Chapter 44: Jealousy

In the evening, at five o’clock, Time Imprint was empty of customers. They started cleaning up the shop, preparing to go out for dinner with Gu Yan Zhi after he got off work.

Originally, it was supposed to be just Gu Yan Zhi, but unexpectedly, Lu Jingzhou came in alongside him, walking side by side.

Mu Luoxi’s gaze fell on Lu Jingzhou, her heart skipped a beat, she felt a little flustered.

She didn’t want to meet Lu Jingzhou, but she had promised to treat them to dinner.

She frowned, conflicted.

Ji Sheng, who was beside her, wasn’t as calm when she saw Gu Yan Zhi. She covered her face and lowered her head, saying to Ruan Yu, “Ruan Yu Jie, I have something to do, I’ll go back first. I’ll treat you to dinner another day.”

Lan Yu Rou grabbed Ji Sheng, who was about to flee, “What could you possibly have to do in this new city? Come on, let’s have some fun together.”

Ji Sheng was embarrassed. She had mentioned to Lan Yu Rou that she had run away from home to this city.

Since Lan Yu Rou had said so, she couldn’t refuse anymore. She could only find a mask to wear.

With this work uniform, this look should make her unrecognizable.

She wore the mask, and everyone’s questioning gazes fell on Ji Sheng.

Ji Sheng smiled awkwardly, embarrassed, “I have a cold, I don’t want to spread it to everyone.”

Then she pretended to cough a few times, as if to prove that she really had a cold.

At this time, Gu Yan Zhi and Lu Jingzhou had already entered. Ruan Yu couldn’t help but throw herself into Gu Yan Zhi’s arms. He held Ruan Yu, afraid that she would fall the next second.

Ruan Yu realized that after she was reborn, she really wanted to be with Gu Yan Zhi all the time. After a few hours apart, she missed him terribly. Thankfully, Time Imprint was close to Gu Yan Zhi’s company, so she could see him whenever she wanted.

Lu Jingzhou’s expression was unclear as he looked at Mu Luoxi. She avoided his gaze, not daring to look directly at him.

Lan Yu Rou was amazed by the two men who had entered. She had never seen such handsome men before, especially Gu Yan Zhi. She saw that the two men seemed to have come from the building across the street. Who in Nancheng didn’t know the CEO of that building?

He was just like in the magazines, elegant and noble.

She just didn’t expect that he already had a girlfriend. He was also generous enough to open a coffee shop for his girlfriend in this prime location. It was both enviable and jealous. Why didn’t she have such good luck?

Ji Sheng saw that Gu Yan Zhi didn’t react that much, she was always intentionally avoiding his gaze.

As soon as Gu Yan Zhi entered, he saw Ji Sheng in the corner, trying to keep a low profile. Even though she was wearing a mask, his eyes seemed to be able to see through everything.

Ji Sheng was flustered by Gu Yan Zhi’s gaze, so she found an excuse to go to the bathroom.

Gu Yan Zhi narrowed his eyes, watching Ji Sheng’s back.

Ji Sheng went to the bathroom and looked at her reflection in the mirror. Even with this look, he shouldn’t be able to recognize her, right?

But he was always sharp, could her clumsy acting fool him? Had he already recognized her?

Impossible. Even her father wouldn’t be able to recognize her with this look, let alone Gu Yan Zhi, who she hadn’t seen in months.

Just as she was conflicted, a WeChat notification came in on her phone.

Gu Yan Zhi: 【Should I personally send you back, or should you tell the truth?】

He knew…

She had originally thought that since she couldn’t hide it anymore, she would just go out and tell the truth. But then she thought about her new job. If people knew her real identity, they would take care of her, which wouldn’t be good either.

She quickly typed a line on her phone screen and sent it.

【My dad wants me to marry Nan Yi, I don’t want to, so I ran away from home. Please don’t send me back, and keep it a secret, don’t tell them my identity.】

Gu Yan Zhi didn’t say anything. Ji Sheng received a transfer from him, a smile curved her lips, she knew he agreed.

