Chapter 83: Sorrow, Su Qianqian Cried

Chapter 83: Chapter 83: Sorrow, Su Qianqian Cried

"Hey, coming!"

Gu Yizhou, snapping back to reality, shouted toward the door.

He set down his laptop, stood, and headed for the door, feeling a little puzzled.

’It’s only around nine in the morning. Is Mom here this early?’

Shaking his head, he opened the door.

"CLICK~"

The door opened, and Gu Yizhou casually said, "Mom, you..."

But before he could finish, his voice died in his throat.

"Uh..."

Gu Yizhou looked at the figure before him in surprise. "Classmate Su, what are you doing here?"

"So... should I go, then?"

Su Qianqian froze for a moment. Seeing that Gu Yizhou didn’t seem very happy to see her, she sounded hurt.

"Huh?"

Gu Yizhou came to his senses and quickly explained, "No... that’s not what I meant. I thought my mom was here."

"Hm?"

Su Qianqian also understood. "Yizhou, did you just say your mom was coming?"

"Yeah!"

"My mom said she was coming over today."

Gu Yizhou said with a wry smile.

"Then it seems I came at a bad time!"

Su Qianqian said after a moment of thought.

But even though she said that, she didn’t look like she had any intention of leaving.

"It’s fine, come on in!"

Gu Yizhou said, shaking his head.

Then, he stepped aside and welcomed Su Qianqian inside.

Meanwhile, Yan Luoxi, who was curled up on the balcony, got a clear look at the visitor.

’Hm?’

’Why is it this hussy?’

She frowned slightly. ’What is she doing here again?’ she wondered.

That’s right!

Just like Gu Yizhou, she had thought Chen Dongmei had arrived. She never expected it to be that shameless woman, Su Qianqian.

After Su Qianqian came in, she looked at the little white cat lying far off on the balcony and said with a smile, "Oh... Xiaobai, why are you hiding so far away today?"

"Remember your big sister? Come here, let me give you a cuddle~"

Yan Luoxi: "..."

If cats could roll their eyes, she would have rolled her eyes at Su Qianqian a hundred times by now!

’Big sister, my ass!’

’Are we that close?’

Yan Luoxi thought with utter disdain.

"Uh..."

Su Qianqian felt a little awkward and taken aback.

Because she thought she saw disdain and disgust in the little white cat’s eyes...

Just as she was in a daze, Gu Yizhou came out of the kitchen with a glass of plain water.

"Classmate Su, have some water."

Gu Yizhou handed the glass of water to Su Qianqian.

"Ah? Oh, thank you..."

Su Qianqian snapped out of it, quickly took the glass, and spoke softly.

"By the way, Classmate Su, was there something you needed to see me about today?"

Gu Yizhou and Su Qianqian were sitting on the sofa, and he asked the question.

Su Qianqian was a little displeased to hear him say that.

She put down her glass and shot Gu Yizhou a look. "You still haven’t explained what happened last time. You haven’t tried to contact me at all, so I had no choice but to come find you."

"Huh?"

Gu Yizhou didn’t understand for a moment.

The incident last time... uh, he suddenly remembered.

Last time, he had accidentally groped Su Qianqian...

If she hadn’t brought it up, Gu Yizhou would have genuinely forgotten about it.

It wasn’t that he was trying to dodge his responsibility, but he had been busy with his company and with rehearsals for the school’s anniversary celebration. He’d honestly just forgotten.

"Um... I’m sorry, Classmate Su."

"About what happened last time, I didn’t do it on purpose. I didn’t know it was you... I thought one of my dorm-mates was playing a prank on me..."

Gu Yizhou said awkwardly, "I wanted to apologize to you then, but you blocked me. And I’ve been really busy with work lately, so I was planning on finding you to clear things up after I was done with this busy period..."

After listening to Gu Yizhou, Su Qianqian just shot him a look without saying anything.

Seeing her silence, Gu Yizhou, knowing he was in the wrong, didn’t know what to say.

Su Qianqian looked down, cradling the glass in both hands, feeling utterly wronged.

’I waited all these days for him to come and apologize to me in person, and it turns out he actually forgot...’

That’s right!

Su Qianqian wasn’t stupid. She could tell from Gu Yizhou’s words that the guy had simply forgotten all about it...

’Do I really mean nothing to him at all?’

As she dwelt on it, a film of moisture clouded Su Qianqian’s eyes.

"Um, Classmate Su, I..."

Gu Yizhou was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly noticed something was off with Su Qianqian.

’Is... is she crying???’

’Wait, what... I don’t think I said anything wrong, did I?’

Gu Yizhou was completely bewildered for a moment.

But when he saw a tear drip from the corner of Su Qianqian’s eye, he started to panic.

"Uh... Classmate Su, what’s wrong?"

"Please don’t cry. Whatever it is, we can talk it out calmly..."

Gu Yizhou stammered, his words a jumbled mess.

As he spoke, he pulled a few tissues from the table and handed them to Su Qianqian.

This sudden turn of events left not only Gu Yizhou bewildered, but also Yan Luoxi, who was still curled up on the balcony, feeling rather confused.

’What’s wrong with this woman?’

’Why did she suddenly start crying after just a few words?’

’Could it be... the dog man slept with her, then heartlessly cast her aside, and now she’s come to his door to cry about it??’

’But, from what she’d seen of Gu Yizhou lately, even though the dog man was a bit of a jerk, he didn’t seem like *that* kind of person!’

’You can know a person’s face, but not their heart?’

A million thoughts raced through Yan Luoxi’s mind.

Su Qianqian didn’t take the tissues Gu Yizhou offered. She looked up at him and asked, "Yizhou, do I really mean nothing to you at all?"

"Huh?"

Gu Yizhou was bewildered, unable to keep up with Su Qianqian’s leaps in logic.

’Yes!’

’Gu Yizhou knew Su Qianqian liked him, but for some reason, he’d just never felt that spark with her. So, to avoid leading her on, he had always been direct in his rejections and made his position clear!’

’The groping incident last time really wasn’t on purpose.’

’He couldn’t be forced into a relationship with her just because of that, could he?’

’It might not sound nice, but he really didn’t want to force himself!’

So, Gu Yizhou fell silent.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the living room grew awkward.

"Sigh~"

Gu Yizhou let out a soft sigh. He thought for a moment, then looked up at Su Qianqian and said, "Classmate Su, you... of course you mean something to me. We’re friends, aren’t we?"

As soon as he said this, Su Qianqian’s body trembled slightly.

Her eyes, which had just started to clear up, turned red again.

Her nose tingled, and she choked out, "I understand."

"I’m sorry for bothering you!"

After saying this, Su Qianqian stood up, covered her mouth, and rushed toward the door.

"CLICK~"

Just as she opened the door, she ran right into a beautiful, middle-aged woman...