《Reborn To Love》


 Chapter 1 She Was Reborn?

    <h4>Chapter 1 She Was Reborn?</h4>


    The weather was very nice today. . .


    Perfect for a day to die.


    He Xinyanid in the middle of the road, staring into the sky as a pool of blood formed around her.


    She wondered if anyone noticed how beautiful the sky was today, how the blue was light and dark all at once. The sky was dappled with a lot of fluffy clouds, a beauty over the dying body.


    The cardboard box had tipped over, her belongings from home falling out onto the street. A picture of her mother. . . a recent newspaper about her. . .


    So this was how she was going to die. The honking of cars didn''t stop even with a body right in front of their path, and a small crowd was beginning to form as they whispered about her.


    He Xinyan couldn''t hear whether they were discussing her car ident, or if they had recognized her and were talking about the fake stories Li Yuyan had made up.


    She thought about the past few years of her life, how she was hated and scolded by everyone.


    None of that mattered now. He Xinyan felt her consciousness slowly leave her as her vision began to get blurry.


    She roughly heard the sound of a car door m, and slow but strong footsteps getting louder and louder.


    The world was beginning to spin and she wanted to sleep. Thest thing she saw before falling asleep was a face; a very very handsome face. . .


    ---


    Nobody could be seen outside on the college grounds because of the hot summer weather. The ground smoldered and even the birds were silent.


    It was a weekend, so everyone chose to not leave their dorm rooms. The air conditioner in the room was open, making it a little more bearable inside the two-person dorm.


    He Xinyan was deep asleep on the small bed, her body totally at peace.


    Suddenly, her chest rose and she moaned as she felt herself suffocating. With a gasp, He Xinyan''s eyes opened as she took rapid and shallow breaths.


    She slowly sat up on the bed and looked around. This wasn''t her room! She rubbed her eyes a few times and looked again.


    He Xinyan remembered that this was the dorm from her college eight years ago. As a senior, she was lucky enough to get a two-person dorm with only her and her best friend.


    But why was she here?


    He Xinyan slowly got out of the bed and wobbled a little before regaining her bnce. She looked around the walls for a calendar but didn''t see any.


    Her eyes moved to the desk and she quickly picked up the phone. The time was 2:37 P.M., and the date was 6/2. It didn''t show the year, so He Xinyan quickly opened the calendar. The year was. . . 20XX!


    Eight years ago! 20XX was eight years ago! How did she get here?


    He Xinyan tried to think back to what happened before she lost consciousness, but everything was in broken fragments.


    Car ident! Xinyan''s eyes widened as she suddenly remembered that she got into a car ident! Was she dreaming? Maybe she was in aa and was only dreaming right now.


    Yes, that must be it! He Xinyan paced around the room nervously as she tried to wake up. If this was a dream. . . she shouldn''t feel any pain.


    He Xinyan brought one hand up and firmly pped it across her cheek, "Ah!"


    At the exact moment, the door to the room opened and Wu Minger walked in, "Xinyan! What are you doing?"


    The smell of food entered He Xinyan''s nose and she noticed the bag of chicken her best friend was holding. If this was a dream, why did she smell the food and why did she feel the pain?


    Her eyes darted up to Wu Minger''s face and she gasped. Since when did Minger have short hair?


    "Minger, what is today''s date?"


    Wu Minger scrunched her face up as if she was looking at an idiot, "It''s June 2, 20XX. What''s wrong with you?"


    He Xinyan put one hand up to her forehead and closed her eyes. This did not feel like a dream. Then why was she here?


    Was it possible. . . she was reborn?


    Right now, she was only 22 years old, the stage of her life when her beauty was in perfect bloom! He Xinyan thought back to this time. . .


    Yes, she should be dating Su Zhiming right now. Upon thinking about his name, He Xinyan gritted her teeth together in disgust and anger.


    Su Zhiming went to the same school as her, XX Film University, and was one year older than He Xinyan. Since He Xinyan first entered the school, Su Zhiming began chasing her, saying how deeply in love he was with her.


    At first, He Xinyan had no interest in him and rejected him several times. However, in the third year of university, she was moved by his perseverance and agreed to date him.


    What she didn''t know was that at that time, he was already in a rtionship with Li Yuyan, her stepsister.


    Su Zhiming, being the bastard he was, didn''t want to give up on the woman he chased for three years, but also couldn''t let go of Li Yuyan.


    So, he dated both. . .


    He lied to her for six years. For six years, He Xinyan dated that piece of trash, but right before they were about to get married, she figured out his affair.


    Hoping to take back what was hers, He Xinyan rejoined the entertainment industry, after leaving three years ago because Su Zhiming said he didn''t want her in the dirty showbiz.


    However, it was toote. Su Zhiming''s entertainment business had grown to be huge with the help of He Xinyan and the He Corporation, and Li Yuyan was also an A-list celebrity already.


    In thest two years of her life, Li Yuyan made up all sorts of scandals about Xinyan. After Li Yuyan got engaged with Su Zhiming, she acted all pitiful in front of the audience saying how He Xinyan stole Su Zhiming from her for six years when it was the other way around.


    She also created other fake stories like how He Xinyan bullied her in the family and how Xinyan "did it" with a bunch of famous CEOs to try and be famous.


    After the news about her and the CEOs came out, her father kicked her out of the house, and right after, she got into the car ident. . .


    The car ident that brought her back to before it all began.


    "What''s wrong?" Wu Minger asked.


    He Xinyan broke out of her thoughts and shook her head, "Nothing. You can eat without me, I need to think over a few things."


    He Xinyan sat down on the bed and closed her eyes. She spent a few minutes to clear everything up. She can''t let history repeat itself, she was going to change it!


    Her eyes shot open as she looked towards the date again; 6/2/20XX. Why did shee back to this specific date? What was so special about it?


    She picked up her phone and stared at it nkly for a few seconds before opening up the messages. At the very top, the first contact name read ''Su Zhiming''.


    Just by looking at the name, He Xinyan got so angry her chest hurt. She was like an idiot, loving this bastard for six whole years!


    It didn''t matter whether she was dreaming or she was reborn. The heavens had eyes and gave her a second chance.


    She clicked on Su Zhiming''s name and scrolled through thest few messages.


    ''Can I go to your house today?'' He Xinyan sent in the morning.


    ''Sorry, baby. I have work to do today. You know I just started mypany, so there are a lot of things to do. Maybe next time!''


    ''Okay. . . good luck!''


    He Xinyan remembered that during this time, Su Zhiming had just started hispany and he was indeed pretty busy. However, today was a weekend. . .


    A thought shed past He Xinyan''s mind, and her eyes immediately narrowed as she tightened her grip on the phone.


    She changed into a set of white workout clothes, put on a baseball cap, grabbed her phone, wallet, and keys before flying out the door.


    "Where are you going?!" Wu Minger screamed after her.


    He Xinyan called a taxi, and the car came right when she reached the front of the school.


    Today was an extremely hot day, and Xinyan was already sweating just by walking from the dorm to the front of the school.


    After telling the driver the destination, they left the school grounds.


    The driver nced at He Xinyan''s workout clothes andmented, "The weather is too hot for exercising right now."


    He Xinyan scrolled through her phone and calmly replied, "I''m not going to exercise, I''m going to catch a cheater."

 Chapter 2 Money Or Career

    <h4>Chapter 2 Money Or Career</h4>


    He Xinyan scrolled through her phone and calmly replied, "I''m not going to exercise, I''m going to catch a cheater."


    The driver: ". . ."


    When they arrived in front of the neighborhood gates, He Xinyan got out of the car and walked straight past the sleeping security guard and into the apartmentplex.


    As she walked into the apartment building, she called Wu Minger. Minger had just finished eating and was ready to take a nap when she received the call.


    "Xinyan. . ." Wu Minger said sweetly.


    He Xinyan clicked the elevator button, "I will send a video to youter. I want you to save it right away and make a copy. Do not be surprised or tell anyone about it. Okay?"


    Wu Minger scratched her head confusedly, "What video?"


    "I will exin everythingter. Let''s meet in thirty minutes at the Haosu Coffee Shop."


    "Okay."


    After ending the call, He Xinyan used her shaky memories to find Su Zhiming''s apartment room. This apartmentplex was very good, and she had bought it for him using the money her dad had given her.


    He Xinyan took a deep breath and grabbed a key out of her bag. As the buyer of this room, she naturally also received a key. However, this was the first time she was actually using it.


    Now that she finally got to use this key, it was for catching Su Zhiming cheating with Li Yuyan.


    Her hand shook as she slowly pushed down the door handle. The nervousness, anger, and fury all swelled up inside her to create a ball of burning me.


    He Xinyan slowly stepped into the room and closed the door behind her. Su Zhiming was nowhere to be seen in the living or working room, so Xinyan knew that he must be in the bedroom.


    Or, he could actually be at work. . .


    The bedroom door was slightly ajar, and He Xinyan marched up to it and slowly swung the door open.


    The coldness from the air conditioner greeted He Xinyan and the first thing she saw was the areas of bare skin uncovered by the nket.


    The room was bright from the sunlight, and He Xinyan quickly made out the two bodies entangled together on the bed.


    Su Zhiming and Li Yuyan.


    They were sleeping before she barged in, probably after just finishing their affair.


    It was as if an invisible palm had pped He Xinyan''s face, as she felt a burning sensation on her cheeks.


    She took a deep breath to calm herself down before she lifted up her phone to begin filming. With a harsh pull, He Xinyan had removed the thin nket off of their bodies and onto the ground.


    The two people on the bed immediately woke up and when Li Yuyan saw He Xinyan''s face, she screamed.


    Her eyes darted around nervously, looking for something to cover her body. Li Yuyan tugged at Su Zhiming''s arm as a sign to ask for help.


    However, Su Zhiming was still in shock and ignored Li Yuyan''s action.


    His eyes widened as he lifted one hand up, "Stop filming! Stop filming! It''s not what you think, listen to me exin!"


    Su Zhiming quickly jumped up to try and snatch the phone away from He Xinyan.


    However, she was ready for the attack, and He Xinyan immediately pulled the phone away, "Do not move! I am filming this using messages, so I might just. . . identally send this into yourpany group chat!"


    Su Zhiming immediately froze and didn''t dare make another move.


    He Xinyan eyed the trembling Li Yuyan and nervous Su Zhiming with mockery in her expression. Mockery for herself.


    She scoffed and walked over to the drawer to find that it was filled with women''s clothing that didn''t belong to her.


    As she expected, their affair had started a long time ago, and Li Yuyan was already living inside Su Zhiming''s house.


    In her past life, she had been tricked for six years! Just thinking about the fact that she fed her most beautiful years to a dog, He Xinyan wanted to kill the couple on the spot.


    He Xinyan ended the video and crossed her arms together, ring at Su Zhiming and Li Yuyan without any expression.


    "Xinyan, please. I beg you! Please delete the video," Li Yuyan pleaded pitifully.


    He Xinyan smirked, "You''re scared of being filmed? I bet you that this video can make you super famous! Extremely famous!"


    "Xinyan! Don''t be so harsh!" Su Zhiming screamed.


    He Xinyan was so angry she burst outughing, "Harsh? Who is the one being harsh? You! Why would youe and bother me if you are already together with this woman?!"


    Li Yuyan couldn''t keep up her pitiful act anymore as her voice turned t, "What do you want?"


    He Xinyan couldn''t even believe her eyes and ears. Hello? She was the victim here! Now, the guilty couple was getting mad at her?! Who gave them this courage and confidence?


    Xinyan took a deep breath and raised one eyebrow, "What do I want?" She sighed and began ying around with her nails, "Nothing much. Since this rtionship was only a lie from the very start, then. . . let''s calcte the money."


    He Xinyan''s gazended on Su Zhiming, "We dated for two years, and I can count the number of gifts you gave me with the fingers on one hand. On the other hand, I gifted you expensive clothes, bags, shoes, and more. Oh, and this house too! It''s mine. So, we have to calcte all of this money."


    Su Zhiming lifted his head up, "You willingly gave all of those to me. I never asked for it."


    He Xinyan smiled, "That was because I thought you truly loved me, so of course I was willing to give you all those. However, now I know that it was all a lie."


    "You -"


    He Xinyan interrupted Su Zhiming''s sentence, "You have no right to argue with me. Of course, you can choose to let me sell this video to the news. Let''s see how yourpany goes after that."


    Su Zhiming swallowed his remaining words and knit his eyebrows together. Hispany just started and this was not the time for negative news about him toe out.


    "I know you are poor, so I won''t ask for too much. With this apartment and all of those other things I gave you. . . you can just give me 50000 dors. I am very considerate, so I won''t ask forpensation for my mental damage."


    Li Yuyan jumped up, "50000 dors? Are you crazy?"


    "If you guys think it''s crazy, there is another way. I will send this video out to the public, and after the news spread and I don''t feel angry anymore, I won''t ask for any morepensation. Which one do you two like?"


    Li Yuyan had also just begun her acting career, and if news of her having an affair with a taken guy goes out, her entire entertainment path would be ruined before it even started.


    Su Zhiming''s fists were shaking as he said, "You know I don''t have 50 thousand."


    He Xinyan frowned, "No money? Looks like I will have to send the video then."


    Li Yuyan stood up with a stray piece of clothing covering her private parts, "10 thousand. I will send the money to you right now."


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes and turned around to leave, "You have one month. 50 thousand or your career. Up to you."


    Li Yuyan pushed Su Zhiming and red at him. Receiving the signal, Su Zhiming ran after He Xinyan screaming, "You can''t leave! Delete the video!"


    Su Zhiming snatched the phone away from He Xinyan and quickly clicked into the messages. After finding the video, his eyes widened in surprise, "You. . . you sent it out already?!"

 Chapter 3 Yang Yaqi

    <h4>Chapter 3 Yang Yaqi</h4>


    Su Zhiming snatched the phone away from He Xinyan and quickly clicked into the messages. After finding the video, his eyes widened in surprise, "You. . . you sent it out already?!"


    He Xinyan scoffed before snatching the phone back and marching out the room. The confidence she had inside the apartment room all copsed when she entered the elevator.


    Before she could stop herself, tears began rolling down her cheeks. After all, she loved Su Zhiming before. She thought that they would be able to go far together.


    But she was aplete idiot.


    He Xinyan cried silently, thinking that since the heavens gave her a second chance, she had to use it well.


    Back inside Su Zhiming''s apartment room, Li Yuyan was very annoyed, "Hurry up and go catch her! If nothing works, I''ll have to contact her manager."


    "I know, I know. Stop pushing me," Su Zhimingined as he slipped on his pants.


    "You''re so useless. You should have taken the phone away from her when she came in!" Li Yuyan sighed.


    "I was shocked too, okay?!"


    The two of them ran over to the elevator to find He Xinyan already gone. When they reached the front door of the apartment building, her car was also not to be seen in the parking lot.


    In the car, He Xinyan dialed Wu Minger''s number.


    "Xinyan? Oh my god! You went alone to catch Su Zhiming in an affair?! And it''s with Li Yuyan!"


    "Are you almost at the Haosu Coffee Shop?"


    Wu Minger nodded her head, "I''m there already."


    In five minutes, He Xinyan reached the Haosu Coffee Shop, and immediately spotted Wu Minger sitting at the table near the window.


    He Xinyan let out a sigh when she entered the room and tugged at the cor of her shirt. It was not a good idea to leave the air conditioner during a hot summer day like today.


    Wu Minger waved at He Xinyan, who sat down across from her. Minger had already ordered three slices of strawberry cake, the most famous menu in this shop.


    He Xinyan could eat three whole slices by herself, and the cake matched with the fruit tea, it was absolutely perfect!


    "Yanyan. . ." Wu Minger called her gently using her nickname, afraid of saying something she shouldn''t.


    "What are you going to do with the video? I already saved it to myputer and also to this USB drive."


    He Xinyan picked up the small USB drive and yed around with it. Seeing Wu Minger''s anxious expression, He Xinyan chuckled lightly, "Don''t worry, I''m not going to do anything. I''m just scaring them a little."


    "You''re going to let them go just like that?!"


    "For now."


    Wu Minger frowned, a little confused by what she was seeing. It was almost as if the girl in front of her had suddenly grown 10 years older. Her entire temperament was much more mature.


    He Xinyan quickly summarized what happened with Su Zhiming, and watched as Wu Minger''s expression turned more and more angry.


    When she finished, He Xinyan took thest bite of her second slice of strawberry cake before also finishing the fruit tea.


    Suddenly, Wu Minger''s eyes widened as she remembered something, "Xinyan! There is an evening party tomorrow, and sister Yang told me to tell you that you have to attend. Oh, you also have to dress up formally."


    Sister Yang? He Xinyan leaned back against her chair and reyed her memories for this name.


    "Sister Yang also said that if you don''t go, she will tell thepany to kick you out and make you pay the penalty for breach of contract."


    Xinyan smiled slyly and shrugged, "She only says that. She can''t really do anything about me."


    He Xinyan had the courage to say this now because she already knew what type of person Yang Yaqi was.


    He Xinyan and Wu Minger return back to their dorm, and He Xinyanid out the evening gown she was going to wear. The same one she wore for all other events.


    "You''re wearing that one again? You wore it several times already, can''t you change one?" Wu Minger frowned. Xinyan was still the only daughter of the He family line, so why did she have to live like this. Even the illegitimate child, Li Yuyan, got to live in the mansion and received more allowance than Xinyan.


    He Xinyanid down on her bed, "There''s no need. Men will just be attracted by my looks, and they will only care about whether my dress is easy to rip or not."


    ". . ."


    The lights were closed but the air conditioner was still turned on because they might just suffocate to death in the hot humid weather if they didn''t open it.


    He Xinyan flipped around onto the left side of her body and closed her eyes. For some reason, there was something about the evening party that felt weird, but He Xinyan couldn''t figure out what exactly was bothering her.


    She had just joined the entertainment industry a while ago, and just like Li Yuyan, she was a newbie. However, Li Yuyan had started about a year earlier than her, so she naturally also had a little more fame than He Xinyan.


    Li Yuyan was only a little prettier than average, and she managed to get herself into apany through her dad, Bai Jiawei. With the same dad, He Xinyan managed to be epted by several toppanies through her own talent and skill.


    Right now, she was in the same entertainmentpany as Li Yuyan, and they were under the same manager, Yang Yaqi.


    He Xinyan smiled when she thought of that name. Yang Yaqi also yed an important role in pulling her down into hell.


    In her past life, she spent several years not knowing that Li Yuyan had bribed Yang Yaqi. Thinking back, it all made sense now.


    Why Yang Yaqi gave all of the opportunities to Li Yuyan when she was obviously more capable, and why the dirty news about her always remained hot for a long time.


    Suddenly, something clicked inside He Xinyan''s mind as she realized what was special about the evening party tomorrow.


    In her past life, tomorrow was going to be when she lost her virginity!

 Chapter 4 Congenital Disease

    <h4>Chapter 4 Congenital Disease</h4>


    In her past life, tomorrow was going to be when she lost her virginity!


    He Xinyan dug her fingers into the nket as she remembered what was supposed to happen tomorrow. Yang Yaqi!


    Yang Yaqi had already betrayed her and was helping Li Yuyan now. In her past life, Yang Yaqi had "identally" spilled wine on her and took her over to the restroom to wash it off.


    That was when Yang Yaqi knocked her out and took her to a room filled with old and disgusting men, rich leaders from powerfulpanies.


    He Xinyan even shivered now when she thought back to the horrible memories.


    Later on in her life, pictures and videos from this event were used as evidence when Li Yuyan framed her for "doing it" with a bunch of CEOs to be famous.


    This wasn''t going to happen again! She had to leave this manager, or else her entire life will be ruined in her hands.


    However, as a newbie, He Xinyan had no choice in who managed her. Unless she breached the contract and left thepany, there was no other way for her to leave.


    In the darkness of the room, He Xinyan''s expression lightened when she remembered something.


    Why can''t she breach the contract?


    ---


    The sun had already set the next day when He Xinyan and Wu Minger left their dorm to attend the party.


    Wu Minger had rented a car from a dealership, and she was very proud of it. When they arrived at therge hotel, He Xinyan got out of the car herself and Wu Minger drove the car away.


    In her past life, He Xinyan never thought to scheme against others or be cautious of the people around her.


    In the three years that she was in the industry, He Xinyan had never used any underhanded means to be famous, and even chose not to receive any help from her father when it would have been much easier for her if she did.


    However, not being cunning didn''t mean that she didn''t know how to be cunning. Luck isn''t enough in the entertainment industry or in the upper social ss.


    He Xinyan had all the necessary tricks and also had the crafty nature in her. When it came to scheming against each other, she had the talent and the skill.


    It was just that she never used it. . . especially to the people she thought she could trust.


    The sky blue evening gown wrapped around her upper body tightly, showing off her slim waist and beautiful shoulders.


    From the waist area, the dress then opened out, reaching the ground. The color and the ripples in the dress when she walked resembled the morning sky.


    He Xinyan lifted her head up and walked down the red carpet with the perfect smile. The grace and elegance came naturally to her, probably a trait she had acquired from her mom or grandfather.


    Her face that looked perfect from all angles and her absolutely gorgeous body proportions and curves made her look charming and seductive. Nobody could take their eyes or cameras off of her as she slowly made her way into therge lobby.


    "Xinyan!" Yang Yaqi called to He Xinyan. Yang Yaqi was He Xinyan''s first manager, and also herst one.


    Yang Yaqi saw that He Xinyan looked very pretty, so she brought her to all types of parties and gatherings. In her past life, He Xinyan thought that Yang Yaqi was trying to help her by doing this.


    However, she was very wrong! The main reason was that Yang Yaqi knew that He Xinyan''s looks would be able to attract the liking of manypany CEOs, so she brought He Xinyan everywhere as a tool.


    Besides that, this was of course another scheme to help Li Yuyan. Since all of He Xinyan''s energy was oning to these gatherings, there was no other way for her to grow in the industry.


    Plus, tonight was their opportunity! Li Yuyan and Yang Yaqi were going to take her purity away tonight. Of course, that wasn''t going to happen again.


    Li Yuyan had used He Xinyan''s father''s money to bribe her manager into scheming against her! And she was stupid enough to not figure this out the entire time in herst life.


    "Why are you wearing this dress again?" Yang Yaqi asked with disgust on her face.


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly, "This is the only dress I have. Since you told me to dress formally, I will have to wear this."


    Yang Yaqi sighed, "You have the same parents as Yuyan, but why are you two so different."


    He Xinyan smiled mockingly but didn''t say anything.


    "Whatever. Do you see that man over there? That''s CEO Liu and he''s a very generous investor. If you get to know him, you won''t have to worry about not having opportunitiester on."


    He Xinyan looked over towards the man Yang Yaqi was pointing at and furrowed her eyebrows together. She instantly turned her head away from the old man and said, "Sister Yang, I don''t think you know, but I have a very bad congenital disease."


    "What congenital disease?"


    "Since birth, I have had this disease. I seriously judge people, especially men, by their looks. There is no cure for this disease."


    "So?"


    "If I look at ugly people, I get scared and start trembling. If it''s really bad, I might even puke and pass out." He Xinyan nodded her head as she said nonsense with apletely serious expression.


    "Then look at that man over there, CEO Chen. He is even more rich and powerful than CEO Liu, and he is also a very interesting person."


    He Xinyan scratched her head, "But he also doesn''t match my beauty standards. . ."


    Yang Yaqi was getting mad by now, "Stop with the nonsense!"


    He Xinyan tilted her head to one side and frowned, "Sister Yang, if you want to introduce me to some powerful CEO, at least give me someone good-looking."


    "If you want to survive in the industry then hurry up and go talk to them!"


    He Xinyan smiled slyly, "Sister Yang, don''t tell me that out of everyone here, you only know those two people."


    Yang Yaqi''s expression froze on her face, "Where did you get the courage to talk to me like that?! Do you want to do well or not?"


    ''I''m never going to do well under you,'' He Xinyan thought but didn''t say out loud.


    "I was only joking. Look over there, sister Yang." Xinyan pointed to a corner in the room, "You see that guy? Doesn''t he look pretty handsome? Why don''t you introduce me to him?"


    Yang Yaqi rolled her eyes, "Don''t even think about him."

 Chapter 5 Illegitimate Child

    <h4>Chapter 5 Illegitimate Child</h4>


    Yang Yaqi rolled her eyes, "Don''t even think about him. That person is Gu Yechen, the CEO of the prestigious Gu Corporation. He doesn''t even take a nce at A-list celebrities, so do you think he will care about you?"


    He Xinyan crossed her arms together, "A-list celebrities aren''t as pretty as me."


    ". . ."


    In the end, Yang Yaqi still managed to drag He Xinyan over to CEO Liu. Once CEO Liu''s eyesnded on He Xinyan, they never left her and sparkled creepily.


    He kept on trying to touch He Xinyan''s hands, but she managed to escape his attacks every time.


    "I''m going to go eat some food," He Xinyan said before walking away.


    Yang Yaqi stared at He Xinyan''s back for a long time before also finding an excuse to leave CEO Liu. In a corner, she pulled out her phone and texted Li Yuyan.


    ''Yuyan, are you sure we should do this? Wouldn''t He Xinyan get mad when she figures out?''


    A secondter, Li Yuyan replied, ''Why are you scared of her? I am also the daughter of the He family, so listen to me! Unless you don''t want to stay in the industry anymore.''


    Yang Yaqi''s face fell after reading the message. Li Yuyan was only an illegitimate child, but she always bossed people around using the He family''s title!


    The He Corporation was founded by He Xinyan''s maternal grandfather, and it was supposed to go to whoever He Xinyan''s mother, He Yuxin, chose to marry.


    He Yuxin''s dad wanted her to marry the son of a rich family, but He Yuxin chose to marry Bai Jiawei, a normal man from a normal family.


    Because of this rtionship, He Yuxin''s dad got so angry he passed away from a heart attack. After her father died, He Yuxin still insisted on marrying Bai Jiawei, who then took over thepany alongside He Yuxin.


    Yuxin also gave half of the stocks she inherited from her dad to Bai Jiawei so he wouldn''t be oppressed in thepany. The couple was deeply in love for several years, and the He Corporation also grew under Bai Jiawei and He Yuxin''s leadership.


    However, only a few years after Xinyan was born, He Yuxin fell sick and got hospitalized. A few dayster, she died right before He Xinyan''s 3rd birthday.


    A month after her funeral, Bai Jiawei brought Li Huiran and her daughter, Li Yuyan into the He mansion. As a kid, He Xinyan only treated them as guests in the house.


    However, they stayed way too long to be only guests. Everyone figured that Bai Jiawei must have cheated on He Yuxin before she died.


    Li Yuyan was two years older than He Xinyan, but she also had blood rtion to Bai Jiawei. For this reason, He Xinyan''s rtion with her dad hasn''t been as good after she figured this out.


    However, everything had passed already, and He Xinyan''s dad had treated her mom very well all the way until her death. Nothing could change any more.


    Yang Yaqi clenched her phone tightly in her hand. If it weren''t for the fact that Li Yuyan had given her money, she would never work for a person like her!


    A mere illegitimate child trying to act like a real princess!


    Yang Yaqi walked out of the dark corner and picked up a ss of wine. She located He Xinyan, who was busy eating a slice of cake right now.


    From the corner of her eye, He Xinyan could see that Yang Yaqi was looking at her. The corners of her lips curled up a bit before she took thest bite of the cake.


    As she was eating, He Xinyan couldn''t take her eyes off of the CEO of the Gu Corporation; the handsome person she had suggested to Yang Yaqi.


    For some reason, he looked very familiar, but He Xinyan couldn''t figure out from where. Maybe she had seen him somewhere on the news from her past life. . .


    He Xinyan gave the te to a waiter and turned to look at Yang Yaqi, who was walking towards her with a ss of wine in her hands.


    Well, this seemed familiar. . .


    When Yang Yaqi was a few feet away, she called out to her, "Xinyan!"


    Then, pretending to trip over herself, Yang Yaqi let out a slight shriek and tilted the ss forward. With a straight face, Xinyan lifted her hand up, and right before the wine would spill out, she used one finger to push it away from her.


    "Ah!" Yang Yaqi dropped the ss onto the floor as the red liquid stained her yellow dress.


    "Oops, sorry!" He Xinyan said with a smile. The sound of ss shattering onto the floor caused everyone inside the ballroom to look their way.


    "He Xinyan!"


    "Here!" He Xinyan responded as if Yang Yaqi was taking attendance.


    "You did that on purpose right?" Yang Yaqi was fuming with anger, but she had to hold it in because everyone was looking.


    "Sister Yang, you were the one that almost spilled the wine on me. What I did was an act of self-defense." He Xinyan purposely spoke loudly so the people around her could hear.


    "You -" Yang Yaqi took a deep breath and lowered her voice, "As my artist, you have to listen to me. Or else I will kick you out of thepany and use you of breaching the contract."


    ". . . Go ahead!"

 Chapter 6 Powerful And Cunning

    <h4>Chapter 6 Powerful And Cunning</h4>


    ". . . Go ahead!"


    Everyone inside the room gasped when they heard that. Who was this little celebrity? No artist dared to go against their manager. And breaching the contract?! That would mean a fine of at least 50000 dors!


    Nobody would be dumb enough to purposely breach the contract and pay arge amount of money unless they were already famous and rich. However, the beautiful girl going against her manager right now didn''t seem to be famous yet.


    "He Xinyan, do you know what you are talking about?" Yang Yaqi also raised her voice.


    "Yang Yaqi, don''t think I don''t know what you are up to. I would be stupid to continue working under a person like you. I''m telling you right now that I am leaving thepany, and I will pay thepany the penalty fee in less than a month. Thank you very much!"


    Yang Yaqi gritted her teeth together, "You can''t do this!"


    "Who says I can''t?"


    The people inside the room have created a circle around them to watch the show. Yang Yaqi looked around and tried to keep a calm expression, but didn''t seed.


    "Okay!" Yang Yaqi chuckled, "Once you leave Starpath Entertainment, you will be a nobody! I will make sure you get cklisted in the industry!"


    He Xinyan smiled, "I look forward to it." She took a step forward and whispered into Yang Yaqi''s ear, "You know I am also the daughter of the He family, right? Oh, wait! I said the wrong thing. I meant. . . I am the only legitimate daughter of the He family."


    With that, He Xinyan walked away from Yang Yaqi, who was shaking from anger and fear. Li Yuyan would be outraged when she figured out that He Xinyan had left thepany! Li Yuyan had only chosen to enter theirpany so she could oppress He Xinyan, but now that was ruined.


    Slowly, the crowd dissolved after the short drama, and everyone went back to doing what they were doing.


    --- A few minutes ago


    On a seat in the corner, hidden in the shadows, Gu Yechen sat casually with his legs and arms crossed.


    He was tired of dealing with people trying to curry favor with him, and he had sat down quietly, hispletely ck suit blending into the darkness.


    However, his eyes were glued onto one person the entire time. His face had a rare smile on it, and even in the dark, the warmth and tenderness on his face couldn''t be mistaken.


    Looks like his brother had finally done something right. Because Gu Yechen''s brother suddenly got diarrhea, he was forced to attend this boring party.


    But now it wasn''t so boring anymore. She had eaten three slices of cake already and was now on her fourth. She was even beautiful while eating.


    Gu Yechen''s smile slightly faltered when he saw that she had stopped eating. The next second, there was a small shriek, and ss shattered onto the ground.


    Gu Yechen stood up but sat down again with an amused expression on his face. What was she up to now?


    As the scene slowly unfolded, his smile grew bigger and bigger. His woman had to be powerful and cunning, just like her!


    After everything had gone back to normal, Gu Yechen stepped out of the darkness. Before even a minute had passed, people were alreadying over to tter him.


    But he ignored everyone, as his attention had already flown away to someone else.


    He Xinyan finished a ss of wine and gave the empty ss to the waiter walking by. She put one hand up to her head and silently cursed at herself.


    She had forgotten that her alcohol tolerance was no longer as good as it was before she died! This was eight years ago, when she had first entered the entertainment industry.


    Although she only drank one ss of wine, He Xinyan was already a little dizzy. She turned around and began looking for the restroom.


    Gu Yechen''s eyes lit up when he noticed that she was walking his way. Did she also want to curry favor with him?


    Okay! He would love to help her. Gu Yechen tried to keep a straight expression as He Xinyan became closer and closer to him.


    The next second, she turned a corner and disappeared.


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows together and looked over to the hallway He Xinyan had just turned to. What?! He was just overthinking all this time?


    "CEO Gu -" An old man walked over with a ss of wine in his hands."


    "Get lost." Gu Yechen walked away with a grave expression and went down the same hallway she had just entered.


    He Xinyan looked at herself in the mirror and sighed. So beautiful! If only she could stay this young forever. . .


    He Xinyan leaned down and gently washed her face with the cold water. She didn''t put on much makeup tonight anyway, so there wasn''t much difference between her face now and her face without makeup on.


    "Ah!" He Xinyan felt something hit her on the neck and her body suddenly felt weak as she fell down onto the ground.


    Before she lost consciousness, she got a quick look at the person''s face. It wasn''t Yang Yaqi.


    ---


    The man peeked his head out of the women''s restroom door to make sure no one was around before he left. He quickly walked over to the elevator with He Xinyan on his back and pressed the 19th floor.


    When he reached the assigned room, he rang the doorbell twice, and the door opened a secondter, revealing an old and fat man.


    "Here she is," the man said as he slipped He Xinyan off of his back.


    The old man smiled slyly and licked his lips, "Beautiful!"


    The man helped carry He Xinyan into the hotel room before leaving, allowing the old CEO to do his job.


    The old man took one long look at He Xinyan with his small eyes before taking off his shirt, revealing an extremelyrge stomach.


    Just as he was about to take his pants off, the doorbell rang again. Without even bothering to put his shirt back on, the man impatiently walked over to the door and opened it.


    "What is your prob -" The man froze in ce when he saw who was standing outside.


    "CEO Gu!"

 Chapter 7 Crazy or Stupid

    <h4>Chapter 7 Crazy or Stupid</h4>


    "CEO Gu!"


    "Give me her." The coldness in Gu Yechen''s voice made the old man shiver.


    "Haha, what are you talking about, CEO Gu?" The man had a guess of what Gu Yechen was talking about, but he had received money to do this job, so he couldn''t let the girl inside leave easily.


    "Give me her!" Gu Yechen repeated, his voice louder than the first time.


    "Yes sir!" The old man was merely the boss of a smallpany, and he couldn''tpare with therge Gu Corporation. The small amount of money he received didn''t matter anymore. If he offended CEO Gu, his entire career would be over.


    The man lifted He Xinyan off of the bed and carried her over to the door. When Gu Yechen saw the disgusting man touching his woman, his entire face darkened.


    "Here you go," the man said as he carefully slid the woman off of his back and into Gu Yechen''s arms. He gulped nervously and looked down at his bare feet, hoping that the scary man in front of him would leave quickly.


    "How dare you try to dirty my woman." Leaving the old man alone to remorse over his wrong actions, Gu Yechen left, carrying Xinyan bridal style.


    The man knew that he was done for. What did CEO Gu mean by ''my woman''? Was that small actress CEO Gu''s girlfriend? Or even worse, was she his wife?!


    But CEO Gu wasn''t married yet. . .


    The man was shaking as he sat down on the empty bed, and he jumped up in fear when his phone started ringing.


    When he saw the name of the woman that hired him, his fear turned into anger.


    "How did it go?" Yang Yaqi asked.


    "Are you crazy or are you stupid? Are you purposely trying to destroy me?!"


    Yang Yaqi nced at Li Yuyan, who was next to her, "What do you mean?"


    "If that woman figures out that you were behind this, you are so screwed. Do you know who is supporting her?"


    Yang Yaqi opened speaker mode so Li Yuyan could also hear, "What do you mean?"


    The man was enraged by what happened to him, so he was definitely not going to let Yang Yaqi off the hook either.


    He scoffed, "Looks like you don''t know who is behind that woman. I look forward to the death of you."


    With that, he hung up the phone and left Yang Yaqi and Li Yuyan extremely confused. He blocked Yang Yaqi''s number and put on his shirt again.


    He was no longer in the mood to do anything, so he left the hotel, hoping that CEO Gu wasn''t going to actually destroy him.


    ---


    In a presidential suite on the 33rd floor, the air conditioner was turned on to the highest it could be, making the originally cold room even colder.


    A man in apletely ck suit sat on the couch with a ss of red wine in his hand, his face possibly even colder than the temperature in the room.


    However, he was already used to the freezing temperature he liked, so it didn''t bother him. On the other hand, the tiny figure on the bed had curled up into a little ball and her hands were grasping on tightly to the nket.


    Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together and turned to his assistant, Chen Xiao.


    "Turn up the temperature ten degrees, then get out of here."


    Chen Xiao gulped before walking over to the thermostat and increasing the temperature in the room. When he finished, he practically ran out of the room and into the less scary hallway.


    Gu Yechen finished all the wine in one gulp and stood up, walking over to the couch slowly. The woman on the bed had rxed a bit and her grip on the nket also loosened.


    Gu Yechen sat down gently, afraid to wake her up. She looked angelic as the moonlight shone through the window, making her skin a pale lucid color.


    At the same time, it lit up Gu Yechen''s face, which was filled with gentleness. He felt like he hadn''t lived truly for the past 26 years of his life, and had only just found his direction.


    He never believed in love at first sight, but maybe it was true. Gu Yechen slowly got off the bed and changed into a ck silk bathrobe.


    After nting a kiss onto the girl''s forehead, he climbed onto the other side of the bed andid down next to her.


    He smiled sweetly before closing his eyes. He hasn''t fallen asleep so quickly in a very long time. . .


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up from the sound of birds chirping outside the room. She slowly blinked her eyes open and looked at the white bedsheet next to her.


    But her bedsheet was blue. . .


    Memories fromst night flooded back and the next second, the presidential suite was filled with an ear-piercing scream.


    "AHH!!!" He Xinyan sat up straight on her bed and looked straight ahead. Did she just fall into Yang Yaqi''s trap again? Did history just repeat itself? Was she really so stupid that she couldn''t even scheme over Yang Yaqi?


    He Xinyan scrunched her face up and looked as if she was about to cry.


    "You''re awake," a deep voice sounded from her left. He Xinyan''s eyes widened and she didn''t dare look to see who it was. She knew it was going to be some old, fat man that would make her want to throw up.


    However, she still couldn''t stop her curiosity as she slowly turned her head around to see the man sitting on the couch.


    When He Xinyan''s eyes registered the handsome face, her mouth fell open.


    Wasn''t he. . . CEO Gu?


    "What. . . what are you doing here?" He Xinyan asked as she looked down to realize that she still had clothes on.


    Gu Yechen was direct as he stated, "I saved you."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow.


    "I was walking by the restroom and noticed that you got knocked out, so I followed you to the room. Don''t worry, I saved you before anything happened."


    He Xinyan scratched her head and looked around her surroundings. Why was this hotel room so big? She shook her head and reminded herself that this wasn''t the point right now.


    "Um. . . thank you. If there is nothing else, I will get going." He Xinyan jumped out of the bed, grabbed her bag, and turned to walk away.


    To be truthful, she was a little scared of CEO Gu. The Gu family basically controlled the entire economy, and they owned a business empire.


    Right now, Gu Yechen was at the very top of the empire. He brought the Gu Corporation to an extent higher than ever before and was known as a king in Country Z right now.


    To reach this position, he was definitely not a simple person. Gu Yechen was evil and cunning, and definitely not something He Xinyan should mess with.


    After all, she was super innocent, right?


    Just as He Xinyan''s hand touched the door handle, she heard Gu Yechen say in a dangerous tone, "Come back."

 Chapter 8 I Am Very Pretty

    <h4>Chapter 8 I Am Very Pretty</h4>


    Just as He Xinyan''s hand touched the door handle, she heard Gu Yechen say in a dangerous tone, "Come back."


    Almost as if her body was being controlled, He Xinyan immediately shot back into the bedroom and obediently sat down on the bed.


    ''He is so scary!'' He Xinyanined in her head, wondering how she even managed to get herself involved with such a big shot.


    Gu Yechen wasn''t pleased by He Xinyan''s expression. Was he really that scary?


    "I saved you," Gu Yechen repeated.


    Xinyan nodded her head, signaling that she understood.


    "What are you going to do in return?"


    "What?" He Xinyan blurted out, not expecting the almighty king, Gu Yechen, to ask something in return from her.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, making him appear even scarier, but at the same time also more attractive.


    "Well. . . you have more money than you will ever need and there is nothing that I can give you that you won''t be able to get by yourself. So, what do you want?" He Xinyan quickly nced up into Gu Yechen''s face and frowned. Why did he look so familiar? Where did she see him before?


    "I want you."


    ". . ." Well, that was direct.


    He Xinyan opened her mouth to speak but couldn''t form the right words.


    "Let''s make a deal. You be my girlfriend and you can ask for anything in return."


    "Anything?" He Xinyan repeated.


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "Anything."


    He Xinyan thought about what could help her but realized that there wasn''t much she needed right now. However, she would definitely need support in the future.


    There were many things she couldn''t do by herself, but Gu Yechen would definitely be able to do.


    "How long would this dealst?"


    Gu Yechen leaned back against the couch casually, "However long I feel like."


    "And. . . that is about how long?"


    "Forever."


    He Xinyan was left speechless. Talking with this person was really difficult, but what could she do. He was the king, and she was only a mere peasant.


    He Xinyan bit her lips and fell silent. She couldn''t decide whether this was a good deal or not. Gu Yechen. . .


    The most powerful person in all of Country Z. With his help and support, her career and revenge would all be much easier.


    And wasn''t that what she wanted?


    Love wasn''t important to her anymore, so her part of the deal didn''t matter much. It seemed like in this deal, she would be the one benefitting.


    "I have my part of the deal," He Xinyan said, looking into Gu Yechen''s eyes. "You have to help me."


    Gu Yechen licked his lips with amusement, "With what?"


    "Everything. My career, my life, whatever I need help with. But don''t worry, everything I need help with would be easy for you."


    Gu Yechen didn''t respond, as that wasn''t what he was expecting.


    He Xinyan cleared her throat and continued, "Think about it. I am giving away my wonderful years of being young and beautiful for this deal. So, what I''m asking for isn''t too much, right?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head. It was too little.


    "But why me?" He Xinyan was very curious about this. Did this man fall in love with her at first sight or something?


    Gu Yechen looked away and responded after a few seconds, "Well. . . there has been recent news about me being gay since I haven''t been in a rtionship ever. This has a huge impact on my work and overall image, so I need to clear it up. Dating someone would be the easiest way to do so."


    For the first time, Gu Yechen felt kind of guilty for lying. In the past, he would be able to lie without even blinking an eye, but now, he couldn''t even look He Xinyan in the eye.


    It would be weird for him to say, ''I fell in love with you at first sight, so I want you.''


    That would only make him seem like a pervert, and he couldn''t have the love of his life think of him like that.


    For the first time in all 26 years of his life, he wanted someone. He wanted something so bad, and he loved something so much.


    It was a weird feeling, maybe because he had never felt it before. The woman in front of him was so perfect in his eyes, and he wanted to protect her and love her.


    However, he couldn''t tell her that just yet. It would scare her, and maybe push her away from him.


    "Um. . . okay." Would that mean she was just very lucky to identally run across this man and identally get chosen to be his fake girlfriend?


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "You made the right decision to choose me."


    "How so?"


    He Xinyan flipped her hair confidently, "To start with, I am very pretty. Furthermore, I am truly very pretty. Finally, I am truly extremely pretty!"


    Gu Yechen: . . .


    In all the years of his life, he has met shameless people but has never met such a shameless person.


    But he liked it!


    After she finished, He Xinyan burst outughing, "Don''t be so serious, I''m only joking. I have to admit that I am very pretty, but that''s not the point. After all, I''m a good choice since I''m not asking much from you. I''m not asking for money, not asking for love, and I''m only asking for the title of Gu Yechen''s partner and asking for your help."


    Gu Yechen smiled, "The title of Gu Yechen''s partner itself is worth quite a lot. What if you use it to bribe and cheat off people."


    He Xinyan yed around with a strand of her hair and replied with a smile, "Being alive is quite nice, so why would I purposely dig my own grave?"


    Especially for her, since she had already died once. She was more grateful for her life this time around.


    "Oh! And also if I get in trouble, you have to save me." He Xinyan remembered. After what happened yesterday, she learned that there was no way she could ovee all the schemesing her way by herself.


    If she identally fell into one of Li Yuyan''s traps, she needed someone to save her. Who else better than the most powerful person in all of the country?

 Chapter 9 Fate

    <h4>Chapter 9 Fate</h4>


    After the deal was decided, He Xinyan stood up to leave again. This time, Gu Yechen decided to leave together with her.


    When He Xinyan''s fingers wrapped around the door handle, a quick image suddenly shed through her brain, causing her head to hurt.


    "Ah," He Xinyan put both hands up to her head and held it tightly, trying to get a close look at the image again.


    There was a face, but it was too blurry.


    "Miss He, is there anything wrong?" Gu Yechen asked. He was extremely worried but couldn''t show it too much in case she got suspicious.


    The image shed a second time and this time, He Xinyan got a clear view of the face.


    The face belonged to a man, and it was extremely handsome; almost perfect.


    Bang! The smell of blood around her and the sound of muffled whispers. Footsteps getting louder and a face. That face!


    He Xinyan swung around, ignoring the burning paining from her head. His face!


    ---


    They walked out of the hotel together and Gu Yechen had his driver bring He Xinyan back to XX Film University.


    During the entire car ride, Gu Yechen''s face kept showing up in He Xinyan''s vision. It was him! Thest face she saw before she died was Gu Yechen.


    He Xinyan closed her eyes and tried as hard as she could to bring back the memories of her car ident. He showed up after a minute or so. A car door mmed and then he walked over to her.


    Was he the one that hit her?


    He Xinyan opened her eyes in surprise and knew that must be it. In her past life, Gu Yechen was the one that killed her.


    He probably didn''t do it on purpose, and He Xinyan should thank him, since his ident brought her back to the past, giving her a second chance.


    Plus, even if the ident didn''t take ce, Li Yuyan and her mom, Li Huiran, would definitely figure out a way to get rid of her.


    He Xinyan smiled as the car came to a stop in front of the school. They met again in apletely different situation, meaning that she was sessful in changing things in her second life.


    Maybe this was fate.


    ---


    He Xinyan returned to the dorm to see Wu Minger crying, "What''s wrong?"


    "Yanyan!" Wu Minger screamed as she lunged at her, "Where were you? Why did you disappear for a whole night? I was so worried about you and you didn''t answer my calls or respond to my texts! The hotel also said that you weren''t there! I thought something happened to you!"


    He Xinyan wiped away Wu Minger''s tears patiently, something she would have never done in her past life. Wu Minger had always been very emotional, and He Xinyan was usually toozy to put up with her long and dramatic acts.


    However, maybe it was because He Xinyan was more mature this time around. So, when she saw Wu Minger crying like a lost puppy, she couldn''t help but feel sympathy for her.


    "Don''t worry, nothing happened. Well, something did happen, but it isn''t anything bad. My phone ran out of battery, so I didn''t receive your messages or calls. Oh, stop crying. It''s okay, Minger!"


    After a few more minutes, Wu Minger finally stopped crying and sat down to listen to He Xinyan''s story.


    "What?! Gu Yechen! The Gu Corporation Gu Yechen?! The super handsome and scary Gu Yechen?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "I know it''s surprising. But it would be helpful for us too. Plus, I just started in the entertainment industry, so he will definitely help me."


    Wu Minger nodded her head "Okay. Just make sure you are happy with him and he doesn''t bully you."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Don''t worry, he won''t."


    Wu Minger calmed downpletely after He Xinyan agreed to buy fried chicken for her, and she went back to quietly doing her homework.


    He Xinyan''s phone had finished charging, and she realized she had received a message from Gu Yechen.


    She had given him her phone number, but she didn''t expect him to text her already.


    ''Gu Yechen: Since we are in a rtionship now, you shoulde and live with me.''


    Gu Yechen had spent the past half an hour deciding how he should phrase the message, and ended up using this domineering tone to match his true personality.


    Now, he was staring at the phone with anticipation, waiting for a reply.


    He Xinyan read the message quickly and replied, ''Hello Mr. Gu, I can''t move in with you right now. I am graduating soon, so I will be moving back to the He family''s mansion. Thank you for the offer.''


    He Xinyan took a deep breath and closed her phone. The He family mansion belonged to her grandfather, who had spent several years designing it and decorating it.


    The mansion held all of the good memories from the past. The memories with her mother, father, and grandfather. But now. . . it has been stained by the Li mother and daughter.


    Li Yuyan and Li Huiran!


    It was time for her to take back what was hers. She can''t let them dirty the house anymore!


    ---


    Gu Yechen immediately picked up his phone when he heard it ring, something he never does during board meetings.


    All of the high-level managers turned to look at their boss simultaneously, wondering which important person had sent the message.


    The next second, everyone sitting in the room felt a cold breeze fly by and the room temperature seemed to drop.


    CEO Gu''s facial expression had just turned from excitement to displeasure, and it was very, very scary.


    Everyone inside the room didn''t even dare to breathe loudly as they waited for their boss to finish reading the message.


    Gu Yechen read the message over and over again, almost as if it would change if he read it enough times.


    Finally, he gave up and his shoulders sank.


    ''Ok,'' he replied dejectedly.

 Chapter 10 First Date

    <h4>Chapter 10 First Date</h4>


    Time passed by quickly, and He Xinyan focused onpleting her schoolwork during most days.


    Su Zhiming hade to find her once, hoping to gain her forgiveness. However, she had called the security guard over to kick him out of the school, and he never came back after that.


    Yang Yaqi hasn''t contacted her since the hotel incident, and He Xinyan also stayed away from her and thepany.


    Once everything was ready, she was going to leave thepany that once held her back in her past life. Nothing was going to hold her back now.


    A week has passed and she hadn''t received any messages from Gu Yechen since then. She also didn''t bother him because there was nothing she needed help with just yet.


    He Xinyan was walking back from herst ss of the day, and she could barely keep her eyes open. There were only three more days of university and then school would be over!


    However, this also meant that all of the finals were during this week.


    He Xinyan managed to still remember some of the stuff she learned in her past life, so the tests were not too hard for her.


    However, taking tests for several hours a day was still very tiring.


    Ding!


    ''Gu Yechen: I wille to pick you up at your school in 30 minutes.''


    He Xinyan read the message once and frowned, ''To where?''


    Five minutester, Gu Yechen still hadn''t replied, so she decided to first get ready. He Xinyan put on a in blue shirt and shorts, tied her hair up into a ponytail, and left.


    The weather had cooled down a little bit, but it was still too hot for He Xinyan''s liking. So, she was happy when she realized that Gu Yechen had already arrived when she reached the front of the school.


    The car waspletely ck and it was impossible to see through the window, but He Xinyan knew it was his car. Who else would have a car te number of XXXXXXX?


    "Hello." He Xinyan got into the car and put on her seatbelt, "Where are we going?"


    A second ago, the car was still extremely cold and frightening because of Gu Yechen''s unhappy expression. However, the second He Xinyan got into the car, it was almost like a quick transition from winter to spring.


    The driver, who had worked for the Gu family for almost ten years now, was even surprised when he saw the gentle expression on Gu Yechen''s face.


    Once He Xinyan had put on her seatbelt, the driver left the school and He Xinyan never got an answer to her question.


    He Xinyan was so tired from taking tests at school she fell asleep before they reached their destination.


    Only five minutes after she fell asleep, the car came to a stop in front of a dirt trail.


    "We''re here," the driver eximed, and he immediately received an angry re from his boss.


    The driver immediately shut up and didn''t dare make another sound anymore. Gu Yechen gently removed his seatbelt and moved closer to He Xinyan.


    He brushed away a strand of hair that had moved onto her face, and his hand stayed close to her cheek.


    He Xinyan didn''t put on any makeup today, but she still looked beautiful. Perfect in Gu Yechen''s eyes.


    They stayed like that, close to each other, for almost half an hour before Gu Yechen finally decided to wake her up.


    He wanted her to sleep more since he knew that she would be taking her finals right now. However, if they stay here any longer, the sky would get dark before they could reach their destination.


    "Mm. . ." He Xinyan slowly blinked her eyes open and looked around. Did they arrive?


    "We''re here," Gu Yechen said softly, causing chills to run down the driver''s spine. Since when did Mr. Gu start talking so softly like this?


    "Where are we?" He Xinyan''s voice was sweeter than usual since she just woke up, and it melted Gu Yechen''s heart. However, he had to control himself from doing anything weird, and this made him angry!


    "Let''s go." Gu Yechen and He Xinyan got out of the car and they walked down the dirt path, stopping in front of a gate.


    ''Private Property No Trespassing,'' was written in bright red letters on a sign attached to the gate.


    Gu Yechen pulled out a key and unlocked the gate, pushing it open. He Xinyan looked around cautiously, bing suspicious about where Gu Yechen was taking her.


    This ce looked empty and uninhabited, almost like a location where dangerous people met up during the night. Was he going to throw her away? Or even worse. . . was he trying to sell her?


    He Xinyan knew she couldn''t run away because she didn''t even know how they came here, so she was left with one choice.


    "Mr. Gu!" She said in the sweetest voice she could.


    "Call me Yechen."


    "Yechen. . ." He Xinyan was disgusted by hearing her own voice, "I want to go on a date with you. Let''s go back!"


    "This is a date," Gu Yechen responded. What was she trying to do?


    ". . ." What type of scary date was this? It was obvious that CEO Gu wasn''t a romantic person.


    He Xinyan cleared her throat and tried a different approach. She walked over to Gu Yechen and grabbed onto his hand, swinging his arm left and right.


    "Yechen, I''m tired. I don''t want to walk. Let''s go back." She didn''t want to get sold! She had received a second chance and she was going to fail again?! No way!


    Gu Yechen suddenly bent down and He Xinyan jumped away in fear. What was he up to? Was this some type of attack?


    Gu Yechen turned around so his back was facing her and kneeled on the ground with one leg, "I''ll carry you. Get on."


    ". . ."


    Why was he so persistent in continuing this trip? This just made He Xinyan more certain that this scary CEO was trying to throw her away.


    What did she do to him?


    He Xinyan had heard of all the frightening stories about Gu Yechen. The Gu family had been the most powerful family in the country for several generations, and the rtions inside were veryplicated.


    There were several rumors about how Gu Yechen had killed a lot of his family members and so-called friends to reach the position he was in now.


    He was cruel and cunning, and people said that he had no feelings.


    Killing her was like killing an ant, and this made He Xinyan even more scared. She didn''t want to die! Again!


    "Get on," Gu Yechen urged.


    "I. . ."

 Chapter 11 Springborn Lake

    <h4>Chapter 11 Springborn Lake</h4>


    "Get on," Gu Yechen urged.


    "I. . ."


    Gu Yechen turned his face back and He Xinyan immediately climbed onto his back when she saw his expression.


    It was so scary! He Xinyan didn''t know that Gu Yechen''s expression could be much more scary, but he just didn''t show it to her.


    Gu Yechen stood up and continued walking. The trail seemed to go on forever, and they were surrounded by tall trees on both sides.


    Gu Yechen had a nice and refreshing mint scent on his body, and it made He Xinyan feel rxed. She tried to stay alert but her fatigue took over.


    He Xinyan rested her head onto his broad shoulder and closed her eyes.


    Gu Yechen realized that the woman on his back had fallen asleep, so he began walking slower, trying to keep a steady pace.


    His soft lips stretched into a rare smile, and his eyes shined like the stars in the sky. Even the slowly setting sun couldn''t dim them.


    He hadn''t smiled so genuinely in a long time, but Gu Yechen liked this new feeling of happiness. He didn''t want it to go away, he didn''t want her to go away.


    The small body moved around a little, searching for the mostfortable position. Her body pressed against his, light and soft like a cloud.


    Gu Yechen had walked a mile already when He Xinyan woke up. She looked around and was surprised at what she saw.


    The tall and ugly trees had turned into a beautiful scenery of flowers. They were on a wooden bridge right now, and there were flowers all around them.


    "It''s beautiful. . ." He Xinyan couldn''t help but exim. A gentle breeze flew by, and the flowers danced in the wind.


    "You''re awake."


    He Xinyan hadpletely forgotten about the possibility that Gu Yechen was trying to throw her away, and all her attention was on the beautiful flowers now.


    "Let me down."


    Gu Yechen bent down slightly and allowed He Xinyan to jump down onto the bridge.


    "Can you take a picture of me?" He Xinyan said as she handed her phone over to Gu Yechen. She jumped up onto the railing of the bridge and sat on it, swinging her legs around.


    Gu Yechen opened up the camera and looked at the woman on the screen. So beautiful. . .


    "Did you take it yet?" He Xinyan asked after several seconds, pulling Gu Yechen back to reality. He quickly took a photo and handed the phone back to He Xinyan.


    "Your photo taking skills suck!" He Xinyanmented, "The lighting is so dark and the angle makes my legs look so short."


    Gu Yechen cleared his throat and didn''t reply. Looks like step 1 on getting a wife was to start studying how to take good photos!


    "Let''s keep going." Gu Yechen bent down again so He Xinyan could climb on. However, He Xinyan shook her head and walked forward.


    "It''s okay, I can walk."


    The flower pasture also ended when the bridge did, and it turned into trees again.


    "Did I miss any other pretty ces?" He Xinyan asked, kind of disappointed to see the boring trees again.


    "There was a waterfall when you fell asleep." Gu Yechen looked down at the girl next to him and smiled. She was no longer afraid anymore and seemed to be very energetic and excited right now as she skipped down the trail.


    Gu Yechen was almost 190 centimeters, so his long legs allowed him to keep up with He Xinyan even though she was skipping. He walked a few feet behind her, and his expression was even more gentle than the breeze blowing by.


    They walked like that for a few more minutes, and He Xinyan had stopped skipping because it was getting tiring.


    "How long is this -" The trees suddenly came to an end as He Xinyan and Gu Yechen stepped out of the shadows.


    He Xinyan realized that they were on a mountain as they reached the edge of the cliff. Below them, the hundreds of green trees stood tall and firm, lining the hills and edges of thendscape around them.


    The sun was beginning to set, the rich hues of red blended with orange, purple, crimson. It was the sign of an ending day, but also the promise of the rising sun thates after the dark night ends.


    There was hope again. Hope for a new day and hope for her.


    To the right, there was a slow trickle of water from a waterfall, and all of the water drained into a smallke a few hundred feet below where they were standing.


    "Do you like it?" Gu Yechen asked nervously. He took a big risk to n this date because he was afraid Xinyan wouldn''t like it.


    They walked for a long time and it was tiring. He didn''t know if it was a good decision or not.


    "I love it. . ." He Xinyan turned around to look at Gu Yechen, "Where is this? I never knew Country Z had a ce like this!"


    Gu Yechen let out a breath of relief and took a step forward, "This is yours."


    He Xinyan turned to look at Gu Yechen with confusion in her eyes.


    "I bought this entire trail and also theke down there. You can name it."


    He Xinyan''s mouth opened from surprise and happiness as she looked at the sparklingke below them, "Springborn Lake." *


    Gu Yechen nodded his head. His wifey was very smart!


    "Why? Why are you giving this to me?" He Xinyan asked. For some reason, she had a feeling that their rtionship was morepleted than a deal.


    If Gu Yechen chose to date her because of his rumors, shouldn''t he reveal their rtionship to the public? And why did he insist on going on dates with her and giving her stuff when their rtionship waspletely fake?


    ''Because I love you,'' he thought. Gu Yechen''s eyebrows slightly knit together, "Just as a first date gift."


    He Xinyan nodded her head slowly and looked away. Although the He Corporation was also considered a pretty decent business, it couldn''t evenpare with the Gu Corporation and the Gu family''s business empire.


    He Xinyan was considered as the upper ss in society, but in front of Gu Yechen, she was merely a nobody, a humble peasant.


    Buying a whole trail and a giganticke just for their first date?! For normal people, the cost of this gift is more than all the money they will ever earn in a lifetime.


    "It''s gettingte. Do you want to go back?" Gu Yechen noticed He Xinyan''s weird expression and was a little disappointed.


    Did she not like his gift? Was it not grand enough? Should he buy a country for her next time? Hm. . . that sounds like a good idea.


    *helemon''s note: Wow. . . Am I the only one that doesn''t understand CEO Gu''s thoughts. . . Maybe my IQ is just too low for him!


    "Okay! Thank you for taking me here. It''s really refreshing." She had two more days of tests and then it was graduation day. He Xinyan never got the opportunity to appreciate nature in her past, so she genuinely enjoyed this trip.


    In her past life, Su Zhiming was her world, her everything. She didn''t care about anything else, so there was also no way she spent her precious time in nature.


    In this life, she was going to live every day, every second to its fullest. It was time to live for herself!

 Chapter 12 The Necklace

    <h4>Chapter 12 The Ne</h4>


    Gu Yechen insisted on carrying He Xinyan on the way down the mountain since he said going downhill was hard.


    So, He Xinyan fell asleep once again, and by the time she woke up, they were back at XX Film University.


    When He Xinyan woke up, Gu Yechen immediately closed theptop he was working on and focused his attention on her.


    "We''re here. . ." He Xinyan mumbled as she rubbed her eyes. Gu Yechen watched her with a slight smile on his face. His future wifey was so cute!


    He Xinyan was the type of beauty that could pull off any style; innocent, sweet to charming and cool. This was a quality that few people possessed, and it was also what made He Xinyan''s appearance special.


    "Thank you for taking me to theke today. I''m going to go." He Xinyan quickly nced at Gu Yechen and couldn''t help but admire his breathtaking looks.


    God really isn''t fair. . . and it''s very obvious that Gu Yechen was one of his favorites. Good family, amazing face and body, high intelligence. . .


    If He Xinyan was to pick the person closest to perfect that she knew, she would pick him without hesitation. She reached for the door handle but Gu Yechen stopped her.


    "Wait." Gu Yechen reached into his pant pocket and pulled out a small silver key ne shaped into a heart. He cleared his throat and looked away, "This is for you."


    He Xinyan took one look at the ne and her eyes brightened. The key wasn''t too big and it added a perfect touch to the jewelry piece, and each small diamond that formed the heart sparkled under the moonlight.


    "Thank you." He Xinyan looked at Gu Yechen, who was blushing by now, and she suppressed augh. He''s probably very new to this romantic business.


    "Do you want to help me put it on?" He Xinyan asked, deciding to take a risk in front of this business king.


    Gu Yechen flinched before slowly nodding his head. He Xinyan turned around and moved her long hair aside.


    Gu Yechen took a deep breath and swung the ne around her neck. The ne was cold against her warm skin, and He Xinyan brought one hand up to touch the key.


    Gu Yechen''s hands were shaking as he tried to clip the lock on one of the holes on the chain. His expression darkened when he failed to do so. Why were his hands shaking so much?!


    He Xinyan was patient, and after a long time, Gu Yechen finally seeded.


    He Xinyan turned to look at Gu Yechen with a genuine smile, "Thank you for today. I was very stressed and tired of all the tests, but now I feel better. I''m going to go now. Good night!"


    He Xinyan then opened the car door and stepped out into the warm night. As she walked back to her dorm, her fingers toyed with the ne around her neck.


    It seemed like Gu Yechen wasn''t as scary and cold as she thought. . .


    ---


    Two days passed by quickly, and it was soon the day of He Xinyan''s graduation.


    "Hurry up!" He Xinyan said impatiently as she waited for Wu Minger to finish changing into the graduation gown.


    They were going to take the department photos and then it was celebration time with the families of the graduating students.


    The door to the bathroom opened and a bright pink color immediately shed He Xinyan''s eyes. Wu Minger stepped out into the dorm and struck a pose.


    "How does my graduation outfit look?" All students had to wear the same graduation gown and cap, but what you wore on the inside was your choice.


    Most normal people would wear in colors like white, beige, or ck, but Wu Minger. . . wore a hot pink dress under her gown!


    "What in the world are you wearing?" He Xinyan asked.


    Wu Minger frowned, "Why? Doesn''t it look good?"


    "Go change! Go change if you don''t want the photographer to scream at you." He Xinyan pushed Wu Minger back into the restroom, and she came out a minuteter in a white dress with a frown.


    "Let''s go."


    ---


    Wu Minger was still angry when they reached the photography site, and when He Xinyan wasn''t looking, she pulled out a huge pink bow tie and clipped it onto her hair.


    Wu Minger and He Xinyan stood in the back row when they began taking pictures, and the first few shots went well.


    However, when the photographer looked through the photos, he suddenly realized something.


    "You! Yes, you in the back! The one wearing that huge pink bow tie! What is your problem? Are you purposely trying to draw attention to you?! Hurry up and take that ugly bow off!"


    Wu Minger''s face fell and she looked like she was about to cry. This was called fashion! Did they not understand? Fashion!


    In the end, she still had to take off the bowtie, and they had to retake their pictures.


    He Xinyan stared into the camera with a smile on her face when a man walking by caught her eyes. She looked up and saw a very attractive man walking towards them with a huge bouquet of flowers in his arm.


    "Wow! Look! Do you see that man standing behind Mr. Lu? He looks so handsome!" The girls in the department began fangirling at the sight of the man.


    "I see! Wow! Why do you think he''s here? Is he here for his girlfriend?"


    The girls sighed in disappointment when they thought of why the man was here. He must be here for his girlfriend, right? All of the good-looking guys were already taken.


    He Xinyan stared into Gu Yechen''s eyes with surprise. He was wearing apletely ck suit, but the vivid colors from the flowers added a more lively touch to his appearance.


    The photographer had to yell at the students to get their attention again, and they quickly finished taking their photos.


    "I wonder who is that guy''s girlfriend? She is so lucky!" The girls in the department formed a small group and began gossiping about the handsome man.


    He Xinyan quickly ran over to Gu Yechen and looked up into his eyes, "What are you doing here?"


    Gasps arose from all around them.


    "He Xinyan! That guy is He Xinyan''s boyfriend!"


    One girl sighed, "Well. . . I''m not surprised. Only He Xinyan is pretty enough to attract a man like him."


    "Ch! He Xinyan only has a pretty face. Plus, isn''t she dating senior Su Zhiming? How dare she cheat on senior Su! Senior Su is such a great person! He deserves someone better than He Xinyan!"


    Gu Yechen held out the flowers in his hands, "Congrattions on graduating."

 Chapter 13 Stealing Her Man

    <h4>Chapter 13 Stealing Her Man</h4>


    Gu Yechen held out the flowers in his hands, "Congrattions on graduating."


    He Xinyan looked at the beautiful bunch of pink and blue flowers and couldn''t help but smile, "Thank you."


    Wu Minger peeked her head over and widened her eyes in surprise, "He Xinyan, when did you get a new boyfriend? And why didn''t you tell me?!"


    Wu Minger didn''t realize that the handsome man standing next to He Xinyan was Gu Yechen.


    "Well. . . it''s kind ofplicated. Anyway, he''s my boyfriend now." He Xinyan wrapped her arm around Gu Yechen''s elbow and leaned against him, her head only reaching his shoulder.


    Gu Yechen''s body stiffened and he looked down at the girl next to him in surprise. It seemed like the world had suddenly brightened, and even the flowers in Xinyan''s hands looked more colorful to him.


    Wu Minger eyed Gu Yechen suspiciously and crossed her arms together, "Name? Age? Height? upation? What do you like about my Yanyan?"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow. Why did Wu Minger sound like a mother questioning her future son-inw right now?


    He Xinyan also looked up at Gu Yechen. She also wanted to know what he liked about her. . .


    Gu Yechen looked at Wu Minger and replied respectfully, "Gu Yechen. 26. 188 centimeters. A worker in the Gu Corporation. I like everything about her."


    Wu Minger took a step back and she dropped the pink bow tie she was holding in her hand, "Gu? Ye? Chen?"


    He was. . . Gu Yechen?!! Although she didn''t recognize the face, Wu MInger definitely recognized the name. Gu Yechen. . . there was only one person in all of Country Z with that name.


    No one would dare name their child that, and anyone with the same name would probably change it. Gu Yechen, the current CEO of the Gu Corporation, the child genius, the king of Country Z, was Yanyan''s new boyfriend?


    Wu Minger immediately put on a smile andughed awkwardly, "Hahaha. . . Mr. Gu! Excuse me for being disrespectful a few seconds ago. I''m just a little worried about Yanyan. . . you know? She has a bad experience with men. Hahaha. . ."


    Wu Minger nced at He Xinyan as she suddenly remembered what Xinyan had told her a few days ago. How could she forget?! He Xinyan had met Gu Yechen at the party a few days ago, and they were in a rtionship!


    Gu Yechen smiled. He knew who the cute-looking girl in front of him was. When he had investigated He Xinyan, he learned that she had a best friend and assistant, Wu Minger.


    "No worries. It''s normal."


    He Xinyan scratched her head, ''Was it normal?''


    "Oh, Yechen, can you help take a picture of me and Minger?" He Xinyan asked as she pulled out her phone.


    Gu Yechen was a little disappointed when He Xinyan removed her arm from his, but he still took over her phone.


    Xinyan and Minger made a heart with their arms and smiled at the camera. This attracted a lot of looks from the people around them; girls and boys.


    He Xinyan was the number one beauty in the entire school, and Wu Minger was number 5. However, they were the top two in the department, and coincidentally, they were also best friends.


    The boys stared at the two beautiful flowers and sighed. One of them was already taken. . .


    The girls red at them, and the jealousy inside them was provoked when they saw the handsome man taking pictures for He Xinyan and Wu Minger.


    One of the girls - the number 3 beauty in their department and leader of the little girl squad - couldn''t stand it anymore. Her boyfriend, who was one of the most popr guys in the school, had just broken up with her. She couldn''t stand watching He Xinyan y around with several boys at the same time. If only she was a little prettier, she could do the same!


    The girl, Qin Luofei, ran over to the man and tapped him on the arm. Gu Yechen''s expression immediately darkened, but his face wasn''t the ugliest.


    He Xinyan''s sweet and innocent expression had changed within a second. It was now dangerous and sharp as she watched Qin Luofei suspiciously.


    Was she trying to steal her man?


    Although their rtionship was technically fake, He Xinyan was still not going to allow some ugly and stupid girl to steal what was hers.


    "Hello, sir. I think there are some things you should know about." Qin Luofei looked up at Gu Yechen with sparkling and innocent eyes, hoping to use this chance to seduce him. However, when her gaze met with his cold and scary face, she immediately looked away in fright.


    "I - I think you are an amazing person. So, I don''t want you to be cheated on or lied to. He Xinyan, your girlfriend, she''s dating someone else right now! Everyone else here can act as evidence. We all know that she is dating senior Su Zhiming."


    The anger in He Xinyan''s eyes disappeared and was reced with amusement. She handed the flowers over to Wu Minger and walked up to Gu Yechen, wrapping her arm around his elbow again.


    She was about to speak when she heard a deep and cold voice ring in her ears.


    "How do you know I am an amazing person?" Qin Luofei looked up at Gu Yechen in surprise.


    Gu Yechen scoffed, "You don''t even know me, so why are you pretending to know me? Why is it your business to meddle inside my rtionship with my girlfriend? As long as she is willing to be with me, I don''t care about anything else."


    When hearing thest sentence, He Xinyan felt a surge of warmth rush through her body. Did he believe her? In her past life, nobody believed her no matter what she said.


    This different feeling of having someone trust you felt so great. . .


    Qin Luofei''s face was green by now. This was not supposed to happen! This wasn''t the right reaction! Any man who learned that his girlfriend or wife was cheating on him would be furious. So why wasn''t this man angry?!


    He Xinyan leaned in a little closer to Gu Yechen and turned around to face Qin Luofei, "No wonder why Li Jun broke up with you. . . because you are the perfect example of beauty without brains, except you are missing the beauty part too."


    Suddenly, He Xinyan put one hand over her mouth, and pretended she was surprised, "Oh wait, that''s not why Li Jun broke up with you! He broke up with you because you were cheating on him with three boys at once."


    Everyone around gasped in surprise, including the group of girls that would follow Qin Luofei around all the time. Qin Luofei had told them that she dumped Li Jun because she got sick of him.


    He Xinyan got this news from Wu Minger, who knew all kinds of secrets about the school and the people in the school.


    When she had nothing to do, she spent time digging up secrets and trailing people around. Wu Minger would then tell He Xinyan all of the information she found.


    He Xinyan thought that this was a very weird hobby, but who knew that it woulde to use at times!


    Qin Luofei looked like she had just eaten a fly. How did He Xinyan know about this?


    It was not over yet, "Qin Luofei, doesn''t your dad own a newspany? But it seems like you are not really up to date on our school news are you? Since you don''t know, I don''t mind telling you. I broke up with Su Zhiming already."


    Another big bomb dropped on the spectating crowd. Several of them had started to record the scene in front of them.


    He Xinyan looked up at Gu Yechen with loving eyes, "Why would I date a poor and ugly scumbag when I have a handsome and perfect god in front of me?"


    Gu Yechen''s heart had never jumped this fast before. Only she could control his heartbeat and his feelings.


    Without sparing Qin Luofei another nce, He Xinyan turned around, still hanging onto Gu Yechen''s arm, "Minger, let''s go!"


    Qin Luofei watched as the trio walked away, leaving her awkwardly standing in the middle of the crowd. She took a few deep breaths before turning around to walk back to her group of friends.


    However, once her eyesnded on them, the girls quickly scurried away. Qin Luofei clenched her fists together angrily. He Xinyan!!


    One by one, the people left to go find their family members, but Qin Luofei was still standing there, her entire body shaking.


    Her phone suddenly began ringing, and Qin Luofei took a quick nce at the name on the screen.


    ''Li Yuyan.''

 Chapter 14 Relationship Revealed

    <h4>Chapter 14 Rtionship Revealed</h4>


    ''Li Yuyan.''


    When she read the name on the screen, Qin Luofei was reminded of He Xinyan again, and she gritted her teeth in anger.


    "Hello?"


    Li Yuyan''s sweet voice sounded, "Luofei! I have good news for you!"


    "What?" Qin Luofei was getting impatient as her family was probably going to be here soon. She could already imagine what her brother would say about her when all of her friends ignored her.


    "I can help you prove yourself in front of your father. Don''t you want thepany to go into your hands, and not your brother? I have material for you that will make an extremely hot news article."


    Qin Luofei raised one eyebrow, "What is it?"


    "I even thought of a title for you. . . The daughter and heir of the He Corporation''s rtionship revealed."


    ---


    He Xinyan followed behind Gu Yechen as they walked down the flight of stairs to his car. Gu Yechen''s assistant, Chen Xiao, quickly ran over and took the suitcase out of Gu Yechen''s hands.


    The suitcase was baby pink in color and belonged to He Xinyan.


    Gu Yechen helped open the car door, and He Xinyan stepped in.


    "Xihe Estates," He Xinyan stated the name of the neighborhood where the He mansion was in.


    Therge city they were in could be split into three sections. The far south was themunity for the lower sses. Homeless could be seen scouring the streets for food, and several of them also set up tents where they would live.


    A few houses could be seen there, but most of them were small. Overall, the living environment in the south wasn''t very good.


    In the east and west, there were the houses and apartments where the middle ss would live. They were usually the working ss, but a few of them may be in the upper ss, such as a manager in apany or an owner of a shop.


    Finally, the north was for the upper ss. The Xihe Estates was located in the north, and it was a chain of mansions where the rich families would live. Most of these families owned medium orrge-sized businesses and had quite a lot of wealth.


    The north also included other separate mansions and rich neighborhoods.


    There was also a fourth section, but it shouldn''t really be considered as a section, since it only consisted of one family; the Gu family.


    In the far northeast, right at the border of the city, there was a gigantic mansion surrounded by trees. It was known to be the bestnd in all of Country Z, and there were many rumors about how the air quality up there was much better because of the abundance of trees. People also assumed that the Gu mansion took up over 10 acres ofnd (about 40000 square meters).


    Few people had ever seen the mansion before, and He Xinyan was quite curious about the legendarynd and the enormous mansion.


    They arrived at the Xihe Estates in a little less than an hour, and Chen Xiao helped He Xinyan carry her luggage to the front steps of the He mansion.


    "Goodbye," He Xinyan said to Gu Yechen. After a few days of contact, He Xinyan''s view of Gu Yechen changed drastically. He was not cold and scary like what people said. Instead, he was actually kind of cute and sweet. . .


    However, right now, Gu Yechen''s face was a little scary. He didn''t want to leave his future wifey!


    *helemon''s note: Ah, looks like we have another shameless male lead. Who said I will make our lovely Xinyan your future wife? Hmph, I won''t give her to you and you can die alone!


    "Goodbye," Gu Yechen mumbled unhappily.


    Without looking back, He Xinyan walked up the steps to her house and disappeared into the front door.


    Gu Yechen stayed standing still for a few minutes, and the workers walking by would look at him suspiciously.


    "CEO Gu, there is a board meeting in an hour."


    Gu Yechen sighed and walked back to the car. It''s not like they won''t be seeing each other again. Plus, he had his own ways to live closer to her. . .


    He Xinyan entered therge mansion and the butler immediately greeted her politely. This butler had been here since her grandfather first built the mansion, and he was very close to Xinyan.


    He was like a second father to her -


    "Yanyan!" Bai Jiawei walked into the living room with his wife, Li Huiran, and their daughter, Li Yuyan behind him.


    Although He Xinyan disliked Li Huiran and Li Yuyan, she had nothing against her father. Her father would still be partial to her over Li Yuyan. After all, He Xinyan was his first wife''s daughter and also the only true He in the family.


    "Dad," He Xinyan replied with a smile and hugged her father. She was at school most of the time, so she didn''t see her dad often.


    "Yanyan is back. Congrattions on graduating!" Li Huiran walked over to He Xinyan with a caring smile and took the suitcase away from He Xinyan''s hand.


    Xinyan''s smile stiffened a little on her face, but it quickly returned to normal. In the past, she had thought that Li Huiran truly cared about her as her stepmother, but she waspletely wrong.


    A hideous and unpleasant face was hidden behind that thick mask of hers, and in a few years, she was going to take it off.


    However, as of now, she was still pretending to be a great stepmother. Of course, He Xinyan had to y along with her act.


    "Auntie Li, I missed you." He Xinyan didn''t forget to also insult her indirectly, "Maybe it''s because I haven''t seen you in so long, but it seems like you got more wrinkles on your face now. Oh, and also the white hair. Auntie Li, you have to take better care of your appearance. After all, the He family is very influential and you still got a lot of years ahead of you."


    Li Huiran''s lips twitched as one hand unconsciously moved up to her face. It seemed like He Xinyan was being considerate, but on the inside, she was just saying that Li Huiran was old now.


    Li Huiran squeezed out a smile, "Yes, Yanyan. You are correct, Auntie Li will pay more attention."


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly and her eyes moved to Li Yuyan, who was standing behind her mother.


    "Hello, older sister."


    Li Yuyan wasn''t as good as acting as her mother, and there was no trace of a smile on her face. She was still angry about what happened in Su Zhiming''s apartment a few weeks ago, and even now, she was still helping Su Zhiming get money to pay He Xinyan back.


    "Hello."


    "Do you not wee me?" He Xinyan looked hurt.


    Li Yuyan looked away and saw that her mother was ring at her, a signal for her to put down her pride, "Of course I wee you, Xinyan."


    He Xinyan smiled and turned to her dad, "Dad, I''m going to go organize my belongings. Call me when it''s time for dinner."


    Bai Jiawei smiled at his daughter and also left the living room after He Xinyan had gone upstairs.


    He Xinyan''s room was at the end of the hallway facing the south, so a lot of sunlight was able to enter therge room. Besides the master bedroom where her dad lived, He Xinyan''s room was the best in the house.


    She pushed the door open and saw that everything was still in the same ce and the room was bright and clean.


    Arge king bed with white and pink colors was facing the front of the room, and a sparkling chandelier light hung from the ceiling.


    Her closet was probably bigger than the bedroom of normal houses, but He Xinyan didn''t have enough clothes to fill it up.


    There was a sitting bench near the window, and He Xinyan still remembered how she would sit on her mother''sp and her mother would read her stories right there.


    A picture of her mother sat on her nightstand, and it was clear that someone had wiped the picture before she came back.


    Xinyan sighed before opening up her suitcase and beginning to organize her things.

 Chapter 15 So Weak

    <h4>Chapter 15 So Weak</h4>


    Xinyan sighed before opening up her suitcase and beginning to organize her things.


    Two hourster, a maid came up to her room and told her it was time for dinner. He Xinyan walked down the stairs in a white nightgown and saw that everyone had already sat down.


    The dining table was a rectangr, wooden table and Bai Jiawei sat at the very front, signifying his position and power in the family.


    Li Huiran sat to his right, in the seat that used to belong to He Yuxin, He Xinyan''s mother. To the left, Li Yuyan was also seated and was watching He Xinyan right now.


    Xinyan put on a smile and walked over to Li Yuyan, "Older sister, can I sit here?"


    Li Yuyan''s face fell, "This is my seat!"


    In the past, this seat had always belonged to He Xinyan, but ever since she left for college, Li Yuyan had stolen this seat from her.


    Disappointment shed past He Xinyan''s face as she looked away pitifully, "But I want to sit next to dad. . . It''s okay then."


    He Xinyan walked over to the second seat down the table and pulled the chair out. However, before she could sit down, Bai Jiawei spoke.


    "Yuyan, let Yanyan sit in her spot. That seat was originally hers anyway."


    Li Yuyan''s face turned green when she heard that. She unwillingly stood up from the chair and moved down a spot, making her seem like a guest in the house.


    One corner of He Xinyan''s lip turned up into a sly smile before she quickly lifted the other side up too, "Thank you, older sister!"


    He Xinyan sat down happily and picked up his chopsticks. The beginning of the meal was normal as everyone ate their food silently.


    Bai Jiawei would ask He Xinyan some questions every now and then, and Li Huiran would also pretend to be a good stepmother and insincerely talk to her once in a while.


    Li Yuyan was upset the whole time as they were eating and Bai Jiawei noticed, "Yuyan, why are you still upset? Can''t you learn to get along with your sister?"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow before looking up from her te with an understanding smile, "It''s okay, dad."


    She then picked up a piece of chicken and ced it into Li Yuyan''s bowl, "Older sister, don''t you love this dish?"


    Bai Jiawei smiled to see that Xinyan was finally more epting of Yuyan now.


    Li Yuyan shot He Xinyan a quick smile before picking up the chicken to eat it. However, before the chicken entered her mouth, Li Yuyan noticed something.


    She took a deep breath and red at He Xinyan, who was eating happily now.


    ''She did it on purpose!'' Li Yuyan thought. He Xinyan had given her the chicken butt piece which was not edible!


    "You -" Li Yuyan began.


    "Older sister, why are you not eating the chicken? Do you not like it?" In the past, Li Yuyan had always pretended to be the good daughter and the white lotus. Now, she was only using her trick against her. Li Yuyan wasn''t the only one that could act.


    "I -" Li Yuyan turned to look at He Xinyan but was met with her mother''s piercing re. Li Huiran had instructed her to behave well during this time He Xinyan was home.


    Li Huiran was not a simple and innocent person, or else how would she have climbed up all the way to this position?


    She was cunning and definitely had a few things up her sleeve. She knew that her position still wasn''t stable with He Xinyan around. After all, He Xinyan was Bai Jiawei and He Yuxin''s daughter and also the only person in the family that was truly part of the ''He'' family line.


    Therefore, her card in the game right now was her daughter with Bai Jiawei, Li Yuyan. Li Yuyan had to prove to Bai Jiawei that she was the better daughter in order for her position to be more powerful.


    She married Bai Jiawei mainly for the money and the He Corporation. So there was no way she was going to let it fall into the hands of another person!


    Li Yuyan''s breathing quickened as she looked back down at the disgusting piece of chicken. Under the eyes of He Xinyan, her father, and her mother, Li Yuyan slowly took a bite of the chicken butt.


    Bai Jiawei''s expression wasn''t as happy as it was a second ago, but after seeing Li Yuyan take a bite, he looked down and continued eating.


    Li Yuyan swallowed the bite and quickly moved the piece of chicken onto a napkin after seeing that her dad wasn''t looking anymore.


    He Xinyan swung her hair to her back and licked her lips to hide a smile. This was just the beginning and Li Yuyan couldn''t stand it already. . .


    So weak.


    He Xinyan stood up from her chair and wiped her lips with a napkin, "Dad, I''m done eating. I''m tired, so I''m going to go to sleep now."


    Bai Jiawei nodded his head and He Xinyan walked away. Li Yuyan''s chopstick stabbed through the food that was on her te as her eyes shot daggers into He Xinyan''s back as she walked up the stairs.


    After He Xinyan had turned a corner, Li Yuyan''s grip on her chopsticks loosened a little. Did He Xinyan really think that her little clown tricks were going to work? Just wait for tomorrow. . . Everything is going down tomorrow.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up to a phone call.


    "Hello?" He Xinyan said as she slowly blinked her eyes open.


    "Yanyan! Are you okay?" Wu Minger jumped up from the couch when the call finally went through.


    "Of course I''m okay. What''s wrong?"


    Wu Minger gasped, "You didn''t see the news today yet?"


    "What news?"


    "Hurry up and open up any news website. It''s everywhere."


    He Xinyan sat up on her bed and rubbed her eyes, "Okay."


    She hung up the phone and opened up a news app. The hottest article immediately popped up on the screen, and He Xinyan usually ignored it.


    However, her eyesnded on the title of the article and she clicked in.

 Chapter 16 New Boyfriend

    <h4>Chapter 16 New Boyfriend</h4>


    However, her eyesnded on the title of the article and she clicked in.


    ''The daughter and heir of the He Corporation''s rtionship revealed''. Not many people knew that she was the daughter of the He family, so whoever posted this definitely got information from someone that knew her.


    But, everyone would know her now.


    ''The second daughter and heir to the He Corporation was caught walking out of a hotel room with a mystery man on 6/3/20XX. At the young age of 22, the heir to the He Corporation, He Xinyan, had already lost her innocence before marriage. What do you think about this?''


    Thements below were all against He Xinyan as they said things like, ''That is disgusting! Young girls like her are so disgraceful and unfilial! If my daughter ever does this with a random man, I will disown her!''


    ''Wow, this is the first time I''ve seen a real image of He Xinyan. I have heard the name before, but I didn''t know a rich family daughter could be this pretty.''


    ''Reply: So what if she''s pretty and rich, she is a horrible person. Going to sleep with random men!''


    ''I go to the same school as He Xinyan, and I heard that she is dating some senior from my school. I kind of want to see his reaction when he sees this news that his girlfriend is cheating on him with some other random man.''


    ''Reply: What?! Maybe He Xinyan hired that man to sleep with her. I mean. . . she''s rich so it is highly possible! But that is disgusting.''


    There was a picture at the bottom of the article before thement section. He Xinyan immediately recognized the woman in the picture to be her. She was looking to the side so one half of her face was revealed, and it was easy to distinguish the face.


    She was in a hotel hallway and there was a man walking beside her. He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together when she saw the familiar ck suit and body build.


    That was. . . Gu Yechen!


    ---


    He Xinyan walked down the stairs slowly and sat down at the dining table, "Good morning."


    She yawned, ignoring the tense atmosphere around her. Li Yuyan had a smirk on her face, and she didn''t try at all to hide it.


    On the other hand, Li Huiran was pretending to act concerned as she stared at He Xinyan with worry on her face. Who knew what was behind the worry?


    Bai Jiawei had his eyebrows deeply furrowed together, and his breathing was so loud Li Yuyan could hear it two seats away.


    "What''s wrong?" He Xinyan asked as she calmly picked up a slice of bacon.


    Li Yuyanughed when she heard that, "Xinyan, did you not see the news today yet?"


    Before He Xinyan could respond, Bai Jiawei had mmed his fork onto the table, "He Xinyan, how dare you hire men outside and sleep with them!"


    Xinyan raised one eyebrow and looked towards Li Huiran. Looks like someone had been whispering lies to her dad this morning. . .


    "Dad, what do you mean?"


    Bai Jiawei got even more angry, "I know I don''t approve of you dating Su Zhiming, but that doesn''t mean you can go outside and sleep with some random man!"


    He Xinyan took another bite of the crispy bacon and calmly replied, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, dad. I broke up with Su Zhiming."


    "Really?" Bai Jiawei''s anger disappeared for a second. Su Zhiming was in the middle ss and had no great background, so obviously Bai Jiawei didn''t approve of him.


    Bai Jiawei cleared his throat and his angry expression came back, "That''s good, however, that doesn''t mean you are allowed to hire male escorts!"


    "Who says I hired male escorts?"


    Li Yuyan threw her phone onto the table at He Xinyan, "Then how do you exin this? You walking out of a hotel room with another man you don''t even know."


    He Xinyan took a quick nce at the picture and smiled, "I know him, he is my new boyfriend!"


    This time, even Li Yuyan was shocked as the grim expression on her face disappeared.


    "New boyfriend? The guy in the image?" Bai Jiawei asked. He Xinyan nodded her head before taking a sip of orange juice.


    "How old is he? What does he do? What does his family do?"


    He Xinyan suppressed the urge to roll her eyes as she replied, "He''s four years older than me. He''s definitely more rich than Su Zhiming."


    She knew that as long as her new boyfriend was richer than her old boyfriend, Bai Jiawei wouldn''t ask anything further.


    Bai Jiawei nodded his head, "Good. . . good. . . Yanyan, you finally realized that Su Zhiming isn''t good enough for you. Bring your new boyfriend over for dinner some time."


    He Xinyan nodded her head and wiped her lips with a napkin before standing up, "I''m done. I''ll be going back to my room now."


    Bai Jiawei nodded his head as he began to eat his breakfast too. He Xinyan took one look at Li Yuyan and smiled slyly.


    "Dad. . ."


    Bai Jiawei looked up at He Xinyan.


    "Older sister also has good news. I learned that after I broke up with Su Zhiming, he''s dating Yuyan now! They are very, very in love. . ."


    After she had finished talking, He Xinyan hurried up the stairs and away from sight. Bai Jiawei slowly turned his gaze over to his older daughter, Li Yuyan.


    "Li Yuyan, is Yanyan saying the truth?"


    "I -" Li Yuyan looked towards her mom for help, but her mom also didn''t know that she was dating Su Zhiming. In the beginning, she had only seduced Su Zhiming because she knew that he liked He Xinyan, and she wanted to prove that she was more attractive than He Xinyan.


    However, their rtionship ended up to be longer than she expected.


    Noticing Li Yuyan''s expression, Bai Jiawei was more certain that Li Yuyan was now dating the poor and useless guy.


    "Li Yuyan, do you have no face?! Picking up your younger sister''s trash!"


    Li Yuyan''s face turned green after Bai Jiawei said that. She was together with Su Zhiming longer than He Xinyan, but of course, she couldn''t say that right now.


    "I thought you had better taste in men since you stayed single for so long, but I am wrong! You are even worse than your sister. At least Yanyan can learn from her mistakes and improve! Look at you! Were you not listening when I was lecturing your sister all this time? Your sister throws Su Zhiming away, and a secondter, you go on to pick him up! Are you a trash collector?! Hmph!"


    Bai Jiawei threw his fork onto the table, creating a loud bang, and he walked away. A minuteter, the front door mmed, signaling that Bai Jiawei had left for work.


    "Yuyan, what are you talking about? You''re dating Su Zhiming?" Li Huiran turned to ask her daughter.


    Li Yuyan bit her lips and looked down. After a long time of dating, she realized that Su Zhiming wasn''t actually too bad. At least he was handsome and romantic. . .


    "What is wrong with you?" Li Huiran red at her stupid daughter, "You could date someone so much better. Hurry up and dump him!"


    Li Yuyan shook her head, "No! Trust me, mom. I have a feeling Su Zhiming''spany will do well. If hispany bes sessfulter on, just wait for He Xinyan to regret her decision. Who could she be dating right now? It''s probably another normal guy, but Su Zhiming has potential. Hispany is already growing, and it will also help me in my entertainment career."


    Li Huiran was still not fully convinced as she angrily stood up, "How are you my daughter? You have to dream bigger and reach farther. There are so much better men out there!"


    Upstairs, He Xinyan sat on her couch inside her room and clicked on a phone number.


    "Hello. . ."

 Chapter 17 Your New Boyfriend is Gu Yechen?

    <h4>Chapter 17 Your New Boyfriend is Gu Yechen?</h4>


    "Hello. . ." He Xinyan said softly.


    "Good morning."


    "Why did you call me?" He Xinyan asked. During breakfast, Gu Yechen had called her but she rejected the call because of the situation.


    "I saw the news. Don''t worry about it, I will settle it down."


    He Xinyan nodded, "How will you settle it down?"


    Gu Yechen picked up a pen on his desk and smiled, "Are you okay with revealing our rtionship?"


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan woke up early in the morning and immediately reached for her phone. Gu Yechen had said that he would resolve the issue the next morning, and Xinyan was curious to see what his n was.


    She opened up the news and saw her name everywhere once again.


    The first article at the very top read, ''He Xinyan''s Hotel Partner Is Revealed!''


    She clicked in and saw an image of a social media post.


    ''Gu Yechen: I was on the news yesterday and noticed that the hottest news topic was about me. I found it to be very disrespectful to see that the image in the news didn''t expose my front view, but only exposed the face of my girlfriend, He Xinyan. If anyone is to post anything about me and my girlfriend from now on, please also show my front view. Thank you very much.''


    ". . ." Is that what Gu Yechen was unhappy about? The picture not showing his face?


    Gu Yechen had millions of followers although he rarely posted, and when he did, it was about the Gu Corporation. However, many people still liked to follow rich and powerful people.


    In one hour, there were already over one million likes and four-hundred thousand forwards of the post. Thement section of the post was in chaos.


    ''What did I just read?! He Xinyan is Gu Yechen''s girlfriend?''


    ''Well, it kind of makes sense. The He family is also rich, so it is normal for a rich person to date another rich person. Cindere stories don''t exist in real life.''


    ''Reply: Okay, I agree that the He family is rich, but the Gu family is at a whole nother level, okay? I worked in the Gu Corporation before so I know how rich thepany is.''


    ''No!! My idol has a girlfriend now! Is this his first girlfriend?''


    ''Reply: You''re right! This is the first time CEO Gu publicly revealed a rtionship! Does this mean that they are serious about this?''


    He Xinyan scrolled through the topments and closed her phone. She had thought Gu Yechen was going to reveal their rtionship to the newspany and have them take the news down or something.


    Not this!


    Now, everyone knows about their rtionship and everyone knows what she looks like now. But, didn''t she agree to this rtionship in the first ce so that she could use it to help her. How would she use it if no one knows about it?


    He Xinyan rubbed her eyes and got out of bed. She was the first person to go downstairs so she began eating breakfast by herself.


    A few minutester, Bai Jiawei ran down the stairs with Li Huiran and Li Yuyan walking slowly behind him.


    "Yanyan!" Bai Jiawei screamed in his pajamas, "Your new boyfriend is CEO Gu, Gu Yechen?!"


    He Xinyan sighed and nodded her head. Bai Jiawei sucked a breath in and sat down on his chair, "Why didn''t you tell me earlier?"


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan also sat down, but their expressions were not so happy.


    "We just got into a rtionship a few days ago. I wanted to wait until it''s stable before telling you," He Xinyan lied. She never nned on telling him anyway, because she knew how greedy and money-oriented her father could be.


    Bai Jiawei leaned forward, closer to He Xinyan, "Yanyan. . . you should bring him home sometime. As your father, I want to meet your boyfriend. How about tomorrow, you can introduce him to me tomorrow!"


    When she was dating Su Zhiming, he didn''t seem so eager to meet her boyfriend. He Xinyan smiled before shaking her head, "I don''t even get to see him often since he is very busy. I don''t think he will agree."


    "Ask him," Bai Jiawei urged. He Xinyan pulled out her phone and sent a message to Gu Yechen.


    ''Yechen, my dad is asking if you want toe to eat at our house tomorrow? Say no.''


    A secondter, Gu Yechen replied with a no. He Xinyan looked at the message and smiled. Well, he was very obedient.


    She pointed to Gu Yechen''s message and hid her own before showing it to her dad, "He said no."


    Bai Jiawei looked disappointed as he took a bite of the fried egg. If he was able to get the Gu Corporation to help the He Corporation, that would be amazing.


    The rest of the meal was mostly silent as He Xinyan ate her food quickly, Bai Jiawei thought about how he could get Gu Yechen to help him, Li Huiran tried her best to maintain a smile on her face, and Li Yuyan red at He Xinyan the whole time without any appetite.


    Li Yuyan was very happy the first few days after He Xinyan had broken up with Su Zhiming. The exciting and satisfying feeling of stealing something away from her surrounded Li Yuyan as she walked around with her head held high.


    She still felt that proudness even the night before, until she saw the news today. How could she be happy? She had stolen He Xinyan''s boyfriend to realize that He Xinyan had found someone even better.


    That wasn''t fair!


    Li Yuyan''s fork sliced into the bacon but she didn''t eat it. Right now, all she could do was help Su Zhiming. She couldn''t leave Su Zhiming now, or it would be a p to her face after just stealing it from He Xinyan.


    She couldn''t let He Xinyan win! As long as Su Zhiming was sessful, she would still be the winner. Su Zhiming. . .


    ---


    "Hello?" He Xinyan jumped onto her bed and said happily.


    "Hello." Gu Yechen stopped reading the document on his desk and focused on the call.


    "Um. . ."


    "I''m sorry for making the decision without asking you. I couldn''t wait to expose our rtionship, so I wrote the post and sent it without thinking. I''m sorry." Gu Yechen sounded like a little kid apologizing to his mother for doing something wrong, and it made He Xinyan smile.


    It has been a long time since anyone cared about her feelings.


    "Thank you," He Xinyan replied. "You did great."


    Gu Yechen''s face lit up when he heard what He Xinyan said. Did she justpliment him? Did he just receive a candy from her?


    The candy was very sweet!


    His assistant, Chen Xiao, walked into the room and froze when he saw his boss''s face. What. . . in. . . the. . . world. . . is. . . happening. . .


    Was his boss smiling? And it wasn''t a cunning or scary smile, it was a true smile that was like sunlight shining over his cold and stern face.


    "I - I. . ." Gu Yechen didn''t know what to say. Should he post more on his social media from now on?


    "Do you want to go on a date tomorrow?" He Xinyan asked. In her past life, she spent all her energy and love on Su Zhiming, who was even worse than a dog. At least a dog was loyal, but Su Zhiming. . . In thest few years of their rtionship, he wouldn''t even take her out on dates or buy her any presents. She was like his servant, and her only job was to help him and take care of him.


    But that wasn''t going to happen anymore. She was going to treasure every single rtionship from now on, even if it was not a true love rtionship.


    There was no harm in going on dates with Gu Yechen. He paid for everything, so she was basically just having fun.


    "I. . . Yes!" Gu Yechen hurriedly replied, afraid that He Xinyan would change her mind.


    "Where do you want to go?" Gu Yechen asked again.


    "Let''s go shopping! And then we can go to the movies." Those two ces weremon date locations during the first year she was with Su Zhiming. However, Su Zhiming rarely bought anything for her when they were shopping, and she didn''tin because she knew Su Zhiming wasn''t wealthy.


    He Xinyan smiled slyly as she looked at her empty closet. Shopping with Gu Yechen, the richest man in all of Country Z. . . Just thinking about it made He Xinyan excited! It was time to rip him off!

 Chapter 18 Yi Qiansi

    <h4>Chapter 18 Yi Qiansi</h4>


    Just thinking about it made He Xinyan excited! It was time to rip him off!


    "Okay, I will go pick you up tomorrow at 10 A.M. Is that okay?"


    He Xinyan nodded and they talked a bit more before hanging up the call. She had nothing to do these days, so going on a date was a good way to pass time.


    She walked into her closet and began looking for an outfit to wear tomorrow.


    ---


    Several thousand miles away from Country Z, there was another country, Country X. This ce was much smaller than Country Z, and a penins that was privately owned took up half of itsnd.


    On the penins, there was arge pce, standing a few miles away from the water surrounding it on all three sides.


    The pce was white and huge, and it could be seen from far away. Red velvet covered the cold walls, and dimmps illuminated the empty hallways.


    In the center of the pce, inside arge room, there was a blood-red throne. The magnificent chair wasrge enough to seat three people at once, but only one person sat on it.


    On the throne, a man wearing a red and ck cape sat in the middle. He was leaning backfortably on the chair, his face hidden in the dark.


    "Mr. Yi," a man walked in and bowed down slightly. Yi Qiansi ignored his assistant as he took a bite of the cherry a woman next to him was holding.


    Several seductive women all wearing red gowns kneeled at Yi Qiansi''s feet around the throne, and only a few of them that had gained his favor were allowed to sit on the arm supports of the throne.


    One woman that was new took a brave step by cing one hand on Yi Qiansi''s leg. A secondter, Yi Qiansi kicked his leg so fast the motion was hard to see, and the woman fell several feet away.


    "You don''t know the rules, do you?" The man leaned forward on the throne, and his face came into focus under the dim light.


