"Xiaxia, wait a moment!" Ah Cai hurried forward in a panic, pulling back Sheng Xia who was about to enter the bathroom.
Sheng Xia looked at Ah Cai in confusion. "What's wrong? Don't tell me you have a wild man hidden in your bathroom?"
Ah Cai waved her hands guiltily. "No, it's just that I haven't washed the clothes I changed out of last night. Give me two minutes."
Before Sheng Xia could say anything else, Ah Cai quickly ran into the bathroom and closed the door.
Sure enough, the clothes the man had changed out of were still resting on the lid of the washing machine.
Ah Cai found a bag and stuffed the man's clothes inside.
When she picked up those ice-silk boxer briefs, she hardly dared to look, her small face blushing bright red.
That guy was truly shameless, wearing such thin, see-through underwear.
After putting all the clothes into the bag, Ah Cai splashed her face with cold water. Only when the blush faded did she step out.
"Xiaxia, you can go in and wash up now."
After Sheng Xia went in, Ah Cai stood outside the door for a moment. Upon hearing the patter of water, she headed toward the guest room.
She opened the door and saw the man lying on the bed playing a mobile game. She furrowed her brows. "Leave early tomorrow morning. Don't let Xiaxia see you."
Seeing the bag in Ah Cai's hand, Ji Chi revealed a wicked smile in his peach-blossom eyes. "Did you put my underwear in the bag?"
Ah Cai threw the bag at him. "You're so annoying."
Ji Chi put down his phone. He stood up and walked over to Ah Cai. He still hadn't put his shirt on, and as he approached, Ah Cai felt a sense of oppression.
She kept backing up until she hit the wall, with nowhere left to retreat.
Ah Cai reached out to push him away, but didn't know where to place her hands.
"Stay away from me."
Ji Chi propped one hand against the wall above Ah Cai's head. Looking at her flushed cheeks, he smiled wickedly. "I only brought one pair of underwear back. Will you wash them for me?"
Ah Cai glared at him, then stomped on his foot. "I won't wash them. If you want them washed, do it yourself."
With that, she boldly shoved his chest.
Ji Chi stumbled back a few steps, and Ah Cai took the opportunity to run out.
Ji Chi leaned lazily against the wall, a playful smile on his face. "Ni Cai, you touched my chest muscles. You have to take responsibility."
As his words fell, the bedroom door was slammed shut by Ah Cai.
The smile on Ji Chi's lips deepened unconsciously.
He clearly had to rush back to Kyoto tomorrow morning, working non-stop to rehearse for the concert with his team, and shoot promotional videos. His schedule was tight and busy.
Yet he had taken the trouble to rush back to Hong City, just to say a few words to this wretched girl and eat a bowl of tomato and egg noodles she made.
It was exhausting, but he was happy.
His life seemed to no longer be a gray haze; because of Ah Cai's appearance, it was as if a bright light had shined through.
...
At night.
Ah Cai and Sheng Xia lay in the same bed.
Sheng Xia tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Ah Cai noticed her preoccupation. "Xiaxia, besides your mom making you go on blind dates, is there something else on your mind?"
Sheng Xia scrunched up her face, looking as if she were about to cry. "This past month, I've chased Ji Chi across several cities. Wherever he works, I go. I even vote and do data for him every day. I just wanted to treat him to a meal, but he ruthlessly rejected me."
Ah Cai bit her lip. She decided to reveal how she knew Ji Chi. "Xiaxia, actually, before I met you, I already knew Ji Chi."
Hearing this, Sheng Xia sat up in bed in shock.
She stared at Ah Cai with wide, disbelieving eyes. "You know Ji Chi?"
Ah Cai nodded. "Half a year ago, he was beaten up by someone, and I saved him. But later we had a falling out, and he left without saying goodbye. When you took me to Kyoto to watch the debut night last time, that was the first time I saw him since he left."
Once Sheng Xia processed this, she suddenly hugged Ah Cai. "Ahhh, Ah Cai, you truly are a little miracle doctor! You actually saved Ji Chi before. You're his savior; he definitely won't easily refuse your requests!"
Thinking of Ji Chi's unpredictable personality, Ah Cai didn't know how to answer Sheng Xia.
"Ah Cai, I want to write a love letter to Ji Chi. Next time you see him, can you give it to him for me?"
Ah Cai said, "That's not a good idea. It's better to give love letters yourself."
Sheng Xia grabbed Ah Cai's arm, acting cute. "Good Ah Cai, please just help me this once. If I give it to him, he definitely won't even look at it."
Unable to withstand Sheng Xia's persistent pleading, Ah Cai agreed to deliver the love letter for her.
"It's too late today, I can't write well. I'll give it to you when I'm done."
The next day, when Ah Cai and Sheng Xia woke up, Ji Chi had already left.
A week later, Sheng Xia handed the finished love letter to Ah Cai.
Ah Cai didn't like prying into others' privacy. After receiving the letter, she didn't peek.
"If I see him, I'll pass it on for you."
Sheng Xia nodded happily. "Ah Cai, you're the best."
Ah Cai thought it would be a while before she saw Ji Chi, but unexpectedly, on the third day after Sheng Xia asked her to deliver the letter, she received a call from Gu Haonan.
Gu Haonan offered to pay Ah Cai to go to Kyoto to check the pulses and examine the artists in his company.
The consultation fee Gu Haonan offered was very high, so Ah Cai naturally wouldn't refuse.
That evening, Ah Cai arrived in Kyoto.
Gu Haonan personally picked Ah Cai up at the airport, and in the evening, he took her out to dinner.
When Gu Haonan dropped Ah Cai off at the five-star hotel, Ah Cai saw Ji Chi and Gu Haonan's younger sister, Gu Siyu, in the hotel lobby.
Gu Siyu was tugging at Ji Chi's sleeve, a hint of coquettishness on her pretty face, seemingly unwilling to let Ji Chi leave.
Ji Chi's peach-blossom eyes suppressed a layer of gloom and hostility. If not for the fact that the other party was his boss's sister, he would have lost his temper long ago.
After experiencing great ups and downs, he now hated it when women touched him.
Except for Ah Cai.
When Ji Chi caught sight of Gu Haonan and the girl beside him from the corner of his eye, he briefly thought he was seeing things.
When he looked closely, it really was that wretched girl.
Why was she involved with Gu Haonan again?
Hadn't he told her that Gu Haonan had a fiancée?
Gu Haonan also saw Ji Chi and Gu Siyu. He frowned, a trace of authority appearing on his handsome, mature face. "Siyu, what are you doing?"
Seeing Gu Haonan, Gu Siyu was so frightened she quickly let go of Ji Chi.
After calling out President Gu, Ji Chi glanced at Ah Cai, who gave him a bright smile.
Ji Chi's face grew even gloomier.
After Ji Chi left, Gu Haonan called Gu Siyu over. "Didn't I tell you not to get involved with the artists in my company?"
Gu Siyu pouted her red lips, watching Ji Chi's retreating back. "Brother, but I really like Ji Chi. I want to be with him."
"No. Setting aside the fact that Ji Chi is an artist in my company, just the fact that his brother is a death row inmate means there's no possibility between you two!"
Gu Siyu's tears instantly welled up. "I don't care about his family background. I just like him."
With that, Gu Siyu chased after the direction Ji Chi had left.
Gu Haonan rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. "If she continues to be disobedient, I can only issue a ban on Ji Chi."
Hearing this, Ah Cai's heart skipped a beat.
