Waking up, heavy snow was falling outside the window once more.
When Nan Qiu came upstairs to knock on the door, Gu Anyun was already awake.
She sat on the bed, watching the fluttering snowflakes outside through the open curtains.
The sky was gloomy, sapping any motivation to get out of bed.
“Young Mistress, I’m coming in.”
Nan Qiu pushed the door open and entered. The bed was already empty, and the sound of running water came from the bathroom.
This was the first time this winter Gu Anyun hadn’t lingered in bed.
A bit unusual.
After finishing her morning routine, Gu Anyun turned and walked out of the bathroom.
Nan Qiu stood by the bed, giving a slight bow. “Young Mistress, good morning.”
“Good morning.”
Gu Anyun responded indifferently and walked over to sit at the vanity.
Nan Qiu watched her methodically go through her skincare routine as usual, her expression somewhat dazed.
When the young master wasn’t around, the young mistress’s behavior didn’t seem any different from usual?
“Nan Qiu.”
“Coming.” Nan Qiu snapped back to attention, took a few steps forward, and stood behind Gu Anyun. “Young Mistress, what do you need?”
Gu Anyun held two lipsticks in her hand, looking at Nan Qiu through the mirror. “Help me see which one suits my makeup today?”
Nan Qiu was startled. The young mistress was asking her to help choose a lipstick?
In the past, Gu Anyun had always been very decisive about her aesthetic preferences. This was the first time she had ever made such a request.
“Let me see.”
Nan Qiu leaned in to examine Gu Anyun’s makeup.
Her makeup today had a subtle trick to it. At first glance, it looked like a bare face, but in reality, it was quite intricate—the currently popular “pure desire” no-makeup makeup look.
This kind of makeup could elevate the appearance of an average-looking girl by several levels, let alone someone like Gu Anyun!
The more Nan Qiu looked, the more her face flushed.
Her young mistress’s face was truly captivating… oh, wait, perhaps not just for men, but for women too!
She couldn’t even imagine how her young master would react upon seeing this.
Gu Anyun frowned, looking at Nan Qiu who hadn’t answered for a while. “Is it that hard to choose?”
“No, I think…” Nan Qiu cleared her throat and said sincerely, “I think Young Mistress is so beautiful that any shade would look good on you.”
Gu Anyun: “…”
That was no help at all.
She just wanted to dress up beautifully to pick up her husband from the hospital, so why was it so troublesome!
She bit her lip, opened both lipsticks, and drew two lines on her wrist. “Nan Qiu, give me my phone.”
Nan Qiu picked up the phone from the bedside table and handed it to Gu Anyun.
Gu Anyun opened the camera, took a photo of her wrist with the lipstick swatches, then opened WeChat to find Jin Chenyue’s contact.
She scrolled through her message list for a long time but couldn’t find Jin Chenyue’s WeChat!
What was going on?
Gu Anyun frowned, opened her contact management, and searched for “husband.”
No results!
Gu Anyun’s brow furrowed, a row of question marks scrolling through her mind.
What was happening??!
She tried hard to remember but couldn’t recall anything. Her mind went completely blank at that moment.
An inexplicable sense of anxiety rose in Gu Anyun’s heart. She typed “Jin Chenyue” into the search bar again.
Still, no such contact existed!
Now, she couldn’t stay calm.
She looked up, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion and a hint of anxiety.
She looked at Nan Qiu, her tone plaintive. “Nan Qiu, I can’t find my husband’s WeChat.”
Nan Qiu froze.”How could I not have my husband’s WeChat when we’re so deeply in love?”
Nan Qiu screamed internally: You’re not in love! And it’s not that you don’t have the young master’s WeChat! You deleted his WeChat the day after your wedding three years ago!
But that was definitely something she couldn’t say.
Nan Qiu’s mind raced as she replied calmly, “Young Madam, have you forgotten? Last week you got into an argument with the young master, blocked him, and then deleted him.”
Gu Anyun: “???”
She had an argument with Jin Chenyue? And took the initiative to block and delete him?
Why didn’t she have any memory of this at all?
Gu Anyun tried hard to recall, but her mind drew a complete blank about this incident.
She shook her head, her gaze at Nan Qiu tinged with a hint of grievance. “My husband and I have such a good relationship, I love him so much, how could I possibly bear to block and delete him!”
Nan Qiu was thrown off by her sweet, coquettish tone. “…Well, even the most loving couples have their quarrels sometimes!”
“I have absolutely no memory of this!” Gu Anyun stared at Nan Qiu, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly. “Nan Qiu, tell me the truth, what’s really going on between me and my husband?”
Nan Qiu broke out in a cold sweat, cautiously probing, “Young Madam, have you really forgotten?”
Gu Anyun shook her head. “I can’t remember at all.”
Nan Qiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Having no memory was a good thing—it made it easier for her to spin a tale with her eyes wide open!
“Young Madam, you’ve always been very concerned about the young master’s health. After marriage, you and the young master agreed that he would avoid drinking at social events whenever possible, and if he couldn’t refuse, he’d only have a little. But that day, for some reason, the young master drank too much and came home drunk. You were so angry that you blocked him. Later, you were in a car accident and were unconscious for three days. The young master was busy taking care of you and didn’t have time to coax you into adding him back.”
There was actually such a thing?!
Gu Anyun raised her hand and rubbed the back of her head. The spot where she had been hit was still slightly swollen, but the pain wasn’t as intense as yesterday.
She sighed. She believed Nan Qiu’s words.
Given Jin Chenyue’s current status and position, he really shouldn’t have gotten that drunk—it showed a lack of care for his own health. Since she loved Jin Chenyung so much, it was normal for her to be angry.
As for why she had no memory of this at all, Gu Anyun thought it must be a side effect of the car accident.
Actually, after waking up, she had noticed that some of her memories had become blurry, and some were even fragmented and not very coherent. But she wasn’t too worried, after all, Jin Chenyue had brought in so many experts to examine her thoroughly, and they all said there was no problem.
As for her memory, it might recover on its own after some time.
Thinking this, Gu Anyun stopped dwelling on it.
She put down her phone and chose one of the lipsticks to apply.
When selecting her outfit, Gu Anyun picked a dress designed by Lian Caige.
It had a cheongsam-style collar and an A-line skirt that cinched her waist, making it appear slender and delicate. The skirt fell three centimeters above her knees, elegant yet with a touch of playfulness.
In the past, she rarely wore short skirts. Many short dresses had been destined to be mere decorations from the day they were delivered to her walk-in closet.
Nan Qiu watched her twirl in front of the full-length mirror in her new dress and couldn’t help but marvel—this pure yet alluring aura was exactly like her biological mother, actress Cui Ying, in her youth.Cui Tang was once a global sensation, winning Best Actress awards left and right. But what truly amazed people wasn’t just her acting—it was her unique “pure yet seductive” aura, something no one in the industry could ever replicate or imitate. Back then, the Chinese entertainment industry even crowned her the “Goddess of Pure Seduction.”
Nan Qiu thought to herself, it’s a good thing Gu Anyun never entered the entertainment industry. If she had, she would undoubtedly have been constantly compared to Cui Tang.
…
After breakfast, Gu Anyun asked Nan Qiu to have the driver bring the car around.
Nan Qiu was a bit surprised. “Are you going out, Madam?”
“Of course,” Gu Anyun replied, holding her delicate purse with her slender, beautiful hands. “My husband is being discharged from the hospital today. As his wife, I should personally go pick him up!”
Nan Qiu: “…”
But your husband has already been discharged—not only that, he even flew away overnight.