Forbidden to Flirt and Run 31p1

Chapter 31 p1

Under the bright lights, Tang Gui’s winking expression was very lively.

Xu Qingtang had no time to appreciate it, and even wanted to beat her up.

Jiang Wan, on the other hand, hadn’t had time to read the group message and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Tang Gui giggled. “Nothing, nothing. I was just inspired.”

Xu Qingtang opened Gu Yizhi’s chat page. She had just sent her a message, telling her to look up.

After Xu Qingtang replied, she thought for a moment and pinned Gu Yizhi’s chat to the top.

Heh, this way she wouldn’t send it to the wrong person again, right?

After dinner, the three of them went their separate ways. On her way back, Xu Qingtang saw someone selling flowers on the roadside. She glanced at them, walked over, and asked for one.

The owner was a young girl who tried hard to sell her more. “Sister, why don’t you buy a few more? They’re fragrant and beautiful when tied together, and they’re very easy to care for. They can last for many days.”

Xu Qingtang smiled faintly. “No need, just one.”

She took the flower and got into the car, thinking that she would buy one every day, and by the time Gu Yizhi returned, it would be a whole bouquet.

Just as Xu Qingtang was thinking about what to buy next, she suddenly received a call from Auntie Zhou, saying that Teacher Qi was in the hospital and that she should go over immediately.

Xu Qingtang immediately asked the driver to turn around and go to the hospital. Just as she reached the entrance, she saw Auntie Zhou looking around at the main gate.

When they met, Xu Qingtang asked as she walked in, “What’s going on?”

Auntie Zhou said, “I’m not too sure. This morning, she said she was going to see you, and she was in a bad mood when she came back. Qingtang, did you argue with Teacher Qi? Hmm, the doctor said it’s nothing serious.”

Xu Qingtang remembered that Teacher Qi had been pressuring her to go on a blind date that morning, so she didn’t answer.

Before going to the ward, Xu Qingtang first went to talk to the doctor. Teacher Qi had fainted due to insufficient blood supply to the brain. The doctor advised her to pay more attention to the patient’s emotional problems.

Just as Xu Qingtang reached the ward door, Teacher Qi had already woken up. The brightly lit ward was not only occupied by them, but also a man in a suit.

The moment she saw Xu Qingtang, Teacher Qi immediately waved at her. “Qingtang, come. This is the Little Li I told you about last time.”

Xu Qingtang greeted him briefly, then only looked at Teacher Qi and asked, “Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere now?”

Teacher Qi said, “I’m still a little dizzy, but it’s not a big problem.”

Teacher Qi was probably very satisfied with this finance man and kept trying to steer the conversation towards them.

How could Xu Qingtang not see it? She pursed her lips and said, “Mom, I heard from Auntie Zhou that you haven’t had dinner yet. Are you hungry? I’ll go and buy you something to eat.”

“Alright,” Teacher Qi nodded and looked at the finance man with a smile. “Just in time. You can go with Little Li. I want to eat a lot, you can’t carry it all by yourself.”

The finance man also stood up. “Alright.”

Xu Qingtang had just wanted to escape, so she immediately said, “It’s fine, it’s fine. I can do it by myself. I won’t trouble you.”

With that, without waiting for Teacher Qi and the finance man to say anything more, she stood up and walked quickly towards the elevator.

Only a few porridge and noodle shops were still open at night. Xu Qingtang packed a portion of porridge. On her way back, she received a call from Gu Yizhi.

The autumn wind blew, and the streets at night were quiet and deserted. Xu Qingtang walked back, stepping on the tactile paving. Hearing Gu Yizhi’s voice, she inexplicably found a trace of warmth in the cool, cold wind.

She asked, “You’ve arrived?”

Gu Yizhi said, “I just got to the hotel. Do you like the gift?”

At the mention of this, Xu Qingtang said, “Ah,” and felt a little regretful. “I should have recorded a screen for you to see.” Then she whispered a “thank you.”

“You’re so polite,” Gu Yizhi chuckled on the other end of the phone. “Then I won’t be polite.”

Xu Qingtang: “What?”

Gu Yizhi: “How do you want to thank me?”

“You want a thank-you gift for a gift? Tsk, tsk, the face of a capitalist,” Xu Qingtang thought for a moment and asked in return, “How do you want me to thank you?”

Gu Yizhi sounded very casual. “Tell me a story.”

“A story?”

“Yes.”

