After dumping the poor tycoon, 10
Under the light, the bruise on Qi An'an's forehead was clearly visible, and given her fair skin, it looked even more shocking.
Gu Shi glanced at it and then looked away, asking curtly, "Who were you fighting with?"
Qi An'an could tell from his tone that although it was cold, he was clearly concerned about where her bruises came from.
She reached out and touched it, saying, "I fell a lot today, accidentally bumping into the iron bar. You know I always get strange bruises in the past."
She vaguely recalled that he had treated her like that last night, yet there seemed to be no marks left on her neck or body.
She looked up at him, her heart filled with suspicion.
Gu Shi remained silent.
As he walked toward the bathroom, he said, "Get me my clothes."
"……oh."
Qi An'an sat back in her wheelchair before heading to his bedroom.
She opened the wardrobe and slowly rummaged through it.
Last night, Gu Shi told her that he had long forgotten about the past, and now, she's here looking for pajamas for him...
That's really fantastical.
Did their relationship take a leap forward all of a sudden?
Qi An'an picked out her pajamas and came to the bathroom door. "I'll leave them at the door."
There was only the sound of water inside; no one answered.
Xiao Hei flew around in front of Qi An'an and asked, "An'an, are you sleeping on the sofa tonight?"
Speaking of this, Qi An'an remembered that when she woke up in the morning, she was lying in Gu Shi's arms.
What she couldn't understand was why he would let her snuggle into his arms.
Isn't he good at saying no?
From this perspective, it seems he doesn't dislike her that much, otherwise he wouldn't have kept her under his watchful eye.
But she quickly calmed down, "I still want to sleep in the bed tonight."
Xiao Hei: "..."
Who wants to sleep on the sofa when there's a bed?
Qi An'an pondered, "I don't know what he's up to, but... living together makes it easier for me to make my move."
Xiao Hei pondered, "Hmm, he's really bold. Isn't he afraid of falling in love with you again?"
Am I really that charming?
"You need to have some self-awareness."
"..."
Qi An'an said she wanted to sleep on the bed, so she ran to the bedroom.
However, there is only one pillow on the bed.
She fetched a new pillow, spread it on the bed, pulled up the covers, closed her eyes, and went to sleep. "Goodnight."
Xiao Hei leaned down beside her face: "Goodnight."
Qi An'an wasn't worried at all about Gu Shi's behavior towards her, after all, his disdain yesterday was too obvious.
With few distracting thoughts in her mind, she fell asleep almost instantly.
Gu Shi, with wet hair, stood at the door for a moment, then turned and went to another room used as an office.
Jiang Ming was bored out of his mind and somehow found him a video lecture on the psychology of love, but Gu Shi hadn't clicked on it to watch it.
Just as he was about to tap the button, another message from Jiang Ming came in.
Jiang Ming: Gu Shi, there's no point in dragging this out. If you really hate her, just give her a taste of her own medicine.
Jiang Ming: She has just woken up and is being pushed into an arranged marriage by her family, so she must be very vulnerable psychologically.
Jiang Ming: Be nice to her, make her fall in love with you, and then dump her.
Jiang Ming: And then all the grievances were eliminated.
Jiang Ming: It's so pointless to keep wasting time with her, right?
Gu Shi glanced at it, but his gaze lingered for a long time.
Meanwhile, in the brightly lit disco, Jiang Ming quickly sent a message without waiting for any response.
The beautiful woman next to him happened to glance over and said in a coquettish voice, "You men are so petty and ruthless. That girl you're talking about is really pitiful."
Jiang Ming put away his phone, a smile on his face. "You wouldn't understand. I call this a roundabout way to achieve my goal."
"How do you achieve your goal indirectly?"
Jiang Ming smiled mysteriously.
If Gu Shi gets married in the future, he has to sit at the head table.
But when a phone call came in, he jumped up agitatedly and said to the person on the other end, "Why aren't you contacting President Gu about this? You're contacting me!"
The other party said tremblingly, "Mr. Gu said you're free."
"..." Jiang Ming cursed under his breath, and suddenly the wine didn't taste so good anymore.
Since returning to China, Gu Shi has been absent-minded all day, which has seriously affected his work. As a result, he now has more and more work to do, and even going out for a drink now requires him to be mindful of Gu Shi's attitude... Life is too difficult!
Gu Shi either needs to kill Qi An'an to end it all, or he needs to marry her as soon as possible so they can make up after a fight!
To avoid causing trouble for others everywhere!
In the hotel suite, Gu Shi lost herself in thought for what felt like the umpteenth time. Finally, she simply pushed the computer aside, got up, and went back to her bedroom.
He gets very little sleep each day because he can't fall asleep even when he lies down.
Only a small lamp was on in the room, dimly illuminating the slightly raised blankets on the bed.
Light footsteps stopped by the bedside. Gu Shi lowered his head, his slightly disheveled hair falling down, obscuring his cool eyebrows and the emotions overflowing in his eyes.
He lay down beside her, raised his hand and placed it on her forehead; the faint scent of medicinal oil quickly dissipated.
He withdrew his hand, but after a moment, it landed on her again, holding her delicate, warm nape of the neck, pulling her completely into his embrace, letting his body heat mingle with hers.
A sense of weariness washed over me.
——
When Qi An'an woke up, she was in the man's arms again, her head resting on his arm.
His other hand was on her waist.
She strongly suspected that he was using her as a body pillow.
She blinked, sizing up that extremely handsome face.
With his eyes still closed, he seemed less guarded and indifferent, almost no different from when she first met him.
