Chapter 73: Ara And I Have A Very Normal Friendship
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2023 Ver.______
But Gu Xizhi really didn't know, the sick Qu Xizhi was so hard to take care of.
Even indoors at night, it's still filled with coldness. After coaxing Qu Xizhi to lie down, Gu Xizhi took medicine and hot water back to Qu Xizhi's room. She saw her bed had only one quilt, so she took out another one from the cabinet to cover her.
She probably didn't like the feeling of heavy things pressing on her body, so after covering her for a few seconds, she pushed the quilt away. Gu Xizhi helped cover her again, but she pushed it away once more. Gu Xizhi felt helpless and could do nothing but feed her medicine first.
The water temperature was just right, but the medicine pills looked a bit big. Gu Xizhi sat at the bedside, helped her up, and patted her shoulder to signal her to take the medicine.
Qu Xizhi opened her eyes. Under the lamplight, her eyelashes were long and thick, making her look unrealistically beautiful from the side.
She seemed to understand what Gu Xizhi meant and was a little dissatisfied, "I don't want to take it."
Gu Xizhi had a puzzled look, "Don't want to take it?"
Qu Xizhi glanced at the pills and said, "That's too big, I can't swallow that."
Gu Xizhi: "..."
Gu Xizhi broke the pill in half.
But Qu Xizhi still had some complaints.
"I can't hold this cup now, you should feed me.
"It's too bitter, did you get the wrong one?"
"There's half left, did you forget?"
Finally, Gu Xizhi managed to feed her a whole pill. Gu Xizhi set down the hot water and immediately pulled another quilt over her, but Qu Xizhi pushed it away again.
"I don't want to cover myself with such a thick quilt."
Gu Xizhi was a little surprised, "You look very cold. How can you stay warm without a quilt?"
"If you sleep with me, I won't be cold."
Gu Xizhi looked dubious, "Really?"
Qu Xizhi didn't say anything but pushed away the extra quilt completely.
Gu Xizhi had no choice but to do as she said.
The last light was turned off, and Gu Xizhi slept next to her, tucking the corners of the quilt.
The bedroom without light was pitch dark, but the familiar presence next to her was very comforting. Gu Xizhi held her quietly, and she became calm.
Regardless of everything, she just hoped that everything would be fine.
After a while, Gu Xizhi was finally able to relax a little as Qu Xizhi's body gradually calmed down. Although she still had a slight fever, the signs of improvement made Gu Xizhi hold her closer, as if trying to help her recover faster in this way.
Drowsiness became the most tempting thing in the night. Gu Xizhi resisted the urge to sleep several times but couldn't wait for her to completely recover and leave. She fell asleep quietly by her side.
As dawn approached, Qu Xizhi had been awake for quite some time. She didn't move or even open her eyes, just quietly leaning against Gu Xizhi, appearing to still be in a dream.
The thick curtains covered up the only glimmer of light and the bedroom was very quiet. Even the puppy was sleeping soundly under the bed.
It seemed that there was some restless factor that made Gu Xizhi particularly uneasy throughout the night. When she first opened her eyes, the thick darkness in the room deceived her, making her think she had only slept for a few minutes.
The body temperature of the person beside her had dropped, but it was still enough to indicate that she was running a low fever. Thinking that she might need to take medicine and drink water upon waking up, Gu Xizhi gently separated the hand that was around her arm, as if she intended to get out of bed.
In the first moment she attempted to push her, Qu Xizhi increased the strength of her grip and asked, "Have you been with someone else these past two years?"
Gu Xizhi had just woken up from a dream, and her head was still a bit hazy. The question seemed somewhat baffling to her, "What?"
"Nothing."
Qu Xizhi let go of her and sat up, "I want to have the noodles you make for breakfast. Do you think I'm being unreasonable?"
"Eating noodles?" Gu Xizhi was momentarily surprised, then said, "It's not a problem, but I have one request."
"What is it?"
"You take your medicine yourself, and I'll pour the water for you."
"..." Qu Xizhi said, “I don’t want to take medicine alone."
