The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship
Chapter 187 - 178: I’ll Just Rent a House to Live In

Chapter 187: Chapter 178: I’ll Just Rent a House to Live In

Gu Qili was extremely embarrassed,

The group of people at the door were all stunned and didn’t know whether to believe it or not.

After speaking, she looked at Mu Shuoqian and secretly signaled him with her eyes to leave quickly, please go, great god, I beg of you.

Mu Shuoqian put down the schedule in his hand, a thin sheet of paper, yet it made a loud noise when slapped down, blatantly revealing his dissatisfaction at the moment.

The tall figure rose to his feet, immediately making the small room seem even narrower, his powerful aura nearly filling the entire space.

The people at the door sensibly made way to the sides, and he left without looking back with big strides.

Gu Qili hurriedly let her colleagues into the room, and everyone started to inquire about her injury in a buzz of voices.

"It’s okay now, I’ve applied medicine, it’s an old injury from before." Faced with everyone’s concern, Gu Qili felt a warm feeling inside, knowing that although the workplace is full of deceit, there is also genuine mutual care.

"Right, how is Luan Yi doing?" She was thrown into the sea by the leader, and she was unconscious when she was pulled up.

A colleague pouted and said, "Manager Qi sent her to the hospital, I don’t know how she is now, she deserves it, it’s her own fault."

"Rich girls are willful, unlike us who work to make a living, only thinking about working hard to earn more salary, she doesn’t care about the money, so of course, she doesn’t care, in the end, it’s us who suffer."

"Yes, yes, my face and neck are peeling from the sunburn, I don’t dare to touch it now,

Everyone started complaining in a buzz of voices, their words filled with dissatisfaction towards Luan Yi.

"She really has a thick face, that night when we all rushed in, she even had the nerve to show up in front of us the next day."

"So what do you think is really going on between her and Leader Zhang?"

Speaking of that night, Gu Qili thought of the text message she received at the time, which was sent by Qi Meihui’s assistant, telling her that the instructor had something to look for her and asking her to wait in her room.

Now that she thinks about it, she was really unguarded at that time, she will need to be more careful in such situations in the future.

While everybody was discussing, Gu Qili’s phone vibrated once, she picked it up and saw a WeChat message from Mu Shuoqian.

"Qili, you look pale, is your shoulder hurting again?" Zhu Ping, who was sitting closest to her, sensitively noticed her suddenly changed complexion.

Gu Qili tugged at the corner of her mouth: "It’s nothing, it’s nothing."

Is it really nothing? The man’s message is full of rage.

Gu Qili, this is the second time you’ve driven me out of your room!! The second time!!

Gu Qili rubbed her forehead, sighing, what to do, he must really be angry this time, Young Master Qian is very angry, the consequences are severe.

Indeed, until the next morning, Mu Shuoqian didn’t appear, the friendship’s little boat had truly capsized.

During the break, Gu Qili ran to a corner to call him, only for the call to be cut after two rings.

Listening to the mechanical female voice on the other end of the phone: I’m sorry, the user you are calling is on another call.

She persistently continued to call, but then the person directly turned off the phone.

Gu Qili frowned in frustration, it seemed he was not so easily appeased this time.

Why had she never felt he was such a petty man before?

Gu Qili thought about it and called Yuan Yi, luckily Yuan Yi answered quickly.

"Brother Yuan, are you with Mu Shuoqian?"

"Young Master Qian is in a meeting this morning and it hasn’t finished yet."

Mu Shuoqian has already returned? Was he really on the last boat leaving?

Not hearing her response, Yuan Yi added another sentence: "Madam, do you need me to pass a message to Young Master Qian?"

"No, no, no, don’t need, Yuan Big Brother, don’t tell him I called you, alright, that’s it, goodbye." Gu Qili hung up the phone and sighed deeply.

She has no idea what to do with this petty man.

For the remaining days, because Luan Yi was in the hospital and not causing trouble, the training went very smoothly. A week later, they returned to Aus City and officially went back to work after a two-day rest.

During these days, Mu Shuoqian did not contact her, and even though she humbly sent him messages begging for reconciliation, the messages sent were like stones sinking into the sea.

Gu Qili eventually became angry too, was such a small matter worth being so mad about? Not answering calls, not replying to messages, she had already apologized.

So, after returning to Aus City, she didn’t go back to Jing Shan but instead went to Mickey’s house.

Today is not the weekend, but Mickey’s dad is at home; seeing her arrival, he immediately puts on an apron to start frying dishes.

In the living room, Gu Qili couldn’t help pointing at the firmly closed kitchen door: "Uncle, why are you at home? Are you off work today?"

Mickey helplessly spread her hands: "My dad lost his job. Their casino was taken over by someone else. The new boss said that these old employees like him could continue working at the casino, but my dad was on good terms with the former boss. He didn’t want to serve a second master, so he came home. Now he’s looking for a new job and doesn’t want to stay in the same industry. It’s just that the economy is down right now, and jobs are not so easy to find. Plus, he’s getting on in years, so my mom went to work, and he started cooking at home."

