Chapter 364: The Couple Visits the Film Set

  "Give you a wipe! Next time, don't touch the coffee thing without my permission, or what if you get scalded?" Ling Hao Yu lifted her earphone cord and then skillfully squeezed out some gel from several pieces of aloe vera to gently wipe onto her dark red hands.

  "Oh, what's with the Royal Billy pot? I didn't touch it just now, I was just brewing tea!" Gu Xi asked in puzzlement as he shifted his sitting position.

  "Uh, you're indeed very clever! It's late, get some rest early. I have to go to the airport at 5 am tomorrow to attend a meeting in Singapore. I might not be back for a week. I've already asked Xiao Hui to come over and keep you company! If you don't feel well these few days, don't go out. If you feel bored, you can call Xiao Rong to come over and hang out together. Your employment contract has been signed and is in the drawer, find some time to send it back to school ASAP." Ling Hao Yu said as he tidied up her non-stop chatter.

  "Who? Ah!" Gu Xi was about to explain his words, he always did things without consulting her, and then acted on his own. Looking at both hands stained with aloe vera juice, he awkwardly said while pouncing on the clean bed sheet.

  "An employment contract is just a formality, don't think too much about it, go to sleep early!" Ling Hao Yu helped her pull up the quilt and then walked back to the desk to sit down. Tonight, he seemed very busy, so busy that he didn't even have time to tease her.

  Gu Xi leaned to one side, gazing at his back, very tired but still insisting on working. From time to time, she picked up the cup of coffee, pinched it and took two sips before putting it back. She didn't see his expression when drinking coffee, only feeling that it was hard to drink, yet he was determined to finish it.

  The next day, the sky was bright, but the room was quiet. She looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it was already 10 o'clock. She lazily got out of bed, lifting up the quilt, only to find that there were all sorts of stains on the sheets. Although she knew he was no longer there, she still glanced around cautiously before feeling at ease.

  She quickly gathered the bedding and sheets into a bundle, preparing to go downstairs to put them in the washing machine. However, they were too large and blocked her view, making it difficult for her to walk down the stairs step by step. She didn't stop until she heard a familiar voice, then slightly lowered the sheets in her arms and saw, "Let me do it, sister, I've prepared breakfast for you."

  At this time, Zhang Xiaohui had just arranged the meal and even prepared knives, forks, and chopsticks. She was about to go upstairs to wake her up for breakfast when she suddenly heard footsteps and quickly looked up.

  "No need, I'll do it myself. It's dirty." Gu Xi said, seeing Zhang Xiao Hui come over to pull the bed sheet in front of her.

  "Don't worry! You go have breakfast, I'll do the laundry!" Zhang Xiaohui was small but had great strength, which must have been developed from doing chores since she was young. She pulled the bed sheet into her arms and headed downstairs to put it in the washing machine.

  Gu Xi felt a bit embarrassed, her face had turned red at the moment she was robbed. She had made a mess of a large area, and it was a good thing that Ling Haoyu wasn't home. Watching Zhang Xiaohui's back disappear into the distance, she finally went downstairs. No matter how hungry she was, she didn't forget to wash her hands before going to the dinner table, where there were pastries, bird's nest, milk, and everything else.

  The luxurious breakfast was enough to feed her for several meals, and her stomach growled loudly. Before Zhang Xiao Hui arrived, she had already eaten, "Xiao Hui come over and have breakfast first!"

  Her voice was loud, but she couldn't hear any response, the reason being that the sounds of various machines were too loud. She lived in a cozy villa, but her heart felt empty. When she was bored, she instructed Zhang Xiaohui to go to the market and buy some tree saplings and flower seedlings to plant in pots. She hadn't thought about returning to the apartment until the next day when Fang Jie called her to ask how she was doing, so she stuttered and made an excuse that she was at a friend's house and was just about to pack up and leave the villa.

  "Xiao Hui, go help your uncle and aunt with breakfast and dinner over there. I have to head back to the apartment." Gu Xi said as he walked out of the inner door and saw Zhang Xiao Hui enthusiastically watering flowers.

  "What? Sister, where are you going?" Zhang Xiaohui was humming a song and didn't hear Gu Xi's words clearly, so she put down the watering can and asked in confusion.

  "I said I'm going back to where I live, you don't have to come and clean every day, anyway Ling Hao Yu will be back in a week after his business trip, and no one is living here. You don't have to work so hard, I'll leave first!" Gu Xi said calmly.

  "Sister didn't promise to stay here?" Zhang Xiaohui said with a puzzled expression.

  "Fool, I'm not a member of the Ling family, why should I stay here? Never mind, I'll leave first. When you leave, remember to close the windows." Gu Xi had thought about it before when she lived inside, but there was no place that wasn't her own that could evoke various thoughts. But once she walked out and looked at this luxurious villa, what right did she have to move in?

  "Ah...... be careful on the road, and don't forget to contact me if anything happens!" Zhang Xiaohui looked at her departing back and didn't forget to walk a few steps forward to add another sentence.

  When Gu Xi returned to the apartment and knocked on the door, everyone in the house stared at her with strange eyes, as if she were an alien from somewhere else. Only Fan Jie always opened the door for her with a warm smile, still very natural.

