Chapter 16 Chapter 16 "Breathe, baby."...
After chatting about the gossip about the domineering CEO, the three of them changed the subject.
Gao Yue: [By the way, are you guys coming back for Qingming Festival?]
Xu Zhixi thought for a moment: [No surprises.]
Gao Yue: [You must come back! I'm so lonely! At least one of you should come back!]
Gu Xianyou: [It depends on your performance.]
Gao Yue: [I really give you face/anger]
Gu Xianyou replied with a very "asking for a beating" emoticon, and Gao Yue got angry and launched a dozen bomb attacks.
Xu Zhixi smiled and put down his phone.
I was thinking of finishing a few more problems before ordering takeout for lunch when a text message suddenly came in on my phone.
[XX Bank: Account XX has transferred RMB 10,000.00 to your account ending in 9776. This notification does not mean that you have received the remittance. Please verify whether it has been credited to your account.]
Xu Zhixi was stunned. He clicked on the mobile banking app and saw the extra ten thousand yuan.
Unexpectedly, Canglanzhai actually gave her money.
Almost immediately, the restaurant manager sent a WeChat message: [Ms. Xu, the lucky bag gift has arrived. Please remember to check it. /Rose]
After a while, he continued, "If you need anything in the future, please feel free to contact me."
Before leaving yesterday, Xu Zhixi added him on WeChat to avoid any changes in subsequent payments. She hadn't expected him to be so polite.
This was a windfall. Xu Zhixi re-entered the group chat, posted a screenshot of the incoming funds, and typed: "What kind of milk tea would you like? I'll treat you."
Gao Yue: [Have you made a fortune?]
Gu Xianyou: [The most expensive one. Thank you.]
Xu Zhixi: [I won 10,000 yuan in cash in yesterday's lottery.]
Gao Yue: [!!!]
Gu Xianyou: [You're drifting.]
Xu Zhixi was in a good mood. He hadn't felt this happy in a long time. It turned out that money could make people happy.
After quickly ordering milk tea for the two of them, Xu Zhixi put down his phone and prepared to study.
For the five modules of the civil service exam, she initially took classes on data analysis and judgment and reasoning every day. Halfway through the data analysis course, she added verbal comprehension, taking only two classes a day, studying the three courses in rotation.
Taking the verbal test today was relatively easy for Xu Zhixi, who came from a liberal arts background, and he basically passed them all quickly.
At half past twelve, Xu Zhixi finally felt hungry and was about to order takeout when the doorbell suddenly rang.
Xu Zhixi looked up.
Huh? Song Jing is back?
As she stood up and walked over, she picked up her phone to send a message to Song Jing. Before she could click send, the other end sent a message first.
Song Jing: [I ordered food for you. Open the door.]
Xu Zhixi glanced at his cell phone, then turned to look at the electronic surveillance camera. He found that the person standing outside the door was holding a lunch box, so he opened the door with confidence.
"Ms. Xu." The man's voice was very low and a little hoarse, as if he was sick. "This is the meal Mr. Song ordered for you. I hope you enjoy your meal."
The man was wearing a white T-shirt with a light-colored plaid shirt on top, a baseball cap on his head, a mask covering his mouth and nose, and holding a beautifully packaged lunch box in both hands.
They don't look like restaurant staff at all.
Could it be the delivery guy?
Xu Zhixi took the lunch box and said politely, "Okay, thank you for your help."
The man said in a hoarse and heavy voice, as if he had no strength left: "You're welcome."
After seeing Xu Zhixi come in, Qi Mu let out a long sigh and his tense nerves relaxed.
He turned around and took off the mask on his face.
Having been a taxi driver so many times, it was hard for Xu Zhixi to remember his face, so he put on a mask on purpose. But fearing that his voice would reveal his identity, he deliberately lowered his voice and spoke as if he was dying of illness.
If the boss doesn't reveal his identity, he will get involved in all walks of life.
On the surface, he is the personal assistant of the heir of the glamorous Song Group, earning a million-dollar salary. Privately, he is a taxi driver, a community security guard, and now he even plays the role of a delivery boy.
He might not even be a human being in the future.
