Gu Fengying’s provocation was unintentionally very successful, cleverly hitting Gu Zhifeng’s sore spot. If his face hadn’t been covered by his clothes, his expression would have been quite unpleasant.
”And what is your relationship with him?” His voice trembled. “Is it any of your business to say that?”
“He’s my brother’s fiancée, isn’t it only right that I take care of him?” Gu Fengying asked with a smile. “Besides, Xiaoxi likes me.”
”He likes you?” Gu Zhifeng laughed angrily. “You’ve fooled him, haven’t you? Gu Fengying, how long can you keep up this act?”
”How could I lie to Xiaoxi?”
Gu Fengying gently squeezed Xu Juexi’s fingers: “You weren’t scared by this madman, were you?”
Xu Juexi was puzzled by the inexplicable tension between the two and gently shook his head at Gu Fengying.
Gu Fengying then raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over Gu Zhifeng with indifference: “If you want to be blocked here later, then keep making a scene. Anyway, I’m not the one who’s worried about not being able to leave.”
Gu Zhifeng chuckled, ultimately not continuing to speak to Gu Fengying. He looked at Xu Juexi: “Sister-in-law, why are you sitting so close to him? Didn’t I give you enough pleasure last night? Why are you in such a hurry to seduce another man?”
Before Xu Juexi could answer, he turned to Gu Fengying and said, “You know what? Last night when he called me ‘husband,’ he was so lewd…”
Gu Fengying tapped his fingers on the table, interrupting Gu Zhifeng’s blunt and explicit words, his face unusually devoid of a smile.
As the waiter passed by again to serve the dishes, Gu Fengying pushed the cake that had been placed on the table in front of Gu Zhifeng and said, “Eat it, it’s walnut flavored, good for your brain, and will help treat your mental illness.”
He didn’t give Gu Fengying another glance, but looked at Xu Juexi, who was fidgeting because of Gu Zhifeng’s words: “Do you still want to eat?”
Xu Juexi pursed his lips and gently shook his head.
”Then I’ll take you there first.”
After saying that, he pulled the person up and prepared to leave, then turned to look at Gu Zhifeng: “If you cause any more trouble, I’ll call the doctor right now and have him take you back to the mental hospital and lock you up for two days. You probably don’t want to be arrested in the street, do you, a big star? Speaking of which, I’m actually looking forward to this kind of news.”
Gu Zhifeng frowned: “Where do you want him to go?”
“It has nothing to do with you,” Gu Fengying said.
Gu Zhifeng stood up and tried to grab Xu Juexi’s hand, but he missed. Instead, the omega moved closer to Gu Fengying.
Gu Zhifeng still wanted to keep Xu Juexi there. But Xu Juexi’s expression was rather unpleasant, and after realizing what was happening, he paused, missing the best opportunity. After all, a cake shop is a public place with a large and diverse crowd; if they made a big fuss, it would inevitably attract a crowd.
In the end, he could only watch the two figures slowly walk away hand in hand.
He felt irritated and still didn’t understand why, even though Gu Fengying approached Xu Juexi with similar motives to himself, Xu Juexi was closer to him than he was.
He clearly just wanted to… simply get Xu Juexi.
I want it, I only want it.
”I should have known better than to bring him out.”
Gu Fengying sighed softly and said, “I originally wanted to find a free driver so I could talk to Xiaoxi more on the way. I didn’t expect the third brother to act crazy again.”
As he spoke, he looked down at Xu Juexi and noticed that his face was a little pale and he was biting his lower lip tightly, so he quickly stopped and asked, “What’s wrong?”
”I…” Xu Juexi’s voice trembled slightly. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said, “Could you please not tell Mr. Gu… about what Gu Zhifeng said, I…”
From the moment Gu Zhifeng bluntly pointed out those things in front of Gu Fengying, Xu Juexi felt a chill run down his spine. Now, as he began to beg Gu Fengying, he finally couldn’t hold back any longer, and tears welled up in his eyes.
”Why are you crying all of a sudden?” Gu Fengying was clearly startled by his sudden strong reaction. He cupped Xu Juexi’s face and wiped away his tears. “Don’t cry yet, tell me slowly.”
”Please don’t say it… okay?” Xu Juexi pleaded slowly, sobbing, “If Mr. Gu finds out, I’ll die.”
”I’ll do anything you want, I…”
He suddenly felt a surge of urgency to prove himself. Then, remembering what Gu Zhifeng had said about Gu Fengying being like him, and recalling the kiss that had just occurred—a kiss that could hardly be called a kiss—he suddenly threw himself at Gu Fengying, saying, “I can…”
”Xiaoxi.” Gu Fengying suddenly called his name seriously and pressed him down: “Don’t do this.”
”Don’t do things you don’t want to do,” Gu Fengying said. “No one can force you. And you shouldn’t be forced by anyone.”
