"It's really you!" Du Hao blocked Gu Mian outside the bathroom, his face expression was somewhat subtle. (Cotton Candy)

  At this time, Gu Mei hadn't had a chance to go to the bathroom to tidy up. Fortunately, Qin Sheng still had some sense of propriety and didn't mess with her clothes or hair. Her lips were just slightly red and swollen, and most of the lipstick was rubbed off by Qin Sheng. Anyone with experience would understand what had happened at a glance.

  Looking at Gu Mian like this, Du Hao only felt his chest tight, as if something was stuck in his heart and he couldn't breathe.

  "Mr. Du, this is the ladies' restroom entrance, do you think it's appropriate to block me here?" Gu Mian quickly adjusted her state and spoke to Du Hao in a very ordinary tone.

  Du Hao must have guessed something just now on the balcony, but because Qiao Qingya suddenly appeared, he didn't do anything. Now he's running to the bathroom to wait in ambush, really clever.

  But even if he waited here, what could he do? She and Du Hao didn't have any relationship anymore. No matter who she was with or what she did, it had nothing to do with Du Hao.

  Seeing Gu Mian so calm and composed, without a hint of panic, Du Hao's heart sank even further, and a bitter taste welled up in his mouth.

  "I just saw you dancing and I thought I was seeing things wrong." Du Hao said, suppressing the indescribable bitterness in his heart, to Gu Mian.

  "You didn't see wrong, Mr. Du. I want to go to the restroom, would you mind letting me pass?" Gu Mian slightly tilted her head, hinting at Du Hao to move aside and cool off.

  Du Hao remained silent and didn't budge, yet he also didn't open his mouth to speak.

  Gu Mei saw Du Hao like this and felt annoyed. She hadn't seen Du Hao for a long time. Originally, she thought that after being caught by Qiao Qingya at the Muse Jewelry Store, Du Hao would have put away those unnecessary thoughts, but looking at the current situation, it seemed that wasn't the case at all.

  "Mr. Du, if you have something to say, then say it. I don't have the time to play silent games with you. If you're not going to speak, then please step aside. After all, this is a public place and Mrs. Du should be here too. I don't think you'd want to cause a scene in a situation like this, would you?" Gu Mian said bluntly to Du Hao.

  This is a cocktail party hosted by the Haohan Group. The guests are all business associates and some well-known figures in various industries. Gu Mian believes that as long as Du Hao still has some brains, he shouldn't make any moves that would embarrass everyone.

  However, she also doesn't rule out the possibility of Du Hao suddenly going crazy. So when talking to Du Hao, she also quietly pays attention to the surrounding situation without making a sound.

  "You look beautiful today." Du Hao was still rational over emotional, suppressing the faint impulse in his heart.

  "Thank you." Gu Mei nodded slightly. Then she looked at Du Hao and said, "So, Mr. Du, shouldn't you be leaving now?"

  Du Hao fell silent again, but this time he stepped aside before Gu Mian flew into a rage, clearing the way.

  Gu Mei didn't want to waste words with Du Hao either, and directly walked towards the bathroom.

  Just as Gu Mian was about to enter the restroom, Du Hao said in a low voice behind her back: "It's been a while since we last met, you've changed a lot."

  "People will change, but some people become worse." Having said that, Gu Mian walked into the bathroom without looking back.

  Du Hao looked at the bathroom door and let out a silent sigh, unsure of what to say.

  The music in the dance pool is about to end, and he can't stay here for long. He turns around and prepares to leave.

  "Mr. Tang?" Du Hao looked at the Tang Ming in front of him with surprise, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, not knowing how long Tang Ming had been standing there or if he had heard anything.

  Tang Ming stood quietly in the shadows, hearing Du Hao's voice, and only looked up at him with a glance. He had no desire to talk to Du Hao.

  Du Hao didn't understand what Tang Ming meant, seeing that the other party didn't say anything. He could only nod at Tang Ming and quickly leave this place.

  What neither of them noticed was that at a slightly further corner, there was another person standing. This person also quickly left after Du Hao's departure, as if he had never appeared before. [Cotton Candy]

  Before long, Han Lu rushed to the bathroom again, without noticing whether there were still people around, carrying a small bag and directly entering the women's bathroom.

  Gu Mei was worried about how to reapply her makeup when she saw Han Lu walking in from outside, and a hint of surprise appeared on her face: "Han Lu, you're here too?"

  Han Lu saw Gu Mian in the bathroom and let out a sigh of relief, quickly walking to Gu Mian's side and shoving the bag into his hand: "I looked around outside but couldn't find you, it was Qin Sheng who told me to bring this stuff here. Honestly, where did you two go just now?"

  Gu Mei listened and found out that it was actually Qin Sheng who had let Han Lu come, and on top of that, Han Lu was using an extremely ambiguous gaze to scan her body back and forth, especially lingering on her lips for a longer time, making her face uncontrollably flush.

