After saying goodbye to Xie Yunhuai, Su Jin got into the car and went to sleep, having not slept well the night before.
Gu Xingze fastened her seatbelt, adjusted the seat, and said with annoyance, "There's no pillow in this car; we should have provided one."
Su Jin said with her eyes closed, "Alright, alright, I'll just take a short nap."
Gu Xingze awkwardly shut his mouth, realizing he had disturbed her.
He drove very slowly and steadily the whole way, and thankfully, Su Jin was able to take a nap for several tens of minutes.
When they arrived at their destination, Gu Xingze unbuckled his seatbelt and turned to look at her as she slept soundly.
He held his breath and moved closer to her, smelling her scent. It was strange; she didn't wear perfume, but she had a very pleasant and reassuring fragrance about her.
I couldn't bear to wake her up.
Gu Xingze, taking advantage of the situation, offered his mouth to Su Jin.
"What are you doing?"
It's no exaggeration to say that Gu Xingze trembled all over when he heard those four words.
Su Jin looked at him with her eyes half open. Perhaps because she had just woken up, there was no emotion in her eyes other than indifference.
"You...you're awake?"
Gu Xingze shrank back nervously, feeling that she was about to scold him again, and dared not look at her.
Su Jin was speechless. Wasn't this just stating the obvious? "If you make such a racket, anyone will wake up."
"sorry……"
Gu Xingze took a medicine box wrapped in a plastic bag from his left side and stuffed it into Su Jin's hand, his voice pitifully soft, "Medicine...can I apply it for you?"
Su Jin closed her eyes, her mind still foggy, and asked, "What medicine?"
Then she felt something on her lips, and when she looked down, she saw it was Gu Xingze's finger.
He bent over, looking up at himself from below, blinking his innocent eyes.
"Shall I apply some medicine to reduce the swelling for you?"
Su Jin avoided eye contact, unbuckled her seatbelt, opened the car door, and got out of the car in one smooth motion.
"No... Honey, wait for me!"
Gu Xingze was so anxious to chase after them that he completely forgot he was in the driver's seat and climbed into the passenger seat to get out.
If Su Jin turned around at this moment, she would see him crawling from the driver's seat to the passenger seat on all fours... like a zombie, something no human would do.
Hearing the door open, Lin Shi ran over and exclaimed, "Oh, Sister Liangxin is back!"
Su Jin glared at her, then squatted down to knead her bread to welcome it.
"Little puppy, aren't you so good?"
Su Jin always raised her voice when she spoke to it, without even realizing it herself.
Gu Xingze, who was following behind her, bent down to change his shoes, but his eyes kept glancing at Su Jin, who was playing with the dog.
He bit the soft flesh in his mouth and muttered softly, "Are dogs really this nice... They've never spoken to me like this before..."
Su Jin gave him a look, "What did you say?"
She genuinely didn't hear him clearly, but he thought she was warning him not to be jealous of a dog.
"nothing."
He lowered his eyes, arranged his shoes, and then went to the bathroom to wash his hands.
Lin Shi showed her the official Weibo account of "Our Life". "Look, it seems they're going to say that the guest is coming to your house. Ye Shuwei just asked me if I wanted to come to your house."
"What the hell?"
Su Jin frowned and looked up at her. "Come here? Happiness is not for me, but suffering has taken its place."
Su Jin picked up her phone and browsed Weibo. In order to increase audience engagement, the production team planned to "surprise" the guests' daily lives during their breaks, also in the form of live streaming.
"Isn't this just unpaid overtime..."
Su Jin also took a picture of the bread and uploaded it to Weibo.
Immediately, a fan commented, "Is this your sister's puppy? It's so cute!"
Su Jin replied to him: 【No, this is me, I'm exhausted.】
...
midnight.
Su Jin silently looked at Gu Xingze, who was lying pitifully by the bedside.
"Honey, I took my medicine, but I still can't sleep."
The hospital prescribed some sedatives and sleep aids, and considering that he already had his own medication, Su Jin felt that he didn't need to sleep with her.
Unexpectedly, less than thirty minutes later, he came out of the next room with tears in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, honey, I'm so useless..."
Gu Xingze sobbed uncontrollably, tears streaming down his face as he stood helplessly by the bed, clutching his pillow.
Su Jin didn't know what expression to make, so she could only reach out to comfort him, "You... don't cry, come and sleep with me, but you can't touch me anymore."
He did stop crying, and looked at her with wet, red eyes. "Is it really okay?"
"Um."
Having received permission, Gu Xingze immediately climbed into bed with a beaming smile. "My wife is so good to me. I thought you wouldn't let me come again after what I did yesterday."
That's exactly what she thought.
Gu Xingze slowly reached for Su Jin's hand under the covers. His voice was low, as if asking a question, or perhaps enticing her, "Baby, can I just hold your hand? We won't do anything else."
"casual."
I had a good night's sleep.
Gu Xingze kept his promise and didn't disturb her sleep.
She just kept holding her own hand; she didn't want to wake him.
As soon as she moved, Gu Xingze seemed to sense it and opened his eyes.
Despite looking incredibly sleepy, he still managed to sit up, rubbing his eyes as he asked, "Where are we going?"
Su Jin, still dressed, didn't even look up. "Go to the company."
"company?"
His brain was clearly not working properly; it took him a moment to remember that she was going to the company that had signed her contract.
Gu Xingze got up and quickly said, "Wait for me, I'll take you there."
Su Jin glanced at him with a hint of disdain. "No need. Driving while fatigued is bad. I'll go myself."
Ultimately, she was still not used to appearing in public with Gu Xingze, especially in front of so many people.
She got dressed, played with the bread for a while, and then went out.
While waiting for a taxi, I bought a piece of freshly cooked corn and a carton of milk.
Su Jin took a bite of corn, which was so hot that it burned her mouth before she could swallow it.
"This corn feels like it punched me in the mouth..."
The taxi arrived just then, and she opened the car door, sat down, and told the driver the name of her destination.
The driver seemed like a very talkative person. "Young lady, off to work?"
"yes."
The driver glanced at the time and said, "Oh dear, you're probably going to be late. I'll drive faster."
Su Jin wanted to say there was no rush, but then she thought that it was someone else's kind gesture, so she nodded to express her gratitude.
The driver then paid the price for this suggestion...
Because a water truck came over the next second, spraying water into the car window that hadn't been closed yet.
"Holy crap!"
The driver yelled and stopped on the side of the road; his clothes were soaked through.
Fortunately, Su Jin's car window was closed, so she escaped unharmed.
She hesitated before speaking, "Uncle, why don't you just drop me off here? I'll walk the rest."
The middle-aged man said seriously, "I'm going to take you to work today no matter what! I'll go through fire and water, no matter what difficulties I encounter, I'll get you there!"
This class isn't absolutely necessary...
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