Back Then, I Adored You

Chapter 39-43

Chapter 39: The Old Times of Him and Her (9)
"Were you the only one home last night?"
Gu Yusheng's sudden question made the housekeeper's fingertips tremble, but she still pretended to be calm. "Yes."
Did I misremember that?Gu Yusheng frowned again.
"Mr. Gu?" The housekeeper asked when she saw Gu Yusheng didn't react.
The call brought Gu Yusheng back.
Maybe he had drank so much that he mistook a dream as reality. When he was upstairs, he even thought he had vomited the night before, but he found no trace of vomit at all.
Thinking of this, Gu Yusheng took the cup and washed his mouth. He tidied his clothes, but his face suddenly became cold when he was about to leave. "Oh, by the way, she should be back soon. Remember to tell her to wait for me in the usual place next Wednesday, that's my grandfather's birthday." He said in a cold tone instead of the casual tone he had used before.
A look of annoyance crossed Gu Yusheng's face. He took the phone off the table and left without any hesitation.
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The Gu Family was a notable and distinguished family in Beijing. With an inheritance that was several hundred years old, the Gu Family was wealthy and had a lot of connections.
Old Master Gu hadn't intended to held a grand celebration for his birthday, only a family reunion with his family members and close friends.
However, that Wednesday, many people who wanted to establish a relationship with the Gu Family through this opportunity, came without invitation to give valuable gifts.
Birthday celebrations should have been joyful, so even if they weren't invited, the Gu Family still couldn't drive them away, since they had already made the journey. Before five o'clock in the afternoon, there were already many people in the Gu Mansion's living room.
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Gu Yusheng had only told the housekeeper to tell Qin Zhi'ai that he would wait for her in the usual place, but he didn't tell her the exact time.
Like the last time grandfather had come back from Shanghai and they went to the Gu Mansion for dinner, Qin Zhi'ai went to the Hutong very early in the day.
Gu Yusheng must have been entangled in something, because he hadn't come, even after Qin Zhi'ai had been waiting there for more than two hours.
The sun in the summer was hot, and although Qin Zhi'ai had been standing in the shade, she still sweated a lot and got thirsty after a long time. Her phone number had been blocked by Gu Yusheng, so she couldn't call him, even though she didn't know how long she would still have to wait. She hesitated for a moment, then walked to the supermarket across the road and bought a bottle of ice water.
When the whole bottle of water was nearly finished, Gu Yusheng's car finally arrived.
Qin Zhi'ai threw the empty bottle into the trash can, and got in the car with the gift that she had prepared in advance for Old Master Gu.
They hadn't seen each other for two months, but Gu Yusheng remained indifferent and cold as always when he saw her.
Qin Zhi'ai knew that Gu Yusheng wouldn't be willing to talk to her, so she didn't say anything to him after she got in the car.
Gu Yusheng arrived very late, so when they drove into the yard, there was no room for them to park. Gu Yusheng had to park his car outside on the street.

Chapter 40: The Old Times of Him and Her (10)
Old Master Gu was busy entertaining the bustling guests, so he didn't have any extra energy to worry over Gu Yusheng and Qin Zhi'ai like he had last time.
Knowing that, Gu Yusheng got away with only holding his gift for Old Master Gu in his hand as soon as he had parked the car, and walked toward the yard without waiting for Qin Zhi'ai.
When Qin Zhi'ai walked into the villa with her gift, Gu Yusheng had already started talking to Old Master Gu.
Although there was a certain distance between them and her, and the crowd was noisy, Qin Zhi'ai still could hear their conversation clearly.
"Where's Xiaokou?"
"She just met a friend in the yard."
Qin Zhi'ai stopped her steps toward Old Master Gu, and glanced around to find a friend of Liang Doukou's to talk yo.
She didn't greet or give her gift to Old Master Gu until Gu Yusheng had walked away from him.
They hadn't seen each other for a long time, so Old Master Gu was very happy and had much to talk about with her. Until another friend came to greet him, Qin Zhi'ai didn't have a chance to walk away.
For the first time since Qin Zhi'ai had began disguising herself as Liang Doukou, she was very prudent for fear of any flaws or contradictions that could be seen through.
Fortunately, she had a good memory, and she was smart enough that she knew who was close with and who didn't get along well with Liang Doukou. Besides, she was trained to imitate the way Liang Doukou moved and spoke when she was chosen to be her substitute, so she could deal with such occasions easily. She knew who to hug warmly and who to sneer at.
After making small talk with the wife of Liang Doukou's elder cousin, she saw Liang Doukou's mother chatting with several of the wealthy wives.
As her "daughter," she walked towards her subconsciously. However, when she moved, she saw Liang Doukou's cousin, Jiang Qianqian.
Qin Zhi'ai had already learned from Zhou Jing that Liang Doukou hated Jiang Qianqian the most, although they shared the same blood.
Zhou Jing didn't tell her why they hated each other so much, but from what she had told her, Qin Zhi'ai inferred that Liang Doukou was the one who had started the fight with Jiang Qianqian, which had ended with Liang Doukou losing. With the same story being repeated again and again, it seemed to become a habit of Liang Doukou's to look for trouble with Jiang Qianqian, though she knew she couldn't win. Therefore, to make herself seem more like Liang Doukou, Qin Zhi'ai pretended to quarrel with Jiang Qianqian each time they met.
Honestly speaking, Qin Zhi'ai really couldn't get used to asking for trouble, so as soon as she saw Jiang Qianqian, she turned around and left, pretending that she hadn't seen her.
However, someone stopped her when she had only taken several steps.