once i loved you

Chapter 3

Handsome Yang took Cen Xiao to the cafe diagonally opposite.

Walking to the front, Cen Xiao looked up at the pine-green signboard, and saw that it was written in creamy yellow - CafeKaleidoscope.
The word Kaleidoscope is not very common, but Cen Xiao thinks it is very familiar, as if he just saw it somewhere recently.Is it an American drama or a movie?She really can't remember.

The handsome foreign guy pushed open the wooden latticed glass door, which aroused the rustling sound of the wind chimes hanging on the door.He held the door open and leaned over to let Cen Xiao pass first.Cen Xiao frowned and said thank you to him.The other party winked at her mischievously.

The two picked a seat by the window, and the handsome man opened the seat for Cen Xiao, bending over and spreading his arms in a somewhat exaggerated way——Cen Xiao was invited to take a seat.

After she sat down with a smile, the handsome man did not sit down, but reluctantly took out his mobile phone and shook it in front of Cen Xiao with his mouth flattened.

Cen Xiao thought he was going to make a phone call, and hurriedly said friendlyly: "Help yourself, please."

The other party smiled apologetically, opened the door and went out.

The handsome foreign guy went away for a long time and didn't come back. Cen Xiao couldn't help thinking: Could it be that when he was on the phone, he saw a better target than himself, and he forgot about her?
This possibility is not small.They just met by chance, and if that was the case, she wouldn't care.

She still wanted to thank him for bringing her to such an emotional coffee shop.

The coffee shop is not big.Thai elements are subtly blended in the exquisite modern decoration style.The shape of the ceiling is somewhat similar to a Chinese algae well, and the layered structure reveals a very exotic and complex beauty.Some batik-style hanging curtains subtly separate the store space, providing guests with an independent and private dining environment.

Cen Xiao propped her elbows on the wrought-iron table, and through the dark green glass, she observed the tourists passing by in various idle postures outside the window for a while. You have to press the shutter.

After she took about [-] photos, the English song that was playing in the cafe switched to a Chinese song, which turned out to be Kelly's "Three Seconds".

Cen Xiao was at a loss for a moment.

It's not that this old song is not good, it was so sudden that she heard this song in a cafe in Chiang Mai, which made her feel somewhat surprised.When she was a child, she listened to "Three Seconds" on TV, and she couldn't understand what two lines were sung in it. Unexpectedly, after many years, in this cafe in a foreign country, she could hear clearly, and the song was: the old days Zhifang Grassland was originally just Xiao Ai, so why not make others regret it?
The dance-style pop song actually has a sentence from "Li Sao", no wonder she couldn't understand it when she was a child.

Amidst the lively singing, she suddenly thought of her ex-boyfriend Ye Chengjin who just broke up with her.He also regarded her as a treasure, but so what?Didn't he still fail to withstand the temptation in the end and abandon her like a shoe?
Just like... in this song.

After the breakup, Cen Xiao has been suppressing her emotions, so this is the first time she shed tears for her love affair that has come to an end.

What started out as silent sobs gradually turned into soft wailing.She thought that the loud singing was enough to cover her voice, and hiding in this small cafe, no one would discover her secret.

But when a good-looking man handed a plain handkerchief to her eyes - Cen Xiao was stunned.

She didn't pick up.

Instead, following the man's hand, one can see the shirt cuffs loosely held below the elbow joints, the slightly wrinkled shoulder fabric, and finally the naturally open shirt collar...

Simple dress, clear eyes, dull expression.

"Gu... Mr. Gu." She didn't expect to meet him here.

Although she had met this person at the reception once before, she had never actually met him face to face.

She didn't answer it, so he had to put the handkerchief in front of her desk, "Wipe it first." The male voice was low and magnetic, not hoarse, with a little nasal sound mixed in.

"No need." She took out a pack of tissues, opened the package, took out a piece, lowered her head and wiped the tears on her face indiscriminately.

Gu Weiye just looked at her quietly like this, without being friendly, and didn't ask her why she was crying.

When Cen Xiao was almost ready, Gu Weiye called the waitress in the shop, and passed the menu that the waiter handed him to Cen Xiao, "Look, is there anything you want to eat?"

Cen Xiao didn't understand what was going on now.Could it be... is he going to have dinner with himself?

"No." Cen Xiao stood up, put the bag on his shoulder, and hung the camera around his neck, "I still have something to do, let's take a step first. I won't bother Mr. Gu for dinner."

Gu Weiye's face is not the kind that Cen Xiao likes, but he is still an overly good-looking man after all.She was afraid that if she looked at him one more time, her integrity would be gone, and then——she would really obediently sit down and eat with the handsome man.

Unhurriedly rushing to Cen Xiao, blocking the way, Gu Weiye looked relaxed, with a faint smile on his lips, "Miss Cen, give me a favor."

Such a low-profile request made the person who was asked really at a loss.

After hesitating for a moment, she looked at him, and only cast her eyes on the area below his eyes, "No, we don't know each other well." The matter of the previous photo caused her to lose her job, and she didn't want to have anything to do with this person again. Any ties.

"Then why did you come here to drink coffee with my assistant just now? Could it be that you know him very well?" Gu Weiye's voice was ridiculed, but the tone was soft and non-aggressive.

The foreign man just now was his assistant?So it wasn't a coincidence that she was invited to this café?Everything is a play directed by him?

