"So, Miss Gu is beginning to take an interest in my proposal?" he asked, his lips curling up into a smile. "If that’s the case, I’m always open to it."
Gu Zhixi was stunned for a moment before realizing what he meant.
She became annoyed and embarrassed, "No, I’m not interested at all! Sorry, I should go back now."
"Miss Gu," the man always liked to draw her name out long, always sounding somewhat teasing, "my place is still a mess, with hardly any room to stand, I was wondering if I could trouble you for a while at your place?"
"You can’t." Her refusal was firm, "I... I just moved in too, and my house is also a mess, I’m afraid it’s not convenient to entertain you."
"Then, may I trouble you for a dinner?" The man seemed completely oblivious to her refusal and continued to ask with a smile.
"There’s no dinner, I don’t even have anything to eat myself!" Zhixi stated decisively.
"I see." The man smiled faintly, "Since you don’t have anything to eat, how about I invite you to dinner tonight? The chef at my place is quite skilled."
Gu Zhixi was startled, her gaze inadvertently meeting his seemingly amused eyes.
Her heart raced, and she took a deep breath to calm herself down.
"No, I’m on a diet, I don’t eat dinner." She was determined not to fall for it.
The man raised an eyebrow, his unrestrained gaze landing on her chest, and he sighed with what seemed like a hint of regret.
Zhixi noticed his gaze and subconsciously covered her chest, stammering, "What... what are you looking at?"
"Sorry, that was presumptuous of me." He quickly averted his gaze, his tone sincere, "However, I think, Miss Gu, you’d be better off not dieting."
What... what does he mean, is this man suggesting her breasts have gotten smaller?
Although he didn’t say it outright, she completely understood the implication!
Her face turned red with both shame and anger, and she had to suppress the urge to lift her clothes and look down.
After all... after all, her breasts had actually gotten larger since Xiaobao was born.
"It’s none of your business!" she retorted weakly, glaring at him.
"Yes, indeed, it’s none of my business." His tone was indifferent. "Sorry, I must take my leave."
After saying that, he smiled politely and turned to leave.
Gu Zhixi watched his tall silhouette in a daze, unable to react for a while.
What does he mean? Did he imply her breasts had shrunk and thus lost interest in teasing her?
Zhixi bit her teeth hard, suppressing the impulse to run up and confront him until the man entered the neighboring house, then she slowly exhaled.
...Tonight she would eat papaya, drink trotter soup!
...No, that’s not right, she wasn’t trying to make up with him, why should she care if he thinks less of her!
These two thoughts wrestled in her mind, with the latter eventually prevailing.
All tricks, all this man’s tricks!
She thought of her past struggles and kept reminding herself over and over.
However, when she got home and saw toys scattered all over the floor, she remembered that her son was still at Lu Qixi’s place.
Zhixi slapped her forehead.
But if she went to pick him up now, there was a chance He Jingyao would discover it.
The man lived right next door, and it was way too dangerous... She thought about it and decided to call Pei Yuanchen to ask him to pick up Xiaobao in the evening.
Had she known earlier, she might as well have continued living at the State Guesthouse; at least then, He Jingyao wouldn’t have suddenly become her neighbor... She thought to herself frustratedly.