Are you still thinking of calling him to gather together?

  "Speaking of flowers, I mentioned it in the card last time. If you've forgiven me, please give me a call. Since I haven't received your call, I assume you haven't forgiven me yet." Lǐ Zhuō ān smiled. "This time, consider it another chance for me to make amends. Although the phone case might not be a particularly solemn gift, I'll make up for it another day."

  "Sorry." Song Yu awkwardly pulled at his lips, "Your business card fell out, so I don't know your phone number either."

  Lü Zhuoan: *no comment*

  "Sir, we only accept cash here, no credit cards." At this time, the cashier finally found an opportunity to say what he had been wanting to say.

  Lizhao An's expression froze instantly, his hand also stiffly suspended in the air until the cashier returned the card to his hand, losing face.

  Song Yu seized the opportunity and quickly handed the money to the cashier.

  He walked out of the store with his phone case, but Lai Zhuoan still didn't seem to want to leave. Song Yu decided to go straight into Qi Lin to find Qi Chengzhi, he couldn't possibly follow him anymore.

  He had just turned around and started walking back when he saw Qi Chengzhi walking over, putting down his phone as if he had just finished a call.

  Zi Chengzhi stood still, standing two steps away with one hand in his pocket, not looking at Lü Zhuo'an, but staring at Song Yu's face without any expression.

  Song Yu's scalp felt numb, and although he hadn't done anything, being looked at like that made him feel as if he had been caught cheating on someone. He quickly ran to Qi Chengzhi's side and grabbed his left arm, which was inserted into his pocket, with a somewhat flattering expression.

  "How did you get here? Are you all done?" She looked up with her small face, her eyebrows and eyes hanging with a smile, asking softly.

  "I was already on my way out when I called you just now." Qi Chengzhi said lightly, still not looking at Li Zhuoan, as if this person didn't exist at all. A pair of introverted and profound black eyes glanced down at the bag with the store name printed on it in Song Yu's hand, his voice clear and light, "What did you buy?"

  Song Yu happened to see that he was holding a phone in his hand, and there was no phone case. This man didn't like fancy things, probably thinking that phone cases were also a burden.

  However, she happily took out the phone case from her bag, "I bought two phone cases, we have the same phone, right? So I also bought two identical phone cases, they can be a couple's version."

  "Look at this, the back is painted with feathers, isn't it very matching with my name?" Song Yu lightly shook the phone case in her hand, then handed another one to Qi Chengzhi to look at, "This one has an orange pattern, orange orange, when you read it out loud it sounds like your 'Cheng Zhi'."

  Zi Cheng silently looked at the two phone cases in her hand, and couldn't tell what he was thinking at this moment.

  Lizhaoan was shocked to see that Song Yu had bought it, thinking she would use it herself since the style was so feminine, and they rarely used phone cases, usually opting for black leather ones.

  If it were him, he would definitely not use this thing. He thinks that Qi Cheng Zhi also wouldn't use it, it's really too incompatible with Qi Cheng Zhi's temperament.

  Normally, if Qi Cheng uses this, and is seen by subordinates or customers, won't he be laughed to death?

  Ke Qi took one glance at Song Yu without saying a word, then took the white phone case from his hand. With long fingers and distinct joints, he quickly opened the box, took out the phone case, and put it on his own phone.

  Qī Chéngzhī glanced at them with a discerning eye, flipping them over and back again. The white ones were slightly better than the orange ones, although they were still very feminine, but at least they weren't so flashy.

  But after putting it on, Song Yu found that in his hand, it still looked too feminine, pinched by his white and clean long fingers, looking out of place.

  Ke Qi Cheng seemed to have no feeling at all, holding a mobile phone with a feather-patterned case, with an expression of being perfectly normal.

  "I'll use this one, and you can have that one," he said, taking the phone case with the orange pattern from Song Yu's hand, unwrapping it, and putting it on her phone.

  Unlike when looking at his own phone with a blank expression, when looking at Song Yu's phone case on this phone shell, the originally stern and cold gaze that glanced at Lie Zhi An became softer.

  Song Yu looked at his phone and saw the feather pattern on the back of the phone case, suddenly feeling no longer out of place, but instead having a very intimate feeling.

  Originally, she wanted the down jacket for herself, but now Qi Chengzhi's decision was somewhat different from what she had initially thought, and the current result was even better than what she had initially imagined.