  The living room seemed to be intentionally gathered together, with the lazy and gluttonous Shangguan Yiyi holding a white corn on the cob in her hand, Li Lin was applying nail polish, while Lu Pingping was holding Xia Da's work and laughing loudly. Fan Jie was holding a large bowl, selecting green beans, preparing to cook some green bean porridge to cool down in this hot weather.

  It turns out that Shangguan Yiyi's remarks last night made the words in front of her eyes, Gu Xi, sound like a bunch of nonsense. Everyone was puzzled, so through Fan Jie's phone call, coincidentally on a weekend, this lineup is as majestic as a county magistrate ascending to the hall!

  "What are you all doing? Have you never seen anything before?" Gu Xi felt like he was being ganged up on and felt a bit uncomfortable. After closing the door, he pushed open his own door and threw his bag inside, preparing to sift through the green beans with Fan Jie.

  "What else can we do? Big sister! In the future, you must take care of us little sisters!" Except for Fang Jie, the three of them chimed in unison and started going crazy, hugging each other's legs, pulling each other's arms, and embracing each other's waists. Everyone had gone mad.

  "Are you all taking the wrong medicine or something?!" Gu Xi said angrily, waving his arms back and forth.

  "I just want one LV, shouldn't that be enough?" Shang Guan Yi Yi hugged Gu Xi's legs and slowly lifted her head, her tone rising with each word.

  "Send me a book! Mine is no more than that!" Lu Pingping said, pinching her arm.

  "Why don't we go have Western food, last time my little Xuanxuan said she wanted to go, but never had the chance!" Li Lin's chubby hands couldn't hold on and loosened their grip around Gu Xi's waist as she said this in a daze.

  "Phew! Is it you who wants to eat or is it your little Xuanxuan who wants to eat?" This time, everyone turned their spearhead towards Li Lin and scolded her in unison. Her being with Tang Xuan was something that nobody liked.

  "Alright! Do what you need to do!" Fan Jie was stimulated and slapped the table, causing the green beans in her bowl to fly out as she shouted.

  Ahh!

  Everyone stopped fooling around, and Shangguan Yiyiy whispered, "My LV, don't forget! Otherwise, I'll never let you go until I die!" Only then did she run to the sofa to lie down and play with her computer. Lu Pingping, still influenced by Shangguan Yiyi, firmly said, "And my book, remember that too!"

  Li Lin was about to speak when she was intimidated by Fan Jie's glare, and angrily ran back to her room, probably to tattle on Tang Xuan. The atmosphere in the apartment was filled with a deadly aura.

  Gu Xi coldly squatted down, picking up the green beans that had been scattered on the ground one by one. On the ground, a drop of tears fell. Fang Jie usually took such good care of them, yet they intentionally provoked her sore spot, feeling very pleased in their hearts.

  "Xiaoxi, you don't have to hurry anymore. If you're tired, go back to your room and rest. I'll call you when it's done." Fang Jie's tears fell like corn kernels on the ground, her hands stubbornly refusing to wipe them away. After a long time, she finally took the bowl from Gu Xi's hand.

  "Oh, okay!" Gu Xi looked at her and didn't dare say anything else. He wasn't good at comforting people anyway. He pulled out a pack of tissues from his pocket and handed it to her before entering the room.

  She spent a lazy weekend, yesterday she sent out her resume all day, but today there was no response. She was planning to dress up and go to the job market to find work, but unexpectedly received a call from Lin Xiaorong, "Xiaoxi, I found a job yesterday, that boss is super nice!"

  The sound of Lin Xiaorong dragging her luggage could be faintly heard on the phone, she had recovered from her illness and found a job, which was great, but somehow it felt too good to be true.

  "What kind of job is it? How can you know if the boss is good or not before even starting work? Be careful not to get cheated!" Gu Xi said calmly.

  "No way, I'm working as a salesperson at a health club. I also need to learn how to make a living for myself, okay I won't talk to you about it anymore, let's catch up later!"

  The phone hung up hastily, Gu Xi smiled and shook her head, thinking that Lin Xiaorong had made great progress. So she didn't bother with so much and started walking to find a job, but as soon as she entered the talent market, her legs went soft, there were too many people during this peak employment season.

  She moved step by step with difficulty, as if she didn't have the job she wanted to do. The goal was already very vague. After wandering around for a whole morning, not even one resume had been sent out. She walked out of the talent market feeling somewhat disheartened. The phone rang again, and a familiar yet gentle voice said, "Xiaoxi, come over here tonight and stay with me. Xiaoyu hasn't been home these days either."

  It's Ling's mother again, I clearly know I should refuse, but I couldn't bear to refuse her, "Uh, I'm a bit busy these few days, let's talk about it later!"

  "You're not going to go part-time, are you? The child doesn't have to work so hard, I'll get Uncle Xiang to come pick you up soon!" Ling's mother said with a slightly low and helpless tone.

  "No, I really have something to do, let's not talk about it for now!" Gu Xi once again refused and quickly hung up the phone, afraid that she couldn't resist her request anymore. The thoughts that flooded her mind were: What did she have that made the Ling family treat her with such kindness?