The snow on the mountaintop manor has almost melted, but the wind is strong on the top of the mountain, so it is still cold and empty.
Lu Qi took her on a tour of the manor. The main hall on the first floor was too large and was usually not opened except for daily cleaning by the servants. The side hall connected to the tea room was the main activity place. The second floor was all bedrooms. The third floor was a study as big as a library, a piano room and a multi-purpose room. The fourth floor was an entire collection room, which was filled with Lu Qi's collections, ranging from antiques to calligraphy and paintings, just like an art gallery.
There is also a loft on the fifth floor with a glass roof where you can lie down and watch the stars at any time.
This kind of extravagance is unmatched by ordinary people. Li Changsi raised an eyebrow. How many plays would she have to take on, and how many years of earning money would she have to spend to build a manor like this?
However, apart from Lu Qi, there were only the housekeeper and a few servants in the manor. It was indeed too cold and lonely to live in. No wonder Lu Qi always had a sense of separation and coldness that was incompatible with the flashy city.
Housekeeper: "Sir, Miss Changsi, Dr. Wei is here."
The housekeeper was all smiles. "Miss Changsi is such a lucky star. She just arrived and Dr. Wei is here. The manor hasn't had any visitors for a long time. It's much more lively now."
Seeing her tired face, Lu Qi said in a low voice, "I'll go down and take a look. Your things have been taken to the master bedroom. If you need anything, just ask Uncle Lu."
He ran his broad, slender hand through her hair, wanting to hug her, but restrained himself and withdrew his hand, turning around and going downstairs.
Li Changsi went to the master bedroom, a pure black and elegant room that was even larger than she had imagined. She took a hot bath, changed into soft and comfortable home clothes, and then took out the scented tablets from the suitcase and placed them on the ebony cabinet in front of the bed.
The all-male bedroom was immediately filled with a hint of her scent. She curled her lips in satisfaction and went downstairs to play with the little marshmallow.
Wei Zhenxi's unrestrained voice could be heard from downstairs: "Uncle Lu, make two more dishes tonight. I'll leave after we finish eating."
Wei Zhenxi came to deliver dog food to Little Cotton Candy. There was too much dog food at home, so she picked up some and brought it to the top of the mountain. In addition, Bai Mu had offended Lu Qi some time ago, so she asked him to come and sound out the situation, and this matter has been delayed until now.
"Bai Mu called me a while ago and said that his lover accidentally offended you and asked me to mediate. I was wondering, since you hibernate in winter, why would you accompany Li Changsi to attend the little girl's birthday party?
You don’t really like her, do you?”
He had brought the message home anyway, and as for what Lu Qi thought, it was not something he could control. Bai Mu was quite funny, why did he bump into Lu Qi's hand when he could have bumped into anyone else? Lu Qi was known for his good temper.
Wei Zhenxi didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that Lu Qi was a little different. He used to be selfless, like a deep ancient well, with a gloomy and dead air about him. After not seeing him for a month, he seemed to be much more lively, and this mountaintop manor was not so cold anymore.
When he came to this manor before, he always felt like he was in a tomb of the living dead. It was strange. Spring hadn't arrived yet.
Lu Qi lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea, then said calmly, "Do you have any more queshe tea? Bring some over."
Wei Zhenxi almost spit out a mouthful of tea. Damn it, he used to be the one who came to get some of Lu Qi's precious tea leaves, but now he actually asked him for some?
"There are still some. I'll ask the butler to bring them up tomorrow."
Weizhenxi also lives in Bishuijiangting, which is only a 20-minute walk from the mountaintop manor.
"What's going on between you and Li Changsi? The reason you attended the Xuan family's little girl's birthday party last time was because of her, right? Lu Qi, you don't really like her, do you?"
Wei Zhenxi didn't finish her sentence before she looked at Li Changsi gracefully walking down the stairs as if she had seen a ghost. She smiled mischievously and said, "Doctor Wei, aren't there ten or eight surgeries today?"
Wei Zhenxi's fog cracked with a sound. Li Changsi had already moved in? He even kept asking Lu Qi if he liked her?
