The corner of Mi Qing’s mouth quivered. She still wanted to argue but was pulled by Zhou Yiran beside her: “It doesn’t matter how much he deducts from you, I will double it to you.”
Xiao Gu looked at Zhou Yiran. Zhou Yiran met his eyes and smiled at him.
Xiao Gu looked down, got up from the chair, and went out. Mi Qing called him, but Xiao Gu turned around and just stared at her silently.
“Uh …” Mi Qing somehow found it difficult to speak, afraid that Xiao Gu would refuse what she was about to ask. She bit her somewhat dry lips and asked Xiao Gu: “Well, tomorrow, I want to take a day off, can I?”
“No,” Xiao Gu answered without thinking.
He refused so neatly, which angered Mi Qing in an instant: “Why not? I am asking for a leave, and you can deduct it from my salary.”
Xiao Gu said, “Tell me what’s the purpose first.”
Mi Qing froze. She was hesitant to explain that she would like to go out with Rabbit gege tomorrow.
Xiao Gu’s brow twisted almost invisibly, and then he turned around and walked forward. Mi Qing yelled angrily: “Then can I swap shifts with someone else?”
After speaking, she glanced at Chen Shishi, who was standing next to Gu Xin, and asked, “Tomorrow, please cover my shift and I’ll cover for you next time.”
She thought that Chen Shishi would definitely agree based on their friendship. Against all expectations, Chen Shishi actually rejected her: “Uh, I am going to have my final exams soon, and I have an appointment with someone for a review at the library tomorrow.”
Mi Qing’s eyebrow jumped in curiosity: “You can go to the library at any time, are you going on a date with your boyfriend?”
“Of course not! I don’t have a boyfriend, don’t talk nonsense!” Feeling probing eyes from Gu Xin, Chen Shishi explained a little nervously.
Mi Qing bit the corner of her mouth and didn’t insist anymore: “Then I’ll find someone else to take my place.”
Chen Shishi glanced at Xiao Gu, who was still standing outside the private room, and whispered covertly, “The boss obviously refuses you to take a leave, so no one is definitely going to cover for you.”
Mi Qing: “…”
Zhou Yiran looked at Mi Qing’s wrinkled face and smiled: “It doesn’t matter. We will go out to play when you are free. Anyway, I will stay in City A for a while.”
The moment his comforting words fell, Gu Xin and Chen Shishi’s eyes fell on him, and Xiao Gu outside the door also glanced back calmly.
Zhou Yiran brushed off their disquiet and instead took his seat and invited Mi Qing to the table, “Would you like to eat with us together?”
Of course, Mi Qing was dying to agree. But with Boss Xiao outside, if she were to nod her head, she’s afraid that he’d pour the soup in the pot over her head on the spot: “I’m still at work, enjoy your meal, I’ll go and help you fetch some vegetables.”
She declined and went out, snorting as she went past Xiao Gu.
Gu Xin thought for a moment, and also invited Xiao outside the door: “Would you like to stay in and eat together?”
Xiao Gu glanced at Zhou Yiran lightly and turned away: “No, I have no appetite.”
After he left, Chen Shishi and Gu Xin who stayed in the private room exchanged glances. Then Chen Shishi smirked. Gu Xin raised a quizzical brow. What is she up to?
Chen Shishi found her mobile phone in her pocket, walked to Zhou Yiran, and pretended to recommend him a dish: “Do you want to choose something else? We also have a special cold noodle dish here.”
She scrolled right to a few photos in her phone gallery for Zhou Yiran to see. They were all pictures of the dishes in the store. After sliding her fingertips to the right again, a picture with a distinctly different subject was displayed before them.
It was a photo of Xiao Gu and Mi Qing kissing, that Chen Shishi captured before.
Zhou Yiran froze and his brows snapped together in a flash.
Chen Shishi quickly retrieved her mobile phone and returned it to the proper dishes: “I’m sorry, I swiped on the wrong photo.” She smiled at Zhou Yiran and exited the private room facing him. “I won’t disturb you from your meal, just call me if you need anything else.”
Chen Shishi escaped speedily, leaving Zhou Yiran and Gu Xin alone in the room.
Although Gu Xin didn’t know what photos Chen Shishi showed Zhou Yiran just now, judging by his face, it must be something unpalatable. He drank a cup of tea and asked Zhou Yiran, “Do you know Mi Qing?”
Zhou Yiran nodded: “Don’t you remember her? She is Uncle Mi’s daughter and often plays with Gu Zhen and Gu Bao.”
