Gu Qimiao went back and talked to Fang Shaobei about the draft, chatted for a while, and then couldn’t wait to get off work.
Shen Yanchen said he had a social engagement in the evening, so she went to the commercial street and ate some snacks by herself.
After wandering around for a bit, she took the bus home.
Just like usual, she walked slowly towards the building, not noticing Lu Qianwen’s car parked not far away.
However, Lu Qianwen inside the car saw her clearly, and her eyebrows furrowed immediately.
What is Gu Qimiao doing here? Does she live here? In the same building as Shen Yanchen?
Thinking about the unclear relationship between her and Shen Yanchen, Lu Qianwen opened the car door and followed her.
When she got to the lobby, Gu Qimiao was already in the elevator.
Lu Qianwen waited outside the elevator, and watched the numbers stop at the same floor where Shen Yanchen lived, making her feel instantly displeased.
Are they really living together?
With this doubt, she went upstairs, stood at Shen Yanchen’s door, looked at the digital lock, and raised her hand to press the doorbell.
Gu Qimiao had just entered the house, thinking it might be Shen Yanchen coming back. But he knows the password, so why would he ring the doorbell?
Worried it might be someone malicious, Gu Qimiao looked through the peephole.
One glance and she was terrified! It was Lu Qianwen!
Gu Qimiao stood inside the door at a loss, never expecting to meet Lu Qianwen here.
Why does it feel like she’s been caught as the other woman?
"Ding-dong——" The doorbell rang again.
When she ran over just now, the noise must have been heard from outside. Not opening the door would only make her seem guilty.
Worried, she took a deep breath and turned the door handle...
The door opened, and even though Lu Qianwen had anticipated this scene, she pretended to be surprised: "Miaomiao?! Why are you here?" As she spoke, she looked up at the door number, as if confirming whether she had come to the wrong room.
Gu Qimiao greeted awkwardly: "Sister Wen."
Lu Qianwen looked at her and stepped into the room.
Originally intending to change her shoes, she noticed there were only men’s slippers at the entrance and glanced at the slippers on Gu Qimiao’s feet instinctively.
Such complete preparations, she must have been living here for a while, right?
And she knows the door’s password too, she must be particularly important to Shen Yanchen!
But she wasn’t going to let it go so easily.
She smiled at Gu Qimiao, then walked into the room in her high heels. This was the first time she’d come to Shen Yanchen’s apartment.
Looking around, Gu Qimiao followed behind her feeling very embarrassed.
"Miaomiao... isn’t this Yanchen’s place? Why are you here?" Lu Qianwen pretended to find it absurd.
Gu Qimiao’s face turned red with embarrassment, and her explanation became stuttering: "I... ran into some trouble, so I’m temporarily staying at his place... I’ll move out soon."
Lu Qianwen turned around to look at her: "Miaomiao, you’re a single girl, and Yanchen is my fiancé. Don’t you think it’s a bit..."
Gu Qimiao felt like she couldn’t lift her head. Indeed, saying something would make her look shameless, like a third party...
"I’ll... I’ll move out as soon as possible."
Lu Qianwen remained silent for a moment, looking around at the traces of their life together, feeling an urge to destroy Gu Qimiao.
"Move out tomorrow morning," she said. "If you need money, I can give it to you. I don’t want any more unnecessary rumors about me and Yanchen. I think you understand."
With things being said so bluntly, no matter how thick-skinned Gu Qimiao was, she didn’t dare stay any longer. She just nodded: "Okay..."