"..."
Ai Yue tugged at her pajamas awkwardly, not knowing what to say. She had just been hot-headed and called him via video call.
She could only blame Gu Zhicheng for not calling her for so many days and only calling Aunt Chen.
Aunt Chen would only tell him.
"Young Master said that Madam has to take good care of yourself. You can't drink too much-iced fruit juice when you eat on time."
Why did Aunt Chen have to tell her these words? Why couldn't he tell her? Besides, why was he hiding from her?
"Have you eaten?"
Seeing that Ai Yue had been silent, Gu Zhicheng spoke first.
Ai Yue looked at the time on her phone. It was five past midnight.
"I ate it."
Gu Zhicheng finally realized what was going on. He glanced at the time and realized that it was already a long time past dinner time. He was so busy that he had forgotten the time, and he even asked Ai Yue about it.
"What did you have for dinner?"
Gu Zhicheng tried to change the topic, but it was a failure.
"I ate chicken mushroom stew, pickled pepper lotus root, and corn carrot rib soup."
Even though Gu Zhicheng's question was very strange and incomprehensible, Ai Yue still answered his question in an orderly manner.
"Yes."
The two of them fell silent again, but neither of them hung up.
Ai Yue sighed deeply.
"When are you coming back?"
She had originally thought of how she was going to scold Gu Zhicheng, but when she saw the darkness under his eyes, she knew that he hadn't had a good rest recently.
She held back her words.
"It might take a few more days."
Gu Zhicheng was a little excited. Ai Yue was concerned about when he was going back.
"I'll go back early when I'm done. Wait for me."
Gu Zhicheng glanced at the gift he had just bought for Ai Yue. He was looking forward to seeing her reaction when he gave it to her.
"Who's waiting for you? I'm not waiting for you. It's up to you whether you come back or not. Anyway, I'm more comfortable at home alone!"
Ai Yue's unnatural gaze shifted, and Gu Zhicheng saw it all.
This hypocritical little woman.
He recalled the scene in the car that day. Although he was angry, he could still feel Ai Yue's softness and sweetness.
Gu Zhicheng looked at the docile woman in the video. He slid unnaturally into the back street and tugged at his collar. He felt that the temperature in the room was a little high.
"Eat well. Don't stay up late to watch dramas. It's bad for your health."
Only now did Gu Zhicheng know that Ai Yue loved to stay up late to watch dramas. One night, when he went to the living room to pick up a call from Sean, he heard bursts of laughter coming from Ai Yue's room.
"Hahahaha, how silly. He can even make fun of me like this!"
"Hahaha, this supporting role is too funny."
Gu Zhicheng didn't know what drama he had watched, but he was laughing happily. Gu Zhicheng looked at the huge house. There was no such laughter in the past.
Both he and Aunt Chen were doing everything quietly at home.
"I didn't stay up late!"
Ai Yue glanced at Gu Zhicheng guiltily. How would he know that she had stayed up all night to watch the drama?
Gu Zhicheng didn't refute her and just watched her shout guiltily.
"You... You should rest well too. If you have time, sleep more."
Looking at Gu Zhicheng's tired smile, Ai Yue's heart softened, and she didn't want to blame him for not taking the initiative to contact her.
"Alright, I'll be getting ready to sleep later."
Gu Zhicheng was simply spouting nonsense. Where would he sleep later?
Even though the makeup artist and stylist would only arrive at four in the morning, Gu Zhicheng had to go through his schedule for the next day first. With all this going on, it would take at least two or three o'clock before he could go to bed.
"Okay, then you should sleep early. I'm going to sleep too.
Ai Yue looked at her computer, then at Gu Zhicheng on the screen.
Gu Zhicheng saw that Ai Yue still had something to say to him, so he didn't hang up immediately and waited for her.
"I saw your latest endorsement. The suit suits you very well."
"That's it, bye!"
Ai Yue quickly hung up the phone shyly. Her cheeks were hot, and she felt embarrassed.
"Ah, why am I telling him this? I'm possessed."
Looking at the handsome face on the computer screen, Ai Yue couldn't help but sigh.
"My husband is so handsome!"
Ai Yue didn't realize that she had been completely dominated by Gu Zhicheng's good looks.
Gu Zhicheng was in a very good mood, and his face was filled with a blissful smile. If Sean was to be by his side, he would be blinded by the sight.
He couldn't believe that Brother Cheng, who usually had a cold face, would reveal such a blissful smile.
Gu Zhicheng picked up the necklace. He wanted to see Ai Yue right now and put it on her.
Once some ideas appeared in his mind, he especially wanted to realize them immediately.
Gu Zhicheng took a look at tomorrow's schedule and took out his phone to call Sean.
"Hey... Oh."
Sean had just fallen asleep when he answered the phone in a daze.
"Cancel tomorrow's arrangements. I have to go home."
Gu Zhicheng had made up his mind. He was going to go back and see Ai Yue immediately.
He didn't even want to wait a moment longer.
"Yes, yes, yes, okay... Alright."
Sean was still half-asleep, and he was only thinking about what Gu Zhicheng had said.
"Okay, I'm leaving."
Gu Zhicheng hung up the phone and immediately booked a plane ticket for himself. He didn't take anything but the necklace that he had given Ai Yue.
"Phew..." Humph..."
Sean hung up the phone and was about to continue his sleep when his brain suddenly skipped a beat and he opened his eyes abruptly.
That voice just now was Brother Cheng's voice, right?
Sean lay down and tried to recall what Gu Zhicheng had just said.
"He said...He wants me to cancel my schedule for tomorrow..."
"What else did he say..."
"Oh, he said he was going home,"
!!!
Sean's alarm bells rang and he flipped up from the bed!
"He wants to go home?"
Sean was completely awake. He grabbed his hair with both hands and couldn't believe it.
"I just promised him!"
Gu Zhicheng is too cunning. He knows that he's asleep and his mind is not clear, yet he's treating me like this!
Sean quickly took out his phone and called Gu Zhicheng back. However, Gu Zhicheng had already expected that Sean would call him, so he had turned off his phone long ago.
Gu Zhicheng was already on his way to the airport. He had booked the earliest flight, so he would be able to see Ai Yue at dawn.
Gu Zhicheng touched the box that contained the necklace again and waited quietly at the airport.
"The number you have dialed is switched off. Please try again later..."
Sean looked at the phone in his hand and fell into deep thought.
"Brother Cheng..."