Fu Tingchuan froze for a moment. Thinking back to what had just happened, it did seem that he had been the one who yelled at Wen Ying first, and only then did Wen Ying get angry in return.
If it really came down to it, Wen Ying had actually been much easier to talk to today than usual.
Gu Qingyu stood up at that moment. “I still have some things to take care of, so I’ll head out first.”
Fu Tingchuan was taken aback and asked curiously, “You haven’t even told me what you came to see me about. Why are you leaving already?”
Gu Qingyu smiled. “Forget it. It wasn’t anything very important anyway.”
With that, he strode out, following closely behind Wen Ying as she left the president’s office.
Fu Tingchuan was left completely baffled, even more confused than before.
Was Gu Qingyu really the type of person who would come looking for him without an important reason?
When Wen Ying left Fu Corporation, her face was filled with anger, frightening the employees so much that they were afraid the young lady might take out her temper on them if she became displeased.
Fortunately, she was too busy being angry to pay any attention to them.
Wen Ying waited for a car by the roadside while mentally cursing Fu Tingchuan a hundred times for being an idiot.
He said she had a motive. What motive did she have?
Drugging the two of them and pushing them together just to give herself a green hat?
It wasn’t like she had a fetish for being cheated on.
Wen Ying kicked the concrete curb in frustration with her high heel, only to accidentally hit her toe. The pain made her gasp, which only made her angrier.
Why was she so unlucky?
Just as she was seething with irritation, a familiar luxury car stopped in front of her.
The window on the right rolled down, revealing the man’s exceptionally handsome face.
With a faint smile on his lips, he asked gently, “Do you need a ride?”
Wen Ying looked at him for a moment before pulling open the door and getting into the car.
The car began moving slowly.
Staring at the man’s profile for a while, Wen Ying suddenly sneered. “You’re really bold. Aren’t you afraid Fu Tingchuan might see us?”
Gu Qingyu kept his eyes on the road, his hands steady on the steering wheel, his tone sounding almost helpless. “I’m only giving you a ride since it’s on the way. It’s not like I’m doing anything to you.”
Haha!
Just earlier he had acted like an old-fashioned conservative insisting on taking responsibility, yet now it was suddenly nothing.
When the car stopped at a red light, Gu Qingyu finally turned to look at her, his tone meaningful. “I was wondering why Miss Wen suddenly became so friendly with me.”
He tapped his index finger lightly against the steering wheel. “Aren’t you going to explain a little?”
“Explain what?”
“Do you brothers both have something wrong with you? Why are both of you asking me for explanations?”
Wen Ying had already been in a bad mood, and now her temper flared even more.
Gu Qingyu simply stared at her quietly, his eyes narrowing slightly as he smiled. “You used me?”
“So what if I did? Just tell me, did you enjoy last night or not?”
She slapped her hand against the car door. “Drive!”
The light had already turned green.
Gu Qingyu glanced at her before driving again.
After they had gone some distance, Wen Ying quickly noticed something was wrong. “Where are you taking me?”
The road looked unfamiliar. It was clearly not the way back to the Wen residence.
Wen Ying stared at him in disbelief. “You’re not serious, Gu Qingyu. Just because I used you a little, you’re going to kill me and dump the body?”
Her temper came quickly and left just as quickly. At this moment she could even joke about it.
Gu Qingyu chuckled softly. “What kind of things are you thinking about?”
“Then where are you taking me?”
“To eat.”
“I’m not hungry.” She was already full from being angry, so what was the point of eating?
Gu Qingyu glanced at the watch on his left wrist and sighed helplessly. “Miss, it’s already twelve noon. You may not be hungry, but I need to eat.”
He glanced outside, then at her. “Or would you prefer I drop you off here?”
This was a busy commercial district, with crowded streets and heavy traffic. It was obviously not easy to hail a taxi.
Wen Ying had no desire to squeeze in with that many people.
Calling a driver would also take quite a while.
The pampered young lady clearly could not tolerate such inconvenience. She complained, “Couldn’t you just drop me off at home first before going to eat?”
“What do you think?”
The light tone made it very clear that the answer was no.
Wen Ying snorted. “You men are all so petty.”
Gu Qingyu simply smiled without responding.
Eventually, the car stopped in front of a very private restaurant.
As soon as they got out, they were escorted to a private room on the top floor.
A server brought over the menu, but Gu Qingyu did not take it. Instead, he said politely, “Please bring me some disinfectant first. Thank you.”
“Yes, Mr. Gu.”
The server stepped out.
Wen Ying looked at him in confusion. “Are doctors all this obsessed with cleanliness? Do you even need disinfectant just to eat a meal?”
Gu Qingyu smiled but said nothing.
The server returned quickly, carrying an entire medical kit. “Mr. Gu, there’s disinfectant inside, along with some basic medicine.”
Gu Qingyu thanked her with a smile.
Wen Ying rested her chin on her hand, watching curiously to see how he was going to disinfect himself. Instead, he walked over to her, placed the medical kit beside them, and crouched down in front of her.
It was only when her ankle was held by a warm, large hand and her leg was slightly lifted that Wen Ying reacted.
Her face flushed red as she hurriedly glanced toward where the server had been standing earlier and whispered, “What are you doing?”
Fortunately, the server had already left discreetly.
Wen Ying let out a small sigh of relief. Just as she was about to scold him, her right high heel was removed.
Her big toe had already swollen from kicking the curb earlier. The surrounding skin had turned bluish, and faint traces of blood could be seen beneath the nail. Against her pale skin, the injury looked quite alarming.
When Gu Qingyu had first driven up, he had seen her angry movements.
After she got into the car, he also noticed the slight limp in her walk, which was enough for him to guess what had happened.
