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"What if it's because of you?"

Gu Tong didn't have the courage to speak, but Si Yicheng did.

"What?"

Gu Tong asked in astonishment. She didn't think that Si Yichen would say something so direct in front of Yang Pingzhen.

"Secretary Yang, breakfast is ready."

Just as Si Yichen was about to answer Gu Tong's question, Sister Yang's voice sounded out.

Following which, the three people in the living room saw Sister Yang quickly walk out of the kitchen with the hot breakfast in her hands.

Si Yi Chen looked at Sister Yang, then looked at Yang Zhi and raised his eyebrows. He said in a unclear tone, "Secretary Yang, didn't you come out to the washroom? Why are you still having breakfast?"

"Haha …"

Yang Xianzi immediately laughed dryly, not knowing what to say.

"I got Sister Yang to make it for him. I saw him come over so early, so I guessed that he didn't have breakfast."

At the critical moment, Gu Tong's reaction was faster, and she explained in place of Yang Xianzi.

Yang Xianzi immediately winked at her emotionally.

However, this small action was noticed by Si Yichen. He immediately leaned his body slightly to the side, cutting off their line of sight.

"Aren't you in a hurry to get back to work? Hurry up and finish your breakfast and leave. "

With his back facing Gu Tong, and a cold expression on his face, Si Yi Chen unhappily urged Yang Zhi Zhen.

Yang Xianzi immediately understood that he was jealous again.

Yang Zhui didn't dare to stay where he was anymore. He quickly took the breakfast from Sister Yang's hands and walked towards the dining table in big strides.

"Sis Yang, your breakfast is too delicious. Quickly come over and tell me what you've done. Let me go back and learn to cook as well."

After taking two steps, he noticed that Sister Yang was still silly. She was standing next to Brother Si Yichen and Gu Tong, so he found a fat guy and called for Sister Yang.

Hearing that someone was praising her culinary skills and also hearing that someone was willing to chat with her, Sister Yang quickly applied for a favor from Si Yicheng before jogging to keep up with Yang's speed.

"If I wanted to stay at work because of you, would you still let me go?"

As soon as the two of them left, Si Yichen turned his head and stared at Gu Tong. He asked every single word with extreme seriousness. His tone was clearly ambiguous and profound.

Gu Tong instantly felt her heart skip a beat, and she started to panic.

Eight years ago, she was used to being the boss who stood up for the cowardly Si Yichen. Eight years later, she was used to being bullied by the black-skinned Si Yichen. Now, his attitude suddenly changed and she didn't know how to respond or adapt.

"I've already explained it so clearly, yet you still …"

Sensing that Si Yicheng was about to say that important matter, the flustered Gu Tong suddenly shouted, "Stop!"

Her voice was very loud, attracting the gazes of Yang Xianzi and Sister Yang, who were sitting at the dining table.

However, the two of them were afraid of Si Yi Chen, so they only glanced at him for a bit before obediently withdrawing their gazes.

When everything quieted down, Gu Tong didn't know what to say.

In fact, in her heart, she was still somewhat anticipating what Si Yicheng would say next. But, thinking back to what Si Yicheng had done before he left eight years ago, she was somewhat reluctant to know what would happen next.

She was afraid she would hear what she wanted to hear, but she didn't know how to decide.

To follow his heart and ignore what happened eight years ago?

Or was it that he kept pestering himself with what happened eight years ago, ignoring everything that was good for him?

After interacting with the three of them for so long, Gu Tong finally began to understand her heart a little bit. She began to realize that she was a little bit unusual with Si Yichen, or to be more accurate, she liked him.

Until the time that Si Yicheng had appeared, Gu Tong had not been able to confirm her feelings. Later on, when she heard him say "because of me," she felt a sense of joy and finally confirmed her feelings. Only then did she understand why she didn't resist, even though what had really happened between the two of them.

However, along with this confirmation came worries.

She couldn't live with what happened eight years ago. She couldn't live with the obstacle in her heart.

As for Gu Tong, who was filled with joy and emotion just now, when she thought of her sadness and sadness eight years ago, her entire person changed.

She suddenly stood up and said to Si Yichen who was still sitting, "No matter the reason, I hope that you can go back to the company to work. Men should prioritize their careers."

Gu Tong lowered her head and spoke in a low voice. Then, she gritted her teeth and started to walk back to her room.

She wanted to go back to her room and calm down. At the same time, she wanted to think carefully about how she would respond if one day, Si Yicheng confessed to her.

Although there were some things that were not revealed, there were some things that were very clear between them.

"Where are you going?"

Si Yicheng reached out and grabbed Gu Tong's wrist, unable to bear for her to limp away from him. At the same time, he couldn't understand why Gu Tong would suddenly turn hostile when they had just been talking.

Did he say something he shouldn't have?

Si Yichen began to recall the words he had said in his mind.

"I'm tired, I want to go back to my room to rest."

Gu Tong answered half-heartedly as she struggled to leave.

She was very afraid, very afraid that she would be unable to control herself and ask about what had happened eight years ago. She was also afraid that the final answer she received would disappoint her and extinguish the flames of love that had just sprung up within her.

After thinking for a while, he heard Gu Tong say that she was tired, so he put all of his thoughts aside. He stood up and proactively suggested, "I'll accompany you."

"No need."

However, she was firmly rejected by Gu Tong.

"Sister Yang —"

Seeing that Si Yicheng had opened his mouth again, Gu Tong quickly took the initiative to call out to Sister Yang.

The restaurant was not far away. Hearing Gu Tong's voice, Sister Yang quickly walked over.

Yang Zhaozhu was also very conscious. He walked over with his sister.

"Sister Yang will take care of me. Nothing will happen to me. You can go to work in peace."

Gu Tong, who was angry in her heart, originally wanted to say a few harsh words to Si Yicheng, but after thinking about how he had taken care of her in the past few days, she couldn't say those unpleasant words out loud.

Si Yicheng was still somewhat worried about Gu Tong. However, seeing that Gu Tong was resisting him and that Yang Zhui was really worried, he had no choice but to compromise, "Since that's the case, then I'll head back to the company first. If you need anything, just give me a call."

Hearing that Si Yicheng was finally leaving, Gu Tong let out a sigh of relief. She simply nodded her head in response and then brought elder sister Yang back to her room.

Si Yichen watched as Gu Tong left. He waited until she was no longer in sight before he left with Yang Xianzi.