☆ Feed him his medicine and cook for him
As Gu Li walked in, she stood nervously behind him, bowing her head to clarify, "President, I'm sorry for causing you trouble. It's all my fault. I wronged you, which is why Director Mai misunderstood. It's all my fault. You can punish me however you want. I hope you won't hold a grudge against Director Mai. I'm willing to resign."
After speaking, Gu Li raised her head, but Chu Yaofeng remained motionless, seemingly plotting something.
"President." His silence made Gu Li feel uneasy.
"Go and bring in the first-aid kit." He finally spoke, his voice calm and indifferent, revealing no emotion.
Get the first-aid kit? Is the injury serious?
Gu Lixin felt guilty and dared not delay for a moment. She almost ran back, panting heavily as she carried the medicine box. She gently placed the medicine box on the desk and slowly withdrew her hand.
"Ah..." He suddenly grabbed her injured hand, and Gu Li gasped in surprise. Meeting his deep gaze, her heart pounded wildly.
"Don't move." Chu Yaofeng held her hand tightly as she tried to pull it back, and his brow furrowed almost imperceptibly as he looked at the red and swollen back of her hand.
Gu Lizai carefully examined his perfect handsome face, but found no trace of injury. Could it be that he suffered internal injuries?
"Ask whatever you want to ask."
Hey, his eyes were clearly searching the medicine box, how did he know what she was thinking?
"Um, do you want to go to the hospital to get checked out? I'll cover the medical expenses."
Chu Yaofeng found the ointment, unscrewed the cap with one hand, and gently applied it to her swollen hand. He didn't look up at her once throughout the entire process, but readily replied, "I'm not sick, why would I go to the hospital?"
"Didn't you and Director Mai have a fight? Maybe you suffered internal injuries. You should go to the hospital for a check-up." That would put her at ease.
"Do you care about me?" He finally looked up and faced her directly, his expression deep and unfathomable.
"...I...I'm just taking responsibility for the mistakes I made," Gu Li said hesitantly.
What a great way to take responsibility for mistakes!
Chu Yaofeng released her hand, his tone turning cold and indifferent, his eyes icy. "Is this how you always seduce men? Ha, I've seen plenty of women's tricks, but yours is the worst. Put away your self-righteous thoughts. Do you really think you're some kind of celestial being who can make all the men in the world fall head over heels for you? Siqi is interested in you, but I'm not. Unfortunately, you're not worth my time."
"You didn't fight?"
"I'm sorry to disappoint you."
"No, no, no, I'm not disappointed at all." Gu Li smiled, the tension in her heart eased, and her tone became exceptionally relaxed.
It wasn't that she was being delusional; it was just that Max had made his words sound so frightening, and she had simply believed his lies.
"President, if there's nothing else, I'll go back to work." With the misunderstanding cleared up, Gu Li naturally saw no need to stay any longer. Being alone with Chu Yaofeng always made her feel uneasy.
"Wait..." Chu Yaofeng suddenly spoke up, and Gu Li stopped at the door and turned around.
"Company rules prohibit office romances."
"I know, you already said that."
"Really... cough, I don't remember. Anyway, please remember this." Chu Yaofeng felt a little uneasy under her stare, but fortunately, the two were far enough apart that she probably couldn't see the awkwardness on his face.
He thought for a long time: Although brothers are like hands and feet and women are like clothes, there are many people with missing hands and feet, but how many people run naked?
"Xiao Li." Maxi was sitting on the sofa chair in Gu Li's office. Seeing her return unharmed, his devilishly handsome face blossomed into a smile. "How was it? Did Yaofeng apologize to you? I told him you're mine. Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner. If he bullies you again, I'll fight him to the death."
Who are you calling a dog?
"Hmph." Gu Li scoffed, glaring at him fiercely. "Why did you lie to me and say you hit the CEO?"
"Doesn't it make you feel better if I say that?" Max blinked innocently and magically produced two movie tickets. "Shall we go see a movie together tonight?"
"I'm busy."
"I'm busy again. You've already rejected me eight times." He started asking her out from the first day she came to LB, but he always had something to do. What's with all this trouble?
