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Gu Nian couldn't smile anymore, and the corners of her mouth narrowed little by little.

His lips trembled unconsciously.

He's back, why didn't he tell her?

Obviously, she had just talked to him on the phone.

"When... did he come back?" Gu Nian asked absently.

Maybe, when you called him, he hadn't come back yet?

Gu Nian was confused, but then she thought that it would take nearly four hours to fly back from Nanshi.

However, when she called him, it was only more than two hours ago.

At that time, since Chu Zhaoyang could answer the phone, he couldn't be on the plane.

"I'm not sure. Anyway, when I went there just now, he was already home. It was probably almost six o'clock by then." Chu Tian said.

Gu Nian's heart sank a little bit, but Chu Tian didn't know.

I thought Gu Nian was stupidly happy.

"What's wrong? Are you so happy?" Chu Tian said with a smile.

Gu Nian said "Yeah" with difficulty and heard Chu Tian say cheerfully: "Oh, I won't tell you anymore. What if my brother is calling you and you don't receive it? Hang up. Bye! "

After hanging up the phone, Gu Nian couldn't express how she felt at this moment. She was very disappointed and couldn't get excited.

She stopped doing sit-ups and clicked on the call history.

The time she called Chu Zhaoyang was five twenty.

In this way, at that time, Chu Zhaoyang had obviously come back, maybe even at home, but he didn't tell her.

why?

Somehow, Gu Nian felt a little flustered.

My heart is heavy and I always have a bad feeling.

She lowered her head and held her phone, and unknowingly, she was in a daze for nearly an hour.

When she woke up, she wanted to call Chu Zhaoyang to find out why he lied to her.

But, I dare not.

Since he hadn't told her the truth, she was afraid that if she asked again, would she still be unable to wait for his truth?

She didn't know what she would do if that were the case.

Maybe, I won't be able to sleep tonight.

But even if she didn't ask, she was lying on the bed, still tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

***

Also unable to sleep was Chu Zhaoyang.

Although the documents and photos were burned, they were already etched in his mind.

His thoughts were chaotic and he couldn't calm down and couldn't figure out any clues.

Chu Zhaoyang stayed in the study and did not return to the bedroom.

On the coffee table in front of the sofa, there is a full crystal bottle of whiskey and a large exquisite crystal cup.

Chu Zhaoyang poured a full glass of whiskey, and the whiskey in the crystal bottle was obviously less than one-third.

He took a sip, stood up, went to the desk, opened the drawer, and found several packs of cigarettes inside.

Chu Zhaoyang took them all out and took a closer look. There were five boxes.

They were all things he threw in a drawer and forgot about after he quit smoking.

All are brand new and unopened.

The long fingers with clear bones picked up a pack of cigarettes, opened the package, took out a cigarette from the inside, lit it, and took a long puff.

He exhaled light white smoke, and the slightly stronger smell of tobacco still lingered in his mouth, so he took another big sip of wine.

He drank in a hurry, finishing the full glass in two gulps. The alcohol came to his head, and he was already a little confused.

Chu Zhaoyang moved slowly, holding a wine glass in one hand and a cigarette in the other, taking a few puffs of the cigarette and drinking a few more drinks.

When Mrs. Yu came over in the morning, she found that Chu Zhaoyang was not in the bedroom.

She opened the study door and looked, and was shocked by the scene in front of her.

Chu Zhaoyang sat on the sofa, staring at the empty air with his red eyes without blinking, without any focus at all.

Chu Zhaoyang's eyes were bloodshot, as if he hadn't slept all night.

The wine bottle and glass were lying on the table, and a little wine was spilled. The ground was littered with cigarette butts.

Sister-in-law Yu was really shocked. Ever since she came to work here, she had never seen Chu Zhaoyang so out of control, drunk so much, and smoked so many cigarettes.

When has your home been so dirty?

Sister-in-law Yu walked in, but Chu Zhaoyang didn't react at all.

Eyes open, but as if asleep.

Sister-in-law Yu was really afraid that Chu Zhaoyang was ill and had some problems.

