Enchanted (GL)

Chapter 40

Time was tight, so I went to the mall closest to the playground. When he was about to get out of the car, Ji Xi touched the seat belt, “Mr. Qiao.”

Qiao Zhiyu turned his head too far.

“I can’t afford a restaurant that is too expensive.” Ji Xi thought for a while and decided to explain to Qiao Zhiyu first. Although a little disappointed, she knew her financial situation and would never swollen her face to fill a fat man.

Qiao Zhiyu could not hear the slightest inferiority in this sentence, on the contrary, there was a kind of calmness of neither humble nor overbearing. Such frankness is much smarter than blind pursuit of vanity.

“Take you to eat delicious food.” Qiao Zhiyu cleverly transitioned the topic, “Is there anything you want to eat?”

Ji Xishu smiled heartily, always comfortable with her, “Just warm.”

“I have a treat today.” Qiao Zhiyu said.

Ji Xi: “No.”

“Next time you have dry pot chicken, please treat me, don’t forget.”

“Do you remember?” It was the night of her birthday, Ji Xi thought she was drunk talking nonsense.

“Of course I remember, are you trying to shame?”

“No.” Ji Xi’s eyes were about to bend with a smile, she was really happy, “Next time I will take you to eat.”

Qiao Zhiyu too liked to watch Ji Xi smile to herself like this, and would really like to rub her face, touch her head, or just like that night, to put her in her arms and hug her.

The love from the bottom of my heart.

It is growing and getting stronger.

It is difficult to restrain.

Qiao Zhiyu did not intend to deliberately restrain.

The mall is all pink, with sweet love songs. The festive atmosphere is strong.

The third floor is the food area, the elevator is difficult to wait, the escalator for two people. Ji Xi looked at the couples holding hands in front of him, wondering, isn’t the couple not out to play today?

Qiao Zhiyu stood side by side with Ji Xi on the slowly rising escalator, watching other people’s fingers clenched, and remembering that night when she held Ji Xi’s hand, it was time to “declare sovereignty.”

“I went to the country when I was in college.” Qiao Zhiyu took the initiative to chat with Ji Xi about his own affairs, “I stayed abroad until I work.”

“Is it because of Xiaoqing that I returned to China?” Ji Xi remembered hearing Yao Ran mention one point.

“Well. When I was studying abroad, I was working for my living expenses by myself.”

“Really?” Ji Xi calmly performed an incredible emotion.

“Don’t you believe it?” Qiao Zhiyu said, “I worked as a waiter at McDonald’s, and the fries were ok.”

Qiao Zhiyu didn’t lie. When she was just an adult, she was anxious to be independent and didn’t want to spend her family’s money. So in the first year of going abroad, she did a part-time job to subsidize living expenses. Then put the money given by the Qiao family into the stock market. In the first year, she was young and vigorous, and she had a good eye and a low hand, and in the second year she made a lot of money. Later, she not only relaxed and became independent, but also made a small improvement in her career.

“It’s amazing.” After listening to Qiao Zhiyu’s experience, Ji Xi admires even more. She always has a good impression of people who work hard.

“Not as good as you, I still do two part-time jobs when I go to work.” Qiao Zhiyu is actually slow and does not talk about these things easily, but she is very willing to let Ji Xi know her a little more, and she also wants to know more about Ji Xi a little.

“I didn’t do a part-time job in a bar.” Ji Xi said. After her job became regular, her financial pressure was much less and she was more busy, so she quit Yao Ranna’s part-time job some time ago.

Qiao Zhiyu saw that she didn’t plan to explain to herself why she did two part-time jobs, so she didn’t ask any more, just said, “Okay, otherwise you will be too tired.”

“Ok.”

A stew pot shop on the third floor doesn’t need an equal sign, it just happens to have a table for two. Almost every store has held a Chinese Valentine’s Day event to attract customers, and this store is no exception.

A large background board in the shape of a cartoon heart was erected at the door for taking pictures. There was a roll-up poster introducing the event next to it, and it said: Couple photos, 50% off dishes.

It’s quite lively.

Qiao Zhiyu also noticed this activity and suddenly wanted to ask Ji Xi: “Would you like to save me some money?”

