I Am Rich

54

The leftover food in the living room had already been cleaned up by Maomao, Guan Zhiyi was currently sitting on the sofa, eyes flickering.

What did they just do inside there…

How come he suddenly, so suddenly kissed her like that!

Guan Zhiyi stretched out her hand to touch her lower lip, the sensation just now was still lingering…

"When are you going back to the set?"

Guan Zhiyi straightened her back when the people in the bedroom came out,"I don't know! No, ano-another half hour."

Qi Chengyan looked at the panicked little girl, smiled, and sat down.

Guan Zhiyi's whole body was tense, did not dare to look at him.

"Turn around."

"......"

"Turn around," said Qi Chengyan as he put his hand on her shoulder, turning her in his direction.

Guan Zhiyi mumbled, "What....."

Qi Chengyan stretched out his hand to straighten her clothes,"The hug back there has messed up your clothes."

Guan Zhiyi's face became even more red. She hurriedly lowered her head to cover the panic under her eyes, and reached out to smooth the wrinkles on her clothes,"It's okay. I'll go to the set later and ask the dresser to fix it."

Guan Zhiyi tidied up her clothes and glanced at him, "That, you're still not leaving?"

Qi Chengyan raised his eyebrows slightly,"One moment ago you're chasing your brother away, now you're chasing me out?"

"I'm just asking......"

"I'm not going back until tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?"

"Yeah, so I can accompany you tonight."

Guan Zhiyi's whole body is tense now, but even so, sweetness was still seeping through her heart when she heard that he wanted to keep her company.

"What did you eat with your brother just now?" Qi Chengyan asked.

"Just the hotel lunch... and some food that my brother bought for me." Guan Zhiyi thought of this and suddenly said, "ah, you have not eaten yet, he brought me a lot of snacks, I'll go get-"

"Forget it." Qi Chengyan pulled her back, "I don't like to eat sweets."

"Then what about ......"

As she was saying this, the room door was swiped open again.

"Sister Zhiyi, we should leave--" As soon as the voice fell, the person was taken aback by the sight of Qi Chengyan sitting in the living room, "President Qi?"

Qi Chengyan nodded at her.

Maomao: "Why are you here?"

"Visiting the set."

Mao Mao said unexpectedly, "Just now sister Zhiyi's brother also came, how come you guys didn't go together?"

Qi Chengyan glanced at Guan Zhiyi and smiled lightly, "I didn't know he'd come too, we just so happen to miss out each other."

"Oh, then Sister Zhiyi has to go to the set with me now, you......"

"It's okay, you guys go and get busy."

"Eh, okay."

Guan Zhiyi got up and followed Maomao, but after a few steps she still felt worried, turned around and said, "Otherwise, you just stay here and I'll ask someone to send you some food to eat? If you're tired, you can also rest in this room for a while."

Qi Chengyan looked at her and said very obediently, "Okay."

"Then I'm leaving?"

"Mm."

After coming out of the room with Mao Mao, Guan Zhiyi breathed a sigh of relief, however, the heat on her face couldn't cool down so quickly. Maomao grinned secretly, "President Qi is chasing really hard, we've only been here for how long ah." 

Guan Zhiyi touched her nose, a little embarrassed,"......don't gossip."

Mao Mao smiled cheekily,"Sister Zhiyi, didn't you also like him too?"

Guan Zhiyi glanced at her, wanting to deny it imposingly, but couldn't speak the words that were circled around the tip of her tongue. In the end, she just dejectedly said,"Is it that obvious…"

Mao Mao said earnestly, "Yes, you can't take your eyes off President Qi when he's around."

"...oh."

"I feel that President Qi also likes you very much."

Guan Zhiyi looked at Maomao, with an expectation in her eyes that even she herself hadn't noticed, "Where are you getting that from?"

"You don't need to take a special look to see this, you can just tell at a glance. President Qi is treating you so well, and always secretly comes to visit the set."Mao Mao thought about it and suddenly said, "Oh right, the last time we went to France to shoot a commercial, Sister Yun said that President Qi must have just wanted to see you. What work ah, he's just using that as an excuse."

