Cheng Qicai and Gu Rongqi moved away from the scene of the ordeal, and gradually the smell disappeared. Cheng Qicai also felt much better.

"Is your throat alright?" Gu Rongqi asked her, turning his head to the side.

Cheng Qicai coughed lightly, still feeling a slight sting, but it shouldn't be a big problem, so she replied, "It's okay."

She had only been speaking for a short while, and after walking a few meters, she saw Gu Rongqi turn around and go into a pharmacy, naturally asking the clerk to prescribe some medicine to relieve his sore throat.

Upon hearing about the prescription, Cheng Qicai quickly stopped them, saying, "My throat isn't seriously injured."

Gu Rongqi turned to her and said seriously, "Don't let small problems turn into big problems."

It can't be that serious, can it? Isn't this something that will be relieved after a night's sleep?

"Also, it's best not to eat the barbecue you're holding, to avoid irritating your throat again."

Seeing Gu Rongqi's gaze fall on the barbecue she had packed, Cheng Qicai warily pulled her hand back.

Just kidding! That little bit she didn't finish is worth forty or fifty yuan! Not eating it is out of the question!

Seeing that Gu Rongqi was still looking at her, she nodded insincerely, "Okay, I'll throw it away later."

Gu Rongqi neither agreed nor disagreed, and handed her the spray bottle that the shop assistant had opened.

The two left the store and walked to Gu Rongqi's car.

Gu Rongqi reminded her, "Remember to spray the medicine and get some rest!"

Cheng Qicai the little chick nodded, "Okay, then goodbye, Gu... Rongqi."

I almost blurted out "President Gu" again, but luckily I stopped myself in time.

She gave him a charming smile.

Gu Rongqi looked at her for a moment, then turned around, opened the car door, and got in.

Seeing Gu Rongqi's car drive away, Cheng Qicai breathed a sigh of relief; her barbecue was saved.

...

As soon as Cheng Qicai arrived at the company today, she was assigned a lot of heavy work, so busy that she felt like her feet were about to take off.

She took the documents to be signed and knocked on the door of Gu Liji's office.

"Please come in."

As Cheng Qicai entered the office, she saw Gu Liji wearing a pair of huge sunglasses that covered most of his face, making the bruise on the corner of his mouth even more noticeable.

Cheng Qicai handed him the document, "President Gu, there is a document here that you need to sign."

"Hmm." Gu Liji took the document, flipped through it expressionlessly for a few seconds, and then quickly signed his name on the last page.

Then he closed the file, pushed it forward, and tapped the folder with two fingers.

It felt like saying another word to her would be superfluous.

Cheng Qicai had no idea what he was going crazy about again!

Is this a sign that he's been hit so hard he's resorting to a cold, aloof CEO persona?

Acting so aloof, as if no one knows his character!

As she was internally complaining, a knock came at the door.

The R&D manager came in and handed over his report. This time, Gu Liji not only read the report carefully, but also raised questions about each of the solutions.

Their attitudes towards the two were completely different.

Even if Cheng Qicai was confused, she could tell that Gu Liji's attitude towards her was off today.

"Is there anything else?" Gu Liji turned his head slightly to look at Cheng Qicai.

"No." Cheng Qicai shook her head, took the signed documents, and left.

When it was time to leave work, Cheng Qicai couldn't take it anymore and her fists were clenched so hard she wanted to hit someone.

Today, for what seems like the umpteenth time, Gu Liji has passed by her, either assigning her some trivial tasks or coming in to give her a cold look, only to casually look away when she looks at him.

As she was leaving, Gu Liji came to the office again, strolled around for a bit without doing anything, and then left.

How childish! We're leaving anyway, why bother browsing around?

She laughed in exasperation and stopped him speechlessly: "Mr. Gu, what exactly is it about me that you're unhappy with today?"

This time, Gu Liji stopped, turned around and walked towards her, snorted coldly, and arrogantly raised his chin: "You don't know?"

Cheng Qicai frowned and thought for a moment, making sure she hadn't done anything to wrong him!

Could it be that she's taking her anger out on the male and female leads because of their affair?

Cheng Qicai frowned, "You dislike me because of Lu Qi's proposal to my sister? That's none of my business..."

Gu Liji denied it, saying, "No."

No? Cheng Qicai was even more puzzled. What else could be making him angry? Could it be about living together?

"Okay, it was wrong of me not to tell you they were living together..."

"It's not about that, and it's not about them either," Gu Liji interrupted her through gritted teeth, exasperated.

Why do you keep saying things that hurt his feelings? It makes him even angrier!

Seeing Gu Liji's increasingly grim face, Cheng Qicai pondered for a moment, then casually said, "You can't possibly pin the fact that you were groped by a man while drunk on me..."

Gu Liji's eyes widened in disbelief as he asked, "What did you say?"

Cheng Qicai, oblivious to the surprise in his tone, repeated, "I said you were touched by a man..."

Gu Liji quickly covered Cheng Qicai's mouth. He saw that Lin Fengjie, who had been packing his things, was now still and listening intently to their conversation.

Lin Fengjie didn't hear their voices. He looked up and saw Gu Liji staring at him with a death stare.

Upon realizing he had been caught eavesdropping, he immediately sat down seriously and began typing on the keyboard in front of the black computer screen.

With a dark expression, Gu Liji dragged Cheng Qicai to his office.

The door slammed shut with a loud bang.

Help! Cheng Qicai felt like she was about to see a giant baby!

Just when she thought she was about to suffocate, Gu Liji released her.

Her mouth and nose were released, and she breathed in the fresh air deeply.

Gu Liji stared at her and asked, enunciating each word clearly, "What...did...you...just...say...?"

Seeing Gu Liji's murderous glare, Cheng Qicai tremblingly recounted what had happened the day before yesterday, "That day you insisted on calling my sister to tell her to break up with her boyfriend, but you accidentally dialed President Gu's number. When I went to answer the phone for you, I saw you being touched on the back by a man, and he almost kissed you..."

"Enough." Gu Liji interrupted her sternly, and looked like he was about to faint the next second.

Cheng Qicai slowly reached for her phone. If Gu Liji fainted, she would immediately call 120 to get him the best time for rescue and would not waste a single second.

Seeing Gu Liji's furious expression, she shrank back and gripped her phone tightly, trying to comfort him: "Uh... Mr. Gu said he'd help handle this..."

"I'm going to kill him!!!" Gu Liji couldn't hear any explanations and rushed towards the door, as if he wanted to grab a gun and riddle people with bullets.

Cheng Qicai immediately stopped him, "No, Brother Gu, impulsiveness is the devil! Calm down! Why don't we ask President Gu how it's going?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Liji immediately took out his phone and called Gu Rongqi with such force that it looked like he was going to punch a hole in the phone.

Anyone who didn't know better would think it was because the phone was thin and light.

Gu Liji spoke a few words to the person on the other end of the phone, and his expression visibly softened.

“Come on, you’ll come with me to Ouqi,” Gu Liji said coldly.

Upon hearing Gu Liji's words, Cheng Qicai's vision went black.

No! It's my time to get off work! Cheng Qicai cried out in despair inside.