The instant he saw her, Gu Tingshen immediately let go of her hand.
Shen Suiwan’s gaze, however, merely passed calmly over the two of their hands.
He had already done what he had done, and still he wanted to cover his own ears to steal the bell [1]cover his own ears to steal the bell (yan er dao ling, 掩耳盜鈴) Idiom, pretending not to notice one’s own wrongdoing deceives no one but oneself jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_3299078_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_3299078_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });. It really was laughable.
“Wanwan…”
Gu Tingshen called out to her, but Shen Suiwan did not respond and walked straight back to the guest room where she was staying.
“Brother Tingshen, is Miss Shen unhappy?” Gu Xirou took hold of his arm and gave it a shake. “Why don’t you go and coax her?”
Gu Tingshen frowned. He had meant to say there was no need to bother with her, but for some reason he could not get the words out. He lightly shook off Gu Xirou’s hand and walked toward the guest room.
“…”
Gu Xirou’s expression stiffened slightly.
She had only said that as a figure of speech, she had not meant for him to actually go!
But on second thought, they still needed to borrow Shen Suiwan’s womb to have a child, so there was nothing to be done about it.
Heh… if she were not unable to bear children, that bitch would never have gotten the chance!
Shen Suiwan sat at the desk, about to take some more stomach medicine, when she suddenly heard the door open behind her.
“Wanwan, why did you come back early tonight?”
She knew it was Gu Tingshen, but she did not turn around and did not speak.
Gu Tingshen walked over to her, and seeing that she was taking medicine, he immediately asked with concern, “Taking medicine again? What’s bothering you?”
He picked up the pill box beside her and glanced at it. “Is your stomach bothering you again? Why didn’t you tell me?”
“There was no need,” Shen Suiwan said flatly.
Gu Tingshen looked at her, his eyes darkening slightly.
“Is your stomach very uncomfortable? I’ll rub it for you.”
As he spoke he reached out to touch her. Shen Suiwan’s nerves tensed and she immediately dodged backward, dragging the chair back some distance and scraping it across the floor with a harsh sound.
“Wanwan?” Gu Tingshen’s expression turned ugly.
“There’s no need.” Shen Suiwan stood up. “It isn’t very uncomfortable either. I want to rest, so please go out.”
“Is it because of what happened tonight that you’re unhappy?” Gu Tingshen raised his arms and embraced her. “Wanwan, be a little more sensible. Rourou has just arrived at the company. If you don’t give her face [2]give her face (gei mianzi, 給面子) Metaphor, show someone public deference so they don’t lose standing in front of others jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_3299078_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_3299078_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });, how is she supposed to establish herself in the president’s office from now on?”
Shen Suiwan’s lips curved derisively. “With you there, does she still need to worry about that?”
“It was only a glass of liquor. You don’t need to make so much of it, do you? It isn’t as if you never drank before.”
Shen Suiwan’s ten fingers tightened.
Gu Tingshen gave off a heavy smell of alcohol, and his tone as he spoke carried a hint of drunkenness. One look was enough to know he had drunk a great deal that evening.
As for Gu Xirou… Shen Suiwan had seen her just now, her eyes clear and her complexion normal.
She had probably not touched a drop that evening.
Gu Tingshen had protected her so well.
“Wanwan, you’re getting more and more willful.” Gu Tingshen grew even more displeased. “I see now, you were taking that stomach medicine on purpose for me to see, weren’t you? Leaving early without a word to anyone was one thing, and now you want to play this little trick in front of me. You only drank one glass of liquor that Rourou offered you, so how could that possibly ruin your stomach?”
He clearly knew that her stomach had been bad lately, and yet he still said such things.
Put plainly, it was nothing more than shielding Gu Xirou.
Shen Suiwan felt very tired. She could not be bothered to argue about any of this with Gu Tingshen, so she nodded perfunctorily. “Mm, everything you say is right. Can you go out now? I want to rest.”
For some reason, her being so magnanimous only made Gu Tingshen more irritated.
He knew she had always been sensible, but she was not entirely without a temper. After he had said all that just now, she actually did not argue at all?
And she wanted to drive him out on top of it.
Could it be that she did not want to share a bed with him?
Impossible. Shen Suiwan loved him deeply.
Gu Tingshen’s gaze gradually came to rest on her lips.
Because she was unwell, the color of her lips did not look good.
But whether it was the effect of the alcohol or not, he began to miss her taste.
His body reacted at once.
His throat bobbed twice, and he called her hoarsely, “Wanwan.”
Shen Suiwan’s heart jumped.
Because she had seen the desire in Gu Tingshen’s eyes.
“I said I want to rest. Get out!” She could not help reaching out to push him.
But Gu Tingshen took the chance to grab her wrist, his scorching breath seeming about to swallow her whole.
“Wanwan, I don’t want to go. Tonight… I’m staying here, sleeping with you.”
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