I Am Rich

47

Qi Chengyan really fell asleep afterwards, and Guan Zhiyi stayed in his room for another two hours, secretly checking his temperature again.

Thirty-seven degrees and a half, his temperature had cooled down.

She finally felt relieved, put the medicine and thermometer on the bedside, and then came out of his room.

The next day, she continued filming the advertisement on set.

The shoot ended at eleven o'clock and there was a break after dinner. Guan Zhiyi didn't go back to the hotel, she, Xiao Ran and others ordered some food and drink at a coffee shop near the studio, they sat and chatted with each other.

They were currently chatting, but she was not really in the mood. What Qi Chengyan said yesterday was like an injection of drug on her body. It's not lethal, but it made people muddle headed and let one's imagination run wild. How could she have the heart to talk with others now?

"Zhiyi, Zhiyi?"

Guan Zhiyi came back to her senses, "Ah?"

Xiao Ran laughed, "What are you thinking about, did you listen to me?"

Guan Zhiyi touched her nose, "I did...."

"Well, what did I say then?"

"......"

She actually was not listening to their conversation and was a little embarrassed about it. Fortunately, at this moment, Liu Yun suddenly beckoned at someone not far away,"President Qi, you're here. Come sit over here."

Guan Zhiyi trembled as she breathed, immediately glancing at Liu Yun's line of sight. It was indeed Qi Chengyan who came, he looked much better than last night, his complexion was also not that bad anymore.

"Why is everyone here?" Qi Chengyan glanced at Guan Zhiyi before sitting down in the seat Liu Yun had given to him.

Liu Yun pulled a chair on the side and said, "The schedule is a bit tight, after a while we will have to start again, so we simply don't return to the hotel."

"Oh."

"President Qi, are you okay?"

"Yes, I feel much better after taking medicine last night."

Liu Yun nodded repeatedly, "That's good then, that's good, uh, I'll go and get you a cup of coffee.What would you like?"

"Ice Americano."

"You can't drink ice." Guan Zhiyi subconsciously stopped him and said to Liu Yun,"Give him some hot Americano."

Liu Yun's eyes switched between the two, she didn't know who she should listen to for a moment.

Qi Chengyan smiled faintly, "I'll listen to her."

"Eh, okay." Liu Yun got up and went inside.

Obviously it was just a normal sentence, but his gentle and indulging tone that she heard made her feel strange.

Guan Zhiyi picked up her own coffee and took a sip, the tips of her ears inexplicably becoming a little red.

Xiao Ran's eyes turned slowly between the two, lazily said,"Listen, how long are you going to stay here? I think you are not acclimatized to Paris. It would be better to go back earlier."

Guan Zhiyi listened to Xiao Ran's words while silently eating the cake in front of her. What did Qi Chengyan say yesterday......he said, when do you want me to go back?

It seemed to be left for her to decide.

It ought to be just a casual remark, isn't it......

"There's nothing going on in the company, it's okay to stay for a few more days."Qi Chengyan smiled lightly and asked, "Xiao Wu, what do you think?"

"Cough--" Guan Zhiyi almost choked on cream, she looked up confusedly,"I think...you can do whatever you like."

Qi Chengyan hummed, "Then when the time comes, I'll go back together with you."

"...... oh."

Xiao Ran rolled his eyes firmly,"You're really idle, has your family gone bankrupt?"

"You don't need to worry about that, the company is perfectly alright. Even if it goes bankrupt..." Qi Chengyan said,"We still have Xiaowu's family."

Xiao Ran: "Wow, Qi Chengyan, you are really shameless! What does the Guan Family have to do with you!"

Qi Chengyan said faintly,"There's no particular relationship, it's just that, if Qi Family falls, they will invest money to let Qi Family recover once again, kind of relationship."

Xiao Ran: "............"

Guan Zhiyi paused, this is indeed true, not to mention that the two families have a good relationship in the first place, her brother Guan Yuanbai alone would not let Qi Chengyan derive a problem.

Before long, the waiter at the coffee shop brought out Qi Chengyan's coffee, he stopped talking and drank the coffee quietly.

Guan Zhiyi wanted to eat another bite of the cake, but under Liu Yun's threatening eyes, she sheepishly put down her small fork.

"Sister Yun, let her have another bite, look at her drooling." Xiao Ran saw eye contact between the two and teased.

