Gu Yuluo had taken to heart what Ling Piaomu had said, but she still felt somewhat stifled. Now that Gu Yuluo was speaking more gently, Ling Piaomu’s temper also faded on the spot, "That... I’m sorry, I didn’t think it through."
After a moment of thought, Ling Piaomu added another sentence, "From now on, I won’t take matters into my own hands concerning Yueyue and... Gu Zhiqi, unless Yueyue speaks up."
"Thank you for understanding."
Gu Yuluo wasn’t surprised by the sudden change in Ling Piaomu’s attitude, for she knew a bit about her.
She spoke so much to her precisely because she knew Ling Piaomu was open to listening,
If it was someone like Jiang Qi, who wouldn’t listen, she wouldn’t have spent so much time talking. Instead, she would have given them a thorough thrashing until they complied.
After ending the call with Ling Piaomu, Gu Yuluo forgot about hacking Gu Mengyang’s company system, pocketed her phone, and headed out.
A couple of days ago, she had trended on the hot search because of a mix-up at the airport with another celebrity, which gave her minor fame and thus, she landed a spot on a small variety show.
It was time for her to go to work.
The darkness of the night was cool, and the dim moon hazy, as moonlight streamed through gaps in the roadside trees and scattered onto the ground, causing the shadows to dance whenever a luxury car sped past the roads of the Moon Falling Bay Community.
On the sidewalk beside the street, a young girl walked slowly along the edge, the erratic patterns of light and shadow hopping across her shoulders.
Suddenly, a car sped past the girl, then came to a stop only a few meters away. The car doors opened, and two tall figures alighted.
Recognizing the vaguely familiar figures, Gu Zhiqi’s steps faltered momentarily.
"Gu Xiaoxi," one of them called out; it was Tang Yichen.
Though the other did not speak, his presence was strong; it was Su Yunling, whom she had just met that day in the film and television city.
"Beauty! Beauty, cozy up~" Upon seeing Su Yunling, Chubby Chiu inside Gu Zhiqi’s mind became excited.
In mid-sentence, it transformed into a beam of light and flew straight towards Su Yunling.
It had completely forgotten the collision from earlier that day, as well as its proclamation, "I will never cozy up with a beauty again."
Chubby Chiu perched on Su Yunling’s button, and Su Yunling looked down slightly with a fleeting inquisitive expression in his eyes. However, his gaze did not linger on the button for long as he looked back up at Gu Zhiqi.
Seeing that Gu Zhiqi had approached the car, Su Yunling bent his brows and eyes slightly and said, "Child, why are you wandering around so late?"
Gu Zhiqi lifted her eyelids, looking at Su Yunling with a languid voice, "Aren’t you also wandering around?"
"That’s different, brother is an adult, and you are a child, it’s not safe," Su Yunling said with a light chuckle, his deep and clear peach blossom eyes slightly curved. Whenever he smiled, those eyes seemed entrancing, as though hiding a hook beneath their allure.
He looked good indeed, but the way it tingled one’s heart was troublesome.
Gu Zhiqi’s eyes narrowed slightly, a touch of teasing coloring her relaxed brows, "Brother is so good-looking, he’s even less safe than I am."
At her words, Su Yunling paused for a moment, then let out a soft laugh.
Tang Yichen, who was standing to the side, and felt thoroughly ignored, spoke up in annoyance, "Hey, you two can stop worrying about who’s safe and who’s not. With your combat power, you both are very safe."
Continuing, Tang Yichen shifted his focus to Gu Zhiqi, "Gu Xiaoxi, what are you doing here? Do you live here?"
If she was here this late, it couldn’t be that she was visiting someone sick like him, could it?
"Yeah." Gu Zhiqi responded lightly and faintly.