"Later I said the money was too little, and that someone as outstanding as you should get more," Cheng Qicai said, looking at him with amusement. "Or you could introduce me to someone just as outstanding as you..."
Upon hearing the latter request, Gu Rongqi's smile faded, and his eyes turned dangerous. "What are you talking about?"
Cheng Qicai immediately tried to please him, "I was just talking nonsense. In my heart, you are the most outstanding."
Gu Rongqi's face brightened, but he still asked, "What if my mom really introduces you to someone like that?"
Cheng Qicai joked, "It's okay, I'm just joking with him, I'm really joking with you."
Gu Rongqi reached out and pinched her face, "Whether you're faking it or really playing around, you can only play along with me."
Sometimes he truly felt a mixture of hatred and love for Cheng Qicai.
In this relationship, he knew that Cheng Qicai loved him, but he did not think that he could rest easy and enjoy it. If Cheng Qicai wanted to break up with him, she would choose to break up no matter how much she loved him.
Her rationality was enough to convince her to leave him.
"Haha, Gu Rongqi, you're so childish." For some reason, he seemed to overlap with the crybaby Gu Rongqi from her previous dream.
He was like a child begging for candy, wanting to keep the person who gave him the candy forever.
Gu Rongqi responded softly, "Mm."
Cheng Qicai laughed for a while, then asked curiously, "Aren't you angry if I ask your mother for money?"
She thought that Gu Rongqi would be somewhat angry if she said this, since the amount she wanted was not low.
"I'm angry, but not because of the money, it's because you said you wanted to break up." Gu Rongqi took her hand. "However much you want, I can pay it back for you, then there won't be any breaking up."
Cheng Qicai looked puzzled. "Are you stupid? I'll take Auntie's money, pretend we broke up for two days and then got back together, and then you can use the money to make a comeback."
Gu Rongqi hadn't expected her to think this way. He chuckled softly, "There's no need. Things are fine now. I have time to spend with you. If it were like before, I would have much less time to spend with you."
Cheng Qicai thought about it and agreed.
She sighed, "But I didn't get the 5 million either. I was hoping to experience what it felt like to be handed a check by a rich person, but in the end, my aunt didn't even give me the 5 million."
Cheng Qicai felt a little disappointed. How come the heroines in novels get money so easily? Was it because she was too proactive? Should she play hard to get?
Gu Rongqi hugged her and said softly, "I can give it to you."
Cheng Qicai's heart was pounding; this temptation was no small matter for her.
Feeling the hand rubbing against her waist, Cheng Qicai remained rational. "Forget it, I think money can easily taint our relationship."
"Also, I need to wash the dishes." Cheng Qicai pulled his hand away and watched Gu Rongqi stand up. "I can wash them myself."
Cheng Qicai was worried for several days about Gu Rongqi's mother coming to see her, feeling that Gu Rongqi's mother was about to unleash some big move.
But after a few days of calm, Cheng Qicai put the matter out of her mind.
That day, Mr. Cheng had a day off, so he invited them to go camping together. His car was big enough for them.
Cheng Qicai was wearing plaid shorts and a white T-shirt, with a matching white sun-protective jacket over them, and a brown fisherman's hat on her head.
She frowned as she looked at Gu Rongqi, who was wearing gray trousers. "My God, you're still wearing trousers!"
His pants look like they'd be hard to roll up.
Gu Rongqi asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Cheng Qicai hissed, "I forgot to tell you, what my mom and the others mean by camping is mostly finding a puddle, setting up a parasol, and playing mahjong in the water. If you go in like that, your pants will get soaked. You need to dress like me to make it easier so that your pants won't get wet when you wade into the water."
Cheng Qicai looked around Gu Rongqi's wardrobe and found that all of Gu Rongqi's pants were long pants.
Fortunately, there's a shopping mall right downstairs from his apartment, so it's convenient for him to just go and buy a place.
Cheng Qicai and he went to the store and chose a set of casual shorts and a T-shirt. Cheng Qicai also got him a similar fisherman's hat to wear on his head.
After changing into the new clothes, Cheng Qicai immediately felt that he looked much younger.
Cheng Qicai patted his shoulder, "Now you look like you're going out to play."
After getting ready, the two drove to meet Mr. Cheng and his group.
"Xiao Qi, you look very handsome today!" Ms. Yun praised Gu Rongqi.
"Thank you, Auntie!"
"The one I chose is incredibly handsome," Cheng Qicai said with some pride.
Ms. Yun looked her up and down and said, "It seems it's not that the clothes are nice, it's that Xiao Qi is just naturally handsome."
Cheng Qicai grinned, knowing that Ms. Yun had always been biased. "Mom, where are Uncle and the others?"
"If they don't come, we'll meet them at the highway entrance."
Besides the four of them, her uncle and his family also went today. They had originally invited Yun Suni and her family as well, but firstly, they couldn't get away from work, and secondly, Lu Yiyuan was still too young to bring along.
So there were only six of them in this group.
Cheng Qicai put the snacks she had prepared into Mr. Cheng's car.
They set off in the car, with Cheng Qicai and Gu Rongqi sitting in the back seat while Ms. Yun distributed oranges in the front.
Ms. Yun handed the oranges in her hand to Gu Rongqi, saying, "Here, Xiaoqi, have some oranges."
Soon, the car was filled with the refreshing scent of oranges.
Cheng Qicai quickly finished her orange and turned around to see Gu Rongqi still slowly and meticulously cleaning the orange's veins, looking as if he were doing some delicate work.
The fair and slender hands looked particularly pleasing to the eye. Even though Cheng Qicai wasn't a hand fetishist, she still found Gu Rongqi's movements of tearing orange peels very elegant and beautiful.
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