22. Keep her in your heart
It was almost an hour later when Gu Zhao came out after taking a shower.
Keqi invited him to her home for a meal.
At the dinner table, she asked about the question that had been puzzling her for days.
"Gu Zhao, why did your mother deliberately rent the house to me and ask me those questions?"
She thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "Does she not like me, so she wants to use this to monitor our relationship and see when we break up?"
After all, when she said goodbye to An Qingyao, she remembered that An Qingyao didn't seem very happy.
"No."
Gu Zhao placed a braised lion's head meatball into her bowl, saying, "She likes you very much."
"The reason I did all this..."
He looked at her with his dark eyes, his eye bags slightly puffed out in a smile: "I just wanted to find out how our relationship is going."
Upon hearing this, Ke Qi asked suspiciously, "Really?"
"Um."
Ke Qi was still somewhat skeptical. "But don't you wealthy families all like to emphasize matching social status in marriage?"
Ke Qi was still very self-aware.
Although her family background was considered decent among ordinary families, it paled in comparison to a family like Gu Zhao's.
"That's true for most of the time."
Gu Zhao smiled faintly at her: "But our family isn't that rigid, and we're not that strict about this. We mainly value mutual affection."
"not to mention……"
He suddenly leaned closer and gently rubbed her head with his large hand: "You're so wonderful, who wouldn't like you?"
Ke Qi was slightly taken aback, and then her heart inexplicably raced.
Oh my god, Gu Zhao is so good at praising people!
But Keqi remained self-aware and did not become arrogant because of his praise.
Although she has indeed amassed millions of followers on Weibo over the years by constantly taking on commercial projects and working on projects related to anime and manga, she still manages to gain a following.
I've taken on quite a few projects, including comics, anime, and TV series posters for various popular IPs, but at most I've only achieved minor success.
After all, if we really compare them, these achievements are nothing compared to his.
Ever since that day she decided to get to know him properly, Keqi had been doing her homework in private.
So she also learned that Gu Zhaoyuan was even more outstanding than she had imagined.
Besides basketball, he has also won many national first-level awards in various sports such as Sanda, fencing, and swimming, bringing countless honors to the A-sports team.
In addition, he is also a contracted race car driver for the top domestic racing team "EW".
According to the information provided by Pei Che, she learned that he became famous in the underground racing scene at the age of 15, and at 18 he rejected invitations from European racing teams to start his own racing modification workshop.
At the age of 19, just a freshman in college, he secured venture capital with his racing data analysis model. Then, in less than a year, without relying on any family influence or resources, he successfully raised two rounds of funding for his studio, thus entering the high-end racing market.
At just over twenty years old, and still university students, others are either enjoying their precious campus life or working tirelessly to improve themselves for a job offer.
As for Gu Zhao, he has already reached the next level.
Not to mention, he is the son of An Qingyao and Gu Zhuoyan, and he was already at the top of the pyramid almost from birth.
Princes should be paired with princesses; that's how many storylines in TV shows and novels are arranged.
Keqi never considered herself a princess.
Aside from having some talent in painting, she is slow-witted, timid, and completely clueless about interpersonal relationships, so she has never had any close friends.
From childhood to adulthood, Ke Hengyuan never said it outwardly, but in reality, he always had a lot of dissatisfaction with her in private, and he preferred his stepmother's two children.
She was even a little succubus who couldn't even be considered a normal person.
Dating and marriage are different.
When she first started pursuing Gu Zhao, she was reckless and even dared to talk to him about marriage without any fear, because she hadn't yet learned about these things.
But now the harsh reality is before us.
Ke Qi had a vague feeling that she wouldn't have Gu Zhao for long.
The gap between them is simply too great.
Although she was still asking him about renting a place, she already had a guess in her heart.
Did An's mother go to great lengths to rent this house to her cheaply because she was satisfied with and liked her, or was it to make it easier to monitor and control her?
Was asking her when she planned to get married and have a baby really to find out about their relationship status, or was it to test her ambition?
Ke Qi prefers the latter.
Yes, that's how fickle she is.
Now she's no longer so naive as to try to test Gu Zhao's attitude or fantasize about whether he and his family can accept her.
Because there's absolutely no need for it.
One day, Gu Zhao will meet a princess who is truly his equal.
As for how long she can have him, that's up to fate.
Anyway, she won't suffer any losses.
"Ke Qi".
While she was lost in thought, Gu Zhao suddenly called her name.
Ke Qi snapped back to reality, blinked, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Gu Zhao leaned closer, raised his hand to wipe the rice grains from the corner of her mouth, and stared intently at her with his dark eyes: "What are you thinking about?"
Ke Qi pursed her lips, then smiled at him lightly: "I wasn't thinking about anything."
"Is that so?"
"Uh-huh."
Ke Qi suppressed all the complicated thoughts in her mind and said without showing any emotion, "I'm full."
She picked up her phone, glanced at the time, and said, "My friend's birthday is later, and I'm going to the mall now to pick out a gift. Do you want to come with me?"
Gu Zhao put down his chopsticks along with her.
"No, I have something to do at the studio later."
"All right."
Ke Qi stood up. "Then you continue eating. I'm going to take a shower and change my clothes. I'll come back to collect the food later... Oh!"
Before he could finish speaking, he grabbed one of her hands and made her fall onto his lap.
Then, to her bewilderment, he took a brand-new cell phone from a small box behind him and handed it to her.
"Remember to bring it when you go later."
Ke Qi looked down at the phone in her hand. "For me?"
"Um."
He gently flicked the tip of her delicate nose and smiled faintly: "Didn't you say your phone was broken?"
"This new machine incorporates Shengyao Technology's latest drop-proof and waterproof technology, so it can be built however you like."
Upon hearing this, Ke Qi's fingers tightened slightly as she gripped her phone.
She had only casually said something to play the victim, hoping he would soften his heart and forgive her for neglecting her. She never expected him to take it to heart.
A feeling of joy welled up inside me.
"Thank you, Gu Zhao."
As she spoke, she simply kissed him on the chin while still in that position.
"It's so kind of you!"
Gu Zhao gladly accepted her kiss and then gently pecked her soft lips.
Finally, he let go of her and asked, "Where are you planning to buy something later? I'll drive you there."
"No need."
Ke Qi said understandingly, "You have things to do at your studio, so go ahead and take care of them. I can just take a taxi, it's very convenient."
"fine."
Gu Zhao stood up and took the initiative to clean up the remaining food, her tone leaving no room for doubt: "I'll clean up here. You go take a shower and change your clothes. I'll drive you there later."
"Hmm, okay."
Having a boyfriend to drive you is definitely better than taking a taxi.
Keqi simply stopped refusing and got up to take a shower.
In order not to waste too much of his time, she deliberately sped up to almost twice the usual speed.
But the consequence of doing so is...
Amidst the rising steam, she stared at the white towel in her hand, driven to madness.
Oh no! I was in such a rush that I grabbed a small towel instead of a bath towel!
So, how is she supposed to get out now?
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