Forbidden to Flirt and Run 43p1

Chapter 43 p1

The originally pleasant atmosphere in the car instantly stiffened. Xu Qingtang didn’t dare to look back the entire time, afraid that if she couldn’t hold on, she would die on the spot.

When the car arrived at Zhishang, Xu Qingtang got out of the car at lightning speed and said goodbye to her friend. She didn’t go in right away, but bought a mask at a convenience store on the roadside.

This feeling of being able to die at any moment accompanied her all the way into Gu Yizhi’s office.

Gu Yizhi was working at her computer. Hearing the sound, she looked up. When she saw the mask on her face, her eyes changed. “Are you not feeling well?”

Then she stood up, walked to Xu Qingtang, and asked softly, “Did you bump into something?”

Xu Qingtang looked at Gu Yizhi with a complicated expression. After a long while, she finally managed to say, “I’m sorry.”

Gu Yizhi just gently stroked her hair. “It’s fine. No hurry. Does it still hurt?”

Hearing this, Xu Qingtang pulled off her mask, her face long. “What ‘does it still hurt’?” She said for the nth time, “I’m almost too embarrassed to live.”

She told her what had happened in Tang Gui’s car.

After hearing it, Gu Yizhi found it funny and her lips curled up in amusement. “Why are you so silly? And, what were you thinking, holding the recording?”

Xu Qingtang had something to say about this. “It was a complete accident, okay? Who knew that G-Wagon’s distant relative had so many problems?”

As for the latter question, she glanced at Gu Yizhi guiltily and said, “I wasn’t thinking of anything. I was just cherishing it.”

Gu Yizhi had already returned to her desk and sat down, her hand propping up her chin. Her smiling expression didn’t show whether she believed it or not, but she looked like a fox. Xu Qingtang’s alarm bells went off.

Before Gu Yizhi could start digging a pit, Xu Qingtang quickly changed the subject. “Let’s get down to business. My mom agreed.”

Originally, Xu Qingtang had wanted to use this to keep Gu Yizhi in suspense, but who knew she would hand over such a big handle first. She had to show some sincerity to make Gu Yizhi forget about it.

Before Gu Yizhi could speak, Xu Qingtang went forward with the file folder, her tone suspicious. “By the way, my mom asked me to give this to you.”

“What’s going on with you two?”

Gu Yizhi glanced at the file folder, put it away, and said nonchalantly, “It’s nothing. Maybe it’s a small gift from Teacher.”

Xu Qingtang frowned. “Don’t give me that. What’s really going on?”

In fact, on the way here, Xu Qingtang couldn’t resist her curiosity and had secretly taken a look.

Inside was shredded paper from a paper shredder, and a cut-up bank card. Xu Qingtang vaguely remembered the card number. It was a card Gu Yizhi had asked her to open a while ago, but it was linked to Gu Yizhi’s phone number.

Gu Yizhi looked up. “You’ve seen it?”

Xu Qingtang’s peeking was open and aboveboard. “I have.”

Gu Yizhi smiled and told her the whole story.

Xu Qingtang was so angry she couldn’t stand it. She walked to the desk, her hands on the desk, and said menacingly, “Alright, how long have we been together, and you’re already thinking of leaving me alone? You’re really…”

In the end, Xu Qingtang couldn’t say any more and couldn’t help but hug her. “You want to break my heart.”

Perhaps because she had been busy recently, she could clearly feel that Gu Yizhi’s waist was a little thinner. She couldn’t help but ask, “Did my mom make things difficult for you? She never corporally punishes her students. She didn’t hit you, did she?”

“No.”

Xu Qingtang nodded. “That’s good. You should hurry up and cancel all that messy stuff. Don’t jinx yourself. Don’t you know that good things don’t come true, but bad things do?”

Gu Yizhi: “Heartbroken?”

For once, Xu Qingtang was honest. “Of course.”

Gu Yizhi’s head gently touched her shoulder, signaling, “Then kiss me.”

Xu Qingtang’s honesty only lasted for three seconds. After three seconds, she turned her head with a “heh.” “You think you’re the elixir of the Supreme Lord.”

Gu Yizhi turned around, and only half of her exquisite side profile, hidden by her curly hair, could be seen. Her red lips moved slightly, accusing her of her crimes. “You really don’t cherish it after you get it. I remember a few months ago, a certain Expert Xu said that kissing can relieve pain.”

Xu Qingtang was really being held in the palm of her hand. She couldn’t help but kiss her again. “Thank you for your contribution to the research.”

After Gu Yizhi finished her work, the two of them went to the cinema to finish the movie they hadn’t seen last time.

Although they hadn’t moved in together yet, they were spending more and more nights at each other’s homes, and they could stick together every day after work.

With nothing to worry about, time seemed to pass faster. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

This day, Xu Qingtang had nothing to do after practicing. When she went out shopping with her senior apprentice-sister, she happened to run into Tang Gui, so the three of them went to Jiang Wan’s bar together.

