Deep Fog Kiss

The woman in front of him had a polite smile, but her eyes held undisguised smugness.

Jiang Li sat there, raising her eyes to look at her coldly, "What's it to you?"

Yu Wanqing looked down at her, arms crossed in an arrogant manner, and sneered, "Give up on that idea, he won't come."

"Even if you wait until dawn, he won't come."

Jiang Li slowly stood up, chuckling softly, "Is that so?"

"If he were coming, I wouldn't have bothered to see you looking so stupid." Yu Wanqing deliberately spoke ambiguously, her tone sarcastic. "If I'm not mistaken, you must have pretended to be pitiful and called him, like a lost lapdog waiting for him to come looking for you."

"Too bad," she shrugged and smiled, "he's not buying it."

"I came here to tell you that you don't need to wait anymore." Yu Wanqing stared at her annoying face. "You don't need to wait today, and you definitely won't need to wait in the future."

Jiang Li lowered her eyes and chuckled softly. When she looked up again, her eyebrows were raised in a mocking manner. "Who are you to tell me this? And who are you to him?"

"That's a question I should be asking you, Jiang Li," Yu Wanqing retorted. "What is your status, and what is your relationship with him?"

"Back then, his kindness to you was simply out of a sense of responsibility towards you. To put it nicely, you were a responsibility of the Gu family; to put it bluntly, you were a burden to the Gu family. It's just that the Gu family passed this burden on to him, and he had no choice but to take responsibility for your life until you turned eighteen."

"Now that he's no longer responsible for you, you, this burden, should be sensible and stay far away from him. What right do you have to stay by his side now?"

"You always use this pitiful act to get his attention. Don't you find it both laughable and pathetic?"

Jiang Li chuckled softly, "Yu Wanqing, the reason you're here today telling me all this is because you're scared, isn't it?"

"What am I afraid of?" Yu Wanqing smiled coldly.

"You're afraid that my appearance will take away a place in his heart." Jiang Li met her cold and arrogant eyes and smiled, "You were afraid two years ago, and you're still afraid now."

"Because Gu Zhishen doesn't like you."

Her words struck a chord with Yu Wanqing.

Despite being from a prestigious family, Yu Wanqing maintained her smile even after her innermost thoughts were exposed.

She chuckled. "So what? In terms of family background, status, and social standing, I'm a perfect match for him, and I have a legitimate reason to marry him. Our feelings can develop slowly after marriage. Can you?"

Can you do it?

Jiang Li suddenly clenched her fists and asked with a smile, "We're not related by blood, so why can't we?"

"Ha!" Yu Wanqing laughed sarcastically. "Would you dare say such a thing in front of the Gu family? Would you dare reveal it in front of outsiders? By seniority, you call him 'Uncle.' Don't you find your intentions disgusting?"

"If the Gu family knew about your intentions, would they still tolerate you? A burden raised in the Gu family for ten years, only to end up coveting your own uncle—if Uncle Gu knew about this ridiculous talk, you probably wouldn't be able to stay in Jingzhou."

"Jiang Li, your filthy thoughts are like a rat in a sewer, destined to rot and decay. Once exposed to the light, they will be trampled to the bone."

Yu Wanqing stepped forward and looked at Jiang Li's beautiful face.

She is indeed young, beautiful, and alluring.

If she were in a different position, she might not really have any advantage.

"Sometimes I feel sorry for you," Yu Wanqing said with a gentle smile. "It's not easy for you to keep someone who has to resort to all sorts of tricks and put on such a show."

"But that's all you're capable of," she chuckled softly. "You have to admit, Zhi Shen doesn't have those feelings for you. Otherwise, why would he let you go abroad alone and ignore you completely?"

"If I were you, I would just enjoy the resources the Gu family provides and wouldn't come back even after going abroad. Even if I did come back, I would live my life honestly and not covet things I can't have, so as not to annoy or disgust people."

