The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship
Chapter 184 - 175 Second Uncle Gets Angry

Chapter 184: Chapter 175 Second Uncle Gets Angry

Gu Qili was still dreaming when the doorbell suddenly rang, jolting her awake. A strong arm was wrapped around her waist,

"Mu Shuoqian, stop messing around, it must be Zhu Ping looking for me to have breakfast." Gu Qili pushed his arm away irritably, but it was like pushing against a rock; immovable.

"Let her eat by herself," the lazy man coldly huffed dissatisfied.

"We have physical training today," Gu Qili said as she tried pushing him away again, "Even if I don’t eat with her, I need to at least let her know."

"No need." He arrogantly held onto her without letting go,

Gu Qili rolled her eyes,

Outside, the knocking persisted, and Gu Qili’s phone on the pillow beside her started ringing as well.

She knew it had to be Zhu Ping calling her because she couldn’t find her; the ringtone repeated over and over, indicating Zhu Ping was really anxious.

Gu Qili pushed the man’s chest again, pleadingly saying, "Let me answer the phone."

"No." His tyrannical insistence made her want to jump up in rage, but she was far weaker than him in strength, so she could only continue to coax him softly and tenderly,

After a while, he finally let go of his grip, and Gu Qili quickly reached for the phone. Sure enough, it was Zhu Ping who had called. After she called back, Zhu Ping asked worriedly, "Qili, aren’t you in your room? I’ve been searching everywhere for you, I was so worried."

"I’m fine, I was showering and didn’t hear you. Go ahead and have breakfast, I’ll come down to find you in a bit."

Hearing her voice, Zhu Ping finally hung up the phone with relief.

Gu Qili checked the time, it was already 6:30 AM, and they had to gather at 8.

She quickly crawled out of bed to wash up, and when she came out, she saw Mu Shuoqian still hadn’t gotten up,

"Get up," Gu Qili went over and pulled his arm, dragging him down from the bed, "Hurry up and book a room, don’t always freeload here."

He refused to open his eyes, and she couldn’t drag him; instead, as she pulled, the blanket fell off, revealing what should not have been seen.

The gallant horseman valiant and strong... The swift steed like the wind along.

Gu Qili could almost immediately think of this song lyric every time.

Mu Shuoqian felt a chill on his body, blinked twice, and looked towards her with a blushing red face, unbothered to cover up,

Bringing up the very thing one shouldn’t, Gu Qili nearly burrowed under the bed instead; her face was hot enough to fry an egg.

"Mu Shuoqian." She was annoyed, picking up the blanket and throwing it over him, "Hurry up and get ready to leave, what if someone saw?"

His expression turned chilly, and his brows furrowed tightly: "You despise me?"

Gu Qili scratched her head helplessly, how could she? Standing with him, she felt like she was bathed in radiant light. But, she didn’t want their coworkers here to find out about their relationship.

If everyone knew she was Mu Shuoqian’s wife, then working at the restaurant would lose its meaning, as everyone would give her leeway, help her, even tread carefully around her.

Most importantly, she didn’t want her reputation to bring him any trouble. With that incident already being the talk of the school, it would inevitably circulate among the colleagues.

However, the man’s mood really did not look good. Gu Qili thought for a bit and then sat down next to him, hugging his neck as she began to act coyly: "You know that’s not what I mean. I just don’t want to attract too much attention. It’s not that I don’t welcome you to stay here. Also, my colleagues often come over to hang out, their noisy bickering might disturb you, right? And if those women who have a crush on you find out, that would be even worse. They might concoct some scheme against me."

She made a compelling case, but Mu Shuoqian could only hear one thing: she just didn’t want to live with him.

The man still looked displeased, brushed off her hand, dressed without a word, and left without paying Gu Qili any attention.

Ah, uncle is angry.

Gu Qili stomped her foot in helplessness; sometimes this man could be really difficult to deal with when he gets obstinate.

But she didn’t have the luxury to dwell on him any longer, so she quickly got ready and hurried to the hall for the gathering.

Zhu Ping was already there waiting for her, surprised to see Gu Qili wearing long clothes in hot weather, her eyes wide: "Qili, aren’t you hot? It’s over thirty degrees today."

"I’m afraid of getting tanned," Gu Qili made up an excuse haphazardly.

