I Am Rich

38

During those several seconds when his rationality collapsed, he did everything without even realizing what he was doing. 

So at this moment, seeing Guan Zhiyi pitifully saying that she was in pain, he was instantly drowned in repentance and distress. But what made him feel even more resigned was the suffocating regret that came because he failed to suppress his own strong impulse.…..

Her tearful eyes only make his crooked nature feel even more restless and tempted to do something bad.

Qi Chengyan struggled to calm his breathing and got up from the bed. He sat on the edge of the bed, listening to the person lying next to him whimpering faintly, fortunately, without his confinement, she soon fell asleep.

The room was silent, Qi Chengyan sighed lightly, he turned around, carried her to lay her down on the pillow, then reached out and pulled the blanket over to cover her.

The sleeping person rolled over and let out a heavy breathing sound after being drunk. 

Meanwhile, there was still a distinct sensation and warmth remaining on the lips and teeth of the person who was still awake.

Qi Chengyan stared at her in silence for a while, got up and turned off the lights in the room, leaving only the bedside lamp shining dimly.

He didn't stay anymore, turned around and walked out of the room.

Most of the people at the celebration banquet took a rest in the villa, the next day everyone got up one after another, and ate the breakfast prepared by the chef in the villa, before leaving.

Guan Zhiyi had drunk too much this time, her pent-up emotions from the last few months were released by drinking herself until she lose consciousness. Hence when she woke up the next day she had a splitting headache and a dry mouth.

She opened her eyes and saw a familiar figure sitting on the sofa not far away, "Mao Mao ......" 

The assistant Mao Mao heard the voice and immediately came over, "Sister Zhiyi, you're awake."

Guan Zhiyi raised her hand and tapped her forehead, "Why are you here?"

"There are still many things in the company, Sister Yun rushed to deal with it early, so she asked me to take care of you."

"Oh……"

"But Sister Yun said that last night ...... cough, she also told me not to barge right in. But when I came, I saw President Qi downstairs, so I thought I could just come in and wait."

Guan Zhiyi hesitated, "What are you talking about?"

Mao Mao was somewhat blushing,"Well, Sister Yun said that yesterday it was President Qi who brought you up to rest, so ......"

Guan Zhiyi paused, pulling Maomao's sleeves abruptly, "What? He, I… me and him yesterday…."

Mao Mao was dumbfounded and said, "Zhiyi sister, you forgot?"

Guan Zhiyi nodded, then immediately shook her head.

She drank with Xiao Ran and Zhao Mingming yesterday, then she and Zhao Mingming went back to rest, but on the way, Zhao Mingming was taken away by her assistant, while she...... she seemed to have indeed followed Qi Chengyan.

Guan Zhiyi thought for a long time, feeling that her head was about to explode with pain, "Mao Mao, you help me pour a cup of water first."

"Mmmmm, okay!"

Mao Mao hurriedly went to get water, Guan Zhiyi turned over in the bed and buried herself into the pillow.

Yesterday, it seemed hat he carried her upstairs and sent her back to her room ...... Right, it's not that unusual, she was so drunk, it's normal that he would take her back to her room.

Just--

Guan Zhiyi suddenly turned her head sideways, eh?

"Can I have another kiss?"

"It's a good kiss...soft..."

Um?

Um? ? ?

What is this? !

Guan Zhiyi stared at the empty space with wide eyes, and a layer of cold sweat immediately broke out from her back.

Was it a dream, or was it real?

Why does she have these strange images on her head?

Guan Zhiyi couldn't lie down anymore, she bounced off the bed all at once.

She sat blankly and began to suspect that she had drunk too much and had made a move on Qi Chengyan.

But….that can't be.

Right, that can't be. It should be that she had drunk too much and her obsession with him led her to imagining things, it was just a dream!

Because if it wasn't a dream then ...... What about the images of her rolling in bed with him? When Qi Chengyan pressed her down to kiss her......How could this impossible and terrifying scene be real? How could he possibly do that to her?

