Cheng Qicai saw Gu Liji lying flat on the back seat by two burly men, half of his long legs pitifully pressed against the car door. Compared to Gu Liji, the entire back seat space looked much smaller.
Seeing his posture, she felt he would likely be in a lot of pain later, so she bent down to straighten Gu Liji and sat behind him to support him.
Gu Rongqi saw that she had sat in the back and said, "Let him lie down in the back, and you come and sit in the passenger seat."
Cheng Qicai felt that this was a bit dangerous, and hesitated before saying, "How about I support him from behind, so that he won't roll off when the brakes come on? That way, Brother Gu won't have to keep his legs bent."
Gu Rongqi was silent for a while, glanced at Gu Liji who was sleeping soundly, and as if he remembered something, said, "It's okay. He's heavy. In his current state, you can't really hold him up even if you stop. Just let him make do in the back for now."
Cheng Qicai thought about it and agreed. Given Gu Liji's height and weight, if he fell, her small frame might not be able to hold him up.
She laid Guliji flat again, closed the back door, and sat in the passenger seat.
"What's wrong with Gu Liji today?" Gu Rongqi watched Cheng Qicai fasten her seatbelt before slowly starting the car.
Cheng Qicai explained, "Gu Ge only just found out that my sister and Lu Ge are living together, and he's a little heartbroken, which is why he came to drink."
Moreover, he was repeatedly attacked by Lu Qi's words, which brought his Dao heart to the brink of collapse.
Of course, Cheng Qicai didn't say this, leaving Gu Liji with some privacy.
"So he thinks you didn't tell him, which is why he brought you to a place like this." Gu Rongqi deduced the conclusion in just a few words.
Cheng Qicai looked at Gu Rongqi with shining eyes and gave him a thumbs up, "President Gu, you guessed right."
Smart people think so fast!
Gu Rongqi said seriously, "Don't agree to his unreasonable demands in the future."
Cheng Qicai thought, "I don't want to agree to him either! But he's the boss!"
She nodded outwardly.
Gu Rongqi continued, "If he keeps making these requests in the future, you can call me and tell me."
Is this meant to make her a tattletale? Cheng Qicai glanced at Gu Rongqi's expression; he seemed serious.
But Cheng Qicai couldn't take it seriously. She was too embarrassed to ask Gu Rongqi to call her every day and ask him to handle these trivial matters between her and Gu Liji.
Cheng Qicai smiled and casually said, "Then I'll have to rely on you, President Gu, to save my life!"
"Do you want to be a lackey?" A faint voice quietly sounded from the side.
In the middle of the night, a ghostly voice appeared in Cheng Qicai's ear, and countless characters from horror movies flashed through her mind.
Startled, she jerked upwards, nearly popping out through a hole in the roof. Luckily, her seatbelt prevented her from actually being thrown out.
Cheng Qicai turned her head with a pounding heart and saw Gu Liji sitting up at some point, his head now positioned between her and Gu Rongqi, looking left and right.
No wonder she felt someone was talking in her ear, given how close they were.
Gu Rongqi was clearly startled and slammed on the brakes, the screeching sound of tires rubbing against the pavement echoing on the quiet road.
Fortunately, it was late at night, and there weren't many cars on this lane. They were the only vehicle in front of and behind them, otherwise they would have definitely caused a traffic accident.
Gu Rongqi took a deep breath and quickly resumed his heartbeat.
He then turned to look at Cheng Qicai, who was still shaken and patting her chest. He opened a bottle of water, handed it to her, and asked, "Are you alright?"
Cheng Qicai took the water and shook her head.
Gu Rongqi placed his free hand on Gu Liji's head, who was lunging forward, and pressed it back down expressionlessly.
Cheng Qicai took a big gulp of water. The cold mineral water flowed from her throat into her stomach, which not only refreshed her mind but also gradually calmed her heartbeat.
What a close call!
Cheng Qicai turned to look at Gu Rongqi. The impact of the sudden braking caused a lot of his neatly combed hair to fall down to his forehead, covering his eyebrows and eyes, making him look disheveled, a rare sight.
Of course, Cheng Qicai wasn't much better off; her hair was all smeared onto her face due to the impact.
She casually rummaged through her clothes and could see her own miserable state reflected in Gu Rongqi's eyes as he looked at her. She couldn't help but chuckle; the two of them were now in a sorry state together.
Her face was pale, but she spoke with a smile, joking, "It's so late at night, Brother Gu, you've suddenly become incredibly energetic."
He looked at Cheng Qicai. The dark olive-colored plaid scarf made her face look even smaller. Her pale face made her eyes look even brighter, more dazzling than the streetlights outside at night. Her lips were even redder from drinking water, and the way they opened and closed blurred one's thoughts.
A sweet feeling flowed through my heart.
Hearing her teasing, Gu Rongqi couldn't help but laugh along.
Unlike the usual bland smile with the corners of the mouth slightly upturned, this was a wide, sweeping smile.
Like peeking through a thin mist to see flowers, everything became clear and real.
Looking at Gu Rongqi's smile, Cheng Qicai couldn't help but transform into Butler Cheng—it had been a long time since she had seen the young master smile so happily.
"vomit--"
The sound of vomiting broke the idyllic atmosphere. The two of them changed their expressions slightly and turned to look behind them.
All I could see was Gu Liji covering his mouth, looking like he hadn't vomited yet.
Gu Rongqi immediately got out of the car and dragged Gu Liji out from the back of the car.
"There." Cheng Qicai pointed to a spot in front of them where there was a trash can, which would be convenient for Gu Liji to spit it out.
Gu Rongqi quickly pulled Gu Liji over, and Cheng Qicai took a bottle of water from the car and followed.
Gu Liji gagged a few times by the trash can, then calmed down. After waiting a minute or two and seeing that Gu Liji didn't move, Gu Rongqi prepared to help him back to the car.
He had only taken two steps when Gu Liji started gagging again.
Cheng Qicai could clearly see Gu Rongqi's face under the streetlight, which darkened for a moment.
Cheng Qicai couldn't help but chuckle to herself. It seemed that Gu Rongqi couldn't always maintain a gentle smile.
"Why don't we let Brother Gu throw up here before he leaves, so he doesn't throw up in the car?" Cheng Qicai suggested.
If he throws up in the car later, not only will the stench make them stink the whole way, but they also won't be able to open the windows for ventilation in this cold weather, which would be terrible.
Fortunately, after gagging a few more times, Gu Liji vomited.
The pungent smell made Cheng Qicai take a few steps back. She could see that the wrinkles between Gu Rongqi's brows were enough to trap a mosquito.
No, it was crushing Gu Liji to death.
Gu Rongqi was able to shake him off, probably entirely because of that meager brotherly bond.
After Gu Liji had vomited most of it, Cheng Qicai stepped forward and fed him some water.
Cheng Qicai meant for him to rinse his mouth, but he swallowed it directly.
Hmm~
Cheng Qicai turned her head away in disgust.
Seeing that Gu Liji had vomited enough, the two were about to help him back when Cheng Qicai seemed to catch a glimpse of a dark shadow flashing past under the trash can out of the corner of her eye.
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