novelraw Chapter 448 - 416 The Most Spoiled Me
Chapter 448 - 416 The Most Spoiled Me
Chapter 448: Chapter 416 The Most Spoiled MeGu Yanjing walked back from the ancestral hall, his strides were a bit large, and he walked somewhat quickly.
The people following him over didn’t know what had happened.
Everything was normal when they went in, and they hadn’t heard any sounds of quarrels from inside the ancestral hall.
How come he came out like this.
This person seemed to be wrapped in a thick layer of ice, shutting himself off.
They didn’t dare to say much, silently following behind.
It felt like wherever Gu Yanjing passed, everything froze over.
Gu Yanjing walked all the way back to the front yard, heading straight for the study.
Before reaching the study, he first heard Qiao Yuxian’s voice.
His steps paused for a moment, listening to her voice.
Qiao Yuxian squatted on the right side of the study door, while Shang Chen squatted on the left side of the study door.
Qiao Yuxian said, "Are you thinking about falling in love?"
Shang Chen’s voice was stiff, "No. I’m just curious."
"Curious about what?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Curious about what it feels like to fall in love," Shang Chen replied.
"I’m also quite curious about you," Qiao Yuxian said.
"Curious about what?" Shang Chen asked.
"Curious about someone like you who doesn’t want to fall in love but wants to know what it feels like," Qiao Yuxian said, "You’re making it difficult for me, I don’t know how to answer this question."
"If you can’t answer, forget it," Shang Chen said, preparing to stand up.
Qiao Yuxian raised a hand to gesture him to squat down, "Wait, wait, you’re finally not arguing with me, let’s chat a bit more."
Shang Chen squatted down again.
Qiao Yuxian said, "The feeling of falling in love... if I had to describe it, it should be sweet."
"Sweet?" Shang Chen asked, "I hate sweet things the most."
Qiao Yuxian looked at him, "......"
Qiao Yuxian said, "Sweet things are delicious."
"Not delicious," Shang Chen said.
"Delicious," Qiao Yuxian said.
"Not delicious," Shang Chen repeated.
Qiao Yuxian glared at him.
Shang Chen glanced at her and said nothing.
After two seconds of silence, Qiao Yuxian asked, "Why did you suddenly want to know what it feels like to fall in love? Have you met someone you like? Who is it?"
Shang Chen glanced at her gossiping expression, then said somewhat speechlessly, "No. I’m just curious. Curious about how Mr. Gu seems to have changed as a person."
"Has Gu Yanjing changed?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Yes," Shang Chen said.
"What changes?" Qiao Yuxian asked again.
"Just..." Shang Chen thought for a moment, then said four words, "Just talks more."
"That’s because none of you spoke to him before," Qiao Yuxian said, "The way you people interact is like a cycle. He doesn’t talk, so you don’t dare to talk. The less you dare to talk to him, the less he speaks, which leads to all of you speaking less."
"I’ve always talked less," Shang Chen said.
"Yes, once you speak it’s enough to anger someone," Qiao Yuxian said.
Shang Chen said nothing.
Qiao Yuxian cradled her face, smiling, "I thought you were going to say Gu Yanjing got more handsome."
Shang Chen: "...What does falling in love have to do with getting more handsome."
"Of course, it matters," Qiao Yuxian said, "Being nourished by love improves one’s mood, makes them feel happy, enhancing beauty and complexion. It can even help lose weight and grow hair."
"Do you fall in love just to become more beautiful?" Shang Chen suddenly asked.
Qiao Yuxian stopped smiling, looked at him, and said seriously, "Nonsense. I fall in love because I like Gu Yanjing."
Gu Yanjing, who was listening all along, let the corners of his mouth lift slightly.
"Love at first sight," Shang Chen said.
"Yes, attracted by his looks. Liked him at first sight," Qiao Yuxian said, "And then liked him even more after that."
Shang Chen frowned, seemingly unable to understand the word "like."
Right then, both of them heard footsteps.
They looked over and saw Gu Yanjing walking over.
