Foreseeing the Future: The Scheming Film Queen and I Got Married - Chapter 26

Dong Yao was holding the bowl of noodles, surprised. Why had Gu Shiqiu come here?

But Gu Shiqiu did not look at Dong Yao. Instead, her gaze fell on Yu Fei. Her face was dark, and the softness often seen on her in the past could not be found at all in this moment.

Dong Yao wanted to call out to her, but for some reason, seeing her like this, she did not quite dare to say that call aloud.

She was a little afraid of the way Gu Shiqiu looked right now.

Yu Fei’s eyes dodged, and she took a step back.

Gu Shiqiu stared at Yu Fei and said, “Come outside with me.”

Yu Fei clenched the hands hanging at her sides into fists and lifted her head. “Why should I go out with you? What right do you have to order me around?”

Gu Shiqiu looked at her coldly. “I’ll only say this one last time. Come outside.”

After saying that, Gu Shiqiu turned and left. As for whether Yu Fei followed or not, that was Yu Fei’s own choice.

Yu Fei’s chest rose and fell violently, and her clenched hands tightened further, as if she were fighting a battle with herself.

In the end, Yu Fei still obediently followed Gu Shiqiu out.

Only before leaving, she gave Dong Yao an unreadable look.

Seeing this situation, Dong Yao was confused and also followed them outside. Unexpectedly, just as she reached the doorway, Gu Shiqiu turned back and fixed her with a glare.

Her gaze was dark, and her voice held not the slightest warmth. She said, “Stay here. Don’t follow.”

After saying that, she left with Yu Fei, one after the other, without looking back.

Dong Yao obediently stood where she was. But in her mind, Gu Shiqiu’s glare and those stiff, commanding words kept replaying again and again.

It was a little scary.

Perhaps because Gu Shiqiu was usually far too gentle with her, Dong Yao was very unused to seeing her like that. At this moment, regardless of the occasion or situation, she became somewhat angry.

Gu Shiqiu had been mean to her!

All right, now was not the time to fuss over this. Who exactly was that woman just now? Why had Gu Shiqiu come here? Why had she called that woman away? And why had she forbidden Dong Yao from following?

Dong Yao was full of confusion. She even had the urge to secretly follow them, but in the end, reason won over impulse, and she honestly returned to the shop.

Although she was puzzled about who that woman had been, what Dong Yao thought about the most at this moment was still…

Gu Shiqiu was mean to me!!!

Angry.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

Around the corner.

Gu Shiqiu’s face was ashen, and she stared silently at Yu Fei.

Yu Fei stopped three meters away from her, lifting her neck as if doing so could give herself courage.

“Why did you call me over here? A few days ago, I kept contacting you and wanted to meet you, but no matter what, you refused to see me. Now you’re anxious?” Yu Fei’s voice was several degrees higher than usual.

Gu Shiqiu still only looked at her.

Yu Fei said, “I really didn’t expect that you actually value that woman named Dong Yao so much. The moment you received the news, you even abandoned your work and rushed over. What, has your taste changed? Do you like teasing that kind of little brat now?”

Gu Shiqiu said nothing. Only her gaze grew increasingly dark.

“If you really value that woman, then this is far too interesting.” Yu Fei gritted her teeth. “You forced me until I can no longer survive in this industry. Now I’m penniless. And you still want to stay clean and untouched?”

“I’ll definitely let that Dong Yao know what your true face looks like!”

The moment her words fell, the person who had been silent all along suddenly strode forward.

Her gaze icy, she reached out and grabbed Yu Fei by the throat.

Gu Shiqiu exerted strength with her hand, and Yu Fei’s face instantly flushed red from being strangled.

Unable to breathe, Yu Fei tried to pry Gu Shiqiu’s hand away, only to be shocked to discover that the other woman’s strength was astonishing. She could not pry it off at all, nor could she shake her.

Yu Fei was strangled to the point of suffocation, while the person opposite her remained expressionless, only those cold eyes carrying a chill that seeped into the bones.

Yu Fei panicked.

Gu Shiqiu was a lunatic. She wanted to strangle her to death!

“You… let go.” Yu Fei used her nails to scrape and dig at Gu Shiqiu’s arm, digging into flesh. But Gu Shiqiu merely smiled, as if she could not feel the pain.

Just as Yu Fei’s mind went blank and she was about to faint from suffocation, Gu Shiqiu released her hand.

Yu Fei collapsed to the ground, gasping heavily and coughing violently. Her mind was briefly muddled from lack of oxygen.

Gu Shiqiu looked down at her. “Yu Fei, is it because I speak properly to you that you think I’m truly easy to talk to?”

Yu Fei clutched her throat, where red marks had been left. “Gu Shiqiu, are you crazy? Were you actually trying to kill me?!”

Yu Fei braced herself against the ground and stood up, but she did not dare get too close to Gu Shiqiu. She backed away several steps in succession until she had opened up a safe distance. Only then did she dare to speak again. “I have nothing left. I’m not afraid. I just want to disgust you.”

At this moment, Gu Shiqiu had already recovered her calm. Her expression was indifferent, without the slightest trace of the frenzy from just now.

“You really don’t learn your lesson. Do you want me to check again whether your company is clean? Can it withstand my investigation? Have you thought about the consequences?” Gu Shiqiu said lightly.

Yu Fei’s eyes widened slightly. Then she pretended to be calm. “I’m upright and proper. I haven’t done anything illegal. Do you think I’d be afraid of you investigating me?”

Gu Shiqiu smiled. The smile was very cold. “Don’t step on my bottom line. Don’t come here again, and don’t say another word to Dong Yao. Otherwise…”

She did not finish the rest of the sentence, but not saying it was more powerful than saying it.

