Yesterday when mentioning Gu Yu Sheng, Lu Ban Cheng, who had been turned down, gently tapped Wu Hao's back and whispered: "I said the same thing to Brother Sheng yesterday, but got scolded."

  Wu Hao immediately shut his mouth.

  Then the two people, one in front and one behind, carefully turned their heads and looked towards Gu Yu Sheng.

  I thought I would see a furious Gu Yu Sheng, but unexpectedly, he was unusually calm. He maintained his previous posture, standing aside with a faint gaze fixed on his hand, seemingly lost in thought.

  Wu Hao and Lu Bancheng were somewhat incredulous, exchanging glances with each other, and couldn't quite figure out Gu Yusheng's approach. Neither of them dared to speak up.

  After about a minute, Gu Yu Sheng moved his head, brought his gaze back, stared at the bright sunlight outside the window for a while, then walked silently to the living room, sat on the sofa, picked up a cigarette and started smoking.

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  It wasn't yet three o'clock when Lu Ban and Wu Huan left.

  The originally lively home suddenly became eerily quiet.

  The volume on TV was turned down and it stood out awkwardly.

  Gu Yu Sheng was fed up with the noise, picked up the remote control, turned off the TV, and then lay down on the sofa, staring at the ceiling, chain-smoking three cigarettes in a row without stopping.

  When he took out the fourth one, he glanced at the time on the grandfather clock and it was almost four o'clock. The woman had been yelled at by him once, from going upstairs until now, three hours had passed, not coming down even once.

  Gu Yu couldn't help but glance towards the staircase, his action of lighting a cigarette momentarily paused. He took a drag, and for some reason, suddenly felt that the taste of the smoke was somewhat dull and flavorless. He vaguely and randomly puffed out the smoke, then looked towards the staircase again, and instantly felt that the smell of the smoke was extremely unpleasant. He extinguished the newly lit cigarette that he hadn't even taken a drag from, and threw it into the trash can.

  Gu Yu sat quietly against the sofa for a while, then stood up and went to the bathroom. After coming out, he looked around the corridor and, as if possessed by a spirit, stepped onto the stairs and went upstairs.

  Gu Yu walked slowly along the corridor on the second floor and stopped in front of the master bedroom door.

  He stood outside the door for a moment, then stretched out his hand and pushed it open.

  Qin Zhi'ai in the room sat on the sofa reading a script, feeling the door being pushed open, instinctively turned her head towards the doorway.

  Gu Yu Sheng happened to look inside just then, and the two people's lines of sight collided head-on without any deviation.

  The golden sunlight near dusk, shining through the bright window, happened to cast a ray on her face, making her eyes even more beautiful.

  The light in her eyes was more alluring than Gu Yu's impression, making his heart suddenly panic and then he slowly realized that he had actually gone upstairs.

  Right, what did he come upstairs for?

  Qin Zhi'ai didn't ask anything, but Gu Yu Sheng seemed to be hiding something and deliberately found an excuse for himself. He pretended to calm down, humming a "hmm" while quickly thinking, then said in a light tone: "Next Monday evening, get ready, accompany me to a dinner party."