After I Was Reborn, I Devoted Myself To My Career

"Gu Ze, we agreed to go to Antique Street together yesterday, are you still going?"

This is the text message.

Of course he won't go, Gu Ze thought to himself.

He raised the phone and typed in a strange way. He couldn't use the phone smoothly with the buttons, and it was a bit difficult to even read the words on the small screen.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, the sound of "bang bang bang" was continuous, and there was a tendency to keep knocking on the door without opening it.

It must be his mother, the servants knock once or twice and then stop knocking.

Gu Ze had no choice but to put down his phone, pulled off a bathrobe he wore yesterday, and then raised his voice after putting it on, "Please come in."

Mother Gu came in in response, holding a set of clothes in her hands, and said with a smile: "Son, it's eight o'clock, the sun is going to burn your buttocks, get up quickly."

She put the clothes in her arms on the bed, sat down, and said in a curious tone: "You have never woken up so late before, if I hadn't come to call you, you would have overslept."

Gu Ze glanced at his phone, and said helplessly, "Mom, it's Saturday, so why oversleep?"

"Hey, didn't you say you were going out to play with that kid Xiaohan today? You told me again and again to call you early. Are you drowsy?" Mother Gu said and reached out to touch his forehead.

"Ozawa, is it because you were too excited that you fell asleep very late?" Mother Gu showed a gossiping smile.

Gu Ze turned his head away from her protruding hand, supported his forehead and said, "How could I be excited because of Qi Zhaohan's invitation?"

Gu's mother clicked her tongue twice, just thinking that he was thin-skinned: "Okay, okay, you didn't, and I don't know who is holding the phone for a long time because of a text message from someone."

"Then remember to take a shower quickly. It's eight o'clock now. Isn't nine o'clock the time you two agreed?"

Mother Gu didn't wait too long, she stood up and walked back and forth, but she kept saying, "No one can tell what you look like, if Xiaohan is a girl, I would think you like her."

Seeing that his mother didn't listen to his explanation at all, Gu Ze shook his head in frustration, not knowing what he did at the age of fifteen to make his mother think so firmly that he liked Qi Zhaohan.

He likes Qi Zhaohan?

What a joke!

Gu Ze couldn't help but imagine the scene where the two of them were together, and felt uncomfortable for a moment.

He will never be with Qi Zhaohan.

The door of the room was closed again, and he turned back to look for the phone. This movement made him feel the sticky feeling on his body.

He raised his hand and touched the back of his neck. The sweat on his hand was wet and sticky, which made him really uncomfortable.

After groping on the bed for a long time, I couldn't find my phone, so I had to decide to take a shower first.

The hot water poured onto his body, making Gu Ze let out a long breath with his eyes closed.

This morning, everything turned his world view upside down, with ups and downs and ups and downs, he had to deal with it in a hurry without knowing what was going on.

Now I finally have time to sort it out.

He was really reborn, maybe the environment of the room could be faked, but after his mother appeared, he had to believe it.

The wrinkles on her face are gone, her face is smooth, her hair is black and shiny, and she still wears the diamond ring that his father bought for her 20th wedding anniversary on her finger. You can tell that she just wore it not long ago, and she hasn't worn it for many years. Mark of.

And what did my fifteen-year-old self do?

Logically speaking, he and Qi Zhaohan were just ordinary friends when they were fifteen years old.

But judging from his mother's performance, it seems that he and Qi Zhaohan are more than ordinary friends?

Could it be because of his rebirth that caused the butterfly effect?

Gu Ze raised his hand and tapped his forehead. He could feel that the memory was merging, but it was not completely fused, so he was always hazy and unclear about the ins and outs.

He walked out of the bathroom, picked up a towel to dry himself, and sat back on the bed.

Next to the bed was a suit of clothes that his mother had just brought in.

Gu Ze was a little curious, his closet was full of clothes, why did his mother send him this set?

He stretched out his hand and spread it out. This is a formal suit, the kind that is formal enough to go directly to the meeting.

What kind of aesthetic is this? How can anyone go out and wear formal clothes?

