Shi Mo's office.
Because her hands were buckled behind her back by the belt, Gu Nian had experienced the fright just now and had not recovered yet.
She sat blankly on the sofa bed, with tears streaming down her face from fear.
Moreover, his eyes were blurred by tears, and everything in front of him was blurry.
Shi Ye walked into the office, pushed open the screen in front of him, and then saw the lost Gu Nian.
Suddenly, Shi Ye felt his heart twitch and feel a little distressed.
He leaned down, wiped the remaining tears from Gu Nian's eyes, and then helped her untie her belt.
…
Only then did Gu Nian's eyes regain clarity.
I saw Shi Ye appearing in front of me.
Is it... is it a dream?
Or is it true?
Gu Nian suddenly couldn't tell the difference between true and false, but she couldn't bear it anymore, threw herself into Shi Ye's arms, and burst into tears.
Shi Ye once again felt the fragile yet strong girl in his arms, feeling as insecure as a wounded deer at the moment.
This time, like that time, his hand that wanted to touch Gu Nian finally stopped in mid-air.
This time, Shi Ye also hugged Gu Nian and used all his emotions to pat Gu Nian's back gently.
"It's okay, nothing happened, don't be afraid!"
Shi Ye comforted Gu Nian softly.
Yes.
Nothing really happened.
Although, the way Shi Mo looked just now, it seemed that he really wanted to do something to Gu Nian.
But I don’t know whether it was because the timing was broken by Shi Ye, or because Shi Mo didn’t actually think about going further.
In short, Shi Mo did not do any substantial harm to Gu Nian.
However, this operation still cast a shadow on Gu Nian's heart.
Gu Nian cried in Shi Ye's arms for a long time and stopped for a long time. Her tears once again soaked Shi Ye's shirt.
Shi Ye just calmed Gu Nian quietly, letting her cry and letting her calm down.
It wasn't until Gu Nian gradually regained his composure that he finally broke free from Shi Ye's arms.
"Mr. Shi...how could you really show up?"
Gu Nian wiped her tears and realized what had happened after she regained her composure.
After all, even though she was in the most critical moment just now, she really longed for Shi Ye to show up to save her.
But how could Shi Ye really know what she wanted?
Originally, Shi Ye had been looking at Gu Nian tenderly, but when he heard Gu Nian's doubts, Shi Ye's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness.
Only then did he turn around and look outside the office.
At this moment, Shi Mo was leaning against the office door, with his hands folded in front of his chest, as if he were watching a show.
"Have you seen enough?" Shi Ye asked coldly.
Shi Mo shrugged, and then his bohemian look returned.
"Brother, it seems that I guessed it right."
Shi Ye turned around and looked at Gu Nian tenderly.
But with a cold tone, he replied to Shi Mo, "Guess what?"
Shi Mo tilted his head, glanced at Gu Nian, and then continued to say with a smile:
"I guessed your weakness, brother!"
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Ten minutes ago.
Baichen Building, 22nd floor, conference room.
Shi Ye is listening to the latest report on the Dongtai Plaza project. This project is currently blocked due to Zhu Group's property rights dispute, which makes Shi Ye very angry.
Therefore, Shi Ye participated in all the reporting work on this project with almost full energy.
The project leader stood in front of the screen and lectured Shi Ye on the PPT content.
"Ding!"
A text message alert came from Shi Ye's cell phone.
It shows the person who sent the letter - Shi Mo.
[Brother, do you really still love Du Yucheng? 】
Shi Ye glanced at the message from Shi Mo and didn't take it too seriously. After all...
This was just another boring provocation from Shi Mo. He just wanted to ask himself why he married another person in the name of Du Yucheng.
Shi Ye didn't want to pay attention at all. Apart from boredom, he couldn't find a second word to describe Shi Mo, so Shi Ye quickly threw himself into listening to the report.
Three seconds later.
There was another "ding" sound.
The letter is from Shi Mo.
appeared on the phone screen again.
Only this time, Shi Ye glanced at the screen and suddenly stood up from his seat.
Then he rushed out of the venue as fast as he could.
A group of people in the conference room were left sitting in confusion.
"Shi... Mr. Shi..."
Behind him, the project leader who was reporting didn't react for a moment and was still calling Shi Ye behind him.
But Shi Ye just walked out without looking back, and assistant Xiao Mo quickly followed.
"Boss, is there an emergency?" Xiao Mo asked urgently.
"Tell everyone that the meeting will be suspended for one hour."
Shi Ye didn't explain anything, just gave Xiao Mo brief instructions and stepped into the elevator.
Then he rushed straight down to the twenty-second floor...
He held the phone tightly, with the second message from Shi Mo still on the screen.
[Brother, if you don’t show up in my store within ten minutes... Gu Nian will be mine. 】
…
Shi Ye arrived at the door of Chandler Bakery at almost flying speed.
But even though it was still open to the public, the door of the bakery was strangely locked.
Shi Ye felt his heart tighten.
He looked into the store again and found that the office in the store was still lit.
I guess Shi Mo and Gu Nian should be there.
But right now, he has no way to get in...
And Shi Mo only gave him ten minutes, and Shi Ye almost didn't dare to gamble. He couldn't let Gu Nian get involved innocently, and he didn't want anyone to hurt Gu Nian.