Ji Xi saw two girls filming there, and thought that the requirements might not be so strict, so she said “OK” without thinking about it too much.

The staff had just sent off a pair, and after Qiao Zhiyu and Ji Xi walked over, they exclaimed, “Why do you have another pair.”

Ji Xi didn’t take pictures very often, and when she walked to the photo zone, she was a little stiff, but Qiao Zhiyu smiled naturally.

“Miss sister, wear these cat ears.” The staff handed over a cat ear headband marked with the restaurant logo.

Qiao Zhiyu took it.

Ji Xi looked at the pink cat ears with a bad feeling.

really. Qiao Zhiyu gave her an order like the queen: “You put it on.”

“Why didn’t you wear it?” Ji Xi refused.

“I wear it?” Qiao Zhiyu raised his eyebrows in a helpless tone, “You wear it, you are suitable.”

Ji Xi: “…”

How does this fit.

Just when Ji Xi bit his scalp and compromised, the staff intimately handed out another kitten ear, “I will give you another little sister.”

Ji Xi took it and couldn’t hold back for a moment, watching Qiao Zhiyu laugh heartily, let alone, she still wanted to see Mr. Qiao wearing this.

“Why are you laughing?” Qiao Zhiyu himself was also laughing.

“We are one of us,” Ji Xi said, “I can’t wear two.”

In the end, both of them put the cat ear headbands on their heads, and Ji Xi felt like a fool, but still silly and happy, and tried to get a 50% discount.

“The two stand closer.” The staff member held the Polaroid and waved his hands to remind, “Can you hold your hands? Be intimate.”

After Qiao Zhiyu turned his head to look at Ji Xi, he naturally put his arm around Ji Xi’s arm. Ji Xi asked Qiao Zhi to hold her arms, with a shallow arc of her mouth.

“Can you look at each other?” When the staff saw such a seductive pair of beauties, they wanted to take a photo.

Listen to the other person saying this.

Ji Xi and Qiao Zhiyu both turned their heads back, and they came back to each other tacitly. As soon as Qiao Zhiyu saw the cat ears on Ji Xi’s head, his lips curled up and smiled. After seeing Qiao Zhiyu’s smile, Ji Xi also broke down. The two looked at each other and laughed endlessly.

“It’s a bit messy here.” Qiao Zhiyu helped Ji Xili straighten her hair, “Okay.”

Ji Xi caught a glimpse of Qiao Zhiyu’s headband, which was also not properly worn, and helped her get it done. However, after quietly meeting the opponent’s gaze, he couldn’t help thinking.

Qiao Zhiyu didn’t intend to hide the like in her eyes, she wanted everything to go with the flow. Looking at Ji Xi, she was a little dumbfounded, she said softly: “Bottle gourd, smile.”

Ji Xi was so distracted that he almost forgot how to laugh.

The staff succeeded in being sweetened by the confrontation. It stands to reason that a couple would only take two photos at most, but she helped Qiao Zhiyu and Ji Xi take four or five photos.

“Miss Sister, this is your discount card. You can get half the price when you check out.” The staff handed over two more photos, “These two photos are for you as a souvenir. You are so sweet and good match, bless you.”

“Thank you.” Qiao Zhiyu said thanks quickly. Ji Xi silently watched, without explaining anything.

The two photos are very impressive, one is Ji Xi helping Qiao Zhi to get his hair, and the other is Qiao Zhiyu helping Ji Xili’s hair. Because it is captured, it is extremely natural.

It is indeed like the sense of sight of a couple.

Ji Xi admitted that she was ambiguous when she watched Qiao Zhi’s time-out just now, and did not simply treat her as an ordinary friend.

“One for each person, this one is for you.” Qiao Zhiyu took the one Ji Xi helped her haircut, and the other gave Ji Xi. She looked at the photo and then looked at Ji Xi, “…Second. I was said to be a good match for the second time?”

On the one hand, pay attention to the other side’s clues.

Ji Xi squeezed a smile. Maybe Qiao Zhi is more than “the speaker is not intent”, but she, “the listener is interested”. She didn’t know how to answer Qiao Zhiyu.

“Two of you, please come with me.” The waiter said warmly, helping Ji Xi out.

