After being dragged into his car, Xu Zhao’s heart was still pounding. She wasn’t sure if it was from the media frenzy just moments ago or from being pulled along by Gu Ruandong.
Gu Ruandong originally wanted to have the driver take her back to the Xu family. He was going to stay at the film and television base, but seeing the media chasing after them outside, he knew he couldn’t stay either.
I had to order the driver to take me back to the city first.
After a while, finally shaking off the media, Xu Zhao returned to normal. He glanced at Gu Ruandong beside him, whose aura was as cold and aloof as ever. He looked completely different from the person who had been dragging him away just moments ago.
She smiled faintly and said, “Thanks just now.”
Gu Ruandong nodded without saying a word.
She said, “Is this what you call a hero saving the beauty? I’ve acted in quite a few of these scenes, but the first time experiencing it for real feels quite different.”
Gu Ruandong didn’t really listen to what she was saying. He kept his head down, scrolling through his phone. When he glanced at the time, it was already past 6. He impatiently told the driver, “Speed up.”
>By 6:00, there were quite a few vehicles in the city, and the speed couldn’t be picked up.
Xiaocai sent him several messages.
“Just now, about the video of you and Ms. Xu, I had someone take it down, but we could only remove it from the trending topics. It can’t be completely deleted online because it has spread too widely.”
A while later, his father also called. Having seen the news about him taking Xu Zhao away, he said: “There are quite a few media outlets outside the Xu family’s house as well. You should first take her back home.”
Gu Ruandong then instructed the driver to pull over to the side of the road.
“What’s wrong?” Xu Zhao asked, the driver also turned to look at him.
He got out of the car and stood by the roadside, telling the driver, “Take Miss Xu to the Gu family.”
“Aren’t you going home?” Xu Zhao asked curiously.
It was his back as he turned away and walked to the roadside, hailing a cab that answered her.
Gu Ruan Dongfan usually acted carefree and indifferent, but today, he was clearly agitated. After getting into the car, he kept calling Lu YaoYao. There were probably many things he couldn’t wait to say in person, even if he could arrive at the film studio in an hour.
But Lu Yao’s phone was turned off, and no one answered her assistant’s phone.
If you ask Gu Ruandong if he regrets intervening for Xu Zhao today,
He regretted it!
Especially after arriving at the film set, seeing Lu YaoYao’s eyes swollen and red with tears, he regretted his actions and felt even more heartbroken.
“Gu Ruandong, why did you lie to me?”
Since last night’s confession, her heart has been growing colder bit by bit.
He hadn’t slept all night, and then in the early morning he saw that video again. He walked through the crowd, under everyone’s gaze, holding Xu Zhao’s hand and leading him away to safety.
The world fell silent.
She thought she would be loud, that she would break down, but when she saw him, all she felt was heartbreak.
“Why are you lying to me? You know how much I love you? I loved you without any dignity, my soul is gone because of it.” She hugged her knees and curled up in the corner of the bed, truly feeling like her soul was gone, it hurt too much.
“Yaoyao…” Gu Ruandong strode over, ignoring her resistance, and pulled her into a tight embrace.
He explained each item one by one:
I didn’t lie to you, I’m not really close with her. It was just a coincidence that we ran into each other this morning.
“Yao Yao, I rushed back last night just to tell you with my own mouth that I love you too, no less than you love me.”
Lu Yaoyao pushed him away.
“But you don’t deserve it. You don’t deserve my love, and you don’t deserve to be loved by me.”
“Your love is full of calculations, weighed and measured decisions. Gu Ruantong, I can’t play this game with you. Let’s just stop, okay?”
His words, to her <<<
This has no credibility left.
And at that moment, being in a bad mood, what he said was inevitably a bit harsh.
When Gu Ruandong heard her say she didn’t deserve it, his arm stiffened slightly, but he still didn’t let go of her.
“I know I don’t deserve you, Yaoyao. I will work hard to be worthy of your love. Please don’t give up on me, okay?”
In all of Gu Ruandong’s life, the only and sole time he showed weakness was in this moment.
Because he was afraid she would really give up on him, and his life would plunge into darkness again, devoid of any light.
However, Lu Yaoyao had made up her mind. She was just too tired.
A relationship was causing her anxiety and paranoia, making her feel insecure and unlike herself. This wasn’t what she wanted; she simply didn’t want it.
Wasn’t it good to live a life of confidence, pride, and carefree happiness?
Why would you change yourself so drastically because of a relationship? <<<
She reached out and cupped Gu Ruandong’s face. His face was pale, with bloodshot eyes, and she gazed into his.
“Brother, look at what I’ve become now?”
Her face was haggard, her eyes dull, devoid of the former vivacity and spirit.
He turned her into this.
Gu Ruandong’s heart ached.
“Yaoyao, I’m sorry.”
I wanted to hug her again, but suddenly lost my courage.
He hasn’t said let go yet, but she’s already saying goodbye.
“It’s okay. I’ve been truly happy and content these past few weeks, and I hope you have too.”
When loving, love wholeheartedly. When hurt, stop losses in time and exit gracefully.
She is the little princess of the Lu family, born to be pampered, not hurt. She has an escape route, so she can choose.
But she didn’t know that Gu Ruandong had no way out, no choice.
Those sights and sounds
The bustling life of a dog and horse, those friends who know each other well, work is not his choice.
The morning sunlight streamed through the curtains, making Lu YaoYao’s puffy eyes even more prominent. Her assistant hurried to bring ice packs to apply to them because they had a scene to film in the morning.
While she was putting an eye mask on her, he asked cautiously, “Has Shao Gu left?”
“He left.”
“Well, I’ve checked. It was the Xu family who got into trouble. Many media outlets surrounded Xu Zhao, and Gu Shao just happened to run into him. It’s understandable, right?” The assistant comforted her, a little nervously. After all, YaoYao and Xu Zhao’s relationship was obvious to everyone. Then Gu Ruandong heroically saved the beauty in full view of the public, which also made her furious.”
“Hmm.”
Lu Yaoyao didn’t want to continue this topic. His heroic rescue was just the spark, the deception was the main point.
“I’m so tired today, can you please give me a day off?” She pleaded with her assistant, covering an ice pack and looking pitifully at them.
“Sure, sure, I’ll tell the director.” The assistant responded in agreement.
Given her current condition, she wouldn’t be able to film.
She didn’t need to act, she didn’t need to worry about her red eyes, she tossed the ice pack aside, covered herself with the blanket and fell asleep face down.
Gu Ruandong didn’t look back at home and flew directly to the city where the real estate industry conference was held. The conference was nearing its end, and Xiao Cai saw him as if he had seen a savior.
This morning was a whirlwind of activity. I was scrambling to get things done – pulling down hot searches with the PR company, hosting a real estate industry conference, and fielding questions from everyone about Gu Shao and Xu Zhao’s relationship.
Even Wang always couldn’t help but be curious: “Was that pearl earring shot in Macau given to Miss Xu? Is the Beijing enchantress you mentioned her?”
This morning’s news is indeed quite explosive. Gu Ruandong, who has always disliked appearing in the media,
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the hero saved the beauty, and it happened during such a sensitive period at the Xu family where everyone avoided going there.