The Whole Internet is Shipping Me with My Ex-Boyfriend-Chapter 176: Chi Yu, Is That You?

Quan Jin’s fingertips were trembling lightly as he held the phone.

When he saw the incoming call notification on his phone, he was completely stunned and couldn’t believe it.

"Quan Jin!"

"Quan Jin, don’t get too excited."

Tu Kuan, who chased after him, noticed that Quan Jin’s state was visibly abnormal. His heart rose to his throat at that moment; he was indeed shocked by Quan Jin’s reaction. Because in his current state, Quan Jin shouldn’t be getting too excited; his already failing heart couldn’t handle it.

Since Quan Jin came back, his overall state had been extremely poor, but he had almost no intense emotional fluctuations.

What exactly happened just now to make Quan Jin so emotional?!

Tu Kuan stepped forward, only to see the phone that Quan Jin had been holding suddenly slip from his hand and fall to the ground.

The call had ended...

In a daze, Quan Jin picked up the phone. Seeing the call had ended, his whole body stiffened like a statue. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

His sadness and joy intertwined, so complexly twisting his heart, that his voice became fragmented: "You finally decided to contact me..."

"You’ve finally decided to contact me."

"I thought you’d never contact me again..."

Hearing this, Tu Kuan paused, finally understanding.

The only one who could make Quan Jin lose control of his emotions like this was probably that woman. And that call must have been from her too, but Quan Jin missed the chance to answer it.

But Tu Kuan couldn’t let Quan Jin’s emotions remain out of control like this. He couldn’t afford such emotional volatility, or it would seriously accelerate the decline of his bodily organs. It was imperative to calm his excitement. Tu Kuan stepped forward to persuade him: "Quan Jin, please calm down now. Your emotions aren’t great right now. Calm down and then call back when you’re settled."

He thought Quan Jin wouldn’t listen and was prepared to persuade him several times.

Who knew Quan Jin actually listened to him and agreed: "I know."

But just then, the phone rang again, vibrating with a ’buzz buzz.’

Quan Jin answered it immediately.

"Chi Yu, is that you?"

From the earpiece came a familiar woman’s voice, the voice that Quan Jin thought of day and night in his dreams, the person he always wanted to see, no matter what.

He missed her so much.

He really, really missed her.

He missed her so much that he stayed up all night and nearly went crazy.

"It’s me," he replied.

"Where are you?" Gu Yuan asked in a calm tone.

Quan Jin restrained his emotions, calmly replying: "I’m in Yanjing."

"Yanjing?"

"Mm."

At the same time, in the office of Yingcan Century, Gu Yuan, after trying to call Chi Yu twice without success, decided to wait. Perhaps he was busy, as the call did go through, contrary to what Yi Shu said about not being able to reach him at all.

She didn’t know whether Yi Shu was lying or if it was true that only she could reach him through this number.

He didn’t want others to find him but allowed only her to.

Gu Yuan felt a little anxious, looking at documents while waiting for Chi Yu to call back.

If he didn’t call back, she’d try again later.

She waited for about half an hour.

Still, she hadn’t received a call back from Chi Yu, so Gu Yuan picked up her phone and dialed the number again. It rang a few times before the call unexpectedly disconnected. Gu Yuan felt he deliberately hung up on her, feeling inexplicably irritated. She was prepared not to call again.

Yet her hand acted on its own and picked up the phone to dial once more.

This time, he answered after only one ring, which surprised Gu Yuan slightly.

A few brief words were exchanged; he said he was in Yanjing. Everything matched what Yi Shu had said.

Indeed, he went to Yanjing silently, without leaving any instructions or responsibility, leaving a mess for Yi Shu to handle every day.

While he was out... never mind.

The voice Gu Yuan used to speak to him was surprisingly gentle even to herself: "When will you come back?"

The call fell silent.

Gu Yuan thought he wasn’t planning to come back.

Little did she know he was in shock.

Then, she heard him ask in an uncertain tone: "Yuanyuan... do you want me to come back?"

Gu Yuan’s attitude was very good: "Chi Yu, you’re not a rookie. You know your current influence. Moreover, you’re an artist nurtured by my company. The company relies on you to earn money. Even if you open an independent studio, you haven’t formally terminated your contract with the company. Leaving without a word, what does it mean? Are you planning to quit the industry quietly?"

He fell silent again.

Gu Yuan didn’t want to waste time with him: "Let me ask you, am I the only one who can contact you now?"

"Yes," he admitted.

Gu Yuan was speechless for a few seconds. Previously just a guess in her mind, she didn’t expect his confirmation. He really set it so only she could reach him.

"So, you anticipated this, but did you ever think about what would happen if I didn’t contact you?"

The voice from the receiver became very soft: "I thought about everything, except for the possibility that you would reach out to me."

Gu Yuan: "..."

She couldn’t say anything, her throat felt a bit dry.

This feeling was very unpleasant.

She took a sip of water to ease it, but it was to no avail.

"Yuanyuan," he called her.

Gu Yuan responded softly, "Yes, go ahead."

"I miss you very much."

Gu Yuan gripped her phone tightly, her knuckles turning a bit white from the pressure. She hadn’t felt such disruption in her breathing in a long time since that day a few months ago.

She carefully hid this emotion that shouldn’t have surfaced, asking him: "When are you coming back?"

"As soon as possible."

"And when is ’as soon as possible?’ I need a specific time, otherwise, don’t bother coming back at all." Gu Yuan deliberately said with a cold, harsh tone.

She only had the position of a boss calling him back to work.

No other positions...

Couldn’t have them.

"Chi Yu, let me remind you one more time, according to the artist’s contract terms, if the artist in Party B doesn’t apply for formal termination within the contract’s expiration period, Party A’s rights will automatically extend the contract by two years. At that time, terminating the contract will incur penalty fees."

This was what Gu Yuan, as a boss, was supposed to say.

All business.

His silence annoyed Gu Yuan. Yi Shu’s words about Chi Yu going to Yanjing for medical treatment troubled her heavily, like a storm-tossed sea. Chi Yu was hiding everything from her, taking on everything himself. It’s hard not to imagine that Chi Yu’s illness might have led to the fallout between them afterward.

But Gu Yuan didn’t want it to be the reason.

She’d rather he just had fun.

She’d rather he be a healthy loner living a long life than suffer through illness and torment alone.

Amidst Gu Yuan’s swirling thoughts, she heard Chi Yu’s voice in the receiver: "I’ll be back tomorrow..."