  Song Yu took over his mobile phone, with a quiet smile at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes also narrowed into a good-looking arc, looking at his mobile phone with great joy, as if his name was engraved on the back shell.

  She was delighted and carefully put her phone in her pocket, thinking about how to get rid of Lai Zhuoan. Just then, Qi Chengzhi slightly moved his chin, nodding towards the back of Lai Zhuoan's head, "The car behind is yours, right?"

  Lui Zhuoan was still a bit unresponsive for a moment, earlier Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu were chatting as if he didn't exist, it seemed like they had forgotten about him. Now Qi Chengzhi suddenly remembered him, mentioning his car, causing Lui Zhuoan to reflexively turn his head to look at the car.

  However, on the side of the road where parking was prohibited, his Maserati, which had been parked alone, now had a tow truck in front of it. Two towing hooks were attached to the front of his Maserati, and as the tow truck started up, it slowly began to move, pulling his Maserati along with it.

  Lui Zhuoan's eyes widened instantly, and he didn't care about his demeanor. Without even greeting Song Yu, he immediately ran towards the tow truck, exchanged a few words, and could only watch helplessly as his car was towed away.

  When he turned back, Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu were also gone.

  Lui Zhuoan was powerless and furious at this time, clenching his fists and swinging them fiercely in the air, but he couldn't do anything.

  ……

  ……

  Song Yu was now sitting in the passenger seat of Rong Sheng's car. Earlier, Li Zhuoan had turned around and Qi Chengzhi had pulled her away without intending to bid farewell to Li Zhuoan politely.

  She didn't insist either, and obediently followed Qi Chengzhi. In many things, she felt that it was still better to listen to Qi Chengzhi.

  She took out her phone from her pocket, still feeling a bit fresh and new, couldn't help but gaze lovingly at the orange pattern on the back of the case, then turned to look at Qi Chengzhi, smiled with curved eyes, suddenly remembering that just now when she and Li Zhuoan had just walked out of the store, they turned around and ran into him, he was putting down his phone, looking like he had just finished a call.

  What a coincidence...

  Looking at this expressionless handsome profile in front of him, Song Yu's heart stirred slightly, and he asked: "That tow truck, didn't you call it?"

  Qī Chéngzhī gave her a quick glance, his voice laced with light ridicule, "Do you still want to invite him to join the gathering?"

  "...". Song Yu was speechless for a moment, his counter-question was an admission.

  Qī Chéngzhī's eyes were fixed on the road ahead as he drove, and just after he hung up the phone with Sòng Yǔ, he arrived at the entrance of Qí Lín. He didn't have any impression of the store that Sòng Yǔ mentioned, so he asked the security guard at the entrance, who was startled and nervously told him that the store was right next to the company.

  He walked past that store in the morning, but saw a Maserati on the side of the road. He didn't have any particular feeling about the car itself, he just glanced at the license plate and found it was Lai Zhuoan's car.

  Just then, Song Yu was talking to Lai Zhuoan at the entrance of the store next door, and then Lai Zhuoan followed Song Yu into the store. He immediately called the traffic police to report an illegal parking violation.

  I didn't expect the traffic police to act so quickly, and a tow truck arrived in no time.

  Song Yu withdrew his gaze, and just then his phone rang. It was a call from home, so he picked it up. The caller was Yu Qianying.

  "Mom, what's wrong?"

  “……”

  Song Yu looked at Qi Cheng for a moment and said, "Dishwasher? Wait."

  "Have you bought a dishwasher for home? My mom called and said the mall has delivered it to our house, they've already paid for it and can't return it." Song Yu turned his head towards Qi Chengzhi.

  The car stopped at a red light, and Qi Chengzhi said lightly, "I bought it. I saw her busy in the kitchen last night, she was quite tired, so I bought it."

  "Mom, don't waste water, really, what brand is it? Oh, that's the same as the one used at Cheng's house. You think about it, those bowls and plates, you need to wash them for an hour, but a dishwasher can finish washing in just a few minutes, actually more water-efficient than hand-washing, and you don't have to worry about the trouble of washing dishes. And those particularly oily ones are also washed very clean."

  "...On the other end of the phone, Yu Qianying said something else."

  "We used to have one at home, but it's outdated now. That was a model from many years ago, and they must be more advanced now. Really, otherwise you try using it for a month first. Besides, that little bit of water and electricity fee, can't I even afford that?"