"Then ask Ling Xian or Miss Zhong to come and feed you the medicine," Gu Xizhi placed the water and medicine she had poured at the bedside. "I'll go prepare the noodles now. If I come back and you haven't finished the medicine, then Liang Ying and I will finish all the noodles."
Qu Xizhi: "..."
After preparing the noodles, Gu Xizhi knocked on Qu Xizhi's door again. By that time, Qu Xizhi had changed her clothes and looked much better.
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Gu Xizhi glanced at the water and medicine on the bedside table and saw that the medicine had been taken. She said with a smile, "All right, the noodles are ready. Let's go have them."
While Gu Xizhi was making the noodles, she had a cute little patch of flour on her nose, which Qu Xizhi noticed when she turned around. She also noticed Gu Xizhi, wearing an apron, looking like a little chef, and admired her for a moment. "Okay."
The two of them went to the balcony where the sunlight streamed in, filling it with a golden glow. The green plants on the grills were vibrant with life.
During the first few minutes of eating noodles, neither Qu Xizhi nor Gu Xizhi spoke. Qu Xizhi, after a night of high fever, still looked a bit weary, and Gu Xizhi, who had been busy all night preparing breakfast for Qu Xizhi, also appeared quite tired.
After eating half of the noodles, Qu Xizhi glanced at Gu Xizhi and suddenly said:
"Ara and I have a very normal friendship. Compared to her, my relationship with Zhong Linyu is probably better.
Gu Xizhi looked up at her in surprise.
"I hope you can understand this."
After saying this, she lowered her head slightly, said nothing more, and just continued to enjoy this rare bowl of noodles.
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Although Qu Xizhi's physical condition was not very good, she didn't miss the filming on this day. Fortunately, the unusual weather from the day before didn't continue, and by noon, the temperature had gradually risen again.
The afternoon scenes were shot outdoors, and in the script's timeline, at this point, Yun Xiaoxiao had become an outstanding violinist, while Qin Shiyu had become a very competent female executive.
The two of them returned to the amusement park they used to love visiting during their teenage years. They had a fun time playing various rides in the amusement park, making it a relatively relaxed and joyful scene, especially since it provided the opportunity to enjoy the amusement park attractions. So, Liang Ying insisted on joining them after hearing about it.
Having the experience of visiting the set with Zhong Linshan last time, Liang Ying seemed to get along easily with the staff on the set. As soon as she entered the set, she greeted everyone like they were her big brothers and sisters.
Gu Xizhi felt helpless about this, and couldn't help but say during the break of applying makeup, "Didn't you say you wouldn't disturb them?"
Liang Ying was indignant, "But they said I'm cute."
Gu Xizhi said: "That's because your mother is very popular."
Liang Ying wrinkled her nose in displeasure, then suddenly grabbed a small dog from Gu Xizhi's assistant's arms, threatening, "Be careful, I might throw Xuxu."
Liang Ying brought the dog Qiqi here in the afternoon. She said it was such nice weather, that she couldn't bear to leave a dog alone at home and had to bring it along.
But the reality was, as soon as Liang Ying arrived on set, she completely forgot about the dog, and it was the assistant who took care of it.
Liang Ying looked threatening, but Gu Xizhi couldn't be bothered with her. At this moment, Liang Ying, feeling unsatisfied, moved closer with the dog. Suddenly, the makeup artist, who was touching up Gu Xizhi's makeup, shuddered and took a step back, covering her mouth and nose.
Gu Xi subconsciously looked at the makeup artist.
She was holding makeup tools in her hand, but she clearly wanted to avoid Liang Ying when she saw her.
Gu Xizhi was puzzled, but Liang Ying had already taken a few steps back with the dog, blinking and looking very apologetic as she said to the makeup artist, "Sorry, elder sister."
The makeup artist waved her hand and said, "It's okay," but still appeared a bit shaken, "I'm sorry, I need to use the restroom for a moment."
Liang Ying handed the dog back to the assistant. Gu Xizhi looked at the makeup artist's retreating figure and then at Liang Ying, asking inexplicably, "Is she scared of dogs?"
