Because of Gu Yian's bad family background, he was assigned directly to a mountaintop when he was sent here. It could be said that every brick and tile of the house was added by Gu Yian and Hu Tianyou.
As a result, there were no other houses for several kilometers around. Although it was desolate, it was also quite convenient.
Thinking of what Hu Tianyou had said, Gu Yian hesitated for a long time before finally asking, "Yueyue, can I bring someone home for dinner tonight?"
Although Jiang Shiyue was a little surprised, this was, after all, the first time Gu Yian had asked her for anything. It was just a matter of adding an extra pair of chopsticks, so there was no reason to refuse.
Besides, having one more person for dinner would indeed make things a bit livelier.
With this thought, Jiang Shiyue nodded readily in agreement. "Sure. In that case, I'll buy some groceries when I come back from town later."
Gu Yian shook his head. "No need. I brought a fish back earlier. I'll go prepare it later. Let's just have fish tonight."
After all, it weighed several catties, which should be enough for three people.
Jiang Shiyue was somewhat amused. "You're inviting someone to dinner, after all. Just one dish?"
Even though she didn't know who Gu Yian was inviting, since he was bringing them home, she figured it must be a friend.
She was, however, rather shocked by Gu Yian's luck. One moment it was a wild rabbit, the next a fish. It seemed like he had wild game every day.
She swallowed the last mouthful of rice and put down her bowl and chopsticks. "You don't have to worry about this. He's your friend, after all. We can't just send him off with a single dish when you've invited him over."
Gu Yian opened his mouth, but in the end, only managed to say, "Alright."
She stood up, brought out the suitcase she had packed earlier, and patted Gu Yian's shoulder. "Remember to wash the dishes! I'm heading out!"
Seeing the suitcase in Jiang Shiyue's hand, Gu Yian's eyes narrowed. He stood up, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her into his arms, his tone tinged with panic. "Why are you still carrying your suitcase?"
Jiang Shiyue hadn't expected Gu Yian to be so insecure, thinking she was about to leave just because she was holding a suitcase.
It was a little funny, and a little helpless.
She explained, "The things inside are for the business I'm planning to do. I'm not leaving."
After speaking, she winked at Gu Yian with a teasing look. "Besides, I've already called my mom and told her about us. Even if I wanted to leave now, I couldn't!"
Only then did Gu Yian realize he had overreacted. He immediately let go of Jiang Shiyue's hand and stammered, "Yueyue… I didn't mean anything else, I was just… afraid you'd regret it."
After all, Jiang Shiyue was only nineteen, while he was already twenty-six. There was a several-year age gap between them, and he had a scar on his face. Compared to Liang Zeyuan, besides being physically stronger, he seemed to have no other redeeming qualities.
Even though Jiang Shiyue was his woman now, he was still on edge, terrified that she would regret it.
He knew that Jiang Shiyue's affection for Liang Zeyuan had been more than just a little.
Meeting Gu Yian's somewhat uneasy gaze, Jiang Shiyue sighed silently in her heart.
It seemed it wasn't just women who lacked a sense of security; men often did too.
Jiang Shiyue put down the suitcase, took Gu Yian's hand, and said, word by word, "I really don't like Liang Zeyuan anymore, so you don't have to worry that I'll regret this."
With a ticking time bomb like Liang Zeyuan around, it was better to make some things clear to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings later.
She had just managed to get Gu Yian's attitude toward her to soften a little; she couldn't let someone's instigation send them right back to square one.
"Since we're married now, you are my man, and I will always be loyal to you. Of course, I hope you can always be loyal to me too."
As a thought occurred to her, Jiang Shiyue let go of Gu Yian's hand. "And I'm the type of person who can't tolerate sand in my eyes. I can't accept the presence of another person in a two-person relationship. So if you ever fall for someone else, you can tell me, and we can get a divorce at any time."
Hearing this, Gu Yian immediately grabbed Jiang Shiyue's hand and promised resolutely, "There will be no one else."
Jiang Shiyue simply raised her index finger and placed it on Gu Yian's lips. "It's better not to make promises like that so casually. After all, the future is long and full of temptations. Be careful of a slap in the face later."
She knew that in the modern era, there were plenty of cases where once-loving couples were torn apart by a third party. In fact, there were many.
Yes, there was genuine love at the beginning, but some genuine feelings could easily spoil when they couldn't withstand temptation.
She had once seen a video about a very loving couple who had been together from their school uniforms to their wedding dress, a total of twelve years. The woman had even had three abortions for the man. A year after they married, the woman got pregnant again and later gave birth to a son.
But right after her postpartum confinement, she discovered that the man had already cheated on her while she was pregnant, and during that time, he had bought his mistress a lot of jewelry.
The key was, the mistress was five years older than him.
So, nothing was impossible. A man's promise was something to be heard, but not taken too seriously.
Right now, she was merely attracted to Gu Yian's body. As for how much she loved him, there truly wasn't much.
Even she herself didn't know how long this affection of hers would last, let alone Gu Yian.
It was a known fact that when a man and a woman faced the same temptation, it was always the man who couldn't resist first.
Although Gu Yian didn't know what "slap in the face" meant, he could guess its general meaning from Jiang Shiyue's expression.
He stared at Jiang Shiyue with a burning gaze. "Yueyue, don't worry. I, Gu Yian, will only ever love you, one woman, in this lifetime."
He then raised his hand. "If I fail to do so, may I never achieve anything in my life."
Emmm, there was no need to be so harsh.
But hearing Gu Yian say he would only love her, she still felt a little happy in her heart.
It felt like a crush she was interested in telling her, "I only like you."
Could anything be happier than that?
Jiang Shiyue fanned her cheeks with her hand, trying to calm herself down.
"Alright, I'm going to town. If I don't go now, it'll be dark by the time I get back."
Although Jiang Shiyue didn't respond to his words, he knew that slow and steady wins the race.
Jiang Shiyue might not believe him now, but one day she would.
He would prove everything with his actions!
With this thought, Gu Yian composed himself. "Then be careful on the road."
Jiang Shiyue picked up her suitcase. "Got it."
She waved at Gu Yian, walked into the courtyard, tied the suitcase to the back rack, then got on her bicycle and left without a backward glance.
Gu Yian retracted his gaze and finally began to clear the leftovers from the table.