Seeing that Assistant Gao was still in a daze, Gu Hecheng turned his back to Shen Qianqian and winked at him. "Aren't you in a hurry? Go back then."
Assistant Gao frowned and finally reacted. He quickly squeezed out a smile and said, "Yes, I still have work to discuss with Secretary Yu. I'll leave first."
Before Jiang Di and Shen Qianqian could react, Assistant Gao had already left. Then Gu Hecheng immediately pulled out the chair next to Shen Qianqian and sat down.
"Assistant Gao went back. It's too boring for me to eat alone. Aren't there three of you here?" Gu Hecheng said matter-of-factly. He looked down at Xiao Kong, who was in a daze, and said with a smile, "Did you practice the song I taught you last night?"
Gu Hecheng's words made the atmosphere at the dining table a little more subtle.
Shen Qianqian glanced at Gu Hecheng and lowered his head in amusement. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly. Perhaps he thought that he was not obvious, but she guessed that Jiang Di probably knew what he meant.
Jiang Di was stunned for a moment before he said, "Okay, let's eat together."
During the meal, Gu Hecheng felt that he had gone a little overboard, so he prepared to quietly finish the meal. However, he did not expect Jiang Di to suddenly put food on Shen Qianqian's plate and show concern for Xiao Kong in front of him.
Gu Hecheng initially decided to pretend that he did not see anything and eat quietly. However, he could not stand it anymore. "Jiang Di, that's enough. It's just a meal. Do you have to be so deliberate to show your goodwill?"
Gu Hecheng put down his chopsticks angrily. Jiang Di smiled and said, "So you're angry?"
Gu Hecheng gritted his teeth. Later, he felt that it would not be good to have a conflict with Jiang Di in front of Shen Qianqian and Xiao Kong, so he suppressed it.
Gu Hecheng didn't remember how they finished the meal, but after lunch, he didn't seem to have any excuse to continue following them. Hence, he walked out unhappily and sat in the car, but he didn't drive away.
Gu Hecheng rolled down the car window and watched Shen Qianqian and Xiao Kong walk out. Jiang Di came out after them.
He looked at the entrance of the restaurant. He did not know what Jiang Di said to Shen Qianqian. He saw her and Xiao waiting at the same time, but he walked Gu Hecheng.
"You haven't left yet?" Jiang Di looked at Gu Hecheng and forced a smile. His eyes were full of kindness. "I did it on purpose. Can't you tell?"
Gu Hecheng looked at him and frowned. "I can tell. So?"
Jiang Di did not say anything. He just lowered his head and smiled faintly. "To be honest, I did have some feelings for Shen Qianqian. However, I ended it before it started."
Gu Hecheng frowned slightly and looked at him in confusion. Jiang Di said, "I've always known about your relationship with Shen Qianqian. Perhaps we did not have a deep relationship at the beginning, but I would think of her from time to time."
"Later, I saw on the news that you were pursuing Shen Qianqian. I don't know why, but I suddenly felt a sense of crisis and unwillingness." Jiang Di stood up straight in front of Gu Hecheng and said, "But a few days ago, I just mentioned it. She should have understood before I said anything."
"What did she say?" Gu Hecheng asked impatiently. Jiang Di knew that he would care about this. He raised his head and said, "What do you think?"
After a while, Jiang Di said as if he was unwilling to give up. He said jokingly, "It seems that there is no reason to like someone. Even if you hurt her before, if you do it again, I'm afraid that she will still be moved by you."
Gu Hecheng was stunned by Jiang Di's words. He was very touched.
"That's why I felt uncomfortable when I saw you hanging around in front of me today. That's why I deliberately …" After Jiang Di said this, he could not help but smile. Then he turned to look at Shen Qianqian and Xiao Kong and said, "Since I've already treated them to dinner and they are preparing to go back, you should be going the same way, right?"
"Yes." Gu Hecheng nodded. After watching Jiang Di turn and leave, he opened the car door and got out. He stood in front of Shen Qianqian and stared at her.
Xiao Kong stood between Gu Hecheng and Shen Qianqian. He raised his head and looked at them.
"Let's go. I'll show you around." After a while, Gu Hecheng walked forward. Hearing this, Xiao Kong grabbed Gu Hecheng's hand and said, "I want to buy an intelligent robot."
"Why? Do you like to study these things now?" Gu Hecheng rubbed Xiao Kong's hair lovingly. Xiao Kong raised his head proudly and waited for Gu Hecheng's praise.
"Okay, let's go." Gu Hecheng looked up at Shen Qianqian. Her eyes were full of smiles, but she did not refute.
Gu Hecheng accompanied them along the way. Along the way, whenever Xiao Kong brought up the topic of making peace, he would listen happily and accede to almost every request.
