Chapter 417: Chapter 374: How Can There Be Such a Man_2
Shuoqian LOVE Qiqi, forever.
The date on it was exactly when she had left him. She couldn’t imagine what he must have felt when he pasted this photograph then; it was probably his solace in life, and at that moment, he hadn’t thought that they would be together again.
Gu Qili’s tears dripped down one by one, falling onto the photo in her hand, the black type smudging in the moisture.
How could there be such a man in the world, who loves so intensely, so unrestrainedly, so forbearingly, and yet so heartbreakingly.
This feeling was even more intense than when she had learned the truth from Qiu Lan. She squatted on the ground clutching the photo, crying her heart out.
After a while, Mu Fan knocked on the door from outside: "Qili?"
Gu Qili casually wiped away her tears and stood up straight: "It’s nothing."
"Were you moved to tears?" Mu Fan dropped his usual joking demeanor. "To be honest, I was also shocked when I first saw it. I didn’t expect my second brother to be so lovesick. He obviously loves you so much, why did he still break up with you later?"
"It’s a long story, I’ll tell you when we have time." Gu Qili lifted the USB drive in her hand, "Can I borrow a computer?"
"Sure, I want to see what’s stored in it too."
Mu Fan brought the laptop, Gu Qili inserted the drive, and as soon as she launched the video player, she saw herself and Mu Shuoqian in front of the camera, with the noisy night market of Aus City in the background.
She suddenly remembered, this was from their TV interview. The host had asked for her phone number, and later called to ask for the address; she gave them the house number in Jingshan. During her absence, the video had arrived, and he had edited the video and put it here.
In the video, Gu Qili smiled at the camera like a blossoming flower, and only now did she see Mu Shuoqian, standing by her side, always watching her, his gaze so tender and affectionate, like an ancient well, almost drowning one within.
After the host finished asking the questions, he suddenly leaned in and kissed her.
All the expressions were so clearly amplified in the video, only such deep love could manifest in this way. If she had seen this video at that time, perhaps, she wouldn’t have doubted him, nor would she have believed those "lies" he told.
Gu Qili silently closed the video, unplugged the USB drive, and put everything back in its place.
After handling all of this, she said to Mu Fan, "Don’t tell your second brother that I’ve seen these things."
She knew that he never needed her to know how much he loved her, that all his actions, even if never revealed to her, were without regrets. This was his secret alone, and thus, she wanted to keep that secret for him.
After going downstairs, Mu Qinian was playing with a servant. Seeing her eyes were a bit red, he asked, "Did my little uncle bully you?"
"How dare I bully your mom." Mu Fan chuckled: "It’s always been her bullying me."
"Mu Fan, Niannian and I will go back first, thank you for the pillow."
"You’re welcome, I’ll drive you, I’m off today anyway."
Gu Qili helped Mu Qinian put on his backpack: "Then please take Niannian home, I have something to discuss with your second brother."
Mu Qinian was of course happy to be with Mu Fan, who always snuck him off to play video games, so he readily agreed.
Once in the car, Mu Qinian leaned close to Mu Fan: "Little uncle, take me to that place last time to play the shooting game."
"Aren’t you afraid your mom will find out?"
"She’s gone to find my dad, how would she know? And, she wouldn’t bear to hit me, she’s my real mom." Mu Qinian winked at him, "Little uncle, if you take me to play, I’ll introduce you to a girlfriend."
Pfft!
Mu Fan couldn’t help but burst into laughter: "You’re going to introduce me to a girlfriend?"
"Yeah, a girl in my class, always coming up to me wanting to date, but I don’t like her. Since you don’t have a girlfriend and she doesn’t have a boyfriend, you two might as well settle for each other."
Mu Fan seemed to ponder this and thought that in the future, he really should start looking for a girlfriend from kindergarten.
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When Gu Qili arrived at Mu Shuoqian’s office, he was in a meeting. She didn’t ask the secretary to notify him, and sat down on the sofa flipping through a magazine.
As the year-end was approaching, his work was busier. Once started, the meeting could last hours. Gu Qili waited and waited until she fell asleep.
When Mu Shuoqian returned to his office after the meeting, there were two senior executives with him discussing issues from the meeting. As soon as he opened the door, he immediately sensed someone’s presence and saw Gu Qili curled up in the corner of the sofa, holding a thick wine magazine in her arms.
He immediately lightened his step, and looking back at the two executives, they got the hint and quietly left with him.
Mu Shuoqian walked over, slowly took the magazine from her arms, and placed his jacket from the chair over her.
He didn’t expect her to come here out of the blue. Although there was still a pile of work to do, at this moment, looking at her, he felt devoid of any desire to attend to it. Sitting down beside her, he massaged his temples and closed his eyes to rest.
It wasn’t long before Gu Qili stirred, and then opened her eyes. Feeling the familiar presence beside her, she quickly sat up straight, almost letting the jacket slip off her; she quickly grabbed it. It was Mu Shuoqian’s.
A warmth filled her heart. She turned to look at him; there was a trace of dark circles under his closed eyes, and his lips were pale. He hadn’t rested well in the past few days, must be exhausted.
Gu Qili glanced at the backpack placed aside, the diagnostic report was in there. Even though she had mustered up her courage earlier, she still hesitated.