After seven years of being a "simp," she's reborn and no longer pursuing the aloof sc

Chapter 62

Madam Gu was surprised that I was so calm. She quickly composed herself and sat down.

She slowly and methodically tidied her newly permed long hair, her gaze inadvertently falling on me. After a long pause, she said bluntly, "You are indeed very shrewd. Tell me, how much do you want to leave my son?"

"They're coming clean, no more pretending?"

I still rested my chin on my hand, my tone indifferent.

Seeing her angry face, I wisely refrained from saying anything further. Instead, I answered her question seriously: "Mrs. Gu, I'll only say this once. Listen carefully: I'm not interested in your rigid, cold, bookish son. He means nothing to me. If you really find this troublesome, I'll help you find a way to completely resolve the root cause."

"any solution?"

Mrs. Gu asked with a curious expression.

"Please have someone build an iron cage, lock your son in it, and preferably connect it to electricity so that you can shock him if he misbehaves. That way, I'll never see him again."

As soon as I finished speaking, the woman opposite me became angry, her angry eyes fixed on me, her voice filled with gritted teeth: "What did you say?"

I subconsciously picked at my ear, looking disgusted, and said, "Is your son so desirable that I have to like him?"

I rolled my eyes and was about to get up and leave when the bodyguard pressed my shoulder down and made me sit down. Madam Gu raised her hand to signal the bodyguard to leave.

Madam Gu stared at me with astonishment, trying to read my thoughts from my face: "You don't like my son? Do you know what kind of presence the Gu family has in the capital?"

I could hear the smugness in her voice. She was already getting impatient: "I'm making it so obvious, can't you see? Your Gu family is powerful, but what does that have to do with me? I'll be grateful if you just don't let Song Yuan mess with me."

My words were blunt, which left Mrs. Gu, who was on the other end of the line, speechless.

She cleared her throat and looked at me with a more serious expression: "I know what Song Yuan did to you before. You can't entirely blame her. She has a deep relationship with my son and is jealous, so naturally she won't allow any women around him. If you had known better, you wouldn't have been bullied so badly."

I sneered and retorted directly: "So it's my fault, that every woman in the world who glances at him deserves to be slowly sliced ​​to death?"

I was annoyed and retorted directly, which displeased Madam Gu. I said bluntly, "I don't have time to argue with you here. I hope you will control your son and keep him from appearing in front of me again, or I will make sure he has no descendants."

After I finished speaking, I grabbed my bag and left without waiting for her reaction. Fortunately, the bodyguard behind me didn't stop me this time.

I left the coffee shop without incident. Zhao Fang was gone. I didn't plan to go back. The New Year was over, and I didn't plan to stay in the capital for long. However, I tried to book train tickets several times but couldn't get any. In the end, Gu Zi helped me find a ride-sharing service.

However, I had to wait until tomorrow. I wanted to stay in a hotel, but they were all closed during the Chinese New Year. I sighed and was about to go home when I received a call from Zhou Yong.

He ordered me to go home, get some documents, and bring them to him. I could hear a lot of noise on the other end of the phone; it must have been a bar.

Just then, a drunken voice came from the other end of the phone: "When is your daughter coming over? Let us see her."

I felt nauseous even through the receiver.

"The number you dialed is not in service. Please try again later."

After I finished speaking in an official tone, I hung up the phone and blocked/deleted the number.

Immediately afterward, Gu Zi called.

I answered the phone, and the other person remained silent for a long time. My voice was filled with concern: "Hello? Gu Zi, say something, hello, can you hear me?"

Just as I was about to hang up and call again, a deep male voice came from the other end: "It's me."

Those two simple words made it easy for me to tell that the person on the other end of the phone wasn't Gu Zi, but her brother, Gu Jinhuai.

I was about to hang up the phone when Gu Zi's urgent voice came from the other end: "Zhizhi, don't hang up, my brother has something very important to tell you."

My hand, which was about to hang up, paused slightly as I waited for him to continue.

After a long pause, he still hadn't spoken when Gu Zi's anxious voice came through: "Brother, hurry up and tell me! If you come over today, there won't be any time left. Zhizhi is going to Lincheng tomorrow, and we won't see each other again for another year. Nobody knows what will happen next year. If you don't seize the opportunity and lose Zhizhi, I won't forgive you."

Although Gu Zi had spoken very softly, I still heard her clearly.

I have no idea what they're up to; I'm completely confused.

After a long pause, I heard the man's deep voice: "You go out first."

I soon heard the door close, but I knew Gu Zi had already left. Only Gu Jinhuai was in the room. I stared at the dim streetlights, waiting for him to speak.

After waiting for ages, I never expected that Gu Jinhuai's first words would be "Happy New Year!"

"Zhou Nanzhi, Happy New Year."

For some reason, I thought of the message he retracted at midnight last night. The next second, colorful fireworks burst in the dark night sky, their sound louder than my own.

"Happy New Year."

I replied politely, but I don't know if the other person heard me.

A cold wind blew by, and I instinctively wrapped the scarf around my neck tighter, covering myself up completely to keep out the chill.

"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."

A hush fell over the room. The man opposite him seemed to have made up his mind: "Have you thought about what happened yesterday?"

As I listened to his words, my heart sank eight degrees. I said bluntly, "Your mother just came to see me. Guess what she said to me."

When I finished speaking, I could clearly feel the breathing on the other end of the phone become lighter.

"She went to find you, wait for me..."

Before he could finish speaking, I interrupted him: "We've already broken up."

"What did she tell you? Don't listen to him. It's none of her business to interfere in my affairs."

Listening to his tone, I smiled and replied, "I said I don't like you. To avoid future trouble, I suggested she build an electric shock cage and lock you in it. That way, we won't have to see each other again."

"Zhou Nanzhi, do you really not want to see me?"

Hearing his dejected and powerless tone, I thought I had misheard, but I quickly replied, "Yes."

My brief word caused the person opposite me to fall into deep thought. A gentle breeze blew by, and I heard him say the word "good".

I didn't go home that night, but spent the night in an internet cafe. The next afternoon, I planned to hitch a ride directly to Lincheng.

However, as soon as the car door was opened, Gu Jinhuai was sitting steadily in the back seat.

I looked bewildered, glanced back at the license plate to confirm it was correct, and finally, still not giving up, asked the driver, "Sir, is this the car going to Lincheng?"

The driver was chubby and always had a smile on his face. When he answered me, he chuckled and said, "Yeah, we arranged it yesterday. You're not thinking of backing out halfway through, are you?"

I shook my head and hurriedly explained, "No, no."

I finally got on the bus, but there was one person's seat between us.

Seeing this, the driver reminded her, "Young lady, there's another person sharing the ride later, so please move inside."

Listening to the driver's words, I glanced at Gu Jinhuai sitting by the window, and finally reluctantly moved further inside.

After hesitating for a while, he finally lowered his voice and asked softly, "Are you going to Lincheng?"

Gu Jinhuai glanced at me but didn't say anything. I felt a little embarrassed and simply lowered my head to listen to the music, ignoring him completely.