Guan Zhiyi really never thought that he'd especially come all the way to France. After all, it was so far away and he was also so busy at work…

"Oh, it's almost time, let's hurry up and get in the car, we don't want to be late." Mao Mao said.

At the thought of that person, Guan Zhiyi's eyes were faintly smiling, "Okay…"

Guan Zhiyi's scene for today is relatively heavy, so as soon as she arrived on the set, she started filming nonstop. It wasn't until dinner time that she had time to pick up her phone and ask Qi Chengyan how he was doing.

"Zhiyi, thank you~" Just then, an actor walking towards her raised the coffee and snacks in her hand.

Guan Zhiyi: "Huh?"

"The snacks you bought are amazing!"

Guan Zhiyi glanced at the things on that person's hand with a puzzled look, "What?"

"Thank you, Teacher Guan~"Said another actor who passed by.

"Mrs. Guan, the coffee is so good." A staff member walked over.

"Zhiyi, this is delicious ah."

"Teacher Guan, Thank you!"

_____

Along the way, the staff and actors were thanking her.

Guan Zhiyi was confused, only after walking outside did she see a snack and coffee cart standing there. The car had the store's logo printed on it, and it was apparent that the store had driven directly here to make and distribute the food at the scene.

"...I didn't order this," Guan Zhiyi muttered.

At this moment, Maomao came over and handed her a cup of coffee, "Sister, here you go."

Guan Zhiyi: "You're the one who got these things?"

"How could I not tell you beforehand if I'm the one who did it."Mao Mao whispered in her ear, "It's President Qi who called them, but it was bought for the crew in your name. "

"And where is he ......"

"He just called me to pick up the people from the two stores. I don't know where he is."Maomao said,"Today's scene is a big one. There are so many groups of crew, yet in spite of everything, everyone still gets a share. President Qi is so thoughtful…"

Guan Zhiyi's ears were filled with Maomao's praises, but she didn't listen much. She picked up the phone, found a place to sit down, and called Qi Chengyan.

"Xiao Wu," the phone was soon connected, and his voice came from the other end of the phone, seemingly carrying a magnetic field, shaking her heart.

Guan Zhiyi: "Did you order the coffee and snacks?"

"Is it delicious?"

Actually, she hadn't eaten it yet, but she still said, "It's delicious, but why is it in my name? Why didn't you come?"

"Me?" Qi Chengyan seemed to chuckle, "Don't dare to come."

Guan Zhiyi was stunned for a moment, "Why?"

"This time, there's no one I know in the crew that can give me an excuse to visit the set."

Guan Zhiyi was puzzled, and wondering, isn't she still here? She then heard Qi Chengyan calmly saying,"I haven't received any title from you yet."

"Huh?"

"Otherwise, why don't you give me a formal title?"

Title to visit the set….

Obviously there are so many connections between them that he can use, but he said that he has not received it yet.

It goes without saying what kind of title he hadn't received.

Guan Zhiyi squeezed her phone tightly, it was as if there was a timely rain** in her heart.

(**rain that falls when badly needed. Something that happens at the right time.)

Give me a formal title.

Not so long ago, there was a time when she wanted to give him this title so badly, and also wanted to receive this title from him, but then her misunderstanding and cowardice made her shrank back. And now, it was him who came to face her and extended his hand to pull her out of her shell…

Guan Zhiyi pursed her lips, her breathing was a little messy. She swallowed several times as her throat became dry. Then she slowly said, "Are you sure, you really really like me?" 

Qi Chengyan has been waiting for her to speak, and was slightly taken aback when he heard the words,"Mm, I like you very much, I really like you."

"Then, in the future, You will never say that I am just a little kid, nor will you say you don't have any other interest in me?"

Qi Chengyan sighed softly, realizing he had cast too much shadow over her the other time.

He softened his tone and coaxed in a shallow voice, "Xiaowu, what did I do to you today? You say, is this treating you like a little kid?"

Guan Zhiyi's eyes were a little red, the people and things in front of her seemed somewhat blurred. She could only hear the voice in her ears, which sounded as if it were far away, but also seemed to be near.

