The owner of the second floor, Gu Qingcheng, "Gu Qingcheng said.
After verifying his identity, the security guard quickly opened the door for Gu Qingcheng and invited him in.
After entering the elevator and entering his fingerprint, the elevator automatically moved to the second floor.
Gu Qingcheng had both hands in his pockets as he stared at his reflection in the elevator mirror. He couldn't help but recall the scene of Yun Liuli holding the little boy's hand and jogging over to Lin Nuan.
Perhaps he felt that the ceiling light in the elevator was too glaring, Gu Qingcheng's deep eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a dangerous coldness.
Clang!
The elevator door opened, and a bright living room greeted them.
The lights in the Cloud Top Condominium were all intelligently sensed. When the elevator ascended, the lights in the room were already turned on. Therefore, Gu Qingcheng didn't have any suspicions.
The sofa and floor in the living room were very clean. Usually, even if Yun Liuli didn't come over to stay, there would always be housekeeping aunties coming over to clean the place. This was in case Yun Liuli suddenly decided to come back and stay, only to find that the house was dirty.
Without changing out of his shoes, Gu Qingcheng walked up the stairs and went straight to the kitchen. He opened the fridge door and took out a bottle of water. After drinking two mouthfuls of the iced water, he lazily sat on the sofa. Recalling how Yun Liuli was holding that boy's hand today, he felt an inexplicable sense of vexation.
He unbuttoned his shirt and casually put the water bottle on the coffee table. He called someone to send him some clothes. He planned to stay here for the night.
After making the call, Gu Qingcheng's assistant said that back then, when they were renovating and making arrangements, they thought that Gu Qingcheng and Yun Liuli would be living together, so the master bedroom was renovated to take care of Gu Qingcheng. There were also Gu Qingcheng's clothes in the cloakroom, just in case Gu Qingcheng needed to wear them when he returned to China.
It was just that Gu Qingcheng had never stayed overnight at the Cloud Top Condominium, so his assistant never mentioned this matter.
Gu Qingcheng hung up the phone, got up, and went into the cloakroom to get a change of clothes before taking a shower.
Yun Liuli lay on the large bed, wrapped in a fruit-green blanket, and cried silently for the entire afternoon. She was so tired that she fell asleep.
Yun Liuli hadn't eaten anything in the afternoon and had been sleeping until now. She was almost woken up by hunger. The moment she opened her eyes, the phone next to her started vibrating. She rubbed her sore eyes and took a look at the caller ID. It was Zhong Qingfei.
Yun Liuli sat up and answered the call. She rubbed her swollen temples. "Hello?"
His voice was nasal and hoarse.
"You just woke up?" There was a smile in Zhong Qingfei's voice.
"En!"
After hearing Yun Liuli's reply, Zhong Qingfei asked, "Have you gotten your things? I'll go over and pick you up. It's getting dark, and it's not safe for a girl like you to return to school alone!"
Yun Liuli leaned against the headboard of the bed and looked outside. The sky was getting dark.
On the other end of the call, Zhong Qingfei's companion teased him, asking if he was calling Yun Liuli again …
Zhong Qingfei smiled in a silly manner and didn't reply. He only asked Yun Liuli, "Are there many things?"
"Not much. I can take a taxi back by myself. It's already very hard for you to accompany me to attend the one-month banquet today. I'm sorry to trouble you again." Yun Liuli was very polite, but she also felt a little guilty.
Yun Liuli knew that Gu Qingcheng was around today. She recalled that Gu Qingcheng had said that he hoped she would date a guy around her age, so she brought Zhong Qingfei over.
Yun Liuli kept feeling that she had made use of Zhong Qingfei and felt very guilty.
"It's alright, we are all friends. You are treating me like an outsider if you say it's troublesome."
Zhong Qingfei's cheerful voice could be heard from the other end of the call. Hearing the word "friend," Yun Liuli felt even more guilty toward Zhong Qingfei.
She tucked her stray hair behind her ears, stared at the corner of the wall, and said, "I'm sorry, Zhong Qingfei. I asked you to accompany me to Sister Xiao Nuan's place to attend the one-month banquet today to reassure my uncle. My uncle wants me to date a guy around my age, feeling that that's the life of a normal girl. I want him to see that I can do it too, so I …"
Zhong Qingfei thought of the unsmiling man he had seen at the Fu residence today. His steady aura was especially suppressive.
Didn't her family members force her to date when she was in university? Why was it Yun Liuli's uncle who wanted her to date instead?
Looking at Yun Liuli's uncle, Zhong Qingfei felt that he didn't seem like an open-minded person.
Zhong Qingfei had heard from Yun Liuli's roommates that Yun Liuli had grown up by her uncle's side, but he hadn't heard Yun Liuli mention it …
The man today was Yun Liuli's uncle. At the thought of this, Zhong Qingfei couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Zhong Qingfei thought of how Yun Liuli had held his hand and jogged over when she saw that man today. He guessed that it was probably him …
Zhong Qingfei lowered his gaze and looked at the hand that Yun Liuli had held. He felt that the spot where Yun Liuli had touched seemed to still have some lingering fragrance, as well as Yun Liuli's warmth. He started to feel uneasy …
He wondered if Yun Liuli's uncle was dissatisfied with him today …
Zhong Qingfei then carefully guessed if Yun Liuli's uncle had said something to Yun Liuli. Did he do something wrong today, and Yun Liuli's uncle didn't approve of Yun Liuli going out with him?
At the thought of this, Zhong Qingfei's scalp tensed up. "Liuli, did I do something wrong today? Does Uncle have a problem with me?"
Yun Liuli didn't want to say much about Gu Qingcheng. Every time she mentioned him, her heart would hurt.
"I won't be returning to the hostel tonight. I don't have any classes tomorrow morning, so I'll be hanging up first!"
Yun Liuli couldn't sense if Zhong Qingfei, who was on the other end of the call, was feeling uneasy and had something to say. She couldn't take it anymore and hung up the call. She curled up at the head of the bed, thinking of how she had seen Gu Qingcheng's tall figure from afar today. Her eyes turned red.
It had really been a long time since she and Gu Qingcheng had met. The person she had been thinking about day and night was right before her, but Yun Liuli didn't have the courage to go up and talk to Gu Qingcheng.
She admitted that she had done it on purpose when she held Zhong Qingfei's hand. She had done it in front of Gu Qingcheng to make him feel at ease, as well as to test him out …
If Gu Qingcheng really only treated her as his friend's child, Gu Qingcheng should be satisfied that she was in a relationship with someone close to her age as he wished.
If he had other feelings for her, he should have called to ask if she was in a relationship with Zhong Qingfei.
However, until now, Yun Liuli hadn't received any calls from Gu Qingcheng. Did this mean that she was someone of no importance to Gu Qingcheng now?
She had tested him, but she was the only one who was disappointed.
Hearing a sudden clap of thunder, Yun Liuli returned to her senses and looked out of the window.
Raindrops the size of beans smashed against the window. For some reason, such a heavy rain made Yun Liuli recall the days before she had met Gu Qingcheng.
Yun Liuli was usually more introverted and didn't know how to socialize with others. Hence, she focused all her attention on her studies.
The first time …
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