Gao Zhouzhou said through gritted teeth, "Luckily, I called Shen Yunyi and got your address, otherwise I would have been sleeping on the streets."
"You've run into everything, let's go."
This is quite bizarre. Jiang Shuiyun shook her head and walked into the villa with Gao Zhouzhou.
At this hour, the cleaning lady hadn't come to cook yet. Jiang Shuiyun looked around and saw that there were no empty rooms, only a lounge with a soft couch. "Why don't you take a nap in the lounge? You can get up and have breakfast later."
"I don't eat breakfast. Where is your room? I'll sleep in your room until midnight, then wake me up."
Gao Zhouzhou waved her hand, explaining that she had strict requirements for maintaining her figure and couldn't eat whatever she wanted, but she could sleep whenever she wanted.
"If you sleep in my room, where will I sleep?"
Jiang Shuiyun crossed her arms and asked Gao Zhouzhou a question in return.
"Let's sleep together! It's been so long since we slept in the same bed!" Gao Zhouzhou raised an eyebrow at Jiang Shuiyun with a mischievous grin.
"You think you can do whatever you want just because I don't have pheromones?"
Jiang Shuiyun reached out and touched Gao Zhouzhou's forehead, pushing her away.
"Otherwise? There's another crucial reason: you're the only one among all the A's who can resist my charm. Although it's because you can't love anyone, so what? I love the way you don't love me!"
Gao Zhouzhou was used to bickering with the original owner of the body and would say anything without thinking. She narcissistically tossed her long, wavy hair and bumped Jiang Shuiyun with her shoulder.
"You win, the room is yours, I'll sleep in the lounge."
Jiang Shuiyun couldn't bear to look. She pressed the elevator button and went up with Gao Zhouzhou. When she opened the door to her room, Gao Zhouzhou saw that Jiang Shuiyun's room was even cleaner than a showroom. "Wow!"
"If you're not comfortable there, you can go to the lounge," Jiang Shuiyun added from outside.
"No, no, thank you, darling, mua~"
Gao Zhouzhou gave her an exaggerated flying kiss, but Jiang Shuiyun remained unmoved, simply closing the door behind her before heading to the other side of the lounge.
Lying on the soft couch in the lounge, Jiang Shuiyun closed her eyes. After being interrupted by Gao Zhouzhou in the morning, she actually felt sleepy. At least she stopped worrying about the kiss from last night and fell into a deep sleep.
Jiang Shuiyun, who was fast asleep, was awakened by a scream. When she opened the door to the lounge, she saw Yao Yaoling standing in front of her door with a terrified look on her face, and Gao Zhouzhou standing inside the room with a messy, irritable look on her face.
Oh no! Jiang Shuiyun slapped her forehead. No wonder she felt like she had forgotten something. She had forgotten to greet these people. They were used to waking her up for breakfast in the morning. When they knocked on the door, they woke up Gao Zhouzhou who was sleeping in her room.
Seeing the situation before her, Jiang Shuiyun could only be thankful that it wasn't Yi Jinbai who went to call her for breakfast this morning.
No one noticed her, so Jiang Shuiyun reached out and knocked twice on the door next to her to attract everyone's attention. "I'm here, be quiet."
"Captain?" Yao Yao Ling looked at Jiang Shuiyun and then at Gao Zhouzhou. "What... what's going on?"
"She flew here overnight, but the event was canceled, so she's resting here for a while. Is it time for breakfast?"
Jiang Shuiyun yawned and walked over to close the door between Gao Zhouzhou and Yao Yaoling, so as not to see Gao Zhouzhou's face, which looked like it was about to rush out and devour someone.
"Ah...right, let's eat."
The group stammered in response, watching Jiang Shuiyun come downstairs and sit next to Yi Jinbai. Then, as if in a daze, she stood up and said, "Jinbai, I need to use the bathroom in your room."
"Go."
When Yi Jinbai first saw Gao Zhouzhou open the door to Jiang Shuiyun's room, her heart skipped a beat. But when she saw Jiang Shuiyun come out of the lounge, her heart immediately calmed down. She knew that Jiang Shuiyun would not do such a thing.
After Jiang Shuiyun finished washing up, everyone took their seats and prepared to eat breakfast. However, they were all distracted during the breakfast, glancing at Jiang Shuiyun and then at Yi Jinbai from time to time, and finally taking a stroll around Jiang Shuiyun's room upstairs.
"Aren't you tired? What are you doing, rolling your eyes around like that? Eat."
Jiang Shuiyun had truly reached her limit and ordered the group to eat obediently.
After finally finishing their meal, Yao Yao Ling couldn't wait to ask, "Captain, when did you go to the rest room?"
This group of people are really gossiping enough, but Jiang Shuiyun glanced at Yi Jinbai next to her out of the corner of her eye and thought it was better to explain this matter clearly as soon as possible. "I met her when I went out for my morning run at five o'clock this morning. Her activity venue collapsed, the activity was canceled at the last minute, and she hadn't slept all night, so she came to ask for a place to stay for a day. We don't have any spare rooms here, so she can only sleep in my room and I can sleep in the rest room. Is there anything else you want to ask? One question will earn you an extra hour of practice, so think it through before you ask."
