Chapter 100: Chapter 100: Out of Control_1

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Perhaps it was because the lighting on the terrace was quite dim, Gu Yuanzhou passed by without noticing us.

He was still on a phone call.

He had walked up to the railing, still engrossed in what seemed to be business matters.

I slowly extricated myself from Ding Yinuo’s embrace and stole a glance at Gu Yuanzhou.

Then, in a whisper, I said to Ding Yinuo, “Let’s go!”

Ding Yinuo, however, suddenly became uncooperative. He stayed seated, “What’re you afraid of?”

“I don’t want Gu Yuanzhou to see us!”

“You’re not Mrs. Gu, what’s there to be afraid of him? You’re free now, you can date whoever you want…”

Ding Yinuo’s words seemed somewhat reasonable, but I didn’t dare to risk it.

“Forget it. If you’re not leaving, then I will…”

I didn’t want Gu Yuanzhou to misunderstand me being with his former enemy.

Gu Yuanzhou was always suspicious. If he found out, I’d be surely in deep trouble.

However, because I got up in a bit of a hurry, I accidentally knocked over the glass candle stand on the table. It clattered on the ground.

I knew Gu Yuanzhou would turn to look…

In frustration, I shoved Ding Yinuo a little.

Suddenly, this fellow went mad. He pushed me against the wall and leaned down to kiss me.

I felt Gu Yuanzhou turning to look at us.

At that moment, I couldn’t recall what it felt like when Ding Yinuo kissed me.

All I felt was a chill run down my spine.

It was the gaze of Gu Yuanzhou.

A few minutes later, the sound of Gu Yuanzhou’s footsteps echoed as he descended the staircase.

Until he was out of sight.

Only then did Ding Yinuo let me go.

I immediately slapped Ding Yinuo, “Are you out of your mind?”

Ding Yinuo rubbed his stinging face, not angry, but smirked,

“I was protecting you, okay!”

“Does Gu Yuanzhou seem blind to you? Anyway, if Gu Yuanzhou gives me any trouble tomorrow, I’ll make you pay for it!”

I quickly packed my bag and headed down the stairs.

As Ding Yinuo made to follow me, a waiter stopped him, “Sir, you broke two glass candleholders. We need to settle this.”

“Wait for me!”

He called out to me, but I ignored him and quickly got into the elevator.

By the time I got back to the Maple Mansion, it was already midnight.

Assuming that Gu Yuanzhou might have already been asleep by then, to my surprise, he was still standing at the entrance.

His tall figure stood in the shadow of the pillars, barely visible. If not for the faintly glowing cigarette in his hand, I wouldn’t have noticed him.

“President Gu, is that you?”

I awkwardly greeted him.

“Hmm!”

Pretending as if nothing happened, I turned around to open the door. But he called out to me.

“Why are you back so late?”

“Yeah! A friend got married, so I went to mess around at the wedding reception!”

I quickly came up with an excuse.

However, it seemed as if he didn’t take in my excuse. Instead, he asked seriously,

“Who was that man?”

His question made me realize that he indeed had seen Ding Yinuo kissing me.

After a thoughtful pause, I recall that I was hugging Ding Yinuo, enveloped in darkness. There was a high chance he didn’t recognize us.

So, I blamed it on someone else,

“He’s my fiancé!”

Gu Yuanzhou lit a cigarette,

“He doesn’t deserve you. You should break up with him!”

“President Gu, why do you think he can’t make me happy?”

“A useless man, he can’t even provide basic material security, what happiness can he give you.”

I laughed,

“President Gu, what I want is love, not material possessions. Isn’t it enough for two people to be in love? Besides, we’re still young, we can make our own way.”

“Sometimes choice outweighs effort! I’m just warning you, I hope you don’t regret it later.”

Gu Yuanzhou was a man of few words. After speaking, he left.

I was, to a certain extent, surprised. His words made me realize that he was a very pragmatic man.

I remembered when Gu Yuanzhou and I got married, he once confidently said to me,

“Although we have nothing now, we can work hard together to create.”

But now, he had changed his tune.

Had the ten years in business changed him?

Or was he always this pragmatic, just pretending and deceiving me?

I hadn’t even settled into my room.

When Ye Mengyan knocked on the door and came in.

“Xiaoyun, you’ve been having a lot of social gatherings lately, haven’t you?”

“Sort of!”

“By the way, Xiaoyun, here are some fashion sketches. Can you help me choose the best one?”

They were design sketches for wedding dresses, six in total…

Although I didn’t like Ye Mengyan, I was always enthusiastic about fashion design.

Driven by professional instinct, I chose the last one.

“This one’s better! It’s simple and elegant. However, the color scheme needs an update. Don’t add silver lace here, it will look cheesy. The pearl belt at the waist could be replaced with a ribbon, it’s too cumbersome.”

“Xiaoyun, you’re so talented! Your advice is the masterstroke.”

“It also depends on the craftsmanship…”

Even with the same design, if the designer’s manual skills are too poor, the final product would be far from ideal.

This particular wedding dress has many flower designs on the skirt, which demands high crafting skills.

Ye Mengyan said,

“Xiaoyun, truth be told, this wedding dress is a present for my best friend. As you know, I’m about to go to France to study, so I’m not sure if I’ll make it back for her wedding. So, I wanted to give her an appropriate wedding dress. I’ve been staying up late these past few days to draw the design. But for the production … I think my skills might not be as good as yours. How about this, you help me make it, and I’ll pay you for it.”

After a slight consideration, I agreed.

No matter what Ye Mengyan’s motives were, I wanted to see if I still had those skills after so many years since graduation.

Ye Mengyan was efficient, the next morning she had bought all the necessary materials.

I removed an unused door and laid it flat on the table as a working board. Then, I spread the purchased fabric on top, measured the size, drew the pattern…

Unexpectedly, while I was engrossed in making the wedding dress, I felt a piercing gaze on me.

I looked up and locked gazes with Gu Yuanzhou.

“President Gu!”

I stopped what I was doing.

He took a few steps towards me, bending down to look at the dress, then questioned, “Did you make this?”

Right at that moment, Ye Mengyan, laughing, stepped out,

“Yeah, big brother Gu! Xiaoyun is truly talented. Her skills are no less than the designers at Zhenyi Company! And just being an assistant is underutilizing her! There’s a Wedding Dress Design Competition in early summer, why not let Xiaoyun participate? Perhaps, she could bring new business opportunities to Zhenyi Company?”

I glanced at Ye Mengyan. Her gaze was somewhat evasive, she seemed slightly guilty…