Chapter 26: I want to give her the same, no less

  Perhaps in consideration of the few women present, the conversation topics were all about interesting things from their school days, although it was hard to understand, but not too boring.

  Gu Xixin's personality is not introverted, but her outgoing personality only shows to people she is familiar with. She is not familiar with several of them, so most of the time Gu Xixin just sits quietly on one side listening to their conversation, occasionally smiling shyly.

  "You don't know, do you? Old Three was so fierce back then. He was really introverted, and whenever he met someone, he wouldn't be very enthusiastic. His face would be icy cold, making people feel chilled to the bone. Do you still remember that time when the dormitory's logistics director saw us drying our clothes in the dorm and came in to ask whose they were? Old Three just stood up with a straight face and said: 'Mine, got a problem?' The logistics director was so stunned that he mumbled 'no problem' and turned around to leave!" The group burst into laughter again.

  Gu Xixin was concentrating on studying the food, but when she heard this, she couldn't help but find it funny. However, she felt embarrassed to laugh too openly, so she continued to keep her head down.

  Slowly, Gu Xixin felt that the left hand she had placed under the table was being groped by another hand, which slowly grasped her palm and occasionally slid back and forth across her palm.

  Gu Xixin looked up at Yin Shu, only to see that someone was still chatting and laughing with a few people, completely unaware that this person could be having a serious conversation while making small movements underneath.

  Gu Xixin's skin was sensitive, and she had been particularly afraid of itching since childhood. After being teased by Yin Shuo like this, she couldn't bear it anymore, so she struggled free and stood up to nod at a few people: "Sorry, I'll go wash my hands."

  As soon as Gu Xixin walked out of the private room, the room finally quieted down. Zheng Xiandong said: "Third brother, there's something I don't know whether to ask or not, Third sister looks so much like..." His words were left unspoken, but seeing Yin Shu didn't deny it at all, he also didn't continue.

  Pausing for a moment, Jikawa Ze finally opened his mouth: "Third Brother, what's going on with you guys? You've got us both confused!"

  Yin Shu looked at the wine glass in his hand, and after a while, he opened his mouth: "I think she should have forgotten me." The few people didn't say anything, looking at the expressions of the two people, not that they didn't want to ask, but it seemed like there were too many questions, only they didn't know where to start asking.

  Before the two of them could speak again, Yin Shu's voice rang out once more. "Whether or not she remembers me is no longer important. What I want to give her, from before and now, will be the same, even if she never remembers."

  Before this gathering with Yin Shu and his friends, Yin Shu's life was simple and monotonous. Apart from being busy with work, all the remaining time was spent on Gu Xiangxin. Due to Yin Shu's cold personality and years of living abroad, apart from business relationships and a few close acquaintances, he had very few friends with whom he could have in-depth conversations or share his heart.

  The appearance of Ji Chuanze and Zheng Xiandong indeed added a lot of color to Yin Shudan's monotonous life. The three often gathered together, drank some wine, and chatted about their own affairs.

  Gu Xixin was not very enthusiastic about attending those high-end gatherings to begin with, and the three big men mostly talked about dry topics such as funding, securities, real estate, and bidding. Although Gu Xixin understood some of these things, she really wasn't interested. After attending one or two more times, whenever there were similar gatherings in the future, she would start making excuses to get out of them.

  At the same time, Gu Zixin received more attention in the newspaper office, from Director Li of the cultural section to Editor-in-Chief Qiao Xuanan, who showed her more care and entrusted her with many difficult tasks. Even the chief editor paid special attention to her articles, so she had countless enemies in the newspaper office. With the appearance of Yin Shuo, there were always some people who were jealous and made snide remarks, smiling on the surface but secretly attacking her from all sides.

  Gu Xixin's pressure has also increased unprecedentedly. In a situation where she can't vent, she can only let herself think more and more about work.

