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Chapter 50: Playtime

Guan Xi thought that where Song Li was, there would definitely be a lively atmosphere. But when she arrived at the club and entered the private room from the outside, she found it quite calm today. There was only one girl sitting next to Song Li, probably his new girlfriend. Surprisingly, there were no other ladies.

“Miss Guan is here.” Song Li waved at her very familiarly, “Hurry, come and sit.”

Guan Xi walked over, greeted everyone present, and sat down next to Jiang Suizhou, “What special occasion is today that you all gathered here?”

Guan Yuanbai, Qi Chengyan, Song Li, Jin Kaicheng… all familiar faces.

Song Li smiled, “Nothing special, it’s just that your Mr. Jiang here said you were coming for dinner and insisted on having a few more young men accompany you. So, here we all are.”

Yeah, right.

Guan Xi turned to look at Jiang Suizhou and he explained, “I didn’t announce it loudly; he overheard when you mentioned it.”

“I didn’t.” Song Li grinned, “How about it, Guan Xi? Is the setup grand enough for you? We, one by one, are quite expensive, you know.”

“You’re too much.” Guan Xi gave him a sideways glance, “Tonight, I’m just here for a meal. You can chat among yourselves, don’t mind me.”

Song Li teased, “Look at you, everyone who comes here is usually for drinking. Who really comes for a meal? You’re unique.”

“I don’t care! Quickly, have the dishes served for me!”

Song Li, scolded by her, immediately made a gesture of compliance and hurriedly went outside to give instructions. Today, Guan Xi was a bit quiet. After the dishes were served, she sat there quietly eating. This unexpectedly quiet demeanor made Guan Yuanbai glance at her a few more times.

“What’s up? Do you want to eat too?” Guan Xi lifted her gaze and saw her cousin looking at her, so she naturally asked.

Guan Yuanbai: “Eat your food; I’m not eating.”

Guan Xi: “Then why are you staring at me?”

“I see you’ve become quite well-behaved,” Guan Yuanbai said with great satisfaction, “It seems the experience outside has done you good.”

Guan Xi: “…”

Guan Yuanbai continued, “You and Zhiyi do have some similarities. One dives into the entertainment industry on their own, and the other ventures into travel. Neither of you seems to mind the exhaustion.”

Guan Xi smirked, “Bro, you just don’t understand. What we’re doing is called self-reliance, got it?”

Guan Yuanbai chuckled, “Okay, do whatever you want. If certain people can’t stand by and watch, they can secretly lend a hand.”

Guan Xi asked, “Who are you referring to?”

Guan Yuanbai looked meaningfully at Jiang Suizhou.

Jiang Suizhou caught the gaze and denied it quickly, “You’re thinking too much. I didn’t intervene. I hadn’t even heard of the studio that Guan Xi is currently working with before.”

Guan Yuanbai teased, “Well, just don’t be like Cheng Yan, saying ‘I didn’t, I didn’t’ with your mouth while doing more behind the scenes than anyone else.”

Quirky comment from Qi Chengyan, who was inexplicably caught up in the conversation, “What’s it got to do with me?”

Guan Yuanbai said, “Zhiyi is in the entertainment industry. Dare you say you didn’t help her in any way?”

Qi Chengyan took a sip of his drink, “It’s none of my business.”

Guan Yuanbai said jokingly, “Don’t be like Cheng Yan here, saying one thing on the surface but doing more in secret.”

Qi Chengyan responded, “Don’t let her hear you say that. If she knows you’re questioning her abilities, she might turn against you.”

Guan Yuanbai said confidently, “She wouldn’t dare—”

…

While they were chatting away, Guan Xi finished her meal. Feeling a bit bored among this group of people, she went to the entertainment area.

Later, after the group finished chatting, they also came to sing. Jiang Suizhou sat next to Guan Xi, with a faint scent of alcohol on him. “Are you not in a good mood tonight?”

