Only after her death did I realize that she was the white moonlight of a billionaire CEO.

Chapter 162 Congratulations on finding your grandparents!

Ten minutes later, Qiu An made a low-key appearance in Li Xi's office.

"Editor Yun Ge, you wanted to see me?"

Qiu An has finished filming his scenes for today. He changed into his own clothes, a casual suit.

Few male actors are unattractive, and this makeover makes them look even more presentable, with the air of a star.

Li Xi sat behind her desk, her gaze lingering on the man in front of her with amusement, without saying a word.

Qiu An had a smile on his face, but Li Xi's expression made him lose his composure, and even his smile became somewhat insecure.

"Editor Yun Ge?" Qiu An asked nervously, "Director Zhou just said you wanted to talk to me about something. What is it?"

Li Xi leaned back in her chair and asked Qiu An in an inscrutable tone, "In your eyes, what kind of person am I on the film set?"

"Huh?" Qiu An was quite surprised.

Unsure of Li Xi's intention in asking this question, Qiu An whispered, "You are our screenwriter and also the investor of this project."

“Not only that,” Li Xi said. “Besides that, I am also the largest shareholder of Zhaixing Entertainment. In this industry, I am also a kind of ‘capital’.”

"If it's capital, then naturally there will be demons and monsters trying to crawl around me..."

Upon hearing this, Qiu An's expression changed slightly. He pretended not to understand Li Xi's true intention and said with a smile, "President Li, you really know how to joke."

Seeing that Qiu An was pretending not to understand, Li Xi decided to be frank and warned him directly: "Mr. Qiu An, I understand your desire to climb the social ladder, but I will not become your sugar daddy or your backer."

There may be shortcuts to success, but I will not be your shortcut.

After a pause, Li Xi solemnly emphasized again: "My heart belongs to someone else, and I will not accept any form of temptation."

"I understand, Mr. Li." Qiu An felt so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into a mouse hole.

"You just understand."

Li Xi waved his hand, and Qiu An prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute," Li Xi called out to the other person again, "Don't go back to the hotel yet, just stay here with the crew and read the script."

Qiu An looked completely bewildered. "Stay on set and read the script?"

Why?

Li Xi had a good reason: "The atmosphere on set is better, and it's more efficient to read the script here."

Qiu An chuckled, "...I understand."

Since Li Xi had personally given the order, Qiu An didn't dare to finish work early and return to the hotel. But he was still puzzled, not understanding why Li Xi wanted him to stay on set to read the script.

Wouldn't it be more efficient to go back to the hotel and quietly read the script?

Could this be Li Xi's punishment for his disobedience?

But this punishment is far too frivolous.

until...

At 10 p.m., a large truck drove up to the film set, and several chefs wearing chef hats appeared in the crew's rest area.

A group of staff members brought in self-service rotating hot pots, and the chef cooked them for them on the spot...

There was a commotion outside. Qiu An put down her script and asked her assistant, "Why is it so noisy outside?"

The crew members excitedly announced, "President Li's boyfriend came to visit the set! He even brought a team of chefs, and he's treating us to a hot pot buffet on set tonight!"

"I just saw the staff carrying out meat ingredients, and they were all very fresh, as well as a lot of expensive seafood."

Upon hearing this, Qiu An's smile became somewhat unnatural. "Is that so?"

Does Li Xi really have a boyfriend?

"Did you see CEO Li's boyfriend?"

The assistant shook his head. "No, there are too many people. Even Director Zhou and Sister Xie Zheng went to greet us personally. I couldn't see them even if I wanted to."

"Such a big background?" Director Zhou Zui had a bad reputation before, and didn't have any representative works before this.

It's not surprising that he'd try to curry favor with Li Xi's boyfriend, but Xie Zheng is the top star in the industry, and a man she has to fawn over must be someone with a lot of influence.

"Go and find out who President Li's boyfriend is."

"Okay." The assistant quickly ran out to find out what was going on.

More than ten minutes later, the assistant returned to the lounge, unable to contain his excitement.

"Brother Qiu'an, I just saw President Li's boyfriend's face. Goodness, his appearance and demeanor are so noble and extraordinary."

