After eating, Gu Fangxia covered her small belly and collapsed on the sofa.
"Ah, that was so delicious."
"Sister Gu, did you think I was going to drug the food just now, and then hehehe?" Xia Liu said with a smile, propping his cheek with one hand while sitting across the sofa.
Gu Fangxia's face changed instantly, that heavenly taste had caught her off guard!
"Did you drug it?" But Gu Fangxia waited for a while and didn't notice anything unusual about herself, she couldn't help but ask quietly.
Xia Liu didn't speak, just watched her with a smile on his face.
A few minutes later, Gu Fangxia was about to break down, if Xia Liu didn't speak soon, she was going to cry.
All her reputation, was it really going to be ruined over a single dish...
"Haha, Sister Gu, where did your mind go? Why would I drug it, I'm such a straightforward man," Xia Liu finally burst into laughter.
"Ergh, you jerk, hurry up and draw the design!" Gu Fangxia didn't know how to express her feelings.
If she could, she really wanted to beat Xia Liu up for making jokes at such a time.
But honestly, she felt a great disappointment, did she not attract him at all?
It was such a good opportunity, and he didn't take his chance. Could it be that he was really as upright as he claimed?
But, it didn't seem like it...
"Hehe, just a moment, I'll go get my tools from the car."
After a devilish smile, Xia Liu quickly went to the car to get the paper and pen he had bought in the county.
A4 paper, ballpoint pen.
Seeing these two tools, Gu Fangxia's face stiffened. People normally used pencils or computers to draw designs.
Not to mention computers, if it were pencils, any mistake could be erased and corrected.
And he was using a ballpoint pen, wasn't that absurd...
Or did he have the confidence to draw the design perfectly on his first try, with no need for revisions?
Following Gu Fangxia's doubt, Xia Liu spread out the paper on the table.
He started with the foundation. The moment he put pen to paper, Gu Fangxia's seductive eyes widened.
Xia Liu's hand moved like an old typewriter, each stroke so neat.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't believe that those perfectly straight lines were drawn by hand!!!
In order not to disturb Xia Liu, Gu Fangxia held her breath and quietly observed this seemingly impossible drawing.
About ten minutes later, Xia Liu had finished the design.
"Sister Gu, how do you design?"
Having not received a response for a long time, Xia Liu looked up.
At that moment, Gu Fangxia's eyes were wide open, and she appeared as lifeless and controlled as a puppet.
"Wow!" After blinking several times, Gu Fangxia couldn't help but shout excitedly.
Her gaze was fixed on the design.
She could hardly believe her eyes; the lines in the design were so straightforward.
Even the notes on the side were so neat, just like they were printed from a computer.
She finally understood why he didn't use pencils—because of this reason.
Surely, with such advanced drawing skills, who needs pencils.
Yet what shocked Gu Fangxia even more was behind this, anyone knowledgeable could tell at a glance.
The architectural style resembled European castles, but upon closer inspection, there was a vast infusion of Huaxia style.
This was a design that blended European style with Huaxia elements, a top-notch design blueprint!
Gu Fangxia could only offer such a comment for now, and if a villa was built based on this design, it would definitely and surely be unique.
"Unique, huh?" Xia Liu had not thought that much; he had been traveling abroad for the past few years.
Having seen countless buildings and landmark sites, he was somewhat surprised to receive such an evaluation from Gu Fangxia for a design he sketched casually.
"Yes, unique. Currently, there's no such building domestically. If there were, it would definitely make the news, and your design is very avant-garde. I believe in the next few years, there will certainly be many buildings of this type," Gu Fangxia confidently said.
"Oh, can I take it that in the next few years, Manager Gu will extensively copy this design for construction?"
Honestly, Gu Fangxia had indeed entertained that thought just now, and having it pointed out by Xia Liu felt really annoying.
"Psh, as if your ego could soar any higher from just a few compliments!" she said defensively with a stern face.
"Hehe, just joking, just joking. If you need it, you're welcome to use it anytime, but you've got to help me build fifty of them first," Xia Liu chuckled joyfully.
Such things should be shared.
His capabilities might be limited, but he was more than willing to help others, even the country.
However, although he thought this way, he wondered what kind of thoughts those people in Huaxia might have when they saw him...
As Xia Liu was pondering this, he suddenly sensed a fragrance swiftly approaching him.
Oh my, what Xia Liu saw.
A charming face up close, with long eyelashes quivering slightly.
In just an instant, Xia Liu and his buddies were all thrilled.
"Thank you, Boss Xia!" After giving Xia Liu a quick peck on the face, Gu Fangxia quickly ran outside.
"Damn!" Watching her joyously hopping away, Xia Liu couldn't help but let out a complaint.
Touching the lingering sweetness on his cheek, Xia Liu shook his head helplessly.
These girls really do just stoke the fires and then run off, leaving him to quench the blaze!
Left with no choice, Xia Liu sprinted to the seaside and jumped into the sea without even taking off his clothes.
Only the chilly seawater late at night could cool him down.
The next day, Xia Liu received a call from Zhang Xiaoxue, asking him why he hadn't kept her company last night, worried she might have been bullied.
The tone sounded wrong to Xia Liu; when had Xiaoxue ever spoken to him like that?
He quickly drove to the hotel, as he couldn't let that girl spend too much time with Zhang Qing, lest she be led astray.
As soon as he opened the door to the room, Xia Liu saw Zhang Qing looking at him with a smile.
"Where's Xiaoxue?" Amid Zhang Qing's sneaky grin, Xia Liu had a bad feeling.
"Close the door first," Zhang Qing said slowly and deliberately.
The moment Xia Liu closed the door, the bathroom door also opened.
Out walked Zhang Xiaoxue, wrapped in a white bath towel.
Little droplets of water fell from her hair onto her tender shoulders, her legs long, delicate, and flawlessly straight, such as one only sees in young years.
Xia Liu was stunned; what was this situation...
He thought of escaping by opening the door, but then Zhang Xiaoxue spoke, "Brother Xia Liu, I know everything now!"
Xia Liu's body trembled slightly, she knew everything?
Could it be the thing between him and Zhang Qing!!!
Thinking this, Xia Liu became uneasy. He glanced at Zhang Qing and saw her staring out the window.
This situation seemed to indicate that she was passing all the problems to him...