Zhao Yuan nodded thoughtfully, "Then I'll participate. Opportunities to work with you are rare, so I must cherish them."
Gu Yueyue was amused by him, "Then I will work hard and strive to be worthy of Zhao Da Yingdi's films as soon as possible."
"It's my fault for not trying harder." Zhao Yuan looked at her, his gaze so direct that Gu Yueyue felt a little uncomfortable. She avoided Zhao Yuan's eyes and looked at the sea that was so close at hand.
The atmosphere became a little stiff. Zhao Yuan spoke again, "Zhao Sheng hasn't caused any trouble in your program, has he?"
"No." Gu Yueyue breathed a sigh of relief and chatted with him about Zhao Sheng. "He always avoids me. Maybe he's scared of being scolded by you."
"That's good. If he provokes you again, just tell me, and I'll deal with him."
Gu Yueyue was at a loss for words. As an outsider, it seemed inappropriate for her to cause conflict between the brothers.
“He’s been spoiled rotten by my parents. He’s been lawless all these years. If we don’t discipline him, who knows what kind of trouble he’ll cause in the future.”
Zhao Yuan's words dispelled Gu Yueyue's concerns.
As their shadows grew longer under the streetlights, the atmosphere of their conversation gradually became more relaxed.
It was quite windy by the sea, so Gu Yueyue hugged her arms, and Zhao Yuan suggested they go back.
The two hailed a taxi.
Zhao Yuan: "Let me take you home first. It's so late, I'm worried about leaving you home alone. Can you give me a chance to show my gentlemanly manners?"
"Okay, then I'll trouble you." Gu Yueyue smiled and gave the address.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you today. I learned a lot from acting with you, and I really look forward to working with you again."
Gu Yueyue wouldn't dare make such a promise lightly, especially since the two of them were not on the same level.
Since there was a driver present, the two didn't talk much in the car. When they arrived at their destination, Zhao Yuan opened the car door for her.
Gu Yueyue stood by the roadside and waved goodbye to Zhao Yuan through the window.
As the car drove away, Gu Yueyue, in a good mood, turned to leave.
A figure walked over from afar. Gu Yueyue thought it looked familiar, but when it got closer, she realized it was Xu Yi.
Wearing the clothes she had chosen, Gu Yueyue felt a secret joy welling up inside her. However, when Xu Yi got closer, the strong and complicated perfume scent emanating from Xu Yi made her unconsciously frown.
"Xiao Xu, it's so late, why are you still out?"
Gu Yueyue's voice was somewhat cold, but Xu Yi's attention was focused on the taxi that had just driven away, and she failed to notice the strangeness in Gu Yueyue's tone.
"Captain Zhang Ya invited us out." Xu Yi turned her gaze away from the taxi and asked with a smile, "Why is Teacher Gu only just getting back?"
"I ran into a friend and we chatted for a while." Gu Yueyue walked alongside her. She wasn't wearing high heels today and was a little shorter than Xu Yi. "Let's go up together."
Xu Yi frowned slightly. Miss Gu seemed a little off, in low spirits, and always avoiding her gaze.
"Teacher Gu, the team captain told us to come back and pack our things for the final tomorrow, and go to the production team in advance."
Has the production team notified them?
"No. But the Star Idol Base belongs to the captain's family, and she said we can go there in advance."
"Okay. Then go ahead." Gu Yueyue's tone was so cold that even a fool could tell.
Xu Yi has made up her mind, and Miss Gu is unhappy.
Why is that? I was happy when I got off that car, so why am I unhappy after meeting myself?
Gu Yueyue felt a little stifled. She wanted to ask Xu Yi and Zhang Ya what their relationship was, but she couldn't find any reason to ask.
Xu Yi followed behind Gu Yueyue, pondering why Gu Yueyue was unhappy and whether she had done something wrong to offend Miss Gu.
Without figuring anything out, they arrived at the floor where Xu Yi lived.
Gu Yueyue reminded her, "Xiao Xu, the elevator has arrived."
"I can't open the door." Xu Yi closed the elevator door and asked Gu Yueyue with a smile, "Teacher Gu, could you let me stay one more night?"
She looked so innocent and naive that Gu Yueyue couldn't bring herself to refuse, so she had no choice but to take her back.
Ono was still there with Xiaoxiao. When she saw them return together, she looked at Xu Yi with surprise and asked, "Why did you come here? Is something wrong?"
Gu Yueyue explained for her, "I already told you, Xiao Xu didn't bring her access card, so she can't go back. After the finals, please take her to get her fingerprints registered as soon as possible."
Ono said, puzzled, "I have a spare card. I just gave it to her this morning."
Ono questioned Xu Yi again: "Didn't you take it away? Why can't you get in? Tell me honestly! What exactly happened?"
Xu Yi thought for a moment and said, "The pocket was too shallow, I was afraid it would fall out, so I put it in the captain's bag, but I forgot to take it out when I left."
That makes perfect sense. Xu Yi secretly praised herself, her lying skills had improved.
"Xiao Ye, you'll sleep with me tonight. Let her sleep in the small bed in the study." Gu Yueyue said this and went back to her room.
Xiao Xiao had already keenly sensed that her mother's mood was off; otherwise, according to her usual habits, she would have sweetly called out "Mom!" and rushed over the moment Gu Yueyue entered the door.
Now that she saw Gu Yueyue enter the room, and that her mother seemed to be angry at Xu Mutou, Xiaoxiao nimbly slid off the sofa and ran towards Gu Yueyue's room, accidentally stepping on Xu Yi's foot as she ran.
