Gu Zhanqiao sat cross-legged on the sofa, looking at the phone wonderingly.

It was past nine o'clock, and an hour had passed since Mo Tongtong followed Cao Jiaxuan and the others out.

What are they talking about?Why did it take so long?

In order to relieve the anxiety in her heart, she turned on the TV and watched TV shopping for an hour.

Until even the TV shopping came to an end, she finally got up the courage and decided to go out and have a look.

In any case, if the situation is bad, there is no reason for Mo Tongtong to face that scene alone.

She put on her coat and went to the door. Seeing that the elevator was on the first floor, she thought about it and decided to go down the stairs.

Then in the process of walking the stairs, or the matter has come to an end, or I can think about what to say later.

When she got to the third floor, she heard vague human voices.

She listened attentively and heard Mo Tongtong's voice.

"There is such a thing."

Cao Jiaxuan chuckled in a low voice.

Is it them?

Gu Zhanqiao couldn't help slowing down, and after walking a few steps, she realized that the reason why she couldn't make any sound was because she was wearing indoor slippers.

Her mind went blank, she already thought of how broken Mo Tongtong would be in the future.

But the deal was done, even going barefoot was useless now, so Gu Zhanqiao simply went down another floor, so that he could hear the conversation between the two more clearly.

"I've told you everything, think about it carefully, don't you think it's not a big deal?"

"Just because you don't accept the unspoken rules? The high-level executives of Xingneng... are really *."

"So it goes away pretty quickly."

"But Jojo doesn't seem to know about these things at all?"

"Because I won't let her know."

The conversation fell into silence, Gu Zhanqiao heard her shallow breathing, and couldn't help covering her mouth with her hands - although this breathing might only be heard by herself.

Probably because there was no sound for a long time, the lights in the corridor suddenly went out, and the suddenly darkened environment made Gu Zhanqiao almost scream, but luckily she covered her mouth.

She secretly looked down through the gap in the stairs, and suddenly heard a crisp finger snap, and the lights in the corridor turned on again.

Cao Jiaxuan was still leaning against the railing while snapping his fingers, and his wine-red hair looked even more gorgeous under the dim light.

She took a cigarette out of her jacket, lit it silently and took a puff.

"Don't smoke in public places." It was Mo Tongtong's voice.

"There is no one else in this building, so it is considered a private place—not to mention that there is no such rule in China."

Cao Jiaxuan's lazy tone made Gu Zhanqiao shiver.

It was the first time she noticed that there seemed to be no one else in and out of this building except Mo Tongtong and her.

In the past, she thought it was just a coincidence, but today she found out that it was because there was no one else in the building.

This setting made her feel cold all over, and her mind was full of ghost movie plots.

However, Mo Tongtong's next words made her startled.

"Is it Dad who bought this building?"

"Of course, how could I have so much money at that time?"

Another silence.

Gu Zhanqiao sat on the steps with her knees bent and her legs crossed, because of what she said just now, she was no longer afraid.

She thought of her adoptive parents. If they were them, they would probably care about her silently like this.

...So, what about her biological parents?

Someone asked for her.

It was Mo Tongtong, she said cautiously: "Then, where are Qiao Qiao's parents?"

"Ha." Cao Jiaxuan sneered shortly, "They can't be called Qiao Qiao's parents. At best, they just provided two single-celled people. Qiao Qiao's parents are Professor Gu and Professor Liang."

"But, didn't they start contacting Gu Zhanqiao three years ago? If they...have made such efforts, does it mean..."

"Tongtong, the dangers of people's hearts in this world are far from being as simple as you think." Cao Jiaxuan interrupted her.

She hates this topic, so her tone is clearly filled with disgust and arrogance: "Didn't you realize from your investigation data that those two people came to City H from the deep mountains and old forests a year ago, because their youngest son Hysterical, crazy—before then, let alone texting, they couldn't even make their own phone calls."

"Do you think someone like that would send a text message to confess?"

"Those text messages..." The sparks of Cao Jiaxuan's cigarette flickered on and off, and Gu Zhanqiao bit her finger with her mouth open to keep herself from sobbing.

She felt that she shouldn't listen anymore, she wanted to stand up and turn around to leave, but her hands and feet were weak and her head was in a daze, she couldn't stand up, so she still heard this complete sentence.

"...But I only discovered this recently. Those text messages were sent by Xue Zhenzhen after she found out about it and bought a new mobile phone card."

His cheeks were icy cold.

Gu Zhanqiao stretched out her hand to touch, and touched the tears that kept falling.

It's so strange, even though I don't feel it, why do the tears keep falling?

With such doubts in mind, she walked up the railing slowly.

The footsteps were too heavy, she climbed to the sixth floor, but finally stopped and sat on the steps.

It should work here.

Gu Zhanqiao thought.

If I cry a little here, no one will know.

She buried her head in her knees and let out a low sob.

"...if...you are still here..."

Tears soaked the sleeves of the pajamas, and the metal smell from the railings on the palms, all mixed with the cold darkness of winter, wrapped her up.

It is already six o'clock in the morning.

Mo Tongtong seldom did this kind of thing without sleep all night, so that even though she was just swiping the mouse in front of the computer, she still felt dizzy and had a slight pain in her head.

