Parallel Worlds ③

Ji Su subconsciously held up the bed sheet and moved inward, her eyes were a little bit nowhere to rest.

Gu Zhao stopped by the bed and asked with a smile, "What are you hiding from, Mr. Ji?"

"Didn't hide ah ......" Ji Su cheeks also reddened, "I, I'm sleepy, want to sleep."

"Uh-huh." Gu Zhao answered, turning to the other bed, "Then you sleep."

Ji Su puts her cell phone on the nightstand and lies down on her side, trying to brew sleep.

He thought that with Gu Zhao beside him, he would not be able to sleep, but I don't know whether it was because he was too tired today, or for some other reason, but in any case, it didn't take long for him to fall into dreamland.

Gu Zhao is sitting on the head of the bed, reading a document, and hears the sound of turning over, and turns his eyes sideways.

The sullen gaze followed the white, delicate chest, slowly sliding down over the narrow, thin waist and resting on the casually hooked legs.

The hem of the loose bathrobe opened up with the change of position, revealing a long straight leg, clean as jade, flawless, thighs folded and squeezed out a handful of white as snow.

Gu Zhao got out of bed silently and stood by the head of the bed.

What a poor defense to dare to sleep like that in front of him.

Gu Zhao's throat twitched, and he reached out with a large, bony hand, running his fingertips over the graceful line of his leg, pausing for several seconds, and then finally just restraining himself from pulling up the thin quilt to cover him.

Ji Su slept deeply, and when he woke up the next morning, he was the only one left in the room.

He woke up and went into the bathroom to wash up.

I had just finished washing my face when there was a knock at the door.

Ji Su opened the door and the hotel's service staff stood at the door pushing a trolley, "Hello, Mr. Gu reserved room service."

Ji Su was slightly stunned and took a step back to let someone in.

The waiter pushed the cart into the room, lifted the lid, set a hearty breakfast on the coffee table, and held up a new set of clothes on the couch.

Ji Su politely thanked, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." The waiter had a professional smile on his face, "Excuse me."

Ji Su silently closed the door, walked over to the couch and looked at the ironed and wrinkle-free shirt and suit pants, and picked up his cell phone and tapped into WeChat.

Ji Su : [Counselor Gu, your reservation for room service has arrived.]

Gu Zhao: [Well, it didn't disturb your rest, did it?]

Ji Su: [No, the timing is just right.]

Gu Zhao: [That's good.]

Ji Su: [When did you leave?]

Gu Zhao: [6:30, there's a meeting in the morning.]

Ji Su : [So early, no wonder I didn't hear it.]

Ji Su : [I'm sorry, if it wasn't for the company last night, you wouldn't have had to rush back early in the morning.]

Gu Zhao: [No need to be embarrassed.]

Gu Zhao: [I would love to.]

Ji Su looked at the text in the dialog box and her heartbeat abruptly became a little faster.

Lawyer Gu was a gentleman by and large, but sometimes he would break some minor rules, such as walking over last night with a bath towel that was better than nothing, and then, for example, deliberately saying such ambiguous and unclear words at this moment.

But he seems to ......

It's not annoying at all.

Gu Zhao: [I have a meeting, talk to you later.]

Ji Su: [Okay, talk to you later.]

*

The villa is so large that it took from summer to fall for all the renovations to be considered finished.

The villa is officially completed and Ji Su invites his employer to inspect the results.

Mr. Gu Da, a lawyer, had just returned from a business trip and drove by to pick up someone. As soon as he stepped through the door of the company, he went straight to Ji Su's office.

After knocking on the door, a nice clean voice came from inside, "Come in."

Gu Zhao pushed his way in with a light smile on his lips, which instantly disappeared without a trace when he saw a large bouquet of dainty roses on his desk.

Ji Su noticed his eyes and explained, "That ...... was sent over by a previous client, I didn't think of what to do with it for a while, so I put it here first."

"Client?" Gu Zhao narrowed his dark eyes slightly, "Male or female?"

Ji Su 莫名有点心虚："Male."

Gu Zhao took his eyes off the flowers and didn't press on, "Let's go."

Ji Su picks up his jacket hanging aside, "Hold on, I'm going to the bathroom."

Gu Zhao stood in the corridor waiting for him, and the female employees in the company couldn't help but steal glances frequently.

Lawyer Gu wore a stiff black overcoat, all dusty, but there was no trace of fatigue on his face, and he was ridiculously handsome.

At that moment, Ji Su's little assistant came over holding a pile of documents and greeted, "Counselor Gu."

Gu Zhao nodded slightly and suddenly called out to him, "Wait."

The little assistant immediately stopped in her tracks, "Do you have any orders, GuLu?"

Gu Zhao said in a calm tone, "There's a bouquet of flowers on Mr. Ji's desk, and he's asked you to help with them."

The little assistant hesitantly said, "Mr. Ji ...... really let me just handle it?"

Gu Zhao asked, "Do you know who sent the flowers?"

"It's a pretty good-looking rich second generation, but he's not very old." The little assistant lowered his voice, "Ms. Ji designed a house for him, and as a result, he fell in love with Ms. Ji at first sight, and in order to chase Ms. Ji, he repeatedly delayed the progress of the project, causing Ms. Ji to be very unhappy."

Gu Zhao frowned imperceptibly, "And?"

"Then Mr. Ji directly contacted his parents, and the rich second generation laid low for a while under their suppression." The little assistant scratched the back of his head and wondered, "I don't know what's going on, but it's made a comeback in the meantime."

Gu Zhao's tone was cold, "Are there many people after Mr. Ji?"