"I really don't have time to watch a movie, but I do have time to eat," Gu Li sighed. Considering that he had stood up for her today, she would give him the honor. After all, it was a free dinner, so why not take it?
Happiness came so suddenly that Max was overjoyed and asked in a flurry, "Chinese or Western food? The French foie gras is good, the steak at Kitamachi is also delicious, and..."
"You make the decision." Gu Li rubbed her throbbing temples, she had never seen a man more indecisive than him.
"Okay, I'll make the decision."
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Kitamachi French Restaurant.
As soon as Gu Li sat down, a waiter brought her a large bouquet of roses. She accepted it with a smile, but casually placed the flowers on the table.
"The foie gras here is very famous, let me order some for you." In the afternoon, Maxi specially skipped work to go home, change into a white suit, and even got her hair done, making her look radiant.
"Okay, you decide." Gu Li nodded. Actually, she didn't care what she ate, as long as she could fill her stomach.
It was clear that Max was a regular here. He explained to Gu Li what was good and what wasn't, and as he spoke with great enthusiasm, Gu Li felt thirsty. She picked up the water glass in front of her, tilted her head back slightly, and took a sip.
The moment she lifted her eyelids, she seemed to catch a glimpse of a familiar face. Gu Li looked closely and realized it really was her older brother.
Seeing that he was alone, Gu Li wondered if she should go over and say hello to him.
"What are you looking at?" Maxi waved his hand in front of her eyes, and Gu Li came back to her senses. "I ran into someone I know."
"Men and women, old and young, round and flat?" Max looked around. There were quite a few people in the restaurant, and the men and women were all in pairs. He wondered who the acquaintance Gu Li was talking about was.
Gu Li was embarrassed. "A man."
"Pretend you didn't see them." Maxi was immediately annoyed. If he had known he would run into flies, he would have brought a bottle of insecticide.
Gu Li shook his head, unable to stand the childish man in front of him. When he looked at Gu Ziqian again, a graceful and sexy woman with long curly hair stood in front of him. Gu Li vaguely heard the glamorous woman say, "Hello, Mr. Gu, right? I'm sorry, I was late because of traffic. You are not quite the same as Aunt Ping described. You are even more handsome than you look in the photos."
It turns out he was waiting for a blind date all by himself.
Fortunately, she didn't rush over to greet him rashly. If she had been misunderstood and it had ruined her brother's marriage, she would have been in grave danger.
"Do you know Gu Ziqian?" Maxi looked in the direction he was looking.
"Yes." Gu Li didn't hide it; they weren't in any shady relationship.
Max said dismissively, "I advise you to stay away from him. Don't be fooled by his refined appearance. It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against a treacherous one in the dark."
“Prejudice.” Maxi was Chu Yaofeng’s best friend, so Gu Li naturally assumed that he was on Chu Yaofeng’s side and that’s why he misunderstood his older brother’s character.
Maxi clutched his heart, devastated. "You're not going to tell me you like him, are you? Believe me, I'll splatter you with blood in a heartbeat."
"You're overthinking it. Mr. Gu is my senior, and even my mentor says he's a very good person. What reason do I have to doubt his integrity? Besides, who knows if you're all in cahoots to deliberately smear him?" Gu Li simply couldn't believe that his older brother was a hypocrite.
Maxie curled his lip. "You think I slandered him because of Yaofeng?"
Isn't that so?
“Of course not.” Max said, as if to say, “I’m not a person.” “But you know what, Yaofeng has never misjudged anyone, except for that woman.”
"Who is it?" Gu Li asked, though she already knew the answer.
Maxie's lips were slightly parted, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. "I can't say it. That's Yaofeng's scar. How can I build my happiness on my good friend's pain? I'm a person of principle. Don't force me."
Did she hold a knife to his neck and force him to do something?
This person was clearly deliberately trying to pique her interest and use reverse psychology to force her to comply, but she just wouldn't fall for it.
"If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. I'm not really interested."
Max was dumbfounded. She wasn't curious at all?
“Actually, I can tell you if you want to,” Maxi persuaded. He was a chatterbox, a big mouth, and couldn’t keep a secret. However, he had a perverted hobby: he wanted people to beg him. As soon as someone begged him, his integrity would instantly vanish.
