As his brother's wedding day drew closer, Gu Liji knew that as long as he could get through the wedding, his good days would return.
So at the wedding, he smiled even more happily than Gu Rongqi, his white teeth never disappearing; anyone who didn't know better would have thought he was the groom.
As the saying goes, extreme joy begets sorrow. Before he could even celebrate half of his happiness, his father summoned him to meet someone.
When he went with him, he thought it was just a normal business meeting, until he saw a girl and his father told the two of them to have a good chat, and then he realized it was a blind date.
He never expected that the trend of blind dates would start with Gu Rong and then spread to him.
Although reluctant, he still put on a polite smile and shook hands with the other party, saying, "Hello, I am Gu Liji."
The girl's lips curved into a slight smile, which Gu Liji found somewhat stiff. "Hello, I'm Yan Zhi!"
Yan Zhi has a fair but plain appearance, and her temperament has the discipline of a class leader. Gu Liji is indifferent to this type of girl.
First of all, her appearance was nowhere near his ideal type; he preferred someone as radiant and beautiful as Yun Su Ni. Secondly, her rigid personality clashed with his carefree and irresponsible nature.
He didn't know why his father had chosen this blind date for him.
Gu Liji chatted with her casually, planning not to contact her again after today.
However, he underestimated how much his father valued this blind date. A few days later, when his father asked him how his conversation with Yan Zhi went, he replied, "We haven't talked for a long time."
After exchanging contact information, their conversations were limited to the "good morning" and "good night" messages sent to him by the other party.
"Although Yan Zhi's family background is a bit lacking, her abilities and character are quite good. She will get married sooner or later. Given your reputation, even if you were a good match, people from similar social classes wouldn't agree. And since you don't want to be involved in things, I think Yan Zhi has excellent management skills."
"Oh, but she's not my type." Gu Liji remained unmoved.
"Alright, we're not the kind of people who are set in stone." His dad patted him on the shoulder. "As long as it's suitable."
Gu Liji disagreed. His brother and Lu Qi had found their true love, and he was really unwilling to have a business marriage now.
He firmly believed that if someone like Lu Qi could do it, why couldn't he? In the past, he might not have cared about settling for a marriage of convenience, but now he felt that he also needed to find true love.
He typically wants everything that others have.
But little did he know that his father would directly appoint Yan Zhi as his secretary. Her position was appointed by his side, and he didn't have the authority to fire her.
He had no choice but to make her his secretary for the time being.
During the time he worked with Yan Zhi, he had to admit that she was very capable. At first, he was annoyed by the difficult problems he deliberately created for her, but she could always complete them perfectly.
Yan Zhi's work style is rigorous and decisive, just like Gu Liji's first impression of her.
While this type isn't what Gu Liji likes, the advantages of her personality are obvious, such as high efficiency and the ability to organize tasks meticulously...
After spending some time with her, Gu Liji felt that she was a pretty good subordinate—yes, a subordinate.
As for Yan Zhi's other concerns about his life, he was not moved at all.
After Yan Zhi showed concern for his life once again, Gu Liji frowned and said, "Yan Zhi, it's not that I won't like you."
“Well, it’s okay if you don’t like me. I don’t need you to love me,” Yan Zhi paused after hearing his words, “as long as we can get married.”
Hearing her humble words, Gu Liji felt a pang of pity.
But his tone remained firm: "You're really not my type. I have no feelings for you, I won't like you, and I won't marry you."
Seeing Yan Zhi's lowered head, Gu Liji sighed inwardly. He stood up, grabbed his coat, and said, "My friend asked me to go out for drinks. I'm off."
After drinking heavily at a bar with his cronies, Gu Liji woke up to find Yan Zhi lying next to him.
The two locked eyes, both naked. Memories of last night drifted back to him like snowflakes. He had experienced this countless times and knew without a doubt what had happened.
Gu Liji's feelings are very complicated right now.
He remembered that he was the one who made the first move last night. Yan Zhi liked him so much, and she was conservative, unlike his previous girlfriends who could be easily won over with money.
His head was throbbing, not only from the hangover, but also from not being able to tell Yan Zhi that this was more than just a one-night stand when he looked into her earnest eyes.
"Yan Zhi..." Gu Liji's throat tightened, "What kind of compensation do you want? I can..."
Yan Zhi looked dejected. "You know, the only thing I want is to marry you."
“That’s impossible…” Gu Liji said loudly. Seeing her expression, Gu Liuji’s tone softened a bit, “This won’t do. Change your request.”
Yan Zhi lowered her eyes and remained silent for a long time, until Gu Liji began to get a little impatient before she finally spoke, "Then can we get engaged first? If you still haven't fallen in love with me after a year, we'll cancel the engagement."
Perhaps Yan Zhi's expression was too pitiful, so even though he should have refused, he hesitated for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
He felt that it was completely impossible for him to like Yan Zhi, and that Yan Zhi's one-year deadline was a waste of time. He didn't know whether it was right to reject her directly or to reject her a year later.
Looking at the smile on Yan Zhi's face, he thought, forget it, she made the request herself, what does it matter to him whether she's heartbroken or not a year later.
After getting dressed, the two went home and told their families about it, and the engagement was settled. Yan Zhi wanted to move into his house, citing the need to build their relationship.
Gu Liji angrily questioned her, "What right do you have to move into my house?"
“If we don’t see each other for a year or you avoid me, then my previous request was completely meaningless. Even if I were a god, I couldn’t make someone like me from a distance.”
Gu Liji felt that what she said made sense, but then another question came to his mind: "Don't we meet at the company?"
"It's work at the company, so it's not appropriate to talk about personal matters. That's why we can only spend time together after get off work."
Gu Liji also learned during this time that Yan Zhi was a very professional person and would never discuss personal matters with him during work hours.
The thought of seeing Yan Zhi all day made him uncomfortable. "But all day..."
Yan Zhi thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll talk to my uncle and tell him I won't be your secretary. We can meet after get off work."
"Okay!" Gu Liji continued, "I can't come back every night either..."
Yan Zhi unconsciously bit her lower lip. Her pale face looked somewhat fragile to Gu Liji. He also felt that he had gone too far. "How about this, I will come back at least three times a week, okay?"
Seeing that she didn't answer, Gu Liji said impatiently, "Three times is the most. If you don't agree, you should know that even if I don't come back, you can't do anything to me."
Finally, Yan Zhi nodded under his increasingly agitated demeanor.
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