"Many ah, especially many!" The little assistant broke her hand and counted, "Our Teacher Ji is so good-looking, capable, and has an exceptionally good personality, the number of people who like him can't even be counted ......"

The little assistant was rambling on and on, when she violently met Lawyer Gu's death stare, and hastily braked sharply, "Except for me, of course, I have nothing but pure adoration and admiration for Mr. Ji!"

Gu Zhao signaled, "Go ahead and take care of that bouquet."

"Okay, I'll be right there!" The little assistant hoofed it in the direction of the office.

"I'm done." A few moments later, Ji Su walked out of the bathroom, "Let's go."

By the time the two arrived at the villa, it was getting late.

Ji Su pushed open the outer door of the villa with an indescribable nervousness.

He was an experienced architect of sorts, but he had never been as apprehensive as he was today.

He couldn't scrutinize where this emotion originated from, and could only take a deep breath, "Lawyer Gu, are you ready?"

Gu Zhao responded, "Uh-huh."

Ji Su led the way inside, introducing them as he went.

The villa was designed exactly to his own liking, and the presentation was a delight.

Gu Zhao followed him around, not interrupting him the whole time.

"That's it." Ji Su stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, "Lawyer Gu, are you still satisfied?"

"I'm satisfied." Gu Zhao smiled, "But most importantly, you like it."

Ji Su was visibly relieved, ignoring the deeper meaning hidden in the second half of the sentence, "I'm glad you're satisfied."

Gu Zhao extends a hand, "Good work, Mr. Ji."

Ji Su raised his hand and shook his lightly, "It's not hard, it's my job."

So far, it's been one of the easiest and most rewarding projects he's taken on.

"That's the end of my part of the job." Ji Su let go of his hand, "Feel free to come see me at the office if you have any follow-up questions."

Zhao Gu stared at him, "If it's not business, can't I call you again?"

Ji Su shook her head, "Of course not that."

Gu Zhao drops his hands, "So what do you mean?"

"I ......" Ji Su pursed her lips, not sure what she meant herself.

Gu Zhao turned around, "It's getting late, let's go eat dinner first."

Ji Su followed him out the door, his heart fluttering with an indescribable emotion.

Like ......

Gu Zhao booked a western restaurant in the neighborhood in advance, the decoration atmosphere is very good, sitting by the window you can enjoy the beautiful night view.

As they ate and chatted, Ji Su suddenly remembered a question, "Counselor Gu, we seem to be in the same class, right?"

"Right." Gu Zhao raised his eyes, "What's wrong?"

"It seems like A University is really big." Ji Su smiled, "I'm surprised we haven't run into each other on campus in our years of college."

Gu Zhao smiled back, "Maybe I've seen it before."

"Hmm?" Ji Su was stunned for a moment, "When?"

"With all the school activities, I'm sure I would have bumped into each other." Gu Zhao drops his eyes, "But probably didn't say hello head on, so you don't remember."

"Makes sense." Ji Su recalled, "I was dragged to a basketball game by Little Joe at the time, and there's a real chance I might have seen you."

Gu Zhao gave an implied "hmmm" and placed the plate of chopped steak in front of him.

Halfway through the morning, Ji Su had almost finished eating and stopped to take a few sips of her drink.

Gu Zhao also put down his cutlery and asked, "Had enough?"

"Well, it's full." Ji Su curled her lips slightly, "It was delicious."

Gu Zhao spoke slowly and methodically, "Mr. Ji, can I ask you a question?"

Ji Su nods, "You ask."

Gu Zhao asked, "Why did you agree to go on a blind date with me in the first place?"

Ji Su thought for a moment and honestly returned, "Because Little Joe had it all set up when I found out, and it wouldn't be very polite if I didn't go."

Gu Zhao's tone was muted, "I see."

"What about Attorney Gu?" Ji Su asked rhetorically, "Why would you want to go on a blind date with me?"

Gu Zhao's eyes turned deep, and the words he wanted to say rolled around in his mouth, then swallowed back, and finally only lightly returned, "Because I'm getting older, and I want to have a home of my own."

Ji Su took another sip of her drink as a cover-up.

Having a home, which had been his greatest wish all along, had just remained unfulfilled for various reasons.

"Ji Su." Gu Zhao asked again coldly, "After all this time together, do you hate being with me?"

He seldom called Ji Su with his first name, two simple pronunciation of the word in the lips gently collision, but people hear a loving tenderness.

Ji Su's ears warmed slightly, and he returned with drooping eyelashes, "It's not annoying."

Gu Zhao's voice was deep, "So, what do you think, marry me?"

Ji Su lifted her small brush-like eyelashes and said with a blank expression, "What?"

"I say--" Gu Zhao stared for an instant into those beautiful eyes, "will you marry me and make a home with me?"

Word for word, unmistakable.

Ji Su forgot how to breathe for a moment, and because of the lack of oxygen, his brain was a little dizzy, and he only felt that his heart was beating wildly and uncontrollably in his chest.

"If you think it's too soon, we can slowly cultivate our feelings after marriage." Zhao Gu's hand hanging at his side unconsciously clenched into a fist, his face still maintained calm, "I will respect all your wishes."

Ji Su Kanye came back to his senses, "Lawyer Gu, are you ...... you serious?"

Gu Zhao's tone was steady and sure: "I couldn't be more serious."

"It's so sudden ......" Ji Su felt like she was dreaming about the scene in front of her, "How did it suddenly-"

"Because I don't want to turn back into a stranger with you once the project is over." Gu Zhao paused slightly, "You can think about it, there's no need to rush to give me an answer right now."