The Scheming Billionaire's Heartfelt Devotion-Chapter 824 - 839: Why Are You So Unlucky?

Zhong Li nodded, turned around, and continued walking forward.

"You and Gu Nanxi..."

"President Qi, Gu Nanxi and I are already dating. Last time I saw him at the party with another woman hanging on his arm, I started getting jealous. That’s when I realized I had unknowingly started to like him."

As Zhong Li spoke, she bent down to pick up firewood from the ground.

She said all this just to let Qi Shangyu know he should give up and not have any unrealistic fantasies about her.

As clever as Qi Shangyu was, there was no way he didn’t catch the meaning in Zhong Li’s words, so he didn’t say anything further.

When they finished collecting firewood and returned, the female colleagues had already washed and chopped all the ingredients, just waiting to start the fire and cook. The male colleagues were almost done setting up the tents.

Assistant Wang, seeing them return, waited for Qi Shangyu to go aside to smoke before he walked over to Zhong Li and quietly asked, "You two didn’t do anything just now, did you?"

"Why don’t you ask President Qi?"

Zhong Li had already become accustomed to this bizarre train of thought, always managing to come out with startling remarks.

Assistant Wang nudged Zhong Li’s arm, "Come on, just tell me, I swear I won’t tell a third person."

"Collecting firewood."

"What?" Assistant Wang was a beat slow to react.

Zhong Li rolled her eyes at him exasperatedly, "I was just collecting firewood with President Qi."

"Oh, just collecting firewood? Who’d believe that?"

Qi Shangyu had organized this outdoor activity specifically for Zhong Li. Is it possible they just collected firewood? No one would believe it.

Zhong Li impatiently looked at Assistant Wang, "I realize you’re more troublesome than those nosy neighbors. With how much you gossip, it’s a shame you’re not a paparazzo."

Assistant Wang had just opened his mouth but before any sound came out, Zhong Li forcefully stuffed his words back down, "Remember what you came here for, and hurry over to flatter Zheng Feifei."

"If you hadn’t reminded me, I would’ve forgotten. I’ll ask you next time," Assistant Wang said, scampering off toward Zheng Feifei.

While collecting firewood earlier, her hands got dirty, so Zhong Li rinsed them clean with mineral water before going to help cook.

She casually stir-fried a few dishes and made some soup, then called everyone over to eat.

After setting up the food, the female colleagues started taking pictures to post on social media, while the male colleagues stood off to the side waiting, only sitting down to eat once the photos were done.

Qi Shangyu sat down next to Zhong Li, occasionally serving her food. Zhong Li would politely thank him, but she left it untouched in her bowl, not eating a single bite.

The colleagues weren’t fools; if they still couldn’t see Qi Shangyu’s feelings for Zhong Li, it would be surprising.

After eating, Zhong Li helped with cleaning up and then went back to the tent. She really wanted to lie down and rest, feeling exhausted.

.......

It was unclear how long she slept, but when Zhong Li woke up, it was already dark outside. She got up, tidied her slightly messy hair, and opened the tent zipper to come out.

Qi Shangyu and a few male colleagues had already set up the barbecue stand and were getting ready to grill skewers. Assistant Wang saw Zhong Li emerge and waved at her, "Come over quickly."

Zhong Li walked over with a smile and sat down beside them, looking at Assistant Wang’s face full of sticky notes with disdain, "How is your luck so bad?"