"Okay." Chen Ji replied quickly, "I'll go upstairs first, you can go wash up."
Before Xu Ruantang could say anything, she watched as Chen Ji strode upstairs and disappeared at the top of the stairs.
He was holding skincare and toiletries that he had bought at the department store last time. At the time, Xu Ruantang thought Chen Ji had bought them for himself.
Chen Ji is...
He disliked her for using his things?
That's true. When you live with roommates in college, you inevitably have to borrow things from each other. Xu Ruantang is a bit of a germaphobe, and she would rather give someone a new one than share the same thing with someone else.
She could understand Chen Ji's mindset.
While taking a shower, Xu Ruantang exclaimed, "The city is so much better! There's even a private bathroom here, and hot water available 24 hours a day!"
On second thought, it seems quite normal, after all, this is Beijing, and prices are probably much higher than in other places.
Tomorrow, after she wakes up, she'll go out for a walk to familiarize herself with the market. Now that she has responsibilities, she can't just drift along aimlessly.
She went upstairs after showering, wearing Chen Ji's short-sleeved shirt and shorts. Luckily, the shorts had drawstrings, otherwise they would definitely have fallen down.
"I'm done washing, do you want to wash?"
"Um."
While Chen Ji went downstairs to take a shower, Xu Ruantang found a rag, wiped the floor, laid out layers of bedding, and finally put on a sheet before lying down contentedly.
How could someone as obsequious as her do something as stupid as making her boss sleep on the floor?
Chen Ji went upstairs covered in sweat and saw a woman with her fair and straight legs swinging as she lay on a makeshift bed on the floor reading a book.
The young woman turned around at the sound, a smug smile playing on her lips. "How about that? Aren't I sensible?"
Instead of receiving the praise he expected, Chen Ji's face turned cold, and his voice was devoid of warmth: "You sleep on the bed, I'll sleep on the floor."
"No need," Xu Ruantang refused decisively. "The rooms are all yours; it's not suitable for me to sleep in the bed."
This is the second floor, and the floor is covered with wooden flooring, so it won't get damp at all, and she can adapt to it.
"Go to sleep, I'm so sleepy." Xu Ruantang yawned, threw down her book, and pulled the covers over herself. "Don't stand there, turn off the light."
Chen Ji ultimately said nothing, turned off the light with a "click," and lay down on the bed.
Are you afraid of dogs?
In the darkness, Chen Ji's voice was deep and resonant.
Xu Ruantang yawned again, tears welling up in her eyes. "Yeah, when I was little, I was chased by a dog for two blocks."
By the moonlight, Chen Ji turned to look at the figure lying on the ground, his Adam's apple bobbing.
Xu Ruantang was about to fall asleep when she suddenly remembered something, and instantly lost all sleepiness.
"Chen Ji, I have something to tell you."
" you say."
Chen Ji was wide awake and his voice was clear.
Xu Ruantang turned over and lay on her side facing the bed. "Do you like Cheng Dan?"
It's always better to ask questions clearly, as ambiguity can easily lead to misunderstandings.
Chen Ji couldn't understand her thought process at all. "What do you mean?"
"It means exactly what it says, like or dislike?"
In the darkness, Xu Ruantang blinked; she had already asked so clearly.
After a long pause, Chen Ji replied, "I don't like it."
He had been lying flat on his back, but he simply rolled over and lay on his side, his narrow eyes slightly narrowed, his voice calm: "I don't like her, and besides, I'm already married, so it's impossible for me to like someone else."
“That’s not what I meant.” Xu Ruantang thought he had misunderstood, so she explained, “It’s just a private chat. We’re in a fake marriage, so we can talk about these things openly.”
Since this topic has already been brought up, let's just make it clear.
Xu Ruantang put one hand behind her head, trying to describe what she wanted to say in the simplest language, "You have to tell me, do you have someone you like right now? If you do, you must tell me who it is."
"Why?"
Chen Ji's voice was devoid of emotion.
Xu Ruantang tried to explain: "Of course it's someone you like, so I'll treat her specially! After we get divorced, you can explain it to her properly and try not to affect your chances of getting married!"
Is this person made of wood? How can they have no self-awareness at all?
She felt quite awkward being a fake wife.
If you haven't read the original book, what if you accidentally offend the real female lead? You wouldn't even know how you died.
Suddenly, I realized that Chen Ji was giving me a salary of 100 yuan a month, which was not a bad deal at all, considering that she also needed to handle such complicated client relationships.
For a long time, there was no sound from Chen Ji's side, and Xu Ruantang even thought that he had fallen asleep.
"And what about you?"
Chen Ji's sudden remark nearly startled Xu Ruantang, who had been in a daze.
Xu Ruantang was full of questions and muttered, "What?"
Do you have someone you like?
In the darkness, the man's voice was low, gentle, and tinged with a cautious probing.
Xu Ruantang understood immediately, her eyes widened, and she sat up abruptly. "I didn't! Don't worry, even if it's a deal, I wouldn't do that."
She still has the most basic professional ethics.
She immediately lay down after saying that.
Xu Ruantang's eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and she had no idea whether Chen Ji said anything more after that.
In fact, Chen Ji only said one sentence: "If you have someone you like, you should tell them, right?"
He didn't receive a response, but instead heard the woman's soft, even breathing.
......
The next day, Chen Ji got up early, before the army's reveille had even sounded. He took his clothes and went to the study next door to change.
When I returned to my room, I was already dressed in a full military uniform.
“Xu Ruantang.” Chen Ji stood by the bed, looking down at the woman who was sleeping sprawled out on the bed, and raised an eyebrow.
The woman seemed completely unaware that she was living under the same roof as a normal man.
Xu Ruantang was half asleep, her legs draped over the blanket, when she vaguely heard someone calling her name.
"Xu Ruantang?"
Another sound, and she impatiently rubbed her eyes. "What?"
"Are you awake?"
"You're awake, you're awake, I'll get up right away."
Xu Ruantang casually brushed it off; this phrase had almost become her catchphrase. Every time she went home for vacation, her family would urge her to get up again and again.
Her answer, given without thinking, was taken seriously by Chen Jixin.
Chen Ji bent down and handed her a large pile of things he was holding.
Xu Ruantang instinctively took it and hugged it to her chest, saying, "Okay, I understand."
Later, Chen Ji whispered something in her ear, then folded the bedding on the floor and put it back in the closet before turning around and going downstairs.
Xu Ruantang woke up again, but the reveille had already been blown. She hadn't woken up because she was sleeping too soundly and hadn't heard it at all.
She was a little dazed when she first woke up.
She slept on the floor last night, so how did she end up on the bed when she opened her eyes? And all the bedding on the floor is gone?! Most importantly, what's with all that money, food coupons, oil coupons, and even bicycle coupons in her arms?
Xu Ruantang reached under her buttocks and pulled something out. She opened it and found it was a bankbook!
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