    His long silver hair that almost reached his shoulders sparkled in the room, and his facial features were even more pretty than girls.


    "Get lost." His voice was soft, but it was enough to send chills down everyone''s spines. The woman quickly ran out of the room.


    "All of you."


    The other women also obediently stood up and walked out of the room. After everyone had left, the assistant walked up the steps and handed an envelope over to the man.


    Yi Qiansi leaned back against his chair and crossed his long legs together. A stack of pictures was inside the envelope, and he looked through them one by one.


    "So she is his new lover. . ."


    The assistant looked down with his hands together, "From our information, she is his first woman."


    Yi Qiansi raised one eyebrow and smiled slyly, "Interesting."


    After he had gone through all of the images, he stood up and threw the images onto the ground before walking out of the room.


    The assistant followed Yi Qiansi out the room without picking up the pictures, and slowly closed therge door behind him.


    On the cold ground, the picturesid motionless with the same person on every single image. He Xinyan. . .


    ---


    He Xinyan woke up at 8 in the morning to prepare for her date. The weather was still a little hot today, so she picked out a white, spaghetti strap dress that reached her knees.


    As she was doing her makeup, her phone began ringing.


    ''Yang Yaqi''. He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows when she saw the name and put down the eyeliner she was holding.


    "Hello?"


    "He Xinyan, didn''t you say you were going to leave thepany? Where is the money for breaching the contract?" Yang Yaqi scoffed.


    "Don''t worry, I promised you I will give it to you within a month. I still have time so stop annoying me." He Xinyan hung up the call, not giving Yang Yaqi an opportunity to reply.


    After the call was finished, He Xinyan scrolled through her contacts and called another person.


    "Hello?"


    "What are you calling me for?" Su Zhiming''s annoyed voice sounded through the phone.


    He Xinyan smiled as she picked up her eyeliner and began drawing her other eye, "Nothing. Just reminding you that you only have a little more than half a month to give me back my money."


    "You -" Su Zhiming took a deep breath, "Xinyan, let''s meet up. I need to talk to you."


    He Xinyanughed, "I don''t have anything to say to you. The video is still in my hand. . ."


    "Do you have time today?"


    He Xinyan leaned back slightly and looked at herpleted eye makeup before slowly replying, "I do have time today. . . But it''s very precious. I got better ways to spend my time, and I don''t want to waste it on people like you. Bye, I don''t want to bete for my date!"


    He Xinyan hung up the call and finished her makeup before going downstairs.


    "Yanyan, why are you all dressed up?" Bai Jiawei asked when he saw that his daughter had put on makeup today. After learning about He Xinyan''s new boyfriend, Bai Jiawei was treating her better now.


    "I''m going out today."


    Bai Jiawei immediately got excited, "Where? Are you meeting Gu Yechen?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head before standing up, "I''m going to go."


    "What? But you didn''t even eat much?" Bai Jiawei also stood up and apanied He Xinyan to the door, "When is heing? Is he going to pick you up?"


    He Xinyan turned around and pulled her dad back into the dining room, "Dad, it''s just a meeting. Go eat your breakfast. I''m going to go now, bye dad!"


    He Xinyan quickly put on her shoes and went out the door before her dad could say anything more. Gu Yechen was her benefit, and she couldn''t let it fall into anyone else''s hands, even her father.


    She skipped down the stairsteps and saw that a ck car was already parked in front of her driveway.


    She recognized the car and opened the door, "Gu Yechen!"

 Chapter 19 First Kiss?

    <h4>Chapter 19 First Kiss?</h4>


    She recognized the car and opened the door, "Gu Yechen!"


    He Xinyan was much more energetic and open around Gu Yechen now for two main reasons. One, she had to treat him well in order to get an equal benefit in return. But also, she realized that Gu Yechen wasn''t as scary and cold as he seemed. There was no harm in making another friend.


    A small smile appeared on Gu Yechen''s face when he heard He Xinyan call his name, "Hello."


    Chen Xiao looked up at the back mirror and took a quick nce at He Xinyan''s face. No wonder the cold and unaffectionate CEO Gu fell in love for the first time. . .


    The woman sitting in the back seat was indeed very beautiful. Even more beautiful than most women in the entertainment industry.


    Even Chen Xiao couldn''t help but be attracted when he saw He Xinyan smile. It was the cutest and most natural thing in the world. . .


    Wake up! Chen Xiao shook his head and started the car. How dare he take a second nce at his boss''s woman? Was he trying to dig his own grave?


    "Where are we going?" He Xinyan asked as she put on her seatbelt.


    "Didn''t you want to go shopping?" Gu Yechen asked.


    Half an hourter, the car stopped in front of thergest shopping mall around, The Z Center, which was under the Gu Corporation.


    He Xinyan couldn''t even remember thest time she went shopping, as she rarely went outside thest few years of her past life because of the rumors all over the news about her.


    "Let''s go!" He Xinyan hopped off the car quickly and waited for Gu Yechen to catch up. They walked into the shopping mall together and there weren''t a lot of people inside because it was still early in the morning.


    They walked around for a while without any purpose when He Xinyan''s stomach began grumbling. She didn''t eat much breakfast and the hunger was finally kicking in.


    "Um. . ." He Xinyan cleared her throat awkwardly, "Is there food in this mall?"


    Gu Yechen nodded, "I think it''s on the fourth or fifth floor."


    They went up to the fifth floor and noticed a bunch of restaurants and food stands.


    "Are you hungry?" He Xinyan asked.


    "No."


    ". . ." Please, Mr. Gu! Can your IQ and wife chasing skills be any worse?


    He Xinyan awkwardly scratched her head, "I''m a little hungry."


    "What do you want to eat?"


    They ended up buying two ice cream cones, and Xinyan got the strawberry vor while Gu Yechen chose the vani vor.


    Now that she was no longer hungry, He Xinyan was satisfied as she walked around the mall. Gu Yechen didn''t like sweet things, but He Xinyan didn''t know and insisted on buying one for him too so she wouldn''t feel awkward.


    After He Xinyan had finished her cone already, Gu Yechen wasn''t even at the cone part, and the ice cream inside was slowly melting.


    "You eat so slow," He Xinyanmented as she turned to look at Gu Yechen''s ice cream cone.


    Gu Yechen smiled a little and reached out his hand, gently wiping the pink blotch of ice cream near He Xinyan''s lips. She immediately stopped walking and her eyes widened from embarrassment.


    Gu Yechen''s smile grew even wider when he saw her blush and his expression was unbelievably gentle and loving.


    They walked side by side slowly, not entering any shops.


    "Do you want mine?" Gu Yechen suddenly asked. He Xinyan turned to look at the melting cone and was tempted to say yes. However, Gu Yechen ate from it. . . Not that He Xinyan felt disgusted, but she was afraid Gu Yechen wouldn''t like sharing it with her.


    But. . . looking at the delicious ice cream, she didn''t want to waste it.


    "Can I?"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Why not?"


    "Wouldn''t that be considered an indirect kiss? Are you fine with that?" He Xinyan teased.


    Before He Xinyan could even react, Gu Yechen suddenly leaned in with his eyes closed and his lips touched hers for a second before pulling away.


    "It''s okay now," he said as he handed her the cone and walked away.


    He Xinyan was left in shock and watched as the melting ice cream slid down the cone and onto her hand.


    What. . . just. . . happened? He Xinyan shot her head around to see that Gu Yechen was already far away. That was her first kiss! Well. . . her first kiss since her rebirth!


    Meanwhile, Gu Yechen''s face was red like a tomato as he sped ahead. He bit his lips, which unconsciously turned up into a faint and soft smile.


    That wasn''t nned. He just suddenly had the urge to do it. . .


    Would she get mad? Should he apologize? Gu Yechen''s footsteps slowed down a bit and he heard the sound of someone running.


    "Thanks for the ice cream," He Xinyan eximed as she licked the melting vani ice cream. It was very sweet.


    Gu Yechen stared at He Xinyan nkly before quickly walking up to her side. Would this be considered a sess? Does this mean Xinyan is starting to like him too?


    *helemon''s note: Excuse me, CEO Gu. Your character build is supposed to be cold and cool. . . not cute and shameless!


    He Xinyan finished the ice cream quickly and they actually began to shop. They walked around the second floor full of women''s clothing shops and He Xinyan saw a baby pink dress disyed in the front of one of the stores.


    "That looks cute!" Shemented to break the silence.


    "Oh," Gu Yechen suddenly turned around and walked into that store. He Xinyan scratched her head in confusion before following Gu Yechen into the store.


    "Thank you."


    "What are you doing?" He Xinyan asked Gu Yechen, who had just finished speaking with a worker in the shop.


    "Didn''t you say the dress was cute?"


    He Xinyan nodded.


    "So I''m buying it." Gu Yechen responded coolly.


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open and she was at a loss for words. She did say the dress was cute, but that was just a randomment. Does that mean she wanted it?


    Gu Yechen walked over to the cash register and pulled out his wallet.


    "The dress would be 3000 dors."


    He Xinyan was surprised once more as she quickly pulled on Gu Yechen''s elbow and whispered, "That pink dress is 3000! It''s okay, Gu Yechen."


    Gu Yechen ignored He Xinyan and handed the cashier a ck credit card, "But you said you liked it."


    "I. . ." He Xinyan''s mouth twitched slightly as she stopped arguing. So this was what it was like to shop with the rich big boss. . . Looks like she shouldn''t talk randomly from now on. It was very dangerous. . . Even though it wasn''t her money!


    He Xinyan shrugged and watched as the worker handed Gu Yechen a pink bag with the dress inside. She wasn''t the one paying anyway, and Gu Yechen seemed happy to spend his abundance of money.


    But He Xinyan was wrong. Gu Yechen wasn''t happy to spend his abundance of money. . . he was happy to spend his money on her.


    Gu Yechen and He Xinyan stepped out of the shop and as they were walking away, the worker helping them quickly pulled out her phone and snapped a photo of them.


    When they were gone, the worker turned to her friend standing next to her and showed her the photo, "Did you not see? That person was He Xinyan! She was a hot topic on the news a few days ago!"


    The other worker gasped in surprise, "Really? Then who was that handsome man next to her? Oh my god. . . was it Gu Yechen?!"


    "Maybe. Ah! I''m going to share this on my social media," the worker eximed as she immediately posted the picture.


    Outside, He Xinyan still had no idea that she was a public figure and people recognized her now. She thought that the one picture of her side face wasn''t enough for strangers to distinguish her yet, but she was wrong.

 Chapter 20 A Perfect Movie

    <h4>Chapter 20 A Perfect Movie</h4>


    After several hours of shopping, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen finally exited the shopping mall with Gu Yechen holding several bags in each hand.


    He Xinyan watched as Chen Xiao helped carry the bags onto the trunk of the car and gulped. This shopping experience was very. . . weird. It was almost as if she was shopping with the bank itself.


    Even when she just took a second nce at an item, Gu Yechen would immediately buy it. So He Xinyan didn''t even know most of the stuff they had bought.


    She sat back down in the car and slowly put on her seatbelt.


    "What movie do you want to watch?" Gu Yechen asked as he scrolled through the list of movies.


    "Any. . ."


    ---


    He Xinyan sat down on the bench with arge tub of popcorn in her arms as Gu Yechen went to go line up for the movie tickets.


    She swung her legs forward and back as she chewed on the crunchy popcorn. Gu Yechen was very conspicuous in the line of people because of his tall height and extremely attractive face.


    He Xinyan noticed a girl around her age from the line next to Gu Yechen pull out her phone and take a picture of him. He Xinyan pouted unhappily as she took a sip of soda. Her boyfriend was way too attractive.


    Although their rtionship was still considered fake, there was still a feeling of annoyance when she saw other women fangirling over her partner.


    She grabbed the bottle of coke and hugged therge tub of popcorn to her chest before standing up and running over to Gu Yechen.


    "Why did youe over?"


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly, "I''ll wait with you."


    Gu Yechen looked down at the little girl still eating popcorn and smiled. Why was she so cute?


    The two of them walked into the dark movie room and heard the sound of ads being yed on the big screen right now.


    Up until now, He Xinyan still didn''t know what movie Gu Yechen had chosen, but she trusted his decision.


    A few minutester, the movie began ying, and He Xinyan''s hand that was reaching for popcorn froze when she saw the movie title.


    ''Empire: A Documentary of Country Z''s History''


    ". . ." He Xinyan wanted to run out of the movie theater right now. Did Gu Yechen really just pay toe in and have a history lesson?


    "Is this the movie you picked?" He Xinyan asked.


    "Yes, is there something wrong?" Gu Yechen leaned towards He Xinyan, and even in the dark, He Xinyan could see his attractive facial features.


    ". . . No. . ." He Xinyan turned back and leaned back on the movie seat. Gu Yechen didn''t eat the popcorn so she moved the entire bucket onto herp and began to focus on eating.


    Unfortunately, there wasn''t enough popcorn in the bucket tost her through the full two-hour documentary, and she finished halfway through the movie.


    He Xinyan ced the empty bucket on the floor and turned to look at Gu Yechen. How was he surviving?


    She looked at the ck and white screen and tried to focus, but her eyelids slowly got heavier and heavier, until they closed.


    ---


    The lights in the movie theater opened again and the few people watching slowly got out of their seats and walked out.


    Gu Yechen turned his head around and saw He Xinyan sleeping soundly next to him. Her mouth was open and her hair was slightly messed up from rubbing against the chair.


    Gu Yechen smiled and watched her sleep for a while. Watching her sleep was much more interesting than watching the documentary. . .


    Until the movie screen hadpletely turned ck after the long list of credits, Gu Yechen stood up and took off his ck suit jacket.


    He wrapped it around He Xinyan''s knees and covered up her legs before he lifted her off the chair. He Xinyan moved a little from the movement but continued to sleep.


    Her small hand clutched onto Gu Yechen''s sleeve as she took in the light and pleasant smell of mint that came from his body.


    Gu Yechen walked out of the theater and he attracted nces from several people, all looking at him and the woman in his arms.


    Chen Xiao was waiting outside and he almost tripped over himself when he saw that his boss was carrying He Xinyan in his arms.


    What happened? Did Miss He faint? Or get hurt? Chen Xiao ran over to Gu Yechen and stretched out his arms in a way to suggest for Gu Yechen to hand He Xinyan over to him, "What''s wrong with Miss He? Is she hurt?"


    Gu Yechen kept a strong grip on He Xinyan and ignored Chen Xiao as he walked over to the car door, "She''s sleeping."


    Chen Xiao froze and forgot to open the door for Gu Yechen. That''s it? She''s just sleeping? His boss really carried Miss He from the movie theater all the way to the car just because she was sleeping.


    If it had been anyone else, even his mom, Chen Xiao was certain that Mr. Gu would have probably woken the person up before walking away on his own.


    Chen Xiao started the car and made a mental note to gain the favor of Miss He because there was a high chance that she would be their futuredy boss!


    The car drove to a restaurant and when the car came to a stop, He Xinyan woke up.


    "Where are we?" She asked as a yawn escaped her mouth.


    "Let''s go eat lunch." Gu Yechen helped He Xinyan unbuckle her seatbelt and got out of the car. Still in a daze, He Xinyan did the same and followed Gu Yechen into the high-end restaurant.


    The restaurant was designed in an oriental theme and even the door was made of gold. There were tworge golden lion sculptures at the front of the restaurant and they sparkled under the bright sunlight.


    "Wee, Mr. Gu." The waiter took a second look at the woman walking behind Gu Yechen before leading them over to the private VIP room in the back of the restaurant.


    Once they sat down, over ten dishes of food were carried out onto the table. Since He Xinyan only ate an ice cream since the morning, she was starving.


    At once, she picked up her chopsticks and began eating. After she had finished a whole bowl of rice, she suddenly remembered that she wasn''t alone.


    He Xinyan awkwardly looked up and saw that Gu Yechen was smiling at her. She squeezed out a smile and pointed at the food on the table, "Eat. . . eat. . ."


    "I like watching you eat," Gu Yechen replied.


    "Ha. . . ha. . . ha. . . okay then." He Xinyan looked back down as she continued eating. The food was really good.


    He Xinyan ended up eating almost half of the food on the table whereas Gu Yechen only ate a few bites. She felt genuinely bad for eating so much, so when the waiter brought the check up, she immediately snatched it and said, "I''ll pay for the meal. . ."


    Her voice died down after seeing the number on the check.


    4573 dors. . . A meal for two people cost 4573 dors! A four person family could eat a hundred meals with that amount of money.


    Gu Yechen pulled out his wallet and grabbed the check away from He Xinyan, "I brought you here. I''ll pay."


    He Xinyan bit her lips and didn''t say anything more. As they waited for the worker to bring the check back, He Xinyan pulled out her phone and scrolled through the news.


    A picture popped up in the hottest topics and it looked quite familiar but she couldn''t figure out where she had seen it.


    After staring at the picture nkly for several seconds, her eyes widened. The dress the woman was wearing in the picture. . . her dress.


    This picture was of her and Gu Yechen!

 Chapter 21 Perfect Cookies

    <h4>Chapter 21 Perfect Cookies</h4>


    This picture was of her and Gu Yechen!


    He Xinyan stretched her phone out and showed it to Gu Yechen, "Isn''t this us?"


    Gu Yechen took one look at the phone before nodding his head. He Xinyan looked at the picture again and suddenly started smiling.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Why are you smiling?"


    He Xinyan ran over to Gu Yechen and showed him the picture, "Isn''t this picture cute? Look at the height difference between us, it''s perfect! And the angle of the picture looks like I''m leaning onto you. Ah. . . when will this true sweet lovee to me?"


    Gu Yechen took a quick nce at He Xinyan and stopped himself from saying, ''I can give it to you.''


    He Xinyan quickly downloaded the picture and saved it as her home screen, "This is probably the closest I will get to a sweet love story."


    Gu Yechen''s face slightly darkened as he wondered if he was invisible. . . Or was he not attractive enough?


    The person who posted the image pointed He Xinyan out and thements were all talking about the guy next to her and who he was.


    ---


    Gu Yechen sent He Xinyan home after the meal and he was in such a good mood that he decided to not go to thepany after He Xinyan was gone.


    Even Chen Xiao was let off the hook and was allowed to go home and enjoy his precious weekend.


    The next morning, He Xinyan entered the kitchen and rolled up her sleeves. She tied her hair up into a bun and stuck a chopstick through it professionally.


    "Young miss, what are you doing here in the kitchen?" The chef ran over to He Xinyan and eyed her up and down. The pink apron was a little too big for her and her bun was slowly falling apart.


    "I''m here to make cookies!"


    He Xinyan wasn''t the type of person to rip off another person''s money although the thought of it was quite intriguing. She didn''t have much to give to Gu Yechen since he didn''t reallyck anything, so she was going to make cookies for him!


    After the chef had left the kitchen, He Xinyan pulled out the recipe and gathered all of the ingredients.


    Crack the egg. . . Add the sugar. . . Mix. . . Is there supposed to be eggshells in the mixture?


    Add the flour. . .


    He Xinyan quickly turned off the electric mixer as she turned around to cough. Why did the flour fly all over the air?


    After she had finished all the steps except baking, the kitchen had turned into a mess. Flour covered the walls and tables, and several ingredients had spilled onto the table and ground.


    "Perfect!" He Xinyan smiled at her masterpiece and put it into the oven.


    An hourter, He Xinyan was on the way to the Gu Corporation. She entered the cold building and walked to the front desk.


    "Hello, miss." The front deskdy politely bowed towards He Xinyan and asked, "Are you looking for someone?"


    "I''m looking for your CEO, Gu Yechen."


    The front desk worker took a step back and her eyebrows slightly furrowed, "Do you have an appointment?"


    "No."


    "Sorry, ma''am. I can''t let you in if you don''t have an appointment." The front deskdy sat back down in her chair, making it clear that there was no further discussion necessary.


    He Xinyan sighed before pulling out her phone.


    ''I''m in your front lobby but the worker won''t let me in. . .'' She included a crying emoji at the end of her text before sending it over to Gu Yechen.


    Ding! In the middle of an intense meeting, a phone rang. At once, everyone in the room stiffened and silently cursed at whoever forgot to close their phone.


    The next second, the man sitting at the front of the ss table picked up his phone.


    . . . Take that back. . . Nobody just cursed. . .


    "Meeting adjourned." The man stood up and walked out of the room, leaving a table of confused people. The shareholders in the room looked at each other silently before they slowly left the room one by one.


    The front deskdy looked up at the woman still waiting on the couch and sighed. Should she go shoo her away? But that would be rude. . .


    The next second, a sh of ck appeared in front of the woman and her view was blocked. The worker narrowed her eyes and took a second look at the person that just arrived.


    Why did he look familiar?


    Bang! The heavy chair tipped over and created a loud sound as it mmed onto the ground. The front deskter ran over to the couch with wide eyes and stammered, "Gu. . . CEO Gu!"


    Gu Yechen looked at the worker for a second and knit his eyebrows together. Without replying, he grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand and led her over to the elevator.


    The worker watched as they disappeared and sat down onto the couch. That woman. . . He Xinyan!


    ---


    "Why did youe over?" Gu Yechen asked inside the elevator. He Xinyan didn''t respond right away as she stared at her hand, which was still inside Gu Yechen''s long and slender fingers.


    Gu Yechen followed her gaze and looked down at their touching hands. He hesitantly let go of her hand and sighed. When can he hold onto her hand in public with her consent too?


    He Xinyan felt the sudden emptiness in her hand and frowned slightly. His hand was reallyrge and warm. . .


    "I''m here to pay you back!"


    Gu Yechen lifted one eyebrow, "Pay me back? For what?"


    "Well. . . You ended up paying for everything yesterday, so I have something for you today!" A cute smile appeared on He Xinyan''s face as she looked up at Gu Yechen, making his heart melt.


    Where was his camera?! Chen Xiao! Camera!! He wanted to save this smile and keep it to himself. He didn''t want her to show this smile to anyone else.


    The elevator door opened and He Xinyan walked out first so she didn''t see the gentle smile on Gu Yechen''s face.


    Gu Yechen used his fingerprint to open the door into his office and He Xinyan walked inside. She had been into her dad''s personal office before, but it was only half the size of this one. . .


    The room was designed with brown and ck colors, and there was a full-length ss to the front, letting in the sunlight and city scenery.


    "Your office is huge!" He Xinyan walked around before sitting down on the ck couch to the left of the room.


    Gu Yechen sat down next to her and asked curiously, "What do you have for me?"


    He Xinyan smiled and pulled out a ss jar, "Cookies!" She opened the lid, "I made them myself! Ah, this is my first time making cookies, so they might not taste so good. Actually. . . this is my first time making anything, but I think I''m pretty talented. Do you want to try one?"


    Gu Yechen took the round cookie out of He Xinyan''s hand and took a bite. He raised one eyebrow as he slowly took another bite.


    This cookie. . .

 Chapter 22 Gu Yechen’s Brother

    <h4>Chapter 22 Gu Yechen''s Brother</h4>


    This cookie. . .


    "Is it good?"


    Gu Yechen finished the cookie and nodded his head calmly. He Xinyan''s eyes lit up as she reached into the jar to try one herself. However, Gu Yechen immediately pulled the jar away and closed the lid, refusing to give her a cookie.


    He Xinyan''s smile disappeared, "Cookie?"


    "No."


    "I made them!"


    "They are all mine. You gave them to me."


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open in shock. He was Gu Yechen! Gu Yechen! He could get whatever food or cookie he wanted in this entire world, and he probably had enough money to buy all the cookies in the world.


    Yet he refused to share even one cookie with her. . . And she made the cookies!


    "Selfish! Selfish! So selfish!" He Xinyan crossed her arms together and looked away with her cheeks puffed out angrily.


    Gu Yechen looked at therge jar of cookies and smiled. How could he possibly give away her first gift to him?


    There was a knock on the door and Chen Xiao walked in with a pile of folders in his hands. His eyesnded on the jar of cookies but he didn''t say or ask anything.


    Gu Yechen noticed Chen Xiao and he leaned back on the couch, crossing his legsfortably, "Chen Xiao, is the job done?"


    "Yes, Mr. Gu. Everything is ready."


    He Xinyan''s ears perked up curiously but she had no clue what they were talking about so she went back to being mad. Her cookies! She had spent the entire morning making them and she didn''t even get to taste them. . . And he said they tasted good!


    Gu Yechen took a quick look at the document in Chen Xiao''s hands before telling him to leave. After Chen Xiao had left the room, He Xinyan also stood up, "Well, since my job here is done, I''m leaving."


    Gu Yechen suppressed the urge to say ''already?'' as he also got up from the couch. He ced the ss jar onto the table and He Xinyan looked at it longingly before marching out the room.


    He Xinyan entered the elevator and disappeared, leaving a sad and lonely Gu Yechen in his huge office.


    A few minutes after He Xinyan had left, the elevator door opened again and a cheerful and handsome man walked out.


    "Good afternoon, Mr. Gu."


    "Good afternoon, Mr. Gu." The assistants walking around the top floor greeted the smiling man and he waved back at them.


    The man was tall and had a strong build, and even with sunsses on, it was easy to tell that he was extremely handsome.


    He skipped up the stairs and stopped in front of the door. He scanned his fingerprint and swung the doors open.


    "I''m here! Your almighty younger brother is here! Wee! Wee!" The man took off his sunsses and revealed a stunning face. His features were very defined and they looked simr to Gu Yechen, except for the fact that he looked much more cheerful and cute.


    Gu Yechen didn''t even bother to look up and acknowledge his stupid brother as he continued to read the document on his screen.


    Gu Yebei was obviously used to his brother''s cold personality, as he wasn''t angry at all by Gu Yechen''s reaction. He closed the door and jumped onto the couch.


    "Mom and dad said that we should go home and eat today."


    ". . ." No reaction.


    Gu Yebei licked his lips and walked over to Gu Yechen''s desk, sitting down casually in the chair across from him.


    His eyesnded on a jar of cookies on the table and a smile crept up his face, "Older brother. . . You''re the best! Ah, you act all cold and aloof on the outside, but I know you still love me, your only brother."


    "You''re overthinking."


    Gu Yebei picked up the jar of cookies and opened it, "Then why did you prepare food for me! You know my agent doesn''t allow me to eat sweets, so you bought cookies for me. I know, I know. . . I know you love me."


    Before Gu Yechen could stop him, Gu Yebei had already popped a cookie into his mouth and was chewing happily.


    The temperature in the room fell as Gu Yechen''s expression darkened. Before he could get mad, however, Gu Yebei scrunched his face up.


    He pulled out the trash can under the desk and spit out the cookie, "What is this?! It tastes disgusting! Is this even a cookie? Are you trying to poison me?! I thought too highly of you. I should have guessed, how could you possibly be kind enough to prepare cookies for me! You''re trying to poison me!"


    Gu Yechen snatched the cookie jar away and closed it before putting it into a drawer nearby.


    "I never told you to eat them."


    Gu Yebei looked up and thought for a second before nodding his head. So Gu Yechen wasn''t trying to poison him. . .


    "Anyway, where did you get those cookies? They taste disgusting! You should sue the shop you bought it from."


    Gu Yechen looked up at his brother and frowned, "My girlfriend made them for me."


    Crash!


    Gu Yebei fell off his chair.


    "Girlfriend?!" Gu Yebei held onto his stomach as he rolled around on the groundughing, "Stop lying to me! Out of everyone in the world, you are the least likely to get a girlfriend. You are the type to stay single for life!"


    Gu Yechen''s expression darkened as he thought about kicking his brother out of the room. When there was no response, Gu Yebei slowly stoppedughing and he jumped back up.


    "You''re joking, right?"


    There was still no response. Gu Yebei pressed a button on the table and a secondter, Chen Xiao walked into the office.


    "Chen Xiao! Does my brother have a girlfriend?"


    "Yes sir."


    The room fell silent as Gu Yebei''s brain slowly registered Chen Xiao''s answer.


    "No way. . ." Gu Yebei fell back onto the chair and gulped, "My brother got a girlfriend before me. . ."


    The sound of typing filled the room again as Gu Yechen focused back on his work.


    "Who is it? Who?" Gu Yebei leaned forward, his eyes full of curiosity and excitement. However, before Gu Yechen could respond, Gu Yebei gasped in surprise and his eyes widened.


    "Is it. . . Is it that girl? The news? He Xinyan!"

 Chapter 23 New Neighbors

    <h4>Chapter 23 New Neighbors</h4>


    "Hello, Auntie Wu." He Xinyan waved at the middle-aged woman as she stepped into the apartment room.


    "Yanyan! Minger is inside her room." The woman hugged He Xinyan before closing the front door. He Xinyan walked over to the bedroom with the door closed and opened it without knocking.


    "Yanyan!" Wu Minger jumped up from her bed and ran over to hug her best friend. They hadn''t seen each other since they graduated.


    The room was decorated in mainly pink and white colors, and although it was small, the room was extremely cozy with everything located close to each other.


    They sat down together on the bed and He Xinyan immediately beganining about her cookies.


    At the end of the story, Wu Minger held onto He Xinyan''s hands and asked her, "So is he nice?"


    He Xinyan yed around with the pink nket in her hand, "Well. . . he''s different from what I thought. You know, he''s Gu Yechen. I thought he would be cold and mean and heard to interact with, but he''s not. He''s. . . Well, at least he''s trying to be kind and gentle."


    Wu Minger smiled, "Well that''s good. Is he romantic?"


    "No!" He Xinyan replied without even thinking for a second, "So we went to the movies and guess what? I ended up sitting through a two-hour documentary because he didn''t know how to choose movies for dates!"


    Wu Minger burst outughing. She could almost imagine how annoyed He Xinyan felt during the movie. Even when they were in high school, He Xinyan couldn''t stand history sses.


    She would sleep through all the history lectures and copy Wu Minger''s notes after ss was over. And. . . she failed all of the tests!


    She was even caught once and got punished badly, but after the punishment, she continued to sleep. At one point, the teacher gave up trying and would ignore He Xinyan and let her sleep through the ss.


    "But Yanyan, how long is this rtionship going tost? I know you are angry about that bastard Su Zhiming, but you are still beautiful and young. Don''t waste too much time on someone you don''t like."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "I know. I still need Gu Yechen. . . Once I aplish my goals, I will leave him."


    Wu Minger''s lips twitched slightly, "Why do you sound like such a bad woman when you say that?"


    He Xinyan casually flipped her hair, "I never said I am a good woman."


    They talked for a few more hours and it was almost time for dinner when He Xinyan left. Wu Minger''s mom invited He Xinyan to stay for dinner, but she kindly rejected her offer.


    The car stopped in front of the He mansion and He Xinyan got out of the car, but she didn''t go home immediately. Going home meant that she would have to face the two disgusting faces of Li Huiran and Li Yuyan again, and she wanted to enjoy the peace and enjoyment of today a little more.


    During the evening, the weather cooled down a bit, and a gentle summer breeze made for a thoroughly enjoyable walk.


    Half of the sun had disappeared behind the mountaintop, and a blend of warm colors like orange and crimson lit up the sky.


    He Xinyan walked past her house and enjoyed an evening stroll down her street. She moved slowly and would kick up a few leaves as she walked.


    The neighborhood she lived in was one of the best in the north section of Country Z, but the neighborhood was also separated into three levels.


    The He mansion was part of the second level, which was better than the third, but not as expensive as the first.


    Their house was the only second-level mansion on their street, and the other two mansions were first level. However, due to the expensive cost of the first level mansions, both of the first level mansions were empty, so the He family had the entire street to themselves.


    The street was silent except for the sound of He Xinyan''s heels clicking on the sidewalk. Several feet down from the He mansion, there was a first-level mansion, which was almost twice the price of the He mansion.


    He Xinyan looked at the house hidden behind a few trees as she walked and sighed. Her grandfather had liked this first level mansion, but back then, they only had barely enough money to purchase a second level mansion.


    Her mother had wanted to purchase this mansion, but before she could, she died.


    He Xinyan stopped walking as she looked at the beautiful house in front of her. The silence calmed He Xinyan down, but a secondter, the world turned noisy again.


    Arge truck sped down the street and came to a stop in front of He Xinyan. She narrowed her eyes and read the words on the truck.


    ''Gran-U Moving Truck''


    Several workers got out of the truck and pulled open therge truck. At once, the workers carried out furniture and other cardboard boxes. They walked past He Xinyan without acknowledging her and up the steps towards the first level house.


    The door to the passenger''s seat opened and a man in a ck tuxedo walked out. He watched the workerszily and would look at his watch once in a while.


    He Xinyan stared at the scene in front of her for a while before she walked over to the man and cleared her throat, "Excuse me, sir. Is someone moving into this house?"


    The man in the tuxedo turned around and eyed He Xinyan from head to toe before asking, "Who are you?"


    "Oh, I live in the house right next to this one. So I would be neighbors with whoever lives here."


    The tuxedo man looked towards the house He Xinyanw as pointing to and didn''t seem to care, "Oh."


    "Are you the one moving in?" He Xinyan took a quick nce at the face of the man and didn''t recognize him to be any son of a rich family she knew.


    The man shook his head, "No, I''m just a worker. Hurry up!" The man ignored He Xinyan again as he ordered the moving workers around.


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows slightly and didn''t ask anything further. She slowly walked away to her house and scratched the back of her head.


    The house had been empty for several years already. . . So who was moving in now?

 Chapter 24 Room Break In

    <h4>Chapter 24 Room Break In</h4>


    He Xinyan opened the front door and stepped into the house. She changed into her pink slippers before walking into the house.


    To her annoyance, the first thing she saw was Li Huiran and Li Yuyan sitting on the couch, watching a reality show on the television.


    Li Huiran noticed He Xinyan and smiled, "Yanyan, you''re back!"


    He Xinyan nodded her head and didn''t respond. Li Yuyan watched He Xinyan through the corner of her eyes and she scoffed.


    "I wonder where she was this entire morning. . . Isn''t it obvious how she got a person like Gu Yechen to date her? She probably sleeps with several men a day!"


    He Xinyan stopped walking as her face darkened. In her past life, this fake rumor spread by Li Yuyan was what caused her to get kicked out of the house before she died.


    Looks like Li Yuyan already couldn''t wait to start talking bad about her.


    Li Huiran still had to pretend to be a great stepmother, "Yuyan, what are you talking about? Don''t talk about your sister like that. Yanyan. . . She. . ."


    He Xinyan calmly watched the mother and daughter''s act before rolling her eyes. She was about to continue walking up the stairs when Li Huiran suddenly called her.


    "Xinyan, where were you today?"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "I went on a date with. . . Gu Yechen."


    Li Yuyan pressed her lips together from anger. She still couldn''t ept the fact that He Xinyan found herself another man so quickly. However, the next second, her lips curled up into a smile.


    "What a coincidence? I also went on a date with. . . Su Zhiming." Li Yuyan was certain that there was no way He Xinyan could possibly forget about the man she loved for two years in a few days. She probably still loved Su Zhiming, but was only trying to hide it.


    Li Yuyan lied without even blinking an eye. She had stayed home the entire day, but she was purposely trying to anger He Xinyan.


    He Xinyan didn''t even bother to reply as her eyesnded on the man walking into the living room.


    Bai Jiawei returned home from work and the first thing he heard was that his stupid daughter went on a date with Su Zhiming.


    "What?! Li Yuyan, didn''t I tell you to stop dating Su Zhiming?!" Bai Jiawei dropped his bag onto the table and red at the two women sitting on the couch.


    Li Yuyan''s body stiffened when she heard her dad''s voice and she quickly turned around nervously.


    "I -" She couldn''t say she was lying, or else that would be pping her own face in front of He Xinyan. Li Yuyan froze, unsure of what to say.


    He Xinyanughed before turning around to walk up the stairs. Well. . . there was someone else to deal with Li Yuyan now.


    As she closed her door to her bedroom, she heard Li Yuyan scream downstairs.


    "Dad, I love him! I won''t leave him!"


    He Xinyan froze for a second in confusion. Did Li Yuyan really love Su Zhiming? She had always thought that Li Yuyan only got together with Su Zhiming because of her and because Su Zhiming was considered quite good-looking.


    Towards the end of her past life, Su Zhiming did be sessful and rich, which was why Bai Jiawei agreed to let Li Yuyan marry Su Zhiming.


    However, He Xinyan had never thought that Li Yuyan actually loved Su Zhiming. He Xinyan walked into her closet to change and wiped away her thoughts.


    It was probably also part of her act. . .


    He Xinyan took a shower and climbed onto her bed.


    When a maid knocked on her door asking for her to eat dinner, she lied and said she had eaten dinner already so she wouldn''t have to go through another session of Li Yuyan ring at her and Li Huiran pretending to be nice.


    On the bed, He Xinyan called Wu Minger and they talked for a while on the phone. After hanging up the call, He Xinyan walked out to her balcony and sat down on the white couch outside.


    She looked around at her empty balcony except for a string of lights that were out of battery, a table, and a couch. The scenery around her was also quite boring, as it was surrounded by trees.


    He Xinyan could slightly make out the white walls of the house next to her from behind the trees.


    ''It would be nice to add some flowers here. . .'' He Xinyan ran her hands down the white couch and nodded to herself.


    Suddenly, a bang sound from not too far away surprised He Xinyan. It sounded like the closing of a car door, and He Xinyan''s assumption was confirmed when she heard a beep signaling that the owner had locked the car.


    At first, He Xinyan thought it was her dad, but then she remembered that Bai Jiawei had returned home already.


    She stood up from the couch and leaned against the balcony railing, standing on her tiptoes to try and see the road.


    However, the trees were too tall and the street was too far away, and He Xinyan couldn''t see any cars. She frowned when her ears picked up the sound of footsteps getting louder.


    It wasn''t the clicking sound of heels, so He Xinyan guessed that it was probably a man. The sound was getting louder, and it seemed to be close by.


    He Xinyan looked down to only see trees so she bent down slightly to try and get a better view.


    For a quick second, He Xinyan noticed the pair of ck leather shoes from between two trees. The person was walking down the sidewalk leading to the first level house next to her.


    ''Was he the owner?'' He Xinyan bent down even further to try and get a better view but the man had disappeared.


    The sky was also turning dark and it was hard to see past the trees. He Xinyan sighed before returning back to her room. She closed the sliding door and didn''t bother to lock it before jumping back onto her bed.


    She scrolled through her social media for another hour before she closed her phone and closed the lights.


    He Xinyan yawned and curled up into a ball, closing her eyes as she snuggled up on her bed. A few minutester, she was asleep.


    ---


    A strong breeze flew by and rustled the leaves on the trees, covering the sound of a person flipping onto the balcony. The person wiped his knees and straightened his pajamas before walking over to the ss slide door.


    Softly, he slid the door open and stepped into the dark room. It took a few seconds for his eyes to adjust to the light and when it did, he looked to his right.


    His eyes narrowed as he instinctively lifted his right arm up, stopping themp from crashing onto his head.


    --- 5 minutes ago


    He Xinyan flipped around on the bed and sighed. She slowly opened her eyes and rubbed them with her hand.


    She was just about to close them and try to fall asleep again when a sounding from outside made her alert. All her drowsiness was gone as she slowly sat up on her bed and listened carefully again.


    Was it just the wind?


    He Xinyan heard a clicking sounding from her balcony, almost like someone tapping their feet on the ground.


    She was about to lie back down onto the bed when she heard another click, but it was lighter this time.


    He Xinyan immediately sucked a breath in and got out of bed. She unplugged themp on her nightstand quickly and lifted it up.


    Why was themp so heavy?


    She slowly made her way over to the ss door and ttened her back against the wall. He Xinyan could hear her loud breathing, and she tried to slow it down but failed.


    Who was it? Was she just overreacting?


    The next second, her second question was answered. She was not overreacting. The ss door slid open, and He Xinyan instantly regretted not locking it.


    A tall and broad figure came into the view and He Xinyan pressed her lips together before mming themp down onto the man.


    "Ah. . ." He Xinyan said when she felt hermp hitting something. But it didn''t feel right. . .


    He Xinyan looked up and saw that the man had caught hermp. He was professional!


    He Xinyan silently cursed and let go of themp, turning around to get ready to run. However, the man was faster and he grabbed onto her arm.


    She was about to scream when the man spoke.


    "It''s me."


    He Xinyan''s body froze when he heard the familiar voice. It only took a second for her to figure out who the voice belonged to.


    "Gu Yechen?!"

 Chapter 25 Gu Yechen Is Shameless

    <h4>Chapter 25 Gu Yechen Is Shameless</h4>


    "Gu Yechen?!" He Xinyan''s mouth fell open from surprise as shepletely forgot about running.


    The man ced themp back down onto the ground and nodded his head.


    "What are you doing here?" He Xinyan opened the light in her room and was shocked once again when she saw his handsome face.


    Gu Yechen was wearing a ck silk pajama set and it really made his body seem strong and well-proportioned. He was holding a pillow in his hands as he walked over to He Xinyan''s bed.


    Under He Xinyan''s confused stare, he lifted the nket up and crawled in, closing his eyes in a position ready to sleep.


    He Xinyan widened her eyes and immediately lunged forward, "What are you doing? Get off! Get off!"


    He Xinyan didn''t dare to scream and wake anyone up, so she could only whisper forcefully. He Xinyan was very sensitive about her bed, and she didn''t allow anyone, even her dad, to climb onto it.


    But. . . but now, her bed has been dirtied!


    Gu Yechen ignored He Xinyan''sints as he slept with his head resting on his arm. Even sleeping, he looked undeniably handsome.


    "What are you doing? Get off!" He Xinyan used all her strength to pull Gu Yechen, but he wouldn''t budge.


    Finally, Gu Yechen opened his eyes and smiled when he saw the person in front of him. Using one arm, he pulled He Xinyan onto the bed so she was right next to him.


    "I moved." Gu Yechen paused before continuing, "I now live in the house next to you."


    ". . . Why?"


    Gu Yechen looked at He Xinyan and licked his lips before closing his eyes again, "So I can be close to you."


    ". . ." What?! What did she just hear? That made it sound like Gu Yechen was pursuing her!


    He Xinyan cleared her throat and sat up straight on the bed, "So you are the person that just moved into the house next to mine."


    Gu Yechen nodded his head and stared a little frustratingly at He Xinyan, who wasn''tying down next to him anymore.


    "Um. . . So you will live there now?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head again.


    "Well then. . . Why don''t you go back to your house now? Thank you for visiting, but you''re not really wee at 2 A.M. midnight. You could have chosen a better time toe over. . ."


    Gu Yechen smiled, "I like this time."


    He Xinyan''s lips twitched slightly as she was beginning to get impatient, "So are you going to go back now?"


    "No."


    "Then when will you go back?" He Xinyan crossed her arms together and sighed. She was losing sleep!


    "Morning."


    "What -" He Xinyan clenched her fists together as she fought the urge to scream. Did he not understand that this was a fake rtionship? They were not actually girlfriend and boyfriend!


    "Mr. Gu, I believe that our agreement didn''t include that you can barge into my house and sleep on my bed."


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Well, the agreement didn''t say I couldn''t do it."


    He Xinyan was at a loss for words as she stared at the clock slowly ticking by, meaning that her sleep time was continuing to decrease.


    "Gu Yechen, can you leave?!" He Xinyan pointed one finger at Gu Yechen and asked again.


    As a response, Gu Yechen closed his eyes.


    "Gu Yechen, in case you don''t know, we aren''t actually in a real romantic rtionship. What you are doing is called trespassing private property! I can sue you for this!"


    "Go ahead. You can sue me every day." If losing a little bit of money meant getting to spend more time with her, it was very well worth it.


    "Are you on a shortage of women to sleep with or something? I like sleeping alone, so get off my bed! I don''t like you and you don''t like me, so can you leave?!"


    Gu Yechen''s expression slightly changed when He Xinyan finished speaking. Did she think that he was the type of person to sleep with random women?


    A quick streak of dejection shed through Gu Yechen''s eyes, but the next second, his lips curled up into a sly but attractive grin.


    "Who told you I don''t like you?"


    He Xinyan blinked a few times, "You like. . . Our rtionship. . . This. . ."


    Gu Yechen closed his eyes and pulled He Xinyan back onto the bed, "Go to sleep."


    He Xinyanid down on her back and stared at the wall nkly. She watched as Gu Yechen got out of the bed and closed the lights before climbing back onto the bed.


    She realized that there was no way she could get this shameless man to leave, so she moved over to the very edge of the bed and kept Gu Yechen at a distance.


    Gu Yechen didn''t move either, so He Xinyan thought she was safe. She was about to fall asleep again when she heard him say, "Do you want to go on a date tomorrow?"


    He Xinyan''s eyes opened again and she thought for a moment before replying, "I can''t."


    "Why?" The disappointment and sadness in Gu Yechen''s voice were clear as he spoke again.


    "I have an audition tomorrow." While she was talking with Wu Minger over the phone, Wu Minger had told her that she signed her up to audition for a role in a drama of a famous director.


    Wu Minger was her assistant and manager now after He Xinyan left Starpath Entertainment, and this was her first job in a long time. He Xinyan had studied the script a bit today and was going to spend more time reading it through tomorrow, and she was going to try her best to get this role.


    She wasn''t able to get any jobs in thest few years of her past life because of Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming, and she was determined to seed this time.


    Her first role was important, and the director of this drama had a good reputation. If she got this role, it would greatly help her in the future. Even if this role was very small and only had a few scenes.


    "For what?" Gu Yechen turned to face He Xinyan and he stared intently at her back.


    "A drama called ''Beautiful Things Past.''"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head and closed his eyes, "Go to sleep now."


    ''I was about to. . .'' He Xinyan thought before she lifted the nket up higher and closed her eyes.


    ---


    The next morning, Gu Yechen woke up before He Xinyan and he saw that He Xinyan had turned around in her sleep so she was facing him.


    He smiled and lifted one hand out of the nket, gently caressing her face. He Xinyan seemed to feel his touch as she moved around on the bed and wrapped one hand around Gu Yechen''s waist. She leaned forward and rested her head onto his chest.


    Gu Yechen''s hand stiffened as he looked down at the person leaning against him. He could hear his heart beating in his ears as he stared at He Xinyan''s sleeping face.


    This unfamiliar feeling of falling in love was new but also amazing.


    After a long time, Gu Yechen finally moved. He took a quick look at the clock on the wall and slowly moved He Xinyan''s head away from him before getting off the bed.


    Suddenly, he pulled out a rose from under the bed and ced it on the nightstand next to the bed. The light smell of the flower wafted into the room and filled it with a pleasant aroma.


    Before leaving, Gu Yechen leaned forward and nted a quick kiss on He Xinyan''s forehead. Unwillingly, he opened the sliding ss door and left the room.


    He skillfully ced both hands onto the railing and flipped down, quickly making his way down the house.


    He walked through the trees and opened the door to his own house. When he walked in, he saw Chen Xiao standing in the living room, waiting for him.


    The gentleness and joy on Gu Yechen''s face were reced with a serious expression as he sat down on the couch, "I need you to do something."


    "Yes, Mr. Gu." Chen Xiao turned to face his boss and waited for instruction.


    "Have Jin Yu take care of He Xinyan''s audition today."

 Chapter 26 Audition

    <h4>Chapter 26 Audition</h4>


    He Xinyan woke up from her rm clock and rubbed her eyes. She saw the empty space on the other side of the bed but there was still something out of ce.


    Gu Yechen''s pillow was still on the bed. . .


    He Xinyan sat up on her bed and grabbed the pillow. She could smell the light and masculine scent of Gu Yechen from the pillow, and she remembered his shameless actions yesterday.


    She walked over to her balcony and was about to throw the pillow at the trees when she stopped.


    He Xinyan took another look at the pillow and sighed. Hugging it to her chest, she looked down her balcony and frowned when she saw how high up she was.


    She was at least 40 feet up into the air and there was no way to just walk up here. How in the world did Gu Yechen even get up to her balcony?


    He Xinyan walked back into her room and threw the pillow back onto the bed. She grabbed herputer and sat back down on her bed in her pajamas.


    As the script for the role was loading, He Xinyan looked around and saw the beautiful red rose on her nightstand.


    She narrowed her eyes and picked the rose up with her fingers. The thorns have been cut off and all of the petals on the rose were in perfect bloom.


    He Xinyan took a sniff and couldn''t help but smile. Gu Yechen had a good taste in picking flowers.


    ---


    Two hourster, He Xinyan did her makeup and dressed up before walking out of her room. It was almost lunchtime as He Xinyan walked down the stairs.


    Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran were sitting on the couch together, each doing their own thing. They looked up simultaneously when they heard He Xinyan walking down the stairs.


    It was a Saturday, so Bai Jiawei was home but He Xinyan slightly furrowed her eyebrows when she didn''t see Li Yuyan.


    "Where are you going?" Bai Jiawei asked.


    "I have an audition."


    Li Huiran stood up from the couch, "What a coincidence! Yuyan has an audition today too!"


    He Xinyan thought back but she couldn''t remember whether Li Yuyan was a part of the ''Beautiful Things Past'' audition too.


    After telling them she wasn''t going toe back for lunch, He Xinyan left. She met up with Wu Minger in front of the audition building and they walked in together.


    As they sat down, He Xinyan looked around and saw that many celebrities with some fame were also auditioning today.


    The main female and male lead roles had been set already, and the actor and actress were both extremely famous A-list celebrities.


    "Yanyan, Yang Yaqi brought white lotus over." Wu Minger whispered into He Xinyan''s ear.


    He Xiyan nced at the door and saw that Yang Yaqi had walked in confidently with Li Yuyan walking beside her. The two of them seemed to be in a great mood as they talked to each other happily.


    Yes, the white lotus Wu Minger was talking about is Li Yuyan.


    ''Beautiful Things Past'' was based on a very popr novel of the same name. The director, Ma Qiaoqi, was extremely famous and had a good reputation, and over 200 million dors had been invested into this film.


    This drama hasn''t even started filming yet, but the news and media were already reporting about it. Everyone knew that this film was going to be very big and hot, so tons of people came today to audition.


    Even if it was just a small role, they would be happy to get at least a second of screen time in therge film.


    He Xinyan wasn''t surprised when she saw that Yang Yaqi had brought Li Yuyan over. Li Yuyan was Yang Yaqi''s favorite artist, and she also had some small fame.


    Li Yuyan was more popr than He Xinyan, mainly because Yang Yaqi didn''t give her any opportunities when she was under her. All of the roles and shows were given to Li Yuyan, and she had a small fan base by now.


    Yang Yaqi has always been really satisfied with Li Yuyan, and neverined about her. Meanwhile, He Xinyan never listened to Yang Yaqi, and Yang Yaqi only agreed to keep "helping" her because she was pretty and because Li Yuyan told her to.


    He Xinyan got an opportunity toe and audition today through her connections, whereas Li Yuyan got the opportunity through her manager, Yang Yaqi.


    If it was He Xinyan 8 years ago, she would have definitely been extremely angry. But now. . . She didn''t even care about them. She remembered that Li Yuyan didn''t get anything from the audition, but instead, she was the one that seeded in getting a role.


    The role didn''t have many scenes in the film, and after the drama came out, it didn''t help her much.


    Yang Yaqi left after apanying Li Yuyan over to the waiting room. Li Yuyan coldly scanned the waiting room and her eyesnded on He Xinyan.


    Surprise quickly shed past her eyes, but the next second, Li Yuyan confidently walked over to He Xinyan with a smug smile on her face.


    Wu Minger clenched her teeth together as she said angrily, "I want to punch her."


    He Xinyan patted Wu Minger''s hand and signaled for her to stay calm. Many things had already changed in this second life, yet it was just the beginning of her rebirth.


    In the past, Li Yuyan was still pretending to be nice at this time. However, this time around, she had already taken her mask off. Maybe it was because she was already exposed with Su Zhiming, and there was no point in hiding anymore.


    Or maybe, she just couldn''t continue to pretend anymore. . .


    "What are you doing here?" Li Yuyan asked snobbishly.


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "To audition, of course."


    "Sister Yang told you toe?" Li Yuyan asked.


    "Do you think that''s possible?"


    "You''re quite brave," Li Yuyanmented as she crossed her arms together.


    "Doesn''t matter, I''m not working under her anymore anyway."


    Li Yuyan frowned when she heard what He Xinyan said. Her n was to keep He Xinyan under Yang Yaqi''s control until she got famous, however, she did not think that He Xinyan would breach the contract.


    Now, it would be harder for her to rise in the industry and get famous with He Xinyan in her way. Although she was unwilling to admit it, He Xinyan was more fit for the entertainment industry than she was.


    He Xinyan was prettier than her and also, she was more talented. Li Yuyan clenched her fists together angrily as she wondered where her n went wrong.


    "What role are you auditioning for?"


    He Xinyan thought for a second before replying, "What about you?"


    "I asked you first." Li Yuyan knit her eyebrows together and took a step forward.


    "You say it first."


    Li Yuyan didn''t continue arguing and she replied, "I''m auditioning for the role of Concubine Xi."


    ". . ."


    Coincidentally, the role He Xinyan was auditioning for was Concubine Xi''s maid.

 Chapter 27 Gu Yebei’s Entrance

    <h4>Chapter 27 Gu Yebei''s Entrance</h4>


    Coincidentally, the role He Xinyan was auditioning for was Concubine Xi''s maid.


    The drama''s setting was during the ancient period of Country Z, when there was still an emperor and empress, and this drama was about the fight between the concubines in the pce.


    In the drama, Concubine Xi''s maid tried to seduce the emperor and in the end, she got killed by Concubine Xi. In her past life, this was the role she got.


    "The role of Concubine Xi is auditioning today?" He Xinyan asked confusedly. The role of Concubine Xi had quite a lot of scenes, and it should have been set already.


    "Yes, it''s today. But there are only three peopleing to audition today." Li Yuyan proudly lifted her chin up and red at He Xinyan.


    He Xinyan smirked inwardly, thinking that she didn''t even get the role, so why was she acting so confident?


    Li Yuyan asked again, "So what role are you auditioning for?"


    He Xinyan replied truthfully, "Concubine Xi''s maid."


    Li Yuyan''s eyes widened before she burst outughing, "Hahaha. . . This role is quite suited for you. I hope you can pass the audition, so you will have the opportunity to serve me."


    "You suck at talking. . ." Wu Minger mumbled, but Li Yuyan heard her.


    "You are in no position to speak right now." The white lotus red at Wu Minger.


    He Xinyan gently pushed Wu Minger behind her and said to Li Yuyan, "Sister Yuyan, one shouldn''t be too confident. Don''t you have two otherpetitors? It would be very awkward if you don''t get the role in the end. . ."


    Li Yuyan didn''t seem to think about that possibility as she replied, "Then let''s see!"


    Yang Yaqi had finished her work and she came back to find Li Yuyan, and she was also surprised to see He Xinyan, "Why are you here?"


    He Xinyan didn''t really want to talk to Yang Yaqi but she still politely greeted her, "Sister Yang."


    Yang Yaqi didn''t talk to her anymore and pulled Li Yuyan aside, "Director Ma arranged for you to audition first."


    After the two of them had walked away, He Xinyan let out a sigh. Talking to people like them was very tiring and annoying.


    "Let''s just stay away from them in the future." He Xinyan saw that Wu Minger was so angry her face had turned a bit red.


    The next second, loud screams came from outside the door and everyone inside immediately turned around to look at what was causing themotion.


    A few guards ran into the room and formed a line against the wall. He Xinyan slightly furrowed her eyebrows as she moved forward in her chair to get a better view of what was happening.


    The next second, a man walked in with several people following behind him. Screams erupted within the room too, and the workers quickly quieted everyone down to prevent disturbing the auditions.


    The man was dressed in a sky blue suit and he was wearing sunsses, covering about one-third of his face. However, even with the sses, it was clear who the person was.


    Gu Yebei, the most popr celebrity in all of Country Z right now. Almost every single girl in the nation was a fan of him, ranging from small kids to old grandmas.


    And he was truly very handsome. With a tall height of 185 centimeters and a gorgeous face, it was hard not to fall for him. However, in her past life, He Xinyan waspletely focused on Su Zhiming, and she didn''t have the effort to like or admire anyone else.


    And this life. . . Well, after seeing Gu Yechen, it was kind of hard to find any other man attractive.


    He Xinyan suddenly raised one eyebrow as she realized that Gu Yechen''s name was very simr to Gu Yebei. She didn''t think much as she tried to continue reading her script, but the screaming was way too loud and distracting.


    Even Wu Minger stood up from her chair excitedly and began screaming, "Yanyan! Yanyan! It''s Gu Yebei! Gu Yebei! My husband!!!"


    He Xinyan used her fingers to plug her ears as she looked up at her crazy friend. Wu Minger''s eyes were sparkling as she stared at Gu Yebei, her favorite celebrity.


    Gu Yebei waved with a cheerful smile that showed his perfect array of sparkling teeth, "Good luck!"


    The screaming grew even louder and some people were about to faint from happiness and excitement.


    Gu Yebei removed his sunsses and He Xinyan noticed that he looked quite simr to Gu Yechen. Maybe all handsome people just look alike. . .


    Gu Yebei scanned the crowd and his eyesnded on He Xinyan. His smile grew a little wider and he waved before turning around and walking into the audition room.


    The people around He Xinyan all jumped up from excitement, "Gu Yebei just looked at me! He looked at me!"


    "What are you talking about? He looked at me!"


    "No me!"


    The girls started fighting over who Gu Yebei just looked at, and even Wu Minger turned to He Xinyan and said excitedly, "Gu Yebei just looked at me!"


    He Xinyan sighed and nodded her head without responding. Whatever you say, as long as you''re happy. . .


    After a while, the screaming and excitement finally died down and He Xinyan continued to study her script.


    A few minutester, He Xinyan and Wu Minger were talking when someone suddenly called, "Miss He Xinyan."


    He Xinyan thought that it was her turn to audition, and she quickly stood up and walked over to the door. However, when she saw who was standing at the door, He Xinyan stopped for a second in surprise.


    "You are. . ."


    "Hello, Miss He. I am Mr. Gu''s assistant, Chen Xiao. We met a few times before." He Xinyan opened her mouth as she figured out why the man looked kind of familiar.


    "I remember. Hello, Mr. Chen!"


    "Hello, I am here today to find Miss He."


    He Xinyan was confused about why Gu Yechen''s assistant would show up here and she asked, "Is Mr. Gu looking for me?"


    Chen Xiao shook his head and pointed to the man beside him, "I am here today with Secretary Jin."


    He Xinyan became even more confused as she turned to look at Jin Yu. Who was this Secretary Jin? Why does he look like I owe him money or something?


    Jin Yu''s face was so cold it could almostpare with Gu Yechen as he looked towards He Xinyan.


    Chen Xiao exined, "Yesterday night you mentioned an audition, so Mr. Gu sent Secretary Jin here to take care of a few things. Secretary Jin already spoke to the director about it."


    "About what?" He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, still very confused.


    Secretary Jin took a step forward and used a voice just as cold as his expression, "I already talked with the director about your role." He handed He Xinyan two pieces of paper, "These are the selected sections for the audition of the role, and you can familiarize yourself with the script right now. As long as your acting isn''t too bad, this role is basically yours."


    He Xinyan grabbed the papers and took a look at them. She almost burst outughing when she saw the name of the role written on the paper.


    Concubine Xi!

 Chapter 28 He Xinyan’s Audition

    <h4>Chapter 28 He Xinyan''s Audition</h4>


    Concubine Xi!


    A small smile crept up He Xinyan''s face as she could imagine what Li Yuyan would look like when she was told she didn''t get the role.


    Chen Xiao spoke again, "Miss He, Mr. Gu said that he helped you this time, and he wanted me to tell you so you will know."


    ". . ." He Xinyan didn''t know what to say. In all the stories and dramas, the normal thing to do was to help someone but not let the person know. So what was wrong with Gu Yechen?


    Plus, she didn''t ask him to help her either!


    He Xinyan didn''t even get to finish her thoughts yet when Chen Xiao and Secretary Jin already got ready to leave.


    Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Miss He, fighting! Mr. Gu believes in you!"


    He Xinyan''s mouth twitched as she was about to ask Chen Xiao if Gu Yechen was really the person that would tell Chen Xiao to say something so yful. However, before she got the chance, Chen Xiao and Secretary Jin had hurriedly left.


    Wu Minger was hiding behind He Xinyan the entire time and heard what Chen Xiao was talking about. She smiled and held onto He Xinyan''s arm, "Wow. Mr. Gu really cares about you!"


    He Xinyan turned around and looked at Wu Minger. Without replying, He Xinyan held on tightly to the two sheets of paper with aplicated feeling.


    She found a quiet ce outside the waiting room and began to study the script and information on the paper. Wu Minger also sat down next to her and yed games on her phone as He Xinyan focused on the script.


    After a while, Wu Minger clicked out of the game and looked up to see Li Yuyan walk out of the audition room with a grave expression on her face.


    "Yanyan, white lotus came out! I think she''s crying."


    "She probably didn''t pass the audition," He Xinyan replied.


    Wu Mingerughed and said happily, "She deserves it!"


    From far away, Li Yuyan noticed He Xinyan, and she walked over after wiping her tears. She crossed her arms and stood in front of He Xinyan.


    "Are you really happy that I didn''t get the role of Concubine Xi?"


    He Xinyan scratched her nose and said straightforwardly, "A little."


    Li Yuyan rolled her eyes, "I knew you would gloat over my misfortune. I didn''t get the role of Concubine Xi, but I did get another role. Do you want to know what role it is?"


    He Xinyan asked boredly, "What role is it?"


    Li Yuyanughed before replying, "I got the role of Concubine Xi''s maid, which means. . . You don''t even have a chance to audition now."


    When she finished speaking, Li Yuyan quietly waited for He Xinyan''s reaction. She expected He Xinyan to first be surprised, and then angry. However, none of that happened as He Xinyan maintained a calm expression.


    "Are you not surprised?" Li Yuyan asked.


    He Xinyanughed, "It''s just a maid! If it''s gone it''s gone. I don''t really care, because I have another role to choose from anyway."


    Li Yuyan didn''t think that He Xinyan had another choice, and her mouth fell open in surprise. "What role?"


    He Xinyan held out the two sheets of paper and waved it in front of Li Yuyan, "Concubine Xi."


    The two words were like a spark of lightning hitting Li Yuyan, making her freeze in shock. She stuttered, "That. . . That''s not possible. They just said that the role of Concubine Xi had been set already."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and smiled, "I''m probably the set person they are talking about. Sister Yuyan, the role of the maid is very suited for you. You have to serve Concubine Xi well in the future!"


    He Xinyan wasn''t a simple or innocent person, and she always went by the rule that she wouldn''t mess with anyone if they didn''t mess with her.


    After Li Yuyan, He Xinyan was called into the audition room for her audition. Although she had prepared for the role of the maid in the beginning, she was also quite familiar with the role of Concubine Xi. This was because the role of the maid basically revolved around Concubine Xi, and most of the lines she had were with Concubine Xi.


    The audition room was veryrge with a shiny floor and bright lights. He Xinyan''s high heels clicked against the floor as she walked over to the center of the room.


    The even clicking of her heels seemed to knock against her heart, and it made her even more nervous. This was the first time she pulled strings to get an opportunity, and if she didn''t do well, not only would it be embarrassing for her, but it will also make Gu Yechen lose face.


    Besides Director Ma, there were also a bunch of other people inside the room. He Xinyan scanned the people inside the room and didn''t recognize anyone.


    She turned to face the table of people and Director Ma Qiaoqi asked, "You are Xinyan?"


    He Xinyan lifted her chin up a little and smiled before she quickly introduced herself. Her calm expression and smooth-talking speed all added points for her. Even as the main focus in the room, she didn''t seem to get even a bit nervous, and it made her appear more attractive.


    Ma Qiaoqi nodded his head, "Okay, you can start your performance now."


    He didn''t mention Secretary Jin or anything else, and immediately let He Xinyan start her act. The two scenes He Xinyan received were the scene of Concubine Xi entering the pce and the scene when Concubine Xi killed her maid. The actress could pick one out of the two scenes to perform.


    Most of the time, the actress would pick the second scene of killing the maid, because it was easier to express the emotions through the movement and speech of the scene. This scene had more room for performance, and as long as the acting was good, it was easier to leave a good impression on the director''s mind.


    However, He Xinyan decided to pick the first scene.


    Concubine Xi was still a young 16-year-old girl when she was picked to enter the pce and serve the emperor. She came from the far south and was forced to leave her home to join the selection for concubines.


    Once she stepped foot into the pce, her life was destined to be a tragedy.


    He Xinyan remembered that although Concubine Xi wasn''t the main role, she still had aplete backstory, and her personality was quiet and reserved. She was careful and cautious and understood to protect herself and stay out of the drama and fights of others.


    However, like many other concubines in the pce, she died from the evil schemes of others, and from beginning to end, she never earned any love or attention from the emperor.


    But regardless of her ending, in the very beginning, she was probably still very excited about entering the pce.


    He Xinyan didn''t purposely try to act excessively, and she only included minimal speech and movement. Her act was focused on her expression, where she disyed excitement for her new life, and also the confusion and helplessness of a young girl.


    When she finished her act, Director Ma opened his mouth to speak. However, before he could, the man sitting next to him asked, "Why does Concubine Xi look very confused and lost? Shouldn''t she be happy? She was chosen to enter the pce out of hundreds of people."

 Chapter 29 The Role Is Set

    <h4>Chapter 29 The Role Is Set</h4>


    "Why does Concubine Xi look very confused and lost? Shouldn''t she be happy? She was chosen to enter the pce out of hundreds of people."


    He Xinyan thought for a second before responding, "Shees from the far south, and she doesn''t know anything about the people or the culture of the north. She has no one she knows to help her, so I think that there should be more helplessness and confusion for her right now."


    The man nodded his head in agreement after hearing He Xinyan''s answer. A small smile appeared on his face as he leaned back and began ying with the pen in his hand.


    Director Ma sat up straight and crossed his arms together, speaking with a serious expression, "There is no problem with your acting. However, your appearance is way too outstanding. Concubine Xi shouldn''t be that pretty."


    ". . ." Being pretty wasn''t her fault!


    "I believe that the makeup artist can solve this problem."


    Ma Qiaoqi didn''t say anything further and he turned around to ask the man next to him, who had just spoken. "Mr. Li, what do you think?"


    The person smiled, "I think she''s pretty good."


    Another person sitting at the very edge of the table also nodded his head, "I think she''s good too!"


    This was when He Xinyan noticed that Gu Yebei was also inside the audition room! He was in the very corner and it was difficult to notice him. When Gu Yebei saw that He Xinyan was looking his way, he waved attractively and smiled.


    He Xinyan flinched when she noticed how simr Gu Yebei looked to Gu Yechen when smiling. Were they rted in some way, or else why did they look so alike?


    After hearing Mr. Li and Gu Yebei''s opinion, Ma Qiaoqi stood up from his chair and announced, "Okay, then the role is set. Xinyan, show up and report to the filming crew two weekster."


    Arge smile appeared on He Xinyan''s face as she bowed down, "Okay. Thank you, Director Ma."


    Ma Qiaoqi pointed to the man next to him and said, "You should thank the author."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened a bit when she heard what Ma Qiaoqi said. She suddenly realized that the person sitting next to Ma Qiaoqi who had asked her the question was Li Qiang, the famous writer of the book, ''Beautiful Things Past''! He Xinyan was surprised that he also attended the audition.


    After noticing Gu Yebei, He Xinyan couldn''t help but realize that he was staring at her very intently, and it made her a little ufortable.


    She thanked Li Qiang one more time before turning around to leave the room. Even as she was leaving, she could feel the intense re of Gu Yebei following her.


    She quickly closed the door and found Wu Minger. Together, they left the audition location and went to go celebrate with ate lunch.


    As they ate, He Xinyan mentioned that the writer was at the audition, and Wu Minger began talking about a bunch of gossip about the author, Li Qiang.


    "You didn''t know? Li Qiang participates in the role auditions for every single drama adapted from his books! Everyone knows this, how can you not know?!"


    He Xinyan scratched her head and asked, "Why is he determined to attend all the auditions?"


    Wu Minger finished chewing the food in her mouth before replying, "Because the author is a face-judger! Everyone knows this. He can''t stand having ugly or even decent-looking celebrities act in his films. He needs every single actor to be good-looking! I heard that even the extras are picked based on which ones look the best."


    "How do you know all of this?"


    Wu Minger lifted her head proudly, "I am his fan! I read all of his books!"


    Wu Minger was about to eat more when her phone rang. She picked it up and opened it to speaker mode. The calling was her older brother, Wu Chenxi.


    Wu Chenxi was two years older than his sister, and their personalities were very different. After a quick call, Wu Minger looked up apologetically and said, "My brother wants me to return his car because he needs to use it. I need to go."


    Wu Minger drove her brother''s car today to get to the audition location.


    "But you''re not done eating yet."


    "It''s okay. You eat without me. He said he needs it right now." Wu Minger stood up hurriedly and wiped her mouth with a napkin, "I''m going to go. Bye!"


    Before He Xinyan could react, Wu Minger ran off, leaving He Xinyan alone at the table. She looked at the remaining bits of food and sighed. After paying, He Xinyan left the restaurant.


    She wandered around on the streets for a few minutes before she walked back to her car.


    The sun was beginning to set already as He Xinyan drove back home. The street was silent except for the sound of leaves on the trees rustling as she locked her car and slowly walked over to the front door.


    She opened the door and walked in, a little confused about why it was so silent inside the house today. He Xinyan entered the living room and saw three people sitting on the couch. She slightly frowned when she saw each of their expressions.


    Li Yuyan was wiping her cheeks with her hand, and He Xinyan assumed that she was wiping away fake tears. When she saw He Xinyan, she looked up and red at her before continuing to cry. To her side, Li Huiran was gently patting her daughter''s back andforting her. Li Huiran also saw He Xinyan walk in and frowned when she saw her.


    Meanwhile, across from them, Bai Jiawei had a serious expression on his face and the anger was clear when he saw He Xinyan walk in.


    He Xinyan pretended to not notice as she said calmly, "Hello, dad." She walked towards the stairs as quickly as possible, hoping to escape whatever was happening.


    Bai Jiawei stood up from the couch and frowned, "He Xinyan!"

 Chapter 30 The White Lotus Card

    <h4>Chapter 30 The White Lotus Card</h4>


    Bai Jiawei stood up from the couch and frowned, "He Xinyan!"


    He Xinyan stopped in her tracks and she slowly turned around, "Yes dad. What happened?"


    Bai Jiawei scoffed, "What happened? Is this how a younger sister should treat her older sister?"


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together, "What do you mean?"


    "You clearly knew that Yuyan was auditioning for a role and she worked very hard for it! So why would you steal the role from her?!"


    He Xinyan scrunched her face up, unsure of how to react. These three people were actually stupid. . .


    "Excuse me," He Xinyan said sarcastically. "I didn''t steal her role, because it is only called stealing if it already belongs to someone else. Dad, it''s an audition, meaning everyone is fighting for the same thing. It''s not Li Yuyan''s role, so I didn''t steal it from her. I''m just more skilled and got the role."


    Li Yuyan''s face turned red from anger when she heard He Xinyan say she was more skilled than her. Although she didn''t want to, Li Yuyan had to admit that it was true. She wasn''t as talented, but the role was still hers!


    "Don''t talk to your dad like that!" Li Huiran stepped forward. Bai Jiawei''s expression also turned a little ugly after He Xinyan spoke.


    "But still. Yuyan wanted the role, and you are her sister. So why should you fight for something she wants?"


    He Xinyan almost wanted to scream, ''I am your legit and original daughter, okay?!'', but she stopped herself.


    Instead, she put on a pitiful expression. If Li Yuyan and Li Huiran can y the white lotus card, why couldn''t she do the same?


    "Dad, how can you be so partial? I am your daughter too and I also want the role. Why don''t you ask Li Yuyan why she is fighting with her younger sister? I worked hard for the role too. . . And you know, ever since I joined the entertainment industry, I never got any opportunities. Sister Yuyan always got the opportunities, and today, I finally got something from my own hard work. . . And now she is using me of stealing it from her!" He Xinyan could look very cool and confident when she wanted to, but she could also pull off the pitiful and cute look.


    At the moment, He Xinyan widened her eyes, making her look like a lost puppy. Her eyes were slightly red as sheined to her father, and she bit her lips shakily.


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan watched He Xinyan''s act angrily, and Li Yuyan''s body was shaking from fury by now. He Xinyan looked up at the mother and daughter with a sly smile that Bai Jiawei couldn''t see, and it only made them more angry.


    Bai Jiawei had calmed down a little and he was moved by his daughter''s act. Plus, what He Xinyan was saying also made sense.


    He turned to Li Yuyan and said, "Yuyan, your younger sister is right. You should be happy for your younger sister right now, yet you are acting all petty and jealous. That is not a good trait to have. If you want a role, you will have to work harder and not get mad at the person who got the role because they are better than you."


    Li Yuyan''s face turned green and then white as she clenched her fists together angrily. She stomped her foot onto the ground and marched off.


    This only made Bai Jiawei angry as he turned to look at Li Huiran, "Look at your daughter! How can she be my eldest daughter when she is so narrow-minded and ungenerous?! As a mother, you need to do a better job at training your daughter to be an eligible and qualified daughter of a family like us!"


    Li Huiran also clenched her teeth together angrily but she didn''t dare argue with Bai Jiawei. She nodded her head before also walking away to go find his daughter.


    Bai Jiawei turned to He Xinyan and patted her on the shoulder, "I''m sorry, Yanyan. Daddy didn''t know either. Congrattions on getting your role today."


    He Xinyan smiled, "It''s okay, dad. Thank you."


    He Xinyan turned around and walked up into her room, locking the door behind her. It seems like the white lotus act was quite useful. . . No wonder so many people used it.


    But it wasn''t fit for her. Acting pitiful wasn''t her thing, and it made her feel weak and disgusted. The white lotus card was only for stupid and fake people, and she wasn''t going to be one of them.


    However, He Xinyan had to admit that using it once in a while was quite helpful!


    ---


    He Xinyan ate dinner alone since Bai Jiawei had some work to do, and Li Yuyan and Li Huiran found an excuse to avoid dinner, probably because they were not in the mood for it.


    Inside Li Yuyan''s room, she was crying on the bed as Li Huiran coaxed her daughter.


    "He Xinyan did steal it! There were only three people auditioning to begin with, but she came out from nowhere! She purposely tried to steal it from me!"


    Li Huiran nodded her head, "I know, I know. Don''t cry, Yuyan."


    Li Yuyan calmed down after a while and she wiped the corners of her eyes with a tissue.


    "Yuyan. . . Don''t you think that He Xinyan changed?" Li Huiran frowned.


    "Changed? How?"


    Li Huiran sighed as she looked at her daughter. When she was her daughter''s age, she was already cunning and attentive, but why was her daughter still so slow-witted?


    "Since she came home from college a few weeks ago, she has been very unpleasant to us. In the past, she would treat us with respect and listen to us. But now. . . She seems to be more clever."


    Li Yuyan narrowed her eyes as she seemed to realize the difference too.


    "You''re right! I should have noticed when she showed up at Su Zhiming''s house! She wasn''t this sharp or cunning before."


    Li Huiran sighed, "Did she figure something out? Yuyan, what did you say to her?"


    "Nothing, mom! I''m always very careful, and I treated her very nicely until she changed first."


    Li Huiran didn''t believe her daughter fully but she slowly nodded her head, "Okay. Be careful from now on."

 Chapter 31 The Real White Lotus Card

    <h4>Chapter 31 The Real White Lotus Card</h4>


    He Xinyan locked the sliding ss door and tossed the key onto the nightstand before closing the lights and climbing onto her bed to sleep.


    She smiled andfortably stretched her arms out on the big bed,ying straight on the center of the bed.


    ''Ha! Let''s see how he gets in now!'' He Xinyan smirked evilly as she looked at the door one more time to make sure it was locked.


    After checking, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.


    At exactly seven minutes past midnight, a person flipped over the balcony and wiped his pajamas. The moonlight illuminated his perfect face, but the darkness of the night made it difficult for anyone to see him.


    This time, he wasn''t as careful and quiet, and he proudly walked over to the handle of the ss sliding door to find it was locked.


    He smirked and peeked into the room to look at the girl sleeping on the bed. Did she really think a lock could keep him out?


    From his pocket, he pulled out a ck hair pin. Skillfully, he pushed it into the lock and twisted it. With a click, the lock turned and Gu Yechen pushed the door open.


    He Xinyan was sleeping soundly on her bed, and she was certain that there was no way Gu Yechen could break into her room again. However, she was wrong.


    This time, Gu Yechen ced the beautiful red rose onto the nightstand first before climbing onto the bed. He Xinyan was positioned right in the center of the bed, so Gu Yechen moved close to her and pulled her gently into his embrace.


    "Good night." He whispered and kissed her lightly on the head.


    The next minute, they were both asleep.


    ---


    The next Sunday morning, He Xinyan yawned before blinking her eyes open. She hasn''t slept this well in a long time, and during the night, she felt extremely warm andfortable.


    There was also a very nice and attractive smell that seemed to calm her down, and when she woke up, it was almost 10 o''clock already.


    The first thing He Xinyan saw when she opened her eyes was a silky ck wall. . . Her eyes darted up and saw Gu Yechen''s smiling face. His hair was slightly messy from sleeping but he looked handsome like always.


    "Gu Yechen?" He Xinyan looked towards the door and saw that it was still locked. "How did you get in here?"


    "A mere lock can''t stop me," Gu Yechen replied proudly. Before He Xinyan couldin, Gu Yechen spoke first.


    "I helped you at the audition yesterday. This is payment."


    "I never asked for your help!" He Xinyan responded but she had to admit that it felt pretty good getting the role of Concubine Xi, mainly because of Li Yuyan''s reaction.


    Gu Yechen scratched his head and frowned pitifully, "Please. . ."


    He Xinyan looked up and blinked a few times. Wow. . . So this was the real white lotus card. . . Even her, who wasn''t a very pitiful person, immediately softened up and wanted to agree to whatever he was asking for.


    He was just so. . . cute! And attractive! And handsome! And perfect! By now, He Xinyan was thinking that agreeing to date him was probably the best decision she made in both lives. Just by looking at his face was like a blessing each day!


    "Let me think about it. . ." He Xinyan managed to say.


    Gu Yechen''s expression brightened a little, "Okay! One minute!"


    *helemon''s note: Okay, Gu Yechen. You have officially destroyed the cold and cool character build I have created for you. . . sob sob. But, you are just too cute! Ahh, my heart!


    He Xinyan scratched her head with her eyes half-closed and pretended to think, although she had already made a decision inside her mind.


    She had to admit. . . Sleeping with Gu Yechen wasn''t too bad. For some reason, when he was next to her, she felt calm and rxed. It improved her quality of sleep and she didn''t feel so lonely with him like to her. . .


    He Xinyan cleared her throat and replied, "Well, I won''t keep the door open for you."


    "Don''t worry. I can solve that problem."


    "I''m only doing this to pay you back for the audition. I won''t let you stay forever. . . One month at most!"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "Okay. One month is enough."


    He Xinyan turned around to get off the bed and she noticed the red rose on the table. With a smile, she walked into her closet and changed into a ck sweater and shorts.


    When she walked out, Gu Yechen was still inside the room, but he was sitting on the couch now.


    "There is an evening party tonight at the Xinhe Hotel. Do you want toe with me?"


    He Xinyan''s interest was sparked, "What is the party about?"


    "It''s just an annual meeting between some of the powerful families in Country Z to gather up and talk."


    He Xinyan raised an eyebrow questioningly, "You want me to go with you?" Although she was also in the upper ss, she knew clearly that she wasn''t qualified enough to attend a party as Gu Yechen''s female partner.


    "Why not?" Gu Yechen''s cuteness was gone and it was reced with his normal cool appearance.


    He Xinyan thought about all the powerful and rich people that would attend the party. If she could build some connections, it would definitely help in the future.


    After all, she couldn''t rely on Gu Yechen forever.


    "Okay, I''ll go. What time is it?"


    "It''s at 7 P.M. I''lle and pick you up at 6." Gu Yechen smiled a bit after hearing He Xinyan''s response.


    "Um. . . Gu Yechen, I have a question. Why did you help me for the audition?"


    Gu Yechen stood up and walked over to the ss sliding door. He opened it and stepped out onto the balcony.


    A morning wind blew by, rustling Gu Yechen''s ck hair with it.


    With a smile, Gu Yechen said, "Do I need a reason to support my future wife in her career?"

 Chapter 32 Evening Gown

    <h4>Chapter 32 Evening Gown</h4>


    With a smile, Gu Yechen said, "Do I need a reason to support my future wife in her career?"


    In a blink of an eye, he was gone.


    He Xinyan froze in the middle of the room as she stared at the empty balcony. After a while, she walked over and closed the door.


    ''Future wife?'' He Xinyan raised one eyebrow. What did he mean? Was he nning on marrying her? But this rtionship was fake. . .


    This thought bothered He Xinyan the entire day and she decided to ask Gu Yechen about it when he came and picked her up that evening for the party.


    At 4:30, He Xinyan began preparing for the party. She knew that the people going to the party tonight would all be prominent and powerful people in the country, and as Gu Yechen''s partner, she had to present herself well.


    She looked at her empty closet and sighed. Because she was young, she rarely went to parties and gatherings with her father, so she didn''t have many evening gowns.


    The only one she had from a long time ago was a little too small for her now, and it stopped at her ankles.


    ''Uh oh. . .'' He Xinyan thought. There wasn''t enough time to order a customized gown now, and if she wore a ready-made dress, it would definitely lose face for Gu Yechen.


    Even for the parties Bai Jiawei went to, He Xinyan knew that the females there all wore specially customized gowns. But this party was at a whole different level. . . A party that Gu Yechen would personally go to. He Xinyan could only imagine how exclusive this evening party was.


    He Xinyan slumped into the chair and sighed. She had no upper ss friends, and she didn''t want to go borrow a dress from Li Yuyan. Plus, Li Yuyan probably wouldn''t agree anyway.


    Just as He Xinyan was about to call Gu Yechen, there was a knock at the door. The balcony door.


    He Xinyan turned to look at who it was and saw the man at the audition, secretary Jin.


    She hurriedly opened the door and looked at Jin Yu, "Hello, secretary Jin. What are you doing here?"


    Secretary Jin still maintained his cold expression as he held up a ck box, "Mr. Gu told me to give this to you."


    He Xinyan grabbed the box and realized that it was pretty heavy, "How did you get up here?"


    Without replying, Jin Yu walked over to the railing and flipped his legs over. Almost like a lizard, he climbed down the building and onto the ground.


    He Xinyan watched with her eyes wide open. Did everyone in the Gu Corporation need to have the talent of climbing walls?


    He Xinyan took one more look at the box and didn''t see any words written on it. She walked back into her room and ced the box onto the table.


    The lid of the box was maic, and after opening it, she saw a word on the bottom of the lid.


    The word ''Hepix'' was embroidered in gold and it was fancy but also elegant. He Xinyan immediately recognized the word to be the brand name and her mouth fell open in shock.


    Hepix was the most expensive luxury brand all over the world and it originated in Country W. The brand only produced three hundred pieces of clothing and a hundred pieces of jewelry each year, and it was extremely hard to order something from this brand.


    Most of the clothing and jewelry went to the royal family in Country W, which only made it even harder for people to get their hands on this luxury brand.


    Plus, even if you were lucky enough to obtain an ordering spot, it was unlikely you were rich enough. Every single item from Hepix was worth millions of dors, and even if you were to buy a hat, it would be around a million dors.


    Although the products were truly very beautiful, few people had the money or power to buy it. So why did Gu Yechen have it?


    He Xinyan lifted the dress inside the box up carefully and saw that it was light blue in color. It was an off-shoulder gown with a very simple design. The entire dress was made of silk satin and it pulled in at the waist.


    There were no excessive pieces of silk or decoration, and it looked kind of in to He Xinyan. How much was this piece of in fabric worth?


    He Xinyan leaned forward and examined the fabric, and noticed something sparkling. She set the dress onto the bed and looked closely at the bottom section of the dress.


    Sprinkled across the fabric, were tiny blue and white diamonds glued onto the dress. Inside the room, it was hard to tell, but He Xinyan could guess that in the dark or under the sunlight, the diamonds would probably sparkle.


    Each diamond was ced meticulously and although it seemed like the designer just sprinkled the diamonds over the dress randomly, when looking carefully, He Xinyan could tell that there was also a design in cing the diamonds.


    He Xinyan walked back over to therge box and picked up the pair of shoes that also came with the box. The shoes were light blue, and they were probably around 10 cm in length. The shoes also looked quite in, but He Xinyan noticed the same diamond design on the shoes.


    Inside the ck box, there was also a white card with the signature of the designer on it and a paragraph written by the designer about her thought process on this piece of clothing.


    The main and only designer of Hepix was udette Caro, and she has won several awards with her unique and beautiful designs.


    ''My design concept for this gown is the beautiful ocean. When people think of the ocean, they usually describe it with the color blue. However, the ocean isn''t only blue. At day, the ocean sparkles. At night, the ocean sparkles. The world underneath the waves is always shining and alive. The oceans hold so much power, yet the world doesn''t appreciate it''s beauty enough. May you be just as clean and powerful as the ocean with this dress, and I hope that this dress can bring you many amazing wonders''.


    As a normal girl, He Xinyan''s heart was beating excitedly as she read what udette Caro wrote for this dress.


    Almost every single woman in the world would like beautiful clothing, and He Xinyan was no exception. She immediately put the dress on and realized that the gown looked even more beautiful on her body.


    From this dress, He Xinyan understood the idea that a good piece of clothing can really change a person. This dress was designed so perfectly that it entuated her beautiful features and figure, but also did a good job in hiding the tiny ws of her body.


    He Xinyan then quickly did her makeup and her hair before grabbing a bag and slowly walking out of her bedroom. She walked cautiously the whole way down the stairs, afraid of getting the dress or shoes dirty.


    When she arrived downstairs, she saw Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran sitting on the couch.


    "Where are you going dressed so beautifully?" Bai Jiawei asked as his eyes brightened a little at the sight of his beautiful daughter.


    "I have to attend an evening party with my friend."


    "Oh, who is it?" Li Huiran also looked up and asked. She didn''t recognize that the brand of the dress was Hepix, as there was no logo on the dress. Also, only a few people have actually seen a Hepix product, and they were usually the very top of the upper ss.


    The news about her and Gu Yechen had died down a long time ago, because after a few hours of posting, Gu Yechen had removed his post about him dating He Xinyan, and he also ordered Chen Xiao to remove all the news articles about him and He Xinyan.


    Therefore, most people have forgotten about that news already, and Bai Jiawei seemed to have also forgotten that his daughter was dating Gu Yechen.


    "Just someone from school," He Xinyan lied. "I''m going to go now. Bye."


    He Xinyan walked out of the house and down the front steps. She lifted her dress up with both hands and kept an eye out the entire time, making sure the dress didn''t touch the ground.


    When she reached the sidewalk, she saw that Gu Yechen had already arrived.

 Chapter 33 I Like You

    <h4>Chapter 33 I Like You</h4>


    When she reached the sidewalk, she saw that Gu Yechen had already arrived.


    After receiving the dress, He Xinyan''s opinion of Gu Yechen had increased drastically. Yes, she was that easy to bribe.


    She picked up her pace a little and got into the car.


    "Gu Yechen -" He Xinyan looked at him and her mouth froze. Gu Yechen was still wearing the same ck suit jacket and ck pants on the outside, but inside. . . his normal ck shirt and tie was reced with a light blue shirt and tie that matched in color with He Xinyan''s dress.


    "You. . . You''re wearing different colors today."


    Gu Yechen looked down at his tie and nodded his head. Of course he had to match with her. . .


    The car started moving as He Xinyan remembered what she wanted to say at first, "Oh! Thank you for the dress. I really like it."


    "That''s good." When it wasn''t necessary, Gu Yechen kept his cold demeanor, but only he knew that inside, he was jumping from happiness.


    Out of curiosity, He Xinyan asked, "How did you get an order from Hepix?"


    "It was a gift to me from their designer."


    ". . ." Hepix didn''t even gift the royal family their products although they did always keep two hundred orders for them. However, the royal family still had to pay for the products.


    He Xinyan knew that the Gu family was powerful, but it seems like they were way more powerful than what she thought.


    Halfway through the ride, He Xinyan decided to break the silence by asking Gu Yechen about what he said in the morning.


    "Gu Yechen. . . In the morning, you said you wanted to support your future wife. What did you mean by that?"


    Gu Yechen turned his head around to look at He Xinyan, and he stared intently into her eyes, almost as if he was testing to see whether she really didn''t understand or if she was only pretending.


    He Xinyan looked away from the intense stare and gulped.


    "The literal meaning."


    ''Literal meaning?'' He Xinyan scratched her head but quickly stopped because she was afraid of messing up her hair.


    He Xinyan asked Gu Yechen her inner thought, "So are you saying I will be your future wife?"


    Gu Yechen slightly furrowed his eyebrow as he continued to stare at He Xinyan.


    ". . . But that doesn''t make sense. You''re Gu Yechen. There''s no way you would marry a person like me. . ."


    "What type of person are you?"


    He Xinyan talked to herself out loud, "I am an amazing person! But. . . you. . ."


    He Xinyan was quite confident in herself. She had a good family background, she was pretty, smart, rich, and had a good personality. However, in front of Gu Yechen, her confidence decreased. . .


    After all, they were on twopletely different levels.


    "What''s wrong with me?"


    "Nothing. . . You''re just too perfect. But you were joking, right? There is no way you would like someone like me!"


    In Gu Yechen''s mind, millions of thoughts were running around. Should he say the truth? Should he tell her he liked her? Was it too soon? What if she didn''t like him back?


    The car stopped in front of the red carpet leading into the Xinhe Hotel, and from inside the car, He Xinyan could see the shing lights.


    There were no reporters around, and the party waspletely private.


    Gu Yechen took off his seatbelt and sighed, "But I do like you."


    Without waiting for a response, Gu Yechen got out of the car and walked around to open the door for He Xinyan.


    As he walked, he let out a breath of relief. He didn''t know if what he did was the right decision, but it felt good to be open about his love.


    He Xinyan froze with her hand on top of the seat belt click, and she only broke out of her stupor when she heard the car door open.


    She looked up at Gu Yechen and stared at him nkly, ''This guy liked me? Am I really that attractive? Do I like him? He''s rich, and handsome, and tall, and generous, and romantic. . . Is he romantic? Should I marry him? If I marry him, would we have kids together? What should I name the kid? Do I want a boy or a girl? But what about. . .''


    *helemon''s note: Um. . . Yanyan, I think you''re thinking a little too far ahead


    Gu Yechen smiled when he saw He Xinyan''s nk expression, and he leaned forward. A cool, minty smell entered He Xinyan''s nose, and she leaned back against the chair.


    She watched as Gu Yechen helped her take off her seatbelt and grab onto her hand. In the next few seconds, he led her into therge hotel, and at once, everyone inside therge room turned to look at them.


    He Xinyan blinked a few times and tried to focus on other things, like the delicious-looking foods on the tables.


    Right now, her goal should be to get some connections. She can ask Gu Yechen about what he said in the carter.


    He Xinyan smoothly wrapped her hand around Gu Yechen''s arm, and they walked towards a table together. Although He Xinyan really wanted to eat the food on the table, she felt a little embarrassed to just suddenly grab a te with Gu Yechen right next to her.


    Plus, she wasn''t here to eat.


    However, to her surprise, Gu Yechen picked up a te of strawberry cream cake, which was her favorite cake.


    He grabbed onto the fork and sliced the cake. Holding it up to He Xinyan''s mouth, he said coolly, ''Ah''.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow but obediently opened her mouth. The soft and sweet cake entered her mouth, and she smiled happily from her favorite part, the cream.


    The food had won her over, and she grabbed the te from Gu Yechen and continued eating. Gu Yechen smiled and watched her eat.


    After He Xinyan finished, Gu Yechen then picked up a macaron and held it up for He Xinyan to eat. She took a bite and slightly scrunched her face up because it was a little sweet.


    Gu Yechen noticed her small movement and he looked at the macaron before eating the remaining half.


    Once again, He Xinyan was surprised as he looked up at Gu Yechen. But she just bit that. . .


    As He Xinyan munched on a cookie, she saw from the corner of her eyes that a woman was walking their way.


    ---


    Bonus Scene:


    Jin Yu returned from the He mansion and knocked on the door to Gu Yechen''s office. Gu Yechen was in his own private mansion that was even bigger than the one in Xihe Estates.


    It was the only building around and it was located on therge piece ofnd owned by Gu Yechen.


    "Mr. Gu." Jin Yu greeted.


    "Did you give the dress to her?" Gu Yechen asked as he continued to type on hisputer.


    "Yes sir." Jin Yu paused before asking, "Mr. Gu, I have a question."


    Gu Yechen nced up from hisputer screen, "Ask."


    "I am confused about why you are attending that party. There is no one significant going and there is no use in attending. Plus, you never attend these types of gatherings."


    Gu Yechen closed hisputer screen and leaned back casually against his huge chair. He was wearing a casual ck shirt and sweatpants, and he also had a pair of sses on.


    He closed his eyes and took the eyesses off, "This party has no use for me, but it does for her."


    Jin Yu froze for a second from his boss''s reply. Looks like Mr. Gu was serious in this rtionship. He was already helping her and nning a road for that woman. . .


    After Jin Yu left, Gu Yechen swung around on his chair as a small smile appeared on his face.


    Even if she didn''t love him yet, he wanted to give her his all. . .

 Chapter 34 Liu Qinli

    <h4>Chapter 34 Liu Qinli</h4>


    As He Xinyan munched on a cookie, she saw from the corner of her eyes that a woman was walking their way.


    The woman was wearing a dark red dress, and she seemed to be around her 50s. She smiled at Gu Yechen and didn''t acknowledge He Xinyan.


    "Mrs. Shen," Gu Yechen greeted the woman.


    "Yechen, who is this?" The woman asked as she pointed at He Xinyan. Xinyan could tell that the woman wasn''t very friendly, so she silently ate her food as Gu Yechen talked with the woman.


    "She is my girlfriend."


    "Girlfriend?" The woman seemed to be very surprised, but she didn''t talk any further about He Xinyan. Instead, she switched the topic to something about their business and Gu Yechen talked with her for a whileter before she left.


    Once she was gone, Gu Yechen turned to He Xinyan and said, "That was the wife of the CEO of the Shen Corporation."


    "Oh, okay." He Xinyan watched as the woman left to go speak with someone else. She knew of the Shen Corporation. It was one of the most powerful corporations in the country, but of course, it couldn''tpare with the Gu Corporation.


    If there were levels, He Xinyan would say that the He Corporation was probably on the third level, whereas the Shen Corporation would be on the second level. And on the first level. . . Only one family fit on the first level - the Gu family.


    He Xinyan handed the empty te to a waiter walking by and decided to stop eating because her dress was beginning to feel a little tight.


    Gu Yechen held onto her hand again, "Let''s go talk with someone."


    They walked together to the other side of the room, and the sight of them together was very eye-catching.


    Gu Yechen stopped in front of a short man who had dark ck hair, but also had several wrinkles on his face.


    "CEO Liu," Gu Yechen called. The man turned around and his eyes widened from surprise and excitement when he saw Gu Yechen.


    "CEO Gu! Is there anything I could help you with?" A second ago, Liu Qinli was still very proud and cold as he talked to a few other people trying to butter him up. However, once he saw Gu Yechen, his attitude immediately changed as he abandoned the people he were originally talking to.


    Gu Yechen turned to He Xinyan and looked at her as he spoke, "This is my girlfriend, He Xinyan."


    He Xinyan nodded her head politely, "Hello, CEO Liu."


    Liu Qinli looked at He Xinyan and quickly eyed her from head to toe. He didn''t know whether the woman next to Gu Yechen was only a mere short-term girlfriend or an actual partner, so he didn''t want to lower himself too much but also didn''t dare offend her.


    From looking at her, Liu Qinli guessed that Gu Yechen was just ying around with her for a while because she was very pretty and Liu Qinli didn''t recognize her as a daughter from any rich or powerful family.


    "Hello," Liu Qinli replied as he squeezed out a smile.


    "This is CEO Liu, the boss of LQ Entertainment and also the famous producer Liu Qinli." He Xinyan looked up at Gu Yechen in surprise as she recognized the words LQ Entertainment and the name Liu Qinli.


    LQ Entertainment was the best entertainmentpany in all of Country Z, and only the top A-list celebrities had a chance to join.


    The boss, Liu Qinli, was also a legend by himself. He was a film director, producer, and screenwriter, and every single film he participated in was extremely famous.


    No wonder Gu Yechen brought her over with him. Was he trying to help her?


    "CEO Gu, is there anything you need me for?" Liu Qinli asked again, hoping to build some connections with the bigshot in front of him.


    "Yes, CEO Liu. My girlfriend is a neer to the entertainment industry, and I''m hoping you can help her in the future." Gu Yechen was very direct and didn''t beat around the bush when asking for help. "Of course, I will also pay you back for your help."


    Liu Qinli''s eyes lit up when he heard thest sentence, and he looked towards He Xinyan again.


    "Do you have any films?"


    He Xinyan took a deep breath and tried her best to talk calmly in front of Liu Qinli, "No, but I will be starring in the film ''Beautiful Things Past'' in a few weeks."


    He Xinyan felt a little embarrassed saying it out loud, because she got the role from Gu Yechen, so it technically didn''t prove anything about her.


    Liu Qinli nodded his head, "CEO Gu, I will do my best to help Miss He in the future. I am currently nning another film, and I will keep an eye out for a suitable role for her."


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Suitable role? CEO Liu, I thought you would be more sincere about our deal. What I n to give back to you is probably worth more than just a suitable role. I expect at least a second female lead for her."


    Liu Qinli furrowed his eyebrows when he heard that, and even He Xinyan also scrunched her face up a little.


    Second female lead? In all of Liu Qinli''s films, even the fourth or fifth female leads were all top A-list celebrities. The first female lead would usually be the most famous and professional actress in all of Country Z. If no one in the country matched Liu Qinli''s standards, he would even go out to different countries in search of an actress.


    Second female lead? Her? He Xinyan was still fully aware of where she stood in the entertainment industry. She wasn''t even a Z-list celebrity yet, if there was even such a thing. If she got a leading role in one of Liu Qinli''s movies as a nobody, people would think that she used underhanded means to get it. And she did. . .


    "Second female lead. . ." Liu Qinli repeated.


    To break the awkward atmosphere, He Xinyanughed slightly and said, "Gu Yechen, let''s not discuss this now. Let me finish my first film first before thinking about my second film. Plus, Mr. Liu is a legend in the industry. I am not qualified to act as a main lead in his films yet."


    Gu Yechen frowned a little as he looked once more at Liu Qinli. But if Xinyan didn''t want it. . . he wasn''t going to force her.


    "Think about it," Gu Yechen said before walking away with He Xinyan. After a few more minutes, He Xinyan went back to eating food.


    Although she told herself to stop, her hands and mouth wouldn''t listen to her. The food at this party was even better than the expensive food from top restaurants He Xinyan had gone to!


    He Xinyan ate happily and Gu Yechen always stayed by her side, slowly sipping on a ss of wine. The music had started and a few couples were dancing in the middle of the room.


    "You can go and talk to whoever you need to talk to. I''m okay," He Xinyan said when she noticed that Gu Yechen was doing nothing but watching her. Most people came to these parties to socialize and build connections, but Gu Yechen was doing none of those.


    Gu Yechen shook his head, "I like looking at you."


    He Xinyan gulped and her mind wandered off to think about what Gu Yechen had said in the car again. It was already nine o''clock already, and the world outside waspletely dark except for the moon hanging high in the sky.


    Gu Yechen finished the remaining wine in his ss with one gulp and ced it onto the table. He walked to the front of He Xinyan and turned around to face her.


    With a very attractive smile, Gu Yechen ced one hand behind his back and stretched the other hand out with the palm facing up.


    He bowed down slightly like a prince and asked, "Would you like to dance?"

 Chapter 35 Love At First Sight

    <h4>Chapter 35 Love At First Sight</h4>


    He bowed down slightly like a prince and asked, "Would you like to dance?"


    He Xinyan looked at the hand and smiled. She tilted her head slightly and ced her hand onto his. Gu Yechen led her over to the middle of the dance floor and gently ced his hand onto her waist. He Xinyan ced her hand onto his broad shoulder and looked up into his eyes.


    ''Pretty good,'' He Xinyan thought. So far, he was much more romantic than Su Zhiming!


    They began dancing to the music, and He Xinyan''s long dress twirled around, gently touching the marble floor. He Xinyan had taken dance sses before, and she was quite smooth on the dance floor.


    Gu Yechen also cooperated with her very well, and he moved at the perfect speed so He Xinyan could keep up in the high heels.


    Even with the heels on, He Xinyan only reached his shoulders as they moved around the floor. They were the only couple dancing now and a circle of people formed around them to watch.


    The stares made He Xinyan ufortable and a little nervous, because everyone at the party was extremely powerful and influential.


