Chapter 237: Chapter 215: Developed Well
Wednesday morning.
At the scheduled time, Gu Yanjing woke up.
He opened his eyes and first looked at the person sleeping in his arms.
When holding her, Qiao Yuxian would sleep peacefully throughout the night, only occasionally moving her leg, or arm.
But once he let her go, she would demonstrate what it means to monopolize the bed as if she were the sole survivor.
Gu Yanjing watched her obediently drooping eyelashes and gently brushed aside the strands of hair on her forehead.
Qiao Yuxian’s eyelashes fluttered slightly.
Gu Yanjing kissed her on the cheek and was about to pull his arm out from under her neck when she opened her eyes.
She gazed at him drowsily, then closed her eyes again, holding him even tighter.
Gu Yanjing stopped moving.
Qiao Yuxian’s arm lay across him, her face nuzzling his shoulder. After a while, her voice mumbled: "Gu Yanjing."
"Mm."
"Don’t go running," Qiao Yuxian said, "Stay with me and sleep a little longer."
Despite getting up for exercise at the same time every day, rain or shine, Mr. Gu looked at the girl in his arms and said, "Mm."
Seeing him agree, Qiao Yuxian fell silent and drifted back to sleep.
But she woke up again after just ten minutes.
Gu Yanjing was watching her slowly waking up with her eyes closed.
In less than a minute, he heard Qiao Yuxian sigh: "Ah—why can’t I sleep!"
Gu Yanjing pinched her cheek.
Qiao Yuxian opened her eyes, turned over, and lay flat on the bed, staring at the ceiling and said: "I have to return to work tomorrow. Today’s the last day I can sleep in!"
"There’s still Saturday and Sunday," Gu Yanjing said.
"What’s that? Never heard of it," Qiao Yuxian moved under the covers, straightening her twisted pajamas.
Gu Yanjing watched her tugging under the covers, then saw she pulled her robe’s collar askew. He glanced, then looked away, saying: "Working weekends without compensation violates labor laws."
"What if the company pays me double to work overtime?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Refuse them." Gu Yanjing glanced at her again, finally propping himself up to help her adjust her collar.
As he moved, Qiao Yuxian glanced down at her collar. She saw nothing, but seeing Gu Yanjing’s expression, she felt the collar had been a bit improper.
She checked her collar, then looked at Gu Yanjing, and turned over, hiding entirely in his arms.
Gu Yanjing chuckled lightly, patting her head: "It’s okay."
Qiao Yuxian snuggled further down: "I didn’t mean to."
"Mm." Gu Yanjing replied.
"What did you see?" Qiao Yuxian muttered.
Gu Yanjing paused, and seeing only the back of her head, he couldn’t resist teasing her. So, he coldly said four words: "Developed very well."
The room suddenly fell silent for two seconds, then Qiao Yuxian suddenly raised her hand, blindly reaching for Gu Yanjing’s face.
"Ah!!! Gu Yanjing!" Qiao Yuxian’s hand finally covered his eyes, "Forget it."
Gu Yanjing held her hand, kissed it, and smiled without saying a word.
...
The two lay in bed until it was time for breakfast before getting up.
Qiao Yuxian chatted about whatever came to mind, and Gu Yanjing listened, occasionally responding.
Like this, they talked for over an hour before getting up.
Last time, Qiao Yuxian brought her toiletries over and never took them back.
In the morning, they washed up together.
After washing up, they went to the walk-in closet together.
The master bedroom’s closet only had Qiao Yuxian’s pajamas, so she helped Gu Yanjing choose his clothes inside.
While picking out clothes for him, she also chose a shirt for herself.
"You wear this outfit," Qiao Yuxian said, "I’m not going out today, can I wear this shirt at home?"
"Mm." Gu Yanjing replied.
Qiao Yuxian smiled, handed him his clothes, and compared the shirt to herself.
After comparing the shirt, she saw Gu Yanjing still hadn’t changed, so she said: "Mr. Gu, change your clothes."
Gu Yanjing watched her mischievous expression but didn’t move or speak.
Qiao Yuxian stared at him for a while, then squinted, her gaze lowering...
Her little look was just like a cheeky rascal wanting to see his body.
Gu Yanjing seeing her like this, laughed softly in his heart, grabbed the hem of his casual wear, and raised his hand, pulling the shirt off with one hand.
Qiao Yuxian saw him really doing it, her eyes catching just a glimpse of his exposed waist, and immediately ran out of the closet.
Gu Yanjing tossed the shirt aside, turned slightly to look toward the closet door.
In the time it took him to take off his shirt, she dashed off like a puff of smoke.
Comically illustrating what it means to be both cheeky and cowardly.
...
After breakfast, Gu Yanjing went to work, and Qiao Yuxian saw him off. Heading out from the villa, she recounted her plans for the day to Gu Yanjing.
The first task was to find the clothes to wear for work tomorrow.
Then bathe Zhaocai and Dou Jin.
Next, handle some matters related to Xi Mei.
Finally, shop for clothes online. While shopping for clothes, watch a movie she’s already seen again.
Regarding her day’s plan, Gu Yanjing remarked: "Very fulfilling."
Qiao Yuxian thought so too.
Then...
When Gu Yanjing returned home from work in the evening, Qiao Yuxian had only accomplished one thing.
Deciding what to wear for work tomorrow!
When Gu Yanjing entered the living room, he didn’t see Qiao Yuxian.
Aunt Mei said she was upstairs.
He went to her room.
After knocking and opening the door, Gu Yanjing was startled by the scene before him.
The entire bedroom was filled with clothes.
The carpet, the sofa, the bed, the bay window on the balcony, even the hanging chair on the balcony was covered in clothes.
Several cardboard boxes piled by the door, all clothes sent by Qin Xia, had remained unopened. Now they were opened, and all scattered about.
But...no sign of Qiao Yuxian.
Gu Yanjing avoided the clothes on the carpet and headed to the wardrobe.
Qiao Yuxian sat in a pile of clothes, still rummaging.
Upon hearing footsteps, Qiao Yuxian looked up at the door. Seeing it was Gu Yanjing, she checked the time: "Is it this late?!"
"Mm." Gu Yanjing stood at the door, unable to enter.
Qiao Yuxian, wearing his shirt, loose and oversized, sleeves rolled up. She sat amid the clothes, saying: "Why are there so many clothes?"
Gu Yanjing said nothing.
"I just wanted to find an outfit for tomorrow, but as I was looking, I found many clothes I don’t remember buying. I thought I’d organize them to wear them," Qiao Yuxian said. "But now, it seems like any could work, yet none feel good enough for the current me, and now it’s like this."
Gu Yanjing chuckled softly: "Have you chosen tomorrow’s outfit?"
"I did." Qiao Yuxian glanced around, crestfallen, and said listlessly, "But now I can’t find it."
Gu Yanjing followed her gaze, then fell silent.
Qiao Yuxian collapsed into the clothes: "I’m exhausted, don’t want to move. Grab whatever tomorrow and wear it."
Gu Yanjing looked at her, paused, and said: "Want to go buy?"
The fatigue-slumped Qiao Yuxian instantly sat up, her eyes brightening: "Now?"
"Mm." Gu Yanjing replied.
"Go buy tomorrow’s outfit?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Mm."
"Let’s go." Qiao Yuxian said while climbing out of the clothes pile, "Let me change, we can go now."
"Mm."