Chapter 58 - 55: I Want to Be with You

Jing University. Qiao Yuxian walked straight out of the campus after leaving the library. Tomorrow evening is the anniversary celebration of Lin Entertainment, and she plans to head back to her place to check out the dress her friend has prepared for her. If it’s too ugly, even if it means breaking the friendship, she won’t go. Exiting the school, she stood at the gate and took out her phone to call for a car. She inadvertently noticed the car parked where she got off this morning. That car... looks familiar, seems like she’s seen it at Fenglin Villa. Qiao Yuxian took a closer look, indeed it looked very similar, and just as she was about to approach it for a better look, Ji Xiaoxiao suddenly called out to her from behind. Qiao Yuxian pretended not to hear and continued walking forward. But Ji Xiaoxiao, in her high heels, ran a few steps to catch up with her. "Qiao Yuxian, I’m calling you, didn’t you hear?!" Ji Xiaoxiao grabbed her arm. Qiao Yuxian stopped, pulled her arm out of her grip, and took a step to the side and said, "I heard, I just didn’t want to bother with you." "You!" Ji Xiaoxiao’s expression turned angry for a moment, then she quickly smiled, "Oh, I get it, you’re jealous of me, that’s why you don’t want to see me." "I’m jealous of you? Would I be jealous of you?" Qiao Yuxian chuckled, "Why would I be jealous of you?" "Jealous of me being pretty, jealous of my good family background." Ji Xiaoxiao raised her chin, speaking smugly, "Jealous that my fiancé’s last name is Gu, jealous that I’m marrying into a wealthy family, jealous that my fiancé not only has wealth and status but also loves and cherishes me." Qiao Yuxian really wanted to roll her eyes at that. Your fiancé’s last name is Gu, well, the other half on my marriage certificate is also Gu. Who isn’t marrying into a wealthy family? As for being wealthy and having status, your fiancé still relies on my husband. Maybe, if she does well, she might have to listen to her in the future. What is there to be jealous about? Ji Xiaoxiao saw she wasn’t speaking and assumed she was really jealous of her. She continued, "Let me tell you, I’m not planning to get into any entertainment or film company anymore." "Why? Giving up before you even start?" Qiao Yuxian responded blandly. "What do you know?" Ji Xiaoxiao crossed her arms, "I want to start my own business." Qiao Yuxian looked at that familiar car and didn’t respond to her. "In the future, my fiancé will invest in movies and dramas for me, I can shoot whatever script I want." Ji Xiaoxiao bragged, "I can collaborate with whoever I want. Once I’m famous, I’ll sign some people and be my own boss lady." "Well, congratulations." Qiao Yuxian said. "If you’re really upset, you don’t have to pretend to congratulate me." Ji Xiaoxiao said. Qiao Yuxian fell silent again. Ji Xiaoxiao fiddled with the ring on her middle finger and added, "In October, it’s Old Sir Gu’s birthday, and everyone from the Gu Family will come back for the celebration." Qiao Yuxian looked at her. Ji Xiaoxiao looked even more smug, "I will formally attend as a member of the Gu Family, meeting everyone in the Gu Family. Including the famous yet mysterious Mr. Gu." Qiao Yuxian: "......" Ji Xiaoxiao said, "You know what that means, right?" "Means you’ll be meeting all the aunts and uncles." Qiao Yuxian dryly said, "Means you’ll be urged to get married, then urged to have kids. After the first child, they’ll nag for a second, and there might even be a third." Ji Xiaoxiao’s smug expression froze. Qiao Yuxian glanced at her and left. She went to check the car’s license plate. Seeing it really was Gu Yanjing’s car, she went around to the front. She saw Gu Yanjing sitting in the driver’s seat. She walked up, and Gu Yanjing rolled down the window. Qiao Yuxian leaned directly on the window, smiling at him, "Mr. Gu, what a coincidence, meeting you again. Don’t you think it’s fate?" Looking at her smiling face, the irritation in Gu Yanjing’s heart slowly calmed down. "Are you here for business?" Qiao Yuxian asked. Gu Yanjing didn’t answer, instead, he said, "Wanna go out for a meal?" "Sure." Qiao Yuxian agreed readily, "Just the two of us?" "Mm." "Let’s go, let’s go." Qiao Yuxian immediately circled to the passenger side, opened the door, and got in, "This is my first time riding in Mr. Gu’s