SFS Chapter 1276 Yunrui's sincerity: It matches the autumn in Cambridge
Chapter 1276 Yunrui's sincerity: It matches the autumn in Cambridge
Yang Xiaotang looked at Qi Ruixiang standing in front of her, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.
She had never thought that this man who approached her with a purpose would stand up and speak for her at this time. Tears blurred her vision again, but this time it was because she was moved.
In the banquet hall, the guests' discussions became louder and louder, and everyone's eyes were focused on the three people who were on the verge of a tense situation.
Ye Muxue frowned, a hint of displeasure showing on her elegant face. She tried her best to draw the guests' attention back, but after all the previous accumulation, everyone's attention was no longer on her, the protagonist!
Gu Yunxi stood in the corner, looking at the chaotic scene in front of him, feeling mixed emotions.
She looked at Qi Ruixiang standing up for Yang Xiaotang, and she couldn't tell what she felt in her heart. She also didn't know who invited Qi Ruixiang!
Gu Yunqian, on the other hand, crossed his arms and watched the farce with interest, a calculating gleam in his eyes.
The calm before the storm was completely broken, and this originally gorgeous birthday banquet fell into unprecedented chaos amid various hidden entanglements and fierce conflicts. And this may just be the prelude to a bigger storm.
The light cast by the crystal chandelier gradually grew colder. Gu Mingcheng slammed the whiskey glass heavily on the sandalwood table. The amber liquor splashed over the rim of the glass, leaving dark marks on the tablecloth.
Ye Muxue gently stroked the crooked pearl embroidery on the hem of her skirt, her fingertips trembling slightly - this birthday banquet, which had been prepared for three months, ended in an embarrassing way with the guests leaving in a hurry and the cake being taken away without being cut.
"Sweep up the broken glass." She instructed the servants in a calm tone but her depressed mood could not be concealed.
She knew very well how much effort her husband and son had put into celebrating today but there was nothing she could do!
Just as Gu Yunxi was persistent back then, Yang Xiaotang will be even more persistent now...
Gu Yunxi stood alone on the terrace, the night wind lifted her long hair, and the ginkgo leaf pendant shone coldly on her collarbone.
She stared at the scene of Qi Ruixiang escorting Yang Xiaotang to the car on the street downstairs, her nails digging deeply into her palms.
Yang Xiaotang's words "It goes well with the autumn in Cambridge" were like a sharp blade, cutting out the wound of the secret hidden deep in her heart.
The phone vibrated in her pocket. It was a notification that the postcard sent by Lin Xuxin had been returned. She sneered and turned off the screen, but unlocked it again and again in the dark, staring at the locked name in the address book.
In the study, Gu Yunqian was turning his jade cufflinks, and the surveillance footage of Lin Xu in the Cambridge laboratory was covered with snowflakes.
"We agreed to cut off contact," he whispered to Anna on the other end of the phone, "but someone photographed him buying a ginkgo leaf specimen in Chinatown.
"The tip of the fountain pen pierced the letter paper, and the ink dots spread over the words "Breach of Contract Clauses".
He recalled his sister's evasive look at the birthday banquet, and Yang Xiaotang's seemingly unintentional but precise words. The corners of his mouth curled up dangerously - this storm caused by the necklace was probably just the tip of the iceberg...
Yang Bin's car was speeding in the rainy night, and the wipers were swinging frantically but could not clear the rain off the windshield.
Yang Xiaotang in the back seat curled up with his arms folded.
"I told you not to associate with him!" Her father's roar made her eardrums hurt.
"What do you think his purpose is for you to be her female companion? After all, I have been a police officer for so many years, how could I raise a fool like you! Don't you think about why he wants to bring you to the limelight? You are simply..."
After a burst of output, there was a temporary pause in the end. Yang Bin's words were clearly on the tip of his tongue, but he chose to stop abruptly. He swerved the steering wheel, and the tires slipped on the flooded road. Yang Xiaotang was so frightened that she grabbed the seat belt tightly.
She looked at her father's tense neck and suddenly discovered that several deep wrinkles had appeared there at some point.
Qi Ruixiang sat in the office, untied his tie and slumped in the leather chair.
In the halo of the desk lamp, he described his mother's appearance stroke by stroke. Unconsciously, two little smiling figures appeared on the empty paper.
Thinking back to the way Yang Bin looked at him, as if he had encountered something dirty, he immediately gave up the idea of saving Yang Xiaotang.
