16. Raise your hand if you want to check in.
Seeing her conflicted expression, An Qingyao felt a chill run down her spine.
No way, is God really going to cut off the Gu family line?
...
After signing the rental agreement, it was already 6 p.m. when I said goodbye to An Qingyao.
Looking at her beautiful and spacious new home, Keqi was in a great mood and immediately took a video of the new house and shared it in the dormitory group.
Then, after thinking for a moment, she sent Gu Zhao a private message with the comment: 【New little nest, raise your hand if you want to move in!】
Gu Zhao didn't reply; he was probably busy.
But several messages immediately flooded the dormitory group chat.
Ke Qi smiled and was about to click to chat with her roommates when suddenly a phone call came in.
Ke Qi froze, looking at the caller ID on the screen: [Dad]
Her smile faded slightly, she glanced at the contact name for two seconds in silence, and finally answered the phone, obediently calling out, "Hello, Dad."
On the other end of the phone, Ke Hengyuan's voice came through, as straightforward as ever.
"Qiqi, next Sunday is your younger brother and sister's eighth birthday. Do you have time then? Come home for a visit, and let's all get together to celebrate your brother and sister's birthday."
Although it was a question, it was stated in a tone that brooked no refusal.
Ke Qi pursed her lips slightly and did not refuse: "Okay, I remember, I will be back on time."
"Um."
At this point, silence fell over the room.
After several seconds, Ke Hengyuan finally broke the silence: "Do you have enough money?"
The dialogue was the same as in the previous conversation, so formulaic that it made him seem like a fixed NPC.
Keqi was getting a little tired of hearing it, but she still obediently replied, "That's enough, Daddy, don't worry."
“I’ll transfer another 50,000 to you,” Ke Hengyuan said. “Buy whatever you want, don’t worry about saving. If you need more, just tell Dad.”
Over the years, this man may not have been a very good father, but he has never been stingy with Keqi when it comes to money.
As always, Keqi accepted everything he gave her with ease and politely said, "Okay, thank you, Dad."
...
Silence fell over the air once again.
Compared to ordinary fathers and daughters, their phone calls were like routine.
The girl's tone was always like that, seemingly obedient, but overly polite and distant.
A barely audible deep breath came from the other end of the phone, followed by Ke Hengyuan's slightly displeased voice.
"Isn't there anything else you want to say to Dad?"
Ke Qi lowered her eyes, her lips moved, but after a moment, she could only manage to say, "Please wish my younger siblings a happy birthday in advance."
Hearing this, Ke Hengyuan's tone finally softened: "Okay, but your younger brother and sister are right here, why don't you tell them yourself?"
As soon as he finished speaking, two childish voices, one boy and one girl, came from the other end of the phone: "Sister, when are you coming back?"
"What gifts is my sister bringing us this time?"
"An'an and Ranran miss their sister so much! Sister, please come back soon!"
"elder sister……"
Two innocent childlike voices chattered incessantly, while Keqi closed her eyes, looking slightly tired.
Finally, she politely replied with a few words and then hung up the phone.
By this time, the bright afterglow of the setting sun had faded, and the sky was gradually tinged with a somber, inky black.
Gu Zhao still did not reply to her.
She looked at the dormitory group chat box again, but the desire to share that she had just felt completely gone. So she simply turned off her phone and took a taxi back to school.
Half an hour later, at the girls' dormitory of University A.
"Knock knock~"
Keqi knocked on the door, but the moment she opened it, she saw someone she never expected.
"Qingqing?"
She looked at her roommate Qiao Qing in surprise: "You're back living here?"
"Yes, I'll stay here for two days."
Qiao Qing chuckled as she noticed the way the girl was secretly looking behind her.
"Stop looking, Yu Sheng and Chen Youting went out to stroll around the entertainment district."
She turned and walked in, sat down in her seat, and then casually fiddled with her manicure.
"I guess they saw me here and it wasn't convenient for them to whisper to each other."