Gu Li shook her head. "I'm really not interested. Please don't tell me."
"I'm going to tell you anyway, but you have to promise me that this is something you and I know, but you can't tell any other person."
"make a deal!"
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"Don't be fooled by Yaofeng's current ability to flit among women without getting entangled. Let me tell you, he was just as blinded by greed when he was young."
"Is he very old now?" Gu Li immediately replied.
Maxie choked on his own saliva in embarrassment. "What I mean is, when he was young and naive, he was once madly in love with a woman."
Gu Li knew all of this; what she wanted to know was the outcome—how he and Qu Xiangwan broke up. "And then what happened?"
"Later, of course, they broke up."
"Saying something is the same as saying nothing." Disappointing.
"That woman cheated on Yaofeng with a famous director, and Yaofeng caught her in bed with him. He almost accidentally killed the director, but I rushed in and stopped him. Afterwards, Qu Xiangwan broke up with him because she thought Yaofeng was incompetent and couldn't give her everything she wanted. I fucking slapped that bitch twice right then and there." As he said this, a dark light flickered in Mai Siqi's eyes. "You can't even imagine what it's like for a man who has never shed a tear, no matter how big the setbacks he's experienced since he was old enough to understand, to cry while holding you. At that moment, I told myself that even if the whole world betrayed him, I would stand by his side and betray the whole world."
Upon hearing this, Gu Li felt as if every breath she took was like countless needles pricking her heart, causing a sharp, stabbing pain.
Unexpectedly, his breakup was so tragic. No wonder his personality changed so drastically. In fact, Chu Yaofeng's nature was not bad. Gu Li had always known this. If it weren't for that incident, she would never have disliked Chu Yaofeng.
Maisiqi continued, "For a long time after he broke up with Qu Xiangwan, he drowned his sorrows in alcohol until one day he suffered a major stomach hemorrhage. The doctor said that his stomach was completely ruined and that he would not live much longer if he continued to drink. But he was still very stubborn. When Mr. Su, Yaofeng's maternal grandfather, learned of this situation, he repeatedly ordered him to stop, but to no avail. He was so angry that he had a heart attack and died. Yaofeng felt very guilty and quit drinking, but the root of the problem remained. He has a very serious stomach disease."
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“Xiao Li, if Yao Feng does anything wrong, I hope you won’t blame him. He doesn’t mean any harm. He’s a very strict person at work, not only with his subordinates but also with himself.”
Gu Li splashed water on her face in the bathroom, thinking about Mai Siqi's words, and couldn't help but smile. If she really blamed Chu Yaofeng, she wouldn't have swallowed her anger and not resigned until now.
Even she herself didn't understand why she had to stay. Every time Chu Yaofeng saw her, he looked like he had swallowed a fly and his face was covered in filth. He should really not want to see her. She believed that he would not refuse her resignation at this time.
But she didn't. Even though he scolded her mercilessly every day, she did it willingly.
how so?
Is she asking for abuse? Or has she simply forgotten the pain of her past wounds? Has she forgotten what a dangerous and dangerous place the Chu family is?
Gu Li stared blankly at the back of her hand, which had already subsided in swelling. Now, as she came to her senses, she recalled Chu Yaofeng's careful actions when he applied the medicine to her, and her heart felt warm.
"Ah..." She was suddenly bumped from behind and fell face down on the sink.
"I'm so sorry, I accidentally stepped on your skirt. Are you alright?"
Gu Li turned around and saw the woman who had been on a blind date with Gu Ziqian. Hmm, she might just be his future sister-in-law, so he had to leave a good impression on her. "It's nothing."
Seeing that she was so easy to talk to, the woman smiled at her and then left.
Gu Li had almost finished washing up. She took a step back and felt something under her shoe. She picked it up and saw that it was a hotel room key.
She was still wondering who could have dropped it, and whether she should take it to the front desk, maybe the person who lost the room key was looking for it everywhere?
Suddenly, the woman who was on a date with Gu Ziqian returned. Seeing the room key in Gu Li's hand, she said with delight, "This room key is mine. Thank you for finding it for me, Miss."
“Yours…” Gu Li’s eyes widened suddenly.