    Towards the end of the dance, almost everyone inside the room had stopped what they were doing and were looking at them now, and He Xinyan felt her body tense up a little.


    As her mind wandered off, Gu Yechen changed directions and pulled her body to a different side. He Xinyan wasn''tpletely focused on the dance and she identally stepped on Gu Yechen''s foot and lost her bnce.


    Her eyes widened as her hand let go of Gu Yechen''s shoulder and her body tilted to the side. She bit her lips together as she instinctively closed her eyes.


    However, Gu Yechen quickly reacted even with the paining from his toes and he reached his arm out. His other hand tightened a little around her waist and he also pulled on her hand to prevent her from falling.


    At that moment, the music ended and they looked as if they were in a tango swoop ending pose. The audience broke out into apuse and He Xinyan slowly blinked her eyes open.


    She looked at Gu Yechen and quickly stood back up. "Thank you."


    Gu Yechen smiled and wrapped his arm around her waist as they walked out of the dance floor together.


    As they walked, He Xinyan checked off another box in her mental checklist - ''Has a quick reaction''.


    After He Xinyan ate another slice of cake to calm down her nervous heart, they left to go home.


    Inside the Xihe Estates, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan got out of the car together and the driver of Gu Yechen drove away.


    They walked slowly along the sidewalk and Gu Yechen first walked He Xinyan to the front of her house.


    Next to the front steps leading to the house, they stopped and He Xinyan turned to face Gu Yechen.


    "Thank you for taking me to the party tonight."


    Gu Yechen stuck both of his hands into his pant pockets and replied coolly, "Your wee. Good night."


    As Gu Yechen turned around to leave, He Xinyan suddenly stopped him.


    "Wait! I have a question for you. . ."


    Gu Yechen froze and turned back, "What is it?"


    "Do you really like me?" He Xinyan asked softly in a voice no louder than a whisper.


    Gu Yechen didn''t answer right away, "Do you want toe over to my house for a while before going back?"


    He Xinyan immediately grew alert as she wondered why he asked for her to go to his house to answer a question. . . Was this a trap?


    "Um. . . I. . ." He Xinyan looked back at the house and didn''t really want to go back yet. Although it waste, she was sure the Li mother and daughter were still awake on the first floor.


    "Okay. . ."


    He Xinyan followed Gu Yechen to his house and looked around as they walked. This was the house that her grandfather and mother wanted. . .


    "You like this house?" Gu Yechen asked as he opened the door.


    "My grandfather and mother liked it. I also really like the design of this mansion." He Xinyan stepped into the house and realized that it was designed using mainly ck and white colors in a very modern format.


    There was a grand double staircase made of marble that led up to the second floor, which looked enormous from He Xinyan''s view.


    Gu Yechen allowed He Xinyan to admire the house for a while, and debated about whether he should tell her that this house was under her name.


    In the end, he chose to not tell her yet and pick a different time to.


    He Xinyan sat down on the ck couch and Gu Yechen brought over two sses of tea.


    "What is your question?"


    He Xinyan took a sip of the warm tea before asking, "I was wondering what you meant when you said you liked me in the car. Our rtionship is fake, you know that right? You needed a girlfriend to prove you weren''t gay, and I needed a powerful person to help me. So. . ."


    Gu Yechen cut her off, "This fake rtionship is fake."


    ". . ." What did that mean?


    "I apologize for lying to you. I didn''t choose you to be my girlfriend by ident, and I didn''t need a girlfriend to clear up rumors. I could totally end all rumors about me by myself. I don''t need a girlfriend to help me do that." Gu Yechen held onto the warm ss and gently blew the surface of the tea before taking a sip.


    "Then why. . ."


    "Because I like you." Gu Yechen wasn''t the type of person to hide or suppress his emotions. He would get mad when he was mad, and he would say something is bad if it was bad. However, this was the first time he hid his feelings towards someone.


    He didn''t want to scare her and he really truly liked her. However, he couldn''t hold in his feelings any longer. And since she wanted to know, he was going to tell her.


    "Have we met before?" He Xinyan asked, unsure of when Gu Yechen fell in love with her. Although she couldn''t remember much from eight years ago, she was sure that she never met Gu Yechen in the past. If she had met someone as handsome as him, she would definitely remember.


    Unless. . . He Xinyan suddenly jumped up from the couch and turned to look back at Gu Yechen. Did he travel back in time? Or was he also reborn?


    No way. . . Were there a lot of people like her that died and got a second chance?


    "Do you remember the party the night I first saw you?"


    He Xinyan thought back and immediately remembered. It was when Yang Yaqi and Li Yuyan had tricked her, but Gu Yechen saved her.


    "I fell in love with you there."


    He Xinyan calmed down a little after hearing that Gu Yechen didn''t also get reborn like she did and sat back down onto the couch.


    "So is it love at first sight?" He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and leaned towards Gu Yechen amusedly.


    Gu Yechen sighed before nodding his head slowly.


    "Hahahaha!" He Xinyan burst out intoughter as she bounced up and down happily, "Wow! Gu Yechen fell in love with me at first sight! Am I really that attractive? Hahahaha!"


    Gu Yechen stared at He Xinyan gravely and watched herugh. He didn''t expect something like love at first sight to happen with him either. Maybe it was just destiny. . .


    "Are you telling the truth?" He Xinyan asked to make sure.


    "Yes."


    He Xinyan beganughing again but she stopped abruptly after a few seconds. But what was she going to do? Did she like him? He Xinyan had to admit that although Gu Yechen was really amazing, she didn''t really have any feelings for him yet.


    Realizing the awkward situation she was in, He Xinyan stood up and said without looking back, "It''s gettingte. I''m going to leave now. Bye!"


    He Xinyan quickly lifted up her dress and ran out of the house. When she entered her house, she ignored Li Huiran and Li Yuyan, who were sitting on the couch like she had guessed, and ran upstairs.


    She carefully took off the dress and shoes and ced them back into the ck box. He Xinyan put the box on a table in the center of her closet and then took a shower.


    After she was finished, she climbed onto her bed and stared nkly at the ceiling.


    ''Do I like him?''

 Chapter 36 Su Zhiming In The House

    <h4>Chapter 36 Su Zhiming In The House</h4>


    After she was finished, she climbed onto her bed and stared nkly at the ceiling.


    ''Do I like him?''


    The answer was no. Or not yet. . .


    After Su Zhiming, He Xinyan wasn''t going to fall in love so easily anymore. Although Gu Yechen was probably a hundred times better. . No, a million times better than Su Zhiming, He Xinyan still couldn''t ept a new true rtionship so easily.


    It was hard to believe that a person like Gu Yechen, who seemed to be thousands of miles away from her, was so close to her now.


    It was even harder to believe that he liked her!


    He Xinyan had to admit that she was pretty. . . and very pretty. . . and extremely pretty, but was it really enough to make Gu Yechen fall in love with her? There were prettier girls out there that would beg to be with Gu Yechen, but did he like all of them?


    So what was so special about her?


    What He Xinyan didn''t know was that to Gu Yechen, everything was special about her. She was perfect and unique, and every little thing about her attracted him.


    As thoughts and questions continued to fly through He Xinyan''s mind, she slowly felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier.


    Atst, they closed.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up and looked to her side to find the bed empty.


    ''Did he notest night?'' He Xinyan thought. -1 point! Not a persistent person!


    He Xinyan frowned slightly as she got out of the bed, and as she was putting her slippers on, she stopped.


    A sparkle lit up her eyes as her frown turned up into a bright smile. Aside from the rose from yesterday which was starting to wither, there was a new rose on the table.


    He Xinyan knew that it was new because its petals were still in perfect bloom, and it was clear that the flower was still fresh.


    Xinyan''s mood brightened as she ran to grab a vase. She filled it up with some water and ced the new rose into the vase, throwing the old one away.


    The single flower put He Xinyan into a good mood as she happily walked downstairs to eat breakfast.


    It was Monday, and Bai Jiawei was already downstairs when He Xinyan arrived.


    "Good morning, dad!" He Xinyan said happily.


    "Good morning."


    A few minutes after He Xinyan began eating, Li Yuyan and Li Huiran walked downstairs one after another. Even the sight of the two annoying people didn''t affect her mood much as she continued to munch on a piece of bread with strawberry jam on it.


    "Good morning," Li Huiran said before sitting down on her seat. Li Yuyan also muttered a quick good morning before sitting down next to her mother.


    After an awkward and silent breakfast, He Xinyan returned to her room and sat down on her bed with a bag of chips to watch romance dramas.


    She was on her third episode already when she heard several voicesing from downstairs. She immediately recognized Li Yuyan''s voice. . . Well, it wasn''t really Li Yuyan''s voice.


    Li Yuyan had raised her voice up at least four pitches and talked softly, making He Xinyan almost want to vomit from hearing the fake and disgusting tone.


    She shuddered on her bed and turned up the volume of the drama, but then Li Huiran''s loud voice entered her room and ears.


    ''What are they talking about?'' Curiosity surged up He Xinyan as she slowly got off the bed and tiptoed out of her room.


    She was still in her pajamas and her long hair was a little messy fromying on the bed. Even without any makeup on, her skin was glowing and her features were beautiful and defined.


    She scratched her head like a little cat as she bent down and sat on the staircase, looking down to see what was happening.


    He Xinyan could guess that they were probably sitting on the couch, but from the top stair, she couldn''t see the couch. So, she moved down a few steps and leaned against the railing of the stair, moving her head around to try and get a nce at what was happening.


    Finally, she gave up and realized that she needed another n. After a while, He Xinyan stood up and confidently walked down the stairs, her eyes asionally peeking over at the couch.


    When she reached thest stair, her heart dropped. Why did shee down here?


    Sitting next to Li Yuyan on the couch, was Su Zhiming.


    He Xinyan wanted to m her head against a wall for her stupidity as she hurriedly walked towards the dining table to pretend to get a cup of water.


    When she was a few feet away from the table, Su Zhiming suddenly spoke.


    "Xinyan?"


    He Xinyan turned around, annoyed, and casually waved one hand at him, "Hi. . ."


    Su Zhiming stood up from the couch and stared at He Xinyan. She really got prettier by the day. . . Whenpared, He Xinyan almost made Li Yuyan''s face look unbearable. Although Li Yuyan was also pretty, Xinyan was just on another level.


    It made Su Zhiming wonder again why he chose Li Yuyan. . . Did he choose Li Yuyan? He chose both of them, didn''t he?


    *helemon''s note: Wow. . . I have no words for Su Zhiming''s shamelessness and ability to make me hate him.


    Li Yuyan frowned slightly and tugged at Su Zhiming''s shirt, making him look away. He Xinyan took this chance to quickly get her water and leave. But there was no way the disgusting couple was going to let her off the hook so easily.


    "Yanyan, where are you going? Come sit down and talk with us!" Li Yuyan called with a smug smile on her face.


    He Xinyan stopped and took a sip of her water. After some thought, she turned around to look at the three people sitting on the couch. Li Yuyan was staring at her with a one-sided smile while Su Zhiming seemed to be quite excited and eager.


    He Xinyan yed around with her half-full ss of water before smiling, "Sorry, but I don''t really want to waste my time talking with dogs."

 Chapter 37 Su Zhiming, Li Huiran, and Li Yuyan

    <h4>Chapter 37 Su Zhiming, Li Huiran, and Li Yuyan</h4>


    He Xinyan yed around with her half-full ss of water before smiling, "Sorry, but I don''t really want to waste my time talking with dogs."


    "You -" Li Yuyan''s smile disappeared as she stood up from the couch, and Su Zhiming also frowned. Li Huiran''s calm expression remained as she lifted up her cup of tea.


    "It''s okay, Yuyan. Let Yanyan do what she wants." Li Huiran nced at He Xinyan before elegantly taking a sip from her teacup.


    He Xinyan recognized the teacup to be part of a porcin tea set that her mother, He Yuxin, had loved when she was alive. She clenched her fists up in anger but didn''t show anything on her face. Li Huiran. . .


    He Xinyan turned around and walked up the stairs quickly before walking into her bedroom and shutting the door behind her.


    Li Huiran was definitely much more cunning than her daughter and harder to deal with. But He Xinyan wasn''t afraid. . . She was going to make them pay!


    ---


    He Xinyan set the ss of water down onto the table and was kind of eager for the night toe. She wanted to sleep under the warmth of her nket and feel the peace and calmness of being inside his embrace once again. She wanted to smell the mint scent that his body gave off and wanted to see his attractive face again. . .


    He Xinyan had to admit that Li Yuyan, Li Huiran, and Su Zhiming were really good at ruining her mood! Oh, when was her handsome boyfriend going toe?


    He Xinyan cleared her throat and changed her word choice.


    Oh, when was her handsome admirer going toe?


    After a while, He Xinyan got so bored she decided to go outside. She called Wu Minger and they decided to meet up at the Haosu Coffee Shop to have some afternoon tea.


    He Xinyan walked down the stairs casually and ignored the people on the couch as she swayed her hips back and forth confidently to the door.


    As quickly as possible, she grabbed her shoes and disappeared.


    On the couch, Su Zhiming and Li Yuyan watched frustratingly. Li Yuyan held onto Su Zhiming''s arm and sighed, "Zhiming, this is how she always treats me! I am still her stepsister, so how can she treat me like that."


    "It''s okay, she''s probably still mad about me and you," Su Zhimingforted Li Yuyan, alsoforting himself. He purposely said this to convince himself that He Xinyan still cared about him.


    "But. . . We were together first. She was the third person that came in between us."


    *helemon''s note: Anyone else feels like throwing up?


    Su Zhiming smiled and patted Li Yuyan''s head, "It''s okay, baby. We are together now."


    Li Huiran watched her daughter and Su Zhiming with a slight frown on her face. She didn''t approve of Li Yuyan''s rtionship with Su Zhiming either.


    Li Huiran also wanted her daughter to find a rich man, as not only will it increase their money, it will also increase their status in the family and society.


    However, her useless daughter just had to find Su Zhiming. In the end, Li Huiran chose to me He Xinyan. If He Xinyan hadn''t dated Su Zhiming, her daughter wouldn''t have tried so hard to steal him from He Xinyan.


    Li Huiran''s expression changed slightly as a hint of anger shed through her eyes. Why was it always the He family? He Yuxin and now her daughter, He Xinyan. They just have to make things difficult for her!


    Li Huiran ced the teacup back onto the table and sighed. Since Li Yuyan was stuck on Su Zhiming, there was only one other way. Su Zhiming had to be rich.


    However, Su Zhiming had also just started his entertainment business and it was still a smallpany, not even half as powerful as the He Corporation.


    Li Huiran crossed her legs and turned to look at Su Zhiming, "So, what can we do to help? Money? Connections?"


    Su Zhiming''s eyes lit up, "I have a project in mind right now, but I need a fund to help start the project."


    "How much?" Li Huiran asked again.


    "Half a million."


    "Okay," Li Huiran turned to look at Su Zhiming, "This better be sessful."


    Li Yuyan looked worried, "Will dad allow this?"


    "Don''t worry. I have my ways to get money too. After all, I am still thedy master of this house." Li Huiran smiled with satisfaction.


    "Thank you, Mrs. Bai. I will definitely not let you and Yuyan down. I will work hard to build thepany." Su Zhiming smiled happily and Li Yuyan also held onto him excitedly.


    "Good." Li Huiran looked at the porcin tea set and an image of He Yuxin appeared in her mind. She raised one eyebrow and lifted the porcin cup up. It was time for the female power in the He house to change.


    A loud crash came from the living room as the beautiful porcin teacup broke into small pieces, shattering onto the ground.


    ---


    A waiter came over to the table near the window with two trays full of desserts and drinks on it. She carefully set down the two trays and walked away.


    He Xinyan smiled as the anger from what happened this morningpletely disappeared. Food can really cure everything!


    Oh, look at this beautiful te. Strawberry cake. . . Mango cake. . . pudding. . . egg tart. . . mango smoothie. . . cafette. . . fruit tea. . . He Xinyan immediately picked up her fork and began eating as she continued to tell Wu Minger what happened this morning.


    "This mango smoothie is good. Try it," He Xinyanmented halfway through her story and pushed the cup over to Wu Minger.


    "So, what happened next?"


    "I left and now I''m here. The end. This pudding is also really good."


    Wu Minger took a bite of the pudding and nodded her head in agreement, "Wait, so you''re really going to let that couple off the hook so easily?"


    "Of course not, especially Li Yuyan. But this is good for now. I still need my money though." He Xinyan happily took a sip of the fruit tea as she thought about her 50000 dors.


    He Xinyan and Wu Minger talked for a while longer and they finished all of the food they had ordered. He Xinyan then went over to Minger''s house and she ate dinner over there in case Su Zhiming was still in the He mansion.


    It was almost 9 at night already when He Xinyan returned home, and Su Zhiming had left. She went straight upstairs and closed her door.


    After getting ready, she got onto her bed a few minutes after ten o''clock and eagerly waited for her sliding ss door to open.


    For several hours, she couldn''t fall asleep, until she finally heard the gentle tap of a personnding on her balcony.

 Chapter 38 Do You Love Me Too

    <h4>Chapter 38 Do You Love Me Too</h4>


    For several hours, she couldn''t fall asleep, until she finally heard the gentle tap of a personnding on her balcony.


    Her grasp on the nket tightened a little and then she heard the door slide open. With a smile on her face, He Xinyan pretended to yawn and then wake up, making it seem like she had been sleeping this entire time.


    "Did I wake you up? Sorry," Gu Yechen walked over to the bed and climbed on, "Let''s sleep together."


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes but the smile on her face revealed her happiness. For the first time since Gu Yechen began shamelesslying over, He Xinyan took the initiative in crawling into Gu Yechen''s embrace and took a deep breath, taking in his masculine and attractive scent.


    Fatigue immediately overcame her. He was almost like a sleeping potion to her.


    Gu Yechen looked down at He Xinyan, "You. . . Do you love me too?"


    "Why are you suddenly asking?"


    "Because you crawled into my arms today!" Gu Yechen smiled happily and wrapped his arms around He Xinyan''s waist.


    "You''re overthinking, I''m just kind of cold and need warmth," He Xinyan lied.


    Her rejection didn''t affect Gu Yechen''s mood much, because he was confident in getting He Xinyan to fall for him at some point. True love takes time and he was willing to wait.


    Gu Yechen pulled He Xinyan closer to him and also moved more of the nket over to her, although she wasn''t really cold at all.


    He lightly kissed her head and closed his eyes, pretending that nothing happened. After knowing that Gu Yechen liked her, He Xinyan didn''t find his sudden acts of affection weird anymore, but it was still a little ufortable.


    She closed her eyes tightly and slowly fell asleep.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up and Gu Yechen was still inside her room.


    "You''re still here," He Xinyanmented as she rubbed her eyes.


    "Do you have time to go on a date today?"


    He Xinyan wasn''t fully awake yet, and it took a while for her to respond. She didn''t have anything to do the next week or so except study the script.


    "Sure. Where?"


    "Whatever you choose."


    He Xinyan blinked her eyes a few times and responded, "Let''s go to an escape room!"


    With Gu Yechen, there was no way that they wouldn''t be able to escape. They might even break a record!


    "Escape room?"


    He Xinyan scrunched her face up, "You don''t know what an escape room is? Wow. . . You''re missing out on life. It''s when you and your friends are thrown into a room and you have to find clues to try and escape."


    Gu Yechen thought that it sounded kind of boring, but he nodded his head. Whatever she wanted to do. . .


    "Okay, go go go! I have to get ready and you do too. Let''s meet up thirty minutester okay?"


    Gu Yechen got pushed out of the room and locked outside, so he grudgingly returned to his home to prepare for the date.


    "Chen Xiao, I am skipping work today."


    ". . . What?!" Chen Xiao''s eyes widened in surprise. "Mr. Gu, the meeting with the CEO of the Qin Corporation is today."


    "Then move it to another day." Gu Yechen closed the door to his room and changed into a ck shirt and a pair of ck jeans. The ck outfit made him look skinny and tall, but also very well-built.


    Thirty minutester, he walked over to the sidewalk to find He Xinyan already outside. She seemed to have guessed that he would wear all-ck because she was in a matching outfit.


    He Xinyan wore ck ripped jeans and also a ck sporty top that only reached her waist, exposing her stomach.


    "We''re matching! Yes!" He Xinyan yfully stuck her tongue out and stood next to Gu Yechen, making them look like a pair of secret detectives.


    "Um. . . maybe ck isn''t such a good color to match in. Let''s try a different one next time."


    "Okay." Gu Yechen responded although he only had ck clothes in his closet.


    The two of them drove over to the escape room ce He Xinyan had found, and they decided to eat brunch together after their date.


    "Hello," He Xinyan walked up to thedy working at the front desk and looked around curiously at the different escape room options listed with pictures on the wall.


    "Two people?" The worker asked as she looked from He Xinyan to Gu Yechen. If this couple were to have a kid, it would definitely be an amazing sight.


    "Yes." He Xinyan turned to Gu Yechen and pointed to one of the options on the wall, "Let''s do that one. Escape from prison."


    "Okay."


    "That would be $70."


    He Xinyan pulled out her wallet but looked up to see that a ck credit card was already in the worker''s hands.


    He Xinyan turned to Gu Yechen and said sternly, "I am paying for the meal after."


    "I am pursuing you."


    ". . ." Well that made a lot of sense. What type of pursuer would make the person he is pursuing pay?


    ---


    After a quick five minute wait, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen entered the room, which was designed to look like a prison cell.


    "You have one hour, starting now!"


    "Hurry and look for clues!" He Xinyan screamed as she walked over to the small wooden bed and began investigating.


    "There''s nothing. . . Do you see anything, Yechen?" When she heard no response, He Xinyan turned back to look and saw that Gu Yechen was sticking a key into a small wooden box.


    "Where did you get that key?"


    "I found it."


    ". . ." They only came in here for a minute. He Xinyan heard a click and the box opened, revealing a shlight.


    "Wow, you''re so good at this!" He Xinyan grabbed onto the shlight and opened it, "What is this supposed to do?"


    Gu Yechen looked at the shlight, "Let me see it."


    He Xinyan handed the shlight over to Gu Yechen and he shone it at the walls, but nothing interesting happened. He continued moving it around and tilted it up to the ceiling. When he reached the middle of the ceiling, a few numbers in blue were revealed.


    "Woah. . ." He Xinyan looked at the four numbers on the wall and frowned, "But what are they supposed to mean. . ."


    While He Xinyan was still pondering, Gu Yechen had already walked over to the empty bookshelf except for one book and he took the book off.


    When he flipped the dictionary open, it wasn''t a real dictionary, but instead was a small book safe.


    "How did you know?"


    "It''s weird that there is only one book on the shelf. I got a book safe as a gift once when I was a child." Gu Yechen entered the numbers as the code and twisted the lock. With another click, the safe opened.


    He Xinyan curiously ran over to see what was inside and saw a chain of keys.


    "There are so many. . ."


    "It''s this one," Gu Yechen lifted up one of the keys in the middle.


    "How did you know?"


    Gu Yechen turned to look at He Xinyan weirdly, "Isn''t it obvious? They purposely made a fingerprint mark on this key as a clue to the yer that it is this key. It''s kind of faint but it is still there."


    ". . ." What does kind of faint mean? If you don''t look very closely, it doesn''t even exist!


    After a few more minutes, He Xinyan decided to sit down on the bed that was supposed to be for the prisoner and watched as Gu Yechen solved one clue after another.


    In less than fifteen minutes since they came in, the escape door opened. He Xinyan slowly stood up from the bed with a sigh and pped her hands.


    "Well. . . that was very fun. . ."

 Chapter 39 My House Is Yours

    <h4>Chapter 39 My House Is Yours</h4>


    "Well. . . that was very fun. . ." The sarcasm in her voice was evident but Gu Yechen didn''t seem to notice.


    "We did it," he said with a smile as he looked at He Xinyan.


    "Yeah, you did it. . ."


    The two of them walked out of the room and the front desk worker seemed surprised to see them, "You guys are done. . . already?"


    "Yep!" He Xinyan said in the happiest tone possible.


    "You two broke a record! Congrattions! You can take a picture right here using our wall of fame and we will put your photo up on the winner''s board."


    Hearing this, He Xinyan''s mood got a little better. At least they were able to break the record!


    Correction!


    At least Gu Yechen was able to break the record!


    The two of them took a picture together and they were able to tape their picture at the very top of the winner''s board for having the highest record.


    Back in the car, He Xinyan was still a little angry as she asked, "Tell me the truth. Did you y this escape room before?"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "No. Why?"


    "Why?" He Xinyan punched him softly on the arm, "That wasn''t fun at all! You solved everything! Ugh!"


    Gu Yechen seemed to just realize what he did wrong as his eyes widened in surprise, "I''m sorry. I was just trying to solve the clues."


    His sincere apology made it difficult for He Xinyan to stay mad so she pouted and said, "Fine. You better treat me to a good brunch."


    ---


    They arrived at a brunch restaurant near the beach, and they were able to get the table near the window that looked out over therge ocean.


    "We''re early! No one is here!" He Xinyan eximed as she looked around the empty room.


    Gu Yechen helped pull out the chair for her as he responded, "I booked the entire restaurant so it can just be the two of us."


    He Xinyan almost fell out of the chair when she heard that, "The entire restaurant?"


    Although this brunch ce wasn''t extremely expensive, He Xinyan could guess that it still probably cost a lot to book this entire ce!


    A waiter walked over with two menus and politely waited for them to choose what they wanted to eat before walking away with the order.


    It was still summertime so the sun was bright and shiny. It was hot outside, but it was cool inside the restaurant. The gentle ocean breeze also made the brunch morefortable and rxing.


    They each ordered one dish and ate silently, listening to the soft sound of the waves crashing against the shore.


    Gu Yechen only ate half of the dish and then stopped eating to watch He Xinyan eat.


    After Xinyan was done, she looked up at the te and asked, "Are you not going to finish that?"


    "Do you want it?" Gu Yechen pushed the te forward. To be honest, He Xinyan didn''t like sharing food or drinks with others because she found it quite disgusting to share saliva.


    However, with Gu Yechen, she didn''t feel any sense of disgust. She only felt sadness about wasting food. . . Maybe it was because he was just too clean and good for her to feel any disgust.


    "Okay!" He Xinyan looked at the clean cuts from his knife of the grilled beef tenderloin and the leftover pieces of potato and fried eggs and a surge of happiness shot up He Xinyan.


    Who cares about the failed escape room experience? Going on dates with Gu Yechen was awesome! Food!


    In the next few minutes, He Xinyan ate and ate and finished all of the food on the te, not even leaving a single scrap.


    Gu Yechen had more fun watching her eat than eating himself because he didn''t really enjoy eating anyway.


    "Do you want more? We can order more." Gu Yechen lifted his hand up to call the waiter but He Xinyan stopped him.


    "It''s okay, I''m full now." After eating two servings of food, He Xinyan could feel the tightness of her pants and it almost felt like her waist had erged a whole inch.


    After Gu Yechen paid, they left the restaurant together, and with no other ns, they returned back to the Xihe Estates.


    "I don''t want to leave," He Xinyan muttered. She had to admit that it was much more fun and easy to be with Gu Yechen than her "family". Plus, now that she knew that their rtionship wasn''t only a contract, she felt more rxed next to him.


    He Xinyan smiled at herself, thinking that she felt morefortable next to a scary and domineering king than her family members. How funny. . .


    "You cane to my house," Gu Yechen offered as his heartbeat sped up. "You can stay for a while and I''ll cook dinner for you."


    "Really?" He Xinyan''s eyes lit up at the opportunity of not having to go home and face the fake mother and daughter duo, "Thank you!"


    He Xinyan followed Gu Yechen into his house and was once again amazed at therge and beautiful interior of the mansion.


    It would be nice if she could move out of the He mansion and live here. . . But she had to look after the He mansion. It belonged to her grandfather and mother and she wasn''t going to let strangers upy it forever. Besides her dad, she was going to find a way to kick every outsider out of the house just like how they had kicked her out.


    They walked into the living room together and He Xinyan continued to look around the house her mother, grandfather, and herself liked.


    But now, it belonged to her pursuer!


    He Xinyan turned around to see Gu Yechen walking towards her and he lifted his hand up, holding out a key in the palm of his hand.


    "This is. . ." He Xinyan picked up the key.


    "It''s the key for this house. You cane over whenever you want to."


    "What?!" He Xinyan looked up with surprise as she felt her heart flutter slightly.


    Gu Yechen smiled, "My house is your house."

 Chapter 40 Gu Yechen Cooks Dinner

    <h4>Chapter 40 Gu Yechen Cooks Dinner</h4>


    Gu Yechen smiled, "My house is your house."


    Boom! He Xinyan clearly felt her heart move and for a second, she was scared she just experienced a heart attack. After what he said registered in her brain, a smile crept up her face as she felt a warm me inside her.


    It was nice to have someone care about you. . .


    She grabbed the key and looked up into his eyes, "Thank you."


    After Gu Yechen opened up the television for her, helped her with the wifi password, and also gave her all the snacks he had prepared for her in the house, Gu Yechen went upstairs into his office to finish off the work he missed today.


    He Xinyan watched Gu Yechen all the way until he disappeared and sighed. She was afraid she wouldn''t be able to control herself for very long. . .


    It was too hard to not fall for this man!


    Even after experiencing a failed rtionship with Su Zhiming, Gu Yechen''s attraction was just way too strong and He Xinyan couldn''t continue to convince herself that she shouldn''t fall in love again for much longer.


    He Xinyan fell down onto the couch with a bag of chips that Gu Yechen had given her and began watching the drama ying on the television.


    He Xinyan watched the television for an hour and yed on her phone for another hour. During these two hours, she finished all of the food Gu Yechen had provided and she didn''t feel like she had any more room for dinner.


    She closed her phone because it was running out of battery and heard footstepsing down the stairs. She immediately turned around and saw Gu Yechen in a casual shirt and sweatpants. He looked just as good or even better in casual clothing. . .


    "Are you hungry?" Gu Yechen asked. "I can cook dinner."


    He Xinyan was about to say no but she didn''t want to miss out on the opportunity to eat handmade dinner from the king of Country Z, "Okay!"


    Gu Yechen immediately walked into the kitchen and He Xinyan was about to follow him to see if she could help when she received a phone call from her dad.


    "Hello?"


    "Yanyan, where are you?"


    He Xinyan didn''t want to tell his dad he was with Gu Yechen, or else his dad would start trying to curry favor with Gu Yechen again, and it was quite annoying.


    "I''m at Minger''s house. I will eat dinner with her family tonight."


    "Oh, okay. . . Have fun."


    He Xinyan ended the call and threw her phone onto the couch as she ran over to the kitchen, "Gu Yechen!! Is there anything I can help you with?"


    He Xinyan looked at the pink apron he was wearing and giggled. That did not match his looks or personality.


    Gu Yechen set down his knife and turned around to look at Xinyan. He thought about the "delicious" cookies she had baked and smiled, "It''s okay, the kitchen is dirty. Go y. I''ll call you when the food is ready."


    Oh my goodness. . . Ahh! He can''t do this! He Xinyan can''t stand this seduction!


    Xinyan gulped and slowly walked out of the kitchen, but she didn''t go y. Instead, she stood at the door of the kitchen and leaned against the wall, peeking through the door frame to stare at Gu Yechen.


    If she actually agreed to date Gu Yechen in a real rtionship, she would be the one benefitting. Gu Yechen was absolutely perfect. . .


    He was handsome, tall, rich, powerful, smart, cold to others but warm to her, and just perfect! He could even cook! Even Xinyan''s dad couldn''t cook, and this almighty king, Gu Yechen, could cook!


    He Xinyan stared at him in that position for around 45 minutes before Gu Yechen finished cooking. He dumped the food from the pan into a te and untied his apron.


    Noticing that he was done, He Xinyan jumped up and ran to the cabs, "I''ll set up the table!"


    It took her a few tries to find where the bowls were located, and it was in the highest cab. She jumped up and down but couldn''t reach the stack of porcin bowls, and she was also scared to identally smash them.


    Determined to set up the table, she continued to try and reach for them but failed until she felt a sudden warmth from behind her.


    She turned around and took a step back, leaning against the counter. Gu Yechen was almost two heads taller than her, and he easily grabbed two bowls out of the cab. He handed them to her with a smile and gently patted her head, almost as if he was teasing her for being short.


    He Xinyan could feel the warmth from her face and she knew that her cheeks were probably beet red, so she quickly ran out of the kitchen and into the dining room.


    She ced a bowl and a pair of chopsticks on both sides of the table and sat down as Gu Yechen carried the tes of food onto the table.


    Sour fish fillet with pickled vegetables, braised pork belly, stir-fried vegetables, and arge bowl of egg drop soup. . .


    How did he know that she liked sour fish fillet and braised pork?


    "You actually know how to cook?" He Xinyan asked as she scanned the dishes that looked like they came out from a restaurant.


    "My mom enjoyed cooking for me when I was young so I learned a few things from her." Gu Yechen picked up a piece of pork and ced it into He Xinyan''s bowl.


    Xinyan eagerly took a bite and her eyes widened, "This is so good. . ."


    A gentle smile appeared on Gu Yechen''s face as he continued to ce food into He Xinyan''s bowl, "I''m d you like it."


    "Wow, and that stupid Li Huiran always brags about how good her cooking is. Yours is so much better!" He Xinyan froze after speaking as she looked up nervously at Gu Yechen. He doesn''t know that she doesn''t like her stepmother and stepsister.


    Instead, Gu Yechen smiled and ced a vegetable into He Xinyan''s bowl, which was piled with food, "Eat some vegetables. If you like my cooking more, you cane over and I will cook for you."


    He Xinyan felt the tension disappear as she happily ate a bite of the carrot he ced on her te. Why was he just so perfect?


    Xinyan used her chopsticks to pick up arge chunk of pork belly and ced it into Gu Yechen''s bowl, "You eat too!"


    Gu Yechen looked at the meat inside his bowl and smiled widely so his eyes curved into a beautiful crescent moon-like shape. He usually didn''t like oily food, but anything she gave to him was delicious.


    The dinner was smooth and happy, and therge mansion was filled with the delicious smell of food and the sound ofughter as the couple enjoyed their meal together.


    They were able to finish all of the food on the table, as He Xinyan ate most of it. After several minutes of convincing, Gu Yechen finally agreed to let He Xinyan help and wipe the tes after he washed them.


    There were no workers in this house since he didn''t live here often and only came over to go and sleep with He Xinyan. He also didn''t want workers walking around if He Xinyan was toe over.


    The two of them stood side by side near the sink in the kitchen and looked like an old couple doing housework as they cleaned the dishes.


    After everything was done, He Xinyan sighed unhappily because she knew it was time to leave. She didn''t want to go back to the He mansion.


    She was much more happy here. . . with him.


    "You cane back whenever you want." Gu Yechen walked He Xinyan over to the front door and opened it for her.


    "I''ll see youter then," He Xinyan said unhappily as she reminded him toe over to her roomter.


    "Bye," Gu Yechen also didn''t want her to leave but it was gettingte and he didn''t want her to sleep toote.


    Very slowly, He Xinyan walked down the front steps and she would look back every few seconds to see Gu Yechen still watching her from the door.


    After a long time, she finally reached her own house and went back home.

 Chapter 41 Stupid Gu Yechen

    <h4>Chapter 41 Stupid Gu Yechen</h4>


    Late at night, Gu Yechen silently entered He Xinyan''s room like the days before and crawled onto her bed. This time, she didn''t wake up from the movement and continued to sleep.


    However, she did instinctively turn around on the bed and grab onto the edge of Gu Yechen''s silk shirt. She wiggled closer to him and rested her head against his chest. With a satisfied smile, she continued to sleep.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up and saw an empty space next to her. It was still early and usually at this time, Gu Yechen would still be here.


    She sat up on the bed and blinked her eyes a few times. Looking to her right, she noticed that there was no rose either.


    ''Did he forget toe?'' He Xinyan frowned and sank back down onto the bed, covering her head with the nket.


    She pursed her lips together angrily and rolled around on the bed, muttering, "Stupid Gu Yechen. . . Annoying Gu Yechen. . . I''m never going to talk to him ever again!"


    He Xinyan got out of her bed and marched over to the ss sliding door. She angrily pushed the door open and was about to step onto the balcony when she suddenly froze and shrieked in surprise.


    The balcony floor was covered with fresh roses, and there wasn''t even any room for her to walk. This time, Gu Yechen didn''t only bring red roses, and instead used a romantic trio of red, pink, and white roses. The colors were quite shy amongst the green trees, but it was also very attractive and sweet.


    He Xinyan bent down to pick up a white rose and gently sniffed it.


    ''How did he even manage to get all of these up here?'' There must be at least a hundred roses piled on her balcony floor, and even her couch and the small table were all buried under flowers.


    The crisp morning air was filled with a pleasant floral scent and it lifted He Xinyan''s mood as she grabbed a handful of roses and happily walked back into her room, muttering, "Handsome Gu Yechen. . . Amazing Gu Yechen. . . Gu Yechen is the best person in the world!"


    She filled the ss vase up with water and arranged the flowers in a beautiful way before entering the restroom to wash up.


    After changing into some casual clothing, He Xinyan skipped down the stairs with a cheerful smile on her face.


    "Good morning, dad!"


    It was a Saturday, so Bai Jiawei didn''t have to go to work today. He noticed that his daughter was unusually happy this morning, which made him smile too, "You seem very happy this morning. What happened?"


    He Xinyan''s smile grew bigger, "Nothing." He Xinyan carefully unfolded the napkin and gently ced it onto herp, "I just met an amazing human being and I think I''m very lucky!"


    "Oh," Bai Jiawei stopped eating as an amused smile appeared on his face, "Who is this lucky person to earn my daughter''s favor?"


    It seemed like Bai Jiawei hadpletely forgotten about Gu Yechen and his daughter now, which was a good thing for He Xinyan.


    "He''s handsome, tall, and kind. . . Well, only to me!" He Xinyan munched on a steamed bun happily and her cheeks puffed out like a cute little rabbit.


    When she was happy, He Xinyan was the cutest and most pleasant person in the world. However, when he was angry, it seemed like she was able to change her appearance, as her face became the scariest and unpleasant in the world. . . maybe besides Gu Yechen.


    Bai Jiawei was content to see his daughter happy and he nodded his head, "Bring him home sometime so I can meet him."


    He Xinyan nodded her head but knew internally that she was definitely not going to let Gu Yechen meet her dad. He was her special weapon and support! How can she share it with others? Even her dad was a definite no-no.


    When Li Huiran and Li Yuyan walked down, He Xinyan tried to maintain her good mood, but it was difficult with two annoying faces right in front of her.


    As He Xinyan ate her second steamed bun, Li Yuyan suddenly turned to look at Bai Jiawei and cleared her throat.


    "Dad, I won''t be home for dinner tonight."


    Bai Jiawei looked up from the newspaper a maid had just handed him, "Why? Where are you going?"


    "Dad, I. . . I have a date with Su Zhiming." Li Yuyan nervously looked towards her mom, who nodded her head as encouragement.


    Bai Jiawei sighed as his eyebrows furrowed together, "Why are you still with that guy?"


    "Dad. . ." Li Yuyan pursed her lip out and walked over to Bai Jiawei, gently swinging his arm, "I like Su Zhiming. Plus, he isn''t too bad. Hees from a decent middle-ss family. Also, he was able to start a new project recently, and he says he is sure it will be sessful. Give him a chance, dad. I promise he will work hard and help us beat the Qin Corporation!"


    "Psh!" The water He Xinyan was drinking shot out of her mouth as she began coughing violently. Li Yuyan red at He Xinyan and Bai Jiawei also looked up at He Xinyan weirdly.


    The Qin Corporation was one of the He Corporation''s greatestpetitors and they rode on top of the He Corporation. They would steal the He Corporation''s partners and deals, and it was one of the things that Bai Jiawei was very frustrated about.


    He Xinyan stopped herself fromughing by pretending to cough. Su Zhiming?! Are you serious? In the past, Su Zhiming''s entertainmentpany did grow to be very sessful, and Bai Jiawei ended up also epting Su Zhiming because of his sess. However, beat the Qin Corporation? What a funny joke!


    Li Yuyan was probably to say that if Su Zhiming ends up bing sessful, she would be able to beat Qin Ruolin. Qin Ruolin was the only daughter of the Qin family and was the same age as Li Yuyan. Although they were friends on the outside, He Xinyan knew that it was all fake and Li Yuyan couldn''t wait to step over her and look down at her.


    However, to Li Yuyan''s disappointment, the Qin Corporation was stronger than the He Corporation, so Qin Ruolin was the one that had the ability to look down on Li Yuyan. Also, Qin Ruolin was the heir to the Qin Corporation, whereas the He Corporation had no connection whatsoever to Li Yuyan, who was an outsider.


    So now, the only thing Li Yuyan still had an opportunity in was a good husband.


    He Xinyan found it weird that Li Yuyan chose Su Zhiming and didn''t try to reach higher for the sons of better families. Was it because Su Zhiming was better looking than most of them? Or did Li Yuyan somehow guess that Su Zhiming was going to be sessful in the future? Or was it really just because she wanted to steal him from He Xinyan and it made her feel good?


    Whatever it was, He Xinyan didn''t really care. She had the best of the best. . . Gu! Ye! Chen!


    He was the dream husband of practically every woman in the nation, and that was only for his wealth and power. The people didn''t know what he looked like, but if they did, He Xinyan was certain that the women in Country Z would go crazy.


    He Xinyan smiled happily to think that this wonderful man liked her! If only she also liked him back. . . He Xinyan wanted to stay true to herself, and as of now, she wasn''t sure about her feelings towards him.


    But she knew that if he kept up his amazing performance, her feelings woulde quickly. And she wanted them toe quickly. . . She had to hurry up and hug onto this big thigh! Thergest thigh in the entire country!


    "Hahahaha!" He Xinyan smiled evilly as her brain wandered on and on, and she forgot that she was still at the dining table. Three heads immediately turned her way and she cleared her throat before standing up awkwardly.


    "Um. . . I''m done with breakfast. I will go to my room now." He Xinyan quickly ran up the stairs and into her room before she continued to think happy thoughts on the bed.

 Chapter 42 I’m Calling You

    <h4>Chapter 42 I''m Calling You</h4>


    After eating lunch, Li Yuyan hurriedly ran back to her room and got ready for her date. She had sessfully convinced Bai Jiawei to agree to let her date Su Zhiming, but he also said that Su Zhiming needed to prove himself.


    As Li Yuyan was picking out a dress, Li Huiran walked into the room and patted her daughter on the shoulder.


    "What did I say? As long as you mention the benefit Su Zhiming could bring and convince your dad that he has potential, your dad will let you date him!"


    Li Yuyan kissed her mom happily on the cheek, "Thank you, mom! Help me pick a dress. This pink one or this white one."


    Li Huiran looked at the two dresses and pointed to the white one, "However, Yuyan, this is important. If Su Zhiming is hopeless, you have to break up with him. You can''t ruin your future for a single man. Listen to mom. You have to marry a powerful man. If Su Zhiming does seed, it will help you because Jiawei will think that you are smart and made the right decision to choose Su Zhiming. However, if he doesn''t seed, you have to leave him right away and avoid making your dad more mad. Do you understand?"


    Li Yuyan nodded, "Don''t worry, mom. Su Zhiming has to seed."


    There was no room for failure. Li Yuyan also believed in Su Zhiming and she had this feeling that hispany was going to be sessful in the future. She better be correct. . . If she wasn''t, then there was no way she was staying with Su Zhiming. Even if she liked him, she wasn''t going to waste her life on a useless man.


    The mother and daughter talked for a while longer before Li Huiran left so Li Yuyan could do her makeup. After putting on a thickyer of makeup, Li Yuyan left the house and purposely screamed extremely loudly, "I''m leaving for my date with Su Zhiming!" so He Xinyan could also hear.


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes as she closed her book and stood up from the bed. She walked over to the balcony and pushed the door open to see therge pile of roses. Once again, her mood brightened and she carefully walked over to the couch with her shoes on.


    The thorns on the roses have all been cut off so He Xinyan easily moved the roses on the couch onto the ground and she sat down to continue reading.


    The weather was very nice today and there was a gentle breeze that would move the pedals on the roses. He Xinyan was so immersed in the book that she didn''t realize that two hours had passed already.


    She looked up at the trees blocking her view from Gu Yechen''s house and remembered the key that he had given her yesterday. A warm smile crept up her face as she held the book tightly to her chest.


    He Xinyan left the balcony and entered her room again. After several minutes of careful thought, she decided to text him.


    ''Gu Yechen, what are you doing?'' He Xinyan scrunched her face up and then changed it to, ''Yechen, what are you doing?''


    ---


    On the top floor of the Gu Corporation, one of the top managers was reading out the weekly report to Gu Yechen, when a sudden ring broke him off.


    He looked up to see that CEO Gu had received a message, and instead of closing his phone right away, he picked it up and read the message.


    Suddenly, CEO Gu smiled.


    What is happening? The manager took a step back and his eyes widened, wondering what was happening to CEO Gu? Since all the years he had worked here, this was the first time he had seen this young CEO smile. Should he be happy or scared?


    The manager silently stood there like a statue as he waited for Gu Yechen''s order. A few minutes had passed, and then Gu Yechen lifted his head up and said, "You may leave now."


    ". . ." But he wasn''t even done with the report yet! He had spent so many hours the past week writing this report and CEO Gu wasn''t even going to let him finish it? Well, maybe this was a good thing. If he did finish, he would have to go through CEO Gu''s endless speech about what can be improved and what problems there were in his department.


    The manager quickly ran out of the office and thanked whoever had just texted CEO Gu. That person was his savior!


    ---


    Only a few seconds had passed when He Xinyan received a response.


    ''Nothing. Why?''


    He Xinyan stared at the two-word response and was kind of speechless. Sometimes, this man was really romantic, but other times. . .


    ''Nothing. Just asking.'' He Xinyan responded with the same cold tone Gu Yechen used and scoffed. Let''s see how he responds now.


    A longer time period passed and He Xinyan wondered if he wasn''t going to respond at all. She slowly picked up her phone and frowned when there was no message. But then, a call came.


    ''Gu Yechen''.


    He Xinyan smiled excitedly and immediately picked up the call, but she controlled herself and kept her voice calm, ''Hello.''


    "What are you doing?" Gu Yechen asked.


    "I''m just on my bed. What about you?"


    "I''m calling you."


    ". . ." What an urate response!


    "Um. . . Are you busy?"


    Gu Yechen turned around and looked at the piles of folders and files on his desk, "No."


    "Oh, okay."


    There was a long awkward silence and He Xinyan almost thought that time had stopped. However, a loud noise suddenly broke the silence.


    From not too far away, He Xinyan heard a loud crash and it wasn''t from the call. She got off the bed and walked towards her door. There was another period of silence and another loud bang.


    He Xinyan stared at her phone that was still in a call, "Um. . . Gu Yechen. I have something to do now. I''ll talk to youter. Goodbye!"


    "Bye."


    The short and awkward call finally ended and He Xinyan opened up her door slightly to investigate what was going on.


    She couldn''t hear anything anymore so she stepped out of her roompletely. Li Yuyan was gone so the noise must have been made by Bai Jiawei or Li Huiran.


    He Xinyan walked towards their bedroom and the sound of two voices talking slowly began to get louder and louder.


    ''Are they fighting?'' He Xinyan thought as she raised one eyebrow in surprise. The two of them rarely fight because Li Huiran would usually bend down to Bai Jiawei. So what could have caused this fight?


    He Xinyan turned into the hallway in the middle of the second floor and quietly walked over to Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran''s room. The door wasn''t fully closed and He Xinyan could see the lighting from inside the room.


    They were still talking and it seemed like both of them were angry as they whispered about something. He Xinyan moved closer and suddenly she heard Li Huiran bang something onto the floor and scream:


    "Bai Jiawei, how could you say that?! You killed He Yuxin!!"

 Chapter 43 Sparrow To Phoenix

    <h4>Chapter 43 Sparrow To Phoenix</h4>


    "Bai Jiawei, how could you say that?! You killed He Yuxin!!"


    He Xinyan felt as her body froze and her eyes widened in surprise, wondering if her ears had heard something wrong. Did Li Huiran just say that. . . Bai Jiawei killed her mom?


    He Xinyan didn''t dare move at all as she stood there like a statue.


    Inside the room, Bai Jiawei''s eyebrows furrowed together when he heard Li Huiran, and he nervously looked towards the door.


    Li Huiran was crying by now, and Bai Jiawei red at her angrily.


    "Shut up! That is not true, you were involved too!" Bai Jiawei didn''t dare look into Li Huiran''s eyes from guilt as he tried to convince himself that he did nothing wrong.


    Li Huiranughed, "Bai Jiawei, stop lying to yourself! We both know what happened. Hahaha. . . He Yuxin could have not died. You killed her!"


    He Xinyan felt her heartbeat speed up as she slowly moved closer to the door to hear better. Suddenly, a loud p came from inside the room and Li Huiran screamed. He Xinyan sucked a breath in and used one hand to cover her mouth.


    Bai Jiawei had just pped Li Huiran!


    "Li Huiran, I''m warning you! You have no right to point a finger at me! Don''t think I don''t know what you are thinking. You also agreed to go to the hospital with me that night, because you also wanted He Yuxin dead! So stop acting all innocent now!"


    Li Huiran held the side of the cheek Bai Jiawei had pped with a shaking hand as she red at Bai Jiawei, "You! I shouldn''t have - I. . ." Li Huiran dropped her voice a little, "Bai Jiawei, I know perfectly well why you brought me over to the hospital that night to provoke He Yuxin!"


    Li Huiranughed, "You''re selfish! I feel so bad for He Yuxin, that dumb woman right now. She gave everything to you, yet you were greedy for more and killed her! I''m not dumb, Bai Jiawei! I know why you killed her! You wanted more, you -"


    After hearing what Li Huiran said, He Xinyan''s mind had gone nk as she unconsciously took a step back, which created a louder sound than she had expected.


    Li Huiran immediately stopped speaking and Bai Jiawei also looked over at the slightly ajar door. The three people all froze for a few seconds, until Bai Jiawei slowly began to make his way over to the door.


    Li Huiran also followed behind him nervously as they slowly approached the door. Bai Jiawei furrowed his eyebrows together when he suddenly remembered that Li Yuyan had gone out today. So. . . was it He Xinyan? Or was it a worker?


    If it really was He Xinyan, then he would be screwed. Bai Jiawei began walking quicker and he broke into a run when he was a few steps away from the door. Aggressively, he pulled on the door handle and swung the door open.


    Bai Jiawei stepped out into the hallway and looked left and right. His face turned even angrier when he saw that the hallway was empty. No one was there.


    Li Huiran also stepped out into the hallway and she walked around to make sure that no one was hiding behind a wall. Still, there was nobody.


    Li Huiran looked at Bai Jiawei, who looked back at her. Was it just an illusion? Bai Jiawei took onest nce down the hallway before he began walking back into the room.


    However, he stopped when he felt his slipper step on something pointy. Slowly, he lifted his foot up and bent down to see what it was. With two fingers, he carefully picked up a small metal object.


    Bai Jiawei turned the object around in his hand and carefully observed it before his eyebrows knit together unhappily. Noticing his displeasure, Li Huiran walked over to see what Bai Jiawei was holding, and her mouth slightly opened as she immediately recognized the tiny, little object.


    It was the back of an earring. . .


    ---


    He Xinyan gently closed the door to her bedroom and locked it. Her heartbeat was racing and her breathing heavy as she slowly walked over to her bed.


    This must be a nightmare. . . This can''t be true.


    Her mom''s death wasn''t because of her bad health, it was because she was murdered. And the killer was the person she loved and trusted the most. . .


    He Xinyan couldn''t believe this. Her father loved her mother. . . Since she was born, she had witnessed this with her own eyes. There was no way. . . Why?


    He Xinyan slowly took another step as her eyebrows furrowed together. Li Huiran had said that Bai Jiawei was greedy and wanted more. . . More of what? He Xinyan froze as she stared nkly at the wall in front of her.


    Money? Although He Yuxin gave half of her stocks to Bai Jiawei, she still owned half of it. Was Bai Jiawei really cruel enough to kill his own wife just to get full control of the He Corporation? Just thinking about it made He Xinyan tremble with fear.


    Was love really this weak? So weak that money could break it. He Xinyan shook her head to get rid of this scary thought.


    No.


    Love wasn''t weak; it was Bai Jiawei''s love that was weak. He Xinyan didn''t want to admit that her father was a greedy and cold-hearted person, but it was the truth. She turned around and her eyesnded on the picture on the nightstand.


    Her mother. . . So beautiful and pure. She stood amongst arge field of colorful flowers in a yellow dress. This was before she had given birth to He Xinyan.


    At once, He Xinyan copsed as tears began to stream down her face. She fell down onto the floor and crawled over to the picture, holding it to her chest as she took quick breaths, trying to not make any sound as she cried.


    Why? Why was it like this? He Xinyan stared at her mother, who had given her all for one man. . . The man that killed her. Why?!


    For several minutes, He Xinyan cried and cried, until she had no more tears left. Her eyes were swollen from crying and her muscles sore from shaking so much. She couldn''t breath through her nose, which was blocked, so she took quick and shallow breaths with her mouth.


    Her grip on the picture frame tightened as the words Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran had said reyed inside her mind. She wasn''t going to let them go this easily! They were murderers! Since thew wasn''t going to punish them, she would!


    Li. . . Hui. . . Ran! She killed He Xinyan''s mother. . . He Xinyanughed. Li Huiran tried so hard to rece He Yuxin and be a phoenix, but a sparrow will stay a sparrow forever. No matter how many fake feathers it attached to itself, it will forever be a lowly sparrow, and never a true phoenix.*


    She tried so hard to climb up here, but the higher you climb, the harder you fall. And He Xinyan vowed to make this fall extremely painful for Li Huiran.


    Bai. . . Jia. . . Wei! He Xinyan clenched her teeth together. He was no longer her dad. . . He didn''t deserve to be her father!


    How could he? If it weren''t for He Yuxin, Bai Jiawei would still be a low-ss worker making small money each day. He Yuxin was the one that brought him up to the position he is in now, yet he doesn''t know to be grateful, and instead returns the He family''s kindness with ingratitude.


    The heavens had eyes and gave her a second chance. In her first life, she didn''t know about any of this, and she had died underneath a pile of secrets and lies. But now, things were going to change. She wasn''t going to let them off the hook anymore.


    Bai Jiawei. . . Li Huiran. . . Li Yuyan! A vicious me shed through He Xinyan''s eyes as she slowly stood up from the ground.


    It''s time you three get punished for everything you did!

 Chapter 44 Are You Hungry

    <h4>Chapter 44 Are You Hungry</h4>


    He Xinyan walked to the restroom and noticed that her eyes were extremely swollen and red, and it was clear that she had just cried. She tried to wash away the evidence, but nothing worked. It seemed like the swelling wasn''t going to go away anytime soon.


    She had identally made a noise when leaving, and He Xinyan knew that Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran might be suspicious of her right now. She had to get out of here.


    He Xinyan quickly changed into more formal clothing and walked over to her door when she froze. Where was she going to go? Wu Minger''s house?


    He Xinyan stopped and gently shook her head. Minger would ask her what happened and she didn''t want to tell her about her family''s issues. Wu Minger was an innocent and kind person, and He Xinyan didn''t want to ruin that special trait in her.


    The nasty andplicated things of the families in the upper ss weren''t suitable for people like Wu Minger. Not only would it be difficult for her to understand, but it might also destroy the simple view of life she had. He Xinyan wasn''t going to do that. . .


    He Xinyan scoffed when she realized just how lonely she was. Aside from this "family", there was nowhere else she could go.


    She sighed and walked back into her room when something on therge table in the front of the room caught her eyes. He Xinyan immediately picked up the keys on the table and rushed out of her bedroom.


    She was relieved to see that there was no one around, and she assumed that Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran were probably still inside their bedroom. Quietly, she tiptoed down the stairs and she was so nervous, she didn''t even waste the time to put shoes on before she rushed out the door.


    After locking the door behind her, He Xinyan ran down the steps and down the sidewalk. The small rocks on the sidewalk hurt the bottom of her feet, but she didn''t care.


    She ran up the long front porch and stopped when she was in front of a door. With the key she had received yesterday, she opened the door and entered Gu Yechen''s house.


    The lights were all closed when He Xinyan walked in, and she looked around therge mansion. There was no one on the first floor, so she slowly walked up the steps to the second floor, where it was also dark.


    He Xinyan found the lights and she clicked them open. It took her over ten minutes to walk around the entire second floor and peek in every room to see if anyone was inside. Some of the rooms were locked but the ones that weren''t had no one inside.


    The third floor was also empty, so Xinyan dejectedly walked back down to the first floor. It seemed like as she was walking over here, something sharp got stuck into the ball of her foot. With each step, a sharp pain shot up her left leg and it made He Xinyan flinch.


    Slowly, she walked over to the couch and she sat down. Maybe it was because she was tired from crying for so long, but she fell asleep a few minutes after her body touched the couch.


    ---


    It was past dinner time when Gu Yechen returned home from thepany. He opened up the door into his house and he smiled as he eagerly awaited for nighttime toe so he could go see his wifey.


    After putting on his slippers, he stepped into the living room and saw the person he wanted to see the most on the couch. At first, he thought it must have been a hallucination and it was because he missed her too much. However, after a few seconds had passed, he slowly walked over to the couch and bent down.


    Gu Yechen gently sat down on the edge of the couch and caressed He Xinyan''s cheek with one hand. What was she doing here? Did she also miss him? Gu Yechen smiled and stood up to go get a nket for her. However, this small movement woke her up as she let out a soft moan.


    He Xinyan rubbed her eyes gently and stretched her legs out. The first thing she saw after opening her eyes was Gu Yechen.


    "You''re awake. Are you hungry?" Gu Yechen walked back over to the couch and sat down. He Xinyan blinked her eyes a few times and stared nkly into Gu Yechen''s eyes.


    He didn''t even ask her why she was in his house. . . He was just worried that she was hungry.


    At once, He Xinyan burst into tears again. She didn''t want to cry in front of him but she couldn''t control herself!


    Surprise quickly shed past Gu Yechen''s eyes, but a secondter, he smiled warmly and moved in, pulling He Xinyan into a hug. This time, He Xinyan didn''t push him away, and instead moved closer to him and buried her head into his chest as she cried her heart out.


    Gu Yechen didn''t ask any questions or say anything. Instead, he let her cry and gently stroked her hair. It took several minutes for He Xinyan to stop crying, and she looked up at Gu Yechen with her lips pursed out.


    Her red eyes, slightly red cheeks, and messy hair made her look like a sad puppy, and Gu Yechen''s heart melted when he looked at her.


    He Xinyan pulled her hands away from Gu Yechen''s waist and she wiped her eyes, "So - Sorry. . . You - You''re sh - shirt is wet."


    He Xinyan stuttered while talking as she couldn''t control herself from taking quick and shallow breaths as she spoke.


    Gu Yechen looked down and saw a small puddle in the front of his suit, "It''s okay."


    He Xinyan let out a soft whimper as she stopped herself from crying again. Why was he so nice to her?


    "Thank you." He Xinyan said gently.


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Are you hungry now?"


    He Xinyan stared at Gu Yechen with her puffy eyes as she asked, "Are - Are you not going to a - ask me what happened?"


    Gu Yechen pulled He Xinyan closer to him again, and she didn''t resist his action, "Only if you want to tell me."


    He Xinyan moved her head up so her chin rested against his chest and she stared intently into his eyes. She could trust him. . . right? He Xinyan really wanted to talk to someone right now, and just let go of everything she was holding in. After much thought, He Xinyan decided that Gu Yechen was a good choice.


    He was also born into a powerful family, and the rtionships and lies inside were probably much moreplicated than the ones in the He family. He would understand her.


    He Xinyan moved around and found afortable position inside Gu Yechen''sp before she started to speak, "My mom died when I was very young."


    Gu Yechen nodded his head. He had his assistant investigate her before, and he knew about all of this.


    "And then my dad brought Li Huiran and Li Yuyan into the house," He Xinyan grasped the sleeve of Gu Yechen''s suit tightly, "Today, I identally overheard Li Huiran talking to my dad. He killed my mom! Gu Yechen, can you believe that? My dad killed my mom!"


    He Xinyan took a deep breath to prevent her tears from flowing out again, "My mom gave him everything! Bai Jiawei was just a normal man from the countryside, and he had nothing! If it weren''t for the He family, he would probably be a farmer in the countryside right now! How could he? How could he kill the person that loved him and brought him up to where he is today?!"


    He Xinyan bit her lip tightly, "My grandpa was right. Bai Jiawei. . . If my mom had listened to my grandpa, she wouldn''t have died!"


    Gu Yechen listened intently and his expression remained the same throughout the entire story. He would slowly pat her head as if he wasforting a little cat, and it calmed He Xinyan down.


    "He killed her just for power and money!" Suddenly, memories from the past clicked and He Xinyan''s mouth fell open, "I know why!"


    He Xinyan looked up at Gu Yechen, "Bai Jiawei is from the countryside, so he must feel extremely good of himself foring into the city! My grandpa did not like him, and he used to talk bad about him sometimes even when he was around. Bai Jiawei must have killed mom because he didn''t like the He family! He wanted more power to feel good about himself and prove grandpa wrong!"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head. That was what he was thinking while he was listening to the story too. His wifey was so smart, and they even thinked alike. They were really the perfect match!


    Usually, when someone from the lower levels climb up to be in the higher levels, they develop a sense of pride. This pride can be very dangerous, and it must have made Bai Jiawei extremely mad when Xinyan''s grandpa hurt this pride.


    That was also another main reason why the rich families wanted their children to marry children from the same status. People in the higher sses lived in different worlds from the people in the lower sses. Although it was sad, it was the truth. It was hard for two people from different worlds to be together, and He Yuxin and Bai Jiawei were a perfect example.


    However, that doesn''t justify Bai Jiawei being ungrateful and cruel. He Xinyan clenched her fists together and she red at Gu Yechen.


    "Would you do that? You say you love me now, but what if you decide to kill me one day for power?!"


    To her surprise, Gu Yechenughed.

 Chapter 45 Wash Her Feet

    <h4>Chapter 45 Wash Her Feet</h4>


    To her surprise, Gu Yechenughed.


    "Baby, I think you got something wrong. I have more money and power than I need, so why would I give you up for something I already have enough of?"


    He Xinyan scratched her head and realized that what he said made sense. He didn''t need any more money and power, and he was different from Bai Jiawei. He was a king from birth, and everyone in the country respected him.


    ''That was a dumb question,'' He Xinyan thought to herself. How could shepare the almighty Gu Yechen to Bai Jiawei? That was likeparing diamonds to dirt!


    Gu Yechen easily lifted He Xinyan up and set her down onto hisp so she was facing him. He frowned, "Why are you so light? Do you not eat at home?"


    He Xinyan looked away guiltily. She didn''t eat very much since she couldn''t really stand eating in front of Li Huiran and Li Yuyan. Now, it was going to be even more difficult for her to eat with Bai Jiawei added to the list.


    Gu Yechen''s expression darkened a bit, "If you don''t like eating at home,e over to my house and eat."


    He Xinyan looked up as a small smile formed on her face, "Really?! Will you cook?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "I will cook."


    He Xinyan moved up and down happily, "Okay! I wille over tomorrow."


    However, Gu Yechen''s kindness made He Xinyan a little nervous. She could feel her heart starting to lean towards him but she was scared. She couldn''t stand her heart breaking again.


    "Do you really love me?" He Xinyan asked. With Su Zhiming and Bai Jiawei as scars inside her, romantic rtionships seemed very dangerous to her now.


    Gu Yechen''s expression turned serious as he replied, "I do."


    He Xinyan blushed and looked down, half-believing his reply, "Okay."


    "You asked me if I would do what Bai Jiawei did, and even if I wasn''t powerful, I still wouldn''t. But you can do it."


    "What?" He Xinyan asked, a little confused.


    "You don''t have to kill me to get my money or power. You just have to ask me. I will give my everything to you if you want." Gu Yechen suddenly smiled slyly, "Or, you can just marry me. That way, my everything would be yours."


    helemon''s note*: Excuse me, Mr. Gu. Can you be more shameless?


    He Xinyan''s face immediately turned red. She hadn''t been teased like this in a long time already, and warmth spread across her body. It didn''t matter whether he was saying the truth, or if he was only trying to make her happy. Either way, he seeded in making her like him more.


    He Xinyan decided to tease him back, "Really? Then give me half of your stocks in the Gu Corporation now!"


    He Xinyan stretched one hand out as if she was asking for something, and a smile appeared on her face. However, what she wasn''t expecting was that Gu Yechen actually reached for his phone and dialed his assistant.


    "Chen Xiao, I need you to create a stock transfer agreement right now for 50% of all my shares in thepany. I want to transfer them to He -"


    He Xinyan immediately pulled the phone away and ended the call, "Gu Yechen, what are you doing?! I was only joking!"


    Gu Yechen looked surprised, "But I wasn''t joking."


    He Xinyan frowned, "You''re too gullible! I won''t be surprised if you end up losing everything one day ande to beg me to take you in!"


    Gu Yechenughed softly. He was only gullible in front of her. He would give her anything and trust whatever she said, "If that happens, you will have to take me in!"


    "Ch! In your dreams!" He Xinyan threw the phone back to Gu Yechen and got out of hisp. However, once she stepped foot onto the ground, a sharp pain shot up her leg.


    "Ow!" She screamed as she quickly lifted her left foot off the ground.


    "What happened?"


    He Xinyan looked down at her foot and didn''t respond, so Gu Yechen pushed her back down onto the couch, and he bent down so he was kneeling on the ground.


    With both hands, he lifted He Xinyan''s left foot up and looked at it. The bottom of her entire foot was grey because it was dirty from walking outside, but there was no sign of any injury.


    "Wait for me." Gu Yechen left and came back with a small tub for washing feet and also a first-aid kit. He dumped warm water into the tub and helped He Xinyan stick her feet in.


    Gently, he washed her feet and when he saw that they were clean, he wiped them with a towel. After her feet were clean, Gu Yechen looked again, and this time, he saw what he was looking for.


    In the middle of her foot, there was a small red dot, and he could see that something sharp had gotten stuck in her skin.


    Gu Yechen turned around and pulled a pair of tweezers out of the box, "This might hurt a little."


    He then leaned forward and very carefully pulled out whatever was stuck inside her foot. It hurt a little, but He Xinyan didn''t feel it. All of her attention was on Gu Yechen, who seemed to look a hundred times more handsome now than he did before.


    Even Bai Jiawei, who had pretended to love He Yuxin so much, had never done this before. Washing someone''s foot was a symbol of humility and service, and few people were willing to bend down so low to wash another person''s feet.


    However, the man in front of her was the most powerful person in the country, with hundreds of thousands of people willing to serve him. Since birth, he probably didn''t have to do any dirty work, and there were probably many people there to wash his feet!


    Yet he was willing to kneel down and help her clean her feet without anyints. He Xinyan felt her heartbeat speed up as she quickly looked away.


    Gu Yechen was just too good at courting women! He Xinyan could feel herself falling for him already.


    Gu Yechen then wiped her foot gently with an alcohol wipe and covered the area with a bandage. He then set her foot back down onto the ground and looked up, "Does it still hurt?"


    He Xinyan shook her head and stared at Gu Yechen as he closed the first-aid kit and stood up, "Are you hungry now?" He asked as he gently rubbed her head, "It will take too long for me to cook, so I''ll call takeout today."


    He Xinyan stood up immediately, "I can wait! Can you cook for me today?"


    Gu Yechen''s smile grewrger as he happily nodded, "Of course. There are snacks in that box over there. I will go cook now."


    Gu Yechen entered the kitchen and He Xinyan didn''t sit down and eat snacks. Instead, she hopped over to the kitchen using only her right foot and stared at Gu Yechen as he cooked.


    She must have been blind in her past life! Blind and stupid!


    How dumb was she to believe that Su Zhiming was the best man in the entire world?! There is no harm withoutparison.


    Whenparing, Gu Yechen was a million times better than Su Zhiming. Now, He Xinyan was certain that the best man in the entire world was the man standing right in front of her. There was no way anyone could be better than him! Impossible!

 Chapter 46 Omelette Rolls Are Delicious

    <h4>Chapter 46 Omelette Rolls Are Delicious</h4>


    Gu Yechen cooked faster this time, and he was done in less than thirty minutes. The two of them sat down and began eating.


    He Xinyan loved every single dish he cooked, and she was a little suspicious of how he knew exactly what she liked to eat. Or was it just because their hearts just connected?


    He Xinyan liked the second reason more so she decided that the second reason was the right one!


    They ate slowly and likest time, Gu Yechen only ate a little as he was busy putting food into He Xinyan''s te and watching her eat.


    When they finished eating, it was almost 9 o''clock already, and He Xinyan knew she had to go home, or else Bai Jiawei would only get more suspicious.


    Before leaving, she turned around and grabbed onto the corner of Gu Yechen''s sleeve. She mustered up all of her courage to ask, "Can youe over earlier tonight?"


    A bright smile appeared on Gu Yechen''s face as he nodded his head, "Yes, I will."


    He Xinyan smiled back at him before leaving and slowly walked back to her house. Gu Yechen stared at the door for a long time as several thoughts flew past his mind.


    From how she acted today, Gu Yechen wanted to believe that she liked him too by now. However, he couldn''t be sure of himself. What if she didn''t, and she was only treating him this way because she liked the food he cooked?


    Gu Yechen closed his eyes and pinched the skin in between his eyebrows. It''s okay, he had to be patient. He will wait until the day she could confidently say that she liked him too.


    ---


    He Xinyan had walked back in the shoes Gu Yechen had given to her, and they were the ck slippers that belonged to him. She picked them up and walked into the house.


    At once, she saw Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran sitting on the couch, and it was evident they were waiting for her.


    Bai Jiawei didn''t smile when he saw her, "Xinyan, where did you go?"


    He Xinyan suppressed the urge to run up and punch him as she squeezed out a calm smile, "I''m sorry dad, I forgot to tell you. I went over to my friend''s house and I stayed for dinner."


    "When did you leave?''


    "A long time ago, probably around 4."


    Bai Jiawei let out a breath of relief when he heard this, and he nodded his head before sitting back down onto the couch. He was probably just too nervous and thought he heard something in the hallway when there really was nothing.


    Just to make sure, Bai Jiawei held out the back of the earring, "Xinyan, does this belong to you?"


    He Xinyan nced at the back of the earring and frowned. She lifted one hand up to the back of her earring and realized that one of the backings was gone.


    With a calm smile, He Xinyan grabbed the back of the earring and looked at it carefully, "No, it''s not mine. The back of my earrings is all gold because the skin of my ears is really sensitive."


    He Xinyan handed the small, stic item back to Bai Jiawei, who seemed to have believed her.


    "I''m going to go to sleep. Good night." He Xinyan walked away as her expression immediately changed and her smile disappeared. She quickly walked up the stairs and opened the door to her room. She set the ck slippers down near the doorway and walked in, and saw that someone wasying on her bed.


    "Gu Yechen?!" He Xinyan widened her eyes in shock, "What are you doing here?"


    Gu Yechenid on his back with one leg stretched out and the other bent. With the pillow positioned slightly up and both his arms behind his head, he looked extremely sexy!


    "Didn''t you ask me toe early?"


    He Xinyan didn''t know how to respond. She did say that, but she didn''t mean for him toe right after she left! It wasn''t even time to sleep yet!


    "But, it isn''t even time to sleep yet."


    Gu Yechen smiled, "It''s okay, we can do other stuff before we sleep."


    He Xinyan didn''t know if it was because she had a dirty mind, but the sentence sounded weird to her, "Um. . . like what?"


    Gu Yechen shrugged, "Anything? Or we can just go to sleep early tonight?"


    And so they did. After He Xinyan washed up, they ended up sleeping before the clock even hit 10. He Xinyan was surprised that she was able to fall asleep so early.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up feeling refreshed with Gu Yechen still next to her. He had woken up before her and was staring at her.


    "Good morning, baby," Gu Yechen said with a smile.


    "I''m not a baby," He Xinyan frowned, which made Gu Yechenugh.


    "Do you want to stay home today? We can go on a date." Gu Yechen found the perfect excuse to bring her out on a date. He guessed that she probably still hadn''t fully epted all the information from yesterday, and staying inside the house wasn''t a very good idea.


    "Okay. Where?"


    "Where do you want to go?" Yes! His n had seeded!


    He Xinyan responded immediately, "Can we go to Springborn Lake again?" She wanted to see the beautifulke and scenery on the top of the mountain again. She needed the beauty and hope it provided, and she also needed the strength for her to fight alone and take back what belonged to the He family!


    "Okay. Get ready, and I will wait for you outside." The two of them got out of bed and Gu Yechen left. He Xinyan quickly put on light makeup and wore a pair of jeans and an off-shoulder yellow top.


    When she walked downstairs, only Bai Jiawei was eating breakfast. He Xinyan suddenly remembered that today was a weekday, and there was work. So why did Gu Yechen have the spare time to go on a date with her? Did he not have work to do?


    Bai Jiawei was no longer suspicious of He Xinyan anymore, and he calmly greeted her, "Good morning, Yanyan."


    "Good morning." He Xinyan clenched her fists together as she couldn''t imagine that her dad, who treated her so well since birth, was such a cruel and vicious person.


    "Are you not going to eat?" Bai Jiawei asked.


    ''Not with you,'' He Xinyan thought but didn''t say aloud. "No, I''m going to go hang out with Minger today. Goodbye, dad."


    He Xinyan quickly walked away and frowned when her stomach grumbled. The omelette roll for breakfast today looked really good!


    When she walked out, she saw Gu Yechen waiting for her already, and he was dressed in casual clothing, which was a rare sight.


    They got onto the car and it was still early in the morning, so the air was crisp and fresh, and it was a little chilly.


    He Xinyan put one hand over her stomach as they drove out of the neighborhood, and she decided to speak up about her problem.


    "Yechen. . ."


    Gu Yechen turned his head towards her slightly but still kept his eyes on the road.


    "Can we go get an omelette roll?"

 Chapter 47 Do You Exercise A Lot?

    <h4>Chapter 47 Do You Exercise A Lot?</h4>


    "Can we go get an omelette roll?"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow and he used the hand not holding onto the steering wheel to scratch his head. He maneuvered the steering wheel with one hand and it looked extremely sexy.


    "Omelette roll?"


    He Xinyan looked down at her stomach and rubbed it gently, "I haven''t eaten breakfast yet. Aren''t you hungry?"


    Gu Yechen wasn''t hungry but of course he chose to go along with his wifey, "Yes, I''m hungry. Let''s go get an omelette roll."


    In the end, they found a food stand near the street selling omelette rolls, and they bought one serving to share. In the car, He Xinyan ended up eating almost the whole thing, and Gu Yechen only ate one small piece.


    He Xinyan ate every little scrap and she frowned when she saw the empty te.


    "Do you want to go back and get another one?" Gu Yechen asked when he noticed He Xinyan''s expression.


    "It''s okay. . ."


    Gu Yechen didn''t say anything more, but he made a mental note to himself to learn how to make omelette rolls. If Xinyan liked omelette rolls so much, would she also like him more if he knew how to make them?! If that was true, Gu Yechen was determined to make the most delicious omelette rolls in the entire world.


    He Xinyan fell asleep once again in the car, and she woke up just as they arrived in front of the trail leading up to Springborn Lake.


    This time, He Xinyan was no longer scared of the empty and in trailhead, because she knew what was lying ahead. They got out of the car and Gu Yechen unlocked the gate before they started their hike.


    He Xinyan walked by herself the entire way up the mountain, and she realized that besides the in of flowers, there were several other locations along the trail with amazing scenery.


    Along the trail, there was a bridge over a small pond of water that was so clear you could see the rocks piled at the bottom. There were also several waterfalls that weren''t running heavily because it was stillte summertime.


    After a long time of walking, the two of them finally reached the top of the mountain. While He Xinyan was panting for air, Gu Yechen looked like he hadn''t walked at all. There was no sweat to be seen and his breathing was slow and even.


    "Do you exercise a lot?" He Xinyan asked as she took a gulp of water.


    "Yes." He suddenly leaned closer to He Xinyan and ced one hand over his shirt, "Do you want to see my results?"


    He Xinyan almost choked on her water, "Pervert!"


    Gu Yechenughed and turned to look at the beautifulnd in front of them, but He Xinyan''s focus had sidetracked. She stared at Gu Yechen''s back and an image of his hard and defined stomach and chest muscles appeared inside her mind.


    She quickly shook her head to get rid of those dirty images and pped her head. She looked out at the beautifulke and the trees beneath them and took a deep breath of the fresh air.


    She still had a chance. In her first life, she didn''t even know about any of this. There was no room for regrets in this life. She was going to avenge her dead mother and grandfather and also take back everything that belonged to the He family.


    Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, Li Yuyan. . . Get ready. It''s time you return everything you stole, and get punished for everything you''ve done.


    ---


    On the way down, Gu Yechen insisted on carrying He Xinyan again halfway, and she hesitantly agreed. However, once she got onto his back, she realized that she made the right decision.


    His strong and broad back was warm andfortable, and the pleasant and masculine smell of his body was light and calming. In no time, she fell asleep again as Gu Yechen walked down the mountain.


    He kept a steady pace and would asionally look back and smile when he saw He Xinyan''s face from the corner of his eyes.


    When they reached the car, He Xinyan woke up while Gu Yechen was trying to put on her seatbelt for her. She rubbed her eyes and mumbled ''thank you'' as Gu Yechen closed the door and walked over to the other side of the car.


    As they drove back to the Xihe Estates, Gu Yechen suddenly broke the silence, "If you ever need any help, ask me."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times before realizing that he was probably talking about her family issues. A warm smile appeared on her face. That''s right, she had someone to lean on to now.


    "I will. . . Thank you."


    When the car stopped in front of their street, the two of them walked directly to Gu Yechen''s house. He Xinyan wasfortable withing to his house now, and when they entered, she went straight for the kitchen.


    There was a box of snacks inside a cab that Gu Yechen had prepared for her, and she picked out a few that she liked. The hike was very tiring, even though she only walked half of what Gu Yechen did.


    She tore open a bag of chips and shoved a handful down her mouth, "Do you want some?"


    Gu Yechen shook his head, "I''ll go cook."


    "I''ll go help you!" He Xinyan ran after Gu Yechen and also entered the kitchen. Gu Yechen suddenly turned around and raised one eyebrow at her.


    "Help me? I don''t think cutting your finger or setting the kitchen on fire would be helping me?"


    He Xinyan puffed her cheeks out and crossed her arms together. How did he know exactly what was going to happen? Could he see into the future?!


    He Xinyan had tried cooking once a long time ago, and that was exactly what had happened. After that incident, Bai Jiawei had never allowed He Xinyan to enter the kitchen or touch a pan ever again.


    "Fine. . ." He Xinyan slowly walked out of the kitchen and vowed to learn how to cook! One day, she was going to cook for Gu Yechen too! She couldn''t just sit here every time and have him cook for her.


    A dish appeared inside her mind and she nodded her head.


    She was going to learn how to make. . .


    Omelette rolls!

 Chapter 48 You’re Above, I’m Below

    <h4>Chapter 48 You''re Above, I''m Below</h4>


    About thirty minutester, the food was ready and they ate ate lunch together.


    "I''ll wash the dishes!" He Xinyan offered after they had finished eating, and she stacked the dishes together and ran into the kitchen. Gu Yechen watched her run back and forth to get all of the dirty dishes with an amused expression before he slowly stood up and followed her into the kitchen.


    Just as He Xinyan was putting on the dishwashing gloves, Gu Yechen snatched them away from her, "Go watch the television. I can do the dishes."


    He Xinyan quickly grabbed onto the purple rubber gloves, "No."


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "No?"


    "You cooked all of the food, so I wash the dishes. It''s fair like this." He Xinyan tugged at the gloves but Gu Yechen didn''t let go.


    "Fair? Our rtionship shouldn''t be fair. . . You''re above, I''m below."


    He Xinyan felt her heartbeat speed up when Gu Yechen said thest four words. Why did it sound so dirty in her ears?


    Ah! He Xinyan! You pervert!


    He Xinyan quickly let go of the gloves and ran away to avoid further embarrassment, "You wash then!"


    Gu Yechen smiled amusedly as he watched He Xinyan run off and sit down onto the couch. She quickly turned on the television to an extremely high volume although her mind had already wandered off.


    ---


    She wasying on top of arge round bed, and the white nket was clean and smooth below her. She looked up, and a handsome face came into view.


    Gu Yechen. . . His dark and seductive eyes, tall nose bridge, thin lips, and sharp jawline. He Xinyan tightened her legs as she stared at Gu Yechen.


    Her cheeks heated up and she looked down, but she felt her face get even warmer from what she saw. His strong chest muscles, and a little more down, those defined and hard six-pack abs.


    He Xinyan unconsciously felt her gaze move even lower. . .


    ---


    "Ah!" He Xinyan widened her eyes as she shot back to reality. Gu Yechen quickly dropped the dishes and walked out, "What happened?"


    He Xinyan turned her head around and stared at Gu Yechen, "I. . . Nothing! Nothing!"


    She switched the television station and took deep breaths. What just happened?! He Xinyan, you dirty woman!


    He Xinyan pped herself on the face several times and shook her head. No!


    But she had to admit. . . Gu Yechen''s body in her thoughts was very, very attractive. . .


    She grinned and kicked her legs around. . . Whatever! She wasn''t a good or pure woman anyway!


    ---


    After Gu Yechen finished washing the dishes, he came over and watched television with He Xinyan. He thought about asking her whether she liked him by now, but he stopped himself and decided to wait a little more.


    A few hours had passed before He Xinyan walked back home. She opened the door and walked in to see that the family of three was eating dinner already.


    "Hello," He Xinyan said before walking over to the stairs.


    "He Xinyan!" Bai Jiawei stood up from his chair and called with a stern expression, "What are you up to these days?"


    He Xinyan stopped and turned around, "What do you mean. . . dad?"


    Looking at Bai Jiawei and talking to him made He Xinyan feel disgusted, but it wasn''t time to reveal herself yet. She had to stay calm and quiet.


    "The past few days, where were you? Why weren''t you home?"


    "I was home," He Xinyan replied.


    "Oh really? Then why did someone tell me that you weren''t home most of the time?


    Someone? He Xinyan smirked and looked towards Li Huiran, who avoided her gaze and quietly ate her dinner.


    "So, where were you?" Bai Jiawei asked again as his eyes narrowed.


    "She was probably in some hotel room with some man -" Before Li Yuyan could finish her sentence, a loud bang sounded at the kitchen table.


    "Li Yuyan!" Bai Jiawei screamed and turned around to look at her daughter. Li Huiran also red at her stupid daughter and kicked her feet underneath the table to signal for her to stop talking.


    He Xinyan''s face darkened. Was that really all Li Yuyan had? She was probably too stupid to think up any other argument, so she was stuck on saying that He Xinyan was a dirty woman that slept with several men. Even in her past life, that was also her main argument.


    He Xinyan didn''t know if she shouldugh or feel bad for Li Yuyan. . . Being dumb was also a pitiful thing.


    "Yuyan, what are you talking about? Yanyan isn''t that type of person," Li Huiran said fakely.


    "You''re right, Auntie Li. I''m not that type of person. Dad, I was at Minger''s house studying the script for my role of Concubine Xi in the film ''Beautiful Things Past''."


    Li Yuyan clenched her fists together when she remembered that she was also participating in that film. And she was Concubine Xi''s maid. . .


    "Oh, really?" Li Huiran said with a worried expression, "Yanyan, you shouldn''t bother the Wu family like that all the time. Jiawei, let''s call Minger right now and thank her for taking care of Yanyan during this time."


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together. On the outside, it sounded like Li Huiran was caring for her and wanted to thank the Wu family for their help.


    However, Li Huiran had a different purpose in saying that. Li Huiran wasn''t an easy person. Of course, she didn''t believe He Xinyan''s words. She only proposed to call Wu MInger to reveal He Xinyan''s lie. . .


    "Okay," Bai Jiawei nodded his head, "Xinyan, call Minger right now."


    Bai Jiawei also knew about Wu Minger since she had been friends with He Xinyan for a long time already.


    He Xinyan took a deep breath and pulled out her phone. She slowly walked over to the dining room and found Wu Minger''s number.


    On speaker mode, she called her and Wu Minger picked up after a few beeps.


    "Yanyan, what''s up?"


    He Xinyan coughed and looked straight into Li Huiran''s eyes, "Minger, I was at your house the past few days, right?"


    Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, and Li Yuyan all stared intently at the phone as they waited for a response. Li Huiran raised one eyebrow as the corner of his lips slightly curled up.


    She was certain that He Xinyan was lying. . .

 Chapter 49 The Duck Song

    <h4>Chapter 49 The Duck Song</h4>


    She was certain that He Xinyan was lying. . .


    After a short silence, Wu Mingerughed lightly and replied, "Yep, why? Are youing tomorrow again?"


    He Xinyan smiled with satisfaction and replied cheerfully, "Nothing! I won''t being tomorrow. Good night, Minger!"


    "Good night!" Wu Minger replied.


    He Xinyan hung up the call and looked up at Li Huiran, whose mouth had fallen open in surprise. Bai Jiawei sighed and red at Li Yuyan, "Okay, good. I know Minger and she is a good kid. However, you shouldn''t go bother them all the time.


    "I know, dad. Is there anything else? If there isn''t I''m leaving."


    "You can -" Before Bai Jiawei could finish his sentence, Li Huiran seemed toe out from her shock as she looked up at He Xinyan.


    "No, there is no way you were at the Wu family''s house."


    Bai Jiawei frowned and turned around to look at Li Huiran.


    "Jiawei, I saw He Xinyan get into a ck car with a man yesterday. The man is very tall and young. I''m sure I saw her leave with him!"


    He Xinyan smiled. No wonder why Li Huiran told Bai Jiawei about her being gone the past few days. It was because she had evidence. . . But a mouth wasn''t enough to prove anything.


    "Auntie Li, what are you talking about? A man? That car belonged to Wu Minger''s brother and she came to pick me up. Did you see something wrong?"


    Li Huiran red at He Xinyan, "No, I''m sure."


    Bai Jiawei stood up from the dining table and mmed the fork onto the table, "Enough, Li Huiran! Xinyan already said she was over at Wu Minger''s house, so why are you still making things up!"


    "I''m not! I -"


    "As an elder, is this how you should behave and treat Yanyan?" Bai Jiawei pointed a finger at Li Huiran angrily, "Yanyan, you can go upstairs."


    "Okay, good night!" He Xinyan shrugged before going upstairs. She had to praise Bai Jiawei for his amazing acting skills. If it weren''t for the fact that she knew about his secrets, she would have believed his act and really thought that he loved her and treated her very well.


    But it was all fake. Maybe Bai Jiawei still had some feelings for her, because she was his daughter. However, she couldn''t forgive him. His feelings were like ss; easily broken.


    He Xinyan entered her bedroom and closed the door behind her. A few minutester, she heard someone stomp up the stairs, and she guessed that it was probably Bai Jiawei.


    She didn''t know what Li Huiran or Li Yuyan were doing still downstairs, but she didn''t care. He Xinyan washed up before climbing onto the bed with herptop, and she began searching up recipes for omelette rolls.


    Eggs, carrots, scallions, salt, ck peppers, vegetable oil. . .


    She scrolled through the directions and realized that it was very simple. With a smile, He Xinyan saved the recipe and closed herptop before crawling into her nket to watch dramas on her phone.


    She watchedte into midnight in her bed without closing the lights. She told herself that it was because the drama was too addicting, but in reality, it was because she was waiting for someone.


    Finally, after several episodes, the balcony door clicked open. He Xinyan wasn''t facing the balcony, but her eyes lit up when she heard the slight sound.


    The door closed and a deep voice said, "Xinyan, why aren''t you asleep yet?"


    "I. . ." He Xinyan closed her phone and turned around, "I was watching a drama."


    Gu Yechen sighed and took her phone away before closing the lights, "Let''s go to sleep."


    He Xinyan nodded her head like an obedient child and helped lift the nket up for Gu Yechen so he could get onto the bed. Gu Yechen wrapped one arm around He Xinyan''s body and theyid down. He Xinyan snuggled up against Gu Yechen''s warm chest and closed her eyes.


    Now it was time to sleep.


    ---


    The next morning, Gu Yechen was gone before He Xinyan woke up, but like always, there was a single red rose inside the vase on He Xinyan''s bed stand.


    "A duck walked up to the lemonade stand and he said to the man, running the stand, ''Hey!'' bum bum bum got any grapes?" He Xinyan hummed ''The Duck Song'' as she skipped over to the restroom to get ready for the day.


    She walked down for breakfast and Bai Jiawei was already gone for work. He Xinyan slightly frowned when she thought of the fact that Bai Jiawei was the current boss of the He Corporation.


    She couldn''t do anything right now. . . But He Xinyan was determined to get the He Corporation back. Her grandpa had worked so hard to start and build the He Corporation, but now, Bai Jiawei had stolen it.


    He Xinyan took a deep breath and sat down at the dining table. She was the only heir of the He Corporation now. No matter what, she was going to get everything back!


    But now wasn''t the time. She had nothing to fight against Bai Jiawei. . . Although He Xinyan didn''t want to, she had to wait. When everything was ready, she was going to get her revenge!


    As He Xinyan was eating her breakfast, Li Yuyan walked down the stairs in her nightgown. She was yawning and arge frown appeared on her face when she saw He Xinyan.


    With nobody around, Li Yuyan didn''t even try to act nice to He Xinyan. She pulled her chair out with a bang and sat down. He Xinyan quickly finished her food and stood up to leave.


    "Where are you going?"


    He Xinyanpletely ignored her as she walked away.


    "Are you afraid of me, He Xinyan?"


    He Xinyan smirked but she continued to walk, which aggravated Li Yuyan.


    "He Xinyan, I''m not going to be home today because I will be going over to. . . Su Zhiming''s house for the night. Can you tell my mom?" Li Yuyan crossed her arms together and grinned.


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes and stopped. Li Yuyan was truly stupid. . . Su Zhiming was the only thing Li Yuyan had against her but she didn''t even care about him. It was kind of funny watching Li Yuyan attack her using the same thing over and over again and thinking that she was sessful when in reality, He Xinyan didn''t even care.


    He Xinyan turned around and raised one eyebrow, "Do you not have a mouth or do you not know how to talk?"

 Chapter 50 Dirty-Minded He Xinyan

    <h4>Chapter 50 Dirty-Minded He Xinyan</h4>


    He Xinyan turned around and raised one eyebrow, "Do you not have a mouth or do you not know how to talk?"


    Li Yuyan froze for a second as she red at He Xinyan, "You -"


    Without waiting for Li Yuyan to finish her sentence, He Xinyan turned around and casually walked up the stairs.


    Was she stupid? Of course she wasn''t going to go find Li Huiran and talk to her for something about Li Yuyan. Plus, was Li Yuyan dumb? Filming for ''Beautiful Things Past'' was starting tomorrow morning, and she was going to go to Su Zhiming''s house today?


    Even though the role of Concubine Xi''s maid was not that important, it was still a role and a job. Li Yuyan wasn''t famous enough to start rejecting roles now. If she did, it would be hard for her to find opportunities in the future, even if she was the He family''s "daughter".


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes and entered her room. With a cup of tea, she grabbed the script and sat down on the balcony to prepare for tomorrow''s scenes. The weather outside was very nice, as the sun was out but a gentle breeze created a cool temperature. Summer seemed to be over but autumn hasn''t begun yet.


    On the couch, He Xinyan read through the script aloud and made notes on the paper. A few minutester, she heard the front door open and m close, and then the sound of high heels clicking down the porch.


    It was probably Li Yuyan leaving to go find Su Zhiming.


    He Xinyan took a sip of tea and put her focus back onto the script. Li Yuyan also had a scene tomorrow, and she had a few lines, but He Xinyan hadn''t seen her practice even once.


    Although Li Yuyan''s role wasn''t important, He Xinyan had heard that Director Ma was very strict. Even for small roles, if the actor was bad, he would immediately switch the actor out. He would also scream at A-list celebrities if they failed to reach his expectations.


    He Xinyan grew nervous as she continued to study her lines.


    ---


    It was almost lunchtime when He Xinyan decided to close the script and go back to her room. She reached for her phone and suddenly gasped as she remembered something.


    She clicked on a phone number and the call went through after a few seconds.


    "Yanyan. . ." Wu Minger''s sweet voice spoke.


    He Xinyan jumped onto the bed and smiled, "I love you, Minger. How did you know what to say yesterday?"


    "Ch!" Wu Minger flipped her hair proudly, "How long have I known you? Of course I know what to say! Oh, but what happened yesterday?"


    He Xinyan''s smile widened as she was grateful to have a best friend that knew her so well, "Nothing. I was at Yechen''s house the past few days, and the stupid Li''s got suspicious. You know what goes on in my family. Especially Li Huiran. . ."


    "Wow. . ." Wu Minger chuckled evilly, "Yechen. . . Yechen. . ." Wu Minger purposely raised her voice a few pitches as she imitated He Xinyan''s words, "Looks like you two are advancing really quickly."


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly, "Well. . . kind of."


    "Did you guys hehehe yet. . . You know, roll onto the nkets."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened, "Wu! Ming! Er! You pervert! Your mind is so dirty! Am I that type of person?!"


    "Hehehe, yes you are." Wu Minger smiled slyly, "I know you. Don''t think I don''t know when you are looking at handsome men''s bodies on social media. Hahaha, I know everything."


    He Xinyan''s face immediately turned red as she screamed into the phone, "Go away! I''m not talking to you anymore!"


    She hung up the phone and quickly ran away. She did look at those attractive bodies on social media before, but only when they identally showed up on her feed! Plus, that was before Gu Yechen. An image of Gu Yechen''s body appeared in He Xinyan''s mind again, and her face grew even warmer.


    Plus, she didn''t even know how Gu Yechen''s body really looked like yet. She hasn''t seen it yet. . . But with that face, his body was probably very attractive too, right? He also said he exercised a lot. . .


    Ah, why was her mind bing so dirty?!


    He Xinyan sat down on the dining table and began eating alone, hoping to distract herself from those dirty images.


    Bai Jiawei was at work and Li Yuyan was at Su Zhiming''s house, but Li Huiran was nowhere to be seen. He Xinyan assumed that she had probably gone to attend some afternoon tea with the other women from the upper ss.


    He Xinyan quickly finished her food, but she didn''t go upstairs right away. Instead, she entered the kitchen and rolled her sleeves up.


    Several workers were still inside the kitchen washing the dishes from lunch, and a few of them immediately ran over when they noticed He Xinyan.


    "Young miss, what are you doing?!"


    After the failed cookies, the workers ended up cleaning up the entire mess in the kitchen, and they had forever learned their lesson. Never let the young miss into the kitchen ever again.


    He Xinyan smiled, "Don''t worry about me. Continue doing what you were doing. I''m just going to make something."


    The maid smiled nervously, "Young miss, what are you going to make?"


    He Xinyan walked over to the fridge and pulled two eggs out, "Omelette rolls!"


    In the end, the main chef ended uping over to instruct He Xinyan on how to make omelette rolls. However, it was more like watching over He Xinyan to make sure she didn''t burn the roof off.


    "No - Not all of the mixture!" The chef scrunched his face up and sighed. Whatever, he had given up. Just let her do whatever she wanted. He wasn''t the one eating the omelette rollster anyway. Whoever eating them could suffer.


    He Xinyan nced at the chef with her arm frozen and chuckled awkwardly, "There''s still some egg left in the bowl."


    The chef looked at the tablespoon of egg inside and sighed.


    It took an entire hour for He Xinyan to finally finish an omelette roll. After several attempts, He Xinyan became more confident, and she shooed the chef away so she could try making one on her own.


    The final product was more like an omelette than an omelette roll, because it was almost falling apart. He Xinyan ced it carefully into a container and skipped happily out of the kitchen.


    The chef was dumbstruck. He seriously couldn''t understand how it was physically possible for someone to fail at making a simple omelette roll. Even with his eyes closed, he could make one better than her.


    The young miss really didn''t have any talent in cooking at all.


    ---


    For the afternoon, He Xinyan studied the script, and when it was dinnertime, she left the house and went over to Gu Yechen''s house. This time, she was more careful. Although it seemed like Li Huiran wasn''t home, she still had to be cautious.


    He Xinyan pulled out the keys and quickly entered Gu Yechen''s house. His shoes were on the shoe rack so He Xinyan knew that he was home already.


    "Gu Yechen!!!" He Xinyan screamed as she ran into the house to find Gu Yechen. Omelette rolls only taste good when they are warm.


    A few secondster, a man appeared on the hallway of the second floor. He was wearing a ck silk robe, and it opened very low, exposing his chest. Gu Yechen''s expression was extremely cold as he looked down to see who had disturbed him.


    He was about to call his wifey when this person rudely disrupted him. However, his expression immediately lightened when he saw He Xinyan.


    "What are you doing here?"


    He Xinyan smiled and ran over to the stairs, "Hurry, hurry! I made omelette rolls for you. Try them!"


    Gu Yechen stared at the container nkly for a second before he smiled and opened the container. He took arge bite and chewed it slowly.


    After swallowing, he squeezed out a small smile and gently patted He Xinyan''s head, "It''s really good."

 Chapter 51 I’m Late

    <h4>Chapter 51 I''m Late</h4>


    After swallowing, he squeezed out a small smile and gently patted He Xinyan''s head, "It''s really good."


    He Xinyan''s eyes sparkled happily, "Really?! It''s all yours, eat more!"


    Gu Yechen took bite after bite until everything inside the container was empty. Compared to the cookies, this omelette roll was a little better. But just a little. . .


    For some reason, the eggs were kind of sweet, and Gu Yechen could already guess what had happened. His stupid but cute baby must have mistakened sugar for salt.


    The eggs weren''t fully cooked in the center of the roll and the ingredients weren''t distributed evenly. One bite had too many carrots while another had none. A few times, Gu Yechen bit into hard egg shells, but he swallowed them without anyints.


    After Gu Yechen had finished, He Xinyan happily took the container back and walked away, "Okay, goodbye!"


    Gu Yechen watched as she walked away with disappointment, but he felt a little better when he remembered that they would be seeing each other againter tonight.


    At night, Gu Yechen walked into the room and crawled onto He Xinyan''s bed confidently. There seemed to be nothing wrong with him climbing the walls and entering He Xinyan''s room to sleep with her at midnight anymore. It was normal. . . Perfectly normal!


    He Xinyan was asleep already because she had to leave for filming early tomorrow, and she didn''t want to have dark circles under her eyes.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan''s rm went off and Gu Yechen woke up immediately. Seeing that He Xinyan was still asleep, Gu Yechen quickly closed the rm and took a look at the clock.


    6:00 A.M.


    Why was she waking up so early today? Gu Yechen slid down under the nkets again and pulled He Xinyan closer to his chest as he closed his eyes.


    And so, He Xinyan sessfully slept through her rm with the help of Gu Yechen. . .


    An hourter, He Xinyan slowly blinked her eyes open and looked outside. The sun was up. . . The sun was up?!


    He Xinyan sat up straight and stared out the window. Was the sun supposed to be up at 6:00 A.M.?


    She swung her head around and her eyes widened when she saw the time on the clock. 7:03?


    "Ah!!" He Xinyan jumped out of bed and charged into the restroom. Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together and slowly blinked his eyes open.


    With a yawn, he got out of bed and casually walked over to He Xinyan, "It''s still early. What are you doing?"


    He Xinyan washed away the toothpaste and quickly tied her hair up into a bun to wash her face, "No! My filming for ''Beautiful Things Past'' starts today!"


    Gu Yechen gulped and looked away guiltily. He didn''t know and he had identally turned off her rm. . . Should he tell her?


    He Xinyan ran out and was d when she remembered that she had picked out her clothes for today already. She was about to take off her pajamas on the spot when she suddenly remembered that Gu Yechen was still here.


    She gasped and ran into the closet, closing the door behind her. Gu Yechen frowned slightly. Why did she go into the closet to change? She should have done it in front of him. . .


    Outside the closet door, Gu Yechen asked, "When does filming start?"


    He Xinyan''s voice was a little muffled as she was removing her pajama top, "It starts at 8! Oh no! The traffic would be jammed at this time with people trying to get to work! Ugh, it''s going to take over an hour to get there. I''m going to bete!"


    He Xinyan almost felt like crying. It was the first day of work, and she was going to bete. She wasn''t even famous yet, and if she waste, people would probably think that she was arrogant and bigheaded. Even the A-list celebrities would probably be on time, or even early!


    Plus, it was Director Ma. She was screwed!


    She quickly finished changing and ran out to go brush her hair. She had no time for makeup, so she would have to depend on the makeup artist. Gu Yechen didn''t even seem to care, as he was sitting on the bed and doing something on his phone.


    He Xinyan ran out to put her shoes on, and she was clearly in a bad mood, "Gu Yechen, did you turn my rm off?!"


