Chapter 36 (1/2)

Gu Jing trained with master’s troop and the frustrations she had over three days fleay

Gu Jing wiped the sweat off her forehead ‘Oldbottles of wine Master, can you still drink?’

Master scoffed ‘Little girl, we’ll see who can still drink’

Gu Jing waved bye to master and his troop and she walked home

Gu Jing’s fa’s family home too

Since that year Gu Jing’sand loved each other like sworn sisters She and Zhen Lang ate at each other’s homes often

Afterward Gu Jing’s parents and Zhen Lang’s parents bought a double storey house together Gu Jing’s fa’s family lived on the upper floor

Gu Jing asked her parents not to tell Zhen Lang’s parents she visited her parents for the last three days But she o upstairs and visit them

On the way ho’s parents’ favourite dishes She arrived home and she saw her mum take out the trash

‘Little girl, co,’ Mrs Gu said

‘I’ht,’ Gu Jing said

‘Co important to tell you,’ Mrs Gu said

Gu Jing waved the bag of food in front of herupstairs’

Mrs Gu walked to her front door and she slammed the door shut

Gu Jing walked upstairs and she rang the doorbell

‘I’,’ Mr Zhen said

Gu Jing hummed and she waited for uncle Zhen The front door opened and she sht for you-’

Gu Jing couldn’t believe Zhen Lang opened the front door

‘I assumed you won’t allowed to come upstairs My parents said you came home for three days but they didn’t see your face My parents are heartbroken,’ Zhen Lang said

In that retted she couldn’t slap her cheeks, because she didn’t listen to her mum before she visited aunty and uncle Zhen

‘Why are you here?’ Gu Jing asked

‘I have work leaveto tell me if you’re ho said

On the inside Gu Jing cursed Zhen Lang – ‘What mid-year work leave? As if I don’t know your work schedule is the busiest mid-year!’

Zhen Lang guessed Gu Jing’s thoughts and he laughed ‘My stomach’s condition has been poor Didn’t you know my supervisor approved for me to take two days off to rest?’

After Gu Jing gave the tls of congee to Zhen Lang and Lin Tu Shen, she packed her suitcases and she ran to her parents’ ho’s body would recover fast enough to visit his parents three days after eating her congee

Gu Jing scoffed ‘Didn’t the bowl of congee kill you?’

Zhen Lang laughed ‘It tasted delicious, but if you want to kill me next time remember to add arsenic’

‘I will Next ti said

Zhen Lang whispered in Gu Jing’s ear ‘We haven’t see each other for three days Did you miss me?’

Gu Jing laughed and she fisted her hands ‘Um I missed you to death!’

‘Then shouldn’t you hug and kissasked His thuht now, I don’t mind if you show me how much you missed me’

Gu Jing put a fist in front of Zhen Lang’s face ‘Do you want to kiss this?’

Zhen Lang held Gu Jing’s wrist He carried the bag of food she brought and he led her inside his parents’ hoht your favourite dishes’

‘Little girl, you’re here Later we can eat it together,’ Mr Zhen said

Gu Jing pushed Zhen Lang away from her and she took off her shoes ‘Uncle Zhen and aunty Zhen, I missed you both to death’

‘If you missed us to death why did you wait three days to visit us?’ Mrs Zhen asked

Mrs Zhen waved her hand for Gu Jing to come sit on the sofa

Gu Jing obediently sat on the sofa and she hugged aunty Zhen

Mr Zhen looked inside the bag of food Gu Jing brought and he s Lang didn’t say you needed to rest then I would have dragged you outside to find food’

‘Uncle Zhen I wanted to thank you for-’ Gu Jing said

‘Uncle and aunty the food is ready,’ Chen Wei said

Chen Wei brought plates of food onto the dining table

‘Chen Wei?’ Gu Jing asked

Gu Jing saw Chen Wei stood next to Zhen Lang and her heart felt strange

‘Why aren’t sitting here? The food is here,’ Zhen Lang said He set the bowls and chopsticks on the dining table ‘You’re lucky you get to eat Chen Wei’s cooking If you ca too’

Gu Jing shi+vered Gu Jing suspected she and Zhen Lang were switched at birth, because her cooking skills rese and his dad were master chefs, because they wanted to save their stomachs

Gu Jing sat at the dining table and she thought Chen Wei’s shyness added to Chen Wei’s beauty

‘If you’re hungry then eat You don’t need to drool,’ Zhen Lang said