He is here to deliver dog food, not to eat dog food!
Seeing that her hair hadn't been completely dried yet and was casually and lazily plaited behind her head, Lu Qi frowned slightly. She had always lacked patience for trivial matters, so she said helplessly, "Uncle Lu, bring me a dry towel."
Lu Qi stretched out his hand towards her and said in a low and restrained voice, "Come here."
Li Changsi sat beside him, nodded at Wei Zhenxi, and then enjoyed Lu Qi wiping her hair with peace of mind.
Wei Zhenxi: “…”
Oh shit, is it too late to leave now? This was the first time he'd seen Lu Qi so patient and gentle, brushing a woman's hair. This was even more unbelievable than a stock market crash or a tsunami in the Indian Ocean tomorrow.
Just kidding, he once thought that this guy was gynophobic and even introduced him to a psychologist.
Wei Zhenxi forced out what she thought was a perfect smile: "Hi, Changsi, I heard you've become very famous recently. Congratulations. Will you live here from now on?"
Li Changsi said lazily, "Maybe, there's nowhere to live."
Wei Zhenxi: “…”
再见！他终于知道陆祈为什么能看上李长思了，这两人一样的会折磨人，俗称欠揍！
Wei Zhenxi smiled and said, "I live halfway up the mountain. If you have any questions, just tag me in the group."
Lu Qi's eyes darkened: "WeChat group?"
Does he have a group with Changsi?
Wei Zhenxi was startled and quickly clarified: "It's just the previous variety show group. Now that the show is over, it's time to leave the group. I will leave immediately."
Wei Zhenxi quickly took out her cell phone and decisively left the guest group, and then Li Changsi's cell phone exploded.
Tian Ye: Did Brother Wei quit the group?
Lin Lushen: Going back to inherit the family business?
Meng Xun: Although Brother Wei only participated in one episode of the variety show, he is a generous person and I was thinking of making friends with him, so why did he quit the group?
Xuan Yiyi smiled: My dad also wants to be friends with Wei Shao. Last time on my birthday, Brother Bai Mu came, but he didn’t come.
Is Wei Zhenxi someone they can reach? It's hilarious. She's just like the heir of the Bai family, with a higher status and position. She's probably just here for fun, just like her.
As soon as Xuan Yiyi finished speaking, everyone else fell silent. Anyone who could criticize Xuan Yiyi in this group would probably be burned to death.
Li Changsi leaned on the sofa, feeling the man's broad and slender fingers running through her hair with gentle movements. She squinted her eyes comfortably and typed: He may be bored.
If he wasn't free, why would he come to Lu Qi's place to eat for free?
Lin Lushen: Haha, sister, you left so early today. You were gone when we came back. Are you home yet?
Li Changsi: Yes, at my boyfriend’s house.
Tian Ye: Cold dog food splattered on my face, and my sad tears mixed with the cold rain. If a person is stabbed, he will die. Please stop stabbing and torturing!
Rongshu: @Li Changsi, are you preparing for the arts exam? What are you going to take? If you need special training, I can recommend a teacher.
Li Changsi: My guzheng playing is pretty good, so I don’t need any special training.
Everyone was confused. Li Changsi was a reserved person. If she said she was okay, then she was a talented player according to the public's standards. She even knew how to play the guzheng?
Tian Ye: Sister Si, is there anything you don’t know? Trembling!
Lin Lushen: Wow, sister, then we can add classical instruments to our MV.
Li Changsi thought about it seriously. There were still many things she couldn't do. She couldn't cook, blow dry her hair, or clean her room...
She typed lazily: Apart from being unable to take care of myself, everything else is just passable.
Tian Ye: Hahaha, I was born to be a princess~
Xuan Yiyi: Then you are quite the rich lady, so I wish you to marry into a wealthy family soon. That Mr. Lu seems to be a good guy.
More than good, she's simply superb! That cold, abstinent face, those broad shoulders and narrow waist, that perfect figure you can imagine even through her clothes, that sexy muscle line—Li Changsi has made a killing. Hurry and marry her, before she brings disaster to more people.