"I also heard from Xie Zheng's assistant that our CEO Li's boyfriend is Mr. Gu Huaizhou, the chairman of the Gu Group!"

"Who did you say?" Qiu An suspected she had misheard.

It wasn't until the assistant repeated the same words again, confirming that she wasn't hallucinating, that Qiu An suddenly felt like a clown.

He finally understood why Li Xi had asked him to stay on set to read the script.

President Li wanted to make him realize the difficulty and back down, and to make him recognize his own identity.

"Brother Qiu'an, let's eat hot pot!" The assistant couldn't wait to go eat hot pot, afraid that if he went too late, he wouldn't be able to get a seat.

Qiu An had a terrible headache. "Go ahead, I've had a sore throat from a sore throat these past few days, and I have a big performance tomorrow, so I need to protect my voice and won't eat hot pot."

The assistant looked disappointed, muttering as she walked out, "Really not going to try it? I just checked, they also have hot pot with broth..."

Gu Huaizhou and Li Xi sat together at the very front of the self-service hot pot restaurant.

He glanced around at the actors sitting at the table eating hot pot, but didn't see the actor named Qiu An. Only then did he pick up the beer bottle in front of him and clink glasses with Li Xi.

"Come on, Xixi, wish me a great victory."

"childish!"

Li Xi took a big gulp of beer, leaned close to Gu Huaizhou's ear, and whispered to him, "I've already reminded Qiu An, and I believe he knows what he's doing."

"This is his first offense, so let's give him a chance to reform."

“If he dares to pull these kinds of tricks again, I will consider terminating my cooperation with him.”

Hearing this, Gu Huaizhou was extremely satisfied, but he still pretended to be serious and said, "President Li is so strict with your actors. Aren't you afraid that if you do things too harshly, that kid will hold a grudge?"

Li Xi: "Keep pretending."

"If you keep pretending, don't even think about getting into my room tonight."

Gu Huaizhou immediately straightened his face and said, "Well done."

"We should be stricter with actors who don't focus on acting and only want to climb the ladder through crooked means!"

"If you ask me, you'd better replace him. Don't let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch."

Gu Huaizhou said these things not only out of a man's wariness of a love rival, but also because he genuinely didn't think highly of that male actor and was worried that he would cause trouble and ultimately implicate the entire crew.

“I’ve thought of everything you’ve said,” Li Xi said. “I’ve already spoken with Zhou Zui. If that kid causes trouble later, we’ll terminate his contract and find a more reliable actor.”

There are many new actors in this industry who want to make a name for themselves. It wasn't easy for Qiu An to get this opportunity, so he will probably cherish it.

After finishing their hot pot meal, Li Xi and Gu Huaizhou left the film crew.

"Back to the hotel?"

"Let's go back to the apartment," Li Xi said. "I'm off tomorrow."

Thinking of the Fifth Master couple's search for their relatives, Li Xi asked again, "When will Ms. Zhou come to Dongzhou?"

"I'll arrive by noon tomorrow."

"Then try to schedule the blood test for tomorrow afternoon. I have to work the day after tomorrow, so I'll try not to delay it if possible."

Li Xi had no hope of finding her relatives; she was simply fulfilling the old man's wish.

"it is good."

*

The next day, just after 11 a.m., Gu Huaizhou received a call from Jiang Xinghe, informing him that they had arrived in Dongzhou City.

Gu Huaizhou glanced at Li Xi, who was still fast asleep, and instructed Jiang Xinghe: "Take the two elders directly to the restaurant. Let's have lunch together first, and then head to the hospital."

"I'll send you the restaurant's location."

After hanging up the phone and sending the restaurant's location to Jiang Xinghe, Gu Huaizhou walked to the bedside, leaned down, and woke Li Xi with a passionate kiss.

Li Xi was still asleep. In her drowsy state, she reached out and pushed Gu Huaizhou's head away, muttering, "Stop messing around, Gu Huaizhou, I'm so tired."

With a muffled chuckle, Gu Huaizhou gently bit Li Xi's ear and whispered, "Ms. Zhou and the others have arrived. It's time to get up."

Li Xi reluctantly opened her eyes and subconsciously asked, "What time is it?"

It's 11:20.

Li Xi didn't fall asleep until four in the morning.