But he didn't know how to go and didn't plan to go, so he threw away the suit and took out a set of casual clothes from the closet and put them on.

Then there was another knock on the door.

"Master, madam asked me to tell you that Master Qi is here."

Hearing this, Gu Ze froze immediately.

Qi Zhaohan is here?

For some reason, he was inexplicably nervous.

Gu Ze collected himself, opened the door and walked downstairs.

Gu's house has a unique design. When he walks up the stairs on the second floor, he can clearly see the situation in the living room.

His mother pulled Qi Zhaohan affectionately and talked, from his point of view, his mother had a smile on her face, her lips kept opening and closing, obviously she was talking in high spirits.

But due to the limited viewing angle, he could only see the back of Qi Zhaohan's head, and nothing else.

Gu Ze walked down the stairs and walked towards the sofa. As he got closer, Qi Zhaohan's face became clearer.

Fifteen-year-old Qi Zhaohan is a bit different from when he was twenty-eight years old. At this time, he was in puberty, and there was still some baby fat on his face, especially his eyes were still rounded, which contrasted sharply with the long and narrow eyes when he grew up.

The whole body temperament is not as cold as in the previous life, but with some warmth.

Full of vigor, that was Gu Ze's first thought when he saw Qi Zhaohan.

Seeing her son coming down, Gu's mother smiled and said to Qi Zhaohan, "He got up late today and almost overslept."

"It's okay, this time is just right, and I just came here."

"That's different, he..."

Gu Ze abruptly interrupted his mother's confession, and changed the subject: "It's getting late, the two of us are leaving first, and you can have a good chat later when you have time."

There should be no such opportunity. Gu Ze thought to himself.

This time it was an accident. Originally, he was going to reject by text message, but he was interrupted again and again, and then Qi Zhaohan himself came, so it was hard to refuse again.

But in the future, this kind of thing will never happen again between him and Qi Zhaohan.

Hearing this, Qi Zhaohan stood up and bid farewell to Gu's mother.

"Auntie, let's go first, and I will come to accompany you when I have time." Qi Zhaohan gently hugged Gu's mother and said.

Mother Gu glanced at her son with dissatisfaction, and she was a little reluctant to let go. She repeatedly urged: "Then Xiaohan, remember to come. Auntie will cook something delicious for you when you come."

Qi Zhaohan agreed with a smile, and under Gu's mother's watchful eyes, the two got into the car one after the other.

After the two sat firmly, the driver started the car and drove away slowly.

"Let's go shopping on that street today, and then I will accompany you to the stationery store to buy things. Do you think this arrangement is okay?" Qi Zhaohan looked at Gu Ze.

Originally, he wanted to go around by himself today, but yesterday Gu Ze told him that he still needed to buy some stationery, so he could go shopping together, that's why he made today's invitation.

Gu Ze has been silent since he got in the car. He has never been so close to Qi Zhaohan, only twenty centimeters apart, so he feels weak all over.

Hearing his opening, Gu Ze moved towards the car door to confirm that the distance between the two was further away. He said perfunctorily, "It's fine, you can do whatever you want."

"You, do you have something on your mind today?" Qi Zhaohan asked with concern.

Gu Ze has changed too much from yesterday, whether it is his behavior or demeanor, he has a feeling that he is not the same person.

"It's okay." Gu Ze replied bluntly.

Qi Zhaohan turned to look at him, and was about to speak, but there was a loud brake sound from the car, and then the whole person was pushed forward by huge inertia.

Since he was lying on his side, he fell straight in the direction of Gu Ze. With quick eyesight and quick hands, he grabbed the back of the front seat with his right hand, but the other hand was unavoidably placed on Gu Ze's leg.

Gu Ze was only wearing a pair of thin jeans, and the heat from that hand was continuously transmitted to his legs, causing a burst of numbness.

He looked down stiffly, and raised his hand in the next second to shake off Qi Zhaohan's hand.

Qi Zhaohan quickly withdrew his hand. He knew that Gu Ze didn't like touching him, so he subconsciously apologized: "I'm sorry, it's my fault."

