The Second Love
Last night, there was a sudden heavy rain in the middle of the night, accompanied by thunder and lightning. The noise woke me up, and I couldn't sleep well afterwards. So today, instead of going to the office, Dominic Hartnell stayed at home with me. When I woke up in the morning, I suddenly had a craving for steamed shrimp, so I eagerly dragged Dominic Hartnell to the supermarket. After buying everything, he stayed busy in the kitchen while I lounged on the couch, scrolling through Weibo. The news of Nicholas Scott's retirement from the entertainment industry has been at the top of the trending list for two consecutive days. But when I opened Weibo today, I was surprised to see that it had been replaced by a new top trend. Just as I was about to click and see what it was, Shannon called.As soon as I answered the phone, before I could even say a word, I heard Shannon screaming on the other end. I quickly moved the phone away from my ear, feeling disgusted. When Shannon's volume finally decreased, I put the phone back to my ear. "Shannon Harper, can you please calm down? If you keep screaming like this on the phone, my eardrums will burst sooner or later." I couldn't help but complain. But Shannon was too excited. The volume that had just lowered suddenly increased again. "I can't calm down! Have you seen Weibo? The new top trend." I switched the phone from my right hand to my left, while also rubbing my sore right ear. "If you hadn't called, I was just about to check it. What's the big deal? Why are you so worked up?" In the past, Shannon would have explained everything to me on the phone, but now she was just panting heavily. "Huff... huff... I... I'm really excited right now. Go and see for yourself. Hang up and check it immediately, then you'll know!" "Hey, you... I'm going to hang up, alright?" Hearing the busy tone on the phone, I muttered in frustration. "I hope it's not related to Nicholas Scott... What is she up to..." I suddenly had a bad feeling. Whenever Shannon gets this excited, it's almost always related to Nicholas Scott. "Wife, did my phone ring? Can you get it for me? It's in my jacket." Just as I was about to tap on the fresh top trend, I heard Dominic Hartnell calling me again. He asked me to help him get his phone, and his phone rang at this moment.So, I had to put my phone in my pocket and took his phone out of his jacket that was placed on the sofa, and brought it to the kitchen. Dominic Hartnell was busy in the kitchen, with both hands occupied and covered in oil. I originally wanted to hold it for him so that he could answer the call. But he asked me to answer it directly. So I pressed the answer button and picked up the phone. I spoke first and asked, "Hello, may I ask who is calling?" There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, and then I heard a familiar voice. "Miss Zhong. Is Han there?" When I heard this, I was stunned for a moment and instinctively looked at Dominic Hartnell.Isn't this Gu Xingchen? "Um... it's me. You're looking for my husband. He's making risotto. Please wait a moment." After saying this, I reached out and handed the phone to Dominic Hartnell. "Gu Xingchen is looking for you." Even I felt that my tone was not quite right when I said this, it sounded a bit sour. There's nothing I can do, I can't explain why, but I just have this uncomfortable feeling towards Gu Xingchen. Knowing that she was calling for Dominic Hartnell, I became even more displeased. Dominic Hartnell glanced at me and smirked, "Tell her I'm busy now, if there's anything, she can tell you directly." Well... can I say that I suddenly felt happy because of Dominic Hartnell's attitude? Seeing that he didn't answer the call, I suddenly felt like I was being bathed in sunshine.I didn't hesitate and took the phone back. "Miss Gu, if you have anything, please tell me first. I'll let my husband know later, he's busy and can't answer the phone right now." There was another moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and I felt quite triumphant. "My engagement banquet is tomorrow night. I hope both of you can grace us with your presence. I'll have someone send the invitation to Han's company a bit later." I was truly stunned, did I hear it correctly, an engagement banquet? "Ah... oh, okay, I will let him know." After hanging up the phone, it took me a while to process everything before I told Dominic Hartnell what Gu Xingchen said. I found that Dominic Hartnell was also quite surprised when he heard that Gu Xingchen invited us to her engagement banquet. But it was only for a moment, and he quickly returned to his calm demeanor. I watched as Dominic Hartnell continued to be busy, so I decided to sit down on the nearby armchair and took out my own phone. I hadn't seen the hot search that had excited Shannon yet. I hadn't read the title clearly before, but now that I saw it, I subconsciously connected this news with Gu Xingchen. It was mainly because of a coincidence. Just now, Gu Xingchen had mentioned that she was going to have an engagement banquet tomorrow night, and now this headline was about a perfect match, a century of sweet union. I stared at the headline for a while, and the thought that suddenly flashed in my mind wouldn't go away. "Wow... Can it be this coincidental..." I muttered to myself while clicking on it. As soon as the screen switched, I saw a photo of Nicholas Scott and Gu Xingchen standing together. I recognized it at a glance. It was taken on the day they attended The Wind And Cloud wrap party, with the same costumes and background. After quickly scanning the rest of the content, I completely understood why Shannon was so excited. It turned out that Nicholas Scott was getting engaged, and his fiancée was Gu Xingchen. I couldn't help but rub my forehead and scrolled the phone back to the top. "Honey, do you know who Gu Xingchen is getting engaged to?" Dominic Hartnell didn't even turn his head and calmly replied, "Nicholas Scott?" If I wasn't slowed down by my pregnant belly, I would have rushed to him in one step. I couldn't go over now, but I still stood up in shock and said, "How do you know? Did Gu Xingchen tell you? No, you didn't even know she was getting engaged."Dominic Hartnell poured oil into the heated pan before answering calmly, "I guessed." I bit my lip and looked at him with some confusion, not knowing what to say. Wasn't it incredible that a mere guess could be so accurate? "Honey, it appears that you are not familiar with Nicholas Scott either. Do you happen to know who he is?" I was slightly surprised, finding this question somewhat perplexing. Isn't Nicholas Scott simply Nicholas Scott?
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