Under this strange situation, Yun Shu had no choice but to pick up the water glass and take a sip.
Then he immediately froze: "Sweet."
"Coconut juice, have you tried it?"
"No," she shook her head and took another sip from the cup. "Is it a kind of juice? Why is there no color after the juice is squeezed?"
"It's not juice, it's the juice inside a tropical fruit after it's split. Drink more if you like it."
Yun Shu took a few more sips, and her mouth was filled with the sweet taste.
Then I realized in hindsight that these few words of small talk had eliminated the stress and tension just now.
I finally regained some of the relaxation I had when talking to the communicator at night.
She put the cup back, relaxed a little, and asked him seriously: "Do you think my cooperation proposal is unattractive?"
"It's a bit naive." Gu Xingze said bluntly.
"If you want to talk about cooperation, you should find out in advance what the other party wants, whether you can give it to you, and whether the other party can really do what you want. First of all, what do you think I want?"
"No...aren't you dealing with Zhou Jingmo?" Since the answers had been crossed out and asked again, it was definitely no longer the answer, but she didn't understand why.
He and Zhou Jingmo are competitors, shouldn't they expect bad luck for Zhou Jingmo?
"Indeed not." Gu Xingze's eyes officially stayed on her face. Compared with the previous gentleman, this time he looked at her more unscrupulously.
"Guess again." He coaxed in a low voice.
That kind of direct gaze made her feel like a locked prey. Even though she was in such a spacious space, she still felt trapped and lacked air to breathe.
An idea came to mind.
"You want...me?" she asked softly in a daze.
Gu Xingze did not directly say whether it was right or not, but analyzed Zhou Jingmo's story to her.
"Zhou Jingmo and I are indeed in a competitive relationship, because we want to eat the same piece of cake at the same time. He eats it, but I don't.
But it doesn’t mean that I can stop him from eating the cake if I have his handle, nor does it mean that I can finish the cake by myself without him.”
He even said jokingly: "If it comes time to get rid of him to ensure my interests, I can just make a wish to let him fly and have an accident. Wouldn't it be easier?"
Yun Shu opened her mouth: "But why are you interested in me? We have only met once."
"I have no intention of being interested in people I've been with for more than ten years, and if I'm not interested in everyone I've only met once, then I can only be a bachelor for the rest of my life?"
She frowned: "That's not what I meant."
"Well, I know," Gu Xingze said slowly, "but would I be interested in someone I've only met once, and would I be interested in you who I've only met once? That's the question for me.
Same question. Do you feel bad about yourself?"
"I don't think so. But I..." She thought for a while and used the story from the night conversation to prove it. "To you, am I just a fold-eared cat?"
"Do you still remember that bedtime story so clearly?" Gu Xingze chuckled.
"That's not a bedtime story." Yun Shu deliberately retorted.
"Okay, if you say it's not, then it's not. But didn't I also say it? Many people like fold-eared cats."
She continued to retort: "I just like it as a pet. I don't like being a pet."
"Then you are not a fold-eared cat, you are a cat fairy who can turn into a human being."
Yun Shu looked at him expressionlessly: "..."
The two people looked at each other across a table, and Yun Shu's nervousness was completely gone. She didn't even have the absurd fear of "selling herself to others".
She lowered her head and drank the coconut water by herself. After drinking enough, she asked: "When did you have this idea?"
"Just now," Gu Xingze leaned forward, the shadow under the light enveloped her whole body, "I originally thought you just wanted to see me this time. Is it because I look like I have evil intentions? That's why you think
Did I do so many things just to mess with Zhou Jingmo?"
She pursed her lips: "Normal people should think so."
He laughed again: "That's my fault."
The impact of Yingting's eyebrows and eyes was too strong. Yun Shu looked away and asked: "Then what do you want me to do? Be your lover?"
She was really tired of the term "lover" recently, and she only mentioned it in passing.
Gu Xingze shook his head: "No, the initiative is yours. Give me whatever you say."
"It's not specific. What if I just want to shake hands every time?"
Wouldn't that be like pie in the sky? It's impossible to think about it. Maybe there will be more excessive things waiting for her later.
She regretted a little, she shouldn't have brought up the matter of cooperation in a hurry today.
She loosened her grip on the cup and took a deep breath: "I..."
"Want to back off?" Gu Xingze still sat firmly, his magnetic voice bringing a sense of pressure equal to his tall body, "Sweetheart, from the moment you enter the door, every step of your negotiation has been a minefield."
"……What?"
"You didn't correctly estimate who I am before entering the door. After entering the door, you have been led around. You want to go back on your word after the conditions were changed during the negotiation. Every point makes me think that you are a person who is easy to bully. And -"
He ordered the glass of water: "It's easy to cause problems when you drink water given by others in a strange place. Why should you drink the water given by me? Aren't you afraid that this is not coconut milk, but sweetened water with medicine?"
"
Yun Shu immediately let go, but two seconds later, she clenched the cup again, looked at him and said, "Because I believe in you."
"Then why don't you continue to believe now?"
She was stunned for a moment before she realized what he was talking about.
"Is it okay to shake hands? It's a losing deal for you."
Gu Xingze: "Only I know whether it is a loss-making transaction. But it would be better if you could agree to my previous proposal. Leave Zhou Jingmo and I will help you."
"No." She knows very well that if you get more, you have to pay more.
She had refused more than once, but Gu Xingze did not insist: "Okay. Then we will reach a cooperation?"
After hesitating for two seconds, she nodded: "Yes...what if you lied to me?"
"Did you bring that button to record?" He glanced at her clothes and smiled.
"Defend me with what I gave you? Only when you take it out can you record it clearly. I promise to listen to it for you."
She pinched her sweat, took out the button, and asked him to speak to the button as if he were swearing in front of a red flag.
Gu Xingze cooperated, looking at her and promising: "If I go against your wishes, the cooperation will be void immediately, and I will give you another chance to ask for help. Is that okay?"
Yun Shu retracted the button and nodded: "Okay, I believe you."
The negotiation ended and the atmosphere was as relaxed as it was at the beginning.
It's time for her to go back.
Gu Xingze walked her to the door, looked down at her clasped hands, and wanted to ask if there was a thank you gift this time.
Before she could think of how to ask, Yun Shu turned around and stretched out her hand towards him.
"I'll also give you a chance. Shake your hand."
Gu Xingze raised his eyebrows and stretched out his hand to hold her.
He liked this thank you gift very much.
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ps:
If we say that Yun Shu is human bait to Gu Xing.
At the beginning, Gu Xingze said: I will teach you how to put bait for fishing.
Later, Gu Xingze: Baby, give me a little more. (The fish’s head pokes out of the sea and opens its mouth crazily)