Shang Chen immediately stood up and said, "Mr. Gu."
Gu Yanjing responded, looking at Qiao Yuxian still squatting on the ground.
Qiao Yuxian didn’t intend to get up, looking up at him.
Gu Yanjing lowered his gaze to meet her eyes.
Shang Chen stood by, watching them gaze at each other.
After a while, both Gu Yanjing and Qiao Yuxian looked at him.
Shang Chen looked at Gu Yanjing, then at Qiao Yuxian, then back at Gu Yanjing, and finally realized that Mr. Gu found him to be an eyesore.
He nodded, withdrew, and quickly left.
As soon as he was gone, Gu Yanjing looked at Qiao Yuxian again.
Qiao Yuxian reached out and said, "Give me a hug."
Gu Yanjing leaned down and picked her up from her crouch position. One hand supporting her bottom, the other pushing open the door to the study.
Qiao Yuxian held onto his neck, laying on his shoulder, and whispered with a smile, "Husband, your waist is really strong."
Gu Yanjing: "......"
Unable to hear his response, Qiao Yuxian chuckled softly.
Gu Yanjing said, "I just slept for a while."
"Hmm. Slept for a bit then woke up," Qiao Yuxian lay on his shoulder, shaking her leg and said, "Then when I stepped out, I saw Shang Chen with a bitter face squatting outside. So, I kindly counseled him a bit."
Gu Yanjing set her down on the desk, kissing the corner of her lips, "Hmm."
Qiao Yuxian looked at him, after a moment, raised her hand and rubbed his face, "Anything making you unhappy?"
Gu Yanjing looked at her, slightly shook his head.
Seeing that he didn’t want to say, Qiao Yuxian didn’t question further, instead asked, "Did Gu Yicheng agree to sign?"
"Not yet," Gu Yanjing said.
"So far..." Qiao Yuxian said, "That means there’s progress. My husband is awesome."
Gu Yanjing kissed her lip corner again, "I also talked to him about other things."
Qiao Yuxian immediately thought of it, "About Yan Zhiyao?"
"Hmm."
When Gu Yanjing suspected something back then, Qiao Yuxian had also started suspecting it.
But since Gu Yanjing didn’t mention it, she didn’t bring it up much.
After all, it was a Gu Family matter, even though she’s now Mrs. Gu.
But it was still an unsavory issue for the Gu Family.
And there were Gu Yicheng’s schemes involved.
She didn’t want to bring it up, afraid that Gu Yanjing would be unhappy.
Both of them knew that the other knew, every time it was mentioned, they’d exchange a glance and understand.
Gu Yanjing roughly recounted his conversation with Gu Yicheng to Qiao Yuxian.
After listening, Qiao Yuxian asked, "He doesn’t know if Yan Zhiyao is related to Gu Yao either."
"Hmm," Gu Yanjing said, "He wasn’t lying, he really doesn’t know."
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After saying this, Qiao Yuxian suddenly understood, "I get it. Just like he used the excuse of having his reasons to escape the condemnation of his infidelity during marriage. He hides behind the scenes, making you take action. In the end, Gu Linhai and Meng Qian are handled by you. This way, he can lie to himself that it wasn’t him who dealt with his parents. He’s using an illusion to deceive himself, making his internal guilt a little less."
"Hmm," Gu Yanjing said.
"He’s using you," Qiao Yuxian said.
Gu Yanjing rubbed her unhappy little face, "He’s got the Gu last name."
"Is it because he’s a Gu, or because he’s your brother that you willingly help him?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
Gu Yanjing looked at her without speaking.
Seeing him tacitly agree, Qiao Yuxian was somewhat displeased.
Gu Yanjing, though quite ruthless to Gu Yicheng, was inexplicably very good to him.
Gu Yicheng knew Gu Yanjing would help him, so he did it on purpose.
Qiao Yuxian gave a light hum, "I’m going to compete for your favor against him."
Gu Yanjing pinched her cheek, "No need for competition."
Qiao Yuxian looked at him, after a moment, smiled and said, "Favor me the most?"
"Hmm."