Liu Yun: "She already eats a lot, moreover, she just had dinner."

Xiao Ran: "What a waste, this cake is delicious."

Guan Zhiyi: "Then why didn't I see you order it?"

Xiao Ran lightly coughed: "I don't like to eat sweets."

Guan Zhiyi nearly rolled her eyes, what do not like to eat sweets. He obviously was also controlling his weight, hence he won't touch this sweet food.

"It's really so delicious?" Qi Chengyan asked casually.

Guan Zhiyi nodded, "It's very delicious…"

"I'll try it." Qi Chengyan said as he naturally took the fork she had just used and took a bite of the cake that she had only eaten a half of it.

Guan Zhiyi: "Wait—"

It's too late, he already ate it.

"What?"

Guan Zhiyi watched as her used fork being put into his mouth by him, her ears were instantly burning,"I've used that......"

Qi Chengyan said, "Aren't you not going to eat it anymore?"

"I'm not eating anymore—"

"Then it's okay for me to use it." Qi Chengyan's face was tranquil and calm, as if this was an insignificant matter.

Guan Zhiyi blinked slowly,"...forget it."

Qi Chengyan did not say anything else and continued to eat the cake with her fork.

Xiao Ran glanced at Guan Zhiyi's red ears, and then looked at the 'seemingly decent gentleman who is actually a beast' Qi Chengyan, he spitefully cursed in his heart! Damn! This guy did it on purpose, didn't he?

Liu Yun also saw the scene in front of her eyes. If this matter were placed in the past, she would think that it was nothing, because at that time she thought Qi Chengyan liked Guan Zhiyi and was chasing Guan Zhiyi.

However right now... the two of them are not in an ordinary relationship, are they? No matter how she looked at them, it didn't look ordinary.

_____

In the following days, Qi Chengyan really stayed in Paris. On the day of the return trip, he bought a ticket on the same flight as everyone else.

Guan Zhiyi was still quite tired from the last few days, and after getting on the plane, she slept all the way, and only woke up dazedly when they landed.

"Are you going home afterwards?" Qi Chengyan's seat was just one corridor away from her, Guan Zhiyi unbuckled her seat belt and nodded her head.

"That's perfect. Let's take my car."

Guan Zhiyi was ineffably nervous when facing him for the past two days, "Huh? I have to ask Sister Yun…"

"If you ask her, she will come to ask me, why bother to circle around like that."

"..."

"Let's go."

"Ok……"

They got off the plane.

"Wait, let Xiao Ran go out first, we'll go later." Liu Yun said after taking the luggage.

"Okay."

There must be fans at the airport who went to pick up Xiao Ran. Although the two people’s advertisement itinerary is already known online and it would be okay for them to take the same flight, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the staff from both sides will still separate the two.

Of course, with Guan Zhiyi's current popularity there were certainly also people waiting for her at the airport, so Qi Chengyan didn't walk together with her either. Only after she, Liu Yun and other staff had collected their luggage together, did she make a call to him.

"I've asked my assistant to drive over, do you want to get into your own car first, or come directly to my car."

Guan Zhiyi: "There are reporters at the airport today, your car is too eye-catching."

"I asked them to drive the same one as your nanny car."

"In that case, are you in the car now, where is it?"

"At……"

Before Qi Chengyan could answer, he suddenly heard a stranger's voice coming from her side,"Zhiyi Zhiyi, you're coming back from France today, right?"

Qi Chengyan paused for a moment, "A reporter?"

Guan Zhiyi answered the call with wireless earphones on, so no one else could tell that she was on call. When Qi Chengyan asked, she hummed. Then answered the reporter,"Yes, I'm back from France."

Reporter: "The internet says that it's another collaboration with Xiao Ran after 'Dynasty Wild'."

"Right."

"Xiao Ran just passed by a moment ago, why didn't you guys go together even though both of you were on the same flight?"

Guan Zhiyi smiled, just when she wanted to say something, she heard the voice in the earphones say,"Knowingly ask, this reporter's brain is not very good." 

Guan Zhiyi was tempted to laugh when she heard this, but she suppressed it back,"Ah......I have a lot of luggage, and was delayed by picking it up."

Qi Chengyan: "You answer it quite well."

Guan Zhiyi: "..."

Reporter: "How do you feel about working together again?"

