I Heard That I am a HeartBreaker - Chapter 31

Gu Lingxi silently stared at the message sent from the opposite end.

“Sis, did you forget to take your medicine today…”

“That’s not important, but you two really don’t have a chance.”

Gu Su really didn’t know what was going on in her sister’s mind. What was their relationship? Just ordinary classmates. Where does this talk of “abandonment and betrayal” come from between classmates? Oh, they had an even more pitiful relationship before, where they couldn’t even manage to gather at a class reunion.

Gu Lingxi saw that the other end of the chat box had fallen silent, and knew that the person was deliberately keeping her in suspense. She gritted her teeth, alright, and headed straight for the elevator, only to be stopped by the secretary.

“Miss Gu, Mr. Gu said you are not allowed to take the elevator.”

Gu Lingxi closed her eyes, helpless. This was her father; what could she do? It’s fine, it’s fine. A mere twenty floors wouldn’t stop her!

Gu Su was busy dealing with documents. As for the trivial matter of chatting with Gu Lingxi, it had long been forgotten. She had so many business affairs to deal with every day; she didn’t have time to obsess over other people’s romantic lives.

Hearing a knock, she instinctively said, “Please come in,” and the person who entered was a breathless Gu Lingxi.

“You’ve gone too far! Tell me quickly what she said, I’m dying of anxiety!”

“Heh, women forget their sister once they get a wife.”

Gu Su sighed as she looked at her silly sister, and finally told her the cruel truth.

“Qiu Shuang said you’re a good person.”

If this ‘good person’ card were received by someone who had already confessed, it might be painful. But for someone who had only fantasized in their head and hadn’t taken any actual action, it was good news in a way.

Gu Su had expected the other party to scream in distress, but instead, she only saw a look of delight.

“That’s great! She actually said I’m a good person! That’s enough to show that Schoolmate Qiu is very satisfied with my values and way of handling things, so it won’t be long until we’re together!”

Gu Su was speechless. At this moment, she wanted to ask the other party, which of them hadn’t taken their medication?

Gu Su felt that the girl definitely wouldn’t like her sister. People have different needs. Some simply like the outward appearance, some want a resonance of the soul, some want a match in values, and some want to pursue material things at a realistic level.

She could tell that the young girl wanted a resonance of the soul.

And unfortunately, her sister only seemed to possess a decent appearance.

If they were to talk about what was inside that decent appearance, there was no need to bring it up.

Qiu Shuang, back at her temporary work station, appeared completely normal. Facing the various attempts at probing from her seniors, she merely batted them away with a few sentences and continued working.

It wasn’t until the time was right that she took out her phone and clicked on Gu Lingxi’s profile picture.

Gu Lingxi was just about to debate with Gu Su about the hidden meaning behind the ‘good person’ card when she heard the special notification sound from the phone in her pocket.

She quickly took out her phone, saw that it was a message from Qiu Shuang, and instantly beamed. Gu Su looked at her sister’s worthless display and rubbed her forehead.

“I give up.”

Gu Lingxi read Qiu Shuang’s message, which was a subtle heads-up about her being potentially singled out by management, and felt immensely satisfied. As expected, it was worth her effort to pretend to be a caring senior.

This was the woman she loved: smart, beautiful, upright, and kind. Therefore, only she was worthy of having such a person.

No matter how outstanding Chen Wanjun was, what good was it? Didn’t she lack money for starting a business and have to endure hardship?

Lu Chen? Her parents were professors; they must be very conservative and couldn’t accept homosexuality, right?

Song Ya? She had a rich girl’s temper; she clearly wouldn’t know how to coax someone. Being with her definitely wouldn’t lead to happiness.

Xin Zhu? She had a problematic family background, so there must be something wrong with her psychologically. Forming a family with such a person would certainly not be happy and harmonious.

Gu Lingxi mentally calculated, ticking off names from beginning to end. Although she wasn’t the most prominent, her all-around abilities were good. She had no shortcomings.

As for Chen Jining, who was abroad, she had long been forgotten completely.

“Thank you, Schoolmate.”

Although Gu Lingxi was very excited, she maintained a cool demeanor and replied with only four characters. There is a great law in love: in a relationship, the one who falls in love first and the one who submits first will always be inferior to the other on the future emotional path.

She refused to be the active one. She must exude her unique charm, make the other person fall for her, then pretend to calmly reject her to showcase her noble moral character, and finally reluctantly agree to be with her.

She only replied with four characters, so the other person would surely be eager to reply again, right? Gu Lingxi waited for the other’s message, followed by a deathly silence.

Wait, how is this different from the people she had dealt with before?

Qiu Shuang didn’t know that on the other side of the network, her senior was still waiting for her reply. In fact, after sending the message, she put her phone aside and continued to dedicate herself to work.

As for messages? She had quite a few people messaging her every day, and Qiu Shuang couldn’t even reply to them all. This was after she had emphasized to these people that she didn’t like replying to messages; otherwise, Qiu Shuang’s daily message count would likely be 999.