Since Gu Yan Zhi had already recognized her, Ji Sheng didn’t need to pretend anymore. She took off her mask and walked out confidently.

Ruan Yu caught the smile in Gu Yan Zhi’s eyes, she saw his fingers tapping on the screen, he must be texting someone.

Ruan Yu frowned, she had a bad feeling about this. Besides herself, she had never seen Gu Yan Zhi be so gentle with anyone.

Her sixth sense told her that the person on the other end of the phone was definitely a woman.

Gu Yan Zhi saw Ji Sheng come out, he snorted coldly, but he couldn’t hide the smile on his face.

Ji Sheng lowered her head, a little guilty.

Ruan Yu followed Gu Yan Zhi’s gaze, she saw Ji Sheng lowering her head, which made her look even more like a shy little woman.

She was holding her breath, she was so angry that she could barely breathe.

After Mu Luoxi treated them to dinner, after they finished eating, Ruan Yu wanted to see if there was anything fishy between Gu Yan Zhi and Ji Sheng. In public, in front of her, they were flirting. She suggested going to a place like a KTV, where it was dark and smoky, the best place to see someone’s true colors.

In the KTV room, the lights danced on their bodies. Ruan Yu didn’t feel like playing, she sat beside Gu Yan Zhi, staring at his face.

Lu Jingzhou and Mu Luoxi were on the side, with a person’s distance between them.

Zhang Ge and Yu Ge were playing enthusiastically, Lan Yu Rou’s gaze kept flitting over Gu Yan Zhi.

Ji Sheng sat on the side, eating snacks from the fruit platter, her cheeks were stuffed, like a little hamster.

Gu Yan Zhi’s gaze was mostly on Ruan Yu, but he would occasionally look at Ji Sheng.

Ji Sheng, because she was sitting next to Lan Yu Rou, thought that Gu Yan Zhi was looking at her, and a blush appeared on her face.

Ruan Yu was furious. She couldn’t vent her anger outside, what if she was wrong? But her heart was so blocked up that she felt uncomfortable.

She picked up the glass on the table and took a big gulp.

Ji Sheng was thirsty from eating so many snacks, she picked up the glass on the table to drink. Gu Yan Zhi pushed the juice on the table towards her, “Drink this.”

Ji Sheng smiled sweetly and thanked him, “Thank you.”

She picked up the juice that Gu Yan Zhi handed her and took a few sips. This action aroused the jealousy of two people present.

Ruan Yu’s hand beside her involuntarily clenched. In the previous life, Gu Yan Zhi had loved her to death. In this life, he didn’t cherish her after he got her, he was flirting with other girls in front of her.

The lights were dim. Gu Yan Zhi felt Ruan Yu’s gaze, he gently pecked her lips, his brow filled with a smile.

Lan Yu Rou was jealous in her heart, but she secretly rejoiced. Gu Yan Zhi was just a cat who liked to steal fish, so she still had a chance. With her looks.

What did it matter if she was a mistress? He could easily buy her a lifetime’s worth of luxury goods, why should she be wronged and work as a waitress here?

Ruan Yu was even more angry. Gu Yan Zhi, this man, hadn’t even noticed her abnormality.

Men were really pigs.

Mu Luoxi felt a little awkward, so she went to the bathroom.

She was gone for half an hour. When she came back, she was pulled by Yu Ge to play a game.

Rolling dice, whoever got the lowest number had to drink.

It was more comfortable to play games with them than to sit next to Lu Jingzhou, so Mu Luoxi joined in.

Unfortunately, her luck was terrible. She got the lowest number three times in a row, and she had to drink three glasses in a row.

Yu Ge saw that she was a girl, so he poured very little in each glass. But she couldn’t hold her liquor, after three glasses, her head was a little dizzy.

Her luck was good for a while, but then it went bad again.