Guan Xi absentmindedly watched Song Li and his girlfriend singing in the front. The girl was dressed in a Japanese-style school uniform, creating an image that made Song Li look like a beast preying on an underage girl.

“Huh? How did you know?” She turned to look at him.

Jiang Suizhou asked, “Can tell, what’s wrong?”

Guan Xi replied, “Nothing much… just that my dad is sick, so I went home to see him.”

Jiang Suizhou frowned, “Is he okay?”

“It’s not too serious, just a cold and fever before.” Guan Xi didn’t want to dwell on this matter because bringing it up reminded her of seeing Wei Shaomin tonight, which made her feel uneasy.

She changed the topic, “Is Song Li’s girlfriend of legal age?”

Jiang Suizhou didn’t expect her to change the topic so abruptly. He followed her gaze to the front and replied, “Yes, she’s of legal age.”

“He told you that?”

“If she weren’t of legal age, would Song Li dare to bring her around?” Jiang Suizhou said, “I saw her last time, she’s an adult. Why, did you think she wasn’t of legal age?”

Guan Xi said, “I had my doubts when I saw her in this outfit. Wearing this dress really gives me a surreal high school flashback. But it seems to be quite popular lately… Hey, do you think I should try it?”

Jiang Suizhou responded bluntly, “You won’t look like a high schooler in it.”

Guan Xi glared at him, “What do you mean! Are you secretly thinking I’m not as young as her?”

“No.” Jiang Suizhou glanced at her below the neck, “You wearing it…”

“How do I look when I wear it?”

“Not suitable.” Jiang Suizhou said.

“…!”

There were clothes she couldn’t wear too? Confident Guan Xi felt that her dignity had been stomped on by Jiang Suizhou. Later, she secretly asked Song Li about his girlfriend’s age and found out that the girl was only three years younger than her. This made her even more angry.

It’s just three years younger! Why does she not fit?

So that night, Guan Xi angrily ordered two sets of JK uniforms online. But lately, she was a bit busy. After managing her IDs on Weibo and YouTu, she had a lot of collaboration inquiries. While preparing for the next project with the Impression Studio, she also had to deal with these collaborators, making her extremely busy.

So, a few days later, she had completely forgotten about the uniforms. It wasn’t until one day when the housekeeper asked how to handle the package at the entrance that she opened it and remembered that a few days ago, her mind had gone blank, and she had bought two sets of outfits that were completely not her style.

“I’m not going anymore, these days are too busy. The studio has drafted a marketing plan for the next year for me. I feel it’s mediocre, but I wasn’t into this before, so I can’t articulate my thoughts. I’m still struggling with it…” Guan Xi chatted with Lang Ningyi while changing into the uniforms in the cloakroom, one she got it from the housekeeper.

“What’s there to struggle with? Your family has a business genius sitting there. Just consult him for such small matters,” Lang Ningyi suggested.

Guan Xi picked up a little skirt, “Are you talking about Jiang Suizhou?”

Lang Ningyi said, “Yeah, who else?”

“Well, it seems so… now that you mention it, I suddenly remembered that I have a bunch of contracts, and it’s a good idea to let him take a look. But, he’s been really busy lately and is on a business trip, probably too busy to help me,” Guan Xi said and then pretended to sigh, “Oh, probably too busy to help me.”

“What’s he up to?” Lang Ningyi asked.

“Um… flying around various cities, lots of things to deal with.” Guan Xi finished changing, took her phone, and snapped a few pictures in front of the full-length mirror. “Let me show you the new clothes I bought. I’ve sent them to you. Take a look, hurry up, praise me.”

Lang Ningyi quickly received several photos from different angles and poses, “Damn! What are you doing?”

Guan Xi asked, “Does it look good? Bought it a few days ago.”

“When did you start wearing this style?” Lang Ningyi questioned.

“It’s all because of Jiang Suizhou. He actually said that Song Li’s girlfriend looks good in this and that I don’t. I got angry and bought it. Just kidding, how could it not look good on me? How could it be unsuitable?” Guan Xi twisted Jiang Suizhou’s words and vented her frustration to her best friend.