Guan Zhiyi stretched out her hand to support her forehead, her face flushed.

This dream is too frightening…

"Here's the water, it's a little hot, be careful." After a while, Mao Mao came over with a glass.

Guan Zhiyi took it and asked, "Is everyone still here?"

"When I came just now, I saw some people had already left."

"Where's Sister Mingming?"

"I didn't see her, and neither did Teacher Xiao, so maybe they're still sleeping."

"Then--"

"President Qi is still downstairs."

Guan Zhiyi paused, and said stiffly, "I didn't mean to ask about him."

Maomao: "Oh…"

There were complete toiletries in the room, Guan Zhiyi cleaned up herself, and went downstairs with Maomao.

Along the way, one after another, they ran into familiar people.

"Zhiyi, what a coincidence, you just woke up too." At this moment, someone called her.

Guan Zhiyi turned her head and saw Xiao Ran walking lazily. His complexion was a bit bad, obviously the result of a hangover. However, this image-loving idol was wearing his hat tightly, while also holding a mask in his hand as if ready to use it anytime.

Guan Zhiyi said, "I just woke up, I want to have breakfast."

"I'll also go." Xiao Ran walked to her side, "Ah, I'm indeed already old, I have a headache after drinking alcohol."

Guan Zhiyi smiled, "You're not even thirty, where are you old?"

"Compared to you, I'm a few years older than you."

"Then, I'm still young, yet I can't drink a lot."Guan Zhiyi shook her head, "I feel uncomfortable too."

"Hahaha, right, but we did drink too much yesterday, moreover we also drank with everyone at the banquet before that, it would be strange if we didn't have headaches."

Xiao Ran and Guan Zhiyi were talking and laughing as they walked towards the dining room. When they saw Qi Chengyan walk in from outside the courtyard. Xiao Ran waved his hand and said, "Hey President Qi, you're still here, I thought you had left long ago."

Guan Zhiyi's eyes fell on Qi Chengyan in the direction Xiao Ran was looking, when she met with his eyes, her heart suddenly began to pound hard.

She was flustered. Although the vague images from yesterday were not real, after all, it is still in her head, so at this time, seeing him appear in front of her, she naturally felt a sense of apprehension in her heart.

"Have you eaten?" Qi Chengyan looked at Guan Zhiyi and asked.

"No, I'm going to eat with Zhiyi."

Xiao Ran said while he took over Guan Zhiyi's shoulder, very familiarly. This familiarity is very natural, but it makes the person who's currently looking at them feel very unpleasant.

Qi Chengyan frowned, "Does your head hurt, there is a hangover soup in the kitchen."

This question was obviously directed towards Guan Zhiyi, so Xiao Yan did not answer and looked at her. The latter had a hard time to say anything, she then nodded, her voice a little dry, "It’s kind of, I’ll drink it later."

When she said that, she looked at Qi Chengyan calmly.

He was as caring and calm as he always do, which made her certain that the images inside her head were really just a dream after a hangover.

For a moment, she didn't know whether to be happy or to be disappointed.

"Let's go, I'm hungry." She pulled Xiao Ran, and didn't say anything more to Qi Chengyan.

Xiao Ran quickly followed, "Wait for me to wait for me, let's go and see what's delicious together."

Qi Chengyan stood in place, didn't follow them.

His mind was in a mess for the whole night yesterday, he only managed to sleep at six in the morning. But he didn't sleep well and woke up again at eight o'clock.

Because he was unsure whether Guan Zhiyi remembered, he stayed here and did not leave. But looking at her back joking and laughing with Xiao Ran at thi moment, he was sure in his heart that this person probably drank too much and had a black out.

Qi Chengyan was somewhat frustrated, she was drunk last night, but he wasn't, so those preposterous and recklessness were the repercussions of his lack of control. He spent the whole night wondering, what should he do when she woke up, how should he coax her? What should he say so as not to scare her?