Gu Xin stilled. She turned out to be the daughter of that Uncle Mi? He really didn’t recognize her.
“I rarely attended your gatherings, and I don’t remember a lot from your circle.” Gu Xin explained.
Zhou Yiran laughed: “So, should I be honored to have remained in your memory?”
Gu Xin smiled at him and said: “Although we are sort of childhood friends, but if you and my cousin are going to compete for a woman, I will definitely help my cousin.”
Zhou Yiran merely smiled wrily, clipped a few cooked beef from the pot and put it in his bowl.
Mi Qing picked some dishes he likes in the selection area, and was about to deliver them to Gu Xin and Zhou Yiran. Chen Shishi walked to her and grabbed the tray in her hand: “I’ll send it over, just go down, they must be busy downstairs.”
“Oh …” Mi Qing thought for a while and walked downstairs. In any case, she still finds it embarrassing appearing in front of her Rabbit gege as a waitress.
She counted the days and it would be three days later that she’d have her rest day. By then, she would dress herself up beautifully, and then go to see Rabbit gege again.
When walking to the dining area, she found that Xiao Gu hadn’t left yet. Mi Qing snorted past him once more.
Xiao Gu looked at her, his eyes seemed colder than usual: “You and Zhou Yiran know each other?”
Mi Qing glanced back at him and cracked snappily: “He is my hero who made you laugh.”
Xiao Gu froze. He kept staring at her but spoke no more. In the distance, Xiao Dezi poked Lin Jingrong beside him, and asked in fright: “Rong Rong jie, what happened to the boss and Mi Qing? Why do I get this feeling that the boss today is particularly terrifying?”
Lin Jingrong also sensed that Xiao Gu was not in a good mood. She scrutinized him for a while and withdrew her gaze: “Just do your job well and there won’t be any fear of his nitpicking.”
Xiao Dezi cried bitterly: “But the boss is an expert at nitpicking.”
Xiao Gu’s eyes swept in their direction inadvertently, and Xiao Dezi immediately stood upright at the door. The bright smile on his face could almost bring warmth to this winter.
Xiao Dezi heaved a sigh of relief the moment Xiao Gu’s eyes moved away.
Gu Xin and Zhou Yiran called Chen Shishi to settle the bill soon after.
In the presence of her male god, Chen Shishi performed her shadowless foshan skill perfectly in one try, winning Gu Xin’s applause: “You’re indeed a master among the folks.”
Chen Shishi seconded proudly: “I’m the fastest in counting sticks in our shop! Rong Rong jie is not as fast as me!”
Gu Xin patted her head with a smile, and said, “I will ask your boss to raise your salary.”
Chen Shishi was paralyzed, not because of the salary increase, but because her male god has just patted her on the head!
She blushed and gave a shy account on how much they had spent on the meal. Gu Xin handed her his bank card, and Chen Shishi went down to settle the bill. When the bill was paid, she returned to the private room, and found that the room was already empty.
Chen Shishi: “!!!”
Where did they go? Did they leave through the back door?
She chased out through the back door, but found no Gu Xin.
She clasped the silver bank card in her hand like a hot potato. She fished her phone out and sent a private message to Gu Xin’s public account: “Great God, where have you been! Your card is still with me. (tot) / ~~ “
Soon, Gu Xin’s reply flashed on the screen: “We were in a bit of a rush, hold onto it first. I’ll come and see you next time to get it 🙂
Chen Shishi: !!! This is a silver bank card!
Chen Shishi: Σ Ah! Are you my Great God?!!
Gu Xin: Otherwise, who? [Cool]
Chen Shishi: …………
Ahhhhhhhh, let her scream and bask in this glory first!
Gu Xin: But, my public account is always inconvenient to use. You can add my private number.
Ten seconds later, Chen Shishi received Gu Xin’s prized private number.
She stared at the number in stupefaction. She reverently and excitedly added his number, then her friend request was sent in a second.
Gu Xiao Xinzi: 🙂
Chen Shishi: Hahahahahahahahaha. Your name is so sick!
Gu Xiao Xinzi: I have always been such a maverick man 🙂
Chen Shishi: Great God, you’ve just gone from being a Male God to a nutjob in a second 🙂
This feeling is like loving the wrong person.
Peek-Aboo 
Wow thankyou shishi, you are the best. and i love how rongrong is not bitter she was rejected, and just moved on right away
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