He said, "I like you, it's not a like towards a little kid's sort of like, it's I want you to be my girlfriend kind of like. So......give brother a chance, okay?"

Her heart is beating hard ceaselessly.

The admiration and dependence when she was young, the fondness and deep love when she matured, all her affections from childhood to adulthood have poured into one person.

How anxious and sad she used to be, how peaceful and happy she is now.

It was Qi Chengyan, the one who protected her when she grew up and pampered her to the point that she could no longer see anyone else. She didn't know for how long she had waited until he finally said he liked her.

Guan Zhiyi was choked up with emotion, but didn't dare let anyone find out.

She bent down on her knees. Her voice was a little muffled and small, and at last said to the person on the other end of the phone:

"Okay."

A word that is as light and fluttering as the steam on a coffee, and as heavy as the years that had accumulated over the time.

This was just an ordinary day of this year, an ordinary evening, with people still coming and going in front of her, modern clothes and ancient costumes intermingled, noisy with noise. However, she couldn't hear anything, she just felt a little dizzy. She undoubtedly didn't touch a drop of wine, but it was as though she had fallen into a wine cellar.

It felt like a dream, and she did not want to wake up.

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Today too, the crew has also lined up a lot of night scenes. The staff are busy on the set. One would direct where the crew and actor should stand, and the other would tell the lighting engineer to light up various things.

By the time the night scene was over, it was already past twelve o'clock in the evening.

After Guan Zhiyi got off the roof, she untied the wire, her feet were still feeling as if it was floating. But she couldn't wait any longer. When she finished changing the costume, she didn't remove her makeup, and called Maomao over.

On this night, they decided to get together. The last word before the call hanging up was that he said he would pick her up in the evening.

However, she didn't expect the filming to end so late today. She didn't know if he was still there or not, or whether he had been waiting for a long time.

"Sister Zhiyi." Maomao came over.

Guan Zhiyi took the phone from her hand, "Did someone call just now?"

"No."

Guan Zhiyi twisted her eyebrows, and was just about to unlock the screen, when she heard Maomao say with a grin, "But someone called at nine o'clock, it's President Qi."

Guan Zhiyi paused, "Nine o'clock?"

"Yes, President Qi said he's waiting for you in the parking lot at the west gate."

"So he's still here?"

Mao Mao: "I don't know about that, but I think he should be there......"

Before Maomao even finished speaking, she saw Guan Zhiyi had already walked towards the west gate.

It was late at night, and there were very few cars in the parking lot. Those few cars that was parked here were very likely to be tonight filming crew's cars.

After Guan Zhiyi ran all the way to the parking lot with her hat, from a distance, she saw someone standing by the driver's seat next to one of the innermost parked cars.

The car door was open, and the standing person was putting one hand on it while holding a phone in the other hand, making a call.

Guan Zhiyi raised her foot and walked over.

As her footsteps came closer, the man also saw her. He smiled at her, his smile was faint, but it seemed to light up the dark nights.

Guan Zhiyi took a deep breath before continuing to walk over and stood in front of him.

He reached out his hand to patted her hat, and said to the person on the other end of the phone,"Well, I'll deal with it when I get back tomorrow, yes, just decide the other things yourself….I know...okay, I can't talk anymore, I have an important matters now."

The other side joked and asked what was so important, the corners of the man's mouth lifted slightly and said, "Something very important, much more important than my own life."

Guan Zhiyi froze, suddenly feeling somewhat embarrassed. She pointed to the passenger side, signaling that she was going to sit in. But before she could go around, she was pulled by him first.

Guan Zhiyi blushed a little, didn't look at him, just dryly said,"...Won't you drive?"

Having not heard Qi Chengyan's reply for a long time, she had to look up at him. "What's the matter?

The night was deep, and when she raised her head, she saw the man in front of her looking down at her. She vaguely felt that there was a river of stars glistening under his eyes. 

"Brother?"

"Don't call me brother yet."

"..."

He smiled softly, and said, "This is the first time you see your boyfriend, shouldn't you hug him first?"