Once Gu Qimiao was seated, he reminded her, "Safety belt." Then he turned to ask Ding Jing in the back seat, "What’s the address?"
"Just drive, I’ll give directions."
Shen Yanchen didn’t ask more questions and drove off imdiately.
Gu Qimiao glanced at the two of them, and Ding Jing asked, "Is work still as busy?"
"It’s alright."
"If you still have ti to take your little childhood friend to see your grandmother, it ans you’re not too busy."
Gu Qimiao looked at Shen Yanchen’s expression and felt that Ding Jing’s words carried a hint of resentnt, like a girlfriend seeing her boyfriend playing with another girl, feeling awkwardly jealous.
"Miss Ding, don’t think too highly of yourself."
As he spoke, the car also slowed down and stopped by the roadside. When both won looked confused, Shen Yanchen said, "Get out, it’s easy to get a taxi here."
Ding Jing felt a wave of embarrassnt, especially in front of a woman she thoroughly disdained. She grabbed her bag from her seat, angrily opened the car door, got out, and then slamd it shut with a "bang."
As soon as the door slamd, the car accelerated and drove off.
Gu Qimiao watched Ding Jing stomp her foot in anger through the rearview mirror, feeling quite satisfied but also faintly fearful.
So, he’s that ruthless a man, would he abandon her on the road if he got upset?
She sneakily glanced at his side profile—handso—but didn’t dare to look closely.
"Is the heat enough?" he asked.
Gu Qimiao nodded, "Yes."
He was wearing a thin suit, and his coat was placed in the empty space between their seats.
In the enclosed, warm space, with soone she liked, this winter was probably the warst one.
"You don’t have to mind my grandmother too much; she’s like that towards people she doesn’t know well. Just visit a few more tis, and it’ll be fine."
"Oh."
Gu Qimiao quietly felt embarrassed again. Why did she say "oh"? And visit a few more tis? She wasn’t so disliked daughter-in-law...
"Ding——ding——"
She fished out her phone from her bag and saw that it was Gu Moming calling. Without avoiding anything, she answered directly, "What?"
The voice on the other end was faintly audible in the quiet car: "Co out to eat, small square."
"I’ve already eaten; you go by yourself."
"Even if you’ve eaten, co out and watch eat."
Gu Qimiao pouted discontentedly, "It’s so cold... and I’m not on that side right now."
Gu Moming pressed, "Where are you then?"
"Just...out handling so things."
"Busy person, give your work address; I’ll co find you tomorrow."
"Why co to find at work? I’ll co find you tomorrow night."
After a brief pause, as if considering, he then said harshly, "You better rember, don’t find excuses tomorrow."
"Yes, got it, you should also rest early."
"Okay."
She put away her phone, and the car was quiet again.
The car drove slowly on the snowy road, with few vehicles around, making it even quieter.
"Have you and he been living together all these years?"
Gu Qimiao paused for two seconds, then belatedly "mm-ed" before saying in a slightly helpless tone, "He never takes care of his body, and now he’s a professional racer, always driving recklessly, never putting at ease."
Shen Yanchen fell into silence, her tone sounded as if she was complaining about her troubleso boyfriend to soone else.
Eighteen years, they had been living together. Even if they didn’t have feelings, they would have developed so by now.
Just yesterday, they had dinner together, and today he ca over again.
When she got ho, it was about nine o’clock. After taking a hot shower, she initially thought about doing so drawing. But seeing that it was almost ten o’clock,
she rembered their agreent and put away her drawing tools, then lifted the covers and snuggled into the warm bed.
In winter, even if she couldn’t sleep, it felt comfortable being in bed.
She hadn’t slept this early in a long ti. Sotis, she stayed up all night rushing to finish drawings; staying up late had beco a habit for her.
Resting this early felt quite comfortable; she was exhausted from work. Lying in the warm bed, she closed her eyes, and soon she felt sleepy...
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