A Cold and Aloof Top Student Is Relied Upon - Chapter 66

Chapter 66: Good Morning

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Watching Gu Zhu put down the half-eaten spring roll, Bai Tan’s fingers unconsciously tightened. Her gaze remained fixed on Gu Zhu, afraid that she would shake her head or say she didn’t like it.

She had left silently back then, without even a single message for Gu Zhu, as Bai Yanting had confiscated her phone.

It was as if he wanted her to be sober and repentant enough before he would give her the phone back.

But the SIM card had been changed, all her chat records had been deleted, and everything about Sanhai High School had been wiped clean. It was as if Gu Zhu was to be completely formatted from her world.

Later, she tried to call Gu Zhu, but the phone just gave an out-of-service signal. After that, she never contacted Gu Zhu again.

It was in that moment that Bai Tan truly understood the meaning of the word “powerless.” They were still fledgling birds hiding under the eaves, their wings not yet fully grown. No matter how grand their dreams were, as long as they couldn’t fly independently, they couldn’t escape the control of the world.

After the college entrance exam results came out, she deliberately searched for news and indeed saw the news that Gu Zhu had become the provincial top scorer and was accepted to Tsinghua University. She was very happy and proud of Gu Zhu. From then on, she also began to work hard.

That year, she still went to a university in the country. After graduation, she applied for a master’s program abroad. Two years later, she returned home and joined her family’s conglomerate, starting as an intern. She hadn’t kept her identity a secret, so the person in charge of her was very dedicated. She started from scratch, doing errands, learning from the sidelines, and then going out to negotiate projects, step by step, until she finally had her own company.

When it comes to their children, mothers everywhere hope that the hardships of the world won’t befall them. Chen Xuelian, who was never afraid of hard work herself, even offered a word of advice. Chen Xuelian asked her why she didn’t just work directly under her father. She would take over the company eventually anyway, so wouldn’t it be easier, rather than working herself to death?

At that time, Bai Tan had just secured her first big deal, and Xingning New Energy finally entered the industry. She was drunk and lay on the sofa. Just when Chen Xuelian thought she was asleep, she turned over, stared at the ceiling, and answered after a long while, “I later discovered that things given by others can be easily taken back whenever they don’t want to give them anymore. When I was young, I felt so happy that you and Dad were always there for me. People would say that daughters are not as good as sons and advised you to have another child, but you both refused. It wasn’t because you couldn’t have one, it was because you loved me.”

“So I thought I must be the richest person in the world, with both money and love. When I got older, Mom, you got busy with your career, traveling all over the country, and came home less. Dad also got busy with work and hardly came home. At first, I felt a gap, but gradually, I understood that everyone has their own life, not just you, but I will too in the future.”

“Then later, that thing happened. When Ye Shuyang betrayed me, I wasn’t that sad. What made me sad was that Dad didn’t trust me and Mom wasn’t around. At that moment, I suddenly wondered if time would make your love for me fade. You will have your life, and I will have my life.”

“Slowly, I started to think that if I ever met someone I liked in the future, I would give her an endless love, and I would want her to love me back, to love only me forever. I want my love to never be taken back.”

“Mom, do you know? I think I’ve met her. I can never take my love back.”

My heart was given to one person. Once I gave it away, I could never get it back.

Today, she had the power to say no to Bai Yanting. Since she started her own company, she had told him that she would not marry anyone else, nor would she have children. If he couldn’t accept that, he could groom other children in the family to be his heirs.

Her father looked at her for a long time. There was anger, disappointment, and something else she couldn’t quite put her finger on. In the end, he just pointed to the door and told her to get out.

Of course, that hand was later pushed back by Chen Xuelian.

Her mother was always a trailblazer in this world. Bai Tan knew that Chen Xuelian loved her career and loved her, too. Her words were only meant to analyze herself, not to blame Chen Xuelian.

Luckily, her mother understood.

After that, Bai Yanting stopped talking about her love life and marriage.

And he no longer considered her an heir.

Bai Tan’s direct gaze made Gu Zhu flustered. She curled her fingers, smoothed down her long hair, and patted her clothes. In her eyes, Bai Tan was still the girl who had stunned her with her beauty at first sight, still the excellent person she couldn’t help but like. But she was no longer the same as she used to be.

Gu Zhu didn’t know if she was still the person Bai Tan could like.

“I might not…” she mustered up her courage, trying to keep her gaze steady and meet the eyes of the person across from her. “Might not be as good as I used to be, not as young, not as pretty. So, do you still like it?”

Bai Tan suddenly smiled, then quickly composed herself, burying her face in her hands. She wanted to say, how could I not like it? I’ve liked it so much I can’t let it go. Time was so long, so long that she thought this day would never come again.

Gu Zhu probably didn’t know that she had actually secretly seen her a few times. Many times, she almost couldn’t help but go up to her, but in the end, she silently stopped herself. She couldn’t, couldn’t just appear so carelessly in front of her again.

Bai Tan’s sudden movement shocked her. That fleeting wry smile, like a brand, burned in Gu Zhu’s heart.

