Chapter 865 Kong Chi Extra (8)
Therefore, when she realized that Kong Chi was avoiding her today, her first reaction was that she was really too tired lately and her eyes were blurry.
However, when this dodging happened more than once or twice, she realized it wasn't an illusion, but a fact.
The first time was when she brought coffee to Kong Chi in the morning and reported her schedule; he would look at her and tell her about the extra arrangements.
Today, not only did he not bring it up, but when she instinctively pressed him for answers, he subconsciously withdrew his gaze from hers and picked up the document on the table that he had already reviewed, seemingly unsure of what to do.
The second time was when she was organizing her PPT during a meeting and didn't notice Kong Chi coming in. As she was leaving, she accidentally bumped into him.
She quickly apologized, but after he helped her up, he almost hastily withdrew his hand. She clearly heard him cough lightly, then look away and say "It's okay," before hurriedly taking his seat as if avoiding some kind of plague.
It was this reaction that made Gu Zhixu subconsciously sniff herself—and only after confirming that there was no strange smell did she breathe a slight sigh of relief.
And this happened five times today.
What she found even more incomprehensible was that if Kong Chi was indeed consciously distancing himself from her, then today, just as he was about to leave work at 10 p.m., he deliberately stopped her and asked her to ride in his car and go home together.
She refused as usual, but to her surprise, Kong Chi was unusually forceful today, forcing her to leave work and ordering her to leave in his own car.
Gu Zhixu had no choice but to respectfully comply and followed the other party into his Bentley.
Although Gu Zhixu had been working for Kong Chi for three years, she was still not used to riding in her boss's car. She had experienced this a few times before, but it was always out of necessity for work.
This was the first time her boss had simply offered to take her home.
But ironically, after getting on the bus, Kong Chi sat in the innermost seat, as if separated from her by a galaxy.
Gu Zhixu had been holding it in all day, and at this moment he finally couldn't hold it in any longer.
She put on her usual smile and looked at Kong Chi: "Mr. Chi, is there something on me?"
Kong Chi, who was looking out the window and trying to block out the people around him, was taken aback by Gu Zhixu's question and paused for a moment: "What?"
Gu Zhixu changed her questioning style: "Then... what did I do today that displeased you? Mr. Chi... you wouldn't be thinking of firing me, would you?"
You're not trying to fire me, are you...?
The moment I said those words, it instantly overlapped with what I had dreamt about yesterday.
Kong Chi instinctively jolted and immediately said, "How could that be? You do an exceptionally good job, I..."
Kong Chi stopped speaking halfway through his sentence because he realized that his words also overlapped with what he had dreamed about yesterday.
"Anyway, I didn't intend to fire you, so don't overthink it," he explained somewhat curtly.
Hearing Kong Chi say this, Gu Zhixu breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was still puzzled by Kong Chi's behavior today, or rather, these past two days, the other party had never acted erratically before, so it was normal for him to act erratically these past few days.
After all, he's the boss, and her boss is actually quite emotionally stable.
After being stable for so long, it's not unreasonable for things to start going awry.
Anyway, it's not that I want to fire her.
Kong Chi had no idea what she was thinking; he just felt that the usually spacious van was rather cramped and stuffy today.
It seemed as if the scent emanating from Gu Zhixu permeated everything around him, desperately trying to squeeze into his lungs.
He had never felt the presence of the person beside him so strongly before; now, in the enclosed space, he could even hear his own heart pounding.
It's all because of that damn dream I had yesterday! And this damn car!
He knew he should get a more spacious car!
Kong Chi let out a long breath, but after a long while, he couldn't help but ask, "What... perfume are you wearing?"
Gu Zhixu: "?"
Could it be that she has some kind of odor that you were too embarrassed to tell her before?
She instinctively sniffed her wrist and replied inexplicably, "I'm not wearing perfume. Is there something about me that makes you uncomfortable, Mr. Chi?"
"No...it's just a very faint smell..." Kong Chi couldn't quite describe the smell, but after a while, he realized, "It smells like peony flowers."
His father and mother used to live in Shaoyaoju. His mother, Kong Wange, loved peonies, and the area outside Shaoyaoju was always full of peonies.
This is indeed the taste from his childhood memories.
However, in recent years, the elderly couple have been elusive, disappearing at the drop of a hat, and he doesn't often return to Shaoyaoju, so he didn't think of them for a moment.
Another point is that the flavor isn't entirely peony; it also seems to have a slight milky aroma.
It's hard to describe; when mixed together, it's both refreshing and gentle.
He was surprised that he hadn't paid much attention to it before.
Gu Zhixu thought for a long time before realizing, "Ah, that must be the smell of my shower gel."
She bought the shower gel during a supermarket sale and stocked up on too much, so she's been using it ever since.
But she's been using this shower gel for years, why the sudden change today?
"Mr. Chi, can't you stand the smell? I can change it later..."
"No need," Kong Chi hurriedly interrupted her, "I can't stand it, it's fine, just keep using it."
Gu Zhixu: "?"
That's so strange, really so strange.
When she goes back to her live stream today, she must ask if there are any extraordinary people in the live stream who can exorcise evil spirits.
She genuinely suspected that Kong Chi had been tainted by something unclean.
But she still tried to maintain a polite smile: "Okay."
The two stopped talking, but Gu Zhixu felt increasingly uneasy.
Sure enough, the boss's car wasn't so comfortable to ride in!
The car drove all the way to Anjing Lane, and the driver turned around and said, "Mr. Chi, the road ahead is too narrow, we can't drive in."
Gu Zhixu quickly said, "No need to go further in, just stop here. I'll get out now, thank you, Brother Cheng."
As she was about to get off the bus, she was caught off guard when Kong Chi suddenly grabbed her wrist.
Gu Zhixu paused, and Kong Chi, realizing something, quickly released his grip, coughed lightly, and asked, "You live here?"
Gu Zhixu didn't sense anything was wrong and nodded instinctively.
Kong Chi's brows furrowed slightly.
It's not for any other reason than that this place is simply not a good place.
The surrounding area consists of old, dilapidated buildings with broken security bars on the windows and sparse, worn-out bricks and tiles on the facades, resembling an old woman's teeth.
Needless to say, the road environment was also problematic. There were several small stalls selling late-night snacks nearby, which looked very lively, but their hygiene was also a cause for concern.
Beer bottles and skewers were scattered all over the ground, and a nearby trash can hadn't been cleaned in ages, emitting a faint stench.
And there were puddles of water on the ground every few meters, I don’t know if it was oil or something even more disgusting.
"I remember I paid you a pretty good salary, why don't you stay in a nicer place?" Kong Chi's furrowed brows hadn't relaxed since he stepped into the alley.
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