The Reluctant Bride

"Xinwan?" Mother Qiao glanced at her daughter, her expression a little worried: "Well, what is going on? Xuewu didn't say yesterday that she wants to get back together with you. You..."

"Mom." Qiao Xinwan interrupted her mother, squeezed her hand, and shook her head gently: "Don't tell me, I'm hungry, let's eat."

Ignoring my parents, I went to the dining room first when I saw her. Qiao's father opened his mouth to say something, Qiao Jie took the lead in speaking: "Dad, don't care about your sister. That Gu Xuewu is not a good thing. He bullied his sister like that before, but now he says he gets back together? What do you think of our Qiao family?"

"Qiaojie." Father Qiao gave his son a blank look, and was not interested in talking to him: "Let's eat."

Qiao Jie shrugged, and finally followed him to dinner in a boring manner, without mentioning it. Fortunately, his sister Qiao Jie is a spine, so she wouldn't be Gu Xuewu's.

Humph.

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When Gu Xuewu drove halfway through his car, his cell phone rang, and he picked up a strange number, but he was a familiar person.

Hanging up the phone, looking at the traffic ahead, he turned at the next intersection and went to the date that the man said.

Entering the door, Li Lan stood up from a distance, looked at Gu Xuewu's gaze, watched him step forward, and pointed to the opposite position: "Please sit down."

Gu Xuewu sat down and looked at Li Lan: "Something?"

"Can't I find you if I'm okay?" Li Lan sat down, poured a glass of water for him, and the corners of his lips rose slightly: "I ordered a filet steak for you. The taste of this steak is very authentic. Follow me. I have eaten in Italy, almost the same."

Gu Xuewu folded his hands and placed it in front of the table.

"I'm not here to eat with you." To eat, he would eat with Qiao Xinwan at Qiao's house just now.

"I know." Li Lan nodded, without any discomfort: "I know that you are willing to come to the appointment because you have something to ask me."

She also poured a glass of water for herself, took a sip, raised her head to look at Gu Xuewu, and looked a little confused: "However, I have something to ask you. So, we are even."

Even? Gu Xuewu looked at Li Lan, his eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a trace of defense in the deep starry eyes.

Li Lan turned a blind eye to his solemn expression, with a small smile on the corners of his lips, and a gentle smile: "Eat first, you just threw me down at the banquet that day, you at least owe me a favor?"

Gu Xuewu was silent, but the waiter brought the meal at this moment. Steak, champagne, pasta. fruit salad. There is also bisque.

It's all here, Qiao Xinwan looked at the champagne on the table: "Drink some bar?"

"No." Gu Xuewu shook his head and didn't mean to eat: "I just have a few questions to ask you."

"I know what you want to ask." Li Lan smiled: "But, as I said just now, you owe me a favor. I will give you the answer you want. But, let me finish the meal first. Rice. How?"

Watching Gu Xuewu sitting there still, Li Lan sighed, with a polite expression on his face: "The steak is cold, but it doesn't taste good."

After that, regardless of Gu Xuewu's reaction, she picked up the knife and fork, cut a small piece of cattle and put it into her mouth.

Her movements are very elegant, like a person who has been eating Western food for a long time. Gu Xuewu grabbed his eyes, picked up the knife and fork and started to eat. He was not interested in talking with Li Lan at this time, and quietly settled the meal in front of him.

After eating, she took a paper towel and wiped the corners of her lips. Looking up at Li Lan, she was almost done. Put down the knife and fork. She poured herself a glass of champagne.

"Ask." Li Lan put down his cup and looked at Gu Xuewu: "What do you want to know?"

"Where's Zhou Ying." Gu Xuewu looked at Li Lan's eyes: "Don't tell me, you are her, you can't be her."

"Really?" Li Lan shook his head with a stubborn expression: "If I say, I am her?"

Gu Xuewu was silent, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, staring at Li Lan's face with a hint of mockery. This is the first time Li Lan has seen this look on his face since meeting him.

The corners of his lips curled unconsciously. She took a sip of champagne and borrowed it to hide her uncomfortableness: "If you don't believe me, why do you ask me again?"

Gu Xuewu stared at her face for a while, and finally spoke softly: "You can't be Zhou Ying, alone, no matter how you change, or even get plastic surgery, it feels like it's impossible to get it out. On you, I I didn't find the feeling when I was with Zhou Ying. I am pretty sure that you are not her."

Li Lan pursed her lips. She didn't expect that she was losing in feeling: "You answer one of my questions, and I will answer your question."

"what?"

"Who was that woman the day before yesterday? After you took her to dance, she disappeared. I'm curious. Who made you leave me alone."

"If I tell you, you will tell me where is Zhou Ying?"

"Did I tell you that you will be with Zhou Ying?"

