CH 42

Qu Zhi's room was one floor higher than Zheng Baozhu's room. Because this hotel often accommodated film crews, it was always fully booked. Since Qu Zhi had to make a last-minute reservation, he could only get a luxury suite.

Zheng Baozhu followed him in, took off her mask, and looked around his room, "I didn't expect you to be so extravagant and luxurious."

"..."

Qu Zhi remained silent for a moment, then asked, "Extravagant I can understand, but where did you get 'luxurious' from?"

Zheng Baozhu looked at the double bathtub in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and said, "Who puts a bathtub here like this?"

"That's how the hotel arranged it. I'm also very curious about this layout," Qu Zhi said as he opened his suitcase, "These are all for you."

Zheng Baozhu leaned over to take a look. Qu Zhi's suitcase was filled with various snacks, separated from the medical plasters and medicinal wines. The most outrageous thing was that he even brought a collapsible foot bath!

She picked up the foot bath and placed it on the floor, unfolding it, "Is this also part of your preparations for me?"

"Yes, foot baths can effectively relieve fatigue. To make it convenient to carry, I specially chose a collapsible one."

"...You've really thought of everything," Zheng Baozhu said.

Qu Zhi didn't confirm or deny, "Do you want to try it? The reviews say it's quite good."

"I'll try it later when I'm back in my room." Zheng Baozhu moved the foot bath to the side and took out the snacks from the big bag, "My goodness, are you here to be my Buddha? I'm starting to feel a bit overwhelmed by your kindness."

Qu Zhi took a sip of water and said, "Don't overthink it. Aunt Su asked me to take care of you."

"What?" Zheng Baozhu's hands trembled slightly upon hearing this, "My mom knows I'm on the set?"

"If she knew, would you still be able to stay here undisturbed?"

"...You have a point," Zheng Baozhu clicked her tongue, "So why are you scaring me?"

Qu Zhi paused for a moment, "What I meant was that during the time I am staying in your hotel, Aunt Su asked me to take care of you. I've been staying with you for so long, and it's time to give something back, right?"

"Of course!" Zheng Baozhu got excited when he said that, "Do you know how much your room costs per night? I let you stay for free! In that case, I think I'm the one at a loss here!"

"...Then I'll come to deliver something for you next time," Qu Zhi said, taking out the medicated plasters, "These are medicated plasters that my seniors personally tested and found effective. If you have any sore spots, just use one, and it works very well. I also brought medicinal wine. Where are you bruised?"

"..."

Zheng Baozhu gently coughed at the question, "You're so clever, why don't you guess which parts of me are most likely to get bruised from practicing wire stunts?"

Qu Zhi: "..."

He turned his head slightly and coughed lightly, "Then do it yourself and be careful with the technique."

"Oh..." Zheng Baozhu looked up at him for a moment, put down the snacks in her hand, and leaned over, "Actually, my lower back hurts too. Can you help me massage it? Consider it as your room payment."

"Okay..."

Qu Zhi tidied up the sofa a bit and brought two pillows for Zheng Baozhu, "You can lie here."

"Alright," Zheng Baozhu took off her coat and lifted her hair, lying down on the sofa, "Be gentle, my old back is quite fragile."

"..."

Qu Zhi went to wash his hands, not only to clean them but also to warm them up with hot water. After drying his hands, he returned to the living room and sat down beside Zheng Baozhu.

Zheng Baozhu was only wearing a loose top and low-waisted jeans, which made it relatively convenient. Before Qu Zhi started, he deliberately said, "I'm going to lift your top."

"...This announcement sounds very particular," Zheng Baozhu found it strangely amusing. As Qu Zhi's hands started moving, he pulled the top upwards and exposed a small section of her waist.

She wasn't wearing anything else underneath, so her bare skin was revealed. She had thick winter clothes on. Qu Zhi didn't notice at first, but now, suddenly taking a closer look, he realized that Zheng Baozhu's waist was even slimmer than he had imagined.

Her waistline was beautiful, with smooth curves all the way down, hidden by the jeans.

"What are you doing?" After waiting for a while and seeing him being silent, Zheng Baozhu turned her head to look at him, "Are you enchanted by my tiny waist?"

"..."

Qu Zhi tugged at his collar and looked away, "I was just thinking that you didn't wear an undershirt."

Zheng Baozhu: "......"

You're thinking about undershirts while looking at my waist! You're beyond help!!

"When I was on the set, I wore an undershirt. I took it off when changing clothes," Zheng Baozhu said with a pout and then leaned back down, "Stop being chatty, I want to go back to my room and sleep soon."

