Chapter 18 Chapter VII

"are you OK?" Stepping out of the office, Xiao Wu met Gao Zhekai's caring eyes. "Very good." She had a smile on her face, but there was a deep sadness in her eyes. He stared at her deeply. "Let's go!" "Where are you going?" "Isn't your motorcycle still on the mountain, let's ride it back." She wanted to take him back to his house in his car, but now... "Okay," she said. He not only sent her to lead the motorcycle, but also escorted her all the way down the mountain. "Come to my house for dinner!" She said to him downstairs in her house. "I seem to have been helped by you."

"I knew I should say you're welcome," he laughed. "However, I really want to try your handicraft, besides, I'm really hungry." Xiao Wu smiled. "Come on! Don't expect too much, though! Just some home cooking." Since it was already eight o'clock, she cooked two bowls of seafood noodles, and then took some cold dishes from the refrigerator, which was considered a quick and hearty meal. Gao Zhekai quickly finished his bowl and swept away most of the side dishes, but Xiao Wu only ate half of it and pushed the bowl away. "It's delicious." He patted his stomach contentedly, and his exaggerated movements made Xiao Wu laugh.

"You are too hungry." "No, it's really delicious. You know, I live in Taipei alone, and it's rare to eat this kind of home-cooked food. It tastes like my mother. You cook so well. Whoever marries you in the future will really be him." luck." Xiao Wu's eyes dimmed.She only wanted to cook for one person, but that person never praised him, and she managed to force out a few words of "delicious", but she begged for it in every possible way. It's really sad. "Xiao Wu." Gao Zhekai sensed her emotion, he calmed down and stopped being funny.

"Huh?" She regained her senses, looked at him squarely, and found that his expression was very serious. "What's the matter?" she asked. "Last time we talked about past and present lives." He hesitated to speak. "How?" "You... uh... I want to ask, did you have any special feelings when you saw me for the first time?" Xiao Wu widened her eyes slightly in surprise. "No, why do you ask that?" Her frank words were obviously a big blow to him, Gao Zhekai smiled wryly. "I said that I have been paying attention to you for a while. Every time I see you, I always have a feeling of wanting to protect you. I also find it incredible. No girl has ever made me feel this way." He stared at her, his eyes serious.

Xiao Wu was startled, and already had a premonition in her haste.She vaguely understood what he was going to say, and because she understood, she hurriedly looked away. "I suppose that emotion is love." He said it anyway. Xiao Wu stood up abruptly. "Do you want to have some more noodles, okay?" She said quickly, just wanting to escape him. He took her hand. "You heard me." "Don't be like this, okay?" Xiao Wu was about to cry. "We've only known each other for a few days." "It's not a matter of time. Didn't you also recognize Du Tianyu at the first sight? You should know my feelings best."

"That's right! You know I like Du Tianyu!" Gao Zhekai's face was ashes, he bowed his head and thought for a long time, and finally plucked up the courage to say: "You like him because of that dream! You think he is the lover who died with you in the previous life, but what if that person is not him?" "What do you mean?" "Did you see that person's appearance clearly in your dream?" Xiao Wu was startled.No, she hasn't, and that's the puzzle she tries to solve every time. "Why do you ask? Like you know something? How do you know what my dreams are like?"

Gao Zhekai seemed to have something to say, but he swallowed it back when he reached the end, and a guilty expression suddenly appeared on his face. "Nothing." He looked away. "Anyway, please think about it tonight." Pause for a moment— "I'll go first, thank you for your dinner." Xiao Wu watched him leave, her heart was in a mess. If Gao Zhekai can be accepted, it should be a relatively easy task for her! After sending Gao Zhekai away last night, Xiao Wu kept thinking about this question. They have the same background, the same growth memory, they are people from the same world.

She no longer has to force herself to cater to his preferences, and she doesn't have to stay up every night to recite the weird names of tennis players who make her dizzy.She doesn't need to always feel very hard, often feel very inferior, she doesn't need to look at other people's pity or ridicule eyes, she will be very relaxed and at ease. If she can accept Gao Zhekai... "Xiao Wu, what are you in a daze for?" Jiang Yuexiang's voice woke her up. "The reporter from the TV station is here, go make coffee, hurry up!" People from the TV station will come to interview Du Tianyu today, for the company's newly launched video game software.