After getting on the elevator, he sent a message to Song Jing: "Boss, the food has been delivered."
…
Xu Zhixi brought the food to the restaurant, put it on the table, took out his phone, took a picture, sent it to Song Jing, and said, "Which restaurant is this?"
Song Jing: [It’s a private restaurant. I’ll take you there when I have the chance.]
Which private restaurant?
Seeing that he didn't say his name, Xu Zhixi didn't ask any further questions and only asked when he would be back.
Song Jing: [I'll be back before dinner.]
Xu Zhixi just replied "OK", then picked up his chopsticks and started enjoying the food.
When Miaomiao saw her eating, he ran over curiously, lifted his front legs to climb onto her chair, but he couldn't jump up because his legs were too short.
Xu Zhixi couldn't help laughing, put down his chopsticks, bent over, picked up Miaomiao, and placed her on his lap.
"Little cutie, what are you doing?" Xu Zhixi rubbed its head with his hand, "This is not something a kitten can eat."
Miaomiao's little nose moved and she meowed, as if to express her resistance.
Xu Zhixi rubbed its head again, then put it down, chuckled and pushed its little butt: "Okay, go play."
Seeing that Xu Zhixi couldn’t get any food, Miaomiao meowed twice and ran to eat her own cat food.
Only then did Xu Zhixi concentrate on eating.
After dinner, Xu Zhixi continued studying until about three o'clock in the afternoon. Feeling a little tired, he got up and walked around Song Jing's house.
The apartment is over 100 square meters, with three bedrooms, a living room, and a study. It's beautifully decorated, and the space is well-utilized. It looks exceptionally spacious at first glance, though it can seem a bit deserted.
Xu Zhixi visited almost all the rooms except the study.
Although they were boyfriend and girlfriend, and Song Jing didn't seem to be hiding anything from her, she still felt that the study was a relatively private place, and it was not appropriate to visit without the owner's consent.
So she just thought about it and didn't go in.
The house was so small that Xu Zhixi finished her walk after just ten minutes or so, feeling a bit bored. Seeing that the rain had stopped outside, she simply went out to relax and breathe some fresh air.
The greening of the community is beautifully planned, the air is fresh, and the environment is pleasant, which makes people feel relaxed.
Xu Zhixi wandered around aimlessly for about half an hour before returning.
After entering the building gate and turning a corner, Xu Zhixi was at the elevator lobby. Suddenly, she heard a gentle and mature male voice coming from the front: "Wanwan, I know you care about Fu Chengze, but I also hope you can think more about yourself."
"Yi Qing, I..."
Xu Zhixi's footsteps suddenly stopped.
Fu Chengze?
No way, the story of the overbearing president and the little white flower actually has a sequel?
It wasn't that she wanted to eavesdrop on other people's private affairs, but she had to take the elevator, and these two people happened to be blocking the elevator door. For a moment, she couldn't go forward or backward.
"He treated you like that, but you still plan to forgive him, right?" The man's voice was gentle, but to Xu Zhixi's ears, he always sounded a little lost.
"I have no idea……"
Xu Zhixi gritted his teeth and simply walked forward.
The two people stood facing each other in front of the elevator. Suddenly they heard a noise. Lin Wanwan panicked and quickly pulled her hands out of Tan Yiqing's hands. She sniffed, raised her hands, and quickly wiped away her tears.
Only then did Xu Zhixi see the face of this "little white flower" clearly. It was just as the legend said, with a white and clean little face the size of a palm, a soft chin, and a pair of clear and moist almond eyes. Maybe she had just cried, her eyes were slightly red, and she looked even more pitiful.
The thin man next to her was gentle and handsome, looking like a warm and considerate neighbor.
Xu Zhixi felt awkward standing next to them, but luckily they didn't know her, so she just had to wait for the elevator to arrive and leave immediately.
However, the elevator seemed to be against her and did not come down for a long time. She didn't know what the people upstairs were doing.
Tan Yiqing glanced at Xu Zhixi and saw that she was just quietly waiting for the elevator. Then he looked at Lin Wanwan and held her hand again. When she subconsciously wanted to pull away, he squeezed it tighter: "Wanwan, no matter what, you have to take good care of yourself, okay?"
