bookrandom Chapter 59. We spent the night together. Professor Gu, you'd better take responsibility for me.
Chapter 59. We spent the night together. Professor Gu, you'd better take responsibility for me.
Gu Zhen chose an old movie called "The Charm of Ordinary Years," a heartwarming short film about marriage before love blossoms, perfect for couples on their first date.
Li Xi had seen this before, but on the computer.
Watching movies on a computer and on a big screen are completely different experiences, and Li Xi quickly became engrossed in the film.
The movie was only a quarter of the way through when Gu Zhen fell asleep leaning against the spacious, soft sofa chair.
The private room was heated. Gu Zhen took off his suit jacket when he lay down. He was asleep now, his chest rising and falling slightly, his face turned towards Li Xi.
Faced with such a handsome and serene face, it was hard for Li Xi not to be moved.
She quickly picked up the warm brown sugar ginger tea and took a sip.
As the movie was nearing its end, Gu Zhen's phone, which was on the table, vibrated. Li Xi glanced at the lit screen and noticed that Gu Zhen's screensaver was a picture of the Lanting Apartment under the night sky.
Judging from the angle of the photo, it was probably taken from downstairs in an apartment building.
The Lanting Apartments under the night sky have a tranquil and peaceful feel, while the only apartments with lights on, 2301 and 2201, are like two lovers whispering secrets to each other.
Li Xi was somewhat surprised.
When did Gu Zhen take this photo?
She guessed it must have been last night.
Li Xi looked away and continued watching the movie.
She watched the whole movie, read the credits, stared at the dark screen for a while, and then fell asleep.
When Gu Zhen woke up, it was already 12:07.
Realizing he had fallen asleep in the movie theater, Gu Zhen looked somewhat surprised, and quickly turned to look for Li Xi.
Seeing Li Xi fast asleep on the sofa next door, Gu Zhen immediately relaxed.
Li Xi curled up on the soft sofa bed, her left arm across the middle of the two sofa beds, and her left hand resting on Gu Zhen's right arm.
With the dim light of the private room, Gu Zhen could clearly see two moles, one red and one black, on Li Xi's left middle finger.
He stared at the hand that had appeared in his dreams a million times, and the demon residing in his heart could no longer be contained and burst forth.
Gu Zhen carefully lowered his head and reverently kissed the back of Li Xi's hand, accurately capturing the red mole in his mouth...
It looked like a devout believer stealing a kiss from the sword in the hand of a god.
This sword can kill him.
It can also redeem him.
"You stole a kiss from me?" The sudden, loud voice sent chills down Gu Zhen's spine.
He remained motionless, still kissing Li Xi's fingers.
But he opened his eyelids and was stealing glances at Li Xi with a guilty conscience.
Li Xi was still lying on the sofa in the same position, so Gu Zhen did not realize that she had woken up.
Li Xi's eyes were full of mischievous smiles.
"Professor Gu, even when you steal a kiss, you only dare to touch my fingers?" Li Xi said with some regret, thinking that the goodnight kiss Gu Zhen wanted was the kind where lips fight each other.
Seeing that Li Xi was not angry, Gu Zhen released her hand.
"Your hands are especially beautiful." Gu Zhen frankly admitted his fondness for Li Xi's left hand. "I really liked it, so I couldn't help but kiss it."
"Would Professor Gu be unable to resist kissing other people?"
Gu Zhen spoke frankly: "There has never been a time when I couldn't help myself."
Li Xi was pleased with his answer again.
Li Xi picked up her phone and exclaimed, "It's past midnight, Professor Gu! Our first date ended with us spending the night together!"
We slept together, we spent the night together, "You have to take responsibility for me."
Gu Zhen knew, of course, that Li Xi was joking, but he still solemnly promised Li Xi, "Of course I will take responsibility for you."
"When is it convenient for you? We can go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get our marriage certificate anytime."
Li Xi chuckled and pointed to the dark projection screen, saying, "And then, like the male and female protagonists in the movie, they'll start a life of marriage before love?"
"It's not impossible." Gu Zhen was quite looking forward to it.
Li Xi couldn't laugh this time.
She shook her head solemnly: "That won't do. Marriage is a lifelong commitment. In my case, there is only widowhood, not divorce."
Gu Zhen's eyes lit up when he heard this. "It seems we share the same views on marriage."
Li Xi yawned. "Let's go back. I have to take my driving test tomorrow."
There were still quite a few people in the movie theater at midnight.
There was still a distance to go back, so Gu Zhen bought another cup of hot ginger tea and handed it to Li Xi, saying, "Drink something hot, it's quite cold at night."
"Thank you."
Li Xi sipped her ginger tea slowly and went with Gu Zhen to the second basement level to get their car.
The mall is closed; only elevators 5 and 6 lead to the second basement level.
A movie had just finished playing in the next screening room, and the audience was densely packed towards the elevator lobby.
Worried that Gu Zhen might not be comfortable in a noisy environment, Li Xi said, "There are too many people, let's wait over there for a while."
"it is good."
The movie theater is on the 8th floor of the shopping mall.
Near the elevator, there is a floor-to-ceiling window with a view. Stainless steel railings surround the window, which may affect the aesthetics a bit, but do not obstruct the view.
Looking at the night view below the mall through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Li Xi noticed a European-style building across the street.
Tonight, that building is brightly lit.
Wealthy people dressed in jewels and finery were coming out of there in a steady stream, clearly having just finished an event.
"Is there an event being held in that building tonight?" Li Xi asked casually.
Gu Zhen, however, said, "It's a charity auction dinner."
Li Xi asked in a surprised tone, "How did you know?"
"Because they invited me too, but I'm not interested in those kinds of events." Gu Zhen shook his head, uninterested, and said, "Too many people, and too hypocritical."
Li Xi smiled.
"Huh?" Li Xi seemed to see something strange. She murmured in surprise, "Isn't that the man I met at the restaurant at noon today?"
Li Xi is nearsighted by more than 200 degrees, but she wore colored contact lenses with a prescription of 200 degrees when she went out today.
So, even from a relatively far distance, she recognized the man walking down the stairs arm in arm with the famous actress Xie Zheng at the entrance of the building across the street as the same man who had lunch with Xie Jiaoyue that day.
Gu Zhen followed Li Xi's gaze downwards and also saw the man's face clearly.
"Ah."
Gu Zhen frowned and said, "It's that man."
Li Xi told him, "The lady standing next to him is Xie Zheng."
Gu Zhen asked, "Your friend?"
Gu Zhen's reaction indicated that he did not recognize him.
Upon hearing this, Li Xi said with some surprise, "You don't know Xie Zheng? I didn't expect that these days, there are still people who don't know our big star."
Li Xi teased Gu Zhen before telling him, "Xie Zheng is Xie Jian's older sister, and she is a very excellent film actress."
"She is also the top female star at Zhaixing Entertainment."
After a pause, Li Xi asked Gu Zhen hesitantly, "You should know what 'Number One Sister' means, right?"
Gu Zhen chuckled, "I just don't know Xie Zheng, not that I don't understand this world."
Of course he knows what the number one sister is.
The top female star is a cash cow, a living advertisement, a benchmark of honor, and a pillar of strength for an entertainment company.
Li Xi suddenly saw the man lower his head and kiss Xie Zheng's forehead.
"I rely on!"
"That bastard kissed Xie Zheng!"
Li Xi looked at the flower with utter disgust, as if she had seen a pile of stinking dog poop pressed down on a delicate, fragrant flower.
"He just kissed Xie Jiaoyue with that dog's mouth last night!"
She's about to get pregnant!