Gu Qimiao was woken up by her phone alarm. Lazily opening her eyes, memories of her shameless behavior from the day before immediately flooded her mind. She hurriedly sat up, only to find herself alone in the large bed, and she was sleeping on his side.
She looked around; the room was quiet. Did he leave?
Getting out of bed, she noticed that the clothes soaked from the night before were already drying on the balcony, his were there too.
Two suitcases were placed by the wall, hers and his.
When were they brought here?
Crouching down to open her suitcase, searching for clothes, the door suddenly opened from the outside.
Shen Yanchen walked in, his umbrella possibly newly bought, placed it by the door.
"Yes, where did you go?"
He raised the bag in his hand, signaling that he went out to buy breakfast, then walked towards the wooden table on the side.
"I’ll go change clothes." Seeing he hadn’t left, she suddenly felt at ease.
He probably had someone send the clothes over, anyway, with him around, everything could be arranged perfectly.
It rained during the day, they didn’t go anywhere, just sat by the window, listening to the rain, finishing the painting she didn’t complete yesterday. He sat by the table next to her dealing with business work, occasionally making a phone call, his deep, charming voice could be heard.
In the afternoon, a room became available at the hotel, so they moved to a double room.
The next day the weather cleared up, and Gu Qimiao wanted to go out for a walk.
The two walked side by side, without any overly intimate actions. Shen Yanchen took a few steps and glanced sideways at the hidden artificial rock, confirming someone was secretly photographing them, but he didn’t step forward to stop it, pretending not to see, and continued following behind Gu Qimiao.
When they arrived at Taohua Mountain, Gu Qimiao pretended to take a selfie, but intentionally adjusted the background to include him.
In the photo, she smiled beautifully, the background was the pretty peach blossom trees, and him under the tree.
She immediately set this "selfie" as her wallpaper. This way, even if he saw it, he would only think she accidentally included him in the shot, and the secret in her heart could be hidden forever.
These half months they lived in this room, almost inseparable, on good weather days he would accompany her for walks outside, she painted while he waited beside her, on bad weather days they stayed in together.
Sometimes he would take a boat to the city for business, but he always returned at night.
A leisurely life always passes quickly, and half a month slipped by unconsciously.
On the return flight, Gu Qimiao felt melancholic. She wished to be isolated from the world forever, as long as he was there...
Sure enough, as soon as they returned, peace vanished.
The headline in the entertainment news was: "Shen Yanchen seen traveling secretly for half a month with a mysterious woman, sharing a room during the trip!"
It was clear the paparazzi had been following for a long time, writing their interactions in detail. Below were a heap of photos of their outings, but fortunately, there were barely any clear shots of her face, unfamiliar people wouldn’t recognize her.
The speculations below were absurd, some saying she was Shen Yanchen’s secret lover, others claiming she was his significant other, and then dragging in Lu Qianwen for a ridiculous love triangle.
Upon returning, Gu Qimiao went to the hospital to visit Gu Moming, who didn’t follow entertainment news, so he knew nothing about her and Shen Yanchen. However, seeing her, he gave her a cold face and questioned where she had been all this time.
Gu Qimiao earnestly explained using work as a reason, and only after multiple attempts to placate him did he relent.
Over these half months, his condition had also improved. What remained was the recovery training. The doctor mentioned he wasn’t very cooperative, but fortunately, he listened to Gu Qimiao.