Chapter 54 Why are you here?

Gu Jingsi's attitude was too sincere, so sincere that Ji Qingzhi couldn't say no. She nodded: "Okay."

"Can I invite you to see a movie tomorrow?" Gu Jingsi invited again.

"When?" This time Ji Qingzhi did not refuse directly.

"Is five o'clock in the afternoon okay?" Gu Jingsi thought to himself, having dinner first and then watching a movie, that would be perfect.

"Okay." The Ji family restaurant was closed at five o'clock, and she hadn't watched a movie for a long time. Thinking of this, Ji Qingzhi nodded in agreement.

The date was successful, and Gu Jingsi's lips were raised when he left Ji's restaurant.

When the father and daughter were having dinner in the evening, Ji Yuanfu glanced at Ji Qingzhi sitting across from him, and after thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "What does the director surnamed Gu want to talk to you about?"

After the recording of "Delicious Food" was completed, there were many other variety shows and even crews approached her, but Ji Qingzhi rejected them all. Seeing her firm attitude, Ji Yuanfu was actually quite happy, because this meant that her choice this time was Ji's Restaurant.

"Nothing, just chatting." There are some things that you can share and complain about with your bestie, but you can't say them to your parents.

"I thought he wanted to pursue you." Ji Yuanfu said casually. In his opinion, his daughter was good in every way and anyone who tried to get close to her had bad intentions.

Ji Qingzhi paused while holding the chopsticks, and then asked in a normal tone: "Why do you say that?"

"I always feel like there's something wrong with the way he looks at you." Ji Yuanfu said this and then looked at Ji Qingzhi. In fact, he was a little worried that what happened between him and Qin Xiaoxiao would affect her outlook on love and marriage.

"Oh, he did express his affection to me." Ji Qingzhi said in a light tone. Anyway, judging from Gu Jingsi's attitude, Old Ji would know about this sooner or later.

"So what do you think?" Ji Yuanfu asked.

"Let it be." Ji Qingzhi said as he lowered his head and continued eating.

Ji Yuanfu glanced at her and stopped talking. He just hoped that she could let go of her worries.

The next day, the Ji family restaurant was still busy, but today there were two dishes that needed Ji Qingzhi to cook because Old Ji and Uncle Wu had an appointment to go fishing.

Chef Ji Qingzhi didn't know that the program team had officially announced the broadcast time of the show. Xu Yu'an promptly reposted it using the account of Ji's Restaurant, and there was a lot of anticipation in the comments.

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The lawsuit between Yan Si and Song Panyan has entered the final stage. It was at this time that she truly realized that Ji Qingzhi was not joking about quitting the entertainment industry, otherwise she would not have rejected so many companies. She rubbed her brows with a headache. Although she won the lawsuit against Song Panyan, it was also a case of hurting the enemy by a thousand and hurting herself by eight hundred. So she regretted letting Ji Qingzhi, the traffic star, go.

"Sister Yan, it's Song Panyan's call." The assistant whispered.

"Just hang up." Yan Si sneered after saying this. This time she was the one who made a mistake and actually let Ji Qingzhi go for the sake of Song Panyan, a idiot.

"Someone from Director Gu contacted us just now and said they don't need anything for the time being." The assistant said the last sentence very quickly, probably because after Ji Qingzhi released the information last time, many invitations disappeared, and she had to go there in person to compete for resources, but many people chose to refuse. Thinking of this, Yan Si felt regretful again. If she should have renewed the contract with Ji Qingzhi directly, it would have been fine. Unfortunately, there is no if in life.

Yun Xiangrong relayed the follow-up of the dog-eat-dog fight between Yan Si and Song Panyan to her. Yun Xiangrong's voice on the other end of the phone was obviously gloating: "People in the circle now dislike these two. After all, they don't even have the most basic sense of contract."

"Yan Si has always been like this. I've been expecting her to fail, and now I've finally waited for it." Ji Qingzhi used to think that she would be very happy when Yan Si failed, but when the day really came, she was much calmer than she expected.

"She's not only in trouble now, but almost all of her artists have no roles to play, and many directors are unwilling to work with them." Yun Xiangrong couldn't help but snorted after she finished speaking. Yan Si must have made enough money over the years.

"What a pity." Ji Qingzhi really sighed for them. She didn't need to think to know that they had signed a long-term contract with Yan Si.

"There's nothing we can do. Risks and benefits are directly proportional. Sometimes I think that what you're doing is actually quite good. By the way, have you ever thought about opening a branch of the Ji Family Restaurant?" Yun Xiangrong asked the question expressing the thoughts of many people.

"It's up to Old Ji to make the decision on this matter." Ji Qingzhi said nonchalantly.

Yun Xiangrong knew it was an excuse as soon as she heard it, so she didn't continue to ask. Instead, she asked about her and Gu Jingsi's progress, with a completely uninterested tone: "Did Gu Jingsi look for you today? He shouldn't be the kind of person who gives up easily, right?"

"We've made an appointment to watch a movie together tonight." Speaking of which, Ji Qingzhi seemed to have never had the experience of watching a movie alone with the opposite sex.