Thinking she didn't believe him, the woman said, "My boyfriend gave me this room key. If you don't believe me, you can come out with me and ask him. He can vouch for me."
"No, no, I believe you," Gu Li waved her hands repeatedly. It wasn't that she didn't believe him; she just hadn't expected her older brother's private life to be so trendy and unrestrained…
In the evening, Chengcheng heard a car stop downstairs and guessed that his mother had come home. He stuck his head out of the window and saw that it was her.
But who was the man who brought Mom back? I've never seen him before.
He dresses so flamboyantly, as if he wants everyone to know he's a slut. This kind of person isn't suitable to be his stepfather. He should remind his mom not to rush into anything and not be able to tell the difference between a good person and a scoundrel.
"Mommy, why are you so late today? Who did you go on a date with?" The little guy, wearing a SpongeBob SquarePants pajama, held a cup of hot milk, leaned halfway against the wall, and asked lazily.
"I had dinner with my colleagues and was tricked into going to see a movie." Gu Li kicked off her high heels, and Shuai Shuai immediately brought her a pair of slippers and placed them at her feet.
"Good training." Gu Li bent down and patted Shuai Shuai's head.
"Of course, I'm Mommy's son, how could I not be outstanding?" Chengcheng said smugly.
Suddenly, Gu Li's eyes turned cold. She walked over, grabbed the little guy by the collar, and said fiercely, "Stop talking nonsense. What time is it? Why aren't you asleep yet? Do you want a beating?"
"Gently, gently... I'm worried about you and can't sleep." Chengcheng nestled against her chest obediently.
Gu Li softened and let him go.
Chengcheng pressed her advantage with a grin, "Mommy, it's been so long since I've seen Uncle Gu. How has he been lately?"
Gu Li thought his son wanted to set him up with Gu Ziqian, so he said, "Your Uncle Gu is busy dating lately. I'm warning you, don't get any funny ideas. Your Uncle Gu and I are just good friends. It's impossible."
"Yes, ma'am." Chengcheng smiled, her eyes crinkling.
However, she secretly thought Gu Ziqian was a despicable hypocrite. He was just testing whether his mother was sincere, and he immediately showed his true colors. Tsk tsk, how could such a man be worthy of her noble mother, let alone be her father?
Chengcheng secretly celebrated with champagne in her heart.
Wow, we've gotten rid of the scum!
Mommy belongs to the uncle, uncle, you have to keep going, keep going, keep going!
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When Gu Li finished showering and passed by the little guy's room, she saw that Chengcheng was already asleep, so she gently closed the door for him.
I had just gotten back to my room when I heard my phone ringing incessantly. Who could it be so late?
Gu Li picked up the phone on the bed and answered it. He only heard a very faint voice say, "Medicine..."
Medicine? What medicine? Some lunatic must have dialed the wrong number.
Gu Li would have hung up if it was an unknown number, but when she saw the caller ID showed "President," she was struck dumb. She hurriedly put the phone to her ear and anxiously asked, "Hello, President, where are you? What happened?"
"Medicine...stomach pain...it hurts so much..."
"Where are you? I'm coming right away."
"Home...home." After saying that, he seemed to have no strength left to even pick up the phone, and it fell to the floor with a thud.
Gu Li hurriedly changed into her outing clothes.
Chengcheng got up to pee and bumped into her in the living room as she rushed out the door. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Chengcheng asked, "Mommy, are you going out?"
"Yes, my boss's stomach problem flared up, so I have to deliver medicine to him." Gu Li didn't hide anything from her son.
Is the uncle having a stomach flare-up?
"Wait a minute," Chengcheng hurriedly called out to her as she was changing her shoes in the entryway, "Do you know your boss's address?"
"Oh, I forgot to ask." Gu Li was so anxious that she dialed the number, but no one answered.
While she was on the phone, Chengcheng had already rushed back to his room to get the key and handed it to her. "He lives in the XX villa area. This is the key to his house... Um, you're probably wondering how I know. Aunt Niannian told me. She also gave me the key and asked me to pass it on to you. I forgot. Go quickly. With Shuai Shuai there, you don't need to worry about me."
