Chapter 40 Whitening and darkening are the same price
The door was closed and opened again as if to cover up one's own faults. Gu Rong and Gu Qianmo walked in one after another. Ji Shian had already appeared on the hospital bed and sat cross-legged, covering his lower body with the quilt in an attempt to hide his guilt. His poor acting skills were even worse than those of a student pretending to be sick and trying to skip class.
Gu Qianmo looked at her indifferent expression and was speechless: "Why don't you try harder?"
At least give her a chance to perform. Ji Shian's miserable look made it so difficult for her to pretend to cry that she couldn't even utter a word.
Ji Shian shook his fully revived head and sincerely suggested: "You should work harder. Process the image in your mind and get it right in one step. Otherwise, I still have to act, which is so tiring——"
She stretched out her voice as if she was acting coquettishly, and Qin Yinghuai looked at her.
Seeing Gu Qianmo walking towards him, before Ji Shian could ask her why she was here, something flashed in his vision.
Curiously looking sideways, Ji Shian was stunned: "Brother Gu, aren't you the second one with half price?"
Why is Zhou Xingzhi as dark as coal, while he's so pale it reflects light? His skin, even without a close look, looks so tender you could squeeze water out of it. He exudes youthful energy, and with that hooded sweatshirt, he looks like he's eighteen again.
"Whitening and darkening are the same price."
Gu Rong was still very frugal with his words. He reached out and took off his hat that blocked other people's view. His eyes were full of curiosity and inquiry as he looked back and forth between Ji Shian and Qin Yinghuai.
Thinking of Zhou Xingzhi happily sharing Gu Rong's loyalty with her, Ji Shian sighed inwardly. She grabbed Gu Qianmo's hand, which was groping around her, and asked him, "What are you doing?"
How can you behave like a hooligan in broad daylight in front of so many people?
"Stop messing around." Gu Qianmo looked serious. He grabbed Ji Shian's shoulders with both hands and twisted him in a different direction, then rubbed Ji Shian's back with his claws.
Ji Shian: ...
"Hey, I'm not hurt." Ji Shian broke free from her clutches and dodged his upper body towards Qin Yinghuai.
Gu Qianmo finished the examination and crossed his arms: "I can see it."
Ji Shian: I guess I found it out by feeling it out.
She asked curiously, "Why are you two here?"
Gu Qianmo's eyes were sharp. He was talking to Ji Shian, but his gaze fell on Qin Yinghuai. "I heard that you and Mr. Qin were both in the hospital. Your injuries were serious and you urgently needed a nurse to take care of you. So I dragged Gu Rong with me and rushed here."
Ji Shian glanced at the clock and continued, "Then I was more than half an hour late."
Gu Qianmo was silent for a second before turning the tables: "How did you two pick the right time to be hospitalized? It happened to be right after lunch break and everyone was going to work. The traffic was so bad that I almost said goodbye to the driver and ran away. I was so anxious that I was sweating profusely."
Ji Shian: "Is there a possibility that what we want is a serious caregiver?"
It's not like you two who are expensive, know nothing, and start to touch your employer.
Gu Qianmo clutched his chest with his fingers, as if he was looking at a heartbroken person. "I ran thousands of miles for you, and you are so indifferent!"
Gu Rong watched the two of them acting out their roles, his mouth opening and closing, while he stood silently in the corner, growing mushrooms.
The pink bubble in Qin Yinghuai's heart shattered to the ground. His head, which had almost recovered, began to ache slightly. He said to Gu Rong, "Why did you go out?"
Ji Shian stopped arguing with Gu Qianmo and looked in the direction of the voice.
Unexpectedly becoming the focus of the room, Gu Rong silently put on his hat again: "I'm the driver." The driver who was almost abandoned by Gu Qianmo at any time.
Qin Yinghuai said "Oh", and the two looked at each other in silence.
Ji Shian: "Are you two performing a pantomime?"
"Maybe they're not familiar with each other and need to warm up." Gu Qianmo touched his chin and began to analyze without any basis: "A friendship between three people is too crowded. Friends and friends of friends don't necessarily become friends who can talk about everything."
Ji Shian: "I think Brother Gu is too introverted." He is a man of few words, like a reincarnated taciturn person. It is difficult for him to have a lively conversation with others.
Gu Qianmo looked at her in surprise: "But he is a chatterbox online."
Ji Shian stuffed an orange into someone's mouth and said, "It's just that they're timid in real life but fiercely attack online. It's very common."
Gu Qianmo thanked him subconsciously, then said, "I don't eat oranges."
Ji Shian moved to the side, patted the person next to her and asked her to sit down: "You peel it, and I'll eat it."
Gu Qianmo said to her with deep sorrow, "I haven't seen you for a few days. How could you be so shameless? Give me back the calm, composed, gentle and polite Ji Special Assistant!"
Ji Shian calmly pointed out: "It's my off-duty time now, and your on-duty time now."
Gu Qianmo: "...but Yan Che didn't pay."
Ji Shian: "...You don't have an industry license yet."
The two of them stared at each other. Qin Yinghuai poked Ji Shian's arm, and the next second, a peeled orange appeared in her palm. She stuffed it into her mouth and chewed it, ignoring Gu Qianmo's teasing look. "The product is not what I ordered. I want to return it. If shipping is not included, please return it yourself."
