Gu Sisi arrived at the appointed café early. This was the very café where Huo Cheng had met that woman. For some reason, the writer had chosen this place.
Gu Sisi couldn't shake off a sense of unease. She always felt that something was about to happen, something beyond her expectations.
It must be because she was too nervous, she comforted herself. At the same time, she took a deep breath to relieve the pressure. It was really scary, Gu Sisi thought. She rarely felt like this.
It was such a strange experience to be nervous because of work again. At that moment, Gu Sisi didn't realize what this ominous premonition was.
It wasn't until she met the original writer that Gu Sisi understood everything. She understood why the other party had agreed to meet as soon as she heard her name was Gu Sisi;
She understood why they had chosen this café for the meeting;
She understood why she had been feeling restless these days, as if something was about to happen;
She understood why she had thought the other person's voice was familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere...
Gu Sisi suddenly found the situation a bit funny, so angry that she wanted to laugh. What on earth was this? First, Gu Sisi had caught Huo Cheng meeting a woman alone in the café.
Then there had been Huo Cheng's weak and pale explanations. She didn't even know the name of the woman Huo Cheng had met. All she remembered was that sentence, "Sisi, give me some time. I'll explain everything to you properly then."
After that, after all the preparations she had made to get the script, the writer who refused to sell the copyright turned out to be the woman who had met Huo Cheng back then. Gu Sisi thought all this was just crazy.
...
While Gu Sisi was waiting in the café, suddenly a woman sat down in front of her. Gu Sisi slowly raised her head to see who it was. Suddenly, a face came into view. Wasn't this...?
Gu Sisi's first reaction was one of confusion. Wasn't this the woman who had met Huo Cheng back then?
"Ms. Gu, it's nice to meet you again," the other woman said first. Unfortunately, Gu Sisi was still angry and didn't have a good attitude.
"I'm sorry, but I have an appointment today and don't have time," she said coldly, thinking that the woman might be a potential rival.
"Hehe, I also have an appointment. Didn't you invite me here, Ms. Gu?" Gu Chenfei seemed to be in a good mood as she said this with a charming smile.
In fact, it was true. Seeing Gu Sisi's expression and attitude, Gu Chenfei could imagine how angry Gu Sisi was. If she was angry, she probably wouldn't make it easy for Huo Cheng.
After all, making Gu Sisi angry wasn't the goal. Making Huo Cheng look bad was what Gu Chenfei wanted.
"Are you...?" Gu Sisi suddenly felt something was wrong when she heard the other woman's words. Did it mean that the person she had invited was...?
"I'm Gu Chenfei," Gu Chenfei said cheerfully, seeing that Gu Sisi was stunned.
When Gu Sisi heard this, it was as if fireworks were exploding in her head. Boom!
This kind of cheesy thing wouldn't even be written in a TV drama. Gu Sisi felt a bit embarrassed. She had always been able to separate work from personal feelings, but now she suddenly wanted to give up this script.
She didn't want it anymore. How could someone play with her like this? She was sure that this woman had done it on purpose. Judging from her expression, she had known who Gu Sisi was from the beginning and had deliberately chosen this place for the meeting.
Thinking of this and looking at the file bag full of information in her hand, Gu Sisi suddenly felt it was ironic that she had prepared so carefully.
She picked up her things and her bag and was about to leave. She didn't want to stay with this woman or be played with like this.
"So Ms. Gu is such a person who can't separate work from personal feelings. You invited me to talk about cooperation, but now you're just leaving. Are you not going to talk about the cooperation anymore?"
Seeing that Gu Sisi was about to leave, Gu Chenfei casually threw out this sentence.
"I'll ask my company to contact you. You can do as you like," Gu Sisi said without looking back.
"I won't meet anyone else. I'll only meet you, Ms. Gu."
"As long as you're willing to sit down and have a cup of coffee with me today, I'm willing to sell the copyright."
"Moreover, I won't mention any additional conditions. Everything will be up to your company."
Seeing that she had really angered Gu Sisi, Gu Chenfei threw out one bait after another in an attempt to keep her. She didn't believe it. As far as she knew, Gu Sisi had been preparing for this since she refused to sell the copyright.
It was impossible for Gu Sisi to give up after all the preparations she had made. Generally speaking, people wouldn't easily give up something they had worked hard for for a long time. She bet that Gu Sisi would sit back down.
Sure enough, Gu Chenfei guessed right. Gu Sisi stood with her back to her, clenching her fists tightly. It seemed as if she had made a major decision. After struggling for a few seconds, she finally sat down across from Gu Chenfei as if resigned to her fate.
That's right, Gu Chenfei was very satisfied with this result. This was the Gu Sisi she knew. Gu Chenfei suddenly thought of Huo Cheng. If he knew that she was meeting his wife now, she wondered what expression he would have. It must be very funny.
But now Gu Chenfei didn't want to call Huo Cheng here. She also wanted to meet Gu Sisi alone to see what kind of person she was and whether she was the same as the person in the rumors and in her imagination.
Gu Sisi was very confused and a bit annoyed when she saw the other woman staring at her all the time. It wasn't appropriate for her to lose her temper, so she forced a smile and looked back at the other woman.
"I wonder if you can keep your promise and agree to sell the copyright and cooperate with our company?"
"Don't be in such a hurry, Ms. Gu. We haven't even had our coffee yet. How about having a cup of coffee before we talk?" The atmosphere between the two of them was extremely awkward.
It was just that both of them had the surname Gu, Gu Sisi and Gu Chenfei, and both of them were related to Huo Cheng. The way they addressed each other as "Ms. Gu" sounded extremely strange.
"A latte," they said in unison. This strange sense of tacit understanding would have been a beautiful story if it had happened between close friends. Unfortunately, in this situation, it just seemed so awkward.
"Tell me about it," Gu Chenfei broke the ice first.
"Huh?" Gu Sisi was still a bit confused. What did this sudden "Tell me about it" mean? Tell? Tell what? About her and Huo Cheng? What was this woman thinking?
Gu Sisi didn't realize that her thoughts had gone astray. On the other hand, Gu Chenfei noticed something. Why did this Gu Sisi always manage to amuse her?
"Tell me about your preparations. You seem to have prepared a lot. Aren't you going to talk about it?" Gu Chenfei reminded her.
It was very strange. She usually had very little patience, but today was an exception. Was it because of Gu Sisi's special identity?