After the divorce, Mr. Gu spent every day at the crematorium.

"Want to come in?" Gu Tianyou asked, a slight smile playing on his lips as he looked at the woman's surprised expression.

"Come in." Shen Yao glanced at her watch; there wasn't enough time. She sighed and stepped into the elevator.

The elevator doors closed again, and the narrow, enclosed space was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The atmosphere began to become a little awkward.

Shen Yao took out her phone and sent a WeChat message to her colleague, explaining why she was late.

Her colleague immediately replied, "Professor Shen, don't worry, it's not the agreed time yet, and the person we're supposed to talk to about the project hasn't arrived either."

Upon seeing this message, Shen Yao breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it's not too late.

Gu Tianyou glanced at the woman out of the corner of his eye.

He was a head taller than the woman, and when he caught a glimpse of the mini hearing aid in her ear, his heart suddenly clenched for some reason.

"Your ears?" Gu Tianyou couldn't help but ask.

Shen Yao, who was staring at her phone and looking up information, looked up when she heard the man's voice on the other end of the line. "I have hearing problems."

"Is it congenital?" Gu Tianyou was really curious as to why this woman suddenly started wearing hearing aids a year ago.

Shen Yao tightened her grip on her phone and took a deep breath.

The images of being pinned to the ground and slapped in the face in the past are once again impacting her mind.

Was this man doing it on purpose, deliberately reminding himself of those unbearable and painful memories from the past?

Sensing the wariness and hostility in the woman's eyes, Gu Tianyou quickly explained, "I was just curious, I meant no harm."

Looking into the man's innocent eyes and listening to his innocent tone, Shen Yao felt as if her heart was being gripped tightly by a hand.

Is the man faking it?

Or do you think Shen Yao has lost her memory and are testing her?

A thousand thoughts surged through Shen Yao's mind, almost threatening to engulf her.

With a crisp "ding," the elevator doors opened.

It interrupted Shen Yao's wild thoughts.

Shen Yao glanced at the seemingly innocent man in front of her and said, word by word, "Excuse me, please move aside."

Upon hearing the woman's words, Gu Tianyou realized that his body was blocking the elevator door.

Gu Tianyou consciously moved to the side.

Shen Yao gave a brief thank you and quickly walked out of the elevator.

Some people and things are your fault if you even glance at them. You don't need to waste your time and energy on them. Shen Yao silently recited this sentence as she brushed past the man.

But she hadn't taken more than a few steps when she heard the sound of a man's footsteps on the marble floor behind her.

Shen Yao frowned, stopped, turned her head, and almost bumped into the man.

"Are you here for a meeting too?" Shen Yao asked the man curiously.

The man nodded. "This is a business hotel. This floor is rented out to important figures for meetings. As the president of the Gu Group, it's perfectly reasonable for me to be here."

Shen Yao found the man's words to be very reasonable and had nothing to refute.

She turned around and walked towards room 908.

The moment the door opened, Shen Yao saw her colleague's familiar face and felt a sense of relief.

She turned to close the door, but saw Gu Tianyou standing behind her.

An expression of displeasure appeared on his face almost immediately. "Mr. Gu, you're not going to tell me that you're also having a meeting in this private room, are you?"

Gu Tianyou said with a slightly smug expression, "You guessed right."