But she couldn't sleep.

The body is already very tired, and it seems to be sleepy even if you close your eyes, but the deeper part of your mind is constantly churning, even if you close your eyes and lie on the bed, the previous pictures will continue to flash in your mind.

Cao Jiaxuan was leaning on the railing at the top of the stairs, his heavy make-up looked even more ghostly and magnificent under the dim light.

The words she said were like cold arrows, making her heart ache.

and also……

She looked at the blank Weibo of the marketing account that said she would post large-scale photos and videos of her and Gu Zhanqiao earlier with a complex expression.

The other party not only broke his promise, but even deleted the account directly.

Fans scolded him for being a scumbag in the press for grandstanding, and those who supported him before were also implicated.

If you search for such news keywords, the truly influential Weibo or news has almost completely disappeared, and only a few spontaneous comments from fans remain on it.

For example like this -

//Life grows and hates water Changdong: It's been a long time to see you!Letter mushrooms have sugar to eat!Sajia is worth it in this life. //Direct hit from the entertainment circle: This Weibo has been deleted

//Little rabbit lololo: Long live mushroom cp!Applause for the first pair of public lilies [speaker]//Two or three things about entertainment that you don’t know: This Weibo has been deleted

//Crackling, popping: What the hell, are the two girls together? //Akino: Gu Zhanqiao and Mu Tong, the two goddesses are gone together [crying]//Wonderful Vision: This Weibo has been deleted

And so on, regardless of good or bad reviews, as long as the source of the news is traced, it must be that this Weibo has been deleted.

But if you search for other news about Gu Zhanqiao, the scolding battle is still going on, even more intense than before. Netizens have investigated more than they thought, and even found out that the village where Gu Zhanqiao's biological parents live has always been drowning girls However, when a man reaches the marriageable age, he will buy a daughter-in-law again... Such talk intensifies, and the initial family card has become a bad card, and it is already irreversible.

But so what.

Mo Tongtong felt a breath stuck in her chest, and she couldn't swallow it or spit it out.

After all, I was not as good as Cao Jiaxuan. Cao Jiaxuan was able to protect Gu Zhanqiao for ten years, but he hurt Gu Zhanqiao all at once.

If at that time, not only through Wang Fuwei to do this, if at that time, it could be more comprehensive - perhaps now, none of this will happen.

Gu Zhanqiao, who is being chased by the spotlight, should always be glamorous.

But the person who hurt her now is even related to herself.

In the gradually brightening morning light, she remembered Cao Jiaxuan's last words——

"But the news, do you know, the photo of the passionate kiss or something, the source of that thing is Yue Changlan."

"She didn't even do anything to cover up, she passed it on to the paparazzi, if it weren't for the solid evidence, I would find it incredible."

"The news may not be released, but I'll tell you about it. Think about it for yourself."

In the confusion of thoughts, Mo Tongtong grabbed her hair with one hand, and looked at the name of Yue Changlan, who seemed to have a double image on the phone, and felt strange like never before.

Did Cao Jiaxuan make a mistake?Why is she doing this?

In the confusion, it took several seconds for Mo Tongtong to realize that she had dialed Yue Changlan's number.

She frantically wanted to hang up, but the phone had already been connected.

Yue Changlan's soft and watery voice came to mind in the silence, like the cold wind in the winter morning.

"Tongtong, is that you?"

Mo Tongtong did not speak.

She didn't know how to start her speech.

When she finally thought of exchanging pleasantries first, Yue Changlan said——

"I'm very tired recently, so I want to take a day off today. Can I come to see you?"

Countless words accumulated in the throat, as if they had turned into entities and choked in the throat.

The chaotic and noisy thoughts finally subsided gradually, allowing the brain to quiet down.

She let out a breath and said calmly, "Okay."

Once the word "good" was uttered, the world returned to its original position in a trance, and the feeling of weightlessness that accompanied the night finally disappeared, and Mo Tongtong felt drowsy.

She hung up the phone, checked the time, saw that it was almost time for breakfast, and decided to make breakfast first.

After breakfast, she can sleep until Yue Changlan contacts her.

She opened the door and walked to the corridor. After thinking about it, she opened the door of Gu Zhanqiao's room and took a look.

In the dark room, the quilt was thrown aside, and Gu Zhanqiao did not sleep on it.

She hurriedly turned on the light in the corridor in surprise, and walked quickly to the living room.

Gu Zhanqiao held a water glass and squatted on the sofa in a daze.

As if the light blue morning light fell on her through the tulle curtains, she was wearing a little monster pajamas, with her tail on her buttocks.

Because his expression is blurred and motionless, it looks like performance art.

Mo Tongtong turned on the light and said in surprise, "Qiao Qiao, aren't you asleep?"

Gu Zhanqiao shook his head.

She turned her head to Mo Tongtong, as if she wanted to lighten her throat, but she coughed several times, so she spoke directly, with a hoarse and dry voice: "Tongtong, my throat hurts so much."

Mo Tongtong: "..."

Gu Zhanqiao sniffled: "Tongtong, I seem to have a cold."

Mo Tongtong nodded.

She saw it.

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