Gu Ziyi and Ji Tong arrived at the hot pot restaurant. Gu Ziyi ordered a plate of mutton, while Ji Tong ordered mostly vegetables.
Gu Ziyi reached out and picked up the sour plum juice on the table, filled it up for Ji Tong first, and then poured it for herself.
Ji Tong picked up the cup and took a sip. The sweet and sour taste was very appetizing. "Aren't you at work today? Why did you suddenly ask me to have hot pot?"
Gu Ziyi smiled: "I missed work."
Ji Tong's eyes widened slightly, "Really or not?"
"Really." Gu Ziyi took a sip of sour plum juice, "I don't have many opportunities to accompany you, so you have to take advantage of it. Feel free to ask for whatever you want."
Ji Tong curled up the corners of his lips and half-joked, "Why does it feel like I'm hugging a rich woman's thigh?"
Gu Ziyi raised her eyebrows and followed her words: "I'm happy to let you hug me."
Ji Tong laughed out loud.
Not long after, all the dishes they ordered were served. Gu Ziyi poured the meat into the pot, half on each side of the pot. Ji Tong can't eat spicy food very well, and his taste is on the light side.
During this period, Ji Tong's cell phone had a message notification tone, but Ji Tong just looked at it and put the phone down. His complexion remained as usual, no change.
Gu Ziyi could guess just by looking at Ji Tong that it was the legendary Yan Hua.
Gu Ziyi was not that interested in Ji Tong's personal affairs. She also believed that Ji Tong could handle it alone. Although the two people didn't have much contact, she still knew Ji Tong's temperament.
Ji Tong is the kind of person who looks gentle and gentle and not aggressive at all. But her heart is much harder than her appearance, she is very sensible and has her own persistence.
Gu Ziyi picked up the lettuce, dipped it in the dipping sauce, and then put it into her mouth. Eating is quite a wonderful thing, at least now you can focus on the food in your mouth instead of the messy thoughts in your head.
Ji Tong doesn't eat much, mostly vegetables, and even avoids starchy foods like potatoes. She took out a napkin, wiped the corners of her lips, and then watched Gu Ziyi eat. She couldn't help but ask: "Did something happen today? Why did you suddenly skip work?"
Gu Ziyi's hand holding the chopsticks paused slightly. She was not willing to share her affairs with others. But...it doesn't hurt to talk. "I met my ex-boyfriend."
"Hmm... Is he more depressed than you?" Ji Tong guessed.
Gu Ziyi chuckled: "No, his company cooperates with Gu's, and we have met frequently recently."
Ji Tong thought for a moment, "Remember the past unpleasantness?"
"Not really." Gu Ziyi picked up a piece of mutton, "I just felt that we shouldn't have crossed paths anymore. Then we met again recently, and I feel like this world is really small."
Gu Ziyi didn't tell the whole truth either.
Luo Lian's appearance, the way he looked at her every time... and their conversations...
It all made her a little confused.
Gu Ziyi could confirm that she didn't like Luo Lian that much. But time and time again I was upset because of Luo Lian.
what is this
Reluctant to leave? Or do you still miss it
They had been separated long enough without such deep feelings. But Gu Ziyi couldn't see clearly her own emotions, nor Luo Lian's purpose.
She didn't want to get too close to Luo Lian, which was a sense of safety. Luo Lian was too dangerous for her. She thinks she is not smarter than Luo Lian, nor is she as good at playing with emotions as Luo Lian.
Ji Tong stared at her for a while, "Why are you depressed?"
Gu Ziyi put down her chopsticks, raised her hand, and scratched the tip of her brow with her index finger. "I do not know either."
She wasn't even sure if she had really let go.
If you let it go, why... would you have these emotions because of Luo Lian
If you can't let go, why... don't you like it anymore in your heart
Humans are really strange animals, with so many emotions and so complex emotions.
Gu Ziyi picked up the sour plum juice and took a big sip. "I still think that after breaking up, each other should be as if they were 'dead' in each other's lives. Only in this way can we be considered qualified exes."
"It doesn't bubble, it doesn't show its face, it doesn't exist." Ji Tong summed it up.
Gu Ziyi nodded in agreement: "That's right."
Ji Tong held his chin with one hand, "What are your plans? You don't just want to avoid him, right?"
Gu Ziyi tried this trick to avoid Luo Lian, and then Luo Lian used work as an excuse to make her avoid it, which was obviously not feasible. Besides, she has nothing wrong with her, so why should she avoid it? It seemed as if there was something wrong in her mind.
"Just, let everything be as usual. There is no need to avoid it, and there is no point in avoiding it. It is better to meet normally and be more generous."
"Yeah." Ji Tong nodded.
Gu Ziyi ate something more and stopped using her chopsticks after feeling full.
Pay the bill and leave.
On the way back, the two of them strolled along the street for a while as a pastime after the meal.
When they were tired from walking, the two took a taxi back home.
Gu Ziyi went back to the room, took a shower, and changed into pajamas.
Ji Tong came to find her after washing up, and the two of them huddled together watching a movie with their laptops in hand.
Gu Ziyi took two cans of juice and some fruits from the kitchen.
It's so cool to watch movies together, one doesn't have to go to work, and the other doesn't have to perform on stage. Living life leisurely like this gives people a feeling of peace and tranquility.
The two of them would chat together until they were children.
When Gu Ziyi was in junior high school, Ji Tong was still in elementary school. The families in the neighborhood are all familiar to each other. They live here all year round and will always meet each other.
Ji Tong lived next door to Gu Ziyi's house until he entered high school. By then, Gu Ziyi had gone to university and lived on campus, so he didn't have much contact with Ji Tong. After Gu Ziyi graduated from college, she started her own business again. Ji Tong has already gone abroad to study. Moved out from next door to her house.
Ji Tong took the juice and asked Gu Ziyi: "Where is Tan Han from next door?"
"Tan Han, he seems to be a lawyer now." Next door to Gu Ziyi's house is Ji Tong's house on one side and Tan Han's house on the other.
Tan Han is one year older than Gu Ziyi. He went to the University of Political Science and Law and majored in law. I heard that he is now a somewhat famous lawyer. The relationship with Gu Ziyi is like sending blessings during holidays. Gu Ziyi didn't know much about him, she just heard about him. It seems that Tan Han is developing in Shanghai now.
Ji Tong looked at Gu Ziyi, "When I was a child, I always thought that you and Tan Han would be together."
Gu Ziyi: "..."
Gu Ziyi glanced at her sideways, "Why didn't I see that you had so many associations when you were a child?"
Ji Tong stuck out his tongue, "Because I think you and Tan Han are a good match. At that time, I thought you would marry Tan Han, and Tan Han also liked you very much."
Gu Ziyi replied to her with two words indifferently, "Illusion."
"Yes, it's my illusion. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been silent for so many years." Ji Tong sighed with emotion.
(End of chapter)