Chapter 223: If You Are a Man, Shake Hands (5th Update)
After Ruan Munan left, Ruan Qi, Nie Heng and Baby Barley slowly packed things into the box.
At this moment, the cell phone on the coffee table suddenly rang.
Ruan Qi glanced at the caller ID and answered the call.
"Mr. Xi?"
Nie Heng next to him immediately pricked up his ears.
"Yes, it's me." Xi Jiu's deep voice sounded in the receiver, "Are you home?"
The girl nodded, completely forgetting that the man couldn't see.
"I'm here," she said.
Xi Jiu: "Can you come out for a moment?"
Ruan Qi was stunned.
Then he quickly stood up, ran to the window in his little bunny slippers, opened it and looked down.
There was a black Bentley parked on the path downstairs, and a man was standing next to the car with a phone in his hand.
As if sensing her gaze, the man raised his head, and his cold black eyes softened.
Ruan Qi's heart skipped a beat.
"Mr. Xi, I'll be down right away, please wait a moment!"
She hung up the phone and went straight into the bedroom without even closing the wide-open window.
Nie Heng, who had been trying to eavesdrop, looked at the little girl's somewhat anxious steps and said "Oh wow" in his heart.
"Da Mai," he nudged the baby who was folding clothes, "Do you think I should send a WeChat message to Brother Nan?"
Barley Baby's eyes turned into a symbol of 'contempt'.
"Little dog, your behavior is very bad."
"Tsk, I know it's not good." Nie Heng scratched his hair in distress, "But my cabbages are about to be eaten by pigs...
As she was speaking, the juicy cabbage changed her clothes and trotted all the way from the bedroom to the entrance.
"Puppy, I'm going out for a while!"
After he finished speaking, the door slammed shut and the man disappeared.
…
The elevator went down quickly and stopped steadily on the first floor.
The little girl rushed out of the unit door in a hurry.
Xi Jiu, who was standing by the car, saw the slippers on her feet and said in a deep voice, "Don't run."
The little girl stopped quickly, and then saw the man walking towards her with steady steps.
Ruan Qi waved her little paws, with a hint of surprise on her face: "Mr. Xi, why are you here?"
"Come to see you."
Xi Jiu lowered his head, looked at the little girl in front of him tenderly, raised his hand and pushed aside her hair that was messed up by the wind.
The man's fingers carried his unique cold pine scent, and when he brushed her hair aside, his fingertips accidentally brushed across her forehead.
Ruan Qi's heart skipped a beat. Her face was a little red, perhaps from running too fast or something else.
"You are going into the mountains to film tomorrow, right?" Xi Jiu asked solemnly.
Ruan Qi quickly came back to his senses and asked in surprise, "How did Mr. Xi know?"
Xi Jiu paused for a moment and coughed lightly, "Qin Qingdi said so."
The schedules and movements of celebrities are no secret, and Qin Qingdi is the president of the fan club, so it's normal for him to know that Ruan Qi went into the mountains to film.
The little girl nodded and did not doubt the man's words.
"Yes, we are going into the mountains to film tomorrow. If nothing goes wrong, we will have to stay there for at least half a month." She said truthfully.
Xi Jiu uttered a deep "hmm," then turned and walked to the side of the car, pulling out a small suitcase from the passenger seat.
"Here are the things you'll need when you go into the mountains. They're all specially used when you go on missions at Q Base. Remember to bring them tomorrow."
Ruan Qi didn't expect that Xi Jiu would specially prepare things for her to go into the mountains, and she couldn't help but be a little stunned.
She lowered her head and stared blankly at the suitcase in the man's hand.
The suitcase is 20 inches, with a rainbow little white horse painted on the light blue body.
With Xi Jiu's personality, she would never use this style of box, so he bought this specifically for her to pack her things.
Ruan Qi slowly covered her chest with her hands.
The feeling of sour and bloated heart from a few days ago appeared again, and at the same time, there was a bit of uncontrollable joy.
The corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise, and the little girl raised her head.
"Thank you, Mr. Xi." She said seriously.
"No need to thank me." Xi Jiu's cold voice was incredibly gentle. "There are instructions for using the items in the box. If you don't know how to use any of them, call me."
He paused, "I've been here."
Ruan Qi didn't understand the deeper meaning of his words, but everything the man did was enough to move her.
She raised her head and looked at Xi Jiu with a smile.
Under the warm yellow street lights, the little girl's beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with warm starlight, and deep in the starlight, there was his figure.
Xi Jiu's gaze was so gentle that it was intoxicating.
The evening breeze blows, and the atmosphere is a little ambiguous.
Xi Jiu slowly raised his hand and moved closer to the little girl's cheek.
Ding——!!!
The sharp sound of a car horn suddenly broke the quiet night.
The car's high beams, as bright as daylight, flashed three times in a row, shattering the ambiguous atmosphere.
Xi Jiu frowned and looked towards the 'uninvited car' in the light.
The person in the car turned off the high beam, pushed the door open and got out, then slammed the door shut gracefully.
Ruan Qi saw the man clearly and waved her hand quickly.
"elder brother!"
Xi Jiu's eyes darkened.
Ruan Munan locked the car and walked slowly towards this side carrying the packaging bag of the quilt.
He walked up to Xi Jiu and stood still, a hint of coldness flashing across his warm black eyes.
"Why is Mr. Xi here?"
Ruan Qi: "Brother, Mr. Xi knew I was going into the mountains tomorrow, so he sent me something."
As she spoke, she pointed to the suitcase in her hand.
Ruan Munan lowered his eyes, took a look, and chuckled.
"Mr. Xi is so thoughtful." He held out his hand. "Thank you."
Xi Jiu's expression remained unchanged, "Mr. Ruan, you don't have to thank me."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and shook hands with Ruan Munan.
Ten seconds... twenty seconds... thirty seconds...
Ruan Qi, who was standing aside, slowly frowned.
Are my brother and Mr. Xi planning to shake hands and read each other’s palms?
The little girl didn't quite understand the flirting between the two men. She hesitated for a moment and said weakly, "That..."
Before he could finish his words, Xi Jiu and Ruan Munan let go of his hands at the same time, as if they had discussed it beforehand.
The two of them moved in unison and hid their right hands, which had just been shaken, behind their backs so that Ruan Qi wouldn't see them.
Ruan Qi stared at the two men who had their hands behind their backs like the old men, confusion all over her face.
Ruan Munan picked up the quilt bag with his left hand.
"It's getting late, Xiaoqi, go back and pack your luggage."
Ruan Qi said "Oh" hesitantly, but her eyes stayed on Xi Jiu.
Ruan Munan's eyes darkened, but his tone was as gentle as possible, "Xiao Qi, go back."
Ruan Qi: "Then Mr. Xi..."
"Go back." Xi Jiu stared at Ruan Munan's murderous gaze and patted the little girl on the head with his left hand. "Go to bed early. Call me if you have anything."
Ruan Qi said "hmm" obediently.
"Then Mr. Xi, please tell me when you get home."
Xi Jiu: "Okay."
…
The next day, all the crew members of "Tianya" went into a deep mountain in City A and started a filming that lasted for half a month.
However, what Shen Wenqian didn't expect was that on the second night after joining the group, a Weibo post related to Ruan Qi became popular.
[Xiao Qingqing: Has anyone seen the physics problem livestream of the "Your Dad" student? She has a small mole on her right wrist, and I noticed one on my hand, too!]
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