Gu Kuankuan stared at the dent in the car's body…
She remembered all the news stories she'd seen before—ordinary people who damaged someone's luxury car and got billed tens or even hundreds of thousands, ending up completely bankrupt.
Instantly, Gu Kuankuan was so frightened she started crying.
"Where are you hurt?"
Suddenly, a man's voice came from above her, cold and hard but tinged with a hint of concern.
Gu Kuankuan lifted her tearful head. "Lu Sui?"
"It's me." Lu Sui crouched down.
"This—this car is yours?"
Gu Kuankuan blinked her brimming eyes.
"Mm." Lu Sui reached out and wiped the tears from her face.
"We're husband and wife now. What's yours is mine. I crashed our own car, so I don't have to pay for it, right?"
Gu Kuankuan sniffled, asking pitifully.
So she'd been scared of being billed for damages—she'd frightened herself to tears.
Lu Sui said flatly, "You don't."
Off to the side, his friend Xie Qingmo overheard this exchange and was dumbfounded with shock.
When did Second Brother get married?
Hearing this, Gu Kuankuan let out a big breath, her small face relaxing.
The next second, Lu Sui scooped her up in his arms…
"Ah?" Gu Kuankuan hurriedly wrapped her arms around his neck, asking nervously, "W-what are you doing?"
"You scraped your knee. I'm taking you to the hospital to treat the wound," Lu Sui explained.
Xie Qingmo snapped out of it and hurriedly opened the back door of the car.
"Front seat," Lu Sui said coldly.
"!!!"
Xie Qingmo's eyes widened in shock. Even he had never sat in Second Brother's front seat.
"Wait, my e-bike…" Gu Kuankuan said hurriedly.
"Your home address?" Lu Sui asked.
Xie Qingmo's face filled with question marks.
This woman in a delivery uniform claimed they were husband and wife.
Second Brother had confirmed it.
And yet, his Second Brother actually didn't know his sister-in-law's home address?
Uh… his Second Brother seemed to be playing some very new, very trendy kind of game…
"I live at…"
Gu Kuankuan gave Lu Sui her address, then handed him her house keys too.
Lu Sui tossed the keys to Xie Qingmo. "You—ride her e-bike home."
With that, Lu Sui walked around to the other side of the car, got into the driver's seat, and started the engine…
Xie Qingmo watched the black luxury car kick up dust as it drove off without a backward glance.
Then he looked down at the old e-bike lying at his feet.
He was utterly dumbfounded.
Second Brother valued romance way too much over brotherhood.
He was actually making him, a man of such distinguished status, ride this piece of junk?
…
Lu Sui took Gu Kuankuan to the hospital. After her knee was treated, he prepared to take her home.
On the way back, Gu Kuankuan's stomach started growling.
She glanced at Lu Sui, just as he happened to look over at her.
She lowered her head in embarrassment, her small face flushing bright red.
Lu Sui turned the steering wheel. "I don't like eating alone. I was supposed to have dinner with Qingmo, but since I took you to the hospital to treat your wound, you can keep me company for dinner instead."
"Mm…"
Gu Kuankuan gave a small nod, feeling warm inside.
She knew Lu Sui only said that so she wouldn't feel embarrassed.
The way he spoke was cold and stiff.
But his actions were incredibly gentle!
Qinfeng Bistro.
Gu Kuankuan followed Lu Sui into a restaurant called "Qinfeng Bistro."
The decor looked extremely high-end, but there weren't many customers.
She had no idea that this unremarkably named restaurant was members-only, and served only a handful of members each day.
"Lu Sui, isn't this place really expensive?" Gu Kuankuan asked in a low voice.
"It's not expensive," Lu Sui said calmly and composedly.
He showed a black card to the restaurant manager, who immediately and respectfully led them to a private room.
"See what you'd like to eat." Lu Sui handed the menu to Gu Kuankuan.
Gu Kuankuan looked at the pictures on the menu. Every dish looked absolutely delicious.
There were no prices listed on the menu.
Afraid of being ripped off, Gu Kuankuan ended up ordering only a bowl of noodles.
