Chapter 59: Chapter 58 Aloof
She had no right to comnt on anything about him anymore.
Nor was she interested in knowing.
Gu Qiaoqiao turned around, quietly pushing the study door open a crack, and within her line of sight, Qin Yize’s figure was no longer present.
She pushed the door open.
She saw that Qin Yize had already put on his pajamas and was laying out a blanket and pillow on the sofa.
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Before they agreed on the divorce, it didn’t matter if they lay in the sa bed, but since they had both agreed to divorce, lying together even without interfering with each other, still felt awkward.
So, Gu Qiaoqiao had planned to sleep on the sofa herself.
But she had not expected that Qin Yize would think the sa.
Gu Qiaoqiao bit her lip, first placing her things down, and then, feeling sowhat embarrassed, she moved in front of him.
Seeing Qin Yize’s long legs sowhat awkwardly bent, Gu Qiaoqiao spoke softly, “I should sleep on the sofa, I’m shorter…”
Qin Yize turned on the lamp beside the sofa, casually leaning against the armrest with an air of ease, and with a flick of his eyelid, he teased Gu Qiaoqiao, who dared not look him in the eye, finding the situation sowhat amusing.
His actions just now weren’t intentional.
He had thought that Gu Qiaoqiao was carving sothing in the study, so he didn’t put on his pajamas directly.
It seed that the scar on his back might have scared her just now.
Qin Yize did not wish to explain further and spoke indifferently, “Since you don’t feel like carving, you should rest early.”
With that, he resud his usual distant and indifferent mode, bowing his head and beginning to read a book.
The room quieted down.
Only the rustling sound of Qin Yize turning pages could be heard.
He was evidently searching for sothing in the book…
His attractive eyebrows knit together almost imperceptibly, seemingly displeased with Gu Qiaoqiao’s disturbance.
Gu Qiaoqiao quickly picked up on this vibe, scoffed in her heart, and twirled away.
Surprisingly, she slept through the night without dreaming.
And when she entered the kitchen in the morning, Shen Manru actually flashed her a grin, and Gu Qiaoqiao was so startled she almost overturned the plate in her hand.
She really wanted to say, you might as well not smile and keep your usual aloofness, which is just fine.
But Gu Qiaoqiao still politely returned the smile, and Shen Manru quietly sighed with relief.
She thought to herself that country people have their advantages, at least they don’t put on airs and are straightforward.
She began, “I’ve made so porridge, just make a few side dishes, the vegetables are all washed.”
Gu Qiaoqiao glanced over and nodded, “Alright, leave this to .”
Shen Manru also felt a bit awkward, knowing that trying to ease the relationship within a day or two wasn’t that easy.
She quickly left the kitchen.
No sooner had Shen Manru left than Qin Xiaoyu ca in.
She circled around behind Gu Qiaoqiao, trying to get her attention and start a conversation, so she could take the opportunity to tell her sothing.
Gu Qiaoqiao couldn’t be bothered with her.
This Qin Xiaoyu was actually a paper tiger, a typical person who bullies the weak and fears the strong.
She had been naive before, not to have seen such behavior, thinking that kind words would probably never move her, but if you shouted at her a few tis, she would definitely behave herself.
This must be what they call a “shaless thick-skinned person.”
Qin Xiaoyu waited for a long ti, but Gu Qiaoqiao didn’t respond to her. Watching Gu Qiaoqiao skillfully stir-frying the greens and slling the wafting delicious scent, she couldn’t help but speak up, “Your cooking really slls good.”
Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyelids didn’t even flutter, she just flipped her spatula a few tis, then plated the vegetables.
Once the first sentence was out, the second followed. Qin Xiaoyu swallowed a mouthful of saliva and naturally said, “Shang Qing called you last night, Grandma didn’t let knock on your door.”
Shang Qing?
Who was that?
Gu Qiaoqiao suddenly rembered, that was the outspoken girl she had t at KYV on the sa day they finished junior high.
From what she said, it seed like she held a grudge against Bai Yun.
It wasn’t surprising that Shang Qing found out so quickly since every social circle has its own channels of information, and the Qin Family hadn’t made an effort to conceal anything.
Finally, Gu Qiaoqiao spoke up, “What did she say on the phone?”
Qin Xiaoyu was excited, feeling as if the sunlight had beco much brighter at that mont just because Gu Qiaoqiao was talking to her, “Shang Qing said that Bai Yun is no good, she got what she deserved, and also, she wants to go disco dancing with you on the night of the tenth.”
Disco dancing?
She didn’t know how.
Gu Qiaoqiao shook her head, “I don’t have Shang Qing’s phone number, you decline for , I don’t know how to dance any disco.”
“I’m not going to call her. I’ll give you the number, you call her yourself,” Qin Xiaoyu imdiately refused.
“Why?” Gu Qiaoqiao asked in surprise.
“Shang Qing mocked on the phone last night for siding with Bai Yun, called stupid. I don’t want to talk to her at all.”
“Oh…” Gu Qiaoqiao paused, glancing sideways at Qin Xiaoyu, “What Shang Qing said wasn’t wrong.”
“You…” Qin Xiaoyu choked, her face flushed red in an instant as she pointed at Gu Qiaoqiao and said, “Then how are you any better than ? Didn’t Bai Yun fool you completely in the past too? You’ve only beco a bit smarter these past few days.”
After she said that, Qin Xiaoyu looked at Gu Qiaoqiao sowhat fearfully, worried that she would take a knife and chop her.
Just as she was scared enough to think about fleeing, Gu Qiaoqiao laughed, “Xiao Yu is right, I am actually even more foolish than you. At the very least, she didn’t trick you into spending money nor did she borrow money from you.”
Qin Xiaoyu looked at Gu Qiaoqiao suspiciously, noting that there was no chill in her eyes like before, and finally she quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Yet it also seed like she had found an ally as she began to share her grievances.
“Actually, I used to always fight with her, and every ti I ended up on the losing side. But these past few years she’s been really nice to , and I quite like hanging out with her, but I never expected her to be almost like those bad won on TV…”
Conscientiously speaking, Bai Yun treated Qin Xiaoyu very well out of love for the whole family.
And as long as Qin Xiaoyu didn’t encroach on her interests, Bai Yun wouldn’t sche against her.
But well, once bitten, twice shy. After these incidents, the Qin Xiaoyu in the future would not be swayed by a few instigating words to instantaneously beco an eager pawn.
Gu Qiaoqiao pointed to the plate, “Take the dishes away. We’ll talk about Shang Qing’s matter later.”
Qin Xiaoyu glanced at Gu Qiaoqiao and hurriedly carried the plate out of the kitchen.
After that, Gu Qiaoqiao finished cooking three small dishes and mixed a plate of sour radish, then carried a small pot of stead buns into the dining room.
The stead buns Gu Qiaoqiao made contained milk and egg, and with their white, soft, and round appearance, they were truly irresistible.
Perhaps seeing that Gu Qiaoqiao didn’t have much of a reaction and didn’t dwell on the issue any longer,
everyone seed to quickly forget about yesterday’s unpleasantness. At the breakfast table, the atmosphere was as harmonious as ever.
Especially since good food has a way of bringing joy to the heart.
Although Grandma Qin still felt very guilty, people always look forward, and since Gu Qiaoqiao had generously chosen not to ntion it anymore, she too wouldn’t be hard on herself.
After all, what had happened had happened.
The best thing she could do was to be extra kind to Gu Qiaoqiao.
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