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Chapter 358 Is it worth it? ( subscriptions per day)

Cao Yanan didn't react for a moment.

She even felt like she was seeing a fake Gu Xingruo.

How come this person didn't react at all after hearing such a big thing?

Just three simple words.

"I know."

Cao Yanan's video call screen shook because of her violent movements. She widened her eyes and her voice almost penetrated the screen: "Gu Xingruo! Are you crazy? That's Xia Ning! Xu Wen's ex-girlfriend! She's back in Linjiang and is holding a book signing event. The Internet is full of news about her! How could you not react at all?"

Gu Xingruo sat in Xu Wen's office, fiddling with the My Little Pony figurines on the table with her fingertips, her face still expressionless.

The sunlight filtered through the blinds, casting fine shadows on her face, making her expression seem even more indifferent.

She even raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and her tone was very calm: "I know, I have read her novel before, and I just thought it was a coincidence at the time. I didn't expect it was really written by her."

"'The Disease is You'? That book is all about her and Xu Wen! She even included the plot of imprisoning Xu Wen! How can you still be so calm?" Cao Yanan's voice suddenly rose several degrees.

Gu Xingruo chuckled and glanced across Xu Wen's computer screen.

The online reading page of "The Disease Name is You" is still preserved on it.

She had long discovered that Xu Wen was usually cautious in his actions and rarely left such obvious traces.

He deliberately didn't close the page today, either to test her reaction or he really went to see Xia Ning.

Gu Xingruo was not sad, and was even secretly proud of herself.

She had said long ago that at such critical moments, she was very smart!

"Ruoruo! You weren't like this before! A year ago, when you and Xu Wen weren't together, you would get nervous whenever a girl approached him. I even laughed at you for being too strict and having no status. Now that you are a serious boyfriend and girlfriend, why don't you care anymore?" Cao Yanan was so anxious that she slammed the table.

Gu Xingruo tilted her head, her tone still light and flirtatious: "I also think they met."

Cao Yanan gasped and froze in front of the screen, as if he had been struck by lightning.

She opened her mouth and finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Are you serious?"

"Well, there's still the webpage of this book on Xu Wen's computer, which means he already knows that Xia Ning is back, and..." Gu Xingruo nodded, tapping the table lightly with her fingers.

She paused, the smile on her face deepening: "He is not in the company today, and he didn't tell me where he was going."

Cao Yanan's expression changed from shock to disbelief. She stared at Gu Xingruo, as if trying to find some trace of anger, jealousy or sadness on her face.

But no, nothing.

Gu Xingruo's expression was eerily calm, as if she was discussing today's weather.

"Ruoruo? Do you no longer love Xu Wen? Or have you had enough fun?" Cao Yanan's voice suddenly lowered, with a hint of temptation.

Gu Xingruo's fingers paused for a moment, then she looked up at the screen, her eyes becoming serious.

Her voice was still calm, but with unquestionable firmness: "I have always loved him and will always love him."

Cao Yanan was shocked by her tone and was speechless for a moment.

Gu Xingruo retracted her gaze and looked out the window again. The sunlight shone on her profile, outlining a soft outline.

She whispered, "Yanan, do you know what the biggest difference between me and that scheming woman is?"

Cao Yanan shook her head subconsciously.

"Xia Ning's love is possessive and crazy. She wants to lock Xu Wen by her side and make him belong to her alone. But my love is trust and respect. It means letting him do what he wants, even if he has to go see his ex-girlfriend." Gu Xingruo's voice was soft, but every word was clear.

She once said that if Xu Wen was the moon in the sky, she would protect this moonlight forever.

Cao Yanan was speechless.

Gu Xingruo smiled and continued, "I was nervous a year ago because I had no identity and I was afraid of losing him, but it's different now. I'm his girlfriend."

"But what if he really went to see Xia Ning?" Cao Yanan couldn't help but ask.

Gu Xingruo was silent for a moment, then exhaled softly: "If he wants me to know, he will tell me in person. If he doesn't want me to know, it's useless for me to ask."

There was no anger or hysteria in her tone, only a calm certainty.

Cao Yanan looked at her and suddenly realized.

Gu Xingruo didn't care, but cared too much.

She knows Xu Wen better than anyone else and trusts him more than anyone else.