car." "Seatbelt." Gu Yanjing said. Qiao Yuxian looked at the seatbelt, then looked at him, and mumbled, "Usually, boyfriends help with this." Gu Yanjing looked at her. Qiao Yuxian held his gaze for a few seconds, then averted her eyes, pouting slightly, and reached for the seatbelt herself. But just as she touched him, she heard a click from Mr. Gu’s side, and then a light fragrance approached, as Mr. Gu leaned in... A kind of indescribable pressure surged over her, and subconsciously Qiao Yuxian held her breath, looking closely at his profile. Mr. Gu’s features were too exquisite, like the masterpiece of a creator, without a single flaw. Seeing from up close, even more so. Qiao Yuxian’s heart beat a little faster, and her ear tips began to heat up. Just at this moment, Mr. Gu suddenly turned his head and looked at her. Qiao Yuxian widened her eyes in an instant, met his gaze for a second, and quickly lowered her eyes. Her gaze fell on his light-colored lips. His lips were a bit thin, light in color, like his personality, giving off a cold feeling. But... they seemed a bit soft. As she was staring, Mr. Gu’s lips moved slightly, and Qiao Yuxian reflexively raised her hands to cover her mouth. Mr. Gu: "..." Qiao Yuxian was stunned for a moment, and after realizing it, her ears became even redder. Mr. Gu glanced at her ears, red enough to drip blood, and his throat lightly rolled. He pulled on his seatbelt, sat back in the driver’s seat, and helped her with her seatbelt. The car started, driving silently for ten minutes, with Qiao Yuxian sitting quietly in the seat without making a sound. Until Mr. Gu asked, "What would you like to eat?" Qiao Yuxian tilted her head, glanced at him, thought for a moment, and said, "You decide. I’m fine with anything." Mr. Gu said nothing more, focusing on driving. After another moment of silence, Qiao Yuxian looked at him again, "Mr. Gu, are you in a bad mood?" Mr. Gu said nothing. "I always feel like you have something on your mind, I wonder if it’s just my imagination." "No," Mr. Gu replied. "Really?" Qiao Yuxian tilted her head and asked. "Yeah," Mr. Gu said. Qiao Yuxian nodded, "Then may I talk about my matters?" "Yeah," Mr. Gu looked ahead and said. "Is Grandpa’s birthday in October?" Qiao Yuxian asked, "Will all the Gu Family members go?" Mr. Gu’s eyelashes fluttered, he paused for a moment and said, "How do you know?" If the earlier feeling of his bad mood was just an illusion, now Qiao Yuxian clearly felt that he was indeed in a bad mood. And the reason for it, she guessed roughly. Gu Zhengyu will be coming to Beijing. What happened in the Gu Family years ago, Qiao Yuxian wasn’t sure. She only knew that Mr. Gu really hated his father. The first thing he did when he took over the Gu Family was to send Gu Zhengyu out of the country. "The girl who talked to me at the entrance just now is your sister-in-law." Qiao Yuxian paused after speaking and added, "Your cousin’s wife. She told me." Mr. Gu: "..." "Are you going to take me?" Qiao Yuxian asked directly. Mr. Gu frowned and said nothing. He hadn’t intended to take her. Seeing his silence, Qiao Yuxian looked out the window, after a while, her tone tinged with sarcasm, "I know, I’m not doing well enough. You still don’t want to recognize me, nor take me to show everyone." Mr. Gu: "?" "It’s okay, I will try hard. Try to make you acknowledge my existence." Qiao Yuxian’s tone was deliberately sarcastic. Mr. Gu replied coldly, "... Are you an animal from the zoo? Do you need everyone to see?" Qiao Yuxian: "..." Mr. Gu stayed quiet for a while, "They’re irrelevant people, no need to meet them, it would only add unnecessary trouble." Qiao Yuxian looked at him, thought again and said, "But that day is Grandpa’s birthday." "I’ll take you to see him another day," Mr. Gu decided directly. Qiao Yuxian: "..." Qiao Yuxian crossed her arms, puffing her cheeks at Mr. Gu in displeasure. After a while, she looked out the car window, stomped her foot, and yelled at the window, "I just want to be with you that day, I don’t want you to face so many people alone! You had to make me spell it out! Don’t I have my dignity! Always refusing! I’m not going! Go by yourself! Whoever you love, take them!" After saying that, she pulled up her coat collar, zipped it to the top, hiding most of her face within, leaving only her eyes lowering on the outside. ...