Seven years

Chapter 6 There Was Once
Lu Hong booked a hotel, sat with Zhang Leran and waited for Gu Yan.Zhang Leran should be said to be Gu Yan and Lu Hong's college alumni. He majored in computer science. Lu Hong and Gu Yan majored in fashion design. They met because they had the same hobby for games.After graduating from university, Lu Hong abandoned his professional knowledge and started a game company with Zhang Leran's ambition. At that time, he wanted to bring Gu Yan together, but he stubbornly went to a clothing design company. They didn't understand what he was thinking. of.In fact, Gu Yan's attainments in games are far higher than the two of them. He was interested in programming when he was in college, and he even developed a small game. At that time, he gave this game to them. It can be said that the company's first The pot of gold was brought to them by Gu Yan.After that, Gu Yan also occasionally helped them in his spare time. Several games sold well, and the company grew bigger and bigger.

Seeing Gu Yan approaching, Lu Hong waved to him.

"You've finally figured it out, when are you going to resign?" Lu Hong said as he gestured to the waiter for the food to be served.

Gu Yan was thirsty, and drank a few sips of water, "I just decided to participate in the production of your online game, there is no rush to resign."

"It's a very good thing that you can join, we really can't do without you." Zhang Leran praised the friends who have known for many years without exaggeration. "I heard from Lao Lu that Mu Xue has returned to China and is still in the same company as you."

"En." Gu Yan nodded.

Lu Hong seemed to think of something, "You are not in a hurry to resign because of her, right?"

Gu Yan just smiled, neither admitting nor denying it.

"Now Mu Xue is a big shot. When I was in college, I thought she was not a simple girl. I didn't expect to have such achievements today. It's a pity that she left without a word back then. I thought you would leave. Come together." Lu Hong touched Zhang Leran's arm and told him to stop talking.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Leran has always been straightforward, and he would not be happy if he didn't say what he wanted to say, "I just feel sorry for them. To be honest, everyone thought that only Gu Yan loved her to death, but I can see that Mu Xue He likes Gu Yan. If it weren't for this, Gu Yan would have been so fucking worthless waiting for her for so many years."

In the seven years since Mu Xue left, they never mentioned her topic in front of Gu Yan. Now that Zhang Leran said this, Lu Hong couldn't help but interject: "Old Zhang is right, Seven years, who the hell has the patience to wait for a woman to wait for seven years? Look at those who are about our age, all of them married wives and had children, and they will soon be married. You are the only one. Okay. Now that Mu Xueren is back, you must at least ask her for an explanation, why did you leave you alone back then?"

Seeing that Lu Hong was filled with righteous indignation, as if the person involved was himself, Gu Yan only thought it was funny. "I'm here to discuss production with you, why did it involve Mu Xue?"

"Old Gu, you are really good, don't change the topic." Zhang Leran was worried for him.

"I understand your good intentions. It's just that there is no rush for emotional matters. There must be her reasons for her choice to leave back then. If we still have fate, I won't be afraid of these seven years." Gu Yan stood up gratefully and poured wine for them one by one. , "We won't talk about this today, we have to go to work in the afternoon, how about we brothers come out to get together in a few nights another day?"

Seeing that Gu Yan was talking about this, they didn't continue any further, and each had a drink, and then chatted about the issue of online game research and development.

In the afternoon, Gu Yan was drawing a computer draft, and his phone vibrated twice. He did not expect that Mu Xue would take the initiative to send him a message: "My computer has a problem, come and have a look."

Gu Yan put the phone in his pocket and knocked on Mu Xue's door.

"Come in." Mu Xue's voice came from inside.

Gu Yan pushed the door and walked in, only to see Mu Xue looking anxious, "What's wrong?"

Mu Xue got up from the chair and offered him his seat, "I don't know what happened, but suddenly the screen of the computer went black, and I couldn't get in after restarting, and there are two very important files that haven't been saved, what should I do? What if I can't find them?" That’s it! I remember that you used to be very good at computer operations, so hurry up and help me take a look.”

"Don't panic, I'll help you find it." Gu Yan comforted her, and soon discovered the problem, "It seems that she has a virus."

Mu Xue leaned over and saw Gu Yan typing on the keyboard, and there were symbols on the screen that she couldn't understand, "Wow," Mu Xue couldn't help sighing, "You shouldn't be doing design, it would be great if you just worked on computers."

"These are just common sense." When Gu Yan spoke, his gaze remained on the computer.