She knew Gu Shi very well, and was very familiar with him from five years ago.
But when she saw him these past two days, she always felt a sense of unfamiliarity. He had erected a thick, solid wall around himself, leaving her completely unable to understand his feelings.
How could he so naturally hold her while sleeping?
The storyline provided by Xiao Hei did not mention his romantic relationship status.
But he's a normal man, and he must have had other women over the years. Is it just a habit for him to sleep with someone in his arms?
Qi An'an couldn't help but reach out and poke him on the face, accidentally using a bit of force.
Xiao Hei suddenly said, "He's awake, but his breathing is erratic."
Qi An'an's hand immediately froze, but seeing that he didn't open his eyes, she pretended not to know.
She lowered her voice and muttered, "Good morning, Shi."
Then she carefully crawled out of his arms.
She got out of bed and saw that the new pillow she had taken out last night was carelessly thrown on the floor.
She was a little confused. "It definitely wasn't me. I'm a good sleeper."
Xiao Hei quickly swayed his body, saying, "It wasn't me who did it."
She looked at the man on the bed.
Why did he throw the pillow?
Qi An'an picked up the pillow and left the bedroom.
Gu Shicai slowly opened his eyes, moving his numb arm expressionlessly.
After a while, he walked out of the living room and glanced in the direction of the bathroom.
Qi An'an hummed a song inside. It was a popular song five years ago, but now it has long been defined as a cliché pop song.
She was quite a handful; she actually stayed inside for twenty minutes.
Qi An'an opened the door, and upon seeing Gu Shi in the hall, she stepped back, turned the exhaust fan back on, and closed the door behind her when she came out.
Pooping is a very, very private thing, and it's easy to lose your positive image.
We must not let Gu Shi notice.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to get him to have that romantic, rosy view of you again in the future.
She walked towards him, about to strike up a conversation, when she heard him ask in a pleasant voice, "Are you constipated?"
Qi An'an felt a chill run down her spine: "..."
Xiao Hei also said coolly, "...We were still found out."
"No, I'm not constipated," Qi An'an replied confidently.
"Oh." Gu Shi didn't look to the side and had already walked towards the bathroom.
Qi An'an raised her hand, her gaze following him. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but ultimately remained silent.
It shouldn't smell inside anymore, right?
She will definitely not get an answer.
She sat down at the table and found that breakfast had been delivered, but there was no milk.
She called to ask, and the reply she received was: Mr. Gu had noted that he didn't want it.
Qi An'an paused for a moment, then placed her hand on her stomach, as if the sanatorium also advised her against drinking too much.
Did Gu Shi know?
He happened to walk out, and Qi An'an looked at him and said, "I want to drink milk..."
He sat down opposite her, his eyes fixed on her without any emotion, and said softly, "I didn't mean to stop you from drinking."
Qi An'an looked at his mask-like face and shook her head again, "I think I'd better not drink it."
She felt a surge of joy, glancing at him frequently and pushing all the meat buns in front of him.
When she washed her face just now, she noticed that the bruise on her forehead had faded a bit, and it felt oily, as if she had applied something.
Gu Shi used to be straightforward, but now he's very good at hiding his thoughts.
She had a strange feeling—he's changed a lot, he's grown up.
Gu Shi didn't look at her directly, coldly warning, "Try looking at me like that again?"
Her tolerant gaze was like that of someone looking at a spoiled little kid who was throwing a tantrum.
Qi An'an: "What do you think?"
Gu Shi glanced at her, his deep eyes filled with threat.
Qi An'an lowered her eyes, "...Oh."
It was yet another display of weakness and helplessness.
An unbearable surge of irritability welled up within Gu Shi.
She then fell silent, and his expression grew increasingly cold and somber.
——
Xiao Lin took Qi An'an to the sanatorium and then picked her up and took her back to the hotel in the afternoon.
When Jiang Mei asked, Qi An'an said she was going to a friend's place.
As for Qi Dong, he kept asking her if she and Gu Shi had gotten back together, and if she could help him arrange a meeting with Gu Shi, but she brushed him off one by one.
She had also studied the situation over the past few days and found that all of Qi's industrial parks that had been shut down had engineering quality problems, posed significant hidden dangers, and were embroiled in various lawsuits and disputes.
Even if Gu Shi doesn't bring down the Qi Group, it will slowly collapse on its own.
For several days in a row, Qi An'an began to get used to this routine of going back and forth between two points.
However, Gu Shi leaves early and returns late, a typical workaholic, or perhaps... he is running away from something.
She rarely sees anyone.
As the sun sets, fish-scale-like clouds spread across the horizon, their colors growing increasingly intense, bringing an exceptionally magnificent and spectacular sunset to the people of this city.
Qi An'an lingered at the hotel entrance for a long time, watching the clouds in the sky gradually darken, before turning around and walking back to the lobby.
"Qi An'an?"
A crisp sound came from behind.
Soon, a sweet voice came around to Qi An'an's side, blocking her way.
The girl looked like a college student, with almond-shaped eyes, a delicate nose, and a bright and beautiful demeanor. She was probably a young lady from a wealthy family, as her every move exuded pride and confidence.
At this moment, she was dragging a pink suitcase beside her, glaring at Qi An'an with an aggressive expression.
Qi An'an: "You are..."
The other person crossed their arms in front of them and said as if making a declaration, "My name is Jiang Si, and I have been with Gu Shi for five years."
Qi An'an: ?
Xiao Hei: Impossible!
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