novelraw Chapter 216 - 194: It’s Childhood and Also the Entire Youth
Chapter 216 - 194: It’s Childhood and Also the Entire Youth
Between the pages, there are occasionally a couple of sentences interspersed within the handwriting, the font noticeably larger and written somewhat sloppily, as if thoughts of that girl suddenly came to mind during class, leading to such words being jotted down.Flipping through a few pages, she saw another sentence: I really want to bring you back, but is it still possible?
Gu Qimiao frowned, who could it be? These days, she hadn’t seen such a girl around him.
Checking the dates above, it seemed to be his notebook from when he was in university.
"You seem to be quite happy with him, but I really want to disturb you."
Such words became more frequent as she went further, and Gu Qimiao was desperate to know who this woman was. But before she could read more, voices came from outside the door. Hearing "President Shen," she got startled and quickly put the notebook back in the drawer, stood up from his seat, and hurriedly picked up a brush to cover her guilty conscience.
Her mind went blank, unsure where to start.
So it turns out he really does have someone he likes and it has been so many years, from university till now. From those few sentences, it seems that woman left this city and got together with another man?
That must be why he never had a girlfriend all these years. It turns out he had someone in his heart for a long time...
The office door was pushed open, after the subordinate had finished reporting, he came in with a stack of documents, and seeing her painting, he asked, "Not taking a break?"
Gu Qimiao forced a smile, shook her head, and said, "The table inside is too small, so I borrowed yours for a bit."
"It’s okay, go ahead and paint."
Su Yeqing lowered her head, looking at the painting, couldn’t help but glance at him out of the corner of her eye, suddenly feeling uncomfortable about their marriage.
He still had that woman in his heart, yet made such a big deal out of their marriage for the sake of the Gu family. Even if that woman still liked him, she wouldn’t dare come back to find him, would she?
Did she unintentionally become the third party here? And she was secretly getting a thrill out of it...
Shen Yanchen noticed she hadn’t moved her pen for a while and asked, "What’s wrong?"
Gu Qimiao suddenly snapped back to reality, shook her head with a smile, and said, "It’s nothing..."
Absent-mindedly mixing the colors, she then said to him, "Perhaps I should move back to the studio..."
Shen Yanchen paused his action on the files, looking at her in confusion, everything was going well, why the sudden talk about moving back?
"I would also be affecting your work here, and it’s somewhat inconvenient. The studio is more professional, and if there’s anything to discuss, I can come over. After all, it’s not far."
Shen Yanchen felt something was off, but he had been in a meeting for less than two hours, why the sudden decision to move out?
"What’s inconvenient? I can get someone to fix it."
"... No need, that would be too troublesome, I..."
"Just make do for now, we’ll talk after this batch is done. You might not always be able to reach me when you come over."
Gu Qimiao lowered her eyes. Indeed, he was so busy; it was better to finish this batch as soon as possible.
Staying by his side now, she felt like a despicable person taking advantage of someone else’s trouble.
If she had known, she wouldn’t have been curious to look, only to upset herself.
With something weighing on her mind, her painting suffered. Finally making it to the end of the day, and with Dudu calling to ask her out, Gu Qimiao felt like she was freed and hurriedly left his office.
Shen Yanchen watched her back as she left the office, his brows slightly furrowed.
Since he came back from the meeting, she had been acting weird. Did something happen during that time?
Worried, he went to the reception to ask, "Did anyone come to the office this afternoon?"
The receptionist shook her head, "Only Madam has been inside."
He was worried it might have been Lu Qianwen again, but it seems that’s not the case. What happened during that time?
Gu Qimiao reached the company entrance, and Dudu was waiting outside. The driver took them to the styling salon.
The two were in different makeup rooms. Gu Qimiao’s look was much the same as usual, elegant long dress, hair up exposing her neck, exquisite makeup, looking very attractive.
She went outside to wait for Dudu, browsing a magazine on the sofa. Dudu came out after a while.
If she hadn’t known Dudu was in that makeup room, she wouldn’t have believed the person emerged was Dudu.
Wearing a red tight dress, sultry and charming, with smoky makeup, black-gold mixed eyeshadow, her large eyes lively, fiery red lips, her straight hair styled into large waves, beautiful but completely different from her usual image.
Usually sweet and cute, now only showing mature sensuality.
"Dudu..."
She twirled in front of the mirror, uncertain, asking her, "Miaomiao, does this look weird?"
"Not weird, just not used to your sudden transformation."
Dudu looked at herself in the mirror, "I feel it’s quite strange too, but Su Bao likes it this way. Look at Liang Zixuan who puts on heavy makeup every day, that’s what he likes."
Dudu seemed to be throwing a tantrum, then turned and went to the cashier with the clerk.
The skirt was too short, the heels too high, she was unsteady walking, and Gu Qimiao supported her along the way.
In the car, Gu Qimiao asked, "Didn’t you say it was a school reunion? Will Brother Shen Yanchen be there too?"
Dudu shook her head, "But I know he has a social engagement tonight, also at that bar."
Gu Qimiao smiled without speaking, and Dudu turned to ask her, "Miaomiao, do you also think I’m quite foolish?"
"Huh?" Gu Qimiao looked at her in confusion.
"Sister An’an always scolds me, telling me not to pursue Su Bao anymore. If he doesn’t like me, why bother putting myself out there to be snubbed. But I just can’t help it. Why can’t a woman fight for her love?"
Gu Qimiao smiled slightly, "Actually, I always admired you for being so brave in loving who you love."
Dudu immediately looked gossipy, "Miaomiao, hearing you say that, do you have a crush on someone else? You’re already married to Brother Shen Yanchen, yet you still have a secret crush on another man?"
Gu Qimiao blushed, opened her mouth but couldn’t explain, afraid that the more she said, the more she would get entangled.
"Isn’t it Brother Shen Yanchen? You always said you didn’t like him, but now you’re married to him. If you didn’t like him, why marry him?"
"I’m really envious, a secret love that succeeded."
"Is someone like me not supposed to be cherished? Shamelessly chasing after someone, others wouldn’t care, right?"
Saying this, it felt like she was talking to herself, "Being proactive for too long tires you out. I don’t know how much longer I can hold on. At least until he gets married, I don’t want to give up. To me, he is both my childhood and my entire youth, it’s like he’s mine, yet suddenly taken by someone else..."