretended to stand up and said, "It's so late, you should go back..."
He grabbed back half of the snow-white wrist in mid-air.
Under the bright crystal lamp, He Sui Chen's eyes were deeper than usual and he raised his head.
Locking her quietly.
Gu Qingwu's smile paused, and she accurately received some kind of danger signal from the man.
Tonight's missed appointment:
From the beginning to the end, he had no intention of just letting the matter pass in such a perfunctory manner.