She would not control Xu Wen in an extreme way like Xia Ning did, because she knew that true love is not bondage but freedom.

"Ruoruo, are you really not worried?" Cao Yanan's voice softened.

Gu Xingruo finally turned her head and looked directly at the screen, with a faint smile on her lips: "Is worrying useful? If Xu Wen really wants to leave, I can't stop him. If he doesn't want to leave, no one can take him away."

Cao Yanan was stunned.

Gu Xingruo stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and overlooked the city scenery along the river.

The sunlight shining on her made her look radiant.

"Yanan, you know what? To love someone is not to put him in a cage, but to let him fly higher and believe that he will come back." She said softly.

Cao Yanan looked at her and suddenly felt that Gu Xingruo in the video was both strange and familiar.

She is still the girl who loves to laugh and make noises, but she is now more calm and confident.

"So you're just waiting like this?" Cao Yanan asked.

"Well, wait for him to come back." Gu Xingruo nodded.

Her tone was calm, but Cao Yanan could hear a hint of determination that would not tolerate compromise.

Gu Xingruo loves Xu Wen, and this has never changed.

But she would not use extreme methods to prove her love like Xia Ning did. She chose to protect this relationship with trust and respect.

After hearing what Gu Xingruo said, Cao Yanan felt mixed emotions.

She stared at her best friend's calm face in the video, and suddenly felt that Gu Xingruo in front of her was so unfamiliar that she was a little scared.

Is this still the Gu Xingruo who would get jealous for a long time just because Xu Wen and a girl said one more word?

Is he still the Gu Xingruo who once vowed to protect Xu Wen and not let anyone take him away?

"Ruoruo, have you really thought it through? Xia Ning is not an ordinary ex-girlfriend. So many things happened between them, and Xu Wen almost..." Cao Yanan's voice trembled a little.

She suddenly stopped here and didn't dare to continue.

Gu Xingruo's eyelashes trembled slightly, but soon returned to calm.

She took a sip from the thermos on the table. The warm water flowed down her throat, reminding her of the hot milk Xu Wen would prepare whenever he worked late at night. "Yanan, do you still remember the Xia Ning I told you about in high school?" Gu Xingruo suddenly asked, her voice so soft that it sounded like she was talking to herself.

Cao Yanan was stunned for a moment: "Of course I remember. You said that she was the most popular girl in the school at that time. She was pretty, good at studying, and spoke very gently."

Although they, as close friends, often cursed Xia Ning behind her back, calling her a scheming bitch and a green tea girl, they had to admit that she was excellent.

Xia Ning had many suitors in high school, but she rejected them all.

Gu Xingruo is equally beautiful, but few people pursue her and most of them are scared away by her.

"Yes, Bai Yueguang, such a perfect girl, who could have thought that she would become like that later?" Gu Xingruo chuckled.

There was a brief silence on both ends of the video.

Cao Yanan recalled the scene when she last saw Xia Ning. That hysterical girl with crazy eyes was completely different from the gentle and elegant school beauty described by Gu Xingruo.

"That's why I'm even more worried! She suddenly came back and wrote that novel, which was obviously aimed at Xu Wen! Ruoruo, you can't be so passive!" She couldn't help but raise her voice.

Gu Xingruo's eyes fell on the photo of her and Xu Wen on the desk.

In the photo, Xu Wen put his arm around her shoulders and both of them were smiling happily.

They took the photo on the first day of Shancheng’s opening. Xu Wen’s eyes were as bright as stars.

"Yanan, what do you think will happen if I go and question Xu Wen now, or confront Xia Ning like in the TV series?" Gu Xingruo spoke slowly.

Cao Yanan opened her mouth but couldn't answer immediately.

"Xu Wen will explain, coax me, and may even reduce contact with Xia Ning to make me feel at ease, but then what? What will he think? He will think that I don't trust him and that I'm being unreasonable." Gu Xingruo asked herself and answered.

At this point, Gu Xingruo suddenly laughed: "You know what? I recently saw a post on Space that said excessive control will push the person you love further away. Xia Ning is the best example."

Cao Yanan frowned: "But Ruoruo, you are really wronging yourself by doing this."

