The third floor of the building was only open to a few people, and those who came here were all people of noble status. Su Qi admired Xiao Chengzhe's ability. After all, this was an era of scholars, farmers, merchants, and businessmen. Merchants were at the bottom of the list, and they were the ones that people could not see clearly. However, Xiao Chengzhe did not care about the opinions of others. He managed the business well, which was admirable.
At the very least, Su Qi would not be able to do so.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the door. Su Qi pushed the door open and entered. What greeted her eyes was still that familiar figure. Although he did not have the enchanting red dress, the white clothes in front of her made him look even clearer, as clean as a newborn baby.
Looking at the handsome young man in front of him, Xiao Chengzhe felt conflicted and worried. He had heard from Mei that he had Ye Qi's whereabouts and was currently strolling on the streets. When Xiao Chengzhe heard that, he felt a sense of hatred and depression in his heart. She had been looking for him for the past few days, and he did not come to find her immediately after he returned. If she had not endured it, she would have rushed up to Ye Qi and asked him about it.
Also, Xiao Chengzhe had a bold guess in his heart that he needed to verify.
Xiao Chengzhe looked at the white-robed youth in front of him. The silver mask still covered half of his face. His gaze was fixed on the half-exposed face, and complicated emotions flashed in his eyes.
"Long time no see." After a brief look, Xiao Chengzhe finally opened his mouth. Thousands of words were condensed into a simple sentence. She wanted to ask him why he left without saying a word, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.
Su Qi sat down at the seat furthest away from Xiao Chengzhe. Her tone was distant. "How has Prime Minister Xiao been recently?"
Xiao Chengzhe could hear the distance in Suqi's words. He looked at her and did not say anything. Then, there was a moment of silence. Ziyan and Yuyan stood beside Suqi and felt the strange atmosphere. They looked at each other and consciously didn't make a sound.
The atmosphere of silence gradually filled the air. Su Qi felt a little uncomfortable, so she took the initiative to speak and broke the silence. "I'm leaving and won't appear again in the future. As for the cooperation between us, I will hand it over to Yuyan, and she will be fully responsible for it.”
Xiao Chengzhe's body stiffened as he stared into Suqi's eyes. After a long while, he said,""Why?"
Seeing Xiao Chengzhe's gaze on her, Suqi felt a little guilty. She could not help but lower her head. Her long eyelashes covered her eyes and the complicated emotions in them. She said,"There are some things that I need to solve. Besides, this is not a place I should stay. There's nothing to miss."”
"All of you, get down." Suddenly, Xiao Chengzhe said fiercely, his eyes filled with anger.
It was the first time Suqi had seen Xiao Chengzhe so furious. She sighed slightly and glanced at Cyan and Yuyan, then they left automatically. Only Su Qi and Xiao Chengzhe were left in the room. Both of them did not speak and were very quiet.
"No nostalgia? Not at all?" Xiao Chengzhe's voice sounded a little sad. He stood up and slowly walked toward Suqi. He walked to her side and lifted Su Qi's chin, forcing her to meet his gaze. He did not allow her to avoid him.
It wasn't like she hadn't seen such a close-up gaze before, but this time, Suqi saw a different emotion in Xiao Chengzhe's eyes.
However, before Suqi could react, she heard Xiao Chengzhe's cold voice. "Do you really think so? Ye Qi, or should I call you Miss Ye?”
When Su Qi heard this, she was stunned. She saw the anger in Xiao Chengzhe's eyes and suddenly felt a little guilty and sad. When she reacted and realized her emotions, Su Qi slapped his hand away, took a step back, and lowered her head. However, when she raised her head again, Su Qi had already put away all her emotions and her voice became calm.""What do you want?"
Previously, Xiao Chengzhe had thought of countless ways she would react after he exposed her. She would either be mad, angry, or helpless…but nothing happened. Everything was different from what he had expected. All she had was boundless indifference.
Hence, Xiao Chengzhe's lips curled into a self-deprecating smile. The moment he turned around, he put away all the emotions that he should not have. When he looked back again, there was only a formal smile on his face. Although it was beautiful, it was devoid of emotion and warmth.
Seeing his change, Su Qi smiled bitterly in her heart.
As expected, everything had returned to the beginning, back to the starting point. They were using each other. They had only cooperated for the sake of benefits. This was good too. At least they would not hurt anyone, nor harm anyone, and they would not let their hearts…
"Since Miss Ye is so honest, then this Young Master will be straightforward.”Xiao Chengzhe returned to his fox-like tone. His expression was calm as if nothing had happened. "Miss Ye is about to enter the palace. Some things are indeed inconvenient, but our cooperation still has to continue. As for the matter of sending messages in the future, leave it to this young master.”
"No problem." Su Qi nodded calmly.