She walked over cautiously and called nervously: "Sir?"

Chu Zhaoyang still sat there blankly, unresponsive.

Her bloodshot red eyes were unfocused and unfocused, as if she hadn't heard Sister Yu come in at all.

Sister-in-law Yu was really frightened and quickly pushed Chu Zhaoyang's shoulder: "Sir? Sir, what's wrong with you?"

After a long while, Chu Zhaoyang blinked his dry eyes and found that his eyes hurt badly.

He squinted his eyes, enduring the strong dry pain in his eyes, and turned to look at Sister-in-law Yu.

"Sir, what's wrong with you? I... I'll ask Dr. Shi to come over." Sister-in-law Yu said.

"No need." Chu Zhaoyang finally said.

However, due to a night of drinking and smoking, my throat was extremely dry and hoarse.

Listening to him talking, Mrs. Yu herself felt a sore throat.

"Sir, you are like this..." Sister-in-law Yu said worriedly.

Chu Zhaoyang stood up: "It's okay."

After saying that, he returned to the bedroom.

He packed himself up mechanically, changed his clothes, and went out.

Sister-in-law Yu saw it and asked quickly: "Sir, you don't want to have breakfast?"

"I won't eat anymore." Chu Zhaoyang said calmly and went out.

Sister-in-law Yu stood still at the door for a long time, with a worried look on her face.

Chu Zhaoyang is like an empty shell now, with no soul inside, and everything is like a walking corpse.

***

On this day, even when Gu Nian was working, Chu Zhaoyang's affairs were always on his mind. There were several times when he was absent-minded.

Even once, he was criticized by Mo Jingsheng with a black face.

Gu Nian knew that she couldn't do this anymore.

At noon, she was still worried and called Chu Zhaoyang.

Gu Nian was hiding alone on the rooftop, the cold wind was blowing, and she seemed unconscious.

When Chu Zhaoyang picked up, Gu Nian didn't know how to speak.

On the other end of the phone, Chu Zhaoyang was also silent and did not speak.

At this moment, Gu Nian completely lost the sweet mood she had every time she called him before.

The rest is just anxiety.

It's been a long time since I felt like this when facing Chu Zhaoyang.

"Zhaoyang." Gu Nian called out with difficulty.

Hearing her voice, Chu Zhaoyang was shocked, but still... liked it very much.

He closed his eyes and said with difficulty: "Huh?"

"Are you back? I...miss you very much." Gu Nian said, his eyes were red, and he didn't know whether it was because of discomfort or being blown by the wind.

Chu Zhaoyang sighed slowly and said, "I'm back."

Gu Nian's eyes lit up, and her heart seemed to beat again just because of his simple answer.

"When did you come back?" Gu Nian asked immediately.

Chu Zhaoyang thought that Chu Tian might have said something to her.

He lightly covered his eyelashes and said, "Last night."

"You...didn't tell me." Gu Nian couldn't hide her disappointment, but she was also happy that Chu Zhaoyang didn't hide it from her.

She thought that she was overthinking, and there was no change between her and Chu Zhaoyang.

Therefore, there was a hint of coquettishness in his tone unconsciously.

Chu Zhaoyang really wanted to go find her right now, hug her, and listen to her act coquettishly with him.

However, I thought about that document and the things that had not yet been confirmed.

Chu Zhaoyang closed his eyes, tormented by contradictions in his heart.

He thought that maybe he should calm down before facing her.

The person he least wanted to hurt was Gu Nian.

"Because I'm too busy, I haven't been able to find time to see you recently." Chu Zhaoyang said hoarsely. He paused and said, "There are a lot of things to finish in Nanshi when we get back."

"Well, it doesn't matter." Gu Nian's heart sank a little again.

I don't know if she is paranoid, but she always feels like... something happened.

"Chu Zhaoyang." Gu Nian called.

Chu Zhaoyang was startled. Gu Nian had never called him that since the night of her birthday.

"Is there something wrong with you?" Gu Nian asked, was it like before that he encountered something dangerous but didn't tell her.