"Yes, I'm Gu Nianzhi. Who are you?" Gu Nianzhi studied Dou Qingyan carefully. Although she knew Dou Qingyan's name, Dou Qingyan hadn't introduced herself to Gu Nianzhi when she'd called Huo Shaoheng away. In fact, Dou Qingyan hadn't even glanced at Gu Nianzhi.
No matter who it was, they would not be happy to be ignored like this. Gu Nianzhi was no exception.
Dou Qingyan smiled, revealing a row of neat, white teeth. "I'm Dou Qingyan, and this is my home." She stretched out her arms and gestured, then rested her arms on the back of the sofa. She sat on the sofa like a queen, and Gu Nianzhi instantly became a little palace maid beside her.
Gu Nianzhi frowned and stood up from the sofa. She walked to the L-shaped side of the sofa and sat down, out of the range of "Queen Dou's" aura.
"Hello, Miss Dou." Gu Nianzhi nodded at her and said politely, "This dinner buffet at your home is very good. I like the wine and food very much."
Dou Qingyan wasn't very happy with the title "Miss Dou," but didn't say anything. She only shrugged and said, "Actually, my brother and sister prepared everything. It has nothing to do with me. I just got back today. I'm still jet-lagged … "
Gu Nianzhi smiled and didn't say anything. She took out her phone and played with it.
Dou Qingyan looked at her coldly for a while, then suddenly asked, "Shaoheng is your guardian? He's been with you for six years? "
Gu Nianzhi sighed inwardly. She thought to herself that things really didn't go according to plan. She put away her phone and looked up indifferently. "Huo Shao used to be my guardian, but I'm an adult now. I don't need a guardian anymore."
"Really?" Dou Qingyan still didn't believe her. "You just turned 18, so you were only 12 when you were with Huo Shao?"
"Yes, Huo Shao saved me, and I grew up with him." Gu Nianzhi didn't hide anything.
Dou Qingyan looked at Gu Nianzhi's face, which was as delicate as a comic book girl's, and the invincible vitality and beauty of youth. She felt a flash of disappointment and indignation.
"You've been with Shaoheng for so long. Do you know how many girlfriends he has?" Dou Qingyan sat closer to Gu Nianzhi and asked in a low voice, as if she were confiding in her best friend.
Gu Nianzhi froze for a moment. She hadn't expected Dou Qingyan to ask such a sensitive question.
She hesitated for a long time, then smiled and said, "This is Huo Shao's private matter, I don't know. If you want to know, go ask Huo Shao yourself. "
"You don't know? Even you don't know? " Dou Qingyan's heart leaped with joy. Her voice trembled with excitement. "Is it because he hasn't had a single girlfriend in the last six years?!"
Gu Nianzhi was speechless. Big Sis, I really don't know how to answer you!
When Gu Nianzhi remained silent, Dou Qingyan was even more convinced that her conjecture was correct. She leaned back on the sofa and massaged the space between her eyebrows. "Is he thinking the same thing as me? Is he regretting it? "
Gu Nianzhi was speechless. Big Sis, what do you want?! Is it really okay to talk to yourself like this?!
After Dou Qingyan's emotional outburst, she looked at Gu Nianzhi again. She felt especially close to her and sat even closer to her. She sat on the L-shaped sofa wing with Gu Nianzhi.
"Nianzhi, can I call you Nianzhi?" Dou Qingyan affectionately smoothed Gu Nianzhi's hair. Gu Nianzhi suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She didn't understand why Dou Qingyan was acting so "lovingly" …
"Nianzhi, you've been with Shaoheng all this time. If even you don't know if Shaoheng has a new girlfriend, then he must not have one, right?" Dou Qingyan held Gu Nianzhi's hand. She wanted to please Gu Nianzhi and make her her "mole."
Gu Nianzhi felt the veins on her forehead bulge. The smile on her face froze. She struggled to free her hand from Dou Qingyan's and smiled wryly again. "I really don't know if Huo Shao has a girlfriend or not. I wouldn't dare mislead you. If you want to know, I advise you to ask Huo Shao. "
"… But I didn't dare to ask …" Dou Qingyan found Gu Nianzhi to be very kind and cute, and couldn't help confiding in her. "He was so good to me back then, and everyone was jealous of me. I always thought we'd be together forever, but who knew …"
Gu Nianzhi's heart sank. Although she didn't want to believe He Zhichu's words, Dou Qingyan's words made her less confident.
