“Tsk, tsk, tsk…
no wonder Jin always says you’re oblivious, Yuchen.
I think he’s spot on!”
Suddenly, a coy, teasing voice interrupted the deadly silence in the room.
She turned sharply, only to see a svelte woman squeezing in through the slightly ajar door.
Xu Jiaojiao lived up to her name, her cool remarks carried an irresistibly sweet allure as they came from her lips.
Despite being just a few steps away from Si Yuchen behind the screen, she made her approach with a tantalizing sway, enchanting and seductive.
“What are you doing here!”
Unable to hide the disgust in his eyes, he glanced at her.
Xu Jiaojiao’s smile stiffened instantly, and she smacked the back of his head with her hand.
“Call me sister-in-law!” No manners at all!
Xu Jiaojiao’s entrance was too overwhelming, and given her excessively sweet appearance, this stark contrast in her actions left Gu Xiaonuan somewhat unable to cope.
She stared at Xu Jiaojiao, almost captivated by her charm.
“Not bad, Yuchen, you’ve got good taste this time.” Her gaze quickly swept over Gu Xiaonuan without lingering too long, but she had already looked Gu Xiaonuan up and down.
Much better than the six requirements he used to insist on.
“Sister-in-law…” he ground his teeth, almost crushing them, “I’m attending to guests right now.
If you’ve got something to do, go ahead!”
“Attending to guests?” Xu Jiaojiao was puzzled, pointing at the disheveled Gu Xijue, “Is this how you treat guests?
If I hadn’t come, would you have beaten him to death?
I really can’t be bothered with you.
Competing for a girl between two men isn’t done like this.
You think this is overseas?
Women there fall for the victor, while women here tend to sympathize with the loser.
Nuannuan, tell me, don’t you now have a bigger crush on the handsome guy sitting on the floor?”
Her guilt-ridden gaze eventually fell on her brother, “Si Yuchen, let my brother go.”
Xu Jiaojiao put on a ‘told you so’ look, shrugging and giving Gu Xiaonuan an ‘I knew it’ expression.
She liked this sister-in-law: straightforward, outspoken, and genuinely emotional—much better than the green tea bitches and white lotuses Yuchen had dated before.
Gu Xijue forced himself to stand, “Nuannuan, let’s go.”
It was true that the Si Family was a century-old esteemed family in Sea City, but he, Gu Xijue, was not someone to be insulted at will.
And neither was his Nuannuan.
Xu Jiaojiao looked at Gu Xijue appreciatively.
Having seen plenty of losers grovel at Yuchen’s feet, Gu Xijue seemed to shine in her eyes.
He was a real man, and Yuchen had met his match.
But…
He’s also a Gu?
She recalled that just two days ago, during a casual card game together, Yuchen mentioned that his grandfather had taken a liking to a girl surnamed Gu, named Gu Xiaonuan.
Oh boy, things seemed to be more complicated than she had anticipated!
His water-colored thin lips curled into an arrogant curve.
After pondering for a moment, he then casually released Gu Xiaonuan with a faint smile, his voice, rich and magnetic, reaching her ear, “Have dinner before you go, don’t let Li go to all that trouble for nothing!”
She didn’t dare refuse since she was already sweating bullets.
Her heart felt like it was about to leap out of her chest.
She took a step back to put some distance between them before she dared to speak, “Do you have a first-aid kit?
I need to tend to my brother’s wounds.”
Why was she so spineless?
Could he actually kill her brother on the spot if she outright refused him?
If she remembered correctly, he was a doctor who saved lives, not a cold-hearted mob boss who killed without blinking.
Yet, the sense of danger emanating from him made one involuntarily submit at his feet, worshiping him as if he were the heavens.