Chapter 101 - 97: Annoying You

Every year, Old Sir Gu’s birthday is a grand gathering for the entire Gu Family. The Gu Family can’t gather everyone during New Year, but on this birthday, everyone attends. Relatives by blood, by marriage, distant ones... A lot of people speaking, each with their own agendas. Gu Yanjing didn’t want Qiao Yuxian to interact with them. He insisted on not taking her. But Qiao Yuxian insisted on going. Thus began Qiao Yuxian’s adamant persistence. After dinner, Qiao Yuxian followed Gu Yanjing into the study room. Gu Yanjing worked while she sat beside him working on her advanced English proficiency exam questions. Midway, she left for an hour, and when she returned, she had showered, washed her hair, changed into pajamas, and was wearing a facial mask. She continued working on questions beside him. After half an hour, she left again and came back almost an hour later. Her skincare routine completed, her hair dried and styled, she returned to the study to continue working on questions. It wasn’t until after eleven that Gu Yanjing went to the bedroom, and then she returned to her room as well. Then... as Gu Yanjing came out of the bathroom after his shower, he opened the door to see Qiao Yuxian standing at the door. Gu Yanjing: "......" Qiao Yuxian leaned against the wall opposite the bathroom door, arms crossed, staring at the door. As he appeared, her gaze sparkled briefly, then she whistled. Having just showered, Gu Yanjing’s hair was swept back, with just a few stray strands at his forehead, tips glistening with droplets. His usually cold and calm brows and eyes had a hint of redness, and his lips seemed a bit darker than usual. Like a cold moon tinged with red, the icy allure faintly captivating. His black silk robe loosely tied at the waist, the neckline slightly open, revealing his beautiful yet powerful musculature. Qiao Yuxian straightened up, got closer to him, and stared into his eyes for a few seconds before lowering her gaze. Thin lips, chin, Adam’s apple, collarbone, chest... Even after looking, she wasn’t satisfied and tiptoed, squinting to peek inside his robe. Like a little rogue. Gu Yanjing pressed a hand against her forehead, pushing her back a step. Qiao Yuxian stepped back but advanced again, tilting her head to say, "Will you let me go or not?" Gu Yanjing looked at her without answering. Seeing his silence, Qiao Yuxian put her hands on her hips and said, "Then don’t even think about leaving this bathroom today." Gu Yanjing looked at her, then wrapped an arm around her waist, lifting her off the ground. "Hey? Hey? Hey?" Qiao Yuxian leaned against his arm, trying to pry his hand off, "This is cheating, I didn’t say you could carry me, put me down, put me down." Gu Yanjing carried her straight to her room, opened the door, placed her inside, and said, "Go to sleep quickly." With that, he closed her bedroom door and left. Qiao Yuxian stared blankly at the closed door, then a few seconds later, punched the air, "Too much. Just because you’re strong, so what? Just because you’re tall, so what?" ... Returning to his room, Gu Yanjing thought she’d behave once he sent her back to her room. He got ready for bed. But just as he was falling asleep, he heard the sound of the door opening. In the dark, he suddenly opened his eyes. He listened as the quiet footsteps approached. When it reached the bed, Gu Yanjing sat up and turned on the bedside lamp. "Ah." The sudden light made Qiao Yuxian cover her eyes immediately. Gu Yanjing blinked too, then looked at her. She had one hand covering her eyes, and tucked under her other arm was a quilt. Once her eyes adjusted to the light, she looked at him and said, "Are you going to let me go or not!" Gu Yanjing looked at her without saying a word. "If you won’t let me go, then don’t think about sleeping tonight," she said, tossing her quilt onto the bed with force. Gu Yanjing glanced at the quilt. "Are you going to let me go or not!" Qiao Yuxian asked again. Gu Yanjing looked at her, his sharp gaze piercing, as if seeing through her. Qiao Yuxian casually avoided his gaze and climbed onto the bed after taking off her shoes, "Then you’ll have to pay for your decision." She pushed his quilt to his side and laid her own quilt neatly. As she lay on the bed, she took her phone out of her pocket. From another pocket, she pulled out a small round speaker and placed it next to Gu Yanjing’s pillow. Connecting via Bluetooth, Qiao Yuxian found a show and played it at full volume. Though the speaker was small, it was very loud. Gu Yanjing sat on the bed, eyeing the speaker. For a moment, he felt like everything around him shook with the speaker’s sound. Qiao Yuxian covered her ears and looked at him. Gu Yanjing glanced at her, his eyes fierce. Immediately, Qiao Yuxian shut her eyes, pretending not to see. The sound of the TV show filled the room as Gu Yanjing looked at Qiao Yuxian lying on the bed. After a few seconds, he picked up the speaker and turned it off. "Hm?" Not hearing any sound, Qiao Yuxian looked at him. Gu Yanjing placed the speaker on the bedside table and said, "Go back to sleep." "No." Qiao Yuxian rolled back and forth on the bed with her quilt, "If you don’t take me tomorrow, I definitely won’t let you sleep tonight!" Gu Yanjing watched her for a while longer, then got up intending to leave the bed. Qiao Yuxian quickly grabbed his wrist, "What, if you go to another room, I’ll just follow you to that room." Gu Yanjing took a book from the bedside table, leaned against the headboard, and started reading. Qiao Yuxian released him and watched her TV show on the other side. She had made up her mind; if he didn’t let her go, she’d just keep pestering him, following him to the Gu Mansion tomorrow. After all, she wasn’t worried about what Gu Yanjing might do to her. As long as she didn’t agree, if he dared to act against her... She’d fight back. Having roamed the world for so many years, Qiao Yuxian still didn’t know how to write the word "opponent." She had planned that as soon as Gu Yanjing dared to close his eyes, she’d wake him up. She wanted him to experience the feeling of being tired but unable to sleep. But she didn’t expect Gu Yanjing to be so resilient. After a day’s work, mentally exhausted, he could still go all night without sleeping. He even stayed up reading late into the night. Qiao Yuxian, watching TV, couldn’t outlast someone who read books all night. The bed was large, and they weren’t too close to the edges, with enough space between them to fit another person. Qiao Yuxian lay on the bed with her hands under her chin, watching TV. Gu Yanjing read his book, glancing at her little head, tilting left, then right, and back again... Repeating this a few times, she slumped to the left and stopped moving. After a while, she shifted, curling up on her side and falling asleep. In a daze, she even adjusted her pillow. Seeing her asleep, Gu Yanjing put down his book, turned off her phone, and gently tucked her in with the quilt. After tucking her in, he casually stroked her face. Qiao Yuxian’s lashes fluttered, and her rosy, lush lips twitched slightly, as if wanting to say something but being too sleepy to speak. Gu Yanjing looked at her peacefully sleeping face and, in the end, didn’t leave but lay down beside her.