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Chapter 445: After the Gossip

Outside, the weather was clear and sunny. Shu Pan’s eyelashes fluttered slightly as she remained half-awake, feeling the blanket draped over her smooth skin. Next to her, there was the warmth of another body.

She slowly sat up, feeling a soreness in her body that made her gasp. Glancing at the red marks on her skin, her face flushed.

Looking at the familiar man lying beside her, her heart softened.

Moving her sore body, her gaze inevitably fell on the man.

He was as handsome as ever, no, even more so in his peaceful slumber, serene.

At this moment, the man was quiet, clean, devoid of his usual coldness, appearing more approachable.

Shu Pan stared at him absentmindedly, recalling last night’s misunderstanding. It only confirmed that he had already occupied such an important place in her heart.

Her level of concern for him had surpassed imagination.

Lost in thought for a while, Shu Pan hadn’t come back to her senses yet.

But it seemed that the man was awakened by her movements, slowly opening his eyes.

As soon as he opened his eyes, they met her gentle gaze.

Shu Pan realized he had moved, but the thought of herself being unclothed made her cheeks flush again.

She quickly pulled up the blanket to cover herself, avoiding Gu Shaoting’s eyes.

“Why don’t you sleep a little longer?” Gu Shaoting asked, feeling irritated by yesterday’s misunderstanding with her colleagues, which embarrassed her.

“I can’t sleep anymore, it’s already dawn,” Shu Pan replied, looking out the window before trying to get up.

Gu Shaoting grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him, causing her to fall into his embrace.

“Stop foolish around,” Shu Pan pouted.

“Tonight after work, wait for me to pick you up, and then I’ve arranged to meet Huanhuan to introduce you two,” Gu Shaoting said, planting a gentle kiss on her forehead.

“Okay,” Shu Pan said softly, wrapping herself in the blanket before heading to the bathroom.

When Shu Pan arrived at the company, everyone pretended to be busy, stealing glances at her from time to time. She ignored them, Imowing exactly what was going on. There was no need to clarify such matters everywhere.

Returning to her seat, Shu Pan took out her phone and browsed through entertainment news and social media. Strangely, the headline that was hot news yesterday seemed to have vanished without a trace today. It even gave Shu Pan a surreal feeling, as if the news was just a figment of her imagination, as if the incident never happened.

Shu Pan guessed that this was probably Gu Shaoting’s doing. He wouldn’t let such false reports linger around. He must have taken care of it.

Tang Wei quietly approached, glanced at Shu Pan, and then asked with concern, “Shu Pan, are you okay? You know the authenticity of entertainment news. It’s all for entertainment, just a way to amuse the public, not necessarily true.”

“Yeah, that’s true. I’m fine, don’t worry,” Shu Pan replied with a smile towards her.

“That’s good then.” Tang Wei, seeing that she didn’t seem to be forcing a smile, walked away reassured.

Shu Pan then immersed herself in her busy work.

At noon, Gu Shaoting called to ask how her day was going.

Shu Pan knew he was worried that she might still be facing strange looks from others, so he called to check on her.

Her heart warmed at his concern. Despite his outward appearance of coldness, he had a caring side too. It seemed he was increasingly concerned about her feelings and thoughts.

She gently assured him that she was fine, and everything was okay..