"It's okay, pay attention next time."

Hearing these words, Qi Zhaohan suddenly recovered.

This scene is very familiar, just like in the previous life when he followed Gu Ze sternly, every time he bumped into Gu Ze by accident, Gu Ze threw him away as if he touched something dirty, and then he bowed his head to apologize.

Why did he still apologize reflexively after he was reborn? Is humility already engraved in the bone?

Qi Zhaohan shook his head helplessly, trying to hide the bitterness at the corner of his mouth.

"A cat jumped out of the front just now, and I subconsciously stepped on the brakes. I'm really sorry, young master." The driver apologized.

"It's okay, it's because I didn't wear a seat belt." Qi Zhaohan comforted, and fastened the seat belt smoothly.

After this episode, neither of them spoke again.

Silence spread in the car.

All the way without words.

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"Okay, you don't need to go in anymore. It's not easy to walk around inside, just wait for us here." Qi Zhaohan said to the driver.

The car stopped slowly on the side of the road.

The antique street is still very lively, and there are more stalls than at night.

Qi Zhaohan looked over one by one, and after seeing a few new stalls, he was a little disappointed. It was the same as what he saw last night, most of them were fakes, or high imitations and things from the field.

Gu Ze followed him not too far away, just watching him choose in silence.

Qi Zhaohan didn't notice his strangeness, so he searched for jade by himself.

"Tell me which one you see right, and I'll give you a 20% discount." The stall owner said with a smile when he saw a customer coming to his door.

Reaching out without hitting the smiling face, Qi Zhaohan, who was about to leave after taking a glance at it, stopped in front of the booth again.

The four corners of the white cloth were pressed with copper coins to fix it, and on it were a delicate hairpin, four sets of five emperor coins, and a jade pendant.

Qi Zhaohan stretched out his hand to pick up the jade pendant, and examined it carefully. The jade pendant was green in color, cold in the hand, and round in shape. The outermost circle was a cloud pattern, and the middle was hollowed out. A pair of fish were carved. Contains a bead. Very delicate design.

"How much?" Qi Zhaohan raised his head and asked the stall owner in front of him.

The stall owner was a man in his early thirties, squinting his small eyes, and said enthusiastically, "Twenty thousand!"

Qi Zhaohan played with the jade pendant and said with a light smile, "Your jade pendant is not an antique, is it? Although the material is good, it is probably not as old as me."

The stall owner raised his hand to wipe his sweat, and secretly met someone who knows the goods. He thought the other party was so young and thought it was easy to deceive, but he didn't expect it.

The stall owner cupped his hands and said sincerely: "The young man has good eyesight. It was indeed made ten years ago. As for why he sold it, I won't talk about housework. I spent 5,000 on this raw material back then. Sincerely sell you, if you want to buy, you have to give me this amount."

He raised his hand in a sign of eight.

"Eight thousand? Yes." Qi Zhaohan readily agreed.

The vendor wrapped it quickly, took the check, and nodded with a smile on his face.

He was also a little happy to get a nice piece of jade, and turned around to call Gu Ze.

With just one glance, Qi Zhaohan froze.

Gu Ze was standing five or six steps away from him, leaning against the telephone pole with his arms crossed, with obvious impatience on his face.

Those eyes seemed to be looking at him all the time, but in fact the eyes were wandering, and the thoughts were no longer here.

Isn't Gu Ze's reluctance to come out with him every time his family forces him to come out with his arms crossed and his face full of impatience?

In his eyes, the boy's appearance gradually overlapped with the figure of more than ten years later, merging into one body, completely natural.

I don't know why today, any scene about Gu Ze can make him feel familiar.

It was a hot day, but Qi Zhaohan was covered in cold sweat, panicked for no reason, as if something was about to break through his cognition.

For some reason, Qi Zhaohan didn't disturb him anymore, and walked to the "Shang Zhai" at the end of the street by himself.

Walking out of that area, his steps became much easier. He weighed the jade pendant in his hand and shook his head secretly. This jade pendant was obviously not enough as a birthday present, and he needed to buy another one.

