At the moment I closed the door, I cast a sidelong glance at Gu Yuan. He stood there motionless, just watching me leave without any intention of stopping me.
A sense of indescribable disappointment welled up in my heart instantly. I felt like crying, but I managed to hold it back.
The sky was gloomy at this moment. The cold wind howled outside, and snowflakes like catkins were flying all over the sky.
I couldn't help tightening my coat, tucking my neck into the collar, and hurrying towards the gate of the community.
Just as I stepped out of the community gate, I saw Zhou Yichen standing in the wind and snow waiting for me. There were snowflakes mixed in his black hair, and his fair face was flushed from the cold. White mist lingered around his face when he breathed. It seemed that he had been standing here for a long time.
I rushed over quickly, with an apologetic look on my face, and said, "How long have you been here? Why are you so cold?"
Zhou Yichen patted the snow off his body and said cheerfully, "I've only been here for a while. I was afraid you hadn't gotten up yet, so I waited a bit longer. Fortunately, it's not that cold on a snowy day."
Saying that, he turned around and walked towards his car.
I looked at Zhou Yichen with a puzzled look on my face and said, "You have a car but you're standing out here in the cold?"
Zhou Yichen pursed his lips and smiled without answering. He opened the passenger - side door and said, "Get in. I'm really sorry about the last dinner. This time I'll make it up to you alone."
I gave him a sweet smile and shook my head. He propped his hand on the top of the car door and guided me to lower my head and get into the passenger seat.
Just as he was closing the door, the rear - view mirror happened to sweep across the gatehouse of the community. I seemed to vaguely see Gu Yuan standing there with a folded umbrella in his hand.
But when I turned my head to look over there, there was no one in the wind and snow except the cold gatehouse.
I lowered my head dejectedly, feeling so ridiculous. He was so high - and - mighty. How could he possibly follow me out?
"Lanlan, what's wrong with you? You seem to be in a bad mood." Zhou Yichen sat in the driver's seat, started the car, and asked.
I pursed my lips and smiled, "No, I'm fine."
Zhou Yichen didn't ask any more questions. Due to the snow - covered road, there was a traffic jam. It took more than an hour for the car to reach the destination he mentioned.
After getting out of the car, he was very gentlemanly and opened the door for me, then led me into the restaurant.
This was a Western - style restaurant. The decoration and style were very comfortable. Especially the seats by the window, where you could enjoy the snow scene outside.
Zhou Yichen pulled out the chair for me. He greeted me with a smile all the way. This really made me think of the time when I first entered the university in my freshman year. I was in a hurry to find my dormitory and almost rushed into the boys' dormitory.
I bumped into him that day and even soiled his white clothes. Instead of being angry with me, he kindly helped me get the dormitory supplies, carried my luggage, and filled out various dormitory entry forms. Finally, he led me into the girls' dormitory and even kindly invited my roommates to drink milk tea.
He hoped that they would take good care of me, the little klutz. Thinking about those things back then really made me happy.
Zhou Yichen sat across from me, just looking at me with a smile on his face as I fell into deep thought, without disturbing me.
It wasn't until the waiter served the food that I realized I had been in a daze for so long.
Zhou Yichen cut the steak in front of him into small pieces and exchanged it with the plate in front of me.
"Eat. I know you like beef. The beef here is very famous."
"You even know this?" I raised my eyebrows and asked in surprise.
"Don't you remember? When we first met, I asked you what you liked to eat, and you said anything with beef would do."
"So the senior still remembers these things." I picked up a small piece of steak with a fork and put it into my mouth. It was really delicious. I hadn't gone out to eat for a long time. This feeling was really great.
"By the way, let's get back to business. You said you asked me out because of Ling Chuchu. How is she now?" I asked while eating.
"She's in a good state now. But what your friend said didn't seem like a joke, so I told her parents. Her parents' intention is to invite you to their house to take a look. Can you go to their house with me after we finish eating?"
"But..." I was still hesitating. After all, Gu Yuan had always been with me when dealing with such things. I only knew a little bit and was still a novice. I didn't know if I could handle Ling Chuchu's matter.
Just as I was still hesitating, two people walked up the stairs of the restaurant.
A woman walked in front, and a man followed closely behind. I didn't recognize the woman, but I recognized the man clearly.
Wasn't that Gu Yuan? Why was he here? Could it be that he followed me here?
At first, there was a little bit of joy in my heart. It seemed that he still cared about me quite a lot and even chased me here.
The next second, my heart sank to the bottom. He actually walked past me with that woman. He clearly saw me, but he acted as if he didn't know me at all.
He walked straight past me. This was really too much. He threatened to break up with me this morning, and in the afternoon he brought a woman here to disgust me.
This was really unbearable. I was just about to go and ask for clarification when...
Jun He suddenly blocked in front of me and pressed me back into my seat just as I stood up.
"Jun He? Why are you here to join in the fun too?" I didn't even have the time to look at him. My eyes were always fixed on Gu Yuan's direction.
At this moment, Gu Yuan was chatting merrily with that woman. After a while, two more men appeared. I didn't know any of these people.
I had known Gu Yuan for so long. Apart from me, he had always been alone. Occasionally when he interacted with others, they were all people I knew.
What on earth had he been doing recently?
I wanted to bypass Jun He and go to ask for an explanation. Unexpectedly, when I stepped to the left, he stepped to the left; when I stepped to the right, he stepped to the right.
Obviously, he was blocking me and didn't want me to go over.
"What are you doing?" I asked Jun He angrily.
"What are you going to do?" Instead of answering my question, he threw the question back at me.
"Can't you see? Gu..." Before I could finish my sentence, Jun He covered my mouth with one hand.
"Keep your voice down. Why are you shouting so loudly? Are you afraid others won't hear?"
I frowned tightly and didn't understand what he meant.
I reached out and slapped his hand away and said, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
Jun He looked at Zhou Yichen beside me and said a bit more calmly, "Let's go and solve your classmate's matter first."
This guy also started to play tricks on me. With Zhou Yichen here, I wasn't convenient to say much. I looked in Gu Yuan's direction again.
At this moment, his eyes happened to look in my direction. Our eyes met in the air. I originally wanted to see something from his eyes.
But his gaze didn't stay on me. He soon turned to look at the woman opposite.
I immediately turned my head, grabbed Zhou Yichen's hand, and said, "Let's go, senior."