Upon hearing this.
Gu Chiyu looked at his younger brother before him and asked with a smile, “So, do you want a divorce?”
Gu Yan narrowed his peach blossom eyes, making him appear even more devilishly charming.
“Such a good wife—I won’t divorce her.”
Gu Chiyu sat on the sofa, calmly took a sip of water, and spoke in a composed tone as he chatted.
Gu Chiyu asked, “What if Miaomiao insists on divorcing? What will you do?”
Gu Yan shrugged. “For now, she still cares about the Wen family. I threaten her from time to time, so she doesn’t dare to divorce me.”
Gu Chiyu curled his lips into a gentle smile. So that’s how it is—maintaining a marriage through threats?
“But… given her personality, when she reaches her breaking point, she’ll eventually divorce me.” Gu Yan’s gaze dimmed as he fiddled with the ring on his pinky finger.
“And then?”
“And then… I’ll just shamelessly cling to her.”
Gu Yan smirked mischievously, glanced at his second brother, and lazily draped his arm over the back of the sofa, crossing his legs in a carefree manner.
Gu Chiyu narrowed his eyes and smiled. He quite admired Gu Yan’s personality—decisive, daring to love and hate.
As for himself…
“The two sisters, Miaomiao and Xue’er, have quite similar personalities.” Gu Chiyu said with a gentle expression and a smile. “Xue’er is too clear-headed, even more rational than I am. She even chose to break up with me because of my mother, without any lingering attachment.”
As he spoke, Gu Chiyu felt somewhat helpless and gave a bitter smile.
Gu Yan glanced at him and teased, “Second Brother, this shows that you’re not all that important in her heart either.”
Gu Chiyu felt annoyed and retorted bluntly, “Well, you’re important in Miaomiao’s heart.”
Gu Yan: “…”
This second brother holds grudges too well.
Gu Yan waved his hand and changed the subject.
“How has the family been lately?”
Gu Chiyu replied with a smile, “Pretty good, aside from some idle gossip. By the way, did you fire Butler Bai?”
Gu Yan nodded. “Yes.”
Gu Chiyu said, “Butler Bai returned to the old mansion. He’s now working under Old Huang.”
Gu Yan sneered. “He was always Aunt Liu’s person. Why would I keep him?”
Gu Chiyu’s expression darkened slightly, feeling a pang of guilt. Their parents had always been biased against his younger brother, A’yan, simply because their grandfather favored him.
“A’yan…”
“Second Brother, you don’t need to look like that. We brothers get along just fine. What others think or do doesn’t matter.” Gu Yan spoke earnestly.
A look of relief appeared on Gu Chiyu’s face, but he still felt uneasy inside! He felt indignant on his brother’s behalf, but there was nothing he could do.
Their parents were simply biased.
3:30 p.m.
Wen Miaomiao woke up from hunger, put on her pink pajamas, and went downstairs, where she saw the two men on the sofa.
She rubbed her eyes and said in surprise, “Second Brother Gu, what brings you here?”
The next moment, her attention was captured by the dozens of cups of milk tea on the table…
“Miaomiao, I know you love milk tea, so I just bought these for you.” Gu Chiyu stood up and looked at her.
Wen Miaomiao stared at the milk tea, feeling overwhelmed by the unexpected favor.
“Second Brother Gu, did you move the entire milk tea shop into our home?”
Gu Chiyu smiled and said, “I didn’t know what you like to drink, so I bought one of each. There’s also coffee.”
Wen Miaomiao walked over cheerfully, picked a cup, inserted a straw, sat on the sofa, and happily took a sip.
“Second Brother, you must have something to ask of me today, right?”
Gu Chiyu nodded.
“If it’s about my sister, I can’t help.” Wen Miaomiao said casually.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yan couldn’t help but snort, covering his mouth as he laughed.
Gu Chiyu’s expression turned somewhat unpleasant. The feeling of being dumped was truly unbearable.
“Miaomiao, Second Brother Gu can only count on you now.”
“…”
Wen Miaomiao immediately felt immense pressure. Considering the large number of milk teas, she picked up her phone and called her older sister, Wen Ruoxue.
Soon, the call connected.
“Speak if you have something to say.” Wen Ruoxue’s side was filled with noisy music, as if she were in a bar.