"I was sitting here just now, and I saw you taking pictures over there," he said and stopped here, pointing to a place outside the window, "I just want to invite you to dinner. I was afraid that you would refuse, so I asked the assistant Do it for me. I hope Miss Cen doesn't mind."

Hearing the reason clearly, Cen Xiao's complexion became a little bad, and he looked up into his eyes, "Mr. Gu, I really didn't mean to cause you to be wronged before. And I also came forward to help you clarify."

"You're right." There seemed to be a black sea hidden in his deep pupils, making it difficult for people to see clearly. "But I caused you to lose your job. So, this meal is my apology to you."

Cen Xiao's heart was overwhelmed.How did he know she lost her job... Could he be investigating her?It's outrageous to think like this, but apart from this possibility, how could he know her movements?

"Ben showed me a post on the Internet, saying that fans have been making trouble. So I posted a statement through Weibo, hoping everyone can understand you." He went on to say, with a little apology in his voice, "after all, It affected your normal work, so I went to your magazine and prepared to apologize to you personally. I also planned to help you explain this to your superiors if you were misunderstood. But I didn’t expect you to have resigned gone."

A well-organized speech, but too many exciting points.

Posting a statement on Weibo, going to the magazine to apologize in person, and if she needs it, he plans to explain it to her boss?
Cen Xiao was overwhelmed with flattery, "Thank... thank you." After saying that, she regretted it.Even if he really... did this for her, she really shouldn't thank him.

Gu Weiye's eyes flickered mischievously, and he didn't express any response to her thank you. He just looked at her and smiled, "I'm sorry for what happened before, but I'm not a bad person. Why don't we just have a meal together?"

Speaking of this, the other party said that it would be too inconsiderate for her to refuse...

Unable to refuse, Cen Xiao finally had no choice but to agree to Gu Weiye's invitation to have a meal together.

After Cen Xiao symbolically ordered a special Thai dish, he politely handed the menu to Gu Weiye, who added five more dishes in total, and then ordered a bottle of wine.

When Cen Xiao heard this, he was about to express that he didn't drink, but Gu Weiye had already asked her first: "Miss Cen, what would you like to drink?"

"Hot Chocolate Bar."

"May I suggest you try the signature Mango Shake here?" Seeing that she showed a look of incomprehension, he explained to her unhurriedly, "The hot chocolate here is very ordinary, and I will take it to you later. Go to Nieman Hamming Road to taste, there is a restaurant with a very good taste."

In the future...how could it be in the future? Cen Xiao frowned slightly in frustration, pretending not to understand the point of her words.

After accepting Gu Weiye's suggestion graciously, Cen Xiao said: "Mr. Gu seems to be a frequent visitor here."

"I've been here every day for the past few days." He glanced at her.

"I didn't expect big stars to like this kind of small place."

Gu Weiye chuckled, "What about you?"

It seemed that she had long forgotten that she had folded corners in his magazine.

"What?" Cen Xiao raised his eyes, his pupils were full of shadows, his pink lips opened slightly and then closed immediately.

His heart shook slightly, his throat slowly slid down, and he unabashedly cast his warm eyes on her, "Do you like this place?"

Being stared at like this, she was very embarrassed, but finally admitted frankly: "I like it. It seems like I have been here in my previous life."

"Last life? Interesting conclusion. Then we should be very destined. Where you have been in your previous life, I have been here for several days in a row."

"No, no..." Cen Xiao hurriedly waved his hands to deny, "Mr. Gu, I was just joking. This place won't be open for ten years at most. Besides, I don't believe in fate." Intentionally emphasizing, she inevitably aggravated the last sentence.

"Actually, I was joking too." The corners of his mouth and eyes curled up together, just like the signature smile on a well-known movie poster when he first debuted, the sun was shining brightly and at the same time mixed with a bit of bad boy atmosphere.

"I don't believe in fate either." Gu Weiye has always believed that life doesn't have so many bloody scenes.

He and she will meet here, isn't it inevitable behind the accident?

Maybe it was because of having dinner with strangers, Cen Xiao always felt that the dishes here were served very slowly, after two urgings, the dishes finally came one by one.

At this moment, the handsome foreign guy who had dragged her here just now opened the door and came in.

He also held a large bouquet of colorful flowers of different varieties in his arms.

What the hell is going on here... Cen Xiao was a little confused, rubbed his temples twice, and then remembered that Gu Weiye had just said that this handsome foreign guy was his assistant.

The assistant came forward and handed the bouquet to Gu Weiye directly.Gu Weiye was so happy that he told him that he could get off work.Seeing that the boss was in a good mood, Assistant Yang smiled meaningfully, wishing the two of them a wonderful night with understanding, and left in a hurry.

Gu Weiye handed the flowers to Cen Xiao.

After hesitating briefly, Cen Xiao took it out of politeness, and said, "Thank you, it's a waste of money."

"Which one do you like the most?" Gu Weiye saw her staring at the flowers in a daze, and took the initiative to provoke a conversation.

Cen Xiao found that although there were many varieties in this bouquet of flowers, there was no sense of disobedience when they were combined together.

She pointed to one of the white roses with plump buds that were about to bloom, "I like white roses the most. Will it be vulgar?"

"No. There are seven colors of sunlight, but these seven colors finally converge into white." Gu Weiye's lips hooked up, and he looked into her eyes, "And roses represent love. So, Cen Xiao, white roses are The most refined flower in the world."

(End of this chapter)