    ". . ." Gu Yechen awkwardly cleared his throat and He Xinyan immediately knew the answer.


    "Gu! Ye! Chen!" He Xinyan scrunched her face up angrily and seriously considered not allowing him toe into her room ever again starting from tomorrow. She grabbed her bag and was about to run out when Gu Yechen suddenly pulled her back.


    "What are you doing?"


    "It''s okay,e back."


    He Xinyan was bing impatient and really annoyed when she heard Gu Yechen say, "I contacted my assistant already. Don''t worry, he will tell the director and filming crew to start the filmingter."


    "What?! Are you sure that''s something you can change?" He Xinyan frowned and stared at Gu Yechen suspiciously.


    "I am thergest sponsor of the film. If they don''t push the starting time back, I will remove all of the Gu Corporation''s support."


    ". . ." Of course. It was Gu Yechen. He could do anything.


    "So when will it start?" He Xinyan calmed down a little after hearing that she wouldn''t bete.


    "I told them 9. Is that still too early? I can do 10."


    He Xinyan quickly shook her head, "No, no! It''s okay. 9 is good. Thank you."


    Gu Yechen smiled, "You don''t need to thank me."


    He Xinyan blushed and quickly stood up again. Although the starting time was postponed for an hour, she was still in a shortage of time. The traffic would be more busy now, so she would have to leave earlier.


    With the extra time, He Xinyan went back into the restroom to finish her skincare routine and do her makeup before she slowly got ready to leave.


    "Are you not going to eat breakfast?" Gu Yechen was still on the bed as he asked.


    "No, the costumes would probably be tight. I don''t want to have a big stomach on screen." He Xinyan rubbed her empty stomach and sighed.


    "You should go to work too. . . Thank you for your help today, bye!"


    He Xinyan took onest look at Gu Yechen before she left the room. She first took a taxi over to Wu Minger''s house, and together they drove over to the filming location.


    "Yanyan, do you know why the filming time was postponed today?" Wu Minger asked as they got out of the car.


    ". . . No, I''m not sure." He Xinyan wanted to avoid trying to exin to Wu Minger, so she chose to lie about this.


    The drama was going to be filmed in arge oriental pce specifically built a few years ago for historical dramas and films. Each room was designed very elegant and unique, and several extremely famous and sessful films had been filmed here.


    After showing the worker their worker passes, He Xinyan and Wu Minger walked into the pce grounds. When He Xinyan left, Li Yuyan wasn''t home. So, she either left early, or she didn''t even return homest night.


    The filming crew gathered inside thergest building in the pce. It was a gate with a long stairway leading up to a huge hall. It was built to represent the ce where the emperor would go to court with the ministers.


    When the two of them arrived, most of the people were already there, and Director Ma was in the center, sitting on a chair. He didn''t seem to be in a good mood, as his eyebrows were furrowed and he impatiently hit his script against the edge of his chair.


    "Is everyone here yet? We already wasted one hour, we have to start!"


    He Xinyan looked away guiltily and scratched her head. Did Gu Yechen tell Director Ma about her? If he did, then she would be screwed.


    He Xinyan didn''t see Li Yuyan, but she didn''t bother to search for her either. A few minutester, Ma Qiaoqi stood up and walked up to the seat where the emperor was supposed to sit.


    "We are going to start now!" He screamed down at the crowd of people before him.

 Chapter 52 Sister In Law

    <h4>Chapter 52 Sister In Law</h4>


    "We are going to start now!" He screamed down at the crowd of people before him. At once, the chattering died down and everyone turned to focus on Director Ma.


    "Okay! Because we lost one hour today, we are on a tight schedule! I hope everyone has a map of the pce by now. The makeup and dressing rooms will be right outside here near the two small rooms to the left. The tents set up will be for the actors. The first scene will be right here. We are starting with scene 1. Everyone get ready."


    With that, Director Ma stepped down and everyone got into business. He Xinyan didn''t have a scene yet, but the fourth scene they were filming today was her solo scene of when she first entered the pce. He Xinyan went to get ready, and she immediately found the makeup tents.


    There were tenrge tents set up; five for makeup and five for costumes. They were stationed in front of two smaller buildings near therge hall.


    He Xinyan entered the closest makeup tent and her mouth fell open in surprise. The tent was filled with people, and it was so crowded it was difficult to walk. She couldn''t even see who was at the other end of the tent.


    The seats were all filled so He Xinyan left for a different tent. She went down all five tents for makeup to find that none was avable.


    In the end, He Xinyan decided to wait outside for everyone to finish first before she went in. Her scene was fourth anyway, so she had time. He Xinyan frowned unhappily as she sat down on a nearby stone. The famous celebrity Gu Yebei was going to film in the first and second scenes, and the best actress in all of Country Z right now, Yang Siyue, was going to act in the third scene.


    He Xinyan really respected Yang Siyue, because not only was she pretty, she was also extremely good at acting. A lot better than the flower vases with only looks and no skills in the entertainment industry nowadays.


    He Xinyan read through her lines again as she sat on the rock with Wu Minger next to her. Just as she was about to stand up to go check on the makeup room again, a person tapped her on the back.


    She turned around and saw a short and skinny man wearing a ck hat, "He Xinyan, right?"


    "Yes," He Xinyan took a step back.


    "Please follow me."


    "To where?"


    The man looked up and smiled, "I am an assistant. The actor I am taking care of told me toe and get you."


    He Xinyan took another look at the man and didn''t recognize him. She turned around to Wu Minger and whispered, "Wait for me here."


    The man led her over to one of the two small rooms next to the big hall, and he stopped in front of the door.


    He Xinyan also froze and pointed at the door, "Here?"


    The man nodded his head. He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together. Who was inside this room? The director had specifically told them that the tents were the only ces for actors to go, so who was inside this room?


    He Xinyan hesitantly opened the door and stepped in. The first thing she saw was a man that was standing, and he seemed to be doing the makeup for the person sitting down.


    She looked down and saw that the person sitting down was also a man, and he was dressed in a ck robe right now with his eyes closed as the makeup artist did his makeup.


    She stepped in and walked closer. The man sitting down immediately opened his eyes and looked at He Xinyan through the mirror.


    A small smile appeared on his face and he waved the makeup artist off before he whirled his chair around, "Hi!"


    He Xinyan took a step back from surprise. Gu Yebei!


    The handsome celebrity waved with a smile, and his sparkling eyes turned into a crescent moon-like shape. He Xinyan had to admit that Gu Yebei was truly extremely handsome, butpared to Gu Yechen. . . He was still a little behind.


    "Hello, Mr. Gu." After all, Gu Yebei was still a senior in the entertainment industry, and He Xinyan had to respect him.


    Gu Yebei smiled and licked his lips before standing up from his chair, "So you are He Xinyan. . ."


    "Yes, Mr. Gu."


    Gu Yebei walked over to a rack hanging several costumes and grabbed a golden robe for the emperor. He Xinyan watched him look at the piece of clothing before putting it back onto the rack. The next second, he reached down for the string tying his robe and pulled it out.


    At once, the ck silk robe opened and He Xinyan caught a quick glimpse at the skin inside.


    "Ah!" She turned around and covered her eyes with her hands. What was wrong with Gu Yebei? Was he a pervert?!


    Gu Yebei looked down at his bare upper body and chuckled. Although his body wasn''t as good as his brother''s, it was still considered very attractive, okay?! Why did she react like that?


    It took a few minutes for a worker to help Gu Yebei put the costume on and he walked back to the seat after, "I''m done. You can look now."


    He Xinyan slowly turned around and bit her lips a little frustratingly, "Mr. Gu, I have to go get ready for my scene. If there is nothing else you need, I''m going to leave."


    He Xinyan turned around to leave and Gu Yebei quickly stood up from the chair to stop her. However, the golden robe identally got stuck under the leg of the chair and as he walked, he tripped over himself and fell down onto the ground with a thump.


    He Xinyan turned around and her mouth fell open when she saw Gu Yebei on the ground. For a second, she thought he had fainted because it was dead silent and he wasn''t moving.


    However, he suddenly stretched an arm out and looked up dramatically, "Wait! Don''t leave! Sister inw!"

 Chapter 53 Yang Siyue

    <h4>Chapter 53 Yang Siyue</h4>


    However, he suddenly stretched a hand out and looked up dramatically, "Wait! Don''t leave! Sister inw!"


    ". . . What?!" He Xinyan scrunched her face up when she heard what Gu Yebei just called her. What did that mean?


    He Xinyan''s mouth suddenly fell opened when a thought she had pushed away suddenly came back again, "You''re Gu Yechen''s brother?!"


    Gu Yebei smiled sheepishly and slowly got up from the ground, "Surprising, right? I know, I know. I''m so much more handsome and likable than him. I''m also surprised that we are rted."


    ". . ." He Xinyan didn''t know what to say and whether she should be surprised or not. She did guess that maybe Gu Yebei was somehow rted to Gu Yechen, but she was still very surprised to find out that they were brothers.


    "Are you younger?" He Xinyan asked.


    "Yes, yes! Two years!" Gu Yebei responded as he held up two fingers with his hand, "Is it easy to tell? I look younger, right? I take care of my skin very, very well!"


    "Is that why you called me over?"


    Gu Yebei smiled, "Yep! I wanted to meet my future sister inw. . . Wow, my brother is quite lucky. He''s so unpleasant. Why would a beauty like you choose to date him?"


    By now, He Xinyan had a basic understanding of who Gu Yebei was. He was like the opposite of his brother and was probably much easier to interact with.


    He Xinyan rxed a bit and sat down on a chair in the corner of the room, "Is this your private resting room?"


    Gu Yebei nodded, "Yes, yes. It''s much fancier than those tents, right? You cane over whenever you want. You''re always wee!"


    ". . . Are you trying to curry favor with me?"


    Gu Yebei cleared his throat and looked away awkwardly, "You don''t have to expose me."


    "Why?"


    "Hehe. . . Sister inw, you''re so pretty, you must be extremely kind too, right? When you are with my brother, can you talk good about me to him? You know, like increasing my allowance, or treating me to some good food."


    He Xinyan frowned, "If I talk good about you to him, you will probably be dead soon."


    Did Gu Yebei not know about the famous vinegar tub, Gu Yechen?! She wasn''t going to go dig her own grave and talk good about another man.


    Gu Yebei pouted and looked down dejectedly, "My sister inw doesn''t like me. . ."


    He Xinyan eyed him up and down and sighed. The two brothers were so different. . .


    He Xinyan stood up to leave to check on the makeup tents again when there was a knock on the door. A few secondster, a woman dressed in a traditional light blue gown walked in.


    Her makeup waspleted already and she fanned herself with her script as she walked in, "Gu Yebei!"


    He Xinyan gasped when she saw who it was, "Yang Siyue!"


    Yang Siyue turned around and seemed to just notice He Xinyan. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at He Xinyan up and down, "Who''s this?''


    "I''m He Xinyan, ying the role of Concubine Xi." She felt as her heartbeat sped up in front of her idol.


    Yang Siyue suddenly frowned and turned to look at Gu Yebei, "Gu! Ye! Bei! How dare you hide such a pretty little girl inside your room and not show me?!"


    Yang Siyue ran over to Gu Yebei in her long costume and strangled him with her arm.


    "Ah! Ah! Forgive me, sister Yang! Wait!" Gu Yebei swung his arms up and down like he was drowning, and He Xinyan watched their dramatic act with a weird expression.


    Wasn''t Yang Siyue a proud and elegant person. . .


    After hitting Gu Yebei several times on the head, Yang Siyue put her attention back to He Xinyan and she ran over, "Xinyan, right? Wow, you''re so pretty. Almost as pretty as me. . ."


    Gu Yebei rolled his eyes, "Ch! Just admit it, she''s prettier than you."


    "What did you say?" Yang Siyue turned her head around and shot daggers at Gu Yebei.


    "Nothing, nothing. You''re the prettiest. . ."


    After turning her head back around, Yang Siyue''s expression changed immediately, "Are you new to the industry? Do you need help? I can mentor you! Let''s be friends!"


    He Xinyan was more than happy to be friends with Yang Siyue, and it would be an honor if she could be mentored by the acting queen. However, He Xinyan was still a little confused.


    "Um. . . Sister Yang, do we know each other?" Or else why was she treating her so affectionately.


    "Call me Siyue. Sister Yang makes me seem old. We know each other now." Yang Siyue raised one eyebrow and wrapped her hand around He Xinyan''s arm.


    "Um. . ." A sudden thought popped up in He Xinyan''s brain, and it made her nervous. She was beginning to question Yang Siyue''s sexuality. . . Was her idol maybe, perhaps. . . attracted to females?!


    If that was true, over half of the men in the nation would probably be heartbroken.


    Although He Xinyan was suspicious, it was awkward to ask, so she held her curiosity in.


    "Thank you, sister. . . Siyue. I have to go get ready, so I''m going to leave now. I''ll see youter." He Xinyan tried to leave, but Yang Siyue refused to let go.


    "You cane to my private changing room. It''s bigger than Gu Yebei''s room. Come,e!"


    He Xinyan looked back at Gu Yebei and used her eyes to ask for help, hoping that he would understand. To her relief, he did.


    "Yang Siyue! Wait!" Gu Yebei stood up from the chair and carefully lifted his robe up this time to walk over.


    "You''re scaring our little Yanyan." Gu Yebei turned to look at He Xinyan, "Don''t worry, little Yanyan. Yang Siyue is perfectly normal. . . She''s just a little. . . Well, she is a face-judger. She likes people that look good."


    "Oh, sister. . . Siyue is a face dog*!" He Xinyan rxed after hearing that her idol didn''t like girls. Or else she would be in danger. . . What if Gu Yechen got jealous and refused for her to interact with her idol anymore? That would be bad. . .


    Yang Siyue nodded her head, "Xinyan, your looks perfectly match my taste. We can be friends."


    He Xinyanughed a little awkwardly and nodded her head, "It would be my honor. Siyue, my assistant is still waiting for me, so I have to go. I will find youter."


    Yang Siyue seemed a little upset as she hesitantly let He Xinyan go, "Okay. . . Come and find meter. Oh, let''s exchange phone numbers."


    He Xinyan gave her phone number to Yang Siyue before she quickly ran away. After He Xinyan was gone, Yang Siyue red at Gu Yebei for a few more seconds before she also left.


    Gu Yebei was left alone inside his private changing room, and he dramatically wiped away a fake tear, "I''m also good looking. . . Why doesn''t Yang Siyue also treat me like she treats Yanyan."


    ---


    He Xinyan quickly entered a tent and found an open spot to get her makeup done. She didn''t tell Wu Minger what happened because they were in a shortage of time, and filming was going to start soon.


    She finished her makeup and got her costume on just in time. When she walked out of the tent, she saw that filming for the first scene had started.

 Chapter 54 Gu Yebei And Wu Minger

    <h4>Chapter 54 Gu Yebei And Wu Minger</h4>


    It seemed like Gu Yebei hadpletely changed into a different person as he walked up the stairs leading into the huge hall.


    Several cameras followed behind him and took different shots. This was the first scene of the film, which was when the emperor, Gu Yebei, entered the hall to start the meeting with the ministers.


    This was the first scene in the film, and its purpose was to just introduce the emperor to the audience.


    Gu Yebei swung his robe back and turned around, and for a second, He Xinyan almost thought she was looking at Gu Yechen. The female workers and actresses squealed excitedly as they stared at Gu Yebei.


    "Cut! Okay, pass!" The first scene went by extremely smoothly, and Gu Yebei went on to prepare for his next scene.


    The second scene was with the second female lead, and it took three takes to pass. On thest take, Yang Siyue marched proudly onto the set, and it immediately attracted the eyes of several people.


    Yang Siyue had recovered her proud and cold demeanor, and she walked over to her chair, which was in between the director and Gu Yebei.


    After sitting down, she looked around and her eyesnded on He Xinyan. She smiled before turning around and she said something to her assistant.


    He Xinyan watched as the assistant walked over to her and said, "Sister Yang asks for you and your assistant to go over and sit next to her."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened in surprise. Sit next to Yang Siyue? That would mean she would also be sitting close to the director. As a small and unknown actor, He Xinyan wasn''t qualified enough to sit next to the director. However, she couldn''t reject Yang Siyue''s offer either.


    After much thought, He Xinyan decided to go over with Wu Minger.


    "Sit down!" Yang Siyue said with a smile. Yang Siyue pushed Gu Yebei''s chair away and He Xinyan sat down in the middle next to Yang Siyue. Wu Minger sat down next to He Xinyan and to the right of Gu Yebei''s chair.


    Yang Siyue excitedly held onto He Xinyan''s hand, "I''m filming next! Are you going to watch?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Of course!"


    "Five minute break! Siyue, get ready!" Director Ma called out after the second scene had ended. Gu Yebei came back down to the crew and walked over to Yang Siyue, He Xinyan, and Wu Minger.


    He sat down in his chair and drank some water, "How was I, little Yanyan? Handsome, right?"


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes and ignored Gu Yebei, but Wu Minger nodded her head excitedly. Gu Yebei looked down at Wu Minger, who was sitting next to him and smiled.


    "Are you little Yanyan''s assistant?" Gu Yebei asked.


    Wu Minger blushed and nodded her head slowly, "Yes, I''m Wu Minger."


    "That''s a cute name."


    Wu Minger''s face got even more red, and it looked like a tomato, which made Gu Yebei smile. Yang Siyue saw this and she rolled her eyes before gossiping with her new best friend.


    "Yanyan, his fans don''t know but I do. That stupid Gu Yebei actually likes cute girls." Siyue''s eyes were sparkling as he talked about small gossip of other idols.


    He Xinyan''s mouth opened in shock, "Really?! I thought he liked hot girls!"


    "Yep, that''s what outsiders think, but no. Gu Yebei is actually attracted to cute and short girls. Your assistant. . . What''s her name?''


    "Wu Minger."


    "Yep, she''s definitely Gu Yebei''s type." Yang Siyue giggled as the two of them gossiped together. Wu Minger was indeed very pretty, but in a different way from He Xinyan or Yang Siyue.


    While He Xinyan could be cute and cool, Wu Minger was simply cute. Extremely cute. . . She had a chubby face andrge, round eyes. If Yang Siyue was right, and Gu Yebei did indeed like cute girls, then Wu Minger was totally his type.


    The four of them quickly merged together and they talked happily amongst themselves. As they were talking about Gu Yebei''s costume, someone suddenly called Yang Siyue''s name.


    The four of them simultaneously turned their heads around and He Xinyan and Wu Minger''s face immediately fell when they saw who it was.


    Li Yuyan was in a simple gown for a maid and she quickly walked over with a fake smile, "Sister Yang, I''m Li Yuyan. I really like you!" She then turned to Gu Yebei and a blush spread over her cheeks, "Senior Gu, I''m also your fan. Your acting is really good."


    Gu Yebei smiled respectfully but didn''t say anything else to Li Yuyan. In front of strangers, he was just like his brother, cold and aloof.


    Yang Siyue''s smile also disappeared as she lifted her chin up proudly and didn''t respond. He Xinyan watched her reaction and couldn''t help but think that Yang Siyue''s expectations were pretty high.


    With makeup on, Li Yuyan was also quite good-looking, although it was far from He Xinyan. However, Yang Siyue still treated her coldly.


    He Xinyan grinned happily. Maybe she was just destined to be friends with her idol!


    Li Yuyan unhappily pouted and turned her attention to He Xinyan. She narrowed her eyes before putting on a smile, "Yanyan, you are here too!"


    He Xinyan nced at Li Yuyan and didn''t respond.


    "Do you know her?" Yang Siyue asked.


    Before He Xinyan could respond, Li Yuyan did, "Yes! Sister Yang, Yanyan is my sister."


    "Stepsister," He Xinyan corrected.


    Yang Siyue wasn''t a dumb person, and she immediately noticed that He Xinyan didn''t really like Li Yuyan. Their rtionship probably wasn''t very close. . .


    Wu Minger red at Li Yuyan unhappily and rolled her eyes.


    "Minger, you are my fan, right?" Gu Yebei asked as he raised one eyebrow up seductively. A blush appeared on Wu Minger''s face as she nodded her head.


    "I didn''t know my fans were this cute."


    Li Yuyan took this opportunity to butt in, "Senior Gu, I am your fan too!"


    "Looks like not all of my fans are cute."

 Chapter 55 Cooking vs Eating

    <h4>Chapter 55 Cooking vs Eating</h4>


    "Looks like not all of my fans are cute."


    "Tch -" Wu Minger couldn''t hold it in and she let out a quickugh, which made Li Yuyan angry.


    "Wu Minger, shouldn''t assistants be standing? Let me sit on your chair."


    This angered He Xinyan, and she was about to shoo Li Yuyan away when she saw Gu Yebei suddenly stand up from the corner of her eyes.


    "I want her to sit here. Do you have a problem with that?"


    Wu Minger looked up at Gu Yebei gratefully and she felt as her heartbeat sped up. Wow, her idol was so manly!


    Li Yuyan didn''t expect this to happen and she took a step back nervously, "I - Well, if Senior Gu says so, I''ll go get another chair then."


    Li Yuyan quickly ran off and came back a few secondster with a foldable chair in her hands. She then sat down to the left of Gu Yebei, who seemed very angry about having to sit next to Li Yuyan.


    Without even acknowledging Li Yuyan, Gu Yebei turned to his right and asked, "Guys, can we move to the other side? I don''t know why, but there is suddenly this really disgusting perfume smell. I can''t stand it."


    Yang Siyue was the first to stand up, "Sure."


    Li Yuyan watched as the four of them folded their chairs and walked over to the other side of the camera, and her face turned green from embarrassment.


    ''Why are they so close to He Xinyan?! What did He Xinyan do? That vixen. . . All she does is seduce men!'' Li Yuyan took a deep breath and awkwardly stood up before walking away with her head held high.


    Wu Minger watched her and burst outughing, "Hahahaha. . . Mr. Gu, thank you for helping me earlier!"


    "No problem," Gu Yebei responded.


    "Yanyan, don''t get too close with your stepsister. I can already tell she is a fake white lotus. . ." Yang Siyue whispered to He Xinyan.


    "Don''t worry, Sister Siyue. I know."


    The break ended quickly and Yang Siyue left to film her first two scenes. He Xinyan, Wu Minger, and Gu Yebei also stood up to go watch her as she filmed.


    She finished quickly with one take on each scene, and then it was He Xinyan''s turn. They were going to finish her scene and then it was time for lunch.


    "Fighting, little Yanyan!" Gu Yebei put two thumbs up and smiled cutely.


    It took a few minutes for the camera to set up on the long stone passage that led up to therge hall. The sun was out since it was noon already, and filming quickly began.


    The first scene was the one He Xinyan used for her audition when Concubine Xi first entered the pce. She carried a sack with a few of her belongings and entered apletely new ce where she would spend the rest of her life.


    To her surprise, He Xinyan finished the scene in one take, and the director seemed to be quite satisfied.


    "Lunch break is thirty minutes! Gather here at the Gate of Supreme Harmony in thirty minutes!"


    The Gate of Supreme Harmony was the hall where the emperor met with his ministers, and it was where the crew was supposed to meet up most of the days.


    He Xinyan met up with Wu Minger, then Gu Yebei and Yang Siyue, and they ate lunch together. They arranged their chairs into a circle and chatted as they ate.


    The rest of the day went by smoothly as they filmed a few more scenes, and the first workday was over. The first day of filming was much better than what He Xinyan had expected.


    Somehow, she managed to make a friend already, and coincidentally, her boyfriend''s younger brother was the first male lead!


    After parting ways with Gu Yebei and Yang Siyue, He Xinyan happily drove home with Wu Minger.


    ---


    It waste at night already, and after He Xinyan arrived at the street of her apartment, she texted her dad saying she would eat dinner with Wu Minger, and walked straight up the porch to Gu Yechen''s house.


    He Xinyan was about to pull her keys out when she realized that the door was unlocked. Was Gu Yechen home already? He Xinyan looked around when she stepped in and bent down to change her shoes into slippers.


    When she looked back up, Gu Yechen was standing right in front of her.


    "Ah! Do you not make any sound when you walk?"


    "I - I. . ." Gu Yechen pointed back and forth and didn''t know what to say. He Xinyan chuckled before pushing him back into the living room.


    "How was filming today?" Gu Yechen asked as they sat down together on the couch and He Xinyan opened a bag of chips to eat.


    "It was good! I did well and I made some friends. Why didn''t you tell me Gu Yebei was your brother?"


    Gu Yechen frowned slightly, "You met him?"


    "Yep, we are friends now! He''s quite different from you."


    Gu Yechen watched as He Xinyan ate several chips at once and smiled, "Don''t get too close to him. He''s a bad influence."


    He Xinyanughed. How could he talk about his brother like that?


    "Oh, I''m also friends with my idol! Do you know Yang Siyue?"


    Gu Yechen''s expression changed slightly as he raised one eyebrow, "Heard of her before."


    "She''s my favorite actress. She is actually really sweet, and her, Gu Yebei, Minger, and me are friends now."


    Gu Yechen smiled warmly as he looked down at the chatty He Xinyan next to him. She sat with her legs crossed and would asionally stuff a few chips into her mouth when she wasn''t talking.


    "Did you eat dinner yet?"


    He Xinyan pouted, "No, I''m hungry. The food they give on the set is really bad." He Xinyan rubbed her empty stomach and looked up pitifully at Gu Yechen.


    "I''ll go cook," Gu Yechen said as he stood up.


    "Yay, I''ll go help," He Xinyan said as she dropped the bag of chips and stood up too. However, to her disappointment, Gu Yechen turned around immediately and replied firmly, "No."


    "Why? My cooking skills improved after the omelette rolls! Didn''t you say they were good?"


    ". . ." Gu Yechen kind of regretted lying to her now.


    "Um. . . Xinyan, to be honest, you aren''t really the best at cooking. You can leave the cooking to me, okay?"


    He Xinyan seemed a little upset as she sat back down, "Okay. . . I''ll just stick with eating then."


    Gu Yechen rubbed her head gently before walking into the kitchen. He quickly decided what to make and grabbed the ingredients out of the fridge.


    After putting an apron on, he began cooking. He didn''t seem to notice the small body hiding behind the wall sneakily watching him.


    He Xinyan seemed to be daydreaming as she stared at the back of Gu Yechen. How could his back view even be so handsome?!


    In a casual ck shirt and sweatpants, Gu Yechen seemed to look even more handsome and young, as his usual suit created a more mature feel.


    He Xinyan watched him for a while before she slowly walked back to the couch to finish her chips.


    They ate dinner together and after Gu Yechen had washed the dishes, he went upstairs and into his office for a virtual meeting.


    He Xinyan found some fresh fruits inside the refrigerator, and then found some thick gloves. After putting the gloves on, she slowly sliced the fruits, and to her surprise, she didn''t end up identally cutting her fingers. However, in the end, the gloves were a little destroyed.


    He Xinyan walked up to the second floor, carrying her te of different shaped fruits; some extremelyrge and some a little too small.


    She knocked gently before stepping into the room, and her eyes widened when she saw Gu Yechen.

 Chapter 56 Working With Gu Yechen

    <h4>Chapter 56 Working With Gu Yechen</h4>


    She knocked gently before stepping into the room, and her eyes widened when she saw Gu Yechen.


    He was leaning back casually against hisrge chair with his legs crossed. His arms were folded and he stared at the screen in front of him intently with his eyes narrowed and. . . he was wearing sses!


    He wore a pair of thin golden-framed sses, and not only did it make him appear more gentle, but it also boosted his attractiveness even more.


    When Gu Yechen heard the door open, he looked up and licked his lips with a hint of a smile when he saw his Xinyan.


    The meeting was still going on, so Gu Yechen reached his hand out and crooked his fingers with his eyes on the screen. He Xinyan slowly walked over and set the te of fruits on the table.


    When she was a step away from Gu Yechen''s chair, he suddenly stretched his arm out and pulled He Xinyan onto hisp.


    She sucked a breath in and her hands grabbed onto the cor of Gu Yechen''s shirt as she fell down onto Gu Yechen''sp.


    The person speaking during the meeting stopped for a few seconds and Gu Yechen reached out to turn off his camera during this time.


    "Keep going."


    The person cleared his throat and began talking again. He Xinyan turned to re at Gu Yechen but she ended up admiring his amazing looks with sses on.


    He Xinyan had to admit that she was also kind of a face dog. Maybe not as much as Yang Siyue, but who doesn''t enjoy looking at attractive people? Part of why she agreed to date Su Zhiming was also because he looked quite handsome, and she also agreed to a fake rtionship with Gu Yechen because he looked young and handsome.


    When looking closely, Gu Yechen''s skin was probably smoother and brighter than a lot of girls out there. He Xinyan subconsciously touched her own skin and she turned around to grab the te of fruits.


    Yes! Eating fruits is good for the skin!


    She had ced the te on the edge of the table, and He Xinyan had to reach far to get it. She swung her legs up and down as she leaned back. If it weren''t for Gu Yechen''s hand around her waist, she would have fallen off the chair.


    Finally, she grabbed it and used the toothpick to grab a chunk of watermelon.


    "Do you want one?" She whispered.


    Gu Yechen took a quick nce at the fruit and opened his mouth. With a smile, He Xinyan fed Gu Yechen the chunk of juicy watermelon and then ate one herself.


    Gu Yechen happily ate the fruit He Xinyan fed her and felt that it was the sweetest fruit he had ever eaten in his life.


    When the man speaking finished, Gu Yechen evenplimented the man before moving onto the next person.


    He Xinyan would feed Gu Yechen a chunk of the same fruit every time she ate one, and they finished the entire te quickly.


    "I''m going to go wash the -" He Xinyan said as she leaned forward to stand up. However, before she could, Gu Yechen pulled her back down and wrapped both of his arms around her firmly.


    "Stay here."


    He Xinyan puffed her cheeks out before cing the te back onto Gu Yechen''srge table. During the next few minutes of the meeting, He Xinyan yed around with her hair, then Gu Yechen''s hair, then tried on Gu Yechen''s sses, then created a heart with the toothpicks on the te, and finally. . . She fell asleep from boredom.


    The meeting went on for another hour, and when Gu Yechen closed hisputer, it was already 9 at night.


    He slowly lifted He Xinyan up and carried her over to his bedroom.


    Gu Yechen''s bedroom was designed using mainly the colors ck, grey, and white. It was extremelyrge and the bed in the front of the room was probablyrge enough for five people to sleep on it at once. The wall behind the bed was transparent, and one could see the thick trees and the street behind them from the room.


    Gu Yechen picked up a remote and therge full-length window behind the bed was covered with a grey shade so one couldn''t see inside and the people inside also couldn''t see out.


    He lifted the ck nket up and carefully set He Xinyan down onto the soft mattress. He Xinyan rolled around on the bed and continued to sleep.


    Gu Yechen smiled and kissed He Xinyan on the forehead before he entered therge restroom to get ready for bed.


    A few minutester, he came out in a set of ck silk pajamas and sat down on the bed. He sat still for a few seconds before he stood up again and walked out of the room.


    In his office, he looked around and found He Xinyan''s phone. He walked back to the bedroom and used He Xinyan''s finger to unlock the phone.


    In the messages app, Gu Yechen found He Xinyan''s dad, who was saved as ''Bai Jiawei'', and messaged him.


    ''Dad, I will be staying at Minger''s house tonight. I will be back tomorrow morning. Good night.''


    He didn''t want to make Xinyan''s life moreplicated, and this was the best excuse for why she won''t be home tonight. After sending the message, Gu Yechen walked back to the other side of the bed and crawled in.


    With He Xinyan inside his embrace, he quickly fell asleep.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up wayter than she was used to because the sunlight didn''t enter the bedroom. The room was still dark at 9:47 A.M. when she woke up, and after blinking her eyes a few times, she stared at the ck ceiling on top of her.


    Why were the walls ck?


    He Xinyan closed her eyes and opened them again, slowly turning to the side.


    "Ah," He Xinyan eximed when she saw Gu Yechen, waking him up.


    "Good morning, baby," Gu Yechen said as he slowly opened his eyes.


    "This is your room?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head and moved in closer to He Xinyan as he closed his eyes again, preparing to continue sleeping.


    However, He Xinyan quickly sat up and looked around the room filled with masculine colors and decorations, "Oh no, I didn''t go home yesterday night."


    "I texted your dad for you already."


    He Xinyan turned around and saw Gu Yechen looking at her with his head casually resting on his arms, "Oh, you did? Good. . ."


    Gu Yechen pulled He Xinyan back down and pulled her head onto his chest, "Sleep."


    "What? It''s almost 10 already."


    Gu Yechen frowned slightly before hesitantly opening his eyes, "Okay. . . Are you hungry? I''ll go make breakfast."


    He Xinyan quickly stopped him, "I can! I''ll go make omelette rolls!"


    Gu Yechen was about to say no, but after some thought, he smiled, "Okay."

 Chapter 57 Concubine Xi And Her Maid

    <h4>Chapter 57 Concubine Xi And Her Maid</h4>


    Gu Yechen was about to say no, but after some thought, he smiled, "Okay."


    He Xinyan happily hopped out of bed, washed her face, and brushed her teeth with the materials Gu Yechen had prepared for her, then went downstairs.


    Ten minutester, Gu Yechen came down into the kitchen. He wrapped his arms around He Xinyan''s waist from behind and rested his chin on her shoulder.


    "Oh my, you really walk without any sound!" He Xinyan gasped as she identally poured too much egg mixture onto the pan.


    Gu Yechen looked at the uneven chunks of carrots and onions and closed his eyes to continue to sleep on He Xinyan''s shoulder.


    He Xinyan awkwardly finished cooking and carried her final product onto the dining table, "Try it!"


    The omelette roll did look a little better thanst time, and Gu Yechen hesitantly took a bite.


    "How is it?"


    This time, Gu Yechen was going to break He Xinyan''s little bubble so that both of them wouldn''t have to suffer anymore, "Try it."


    Gu Yechen used his chopsticks to pick up another piece and fed it to He Xinyan. After chewing only once, He Xinyan spit her disgusting food out.


    "Ew! What in the world is that? It tastes disgusting!"


    Gu Yechenughed and ate another piece himself.


    "Why are you eating? Stop eating, I''ll go throw it away." He Xinyan stood up to go dump the food into the trash can, but Gu Yechen stopped her.


    "I like it."


    ". . ."


    "I like anything you make."


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open as she watched Gu Yechen clear the te, "Hm. . . I don''t think I"m going to cook anymore."


    Gu Yechen chuckled, "Good choice."


    In the end, they ordered delivery food and ate a happy breakfast before He Xinyan returned home. The filming today startedte at night from 9:00 P.M. all the way into midnight.


    They were going to film the day scenes using lights because the night time was more quiet and suitable for filming.


    At night, He Xinyan left for filming before Li Yuyan did and she arrived with Wu Minger at 8:50. After finishing her makeup and costume, He Xinyan walked into Gu Yebei''s private resting room with Wu Minger without even knocking.


    Gu Yebei turned around with an angry expression to see who was rude enough to barge into his room without even asking. However, when he saw He Xinyan, his expression immediately changed as he jumped up from his chair.


    "Sister inw, sit down, sit down."


    He Xinyan crossed her arms together and casually sat down on Gu Yebei''s chair.


    "Sister inw?" Wu Minger asked in surprise, "You''re Mr. Gu''s brother?"


    Gu Yebei turned around to look at Wu Minger with a smile, "Yep! Surprising, right?"


    Wu Minger''s expression changed slightly as she stared nkly at the wall ahead, ''Gu Yechen''s brother? So he is also part of the Gu family then. . .''


    "Minger, what''s wrong?" He Xinyan asked when she noticed that Wu Minger had zoned out.


    "Nothing, nothing!" Wu Minger snapped out of her stupor and squeezed out a smile. A few minutester, there was one quick knock at the door before Yang Siyue walked in.


    "Gu! Ye - Oh, little Yanyan is here too!" Yang Siyue ran over in her empress gown and pushed Gu Yebei away so she was sitting on the small chair next to He Xinyan.


    "Yanyan, we have a scene together today! Do you want to practice the lines together?"


    "Sure!" He Xinyan smiled as she flipped to the scene with Yang Siyue.


    They didn''t get much time to practice together before filming started. The beginning of filming went by very smoothly and they were on thest scene by 1 A.M.


    Thest scene''s characters were Concubine Xi and Concubine Xi''s maid, Yin.


    They were inside Concubine Xi''s room and it was nighttime, so they didn''t need to use excessive lighting.


    He Xinyan sat down on the seat at the dining table and watched as Li Yuyan slowly walked over. A smirk appeared on Xinyan''s lips as Li Yuyan stopped at the edge of the door.


    "Beautiful Things Past, Scene 73, Take 1, Action!"


    Li Yuyan walked over in her maid outfit and bowed slightly in front of Concubine Xi.


    "What did the emperor say?" Concubine Xi asked as she took a gentle sip of tea.


    Yin looked down, "Concubine Xi, the emperor refused."


    Concubine Xi smiled softly and looked out the window at the moon, "I should have guessed. . . Yin, bring over the tub and help me wash my feet."


    Li Yuyan clenched her teeth together tightly but followed the script as she walked away and came back with a small tub of water and rose petals.


    Concubine Xi ced her feet in and waited.


    "Cut! Li Yuyan, what are you doing?"


    He Xinyan smiled gently and looked at Li Yuyan with one eyebrow raised. Concubine Xi''s maid was supposed to help Concubine Xi wash her feet, but of course Li Yuyan didn''t want to.


    At this moment, Gu Yebei took this moment to yawn, "Ah, can we hurry up? Everyone is tired and wants to go home. Who even is this small actress? Does she even know how to act?"


    He Xinyan held in augh. Gu Yebei had quite a harsh tongue.


    "Again!"


    They started their second take and this time, Li Yuyan did bend down to help He Xinyan wash her feet. He Xinyan watched her with a sly smile and gently lifted her feet up, "identally" kicking some water onto Li Yuyan''s face.


    Li Yuyan gasped and pressed her lips together tightly. She looked up at He Xinyan, who shrugged slightly and kicked her other foot up too.


    Li Yuyan took deep breaths and quickly pretended to wash He Xinyan''s feet before standing up. She grabbed the tub and walked away.


    "Cut! Cut! Did you even read the script? You have to wipe Concubine Xi''s feet before walking away! If you can''t act then get out of here!"


    Li Yuyan shuddered and almost dropped the tub of water as she slowly walked back. Even though she was only an illegitimate child, she was still spoiled and treated like a princess in the He family. No one has screamed at her like this before, but she couldn''t do anything about it.


    Everyone knew that Ma Qiaoqi didn''t care if you were a child of a rich family or anything, he would scream and scold you either way. There were even some rumors saying that he himself was also a child of a rich and powerful family, so he didn''t care.


    They ended up filming again, and once again, He Xinyan provoked Li Yuyan by kicking up the water in the tub. Li Yuyan was blocking the view so the camera or the crew couldn''t notice.


    He Xinyan wasn''t some nice person, and she didn''t pretend to act like one either. She knew perfectly well that if Gu Yechen hadn''t helped her and she ended up getting the maid while Li Yuyan the concubine, Li Yuyan would do the same to her, maybe even worse. So why couldn''t she do the same?


    Li Yuyan clenched her teeth together tightly and finished the scene correctly after the third take.


    "Cut! Okay, we are done for today! Good work, everyone!" Ma Qiaoqi stood up from his chair and walked away.


    He Xinyan scoffed before also walking away to change. Li Yuyan stood at the same ce with water dripping from her hands as she tightly clenched her fists together.


    "He Xinyan. . ." She said through gritted teeth.


    ---


    After saying goodbye to Gu Yebei, Yang Siyue, and Wu Minger, He Xinyan returned home. She arrived before Li Yuyan did, and she walked upstairs into her room.


    She was surprised to see that her lights were open, and He Xinyan was sure that she had remembered to close them when she left.


    After dropping off her bag and keys, she walked in to see someoneying straight on the center of her bed.


    "Gu Yechen?!"

 Chapter 58 Gu Yechen Likes Gu Yebei

    <h4>Chapter 58 Gu Yechen Likes Gu Yebei</h4>


    "Gu Yechen?!"


    The manying on the bed facing up with his legs crossed casually opened his eyes and finally moved when he saw He Xinyan.


    "Why didn''t you sleep first?" He Xinyan asked as she took a quick nce at the clock - 2:33 A.M.


    "I was waiting for you." Gu Yechen hopped off the bed in his pajamas and pulled He Xinyan into the restroom, "You must be tired. Take a bath first, the water in the tub is warm."


    He Xinyan looked around and saw that her toothbrush had toothpaste on it already, her pajamas were set on the table next to the bathtub and the hairbrush and skincare products were allid out on the desk.


    For a second, He Xinyan felt a sour feeling in her nose as she realized how amazing it was to have someone that cared about you. He would wait for you toe home no matter howte it was and prepare everything beforehand so you wouldn''t be so tired.


    In her past life, she would be the one waiting for Su Zhiming toe homete at night, and sometimes, he would never appear.


    He Xinyan couldn''t hear what Gu Yechen was saying anymore as she stared at him. She must have saved the world in her past life to receive such a great man like Gu Yechen.


    But wait. . . She didn''t save the world in her past life. This is already her second life, and she knows perfectly well that she did not save the world in her past life. . . So that would mean, she saved the world in her past, past life?


    As He Xinyan was contemting the question, Gu Yechen had finished exining to He Xinyan everything and realized that she didn''t respond.


    "Yanyan?"


    "Baby?"


    "Wifey?"


    "Xinyan?"


    "Yes," He Xinyan responded as she quickly broke out of her thoughts.


    "Hurry up and get ready to sleep."


    "Okay, thank you," He Xinyan quicklynded on a kiss on Gu Yechen''s cheek before turning around. She was about to take off her clothes when she frowned and looked back around.


    "What are you still doing here? Go away!"


    Gu Yechen sighed before hesitantly walking out of the bathroom. He was hoping to stay with her as she bathed. . .


    *helemon''s note: Ahh, dirty Gu Yechen!


    He Xinyan entered the warm bathtub and could have guessed that Gu Yechen probably just filled the tub up as the water was still warm.


    About half an hourter, He Xinyan walked out of the bathroom to see Gu Yechen already under the nket.


    "The bed is warm now. Come in," Gu Yechen said as he lifted the nket up. He Xinyan happily crawled in and he was right, the bed was warm and cozy.


    This time, He Xinyan took the initiative to crawl into Gu Yechen''s embrace and she closed her eyes, quickly falling into a deep sleep.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan was able to sleep in as filming began at 11 A.M. To her disappointment, Gu Yechen was already gone when she woke up.


    However, like every other day, there was a fresh rose on the bed stand. He Xinyan yed around with the rose in her hand for a while before getting out of bed.


    She got ready and didn''t put on any makeup because He Xinyan knew the makeup artist was going to do her makeup for her all over again when she arrived anyway.


    This morning, Li Yuyan was already gone when He Xinyan left, and she arrived just in time for the first scene.


    Yang Siyue and Gu Yebei were in the first scene and they worked together very well. He Xinyan didn''t have any scenes until after the lunch break, but she came over to spectate.


    "Thirty minute lunch break! And I have an announcement to make. Ourrgest sponsor, the Gu Corporation, had paid to change the catering source. From now on, the meals will be catered from the Puxi Restaurant!"


    Everyone gasped in surprise and murmured amongst themselves about the new arrangement.


    "The Gu Corporation really is rich! A single meal from the Puxi Restaurant is an enormous amount of money, and the Gu Corporation is buying it for an entire film crew? Ah, being rich is nice."


    He Xinyan stared wide-eyed at Director Ma after he had finished making the announcement and didn''t know if she should be happy or. . . happy!


    Next to her, Gu Yebei jumped up in happiness, "Ah, my brother still loves me! He knows I hate the food here, so he bought Puxi Restaurant food for me! Hahaha, but he didn''t have to buy it for everyone. . . I''m enough."


    He Xinyan turned to look at Gu Yebei and clicked her tongue as she shook her head, "Ah, someone is thinking too highly of themselves!"


    Gu Yebei frowned, "What are you talking about? Little Yanyan, just admit it! Your husband likes me more! Hmph!"


    He Xinyan didn''t want to waste time talking with Gu Yebei anymore, so she walked away to get her food. Gu Yebei and the others quickly caught up and when they arrived in front of the truck carrying the food, the line was already very long.


    It took several minutes for the line to get to the four of them, and He Xinyan was about to grab a box of the food when the worker stopped her, "You must be Miss He? President Gu has ordered us to give you this one."


    Unlike the other boxes, the one the worker handed to He Xinyan was a ss container, and the dishes were different.


    He Xinyan smiled and grabbed a pair of chopsticks with the ss box, "Thank you."


    After He Xinyan had received her food, Gu Yebei was next in line. He immediately lifted one arm up and waited.


    "Sir, the food is right here."


    Gu Yebei scrunched his face up, "Where is my special food? In the ss container? Like little Yanyan?!"


    "Sir, everyone is receiving the same food. Please don''t hold up the line."


    Gu Yebei''s mouth fell open in shock, "But - But, I just saw little Yanyan get a special box and it had more food inside!"


    He Xinyan giggled and stuck her tongue out at Gu Yebei before running off to her seat under the shade.


    In the end, Gu Yebei grudgingly took a stic box of normal food and angrily sat down across from He Xinyan.


    "Hmph!" He turned his head away and ate his lunch angrily.


    Wu Minger and Yang Siyue also walked over and Yang Siyue sat down next to He Xinyan, "Yanyan, you know the CEO of the Gu Corporation?"


    Gu Yebei responded, "Yep, she''s my future sister inw! Yang Siyue, you didn''t know?"


    Yang Siyue raised one eyebrow and an unreadable smile spread on her face before she continued to eat. He Xinyan noticed and frowned. Did Siyue know Gu Yechen?


    Xinyan opened her own special container and looked at the colorful arrangement of food. One vegetable dish, two meat dishes, rice, and an extra bowl of soup.


    She immediately went for the chicken and ate arge mouthful. She chewed a few times and stopped. . . This taste was very familiar.


    Gu Yebei''s eyes were sparkling as he stared at He Xinyan''s food. When she didn''t notice, he stretched forward in hope of stealing a bite of her special food. However, he identally leaned too far and came crashing down his chair.


    "Ah!" The stic container crashed onto the ground along with Gu Yebei''s body.


    "Hahahaha!" He Xinyanughed without any feeling of pity.


    "Waah!" Gu Yebei pretended to sob, not because he fell, but because his precious container of food had spilled onto the ground!


    "My food! My lunch!"


    In the end, Gu Yebei was lucky enough to get himself another new box of food and he didn''t try to steal food from He Xinyan anymore.


    Halfway through lunch, the four of them ate and chatted, and He Xinyan had finished her food already. The meal tasted very familiar but she couldn''t figure out what it was.


    As she was closing the ss container, she saw from the corner of her eye that someone had ced another foldable chair next to her and sat down.


    She looked up and gasped, "Gu Yechen?!"

 Chapter 59 Gu Yechen Is A Brat

    <h4>Chapter 59 Gu Yechen Is A Brat</h4>


    She looked up and gasped, "Gu Yechen?!"


    The man sitting on the chair next to He Xinyan had attracted several stares from people since the moment he arrived, and by now, almost all of the people on set were staring at him and He Xinyan.


    "Who is that? He''s so handsome!"


    "Are you blind? He''s sitting next to He Xinyan. . . He''s probably her boyfriend."


    "But isn''t He Xinyan from the He family? I don''t recognize him. . ."


    "Me too."


    Gu Yechen''s entire temperament became gentle when his eyesnded on He Xinyan and he gently rubbed her head, "How do you like the food?"


    "It''s good, thank you!"


    Gu Yechen didn''t respond and he seemed to be waiting for her to say something more, but nothing came. Instead, Gu Yebei barged in.


    "Brother! My favorite brother! I know you love me, thank you for the food!"


    "You''re overthinking."


    ". . ." Gu Yebei frowned. Did Gu Yechen have to expose him?


    He Xinyan was about to speak again when a female voice did before her.


    "Gu Yechen. . . When did you get yourself such a beautiful girlfriend?"


    He Xinyan turned around and couldn''t hide her surprise when she realized that Yang Siyue was the one that spoke.


    "You two. . . You - You know each other?" He Xinyan asked.


    "Not familiar."


    Yang Siyue jumped up from her chair and stretched her leg out, pretending to kick Gu Yechen but not actually touching him, "You ungrateful brat! I even cleaned your diaper once when you were a baby and now you say we aren''t familiar?!"


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened even more and she had to admit that a hint of jealousy had sparked within her.


    Gu Yechen quickly exined, "Don''t overthink, we are just friends."


    "Do friends change each other''s diapers?" He Xinyan asked sourly.


    Gu Yechen grew even more nervous as he threw Yang Siyue a deadly re, "Yang Siyue is just a family friend. She grew up with me and Yebei, and she''s just an older sister."


    Yang Siyue crossed her arms together, "Little Yanyan, you are really unlucky. Gu Yechen looks handsome on the outside, but you should not date him! He''s unromantic and stupid. Ah, you should date someone better. . ."


    Gu Yechen''s expression darkened, "Do you want me to kick you out of the film?"


    "Ch! Don''t you dare! I''ll just go and tell Auntie Gu and you will be in trouble!" Yang Siyue didn''t seem to be afraid of Gu Yechen as she raised one eyebrow provocatively. Although Yang Siyue and Gu Yechen didn''t say so, He Xinyan was still a little suspicious. Did Siyue like Gu Yechen?


    Yang Siyue nced at He Xinyan and seemed to notice what she was thinking, "Don''t worry, little Yanyan. I don''t like Gu Yechen, my standards are much higher. I wouldn''t date a boring and cold person like him. Plus, he is younger than me, so he is a no-no!"


    He Xinyan calmed down a little as she trusted Yang Siyue, "How do you guys know each other?"


    This time, Gu Yebei spoke, "Sister inw, this is a secret. Yang Siyue is actually the daughter of the Yang family."


    "The Yang family?!" He Xinyan obviously knew about the Yang family. It was one of the most powerful families in Country Z, but there was no way she would have guessed that Yang Siyue was rted to them. . .


    "Hahahaha, that''s right! So, little Yanyan, if Gu Yechen that brat bullies you, you can alwayse to me and I will take revenge for you!"


    He Xinyan burst out intoughter. Yang Siyue called Gu Yechen a brat!


    Gu Yechen seemed extremely angry as he pulled out his phone and called someone, "From now on, give everyone food except Yang Siyue."


    Without waiting for a reply, Gu Yechen hung up the call.


    Yang Siyue jumped up from her chair and pointed one shaky finger at Gu Yechen, "You! You - Hmph! Who cares about your food! I''ll bring my own!"


    He Xinyan looked at the two of them and she would have believed it if they said that they were biological siblings.


    Gu Yechen rolled his eyes and turned to look at He Xinyan, "Was the food good? Anything special about it?"


    He Xinyan scratched her head, "It was good. . . What''s special about it?"


    Gu Yechen frowned and used one finger to lift He Xinyan''s chin up, "How should I punish you?"


    "Why should I be punished?"


    Gu Yechen leaned forward more so their lips were almost touching, "I cooked the food myself."


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open in surprise. No wonder it tasted so familiar! How did she not realize it?!


    And Gu Yechen took this opportunity to shamelessly kiss Xinyan and push his tongue into her mouth. He Xinyan''s eyes widened even more and she wanted to pull back but Gu Yechen didn''t allow her to move.


    "Ah!" Gu Yebei screamed as he covered his eyes up. Meanwhile, Yang Siyue watched the two of them with a motherly smile, almost as if they were her kids. Wu Minger also awkwardly looked away from the hot scene.


    The kiss seemed to go on forever and He Xinyan was frozen in ce. This was their second kiss. . . Or their first real kiss.


    Gu Yechen pulled away and stood up, "That''s your punishment."


    He then walked away and disappeared just as quickly as he hade. He Xinyan''s lips were slightly swollen as she cleared her throat awkwardly. Yang Siyue patted He Xinyan on the shoulder and sighed, "Kids nowadays. . ."


    He Xinyan grinned, "We''re only 7 years apart."


    Yang Siyue rolled her eyes and began gossiping, "So, how was the kiss? Was it bad? I''m sorry for you, Gu Yechen isn''t really boyfriend material. I think I''m even more boyfriend material than he is."


    ". . ."


    A few feet away, Li Yuyan had stopped eating her lunch a long time ago, and her focus was on the man that had just appeared and disappeared.


    She had never met that man before but he was very close to He Xinyan. . .


    Li Yuyan had to admit that the man looked extremely handsome, and he waspletely her style. It seemed like Gu Yebei and Yang Siyue also knew him.


    An old thought she had pushed away suddenly emerged again as Li Yuyan quickly turned around, hoping to get another nce at the man who already disappeared.


    Was he the CEO of the Gu Corporation, Gu Yechen?

 Chapter 60 Confession

    <h4>Chapter 60 Confession</h4>


    Lunch ended quickly and everyone left to prepare for filming again.


    He Xinyan was originally inside Gu Yebei''s room, but Yang Siyue dragged Xinyan into her room after. However, Wu Minger stayed inside Gu Yebei''s room.


    Gu Yebei was in his emperor gown as he walked over to Wu Minger and looked down at her, who was sitting on a chair.


    Wu Minger felt her cheeks immediately heat up at the sight of Gu Yebei, but when a thought shed through her mind, a frown appeared as she moved back a bit.


    Gu Yebei bent down a little and was very direct with his question, "Do you have a boyfriend?"


    "I. . . No."


    "Good, then can I be your boyfriend?"


    ---


    He Xinyan noticed that something was wrong when the next break came. Wu Minger left for the restroom and stayed in it for the entire time. Gu Yebei also seemed a little off.


    Yang Siyue had told her that they were together now, but He Xinyan was still a little suspicious. Filming ended a little before dinnertime, and Wu Minger drove He Xinyan home first.


    The car ride was silent for the first half until He Xinyan couldn''t hold in her curiosity anymore.


    "Minger, what''s wrong?"


    It took a second for Wu Minger to process He Xinyan''s words, "What? Nothing!"


    "That response exposed you even more."


    Wu Minger sighed. She really wasn''t a good liar, "It''s really nothing."


    "Hurry up and tell me if we are best friends."


    Wu Minger hesitated for a second before responding, "Gu Yebei confessed to me today. . ."


    He Xinyan grinned slyly as she had guessed this already, "So you agreed?"


    ". . . No."


    This response made He Xinyan surprised as her eyes widened, "What? Rejecting Gu Yebei?! Don''t you like him?"


    Wu Minger chuckled, "Then why did you reject Gu Yechen? He''s even more perfect!"


    "No, but seriously. Why?"


    Wu Minger seemed to be thinking about something but in the end, she stopped herself, "Nothing, I just don''t want to date a celebrity."


    Wu Minger increased the car speed and He Xinyan didn''t say anything more because it was evident Wu Minger didn''t want to talk about it.


    After sending He Xinyan home, Wu Minger slowly drove back to her apartment with her mom and brother.


    She took a deep breath before opening the door, "Mom, older brother! I''m home!"


    A tall man walked out of his room and smiled when he saw Wu Minger. The man wasn''t extremely handsome, but he looked decent and gentlemanly.


    "Where''s mom?" Wu Minger asked her older brother by two years, Wu Chenxi.


    "She went outside to buy some groceries."


    "Oh. . ." Wu Minger walked in and poured herself a ss of water. The two of them were silent for a few seconds before Wu Minger spoke up.


    "Today, Gu Yebei confessed to me," she said softly.


    Wu Chenxi looked up and narrowed his eyes, "Gu Yebei. . . Gu Yechen''s brother?"


    "Yes."


    Wu Chenxi didn''t respond immediately as he seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, he stepped forward and a sly smile crept up his face.


    ---


    The next day, filming started early in the morning, and He Xinyan arrived separately from Wu Minger.


    After changing, He Xinyan walked into Gu Yebei''s room and stole his seat right away. After a few days of interacting with each other, He Xinyan was much morefortable around Gu Yebei now. She could joke around and bully him however she wanted because she knew he wouldn''t take it seriously anyway.


    Gu Yebei didn''t seem to be in a very good mood this morning, and He Xinyan gently sipped the milk tea he had bought for her.


    "So, do you really like Minger?"


    Gu Yebei looked up and rubbed the back of his wig, "Well, yes. To be honest, I''m not really sure yet. I think so. I wanted to test out a rtionship with her, but. . . she rejected me."


    Gu Yebei seemed to be very concerned about being rejected. Was he getting old? Was his appearance deteriorating?


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "Well, that was quick."


    "I know, I know. It''s hard to think that I can like someone I just met and didn''t even talk to much. I''m not so sure either, but I mean, it''s worth a try! Plus, my brother already got himself a girlfriend. I need to catch up!"


    He Xinyanughed, "Well, you got rejected."


    Gu Yebei frowned and sagged down dejectedly.


    He Xinyan silently drank her milk tea until the door opened. She thought it would be Yang Siyue, but instead, it was Wu Minger.


    He Xinyan narrowed her eyes and eyed Wu Minger weirdly before standing up, "Well, I''m going to get out of here! Don''t want to be an extra third wheeler!"


    He Xinyan patted Gu Yebei on the back before running out of the room to go find Yang Siyue. Wu Minger awkwardly looked at Gu Yebei before walking forward.


    With her eyes closed, she said, "I agree to date you!"


    It took a few seconds for her words to register in Gu Yebei''s brian, "What?! Didn''t you say no yesterday? You like me too?"


    "I. . . I do like you."


    "Why did you say no then?" Gu Yebei was indeed happy when he heard that Wu Minger liked him. Minger was totally his style, cute and innocent. He hasn''t dated anyone yet in the 25 years of his life, so he was new to this romantic business. However, he could tell that after seeing Wu Minger, something clicked differently. He really hoped that this rtionship might work out. . .


    Plus, it was cool to date your sister inw''s best friend! Interesting rtionship. . .


    "I. . . I don''t know," Wu Minger said and looked away guiltily.


    Gu Yebei smiled sweetly and patted Wu Minger on the head, "It doesn''t matter! You''re my girlfriend now."


    Wu Minger grinned, she liked Gu Yebei.


    Gu Yebei ended up walking out of the private changing room holding hands with Wu Minger. He didn''t really care if people figured out their rtionship. As a child of the Gu family, he didn''t have anything to be afraid of. The entertainment industry was just a side and fun job for him, and no one really dared to offend him.


    Wu Minger was blushing as the two of them walked over to their group of four seats.


    Yang Siyue immediately began giggling when she saw the new couple, and He Xinyan joined in although she had some questions and doubts.


    What made Wu Minger change her mind so suddenly?


    The two of them sat down and Wu Minger immediately looked away from embarrassment.


    Yang Siyue giggled slyly, "Hm. . . So, what am I seeing here?"


    "You are seeing me and my girlfriend," Gu Yebei smiled as he spoke.


    "Congrattions!" He Xinyan said although she was also a little surprised. It has only been a few days and they were already together. Seems like Yang Siyue was very urate in her predictions. . .

 Chapter 61 I Will Beat Gu Yechen (In Your Dreams)

    <h4>Chapter 61 I Will Beat Gu Yechen (In Your Dreams)</h4>


    Gu Yebei and Wu Minger quickly broke out of their awkwardness, and they interacted well with each other, almost like they were dating for a long time already.


    Filming went by smoothly for several days and they made a lot of progress.


    It was Friday, thest day of filming for the week, and the four of them were sitting next to each other during a quick ten minute break.


    He Xinyan and Yang Siyue both frustratingly stared at the couple in front of them.


    "You should bring Gu Yechen to filming so we won''t look so lonely and single," Yang Siyuemented.


    "You''re right. . . I should."


    Gu Yebei had bought milk tea for Wu Minger and now they were drinking from the same straw and acting all lovey-dovey.


    "Ah, I can''t watch this anymore. Yanyan, let''s go!" Yang Siyue pulled He Xinyan out of the chair and they walked away to somewhere else.


    After news of Gu Yebei dating Wu MInger had spread out in the filming crew, all the girls stared at Wu Minger with a deadly re. They had thought that Gu Yebei liked the hot and sexy style, but Wu Minger was theplete opposite.


    Several times, some people tried scheming against Wu Minger or bullying her, but Gu Yebei managed to save her every single time. When he wanted to, Gu Yebei could use the single brain cell inside his brain pretty well. . . Of course, it wasn''t often.


    Yang Siyue ended up ordering tworge cups of milk tea for her and He Xinyan and they returned back to drink their own while staring at the couple.


    He Xinyan ended up driving herself home half of the days now because she had to create opportunities for Gu Yebei to drive Wu Minger home so they can interact more.


    After a long day of filming, He Xinyan drove home. She had left after Li Yuyan did, since she had more scenes. However, when she returned, Li Yuyan was nowhere to be seen.


    ---


    Inside an apartment room of an expensive apartmentplex, two people wereying bare on the bed after just finishing an intimate session of intercourse.


    Li Yuyan rested her head on Su Zhiming''s chest while drawing imaginary circles on his stomach. Although he didn''t have any clear stomach muscles, there wasn''t any excess fat on his stomach either.


    Su Zhiming had his eyes closed but he wasn''t asleep yet.


    "Zhiming, is your project sessful or not?"


    Su Zhiming opened his eyes, "It hasn''t been pushed out yet. Why?"


    Li Yuyan pouted and stopped drawing circles, "Zhiming, I''m depending on you. I only have you now, so you have to work hard."


    Li Yuyan pretended to cry as she looked away, "You know He Xinyan. . . She always bullies me and makes fun of me for choosing you, but - but I love you, Zhiming. I stayed with you for so many years and I didn''t give up on you. He Xinyan. . . I think she''s dating the CEO of the Gu Corporation, Gu Yechen, now, and she makes fun of me and you all the time. Zhiming, you have to help me!"


    Su Zhiming furrowed his eyebrows together when he heard what Li Yuyan said and he angrily responded, "Who knows how she got the CEO of the Gu Corporation? She probably slept with him!"


    Li Yuyan nodded her head, "Yes, I think that is what happened. But, Zhiming, you love me right?"


    Su Zhiming looked down at Li Yuyan, who was still wearing full makeup even in bed, "Of course I do. You are the only one I loved all my life."


    Li Yuyan blushed and looked down, "My dad will only let me marry you if you be sessful. Zhiming, I don''t want to live under He Xinyan anymore! I only have you. . . You have to help me."


    Li Yuyan put on a pitiful expression, and it was hard for men to not fall for her act.


    Su Zhiming gently rubbed Li Yuyan''s head, "Don''t worry, I will. Mypany is growing, and it will continue to grow. I will work hard and someday. . ." Su Zhiming scoffed, "I will beat Gu Yechen."


    Li Yuyan smiled as a hopeful image of that happening appeared inside her mind.


    *helemon''s note: Umm, Su Zhiming, I think you should go check with a brain doctor. Excessive daydreaming is a mental illness. I mean. . . having dreams and goals is good, but you gotta make them realistic.


    ---


    Back in the Xihe Estates, He Xinyan was eating dinner with Li Huiran and Bai Jiawei tonight. Although she didn''t want to, she couldn''t disappear every single day. At some point, they would get suspicious and He Xinyan couldn''t risk it.


    The meal was silent the entire time, and He Xinyan ate quickly before returning to her room. Out of boredom, He Xinyan called Wu Minger, hoping that she wasn''t with Gu Yebei anymore.


    "Minger," He Xinyan called.


    "Yanyan, why are you calling me?"


    "Nothing, just wanted to. What are you doing?" He Xinyan sat down on the couch on the balcony and stared at Gu Yechen''s house.


    "I just got home."


    "Oh, really? Where did Gu Yebei take you?" He Xinyan asked as she raised one eyebrow curiously.


    "Nowhere, we just talked for a bit in the car."


    "So, do you like him. . . I mean, as a boyfriend?" He Xinyan asked carefully.


    "Yes, of course! I like him a lot. I know it was very quick, but I do. I feel like I met someone I truly like, but. . ."


    "But what?" He Xinyan asked with a smile. It was indeed very quick. She hadn''t even seen them talk much and suddenly Gu Yebei was confessing and they were dating.


    "Nothing," Wu Minger chuckled, "Oh, and I''m d you called me. I have good news!"


    "What?"


    "We don''t have filming this Sunday, so I found you an advertisement!"


    He Xinyan jumped up, "Really?!"


    "Yep, I''ll go pick you up on Sunday at 8:00. It''s the makeup brand, Huali." Huali wasn''t the most prestigious makeup brand there was, but it still had a good reputation and had high sales. It was really amazing for her to get an advertisement already, even though not many people knew her yet.


    He Xinyan talked with Wu Minger for a while longer until the sky turnedpletely dark and she returned back home.


    At night, Gu Yechen came over and before falling asleep, He Xinyan told him about Wu Minger and Gu Yebei.


    Inside a thin nket, Gu Yechen had his hand resting on He Xinyan''s waist while sheid her head against his chest.


    "It seems like my brother is catching up," Gu Yechen said.


    He Xinyan nodded her head in agreement. Gu Yebei and Wu Minger were really a speedy couple.


    Suddenly, Gu Yechen tilted his head down and leaned his forehead against hers as he whispered, "We should hurry up. Do you think it''s time to. . ."

 Chapter 62 Gu Yebei vs He Xinyan

    <h4>Chapter 62 Gu Yebei vs He Xinyan</h4>


    Suddenly, Gu Yechen tilted his head down and leaned his forehead against hers as he whispered, "We should hurry up. Do you think it''s time to. . ."


    He Xinyan understood the hidden meaning behind his words and she quickly moved back, "I - I''m not ready yet."


    Gu Yechen smirked and pinched He Xinyan''s nose, "What dirty thoughts are you thinking? I was going to say, do you think it''s time to sleep! It seems like you want to do something else though."


    He Xinyan''s cheeks heated up in embarrassment, "I - Hmph! Go sleep on the ground!"


    She turned around and scooted over to the edge of the bed, away from Gu Yechen. Of course Gu Yechen didn''t actually move onto the ground, and he shamelessly scooted over to He Xinyan''s side and continued to hug her as they slept.


    ---


    There was no filming the next day, so Gu Yebei and Wu Minger went on a date. . . inside Gu Yebei''s apartment.


    Gu Yebei was still the most famous male celebrity in the nation, and although he was powerful, he couldn''t expose his rtionship. It might not make an impact on him, but it would definitely hurt Wu Minger.


    After picking Wu Minger up, they drove to Gu Yebei''s apartment. It was located in the north, the upper-ss area.


    As the best apartmentplex in the country, there were five buildings and twenty floors in each building. One room upied the entire floor, and everyone that lived there was either extremely famous or extremely rich, or both.


    Wu Minger looked around in awe as they entered the ss elevator and rode all the way up to the 20th floor of building A.


    In the beginning, Gu Yebei only dated Wu Minger because she matched his taste and he thought she was cute. It would be fair enough to say that he was kind of ying around. However, by now, this rtionship had gotten more serious as he gradually began to like Minger more.


    Her smile, smell, and her every word and movement were all more attractive to him now, and he found himself sinking deeper and deeper in this rtionship.


    Like Gu Yechen, Gu Yebei had never dated anyone before, which he thought to be weird. He was handsome, cute, rich, talented, tall, and pleasant! So why didn''t anyone date him?!


    Well, there were two main reasons for Gu Yebei. One, few women actually knew Gu Yebei on a personal level.


    Two, Gu Yebei''s standards are quite high. Most people that tried to seduce Gu Yebei were hot girls, because the public thought that was what Gu Yebei favored. However, in reality, it was the opposite.


    But all of that didn''t matter now, as Gu Yebei was no longer single. He got a girlfriend!


    Gu Yebei opened the door into his apartment and Wu Minger was astonished. Upon entering, the living room itself was probably the size of the Wu family''s whole apartment room.


    Gu Yebei smiled and went over to hug Wu Minger from behind, "So, what do you want to do?"


    Wu Minger still blushed although she was more used to Gu Yebei''s intimacy by now. Maybe it had something to do with his easy-going personality, but he was quite romantic and feltfortable with physical contact.


    "It''s lunchtime," Wu Minger suggested.


    "Do you know how to cook?"


    Wu Minger nodded.


    "I don''t."


    They ended up ordering quick delivery from a grocery store and the n was for Wu Minger to cook and Gu Yebei to be her assistant.


    Wu Minger handed Gu Yebei an onion and walked away to create the sauce for the dish, "Cut."


    After creating the sauce, she looked back and saw that Gu Yebei was crying and the onion was only cut in half.


    "What are you doing?" Wu Minger rushed over and asked. She reached up to wipe Gu Yebei''s tears and although it was a little far, Wu Minger managed to reach Gu Yebei''s face.


    "Nothing, it''s a little spicy."


    Wu Minger sighed and grabbed the knife from Gu Yebei, "Let me do it. Go open the fire."


    Wu Minger sliced the onion in a few seconds and when she turned around, the fire was still not open.


    "How does this work? I can''t even turn it. Is this broken?" Wu Minger''s jaw dropped. Did this 24-year-old guy really not know how to open a fire?


    Wu Minger walked over and pushed the knob in before twisting. The fire opened.


    Gu Yebeiughed awkwardly and pped his hands together, "Oh! Hahahaha, what a stupid invention!"


    "What a stupid person," Wu Minger couldn''t help but say.


    In the end, Gu Yebei got kicked out of the kitchen by Wu Minger because he was just as hopeless as He Xinyan - possibly even more hopeless. Instead of assisting Wu Minger, he was just going to make it harder for her.


    Without Gu Yebei, Wu Minger finished making three dishes and a soup in less than an hour.


    "Lunch is ready!" She called.


    Gu Yebei helped set up the table and they quickly sat down to eat ate lunch. Originally, the two chairs in the round table were across from each other. However, after Wu Minger sat down, Gu Yebei took another look at his chair before standing up and pulling his chair around the table to be next to Wu Minger.


    After moving his bowl and chopsticks, he sat down a few centimeters away from Wu Minger, "Better."


    Wu Minger smiled at his childish actions and continued to eat. Maybe brothers really do think alike, because Gu Yebei obviously learned from Gu Yechen. Just like how Gu Yechen would do for He Xinyan, Gu Yebei also focused on cing food on Wu Minger''s te instead of eating himself.


    However, he still did eat a lot, and he had to admit that Minger''s cooking skills were very advanced.


    After eating, they sat down in front of the television to hang out for the rest of the afternoon together.


    ---


    In another part of the city, a different couple was also together.


    Without even eating lunch, Li Yuyan had dragged Su Zhiming onto the bed for a daytime session of intimate exercise. After they were done, Li Yuyan immediately ate a birth control pill beforeying back down.


    "Zhiming, I don''t want to have to eat birth control pills anymore." She said in a high-pitched voice.


    "What do you mean?" He paused before saying, "Wearing a condom reduces pleasure."


    Li Yuyan smiled and pretended to be embarrassed as she gently hit Su Zhiming on the chest, "That''s not what I mean."


    Su Zhiming looked down at Li Yuyan and raised an eyebrow, waiting for her to continue.


    "Zhiming. . . let''s get married."

 Chapter 63 Phone Number?

    <h4>Chapter 63 Phone Number?</h4>


    "Zhiming. . . let''s get married."


    Su Zhiming''s eyebrows unconsciously furrowed together as he stared into Li Yuyan''s anticipating eyes, "What? Right now?"


    Li Yuyan nodded, "Yes, why not?"


    In reality, she was getting a little impatient by now. Li Yuyan knew she needed to tie Su Zhiming to her before he got too sessful.


    She was also getting impatient in Su Zhiming. Whenever she thought about the fact that He Xinyan might be still dating Gu Yechen, she felt a stuffy feeling in her chest that made her very ufortable.


    Another reason why Li Yuyan didn''t choose to date a rich man from a powerful family was because she knew that most of those men were not serious with rtionships and had affairs often.


    *helemon''s note: I really think Li Yuyan is stupid hahaha? Anyone else agree with me? Su Zhiming cheated on He Xinyan with you. . . so he can totally cheat on you with someone else.


    Li Yuyan couldn''t bear the thought of her husband having a mistress or even several outside, so she was cing her hope onto Su Zhiming.


    She needed Su Zhiming to rely on her to be sessful, so he wouldn''t want to leave her and she would be on top in the rtionship. But she also needed Su Zhiming to be sessful quickly so she could beat He Xinyan and get a higher position in the family.


    "So, what do you think?" Li Yuyan urged.


    Su Zhiming sighed, "Do you think your father will agree? It isn''t possible."


    Li Yuyan had also thought of this and it was one of the main things she was worried about. However, Bai Jiawei would only allow Li Yuyan to marry Su Zhiming after he had be sessful, and by then, it would be toote.


    "How do you know? We have to try. Zhiming. . ." Li Yuyan rolled around so she was on top of Su Zhiming, and she rested her head onto his chest.


    "I. . ." To be honest, Su Zhiming wasn''t ready for marriage yet. He hadn''t even thought of getting married, so he was very surprised when Li Yuyan suddenly brought it up.


    Although Su Zhiming did love Li Yuyan and he did cheat on He Xinyan with her, he wasn''t sure whether Li Yuyan was suitable to marry. After all, marriage was very important.


    However, he was hopeless with He Xinyan by now, and Li Yuyan was also the daughter of the He family. Su Zhiming had somemon sense, and he knew that being able to date the daughter of the He family was already good enough. He wasn''t going to try and reach even higher and possibly end up with nothing.


    He needed the help of the He family. Although his business was growing and the celebrities in hispany were also beginning to get more popr, he still needed a strong supporter to back him.


    In the end, he agreed, "Okay, we can try."


    Li Yuyan smiled happily and kissed Su Zhiming on the lips.


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan left to go to the advertisement shoot early in the morning. It started at 9:00 and it was nned to end before lunchtime.


    They entered arge warehouse and He Xinyan immediately saw the workers setting up. She walked over to the man that seemed to be the director and saw that he was talking with another person.


    It was a young man who seemed to also be a celebrity. He was tall and handsome. . . But of course, he couldn''tpare with Gu Yechen.


    The director noticed He Xinyan and stopped talking, "You must be He Xinyan! Hello."


    "Hello, Director Zhao."


    The director pointed to the man he was talking to, "This is Song Jun, the male celebrity you will be coborating with. Like you, he is also new to the industry."


    He Xinyan confusedly turned around to look at Wu Minger, who looked down guiltily.


    "Hello, nice to meet you."


    Song Jun smiled politely, "Nice to meet you too."


    "Okay, we will start filming soon. The dressing room is over there."


    He Xinyan nodded her head before leaving, and she pinched Wu Minger as they walked, "Why didn''t you tell me it isn''t a solo shoot?"


    "Ow! Sorry. . . I forgot!"


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes. "Yeah, you totally forgot," she said, emphasizing the word "forgot".


    Wu Minger pursed her lips out, "Okay, okay. It''s hard enough for me to find an advertisement of a decent brand for you now, so just deal with it. Plus, Mr. Gu probably doesn''t even bother to look at television or videos, so you don''t have to worry."


    He Xinyan sighed before she walked in to change.


    Aftering out, she was dressed in a bold red dress that reached her thighs and she also wore lipstick that matched with the red of the dress.


    The rest of her makeup was quite natural, but the eye-catching lipstick created a strong and thick feel.


    Song Jun wore a red suit of the same shade and they greeted each other politely before filming started.


    In the beginning, it was He Xinyan''s solo shot as she entered a coffee shop and sat down with a dramatic hair flip that would be yed in slow mode.


    After ordering a cup of tea she wiped her lipstick off and drank.


    Then came Song Jun''s entrance, and he immediately attracted looks from the other customers in the shop, including He Xinyan.


    Then, came the real advertisement part, where He Xinyan pulled out a mirror and redrew her lipstick. She pressed her lips together to even out the lipstick before standing up in her high red heels and walking over to where Song Jun was seated.


    She seductively crossed her legs together and grabbed Song Jun''s teacup to take a sip. There was then a close up shot of the lipstick smear on the cup.


    Song Jun raised one eyebrow as he nced up at He Xinyan, who shrugged. As a finale, Song Jun quickly leaned in and used one hand to lift up He Xinyan''s chin as they "kissed".


    Of course, it was only a trick of the camera angle and their lips didn''t actually touch.


    "Cut!"


    It took a little over two hours to film these scenes, and He Xinyan quickly left to change after they had finished. When she came out, she saw Song Jun waiting outside the door still in the red suit.


    The cold and arrogant man from the advertisement was gone as he held out his phone with a blush, "I was wondering if. . . if I could have your phone number."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as Wu Minger tried to cover her giggles, "Um. . . sure! My number is XXXXXXX136."


    Without waiting for a reply, He Xinyan quickly walked away. As they reached the door out of the warehouse, Wu Minger asked in a whisper, "Yanyan, isn''t your number, XXXXXXX137?"


    He Xinyan smiled, "That''s the point."


    ---


    As He Xinyan and Wu Minger were on the way home, there was a guest in the He mansion.


    Li Yuyan had brought Su Zhiming home.

 Chapter 64 Marry Su Zhiming

    <h4>Chapter 64 Marry Su Zhiming</h4>


    Li Yuyan had brought Su Zhiming home.


    "Mom! Dad!" Li Huiran showed up at the stairs first and Bai Jiawei followed. Li Yuyan had told Li Huiran about her n and her mother had agreed, so Li Huiran wasn''t very surprised to see Su Zhiming.


    Meanwhile, Bai Jiawei had frozen at the top of the stairs with a grave expression.


    "Zhiming is here!" Li Huiran walked down the stairs quickly and pulled Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming into the living room. Although Li Huiran wasn''t extremely happy with Li Yuyan''s choice either, she also thought that her daughter''s idea was pretty good.


    Instead of dating the son of a rich family, it was more safe to date a normal person that had potential. Plus, Li Yuyan technically wasn''t rted to the "He" family in any way. To outsiders, she wasn''t going to inherit anything from the He Corporation.


    Therefore, it was unlikely for a rich family to let their son marry Li Yuyan anyway, so Su Zhiming was their best choice at the moment.


    Bai Jiawei slowly walked down the stairs one step at a time, and his expression turned more and more ugly the closer he got.


    Su Zhiming gulped and squeezed out a smile, "Auntie Li, I bought some gifts for this visit. Please ept them."


    "Oh, you didn''t have to," Li Huiran smiled and politely received the bags.


    Bai Jiawei had reached the first floor as he crossed his arms and said, "You didn''t have to. It''s not like we can''t buy those ourselves."


    ". . ." There was an awkward silence after Bai Jiawei spoke until Li Huiran broke it byughing. She walked over to Bai Jiawei and lightly bumped him on the shoulder.


    "Jiawei, it''s okay. Even if you don''t like him, at least give our Yuyan some face. It''s her guest, after all."


    Bai Jiawei frowned but didn''t say anything as he walked over to the couch and sat down. The three of them followed.


    "Why did you bring this guy home?" Bai Jiawei asked Li Yuyan with an unhappy expression.


    Li Yuyan quickly ran over and sat down next to her daddy, gently massaging his back, "Dad, don''t treat Zhiming like that. I really like him. Plus, hispany is growing. He earned 700 thousandst month."


    Bai Jiawei raised one eyebrow. To be honest, 700 thousand wasn''t that bad, but it still couldn''tpare to the He Corporation. He wanted Li Yuyan to marry a family that would help them, not a family they would have to assist.


    "What are you trying to get to?"


    Li Yuyan blushed, "Dad, I want to marry Su Zhiming."


    Bai Jiawei jumped up from the couch, "Nonsense! Marry now? Marry him?!"


    Su Zhiming''s face turned slightly green after hearing Bai Jiawei''s words.


    "Dad! I''m 24 already, it''s time to get married!"


    "Well, definitely not with that guy!"


    "I''m not marrying anyone else, especially those ugly, fat, and yboy guys from the rich families!"


    Although there was a stereotype that the sons of rich and powerful families were handsome, it wasn''t always true. In fact, most of the time, it wasn''t true.


    Most of the sons of rich families didn''t work hard and many of them drank and partied often. Most had arge and fat stomach at a young age, and few of them actually looked handsome. Besides that, they also yed around with girls often and Li Yuyan definitely didn''t want to marry one of them.


    "Yuyan, not all boys are like that! Don''t worry, daddy will find you a good man from a good family that will be ten times better than Su Zhiming."


    Of course Li Yuyan didn''t believe Bai Jiawei, "Dad! Trust me, Zhiming probably has more potential than all those men. Hispany is already growing and I heard that he is working on a current project that will make millions of dors."


    Bai Jiawei raised one eyebrow, "Really?"


    "Yes, sir. The estimated revenue is 3.2 million dors."


    Bai Jiawei slightly wavered but he kept his stance, "Yuyan, I can find you a man that will make 3.2 million dors weekly. Listen to me, you will regret it."


    *helemon''s note: Ch! Our male lead, Mr. Gu Yechen, makes over 10 million dors a day!


    Li Yuyan shook her head, "Dad, do you want your daughter to be happy or not! I love Su Zhiming and only him! He will treat me so much better than those gross yboys out there!"


    Bai Jiawei was about to respond when he heard a voice from the hallway say, "Well, it''s quite lively today!"


    The sound of high heels clicking against the marble floor grew louder and louder until a figure appeared at the end of the hallway. He Xinyan walked in confidently with an amused smile. She hadn''t removed her makeup from the shoot, so her hair was curled at the ends and her lips were colored with a bold red lipstick.


    Li Yuyan frowned as Su Zhiming turned around to see who it was. A quick sparkle shed past his eyes when he saw He Xinyan. She seemed to have be more beautiful.


    He Xinyan crossed her arms together and casually threw her handbag onto the table nearby before walking over and sitting down to the other side of Bai Jiawei.


    "What''s going on?" She asked as she swung her hair to her back, which was extremely seductive in Su Zhiming''s eyes.


    "Yanyan, help me persuade your stupid sister! She wants to marry Su Zhiming!" Bai Jiawei said which made Li Yuyan frustrated.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and smirked, "Why is that a problem? She can marry who she wants."


    Su Zhiming immediately slouched back down upon hearing He Xinyan''s response. He was unconsciously looking forward to He Xinyan getting mad or upset about him and Li Yuyan getting married.


    "What does that mean?! Yanyan, you can''t follow Yuyan''s footsteps! We are a high-ss family. I am fine with you two marrying who you like, but they shoulde from a family like us! Although it is unfortunate, your marriages should be able to help the He family and the He Corporation."


    Li Yuyan pouted, "But Zhiming can help! I know, dad. He isn''t rich yet, but doesn''t everyone start at some ce. Zhiming is very talented and hispany is already growing! Right, Zhiming?"


    Su Zhiming didn''t seem to hear what Li Yuyan was saying as he stared at He Xinyan. How did he not realize? He had never really seen He Xinyan with makeup on, and he always thought that Xinyan would look better with a soft and natural makeup that matched her personality.


    However, the hot and smokey makeup today really enhanced her features and made her look even more attractive. In the past, he had thought that Li Yuyan was more sexy and attractive as a woman because of her heavy makeup and daring outfits. Now, he wondered if he was blind? It was obvious that even without makeup on, He Xinyan was much prettier than Li Yu -


    "Zhiming?!" Li Yuyan asked again with a frown.


    "Yes?" Su Zhiming quickly broke out of his stupor and turned to look at Li Yuyan, who pouted.


    "Tell my dad about yourpany."


    "Sir, please believe in me. Mypany is growing really well, and the revenue is very steady. I believe that by the end of this year, Newstart Entertainment will be in the top 100 entertainmentpanies of Country Z."


    He Xinyan smiled slyly. The revenue was steady? She was still waiting for her money. . . Maybe it won''t be so steady anymore after she got her payment.


    Bai Jiawei scoffed, "Top 100? Top 10 would be more eptable."


    "Dad, everyone has to start right. It takes time, but if we help him, it will be able to grow even faster. Maybe with our help, Newstart Entertainment will be able to be in the top 10 by the end of this year! Wouldn''t it be nice in the future with peopleplimenting you for having a good eye for people and finding a hidden treasure!"


    Bai Jiawei thought about it and looked forward to a moment like that, but he didn''t want to risk it. What if Su Zhiming failed? Then, people would be talking behind his back about how he didn''t have a good son-inw and all things bad about her and Li Yuyan.


    "Still, at least wait until he is actually sessful before talking about marriage. Why should a family like us let you marry a man that is poor and powerless right now?"


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together before raising one hand casually, "Can I say something?"

 Chapter 65 Does Bai Jiawei Agree?

    <h4>Chapter 65 Does Bai Jiawei Agree?</h4>


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together before raising one hand casually, "Can I say something?"


    Everyone turned to look at her and He Xinyan smiled sweetly before continuing, "Dad, I personally think that Yuyan can marry Su Zhiming."


    Li Yuyan furrowed her eyebrows together. Why was He Xinyan helping her?


    "What you said. . . doesn''t really make sense. Dad, you do remember that when my mom married you, you were also poor and powerless, right?"


    Bai Jiawei''s face became slightly pale as he awkwardly cleared his throat and looked away.


    "My mom was also the daughter of the He family. The He family helped you and gave you an opportunity, so you should know perfectly well the difference it can make. Plus, at least Su Zhiming has apany and some money right now. If I remember correctly, when my mom married you, you were still a. . . nobody."


    Bai Jiawei''s face turned green as his expression got uglier.


    But He Xinyan wasn''t done yet, "So, if my mom could marry you when you were poor, why can''t Yuyan do the same?"


    Both Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran didn''t look so well after He Xinyan had spoken, but Xinyan was in a good mood. This was just a warning.


    Li Yuyan took this opportunity to agree, "She''s right, dad. Look at where you are now! This is proof that Su Zhiming can help the He family too! Just let me marry him! I''m already at the age to marry and I don''t want to have to date another person and waste even more time of my youth!"


    He Xinyan clenched her fists together. Li Yuyan didn''t want to waste her youth? What about her? In her past life, she wasted her entire youth because of Su Zhiming and Li Yuyan. If she hadn''t got a second chance, who was going to give her back her time of youth?


    The room was silent for a long time as Bai Jiawei debated in his head. Although he still didn''t want to agree, it would be a p to his own face if he didn''t. He nced at He Xinyan with an annoyed expression and sighed.


    "Let''s go eat lunch together," Bai Jiawei finally said before standing up. All he could do now was to help and pray that Su Zhiming would end up sessful enough that it wouldn''t lose face for the He family.


    "Dad, does that mean you agreed?" Li Yuyan jumped up happily.


    Bai Jiawei didn''t reply using words but instead nodded his head slightly.


    "Yes! Dad, I love you." Li Yuyan held onto Bai Jiawe''s arm as they walked over to the dining table together. Su Zhiming also slowly stood up, and his eyes were practically glued onto He Xinyan.


    Annoyed, He Xinyan got up and walked over to the dining table, "Dad, I have something to do. I''ll be back by nighttime. Have a good lunch."


    Bai Jiawei frowned, "Our family doesn''t get together often. Can''t you stay?"


    He Xinyan almostughed. Family? No one here was her family. "But I already promised. . ."


    "Fine. Come back soon."


    "Bye," He Xinyan said before turning around and walking straight past Su Zhiming out the door. Li Yuyan happily ced food on her dad''s te as she sat next to Su Zhiming to eat. Bai Jiawei began asking more questions about Su Zhiming''spany and family.


    If Su Zhiming was going to marry into the He family, all Bai Jiawei could do now was to help him as much as possible before the wedding.


    The wedding had to be big and grand and help him gain face among the upper ss.


    He Xinyan took a breath of the fresh air outside and walked down the steps. Was she dumb? Of course she wasn''t going to eat lunch with the four people she hated the most in this world. That would be a horrible waste of time and life.


    So, He Xinyan decided to go find one of her favorite people in the world at the moment. The door opened after a few seconds and He Xinyan immediately threw herself onto Gu Yechen.


    By now, it was fair enough to say that He Xinyan probably liked Gu Yechen too. Although her feelings couldn''tpare with Gu Yechen''s towards her, it was still strong enough to keep a romantic rtionship going.


    Gu Yechen quickly recovered from the surprise and he closed the door, "What''s wrong."


    "Nothing, I''m tired and hungry."


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Come in. I''ll cook."


    He Xinyan refused to let go of Gu Yechen''s neck so he ended up carrying her into the house.


    "Did you eat yet?" He Xinyan asked.


    "No." Gu Yechen wasn''t nning to eat today because he had some work to get done, but that was going to change because of He Xinyan''s sudden appearance.


    As Gu Yechen went to go cook, He Xinyan fell asleep on the couch. Gu Yechen was about to call her after he had finished when he saw that she was asleep.


    He gently caressed her cheek before going upstairs to grab a nket. He kept the food on a light fire to keep it warm. After half an hour, He Xinyan woke up because she was too hungry, and she saw Gu Yechen sitting next to her, typing something on hisptop.


    "How long did I sleep?" She asked as she rubbed her eyes.


    "Not long. I''ll go set up the table. Come and eat."


    He Xinyan nodded her head as Gu Yechen closed hisptop and walked away. With a smile, she walked over to the table and smiled as she watched Gu Yechen walk back and forth from the kitchen to the dining room and back to the kitchen.


    Gu Yechen was really one of a kind. He Xinyan was sure that if she had married a different man, she would be the one cooking, cleaning, setting up the table, and doing all the work. Instead, it was switched with Gu Yechen. Although he was rich and powerful and never had to do work himself, he was willing to work for her.


    He Xinyan''s smile widened and he rushed in, "I''ll help!"


    After arge meal, the two of them sat down on the couch together to watch the television. There was a drama going on at this time, and He Xinyan had watched every single episode up until now.


    Although Gu Yechen had work to do, he watched with her as they sat under the same nket. After the episode was over, there was a ten-minute advertisement break before the second episode would be broadcasted.


    He Xinyan quickly ran off to use the restroom during this break. However, in these two minutes, disaster struck. When she came back and saw what was on the television, He Xinyan immediately regretted her life decisions.

 Chapter 66 Long Time No See

    <h4>Chapter 66 Long Time No See</h4>


    When she came back and saw what was on the television, He Xinyan immediately regretted her life decisions.


    She slowly walked back to the couch and saw that Gu Yechen was staring at the screen with a very scary expression. He Xinyan nervously jumped in front of him, blocking his view of the screen.


    "Hahaha. . . Yechen, that. . ."


    "You have thirty seconds to exin."


    "Wu Minger organized this advertisement for me and didn''t tell me there was another guy filming with me. I had no clue and when I arrived at the set this morning, I couldn''t leave because this is my first advertisement and I''m new so this opportunity is really important. I promise that we didn''t actually kiss and I didn''t have any physical contact with him the entire time!"


    He Xinyan burst out in one long breath, which took less than 15 seconds. She then pouted and put on a pitiful expression as she sat on Gu Yechen''sp and stared at him, waiting for his response.


    In her mind, she silently cursed herself for opening the television. Plus, they had just filmed it a few hours ago and it was already out on the television?! Wasn''t that a little too fast?


    Gu Yechen stared at He Xinyan''s face and sighed. How could he possibly be mad at her when she had that face and expression on? His heart almost melted from the cuteness and all the anger and jealousy he had felt immediately disappeared.


    "Don''t pick up these advertisements anymore. I will n some solo advertisements for you."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Yes sir!"


    He Xinyan didn''t move and stayed on Gu Yechen''sp to make sure the advertisement was over before she moved. After watching another episode of the drama, He Xinyan closed the television and stood up to return home.


    "See youter." He Xinyan waved before skipping down the steps and back to her house.


    ---


    When she had reached the sidewalk, she saw the door to the He mansion open and after a while, Su Zhiming walked out with a smile on his face.


    He Xinyan thought about going back to Gu Yechen''s house, but he had noticed her already. Su Zhiming''s eyes shed with surprise as he increased his pace and walked over to He Xinyan.


    "Xinyan, long time no see."


    He Xinyan smiled, "I wish it was longer."


    Su Zhiming sighed, "Xinyan, I know you are probably still mad at me, and I apologize for what I did. Thinking back now, I was such a stupid bastard. I''m sorry. I would greatly appreciate it if you could give me a second chance."


    He Xinyan looked up into Su Zhiming''s eyes and smiled, "Don''t worry, I don''t care anymore. But Mr. Su, please be careful with your word choice. A second chance. . . If I''m not mistaken, you are my sister''s fiance now. It''s better if we keep a distance."


    He Xinyan stepped forward to walk away but Su Zhiming suddenly grabbed onto her arm, "Xinyan, I know what I did was wrong now. Please forgive me."


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes and pulled her arm away, "I said I forgive you already. Oh, and let me remind you."


    He Xinyan pulled out her phone and clicked on a video. With each second of the video, Su Zhiming''s expression got worse and worse.


    In the end, she closed it and raised one eyebrow, "Mr. Su, you still owe me money. Hmm. . . . Was it 50000 dors? That''s right. I can be nice and give you a few more days, but I won''t let my money run away. Thank you very much and goodbye!"


    With a quick wave, He Xinyan turned around and walked away confidently without looking back. Su Zhiming clenched his fists together and stood outside for a while before entering his car. Although He Xinyan was indeed very attractive, his only choice by now was Li Yuyan.


    Su Zhiming knew he had to hold on tight to Li Yuyan. He Xinyan could wait. . . Someday, she woulde running back to him to ask for his love again.


    After the car had left, the man watching from the balcony also returned into the house. Gu Yechen was very pleased with He Xinyan''s behavior.


    ---


    He Xinyan returned home to see that the three people inside were all in a good mood. It seems like the Li mother and daughter had sessfully persuaded Bai Jiawei to trust in Su Zhiming, and they were talking about the wedding ns on the couch when He Xinyan walked in.


    "Dad, Zhiming said that we can buy the house behind this one on the street behind us. That way, I would be able to stay near mom and dad." Li Yuyan happily spoke as she leaned her head onto Bai Jiawei''s shoulder like a little girl.


    Bai Jiaweiughed, "Okay, okay. It''s also okay if we pay for the house. We shouldn''t put too much pressure onto Zhiming now."


    Li Yuyan''s face brightened, "Really? Thank you, dad! I love you."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, ''Wow! My cheap father is willing to pay for the marriage house! What a surprise!''


    Bai Jiawei threw his head back and chuckled happily. Theughter stopped when he turned around and saw He Xinyan, "Yanyan, you''re back."


    He Xinyan grinned, "What''s happening here? It sounds so. . . loud."


    Li Yuyan frowned but sat up straighter as she said, "Su Zhiming and I are getting married."


    "Congrats!" He Xinyan pped her hands together and said fakely.


    However, Li Yuyan was too dumb to hear the fakeness as she smiled proudly and continued, "We are getting engaged in two weeks, on July 20th. We still haven''t decided on the wedding yet, but it will be soon, in August."


    Li Yuyan crossed her arms together and smiled confidently, "Oh, and you are invited."


    He Xinyan narrowed her eyes, "That''s unfortunate."


    Bai Jiawei frowned, "Xinyan, don''t talk to your sister like that. I know you may be mad that you let go of Su Zhiming, but that was your decision. In this way, Yuyan was smarter. It is more important to find someone with potential than someone that is just rich.


    Bai Jiawei paused before continuing, "The sons of rich families in society today only know to y and waste their parents'' money. They won''t ever seed, and once their parents are gone, they won''t go anywhere. But someone with potential and skill would seed in any circumstance."


    ". . ." Did the Li mother and daughter put a spell on her dad when she was gone or something? This change in thought was a little too much. Just an hour ago, he was still extremely against Su Zhiming. And now. . .


    He Xinyan turned to nce at Li Huiran, who smiled back at her.


    He Xinyan could only think of two reasons why Bai Jiawei''s entire feeling towards Su Zhiming changed. Either Li Huiran and Li Yuyan were too cunning and persuasive, or Bai Jiawei was too dumb and easy-to-convince.


    He Xinyan personally believed that the second reason was more likely.


    "When did you say the engagement ceremony was?" He Xinyan asked.


    "July 20th."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Okay. Dad, I agree with what you said. A good man should have potential and skill. Being rich is just an extra bonus. I will go to your engagement ceremony. . . with my boyfriend."

 Chapter 67 Perfect Match

    <h4>Chapter 67 Perfect Match</h4>


    He Xinyan smiled, "Okay. Dad, I agree with what you said. A good man should have potential and skill. Being rich is just an extra bonus. I will go to your engagement ceremony. . . with my boyfriend."


    "Boyfriend? Who?" Bai Jiawei hadpletely forgotten about Gu Yechen, and he no longer asked He Xinyan about her love life.


    Li Yuyan, however, remembered. Sheforted herself by thinking that there was no way a person like Gu Yechen would date a woman for such a long time. They had probably broken up already and the boyfriend He Xinyan was talking about was probably some old and fat man from a rich family.


    Li Yuyan smiled, "Okay, we wee you and. . . your boyfriend."


    He Xinyan returned the smile before walking up the stairs and into her room. Bai Jiawei''s eyes followed her and he furrowed his eyebrows together.


    Why did he feel like his daughter changed?


    ---


    He Xinyan entered her room and began to study the script for the next day. She stayed in her room all the way until dinnertime before going back down to the first floor.


    On the first floor, everyone besides He Xinyan was already at the dining table, and the food was being carried out of the kitchen.


    She sat down and elegantly unfolded the napkin before cing it onto herp. The three people around her were all staring at her with an unfriendly look, but she didn''t care.


    After the food had arrived, she picked up her chopsticks first and began eating. When she saw that the other three people weren''t eating, she raised one eyebrow.


    "Eat, eat."


    Bai Jiawei sighed before picking up his chopsticks and beginning to eat. After a few seconds, Li Huiran and Li Yuyan did the same.


    After a silent dinner, He Xinyan stood up to leave, but Bai Jiawei called her, "Yanyan, you should be Yuyan''s bridesmaid during her wedding."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "Me? Are you sure Li Yuyan wants that?"


    Li Yuyan frowned, "Of course n-"


    "It doesn''t matter whether she wants it or not. You two are sisters, so it is only natural for you to be her bridesmaid. I don''t know and I don''t care why you two have such a bad rtionship, but in the end, you are still sisters and should support each other."


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "Correction, we are stepsisters. Not sisters."


    Bai Jiawei furrowed his eyebrows together, "Either way, you have to be her bridesmaid."


    By now, He Xinyan had guessed what Bai Jiawei was trying to do. He needed to create the image outside that their family was very close and they had family harmony at the wedding, to help him and also the Li mother and daughter.


    He Xinyan scoffed, "Oh, I see. Li Yuyan doesn''t have any friends, so she needs me as a bridesmaid."


    Li Yuyan scrunched her face up and opened her mouth to say something but He Xinyan stopped her.


    "That''s fine then. I will do her a favor and be a kind stepsister by being her bridesmaid. Your wee." Without waiting for a reply, she walked up the stairs and left.


    Inside her room, He Xinyan happily jumped onto her bed. She had to admit that making Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, and Li Yuyan unhappy was a great way to make herself feel good.


    She went back to reading her script until it was nighttime before she got ready for bed and closed the lights.


    Tonight, Gu Yechen came quite early, and He Xinyan had just closed her eyes for a few minutes when the balcony door slid open.


    A few secondster, she felt the nket lift up and a sudden warmth surrounded her as two strong arms wrapped around her waist.


    "Hi," she said.


    "Why was Su Zhiming in your house today?" Gu Yechen asked.


    He Xinyan looked up, "How did you know?"


    "I saw you talk to him after you left my house."


    "My dad agreed to let Li Yuyan marry him," He Xinyan said directly. She knew that Gu Yechen had probably investigated her before, so she didn''t have to exin to him the details.


    "Oh."


    "Oh? That''s it?" He Xinyan frowned.


    "Congrattions to them. A dog and a b****, perfect match."*


    He Xinyan chuckled, "Then are we a perfect match?"


    Gu Yechen thought for a second before responding, "A talented man and a beauty, a perfect match."*


    He Xinyan''s smile grew wider, "Are youplimenting yourself or me?"


    "Us."


    "Ch! Go to sleep!" He Xinyan turned around and closed her eyes.


    "Good night."


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan woke up after Gu Yechen had left. She had created arge bouquet of red roses in a vase from the single rose Gu Yechen gave her every day, but there was one more on the bed stand today.


    She stuck the extra rose into the vase before going to get ready to leave for work.


    An hourter, she arrived at the filming location and she got dressed for her first scene. Like every other day, she walked over to the four seats reserved at the same location every time for Gu Yebei, Yang Siyue, Wu Minger, and her.


    Gu Yebei was already there and she had two cups of milk tea in his hands. He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she sat down and Gu Yebei immediately handed her a cup.


    "Here you go, sister inw."


    He Xinyan smiled and took a sip, "So, what do you want this time?"


    Gu Yebei chuckled, "What do you mean, sister inw? I''m just being a good brother and giving you milk tea for your enjoyment!"


    "If you don''t say, the opportunity will be gone."


    "No! Please tell my brother to increase my allowance in August!" Gu Yebei widened his eyes and pursed his lips out.


    He Xinyan swallowed and asked, "Why does Gu Yechen control your allowance? Shouldn''t it be your parents?"


    Gu Yebei sighed and pretended to wipe away fake tears, "Ah, he is the CEO of thepany now, so my parents let him control everything. . . including me."