Gu Qili sympathized with her for a moment.

All of a sudden, Mickey asked with a face full of enigma: "You just got back from Palm Island today, why didn’t you go home? You’re currently in a passionate romance, shouldn’t you be inseparable, missing each other like three autumns if apart for a single day?"

"He’s mad, and I’m mad too," Gu Qili hummed twice; having said that, she suddenly thought of something—it seemed that every time they had a spat, she would run over to Mickey’s place because, apart from here, she really had nowhere else to go.

Thinking of this, she immediately picked up her phone to send a message to Mu Shuoqian.

"Ah, you can’t stand the cold shoulder and taking the initiative to surrender?" Mickey leaned in to tease her, "Let me see; what kind of mushy things did you write?"

"That’s not it," Gu Qili lifted her phone to her face, not avoiding Mickey.

Mickey read aloud: "Mu Shuoqian, if you don’t call me back within five minutes, I’ll go out and rent an apartment."

"Keep your voice down, don’t let uncle hear you," Gu Qili hurriedly covered Mickey’s mouth, embarrassed.

"Don’t worry, my dad’s not that good of a listener." Mickey swatted away her hand and rested her chin upon her hand, lost in wild imaginings, "If I were Mu Shuoqian, I would call you back immediately. Five minutes is too much; I would call back within five seconds."

"It’s already been an N number of five seconds," Gu Qili held the phone, unspeakable dejection in her tone. Did he really not care even about this? Is he planning to use this opportunity to sever ties with her completely?

Once women start to imagine things, they can easily get carried away and even design the worst-case scenarios in their minds.

Mickey saw that she was genuinely a bit disappointed and didn’t continue to joke, comforting her by patting her shoulder: "It’s okay, maybe he’s busy at work and hasn’t seen it. Didn’t you say that he’s a workaholic?"

Gu Qili hummed in acknowledgment, not wanting her mood to affect Mickey, especially when Mickey’s dad opened the kitchen door, holding a plate of steaming braised ribs to beckon them: "Come on, Qili, have some ribs first; the other dishes will be ready soon."

"Thank you, Uncle, I love the braised ribs you make the most." Gu Qili hurried over to take the plate and chopsticks, "Uncle, we’ll wait for you to eat together."

"Don’t wait for me, these ribs should be eaten hot, they won’t taste as good when they’re cold."

After saying this, Mickey’s dad went back into the kitchen to keep busy, and the two girls sat at the table to eat ribs.

"Xiao Mi, you’re really lucky, being able to eat such delicious ribs whenever you want." Gu Qili quickly polished off three pieces and was reaching for her fourth.

Mickey touched her chin in disinterest: "I’ve been fed up with them long ago. If it weren’t for your arrival, my dad wouldn’t even cook this dish."

Gu Dezhong, when he was alive, often cooked for her as well, being a big boss who would study recipes in his office and don an apron to enter the kitchen once he got home.

His ribs were nowhere near as delicious as Mickey’s dad’s, but now, no matter how much she craved that taste, it was forever out of reach.

Gu Qili couldn’t help but feel a prick in her nose, sadly swallowing the ribs in her mouth.

Mickey’s dad brought a plate of stir-fried Chinese broccoli and steamed fish and then ducked back into the kitchen to check on his soup.

At this moment, a knock sounded from outside; Mickey put down her chopsticks and said, "My mom’s back."

Gu Qili also hurriedly put down her chopsticks, ready to go to the kitchen to prepare a bowl and chopsticks for Mickey’s mom, but she heard Mickey at the door raising her voice: "Mu... Mu, no, I mean, Qian... "

In her excitement, she didn’t know how to address him, flustered to the point of nearly biting her own tongue.

Standing outside the door with an air of cool composure was none other than Mu Shuoqian.

Seeing this god-like man up close for the first time, Mickey suddenly felt dazzled,

Mu Shuoqian’s gaze was aloof. Upon seeing Mickey, he imperceptibly stepped back half a step, his attitude distant and polite: "I’m looking for Gu Qili."

Mickey had heard about this man’s quirks from Gu Qili; he seemed to particularly dislike strange women. If touched by them, he would feel sick and uncomfortable all over, so she prudently kept a distance from him.

Gu Qili had obviously heard the noise outside too. Mu Shuoqian didn’t call her within five minutes, he appeared in front of her within five minutes.

She felt a little smug and ecstatic inside; this proved that he still cared about her a lot.

"Who is it?"

Gu Qili was contemplating whether to first give him a hard time or shamelessly rush out and throw herself into his arms when Mickey’s dad suddenly emerged from the kitchen, holding a pot of soup and looking curiously towards the door: "Qiqi, who are you talking to? Is your mom back?"

"It’s not my mom," Mickey quickly explained.

Mickey’s dad then walked over with big strides, and before Gu Qili could stop him, he approached the door.

When Mickey’s dad saw the man standing outside the door, exuding a magnificent demeanor, he immediately couldn’t stop smiling: "Ah, Qiqi, your boyfriend has come and you didn’t mention it, quickly, invite him in."

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