Chapter 20: The Fake Heiress's Escape from Marriage (20 Orange Juice)
After spending an entire evening buying a dress, Yun Chiyi returned to Hongshan Garden.
As soon as she closed the door, she couldn't wait to change into her pajamas and prepare to study the favorability rating system.
To make checking her favorability rating more interesting, she played a betting game with the system. If she guessed the approximate value correctly, and her guess was within 5 points of the correct answer, the system would have to praise her for being smart in 300 words.
The betting was purely for amusement.
The first character is Gong Mufeng.
Lying on the bed, Yun Chiyi made random analyses. Gong Mufeng had been unwilling to give her a kind look lately. Wasn't this a kind of love turning into hate, essentially still a case of unrequited love?
Therefore, she confidently stated, "It's at least 80."
[Don't joke around. You've been in this world for so long, how could you possibly have such thoughts?]
Yun Chiyi pursed her lips, amused herself by joking.
Things had long since gone off track.
The system noticed her silence and was also speechless.
[Only 40! That's a huge red section, clearly a drop!]
Don't you realize how he treated you tonight?
Yun Chiyi had already anticipated this, and finding it rather boring, she lay on the bed and said, "Let's watch Lin Jishen again in a couple of days..."
No, no, no, you still have to guess.
Based on Lin Jishen's usual performance, Yun Chiyi gave him a minimum score of 60, which was unlikely to be a failing grade.
Lin Jishen's favorability rating is 79! We must get that high score just in time!
Upon learning this result, Yun Chiyi's eyes suddenly lit up.
The fun stuff is here.
She looked up at the azure night sky, where the stars twinkled, and a faint smile crept onto her lips.
A few days later, around noon, Gu Chi came to Hongshan Garden, where Wen Yanyan was also present.
Wen Yanyan was looking at a picture book by the bed. Soft light filtered through her hair. She wasn't very focused and occasionally glanced at the kitchen, where Yun Chiyi was cooking fish soup.
The clattering and banging sounds have been going on all morning, but the fish still hasn't been put into the pot.
Gu Chi's hair had grown long, completely covering his eyes. He sat opposite Wen Yan Yan, not daring to speak to her.
The woman in the white dress in front of me had a cold, aloof demeanor that made people hesitant to approach her.
Wen Yan Yan frowned, her snow-white face showing a frosty expression.
She had met Gu Chi many times, but she always felt that he was timid and not the kind of personality she liked.
Before long, Yun Chiyi came out with a smile, carrying a bowl of fish head soup.
She was wearing an apron, which was unusual for her, and it felt a little unfamiliar at first.
She seemed to have just noticed Gu Chi, flicking the coriander leaves off her hand, reaching out to lift Gu Chi's bangs, revealing a pair of red and swollen eyes underneath.
Gu Chi turned his head away, and his hands on his lap suddenly tightened.
Yun Chiyi chuckled lightly: "What's wrong? You've been crying?"
Upon hearing this, Wen Yan Yan also raised her head and stared straight at them.
Gu Chi's voice was very low: "No."
Yun Chiyi sat on the side of the table, leaving the siblings facing each other on both sides.
Wen Yan Yan helped serve the fish soup, her voice neither too loud nor too soft: "If you've cried, then cry. A real man can bend and stretch."
Yun Chiyi smiled and agreed, "Exactly."
When the clear fish soup was brought to him, Gu Chi picked it up and took a big gulp, but unexpectedly choked. He coughed incessantly and eventually cried out.
Both girls were stunned and hurriedly reached for tissues.
Gu Chi had probably found an outlet for his emotions, and he cried so hard that snot bubbles came out of his nose.
His voice was hoarse: "My dad said that I was bullied because I was timid and hesitant, and that I deserved to be bullied."
Yun Chiyi reached out and lifted the pot lid to cover the fish soup, so that her tears wouldn't get inside.
Gu Chi said tearfully, "He pulled my ear and scolded me for disgracing him."
