Chapter 67 - 67 67 Dare Not Make a Sound

67: Chapter 67: Dare Not Make a Sound 67: Chapter 67: Dare Not Make a Sound Jing Ruo’s expression on her face stiffened, and she looked at Bo Jingshen with a very complex gaze.

“It is really hard to imagine, what kind of person can tolerate living with someone like you.

What a temperament this is…”

Bo Jingshen stepped into the elevator and turned to look at Jing Ruo outside the elevator doors, “Don’t worry yourself about it, in any case, it won’t be you.

Rest assured.”

Jing Ruo huffed, sulkily pursing her lips, “Anyway, even if you are impatient, just bear with it during this time.

He knows you’re back in the country, and since I’m here watching, he won’t be too likely to come trouble you.”

As Jing Ruo spoke, she couldn’t help clicking her tongue twice, “I really don’t know who I’m doing this for, to think that I’m even despised like this.”

But she couldn’t make out any guilt on Bo Jingshen’s face—all she saw was his impatience as he pressed the elevator close button several times!

If she hadn’t moved quickly, she almost wouldn’t have been able to squeeze into the elevator!

If possible, Jing Ruo just wanted to exclaim loudly, “Damn unfeeling!”

Su Lu drove back, feeling actually very complicated inside.

Thinking of Bo Jingshen’s appearance in the moment of crisis, her heart was not unaffected.

But then she thought of Jing Ruo appearing at Bo Jingshen’s apartment unit door dressed in homewear.

Her heart felt extremely uncomfortable.

After returning home, Gu Xin’s call came in, now without the previous unrestrained bad mood when speaking to Su Lu; his voice even contained a heavy note of apology.

“Xiaolu, are you alright?

I’m really worried.”

“I’m fine.” Su Lu poured a cup of warm water, didn’t lift it to drink, holding the phone in one hand, and extending the palm of the other hand open.

Looking at her own pale and clean palm, she couldn’t help thinking of how his hand that held the crowbar bled, drop by drop, through his fingers.

Gu Xin, noting her brief words, also knew he had spoken too harshly before.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, “I’m sorry, my emotions and tone were too bad earlier.

I know you’re already having a hard time, and all these matters are because I didn’t handle them properly, hence the situation has become what it is now, whether it’s about our relationship or this matter with Zhang Yuanjun.”

Chen Yaxi had learned of these matters before and scolded him.

It actually jolted him awake, yes, he always thought he was the one who was wronged, who had it tough, who had it hard.

But he hadn’t considered how difficult it must be for Su Lu to be in such an awkward position.

Moreover, if they were to go by their current relationship status, that is to say, there wasn’t one.

She originally had no responsibility or obligation to shield him from any trouble.

Even if she, Su Lu, were to complain about him and Chen Yaxi in front of anyone, on any social media platform, it would be completely justifiable.

But she hadn’t done so; she even went above and beyond to shield them both from a lot of trouble.

Using Chen Yaxi’s scolding words, that would be, “Gu Xin, get it straight, to be honest, I don’t even dare to speak loudly to Su Lu because we are simply in the wrong.

It’s because she really has it tough.

And you?

You even blame her?

What kind of beast are you?”

“Also, about this matter, if you don’t handle it well, let’s not talk about other things, just considering the attitude your mother has towards me all this time, if anything happens to Su Lu, I, Chen Yaxi, won’t have to enter the Gu Family’s doors for the rest of my life.

The child in my belly, too, will find it hard to be acknowledged by your family.”

Chen Yaxi always spoke bluntly, and her discourse really left Gu Xin feeling utterly ashamed.

When he called again, wasn’t his tone extraordinarily gentle…

Su Lu, hearing Gu Xin’s recent apology, actually gently laughed, she understood Gu Xin well.

So she said, “You got a scolding from Chen Yaxi, didn’t you?”

Gu Xin sighed, “Like getting doused in blood.”

“Then I feel relieved,” said Su Lu.

Hearing what Su Lu said, Gu Xin felt relieved.

“As long as you feel better, that’s what matters.

If you’re still upset when I get back, let me know how you want me to apologize.”

Su Lu restrained her smile, pondered for a moment, and said, “That person has run away.”

“Zhang Yuanjun?”

“Mhm, so if this issue isn’t resolved and the person isn’t caught yet, don’t bring Chen Yaxi back.

She’s pregnant, and it’s not too safe,” Su Lu said.

Considering the situation today, it was genuinely frightening—if Chen Yaxi, pregnant as she was, had been there, she might have been scared out of her wits.

Already feeling guilty, and upon hearing Su Lu’s words, Gu Xin couldn’t help but think that it was no wonder Chen Yaxi scolded him, no wonder she said she didn’t even dare to raise her voice to Su Lu.

To be honest, Gu Xin himself now felt that shouting at Su Lu before was indeed an unforgivable sin.

So, Gu Xin couldn’t help but apologize again, “Xiaolu, I’m really sorry, it’s truly my fault that you’re shouldering so much.”

Su Lu laughed and said, “If I were in front of you right now, would you have to kneel down to me?”

“I feel ashamed,” Gu Xin said.

Su Lu replied, “I consider you a friend, after all, we have five years of comradely bonds.

Don’t be such a stranger.”

Only then did Gu Xin stop apologizing and just asked Su Lu not to worry, saying he wouldn’t rashly let Chen Yaxi come back until everything was settled.

Then he couldn’t quite hold back—he and Su Lu were comrades with a history, after all, and he had never hidden anything about his relationship with Chen Yaxi from Su Lu from the very beginning.

Naturally, he was very curious now.

Gu Xin tentatively asked, “The person who took your phone earlier, I didn’t react at the time to recognize the voice, but thinking about it…

that seemed like Bo Jingshen’s voice, right?”

Su Lu didn’t make a sound.

Gu Xin continued, “Actually, when you were still in Hai City, I heard the project team mention him there.

I…

I’m not just being nosy.”

“Oh?” Su Lu raised an eyebrow.

Gu Xin clicked his tongue on the other end, “Alright, I admit I’m just being nosy, okay?

I’ve told you everything, after all.”

“Fine.

It’s just that…

things between him and me are a bit complicated, and right now there really isn’t much to say,” Su Lu said, and glanced at the palm of her hand again.

Gu Xin didn’t ask further, for he more or less knew that before marrying him, Su Lu had someone she liked very, very much, and her feelings were deep.

So much so that from the time they first got married, he could feel her sense of distance, as if she could no longer let anyone else in.

For that reason, Gu Xin had had no intention of developing any feelings with Su Lu from the beginning.

If someone’s heart is occupied by another, it is very hard for others to compete.

“In any case, don’t let yourself be wronged,” Gu Xin said.

Su Lu: “I know.” She thought for a moment, “Oh, by the way, my brother has come back.”

Gu Xin let out a long sigh, “Sigh—!”

Of course, he knew Su Zhe had come back.

If he didn’t know that Su Zhe had come back, he wouldn’t have been irrationally angry with Su Lu like he had been before.

“It’s okay, I can handle it,” Gu Xin said.

Su Lu couldn’t help but feel a bit of schadenfreude, “I’m really sorry for not being able to help you.”

Even though she spoke with schadenfreude, her words were sincere—she really couldn’t help Gu Xin, and he knew it.

Su Zhe was completely aware of the lack of feelings between him and Su Lu and still, he was annoyed by him.

Gu Xin felt a bit of sympathy for whoever would end up with Su Lu in the future…