Gu Chenfei showed rare patience as she explained things to Gu Sisi. She wondered if this was some kind of magical skill of Gu Sisi's. People who were usually impatient always seemed to show extraordinary patience in front of her.
Huo Cheng was like this, and so was Gu Chenfei.
"Why should I trust you?"
Gu Sisi still eyed Gu Chenfei warily. Although Huo Cheng had indeed explained their relationship to her and she knew about the cooperation between Huo Cheng and Gu Chenfei.
Actually, when she first learned about those things, Gu Sisi was grateful to Gu Chenfei. However, Gu Chenfei's sudden visit inevitably made her suspicious.
Gu Sisi wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt that she had been over - thinking lately. She would always come up with all sorts of random thoughts and feel restless.
Another obvious change was that Gu Sisi was eating more and more. Maybe it was because of the new chef. She seemed to prefer this new taste.
She always felt that she had been eating a bit too much recently.
It might be the chef's fault, Gu Sisi thought, and then redirected her attention back to what Gu Chenfei had said.
She had dispelled her doubts about the relationship between Huo Cheng and Gu Chenfei, but that didn't mean she would trust Gu Chenfei.
Gu Chenfei showed up suddenly and said a whole bunch of inexplicable things. Although they sounded reasonable at first, upon closer inspection, they didn't add up.
First of all, how did Gu Chenfei know that Huo Cheng had told her about their relationship?
Secondly, how did Gu Chenfei know that Huo Cheng was constrained by the Huo family and that he was worried about Gu Sisi's safety?
Moreover, if it was really as Gu Chenfei said, that Huo Cheng had sent her here, then why didn't Huo Cheng tell Gu Sisi in advance?
Didn't Huo Cheng know that Gu Sisi had just suspected their relationship?
What was Huo Cheng's plan by sending Gu Chenfei here so abruptly? Or rather, was it really not Huo Cheng who sent her? If so, then what was Gu Chenfei's intention in coming here?
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Countless doubts welled up in her mind. For a moment, Gu Sisi didn't know what to believe.
Looking at Gu Chenfei in front of her, Gu Sisi always felt that the situation was surreal. What kind of relationship was this?
Gu Chenfei was both Huo Cheng's childhood sweetheart and the daughter - in - law recognized by the Huo family. She had once been regarded as a potential rival in love by Gu Sisi. But now,
Gu Chenfei had become Gu Sisi's superior. As an investor, she had directly assigned Gu Sisi's work. This transformation was quite a big one.
"I know you don't trust me, but I can prove myself to you." After a long moment of silence, Gu Chenfei spoke. Her voice was as cold as ever, but the words she said somehow had a calming effect.
"First of all, when I first met you in the coffee shop last time, I was indeed a bit unfriendly. But there's nothing between me and Huo Cheng. When I said we grew up together, it was just a literal description."
"The Huo family and the Gu family have a good relationship, so my parents and the Huos kind of had this unspoken arrangement for us. But both Huo Cheng and I disagreed."
"Last time in the coffee shop, I just wanted to see you and Huo Cheng bickering and see Huo Cheng get flustered. If it made you unhappy, I can apologize."
"Sorry."
Gu Chenfei's easy - going apology made Gu Sisi a bit uncomfortable.
But she just stared at Gu Chenfei with a smile and didn't say a word. What Gu Chenfei said was consistent with what Huo Cheng had told her, but Gu Sisi's doubts still remained.
"Miss Gu, did you have breakfast this morning? If not, would you like to join me?"
Gu Sisi avoided the topic and didn't talk about anything else. Gu Chenfei stared at Gu Sisi's face for a few seconds.
Both of them were silent, as if an invisible war had started at the dinner table.
Gu Chenfei didn't move, and Gu Sisi just ate her breakfast on her own.
"I wonder how we're going to discuss the script. Miss Gu, should we follow the normal working hours? And where should we have the discussions?"
After she had almost finished eating, Gu Sisi suddenly asked Gu Chenfei. She saw Gu Chenfei frown slightly.
"Miss Gu, you don't seem to believe what I just said."
"No, I do."
This answer surprised Gu Chenfei. "Then what's this about?"
"But Miss Gu said we were going to talk about work. So how about we focus on work this week?"
"Can we decide the working location by ourselves?"
Gu Sisi asked cunningly. "Sure, if Miss Gu wants, we can even work at home."
Looking at Gu Sisi, who had surprised her several times today, Gu Chenfei was quite curious. She wanted to see what this girl was up to.
"Miss Gu and I really have a good understanding. We think alike. I was just going to say that the baby is still young, so it would be better if we work at my place. Since Miss Gu is already here, you don't have to leave."
"Oh, I almost forgot to ask. What do you think, Miss Gu?"
Gu Chenfei was a bit confused about what Gu Sisi was up to. But what she said was exactly what Gu Chenfei had in mind. Gu Chenfei originally planned to protect Gu Sisi at her place.
This way, as long as Gu Sisi didn't go out, she would be a bit safer under Huo Cheng's protection. After this week, when Huo Cheng came back, Gu Sisi wouldn't need her anymore.
"If Miss Gu thinks this is a good idea, I have no objections."
Just like that, they reached an agreement.
After breakfast, Gu Sisi and Gu Chenfei really started discussing the script seriously.
Considering that there might be a lot of Huo Cheng's documents in the study, Gu Sisi chose the balcony as their working place.
Sister Hu timely brought some snacks. Sitting in the breeze and munching on the snacks, they seemed more like they were having afternoon tea than working.
Surprisingly, the two of them really got down to business. When Gu Sisi was studying Gu Chenfei's novels before, she had many doubts.
At first, Gu Sisi had a preliminary plan for the character arrangement. But after talking to Gu Chenfei, she came up with new ideas.
To her surprise, Gu Sisi and Gu Chenfei hit it off. They had the same ideas on many aspects, especially on how to present the script.
This was very different from what Gu Sisi had originally thought. She had thought that their ideas about the script would be completely different and that it would take a long time for them to get used to each other. But now, everything seemed to be going smoothly.
During the working process, Gu Sisi also found that Gu Chenfei wasn't as cold as she seemed. In fact, she was a bit "unorthodox". She looked very aloof, but in reality, she wasn't.
One of them scribbled on the notebook while the other gave suggestions from time to time. One was bright and the other was cold, but they somehow looked very harmonious together.