    "Don''t you get money from acting?"


    "Hehe, I do. But, you know. . . A little extra money does no harm."


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "Ch! I''m not helping you. Don''t be greedy."


    ". . . Give me back my milk tea!"


    "I''ll help you."


    Gu Yebei smiled with satisfaction and blew He Xinyan an air kiss, which received a disgusted expression from her.


    A few secondster, Yang Siyue came with Wu Minger and they sat down.


    "Minger, here you go." Gu Yebei helped stick the straw into the cup and handed it to Wu Minger.


    "Thank you," she said sweetly.


    Yang Siyue clicked her tongue and shook her head, "Where''s mine, Gu Yebei?"


    "Go buy it yourself."


    "You!" Yang Siyue pretended to punch him but then stopped, "Whatever! I''m on a diet! Hmph!"


    "Oh, so you finally realized that you should go on a diet!"


    This time, Gu Yebei received a real punch to the head.


    ---


    After a long day of filming, He Xinyan entered the He mansion and immediately heard theughtering from the living room.


    She walked in and saw the family of three sitting on the couch with Li Yuyan in the middle. On the couch to the side, Su Zhiming was also there. They seemed to be talking about something, but they stopped when they saw He Xinyan.


    A sly grin appeared on Li Yuyan''s face as she stood up and walked over to Su Zhiming. She pulled him up and wrapped her hands around his arm. With a smile, she turned to He Xinyan and said, "Yanyan, we decided on a wedding date!"


    "Oh, congrattions." He Xinyan replied apathetically.


    Li Yuyan''s smile slightly faltered when He Xinyan didn''t ask her what date it was. So, she decided to just announce it, "Our wedding will be on August 9th!"


    He Xinyan stopped at the bottom of the stairs as she unconsciously knit her eyebrows together.


    August 9th? She smirked. They were very good at picking a date. . . August 9th, that was her birthday.

 Chapter 68 Kiss Me

    <h4>Chapter 68 Kiss Me</h4>


    August 9th? She smirked. They were very good at picking a date. . . August 9th, that was her birthday.


    She quickly recovered from her shock and turned around, "That''s good."


    He Xinyan then walked up the stairs confidently and disappeared into her room. Li Yuyan was not pleased with her reaction, and she angrily sat back down on the couch.


    Su Zhiming nced at Li Yuyan before asking, "Yuyan, why did you pick August 9th?"


    Li Yuyan smiled, "I just like that date."


    Bai Jiawei cleared his throat awkwardly and looked down, but he didn''t say anything.


    "Oh."


    Su Zhiming didn''t think much and also didn''t dare to disagree with Li Yuyan''s decision. He still needed the help of the He family. Plus, he had forgotten when He Xinyan''s birthday was anyway.


    ---


    After staying in her room for a few minutes, He Xinyan got annoyed at the sound ofughtering from the first floor. So, she decided to leave.


    She walked down the stairs with her head held high and walked straight past the four people on the couch without even looking at them.


    She pretended to not hear Bai Jiawei calling her name as she opened the door and walked out of the house. On the sidewalk, she walked towards Gu Yechen''s house but didn''t enter.


    Instead, she stayed within the boundaries of the He mansion as she walked over to the ground beneath her room. She looked up at the balcony, which was at least 30 feet above the ground, and wondered how in the world Gu Yechen could climb up and into her room.


    She pondered this question for a few minutes when a voice suddenly distracted her train of thought, "Baby, what are you doing?" An amused voice asked.


    The sudden voice scared He Xinyan as she suddenly turned around and red at Gu Yechen, "You scared me! Why are you here?"


    "What are you doing?" Gu Yechen stepped out of the trees and looked where He Xinyan was looking.


    He Xinyan gently patted her chest, which was beating unusually fast because of the surprise, "Can you take me up with you?"


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows slightly. He climbed this wall often, so it was easy for him. However, for her. . . "What are you doing?"


    Why was she entering her own house using this method?


    He Xinyan sighed, "Just tell me if you can do it or not."


    Gu Yechen licked his lips before replying, "I can."


    "Then take me up!"


    Gu Yechen lifted his chin up and smiled, "Kiss me once." He said, pointing to his lips.


    He Xinyan was so angry she wanted to beat him up. If she could climb up himself, she wouldn''t ask help from him! This guy was the best at being shameless!


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes before quickly giving him a peck on the lips.


    Gu Yechen gave her a satisfied smile before bending down.


    "What are you doing?" She asked.


    "Come on."


    "Are you going to carry me up there?" The second floor was at least thirty feet into the air! He wasn''t actually going to carry her up to the second floor, right?


    Shouldn''t it be in like those action movies, where he pulls out a w andtches it onto the building, before climbing on?


    Gu Yechen looked back at her, "Hurry up."


    He Xinyan slowly edged over to him and hesitantly ced one hand onto his shoulder, "Are you sure?"


    "Do you want to go or not?"


    In the end, He Xinyan climbed onto his back and tightly grasped onto his neck, her legs also tightly wrapped around his waist.


    "Don''t let go," He said before standing up.


    He Xinyan nodded her head and her arms and legs unconsciously tightened. Gu Yechen almost couldn''t breathe because of her tight grasp on his neck and he patted her hands, "Rx, I can''t breathe."


    "Oh," He Xinyan said as she loosened up a bit. In reality, her hands didn''t loosen at all. Gu Yechen sighed before reaching his hand out and grabbing onto a corner. Then, his leg stepped onto the wall, and almost like a gecko, he climbed up onto the second floor balcony using only a few steps.


    Although he was carrying He Xinyan, his breath was still steady and slow as he climbed up the wall. In the beginning, He Xinyan had her eyes tightly closed. But as she felt his every step, she slowly opened them and watched as his fingers confidently grasped onto each resting ce to go up.


    When they arrived on the balcony floor, Gu Yechen slowly let He Xinyan down and turned back with a triumphant smile, almost as if he was asking for apliment.


    He Xinyan smiled, "Good job!"


    Satisfied, Gu Yechen opened the balcony door and they walked in together.


    "Go get ready to sleep," Gu Yechen ordered.


    "Oh, okay."


    He Xinyan entered the bathroom with her pajamas and didn''t forget to lock the bathroom door to make sure some shameless person wouldn''t walk in.


    When she came back out after ten minutes, she saw that Gu Yechen had changed into his ck silk pajamas and wasying on the bed.


    "Where did those clothese from?"


    "I went back and changed."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened. In ten minutes, he went back, changed, and came back? He Xinyan was beginning to wonder if her pursuer had supernatural abilities or something.


    Gu Yechen stood up and walked over to the lights. After He Xinyan had climbed onto the bed, he closed them and joined He Xinyan to sleep.


    ---


    The next few days passed quickly, and most of the time, everyone besides He Xinyan was busy preparing for the engagement ceremony.


    It was a Tuesday night, four days before the engagement ceremony on Saturday. He Xinyan was home and she was watching television on the couch.


    Li Yuyan, Li Huiran, and Su Zhiming had left together to go buy new jewelry for the engagement ceremony, and they weren''t back yet.


    After a few minutes, the door opened and Bai Jiawei walked in.


    "Yanyan, where is your sister and mom?"


    "Don''t know."


    Bai Jiawei was obviously not very pleased with her attitude as he frowned and ced his bag on the table. As he was about to go upstairs, the door opened again and the sound of talking filled the living room.


    Three people then walked in and Bai Jiawei''s face brightened a bit when he saw them, "Where did you guys go?"


    Li Yuyan nced at He Xinyan before happily running over to her dad, "Dad, we went to go buy jewelry and my engagement dress! Zhiming also bought me a wedding ring. It''s 0.520 carats!*"


    Bai Jiawei squeezed out a smile and looked at the blinding diamond on Li Yuyan''s hand, "Good, good."


    "Dad, what''s wrong," Li Yuyan asked when she noticed that Bai Jiawei didn''t seem very happy.


    Bai Jiawei looked at Li Yuyan and then Su Zhiming before he sighed, "You know the house you two wanted to buy."


    Li Yuyan smiled, "Yes! We went to go look at it a few days ago and Su Zhiming said he would buy it for our wedding home! It''s a first-level house!"


    Bai Jiawei sighed, "I know. It was still open for sale yesterday night, but today, I heard that someone had bought it!"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow on the couch as she watched the television. Someone had bought it. . .


    Yesterday night, she had told Gu Yechen about the house and how he would be "neighbors" with Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming in the future. He didn''t seem very excited about that.


    Was it just a coincidence?

 Chapter 69 Li Yuyan Shows Off

    <h4>Chapter 69 Li Yuyan Shows Off</h4>


    Was it just a coincidence?


    He Xinyan returned to her room after a while and sat on her bed as she waited for Gu Yechen to appear. Although it wasn''t likely, was he the one who bought the house Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming had wanted so bad?


    She stood up and walked over to her nightstand to arrange the roses inside. As she was arranging, she heard the door to her room open with a bang.


    She didn''t even have to look to know who would so impolitely burst open her door without knocking. After cing the vase down, she looked up and saw Li Yuyan standing at the door.


    She was wearing a light purple dress that didn''t reach her knees, and the shing diamond ring was very eye-catching on her hand. Her hair was pulled back into a low ponytail, revealing her happy and excited face.


    Li Yuyan walked into her room proudly and her eyes shed slightly when she saw the roses on the nightstand and on the balcony.


    She turned to look at He Xinyan and smirked, "Did you really think Su Zhiming would get together with you again? He is still marrying me in the end. He Xinyan, from the start, you were nopetition to me. You couldn''t evenpare to me! Let''s take the wedding date for example. He chose the date of August 9th, which is your birthday."


    She chuckled, "Zhiming chose it because in the end, nobody remembers your birthday. On your birthday, everyone wille and congratte me and him and no one will remember you."


    Li Yuyan arrogantly spoke with her chin held high.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow calmly, "So, I need to congratte you! I hope that your joining together brings you more joy than you can imagine, and that your love for each other will only strengthen as time goes by!"


    Li Yuyan stared at He Xinyan with shock. Did He Xinyan really just admit defeat that easily?


    "You. . . You''re not mad?" Li Yuyan narrowed her eyes.


    He Xinyan confusedly shrugged, "Why would I be mad?"


    Li Yuyan eyed He Xinyan carefully and realized that she didn''t seem to be hiding any anger. She really didn''t seem to care. . . But how could she just let go so easily?


    No, He Xinyan must still be jealous of her, but she just wouldn''t show it! Yes, it must be like this.


    Li Yuyan grinned as she raised one eyebrow and thought, ''He Xinyan, just keep pretending. Let''s see for how long you can keep pretending. After I get married to Su Zhiming and he bes sessful, everything in the He family would belong to me and Zhiming! At that time, I will definitely step all over you!''


    Li Yuyan chuckled, "Really? That''s good. I was scared you would be mad and jealous of me. After all, you guys have dated for several years! Oh, and tomorrow, Zhiming and I will go and try out wedding dresses. Ten sets! We will also take our wedding photos this week. Ah, the schedule is too tight!"


    Li Yuyan sighed and yed around with the ring on her finger, "Originally, I didn''t want to have such a tight schedule for our wedding. However, Zhiming wanted to marry me as quickly as possible. Haha. . ."


    Li Yuyan covered her mouth as she giggled excitedly.


    He Xinyan didn''t even bother to acknowledge her. After all, Li Yuyan only came over in search of attention and a sense of validation. Li Yuyan just wanted to see her angry or sad, to make herself feel more happy and satisfied.


    The more Li Yuyan acted like this, the more she didn''t want to acknowledge her. Anyway, who Li Yuyan married didn''t matter to her.


    Plus, probably only Li Yuyan was dumb enough to not realize that Su Zhiming only wanted to marry her because he needed to use her and the He family.


    He Xinyan already couldn''t wait for all the drama that would happen after their marriage. She needed to get her popcorn ready!


    After a while, Li Yuyan seemed to get tired of bragging, and she left He Xinyan''s room to go find Su Zhiming.


    The next few days, Su Zhiming was going to live in their house with them so he could get to know Li Yuyan''s parents better and so they could prepare for the engagement ceremony and wedding.


    Of course, that all didn''t matter to He Xinyan.


    Right after Li Yuyan closed the door, the balcony door slid open and Gu Yechen walked in. Xinyan was slightly surprised when she saw him and stood up from the bed.


    "When did you get here?"


    "Don''t worry, I heard everything." Gu Yechen replied.


    He Xinyan didn''t know how to respond to his straightforwardness and she decided to take this opportunity to invite him to the engagement ceremony.


    "Do you want toe to their engagement ceremony with me?"


    "You''re actually going?"


    "Why not?" He Xinyan shrugged.


    Gu Yechen walked over and sat down next to He Xinyan, "When will we have our engagement ceremony?"


    He Xinyan sucked a breath in and moved took a step back, "Far away!"


    Gu Yechen frowned and fell back onto the bed, "Kiss me and I''ll go with you."


    "Gu! Ye! Chen! You''re getting more shameless, aren''t you?!"


    Gu Yechen smirked, "Three seconds. Or else the deal will be over."


    He Xinyan thought for a second and realized that Gu Yechen would be her only choice of a male partner, so she leaned forward and quickly kissed him on the lips.


    Gu Yechen licked his lip satisfyingly, "When is the ceremony?"


    "July 20th."


    "And the wedding is on August 9th?" Gu Yechen asked as he raised one eyebrow.


    He Xinyan thought back to what Li Yuyan said about no one remembering her birthday and she grinned, "Yes."


    About an hourter, He Xinyan and Gu Yechenid down on the bed together, but none of them were asleep.


    "Did you buy that house?" He Xinyan suddenly remembered to ask.


    "What house?"


    "The one I told you about yesterday. The one Su Zhiming and Li Yuyan wanted to get."


    "Oh, that one. Yes, I bought it. Why?"


    He Xinyan smiled, "Why did you buy it?"


    "I am germaphobic. I don''t want to live next to dirty dogs." Gu Yechen replied with his eyes closed.


    He Xinyan chuckled before repositioning her head on Gu Yechen''s chest and closed her eyes to sleep.


    ---


    The next morning, there was an extra rose on the bed stand, and the slightly withered roses on the balcony that He Xinyan had organized into arge vase were gone.


    Instead, it was reced with a ton of new and fresh roses, and it brightened up the entire balcony.


    He Xinyan happily went downstairs and saw that four people were already at the dining table. Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, Li Yuyan, and Su Zhiming.


    She sat down at her seat and began to eat.


    "Good morning," Su Zhiming said.


    He Xinyan nced at Su Zhiming before smiling sweetly, "Good morning."


    Li Yuyan clenched her teeth together as she ced a piece of her bacon onto Su Zhiming''s te, "Help me eat, Zhiming. I don''t want to get fat before our wedding."


    He Xinyan licked her lips and smiled innocently. "I think it''s a little toote for that," He Xinyan said as she looked down at Li Yuyan''s upper body.


    "You -"


    "Yuyan, Zhiming, when are you two going to leave to try out wedding dresses?" Li Huiran suddenly spoke.


    Li Yuyan rolled her eyes at He Xinyan and turned to look at her mom, "Right after we are done with breakfast. Mom, are you going toe?"


    Li Huiran chuckled, "It''s okay. You two can have your moment. Just pick the dress you want. Your dad will pay for it."


    Li Yuyan smiled shyly, "Thank you, dad."


    Bai Jiawei returned the smile before taking a bite of the food, "Zhiming, how is that big project of yourpany?"


    Upon hearing this question, Su Zhiming smiled triumphantly, "Mr. Bai, it''s very sessful! We earned more than expected - 5 million dors."


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes sparkled when he heard that, and there was a silence before he said, "Zhiming, you should call me dad from now on."

 Chapter 70 Shower Together?

    <h4>Chapter 70 Shower Together?</h4>


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes sparkled when he heard that, and there was a silence before he said, "Zhiming, you should call me dad from now on."


    Su Zhiming took a while to recover from the shock before he smiled, "Yes, dad."


    He Xinyan took another bite of her food. Looks like she was the outsider here. . .


    With a sigh, she stood up, "I''m done."


    She ced her napkin onto the table and walked away. Li Yuyan seemed quite happy to see her leave, probably because she thought He Xinyan was jealous of watching her and Su Zhiming together.


    ---


    An hourter, Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming arrived in front of the wedding dress shop. The worker greeted them politely before leading them into the private dressing room, where 10 sets of white dresses were already waiting.


    After trying on the first dress, Li Yuyan walked out excitedly to see that Su Zhiming had hisptop out and was working.


    "Zhiming, can''t you pay more attention! Look at this dress!"


    Su Zhiming impatiently looked up at the mermaid wedding dress and slightly furrowed his eyebrows.


    Although she did take good care of her body, there was still some fat at the stomach and arm area of Li Yuyan''s body, and it made her look less attractive than He Xinyan, who seemed to naturally have a perfect figure.


    However, Su Zhiming still managed to squeeze out a smile as he closed hisputer and said, "It looks nice. What do you think?"


    Li Yuyan twirled around and looked at herself in the mirror, "Well. . . Let''s try the other ones too."


    She walked back in to try on the other sets and came out after she changed into each one to ask for Su Zhiming''s opinion. However, she realized that Su Zhiming didn''t seem to have his full attention to her as he stared at hisputer screen mostly and frowned when he saw her.


    Finally, on the 7th dress, Li Yuyan became a little unhappy. The past few days, Su Zhiming hasn''t been as passionate and enthusiastic around her as before.


    It was all because of He Xinyan! Li Yuyan clenched her hands together as she stared at her reflection through the mirror. Even after Su Zhiming moved into the He mansion and slept with her each night, he had refused to touch her for the past few days with the excuse of being tired.


    Li Yuyan was looking forward to sleeping with Su Zhiming in the He mansion so she could show off in front of He Xinyan.


    However, that all didn''t happen.


    Li Yuyan turned around and walked over to Su Zhiming in the wedding dress. She red at the worker inside the room, and the worker turned around to leave, closing the door behind her.


    Li Yuyan mmed theputer close and moved it aside. Su Zhiming didn''t seem very happy about that as he looked up angrily, but Li Yuyan suddenly sat down on hisp.


    With a seductive stare, she looked up at Su Zhiming and rubbed her chest against his.


    "Zhiming, why have you been so cold to me recently?"


    Su Zhiming gulped and tried to not look down at the low v-neck dress, "What do you mean?"


    Li Yuyan swung one leg around so she was riding Su Zhiming as she continued to move her upper body up and down, "Zhiming, we haven''t. . . you know, in a long time."


    Su Zhiming immediately understood Li Yuyan''s words and he felt his body begin to heat up. For some reason, he didn''t want to do it with her in the He mansion. Whenever Li Yuyan moved closer to him, he thought about the fact that Xinyan was also in the same house.


    Therefore, he hasn''t touched her in a week already.


    Li Yuyan gently brushed her lips over his, "Zhiming. . ."


    Su Zhiming narrowed his eyes and he finally couldn''t hold it in anymore. He lifted Li Yuyan up and carried her into the changing room, closing the curtain behind him.


    He quickly unzipped the dress and let it fall onto the ground before pulling her in aggressively for a kiss. . .


    ---


    The appointment to try on wedding dresses took a lot longer than usual, and Su Zhiming and Li Yuyan walked out of the shop after five hours.


    They had picked a dress, but it still needed some final adjustments before it would be sent over to the He mansion.


    The two of them walked into the house and Li Huiran immediately ran over, "Why did it take so long?"


    Li Yuyan immediately blushed as Su Zhiming cleared his throat, "Oh, it was hard to make a decision."


    Li Huiran nodded and they walked back into the house. He Xinyan had left for filming which took ce from noon all the way into the evening.


    Li Yuyan still had several scenes left since her scenes were spread out. On most days, she didn''t have work, but she still had filming to do even after the wedding.


    He Xinyan returned home at nighttime after dinner and she went straight up into her room. When she arrived, she almost screamed when she noticed that someone was on her bed.


    "What are you doing here?"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Had nothing to do so I came early."


    He Xinyan sighed and walked into the bathroom, "Well, you won''t have anything to do here either. I''m going to go take a shower."


    "Can I join you?" Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow and asked shamelessly.


    He Xinyan frowned, "No!"


    The door to the bathroom mmed shut and Gu Yechen pouted before going back to staring at the ceiling.


    Fifteen minutester, He Xinyan walked out in her pajamas and sat down on the bed as she dried her hair with a towel.


    As she stuck the hair dryer into the power outlet, she turned her head around and looked at Gu Yechen, "Come help me dry my hair."


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow with amusement. His original n was to wait until He Xinyan had started drying her hair herself before going over to take the blow dryer away from her. He would then help her and it would be very romantic!


    But now. . . Gu Yechen licked his lips and smiled before getting off the bed and walking over obediently to go help He Xinyan dry her hair.


    He turned on the blow dryer and gently ran his fingers through her silky hair.


    "I don''t have to film tomorrow," He Xinyan said.


    "Oh."


    He Xinyan frowned and red at Gu Yechen before muttering quickly, "Do you want to go on a date tomorrow?"


    Gu Yechen smirked before turning the blow dryer up a higher level and bending down, "What did you say? I didn''t hear you."


    He Xinyan of course knew that Gu Yechen was just being shameless, so she was definitely not going to y by the rules, "Never mind. I didn''t say anything."


    Gu Yechen''s smile immediately disappeared as that reply wasn''t what he was expecting, "Yes! Let''s go on a date tomorrow."


    He Xinyan chuckled and rolled her eyes with a smile.


    Gu Yechen ced the blow dryer back into the bathroom and walked back out to see that He Xinyan wasying on the bed already, ying a game on her phone.


    He turned to look at the time and grabbed the phone away from He Xinyan, "Go to sleep!"


    "You -" He Xinyan watched as Gu Yechen turned off her phone and she angrily red at him.


    "You just made me lose my game!"


    "It''s 11 already. Go to sleep." Heid down on the bed and pulled He Xinyan into his embrace before closing his eyes.


    "Go sleep on the ground."


    "I''ll pull you down with me."


    ". . ." He Xinyan red at Gu Yechen nkly. How could he be so domineering and arrogant even in her house! Her room!


    She gently punched him on the chest before closing her eyes and going to sleep.

 Chapter 71 The King of the Fashion World

    <h4>Chapter 71 The King of the Fashion World</h4>


    The next day, He Xinyan woke up and immediately got ready for her date and left the house without eating breakfast. She wasn''t scared of the four people inside the house. . . She was just disgusted by them.


    Gu Yechen was already waiting for her outside, and she entered the car quickly before they drove out of the neighborhood.


    "Where are we going?" He Xinyan asked.


    "You''ll see."


    Thirty minutester, they stopped in front of a building He Xinyan didn''t know existed. It was at the end of a street filled with expensive dress shops that were very famous in Country Z.


    However, there wasn''t even abel in front of this store, so maybe. . . it didn''t have a name?


    Gu Yechen helped open her car door and they walked over to the building together. He Xinyan knew this street. Rich families came here often to buy evening gowns and other outfits for parties and gatherings. She had been here with Li Huiran and Li Yuyan before in her past life.


    But nobody ever came to the shop they were going into. Maybe because people thought it was empty with its ck and dirty walls. Or maybe it was because no one even knew this part of the street existed.


    Gu Yechen pulled the door open and they walked into another small room that had nothing but a couch with a hole in the cushion. Gu Yechen walked forward to another door inside this room and he entered a five-digit passcode into the lock.


    With a ding, the door opened and He Xinyan caught a glimpse of what was inside. However, she was still very surprised when she actually walked in.


    The inside of the building was enormous, and it was actually another dress shop. The walls were painted gold and several chandeliers hung from the ceiling.


    Unlike other stores, there were only a few dresses that were on disy inside, but Xinyan noticed that every single one looked incredibly gorgeous. And they looked kind of familiar. . .


    Gu Yechen walked over to what seemed like the front desk and tapped his finger once on the surface.


    "Ah!" He Xinyan jumped back in shock when a person suddenly appeared from behind the desk. The man seemed to have been sleeping when Gu Yechen rudely woke him up, and he screamed as he rubbed his eyes:


    "How did you get in? The store is closed! Get out!!"


    Gu Yechen tapped on the desk again impatiently and didn''t move. The man narrowed his eyes as he looked up at Gu Yechen and gasped.


    "Lord Gu!" He walked around the desk, "Why didn''t you tell me you wereing?"


    "I''m here with my girlfriend."


    The man looked over and seemed to just realize He Xinyan''s presence as his eyes lit up, "Oh, so you''re Mrs. Gu."


    "I''m -"


    "So beautiful! No wonder cold Lord Gu fell for you!"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and nced at Gu Yechen, who was ying around with a pen on the desk now.


    "Um. . . Who are you?" He Xinyan asked.


    The man stretched his hand out and smiled proudly, "I''m Qin Lai. Nice to meet you!"


    He Xinyan was about to shake his hand when she froze, "Qin Lai?"


    "That''s me!"


    He Xinyan took a step back as her mouth fell open. Qin Lai was no ordinary person. . . He was the pride of Country Z, the king of the fashion world. After starting his own fashion line when he was only 17, his name became history in the fashion industry.


    He even refused to leave his own brand and go work for Hepix, even though Hepix had tried to invite him over several times. His clothing was never sold.


    Although it sounded weird, ever since he began his own clothing line, he hadn''t sold a single piece of clothing. They were presented to the world through magazines, shows, and awards. But no one has ever sessfully bought a piece of clothing from Qin Lai.


    Who would have thought that inside this small and inconspicuous shop, lived a king?!


    "You. . . You''re Qin Lai?" He Xinyan stuttered out. Many rumors said that Qin Lai was actually very ugly because he never refused to attend any shows or award ceremonies. But, this man in front of her. . . He was beautiful!


    Yes, beautiful was the correct word to describe him. His facial features were probably even more wless than women''s. His eyes were narrow but attractive, and he had a tall nose and thin, red lips. He Xinyan wouldn''t be surprised if he said he was a model or celebrity.


    "Yep!" He nodded his head as a sparkle shed past his eyes.


    "I. . ." He Xinyan blushed, "I''m your fan! I really like every single piece of clothing by you, and I watched every single show with your work inside."


    Qin Lai grinned and peaked at the man leaning against his desk.


    Gu Yechen immediately stopped ying around with the pen and he threw it back onto the desk, "Okay, enough talking! Qin Lai, I''m here for a dress."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times. Dress? For what?


    Qin Lai rolled his eyes and nced at Gu Yechen, "Okay,e in."


    The three of them walked into another small room and there were two couches and a table with a tea set on top.


    They sat down and Qin Lai looked up at Gu Yechen, "What do you want now?"


    "Evening gowns."


    "For what asion?"


    "Engagement ceremony and wedding."


    Qin Lai nodded, "Your engagement ceremony and wedding?"


    Gu Yechen grinned, "No."


    "Oh, then you shouldn''t havee to me. All my dresses are too beautiful and eye-catching. You don''t want to steal the spotlight away from the bride."


    "That''s the point." Gu Yechen replied.


    Qin Lai and He Xinyan both widened their eyes as they looked at Gu Yechen, who didn''t seem to care.


    By now, He Xinyan had guessed what Gu Yechen had brought her here for. Were they shopping for a dress to go to Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming''s engagement ceremony and wedding?


    "Uh. . . Okay." Qin Lai scratched the back of his head and nodded, "Any color preference? Style?"


    Gu Yechen turned to look at He Xinyan, who sat up straighter to respond.


    "Um. . . no." He Xinyan looked at Gu Yechen and lowered her voice, "Are we shopping here for a dress to go to Su Zhiming and Li Yuyan''s engagement party and wedding."


    Gu Yechen smiled warmly, "Yes."


    He Xinyan frowned, "You know that Qin Lai doesn''t sell his clothing, right?"


    Qin Lai heard what He Xinyan said and he chuckled, "Your right! I don''t sell my clothing to anyone. . . but your husband."


    Gu Yechen smiled with satisfaction at Qin Lai''s words as he crossed his legs together.


    "Um. . . We''re not married yet." He Xinyan muttered.


    "Doesn''t matter." Qin Lai waved his hand and smiled, "It''s only a matter of time."


    Gu Yechen''s smile only grew wider.


    He Xinyan sighed, "Do you two know each other? Is that why you only sell your clothing to him?"


    Qin Lai shook one finger, "No, no, no. It''s much more than just knowing each other. You see, I wouldn''t want to sell my clothing to him either if I didn''t have to."


    Gu Yechen red at Qin Lai, who nervously cleared his throat before continuing, "But he''s my boss."

 Chapter 72 The Suit Is Bad

    <h4>Chapter 72 The Suit Is Bad</h4>


    Gu Yechen red at Qin Lai, who nervously cleared his throat before continuing, "But he''s my boss."


    He Xinyan gasped in surprise. Boss? But Qin Lai was the owner of his own clothing line, so how did he have a boss?


    Qin Lai suddenly stood up, "I''ll be right back."


    A secondter, he came back with a pot of tea and he poured some into three cups, "Storytime! So, it all began when I was 17 years old. Well, I''ve always had a dream to be a fashion designer and start my own brand. But I was young. I searched and searched for people willing to sponsor me, but no one did. Until, I met my savior, Lord Gu."


    Qin Lai''s eyes sparkled as he talked about this memory, "Lord Gu had great taste in fashion. He saw into the future that I would be sessful right there and then! He sponsored me several million so I could start my own brand, but his only condition was that I have to be his personal designer."


    Qin Lai frowned slightly, "I could still share my works with the rest of the world, but only Lord Gu could wear my clothes. In the beginning, I mainly designed male clothing, but Lord Gu had me design more female clothing too a few months ago. Hehe, now I know why."


    He Xinyan was still in shock after the story was over. So, her partner wasn''t only just the richest and most powerful man in Country Z. . . He was also the boss of the best fashion designer in the world?!


    "Okay, enough. Where are the dresses?" Gu Yechen asked.


    "Let''s go!" Qin Lai stood up and together, they walked back into the room, where the pieces of clothing were disyed.


    "There are more inside, but I think the ones disyed better. Do you want to look through the ones disyed first?"


    He Xinyan nodded and walked around the room. Now, she knew why the dresses looked familiar. Every single one on disy had been on Qin Lai''s shows before. They looked even more beautiful in person than on the television.


    He Xinyan looked through the 13 dresses on disy and walked over to Gu Yechen, "Yechen, I don''t really want to wear a dress that people have seen before."


    Although it would genuinely be cool to wear a piece of clothing by Qin Lai that everyone knows about, it would also be weird. Everyone that knew Qin Lai also knew that he never sold his clothing.


    So, if she wore his clothing to the engagement party or wedding, people would assume that what she was wearing was fake.


    That way, instead of getting a positive result, it would only result in an embarrassment.


    Before Gu Yechen could respond, Qin Lai poked his head out from a room down a hallway, and he waved at them, "Come!"


    They walked over and Xinyan saw that there was anotherrge room filled with dresses that she did not recognize.


    "These. . ."


    "All for you! I started this collection a month ago and Lord Gu hadmanded that these dresses can not be shown to the world."


    He Xinyan stared at the row of beautiful gowns in awe. A month ago. . . That was when they had just met. She turned around and stared at Gu Yechen. How was he so sure a month ago that she would still be by his side in the future? How did he know that she would need these dresses in the future?


    He had everything nned out. He had thought ahead for her.


    He Xinyan puffed her cheeks out as she felt a sour feeling in her nose, but she wasn''t going to cry in front of her idol!


    Xinyan took a deep breath and looked through the collection of dresses. Everything was her size and there were at least 15 dresses on the rack.


    In the end, she chose a beautiful and sexy red mermaid evening gown. The dress had an off-the-shoulder design and low neckline, and there was also a high slit on one side of the dress that reached her thigh.


    Overall, the dress was quite revealing and it really entuated He Xinyan''s beautiful body and skin. She was skinny but also had fat in all the perfect areas.


    When she stepped out of the changing room, Gu Yechen seemed to freeze. After a long time, he finally raised one eyebrow and immediately shook his head.


    "No."


    He Xinyan frowned, "Why?"


    "We can get this dress, but you cannot wear it to the engagement ceremony."


    He Xinyan wasn''t going to let Gu Yechen ruin her n, "No! I want to. . . Please."


    "No." Gu Yechen seemed very firm in his opinion, "You can wear it for me, but not anyone else."


    "Don''t be so selfish! Gu Yechen!" He Xinyan walked over to Gu Yechen and punched him on the arm gently.


    Gu Yechen gulped as his eyes moved up and down He Xinyan''s figure. Finally, he cleared his throat and tore his eyes away from her.


    "Um. . ."


    He Xinyan''s eyes brightened when she realized that there was hope -


    "No."


    In the end, He Xinyan ended up wearing a different red dress that was simr to the old one. There was still a slit on the right side, but it ended lower. There was still an off-the-shoulder design, but the v-line was gone and all of her chest was covered.


    Although this dress didn''t get the result He Xinyan wanted, it still worked. After several minutes of persuasion, Gu Yechen finally let this dress through his test.


    After He Xinyan was done, it was time for Gu Yechen to try on his suits for the engagement ceremony.


    He walked out of the changing room in a fully ck suit and He Xinyan''s eyes lit up. However, she quickly cleared her throat and crossed her arms together.


    "No!"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Why?"


    "It''s all ck! It looks like you are attending a funeral!" He Xinyan raised one eyebrow.


    Gu Yechen nodded and disappeared into the changing room again. When he came back out, he was still in a ck suit, but the shirt inside was white this time.


    He Xinyan shook her head again, "No."


    "Why?"


    "I don''t like it."


    Gu Yechen licked his lips and smirked. By now, he was beginning to get what He Xinyan was doing. The third time, he came out in a red suit that matched the color of He Xinyan''s dress.


    Although He Xinyan thought that the suit did indeed look very nice, she still shook her head.


    Gu Yechen''s smile grew wider as he stuck his hands into the pant pockets, "Come in."


    "What?"


    Gu Yechen walked over and pulled He Xinyan into the changing room. Pointing at the row of clothes, Gu Yechen looked at Xinyan, "Which one do you like?"


    He Xinyan nced at the suits, "None. They all look bad."


    "Oh, okay." Gu Yechen smiled and let go of He Xinyan. She turned around to look at him and saw that he was. . . undressing!

 Chapter 73 Surprise Meeting

    <h4>Chapter 73 Surprise Meeting</h4>


    She turned around to look at him and saw that he was. . . undressing!


    "Ah!" He Xinyan turned around, "What are you doing?"


    Gu Yechen smirked as he unbuttoned thest button of the shirt and took it off, "You don''t like any of the suits so I guess I just won''t wear anything."


    Xinyan''s jaw dropped. She was just trying to take revenge on Gu Yechen. . .


    He Xinyan had covered her eyes with her hands, and she loosened two fingers as she turned around.


    She had always been curious about Gu Yechen''s body, and since he took the initiative to remove his upper clothes, why shouldn''t she take this opportunity to just. . . take a peek?


    "Put your clothes on," He Xinyan said. She heard no response, so she widened her fingers a bit more and her eyes sparkled when she saw the sight in front of her.


    He had a broad and chiseled chest, defined abs, a slim but strong waist, and He Xinyan''s eyes moved down a little more. . .


    Suddenly, she felt something grab onto her arm and she was pulled forward. Her headnded on the chest she was just looking at.


    Gu Yechen was grinning as he looked down at the person leaning against his chest. He only smiled wider when he saw that she was blushing, "Why peek? You can look all you want."


    He Xinyan quickly pushed Gu Yechen away and ran off, "I wasn''t peeking!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled deeply before putting back on his original clothes. He grabbed the red suit and walked out of the changing room.


    He Xinyan was standing next to Qin Lai and her cheeks were still red as she talked to him about something. Gu Yechen''s smile disappeared as he walked over.


    "We''re done. Let''s go."


    He Xinyan didn''t dare look into Gu Yechen''s eyes as she nodded, "Oh, okay."


    Qin Lai led them out of the shop and waved at them as they entered the car, "Goodbye, Lord Gu. Goodbye, Mrs. Gu."


    The car ride was awkwardly silent and He Xinyan finally decided to ask, "Gu Yechen, what suit did you buy?"


    "What do you think?"


    He Xinyan didn''t expect him to question her back, and she thought for a few seconds before responding, "The red one?"


    Gu Yechen smiled and used one hand to gently pat her head, "We really do think alike."


    He Xinyan grinned and looked away. The two of them left to go eat lunch, and they stopped in front of a hotel.


    He Xinyan stepped out of the car and looked at the golden words imprinted outside the building.


    Dasi Hotel.


    This was the best hotel in all of Country Z and even the lowest tier room inside cost at least 10,000 per night. Besides the enormous cost, one needed to pre-book a room a month earlier to be able to live inside this extravagant hotel.


    The hotel itself is 321 meters in height and had 52 floors and 200 rooms. The smallest room was at least 100 square meters, and it had expensive furniture and decorations, and also great room service.


    The people that were able to live here were all extremely rich. Even the He family wouldn''t choose to live here often.


    He Xinyan and Gu Yechen walked into the elevator together, and Gu Yechen gently pressed the floor button with his long and slender finger.


    53.


    Everyone knew that the Dasi Hotel only had 52 floors, but there was actually one more floor above the 52nd floor. This floor was designed with all ss walls. On the top floor, one could eat delicious food and take in the beautiful scenery of the city at the same time.


    What''s even better is that after dining, one could go to the resting area at the side. There were nkets and hammocks on the grass where you couldy down and watch the beautiful, night sky.


    There were only a few people that could enter this top floor. To be exact, the top floor basically only served one person.


    The elevator came to a stop and the door opened.


    "Please, just for a few hours. Our wedding is very soon and we really want to hold it here. Please."


    As soon as He Xinyan stepped out of the elevator, she heard this familiar sound. She raised one eyebrow and froze.


    "I am very sorry, but this is Mr. Gu''s private ce, and it is not open to the public. That is, unless Mr. Gu allows it." The manager wore a ck tuxedo and he politely rejected Su Zhiming''s request.


    Li Yuyan stood next to Su Zhiming, and she pressed her lips together when she heard that this ce belonged to Gu Yechen.


    Although she still couldn''t be sure, Li Yuyan assumed that the man she had seen next to He Xinyan while filming would be Gu Yechen. Although she didn''t want to believe it, the man''s dominating presence and amazing looks all pointed to this conclusion.


    However, she was sure that by now, they would have broken up already. Why would a man like Gu Yechen waste time on a woman like He Xinyan?


    Su Zhiming sighed. He remembered that Li Yuyan had once said that the most romantic thing would be to eat dinner on the 53rd floor of the Dasi Hotel. It seems like it wouldn''t happen now. . .


    "Mr. Gu, you''re here!" The manager walked around Su Zhiming and stopped in front of Gu Yechen before politely bowing.


    Su Zhiming and Li Yuyan both turned around at once, and Li Yuyan let out a gasp when she saw He Xinyan and the man at the filming set.


    Su Zhiming also furrowed his eyebrows when he saw He Xinyan. He had long forgotten about the news of He Xinyan and the CEO of the Gu Corporation, so he was very surprised to see her standing next to another man. . . Another extremely handsome man.


    "Yes, I brought my Yanyan over to eat dinner. Manager Rou, please prepare two servings of my normal order." Gu Yechen suddenly lifted up He Xinyan''s hand and gently looked towards her, "Yanyan, is that okay?"


    He Xinyan blinked a few times before a small smile appeared on her face, "Yep!"


    Li Yuyan cleared her throat and pushed down her surprise, "Yanyan, what are you doing here? Who is he?"


    He Xinyan nced at the couple standing across from her, "Why can''t I be here? He''s my boyfriend. Baby, let''s go."


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow when He Xinyan called him baby, and he licked his lips with a smile. However, he wasn''t in a rush.


    He lifted He Xinyan''s hand and began ying with her beautiful fingers, "Manager Rou, it seems like the security of the 53rd floor don''t want their jobs anymore."


    "Mr. Gu, I will make it clear to them to not allow anyone else onto the 53rd floor." Manager Rou immediately walked over to Su Zhiming and Li Yuyan, "Excuse me sir and ma''am, please leave. You cannot be here and the 53rd floor is already booked for August 9th."


    He Xinyan bit her lip gently. It''s already booked? If Gu Yechen really was the "owner" of the 53rd floor, only he would be able to book it, right? What was he doing up here on August 9th? Unless it was one of his friends that booked it. . .


    Gu Yechen pulled He Xinyan away and they sat down in the center of the restaurant.


    "You didn''t give me a proper reason yet! Who is he? Why can he be here, but I can''t?" Su Zhiming asked. Li Yuyan was also curious about this. Was that man really the CEO of the Gu Corporation?


    The manager cleared his throat and lowered his voice slightly, "To be honest, I''m not very sure either. He is definitely rted to the Gu family in some way, but I''m not sure who he is exactly. However, I think he probably has a pretty powerful position in the Gu Corporation. Only the Gu family can ess this top floor, so he is definitely part of the family. Now, please leave."


    Li Yuyan let out a breath of relief to hear that the man wasn''t the boss of the Gu Corporation. He may be just some far rtive without any real power in the Gu family. In that case, she still had a chance.


    Although they were angry that they couldn''t book the top floor for the wedding, Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming had also guessed this result. In the end, they booked the lobby on the second floor of the hotel, which was also very expensive.


    Su Zhiming paid for this, as hispany had recently made a lot of money from the project. To Bai Jiawei and his amazement, hispany had squeezed into the top 100 entertainmentpanies in Country Z already, mainly due to the help of the He family.


    After they had sessfully booked the location, Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming entered the car, where Bai Jiawei was waiting for them.


    "How was it?" Bai Jiawei asked.

 Chapter 74 Lover

    <h4>Chapter 74 Lover</h4>


    "How was it?" Bai Jiawei asked.


    Li Yuyan pouted, "We couldn''t book the top floor as expected. However, we were able to book the second floor."


    Bai Jiawei gently patted his daughter on the back, "It''s okay. I told you it will be impossible to book the top floor."


    "But He Xinyan was there!"


    "What?" Bai Jiawei raised one eyebrow.


    "When we were up on the top floor, He Xinyan suddenly showed up with this other guy."


    "What guy?"


    Li Yuyan rolled her eyes, "His surname is Gu, but the manager told us that he is just some rtive of the Gu family without much power. You know, the Gu family is probably reallyrge. He''s probably just some far rtive that came over to use the power of the Gu Empire."


    Bai Jiawei nodded his head in agreement. The Gu family was indeed veryrge, and even just a small rtive without any rtion to the main family line would have a certain amount of power here in Country Z.


    "But what was He Xinyan doing there?" Bai Jiawei asked as he slightly furrowed his eyebrows together.


    Li Yuyan scoffed, "That guy is her boyfriend. She''s probably his mistress or something and just sleeps with him to get money. You know how a few days ago there was news about her with the CEO of the Gu Corporation. He probably got tired of her so she went to go find someone else."


    "Li Yuyan!" Bai Jiawei''s face had turned red from anger as this possibility would be an embarrassment to the He family. The youngest daughter of the He family was a lover?!


    But then Bai Jiawei thought of the fact that she was the lover of a rtive of the Gu family, and it wasn''t too bad after that. Maybe he could get some benefit from that too. . .


    Bai Jiawei cleared his throat and told the driver to start the car, "Let''s just see who she brings to the engagement ceremony."


    ---


    The food was served quickly and when He Xinyan had returned from the restroom, all of the food was already ready. He Xinyan looked at the appetizing and luxurious food and gulped.


    If there was a list of the things she liked the most in the world, food would be at the top. . . but Gu Yechen was quickly catching up. Plus, being with Gu Yechen meant delicious and free food, so it was a win-win situation.


    Xinyan sat down and they began eating, and the food tasted better than it looked.


    "Are you the only one that cane up here?"


    Gu Yechen looked up from his te, "No. Aren''t you here too?"


    He Xinyan sighed, "But you''re the only one they service, right? Unless you give them permission."


    Gu Yechen nodded, "The Dasi Hotel belongs to the Gu Corporation, but the 53rd floor belongs to me."


    "Wow. . ." He Xinyan was genuinely surprised. This man was truly the most powerful man in Country Z.


    Gu Yechen ced a peeled shrimp onto He Xinyan''s te, "Eat."


    "Oh, okay."


    After another period of silence, Gu Yechen asked, "Was that your step sister and future brother-inw."


    He Xinyan nodded and smiled as she took a bite of the fresh sd, "He''s also my ex-boyfriend."


    Gu Yechen''s eyes shed dangerously as he replied calmly, "I''m d your taste in men improved."


    Xinyanughed, "Are youplimenting yourself or me?"


    "Both."


    He Xinyan''s smile grew wider as she nodded her head in agreement. From Su Zhiming to Gu Yechen was a very, very big improvement.


    "Is the top floor actually booked on August 9th or is that just an excuse to not let them up here."


    Gu Yechen finished chewing and slowly took a sip of water, "It''s actually booked."


    "Oh, looks like they will have to find another wedding location then."


    Gu Yechen rested his head onto his hands, "They booked the second-floor lobby already."


    "Oh, really?!" He Xinyan raised one eyebrow.


    "Yes, the manager told me when you were in the restroom."


    He Xinyan twirled the pasta around with her fork, "Are you going toe to the wedding with me?"


    There was a slight pause, "Sorry, I have something important to do on August 9th."


    "Oh. . . okay." He Xinyan couldn''t hide her disappointment as she squeezed out a smile. Looks like she would really be alone on her birthday. . .


    After eating, Gu Yechen drove them back to the Xihe Estates and He Xinyan returned home to get ready for filming tonight.


    She entered the house and saw a disgusting scene: Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming were cuddling on the couch. He Xinyan stopped herself from throwing up because she didn''t want to waste the amazing food as she walked across the living room confidently.


    "Xinyan!" Su Zhiming suddenly called as he stood up from the couch, "Who was that man?"


    He Xinyan turned around with a smirk, "Why is that your business?"


    "Xinyan, I know that you are still mad about me and Yuyan, but you can''t just degrade yourself like that!"


    "Degrade?" He Xinyan turned her head to a side confusedly, "What do you mean by that?"


    "I know that he is some rtive of the Gu family, but you still shouldn''t just degrade yourself by selling your body and being a lover!"


    He Xinyanughed out loud, "It seems like your information isn''t really urate. The man you saw wasn''t just some rtive of the Gu family. . . He is - Oh, I don''t think I should tell you."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow coolly, "You''re not qualified enough to know who he is. And lover. . . I think that title matches Li Yuyan more."


    He Xinyan shrugged before walking up the stairs to go change. If she wasn''t mistaken, today was thest day of Li Yuyan''s filming. She had seven more scenes and her job was done.


    With a satisfied smile, she disappeared into her room and grabbed her clothes to change into. It would be a bad decision to tell them who Gu Yechen truly was, as it wasn''t the right time to yet.


    Plus, a lot of people knew the name of Gu Yechen, but few actually knew what he looked like. Letting them into the secret would be thinking too highly of them.


    He Xinyan changed into a in shirt and jeans before leaving the house again.


    Several hourster, she returned home, barely able to keep her eyes open. When she returned to her room, she wasn''t very shocked to see Gu Yechen on the bed waiting for her.


    "Hi," she greeted him before entering the restroom to get ready for bed.


    After closing the lights, He Xinyan crawled onto the bed and was about to fall asleep when Gu Yechen suddenly talked.


    "Do you have time tomorrow?"


    He Xinyan sighed and forced herself to stay awake for a little longer, "Yes, there is no filming tomorrow."


    "There is an auction. Do you want to go with me?"


    He Xinyan didn''t think much and just agreed, "Okay."


    And then, she was asleep.

 Chapter 75 Future Mrs. Gu

    <h4>Chapter 75 Future Mrs. Gu</h4>


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke upter than usual, but Gu Yechen was still beside her.


    "You''re awake." Gu Yechen smiled, "The auction begins at 7 tonight. I wille and pick you up at 6."


    He quickly kissed her on the forehead before going over to the balcony and leaving the room. His movements were so fast it was hard to see clearly, and then he was suddenly gone.


    He Xinyan ced one hand up to her forehead and smiled. As she was about to get off the bed, she noticed that the red rose was ced a little differently today. Underneath it, there was arge ck box that He Xinyan recognized.


    It was a Hepix box.


    She opened it and looked at the beautiful silver gown, and although it was still very stunning, she wasn''t as amazed anymore because she had seen Qin Lai''s works in person now.


    He Xinyan ced the dress up to her body and smiled at her reflection through the mirror. Tomorrow was the engagement ceremony, and to be honest, she was kind of excited.


    He Xinyan ced the dress onto the bed and walked away to eat breakfast.


    ---


    At exactly 6, Xinyan walked out of the house dressed in the dress Gu Yechen had given her. The only person in the living room was Su Zhiming, and his eyes had traveled with her all the way to the door.


    Outside, Gu Yechen''s ck Rolls-Royce was parked, and it was extremely shy on the empty street. He Xinyan entered the back seat and greeted the driver.


    The man in the car looked at her and smiled. With makeup on, she looked even more attractive. Although she was beautiful in his eyes no matter what.


    They drove to the building where the auction was held and entered therge lobby together. Several tables and chairs were set up for the rich sponsors to sit and the stage was also set up with a podium where the items would be disyed.


    He Xinyan followed Gu Yechen closer and closer to the front of the room and as they got closer, she noticed her name written on the seat in the middle of the first table.


    Gu Yechen walked in first and helped her as they sat down together.


    "What is this auction about?" He Xinyan whispered.


    "Nothing. It''s just another gathering amongst rich people. Everyone brings an item for the auction, and the money will go to an orphanage."


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open, "I didn''t bring anything."


    Gu Yechen smiled softly, "Don''t worry, I brought something."


    "But -"


    "President Gu!" An old man walked over with a huge smile on his face and stretched his hand out. Gu Yechen, being the cold person he was, didn''t respond to his enthusiasm.


    "Hahaha, who is this beautiful woman?" The man broke the awkwardness by mentioning He Xinyan.


    "Mrs. Gu."


    "Oh, when did Mr. Gu get married?" The man was obviously shocked as he took a step back.


    "We -" He Xinyan was about to rify but Gu Yechen suddenly interrupted her.


    "Future Mrs. Gu."


    A blush spread across He Xinyan''s face as she looked away. The man took another nce at her in a different light this time and he straightened his back a little to show more respect.


    "Wow, Mrs. Gu is very lucky to find a man like President Gu," the man smiled as he tried to butter Gu Yechen up.


    Gu Yechen nced at the man with a frown, "No."


    The man raised one eyebrow in confusion.


    "I am very lucky to find a woman like her."


    He Xinyan''s face was very red by now as she tried to focus on something else in the room.


    "Hahaha yes! Mrs. Gu is indeed a very beautiful woman! President Gu, you see. . . Ourpany is fighting with anotherpany for the cooperation with the Gu Corporation on Project X. So. . ."


    He Xinyan immediately understood what this man was getting at. So he came over to butter Yechen up to win the coboration? Ch! Did he really think Gu Yechen was such a subjective person?!


    "What is yourpany name?"


    The man quickly stated the name of hispany.


    Gu Yechen nced at the man once more before saying, "Okay, the cooperation will go to you."


    The man''s eyes widened from surprise. He didn''t expect it to be that easy. After saying thanks several times, he walked away.


    "Gu Yechen, you just gave the cooperation to him that easily?!" He Xinyan''s mouth fell open.


    "Yes."


    "Why?"


    "I like what he called you."


    ". . ." Was it really just because that man called her Mrs. Gu? Gu Yechen was that easy to please?! He Xinyan was about to question Gu Yechen''s decision further when the lights dimmed and a person walked over to the stage to announce that the auction was starting.


    Everyone got seated and an elderly woman sat down next to He Xinyan.


    "Hello, Yechen," the woman suddenly spoke.


    Gu Yechen looked past He Xinyan at the woman and smiled slightly, "Hello Auntie Yang."


    He then turned towards He Xinyan and exined, "She is Yang Siyue''s mother."


    Thedy turned to look at He Xinyan and greeted her politely, "You must be Miss He. Siyue has told me a lot about you."


    He Xinyan tilted her head to the side slightly. A lot? She made a mental note to ask Siyue what she had told her mother the next time they met.


    "Hello, Mrs. Yang."


    Mrs. Yang and Gu Yechen spoke to each other for a while before the auction began. The items in the beginning were all not very appealing to He Xinyan, and it took a lot in her to stop herself from falling asleep.


    Of course, every single item was very fancy and expensive, including things like jewelry, decorations, silverware sets, and more. There was even this pair of shoes made from gold that was said to have been worn by the empress several hundred years ago.


    During this entire time, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan were both silent as they watched the auction.


    After almost an hour, there was a break where He Xinyan ate and Gu Yechen dealt with the people trying to curry favor with him. Then, the auction was back on.


    It was almost 10 already when the speaker announced that they were at thest item for the day.


    He Xinyan looked up at the stage and sat up a little straighter at the thought of being able to go home soon. The worker carried up a ss box that was covered with red velvet.


    "This auction item was brought by Mr. Gu Yechen, who has been very generous in our past auctions. Let''s look forward to what this item will be."


    He Xinyan nced at Gu Yechen as her attention was back onto the auction. She wanted to see what treasure this man had brought.


    Everyone else in the room also sat up straighter and got ready to see what object it would be. The younger women in the room got their auction paddle ready to bid whatever their dream man had brought.


    The auctioneer walked over to the ss box to personally reveal the object. With both hands, he lifted the piece of red velvet off and the object was revealed.


    A jar of cookies.

 Chapter 76 Expensive Cookies

    <h4>Chapter 76 Expensive Cookies</h4>


    A jar of cookies.


    A silence spread across therge room as everyone stared at the ss jar filled with chocte chip cookies. The cookies were rtivelyrge, and there seemed to be less than 10 pieces inside.


    The auctioneer also forgot to speak for a few seconds because of the shock. Gu Yechen had always brought extremely expensive items like his specially-designed suits, expensive antiques, or even pieces of gold and diamonds. Cookies. . . It was very different.


    The auctioneerughed to break the awkwardness and he turned to the audience, "Cookies! Mr. Gu, did you bake these yourself?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head slightly without any change in expression.


    "Wow, not only is Mr. Gu handsome and rich, but he also has amazing baking skills! No wonder he is the dream man of all women in Country Z! Let''s witness together how much money this jar of cookies is worth!"


    "The starting price will be 100 dors."


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open in surprise. 100 dors? For a jar of cookies? Was he serious? Even though the cookies were made by Gu Yechen, they were still cookies. She could buy almost 10 jars of cookies with 100 dors.


    What happened next made He Xinyan even more amazed. A woman about her age sitting a few rows back raised her auction paddle and called out, "1000 dors."


    He Xinyan wondered if the woman was out of her mind, but then another person called out, "5000 dors."


    "5000 dors! Number 23 has raised the price! Anyone else?"


    Many daughters of rich families hade today because they heard the famous Gu Yechen was also attending. Therefore, even if it was just a jar of cookies, they were going to fight for it.


    Plus, they were homemade by Gu Yechen himself! Whoever won the cookies would get to eat cookies made by the king, Gu Yechen!


    "7000 dors!" Another woman called out, and He Xinyan was surprised to see that the woman seemed to be in her 60s already.


    "10000!" A man called out, which received a frown from all the women in the room.


    He Xinyan''s jaw dropped. 10000 for a few cookies?! A thought shed past He Xinyan''s mind, and she raised one eyebrow with a smirk although she knew it wouldn''t be possible.


    She shouldn''t eat the food Gu Yechen cooked for her anymore. She should just save it and sell it to some rich women and she would be rich!


    If a jar of cookies was 10000 dors, then a meal would be at least 100 thousand, right? If she sold 10 meals, she would have a million dors!


    Just thinking about it made He Xinyan excited! However, she was certain Gu Yechen would probably not approve of her brilliant idea.


    "20000!" The woman who had bid first raised her paddle once more.


    The numbers slowly went up, and with each scream, He Xinyan''s mouth opened a little wider. On the other hand, Gu Yechen was calmly sitting in his seat without any reaction.


    30000, 50000, 55000, 60000, 61000, 65000, 70000, 75000, 76000, 77000, 80000. . .


    He Xinyan scratched her head and realized why the auctioneer had said Gu Yechen was a very generous donor. By the end of this auction, the orphanage would be even richer than her!


    After the number had reached 50000, a few people lowered their paddles and stopped calling. By 80000, it was only four people fighting amongst themselves.


    When the elderly woman called 80000, the three otherdies hesitated. They were the daughters of wealthy families and their fathers had given them a budget for the auction. For most, it was under 50000, and the number has way surpassed it already.


    The woman smiled triumphantly as she looked around the room, almost as if she was saying, ''Gu Yechen''s item is mine now.''


    "Number 37 has bid 80000 dors! Anyone else?"


    When everyone thought that the bidding was closed, ady sitting at the very back of the room raised her paddle, "100 thousand dors!"


    Everyone, including He Xinyan, whipped their heads around simultaneously, and a few of the people gasped.


    "It''s Shen Xiner! The daughter of the Shen family. Isn''t she and Gu Yechen. . ."


    He Xinyan also recognized the woman. She showed up on television often with her parents as she was the only daughter of the prestigious Shen family.


    The Shen family was also one of thergest and most powerful families in Country Z, and they worked together with the Gu family often.


    After calling the number, Shen Xiner sat back down proudly with a cold expression. As the only child in the Shen family, of course, she was treated like a princess, and she was like a proud peacock outside.


    "Miss Shen has just raised the bid to 100000! Anyone else?"


    The elderly woman cleared her throat and looked down. Although she really wanted Gu Yechen''s item, 100 thousand dors for some cookies was a little too much. Plus, fighting with the treasure of the Shen family wasn''t a very smart decision.


    The Shen family was less powerful than the almighty Gu family, but they were probably in the top 3. Therefore, few people dared to offend them.


    Offending the daughter of the Shen family was even worse than offending her parents, as the Shen family practically revolved around Shen Xiner and the Shen Corporation would also be going to her.


    Everyone fell silent and they were sure that the cookies would be going to Shen Xiner.


    "Going once! Going twice! S-"


    "1 million."

 Chapter 77 Eating Money

    <h4>Chapter 77 Eating Money</h4>


    "1 million."


    Everyone gasped as their heads turned around to the front of the room. Did they hear incorrectly?


    The person that just called a tenfold increase in the bid was. . . Gu Yechen?!


    He Xinyan was also surprised and she gently tapped him, "What are you doing?"


    He didn''t respond as he calmly put his auction paddle down. In the back, Shen Xiner stood up with a frown as her eyesnded on Gu Yechen.


    "Mr. - Mr. Gu, you just bid your own item." The auctioneer didn''t know how to respond to the situation.


    "Is there a problem?"


    The danger in his tone made the auctioneer shiver, "No. No, there is no problem."


    "1 million going once! Going twice! Sold!" The auctioneer mmed the hammer down with a bang and the workers brought the jar of cookies back off the stage.


    Although Shen Xiner was unhappy, she couldn''t fight with Gu Yechen, so she grudgingly sat down.


    He Xinyan scratched the back of her head and frowned, "Why did you buy your own item?"


    "I wasn''t nning on donating it anyway."


    "Hm?"


    Gu Yechen turned his head slightly to nce at He Xinyan, and he smiled with a sigh, "The cookies are for you, stupid."


    He Xinyan wasn''t happy that Gu Yechen called her stupid, but that wasn''t the important part at the moment, "For me?"


    "Of course! Did you think I was going to let another woman eat my food? Now go get your cookies."


    He Xinyan confusedly stood up and they walked out of the room together, attracting stares from several people. Outside, she took the jar of cookies and was forced to take a picture with Gu Yechen and the jar of cookies.


    Back in the car, He Xinyan examined the cookies and didn''t notice anything special about it. She removed the lid and pulled out the one on the top.


    She slowly took a bite and chewed for a few seconds. Very slowly, she swallowed the bite and sucked in a breath, "Wow! Did you really make these?"


    "Yes." Gu Yechen was very pleased with her reaction.


    "They are so much better than the ones I made!"


    ". . ." Any cookie would be better than the ones you made. Of course, Gu Yechen didn''t actually say that out loud.


    On the short car ride home, He Xinyan finished about half of the cookies in the jar.


    She looked down at the ss jar with an unreadable expression and murmured, "I just ate 500 thousand dors. I didn''t know money was this yummy."


    Gu Yechen couldn''t help but chuckle at his stupid but cute girl and he used his finger to wipe away the crumbs that had found their way to the corners of He Xinyan''s lips.


    "It''ste. Go home and don''t wait for me. I have to finish some work and then I will go over."


    He Xinyan nodded as she closed the cookie jar and held it close to her chest carefully, "Okay. The engagement ceremony is tomorrow."


    Gu Yechen nodded before Xinyan left the car and waved goodbye to him. After she was gone, he also returned to his own home to finish up the work he had pushed aside to bake the cookies.


    He Xinyan originally nned on waiting for him, but her eyes failed to listen to her n. After a few minutes, she couldn''t help but fall asleep.


    It wasn''t untilte into midnight did the balcony door finally open.


    ---


    The next day was very exciting for everyone.


    He Xinyan woke up early in the morning, not because she wanted to, but because the loud noiseing from the first floor was very distractive.


    She rubbed her eyes unhappily and moved closer to Gu Yechen as she tried to continue sleeping.


    Gu Yechen gently stroked her hair with his eyes closed, but He Xinyan suddenly moved after a few seconds.


    "Oh my god, are they chickens?" He Xinyan sat up straight on the bed and narrowed her eyes, "Can they stop crowing in the morning like chickens?!"


    Gu Yechen licked his lips with a smile as he also sat up on the bed, "When does the ceremony start?"


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "11."


    Gu Yechen nced at the clock, "They are probably going to leave early, maybe before 10. It''s almost 9 already. Do you want to get ready?"


    He Xinyan sighed, "Well, I can''t sleep anymore. I''ll go pick you up at 10 then."


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Okay. I''ll leave then. . . Today is a good day."


    With a final word of reassurance, Gu Yechen left. Xinyan didn''t change as she walked downstairs to eat breakfast first. At once, she noticed two familiar faces.


    Lin Meiyi and Su Quzhe. The two of them sat down next to their son, Su Zhiming, and they spoke happily to Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran.


    When they heard the noise at the stairs, they turned their heads around simultaneously, and their smile slightly stiffened when they saw who it was.


    "Xinyan. . ." Su Zhiming''s mom called. To be honest, He Xinyan''s rtionship with Su Zhiming''s parents wasn''t bad. They got along well and they treated her well.


    "Hello, Auntie and Uncle Su." He Xinyan politely greeted them politely as she took a seat at the kitchen table.


    "Xinyan, it seems like you and our Zhiming aren''t destined to be together. It''s a pity. . ."


    He Xinyan chuckled, "Auntie Su, I don''t think you should say that in front of your future daughter-inw."


    Li Yuyan scrunched her face up slightly but didn''t say anything.


    Lin Meiyiughed, "Xinyan, since Zhiming is marrying your sister, you would technically also be my daughter-inw after the marriage, right?"


    He Xinyan smiled but didn''t say anything more as she took a sip of warm milk.


    The breakfast was quite lively for everyone, except Xinyan, who ate quietly. When she finished, she stood up.


    "When are you guys going to leave?"


    Li Yuyan was the one to respond, "We will leave at 9:30 so we can go set up and get ready."


    "Cool, then I will leave at 10:30 by myself." Without waiting for a response, she left and walked up the stairs to get ready.


    Bai Jiawei frowned, "She''s noting with us?"


    Li Yuyan rolled her eyes, "It''s okay. She would just ruin things if she came. Just let here with the other guests."


    Bai Jiawei didn''t say anything else, which meant that he had silently agreed with what Li Yuyan said.


    A few minutester, He Xinyan heard the door open and close and she walked over to the balcony to watch the two cars leave.


    Once they were gone, she entered her closet and grabbed therge box with the dress and shoes inside and hopped happily down the stairs. She left the house and ran over to the house nearby.


    One knock on the door and it opened.


    "That was fast. Were you waiting for me?" He Xinyan raised one eyebrow.


    "No, I was just right at the door," Gu Yechen replied sarcastically.


    He Xinyan walked into the house, "We can leave at 10:30 and arrive at the Dasi Hotel at 11 with the other guests. I didn''t know that they booked the Dasi Hotel for the engagement ceremony too! It seems like they have a lot of money."


    "The He family''s money," Gu Yechen added, which was exactly what He Xinyan was thinking.


    "Are you nning on making a move?" Gu Yechen suddenly asked.

 Chapter 78 My Name Is Gu Yechen

    <h4>Chapter 78 My Name Is Gu Yechen</h4>


    "Are you nning on making a move?" Gu Yechen suddenly asked.


    He Xinyan grabbed a grape and ate it slowly, "Not yet. I have to finish filming the drama first. But. . ." She looked down, "I''m going to leave the entertainment industry. I can''t do two things at once. I''m going to get everything back. . ."


    A dangerous sparkle shed past He Xinyan''s eyes as she clenched her hands together. Gu Yechen liked this tough part to her, but his heart also hurt when he saw this.


    His woman didn''t need to be so strong or smart. . . He wanted to protect and shield her from all dangers, and help her. However, he knew that she was determined to get everything back by herself. Helping her wouldn''t do him any good, and it might just make her unhappy.


    Gu Yechen smiled and gently patted Xinyan''s head. It''s okay. She could fight and do whatever she wanted. He would always be behind her, waiting to catch her if she were to ever fall or get hurt.


    ---


    He Xinyan stayed at Gu Yechen''s house for the rest of the time and also changed into the dress there. After getting ready, they entered Gu Yechen''s car and left for the engagement ceremony.


    In the car, He Xinyan stared at her reflection through the mirror and admired her different makeup style. Her usual natural look was gone, and it was reced with a m makeup with a bold red lipstick and glittery eye shadow.


    Matched with the beautiful red dress, she looked stunning and sexy.


    When the car pulled into the drop-off zone, the people walking in all nced their way and whispered to each other.


    Gu Yechen had said he picked the least shy car in his collection, but it was still very expensive and rare.


    He got out of the car and walked around it to open the door for He Xinyan. Her sparkly silver heel stepped out of the car and onto the velvet carpet. She rested her hand onto Gu Yechen''s and stood up proudly.


    The whispering only got louder after she got out. No one knew who they were, but they whispered about them because they looked too attractive.


    With the heels on, He Xinyan was almost as tall as Gu Yechen as they walked into the hotel together. They really were a match made in heaven.


    The entire way to the elevator was filled with looks from guests and workers. He Xinyan maintained her cold expression to match her sexy goddess image.


    On the second floor, they walked over to therge lobby where the ceremony and wedding would be held, and it was filled with people at the moment.


    People weren''t seated yet as they talked amongst themselves. At the front of the room stood Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, Li Yuyan, Su Zhiming, and Su Zhiming''s parents as guests came over to congratte them.


    As He Xinyan and Gu Yechen got closer and closer to the door, people began to notice them.


    "Look, look! Isn''t that man so handsome?! I wonder who he is?"


    "Don''t you see the woman next to him? Wow. . . She looks amazing. Oh, I wish I had that face and body!"


    "That. . . Does she look like the daughter of the He family to you?"


    "You mean Li Yuyan? She''s over there." Thedy pointed towards the front of the room.


    "No, I mean He Xinyan."


    By the time the two of them walked through the door, most of the people inside the room had their eyes on them. Naturally, the people at the front of the room also saw them.


    Gu Yechen calmly led He Xinyan to the front of the room, who raised an eyebrow amusedly. Seems like Gu Yechen could read her mind! Her nned first move was to greet the new couple too!


    The crowd parted as they gaped at the beautiful sight of the two of them.


    "Congrattions sister. . . and brother-inw." He Xinyan smiled genuinely, but to Li Yuyan, it looked like a grinning vixen. Naturally, Su Zhiming''s eyes had been glued onto He Xinyan since the moment he saw her.


    Which was exactly what He Xinyan wanted to achieve.


    She nced at Su Zhiming and moved a little close to Gu Yechen with a smile.


    "Yanyan, who is this?" Bai Jiawei was also amazed at this refreshing sight of his daughter, and he slightly furrowed his eyebrows when he saw Gu Yechen.


    "He''s the man we saw the other day on the top floor," Li Yuyan said.


    Bai Jiawei raised one eyebrow and looked at Gu Yechen up and down, "You are. . . a member of the Gu family?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head slightly with no response.


    His disrespectful attitude aggravated Bai Jiawei a little, who crossed his arms together, "So do you work in the Gu Corporation?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head again.


    Bai Jiawei knit his eyebrows together, "Can you not talk? As a member of the Gu family, did they not teach you basic manners like respecting your elders? Or maybe the Gu family doesn''t even acknowledge you much, do they?"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as an amused smile crept up her face. Bringing Gu Yechen here was a right decision. . . She couldn''t wait to watch the scene unfold. Watching Bai Jiawei p himself in the face was very, very entertaining!


    Gu Yechen didn''t seem bothered by Bai Jiawei''s words as he stared straight into his eyes.


    This only made Bai Jiawei more annoyed. How dare some random guy that only has a tiny rtion to the Gu family disrespect him?!


    "What is your name?"


    Gu Yechen grinned, "Gu Yechen."


    Dead silent. The entire lobby was dead silent. Most people had their attention on Gu Yechen and He Xinyan since they walked into the room, and they were listening to the conversation the entire time. This was also why Bai Jiawei was mad, because he felt that he lost face in front of all these people.


    However, now. . .


    He Xinyan watched as her dad''s smile disappeared and his face turned more and more pale, and she had to work hard to suppress augh.


    "Gu. . . Gu Yechen?!" Li Yuyan took a step back as her assumption was proved to be true. She was the one that had originally said that Gu Yechen was some random rtive of the Gu family, but that was also to convince herself that He Xinyan''s man wasn''t actually still the CEO of the Gu Corporation.


    The entire lobby gasped and many began whispering amongst themselves.


    "Gu Yechen?! Isn''t that the name of the Gu Empire head right now? The CEO of the Gu Corporation?"


    "I think so. I''ve seen his name on the news several times. It''s really him?! Wow, I can''t believe he actually looks that handsome! Ahh, if I could be his girlfriend, I would die with no regrets!"


    "Ch! Don''t you see the daughter of the He family standing next to him. . . Wait, there was news about them several months ago! Oh my, I remember now! So it''s really true! The daughter of the He family is dating Gu Yechen! Wow, I''m so jealous of her!"


    The people also quickly caught on to the irony in the situation, "Wait. Didn''t you hear? A few seconds ago, didn''t Mr. Bai say that Gu Yechen was some random rtive of the Gu family? Hahahaha, that''s funny! Looks like the dad himself doesn''t know his daughter is dating such a powerful figure!"


    Bai Jiawei heard some of the mocking of the guests and his face turned green. However, inparison to losing face, offending the boss of the Gu Corporation was a thousand times worse.


    "Hahaha, so you''re President Gu! Nice to meet you!"


    Bai Jiawei stretched a hand out with a smile, but Gu Yechen remained standing still. Bai Jiawei didn''t care about the disrespect anymore, and this only made him more scared. Was President Gu mad?


    Bai Jiawei awkwardly pulled his hand back and turned to look at He Xinyan, "Yanyan, why didn''t you tell us that the person you are dating is President Gu?! You should have told me!"


    "I told her not to tell you."


    ". . ." Once again, Bai Jiawei was left not knowing what to say.


    "Oh! Hahahaha. . ."


    He Xinyan watched the scene happily as she smoothly slid her small hand into Gu Yechen''srge palm. His face moved slightly as a small grin appeared on his face.


    She was saying thank you. At first, she had been a little hesitant to bring Gu Yechen, but now she knew it was the right decision. She couldn''t have done any better!


    Not only did Bai Jiawei p his own face, but Su Zhiming also didn''t look very pleased as he frowned at He Xinyan and Gu Yechen.


    Li Yuyan was also very angry that He Xinyan and Gu Yechen had stolen the spotlight from her during her engagement ceremony! She had to make sure Gu Yechen didn''te again during her wedding!


    Li Yuyan cleared her throat and stered a smile onto her face, "Hello, Mr. Gu. I am Li Yuyan, Yanyan''s sister."

 Chapter 79 The Engagement Ceremony

    <h4>Chapter 79 The Engagement Ceremony</h4>


    Li Yuyan cleared her throat and stered a smile onto her face, "Hello, Mr. Gu. I am Li Yuyan, Yanyan''s sister."


    Gu Yechen didn''t even bother ncing at Li Yuyan, but instead turned to look at He Xinyan, "Sister? When did you have a sister?"


    Xinyan opened her mouth to speak, but Li Yuyan beat her to it.


    "Hahaha, Yanyan must have forgotten to tell you about me. I''m her older sister, Li Yuyan." Li Yuyan used one hand to move a few strands of hair back and smiled as she spoke softly, acting like a great sister.


    "No, I didn''t forget." He Xinyan grinned, ''I don''t have a sister. . . You''re my stepsister."


    This time, Li Yuyan seeded in holding her anger in as she brought back her ultimate move from her past life. The pity card!


    She looked down and bit her lip, "I know you don''t like me, but I have always treated you as my biological sister."


    Bai Jiawei frowned deeply, "Yanyan, don''t talk to your sister like that!"


    "Is there a problem? There is indeed a difference between sister and stepsister." Gu Yechen raised one eyebrowzily and spoke with a cold tone.


    "Well. . . No, there is no problem. President Gu is correct, there is a difference."


    Li Yuyan nced at her dad and clenched her teeth together angrily.


    "Well, we just came over to congratte you. . . stepsister. If there is nothing else, we are going to go get seated." He Xinyan held onto Gu Yechen''s hand and she waved with a smile before walking away.


    They found their seat in the front row and sat down. Almost like wasps attracted to light, people beganing over and introducing themselves a little too eagerly.


    "Hello, President Gu and Miss He! I''m the chairman of the Qinhe Entertainment Business. Nice to meet you, nice to meet you!"


    To everyone''s disappointment, only He Xinyan politely greeted them back whereas Gu Yechen had no reaction to any of them as he waspletely focused on ying with He Xinyan''s hand.


    Almost everyone in the room hade over already, and it was quite amusing to He Xinyan to look at the lonely people at the front of the room.


    To be honest, she didn''t have any sense of guilt or pity towards them for what she did. Maybe it was because she was just a bad and evil person in general. However, this really was nothingpared to what she had received in her past life.


    As she watched them, another man who seemed to be older than Gu Yechen but younger than Bai Jiawei walked over.


    "Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Gu! I''m Li Yijian, nice to meet you."


    Gu Yechen''s hands froze for a second and he looked up at the man standing in front of them.


    "What do you want?"


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened. This was the first time Gu Yechen actually acknowledged the people that came over.


    The man himself was also quite surprised, "Hahaha, nothing. I just came over to introduce myself."


    "I''m not a patient person. Sponsor or corporation?" Gu Yechen frowned slightly.


    "Sponsor!" The man said quickly, "I need money for a new project."


    "Is 5 million enough?"


    "Yes, yes! More than enough! Mypany is the Luqi Corporation. Thank you! Thank you very much!"


    Everyone else in the room stared at them wide-eyed. Why did that man get a sponsor from Gu Yechen, but they didn''t?! That wasn''t fair.


    After the man had left, He Xinyan had got it figured out, "Did you give him the sponsor because he called me Mrs. Gu?"


    Gu Yechen picked up her hand again and began ying around with her fingers, "My baby is the smartest."


    ". . ."


    All of the guests had arrived, and because not many people went up to congratte Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming anymore, the ceremony began earlier than expected.


    He Xinyan found the ceremony to be extremely boring as she watched the two disgusting people on stage speak and act all lovey-dovey.


    The ceremony finally ended right before she was about to fall asleep, and she was the first to stand up from the chair and drag Gu Yechen over to the refreshment tables.


    "Ah, this is the only good thing about this ceremony," He Xinyan said as she looked at the food.


    Xinyan had decided that she and Gu Yechen had done enough already, and she will be generous and allow the rest of the engagement ceremony to be peaceful and nned.


    There was still a lot of fun ahead at the wedding. . .


    For the rest of the time, she ate, until it was time to go home. Bai Jiawei came over and told her that she could go home and rest to show Gu Yechen that he was a good father, but he did not expect He Xinyan to reply:


    "I didn''t n on staying to help anyway."


    With that, she and Gu Yechen had left the hotel, entered their car, and returned back to the Xihe Estates.


    ---


    When Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, Li Yuyan, and Su Zhiming returned home, He Xinyan was on the couch watching television with a bag of chips on herp.


    Li Yuyan''s eyes turned red with rage when she saw He Xinyan and she marched over, "He Xinyan! You did that on purpose didn''t you?!"


    "What?" He Xinyan asked innocently. Li Yuyan wasn''t only mad about Gu Yechen, but she had also realized that during the entire ceremony, Su Zhiming''s eyes and attention were fixed onto He Xinyan, and he would nce at her every few seconds.


    She had purposely dressed like an evil vixen to steal her spotlight! Of course, Li Yuyan couldn''t actually say that, or else she would be telling He Xinyan she was scared of her.


    Even now, Su Zhiming had his eyes glued onto He Xinyan. She had always been very conservative in the past when she was with him, and she never wore revealing clothes like the one she had worn today.


    It was different but also very attractive. . . He had been like this for a while now. It seemed like He Xinyan could control his heart, and his every movement or word was like an attraction spell to Su Zhiming. Especially today, she looked so beautiful. . .


    But it was toote now. He couldn''t break off the wedding with Li Yuyan, and even if he did, he wasn''t sure if he would be able to get Xinyan back.


    "You cannot bring Mr. Gu to my wedding! I know you are purposely trying to draw attention to yourself, but not at my wedding!"


    He Xinyan shrugged, "I won''t bring him. He is a very busy person, you know? It''s an honor he even spent the time to go to your engagement ceremony. He doesn''t have the spare time or energy to go to your wedding, so don''t overthink."


    Li Yuyan opened her mouth to say something else, but Bai Jiawei suddenly stepped forward.


    "Yanyan, I need to talk to you. Come with me to my office."

 Chapter 80 Mother-In-Law

    <h4>Chapter 80 Mother-In-Law</h4>


    "Yanyan, I need to talk to you. Come with me to my office."


    He Xinyan had a guess of what Bai Jiawei wanted to say already, and she followed him to the second floor. He closed the door as Xinyan walked over to the couch inside and sat down.


    "What do you need to tell me, dad?"


    Bai Jiawei sat down in hisrge chair, "Yanyan, why didn''t you tell me who your boyfriend is?"


    "You never asked." He Xinyan replied with a smile.


    "Whatever. Yanyan, you know it has been hard for me to take care of the He Corporation all by myself. . . especially after your mother''s death."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and watched his dramatic and fake act.


    "The Gu Corporation would really help us. . ."


    He Xinyan smirked, "What do you want?"


    Bai Jiawei wasn''t happy with He Xinyan''s attitude but he had no other choice, "Can you help me to get a cooperation with the Gu Corporation? It will really help the He Corporation. At the very end, I am also helping you to set a good foundation for youter on."


    He Xinyan almostughed. Who knew what was going on inside his brain? Maybe he was nning on taking the entire corporation away from the He family in all and giving it to his other lovely daughter, Li Yuyan.


    She could not trust him.


    "Are you asking me to ask Gu Yechen for a cooperation opportunity?"


    Bai Jiawei nodded.


    "I''m not sure. . . It will be hard. Gu Yechen isn''t really a subjective person when ites to business." He Xinyan thought of how he just gave someone a cooperation because he called her Mrs. Gu and smiled at her own lie.


    "I know President Gu really likes you, Yanyan. You should help the He family."


    He Xinyan shrugged, "Okay. I''ll try it."


    She walked out of the room and went straight for the door. As she passed the living room, Li Huiran and Li Yuyan both red at her suspiciously.


    Outside, she turned around and walked up the stairs to Gu Yechen''s house. With her key, she unlocked the door and walked in.


    Inside, she noticed the man sitting on the couch immediately. He was dressed in a ck silk bathrobe and his hair was slightly wet. He looked up slightly when he heard footsteps.


    He smiled when he saw her and took a sip of his tea.


    "Gu Yechen -"


    "Right here." He pointed at the file on the table in front of him.


    ". . ." He Xinyan picked it up and flipped through it to find that his stamp and his name were already signed at the end of the contract. All it was missing was Bai Jiawei''s stamp and signature now.


    "How did you know?"


    Gu Yechen lifted his hand and signaled for He Xinyan to go over to him. She walked over and he pulled her down onto the couch.


    "I guessed."


    "Why are you giving it to me?"


    "Just a gift." Gu Yechen leaned back against the couch and the cor of the bathrobe dropped a little further.


    He then added, "Use this to exchange information about your mother''s death."


    "What?" He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together when he mentioned her mom. How did he know that she was nning to further investigate her mother''s death?


    The day before her mother''s death, she had gone to the hospital. Her mother had told her that she was recovering already and even showed Xinyan that she was back in good health.


    It was unlikely that He Yuxin could have died just from the shock and anger about Bai Jiawei''s affair. Unless he said something else besides just his affair. . .


    "Remember, this contract is only to exchange for the information you want to hear. If you don''t get the response you want, you can do whatever you want with this contract." Gu Yechen said seriously.


    He Xinyan blinked a few times. So he meant that she could do whatever she wanted with this contract if Bai Jiawei didn''t give her the response she wanted?


    "Why are you giving this to me?"


    "Bring justice to my mother-inw. However, I am in no position to do it for you yet, so I''ll just have to leave it to you."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Thank you." She then added, "She''s not your mother-inw. . . yet."


    ---


    He Xinyan returned home happily with the folder in her hand, and she took special care to avoid Bai Jiawei as she made her way up to her room.


    In her room, she copied the contract so there were two and looked at both of them with a smile. It was nighttime so she put the two contracts into a folder and went to bed.


    The next morning, He Xinyan changed into a set of casual clothes and grabbed the new rose on the bed stand and the folder she had set aside yesterday before going out the door.


    As she drove, she would nce at the rose asionally and a smile would appear. About half an hourter, she stopped in front of arge building. Outside the top floor, two words were imprinted onto the wall, shining bright under the sunlight.


    He Corporation


    He Xinyan''s eyes narrowed as she held onto the folder tighter. She walked past the security guards and into the elevator before clicking the button to the top floor. She stepped out and the worker at the front desk quickly stopped her.


    "Miss, who are you looking for?"


    He Xinyan smiled, "Bai Jiawei, my dad."


    The worker''s eyes widened before she quickly returned to her calm expression, "President Bai is inside his office. . . He''s not in a very good mood right now."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "Great! Looks like I came at the perfect time."


    As she spoke, He Xinyan smiled at the worker and walked straight towards the office.


    Bai Jiawei was about to scream when he heard someone walk in without knocking, but when he saw it was He Xinyan, he suppressed his anger down.


    "What are you here for?" Bai Jiawei got even more annoyed when He Xinyan just sat down without saying anything.


    "I''ll wait until you''re in a decent mood first. I''m afraid you will be so shocked after hearing what I say. . . you might die." He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she studied Bai Jiawei''s expression, but he didn''t seem to notice anything wrong with what she just said.


    Bai Jiawei frowned, "What is it?"


    "Good news."


    "Good news?" Bai Jiawei raised one eyebrow suspiciously.


    He Xinyan ced the folder she was holding in her right hand onto the table and pushed it towards Bai Jiawei. Once Bai Jiawei''s eyesnded on the front cover of the folder, his eyes sparkled and his mouth fell open as she stared at He Xinyan in awe, "Gu Corporation!"


    The front cover wrote ''Gu Corporation'' and also had their logo on it.


    He Xinyan nodded.


    Bai Jiawei reached for the folder excitedly, but didn''t expect for He Xinyan to ce her hand over the folder, stopping him from taking it.


    "You. . . What are you doing?" Bai Jiawei watched as she pulled the folder back and his smile stiffened.


    He Xinyan then pulled out the folder she was holding in his left hand and held it to Bai Jiawei, "This is a copied version, you can look at this first."


    Bai Jiawei didn''t know what she was trying to do, but he still grabbed the folder and began reading it carefully. When he finished the entire contract, his eyes were sparkling with excitement.


    "Yanyan, you are really my greatest daughter! You are the best! I can''t believe you actually got the Gu Corporation to give us a contract like this!"


    Bai Jiawei eagerly stretched his hand out, "Yanyan, give me the original copy. Once I sign it, our cooperation will begin. With the Gu Corporation, the He Corporation will definitely do even better. Daddy will definitely reward you. I''ll give you five percent of thepany''s shares."


    He Xinyan''s smile widened even more. Five percent of thepany''s shares. . . He Xinyan couldn''t remember very clearly, but she knew that her mother had left some of thepany''s shares to her, and it was definitely much more than 5 percent.


    "I can give the contract to you, but there is something I want to ask you. I hope you can answer it honestly."


    Bai Jiawei furrowed his eyebrows slightly and nodded, "Ask. As long as I know, I promise to tell you honestly."


    He Xinyan stopped smiling and put on a serious expression, "Why did my mom die?"

 Chapter 81 The Contract

    <h4>Chapter 81 The Contract</h4>


    He Xinyan stopped smiling and put on a serious expression, "Why did my mom die?"


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes shed and his entire body tensed up from nervousness. He did not think that she would ask him this right now, and he was very shocked.


    He Xinyan observed his every change in expression, and the slight movement in his eyes was seen by her. This just made it more obvious that her mother''s death wasn''t an ident.


    "This was years ago, and your mom has died for several years now, so why are you still asking this?" Bai Jiawei drank some tea to cover his uneasiness.


    "It''s because she died so long ago, so I want to know the truth. Why did my mom die? Was it really just because of bad health? Dad, don''t you think that is a little unbelievable? Or. . . is it because you know the reason, but you just don''t want to talk about it."


    Bai Jiawei sighed, "Yanyan, let''s not talk about past things now. She did die because of poor health, that is the truth."


    He Xinyan clenched her teeth together and endured the pain she felt in her heart as she stared at Bai Jiawei, "It seems like you don''t want to talk about it."


    He Xinyan slowly pulled out the original document from the folder, "Dad, this is thest chance. Why did my mom die?"


    Bai Jiawei didn''t know what He Xinyan was nning to do, and he thought that it was okay for him to just not say it. The worst situation would be he didn''t speak and He Xinyan didn''t give the contract to him. He could just steal it from herter on when the opportunity came, or exchange it with her for something else.


    Bai Jiawei sighed and shook his head gravely, "Yanyan, that was really an ident, don''t -"


    Rip. . .


    Bai Jiawei froze as he watched the contract in his dreams get ripped up into pieces in front of him. His mouth was so wide it could fit an egg. It took a long time for him to register what happened, and it almost felt like He Xinyan just ripped his heart in half.


    "You, you. . ." His finger shook uncontrobly and he almost couldn''t speak probably, "You ripped it!"


    He Xinyan smiled coldly and ripped the paper again, and again. She watched as Bai Jiawei''s eyes turned red as she continued to rip and finally, she threw the shreds into the air.


    The small pieces of paper danced in the air and slowly fell down. Bai Jiawei watched the small pieces of paper and tried to grab them with his hand but ended up not catching anything.


    "I said, that was thest chance. Dad, don''t ever think about getting another contract like this from me ever again. Also, there are some things that you may not want to say, but I will still investigate them. When I do, I hope that it won''t have anything to do with you."


    With that, He Xinyan turned around and walked out of the room.


    After she left, Bai Jiawei fell down onto his chair. He stared at the pieces of paper on his desk, clenched his fist together, and mmed it onto the table.


    "I ripped the contract," He Xinyan called Gu Yechen inside the car. Although Gu Yechen gave him the power to do whatever she wanted, she still felt it was right to tell him what happened.


    Gu Yechen sat on the couch and typed on theptop with one hand and held the phone with the other, "Okay."


    "You''re not surprised?"


    Gu Yechen stopped working and walked over to the window, "There is a 50-50 chance of the contract staying or getting destroyed."


    He Xinyan smiled. He''s right. . . There were only two options, so it wasn''t much of a surprise.


    "Since Bai Jiawei isn''t ready to say the truth, what do you n on doing?"


    "I already know for certain that my mom died because of Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran, but I think there is something more to the story. I will figure out the truth. . ." She wouldn''t give up. She had to avenge her mother and grandfather, who were all innocent people that died because of Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran. . . She also had to avenge herself. In her past life, she was also a victim.


    There has to be evidence, it was just hidden. And she will find it somehow. . .


    "Okay, I got to go get my money now. Goodbye!"


    He Xinyan hung up and took a deep breath before starting the car. A few minutester, she stopped in front of a coffee shop.


    At once, she saw the man sitting at the table near the window.


    He Xinyan flipped her hair and walked into the shop. She went straight for that table and ced her bag down onto the chair across from the man.


    "I don''t have much time, so be quick."


    Su Zhiming looked up at her and smiled.


    ---


    Before He Xinyan entered the He Corporation, Su Zhiming had sent her a message to meet with her at the Haosu Coffee Shop to give her the 50000 dors he still owed her.


    Su Zhiming ced a check on the table and He Xinyan stared at therge number on it with a smile.


    "Seems like yourpany has been doing well," He Xinyan ced the check into his bag and raised one eyebrow.


    Su Zhiming nodded his head, "It is growing very fast."


    He then looked up at He Xinyan and stared at her, "Now that you got your money, delete the video."


    "Of course." He Xinyan pulled out her phone and deleted the video in front of Su Zhiming. She then moved to the ''deleted'' section of her photos and deleted the videopletely so he wouldn''t be suspicious of her.


    As she stood up to leave, Su Zhiming suddenly grabbed onto her hand, "If I didn''t marry Yuyan, would we still have a chance together."


    He Xinyan raised an eyebrow amusedly but put on a sad smile as she looked away, "I. . . You shouldn''t give me hope like that. After all, you will be my brother-inw soon."


    She tried to leave but Su Zhiming didn''t let go, "You still like me, right?"


    He Xinyan nced at him but looked away with a blush, "I. . . Goodbye."


    She pulled her hand away and this time, Su Zhiming didn''t stop her. He had got his answer. . . He Xinyan''s reaction suggested that she did indeed still like him.


    ---


    Outside the coffee shop, the shy and cute little girl was gone and He Xinyan smirked coldly as she entered her car.


    She would let Li Yuyan marry Su Zhiming, but that didn''t mean she would make her married life easy. By now, He Xinyan had a basic understanding of how horrible a man Su Zhiming was, and Li Yuyan was definitely going to have a tough road ahead of her.


    And she was going to make it even tougher for her. . . He Xinyan was certain that after her little act just now, Su Zhiming would think that she still liked him. That was just another thing to make Li Yuyan''s married life horrible.


    Before starting the car, He Xinyan pulled out a USB drive and yed around with it in her hand, throwing it up into the air and catching it again.


    With a sly grin, she carefully ced it back into her bag and started the car.


    Did Su Zhiming really think that she was going to actually get rid of the video?

 Chapter 82 The Wedding

    <h4>Chapter 82 The Wedding</h4>


    He Xinyan went to Wu Minger''s house and they talked about her situation with Gu Yebei for a long time. She ate dinner with the Wu family and when she returned back to the He mansion, it waste into the night already.


    Once she returned home, a ss cup crashed right in front of her feet. The cup broke into pieces, and it hurt a little when the small shards of ss bounced onto her leg.


    She nced at the innocent cup before looking up with a smile, "It''s veryte already. Dad, why aren''t you sleeping?"


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes were red as he pointed one shaky finger at her, "You unfilial daughter! You just want to see thepany go bankrupt and then you will be happy, right?! Why should I even bother raising you? Not only do you not help, but you just make things worse! You shouldn''t havee back!"


    He Xinyan just silently listened to him, without even the slightest bit of anger. She also didn''t cry because of Bai Jiawei''s harsh words.


    She knew that there was no use in getting angry and crying was just an even cheaper thing to do. The treasured daughter and princess of the He family was never her anyway.


    So, who would she be crying for?


    "Since you think you shouldn''t even bother raising me, I should have just died with my mom. Wouldn''t that be great for you?" She said it lightly, almost like it didn''t have any effect on herself.


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes narrowed slightly, "I told you already, your mom''s death was an ident. I was also very sad. Why do you have to bring back things that happened almost 20 years ago?! All she did was give birth to you. The one that raised you is your stepmother! Instead of helping us and thepany, you are talking about someone who has died several years ago. Do you think this is the right thing to do? Hm?!"


    He Xinyan calmly listened to Bai Jiwei speak, but inside she was fuming with anger.


    "My mom doesn''t mean anything to you anymore, right? All she did was give birth to me, but I know that blood is thicker than water. I don''t want to talk about anything else. I just want to ask if my mom''s death really was just an ident?" Her tone was very calm, and one couldn''t hear any change in feelings or emotions as she spoke.


    Her calm questioning calmed Bai Jiawei downed a little, and he stared at her intensely. It seemed as if He Xinyan was a different person after she returned home from college. How she talked and everything she did waspletely different. It even made Bai Jiawei think that she was very hard to deal with now. . .


    "I. . . It really was an ident." Bai Jiawei sat down onto the couch and frustratingly scratched at his hair, "Xinyan, it''s not like I don''t have any emotion or affection for your mom anymore. It''s just that a lot of time has passed, and we should have a new life now. Why do you have to be so stubborn? Everyone dies, it''s just that your mom did a little earlier."


    He Xinyan had no more hope in her father anymore. She smiled mockingly at herself and walked over to the stairs.


    "Good night."


    Bai Jiawei didn''t stop her as she walked into her room and closed the door. A few minutester, Bai Jiawei also entered his room and got ready for bed.


    Li Huiran was asleep already but she woke up from the movement.


    Bai Jiawei got into the bed and looked at Li Huiran, "Did you say something to Xinyan?"


    Li Huiran rubbed her eyes, "About what?"


    "About. . . He Yuxin?"


    Li Huiran regained her focus as she opened her eyes, "No, nothing. She shouldn''t know anything. Why? What happened?"


    Bai Jiawei sighed, "Nothing, I''m probably just overthinking. Go to sleep now. Good night."


    "No, tell me what happened!" Li Huiran sat up on the bed and frowned.


    "Nothing, go to sleep!" Bai Jiawei was very annoyed and he just wanted to get some rest.


    "Tell me," Li Huiran tried to pull Bai Jiawei up, but he flung her arm away angrily.


    "Just stop! I think she''s a little suspicious about her mother''s death! If she figures out that you are rted to her mother''s death. . ." Bai Jiawei scoffed, "Just wait for her to mess up this family and house!"


    "This. . ."


    "Okay, now go to sleep! Don''t argue with her if you can, her temper now is much worse for some reason. And. . . she''s also much smarter now. Ah, she is just like her mom. . . They are both smart people, just always pretended to be dumb."


    Li Huiran didn''t say anything more and silentlyid down. In the dark room, her eyes were wide open and they would move once in a while.


    ---


    The next few weeks passed by very quickly, and He Xinyan spent most of her time either filming, inside her room, or at Gu Yechen''s house. The others were too busy making arrangements for the wedding to care about her, so it was rtively peaceful inside the house most of the time.


    Before long, it was August 9th, the day of the wedding. . . and also He Xinyan''s birthday.


    The wedding wasn''t extremely extravagant, but it was still decent and quite fancy. Since the beginning of the wedding, both the He family and Su family were happily greeting the guests with excited smiles on their faces.


    Bai Jiawei was also extremely happy today, as he had fully epted Su Zhiming by now. He Xinyan wasn''t sure if it was because of his skills or the help of the He family, but Su Zhiming''spany was growing at a rapid rate and it was probably in the top 50 entertainmentpanies by now with several rising stars.


    He Xinyan stood in the corner of the room. Nobody really weed her here, and many would probably be d if she didn''t show up.


    Of course, she also didn''t want toe.


    It was only because she was the bride''s sister, so she had toe and show herself, and also pretend she was extremely happy for Li Yuyan.


    Since she was here, she couldn''t just do nothing. Of course she was going to have some fun. . .


    Xinyan thought it was boring so she walked over to the ss window and leaned against it. The lobby of the second floor was surrounded by all ss walls, so the people inside could see everything that was happening outside. Even if you weren''t next to the window, you could still see what was going on.


    "I thought you wouldn''te. Seems like you are just as shameless as before. So, how do you feel about attending the wedding of your sister and ex-boyfriend?" A sharp and girly sound came from behind He Xinyan.

 Chapter 83 Perfect Wedding

    <h4>Chapter 83 Perfect Wedding</h4>


    "I thought you wouldn''te. Seems like you are just as shameless as before. So, how do you feel about attending the wedding of your sister and ex-boyfriend?" A sharp and girly sound came from behind He Xinyan.


    He Xinyan turned around and saw an extremely sharp jawline, dark eyebrows, huge and round eyes, and small and rose-red lips.


    Her eyes were a little too big as they looked at He Xinyan up and down. She didn''t hide the disdain in her eyes.


    He Xinyan tried to remember who this woman was, as she looked quite familiar. The woman wore a revealing dress that revealed half of her chest, and she also had heavy makeup.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow when she suddenly remembered who it was, "Li Qinqin? Wow, you look so different after these years of going to Country A. I almost couldn''t recognize you, but your sour expression gave you away. You got stic surgery on your chin, right? Oh, and your eyes too!"


    Li Qinqin''s face darkened but He Xinyan continued as she looked down at Li Qinqin''s breasts, "Ooh, how much silica gel did you imnt into your breasts? Are you sure that is healthy for your body?"


    At once, Li Qinqin''s expression turned even worse and her arrogance from the beginning waspletely gone.


    He Xinyanughed.


    She remembered how Li Qinqin and Li Yuyan were besties in the past, and whenever Li Qinqin met her, she would say a ton of bad things about her.


    Whenever Li Qinqin talked bad about her, Li Yuyan would pretend to help and protect Xinyan. In her past life, she was blinded by Li Yuyan''s fake actions and words.


    "It seems like your tongue got sharper in these years I was away. Don''t try to hide your disappointment and sadness. I already guessed this result a long time ago. No matter how hard you try, Su Zhiming would still be Yuyan''s." Li Qinqin suppressed her anger as she enjoyed watching He Xinyan standing here looking all lonely and unloved.


    From the very beginning, she did not like He Xinyan. There was no reason, she just didn''t like her.


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "So you came over just to tell me how amazing Li Yuyan is to pick up a guy I threw away?"


    Li Qinqin smirked, "Don''t think I don''t know. Su Zhiming has liked Li Yuyan from the very start, and you were just a useless mistress. He was the one that didn''t want you! He Xinyan, don''t think of yourself as such an amazing person. Look at what you are wearing today! Yuyan was right, you are probably someone''s mistress right now, right? I should have guessed from the very start that you are such a lowly and gross person!"


    He Xinyan''s eyes narrowed as a fierce sparkle shed by, "Li Qinqin, you should be d you met me on a day like today. I don''t want to beat you up, but I will remember what you just said. Li Qinqin. . ."


    He Xinyan moved in closer to her and raised one eyebrow dangerously, "You don''t want to mess with me."


    Her tone was genuinely so scary Li Qinqin took a step back. Yuyan was right. . . He Xinyan did change a lot. She seemed to be more brave and more scary now. . .


    He Xinyan pulled away and smiled, "Nice meeting you."


    Her expression did not resemble how one would look after just threatening someone. He Xinyan turned around and walked away.


    Li Qinqin trembled slightly, unsure of why she was so scared. He Xinyan was no longer the same stupid girl she was before. . . Her presence was very strong and dangerous.


    ---


    After a few minutes, the wedding began.


    The wedding march was yed and Li Yuyan walked in wearing a pure white wedding gown. She held a beautiful and colorful bouquet of flowers and held onto Bai Jiawei''s arm as they slowly walked towards Su Zhiming.


    With each step she took, Li Yuyan felt like she got more and more happy.


    He Xinyan stood at the very back, staring at the front without any expression.


    Happy? She smirked. When Su Zhiming agreed to marry Li Yuyan, Li Yuyan was destined to not be happy or blessed for the rest of her life.


    Li Yuyan was only a few steps away from Su Zhiming now, who was wearing a white tuxedo, looking like a prince. Their eyes met, and they smiled at each other, but Su Zhiming''s smile didn''t reach his eyes.


    Li Yuyan stopped in front of Su Zhiming, and Bai Jiawei quietly walked away, allowing the new couple to have their moment.


    The music stopped, and all the guests looked forward to witness the moment of happiness for the new couple. Therge room turned silent as they waited for the ceremony to begin.


    Suddenly, the loud engine sound of sports cars attracted the attention of several people. Everyone turned around, curious about how it was possible to hear such a loud sound from the lobby of the second floor.


    The guests looked away from the couple at the front of the room and looked out the window. Everyone watched as a Ferrari drove into the front parking lot and came to a quick but beautiful stop.


    However, this wasn''t the main focus of attention.


    After this car stopped, a Maserati quickly came into view and skillfully parked right behind the Ferrari.


    And then it was a Lamborghini, and then a McLaren, and then. . .


    One after another, the shiny sports car created a long line in front of the hotel. Finally, an extremely rare SSC Tuatara stopped in front of the first Ferrari.


    All of the cars came to a stop, but no one came out.