"Okay." Xiao Wuqiang cheered up and walked into the tea room. When she entered the office with two cups of coffee, the reporter was already sitting opposite Du Tianyu and chatting with him, and all the photographic equipment was set up. That glamorous female reporter was the one who interviewed Du Tianyu when she first saw him on the TV wall a year ago. "General Manager Du, that's great. I've been looking forward to meeting you again!" The female reporter smiled sweetly at Du Tianyu. Xiao Wu put down a cup of coffee in front of her, and she noticed that the female reporter said "I" instead of "our TV station", and her tone of voice was particularly charming.

After working beside Du Tianyu for so long, it is impossible for her not to know what that means - she is seducing him. Xiao Wu just froze for a moment, then recovered, calmly put the coffee on his desk, turned and left. Du Tianyu frowned at her back.that's all?No noise or no noise?He remembered that the last time he had a meeting with an actress who spoke for a product, she deliberately knocked over the cup, making him drenched in a mess. He should be happy, a voice in his heart said, she was no longer reckless and indifferent.But why is my heart dull, and I don't know why I feel irritable.

It's been two days, and she hasn't looked at him directly, let alone smiled. It seemed that he hadn't seen her trademark bright smile for a long time, which made him feel a sense of emptiness. "Then let's start!" said the female reporter. "Uh... oh... good." Du Tianyu coughed lightly in embarrassment.What is he doing?He scolded himself secretly, he would be in a daze. "Xiao Wu, don't go." She was about to step out of Du Tianyu's office when Jiang Yuexiang grabbed her. "You watch their video here." "But……" "It's nothing but just take this opportunity to learn about the company's new products." Jane's words left no room for refutation. In the previous Xiao Wu, there was no need for Jane to say anything, and she would never miss the opportunity to see Du Tianyu. But in the past few days, because of what she met at his house, because of Gao Zhekai, she had doubts about herself, because there was a trace of impurities in her eyes, so she could no longer look up at him with completely pure eyes like before. She leans against the corner.The interview has already started, and he concentrates on answering the female reporter's questions, so Xiao Wu can take this opportunity to have a good look at him. In fact, he is not too handsome, his expression is too serious, and his thick eyebrows are often frowned, as if revealing his impatience with the surrounding things, he often gives people the feeling of arrogance and arrogance. He just asked a relatively unprofessional question, and he looked at him coldly. Fool!He must be scolding that female reporter in his heart, she knew, because if it was her, he would be scolding him like that. His personality is terrible, meticulous, indifferent, aloof and self-closing, and loves to tease people... Even so, when she looked at him, at his tall and elegant body, at his gesturing confidently to declare his position, at his eyes as clear and cold as ice-cold lake water, she had a feeling that she couldn't breathe —— She loves him. She suddenly realized this. No matter how hard it is, no matter how many setbacks there are, even though he may never respond to her in the slightest, she still loves him, loves him so much, loves him so much, and that kind of feeling cannot be replaced by anything. She wondered why she was still restless and hesitant before. Now that she is in love with herself, she doesn't care about the hard work and the result, as long as she is loyal to her feelings. She thought about it suddenly, and couldn't help but smile on her face. "Okay, thank you for accepting our interview." The female reporter had already begun to conclude the interview. The spotlights went out, and the camera assistants started collecting equipment. "Mr. Du, I'll get the microphone for you." The female reporter seized the opportunity to approach Du Tianyu, and when she removed the microphone from his chest, she even touched his strong chest muscles. Her eyes were shining brightly, like a fox that was happy to see a hunter. "Mr. Du, let's have dinner together tonight, shall we?" She winked at him more openly. What a shameless woman!Xiao Wu's eyes were full of red, like a female beast defending her territory, she squeezed between the female reporter and Du Tianyu. "I'm sorry, I'll accept a cup." Xiao Wu's harsh tone showed that she was not just accepting coffee cups. Sure enough, she picked up the cup on the table, and with a clatter, half of the coffee left in the cup was spilled on the expensive designer suit of the female reporter. "You... what are you doing!" The female reporter Huarong changed color. Xiao Wu shrugged and smirked. "Sorry, my hand slipped." She lied, she did it on purpose, the female reporter gave the