Chapter 871 Kong Chi Extra (14)
As she spoke, she noticed that Kong Chi's brows furrowed more and more tightly.
Finally, having no other choice, he said, "I can't just call you Kong Chi, can I?"
She dares to call the boss by his given name; she must be really tired of living.
"Okay, sure," Kong Chi replied as he placed the porridge in front of her.
Gu Zhixu: ?
She subconsciously looked at Kong Chi, only to find that he didn't even spare her a glance.
"Try it," he said.
On the table were millet porridge, boiled eggs, and two simple stir-fried vegetables.
Gu Zhixu suppressed the hundred questions in his mind and instinctively took a sip of porridge.
Across from him, Kong Chi appeared to be drinking porridge, but his peripheral vision was constantly focused on Gu Zhixu's expression.
Until they heard the other person smile and say, "It's delicious."
Kong Chicai breathed a long sigh of relief.
"I didn't expect that Mr. Chi... well, his cooking skills are so good."
Kong Chi naturally wouldn't say that this was the third pot of porridge he had made; the first two pots had gone into the trash because they had burned dry and the rice was undercooked.
He nodded slightly and said, "It's just a simple home-style dish, nothing difficult about it."
Finally, he added, "The doctor said you should eat a light diet and maintain a balanced nutrition for the next few days. Since you can't go home right now, just stay here and rest for the next few days."
"Cough cough cough," Gu Zhixu choked violently and quickly waved his hands, "No, no, no, this is too troublesome... I can do it first..."
She swallowed back the words "Let's find a hotel to stay in first" after meeting Kong Chi's gaze.
The other party clearly had an expression that said this was the optimal solution and he didn't want to hear anything else.
Gu Zhixu said helplessly, "I really feel like I'm causing you too much trouble."
Kong Chi said calmly, "Whether it's troublesome or not is up to me. If I don't think it's troublesome, then it's not troublesome."
As if afraid he wouldn't be able to persuade him, he added at the end: "If you don't get enough rest and develop a chronic illness, and can't work properly, that would be a real problem for me."
Gu Zhixu wanted to say no, but then thought that the other party probably wouldn't want to hear it, so she had to compromise: "Then... okay."
Across from him, Kong Chi lowered his head, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Okay, just rest here. No one can bother you here."
Gu Zhixu was unable to leave that day.
If you can't walk for one day, you'll be completely unable to walk afterwards.
Even more strangely, Kong Chi didn't go to the company for the next few days, and moved all the work that could be done at home back home.
Gu Zhixu's mindset gradually shifted from initial nervousness and helplessness to giving up.
Over the years, her body had accumulated a host of problems, and once she relaxed, everything started to churn.
Kong Chi insisted on taking her to the hospital again. He frowned as he looked at her numerous health problems. In the end, he prescribed a whole bunch of different kinds of medicines and made sure she took them every day.
Gu Zhixu sometimes felt that the reason he didn't go to the company was so that he could make sure she took her medicine on time.
But then he chuckled to himself, realizing he was overthinking things.
Who am I? Just a lowly assistant to the CEO, a dutiful working man.
All she could say was that she couldn't possibly guess what her boss was thinking.
A week later, Gu Zhixu's health had fully recovered.
During breakfast, she tried to talk to Kong Chi: "I think I'm fine now, shall I go to work today?"
Kong Chi paused for a moment, holding the spoon, and then hummed in agreement.
Although he had thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere of the house being just the two of them these past few days—even though Gu Zhixu was in his room and he was in the study most of the time—for some reason, the thought that Gu Zhixu was right next door and he could see her as soon as he opened the door made Kong Chi feel at ease.
But he also knew that this tranquility would be broken sooner or later.
He can't stay away from the company forever.
And Gu Zhixu couldn't stay under his nose forever.
Thinking about it this way, he felt inexplicably irritable. But he couldn't show it.
Gu Zhixu had only mentioned it tentatively, but he didn't expect the other party to agree so easily, and he was immediately overjoyed.
Although she had gotten used to living under the same roof with Kong Chi these past few days, she had also gotten used to work. The first few days were fine, but after a while, she felt uncomfortable all over.
Being able to return to the company now would be wonderful.
“Going back to the company is fine, but you’ll still be staying here tonight,” Kong Chi said calmly.
“I’m all better now, I can go back to my own home…” Gu Zhixu was taken aback at first, then quickly said.
"Your home is not safe."
Kong Chi didn't need to explain further; Gu Zhixu already knew what she meant.
Those debt collectors already know where she lives and could harass her again at any time; her previous address is indeed no longer safe.
But... it's not right to keep staying at the boss's house!
Besides, it was the boss she had been complaining about all along.
Speaking of complaining, Gu Zhixu felt there was another inconvenient thing: being at Kong Chi's house made it very inconvenient for her to do a live stream!
Since the incident, she has only done one live stream to let netizens know she is safe.
And on that one occasion, he almost got caught by Kong Chi!
Fortunately, she reacted quickly and logged off, otherwise she would definitely have been caught red-handed!
If Kong Chi catches him red-handed, his identity will be exposed...
No, that's too scary, I can't think about it, I can't think about it.
She was determined not to stay at Kong Chi's house: "I'll find another place. You've already helped me so much, I'm really sorry to trouble you again."
Kong Chi frowned: "Gu Zhixu, have you forgotten what I told you again?"
These past few days, he's completely changed his aloof demeanor, talking non-stop. How could she possibly know which sentence he was referring to!
Seeing her expression, Kong Chi knew she hadn't taken it to heart. He sighed silently and said, "You can look for a place, but until then, you can stay here with me for now."
Thinking of how she collapsed on the street that day, he felt he could never bear such a shock again.
Kong Chi's tone was firm, not one of seeking her advice.
Gu Zhixu's workaholic genes were etched into his DNA, and he instinctively compromised: "Okay, I'll find a place as soon as possible, and move out immediately once I find one."
Kong Chi replied vaguely, "We'll see."
...
Gu Zhixu was allowed to return to work, and the next day she got up early to put on a makeup that made her look energetic.
After leaving the room, I ran into Kong Chi.
Seeing that Gu Zhixu had returned to the way she used to be when she worked with him, Kong Chi felt a strange feeling in his heart.
The person in front of him was full of energy. If he hadn't seen her relaxed these past few days, he might never have known that Gu Zhixu could have so many faces.
His gaze lingered on her face, momentarily lost in thought.
Gu Zhixu was puzzled: "President Chi?"
Kong Chi snapped out of his reverie, coughed, and said, "These two ties, can you help me see which one is more suitable to wear today?"
Gu Zhixu handled such problems with ease. She picked up the silver tie on his right: "You're wearing a blue suit today, so silver goes better with it."
Kong Chi nodded slightly, handed her the tie, and then bowed slightly.
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