"Really? Let me touch."
She quickly brushed off his hand, "Enough!"
The final dessert.
"This is our restaurantâs signature dessert, please enjoy."
Eleven didnât look up, nor did she say anything.
But Bai Xiaoxiao couldnât ignore her.
As soon as she put down the dessert, she saw the two people sitting at the table and froze.
"You guys..."
Her again!
Does that mean they heard everything that just happened? Or could it be... they saw it all?
Did they see her humiliating herself and swallowing her pride?
"Donât misunderstand, we just happened to pass by." Eleven said.
Bai Xiaoxiao held the tray tightly with both hands.
Gu Liancheng was sipping his coffee, glancing at her without a word.
"Leave when youâre done delivering."
Bai Xiaoxiao didnât leave immediately, she hadnât cried even after being bullied by a customer earlier, but standing there now, she felt deeply wronged. She looked at Eleven with red eyes and controlled her tone to say, "I know, you are powerful now, with businesses backing you and President Gu spoiling you, you can easily mock me. It must be hard for you to hold back, right?"
"Iâm not mocking you," Eleven calmly said as she began to eat the dessert. "Everyone has their lives to lead. You are making a fresh start, earning a livelihood is nothing wrong. The grievances youâve faced at work are not unique. You are simply experiencing the life everyone leads. There is nothing to feel inferior about."
"Iâm not feeling inferior!" She raised her voice as her weak point was hit, "Stop acting all sanctimonious! You must be happiest to see me like this now, arenât you?"
After they parted that time, she rarely saw her, let alone discuss these matters.
Eleven chuckled, "Whatâs there for me to be happy about? Even if your life is miserable, would I become more beautiful or wealthier? I told you we are not friends anymore. It has nothing to do with me what happens to you."
Gu Liancheng kept silent.
Let them talk. It doesnât matter.
"You were interested in Jin Xiangbei, and we could have competed fairly. You didnât need to do those things. What did you gain from what you did back then? Yao Ruoshui got him and you got nothing. Admit it, Bai Xiaoxiao, you didnât do those things to me because you liked him. You just didnât want someone from a poorer background like me to have a better life. What happened to you wasnât my doing. It doesnât make sense to blame me for your hatred."
"Not because of you? Wasnât it you? You hate me so much, you wouldnât even let me stay at the supermarket and banished me completely! Youâll get your just desserts!"
Leaving those harsh words, she left.
Eleven looked uncertainly at Gu Liancheng.
He shrugged, laughed and said: "I didnât do it. I didnât even know she was working at the supermarket earlier. Sheâs just an insignificant person, who cares where she is."
Forget it. She didnât care much about this anyway, let her think what she wants.
However, speaking of this, it reminded her of the past.
"About the lead actress role in that new Lin Qiang film being stolen... did you do it?"
"No. Although I entertained the idea, it seemed someone acted before me," Gu Liancheng was not too concerned about it, "Who cares, perhaps she offended someone else. Given her personality, itâs hard not to offend people. In the entertainment industry, itâs not just me who calls the shots. There are still people who can make things happen."