SYLM Chapter 91

Chapter 91: No Destruction, No Construction.

Chapter 91 No Destruction, No Construction.

In the following week, Gu Wan Jun’s “Let’s meet up next time” from their last meeting became an empty promise.

It wasn’t that she was deliberately playing hard to get; it was just that a Literature teacher in the office suddenly took wedding leave, and she had to cover classes for two grades. She was so busy that she was rushing around constantly. Several times, while telling stories to coax Dodo to sleep, she fell asleep before the little one did.

As for Chen Lu.

Apart from occasionally sharing daily life updates on WeChat, it was all a one-way street from Gu Wan Jun. Chen Lu never replied to her, and she didn’t dare to share too much, fearing that the little girl would get angry one day and delete her on WeChat.

Oh well, although Chen Lu didn’t reply, at least the messages were sent, and the little girl would see them eventually, right? Even if it’s just one or two.

In any case, progress is good.

Gu Wan Jun told herself in her heart.

During a school meeting.

After the school meeting ended, only the hurried footsteps of teachers and the distant sounds of students playing remained in the corridor.

Gu Wan Jun was organizing the meeting materials in her hands, going over today’s schedule in her head. After a while, she heard the sound of high heels hitting the floor behind her. Tang Ying, who had also finished the meeting, came over and patted her on the shoulder.

“You scared me! It’s you.” Gu Wan Jun patted her chest and smiled helplessly.

“Why are you so timid all of a sudden? What were you thinking about?”

“Thinking about today’s schedule. The classes of two grades overlap, so I have to find Teacher Li to coordinate in a bit.”

“That’s it? I thought you were thinking about someone so deeply.” Tang Ying paused, looked around, then lowered her voice, a hint of teasing in her eyes: “How are things going with you and Chen Lu?”

“……”

Mentioning Chen Lu, the schedule that had just begun to form in her mind immediately scattered into fragments. Gu Wan Jun looked up and sighed slightly. She looked around and truthfully told Tang Ying the situation.

After listening, Tang Ying raised her eyebrows in dissatisfaction, rolling her eyes unceremoniously: “After all that, aren’t you just standing still?”

“……”

Gu Wan Jun pursed her lips, her fingers unconsciously caressing the edge of the folder, her voice a little low:

“I’ve already done many things I would never have done before. Is that still not enough? This kind of thing can’t be rushed, so let’s just take it slow.”

“Take it slow?”

Tang Ying sneered, crossing her arms, her tone filled with disappointment:

“Fine, you just continue to take it slow like a little turtle. When someone else suddenly appears by Chen Lu’s side one day, let’s see if you can still leisurely say take it slow.”

“……”

Tang Ying’s words made Gu Wan Jun’s face change slightly. The famous saying that beautiful young girls don’t stay single for too long is always relevant. The originally calm eyes surged with a sense of unease. Gu Wan Jun bit her lower lip, her voice with a hint of urgency:

“Then… then what do you think I should do?”

Seeing that this person finally had some reaction, Tang Ying smiled knowingly, saying coldly:

“In my opinion, your way of interacting with each other is still stuck in the high school teacher-student mode. What’s the use of just flirting verbally? Everyone is an adult, you have to have some actual physical contact—”

“No way!”

Gu Wan Jun interrupted her abruptly. Her voice was a little loud, causing several teachers around them to look in their direction curiously.

Realizing something was wrong, Gu Wan Jun immediately lowered her voice again. Her brows were tightly furrowed, her tone with a hint of rejection:

“No, I can’t do that. I’m afraid of scaring her.”

“Good heavens, what do you take Chen Lu for, a three-year-old who doesn’t understand anything? She’s twenty-five years old, okay?” Tang Ying’s eyebrows were so furrowed that they could almost kill a mosquito.

“No, I’m afraid she’ll get angry.” Gu Wan Jun still shook her head.

“Angry?” Tang Ying laughed in anger, almost writing the word ‘speechless’ on her face: “Why are you so cowardly? What can she do to you if she gets angry? Can she eat you?”

Gu Wan Jun was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head, her voice getting smaller and smaller: “What if she gets angry and ignores me?”

Tang Ying sneered, her eyes sharp: “Does she acknowledge you now?”

“……”

Tang Ying knows how to hit where it hurts.

These words were like a sharp knife, piercing straight into Gu Wan Jun’s heart. She fell silent, her fingers tightly clutching the folder, her fingertips turning white.

Seeing this scene, Tang Ying’s tone softened slightly, but still carried a few points of forcefulness and aggressiveness:

“That’s the end of it. She’s already ignoring you, which is the worst-case scenario. What are you still afraid of? If you want to break through the relationship between you two, you have to ‘no destruction, no construction’. If you continue like this, just be prepared to live alone for the rest of your life.”