She quietly moved over, knelt down, and took Bai Tan’s other hand, actively fitting her own palm into it. “This time, can you pull me up again?”

Just like the brilliant and fearless girl of eighteen who had pulled her out of her dark world, please pull her out of this dark hole again.

Bai Tan abruptly pulled her up, wrapped her arms around her waist, and placed her back on the sofa. She half-leaned on her, getting very, very close, as if to make up for all the time they had lost. “I like you. Be my girlfriend again!”

The words “I like you” that had never been said at eighteen, as if they already knew their fate would be incomplete, could finally be declared without reservation at twenty-seven. Gu Zhu raised her hand and caressed her brow and eyes. Her Miss was back.

“I like you too. I’ve liked you all along, all along.”

Bai Tan lowered her head, cupped Gu Zhu’s chin, and without hesitation, kissed her.

She kissed her brows, the corners of her eyes, her nose, her lips, lingering for a long time as if to feel her real presence. Finally, as Gu Zhu closed her eyes, she explored her slightly parted lips.

It was still a slow exploration. The familiar scent and familiar warmth invaded, making Gu Zhu flinch for a moment before she couldn’t help but chase it.

She longed for this person’s presence so much, and she missed the suffocating intimacy of being embraced, which made her feel that she was being loved, being loved hopelessly.

The sounds of hurried breathing filled the room, passionate and fiery. The uncontrollable yearning poured out, blocking out the sound of the rain that had started falling outside.

That night, they stayed under the same roof. Even though it was a hotel, just being able to see each other whenever they looked up gave them immense comfort and satisfaction.

“Will you stay in Beijing from now on?” Bai Tan asked her, silently thinking about the possibility of moving to Beijing. She could consolidate her business here, find a professional agent to handle things, and oversee everything from a distance. If there were any problems, she could have remote meetings or just fly back as if it were an occasional business trip. Then she could buy a couple of houses in the capital for rental income, occasionally take on some work, pick Gu Zhu up from work every day, eat together, take walks together, go on dates on weekends, and travel on holidays. Just thinking about it, the blueprint for their future seemed to finally unfold. The more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. She wished she could pack herself up and send herself to the capital right now.

Gu Zhu was held in her arms. Bai Tan was wearing the pajamas she had brought. Their scents seemed to blend together. When she heard her question, she hugged her tightly, skillfully snuggling into her embrace. “I plan on staying for now.”

This meant they would soon be in a long-distance relationship again. Gu Zhu was reluctant to part and just wanted to hide like a little turtle.

Seeing her like this, Bai Tan cherished it. It had been so long since she had seen Gu Zhu act like a little turtle. This made her feel as if she was touching the eighteen-year-old Gu Zhu through the twenty-seven-year-old Gu Zhu, which made her heart soften. She couldn’t help but pull her closer, affectionately rubbing her forehead against her neck, her lips brushing against her collarbone, like an addict who couldn’t stop and wanted to have more of her scent.

An adult’s body lacked the naivete of youth. After the bones had settled, the flesh had become fuller. Gu Zhu looked thin everywhere, as if a single hand could wrap around her waist, but the places where she had gained flesh were quite impressive.

Bai Tan had a more model-like figure, tall and graceful, with a healthy, normal chest—neither too big nor too small. She liked to wear green lace bras, which made her look fair and shapely, a kind of appreciated but not lewd shape.

The person under her was different, full like a peach, with two cherry-red points trembling, making one want to gently play with and taste them.

There must be an abundance of sweet juices, which was why she, like a traveler who had crossed mountains and rivers, felt her heart sway and was uncontrollably yearning.

She remembered the time Gu Zhu had come to her climax while rubbing against her leg, that one outrageous afternoon. The bright light had so clearly and seductively outlined Gu Zhu’s sweaty forehead, her flushed eyes, and her hurried breathing as she reached her peak. And that scene belonged only to her.

Now, she had once again obtained the exclusive privilege to witness that scenery.

She was not impatient. She gently placed one kiss after another, as if claiming her territory, leaving one mark after another on the smooth skin.

Gu Zhu tilted her head back, breathing softly. The light from the ceiling scattered in her eyes. A teardrop suddenly fell from the corner of her eye, as if from the stimulation, or as if from a heart that had been filled again, a warmth so unfamiliar it made her uncomfortable.

When she woke up, the blanket next to her was empty.

Gu Zhu sat up in a daze, thinking she had had a ridiculous dream.

“Beep—”

The electronic lock opened. The person who came in was carrying breakfast, still in yesterday’s clothes—an emerald green shirt and suit trousers. Her long hair, which had been tied up, now hung down naturally, still in its slightly curly waves.

If it weren’t for the overly professional clothes, Bai Tan, who appeared bare-faced that morning, would have been no different from the person she had seen every morning when they lived together in college.

Those long, affectionate eyes once again pulled Gu Zhu into her world.

“Good morning, baby.”

Gu Zhu looked at her blankly, listening to her laughing, affectionate words, and for a moment, she felt that it was the most beautiful love language in the world.

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