Gu Li was confused by what he heard. Urged on by him, she was too anxious to bother to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and turned to leave.
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As Gu Li inserted the key into the lock, turned it, and pushed open the door, he saw Chu Yaofeng curled up on the floor, motionless, as if he were dead.
In an instant, she felt panic. She rushed in as fast as she could, stumbling and kneeling beside him, frantically shaking his body, "President, wake up, President..."
Chu Yaofeng vaguely heard someone calling him. He tried to open his eyes, but could only squint a crack. The figure in front of him was too blurry, and he couldn't see her face clearly.
All he knew was that it was a woman with long hair. Strange, he clearly called Maxie, so why was it a woman who showed up?
His stomach started to cramp again, and he coughed weakly from the pain.
Gu Li was overjoyed. "President, you're not dead yet?" She was terrified.
Chu Yaofeng was awakened by the pain. He opened his eyes wide and frowned in surprise when he saw Gu Li. "How could it be you?"
“It was you who called me,” Gu Li explained.
"I..." Chu Yaofeng said, his face pale, as he pressed one hand tightly against his throbbing stomach. "When did I call you?"
Gu Li took out her phone, opened the call log, and let the evidence speak for itself.
Chu Yaofeng saw that it was indeed his phone number and was speechless. He probably had dialed the wrong number.
What does "possible" mean? It clearly is.
Gu Li propped himself up from the ground. Upon seeing this, Chu Yaofeng hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?" Could it be that she was disappointed to see that he was still alive and was just going to abandon him to his fate?
"I'll get you a glass of water."
Knowing she wasn't leaving, Chu Yaofeng felt relieved. Looking at the phone that had fallen to the ground, he really wanted to pick it up and kiss it. "Baby, you understand my heart so well."
"I don't know what brand of stomach medicine you usually take, so I just took one of each. You can choose whichever you like." Gu Li opened the plastic bag containing various stomach medicines.
Chu Yaofeng was dazzled by the choices and casually pointed to one, saying, "That brand."
Gu Li took out the stomach medicine he had chosen, squeezed out two pills, and Chu Yaofeng quickly lowered his hand and said, "You feed me, my hands are too weak."
Seeing his weak and submissive demeanor, Gu Li believed him and said, "Okay."
She placed the medicine in her palm and slowly brought it to his mouth, gently feeding him the medicine.
The medicine was clearly bitter, but Chu Yaofeng tasted a hint of sweetness as he gulped down half a glass of water.
"The ground is cold and will worsen your stomach pain. Don't lie on the ground, get up quickly," Gu Li said.
"Help me up."
He was a patient, and Gu Li naturally wouldn't refuse a patient's request. She reached out to help him, and Chu Yaofeng's long arm reached out and hooked around her shoulder, the two instantly becoming very close.
Gu Li treated him as a patient and didn't have any wild thoughts, but the other person didn't treat him as a patient at all. He turned his neck slightly and was just a little closer to kiss her face. A sweet fragrance wafted into his nose. He took a deep breath and couldn't help but say, "So fragrant."
So heavy!
Gu Li had to use every ounce of her strength to barely lift him up from the ground.
Seeing how hard she was working, Chu Yaofeng had considered not going too far and helping her out, but he was only distracted for a moment before he helped himself up. It seemed that he didn't need to do anything; he could just enjoy himself.
Gu Li wasn't sure if he was doing it on purpose or unintentionally. He practically draped half his body over her, his head constantly rubbing against her shoulder. Whenever she tried to move away slightly, he would cry out in pain...
What good is it if you rub yourself against me if you feel pain? I'm not an anesthetic.
After finally helping him to the sofa, Gu Li was about to let go when he immediately clutched his stomach and cried out, "Put me down slowly, I can't take the jolting."
"Yes." The old man.
My body is aching terribly, but my best friend is in the mood to chase girls. Young Master Chu, you're awesome! I worship you!
Gu Li gently lowered Chu Yaofeng down, her body following his descent. Just as she was about to lay him safely on the sofa, he suddenly hooked her neck forcefully, causing Gu Li to lose her balance and fall onto his chest.
She was immediately thrown off balance and tried frantically to get off him, but Chu Yaofeng said, "Don't move, it's making me uncomfortable."
