After the Taoist left, only Gu Yuanzhou and I were left in the living room.
The smell of incense pervaded the air, and a death-like silence lingered on.
Gu Yuanzhou did not speak to me anymore. He walked to the prayer altar, picked up the ancestral tablets, and gently swept his fingers over them.
After a long time, he lit some incense for the two children again.
I sat on the sofa, lost in thought.
At this moment, my phone kept ringing. I didn't need to check to know that Wenya was texting me.
"Uh, President Gu, can I leave now?"
He did not even acknowledge me, his voice slightly cold:
"Go!"
I picked up my bag from the table, grabbed my phone, glanced at him, and hurried out of the room.
Once I reached the road, I saw a car with its hazard lights on in the distance.
I waved my hand.
The car approached and stopped beside me.
The person driving was Ding Yinuo. He opened the car door, looked at me with a worried expression, and asked, "Are you alright?"
