I transmigrated into a book, becoming a money-grubbing relative in the female lead's family.
My money-grubbing mother, through moral manipulation, made me join the male lead's company...
She dragged the video progress bar; it was clear, without any blurriness or shaky hands, and the colors were reproduced perfectly. Cheng Qicai was very satisfied with the video she had shot.
Then Gu Rongqi chimed in, "There are too many people down there, it's too crowded."
"That's true!" Cheng Qicai thought about it and agreed. There were so many people below that it looked like people were being squeezed in the air. I'm afraid I'll have to change my shoes when I get home.
It's better up there, where she and Gu Rongqi are in their own positions and can look however they want.
Gu Rongqi asked her, "Did you go back?"
Looking at the crowd that had just dispersed, Cheng Qicai considered for a moment and said, "Hmm... let's not go now. It'll be so congested going back now, with so many people."
Cheng Qicai tentatively suggested, "Why don't you go back first, Mr. Gu? I'll go with Brother Gu."
"What? If I go back first, there won't be any traffic jam?" Gu Rongqi frowned. After being persuaded to leave by Cheng Qicai several times, he was inexplicably getting a little angry.
"..." Suddenly interrupted by Gu Rongqi's retort, Cheng Qicai was a little flustered, but still tried to explain, "No, I was worried that something might have happened to you, so I've been keeping you here to accommodate me..."
Seeing Cheng Qicai's eyes dim and the light in them disappear completely.
Just like a dog that was happily running and jumping one second, it was innocently scolded the next. After being scolded, it only showed its clear black and white eyes and looked at you timidly, occasionally whimpering to express its grievances.
Even the way he spoke changed to honorifics, and Gu Rongqi instantly realized that his tone had been a bit off.
"I'm sorry," Gu Rongqi apologized in a softened tone. "I didn't accommodate you. There wasn't much to do after that."
Cheng Qicai realized that her attitude was a bit inappropriate and apologized, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to kick you out..."
Gu Rong nodded. "I know."
Cheng Qicai was relieved to see that the slight wrinkles between his brows disappeared and his aura became calm, confirming that he was no longer angry.
"Then we're even!" Cheng Qicai cheered again.
Everyone was unhappy once, which perfectly offset the negative feelings.
Seeing Cheng Qicai regain her spirits and return to her previous happy state, Gu Rongqi's mood also improved.
She looks much better like this.
Seeing that the crowd below had mostly dispersed, Cheng Qicai said to Gu Rongqi, "You can go back now."
Gu Rong started to speak.
The two went to find Gu Liji, only to discover that the three people who were originally not far behind them had disappeared.
Helpless, Cheng Qicai went to the front desk to inquire and learned that Gu Liji had run away without paying.
Cheng Qicai picked up the bill and her eyes went black – it was over 4,000 yuan.
Wow, that's incredible!
At this moment, Cheng Qicai felt that Gu Liji's character was extremely despicable. He had promised to treat her to a meal, but not only did he run away without paying her, he also refused to pay her.
How could he have the nerve to lie to me and call me brother-in-law all the time?! His inability to get the female lead proves that this is exactly what he deserves.
Cheng Qicai angrily decided to throw the bill in his face the next day.
Just as she was about to take out her phone to scan the QR code, a hand with well-proportioned knuckles reached out from the side, holding a black card between the index and middle fingers. "Swipe mine!"
Cheng Qicai felt that these words were simply heavenly music, and the black card also shimmered with golden light.
She looked at the black card in Gu Rongqi's hand with some envy.
I really, really want to snatch it!
But the thought that even if she snatched it, she wouldn't know the password made her heart ache.
This might be the closest she's ever come to the "hundred million" mark!
"Let's go!"
The black card disappeared into the dark brown leather wallet. Cheng Qicai regained her hearing and withdrew her reluctant gaze. "Thank you, President Gu."
"It's nothing, it's for Gu Liji." Gu Rongqi chuckled to himself, thinking of the three million check at the coffee shop earlier, he now understood what her expression meant back then.
Cheng Qicai followed Gu Rong downstairs. In the dimly lit parking lot, Cheng Qicai's shoelaces were a little loose.
She originally wanted to wait until she got to the car to tie her shoes, but they came undone so quickly that they dangled before she even reached the car, swinging as she walked.
Cheng Qicai stopped impatiently, squatted down and quickly tied a bow, then tightened two knots on top of that.
She got up satisfied; now she refused to believe it would ever dissipate!
Gu Rong was tall and strong, already half a step ahead of Cheng Qicai. He didn't even notice when Cheng Qicai squatted down. Only when he heard no sound from the side did he stop and turn around to look back.
Just as Gu Rongqi turned around, Cheng Qicai vaguely thought she saw something at Gu Rongqi's feet.
Her heart leaped into her throat. Was it really as she thought?
She jogged up to Gu Rongqi, tilted her head to look at his heel, and could vaguely see a small brown corner.
Even in the dim light, Cheng Qicai, with her 5.2 vision, was certain she would never fail to recognize the pattern.
He spoke to Gu Rongqi with a hint of expectation, "Mr. Gu, I think you stepped on something?"
Gu Rongqi lifted his foot, and a familiar brown coin was stuck to the sole of his shoe, teetering on the verge of falling off. It looked like it would fall off if Gu Rongqi took a few more steps.
Gu Rongqi shook his foot, and the coins floated to the ground.
Cheng Qicai immediately picked it up and held it up to Gu Rongqi as if she had found a treasure, saying, "Mr. Gu, you are so lucky today, you actually stepped on 20 yuan."
Gu Rongqi frowned, disapproving of Cheng Qicai's action of picking it up with her hands, "It's dirty."
Cheng Qicai didn't care and said excitedly, "No one would complain about money being dirty. Even if it fell into the toilet, I would use a pole to poke it up and then rinse it with water."
"..." Gu Rongqi didn't understand. It was only 20 yuan, but he still tried to persuade Cheng Qicai, "It's not necessary."
Cheng Qicai was shocked. Did Gu Rongqi mean he wanted her to lose it?
That's 20 yuan! Isn't his money made up of countless 20-yuan bills?
Cheng Qicai looked at him seriously and said earnestly, "President Gu, it's illegal to deliberately discard money."
"..." Seeing her persistent look, Gu Rongqi sighed inwardly and compromised, "Go to the car later and get some water to wash up."
Cheng Qicai became happy again.
The two got into the car, and Gu Rongqi took out a bottle of mineral water and started spraying it on Cheng Qicai's hand and the money in her hand.
Seeing Cheng Qicai's hand shiver from the cold water, Gu Rongqi helplessly handed her a tissue.
Cheng Qicai wiped the money first, then wiped her own hands.
In today's society, the chances of finding money on the street are not high.