Rong Xiao had raised the dog himself. He brought it with him wherever he went.
For some reason, Gu Ruochu suddenly thought about Huo Nanchen's dog. Had she gone mad? Why was she associating everything she saw with him?
"Ruochu, sit next to me." Chu Xinlan stood up and made space for Gu Ruochu.
A few glasses of champagne clinked under the dim lights of the private room.
"Cheers!"
Rong Xiao's mouth was drooling before he even took a sip. "Beauty Gu, what does it feel like to be a young married woman?''
"It's all right." Gu Ruochu took a sip of wine and looked at Chu Xinlan. "I heard that Xinlan has joined our company as a photographer?"
"That's right. From now on, you'll be the director, and I'll be in charge of the cameras." A smile appeared on Chu Xinlan's face. "Ruochu, do you welcome me?"
Chu Xinlan had studied photography in America, and she had always wanted to work in the entertainment industry.
"Of course I welcome you." Gu Ruochu recalled that she had collaborated with Chu Xinlan in a film during her previous life. The two of them had an unexpected rapport.
"I'm looking forward to our first production. I can't wait."
They continued to chat and laugh. However, Gu Ruochu could tell that Chu Xinlan was in a bad mood.
Gu Ruochu believed that she knew her best. Chu Xinlan must have had her own reasons for leaving the city for all those years. Gu Ruochu guessed that it had something to do with men.
The only person she knew who had ever had any conflict with Chu Xinlan was Xu Yichen. Everyone thought they were a perfect match. Even Gu Ruochu.
However, the perfect couple suddenly broke up. No one understood why Xinlan would voluntarily give up on such an outstanding man. Even now, they still found it hard to understand.
Of course, her classmates and friends did not bring up the topic.
This city was neither big nor small.
Chu Xinlan had felt uncomfortable ever since.
"What's the matter? Why are you drinking alone?" Gu Ruochu touched her wine glass. "If there is something on your mind, you should just tell us."
"It's all just a bunch of trivial matters. It's fine if you don't talk about it." Chu Xinlan did not think that she had to talk about it. It had been so long and there was no point in bringing it up again.
"Ruochu, what would you do if you found out that you had become a supporting character in someone else's life?"
"What would I do?" Gu Ruochu thought for a moment. "The supporting characters are usually cannon fodder. I would choose to leave before I was used as cannon fodder."
Chu Xinlan suddenly smiled and clinked her glass with Gu Ruochu's.
They were completely drunk. They texted Xu Yichen, who arrived to help them get home.
Gu Ruochu did not know how she got back. It was as if someone had carried her upstairs. As soon as she touched the soft blanket, she rubbed against it and her entire body sank into the soft mass of the bed.
She fell asleep but had a strange dream. In the dream, she was running on the sports field at her former school. Her body was getting hotter and hotter, and it was as if she was on fire.
She patted her hands several times before she finally fell asleep peacefully.
The next morning, Gu Ruochu woke up to find that Huo Nanchen had headed out. Some hangover tea was placed at the bedside. Her head did not hurt at all, and she assumed that she must have drunk it last night.
Gu Ruochu's back was sore, and when stood in front of the mirror, she was instantly dumbfounded.
Her entire body was covered in hickeys, bruised and purple, especially her back. No wonder her body was like a ball of fire last night. Huo Nanchen's had done this to her.
D*mn it! He felt so good!