Episode 209 Scratches
Gui Qing raised her hand to tidy up her hair and asked, "Give me as much as you want?"
Jiang Yuxu: "As long as it's not too much higher than the market price, it's fine."
Gui Qing chuckled: "So, Lawyer Jiang knows this market quite well? I can't tell—"
"How much do you usually pay when you sleep with someone?" Gui Qing tilted her head, full of curiosity.
Jiang Yuxu: "..."
How would he know?
He thought Gui Qing understood a lot.
Seeing that he was speechless, Gui Qing continued to ask, "Oh, so Jiang Lu thinks I should know a lot?"
Jiang Yuxu: "Don't you understand?"
Gui Qing: "Do I look like someone who makes money from this? Jiang Lu, you just had fun with me last night, and today you're insulting my character. It's really sad."
"I'm sorry." After hearing Gui Qing's words, Jiang Yuxu also felt that he had some preconceived prejudice against her. "What I meant was that I will give you a fixed amount of financial compensation."
"Tell me an ideal number." After the discussion just now, Jiang Yuxu was too lazy to care about the market price.
It would be great if it could be solved with money.
"My ideal number..." Gui Qing slowly stood up from the bed and stepped onto the carpet barefoot.
She didn't give Jiang Yuxu a chance to retreat. She wrapped her arms around his neck and stood on tiptoe to kiss his Adam's apple.
"I want Jiang Lu's entire fortune, is that okay?" she asked.
As soon as he finished speaking, he was pushed away by Jiang Yuxu.
Gui Qing fell to the ground.
When Jiang Yuxu saw her fall, he realized that he had used too much force and subconsciously wanted to help her up, but when he thought of some of her behaviors, he held back.
"Contact me when you've decided on the amount. I have something else to do." Jiang Yuxu walked to the sofa, picked up his suit jacket, and left without looking back.
Gui Qing sat on the ground and looked at the direction Jiang Yuxu left. Looking at his restrained and abstinent appearance today, and then thinking about his reaction last night, it was really interesting.
She had actually thought that he was not good enough before - it was the first time in her life that she had made a mistake.
But, money...she really doesn't lack it.
Gui Qing stood up and lay back on the bed, spread her limbs, closed her eyes, and felt more relaxed than ever before.
She couldn't remember the last time she felt so satisfied.
Unlike before, after finishing with Jiang Yuxu this time, she felt like her brain was filled, as if she was suddenly injected with energy.
He seems different from other men.
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After leaving the hotel, Jiang Yuxu went back to the law firm to change clothes, and then drove to the supermarket to buy what Song Yi requested.
Along the way, scenes from yesterday would flash through Jiang Yuxu's mind from time to time.
He gripped the steering wheel tightly, his jaw clenched, and was completely unable to connect himself with the person in the picture.
He always felt that he had no interest in relationships between men and women.
In the past, I occasionally heard people discussing whether he had some problems.
Jiang Yuxu didn't care much about this.
But when these words came out of Gui Qing's mouth, he inexplicably lost control.
Jiang Yuxu has always been the master of his emotions. He likes an orderly life and always knows what to do next.
Yesterday was the most unexpected thing he had experienced in over thirty years.
Not only was he surprised, he also didn't quite understand why Gui Qing repeatedly behaved and spoke in ambiguous ways towards him.
These questions were still lingering in Jiang Yuxu's mind until he finished buying the ingredients and parked the car downstairs of Song Yi's apartment.
He stepped on the brakes and took a few minutes to collect his thoughts before carrying the ingredients upstairs.
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When the doorbell rang, Song Yi was tidying up the sofa in the living room and went to open the door immediately.
She took the food from Jiang Yuxu and asked, "The law firm isn't working overtime today, right?"
Jiang Yuxu: "Yeah."
He walked in, changed his slippers, went to the kitchen with Song Yi, and rolled up his sleeves to help her.
Song Yi did not refuse, and the brother and sister started busying themselves in the kitchen.
When Jiang Yuxu was standing in front of the sink washing vegetables, Song Yi suddenly saw a scratch on his neck.
There is a little scab, it looks like it was injured not long ago.
Located right at the back of the neck.
Song Yi stared at him with a complicated look for a while, then said casually, "Brother Xu, why is there a scratch on the back of your neck?"
Jiang Yuxu's heart sank, and his eyes dimmed behind his glasses, but his tone remained calm: "Oh, maybe I bumped into him while taking a shower."
Song Yi: "Really? It looks like it was scratched by fingernails."
Jiang Yuxu didn't respond, turned off the faucet and placed the washed vegetables in the drain pan.
Song Yi seemed to change the subject, "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, how did your last blind date go?"
Jiang Yuxu: "I met him twice."
Song Yi: "And then, are you guys together now?"
Jiang Yuxu: "Not really."
Song Yi: "So how do you feel about her?"
Jiang Yuxu: "He has good abilities and works diligently."
Song Yi: "...I mean, from the perspective of the relationship between men and women."
She couldn't help but remind him, "You are on a blind date, not a job interview."
Jiang Yuxu's behavior reminded Song Yi of the first time they met, which was also a blind date - could it be that Jiang Yuxu also spoke to the other party with that attitude?
Jiang Yuxu: "I don't have any romantic feelings."
Song Yi choked.
Jiang Yuxu previously just said that he was not considering getting married, but now he has directly changed it to saying that he has no "relationships between men and women".
And he said it in a very absolute way, as if he was deliberately emphasizing it - this way of speaking, which left no room for himself, was not like his style.
Song Yi stared at Jiang Yuxu for a long time and asked tentatively, "Are you in a bad mood? You're being so aggressive today."
Jiang Yuxu: "No."
Song Yi said "Oh", "Brother Xu, marriage is a major event in life, you should be cautious before making a decision."
"Okay." Jiang Yuxu agreed, "I will seriously consider my matter, and you too."
Song Yi didn't mention what happened yesterday for the time being, and worked with Jiang Yuxu to make lunch.
It was already half past ten when Jiang Yuxu arrived. After the two of them finished preparing a few dishes, it was just time for lunch.
After Song Yi sat down, he kept observing Jiang Yuxu.
Jiang Yuxu was obviously absent-minded and didn't seem to have much appetite for his meal.
His senses were usually sharp, but now he didn't even notice she was staring at him.
"Brother Xu." Song Yi took a deep breath and finally made a decision.
When Jiang Yuxu heard this, he came to his senses and looked at her.
Song Yi put down the chopsticks in his hand and finally chose to get straight to the point: "You and Qing Gong, were you really not familiar with each other before?"
Jiang Yuxu's chopsticks froze in his grasp and stopped in mid-air.
He rarely loses his composure like this.
I was already worried about what happened last night, and then I heard Gui Qing's name from Song Yi out of the blue.
Jiang Yuxu: "Why are you asking this again?"
Song Yi: "Yesterday afternoon, I had afternoon tea with my friends at the Four Seasons Hotel."
She only said the first half of the sentence because she knew very well that Jiang Yuxu would guess it quickly.
really.
Jiang Yuxu put down his chopsticks and his expression became more serious.
The lenses of his glasses covered his secretive eyes.
He was silent for a long time, as if he couldn't answer the question, or as if he was racking his brains to make up an excuse.
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