Li Xi was so tired from Gu Huaizhou's actions last night that she fell asleep almost immediately after washing herself.

Seven hours of deep sleep is actually enough.

Li Xi turned over, pressed her cheek against Gu Huaizhou's palm for a while to recover, and then quickly got up to wash up. Afterwards, she returned to her apartment to put on makeup and change clothes.

With the recent warmer weather and the arrival of spring, Li Xi finally took off her down jacket and put on a colorful knitted sweater, paired with a pair of black straight-leg jeans.

With her curly hair flowing down her back and wearing a knitted beret, she exuded youthful energy.

Gu Huaizhou came to 2201 to find Li Xi. Seeing that she was dressed beautifully and youthfully, he couldn't help but glance down at his own black trench coat.

Gu Huaizhou suddenly felt like a cold-blooded killer, someone from a completely different world from Li Xi, utterly incompatible.

"Wait a moment, I'll go back and get something."

Gu Huaizhou said this and then turned and entered the elevator.

A moment later, he returned to the 22nd floor, where Li Xi discovered that he had changed his clothes.

He, who was originally dressed in a black shirt and black trench coat, has now changed into a beige shirt and a black knit sweater.

Li Xi: "..."

"You seem quite...approachable today, like a college student."

Gu Huaizhou was waiting for this sentence. He said, "Really? Actually, I just turned 28, so I'm not much different from college students."

Li Xi: "...Are you talking about those university students in Germany who are unable to graduate for a long time?"

Gu Huaizhou's face darkened.

"Haha!" Li Xi entered the elevator with a grin.

Gu Huaizhou walked in without a word. As the elevator slowly started moving, he suddenly turned around and pinned Li Xi between the elevator wall and his chest, asking seriously, "Do I look... old?"

Seeing that he seemed to care a lot about his age, Li Xi put away her joking attitude and said seriously, "28 years old is not old at all. You are mature."

Li Xi lightly patted Gu Huaizhou's chest with her fingertips, and said in a deliberately ambiguous tone, "I like mature men like you the most."

Gu Huaizhou was almost drooling with envy. He tried to keep his lips from turning up, and deliberately teased Li Xi, "What do you like about me?"

Li Xi: "I like that you're young, handsome, rich, powerful, gentle, and considerate..."

Gu Huaizhou gave a half-smile, "Keep talking nonsense."

With a serious expression, Li Xi said solemnly, "I really like the way Gu Huaizhou loved me so earnestly."

Gu Huaizhou was taken aback upon hearing this.

After understanding Li Xi's meaning, he said, "Are you implying that I should always love you, otherwise, once my heart wanders, you will stop loving me?"

“That’s for sure.” Li Xi said without hesitation, “Love yourself before loving others. My love for you is predicated on your love for me as well.”

"What's the point of loving a man who can't even love me?"

It sounded a bit awkward, but Gu Huaizhou understood Li Xi's implication.

“Xi Xi”.

"In this world, Grandpa is the person I respect the most, and you are the person I love the most."

"Life is long, and I won't easily promise you a lifetime or a promise to grow old together. But I assure you, as long as my heart beats, I will never stop loving you."

wow-

The elevator doors opened just then.

Jiang Xinghe and the Fifth Master couple stood outside the elevator door and happened to overhear Gu Huaizhou's confession.

"...Uh, Brother Zhen, did we interrupt your heartfelt confession?" Jiang Xinghe was caught in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat.

Gu Huaizhou instinctively shielded Li Xi behind him, turned to look at Jiang Xinghe, and questioned him, "Didn't I tell you to take the two elders to the restaurant to wait for me?"

Why did you bring someone back to the apartment?

Jiang Xinghe looked helpless and explained in a low voice, "Grandma Zhou's stomach wasn't feeling well, and she wanted to drink the seafood porridge I made, so I asked the restaurant to deliver the food to her home."

"I'll make some seafood porridge for Grandma Zhou."

Zhou Zhiwei nodded repeatedly behind Jiang Xinghe, "Huaizhou, don't blame Xinghe. I'm not feeling well and didn't want to go to the hotel."

“...Please come in.” Gu Huaizhou took a step back.

Jiang Xinghe led the two elders in.

Zhou Zhiwei's eyes were practically glued to Li Xi.

