The sweet love words made Qin He chuckle, but she could still see that Gu Qichen tried his best not to touch the hangers even when hanging clothes.
However, they were in Shazhen now, and it was impossible to buy a house and live there.
It was too conspicuous.
Gu Qichen went into the bathroom to take a shower. Qin He looked at the bed, got up, and walked to the side to open her suitcase.
She hadn't expected the hotel environment to be so bad when she came out, so she hadn't brought sheets or duvet covers.
She could only find the incense she had brought and light it.
Then, while Gu Qichen was showering, she opened the window, letting the night wind blow away the smell in the room.
After a few minutes, Qin He closed the window.
She took out two down jackets from her suitcase, folded them, and used them as pillows.
This was the best she could do.
When Gu Qichen came out of the bathroom, he saw that the bed had been remade. The pillows that had made him feel repulsed were gone, replaced by two neatly folded down jackets.
They were Qin He's.
A faint scent of incense wafted through the room, similar to the sandalwood scent Qin He had made for him a long time ago.
A familiar feeling surged, and the warmth of rediscovering something lost washed over his chest.
In fact, when he saw the hotel's condition, he felt annoyed, annoyed that he hadn't prepared well enough beforehand and had let Qin He stay in such an environment.
But he hadn't expected her to still be worried about him.
The feeling of mutual concern made the corners of Gu Qichen's lips curl up slightly.
He lifted the covers, lay down, and reached out to pull her into his arms.
In the room next door.
Di Shishi stared with wide eyes, crouching in a small corner of the balcony.
The wooden floor there had already begun to rot, creaking with every step. In the corner of the balcony, the white plaster on the wall had peeled off, leaving a small hole.
Di Shishi's scalp tingled. She held a dagger tightly, staring at the small hole.
She had just finished her shower and seen a small creature dart across the balcony!
A rat!
This was the creature Di Shishi feared most in her life. She dared to play with venomous snakes as whips, but she had always been terrified of rats.
But Di Shishi was determined to face her fears. What if a rat climbed onto her bed and bit her while she was sleeping?
The more she thought about it, the more terrifying it became, and goosebumps rose on her arms.
On the other side of the balcony, Yu Jing stood on the balcony, smoking, leisurely watching the figure crouching on the balcony next door.
The balcony here was made of cement and was about half a person's height. Yu Jing had smoked more than half a cigarette and didn't notice Di Shishi's tension at all.
He found it amusing and spoke, "What are you looking at? Counting ants in the middle of the night?"
The sudden voice startled Di Shishi, and she jumped up.
Looking up, she met Yu Jing's face, framed by his gold-rimmed glasses. She placed a hand on her chest, "Are you trying to scare me to death?"
Di Shishi's first impression of Yu Jing was actually quite good. At the time, she had only thought that Gu Qichen's assistant looked good, with a scholarly demeanor.
Wearing gold-rimmed glasses, he fit her aesthetic perfectly.
Only later did she realize that he was a refined scoundrel, a beast in human clothing.
He had punctured her car tires, and to get Gu Qichen and Qin He together, he had always found ways to keep her away from Qin He, creating opportunities for Gu Qichen.
Di Shishi glared at Yu Jing.
Yu Jing looked somewhat innocent, "I've been standing here for a long time, not hiding. Miss Di, why do you think I did it on purpose?"
Di Shishi gritted her teeth in anger: She would deal with this man sooner or later!
As she was thinking, Di Shishi's peripheral vision caught a small gray shadow darting towards her!
She screamed, and extreme fear made her stumble back several steps.
The balcony railing, which had only reached her waist, suddenly pressed against her waist, and Di Shishi leaned back—
Yu Jing's eyes sharpened, and he flipped over from the balcony next door.
He leaped across the more than a meter gap between the two balconies. With one hand against Di Shishi's waist, he saw the gray shadow out of the corner of his eye and raised his foot to stomp on it.
With a "splat."
Di Shishi and Yu Jing met eyes.
Di Shishi's eyes widened, "You, what are you doing?"
Yu Jing released his hand and politely said, "Saving you."
For a moment, Di Shishi's heart pounded. A feeling of palpitations washed over her, and she began to understand something.
But then, she heard the "splat" sound again.
Di Shishi froze completely, slowly lowered her head, and looked at the burst of blood under Yu Jing's foot.
Her stomach churned, and she screamed, rushing into the bedroom.
Yu Jing frowned, watching the bathroom door slam shut.
He moved his foot, went into the bedroom, got a piece of paper, and threw the dead rat into the trash can.
After thinking for a moment, he replaced the trash bag and took it out of the room.
Di Shishi gagged in the bathroom a few times. The scene just now made her scalp tingle.
She heard her bedroom door open and close and cursed Yu Jing in her heart, calling him a beast.
Even if he was saving her, he shouldn't have stomped on such a terrifying creature and killed it so brutally.
She was afraid of rats, so dead rats were even more terrifying!
Di Shishi mustered up a lot of courage and gently pushed open the bathroom door, heading towards the balcony as if preparing for a sacrifice, ready to clean up the dead rat.
As soon as she reached the balcony, she saw a figure crouching there.
Yu Jing was wiping the floor with a packet of wet wipes, bit by bit.
The wooden floor where the rat had "met its demise" was now cleaner and brighter than the rest of the floor.
Di Shishi looked and asked, "Where is the rat?"
"I took it out and threw it away," Yu Jing said, putting the used wet wipes into a small bag and preparing to leave.
Di Shishi pursed her lips, staring at Yu Jing.
Yu Jing's movements were swift, and he left without delay.
Di Shishi was a little stunned, frowning. He just left like that?
Yu Jing took the trash bag downstairs and walked to the street to throw it into a trash can. After walking a few steps, he lit another cigarette and blew smoke rings into the night sky.
He had been rescued from an orphanage by the Gu family when he was seven years old. Later, Old Mrs. Gu found him adoptive parents.
The Gu family sponsored him through college. Old Mrs. Gu was a kind person and sponsored many orphans, but she never expected anything in return.
He, too, had become Gu Qichen's assistant through his own abilities.
Gu Qichen was capable and decisive.
As for himself, although he was capable, he could be said to have no great ambitions. Many people understood that the special assistant by Gu Qichen's side actually held more weight than some vice presidents of Gu Corporation's branch companies.
He thought it was good to continue living like this.
Until now.
Miss Fu's eldest daughter—
Yu Jing lowered his head, watching the dying embers of the cigarette flicker.
She was not worthy, and he could not leave Gu Qichen's side. It was better not to think too much about it; there was no need to delay her.
As the night gradually faded, the sky began to show the first light of dawn.
The hotel was quiet, and no one had woken up.
Qin He slept until eleven in the morning. When she woke up, her stomach rumbled.
The hotel only provided accommodation, not food.
When Qin He opened her eyes, she saw Gu Qichen already standing on the balcony.
She got out of bed, took out a clean set of clothes from her suitcase, and went to the bathroom to change.
When she came out, Gu Qichen was already waiting in the room.
"I'll take you to breakfast."
"Where are Shishi and Yu Jing?" Qin He asked.
"They're already awake and waiting."