Chapter 83 - 79: The Beauty Enchants the Soul

Silent night. Mr. Gu and Qiao Yuxian sat in the car. Qiao Yuxian’s hand was held by him. After a while, she took off her slippers and put her feet on the seat. She faced Mr. Gu with her knees bent, her hands in his, her eyes smiling as she looked at him: "Mr. Gu, I’ve never experienced what an affair feels like, could you satisfy my curiosity?" Mr. Gu covered her hands and ignored her. The more he ignored her, the more Qiao Yuxian wanted to tease him. She nudged Mr. Gu’s leg with her foot and laughed, "Why aren’t you speaking? We’re a legal couple, what’s wrong with a little affair? I have just this one small request, and you won’t fulfill it." After she finished speaking, the smile on her face deepened: "But then again, someone like Mr. Gu shouldn’t be doing such things. Would harm your reputation." Mr. Gu lightly flicked her forehead: "Behave." Qiao Yuxian pouted: "You’re just not indulging me." Mr. Gu squinted his eyes slightly, a stern look appearing. Qiao Yuxian immediately behaved, chuckling obediently and moved her hand further into his. Mr. Gu held on tighter. The two didn’t speak again, the car was extremely quiet, without a sound. Yet it felt calmly warm. Qiao Yuxian felt her heart gradually calming down. She found it quite amazing. She didn’t know if she was amazing or if Mr. Gu had some magical power. From the first time she saw him, she wanted to marry him. And in just two months since meeting, Mr. Gu could make her feel so at ease. After a while, Mr. Gu felt her hand warm up, then he released her. Then he grasped her ankle. Qiao Yuxian was startled and shrank back a little, looking at him in surprise. Mr. Gu did not let go of her. Her ankle wasn’t cold, he asked: "Are your feet cold?" His voice was calm and cool. There was no extra expression on his face, speaking as if it were a casual question. Qiao Yuxian quickly reacted and shook her head: "Not cold, not cold." While speaking, she retracted her legs, sitting cross-legged on the car seat, hiding her feet. Mr. Gu withdrew his hand, seeing her eyelashes flutter and her ears turn red. He looked at her for a moment, then picked up something from beside him and handed it to her. Qiao Yuxian lowered her gaze, looking at the two wooden gift boxes that appeared in her view. She blinked and looked at Mr. Gu. Her beautiful fox-like eyes filled with clarity and curiosity. "From the auction." Mr. Gu said plainly. Her puzzled expression turned a bit delighted. She took both boxes and placed them on her lap, her smile growing deeper: "You went to the auction." "No." Mr. Gu said, "Su Qi went." He only looked at the auction catalog Su Qi sent over. Qiao Yuxian opened one of the more square boxes. As soon as she opened it, Qiao Yuxian’s eyes nearly widened round. She took a deep breath. She carefully took the item inside out, holding it tightly in her hand, examining it under the car’s light. A glass-clear jade bracelet with hints of green. Glass-clear, transparent, delicate in quality. It also has a touch of green on it. Like a landscape, adding a sense of artistry. Qiao Yuxian looked at the bracelet carefully over and over. If she wasn’t mistaken, this bracelet appeared at an auction ten years ago. It was auctioned off for a nine-figure sum. The price now would only be higher. Thinking of this, Qiao Yuxian turned to Mr. Gu. Her face full of awe for the great master. "Is this for me?" "Yes." Qiao Yuxian couldn’t control her expression of pride and joy, quickly putting the bracelet back into the box: "Hehe." Mr. Gu glanced at her silly, smiling expression. "You say, why didn’t I meet you a few years earlier." Qiao Yuxian closed the box and went to open the other one, "I could have saved so much money. Tsk, but it wouldn’t work. A few years ago, I hadn’t reached the legal age for marriage, couldn’t do much with you." Mr. Gu: "......" Qiao Yuxian opened the other box. As soon as she did, she suddenly exclaimed: "Isn’t this..." It was a diamond necklace. Not to mention the sky-high diamonds, the design itself is priceless today. By a legendary jewelry designer from the last century. Forget about bidding, even seeing it is rare in a lifetime. "Was this... also from the auction?" Qiao Yuxian’s voice was tense. "Sort of." Mr. Gu said. "Huh?" Qiao Yuxian was both tense and confused. Mr. Gu’s fingertips moved slightly, but he didn’t speak. Seeing he didn’t speak, Qiao Yuxian didn’t ask further. She touched the edge of the box and said: "Isn’t this too precious?" She couldn’t even estimate its price, she didn’t dare accept it. "Take it." Mr. Gu said calmly. "Shouldn’t this be put in a safe and passed on as an heirloom?" Qiao Yuxian didn’t dare touch it, only dared to look at it like this, "Then we can only have one child in the future. Otherwise, who to pass it on to is a problem." Mr. Gu’s eyelashes fluttered slightly. Qiao Yuxian looked at the necklace seriously for a while, then carefully closed the box: "You take it back for me first. It’s not safe with me. I always feel like someone will