"Besides, she was with Gu Luo'an before, she was even sle—"
However, before Su Yiqing could finish her sentence, she was so frightened by Gu Huaizhi's expression that she choked the remaining words back down her throat.
"Do you still want that child?" Gu Huaizhi asked in a cold voice.
Su Yiqing subconsciously covered her belly with both hands.
Her ability to marry Gu Luo'an depended on this child; there could be no mistakes.
"Then watch your mouth," Gu Huaizhi said coldly.
The client on the side tried his best to minimize his presence.
Why didn't he leave sooner? Why did he have to stay here, hoping to exchange a few more words with Gu Huaizhi?
See? He heard something he shouldn't have, didn't he?
But, for Gu Huaizhi to get so angry for Shen Mianyin's sake...
He must really adore Shen Mianyin.
The client quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "It's getting late, I won't keep President Gu and Director Shen any longer. I'll be leaving now."
After speaking, he quickly slipped away.
Gu Huaizhi shot a cold glance at Su Yiqing.
Su Yiqing understood the warning in his eyes and subconsciously took a step back, an indescribable chill in her heart.
Gu Huaizhi took Shen Mianyin's hand and got into the car.
On the way, Shen Mianyin didn't speak, but she couldn't help but steal glances at Gu Huaizhi.
She wondered what Gu Huaizhi was thinking about what Su Yiqing had just said.
Along the way, Shen Mianyin made a decision.
The car came to a stop.
When Gu Huaizhi and Shen Mianyin got out of the car and entered the elevator, Gu Huaizhi finally said, "You don't need to be affected by Su Yiqing's words."
Shen Mianyin looked at Gu Huaizhi in surprise.
"You've been silent the whole way," Gu Huaizhi said. "Is it because of what Su Yiqing said?"
"No." Shen Mianyin wasn't upset because of Su Yiqing's words.
She only cared about Gu Huaizhi's reaction.
Gu Huaizhi squeezed her hand, "Don't mind what she said."
He never minded it either.
As usual, Gu Huaizhi took her home first.
Because it was rather late today, Gu Huaizhi wanted Shen Mianyin to rest early, so he only walked her to the door.
Gu Huaizhi gave her a kiss on the lips, and even though he was reluctant to part, he still wished her goodnight in a husky voice.
But just as he took a step back, he was pulled forward again by Shen Mianyin.
Shen Mianyin cupped Gu Huaizhi's face with both hands, pulled him down, and initiated a kiss.
At the same time, she pulled Gu Huaizhi inside the door.
Gu Huaizhi took a deep breath, forcing himself to pull away, and asked, "Mianyin?"
Shen Mianyin looked straight at Gu Huaizhi. Though her face was beet red, she still managed to say, "Can you... not leave?"
"Do you know what you're saying?" Gu Huaizhi asked in a hoarse voice.
Shen Mianyin nodded silently.
"Mianyin, you really don't have to because of what Su Yiqing said..."
"It has nothing to do with her, and nothing to do with Gu Luo'an," Shen Mianyin said seriously. "It only has to do with you."
"I don't want you to go," Shen Mianyin said in a low voice.
With Shen Mianyin saying this, if he still insisted on leaving, he would be less than a man.
Gu Huaizhi turned from passive to active, kissing Shen Mianyin.
He was all too familiar with the layout of Shen Mianyin's home. Kissing her, he lifted her up and headed towards the bedroom.
Shen Mianyin was even more beautiful than he had imagined countless times with his eyes closed.
Gu Huaizhi found it hard to restrain himself, until the very end, when he froze, looking at Shen Mianyin in surprise, "Mianyin..."
Shen Mianyin and Gu Luo'an had been engaged for so many years; he never thought that nothing had happened between them.
And he truly didn't mind.
But...
Had nothing really happened between Shen Mianyin and Gu Luo'an?
Shen Mianyin said with a red face, "You were going to find out sooner or later anyway, and I don't want you to think I ever had anything with Gu Luo'an."
"In my eyes, he is my dark history," Shen Mianyin said.
In her past life, she had indeed been pregnant with Gu Luo'an's child.
That was after Su Yiqing was welcomed back into the Su family. She noticed Gu Luo'an was becoming kinder and closer to Su Yiqing.
Feeling a sense of crisis, she had agreed to Gu Luo'an's advances.
But in this life, she had left the Su family early and had absolutely nothing happen with Gu Luo'an.
She didn't care about whether she had experience before; she only cared who the person was.
Gu Luo'an was not acceptable.
*
The next day, when Shen Mianyin woke up, the space beside her was already empty.
However, Gu Huaizhi had held her all night without changing his position.
Even when she turned her back in her sleep, she could feel him still holding her in a half-awake state.
So even though he wasn't there in the morning, Shen Mianyin didn't feel any discomfort.
She put on her pajamas, got up, and when she bent over to wash her face in the bathroom, she glimpsed the marks below her collar.
Shen Mianyin's face reddened. The man hadn't been able to hold back in the heat of passion last night and hadn't controlled his strength, leaving marks on her body.
Fortunately, it was winter now. She wore more clothes, and all the marks were below her neck, so they couldn't be seen once she was dressed.
Shen Mianyin tidied up and changed into her work clothes before leaving the bedroom.
The moment she stepped out, she smelled the aroma of bread, coffee, and fried eggs.
For a moment, she felt like she was in a coffee shop that served breakfast.
Shen Mianyin went to the kitchen and, sure enough, saw Gu Huaizhi preparing breakfast.
Hearing her footsteps, Gu Huaizhi turned around and asked with a smile, "Did you sleep well?"
Shen Mianyin said with a blush, "You're asking despite knowing the answer."
She had been thoroughly exhausted by him. When she was washing her face just now, although her complexion was rosy, there were faint dark circles under her eyes.
She had to use concealer to cover them.
In contrast, Gu Huaizhi was beaming, without a single dark circle, looking as if he had slept a full twelve hours.
Gu Huaizhi let out a soft chuckle. Hearing it, Shen Mianyin felt as though his laughter was teasing her.
There was also the feeling of a big lion that had eaten its fill.
Gu Huaizhi brought the freshly toasted bread and fried eggs to the dining table. "It was a bit of a rush this morning, so I only made fried eggs. I'll get up earlier tomorrow and make you something more lavish."
He had also woken up a little later than usual today, a rare occurrence.
"This is already very good." Shen Mianyin spread cream cheese on the bread and sprinkled some pepper on top. "I'm used to eating something simple in the morning, it's very comfortable."
With a cup of black coffee, no milk or sugar, to go with the cheese on the bread, the intensity was just right.
Gu Huaizhi took a sip of coffee and then asked, "Do you want to move downstairs?"
Seeing Shen Mianyin look over, Gu Huaizhi cleared his throat lightly. "Anyway, you rented this apartment for a year, and the lease is up next month."
"How about... you move directly into my place," Gu Huaizhi said.
"Okay," Shen Mianyin agreed readily. "I can use this time to pack my things and move them over to your place."
"Really?" Gu Huaizhi hadn't expected Shen Mianyin to agree so cheerfully.
"Otherwise, it's quite a detour for you to come up here every day. Besides, your smart lock already has my fingerprint, doesn't it?" He had already made so many preparations; why should she be coy?
The moment Shen Mianyin agreed, Gu Huaizhi couldn't wait another second.
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