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This kind of tranquility, made Gu Jiaru feel helpless, and even a little bit painful.

She did not know what she had done wrong, what she should have been considerate of, what gentleness she should have, she had given it all. Regarding the matter that was hidden in her heart, she never dared to reveal any flaws.

But even so, she was still treated coldly by Han Yunshang.

Night gradually descended, and the surrounding colleagues also began to leave.

Listening to them say their goodbyes, a strong sense of loneliness assaulted Gu Jiaru's heart.

She even used the landline on her desk several times to make sure that her phone was connected. She was afraid that something was wrong with her phone and that he wouldn't be able to reach her.

However, the repeated calls made Gu Jiaru feel even more helpless.

She waited until 7: 30 AM before mustering up her courage to call Han Yunshang again.

"Hello, the number you have dialed has been turned off." The same prompt made the light in Gu Jiaru's eyes fade away.

She gripped the cell phone tightly, her eyes filled with grief.

So, what did he mean? Before he received the certificate, he had wished that he could stick to her every minute, but today, he had left for some unknown reason, not paying any attention to her until now.

Could it be that he had already seen through everything and after playing with him for a while, he left.

No way.

No.

Gu Jiaru had always firmly believed that a human's eyes could not be deceived. She could clearly see gentleness and love in Han Yunshang's eyes, there was no reason for him to abandon her just like that.

Thinking about it, Gu Jiaru took a deep breath.

He pushed the door open and headed upstairs.

"Dong, dong, dong." Gu Jiaru held her breath, walked to the end of the quiet corridor and lightly knocked twice on the door.

"Dong, dong, dong." She could almost hear her own breathing.

However, there was no response from anyone within the room.

The silence in the surroundings pressed down on her until she was unable to breathe.

"Miss Gu?" Ai Mi's voice suddenly came from behind her.

Ai Mi was dressed meticulously as usual, her figure was straight, and she held two stacks of documents in her hands.

"You're looking for Director Han?" Ai Mi asked softly.

Gu Jiaru saw the probing look in her eyes and became a little flustered. She braced herself and said, "No."

"Director Han has gone out." As the employee closest to Han Yunshang, Ai Mi was naturally able to understand the relationship between her and Han Yunshang, but she did not dare to say too much, and only said those words softly.

Gu Jiaru heard that he had already taken the initiative to tell her Han Yunshang's whereabouts, so she asked: "Where did he go?"

With that, Gu Jiaru added: "I can't get through to him."

After Ai Mi heard this, she naturally had other thoughts. She was not sure how close the relationship between Han Yunshang and her was, but if Han Yunshang were to say that he was just playing around with Gu Jiaru and was prepared to avoid her like he was avoiding her, then she would definitely be blamed if she told others about Han Yunshang's whereabouts.

Thinking about it, Ai Mi fell silent for a few seconds, then shook her head: "Sorry, I don't know."

"But …" Gu Jiaru thought about what Ke Ying had told him. Han Yunshang had gone out with his in the afternoon, and she was Han Yunshang's assistant. There was no reason for his not to know where he was.

However, Gu Jiaru had heard the "little rumor" before, so she couldn't directly raise her own question. She raised her head and looked at Ai Mi, but did not speak.

Ai Mi said politely: "Miss Gu, is there anything else?"

After all, she had felt Han Yunshang's concern for her, so she had to show sufficient respect towards him.

"No …." "It's fine." Under Ai Mi's gaze of ridicule and pity, Gu Jiaru felt as if her own dignity had been stepped on, and even rolled over a few times.

"Then I'll get off work first." Ai Mi looked at Gu Jiaru deeply. Although she felt that she hadn't finished her sentence, since she had stopped speaking, there was no need for him to pursue the matter any further.

"Wait," Gu Jiaru's voice carried some hesitation, as she called out to the Ai Mi who was about to turn around and leave, "Is he, still safe?"

She also didn't know why she was so weak, but she actually started to worry about Han Yunshang's safety, afraid that he had disappeared because of some accident.

Ai Mi looked deeply at Gu Jiaru, and said slowly: "It's safe."

"Mm, that's good." Gu Jiaru's face did not reveal a smile, as she turned and left.

Since he was still in a safe situation and hadn't contacted her for so long, then she really didn't have anything to say. If she pushed him on, she would only make him hate her.

She would never forget the disgusted look Han Yunshang had when he looked at Hanxiuqing.

She also didn't dare imagine what she could do if Han Yunshang looked at her that way one day. Perhaps life was better than death.

While her mind was wandering, Gu Jiaru realized that she had already walked back to her office, looking lonely and haggard in the mirror.

Gu Jiaru knew that this was not a situation that she should be in. Since she had a clear goal, the most important thing was to get rid of all the troubles and achieve her initial thoughts.

