In the moment Qin He was lost in thought, Xu Wanwan, by her side, gently played with the baby and secretly observed Qin He.
"He'er, I heard from your brother today that Gu Qishen has been visiting your home frequently—paying his respects."
Qin He, folding the baby's clothes, her gaze flickered.
"I don't want to see him."
"I thought so. After all, you were injured in Haicheng, and it was because he took you out privately?" Xu Wanwan mumbled, "This Gu Qishen is truly a menace—"
Qin He's brow furrowed. "Who said he took me out privately?"
"Your brother, your brother told me everything that happened in Haicheng."
Qin He pursed her lips and said nothing more.
In Qin Yun's eyes, Gu Qishen was now utterly wicked.
However, Qin He's gaze flickered.
She had regained her memories, and she hadn't forgotten what happened later.
Gu Qishen's whisper by the stream that day, saying that if she felt bored in Haicheng, he could come every day.
His expression at the time was completely different from the cold, unattainable man in her past memories.
Qin He thought for a moment, her mind feeling a bit muddled.
Gu Qishen, what exactly do you want now?
When she loved him, when she held him warm in her heart, he discarded her like a worn-out shoe, unwilling to even cast a glance her way.
Perhaps heaven had taken pity on her and made her forget everything.
Then Gu Qishen began to pursue her, trying every way to get close to her.
Qin He looked at the small clothes in her hand, her mind drifting.
"Do you think Gu Qishen loves me now, or did he love the me before I lost my memory?"
Xu Wanwan raised an eyebrow. "Qin He, what are you talking about?"
"Nothing," Qin He said with a smile.
Xu Wanwan narrowed her eyes.
"I always feel like your personality has changed a lot since you came back from Haicheng."
"Has it?"
"Yes, you've become much calmer."
Qin He smiled and gently caressed the baby's face.
"Perhaps it's because I'm a new mother, prone to being sentimental."
Xu Wanwan looked concerned.
"I heard that many women suffer from postpartum depression after giving birth. Baby, you're not developing some kind of mental illness, are you?"
Qin He glanced at Xu Wanwan.
"Since you're engaged to my brother, you must have heard a lot about my affairs from him, right?"
Xu Wanwan smiled teasingly. "I know. How could the esteemed Professor Harlan get depression?"
After chatting and laughing for a while, they heard some commotion outside.
Qin He got up and looked out the window.
The team of security guards who had been stationed downstairs was hurrying towards the main gate.
"What's happening at the gate?" Qin He asked loudly from the window.
The captain of the security guards looked up. "Miss, someone is causing trouble at the gate. Young Master has ordered us to go over immediately. Don't worry, we won't let anyone get in."
How could anyone cause trouble at the Qin family's gate?
Qin He's eyes narrowed. She saw a familiar car parked outside the garden gate from a distance.
She clenched her fist. She saw the car door slowly open, and a familiar figure, though she couldn't see the features clearly, she could see the face was looking in this direction.
Qin He immediately darted back into the house, closed the window, and drew the curtains.
In front of the Qin family's gate, Gu Qishen withdrew his gaze, his hand by his side clenched into a fist.
What had happened?
Why did Qin He close the window as soon as she saw him?
He turned to look at Qin Yun in front of the gate.
"Qin Yun, I just want to see her. I don't intend to do anything, nor will I harm her," Gu Qishen said in a deep voice.
Qin Yun's face was filled with ferocity. He looked at Gu Qishen and laughed coldly. "Do you think I'll believe what you say? Gu Qishen, if you have any sense, you'd better leave quickly, or I'll call the police!"
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Gu Qishen stared intently at Qin Yun. "I just want to know why she left so suddenly!" Without a word, not even an explanation.
Qin Yun let out a cold laugh, retreated inside the gate, and called the security guards who had just arrived.
"Close the main gate again. Watch it carefully. If anyone can break through the gate again, I'll hold you responsible."
The Qin family's heavy iron gate slammed shut in front of him.
Through the iron bars, several bodyguards could be seen guarding the gate tightly, looking at him with apprehension.
Yu Jing, his face ashen, walked up to Gu Qishen.
"President Gu, what do we do now?"
Gu Qishen took a deep breath, thinking of the familiar figure he had seen at the window just now, who had seemed to be avoiding him and had directly closed the window.
Didn't she agree to his pursuit and say she would try to date him before?
A needle seemed to pierce Gu Qishen's heart. All his hopes and efforts for so long seemed to have become a dream.
He and Qin He were back to their original distance.
No, Qin He had never avoided him like this before.
"Let's go back first," Gu Qishen turned and got back into the car.
The atmosphere in the car was heavy.
Gu Qishen rolled down the window, his gaze fixed on the outside.
"Since this happened after she woke up, then investigate!"
Gu Qishen said coldly. He had to find out why Qin He was distancing herself from him.
In Qin He's bedroom, she sat quietly by the bed. Xu Wanwan leaned over and looked out the window.
"Is it Gu Qishen again? Is this man ever going to stop?"
Qin He clenched her hands and took a deep breath.
These past few days, she had actually known every time Gu Qishen came over; she just didn't know how to face him.
The love and the pain of betrayal surged, mixing together. She feared she wouldn't be able to withstand Gu Qishen's current gentleness.
Xu Wanwan stayed with Qin He at the Qin residence until evening and left after dinner.
Night quietly fell.
In Qin He's room, she glanced at the baby in the crib by the bed. The baby was already asleep.
After washing up, she was about to go to bed when there was a soft knock on the balcony.
Qin He's mind immediately went to Gu Qishen.
She quickly turned her head and looked towards the window!
Hadn't she sealed off all possible routes? How could Gu Qishen have gotten in?
As Qin He was thinking, the balcony door was already being pulled open.
Seeing Di Shishi standing on the balcony with a bright smile, Qin He's rapidly beating heart calmed down.
"Qin He, long time no see. Have you missed me?"
Qin He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If it had been Gu Qishen, she wouldn't have known whether to call security to take him away.
"Why are you here so late?" Qin He asked.
Di Shishi excitedly walked into the room and rushed to the baby's crib.
"You had a baby, so of course I have to come and see my godson. Oh, he's so cute."