After lunch, Cheng Qicai breathed a sigh of relief. She originally wanted to go back and lie down for a nap, but one of the bridesmaids said she was afraid she wouldn't remember the moves later and wanted to rehearse the opening dance one last time.
Yes, there's also Yun Suni's opening dance at the evening banquet, and as a bridesmaid, she'll definitely have to accompany her. Cheng Qicai is feeling a bit hopeless.
She's wearing high heels now, and her feet are so sore they feel like they're going to break!
Fortunately, Yun Su Ni didn't have much time; they finished rehearsing after only two rounds, and Cheng Qi Cai was finally able to go back and take a short nap.
She returned to her room, set her phone alarm for 5 PM, since the afternoon banquet was at 7 PM.
When the alarm clock rang, Cheng Qicai woke up groggily. Still half asleep, she got up and went to the bathroom to tidy herself up.
She put on the dress she would be wearing for dancing and headed to the banquet.
She ran into Gu Liji on her way to the banquet. She looked behind him and wondered why she didn't see Gu Rongqi.
Seeing Cheng Qicai's gaze fall behind him, Gu Liji immediately teased, "What are you looking at? Are you wondering why my brother isn't here?"
Cheng Qicai would never admit that she was looking for Gu Rongqi. She stubbornly said, "...I just saw that you were alone and would get stuck in the sand again."
"Oh, I see!" Gu Liji drawled, looking incredulous. "Well, thank you for your concern."
Cheng Qicai ignored him and turned to walk towards the banquet.
Seeing her expression, Gu Liji followed in his wheelchair, no longer joking with her, and said directly, "My brother is at the banquet!"
"Oh," Cheng Qicai replied indifferently, as if she didn't care.
He looked her over for a moment and said complimentingly, "Clothes make the man. You look quite good in these clothes today, even without your weird and eccentric ones."
Cheng Qicai was wearing a light pink gauze dress, with her black curly hair cascading down her back and light pink high heels. Even just standing there quietly, she still exuded a sense of gentleness and tranquility.
Cheng Qicai pursed her lips and glanced at him sideways.
Gu Liji added, "Just don't make those funny faces."
Cheng Qicai retorted, "Brother Gu, I think you're pretty handsome even if you don't say anything."
The two walked to the banquet as they talked. Cheng Qicai originally wanted to see if Yun Su Ni had any other plans, but when she saw that Yun Su Ni was talking with a group of people, she decided not to go up and disturb her.
She was a little thirsty; her mouth had been dry when she woke up, so she decided to go to the beverage section to get some bottled water.
As she walked to the beverage area to get water, she saw Gu Rongqi standing not far away diagonally opposite. Opposite him were a dignified and elegant couple and a graceful and noble young woman.
Gu Liji followed her gaze and introduced to Cheng Qicai, "That couple are my brother's parents, and the woman next to them should be Fang Wannuan, the second daughter of the director of Zhiling Technology."
"Why are you telling me this?" Cheng Qicai asked, turning her gaze away and taking a sip of mineral water.
"I'm just introducing you to them," Gu Liji said, looking at her. "What do you think of my uncle and aunt?"
Cheng Qicai replied, "They're quite wealthy."
Gu Liji was speechless. "...Isn't that obvious?"
But he was still curious, "What are your other impressions?"
Cheng Qicai continued with her nonsensical ramblings, "Gu Rongqi looks a bit like them."
"..." Gu Liji suppressed the throbbing veins on his forehead.
After spending a few days on the island, Cheng Qicai not only became bolder, but also spoke in a more infuriating way.
Seeing Cheng Qicai's indifference, he angrily drove his wheelchair towards Gu Rongqi.
Gu Liji stepped forward with a smile and greeted them: "Brother, Uncle and Aunt, Miss Su, good evening!"
Grubber and Chihiro called out at the same time, "Liji! Good evening!"
"What are you doing here..." he asked, feigning ignorance as he looked at the group.
Gu Lubo said, "Your brother just stays at work all day, so I'm letting him get to know more young people."
"Oh, that's good." Gu Liji nodded, then looked up at Gu Rongqi and gave him a hint, "Brother, I just tasted a pretty good fruit wine on that beverage counter over there."
Gu Rongqi looked toward the beverage counter that Gu Liji had mentioned and saw a familiar figure turn and leave.
Qianzhi smiled and said, "Really? Then Rongqi, you and Wannuan can go and try it."
"Mom, I have something to take care of first!" Gu Rongqi suddenly said to Qian Zhi.
She then looked at Fang Wannuan beside her and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, Miss Fang."
Qian Zhi frowned slightly as she watched Gu Rongqi leave.
But when he looked at Fang Wannuan, his expression returned to a smiling one. "Rong Qi must have something urgent to attend to. I'm sorry, Wannuan."
Fang Wannuan shook her head, "It's alright, Mr. Gu's matter is more important."
Gu Rongqi followed Cheng Qicai's departing figure, but couldn't spot her in the crowd for a while.
He walked around, stopping and looking in different directions, but he couldn't see Cheng Qicai anywhere.
After searching the area outside, he went into the villa and finally spotted Cheng Qicai.
Seeing that she was talking to her mother, he hesitated for a moment, then found an empty seat and sat down instead of disturbing her.
The sharp-eyed Ms. Yun spotted him immediately, noticing that he looked in their direction as soon as he entered. She guessed he was probably looking for Cheng Qicai.
She nudged Cheng Qicai, "Is your boss here to see you?"
Cheng Qicai turned around and was stunned when she saw that it was Gu Rongqi.
Wasn't he just with his parents? How did he end up here?
But that was none of her business. She turned back to Ms. Yun and said, "They probably didn't come to see me."
Ms. Yun asked in confusion, "Are there other people he knows here?"
Almost everyone in this villa is a relative of Yun Suni.
Birds of a feather flock together; in unfamiliar places, everyone will naturally prefer to stay with familiar people.
So it seems there's really no one here who knows Gu Rongqi.
But Cheng Qicai still replied, "I don't know."
Ms. Yun rolled her eyes at her. "Alright, I've seen him looking this way the whole time. If he's not here to see you, is he here to see me?"
Sitting on the stool, Gu Rongqi noticed that Ms. Yun and Cheng Qicai kept turning back to him.
He stood up and walked towards them.
"Auntie! Hello!" Gu Rongqi gave Ms. Yun a polite smile.
"Hello, hello! Are you here to see Qicai about something?" Ms. Yun asked.
"Well, something came up. I saw you guys talking earlier, so I didn't come over right away. Sorry!"
“Oh,” Ms. Yun nodded in understanding, and said to him, “Then you talk to Qicai, I’ll go find her dad first.”
"Okay, goodbye Auntie!"
Before leaving, Ms. Yun glanced at Cheng Qicai with her back to Gu Rongqi, clearly leaving them some space on purpose.
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