    If it were just one or two sports cars, maybe it wouldn''t be extremely shocking and conspicuous.


    "23! There are 23! And they are all extremely expensive sports cars!" Someone ran over to therge ss wall and counted the number of cars.


    Once this person spoke, all the guests at the wedding couldn''t help but gasp. Even though most of the guests here were from rich families and the upper ss, no one has ever seen so many expensive sports cars at once.


    Even the richest person wouldn''t just waste money like this. . .


    23 sports cars. . . The cost of these cars all together would probably be even more than the wealth of someone from a rich family or even the wealth of an upper ss family itself.


    The sight was too shocking. . .


    He Xinyan was at the very back in terms of facing the wedding, but since everyone had turned around to look at the sports cars now, He Xinyan had changed to being at the very front.


    She stared at the row of cars and frowned slightly. She was also very shocked. . . Which rich family''s son was unting his wealth now?


    By now, the wedding ceremony hade to an unexpected stop. Everyone''s attention was on the rare sight of several luxury cars now, and they had long forgotten about the new couple on the stage.


    This situation caused Su Zhiming, Li Yuyan, and their parents'' faces to darken.


    However, because all of the guests were quite powerful figures in Country Z, they couldn''t show their anger.


    The ceremony was still going on, and Li Yuyan''s smile waspletely gone by now. Su Zhiming was also quite unhappy with how the situation was turning out, but he didn''t seem to care much.


    Once in a while, a person or two would turn around to nce at the. . . imperfect wedding.


    Everyone was talking about why the sports cars suddenly showed up, and they were waiting for the people inside the cars toe out.


    At once, all of the car doors opened simultaneously. At the same time, long and straight legs stepped out of the car door, and tall figures came out from inside the cars.


    All of the men were wearing white shirts and red tuxedos, and they wore sunsses, only revealing a part of their faces.


    They closed the car doors simultaneously and removed their sunsses. Everyone who was watching gasped when they saw the handsome faces, and even the older or married women also couldn''t help but stare romantically at the line of extremely attractive men.


    He Xinyan also raised one eyebrow. So many handsome men!


    Every single one of them was good-looking enough to be models, and it was so attractive it was impossible to take your eyes away from them.


    However, no one hase out from the SSC Tuatara yet, and everyone was curious to see who was inside.


    He Xinyan''s eyesnded on that car and watched as the car door finally opened. She didn''t know why, but her heartbeat suddenly sped up.


    She felt herself hold her breath when one leg stepped out from the car. Her body was tense, but she didn''t even know why she was so nervous.


    Her eyes widened when the personpletely came out of the car and shut the door. Her breathing and heartbeat quickened as she stared at the familiar face. He was wearing a white tuxedo, and he looked so attractive under the bright sunlight.


    He lifted his chin slightly and narrowed his eyes as he looked up at the second floor. At once, he saw the woman he was searching for standing next to the ss wall.


    The corners of his lips lifted slightly before he walked straight into the building.

 Chapter 84 Happy Birthday

    <h4>Chapter 84 Happy Birthday</h4>


    The corners of his lips lifted slightly before he walked straight into the building.


    The handsome men standing behind him also followed him into the building. 23 handsome men walked over to the stairs and they synchronously walked up the stairs and onto the second floor.


    The female workers inside the hotel all covered their mouths with their hands and whispered amongst themselves. A few of them even failed to control themselves and gasped out loud.


    Some of the handsome men going up the stairs even smiled and blew air kisses to the female workers, causing them to copse onto the ground in excitement.


    Especially the man wearing the white suit at the very front, he literally looked like he came out from a fairy tale. He just needed a white horse and a crown, and he would be a fairytale prince.


    There was a trace of a smile on his perfect face, and his eyes seemed to suck people in. The atmosphere around him was cold, and no one dared to get near him. Although he was such a cold and aloof person, it was hard to take your eyes off of him.


    Maybe it was because of the tiny bit of warmth and gentleness inside his eyes. . .


    No one knew where they were going, but from their outfits, it seemed like they were groomsmen and the groom was the man at the very front.


    Some people watching wondered if they were going to pick up the bride?


    However, when they arrived on the second floor, many people began to guess that they were going to attend the wedding. But going like this. . . It was a little too attention-grabbing. Wasn''t it going to steal the limelight from the bride and groom?


    They stopped in front of the ss door on the second floor, and two men came from behind to open the door.


    He Xinyan recognized the two men. One was Qin Lai and the other was Gu Yebei.


    They saw her, and they smiled at her. She returned the smile.


    "Gu Yebei! Ah, isn''t that Gu Yebei?!" Some of the women in the room noticed Gu Yebei and their eyes widened in surprise. What was Gu Yebei doing here?


    He Xinyan ignored everyone and looked up into those dark eyes. Her heartbeat sped up as she stood frozen, not knowing what to do.


    He looked so handsome today.


    Compared to other days, he seemed to be even more bright and attractive.


    Gu Yechen didn''t walk into the room. Instead, he stood outside the door and stretched out hisrge hand.


    He Xinyan looked at the hand and it was almost as if she was under a spell. She slowly walked over to him.


    The people watching finally knew why the group of men were here. . . They were here for the young miss of the He family.


    But wasn''t this "disy" a little too extravagant. . .


    Plus, today was Li Yuyan''s wedding, and by doing this, theypletely stole the limelight from the new couple. However, the guests didn''t know that Gu Yechen was here today to purposely steal the limelight.


    He Xinyan ced her hand into Gu Yechen''srge palm and once they touched, he closed his fingers so her hand waspletely inside his.


    "What are you doing here?" He Xinyan''s heartbeat was still extremely fast, but she had calmed down a little.


    Gu Yechen didn''t reply, but instead led her over to an empty space inside the lobby.


    The other men followed and formed a long line in front of He Xinyan.


    "Sister inw, happy birthday to you! This is a small gift, I hope you will like it. The password is the day you met my brother." Gu Yebei walked over with a smile and stretched both hands out.


    He Xinyan stared at the tinum Card Gu Yebei was holding and raised one eyebrow confusedly.


    She nced at Gu Yechen, who wrapped his arm around her waist and said, "Just take it."


    He Xinyan smiled at Gu Yebei, "Thank you."


    "Sister-inw, happy birthday!" Qin Lai was the next one up, and he also called her sister-inw. He Xinyan guessed that Gu Yechen was just the "older brother" to many people. . .


    "This is a small gift. I hope your birthday is the happiest! The password is the same as the one Gu Yebei gave you!"


    He Xinyan''s smile slightly stiffened when she saw another tinum Card!


    This. . .


    Before she could process what was happening, another handsome guy walked over, "Sister-inw, I am Zhao Qi! Happy birthday!"


    As he spoke, he ced another tinum Card into He Xinyan''s hand.


    "Hello, sister-inw. I am Sun Yao! Happy birthday!"


    "Hi, sister-inw! I am. . ."


    All 22 people spoke the exact same words as they each walked over with a smile and handed her a tinum Card.


    He Xinyan couldn''t even hold all of the cards anymore and she had to give some to Gu Yechen to help her hold them.


    Each credit card would hold at least a five-digit number. . . 22 cards. The amount inside would be in the millions!


    Wow, she was rich now!


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she stared at the line of men standing in front of her, all smiling.


    "It is the first time they are meeting you, so they don''t know what to give you and whether you like their gifts or not." Gu Yechen looked down at her gently.


    He Xinyan fought back the urge to nod her head as she cautiously said, "It seems like they didn''t put much thought into the gift. . ."


    Before she could even finish her sentence, 22 pairs of eyes simultaneously stared at her.


    He Xinyan bit her lip gently andughed, "Haha, but I like it! Thank you!"


    Who doesn''t like money? It was her favorite thing! But, it was best for her to not show it too directly.


    The 22 men breathed a sigh of relief. They were all summoned by Gu Yechen on short notice, and it was true that they didn''t put much thought into the gift. It was Gu Yechen who said that just giving money was fine.


    The guests were all shocked as they watched He Xinyan receive the silver cards one by one.


    22 tinum Cards. . . These guys were rich! No, they weren''t just rich. . . They were extremely rich!


    And this was just a single birthday gift!


    Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming watched the scene unfold from the very back of the crowd, and by now, Li Yuyan''s fists were clenched tightly and her eyes were red from anger.


    She gritted her teeth in anger as she red at He Xinyan.


    Today was her wedding, but He Xinyan just had toe and steal the limelight away from her and make her lose face in front of everyone!


    He Xinyan!


    Su Zhiming, on the other hand, wasn''t as angry. His eyebrows were slightly furrowed but he didn''t seem to care much.


    Only when he saw He Xinyan lift her head up and smile warmly at the man standing next to her did Su Zhiming''s eyes sh dangerously.


    Besides Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming, Li Qinqin had also witnessed this scene. Her eyes were as round as circles, and the jealousy and anger were evident inside her eyes as she stared at He Xinyan.


    She had always thought that He Xinyan was a mistress for some bald and fat old man, but she had no clue that He Xinyan''s man was actually. . . the exact opposite!


    Both the Su family and He family were unhappy about the situation, but they just stood there quietly.


    helemon''s note: Hmm. . . Should I say the Bai family? But why does the Bai family have the He Corporation? Yanyan, go go go! Steal everything back!


    He Xinyan held onto all of the cards, and she really regretted not bringing a backpack. Her tiny handbag couldn''t fit all of these cards!


    Just as she was thinking where to put all of her birthday gifts, the 22 men wearing burgundy-colored suits formed a long line. Their movement was so synchronized that it almost seemed like they were soldiers from the military.


    Above all, it was so handsome!


    "Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to Xinyan. . ." The loud and deep singing rang inside therge lobby, and after a slight alteration to the simple song to fit the number of people singing, the song sounded even better.


    The voices of the 22 men were deep and sexy, and it almost sounded like they were from some singingpetition.


    In the beginning, He Xinyan hummed with them. However, as she hummed, the warmth from inside her heart grew stronger and stronger, and spread throughout her entire body. At once, a sour feeling crept up her nose and she felt her vision beginning to get a little blurry.


    She thought that on a day like today, no one would remember her birthday.


    Her own family would be congratting the new couple, and they wouldpletely forget that today was also her birthday.


    Just like what Li Yuyan had said, she and Su Zhiming had purposely set the wedding date to today so that everyone would be congratting them, and not her.


    However, the man standing next to her made her believe that the world wasn''t actually that cold, and the heavens weren''t actually that cruel to her.


    23 cars, red suits. . .


    She was 23 years old now, and the red color symbolized luck and happiness.


    The singing continued, and the 22 men singing in the lobby of the second floor was quite conspicuous. However, they didn''t care about the attention they were attracting, but instead, they got even more excited and happy as they sang.


    He Xinyanughed and her eyes were slightly warm.


    "Baby, happy birthday!"

 Chapter 85 Another Wedding

    <h4>Chapter 85 Another Wedding</h4>


    "Baby, happy birthday!"


    Suddenly, the man next to her looked down at her warmly. He Xinyan looked back at him and slightly lifted her chin up.


    With a smile, she said, "Thank you, Yechen!"


    Thank you for remembering my birthday when everyone else forgot.


    Thank you for creating such a beautiful memory for me after such a horrible memory.


    Thank you, for being with me. . .


    "Kiss!" Someone in the crowd suddenly screamed, and He Xinyan immediately lifted her heels off the ground. With the credit cards still in her hand, she leaned forward and her lipsnded on his.


    Gu Yechen''s eyes widened with surprise for a quick moment before they were filled with a happy sparkle. His hand rested on her waist and he pulled her in closer to deepen the kiss.


    From not too far away, Su Zhiming watched them kiss, and his hands clenched into fists. The muscles on his face were tight as he narrowed his eyes.


    Although Li Yuyan was watching He Xinyan, she still noticed the change in the man standing next to her. This man was supposed to be her husband from today onwards, yet he was angry over another woman right now. Li Yuyan''s eyes turned red from anger as she felt a sharp pain in her heart.


    Why? They were married now, so why did he still care about that b****?


    Why does He Xinyan always get the attention? Why did she have to ruin her wedding?!


    "Yuyan, it''s okay. Don''t be mad." Li Qinqin walked over to her and held onto her hand.


    Li Yuyan pulled her hand away, "You''re not the one experiencing this, so of course you are not mad!"


    Li Qinqin almost lost her bnce from Li Yuyan''s sudden movement, and she fought back the urge to get mad.


    "Yuyan, I''m your best friend. I came back just to attend your wedding and I really wish that you and Zhiming will have a happy marriage." Li Qinqin said with a genuine sparkle in her eyes.


    Li Yuyan nced at her and sighed, "Sorry, I''m just very mad."


    Li Qinqin smiled and pulled her over a little so no one would notice them.


    "It''s okay, you don''t have to apologize to me. . . Yuyan, do you know who that man is?" She asked with a slight sparkle in her eyes.


    Li Yuyan red at the two people kissing passionately on the other side of the room and took a deep breath, "That man is Gu Yechen."


    "Gu Yechen?! Like the Gu Corporation Gu Yechen?!"


    Li Yuyan got even angrier from Li Qinqin''s reaction, "Yes, who else would it be?"


    Li Qinqin looked at the handsome man wearing the shing white suit again and raised one eyebrow.


    After they finished kissing, Gu Yechen grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand and led her out of the lobby and second floor, and up to the 53rd floor.


    After the exciting birthday show was over, everyone turned back to focus on the wedding. However, the wedding was already over! They couldn''t stop the wedding because of some unexpected event, so they had to clench their teeth and finish the ceremony.


    Some of the guests felt bad for them and walked over to congratte them before returning back to their seats.


    After the wedding ceremony, everyone sat down for the banquet. Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming walked around the lobby to toast all of the guests. Even though they were smiling, the gloomy and unhappy feeling inside couldn''t be wiped away.


    ---


    At the same time, the 53rd floor was in full-party mode.


    The elevator door opened and Wu Minger stepped out, dressed in a short baby pink dress.


    "Wow. . ." Her eyes widened at the sight of tables filled with food and people dancing and talking with each other. She noticed Gu Yebei right away and walked over.


    "Minger, you''re here!"


    "Where''s Yanyan? I have a present for her!"


    Gu Yebei looked around, "I don''t know. She just disappeared. . ."


    Inside a hotel room, He Xinyan was alone, waiting for Yang Siyue toe back. When she did, she was holding a long red dress.


    "Sister Siyue, why do I have to change?" He Xinyan walked into the restroom to put on the dress and she stared at herself through the mirror. Her skin looked extremely pale from the contrast in color, and the dress also exemplified her beautiful body curves as well.


    Yang Siyue looked at the dress and her eyes lit up, "Wow. . ."


    This dress was also designed by Qin Lai, and it was one of his proudest works.


    "Today is your birthday! You should wear red to symbolize luck and happiness." Yang Siyue stared at He Xinyan. She always knew that Xinyan was pretty, but she was still surprised to see her in the dress. She looked. . . even better!


    "Come on, let''s go! Everyone is waiting for you!" Yang Siyue led He Xinyan out of the room and they went up to the 53rd floor. When they arrived, everyone stopped what they were doing.


    It was almost like there was a light surrounding He Xinyan, but people were just naturally attracted to look at her. Her perfect body was covered with a strong red dress, and with each step, it almost looked like a sea of flowers, beautiful and delicate.


    Her long hair rested behind her shoulders and her beautiful skin seemed to glow. Xinyan slightly lifted her lips up into a small smile, and everyone''s heart skipped a beat from the beauty.


    She walked straight for the man standing not too far away with a ss of wine in his hands. Even amongst a bunch of handsome men, he was still eye-catching and extremely handsome. With the white tuxedo, he looked like a prince.


    "Does it look pretty?" She stopped in front of him and tilted her head slightly with a smile.


    Since she arrived on the top floor, his eyes were glued onto her.


    It took several seconds before he replied, "Yes. . ."


    He Xinyan giggled but didn''t expect Gu Yechen to suddenly reach a hand out and pull her into his embrace. He closed his eyes and tightened his grip on her waist, "I''m starting to regret calling so many people here. . ."


    He didn''t want his woman to be exposed in front of so many men. He didn''t want her to smile and look so beautiful in front of other men.


    She was his. . .


    He Xinyanughed and rested his head onto his strong chest, "No! If they didn''te, I wouldn''t get so much money!"


    "I can give it to you," Gu Yechen said with a frown.


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "Are you stupid? It doesn''t hurt to spend other people''s money."


    Gu Yechen opened his eyes and licked his lips with a smile. At least he wasn''t an "other person" now. . .


    He Xinyan cleared her throat and gently pushed him away, "Mr. Gu, everyone else gave me a present already. Where''s yours?!"


    Gu Yechen looked down and grinned, "I''ll give myself to you."


    He bent down slightly and kissed her gently on the lip. He Xinyan immediately blushed and pushed him away, "Don''t do that, there are so many people here. . ."


    "Wow, the view from here is so good."


    "Yes, it''s my first time on the top floor of the Dasi Hotel!"


    "Me too. . ."


    At once, everyone simultaneously turned away from them and pretended to pay attention to something else.


    He Xinyan couldn''t help butugh at this sight.


    "Yanyan!" Wu Minger suddenly ran over and looked at them up and down, "Are you two getting married?!"


    She looked at the white suit and red dress and clicked her tongue, "You two are really a couple made in heaven. . . I feel like my eyes have been blessed at the sight of you two."


    He Xinyan didn''t know how to respond to herpliment but Gu Yechen simply replied, "Thank you."


    He Xinyan widened her eyes and looked at Gu Yechen.


    "No problem, I''m just speaking the truth!" Wu Minger nced at He Xinyan and raised one eyebrow.


    "But to be honest, you two really look like you are getting married. Compared to the couple down on the second floor, you guys look so much better. You two should just get married here and now!"


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows, "Minger!"


    "We will have a wedding, but it won''t be today." Gu Yechen spoke again and everything he said was in a very serious tone.


    Wu Minger opened her mouth but no words came out. Xinyan was also very shocked as she gaped at Gu Yechen.


    The way he spoke almost sounded like he was actually nning a wedding already.


    "That''s good too. Today isn''t good enough. If you two are to have a wedding, it should be very big and grand. A thousand times more grand than the couple down there. That will be cool!" Wu Minger nodded her head as she spoke.


    "Minger. . ." He Xinyan red at Wu Minger and said her name dangerously through gritted teeth.


    "Okay!"

 Chapter 86 Gu Yechen’s House

    <h4>Chapter 86 Gu Yechen''s House</h4>


    "Okay!" Gu Yechen also nodded his head and he seemed to agree with Wu Minger''s words a lot.


    Wu Minger pped her hands together, "Then it is set! I will wait to attend your wedding then!"


    Before He Xinyan could beat her up, Wu Minger ran off to go find her boyfriend again.


    "You -" He Xinyan pursed her lips out. Set? What''s set? She didn''t even agree yet, and her wedding was set?!


    Everyone went back to enjoying the party and He Xinyan had fun eating a bunch of food. It was her birthday, so she decided to eat as much as she could! She could think about losing weightter. For now, eating was the most important!


    As she was eating a slice of cake, someone suddenly called, "Gu Yechen, this ce is so boring! There is nothing fun."


    Gu Yechen took a sip of his wine, "Then where do you want to go?"


    The man''s eyes lit up as he smiled triumphantly, "Today is sister-inw''s birthday, so shouldn''t you bring her over to your house? Plus, this ce is so boring! Let''s go to your ce!"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "You have a house here?"


    She thought that Gu Yechen only lived in the mansion next to hers inside the Xihe Estates.


    "I used to live there asionally," Gu Yechen replied and used one finger to wipe away the whipped cream near He Xinyan''s lips. He casually brought the finger up to his own mouth and licked the cream off.


    It was very sweet.


    "Then why don''t you live there now?"


    "Why would I live there when I can live closer to you?" Gu Yechen replied as he looked down at her warmly.


    "Let''s go," Gu Yechen grabbed onto her hand.


    "What?"


    "Let''s go home."


    Therge group of people had to take three elevator rides down from the 53rd floor, but they stopped at the second floor.


    The ceremony on the second floor wasn''t over yet, and it was going quite smoothly until therge group of people suddenly appeared again. Everyone''s gaze unconsciously turned to look at therge crowd of people.


    Especially the sight of the man wearing the white suit and the woman wearing the beautiful red dress walking together was dazzling. And the 22 guys and 2 girls standing behind them was also a sight as each and every one of them looked extremely attractive.


    "Today is her older sister''s wedding, and she doesn''t evene and congratte her sister, but instead creates such a bigmotion! Isn''t she purposely trying to steal the limelight away from her sister?" A guest at the wedding suddenly said.


    However, someone quickly replied, "However, it isn''t fair for the young miss of the He family either. Today is her birthday, but the wedding is also today. It isn''t fair to just ignore her birthday for the wedding?"


    The first person fell silent as he nodded his head slightly in agreement.


    However, Li Yuyan heard everything, and her mood fell once again. She was originally d that He Xinyan had left, but why did she have toe back again? She was purposely making it difficult for her!


    Su Zhiming also stood up to get a better look, and his eyes brightened when theynded on the woman wearing the red dress.


    However, the next second, they dimmed again as his shoulders sank.


    "Ah!" Suddenly, someone screamed and everyone''s heads turned around to look. Their eyesnded on something behind Li Yuyan, and she turned around to look too.


    Li Qinqin had bent down slightly with both hands hugging her chest, and her face was as red as a tomato. Someone had identally stepped onto the back of her dress, and the zipper on the back came loose. She was trying to hold the dress up so it wouldn''t fall down all the way, but it still revealed arge portion of her body.


    He Xinyan grinned when she saw this.


    "Wow! I thought my reaction to seeing handsome men was already very big, but I didn''t know that there were people who had even a bigger reaction! Miss Li, I know you are probably really excited and can''t wait to seduce a handsome guy, but I don''t think it''s a very good idea to do it here." Wu Minger spoke loudly with a sly smile on her face.


    Wu Minger also knew about Li Qinqin and how unpleasant she was to Xinyan, so of course she wasn''t going to let Li Qinqin off the hook so easily!


    No one helped Li Qinqin, not even Li Yuyan. They all watched her but didn''t say anything either.


    "You -" Li Qinqin bit her lip angrily and tried to stand up.


    Li Yuyan, however, was even more angry than Li Qinqin at the moment. First it was He Xinyan stealing her limelight, and now it was Li Qinqin making a fool of herself!


    Her wedding had turned into aplete joke!


    Gu Yechen didn''t even look at Li Qinqin, but after Wu Minger had finished talking, he wrapped one arm around He Xinyan''s waist and led her over to the stairs down to the first floor.


    The men behind him followed, and when they exited the hotel, each one of them entered a sports car and one by one, the cars left.


    Inside the car, He Xinyan stared at Gu Yechen with her head rested on one arm, "You did it on purpose, right?"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "What?"


    "You purposely stopped on the second floor again, right? Hahaha, however it is quite fun watching Li Yuyan''s expression! If she had known it would end up like this, she would have never chosen to have her wedding today!"


    Gu Yechen didn''t reply but suddenly pulled the car over next to the sidewalk and stopped. He turned around to look directly at He Xinyan, "I want to give you my present now."


    He suddenly leaned forward and used one hand to keep He Xinyan''s face still. Their lips touched and he used her quick moment of shock to push his tongue into her mouth.


    He Xinyan sucked a breath in and allowed him to do all the kissing work, but as she felt his touch get warmer and warmer, she quickly pushed him away.


    "Not now. . . They are ahead of us now. Let''s go."


    Gu Yechen sighed and took a deep breath to push down his strong feelings at the moment before starting the car again.


    They quickly caught up with the other cars and arrived at the destination. They were surrounded by trees on both sides that stopped when they reached a huge gate.


    The gate opened after a few seconds and they drove in, parking right in front of the huge mansion. When they stepped out of the car, He Xinyan realized that the mansion was situated right next to the ocean, so it only took a few steps to reach the sand.


    The light from the sunlight hit the ocean and reflected back onto the mansion, making it look almost ethereal.


    Everyone got out of the cars and ran over to the beach. This mansion was the only building in thisrge area ofnd, and it was surrounded with trees on all three sides except for the front, which was the ocean.


    What was most intriguing to He Xinyan was therge field of red roses on one side of the mansion. It made her wonder if the roses Gu Yechen always ced on her nightstand each morning came from here.


    Gu Yechen grabbed onto her hand and walked forward, bringing her into the mansion. Inside, there were several workers and the mansion seemed even bigger from the inside than looking from the outside.


    They walked straight ahead and up a flight of stairs to the second floor. They entered a room and Gu Yechen let go of her hand to open the doors to arge balcony.


    Together, they walked out and He Xinyan stood next to the railing, looking ahead at the beautiful blue sea.


    They stood next to each other, and the people ying on the sand could see them if they looked up.


    "They are a good match," Gu Yebei smiled as he looked up at the couple with Wu Minger beside him.


    Wu Minger nodded, "Yep! Before, I thought that Yanyan and Stupid Su were also a good match. However, now I know what a perfect match is. Only a man like him is worthy of Yanyan."


    Wu Minger knew that Gu Yechen was probably a million times better than Stupid Su. Aside from the wealth and power aspect, his feelings and love towards Yanyan was also something Stupid Su and any other man couldn''tpare with.


    From above, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen watched them. . . Well, to be exact, He Xinyan looked down at therge group of people ying and the beautiful view, but Gu Yechen watched her.


    Suddenly, he opened his mouth, "He Xinyan, I love you. . ."


    He Xinyan wasn''t really familiar with Gu Yechen calling her by her full name, and she turned her head slightly to look him in the eye.


    "By now, do you. . . love me too?"

 Chapter 87 He Xinyan’s Answer

    <h4>Chapter 87 He Xinyan''s Answer</h4>


    "By now, do you. . . love me too?"


    He Xinyan froze for a moment before she broke the gaze with Gu Yechen and looked down, pressing her lips together.


    Gu Yechen''s hand shook slightly before he squeezed out a smile, "Never -"


    His eyes widened and he forgot to move or react when he suddenly felt her lips touch his. This time, she was the one to take the initiative as she ced both hands on his face, one on each side. Her eyes were closed tightly as she tried her best to use her kissing skills, although she didn''t have any.


    Gu Yechen finally broke out of his shock as his tense body rxed and he wrapped both arms around her waist, pulling He Xinyan in.


    He closed his eyes too as his lips started moving, taking charge of the kiss. How could he let his woman take the initiative in things like this? That was his job!


    The kisssted even longer than the one at the wedding ceremony, and He Xinyan was out of breath when Gu Yechen finally pulled away.


    However, he didn''t let her go. He rested his chin onto the top of her head as he hugged her tightly.


    He was very satisfied with her answer. . .


    ---


    After a while, they went down to the beach so they could y along with the other people. After a while, a worker pushed over a cake, which had threeyers and ording to Gu Yebei, was shipped from the most famous cake shop in Country D.


    The cake indeed tasted very delicious, and the cream seemed to melt inside Xinyan''s mouth. She ended up eating threerge slices so she was too full to eat other food.


    The guests yed until the sun had set, and some of them stayed and just slept on the sand. Others left after saying goodbye to He Xinyan and Gu Yechen.


    It waste into the night when He Xinyan returned to the Xihe Estates with Gu Yechen.


    As she got ready to get out of the car, Gu Yechen suddenly grabbed onto her and leaned forward for a kiss.


    He Xinyan stopped moving and her entire body tensed up as she let him kiss her. She had kissed someone more times in this one day than in her entire life. . .


    Maybe not including her past life. But still, she didn''t kiss Su Zhiming often since he rarely took the initiative and she also didn''t want to take the initiative in kissing him.


    "Wait for me. I need to give you your present. . ." Gu Yechen pulled away slightly and whispered.


    He Xinyan took a deep breath before opening the car door, "Thank you for. . . today. I''ll see youter."


    She got out of the car and quickly ran up the steps to the He mansion. She quickly nced back before opening the door and entering the house.


    Everyone was sitting on the couch inside the living room, besides Su Zhiming. Li Yuyan''s eyes were red and swollen, and it was evident she had been crying.


    When she heard the footsteps, she immediately looked up and red at the personing in. She grabbed the teacup in front of her and threw it at He Xinyan, who swiftly caught it with one hand.


    "Woah, woah. . . It seems like you aren''t very in a good mood," He Xinyan said with a smile before cing the cup back down onto the table.


    "He Xinyan!" Li Yuyan screamed through clenched teeth, "You did it on purpose! You are just jealous of me, and you purposely ruined my wedding!"


    He Xinyan blinked her eyes a few times innocently, "What do you mean? Is celebrating my birthday considered ruining your wedding?"


    "You! But you purposely did it at my wedding! You just don''t want me to have a good wedding!"


    He Xinyan listened calmly, "Your wedding date is coincidentally on my birthday, so I have to do it at your wedding. Where else would I do it?"


    "You -"


    Bai Jiawei knit his eyebrows together, "Enough! Yanyan, I know you must be unhappy about Yuyan''s wedding being on your birthday, and we can do another party for your birthday too! However, you shouldn''t have ruined your sister''s wedding like that! Not only did you ruin the wedding, but you also lost face for all of us!"


    He Xinyan grinned and walked over to the stairs, "Birthday party? I''m good, I just had one! I don''t need two, and my birthday is today. . . I don''t need a birthday party on a day that is not my birthday. Oh, and also. . . I wasn''t the one that ruined the wedding. I didn''t ask Yechen toe. . ."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "You know what? I''ll call him right now! You guys can tell him what he did wrong directly to him so I won''t have to take the me for him."


    Bai Jiawei stood up at the mention of He Xinyan calling Gu Yechen, "Wait. No -"


    "Yechen. . ." He Xinyan said in a very sweet voice.


    On the other side of the phone, Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow amusedly and finished doing the buttons of his silk pajamas before replying, "Yes?"


    "You shouldn''t havee to celebrate my birthday today. . . My sister and dad are saying that I ruined my sister''s wedding." He Xinyan pouted pitifully as she watched Bai Jiawei''s face pale slightly.


    "Oh, is that so." Gu Yechen caught on quickly, "Put me on speaker mode."


    He Xinyan did as instructed and heard Gu Yechen''s deep voice ring inside the living room, "Does Mr. Bai and Mrs. Li have a problem with what I did today?"


    His tone seemed calm on the outside, but the slight threatening and dangerous tone couldn''t be mistaken.


    Bai Jiawei chuckled awkwardly, "Of course not! Hahaha President Gu, as Yanyan''s dad, I have to thank you for celebrating her birthday."


    "No problem. As her boyfriend, it is my duty to remember her birthday. . . Though I find it kind of weird that her own father doesn''t." Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow as he slowly walked down the stairs.


    Bai Jiawei''s smile slightly stiffened, "Um. . . It is my fault for allowing Yuyan to have her wedding on Yanyan''s birthday. Yuyan, apologize to Yanyan!"


    Li Yuyan''s face turned green and her eyes were filled with tears of anger once again. Li Huiran also furrowed her eyebrows slightly, though she didn''t say anything.


    "Hurry up!"


    He Xinyan looked at the three of them with a smile on her face. What should she do? Should she apud Bai Jiawei for being such a great father?


    "I -" In the end, Li Yuyan scrunched her face up and ran away, bumping into He Xinyan as she ran up the stairs.


    Bai Jiawei red at his daughter before chuckling again, "Hahaha, I apologize for not raising my daughter well, President Gu. I will definitely scold her for her bad decision."


    This time, Li Huiran also stood up from the couch and walked away, trying her best to maintain a straight face.


    Bai Jiawei watched her go before moving closer to the phone, "President Gu, it would be a great honor for the He Corporation if we could have the opportunity to work with the Gu Corporation. Maybe. . ."


    "Ask my Yanyan."


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes as she thought, ''I''m not yours''.


    "Butst time she ripped the contract up," Bai Jiawei said as he red at He Xinyan.


    "Then I guess the He Corporation doesn''t have the opportunity to work with the Gu Corporation. I have work to do. Goodbye, Yanyan."


    He Xinyan turned the phone back around and hung up the call, "I guess there is no problem with me celebrating my birthday then. Good night!"


    With that, she spun around and walked up the stairs into the room.


    Bai Jiawei unhappily stood alone in the living room with her fists clenched together. Things have changed and it wasn''t good. He Xinyan was out of his control. . .


    He sighed before going upstairs too.


    ---


    Inside her room, He Xinyan changed out of the dress and washed her face before climbing onto the bed.


    Today was definitely a very memorable day. . .


    The balcony door slid open and Gu Yechen walked in and jumped onto the bed, "How was I?" He asked with a smile, resting his head onto the palm of his hand.


    It took a second before He Xinyan realized he was talking about the call with Bai Jiawei. She gently patted him on the head and grinned, "Good job!"


    Gu Yechen''s smile widened and his eyes sparkled, like a kid that received candy from his parents. He rolled around so he wasying on his back and lifted the nket up to cover him.


    "Don''t you think it is time for me to give you my present?"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "What present?"


    "You forgot?!" Gu Yechen frowned slightly, "I said my birthday present for you is. . . myself."


    He suddenly leaned forward so their lips were only centimeters away. Xinyan''s cheeks turned red as she looked away.


    Gu Yechen used one finger to lift He Xinyan''s chin up before closing his eyes and their lips touched. He Xinyan was tense for a few seconds before she slowly began to respond to his affection and his hands moved to his chest.


    The room temperature seemed to rise as they unconsciously moved closer to each other under the nket, and He Xinyan was finding it harder to breathe.


    Gu Yechen finally pulled away slightly and lifted his chin up a bit, his teeth tightly clenched together. His eyes were smoldering as he looked down at her.


    "Let''s. . ."

 Chapter 88 Cold Shower

    <h4>Chapter 88 Cold Shower</h4>


    "Let''s. . ."


    He Xinyan quickly covered his mouth with one hand. She already knew what he was about to say from the look in his eyes and the unknown and hard object poking her near her legs.


    She wasn''t trying to act like some pure and fake woman, but she truly wasn''t ready yet. She did admit her feelings towards him, and she did indeed like. . . love him by now, but intercourse was something to be taken very seriously.


    In her past life, she had agreed to let Su Zhiming take her purity away before getting married, and that was one of her biggest regrets.


    Even if it was Gu Yechen, she wasn''t going to make the same mistake a second time.


    Gu Yechen saw the hesitation and panic in her eyes, and he took a deep breath to calm himself down, "It''s okay. My birthday present to you will be the same every year, so I can wait. I don''t want to force you into doing anything you don''t like."


    Gu Yechen kissed her gently on the forehead, "Go to sleep now. I''m going to go take a shower quickly."


    He Xinyan watched as Gu Yechen got out of the bed and walked over to her bathroom. A few secondster, she heard the sound of the shower turning on.


    To be honest, she was very grateful that he didn''t push her but instead respected her decision. Just by that alone, he was already a million times better than Su Zhiming.


    She covered herself to her neck with the nket and closed her eyes.


    Inside the restroom, Gu Yechen had removed all of his clothing and stepped into the cold shower. The cold water sshed onto his skin, but he didn''t shiver. He closed his eyes and looked down at the "someone" who had woken up.


    After he put the "someone" back to sleep, he exited the restroom and went to sleep himself.


    ---


    It was 10 at night when Li Yuyan left the He mansion and walked down the sidewalk to two streets behind them. The house they originally wanted was bought by a mysterious person, so they ended up buying a different house that was another street down, but still inside the Xihe Estates.


    After the wedding, Su Zhiming wasn''t in a very good mood, and he had left inside his own car, saying he had work to do in thepany.


    That was also why Li Yuyan returned to the He mansion, because their new house together was empty anyway.


    Li Yuyan opened the door and walked in to find all of the lights closed on the first floor. Her tears threatened to spill out again, but she held them back as she walked up to their bedroom on the second floor.


    When she opened the door, she was surprised to see that the lights were opened. She walked in excitedly and heard the shower noiseing from the restroom.


    Zhiming was home?


    Li Yuyan smiled and dropped her bag before changing into a revealing lingerie set and climbing onto the bed. She didn''t even remove her makeup as she waited for Su Zhiming to finish showering.


    A few minutester, the water sound came to a stop and she heard the shower door open.


    She covered only a part of her body with the nket, and a lot of skin was revealed in the bright room. After another few minutes, the restroom door opened.


    Su Zhiming walked out with his pajamas on and his hair was still dripping wet. When he saw Li Yuyan, he slightly furrowed his eyebrows before walking around the bed to get on.


    "Zhiming. . ." Li Yuyan called as she sat up, letting the nket slide down her upper body, which was only covered by a revealing lingerie set. "Where did you go?"


    "Thepany." He sat down on the bed and dried his hair with a towel. Suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped around his waist from behind.


    "It''s our first night together after getting married. . ." She said, her chest gently rubbing against his back.


    Su Zhiming ced the towel onto the nightstand and turned his head around slightly, "I''m tired."


    Li Yuyan took it one step further by lowering her hand and resting it onto Su Zhiming''s crotch, "Zhiming. . ."


    For a second, Su Zhiming heard He Xinyan''s voice in her tone, and the body part she was touching immediately hardened.


    Li Yuyan''s eyes lit up happily as she slowly began moving her hand.


    Su Zhiming closed his eyes for a second before he suddenly turned around and pushed Li Yuyan onto the bed. With both hands, he ripped the lingerie set she was wearing off and also began taking off his own pajamas.


    Li Yuyan smiled triumphantly as she let him continue. She knew he couldn''t resist her. That was also how they got together in the first ce.


    He Xinyan didn''t let Su Zhiming touch her at the beginning of their rtionship, and of course Su Zhiming couldn''t stand that. And that was one of the main reasons Li Yuyan seeded in stealing Su Zhiming away from He Xinyan.


    She looked up at his face and grinned. Su Zhiming was truly very handsome. . . Although Li Yuyan hated to admit that he couldn''tpare with Gu Yechen, he was still very eye-catching.


    Su Zhiming had a more gentle and intelligent look inparison to the more charming and kind of dark and dangerous feeling Gu Yechen had.


    What Li Yuyan didn''t know was that throughout this entire session of intercourse, Su Zhiming had his eyes closed, and his mind had flown away to imagine her as He Xinyan.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up and the first thing she saw was a ck wall. . . Or actually, it was Gu Yechen''s chest. They wereying so close to each other almost every centimeter of their body was touching.


    She tried to scoot away a bit, but Gu Yechen''s arms around her just tightened even more. His eyes were still closed and his breathing was even, so He Xinyan didn''t want to wake him up.

 Chapter 89 Everything Is Prepared

    <h4>Chapter 89 Everything Is Prepared</h4>


    His eyes were still closed and his breathing was even, so He Xinyan didn''t want to wake him up.


    Today''s filming didn''t start until after lunchtime anyway, so she could afford to stay in a little longer.


    Filming went from 1 P.M. all the way into nighttime.


    She found it a little unfortunate that she couldn''t stay home today to watch Li Yuyan''s grave expression, but you gotta do what you got to do.


    She tilted her head slightly upward and looked at Gu Yechen''s long eyshes. She wondered if a toothpick would be able to bnce on them because they were so long.


    She then moved in closer and took a deep breath. Gu Yechen really smelled extremely nice! It wasn''t the type of female perfume nice, but more of a masculine and calming scent.


    He Xinyan felt like even if she had her eyes closed, she would be able to recognize Gu Yechen from his scent, whereas she had long forgotten what Su Zhiming smelled like by now.


    Probably dog poop. . .


    She leaned in for another smell when she suddenly heard, "Baby, what are you doing?"


    He Xinyan looked up from his chest and gulped, ignoring the slight pain she felt in her throat.


    "Nothing. . . When did you wake up?"


    "Just now." Gu Yechen yawned and rested his chin onto He Xinyan''s head.


    Noticing that he wasn''t speaking anymore, He Xinyan looked up, "Gu Yechen, I want to eat your breakfast today."


    He raised one eyebrow with his eyes still closed, "Come to my house then."


    Xinyan nodded her head excitedly, "Okay, okay! Let''s wake up! My filming starts at 1 today so I don''t have much time. Go, go, go!"


    She dragged Gu Yechen out of the bed and pushed him onto the balcony, locking the door right away. She waved him goodbye before entering the restroom.


    Gu Yechen stood with a dumbfounded expression in the cold morning air. Did he just get thrown out of the room?!


    He took a deep breath before turning around and climbing down the wall.


    A few minutester, He Xinyan walked down the stairs and found the first floorpletely empty. She shrugged before leaving the house and excitedly walked over to Gu Yechen''s house.


    With her key, she unlocked the door and was immediately greeted with a delicious smell. She dropped the keys and quickly kicked off her shoes before running over to the kitchen.


    "Wow. . ." She looked at the omelette roll in the frying pan to the pork buns in the steamer pot to the porridge boiling in the pot to the bacon being fried. . .


    She licked her lips as her stomach began grumbling. Although he was a businessman, Gu Yechen''s cooking was also very good.


    "Gu Yechen, I was always very curious. You are so good at cooking. . . Did you practice a lot before? Cook for a lot of women. . ." He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and teased him, but didn''t expect him to take it very seriously.


    "Besides my mom, you are the only other women to have eaten my food."


    ". . ." He Xinyan stared at him and watched as his long and slender fingers washed the potato. From her angle, his side profile was extremely handsome.


    There was a saying that men look the most handsome when they are focused or working, and it was indeed true. However, He Xinyan also believed that men look extremely handsome when they are cooking.


    "Did you wash your face or brush your teeth yet?" Gu Yechen asked.


    He Xinyan embarrassedly shook her head, because she was too excited toe so she didn''t bother to get ready.


    "Go to my room''s restroom and get ready." He Xinyan obediently nodded and walked upstairs. She knew where his room was from thest time she was over and she quickly found it. The room was especially dark because the windows were closed and all of the interior design colors were also dark.


    She entered the restroom and opened the lights.


    On the ck marble counter, there was a sink and she immediately noticed two cups with a toothbrush inside each one.


    One cup was pink and the other was blue, and the toothbrush inside also matched the color of the cup.


    She smiled before picking up the pink cup and brushed her teeth. On one side of therge counter, Gu Yechen had also prepared skincare products from several extremely famous and expensive brands, and when He Xinyan opened a cab near the counter, she even found makeup products and other feminine hygiene products like pads.


    It seemed like Gu Yechen had prepared everything so that she could live here without having to bring anything from her own house.


    He Xinyan smiled warmly as she picked up the facial cleanser and opened it to wash her face.


    After she had finished getting ready, she skipped downstairs to see that all the food and silverware were already arranged neatly on the dining table.


    Gu Yechen walked out of the kitchen carrying a te with the sliced omelette rolls and noticed Xinyan, "Come and eat."


    ---


    Bonus Scene:


    A long time ago.


    On the top floor of the Gu Corporation, the CEO was busy working. He stared intently at theputer screen and he scrolled slowly as he carefully looked through the website.


    There was a knock at the door and his assistant, Chen Xiao walked in with a few files inside his arms.


    "Mr. Gu, these files need to be signed." Chen Xiao walked over and said.


    "Mr. Gu. . ." He repeated again when there was no response.


    Out of curiosity, Chen Xiao leaned his head forward a little to see what important business Gu Yechen was working on.


    However, when his eyesnded on theputer screen, Chen Xiao''s eyes widened in surprise. He knew this website! His girlfriend went on this website often and he always ended up paying for everything she got on this site!


    Chen Xiao shivered slightly at the sight of this website but he still squeezed out a smile, "Mr. Gu, what are you shopping for? I am very experienced on this website!"


    Gu Yechen finally looked up as he just seemed to notice Chen Xiao, but his eyes quickly went back to the screen.


    "Do you know any good skincare or makeup brands? Clothing brands too? Just anything a woman would need?"


    Chen Xiao raised one eyebrow, "Is this for Madam Gu?"


    Gu Yechen nced at Chen Xiao, "My mom has my dad. Why would I be buying things for her?"


    Chen Xiao walked around the table and looked at Gu Yechen''sputer screen, "Mr. Gu, this brand is very good! My girlfriend always buys from this brand! This one too, but it is a little expensive. Oh, and. . ."

 Chapter 90 Sick

    <h4>Chapter 90 Sick</h4>


    Gu Yechen walked out of the kitchen carrying a te with the sliced omelette rolls and noticed He Xinyan, "Come and eat."


    He Xinyan walked over and sat down in front of the tes of warm food. Without speaking, they began eating together, and He Xinyan had to admit that Gu Yechen was really good at cooking.


    It suited her stomach very well.


    However, as she ate, there was this weird and ufortable feeling in her throat and she was very familiar with it.


    He Xinyan''s body and immune system were very weak, and she would get sick around three to four times a year. Every single time, the cold began with a sore throat.


    She sighed and Gu Yechen noticed her unusual behavior, "What''s wrong?"


    He Xinyan looked up from her bowl of rice, "Nothing. . ."


    She should hurry up and eat some medicine after going home to try and prevent the cold froming, but she knew it wouldn''t work.


    After the meal, He Xinyan returned home and quickly found some medicine. Her throat was only getting worse and it was so ufortable she wanted to punch her throat, although that would definitely not help at all.


    She even couldn''t fall asleep to take a nap because the pain was so annoying and bothering. At 12, she dragged herself to the filming location and sat down on her seat, closing her eyes to sleep.


    "Little Yanyan!" Gu Yebei tapped her on the shoulder and sat down next to her.


    "What?" He Xinyan opened her eyes slightly and frowned from the bright sunlight.


    "Look what I have for you." Gu Yebei lifted up one arm and shook the cup of milk tea he had in his hand.


    "Ah! You''re the best, Gu Yebei! Thank you!" He Xinyan stuck a straw in and gulped down the cool milk tea that soothed her throat. However, when she stopped drinking, the ufortable feeling was back.


    "Yanyan, do you have a n for your next drama yet?" Gu Yebei leaned forward and raised one eyebrow, "I already have my pick for my next drama after this one. It''s still missing a female lead!"


    He Xinyan shook her head as she closed her eyes again, "I''m not going to keep filming after this drama."


    "What?! Why?!" Gu Yebei jumped up from his chair.


    He Xinyan nced at him, "I have other stuff to do."


    "What stuff?"


    He Xinyan took another sip of her tea and didn''t respond directly, "Gu Yebei, you can be honest with me. You probably just want me to film with you again so you can be with your girlfriend, right?"


    Gu Yebei blinked his eyes a few times before looking away, "Little Yanyan, you don''t have to expose me!"


    He Xinyan chuckled before standing up, "I got to go change now."


    ---


    When she came home, it was veryte already and her body was only feeling worse. Without even taking a shower, she jumped onto her bed and fell asleep.


    The next morning, she didn''t wake up until after the sun was fully out, and the first thing she saw was the ck silk pajamas that Gu Yechen always wore.


    She nced up at his smiling face and blinked her eyes a few times.


    "Good morning, baby."


    "Goo -" He Xinyan gulped and her face scrunched up. Like she had guessed, the medicine didn''t help at all. Her cold still came and now her throat was so sore even swallowing saliva hurt.


    "What''s wrong?"


    "I caught a cold. . ." He Xinyan put one hand up to her throat and moaned. It was so ufortable and her nose was also blocked by now so she could only breathe through her mouth.


    Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together and ced one palm onto her forehead, "At least there is no fever."


    "Come to my house so I can take care of you."


    He Xinyan stared at his worried expression for a while before nodding. Although she could take care of herself as she had in the past, she didn''t want to anymore.


    Without eating breakfast, He Xinyan left the house and told Bai Jiawei that she was going to go hang out with Wu Minger.


    When she walked up the front steps to the door of Gu Yechen''s house, she noticed that the door was already open and he was standing right next to it.


    He bent down and grabbed her white slippers from the cab, "It''s almost autumn already, so don''t wear so little. Also, wear socks or slippers when you are at home."


    He Xinyan nodded her head like an obedient child before following him into the house.


    "Go upstairs and get more sleep."


    After Gu Yechen had tucked her into the bed and ced a ss of warm water with a straw on the nightstand, he left to go prepare some food for her.


    It didn''t take long for He Xinyan to fall asleep in thefort of the bed, and the pleasant smell Gu Yechen had on his body was also inside his room.


    ---


    "Yanyan. . ."


    "Baby. . ."


    He Xinyan blinked her eyes open, not because she heard anything, but because of the pleasant smell inside the room.


    Her eyes focused on the bowl Gu Yechen was holding, and she pushed herself up from the bed, "What is that?"


    She cleared her throat once, which only made it hurt more, so she drank water instead.


    "Chicken soup. It will make you feel better." Gu Yechen scooped a spoonful of the soup and blew it gently before feeding it to He Xinyan, whose eyes brightened from the delicious taste.


    Even though she couldn''t taste very clearly because of her cold, it was still very yummy. She took therge bowl over and began eating in bigger bites.


    Gu Yechen watched her with a gentle smile on his face before standing up, "I''ll be back."


    A minuteter, he came back with another bowl, but the smell and look weren''t so appetizing anymore. It was a small bowl of an unknown ck liquid with a very bitter smell.


    "What is that?" Xinyan scrunched her face up as she took another bite of the chicken.


    "It''s medicine. It''s still hot, so finish the chicken soup first."


    He Xinyan quickly finished the soup and unhappily stared at the bowl of disgusting medicine, "Gu Yechen, I don''t want to drink medicine. . . It doesn''t work, anyway."


    Gu Yechen shook his head firmly and held the bowl up to He Xinyan''s hands, "It will help. It is herbal medicine."


    "Yechen. . ." He Xinyan sniffed her nose and pursed her lips out.


    "No." Gu Yechen couldn''t agree with He Xinyan on this.


    Finally, she sighed and took the bowl over. With a deep breath, she gulped down the medicine in one take and her face scrunched up from disgust. It was even more bitter than it looked.


    Gu Yechen took the bowl from her and quickly ced something else on her hand.


    She looked at it and realized it was candy! Xinyan quickly popped it into her mouth and felt as the sweetness spread in her mouth and slowly covered up the bitterness from the medicine.


    "Do you still want to sleep? Or do you want me to open up the television so you can watch it? Or are you still hungry? What do you want to eat?"


    He Xinyan stared at Gu Yechen and didn''t respond. Instead, she just leaned forward and rested her head onto his broad and warm chest, closing her eyes.


    Gu Yechen was surprised by her sudden affection, but he moved closer to her and wrapped his arms around her.


    He Xinyan couldn''t even remember thest time she had a cold and had someone else to take care of her.


    In the past years of her life now and her past life, she would silently endure the pain of a cold by herself, and few people even knew she was sick.


    She didn''t tell anyone, and no one asked.


    She climbed out of bed to get water herself, bought medicine herself, and did everything by herself. Most of the time, she would just go through the day normally and ignore the pain, waiting for her body and immune system to take care of it.


    However, it suddenly felt like she was a child again. There was someone that cared for her when she was sick and worried about her.


    She lifted her chin up and kissed Gu Yechen gently on the lips, "Thank you."


    Gu Yechen opened his eyes and looked down at her. Even though she was sick, she was still beautiful. Her face and lips were a little pale, and she looked very tired, which made Gu Yechen''s heart ache to see her like this.


    He licked his lips and pulled away with a grin, "Baby, stop seducing me. You''re sick."


    He Xinyan pouted, "I''m not seducing you. Stop overthinking."


    She pulled herself away and lifted the pillow up so she could sit against the back of the bed, "Come sit down." She said, patting the empty space next to her, "Let''s watch TV together."


    ---


    Normally, it would take up to a week for He Xinyan to recover from her cold, but it only took two days this time.


    She waspletely back to normal as she happily returned home from a day of filming. When she entered, she heard Li Huiran talking in the living room.


    As she got closer, she noticed that it wasn''t only her. Bai Jiawei and even Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming were home.

 Chapter 91 Birthday Party

    <h4>Chapter 91 Birthday Party</h4>


    Bai Jiawei and even Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming were home.


    When she walked over, they looked towards her and Su Zhiming stood up from the couch. Bai Jiawei nced at her and frowned slightly, "Come sit down."


    "What''s up?" He Xinyan asked as she casually sat down on the couch and ate a slice of apple from the te of fruits on the table.


    Bai Jiawei''s frown deepened as Li Huiran sat up straighter and said, "It''s almost your dad''s 60th birthday soon."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and realized that Bai Jiawei''s birthday was in less than two weeks.


    Noticing that she wasn''t nning on saying anything, Li Huiran continued, "Yuyan and Zhiming brought up the idea of holding a party for his birthday. Plus, 60 is a big birthday, so there is definitely going to be a celebration."


    "Oh, cool. What do I need to do?" He Xinyan asked apathetically.


    Bai Jiawei''s face darkened and it was obvious he wasn''t pleased with his daughter''s attitude, "You don''t have to do anything. Juste and attend the party. Yuyan and Zhiming will do the rest."


    He Xinyan smirked. Her father just wanted to say that he didn''t trust her to n his birthday party, and she wasn''t aspetent as Li Yuyan.


    But, she didn''t want to help anyway.


    He Xinyan stood up from the couch and smiled, "Well, if that''s it, I will be going to bed. Good night."


    Without waiting for a response, He Xinyan left.


    Li Huiran sighed and looked down, "Yanyan isn''t a teenager anymore, but she is still so rebellious and inconsiderate of the family. Yuyan, you have to be a good kid and help the family, okay?"


    "Of course, mom. Don''t worry."


    Bai Jiawei frustratingly stood up and red at the staircase before walking away.


    Li Huiran smiled softly before looking at her daughter, "You and Zhiming should go home."


    ---


    Inside her room, He Xinyan was deep in her thoughts.


    60th birthday party. . .


    She remembered this birthday party clearly because Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran made a huge fuss about it, saying how important the 60th birthday was.


    However, the grand celebration wasn''t what made a deep mark in her memory. It was what happened at the party. . .


    In the past, she had thought it was an ident. But thinking back now, it didn''t seem like a pure ident anymore.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as a small smile appeared on her face.


    The balcony door slipped open and a man walked in. He casually walked over to her bed and sat down next to Xinyan.


    He Xinyan nced at him and narrowed her eyes, "You are treating my room like your own house now, aren''t you?"


    Gu Yechen nodded, "Is it not?"


    He Xinyan stared at him and sighed, "It is, it is. Happy?"


    Gu Yechen licked his lips and smiled, "So. . . if your room is mine, then if I adjust it a little, can I say. . . you are mine?"


    He Xinyan scrunched her face up and pushed him away, "Do you have no shame?!"


    "No. Can shame help me get a wife?"


    He Xinyan didn''t respond as she walked into the restroom and locked the door.


    A few minutester, she was on the bed, lying next to the "shameless man".


    The next day, the preparations already began. When He Xinyan went downstairs, no one was at the breakfast table.


    Bai Jiawei had left for work already, Li Yuyan was on the phone and it seemed like she was trying to book a hotel for the party, and Li Huiran was on the couch, writing on a piece of paper.


    He Xinyan ignored them and walked over to the dining table to eat.


    After Li Yuyan hung up the call, her fake sweet voice immediately changed as she asked annoyingly, "Are you not going to help?!"


    He Xinyan didn''t even look at her, "Dad said I didn''t need to do anything. Are youining about what you have to do?"


    "No!" Li Yuyan red at her, but Li Huiran suddenly stood up, "Yuyan,e and check to see if I am missing any guests to invite. Have you booked the second floor lobby of the Dasi Hotel yet?"


    Li Yuyan rolled her eyes at He Xinyan before walking over to her mom, "Yes, don''t worry about that. However, it was a little expensive to book nine hours."


    Li Huiran sighed, "Your dad said to book the Dasi Hotel. It''s okay."


    He Xinyan quickly finished her food before going back up the stairs to go get ready for filming. Bai Jiawei only insisted on booking the Dasi Hotel because it was the best hotel in the country, and he didn''t want to lose face at his birthday party.


    He Xinyan quickly changed into a simple shirt and pants before leaving the house.


    ---


    The days passed by quickly as everyone around her was busy making arrangements for therge birthday party.


    Bai Jiawei was also in a very good mood these days because everything was about him and he felt proud to have such a grand birthday party.


    However, his sess was all from the He family. . . And seeing how three peoplepletely not rted to the He family were using the He family''s wealth to arrange a birthday party for the person that killed her mother made He Xinyan very annoyed and angry.


    A week before the birthday party, He Xinyan woke up to a knocking at the door. She blinked her eyes open and sat up frustratingly.


    "What?!"


    "He Xinyan, open the door! Why is it locked?"


    He Xinyan immediately recognized Li Yuyan''s voice and she nced at the man next to her. He had also woken up and he was staring at her without moving.


    "What are you doing? Go hide in the restroom or something!"


    He still didn''t move and He Xinyan tried to push him off of the bed, but he stayed frozen like a statue.


    "He Xinyan!"


    She kicked him frustratingly before walking over to the door and opening it, "What is it?"


    Li Yuyan took a step forward but He Xinyan quickly stopped her.


    "Hurry up. I want to go back to sleep."


    Li Yuyan tried to look past He Xinyan and peek into the room, but she was shorter than her.


    Frustratingly, she red at He Xinyan and crossed her arms together, "Hurry up. At 11, we are going to go pick out dresses for dad''s birthday party."


    She looked into the room once more before leaving. He Xinyan closed the door and locked it before walking over to the bed.


    "Gu! Ye! Chen!"


    Gu Yechen scratched his head calmly andid back down, "Come sleep."


    He Xinyan wanted to scold him but she was indeed still tired, so she just climbed onto the bed to sleep. Gu Yechen pulled her into his embrace again, and she angrily punched his chest, which only made him smile.


    "So annoying. . ." She muttered before falling asleep.


    When she woke up again, it was 10 already and Gu Yechen was gone. She changed and walked downstairs to find Li Yuyan, Li Huiran, and Su Zhiming all sitting on the couch.


    They seemed to be waiting for her.


    When they saw her, Li Huiran stood up, "Let''s go."


    ---


    They stopped at the street filled with expensive formal clothing shops, and He Xinyan recognized it because this was the street Qin Lai''s shop was also located.


    They got out of the car and walked into the first shop on the street, also the most popr one.


    Li Huiran had made a reservation, and a worker brought them into the shop where all of the dresses were located. The shop was empty at the moment, and Li Yuyan immediately began excitedly searching through the dresses.


    "Zhiming, how does this one look?" She asked, holding up a red dress.


    Su Zhiming nced at the dress before nodding his head, "Good, good."


    He Xinyan also walked around the shop but didn''t really focus on choosing dresses. In the end, she sat down on a chair and began scrolling through her phone.


    After a few minutes, Li Yuyan and Li Huiran had both picked out a dress, and they were going to go try it.


    Li Huiran, being the great stepmother she was outside, walked over to Xinyan and smiled, "Yanyan, did you pick anything yet?"


    He Xinyan nced at her and stood up, walking over to a random rack of dresses. She carelessly grabbed a blue dress and followed them over to the changing room.


    However, the first floor only had tworge changing rooms, so He Xinyan followed the worker up to the second floor.


    On the second floor, there were even more dresses and He Xinyan put down the blue dress she had picked out to look through the dresses here.


    She ended up grabbing a beautiful white dress that had severalce flowers dotted on it. Besides the flowers, there were also several different sized pearls on the dress, and it made the dress look even more elegant and beautiful.


    He Xinyan walked into the changing room and closed the curtain before taking off her clothes. She slipped on the dress and stretched her hand around to her back to pull up the zipper.


    However, the zipper got stuck halfway and she couldn''t pull it up no matter how hard she tried.


    Suddenly, a hand grabbed onto the zipper and gently pulled it.


    The zipper easily went up and He Xinyan turned around, thinking it was a worker, "Thank you."


    However, when she saw who it was, He Xinyan gasped.

 Chapter 92 Gu Yechen Wants To Kiss

    <h4>Chapter 92 Gu Yechen Wants To Kiss</h4>


    However, when she saw who it was, He Xinyan gasped.


    The man leaned casually against the wall and looked at He Xinyan with a satisfied smile, "Very beautiful."


    "How - How did you get in?" He Xinyan took a step back and stared at the man.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow amusedly, "I walked in."


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes. She wasn''t asking whether he walked in or crawled in, she was asking why he was here?


    When she came into the shop she didn''t notice anyone else here? Did hee in after she did? But that wasn''t possible, she didn''t hear any footsteps.


    "How did you know I''m here?"


    Gu Yechen grinned as he looked at He Xinyan''s beautiful figure, "I guessed."


    Guessed? Well, aside from the unknown shop that belonged to Qin Lai on this street, this was the best and most popr shop here. There was a high possibility that she would show up here.


    Gu Yechen tilted his head to one side and used one hand to lift her chin up, "You look so beautiful today."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she took a step back, "We are in a changing room. Don''t you dare mess around!"


    "Mess around? What do you mean by messing around?" Gu Yechen took another step forward and pushed He Xinyan to the wall before leaning forward.


    He had to tilt his head down to reach her lips, and He Xinyan tried to push him away when their lips touched.


    Instead, Gu Yechen kissed with more force as he ced both hands on her cheeks and closed his eyes. He Xinyan felt her legs seem to weaken as she was only supported by his hands and the wall.


    After what seemed like a century, Gu Yechen let go and licked his lips with a smile.


    "I''ll see youter," he said before taking a step back. He Xinyan red at him and quickly straightened her dress before walking out of the changing room.


    Once she stepped out, she was met with Li Yuyan, Li Huiran, Su Zhiming, and the female worker in the shop.


    When the female worker saw Xinyan, her eyes widened with surprise, "Miss He looks gorgeous wearing this."


    He Xinyan''s body was naturally very beautiful, and she had all the curves in the right ces. Under the white fabric, her originally soft and pale skin looked even more white and it seemed to glow.


    Her long and slim legs would be revealed when there was the slightest movement, and she looked like a snow queen, elegant and proud.


    He Xinyan smiled politely, "Thank you."


    Li Yuyan couldn''t hide her jealousy as she stared at He Xinyan. She looked down at her own red dress and thought about changing it to white too.


    She looked up at He Xinyan''s face and furrowed her eyebrows slightly, "Sister, why is your mouth swollen?"


    He Xinyan stared at Li Yuyan and pressed her lips together, "When I was changing, I identally scratched my lips."


    Right after saying it, He Xinyan knew how stupid that excuse sounded.


    That stupid and shameless man!


    "Oh, really?" Li Yuyan raised one eyebrow and stared at her lips. As someone with experience, she knew perfectly well what swollen lips like that meant. Su Zhiming also stared at He Xinyan''s lips with an unreadable expression.


    She was downstairs with her mom all this time, and she didn''t see anyone elsee up. So, did that mean, there was someone up here before they came?


    Li Yuyan looked around the top floor but there wasn''t any sign of movement. She frowned and looked at He Xinyan''s lips once more.


    Did she really just scratch it?


    "Of course." He Xinyan nced at Li Yuyan and turned to the female worker, "There''s only the three of us here today, right?"


    The worker blinked a few times before smiling, "Yes, of course."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow before walking back into the changing room, "I''ll take this dress."


    "Okay."


    ---


    On the way back home, He Xinyan couldn''t help but wonder how Gu Yechen was there. Did he know how to teleport?


    But that wasn''t possible.


    They arrived at the He mansion and the four of them got out of the car. As they walked to the house, Li Yuyan slowed down her pace so she was next to He Xinyan.


    "Sister, did you kiss someone back at the shop?"


    He Xinyan nced at Li Yuyan, "No, why would you think that?"


    Li Yuyan looked at Xinyan''s lips, which weren''t as swollen anymore, "Your lips were quite swollen. . ."


    "I told you I scratched it." He Xinyan grinned, "It is quite dirty minded of you to connect a mere scratch to something like that."


    She quickened her pace and walked into the house without looking back at Li Yuyan''s annoyed expression.


    ---


    At night, Gu Yechen entered the lit room and saw He Xinyan sitting on the bed with her arms and legs crossed, staring at him.


    "Hi," he said casually.


    "Gu Yechen, you''re sleeping on the ground today."


    Gu Yechen ignored her and climbed onto the bed, wrapped both hands around her waist, and pulled her down onto the bed.


    "Do you hear me? Gu Yechen?! Can''t you have some self-control? I almost got exposed today because of you!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Exposed for what?"


    "Kissing you. . . in the changing room!"


    Gu Yechen smiled as he looked down at her, "Is it shameful to kiss me? If you told anyone you kissed me, Gu Yechen, they would look at you with jealousy and envy."


    "You. . . How did I not see that you were this arrogant before?! Whatever, if so many women want to kiss you, then you can go and kiss them! I don''t care!" He Xinyan turned around and refused to look at him.


    "But I don''t want to kiss anyone but you. . . My lips are only yours. . ."


    He Xinyan''s face turned red from this sensitive topic and she buried her face deep into the pillow. Gu Yechen hugged her close to his chest and had to lift his upper body up and around to look at her face.


    "Since my lips belong to you, shouldn''t you treat it well? How about another kiss right now?" Gu Yechen said with a sly smile, only to receive a punch directly onto his stomach.


    "Shameless! I''m not taking you to my dad''s birthday party anymore!"


    Gu Yechen pitifully rubbed his stomach and pressed his lips out, "Then who will you take?"


    "Anyone but you! I''ll grab a random man from the street and take him!"


    Gu Yechen''s face darkened as he turned He Xinyan around so she was facing him, "No. You can only take me. Go to sleep."


    Gu Yechen closed his eyes and pressed He Xinyan''s head onto his chest, not allowing any further discussion.


    He Xinyan scrunched her face up. Was Gu Yechen her boss?! Why was hemanding her? Wasn''t she on top in this rtionship?


    She gently punched him again on the stomach, and suddenly felt her hand get locked as hisrge hand grabbed hers.


    "You -"


    "Good night." Gu Yechen kissed her quickly but gently on the forehead and ced his other hand onto her eyes to close them.


    ---


    It was the morning of Bai Jiawei''s birthday party, which was going to be held from 6 to 10 at night.


    Everyone was busy getting prepared for the party, while Bai Jiawei sat in the center of the dining table, happily eating his breakfast.


    He Xinyan walked downstairs in her pajamas and sat down next to Bai Jiawei, "Happy birthday, dad."


    Bai Jiawei looked at his younger daughter, who hasn''t done anything in preparation for his birthday party, and squeezed out a smile.


    He Xinyan returned the fake smile before beginning to eat her breakfast. After she was done, she went back to her room to watch her phone before it was time to get ready for the party.


    It was an hour before lunchtime when the door to He Xinyan''s bedroom suddenly opened and Li Huiran walked in with a fancy red box in her hands.


    "It seems like Auntie Li still isn''t ustomed to the etiquette of a high-ss family like the He family yet. It is important to knock before entering a room." He Xinyan said with a sweet smile as she closed her phone.


    Li Huiran''s smile stiffened for a second before she ced the box onto the bed, "Yanyan, I got you a pair of shoes for your dad''s birthday party tonight. As the daughter of the He family, you should dance with your dad at his birthday party. A pair of good shoes is very important for a woman, so I bought you a pair."


    "Oh, it''s so sweet of you. Thank you very much!" He Xinyan grinned and opened the box to look at the pair of sparkly, silver shoes inside.


    She lifted the shoes out of the box and held them up with a genuine smile.


    Seeing that she was pleased, Li Huiran walked out of the room and closed the door.


    After Li Huiran was gone, He Xinyan''s smile disappeared as she lifted up one of the shoes. Carefully, she grabbed onto the heel of the shoe and wiggled it a little.


    Seeing that nothing happened, she then pulled the heel back slightly.


    Without much effort, there was a snap, and the heel of the shoe broke in two.

 Chapter 93 Snack

    <h4>Chapter 93 Snack</h4>


    Without much effort, there was a snap, and the heel of the shoe broke in two.


    He Xinyan smirked and did the same with the other shoe, but the other shoe was perfectly normal and didn''t break.


    He Xinyan had to say that Li Huiran wasn''t very. . . diverse in her use of schemes.


    Two times. . . In her past life, Li Huiran had used the exact same strategy.


    And she was stupid enough to fall for it.


    He Xinyan remembered Bai Jiawei''s 60th birthday party very clearly, because she had gotten a severe scolding after it.


    Just like this time, Li Huiran had given her a pair of shoes in her past life too. A pair of broken shoes.


    The shoes wouldn''t break when simply walking, because there was direct pressure on the heel with each step, so it would stay in ce.


    However, when dancing, it was easier for the heel toe loose, and one wrong step would mean the shoe breaking.


    And that was what happened. . .


    In her past life, she had worn the pair of broken shoes to the party and they broke while she was dancing with Bai Jiawei.


    All of the guests were watching, and she had lost her bnce and fell, knocking over several sses on a tray nearby.


    To Bai Jiawei, it was very embarrassing, and he said that she had turned his 60th birthday party into a joke.


    Although he didn''t do anything to He Xinyan at the party, aftering home, he made sure to scold her about how she made him lose face.


    He Xinyan scoffed. . . What a pathetic father!


    She held up the two shoes; one without a heel. With a smile, she ced them both into the box with the heel and threw it into the trash can.


    ---


    At exactly 4 o''clock, He Xinyan walked out of the room in the white dress she had picked out and walked down the stairs.


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan were already dressed, and they sat on the couch, waiting for Bai Jiawei.


    When He Xinyan walked down the stairs, they both turned to look at her. Li Yuyan bit her lips unhappily, the jealousy flowing out from her eyes and expression.


    She hadn''t eaten at all sincest night, and she had spent several hours doing her makeup and hair. So why did He Xinyan still look better?


    It made Li Yuyan clench her fists together from anger to have He Xinyan look better than her. . . The only thought that made her feel better was that even if He Xinyan looked better, she still got Zhiming.


    Men would still pick her over He Xinyan.


    Li Huiran''s eyes slid down to He Xinyan''s feet, and He Xinyan purposely stuck her leg out a little further so Li Huiran could see the silver shoes.


    Li Huiran smiled and pulled her gaze away before standing up, "Yanyan, you look beautiful."


    "Thank you." He Xinyan walked down and sat across from Li Yuyan, who also took a glimpse at her shoes.


    They sat in silence for another few minutes before Bai Jiawei came down in a ck suit with his hairbed and arge smile on his face.


    "Dad, you''re here!" Li Yuyan stood up and walked over, "You look very handsome today!"


    Bai Jiawei chuckled as he straightened his suit, "Your mouth is very sweet today!"


    He Xinyan couldn''t help but roll her eyes as she also stood up. Bai Jiawei''s smile disappeared when he looked at her, but he was satisfied with how she dressed tonight.


    The four of them walked out of the house and when they walked down the front porch, they saw two ck cars parked right outside.


    Su Zhiming stood next to the car parked in front and he smiled at them when they walked over. Although he stretched his hand out for Li Yuyan, his eyes were glued onto He Xinyan the entire time.


    However, Xinyan didn''t even bother to look at him. Instead, her eyesnded on the man standing in front of the second car and she walked over.


    Bai Jiawei also noticed the second car in the back and he quickly ran over, "Mr. Gu, it''s good to see you again!"


    He stretched his hand out but Gu Yechen just ignored him and walked over to Xinyan.


    "You look beautiful today."


    He Xinyan smiled and wrapped her arm around his, "Thank you."


    Su Zhiming furrowed his eyebrows at the sight of the two of them, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on Li Yuyan''s hand.


    Bai Jiawei smiled awkwardly as he walked back over to Gu Yechen, "Mr. Gu, is there a reason you are here?"


    Gu Yechen acknowledged Bai Jiawei for the first time as he pulled He Xinyan over to his car, "I will be taking Xinyan to the Dasi Hotel for your birthday party tonight."


    Bai Jiawei nodded his head with a smile, "Great! Then we will meet up at the hotel then!"


    Without responding, Gu Yechen opened the passenger seat door and ced one hand on the edge of the roof so He Xinyan wouldn''t hit her head as she got into the car.


    He then closed the door and walked around to the other side.


    Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, Li Yuyan, and Su Zhiming could only watch as Gu Yechen started his expensive car and drove off.


    Bai Jiawei''s smile faded after Gu Yechen was gone and he walked over to his own car, "Yuyan, you can go with Zhiming to the Dasi Hotel. I will go with Huiran."


    Li Yuyan nodded her head and walked over to the passenger seat. She stood still and watched as Su Zhiming opened the door to the driver''s seat and got in.


    Her mouth fell open as she stomped one foot onto the ground. Was Su Zhiming stupid? Didn''t he see what Gu Yechen just did? Couldn''t he at least learn from him?


    She angrily rolled her eyes and got into the car, crossing her arms together to show that she was angry. However, Su Zhiming was toozy to care about her, and he just started the car before driving away.


    ---


    On the road, He Xinyan watched as Gu Yechen drove.


    "What are you looking at me for?" Gu Yechen asked as he picked up her hand.


    "You look very handsome today."


    Gu Yechen''s cold expression broke into a smile. Being called handsome by the woman he loved was indeed something to be very happy about.


    They were the first to arrive at the Dasi Hotel, and they walked in without waiting for the other four people still on the road.


    People inside the front lobby of the hotel couldn''t help but turn to look at the two people walking over to the elevator.


    The woman looked like an angel in a white dress, and the man next to her was as handsome as a prince.


    A few people even pulled out their phones to take pictures as they whispered amongst themselves.


    Ignoring the stares and the whispers, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan walked into the elevator hand in hand.


    As the elevator door closed, Gu Yechen clicked the number 53.


    He Xinyan nced at him, "53? The party is in the second floor lobby likest time."


    Gu Yechen took a look at his watch, "It''s not even 5 yet. The party starts at 6, so we have time to go eat a snack before going down."


    ". . ." He Xinyan was pretty sure that they hade over early so they could help set up and rehearse the dance. It wasn''t so they could eat a snack before attending the party. . .


    The door opened and she followed Gu Yechen onto the top floor of the Dasi Hotel. The sun wasn''tpletely gone yet, and it created a beautiful blend of crimson, orange, and purple in the sky.


    Without acknowledging the worker, Gu Yechen walked over to the only table on the grass, which was already covered with several tes of food.


    Once she saw the food, He Xinyan stopped caring about the birthday party as she began eating. A few minutester, a call disturbed the peaceful mood, and He Xinyan frustratingly answered.


    "Hello."


    He Xinyan, where are you?!" Bai Jiawei stood in the middle of the room with Li Huiran next to him.


    "At the Dasi Hotel."


    "I don''t see you!" Bai Jiawei furrowed his eyebrows together and looked around.


    "I''m on the 53rd floor."


    ". . . 53rd floor? What are you doing?"


    "I got hungry, so Yechen brought me up to eat a small snack. We will be down in a few minutes."


    "Wait!" Bai Jiawei looked up at the ceiling and nced at Li Huiran before walking out of the lobby, "I''ll go get you."


    Bai Jiawei has also never been up on the 53rd floor either, and he was indeed very curious and eager to get a look at the beautiful sight.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow amusedly before hanging up the call. She took a final bite of the delicious food before standing up.


    "Bai Jiawei ising up here to. . . get me."


    Gu Yechen didn''t move as he lifted up his chopsticks, "Do you want dessert?"


    He Xinyan stared at him and slowly sat back down on her chair, "Oh. . . okay?"


    A waiter brought over two tes of cheesecake and she slowly took a bite.


    As they ate, there was a ding as the elevator door opened. They sat quite far away so they couldn''t hear anything going on near the entrance.


    However, a loud voice was able to reach their ears.


    "Why can''t I go in? My daughter is inside!"

 Chapter 94 The Qin Family

    <h4>Chapter 94 The Qin Family</h4>


    "Why can''t I go in? My daughter is inside!"


    He Xinyan finished the cheesecake on her te before standing up. Gu Yechen helped her grab her purse before they walked over to the entrance together.


    Bai Jiawei''s face was red with anger as he red at the worker, "Do you know who I am?"


    "Sorry, sir. You cannot enter."


    He Xinyan suppressed a smile at this sight as she wrapped her hand around Gu Yechen''s arm, who smiled at her intimate action.


    Bai Jiawei looked over at the sound of He Xinyan''s heels clicking against the ground. His eyes brightened at the sight of the two of them, "See! That is my daughter!"


    The worker looked over and bowed down, "Hello, President Gu."


    Gu Yechen looked over at Bai Jiawei with a stern expression, "Didn''t Yanyan say we would be going down in a few minutes?"


    Bai Jiawei smiled awkwardly, "I. . . I wanted toe and get you."


    "There is no need for that." Gu Yechen walked over to the worker and looked down at his nametag.


    Bai Jiawei took this opportunity to get back at the worker, "Who is this worker? He is so disrespectful! Am I still not allowed to go in now?!"


    The worker was calm as he turned towards Bai Jiawei and bowed down, "I apologize. However, you are still not allowed to enter without President Gu''s permission."


    "I -" Bai Jiawei turned to look at Gu Yechen, who grinned.


    "Your name is Fang Zhanqi?"


    "Yes sir."


    Gu Yechen smiled before clicking the elevator button to go down, "You are doing your job well. Go to your manager tomorrow for a pay raise."


    Fang Zhanqi''s mouth fell open in shock before he quickly bowed down several times, "Thank you, sir! Thank you!"


    The elevator door opened and Gu Yechen and He Xinyan walked in, but Bai Jiawei was rooted in ce.


    "Are you not going toe in?" He Xinyan asked with an innocent smile.


    Bai Jiawei gulped before walking into the elevator, his face green from embarrassment and anger.


    ---


    A few minutes before the clock struck 6, guests began entering the lobby.


    He Xinyan was forced to stand at the door with the rest of her "family" to wee the guests. Bai Jiawei also invited Gu Yechen to stand next to them, because he was a "part of the family".


    However, it was clear that he just wanted to gain face from having Gu Yechen next to them.


    The Qin couple and their daughter walked over with smiles on their faces, "President Bai!"


    Bai Jiawei turned around and smiled at the sight of the Qin family. However, no one knew how genuine the smile truly was.


    "President Qin! Thank you foring over today! Wee, wee."


    "Happy birthday!" The chairman of the Qin Corporation, Qin Shi, said. "You are 60 now, right? Ah, we are both getting old now. I will also be turning 60 in a few years!"


    Bai Jiawei''s smile stiffened slightly as he heard the hidden meaning behind those words. Qin Shi just wanted to tell him that he was old now.


    However, in front of all the guests, Bai Jiawei could onlyugh it off, "You''re right! We are all getting old!"


    The daughter of the Qin family, Qin Ruolin walked over.


    "Uncle Bai, happy birthday!" She then turned to Li Yuyan, "Yuyan, long time no see! I''m so sorry I missed your wedding."


    Qin Ruolin nced at Su Zhiming and smiled shyly, "You must be Yuyan''s husband. Nice to meet you. I am Qin Ruolin."


    She held her hand out and Su Zhiming shook it politely, his eyes looking at Qin Ruolin up and down.


    Qin Ruolin wore a light yellow satin dress today, and it looked very elegant and innocent. Her face was also the cute and innocent type, and it was very useful in arousing the desire in men.


    Li Yuyan clenched her fists together, but she still had to maintain a friendly smile, "Ruolin, you also have to hurry up. You aren''t even dating anyone yet, right?"


    Qin Ruolin nodded her head with a blush, "Yes. . . There are a lot of people chasing me right now, and I don''t want to hurt any of them."


    Li Yuyan''s hands shook with anger and annoyance at Qin Ruolin''s pure and cute expression, and she wanted to p her.


    "Ruolin,e back," Qin Ruolin''s mom called her.


    She obediently walked back and looked around for He Xinyan, who was standing behind Bai Jiawei. Qin Ruolin never really cared about Li Yuyan, who she thought was too lowly to even bepared to her.


    However, she never really liked the real daughter of the He family, He Xinyan. Qin Ruolin was the same age as Li Yuyan, so she didn''t hang out much with He Xinyan. However, she had seen her a few times.


    As the princess of the Qin family, Qin Ruolin didn''t like people who were prettier than her, as she enjoyed the spotlight of being the prettiest among the "rich-family-daughter-group".


    However, anyone with eyes could clearly see that He Xinyan was much prettier than Qin Ruolin.


    She spotted He Xinyan, who was standing behind Bai Jiawei, and Qin Ruolin''s eyes narrowed. Her gaze shifted slightly and saw the man standing next to He Xinyan.


    Her dad also noticed, "Yanyan, long time no see!"


    He Xinyan smiled, "Hello, Uncle Qin."


    "Oh, who is that man standing next to you? Is that your boyfriend?"


    Bai Jiawei stood up a little straighter as he turned around to look at He Xinyan and Gu Yechen, "That is Gu Yechen, Yanyan''s boyfriend!"


    "Gu Yechen?" Qin Shi repeated, "Are you. . . maybe. . ."


    "Yes!" Bai Jiawei interrupted, unable to wait even a second more, "He is the master of the Gu family, the current CEO of the Gu Corporation."


    Qin Shi took a step back from shock, but he quickly recovered, "Wow! President Bai, your daughter is verypetent!"


    Bai Jiaweiughed happily.


    Competent? He Xinyan raised one eyebrow. What did that mean? Competent in what? She held onto Gu Yechen''s hand, and gently squeezed it.


    Gu Yechen looked down at her and she whispered, "I shouldn''t have brought you over today."

 Chapter 95 Blind and Stupid

    <h4>Chapter 95 Blind and Stupid</h4>


    Gu Yechen looked down at her and she whispered, "I shouldn''t have brought you over today."


    "Why? Look how happy your dad is for me to be your boyfriend?" Gu Yechen replied with a grin.


    He Xinyan frowned, "Do you not notice? There is a hungry woman right now staring at my man!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow in confusion as he followed He Xinyan''s gaze, straight to Qin Ruolin.


    Their eyes met and Qin Ruolin smiled in surprise. She then quickly looked away shyly with a blush.


    This only made He Xinyan more angry as she clenched her fists together, "Stupid white lotus. . ."


    Gu Yechen looked away from Qin Ruolin and back at He Xinyan, "Are you worried?"


    "Worried about what?" He Xinyan crossed her arms together.


    "Worried that she likes me?"


    "Ch! Why should I be worried about that? It is obvious she likes you already, okay? Or at least is interested in you."


    He Xinyan flipped her hair, "Plus, unless you are blind and stupid, why would you chose a piece of trash like her over me?"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "That''s true. I''m d that I am not blind or stupid."


    He Xinyan nced at him and couldn''t help but smile. She shouldn''t be worried. She had trust in Gu Yechen, and she knew that Qin Ruolin stood no chance.


    The Qin family walked into the lobby and found their seats so the other guests coulde in, but Qin Ruolin would nce their way every once in a while


    Bai Jiawei made sure to introduce Gu Yechen to every single guest that came today, and every single person was surprised to hear about Bai Jiawei''s "future son-inw".


    To be honest, He Xinyan didn''t enjoy having her boyfriend and secret weapon revealed to everyone. No one knew what Gu Yechen looked like in the past since he didn''t like to reveal his face, however, a ton of people knew him now.


    He Xinyan angrily pressed her lips together and looked up at Gu Yechen''s face.


    It was too handsome. . . One look, and you wouldn''t be able to forget his face anymore.


    After all the guests had arrived, the six of them walked over to the front of the room and the lights dimmed as Bai Jiawei grabbed the microphone.


    "Good evening, everyone! Thank you all very much for taking the time to attend my 60th birthday party! Hahaha, I am getting old. However, before we eat, I will have a dance."


    The audience apuded and Bai Jiawei turned around to dance with Li Huiran. The dance went smoothly, and Bai Jiawei''s smile widened as everyone apuded.


    He then had to dance with his daughter, and as the legitimate daughter of the He family, He Xinyan took on the job.


    She walked over to the middle of the dance floor and elegantly ced her hand onto Bai Jiawei''s hand.


    The music began and they also began the ballroom dance.


    He Xinyan''s white dress brushed against the marble ground as they twirled around the floor, and under the light, she looked like an angel.


    The eyes of all the guests present were attracted as they stared at He Xinyan, who seemed to be glowing.


    Besides the guests, Li Huiran and Li Yuyan also had their eyes glued onto He Xinyan, waiting for their scheme to work.


    The music was almost over, but nothing was happening. Li Huiran slightly furrowed her eyebrows as she looked down at her feet.


    Why wasn''t the shoe breaking?


    The music came to an end and He Xinyan took a step back gracefully, smiling at Bai Jiawei and then at the guests.


    It took a moment before the guests apuded, as they were still sucked into Xinyan''s beauty. With a smile, she walked back to the front of the lobby with Bai Jiawei and stood back next to Gu Yechen.


    Gu Yechen didn''t like all of the stares his woman was getting! He coldly scanned the crowd as he wrapped one arm around He Xinyan''s waist.


    It was true his baby looked like an angel. . . but she was his angel!


    Although Li Huiran''s original n failed, there was still another dance left.


    Li Yuyan ced her hand onto Su Zhiming''s palm and they walked over to the dance floor. Following them, He Xinyan did the same as she walked onto the dance floor once again with Gu Yechen.


    As she walked past Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming to the other end of the room, she raised one eyebrow and smiled slyly, which caused chills to run down Li Yuyan''s spine.


    Li Yuyan took a deep breath and looked back at Su Zhiming, gripping his hand more tightly.


    There was still one more chance. For some reason, He Xinyan''s shoes didn''t break the first time, but they would be weak by now.


    Maybe this would be even better. . . Gu Yechen would definitely not be happy if He Xinyan fell and embarrassed herself and him in front of all these people. Maybe he would even break up with her!


    Li Yuyan smiled as she lifted her chin up higher, getting ready for the dance.


    The music began again and they simultaneously stepped to the side as they began dancing. Out of the two couples, it was easy to figure out who was more eye-catching.


    Almost everyone was looking at He Xinyan and Gu Yechen as they gracefully moved around the room.


    Their height difference. . . their outfits. . . everything was perfect.


    It was like watching a real prince and princess dancing together, and everyone''s hearts raced as they watched them.


    On the other hand, Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming were just like a background for them, and most people forgot that there was another couple dancing.


    In the front row, Qin Ruolin''s focus was alsopletely on He Xinyan and Gu Yechen, and she imagined herself as the one dancing with Gu Yechen right now.


    Her eyebrows furrowed slightly as she watched them.


    Then, suddenly, there was a snap.


    "Ah!"


    From the front of the room, Li Huiran''s eyes widened as her body tensed up, looking up at the dance floor.


    There was a loud bang as someone fell down onto the dance floor.


    The four people all stopped dancing, and all of the guests turned to look at what happened. They gasped as they saw the scene in front of them, and a few people turned away to stop looking.


    Bai Jiawei stepped forward, his face slightly red from embarrassment.


    Li Yuyan had fallen down onto the dance floor, and. . . the back of her dress had ripped apart.

 Chapter 96 Broken Shoe

    <h4>Chapter 96 Broken Shoe</h4>


    Li Yuyan had fallen down onto the dance floor, and. . . the back of her dress had ripped apart.


    The broken heel of her shoeid a few feet away from her, and she hissed in pain. It took a few seconds before she felt the bareness from her back, and she turned her head around.


    "Ah!" Li Yuyan hurriedly used both of her hands to try and pull the dress back together, but the zipper hadpletely ripped apart.


    The dress was originally very tight on her already, and the fall had put too much pressure on the fabric, causing it to rip apart.


    The rip went all the way down, just stopping a little bit above her bottom because she was sitting on that part of the dress.


    Everyone was too shocked to react. . . everyone except He Xinyan, who just stared at Li Yuyan calmly. Gu Yechen didn''t even bother to look at Li Yuyan, as his eyes were still glued onto his angel.


    Suddenly, there was a short chuckle, and Qin Ruolin quickly used her hands to cover her mouth.


    Because the room was dead silent, Li Yuyan heard theugh clearly, and her cheeks turned red from embarrassment. She wobbled back on her feet and tried to keep the dress from falling as she limped to the door and out of the lobby.


    Li Huiran broke out of her shock and she quickly ran to the door to go find her daughter. As she passed He Xinyan, she turned to re at her with both confusion and anger in her eyes.


    He Xinyan just smiled at her, slightly raising one eyebrow with amusement.


    --- A few hours ago


    After throwing the pair of broken shoes away, He Xinyan stood up and walked out of her room.


    At the top of the stairs, she slowly walked down a few steps so she could get a glimpse of the living room.


    "Don''t worry, it will." She heard Li Huiran speak and then the room was silent.


    He Xinyan walked down a few more steps and saw that Li Huiran was talking on the phone.


    She licked her lips satisfactorily before silently walking back up to the second floor. Like she had guessed, Li Yuyan was probably in her house with Su Zhiming right now, preparing for the birthday party already.


    On the second floor, He Xinyan didn''t return to her room. Instead, she made a right turn and walked down a hallway to Li Yuyan''s bedroom.


    The door wasn''t locked and she walked in, gently locking the door behind her.


    If He Xinyan remembered correctly, after they finished shopping, Li Yuyan had brought the dress to this house.


    He Xinyan walked into the closet and saw a ck box on therge table in the middle of the closet. She recognized that box to be the one from the shop they visited.


    However, that wasn''t what she was looking for.


    Next to therge box, there was another smaller box. At the shop, Li Yuyan had also bought a matching pair of shoes for the dress because she said that she didn''t have a pair of shoes in the color of the dress.


    He Xinyan opened the small box and lifted up one shoe.


    With a smile, she pulled out a tube of glue from her pocket and ced it onto the table.


    A few minutester, He Xinyan cautiously stepped out from Li Yuyan''s bedroom and quickly walked back to her room.


    As she was about to enter her room, she heard footstepsing up the stairs.


    "I''m here to get my dress. I forgot it when I left yesterday!" He Xinyan heard Li Yuyan''s voice speak.


    ''Perfect timing!'' He Xinyan thought. She walked into her room and gently closed the door, locking it behind her.


    --- Present


    Li Huiran ran out of the lobby, which only made Bai Jiawei''s face turn even more red.


    The music finally came to a stop, but no one was dancing anymore. Gu Yechen lifted his hand up once more, and He Xinyan smiled at him as she ced her hand onto his.


    Together, they walked back to the front of the room calmly as if nothing happened.


    Bai Jiawei cleared his throat awkwardly andughed to try to get rid of the embarrassment. He whispered something to the worker standing next to him and a few secondster, several tables with trays of food on them were pushed into the room.


    "Let''s eat first! Eat! We will cut the cake at 7:30!"


    The guests slowly got up from their seats one by one and moved over to the tables to get their food. He Xinyan also walked off the stage to go get food, although she was still partly full from the "snack" they ate earlier.


    At 7:23, the door opened again and Li Huiran walked into the room. Behind her, Li Yuyan also walked in with her head down.


    She had changed into a different dress, and it was a little too big on her.


    Looking at the floor the entire way, Li Yuyan walked to the front of the lobby and sat down on her chair, biting her lip to prevent herself from crying.


    At the corner of the room, He Xinyan watched this with a smile as she ate her cake.


    "I''m guessing that this is your doing," Gu Yechen said.


    He Xinyan took a bite of the cake on her te and nodded her head. When Gu Yechen didn''t reply, she turned around and looked up at him cautiously.


    "Do you think I''m really mean and evil?" She dropped her fork onto the te and turned her body around so she was facing him.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow as he looked down into her serious expression.


    He licked his lips and smiled before lifting one hand to wipe the whipped cream on the edge of her lips.


    "Do you think you''re mean and evil?"


    He Xinyan didn''t expect him to ask her back, and she hesitantly nodded her head, "I. . . I wasn''t like this before. . ."


    Her voice trailed off as she looked down at her te.


    "Well then. . . I do think you are evil too. But I like evil."


    He Xinyan looked up confusedly, "You like evil?"


    "Well. . . to be honest, I like you. So whatever you are, I like."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Did you just eat cake too? Your mouth is so sweet."


    She finished the slice of cake on her te and they walked back onto the dance floor to dance again.


    ---


    The party ended earlier than expected as guests slowly began to leave one by one, and the six of them were on their way home by 10 o''clock.


    Gu Yechen and He Xinyan were the first to arrive, as Gu Yechen parked his car in front of his house and they parted ways.


    Next was Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran. Once the car came to a stop, Bai Jiawei stomped out of the car and didn''t even wait for Li Huiran before marching into the house, mming the door shut behind him.


    Finally, Su Zhiming and Li Yuyan''s car arrived. Li Yuyan''s eyes were red and swollen from the crying during the car ride back, and Su Zhiming didn''t wait for her as he walked into the house by himself.


    Li Yuyan couldn''t stand that she had made a joke of herself in front of so many people. . . and also Qin Ruolin! And Qin Ruolinughed at her!


    She bit her lip as she locked the door before walking into the house.


    Bai Jiawei was pacing inside the living room, and he stomped his foot onto the ground when he saw Li Yuyan, "Li Yuyan! What happened back there?!"


    "I. . . My shoe broke!" Li Yuyan said as she nced at He Xinyan, who was sitting on the couch.


    "Are you stupid?! Why would you wear broken shoes to my birthday party?!" Bai Jiawei''s face was red with rage, and he could almost hear what those guests would be gossiping about right now.


    "I didn''t!" Li Yuyan red at He Xinyan, but she couldn''t say anything. "I don''t know why the shoe broke."


    "You - Look at you!" Bai Jiawei took quick breaths as he pointed one shaky finger at Li Yuyan, "You are such a disgrace! You just had to pick my birthday to make such an embarrassment of yourself!"


    Li Yuyan couldn''t hold her tears in as she started sobbing, "It''s - it''s not me! He - He Xinyan!"


    "You dare mention your sister?! Even your sister is much better than you in gatherings like this!"


    He Xinyan grinned lightly, "Dad, you shouldn''t say that. After all, Yuyan isn''t actually the daughter of the He family, so it is natural that she isn''t used to things like this."


    Hearing this, both Li Yuyan and Li Huiran red at He Xinyan, as that was something they both didn''t like to hear.


    Bai Jiawei also knit his eyebrows together when he heard what He Xinyan said, and he turned around to look at Li Huiran.


    "You too! Why did you run out after your stupid daughter made a fool of herself!"


    "I -"

 Chapter 97 Future Together

    <h4>Chapter 97 Future Together</h4>


    "I -" Li Huiran''s eyes darted to Li Yuyan and she muttered, "I was worried about her."


    "She already messed up, so you running out would only make things worse! Ah, you two are -"


    "It''s okay, dad. Everyone makes mistakes." He Xinyan stood up with an understanding smile, "Auntie Li and Yuyan are probably just not used to the upper-ss behavior and etiquette yet."


    "It has been several years already!" Bai Jiawei red at Li Yuyan, unable to stand what happened at his 60th birthday party.


    "Well. . . they weren''t born with it so. . ."


    Li Huiran clenched her fists together as she heard the hidden meaning behind He Xinyan''s words. He Xinyan was just saying that she would never belong in the upper ss and that she was still an outsider.


    He Xinyan sighed and walked away, gently patting Li Yuyan''s shoulder as she went, "I''m going to go to sleep. Happy birthday, dad."


    "Hmph! It''s not happy because someone ruined it!" Bai Jiawei shot onest re at Li Huiran and Li Yuyan before marching up the stairs after He Xinyan.


    He Xinyan locked the door to her room and walked in, not surprised to see Gu Yechen already on her bed.


    "Your house is quite noisy even at night," Gu Yechen said with a grin.


    "It is. . . and it is quite annoying." He Xinyan was still in her dress as she walked into her closet to grab her pajamas.


    She walked into the restroom and locked the door behind her.


    A few minutester, she came out in her matching set of pink pajamas before crawling onto the bed. In the He mansion, they were the only two that had a good sleep tonight.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan went downstairs to an empty dining and living room.


    "Good morning, young miss." The worker setting up the dining table said.


    "Good morning!" He Xinyan waved at the worker before walking towards the door and out of the house.


    Outside, Gu Yechen was already waiting for her. When she entered the car, the smell of food greeted her.


    "Where did you get this from?"


    "I made it," Gu Yechen said as he poked a straw into the cup of soy milk.


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly at the man next to her as she took a sip of the milk and then a bite of the steamed pork bun.


    "Do you want a bite?"


    Gu Yechen opened his mouth and He Xinyan lifted the bun up so he could take a bite as he drove.


    After He Xinyan had finished eating, they arrived at the mansion Gu Yechen owned. They were going to have a pic on the sand today!


    ---


    He Xinyan grabbed the nket and all the eating utensils as she ran onto the sand to set up.


    From the kitchen, Gu Yechen had a perfect view of the beach. As he cooked, he watched her spread the nket onto the sand and then watched the wind blow it away several times.


    Heughed gently as he waited for the water to start boiling. His little baby could be so cute sometimes. . .


    The wind was quite strong near the ocean and the nket just wouldn''t stay still. After running after the nket several times, He Xinyan finally gave up.


    She walked back into the house and grabbed a knife.


    "What are you doing?" Gu Yechen asked amusedly.


    With a dangerous re, He Xinyan lifted the knife up and said, "I will stab the nket into the sand."


    ". . . I don''t think that will work."


    He Xinyan looked up at Gu Yechen, who took a step back and grabbed a small cooking board, "Just use this to press the nket down. There are four here."


    He Xinyan slowly ced the knife back onto the table and grabbed the cooking boards before going back out.


    This time, the nket stayed still and she was finally able to put the utensils and napkins onto the nket.


    She had just started to take a nap on the nket when Gu Yechen walked out with the pic basket in his hand.


    "The food is ready already?!"


    "I just made some sandwiches, a sd, and bought some pie." Gu Yechen ced the food onto the nket and sat down next to He Xinyan.


    The two of them began eating silently, but it didn''t feel awkward at all. After eating two whole sandwiches, He Xinyan rubbed her full stomach and stopped eating.


    She rested her head onto Gu Yechen''s shoulder and looked out at the ocean waves crashing onto the sand.


    "This ce is beautiful. . . How did you get it?" He Xinyan asked, her eyelids slowly getting heavier.


    "I bought thend and designed the mansion myself." Gu Yechen replied as he wrapped one arm around He Xinyan''s shoulder.


    "It is nice to have a pic on the sand. . . We should do this in the future again, with our kids. . ."


    Gu Yechen''s eyes widened in surprise as he looked down at her to find that she had fallen asleep. He smiled as he slowly stood up to carry her back into the house to avoid catching a cold.


    Did that mean his Yanyan was nning on having a future with him too now?


    Gu Yechen gently ced her onto the bed and covered her body with the nket.


    A future with her. . .


    He smiled with a hint of sadness before walking out of the room.


    ---


    The next few days passed by quickly and Bai Jiawei''s attitude to the Li mother and daughter has never been really good at home.


    Li Yuyan stayed inside her house with Su Zhiming most of the time, and Li Huiran would go and visit her once in a while.


    Besides Bai Jiawei, Su Zhiming also felt extremely embarrassed by what happened at the birthday party, and his attitude towards his wife also turned much colder.


    Meanwhile, He Xinyan was having fun.


    She went to filming on the days she had scenes, and had fun with Gu Yebei, Wu Minger, and Yang Siyue.


    When she came back home, she went over to Gu Yechen''s house often and ate good food.


    It was 6 P.M., and He Xinyan''s car pulled up into the driveway. She got out of the car and walked straight for Gu Yechen''s house.


    With her key, she unlocked the door and walked in.


    Gu Yechen wasn''t home yet so the house was dark and quiet. He Xinyan walked in and began watching television.


    However, when she didn''t find any good shows, she figured that there was something better to do.


    She hopped up from the couch and walked back out of the house. She found a tree to lean on outside as she waited for Gu Yechen''s car to show up.


    A few minutester, a ck car appeared on the road.


    He Xinyan stood up straight and narrowed her eyes as she stared at the car. She couldn''t see inside, but the car looked very familiar. . .


    There was a few seconds of silence before the car door opened and a man stepped out from the car.


    He Xinyan took a step back as she debated about whether she should return back into Gu Yechen''s house or not.


    However, it was toote as the man noticed her already.


    "Xinyan, what are you doing outside?" Su Zhiming asked.


    He Xinyan clenched her teeth together as she crossed her arms and leaned back against the tree, "Counting clouds."


    ". . . Interesting." Su Zhiming raised one eyebrow as he walked over to where He Xinyan was standing.


    He was wearing a ck suit, simr to the one Gu Yechen wore every day, except that Su Zhiming''s shirt inside was white, whereas Gu Yechen''s was ck.


    He walked over to the tree closest to He Xinyan''s tree and leaned against it, looking at Xinyan''s face.


    "Why are you here?" He Xinyan asked, "Don''t disturb me counting clouds."


    Su Zhiming looked up at the dimming sky as the sun slowly set over the mountain. He looked left and right and counted. . . 0 clouds.


    He chuckled, "Xinyan, there are no clouds in the sky tonight."


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "So what? Can I not be admiring the sky?"


    Su Zhiming shrugged, "Sure you can."


    "Why are you here?" He Xinyan asked again.


    "Your dad called me over to discuss how mypany is doing recently."


    "Cool, then hurry up and go."


    Su Zhiming stood up and straight and stepped closer to Xinyan, "Yanyan, do you have to treat me so coldly now. I know what I did in the past was wrong, and I really regret my choices. Yanyan, can you forgive me?"


    He Xinyan grinned, "Are you saying you regret marrying Li Yuyan right now?"


    "I. . ." Su Zhiming knit his eyebrows together slightly.