He took disinfectant and cotton swabs from the medical kit. His long, well-defined fingers held her right foot as he spoke calmly. “Doctors may be a bit obsessed with cleanliness, but not to the point of disinfecting before eating. However, it’s true that I have a strong professional habit. If this wound isn’t disinfected, it can easily become infected.”
So the scolding Wen Ying had been about to deliver turned into—
“Ow, ow, ow…”
“Can’t you be gentler?”
“Gu Qingyu! Are you deliberately getting revenge on me?”
“Sorry.” Gu Qingyu tightened his grip slightly on her foot. His pale eyes rested on her face as something dark stirred within them.
His voice lowered slightly. “If you keep making those sounds, people might misunderstand.”
Wen Ying replied impatiently, “Hurry up!”
Gu Qingyu’s eyes darkened again, but he said nothing further.
After disinfecting the wound, he carefully wrapped her toe with gauze and even helped her put her shoe back on before finally letting go.
He returned the remaining items to the medical kit and closed it before standing up and calling the server.
“Give the menu to her.”
Then he turned to Wen Ying. “Order first. I’ll go wash my hands.”
Wen Ying rolled her eyes, too lazy to respond, and didn’t even bother taking the menu from the server.
The server felt awkward and couldn’t help glancing discreetly at Wen Ying.
Gu Qingyu was a regular customer here, and the Gu family even owned shares in the restaurant.
The server had seen him many times but had never seen him bring a woman along. This was the first time.
And the relationship between the two clearly seemed unusual.
The server secretly guessed that she might be his girlfriend.
Seeing Wen Ying close her eyes and ignore her, the server didn’t dare say anything more.
When Gu Qingyu came out of the restroom, he saw Wen Ying leaning back in the sofa chair with her eyes closed while the server stood awkwardly in front of her holding the menu.
He asked, “Why haven’t you ordered?”
Wen Ying opened her eyes impatiently. “I already said I’m not hungry. Hurry up and eat. Stop dragging this out, then take me home.”
Gu Qingyu silently glanced at her before taking the menu from the server and sitting down across from her.
He ordered several dishes he usually ate, thought for a moment, and added two more.
The food arrived quickly.
As the aroma spread through the room, Wen Ying’s composure faltered.
She hadn’t eaten anything since last night. Earlier, she had felt too angry to have any appetite, but now the fragrant smell of the dishes made her stomach feel painfully empty.
Especially when she saw the bright red spicy sliced meat and the spicy crayfish, she could hardly resist.
But she had already said she wouldn’t eat. If she started eating now, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?
Wen Ying blamed everything on Gu Qingyu.
Who told him to meddle and offer her a ride?
If it weren’t for him, she might already have taken a taxi home by now.
She glared at him and urged rudely, “Eat faster.”
Gu Qingyu glanced at her and leisurely picked up his chopsticks. “I’ve never been someone who eats quickly.”
Using the serving chopsticks, he picked up a slice of meat coated in red sauce and placed it into a clean white porcelain bowl before sliding it toward her.
“There’s too much for me to finish alone. If you don’t eat it, it’ll be wasted. You might as well help.”
“You’re quite thrifty.”
Looking at the slice of meat in the bowl, Wen Ying was already tempted, but she still refused to yield verbally.
She lifted her chin with a tone of reluctant generosity. “Since you’re asking so sincerely, I suppose I can reluctantly help you.”
Gu Qingyu chuckled softly. She really was stubborn about saving face.
He placed a peeled shrimp into her bowl and deliberately added, “It’ll be wasted if it’s not eaten.”
Wen Ying looked at him strangely. “Gu Qingyu, did you ever train in the service industry or something?”
Gu Qingyu continued peeling shrimp without stopping. “If you want to praise me for being considerate, just say it. There’s no need to beat around the bush.”
As expected of someone who used to hold a surgical scalpel. Even the shrimp he peeled looked perfect and intact.
Wen Ying picked one up with her chopsticks and took a bite, snorting lightly. “Who said I was praising you?”
Gu Qingyu’s gaze lingered on her face for a moment before he suddenly said quietly, “I notice you don’t treat Fu Tingchuan like this.”
Wen Ying’s delicate brows immediately showed displeasure. “Why bring him up out of nowhere?”
Noticing the change in her tone, Gu Qingyu smiled again. “You don’t seem to like Fu Tingchuan that much. Why refuse to break off the engagement?”
“What does it have to do with you whether I break off the engagement or not?”
“Hasn’t he already betrayed you? I’m curious how the proud Miss Wen can tolerate betrayal.”
Wen Ying looked at him oddly. “Betrayal? It’s just a marriage alliance between wealthy families. Everyone does their own thing. Who actually cares?”
In the past, Wen Ying had liked Fu Tingchuan somewhat, so she had invested more effort in him and had been willing to take their relationship seriously.
Later, when Fu Tingchuan kept Lin Shiwei by his side as his secretary and repeatedly defended her, Wen Ying felt embarrassed, and her feelings gradually faded.
After what happened yesterday, Wen Ying had completely lost any remaining feelings for Fu Tingchuan.
The only reason she was still willing to maintain the engagement was because their families were well matched.
Grandpa Fu and Fu Tingchuan’s mother treated her very well, and the two families had a good relationship. Wen Ying would never destroy that relationship over such a “small matter.”
Most importantly, her parents insisted she marry Fu Tingchuan before they would give her the Wen family shares.
If Fu Tingchuan were willing to treat their engagement seriously, Wen Ying would not mind responding with sincerity.
But if Fu Tingchuan didn’t take it seriously and insisted on being involved with other women, then she didn’t mind retaliating.
If he played around with the little secretary by his side, she would simply go find another man to play with.
Back and forth. Fair and square.
What Wen Ying hated most was suffering a loss.
“Play around?” Gu Qingyu slowly repeated, his tone stretching slightly.