Chapter 96: It's really lonely to fall in love with a man like this

  Ning Qing looked at the two short messages sent by Gu Qingheng over and over again, and finally deleted them.

  It suddenly occurred to me that in the past, Luochuan also liked using her mobile phone to reply to messages on her behalf.

  He always says he doesn't like boring people sending her boring texts, he needs to filter them himself. She lets him do it, thinking that this is what intimacy with him means.

  She had seen Lu Chuan's phone several times, and there were only two people in his address book, her and Guan Shaoze.

  He said his social circle was very narrow and she was the center of his whole life.

  At that time, she was like many women in love, with very simple thoughts. Whatever Luochuan said, she would believe, and never doubted him...

  Ning Qing deleted the short message and went into her phone's address book. Inside, there was Lu Chuan's phone number, which she had always saved.

  Suddenly, she wanted to dial this number, maybe this time it wouldn't be a wrong number.

  Her finger pressed the call button, and soon the phone call turned into a smart reply, with a mechanical voice that was cold as ice.

  Ning Qing put down her phone, her emotions were unreachable, no one was available to answer.

  In her heart, she was ridiculing herself - a person who had been gone for four years, and yet, she still hoped he would come back?

  Yan Zi was still chattering away, analyzing Gu Qingheng's behavior, when she suddenly saw Nian Qing looking downcast and suspiciously asked her: "Who did you just call?"

  "Hello? Union, checking mobile phone balance."

  Yan Zi glared at her, annoyed, raising his voice: "I'm talking about you and Gu Qing Heng, you really..."

  Qing quickly covered Yanzi's loud mouth, as colleagues might return to the office at any time after finishing dinner. "Don't say anymore, it's inconvenient in the company. Anyway, you're overthinking, we're all overthinking. He just saw me sleeping and helped me reply to two text messages with his hands, that's all."

  Yan Zi pulled down Ning Qing's hand and went straight to the point: "So you guys last night..."

  "Let's talk about it when we get home." Nian Qing didn't want to bring it up while eating.

  "You want me to suffocate until I get home, how can I be in the mood for work this afternoon!" Yanzi has a quick temper and likes things done quickly, she can't tolerate it.

  But after a few minutes, she saw colleagues coming back to the office after finishing their meal.

  She could only endure.

  ……

  When getting off work, colleagues left one after another.

  Qing still had some unfinished work and couldn't leave yet, so she sent a text message to Yanzi asking him to wait for about 10 minutes, saying that she would be done soon.

  Yanzi responded with an "OK" and was already on her way down in the elevator.

  Ten minutes or so.

  Ning Qing finished her work, quickly tidied up her desk, took a sip of water, grabbed her bag and headed out. She walked into the elevator and went down to find Yan Zi - she had been holding it in all afternoon, now she must be bursting with anxiety, can't let her hold it in any longer.

  Elevator floor, descending.

  Ning Qing's phone rang, it was Yan Zi calling.

  She raised an eyebrow and picked up the phone, apparently, Yanzi was really anxious and couldn't wait a moment longer.

  "Where is it?" Yanz asked, her voice urgent.

  "In the elevator, on my way down, very soon." Ning Qing smiled and said.

  "Yan Zi's voice became more urgent: 'Don't come down, go up, go up!'"

  She was so angry that she couldn't help but laugh: "Do you think the elevator is something that goes up when you say it does and comes down when you say it does?"

  Yan Zi was about to grit her teeth: "Your family's jealous woman, Ah Zi, has arrived, right in the company lobby, dressed like a noblewoman. If you come down now, you'll definitely run into her. Eh... General Manager Gu..."

  The next moment, Yanzai ended the call.

  Staring at the phone with a "ding-ding" busy tone, her heart was racing and in disarray.

  She stared at the elevator numbers, which kept decreasing, and hastily pressed a floor button, pressing randomly without knowing what department it was.

  Very anxious.

  Feel very embarrassed about myself like this.

  In fact, she could have just gone down and used another excuse to avoid it openly. But now, really, she didn't want to see the intimate scene of Gu Qingheng and Nian Zi at all.

  There is an emotion that has been affecting her.

  No worries, don't mind.

  The elevator stopped on the 8th floor and slowly opened with a "ding".

  Walked out with a clear and determined mind.

  It's someone else's department, someone else's office. Although everyone is an employee of the Gu company and nominal colleagues, not a single person is familiar to her. She enters like this, really, very abrupt.

  It was just after work hours, and colleagues in the office were packing up their things to leave. Seeing a new face, Nian Qing, some people froze: "Who are you?"

  "......Hello." Nian Qinggan smiled awkwardly and said.