Wen Yan Yan's expression was indifferent. After listening for a few minutes, she lowered her head to drink her soup, or occasionally flipped through the picture books on the table, as if she was deliberately avoiding the sound of Gu Chi crying.
The only sound in the small dining room could be Gu Chi's complaints.
As the sun began to set, Yun Chiyi brushed a strand of hair behind his ear and noticed the pinch mark on the tip of his ear. She muttered to herself, "Gu Zhao hit him so hard..."
Faced with her touch, Gu Chi was stunned for a moment, then nodded hurriedly: "It hurts so much."
Yun Chiyi retorted, "Then why didn't you drag him back?"
Wen Yanyan laughed out loud.
Gu Chi: "Huh?"
Yun Chiyi sat down thoughtfully, her thoughts wandering to the landscapes in Wen Yanyan's sketchbook.
"Let's go camping."
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Chi stopped crying, and Wen Yanyan looked at her with a gleam in her eyes.
Now that things have come to this, we can't just let it go with a joke.
Yun Chiyi reached out and stroked their heads at the same time: "We're going to a very beautiful place."
Wen Yanyan and Gu Chi looked up at her together: "Really?"
Yun Chiyi nodded: "Of course it's true. You guys have some savings, right? I don't have any money in my pocket."
Wen Yanyan immediately took out a pen and her phone: "I'll find a place."
After his initial joy, Gu Chi couldn't help but worry: "What about Dad..."
Yun Chiyi: "We'll talk about it when he remembers you're missing."
She happily lifted the lid of the fish soup pot: "We'll set off tomorrow afternoon, so let's get everything ready today and tomorrow morning."
After finishing her soup, Wen Yanyan unfolded a handwritten proposal and pushed it in front of Yun Chiyi: "I've roughly looked at these places, let's pick one."
Yun Chiyi was amazed by her efficiency. Wen Yanyan was like a white dove, looking ahead, spreading her wings to fly wherever she wanted.
"Yan Yan, if you had the chance to be a boss, would you want to?"
Wen Yanyan looked up, frowned, and seemed to be deep in thought.
Because Yun Chiyi's gaze was so earnest, she thought it over carefully before daring to answer.
"I think."
Yun Chiyi smiled faintly: "Our Yan Yan is ambitious too."
She raised an eyebrow, a look of delight in her eyes, and told Wen Yan Yan to continue working on the strategy.
Wen Yanyan's handwriting is still very beautiful, with strokes at the ends.
Just as Yun Chiyi focused her attention, her phone rang.
Upon seeing the number 79 in the notes, Yun Chiyi's lips already curved into a smile.
She answered the phone, while her siblings behind her argued about the means of transportation to their destination.
Lin Jishen also had excellent hearing and immediately realized that they were going on a long trip.
"You're not going to run away, are you?"
Yun Chi smiled and said, "We're going camping."
Lin Jishen was silent for a moment: "Where to go? I'll go with you."
Yun Chiyi exclaimed in surprise and turned to ask the two for their opinions: "Lin Jishen said he wants to be our driver."
They were happy with it.
Yun Chiyi teased, "What's wrong, Mr. Lin? Don't you need to be the young master's driver anymore?"
Lin Jishen briefly mentioned on the phone that Gong Mufeng had left without a word, in such a hurry that even Gong Hanlu didn't know where he went.
That person lately is like a wild dog with wings, determined to go against everyone.
Yun Chiyi didn't want to pay attention to him after hearing that.
Finally, Lin Jishen joined the camping team.
After finishing the fish soup, Xiang Yunjingui reported the itinerary, and the four of them split into two teams to prepare their things.
The place they were going to was on the north side of the city, a location decided by Lin Jishen. They heard that it was sunny and had lush green lawns, making it a perfect camping spot.
Yun Chiyi and Lin Jishen split up to buy camping gear. They had only seen each other a few days ago, but today Yun Chiyi noticed that Lin Jishen was different. There was something new in his eyes, which reminded Yun Chiyi of vines in a dark cave, threatening to stretch out and drag someone into the darkness at any moment.
