Back Then, I Adored You

Gu Yusheng was silent for a moment and then calmly asked, “Did you call me?”

The question seemed out of nowhere, so Qin Zhi’ai was caught off guard.

Gu Yusheng finally added, “I was in the hot springs, so I didn’t have my cell phone on me.”

Qin Zhi’ai suddenly remembered she had called Gu Yusheng when she first met Old Master Gu and Liang Doukou in the hotel lobby. “I called you because your grandfather and Miss Liang are here.”

…

When Gu Yusheng got out of the hot springs, Xiaowang was already resting on the warm stone bed with his cell phone in hand.

As Gu Yusheng approached him, Xiaowang said, “Master Gu, Old Master Gu and Miss Liang called me again.”

Without responding, Gu Yusheng went directly to his own phone, unlocked it, and saw he’d missed more than 30 calls. Most of them were from his grandpa and Liang Doukou.

He didn’t want to call back just now but, as he started to put his phone away, he saw “Little Secretary” on the screen. With his fingers paused on the screen, Xiaowang said, “Hmm, Secretary Qin called me, too. Could it be something important?”

Xiaowang returned Qin Zhi’ai’s call, but she didn’t answer after several tries. “That’s weird. Why doesn’t she answer?”

Gu Yusheng, who had laid on the stone bed, frowned. He turned his head sideways to look at Xiaowang and then fumbled for his cell phone and called Qin Zhi’ai. He had not expected her to answer.

Because he had not answered his grandpa’s call, he had no idea they were there at the resort. When he heard Qin Zhi’ai’s announcement, he was shocked. After a moment, he asked, “Where is my grandpa right now?”

Qin Zhi’ai paused before continuing, “Mr. Gu is in room 1709. Miss Liang is in your room.”

Miss Liang in my room?

Is Liang Doukou in my room?

Gu Yusheng was enraged. He wanted to scold Qin Zhi’ai for arranging for Miss Liang to stay in his room.

“Who…” He stopped, realizing he sounded too harsh. He forced himself to take a deep breath and said coldly, “Okay,” and hung up.

…

That “okay” sounded perfect. It sounded like nothing was wrong.

Qin Zhi’ai listened to the call-ended tone for a while before taking the phone away from her ear. As she turned her head and buried it under the pillow, tears came down.

I’m not in any position to be sad.

Gu Yusheng and Liang Doukou are legally married. It’s normal for a married couple to sleep together.

But right in front of me… Seeing Liang Doukou walking into Gu Yusheng’s room and how she makes it so obvious is unbearable.

…

Gu Yusheng angrily threw his cell phone. He grabbed a cigarette from the side table and lit it up.

After smoking half of the cigarette, he felt no better. If anything, he was more upset. He suddenly sat up and picked up his cell phone. He clicked “Little Secretary” on the screen and prepared to call her.