  Song Yu then persuaded a few more sentences, and after listening to the conversation, Yu Qianying finally agreed to meet up and look at it, only then did Song Yu hang up the phone.

  Turning around, Song Yu smiled and said, "My mom is afraid of wasting water and electricity, so she doesn't dare use it."

  Zi Cheng smiled and took her hand, placing it on his leg. "There's no need to worry about anything. If I said everything would be my responsibility now, you and your parents wouldn't agree for sure. But after we get married, with me around, these things won't be a concern. At that time, we can buy them a bigger house, whether they want to live in a villa or whatever, all the household items will be taken care of, and they won't need to lift a finger unless they want some small pleasures in life."

  Song Yu's soft hands grasped his tightly, and during their time together, she didn't know when it started, but all her uncertainties had vanished.

  She had somehow made up her mind that they would get married and she never doubted it.

  ……

  ……

  On Friday after work, Qi Chengzhi was relatively early and had been waiting on the opposite side of the road from her company. As soon as Song Yu left the company, she saw the Range Rover parked on the opposite side of the road.

  Originally, there was a row of cars parked on the other side of the road, and even if the Land Rover was among them, it wouldn't be particularly noticeable. But as soon as Qi Chengzhi sat inside, she could pick it out at a glance.

  Just as I was about to cross the road, a voice sounded from behind: "Song Yu!"

  Song Yu turned around and saw Yang Yunshu jogging towards him.

  Since the rose incident, Yang Yunshu hasn't spoken much to her, but inexplicably, two days ago Yang Yunshu started being extremely enthusiastic towards her again.

  Called by Yang Yunshu, Song Yu could only wait for her to run over and hear her say: "Want to go home together? How are you going back?"

  When the pedestrian signal turned green, Song Yu hastily crossed the road and simply said: "My boyfriend is here to pick me up."

  "That day I saw a Range Rover come to pick you up, and my colleagues all said it was Cheng Shao's car. Your boyfriend..." Yang Yunshu said as she quickened her pace alongside Song Yu.

  Before she could finish asking, she was already standing in front of the car with Song Yu.

  The window of the driver's seat was rolled down, and she saw Qi Cheng's elbow resting on the window frame, his slender fingers holding a long cigarette, the action surprisingly elegant and handsome.

  As soon as he saw Song Yu, he immediately extinguished his cigarette.

  "Agreed." Yang Yunshu immediately called out.

  Zi Chengzhi glanced at her casually and quickly, nodding coldly.

  Song Yu also nodded at her and smiled awkwardly: "Then I'll go first."

  After finishing speaking, he walked around to the passenger seat and got in. The car was almost as soon as the door closed, Qi Chengzhi drove away.

  Yang Yunshu stood there with a stunned expression, watching the car drive away. Wouldn't ordinary people ask her where she was going and offer to give her a ride if they were heading in the same direction?

  ……

  ……

  Song Yu may not be familiar with Yang Yunshu, but seeing what happened earlier, he knows that if Yang Yunshu doesn't have ulterior motives towards Qi Chengzhi, she must want to use Qi Chengzhi to get to know rich people.

  She thought the former was more likely, but either way, she didn't like it.

  But she didn't dwell on this issue, anyway Qi Chengzhi wouldn't possibly like anyone else.

  Suddenly, a thought popped into his mind and Song Yu found himself having an inexplicable confidence in Qi Chengzhi, which made him laugh at himself.

  "What's so funny?" Qi Chengzhi looked at her, staring at the corners of her mouth that were curved upwards.

  "You laugh, I'm especially confident that you won't be seduced by other women, isn't that a bit blind? Is this me being confident in myself or having special confidence in you?" Song Yu turned her head to look at the man with a cold and stern face.

  Just now he was really cold when facing Yang Yunshu, but at this moment, his expression softened again.

  He smiled, grasped her hand and pulled it onto his thigh, almost to the knee, his slightly rough thumb rubbing slowly and casually on the back of her hand.

  She could feel the scorching heat of his skin on her palms and the pulsating beat of his wrist against hers.

  Song Yu felt his hand was hot, and there was a faint scent of tobacco coming from him. It wasn't strong, but rather light and subtle. She hadn't missed the detail that he had extinguished his cigarette the moment he saw her, which was very considerate of him.

  Ever since he's been with her, he's always been mindful of her dislike for the smell of smoke.

  But since being with him, she has come to like the smell of smoke on his body.

