C100 Don't Go too Close Don't Get too Deep

Ye Tian's nose was dripping with sweat as she ate the hot pot.

She drank a few mouthfuls of yogurt spicily, but then she remembered something.

"By the way, Qin Shuang is your high school classmate, right?"

Gu Qinian ate a vegetable gracefully and nodded indifferently when he heard her.

"Yes."

"Then why didn't you tell me when I mentioned it last time? I was surprised when she told me about it today."

"They used to be good friends, but they haven't been in contact for the past two years."

"Oh..." Ye Tian nodded and blinked curiously. "They must be good friends. Why haven't they been in contact for the past two years?"

Gu Qinian could tell what she was thinking just by hearing her voice.

"Stop thinking about it." He raised his eyelids indifferently and said, "They are just good friends."

Ye Tian blinked and said, "I didn't say anything."

Gu Qinian looked at her with his black eyes and asked casually, "Have you thought about what I told you last time?"

Ye Tian scooped up the small pieces of meat in the pot and didn't react for a moment. "What is it?"

Gu Qinian pursed his lips and said after a moment of silence, "It's about the Gu's."

Ye Tian remembered what they had talked about when they were in the hot spring.

She did not answer immediately. Instead, she slowly took back her chopsticks and picked up the sauce on the plate.

"About that..." She deliberated for a moment before tactfully rejecting him. "Right now, I have a new partner in the New World. He is a long-term customer of New World. I can't push him away. I have to be busy with these things recently, so I can't leave."

In Gu Qinian's eyes, this was all an excuse.

His eyebrows furrowed slightly as he stared at her. "You don't want to come?"

Ye Tian did not say a word.

Actually, it wasn't that she didn't want to come. When she heard Gu Qinian's suggestion, she could feel the uncontrollable joy and excitement in her heart.

However, after calming down, she still felt that this wasn't good.

She could feel that the relationship between the two of them had changed a little. She didn't know if this was good or bad.

She still remembered the agreement between the two of them. As long as she cured her grandfather, she would immediately divorce him and reconcile with Ye Ziyan.

Since the outcome was unavoidable, why did she have to keep getting close to him?

During this period of time, she admitted that she enjoyed it very much. However, every time she thought of Ye Ziyan, it was like a warning bell ringing in her head.

It reminded her not to get too close and not to get too deep.

On the other side, when she was silent, Gu Qinian had been staring at her. His eyes were deep and dark.

After a full minute, he finally spoke. His voice was cold.

"Since you don't want to come, then there's no need to force yourself."

After saying that, he looked away and no longer looked at her.

The atmosphere around them seemed to have changed a lot. Traces of awkwardness and stagnation lingered around the two of them.

For some reason, Ye Tian's heart thumped, and she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

She looked at Gu Qinian's lower jaw, which was slightly tensed, and finally took a step back helplessly.

"You have to wait until I finish my work first, right? It's too immoral to just leave. Besides, although you and Liyang are competing, it's also a cooperation. If you want me to take on any work, just talk to Liyang and transfer it over."

Hearing her words, Gu Qinian's expression did not change. He did not say anything, but the space between his brows unfolded without leaving a trace.

Seeing that she had finally put down her chopsticks, Gu Qinian took a break and got up to check out the bill.

When the two of them walked out of the warm room, Ye Tian couldn't help but shiver from the cold wind.

Seeing that, Gu Qinian took a few steps around the car and said, "Get in."

However, Ye Tian did not move. Instead, she looked towards the end of the alley.

Gu Qinian raised his eyebrows slightly. "What's wrong?"

At the end of the alley was Ye Tian's high school. There was a small street there, and she had not gone back for a long time.

Today, she suddenly came here, and it reminded her of many memories, many... beautiful memories.

She retracted her gaze and pursed her lips hesitantly. For a moment, she did not know whether she should bring it up or not.

"Just say what you want to say."

Gu Qinian saw through her hesitation and closed the door. He stood at the side and looked in the direction she had just looked in. He glanced at her and then turned to look at Ye Tian.

Seeing that he was very easy to talk to today, Ye Tian blinked her eyes and finally could not help but suggest with a smile.

"Shall we go to the small food street in the alley? If you don't have time, you can go back first. I can go alone."

Gu Qinian raised his eyebrows when he heard this. There was a hint of ridicule in the corner of his eyes. "Are you not full yet?"

Ye Tian disapprovingly curled her lips. "It's dinner, and supper is supper."

There was nothing wrong with what she said. Gu Qinian could not find anything wrong with it.

He did not say anything and locked the car. Then, he walked towards the end of the alley.

Ye Tian looked at his back and the corner of her mouth curled up. She quickly followed him.

Although the new year was coming, there were not many foreigners in Ann City. So when the two of them walked out of the alley and turned a corner, they saw many people on the small food street.

Seeing the familiar street that she had not seen for a long time, Ye Tian was in a good mood. She quickly walked forward and looked around the food stalls along the way.

Gu Qinian walked beside her silently. Although they were not too far away from each other, he was always there.

"Here, do you want to try this fried tofu? It's delicious."

Ye Tian handed over the skewers in her hands and asked as she ate.

Gu Qinian glanced at her, his eyes showing a hint of disdain. He said in a light voice, "I don't want to eat it."

Ye Tian grunted, "If you don't want to eat it, then I'll eat it!"

She took a big bite and sighed in satisfaction, "Ah, this fried tofu is still the taste of the high school. It's been ten years and it's still the same. It's rare."

As they spoke, the two of them walked to the entrance of a school. Ye Tian stopped first and temporarily forgot about the food in her hand as she silently looked at this place that she had not seen for a long time.

"Are you studying here?"

Gu Qinian's eyebrows twitched as he looked at her slightly melancholic face.

Ye Tian nodded, and the corner of her mouth curled into a smile of disappointment.

"Yeah, this is the happiest three years of my life."

Gu Qinian's black eyes flashed. Without thinking too much, he casually asked, "Is life in university not good?"

University...

After the college entrance exam ended, something happened to his grandfather. In the four years that followed, she could not say whether she was happy or not. In short, it could not be better.

She pulled herself out of her memories and tilted her head to glance at Gu Qinian with a faint smile.

"I will marry you in my second year. Don't you think so?"

The question suddenly popped up, and Gu Qinian was stunned for a moment. His expression suddenly changed.