After Gu Jinyuan said those words, the conference room fell silent at first. I don't know who took the lead in applauding, and everyone followed suit.
But no one looked at Ye Wanqing. It seemed that Gu Jinyuan had greeted them before, and it seemed that everyone had already been very clear about Mr. Gu's pursuit of Mrs. Xi.
The meeting ended with a round of applause.
Everyone exited the conference room in an orderly manner. There was a second meeting in ten minutes. Gu Jinyuan took a sip of water and rubbed his brows. He looked up at Ye Wanqing and said, "Come here."
Ye Wanqing hesitated and walked over.
"Let me hold you."
Gu Jinyuan's tone was a bit tired. Ye Wanqing was stunned. She didn't refuse for a moment and was hugged. Gu Jinyuan's head rested on her belly. It was a very unfamiliar posture. In her memory, Gu Jinyuan had never shown it. Such a vulnerable side.
However, Ye Wanqing was a little confused. She found the meeting just now very lively and interesting, and the atmosphere was not tense. Why did Gu Jinyuan feel so tired?
"Gu Jinyuan, are you okay?"
“……”
Gu Jinyuan didn't answer, but his hand wrapped around Ye Wanqing's waist became harder and harder.
Ye Wanqing's waist was a little painful from being strangled, so she didn't dare to say anything more, so she just let him hold her.
When the meeting was about to begin, Gu Jinyuan released Ye Wanqing, but instead of letting her sit in the corner, he pushed her to sit next to him.
The employees for the second round of meetings came in on time, and Ye Wanqing just sat down.
The second round of meetings was much more serious than the first round. Everyone discussed very professional things. Ye Wanqing could understand every word, but it was hard to understand the meaning when put together. The room was well heated. , Ye Wanqing soon became a little sleepy, but she felt it was very disrespectful, so she didn't dare to doze off openly, she just relaxed her body slightly and leaned on the back of the chair.
The second round of meeting lasted for two hours. When the meeting ended, it was past twelve o'clock. Gu Jinyuan took Ye Wanqing back to the office. The secretary had already ordered a meal and brought it in.
It was bone soup rice. As soon as the takeout box was opened, the fragrant smell of bone soup spread throughout the office. Ye Wanqing took a deep sniff and felt very satisfied. The corners of her lips rose unconsciously.
Seeing that she liked it, Gu Jinyuan's expression softened and he helped her remove the disposable chopsticks.
Now he is much more careful than before.
"Thanks!"
Ye Wanqing thanked her before taking it. She took a sip of the soup first, which greatly satisfied her taste buds.
"Did you just feel sleepy?"
Gu Jinyuan asked casually, which inexplicably made Ye Wanqing feel like she was caught by the teacher for deserting in class. Her expression froze and she nodded calmly: "Well, I'm a little sleepy, mainly because of the professional terms they all use. I haven't learned these, so I can't understand. I understand."
"What don't you understand?"
Gu Jinyuan asked patiently, with the intention of answering her questions. Ye Wanqing suddenly felt a headache: "I...I didn't listen much after I found that I couldn't understand."
"So you just sat there in a daze for two hours?"
Ye Wanqing nodded, and Gu Jinyuan's eyebrows curved. He had clearly seen just now that even though this woman was extremely sleepy, she was sitting with her back bent, trying hard to pretend that she was a good student who was listening attentively. Inexplicably, she felt a little bit cute.
"Did you also use this trick to deceive your teachers when you were in school?"
"It was much easier when I was studying. At that time, Axiao would cover for me and I could sleep openly." Ye Wanqing blurted out. After saying this, the originally warm atmosphere suddenly dropped to freezing point. Ye Wanqing's face froze. She almost wanted to bite her tongue off, why did she mention Ji Xiao at this time?
"How does he cover for you?"
Gu Jinyuan was not angry, but asked calmly. Ye Wanqing was a little uncomfortable, and her tone became calmer: "I didn't fight much, I just woke me up when the teacher was about to find me, or when the teacher asked me to ask questions , pass me the correct answer so I don’t have to be punished.”
"How do teachers usually punish students?"
"I'm punished by standing next to the podium or outside the classroom. It was quite embarrassing for me at that time. The more serious thing was to invite parents. I would never dare to let the teacher invite parents. I was afraid that my mother would do it in front of the teacher. Cry it out.”
Ye Wanqing was reminded of her memories. When she came back to her senses, she found Gu Jinyuan with a longing look on her face. She suddenly remembered that this man did not seem to have a normal school life. While others were studying in school, he was locked in a room with nothing but walls. Himself, he only kept telling himself that he was a lonely monster.
"I have never been made to stand."
Gu Jinyuan took the initiative to speak, and Ye Wanqing's heart tightened unconsciously. She originally thought that this topic was a taboo that he would never mention, but she did not expect that on such an ordinary afternoon, she would be brought up by such an ordinary topic.
"It was only after I was nineteen years old that I got a degree certificate from a university while working and studying abroad. You know, with the strength of the Gu family, I can enter any famous university even if I have never been to school before. .”
Yes, the Gu family has this strength.
Ye Wanqing put down her chopsticks and looked at Gu Jinyuan intently. She did not dare to continue the topic and ask what Gu Jinyuan was doing before he was nineteen years old.
However, now that Gu Jinyuan had made a start, he had no intention of being secretive.
"Before I was fifteen years old, my world only had the western wall and an iron chain. As far back as I can remember, someone told me that I had no parents, that I was a test-tube baby, and that I was a monster."
no!
Ye Wanqing wanted to shake her head and refute, but she didn't dare to interrupt Gu Jinyuan. Although his restraint was almost perfect, after mentioning this, the aura around him inevitably became dark and cruel.
Those memories were too dark and bad for him. No matter how much time passed or how much luxurious life he spent to make up for it, they could not be completely smoothed away.
"That person would sometimes give me a lot of delicious food to eat, and sometimes he would give me nothing. Sometimes he would talk to me in a very gentle tone, and sometimes he would beat me and scold me. After each beating, he would He would hold me and cry, saying he was sorry to me."
Gu Jinyuan's tone was still calm, but Ye Wanqing's chest felt tight. At that time, she had already guessed that Gu Jinyuan had a bad childhood when Mr. Gu talked about it, but she didn't expect that he had such a bad life. .
After all, she was a mother. Ye Wanqing couldn't sit still and put her hand on Gu Jinyuan's hand.
"The day he was fifteen years old, he jumped off the building in front of me. In fact, I could have stopped him at that time, but I didn't. Even at the moment he took off, I felt happier than ever before. No one taught me how to distinguish Feelings and emotions, but I know very well that I hate him and wish he could die immediately!"