  Pretending to touch up her makeup, she took out things from her bag and ignored Han Lu, starting to make movements in front of the mirror by herself.

  "Alas, you're not making any sense! At least I put in a lot of effort tonight, how can you be like this?" Han Lu said discontentedly, seeing that Gu Mian didn't respond.

  "It's not a big deal, what's there to say." Gu Mei reapplied her lip gloss and smoothed out her hair.

  "What's wrong, there's nothing good to say? Tell me how things have developed, tell me about your feelings, and what he did!" Han Lu asked while carefully scanning the bathroom, only relaxing when she found that there was no one else around except for the two of them.

  Gu Mei put down her hand that was tidying up her hair, and one by one put back the various cosmetics into her bag. She turned around to look at Han Lu and said: "You've done something excessive, you even specially asked Xue Tianfei to cooperate and help out. If there wasn't a reaction, wouldn't we have become a joke today?"

  "It seems like it's not entirely ineffective judging from your appearance." Han Lu said after sizing up Gu Mian.

  "It's effective, but... anyway, I don't know how to put it into words." Gu Ming let out a sigh.

  "What's wrong, he didn't seem to be in a bad mood?" Han Lu slightly furrowed her brow, looking at Qin Sheng who had just left, seemingly not having parted on bad terms.

  "It's up to people's different opinions whether he did a good job or not, anyway, he gave me an opportunity." Gu Mei said softly.

  "This isn't exactly saying he wants to pursue you, why don't you seem particularly happy?" Han Lu looked at Gu Mian with some confusion.

  She fiddled with the leather tassel on her small bag's zipper: "I'm not necessarily set on him, so why should I be especially happy? I just wanted to end this ambiguous state. I admit I have a good impression of him, but forcing him to make a move like that, although it was successful, somehow makes me feel a little uncomfortable."

  "Is it his aura that's intimidating you?" Han Lu said with a knowing look.

  "Maybe a little!" Gu Mian nodded.

  It was she who provoked and she who got the result, but for some reason, she always felt that something was not quite right, with a lingering sense of discontent.

  After some thought, it's possible that the reason she didn't feel disgusted by the kiss was because of her physiological reaction, which was even somewhat pleasant. This is also why she only kicked Qin Sheng once and didn't get angrier, but deep down, being forced by someone would always leave a small feeling of resentment. If the situation were reversed and she had taken advantage of Qin Sheng, perhaps this feeling wouldn't have existed.

  Also, Qin Sheng hasn't done enough, at least not to the point where he's made her feel very moved, so that her good feelings have risen and fallen, leaving her somewhat uncertain.

  "Then doesn't he have a chance anymore?" Han Lu asked tentatively.

  "I told him that opportunities aren't given by others, but are seized by oneself. If he really likes me, then he'll naturally know what to do over time. If not...then there's nothing more to say. Du Hao was a lesson for me - I could feel that he genuinely liked me, but I misjudged my own worth. He did like me, but he liked his career even more, which is why he ended up marrying someone else behind my back." Gu Mian said with a self-deprecating tone.

  "Du Hao, that bastard, don't even think about it, think about the future instead. It's okay, now is still too early to say anything, if Qin Sheng doesn't perform well, you can always change to a better one, I won't believe it if you can't find a good man who suits you." Han Lula grasped Gu Mian's hand and encouraged her.

  "Emotions aren't about who gives more or less, it's mutual. If someone treats me well, I'll treat them well too. Qin Sheng is actually a pretty good person, although his methods today were a bit over the top, but at least he's making progress compared to staying silent all the time. But am I also being a bit unfair by setting him up?" Gu Mei smiled slightly.

  "You're not being fair, two people guessing back and forth is meaningless, only by speaking openly can we make progress. And this is something he voluntarily jumped into, we didn't force him with a knife. I think Qin Sheng is just a introverted man, appropriate introversion is fine, but if it's too much then it's not good." Han Lu tilted her head and helped Gu Cai tidy up the hair behind her ear: "Alright, you're tonight's most attractive female lead, you should go out and dance with all the gentlemen present. How can you stay in the restroom all the time? Let's go!"

  "You're right, who knows, I might even meet a better man at the party." Gu Mei said with a half-joking tone.

  "I think Xue Tianfei is quite good, he has very few scandals, and in the industry, he's a well-known golden bachelor. He's also willing to help, who knows, maybe he has a crush on you too. You two looked pretty compatible when dancing together, worth considering." Han said with a hint of intention.

  "Alright, I was just saying that, and you actually started helping me find someone? I'm not a flower idiot, let people misunderstand that I'm the kind of person who can't get rid of once they're stuck on. That wouldn't be good." Gu Mian lightly pinched Han Lu's arm and left the bathroom with her, laughing and chatting.

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