The jade plaque yesterday was very good, but the stall owner didn't sell it.

While thinking, he walked into the gate of "Shang Zhai".

When Gu Ze came back to his senses, he found that Qi Zhaohan was gone.

He quickly looked around, but still found no one.

Seeing that he was looking for someone, the stall owner who sold the jade pendant said kindly, "Looking for someone? That young man went to the west, he should be going to "Shang Zhai"."

After knowing Qi Zhaohan's whereabouts, Gu Ze breathed a sigh of relief. He thanked the stall owner, but he was not going to look for Qi Zhaohan.

Seeing people coming and going on this street, he couldn't help being aroused.

He wandered around aimlessly until he saw the jade plaque in front of a small stall.

He stopped unconsciously.

"Shang Zhai" is worthy of being a well-known shop in the antique world, with a huge inventory and good quality.

When Qi Zhaohan came out again, he was carrying an exquisite small box in his hand.

He bought a jade carving, which was carved with Guanyin, about the size of a palm, with a warm hand and a full head of water.

It was obviously very lucky today, not only bought a jade pendant, but also got such a good jade carving.

At this time, only a noise was heard in front.

Qi Zhaohan looked for the sound, and saw a group of people surrounded the small stall, and there were constant shouts from the innermost part.

He approached unconsciously.

"You young man, why are you doing this? You said you wanted to buy my jade, and I wrapped it up for you, but you don't want it anymore? Are you kidding me?" The voice sounded very angry.

"Master, I really didn't bring enough money, I'll buy it next time..." There was some helplessness in his tone.

But it sounds familiar...

Is it Gu Ze?

Qi Zhaohan pushed through the crowd and squeezed in.

Gu Ze was arguing with the stall owner, and the stall owner was no stranger to him. He was the old man who didn't sell jade tokens yesterday.

The old man blushed, and grabbed Gu Ze's arm to prevent him from leaving: "You swore to me that you didn't have much money, and now you say you didn't bring enough money? How can you pretend to be rich if you don't have money?"

Gu Ze showed embarrassment on his face. This jade plaque is really good. Not only is the jade material good, but more importantly, the workmanship is fine, and it is carved with a tiger, so he couldn't help but want to buy it.

But he forgot that he was still a student now, even if his family had money, he would not bring so much money with him, and after talking to the stall owner for a long time, he finally had no money to pay, no wonder the stall owner was angry.

Seeing that the stall owner was still yelling, Qi Zhaohan walked over to make a rescue: "Okay, how much do you pay for this old jade plaque? I bought it."

When he got closer, he saw that it was the jade plaque he wanted to buy yesterday, and Qi Zhaohan couldn't help but look at Gu Ze in surprise.

Hearing what he said, the stall owner's attitude became better, but he still kept a straight face: "One hundred thousand, I originally inherited this from the family, but he begged me for a long time before I agreed to sell it to him, but he was playing tricks. I."

"One hundred thousand?"

The onlookers were in an uproar.

The stall owner also felt that it was a bit too much, but he was still stubborn: "He told me so much, I was going to pass it on to the family." He emphasized.

Qi Zhaohan ignored him and looked directly at Gu Ze: "Do you want to buy it?"

Gu Ze didn't say anything after Qi Zhaohan came over. For some reason, he didn't want Qi Zhaohan to see his embarrassing side.

Hearing this question, Gu Ze nodded, he must get it: "The money is not much, if you still have money, buy it for me, and I will return it to you."

He didn't want to owe Qi Zhaohan any favors, but now the situation is forcing him, and there is no other way.

Now that he said it, Qi Zhaohan stopped talking and wrote a check directly to the stall owner.

The stall owner took the check with a smile on his face, checked it for a long time, and then handed over the jade token.

Seeing that the two parties have completed the transaction, the onlookers at most sighed that there are so many rich people, and then dispersed.

The two walked to the parking place outside the village in the city.

On the way, Qi Zhaohan handed him the jade token, and said after deliberation: "Actually, we don't need to smash his jade. There are other places that are better than his." And it's cheaper than this.

