Chapter 166

You are the well-loved bunny on the moon. You are a firm and steady Osmanthus tree. You are a round and tasty mooncake… (3)

“What can I do for you, Miss Li?”

Gu Shishi stopped in her way.

The sneaky silhouette froze immediately.

Obviously, the other party felt that her disguise was pretty good already. She didn’t think that… Gu Shishi would have recognized her right away!

Li Yiru gritted her teeth and finally pulled her shades down halfway and nodded at Gu Shishi.

Somewhat embarrassed, she blushed a little.

What could she do for her…

She… she couldn’t bring herself to say them out loud!

Gu Shishi didn’t bother waiting for her to mull over it. She turned around and left.

Li Yiru stomped her foot and gave chase behind her.

“You are almost done with work. My car is downstairs. Let’s have a talk. I will take you to dinner.”

Gu Shishi gave her a go-figure-it-out-yourself look.

“If you are in my shoes and I am asking you out now, will you go?”

Li Yiru gasped.

Their relationship has not improved.

But… Her bank card had been frozen and she was furloughed without pay from work. Her father was having human resource work on her exit process!

She thought her dad was just saying it at first and would soften up in a few days.

But, last night, he even had the lawyer come over to draft a rental contract and asked her to pay for three months’ rent in advance and one month’s rent as deposit. That came out to be 20,000 yuan. Or she would have to move out right away.

,000 yuan. That about emptied out her bank account.

As for her credit card… the bank had informed her this morning that her limit had been lowered!

She was backed against a wall!

She could go ask her girlfriends for help, but that’d severely bruise her ego…

Her family business was being threatened, that’d rock her standing in her friends’ circle.

Her father meant business this time and her mother was also on his side. Even her grandfather and big brother who had always doted on her told her to be on good terms with Gu Shishi!

“Um, I mean no ill will. Really!”

Right now Li Yiru only has enough money left for food.

She went out with her girlfriends for lunch this afternoon then went shopping with them. Through gritted her teeth and a bitter smile, she spent 10,000 yuan.

Everybody asked why she was so frugal today…

That 10,000 yuan, she’d probably have to sell a few pairs of her AJ shoes… after they have been listed for a few days and were sold, she could pay her credit card debt off.

Really…. She really didn’t know what else she could do!

“I just wanted to treat you to dinner then take you home.”

Her father would give her 1,000 yuan to dine with Gu Shishi and 10,000 yuan to go home with her.

Li Yiru thought about it long and hard for the last 2-3 days and finally couldn’t help but thought she’d give it a shot today.

But, she was worried that she’d run into someone that she knew in this shopping center and saw that she was buttering up to Gu Shishi. And that was why she came fully loaded, complete with hat and shades.

“If you’d come with me, I’ll buy you gifts. Just let me know what you like! If… if only you’d have dinner with me, I can give you my limited-edition AJ, purses. Just tell me what you want!”

Li Yiru was about to offer up her entire collection.

Yet, the only thing she got in return was Gu Shishi’s carefree back.

“I have not done anything that’d warrant that. You should go look for your girlfriends,” said Gu Shishi as she closed the bathroom door without looking back.

Li Yiru froze on the spot.

“Then what is it that you want? You want me to help you? To go up against Wushuang? But that’s…”

That’s impossible!

She would never betray her friend!

Before she could even say that out loud, she heard Gu Shishi’s voice through the bathroom door.

“Miss, you’ve been following me for a good half of the day now. Do I look like I have that kind of time to mess around with you people?”

Li Yiru blushed.

“It hasn’t been a good half of the day…”

She felt embarrassed, so she had paced back and forth in front of the art studio.

And, truthfully… Gu Shishi was telling the truth. She did seem quite busy.

Chapter 167

But that’s so sweet of you~ (1)

For most of the afternoon, while she was pacing outside of the studio, she saw Gu Shishi working nonstop and patiently teaching her classes.

She didn’t even seem to have the time for a sip of water.

In comparison, Li Yiru and her girlfriends seemed to have so much free time on hand all the time.

Gu Shishi surely didn’t have the time to stir up sh*t

Did that mean they were the ones who stirred up sh*t?

No, that couldn’t be!

Li Yiru’s eyes widened.