After saying that, he pointed in the direction of the door, and his meaning was very clear: goodbye, I won’t see you off.
Gu Qianmo stuffed the orange back into the fruit bowl, picked up the palm-sized melon, used his hand as a blade, broke it in half and placed it in Ji Shian's other hand.
Ji Shian's scalp tingled, and he felt threatened. He changed his tone and said, "You've come a long way to see me. It must be hard work."
"It's not hard work, it's just a hard life." Gu Qianmo took a bite of the melon, "I originally thought you two were really in trouble, but who would have thought you two were just putting on a show together."
Ji Shian sensed something else: "What do you mean?"
Gu Qianmo looked at him with a look of doubt, "Didn't the news about Director Qin's car accident get out on purpose? I guess the whole Yun City knows about it now. In a few hours, I might get greeting messages from people abroad."
"And you, his most capable assistant, were in a car accident while driving your boss on a business trip. You're conscious now, but Director Qin was seriously injured while protecting you. You're still receiving emergency treatment and your condition is critical."
She swallowed the fruit pulp in her mouth and recalled the news she had just received: "Old Director Qin rushed back to Chengyue to stabilize the situation upon receiving the news. Now people outside have begun to speculate that Director Qin may be in trouble."
"Who would have thought that you two would be so sweet and role-playing in the hospital room?"
Ji Shian was shocked by her and asked with trembling lips: "Go out and pick some mushrooms to eat. The little man in your head can act on his own."
Gu Qianmo grinned, and Ji Shian was so annoyed that he didn't bother to pay attention to her. He turned his head to look at the person involved and asked, "Why did it get so big?"
Qin Yinghuai, imitating Ji Shian's tone, finished dealing with a person who came to inquire about information, then looked up and said, "I was originally thinking of fishing to see how many people Li Hanfeng had contacted privately to stir up trouble, but I didn't expect to get a surprise now."
Ji Shian glanced at the surroundings. The hospital disinfectant was almost marinating her. Then she thought about the other person still being rescued in the scandal. Many of her competitors were probably laughing out loud. "Where's the joy?"
Qin Yinghuai, not knowing it earlier than Ji Shi'an, lowered his eyes to look at the message Ji Dongran had just sent. It explained why Qin Yucheng had suddenly returned to take the lead, and also urged him and Ji Shi'an to have a good rest. It also hinted that if there was something wrong, they should resolve it quickly, and that the temple on Yunxiao Mountain was really effective.
He relaxed slightly and leaned back: "I'm happy that I can finally take a vacation."
Ji Shian looked puzzled: "I haven't seen you working overtime on holidays?" After all, if she really had to work overtime, she couldn't escape.
Qin Yinghuai shook his head: "When I was young, I was ignorant and wanted to prove myself. In fact, I was ambushed without knowing it."
Ji Shian became interested: "Tell me more about it." She never tired of listening to other people's embarrassing stories.
Qin Yinghuai gave her a half-smile, "For example, the elders want to retire, hand over the business to their children, and travel around the world to enjoy life without worry. So the children are impulsive and ignorant, working 996 all year round, while the elders are carefree and indulge in pleasure."
"That sounds happy." Ji Shian automatically imagined his elders' happy lives, thinking back to the balance in his bank card: "But I'd rather stay at home after I have money."
She glanced at Gu Rong in the corner: "Like Mr. Gu."
Qin Yinghuai seemed to be thinking: "Working from home? That's not impossible."
Ji Shian was alert and tried to awaken his rationality: "What do you want to do? This kind of atmosphere cannot be allowed to continue."
Qin Yinghuai was calculating in his mind and began to think about the various rules and arrangements for working from home.
Ji Shian said quietly, "Don't increase my workload unnecessarily." Workers are most afraid of their leaders coming up with ideas on the spur of the moment.
Qin Yinghuai showed her the chat interface on the tablet and explained, "I'm already working hard, Director Ji."
Ji Shian looked at the screen, which was saying a lot of meticulous things but revealing nothing, and confirmed that the other party was imitating her tone. Oh yes, after all, according to the rumors, he was still in critical condition.
So he nodded with satisfaction: "Xiao Qin did a good job, I can consider you for the next promotion."
Qin Yinghuai frowned in dissatisfaction, feeling that he was being perfunctory: "When you painted the pie for others before, you were not so straightforward and crude."
He once encountered Ji Shian's elaborate promises. He used the gentlest of words to disarm others, shifting the subject to create distance between them. Then, he slowly coaxed them into making promises, leaving behind subtle hints. She was like a scumbag who toyed with other people's feelings.
He couldn't help but reflect on what he did wrong and why he didn't cheat on him.
Ji Shian didn't know what he was thinking. He took a bite of orange and a bite of melon, mixing them together like he was drinking fruit tea. He was too lazy to understand clearly: "It must be tiring to use my brain."
Qin Yinghuai's brows relaxed slightly. It turned out that it was not his problem. It was just that Assistant Ji was more simple and straightforward after get off work, as if he had drawn a hidden card. He breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed his mind, and continued to devote himself to customer service work.
Gu Qianmo quietly stood up and grabbed the dull mushroom in the corner, preparing to say goodbye. It was true that when the two of them were chatting, they would forget about the others. Young couples who had just entered a relationship were particularly affectionate, but their minds kept comparing them to the old stereotypes.
Love seems to make people possessed. It's terrible.
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