novelraw Chapter 222 - 200: Did You and He Consummate the Marriage?
Chapter 222 - 200: Did You and He Consummate the Marriage?
Mrs. Gu nervously looked away and defended herself, saying, "It’s not...""It’s not?! After I die, the Gu family will be leaderless, and nobody needs support? If Lu Jinxi doesn’t work, you replace him with Shen Yanchen?!"
"Isn’t it because she had no choice? Your dad built this empire single-handedly, mom can’t just watch it fall into someone else’s hands. Now she’s with Shen Yanchen, living well. You can put your mind at ease..."
"I will take care of this woman myself!" Gu Moming was furious, thinking about her getting married, is the next step slowly freeing herself from his control? Just thinking about this made him want to tie her to his side!
Mrs. Gu looked at him in shock, "Son, do you know what you’re saying? How can you let this woman burden you for a lifetime? Maybe I shouldn’t have agreed to take her in all those years ago!"
Gu Moming stared at her, replying word by word, "Then your son would have been dead long ago!"
Mrs. Gu opened her mouth to refute, but on second thought, during several crisis moments over the years, if it weren’t for that woman’s blood, Gu Moming might really have died.
And before, he took advantage of not being afraid of pain, doing all sorts of dangerous things. After that girl came to the house, she could somewhat restrain him. At least he would listen to her, which is one of the reasons for keeping Gu Qimiao in the Gu family.
"Son... even though she has indeed helped you a lot, you should also think about it. If our Gu family didn’t adopt her, would she be alive now? Our Gu family doesn’t owe her anything, doing something for the Gu family is what she should do."
Gu Moming could not stand clarifying the relationship between Gu Qimiao and the Gu family, as if they were mutual debts to be settled.
"You go, having you here is making my condition worse."
Mrs. Gu: "... Son, mom is planning for your future. The Shen family’s girl has such good qualities, you..."
"Get out!" Gu Moming shouted irritably.
Mrs. Gu saw his agitated state, sighed, and decided to discuss it when he calmed down a bit. She couldn’t provoke him further now.
When she walked out, she ran into Gu Qimiao returning with lunch. Mrs. Gu immediately put on a scowl, harshly ordering, "Take good care of the young master!"
Gu Qimiao just looked at her, not even staying for lunch with Gu Moming and leaving immediately? Is she a mother or just a neglectful overseer?
Watching her enter the elevator, Gu Qimiao then headed to the ward. As soon as she pushed the door open, she felt something was wrong, like a menacing presence.
Looking at Gu Moming’s eyes, Gu Qimiao walked over and asked him, "What’s wrong again? Why such a foul mood?"
"Busy with work and can’t take care of me?" He asked off-topic, and before Gu Qimiao could react, he sneered, "Busy with work or busy serving a man?"
Gu Qimiao’s actions paused, her wrist immediately grabbed by him. With a forceful pull, half her body fell onto the bed. He stared intensely at her, questioning, "Who allowed you to get married?! Do you think I’m going to die, so you don’t take my words seriously?"
She finally understood why he was so angry, slowly removing his hand, "It’s not that, it’s because of the company that I pretended to marry... once you recover and return to the company, we’ll get a divorce..."
"Divorce now!"
Gu Qimiao stood upright, changing the topic, "Eat your meal first, I brought some lean meat porridge for you..."
"Unwilling? Isn’t marrying him what you’ve dreamed of? You’re reluctant to divorce? Shouldn’t you seize the moment and stick around?" He said sarcastically.
Gu Qimiao brought out the porridge, feeling a bit uneasy. Reluctance, but so what; he loves someone else, not her.
"It was all agreed upon before the marriage... once you recover, we’ll divorce. That time your father passed away, and everyone in the company was eyeing it hungrily. In the end, there was no other way."
Gu Moming sneered, "So are you hoping I never wake up? Then you can stay with him forever, right?"
Gu Qimiao frowned, stirring the porridge with a spoon, "Don’t say such nonsense. Everyone hopes for your recovery. During your illness, Xiaoxiao has been taking care of you a lot. Once you are discharged, you should thank her properly, don’t show her a bad attitude."
Gu Moming dismissively said, "Did I ask her to take care of me? I don’t want her care!"
"How can you say that? Xiaoxiao means no harm. She even said, even if you can’t be lovers, being friends is fine. Your attitude towards her is too harsh."
"I think you all don’t want me to wake up, you are deliberately angering me!"
Seeing his expression, Gu Qimiao could only wave her hand and say, "Alright, let’s not talk about this, have your food."
She scooped up a spoonful of porridge, blew on it, and then held it to his mouth.
Gu Moming glared at her resentfully for a while before reluctantly opening his mouth to drink the porridge.
Gu Qimiao patiently took care of him, feeding him spoon by spoon. She was already familiar with such tasks or rather frequently did them, so it seemed smooth and synchronized.
Once finished feeding, Gu Qimiao used a tissue to wipe his mouth. He turned his head slightly, frowning and saying, "Just this much? You again want to starve me, don’t you?"
Gu Qimiao was used to his unreasonable temper, simply saying, "I only bought this much... do you want me to go buy more?"
She thought such a large bowl would be enough for him. Aren’t sick people supposed to have poor appetites?
Gu Moming still wore an unpleasant expression, grabbing the tissue from her hand, irritably saying, "No need, by the time you come back, it will be dinner time."
Gu Qimiao pouted; she was used to his hard-to-please attitude.
After wiping his mouth, he asked again, "Did you eat?"
Gu Qimiao nodded, "I ate before coming back, had to pay for the packaging."
Gu Moming rolled his eyes at her, stuffing the used tissue into her hand, and again asked, "Did you sleep with him?"
"...No, the marriage is fake, how could we..." Her cheeks turned slightly red as she turned to throw the tissue in the bin.
Her heart still felt somewhat downcast, everything seemed like a delusional dream; he dressed in a white suit, she in a trailing dress, hand in hand down the aisle, pledging a lifetime of unwavering commitment.
It all seemed to have just happened yesterday, yet also seemed like it never happened.
The grand wedding ended in divorce, within just over a month. After the divorce news is announced, she’d probably become the laughingstock of the entire Mai City.
No matter how beautiful the dream, there will always be a moment of waking. Even so, it was already good; at least they had been together.
For the former her, there were no regrets anymore; all the wishes she had needed to fulfill had already come true.