She pretended not to notice anything amiss and happily tried sitting in a folding chair that could be reclined. She stood on tiptoe and gazed at the snow-white ceiling.
"Lin Jishen, I want this one."
Lin Jishen held the shopping list and wrote down the item numbers in his notebook: "Looks like someone's using me as an ATM."
Yun Chiyi half-closed her eyes, enjoying the comfortable recliner.
Lin Jishen pulled her up: "There are other things to choose from."
Yun Chiyi snorted, "Hurry up, I'm going to get tired of walking around."
They went to look at the tents again, and Yun Chi found everything she saw fascinating. She crouched down and crawled into the spacious area, trying to lie down again: "Look, there's a skylight on top, so we can see the stars at night."
Lin Jishen stood there, looking down at her: "You like this?"
Yun Chiyi: "Mm."
Lin Jishen picked up his pen: "Buy two."
Yun Chiyi got up, bumping her shoulder into him, but ran to the drinks area as if nothing had happened.
"Two glasses of freshly squeezed orange juice, please."
She pointed her fair hand behind her: "This gentleman will pay."
Lin Jishen stepped forward and showed his payment code.
Yun Chiyi picked up the refreshingly sweet juice, took a sip, and handed him a glass: "You're tired from walking around, have some juice to quench your thirst."
She was biting on the straw, her red lips soft, and her smiling eyes like beautiful crescent moons.
Lin Jishen glanced at it, then chuckled to himself while holding the juice.
The juice is just the right amount of sweet, and you can also taste a hint of bitterness.
Yun Chiyi didn't dislike the smell.
Her eyes suddenly lit up when she saw the new projector.
"I want that too..."
Lin Jishen then said, "Buy."
He was being really easy to talk to today. Yun Chiyi belatedly turned her head and said, "Wait a minute, from the moment we met until now, you seem to be going along with me a lot."
How did she find out...?
Lin Jishen slowly met her gaze: "It's your imagination."
Yun Chiyi then selected many more items, and Lin Jishen wrote down the list and handed it to the supermarket sales assistant.
Yun Chiyi was also certain of one thing: Lin Jishen felt guilty about what happened at the bar that night, which was why he made an exception and was so obedient to her.
So Lin Jishen also has a heart?
Stepping out of the supermarket, Yun Chiyi stretched and said, "I'm starting to look forward to camping, but all this stuff is going to be so hard to move."
Lin Jishen: "Hmm."
Yun Chiyi moved closer to him, her bright eyes looking directly at him: "What is it? Cheer up."
She walked ahead again and whispered, "I wonder how things are going with Yan Yan and Xiao Chi."
At this moment, a snack specialty store.
Wen Yanyan methodically selected snacks from the list, mainly to take some with her on the road.
Gu Chi wandered around the store with a basket in his hand. He took a lot of candy, the same brand that Yun Chiyi had given him that night.
He packed every flavor. When Wen Yan Yan came over and saw the colorful pile, she couldn't help but frown.
Wen Yanyan asked, "Aren't you afraid of cavities?"
"I won't finish it all at once." Gu Chi's earlier gloom vanished; he was probably the one most looking forward to this trip.
Wen Yan Yan wanted to take some back to the shelf, but then she thought about it and was afraid of upsetting Gu Chi, so she turned her head away and ignored him.
She looked at the last line of the list and realized she hadn't bought any chocolates yet, so she followed the map to the specialty section.
Upon arrival, I spotted a familiar figure here.
Wen Yanyan looked at the tall figure. The man was dressed in black and was holding several of the most expensive chocolates on the shelf.
Wasn't he "missing"...?
Gong Mufeng noticed Wen Yanyan's gaze and suddenly turned his eyes towards her.
His gaze was terrifying, and Wen Yanyan subconsciously took a step back.
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