Originally thought that they would never meet again, but unexpectedly one afternoon, when Ji Beitang came to the door of the office building to pick up the milk tea ordered by his colleagues, he met Gu Zilin.

They were both stunned for a moment, especially Gu Zilin, whose face showed embarrassment.

He came to a nearby company to look for cooperation, holding a stack of product brochures in his hand.

"You..." Gu Zilin pursed his lips and asked, "Why are you here?"

Ji Beitang looked at Gu Zilin and found that he was indeed much more destitute as Xu Muzhe said.

His shirt was a little old and his tie was a little faded.

Her cheeks are slightly sunken, there are a few fine lines at the corners of her eyes, and her brows are furrowed, showing that she is under a lot of pressure.

Seeing Gu Zilin's miserable state with his own eyes made Ji Beitang feel happy.

He said lazily, "I work here."

Gu Zilin nodded and said, "Why didn't you go to Xu Muzhe's company to help? I met him a few days ago. He is quite capable. He was able to make the company so big in a short time."

Ji Beitang curled his lips and deliberately boasted, "Azhe likes me so much, I'm afraid that if I go to his company, he will be distracted. And I don't come out to work to make money, I just want to experience a different life."

"Is that so..." Gu Zilin sighed, "That's good. Seeing that you are living such a good life, I no longer feel guilty."

"Stop pretending. You wish I had a bad life." Ji Beitang's eyes showed disdain, and he said sarcastically, "It's impossible for me to forget the harm you brought to me. How come you are doing so badly after losing the marriage alliance?"

"I didn't get chosen as the successor." Gu Zilin laughed at himself, "But I didn't make it easy for them, either. I destroyed the entire Gu Group."

After he finished speaking, Ji Beitang was stunned.

"So, you deliberately bankrupted your family?"

"Yeah." Gu Zilin's eyes flashed with sadness. "The cause of my mother's death was also investigated. My father and that woman killed her together, so they were imprisoned half a year ago."

"Although I have nothing left, I feel very happy." Gu Zilin's eyes fell on Ji Beitang's face again, and then said, "Now I can only start over again, which is a bit hard, and I am not sure if I can succeed."

Ji Beitang didn't care about Gu Zilin at all.

His face was still indifferent, and he said calmly, "It has nothing to do with me. Even if you are poor and destitute, I think you deserve it."

Gu Zilin didn't pay attention to Ji Beitang's malicious words. He laughed with relief, "I was worried about your mental state, but seeing you like this, I believe you are fine now."

Ji Beitang stared at him warily, "So, you want to bring up the past again and threaten me?"

"No need. I'm sorry for you in the first place. But I was really scared by you at that time. Now that I think about it carefully, I feel that I'm pretty useless."

Ji Beitang had no interest in what he said.

"We are not friends either, there is no need to reminisce." Ji Beitang said coldly, "I want to go back."

"Wait!" Gu Zilin hurriedly stopped him, "Have you contacted your uncle and aunt now?"

Ji Beitang paused, his cold expression cracking a little.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Whether there is contact or not is none of your business."

Without waiting for Gu Zilin to speak, Ji Beitang left in a hurry.

At night, Ji Beitang was so worried that he couldn't even eat a few bites of food.

Xu Muzhe worked overtime at the company until very late. When he came back, his aunt helped him take over his briefcase.

"Mr. Xu, Xiaotang doesn't have much appetite today and looks a little pale. Could he be sick?"

Xu Muzhe's eyes narrowed, "Have you taken your temperature?"

"No." Auntie shook her head. "Xiaotang went back to her room after dinner and hasn't come out since."

"Got it, go and rest first."

"Ok."

Xu Muzhe came to their master bedroom and saw Ji Beitang lying on the bed with his head covered with a quilt.

He walked over quietly, sat down beside the bed, and pulled down the quilt.

Before I could see Ji Beitang's face clearly, his waist was hugged tightly by the other party.

"You haven't slept yet?" Xu Muzhe rubbed his head. "Auntie said you didn't eat much. Are you feeling unwell?"

"I met Gu Zilin today."

Xu Muzhe's eyes turned cold, "Did he bully you?"

Ji Beitang shook his head. "No, he mentioned my parents and asked me if I had contacted them."

How dare he contact her?

He suddenly ran away from the Ji family two years ago. I guess his parents had already lost hope in him, so they never came to look for him.

Although he was glad that Ji's father and mother had let him and Xu Muzhe go, he felt empty inside and thought that he had let his parents down.

Ji Beitang still has nightmares occasionally.

Dreaming about the disappointed eyes of parents.

Xu Muzhe gently stroked Ji Beitang's back, and after a long while, he said softly, "We've been out for so long, we should go back."

Ji Beitang's body stiffened and he quickly raised his head.

"You hate me? You want to send me back?"

Xu Muzhe nodded his nose helplessly and said with a smile, "Of course not, I want to go to your house to propose marriage."

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