“Sis, are you going to break up with Second Brother Gu?” Wen Miaomiao asked while chewing on tapioca pearls.
“Yeah.”
“Sis, don’t break up with him. Second Brother Gu is such a good person—handsome, gentle. Don’t you like refined scoundrels who wear glasses the most?”
After she finished speaking, Gu Chiyu felt helpless.
Refined scoundrel? Is that supposed to be a compliment?
Wen Ruoxue laughed and asked, “Wen Miaomiao, what did he promise you?”
Wen Miaomiao replied honestly, “Nothing much, just a few cups of milk tea.”
Wen Ruoxue: “A few cups of milk tea, and you’re already bought over?”
Wen Miaomiao glanced up at the mountain of milk teas piled on the table.
“Not just a few—there’s a whole lot.”
“Wen Miaomiao!”
Miaomiao immediately sensed her sister was in a bad mood and quickly hung up the phone in fear.
Her frightened little face made it clear to the two men that Miaomiao was quite afraid of her sister.
Gu Chiyu sighed softly, feeling frustrated and unsure how to win back the person he liked.
“Second Brother Gu, my sister is probably at a bar. She’s in a bad mood. You should go find her—maybe there’s still hope,” Wen Miaomiao suggested.
“But which bar is she at?” Gu Chiyu asked.
“I’ll tell you.”
Wen Miaomiao told him the name of the bar her sister frequented.
Gu Chiyu immediately set off, driving to the bar to find her.
After he left.
Gu Yan picked up an iced Americano, but Wen Miaomiao stopped him. “That was bought for me by Second Brother Gu! What are you drinking?”
Gu Yan looked at her, amused by how protective she was of her food.
“Are you sure you can finish all of these?”
“I can finish them!”
Wen Miaomiao’s eyes were firm, her little face filled with determination.
Gu Yan clapped his hands, called Gu Han over, and had all the milk teas taken away and distributed to the maids, one cup each.
Wen Miaomiao’s face flushed red with anger, but there was nothing she could do.
“Gu Yan, you dog of a man!”
She jumped onto the sofa, pointing at Gu Yan and cursing.
Gu Yan was too tall. He looked at the woman before him, his eyes filled with affection, and soothed her, “Be good. Drinking too much milk tea can lead to diabetes. Your husband is just looking out for you.”
Wen Miaomiao: “My blood sugar is perfectly normal!”
Gu Yan: “Gu Han, go get the blood glucose meter!”
Wen Miaomiao: “I’m not getting pricked!”
She immediately backed down, curling up on the sofa. After finishing her milk tea, she placed the cup on the table and refused to drink any more.
Gu Yan walked over, wrapped his arm around her shoulder domineeringly, and whispered, “Who are you calling a dog of a man? Was last night’s lesson not enough?”
Wen Miaomiao’s face flushed bright red with embarrassment. She tried to push him away but couldn’t.
“From now on, every time you mention divorce, I’ll do you ten times until you can’t even get out of bed.”
“You beast! Gu Yan!”
Wen Miaomiao was furious, clawing and scratching at him wildly, even pulling his hair.
He didn’t resist at all, sitting there calmly and letting her vent.
Soon, his hair was disheveled, and there were several obvious red scratch marks on his neck.
“Huff.” Wen Miaomiao stopped, panting heavily.
Gu Yan pointed to his messy hair and injured neck and asked softly, “Does this count as domestic violence?”
“Yes, go ahead and sue me.”
Wen Miaomiao got off the sofa and confidently ran to the kitchen to ask Aunt Wang if dinner was ready, as she was hungry.
At that moment, Gu Han brought people over to clean up the carpet and saw Gu Yan’s appearance…
He nearly burst out laughing.
“Young master… what kind of look is this?”
Gu Yan shot him a sharp glare, startling Gu Han into lowering his head, not daring to look again.
Gu Yan walked over to the floor-length mirror, tidied his hair slightly, and felt he was still as handsome and charming as ever.
Suddenly, a new message popped up on his phone.
[Ah Yan, Grandpa is back. We’re going to the old mansion tomorrow night.] — Gu Chiyu.
[Got it.]
After replying, Gu Yan’s gaze turned cold and sinister, ready to deal with those old fools at the old mansion tomorrow.