  "Which department are you from? There's a document that needs to be sent over to us?" one of my colleagues asked, somewhat displeased. It was almost time to get off work and there were still tasks to follow up on.

  "No." Nian Qing shook her head and coughed, "I'm here to find a colleague. But I forgot if she's on this floor or not, I don't know if I've taken a wrong turn."

  "What's your name?" The colleague asked, knowing that Nian Qing wasn't there to deliver files, his tone softened.

  Silently smiling, unable to utter his name.

  She glanced at her phone's time and thought - Gu Qingheng and Nian Zi, have they left?

  "Are you looking for me?" A young male voice dispelled the siege around Qing.

  Nian Qing raised her eyes and looked away, furrowing her brow.

  The man opposite her was not bad-looking, wearing a very ordinary suit, on which several wrinkles could be clearly seen. He should be only a few years older than her, holding a large file and smiling at her.

  Ning Qing still frowned, feeling that this person was somewhat familiar, but couldn't recall his name.

  The man's voice reminded: "Last time at the banquet, Zi and we had a gathering to drink wine, you came over to pick her up, we have met once."

  Nian Qing suddenly realized at this moment, this man was the backup that Yan Zi had told her to find previously.

  It's indeed the type that Yanzi likes.

  "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you." Nian Qing smiled and secretly let out a sigh of relief. By coincidence, they had met someone who knew Yan Zi, which showed that Yan Zi was quite popular in the company: "Last time with Yan Zi's matter, thank you for taking care of her."

  "No need to be polite." The man put down the file, walked up to Nian Qing and extended his hand: "I'm Fu You, nice to meet you again."

  She smiled faintly.

  She was actually not used to interacting with strangers, but this is unavoidable in society. Fortunately, Fu You looked like a decent person.

  "My name is Nian Qing." Xū grasped Fu You's hand, and Nian Qing felt a bit of awkwardness, he was sweating.

  Fu You nodded and said, "I know you're Nian Qing. On the day of the banquet, Yan Zi mentioned you several times to me. When you came over, I wanted to talk to you, but your mind was all on Yan Zi and you didn't notice me." As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his palm, giving Nian Qing an apologetic smile, looking slightly nervous.

  Don't mind, it doesn't matter, just shake your head.

  That day, her mind was not just on the banquet, but also on Gu Qingheng waiting outside...

  "Sit down and talk." Fu You moved a chair for Nian Qing, seeing that she didn't plan to leave for the time being.

  Ning Qing said thank you and sat down, looking at her colleagues in the office, one by one packing up and leaving after work. In the end, only she and Fu You were left in the office.

  Ning Qing looked at Fu You who was busy and asked: "Are you going to work overtime?"

  Fu You raised his head and smiled: "I'm doing tomorrow's official business."

  Knitting her brows, she suddenly realized that when Fu You got off work, he had to turn off all the lights in the office and lock the door. But since she was here, Fu You couldn't get off work. "....Sorry, I'm disturbing you."

  Fu You shook his head and stood up, saying: "Wait for me a moment."

  He went into the pantry, used a disposable cup to pour a drink for Nian Qing, added sugar and milk. He brought it out and handed it to her: "I have a sister who likes to drink this kind of thing, I don't know if you like it."

  Qing said thank you and took it, taking a sip, slightly sweet, her favorite. "How old is your sister?" asked curiously.

  "I was 17 when I read it in high school," Fu said.

  Chatted for half a day.

  Ning Qing's phone rang, it was Yan Zi calling. She quickly picked up and asked softly, "Have you left?"

  “……”

  "I'm on the 8th floor, I just saw a colleague. Hmm, I'll come down now."

  “……”

  End call.

  Ning Qing drained the cup and said to Fu You: "This is very good, thank you. Tonight, Yan Zi and I will invite you to dinner."

  Fu Youshuang quickly agreed: "Okay."

  ……

  Gu Qingheng's car, Duanyu was driving, taking him and Nianzi out for dinner.

  Gu Qingheng kept fiddling with his phone in his hand, distracted.

  Today, his phone rang many times, but none of them were the person he was waiting for. Since returning from Haicheng, he didn't even have a reason to send her a text message anymore. He was thinking about whether or not to give her a call. This morning, they got along very well. She even cooked breakfast for him and ate with him before leaving.

  How could she not give him any news for a whole day?

  Nian Zi has arrived, she must also know, is she hiding from Nian Zi or him?

  Gu Qingheng furrowed his brow tightly, a bit uncertain about Ning Qing's attitude towards him.

  He thought they could gradually enter a normal relationship between men and women, but she seemed to be alienating him.

