When Gu Sisi got off work, she walked downstairs of the company with Yang Qian. There was a car waiting for them there.
She felt a bit conflicted. Instead, Yang Qian kept whispering to console her beside her, "Sister Sisi, it'll be okay."
As they finished speaking, they looked up and saw the person waiting for them, or rather, the person specifically waiting for Gu Sisi - Wen Xuanyang. Yang Qian was brought by Gu Sisi. For some reason, Gu Sisi always felt it would be quite awkward when they met.
"Come on, ladies, please." However, Wen Xuanyang didn't show any sense of estrangement as if they hadn't seen each other for a long time. He skillfully opened the car door and made a "please" gesture.
Just talking about his temperament, Wen Xuanyang was the type of a gentle and elegant young man. His appearance was also delicate and sunny. It was the peak time of getting off work, and this gesture attracted a lot of attention.
Gu Sisi quickly got in and pulled Yang Qian into the back seat with her.
He had called Gu Sisi in the morning, saying that he would pick her up after work to discuss the specific matters of the competition. At that time, Gu Sisi immediately pulled the nearest person - Yang Qian who was brushing her teeth. After getting her consent, she finally felt relieved.
Along the way, the atmosphere was quite lively. Gu Sisi always felt that there was something subtly different about Wen Xuanyang, as if he was more sunny, as if he was truly happy from the inside out.
Yang Qian was amused and laughed merrily. With a beaming smile, she quietly leaned over to Gu Sisi's ear and said, "Sister Sisi, now I know why you used to like him."
Yang Qian was aware of this matter. But now that it was brought up, Gu Sisi could see the back of his head as soon as she looked up. Her face blushed, and she didn't want to talk about it anymore.
Instead, Yang Qian kept talking on her own and added, "But of course, President Huo is better."
"......"
It would have been better if she hadn't added that.
"What are you two chatting about?" Seeing the two of them fooling around in the back, Wen Xuanyang casually asked.
At this moment, Yang Qian had been pinched by Gu Sisi several times and was laughing so hard that she couldn't straighten up. She quickly composed herself and replied, "It's nothing. Just the TV drama we watched yesterday."
Without saying anything else, Wen Xuanyang reminded them, "We'll be there soon. I'll take you two back later!"
"No need. We'll just take a taxi back then."
Gu Sisi quickly refused. She instinctively rejected this kind of familiar intimacy.
"Sisi, when did we become so distant?"
Wen Xuanyang still smiled, but his smile was a bit bitter.
Indeed, the two had known each other for a long time. Even after his confession was rejected, their relationship was still good, with a kind of intimate distance. But later, what happened...
"Then thank you, senior. Sister Sisi is just a bit embarrassed." The atmosphere between the two was a bit delicate. Yang Qian immediately jumped in and whispered to her, "It's good to save some money. We can use it to have a big meal."
Gu Sisi often couldn't understand Yang Qian's thought process, but since the words had been spoken, it was not good to refuse.
"Then thank you."
"It's just a piece of cake."
The voice was not loud, but it seemed to come from afar. Gu Sisi knew that although there seemed to be no change on the surface, they could never go back to the past.
Out of the corner of her eye, Gu Sisi saw Yang Qian lying on the back seat of the car, looking backward as if she was staring at something.
"What's wrong, Qianqian?"
Yang Qian was already kneeling on the seat, with her whole face pressed against the rear - window glass. Thinking that there were not only the two of them in the car, Gu Sisi tightened her grip and pulled her back.
Yang Qian seemed to have just come back to her senses. She said dully with a blank look in her eyes, "I just seemed to see a familiar person."
"Who?"
"Jiang Lihao."
Hearing this name, Gu Sisi also instinctively looked backward, but by this time, she couldn't see anything.
"You must have seen wrong!" Gu Sisi said uncertainly.
"The young master of the Jiang family?" Wen Xuanyang sitting in the front asked.
"Huh? You know him?" Gu Sisi was a bit surprised.
Wen Xuanyang turned the steering wheel, and the whole car drove onto another road. Then he spoke.
"Yes, the good - for - nothing second young master of the Jiang Group."
"Ah?" Gu Sisi had never thought that Jiang Lihao was actually from the Jiang Group. But then she thought that he was a good brother of Huo Cheng. It was indeed only possible for him to have such a status.
Yang Qian, who hadn't spoken for a long time, asked, "Where is he now?"
"Now," Wen Xuanyang said indifferently, "I heard that he's back in the family business. Rumor has it that the Jiang family is cultivating an heir, so... it's very likely."
Just as he finished speaking, before the two of them could digest this information, the car stopped and the door opened.
Gu Sisi was listening to Wen Xuanyang attentively.
The competition was tomorrow. One of the four contestants' qualification had been cancelled, and all the judges had been replaced. The biggest difference was that the final would be held in this city.
"Okay, then what else do I need to prepare?"
The competition was tomorrow, and the time was a bit tight. But Gu Sisi was already very happy that the competition could restart, so she didn't care too much.
The other contestants were all notified by the new organizer of the competition venue one by one. But when it came to Gu Sisi, Wen Xuanyang used a bit of his own preference. Instead of notifying her by phone, he made an appointment with her in person.
However, Gu Sisi would never know about this.
Originally, Wen Xuanyang wanted to keep them for a while longer, but Gu Sisi said that she had to prepare early. He had no reason to keep her, and there was no need to rush.
When he dropped them off downstairs, Wen Xuanyang's eyes lit up a bit.
"Do you two live together?" Wen Xuanyang looked around.
Yang Qian smiled and blocked the a bit embarrassed Gu Sisi behind her. "Yes. I've been a bit scared living alone these days, so I asked her to come and accompany me."
"Okay." Wen Xuanyang nodded. By this time, he was already sitting in the car. He rolled down the window and called out to the person who was going upstairs.
"Sisi, you'll definitely do well if you perform normally. I believe in you."
It was getting a bit dark. Gu Sisi turned back and showed a standard smile. "Thank you."
It was as if her smile had lit up the sky.
It's okay. There will be plenty of time in the future.
Wen Xuanyang squinted his eyes and didn't know who he was talking to.
The newly - appointed leader was extremely strict. Yang Qian had tried every means but still couldn't get a leave.
She was so anxious that she was jumping up and down, but the leader was like a solid castle, indestructible, and impossible to break through.
"Sisi~" Yang Qian wailed as she lay on the sofa. "I can't go to watch your competition. Wuwuwu. It's all because the time is so rushed."
Yang Qian was so angry that she started hitting the sofa.
"It's okay." Gu Sisi sat cross - legged on the sofa, her eyes still fixed on her previous works, looking for inspiration.
It had been a long time since she last wrote, and Gu Sisi was also a bit worried.
"I'll make it up to you later." Yang Qian hugged Gu Sisi and rubbed her face against hers.
Gu Sisi pushed her down on the sofa. "I've just washed my face!"
"Wuwuwu, heartless person. You really turn your back on me as soon as you get what you want."