Why did she have to worry so easily about that man?

So his gentleness was all an act?

Thinking about it, Gu Jiaru felt a chill down her spine.

Only now did she realize that her desktop was filled with unprocessed documents. She had clearly not done anything that day, but she was especially tired and also especially tired. Could it be that it was because she was used to his "harassment"? Even if something unexpected happened today, he didn't contact her. Then, if he wasn't so close to her in the future, what should he do?

Gu Jiaru felt goosebumps all over her body.

She had never thought that her originally firm belief would actually be troubled by her feelings.

"Forget it, let's work first." Gu Jiaru said to herself softly. At the same time, she raised her eyes to look at the empty room besides her own, her heart seemingly filled with desolation.

In truth, she was afraid to go home, afraid to face the empty house. It was as if he had promised to come back in a few hours, but when she woke up from her nap, she was alone. That loneliness and sadness could invade every inch of her skin. She felt that she really wasn't suitable to fall in love with someone.

But was this feeling love? Was it not out of helplessness that he suddenly encountered a man that was good to him, and so treated him like duckweed, wanting to grasp him tightly in his hands?

She tried desperately to convince herself, and tried to find something on her desk that interested her. She picked it up from several files and placed it at her side.

It was very difficult to keep focused while there were other things buried in your heart. Gu Jiaru suppressed her thoughts with all her might, not looking at her phone, not looking at the time, not thinking about everything related to Han Yunshang.

It was only when she could no longer hold on and felt as if her head was about to split open that she slowly raised her head to take a look at the time.

It was ten o'clock.

Although she didn't look at her phone, she still kept it on the phone, but it didn't move at all throughout the day.

The night outside the window was filled with a dark feeling of tranquility, which made Gu Jiaru feel even more hopeless.

At this late hour, there was no one on the phone.

It was even more impossible for him to be at home.

This time, Gu Jiaru clenched her teeth, and did not try to call Han Yunshang again. She wasn't sure if Han Yunshang's phone would have any missed calls after it was turned off, but she felt that if she continued to call, no matter what the result would be, she wouldn't be happy.

Since he didn't take the initiative to call her, he probably didn't want to contact her. If he were to stick to it at this moment, it would only make him want to keep his distance even more.

If she did not receive it, Gu Jiaru didn't want to welcome another attack filled with loss.

She hesitated for a moment, then slowly stood up. She took a deep breath and repeatedly told herself not to worry about it anymore.

However, at this moment, his phone rang.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she frantically picked up the phone at the first possible moment.

The screen displayed an unfamiliar number.

She was stunned for three seconds, but in that short span of three seconds, she had already thought of numerous situations related to Han Yunshang.

What if he called and told him he was going to break up?

Or perhaps, he told himself that he was unable to remove the relationship between him and Hanxiuqing.

Or if something happened to him, what could he do?

All of the possible and impossible things had burst forth in Gu Jiaru's mind at this moment.

However, after he answered the phone, an unfamiliar voice sounded, causing Gu Jiaru's heart to turn cold: "Hello, do I need to borrow your credit card?"

"Scram!" Gu Jiaru used all of her strength to shout out all of her anger. It was as if the anxiety that she had been suppressing for a long time had burst forth at this moment.

She no longer had the time to think about other people's feelings, or to think quickly.

However, in the midst of this shout, her tears almost slipped out of the corner of her eyes. She felt wronged, but she also blamed herself for being weak.

Two minutes later, Gu Jiaru clenched his teeth, switched on silent mode on the phone, and returned it to her bag. She didn't want to keep the things about Han Yunshang in her heart anymore, and she also didn't want to focus on the news that was waiting for him.

Sitting on the bus home and looking out the window at the backward scenery, her vision also became a little blurry.

After "expelling" Han Yunshang's existence, Gu Jiaru felt that her mind had become empty, and she was unable to pinpoint any direction accurately.

When she walked to her doorstep, Gu Jiaru hesitated for a few minutes as she tried to open the door, but she was faintly afraid in her heart.

She knew that there was no light in the room.

More than 90% was possible, but there was no one inside.

However, she didn't know what she was really looking forward to.

Beep, beep, beep. All of her confusion disappeared the moment she entered the password, but the door lock didn't open.

Gu Jiaru's eyes were filled with shock.

She looked at the dark combination lock and was momentarily at a loss.

This house was Han Yunshang's. In other words, he had changed the password of the house within this day.

Gu Jiaru lit up the password again, but her face was already ashen.

The trembling hand touched it again.

Beep, beep, beep. It was still the sound of the wrong password.

She seemed to be somewhat dispirited as she leaned against the wall and slowly slid down, her eyes losing their luster.

Was he forcing her to leave? In a strange way that he didn't even want to show his face?