Ah Cai bit her lower lip and grabbed a throw pillow from the sofa, hurling it at him.
"I'm going to tell Sheng Xia to stop being your fan right now! You're a big jerk!"
Ji Chi chuckled, leaning back against the sofa. His alluring peach-blossom eyes looked at Ah Cai with a wicked gleam. "Then do you dare tell her about the time you peed in front of me at the Hope Primary School a year ago?"
Ah Cai put her hands on her hips, puffing up her cheeks in anger like a little pufferfish.
"Y-you said you didn't see anything!"
Ji Chi's lips curled up slightly. "I didn't see it, true, but didn't I hear it?"
Ahhh!
Ah Cai wanted to silence him permanently right then and there.
"I really regret saving you in that alley half a year ago. You're biting the hand that fed you!"
Ji Chi reached out and pulled Ah Cai onto the sofa, pressing his tall, handsome body over hers.
The distance between them closed abruptly. His warm breath brushed against her face, leaving Ah Cai suddenly flustered. "Men and women shouldn't be this close! What are you doing?"
Ji Chi glanced at her small face, which was adorned with delicate makeup. "Don't do your makeup like this in the future. It's ugly."
Ah Cai was speechless.
If it wouldn't completely ruin him, she really wanted to kick him right where it hurts.
"Whether I'm ugly or not is none of your business! I didn't ask you to look!"
Ji Chi looked at her furious expression. He raised a hand and flicked her forehead. "What's your relationship with Gu Haonan? You don't want to be his little canary, do you?"
"What's a little canary?"
Ji Chi's handsome face leaned close to Ah Cai's ear, and he blew a wicked breath against it. "A kept little mistress."
Ah Cai was overwhelmed with shame and anger. She balled her small hands into fists and pounded hard against the man's chest a few times.
"You're the one who wants to be a little mistress! Mr. Gu and I are completely innocent."
Ji Chi looked at Ah Cai's flushed red ears and gave them a light pinch. "My, my, so innocent. Don't tell me you're still a virgin?"
Ah Cai looked at the man who couldn't utter a single serious word. "With this kind of attitude, how do you even have so many fans?"
And to think, when she saw his brilliant performance during the finals, she actually thought he was endlessly charming!
"Ni Cai, what kind of men do you like?"
Ah Cai hadn't actually thought about what kind of men she liked. Her only goal was to heal the sick, save lives, and make lots and lots of money.
Growing up with her grandfather, she had suffered a lot because they had no money.
She wanted to build a beautiful house in the small fishing village once she became rich.
She also wanted to find her biological parents.
"Well, I definitely don't like indecent ones like you."
Ji Chi raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure I'm the indecent one, or are you? The night you saved me from that alley, you even took off my underwear, you little pervert."
Ah Cai was speechless again.
She was so wrongly accused!
Hadn't she told him to cover his ice-silk underwear with a blanket back then?
Just as Ah Cai was about to defend herself, Ji Chi's phone rang.
His teammate was calling him; they had an interview to attend shortly.
After hanging up, Ji Chi looked down at the girl pinned in his arms. "What's your phone number?"
Ah Cai glared at him. "I'm not telling a big jerk like you."
"If you don't tell me, I'll go tell your best friend that you were seducing me in the private room."
Ah Cai was speechless.
So infuriating! She really wanted to slap him twice!
Seeing that he refused to let her go, Ah Cai had no choice but to rattle off a string of numbers.
After Ji Chi left, he was busy with interviews, and for the foreseeable future, he would be very busy.
It was already 1:00 AM by the time he returned to the hotel.
Ji Chi called Ah Cai.
He thought she was asleep. It only rang twice, and just as he was about to hang up, the call was answered.
"Hello, this is Lulu. Are you looking to book a room?"
A coquettish voice suddenly came from the other end of the line.
Ji Chi frowned, thinking he had dialed the wrong number. He checked the screen, but it was the exact string of numbers Ah Cai had given him.
"I'm looking for Ni Cai."
The person on the other end paused for a moment. "Oh, you're looking for Dr. Ni. I'm her patient, Lulu from the red-light district. I asked Dr. Ni to recommend clients to me before, but I didn't expect her to actually do it! I only charge five hundred a night. Sir, wanna book me?"
Ji Chi's handsome face darkened as he hung up the phone.
He ground his back teeth.
That damn brat, how dare she play him?
...
When Ah Cai came out of the private room, Sheng Xia grabbed her, looking as if she were on the verge of tears. "Waaa, I confessed to Ji Chi in private, and he rejected me."
Ah Cai was just about to say something when Sheng Xia leaned her face close and sniffed her. "Huh? Ah Cai, why do you smell like Ji Chi's cologne?"
Earlier, when Sheng Xia was confessing to Ji Chi, she had smelled his cologne, and it was exactly the same as the scent now on Ah Cai.
Ah Cai never wore perfume, and even if she did, she wouldn't wear men's cologne!
Ah Cai scratched her head. "You must be smelling things. How come I can't smell it?"
Sheng Xia sniffed carefully again, but the scent seemed to have faded.
"I must have been mistaken. You don't even know Ji Chi, so how could you get his cologne on you?" Sheng Xia sighed. "I was definitely too impulsive confessing to him earlier. His career is on the rise right now, so there's no way he'd get a girlfriend!"
...
After returning to Hong Kong, Ah Cai continued to focus on her work.
She didn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry, so she rarely heard any news about Ji Chi.
But occasionally, she would hear about him from Sheng Xia.
For example, he did a photoshoot with battle-damage makeup, a streak of blood across his tall nose bridge. Wearing a black combat suit, his demonic handsomeness exuded a wild, untamed arrogance and a roguish charm.
He was truly so handsome it was infuriating!
However, Ah Cai absolutely could not agree with his private personality.
He just took advantage of the fact that she was easy to bully and constantly made her angry.
"Ah Cai, my 'husband's' group is having a concert soon. Will you come with me to see it?"
Ah Cai shook her head. "My clinic is busy, and I have to study for my academic classes lately. I don't have time."
Ah Cai had never gone to college, so she had been attending night school for the past year.
She hoped to learn more academic knowledge.
Although Sheng Xia was a little disappointed, she didn't force Ah Cai.
Ah Cai was busy until eight o'clock that evening. Even though the clinic had expanded, she still lived in the small courtyard of the old clinic.
When she walked up to the courtyard gate, she saw a wild and untamed figure leaning against the doorframe.
"Why were you busy until now? I've been waiting for you for two hours. Go make a bowl of tomato and egg noodles; I'm starving to death."
The man acted as if he owned the place.
Ah Cai blinked, a flash of confusion passing through her bright, watery almond eyes. "Aren't you having a concert tomorrow night? Why are you here?"
Ji Chi raised an eyebrow, a wicked smile curling his lips. "Oh, so you've been paying attention to me."
When he smiled, he looked both alluring and roguish. Moreover, now that he was an idol, his facial features and jawline had become even more exquisite and handsome.
Ah Cai was a sucker for good looks, and she had to admit that every single feature of this bad guy hit her aesthetic perfectly.
She opened the door, and Ji Chi strolled in as if he were entering his own home.
When Ah Cai went into the kitchen, he followed her. He reached out and hugged her from behind.
Ah Cai's body trembled violently.