Lang Ningyi immediately protested, “No way, these clothes on you are making me hallucinate, it’s incredibly good-looking.”

Guan Xi proudly stretched out her leg, “See? I knew your taste is good.”

Lang Ningyi said, “But, you do look good in these clothes, but they are quite inappropriate.”

“What?” Guan Xi asked.

Lang Ningyi continued, “I’ve seen Song Li’s new girlfriend, she looks innocent and cute in those outfits, but you… wearing these, I can only think of two words.”

“What character?”

“Se Qing.”

“…”

“Se Qing … meaning too erotic?!”

Lang Ningyi: “Look at your chest, it’s about to explode this little shirt, and your legs, the skirt is too short. And you’re still wearing knee-length socks, so shameless! Damn girl! Guan Xi, please, do me a favor, never wear this when you go out.”

“Get lost!”

Guan Xi rolled her eyes and hung up Lang Ningyi’s phone. She looked at herself in the mirror in disbelief, turned around a few girly circles. Lang Ningyi is just full of nonsense… Anyway, she thinks it looks pretty good.

Guan Xi hummed lightly, took a few more photos in front of the mirror, then put on her clothes and left the dressing room. She didn’t have dinner tonight, so she went to the kitchen and took some fruits and milk. She sat cross-legged on the sofa, watching a drama and eating her diet meal.

Ding—

Halfway through eating, she heard someone entering from the door.

Huh?

Guan Xi put down her fork, and her gaze fell to the exit of the entrance hall. Jiang Suizhou finished work early and came back ahead of time. He knew that Guan Xi had been at home recently, so he didn’t greet her and came straight back with some food she liked.

Just as he walked in from the entrance hall, he saw Guan Xi sitting on the sofa, looking in his direction. Before he could say anything, he saw Guan Xi stand up from the sofa and run towards him, then, without hesitation, jumped into his arms.

“Baby~ You’re back early~ That’s great, I have something to tell you.”

Jiang Suizhou took a small step back, catching her. The skin on her fingertips was delicate. He lowered his head and took a glance to confirm what she was wearing when she ran over.

And Guan Xi completely forgot what the problem with her clothes was. Just now, when she was watching the drama, all she could think about was teasing Jiang Suizhou when he came back, asking him to take a look at the contract and teach her how to modify those plans and marketing strategies.

Following the principle of “being enthusiastic and friendly when asking for help,” when Guan Xi saw Jiang Suizhou appearing at the door, her radar naturally activated. Experience told her that at this moment, she needed to go over and give him a loving bear hug. So she did just that.

“What’s the matter?” Jiang Suizhou’s eyes darkened, and he tightened his grip on her hand.

Guan Xi was completely unaware, “It’s just that I have some work matters I want to consult with you.”

Jiang Suizhou said slowly, “Are you sure you’re here to consult with me, not to seduce me?”

Guan Xi was stunned, only then did she notice he was looking at her clothes. His gaze was bold and almost blatantly suggesting something. Well, that makes it even better!

“If I have to seduce you to get your advice, then I can do that too.”

Jiang Suizhou was somewhat agitated by her sticky tone and asked, “Who told you to wear this outfit?”

Guan Xi hugged his neck, “I chose it myself. Does it look good? Do you like it?”

Jiang Suizhou frowned, “Are you going out like this today?”

“No, I just changed into it. Do you think it looks good?”

Jiang Suizhou directly carried her inside and replied heavily, “Yes.”

“Then why did you say I didn’t look good last time?”

“Not suitable for outside wear, but at home… it’s fine.”

Guan Xi hugged him and laughed, “Oh, anyway, it looks good. Isn’t it quite student-like? Ah, that’s perfect. Today, let’s consider it role-playing. Let’s go to the study, Professor Jiang, and I’ll show you the homework I can’t do.”

Jiang Suizhou’s steps slightly paused, and he restrained his voice, “A student like you is a challenge for a teacher.”

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