Qu Zhi poured some medicinal wine into his palm, warmed it with his hands, and gently applied it to Zheng Baozhu's waist. His technique was skilled, and the pressure was just right, making Zheng Baozhu close her eyes in comfort, "Leaving other things aside, your massage skills are really good. Did you practice deliberately?"

"I learned a bit. I used to massage my elders at home," Qu Zhi replied.

"Oh..." Zheng Baozhu playfully rubbed her head against the pillow and surprisingly felt a bit sleepy, "Once you retire, you can specialize in this."

"...Thank you for the compliment, but no need," Qu Zhi poured some more medicinal wine into his hand and warmed it up again before continuing to massage Zheng Baozhu's waist.

Zheng Baozhu's skin was fair and smooth and her figure was exceptionally good. Her waist was trim, and measured by a man's hands, it was just as described in books, delicate and slender.

"Are you too thin?" Qu Zhi asked softly. Zheng Baozhu didn't respond for a while, and when Qu Zhi glanced at her, he was surprised to find that she had fallen asleep on the sofa.

"..."

He hadn't expected that his massage skills were so good that she fell asleep like this.

Seeing Zheng Baozhu looking really tired, Qu Zhi didn't wake her up. He carefully placed her on the bed in the bedroom, thinking she would wake up after a while. However, she slept soundly and showed no signs of waking up. After tidying up a bit, Qu Zhi went back to the bedroom and took the blanket from the bed to sleep on the sofa.

Zheng Baozhu was awakened by her own alarm clock. In a daze, she reached out and turned off the alarm clock on the bedside table. Her hair was messy as she sat up. It was only 4:30 in the morning, so Zheng Baozhu blinked her eyes, turned on the small light, and looked around.

Wait a minute, this room is not hers?

Subconsciously, she lifted the blanket to check and saw that she was wearing her clothes properly, which relieved her a bit. No, she didn't drink last night, so how did she end up sleeping in someone else's room?

"..."

She remembered now, it was Qu Zhi!!

She quickly got up, put on her slippers, and walked out of the room. On the sofa, she saw Qu Zhi still sleeping. The sofa in this room was not small, but it seemed uncomfortable for Qu Zhi's large frame.

The sight of him sleeping with the blanket wrapped around him looked rather pitiful.

Zheng Baozhu stood there staring at him for a while, then silently walked to the bathroom, took out a new set of toiletries, and began to wash up. While brushing her teeth, she reflected on herself in the mirror.

She had actually fallen asleep in a man's room without any precautions. That was really dangerous! But it wasn't entirely her fault; it was all because Qu Zhi's massage was too comfortable!

Fortunately, the person last night was Qu Zhi... Um, if it weren't Qu Zhi, she wouldn't have let him massage her, right?

So, it wasn't entirely her carelessness, yeah.

Looking closely in the mirror, she scrutinized her face. Luckily, she had already removed her makeup on the set yesterday. Otherwise, that straight guy Qu Zhi wouldn't have thought of helping with makeup removal.

Well, it's okay. It was already good enough that he thought of covering her with a blanket. Moreover, she had been sleeping in her clothes for so long last night, and surprisingly, she didn't feel uncomfortable at all...

She must have slept like the dead.

After washing up, Zheng Baozhu didn't return to her room. Instead, she planned to go directly to the makeup hotel. When she reached the living room, she looked at Qu Zhi still asleep on the sofa, and quietly closed the door.

Gao Boyun's driver had already brought the car over. These days, Zheng Baozhu rode in this car every day, so the driver recognized her. Zheng Baozhu greeted the driver and sat in the car. Gao Boyun quickly came down too and saw Zheng Baozhu sitting inside the car. He smiled ambiguously.

Zheng Baozhu felt goosebumps rise as he smiled, "Director Gao, it's very early in the morning, can you stop scaring me like this?"

Gao Boyun got into the car and continued to look at her with a mysterious smile, "Is that old classmate from yesterday the same old classmate you mentioned before?"

Zheng Baozhu instinctively moved a bit away from him, "Yes, what do you want to say?"

Gao Boyun's smile grew even more meaningful, "Nice, Baozhu, you're bringing men to the set now."

"...Wait a minute," Zheng Baozhu's eyelid twitched lightly, "Are you misunderstanding something? He just came to bring me some comfort."

"Oh, comfort," Gao Boyun looked at her with a knowing look, "Being away from home for a long time does require some comfort. Last night..."

"Stop right there!" Zheng Baozhu interrupted him directly, "Your brain is full of perverted nonsense."

"Haha," Gao Boyun chuckled lightly, his eyes seemingly seeing through everything, "No need to pretend, you didn't go back to your room last night, did you sleep in his room?"

Zheng Baozhu: "..."