Lu Sui glanced at her and said nothing, ordering a few dishes and two portions of rice.
Soon, their food arrived…
Gu Kuankuan stared at the bowl of noodles she'd ordered. It was tiny and delicate—gone in two bites?!
"You've never been to this restaurant, so it's normal that you didn't know the portions are small." Lu Sui placed a bowl of rice in front of her.
"Mm…"
Gu Kuankuan buried her head in embarrassment and slurped up a mouthful of noodles.
The moment the noodles hit her tongue, she was stunned by the flavor.
So delicious!
Gu Kuankuan thought to herself that maybe the restaurant's somewhat out-of-the-way location was why it had so few customers.
After finishing the noodles in two bites, Gu Kuankuan moved on to the rice and discovered that both the rice and the dishes were incredibly delicious!
When she was nearly done with her bowl of rice, Lu Sui ordered her another one. "You're too thin. Eat more."
"Lu Sui, we only met today. Why are you so good to me?" Gu Kuankuan couldn't help asking.
Back at the Gu family's place, that Young Master Lu of the foremost wealthy family had looked at her with disgust, calling her dirty and smelly, humiliating her in every way possible.
Earlier today, she had crashed into Lu Sui's car.
He was like a pure and holy god descended to earth. Seeing her injured knee, he had picked her up without a moment's hesitation.
Not a trace of disdain or disgust.
Lu Sui set down his chopsticks, sat up straight, and said in a cold, firm, earnest tone, "From the moment we got our marriage certificate, you became my wife. As your husband, treating my wife well is only right."
Sincerity is the ultimate killer move.
Gu Kuankuan was deeply moved inside.
"Lu Sui, I wrecked your car tonight. Once my dad gets better, I'll work hard to earn money and buy you an even better car!"
Gu Kuankuan considered the car brands she knew to be pretty decent.
Common ones like Mercedes, BMW, Land Rover… and rarer ones like Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Lincoln, and so on—she knew them all.
But the car Lu Sui drove tonight had a logo she had never seen before.
Gu Kuankuan figured Lu Sui's car probably wasn't expensive.
In the future, she would work hard to earn money and buy Lu Sui a Hongqi—majestic-looking, worthy of a handsome man like him!
The corner of Lu Sui's lips curved slightly. "Okay!"
His car cost over 600 million, and it was the only one in the world.
Unless Gu Kuankuan won a super jackpot in the lottery.
Or went to Las Vegas and won nonstop.
Otherwise, relying solely on her salary, the super-sized pie she'd just promised Lu Sui would be more than he could consume in a lifetime…
After dinner, Lu Sui prepared to take Gu Kuankuan home.
Xie Qingmo sent a WeChat message.
Xie Qingmo: Second Brother, as you instructed, I've delivered the beat-up little e-bike to Second Sister-in-law's place.
Xie Qingmo: Are you sure…
Xie Qingmo: This is Second Sister-in-law's home?
Xie Qingmo: [Images +2]
One photo, taken from outside, showed a small single-room red-brick bungalow.
The other photo showed the interior: a room of just over twenty square meters, with the bed separated from the kitchen and dining table by a cloth curtain, and the bathroom next to the kitchen—a sight that made one's heart ache.
A small electric stove sat in the corner, making the whole room feel especially cramped—one had to turn sideways just to walk through.
Yet the room was kept very clean and tidy.
Lu Sui glanced at Gu Kuankuan, who had eaten her fill and wore a satisfied expression, and his heart ached with a sour, stinging pain.
He knew she was short on money, but he had never imagined…
Lu Sui: Stay away from me from now on. I'm afraid your low IQ might be contagious.
The key Gu Kuankuan had given Xie Qingmo could open the door, which meant that place was her home.
Lu Sui opened the passenger door, and after Gu Kuankuan got in, he thoughtfully reclined the seat for her.
Exhausted from the long day, Gu Kuankuan leaned back comfortably and, before she knew it, fell asleep.
Thinking of how shabby her living conditions were, Lu Sui took her back to his villa…