20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3556

The next morning, before dawn, Zhao Chang'an sneakily left Tang Shuang's room and went downstairs to his guest room on the first floor.

Pushing open the slightly ajar door, Zhao Chang'an went inside, then quietly closed the door again and walked to the bedside.

In the dark room, Junzi Buqi's gaze was like that of a lynx roaming the forest at night, allowing Zhao Chang'an to clearly see Qi Xuan'er's fair, small face.

She always appears with short hair and unisex, loose-fitting clothing, and has a cheerful and generous personality, even a bit of a tomboy.

Just like last night, she didn't care that Zhao Chang'an had slept in this bed, and she came to sleep here, letting Zhao Chang'an go upstairs to sleep with Tang Shuang. This not only showed her generosity, but also demonstrated that she wasn't the kind of girl who was coy and timid.

Moreover, he could say that he had unintentionally offended her in so many ways. Although Zhao Chang'an was unwilling to admit it, Qi Xuan'er's performance last night truly made Zhao Chang'an very grateful.

Previously, Zhao Chang'an had always thought Qi Xuan'er was too tomboyish, but now, looking at her peaceful sleep and examining her closely, he was even more certain that she was actually a first-class beauty.

However, she usually loves to tease people and never speaks in a cutesy way, so I just ignored it.

Zhao Chang'an watched for a while, then gently shook Qi Xuan'er's shoulder: "Qi Xuan, you should go back to sleep."

As a master of ancient martial arts, Zhao Chang'an's sensitivity to touch is far beyond that of ordinary people. Before playing the guitar, he made his own flutes out of bamboo because he loved musical instruments. He even carefully peeled the bamboo membrane from the thick bamboo to use as the flute membrane.

He is very skillful and makes flutes of excellent quality. He has even sold a few to classmates who also enjoy playing the flute.

It was only later, when he got a guitar that he liked even more, that he rarely touched the flute anymore, and he became even less willing to go into the bamboo forest to cut bamboo and peel off the inner membrane to make the flute membrane.

Although he hadn't returned to his old ways for many years, he still had the basic feel for it, not to mention that Zhao Chang'an was a master of ancient martial arts.

So he knew that Qi Xuan'er was a young woman, but seeing that her eyes were not swollen and her face was not wet with tears, he knew that she was not really angry.

However, Qi Xuan'er ignored him completely, turned over and continued to sleep, with the blanket piled up to her stomach, exposing her entire back.

Zhao Chang'an glanced at Qi Xuan'er, who was wearing Tang Shuang's nightgown. He had seen Tang Shuang wearing this nightgown with her back to him before. There were differences, of course, but both were beautiful. At that moment, Qi Xuan'er exuded a feminine grace.

Her back was thin and slender, her waist was drooping and very thin, and her two legs were very white and slender. At this moment, they were curled up together, like the graceful lines of a mermaid's tail.

Because of her sleeping posture and the sudden, large movements as she turned to her side, the back of her nightgown was unintentionally lifted up to her waist, making it so dark that even Zhao Chang'an couldn't see her.

I wanted to roll down the back of my nightgown, but now was clearly not the time; I should pretend to be angry.

Zhao Chang'an's eyes were sharp as torches, seeing the night as if it were daytime. At this moment, he truly gasped in shock.

"Qi Xuan, your aunt and uncle will get up soon and see you sleeping in my bed."

Zhao Chang'an knew this wasn't the time to appreciate the scenery, so he gently patted Qi Xuan'er's back.

Actually, he wanted to film other places, and he was sure he could wake Qi Xuan'er up in no time, but he really didn't dare to.

What Zhao Chang'an didn't know was that when he called her just now, his tone was a bit harsh, but now it had become very gentle, even carrying a hint of doting.

His eyes were still fixed intently on Qi Xuan'er—

"so annoying!"

Qi Xuan sat up abruptly in anger, and said to Zhao Chang'an, "I'm a woman and I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?"

After saying that, he jumped out of bed, barefoot, looking for his shoes. He only managed to kick one, then angrily asked Zhao Chang'an, "Where are my shoes from last night? And Zhao Chang'an, three million!" "What?"

Zhao Chang'an stared at Qi Xuan'er in surprise: "So expensive!"

"What nonsense about expensive stuff? I mean you need to add three million to our project team's annual budget. Didn't my cousin mock us last night for not producing any results? You know, even a skilled cook can't make a meal without rice?"

Qi Xuan'er stopped looking for the other shoe and plopped back down on the bed, acting like a rogue: "If you don't agree, I won't leave. I'll let Auntie catch us cheating!"

"Don't talk nonsense about what we've done wrong. I'm completely innocent with you, there's nothing between us."

Even though a night had passed, Zhao Chang'an still refused to admit it, saying firmly, "Otherwise, I'll take you for a checkup to prove that you're still a virgin, and your slander will naturally fall apart."

"Hmm,"

Qi Xuan'er said with a sneer, "You've miscalculated. To tell you the truth, I already have a boyfriend, and we've tried everything. Are you scared?"

Zhao Chang'an scoffed dismissively, "You might be able to fool others, but you're dreaming if you try to fool me."

"What?"

Qi Xuan'er asked, puzzled, not understanding where Zhao Chang'an's confidence came from: "You have to understand that you can't judge a book by its cover."

Have you ever heard the idiom "blind men touching an elephant"?

Zhao Chang'an couldn't say it outright, so he used an idiom to imply to Qi Xuan'er that he was very shrewd and not so easily fooled.

"What do you mean? Huh!"

Qi Xuan'er suddenly realized what was happening, and in a fit of rage, she lunged at Zhao Chang'an, growling, "I'll fight you to the death!"

But Zhao Chang'an pulled her into his arms and said as she tried to grab him, "I'll add five million to your project department's annual budget."

Qi Xuan'er immediately calmed down, feeling incredibly successful. She smiled and let Zhao Chang'an put his arm around her, saying, "That's more like it. Brother-in-law, can you let go of me now?"

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Zhao Chang'an drove, while Tang Shuang and Qi Xuan'er sat in the back.

The three of them got up before six o'clock this morning, while Qi Xiu and Tang Wenxuan were still sleeping. Without dawdling, they washed their faces and brushed their teeth and left in a hurry.

It was the eighth day of the first lunar month, and dawn had arrived in Mingzhu. A line of red appeared in the eastern sky, indicating that the sun was rising.

Hearing Qi Xuan'er proudly say that Zhao Chang'an had added five million to their annual budget for the smartphone operating system, Tang Shuang knew that this was the condition her cousin had negotiated with Zhao Chang'an in the guest room downstairs last night.

I originally wanted to be sarcastic towards Qi Xuan'er, but now I feel sweet and happy, so I won't argue with my cousin about this anymore.

"I had thought about this before. At first, I wasn't optimistic about the project they were working on, but they have done a very good job over the past year. Although there is still a long way to go, we have finally seen a glimmer of hope."

Zhao Chang'an was talking nonsense, spouting off incoherently.

A fleeting thought crossed his mind about the scene in the guest room this morning when Qi Xuan'er had her back to him.

Obviously, this is a secret that can never be told; just pretend you never saw it.