The abandoned daughter of the Lu family turns around and marries a celibate tycoon.

Chapter 31 The Collapse of Reason

Lu Xiran changed into her pajamas and wanted to wash up. Just as she hopped onto the foot of the bed, Gu Yanshen pushed the door open and picked her up again without saying a word.

"Uncle... why did you come here?" Lu Xiran subconsciously wrapped her arms around his neck, her heart skipping a beat.

"I'll be staying here for the next few days." Gu Yanshen carried her into the bathroom, his voice as natural as if he were stating a pre-arranged schedule, "Otherwise, it won't be convenient for you to do whatever you want at night."

Staying here?! Lu Xiran's mind went blank, and her cheeks instantly burned.

Gu Yanshen carefully placed her on the soft stool in front of the washbasin. "Go wash up."

He spoke briefly, but showed no intention of leaving.

Lu Xiran caught a glimpse of Gu Yanshen standing behind her, his gaze calmly fixed on her, which made her fingers feel weak. She hurriedly brushed her teeth and then frantically washed her face.

"Uncle..." she finally couldn't hold back any longer, her voice barely audible, "You...you go back to your room first. I can manage on my own."

"No," Gu Yanshen refused decisively. "Be extra careful these next few days."

"I think……"

Gu Yanshen understood what she meant and turned around somewhat awkwardly, "Then call me when you're done."

"alright."

Lu Xiran felt light again as Gu Yanshen steadily lifted her up and placed her back in the center of the soft bed.

Would you like some water?

"No need, no need!" Lu Xiran quickly shook her head. "I'm all ready and going to sleep. You should get some rest too!" She tried to politely "send her out."

Gu Yanshen sat down on the edge of the bed, turned to look at her, and asked, "What if you need to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night?"

Lu Xiran was taken aback. "I... don't need to go."

"So, you're not drinking water because you're afraid of this?" Gu Yanshen raised an eyebrow slightly.

Lu Xiran was stumped by his question and was speechless for a moment.

Gu Yanshen had already gotten up and left, then returned with a glass of warm water and handed it to her. "Have some. I'll stay here tonight."

"Huh?" Lu Xiran looked up and met his deep gaze, the insistence in it making her refuse. He obediently took the cup and took a small sip.

Gu Yanshen took the cup, adjusted the pillow behind her back, and then took a soft cushion to elevate her injured left foot. "Go to sleep early, you must be exhausted from all the commotion today."

After saying that, he lay down on her right side very naturally, about an arm's length away from her. He turned off the main light, leaving only the dim yellow night light.

Lu Xiran was on edge, not daring to move an inch.

Silence spread through the darkness.

"Are you asleep?" Gu Yanshen's deep voice, like the bass notes of a cello, gently touched Lu Xiran's heart.

"She's asleep," Lu Xiran blurted out nervously.

The air froze for a second, then Gu Yanshen let out a very soft, almost inaudible chuckle, tinged with a helpless indulgence.

"Are you nervous with me right here?"

"...Mmm." Lu Xiran admitted softly, her voice as soft and cute as a cat's meow.

"Don't be nervous." Gu Yanshen's voice softened a bit. "I won't do anything to you since you didn't agree."

After saying that, he paused, then added, "Go to sleep."

Lu Xiran's face was shockingly hot in the darkness.

These words did not put her at ease; instead, they were like a pebble thrown into a still lake, creating even more chaotic ripples.

Gu Yanshen was actually not sleepy at all. He turned to his side and, in the dim light of the night lamp, looked at the profile of the girl beside him.

Her skin glowed white in the dim light, her eyelashes casting small shadows, giving her an ethereal, pristine quality. Gazing at her, his Adam's apple bobbed slightly, realizing he had far underestimated her allure and overestimated his own supposedly impeccable self-control.

Lu Xiran secretly opened her eyes, only to meet his gaze, and hurriedly closed them again.

"Still not asleep?"

"……Um."

"Are you not used to having me around?"

"……Um."

"Well," Gu Yanshen stood up, "I'll go sleep on the recliner and stay with you like last time. Call me if you need anything."

"No need!" Lu Xiran subconsciously reached out and grabbed him. "It's too cold over there... you'll easily catch a cold."

Gu Yanshen paused, and using the force of her pull, lay back down on his side, his gaze locking onto her even more intently.

The intense emotions swirling in his gaze made Lu Xiran's heart race.

Her pure, clear eyes, her slightly parted lips, and the way she lay unguarded beside him were like the last, faint line of defense, gently tugging at the already taut string in his heart.

He could no longer suppress it.

He lowered his head and kissed her.

At first, it was just a tentative touch, restrained. But the moment he touched that soft, sweet scent, his reason crumbled. He deepened the kiss, no longer content with a fleeting taste, continuing to explore gently yet forcefully, capturing her breath and disrupting her breathing. His hand involuntarily caressed her slender waist, feeling her slight tremor. That tremor seemed to carry an electric current, striking both of them simultaneously.

Lu Xiran was dizzy from his kisses. Only when he kissed her cheeks and ears did she regain a little sense of reality and protest softly with a sob, "You...you said you wouldn't..."

—Her voice was soft and weak, more like a coquettish plea, instantly igniting Gu Yanshen's even deeper possessiveness.

He grabbed her two slender wrists with one hand, gently pressed them over her head, and cupped her face with his other hand, forcing her to endure a deeper kiss.

He stepped back slightly, his hot breath brushing against her ear, his voice low and husky, almost unbelievably so, with a seductive tenderness: "I also told you..."

His kisses slid down her jawline, sending shivers down her spine.

"...Don't easily believe what men say."

Lu Xiran felt as if an electric current was running through every cell of her body wherever he went. A strange and surging wave washed over her senses, leaving her mind blank and almost drowning.

Just then, a familiar, dull, dragging pain came from her lower abdomen, which suddenly cleared her mind.

"M-Uncle..." she gasped, trying to push him away.

"Call me husband." Gu Yanshen gave her a light bite as punishment.

"No...no..." Lu Xiran was both ashamed and anxious, and the discomfort in her body became more and more obvious.