When they passed by a jewelry store in the mall, Gu Hecheng paused. He glanced at Shen Qianqian and said, "Shall we go in and have a look?"
"Look at what?" Shen Qianqian was stunned for a moment. She raised her head and followed his gaze. Only then did she see the jewelry store. However, she said with certainty, "There's nothing I want to see."
Gu Hecheng felt a little frustrated and turned around. Actually, he wanted to see what Shen Qianqian liked. Since he wanted to propose in the future, he naturally had to find something she liked.
When Shen Qianqian was helping Xiao Kong try on clothes in the clothing store, Gu Hecheng suddenly said, "You can try it on first. I'll go out for a while."
Gu Hecheng said and went out. Shen Qianqian did not pay much attention to him. After that, she saw him come back with a satisfied face. Shen Qianqian did not notice anything, but Xiao Kong and Gu Hecheng exchanged glances.
Gu Hecheng went to the jewelry store. He had originally planned to formally propose to Shen Qianqian after he got the ring. However, he did not expect that there would be another setback during this period.
One day, when Gu Hecheng had just entered his office, Secretary Yu came in and said awkwardly, "President Gu, Ji Minyue is here. She said that she wants to see you and has something for you."
Gu Hecheng looked up in confusion. He frowned slightly and asked, "What is she doing here?"
"Isn't her incident already over? What does she want to do here?" Gu Hecheng paused and said, "Why is she here?"
Secretary Yu frowned. Suddenly, he remembered something and said, "Oh yes, she also said something about what happened five years ago."
"Five years ago?" Gu Hecheng was stunned for a moment. He repeated this sentence to himself. Then, he quickly recalled it in his mind. Suddenly, he frowned and stood up. "Let her in."
Gu Hecheng frowned and looked at Secretary Yu's back as he left. There was anger in his eyes and his palms were sweaty.
The incident five years ago had something to do with Lin Jinya and Shen Qianqian. It was the so-called kidnapping incident that made him hate her for five years.
Now that he thought about it calmly, it was not that he did not have any feelings for Shen Qianqian five years ago. He was surprised by her pure and passionate feelings for him. Although it was not love at that time, if the two of them had really gotten married, perhaps he would have fallen in love with her very quickly. At least he would not have done so many cruel things to her.
Ji Minyue was trembling all over. She nervously and fearfully pushed open the door to his office. As soon as she looked up, she saw Gu Hecheng's dark expression. She immediately felt even more afraid and quickly lowered her head.
Gu Hecheng's gaze was like a cold knife. He kept staring at her. Ji Minyue felt as if her feet were filled with lead. She took two steps forward. Although there was a sofa beside her, she did not dare to sit down because Gu Hecheng did not say anything.
"Sit down and tell me what happened." Gu Hecheng's cold voice rang out. He stood up from his original seat and sat opposite Ji Minyue. He looked at her coldly and sternly.
Ji Minyue's hands trembled as she handed over a cell phone.
"I really didn't know what happened five years ago and I had no part in it." Before Ji Minyue spoke, she looked as though she was afraid that Gu Hecheng would tear her apart. She hurriedly explained, "This matter really had nothing to do with me."
Ji Minyue looked up. She shrunk her neck and glanced at Gu Hecheng. She had to admit that she had taken the initiative to speak up about this matter. Indeed, Gu Hecheng's expression softened considerably.
Gu Hecheng adjusted his emotions and said in a deep voice, "I understand. Speak."
Gu Hecheng's gaze landed on the cell phone on the table. His eyes narrowed slightly. The aura around him made one feel a sense of danger and coldness that penetrated to the bone.
The cell phone on the table was obviously a cell phone from a few years ago. The model was very old and would have been obsolete a long time ago.
Gu Hecheng thought for a moment. He picked up the cell phone and pressed a button. The screen lit up.
"What's wrong with this cell phone?" Gu Hecheng looked at the cell phone and asked quizzically.
Ji Minyue took a deep breath and tried hard to calm her emotions. Then she said, "I found this cell phone in a crevice when I was tidying up the house yesterday. I thought it was strange at the time, but the battery was dead. I took a look and happened to see a suitable charger when I was tidying up the house. So I plugged it in and turned it on."
"But when I turned it on, I really didn't expect …" Ji Minyue's eyes flashed as though she had seen something terrifying. She looked up at Gu Hecheng and finally revealed the most important piece of information.
"It was Lin Jinya. This is Lin Jinya's cell phone. Lin Jinya was the one who got someone to do that thing five years ago. She was the one who got the person to do it. It was her … "Ji Minyue seemed to be afraid that Gu Hecheng wouldn't believe her. She gritted her teeth and spilled everything in one go.
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