Novel Bin Chapter 571 - We’re Strangers Now (1)
Chapter 571: We’re Strangers Now (1)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“If I were to send Xu Weilai home...” Assistant Lin thought.
With a frown, he asked, “CEO Gu, what about you? ”
However, Gu Yu merely remained silent and glanced at Assistant Lin with his jet black eyes. It was evident that his instructions were indisputable. Assistant Lin was instantly overwhelmed by his imposing aura and cowered away before he turned to Xu Weilai and said, “Miss Xu, I’ll give you a lift.”
Both the rain and traffic was getting heavier. Xu Weilai knew that she would be kept waiting for a long time if she insisted on calling her own cab.
She was reluctant to remain here and since Gu Yu wanted to be graceful for one last time, she decided to accept his offer.
After nodding at Assistant Lin, Xu Weilai ran towards the car without looking at Gu Yu.
When Assistant Lin saw this, handed his umbrella hand over to Gu Yu and said, “CEO Gu, please take the umbrella. If you really couldn’t get a cab, I’ll return to pick you up after I’ve sent Miss Xu home.”
However, Gu Yu did not react to Assistant Lin’s words. Left with no choice, Assistant Lin could only shove the umbrella into Gu Yu’s hands boldly before turning and dashing off.
When Assistant Lin got into the driver’s seat, Xu Weilai was already seated in the back of the car. She was holding onto a piece of tissue and wiping her hair and cheeks, which were wet from the rain. When she saw him turn back to look at her, passed him the tissue box and offered, “Do you need a tissue?”
Assistant Lin accepted it and thanked her politely.
While he was pulling out a tissue to wipe himself try, took the opportunity to steal a glance at Xu Weilai’s expression via the rear mirror and realised that she actually seemed perfectly normal and calm. It was as if nothing had happened.
He then turned and stared at CEO Gu, who was still standing at the steps before the entrance to the Civil Affairs Bureau with an umbrella in his hands. Gu Yu seemed even more composed and there was no change in his expression at all from the start to the end. In fact, his expression was not calm but cold.
All of a sudden, Assistant Lin couldn’t help but wonder if the past affection and tender words that Gu Yu and Xu Weilai had exchanged were genuine.
“Have they...truly loved each other before? Or... was it all an act in their attempt to sustain their marriage?” Assistant Lin ruminated.
He couldn’t seem to wrap his mind around this.
Although Assistant Lin found it a pity that the couple had come to the decision to divorce, as it was a mutually agreed decision, he decided to respect their choice.
He then wiped his cheeks casually and asked, “Miss Xu, we’ll make a move then?”
Xu Weilai crushed the tissue into a ball and agreed indifferently, “Sure.”
The car slowly disappeared into the line of traffic and moved further and further away from the Civil Affairs Bureau. Just when the Civil Affairs Bureau was almost out of sight, Xu Weilai couldn’t resist from turning back.
However, a car had already pulled up before Gu Yu and he quickly got in after opening the car door.
Not once did he look towards her direction.
Gu Yu’s car then moved in a different direction from hers and gradually disappeared from sight behind her.
As was extremely silent in the car, Assistant Lin broke the ice and asked, “Miss Xu, do you want me to turn on some music for you?”
However, Xu Weilai did not respond and seemed as if she did not hear his question. He couldn’t help but glance up at the rear mirror again and realised that Xu Weilai had already plugged in her earpiece and was watching a video on her cellphone.
Her eyes were bloodshot and brimming with tears as if she was watching a tragic film. Soon, the tears streamed down her cheeks.
Assistant Lin was completely taken aback and could only remain silent.
The traffic was terribly congested and Xu Weilai only arrived at the foot of her apartment after two hours. Assistant Lin heaved a secret sigh of relief and, without turning around, reminded her softly, “Miss Xu, we’ve arrived.”