Chapter 218: Chapter 196: Going Out to Play
Fenglin Villa
Bedroom
Gu Yanjing finished freshening up and went to the study to handle some matters. By the time he returned to the room, Qiao Yuxian had already sprawled out on his bed.
She was lying there playing with her phone, swinging her leg.
Upon hearing footsteps, Qiao Yuxian turned her head to look at him and asked, "Is it the person following us tonight?"
"Hmm." Gu Yanjing got on the bed, leaned against the headboard, and patted her head.
Qiao Yuxian looked at him.
Gu Yanjing continued, "Gu Zhengyu’s people."
Qiao Yuxian’s pupils slightly flickered.
"It’s nothing." Gu Yanjing said, "Feng Chuanbai has been pushed hard recently and is looking for partners everywhere, wanting to join forces against me. Gu Zhengyu is one of his partners."
Qiao Yuxian furrowed her brows slightly and asked, "Do you need help?"
"How would you help?" Gu Yanjing asked with some curiosity.
"Lend you people." Qiao Yuxian, lying on the pillow, replied, "Domestic or abroad, however many you want is fine."
"That impressive?" Gu Yanjing patted her head.
"Of course." Qiao Yuxian raised her eyebrows playfully, "I’m very capable. If there’s a chance, I’ll take you to see my territory."
"Your territory." Gu Yanjing repeated softly.
"Yes, my territory." Qiao Yuxian said, "Curious?"
"Hmm."
"Then I’ll schedule a time to take you." Qiao Yuxian said.
"Hmm."
Qiao Yuxian touched his hand, then picked up her phone to chat in the dorm group.
After chatting for a while, Qiao Yuxian turned off the phone and said, "Our dorm is discussing where to intern."
"You have to intern?" Gu Yanjing asked.
"Didn’t you intern before graduating?" Qiao Yuxian casually asked.
Gu Yanjing looked at her.
After a moment of eye contact, Qiao Yuxian said, "Oh, you were already in charge of the Gu Family then."
"Have you thought about where to go?" Gu Yanjing asked again.
"Not yet." Qiao Yuxian said, "We have quite a wide range of employment opportunities, but I don’t know which field to choose."
"Go to the Gu Group?" Gu Yanjing asked.
"Hmm?" Qiao Yuxian, leaning her face on her hand with another arm draped over him, looked at him and said, "What, do you want to be my boss, or does Mr. Gu want an office romance with me?"
Gu Yanjing looked at her without speaking.
Qiao Yuxian smiled at him, softly saying, "Or does Mr. Gu want to do something else with me in the office?"
"Something else?" Gu Yanjing asked.
"Something else..." Qiao Yuxian paused, glanced at him, and said, "I’m not telling you."
Gu Yanjing pinched her cheek.
Qiao Yuxian lay back on the bed, stretched out her arm, admiring her fingers, contemplating getting a new manicure.
"Not going?" Gu Yanjing asked again.
"Hmm? You really want me to go." Qiao Yuxian thought he was just asking casually.
"Hmm."
"What would I do there?" Qiao Yuxian asked again.
"Whatever you want." Gu Yanjing said.
"Can I go there just to sleep every day?" Qiao Yuxian said.
Gu Yanjing paused and said, "As long as you don’t stay up late at night, you can go and sleep."
Qiao Yuxian laughed, lay properly, crossed her arms over her chest, and closed her eyes, "No. Internships might be my closest opportunity to work in my field. I have to experience it well."
Seeing her lying comfortably, Gu Yanjing turned off the bedside lamp and lay down, putting his arm under her neck, pulling her into his arms.
Qiao Yuxian draped her arm over him, adjusted to a comfortable position on his arm: "Gu Yanjing, I just lied to you. I actually have found an internship place."
Gu Yanjing said, "Where?"
"Can it be a secret?" Qiao Yuxian murmured.
"Sure."
Qiao Yuxian chuckled a little, "Before the school’s final exams, many companies came to recruit. I went and tried it out. I passed the first interview and then the second one too."
"In Capital City, right?" Gu Yanjing asked.
"Of course." Qiao Yuxian said.
"Hmm."
"Still a week to go." Qiao Yuxian said, "I can still have fun for a few more days."
"Hmm."
"Sleep now." Qiao Yuxian’s voice gradually softened, "You have to work tomorrow."
After she finished speaking, there was a two-second silence before she added, "Does the Gu Group always start work on the tenth day?"
"Hmm." Gu Yanjing said, "It can also be after the fifteenth. Those returning on the tenth get double pay until the fifteenth, and working overtime during the New Year is triple pay. It’s all voluntary."
"Are there many who volunteer for overtime?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Quite a few."