The internship experience was very fulfilling. Qiu Shuang’s daily schedule was packed: diligently learning new knowledge, studying healthy eating, occasionally replying to some messages, and discussing the next meal with her senior.

The more Qiu Shuang learned about the other person, the stranger she found her. To be honest, during their school years, people often view some student leaders with a certain mysterious filter.

In reality, once you interact with them, you find that these people are actually no different from ordinary classmates; after all, they are fundamentally human.

The two were preparing dinner in the kitchen. Gu Lingxi looked at the other’s profile. Qiu Shuang was focused, intently staring at the microwave, checking the recorded recipe, and carefully planning the measurements in grams.

Gu Lingxi felt that the scene was very cozy. The two of them were like a sweet couple, cohabiting together.

She successfully witnessed another side of Qiu Shuang. Behind her seemingly gentle and easygoing personality was also a unique kind of tenacity.

It seemed she, too, needed to change her strategy. A constant cool demeanor seemed unlikely to touch the other’s heart. It looked like she would have to be appropriately warm.

Perhaps Gu Lingxi herself could no longer distinguish whether she was still pretending or if she wanted to tear open her heart and reveal her complete self to the other person without delay.

On the other side, after Qiu Shuang finalized all the measurements and proportions, she turned to Gu Lingxi, who was still gazing out the window, lost in thought, looking at some scenery.

“Senior, your egg is about to burn.”

Qiu Shuang’s sentence successfully pulled Gu Lingxi back to reality. She looked at the egg she was frying, and sure enough, she could already smell the burning.

Gu Lingxi quickly flipped it a few times with the spatula, and in the end, the originally somewhat intact egg was completely shattered.

“…Peace in pieces (a pun).”

“…”

Qiu Shuang raised an eyebrow after hearing the other person’s inexplicable words. Living together, especially when the relationship isn’t that good, can be a bit awkward.

Because when cooking, you’re unsure whether to include a portion for the other person or not.

If you include it, you have to consider the other person’s allergies, what they like or dislike to eat. If you don’t, the other person might secretly think you’re a petty and inhumane person.

Before, they perfectly solved these problems at the company cafeteria, but recently, due to adjustments in the Human Resources department, the interns had a break, which is why the two of them ended up in the same kitchen.

Qiu Shuang looked at the other person’s scrambled egg bits. She originally wanted to comfort her, saying that fried rice was also delicious, but after looking at the egg that was burning around the edges, she fell silent.

“Senior, why don’t you eat mine? If you can accept cake without milk.”

Qiu Shuang’s requirements for diet were actually very high. It wasn’t that she couldn’t order takeout, but compared to takeout, cooking herself was more cost-effective.

She had recently been obsessed with desserts, which is why she decided to make a cake. Milk is an irreplaceable step in these recipes, but unfortunately, Qiu Shuang is lactose intolerant.

“Of course, that’s fine. I can eat anything. Thank you so much, Schoolmate. Alas, I really am a kitchen killer.”

Qiu Shuang wanted to comfort her, but after looking at the burnt egg, she fell silent. Thus, the dinner proceeded in a very strange atmosphere.

It wasn’t that the two hadn’t eaten together at the same table before, but once the general environment switched to the small, indoor setting, everything became subtle.

What was worse was that the two were eating small cakes. Gu Lingxi already had a vision: in her eyes, this scene was no longer a small dining table in an ordinary apartment, but a romantic candlelight dinner in some couple’s restaurant.

But the fantasy was quickly shattered. Before Gu Lingxi could ponder any further, the other person stood up directly.

Qiu Shuang didn’t understand why the senior, who usually ate so quickly, was eating so slowly today.

She quickly finished her portion, ate the baked bread, and then prepared to tidy up the dishes.

However, the moment she turned around, Qiu Shuang slipped. She had stepped on a water stain on the floor. Gu Lingxi saw that the other person was about to fall and quickly stood up to grab her hand.

And so… the two of them fell heavily to the ground. Before Qiu Shuang could react, she felt someone else suddenly land on top of her.

That was truly a double trauma.

“Senior… please get up quickly.”

Gu Lingxi quickly got up after hearing the other’s words. In this situation, there were no other thoughts.

People can occasionally camouflage themselves as being reasonably intelligent through pretense, but in reality, after daily interaction, this so-called intelligence is easily exposed.

Qiu Shuang sighed. It was hard to say whose fault this incident was, although Qiu Shuang was certain it wasn’t hers. Alas, in this situation, she didn’t know who to blame.

Since they were at home, Qiu Shuang was wearing a nightgown. She directly lifted the hem of the nightgown. Before Gu Lingxi could secretly admire the other’s legs, she successfully saw her bruised knee first.

“It’s bruised. It will probably turn purple in a few days.”

Qiu Shuang said this while moving her leg, confirming that her bones should be fine, and then sighed.

“Fortunately, it’s not broken…”

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