"No problem, no problem."
After hearing this, who dared to ask any more questions? They all immediately rushed off to training, otherwise they would probably have had to train all night.
After the others ran away, Jiang Shuiyun looked at Yi Jinbai beside her.
Before Jiang Shuiyun could speak, Yi Jinbai knew what she wanted to say and answered in advance, "Of course I believe you."
"That's good, otherwise I'd really be in deep trouble."
Jiang Shuiyun saved herself the trouble of choosing her words, smiled and shook her head, letting out a sigh of relief. Then, the memories of last night resurfaced in her mind, and her smile froze slightly. Looking at Yi Jinbai in front of her, she had the urge to ask him what exactly he had thought through last night, something that had tormented her all night.
A note from the author:
This is a two-in-one update: the one I owed yesterday, and the update at 6 AM this morning. Good morning!
Chapter 49
Jiang Shuiyun was about to ask a question, but then she felt that there were too many people here and it wasn't a good place, so she swallowed her words and went to train.
The morning flew by. Jiang Shuiyun had just finished exercising in the gym on the second floor when the aunt downstairs was already calling her to lunch.
Seeing that it was already this late, Jiang Shuiyun went upstairs to call Gao Zhouzhou. She had only knocked twice when the door opened from the inside. Gao Zhouzhou, fresh from washing up and even wearing light makeup, walked out gracefully, completely unlike her previous grumpy and murderous expression.
"You got up right on time, time for lunch."
Jiang Shuiyun turned and walked downstairs, with Gao Zhouzhou following behind her. "I'm not eating anymore. My agent called me about the event. The organizers want to treat me to a meal as an apology, and they want me to give them face. You guys eat. My agent is waiting for me at the door. Also, please have your girlfriend get ready. We need to catch our flight after I finish eating."
"How about I go with you? I'm a little worried about Jinbai going alone."
As Jiang Shuiyun walked up the stairs, looking at Yi Jinbai on the first floor, she was genuinely worried about him, given his reserved nature.
"Don't you trust me? Am I not human? I'm taking care of you, why would you need to worry?" Gao Zhouzhou scoffed, showing utter contempt for Jiang Shuiyun's words. "Now you want to act like a human being? Where were you before?"
Jiang Shuiyun couldn't explain it either, so she could only accept it.
After going downstairs, Gao Zhouzhou greeted the others and then left in a car with her manager.
While eating, Jiang Shuiyun told the group that Yi Jinbai was about to leave. Although they were a little reluctant and felt it was a bit rushed, it was still a rare opportunity. They all offered their congratulations, quickly finished their meal, and went back to their rooms to find some farewell gifts.
Jiang Shuiyun watched from the side. Poisonous Snake and the others all knew they should prepare a gift for Yi Jinbai, but she had actually overlooked this matter.
But looking at myself from head to toe, and at that room that was even cleaner than the show flat, I really didn't have any presents that I could give.
Jiang Shuiyun helped Yi Jinbai take the gifts back to his room. As Yi Jinbai packed his things, Jiang Shuiyun took out her phone and fiddled with it for a bit. Then Yi Jinbai's phone rang. When Yi Jinbai picked it up, he saw that it was a text message notifying him that his account had been increased by 500,000.
"Take good care of yourself when you get to City B. Don't be frugal. I'll ask Gao Zhouzhou to take care of things like housing and transportation for you. Keep this money for yourself. If you need more, just let me know."
Jiang Shuiyun really had nothing else to give, so she decided to just transfer the money, since everything costs money in an unfamiliar place.
"This is too much. There's already 500,000 of yours in this card. I don't need this much. You haven't even bought a new computer for yourself yet. I don't want this. Transfer it back to me."
Yi Jinbai looked at the seven-figure balance in her card and wanted to transfer it back to Jiang Shuiyun, but she didn't know how to do such a large transfer. She could only hand her phone to Jiang Shuiyun. She wasn't going to B City to buy a house this time, so how could she possibly need so much money?
“It’s better to not have enough than not have enough,” Jiang Shuiyun put Yi Jinbai’s phone back. “Besides, it’s not that I’m reluctant to buy a computer, it’s just that there aren’t any computers I need on the market right now. Don’t worry, I still have money here. When you go out, you can’t suffer because of money.”
Since the old dean passed away, Yi Jinbai had never heard such words again. She felt her heart warm and this time she did not refuse.
Jiang Shuiyun helped Yi Jinbai pack two large suitcases when she heard a commotion outside. Gao Zhouzhou's voice was very penetrating and could be heard clearly even through the door.
Just as Jiang Shuiyun picked up Yi Jinbai's suitcase, she was about to call Gao Zhouzhou to ask her some questions when the door was opened and Gao Zhouzhou rushed in, pulling Jiang Shuiyun out and saying, "Let me have a word with Miss Yi. No outsiders allowed."