Mu Xue took advantage of his inattention and gave him a blank look, cut it, it was as if she had made a fool of herself, ordinary common sense, isn't that scolding me for not even having common sense?Oh, forget it, who told me to ask him.Mu Xue thought about it, and her eyes fell on his face.Gu Yan is actually quite good-looking, clean and refreshing. Many girls liked him when he was in college.The current Gu Yan's outline is sharper and more heroic, making him appear more mature and stable.

"Okay." Gu Yan's voice brought Mu Xue back to her senses, and only then did she realize that the distance between the two faces was less than a fist away. She immediately stood up straight and pretended that nothing happened, "So quickly Enough?"

"Yeah." Gu Yan also stood up, "Can you see if it's these two documents?"

Mu Xue looked at it and said, "Well, you really did me a great favor, how can I thank you?"

Originally it was just lip service, but Gu Yan believed it, "Why don't you treat me to dinner tomorrow night?"

"Tomorrow?" Mu Xue said, "No, I'm going to Beijing tomorrow."

"What are you going to do in Beijing?" Gu Yan asked.

"Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts invited me to give a lecture. What you found just now is the speech I prepared." Mu Xue pointed to the screen, "How about tonight?"

"I have an appointment tonight, I'm afraid it won't work."

"Girlfriend?" Mu Xue asked jokingly.

Gu Yan smiled wryly: "I don't have such a good life as you. I have a successful career and such an excellent boyfriend."

"Boyfriend?" Mu Xue seemed to understand something, and looked at him with interest, "Li Binghuan? He likes me, but we are not boyfriend and girlfriend."

It turned out to be the case.

"Then tomorrow." Gu Yan said.

"Tomorrow?" Mu Xue was puzzled.

"As your assistant, I will accompany you when you go to Beijing."

The next day Gu Yan really followed Mu Xue to Beijing.

The lecture was arranged in the afternoon. After lunch and a nap, Mu Xue changed her makeup.She wore a white embroidered long dress, and her hair was randomly tied up with jade hairpins. She didn't have any make-up, just lipstick on her lips to enhance her color.Gu Yan sat in the lounge waiting for her, and was startled when he saw her.

"Isn't it good-looking?" After seeing his expression, Mu Xue lowered her head uneasily to see what was wrong.

"It's pretty, it's just..." Gu Yan walked up to her, took off the hairpin and put it in his hand, her long hair fell down, covering her neck which was as white as porcelain jade. "Don't tie up your hair casually in the future."

"Why?" Mu Xue asked him.

"Just remember. Their car is waiting outside, let's go." Gu Yan didn't answer, and took her out. The person who came to pick them up was a school leader who enthusiastically made himself Introduced, said a few words to each other, and got into the car.

The traffic jams in Beijing are very scary. It takes only half an hour's drive to live in a traffic jam for an hour. Fortunately, I arrived at the school just in time for the lecture to start.A lecture hall that could accommodate hundreds of people was overcrowded, even the aisles were full. The students applauded and screamed as soon as Mu Xue entered the venue. The host joked to tell them not to get too excited.Mu Xue walked up to the stage with a smile, but unexpectedly stepped on the corner of her skirt and nearly fell when she went up the steps, she only felt a tightness around her waist, it turned out that it was Gu Yan who held her up in time.She said "thank you" to him, and walked to the side of the host amidst the crowd and under the spotlight.

"Hello everyone, I'm Mu Xue." Just one sentence caused the audience to scream again and again. People who didn't know the situation thought it was a big star coming.

During the singing and harmony with the host, Mu Xue successfully completed this lecture.Finally, it was the questioning session that the students were most concerned about. After the first few students asked questions in a regular manner, a boy raised his hand: "May I ask a personal question?"

Everyone immediately understood, applauded excitedly, with a gossip smile on their faces.Mu Xue also guessed what kind of questions he would ask, but she didn't refuse, "That depends on what you ask. If it is convenient, I will try my best to answer."

"Do you have a boyfriend, do we still have a chance?" He asked bluntly, which caused another burst of applause, and some boys clapped loudly on purpose.

"No." Mu Xue's answer was surprising, but it was also the answer everyone wanted most.

"Then do you have someone you like?" the boy asked again.

Gu Yan looked at the person in the middle of the stage, only to see Mu Xue lowered her eyes, pursed her lips, thought for half a minute and said, "There used to be."

