He was in the car, biting a cigarette, with one hand resting on the window and the other on the steering wheel, wearing a white dress shirt, looking very relaxed.

  Qin Zhi'ai raised her hand and gently tapped on the car window twice, reminding Gu Yu Sheng that they had arrived.

  At the sound, Gu Yu Sheng slightly raised his eyelids, glanced at Qin Zhi Ai, and then withdrew his gaze, staring straight ahead at the road. He slowly exhaled a beautiful smoke ring, and through the swirling mist, Qin Zhi Ai clearly saw that on Gu Yu Sheng's stunningly handsome face, his lips were pursed, subtly revealing a hint of displeasure.

  As soon as she appeared, his face turned so ugly... Qin Zhi'ai was embarrassed for a few seconds beside the car before awkwardly stretching out her hand to open the door and ducking inside. Before she had even sat down properly, Gu Yu Sheng's foot had already pressed the accelerator all the way down, and the car suddenly shot forward.

  Qin Zhi Ai's body involuntarily arched backward, and she hastily grabbed the handrail beside her. After stabilizing herself, she unbuckled her seatbelt. As she fastened it again, Qin Zhi Ai's peripheral vision inadvertently swept across Gu Yu Sheng's profile, his expression now even more somber than before she got in the car.

  Qin Zhi Ai was as if her mouth had been sealed with ice, and the idea of calling out to him that she had been hesitating about suddenly vanished into thin air.

  Gu Yu was fed up with Qin Zhi to death, and he couldn't bear the thought of her appearing in front of him for the rest of his life. Of course, he wouldn't take the initiative to talk to her.

  Gu Yu Sheng drove with a cigarette in his mouth, one after another, except for the occasional sound of the lighter, there was no other movement inside the car.

  This silent silence continued all the way into the courtyard of the Gu family's old house.

  When the car's engine died, he casually extinguished his cigarette and then didn't even glance at Qin Zhi'ai before silently pushing open the door and getting out first.

  Gu Yu Sheng stood beside the car, not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he waited for Qin Zhi Ai to get out of the car before taking steps and walking towards the door with her.

  As they approached the house, Gu Yu Sheng suddenly reached out and grabbed Qin Zhi Ai's hand. His action was unexpected, and Qin Zhi Ai stiffened all over, instinctively wanting to pull her hand back. Gu Yu Sheng seemed to sense her evasiveness and tightened his grip on her hand while lifting his other hand to press the doorbell.

  The inescapable Qin Zhi Ai quietly lifted her eyelids and took a glance at Gu Yu Sheng, who was pressing the doorbell. His palm was warm, but his face was cold as if it had frozen over, with a hint of disgust flowing from the bottom of his eyes.

  Qin Zhi Ai was slightly stunned and hadn't reacted yet to Gu Yu Sheng's expression when the door opened.

  The door was opened by Zhang's mother, who was overjoyed to see Gu Yusheng and Qin Zhi'ai. She warmly invited the two into the house, handed them slippers, and then ran upstairs to inform Mr. Gu: "Master, the young master and mistress have arrived."

  Gu Yu Sheng and Qin Zhi Ai had just changed their shoes and walked into the living room when Mr. Gu came down from upstairs.

  Gu Yu Sheng suddenly turned sideways, lowered his head and moved his lips slightly next to Qin Zhi Ai's ear.

  To others, it seemed like Gu Yu Sheng was whispering something intimate to Qin Zhi Ai, but only Qin Zhi Ai knew that he hadn't said a word.

  As he drew closer, his breath sprayed onto her neck, shallow and warm, causing her heart to beat faster in an instant, making her whole body suddenly feel a little flustered and at a loss.