How was it that she’d allow Gu Shishi to change the direction of the conversation with just one sentence?

But Gu Shishi was surely different from the peasant girl that she had in mind.

She wasn’t even moved by the limited-edition merchandise. Even Gu Wushuang was envious of her limited edition of Hermes. But Gu Shishi didn’t even bat her eyes at them.

“Oh yeah, Miss Li, do you have tissue papers on you? Can you pass me one through the crack? Thanks.”

Li Yiru, “……”

Just what would Gu Shishi have done had she not followed her in?!

Irritated, Li Yiru handed over one to her.

“Oh, your tissue paper is scented and has rose prints on it?” Came Gu Shishi’s surprised sound.

Li Yiru smiled when she heard that.

Those were tissue papers with Gucci’s brand stamped in gold.

That was probably not something a peasant girl like Gu Shishi has ever seen before.

Not to mention using such fancy tissue paper in the bathroom.

Li Yiru felt complacent. She was able to find her sense of superiority again.

“Yikes, using these may cause issues on you. Is this the only ones that you have on you? Can you please pull one off from the next stall please? Thanks!”

The smile on Li Yiru froze.

After Gu Shishi had walked out and washed her hands, she was quite surprised when she saw Li Yiru there. “Huh? How come you are still here?”

Li Yiru, “I… am waiting for you, of course!”

Gu Shishi dried her hands.

“Didn’t I already turn you down?”

“Were you waiting to hand me more toilet paper? Oh, I wasn’t doing a No. 2. But that’s so sweet of you~”

Li Yiru felt that she was about to puke out blood.

Could this person be any cruder?

How could she just blurt out No. 2 like that?!

And how could she think of her like the servant in the bathroom who hands her toilet paper?

She felt a sense of stuffiness in her chest and she was speechless.

Gu Shishi, on the other hand, pulled out a tube of hand lotion from the pocket on her apron and carefully applied it on her hands.

The feel of the hands was very important to an artist.

The way it felt when holding a paintbrush and the smoothness of it all have to do with the maintenance of one’s hands.

Quickly, Li Yiru’s attention was attracted by Gu Shishi’s pair of pretty and delicate hands.

Gu Shishi didn’t have any nail polish on her, but her fingernails were a healthy pink color. Her skin was delicate and white, her fingers looked long and slender… and that lotion that she had just applied was squeezed from a small white custom tube. There was no label on the outside of it.

Li Yiru frowned immediately.

She looked at her own Hermes purse.

In there, she had tissue paper, cellphone, cellphone case, lotion, travel-size perfume… even the gums that she had with her were of luxurious brands.

Then why was it that she felt that Gu Shishi, who was standing in front of the mirror, had a feel of beauty that was missing on herself?

It was somewhat refreshing and made her stand out.

And, even using the nameless and brandless hand lotion, Gu Shishi’s hands were prettier than her own.

Li Yiru’s look was complicated.

Gu Shishi had already walked out of the bathroom when she was stupefied.

“Wait!” Li Yiru quickly ran after her.

“Something else?” Gu Shishi stopped in her tracks and asked dubiously.

“Did you want to ask about the tissue paper? Oh, you shouldn’t use perfume there. The methanol inside of it could irritate your sensitive skin in that location, and it could cause infection.”

“Nobody was asking you that!”

Li Yiru was about to puke blood! Her face was beet red.

Chapter 168

But that’s so sweet of you~ (2)

Them being right outside of the public bathroom, Gu Shishi’s words attracted a lot of attention to them.

The few girls, who walked past, immediately gave Li Yiru curious looks.

Li Yiru felt that she was about to explode.

Who applied perfume there?!

She just pulled out a tissue paper, and it happened to be the Gucci ones. Was that her fault?

Gu Shishi nodded and rephrased her point, “What do you want me to say then? Oh, you can show off your wealth, but don’t do that at the cost of your own health. That’s very unbecoming.

“Oh yeah, do you want to sign up for painting classes? It only cost 300 yuan per class. You shouldn’t miss out on it and you can’t go wrong with it. What you are buying is a talent that you could show off for the rest of your life. You are in no shortage of money, so you should give it a serious thought.”

Li Yiru, “? ! ! !”

Did this person have any self-awareness that she was being protected by the big boss of HB?

