It is cloudy today, the sky is gray and nothing can be seen clearly, but Gu Xiaoxu can recognize the orbits of the stars.
She owns the vast galaxy, but she can only stay in this small house of less than 20 square meters.
She looked toward the door.
Zhao Ruihe's door is light green and has a funny short door curtain hanging on it. It is much more beautiful than Zhou Laifu's door that is covered with mold.
But she was still trapped in the house.
Only then did she realize that she had never left that house full of humiliation.
She had run forward as hard as she could, but she still stayed where she was.
Gu Xiaoxu felt very tired. She seemed to have no strength to breathe.
Gu Yiming had agreed to visit her in the afternoon, but he broke the promise.
He said on the phone that the teacher had added a class at the last minute and he might have to stay up all night.
Gu Xiaoxu could tell that he was lying, but she didn't expose him.
She comforted him gently as usual, but after hanging up the phone, she laughed softly.
Zhao Ruihe asked curiously, "What are you laughing at?"
Gu Xiaoxu said: "The jokes Zhizhi sent me were very funny."
Ever since he knew that Gu Xiaoxu was An Xile, Lin Jiaqiao would send her a few jokes or some positive words every day.
Lin Jiaqiao wanted to come and visit Gu Xiaoxu, but she also knew that her superficial words of comfort would have no effect at all.
So she used this way to express her concern.
Gu Xiaoxu has been depressed recently. Zhao Ruihe was very happy to see her smile. He came over and said, "Show me how funny it is."
But there were no jokes on the phone. Lin Jiaqiao only sent a motivational message today.
And Gu Xiaoxu was still smiling.
Zhao Ruihe became serious, "Have you taken your medicine today?"
Gu Xiaoxu's laughter stopped.
Suddenly, she asked sharply, "Can't I laugh?"
"Don't I even have the right to laugh now?"
Her voice was so loud that Daju was startled and ran away from them.
Zhao Ruihe quickly comforted her, "I'm sorry, Xiaoxu, I said the wrong thing."
"I'm not Gu Xiaoxu, I'm An Xile!"
Gu Xiaoxu seemed to have used up all her strength to shout out this sentence. Her voice was sharp and shrill, and almost broke in the end.
Zhao Ruihe was startled and immediately ran to the door and looked into the corridor through the peephole. After making sure there were no reporters, he returned to Gu Xiaoxu and comforted her softly.
Gu Xiaoxu sat there expressionless for a long time, and suddenly burst into tears: "Why are you apologizing? You are obviously the most innocent person."
"You should have lived a carefree life, but I got you into trouble."
"I'm the one who should apologize. I'm sorry. I don't know why I'm like this. I suddenly became very strange. I'm sorry—"
Zhao Ruihe held her in his arms, "I am willing. Gu Xiaoxu, I am willing to do anything for you."
It was already late at night, and Zhao Ruihe suggested, "Do you want to go out for a walk?"
"You've been at home for three days, let's go shopping."
Gu Xiaoxu hesitated, "But, those reporters—"
Zhao Ruihe said: "It doesn't matter. In winter, people wear more clothes. No one can recognize you if you put on a mask and a hat."
There were still reporters waiting in the hall, unwilling to leave.
Gu Xiaoxu was wrapped tightly by Zhao Ruihe, and the two walked hand in hand, passing by them openly. Zhao Ruihe even said hello to them.
Having successfully fooled the reporter, the two of them felt happy that their prank had worked. Gu Xiaoxu poked Zhao Ruihe's palm with her index finger.
Zhao Ruihe held her hand.
It has been snowing frequently recently, and the roads are always white. Under the dim light of the street lamps, there is a touch of romance in the gentleness.
There is a spicy hot pot restaurant at the entrance of the community. Zhao Ruihe said, "Let's go have dinner."
The spicy hot pot stall was run by an old couple who were very talkative. Zhao Ruihe was a regular customer here and he introduced Gu Xiaoxu to them, saying that she was his girlfriend.
The stall owner and his wife were very happy and said they would give him a 20% discount tonight.
Just as Gu Xiaoxu took off her scarf, a man carrying a camera ran into the community. She immediately stiffened. Zhao Ruihe patted her hands soothingly and then helped her take off her scarf.
The stall owner and his wife did not notice the two people's little tricks. The husband complained: "These people have nothing to do all day long. They hold the machine and take pictures every day, and no one supervises them."
The wife also said: "That's right, the law has already ruled that the girl is a victim, why are they so arrogant all day long? It really seems that they are more powerful than the law."
Zhao Ruihe agreed very much and immediately spoke ill of these reporters to the stall owner and his wife.
The red base was bubbling in the pot, evaporating white mist. Gu Xiaoxu ate a cuttlefish ball, and her cold body suddenly felt a little warm.
At this time, the stall owner asked again: "Doctor Zhao, have you encountered any problems recently? I see that your shop is often closed. Yesterday, the dog of the old Sun family refused to eat, so I wanted to see you, but you locked the door."
He joked, "Why, I won the lottery recently, so I don't have to go to work anymore."
Zhao Ruihe was also a little embarrassed. He wiped his hands, asked the stall owner for a pen, and wrote his number on the napkin: "If you meet Uncle Sun later, ask him to call me."