"We're all adults here, nothing to be embarrassed about."

Zheng Baozhu blushed, "How do you know I didn't go back to my room?"

Gao Boyun gave her a sidelong glance, "Do you know how many pairs of eyes are watching? Do you think you can hide this?"

"..."

"But you don't have to worry. You're not famous yet, so not many people are paying attention. But be careful when you become famous."

"..."

Zheng Baozhu looked at him, "If I say I just slept in his room last night, will you believe me?"

"What do you think?" Gao Boyun had the look of someone teasing a fool.

Zheng Baozhu: "..."

It's impossible to clear up even if I jump into the Yellow River!

"You two didn't get too intense last night, did you? If it affects today's shooting, I won't let it slide, haha."

Zheng Baozhu: "..."

Please, stop it!

When Qu Zhi woke up, Zheng Baozhu had just finished doing her makeup. He got up from the couch, feeling a bit stiff, and then noticed the snacks, medicine, and footbath tub still neatly placed in his room.

"..."

He had only booked the room for one night, should he leave these things with the front desk for Zheng Baozhu?

He walked into the bedroom and saw that Zheng Baozhu was indeed not there anymore, and he didn't know when she left. Qu Zhi returned to the living room, pulled open the curtains, and suddenly noticed a note on the coffee table.

His eyes flickered slightly as he approached, moving the ashtray to the side and picking up the note.

"Qu Zhi, I'm going to the set to work! Can you take the things I left in your room and bring them into mine? I left the room key on your desk!"

Qu Zhi looked down and, sure enough, there was a room key on the desk.

He bent down to pick up the key and chuckled softly. Zheng Baozhu still had a commanding presence.

After a quick wash, Qu Zhi took the room key left by Zheng Baozhu and dragged his suitcase to her room's door. Standing at the door, he swiped the key card, and the door made a soft beep and opened.

Just as Lin Ziqin walked by, he happened to see a stranger swiping Zheng Baozhu's room door.

And he was also carrying a suitcase.

"..." Lin Ziqin wore a mask, passing by the man, but his eyes stayed on him, even the two assistants behind him curiously sizing up this handsome guy.

Qu Zhi's hand on the door hesitated for a moment and he turned his head to look at Lin Ziqin.

Someone staying on this floor must be an actor, except for Zheng Baozhu. As for how he knew the person opposite was an actor... Besides the two assistants following him, it was also because he looked like a star.

This was probably what people often referred to as star quality.

The man wore a mask, covering most of his face, but Qu Zhi had seen too many pictures of him in the group chat these days that he already remembered what he looked like.

The owner of those eyes was most likely Lin Ziqin.

The two silently locked eyes for a moment, neither saying a word. Qu Zhi dragged his suitcase and entered the room, while Lin Ziqin walked past the room's entrance and turned towards the elevator.

Only after the two assistants behind him couldn't hold back their curiosity did one of them gossip, "Who was that man just now? He's so handsome."

"He's indeed very good-looking. I even thought he might be a celebrity at first! He's probably Zheng Baozhu's friend, as I saw him using a room key to open the door."

"And he was carrying a suitcase. Could he be Zheng Baozhu's boyfriend?"

"Possible. It seems Zheng Baozhu has a boyfriend now!"

"It's not surprising that she has a boyfriend, especially when the boyfriend is so handsome."

"You're right."

Lin Ziqin coughed in front of them, interrupting their chatter, "Stop gossiping. Don't mention this when we get to the set later."

The two assistants nodded, "Don't worry, we know how to handle it!"

Inside the room, Qu Zhi placed the suitcase in Zheng Baozhu's room, intending to give her the suitcase as well. He took a picture of the suitcase and sent it to Zheng Baozhu along with a message: "I've sent the things over to you, and the room key is on the table."

Zheng Baozhu saw the message and replied with an "OK" gesture.

Qu Zhi stared at the conversation for a moment, contemplating whether he should tell Zheng Baozhu about running into Lin Ziqin earlier. After some thought, he decided to lock his phone directly.

Today was Lin Ziqin's last makeup session, and when he arrived at the set, Zheng Baozhu had already finished shooting a scene. After these few days of practice, Zheng Baozhu's action scenes were getting better and more authentic.

As soon as Lin Ziqin arrived, he was pulled away by Gao Boyun for filming. During the break, Zheng Baozhu and Lin Ziqin sat together and roasted sweet potatoes. After thinking for a while, Lin Ziqin decided to give Zheng Baozhu a reminder, "There are a lot of paparazzi people trailing us at the hotel we are staying in."

Zheng Baozhu: "?!"

Does everyone already know about what happened last night in Qu Zhi's room?