Hmm, it really is painful. It's like firewood and a flame are rubbing together, but you can only look at them and not touch them. How can you not feel uncomfortable?
Gu Li was genuinely terrified and obediently lay still on him. After calming down, her pale face instantly turned red. "You're playing me?"
"Oops, we've been found out." Chu Yaofeng said calmly, "Doesn't your stomach hurt so much when you're pressing down on me like this?"
He's lying to her again?!
Gu Li gave him a firm pinch on the waist.
"Ouch!!!" he yelled, loosening his grip on her neck. Gu Li took the opportunity to shake off his hand and escape from his embrace.
As his body relaxed, Chu Yaofeng felt as if his heart had been emptied. Holding that warm, soft woman in his arms, he was actually a little tempted.
"Have you eaten? If not, I'll go cook you something to eat right away." Gu Li saw the ever-changing expressions on his face, so she tried to appease him before he could explode in anger.
"No." To be precise, he hadn't had a proper meal since he had a falling out with her last week. He hadn't had a good appetite lately, and nothing tasted good to him.
Gu Li walked around the kitchen, which was spotless. It was clear that the kitchen was just for show, and he probably had never cooked there.
(Note: Chu Shao once cooked a loving breakfast for the little guy, but he complained that it was unpalatable.)
Gu Li opened the refrigerator. Inside, besides a bag of noodles bought from the supermarket and two packaged eggs, everything else was water. There were even children's probiotic drinks, Wahaha, and Want Want milk.
Good heavens, isn't it a bit too much for a grown man to drink this much...?
An image involuntarily flashed into my mind: Chu Yaofeng holding a Wahaha milk bottle in both hands, with a straw in his mouth, his lips pursed, sucking.
She felt a chill run down her spine, goosebumps popping out all over her body. Ugh, so disgusting!
After washing the pot, I cracked two eggs and scrambled them. Once cooked, I put them in a plate, washed the pot again, poured in about half a pot of water, and brought it to a boil. Then I sprinkled the noodles in and cooked them for a minute or two. Next, I poured in the scrambled eggs, let them simmer for a minute or two, turned off the heat, picked up my chopsticks, put the noodles in a bowl, sprinkled on the seasonings, and Gu Li picked up the bowl of noodles and smelled it. The aroma was still very fragrant.
"The noodles are here." She brought out the steaming noodles. Chu Yaofeng seemed to have taken medicine and his stomach was not hurting as much. He sat up from the sofa. Gu Li put the bowl of noodles on the coffee table. Chu Yaofeng bent down and sniffed it. It smelled pretty good and looked very appetizing.
"It might not taste as good as what you get at restaurants, but it should be edible. You should try it." Since her son started doing all the housework, she hasn't cooked for several years. The only thing she can still cook that she can do well is boil noodles.
"Why is there only one bowl?" Chu Yaofeng suddenly asked.
"How many bowls do you want? There's still some left in the noodle pot. I'll get you more when you're done."
"You'll eat with me."
"Huh?" She must have heard correctly. He really has a lot of demands. "I've already eaten."
"I don't care, I have no appetite eating alone," Chu Yaofeng said domineeringly. "How can I eat when you're standing next to me like a pitiful little dog watching me?"
"Fine, I won't look at you anymore." It's true what they say, good deeds go unrewarded. I cooked noodles for him, and he called me a dog. You're the dog, your whole family are dogs.
Bah! Doesn't his whole family include Chengcheng?
"Who knows if you'll peek at me? Hurry up and get a bowl to eat with me. I'm waiting for you."
That's incomprehensible. Would he die if he wasn't narcissistic? Really? Huh?
Gu Li rolled her eyes a few times, reluctantly picked up a bowl of noodles, and sat down to eat with him.
She took a bite. Although the condiments were incomplete, her noodle-mixing skills were still quite good, so it tasted good.
"Change the bowl." Chu Yaofeng looked at the eggs in her bowl, then flipped over the eggs in his own bowl, which contained far more eggs than hers.
"What are you doing? Afraid I'll poison your food?" Ugh! He's such a pain.
"You've finally shown some intelligence, haha," Chu Yaofeng said with an extremely smug grin.