Xu Zhixi: “…” What a gentle and affectionate second male lead.
Lin Wanwan pulled her hand out: "You too."
Tan Yiqing smiled bitterly: "I will."
Xu Zhixi looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, pretending that he could not hear anything. As soon as the elevator arrived, he left immediately.
No matter how curious you are, it's not good to just stay here.
What's more, she still had to go back and do a few more questions.
I don’t know what’s going on, but ever since she met Song Jing, there are always strange people and things around her. Now even the bloody plot of “the domineering president falls in love with me” has to happen to her.
Could it be that this kind of melodramatic love has now become popular in real life?
Otherwise, how could she, an ordinary worker, have the honor to witness it with her own eyes.
Could it be that she is part of their love play?
…
It was already half past five when Song Jing came back.
The room was very quiet. He looked up, changed his shoes at the entrance, took off his coat, and walked in.
After the rain stopped, the sun rose, and the afterglow of the sunset shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The warm yellow light extended forward and finally fell on the carpet in the living room.
Xu Zhixi was wearing pajamas, sitting on a futon on the carpet, with her back against the sofa, her head resting on the soft pillow in her arms, and sleeping with her eyes closed.
Miaomiao was lying on the carpet next to her, lazily basking in the sun. When it sensed the movement, it immediately got up and stared at Song Jing with its big round eyes.
Seeing him approaching, it meowed a few times and quickly ran away.
Song Jing threw his coat onto the sofa and squatted on one knee in front of Xu Zhixi.
"Xixi." He called softly.
Xu Zhixi had just fallen asleep for a few minutes. Tired of studying, he took a nap on the spot. He was afraid that he would oversleep, so he set an alarm for himself for fifteen minutes.
Hearing the noise, she dazedly opened her eyes, and the man's handsome face slowly became clearer. She was stunned for a moment, then raised her head: "You're back."
Seeing her confused look, Song Jing felt soft-hearted. He reached out and covered her cheek, which was flushed from being pressed. He lowered his head and suddenly kissed her.
Xu Zhixi was caught off guard when she was kissed on the lips. She let out a low "hmm" sound and subconsciously tilted her head back.
The next moment, his large palm reached back and pressed against the back of her neck.
Xu Zhixi's calm heartbeat gradually quickened, and his breathing was robbed. Perhaps because he had just woken up, his mind was still a mess, and he had no idea how to breathe in this situation. He felt like he would be short of oxygen at any moment.
The man knelt forward, the kiss became deeper and deeper, and the air around them became warmer.
"Song Jing..." Xu Zhixi finally made a sound through the gap between his lips and teeth, his whole face flushed red.
Song Jing moved his lips slightly away and pressed against her forehead, his tall nose tip lightly touching her nose tip, and his breath gushed out with his hoarse voice: "Breathe, baby."
Xu Zhixi raised her hand and pressed it against his chest to prevent him from kissing her again.
Gasping for breath and breathing hard, Xu Zhixi finally recovered a little from the deep kiss just now.
She raised her head, her lips flushed red, and warned without any deterrent effect: "Don't kiss me suddenly next time."
"Hmm?" He said with a smile in his voice.
"Just remember it."
He stroked her cheek with his thumb, his deep eyes dark and unclear, "Then I want to kiss you again now, can I?"
"No... Ugh."
Her refusal was completely ineffective.
Song Jing kissed her without hesitation and took her hand. Just as he was about to take a step closer, the doorbell rang without warning.
Xu Zhixi suddenly came back to his senses and quickly pushed him, saying in a pitifully low voice: "Someone..."
This time Song Jing didn't use any force, but stepped back and looked at the door with a frown.
He bought this house on the spur of the moment, so not many people knew that he lived here, except for that brat Wen Lu, Qi Mu who was almost inseparable from him, and even Fu Chengze only found out that he lived here last night.
So apart from these three people, it is highly likely that no one would come knocking on his door.
Before getting up, he raised his hand to help Xu Zhixi tidy up her clothes, then he picked up his coat that was on the sofa and handed it to her: "I'll go take a look."