Qi Chengyan: "Looking at it in general, I don't think Song Li chose him after much consideration. He simply took a fancy at his popularity."

Guan Zhiyi: "...... it's certainly pretty good, Teacher Xiao is very dedicated to his work, and it was a pleasure to work together."

Reporter: "Because of "Dawn and the Wild" many people have become cp fans of you two. Is there any possibility for the two to be together in reality?"

Qi Chengyan paused, "Well...I also want to know about this."

Guan Zhiyi coughed slightly, said very formally, "We are just friends, good friends."

"So can you tell us what your ideal other half would be like?"

This time, there was no sound from the earphones.

Guan Zhiyi was tense,"Just... someone who treats me well."

"Is there anything else to add?"

Guan Zhiyi's mind was stuck, thinking that Qi Chengyan was still on the phone with her, she couldn't say anything more. Luckily, at this time, Liu Yun helped her to stop them, "I'm sorry we are in a hurry. Sorry, sorry."

After finally getting out of the reporter's grasp, Guan Zhiyi listened to the person on the earphones saying,"Just treat you well….. Xiaowu, why are your requirements so low?"

Guan Zhiyi's footsteps stalled, "I just said it casually."

"Is that so? Then do you have other requirements?"

Guan Zhiyi opened her mouth, only to feel her ears start to burn again.

Why is he asking so many questions….does he really like her?

It's better for her to not think so much. When she think about it like that, her whole heart began to stir restlessly, as if it was trying to break out of the dark box she had sealed since she decided to stay away from him.

However, twice, she has cried twice for this secret love, feelings are too obscure and intense, so it was even more frightening. She wondered whether she was still making a fool of herself this time too.

"I have a lot of requirements, most people won't make it."Guan Zhiyi took a deep breath, did not want to talk more, "Well, I have to hang up, the car is here."

Qi Chengyan was silent for a while,"I see, my car is behind you."

"That, there are still people taking pictures, so I won't take your car."

"Allright." Qi Chengyan said, "Get some rest when you get home."

"Got it."

____

Everyone in the family knew that Guan Zhiyi was coming back today, so they had prepared a table of dishes early and were waiting for her.

"Where's Cheng Yan?" When she entered the door, Guan Yuanbai picked up her luggage and glanced behind her.

Guan Zhiyi: "Why are you asking me?"

Guan Yuanbai: "I thought he said he was on the same flight as you and he'd take you home."

"Oh, there was a reporter at the airport before, so we separated because it was inconvenient to go together."

Guan Yuanbai nodded,"Then I'll call him and ask him to come over for dinner."

At dinner time, Qi Chengyan arrived at her house to eat together.

Her father Guan Xinghuai had a good conversation with Qi Chengyan, talking about stock at one moment and how the project was going at the other, in high spirits. Guan Zhiyi is very accustomed to this, in any case, they have always had endless business topics to talk about, and she, a novice, is completely unable to intervene.

At first, she was still feeling happy, intending to finish her meal in a low-key manner. Who knew that halfway through the meal, her dad suddenly turned the topic on her. 

"Xiao Wu, how is it going with that Xiao Ran?"

"Cough—" Guan Zhiyi nearly choked on the food.

Guan Xinghuai narrowed his eyes, "What, there's progress?"

Guan Zhiyi choked so hard that her face turned red, took a moment to calm down before saying, "What ah, there's nothing going on, I've told you everything."

Guan Xinghuai looked at her quietly, there seemed to be a four-word pop-up over his head: I don't believe it!

Guan Zhiyi: "...... anyway, believe it or not, what I said is true."

"He's so good-looking, don't you like him?"

Guan Zhiyi choked,"There are a lot of good-looking people around me! Am I someone who judges people based on their looks like this!"

Guan Xinghuai thought for a while, and said, "Right, I your father, and your two brothers have indeed elevated your vision since you were young."

Guan Zhiyi said, "....If you talk about brother then just talk about brother, Dad, why did you have to bring yourself in."

"What's wrong? You mean that dad is not handsome? Your dad was also a flower in the capital when he was young, OK?"

Guan Zhiyi smiled, "Yes, yes, yes, otherwise how can you have such a lovely daughter."

"Heh." Guan Xinghuai said, "Since you don't like Xiao Ran, then you tell me, what kind of person do you like, dad will find it for you."

Qi Chengyan paused slightly and raised his eyes to look at Guan Zhiyi.