Even the Fifth Master was subtly observing Li Xi.

Li Xi's cheeks flushed.

Even though it was Gu Huaizhou who confessed his feelings, it was she who blushed and her heart raced.

When they reached the 22nd floor, Li Xi suddenly said, "Jiang Xinghe, your house is a mess. Why don't you invite Grandma Zhou and Mr. Fifth to my apartment for dinner?"

Jiang Xinghe was still hesitating when Zhou Zhiwei smiled and said, "Then I'll have to bother you, Xixi."

Hearing the affectionate "Xi Xi," Li Xi felt a little melancholy.

She had already noticed that Grandma Zhou's affection for her was even greater than before, but her heart was heavy with worry, fearing that the older woman's expectations were too high and that her disappointment would only deepen.

"Come inside."

Upon entering the house, Zhou Zhiwei immediately noticed the towering fish tank in Li Xi's living room. "Xi Xi, do you like keeping fish?"

Before Li Xi could speak, Zhou Zhiwei said, "Fifth Grandfather built an underwater park near the Linhai Palace. If you like fish, you must come and visit our house sometime."

After saying that, Zhou Zhiwei looked at Gu Huaizhou and warmly invited him, "Huaizhou, when you have time, remember to bring Xixi to visit us in Southeast Asia."

Gu Huaizhou and Li Xi exchanged a glance, and Gu Huaizhou replied with a smile, "Definitely."

The takeout wouldn't arrive for a while, so Li Xi and Jiang Xinghe went to the kitchen to cook porridge for Zhou Zhiwei.

In the kitchen, Jiang Xinghe whispered to Li Xi, "Sister Xi, actually Grandma Zhou wanted to come to the apartment to see you. She seems to have decided that you are her granddaughter."

"What if this matter can't be resolved?"

Li Xi remains Buddhist in her attitude. She said, "Let nature take its course. After dinner, I will accompany my parents to the hospital for a blood test to determine their kinship."

"No matter what I say now, she won't listen. Once the kinship test results come out, she'll naturally give up."

“...That’s true.” After cleaning the abalone, Jiang Xinghe said, “But I think even the Fifth Elder’s attitude towards you has changed this time.”

"Sister Xi, if only you were really their granddaughter, that would be wonderful."

Li Xi stirred the casserole with a spoon, saying without looking up, "What are you dreaming about? Do I look like a rich girl from a wealthy family?"

"Stop daydreaming and focus on living your life practically and down-to-earth."

Having suffered too much, Li Xi dared not dream that good things would happen to him.

Jiang Xinghe chuckled and said, "I think you look a lot like it. Your appearance and demeanor are extraordinary."

"Sister Xi, if you really become the little princess of Nanyang, remember to take me with you!"

Li Xi casually picked a cherry from the plate and stuffed it into Jiang Xinghe's mouth, "Eat your food, shut up."

Jiang Xinghe then obediently shut up.

After dinner, Gu Huaizhou personally drove Li Xi and the Fifth Master couple to St. Anne's Hospital.

Luo Wen had already arrived in Dongzhou City with his family doctor and was waiting for them at St. An Hospital.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Li Xi went to have her blood drawn.

After having her blood drawn, she received a call from Xie Zheng and immediately returned to the film set to get back to work.

Li Xi tends to get absorbed in her work, and just when she was about to forget about the kinship test, she received a call from Gu Huaizhou at four o'clock in the afternoon of the third day.

Li Xi teased Gu Huaizhou: "You don't work every day? Why are you calling me at four in the afternoon?"

Gu Huaizhou was on duty at the hospital today. He ignored Li Xi's sarcasm and said decisively, "Xi Xi, can you rest tonight and come back to Xiangyang Mountain with me?"

"...Grandpa isn't feeling well?" Li Xi's heart tightened, and she hurriedly asked, "What happened to Grandpa? Is it serious? Should I drive back to Xiangyang Mountain right now?"

"Grandpa is in good health. The kinship test results for you and Grandma Zhou are in."

Li Xiyi was quiet.

After a moment of silence, she finally asked, "...What was the result?"

Gu Huaizhou: "Congratulations, Xixi, you've found your maternal grandparents."

Li Xi was stunned.