Chapter 1370: You’ve Become Scheming Too (3)

Xiao Rou returned home and talked to Zhou Chengchen about the shop opening. Of course, she sent a WeChat message because of the time difference, and there was no reply from Zhou Chengchen’s side.

Xiao Rou didn’t mind and got up to take a shower.

Although Zhou Qi had been helping her with most things, she was quite busy these days. After showering, she was blow-drying her hair when her phone suddenly beeped.

She picked it up to see that it was a call from Zhou Qi.

"Hello?"

"Can you come downstairs for a moment?"

"What?"

Xiao Rou was taken aback. She tossed the hairdryer aside and leaned out of the window to look down, but her angle wasn’t good, so she couldn’t see anything.

"Are you downstairs? Haven’t you gone back yet?"

"Yes, come down for a bit."

"Okay, I’ll be right there."

Xiao Rou grabbed a jacket and ran out.

"Rourou, you..."

Mrs. Xiao’s voice hadn’t finished when Xiao Rou had already vanished at the doorstep.

She didn’t even realize how eager she looked right then.

She hurried downstairs and quickly reached the first floor, where she spotted Zhou Qi standing at the door of the building.

"Why did you come back?"

Xiao Rou ran up to Zhou Qi, her half-dried hair now a mess, looking like a bird’s nest.

"This is for you."

Zhou Qi handed her the package, noticing her tangled bird’s nest hair, and couldn’t help but reach out and ruffle it: "Why did you come down before drying your hair?"

At the moment, Xiao Rou’s attention was entirely on the item Zhou Qi handed her, a cheese cake from a shop she really liked.

She wasn’t aware of Zhou Qi’s gesture, and after a while, her eyes brightened as she looked at Zhou Qi: "How did you know I like this?"

"Cheng Chen told me."

"Thank you."

Xiao Rou smiled sweetly, her freshly washed face was so clean that it made people want to pinch it.

"Alright, go back upstairs quickly. Your hair is still wet, don’t catch a cold."

Xiao Rou blinked her eyes, and suddenly felt a bit reluctant to leave, tightening her grip on the cake bag.

There were other people at home, so inviting Zhou Qi up for a visit wasn’t possible. But simply going back, Xiao Rou found she really didn’t want to.

She wasn’t as quick as Zhou Chengchen in thinking up reasonable excuses, so, hesitatingly, she finally nodded: "Be careful on your way back."

"Yes, go on up."

Zhou Qi urged once more, and Xiao Rou felt a little pouty inside. She really wanted to stay a while longer.

But Zhou Qi had said several times for her to go up, so she pursed her lips, turned, and walked into the building entrance, looking back to wave at Zhou Qi.

Zhou Qi also waved, he wished she didn’t have to go up yet. Just a moment ago, as he drove past the cake shop, he suddenly remembered how much Xiao Rou liked their cheese cake, so he stopped the car to buy one.

Actually, bringing her a cake only allows them to spend a few more minutes together, but even just a few minutes is good.

Now, he can assist Xiao Rou under Cheng Chen’s name. Once things settle on Xiao Rou’s end and progress smoothly, it might not be convenient for them to be like this anymore.

So now, even just a few more minutes is worthwhile.

But seeing Xiao Rou in slippers, with half-wet hair, wearing so little, Zhou Qi could only urge her to go up. What if she got sick?

As for her falling ill and him taking care of her, Zhou Qi hadn’t even considered it. Doing so would showcase his care, but it would be Xiao Rou who’s suffering.

It all boils down to the fact that he couldn’t bear it.

Watching Xiao Rou go upstairs, and only when the light in her home’s floor lit up did Zhou Qi return to his car.