Chapter 1618: Chapter 1619: Why did you think to give it to me?

The faint scent of machine oil mixed with soap root wafted over, inexplicably setting his mind adrift, as if someone had invisibly teased him, stirring waves in his heartstrings.

It’s not that he hasn’t had women throwing themselves at him before, pure and innocent, glamorous, naively adorable, and even exotic ones. What type of woman hadn’t he encountered?

Yet, in her presence, all those vibrant beauties seemed to fade away. He suddenly forgot how he used to react when those women leaned on his shoulder. He only remembered that his current mood was particularly relaxed, peaceful, as if this could go on forever, eternally…

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Gu Linxi woke up from her nap, her eyes still a bit blurry, but she felt the taxi had come to a stop.

She rubbed her drowsy eyes, moved her neck away from Cui Jiangjing’s shoulder, glanced outside, and asked in a voice tinged with sleepiness, “Are we there?”

The taxi driver, seeing she was awake, exclaimed in surprise, “We’ve been here for over an hour, young lady, you’ve finally woken up! Your boyfriend wouldn’t let me call you, insisted you should sleep. I was wondering what would happen if you slept until morning. Oh well, I wouldn’t mind anyway. If you slept until morning, I’d make more money; after all, the meter keeps running no matter what…”

As the taxi driver’s voice gradually drew her into full wakefulness, she blinked and looked at the man beside her, “Why didn’t you wake me up?”

Cui Jiangjing opened the car door casually, “You looked so tired, so I didn’t wake you. We can still go eat after you wake up.”

“…”

Gu Linxi didn’t say much, got out of the car, and asked the taxi driver, “How much?”

“Three hundred and eight, but since I didn’t burn much fuel, let’s make it an even three hundred.”

Gu Linxi, “…”

She had just taken out her wallet to pay when a few red banknotes passed over her through the window to the driver, “Here’s four hundred. Take the extra hundred as my thanks for not disturbing my girlfriend’s rest.”

“Isn’t this generous?” The driver, used to people haggling, had never encountered someone who volunteered to pay more. Startled but delighted, he happily accepted, looked at the two of them with joy, and handed over a business card, sincerely saying, “Next time you need a ride, call me. I’ll come pick you up! Next time, you’ll get a 20% discount!”

“Sure.” Cui Jiangjing lazily accepted the business card between his fingers, in a great mood.

The taxi drove off in a blur, leaving just a shadow on the road.

He joined his long legs together, took her hand, “Let’s go, the place you want to eat at is still open.”

The shop she loved to eat at was Huangji Sour and Spicy Noodles, introduced to her by Rong Yan. This road in the university town wasn’t far from her repair shop, and when in a good mood, she often enjoyed taking a stroll there alone to eat.

The shop owner quickly brought over the hot sour and spicy noodles and vegetables. Because her personality wasn’t as outgoing as Rong Yan’s and she looked rather ordinary, she might easily be mistaken for a university student from nearby. Even though she had come by several times, the owner did not particularly remember her and simply told them to enjoy their meal before getting back to work.

Gu Linxi pulled out a pair of chopsticks from the holder, snapped them open with a crisp sound, and casually handed them to the person opposite, “Here, take these.”

To accompany her, Cui Jiangjing also ordered a bowl of sour and spicy noodles. Suddenly seeing her pass him the chopsticks left him flattered and surprised, “Why the thought to give them to me?”

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