The taste of the stew pot is quite satisfactory, but Ji Xi can eat very fragrant as long as it is warm.

Qiao Zhiyu: “Be careful, don’t burn it.”

“It’s not hot anymore.”

Ji Xi likes to eat hot food, because when she was a child she almost thought she would freeze to death. At that time, she wanted to eat something hot, even a mouthful of warm water.

When she grows up, she has a certain obsession with hot food, not only food, but the warm feeling will make her feel at ease. So when Qiao Zhiyu hugged her to sleep that day, she really liked it.

There was a traffic jam on the way to the amusement park. The originally agreed eight o’clock must be gathered at the main entrance. When Qiao Zhiyu found a parking space and walked to the ticket gate with Ji Xi, it was already eight ten.

Yao Ran and Jiang Nian were also a little late, and didn’t come over until 8:15.

“Student Ji, it’s rare. You Lao She can play tonight.” Jiang Nian was hurt when he saw Ji Xi.

Yao Ran looked at Qiao Zhiyu, and said playfully, “It’s special today, let’s have fun.”

Qiao Zhiyu said: “Well, let’s enter.”

There is still a queue for the ticket check, almost ready to be prepared.

The night market of Tanabata is bustling with people, and it is very lively.

Jiang Nian and Yao Ran wore couple outfits today, a black T-shirt and a white T-shirt. Ji Xi and Qiao Zhiyu also looked a bit like “couple costumes”. They came over after work and both wore shirts. With the black jeans that Ji Xi wears, Qiao Zhiyu wore wide-leg pants with long legs and thin waist.

They entered the venue early, and it was not yet at the peak of the flow of people. Jiang Nian enthusiastically suggested: “Let’s go play the room and escape first, I think there are not many people over there.”

The Chamber of Secrets project is newly built, with an interstellar theme, Jiang Nian has been thinking about coming to play.

“Then go first.” Yao Ran naturally followed her boss Jiang.

Qiao Zhiyu was careful, thinking of Ji Xi, he seemed afraid of the dark, “Do you want to go?”

Jiang Nian was anxious, “Of course, I’m still waiting for Xueba to fly, and the tickets are all set.”

Ji Xi has never been to the amusement park, nor has she played in escape rooms or haunted houses. She is afraid of the dark, but as long as she is not alone, she is fine. Moreover, Qiao Zhiyu likes watching horror movies, and he should like to play these kinds of movies too. Ji Xi said to her: “It’s okay, go play.”

Although it is an interstellar-themed secret room, the environment is inevitably depressed, with a little horror element, so that it stimulates the gimmick. In groups of six, there is also a young couple with them. Looks very courageous.

Go through a long narrow passage to enter the first room. The light is very dim, so you have to fumble slowly.

The lights in the passage flashed suddenly.

“Ah…” Someone exclaimed in the dark. Become a panic.

Ji Xi thought she would be the scariest, until the dim light came on, she almost jumped to Yao Ran to hold her when she saw Jiang Nian.

This picture is very funny.

Just keep reminding, Ji Xi still missed how courage Jiang Nian was.

“No, you’re just that brave? This hasn’t started yet.” Yao Ran frantically complained, while hugging Jiang Nian tightly and stroking her back.

Jiang Niancao: “I’m afraid.”

“I’m afraid you will come to play, do you want to go out?”

Jiang Nian was wronged: “I’m afraid I want to play again.”

Yao Ran was also very scared at first, but Jiang Nian was amused to be so stunned, “I served you.”

Such a disturbance made Ji Xi and Qiao Zhi more than two people shockingly calm.

Qiao Zhiyu is really calm.

Ji Xi is scared, but she will definitely not say it or make any noise, she can bear it.

Qiao Zhiyu could see that Ji Xi was doing her best. She was shocked just now, but she didn’t say a word.

“Welcome to Planet XX…” The background introduction sounded mechanically. At the same time, the light in the aisle flickered and the atmosphere immediately came up.

It’s about to enter the first room.

Ji Xi was anxious, and the next moment, her palms became warm.

Someone caught her.

Ji Xi looked back at Qiao Zhiyu. Qiao Zhiyu didn’t say a word, still holding her hand gently, without letting go.

As he continued to move forward, Ji Xi became much more relieved.