Guan Zhiyi: "Dad... can you stop putting your eyes on me every day and pay more attention to my brother instead."

Guan Yuanbai, who was suddenly named, whizzed coldly and said, "Don't throw bombs at me."

"It was supposed to be thrown to you, you are old enough to marry."

Guan Yuanbai reached out and flicked her forehead, "Are you starting a fight?"

Guan Zhiyi: "Dad, look at brother--"

Guan Xinghuai glanced at Guan Yuanbai, and said, "Xiao Wu, I don't care what kind of wife your brother marries. What's important is the marriage of my precious daughter."

Guan Yuanbai pulled the corner of his mouth, "I agree, I'm afraid that you will go wrong and get bullied."

"......"

Guan Xinghuai: "Okay okay, Dad won't arrange you a blind date anymore. I just ask because I'm worried about you. Is that all right?"

"I don't have any types, I don't like anyone."Guan Zhiyi said this with a guilty conscience, the person in her mind was sitting in front of her, how is she supposed to answer that!

Guan Xinghuai frowned upon hearing this,"How can someone not know what they like?"

Guan Zhiyi snorted, "I just don't know, then, you tell me what kind of person would suit me."

"You ah ......" Guan Xinghuai thought about it for a while,"Family background has to be similar with ours, Dad doesn't look down on anyone, this is simply how the world works, selecting a well-matched family in terms of social status is truly necessary. If there's too much difference in strength between them, they will sure have a different perspective, Hence there will be a lot of conflicting views after marriage,"

Qi Chengyan smiled faintly, he was qualified for this point.

Guan Xinghuai added,"Good natured, but he shouldn't be too smart. Dad prefer feeble-minded person."

Qi Chengyan's smile froze,"....."

Guan Zhiyi: "Why?"

"Because you're not that smart either. if the other party is too smart he will cheat you. Xiao Wu, I hope that person can listen to you and you can hold him in the palm of your hand."

Guan Zhiyi: "...... in that case, why don't you just say it bluntly, just say dumb rich second generation."

"You can't say that, what dumb, I mean-"

"All right, all right, I understand. Let's stop talking and just eat quickly."

The table was quiet, Qi Chengyan lowered his eyes and looked at his bowl of rice, in thought.

Listen to her words, held in the palm of her hand.....dumb.

The front is easy, but the latter…dumb? Stupid?

Later, the meal was finally finished.

Guan Zhiyi did not stay idle, casually took her newly received script to read, the time to join the group has not yet arrived, But because of her role in this project is a talkative, she had to memorize a large number of lines, so she needed to memorize them in advance.

"What did you read?" Guan Yuan Bai and Qi Chengyan came over after eating. Guan Yuanbai put a glass of juice in front of her, "Are you going to fim another project?"

"Not yet, just preparing." Guan Zhiyi handed over the backup copy and casually said,"Brother, act with me."

Guan Yuanbai: "What?"

"Just read the male lead's lines for me for a moment."

Guan Yuanbai said "Oh" and seriously read it. But just then his phone rang. After he picked up and talked to the other party, he threw the script on his lap to Qi Chengyan's lap,"I have to take care of something, you act with her."

Guan Zhiyi: "......"

Qi Chengyan glanced at the script, "Okay."

Guan Yuanbai hurriedly walked to the study, Qi Chengyan got up and sat in the place where Guan Yuanbai just sat before,"Which part?"

Guan Zhiyi cleared her throat,"Well, I'm actually not in a hurry, if you have something to do..."

"I'm fine."

"Oh."

"You start first."

If Guan Zhiyi suddenly say "No need", it would look too deliberate. So she closed her script, bit the bullet and started to recite the lines,"…I haven't seen you for days. Where have you been? Or did you avoid me on purpose?"

This paragraph is about the scene where the male protagonist hides from the female protagonist, and the two have not seen each other for several days. At this time in the script, the male lead didn't like the female lead yet, so he was somewhat repellent towards her fierce approach.

After Guan Zhiyi finished asking a series of questions, Qi Chengyan read the dialogue in the script, "I haven't been anywhere, neither do I hide from you."

"But I couldn't meet you, I went to the palace to look for you and also to the medical center, but you were not there, I asked the others, and they said you didn't come."

"Right."

"Why? Are you sick? Is something wrong with you?" Guan Zhiyi asked in a concerned tone.

