She didn't know what she was feeling when she got home. She lay straight on the sofa, staring at the ceiling, feeling a mix of joy and worry.
Well, she was actually secretly thrilled. The fact that a rich, handsome, and successful man like Gu Rongqi said he liked her felt like winning the lottery – incredible and exciting.
Does it all feel like a dream? Maybe her current life is just a fantasy she had before she was hit by the car?
She pinched the back of her hand; it hurt a little. It wasn't a dream.
But what if the pain is just a figment of my imagination? In reality, there's no pain at all, and I'm just feeling pain in my dream?
After thinking about pinching herself again, she realized that her thoughts had gone astray. In the end, she just couldn't believe that Gu Rongqi would like her.
But when she recalled Gu Rongqi's firm admission that he liked her, she couldn't help but smile.
After feeling sweet inside for a while, Cheng Qicai thought about the cruelty of real life, and the smile on her lips faded.
She thought that this meal had made everything clear, and that once today was over, the two of them would go their separate ways.
But unexpectedly, his last sentence put him back at me.
So you've already agreed to everything, why did you say that at the very end when you were leaving?
This was totally intentional!
Cheng Qicai painfully tugged at her hair, picked up her phone, and still transferred the money for today.
After agonizing over it for a long time without coming to a conclusion, she took out her tablet and watched some videos.
Yes, the virtual world is still a utopia for escaping the troubles of reality.
Cheng Qicai spent another day relaxing at home the next day. While at home, she watered the flowers and cleaned the ornaments, and her worries seemed to lessen considerably.
After a busy day, she cooked a pot of tomato and beef stew to treat herself. The sweet and sour tomatoes paired with the tender and chewy beef brisket made her eat three big bowls of rice in one go.
Feeling stuffed from eating, she sat on the carpet, leaning against the sofa and idly scrolling through her phone.
Suddenly, a message popped up at the top. Cheng Qicai clicked on it and saw that the money he had sent to Gu Rongqi yesterday had been returned to him, even though he hadn't accepted it.
When she returned to the chat interface, she saw that Gu Rongqi's profile picture was no longer the familiar sky picture, but a puppy picture just like hers.
The messages from the two people, one on the left and one on the right, look like a couple's profile picture.
Ever since she learned that Gu Rongqi liked her, she couldn't help but suspect that Gu Rongqi was doing it on purpose.
However, there are countless people who use their own dogs as their profile pictures, so Cheng Qicai couldn't very well go up to him and ask, "Did you deliberately change your profile picture to be the same as mine?"
Cheng Qicai felt a little frustrated, so she punched the stress-relieving duck toy.
But its squinting expression slowly returned to normal, looking as if it was mocking her.
She pouted and changed her profile picture to one of a rainbow she had taken before.
If he were to replace her with someone similar to hers, she would go and ask him about it!
After changing her profile picture, she felt a little better.
When it was time for bed, she felt a little worried about going to work the next day.
She thought that if she just brought it up directly, things would be fine, but now it seems like things are even more complicated.
The next day, when Cheng Qicai arrived at the company, the first thing she looked at was the office. Seeing that the door was not open, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He returned to his desk and began working diligently.
Gu Rongqi hasn't shown up or sent any messages this week, and even Gu Liji hasn't said anything to him.
Cheng Qicai couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Moreover, seeing Gu Liji easily reminds her of Gu Rongqi, and thinking of Gu Rongqi reminds her of what happened that day.
She knew her emotions were wrong, and that she should let go of the past and live her own life after rejecting someone, but she just couldn't stop thinking about it.
Frustrated, she opened the resignation application hidden in the folder, which contained the information she had filled out intermittently over the past week.
She thought that since she had made up her mind, she shouldn't drag things out and should just cut ties cleanly.
She clenched her jaw with a serious expression and moved the mouse cursor over the print icon. Just as she was looking at the print page settings, a message came from the group chat that Yun Suni had created.
There was a message from Yun Suni tagging everyone, which roughly said that since the event was being held on Lu Qi's family's island, they needed to go to the island early for rehearsals. They would cover any deductions in wages or bonuses for taking leave. If they wanted to stay on the island longer, they could go now.
Cheng Qicai checked the time. There were still about two weeks until Yun Suni's formal wedding. Now that someone was going to reimburse her for a trip to the island, why not go?
Anyway, her work condition here wasn't good, so going to a small island to relax would be nice. Seafood feast, sunset glow, Cheng Qicai thought it was wonderful.
It's the same thing if she goes on her trip and then comes back to resign.
Without hesitation, she spoke privately with Yun Suni and immediately switched her resignation application to a leave application, quickly filled it out, and submitted it.
"Qicai, do you need to ask for leave?" Lin Fengjie asked when he saw Cheng Qicai's application.
"Yes, you know my sister is getting married and I'm a bridesmaid, so I need to go early."
Lin Fengjie frowned and asked, "Does it need to be this far in advance, ten days?"
"My sister and her friends held their event on a private island..."
"Okay, I got it." Lin Fengjie interrupted her, sighing enviously, "This is like you've gone on a vacation! How comfortable!"
"Hehe..." Cheng Qicai smiled, her eyes crinkling. "I originally wanted to go earlier, but I thought I'd better take care of things at the company first. I can't cause you any trouble, Brother Lin, can I?"
"You're so good at talking! Have a great time over there." Lin Fengjie said to her with a smile, "But your application still needs to be reviewed by President Gu before we can make a decision."
Cheng Qicai nodded. She wasn't worried about that; if it were Gu Liji, her application would be very easy to get approved.
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