Everyone was chatting in the group. It was almost the end of the year, and it was the annual season of competition and extravagance. There were various ceremonial dinners and Spring Festival Galas on various TV stations. Anyone with some fame had received invitations in advance and cleared their schedules.
Tian Ye: I have recently received invitations to several variety shows, and the local TV station has also invited me to the local Spring Festival Gala. Have you received the invitations?
Tian Ye really didn't expect that he, a retired athlete, could also be on the party. However, most of the invited guests were popular actors and artists. They just needed to sing a song wishing everyone good fortune and prosperity. It didn't require much professionalism.
Song Xingyue: I received an invitation to CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala and will be performing in the chorus.
Lin Lushen: Rong Ge and I also received invitations, but he was the piano soloist and I was the singer~~
Bai Zhuo: Performing skits.
field:……
Oh, everyone is on CCTV, but he is on the local TV station. It turns out that he is the clown himself.
Tian Ye: @Li Changsi, Sister Si, which TV station are you going to?
Li Changsi: I didn’t receive it.
Everyone exclaimed in surprise, but considering that she had become famous for such a short time and had a lot of black history, it was really unlikely for her to appear on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala.
Song Xingyue: It’s still early for the Spring Festival Gala, but the annual ceremonies of Weibo and various platforms are coming soon. Changsi, you should receive an invitation.
There are special awards in the Weibo annual ceremony that are given to super popular artists. Netizens vote, and considering Li Changsi’s popularity, he will probably win in seconds!
Lin Lushen: Hehe, then we'll see you at the annual awards ceremony~
After this chat, Li Changsi's hair was almost dry. When she put down her phone, she was surprised to find that Lu Qi had braided her long hair, and it was very neat and beautiful. He took out a blue silk handkerchief and tied a bow at the end of her hair.
Li Changsi: “???”
Lu Qi tucked the fuzzy hair behind her ears, stroked her face with his fingertips with some affection, and said in a low voice, "We don't have any hairbands at home, so I used my handkerchief. I'll have someone pick some out tomorrow."
Li Changsi nodded casually: "Okay, the silk handkerchief is quite beautiful."
Wei Zhenxi coughed lightly to show that he was still there. Oh my god, this damn hidden possessiveness. Don't think he can't see it. A hairband can cause so much drama. Lu Qi must have 800 minds in his body.
This guy clearly wants to take Li Changsi for himself and declare his sovereignty in front of him.
What sin had he committed to deserve to eat this cold dog food?
Fortunately, the housekeeper finally came over with a smile and said that dinner was ready. Dinner was very simple and nourishing.
Li Changsi didn't have a big appetite, but she had indeed lost a lot of weight during the period of recording variety shows. Under the gazes of Lu Qi and the housekeeper, she forced herself to drink two bowls of soup. Fortunately, Lu Qi's chef was a very good cook, so she ate a little more than usual and put down her bowl when she was about 80% full.
After dinner, Lu Qi and Wei Zhenxi went to the study. She played with Little Marshmallow for a while, sat on the sofa and read the review of "The Solo Girl", and took a look at her own super topic.
In the study, Wei Zhenxi handed the latest pathology report to Lu Qi, her face unusually serious: "This is your pathology report this year. We still can't find the cause."
Lu Qi suffers from severe headaches and chronic ailments in various joints of his body. Every winter he suffers from unbearable pain, but after so many years of investigation, he still can't find the cause. It's like a curse he was born with, hidden in his body, repeating the same pain day after day.
"Mr. Lu, you suddenly left the manor and went to a small town in the north. If your old illness relapses, the medical equipment there will be unable to save you. You'd better not go out in winter." Wei Zhenxi couldn't help but say that when Lu Qi was 25 years old, his old illness relapsed once and he almost couldn't be saved.
It was from that time that Wei Zhenxi became his attending physician, learned his deepest secrets, and established a close and strong relationship with him. Otherwise, with Lu Qi's personality, there would be no such thing as friends.
Lu Qi lowered his eyes and looked at the report that was exactly the same every year. He said lightly, "This winter seems a little different."
He seemed to be in less pain, and he no longer felt the biting coldness in his body.
