Chapter 21: I Want You to Compensate Me with a Vacation
Huh?
She was kissed… by a man… by Gu Zhiren?
Mu Yi’s pupils suddenly shrank, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly.
Her heart started beating wildly.
A feeling of disgust rose from deep inside her, but it was quickly covered by a sour, bitter feeling. Then came a bit of anger and helplessness. All kinds of emotions mixed together in her heart.
For a moment, she couldn’t think of anything, and she didn’t want to think at all.
Gu Zhiren quickly pulled away from her lips. Then he slowly opened his eyes and looked at Mu Yi, who still hadn’t come back to her senses. His gaze was hazy, with a hint of arrogance.
Only when the girl’s long eyes narrowed slightly did it show that she had regained awareness.
He first let go of the arm around her waist, then slowly released her wrists. When he saw Mu Yi slide down along the wall and sit on the floor, he instinctively reached out to support her.
“You always write youth romance novels, but you’ve never really been in love, right?”
As he spoke, Gu Zhiren lowered his eyes and stared at the silent Mu Yi. Only after seeing the expression he wanted on her face did he continue, “Look at you now. Do you look like what you just said?”
Hearing this, the bitter feeling in Mu Yi’s chest grew stronger. Her eyes became hot and red, and her nose felt sore.
So that’s it…
He kissed her just to prove that she didn’t like him at all.
Just for that, he kissed her?
Are you kidding me, you jerk!
Damn it.
“……”
Noticing that Mu Yi was about to cry, Gu Zhiren’s expression changed slightly. A trace of guilt appeared in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant.
“I won’t stop supervising you. Don’t try any tricks again, it’s useless. Think of today as a lesson. Remember it well.”
He looked away calmly. His voice became much gentler, and he spoke more slowly than before.
“Before you speak or act in the future, not only should you think carefully, but you should also make sure you don’t pick the wrong person. Otherwise, the one who suffers in the end will only be you.”
At this point, Gu Zhiren looked back at Mu Yi’s face. Seeing her staring at him with wide eyes, he frowned slightly, swallowed, and continued, “You couldn’t drive away someone you hate, got spanked by him, and even got kissed by him. It feels awful and makes you want to cry, right? Then don’t let it happen again.”
He was about to say that he would leave for today, but at that moment, there was suddenly a knock at the door.
“Mu Yi, it’s me, the landlord!”
As soon as the landlady finished speaking,
Gu Zhiren looked over first. Mu Yi held back her tears, pressed her lips together, and raised her left hand, trying to push away the hand Gu Zhiren was using to support her so she could get up and open the door.
“I’ll do it.”
Knowing that Mu Yi wasn’t in a good state to open the door, Gu Zhiren said it directly.
“No need.”
Mu Yi refused firmly and pushed his hand away.
“……”
Watching Mu Yi walk unsteadily, Gu Zhiren fastened his belt, his expression a bit complicated.
It was clear that her condition was quite serious. As she walked, she almost fell several times, but each time she managed to hold onto something nearby.
But when Mu Yi reached out to open the door, she struggled for a long time and still couldn’t open it. She was not only on the verge of crying, but it seemed that she was so anxious that her mind was no longer working properly.
Gu Zhiren stayed silent and walked forward. He reached out one finger and lightly tapped Mu Yi’s left shoulder from behind.
The girl turned around with a blank, innocent look. Her eyes were covered with a thin layer of tears.
Without looking at her much, Gu Zhiren lowered his gaze and glanced at her hand. He noticed she had forgotten the most important step, and a hint of disdain appeared in his eyes.
He reached toward the door lock. First, he lifted the latch, then gently pulled it.
After that, he signaled her with his eyes to step back a little. He didn’t say anything, but this time Mu Yi obediently stepped back two small steps.
He didn’t say more and simply turned the doorknob.
As the door opened, the face of a middle-aged woman appeared.
“Ah, you are…?”
“Mu Yi is not in a good condition right now. If you have something to say, please tell me. I will pass it on to her.”
Gu Zhiren stepped forward and at the same time slightly closed the wooden door, not giving the landlord any chance to see the girl inside.
“Not in a good condition? Is she feeling unwell?”
The landlady tried to look inside, but her view was completely blocked by the man in front of her. She carefully looked at Gu Zhiren, and after confirming that he didn’t look like a bad person, she quietly felt relieved.
“You can think of it that way.”
“I see. Here, this is wedding candy from my daughter’s marriage. Mu Yi helped me last time, so I brought some for her. Please give this to her for me.”
The landlady nodded and took out a delicate small gift box from her cloth bag.
“Alright, I’ll thank you on her behalf.”
After saying that, Gu Zhiren nodded to the landlady, then stepped back into the room and closed the door.
“Get some good rest today.”
Knowing that Mu Yi had heard everything clearly, he didn’t repeat the landlady’s words. He placed the gift box on the low table, then turned and walked back toward the door.
Seeing that he was about to leave, Mu Yi clenched her pale fists tightly and forced down the bitter feeling in her heart.
“Stop!”
Hearing this, Gu Zhiren stopped at once and turned back to look at her. Then he spread his hands helplessly and muttered in a still gentle tone, “What do you want?”
“Do you think I’ll just let you leave like this?”
As she spoke, Mu Yi’s anxious eyes looked around the room.
Gu Zhiren didn’t know what she was looking for, so he waited patiently. After a short while, she walked to a delivery box placed in the corner, tore off a piece of paper from it, and came back.
“You can keep supervising me, fine, I accept that. But what you did, kissing me, there’s no way I’ll just let it go!”
After saying that, Mu Yi wiped her mouth hard. She stared straight into Gu Zhiren’s eyes and tapped his chest with the paper in her hand.
“This is what you owe me. I want you to compensate me with a vacation.”
Before Gu Zhiren could reply, Mu Yi muttered that she also needed a pen, then turned around and started looking for one.
But even though the room was not small, she couldn’t find a single pen.
“Where’s the pen? I clearly remember there was a pen here before. I put it here, where did it go?!”
Mu Yi hurriedly searched through the drawers of the computer desk.
Watching from the door, Gu Zhiren couldn’t stand it anymore. He walked over to her and took out a black pen he carried in his pocket.
“……”
Looking at the pen in his hand, Mu Yi pressed her lips together.
When she saw him slowly twist open the pen, point the tip toward himself, and then hand it over, the embarrassment and anger in her heart suddenly grew stronger.
It was also her own fault. She rarely used a pen to write, so it wasn’t important to her, and she didn’t pay attention to it.
But when she actually needed one, she couldn’t find it anywhere.
Gu Zhiren quietly watched her. Seeing that she took the pen and started writing on the paper, he decisively looked away, his mood a bit complicated as he stared in a random direction.
Scratch, scratch.
“Sign it! Don’t worry, I won’t cheat and ask you to give me a lifetime vacation.”
Hearing this, Gu Zhiren said nothing. He tilted his head slightly and took the paper from Mu Yi.