Dominant Marriage: The CEO's Overbearing Love

Chapter 251 - 229: This Is a Gamble, Success or Failure Is Up to Fate

Shen Yanchen chuckled lightly, "I know the pros and cons myself, and grandma, I don’t lack money. I just like her, even her flaws are perfect in my eyes."Grandma sighed and insisted, "If you don’t like anyone, grandma will introduce you to someone new. You haven’t met enough girls, that’s why you’re so stubborn. Just listen to grandma, meet more girls, and you might find someone better than her. This so-called love to death is just being obstinate."

Shen Yanchen half-closed his eyes, as if recalling something, with a slight smile at the corner of his mouth, he said, "I haven’t spent much time with her, we were apart for almost twenty years in between. You’ve introduced many women to me, none of them felt right. I’ve seen all kinds of women. After going through so much, I know who is the most suitable for me. You wouldn’t know how fortunate I feel to have met her again, and how precious it is to have her again."

Gu Qimiao clenched her fists, not expecting that to him, she held such significance. She used to think that only she felt happy, that before finding him, she always thought she might be someone he didn’t care about, so insignificant that even being separated for twenty years wouldn’t make him miss her.

Turns out she was wrong, he felt the same as she did.

But grandma’s words inevitably made her feel a bit uncomfortable.

"You’re just as stubborn as your father was back then! Just wait and see how troublesome it gets if a child inherits some genetic disease!"

Shen Yanchen smiled and stood up, "I’m not afraid of trouble, thank you, grandma, for supporting me."

Seeing him about to come out, Gu Qimiao hurriedly ran away. She would definitely be discovered if she went through, so she turned and hid in the nearby bathroom.

How should she repay his deep affection? In the days to come, she must love him even more.

In another room, Liang Zixuan stood on the balcony, holding a phone, and said to the other end, "Have you just given up like that?"

A woman’s voice came from the other end, "I’m just waiting for the right time."

"You haven’t made any moves recently, I thought you lost interest."

"Heh, should I just watch them be lovey-dovey every day?"

Liang Zixuan sighed, "Right? I watch them every day, and it makes me itch with jealousy. I really regret that we didn’t manage to kill her that time!"

"So, do you have any plans now?" Lu Qianwen asked.

"Now grandma is particularly biased against her. Use her illness to add some oil and vinegar, maybe it could work, and also, wait for her to get pregnant..."

...

After eavesdropping on the conversation between grandma and Shen Yanchen, Gu Qimiao was extra good to Shen Yanchen when she got home.

She began to learn cooking, started coming back from the gallery early every day, went to the market to pick fresh ingredients, and made different dishes for him daily, following nutritional recipes found online.

After several encounters with dark cuisine, her skills gradually improved.

But he didn’t really like her cooking, especially not wanting her to handle knives, afraid that if she cut herself when he wasn’t home, it would be a big issue if left unnoticed.

Seeing her keen interest recently, he mentioned it a few times, but she was determined. Thinking she was doing it for him, he didn’t stop her anymore. He just set aside time every evening to go grocery shopping with her, and he handled all the knife work.

If there were social engagements he couldn’t avoid, he would take her out to eat.

These days, time seemed to fly by, and in a flash, Gu Moming was discharged from the hospital, fully recovered.

Although Shen Yanchen was unwilling, he still went to the hospital with Gu Qimiao to congratulate him and also visited Xiaoxiao.

Seeing that Xiaoxiao hadn’t lost weight but rather gained some, with a good complexion and cheerful mood, suggested she was getting along well with Gu Moming, which put his mind at ease.

Though he rarely inquired about his siblings, he still cared. If anyone bullied them, he wouldn’t stand by. Now it seemed there was less to worry about.

They all had lunch at the Gu family home, and now Shen Yanchen was still managing Gu Corporation, and Mrs. Gu was reasonably courteous to them.

Probably because Shen Yanchen was present, Gu Moming always kept a stern face.

Anyway, the two just couldn’t stand each other, and Gu Qimiao didn’t bother to mediate their conflicts.

How could two grown men be so petty? Still holding grudges from childhood.

After lunch, they didn’t stay long. Shen Yanchen hurriedly said he had to return to the company for business and, as they were leaving, he asked Xiaoxiao, "When are you going back to school?"

Xiaoxiao hesitated. She originally planned to go back after Gu Moming’s discharge but now agreed to Mrs. Gu’s childbirth agreement, so she couldn’t leave yet.

Feeling a bit guilty when looking at Shen Yanchen, she said, "...I’ll go back in a couple of days by myself. You and sister-in-law go ahead first."

Shen Yanchen didn’t persuade her much. Something others like, even if he doesn’t like it, he cannot stop them. Love is a matter between two people.

As soon as Shen Yanchen and Gu Qimiao left, Gu Moming also put down his chopsticks, not even taking his crutch, and supporting himself against the wall, he went upstairs to his room.

Xiaoxiao looked in that direction, and Mrs. Gu asked her, "What did the doctor say about the optimal ovulation period?"

"...The day after tomorrow," Xiaoxiao answered, entwining her fingers.

She didn’t know if this decision was right, but she only knew she didn’t want other women to be with Gu Moming or to bear his child.

It was a gamble, with fate determining success or failure.

Two nights later, she lay naked under the covers, surrounded by endless darkness and a heart pounding furiously out of anxiety and fear.

Clutching the sheets tightly, her mind was a mess, envisioning every possible outcome. Good or bad, she had no way out now.

After what felt like an eternity, the door was pushed open from outside, faintly hearing Mrs. Gu’s voice and a man’s uncomfortable groan.

The light was too dim to see clearly, but she could recognize him in the dark. Even just a shadow, a silhouette, she could distinctly tell.

He was thrown onto the bed, fumbling as he lifted the covers off her. His heavy breathing was followed by the sound of the door closing.

His scorching hand wandered over her body, and she didn’t know how to respond, even feeling like running away in fear.

He was clearly drugged, showing little gentleness, gripping her jaw and biting her lips and teeth.

Her first kiss bore his scent, mingled with the taste of blood, embedding pain deep into her memory.

The clumsy response made her body tremble nervously, hands slightly pushing against his chest, trembling as she fumbled to unbutton his shirt in the dark...