  But Song Yu said: "In the future, smoke a little less! You only don't smoke when you're with me, I don't know how much you'll smoke when I'm not around."

  As she spoke, her soft thumb gently rubbed his hand back, which was different from the palm of his hand. The back of his hand was very smooth and had no scars at all.

  "He's been smoking less than before." He held the steering wheel with one hand, and she always thought it was cool that he drove with one hand on the wheel and the other holding hers.

  At the same time, I also noticed that this was not the direction of Hui Zhi Jing Yuan.

  "Where are we going to eat?" she asked, as they had almost gotten used to eating at home during this time.

  He picks her up from work and takes her home, she cooks, a very ordinary life, like husband and wife, but also makes him dislike the taste of eating out.

  He wasn't picky about food originally, and eating at restaurants was just for convenience, but after getting used to the home-cooked flavor of Song Yu's cooking, he couldn't stand the taste of restaurant food no matter how exquisite it was.

  "Didn't you promise your parents that we would go back and stay overnight on the weekend? We'll spend tonight at our place, and tomorrow Cheng Yue and Jian Yi will return from their honeymoon, so we can head over to your place directly." Qi Cheng Zhi said.

  ……

  ……

  When they arrived, Song Donglin and Yu Qianying were not surprised. Apparently, Qi Chengzhi had already made contact with them beforehand, but didn't tell her.

  When they came in, Yu Qianying had almost finished cooking the dishes.

  Today, Yu Qianying's attitude towards Qi Chengzhi has improved a lot, not to mention how enthusiastic she is, but it's more natural. From time to time, she also flashes a smile at Qi Chengzhi.

  Usually only Yu Qianying and Song Donglin were at home, and no one accompanied him to drink. Now that Qi Chengzhi is here, there's no pretence, it's just respect for his father-in-law.

  The man who usually doesn't talk much, when accompanying Song Donglin, would answer every question, his words were still not many, but they chatted continuously without any awkwardness, and Song Donglin drank cup after cup of wine with great pleasure.

  After dinner, thanks to the dishwasher, no one fought over washing dishes either.

  Yu Qianying is still not very good at using the dishwasher.

  Before the Song family went bankrupt, they did have a kitchen, but there were servants to take care of it, and she rarely entered the kitchen herself.

  Broke again, where can I afford to buy these things? Just installed now, Yu Qianying still hasn't figured it out.

  Upon hearing this, Qi Cheng rolled up his sleeves, took the manual and started tinkering in the kitchen.

  Song Yu stood at the kitchen door, looking at his tall figure crouching in their small kitchen, holding a manual with one hand to study, although they had it at home, he hadn't used it personally before, it was always Yang Shu who used it.

  His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, and the muscles of his forearms bulged with strength as he exerted himself from time to time. Song Yu really missed the feeling of being wrapped in his arms like this.

  Fortunately, it wasn't too difficult, and Qi Cheng figured it out after fiddling with it for a while, patiently teaching Yu Qianying how to use it.

  Yu Qianying put the bowls and plates into the dishwasher and arranged them properly, then went to clean up Song Yu's bedroom.

  Qī Chéngzhī saw Yú Qiàn'āo didn't take out another quilt and put it in the living room, apparently also acquiescing to letting him share a room with Sòng Yuè.

  Yu Qianying finished cleaning the bedroom and left. Qi Chengzhi looked at Song Yu's bedroom after she was 17 years old, which was very different from her previous bedroom. This bedroom was very simple, with a bookcase, a desk, a dresser, and a bed that was slightly smaller than a standard double bed but larger than a single bed.

  The furniture is not much, it can be seen that it was directly customized from a carpenter, which is much cheaper than buying from a furniture city, so the appearance is not good-looking, but practical.

  "Your room has never changed?" He sat on the edge of the bed and stretched out his hand towards Song Yu.

  "Uh, when I transferred to high school in my sophomore year, these furniture were temporarily made for the move. At that time, it was just to be able to move in as quickly as possible, and due to economic conditions at the time, everything was simple, but a desk and bookshelf were must-haves, so a simple one was custom-made." Song Yu put his hand on top of his clean and good-looking hands, and sat down beside him.

  "After graduating from college, the family was a bit more relaxed, so they bought another dresser." Song Yu pointed and Qi Chengzhi could see that the style of the dresser was different from the bookcase and desk, and it was the kind that was directly made in the furniture city.

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