"What about now?" The boy was chasing after him, and the host saw that the problem was out of control, so he hurriedly smoothed things over for Mu Xue: "I believe Miss Mu Xue has already felt the feelings of the boys present, especially this classmate. But the end time has passed , That’s all for today. I hope that next time we will be lucky enough to invite Ms. Mu Xue to the school again. If you have any questions, you can ask again. Then, let us give the warmest applause to Ms. Mu Xue and thank her for coming. This concludes today's lecture, thank you all."

On the way back, the words "There used to be" kept echoing in Gu Yan's ears repeatedly.Is she talking about herself?Did she really like me?Why she never said it?I used to like it, but now?Gu Yan turned his head, Mu Xue was resting with his eyes closed.At this time, her phone rang.

Gu Yan caught a glimpse of the word "Li Binghuan".

"Why didn't you tell me when you went to Beijing?" His voice sounded anxious.

Mu Xue said a little tiredly, "I don't have to report everything to you, do I?"

"If you said in advance, I can send someone to pick you up. Did you go alone?"

Mu Xue glanced at Gu Yan and said, "No, the assistant came with me."

"Then I'm relieved." Li Binghuan breathed a sigh of relief, he was really worried about her being alone, "When will you come back? I'll pick you up."

Mu Xue said: "It's almost time to have dinner, and the night flight at midnight today."

After finishing the call, Mu Xue asked Gu Yan: "What do you want to eat?"

Unexpectedly, Gu Yan just took Mu Xue to Wangfujing to eat instant mutton. Mu Xue was sweating from eating hot pot in such a hot day.After coming out of the shop, it was still early before the boarding time, and the two of them were wandering in the street. Gu Yan dressed very casually today, a pair of gray lettered short sleeves and a pair of casual shorts, just like a college student.The two people with good looks walked side by side and attracted passers-by to turn their heads frequently. Mu Xue is only known in the fashion circle, and ordinary people don't know her.Two female students walked towards each other, one of them whispered to the other, "Look at that couple, the man is handsome and the woman is beautiful, they are so good-looking."

"Yeah, have you noticed how gentle that man's eyes are? I'm so happy to be his girlfriend!" The girl praised her repeatedly, envious and jealous at the same time.

Although the voice was lowered, it still reached their ears.The two pretended not to hear it tacitly, and Gu Yan said to Mu Xue: "After eating the mutton and sweating all over, do you feel much better?"

Indeed, when I came out of the store, my back was soaked in sweat and I felt uncomfortable, but after the evening wind blows, the cool feeling makes me feel refreshed and very comfortable. The fatigue and stress of the day are also accompanied by sweat. The evaporation is gone.

"Well, I wanted to sleep just now, but now I'm not sleepy anymore." Mu Xue smiled.

Seeing a shop selling specialty products in front of him, Gu Yan pointed to Mu Xue: "It's rare to come to Beijing, do you want to bring something back?"

"Okay, just wanted to bring something to eat for my mother."

When I came here, I only brought a handbag, but when I went back, I brought a lot of bags. My mother likes to eat sweets, so Mu Xue picked tuckahoe cakes and preserved fruits, and Gu Yan also bought some food for her parents.It was past two o'clock in the morning when we arrived at Hongqiao Airport, and Li Binghuan had been waiting at the exit for a long time.

"Mu Xue." Li Binghuan came over, took the things in her hand, and frowned when he saw Gu Yan, "Is this your assistant?"

"Hello, Mr. Li." Without waiting for Mu Xue to answer, Gu Yan met his gaze and greeted him proactively, the corners of his mouth curved just right.

Li Binghuan watched Gu Yan vigilantly, only feeling that the elegant temperament and hidden powerful aura exuded by the person in front of him made him incompatible with the position of assistant.It was Mu Xue's words that broke the inexplicable atmosphere at this time. She said to Li Binghuan: "You don't need to pick me up so late."

"It's because it's too late that I can't rest assured." When Li Binghuan said this, he looked at Gu Yan, then turned his gaze back to Mu Xue, and immediately softened, "Before you go out for a long time, you must tell me in advance, do you know?"

Mu Xue pouted impatiently: "Understood."

Seeing the two of them talking, Gu Yan cast his eyes on other places uncomfortably, only to hear Li Binghuan ask: "I'll take Mu Xue home, do you want to come together?"

Gu Yan waved his hand and said: "No, you can send the master back, I have a friend to pick it up."

Mu Xue looked up at him, trying to persuade him to go together, but she still didn't say anything, she just smiled at him to express her gratitude, and followed Li Binghuan into the car.

Gu Yan watched the car drive away thoughtfully, stood there for a while, and then went to the side of the road to take a taxi.

(End of this chapter)