A note from the author:
Upon seeing Xiao Xu's skillful technique, Xu Laosan couldn't help but praise him, saying, "Perfect!"
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Chapter 59
There is a small bed in the study, which was added by Xiao Ye. Sometimes she would be busy at Gu Yueyue's place until very late, and she was afraid that moving around at night would wake Gu Yueyue, so she simply put a small bed in there and stayed there when she was busy.
When Xiao Ye heard what Gu Yueyue said, she was stunned for a moment, and looked up at Xu Yi, who seemed even more dazed than her.
"What did you do to offend her?" Ono stroked his chin, thinking. "Sister Yue is the most good-tempered person I've ever met. Tell me honestly, and you'll be treated leniently if you confess, and severely if you resist. What did you do to her?"
Xu Yi pondered deeply, starting from almost the events of the previous night and continuing to think about what had just happened, but came up with nothing.
However, there is one suspicious point.
"Teacher Gu was very happy when she got out of a taxi, but she suddenly became unhappy after seeing me."
Ono frowned as she got out of the taxi. She must have been happy when she returned from visiting Aunt Gu at the sanatorium, but she became unhappy when she saw Xu Yi.
"Why?" Ono couldn't understand.
Xu Yi was even more confused than she was. She sat down on the sofa and reviewed what had just happened.
"I said I'd go to the production team tomorrow morning."
"Why?"
Xu Yi explained again that Zhang Ya had asked them to go there in the morning to borrow the space for an early rehearsal, while other teams didn't have that opportunity.
Xu Yi asked her thoughtfully, "Does Teacher Gu not like us getting extra tutoring in advance?"
"Impossible. She's not some old-fashioned, conservative type. It would be better if she had the chance to practice beforehand, it can't be for that reason." Ono couldn't figure it out either. She got up and twisted her arms and legs. "Aunt Zhang, the nanny, went to the hospital for a check-up today and took a day off. She'll come to work tomorrow morning. No one's staying in her room. How about I call her for you and ask if you can stay at her place for the night?"
"Isn't that a bad idea?" Xu Yi said, annoyed. She came to Miss Gu's place hoping to get closer to her, not because she really had nowhere else to go.
Ono looked her up and down and laughed, "What's wrong with her? Aunt Zhang is usually very clean. She changes her sheets, pillowcases and pillowcases more often than you change your underwear. Are you looking down on her? She might not even want you to sleep in her bed."
"..."
Ono's ability to deliver sarcastic remarks has improved.
She yawned and walked towards the study, saying to Xu Yi as she went, "Anyway, I'm not going to give you the study. I'm used to sleeping there. You either go and beg Sister Yue to let you sleep in the bed, or you can just sleep on the sofa all night. Who knows, Sister Yue might feel sorry for you in the middle of the night and call you in."
Ono thumped his arm. "Xiaoxiao really can't keep eating like this. My arm is going to dislocate."
Ono returned to the study, and Gu Yueyue's bedroom door was tightly closed. In the large room, only Xu Yi was deep in thought, resting his chin on his hand under the bright light.
Gu Yueyue returned to her room and sat on the soft sofa in the bedroom for a while, looking exhausted. Soon after, Xiaoxiao came in, and the mother and daughter chatted for a while.
Although we weren't on the same wavelength, we had a very pleasant conversation.
"Is Mom going to take me to kindergarten?" Xiao Xiao asked curiously after hearing what Xiao Ye and Xu Yi were talking about today.
Gu Yueyue had only mentioned it casually to Xiao Ye, and hadn't made a decision yet. She picked Xiao Xiao up and sat her down, stroking her soft hair.
Has Xiaoxiao ever been to kindergarten?
"No. What is that place? Aunt Ono said there are lots of children there, and I can play with them."
"Yes, there are many children in kindergarten, and you can learn and play together. Little one, would you like to go?"
Xiao Xiao nestled in her arms, thought about it seriously for a moment, and said, "I want to go."
"How about Mom sends you to kindergarten next year?" Gu Yueyue planned to send Xiaoxiao to kindergarten after she left Hongsheng. She could find a kindergarten that was close to both home and company. In the meantime, she could also give Xiaoxiao more time to spend together.
The mother and daughter were talking about kindergarten when there was a sudden knock on the door.
Xiao Xiao quickly ran downstairs, tiptoed to open the door, and saw that it was Xu Yi. She tilted her head slightly and asked curiously, "Why is it you? Why aren't you in the study? What are you doing here?"
"..."
Xu Yi resisted the urge to hit the little one, patted her head, picked her up, and put her outside the room. "It's late, Xiao Xiao, go back to your room and sleep."
'Get out of here!'
With a 'bang,' the door slammed shut. Xiao Xiao stood outside, blinking her eyes, completely dumbfounded.
Gu Yueyue was also shocked by Xu Yi's actions.
"you--"
"Teacher Gu, Xiao Ye won't let me sleep in the study. She said it's her territory and told me to come find you."
Before Gu Yueyue could even speak, Xu Yi preemptively played the victim.
Before Gu Yueyue could react, she said, "Teacher Gu, I can sleep on the sofa. I just wanted to ask you for a light blanket. It's hot during the day and cold at night this time of year, and I'm a little afraid of the cold."
"How can you sleep comfortably on the sofa? Come and sleep with me." Gu Yueyue had only felt inexplicably annoyed because of Xu Yi's frequent mentions of Zhang Ya. In retrospect, it was Xu Yi who was in the wrong, and she took out her unwarranted temper on Xu Yi.
"That's not a good idea," Xu Yi said hesitantly.