Chapter 102 - 98: Want Me to Perform a Magic Trick for You?

Early the next morning Sunlight streamed into the room, with a beam landing right in Qiao Yuxian’s eyes. Qiao Yuxian was lying on the bed, feeling uncomfortable in her eyes. She raised her hand to swipe in front of her face, but it did not alleviate the discomfort. Still feeling uneasy, she irritably turned over. The moment she turned over, her arm and leg landed on Gu Yanjing’s body. With quite some force. Feeling the weight on him, Gu Yanjing opened his eyes, and turned his head to look at her. The previous night, Qiao Yuxian had been restless. When he fell asleep, she was still lying quietly. Not long after, she started being restless. Suddenly kicking him with her leg, or placing her hand on him, or lying crosswise on the bed with her legs resting on him... In short, she didn’t stop all night; she slept soundly, although she tossed and turned. The quilt she had brought was also thrown on the floor by her. Gu Yanjing covered her with his own quilt. Then he was pushed to the edge of the bed, as Qiao Yuxian occupied more than half of it. He also felt like he was about to be kicked off the bed. Gu Yanjing understood then what she meant by not letting him sleep. In the end, he held her in his arms, and only then did she settle down. But early in the morning, she kept twisting his arm, so he let her go. Qiao Yuxian turned to the other side and slept for a while. Before long, she turned back, waking him up with a thud. Gu Yanjing looked at the quilt being kicked off by her, then looked at her. Watching her little sleeping face gradually wrinkle, her small hand began to restlessly touch him. While touching, her little brows furrowed tighter. Until her hand reached down along his pajamas to his abdomen, she touched and paused for a moment, suddenly opened her eyes. Staring blankly for a while, she slowly raised her head and locked eyes with Gu Yanjing. Dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed, thunder rolled... Crack—crack— Leaving Qiao Yuxian and her mind flashed blankly. Gu Yanjing saw her wide-eyed, and they quivered intensely. After a moment, she slowly withdrew her hand, moved her leg off him, and sat up. Gu Yanjing did not speak, his gaze followed her, and he sat up too. Qiao Yuxian first looked around at the situation on the bed. She almost occupied the entire bed and shared a quilt with Gu Yanjing. Lastly, she revealed the quilt, resting her head on his shoulder, leg on his leg, hand... touching him, taking advantage of him. Qiao Yuxian glanced at Gu Yanjing again. Gu Yanjing still had a calm face, showing no emotion. But Qiao Yuxian felt guilty, believing that beneath that calm face, a storm was brewing, plotting how to deal with her. She intended to prevent him from sleeping, so how did she end up sleeping while holding him? Qiao Yuxian felt a huge shock internally. She let out an awkward laugh, saying dryly, "Do you want to see a magic trick?" Gu Yanjing looked at her. "Let me show you one." Qiao Yuxian knelt on the bed and moved backward. "Close your eyes..." Gu Yanjing remained still. "Close them," Qiao Yuxian said. Seeing her somewhat embarrassed expression, Gu Yanjing finally cooperated by closing his eyes. As soon as he closed them, Qiao Yuxian immediately got off the bed and swiftly ran out of the bedroom. Gu Yanjing felt as if a gust of wind swept past him, then quieted down. He slightly lifted the corner of his mouth, opened his eyes, and looked toward the door. A few seconds later, he took her slippers to her bedroom door, knocked on it, and put them down. ... Although Qiao Yuxian was embarrassed, she was still intent on bothering Gu Yanjing. She didn’t come down for breakfast. Gu Yanjing told Aunt Mei to call her down for breakfast after he left. As soon as he left the villa, Qiao Yuxian called out to him from inside, "Gu Yanjing, wait for me a moment!" Gu Yanjing stopped and looked toward the door. After nearly a minute, Qiao Yuxian ran out. She was wearing blue denim skinny pants below and a white T-shirt above, the T-shirt tucked into her pants. Simple yet clear, accentuating her figure. Her hair was let down, slightly curled into a soft arc, a diamond hair clip tucked behind her ear. Her face was bare, with only a touch of lipstick on her lips. Yet she looked exquisite and captivating. She held a lunchbox in one hand, draped a jacket over her elbow, glanced evasively at Gu Yanjing, then silently got into his car. Su Qi glanced at Gu Yanjing, assuming the two had an argument. Gu Yanjing didn’t say a word, got into the car. The car left Fenglin Villa, and Gu Yanjing said, "Take her to school first." Qiao Yuxian opened the lunchbox and said to Su Qi, "To the company. The teacher rescheduled classes today, I have none all day." Su Qi looked at Gu Yanjing. Gu Yanjing looked at her, "And yesterday?" Qiao Yuxian hesitated while picking up tamagoyaki with chopsticks, her gaze lowered, "Yesterday, yesterday’s classes weren’t very important." Yesterday, she skipped classes all day. Being a senior, some teachers understood they had many things going on and weren’t very strict. Qiao Yuxian ate tamagoyaki in small bites. After seeing her lower her head, Gu Yanjing turned his gaze away a moment later, "To the company." Su Qi, "Yes." ... Su Qi drove the car into the parking lot. The weather turned cool, and the parking lot felt chilly. Once the car stopped, Qiao Yuxian opened the door to get out, but Gu Yanjing held her back, "Put on your jacket." Qiao Yuxian put on her jacket, buttoning it as she got out of the car. By the time they reached the elevator, she still hadn’t buttoned it. Gu Yanjing turned his head to watch her struggle with the buttons. The buttonhole was small, making it difficult to button. She had extended nails, which she wasn’t completely used to yet. She had only managed to button one during the walk. As the elevator ascended two floors, Qiao Yuxian angrily yanked at her jacket. Gu Yanjing watched her throw a tantrum. Just as he was reaching to grab her wrist, she suddenly turned around, looking up at Gu Yanjing with a mix of frustration and a bit of pitiable pleading, "The buttons won’t fasten." Her little voice was painfully pitiful. Su Qi stood silently behind them, pretending to be invisible. Gu Yanjing bent down and fastened each button for her. Once the buttons were fastened, Qiao Yuxian beamed, "Thank you." Seeing her emotions change quickly, Gu Yanjing flicked her face playfully. With her eyes bent into crescents, Qiao Yuxian chuckled, as if the quiet person earlier wasn’t her at all. Arriving at the office, Gu Yanjing picked up a chair that had always been there and placed it beside his. Qiao Yuxian glanced around the office, saw him finish placing the chair, and looked at him curiously. "There’s a meeting, are you coming?" Gu Yanjing asked. "Me?" Qiao Yuxian pointed at herself. "Yes," Gu Yanjing replied. "No," Qiao Yuxian said disdainfully, "Who wants to attend meetings? They’re so boring." "Out the door and turn right, it’s the second office, Meng Yan’s," Gu Yanjing instructed, "Call him if you need anything. Or use the internal line to summon someone." "Yes, Mr. Gu," Qiao Yuxian imitated Su Qi’s tone. Gu Yanjing lightly flicked her forehead and went off to the meeting.