strange girl a vicious look, and it was not easy to explode in front of Du Tianyu at the moment, so she stomped away in resentment.Within minutes, the rest of the photographers and crew left too. Xiao Wu looked proudly at the back of the female reporter who was in a panic, thinking that she had won a battle and was complacent. "What the hell are you doing?" An unhappy growl came from behind her. Xiao Wu turned her head to meet his furrowed frown. "Don't be so childish, okay?" He scolded her coldly. Xiao Wu pursed her mouth. "That fox is clearly tempting you." How can she see it! "You are not allowed to appear when there are visitors in the future." To avoid embarrassing him. "Don't." She replied reluctantly. Xiao Wu left the office in frustration. As soon as the door was closed, Du Tianyu's frowning brows unfolded. Looking carefully, there was even an unbearable smile on his stern face. "I'm sorry, I still can't accept what you told me that day." Xiao Wu decided to make it clear to Gao Zhekai. "It's okay." He had a wry smile on his face. "So, shall we still be friends in the future?" "A friend?" he murmured absentmindedly. "It really is retribution..." "What did you say?" "No, it's nothing, don't worry about it." He waved his hand. "If you have any difficulties in the future, don't be polite, just come to me." "You are such a good person." Xiao Wu looked up at him gratefully. nice guyGao Zhekai felt bitter in his heart. After solving Gao Zhekai's problem, Xiao Wu felt much more relaxed. She told herself not to worry anymore, just to concentrate on liking Tianyu, although he can't respond to her feelings now, but one day, they will be together. Because——they were lovers in the previous life! So she happily prepared his breakfast and lunch, and set off for the company on a motorcycle. "He didn't come into the office today? Why?" She was unexpectedly greeted with this depressing bad news. "Today he wants to accompany his parents." Jiang Yuexiang said. "They go to the club to play." "Oh, yes," Jiang Yuexiang smiled jokingly. "That Irene went too!" Xiao Wu's mind went blank. Irene?She thought of the mature, sophisticated, warm and generous beauty. "Jane, I want to take a day off today." She yelled immediately. "Is that so..." Jiang Yuexiang deliberately dragged out the end of her voice to whet Xiaowu's appetite. "But I'm afraid I'm too busy! You didn't say it earlier." "Please!" Xiao Wu was about to cry. "Ok." As soon as she uttered the word "good", Xiao Wu hurriedly grabbed the backpack and rushed out the door. "Wait a minute." Jiang Yuexiang called her. "Hey, this is the address of the club." She stuffed a note in her hand. "Thank you, Jane, you are so kind." Xiao Wu shook Jane's hand gratefully, and then hurried out. "Tianyu, you are not young anymore, and you have been with Irene for several years, should you settle down?" "I've never been with her." On the tennis court, Du Zhenying and Irene were hitting the ball, while Song Demei and his son Du Tianyu had just finished a round and were resting on a cool chair beside them. "Not together?" Song Demei looked at her son in surprise. "But when you were studying for your master's degree, didn't you often go out together?" "That's because I worked with her on a project." "Not only that! Don't you often play ball and swim together..." "We have exactly the same tastes." "That's it. You are compatible in every way, and mom sees that you have never talked to any girls since you were a child. Your dad and I are still worried about whether you may be gay. Fortunately, Irene appeared." "Please!" Du Tianyu snorted, it's enough for parents to worry about such boring things. "Seriously, Irene is such a good girl, since you two are so compatible in every way, why not just..." "Mom, stop talking." Du Tianyu interrupted her impatiently. He did have the idea—maybe he'd marry Irene someday, but that was before that stupid woman came into his world. "Hey, Tianyu," Song Demei called him suddenly. "Did you feel that someone was watching us?" "What?" Song Demei looked around uncomfortably, and finally found it. "Look, that girl over there has been watching us since just now." She pointed to the outside of the net, and there really was a girl stuck to the iron net, desperately trying to see them clearly. Du Tianyu's face was half black. "Ling, Wu, Xue!" When he roared, his little body shook and fell off the net. "Tianyu, do you know her?" Song Demei asked, and at this moment Irene and Du Zhenying also came down from the field. "My assistant." He said resentfully with a livid face. "Is there something urgent for you?" Irene said caringly. "Let her in!" "No……" Before Du Tianyu finished speaking, Irene had already opened the iron gate. "Hello, everyone." The sun was shining on Xiao Wu's face, and she greeted the four present nervously and excitedly. "Ah... I remember you, isn't it the girl who helped Tianyu clean the yard?" Irene recognized her. Xiao Wu was