Unexpectedly, this little kid had completely forgotten about it.

____

Guan Zhiyi was so distracted during breakfast, but she didn't dare to show it so obviously, she had to pretend to be calm while chatting with Zhao Mingming and Xiao Ran.

"It's a rare thing to have two days of free time for us, so, how about we go eat hot pot in the evening, my treat?" Zhao Mingming proposed.

Li Xuan quickly responded, "Okay, what about you two?"

At the dinner table, there were only four of them. Xiao Ran naturally nodded when he heard this. Guan Zhiyi was absent-minded, Zhao Mingming had to pinch her arm before she come back to her senses.

"Zhiyi, let's eat hot pot together later, okay?"

Guan Zhiyi: "Huh? Okay, okay."

"That's settled, then. I haven't had hot pot in a long time! I must eat a lot today."

"OK."

The four of them had talked about having dinner together since a long time ago, however all four of them were famous and busy, they didn't have a lot of time where they could be free at the same time.

Hence after the decision was made, Zhao Mingming had her assistant go and book the location right away.

When Qi Chengyan came over, Guan Zhiyi was finishing her breakfast and was ready to call Mao Mao to come over and take her back to her apartment.

"Not going home?" He asked.

Guan Zhiyi shook her head, "No, I'm not going back, I'm going out with Xiao Ran and the others tonight."

"Where are you going with him?"

Guan Zhiyi glanced at him,"It's nothing, we just made an appointment to eat."

"You and him are......"

"Mao Mao!" Guan Zhiyi suddenly waved towards her assistant not far away, "Bring the car out, I'm going back."

Maomao made an ok gesture, then immediately went to the parking lot.

Guan Zhiyi briefly finished her conversation with Qi Chengyan,"Then I will go first. I didn't sleep well yesterday, I feel like I have to go back and catch up on my sleep."

Qi Chengyan stared down at her and swallowed back the words he was about to ask,"Okay."

Guan Zhiyi hummed, put her hat on and walked straight out.

Qi Chengyan looked at her for a while, and found that she did not turn back.

In the past, she would always take one step and turn back while smiling and waving to him.

However he didn't know when it started, she had stopped doing so at some point.

____

Guan Zhiyi went back to rest, then at night, Mao Mao drove to pick her up and took her to the hot pot restaurant. The owner of the hot pot restaurant is Zhao Mingming's relative, thus he gave them the most secluded room and brought the four of them in through the back door.

For the first time since the filming finished, the four main actors gathered purely for the sake of dinner, The four of them were eating while chatting, their conversation went on and on.

After eating for two hours, the small get-together ended. Because Zhao Mingming and Li Xuan's staff came a little late, Xiao Ran and Guan Zhiyi went down to the underground garage first.

As soon as Guan Zhiyi arrived in the garage, Maomao called,"Sister Zhiyi, the car tire suddenly has some problems. Don't come down first, I'll have someone to fix it."

Guan Zhiyi: "I've already come down, where are you?"

"Ah? Then why don't you go up again, I can't drive the car now."

Guan Zhiyi was a little helpless,"Okay."

When Guan Zhiyi hung up the call and wanted to turn back, Xiao Ran took her arm,"What's the matter?"

Guan Zhiyi: "There was a problem with the car, Mao Mao asked me to wait upstairs."

"So it's like this, it's okay, you can take my car, I'll send you." Xiao Ran shook his car keys, "I drove by myself today, it's convenient."

Guan Zhiyi: "Don't bother, I--"

"Why are you so polite with me, come on, come on, just get in." Xiao Ran grabbed her and took her towards his car,"Where are you going? Back to the imperial palace?"

Guan Zhiyi saw him acting like this and stopped being polite,"I'm not going home, I'll go back to my own small apartment."

"Okay, tell me the address later."