After Cheng Qicai finished eating, she walked towards the trash can not far away. When she turned around, she saw a girl with a sweet smile suddenly appear in front of Gu Rongqi. She was holding a stack of flyers in her left hand and handing one of the flyers to Gu Rongqi with her right hand, saying something.
Gu Rongqi smiled and refused her, "Sorry, I don't..."
Seeing Cheng Qicai approaching, the girl smiled and turned to her: "Miss, would you be interested in learning more about our wedding photography studio? It's newly opened, and we have great discounts for wedding photos right now."
"No, thank you." Cheng Qicai coldly refused.
She rubbed her stomach; she had just had coffee and cake, and now she was eating oden, so her stomach was a little full.
The girl didn't care about their rejection. When she saw Cheng Qicai's actions, her eyes lit up. "Our studio also offers maternity photography services."
Cheng Qicai awkwardly withdrew her hand.
I was wearing thick clothes and rubbing my stomach after eating too much, but I shouldn't be mistaken for a pregnant woman, right?
I know you really want to promote your studio, but can you not think about it that way for now?
Cheng Qicai gritted her teeth and said, "I'm not pregnant."
"Oh, I'm sorry," the girl smiled apologetically at her, and said to them persistently, "Miss, we also offer couple photo services."
Couple my foot! With eyes like that, you're trying to sell wedding photography!
Cheng Qicai pouted and walked forward, trying to shake her off.
Seeing that Cheng Qicai remained unmoved, she turned her attention back to Gu Rongqi, flipped the couple's photo on the back of the flyer over, and stuffed it into his hand.
She pointed it out to Gu Rongqi, "Hey, look, this is the couple photoshoot our studio did. You and the girl are both beautiful and handsome, the photos will definitely look even better."
Don't think that just because you compliment my looks, I'll be moved by you!
I have a very hard heart.
Cheng Qicai kept her head down and walked ahead, when she suddenly realized that Gu Rongqi hadn't followed.
She turned around and saw Gu Rongqi being kept talking by the girl and unable to get away. She sighed.
He turned around, pulled Gu Rongqi along, and walked quickly forward.
Seeing that the girl was still following, Cheng Qicai turned to her and said seriously, "We really don't need it, thank you."
After walking a short distance and seeing that the girl hadn't followed, Cheng Qi breathed a sigh of relief and let go of her hand.
The warm pressure on the back of my hand eased, and my fingertips involuntarily twitched forward, only to fall short.
Cheng Qicai quickly put her hands back in her pockets and turned to Gu Rongqi to tell him her advice: "Next time you encounter salespeople like them, act a little indifferent, and they won't keep talking to you."
Gu Rongqi paused for a moment, then replied, "Okay."
Cheng Qicai found it somewhat amusing to see him acting as if he had never encountered such a situation before.
Haha, I doubt anyone would try to force a sale on him, right?
Seeing the flyer in Gu Rongqi's hand, Cheng Qicai looked around and pointed to the trash can in front of her, saying, "There's a trash can over there!"
A crumpled piece of pink paper was thrown in.
Once in the car, Cheng Qicai still found the scene from earlier somewhat amusing. She looked at Gu Rongqi teasingly and asked, "Have you ever encountered this kind of sales pitch before?"
Gu Rongqi didn't need to turn his head to imagine Cheng Qicai's radiant expression, her bright, sparkling eyes paired with a radiant smile.
He smiled and said, "No, but there was a similar case before. He stopped me in the garage to sell me his project."
"And then?" Cheng Qicai asked curiously.
"Now he is the CEO of Yuexi."
Yuexi? Cheng Qicai knew about this app; she often saw ads for it while watching videos. It was one of the most popular dating apps.
Cheng Qicai became even more curious, "So, did you invest?"
"Um."
A simple "hmm" is as easy as eating or drinking.
Cheng Qicai's resentment towards the rich began to grow; why couldn't there be one more rich person like her?
...
They walked to the location given by Gu Liji, circled around, but did not see Gu Liji and Yun Suni.
Cheng Qicai scratched her head and asked, "Could it be that they left? Should we call and ask?"
Gu Rongqi took out his phone and called Gu Liji. After a long busy signal, the call ended automatically.
He shook his head at Cheng Qicai: "No one answered."
"Oh? What should we do then?" Cheng Qicai was extremely worried when she heard the news.
She knew Gu Liji was unreliable, but it was still infuriating when he messed things up at crucial moments.
Gu Rongqi thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait here for his call."
The fishy smell of the river water was carried by the wind, making Cheng Qicai shiver. She said to Gu Rongqi, "Why don't we walk along the riverbank and see if we can run into them? Otherwise, it's too cold to wait here."
Gu Rong started to speak.
The two walked upstream along the riverbank. On such a cold day, no one else had the leisure to stroll along the riverbank like them.
Cheng Qicai felt like she and Gu Rongqi were two big idiots.
She put her hands in her pockets, too cold to say a word.
At first, Cheng Qicai felt uncomfortable because the two of them weren't talking, but gradually, her body warmed up and she also got used to the outside temperature.
She felt that walking slowly like this and looking at the river was quite nice.
The streetlights along the road lit up one by one with warm yellow light. Cheng Qicai looked up and realized that it was already 5:20.
She and Gu Rongqi had been walking silently for half an hour.
"Gu Rongqi." Cheng Qicai turned her head to look at Gu Rongqi and called out to him softly.
Gu Rongqi turned her head, and the hazy light cast shadows on her long, slender eyelashes, which fluttered gently, creating tiny, fragmented glimmers of light.
He responded softly, "Mmm..."
Cheng Qicai pointed ahead, "There are benches over there, how about we sit down and rest for a bit?"
"good."
Upon receiving a response from Gu Rongqi, Cheng Qicai quickly walked towards the bench.
Gu Rongqi, however, was not in such a hurry. He continued to walk at his own pace, watching Cheng Qicai get further and further away from him.
He watched quietly as Cheng Qicai walked forward with her hands in her pockets, shoulders shrugged, and neck hunched. The lamplight elongated her shadow, but from behind, she looked like a long-legged turtle.
It's still the tortoise that won against the hare in the tortoise and the hare race.
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