slightly taken aback, then smiled awkwardly. Du Tianyu's face became even uglier. "Why are you here? Don't you have to go to work?" His tone was quite severe. "I'm asking for leave today." Xiao Wu lowered her head guiltily. "go back!" "I won't disturb you guys." Xiao Wu hurriedly raised her eyes, earnestly seeking with her eyes—don't drive me away, okay? "I love tennis, so..." "That's great!" Irene said generously, "You can play with us! More people are more fun!" "En!" Xiao Wu nodded gratefully to her, then looked at Du Tianyu, who was still staring at her. "Can you?" She asked timidly. "Whatever you want." He growled at her. "Dad, let's play a game." He then angrily picked up the racket and walked into the court. "Strange, I've never seen Ted so hot-tempered." Irene murmured. "No." Xiao Wu whispered. "He's always been like that." Maybe his bad temper was only towards her!Xiao Wu thought sadly. Irene looked at her with surprise. "Let's go down and fight too!" she said. Xiao Wu's heart skipped a beat, "But..." I've never played tennis! "I don't have a racket." "I've got an extra one, I'll lend it to you." When it was over, Xiao Wu held the racket, her palms sweating. "Uncle, Ted, let's play doubles!" Before it was too late, Irene had already shouted to the two in the court. "No." Du Tianyu refused with a cold glance at Xiao Wu. He knows I can't fight, Xiao Wu thought guilty. "Don't spoil the fun!" Irene's personality is undeniable, she dragged Xiao Wu to Du Tianyu's side, and then ran to the other side by herself. "Come on, let's get started!" Xiao Wu stood dumbfounded on the field, unable to move in a panic. "It's still too late to go." He said to her coldly in a tone that no one else could hear. Xiao Wu shook her head vigorously, retreating without fighting is not her style. He glared at her. "Stay in this range and don't move, don't try to catch the ball, understand?" "Understood." She could only obey obediently. When the ball game started, Xiao Wu tried to memorize the rules silently in her heart, but the ball whizzed past her, her mind went blank and she couldn't remember anything. Fortunately, Du Tianyu was covering her, but... "It's Xiao Wu's turn to serve." When she heard someone say that, it was like a bolt from the blue sky to her. That's what the world-class players do, she remembers, by tossing the ball up and then swinging. The first ball, no swing, Love︱Fifteen. The second ball, still missed, Love︱Thirty. The third ball arrived, but it fell in front of her feet, Love︱Forty. The fourth ball, out of bounds, Game - straight set four. There was dead silence in the arena, and she felt that all eyes were on her. Humiliation and embarrassment were not enough to describe her current feeling. She really wanted to hit her head to death!That's what she's thinking right now. "Let's start! Change Irene's serve." Du Tianyu didn't blame her, but said lightly. The ball game restarted, Xiao Wu was so sad, now they all know she can't play, what a shame!How can she restore their perception of her a little bit? There was a ball coming her way, and without thinking about it, she swooped forward and swung her racket. "Ah..." She fell to the ground, and the severe pain from her knee made her burst into tears immediately. "What are you doing? Tell you not to move, you don't understand, right?" His roar immediately penetrated into her ears. "I……" "Shut up!" He dropped the racket and hugged her whole body. While others were dumbfounded, he rushed directly to the medicine room in the club's main house. "I'm sorry," after more than ten minutes, Xiao Wu found that her knees were already packed exaggeratedly, and Du Zhenying, Song Demei, and Irene all formed a circle and looked at her. "It spoils your fun." "Don't say that." Song Demei forced a smile. "Is your foot okay? Do you want Xiao Shen to take you to the hospital?" "No need." Xiao Wu shook her hands in fear. "Thank you, it's all right." "That's good." There was a long silence. "Then...Xiao Wu, take a rest, we have to leave first." Song Demei turned to her son and said, "Tianyu, didn't we book a table at Jinghua, will it be too late?" The seemingly unintentional mention is actually a tactful hint to Xiao Wu that their "family" is leaving. As for her, just disappear obediently and automatically! Xiao Wu understood, but she didn't want to give up just like that, so she summoned up her courage and raised her head to show Song Demei the most innocent and innocent smile. "Can I go together?" Embarrassment was the only atmosphere at the dinner table. Only now did Xiao Wu know that they had all brought clothes to the club to change, so they had all showered, put on expensive designer clothes, and attended the luncheon in their best attire. She was wearing the same tracksuit just now, which smelled slightly of sweat, and her feet were still wrapped in ugly gauze. Their feeling matched this high-end restaurant very well, but she was very abrupt, no, she