Before Jiang Shuiyun could speak, the door slammed shut behind her as she turned around.
Standing at the door, Jiang Shuiyun glanced at the group of onlookers. "Is training over?"
The group suppressed their laughter, pushing and shoving each other as they went downstairs to continue training. Jiang Shuiyun rubbed her forehead in exasperation, glanced at the door, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to eavesdrop. She could only go downstairs and watch Jian Mang and the others continue their training.
After Jiang Shuiyun kept glancing up at the door for half an hour, the door finally opened, and Gao Zhouzhou and Yi Jinbai, each carrying a suitcase, came down from the elevator while talking.
Jiang Shuiyun hurried over and saw the elevator doors open. "Are you leaving now?"
"The plane tickets are all bought. We can leave now and land in time for dinner. Okay, you don't need to see us off."
Gao Zhouzhou carried her suitcase out, waving goodbye to the group, "My little cuties, I'm leaving now, don't miss me too much!"
Jiang Shuiyun ignored Gao Zhouzhou's overly social skills and picked up Yi Jinbai's suitcase, asking, "Is everything packed?"
"Yes, everything is packed. We just need to bring those two cacti."
Yi Jinbai nodded and walked out with Jiang Shuiyun, picking up the two cacti in the garden.
Jiang Shuiyun looked at him with a slightly flushed face, truly wondering what she was thinking at the time, how she could have come up with the idea of giving two potted cacti as a gift.
"Message me when you arrive."
Upon seeing them off at the door, Gao Zhouzhou's agent and assistant helped load all the luggage into the car. Jiang Shuiyun looked at Yi Jinbai, realizing that saying anything now would be pointless.
Yi Jinbai agreed and got into Gao Zhouzhou's car. Gao Zhouzhou patted Jiang Shuiyun on the back from behind and said, "Let's go!"
After Gao Zhouzhou got into the car and closed the door, the car started and quickly disappeared from Jiang Shuiyun's sight. Standing there for a long time, suppressing the faint reluctance in her heart, Jiang Shuiyun knew that the temporary separation was definitely worthwhile.
Back in the villa, Jiang Shuiyun suddenly felt that the large villa was much emptier. Her gaze fell on the music room, which was not closed. Yi Jinbai was very quiet, but Jiang Shuiyun knew that she would always be somewhere in this house, someone she could see with a glance, but now she was gone.
Jiang Shuiyun walked over and closed the door to the music room. She returned to her seat and looked at the people who weren't practicing and were staring at her. "What are you doing? Don't you need to practice anymore?"
"Captain, Jinbai just left. Are you feeling a bit uneasy?"
Yao Yao Ling mimicked Jiang Shui Yun's stern face, "That's exactly how you are right now."
"Enough with the nonsense. I think you've all been too relaxed lately. Come on, let me check how much you've regressed during this time. Line up, who wants to go first?"
Jiang Shuiyun thought it might be because she hadn't been separated from Yi Jinbai much since she came to this world, and this time the separation had lasted for such a long time, so she was a little unaccustomed to it, but it couldn't be as exaggerated as they said.
Upon hearing Jiang Shuiyun's words, the group exchanged glances, collectively took a step back, and pushed out their sword beams.
Having learned from their previous experience, they no longer believed that a war of attrition would have any effect on Jiang Shuiyun. So, let whoever is brave die first, since the final result will be the same anyway, and everyone will meet again with gray screens.
Jianmang sat down silently and opened the game's one-on-one mode.
Since the end of the last invitational tournament, the sudden surge in popularity caught the group somewhat off guard. The variety shows they've been on these past two days have also made them a little lax in their practice. However, they haven't truly become lazy. Having experienced the darkest of times and been reborn from the ashes, their minds are not so easily corrupted.
After Jiang Shuiyun finished her rounds, a noisy commotion came from outside. The injured group immediately perked up and peeked out. But before they could go out to see what was going on, the noise grew closer and closer, eventually entering their courtyard.
Jiang Shuiyun looked at the frozen group and came out to take a look as well. She then discovered that it was Xi Rong and Shen Dao. Shen Dao kept trying to go inside, but Xi Rong was blocking him. The two of them pulled and tugged at each other as they came in, arguing all the while.
"What happened?"
Jiang Shuiyun stood at the door; she couldn't just pretend she hadn't seen him.
Xi Rong glanced around, then pulled Shen Dao inside instead, since making noise in the courtyard was too loud.
Once in the living room, Xi Rong closed the front door and looked at Shen Dao standing in the center. "Shen Dao, if you leave now, I'll give you the last bit of face. Do you really want me to spell out all the disgusting things you've done in front of everyone?"
Shen Dao's clothes were wrinkled and his hairstyle was not as neat as when he came last time. At this moment, he truly revealed his selfish and self-serving nature. "Say whatever you want. I didn't come here today with any intention of saving face. Let me tell you, if I'm not having a good time, you won't have a good time either. If you don't believe me, you'll be screwed over by her one day!"