novelraw Chapter 591 - 256. [The Summer of Dew]
Chapter 591 - 256. [The Summer of Dew]
Pea kept whispering ’scared’ in my ear. Her breath tickled my neck, making me smile softly. I gently coaxed the little one in my arms, "No, your Uncle Gu doesn’t have that habit.""I don’t want to eat."
"That’s not allowed."
Pea’s little face wrinkled up as she softly mumbled, "...But I don’t want to sit next to Uncle Gu."
"Then you can sit on my right side, and we can leave after dinner."
Wanxia took out a toy from her bag for Pea, distracting her enough to stop fussing about wanting to go home.
The waiter began to serve the dishes. Wanxia didn’t say anything more, picking some kid-friendly food to feed Pea. Only after she was full did Wanxia eat.
Noticing the man across from her hadn’t touched his chopsticks, she looked up, her delicate features breaking into a gentle, captivating smile, "Mr. Gu, did I upset you?"
He wouldn’t eat at all, was he very angry?
The ice had long melted at the bottom of the pool. Gu Shaozhi’s resolute features had returned to calmness. He simply said two words, "No."
If it were four years ago, Wanxia would have gone over to give him a kiss and coax him.
But now, she just blinked with a smile, pretending not to understand anything, lightly saying, "That’s good."
It seems Mr. Gu still understands their relationship well. It’s a mutually agreed transaction, no need to get angry.
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Pea’s attitude towards Gu Shaozhi returned to how it was before liberation after one meal.
She wouldn’t talk to him, or look at him, much less let him hold her.
As Wanxia led Little Pea out of the restaurant, Yuan Yi had already pulled the car to the door and was waiting.
Originally planning to hail a taxi by the roadside, she hadn’t taken a step when an arm suddenly encircled her waist, indicating the man’s intention to take them.
"Mr. Gu, you can return to the office. An Ge and I will take a taxi."
Gu Shaozhi’s expression didn’t change as he spoke lightly, "Get in the car yourself, or I’ll carry you in."
Brief and to the point.
Standing by the car, Yuan Yi suddenly felt that this was the Mr. Gu he was familiar with.
What he says, he will certainly do, and Wanxia had no doubt that if there were only two choices, she certainly wouldn’t choose the second one.
Turning her head to look at the man beside her, she smiled softly, "I’m not going anywhere else, just going back to catch up on sleep."
Jin Sinan called, saying that his family was urging him to bring a girlfriend home for dinner. He was afraid if he randomly found a woman, it would become more troublesome later.
Although he had ulterior motives, he still pretended to speak carelessly, ’Looking all over An City, the only one who doesn’t admire me, and whom I don’t dislike, is just you, Miss Ji. As long as you successfully fool the old man at home, whether it’s going through hell or high water, I’ll do whatever you want.’
Wanxia refused.
The darkness lurking at the bottom of the pool for an hour and a half dissipated silently upon hearing this simple and straightforward sentence from the woman.
She lived right under his nose; if he couldn’t even keep an eye on that, he’d be useless.
His thin lips slightly parted, "I’ll take you."
Although his voice was much softer, the aura surrounding him and the arm wrapped around the woman’s waist unmistakably proclaimed assertiveness and dominance.
The back door of the car was open.
After a minute of hesitation, Wanxia chose to get in the car holding Pea.
Pea had been bouncing around the photo studio for several hours, using up lots of energy. Coupled with her habit of taking a nap, she nestled in Wanxia’s arms and fell asleep in less than twenty minutes of the car ride.
The man’s hand, resting against her shoulder, unreservedly caressed Wanxia’s earlobe, irritating her, "Gu Shaozhi, did I say you could touch me?"
Pea didn’t want to sit next to him, and he refused to sit in the front seat, so Wanxia ended up sitting in the middle.
Gu Shaozhi leaned against the seat, slightly closing his dark eyes, seeming quite pleased, "If you don’t want to be touched, you can scoot over. I won’t stop you."
Wanxia, "..."
Where could she possibly scoot to???
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At four in the morning, Wanxia received a call from Lin Chu.
On the unlit balcony, Lin Chu wore only a thin nightgown. Her short shoulder-length hair was a bit messy, and her voice was hoarse from the friction of her vocal cords, "Wanwan, I don’t want to endure any longer."
Having just woken up, Wanxia’s mind was still foggy. It took a moment for her to realize what she meant by ’endure’.
Not wanting to wake Pea, she lifted the thin blanket, got out of bed, and walked out of the bedroom, "Did Lu Huai’an bully you?"