Gu Liji was taken aback when he saw Cheng Qicai's leave application, and he called Cheng Qicai in.
He frowned and asked, "No, why are you asking for ten days off?"
Cheng Qicai asked in confusion, "You know I'm going to be your sister's bridesmaid?"
She had previously discussed Yun Suni's wedding with Gu Liji. Although he already knew that it was no longer possible for him, he would still occasionally keep an eye on Yun Suni's activities.
She would also ask Cheng Qicai to inquire, so she had previously told Gu Liji that she wanted to be a bridesmaid and would ask for a few days off, which he readily agreed to.
"I know, but isn't ten days too much?" Gu Liji said anxiously.
“I’ve looked at the company’s recent projects, and there’s nothing particularly busy. I can finish the more urgent work in these five days before leaving, so my departure won’t have any impact,” Cheng Qicai explained.
Gu Liji knew that even if Cheng Qicai left now, it wouldn't have much of an impact on the company.
But his brother Gu Rongqi is clearly acting strangely now. Last time, when he heard Cheng Qicai and Lin Fengjie say that Cheng Qicai was going to date Ren Baiping, he immediately ran to Ouqi to find him.
After saying that, Gu Rongqi's face darkened considerably, but he didn't say anything. Seeing that Gu Rongqi was not going to say anything, he didn't want to make a fool of himself by staying any longer.
He had no idea what happened next. When he saw Gu Rongqi a few days later, although Gu Rongqi was as calm as usual, he could tell that Gu Rongqi was in a bad mood.
Later, when he asked his brother's butler, Uncle Wang, he also said that Gu Rongqi was in a much more irritable mood after returning home one day.
His immediate intuition was that it was related to Cheng Qicai. When he and Gu Rongqi were alone together, he even subtly inquired about it.
To everyone's surprise, Gu Rongqi not only didn't say anything, but he also received a new warning: not to bother Cheng Qicai.
Moreover, Cheng Qicai's rehearsal time shouldn't be more than ten days. Deducting wages for such a long period is a very problematic thing for someone who has perfect attendance every month.
So if both of them are acting strangely, then there's even more of a problem.
Ultimately, there's only one truth.
Something must have happened between the two, so Cheng Qicai needs to ask for leave to go away and hide.
This made me increasingly curious, and I wanted to uncover the truth.
So he pretended to ponder for a moment, then said to Cheng Qicai, "This is taking a while. You can go out first, I need to think about it."
Seeing that Gu Liji was going to refuse her leave, Cheng Qicai could only nod helplessly: "Okay, then I'll go to work first. I just hope you can think about it soon so I can give my sister a reply."
Gu Liji nodded.
Seeing that Cheng Qicai had left, Gu Liji immediately found Gu Rongqi's phone number and dialed it.
"Hello……"
Before the other end could even speak, Gu Liji blurted out what he wanted to say: "Hey, bro, did you know? Cheng Qicai is asking for ten days off. Do you think she's trying to avoid you?"
Gu Rongqi ignored the gossip he was talking about and instead reminded him, "Gu Liji, it should be your work time now."
"I know, I have some new information about Cheng Qicai, don't I? Let me tell you," Gu Liji said casually.
"...Didn't I tell you not to pay too much attention to our affairs? If you have that free time, you should focus on running the company properly."
Seeing that Gu Rongqi was ungrateful and was saying things he was tired of hearing, he replied helplessly, "I understand."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Liji angrily slammed his phone face down on the table.
If it weren't for the fact that Gu Rongqi was his brother, he wouldn't have cared so much. He had even kindly told Cheng Qicai everything he did, but why did he always say things he didn't want to hear?
With his old-fashioned, scholarly manner, what young person could stand him?
He doesn't appreciate kindness; let's see when he'll finally win someone's heart.
Gu Liji inwardly grumbled for a while, then felt much better. He took out Cheng Qicai's leave application and quickly signed his name in the signature section.
Then he used the internal phone to notify Cheng Qicai that he had approved her leave request.
Upon hearing Gu Liji agree over the phone, Cheng Qicai happily hung up and couldn't help but hum a little tune.
"What, did you get the leave?" Lin Fengjie asked, tilting his head.
"Mmm!" came the quick reply.
Lin Fengjie remarked with emotion, "That's great, I also want to take a vacation."
“Brother Lin, you’re a pillar of the company, unlike me, a nobody. My departure won’t make a difference.” Cheng Qicai said, shaking her head. “Besides, before I go out to play, I still have to work overtime to finish my work before I leave.”
"You're getting better and better at flattering people."
Cheng Qicai smiled at him, "Brother Lin taught me well!"
The two chatted for a while before quietly going about their own work.
Cheng Qicai worked a little overtime today. By the time she got off work, the sky outside was already dark, and the illuminated signs of various shops were vying for attention.
Although it was May, the night breeze was still a bit chilly when she came out.
Cheng Qicai wrapped her coat tighter and walked towards the subway entrance. A familiar black car stopped beside her.
She was so familiar with the car that she didn't even need to look at the license plate to know whose it was.
She suddenly realized that she had unknowingly ridden in Gu Rongqi's car many times, so many times that she could recognize it at first glance.
She initially intended to pretend she hadn't seen it and continued walking towards the subway entrance.
But the car was traveling at the same speed as her, and Cheng Qicai had no choice but to stop and stand still.
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