Jiang Wan propped her hands on the bar, her charming eyes lingering on her senior apprentice-sister for a moment. “Hey? A new face. Guigui, why don’t you introduce us?”

Xu Qingtang spoke first. “This is my senior apprentice-sister.”

The two of them shook hands briefly. Jiang Wan smiled. “So you’re Qingtang’s friend. Welcome. What would you like to drink?”

After ordering drinks, the two of them started to chat about recent events. Amidst the many trivial daily routines, Xu Qingtang heard a bombshell.

Tang Gui said she was planning to change careers.

Xu Qingtang asked, “Why so suddenly?”

“It’s not that sudden. I only knew what I wanted after I tried it,” Tang Gui sighed. “You know, I originally wanted to draw comics in college. My mom thought it had no future, so she reluctantly agreed to let me study design.”

The two seemed similar, but they were also very different.

“But I feel that this industry is not for me. I can get by, but I’m not very happy. I’m in my late twenties, and I want to try and struggle to see if I can be a salted fish with a style.”

Xu Qingtang nodded in understanding and said, “As long as you’ve thought it through. But don’t be impulsive. You can take your time with the comics.”

Her senior apprentice-sister also said, “Yes, quitting without a job is very risky.”

Tang Gui laughed. “Of course. I’m not stupid.”

After returning from the bar that night, Xu Qingtang told Gu Yizhi about this, of course, with a little embellishment, only saying that a friend had a new plan for her career.

Gu Yizhi had just come out of the study and smiled. “Why so sentimental all of a sudden?”

“No, I’m just a little impressed,” Xu Qingtang said. “Many people go through their whole lives without knowing what they want. It’s quite remarkable to know what you want and be willing to act on it.”

Gu Yizhi walked to her side, wrapped her arms around her waist and sat down, and asked softly, “Then what did you want to do before?”

“Why are you talking about me?” Xu Qingtang thought for a moment and said, “Me? I actually wanted to learn to sing before, thinking of becoming a music teacher in the future. Unfortunately, I didn’t inherit my mom’s good genes and become a people’s teacher.”

Gu Yizhi said, “It’s also very good now.”

“It’s quite good, but actually, I really wanted to give up when I was a child. I would cry every time I practiced my basic skills, and I would run away every time I cried.” Xu Qingtang smiled. “But now I really like this industry. People really do gradually become what they hate.”

Gu Yizhi listened quietly. After she finished, she asked, “Miss Xu, you won’t give up on me in the future, will you?”

Xu Qingtang thought of teasing her. “Maybe not.”

With that, she wanted to get up and run, but who knew she would be pressed down on the sofa by Gu Yizhi, unable to move.

“Hahahaha! Gu Yizhi, are you a sore loser? Hahaha, stop tickling, stop tickling. I was wrong, haha…”

Gu Yizhi asked, “Still going to give up?”

Xu Qingtang was about to die of ticklishness. She put her hands together in a prayer. “No, no. Please spare me.”

Xu Qingtang was most afraid of being tickled. Seeing that Gu Yizhi had stopped, she simply lay there like a salted fish, waiting for the ticklishness and laughter to subside.

After a long while, she propped herself up and looked to the side. Gu Yizhi was looking at the faint scar on her knee. Xu Qingtang twitched her calf. “It should be gone in a while. Are you disgusted with me?”

Gu Yizhi looked up. “Talking nonsense again?”

Xu Qingtang: “…I’ll shut up.”

People’s thoughts are often so strange and unpredictable. Almost at that moment, Xu Qingtang looked at Gu Yizhi’s gentle face, and a thought inexplicably popped into her mind.

This thought became stronger and stronger. In the end, Xu Qingtang searched all the jewelry stores and finally bought a pair of rings that she was quite satisfied with.

Yes, she was planning to propose to Gu Yizhi.

She had the rings, but how to propose was still a problem.

As she was thinking about this century-old problem, she received a call from Jiang Wan one afternoon, asking if she had time and wanted to meet.

The two of them met at a restaurant. Jiang Wan first praised her for looking good today. Xu Qingtang smiled and got straight to the point with her. “What do you want to see me for?”

Jiang Wan was unhurried and asked, “Qingtang, I heard from Guigui that you’ve shot for a magazine cover before?”

Xu Qingtang nodded. “I have.”

But that was a long time ago.

“It’s like this. I’m planning to start a marketing account online recently, but I haven’t found a model for the promotional photos yet. Qingtang, can you do me this favor?”

Xu Qingtang found it strange. “Don’t you run a bar? Why do you need to do this too?”

Jiang Wan’s charming lips curled. “You have to keep up with the times. Otherwise, how can I earn money for my wife?”

Xu Qingtang thought of her three-days-on, several-days-off operation, which clearly looked like she was just playing around. She silently did not reply to this, but Jiang Wan continued, “How about it? Will you help your sister out? Don’t worry, although we’re familiar, I’ll definitely pay you.”

Money was secondary. Xu Qingtang thought for a moment. She didn’t have much to do recently, so she agreed.

The two of them discussed it, and the shooting date was set for the weekend.