Xu Qingtang said, “You’re not having trouble sleeping in a new bed, are you?”

Gu Yizhi neither confirmed nor denied, just said with a laugh, “You’re so smart.”

Xu Qingtang could hear Gu Yizhi’s signature sarcasm in her voice again, and she couldn’t help but laugh as well. “You’ve seen my storytelling skills. I won’t make a fool of myself without a good reason.”

Gu Yizhi said, “Then does ‘I miss you’ count?”

Xu Qingtang: …

That more than counts.

Xu Qingtang’s heart was unexpectedly sweetened. She said with a straight face, “Alright then.”

It was easy to agree, but hard to do. Xu Qingtang’s mind was a blank slate, but she couldn’t show weakness in front of Gu Yizhi, so she had to use her limited childishness to make up a story about a fox and a little snake who went to a witch for help to get rid of their tails.

The story was terrible, and the ending was that the fox and the little snake lived happily ever after.

Xu Qingtang asked, “How was it?”

Gu Yizhi: “It was good.” Then Gu Yizhi said again, “Why don’t you sing me a song instead?”

Xu Qingtang: …

“What song?”

“‘The Love of Glass.’ The one you sang last time.”

The quiet street was occasionally filled with the sound of cars passing by. Xu Qingtang said helplessly, “You’re so demanding.”

“Alright or not?”

“…Alright, alright.”

Xu Qingtang found that ever since she had been with Gu Yizhi for a long time, her ears had also softened. She couldn’t stand people pouting. When they pouted, she would easily nod.

After she finished singing, she had just returned to the hospital. Xu Qingtang lowered her voice and said, “I have to go now. You should go to bed early.”

After hanging up, Xu Qingtang went back and found that the finance man was no longer in the ward. She breathed a sigh of relief. Teacher Qi, on the other hand, had been staring at her since she came in. Xu Qingtang’s scalp tingled. “What’s wrong, Mom?”

“You used to be so quick when you bought things. Why did it take so long tonight?”

Xu Qingtang gave a dry laugh. “There are fewer shops open at night. I walked quite a long way to buy it.”

Teacher Qi didn’t pursue the matter. She first coughed violently, then asked, “You saw him just now. He’s quite good-looking, right? What do you think?”

Xu Qingtang had long guessed she would ask this and said, “Didn’t I tell you? I like younger people, preferably five or six years younger than me.”

Someone five or six years younger than her was still in college, so it was even more impossible to introduce her.

Teacher Qi said, “As long as it’s suitable, age is secondary.”

“Alright, alright, let’s not talk about this. You should eat quickly, before it gets cold.”

Xu Qingtang had thought that after she had refused so many times, Teacher Qi would have given up on the idea of setting her up on a blind date. But to her surprise, she would see the finance man every time she went to the hospital.

Later, the theater had a new play to shoot, so Xu Qingtang went to the hospital less often. But Teacher Qi’s divine oracle of marriage pressure still reached her ears every day without fail.

Caught between work and Teacher Qi, Xu Qingtang felt her head was about to explode.

After the performance that night, Xu Qingtang bought another flower on her way past the flower shop. She went home, put it in a vase, and then went to the balcony to call Gu Yizhi.

In fact, they had been talking on the phone every night recently. Most of the time, it was nothing important, just idle chat. Xu Qingtang had never told her that Teacher Qi had been pressuring her to get married recently.

After all, this was her own business. What did it have to do with Gu Yizhi? It would only add to her troubles.

But tonight, she had a strong urge to talk to Gu Yizhi about it.

Perhaps she was busy, but Gu Yizhi’s phone was unreachable. Xu Qingtang had to give up. Just as she was about to go back to the living room, she received a call from Auntie Zhou. “Qingtang, you need to come to the hospital right away.”

The gravity in Auntie Zhou’s tone made Xu Qingtang’s heart clench.

She hurriedly took a taxi from home. At the entrance of the inpatient department, she saw Auntie Zhou, who looked helpless and hesitant. Xu Qingtang asked, “What’s wrong with my mom?”

“…I don’t know what’s wrong with Teacher Qi recently,” Auntie Zhou found it hard to say. She paused for a few seconds before saying, “She’s refusing to take her medicine. Qingtang, you’ve been coming to the hospital less recently. Maybe she feels you’re not caring for her. Ai, sick people tend to overthink things. Last year, an old lady next door to me…”

After giving the example, Auntie Zhou said, “It might be useful if you persuade her.”