"Wow, Gu Jingsi is quite proactive. I'm optimistic about him." Yun Xiangrong's tone was full of pride, proud that her sister could easily take down Gu Jingsi.

"Just watching a movie." Compared to her excitement, Ji Qingzhi was much calmer. She didn't hate being with Gu Jingsi, which was why she was willing to let nature take its course.

"Well, what you want is a long-lasting relationship." Yun Xiangrong has a wild heart hidden under her well-behaved face. Compared with a long-lasting relationship, she prefers a passionate love.

"Probably." Maybe because of the experience of being hacked a few years ago, Ji Qingzhi now likes the feeling of being ordinary.

Yun Xiangrong looked at the time and it was almost four o'clock, so she found an excuse to hang up the phone. Well, it would be better not to disturb her, as this was a rare opportunity to get out of being single.

After hanging up the phone, Ji Qingzhi looked at the time, took off the hair dryer cap on her head, and started to blow-dry her hair. After all, it was a date, so she decided to dress up a little.

After completing the whole process, it was already almost five o'clock. Ji Qingzhi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Has Gu Jingsi not arrived yet? She doesn't like waiting for people, so she shows up at the door on time at five o'clock. If Gu Jingsi doesn't show up, the date will be cancelled.

Ji Qingzhi still felt a little nervous the moment she opened the iron gate. Although she didn't know where this nervousness came from, she calmed down after seeing the car outside. Hearing the sound of the door opening, Gu Jingsi opened the door and got out. He glanced at the time, it was exactly five o'clock, and he felt a little more favorable towards Ji Qingzhi. Although being late is a girl's right, he thought no one would dislike someone who is punctual.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" Ji Qingzhi asked casually.

"I was just about to call you." Gu Jingsi smiled and opened the car door for her. In his opinion, it was rude to rush someone before the agreed time.

Ji Qingzhi smiled and said nothing. She bent down and got into the car. She lowered her head to fasten her seat belt, then looked at Gu Jingsi beside her: "Okay."

"I bought a ticket for 8 o'clock. Can we go have dinner first?" Gu Jingsi put his hands on the steering wheel. Although his eyes were on the road ahead, his peripheral vision was always paying attention to her emotions.

"I'm fine with anything." Since she had agreed to the date, she wouldn't do anything to spoil the fun.

"I ordered a private restaurant. The environment there is nice." Gu Jingsi felt that she would like it there.

Ji Qingzhi almost laughed out loud when he heard this. Private dishes, those who didn't know would think he was taking him to study the same trade. Ever since Ji's restaurant switched to a reservation system, they have become what others call private dishes.

Ji's restaurant is in the suburbs, and this private restaurant is also in the suburbs, about half an hour's drive away. Ji Qingzhi got off the car with Gu Jingsi. The scenery here is nice, and soon someone took them in. After entering, Ji Qingzhi found that there were private rooms here, and each private room had its own name. The lobby was also cleverly decorated in a garden style, and she couldn't help looking around.

"The decoration here is nice, I think you would like it." This was the first thing Gu Jingsi said after the two of them entered the private room.

"It's quite artistic." Ji Qingzhi nodded. He was right. She really liked this place.

Gu Jingsi pressed the bell next to the table, and the kitchen received it and started serving the dishes quickly. It was obvious that he really knew her preferences, and these dishes were basically her favorites.

"My friends around me all say that the food here tastes good, you should try it." Gu Jingsi was not sure whether she would like it.

Seeing that he seemed a little nervous, Ji Qingzhi curled the corners of her lips and said, "My taste is actually not that picky." Otherwise, she would not have been able to persist in the past few years.

"It's normal to have your own preferences. It's not called being picky." Gu Jingsi corrected by shaking his head.

Ji Qingzhi was stunned for a moment, and the thing that immediately came to her mind was that when she was seven years old, Qin Xiaoxiao casually complained to Old Ji about being too picky about food. The disgust in her words was too obvious. Since then, Ji Qingzhi was no longer picky about food, and she also deeply believed that being picky about food was not a good habit. But today someone told her that it was normal to have her own preferences and that it was not picky. At this moment, she couldn't tell what she felt in her heart, but the only thing she was sure of was that she felt what he said made sense.

The meal was very pleasant. Gu Jingsi was always talkative. He talked about his experience of studying abroad and returning to China. What was obviously a difficult thing became very interesting when he talked about it. Perhaps her eyes were too focused, so Gu Jingsi couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"

Ji Qingzhi shook his head: "I just didn't expect you to be so talkative in private."

Gu Jingsi became interested: "So what kind of person am I in your eyes?"

Ji Qingzhi thought for a moment, then slowly said, "Cold and taciturn."

"Well, now let's get to know each other again. My name is Gu Jingsi, and I'm a very talkative person." Gu Jingsi is indeed not a talkative person, but he also has to distinguish who the person on the other side is.

Ji Qingzhi was amused by his words. She thought that Yun Xiangrong’s suggestion was actually very good. At least being with him was more interesting than she had expected.

The two looked at the time and decided to leave for the cinema. Unexpectedly, they ran into Xu Yu'an in the lobby. He looked at them with a surprised look: "Brother, Sister Ji, why are you here?"