Chapter 8 - Mrs. Gu (1/2)
Chapter 8: Mrs. Gu
Zhang Rongrong and Yi Ran talked into the middle of the night. As friends, they also gave each other a lot of opinions, support and encouragement. This also made Yi Ran’s somewhat uneasy emotions calm down. After all, Zhang Rongrong worked in a mental health center and was proficient in psychology. Moreover, Yi Ran was an innately happy person. Once a decision was made, there will be no need to think about it again.
Director Gu had originally said for them to get married in a week, but once he started working, his concentration was amazing. When he finally took the time to find her again, a month had already passed.
This day can also be regarded as a good day to get married. Yi Ran’s foot injury was nearly recovered. The weather in late summer was no longer so hot and difficult, and the sun shined with bright vitality over the entire city, even as the cool breeze traced the faces of the people as it blew past.
They planned to meet at the Civil Affairs Bureau, where Gu Tingchuan will register their marriage. She asked him over the phone, “This, I don’t have to talk to your parents first?”
Gu Tingchuan was preparing to park, and his hands were light on the edge of the steering wheel. He tapped it gently and said in a low voice, “My parents knew about our marriage and agreed to it. I can take you back to see the parents after I received the certificate. Right now, they are in Germany with my big brother and will come back in a few days.”
“So, Gu Tai also knows about this? ”
Through the microphone on the headset came the sound of a chuckle. “Mmm, of course, but he is abroad with my mother.”
Yi Ran didn’t know why but she suddenly wanted to see the reaction of the little boy when he heard the news. She thought it would be very cute…
The sky was bright and white. She walked towards Gu Tingchuan’s tall figure and went all the way up to him. In front of the private car, she stood in place and waved and smiled at him.
Gu Tingchuan thought that this seemed to be the first time someone gave him such a greeting. He was surprised and gazed at her for a while before breaking the silence. “Let’s go in.”
The marriage procedures went smoothly. It wasn’t until Yi Ran saw the little book in her hand did she finally react, realizing that she was now married to the big director.
Seeing the field for marital status, she discovered that this man really had a kind of magic power, because, with his guidance, it seemed that the process of marriage itself had never been so natural or simple.
Gu Tingchuan ignored her dazed look. After starting the car, he looked at her sideways and said, “I have to go back to the company first. Xiao Zhao already had the moving company send me your luggage. We should see it when we go back tonight. You’ll follow me to the company first.”
He paused, turned off the air conditioning in the car, and asked, “Do you have other arrangements?”
Yi Ran immediately shook her head. On such a day, what other arrangements could she have?
When Gu Tingchuan asked her to move to his downtown apartment, there were all kinds of worries but she really didn’t have any good reasons to refuse. So, naturally, she could only promise him.
Yi Ran glanced at her surroundings, remembering that this was her first time in Gu Tingchuan’s car and sitting in the position of co-pilot, no less. To be honest, this feeling was hard to describe. It was like suddenly receiving a gift with your name on it, only to find that it represented something very special.
Yi Ran looked at the decor inside his car. She ordinarily do not pay too much attention to cars and was only able to recognize that this car was a Cadillac, one with lines sharply cut like a diamond. When in motion, the car’s body was particularly distinguished.
The car was not a high-end sports car nor a business luxury car. Even so, it appeared that Gu Tingchuan liked to use this car. Last time, he also used this same car to pick up Gu Tai from school.
Yi Ran blinked and still couldn’t believe that this was happening.
After half an hour, the car steadily stopped in the company’s underground garage. The decoration of the Jiaye film company from top to bottom was in a cool color scheme, exuding a rigorous and detailed atmosphere everywhere. Elite men and women in suits and high heels would pass through the corridor from time to time, and everyone seemed to be busy.
Although this company will partly belong to Gu Tingchuan sooner or later, several old producers and investors had disputed the plot and setting of his movie. The two sides had different opinions. As a result, he had to rush back to the meeting to handle some things and to voice his own opinions.
As they waited for the elevator, several company personnel in suits gathered around Gu Tingchuan to discuss business affairs. One of them was a deputy director named Lu Shanwei, who was also famous and well-received.
She quietly followed them to the elevator on the highest floor. As Gu Tingchuan’s new wife, she really felt unprecedented tension. The pressure was ten times more than the first time she stood in front of a classroom full of students.
Yi Ran secretly sent a WeChat to her friend, saying: Laozi is now in the Jiaye building, but why do the people here look so good…
The information was only sent halfway when Gu Tinghuan noticed Yi Ran’s bowed head as she looked at her phone. He opened his mouth as if to say something but seemed to think better of it, and he finally just said, “I’m going to open a meeting. You can go to my office to rest. If you want coffee or snacks, let the staff help you.”
After saying this, he turned to a female staff member. “Take her to my office and bring the documents on my desk to the conference room.”
Before Yi Ran had the chance to respond, the group with Gu Tingchuan at the center had already taken a big step away.
She smiled at the beautiful secretary in dark professional suit, and the professional smile on the other person’s face was just right. “Hello. Please enter here.”
After greeting her, the secretary took a bunch of files and walked away. Yi Ran sat alone on the sofa for a while.
Gu Tingchuan’s office was not only full of modern art style, but it can even give people a cold chill. She looked around and saw paintings on the wall that looked like they were done by masters. The indoor potted plants were flourishing. It should be that someone always came on time to take care of it. The desk was spotlessly clean with only a few documents piled on top. Even so, the look was still very orderly. The rows of bookshelves were filled with books related to movies.
She dared not tamper with his things so she simply took a magazine from the coffee table and thumbed through it. After a while, she got up to look for the remote control to raise the air conditioner. Then, after lowering the temperature a few degrees, she turned and walked out to find the restroom.