What does it mean to lose the rice while trying to steal a chicken? This is it!
Thousands of miles away in Cambridge, Lin Xu stood in front of the laboratory window, looking at the falling ginkgo leaves.
The 42nd postcard was spread out on the lab table, the ink still wet: "Today's sunset glow is like your red face when you're angry, but I don't even have the qualifications to make you angry anymore."
Suddenly, his cell phone rang. It was an unfamiliar domestic number.
The moment I pressed the answer button, Gu Yunqian's cold voice came: "Dr. Lin, we should talk about the cost of breach of contract."
On the other side of the city, Gu Yunxi stood in front of the jewelry store window, staring at the new ginkgo leaf necklace.
The clerk introduced enthusiastically: "This is the most popular style this fall." She smiled, turned and left, her high heels crushing the shadows of the trees on the ground.
The phone suddenly vibrated. It was a message from Qi Ruixiang: "Are you asleep?" She clenched the phone tightly, her nails leaving a white mark on the screen, and finally replied: "I'm ready to sleep. Let's talk later if you have anything to say."
In a blink of an eye, the frustrated man appeared in a place full of lights and wine. The amber lights in the bar were swaying and the whiskey was shaking gently in the carved crystal glass.
Gu Yunqian slowly poured the Scotch whiskey from the ice bucket into the glass. The ice cubes collided and made a crisp sound, which was particularly clear in the quiet wine cellar: "You have been very close to Miss Yang recently?"
He pushed over a goblet, his eyes fixed on Qi Ruixiang's expression like a hawk.
Qi Ruixiang took the glass, and the peat smell of whiskey hit him in the face.
He turned the cup, watching the amber liquid flow in the light and shadow, thinking of Yang Xiaotang's stubborn and pleading eyes at the birthday party, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously: "Yang Xiaotang is a very special girl, smart and sharp, and it's fun to get along with her."
When he said this, his eyes behind the glasses were open, but also concealed a sense of caution.
Gu Yunqian raised his eyebrows, his jade cufflinks glowing coldly under the light. He took a sip of whiskey, letting the spicy liquor slide down his throat, and then he spoke slowly: "Special? She is quite special. Just two simple words made everyone present remember her."
He deliberately emphasized the word "light and fluttery". "The words 'Ginkgo biloba leaves from Cambridge' not only made An An very confused, but also involved people who shouldn't be mentioned."
Qi Ruixiang's grip on the wine glass tightened slightly, but he remained calm on the surface: "It was just an unintentional remark, Mr. Gu, don't read too much into it."
"Unintentional?" Gu Yunqian suddenly sneered, his laughter echoing between the stone walls of the wine cellar, startling the candlelight in the corner to flicker.
He leaned forward, exuding a sense of oppression. "Only a few people know about Lin Xu and Yun Xi's affair. No one has mentioned it for such a long time, but Yang Xiaotang was able to accurately expose it. Mr. Qi, do you think this is a coincidence?"
Qi Ruixiang's pupils suddenly contracted but he quickly regained his composure, and the whiskey rippled in the glass.
After a moment, he put down his glass, took out a cigarette case and lit it. The smoke rose up, blurring his expression: "Do you think I am causing trouble for you by bringing a female companion to the party?"
"I'm just reminding Mr. Qi," Gu Yunqian also lit a cigar, and the smoke mixed with Qi Ruixiang's cigarette, forming a smoke barrier between the two of them, "Yang Xiaotang is not as simple as she seems." He blew out a smoke ring, his eyes sharp, "If you are not sure, and provoke her easily, I'm afraid that in the end it's not her who will be trapped in the quagmire, but you."
Qi Ruixiang remained silent, cigarette ashes falling from his fingertips.
He had seen Yang Xiaotang's clear analysis of problems at the pet hospital, her generosity, and her meticulousness towards Snowball...
Seeing that Qi Ruixiang had fallen into his own world, Gu Yunqian didn't say anything more. He put out his cigarette, drank the wine in his glass, and walked away!
Not sure if it was because of the alcohol or because it was easier to think alone, Qi Ruixiang followed Gu Yunqian's reminder and started to figure it out.
He put out his cigarette, and when he stood up he glanced at the old-fashioned clock on the wall - it was 2:17 in the morning, exactly the same time as when he received a call from Gu Yunqian downstairs of Yang Xiaotang's house that night.
This coincidence sent a chill down his spine...