Yu Fei’s breathing quickened slightly, and she took another step back.

Gu Shiqiu took in her tiny movement and let out a mocking scoff.

After that, Gu Shiqiu turned and left.

Yu Fei stood in place, her neck still aching sharply. Her hands trembled uncontrollably.

For a very, very long time, the trembling did not stop.

She had thought that after lying low for many years, after opening a decent-looking company and accumulating some strength and connections, she finally had the ability to contend with Gu Shiqiu a little. Yet in reality, she was still unable to withstand a single blow.

It had been like that in high school, and it was still like that now.

She should not have provoked her. Yu Fei regretted it from the bottom of her heart.

In the end, Dong Yao could not endure it anymore and sent Gu Shiqiu messages.

Dong Yao: Who was that person just now? Someone you know?

Dong Yao: Where did you and she go?

Dong Yao: Why weren’t you allowed to let me follow?

Dong Yao still wanted to send more, but held back. Uneasy, she sat there and waited.

Her mind was restless, and she could not sit still.

Ding-dong.

Her phone rang.

Dong Yao picked up her phone at lightning speed.

Gu Shiqiu: I’ll tell you later.

Dong Yao stared repeatedly at those three words. Just three words, without a sticker or emoji. Cold and icy.

Gu Shiqiu did not reply to messages like this before. In the past, her replies were very warm. What was wrong with her today?

Those three words, “I’ll tell you later,” were just like the words she had said earlier when she took that woman away and refused to let Dong Yao follow.

Stiff. Cold.

What was this called?

This was called cold violence.

First she glared at her, then she was mean to her, and now even her replies looked as if she could not be bothered to respond.

Dong Yao gritted her teeth and directly shot back a sentence: If you don’t want to reply, then don’t reply. If you don’t want to bother with me, then don’t. Who cares?

That was not enough to vent her anger, so she continued sending: Why were you being so fierce? What was there to be fierce about? Completely baffling.

After sending it, she tossed her phone onto the table, so angry that her cheeks puffed up.

No, she still felt the force was not enough. This quarrel had not been fought thoroughly. It did not feel satisfying.

She picked up her phone and typed rapidly.

Dong Yao: “I’ll tell you later”? Who wants to talk to you later? Who’s curious about why you came here? Who’s curious about who that woman is?

After sending it, she felt much smoother inside.

No, she still had to scold more. Dong Yao’s fingers tapped even louder against the screen.

Only, faintly, she seemed to hear the sound of a phone notification.

It kept ringing, one sound after another. And every time Dong Yao tapped send, that notification tone would ring once.

She raised her head. Someone was leaning against the doorway, backlit by the light, with fair skin and a gentle appearance.

Gu Shiqiu was still as beautiful as always.

“Finished scolding me?” Gu Shiqiu leisurely shook the phone in her hand.

Dong Yao withdrew her gaze and snorted.

Gu Shiqiu laughed softly and walked over. “I didn’t really reply to your messages just now because I was almost here already.”

Dong Yao turned her head away and silently said in her heart: Is coldly replying to messages the only thing you did? Didn’t you also act mean just now? Didn’t you glare at me too?

There were plenty of charges.

“You’ve scolded me so many times already. Are you still not appeased?” Gu Shiqiu sat across from Dong Yao at the table, looking at her without blinking.

Dong Yao said, “Who’s angry? I’m not angry. Why would I be angry? If you want to glare at me, you glare at me. If you want to be mean to me, you’re mean to me. Why would I be angry? Hmph. I’m not angry!”

Gu Shiqiu looked at her like this. She was clearly furious.

“I glared at you?” Gu Shiqiu asked.

Dong Yao nodded with certainty. “You did.”

Gu Shiqiu asked again, “I was mean to you?”

Dong Yao nodded with certainty again. “You were. And very mean.”

Gu Shiqiu held back her laughter.

“You still want to laugh? You were mean to someone without knowing right from wrong, and you still think you’re justified?” Dong Yao was so angry that smoke was about to rise from her head.

Gu Shiqiu took a deep breath, restrained her laughter, and tried to become serious. “All right. I glared at you, was mean to you, and replied coldly. It was my fault. I apologize. I’m sorry. Will you forgive me?”

Dong Yao glanced at her. Her attitude was much more proper now.

Actually, thinking about it another way, it was true that Dong Yao was making a mountain out of a molehill. Gu Shiqiu was human, and as long as she was human, it was inevitable that she would have emotional moments. How could Dong Yao demand that she always speak to her warmly and gently?

Strictly speaking, Gu Shiqiu had not really done anything wrong. It was Dong Yao making a fuss over nothing. She had even been the one to scold Gu Shiqiu first, more than ten times over text.

After carefully analyzing it, Dong Yao suddenly felt a little guilty.

Although Dong Yao knew the pros and cons, right and wrong, things had already reached this point. She had no intention of lowering her head and admitting that she was childish and overly sensitive.

Dong Yao said awkwardly, “Fine. This time, I’ll let it go. I’m not the kind of petty person.”

A very petty person was pretending not to be petty.

Dong Yao looked outside. That woman was gone.

Dong Yao asked, “Where is she?”

The smile on Gu Shiqiu’s face paused for an instant, then returned to normal in the blink of an eye. “She already left.”

Dong Yao said, “That person just now—you know her, right?”

Gu Shiqiu did not deny it and nodded.

Dong Yao frowned and opened her mouth. She wanted to speak, but hesitated, not knowing whether she should say it.

“Did she say something to you?” Gu Shiqiu asked.

Dong Yao nodded.

“So, you believe what she said?” The smile on Gu Shiqiu’s face disappeared completely.