What do you mean by "finally"? It makes her sound like she's as stupid as a pig, how awful.
How can there be such an annoying person?! Ughhhhh...
Is it because she has too good a temper, tolerating him time and time again, that she gives him the right to bully others?
"I'm warning you, this is the last time I'll tolerate you. If you continue to act unreasonably, I'm leaving immediately." Gu Li felt that if she didn't deflate his arrogance, he would continue to torment her.
"What kind of attitude is that? I'm your boss, how dare you warn me?"
"It's after get off work hours now, we're all equal."
"I need you to work overtime now."
"I refuse."
"I reject it."
"..." Gu Li gritted her teeth, then had a sudden inspiration and opened her palm upwards, "I can work overtime, but you have to pay me three times the overtime pay first."
He'll pay, that's all he has. He's so poor all he has left is money.
Chu Yaofeng took out his wallet from the pocket of his trousers, opened it, and found only a few red banknotes inside. He gave them all to her.
Gu Li counted, "This isn't even enough for one day's wages."
"That's all the cash I have on me. I'll give you the rest tomorrow." He spoke with an air of superiority, as if he thought, "Why should I be shortchanged on money?"
Gu Li didn't really want his triple salary; she just couldn't stand his domineering and unreasonable attitude, so she insisted, "No, I want it now."
Chu Yaofeng slapped a bank credit card into her palm. "Take as many as you want, I'll give you them all."
"I only accept cash." Gu Li placed the card on the coffee table with principle and continued to ask him for money.
Chu Yaofeng was filled with regret. Back then, Mai Siqi advised him to put a safe at home and keep some spare cash in it, but he didn't listen. Now he realized he was paying the price for not heeding his friend's advice.
"No," he said bluntly, "but I'm willing to pay with my body."
"Get lost." Gu Li almost bit his tongue; he was so shameless.
Seeing her blush, Chu Yaofeng laughed nonchalantly, "I know that's not what you really think. We're all experienced adults, what haven't we been through? You're not married, and I'm not married. Even if we were to get together, no one would gossip."
Crack!
Gu Li snapped the two wooden chopsticks in her hand in two, her face contorted with extreme anger. "How promiscuous you are is your business, don't imagine me to be as filthy as you." Remembering what Max had said to her earlier that day, Gu Li couldn't bring herself to insult him further. She simply said, "God created people with different appearances because everyone is unique. For example, ten people like roses, but that doesn't mean a hundred people will all like roses. Stop imposing your ideas on others, okay? Do you really think you know me? Do you know what I like to eat, what my favorite color is, or what I most want to do?"
"I..." He didn't know. How could he possibly know? They weren't even that close.
"You know nothing, so why do you look down on me?" Gu Li felt that his thinking was very wrong. Because of one woman, he was prejudiced against all women in the world, which was unfair to kind girls like them.
Chu Yaofeng stared at her blankly, speechless.
Gu Li looked at the two steaming bowls of noodles and said, "Let's eat noodles, they won't taste good when they're cold." As she spoke, she picked up the bowl with less egg.
"That's mine." Chu Yaofeng snapped out of his daze and started arguing with her.
"I don't like eggs." Gu Li stuffed large mouthfuls of noodles into her mouth, as if afraid that he would snatch them from her.
Looking at the golden egg in the bowl in front of him, Chu Yaofeng felt ashamed for the first time.
He admitted that his prejudice against her stemmed from Gu Ziqian; he disliked Gu Ziqian, and therefore disliked those close to him as well.
If she were truly the same type of person as Gu Ziqian, she wouldn't have bought him medicine in the middle of the night, cooked him noodles, and given him all the good things just because of a phone call.
Chu Yaofeng picked up a mouthful of noodles with his chopsticks, put it in his mouth, chewed it a few times with relish, and said, "Delicious."
Gu Li was genuinely happy to receive his praise, and her lips curved into a smile. Just then, her cell phone, which was in her coat pocket, suddenly rang loudly. It was a candybar phone, and Gu Li could see the caller ID as soon as she took it out; it was her landlady calling.
They said the house they rented to them caught fire.
Fire? Chengcheng is still inside; he's probably fast asleep right now.
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