Qi Chengyan glanced at her and continued to read, "Simply don't want to go."

"Why......"

"Because I don't want to see you."

Guan Zhiyi subconsciously put herself as the heroine, her voice was a little low, repeated dully,"Why... don't you want to see me?"

Qi Chengyan glanced at the next lines, his eyes moved away from the script and fell on Guan Zhiyi, he slowly said, "Because I like you."

The two looked at each other, one dumbfounded while the other calm and collected.

Qi Chengyan watched as her ears started to turn red, and there was a faint smile on his eyes. He lowered his head to look at the script again, and as if realizing that he had read the lines wrong he said,"Oh, I missed a word. The male lead said, because I don't like you."

Guan Zhiyi: "......"

Sure enough, it was because of misreading. But even though she clearly knew that he read the wrong words, hearing those few words suddenly popped out of his mouth, she was unable to put herself together at last.

Her heart beat fast like a thunderstorm, the rain was heavy and fast, accompanied with a blast of lightning and thunder, so loud that she almost felt she was deaf.

"What's the matter, don't continue to read?" Qi Chengyan asked.

Guan Zhiyi hastily lowered her head to cover her flustered eyes, "Oh, I, I forgot the words, I'll read them again."

Qi Cheng Yan said "Oh", looking at her slightly drooping head.

The little girl in front of him blinked her eyelashes, the tips of her ears were flushed, and her cheeks were haloed with some redness.

Are you shy?

Qi Chengyan hooked his lips, if she is...that would be great.

Guan Yuanbai came back soon after handling the matter, Guan Zhiyi couldn't go on with her words, so she said to the two of them, "It's done" and hurried back to her room.

Qi Chengyan saw her leave and said, "I'll go back first."

Guan Yuanbai: "You're just leaving like this?"

Qi Chengyan smiled and said meaningfully,"Well, I'll come back tomorrow."

Guan Yuanbai didn't suspect anything, "Okay."

However, the next day, Qi Chengyan was not able to come over, because Elder Qi gave him a blocking wall.

"Mengjia ah, you are really thoughtful, you know that my legs are not comfortable, and sent me these supplements products."

"You don't have to be polite, I just heard what my grandfather said and thought that those might be useful to you, so I sent it."

"Oh...you are such a good kid."

The two sitting in the living room were courteously chatting, and this was what Qi Chengyan saw as he walked downstairs.

He was stunned when he saw Yang Mengjia. He remembered that ever since he had denied having a fiancee in front of the media. She never showed up anymore.

He thought, after all, she was also a spoiled young lady from a rich family, ought to feel embarrassed meeting with such a face-losing situation, and will not appear again.

However, why did she come again?

"Miss Yang, long time no see." After Qi Chengyan greeting very perfunctorily, he said to Elder Qi, "Grandpa, I have something to do at Guan Yuan Bai's house, I'll leave first."

"You wait!" Qi Mingsheng shouted to stop him, "It's almost mealtime, just go after lunch. "

"It's all right, I'll go and eat at their place," 

Qi Mingsheng glared at him and said through his clenched teeth, "No, you stay here, I just happened to call Yuanbai and Xiaowu over to eat today."

Qi Chengyan: "......"

"Our home happens to also have guests, everyone can eat together, it will be lively!"

It is common to call the two brothers and sisters of the Guan family to come over for dinner, but today the old man was obviously doing it because of Yang Mengjia. He was very satisfied with this granddaughter-in-law, so he tried his best to match his grandson with her.

When Guan Zhiyi was called by Guan Yuanbai to go to Qi Chengyan's house for dinner, she didn't think too much of it, after all, it was Elder Qi who called, she would definitely not shirk.

 But she didn't expect that after ringing the doorbell, it was a beautiful woman who came to open the door.

Guan Yuanbai was stunned when he saw the guests, "Miss Yang?"

Yang Mengjia smiled, "Just call me Mengjia."

Guan Yuanbai nodded politely, but there was some hilarity in his eyes. It seemed that Qi Chengyan had once again been caught "cultivating feelings".

"Please come in."

"Okay."

Guan Yuanbai entered the door, followed by Guan Zhiyi who stole a glance at Yang Mengjia. After a glance, the vague guess in her heart over the past few days suddenly burst like a bubble, disappearing without a trace.

She seems to......still think too much.