Chu Zhaoyang nodded and said no more.
Ming Yutong was also used to it. Unless he was really close, Chu Zhaoyang was not at all curious about others.
This also showed that in Chu Zhaoyang's view, the relationship between the two of them was not that close.
"Everyone in our family has come back this time, and we don't plan to go back again. We have also brought back our careers abroad. The superiors really hope that we can come back and have given them a lot of conveniences. For the conditions they have offered, our parents and I am also very satisfied. Therefore, I also plan to spend a long time to find my cousin." Ming Yutong explained.
Chu Zhaoyang still said nothing about this.
Ming Yutong smiled, and was impressed by Chu Zhaoyang's character, and couldn't help but say: "Senior, I'm really curious, what kind of woman can tolerate your character? No matter what I say to you, I can't get a response. There's nothing left to talk about."
Chu Zhaoyang was slightly surprised, wondering why Ming Yutong brought the topic to this.
"When I came back this time, my grandparents took me to visit the old man and the old lady." Ming Yutong said, "The elders on both sides, including uncles and aunts, seemed to be interested in bringing us together."
Chu Zhaoyang put down his fork and said coldly: "I have a girlfriend."
Ming Yutong was surprised: "I didn't expect that you could get a girlfriend with your personality. How did you do it? Don't the old man, the old lady, and the uncles and aunts know? Otherwise, they wouldn't want to match us up. You didn't tell them?"
Chu Zhaoyang looked gloomy, a little unhappy.
Ming Yutong realized that he seemed to be a little too lenient.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't have a crush on you, and I don't intend to really cooperate with their matchmaking." Ming Yutong said, "I understand my own character. I am too strong and career-minded. And your character, I don't know about careerism, but in terms of strength, he should only be better than me."
Chu Zhaoyang raised his eyebrows.
Ming Yutong chuckled: "If we really get together, there will be no good results. Our personalities are not suitable for each other. I know very well that a man who is good enough to be worthy of me, but I can't stand being controlled. And I can't control myself. Mine is obviously not good enough. Therefore, I am not in a hurry to fall in love and get married, and I will just let it happen. If I meet him, it is a good thing, but if I don't meet him, I won't make do with it."
"But if I really want to get married one day, I would prefer to find someone who is not so capable and just listens to me. I am not a particularly family-oriented person, so the other party has to make the compromise. He has no skills. The advantage is that I work hard outside and he takes care of the family. We reverse the roles that most couples play."
Chu Zhaoyang raised his eyebrows again: "I didn't expect that."
However, he felt much more relaxed and his expression was much better.
Ming Yutong clicked her tongue and shook his head: "Your face changed too quickly. As soon as I expressed my attitude, your face immediately became better. What? What if I am really interested in you, do you still want to fall out with me?"
Unexpectedly, Chu Zhaoyang said "Yeah" without hesitation, leaving Ming Yutong speechless.
"You are really..." Ming Yutong said speechlessly.
"In order to repay you for helping me find my cousin, I would like to remind you that both families have this intention, but they don't dare to come to you directly. They just want to create a few chance encounters for us. You know what's going on. But even without me, they will find someone else."
"I understand." Chu Zhaoyang nodded, paused, and added, "Thank you."
It seemed that he just remembered to thank her.
Fortunately, Ming Yutong was used to his attitude.
She held her chin with one hand and said curiously: "However, I am really curious about what kind of woman can stand you. And what kind of woman can actually catch the eye of our Young Master Chu?"
Thinking of Gu Nian, Chu Zhaoyang felt a pain in his heart: "There is a chance."
Ming Yutong shrugged and said no more.
***
Gu Nian stood in the cold wind, her feet were frozen, and wearing leather shoes felt useless, it was so cold inside.
She couldn't help but hunch her shoulders and stamp her feet on the spot, moving to keep out the cold..
Suddenly, her body stiffened, and she saw a man and a woman walking out one after another.
It was Chu Zhaoyang and Ming Yutong.
Gu Nian felt guilty and hid in the crowd.
Through the passing crowd, she saw Ming Yutong following Chu Zhaoyang to the car.
She didn't recognize that woman, but she was full of aura. Standing next to Chu Zhaoyang, she seemed to be a perfect match.
