Gu Hecheng smiled and pulled Shen Qianqian closer to him.
Shen Qianqian was stunned. She raised her head and looked straight into Gu Hecheng's calm and smiling eyes.
Almost instantly, Shen Qianqian felt that the person in front of her was very similar to the man she had been hiding in the depths of her memory for many years.
However, Shen Qianqian killed this thought as soon as it appeared.
Shen Qianqian looked away awkwardly. "There's really no need for that. I've already eaten."
"Since you're using me as a shield, you should take it as a sign of gratitude. Shouldn't you eat some too?" Gu Hecheng smiled faintly at Shen Qianqian and said, "If you don't want to, then it seems like you're not going to put on a good show. In that case, I'll really have to go and find out who's making things so difficult for you."
Shen Qianqian's heart immediately jumped when she heard that Gu Hecheng was going to look for that person.
She thought that if Gu Hecheng really went to investigate and found out that she had lied to him, and if he found out something else, she would lose more than she gained for a meal.
"Okay, I'll eat." With that thought, Shen Qianqian immediately frowned and agreed.
Gu Hecheng stared at her expression and felt that it was interesting. Regardless of what she was thinking, at least she was willing to sit down and try his cooking.
Shen Qianqian accepted her fate and followed Gu Hecheng in. The room was a hotel room, so the furnishings were not out of the ordinary. However, the long dining table in the dining room was filled with dishes, and they smelled, looked, and tasted good.
"What are you waiting for? Come and sit down. I made this myself. Try it. You haven't eaten it before, right?"
"…"
Gu Hecheng originally wanted to find more topics to talk about with Shen Qianqian and adjust the atmosphere. However, he didn't expect that this sentence would make him feel embarrassed.
Gu Hecheng didn't say anything, and Shen Qianqian also didn't mention this topic.
However, Shen Qianqian didn't say it out of embarrassment. She just didn't need to. Moreover, it was the truth. There was nothing to avoid or care about.
Gu Hecheng saw that Shen Qianqian sat down so openly. His heart ached faintly, but he also heaved a sigh of relief.
On one hand, Gu Hecheng was happy that Shen Qianqian's expression didn't change. On the other hand, he felt that it was because Shen Qian didn't care about this topic at all....
In short, Gu Hecheng sat down with mixed feelings and picked up food for Shen Qianqian.
Shen Qianqian tasted the food. She couldn't help but admit that it tasted really good.
Shen Qianqian picked up the cola chicken wings. Her gaze was calm. She stared at the chopsticks in a daze. This was a scene she had dreamed of countless times. However, now that it had come true, her heart was as calm as still water. Even her gaze was cold. This wasn't what she wanted.
Gu Hecheng frowned slightly. He watched Shen Qianqian eat quietly with her head down. He opened his mouth and couldn't help but ask, "Today, you …"
However, the words were already at the tip of his tongue. When he looked at Shen Qianqian's eyes, he forcibly suppressed the doubts in his heart. He just enjoyed this brief moment of eye contact with her.
Shen Qianqian felt uncomfortable being stared at by Gu Hecheng, so she took the initiative to break the silence. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." The corners of Gu Hecheng's mouth twitched. He averted his gaze for a moment. Then, as if he was suddenly interested, he stared straight at Shen Qianqian and said, "Speaking of which, who is the man you mentioned today? I'm afraid that he can't see the current situation clearly and doesn't understand what you mean. I think it's better for me to talk to him personally."
"No need, no need!"
Just as Gu Hecheng expected, Shen Qianqian immediately shook her head and denied this topic.
Shen Qianqian put down her chopsticks. She even looked at Gu Hecheng with a hint of anxiety in her eyes. "Just now, before I came, he called me and said that he understood what I meant. He won't disturb me or cause me any more trouble."
"That's right … So, since he has already expressed his attitude, it's not good for you to disturb him." Shen Qianqian frowned awkwardly, but there was a trace of a bitter smile at the corners of her mouth.
Seeing her like this, Gu Hecheng didn't say anything else. He just looked at her with a meaningful smile.
Indeed, the person Shen Qianqian mentioned didn't exist from the beginning. From the beginning to the end, it was just a lie that Shen Qianqian made up to deceive him.
In order not to let Shen Qianqian notice, Gu Hecheng only smiled faintly at the corners of his mouth and lowered his head to eat another mouthful of food.
