Chapter 152: Chapter 152 She Never Loved
Su ixi went to the villa again today to check on the renovations.
Today, they were working on the waterproofing of the bathroom on the third floor.
After taking a look, she asked the worker, “Isn’t the waterproofing supposed to cover all four walls? Why is one wall not being done?”
The worker today wasn’t the sa as the last one; this one was quite arrogant and not easy to talk to. “I just follow the orders from above. What’s the problem?”
“Then call your boss and ask why the side near the door doesn’t need waterproofing.”
Although the wall area near the door was small, if it wasn’t waterproofed, moisture could easily penetrate, leading to mold over ti.
The worker didn’t make the call but simply said, “I’m a professional. I’ve done many big projects, and your wall won’t get moldy.”
“You’re not calling? Then I’ll call myself.”
The worker ignored her and kept working.
Su ixi walked to the balcony to make the call.
She couldn’t get through to the renovation manager and thought it might be a signal issue, so she walked to the entrance to try calling.
It took a while, but she finally got through.
However, the renovation manager didn’t seem to know what he was busy with, kept asking all these questions, and Su ixi said, “Why don’t you co over and see for yourself?”
Nowadays, even if a company is well-known, most of the work is outsourced to external teams, and the quality of these teams can vary. The workers are assigned randomly; if you’re lucky, you’ll get a good worker, but if not, you might end up with soone with a bad attitude.
While Su ixi was arguing with the renovation manager, soone snatched her phone away.
Bai Anzhi grabbed her phone and said fiercely, “You have 20 minutes to get here, or I’ll have you fired today. Believe it or not?”
The person on the other end seed panicked. “Who are …?”
“I know your boss, Mr. Ye.”
The manager quickly responded, “Alright, I’m on my way. Please wait a mont.”
The renovation manager arrived quickly, and the waterproofing issue was resolved. At Bai Anzhi’s insistence, they checked every aspect of the construction, reviewing every little detail.
Unknown to them, besides the waterproofing, there were also problems with the plumbing and electrical layout, so due to Su ixi’s lack of consideration and so due to the workers’ carelessness.
If these issues hadn’t been discovered in ti, rework would have been necessary later, costing a lot of money and ti.
As Su ixi wasn’t a professional, she let Bai Anzhi lead the inspection.
Bai Anzhi might appear unruly, but he was ticulous and firm in his work, and the manager promised to fix any issues he pointed out.
It turned out that he wasn’t a bad person after all — he had his principles.
Just arrogant and thick-skinned.
Once the inspection was done, Bai Anzhi reverted to his carefree deanor. “See, I really helped you out today. Shouldn’t you buy a al?”
Su ixi thought for a mont and asked, “Is this al really necessary?”
“Of course.” Bai Anzhi moved closer, maintaining a safe distance.
This distance, psychologically speaking, ant ‘I want to get closer to you but won’t pressure you.’ If the woman liked him, she might blush and get nervous; if not, she would instinctively step back.
Su ixi took a step back and then asked, “So, anything will do?”
“Of course, as long as you’re treating and we eat together.” Bai Anzhi thought he had a chance.
Su ixi then opened a food delivery app and ordered two takeouts.
Bai Anzhi: “…”
“Are you just brushing off?”
Su ixi couldn’t help but smile at him, “Isn’t it what you said? Anything will do.”
Perhaps it was her smile that made Bai Anzhi montarily infatuated, and he agreed to have the takeout.
He thought to himself: Takeout is fine, as long as we’re eating together. Sooner or later, she’ll fall for him.
Besides, her actions were just playing hard to get.
The takeout arrived.
Two servings of duck blood and vermicelli soup.
Su ixi handed one to him and took the other to sit on a stone bench opposite the villa.
Bai Anzhi also ca and sat down.
As he ate, he seed to relish the food. “This duck blood and vermicelli soup is the best I’ve ever had in my life.”
Su ixi replied, “You’re so slick.”
“Slick?”
“Slick. You’ve probably been through this before. This isn’t your first ti saying such things, right?”
“Hasn’t Gu Wei said sothing like this to you?”
“He has, but when he said it, it didn’t feel slick, just sweet.”
Bai Anzhi looked injured. “We’re both human. Why is it that when he says it, it’s not slick, but when I say it, it is?”
Su ixi just smiled.
“By the way, what do you like about Gu Wei?”
“About that…” Su ixi felt that since he asked, she should just say it straightforwardly. Once she gave her answer, Bai Anzhi would surely back off.
“Gu Wei would give up his life for ,” she said.
Bai Anzhi’s hand trembled.
“But isn’t he alive and well?”
“That’s because he’s lucky and skilled. He’s saved my life twice. The last ti, the criminal shot at him. Although he wore a bulletproof vest, if the bullet had hit his head, he would have died.”
Bai Anzhi felt awkward, and his noodles suddenly didn’t taste as good.
If his mother were here, she would surely ridicule him, “Look at the Gu brothers. When it cos to pursuing their wives, they’re all in. What about you? Besides offering money, hos, and cars, what else can you give?”
“I’m full. You take your ti,” said Bai Anzhi.
“I’m almost full too.”
Bai Anzhi asked, “Add on WeChat?”
Seeing that Su ixi didn’t respond, Bai Anzhi continued, “We’re going to be neighbors. It’s just adding on WeChat, right? Just to make friends, and if you run into any trouble later, you can ask for help. As the saying goes, a close neighbor is better than a distant relative. Today’s incident proves it’s not all about money.”
Su ixi figured adding him on WeChat wasn’t a big deal; adding him didn’t an they’d necessarily stay in touch. Her friends list was already full of people she had no interactions with, like clothing store salespeople, mobile company custor service, and even various custor services that offered cash back for positive reviews.
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Northern Europe.
Zhou Yuan was cooking.
Gu Cheng hadn’t co over to help today; he was alone in the bedroom.
Ever since he saw that woman, he hadn’t spoken a single word.
Zhou Yuan was quite open about the situation. Two people who had once been in love, no matter how they parted, would think of the past when they t again.
It was impossible not to be emotionally stirred.
Zhou Yuan had prepared a dish and a soup and went to call Gu Cheng for dinner.
Gu Cheng finally spoke, “Thank you for this.”
“It’s no trouble, we agreed that I would cook during this period.”
Gu Cheng said again, “The person I saw in the church this afternoon was my ex-girlfriend.”
“Yes, I know. I heard you two were very in love.”
“Not that in love.”
“Then…” Zhou Yuan smiled and asked, “Could you tell your story?”
“Are you sure you want to hear it?”
“Of course, she’s already in the past. She has a child now, which shows she must have a husband. A woman only has children with a man she loves deeply. Besides, when she saw you, she just gave a greeting in her shock and didn’t bother you after that. She… must have moved on.”
Zhou Yuan only expressed her thoughts.
Gu Cheng smiled faintly at that mont, “She hasn’t moved on. She never loved at all.”
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