“……”

Gu Wan Jun looked up, her eyes flashing with struggle and confusion. She opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but in the end, she didn’t say anything.

Seeing Gu Wan Jun like this, her cold expression softened a bit. Tang Ying patted her on the shoulder, rarely speaking kindly:

“You know better than I do what kind of person Chen Lu is. If she really had no feelings for you, she would have completely cut off your thoughts. But she’s still willing to interact with you now, which means she still has you in her heart.”

“I know.” Gu Wan Jun’s eyes flickered slightly. She took a deep breath, her voice a little shaky: “But… is this really okay?”

Tang Ying raised her eyebrows, her eyes with a hint of cunning: “Why not? Find an opportunity to create some ‘accidental’ physical contact, and see her reaction. If she doesn’t resist, then it means there’s a chance, and the window paper between you will be broken. After that, I don’t need to say anything, right?”

Gu Wan Jun bit her lip, a hint of hesitation flashing in her eyes, but in the end, she nodded: “I’ll try.”

“Just try, why does your expression look like you’re being sent to the battlefield? That’s not like you, relax.

Gu Wan Jun shook her head and smiled helplessly: “You know, whenever I face her, I become unlike myself, just like when you face Fu Yi Wen.”

“……”

The topic suddenly turned back to herself. Tang Ying crossed her arms, her face instantly turning cold:

“Who told you to change the subject? We’re talking about your business now, what does it have to do with me?”

“How does it not have anything to do with you? You just analyzed it so well for me, it must be based on experience, right? No wonder Fu Yi Wen is so firmly in your grasp.”

“Gu Wan Jun.” Tang Ying sent a glare over: “You’re repaying kindness with enmity, aren’t you?”

Gu Wan Jun shrugged, teasing with a smile: “You can’t even tell the truth these days?”

“……”

This kind of love-hate relationship was familiar to both of them. However, joking aside, before parting, Gu Wan Jun didn’t forget to thank Tang Ying.

Back in the office, Tang Ying’s words kept echoing in Gu Wan Jun’s mind.

“No destruction, no construction…”

Gu Wan Jun murmured softly. She took a deep breath, her eyes gradually becoming firm, as if she had made some kind of decision.

On the other side.

Having not seen Gu Wan Jun for almost a week, Chen Lu initially rejoiced that her ears were finally quiet, but as the calendar pages turned one by one, that sense of joy also dissipated, replaced by an inexplicable emotion that took root and grew wildly in her heart.

Gu Wan Jun didn’t come to find her, she should be happy, but why couldn’t she be happy?

Chen Lu rubbed her temples, not understanding what she was thinking.

Or perhaps she understood, but was unwilling to admit it.

Was Gu Wan Jun giving up just like that? When did Gu Wan Jun become this kind of person who gives up halfway?

Chen Lu rubbed her temples until they were swollen and painful. She felt inexplicably irritable. She closed her laptop, picked up her phone, and opened the rabbit icon in WeChat.

Looking at the messages of daily updates that Gu Wan Jun sent from time to time in the chat box, Chen Lu had read these messages so many times that she almost memorized them.

Judging from these messages, this person didn’t seem to have any intention of giving up.

Then why hadn’t she seen her in person lately? Was she playing the game of playing hard to get again?

Chen Lu scratched her hair, feeling more and more annoyed. She even felt so annoyed that she wanted to directly send a message to ask Gu Wan Jun what she was doing. However, after calming down, she felt that she was being unreasonable.

See, Gu Wan Jun could always effortlessly drive her crazy.

Why was it always like this? Why was she always led by the nose by Gu Wan Jun?

Chen Lu knew the answer, but she was just unwilling to admit it.

It was true that she hated Gu Wan Jun, but it was also true that she could never let go of Gu Wan Jun.

Gu Wan Jun. She couldn’t escape Gu Wan Jun.

Gu Wan Jun, were you giving up just like that?

Summer rain fell again and again, and the days passed in people’s busy lives.

Time came to mid-July, Gu Wan Jun’s birthday.

Unlike Chen Lu’s state of mind, Gu Wan Jun had been thinking about how to no destruction, no construction during this period. Until her birthday, she felt that the opportunity had come.

Her birthday was on a Saturday.

Gu Wan Jun and her daughter, Dodo, video-called Chen Lu together.

The phone was hung up as soon as it was dialed. Chen Lu typed a reply: [What’s up?]

Gu Wan Jun: [It’s been a while. Dodo wants to video chat with you.]

Dodo was old enough to recognize many words. Looking at her mother’s reply, the little one curiously asked, “Mommy, aren’t we going to invite Sister Lu Lu to celebrate your birthday with us?”

“Yes, Mommy is planning to invite Sister Lu Lu, but it’s not clear when sending messages, so a video is more convenient.

