When Ji Xingmi finished writing, Gu Jingyi was still busy. It seemed she finished first! Ji Xingmi glanced at the sky outside the window. It was almost eleven o'clock at night.
Ji Xingmi walked to his side and asked, "Are you not done yet? How much longer will it take?"
"Uh, just a little more. You're done? Then go rest first!" Gu Jingyi saw Ji Xingmi already binding the proposal she had finished and said to her.
"Then I'll stay with you for a while longer! Is there anything I can help with?" Ji Xingmi sat down beside Gu Jingyi and asked. Gu Jingyi smiled and shook his head, continuing to busy himself with his work. Ji Xingmi found a book to read nearby. It was a book on programming, which had come with Lou Qiming's letter. She had only read his letters before and hadn't noticed this book. Now it was a perfect way to pass the time.
Gu Jingyi worked for about another hour before finishing the proposal. Ji Xingmi next to him was already dozing off, with the book still in her hands! Gu Jingyi smiled and wanted to carry her back to her room to sleep. He didn't expect that as soon as he picked her up, the book in Ji Xingmi's hand fell to the ground. The sound startled Ji Xingmi awake in his arms!
"Hmm? Are you done?" Ji Xingmi rubbed her eyes.
"Yes! I'm done. I was just about to carry you back to sleep! You woke up, did I disturb you?" At Ji Xingmi's signal, Gu Jingyi put her down.
"Then get some rest early! I'm going back to sleep too!" With that, Ji Xingmi yawned again. She handed the proposal she had written earlier to Gu Jingyi and walked towards her room with her eyes half-closed. Gu Jingyi watched her leave, tidied up the things he needed for the next day, and then went back to his room to rest.
The next day, Gu Jingyi still woke up at the usual time and went to the meeting place with Elder Hua. Ji Xingmi was different; she couldn't get up and slept until almost noon.
"Elder Hua said they won't be back for lunch, so you can eat by yourself! Also, your assigned bodyguard will report this afternoon, so you need to wait here this afternoon!"
"Oh!"
Ji Xingmi ate something casual for lunch and went into the study. She felt that the proposal she wrote yesterday wasn't very good, and she had some ideas to improve it. She went back to the computer and wrote diligently. Then, the products from her space could be sold in supermarkets!
Ji Xingmi simply gave the proposal a name: "Poplar Forest." She felt they were like poplars, drought-resistant and water-resistant, with tenacious vitality. They protected the people and guarded them in harsh environments. She also wanted to protect them within her capabilities. She believed this was also what the Ji family wanted to do.
At this moment, Ji Xingmi felt her image had become noble, and the words on the computer were full of emotion, just like she felt now. She worked in the study for two and a half hours and finally produced a proposal that she was particularly satisfied with. She printed it out, bound it, and would have Elder Hua check it when he returned.
Ji Xingmi waited for her new bodyguards in the afternoon. A total of four people arrived, one of whom was a girl. They were very excited when they arrived because the person who brought them in was Spider. They all knew what Spider represented. However, after Spider introduced Ji Xingmi, the four of them seemed somewhat disappointed. The girl's expression was particularly obvious. Spider saw all this but did not comment. He was waiting for Ji Xingmi to handle it.
Ji Xingmi said nothing, just stood at the study door watching the four people, biting into an apple in her hand. The other three quickly adjusted their mindset, stood up straight, and realized their mistake. Therefore, they thought Ji Xingmi's current behavior was a punishment.
But the girl didn't think so. She stood just as straight, but her face showed arrogance and disdain! Ji Xingmi saw all this and said, "Little Chicken, fight her! If you lose, you leave!"
"Yes!"
"Report!"
"Speak!"
"This is unfair, he's a man!" Ji Xingmi understood what she heard and nodded, but everyone present frowned, including the three men who came with her.
"Mushroom! You go!"
Mushroom was helping out in the kitchen when she heard Ji Xingmi call her and came out, still wearing an apron.
"For fairness, you fight her! The loser has to leave!" Ji Xingmi added.
Mushroom's eyes changed. After taking off her apron, she walked to face the female soldier. Ji Xingmi found a stool and sat down, eating an apple, and casually gave one to Spider next to her. Spider didn't know where she got it from. He took it and sat next to Ji Xingmi, discussing who would win.
"Mushroom will definitely win! Asking that makes Uncle Spider seem very unprofessional!"
"Then why did you send them?"
"Isn't she very arrogant? I'm letting her see the gap. So she won't find an excuse to back out later, which would be too troublesome!"