Zhu Ping didn’t dwell on the subject and stuffed a bread roll into her hand, saying, "You didn’t go to the restaurant this morning, have this bread roll for now to tide you over,"

Gu Qili expressed her gratitude profusely and began to nibble on the bread roll.

"Qili, did you know Lin Tao has left?"

"What?" Gu Qili asked in surprise: "When?"

"This morning, he went to the instructor on his own and said that his test score yesterday was copied, and that the last place should belong to Luan Yi instead of him. Then he left," Zhu Ping sighed with regret, "I feel like there’s more to it. He’s so timid, how could he dare to copy someone else’s paper, and I saw that he was quite diligent too. He shouldn’t have needed to copy."

Gu Qili chewed her bread, but it felt like chewing wax. She understood all too well what was going on. Lin Tao was cowardly by nature; if Qi Meihui had threatened him with something, or given him a large sum of money, his choice to leave wouldn’t be surprising at all.

Luan Yi was here to gather inspiration for the restaurant, but Lin Tao was different, he was earnestly looking for a job. During a chat yesterday, he mentioned that he wanted to work hard and hoped one day he could become a restaurant manager. Yet, such aspirations remained in the past; he no longer had that chance.

"Qili, what are you thinking about?" Seeing her silent for a long time, Zhu Ping looked over with concern.

Gu Qili shook her head: "Nothing."

At that moment, Luan Yi walked over from a distance, not carrying her usual proud demeanor like a peacock, but with her head down, seemingly afraid to meet everyone’s eyes. As she passed by Gu Qili, she suddenly glared at her fiercely.

Gu Qili met her gaze with nonchalance; after all, she hadn’t done anything from the beginning to the end. If they weren’t harboring malicious intentions, such a farce would never have occurred.

Because of the incident with Leader Zhang, a new leader took over their team. However, Gu Qili noticed that the name of the training company on his name tag had changed, which meant that not only Leader Zhang was replaced, but their training company was replaced altogether as well. Such quick action, she could only think of Mu Shuoqian.

Thinking of Mu Shuoqian, Gu Qili couldn’t help but rub her temples. That man had left in anger early in the morning, and had probably already gone back to Aus City.

Once everyone was assembled, the leader brought them to the seaside. The so-called physical fitness training mostly consisted of endurance exercises, starting with running. Everyone ran until they were drenched in sweat.

During the break, Zhu Ping said, "I heard that Manager Qi didn’t end up suing Leader Zhang. I’m surprised, how could Leader Zhang be Luan Yi’s boyfriend? Luan Yi always comes off as someone who thinks she’s above everyone else."

Gu Qili took a sip of water. "Stay away from that Luan Yi in the future, to avoid trouble."

Zhu Ping followed with a nod, "Keep a respectful distance."

After running all morning, Gu Qili’s face felt scorched by the sun, and even with thick sunscreen, it couldn’t withstand the fierce sun at the seaside.

In the afternoon, they played a few team cooperation games. Gu Qili had an old injury on her shoulder, and after several games, it started to hurt, but seeing everyone else striving so hard, she clenched her teeth and endured the pain.

"Qili, are you feeling unwell somewhere?" Zhu Ping noticed something was off and asked with concern.

"Nothing, just a bit of shoulder pain."

"Did you injure your shoulder before?"

"Yeah."

"Then you shouldn’t take part in the next game. That sandbag weighs over fifty pounds, I’m afraid you won’t be able to handle it."

"It’s okay, since I’m here, I’ll persist through it."

Zhu Ping looked at her and said nothing more.

Sitting not too far away, Luan Yi was staring at them. It’s unclear what she was thinking, but she scoffed coldly.

The game wasn’t particularly difficult in itself, but neither was it simple. A fifty-pound sandbag, and each person responsible for transporting it a certain distance. They had nine people in total; if they completed the task within twenty minutes, they would pass. If it exceeded twenty minutes, they would have to start over.

Even the boys couldn’t handle the sandbag with their hands; everyone had to carry it on their shoulders.

Gu Qili was the last leg, and Luan Yi was the second to last.

In such scorching heat, nobody wanted to do it a second time, so everyone gave it their all. However, when it was Luan Yi’s turn, she acted as though she had no strength at all and could barely get the sandbag on her shoulders. After struggling for a while, she finally hoisted it up, but then she fell after a few steps, and by then, the time had already gone far beyond twenty minutes.