"Feeling wronged? I don't feel wronged. Yanan, think about it, if Xu Wen really still loves Xia Ning, can I stop him? If he doesn't love her anymore, why should I stop him?" Gu Xingruo shook her head.

She stood up and walked to the window, the sunlight shining on her through the glass.

From Cao Yanan's perspective, Gu Xingruo's profile looked particularly soft under the light.

"Moreover, I believe in Xu Wen. He must have his reasons for choosing to be with me. If one day he no longer chooses me, I will still support him without hesitation, support his dreams, and support what he wants to do." Gu Xingruo's voice suddenly lowered.

Her fingers unconsciously stroked the window frame.

Cao Yanan's eyes suddenly felt hot.

The Gu Xingruo she knew had always been a person who dared to love and hate and was straightforward. When did he become so mature?

"Ruoruo, you have changed." Cao Yanan said softly.

Gu Xingruo turned towards the camera with a faint smile on her face: "People will always change, especially when you really fall in love with someone."

She sat back in her chair and said calmly, "Besides, that scheming girl probably wants to learn from what I did before, but I won't be fooled."

Cao Yanan realized something instantly and replied, "You mean?"

"She is so smart that she must know that direct entanglement will only make Xu Wen disgusted, so she chose to be friends, chose to behave maturely and sensible, and chose to plant a seed in Xu Wen's heart." Gu Xingruo continued.

“Just like I did before,” she added.

Gu Xingruo knew that what he had done before was indeed not very ethical.

But in a love relationship, there is no such thing as morality or immorality.

And she really wanted to help Xu Wen.

Gu Xingruo knew very well that her sense of morality had never been very high.

She tapped the tabletop with her fingers. "Just wait and see. She will definitely keep her distance, but she will also be close yet distant. She will become a special person in Xu Wen's heart, a 'sensible' ex-girlfriend."

Cao Yanan took a breath and said, "Then why don't you..."

"I don't care, because I know that what Xu Wen hates most is scheming. After a long time, he will naturally see through it." Gu Xingruo interrupted her.

At this point, she suddenly winked mischievously: "Besides, do you think I followed Xu Wen for a year for nothing? He taught me more than just how to do business and start a business."

Cao Yanan finally couldn't help laughing out loud: "Good for you, Ruoruo, so you were waiting here!"

"So, instead of being suspicious all day long, it is better to focus on improving yourself. Isn't this the kind of me that Xu Wen likes?" Gu Xingruo stretched.

Cao Yanan in the video suddenly stopped talking and just stared at Gu Xingruo with a complicated look in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" Gu Xingruo asked.

"Ruoruo, I suddenly feel that Xu Wen's meeting you is a blessing he has accumulated in several lifetimes." Cao Yanan's voice was a little choked.

Gu Xingruo was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Stop being so corny! But..."

Her eyes softened: "It is my luck to meet him."

Although Cao Yanan was still a little worried, she knew that it was useless to say anything because Gu Xingruo was never one to listen to advice.

She was just a little emotional.

It was obvious that the girl in front of her needed her, her "military advisor", to help her with advice no matter what she did a year ago, but a year later she could say these words so calmly.

She felt as if she was watching her own children grow up.

I feel a little relieved, but more of it is heartache and sadness.

Cao Yanan had many more questions to ask, but in the end she only said three words: "Is it worth it?"

Gu Xingruo was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but quickly came to her senses.

She took a deep breath and replied: "I like him, love him, and want to be with him forever, so everything is worth it."

After saying this, the two never mentioned the topic again.

After chatting about some other things and hanging up the video, Gu Xingruo sat in the chair and was in a daze for a while.

She picked up the phone, hesitated for a moment, and still did not send a message to Xu Wen.

Outside the window, the sun sets, and the last ray of sunlight shines on the group photo on the desk. Xu Wen's smile is still as gentle as ever.

Gu Xingruo gently stroked the photo, with only tenderness in her heart.

She knew that she had a bad temper and that she was a very irritable person, but whenever she saw Xu Wen, she would always calm down.

Gu Xingruo stood up, tidied her desk, and covered the thermos with soup again.

Before leaving, she glanced at the web page that was still open on Xu Wen's computer, sighed softly, but with a faint smile on her lips.

Since Xia Ning had chosen to withdraw at that time, she would no longer be eligible to re-enter.

(End of this chapter)