"I wanted to know whether you were really asleep," he said as he climbed onto the bed and sat down across from her.
She looked at him. "So what if I was asleep? And what if I wasn’t?"
He slightly hooked his lips, "If you were asleep, I would have gone out again, but if not..."
His voice was suggestive, his tall figure pressing closer and closer.
Gu Qiangwei couldn’t help but recognize the suggestiveness in his eyes. She hurriedly burrowed into the bedding. "I don’t want to anymore!"
He followed her under the covers, "Don’t want to? But you seemed to enjoy it earlier quite a bit..."
At his words, Gu Qiangwei felt unbearably embarrassed.
A coquettish voice came from under the bedding, slightly shy, "It’s precisely because I enjoyed it earlier that I’ve had enough now, I don’t want to anymore, and besides, I’m really tired."
His warm breath was close against her cheek, his voice low and husky, particularly captivating and charming in the quiet night.
She turned her head, looked into his eyes as dark as a starry night, and murmured, "Mm."
Feeling sorry for her fatigue, he gave up, "Then let’s go to sleep early."
After saying that, he turned over, got out of bed, and walked to the wardrobe.
Soon, Gu Qiangwei heard the sound of running water in the bathroom.
As she drifted into sleepiness, she felt a warm body press close to hers, enveloping her as they both entered dreamland.
In the following days, Gu Qiangwei stayed at Jueyuan.
And the old lady Qin often came to visit, chatting with Gu Qiangwei, and the two got along very well.
Zhuang Yanyan was kind and gracious. As time passed, Gu Qiangwei began to feel as if she had found a kinship.
One day, Mrs. Qin didn’t visit Jueyuan, and Gu Qiangwei felt even more bored. She turned on the television, just as Huo Yishan’s new drama was premiering.
Watching her high-caliber friend, Gu Qiangwei couldn’t help but become engrossed.
A ringtone interrupted her engrossment.
She lowered her gaze, picked up the phone resting on the coffee table—it was Huo Yishan calling.
"Hey, Qiangwei! Did you watch the drama I acted in?" Huo Yishan sounded cheerful over the phone.
Gu Qiangwei smiled, "I saw it, very beautiful!"
"Just beautiful? Does that mean there was no good acting?" Huo Yishan feigned dissatisfaction.
"There was, both acting and beauty. You’re going to become the next shining star in the entertainment industry."
"Hehe, that’s right!" Huo Yishan laughed, satisfied. "So, what are you doing? I’m in a great mood, want to go out for afternoon tea? Or maybe, I can come over!"
At that, Gu Qiangwei hesitated for a few seconds.
Since she had been discharged from the hospital, she had almost always stayed at home and was almost suffocating with boredom.
"I’ll go out. Tell me the address."
"Great! Let’s meet at Rose Restaurant!"
After hanging up, Gu Qiangwei felt quite good herself.
She went upstairs, grabbed a coat and a handbag, and then drove away from Jueyuan.
Arriving at Rose Restaurant, Huo Yishan was already waiting there.
Seeing Gu Qiangwei entering from the door, Huo Yishan quickly waved her hand at her.
Gu Qiangwei smiled as she approached Huo Yishan’s spot.
The two each ordered a lemon tea. Huo Yishan began chattering non-stop, and Gu Qiangwei didn’t mind; she just listened as her friend shared her exhilarated mood!
"Your popularity has really exploded, coming out so openly aren’t you afraid of being photographed?" Gu Qiangwei said as she sipped her lemon tea.
"Afraid of what? Afraid of people photographing me on a date with you? That would be fine too! The new star of the entertainment industry, secretly meeting a mysterious woman... Hmm, that’s a good headline. It might even boost my popularity!"