Jiang Zhirou sized up the man in front of her. Just as she was about to speak, Chi Yu's voice rang out before hers.
"Long time no see, Student Shu."
Chi Yu forced a smile and took a step forward, standing between Jiang Zhirou and Shu Yi.
Jiang Zhirou was completely blocked behind him.
Jiang Zhirou: …
Chi Yu looked at the man in front of him with a fake smile.
Shu Yi took a step back, keeping a bit more distance from the people in front of him.
His gaze fell on Chi Yu. After a long while, he slowly said, "Mr. Chi, you don't need to be so on guard against me. Since Qingmian is already with you, I won't do something like stealing someone else's love."
"Really?" Chi Yu raised an eyebrow, clearly not believing it.
As the saying goes, one takes on the attributes of one's company. Even if Shu Yi was truly a good person before, after being with Wen Yuxuan for so long, it was hard to guarantee that he wouldn't be influenced by her.
Shu Yi smiled at the man in front of him. "I still have the most basic morals as a person."
Chi Yu was so on guard against Shu Yi as if he were a thief. Jiang Zhirou couldn't help but feel a bit like laughing.
The next second, she reached out and poked Chi Yu's back. "Come on, he's here for an interview. Let's get down to business."
After saying that, she stood aside sideways and reached out her right hand towards Shu Yi. "If you pass the interview, we'll be colleagues from now on."
Hearing this, Shu Yi's eyes flickered as he looked at the outstretched right hand of "Qingmian".
Just as he was about to reach out and hold it, Chi Yu's hand suddenly reached over and firmly grasped Shu Yi's hand. He repeated Jiang Zhirou's words. "If you pass the interview, we'll be colleagues from now on."
Jiang Zhirou, with her hand still hanging in mid - air: …
Song Jinghao beside them: …
Shu Yi, whose hand was being held: …
Just as the three of them were speechless, Chi Yu turned to Song Jinghao beside him and said, "Jinghao, go and conduct a good interview for Student Shu. Don't show any favoritism. He's like half of my student."
As soon as Chi Yu finished speaking, Song Jinghao led the man into the meeting room around the corner.
In the huge hall, only Jiang Zhirou and Chi Yu were left.
Chi Yu somehow found a disinfectant wipe and was carefully wiping the hand that had just shaken Shu Yi's.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhirou let out a soft laugh and teased, "It's just a handshake. Do you really need to be so bothered?"
Hearing this, Chi Yu stopped his wiping motion and looked at the woman in front of him. "Do you know how many bacteria a person's hand comes into contact with in a day? And can you guarantee that his hand is clean? What if he just came from some shady place? Who can guarantee that there's nothing dirty on his hand?"
Chi Yu was insinuating.
Jiang Zhirou didn't catch the hidden meaning in his words. In this regard, she wasn't as sensitive as Qingmian.
She thought it was just a simple handshake and there was no need to be so bothered.
If he was so bothered about a handshake, then what about her plan to find a private self - defense coach? Wouldn't the result be foreseeable even before it started?
Should she... hide this from Chi Yu?
No, that wouldn't work.
It wasn't realistic.
She was now living under the same roof as Chi Yu. Her life was completely transparent and she couldn't hide anything from him.
Moreover, this morning she found that... there was only 2,000 yuan in Chen Qingmian's bank card!
2,000 yuan was not even enough to hire a professional self - defense coach, let alone a random fitness coach!
Thinking of this, Jiang Zhirou subconsciously frowned, not noticing at all that Chi Yu beside her was staring at her intently.
"What are you thinking about? So engrossed."
Chi Yu suddenly spoke, which startled Jiang Zhirou.
Since she couldn't hide it, she might as well just be honest.
She looked at Chi Yu and tentatively said, "What if I said... I want to learn some self - defense skills? What do you think?"
"That's great."
Chi Yu answered without even thinking.
His attitude stunned Jiang Zhirou.
She blinked her eyes and continued, "If I learn self - defense, there will definitely be physical contact..."
"What's the problem?"
Chi Yu frowned and looked at her, thinking her words were redundant.
Without physical contact, how could one learn?
Learn by practicing qi from a distance?
That wouldn't be self - defense. That would be Taiji.
Jiang Zhirou was a bit confused about him. Her voice even rose a few notches. "You won't even let me shake hands, but you can accept the physical contact that comes with learning self - defense??"
Hearing this, Chi Yu's wiping motion paused. He stared at her for a long while and then suddenly burst out laughing. "So it turns out, baby has been thinking about this all this time."
Chi Yu's eyes subconsciously glanced in the direction of the meeting room.
The reason he didn't want "Qingmian" to have physical contact with Shu Yi was because of the thing between him and Wen Yuxuan.
It was too dirty.
He didn't really want Shu Yi to touch "Qingmian".
Even a polite handshake made him a bit bothered.
Looking at the innocent look in the woman's eyes, Chi Yu didn't tell her about the thing between Shu Yi and Wen Yuxuan. He pulled the topic back to finding a self - defense coach.
"I'll talk to Zuo Qiutang later and ask him to teach you."
Zuo Qiutang...
Jiang Zhirou recalled things about this person in her mind.
This person used to be a mercenary on the border. He was good at fighting and his marksmanship was top - notch.
A person like this would be the best coach for her.
Thinking of this, Jiang Zhirou nodded heavily.
"Okay." Afraid that Chi Yu would forget, she added another sentence. "Remember to tell him. Don't forget."
Chi Yu threw the used wet wipe into the trash can beside him. He reached out and gently ruffled the woman's hair, looking at her with all the tenderness in his eyes. "Why did you suddenly think of learning self - defense?"
Looking at the slender - armed and thin - legged woman in front of him, he felt a bit heart - ache.
Suddenly, he felt a bit regretful about agreeing to her...
"It's nothing. I just think my body is too weak. If something really happens, I won't have the ability to protect myself."
As soon as her voice fell, Chi Yu's eyes darkened slightly.
"...Why do you want to have the ability to protect yourself? I can protect you."
Hearing this, there wasn't much expression on Jiang Zhirou's face.
She looked at Chi Yu, meeting the man's gaze, and said seriously, "Can you be by my side to protect me all the time?"
"Can you guarantee to be with me 24 hours a day?"
"Don't you need to socialize or have friends? Do you want to just revolve around me?"
She tilted her chin towards the inside of the house and continued.
"You don't need to come to the company or work. You just stay by my side every day just to protect me?"
Jiang Zhirou looked at the man in front of her seriously and solemnly. A series of questions bombarded Chi Yu.
There was a strange look that flashed in Chi Yu's eyes as he looked at Jiang Zhirou. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but Jiang Zhirou's voice rang out again.
"Chi Yu, don't make me the center of your life."