was the only person in the whole restaurant who didn't match the background, as if she forced herself in from another world. Another problem is that she can never get into their topic. Irene and Song Demei would occasionally chat with her out of politeness, but the atmosphere soon became very tense, and their eyes were uncomfortable. "Let's go skiing in Lake Tahoe during X'mas!" "Okay! Last time..." They talked about place names that she had never heard of, and Xiao Wu suddenly realized that despite her efforts, there are still many areas in Du Tianyu's world that she cannot enter. "X'mas might as well invite Irene's parents to our house!" Song Demei said with a smile. "Why?" Du Tianyu frowned slightly. "It's not that weird." "No! The two families get together and talk about your marriage with Irene." She laughed. Song Demei has long noticed that there is something unusual between her son and this strange girl who claims to be his "assistant", so she deliberately mentioned marriage at the dinner table, in order to show her position and stop Xiao Wu from wishful thinking. Before Du Tianyu could refute, there was a clang, and the knife and fork in Xiao Wu's hand fell on the porcelain plate. "Marriage!" She stared at Du Tianyu in shock. "Are you going to marry Irene? But no! We're not..." "Xiao Wu." Du Tianyu gave her a warning look, telling her to shut up and let him handle it, not to say inappropriate words in front of his parents. "What's your relationship?" Irene asked with a change of expression. "It doesn't matter." Du Tianyu's ruthless statement made Xiao Wu excited, is it okay?So what did she do this year?What about that kiss?What is it? "Who says it doesn't matter? You can't marry someone else because we were meant to be together." "Xiao Wu!" He roared again. "Really, you have to trust me." Like a wronged child, she eagerly defended herself. "I had a dream and knew that Tian Yu and I were lovers in the previous life." "Dream?" Except for Xiao Wu and Du Tianyu, everyone's expressions were stunned, then funny and contemptuous. "Have you had enough trouble!" Du Tianyu couldn't bear the contemptuous eyes his parents looked at her, so he roared with shame and anger. "Go right away! I don't want you to appear in front of my family and me again." He said sadly. No one spoke, and everyone was startled by Du Tianyu's anger. Xiao Wu stared at him blankly, she heard every word he said, but her head couldn't understand it for a long time. She lowered her head, pushed away the chair very slowly and stood up, bent over, turned around, and took steps... In fact, she didn't remember how she walked out of the restaurant. She only knew that she was staring at every red brick under her feet and taking every step very attentively. She was afraid that if she stopped, tears would fall, and her world would collapse. Walking numbly on the street all afternoon, Xiao Wu finally walked to the door of the house until night fell. Her feet should be very sore, especially her bruised knee must be bleeding again, she just thought about it, as if she was thinking about other people's affairs, which was very strange, because she didn't feel any pain at all. She mechanically took out the key from her backpack, raised her head, and was stunned before inserting the key into the lock. "Zhe Kai, what are you doing here?" Under the streetlights he looked worried and tired. "I heard you asked for leave, and I'm worried about you." "Worried?" She forced a smile. "I have nothing to worry about, today I..." Her voice gradually weakened, because of his focused gaze, and because while he was speaking, a scene of scenes suddenly flooded into his mind like a tide, and stopped at the end when he said "don't appear in front of him again". Xiao Wu froze, suddenly a part of her body seemed to want to be pulled away fiercely, she sobbed in pain, a lot of tears gushed out of her eyes. "It's okay, I'm here." Gao Zhekai sighed, and hugged her who was crying uncontrollably. "Why?" She cried like an abandoned child. "Why doesn't he understand? Why? Did he forget that we agreed to be together in this life? Why is it always hot on my head?" He couldn't answer her question, he hugged her tightly, complex emotions flashed in his eyes. The beginning of the dream is still her running in the forest. She clenched the man's hands and ran to the edge of the cliff. The wind blew rustlingly, the sound of water under the cliff roared, and eagles roared angrily in the sky. She raised her eyes and met a pair of cold eagle eyes, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, because those familiar eyes seemed to accompany her life after life. "Let's dance together!" she said to the man. The man was startled. She turned her head, wanting to firmly engrave the appearance of the man she loves on the heart tablet, so that she can find him in the next life. The man's mediocre and honest face is full of fear and hesitation—— He is Gao Zhekai!