Gu Rongqi looked at Gu Liji, who, feeling guilty, looked away after being given a reproachful look.

Gu Rongqi turned to Li Gui and said, "Li Gui, go outside and find some ice packs."

Although Li Gui didn't understand, he still nodded and went out to do what Gu Rongqi had told him to do.

Gu Rongqi then looked at Lin Fengjie, "Assistant Lin, if you don't have anything else to do, you can go out and work."

Lin Fengjie nodded. He had only brought Gu Rongqi and the others with him, but he hadn't expected to see such a... indescribable scene. It was quite worthwhile.

However, judging from their current demeanor, they seem to want to talk privately, and it's not convenient for him to be here.

He closed the door behind him as he left.

"Brother, what brings you here?" After everyone had left, Gu Liji wheeled himself over to him and asked ingratiatingly.

"I forgot my pen here."

Gu Liji looked at the table and indeed saw a pen that didn't belong to him; it was the one that Gu Rongqi always used.

Gu Liji picked up the pen and handed it to Gu Rongqi, who then tucked it into his breast pocket.

But even after getting the pen, he didn't intend to leave. Instead, he found an empty seat and sat down.

He said gently to Cheng Qicai, "Sit down for a while first."

Seeing that Gu Rongqi had something to say, Cheng Qicai found a seat a little distance away from the two of them.

"What's going on with you two?" Although he asked the two of them, his scrutinizing gaze was only fixed on Gu Liji.

Cheng Qicai felt that she had done nothing wrong in this matter; it was entirely Gu Liji's fault, and he even tried to threaten her with the dog-walking fee.

Seeing that Gu Rongqi was going to hold Gu Liji accountable, she seized the opportunity to complain immediately, "Brother Gu insisted on keeping me here and asked about what made you angry yesterday. I wanted to go out to work, but he wouldn't let me. He held me back and said he wouldn't give me the money I paid for walking the dog yesterday unless I explained it clearly."

Gu Liji glared at Cheng Qicai, who was trying very hard to complain. "Well, well, she's been so good to me all this time, and she immediately betrays me."

After listening to Cheng Qicai's words, Gu Rongqi comforted her: "It's his fault. I'll make him give you the money and apologize to you."

No, they've already decided on the charges before he even had a chance to speak?

Good, good, good, so biased... impressive, that's quite something.

Gu Liji was very dissatisfied with Gu Rongqi's injustice.

Under Gu Rongqi's gaze, Gu Liji reluctantly spoke up: "I'm sorry, Qicai, I spoke a little too hastily just now."

Then he quickly transferred the money to her.

Hmph, he even worried about the two of them, but in the end, I was the clown.

Gu Rongqi didn't dare to glare, but Cheng Qicai did.

Seeing Gu Liji's angry eyes, Cheng Qicai rolled her eyes at him speechlessly, saying he was just a bully who preyed on the weak.

Her phone screen lit up, and the transfer record popped up. Seeing that she had received the money, she had nothing else to do and planned to go out to handle her work.

She stood up, but before she could speak, she saw Gu Rongqi look up at her. "Qicai, wait a moment."

Cheng Qicai was taken aback, wondering what else he wanted to do, until Li Gui came in carrying a bag of ice packs.

"Mr. Gu, here's an ice pack." Li Gui handed the ice pack to Gu Rongqi.

Gu Rongqi took the ice pack, walked up to Cheng Qicai, and his gaze fell on her wrist: "Hand."

Cheng Qicai raised her hand and looked at it, puzzled.

Gu Rongqi reached out his hand holding the ice pack towards hers, and Cheng Qicai instinctively pulled back.

Gu Rongqi stopped moving forward and handed her the ice pack. "Your hands are still red. Apply this to relieve the redness."

Hearing Gu Rongqi's words, Cheng Qicai was taken aback. Her wrist was still a little red, but it wasn't too serious. The red marks would probably disappear soon.

She awkwardly accepted it from Gu Rongqi and said softly, "Thank you."

A warm current surged in my heart, and it even seemed to taste sweet.

Under Gu Rongqi's gaze, she placed the ice pack on her wrist. The skin touched the icy ice, which cooled the rising heat from her face.

"Hmm, this bag should reduce the redness and swelling on your wrist." Gu Rongqi's voice remained gentle as he looked at Cheng Qicai's lowered head. "There's nothing else here, you can go and take care of your work."

Cheng Qicai nodded silently and walked out.

Li Gui and Gu Liji, who were standing next to Cheng Qicai, seemed to only become noticeable after Cheng Qicai left.

His gaze finally fell upon them.

This was the first time Gu Rongqi and Cheng Qicai had ever seen each other alone like this, and it could be said that Gu Rongqi had no intention of hiding anything anymore.

Gu Liji exclaimed, "Brother, I think Qicai still has feelings for you."

Gu Rongqi ignored him and said in an unhappy tone, "From now on, pay less attention to me and Qicai, and don't say anything nonsense in front of her. Use that energy to work."

His expression was cold, completely unlike the kind and gentle expression he had shown when facing Cheng Qicai earlier.

Gu Liji asked, unwilling to give up, "But brother, do you really want to talk to Cheng Qicai? Cheng Qicai has feelings for you now, but isn't there Ren Baiping between you two? But given the gap between you and Cheng Qicai, she still has a better chance of choosing Ren Baiping, right?"

"It's none of your business!" Gu Rongqi's voice was even colder.

"What do you mean I don't need to worry about it? If I don't give you a push, you'll be crying when Cheng Qicai and Ren Baiping talk."

Provoked by Gu Rongqi's attitude, he muttered to himself in dissatisfaction.

At his brother's pace, without his help or opportunities, Cheng Qicai would probably already be pregnant with Ren Baiping's second child, while he's still secretly in love.

Gu Rongqi ignored him, stood up and left, saying to him before leaving, "Take care of the company."

Gu Liji frowned, knowing that people were trying to guess what he was thinking.

He wondered if Cheng Qicai could guess what he was thinking as he navigated the winding mountain road.

When Cheng Qicai returned to her office, she had gradually gotten used to the chill of the ice pack. The water droplets that had condensed on it dripped down her fingertips and blossomed into a water flower on the table.

After staring blankly for a while, she sighed, wiped the water off the table, put the ice pack inside something, and then opened the computer files with a normal expression.

The ice pack placed in the corner melted silently, eventually becoming as cold as the air.

The moment Cheng Qicai entered, Lin Fengjie's gaze immediately fell on the ice pack on her wrist.

He paused for a moment, then, as if realizing something, his eyes widened in disbelief.

Seeing Cheng Qicai's silent demeanor, he pretended not to see it and buried his head in the documents in his hands, but the thoughts that were surfacing in his mind kept swirling around.