Gu Shishi, her family is about to go belly up because she had bullied her once and she was selling her a 300 yuan per painting class?

“Oh, have I convinced you? You can go and scan the QR code next door. I am heading out now.”

Li Yiru, “……”

***

Gu Shishi had turned down Li Yiru’s invitation.

She completed all the cards in the car and handed them all over to Butler Lin before she walked straight into the kitchen to prepare dinner for the boss and herself.

On the menu today was lamb and rice with a side of borsch.

Mainly because she liked that combination herself.

Plus, both of them appeared in the boss’s menu, and she could also take this opportunity to add some more vegetables in the boss’s meal.

She had started the stock the night before; plus, she had two very competent helpers in the kitchen.

Once she arrived back at the mansion, she pretty much just tried the taste before she added a little bit more seasoning to tweak the taste.

Seeing that it was still early in time, Gu Shishi sat down on the couch and clicked into Taobao.

This time she wasn’t looking for parts for making new fans, but for a swimming suit.

If she was to go to a pool party, she should at least have the necessary outfit.

She didn’t have time to go shopping after work, so she needed to first look online.

This body was pretty shapely and would work well with basically any style.

Let it be one piece with a low back, a tankini, a more mature or girly bikini, it would all work well on her.

As for colors, she’s light skinned right now.

She would look good in any colors, but she figured that most swimming pools would have a blue hue, so pastel or light yellow would be good choices.

Then again, she figured many of the other girls would show up in pastel colors.

Gu Shishi frowned a little, then clicked on the black two-piece with white flowers on the side.

This color should work.

She will go and look for something similar tomorrow. She added that into her shopping cart immediately.

Huo Sishen, who just got inside of the living room and walked behind her, just happened to see what she did.

His long and slender legs paused for a little.

“Hi, Mr. Huo. You are home.”

Gu Shishi noticed him after she was done. She quickly stood up.

“Would you like to have dinner now? It’s ready.”

Gu Shishi didn’t say a word about the cards from earlier today. Hehe. She didn’t want to bring up anything that would upset him accidentally.

But…

[Beep! Fondness from Huo Sishen decreased!]

Gu Shishi’s smile twitched abruptly.

Hah?

She looked at Huo Sishen, who was standing in front of her. She was dumbfounded. This was unbelievable.

What did she do now?

Huo Sishen’s lips were shut tightly and his eyes gazed coldly at her cellphone screen.

Gu Shishi took a look and rubbed her nose.

“I was invited to a gathering on this Saturday. There will be a pool there.”

Pool party. The words were at the tip of her tongue, but she didn’t say them out loud in the end.

The boss’s personality seemed to be a tad on the conservative side. Nor did he seem to enjoy any noisy places.

Sure enough, Huo Sishen’s face dropped as soon as he heard there was a pool. His brows furrowed deeply.

“Who invited you?”

Gu Shishi blinked and didn’t keep anything from him. “Gu Wushuang.”

Huo Sishen sneered. He lifted up his foot and headed up to the second floor.

Gu Shishi felt awkward. What was that all about? Was he unhappy because she didn’t tell him ahead of time and he wasn’t invited?

Chapter 169

But that’s so sweet of you~ (3)

Huo Sishen took a step onto the stairs, and his handsome face was still darkened, especially when he recalled what he saw from glancing over at her screen – the swimsuit that barely had any fabric…

Just thinking about it was enough to give him the vivid mental image of what that little bit of black fabric would look on her pale skin… that was enough to make his blood stirred restlessly. Just a quick thought of it had quickened his breathing.

Was she attending a party or was she going to a pageant? Or she wanted to seduce someone there?

He seriously thought that the two tiny little strings that were supposed to hold the swimsuit up would give way after she jumped into the swimming pool.

The more Huo Sishen thought about it, the more irritated he became, and the irritation seemed to spread throughout his entire body.

[Beep! Fondness from Huo Sishen decreased!]

[Beep! Fondness from Huo Sishen decreased!]

[Beep… decreased!]

Gu Shishi was stunned. She almost dropped down onto her knees. Not again!!

What was going on?

The door to the study slammed shut.

“Is this his PMS? And the kind that he experiences 3 times a month at that?”

Gu Shishi pouted.

