"Sis Sisi."
Before she could see clearly who it was, Gu Sisi heard Zuo Hui's voice. Then, like a koala, Zuo Hui jumped onto her.
Gu Sisi felt a bit suffocated as her neck was being squeezed tightly.
"Get off me first," Gu Sisi said with difficulty.
Only then did Zuo Hui slowly let go of her.
This sudden act took Gu Sisi by surprise, but the nervousness she had felt earlier also faded a bit.
Gu Sisi poured a cup of tea for her and handed it over.
Watching Zuo Hui take it seriously, Gu Sisi asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
At this moment, Zuo Hui seemed to wake up from a dream. She opened her mouth wide, put down the cup she was about to drink from, and said in a hurry, "Oh, I almost forgot. I'm here to explain something this time."
"What?" Gu Sisi was utterly confused.
"My grandpa!" Zuo Hui shouted impatiently. Then she straightened her face and explained, "It's like this, sis. Because I had an accident last time, he got worried. So he investigated you guys thoroughly."
Huh?
Zuo Hui continued, "My grandpa thought you guys might be in cahoots at first, so he checked very carefully. But I never thought of you guys like that, sis."
Gu Sisi frowned and thought. No wonder they were invited to the house the next day. So it was to observe them?
"Yeah, I can understand," Gu Sisi nodded calmly.
After all, as an elder, it was just out of concern.
"Sis, will you forgive us?" Zuo Hui blinked her big, bright eyes and stared straight at her.
Gu Sisi felt a bit guilty for no reason and avoided her gaze. "I'm not mad at you guys."
Zuo Hui clapped her hands. "That's great!" Then she looked a bit dejected. "But I still have to apologize to you guys."
Gu Sisi felt less and less confident. Afraid that Zuo Hui would say something she couldn't bear, she interrupted her.
"Actually, I wanted to talk to you guys about something."
Gu Sisi lowered her head. She knew that if she didn't say it now, it might become a heart - knot. No matter what the result was, she was determined to face it.
"What is it?" Zuo Hui was immediately distracted.
"Your family, the Zuo Corporation, has a cooperation project recently. I originally wanted to fight for it, so I tried so hard to get close to you guys..." Gu Sisi stammered out the words and felt a huge relief in her heart.
She was ready to face the consequences.
"Oh?" Zuo Hui hesitated for a few seconds. "Then let's cooperate!"
It was obvious that Zuo Hui was really young and innocent. This made Gu Sisi feel even more guilty.
Taking a deep breath, Gu Sisi looked at Zuo Hui and said word by word, "The point is, I only deliberately tried to get on good terms with you guys after I found out about your cooperation project."
There was a longer moment of silence.
"So, you actually didn't want to be my sister."
"No..."
"Then it's not a big deal!" Zuo Hui looked at her puzzledly. "You're still my sister!"
"... But I approached you with impure motives!"
Zuo Hui was confused now. "Did you know my identity that night in the bar?"
"...... No."
Zuo Hui looked like there was nothing to be entangled about. Gu Sisi felt like her worldview was about to collapse. Wouldn't normal people feel deceived when they found out something like this?
Zuo Hui took Gu Sisi's hand. "I think you're a great person. And I chose you to be my sister on my own. If your plan is good and my grandpa thinks so too, he'll also want to cooperate. It's a win - win situation, not one - sided exploitation."
...
After Zuo Hui left, Gu Sisi was still thinking about what she had said. Was she being naive? Couldn't she even think as clearly as a little girl?
There was a sound of a key turning in the lock outside. Gu Sisi looked over and saw Huo Cheng come in.
"Off work so early?"
"Yeah." Huo Cheng rubbed his eyes. "I've finished the work of these past few days."
These past few days...
Gu Sisi paused and asked carefully, "Is it about the bidding project you mentioned to me before?"
"Yeah." Huo Cheng leaned on the sofa and pulled Gu Sisi into his arms.
Previously, Gu Sisi might have blushed, but now she had something on her mind and was completely unaffected. Taking a deep breath, she gently asked, "So, what's the result?"
Her heart was pounding. Gu Sisi didn't know why she was so concerned about the result. Maybe it was because a lot had happened.
Huo Cheng closed his eyes and kissed her forehead softly. "We won the bid."
Gu Sisi was shocked. It took her a long time to ask, "Did something change? Weren't you saying that the competitors were very strong before?"
The questions kept coming out uncontrollably, but Gu Sisi didn't get an answer. Huo Cheng had fallen asleep on her shoulder.
Under his long eyelashes were deep dark circles. He actually looked a bit melancholy. Gu Sisi stroked his eyelashes and then touched the dark circles under his eyes. Suddenly, Zuo Hui's words popped into her mind.
"If we think your plan is good, we'll also fight for it."
Huo Cheng had been really busy these days. Gu Sisi suddenly felt relieved and forgave herself. Huo Cheng was very excellent. She had no doubt about that.
In the following days, Huo Cheng had much more free time. During this period, the two of them went to many places to play. Since Zuo Hui was under house arrest, Gu Sisi was quite speechless. Although she didn't know how Zuo Hui had managed to get out last time, she often went to play with her until it was time for Zuo Hui to go back to school.
Coincidentally, they were also about to embark on a new journey.
"Study hard," Gu Sisi hugged Zuo Hui to say goodbye. She actually felt a bit worried. After getting along for these days, Gu Sisi really regarded Zuo Hui as a junior.
"Okay~" Zuo Hui replied listlessly. Obviously, she wasn't very interested in this. Then she whispered in Gu Sisi's ear, "I still won't let that guy off this time. I must force him to give me an answer."
Zuo Hui gritted her teeth and said, "I can't just hang myself on a tree that doesn't belong to me. I need a perfect reason to move on."
Gu Sisi knew that Zuo Hui wouldn't let this go easily, so she could only comfort her. "Well, if someone doesn't appreciate you, it's their loss."
"I know," Zuo Hui's mood seemed okay. This made Gu Sisi feel more at ease.
"Come to Country Z to visit me when you have time."
"Okay~" Zuo Hui hugged her tighter. Then she said fiercely to Huo Cheng, "Don't let me find out that you've bullied her, or you'll be in trouble."
As she spoke, she was like a feisty little cat.
Huo Cheng was amused. He snatched Gu Sisi out of Zuo Hui's arms. "Don't worry. It'll never be me who bullies her. I'll protect her for a lifetime."
Zuo Hui, who was unexpectedly fed dog food: Woof woof woof.
Zuo Hui was taken to school by the driver. They got into another car and headed to the airport to continue their journey.