The stall owner gestured, "Get a big sign with your phone number on it, and put it outside the door when you're not in the store."
Zhao Ruihe nodded and said he would do it when he got back.
Gu Xiaoxu knew that although Zhao Ruihe looked a little careless, he was very responsible for his work. Even when he went to the bar all night, it did not affect his going to work on time.
Taking care of himself has affected his life.
Zhao Ruihe noticed her disappointment, and after they left the spicy hot pot stall, he said, "Don't think too much. I don't want to go to work in winter anyway. The quilt is so warm."
Gu Xiaoxu nodded and smiled at him.
She slid closer to him.
It was really cold and she wanted to get some warmth.
While waiting for the elevator, the two happened to meet the young reporter.
The young man had a bitter look on his face, but when he saw Zhao Ruihe, he felt like he saw a savior.
He asked Zhao Ruihe, "Who did you rent that house from?"
Zhao Ruihe became alert, "Agent, what's wrong?"
The young man asked, "We have confirmed that Gu Xiaoxu lives on the same floor as you."
The young man looked at him suspiciously, "You really don't have any neighbors, can you give me the agent's contact information?"
"Gu, Xiaoxu?" Zhao Ruihe was stunned and didn't know how to justify his lie.
The young man looked around to make sure there was no one around, and whispered, "Let me tell you, it was Gu Xiaoxu's neighbor who told us."
He complained: "This woman is really resourceful. We can't find any news about her no matter how hard we try."
He was a little annoyed, "I really don't understand why she is hiding."
"Even if the report wrongly accused her, she could have just come to us to clarify the matter. She made it so complicated. I guess she wants to be famous."
Young Cui Zhao Ruihe: "Hey, buddy, help me think about it-"
Gu Xiaoxu suddenly interrupted him:
"It was the real estate company on the next street that helped me rent the house. I can't give you the phone number, so go ask it yourself."
"However, the agent said that the tenant who moved out was a man, so he might not be the one you are looking for."
At some point, Gu Xiaoxu had taken off her scarf and mask.
She just looked at the young man quietly, with no emotion on her face.
For some reason, the young man felt guilty when she looked at him. He looked away unconsciously and whispered, "Thank you, thank you."
Gu Xiaoxu asked: "Why do you have to find Gu Xiaoxu?"
The young man casually said, "Because of money."
The young man had no guilt at all, "It's not just about the money, it's also about the reputation of our newspaper and journalists."
“Besides, readers like to read it.”
Gu Xiaoxu's face remained expressionless. "At the beginning, the readers didn't know Gu Xiaoxu. You were the ones who brought her to the readers."
The young man felt a little guilty and just wanted to defend himself, but the elevator door had already closed.
He muttered: "Why do you make me sound like a bad guy? I am just working."
He sighed, "Forget it, let's go to the property management to ask first."
The two of them still came down from other floors and walked back to the top floor.
Zhao Ruihe asked: "Is the house matter okay?"
Gu Xiaoxu said calmly, "It's okay. It was the uncles and aunts from the Women's Federation who helped me rent the house. They can't find me."
Zhao Ruihe felt that her mood was a little strange, and said cautiously: "You, don't pay attention to them-"
Gu Xiaoxu didn't want to talk to him about this topic. She asked, "I want to go online today, is that ok?"
Zhao Ruihe asked: "People on the Internet like to talk nonsense."
Gu Xiaoxu looked at him with a smile, "I'm going to buy something."
Gu Xiaoxu lied, she just wanted to read her own news.
After reading a few messages, she knew the reason why Gu Yiming broke the appointment.
Lin Jiaqiao has recently devoted all his energy to preventing reports of "Looking for Xiaoxu".
Cui Boxing and the vice president were not in a position to show up, so apart from offering help secretly, they also gave her an "intern reporter" badge.
Recently, Lin Jiaqiao has been waiting in front of He Youwei's office building with a photographer every day. As soon as He Youwei appears, she puts the microphone to her mouth and asks her "how do you view the so-called 'fourth power' of the media" and "whether you want to use public opinion to interfere with the judiciary."
Although He Youwei tried her best to deny it, Lin Jiaqiao kept pestering her.
According to Lin Jiaqiao's plan, He Youwei would have to spend her energy dealing with herself and would not be able to take action against Gu Xiaoxu.
Cui Boxing and "Youxian Reading Newspaper" are also very powerful. They have invited well-known legal scholars to publish special reports every day, such as "We cannot encourage public opinion to interfere with the judiciary in order to overturn a verdict. If media reporters only report on one side of the case unilaterally, this is not restoring the truth and defending justice, but abusing the media's supervisory power to hijack the law." They are determined to hammer "Weiguan News" to death for stirring up trouble and manipulating public opinion.
This series of operations really trapped He Youwei and caused her heavy losses.
She has fired several people who followed her to another job, which has caused her old colleagues to lose confidence, but she has not cultivated any new trustworthy subordinates.
Whether it was for revenge or to do a favor, she gave Gu Xiaoxu's address to other departments and asked them to "look for Xiaoxu".