Not even a tiny bit!
Suddenly, Shi Ye thought of a decision.
He turned back to the first floor of Baichen Building, called for security, and took out a fire extinguisher.
Then Shi Ye almost without thinking, smashed the fire extinguisher in his hand against the glass window of Chandler Bakery.
"Wow".
The glass window was shattered into pieces.
A few drops of blood, along with broken glass, fell to the ground.
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Bakery office.
Shi Mo looked at the sight of Shi Ye and Gu Nian cuddling together in front of him.
There is no element of showmanship at all.
Although, Shi Mo still didn't understand why his brother had previously announced the news of his marriage in the name of "Du Yucheng".
But now, he can truly feel that his brother is serious about Gu Nian.
In fact, Shi Mo had no intention of really hurting Gu Nian. He just wanted to test his brother Shi Ye's sincerity towards Gu Nian.
Long before, Shi Mo had guessed that Gu Nian was just his brother's "substitute" to deal with the outside world.
However, since it was just a substitute, why did every look Shi Ye looked at Gu Nian that day at the entrance of Yun Mansion have a strong meaning of privatization.
Shi Ye did not allow Shi Mo to have any inappropriate thoughts about Gu Nian.
Doesn’t this already go beyond the attitude towards a “substitute”?
Plus today, Shi Mo learned that Gu Nian was resigning, but he couldn't tell whether it was Shi Ye's request or just Gu Nian's unilateral idea.
So...he could only take a gamble.
In the end, he won the bet.
"Brother, do you know? You lost."
Shi Mo stood there and muttered to himself.
Shi Ye didn't look back or respond to him. He just continued to comfort Gu Nian, who had not fully recovered his emotions.
It wasn't until Gu Nian stopped crying that Shi Ye slowly helped Gu Nian up.
Then the couple faced Shi Mo head-on.
"Don't you think you're ridiculous?" Shi Ye looked straight at Shi Mo and said in a critical tone.
Shi Mo shrugged, "I think so! But there's nothing I can do about it. Who told you to ignore me at all?"
When Gu Nian heard this, she raised her head and looked at Shi Mo. It was really unreasonable. She didn't expect Shi Mo to be so straightforward.
"So, is all this a way for you to force your brother to deal with you?"
Gu Nian's voice was filled with anger.
Shi Mo breathed a sigh of relief, and then said in an apologetic tone, "I'm sorry, Sister Niannian. If I say that I didn't mean to hurt you, you won't believe me."
"After all, I did cause psychological harm to you just now."
"But...if I don't do this, my brother will probably never tell me the answer."
When Gu Nian heard Shi Mo's words, he raised his head and looked at Shi Ye beside him. There was still no expression on his face.
Gu Nian didn't understand, so he asked, "So what answer are you obsessed with?"
At this moment, Shi Mo no longer looked as careless as before, only a serious expression remained on his face.
"I want to know my brother's weakness."
Gu Nian was puzzled and wanted to wait for Shi Mo to continue talking.
But it was obvious that when Shi Mo said this, he looked at Shi Ye again.
Obviously, he was looking at Shi Ye's face, and saw Shi Ye's eyes suddenly turned towards him.
Shi Mo did not continue.
"Then you know now?" Gu Nian asked, eager to know what to say next.
But Shi Mo shrugged again, "That's it for now. I don't think I should tell you the rest."
Gu Nian seemed to understand, but then looked at Shi Ye.
Shi Ye had already put away his slightly murderous eyes, and then just looked back at Gu Nian gently.
"It's okay, he's too boring, just ignore him."
After saying that, he put his arm around Gu Nian's shoulders and prepared to take her out.
As soon as the two of them passed by Shi Mo and stepped out of the office door, they were stopped by Shi Mo who was behind them.
"Brother, I'm not the only one in this world who wants to know your weaknesses!"
"I think you must know this reality!"
Obviously, there was something in Shi Mo's words.
Shi Ye naturally knew what was going on.
However, Shi Ye still did not look back, nor did he give any response to Shi Mo's words. He just continued to hold Gu Nian's shoulders and came to the door of the bakery.
Then he took out his cell phone and called Xiao Mo.
"Within five minutes, drive the car to the bakery downstairs and send Gu Nian back home."
"In addition, tell Qin Feng to come down and sign a store damage agreement with Chandler Bakery. I will bear all losses alone."
…
Gu Nian raised his head blankly and looked at the man next to him who had just smashed the glass for himself.
He looked again and saw the man's hand gently placed on his shoulder.
There were already several cuts on the hands from the glass, and they were still bleeding.
Gu Nian felt heartbroken.
Shi Ye has helped him in times of crisis more than once.
However, this time, he seemed to be doing more than just sympathy.
This feeling made Gu Nian feel a little...
unbelievable.
Five minutes later, Xiao Mo took Gu Nian out according to Shi Ye's instructions.
After confirming that Gu Nian got into the car safely, Shi Ye left the bakery.
Behind him, Shi Mo still stood there, looking at the back of his brother Shi Ye as he left.
There was a sentence that only Shi Mo could hear.
"Brother, only if I know what your weaknesses are, can I better protect your weaknesses for you."
"This way, others can no longer hurt you."
