Goldberg Variations

"Are you here with a friend?" Gu Kai approached suddenly, with his hands in his pockets, and asked with a light smile.

Pei Wen nervously took a step back, nodded, and looked away, glancing at Wen and Yu who were introducing Hong Qian not far away.

Wen and Yu are also peeking here.

Gu Kai glanced down at the rings that Pei Wen was looking at, and said with a smile: "These are wedding rings, not suitable for you, unless you want to get married."

He made a joke.

"You can go over there and choose one, and if you choose one, I will give it to you."

Gu Kai pointed to the showcase next to him.

Wedding ring... Pei Wen was a little embarrassed.

But the showcase that Gu Kai pointed to also contained rings, which made Pei Wen feel that he was being teased.

Even if Gu Kai's attitude towards him before was that he was overthinking, it is impossible for him to think too much about giving the ring.

Mingming has an ambiguous relationship with Wen and Yu, yet they still cross the line.

Pei Wen took a step back again: "No, you should give it to someone else."

As he spoke, he walked towards Hong Qian.

"Others...?" Gu Kai whispered to himself.

Hong Qian just wanted a 30th birthday gift, but she had no idea what it was.

After hearing He Yu's introduction, I had a preliminary idea. When I saw Pei Wen coming over, I just asked him, "Do you think I should buy a necklace or a ring?"

Pei Wen thought for a while, then said: "Necklace. If it's a ring, you have to take it off every time you perform, and it's easy to lose it. But the necklace is not used, it can be hidden in the clothes."

Hong Qian thought about it, and said with a smile: "Then the necklace, I want a sapphire necklace."

Sapphire is her birthstone.

There are more than one sapphire necklaces in Gu Kai's store. Wen Heyu was about to continue introducing her, when he saw Gu Kai coming over and patted him on the shoulder: "Go and rest, I'll come."

Wen Heyu glanced at him blankly, then looked at Pei Wen, and for some reason he thought of something, his face suddenly became hot, and he nodded hastily: "Mmm...Okay."

Then step aside.

"These are all sapphires." Gu Kai pointed to the necklace in the showcase in front of him, and smiled at Hong Qian, "Which one do you like?"

Hong Qian looked down and found that there were not only blue gemstones in the cabinet, but also pink, white, green, yellow, etc. She was a little surprised:

"So many colors?"

"Sapphire is a general term for gemstones of other colors except ruby ​​among corundum gemstones, not just blue gemstones." Gu Kai briefly introduced, "Sapphire symbolizes honesty and steadfastness."

He opened the cabinet, took out one of the necklaces and said, "This is a star sapphire, known as the Stone of Destiny, which is said to bring good luck and peace to people."

"Starlight sapphire will show six rays of light under the light, just like starlight."

Hong Qian took a closer look curiously, and she saw six rays of light like stars, shining among the gems.

Hong Qian's heart was moved in an instant, and she asked Pei Wen beside her, "Do you think this looks good?"

Pei Wen didn't understand gems, so he leaned over and took a closer look. The indigo translucent gems were cut into beautiful shapes by high-quality cutlers, and the satin-like silk texture was extraordinarily gorgeous.

Unable to offer any constructive comments, Pei Wen said truthfully, "It's very beautiful."

"In the European cultural background, blue is a symbol of nobility." Gu Kai smiled and handed the necklace to Hong Qian, "I think it suits you very well, would you like to try it on?"

Hong Qian nodded.

The blue gemstone shone blingblingly in her palm. She stood in front of the mirror, wrapped the necklace around her neck, and said to Pei Wen beside her, "Put it on for me."

The thin silver chain made Hong Qian's neck more fair and delicate, and the blue gemstones shone brightly on the neck, noble and delicate.

Pei Wen put on the necklace for Hong Qian, looked at her in the mirror, and praised with a smile: "It suits you very well."

Hong Qian smiled and said, "I think so too!"

Wen Heyu, who was watching all this, leaned against the wall with his hands in his pockets, thinking: What's going on?

He said that Gu Kai took him to watch a play, and then Pei Wen brought a woman to Gu Kai's store to buy a necklace?

Is this...retaliation, or is there really something between Pei Wen and this woman?

Wen Heyu wrinkled his nose, his gaze shifted from Pei Wen to Gu Kai, is Brother Kai sad?

For a moment, he was ready to move again. If Pei Wen was not interested in Gu Kai, or if their relationship was not that deep, it didn't mean he was out of the game.

Thinking of this, Wen Heyu stepped forward and asked Gu Kai in a low voice: "Brother Kai, are you angry with me?"

He is referring to things that have been done wrong before.

Pei Wen was admiring the necklace with Hong Qian and didn't look at them.

Gu Kai frowned slightly when he heard the words, glanced at him, and said softly: "It's human nature to make mistakes, this is just a trivial matter, let's talk about it later."

It is really inappropriate for Wen and Yu to talk about this topic now.

Wen Heyu agreed in a low voice, and then asked, "Will you fire me?"

Gu Kai was a little puzzled, and laughed: "Do I seem to be such a strict boss?"

Through this sentence, Wen Heyu was sure that Pei Wen hadn't told Gu Kai what he said last night, otherwise Gu Kai would never have such an attitude.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but soon became anxious again: I hope Pei Wen will never say anything.

"No." Wen Heyu shook his head.

"Don't think so much," Gu Kai looked at his watch and said, "It's time for you two to get off work, let's go."

Wen and Yu didn't really want to leave, but they had no reason to stay.

Although Hong Qian was not listening to the conversation between the two, Pei Wen quietly listened to it.

—— Gu Kai really has the same good temper towards everyone.

Wen Heyu made a mistake, yet he didn't even reprimand him, instead he comforted Wen Heyu.

I don't seem to be anything special.

That's right, people like him...

"I want this one!"

After consulting other friends, Hong Qian confirmed that the necklace was suitable for her, and she readily paid for it.

"Help me wrap it up."

Gu Kai heard that this was Hong Qian's birthday present to him, so he specially took a card and wrote on it wishing her a happy birthday, and gave her an extra pair of small earrings as an early birthday present.

Satisfied, Hong Qian picked up the box containing the necklace and beckoned Pei Wen to leave.

When she walked out of the door, Gu Kai grabbed Pei Wen who was about to leave, and asked in a low voice, "Are you free after a while?"

Pei Wen glanced at him lightly, and replied:

"No time."

Then she pulled out her arm and left with Hong Qian.