Xu Juexi’s eyes were still filled with tears as he stared blankly at him.
Gu Fengying gently stroked the top of his head and said, “Alright, let’s go. I won’t tell my brother anything.”
”Really?”
Gu Fengying nodded, and finally tried to change the subject to cheer Xu Juexi up: “The original plan was to take you to other places to play after we finished eating the cake.”
”…Where to?”
”You’ll see when we get there,” Gu Fengying said with a smile.
He drove Xu Juexi towards the other side of the city. The car entered a villa area and finally stopped in front of a villa with a simple decoration style. He told Xu Juexi, who was in the passenger seat, to get out and wait for him.
After parking the car, he led Xu Juexi into the villa.
”Where is this place?”
Xu Juexi followed Gu Fengying inside and asked.
“It’s my own house,” Gu Fengying said. “Or rather, it’s my studio.”
Gu Fengying unlocked the door, and Xu Juexi suddenly saw a light yellow figure flash by. Something pounced on his lap, and he looked down and exclaimed, “…a puppy!”
”My friend didn’t have time to take care of it a while ago, so he entrusted it to me. It’s a little pine cub, only three months old, and still drinking milk.”
Xu Juexi’s eyes lit up noticeably: “What’s its name?”
”It doesn’t have a name yet.” Gu Fengying asked with a smile, “Xiaoxi, would you like to name it?”
”Is that okay?” Xu Juexi asked excitedly, “…But I’m not very good at naming things.”
“Of course you can,” Gu Fengying said. “It’s okay, no rush. You can name it when you’ve thought it through.”
He poured water for Xu Juexi and said, “There are dog toys in the cabinet over there. If you want, you can play with him for a while in the yard outside.”
He said, “I still have some work to take care of, Xiaoxi, wait for me, I’ll come and keep you company later?”
Xu Juexi nodded obediently.
When Gu Zhifeng came upstairs, he picked up the puppy and examined it carefully.
The puppy obediently let him pick it up without struggling, its big eyes staring back at him, which Xu Juexi found amazing.
He rarely has the opportunity to be so close to animals; the warmth and softness of life in his hands is a very novel experience.
The puppy smelled nice, probably because it had just had a bath. Xu Juexi buried his face in its fluffy belly and took a sniff, then asked it, “What should I call you?”
He put the puppy on the ground, and the little guy followed him closely, wagging his tail happily.
He found the dog treats in the direction Gu Fengying pointed out and began to learn how to teach the puppy to squat and shake hands, following the methods he found online.
The puppy was a bit slow and sometimes didn’t quite understand what Xu Juexi meant, but it was quite enthusiastic about the freeze-dried food in Xu Juexi’s hands.
Seeing the puppy’s pleading expression, Xu Juexi couldn’t resist giving it freeze-dried food. In the end, the puppy didn’t learn anything, but Xu Juexi had already lost more than half a bag of freeze-dried food.
When Gu Fengying came downstairs again, he saw Xu Juexi sitting on the sofa, holding a dog and scrolling through his phone.
He approached with a smile: “Tired of playing?”
Xu Juexi looked up: “Are you done with your work?”
He put the dog down, stood up and walked over to Gu Fengying, saying, “I’ve been teaching it all afternoon and it hasn’t learned anything. I’ve given it two names, one is ‘Benben’ and the other is ‘Shasha.’ Which one do you think sounds better?”
”It’s still a puppy,” Gu Fengying said with a smile. “It looks like you guys are having a lot of fun.”
Xu Juexi nodded.
”As long as you’re happy. Okay, go wash your hands, then come upstairs with me.”
”What are you going to do?” Xu Juexi asked.
”You’ll know once you get here.”
Xu Juexi was taken to the upstairs workshop by Gu Fengying.
It’s quite spacious here, and the lights are bright.
Gu Fengying turned around and said gently, “From the first moment I saw Xiaoxi, I thought you were exceptionally beautiful.”
”Would you like to be my model, Xiaoxi?”
”model?”
Gu Fengying nodded: “I’ll make you clothes.”
”We need to measure your body measurements first, so that the clothes will fit you better.”
He picked up the measuring tape and asked Xu Juexi, “This might be a bit offensive, is that alright?”
Xu Juexi gave a soft “hmm”.
Gu Fengying approached Xu Juexi from behind and gently wrapped the soft ruler around Xu Juexi’s waist in a hugging motion.
The scent of flowers surrounded Xu Juexi, and the tips of his ears quickly turned red.
The man’s hand brushed across the sensitive skin on his waist, his slender fingers teasing him in an ambiguous way, yet also seeming like a routine measurement, making Xu Juexi almost tremble slightly.
”Xiaoxi,”
Gu Fengying gestured for Xu Juexi to look up at the mirror in front of him, murmuring, “Your waist is so thin…”
He gestured: “This way… I can hold it completely.”