rob me." Mr. Gu looked at her. "A weak woman like me can’t fight off robbers." Qiao Yuxian said with a serious face, "I would be terrified." Mr. Gu: "......" Qiao Yuxian smiled a little, gave him both boxes, then slightly got up and hugged Mr. Gu forward. Mr. Gu, worried she might bump her head, raised his hand to protect the top of her head. Qiao Yuxian hugged his neck, burying her face in his shoulder, without saying a word. Mr. Gu let her hold him, after a while, raised his hand and gently patted her back. Qiao Yuxian rubbed her eyes against his shoulder and whispered, "Mr. Gu..." "Yes." "I was in a really bad mood just now." Qiao Yuxian’s voice was a bit lazy, "But I’m fine now. Thank you for coming over." Mr. Gu said nothing, just ruffled the top of her hair. Qiao Yuxian let go of him, knelt on the car seat, looked at him and said, "And for the Jiang Family matters, thank you too." Mr. Gu looked at her with a hint of scrutiny in his eyes. The two of them stared at each other, Qiao Yuxian smiled and said, "Do you guess... I guessed it was you, or did I find out about you?" Mr. Gu’s eyebrows moved slightly, his eyes carrying a trace of light indifference. Qiao Yuxian still smiled, not afraid of him at all. She leaned close to him, lowered her voice. Like sharing a little secret, she softly said, "Not telling you." Mr. Gu: "......" Qiao Yuxian put her legs down, sat properly, and put on her slippers: "I’m heading back. Drive safely." She said this, then opened the door, and got out of the car. Mr. Gu watched her get out, close the door. A momentary unreadable expression crossed his eyes, somewhat intimidating, then he also got out of the car. Seeing him follow, Qiao Yuxian said, "You don’t need to walk me back, it’s so close. Just a few steps away." Mr. Gu said nothing, just walked beside her. Qiao Yuxian also didn’t say anything, just let him walk her to the villa gate. As a result, when she opened the gate to go in and turned to close it, she found Mr. Gu had one foot stepped in. Qiao Yuxian: "!!!" "What are you doing?" Qiao Yuxian looked at him, shocked. In her shocked expression, Mr. Gu mercilessly said two words: "Having an affair." Qiao Yuxian was stunned on the spot. Crack— A thunder exploded in her head, striking her head with flashes of white. Seeing her not move, Mr. Gu intended to step further in. Qiao Yuxian immediately blocked him, pushing him outward: "What are you doing? I was joking." Mr. Gu didn’t move an inch: "I took it seriously." Qiao Yuxian kept pushing him, she turned to look at the villa, whispered, "You, the dignified head of the Gu Family, how can you say those two words, and even take them seriously." "We are legal." Mr. Gu said again, calmly. Qiao Yuxian wished she could have knocked her own self from earlier ten minutes ago: "I said, only under the condition that I’m willing is it legal." Mr. Gu looked down at her. Unable to push him, Qiao Yuxian stopped trying, put her hands on her hips and eyed him up. Due to their height difference, she slightly tilted her head, wishing her fierce little expression could scare him away. But... Mr. Gu just looked at her. A few seconds later, Qiao Yuxian’s small mouth twitched, she closed her eyes, her little sobbing voice ready, "You’re bullying me." Mr. Gu: "......" "You’ve changed. You never bullied me." Qiao Yuxian’s breath hitched a couple of times as she turned her back, blinking hard, trying to squeeze out a couple of tears. To no avail, she then rubbed her eyes vigorously to make them redder, to look more pitiful. Then turned around again, continued with her sobbing voice, "It’s only been a short while since we got married, and you’re already like this. How will the days ahead go?" Mr. Gu, watching her every move unmistakably, then said, "Someone’s coming." Qiao Yuxian jumped in fright, regardless of her unshed tears, immediately ran behind Mr. Gu, hiding. A few seconds later, hearing nothing, she peeked her little head out, looking, there was no one. She walked in front of Mr. Gu, arms akimbo, cold face, continued glaring at him. Mr. Gu looked at her unreheased red eyes, raised his hand and touched her face: "Go back." The little cold face instantly collapsed, Qiao Yuxian said, "What about you?" "Returning to Fenglin Villa." After he said this, he stepped back, letting her close the gate. Qiao Yuxian huffed, "You just like to tease me." "I can also not tease you." Mr. Gu said. Not teasing means having an affair, apparently. Thinking of this, Qiao Yuxian immediately changed her expression, pleasingly said, "It’s okay, it’s okay. Tease me, tease me. I’m quite easy to tease." Listening to her words, Mr. Gu faintly curled his lips, his eyes also filled with laughter. It was like sunlight suddenly shining into a place of perpetual ice and snow. Extremely dazzling. Because of this smile, when Qiao Yuxian went back, washed up slowly, and lay on the bed, her face was still hot. She covered her face with both hands, buried herself in the quilt, dragging her voice, and shouted: "Save me. Cold beauty can steal souls—"