Wei Zhenxi hesitated to speak, unwilling to shatter his sweet dream. How could it be any different? He had become accustomed to the pain over the years.
"Does Li Changsi know about your situation?"
Lu Qi's handsome and solemn face froze slightly, and he said indifferently: "She doesn't know, Zhenxi, don't tell her."
"Perhaps the method your ancestors passed down really is effective. You're already twenty-nine this year, and you only have one year left. Are you really going to give up? If you search for another year, maybe you'll actually find it."
Lu Qi's eyes were cold, and his voice was colder than ice and snow: "That's meaningless. I have made my decision."
Wei Zhenxi sighed in frustration. "After winter is over, we'll do another in-depth examination. I'll also research whether there are any similar cases at home or abroad."
"Well, you can go back first. Remember to send the sparrow tongue over tomorrow."
Changsi likes drinking tea.
Wei Zhenxi: "Okay."
Wei Zhenxi left the study, went downstairs, and glanced at Li Changsi who was sitting by the fireplace. She was stunningly beautiful, neither delicate nor weak, but rather had the indifference of a drawn sword. However, this coldness carried a fatal temptation that drew people like moths to a flame.
Lu Qi is definitely not a person who is greedy for beautiful appearance, otherwise when he found Li Changsi three years ago, he would not have sent her down the mountain after just one look.
But what he couldn't understand was why he looked at her differently three years later.
"Doctor Wei is going back?"
He nodded, and when he saw her lazily raise her eyes, her narrow and deep eyes seemed to have stars falling in them, he said nonchalantly: "I won't see you off."
After Li Changsi finished speaking, he continued to scroll through his phone lazily. If it was someone else, Wei Zhenxi would have thought that the other person was arrogant and conceited, and didn't know etiquette. However, with Li Changsi, he strangely felt that he seemed to have been born that way.
He even saw the shadow of Lu Qi in her, as if they had some kind of secret sense of connection.
Wei Zhenxi felt that she was probably unconscious because she had been undergoing surgery for several consecutive days.
Wei Zhenxi said, "Li Changsi, Mr. Lu is a very good person. Remember to be nice to him."
Li Changsi looked at him in surprise when she heard that. Of course she knew that Lu Qi was a good person. Could it be that Wei Zhenxi saw through her bad girl nature?
Wei Zhenxi didn't expect her answer and went down the mountain.
Li Changsi curled the corners of her lips. She felt that if this Doctor Wei was born in the Great Zhou Dynasty, she would definitely let him take charge of the Imperial Hospital. It was quite humane.
She continued browsing her phone for a while. "The Solo Dancer" received a warm response, especially after eight episodes, when it reached the climax, her solo dance clip went viral and remained on the hot search list all night.
Tian Ye sent the trending search to the group, but she didn't say anything.
Instead, Bai Zhuo sent her a message, telling her about a dinner party at 4 pm tomorrow. The old man of the Bai family and Mr. Zhao Qi would be there to talk to her about Go.
This was something he couldn't refuse anyway, so Li Changsi replied coldly that he would be there on time, then pinched his forehead with a headache, calling out the female supporting system in his heart.
"The repair progress of the defective female supporting system is 58%, and some permissions have been restored. The host can ask questions." This time, the voice that responded to her was not a cold mechanical voice, but a childish, cute and soft voice, like a little marshmallow.
Li Changsi: "So you didn't have the authority before?"
System: "Yes, I am a defective product, an abandoned female supporting system, just like the host. Only when the host becomes powerful and improves its own trajectory, will I be repaired and upgraded to become a true female supporting system, and then evolve into a female main system. Before, I didn't dare to open the authority to communicate with the host in order to accumulate energy."
Li Changsi: "What tracks am I still missing? How can I improve them?"
System: "Any female protagonist will have a love story. The host is currently completing her life story, career story, and unlocking the map of the unknown territory. What she lacks most is a love story. As long as the host finds her own male protagonist, she can strengthen her presence and become an important character from cannon fodder, and she can no longer be easily wiped out by the will of the world."
Li Changsi: “???”
Is it the love line that is missing?
Li Changsi: "What does it mean to have a love connection? Am I not already in a relationship?"
