CHAPTER 413: CHAPTER 255: INITIATIVE

Gu Qingchen did not press him further, "If you’re not feeling well, the sooner you see a doctor the better!"

After saying this, he turned and left the conference room.

At the moment the door of the conference room was closed, Gu Bohan actually smiled!

Gu Qingchen was his favorite son. Hearing those words from him, he suddenly felt his mood was very good!

In the evening, a charity event was held in City A.

The Gu Family was invited to participate, with Gu Qingchen attending with his chauffeur, A-Sheng.

As A-Sheng drove the car, he said, "Mr. Gu, everyone brings a female companion, aren’t you bringing Miss Bei?"

Holding a project proposal in his hand, Gu Qingchen replied, "I wish to keep her hidden!"

Her beauty, her intelligence, her gentle affection like water — he wished to enjoy them alone and disliked sharing with anyone.

Understanding his meaning, A-Sheng smiled knowingly and focused on driving.

...

The charity gala.

As the daughter of the vice-mayor, Shen Qingya naturally attended as well. She wore a low-key yet elegant white gown, and her demeanor exuded extraordinary nobility.

"Miss, the vice-mayor has a meeting and will arrive at the gala later!" the driver said to her as he pulled up to the entrance of the banquet.

"I know dad is busy," Shen Qingya replied to the driver, "You go park the car, I can go in by myself."

Upon entering, Shen Qingya spotted a familiar figure.

He was dressed in a tailor-made suit, always looking so cool and proud, with pale and slender fingers holding a glass of red wine.

Even from the farthest distance, across both ends, she recognized him at a glance!

"Qingya, Qingchen is already here!" Gu Bohan’s voice sounded in her ear.

With poise, Shen Qingya replied, "Uncle, I saw him the moment I arrived!"

Gu Bohan nodded, pleased with her, "Is the vice-mayor not here yet?"

"Dad had a last-minute meeting and will arrive later," Shen Qingya replied as she took a glass of wine from a waiter’s tray.

Gu Bohan said, "Young people should mingle with one another, I’ll go find my old friends."

"Alright," responded Shen Qingya, glass in hand, approaching Gu Qingchen’s direction.

As a rising star in the business world, Gu Qingchen was surrounded and esteemed by all. Yet, he interacted with them indifferently and coldly, not speaking much.

When Shen Qingya approached him, he did not expect to encounter her here, at such a time, at such an event...

Shen Qingya stood before him, her smile slight, as always — like a gentle stream flowing over mossy pebbles...

Gazing at Gu Qingchen, she seemed like a goddess descending from the clouds, extending her hand, "Mr. Gu, hello!"

She shared similarities with Bei Ran, yet also possessed differences.

Both took the initiative, both had ravishing beauty, both bloomed elegantly like flowers.

So, what were the differences?

Shen Qingya was prouder than Bei Ran!

Since entering the venue, Shen Qingya hadn’t spoken a word to any other man, making her way directly towards Gu Qingchen.

Gu Qingchen felt as if this was a dream!

Six years ago, Shen Qingya disappeared miraculously, and no matter how he searched, he couldn’t find her!

Later, a neighbor told him she had emigrated abroad!

To see her again at a charity gala was too sudden for Gu Qingchen.

He had long accepted her disappearance from his life; he had accepted that Bei Ran was the woman to spend his life with, yet she had reappeared!

He was graceless; he did not shake her hand!

Shen Qingya didn’t mind, but those surrounding Gu Qingchen recognized her.

"Isn’t that Miss Shen..."

"Yes! The daughter of the vice-mayor..."

"Mr. Gu, you seem to be in luck with the ladies..."

Gu Qingchen just watched coldly from the sidelines. He glanced at Shen Qingya. No wonder the old man of the Gu family had said he would regret not meeting the vice-mayor and Miss Shen; he would regret it...

No!

He did not regret it at all!

The emotions of six years ago, he had already drawn a period to them.

Even he didn’t know, however, that she was actually the daughter of the vice-mayor.

Still, the sudden appearance of Shen Qingya caught him off guard!

"Miss Shen...", a man beside her spoke up, extending his hand to shake hers.

Though Shen Qingya felt somewhat awkward, because Gu Qingchen had slighted her, she did not accept the other man’s hand either.

Shen Qingya withdrew her hand, not saying anything further to Gu Qingchen. She remained calm and composed in dealing with the situation at hand.

"Qingya..." A beautiful young lady approached her, relieving Shen Qingya from the crowd — it was her good friend Ning Shuhui.