Chapter 162 You Must Be Sisters

"Hey, why are you pulling me? Let go already, I can walk by myself!"

Chu Li shook her hand off with an annoyed expression. Shen Qingli raised an eyebrow and released her grip.

Not expecting her to let go so suddenly, Chu Li lost her balance and began to fall backward.

The next second, an arm wrapped around her waist. The posture was undeniably cool and commanding.

The woman's flawless face naturally came into Chu Li's view, and deep down, she felt a twinge of inferiority.

She quickly steadied herself and snapped, "Who asked you to support me?!"

Shen Qingli rolled her eyes, too lazy to bother, and turned to walk straight into Gu Qingming's house.

Chu Li curled her lips. For some reason, she had just felt a trace of older sisterly warmth from Shen Qingli.

Realizing this sentiment, she scoffed inwardly, "Hmph, I'm better off being an only child!"

With that, she immediately hurried after Shen Qingli, looking at Gu Qingming's villa with a curious expression.

Before dealing with the matter of Chu Li following her, Shen Qingli had already informed Gu Qingming.

Right now, Pinglang was playing with Guanyin, and his face turned hostile the moment he saw Chu Li.

After all, he still remembered what happened before!

If this girl hadn't deliberately stirred up trouble, Gu Qingming wouldn't have been targeted, and the company's resources wouldn't have been wasted so much!

Everything was this girl's fault!

"Why are you looking at me like that? Is it because of what happened earlier? Didn't I get chewed out in the end too?"

Chu Li raised an eyebrow, glaring right back at Pinglang like a willful, spoiled young lady!

Pinglang was furious!

Shen Qingli silently patted his shoulder. "We won't argue with children. Children don't have good brains, you see."

"Who are you saying doesn't have a good brain? Your brain is the one that's no good!"

"Oh, then let me ask you, what is one plus one?"

Shen Qingli spoke calmly, a question that took Chu Li aback.

"See? Failing to answer instantly means your brain isn't working well."

Shen Qingli shrugged. Only then did Chu Li realize she had been played.

She had just been wondering why the other person would ask such a retarded question!

She never expected that her momentary pause would be used to label her as having a bad brain!

Gu Qingming and Pinglang burst out laughing. When it came to sharp tongues and setting traps, Shen Qingli was truly unmatched!

"I'm starving. I haven't eaten all day. Let's eat while we talk."

On the table were pizza, hamburgers, and more. Guanyin was holding a hamburger and eating it, looking utterly adorable.

Pinglang watched the little girl and then cast a burning gaze at Shen Qingli. Knowing what he wanted to say, Shen Qingli didn't even turn her head as she flatly refused.

"Abandon whatever thought you have in your mind. Guanyin is not suited for the entertainment industry."

"She'd just be a child star. Can't I just ask without forcing her?"

Shen Qingli gave him a sidelong glance. "What do you think?"

Pinglang had no choice but to drop the idea, feeling somewhat regretful.

If Shen Qingli weren't the CEO, he would have tried to trick her into joining the showbiz industry as well—that face was simply the standard configuration for a top-tier celebrity!

Ignoring Pinglang's gaze, Shen Qingli began discussing the script with Gu Qingming.

Chu Li sat quietly in the corner, acting like an invisible person.

Her eyes drifted toward the delicious food on the table, hesitating, until Gu Qingming's voice broke the silence.

"If you want to eat, go ahead. Don't starve yourself."

Hearing this, Chu Li scoffed, "It's not like I begged you for food!"

Seeing her proud and aloof expression, Gu Qingming twitched the corner of his mouth. What a piece of work.

Shen Qingli sighed inwardly and checked the time. "Su禾 hasn't arrived yet?"

Just as her voice faded, the doorbell rang. Gu Qingming glanced toward the entrance. "That must be Su He. I'll get the door."

Watching his retreating figure, Shen Qingli raised an eyebrow with a meaningful look in her eyes.

Outside the door, Su He looked a bit nervous. She was meticulously groomed from head to toe, her face bare of makeup, yet striking enough to turn heads.

She held a large box that exuded the rich, appetizing aroma of freshly baked cookies.

As the door opened, Su He's eyes lit up upon seeing Gu Qingming. "Senior Brother, I brought some homemade cookies."

Gu Qingming instinctively took the box from her hands and blinked in surprise at the weight.

Did his junior sister think the few of them wouldn't be enough to eat? This box contained at least enough cookies for ten people.

"I accidentally made a bit too much, so I brought them all."

While baking, she had been distracted by other thoughts, resulting in an overly large batch.

"It's fine. We have a growing little girl at home anyway."

"Come on in. You're the last one we were waiting for."

Gu Qingming turned around, and Su He immediately followed him inside, raising an eyebrow the moment she caught sight of the figures in the room.

Chu Li turned around at that moment as well. The two locked eyes and spoke in near-unison, "Why are you here?"

"Why can't I be here?"

Again, they spoke in absolute unison, enough to make outsiders think they were close best friends.

Shen Qingli rested her chin on her hand, already popping a cookie into her mouth.

"If I didn't know better, I'd think the two of you were best friends."

The next second, both of them spoke in unison once more, "Who's best friends with her? As if!"

"Oh~"

Shen Qingli gave them a meaningful look and clicked her tongue twice. "Alright, now that everyone is here, let's start reading the lines. Let's make sure we pass tomorrow's audition smoothly."

Without wasting any more time, Shen Qingli got straight down to business.

The three of them read through the script while Shen Qingli offered guidance from the sidelines.

Time flew by, and Pinglang soon prepared dinner. "Are you still planning to stay here?"

Chu Li curled her lips. "Someone cooks at my house too, who cares? I'm leaving."

With that, she turned and left.

Upon returning home to a dark, empty apartment, an inexplicable sense of loneliness washed over her.

She flicked on the light and jumped in fright at the sight of a figure sitting on the sofa.

"Since you've been here all this time, why didn't you turn on the light? You scared me to death!"

Rong Qiaoyi glanced at her with a frown. "Where have you been?"

She had arrived over an hour ago, but sensing no trace of Chu Li's presence, she had no choice but to wait here.

Recalling something, Chu Li glanced at Rong Qiaoyi and tossed her script onto the table. "Pay attention when you come over from now on. Right across the hall is Shen Qingli's home, and they just moved in today."

"I merely went over to Gu Qingming's place today to rehearse some lines, it's no big deal."

Hearing that Shen Qingli had also moved here and lived right across the hall, Rong Qiaoyi frowned.

"It seems visiting you will be more troublesome from now on. Try to see me at the company as much as possible. I've already found someone for you—a top boss who will make public appearances in my place. Also, he has a bad temper, so try not to provoke him."

Chu Li furrowed her brows in confusion. "Why won't you just come back to work at the company? You're acting all mysterious day in and day out!"