Xu Zhixi was only wearing thin pajamas, which made it inconvenient for her to meet guests.
Xu Zhixi nodded, then hugged his coat in her arms. The blush on her cheeks had not yet faded, and it was obvious that she had not fully recovered from the kiss just now.
The doorbell rang twice. Song Jing stood in front of the door and looked at the surveillance camera first.
After seeing the figures outside, Song Jing's eyes flashed with surprise.
I wanted to ignore it, but then I saw Xu Zhixi walking towards me nervously.
"Is he your friend?" Xu Zhixi was a little nervous. She was not ready to meet his friend.
Song Jing hurried forward, stretched out his hand to hold her shoulders, and led her back: "I don't know her, I think she came to the wrong door."
The doorbell rang again, as if urging someone to die. Xu Zhixi couldn't help but look back and said in a daze, "Shouldn't I tell him?"
"Need not."
Xu Zhixi: “Ah?”
"Don't open the door to strangers."
“…”
Since his master said so, Xu Zhixi naturally had no objection.
The person outside rang the doorbell three times, but when no one answered, he left.
Song Jing looked out the window as a group of people emerged from the building. Butler Lin Ke respectfully followed Mr. Song Qiming, seemingly speaking to him. Behind him followed two well-trained bodyguards, tall and strong, with a powerful aura and an air of authority.
After just one glance, he looked away and walked towards the kitchen.
Xu Zhixi followed in: "Are you going to make dinner?"
Song Jing rolled up his sleeves and said gently, "Well, we can't let our classmate Xu starve."
"Then I'll help you." She was eager to try and rolled up her sleeves.
Seeing how positive she was, Song Jing didn't discourage her.
However, a few minutes later, Xu Zhixi stood aside like a headless fly, watching him busying around, completely unaware of what he could do.
"...How about I help you wash the vegetables?"
"good."
So Xu Zhixi took the green vegetables to the sink and began to wash them carefully, saying, "You know, I just ran into the lady who got caught in the rain last night."
Song Jing paused while cutting vegetables: "Hmm?"
Xu Zhixi said without even turning her head: "Someone advised her to give up President Fu, and she looked very embarrassed."
Song Jing's voice was dull: "As long as she really likes Fu Chengze, it won't be difficult."
Xu Zhixi naturally disagreed when she heard this point of view. She turned to look at Song Jing and said, "Of course it would be difficult. The Fu family is such a big family. If someone were to give her a hard time, could you really expect a little girl like her with no status or background to fight against the Fu family?"
Song Jing wanted to say that Fu Chengze was her background, but he stopped himself in time.
His family situation is not complicated, and his father Song Qiming doesn't pay much attention to his love life, so he can guarantee to protect Xu Zhixi, but Fu Chengze may not be able to do so.
It is almost impossible for Fu Chengze's mother to accept Lin Wanwan, who has an ordinary background.
Song Jing watched Xu Zhixi washing vegetables skillfully and suddenly regretted bringing her home. Who would have thought that Fu Chengze would also arrange for Lin Wanwan to stay here? Witnessing the difficulties of their love, wouldn't Xu Zhixi be even more wary of wealthy families?
Song Jing pursed his lips and said casually, "Aren't you going to rest?"
Xu Zhixi was busy washing vegetables and didn't even turn around: "I've already rested."
"What time will I study later?"
Xu Zhixi thought for a moment and said, "Eight o'clock."
It's half past five now, and we should have dinner around half past six. That leaves about an hour and a half for us to go for a walk with Song Jing, or watch the rest of the movie at home.
Eight o'clock?
Song Jing roughly calculated the time, then put down what he was holding and turned on the faucet to wash his hands.
After answering, Song Jing behind him fell silent.
Xu Zhixi's eyes flashed with doubt. Just as she was about to turn around to see what he was doing, her waist suddenly tightened and she was picked up by the man.
Xu Zhixi quickly put her arm around his shoulders and was startled: "What are you doing?"
Song Jing strode towards the bedroom: "Get your reward."
Xu Zhixi: “…”
She was washing vegetables, not taking a shower! Why did this man suddenly become so beastly?
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