Li Lan refused to lose at all, and today's Qiao Xinwan's question suddenly flashed through Gu Xuewu's mind. She said if Zhou Ying came back, she would be with Zhou Ying.

On the same day, two women asked him this question.

"No." Gu Xuewu shook his head: "I can no longer be with her."

Li Lan smiled and laughed sarcastically: "Since you can no longer be with her, why do you want her whereabouts so persistently now? If I told you, you can't be with her. She is together, then what's the point of you?"

Gu Xuewu was silent. All he wanted to know was Zhou Ying's reason for leaving. No matter what, he hoped there was an answer.

Seeing his silence, Li Lan smiled: "You haven't answered my question. Perhaps, after I hear the answer, I will tell you the answer you want."

Gu Xuewu glanced at Li Lan, and after thinking about it for a while, he said softly: "She is my ex-wife."

"Your ex-wife?"

Li Lan searched for the name in his brain, and suddenly widened his eyes: "The ex-wife you mentioned is not Qiao Xinwan, right? You guys, aren't you divorced?"

"Does it matter to you?"

Li Lan shook his head and smiled: "It has nothing to do with me. But it has something to do with Zhou Ying."

She looked at Gu Xuewu, her eyes were a little angry, and some were not worth it. Finally, those emotions were suppressed and she recovered her calm: "Gu Xuewu, if your feelings for Zhou Ying back then were true, how could you forget so quickly? Miss her? How can you tell your ex-wife..." Ting Shi Xuefu.

After that, Li Lan didn't say anything, and Gu Xuewu's eyes were a bit surprised. When he wanted to know what it meant, Li Lan was not interested in talking anymore, called the waiter and took out his wallet to settle the bill.

Gu Xuewu settled before she settled. Facing the disagreement in Li Lan's eyes, he said softly: "I don't have the habit of letting women pay."

"You have a habit of making women sad."

Li Lan felt uncomfortable, and her smile was not as happy as before. Looking at Gu Xuewu, she stood up and said, "Thank you for eating with me. I think I won't disturb you again in the future."

"What did you mean by what you just said?" Gu Xuewu stood in front of her, not letting her leave: "Speak clearly."

"I don't want to say." Li Lan's mood was very low at this time, that mood is real, not pretending at all. She grabbed her bag on the table and quickly left the restaurant.

After meeting her, Gu Xuewu's doubts were not answered. Instead, it went deeper and took the car key and left. He couldn't understand Li Lan's expression just now.

Angry, sad, sad, what made him the most uncomprehending, turned out to be worthless. He clearly saw the unworthy emotion in her eyes.

Where does this come from? For whom is she not worth it? For herself, or maybe--

He has a habit of making women sad? Gu Xuewu couldn't understand this sentence. Feeling a little upset. After getting in the car, the car drove to Qiao's house again.

When he reacted, what he could see before his eyes was already the door of Qiao's house. Stopped the car, did not get off, looked at the lights on the second floor.

At this time, Qiao Xinwan should have eaten, what is she doing now?

Playing with Belle? Still taking a bath and preparing to rest. That time flashed in his mind, he met Qiao Xinwan when she had just taken a bath.

Unconsciously, the lower abdomen became a little hot, and it became tight, constricted his eyes, put away his thoughts, turned the front of the car, and left.

Upstairs, Qiao Xinwan hadn't slept yet, and the confrontation with Gu Xuewu in the evening made her extremely tired. She was relieved when he left. Decided to speed up the pace.

Call to book a ticket. She wants to leave Beidu as soon as possible.

As long as she doesn't see Gu Xuewu, as long as she doesn't get entangled with him, she can attribute his abnormality during this period to his abnormality.

When she left, everything was back to normal again. Yes, exactly.

She was stunned when she heard the sound of cars on the tip of her ears, stood up and walked to the window, but saw Gu Xuewu's car parked downstairs, lying behind the curtains. Qiao Xinwan was a little surprised. It was so late, why did he come back again? ?

Thinking he would come up, Qiao Xinwan planned that he would lock the door as soon as he clicked the car door. But not thinking, Gu Xuewu drove the car away.

It was too dark, and she couldn't see the expression on Gu Xuewu's face at such a distance. Watching his car gradually disappeared from his sight. Not knowing why, she suddenly felt that the car shadow seemed a bit lonely.

Shaking his head to suppress that emotion, how did Gu Xuewu have anything to do with her. She doesn't need to bother at all. No need at all.

That's right, that's it, Qiao Xinwan told herself not to care. Some things came to mind unconsciously. Every scene during this period of time became more and more clear in my mind.

The heart is suddenly messed up, as if disturbing a pool of spring water...

Suppress those emotions, calm yourself down, and calm down. Now that it is doomed, there is no need to entangle it anymore, there are some things. Just let him pass.

Don't waver anymore. Absolutely not. ()