  What's the reason for this!

  Nian Zi was holding onto Gu Qing Heng's hand, her soft chest pressed against his arm, and she could feel the tense muscles on his hand. She asked him in a gentle voice: "Waiting for whose call?"

  "A customer." Gu Qing said calmly.

  "Is it important?" Nian Zi didn't believe him.

  A man's absent-mindedness is a dangerous signal. It proves that the person he is thinking of at this moment is not her!

  "Hmm." Gu Qingheng didn't want to say more.

  "Qing Heng, about last time, I know it was my fault. I've reflected on myself, shouldn't you forgive me by now? You know, I've loved you since the first time you came to my house. It's been so hard for me to get to this point with you, and we're finally engaged, wanting to become your woman as soon as possible, isn't that forgivable?"

  "I'm not angry, you don't have to mention it again." Gu Qingheng frowned slightly, disliking Ziyan's clinginess.

  "You'd rather stare at a phone with no signal than look at me!" Nian Zi's voice was sharp with accusation, and it was clear she was jealous!

  Nian Zi had always been very jealous, Nian Qing was well aware of this and absolutely dared not challenge him lightly.

  Dragon Boat Festival, stopped the car, red light ahead.

  A lonely vehicle.

  Gu Qingheng's face was expressionless as he lowered his voice and said: "I'm thinking about official business, a lot of official business. Your voice is making me feel annoyed."

  The phone rang at this moment, timely. It wasn't Qing, but a real client.

  Gu Qingheng picked up the phone, and Zi didn't think he would answer, but with just one glance from him, she fell silent, intimidated by his cold and unapproachable demeanor.

  "Hello."

  “……”

  "What's wrong?"

  “……”

  "No need to bother, I'll check the backup at the company."

  “……”

  "Uh-huh, that's it."

  End call.

  Gu Qingheng instructed Duanyu, "Let me down on the road ahead." Then, he turned to Nianzi beside him and said, "Something urgent came up, I need to go back to the company for a bit, can't accompany you."

  "You won't sleep with me, and now you're even making excuses to avoid having dinner with me?"

  Gu Qing gave him a faint glance, displeased: "I'll let Duanwu take you out for dinner, after dinner, you can go shopping, you can go buy things, you can go get beauty treatments, but don't come bother me."

  Nian Zi arranged a good itinerary, Gu Qing Heng opened the car door and was about to get out when his arm was tightly grasped by her.

  He frowned, really didn't like women, no manners.

  "You're my fiancé, I need you to give me some love and affection. Sex is good, kissing is good, even a hug would do. But none of these things have you ever given me!" Nian Zi shouted at the bottom of her heart, she was really jealous to the extreme.

  Gu Qingheng pulled her into his arms, hugged her, a cold and distant hug, for two seconds, then pushed her away: "Is that enough? Calm down, recall what I told you before our engagement. Now, I have to leave."

  He didn't wait for Nian Zi to react, Gu Qing Heng pulled his arm back, got off the car, and patted the clean collar of his shirt with a good-looking hand, which seemed to be stained with a strong scent of perfume.

  Gu Qingheng hailed a taxi nearby and headed back to the company.

  Nian Zi in the car, recalling what Gu Qing Heng had said to her before their engagement.

  He said that work is his first priority and he won't give her too much emotion. Marriage and wife come after that.

  Falling in love with such a man is really lonely.

  He's so excellent that it's impossible not to love him, yet loving him also brings hatred.

  ………

  Fifteen minutes.

  Gu Qingheng got off the taxi across the street from the company. While waiting for the light to cross the road, he caught a glimpse of Nian Qing and Yan Zi standing together on the opposite side, seemingly waiting for a car.

  He raised an eyebrow, glanced at the pedestrian light which still had tens of seconds left, couldn't wait any longer, took out his phone and dialed Ning Qing's number. At this time, a small sedan stopped in front of Ning Qing, and from the car came down a man younger than him...

  Gu Qingheng furrowed his brow tightly, his eyes as cold as ice, staring at Nian Qing and the young man who were interacting with each other, chatting and laughing.

  The phone call was finally answered.

  Ning Qingcai was about to say a word when Gu Qingheng immediately interrupted: "Who are you with now?"

  "Yan Zi."

  "Who is that man beside you?" Gu Qingheng asked in a low voice, looking at Nian Qing opposite him. Her face changed instantly, and she shook her head, looking around, trying to see where he was. But she never saw him, even though he was right across from her.

  A young man is inviting her to get in the car.

  Hang up the phone.

  Gu Qingheng didn't want to hear Nian Qing's next response.