"What about Su Qi and the others?" Qiao Yuxian asked, "Do they work nonstop all year?"
"They’ll discuss among themselves and take turns resting," Gu Yanjing said. "Shang Chen is an orphan and hardly ever takes a vacation. Meng Yan’s parents are abroad. Su Qi’s parents, grandfather, and grandfather on his mother’s side are all veterans of the Gu Group."
"Did you and Su Qi grow up together too?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"I saw him when I had some memories," Gu Yanjing replied. "Later, he and his father were always at the overseas branch, and he only returned when he was a teenager."
"I see."
"Are you asleep?" Gu Yanjing asked, hearing her tiny voice almost drifting away, still asking questions.
"I’m already asleep," Qiao Yuxian murmured.
"Mm."
"I really am asleep," Qiao Yuxian whispered, "I even just dreamt."
"Mm," Gu Yanjing kissed her temple, "Goodnight."
"Mm," Qiao Yuxian responded, her sleep-talking becoming incomplete as she fell asleep.
But two minutes later, as Gu Yanjing was about to fall asleep, she suddenly said, "Gu Yanjing."
"Mm?" Gu Yanjing opened his eyes and looked at her.
"Let’s have Old Li’s stuffed pancakes tomorrow," Qiao Yuxian said dreamily.
Gu Yanjing touched her small ear lightly, "Okay."
Qiao Yuxian didn’t speak again and fell into deep sleep.
...
The next day
When Qiao Yuxian got up, Gu Yanjing was no longer in the bedroom.
She sat on the bed in a daze for a while, got off the bed, and went to her room to freshen up.
When she went downstairs to eat, she found that Gu Yanjing was not in the living room.
Normally, at this time, he would be downstairs waiting for her to have breakfast.
"Madam, are you awake?" Aunt Mei greeted her with a smile.
Qiao Yuxian smiled at her, looked around and asked, "Where’s Gu Yanjing?"
"Sir went out early," Aunt Mei said.
"Oh," Qiao Yuxian nodded.
She thought he had some urgent matters to deal with, so she went to the dining room first.
Just as she was about to sit down, Gu Yanjing returned.
Hearing the noise, Qiao Yuxian ran to the entrance, leaned against the wall, and watched Gu Yanjing take off his jacket, saying, "Where did you go?"
Gu Yanjing glanced at her, draped his jacket over his arm, and went to take the paper bag on the cabinet by the door.
Qiao Yuxian saw the Old Li’s logo on the paper bag, her eyes lit up, looking at Gu Yanjing.
Gu Yanjing walked over, holding her hand towards the dining room, "Woke up early today."
According to his estimated time, she would still be asleep when he returned.
Qiao Yuxian looked at the things inside the bag, checking if it had the stuffed pancakes she wanted most. "I might have sensed someone was going to buy delicious food. And there is what I wanted the most. How did you know I was craving? I dreamed about buying it all night yesterday and couldn’t get it."
Gu Yanjing handed his jacket to Aunt Mei.
"It’s about an hour and a half round trip from here to Old Li’s shop, right?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Mm."
"Why did you go there?" Qiao Yuxian always focused on the paper bag, "Was there anything important?"
After she finished speaking, she suddenly asked, "Did I talk in my sleep last night?"
Gu Yanjing pinched her face and handed her the paper bag. Then, he went to the restroom.
Qiao Yuxian held the paper bag, watching his back.
She touched the Peace Pendant on her wrist and thought: Grandpa, Grandma, look, I really married a person who can run across half the city in the morning to buy breakfast for me.
After a while, she smiled. Holding the paper bag and humming a little tune, she went to the dining room.
After breakfast, Gu Yanjing went to work, and Qiao Yuxian took care of the wilting potted plants that Shang Chen had tormented.
While styling the potted plants, she heard a car arriving outside.
She glanced at the entrance of the living room, put down the scissors and went to the door.
Then... she saw Shang Yue standing by the car, and Lu Mengyi getting off the car.
Qiao Yuxian looked at Shang Yue, whose face seemed to drop to the ground, and the cool and lightly smiling Lu Mengyi.
Lu Mengyi looked at her and said, "Got some time? Want to go out and play?"
"Huh?" Qiao Yuxian, dressed in home attire, loose and casual, with her hair casually pinned up, made a little sound.
"Just consider this my apology for yesterday’s matter," Lu Mengyi said.
Qiao Yuxian’s long eyelashes fluttered.
Huh???!!!
What!
Really came to take her out to play!
She thought she was just being polite!
How did she really come!
Moreover! Who says it one day and comes the next!
This level of execution is too strong!
I’m completely unprepared!
Help me!
I have social anxiety!!!