    He Xinyan stared at his expression intently, eagerly anticipating his response. However, her focus was sidetracked when she saw another car pull up on the street in front of Su Zhiming''s car.


    A man stepped out, his expression was clearly unhappy.


    He Xinyan gulped nervously as she stood up straight from the tree.


    "I -" Su Zhiming opened his mouth to speak again.


    "Yechen!" He Xinyan ignored Su Zhiming as she ran straight past him.

 Chapter 98 Out Of The House

    <h4>Chapter 98 Out Of The House</h4>


    "Yechen!" He Xinyan ignored Su Zhiming as she ran straight past him.


    She ran as fast as she could in her slippers and straight into Gu Yechen''s embrace. However, Gu Yechen didn''t return the hug immediately as he looked down at her, raising one eyebrow.


    He Xinyan lifted her head up and looked at him, noticing that he still wasn''t very happy with the scene he had just seen.


    Her brain raced quickly and realized that she would need to take it one step further.


    He Xinyan lifted her heels off the ground and quicklynded a kiss on his lips. When she pulled away, she noticed that Gu Yechen''s expression hadpletely changed and there was a sparkle of happiness in his eyes now.


    "Hehehe. . ." He Xinyan giggled triumphantly and wrapped her arm around Gu Yechen''s arm before leading him into the house, walking around Su Zhiming.


    Su Zhiming watched this with a very dark expression, and his eyes followed them all the way until the door closed.


    He clenched his fists together as he stood underneath the tree, frozen in ce. He didn''t know whether he was unhappy about He Xinyan finding another man, or if he was unhappy about that man being Gu Yechen.


    Or maybe, he was unhappy about both.


    Su Zhiming took a deep breath before turning around and walking into the He mansion. Bai Jiawei was already waiting for him inside his office, and he was reading a newspaper when Su Zhiming walked in.


    "Zhiming, how are you?" Bai Jiawei stood up from his chair and walked around the table.


    "Good," Su Zhiming replied.


    "Take a seat." The two of them sat down on the couch inside the office and a worker came in with two cups of tea.


    "So, how is thepany doing?" Bai Jiawei seemed to be in a pretty good mood, "Today, I had a meeting with the CEO of anotherpany, and he mentioned yourpany."


    Su Zhiming smiled, "Oh, really? What did he say?"


    Bai Jiaweiughed, "It seems like yourpany is doing quite well. Heplimented you for being very talented in business. In such a short amount of time, Newstart Entertainment was able to reach the top 10 entertainmentpanies in all of Country Z!"


    Su Zhiming smiled as he took a sip of the tea, "That wouldn''t be possible without the help of you, dad."


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes lit up when he heard that, and heughed happily, "Ah, Yuyan sure made a good choice marrying you. In no time, yourpany will continue to grow and even make it to the top 5 or top 3!"


    Bai Jiawei was quite happy with this turnout, since the He Corporation didn''t extend into the entertainment industry yet, and Su Zhiming would definitely be helpful if they were to do so in the future.


    Su Zhiming alsoughed happily when he heard what Bai Jiawei said. He then pulled out a few files from his bag and ced them on the table.


    "Here is the bnce sheet, ie statement, and cash flow statement of this month."


    Bai Jiawei picked it up and nced at each document quickly before cing it back onto the table, "Good. Zhiming, you should stay for dinner tonight."


    "Okay." Su Zhiming suddenly raised one eyebrow as he remembered something, "Oh, right! Dad, do you know who lives in the house next to this one."


    "That one?" Bai Jiawei knew of the house Su Zhiming was talking about since He Yuxin had mentioned it several times when she was alive.


    "I''m not sure. Isn''t it empty?"


    "I just saw Xinyan walk into it with Mr. Gu." Su Zhiming said.


    "Mr. Gu? Gu Yechen?" Bai Jiawei''s eyes widened in surprise.


    "Yes."


    "Hm. . ." Bai Jiawei narrowed his eyes slightly as he thought about something for a few seconds before standing up.


    "Oh well, let''s go eat."


    ---


    In the house next to the He mansion, someone was in trouble.


    He Xinyan sat on Gu Yechen''sp, facing him. Gu Yechen refused to look at He Xinyan as she gently tugged on his shirt.


    "Yechen. . . Gu Yechen. . . I swear nothing happened. It was Su Zhiming who just suddenly appeared out of nowhere and walked over to talk to me. But, really, nothing happened. I ignored him and kept a distance. I was waiting for you toe home!" He Xinyan pressed her lips together pitifully.


    In reality, Gu Yechen was not even a bit angry anymore, but he liked having He Xinyan sitting on top of him like this and apologizing cutely, so he just kept pretending to be mad.


    helemon''s note: So shameless!!


    He Xinyan pouted as she leaned in to kiss him again. Why weren''t her kisses working anymore?!


    This was probably the fifth kiss already since they walked into this house, but Gu Yechen was still angry!


    He Xinyan had thought that this kiss would be quick like thest ones too, but Gu Yechen suddenly wrapped one arm around her waist and the other around her head.


    "Ah," He Xinyan''s eyes widened as Gu Yechen closed his eyes and deepened the kiss.


    After a very long kiss, Gu Yechen finally let her go and proudly said, "I''m not angry anymore."


    "You -" He Xinyan wiped her lips with her hand angrily, slightly out of breath.


    "Hmph! Go make food!" He Xinyan pointed at the kitchen as if she was Gu Yechen''s boss, and. . . Gu Yechen obeyed.


    He Xinyan got off Gu Yechen''sp, and he obediently disappeared into the kitchen to go make dinner.


    About an hourter, they sat down at the dining table together to eat.


    Gu Yechen kept cing food on He Xinyan''s te, and she just kept eating. It seemed like she couldn''t get sick of Gu Yechen''s cooking.


    Maybe that was also fate in it''s own way.


    After finishing her second bowl of rice, He Xinyan looked up and put down her chopsticks.


    "Do you want another bowl of rice?" Gu Yechen asked, preparing to stand up.


    "It''s okay, I''m full." He Xinyan said, not really focusing on the situation in front of her.


    "What''s wrong?"


    "Hm?" He Xinyan sat up straighter as her gaze returned to focus, "Nothing."


    Gu Yechen paused for a second before standing up, "I''ll go wash the dishes."


    "I''ll go help."


    Gu Yechen turned around, "Go sit down."


    He Xinyan still followed him into the kitchen, but stood aside and watched him.


    "Do you wash the dishes at your house?" He Xinyan asked.


    "No."


    There were no workers inside this house because Gu Yechen didn''t want anyone to disturb him and He Xinyan, but there were always workers to do chores for him in all his other ces.


    "Have you ever washed the dishes before. . . I mean before you started cooking for me?"


    Gu Yechen shook his head as a gentle smile crept up his face.


    He Xinyan also smiled as she looked down at the pink slippers on her feet. They both fell silent for a minute before He Xinyan suddenly looked up.


    "I don''t want the Li mother and daughter in the house anymore," she said, referring to Li Huiran and Li Yuyan.


    Gu Yechen''s hand paused for a second before he continued to wash the dishes, "What are you nning on doing?"


    He Xinyan shrugged, "I don''t know yet. It won''t be easy, but it can be done."


    Gu Yechen finished thest dish and took off the gloves, "If you need anything, you can always ask me."


    He Xinyan smiled, "I know."


    ---


    When He Xinyan returned to the He mansion, Su Zhiming was still there, eating dinner with Bai Jiawei.


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan were nowhere to be seen, and He Xinyan guessed that they were probably still hiding.


    When she walked past the dining table, Bai Jiawei suddenly called her, "Xinyan, did you eat yet?"


    She stopped and turned around with a smile, "I did."


    "Where?"


    Su Zhiming also looked up from his te as he stared at He Xinyan intently. It only took one second for He Xinyan to get what was going on.


    Su Zhiming had seen her enter the house with Gu Yechen.


    "At our neighbor''s house," He Xinyan said.


    "Neighbor? When did we get a neighbor?"


    At this time, the door opened and after a few seconds, Li Huiran and Li Yuyan showed up in the hallway.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow before responding to Bai Jiawei, "You know the house my mom and grandpa used to like a lot. That one."


    Li Huiran furrowed her eyebrows slightly as she stopped walking.


    "Who''s living there?" Bai Jiawei asked again.


    "Gu Yechen. . . He bought it a while ago."


    Bai Jiawei nodded his head slowly as a sparkle shed through his eyes, "Okay."


    He Xinyan turned around and walked straight for Li Huiran and Li Yuyan. She nced at them before taking a turn and walking towards the stairs.


    ''Not long. . . Not long before the two of them will disappear forever from this house.'' He Xinyan grinned, ''And after that. . . Bai Jiawei is next.''

 Chapter 99 Allowance Increase

    <h4>Chapter 99 Allowance Increase</h4>


    At night, He Xinyan couldn''t fall asleep for a long time as she tried to brainstorm ways to get Li Huiran and Li Yuyan out of the He mansion.


    They had stayed long enough already, and she couldn''t let them continue dirtying the home of her mom and grandma.


    She licked her lips annoyingly, trying toe up with a n, but there seemed to always be a loophole or two in everything she thought of.


    A face shed through her mind, and she realized that he would be a major problem.


    Su Zhiming. . .


    Su Zhiming was doing quite well by now, and Bai Jiawei seemed to have more confidence in him now. To have Bai Jiawei let Su Zhiming go after spending so much money on hispany would not be easy.


    So, there were two options.


    Either Li Yuyan would have to leave Su Zhiming so they won''t be connected. . . But that wouldn''t work, because it was practically impossible to have Li Yuyan let go of Su Zhiming. And as of now, Su Zhiming would also not want to leave Li Yuyan, because he still needed the help of the He family.


    The other option would be. . . having Su Zhiming''spany go downhill. Then, Bai Jiawei wouldn''t want to hold onto Su Zhiming anymore.


    He Xinyan looked up at Gu Yechen, who seemed to be asleep, and sighed.


    To her surprise, Gu Yechen suddenly opened his eyes and gently rubbed her head, "What''s wrong?"


    "You''re not asleep yet?!"


    Gu Yechen grinned slightly at He Xinyan''s surprised expression, "How can I fall asleep when you are squirming around so much?"


    He Xinyan didn''t realize that she was moving, "Sorry, I didn''t know I was moving."


    Gu Yechen pulled her closer to him and closed his eyes, "What''s wrong?"


    He Xinyan paused, "I''m trying to think of some way to get rid of Li Huiran and Li Yuyan, but nothing seems to work."


    Gu Yechen slightly furrowed his eyebrows, "Go to sleep. I will help you think."


    He Xinyan looked up at him and pressed her lips together, "Okay."


    After He Xinyan had fallen asleep, Gu Yechen opened his eyes and stared nkly into the darkness.


    Scheming? He was the best at that.


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan had filming early in the morning, and itsted all the way until before lunchtime.


    "Goodbye!" He Xinyan waved goodbye to Wu Minger, Gu Yebei, and Yang Siyue and walked out to the parking lot.


    At once, she saw the familiar figure leaning against a ck car near the sidewalk, and she ran over.


    "You''re early!" He Xinyan said as she looked at her watch. She told him filming would end at 12:30, but it was only 12:10 right now.


    "I didn''t want to bete." Gu Yechen smiled as he opened the car door for He Xinyan.


    Inside the car, Gu Yechen maneuvered the car using one hand and held onto He Xinyan''s hand using the other.


    "Is my brother treating you well while filming?" Gu Yechen asked.


    He Xinyan thought about the milk teas Gu Yebei bought her almost every day and decided to be nice to him for the sake of milk tea, "Yes! You should increase his allowance!"


    "What did he use to bribe you?"


    ". . ." He Xinyan gulped, "How could you talk about your brother like that?! Your brother is treating me well and taking care of me while filming, so that is why I''m asking you to increase his allowance."


    Gu Yechen chuckled, not believing what He Xinyan said, "Okay. When you go to the filming tomorrow, tell him his allowance next month will increase by 5000."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Okay!"


    When they entered the gate to the Xihe Estates, Gu Yechen nced at He Xinyan and asked, "Do you want to eat lunch with me today?"


    He Xinyan was more than happy to do so, "Sure!"


    "Okay, I thought of something for you."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow confusedly as she looked at Gu Yechen. Did he mean something about kicking the Li mother and daughter out of the house?


    ---


    An hourter, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen sat down at the dining table to eat lunch.


    At first, it was all silent for a few minutes, before Gu Yechen finally stopped cing food on He Xinyan''s te and set his chopsticks down.


    "Do you want to hear what I thought up?" Gu Yechen asked cautiously.


    He Xinyan swallowed her food and nodded her head eagerly, "Yes!"


    It took several minutes for Gu Yechen to finish exining his n to He Xinyan, who took a moment to process all the information.


    "Yes!" He Xinyan''s eyes sparkled as she processed the n, "Wow, how did you think that up?"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Did you think the Gu family is some easy and simple family? Scheming is an easy task for me!"


    He Xinyan didn''t know how to feel about what Gu Yechen said. He said it so calmly, almost as if there was nothing wrong with having aplicated and scheming family.


    He then took a bite of the food on the table and stood up, "The food is cold already. I''ll go heat it up."


    He disappeared into the kitchen, leaving He Xinyan alone to think about what he said.


    ---


    After lunch, He Xinyan returned to the He mansion, which was empty since Bai Jiawei was at work and Li Huiran went to Li Yuyan''s house.


    She sat down in the living room and opened the television, although she couldn''t focus on anything that was ying on the screen.


    How did Gu Yechen think of such a n? Will it even work? What if his prediction is wrong?


    After a while, she closed the television and stood up. As she walked out of the living room, she heard the door click open and two annoying voices.


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan walked in and they both stopped talking when they saw He Xinyan.


    Li Huiran gently tugged at her daughter''s arm and they walked past He Xinyan and up the stairs without speaking a word to her.


    He Xinyan watched them disappear up the stairs and smirked.


    It won''t be long before Li Huiran and Li Yuyan would disappear from the house.


    The n had begun.


    ---


    In the next week, He Xinyan didn''t meet up with Gu Yechen often since he got busier with work and his part in their n.


    They discussed details about how the n was progressing at night together, and they would eat meals together asionally.


    In Su Zhiming''spany; Newstart Entertainment


    After hispany started to grow, he moved out of his small office. Now, thepany was located in arge building with over ten floors.


    On the 17th floor, Su Zhiming was having a meeting with several of the managers in thepany.


    "Why?!" Su Zhiming mmed the folder onto the table and stood up frustratingly.


    "It was going well this entire time! Why are we suddenly losing money?!" Su Zhiming screamed.


    The managers looked down, no one daring to speak.


    "What happened?!" Su Zhiming sat back down with a bang, "Someone say something!"


    Finally, the financial manager spoke, "We are not sure, President Su. My best guess is that some otherpany is hindering our growth in this project, but -"


    "Then whichpany is it?!"


    The manager sighed, "We aren''t sure. We used all of our resources, but we can''t find apany. Therefore, I don''t think it is anotherpany''s doings. Maybe it is just because this project was doing too well, so it is losing some money now."


    Su Zhiming sighed, "It better be that. Let''s have another meeting in a week. Fix whatever is wrong! This project better be earning when I see you again!"


    He stood up and walked out of the room, mming the door behind him.


    ---


    Meanwhile, inside the Gu Corporation.


    Gu Yechen sat casually on his chair, spinning a pen around in his hand. There was a knock at the door and Chen Xiao walked in, holding a folder in his hands.


    "Mr. Gu, here is the information."


    Gu Yechen dropped the pen and grabbed the folder, quickly scanning the numbers and words on the pages.


    "Keep going," Gu Yechen said, "I want it to lose more. A lot more."


    Chen Xiao took a look at the name of thepany and nodded his head, "Yes sir."


    Chen Xiao walked out of the room, silently praying for whoever the boss of thatpany was. They had offended the wrong person.


    After Chen Xiao had closed the door, Gu Yechen took out his phone and texted the first name inside his messages.


    ''The n is going smoothly.''


    ---


    At night, He Xinyan returned home from filming and saw Li Yuyan and Li Huiran both on the couch. When she was walking in, she had heard urgent whispering.


    Li Yuyan was grabbing onto Li Huiran''s arm and her eyebrows were tightly furrowed together. However, when she saw He Xinyan, she immediately let go of her mother''s arm and they both stopped talking.


    Li Huiran''s eyes also widened slightly when she saw He Xinyan, and she cleared her throat before standing up.


    "Yanyan is home!"


    He Xinyan smiled fakely at them before walking up the stairs. It seems like Gu Yechen''s n was indeed working very well.

 Chapter 100 He Xinyan’s Arrogant Boyfriend

    <h4>Chapter 100 He Xinyan''s Arrogant Boyfriend</h4>


    He Xinyan smiled fakely at them before walking up the stairs. It seems like Gu Yechen''s n was indeed working very well.


    Tonight, He Xinyan decided to stay home for dinner. She sat down at the table with Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran and Li Yuyan, and they began eating.


    Su Zhiming arrived several minutester, and he didn''t look extremely happy.


    "Zhiming, why are youte today?" Li Yuyan stood up and helped her husband sit down before sitting down again herself.


    "Nothing, I just had some more work to do today at work." Su Zhiming tugged at his tie gently to loosen it before he began eating.


    "Is everything good?" Bai Jiawei asked as he took a bite of rice.


    Su Zhiming licked his lips before replying, "Yes."


    He Xinyan silently watched this with a smile as she took a sip of the soup. Was everything okay?


    ---


    At night, He Xinyan sat down on the bed after taking a shower and read a book until the balcony door slid open.


    "When will I be able to walk into your house through the front door?" Gu Yechen asked as he closed the door.


    He Xinyan closed her book and raised one eyebrow, "After everyone that doesn''t belong inside this house is gone. Why, are you getting tired already?"


    Gu Yechen sat down onto the bed, "No, I can climb up here my entire life if that is the only way to get closer to you."


    He Xinyan''s face turned slightly red as she looked away.


    helemon''s note: Ah, doesn''t dog food taste great! Why did I write that line for Gu Yechen?! *insert disgusted emoji*


    "Do you know exactly when Su Zhiming gives your dad the financial statements of hispany each month?" Gu Yechen asked.


    "It actually depends, but it is usually during the first week of each month."


    Gu Yechen narrowed his eyes slightly, "Then it should be soon. . . It would probably be sometime in the next week."


    He Xinyan frowned, "But the new month is starting this week."


    "Su Zhiming would try to push back showing Bai Jiawei the financial statement as much as possible because the current situation isn''t that good." Gu Yechen grinned, "However, the situation won''t get any better, so from what I predict. . . Su Zhiming will create a fake financial statement."


    He Xinyan nodded her head in agreement, "And then. . . it is time for the second part of our n. How are you going to get the real financial statement?"


    Gu Yechen gently patted He Xinyan''s head, "I have my ways."


    "I know, I know. My boyfriend is very powerful," He Xinyan smiled. "Speaking of it. . . How did you get Su Zhiming''s project to suddenly lose money? It was earning this entire time."


    Gu Yechen proudly lifted up his chin slightly, "Hispany is still too small topare to the Gu Corporation. I can even make hispany bankrupt, so losing a few dors isn''t a big deal."


    He Xinyan felt that Gu Yechen acting all arrogant and proud was very cute, and she couldn''t help but smile, "Okay, okay. Just give me the financial statement when everything is ready. Good night."


    Gu Yechen kissed her on the forehead before closing his eyes too, "Good night."


    ---


    The next week was calm and peaceful, and everything seemed to be going smoothly.


    Gu Yechen had cooked dinner, and He Xinyan was inside his house, eating with him. When she had finished, he bent down and grabbed a folder, cing it onto the table.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow when she saw it, "Is this. . . the financial statement?"


    Gu Yechen nodded.


    He Xinyan bit her lip gently as she stared at the ck folder, "Are you sure he will fake it? What if he doesn''t?"


    Gu Yechen smiled slightly as he pushed the folder over to He Xinyan, "Don''t worry. I am sure he created a fake financial statement."


    After a few seconds, He Xinyan grabbed the folder and stood up, "Okay."


    She returned to the He mansion and looked around. It seemed like nobody was home, which was weird. Li Huiran was home when she left and it was way after the time when Bai Jiawei was supposed toe home from work.


    He Xinyan walked over to Bai Jiawei''s private office room and put her ear to the door.


    It was silent.


    Cautiously, she pushed the door open and peeked inside.


    Nobody was inside.


    He Xinyan looked around before stepping into the office. She had only been inside for a few seconds when she suddenly heard the front door open and several voices.


    Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, Li Yuyan, and Su Zhiming had gone outside to have dinner together and they just returned home.


    The mood was cheerful as they talked while walking into the house.


    "Let''s talk while having a cup of tea in my office," Bai Jiawei said to Su Zhiming.


    "Okay."


    They walked in and all four of them came to a stop when they reached the living room.


    "What are you doing?" Bai Jiawei asked.


    He Xinyan was standing a few steps away from Bai Jiawei''s office, "Nothing. Where have you guys been?"


    She shrugged and slowly walked over to the dining table to get a ss of water, trying to keep calm although her heart was beating so fast she could hear it in her own ears.


    "We went out for dinner," Li Yuyan said with a smile.


    "Cool." She turned back around and took a sip of the water, checking to make sure that Bai Jiawei wasn''t suspicious. When she saw that he didn''t seem to notice anything, she calmed down a bit.


    "Well, I''m going upstairs. Goodbye." He Xinyan put down the ss of water and walked over to the stairs, trying to act normal.


    When she was back inside her room, she took a deep breath and sat down on her bed. That was close. . .


    She wouldn''t be able to exin herself if they had seen her inside Bai Jiawei''s office.


    He Xinyan opened her bed stand drawer and pulled out the ck folder. Inside, there were five sheets of paper, and they were filled with words and numbers she couldn''t really understand.


    All she knew was that this was evidence of Su Zhiming''spany losing money. . . and also a major tool to kick Li Huiran and Li Yuyan out of the house.


    Although this would mainly be against Li Huiran, if she was lucky. . . maybe she would be able to get Li Yuyan out of the house too.


    After waiting a few minutes, He Xinyan put the folder back into the drawer and walked back down onto the first floor.


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan were talking on the couch when she walked down, but Bai Jiawei and Su Zhiming were nowhere to be seen.

 Chapter 101 Her Mother’s Belongings

    <h4>Chapter 101 Her Mother''s Belongings</h4>


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan were talking on the couch when she walked down, but Bai Jiawei and Su Zhiming were nowhere to be seen.


    "Where''s dad?" She asked the two people on the couch.


    Li Yuyan ignored her but Li Huiran still responded, "He''s inside his office with Zhiming. They are talking about Zhiming''spany right now, so it is best for you to not disturb him."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Of course."


    As she turned around to get a drink of water, He Xinyan smiled.


    Everything was going well.


    ---


    After He Xinyan had gone back up the stairs and into her room to get ready, Li Huiran looked up at the stairs.


    "Yuyan, do you think He Xinyan is acting a little weird?" She asked.


    Li Yuyan shrugged, "No. Why?"


    Li Huiran stared at her daughter and sighed, "Nothing. I''m going to go back to my room."


    She stood up from the couch and walked over to the stairs, narrowing her eyes slightly.


    Li Huiran walked up to the second floor and stopped in front of He Xinyan''s room, leaning her face close to the door.


    She didn''t hear anything, so she quietly left and entered her bedroom.


    Inside, she walked over to the bed and sat down, pulling open the top drawer of the bed stand.


    Li Huiran stopped for a moment before taking out a folded sheet of paper from inside the drawer. She slowly and carefully unfolded it and read what was written inside.


    Li Huiran pressed her lips together as she folded the paper again and ced it into her pant pocket.


    Just in case. . .


    ---


    He Xinyan texted Gu Yechen to tell him that everything was going as nned before she sat down on her bed and read a book.


    About half an hourter, she heard Bai Jiawei''sughter from the first floor, and she quickly closed the book.


    He Xinyan checked once more to make sure that everything was inside the folder before she walked out of her room and down to the first floor.


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan were gone, and Bai Jiawei was talking with Su Zhiming at the dining table as they drank some red wine.


    He Xinyan tiptoed down the stairs and quickly walked over to the living room. She bent down and looked back to make sure that Bai Jiawei and Su Zhiming''s didn''t notice her before continuing to move.


    She walked across the living room and made a turn before reaching Bai Jiawei''s office. She carefully opened the door and walked in, closing the door behind her.


    To be careful, she locked it before quickly walking over to Bai Jiawei''s desk. There were several folders and papers on his table, and it was very messy.


    He Xinyan looked around the table, unsure of where to ce the folder so Bai Jiawei would be able to see it clearly.


    Finally, she moved aside some of the paper at the front of the table and ced the folder there.


    After she finished, He Xinyan quickly ran back to the door and unlocked it. Only one of her feet had left the room when she suddenly heard Bai Jiawei''s voice.


    "It''s okay, you stay there. I''ll just get my phone to show you the picture."


    The footsteps were getting louder and louder, and He Xinyan felt her heart skip a beat as she quickly ran out of the room and down the hallway.


    She knew it was a dead end, but she couldn''t go the other way, or else Bai Jiawei would see her.


    The only other room in this hallway was a small closet. Praying that the door wouldn''t be locked, He Xinyan pulled down on the doorknob.


    The door easily turned open, and He Xinyan quickly stepped in, gently closing the door behind her.


    "Hm? I''m sure I closed the door when I left." He Xinyan heard Bai Jiawei say, and she silently cursed herself for not closing the office door when she ran off.


    Bai Jiawei didn''t say anything else as he walked in to find his phone.


    He Xinyan slid down onto the floor because her legs were weak from nervousness. She looked around the tiny space and realized that she had never been inside this room before.


    Her hand roamed around the wall before she found the light switch and turned it on.


    At once, she was faced with arge pile of. . . stuff.


    He Xinyan slowly stood back up and looked at all of the items piled inside this small space. Everything looked so familiar. . . but what was it?


    She didn''t have space to walk, so she could only look at the books, cups, jewelry, and more.


    Finally, at the bottom of the pile, He Xinyan figured out who these items belonged to.


    Her mother.


    He Xinyan bent down to pick up the picture frame. Inside, there was an image of her mom and her grandpa. Her mom still looked very young, and she looked a lot like Xinyan.


    He Xinyan felt her eyes warm up a little as she wiped away the dust on the picture frame to get a better look.


    This picture must have been taken before He Yuxin met Bai Jiawei, because she looked like a young teenage girl. . .


    Her grandpa''s hair was also ck in the picture, and the father and daughter stood next to each other, smiling for the picture.


    He Xinyan wanted to take the picture with her when she left this room, but she knew it would be too dangerous. If she bumped into Bai Jiawei or Li Huiran, they would certainly question her about the picture.


    And if it was Bai Jiawei who put all of her mother''s stuff into this room, he would know she had been here.


    He Xinyan took one long look at the picture. . . She would definitely be back to take it in the future.


    She ced the picture back onto the ground and stood up.


    Why were all of her mother''s belongings inside this tiny closet?


    Before she got time to think, He Xinyan heard a door m, and it made her flinch as her heartbeat sped up once again.


    However, what she heard next was very exciting.


    "Su! Zhi! Ming!"


    With a smile, He Xinyan closed the lights and slowly opened the door.


    Her n had worked.

 Chapter 102 Gu Yechen’s Plan

    <h4>Chapter 102 Gu Yechen''s n</h4>


    With a smile, He Xinyan closed the lights and slowly opened the door.


    Her n had worked.


    --- Several days ago


    "Do you want to hear what I thought up?" Gu Yechen asked cautiously.


    He Xinyan swallowed her food and nodded her head eagerly, "Yes!"


    Gu Yechen took a sip of water before he began exining his n, "So. . . First, one of the major obstacles for us is Su Zhiming."


    He Xinyan nodded her head in agreement. She had thought of that as well.


    "Your dad is quite a selfish person, especially when ites to money. Therefore, he wouldn''t let go of Su Zhiming so easily, because the He Corporation had spent a lot of money to help Su Zhiming''spany. Also, Su Zhiming''spany is doing quite well now, which only adds to why Bai Jiawei wouldn''t let Su Zhiming go so easily."


    "Now, Su Zhiming is tied to Li Yuyan, so Bai Jiawei wouldn''t want Li Yuyan to leave with Su Zhiming. However, the only way to cut their ties is to get them to divorce, which isn''t really possible at the moment. Therefore, there is one other way."


    He Xinyan lifted her head up slightly in anticipation. This was what she had trouble thinking of. . .


    Gu Yechen grinned, "We have to get Su Zhiming''spany to lose money. . . A lot of money."


    "How are you going to do that?"


    Gu Yechen chuckled softly, "Baby, did you forget who your boyfriend is?"


    "No. . . My boyfriend is Gu Yechen." He Xinyan''s eyes suddenly widened in realization. How could she forget?!


    "You''re Gu Yechen! Of course it would be easy for you to have Su Zhiming''spany lose money."


    What couldn''t Gu Yechen do?! He Xinyan wanted to look inside her brain to see if it was just filled with water. Why didn''t she think of that?!


    In the beginning, she had agreed to be Gu Yechen''s girlfriend so she could use him in the future when there were things she couldn''t aplish but Gu Yechen could.


    This was the perfect opportunity!


    Although their rtionship wasn''t just a contract anymore, it was still nice to have such a powerful tool avable.


    He Xinyan smiled as she leaned forward excitedly, "I''ll leave that job to you then!"


    Gu Yechen nodded, "Anything for my baby."


    He Xinyan blushed slightly, "Keep going! What would happen next after Su Zhiming''spany loses money?"


    "You told me thatst time Su Zhiming was here to discuss hispany''s situation with your dad, right?"


    He Xinyan nodded, "He does that every month."


    "Perfect. So, I will make Su Zhiming''spany lose a lot of money. This is only a guess, but I think that Su Zhiming would definitely not want to show your dad his financial statements after losing so much money. After all, your dad didn''t approve of his marriage with Li Yuyan in the beginning, so he wouldn''t want to ruin his reputation now after so much hard work."


    "I think so too. From what I know about Su Zhiming, he is quite a proud person. He wouldn''t want to show my dad that he is losing money."


    Gu Yechen nodded, "However, Su Zhiming can''t escape his monthly meeting with your dad, or else your dad would definitely notice that something is wrong. Now, this is also just an assumption, but I believe that Su Zhiming would create a fake financial statement to show your dad."


    "What?!" He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together slightly.


    "This is the only w in this n. I can''t say that I am 100 percent certain that he will do so, but I think that this is most likely. Creating fake financial statements is very easy, and severalpanies do it. From my understanding of Su Zhiming, I think that would be his best option."


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together, "Hm. . . I think that is most likely too. However, what if it doesn''t work. . ."


    "If it doesn''t, we will have toe up with another n. Of course, I strongly don''t think that Su Zhiming will show your dad the real financial statement, and he can''t escape the monthly meeting, as that would basically be telling your dad that something is wrong. So, I think that our n would most likely work."


    "Okay. . ." He Xinyan grinned, "I trust you."


    Gu Yechen smiled, "After that, it is your job. If I am right, and Su Zhiming does give your dad a fake financial statement, then the rest of the n should go by smoothly. I will find a way to get the real financial statement for Su Zhiming''spany and give it to you. After the meeting, you will have to find a way to show your dad the real financial statement. My suggestion is to put it onto his desk or something like that, somewhere he can find it and look at it."


    He Xinyan tilted her head to one side slightly, "How will you get the real financial statement?"


    "Don''t worry about it. I have my ways. Your dad would definitely be very mad after looking at the real financial statement, and the rest of the n should be easy. Su Zhiming will have to tell the truth, and then your dad will ask Su Zhiming how much money was lost and how much money was put into the project.


    Gu Yechen leaned forward, "This is important. If your dad doesn''t ask how much money was put into the project, you ask for him. It is very important for your dad to know how much money was put into the project."


    "Why?"


    Gu Yechen leaned back against his chair and smiled, "I had my assistant check the other day, and I found that half a million was put into Su Zhiming''s project."


    "What?! Where did he get that money?" He Xinyan was certain that Su Zhiming didn''t have half a million when he first began this project.


    Gu Yechen smirked, "At first, I thought it must have been a sponsor from anotherpany. However, it wasn''t. A few months ago, Li Huiran visited the bank and took out half a million from Bai Jiawei''s bank ount. My assistant consulted with the bank worker that helped her, and apparently, Li Huiran made it clear to the bank worker that no matter what, Bai Jiawei can''t hear of the transaction."


    "How is that possible? How can Bai Jiawei not know that half a million was withdrawn from his ount?"


    "The bank can do it. After all, Li Huiran is thedy master of the He family to outsiders right now. She still has some power."


    He Xinyan couldn''t believe what she was hearing, "So, Li Huiran stole half a million from Bai Jiawei without him knowing and gave it to Su Zhiming for him to start the project?"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Yes. During that time, Bai Jiawei didn''t acknowledge Su Zhiming yet, so there is no way he would have agreed to give Su Zhiming the money. Your dad is a selfish person, so he would be furious to learn that Li Huiran stole his money for Su Zhiming. And, the project is losing money now, so Bai Jiawei would think that his half a million had gone to waste."


    He Xinyan''s eyes lit up, "Oh! So, Bai Jiawei would get mad at Li Huiran, and then. . . But is this enough to get Li Huiran out of the house?"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Your dad puts money above everything else. I think it is enough."


    He Xinyan nodded, "You''re right. Yes! Wow, how did you think that up?"


    "Did you think the Gu family is some easy and simple family? Scheming is an easy task for me! The food is cold already. I''ll go heat it up."


    Gu Yechen stood up and disappeared into the kitchen.

 Chapter 103 Trouble

    <h4>Chapter 103 Trouble</h4>


    --- Present


    With a smile, He Xinyan closed the lights and slowly opened the door.


    Her n had worked.


    He Xinyan walked out of the room and quickly ran down the hallway and into the living room. She walked over to the kitchen and smiled calmly.


    "Dad, what is going on?"


    Bai Jiawei was slightly surprised to see her walk out from the living room, but he didn''t think much about it.


    "Nothing. I am talking to Su Zhiming." Bai Jiawei turned back around and pointed one finger at Su Zhiming, "You!"


    He threw the folder he was holding in his hand to Su Zhiming, who quickly caught it with both hands.


    Su Zhiming shakily opened up the folder and looked at the first page inside.


    "This -" Su Zhiming''s face paled as he flipped through the pages inside, "How -"


    He Xinyan almost couldn''t hold in herugh looking at Su Zhiming''s reaction, but she forced herself to remain calm.


    Her boyfriend was truly a genius!


    Su Zhiming looked up after he finished reading everything and took a step back when he saw Bai Jiawei''s dangerous re.


    "This. . . This is fake!" Su Zhiming tore the pages out of the folder and got ready to rip them, but He Xinyan was faster.


    She quickly grabbed the pages away from him and took a look at them, "What is this?"


    "He Xinyan!" Su Zhiming lunged for the pages again, but He Xinyan quickly jumped away.


    "What is happening?" Li Huiran ran down the stairs with Li Yuyan closely behind her. They both ran over to their husbands and looked around in confusion.


    "Oh!" He Xinyan pretended to be surprised, "Zhiming, your project is losing money?! Hm, it lost. . . almost a million?! That''s a lot of money."


    Su Zhiming shot He Xinyan an angry re but didn''t say anything.


    "Su Zhiming, how dare you lie to me?!" Bai Jiawei screamed.


    "I. . . I promise that it is only losing money now. Next month! It will be earning again next month!" Su Zhiming took a step forward as he tried to exin, but Bai Jiawei didn''t care about what he was saying.


    "Why is it losing money?"


    ". . . We don''t know! It is probably just because the entertainment industry isn''t doing very well at the moment. It will be back again next month!"


    Bai Jiawei obviously didn''t trust what Su Zhiming was saying, "How much money was lost?"


    ". . ." Su Zhiming gulped before muttering, "About 730 thousand. . ."


    "What?!"


    Li Huiran gently patted Bai Jiawei''s back to calm him down. Bai Jiawei took a deep breath before asking, "How much money was put into the project?"


    Su Zhiming looked down as he closed his eyes, "5. . . 500 thousand."


    "You -" Bai Jiawei almost passed out from anger as he took a step back from losing his bnce.


    "Ah!" Li Huiran caught him and red at Su Zhiming, who was still looking down at his feet.


    He Xinyan leaned against the wall with her hands crossed, admiring this wonderful scene.


    It took several seconds before Bai Jiawei was able to speak again.


    "You -" Bai Jiawei''s eyes suddenly widened and he took a step forward, "When did this project begin?"


    "Several months ago. . . Before me and Yuyan got married."


    Bai Jiawei''s breathing quickened, "Where did you get 500 thousand dors?!"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she stood up straighter, waiting for Su Zhiming''s response. It seemed like all of Gu Yechen''s predictions were urate.


    This time, Li Huiran took a step forward as she tried to use her eyes to tell Su Zhiming not to speak.


    However, Su Zhiming was still looking down and he didn''t receive Li Huiran''s warning.


    "Mrs. Li gave it -"


    "Su Zhiming!" Li Huiran jumped forward and red at Su Zhiming, who immediately looked up and stopped talking.


    However, the four words were enough to let Bai Jiawei know who had given Su Zhiming the money."


    Bai Jiawei slowly turned to look at Li Huiran with his bloodshot eyes, "What?!"


    "I. . . I don''t know what he is saying!" Li Huiran took a step back nervously and her eyes guiltily looked away.


    "Where did you get the money?"


    "I - I didn''t!" Li Huiran shook her head almost as if she was trying to convince herself that she didn''t do it.


    During this time, He Xinyan decided to step in to push things forward a little.


    "Auntie Li, calm down. I believe you."


    Li Huiran red at He Xinyan, confused on why she was suddenly being so nice.


    "Let''s just call the bank! That way, we will be able to prove Auntie Li''s innocence!"


    Li Huiran''s mouth fell open, "No!"


    However, He Xinyan had already pulled out her phone and dialed the bank that the He Corporation used.


    "Hello." He Xinyan opened up the speaker mode so everyone inside the room could hear. Li Huiran tried to steal the phone away from her, but she held it away.


    "It''s okay, Auntie Li. I am trying to help you." She said with an innocent smile.


    "I am He Xinyan, and I would like to take a look at my dad''s bank ount. Bai Jiawei."


    There was a moment of silence before the worker replied, "I apologize, but I cannot tell you any information without the owner''s consent."


    "Dad."


    Bai Jiawei walked over to the phone, "Hello, I am Bai Jiawei. I would like to take a look at the withdrawal history of the month of June to July."


    "Oh, hello Mr. Bai. Of course."


    There was the sound of typing on aputer, "What would you like to search for, Mr. Bai?"


    "Was there a withdrawal of about 500 thousand dors during that time?"


    500 thousand dors was a huge amount, and it would be easy to track.


    Li Huiran calmed down a little when she remembered that she had made it clear to the bank not to keep an ount of this transaction. There was no way they would know. . .


    The next sentence shattered all of Li Huiran''s hope.


    "Yes, on July 10th, there was a withdrawal of 550 thousand dors from your private ount."


    Li Huiran felt her legs give in as she fell down onto the floor.


    He Xinyan gasped as she pretended to be shocked, and Bai Jiawei''s face was as red as a tomato by now as he turned around to look at Li Huiran.


    --- Three days ago


    Gu Yechen got out of the car and walked around to help He Xinyan open the door.


    "Thank you." They walked out of the parking lot and into the building in front of them.


    ''Bank of Country Z''


    As one of thergest and most prestigious banks in all of the country, the building was extremelyrge and the interior design was also very fancy.


    Once they stepped into the building, a worker walked over and greeted them.


    "Wee to the Bank of Country Z. How may I help you?"


    He Xinyan smiled, "I am here today to check the withdrawal history of my father''s ount."


    "Oh, may I have the name of your father?"


    "Bai Jiawei."


    The worker raised one eyebrow, "You must be Miss He! Do you have a note from your father?"


    "No."


    "Ah, then I am afraid I won''t be able to help you. The security of our bank is very strong, and we cannot show you any information about another person''s bank ount without the owner''s consent."


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together, "Can I talk to your manager?"


    The worker nervously took a step back, "Miss He, I really can''t."


    "Don''t worry. I''m not angry at you in any way. You are doing your job well. I just want to meet your manager."


    The female worker gulped before nodding, "Okay. I will be right back."


    A few minutester, she came back with an old man following her. At the sight of He Xinyan, the manager''s face immediately lit up.


    "Miss He! Long time no see, how are you doing?" The manager stretched his hand out and He Xinyan politely shook it.


    "I''m doing great! I''m just here today to check something about my father''s bank ount."


    "Oh. . ." The manager nodded his head slowly, "About that. I cannot reveal any information without Mr. Bai''s consent. After all, he is one of our silver tier members."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "Oh, is that so?"


    "Yes, Miss He."


    He Xinyan smiled politely before taking a step forward, closing in her distance with the bank manager.


    "Then why did you allow Li Huiran into my dad''s bank ount?"


    The manager''s eyes widened as he nervously took a step back, ". . . What? I - I''m not sure what you are talking about."


    Gu Yechen had figured out a few days ago who Li Huiran had met with to get the job done. It was the manager of the bank. . . Lu Qi.


    He Xinyan smiled, "Don''t be afraid, Manager Lu. I mean no harm. It''s just. . . 500 thousand dors isn''t a small amount. And lying about it also isn''t a small crime."


    Lu Qi''s face slowly paled as he listened to He Xinyan speak.

 Chapter 104 Free Bag of Tea

    <h4>Chapter 104 Free Bag of Tea</h4>


    Lu Qi''s face slowly paled as he listened to He Xinyan speak.


    "I know you''re not the one who decided to cover things up, but an aplice also gets punished byw, you know?"


    Lu Qi squeezed out a smile, "I''m not sure what Miss He is talking about."


    "Oh, really?" He Xinyan reached her hand back and Gu Yechen handed He Xinyan her handbag. From inside, she pulled out her phone and clicked into a video.


    Only ten seconds into the video, Manager Lu''s face had immediately turned as white as a sheet.


    "How - I deleted the security camera footage. . . Where did you get this?" Lu Qi''s eyes widened as he looked up at He Xinyan with disbelief.


    He Xinyan smiled before taking a step back. She wrapped her hand around Gu Yechen''s arm, "Let me introduce you to my boyfriend. Gu Yechen."


    Lu Qi gasped as his eyes slowly shifted to the tall and handsome man standing next to He Xinyan.


    "Gu - Gu Yechen?"


    "Hello, Manager Lu." Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow as he smiled dangerously.


    A few minutester, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen sat on the couch inside Lu Qi''s office. Manager Lu came back with a tray that had a teapot and three teacups.


    "Drink tea, drink tea." Manager Lu smiled politely as he ced one cup in front of He Xinyan and Gu Yechen.


    After Manager Lu had also sat down, He Xinyan took a sip of the tea before continuing.


    "Manager Lu, would you like to tell the truth now?"


    Lu Qi''s hand shook slightly, spilling some of the tea out of the teacup.


    "Miss He, what would you like to know about? I promise to tell the truth." Although Li Huiran did bribe him with a small amount of money, it was nothing inparison to the power and wealth Gu Yechen had.


    There was no way Lu Qi was dumb enough to offend Gu Yechen for a small figure like Li Huiran.


    "First, I would like to know when the money was taken and how much was taken."


    Lu Qi put down the teacup and used his hand to wipe away some of the sweat on his forehead, "I would have to make sure, but I think the money was taken sometime in early July. Mrs. Bai withdrew 550 thousand from Mr. Bai''s bank ount."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "What did she tell you when she made the withdrawal?"


    "She. . ."


    "I only want to hear the truth." He Xinyan said with a smile.


    "Yes, Miss He. Mrs. Bai gave me 1000 dors and told me to keep the withdrawal a secret. I just gave her a check with the money and didn''t keep a record of it inside theputer. She threatened me and that was why I didn''t tell the truth in the beginning."


    He Xinyan crossed her arms together and leaned back against the couch, "Okay. I want you to go put a record of the withdrawal into theputer right now."


    "What? I. . ."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, which shut Lu Qi up. He obediently walked over to hisputer and sat down to put in a record of the withdrawal.


    This entire conversation, Gu Yechen sat there quietly, taking small sips of tea from his cup. When he finished, he elegantly poured himself another cup and continued drinking.


    As Lu Qi was working, He Xinyan watched Gu Yechen, thinking that it was nice to have such a powerful boyfriend.


    Gu Yechen noticed her staring, and he took another sip of his tea, "The tea isn''t bad."


    Lu Qi stopped typing and looked up, "Mr. Gu, that is oolong tea, and the tea leaves are handpicked from a tea farm in Country A. It is very rare as they have to ship it all the way over here!"


    He Xinyan shot Lu Qi a re, "Hurry up and work."


    Lu Qi gulped before sitting back down, "Yes, ma''am."


    It took about two minutes for Lu Qi to put in the record, as the transaction had taken ce a while ago, so it was moreplicated to insert a record now.


    "I''m finished, Miss He." Lu Qi sat back down on the couch and looked up at He Xinyan, awaiting her next instruction.


    "Good. So, if any worker here were to check the transaction history of my father''s bank ount, they would be able to see this withdrawal now, right?"


    "Yes, Miss He."


    "My dad doesn''t know about this withdrawal yet, right?" He Xinyan also picked up her cup to try the oolong tea.


    Manager Lu shook his head, "Unless he looks into his bank ount record, he won''t know. I didn''t let the system send him a message about this withdrawal."


    "Good job." He Xinyan stood up and Gu Yechen did the same after finishing his final cup of tea.


    "Thank you for your help today, Manager Lu."


    "No problem," Lu Qi stood up and took a deep breath.


    "You don''t have to worry, Manager Lu. I will remember your help to me, so I will help you too if Li Huiran tries to get back at you." He Xinyan grabbed her handbag and turned around to leave.


    "Wait!"


    He Xinyan turned back around.


    "Um. . . I have an extra bag of the oolong tea. Do you want to take it with you? Just as a small gift."


    He Xinyan looked at Gu Yechen, who licked his lips before shrugging.


    "That would be great. Thank you very much."


    So, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen walked out of the bank with an extra bag of tea in their hands.


    Inside the bank, Manager Lu wanted to cry as he sat down on his office chair.


    He had spent a lot of money on those two bags of tea. . . He treasured them and was even reluctant to drink it himself! Now, he just gave away one whole bag to someone else. . .


    Ah, he was really regretting his life decisions right now!


    --- Present


    "Yes, on July 10th, there was a withdrawal of 550 thousand dors from your private ount."


    Li Huiran felt her legs give in as she fell down onto the floor.


    He Xinyan gasped as she pretended to be shocked, and Bai Jiawei''s face was as red as a tomato by now as he turned around to look at Li Huiran.


    "I. . . I -"


    "How dare you?! And you gave it to Su Zhiming?!" Bai Jiawei stepped forward and lifted his arm up, in the ready position of pping Li Huiran.


    "Dad!" Li Yuyan ran forward and grabbed onto Bai Jiawei''s arm, stopping him.


    "You! Look at what your mom is doing!"


    Li Yuyan nervously let go, "Dad, Zhiming is my husband!"


    "Well, your stupid mom gave him my money before he became your husband!" Bai Jiawei''s breathing was so fast, it made He Xinyan a little scared he would get a heart attack or pass out.


    His face was beet red and his entire body seemed to be shaking.


    After all, Bai Jiawei was indeed a very selfish and greedy person, especially when it came to money. Even if it was just 5000 dors, he would probably also be extremely angry.


    However, it was 550 thousand dors. That was not a small amount. Well. . . maybe it was for Gu Yechen, but definitely not for Bai Jiawei.


    Bai Jiawei was the type to not even spare one dor. . . or even one cent.


    Gu Yechen was right. . . This was definitely enough to get Li Huiran kicked out of the house. Maybe even Li Yuyan too! And Su Zhiming!


    Just thinking about it made He Xinyan excited.


    However, she still had to act like a great daughter at the moment.


    "Dad, calm down. I''m sure Auntie Li had her reasons. . ." He Xinyan said with a worried expression.


    Li Huiran looked up and red at her. After all, it was He Xinyan''s idea to call the bank, so Li Huiran could only me everything on her.


    "What reason?!" Bai Jiawei kicked his feet at Li Huiran, but missed.


    "This b**** only married me for my money! And now she is stealing my money!"


    Li Huiran shook her head violently as tears fell down, "No! No, it''s not like that! Jiawei, I swear! I just wanted to help Yuyan! Plus, didn''t Su Zhiming''s project earn money the past few months! All that money is earned back!"


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes widened, "Are you stupid?! Didn''t you hear? His project lost 730 thousand dors! 730 thousand!"


    Li Huiran''s eyes darted around the room nervously as she was at a loss for words. What could she say? That Su Zhiming would earn it back in the future? That was obviously useless.


    Li Yuyan seemed to also notice the horrible situation her mother was in, and she stepped forward to help.


    "Dad, calm down first. Let''s all calm down and then sit down to talk it out. I''m sure my mom didn''t purposely steal your money. She was just trying to help me and Zhiming. Also you! Didn''t you say Zhiming would be sessful! He had been sessful all this time. It''s just. . . It''s only this month. Everything will get better in the future!" Li Yuyan carefully studied Bai Jiawei, getting ready to back down again if Bai Jiawei got more angry.


    Instead, heughed. But it was the scary and crazy kind ofugh.


    "Sessful? He had just been sessful because he was riding off the He Corporation''s back!"


    Su Zhiming''s face turned green when he heard this, and he gulped as he looked down at the floor.


    Bai Jiawei red at Li Huiran, who was stillying on the ground.


    "You! You ungrateful and selfish b****! Why did I even agree to marry you and let you into the house in the first ce?!"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow amusedly. Yes! This was going in the right direction!


    Bai Jiawei bent down and grabbed onto the cor of Li Huiran''s shirt, pulling her up from the ground.


    "Get out of this house! Get out! I don''t want a robber inside the house!"


    Li Huiran''s eyes widened in fear and she shook her head, "No! No! Jiawei! You can''t do this!"


    Right now, all Bai Jiawei could think of was his 550 thousand dors. His precious money. . .


    "Get out! I don''t want to see you inside this house ever again! Don''t you ever try and steal my money again! You have half an hour to pack your stuff and get lost!"


    Bai Jiawei let go of Li Huiran and pushed her back onto the ground before standing up. After that, he straightened his suit and turned around to go upstairs.


    He Xinyan also smiled satisfactorily and got ready to leave.


    However, Li Huiran suddenly screamed.


    "No! Jiawei, I''m pregnant!"

 Chapter 105 The Plan Had Failed

    <h4>Chapter 105 The n Had Failed</h4>


    However, Li Huiran suddenly screamed.


    "No! Jiawei, I''m pregnant!"


    Bai Jiawei froze with one foot on the stair and he slowly turned around, "What?"


    "I. . . I -" Li Huiran pushed herself up with one arm and fumbled through the pockets in her coat and then her pants. Finally, she pulled out a folded piece of paper.


    Li Huiran sighed and quickly unfolded it with her shaky fingers.


    "Look, it''s here. The hospital''s pregnancy test results!"


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together as she took a step forward. This wasn''t part of the n. . .


    Bai Jiawei slowly walked over and grabbed the paper out of Li Huiran''s fingers. The entire room was silent as Bai Jiawei looked over what was on the paper.


    His eyebrows furrowed as he got to the end of the paper. . . ''positive pregnancy test''.


    "This is real?" He asked as he looked at Li Huiran.


    Li Huiran nodded her head furiously, "Yes, yes! I swear it is real!"


    "Why didn''t you tell me earlier?" Bai Jiawei asked as he walked forward to Li Huiran.


    "I. . . I wanted to give you a surprise. The test was only a few days ago, so I was waiting for the right time to show it to you."


    Bai Jiawei read through the paper onest time before looking down at Li Huiran with an unreadable expression.


    Everyone inside the room waited in silence for his reaction.


    Finally, Bai Jiawei stretched his hand out and Li Huiran let out a sigh of relief. She grabbed onto it and Bai Jiawei slowly pulled her up from the ground.


    "You should have told me earlier." Bai Jiawei knit his eyebrows together and muttered, "For the baby, I will let the money go for now. However, if you dare do it again -"


    "I won''t! I promise!" Li Huiran was almost on the verge of tears when she heard that she was saved.


    Bai Jiawei then turned to Su Zhiming, "You better earn the money back. I will create an IOU statement for you."


    Although Su Zhiming wasn''t happy with the IOU statement, he had to agree.


    He Xinyan watched this with a calm expression, although she was the exact opposite on the inside. Li Huiran was pregnant?! How was that possible?


    She was 49 already, and the timing. . . It was too much of a coincidence to He Xinyan. However, she couldn''t say anything right now.


    She had no evidence.


    Bai Jiawei led Li Huiran over to the couch and they sat down together.


    "I shouldn''t have pushed you back then. You should have told me you were pregnant!" Bai Jiawei ced one hand onto Li Huiran''s stomach, "Is the baby okay?"


    Li Huiran smiled shyly, "Yes. The doctor said that the baby is very healthy and it is three weeks old already."


    Bai Jiawei turned around, and there was a smile on his face now.


    "Yuyan, go get your mom a cup of warm water!"


    Li Yuyan''s face was still a little pale from the rming incident a few minutes ago, and she flinched when Bai Jiawei spoke to her.


    "Oh - Yes." She walked over to the dining table and got a ss of water. So, a few minutes ago her mom was getting kicked out of the house, and now. . . Her mom was the treasure of the house because she is pregnant!


    Li Yuyan quickly dumped the water and ran over to the couch, "Mom, drink water."


    "Thank you, Yuyan." Li Huiran''s heartbeat had slowed down a little and she drank the water while cing one hand onto the stomach.


    It was a good thing she had put the paper into her pocket today.


    "Su Zhiming," Bai Jiawei said as he put on a serious expression again. "I want you to figure out why your project is losing money now and fix it! I expect that it should be earning again next month."


    Su Zhiming clenched his teeth together before saying, "Yes sir."


    In the corner, He Xinyan was still not convinced. She stepped forward and put on a genuine smile.


    "Congrattions, Auntie Li! I can''t believe that I will have a stepbrother soon! Can I take a look at the pregnancy report?"


    Li Huiran looked up at He Xinyan and grabbed onto the ss of water tighter. She couldn''t trust He Xinyan.


    "Um. . ." Li Huiran looked down at the paper she was still holding and furrowed her eyebrows.


    "Yanyan, why do you need to look at the pregnancy report? Ah, you should go up to bed. All of us should go to sleep. Huiran, you need to sleep more now that you are pregnant, understand?" Bai Jiawei cut in.


    Li Huiran nodded and rxed a little, "Yes."


    He Xinyan didn''t want to push it any further, so she went upstairs without saying anything further.


    The n had failed, and what she did now wouldn''t matter anymore. There was no way that Bai Jiawei was going to kick Li Huiran out of the house now that she was pregnant.


    But was she pregnant?


    He Xinyan walked into her room and wasn''t surprised when she saw Gu Yechen already on her bed in his ck silk pajamas.


    He opened his eyes when he heard the bedroom door open, and smiled when he saw He Xinyan.


    "How did it go?"


    He Xinyan sighed and shook her head.


    "What happened?" Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows as he sat up straight on the bed. There was no way the n didn''t work. . . All of his ns in the past had always worked, and the Gu family was definitely more scheming andplicated than Li Huiran and Li Yuyan.


    "Wait." He Xinyan entered the bathroom and changed into her pajamas. She then brushed her teeth and washed her face.


    She stared at her reflection in the mirror. Water was still dripping down from her face, which she had just washed. Even without any makeup on, her skin was clear and smooth, like porcin.


    She froze like that, staring nkly at herself for a few seconds.


    Finally, she took a deep breath and wiped her face with a towel before stepping out of the bathroom.


    Gu Yechen was standing right outside the bathroom door with his arms crossed.


    He Xinyan flinched when she walked straight into him, "What are you doing?"


    Gu Yechen looked down at her and frowned slightly, "What happened?"


    He Xinyan pulled him over to the bed and he obediently crawled into the nket first before asking again.


    "What happened?"


    He Xinyan looked up at him and knit her eyebrows together, "Li Huiran is pregnant."


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow and immediately understood. It only took four words to exin to him exactly what had gone wrong.


    It was in no way part of their n, and they both hadn''t even thought of that as a possibility.


    "Really?"


    "Yeah. . . I didn''t believe it either. But Li Huiran had a pregnancy report."


    Gu Yechen narrowed his eyes, "Pregnancy reports can be faked."


    He Xinyan paused before asking, "So you don''t believe it."


    "Do you?"


    "No."


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan got out of bed early and walked downstairs to eat breakfast before leaving for filming.


    What Gu Yechen had saidst night got her thinking. . . Was Li Huiran lying?


    He Xinyan slowly walked down the stairs and then thought of the possibility that Li Huiran wasn''t lying. What if she was actually pregnant?


    The most dangerous part of Li Huiran being pregnant was the possibility of the kid being a boy.


    He Xinyan could already guess what would happen. Bai Jiawei would find some way to give thepany and all of the He family''s power to Li Huiran''s baby son, just because it was a boy. . . the only boy.


    She couldn''t let that happen. She couldn''t lose everything. It belonged to the He family! It belonged to her!


    He Xinyan lifted her chin up slightly and took a deep breath. She was the only rightful heir to everything of the He family.


    And no one could take anything away from her.


    He Xinyan walked down the final stairs and to the dining room. She stopped when she noticed that there was someone sitting at the dining table already.


    Su Zhiming.


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes in disgust before walking into the room and sitting down in her normal spot.


    Su Zhiming looked up and was surprised to see He Xinyan. A sparkle shed through his eyes as he smiled, "Good morning."


    He Xinyan didn''t respond and instead drank a sip of milk from her cup.


    "Did you sleep wellst night?"


    He Xinyan began cutting her toast.


    "You don''t have to ignore me, Xinyan. We still are -" Su Zhiming stretched his hand forward in an effort to grab hers, but didn''t expect for He Xinyan to suddenly pull her arm away.


    "Can you let me peacefully eat my breakfast?"


    Su Zhiming frowned, "I -"


    "What''s with all themotion so early in the morning?" Bai Jiawei showed up in the dining room, and he was holding onto the hand of Li Huiran.

 Chapter 106 Poor Yang Siyue

    <h4>Chapter 106 Poor Yang Siyue</h4>


    "What''s with all themotion so early in the morning?" Bai Jiawei showed up in the dining room, and he was holding onto the hand of Li Huiran.


    Li Huiran had one hand ced over her stomach, and although she wasn''t even one month pregnant yet, she was walking like a pregnant woman.


    "Dad," Su Zhiming quickly pulled his arm back and stood up.


    Bai Jiawei nodded his head as a sign of acknowledgment before helping Li Huiran pull out her chair.


    Li Huiran slowly sat down and Bai Jiawei also walked over to his chair to sit down.


    "We will all have to be more careful now that Huiran is pregnant. I don''t want to see any alcohol or smoking in the house. Be careful when you are walking around the house and don''t carry anything sharp with you."


    He Xinyan put down her fork and stood up. She had lost her appetite to eat.


    "Where are you going?" Bai Jiawei asked with a frown. He didn''t even finish talking yet.


    "I''m done eating, why can''t I leave?" He Xinyan smiled before walking out of the dining room.


    Li Huiran watched this with a frown, but it soon turned into a smile. He Xinyan could only be rude and arrogant for so much longer. . . If she had a son, all of the power would be hers then.


    Everything would go to her son and her.


    Bai Jiawei was also not pleased with He Xinyan''s attitude. He was liking this daughter less and less. . .


    He looked down at Li Huiran''s t stomach and grinned. If it was a son, he would definitely give the He Corporation to his son.


    ---


    A few minutester, He Xinyan came down dressed in a casual ck shirt and jeans. When he walked past the dining room, she didn''t even look inside although Li Huiran and Su Zhiming both looked at her.


    Li Yuyan was still sleeping so she was nowhere to be seen.


    When Su Zhiming saw He Xinyan, he quickly put down his fork and knife and grabbed a napkin to wipe his mouth.


    "I''m going to leave for work now. Goodbye." He drank some water before hurriedly standing up and running out the door.


    Li Huiran watched this with an unreadable expression.


    Outside the house, Su Zhiming quickly put on his shoes and walked down the patio.


    "Xinyan!"


    He Xinyan looked back and rolled her eyes when she saw Su Zhiming.


    "Are you going to film?" Su Zhiming asked with a smile as he walked over to her, "I can take you."


    "It''s okay."


    "No, I can! I am going to work too, so I can drop you off on the way."


    He Xinyan looked at him, "Do you even know where my filming is? How do you know we are going in the same direction?"


    "I. . ."


    He Xinyan scoffed before turning around and walking down thest few steps of the patio. Su Zhiming quickly followed after her, trying toe up with another excuse.


    "I -" Su Zhiming stopped when he saw He Xinyan walk over to a ck car parked on the road. She opened the door and entered the car without even looking back at him.


    A few secondster, the car drove off.


    Inside the car, He Xinyan was receiving a questioning from Gu Yechen.


    "Why did you twoe out together?"


    "We didn''t!" He Xinyan frowned, "I came out alone and I don''t know why he followed me out."


    Gu Yechen grabbed onto her hand, "Okay. Be careful and stay away from strangers from now on."


    "Strangers?" He Xinyan smiled, "He''s my brother-inw and. . ."


    Gu Yechen''s face darkened, "I don''t care who he is. Stay away from him."


    "Yes sir!"


    ---


    He Xinyan had a lot of scenes to film today, and they were some of the most important scenes for her role.


    However, at 5 P.M., it started raining, and they couldn''t film the scenes that took ce outside anymore.


    "The weather forecast didn''t say it would rain today," Wu Minger muttered.


    He Xinyan sighed, "Did you guys bring an umbre?"


    Everyone shook their heads and He Xinyan did the same. It seemed like summer was slowly fading and autumn was arriving.


    Director Ma was very unhappy as he sat on the emperor chair inside therge hall. All of the actors and filming crew members were squished inside the Gate of Supreme Harmony, which was thergest building in the entire filming site.


    Finally, he stood up and shouted, "Filming is over for today!"


    Then, he walked down from the chair and left with a frown.


    The filming crew began to pack up their stuff and many of the actors walked over to the door, getting ready to leave.


    No one had brought an umbre, because the rain was unexpected, and some actors just covered their heads with their hands and ran into the rain.


    Many actors, including He Xinyan, were still dressed in their filming costumes, but the changing tents were outside.


    "What do we do?" Yang Siyue asked as she looked down at her empress gown.


    "Are the tents still open?" He Xinyan asked.


    "I don''t think so. After all, they aren''t really sturdy and the rain might go through."


    Gu Yebei''s eyes lit up as he suddenly remembered something, "You guys cane to my changing room. It''s nearby and it is a part of the building so no rain would get in."


    Yang Siyue gasped, "Oh, right! How did I forget? Yanyan, you cane with me to my changing room and change. Your clothes are there, right?"


    "Yep, I changed there this morning."


    Wu Minger followed Gu Yebei to his changing room and He Xinyan went to Yang Siyue''s. A few minutester, they gathered back at the Gate of Supreme Harmony in their normal clothes.


    When they came back, the hall was much more spacious since several people had left.


    There were a few who seemed to be calling friends or family toe to pick them up.


    He Xinyan watched them and decided to pull out her phone to call Gu Yechen. However, it wasn''t even 6 yet, and there was no way Gu Yechen had got out of work.


    After careful thought, He Xinyan decided to close her phone. She turned around to tell Wu Minger that she was going to call a taxi and just run over to the parking lot. A little rain didn''t hurt anyway. . .


    However, she noticed that Gu Yebei had pulled out his phone, and. . .


    "Brother,e and pick me up! It''s raining cats and dogs outside!"


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open as her effort to be considerate of Gu Yechen had gone to waste. She stared at Gu Yebei, and a few secondster, he hung up the call.


    Gu Yebei noticed her and smiled, "My brother said he''s here already!"


    "What?"


    Suddenly, several gasps and whispers broke out in the hall.


    "Look, look! Who is that?"


    "Oh my gosh. . . He''s so handsome! Is he an actor?"


    "Why does he look familiar?"


    He Xinyan turned around and saw a familiar person walking outside, towards the building.


    He was still in his ck suit, and he held a ck umbre with one hand and ced his other hand inside his pant pocket.


    When he was a few steps away from the building, he pointed his umbre forward and clicked a button on the umbre, which folded itself. Some rain droplets sshed onto the ground in front of him as he kept walking.


    The simple act of closing an umbre invited several screams and gasps from the women inside the hall.


    He Xinyan had to admit that Gu Yechen closing an umbre was indeed very handsome.


    "That was so fast! Did you fly over here?" Gu Yebei stepped forward and smiled at his brother.


    Gu Yechen walked straight past Gu Yebei, ignoring him.


    "Why didn''t you call me?" Gu Yechen stopped in front of He Xinyan and looked down at her.


    "I. . . I thought you were still working. How did you get here so fast?"


    Gu Yechen smiled and grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand, "I drove over once the rain started. You don''t have to worry about me. Call me when you need me."


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly, "Okay."


    On the other hand, Yang Siyue was pretending to throw up as she watched the two people next to her feed her dog food.


    helemon''s note: It''s okay, Siyue. Me too, me too. . .


    Everyone that was still here watched Gu Yechen had He Xinyan with either envy or shock.


    Ignoring all the stares, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan walked to the entrance and Gu Yechen opened the umbre once again.


    Just as they were about to leave, Gu Yebei called out, "Wait! Wait!"


    "Didn''t I ask you to bring me an umbre too?"


    Gu Yechen looked back at his brother and licked his lips before pulling out a mini folding umbre from his pocket.


    He threw it to Gu Yebei and walked out of the building with one arm wrapped around He Xinyan''s waist.


    Gu Yebei unfolded the umbre and walked over to Wu Minger, "Minger, let''s go."


    "Oh, okay. Thank you."


    The two of them walked out of the building together, leaving Yang Siyue alone inside the hall.


    "These - These betrayers!" Yang Siyue kicked one leg out angrily and pulled out her phone to call her driver to bring an umbre.

 Chapter 107 Sour Food

    <h4>Chapter 107 Sour Food</h4>


    Gu Yechen first dropped He Xinyan off at the He mansion before going to his house to finish off the work he put aside.


    He Xinyan entered the house and changed into slippers before walking in. She wasn''t wet at all because Gu Yechen had done a great job in covering her entire body with the umbre.


    However, she noticed that half of Gu Yechen''s body was wet from the rain.


    When she walked in, she was surprised to see that Bai Jiawei was home already. He was sitting on the couch next to Li Huiran.


    "Do you want to eat spicy or sour food?" He Xinyan heard Bai Jiawei ask eagerly.


    Li Huiran gulped before responding, "Sour. . ."


    Bai Jiawei''s face brightened into a smile and he pped his hands together, "Great! Great! I''ll go tell the chef to make sour food tonight for dinner!"


    He stood up from the couch and walked out of the living room, smiling when he saw He Xinyan.


    "Yanyan, you''re back! We will be eating sour food for dinner tonight because your Auntie Li said she likes sour food! Hahaha!" Bai Jiaweiughed cheerfully as he walked into the kitchen to tell the chef.


    He Xinyan stepped forward and looked at Li Huiran, who was still sitting on the couch with one hand over her stomach.


    Sour. . .


    Of course she knew why Bai Jiawei was so happy. There was an old saying that if the pregnant woman liked to eat sour food, the baby was going to be a boy. If the pregnant woman liked spicy food, it was going to be a girl.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she looked down at Li Huiran''s t stomach.


    The baby inside was a boy?


    ---


    After taking a shower, He Xinyan sat down on her bed to dry her hair.


    When she finished, she walked downstairs, perfectly on time for dinner.


    She was the first to sit down, and then Bai Jiawei came with Li Huiran and helped her into her seat. Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming also came to the He mansion tonight to eat dinner.


    At the sight of all the sour food, Li Yuyan scrunched her face up slightly.


    "Why are the dishes sour today?"


    Bai Jiawei smiled when he heard that, "Your mom says she wants to eat sour food!"


    Li Yuyan raised one eyebrow, "Sour boy, spicy girl! Does that mean my mom has a baby boy inside her stomach?"


    Bai Jiaweiughed heartily, "Yes, yes! I hope so!"


    Li Huiran also smiled as she stared at the table filled with sour dishes.


    "It seems like I will have a little brother soon!" Li Yuyan smiled, trying to make Bai Jiawei happy.


    She seeded, and Bai Jiawei was in a very good mood as he began eating dinner.


    However, He Xinyan wasn''t so happy as she stared at the sweet and sour chicken in front of her. She slowly picked up a piece of chicken and ate a bite.


    The sour taste in the chicken was very strong, and she guessed that the chef had probably added more vinegar on purpose to make it more sour.


    She looked up and saw Li Huiran biting into a pickled vegetable. She slightly furrowed her eyebrows when she swallowed but quickly returned to her normal expression.


    "The fish fillet with pickled vegetables is very good!" Li Huiran said as she took another bite of the vegetable.


    Bai Jiawei took a sip of water, "Oh, really! Eat more! You need to eat more to give my baby son the nutrients he needs!"


    He Xinyan grinned. The doctor didn''t even say it was son yet, and Bai Jiawei was already so sure that the child inside was a son because Li Huiran liked to eat sour food.


    What if Li Huiran was lying?


    He Xinyan grabbed therge spoon inside the bowl of fish fillet with pickled vegetables and scooped up arge spoonful of pickled vegetables.


    "Auntie Li, my dad is right. Eat more." He Xinyan stood up and dumped the pickled vegetables onto Li Huiran''s te, who stiffened a bit when she saw what He Xinyan had put.


    "Uh. . . Thank you." Li Huiran squeezed out a smile and looked up at Bai Jiawei, who seemed pleased by He Xinyan''s action.


    After dinner, all Li Huiran could taste inside her mouth was the sourness of the picked vegetables, and it made her feel sick.


    She red at He Xinyan when she walked past her, but He Xinyan didn''t seem to care.


    It was still raining at night, and although He Xinyan wanted to stay up to wait for Gu Yechen, she quickly fell asleep.


    Maybe it was because of the soft and rhythmic tapping of raindropsnding on her roof, but it was almost as if she was under a sleeping potion.


    She had only crawled onto her bed for five minutes, and she was already asleep.


    About an hourter, the balcony door opened and Gu Yechen walked in. His ck silk pajamas were dripping wet and his hair was also soaked with rain water.


    He quickly closed the door to avoid waking He Xinyan up, and he stepped in, the water on him falling down onto the carpet floor.


    Gu Yechen quietly walked over to the restroom and opened the door cautiously, not making any noise. He walked in and grabbed a towel to try his hair before walking out of the restroom with the towel still in his hand.


    He stopped next to the bed and dropped the towel onto the table.


    The next second, Gu Yechen was taking off his shirt!


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up veryte since she didn''t have any filming today. The rain had stopped and the sunlight shone in through the windows and the balcony door.


    He Xinyan slowly blinked her eyes open and froze for a few seconds when she saw a wall of bare skin in front of her.


    Maybe it was because she had just woken up, but her brain wasn''t functioning really fast. It took several seconds before she let out a shriek.


    "Why aren''t you wearing clothes?!" He Xinyan sat up and covered her body with the nket. She nervously looked down and let out a sigh of relief when she saw that all of her clothes were still in ce.


    Gu Yechen woke up from the noise and yawned slowly.


    "Why aren''t you wearing clothes?!" He Xinyan tried not to look at Gu Yechen''s bare upper body, but it was very hard. Her eyes trailed down from his face andnded on his strong chest muscles and defined abs. It was a relief when she saw that his ck pants were still on.


    Ah!! He Xinyan pressed her lips together as she folded her hands together. If she didn''t, she couldn''t promise that her hands wouldn''t "identally" touch Gu Yechen''s muscles.


    After all, she was still a normal woman, and men''s bodies were still quite appealing to her. Especially muscr and strong bodies. . . like Gu Yechen!


    He Xinyan swore that if she snapped a photo of Gu Yechen''s upper body and posted it onto social media, it would definitely blow up!


    As He Xinyan was deep inside her fangirling thoughts, Gu Yechen watched her with an amused expression.


    He lifted his bare arms up his pillow and rested his head on his muscr arms.


    He licked his lips and looked into He Xinyan''s eyes, which were looking at his chest. It seems like all of his workouts didn''t go to waste.


    "Do you want to touch it?" Gu Yechen asked with a smile.


    "Ye - I! No!" He Xinyan snapped out of her stupor and quickly looked away.


    "But I want you to touch it!" Gu Yechen lifted one arm up from the bottom of his head and grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand pulling it onto his stomach.


    He Xinyan sucked a breath in and closed her eyes so her excitement wouldn''t be too evident.


    However, of course, Gu Yechen still noticed it.


    He tilted his head to one side and let go of her hand, "You know you can look, right? Baby, you''re my girlfriend. My body is yours."


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together and pushed her chin down as a blush spread across her face. How can anyone possibly hold up to his flirting?


    He Xinyan opened one eye and then the other. He was her boyfriend. . . Why couldn''t she look?


    He Xinyan turned around and first saw Gu Yechen''s amused expression. She cleared her throat before shamelessly looking down at his defined muscles.


    She bit her lip and smiled excitedly. This was so much better than the videos from social media!


    He Xinyan ran her hands down Gu Yechen''s abs, tracing the muscles around each six-pack. She was so immersed in the beautiful sight in front of her, she didn''t notice the change in Gu Yechen''s expression.


    Suddenly, he furrowed his eyebrows and grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand pulling her towards himself.


    "Baby, you know that you are ying with fire, right? Why only touch my body, you can y with it too!"

 Chapter 108 Caught

    <h4>Chapter 108 Caught</h4>


    "Baby, you know that you are ying with fire, right? Why just touch my body, you can y with it too!"


    He Xinyan quickly pulled her hand back and jumped off the bed, "I''m hungry! I''m going to go get ready to eat breakfast!"


    She practically ran into the bathroom and shut the door close.


    Gu Yechen watched her go and chuckled. It seems like his body was still not appealing enough to get her to do something with it. . .


    After He Xinyan came back out, she gasped when she saw that Gu Yechen was still here. He was putting on his shirt when she walked out.


    "You have your shirt! Why didn''t you wear itst night?"


    Gu Yechen buttoned the ck silk pajamas all the way to the second button and stopped there, leaving the top button open.


    "It was raining when I camest night, and I couldn''t bring an umbre up. My shirt was wet so I had to sleep without it."


    "Oh. . ." He Xinyan nodded but didn''t dare look into Gu Yechen''s eyes, because he still had that amused expression on his face.


    "I''m going to go eat breakfast now! Goodbye!"


    After He Xinyan had left, Gu Yechen ced the new rose onto her bed stand before leaving the He mansion.


    ---


    He Xinyan skipped downstairs, still fantasizing about Gu Yechen''s perfect body.


    Oh, he was the perfect boyfriend!


    "The weather is very nice since it rained yesterday, so you should go out for a walk while I''m at work. You can have Yuyan go with you or one of the workers." Bai Jiawei said as he ced his fried egg onto Li Huiran''s te.


    He Xinyan walked in and saw this scene, "Good morning, everyone!"


    Su Zhiming smiled at her, "Good morning."


    Under the table, Su Zhiming received a kick to the shin by Li Yuyan.


    "Were you guys just talking about a walk?" He Xinyan smiled, "Auntie Li, I have a lot of free time today. I can walk with you."


    Li Huiran''s hand shook slightly and she squeezed out a smile, "It''s okay. Yuyan can go with me."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow before nodding, "Okay."


    He Xinyan had to admit that Bai Jiawei was a very good husband since Li Huiran got pregnant with his son. There was no way in the past that Bai Jiawei would help Li Huiran pull out her chair or put food onto her te.


    Bai Jiawei had always put himself on a higher pedestal than Li Huiran because he thought that he had brought Li Huiran to the higher ss.


    However, in He Xinyan''s mind, they were the same. Her mom brought Bai Jiawei up, and Bai Jiawei brought Li Huiran up.


    Was there really a difference?


    ---


    After breakfast, Li Huiran did actually go on a walk with Li Yuyan, and Bai Jiawei and Su Zhiming left for work.


    He Xinyan got onto her balcony and sat on the couch, reading a book. The weather and air outside were very nice after the rain, and it brightened He Xinyan''s mood.


    She read for about 15 minutes when she suddenly dropped her book and stood up.


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan were gone, and Bai Jiawei was at work! There was no one inside the house except for her.


    Why didn''t she think of this earlier?


    He Xinyan never believed that Li Huiran was pregnant, and she still didn''t. This was the perfect time for her to go into Li Huiran''s room and look for anything that might prove that she wasn''t pregnant.


    The chances were low since Li Huiran was a careful and sly person, but it was still worth the try.


    However, Li Huiran and Li Yuyan had left a long time ago, and she didn''t know when they would be back.


    He Xinyan didn''t want to give up on the opportunity, so she stood up and ran out of her room. She went downstairs to check that they weren''t back yet before going back upstairs and to the master bedroom.


    She slowly opened the door and stepped in, closing the door behind her.


    Inside, everything was neatly organized, and there were no spare papers or files on any of the tables.


    He Xinyan walked over to the nightstand on Li Huiran''s side and opened the drawer. Inside, she immediately saw the folded paper with the pregnancy report.


    She smoothed the paper out and took out her phone, quickly snapping a folder of the information. She folded it and ced it exactly where she had found it, and began looking through the other things inside the cab.


    "Let me get my jacket first!"


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she identally dropped the medicine bottle she was holding. It was Li Huiran''s voice!


    He Xinyan''s ears caught onto the sound of footsteps growing louder and louder. She quickly threw the medicine bottle back into the drawer and closed it.


    Where could she hide?


    She first thought of the closet, but then remembered that Li Huiran was here to get a jacket. With nowhere else to go, He Xinyan slid under the bed, coughing slightly because of the dust umted in the tight space.


    She heard the door click open and a pair of feet walked in. He Xinyan held her breath and closed her eyes tightly, praying that Li Huiran wouldn''t see her.


    The bed base was actually lifted up quite high, and if you looked down, you would easily notice there was a person hiding under it.


    To He Xinyan''s relief, Li Huiran went straight for the closet. She stayed in there for about a minute, probably trying on different jackets to see which one looked the best.


    "Mom, what''s taking you so long? That cake shop is really popr, and there won''t be any seats left if you keep wasting time." Li Yuyan also stepped into the room and walked into the closet.


    He Xinyan bit her lip and curled up into a ball, trying to move to the center of the bed so it would be harder to see her.


    "Wait, wait. Let me use the restroom quickly. You can wait for me in the car."


    "Okay, okay." Li Yuyan walked out of the closet and towards the bedroom door. However, when she was a few steps away, she suddenly stopped.

 Chapter 109 The Object

    <h4>Chapter 109 The Object</h4>


    "Okay, okay." Li Yuyan walked out of the closet and towards the bedroom door. However, when she was a few steps away, she suddenly stopped.


    He Xinyan sucked a breath in and felt her heartbeat speed up. She began to wonder if Li Yuyan could hear her heart beating.


    After several seconds, Li Yuyan opened the door and left.


    However, Li Huiran was still inside the room.


    He Xinyan heard the sound of paper ripping. . . paper ripping? He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together and moved a little closer to the closet to hear better.


    The restroom was right next to the walk-in closet and they were connected.


    Then, it was the sound of another paper ripping, but it was quieter this time. The sound was very familiar to He Xinyan, but she couldn''t figure out what exactly it was.


    About two minutester, there was the sound of the toilet flushing and then Li Huiran walked out in a pair of ck heels.


    He Xinyan narrowed her eyes. She was pregnant, yet she was still wearing heels?


    Li Huiran walked out of the room and closed the door. To be safe, He Xinyan stayed under the bed for a few more minutes before getting out.


    She immediately walked into the closet and then made a turn to the restroom. What was that noise she was hearing?


    He Xinyan scrunched her nose up from the disgusting smell, but she had to endure it. What just happened was way too scary. She didn''t want to stay here any longer.


    There was nothing on or in the toilet, and there were no signs of paper around it either. She checked the shower ce, but it was empty too.


    Did Li Huiran flush whatever she was doing down the toilet?


    He Xinyan sighed and looked around once more. She had checked everywhere, but there was nothing. She then walked into Li Huiran''s closet and looked around.


    Was she wrong? Was Li Huiran really just simply using the restroom?


    As He Xinyan pulled open the bottom drawer of Li Huiran''s jewelry cab, she heard the door click open.


    What?! Didn''t they leave already?


    He Xinyan had no choice but to hide in the closet and hope that whoever was there wouldn''te in.


    "Mrs. Bai? Mrs. Bai! It''s time to drink the medicine!" A female voice said.


    He Xinyan rxed a little when she heard that it was just a worker, but she still wouldn''t be able to exin why she was in Li Huiran''s closet.


    Bai Jiawei had gotten a special remedy from this herbal doctor, and it apparently helped with pregnancy and boosted the baby''s health inside the mom''s stomach.


    "Mrs. Bai?"


    The footsteps grew louder as the worker stepped into the closet. He Xinyan was hiding behind the jewelry cab, which was at the center of the room.


    If the worker walked into the very back of the closet, she would be exposed.


    The worker walked forward and she was only a few steps away from the cab He Xinyan was behind when another voice said, "Zhao Ru, what are you doing?"


    The worker turned around, "I am here to give Mrs. Bai the medicine."


    "Mrs. Bai went outside with Mrs. Su a few minutes ago." The person who walked in was a man, and he looked at the female worker suspiciously.


    "Oh!" The worker looked at the bowl of medicine and walked out of the closet, "I''ll keep this warm and give it to herter then."


    The bedroom door closed and He Xinyan let out a breath of relief. That was too close. . . She had to get out of here.


    Just as He Xinyan stepped foot out of the closet, she turned back again. There was one ce she didn''t check.


    The trash can.


    He Xinyan ran back into the restroom and her eyesnded on the small ck trash can next to the toilet.


    Pressing her lips together, she opened it with her hand and looked inside. Immediately, she noticed the rolled up pink paper.


    She was more than familiar with the small sheet of pink paper and the material it was made of. Although she was reluctant to do so, He Xinyan reached down and grabbed the rolled up paper, pulling it out of the trash can.


    At once, the weird and disgusting smell reached her nose. He Xinyan recognized this smell.


    She scrunched her face up and unrolled the paper. A long white strip fell out onto the floor, and He Xinyan jumped back quickly.


    When she saw what it was, He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together and bent down once again to look at it. She knew exactly what this was. . . because she used it every month.


    It was a sanitary pad.


    The blood on it was still bright red and by looking at it, it still seemed slightly wet. That would mean that whoever put it in here did it recently.


    The amount of blood on it was also quiterge, so the person would probably be still on her period.


    Li Huiran was thest person to use the restroom, and she was the only woman that would use the restroom here. Li Yuyan didn''t live here anymore and He Xinyan never came to this restroom since she had one in her own room.


    There was no way a worker would use the restroom in the master bedroom, or they would face the possibility of getting fired.


    So it had to be Li Huiran!


    Now, He Xinyan knew exactly what noise she was hearing. It was the sound of stripping a sanitary pad from the packaging and unfolding it!


    He Xinyan picked up the sanitary pad and looked at it with a smile. Li Huiran was quite brave. . . throwing away a sanitary pad in the restroom of the master bedroom.


    If Bai Jiawei saw. . . Well, Bai Jiawei might not even know about women and their period. So, even if he saw, he would probably be too stupid to figure anything out.


    He Xinyan smirked and put the pad back into the packaging before throwing it back into the trash can.

 Chapter 110 Li Huiran Isn’t Pregnant

    <h4>Chapter 110 Li Huiran Isn''t Pregnant</h4>


    He Xinyan smirked and put the pad back into the packaging before throwing it back into the trash can.


    She returned to her room and stayed there for the rest of the day, all the way until Bai Jiawei came home and it was time for dinner.


    He Xinyan walked out of the room but stopped when she received a message.


    ''Mr. Boyfriend: Do you want toe over for dinner tonight?''


    He Xinyan read the message twice and frowned. After several seconds, she reluctantly responded.


    ''I can''t. I have something to do.''


    She waited for a response but didn''t get one for several seconds. Finally, as she walked down the stairs, her phone rang.


    ''Okay.''


    He Xinyan could feel the sadness and disappointment through his text message, and she almost wanted to change her mind, but she needed to eat here tonight.


    When she reached the bottom of the stairs, she received another message.


    It was a gif of a cartoon bear crying, and itpletely didn''t match Gu Yechen''s personality. He Xinyanughed out loud when she saw it, and she couldn''t even believe that a person like Gu Yechen would send such a cute gif.


    She replied with the same bear, but it was patting another bear and there were two words on top of it.


    ''It''s okay.''


    She then wrote, ''Come over a little earlier tonight. I have exciting news to tell you!''


    Inside the house next to the He mansion, Gu Yechen was seated on the dining table, looking at his phone.


    His cold face broke into a small smile when he received the message, and he replied, ''Okay.''


    After putting his phone down, he stared at the warm tes of food in front of him.


    He had finished cooking everything already. . . But it seemed like he would have to eat alone today.


    ---


    He Xinyan walked downstairs and was the first to sit down at the dining table.


    Soon after, Bai Jiawei came in with Li Huiran and Li Yuyan walked in with Su Zhiming. As they sat down, He Xinyan''s eyes didn''t leave Li Huiran for even one second.


    Of course Li Huiran noticed her stare, and she looked down ufortably.


    Like every other day, Bai Jiawei was extremely nice to Li Huiran as he gave her food and all of the dishes on the table were sour.


    Halfway through the meal, He Xinyan put down her chopsticks and looked up.


    "Auntie Li, how old is the baby?"


    Li Huiran swallowed her food and looked up with a smile, "It is almost four weeks old."


    "Oh. . . then it is almost time for your first check up, right?"


    Li Huiran slowly nodded her head.


    He Xinyan turned to look at Bai Jiawei, "Dad, can I go with Auntie Li to her first pregnancy checkup? After all, the little baby inside will also be my sibling after ites out, so I want to go see it too. Plus, I don''t have filming the next few days, so I have time."


    Li Huiran narrowed her eyes and cleared her throat, "Uh. . . I don''t think that is necessary. I can just go with Yuyan. Jiawei, you can go to work. Yanyan, you should stay home."


    "Why? Auntie Li, it is a very important moment for the entire family! I can''t believe you''re pregnant! After all, it isn''t very likely to get pregnant at your age. It''s so unrealistic it almost seems like it''s fake!" He Xinyan said all of this with an innocent and cheerful smile, but Li Huiran''s face paled right after hearing her words.


    Bai Jiawei cleared his throat, "Yanyan, don''t talk like that! Huiran is pregnant. But Yanyan is right. I wille with you to your first pregnancy check up and Yanyan can alsoe if she really wants to."


    "Thank you, dad!"


    Li Huiran''s eyes darted around nervously as she squeezed out a smile, "Sure. . ."


    For the rest of the meal, He Xinyan ate happily and she ended up eating more than any other day. Meanwhile, Li Huiran was having a hard time swallowing her food.


    "Huiran, what''s wrong? Is the food not good today?" Bai Jiawei asked when he noticed that Li Huiran was barely eating.


    "No. . . No! The food is good. I just don''t really have an appetite. . . This happened also when I was pregnant with Yuyan. But don''t worry, everything is good."


    Bai Jiawei frowned, "How is that good? You have to eat, or else the baby won''t get the nutrients he needs. Eat more."


    "Okay. . ." Li Huiran looked down at the bitter melon and pressed her lips together.


    ---


    At night, He Xinyanid on her bed with herptop, scrolling through information about pregnant women.


    It was only 8 P.M. when the balcony door opened.


    "You''re here! It''s so early."


    Gu Yechen stepped in after taking off his shoes, "Didn''t you tell me toe early?"


    "Oh, yeah. . . I did!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow with a displeased expression as he sat down on the bed, "Why didn''t youe over for dinner?"


    "I had some things to do."


    "Did you not eat tonight?" Gu Yechen got onto the bed and asked, his expression turning serious.


    "Of course I ate!"


    "Good, don''t skip meals."


    "Yes sir!" He Xinyan closed herputer and scooched over to Gu Yechen''s side of the bed, facing him.


    "I have super exciting news!"


    Gu Yechen smiled at He Xinyan''s excited face, "What is it?"


    "So, Li Huiran went out today so I sneaked into her room to look for clues because I don''t think she''s pregnant. Guess what I found!"


    "What?"


    He Xinyan mmed both hands onto the bed in excitement, "A sanitary pad in the restroom trash can!"


    "Li Huiran is the only woman who uses the restroom in the master bedroom, so it definitely belongs to her."


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "So what?"


    He Xinyan leaned back as she clicked her tongue, "Seems like Mr. Gu isn''t all-knowing after all."


    Gu Yechen chuckled, "Then tell me, Mrs. Gu."


    Ignoring the title Gu Yechen called her, He Xinyan revealed the hidden answer.


    "It is impossible to have a period if you are pregnant! Which means, Li Huiran isn''t pregnant!"

 Chapter 111 Pregnancy Check Up

    <h4>Chapter 111 Pregnancy Check Up</h4>


    "It is impossible to have a period if you are pregnant! Which means, Li Huiran isn''t pregnant!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "You''re sure?"


    "Well, I''m almost positive. However, what if there is a mistake? So, I need to double-check."


    "How?"


    He Xinyan folded her legs together, "Li Huiran will have her first pregnancy checkup very soon. I''m going to go with her and figure out who the doctor is. I''m pretty sure Li Huiran is going to find a way to get the doctor to lie about her pregnancy, but there will always be a loophole. I just have to get the doctor to tell the truth."


    "But what if she is really pregnant?"


    "Then. . . I''m screwed! Everything that belongs to me will be gone!" He Xinyan pouted and slouched down. Of course, if Li Huiran actually gave birth to a boy and Bai Jiawei insisted on giving the He Corporation to that boy, she would fight back.


    There was no way she would just give away all of her grandpa and mother''s hard work. Plus, that little baby would be over 20 years younger than her.


    With Gu Yechen, she had more confidence.


    Looking at He Xinyan''s pitiful expression, Gu Yechen gently patted her head and smiled.


    "Don''t worry, you still have me. There''s no way I''ll let my wife lose to a group of idiots."


    He Xinyan chuckled when Gu Yechen called those people idiots! That was a very urate name!


    "Oh, correction! Girlfriend, not wife!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Girlfriend is only a temporary name, wife will be permanent."


    "Ch! Who knows?" He Xinyan smiled happily as she moved back to her side of the bed and crawled into the nkets.


    Exactly. . . Who knew what would happen in the future?


    However, just sitting here and waiting for the future to happen was useless. She was going to work for her future!


    ---


    Five dayster was the scheduled appointment for Li Huiran''s pregnancy checkup. Fortunately, He Xinyan didn''t have filming on this day, so there was no excuse for her not to go.


    Early in the morning, He Xinyan dressed in a simple white dress with a brown trench coat on top. She wore ck over the knee boots to cover up her leg since the temperature was slowly dropping.


    When she walked downstairs, Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran were already ready. Li Yuyan was also going toe over in a few minutes so they could leave for the hospital together.


    When Li Huiran saw He Xinyane down, she slightly furrowed her eyebrows and gulped. He Xinyan sat down across from them and began scrolling through her phone.


    A few minutester, Li Yuyan arrived and they left for the hospital.


    The four of them got out of the car at the most famous and prestigious hospital in all of the country. It was membership-based, and only families who bought the membership card coulde to this hospital.


    They entered therge building and went straight for the front desk.


    "Wee to the Jinxi Hospital. Please present your membership card." A female worker at the front desk greeted them.


    Bai Jiawei pulled out a golden card and the worker swiped it in this machine. A few secondster, she returned the car.


    "Wee, Mr. Bai. Are you here today for the pregnancy check-up for Mrs. Bai?"


    "Yes, I made an appointment a few days ago."


    "Please follow me."


    The four of them entered the hospital and walked down several hallways, stopping in front of a closed door.


    The worker used a key to open the door and they walked inside.


    "Please wait here. The doctor wille in a few minutes."


    "Thank you."


    Li Huiran sat on the check-up chair and ced one hand over her stomach, looking around cautiously.


    He Xinyan sat down in a chair and crossed her arms and legs, staring at Li Huiran.


    A few minutester, the doctor walked in.


    When Li Huiran saw the doctor, her tense body rxed a little and she lifted her hand off her stomach.


    "Hello, doctor." Bai Jiawei stood up and shook the doctor''s hand.


    "Hello. I am Doctor Qi and I will be doing Mrs. Bai''s pregnancy check-up today." The female doctor sat down in front of theputer and typed something for a few seconds before standing up.


    After several procedures, an image of Li Huiran''s stomach was disyed on the screen.


    "You see that. . ."


    Everyone nodded their heads.


    "That is the baby. It is still very small, but it will growrger. Everything is good right now. The baby is very healthy and it is in the correct position and location. The next check-up should be the next month."


    Bai Jiawei stood up eagerly to take a closer look at the screen, "Thank you, doctor. Can you tell what gender the little baby is?"


    The doctor took a look at the screen and then nced at Li Huiran, who stared at her.


    "Um. . . I can''t be sure yet, since the baby is still too small. However, from my experience, it looks like a baby boy."


    Bai Jiawei''s face lit up and he pped his hands together, "Thank you, doctor. Thank you, doctor."


    He Xinyan also stood up to get a closer look at the screen, and she swiftly dropped her phone onto the chair.


    A few minutester, the four of them left the room and returned to the front desk to schedule the time for the next check-up.


    He Xinyan stood a little behind as she watched them, while Li Huiran and Li Yuyan talked excitedly.


    Suddenly, He Xinyan gasped.


    "I forgot my phone in the room! I''ll be right back!" Without waiting for a reply, she ran back into the hallway.


    After making several turns, she found the room. The door was still slightly ajar since she didn''t close it when she was thest to leave.


    She knocked once before walking in. To her relief, the doctor was still there.


    "Hello, Doctor Qi."


    The doctor turned around and her eyes widened slightly when she saw that it was He Xinyan.


    "Hello, is there anything you need?"


    He Xinyan closed the door and smiled, "No, I just forgot my phone."


    She walked over to the chair and grabbed it. Doctor Qi''s eyes followed He Xinyan as she walked over to the door.


    When her hand touched the door handle, she suddenly froze. He Xinyan turned around and smiled.


    "Doctor Qi, I have a question that I hope you can answer honestly."


    Doctor Qi narrowed her eyes and stood up from her chair, "What is it?"


    "Is my stepmother actually pregnant?"

 Chapter 112 Li Huiran Is Pregnant

    <h4>Chapter 112 Li Huiran Is Pregnant</h4>


    "Is my stepmother actually pregnant?" He Xinyan asked with an innocent smile.


    The doctor licked her lips and smiled back, "Yes, of course she is! Why do you ask?"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "Oh really?"


    "Yes." The doctor''s expression turned serious as she took a step forward.


    "Okay. I''m just too excited, so I wanted to make sure! Thank you, Doctor Qi." He Xinyan waved goodbye to her before walking out of the room.


    Outside, He Xinyan slowly walked to the front lobby where Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, and Li Yuyan were waiting for her.


    Li Huiran looked at her cautiously when she saw here back, "What took you so long?"


    He Xinyan smiled, "I forgot where I put it, so I had to look for it."


    Li Huiran eyed her suspiciously, but she didn''t say anything further. The four of them entered the car again and drove back to the Xihe Estates.


    ---


    Inside her room, He Xinyan thought about the doctor''s response. Could she believe the doctor? But then, what would the sanitary pad mean?


    Was Li Huiran actually pregnant?


    It just didn''t fit. Unless the sanitary pad belonged to someone else. . . But she was sure the person in the bathroom was Li Huiran! And she heard her take the pad out! Pregnant women couldn''t have a period, so the only exnation was that Li Huiran wasn''t pregnant!


    So the doctor was lying?


    He Xinyan pulled out her phone and texted Gu Yechen.


    ''Can Ie over for dinner tonight?''


    Before she could even exit the app and close her phone, there was a response.


    ''Mr. Boyfriend: Sure!''


    He Xinyan smiled before closing her phone. Gu Yechen was really boyfriend material. . .


    ---


    At 6 P.M., He Xinyan left the He mansion to go to Gu Yechen''s house. Although he wouldn''t be home from work yet, she could wait for him there.


    She sat down on the couch and opened a bag of chips. She had only popped the first chip into her mouth when she heard the door click open.


    He Xinyan jumped up from the couch and ran to the front door, "Gu Yechen! You''re here!"


    Gu Yechen grinned and took off his shoes before walking over to He Xinyan. Without saying anything, he wrapped both arms around her and rested his chin on her head.


    He Xinyan froze and her body slightly tensed up, not knowing how to react. The bag of chips she was holding was stuck in between their two bodies as they hugged.


    They stayed like that for almost a minute before Gu Yechen let go of her.


    He put on his slippers and grabbed her hand to walk into the living room together.


    "My battery is fully charged now!"


    He Xinyan looked up at him andughed. So she was his battery?


    About an hourter, they sat down at the dining table together to eat dinner. Gu Yechen had made kung pao chicken, sweet and sour spare ribs, and a vegetable soup.


    He Xinyan loved eating meat, and she practically ate it every single meal. Looking at the table filled with food, her eyes lit up and she began eating.


    She was on her second bowl of rice already when she suddenly remembered what she was here for, "Oh, right! Yechen, I went with Li Huiran to her pregnancy check-up today."


    "And?" Gu Yechen asked as he ced a piece of meat onto He Xinyan''s te.


    "So I asked the doctor privately if Li Huiran is really pregnant or not, and the doctor said she is. However, I still don''t really believe her."


    "I don''t either."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "Why?" She said through a mouthful of meat and rice.


    Gu Yechen helped her wipe her lips, "Chew slowly. It is easy to bribe a doctor, so Li Huiran could have bribed the doctor to lie with her. Also, how would you exin the pad you found in the restroom?"


    "Exactly!" He Xinyan nodded her head in agreement and swallowed her food.


    "So I need your help."


    "At yourmand!" Gu Yechen was more than happy to help his wife. . . he meant future wife.


    "The doctor would obviously not tell me anything. However, I know you have your ways. Right, President Gu?"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Don''t worry about it. I''ll get you the truth."


    "Thank you, President Gu!"


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan had filming, so she couldn''t stay home and keep investigating Li Huiran. Maybe she was just overthinking, but there was just this feeling inside her that told her that something was wrong.


    She came home from filmingte into the night, and she went straight up for bed since she had eaten at the filming location.


    For several days, Gu Yechen had cooked her food to eat while filming. However, she didn''t want him to spend so much time cooking for her since he was probably also very busy, so she ate what everyone ate at filming now.


    Still, the food was from an extremely high-end restaurant that Gu Yechen ordered, so it was very delicious.


    He Xinyan opened the door into her room and noticed that the lights were open.


    When she walked in, she saw Gu Yechen walk out of the bathroom.


    "Go take a bath. The water is warm."


    "Thank you," He Xinyan walked over and lifted her heels off of the ground to kiss Gu Yechen before entering the bathroom.


    Gu Yechen gently put one finger to his lips and smiled.


    Several minutester, she walked out and crawled into the nket next to Gu Yechen.


    "The information you want shoulde tomorrow morning. Do you want toe to mypany tomorrow to get the information?"


    He Xinyan rested her head onto Gu Yechen''s chest, "The information about the doctor and Li Huiran''s pregnancy?"


    "Yes. Don''t worry about it. I will get urate and truthful information. I sent a very experienced group."


    "Group?!" He Xinyan looked up in surprise. What did he mean by group?


    "I sent one of my assistants. You should know him. He was the one that I sent for your audition in Beautiful Things Past. I also sent the leader of the Gu Corporation''swyer group to go over thewsuits of fabricating a health report. And I also sent another famous obstetrician from Country A, who understands pregnancy and childbirth more."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened and her mouth fell open, "You''re kidding, right? You actually did all that just to get a doctor to say the truth!"


    Gu Yechen smiled and said, "Of course! I have to treat every single task my baby gives me very seriously!"


    He Xinyanughed and gently patted his head, "Good job! When should I go visit yourpany tomorrow?"


    "Can youe at 11? We can eat lunch together."


    "Okay."


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan got dressed into a ck sweater and jeans before leaving the house at 10:15.


    She arrived ten minutes early from the scheduled time, and she quickly walked into the huge building.


    When she walked to the front desk, anotherdy standing in front of the desk bowed down.


    "Hello, Miss He. I am here to escort you to President Gu''s office. Please follow me." The female worker smiled politely before turning around and leading He Xinyan over to the elevator.


    He Xinyan walked into the elevator after the female worker and the worker clicked the top floor. During the elevator ride, the female assistant nced at He Xinyan once in a while, eyeing her up and down.


    Who was this woman that the president specifically ordered for her toe down and escort? Was she the boss of anotherpany?


    However, from the way He Xinyan was dressing, the female worker quickly wiped out that thought. Was she President Gu''s friend? But she had never seen this woman before. . .


    The elevator door clicked open and the assistant quickly walked out first and led He Xinyan up the stairs and to the president''s private office.