  The newly established cultural version is a hard nut to crack, and it's not easy to see results in the initial stage. Moreover, there are many eyes watching their jokes. So for a whole week, Gu Xixin ran to the countryside every day, looking for folk artists, entering the Cultural Academy, visiting cultural heritage sites, and searching for various materials, busy like a spinning top.

  On this day, Gu Xixin went to a nearby suburban county to interview the station people culture. The topic she set is also an important part of the local cultural phenomenon. Station people, as the name suggests, refer to "people living in post stations". If we want to explore the origin of station people culture, we have to trace back to the Qing Dynasty period, when Wu Sangui's rebellion was suppressed, and some of the captured soldiers came from Yunnan and other places. These people were later arranged by the Qing rulers to be stationed in the north, and then they continued to multiply and thrive, gradually forming a unique cultural system in the north.

  The culture of the station has its own distinct characteristics, and it's not something that can be dug deep into in just one day. So for this interview, Gu Zixin had made a long time preparation beforehand, deciding to try to complete it within one day.

  Arriving at the station people's settlement, Gu Xixin followed the station people to experience their way of life and tasted the traditional cuisine specially made by them.

  The interview ended at more than 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The local government arranged a simple working dinner, and Gu Xixin didn't decline to eat. Gu Xixin took a look at the time and thought that even if she rushed back, it would take at least an hour or so, so she didn't refuse.

  After dinner, Gu Xixin sat in the interview car and walked back and forth. Perhaps it was because she was too tired, or maybe today's interviews made Gu Xixin's nerves unable to relax all day. Anyway, shortly after sitting in the car, Gu Xixin began to feel drowsy.

  When she was sleeping soundly, the mobile phone in her bag started vibrating. Gu Xi Xin took out her mobile phone and saw that it was a call from Yin Shu. Gu Xi Xin answered the phone despite feeling drowsy, and Yin Shu's low voice came from the other end: "Are you back yet?"

  Entering the city, near the exhibition center, getting on the overpass now.

  "It's quite cool outside, wear more clothes when getting off the car. Call me when you get home."

  Gu Xixin hung up the phone and was about to close her eyes for a while when she suddenly felt the car shake violently. Driver Liu's "Ah" accompanied by emergency braking made Gu Xixin bounce up from her seat completely.

  Gu Xixin looked out the window and saw that the huge shock just now was caused by a partial collapse of the elevated bridge. The interview car driven by Gu Xixin was only tens of meters away from the collapsed section of the bridge, and if it had been driving any faster, who knows what would have happened.

  The collapse of the bridge caused severe congestion on this section, all vehicles stopped in place, and pedestrians swarmed to the center of the accident.

  Gu Zixin saw the situation, took out her own press card and hung it around her neck, grabbed her camera and ran out of the car, rushing to the scene of the accident.

  Because it happened suddenly, the only reporter present at the scene was Gu Xixin. Gu Xixin took out her mobile phone and dialed 110 and 120 respectively to report the situation briefly. Afterwards, she called the newspaper office to ask them to send a journalist responsible for social news over. Then, she quickly took a few photos of the accident scene.

  Crowds surged to the center of the scene, where a 20-meter-long section of the elevated bridge had collapsed. Three heavy trucks loaded with steel plates overturned, and it was unclear how many people were inside or if there were any casualties.

  Shortly after the bridge collapse, the public security department, fire department, traffic management department, nearby armed police officers and local government dispatched rescue teams one after another. The 120 emergency center's ambulance was also parked on the outer perimeter of the accident site, with warning lines set up around it.

  At this moment, Gu Zixin received a call from Qiao Xuanan, saying that the substitute reporter would arrive soon, and asked her to find a way to send the photos she had taken back to the newspaper.

  Gu Zi Xin ran back to the car, opened her laptop, inserted a wireless network card, and sent the photos back to the newspaper. Afterwards, she returned to the scene to assist the on-site staff in transporting the injured out.