She walked inside of the kitchen with an unjust feeling.

She gave herself a big serving of lamb, rice, and borsch.

She was just going to eat it by herself. None for the boss!

That jerk! He threw a temper tantrum each time something didn’t go his way!

She was not going to go and placate him this time.

He needed to learn to calm down on his own. She couldn’t always be kowtowing to him.

After having a big bowl of rice and a big bowl of soup, Gu Shishi went back to her room and plopped into her bed.

“Huo Sishen! You master of mensao!”

“I’ll hit hit hit hit hit!” said Gu Shishi as she punched her duck down pillow repeatedly. When she was done, she folded it into halves and kneed it forcefully.

Okay… finally… she felt better now.

She was just about to roll over and take a nap with her beat up pillow when someone knocked on her door.

This time, it wasn’t Butler Lin, but a kind-looking middle-aged maid.

“Miss, is now a good time? I have with me some recent styles of swimsuits. May I help you try them on?”

Gu Shishi paused for a little bit. She looked at the maid’s hands and noticed that she was holding several cloth hangers in her hands.

“Ugh… sure.”

Did the boss send her?

[Received Relleciga beaded and embroidered bikini (black) x 1 from your husband. Cost: $9,353.]

[Received Touch Miss retro style laced see through swimsuit (wine colored) x 1 from your husband. Cost: $3,953.]

[Received Chanel swimsuit cover (white) x 1 from your husband. Cost: $13,451.]

[Recharge completed!]

[Remaining Life Balance: 10 days]

Gu Shishi pursed her lips. Her heart was beating 180 times a minute!

Her health bar was full!

The boss was upset and having a temper tantrum, but he bought her swimsuits?

OOOOhhh, she was about to scream out loud.

What kind of a precious boss was him?!!

She closed the door and reflexively took a look at the pillow that she had almost destroyed.

She blushed suddenly.

Perhaps she was wrong… Huo Sishen was, em, … a nice guy.

His fondness toward her decreased but he bought her gifts… Why was he so cute even when he was having a tantrum?!

Gu Shishi wanted to run over to him with these swimsuits and give him a reward!

“Miss, why don’t you try them on. We can get you other style ones if these don’t work.”

The maid’s words brought her back to reality.

Gu Shishi had no choice but to say yes.

Then, feeling a little bit embarrassed, she asked, “Did you just say that you are going to help me try them on?”

Mrs. Zheng, the maid, chuckled. “I used to work in an undergarment store. I can tell girls’ sizes just from looking at them. I can also help you adjust them and make them more comfortable on you. There’s no need to be shy. Just think of me as a salesperson at the store.”

It was not unusual for salespeople to help their customers with fitting in high-end undergarment shops.

Cup shape, size, length of the straps, whether it was suitable or comfortable. There was no way to tell unless it was put on properly.

Many girls might think that they had them on right, but the adjustments were off as were their selections. Anything that’s too loose would cause them to sag and it’d make it difficult to breath if they were too tight.

“Thank you then, Mrs. Zheng.”

Chapter 170

I am pretty sure what you saw was a human. Did it look like Young Master (1)

Gu Shishi was not used to being touched by others, but she gave it some thought and finally accepted Mrs. Zheng’s offer to help.

When she tried on her first back bikini, she was shy but also quite liked it.

The black ribbons tied into a beautiful bow-knots behind her back and waist.

The fabric was further adorned with sparkling, low-key black diamonds in the shape of flowers. They were classical, fanciful, but also extravagant.

As soon as she put it on, the black silk contrasted her snowy white skin and the two contrasting colors combined together to create an unspeakable sense of elegance.

What she thought would be a very shameful style now had an artistic and delicate kind of contrasting beauty.

Gu Shishi stood in front of the mirror with her hair down and her feet bare.

Mrs. Zheng, standing next to her, looked stunned.

“Miss Gu, this set looks very good on you.”

She quickly made some adjustments and helped Gu Shishi’s curvature become even more apparent, making her look both sexy and classy.

Quickly, Mrs. Zheng looked down and put a swimsuit cover over her.

The Chanel hot sprint cover with its see-through lace covered from her head down and hid most of her white skin and also most of her sophistication and sexiness. It was both conservative with a hint of naughtiness and mystery.