Gu Wan Jun explained with a smile, but she sighed unconsciously in her heart.

She knew that Chen Lu would definitely refuse if she just sent a message.

Dodo didn’t know Gu Wan Jun’s concerns and continued to ask in a childish voice: “Then why doesn’t Mommy say that Mommy wants to video chat with Sister Lu Lu?”

“……”

Gu Wan Jun was stunned by this question, her brain racing: “Because Sister Lu Lu likes Dodo more. If I say Dodo wants to video chat, Sister Lu Lu will be more likely to agree.”

Gu Wan Jun explained with a smile, while feeling apologetic to her daughter in her heart. However, the simple-minded Dodo didn’t understand the adult world, but was simply happy because of what her mother said, smiling so much that her eyes were almost invisible.

The mother and daughter, one big and one small, stared at the phone screen, waiting for a reply.

After the message was sent, the WeChat chat box displayed “The other party is typing” for a long time, but no message was sent.

After about three minutes, Gu Wan Jun pressed the video request again. This time, the ringtone rang for a few seconds before the video connected.

The moment the video connected, Chen Lu’s cold face appeared on the screen.

She seemed to have just taken a shower, and the ends of her hair were still wet, casually draped over her shoulders. She was wearing a loose white home outfit, the neckline slightly open, revealing a section of fair collarbone. Her beautiful and focused eyes were still indifferent, but Gu Wan Jun keenly captured the flicker in her eyes.

“Sister Lu Lu!” Dodo excitedly moved closer to the screen, waving her little hands, “You look so pretty today!”

Gu Wan Jun didn’t know who the child had inherited the sweet talk from. Chen Lu’s expression softened a bit, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly: “Dodo is also very cute.”

Gu Wan Jun sat aside, quietly watching this scene. Her fingers unconsciously caressed the edge of the phone, her heart beating faster. She knew she shouldn’t be so nervous, but when facing Chen Lu, she could never fully control her emotions.

Dodo happily opened her mouth again: “Sister Lu Lu, Mommy said you’ve been very busy with work lately, and haven’t had time to see us!”

Hearing this, Chen Lu was obviously stunned for a moment, then nodded: “Yes, I’ve been busy writing new manuscripts recently, so it’s been quite busy.”

“Then does Sister Lu Lu have time today?” Dodo blinked her big eyes, asking innocently, “Today is Mommy’s birthday, we want to invite you to have dinner together!”

Chen Lu’s expression froze slightly, her eyes moving away from Dodo’s face and landing on Gu Wan Jun.

Caught off guard by the eye contact, even through the screen, Gu Wan Jun’s heart tightened. She tried to appear calm and said softly, “Yes, it’s been a long time. Dodo misses you so much.”

Was it just Dodo who missed her? Gu Wan Jun, what were you trying to do again?

Chen Lu frowned slightly, her eyes filled with a hint of inquiry and complexity, her slender fingers gently tapping on the table, seemingly thinking about something. After a moment, she said in a faint tone, “I might be a little busy today.”

“……”

As soon as the words fell, Gu Wan Jun’s heart sank. She had expected this result, and she didn’t show any disappointment. Instead, she smiled even more gently:

“It’s okay, work is important, but if you’re free tonight, you can come to my house for a while. I… Dodo and I both miss you very much.”

After struggling for a long time, Gu Wan Jun silently put herself in front of her daughter. She didn’t say the words “I miss you” in the end.

On the other side of the video, Chen Lu subconsciously clenched her phone, her complex gaze lingering on Gu Wan Jun’s face for a few seconds, seemingly judging the truth of her words.

Chen Lu knew that she should refuse directly, not giving the other party any hope. However, the words changed when they reached her mouth: “…I’ll see.”

As soon as these words were said, a hint of surprise flashed in the gentle peach blossom eyes in the video, but Gu Wan Jun quickly concealed it. The woman nodded gently, “Okay, then we’ll wait for you.”

After hanging up the video, Chen Lu leaned back in her chair and exhaled a long breath. Listening to her somewhat disordered heartbeat, the gentle smile of Gu Wan Jun and her expecting eyes kept replaying in her mind.

She knew she shouldn’t go, but there was a voice in the depths of her heart urging her—go see her.

You obviously can’t let go either.

At the same time, on the other side.

Gu Wan Jun put down her phone and gently ruffled Dodo’s hair: “Dodo is great, Sister Lu Lu might come.”

Dodo clapped her hands happily: “That’s great! If Sister Lu Lu comes, Mommy will definitely be happier!”

Gu Wan Jun smiled, rubbed her daughter’s little face with her own, and didn’t deny it.

The sun shone through the window into the room, and Gu Wan Jun couldn’t help but start to look forward to it.