As the elevator carrying Ms. Yun descended, Cheng Qicai still peeked into the stairwell again, and unexpectedly met the gaze of Gu Rongqi, who was standing on the stairs between the two floors.
Cheng Qicai was stunned for a moment, and said blankly, "I thought you had already left."
“No,” he handed her what he was holding. “I came across a donkey roll vendor on the road, so I brought you some.”
"Thank you." Cheng Qicai accepted it. Seeing that Gu Rongqi had been waiting outside her house for so long, she felt a little embarrassed. "Let's go to my house and sit for a while."
Gu Rongqi followed Cheng Qicai into the house and then naturally sat down on her sofa.
Cheng Qi noticed that there were only one or two strawberries left on the plate, so she took the plate and went back to the kitchen to wash some more.
Then he placed the plate in front of Gu Rongqi and said, "Eat strawberries."
Gu Rongqi took a strawberry from the plate, took a bite at the tip, and immediately tasted the sweet and slightly sour flavor of the strawberry.
Just like the scent he had smelled between Cheng Qicai's hands that were covering her face.
Cheng Qicai smiled apologetically at him, "I'm sorry, my parents were here just now, so I didn't want you to show up, lest they misunderstand."
"It's nothing!" Gu Rongqi paused, holding the strawberry in his hand.
Seeing his calm expression, Cheng Qicai felt relieved, but Gu Rongqi's next question made her heart jump again.
Gu Rongqi asked, "What's the misunderstanding?"
This question not only made Cheng Qicai's heart tighten, but also made her feel embarrassed all over.
Seeing Gu Rongqi looking at her with questioning eyes, she felt immense pressure.
She felt that Gu Rongqi was knowingly interfering. In the middle of the night, what could a man possibly misunderstand when he appeared outside a girl's room?
"It's just some random stuff," Cheng Qicai said vaguely, "It's better not to misunderstand."
"Is there something wrong with me?"
"No." Cheng Qicai shook her head, not understanding why he was asking this question.
"Then I think both friends and suitors should be people you can introduce to your parents, right?"
"..." That's true, but if Ms. Yun has a problem with him, then introducing him to them would be crazy, wouldn't it?
Being friends is fine, but being a pursuer is something I'm too embarrassed to say out loud, and Ms. Yun would probably break her own legs if she heard it.
Ms. Yun had originally hoped that she and Gu Rongqi would not get too close. Of course, he couldn't tell Gu Rongqi that it was a problem on Ms. Yun's side.
And... why bring up the matter of a suitor at all! Cheng Qicai was going crazy inside. She had been ignoring him and trying her best to put him in the friend slot.
Seeing Cheng Qicai remain silent, Gu Rongqi ate the last piece of strawberry he had left.
He sighed inwardly and changed the subject, "How about you try 'donkey roll'?"
Cheng Qicai was instantly saved by Gu Rongqi's words. She lowered her head, opened the box, and picked up a piece of donkey roll.
Then she pushed the box towards Gu Rongqi, "Why don't you try it too?"
Gu Rongqi picked up a piece.
Cheng Qicai pulled a tissue from the table and put it under her mouth before putting the donkey roll in her hand into her mouth.
She took a bite, and the donkey roll was soft and fluffy, with sweet red bean paste filling inside and a fragrant soybean flour coating. It was soft, chewy, and bouncy.
Even though the bean flour on the outside could easily fall off with the biting motion, luckily she had paper under her face.
It shouldn't be so littered with them.
After Cheng Qicai finished eating one, she asked Gu Rongqi, "It's quite delicious, but why did you buy this? I don't think they sell this around here."
“No,” Gu Rong nodded. “I bought this on my way back from the company.”
"Company?" Cheng Qicai asked in confusion. Although Gu Rongqi wasn't just idly playing around every day, he was in a semi-leisurely state.
Sometimes I would even accompany her to check out the shop's decoration.
So it's a bit strange to suddenly hear him say he's going to the company.
"Yes, it's a company I invested in before. They're currently developing something new, so I'm going to go check it out."
"I see," Cheng Qicai understood, but she still had another question. She asked, "So what are your plans for the future? Will you just live the life you have now, which is essentially retirement?"
Cheng Qicai said that with her personality and Gu Rongqi's wealth, she could retire right now and perform for him.
But someone of Gu Rongqi's status, shouldn't he be able to continue making trouble even when things are already going badly?
Besides, he's only 28 years old.
“Well, I’m not in a rush to focus on my career right now. There are more important things to do.” Gu Rongqi looked at her and said, “Besides, they’re still watching me. No matter what I do, they’ll sabotage it. It’s better not to do anything.”
"Huh? Is it surveillance?" Cheng Qicai imagined that Gu Rongqi was surrounded by a mysterious man in black every day, who followed him closely and took pictures of his every move to report back.
If that's the case, wouldn't she appear frequently in reports about Gu Rongqi? What if his parents find out and come after her, then try to coerce or bribe her...?
But then she remembered that she was only a friend now, and it seemed like she had coerced or bribed him into doing anything.
Gu Rongqi explained, "No, they just pay attention to my major moves. For example, if I start a company now, and they find out, my company is likely to run into trouble."
Cheng Qicai nodded, feeling a little embarrassed by what she had just imagined.
After Gu Rong finished eating, he chatted with Cheng Qicai for a while longer. Seeing that it was almost time, he stood up to say goodbye.
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