Gu Rongqi's gaze fell on her other hand, where a simple cake pattern was brightly printed on the packaging bag.
It goes without saying what's inside.
When Cheng Qicai took the phone, Gu Rongqi hadn't let go yet. Seeing his sudden dazed expression, she called out to him in confusion, "Gu Rongqi?"
Gu Rongqi then released his grip and casually asked, "Why are you still out so late today?"
"I went out to play," Cheng Qicai replied simply.
Cheng Qicai was carrying a bag of cakes in each hand. His gaze naturally fell on the bag with the cake pattern, and he smiled and asked, "Are you going out with Ren Baiping? Is this a cake he gave you? Looks like I delivered it at an inopportune time today."
With his back to the light, Gu Rongqi's tall, upright figure loomed over him like a dark shadow.
It was oppressive.
"Hmm..." Cheng Qicai's panic intensified, and she pulled her hand holding the bag back slightly. "No, I'm very happy that you gave me a cake."
Gu Rongqi watched her movements, his eyes darkening even more. "Is that so?"
Cheng Qicai nodded sincerely.
Seeing the light in her eyes, Gu Rongqi moved slightly, and the light behind him instantly poured into the space between them, like fireflies in the night.
"How was your day?" Gu Rongqi asked in a relaxed and natural tone, as if he were asking about the weather or whether they had eaten.
With the oppressive feeling lessened, Cheng Qicai quietly exhaled a little bit of stale air.
Cheng Qicai gave an ambiguous answer: "It's alright."
Gu Rongqi's smile deepened, but his words were somewhat sharp, "It seems that for you, the word 'okay' means 'very good'?"
Cheng Qicai touched her face awkwardly, "No, it's alright, it's not bad either."
So you mean you didn't have much fun today?
"..." Cheng Qicai was speechless; this was a complete misrepresentation.
Seeing that Cheng Qicai remained silent, he pressed on, "Really?"
"That's not what I meant." Cheng Qicai didn't know how to explain.
"So that means you're very happy?"
"..." How come she didn't know that Gu Rongqi was a contrarian?
No matter how she answers, it seems wrong.
She couldn't help but ask, "Did you do this on purpose?"
Seeing the slight annoyance in Cheng Qicai's eyes, he knew that continuing the conversation would be inappropriate.
He chuckled softly, "Just kidding. I just feel like I'm temporarily taking over Liji's work, and you seem to have gone back to how you were when we first met."
So I'm deliberately provoking you. Gu Rongqi didn't say this aloud.
Cheng Qicai was surprised that Gu Rongqi had discovered it, but she couldn't admit it. She denied it, saying, "No, it's just that we see each other mostly during work hours. Shouldn't we separate work and personal time?"
"When Liji was at work, did you also distinguish things so clearly?"
Cheng Qicai thought about it and realized that there wasn't any. When talking to Gu Liji at the company, as long as it wasn't about serious matters, she could joke with him as usual.
But Gu Rongqi was no good. However, she felt that it wasn't her fault. It was obviously Gu Rongqi's own fault. He always gave people the feeling that if you're not good enough, you can be replaced at any time.
Otherwise, their work atmosphere wouldn't be so quiet now.
That's typical boss aura! It instilled a sense of awe in someone like her who was just slacking off.
So you really can't blame her.
Seeing Cheng Qicai remain silent, Gu Rongqi poked her heart again with a question: "Are you afraid of me?"
Cheng Qicai's expression froze for a moment, but she still denied it, "No!"
This time, Gu Rongqi didn't let her off the hook, his sharp gaze fixed on her. "Why?"
Cheng Qicai unconsciously took a step back, wanting to speak up and try to cover it up again, but Gu Rongqi's gaze made her lose the courage to deny it again.
Gu Rongqi emphasized again, "Why?"
She swallowed hard and quickly gave her reason: "You're too fierce."
"What?" Gu Rongqi was stunned upon hearing this answer.
He vaguely remembered that he had been harsh with her once, but she remembered it just because of that one time?
"So you think I was too harsh on you when we were watching the fireworks show?"
Cheng Qicai had completely forgotten about this incident, but now that Gu Rongqi brought it up, she immediately remembered it. Thinking about it, she still felt a little embarrassed, realizing that she had been ungrateful and had repeatedly refused Gu Rongqi's kindness.
Cheng Qicai's lips moved slightly, "...No."
Gu Rongqi asked, "What is that?"
Seeing his aggressive gaze, Cheng Qicai closed her eyes and said, "It's a feeling, you know? It's like seeing your homeroom teacher when you were in school, the kind who's very strict and always yelling at people to stand in the back row."
"Did I yell at you?" Gu Rongqi asked, puzzled.
No, that's not true. You could say that from the moment she met Gu Rong, he was always very good to her, but it's just a feeling that's hard to describe.
"It wasn't that it was fierce, it was just that it created a sense of distance, like we weren't the same kind of people," Cheng Qicai described again.
"So what kind of people do you think are similar to you?"
This left Cheng Qicai speechless for a moment, "..."
Gu Rongqi lowered his eyes. "Is Ren Baiping from the same social class as you, or is he like Li Ji, with a similar personality to you?"
Looking at Gu Rongqi's expression, Cheng Qicai really didn't know how to answer.
ah! ! !
How did the topic of sending a cake veer off to this?!
Seeing Cheng Qicai's vacant eyes, Gu Rongqi, still with his eyelids drooping, said to Cheng Qicai, "It's getting late, and it's still cold at night. You should go home early."
Watching Gu Rongqi get into the car, his back view looking somewhat lonely, Cheng Qicai felt guilty, as if she were someone who had crossed the river and then burned the bridge.
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