"Then I'll leave it to you to take care of my cousin." Ming Yutong said with a smile.
Gu Nian had never seen a woman smile at Chu Zhaoyang like this, but Chu Zhaoyang didn't show any expression of impatience or disgust.
Gu Nian couldn't stand it any longer and ran away in a hurry.
The wind blowing in her face stung her eyes, causing her to cry unconsciously.
Ming Yutong said goodbye to Chu Zhaoyang and got into an Audi running behind the Bentley.
Gu Nian ran away and stood on the street in a daze for a long time before she remembered that she should leave.
She reached out to hail a taxi and got into the car. The heater gradually began to give her frozen hands and feet some feeling and pain.
But she couldn't feel any of this.
She thought of what Liu Chengye said, that woman was Chu Zhaoyang's friend.
Chu Zhaoyang had time to see his friends, but he didn't have time to call her.
Gu Nian lowered her head to stop thinking, but she couldn't stop herself at all.
When she got home, Mu Lanshu had already eaten and asked her, "Have you eaten?"
Gu Nian nodded absentmindedly: "I've eaten."
Mu Lanshu didn't think much and went to play her game of Landlords.
Chu Zhaoyang returned home and was in the bedroom, holding her phone. Gu Nian's phone number was on the screen.
Every day, he did nothing at home, just looked at Gu Nian's number quietly.
However, he was still unable to contact her.
Then, he opened WeChat again, listened to the previous voice messages from Gu Nian over and over again, and closed his eyes in pain.
In the middle of the night, Chu Zhaoyang suddenly sat up hurriedly, wearing rough clothes and sweating all over his body.
The nightmare that had not occurred for a long time had invaded his dreams every night since he saw the document, even more than before.
Chu Zhaoyang buried his face in his palms, wiped away the cold sweat, rubbed it, turned on the bedside lamp, stared at dry eyes, and couldn't fall asleep again.
***
Gu Nian didn't sleep well at night. She had a dream that Chu Zhaoyang was with the woman she saw last night.
The two of them appeared in front of her together.
Then, Chu Zhaoyang said: "Gu Nian, I found someone better. It turns out that I am not in love with you. I'm sorry."
Then she woke up with a start and never fell back to sleep.
There were still heavy shadows under my eyes now.
After she came out to pack up and walked to the dining table, she suddenly heard Mu Lanshu said: "Chu Zhaoyang has been on a business trip for such a long time, hasn't he come back yet?"
Gu Nian was stunned, lowered her head and whispered: "He is back, but he has been busy these days."
Mu Lanshu frowned: "He was so busy before, why didn't he come here every day? Tell me honestly, did you and Chu Zhaoyang have any problems? When did he come back? You have been on time lately. I went home and I haven't seen him yet."
"I...we have a phone call." Gu Nian said without confidence, "We are fine."
"Is there really no problem? He was rushing here every day in a hurry. I finally agreed, but he stopped seeing me. After being back for so long, he can't find any time to come over?" Mu Lanshu looked at Gu Nian, " Your mood is not right lately, are you really okay?"
"No." Gu Nian told Mu Lanshu and told herself the same.
Mu Lanshu looked at her for a while and sighed: "Okay, you can take care of it yourself. I won't worry too much about you two."
"By the way, have you bought the ticket to go back to your hometown?" Mu Lanshu asked.
"Ah..." Gu Nian was stunned for a moment, "I forgot, I will buy it today."
These past few days, Chu Zhaoyang's affairs have always been on her mind, and shre had even forgotten about going back to her hometown to celebrate the New Year.
She also forgot and wanted to tell Chu Zhaoyang.
It's just that maybe there's no need to say it now.
Say it or not, he probably didn't care.
"Remember to buy it, otherwise you won't be able to buy it," Mu Lanshu said.
Rushing for the Spring Festival every year was a headache.
Yucheng was a small place with no airport, so every year, they could only take the train and catch the Spring Festival travel rush back.
Fortunately, Mu Lanshu reminded me that Gu Nian bought it early and it went smoothly. She bought two high-speed rail tickets back to Yucheng.
In the end, Gu Nian never told Chu Zhaoyang that she was going back to her hometown for the New Year.