Cheng Qicai closed the car door, turned around and entered the residential area. Only when she felt that she could no longer be seen from the direction of Gu Rongqi did Cheng Qicai let out a soft breath.
She touched the heat rising on her face. In fact, Cheng Qicai had woken up the moment the car stopped.
However, when she opened her eyes, she noticed that Gu Rongqi did not call her immediately, and his gaze was still lingering on her face.
She was immediately embarrassed and didn't know whether she should open her eyes or not, so she decided to keep them closed for the time being.
She was very nervous, but she tried her best to pretend to be asleep.
She could hear a faint sound, then the light in her eyes dimmed slightly, and a shadow seemed to fall on her face.
After a brief pause, the light returned to my eyes, followed by another faint sound.
This time, Cheng Qicai didn't feel anything.
After waiting for a while, she pretended to wake up.
She couldn't help but think of those novels where the female lead falls asleep and lets the male lead carry her around. Had the male lead given her sleeping pills?
He can't wake up, he's sleeping so soundly!
The car stopped, and the first thing she noticed was the blinding light from the streetlights outside! It was impossible not to wake up!
When she came to her senses, the heat on her face subsided slightly, but she found that her heart was still beating irregularly, as if it were cheering for something.
She certainly knew what this meant, and it would be a lie to say that she wasn't attracted to Gu Rong.
Putting aside appearance... well, you can't put that aside!
In addition to Gu Rongqi's usual care for him...
Good looks + personality + wealth – this trio is so irresistible, it's hard to imagine even a god resisting it! Especially considering she's just an ordinary person.
It's amazing that you managed to refuse, okay?
Sigh, if only we could really be together...
I realized that I was constantly wavering in my previous ideas.
She took two more deep breaths, and as the air circulated in her lungs, her mind cleared up considerably.
She kept repeating to herself, "A marriage without the blessings of parents will not last long, a marriage without the blessings of parents will not last long..."
After repeatedly reminding herself of this, she felt her heartbeat calm down considerably.
...
Since opening her shop, Cheng Qicai feels like she's living a life without weekends off, working year-round.
Fortunately, although she was tired, the constant flow of money in her account gave her more motivation, and she felt that working all year round might not be impossible.
Just as Cheng Qicai had imagined, Lu Qi's shop was in a great location with no shortage of foot traffic.
In addition, her shop is quite innovative, and business is not bad; in fact, it could be considered a small success.
Therefore, she had underestimated the number of customers coming to the store. After persisting for a week, Cheng Qicai decided to hire a few more people and switch to early and late shifts.
This immediately relieved the pressure on the store's employees.
If someone had told her last year that she would be opening a shop and becoming her own boss, she definitely wouldn't have believed it.
They might even find her time travel story just as absurd, since they are just people who want a peaceful life, so why would they do something so risky?
But life is unpredictable...
At the end of the month, she pulled out the entire month's transaction history and counted the amounts several times before she dared to believe that she had really made the store a success.
She even made a six-figure sum of money, which made her pinch her thigh hard. Only after feeling the pain did she dare to be sure that she wasn't seeing things.
She swallowed hard and, with trembling hands, called Ms. Yun.
"Hey, what's up, Qicai?" Ms. Yun's strong voice rang out.
"Mom, where are you?" Cheng Qicai's voice trembled slightly.
Noticing that Cheng Qicai's tone was a bit off, Ms. Yun's voice became serious, "What's wrong? What happened to you? Your voice sounds a little off."
"Uh, it's nothing. I'll tell you and Mr. Cheng when I get back." Cheng Qicai heard the loudspeaker of the vegetable vendor across the street.
Despite being asked several times, Cheng Qicai refused to answer.
Ms. Yun frowned and hung up the phone. Thinking about the contradiction in Cheng Qicai's words, she still called Mr. Cheng and asked him to come home early after get off work.
Today isn't a day off, so why is Cheng Qicai coming back at this time instead of working properly? There must be something important going on.
She quickly bought the groceries and returned home.
After speaking with Ms. Yun and saying goodbye to the shop staff, Cheng Qicai returned home.
When she got home, she pushed open the door and saw Ms. Yun in the kitchen.
Cheng Qicai went in and called out, "Mom."
"What's wrong with you? You're back at this hour. Did you take the day off?" Ms. Yun asked, looking at her.
She didn't seem depressed at all; on the contrary, she was excessively happy and looked rather unusually radiant.
"Well, not really..." Cheng Qicai didn't know how to put it. She looked around the living room. "Is my dad still not back?"
"It's only 4 p.m. Your dad gets off work at 5:30 p.m., how can he be back so soon?"
Seeing Cheng Qicai's strange expression, her brows furrowed even deeper. "What's wrong with you? You seem a little mentally unstable."
"No way, Mom! I'm just happy!" Cheng Qicai's tone was very cheerful, her joy seemed to be overflowing. "When Dad comes back, I'll tell you all together."
Ms. Yun still glanced at her with concern. Seeing her jump onto the sofa, she said unhappily, "The sofa is for you to sit on, not for you to play on. Sit properly."
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