"However, I think my brother..." Qi Zhaohan knew that the other party bought the jade for himself, and didn't want Gu Ze to spend too much money, so he decided to buy the jade directly.

But it was interrupted before he finished speaking.

"I see that this tiger is well carved, so I definitely like it. It's only one hundred thousand, not too expensive." Gu Ze said to himself.

Hearing these words, an inexplicable emotion rose in Qi Zhaohan's heart. It happened again. This scene overlapped with a scene from his previous life. Every time Gu Ze was forced to come out with him, the gift he brought back was for Tao Shuran of.

Although Tao Shuran always refuses every time, Gu Ze still perseveres, just like him and Gu Ze.

Qi Zhaohan twitched the corners of his mouth, and his tone was unclear: "That's because I was being sentimental."

He wanted to talk more, and walked quickly to the car.

Today's abnormalities made him suddenly think of a possibility, a not-so-good possibility.

Gu Ze followed unhurriedly, casually playing with the jade token in his hand.

He did it on purpose, no matter in his previous life or now, every time he brought a gift to Tao Shuran, it was not only because he wanted to give it, but also as a warning.

Warn Qi Zhaohan not to try to get close, because he will never fall in love with him.

The goal was not achieved before, but now it seems to be working well.

After all, teenagers have thin skins.

After both of them got into the car, they remained silent. The driver also felt the tense atmosphere and drove carefully.

After a while, the driver still wondered: "Young master, where are we going next?"

Qi Zhaohan turned his head to look at Gu Ze, his eyes flickering: "Are you still going to the stationery store?"

"I won't go." Going to the stationery store was Gu Ze's decision yesterday, and it has nothing to do with him.

"Oh, then drive to a nearby restaurant and book a table." Qi Zhaohan turned to tell the driver.

The driver was about to turn his head when Gu Ze said first, "No, thank you, I'm not too hungry, so I'll go home directly."

This inescapable attitude...

I am afraid that I will get involved with him.

really familiar.

Qi Zhaohan stared straight at Gu Ze with complicated eyes, as if he was thinking about something.

Gu Ze didn't shy away from it, he sat upright and let him look at him.

After a long while, Qi Zhaohan leaned back in his chair and twitched the corner of his mouth: "Then go back, and send him to the Gu family first."

The driver was in a dilemma, but at this moment he got the order and immediately accelerated.

Because the speed of the car increased, the time to go back was nearly half faster than when it came.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Gu Ze got out of the car neatly, as if he didn't want to stay for a second longer.

Qi Zhaohan didn't say a word, looked at the closed car door, and gave an inexplicable chuckle.

After Gu Ze got off the car, he felt a lot more relaxed, away from Qi Zhaohan, and he became that gentle boy again.

He waved goodbye to Qi Zhaohan: "Thank you, goodbye."

"Gu Ze, you're back too." Qi Zhaohan looked straight into his eyes and stated firmly.

When Gu Ze heard this, he was still shocked. He said anxiously, "Yeah? Could it be you?"

Is Qi Zhaohan reborn?

But Qi Zhaohan didn't reply to him again, the car window rose slowly, covering those eyes full of complicated expressions.

The car left slowly.

Gu Ze subconsciously chased after him for two steps before stopping.

I was in doubt.

The author has something to say:

Originally, I wanted to publish a whole chapter, but I always felt that this counted as one chapter, and it was not good to have more or less, so I stopped here.

The next chapter will be out at 5pm.

A total of 10,000 words!

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Gu Ze himself has a gentle personality, but he is covered in thorns in front of Xiaohan.

After being entangled for twelve years, he looked at Xiaohan as if he was looking at a dog's skin plaster.

In the later stage, he will be slapped more and more in the face.

The crackling kind.

Everyone can count how many flags he has set up in this chapter, and he will be slapped in the face in the future.

However, it is also true that he was stripped of his horse just after rebirth...

Ps: The Jinjiang thank you button seems to be wrong. Thanks to all the little angels who threw mines and irrigated the nutrient solution. I will list them all manually in the next chapter.

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