Chapter 29: Do You Have Misconceptions About Me?
If you want to ask Gu Jinrong what it feels like to eat a heartfelt breakfast made by a loved one, she can only describe it in one word: sweet.
So sweet that her whole mouth is almost numb, she doesn't even know how much sugar is added to it.
Gu Jinrong picked up the nearby glass of water and took a big sip, trying to slightly dilute the sweetness in her mouth.
Shen Qingzhi had been looking down, but he couldn't help glancing at Gu Jinrong when she saw her drinking cold water, feeling quite nervous.
"You shouldn't drink cold water now, I'll get you a cup of hot water."
As she spoke, she swept the glass away like a gust of wind. Another gust of wind came with a cup of hot water.
Gu Jinrong: ...
This is a little too considerate.
She looked somewhat amused at Shen Qingzhi, who was hanging his head. "Qingqing, behaving like this makes it seem like you're taking care of me during my postpartum confinement."
*Traditional postnatal recuperation where the mother and child will be on bed rest and seclusion for a month up to a hundred days depending on the culture, it can include care practices in regards to "traditional health beliefs, taboos, rituals, and proscriptions
Isn't it just like when you're in postpartum recovery?
Shen Qingzhi remained silent, only daring to mutter softly in her heart.
Looking at the situation just now, Gu Jinrong doesn't seem to have any intention of blaming her. but that doesn't mean she can pretend that the mistakes she made don't exist.
Although they are both women, thinking about this matter still feels quite unreasonable.
If it was her who was slept with today, given her temperament, the roof will be blown off.
Now she had slept with someone so haphazardly, yet she wasn't mentally prepared enough to utter the word "responsible."
Of course, an international movie star wouldn't need her to take responsibility either…
So now she can only pay more attention to these small things. If it can make up for something where it counts.
She placed the glass on the table, avoiding eye contact with Gu Jinrong. Leaving behind the words "I'll go wash the bedsheet," then ran away without a trace.
Gu Jinrong: ?
But the bed sheets were just changed two days ago.
She realized that her little girl is acting very strange today. So she followed upstairs to find out what was going on.
Shen Qingzhi entered the second bedroom, where a single bed, nearly two meters wide, had a neatly folded blanket placed at the foot of the bed. The bed was covered with silver-gray bed sheet.
She had initially intended to pull the bedsheet directly, but due to some hidden thoughts, she knelt at the center of the bed to quietly investigate.
The bedsheet, which had been changed just a couple of days ago, looked very clean and tidy and spread out smoothly. Not a single strand of hair could be seen on them.
Strange, is it really this clean?
Shen Qingzhi moved closer, her eyes wandering over and over in the middle of the sheet, she can't even notice the slightest difference.
Why is this not consistent with the knowledge she has acquired from novels and comics?
When Gu Jinrong entered the room， What I saw was Shen Qingzhi kneeling in the middle of the bed, with her small head almost buried in the sheet, not knowing what treasure she was looking for.
"Qing Qing are you looking for something?"
With a simple question, Shen Qingzhi was startled like a scared bird, jumping off the bed and onto the floor as if guilty of a hidden secret, not even having time to put on her slippers.
Gu Jinrong hurriedly stepped forward to help her sit on the bed. She picked up the slippers on the side and put them on for her.
"Why are you in a hurry? Even though it's almost summer, you can't walk around barefoot at home."
As someone feeling a "deep sense of guilt," the more considerate Gu Jinrong was, the more self-blame Shen Qingzhi felt in her heart.
She looked at Gu Jinrong, who was half crouched in front of her, and her eyes welled up with tears. Overwhelmed, she finally couldn't hold back and choked out, "I'm sorry."
Gu Jinrong, "Mm?"
Without waiting for Gu Jinrong's response, Shen Qingzhi continued, lost in her own words. She was afraid that if she were interrupted, she'd lose her courage.
"I know what I did to you last night was very inappropriate. Even if it wasn't intentional, I can't avoid the responsibility.
"Though you're not holding it against me now, I know you're actually feeling very wronged.
"Why don't you let it out too? You can just hit me hard, and we'll both feel better."
"You can hit with both hands, as long as you don't break anything."
As she spoke, she stretched out her two white and tender arms together and closed her eyes, with a look of death on her face.
Gu Jinrong looked at her like this, unsure whether to laugh or cry, they just danced like a jumping deity for an hour, it's not enough reason to feel aggrieved.
Shen Qingzhi kept her eyes shut for a while, trembling with fear. Her long, curved eyelashes quivered like the wings of a butterfly that had been injured.
She has been afraid of pain since she was a child. But the beating must be taken, otherwise, her guilty conscience will not go away.
Gu Jinrong looked at her timid yet trying to be brave demeanor. At this moment, she finally guessed about seven or eight points in her mind. She couldn't help but feel both amused and annoyed.
So she squeezed her hand with little effort. Making people hanging and empty.
"Then Qingqing tell me what did you do to me last night?"
Shen Qingzhi didn't dare to open her eyes, blushing and hesitating， "That... that thing."
"Which one?" Gu Jinrong asked wickedly. Teasing her on purpose.
"It's... um..." Shen Qingzhi was getting anxious, sweat forming on her forehead, using all her literary skills and racking her brain to find a suitable description.
Gu Jinrong rubbed her fingers, playing with them in her palm, her voice calm and unhurried, "You don't even want to admit what mistake you made, your attitude in apologizing isn't quite proper."
Upon hearing that, Gu Jinrong lowered her head, her body trembling uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Shen Qingzhi felt even more guilty: It was my fault to begin with, and I had just acted that way, reminding her of something sad; I'm such a jerk!