"If that's the case, this Young Master won't stay any longer. Presumably, Young Lady Ye should be hungry, so this place will be left for Young Lady to eat properly.”Xiao Chengzhe stood up and pushed the door open without looking back, leaving behind a lonely figure.
Su Qi kept looking at him, watching his disappearing figure. Looking at him, Su Qi felt a little reluctant to part with him. Some emotions that were difficult to suppress filled her heart. At this moment, her heart was very conflicted. Leave him, leave him! A voice roared in her mind. However, Su Qi only opened her mouth and did not say anything in the end. She did not try to persuade him to stay.
Su Qi didn't know how she returned to her residence. She only felt as if something had left her and she had missed it. She could never come back. She only knew that her heart had been aching, making her feel suffocated and helpless.
She sat by the window in a daze. Pressing her heart, she said slowly,"From now on, you have nothing to do with him anymore. You don't love him, and you don't hate him. Isn't that better?”
In the past, Suqi had always thought that the strange feeling she had for Xiao Chengzhe came from Ye Suqi's soul that had yet to dissipate, and that she was only resonating with him because she could not reject him. However, it was this misconception that caused her to lose the person she loved the most in her life. Many years later, at the moment of her death, she suddenly repented, but it was already too late.
On the other side, Xiao Chengzhe's face had been dark ever since he came out of Mingyue Restaurant. The surrounding temperature had also dropped rapidly, making the evil spirits in the dark feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave.
After returning to his mansion, Xiao Chengzhe picked up the wine and drank it one glass after another, as if he was drinking water. Then, he picked up the jar and started drinking. He didn't know what was wrong with him. Why did the woman he once avoided like a snake or scorpion suddenly make him feel like he couldn't let go? It was as if she still pestered him like before, he would beg the emperor to take her in the blink of an eye.
However, now she was avoiding him like a viper. He was afraid that what he had done in the past had hurt her and hurt her heart. Moreover, she was about to become his best brother's woman.
Therefore, he could only drink glass after glass of wine. Wine was the best anesthetic. At least for now, it could make him forget all of this for the time being. He could forget all of these complicated troubles. When they met again, he would probably be a stranger.
Time flew, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Qi did not dwell in the illusory world of love. On the contrary, she was busy every day, writing and drawing on paper. The three people were very depressed.
On this day, the five Gu brothers arrived at General Ye's residence.
In Su Qi's heart, she had never treated them differently from her master and her subordinates. They sat at the table together and chatted about the things they were proud of today. Lü Rao was helping them boil tea at the side, and Zilan also brought a few plates of exquisite snacks from the kitchen.
"Lady Lu Rao's skills are getting better and better. I'm used to drinking Lady Lu Rao's tea, so what if I can't drink it in the future?”Gu Xin smelled the fragrant tea and seemed to sigh with regret.
Lu Rao smiled and didn't say anything, but her eyes were filled with joy.
When Su Qi saw their expressions, she could not help but tease them,""If you want to drink it, then why don't you just marry my Lü Rao?”
In the end, when Su Qi said this, Lu Rao's face instantly turned red. She stomped her feet and was a little shy. " Miss…You, don't talk nonsense…"
Gu Xin, on the other hand, didn't change much. Seeing Lü Rao's feminine appearance, all the people present couldn't help but smile. No one noticed the heartache that flashed across Gu Yao's eyes, but it was instantly covered by the smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Oh right, why did Young Lady call us here?”Gu Yan put down his teacup. He knew that Su Qi would not just call them over for a chat. Upon hearing Gu Yan's words, the others also looked at Su Qi and listened attentively to what she was going to say next.
Su Qi took out a stack of papers that she had written in the past three days and handed it to Gu Yan, indicating for him to take a look.
Gu Yan took it and began to read it seriously. For a moment, everyone quieted down. No one disturbed him. He drank his tea and ate the pastries that he had never eaten before. By the way, this was a specialty of the era when Su Qi gave it to Cyanosis.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Gu Yan put down the paper in his hand. At this moment, his eyes flashed with a light that he had never seen before, as if he had encountered the thing he longed for the most in his life. Gu Yan handed the proposal to Gu Xin and the others and asked excitedly,"Dare I ask, Miss, what are these things?”
"Of course it was Miss's own idea." Cyanosis said proudly.
"What do you think?" Su Qi nodded slightly. Or how long would it take for these plans to be implemented?”
Gu Yan lowered his head in deep thought. After a moment, he replied,"I'm afraid it's hard to estimate. After all, financial resources are indispensable to implement these plans. If you don't have enough money, you can only take it one by one. In addition, he might have to contact the government. Otherwise, even if he tried it out, it would be troublesome.”
"Is there a way to resolve this?" Su Qi already had an idea in her heart, but after all, she couldn't show up often. If Gu Yan had the talent in this area, she would be at ease to let him do it.
Gu Yan looked at Su Qi and voiced his thoughts. "We can find someone to cooperate with."
"Oh? Tell me."
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