As she spoke, a smile played on her lips, but her tone carried a hint of sarcasm.
Qiao Qing is a woman of few words but has a sensitive nature, something Ke Qi observed at the beginning of her freshman year.
She paused for a moment, went inside and closed the door, and gently comforted her, "Don't think like that, Qingqing. They're both such gluttons. They're probably hungry right now and went out to buy something to eat."
"Is that so~"
Qiao Qing shrugged, smiled with droopy eyelids, and said, "Maybe I'm just overthinking it."
Ke Qi nodded: "Mhm."
The air fell silent.
Although Qiao Qing, like Ke Qi, also rented a house off-campus, she returned home much less often than Ke Qi, and they only saw each other a few times a semester.
Aside from the brief, somewhat intimate time they spent together during their first semester of college, she didn't interact much with Ke Qi and the other two. They didn't know each other very well, so their relationship was inevitably a bit distant.
Not to mention, the relationship between her and Ke Qi...
Normally, at this point, the conversation is considered over.
Ke Qi was about to take a shower and go to bed when Qiao Qing suddenly spoke up.
"Qiqi, is that the one you posted in the group chat just now your new rented apartment?"
Ke Qi stopped in her tracks as she reached for her clothes, turned around, and asked, "Yes, what's wrong?"
"without."
Qiao Qing leaned back in her chair, crossed her arms, and smiled, "I just think the environment is very beautiful and looks very luxurious."
Her eyes gleamed mischievously: "The rent must be quite high, right?"
The word "not" should be removed.
In the end, An Qingyao only charged her 500 yuan per month in rent, and didn't even ask for a deposit.
But if I told her this, she definitely wouldn't believe me.
Ke Qi simply said, "It's alright, it's not very expensive."
Don't be modest!
Qiao Qing toyed with her burgundy wavy hair with her fingertips and chuckled, "The lighting and layout of that place, it's near our school district, right?"
“I know the rent there. It’s at least three or four thousand yuan a month. Poor students can’t afford it. It’s a place that only rich people can afford.”
"Well, this amount of money is nothing to you, considering that the boyfriends you date are all quite wealthy."
Her smile deepened: "He used to be the school heartthrob, and I heard he's now a professional coach for the prestigious FD esports team, earning hundreds of thousands or even millions a year."
"She has a new boyfriend now, but he's really something else. He's Gu the Great Demon King, and I heard he's from a wealthy family."
She looked at Ke Qi with a smile and clicked her tongue, saying, "Seriously, Qi Qi, you're so lucky with your boyfriends. You always manage to date someone who's both handsome and rich. I'm really envious of you."
The words, though seemingly full of praise, still left one feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
Ke Qi hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but say, "I rented that house myself."
Moreover, although she is in a relationship, she has hardly spent any money from men so far.
She barely touched the money her father gave her.
She usually buys clothes, bags, jewelry, and cosmetics with money she earns by taking on commercial projects.
"Okay, okay."
Qiao Qing smiled nonchalantly, then suddenly stood up, put her hand on her shoulder, and widened her sweet smile.
"Qiqi, actually, the reason I came back this time was to invite you to my birthday party the day after tomorrow. Can you come and support me?"
"Your birthday is the day after tomorrow?"
Ke Qi blinked, then said sincerely, "Then happy birthday in advance!"
But she'll be busy drawing up urgent client proposals for the next two days, so she won't have much time.
Noticing her slight hesitation, Qiao Qing's eyebrows suddenly drooped. "To be honest, I recently started dating a boyfriend who has a little money, but he thinks my family background is poor and doesn't respect me much."
"I was thinking of finding a few rich and classy friends to support me at this birthday party."
"But I don't know many wealthy friends. Qiqi, you're one of the few. We're roommates, so please help me out, okay?"
She winked at her, "Really, it won't take up too much of your time!"
"Just come and deliver the gift to me and save face, then you can leave, please. I'll definitely thank you afterwards, okay?"
Ke Qi: "This..."
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