Actually, Shen Qianqian didn't really care whether Gu Hecheng could tell that she was lying or not. She just looked at Gu Hecheng, who lowered his head, and thought for a moment before saying, "Actually, look at him. He knows that you can't force him. Don't you think you should …"
Shen Qianqian looked at him expectantly. Just as she was about to ask him to give up, she was suddenly interrupted by Gu Hecheng.
"What am I?" Gu Hecheng's gaze was very magnanimous as he smiled. "Your feelings? Aren't your feelings very obvious now? Since you're willing to sit down and have a meal with me and even use me as a shield when you need me, doesn't this mean that you're willing to get close to me? "
Gu Hecheng had never thought that there would be a day when he would pretend to be a fool and say such self-righteous words for a woman.
Sure enough, as soon as Gu Hecheng finished speaking, Shen Qianqian immediately stood up and looked at Gu Hecheng sternly. "You're mistaken. There was never such a thing."
Shen Qianqian didn't know why she had to explain. "I used you as a shield because you just happened to appear in front of me. If it were someone else, I would have done the same."
Without waiting for Gu Hecheng to speak, Shen Qianqian immediately picked up her bag and looked at Gu Hecheng coldly. "Even if you want to play dumb, I still have to make it clear to you. To me, you're the same as him. I only came here because I owed you a favor today. But I won't do it again in the future."
With that, Shen Qianqian was about to leave. However, when she passed by Gu Hecheng, Shen Qianqian couldn't escape even though she had expected it. Gu Hecheng pulled her back again.
Gu Hecheng stood up from his chair and pulled Shen Qianqian back a little. He stared at Shen Qianqian's face with a mixture of warmth and passion. "Then let me tell you directly. I won't give up. I will make you fall in love with me again. I will be willing to do more for you. I will make you owe me more and more."
Shen Qianqian and Gu Hecheng looked at each other. Shen Qianqian forgot to move, but Gu Hecheng suddenly reached out and wiped the rice grains stuck to the corner of her mouth.
"You're still as careless as before."
Gu Hecheng's gentle words were like a knife to Shen Qianqian.
Shen Qianqian frowned and tried to break free. However, she didn't expect Gu Hecheng to let go so easily this time.
"What you want …" Shen Qianqian knew that Gu Hecheng could understand what she was saying. "Will never come true. No matter how much you do for me, I don't owe you anything emotionally."
"If this is your goal, then I can tell you that nothing can make up for what happened in the past. Even if you are just repaying your debt, I don't need it anymore. I don't want to remember it."
Shen Qianqian raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at him firmly and stubbornly. "So these are two different things."
Gu Hecheng stared at Shen Qianqian and understood what she meant.
According to Shen Qianqian, the reason why Shen Qianqian would take the initiative to turn around and apologize was because Shen Qianqian had used and hurt her.
Gu Hecheng suddenly smiled and looked at Shen Qianqian with clear and determined eyes. "Then I'll let you make use of me and hurt me. One day, you'll know that what I'm saying now isn't just empty talk. I mean it."
After Gu Hecheng said this, he looked straight at Shen Qianqian.
The two of them stood there in a daze for a while. Then Shen Qianqian finally lowered her head and walked away expressionlessly.
The door closed softly. Through the gap, Gu Hecheng saw Shen Qianqian's resolute back as she walked away.
When all he could see was the closed door, Gu Hecheng took out his cell phone and dialed the number he didn't call earlier.
"Help me investigate two people …" Gu Hecheng couldn't forget Shen Qianqian's strange expression, Mother Liu, and Xiao Kong. After he finished instructing the person on the other end of the phone, he sat on the sofa alone and recalled every detail of his meeting with Xiao Kong.
Gu Hecheng thought for a long time. Finally, he lay on the sofa with a strange smile on his face.
Speaking of which, it was no wonder he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity when he met Xiao Kong for the first time. If what he thought was true, then Shen Qianqian was too cruel.
Gu Hecheng stood up and stood by the window. He looked at the sky in the distance and fell into deep thought.
Speaking of which, it turned out that he really didn't know Shen Qianqian at all.
No matter if it was the Shen Qianqian who loved him back then or the Shen Qianqian in front of him who was as still as a pool of stagnant water.
Gu Hecheng's mind was in a mess. It seemed that he couldn't think of what he should do if the truth was placed in front of him one day.
Shen Qianqian … Shen Qianqian …
Gu Hecheng repeated Shen Qianqian's name over and over again in his heart. He realized that this name was like a mystery that had been imprinted in the depths of his heart for a long time.
Just as he was staring into the distance in a daze, his cell phone rang. It was Lin Jinya calling.
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