After the two finished eating, Gu Rongqi went to wash the dishes, while Cheng Qicai lay comfortably on the sofa.

Hearing the sound of dishes being washed in the kitchen, Cheng Qicai became even more satisfied. Gu Rong thought, what could be better than not having to wash dishes after a satisfying meal?

Moreover, Gu Rongqi is very self-disciplined, unlike her, who rests for a while after eating before moving on.

When Gu Rongqi finished showering and came out, he saw Cheng Qicai lying on the sofa playing games. He went up to her and called out, "Qicai, want to go for a walk?"

"Huh?" Cheng Qicai was taken aback.

Gu Rongqi asked, "Aren't you going to hold on?"

She patted her stomach; she had indeed eaten very much. There was still some food left, but she couldn't eat anymore, so Gu Rongqi finished it all.

She sat up and said to Gu Rongqi, "Okay, let's go for a walk."

It was just getting dark outside. Cheng Qicai had eaten too much and felt sleepy, even walking felt difficult.

Originally, Gu Rongqi was holding her hand, but gradually she started to link her arm with his, and then slowly put her body weight on his arm.

She glanced at Gu Rongqi's unchanged expression and secretly admired her own cleverness; walking had become so much easier that day.

Feeling the added weight on his arm, Gu Rongqi looked at the top of her head and smiled helplessly.

After the two of them strolled leisurely around the outside road, Cheng Qicai saw that it was almost time and said it was time to go back.

The next day, Cheng Qicai waited for Gu Rongqi on time again, and Gu Rongqi, as always, reminded her more than half an hour earlier.

But today, Cheng Qicai, after much painful reflection, decided not to stay at home anymore; staying at home with Gu Rongqi was a mistake.

So she decided to go to the store to check on things; she hadn't been there for many days.

When they reached the store entrance, Cheng Qicai instinctively pulled her hand away from Gu Rongqi's.

After she withdrew her hand, she felt a suffocating gaze fixed on her from above.

Realizing that her reaction was a bit too strong, Cheng Qicai looked up.

Gu Rongqi, who was backlit, looked... a bit dark-skinned.

She swallowed hard, smiled sweetly at him, and said with a forced smile, "I was just worried they might not be able to accept it right away. Let's take it one step at a time."

Seeing that Gu Rong didn't get up, Cheng Qicai tugged at his sleeve.

Seeing the pitiful look in her eyes, Gu Rongqi's heart softened, and he stepped into the store.

Although Gu Rongqi hasn't been here for so long, his previous position is still reserved for him.

Cheng Qicai first asked about the store's situation over the past few days, and then checked the records and sales figures on the computer.

Looking at the busy Cheng Qicai, Gu Rongqi thought of how Cheng Qicai had shaken off his hand earlier, and his frustration intensified.

Ugh, this feeling of not being acknowledged...

He rubbed his fingertips, suppressing the restlessness in his heart.

He knew that this progress was good enough, but the more he gained, the more dissatisfied he became.

But he had no other choice. As he said, all the power was with Cheng Qicai.

He could only wait like a prisoner for Cheng Qicai's judgments.

This made him feel uneasy, as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss, given that everything was under his control.

While Cheng Qicai was working, she always felt a burning gaze following her.

She forced herself to finish reading the document.

Once everything was confirmed to be fine, Cheng Qicai gave the shop assistant a few more instructions regarding the areas that had issues.

After giving her instructions, she and Gu Rongqi left.

Although Gu Rongqi appeared calm, she could still sense that he was in a bad mood. She stepped forward, took his hand, and asked, "Want to go shopping?"

Since they were already there and had nowhere else to go, Cheng Qicai figured they might as well just browse around the mall.

But as soon as she took his hand, Gu Rongqi pulled away.

She was now completely certain that Gu Rongqi was still angry with her for shaking him off earlier.

Why didn't she realize before that Gu Rongqi... well, he was a bit petty?

But then she thought again, and it seemed that breaking up with him would really hurt her. If Gu Rongqi broke up with her like this, she would probably have to say the words "break up".

Thinking that he was still in the wrong.

She scratched her face, saw a flower shop across the street, ran into the shop, and bought a bunch of yellow roses.

By the time Gu Rongqi followed her into the store, Cheng Qicai had already paid.

Just as the shop assistant was about to greet someone, Cheng Qicai quickly said, "Together."

Cheng Qicai asked the florist for a piece of cardstock, wrote a message on it, and then inserted it into the flowers.

After walking out of the store with Gu Rongqi, Cheng Qicai handed the flowers in her hand to Gu Rongqi, saying, "Here you go, and I'm sorry about earlier. I shouldn't have... uh, shaken your hand like that."

Gu Rongqi looked down at the fresh yellow roses in front of him. On the greeting card in the center, written in bright red, were the words: "[I'm sorry, it was all my fault just now. Please don't be angry, forgive me, my dearest boyfriend!!!]"

It also features a crooked, pitiful expression and three red hearts.

Looking at this, Gu Rongqi's pent-up frustration vanished instantly. He smiled, sighed, and reached out to take the flowers from Cheng Qicai's hand.