"… Huo Shao was good to you back then? When did that happen? How did he treat you? " Gu Nianzhi blinked her large, innocent eyes at Dou Qingyan. She looked like she wanted to have a long, heart-to-heart talk.
Dou Qingyan couldn't have asked for more. She smiled shyly. "It's been six or seven years. He was really good to me back then. When we went shopping, he would always hold my hand in case I got hurt. When we went out, he would make all the plans. I just had to bring myself along … "
Dou Qingyan was lost in her beautiful memories. Gu Nianzhi's face darkened as she listened. She couldn't help interrupting Dou Qingyan's reminiscence. She asked anxiously, "You said you … lived together?"
"Yes!" Dou Qingyan said as she took out her phone. "Look, I still have photos from back then." She opened her phone's photo album and excitedly looked at the photos with Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi had been skeptical at first, but when she saw Dou Qingyan's photo album, she was dumbfounded.
Dou Qingyan really did have many photos of her and Huo Shaoheng on her phone.
She could tell that Huo Shaoheng was very young at the time. He was even younger than when Gu Nianzhi had first met him six years ago.
He still had a handsome hairstyle, with natural natural curls. It wasn't the short, clean hair he wore now.
The photos of the two of them were very homey.
In one, Huo Shaoheng was laughing in the kitchen, holding a bunch of grapes in one hand and plucking one with the other, feeding it to Dou Qingyan.
In the photo, Dou Qingyan was also a youthful beauty, but her body was shockingly mature. She looked up at Huo Shaoheng with a smile, her eyes sparkling.
In another photo, Huo Shaoheng was sitting in a wicker chair under the sun, reading a book. A cup of tea was placed on the small wooden table beside him.
Dou Qingyan was wearing a snow-white pullover sweater. She was sitting on his lap, hugging a Persian cat.
Huo Shaoheng's other hand was on Dou Qingyan's head. He seemed to be caressing her. Dou Qingyan narrowed her eyes, looking pleased.
There was another photo that was even more explicit.
It was a photo of a bed.
Huo Shaoheng was wearing a snow-white T-shirt. His eyes were closed as he slept on the snow-white bedsheets and pillow.
Dou Qingyan was wearing a light green silk nightgown with lace trimmings. She was leaning against him, one elbow propped up on her chin. She stared at Huo Shaoheng with an intoxicated expression. Her eyes were full of love, and there was no denying it.
Gu Nianzhi's breath stopped for a moment when she saw the photo.
All sounds faded away, and she couldn't hear anything from the outside world. She could only hear her own heartbeat, the sound of her blood rushing through her veins, and the popping of the veins on her forehead.
Her whole body was stiff, and she struggled to maintain her composure. After a long time, she gradually returned to normal.
The sounds of the outside world continued, and Dou Qingyan was still telling her about the beautiful times she and Huo Shaoheng had shared.
Gu Nianzhi heard her own voice ask her coldly, "… If you and Huo Shaoheng were so close, why didn't you continue to be together?"
Dou Qingyan was taken aback. "Why didn't we continue to be together?"
She repeated the question, and frowned for a long time. Finally, she said slowly, "Ah, we separated because of a misunderstanding. You wouldn't understand …"
"Of course I wouldn't understand if you didn't tell me." Gu Nianzhi's voice was crisp and cold. "But you don't have to tell me. Just explain it to Huo Shaoheng."
"There's no way to explain it." Dou Qingyan shook her head helplessly. "You really wouldn't understand. Between us … ah, there's really no way to explain a misunderstanding. So what if I explain it to him? I love him so much. Why would he need me to explain it to him? "
"I don't think there's any misunderstanding that can't be explained." Gu Nianzhi's jealousy was finally ready. She couldn't help but mock Dou Qingyan. "If you think there's no way to explain it, then it's either not a misunderstanding at all, or there's something wrong with your ability to express yourself. It's a congenital defect in your IQ that can't be cured even with medicine. There's nothing you can do about it."
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