"No." Liang Ying thought for a moment about her actions and said, "It should be an animal fur allergy." After a pause, she added, "Xiao A'Zhong has it too."
Gu Xizhi was stunned, "You mean Zhong Linshan?"
"Mm-mm." Liang Ying hummed casually.
Gu Xizhi thought for a moment and then suddenly said, "I understand."
Liang Ying wondered, "Understand what?"
Gu Xizhi was lost in thought for a while. When she raised her head, she met Liang Ying's curious gaze and playfully flicked her head, saying, "Kids shouldn't ask too many questions."
Liang Ying covered her forehead in pain, "You are so cruel, I won't play with you anymore." She quickly ran off.
Inside the amusement park, there were only actors and staff, and the midday sun was scorching the earth. Gu Xizhi looked in the direction of Qu Xizhi and saw her shooting scenes on the drop tower ride.
Gu Xizhi thought for a while and looked at her awning again.
There are many daily necessities placed on the table under the awning, including several cups of milk tea lying across the table that caught her attention.
Because She Jia treated the entire crew to drink milk tea today, the crew did not prepare enough drinking water.
Gu Xizhi didn't know why Qu Xizhi's assistant also hadn't prepared other drinking water for her, but she knew that Qu Xizhi didn't like milk tea.
On this matter, Gu Xizhi had initially only guessed.
Qu Xizhi is not a person who likes to say no to others. For so long, she has never said that she does not like drinking milk tea. Even if someone offers her milk tea, she will happily accept it. However, over time they've been together, she discovered this fact from certain minor details, and she had once asked her about it.
The answer is yes, she really doesn't like milk tea.
Thinking of this, Gu Xizhi waved to Lili.
Lili was fanning herself briskly with a fan. Seeing her, she came over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Gu Xizhi said: "Ask Cindy to help me buy a few boxes of mineral water and give one bottle to everyone on the crew."
Lili was a bit surprised, "They all have milk tea, who would want to drink bottled water?"
Gu Xizhi, while searching for images on her phone, said, "I would. I'm getting a bit tired of it."
Lili's face was full of disbelief, "You would get tired of it?"
Gu Xizhi only showed her the pictures on her phone, "Let Cindy buy this brand."
Lili glanced at the picture in confusion, and although there were thousands of words she wanted to say, she could only say: "Okay.
Fifteen minutes later, Qu Xizhi finished shooting on the drop tower. Her assistant was the first to offer her an umbrella, and she followed the assistant back to the awning. When she saw the bottled water next to the milk tea, her gaze slightly froze.
She glanced at the brand of mineral water and said to Ling Xian: "Did you buy this?
Ling Xian shrugged, "Miss Xia Lili just handed it over."
Qu Xizhi stared at the bottle of mineral water.
At this time, Ling Xian said again: "Everyone in the crew has one."
Qu Xizhi looked at her, then looked sideways in Gu Xizhi's direction.
The sun was scorching, and Gu Xizhi was sitting under the awning, reading the script and sipping milk tea. She seemed not to have noticed what was happening over here.
Qu Xizhi silently watched for a while, picked up the bottle of water on the table, and slowly unscrewed the cap.
As the weather was really hot at noon that day, Gu Xizhi stayed at the scene for a while and encountered Liang Ying's request for ice cream.
This request occurred after Gu Xizhi finished filming a scene. She was attacked as soon as she returned under the awning. Meeting Liang Ying's earnest eyes.
Gu Xizhi was very familiar with her look and immediately said: "No, no way."
Liang Ying said: "Then I'll borrow money to buy it."
"Whose money are you going to borrow?"
"I'll borrow from anyone."
Gu Xizhi was speechless.
She took a deep breath and said, "Alright, I'll agree, but you have to promise me you'll only eat half!"
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, I'll go find Sister Cindy, then."
Gu Xizhi was too lazy to pay attention to her and just said: "Mm."
She thought Liang Ying would leave after hearing this, but to her surprise, after Gu Xizhi said those words, Liang Ying suddenly looked toward the entrance of the amusement park.
"Eh? Isn't that Big Brother Tang?"
