When Chu Xinlan came out of the bathroom, there were many ladies around her. However, when she lowered her head to look for the paper in her bag, the surroundings suddenly became strangely quiet. No one dared to move.
This feeling was terrifying. She raised her head.
A man's figure appeared behind her. She was frightened and subconsciously took a few steps back in her high heels.
Under the backlight, his silhouette drew out a shadow.
When his facial features were exposed, a pair of cold, familiar eyes looked straight at her. Chu Xinlan was stunned.
How could it be him?
Her mind went blank for a few seconds, and when Chu Xinlan recovered from her initial shock, she walked past him as if she hadn't seen anything.
As she walked past him, Chu Xinlan felt her heart almost jump out of her chest. He suddenly pulled her over, making her vision blurry as her entire body was pressed against the ice-cold wall.
"Ji Qingtian?"
When the man's deep and hoarse voice rang in her ears, Chu Xinlan was frightened. She had not seen him in years, and he had changed. He looked mature, but he also had an additional sense of vicissitude.
"Sir, you have mistaken me for someone else. My name is Chu Xinlan."
"Chu Xinlan?" He repeated doubtfully. He looked at her carefully. It had been three years since he last saw her. She was not as pure and lovely as before. Her hair was slightly curly, giving her the appearance of a mature woman.
How could he not recognize her? Even if she was burnt to ashes, he would still be able to identify her.
"Qingtian, do you think I would fail to recognize a person who slept in my bed?" A terrifying fire burnt in Gu Zexi's eyes. No wonder he could not find her. It turned out that she had changed her name to Chu Xinlan and was still living in Nan Cheng.
Right under his nose.
The nightmare from three years ago, that rainy night, reappeared in his mind.
"Chu Xinlan, Ji Qingtian, so you even lied about your name?"
There was endless mockery in his voice. A trace of panic flashed across Chu Xinlan's eyes. "Sir, you've mistaken me for someone else. I don't know you. This is the production team. If you don't let go of me, I'm going to call security!"
"You don't know me?
"Then, do you need me to help you find the feeling of knowing me?"
Gu Zexi had an intense look in his eyes. He reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing her hard. The overwhelming kiss made it hard for her to breathe. She opened her mouth and bit him, but the pain made him more reckless, and his kiss suffocated her even more.
His madness made her afraid, and it made her heart tremble.
"Enough!"
After much difficulty, she pushed him away, but he still confined her in his arms. His voice was like that of a demon. "Do you know me now?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his lips covered her again.
"Do you know me now?"
The familiar warmth brought back some memories that she had buried in the past. They filled Chu Xinlan with pain and despair.
"Xinlan?"
"Xinlan!"
Gu Ruochu and Lin Wanyi's voices rang out at the same time, completely jolting the kissing couple. Chu Xinlan had found her savior and stumbled awkwardly towards Gu Ruochu. She held Gu Ruochu's hand as she continued trembling.
When Gu Zexi raised his head, Gu Ruochu finally saw his face. He was the eldest young master of the Gu family.
The Gu family had a mysterious air about them in Nan Cheng. Aside from the eldest son, Gu Zexi, no one knew how many children the Gu family had. Why would he have any entanglement with Xinlan?
"Young Master Gu, why are you here?"
"Ruochu, let's go."
Chu Xinlan did not want to linger around him any longer. She pulled Gu Ruochu away with all her strength. Lin Wanyi and Gu Ruochu could not make heads or tails of it and could only follow her out.