System: "The host has not yet triggered the unlocking of the emotional line. Please keep up the good work."
Li Changsi: "Kneel down and pay your respects~"
System: "Hmm, then I'm going to sleep~"
The defective female supporting role system went dormant. Li Changsi narrowed her eyes in thought. Was there some untold secret between her and Lu Qi? Or was it that Lu Qi couldn't become the male lead? Or was the problem her own?
Li Changsi lowered his eyes with a complicated look.
As for the male protagonist Bai Zhuo in the original book, she directly crossed him out. She didn't like to snatch other people's official matches, not to mention that there was such a good match before her. Bai Zhuo had never been her type.
While Li Changsi was in a daze, Lu Qi came over, stroked her cheek with his hand, and said in a low and gentle voice: "It's time to go to bed."
His fingertips were strong, and he quickly loosened his grip with restraint, without the slightest hint of frivolity. Instead, Li Changsi felt a little unsatisfied.
Holding his big hand with her small hand, Li Changsi asked, "What did you and Wei Zhenxi say? He asked me to treat you well when he left."
Lu Qi paused slightly, and looked back at her in surprise. His eyes were deep and he asked in a low voice, "How are you going to treat me well?"
Li Changsi was stumped by his cunning question.
He simply skipped all the processes and gave her only one option, which was that she would definitely treat him well, and then asked her to come up with a specific plan. Oh shit.
Lu Qi smiled softly, didn't make things difficult for her, and pulled her back to the room to sleep.
Li Changsi changed into pajamas and lay down in the black quilt. After waiting for a while, he saw Lu Qi coming out of the bathroom in a black robe. He took off his gold-rimmed glasses. His facial features were as sharp as a knife. The thin robe wrapped around the man's slender and tall figure, and the strong and smooth muscle lines under the clothes were clearly visible.
Li Changsi had been sleepy for a long time, but when she saw his beautiful and tempting body, she woke up with a start. How could she refuse?
Lu Qi picked up the book beside the bed, glanced at Li Changsi, and said in a low voice: "Read Yeats's poems tonight."
The big black bed sank in a corner. The man climbed onto it and sat against the headboard, holding a collection of poems in one hand and stroking her hair with the other. He untied the silk handkerchief he had tied that night, and ran his slender fingertips through her hair as soft as seaweed. He read in a low, sexy voice: "Suddenly I saw this cold sky that delights crows. It seemed like ice was burning... I cast aside all rational concerns and took on all the guilt... At this moment the devil began to revive, the chaos of the deathbed ended. Was it being exiled to the road to bear the blows, as the book says, wronged by the injustice of the nine days as punishment?" (This is from Yeats's "The Cold Sky")
His voice was deep and powerful, and Li Changsi's breathing slowed down slightly. Why did he choose such a poem? She thought he was going to read a love poem.
This was very Lu Qi, as if he was filled with forbearance and contradictions, caught in a dilemma. He allowed her to approach with ill intentions, and then cautiously kept his distance, seemingly affectionate and entangled, but unwilling to cross the line.
Li Changsi thought about a question that had been lingering in her mind for a long time. Why did Lu Qi give her the black card three years ago? She wasn't the original owner, so she couldn't ask! It seemed that she would have to go find her mother tomorrow.
Li Changsi waited for him to finish reading, then gently slid her fingertips across the collar of his nightgown and raised her eyes seductively: "I have a dinner party tomorrow afternoon, can you come with me?"
A slender hand like a water scallion slid into his collar. Lu Qi's tall body shook, his whole body tensed up, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Okay."
He reached out to turn off the light, turned over and held her little hand, trapping her between the bed and his body. The poetry collection fell to the ground along the silky quilt.
A dark light flashed in Lu Qi's eyes. He lifted the back of her head with his big hand and lowered his head to kiss her.
Li Changsi felt her eyes go dark, and her whole body was filled with a strong, dangerous masculine scent. Her thin lips were sucked by him, and her heart trembled. The sound of her breathing was swallowed up by him fiercely. Bit by bit, she was like a prey in a net, being enjoyed to the fullest by the hunter.
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