After Tang Yichen left, Su Yunling brought Gu Zhiqi to the doorstep of the villa.
Standing by the door, Su Yunling keyed in the security code while saying to Gu Zhiqi, "In the future, when you come to Yan City, if you don’t want to stay anywhere else, you can come to my place."
As the security lock clicked open, Su Yunling turned his head to look at Gu Zhiqi and continued, "Even if I’m not home, you can come by yourself; the code is 831111."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhiqi lightly raised an eyebrow, "You trust me that much, brother?"
The door was open, but Su Yunling didn’t step inside immediately. Instead, he leaned against the doorframe, looking back at Gu Zhiqi, "What’s there not to trust?"
Gu Zhiqi asked, "Aren’t you afraid I might empty your house?"
"If there’s anything you like, feel free to take it." Su Yunling said with a curve in his brows and eyes, then made a welcoming gesture to Gu Zhiqi, "Come on in, let’s see what you like? If it’s too heavy, brother can help you move it."
Without further words, she stepped into the room.
Su Yunling shut the door and followed alongside Gu Zhiqi to the middle of the living room. Glancing at Gu Zhiqi with a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, he asked, "See anything you like?"
Su Yunling raised his eyebrows, his eyes inquiring as he looked at Gu Zhiqi.
Gu Zhiqi smiled broadly and playfully, looking at Su Yunling, "What I like is brother; can I move him?"
His heart skipped a beat, and for a moment, he felt flustered and confused.
After two seconds of silence, he kept his expression unchanged and casually averted his eyes, changing the subject, "Let’s go, I’ll take you upstairs to see the rooms."
Having said that, he took the lead and walked towards the staircase.
His face remained calm, but the panic and irritation in his heart didn’t subside in the slightest.
Previously, the child hadn’t hesitated to say such things to him.
But today, it felt especially abnormal.
Su Yunling somewhat distractedly walked towards the staircase and stumbled on the steps as he ascended.
Gu Zhiqi turned her head and gave Su Yunling a curious glance.
Stumbling on the step jolted Su Yunling back to his senses.
Putting aside the turmoil inside, he led Gu Zhiqi upstairs to look at the rooms.
Gu Zhiqi had actually come with the intention of mooching food and drinks, but in the end, she even mooched a place to stay.
During her lunch break, Gu Zhiqi sent a message to Gu Mengyang.
[Qiqi: Is Qiao Nan in Yan City?]
[Qiqi: I want to meet her.]
The moment she sent the message, Gu Mengyang instantly replied.
[Gu Mengyang: Why do you suddenly want to see her?]
[Qiqi: You’ll know tomorrow.]
Gu Zhiqi didn’t feel like explaining too much, so she sent a casual message back to brush off Gu Mengyang.
Gu Mengyang didn’t press any further but asked another question.
[Gu Mengyang: Gu Yuluo said you’ve come to Yan City.]
[Gu Mengyang: By my calculations, you should have arrived in Yan City by now, right? Why didn’t you call me? I can send a driver to pick you up and bring you back to the villa.]
[Qiqi: I’ve arrived, I’m with a friend. I won’t be going to your place.]
[Gu Mengyang: Male or female?]
Looking at Gu Mengyang’s question, Gu Zhiqi fell silent for a moment.
Based on her understanding of Gu Mengyang, she definitely couldn’t say it was a male, so she chose to be vague.
[Gu Mengyang: You can bring your friend to my villa. It’s not safe for girls to stay outside.]
Gu Mengyang clearly believed that Gu Zhiqi’s friend was female.
[Qiqi: The unsafe ones are others.]
[Qiqi: Remember to arrange a meeting with Qiao Nan. If she’s not available, just knowing her whereabouts is fine too.]
After ending the chat with Gu Mengyang, Gu Zhiqi remembered that Gu Yuluo had asked her to check in, so she opened her WeChat to send her a message of reassurance.