Trembling, she reached out and placed her hand on Gu Jinrong's shoulder, "You...don't cry."
Gu Jinrong continued trembling for a while, and finally couldn't hold back from looking up. There were traces of tears at the corners of her eyes, but it didn't seem like she was crying.
Her eyes were oddly bright now, more captivating than ever before, and a mischievous smile played on her lips, visibly showing a great deal of pleasure.
Shen Qingzhi was confused, but then she saw Gu Jinrong take out her phone, find the recorded video from last night, press play, and thrust the screen in front of her.
"Take a good look at what you did last night."
Shen Qingzhi was shocked: You actually recorded a video!
She instinctively turned her head to avoid it, but the BGM coming from the phone was different from what she had imagined.
In the video, she was holding a pillow as a prop, bouncing around the entire bedroom like she was on some kind of stimulant.
Thankfully, Gu Jinrong's room had good sound insulation; otherwise, the neighbors would have complained long ago.
Shen Qingzhi doesn't usually dance jumping diety before, but it was the first time she's seen herself dance so wildly.
She silently watched the video for three minutes. More than being concerned about social isolation, she was more curious and asked, "So, after I finished dancing jumping deity yesterday, what else did I do?"
Gu Jinrong looked at her blank expression, half-smiling, and said, "Do you think with this level of physical activity, you'll have the energy to do anything after dancing like a jumping deity?
Makes sense.
Shen Qingzhi looked suspiciously down, "So what about your waist then?"
"Of course, it's because you dragged me into do jumping deity together, I'm getting older and can't withstand such exertion. Qingqing, with your alcohol tolerance, it's better to drink less in the future."
Until this moment, the heavy stone in Shen Qingzhi's heart finally fell.
The surviving sense of relief prevented her from minding the mockery in Gu Jinrong's tone. Instead, she felt quite proud, saying, "So it turns out I'm still virtuous when drunk. You scared me."
Seeing her relieved expression, Gu Jinrong's tone became playful.
"Qingqing, do you have any misconceptions about yourself? Or do you have any misconceptions about me?"
Shen Qingzhi: "What do you mean?"
However, Gu Jinrong had already turned and walked out of the room, saying, "I guess we don't need to wash the bedsheet now. Breakfast isn't finished yet."
After a series of misunderstandings, the dust had finally settled. Shen Qingzhi no longer felt guilty at this moment, and there was no need for atonement. She could finally straighten her back.
Thinking that everything could return to the way it was before, she could eat, drink, and hate that black-hearted.
Only to find something seems to be different.
It was unclear whether it was the lingering impact of the misunderstanding-induced scare or if Pandora's box of buried emotions had been opened.
In short, even though Shen Qingzhi had come to know that the two of them were completely innocent that night, she still couldn't control her thoughts.
While the kiss shared at the Starlight Awards that night might occasionally evoke fleeting, enchanting fragments in her mind, the frequency of those fragments appearing remained within a controllable range.
But now, it was as if a seed had been planted in her little head. A tree with luxuriant branches and leaves grew wantonly and barbarously.
The name of that tree is called desire.
She finally realized, she actually has a deep desire for Gu Jinrong. It's not the kind of fantasy that people simply have when they reach adulthood.
She couldn't quite pinpoint the origin of this desire. Even though Gu Jinrong is attractive and they shared the same roof, their daily interactions remained innocent and pure.
But if it weren't for desire, she wouldn't have been so convinced at that time that she had done something to Gu Jinrong.
If it weren't for desire, she wouldn't have felt a twinge of disappointment mixed with relief after the misunderstanding was cleared up.
This realization filled Shen Qingzhi with panic.
It would be fine if the person who aroused her desire was someone else. If both of them were unattached, there wouldn't be anything wrong with engaging in a romantic relationship.
But that person is Gu Jinrong, the same Gu Jinrong who captured her heart nine years ago only to heartlessly depart.
At that time, her budding emotions had not yet fully developed, and she remained sad for a long period.
If her current self were to experience the same thing again, she feared it would be even more distressing than it was back then.
No, these dangerous thoughts must be strangled in the cradle.
It's a crime to fall in love with this kind of person who is warm on the outside and cold on the inside. She doesn't want to experience it a second time.
Shen Qingzhi, who had made up her mind, began to avoid Gu Jinrong on purpose these few days.
Even though she doesn't have much work, it's as if she's extremely busy outside every day, and she no longer eats her meals at home.
Even when they come across each other at home, it's just a polite nod. She doesn't dare to meet her gaze, their conversations don't exceed three sentences, and she quickly finds excuses to retreat to her room.
Just a few days ago, Gu Jinrong had enjoyed "Shen's Luxury Half-Day Service," and now she was completely ignored by someone.
The gap is too great, and it's hard to accept.
Gu Jinrong has tried several times to find an opportunity to have a proper conversation with Shen Qingzhi, but she's been evaded with various excuses.
Both of them are bound by a contract and temporarily have to live under the same roof.
But Shen Qingzhi seems determined to keep a distance from her now. There are obviously two people in the house, but it feels almost the same as living alone.
Gu Jinrong also noticed that all the changes began after the night when Shen Qingzhi got drunk.
Now she's filled with regret and resentment, watching Shen Qingzhi's indifferent figure. Complaining in her heart: If I had known earlier, it would be better to continue the misunderstanding, you heartless little thing.
For over a week, the two of them continued to live like strangers, but they couldn't completely avoid facing each other.
The movie "Divine Beings" is ready, and the actors are getting ready to start filming.