Gu Liji lost interest in playing games and threw the controller aside, saying, "I'm not playing anymore, it's no fun!"

Cheng Qicai breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; playing games with Gu Liji was pure torture.

She stood up and stretched.

Seeing that she was making a move, Huang Jindou immediately broke free from Gu Liji's embrace and ran towards Cheng Qicai, circling around her legs.

Gu Liji looked at the empty hand and glared at it.

Hey, you little ingrate!

Cheng Qicai squatted down and touched it. She suddenly asked, "Did you give it to Brother Gu?"

Just now, she felt that Huang Jindou was too familiar with Gu Liji's house, as if he had been there for a long time.

Gu Rongqi doesn't seem like someone who would keep animals; he probably gave them to Gu Liji.

“No,” Gu Rongqi paused slightly, “He took it away secretly. He stayed at his house for a few days, and we’re here today to take it back.”

Cheng Qicai understood. No wonder she saw Gu Liji at his house today; he had come to pick up his dog.

Gu Liji suddenly spoke up, "Brother, why don't you give me the golden beans? You're busy with work anyway, you don't have time."

I've been heartbroken these past few days, and with it keeping me company, I've even developed feelings for it.

It was the dog that witnessed his tears!

When Golden Bean heard Gu Liji call its name, it immediately started tugging at his calf again.

Gu Rongqi glanced at Cheng Qicai and said, "No."

Gu Liji continued to persuade, "Really, I have plenty of time, and I can spend more time with it. Look how happy it's been playing at my house these past few days!"

“No,” Gu Rongqi refused him firmly, glancing at him indifferently, “You have so much free time, go to work at the company tomorrow.”

"No, brother, then don't take it away today. Let it stay at my house for a few more days." Upon hearing that he was to go to work, Gu Liji immediately changed his mind.

Gu Rongqi remained unmoved and coldly said, "I will check your work hours before the end of the year holiday. You should have some sense of responsibility."

Gu Liji sighed, "Brother, you know my situation, I really can't concentrate on work right now!"

"A breakup is not a valid reason for you to skip work."

Cheng Qicai was about to stand up and applaud what Gu Rongqi said.

Seeing that Gu Rongqi wouldn't change his mind, Gu Liji muttered in dissatisfaction, "You've never been heartbroken, of course you don't know how it feels..."

It's truly a case of losing both wife and army.

Gu Rongqi ignored him.

Cheng Qicai was overjoyed to hear that Gu Liji would be going to work tomorrow.

There's always someone better!

Huang Jindou glanced between Gu Rongqi and Gu Liji, sensing that something was off between them.

It ran back and jumped onto Cheng Qicai's knees like a little cannonball. She said to Gu Rongqi, "It's much heavier than before."

Gu Rongqi replied, "Yes, it's gained two pounds and three ounces. But I haven't measured it in the few days since Gu Liji brought it back."

Do you know that much? No wonder you were unwilling to give it to Gu Liji.

You wouldn't guess he's a dog lover.

"Young Master Gu, dinner is ready," the aunt downstairs knocked on the door and said to them.

The three of them went downstairs together and walked to the restaurant.

Gu Liji suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Cheng Qicai, I saw in the year-end gala planning proposal that you will be performing?"

Speaking of this, Cheng Qicai felt a little annoyed.

Normally, given her personality, she wouldn't sign up for any performances, but some of her colleagues were struggling and asked her for help.

Several people kept coming over to persuade her, and she softened and agreed.

Another reason is that their show doesn't require showing your face, or even your body.

However, she still finds it too troublesome to go to rehearsals so often.

Gu Liji found her sour face amusing and asked, "Haha, how's the rehearsal going?"

"Let it be..." Cheng Qicai didn't want to talk about it.

"Keep it up, and try your best for the Best Program Award!"

Under Gu Liji's teasing gaze, Cheng Qicai replied helplessly, "I'm afraid that's a bit difficult."

The thought of everyone being so unreliable gives me a headache.

"Brother, are you coming to the year-end party?" Gu Liji asked.

Gu Rongqi thought for a moment and shook his head, "No, I have a schedule that day."

Gu Liji knew that Gu Rongqi was busy, so he just asked casually.

After dinner, Cheng Qicai was about to go home, and Gu Rongqi also got up, hugging the dog, and said he was going home too.

Gu Liji is going to work tomorrow, so she doesn't need to take the documents back to the company; she can just bring them with her.

Now she can go straight home.

Gu Liji saw them out, and he asked, still unwilling to give up, "Brother, can't I really have the Golden Bean? How about I buy one and trade it with you?"

Gu Rongqi didn't speak, but his slightly warning eyes said it all.

Rejected, Gu Liji could only bid farewell to his dog-loving companion with tears in his eyes!

But this heartless dog lay comfortably in Gu Rongqi's arms, not even glancing at him.

While Cheng Qicai was wondering how to get back from such a long distance, Gu Liji had his driver take her home.

The next day, intimidated by Gu Rongqi, Gu Liji indeed came to work.

With him around, many things became much easier to handle, and she had time to rehearse her unreliable performance.

Their show was a Crayon Shin-chan puppet show, specifically the episode where Hiroshi stops the car. They had a limited number of people, and Cheng Qicai played both a human and a dog, but these were minor roles with few lines.

It's just a bit tiring to frequently switch between character puppets.

When I got home that night, I dreamed about practicing my lines in different accents.

Just when she felt she was about to have a nervous breakdown, the year-end party finally arrived.

Cheng Qicai's performance was in the middle of the show. Thinking about going on stage to perform later, her calves felt like they were cramping. The food on the table tasted bland and tasted like wax.

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