Chapter 386: Too obedient, boring
Mantou jumped onto the chair with a 'duan' and meowed. Its round cat eyes looked curiously at Gu Zhou who was washing vegetables with one hand.
Gu Zhou raised his black eyes and glanced at it.
Suddenly I had bad intentions.
The wet hand flicked it in the face.
Mantou immediately protested with a "Meow!" and jumped off the chair.
Gu Zhou curled his lips maliciously.
Just about to withdraw my hand.
Suddenly, a sound of "Puff" came from the side.
He froze.
A sense of guilt suddenly rose in my heart as if I had been caught.
Side glance.
Her eyes were bright with smile, and they were watery and beautiful like crystal. The little teardrop mole under her eyes trembled slightly with her smile, making her gentle face instantly lively.
"I saw it, Mr. Gu." She stretched out the last syllable, as if condemning but without any intention of blaming him.
Gu Zhou's fingertips were suspended in the air, and the remaining water droplets dripped and fell into the center of the pool.
His Adam's apple rolled slightly: "Ahem, it blocked the light."
"Oh?" She raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes becoming more mischievous. She slowly approached and tapped the chair where Mantou had just jumped off with her slender fingertips. "So, Mr. Gu needs such precise lighting when washing vegetables. Even the position of a kitten can't be off?"
Gu Zhou was speechless because of her. His eyes subconsciously followed her approaching figure, and the light, fresh floral perfume on her body lingered on his nose.
Mixed with the fragrance of fruits and vegetables in the kitchen, the guilty feeling I had just felt inexplicably fermented into another subtle emotion.
His dark eyes became deeper and deeper.
Mantou seemed dissatisfied with being ignored. He meowed again and jumped to the other end of the cooking table. The tip of his tail swept across the table proudly, knocking over a small bottle of pepper.
Their attention was diverted at the same time.
At the same time, they hurriedly reached out to catch the jar that was about to roll off the counter.
He took the first step and grasped the bottle.
Her hand, however, was a little slow and rested on the back of his hand.
The unexpected contact of skin made both of them pause.
Their eyes met.
Only then did he realize that they were very close to each other at this moment.
Close to.
She clearly saw her slightly stunned figure reflected in the center of his black pupils.
The breathing rates intertwined in my ears, making it difficult to distinguish one from the other.
Too close.
This has exceeded normal social distance.
It brings out the emotions that are hidden by distance.
It appears and disappears, and it is very touching.
She was the first to react, her lips curled up into an apologetic and slightly flustered smile, and at the same time raised the hand that was covering the back of his hand: "Fortunately, Mr. Gu reacted quickly, otherwise we would have to do a big cleaning."
Her palm had only been raised a few centimeters.
Gu Zhou suddenly threw the jar onto the stage, and grabbed her slender wrist with his backhand.
Her eyelashes froze, her heart skipped a beat, and then pounded against her chest even more violently.
"Mr. Gu?"
His fingertips pinched her pulse.
The violent beating made his dark eyes even darker.
A long and silent gaze.
The teasing made her heart beat fast.
When I could no longer bear his deep gaze.
Seeing his lips slightly parted, an interesting curve appeared on his lips: "Suddenly remembered, is Mr. Ling's palm healed?"
He took her hand and turned it over.
She immediately turned her palm upwards.
The palms of his hands were pale pink, and the previous scars were completely gone.
Palm, this happened hundreds of years ago.
She smiled politely: "Thanks to the medicine that Mr. Gu sent, I have completely recovered."
Gu Zhou said seriously: "I see." Then he let go of his hand.
As soon as his finger bones moved away.
Her hand fell back to the side of her body.
There was an unignorable heat rising around the wrist bones.
"Thank you, Mr. Gu, for your concern."
He nodded nonchalantly.
Just let go of the abrupt behavior just now.
He went to lift the water-soaked vegetables in the basin.
The moment the burning palm touches the cold water, it's like ice and fire.
The heat is gradually decreasing.
However, the delicate and soft touch lingers between the fingers.
Gu Zhou grabbed a handful of vegetable stems with all his strength and was able to suppress the waves that were quietly rising in his heart.
The tomato-flavored soup is boiling in the pot, and the rich sweet and sour aroma spreads.
The pots and pans are placed directly on the cooking table, and two high stools are placed outside the cooking table.
The two sat side by side.
Wang Yuanling stood up and carefully scooped the pink shrimp paste into the boiling soup with a spoon.
Mantou, smelling the fragrance, kept meowing anxiously, and kicked his hind legs to try to jump onto the table again.
Wang Yuanling quickly stopped him and held him down in a gentle voice: "No, Mantou, it's hot here and it will hurt you."
Mantou twisted in her arms dissatisfiedly, making a cry of grievance.
Gu Zhou lowered his eyes to watch the scene, and a barely perceptible curve appeared at the corner of his lips. He asked casually, "What kind of steamed bun is it?"
Wang Yuanling gently placed the struggling Mantou on the ground in a safe area, raised his eyes and looked at Gu Zhou, with a gentle look towards his own furry child: "Mantou is not a purebred cat, I picked it up outside."
"Picking it up?" Gu Zhou's eyes moved from the steamed bun spinning on the ground to her face with some curiosity.
Wang Yuanling touched Mantou's little head and chuckled, "Yeah, I found it in the bushes. I guess the mother cat missed it when she moved. It's a tiny ball, dirty all over, and shivering with cold. Its cries are so weak that they're almost inaudible."
She spoke more slowly, as if afraid to disturb the memory: "I felt so sorry for it, my heart softened, and I wrapped it in my scarf and took it home."
Her smile was as gentle and harmless as the morning light, and when her eyes lowered, her long eyelashes blinked like butterfly wings.
Such a gentle look.
Let him watch fascinated.
"It seems that it is lucky to have met you." His voice was low, suppressing the same feeling he wanted to express in his heart.
He is also lucky.
Wang Yuanling narrowed his eyes and teased himself, "I was lucky to have met it. I'm no longer a cat-less savage."
Gu Zhou's dark eyes were dim and he said vaguely, "Yeah."
After answering, he asked again: "What do you do with it when you are on business trips?"
She blinked slightly and said, "I'll take Mantou to the pet hospital at the entrance of the community for foster care."
Gu Zhou's eyes flashed with deep meaning, and his tone was casual: "It's such a hassle. Next time, if you need me, you can let me raise you."
Her watery eyes froze for a moment, and a smile spread across her face: "Would that be too much trouble for Mr. Gu? Mantou can be quite naughty sometimes, and I'm afraid of causing trouble for Mr. Gu."
The warm yellow light from the kitchen fell on his deep brow bones, casting a light shadow, making the emotions in his dark eyes even more unpredictable.
He picked up the soup spoon, slowly stirred the shrimp paste floating in the pot, scooped it up and put it in her bowl.
"Trouble?" His deep voice blended into the gurgling sound of the soup pot.
It appears exceptionally clear, yet with a deliberate casualness.
"It's better than seeing it trapped in a cage like this." He paused, tilted his head, and accurately caught her inquiring gaze.
"I don't mind this little trouble, and..." He raised the corner of his mouth with a subtle arc, which contained a subtle temptation. His eyes locked with hers, and the second half of his words were wrapped in the warm and humid air of the kitchen, and were sent to her ears in a low and clear voice: "I like naughty ones. Those who are too well-behaved are boring."
He pronounced the word "naughty" a little too strongly.
His eyes roamed over her face, as if he was talking about the cat, but also as if he was talking about something else.
Wang Yuanling's breath stopped and his heart began to beat fast.
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