Chapter 21

It was still the face from her memories, but compared to his youthful good looks back when they were students, the lines on his face were more pronounced now, and there was an air of steady maturity in his brow.

More importantly, the gentleness she missed was long since gone from his face. All that remained was cold distance. He seemed to be listening to the reports from his subordinates around him, and he nodded occasionally, giving a few simple orders.

His gaze never once looked toward the sidelines, toward her. Just like that, surrounded by people, he walked right into the editor-in-chief's office.

It was only after the other people left that the deadly quiet office instantly erupted into noise.

"Oh my goodness, I thought our editor-in-chief would be a menopausal woman or a pervy old man, but to think he's so young and handsome!"

"Uh-huh, uh-huh! Recently it's been the Chiyao president and then our new editor-in-chief. I feel like my eyesight has been getting better lately!"

Next to Su Kexin, Xiao Mei was especially excited as well. Pulling Su Kexin's hand, she looked absolutely ecstatic. "Goodness, Sis Kexin, I didn't think the new editor-in-chief would be so handsome! He's just… Huh? Sis Kexin, why do you look so pale?"

Su Kexin bit her lip tightly and shook her head, unable to say anything.

Xiao Mei was so excited about the new editor-in-chief that she could not pay Su Kexin any more attention. Instead, she whispered to the other young women excitedly, "Hey, what's our new editor-in-chief's name? I think it was Gu something… Gu…"

"Gu Yihan."

Xiao Mei and the others blinked, turning around to look at Su Kexin, who had suddenly spoken out loud.

However, Su Kexin ignored them, her face still pale as she looked in the direction of Gu Yihan's office. Her eyes gleamed oddly.

It had been two whole years, and she had let go to some extent. However, his reappearance was still like a tide that swept right past her defenses.

They had brushed past each other earlier, but she could not even be sure if he had recognized her at a glance as she did him.

When she thought of that, Su Kexin suddenly curved her lips in self-jest.

So what if he did recognize her, and what if he did not? Things had already come to this, so did she still expect him to give her an explanation? Or was she still hoping to pick up where they left off?

Even putting aside the two years that had passed, he had changed significantly. Even she was no longer the Su Kexin she had been back then.

The nightmare from two years ago and the marriage she had now… The two of them would never be able to go back again…

For the rest of the day, Su Kexin was extremely uneasy. She was terrified that Gu Yihan would recognize her.

However, it turned out she had thought too highly of herself.

As soon as Gu Yihan took over the post, he immediately had a few small meetings about human resources and the positions in the magazine, adjusting the existing arrangements slightly.

At the meeting, he only carefully listened to the editors' reports and occasionally gave a simple instruction or two. The whole time, he never once seemed to notice Su Kexin sitting at the end of the meeting table.

It seemed like he had already forgotten her, huh.

It was understandable. If there was any value in remembering her, he would not have left without saying goodbye two years ago, and he would not have stayed silent since.

It felt like forever before she could leave work, but once she could, Su Kexin did not want to spend even a second more in the office. She immediately took her bag and wanted to leave.

However, her editor suddenly called out to her.

"Hold on, Su Kexin. Could you bring this report to Editor-in-chief Gu and help me tell him about it?"

Su Kexin's body immediately stiffened, and she turned around painstakingly. "Editor, I have something important at home today. Could I…"

Her editor Jiang Lili was already in a bad mood today because she did not perform as well as the other editor at the meeting. When she heard Su Kexin's rejection, her expression immediately turned cold. "Su Kexin, do you think you're all that just because the interview you did made it big?"