She raised her hand and gently smoothed Jiang Li's long hair. "Little burden, if you don't believe me, you can try and see if you can wait for him today."

Jiang Li met her provocative gaze with a smile, "It doesn't matter."

"Sister Wanqing," she called softly and affectionately, her eyes crinkling with a smile, "My big tree is only for me to enjoy its shade, otherwise I'll cut it down. You can try it too."

Two pairs of smiling eyes met, sparks of provocation flying.

After a moment, Yu Wanqing raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Then let's see if your tree is cut down first, or if I'll treat you to wedding candy first."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Jiang Li with a light sneer, turned around, and strode away in her high heels.

The white car sped past, and there was no one else on the road.

The sky was as dark as ink, with not a single star in sight. Gusts of evening wind blew by, swirling up the yellow leaves along the roadside.

Raindrops fell faintly on the dim ground, one by one...

Jiang Li looked up, and the cold rain fell on her face, looking just like tears.

She raised her hand to wipe it away, calmly glanced at the road, and looked around. Among the speeding vehicles, the arrogant license plate number did not appear.

My phone died and shut down; I don't know how much time has passed.

The raindrops grew heavier and heavier.

Gu Zhishen indeed did not come to pick her up.

She suddenly chuckled softly and turned to leave.

......

The taxi stopped at a luxury apartment building.

Before Jiang Li even got out of the car, she saw a figure standing by the roadside, dressed in pajamas, holding an umbrella, looking around.

She opened the car door and got out. The other person quickly opened an umbrella and came forward, exclaiming, "My goodness! How did you get soaked? Didn't you bring an umbrella?"

Shen Nianchu held most of the umbrella over Jiang Li, whose long hair and dress were soaked, leaving her completely drenched. Her eyes and nose were slightly red, whether from the cold or something else was unclear.

She quickly grasped her hands; they were icy cold.

Shen Nianchu gasped, quickly stuffed the umbrella into Jiang Li's hand, and hurriedly took off her coat to wrap around Jiang Li.

"What happened? What went wrong? How did you get yourself into this state?"

Jiang Li looked up and forced a smile. "My water pipes are broken and will take several days to repair. Sister Nianchu, can I stay at your place for a few days?"

Along the way, she made the driver go in circles several times, unable to think of a destination.

She didn't want to go back to Beishan Villa, much less to Gu's Residence.

She had nowhere to go in Jingzhou, and not many friends.

After thinking it over, she could only think of Shen Nianchu.

Aside from Shen Nianchu, it seems she really has nowhere else to go.

"Is it just a broken water pipe?" Shen Nianchu asked, staring at her wet eyes.

Jiang Li smiled and nodded gently.

Shen Nianchu breathed a sigh of relief, put her arm around her and walked forward, "I thought something had happened, but it's nothing. You can stay here as long as you want."

She rubbed Jiang Li's arms and said, "You didn't even bring an umbrella or wear an extra layer when you came out. What if you caught a cold?"

"You were in a hurry to leave," Jiang Li said softly. Shen Nianchu's concerned tone warmed her cold body a little.

......

The rain was drizzling outside the window, and the raindrops crisscrossed in front of the clean French windows.

Gu Zhishen stood by the window, his eyes deep and somber, a cigarette burning between his fingers.

The phone rang; it was Yin Ming.

"Boss, Miss Li had already left when I arrived."

The man's cold, handsome face was reflected in the dark window, his deep eyes as dark and cold as the night outside.

Twenty minutes ago, Beishanshu called.

Jiang Li did not return to the villa.

He assumed she was still waiting for him by the roadside, so he asked Yinming to go and check.

It seems he's meddling in other people's business again.

Gu Zhi took a deep drag on his cigarette, and under the swirling smoke, his eyes looked exceptionally dangerous and chilling.

He opened the photo on his phone, his piercing gaze falling once again on the man in the picture.

She left with that man?