Chi Nuan looked in the direction Guan Luo pointed. In the corner, some people shook dice at a table amid flickering lights, their faces unclear.
“…” Chi Nuan realized she’d mistaken the woman and said apologetically, “I thought the one from before was your girlfriend…”
Guan Luo put a finger to her lips, signaling Chi Nuan to look at the bar. “Shh—”
Chi Nuan turned her gaze. The fake-girlfriend camisole woman sat close to Gu Ningzi, talking to her. She brushed her thick, seaweed-like long hair over her left chest, her bare shoulders white and tender, her ample bosom half-exposed.
Gu Ningzi raised her hand, and the bartender poured the camisole woman a drink.
“…”
“Assistant Miss, I treat your President Gu like a real friend. See, even after getting out of singlehood, I still remember to look out for her. …Alright, let them chat and drink. You come play with me? It’s not right for us to interrupt right now, right?”
Guan Luo’s smile was loaded with meaning. Though Chi Nuan strongly disapproved of this setup, she kept her smile. “She… she probably won’t like this, will she?”
Guan Luo shrugged. “No one knows what this goddess thinks—her preferences, whether guys, girls, or neither, totally unpredictable! We’re all adults, just have some casual fun. Anyway, your President Gu can handle it.”
Guan Luo justified herself. “She has so much work stress. She deserves some thrilling relaxation now and then… Look, this is supposed to be your job as her assistant, but I handled it for you. Aren’t you touched!?”
Chi Nuan was utterly speechless.
Guan Luo snapped her fingers. “Come play with me?”
Chi Nuan refused. “No thanks.”
Guan Luo: “…”
The camisole woman took a sip of her drink, her fingers lightly caressing her exposed collarbone. Her white teeth grazed her red lips, her gaze fixed on Gu Ningzi’s face.
Chi Nuan walked back to Gu Ningzi’s side. Gu Ningzi asked, “Met the real girlfriend?”
Chi Nuan smiled at the camisole woman and leaned close to Gu Ningzi’s ear. “…What are you two talking about?”
They were very close. After asking, Chi Nuan looked at Gu Ningzi.
Two seconds later, Gu Ningzi obligingly wrapped an arm around Chi Nuan’s waist.
The camisole woman: “…”
Gu Ningzi leaned to Chi Nuan’s ear. “Talking about you. She said it was cute how you mistook her. I bought her a drink.”
Gu Ningzi added, “Guan Luo’s footing the bill anyway. I ordered the most expensive one.”
“…”
Gu Ningzi had clearly figured out Guan Luo’s intentions and was doing this on purpose, right?
The completely ignored camisole woman: “…”
Guan Luo, who hadn’t left, squeezed in. The camisole woman glared at her. “What do you mean? Playing me?”
While carefully coaxing the woman away, Guan Luo incredulously asked Gu Ningzi, “What’s going on with you two? This doesn’t look right at all.”
Gu Ningzi’s hand remained on Chi Nuan’s waist, looking every bit like this is exactly what’s going on.
Guan Luo said in shock, “You’re serious?”
Guan Luo: “…”
Guan Luo: “…”
Guan Luo turned to Chi Nuan. “Assistant Miss… Which immortal are you? From which celestial palace? You’re way too badass!”
“…”
…
They didn’t stay long at the bar and returned to He Nan Shan. Gu Ningzi pulled Chi Nuan to the third floor. “Pick a dress.”
Chi Nuan asked, “For the fashion show?”
“Mm,” Gu Ningzi replied.
Gu Ningzi sat on the soft, comfortable sofa in the walk-in closet. Chi Nuan faced the wardrobe. “This one… or this one? …This one’s pretty too…”
Chi Nuan said, “They all look great. Which do you like?”
Gu Ningzi lowered her head and silently curved her lips upward. She rose from the sofa, took Chi Nuan’s hand, and led her to the other side of the closet.
Gu Ningzi had a lot of clothes, but the walk-in closet was even larger and not fully filled yet. Chi Nuan knew the area Gu Ningzi brought her to hadn’t been put into storage use.
With soft footsteps, the overhead lights turned on one by one.
The automatic cabinet doors opened sequentially. The wardrobes Chi Nuan thought were empty were now filled with all sorts of seasonal clothes. Even lingerie took up an entire large cabinet.
After the clothes came bags, shoes… The overall layout was similar to the few cabinets Gu Ningzi usually used.
Few women could resist such a dazzling array, and Chi Nuan was no exception. She laughed. “Gu Ningzi, this is way too extravagant…”
Gu Ningzi smiled faintly too. “You pick.”
Chi Nuan asked, “Not satisfied with the earlier ones?”
Gu Ningzi, who had been smiling, showed a strange expression for a second.
Chi Nuan caught that one-second change and felt puzzled, unsure what she’d said wrong.
Gu Ningzi said, “They’re all your size. Pick for yourself.”
“…”
!!!
Chi Nuan: “Mine? You mean all this is mine?? Clothes, shoes, bags… all mine???”
Gu Ningzi’s lips curved, but she held back the smile and nodded very calmly. “Mm.”
“…………”
Chi Nuan’s first reaction was to check the lingerie sizes. After confirming, she was truly shocked…
She dealt with Gu Ningzi’s walk-in closet every day, so when did this happen? Today? Was this what He Zhen meant by “other work arrangements”?
Wasn’t this… a bit too much…? There was so much she could never wear it all, and what about the lingerie and loungewear…? She… she didn’t even live here…
…Wait, did that mean besides Secretary Yang and Guan Luo, He Zhen also knew about her relationship with Gu Ningzi?
Chi Nuan covered her face.
Gu Ningzi had given her half the walk-in closet, just like opening the door to her heart, saying: Welcome to come inside.