    The worker knocked twice and the door opened a few secondster.


    The person who opened it was Chen Xiao, and he smiled when he saw He Xinyan.


    "Pleasee in, Miss He. The president is waiting for you."


    He Xinyan stepped into the room and immediately saw Gu Yechen sitting behind his gigantic desk. The desk was piled with folders and papers, but it was all organized neatly.


    He was wearing a pair of thin gold-framed sses, and he immediately looked up when he heard someone walk in. His hands stopped typing and he stood up from his chair.


    It was difficult to see through the sses, but He Xinyan seemed to notice a spark of happiness sh past Gu Yechen''s eyes as he removed his sses.


    "You''re here." He walked around the table and grabbed a blue folder ced at the front of the desk. He sat down next to He Xinyan and ced the folder onto the table.


    "Here is the information. There is also a recording inside of what the doctor said. I didn''t look at it yet."


    He Xinyan picked up the folder eagerly and opened it.

 Chapter 113 Qi Liran

    <h4>Chapter 113 Qi Liran</h4>


    He Xinyan picked up the folder eagerly and opened it.


    The first thing she saw was a pregnancy verification letter.


    ''To Whom It May Concern:


    On the day of September XX, 20XX, the patient known as Li Huiran had a negative pregnancy test. I sincerely apologize for my dishonest behavior and the harm it may have caused to others. As a doctor, I should have been honest and ethical and treat my job more honorably and morally. The patient Li Huiran offered me 5 thousand dors, and I fell into the trap of corruption by agreeing to lie with her. I am filled with remorse and shame for my actions and I am very sorry.''


    At the bottom, there was Doctor Qi''s signature.


    He Xinyan''s mouth had fallen open when she reached the bottom of the page. How in the world did they get Doctor Qi to write such a statement? And it was handwritten!


    So Li Huiran was indeed not pregnant. . .


    He Xinyan picked up the recorder and opened it, pressing y on the first and only recording.


    The recording began with an unfamiliar man''s voice:


    "Hello."


    There was the squeaking of a chair moving against the floor and He Xinyan recognized Doctor Qi''s voice, "Hello. This is the room for a pregnancy check. . ."


    "We know. We are actually here for you, Qi Liran."


    There was the sound of footsteps and then a chair sliding against the ground.


    Doctor Qi cleared her throat and eyed the group of men suspiciously, "How may I help you?"


    There were a few moments of silence and the sound of a zipper before the same man spoke again, "Hello, Doctor Qi. I am the headwyer of the Gu Corporation''s Law Group, and I am here today to discuss with you the issue about Li Huiran''s pregnancy."


    When Qi Liran heard the name Li Huiran, her eyes unconsciously looked down as pressed her lips together.


    "In case you didn''t know, faking a pregnancy is a crime that can result in jail time. Especially as a doctor, you will definitely lose your job and you won''t be able to continue in the medical field in the future. This behavior constitutes theft by deception. If this is brought to court, anywyer can easily prove that Li Huiran was deceiving Mr. Bai, Bai Jiawei, for his money. That is a crime."


    Thewyer grinned and began slowly tapping his pen against the table, "As Li Huiran''s partner in crime, you won''t be let off the hook so easily either."


    Doctor Qi''s face had turned white as a sheet by now, and she gulped nervously.


    "I don''t know what you are talking about. I. . . Miss Li is indeed pregnant. There is a pregnancy report as evidence -"


    The man interrupted her, "Pregnancy reports can be faked. Doctor Qi, I rmend you say the truth. There are a million ways to prove Li Huiran not pregnant. If you say the truth now, it will only benefit you. I can''t say there won''t be any punishment, but it will definitely be lighter."


    "Why? You said you are from the Gu Corporation? How did I or Li Huiran offend you?"


    The man smirked, "You didn''t offend me in any way. I am just following orders. However. . . you offended President Gu''s wife. . . . This also means you offended President Gu. I think you can figure out on your own how bad that would be for you."


    He Xinyan turned around and raised one eyebrow at Gu Yechen when the man in the recording called her President Gu''s wife. He just smiled back at her.


    Qi Liran didn''t follow the news much, so she didn''t know whether Gu Yechen was actually married or not. However, she did know the power and authority the Gu Corporation and Gu Yechen held.


    At once, tears flowed down her face as she sped her hands together.


    "I''m sorry! I''m sorry! I was just blinded by the money! My son needs to go to college, but my sry itself isn''t enough to pay for the college fees! Please forgive me! I''ll do anything you ask for! I can''t go to jail! What will my son do?"


    The man smiled satisfactorily after hearing Doctor Qi finally say the truth. He dropped the pen he was holding in his hand and pulled out a blue folder.


    "I''m d you chose to cooperate with us. You don''t have to worry about your son''s college fees. The Gu Corporation will pay for it. I just need your cooperation. On this blue paper, I need you to write an apology statement and also state the truth about Li Huiran''s pregnancy. In the future, you might also act as a witness against Li Huiran. Is that clear?"


    "Yes, yes. I will write it right now!"


    Thewyer smiled before standing up, "Good. Just to warn you, the Gu Corporation can take back the money for your son''s education fee any time if you were to break your part of the deal. I''m sure it won''t be just that though. You and your son''s lives would be ruined. So, please keep your promise and be honest in the future. Have a nice day."


    Thewyer grabbed his briefcase and walked out of the room, however, the assistant and several bodyguards stayed to wait for Qi Liran to finish writing the apology and confession letter.


    There was a beep and the recording came to an end.


    ---


    "Wow, thatwyer was so cool!" He Xinyan put two thumbs up with her eyes sparkling, "Every word was so on point and his talking is so fierce and direct."


    When she looked back up at Gu Yechen, she noticed that his face had darkened and there was not even a trace of a smile left on his face.


    "Um. . ." He Xinyan pushed herself away from Gu Yechen on the couch as she wondered what she had said wrong.


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows and leaned forward, pressing one hand onto the arm handle of the couch. Using his other hand, he lifted He Xinyan''s chin up and narrowed his eyes.


    "Do notpliment another man in front of me. . . or should I say, do notpliment another man ever. Understand?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head furiously. Oh. . . so Gu Yechen was jealous! Jealous Gu Yechen was very scary!


    "Good." Gu Yechen pulled away and frustratingly crossed his arms together. What was so cool about thatwyer?! He could talk like that too! He could talk even better than that!


    Gu Yechen kicked his foot onto the ground and pressed his lips together angrily. If he had known, he would have canceled the board meeting yesterday and gone to the hospital himself!


    Then, his baby would beplimenting him right now!


    Seeing that Gu Yechen was still upset, He Xinyan smiled and scooched over, wrapped her arms around his waist.


    "Mr. Boyfriend, let''s go eat lunch together!"


    All of the frustration and anger Gu Yechen was just feeling vanished, almost like it never was there.


    "Su -"


    His reply was cut off by a knock at the door. At once, the anger was back as he crossed his arms together and leaned back against the couch.


    "Come in!"


    Chen Xiao walked in and immediately noticed the expression on Gu Yechen''s face. Uh oh. . . Did hee in at the wrong time?


    "Um. . . Mr. Gu, the chairman of Porut Corporation is here to discuss the uing project."


    He Xinyan gasped when she heard Chen Xiao''s words. Porut Corporation was thergest real estatepany in Country A, and it was working with the Gu Corporation?!


    Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together and frowned. The chairman of Porut Corporation had flown here all the way from Country A, and it would be rude of him to not meet the old man. If it had been anyone else, he would have just canceled the meeting right away.


    However, the chairman was old enough to be his father, and it would be really rude for him to cancel the meeting.


    He turned to look at He Xinyan and gently patted her on the head, "Can you wait for me for a bit? I''ll be as fast as possible."


    He Xinyan nodded, "Don''t worry about me! Take your time."


    Gu Yechen smiled and stood up from the couch, "Go get some food for Mrs. Gu!"


    "Yes, Mr. Gu."


    Gu Yechen walked out of the office and into the meeting room, and Chen Xiao followed him. A few minutester, a different male worker walked in pushing a cart filled with food.


    There were two floors, and there was salty food on the bottom and sweet food on the top.


    "Hello, Mrs. Gu. I couldn''t prepare much, but please tell me if there is anything else you need."


    "No, no. Thank you very much!" He Xinyan stood up from the couch and her eyes lit up at all the delicious food, "Oh, and you can call me Miss He."


    "Yes, Mrs. Gu."


    He Xinyan cleared her throat and ignored it, deciding to focus on the food. She first grabbed a te of nachos and fries before walking back to the couch to eat.


    Although they were probably going to eat lunch soon, it didn''t matter! Her stomach can fit two meals!


    After finishing the nachos, she decided to push the car over to the couch so she could grab whatever she wanted easily.


    She ate for almost half an hour when there was a knock and the door opened. He Xinyan turned around, thinking it was Gu Yechen.


    However, she immediately stopped chewing on the macaron she was eating when she saw it wasn''t.

 Chapter 114 Gu Yechen’s Fiancee

    <h4>Chapter 114 Gu Yechen''s Fiancee</h4>


    However, she immediately stopped chewing on the macaron she was eating when she saw it wasn''t.


    Both people froze as they stared at each other. Finally, the person standing at the door lifted her chin up slightly, stepped forward, and closed the door.


    He Xinyan quickly noticed that the arrival wasn''t very friendly. She also finished chewing her macaron and crossed her legs as she sat on the couch.


    The woman frowned when He Xinyan ignored her and she walked over to the couch across from He Xinyan and sat down.


    "Who are you?" Thedy set her purse down onto the table and crossed her arms and legs together. She was wearing a matching tweed pink jacket and skirt set and the logo was from a very famous and expensive luxury brand.


    He Xinyan eyed her up and down and narrowed her eyes. Why did she look so familiar?


    The woman knit her eyebrows together and frowned, "Excuse me. I''m talking to you. What''s your name?"


    He Xinyan didn''t like her attitude, so she grabbed thest pink macaron on the cart and began eating, "Sorry, I don''t talk to strangers."


    The woman maintained a calm attitude as she raised one eyebrow slightly, "Why are you in brother Yechen''s private office? Are you supposed to be here?"


    He Xinyanughed, "What do you think?"


    ''Brother Yechen. . .'' He Xinyan echoed in a high-pitched voice inside her head. She was disliking this woman more and more.


    He Xinyan nced at thedy across from her once more and noticed that she seemed to be in her early 20s.


    She had a very cute face with brown hair that reached her shoulders. She was wearing a pink beret hat that entuated her round face. Her bangs covered up her eyebrows, but it made her round eyes look especiallyrge.


    She had a cute nose and small cherry lips that were covered with a light pink lip gloss. Overall, she wore a very natural makeup look, and men without much experience in makeup might even believe that she wasn''t wearing any makeup.


    However, He Xinyan was a woman. She could clearly see the mascara, the thin eyeliner, the glitter eyeshadow, and the foundation.


    "What are you looking at?" The woman pursed her lips out and narrowed her eyes at He Xinyan. Why did she look so familiar?


    The woman looked at He Xinyan''s outfit. . . a ck sweater and jeans. Her hair was casually put up to a low ponytail, and she didn''t seem to be wearing any makeup.


    However, even so, her facial features were perfect and she looked like an angel. This made the woman very unhappy as she lifted her chin up slightly.


    "Nothing." He Xinyan smiled and continued eating her food.


    "What''s your name?"


    When there was no reply again, the woman stood up from the couch and walked over to Gu Yechen''s desk. He Xinyan watched her pick up thendline telephone and click a button on it.


    There was a beep and a few secondster, a male assistant knocked on the door and stepped into the room.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow. . . Seems like this woman was very familiar with Gu Yechen''s private office.


    "Who is that woman? Should she be here?" The woman pointed one finger at He Xinyan and asked the worker.


    "Um. . . Miss Shen, that is Miss He."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she suddenly remembered. Miss Shen! The only daughter of the prestigious Shen family. She had seen her at the auction she went to with Gu Yechen before!


    That woman once bid a high price for Gu Yechen''s auction object but didn''t expect Gu Yechen to bid even higher.


    What was she doing here?


    "Who is Miss He?" Shen Xiner took a step forward and stood in front of the worker.


    The assistant cleared his throat and looked around helplessly, "I. . . Um. . . I think she is President Gu''s friend."


    "Friend?"


    "Yes, Miss Shen."


    Shen Xiner lifted her chin up a little higher and crossed her arms together, "When is brother Yechen finished with his meeting?"


    "I''m not sure, Miss Shen. However, he had been inside for quite some time already. He shoulde out soon."


    Shen Xiner nodded her head, "Okay. Go get me some tea."


    "Yes, Miss Shen."


    Shen Xiner sat back down on the couch and smirked at He Xinyan, "So you''re brother Yechen''s friend. Nice to meet you. I''m brother Yechen''s fiancee."


    He Xinyan looked up at Shen Xiner amusedly and smiled, "Oh, really?"


    "Yes! I''m Shen Xiner, the daughter of the Shen family."


    "I know." He Xinyan obviously didn''t believe Shen Xiner''s words. By now, she had a certain amount of trust in Gu Yechen already, and she was definitely not going to believe some stranger''s words.


    "I never heard brother Yechen speak of you. I know most of his friends, so it is quite interesting that I don''t know you. However, we know each other now!"


    He Xinyan smiled fakely.


    "How did you get to know brother Yechen? It''s not everyone that can be friends with a person like him."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow amusedly. Was Miss Shen trying to say that she was too lowly to be friends with a person like Gu Yechen?


    "Through an evening party." He Xinyan thought back to her first meeting with Gu Yechen and grinned.


    "Oh. . . Brother Yechen doesn''t attend evening parties often. You''re quite lucky."


    The assistant walked back in with a tray in his hands. He set it down on the table and poured some tea into the teacup.


    "Here you go, Miss Shen."


    Shen Xiner grabbed the teacup and took a sip, "Thank you. You may go do your work."


    "Yes, Miss Shen."


    He Xinyan watched them and grabbed a te of mango mousse cake. As expected from the princess of the Shen family. . . Arrogant, proud, and. . . rude.


    For the next few minutes, the two of them sat in silence. He Xinyan ate her cake while Shen Xiner sipped her tea.


    Suddenly, the door clicked open and Shen Xiner jumped up from the couch.


    "Brother Yechen!"

 Chapter 115 Shen Xiner

    <h4>Chapter 115 Shen Xiner</h4>


    "Brother Yechen!"


    He Xinyan also turned around and saw Gu Yechen step into the room. He closed the door behind him and frowned when he saw Shen Xiner.


    The original smile on his face disappeared, and it was reced with an icy and frigid expression, "What are you doing here?"


    "Brother Yechen, I''m here to visit you! My mom said that she misses you a lot and that you shoulde over for dinner tonight!"


    Shen Xiner put down her teacup and walked over to Gu Yechen, reaching for his arm. However, Gu Yechen swiftly took a step back and walked around her.


    "Tell your mom I don''t have time." He sat down next to He Xinyan and a small smile returned.


    "Did you wait long? I''m sorry. We can go eat lunch now."


    He Xinyan shook her head and put down the finished cake te, "No, you could have taken your time! There is still so much food left!"


    Gu Yechen looked at the stack of empty tes on the cart and chuckled, "How much did you eat? Do you still have room for lunch?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Yes! Of course!"


    Gu Yechen smiled warmly and rubbed He Xinyan''s head sweetly.


    Shen Xiner''s face darkened when she saw this and she walked over, "Brother Yechen. . ."


    Gu Yechen didn''t even turn around to look at her, "You can leave now."


    Shen Xiner bit her lip pitifully, "But. . . then let''s go eat lunch together! I can call my mom out right now!"


    "I have an appointment already."


    He Xinyan couldn''t help but smile slightly. Did that woman say she was Gu Yechen''s fiancee? Well, He Xinyan could totally tell that their rtionship was super close and romantic!


    Ch! Fiancee, my foot!


    "Brother Yechen, can''t you put off eating lunch with Miss He to eat with me and my mom?"


    Gu Yechen turned around and red at Shen Xiner coldly, "Do you actually think you are more important than her?"


    He Xinyan cleared her throat and looked down. Well, Gu Yechen was quite direct. . .


    "I. . ." Shen Xiner''s eyes were red by now and she looked like she was on the verge of tears.


    He Xinyan had to admit that Shen Xiner''s white lotus act was quite skilled! Along with her cute looks, her pitiful expression even made He Xinyan feel bad for her.


    However, it had no use on Gu Yechen.


    He didn''t even spare Shen Xiner another look and grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand, pulling her up from the couch. He walked out of the door with her and walked up to Chen Xiao.


    "I don''t want to see Miss Shen inside my office in the future without my permission. After she leaves, disinfect and clean every corner and surface of my office."


    He Xinyan couldn''t hold it in anymore and sheughed.


    "What''s funny?"


    He Xinyan shook her hand, "Nothing. . . Nothing!"


    "Understand?"


    Chen Xiao silently cursed whoever had let Miss Shen in, "Yes, Mr. Gu!"


    Gu Yechen turned around and walked with He Xinyan into the elevator. He clicked the first floor and the door closed.


    When Chen Xiao walked into the office, Shen Xiner was sitting on the couch with her face buried inside her hand. From the noises, it seemed like she was crying.


    "Miss Shen. . ."


    "Get out!" A porcin teacup came flying at Chen Xiao, but he swiftly caught it in his hand.


    "Miss Shen, Mr. Gu asked me to escort you out of the Gu Corporation building."


    Shen Xiner was still a proud peacock, and she quickly regained herposure. She wiped away her tears and stood up.


    "I don''t need you to escort me! I''ll leave myself!" Shen Xiner walked straight past Chen Xiao and walked down the stairs proudly.


    All of the workers on the top floor would nce at her from above theirputer screens, but she ignored them.


    She clicked the elevator button and the elevator quickly arrived. She stepped in and clicked the first floor.


    Once the door closed, her tears flowed out again. No one treated her like that before! Even in the past times she visited, brother Yechen would still treat her politely. Although he was still cold, he never embarrassed her like this.


    It was all because of that woman! That woman! Brother Yechen only treated her like this because of her! Shen Xiner gritted her teeth together tightly and clenched her fists together.


    The elevator door opened and she stepped out, walking quickly out of the building. She entered the car and the driver didn''t ask anything when she saw the young miss''s bloodshot eyes. He started the car and the Shen family''s car left the Gu Corporation.


    Inside another car, someone was very nervous.


    Gu Yechen cleared his throat, "Um, baby. . . Do you have anything to ask?"


    He Xinyan had taken a te of cake from the cart when they left, and she was eating it right now. She still regret leaving so much unfinished food back there.


    "Yes. Where did you get all that food from?"


    ". . ." Well that wasn''t what Gu Yechen was expecting. . .


    "My assistant bought all of it. I will ask him."


    "Okay!"


    "Anything else?" Gu Yechen nced at her.


    He Xinyan ate thest bite of the cake and smiled satisfactorily, "No. . . Why?"


    "Don''t you want to know about Miss Shen?"


    "Miss Shen. . ." He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "Why? Is there anything I should know about?"


    He Xinyan leaned closer to him and narrowed her eyes, causing Gu Yechen to look away.


    "My family and the Shen family have some business ties, so we are quite close. I met Miss Shen a few times at gatherings and parties."


    "Oh. . . so you two grew up together!"


    "No! We barely know each other. I have seen her a few times but we never really talked."


    He Xinyan nodded her head slowly, "Oh. . . nothing more than that? Nothing romantic?"


    "No! Nothing!" This was the first time He Xinyan has ever seen Gu Yechen so nervous. To be honest, it was kind of amusing. This was exactly how she felt when he caught her with Su Zhiming!


    Wait. . . it shouldn''t be caught! She wasn''t doing anything bad anyway. She shouldn''t be nervous at all!


    "Oh really. . . But Miss Shen said she is your fiancee."


    The car halted for a quick second and continued, causing He Xinyan to fall forward and then back. It was good she was wearing her seatbelt.


    "Sorry. . ." Gu Yechen pulled the car over and looked at He Xinyan carefully, making sure she wasn''t hurt.


    "Hm. . . you are very suspicious right now."

 Chapter 116 Once And For All

    <h4>Chapter 116 Once And For All</h4>


    "Hm. . . you are very suspicious right now."


    Gu Yechen looked up with wide eyes, "She is not my fiancee! Baby, let me exin. Our families are quite close, so the parents joked about arranging a marriage for the two of us when we were young. However, my parents and I never took it seriously! It was always the Shen family that spread rumors about us getting married! However, none of it is true! I can go to the Shen mansion right now and tell them there is no way I will marry their daughter right now if you want!"


    He Xinyan watched as Gu Yechen nervously stared at her and held her two hands tightly.


    If he really did that, He Xinyan could already imagine how sad the young miss of the Shen family would be. Her parents would also be very unhappy with how Gu Yechen treated their baby daughter.


    "I believe you."


    "Really?" Gu Yechen gripped her hands a little more tightly, notpletely believing her.


    "Yes, of course I believe you! If she was really your fiancee, would you treat her like that?"


    Gu Yechen pressed his lips together, "Xinyan, trust me, okay? I love you."


    He Xinyan was surprised by the sudden confession, and her face turned slightly red. She blinked a few times and nodded.


    "Okay. . ."


    Gu Yechen smiled and let go of her hands, getting ready to start the car again.


    "However!"


    Gu Yechen froze and turned to look at He Xinyan again.


    "Don''t you dare cheat on me! If you do, I will rip your body up into pieces and feed it to dogs, okay?!"


    Gu Yechen stared at He Xinyan''s scary expression andughed, "Okay! I promise I won''t! What do you want to eat? I will treat you to this meal."


    "Yay! I want to eat hot pot!" He Xinyan said excitedly although Gu Yechen treated her to every meal they ate together.


    ---


    They arrived at the restaurant and entered a private room. After ordering a ton of dishes, they sat down to eat.


    Halfway through the meal, Gu Yechen asked, "So Li Huiran is lying. . . Are you going to expose her?"


    He Xinyan blew on the piece of meat she was holding and ate it, "Not yet! It''s not time yet."


    She grinned and stabbed her chopsticks into her bowl, "I need to kill them once and for all!"


    ---


    After lunch, He Xinyan returned to the He mansion.


    Once she opened the door, she heard Li Huiran''s high-pitched voice.


    "The fruit is too sour!"


    "Oh! I''m sorry, madam. I will go change it right away."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and put on her slippers before walking into the room. When she reached the living room, she saw Li Huiran sitting on the couch with Li Yuyan next to her.


    They were both watching a reality television show and there were several tes of food in front of them.


    Li Huiran had one hand ced over her stomach, and there was a small smile on her face. They didn''t seem to notice He Xinyan when she walked in.


    He Xinyan watched them for a few seconds and then she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around and saw a worker carrying a te of oranges.


    "Hello, young miss." The worker greeted her, causing both Li Huiran and Li Yuyan to turn around and look at her.


    "Oh, Yanyan is back!" Li Huiran said.


    He Xinyan turned around and looked at Li Huiran, who leaned back against the couchfortably.


    She raised one eyebrow at Li Huiran.


    "I''m sorry, but it isn''t very convenient for me to stand up right now. After all, I am pregnant."


    He Xinyan slightly furrowed her eyebrows and nodded her head, "Oh, really?"


    Li Huiran frowned, "Yes, of course!"


    He Xinyan smirked before turning around. She looked down at the te of oranges and picked one up.


    She bit into the orange and chewed for a few seconds, "The orange is so sweet. Auntie Li, I thought you liked sour food."


    With a smile, she ate the remaining half of the orange slice and walked upstairs.


    Li Huiran''s smile disappeared and she red at the worker.


    "What are you standing there for?! Hurry up and give me the fruit!"


    "Yes - Yes, ma''am."


    He Xinyan heard Li Huiran''s bossymand as she walked up the stairs. Even in the past, Li Huiran wouldn''t treat the workers like this.


    Although she was still arrogant, she didn''t get angry without any reason. Or at least she tried to hold her attitude in. . .


    Most of the workers inside the house were from when He Xinyan''s mother and grandfather were still alive. There were several old workers like the butler who have been around since before He Xinyan was born.


    Of course, there were also many new workers.


    He Xinyan knew that none of the old workers really liked or respected Li Huiran and her daughter, although they couldn''t show it on the outside.


    They were loyal to the He family, and Li Huiran or Li Yuyan were both outsiders that only shamelessly "broke into" the He mansion.


    Li Huiran must have felt it too because she never liked to stay around the workers either. When she first came to the He mansion, she was nice to all the workers and tried to build the image of a great female head of the family.


    However, none of the workers really believed her act and they maintained a distance from Li Huiran. After a while, Li Huiran also gave up and she just ignored the workers.


    However, now. . . Right after Li Huiran got pregnant, she was already acting all bossy and arrogant. This made He Xinyan disgusted.


    It was good that she wasn''t actually pregnant. If Li Huiran was, He Xinyan was afraid that in the future, she might not even have a position in the house anymore.


    Li Huiran would strengthen her position as the female head, and she would use it to her advantage by acting all rude and arrogant.


    He Xinyan walked into her room and closed her eyes as she jumped onto the bed.


    All is well. . . Li Huiran isn''t pregnant.

 Chapter 117 Li Huiran’s Reality

    <h4>Chapter 117 Li Huiran''s Reality</h4>


    He Xinyan walked downstairs when it was time for dinner and she sat down in her spot. Bai Jiawei and Su Zhiming weren''t home yet, so the food wasn''t set on the table.


    A few minutester, Li Huiran and Li Yuyan also walked downstairs with their heads held high. Even Li Yuyan walked with a sense of authority now that her mother''s position in the family was stronger.


    Once Li Huiran gave birth to a son, Li Yuyan would also be more valued in the family. However, she was too stupid to realize that if Li Huiran were to give birth to a son, she wouldn''t even stand a chance anymore.


    Bai Jiawei would definitely want to give everything to his only son, and Li Huiran would definitely also treat her son better than her daughter.


    He Xinyan smiled slightly. Li Yuyan should be d that her mother wasn''t actually pregnant. . . If she was, then Li Yuyan would just forever be a background to her brother. She would end up with nothing.


    Well then, Li Huiran not being pregnant wasn''t good for Li Yuyan either. He Xinyan was definitely going to hold on to this secret and use it when the time was right. Then, Li Huiran would be screwed. And so would Li Yuyan.


    Li Huiran stood behind her chair and turned around to look at a worker standing nearby. The worker looked up confusedly, causing Li Huiran to frown.


    "Are you stupid? Come and pull out my chair for me!"


    The worker bit her lip unwillingly, but still walked over and helped Li Huiran sit down.


    He Xinyan chuckled, "Auntie Li, you''re pregnant. It''s not like you don''t have arms or legs anymore."


    Li Huiran raised one eyebrow, "Yanyan, I know you might still have some judgments about me, but I am pregnant with your stepbrother now and I am also your elder. You should still treat me with respect."


    He Xinyan''s smile disappeared and she leaned forward on the table, "Li Huiran. . ."


    Li Huiran''s smilepletely disappeared when He Xinyan called her by her full name.


    "Do you deserve my respect?" He Xinyan scoffed, "Don''t think that now you are pregnant with a little boy. . . or are you? Anyway, don''t think that a child will make you the rightful female head of the He family. You will always be an outsider and a mistress. . ."


    Li Huiran''s face was green by now and Li Yuyan also looked very unhappy.


    "I know dreams are nice, but sometimes you have to face the reality. And the reality is I am the only He family descendant. Don''t even think of getting one cent from the He family''s property. Your children too. The old one or the one in the stomach. They won''t get anything from my family."


    He Xinyan smiled as the front door clicked open. She stood up from the chair and grabbed the knife in front of her. She casually began spinning it in her hand, and Li Huiran watched her fearfully.


    A few secondster, Bai Jiawei walked into the dining room with a smile.


    Li Huiran''s eyes widened and she was about to stand up when He Xinyan first spoke.


    "Dad, you''re home!" The dangerous spark in her eyepletely disappeared and it was reced with a happy and innocent smile.


    "Auntie Li, sister Yuyan, and I were just talking about our future brother! I can''t believe that I will have another sibling soon! I''m so excited!"


    Bai Jiaweiughed, "Good, good! I''m excited too! Let''s sit down and eat!"


    Li Huiran knit her eyebrows together and slowly sat down on the chair. That evil vixen! Even if she were to tell Bai Jiawei about He Xinyan''s disrespectful words to her earlier, Bai Jiawei wouldn''t believe her now.


    Although she was unwilling to do so, Li Huiran sat down and picked up her chopsticks to eat.


    He Xinyan smiled at her innocently and began to eat too.


    She was an actress. . . Acting was her specialty!


    ---


    For He Xinyan, the meal was very enjoyable, but for Li Huiran and Li Yuyan, they both had a hard time swallowing their food.


    Halfway through the meal, Li Yuyan opened her mouth in an attempt to say something, but Li Huiran stepped on her foot and stopped her.


    She could guess that Li Yuyan wanted to tell the truth about what happened, but no one would believe her after He Xinyan''s act.


    It would only bring trouble upon themselves, and Bai Jiawei would think that they just didn''t like He Xinyan and were framing her.


    He Xinyan finished her food and stood up, "Dad, I''m finished. I''m going to go now, but you guys keep eating. Especially Auntie Li! You need to eat more to feed the little baby boy too!"


    Although it wasn''tpletely set that the baby was a boy yet, it already was in Bai Jiawei''s mind. Especially after He Xinyan called the baby a "boy" or referred to the baby as her "brother" several times, it only strengthened the fact to Bai Jiawei that Li Huiran carried a boy.


    Bai Jiawei was very happy that He Xinyan treated Li Huiran nicely now because she was pregnant. This was what he liked to see.


    Seeing Bai Jiawei''s reaction, all Li Huiran could do was also smile as she quickly looked away.


    He Xinyan smiled and left the dining room. She needed to make Bai Jiawei excited about the "baby boy". The higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment.


    ---


    He Xinyan didn''t go up the stairs to the second floor after finishing her meal. Instead, she walked into the living room and made a few turns.


    In less than a minute, she was standing inside the hallway of Bai Jiawei''s office.


    She quickly made her way down the hallway and to the door at the end of the hall. Like before, it wasn''t locked and He Xinyan stepped in.


    After opening the lights, she saw all of her mother''s belongings. There were too many things and it would be impossible for her to take all of them.


    Even if she was able to, there would be no ce for her to put them.


    All of these things were originally from the master bedroom, which was now upied by Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran.


    Who moved it here? There were two possibilities; Bai Jiawei or Li Huiran. To He Xinyan, they were both very likely to have done this.


    In the end, He Xinyan grabbed the image at the bottom of the stack and wiped it with her sleeve. It was the picture of her mother and grandfather.


    She closed the lights and opened the door. After checking to make sure nobody was around, she stepped out and left the hallway.


    From the living room, she quietly walked over to the stairs and walked up. Inside her room, she ced the image onto her nightstand table.


    There was already a picture of her mother on it, and she ced the new image next to the old one.


    She sat down on her bed and stared at the two pictures. What would it be like if they were still here?


    ---


    At night, Gu Yechen entered the bedroom through the same ce as usual. He stepped in and immediately noticed the small difference inside the room.


    "Where did you get that picture?" He asked as he sat down on the bed next to He Xinyan.


    "I found it."


    "My mother-inw was very pretty. You look like her."


    He Xinyan turned to look at him, "Have some shame! She''s not your mother-inw!"


    "Yet," Gu Yechen said with a smile. "It''ste already. Let''s go to sleep."


    ---


    He Xinyan had filming early the next day, so she woke up before Gu Yechen did. However, he also got up shortly after He Xinyan, and he left the room after He Xinyan had also left.


    About an hourter, He Xinyan got dressed and walked over to the four chairs set up for her, Wu Minger, Gu Yebei, and Yang Siyue.


    Gu Yebei had already arrived, and he had three cups of milk tea like every other day. When He Xinyan sat down on her chair, he handed her one and He Xinyan immediately began drinking.


    She didn''t like to eat breakfast before filming so she just drank a cup of milk tea from Gu Yebei every time.


    A few minutester, Wu Minger also arrived. Although Wu Minger was He Xinyan''s assistant, they arrived separately now since Wu Minger sometimes came and left with Gu Yebei.


    Wu Minger also got a cup of milk tea from Gu Yebei and she happily sat down next to He Xinyan to drink.


    Finally, Yang Siyue arrived, holding her own cup of milk tea. It was an extrarge cup and she was already sipping from it.


    Yes, the final cup of milk tea was for Gu Yebei himself.


    Yang Siyue always had to bring her own milk tea so she wouldn''t be left out. Yes, Gu Yebei only had enough money for three cups of milk tea.


    He was very poor.

 Chapter 118 Yinlan’s Death

    <h4>Chapter 118 Yin''s Death</h4>


    He was very poor.


    Yes indeed, very poor.


    Yang Siyue sat down in her chair and took out her phone. He Xinyan did the same since they both didn''t want to watch Gu Yebei and Wu Minger act all lovey-dovey in front of them.


    A few minutester, He Xinyan looked up as she saw a familiar face.


    It was Li Yuyan.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and looked at the schedule for today. Li Yuyan had two scenes today. . . with her.


    She smiled and closed her phone, "I''m going to go change. Filming is starting soon."


    After changing, He Xinyan had a few solo scenes before lunch. She mainly watched other people film until it was lunch time.


    They ate lunch and after that, it was her scene with Li Yuyan.


    He Xinyan got dressed and walked into the room. She sat down on the chair and looked around for Li Yuyan.


    Today''s scene was fun. It was after Concubine Xi caught her maid trying to seduce the emperor, and she was going to scold her.


    After this scene, it was the scene where Concubine Xi''s maid got killed.


    A few secondster, Li Yuyan walked over and refused to look at He Xinyan. The director also sat down in his chair and put on his headphones.


    "This is scene 122. Everyone ready?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head and Li Yuyan also hesitantly kneeled down onto the ground in front of He Xinyan.


    "Okay. Beautiful Things Past, scene 122, take 1! Action!"


    He Xinyan threw the porcin tea cup she was holding in her hand down onto the ground in front of Li Yuyan, who flinched in fright.


    "Yin, do you know what you did wrong now?!"


    Li Yuyan looked up with her eyes slightly red from the eyedrops she used before this scene began, "Master, you have to help me. I don''t want to live my entire life as a servant. Master!"


    Concubine Xi frowned with disgust, "Yin, how did I not see this side of you before?"


    "Master. . ."


    Concubine Xi folded her hands together and looked down at her maid coldly, "Yin, I have been helping you all this time and trying to cover for you. Don''t think I don''t know what you have done in the past."


    Yin looked up nervously, "Ma - Master, what are you talking about?"


    Concubine Xi sighed, "I know you were the one that caused Consort Hua''s miscarriage."


    Yin''s eyes widened and she was at a loss for words, "I. . . How?"


    "I know you, Yin. You have been with me since before I entered the pce. I know that you are very ambitious, and I don''t me you for that. However, what you did was too much today! I have been trying to protect you because my father instructed me to, but I cannot protect you now! There is no way the empress will let you off the hook. I won''t either!"


    Tears began flowing out of Yin''s eyes as she scrunched her face up, "Master you have to help me!"


    "I can''t. I have nothing to do. I warned you several times before, but you never listened. There is no way for me to save you now."


    Yin fell down onto the floor, "Why?! Why?! Why am I born to be a servant?! I wanted to be a concubine too, but father only sent you! Why!"


    Concubine Xi''s father became Yin''s guardian when she was 12, and Yin always called him "father". When she was 16, she was sent into the pce with Concubine Xi.


    Concubine Xi stood up and stepped down to where Yin was kneeling.


    She raised one arm up and pped it across Yin''s face. This was not part of the script and Li Yuyan was shocked. She forgot to react and He Xinyan continued to speak her next lines.


    "Come!" Immediately, several guards ran into the room.


    "Bring Yin to the empress''s pce. The empress can decide the punishment for Yin."


    "Yes, Concubine Xi." Two guards grabbed onto Yin, and dragged her out of the room.


    After they were gone, Concubine Xi fell back down onto her chair and closed her eyes with a sigh.


    "Cut!" The director stood up and Li Yuyan walked back into the room. One side of her cheek was swollen since He Xinyan actually pped her quite hard.


    Li Yuyan looked quite angry as she marched into the room.


    "Good, good!" Director Ma said, "He Xinyan, you have great potential! Your acting today was really nice! Li Yuyan!"


    Li Yuyan turned around and looked at Director Ma. Her original angry expression softened a bit since Director Ma''s expression was also quite scary.


    "Li Yuyan, I know you don''t have a lot of scenes, but this is one of your most important ones! The p wasn''t part of the script, but I think it was a great addition! It adds more to the mood and intense feeling of the scene. However, your reaction ruined it! Acting! Li Yuyan, this is acting! You have to know how to act!"


    Li Yuyan looked down frustratingly and bit her lip, "But. . ."


    "But what?!"


    Li Yuyan nced up, "Nothing."


    Li Yuyan''s assistant ran over with an ice pack in her hands and Li Yuyan immediately grabbed it.


    He Xinyan watched her with a smile as she sat back in her concubine chair and smiled. Wu Minger also came over and handed He Xinyan a bottle of water.


    He Xinyan took a sip, making sure not to mess up her lipstick.


    Wu Minger grinned and tapped He Xinyan on the shoulder. He Xinyan looked up with a raised eyebrow. Wu Minger smiled at her and gave her a thumbs up.


    "I want to watch that scene on repeat! It felt so great to see Li Yuyan being pped!"


    He Xinyan chuckled, "Then let''s do it again."


    Wu Minger frowned confusedly.


    "Director Ma, you are right. I don''t think Yuyan''s reaction was very on point. Should we try the scene again to hopefully make it better? After all, that is one of her main scenes."


    Director Ma crossed his arms together and slowly nodded, "Sure. I think that is a good idea."


    Li Yuyan''s eyes widened and she was about to refuse but the director had already put his headphones on already.


    Li Yuyan marched over to He Xinyan, "You! You did that on purpose, right?!"


    "What do you mean? I genuinely think the scene was bad and your acting was even worse. I don''t want that in the drama."


    "Li Yuyan, get into position!"


    Wu Minger tried to hide her giggle as she ran off and Li Yuyan grudgingly kneeled back onto the ground. He Xinyan smiled as she watched her.


    The second time, He Xinyan pped the other cheek so both of her cheeks were swollen now. This time, Li Yuyan''s reaction was just a little better, but it was still not perfect.


    However, He Xinyan, being the nice person she was, decided to let Li Yuyan off the hook. After the second take, she let the scene pass and she left to go change.


    Li Yuyan had one ice pack on each cheek as she left the filming site to go home. There was a me inside her, but she had nowhere to let it out.


    All she could do was get mad at her assistant and hit her to try and get rid of her anger.


    She entered the car and kicked her feet onto the ground as she rubbed her cheeks gently.


    He Xinyan! Soon. . . Very soon, she would be the legitimate and superior daughter in the He family. She wouldn''t let He Xinyan step over her anymore!


    ---


    After filming, He Xinyan got to spend time with Wu Minger today. They went out to drink tea and ate cake. It was time for dinner when she returned home.


    She was thest to arrive at the dining table tonight.


    Li Yuyan''s cheeks were still swollen and red when she arrived, and He Xinyan couldn''t help but smile.


    When the people saw her, they all turned to look at her. Li Huiran red at her angrily and Bai Jiawei stood up from his chair.


    "He Xinyan, you''re back!"


    He Xinyan sat down in her chair and crossed her legs together, "You guys didn''t have to wait for me."


    Bai Jiawei frowned, "I heard that you pped your sister during filming today."


    He Xinyan took a sip of water, "Sister?"


    She raised one eyebrow, "Do you mean Yuyan?"


    Bai Jiawei''s expression darkened a little more, "Yes. How dare you p your older sister?!"


    Li Yuyan looked down pitifully and her eyes turned slightly red.


    "During filming, my job is to act. The scene required a strong and angry feeling, so there is nothing wrong with me pping her. If Li Yuyan is that weak and sensitive, she shouldn''t act. I can go tell the director tomorrow that Li Yuyan doesn''t want her role anymore."


    Li Yuyan looked up angrily and jumped up from her chair, "That p wasn''t even part of the scene! You purposely added it because you don''t like me!"


    He Xinyan also stood up from her chair and her smile disappeared, "You''re right, I don''t like you."

 Chapter 119 Gu Yebei’s Dating Rumor

    <h4>Chapter 119 Gu Yebei''s Dating Rumor</h4>


    He Xinyan also stood up from her chair and her smile disappeared, "You''re right, I don''t like you."


    Li Yuyan knit her eyebrows together slightly.


    "However, I don''t bring any personal feelings into my job. I take my job and my role very seriously. A p was necessary during that scene and the director approved of my idea. If you have a problem with it, you can go talk to the director."


    He Xinyan sat back down onto her seat and crossed her legs together again. She picked up her chopsticks and began eating, although the room was dead silent.


    Bai Jiawei sighed and also picked up his chopsticks, "Let''s eat."


    "But -"


    "Li Yuyan, sit down. If you can''t take the job, don''t do it."


    Tears rolled down Li Yuyan''s cheeks as she slowly sat down. She looked up at Su Zhiming and saw that he didn''t even seem to care. He had started eating too.


    She pressed her lips and stood up abruptly, causing her chair to tip over onto the floor.


    "I''m not going to eat." She ran out of the dining room and up the stairs into her room.


    Bai Jiawei was unhappy with Li Yuyan''s behavior and he looked at Li Huiran, "You better teach my son better than you taught her!"


    Li Huiran gulped and slowly nodded her head.


    He Xinyan watched them with a smile, "Dad''s right! My future brother will definitely be a smart and handsome boy! I can''t wait for him to be born! Auntie Li, how many more months is it again?"


    Li Huiran frowned, "It''s still far. There are still seven months."


    He Xinyan smiled. It won''t be long until Li Huiran would have to figure out a way to make her stomach appear big. Or else, it would be obvious she was lying.


    "Dad, seven months is so long! I can''t wait for the baby boy toe out!"


    Li Huiran red at He Xinyan suspiciously. What was she up to?


    Bai Jiawei was very happy as heughed heartily, "I''m d that you are also excited! We have to take good care of Huiran so the baby boy will be healthy."


    He Xinyan picked up her chopsticks and put some food onto Li Huiran''s te, "Yes. Eat more, Auntie Li."


    Li Huiran was very nervous under He Xinyan''s piercing stare, and there was this feeling inside her telling her that something was wrong. However, Li Huiran couldn''t be sure.


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan went to film in the afternoon and she only had three scenes to film. When she arrived, she entered Gu Yebei''s room and he gave her a cup of milk tea.


    She had Gu Yebei wait outside so she could change into her concubine outfit. Aftering out, they walked to the first filming ce together.


    From afar, someone that didn''t belong to the filming group quickly closed his camera and ran off.


    ---


    He Xinyan returned home from filmingte into the night and she immediately fell asleep. A few minutester, Gu Yechen arrived and he pulled He Xinyan into his embrace before going to sleep.


    There wasn''t filming the next morning, so He Xinyan didn''t set an rm. However, at 8 o''clock, she was woken by the vibrating of her phone.


    She slowly rubbed her eyes and sat up on the bed with a frown. Which brainless person is calling her this early in the morning?


    She grabbed her phone and looked at the name on the screen.


    Wu Minger?


    Gu Yechen also woke up now and he sat up slowly, wrapping both arms around He Xinyan.


    He Xinyan picked up the call, "Minger, why are you calling me so early? I was going to sleep in."


    "Yanyan, hurry up and check the news!"


    "Why? What happened?"


    "You will know. Just go look at it. Don''t hang up!"


    He Xinyan blinked her eyes a few times to wake uppletely before going to the news website to check. At the very top, there was a bright red banner, signaling the hottest news of the day.


    ''Superstar Gu Yebei is Dating a Newbie Star''


    He Xinyan clicked in with a frown. Since when did Wu Minger be a newbie star?


    When the page loaded, He Xinyan saw the picture underneath the header. Her eyes widened in surprise.


    It was a picture of her and Gu Yebei walking together, and from the camera angle, they looked like they were super close together.


    She wasughing and Gu Yebei was looking down at her with a smile.


    "This. . ."


    Ignoring Gu Yechen''s sour expression, she went back to the call with Wu Minger.


    "Minger, I swear that news is fake! You are always with us at filming, so of course you know there is nothing between us. I know that picture! It was from yesterday, and we were just talking!"


    Wu Minger rolled her eyes, "Of course I know there is nothing between you two? Do you think I''m stupid enough to trust some stupid news and not you? It''s just the media trying to create some drama. The main focus here is what are you going to do? Yebei''s fans are going crazy!"


    He Xinyan sighed, "I don''t know. I will think about it. . . Thank you for believing me, Minger."


    Wu Minger smiled, "Ch! I''m not that sour. Plus, I''m not an unreasonable person. I know there is nothing between you too."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Okay. Thank you for telling me. I''ll figure something out about this."


    She hung up the call and opened up the news article again. Half of the entire page wasposed of the image because theizens usually only needed a picture and a header to understand the whole story.


    She scrolled down to the short paragraph written below and read it.


    ''During the Beautiful Things Past filming, male lead actor Gu Yebei, and a new actress He Xinyan are caught in a rtionship. The two of them are seen close together often, and several actors on set have also stated that the two of them are in a romantic rtionship.


    He Xinyan is new to the entertainment industry, but she also has another role. She is the young miss of the He family, and her father is the current chairman of the He Corporation. Do you think the two of them are a good match?''


    He Xinyan''s expression worsened as she reached the end of the short article. Several actors on set had admitted to their rtionship?! Who?!


    Almost everyone on set knew about Gu Yebei''s rtionship with Wu Minger, but no one dared to say anything about it, because everyone knew that Gu Yebei was part of the Gu family. No one wanted to offend the Gu family.


    Very few newspanies had the gut to post any gossip about Gu Yebei. This was probably the first dating rumor about Gu Yebei that ever came out since he debuted in the entertainment industry.


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together as she looked at the name of thepany. This newspany was very famous, but they definitely wouldn''t dare offend the Gu Corporation.


    So, that would mean there was someone backing them. There was someone powerful that was backing this newspany. Who was it?


    He Xinyan was so deep in her thoughts she forgot about the vinegar tub next to her. She only snapped back from her stupor when her phone was snatched out of her hand.


    She turned to look at Gu Yechen and blinked a few times when she saw his sour and slightly angry expression.


    Her expression immediately softened as she leaned forward and rested her body onto the vinegar tub, "Yechen. . . You know that there is nothing between me and Gu Yebei. We just coincidentally met up and walked to the meeting location together."


    "Really?" Gu Yechen asked, raising one eyebrow.


    "Of course! I already have the better brother, so why would I want the other one? Plus, you are more handsome than Gu Yebei. More smart, more powerful, more tall, more sweet, and more considerate!" He Xinyan decided to sacrifice Gu Yebei since she was currently in a very bad situation. She could just buy him some foodter to pay him back.


    Gu Yechen''s expression got a little better after hearing her, and he looked away.


    "Fine."


    He Xinyan smiled andnded a kiss on his cheek, "Love you!''


    Gu Yechen''s face brightened and he tried to hide his smile as he said, "Gu Yebei''s allowance is going to decrease."


    He Xinyan used her hand to put up an "okay" sign, "No problem! He deserves it!"


    Gu Yebei''s Feeling Right Now: Why?! What did I do wrong?! Why are they doing this to me?! He Xinyan, you betrayer!!


    He Xinyan cleared her throat and looked up at Gu Yechen, "I might need your help right now."


    Gu Yechen grabbed his phone and dialed a phone number, "I want to see the news about Gu Yebei gone from all news tforms in thirty minutes."


    Without waiting for a response, he hung up.


    He Xinyan smiled, "Thank you!"

 Chapter 120 Comments

    <h4>Chapter 120 Comments</h4>


    He Xinyan smiled, "Thank you!"


    She didn''t even say what she needed help with yet, and Gu Yechen already knew. It seemed like their hearts were connected!


    He Xinyan took her phone back and opened it. She scrolled down to look at thements under the news article.


    ''Person 1: What is this?! Is this real?! My husband is dating someone else now?! No!!''


    ''Person 2: Who even is that girl? She''s so ugly! Our Beibei deserves someone better.''


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes and wanted to reply, ''If you''re so pretty then why don''t you go date Gu Yebei!''


    However, she held her annoyance in and continued to read.


    ''Person 3: To be honest, that woman in the picture actually looks really pretty. Although I am very sad that my idol is not single anymore, they look like a good match.''


    ''Person 4: No! My Beibei! I can''t believe he is dating already! My husband is gone!''


    ''Person 5: Ughh, who even is that girl?! How dare she steal our Beibei from us!''


    ''Person 6: Who is He Xinyan? I never heard of her before.''


    ''Person 7: I don''t get why everyone is so mad about Beibei dating! He is old enough to date, and idols can also have their own personal life! As fans, we should support them and not get all sour because he is dating someone he likes!


    Plus, that girl doesn''t look very bad either, and if she makes our Beibei happy, I would be happy for Beibei. Some fans are so rude, and it is shameful for them to call themselves Beibei''s fans. Stop targeting that girl just because she got to date your idol! Even if she didn''t, it is not like you would be able to date Beibei! Stop dreaming!''


    ''Reply to Person 7: +1 I agree with you! We should support Beibei!''


    ''Reply to Person 7: Are you even a true fan?! Of course it is bad that Beibei is dating! Plus, how do you know we won''t have a chance? There are true cases of idols dating their fans. That He woman should go die! She doesn''t deserve our Beibei!''


    ''Reply toment above: Are you 3 years old or something?! You are a shame to our fan group! Stop dreaming! Beibei would never like someone like you. As a fan, you should be supportive and not stupid and sour like you are now!''


    ''Reply to reply above: I am not 3 years old! I am probably older than you. How do you know Beibei wouldn''t like me! I have been a fan of his since his first debut in the industry! You are a shame to the fan group, not me!''


    ''Reply to reply above: Oh, you are not 3 years old?! Then you must be 4! I can''t believe people like you exist! The Beibei fan group doesn''t wee you! I''m not even sour towards the actress dating Beibei anymore because inparison, you are so much worse!''


    There were hundreds of replies to the secondment about supporting your idol. He Xinyan scrolled through a ton of thements andughed as she read some of them.


    Someizens were so naive that theirments were kind of funny. He Xinyan agreed with the originalment about supporting idols dating.


    Idols were also people and there was nothing wrong with them also having a romantic life. Fans have no right to take that rtionship away from their idol.


    That was another main reason why He Xinyan decided to leave the entertainment industry after filming ''Beautiful Things Past''.


    For new actors in the entertainment industry, dating was a strict no-no. Not only would fans disapprove of their idols dating, but entertainmentpanies also didn''t allow their celebrities to date.


    He Xinyan didn''t want to give up Gu Yechen.


    Besides that, she also had more important things to do, and acting took up a lot of time.


    She needed to get the He Corporation back. So, after filming for this drama ends, she would leave the entertainment industry.


    As she was about to read the nextment, her phone was suddenly taken away again.


    "Sleep." Gu Yechen said as he threw He Xinyan''s phone onto the couch nearby.


    He Xinyan looked at the clock and noticed that it was only 8:27 A.M. Sheid back down on the bed and rested her head onto Gu Yechen''s chest.


    Before long, she was asleep again.


    ---


    When He Xinyan woke up again, it was almost 10 o''clock already. Gu Yechen was standing next to the bed, and he smiled when he noticed that He Xinyan had woken up.


    "Good morning." He walked around the bed and gently rubbed her head as he kissed her.


    He Xinyanughed gently, "Good morning."


    "All of the news is gone, however, I still think you will need to post something on your social media to rify the news. Gu Yebei has already posted on his social media ount."


    "Oh, okay."


    Gu Yechen picked up He Xinyan''s phone and handed it to her. He sat back down onto the bed and watched as He Xinyan opened up her social media.


    She first looked at Gu Yebei''s ount and read his rification. It was only a paragraph long and it wrote how the news was fake and his fans shouldn''t believe it. He also rified his rtionship with He Xinyan.


    She entered her own ount and quickly typed a rification simr to Gu Yebei''s.


    ''Hello, everyone. This is He Xinyan, and I wanted to rify the dating news about me and Mr. Gu that came out this morning. Mr. Gu and I are friends on set, however, we have no deeper rtionship aside from being friends. I don''t know where the rumors came from, but I am not dating Mr. Gu. The picture shown on the news today was merely me walking with Mr. Gu to the meeting location. I apologize for the confusion caused, but I hope the media will refrain from posting misleading and false information in the future. Thank you very much. He Xinyan.''


    "And. . . post!" She clicked the blue button and the paragraph showed up on He Xinyan''s feed, and in less than ten seconds, there were already 100 likes. It was almost as if there were people just waiting on her social media page for her to post.


    She closed her phone and stood up from the bed. As she was putting on her slippers, Gu Yechen walked over to her and licked his lips.


    "I also figured out who is behind this news."


    He Xinyan looked up eagerly, "Who?!"


    Gu Yechen seemed to be hesitant as he said, "I originally didn''t want to tell you, but I thought you have the right to know."


    "Who is it?"


    Gu Yechen looked into He Xinyan''s eyes and said, "Shen Xiner."


    ---


    In the northern part of the city, there was arge piece ofnd surrounded by a tall fence and trees. Few people entered this ce since they didn''t know it existed. It was well-hidden and located on an empty street.


    A ck car drove up the road and stopped in front of the gate to this piece ofnd. The driver stepped out of the car and typed a passcode into the gate lock. He was wearing a ck suit and seemed to be around his 50s.


    The gate opened and he returned to the car. The ck car entered the gate and they drove up a road. At the end of the road, there was a medium-sized house.


    Although the piece ofnd surrounded by the fence was veryrge, the house was the only building inside. The rest of thend was filled with nts, flowers, and also vegetables.


    The car came to a stop in front of the house and the driver came out. He walked to the door of the passenger seat and opened it.


    A few seconds passed before a foot stepped out of the car. The person was wearing a pink high heel and her legs were very pale and smooth. It took a few more seconds before the other leg stepped out from the car and the person emerged.


    Her hair reached her shoulders, and they were styled into princess curls. She used one hand to block the sunlight as she stepped forward.


    The driver shut the door and got back into the car to go park it in the parking lot.


    The woman turned around and looked at the house in front of her. With a sweet smile, she stepped forward and walked down the front porch to the door of the house.


    She ran the doorbell once and waited patiently.


    As she waited, she tidied up her hair and dress before putting on a sweet smile.


    About twenty secondster, the door opened and a beautiful woman''s face showed up from inside the house.


    The door opened wider and the woman inside smiled when she saw who it was.


    She stretched her arms out and said, "Xiner!"

 Chapter 121 About He Xinyan

    <h4>Chapter 121 About He Xinyan</h4>


    She stretched her arms out and said, "Xiner!"


    Shen Xiner stepped into the room and hugged the woman across from her, "Auntie Xu!"


    Xu Mengya pulled back and looked at Shen Xiner, "Xiner, why are you here?"


    "I missed you, Auntie Xu. I am here to visit you!"


    Xu Mengyaughed, "Your mouth is so sweet! Come in,e in. I haven''t seen you in a long time."


    Shen Xiner stepped into the house and Xu Mengya turned around to lock the door. As she did so, her smile slightly faltered.


    The two of them walked arm in arm into the living room and they sat down together on the couch. Xu Mengya went into the kitchen quickly to get two cups of tea beforeing back out.


    "How have you been recently, Xiner."


    Shen Xiner smiled, "Great. I started to work in the Shen Corporation to get used to the way things work. My dad says that I should start from the bottom and slowly work my way up to prove myself."


    Xu Mengya nodded her head, "Yes, that''s right. But you are brilliant, I''m sure you will do well."


    Shen Xiner smiled, "Auntie Xu, how have you been recently?"


    Xu Mengya sighed, "Good. You know what I do. I just stay in the house and do nothing."


    Shen Xiner grinned, "That''s because Uncle Gu loves you."


    Xu Mengya''s smile disappeared as she rolled her eyes, "That stupid man! He doesn''t let me do anything!"


    Shen Xiner stood up from her seat and walked around the table to the couch Xu Mengya was sitting on. She sat down next to her and ced both hands onto Xu Mengya''s arm.


    "Don''t say that! I''m sure Uncle Gu loves you very much."


    Xu Mengya smiled sweetly and slowly nodded her head. She looked down at Shen Xiner''s hands and slowly moved her arm away.


    Shen Xiner cleared her throat and smiled, "What about brother Yechen? Has hee to visit you often?"


    Xu Mengya pped one hand onto her thigh angrily, "Don''t even mention that stupid kid! He haspletely forgotten about his mother now! He never evenes back asionally for dinner! I don''t even know what he is up to these days!"


    Shen Xiner listened intently, and she raised one eyebrow slightly when she heard what Xu Mengya said. She grinned. Perfect!


    "I went to the Gu Corporation recently and saw. . ." Shen Xiner paused and looked down.


    "Saw what?"


    Shen Xiner bit her lips slightly, "Saw. . . Um. . . I''m not sure if I should say it. What if brother Yechen gets mad at me?"


    helemon''s note: Ughh, I apologize for pulling you away from the story, but I just have to say: What a stupid white lotus! Ahh, I hate her! Okay, back to the story.


    Xu Mengya''s curiosity sparked and she moved closer to Shen Xiner as she eagerly wanted to hear the gossip, "Just tell me! Don''t worry about that stupid boy! I''ll scold him if he gets mad at you!"


    Shen Xiner looked up and took a deep breath, "I saw a woman in his office. I think brother Yechen is dating someone now."


    A sparkle shed past Xu Mengya''s eyes as she raised one eyebrow, "Dating? Impossible! That stupid boy seems to hate all women that sometimes I wonder if he is even straight! And there is no way any woman would like his stupid and cold personality!"


    Shen Xiner blushed slightly, "I like him."


    Xu Mengya cleared her throat and returned to the original subject, "Are you sure? Is he really dating someone?"


    Shen Xiner''s shoulders sank as she said, "I''m not sure since brother Yechen didn''t admit to the rtionship, however it is very likely. He hugged her and they acted very romantically in front of me."


    Xu Mengya licked her lips as she suppressed a smile and she ced both hands onto Shen Xiner''s arm.


    "Do you know who that girl is?"


    Shen Xiner nodded her head, "Her name is He Xinyan. She is in the entertainment industry."


    Shen Xiner quickly nced up at Xu Mengya, expecting for her expression to change or get mad at Gu Yechen''s girlfriend being in a dirty andplicated industry like entertainment.


    However, she didn''t see any change in expression. Shen Xiner frowned slightly and guessed that maybe Xu Mengya was just hiding it.


    "Do you know anything else? Tell me everything you know about that girl."


    Shen Xiner blinked a few times before clearing her throat, "Well, I did look into her a little bit. After all, brother Yechen isn''t close with many women. So I got quite interested in her."


    Xu Mengya frowned slightly, "Go on."


    "She''s the young miss of the He family. Auntie Xu might not know about them but the He family owns the He Corporation. Her mother died when she was young and her dad married another woman not long after her original wife''s death. Her stepmother is called Li Huiran and her stepmother also has a daughter called Li Yuyan."


    Xu Mengya''s frown deepened when she heard that Bai Jiawei had remarried right after his original wife''s death.


    Shen Xiner continued, "My sources found that He Xinyan had a boyfriend before called Su Zhiming. However, they broke up and her ex-boyfriend married her stepsister! I think Su Zhiming has a small entertainmentpany that he owns."


    Shen Xiner sighed, "I don''t know why brother Yechen is dating her. She seems to have a really messy life and when I met her at the Gu Corporation, she was really rude to me."


    Shen Xiner looked down pitifully, "She seems to be very proud of brother Yechen liking her, and she doesn''t even treat me respectfully."


    Shen Xiner suddenly gasped, "Also, there was news about her that came out this morning! But. . . I don''t know if I should say it or not."


    Xu Mengya raised one eyebrow curiously, "What news?"


    "Well. . . there was news that He Xinyan is dating Yebei. I didn''t believe it since I thought she was dating Gu Yechen, and it would be horrible of her if she dated the two of them at the same time. However, there was a picture of them too!"


    Shen Xiner covered her mouth quickly, "Uh oh, did I say too much?"


    Xu Mengya nced at Shen Xiner and smiled, "No. It''s gettingte. Xiner, you should go home. Your parents will worry about you."


    Shen Xiner''s job here was done, so she stood up.


    "Then I''ll leave now, Auntie Xu. I''lle and visit you often."


    Xu Mengya smiled, "Okay."


    They walked over to the door together and Shen Xiner left. Xu Mengya watched as Shen Xiner entered her car and the car left before closing the door.


    After closing the door, Xu Mengya slowly walked back to the living room and sat down on the couch. She tapped her fingers gently on her knee.


    ''Shen Xiner. . .'' Xu Mengya shook her head and stood up with a sigh.


    --- Two hourster


    Gu Hanyu returned home and immediately saw his wife standing at the door, waiting for him. He grinned and kissed her on the forehead.


    "What''s wrong?" They had been married for so many years now that he could immediately notice something was wrong with his wife without her saying anything.


    "Shen Xiner came over today."


    Gu Hanyu raised one eyebrow, "For what?"


    He wrapped one arm around her waist and they walked into the house together.


    "She said that Yechen is dating."


    Gu Hanyu smiled, "Really? That''s a surprise!"


    "I thought so too! That stupid guy had no feelings towards any girl since he came out from my stomach. I don''t believe that he is dating. However, Shen Xiner seems to be saying the truth."


    Gu Hanyu put down his bag and wrapped both his arms around Xu Mengya''s waist, "If you are suspicious, just call our son. Ask him to bring his girlfriend over for a meal with us."


    Xu Mengya''s eyes widened, "Ah! How did I not think of that?! I can just call him!"


    Gu Hanyu chuckled at his cute wife, "You call him. I''ll go make dinner."


    Xu Mengya pulled out her phone and clicked the contact name, ''Stupid Son.''


    There were several beeps before the other end picked up.


    "You stupid boy, you forgot about your mom, right?! I haven''t seen you in so long and you don''t even bother calling me! Why did I even spend so much energy to raise you!"


    Gu Yechen stopped typing on hisputer and sighed, "Madam Xu, what is it?"


    "Shen Xiner came over today and told me you have a girlfriend! I am your mom, howe I don''t know about it?!"


    Gu Yechen licked his lips and put the call on speaker mode, "Well now you know."


    "You - You stupid boy! Why didn''t you tell me?! Who is she?! I want to meet her!"


    Gu Yechen pinched the skin in between his eyebrows, "I''ll ask her."


    "Yes, yes! You ask her! Hurry up and bring her over!"


    Gu Yechen sighed, "Okay, okay. Madam Xu, I still have work to do. I''ll talk to youter. Goodbye."


    "Gu Yechen, you dare hang up on me -"


    Before the other side could finish, Gu Yechen hung up the call and put down his phone. He leaned back against his chair and closed his eyes.


    However, he suddenly heard the door click open and he looked up to see who it was.

 Chapter 122 He Xinyan’s Mother-In-Law

    <h4>Chapter 122 He Xinyan''s Mother-In-Law</h4>


    However, he suddenly heard the door click open and he looked up to see who it was.


    He Xinyan stepped into the room with a te of fruits in her hand. Like before, the fruit was still cut into different sizes. Some were huge chunks and others were too small.


    Gu Yechen stood up from his chair and walked over to her.


    They had just finished eating dinner at Gu Yechen''s house, and he had gone upstairs to finish up some work. He Xinyan was originally watching television, but she decided to be a great girlfriend and bring Gu Yechen a snack.


    "I brought you some fruit."


    Gu Yechen smiled sweetly and grabbed the te with one hand. He pulled He Xinyan over to the desk with another hand and had her sit on hisp.


    "How are you going to work?" He Xinyan asked as she repositioned herself.


    Gu Yechen pulled the chair closer to the desk so He Xinyan''s arm was touching it, and she moved closer to Gu Yechen.


    He stretched his long arms out, and they were able to reach the keyboard.


    "Isn''t this ufortable and distracting?"


    Gu Yechen looked down at her, "A little. Makes me want to do something else instead of work."


    He Xinyan cleared her throat and looked away. Shameless Gu Yechen!


    She grabbed the te of fruit and began eating, asionally giving Gu Yechen a piece. After several minutes, Gu Yechen suddenly stopped typing and looked down at her.


    "Do you have anything to ask me?"


    He Xinyan looked up confusedly, "No."


    "Shouldn''t you ask who that woman was?"


    He Xinyan''s heartbeat sped up a little as her eyes widened. He knew!


    "Um. . . I didn''t mean to overhear."


    Gu Yechen grinned slightly, waiting for He Xinyan to continue.


    She cleared her throat and straightened her back a little, "Who was that woman?"


    "Your mother-inw."


    "What?" He Xinyan didn''t understand his meaning right away, and she stared at him confusedly.


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Your future mother-inw."


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open as she understood what he meant, and she felt as her cheeks heated up. She looked away ufortably.


    "Are you embarrassed?" Gu Yechen chuckled, "Don''t worry. Madam Xu is a very nice person. She won''t be an evil mother-inw. You two will get along well in the future."


    Gu Yechen''s mood got better and better as he watched He Xinyan''s ears also turn red from embarrassment.


    "Who said I would marry you?" He Xinyan frowned slightly. Evil or nice mother-inw?! She didn''t care! Gu Yechen was just overthinking!


    Gu Yechen''s smile grewrger, "In this life, you can only marry me. Besides me, you have no one else to marry. Besides you, I have no one else to marry. So, we are destined to be together."


    He Xinyan scoffed and rolled her eyes, "Where did you get this confidence from? Or should I say this arrogance!"


    "I was born with it." Gu Yechen said with a grin.


    ". . ." He Xinyan pushed herself out of Gu Yechen''sp and walked proudly out of the room.


    "I''m leaving! Have fun alone!"


    Gu Yechen watched as He Xinyan swung the door open and left with a smile. It''s okay! He would be going over to her room in a few minutes anyway!


    ---


    Like Gu Yechen had said, he arrived in He Xinyan''s bedroom about half an hourter. He Xinyan was already on the bed with her back facing the balcony door, but she wasn''t asleep yet.


    Gu Yechen first closed the lights before crawling onto the bed. He wrapped one arm around He Xinyan''s waist and pulled her closer to him.


    He Xinyan moaned softly as she was about to fall asleep. She opened her eyes a little and flipped around so she was facing him.


    "Hi. . ." She said softly.


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Hi." He ran his fingers through her hair gently, "Do you have time this weekend?"


    He Xinyan thought for a few seconds before nodding her head, "Yes. I have no scenes to film."


    "Do you want to eat lunch with my parents?"


    He Xinyan''s eyes immediately opened and she was wide awake as she looked up at Gu Yechen, "Lunch? With your parents? This weekend?"


    Gu Yechen grinned, "Don''t worry. They just want to meet you."


    "Um. . ."


    "If you don''t want to, we don''t have to. I''ll just tell them we can''t go."


    He Xinyan pursed her lips out as she was touched from Gu Yechen''s consideration, and she licked her lips before saying, "Okay. . . I can meet with them."


    She was going to meet them sooner orter, so it didn''t make a difference if it was now or in the future. If his parents didn''t like her now, it wasn''t like they would like her if she met them in the future.


    Gu Yechen patted her gently on the head, "Don''t worry. I''ll call my mom tomorrow about the meeting. Go to sleep now. Good night."


    He Xinyan closed her eyes and took a deep breath before rxing her tense body. In a few minutes, she was asleep.


    ---


    The next morning, Gu Yechen left early for work. She kissed He Xinyan gently on the forehead and ced the new rose onto the nightstand before leaving.


    Inside his office, he pulled out his phone and called his mom, who immediately picked it up.


    "Gu! Ye! Chen! Did you n a meeting with that girl yet?" Xu Mengya was biting on an apple as she spoke.


    Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together and pulled his phone away from his ear from the loud voice, "Yes, I did. Lunch this weekend."


    Xu Mengya''s eyes brightened and she swallowed the apple piece, "Good, good! Let''s do Saturday then. We can go to the Puxi Restaurant. I''ll have your dad book the best private room. Okay, okay."


    Gu Yechen sighed helplessly, "I have work to do now. I''ll talk to youter."


    "Okay! Go, go! Goodbye!" This time, Xu Mengya made sure to hang up the phone before her son did and she happily skipped off to go tell her husband the good news.

 Chapter 123 He Xinyan’s Outfit

    <h4>Chapter 123 He Xinyan''s Outfit</h4>


    The next few days passed by quickly, and He Xinyan tried not to think about the meeting with Gu Yechen''s parents.


    On the Friday before the meeting, He Xinyan left after lunch to go film her only scene of the day.


    She arrived and changed before going to Gu Yebei''s changing room. He had arrived early in the morning since he had a lot of scenes today.


    She knocked once before walking in and saw that Gu Yebei was on a phone call.


    "- and she''s really kind too!" Gu Yebei turned around and saw He Xinyan. His eyes widened slightly and he cleared his throat before whispering, "Okay, mom. I have to go now. Goodbye!"


    Gu Yebei hung up the phone and stood up, "Little Yanyan!"


    He Xinyan walked over to him and grabbed the milk tea on the table, knowing it was for her.


    "Who were you talking to?"


    Gu Yebei chuckled, "No one."


    "Oh, so you were calling yourself?"


    "Yes! I mean, no! Ah, don''t worry about it, little Yanyan. Let''s go watch Yang Siyue film." Gu Yebei pushed He Xinyan out of the room and they walked to the filming location together.


    As they walked, He Xinyan nced at him.


    "You know that news about me and you?"


    "Yes. I sued the newspany already."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Do you know who''s behind it?"


    Gu Yebei shook his head, "Isn''t it just a newspany wanting some news."


    "No. You know Shen Xiner?"


    Gu Yebei immediately scrunched his face up, "Ew! I know her! The daughter of the Shen family, right? What about her?"


    He Xinyan grinned at Gu Yebei''s reaction, "She likes your brother, right?"


    Gu Yebei immediately stopped walking and his eyes widened, "Little Yanyan, you don''t have to worry about her! I swear my brother doesn''t like her! She is the one that likes my brother and keeps spreading rumors about her parents and my parents arranging a marriage between the two of them. However, my brother doesn''t even care about her! My parents also don''t like her! They all know that she is just some stupid white lotus!"


    He Xinyanughed, "Why is your reaction so dramatic? I''m not worried about her!"


    Gu Yebei let out a breath of relief, "Okay, good. Why did you ask about her?"


    They continued walking, "She was behind the news. I guess she was trying to make your brother think I wasn''t loyal to him. However, she underestimated Gu Yechen''s ability."


    Gu Yebei nodded, "I told you she was stupid!"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "You said that your parents also don''t like her? Then what type of girl do your parents like?"


    Gu Yebei shrugged, "I don''t know. My dad just likes my mom. My mom. . . I don''t know. But I know she doesn''t like Shen Xiner. My mom does treat Shen Xiner nicely because the Gu family is friends with the Shen family after all. However, my mom used to always tell my brother not to be with Shen Xiner."


    He Xinyan perked her ears up as she got more curious, "Why?"


    "Little Yanyan, let me tell you. Me, Gu Yechen, my dad, and my mom are all very good at looking through people to see what they really are."


    He Xinyan chuckled. So he was saying that they all had a good eye for people?


    "For example, me! I immediately knew Shen Xiner was no good person once I met her! She''s so fake! She acts all nice in front of my brother, and then bes all arrogant and annoying in front of me! So double-sided! Inparison, little Yanyan, you are so much more fit to be my sister-inw!"


    He Xinyan looked down with a smile. Gu Yebei was indeed very good at talking! She should ask Gu Yechen to give him another allowance increase when she had the chance.


    "My mom also has a good eye for people, and she agrees with me. She probably got that trait from me."


    ". . ." Shouldn''t it be that you probably got the trait from her? Whatever. . . One should never question Gu Yebei''s IQ.


    "She knows that Shen Xiner is really fake and spoiled. I mean, she is the only daughter of the Shen family, and her parents treat her like a princess. So annoying! Anyway, my entire family doesn''t like her. Including my brother! So, little Yanyan, you don''t have to worry."


    He Xinyan smiled as they reached the filming location, "Thank you for the information. I''ll help you get another allowance increase from your brother if I can."


    Gu Yebei''s eyes lit up, "Yes! I love you, sister-inw!"


    They sat down in their chairs and watched as Yang Siyue filmed her scene.


    ''Shen Xiner. . .'' He Xinyan tilted her head to one side as she took a sip of her milk tea. She will let her go this once because she had a lot of things on her te right now and didn''t have the time or energy to deal with Shen Xiner.


    After Yang Siyue finished, it was He Xinyan''s scene.


    As she filmed, someone watched her from far away. She was wearing a ck hat and ck sunsses. Although it wasn''t very cold, she had a thick scarf wrapped around her neck and it covered her all the way to her mouth.


    Several people nced at her as they walked past because she looked very suspicious in that outfit.


    She stared at He Xinyan filming, and slowly nodded her head. The woman removed her sunsses and a sparkle shone in her eyes as she watched He Xinyan.


    With a smile, the woman turned around and left the filming site.


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan woke up early to prepare for the meeting with Gu Yechen''s parents.


    She had watched several videos yesterday and figured out the perfect look for meeting elders!


    He Xinyan walked into her closet and picked out a white blouse with long sleeves. She tucked it into a baby pink skirt that reached her ankles and wore a pair of two-inch heels in the same color as the skirt.


    Her handbag was also a pink color in the same shade as the skirt. For her hair, she straightened it and left it down.


    For makeup, she only put on a simple foundation, drew her eyebrows, and wore a light pink lipstick. She took a step back and looked at her reflection in the mirror.


    He Xinyan clicked her tongue and turned around as she stared at herself.


    So unnatural. . . so weird. . .


    The inte said that when meeting your boyfriend''s parents, it is good to dress in a simple and sweet outfit. The outfit should give off a gentle and clean vibe, and it will add a lot of points.


    He Xinyan stared at herself and nodded her head.


    It was 10 A.M. and the meeting was at 12. She walked down the stairs and left the house. As she walked by, Li Huiran and Li Yuyan stared at her weirdly, but she ignored them.


    She had called a taxi, and she left the Xihe Estates. She told Gu Yechen yesterday that she would be going to a shopping mall to buy a gift for his parents first, so they could go to the Puxi Restaurant separately.


    Gu Yechen had told her that there was no need, but she thought that it would be more polite and respectful since it was the first meeting.


    He Xinyan drove to the shopping mall and stepped out of the car.

 Chapter 124 Catching A Robber

    <h4>Chapter 124 Catching A Robber</h4>


    She drove to the shopping mall and stepped out of the car.


    Inside the mall, she looked around and entered several shops. The distance from this mall to the restaurant was quite a distance, and she was running out of time.


    In the end, she entered a female clothing shop and bought a simple white silk scarf with a red flower on it. She then bought several bags of snacks she enjoyed eating and a basket of fruits.


    With everything in her hands, she quickly walked out of the shopping mall and stood outside waiting for a taxi.


    A few secondster, a woman also came out from the shopping mall and stood next to He Xinyan. She seemed to be also waiting for a car, and she was texting on her phone to someone.


    He Xinyan nced at her and couldn''t help but gasp at the woman''s beauty. The woman seemed to be in herte 20s or early 30s at most, and she had a gorgeous face and body.


    It wasn''t the sexy or charming kind of beauty, but more like a cute and easygoing look that made you want to be friends with her.


    He Xinyan blinked a few times and thought that maybe this was a good sign! Seeing such beauty right before meeting Gu Yechen''s parents! Today would also be a beautiful day!


    He Xinyan''s arms were getting a little sore as she was holding everything, and she turned around slightly to put the fruit basket down behind her.


    As she was about to put it down, she noticed a very sketchy man standing behind the beautiful woman. He was wearing a ck hat, ck mask, ck sweater, and ck pants.


    He Xinyan narrowed her eyes and took a closer look. Her mouth opened in surprise when she saw that his hand was slowly moving toward the beautiful woman''s purse.


    His eyes were so focused on the purse that he didn''t notice that He Xinyan was staring at him.


    He Xinyan dropped everything she was holding immediately and screamed, "Robber! Catch the robber!"


    The man flinched and realized that he was exposed. He snatched the purse from the woman, who probably wasn''t holding on to it extremely tightly.


    "Ah!"


    He Xinyan was prepared and she immediately ran after the man down the street. She was very fast at running, but the heels she was wearing today slowed down her pace.


    "Ugh!" He Xinyan kicked her heels off and lifted up her skirt to her knees before continuing to run. Because of this, she was now further from the robber and she had to speed up.


    In middle school, she had won the 50-meter sprint and the 400-meter dash in the school sportspetition.


    He Xinyan took a deep breath in and used all of her energy to spring after the robber, who turned into a narrow alley.


    At once, he regretted his decision. The alley was a dead end. He turned back around to leave but was greeted with He Xinyan''s smiling face.


    "Hi," He Xinyan said as she tried to slow down her breathing. The next second, she punched the man''s chest as hard as possible, and he fell backward, crashing down onto the ground.


    He Xinyan walked over to him and pulled him up by the cor.


    "Forgive me! Please forgive me! Miss, please let me go! I''m wrong! I apologize!" If the robber had known that He Xinyan was such a fast runner, he would have never stolen from that woman.


    "This is my first time stealing! Please forgive me!"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "Really?"


    "Yes, yes! I need money to pay for my daughter''s medical fee! She is really sick and I have no other way anymore. I''m wrong! I''m sorry, please forgive me!"


    He Xinyan didn''tpletely believe him. After all, trusting a robber was kind of hard.


    "I can show you a picture of my daughter!"


    He used his hand to pull out his phone and He Xinyan snatched it from him. He had opened it to a picture.


    It was a young girl who seemed to be less than 10 years old. She was in the hospital bed, and she was wearing a respirator.


    He Xinyan''s heart softened a little when she saw the image, but she didn''t show it.


    "Robbing is still wrong!"


    Tears rolled down the robber''s face, "I know, I know. I won''t do it again. I learned my lesson. Please forgive me."


    Suddenly, the sound of heavy breathing interrupted their conservation, and He Xinyan turned around to see the really beautiful woman who was stolen from.


    He Xinyan lifted the robber up from the ground and pushed him over to the woman, "Apologize."


    The man bowed down several times, "I''m sorry! I''m sorry! I shouldn''t have stolen from you. I really am stuck. My daughter is dying and I need money for her medical fee. I''m sorry! Here is your purse."


    He pulled out the ck purse from his pocket and handed it back to the woman.


    The woman looked at the purse and grabbed it from the man. She then looked past him at He Xinyan, whose hair and outfit were messed up now from running.


    The woman''s mouth fell open slightly when she saw He Xinyan, and a quick sparkle shed past her eyes.


    She cleared her throat and walked over to He Xinyan, "Thank you for helping me!"


    He Xinyan couldn''t help but smile at the beautiful woman. She just looked too cute and likable, "No problem."


    Suddenly, He Xinyan gasped and she pulled out her phone.


    "Oh no!" There were only 15 more minutes until 12 P.M., but it took about 30 minutes to drive to the restaurant.


    He Xinyan lifted up her dress again and walked over to the man, "Don''t steal anymore! I know you are worried about your daughter, but stealing isn''t right. There are other ways to get money without doing anything illegal."


    The man bowed again, "I know, I know. I''m sorry."


    He Xinyan turned to look at the woman and she smiled sweetly, "I''m going to go now. Goodbye!"


    Before the woman could reply, she ran off.


    "But -" The woman held up the pink shoes that she had picked up after He Xinyan kicked them off. She chuckled and walked over to the robber.


    From her purse, she pulled out ten 10 hundred dor bills and gave them to him.


    "Don''t steal anymore. I hope your daughter will recover soon."


    The man immediately burst into tears, "Thank you, thank you! Thank you so much!"


    The woman smiled before walking off with the pair of shoes still in her hands.


    Only when she was in the taxi did she realize that she didn''t have her shoes. He Xinyan''s mouth fell open as she looked down at her bare and dirty feet.


    The bottom of her feet was ck from walking on the dirty ground.


    Her skirt was also a little crumpled although she had just ironed itst night. When she opened up her phone camera to look at herself, she saw that her hair was also messed up, and it was all over the ce.


    "Ugh!!" He Xinyan mmed the back of her head to the chair and closed her eyes. She was beginning to regret helping that woman. Why did it have to happen today? Right before she was going to meet Gu Yechen''s parents!


    "Miss, are you okay?" The taxi driver asked.


    "No." He Xinyan sighed, "Never mind. Can you maybe drive a little faster?"


    The driver nodded and stepped down on the gas pedal harder.


    Because it was during lunchtime, the traffic was quite bad, and it took even longer than expected to get to the restaurant.


    He Xinyan pulled out her phone and called Gu Yechen.


    "Yechen, I might be a littlete. Something happened and I got held up a little."


    "Don''t worry. I''ll wait for you outside the restaurant."


    He Xinyan smiled when Gu Yechen didn''tin or get mad at her, "Thank you. I''ll see you in a bit."


    At 12:26, the car stopped in front of the Puxi Restaurant, and He Xinyan jumped off. She immediately noticed Gu Yechen standing at the door because he was the only one outside.


    Well, he was also very eye-catching.


    His tall stature and handsome face were easily noticeable. He Xinyan ran towards him and he frowned slightly when he saw that she wasn''t wearing any shoes and looked very tired.


    "What happened?"


    He Xinyan grabbed onto Gu Yechen''s arm and pulled him into the restaurant, "I''ll tell youter. Are your parents here already? Let''s go in."


    The worker at the front desk furrowed her eyebrows slightly when he saw He Xinyan, but didn''t say anything.


    Gu Yechen led He Xinyan to the hallway with the private rooms, and they walked to the veryst room at the end of the hallway.


    "Wait! Wait! Wait!" He Xinyan quickly stopped Gu Yechen when she saw him ce his hand onto the doorknob.


    She pulled out her phone and quickly arranged her hair. Although it was still kind of messy, it was the best she could do.


    With a sigh, He Xinyan looked up at Gu Yechen and said, "Let''s go in."


    Gu Yechen gently patted her on the head, "Don''t worry. You look beautiful."


    He Xinyan smiled and wrapped his hand around Gu Yechen''s arm. Gu Yechen knocked once before pushing the door open and they walked into the room together.

 Chapter 125 Clean Feet

    <h4>Chapter 125 Clean Feet</h4>


    Gu Yechen knocked once before pushing the door open and they walked into the room together.


    Once the door opened, He Xinyan heard a woman''s voice inside.


    "Yes!"


    And then a deep man voice said, "Okay, okay."


    When they heard the door open, the talking stopped and He Xinyan heard the squeaking of chairs against the ground, probably indicating that Gu Yechen''s parents had stood up.


    They stepped into the room and He Xinyan looked up at the people across from them. Her eyes firstnded on Gu Yechen''s dad, Gu Hanyu.


    Her first reaction was surprise at how much Gu Yechen and his dad looked alike. Gu Hanyu was wearing a ck shirt on top, and grey pants on the bottom.


    Although he was almost 50 already, he still looked extremely handsome and charming. His age only added a hint of maturity to his overall look.


    He Xinyan then looked towards the woman standing next to her, and she gasped when she saw who it was.


    Wasn''t that. . . the beautiful woman earlier?! The one who almost got her purse stolen?!


    The woman smiled warmly at her when she noticed He Xinyan''s surprised expression.


    "Mom, dad. This is my girlfriend, He Xinyan." Gu Yechen wrapped his arm around He Xinyan''s waist and said.


    "Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Gu!" He Xinyan bowed slightly to show her respect.


    The woman''s smile grew evenrger and she walked around the table to where He Xinyan was standing, "Don''t be so formal. You can just call me Auntie Xu."


    He Xinyan rxed a little from Xu Mengya''s sweet and friendly smile.


    Xu Mengya''s eyes moved down to look at He Xinyan''s feet, and He Xinyan instinctively took a step back to try and hide her dirty and bare feet.


    A few steps away, Gu Hanyu also looked down and noticed He Xinyan''s bare feet. He raised one eyebrow slightly and looked away.


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together and nced at Gu Yechen.


    "Let''s go sit down," Gu Yechen said.


    He Xinyan was about to nod when Xu Mengya suddenly grabbed onto her other arm.


    "Wait, wait!" Xu Mengya quickly ran over to her seat and bent down. From under the table, she pulled out a shoe box.


    He Xinyan opened her mouth slightly as Xu Mengya walked back to her.


    She opened the shoe box and it revealed a pair of new shoes in the same color as He Xinyan''s old one. The heel was a little longer than the old one, and there was a flower at the head of the shoe made of pink quartz and diamonds.


    The brand of the shoe was written on the inside of the shoe, and He Xinyan recognized it to be a very famous and costly luxury brand.


    However, it was the Gu family. . . It was probably like buying a bag of apples for them.


    Xu Mengya took it out and ced it onto the ground in front of He Xinyan.


    "I saw that your shoes got a little dirty from all the running so I got you a new pair."


    He Xinyan scratched the back of her head and smiled, "Thank you, Auntie Xu!"


    Xu Mengya grinned, "I have to thank you for helping me get my purse back for me!"


    "No problem!"


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows together slightly but didn''t say anything.


    He Xinyan bent down to put the shoes on but she stopped when she saw how dirty her feet were.


    Xu Mengya also noticed and she red at her son, "Are you stupid?! What are you still doing standing there?! Go get her a towel to wipe her feet!"


    Gu Yechen was about to do so, but his mom said it aloud first.


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she looked up, and a smallugh escaped her mouth. She didn''t expect Gu Yechen to have such a low position in the Gu family.


    Who dared to call the almighty President Gu stupid? No one. . . except for his parents and He Xinyan.


    Xu Mengya stuck her tongue out yfully and wrapped her hands around He Xinyan''s arm, "If that stupid kid ever bullies you or treats you badly, just tell me. I can scold him and punch him for you."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times, not knowing how to reply to that. Punch him. . .


    Gu Yechen came back with a wet towel and pulled out a chair for He Xinyan to sit down. Although He Xinyan was ufortable sitting while everyone else was still standing, Gu Yechen pushed her down onto the seat.


    He then bent down and lifted her feet to wipe them for her.


    He Xinyan frowned slightly, "Yechen, I can do it."


    Gu Yechen ignored her and continued to help her wipe her feet.


    He Xinyan nced at Xu Mengya, who was standing across from her, afraid that Gu Yechen''s mom would be mad that her son was cleaning someone else''s feet!


    However, Xu Mengya had a smile on her face and she was nodding her head.


    Xu Mengya nced at his husband, who was standing at the other side of the table and couldn''t help but think of when they were young. Gu Hanyu used to be this sweet and considerate too! Well, he still was. . .


    After wiping both her feet, Gu Yechen helped He Xinyan put on the new pair of shoes before standing back up.


    He Xinyan also stood up and cleared her throat awkwardly.


    Xu Mengya smiled, "Don''t worry, Xinyan. If that stupid kid doesn''t treat you well, just don''t marry him. I will support you and find another good guy for you!"


    He Xinyan nced at Gu Yechen and scratched the back of her head with a smile.


    Gu Yechen pulled a chair out for He Xinyan and nced at his mom, "Madam Xu, it seems like you don''t want a daughter-inw."


    Xu Mengya''s eyes widened, "Shut up! I''m just saying the truth! You better treat Xinyan well! She''s a good girl."


    He Xinyan tilted her head slightly. How did Auntie Xu know she was a good girl? They had just met. . .


    "Xinyan, my eye for people is very good. And my natural instinct tells me that you are a great girl. Very few people now would help strangers as you did. Especially in dangerous situations like getting robbed!"


    He Xinyan shook her head, "Auntie Xu, you don''t have to thank me so much. I was nearby so it is only natural for me to help."


    Xu Mengyaughed and looked at her husband, "See! I told you she is a great girl! Ah, that stupid boy is so lucky to find a woman like Xinyan."


    Gu Yechen''s face darkened slightly. He was getting more and more certain that he was adopted!


    He Xinyan was still in a little bit of shock. Wasn''t the natural storyline supposed to be that the mother-inw is super mean and doesn''t like her. She tries to get her son to leave her and schemes against her.


    However. . . this was a little different.


    Gu Yechen''s mother was very nice and sweet. . .


    Xu Mengya pped her hands together, "Ah, you must be hungry from all that running! Let''s eat, let''s eat!"


    They all sat down at the table and a worker carried in several tes of food. Four people ordered over ten dishes!


    "Xinyan, you can feel at ease with us. Eat what you want!" Xu Mengya picked up the chicken leg in the dish in front of her and ced it onto He Xinyan''s te.


    "Thank you, Auntie Xu."


    They all began eating and Xu Mengya kept asking He Xinyan questions like what food she liked, what she even liked about "that stupid guy," and a bunch of other random questions.


    At one point, Gu Yechen looked at his mom and sighed, "Madam Xu, can you let my wife eat?"


    Xu Mengya scrunched her face up, "Don''t be so shameless! Xinyan isn''t even your wife yet! Right, Xinyan!"


    He Xinyan looked between Gu Yechen and Auntie Xu and didn''t know how to respond. If she said yes, then Gu Yechen''s vinegar tub would break apart right away. However, she couldn''t offend Gu Yechen''s mom on their first meeting!


    In the end, she smiled and leaned over to Xu Mengya, "Yes, Auntie Xu!"


    Gu Yechen''s expression darkened as he reached his hand to He Xinyan and pinched her waist gently.


    He Xinyan stuck her tongue out at him yfully and continued to eat.


    Xu Mengyaughed heartily and pped her hands together, "Yes, yes! This is definitely my daughter-inw! There is finally someone that can control this stupid guy for me now!"


    He Xinyan smiled happily too as she ate. This meeting was going much smoother than she had thought.


    To her surprise, Gu Yechen''s mom was also very friendly and sweet. He Xinyan really liked her!


    Xu Mengya stretched her hand out and shook her husband''s arm, "Honey, what do you think?"


    He Xinyan stopped chewing and also looked up. Gu Yechen''s dad hasn''t said anything yet since she came and she had no idea what he thought of her.


    Gu Hanyu looked at his wife and smiled, his eyes filled with love for Xu Mengya.


    "I agree with you."

 Chapter 126 Su Zhiming’s Confession

    <h4>Chapter 126 Su Zhiming''s Confession</h4>


    "I agree with you."


    Xu Mengya smiled and blew her husband an air kiss. Although she knew that her husband always agreed with whatever she said, she still felt very happy to hear his opinion.


    He Xinyan let out a breath of relief and she smiled at Gu Yechen.


    Gu Yechen also ced one hand onto her hand and grinned at her. Although he never worried about this meeting much, he was also d that his parents supported him and his love.


    The rest of the meal went by really smoothly and He Xinyan had a great time. Xu Mengya was extremely nice and friendly, and He Xinyan felt that she was very lucky that Gu Yechen''s mom wasn''t some mean and horrible person.


    Gu Yechen and Gu Hanyu left the room to go pay after the meal and He Xinyan was left inside the room with Xu Mengya.


    Xu Mengya wiped her lips and moved her chair over to He Xinyan, "Xinyan, next time you shoulde over to my house to eat."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Sure!"


    The two of them stood up and left the room. When they reached the front desk, they saw the worker hand two credit cards back to the two men standing across from her.


    Gu Hanyu took one of them and Gu Yechen took the other.


    He Xinyan blinked a few times. Did Gu Yechen and Gu Hanyu pay separately?


    She looked towards Xu Mengya, who didn''t seem to care. This family was. . . interesting.


    The four of them walked out of the restaurant and to the parking lot. They stopped in front of Gu Hanyu and Xu Mengya''s car and Xu Mengya grabbed onto both of He Xinyan''s hands.


    "Xinyan, you have toe over and visit me often."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Of course!"


    "Next week!" Xu Mengya pped her hands together, "Gu Yechen, you have to bring my daughter-inw to our house next week Saturday!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Why?"


    Xu Mengya''s eyes widened, "You stupid guy! I want to y with my daughter-inw! Is there a problem?"


    Gu Yechen frowned, "No."


    "Good! Honey, let''s go!" Xu Mengya waved goodbye to He Xinyan before getting into the car with Gu Hanyu.


    Only after the car had left did Gu Yechen and He Xinyan get into a car and drive off.


    Inside the car, He Xinyan was in a very good mood as she turned on the radio.


    Gu Yechen drove with one hand and held onto He Xinyan''s hand with the other, "Do you want to go to my parent''s house next week?"


    "Sure!" He Xinyan actually really liked Auntie Xu and her personality.


    Gu Yechen licked his lips before nodding his head.


    ---


    The ck car stopped in front of the He mansion and He Xinyan removed her seatbelt. She was about to step out of the car when a hand suddenly turned her face back to the left.


    Her eyes widened when her lips suddenly touched. . . Gu Yechen''s lips!


    She sucked a breath in as she felt her heart speed up. Gu Yechen''s body was twisted over as he pushed himself up using the back of the passenger seat.


    After a very long kiss, he pulled away and smiled extremely sexily.


    He Xinyan gulped and red at him, "What was that for?!"


    Gu Yechen licked his lips with a smile, "Nothing, just wanted a kiss."


    He Xinyan scrunched her face up, "So shameless!"


    She quickly got out of the car and mmed the door shut before walking up the steps and into the house.


    Gu Yechen''s smile grewrger as he started the car again and drove off.


    When He Xinyan stepped into the house, she was surprised to see that Bai Jiawei was home.


    She raised one eyebrow, "Dad, why are you home so early today?"


    Bai Jiawei looked extremely worried as he said, "Huiran said her stomach hurt so I came back early."


    He Xinyan almostughed out loud. How could her stomach hurt when she wasn''t even pregnant? Oh! Did it hurt because she was on her period?


    "I hope she feels better soon. After all, the baby boy is very important." He Xinyan said with a smile before walking up the stairs.


    Li Huiran knit her eyebrows together before looking at Bai Jiawei, "Jiawei, why do I feel that Yanyan doesn''t really like me or the baby?"


    Bai Jiawei frowned, "Really?! You''re just overthinking."


    Although Li Huiran didn''t like Bai Jiawei''s response, she didn''t say anything more.


    He Xinyan returned to her room and stayed there for several hours, studying her lines for the following day because she didn''t have any time to go over them yet.


    When it was dinnertime, there was suddenly a knock at her door. He Xinyan walked over and opened it, surprised at who she saw.


    "What are you doing here?"


    Su Zhiming smiled and stepped into the room. He Xinyan took a step back cautiously as she slightly furrowed her eyebrows.


    "It''s time to go eat dinner."


    "Okay," He Xinyan said. "I''ll be down in a minute."


    She turned around to go put her script down, but when she turned around she saw Su Zhiming still standing there.


    "You can go. I''ll be there soon."


    Su Zhiming took another step forward and closed the door behind him. He Xinyan frowned and took a step back.


    "Su Zhiming, get out."


    He didn''t listen as he walked closer to He Xinyan. Su Zhiming furrowed his eyebrows at the thought of He Xinyan getting off another man''s car earlier.


    "Xinyan, I know I married Li Yuyan, but I really like you."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow. Can he be any more shameless?


    "So what?"


    Su Zhiming gulped, "Wait for me. Once I can, I will divorce Li Yuyan. Trust me, Yanyan."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times to stop herself from rolling her eyes, "Okay. Let''s see when the divorce actually happens."


    She smiled before walking past Su Zhiming and to the door. She opened it and stepped out just in time to see Li Yuyan walk up the stairs.


    He Xinyan grinned and walked out. A secondter, Su Zhiming followed her out. When he saw Li Yuyan, his eyes widened for a second.


    "Zhiming! What are you doing in He Xinyan''s room?" Li Yuyan red at He Xinyan, "You b****!"


    He Xinyan''s smile disappeared as she stepped over to the stairs, "Watch your mouth, Li Yuyan. I''m not a mirror."


    She bumped into Li Yuyan as she walked down the stairs. Su Zhiming also nced at Li Yuyan before walking down.


    After they were all gone, Li Yuyan stomped her foot onto the stair and ran after Su Zhiming. He had been very cold and aloof to her for a long time now, and it made Li Yuyan very annoyed.


    At the dinner table, Li Yuyan was thest to sit down. Li Huiran was already eating as Bai Jiawei had put a lot of food onto her te.


    Li Huiran seemed to be very happy with her new position and treatment in the family as she even sat a little straighter while eating now.


    Li Yuyan red at He Xinyan, who didn''t seem to care.


    After the meal, He Xinyan couldn''t stand being in the house anymore, so she left for Gu Yechen''s house!


    Gu Yechen was home already and he was doing some work on the couch when He Xinyan barged in.


    He closed hisputer and stood up immediately when he saw her. He Xinyan ran over and jumped onto him. Gu Yechen fell back onto the couch with He Xinyan on top of him and he chuckled.


    "You''re so affectionate today!"


    He Xinyan stuck her tongue out yfully, "Do you not like it?"


    "Of course I like it." Gu Yechen smiled and kissed her on the cheek.


    "Gu Yechen, evil Yanyan is back! I want to get rid of someone." He Xinyan tilted her head slightly as Gu Yechen seemed to have gotten addicted to kissing her cheek.


    "Stop. . ." He Xinyan wiped her cheek with her hand and red at Gu Yechen. "Are you even listening to me?"


    Gu Yechen quickly kissed her lip before responding, "Who?"


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together, "Li Huiran!"


    "What do I need to do?"


    He Xinyan smiled, "Help me! I just realized that Mr. Boyfriend isn''t only rich and powerful. He is also amazing at scheming against people!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Mr. Boyfriend?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head.


    Gu Yechen didn''t say anything further as he stared at He Xinyan.


    "What?" He Xinyan frowned confusedly.


    "I''ll help you. . . but I want a different title."


    He Xinyan looked around, "What title?"


    "You''re Mrs. Wife. What am I?"


    It took a few seconds for He Xinyan to realize what Gu Yechen wanted her to call him.


    "Fine! I don''t need your help then!" He Xinyan was about to get off of Gu Yechen''s when he suddenly pulled her back.


    Gu Yechen sighed and stared at He Xinyan lovingly, "Okay, I''ll help you."


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly, "Thank you, Mr. Husband!"

 Chapter 127 Grounded

    <h4>Chapter 127 Grounded</h4>


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly, "Thank you, Mr. Husband!"


    It waste at night when He Xinyan returned back to the He mansion. They were going to talk again tomorrow afternoon.


    The next day, He Xinyan left for filming early in the morning and when she came back, it was almost time for dinner already.


    She went upstairs to change into morefortable clothes before going to Gu Yechen''s house. When she walked back to the stairs, she saw Li Huiran walking over hurriedly from her room.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow suspiciously and stopped walking.


    Li Huiran slowed down a little when she saw He Xinyan, and she smiled.


    "Go ahead," He Xinyan said with a smile. Li Huiran nodded and walked over to the stairs slowly. Without thinking much, He Xinyan followed her.


    When they were about halfway down the stairs, they both heard the front door click open.


    Suddenly, there was a scream.


    "Ah!" Li Huiran seemed to have lost her bnce as she stepped down a few steps and grasped the handrail tightly with both hands.


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together as she froze, and the next second, Bai Jiawei ran over to the stairs.


    "Huiran!"


    Li Huiran let go of the handrail with one hand and used it to cover her stomach.


    Bai Jiawei ran up the stairs and held onto Li Huiran, "Is the baby okay? Are you okay?"


    Li Huiran was indeed very good at acting as she pressed her lips together, "My stomach hurts a little."


    "Let''s go to the hospital -"


    "No!" Li Huiran suddenly looked up and realized she was a little too rushed, "I mean. . . It''s okay. It just hurts a little. It will probably get better soon."


    "We have to go to the hospital. What if the baby is hurt?"


    Li Huiran let go of the handrail and grabbed onto Bai Jiawei''s hands, "It''s okay, Jiawei. I know my body. I didn''t hurt the baby. It''s fine."


    He Xinyan almost wanted tough. Li Huiran was trying to scheme against her but ended up digging a hole for herself.


    However, He Xinyan was up next.


    Li Huiran nced at He Xinyan and muttered, "I''m sure Yanyan didn''t do it on purpose."


    Bai Jiawei red at He Xinyan, "You pushed her?"


    "No."


    He Xinyan didn''t even try to exin because she knew Bai Jiawei wouldn''t believe her even if she did.


    "It''s okay, Jiawei. I''m sure -"


    "He Xinyan, how can you be so disrespectful?! Huiran is pregnant and you push her! That''s very dangerous!"


    He Xinyan sighed, "I said I didn''t push her. Auntie Li, it''s not good to lie."


    Li Huiran looked away guiltily, "I. . . I''m not lying."


    "You! How are you my daughter?!" Bai Jiawei raised his arm up and looked like he was about to p her, but he stopped midair.


    "You are not eating dinner tonight! Go into your room and don''te out unless I tell you to."


    He Xinyan scoffed, "Sure! Whatever you say!"


    She turned around to leave but Bai Jiawei suddenly stopped her, "Apologize!"


    He Xinyan smirked, "I apologize for standing five stairs away from you and watching you stupidly trip over yourself without helping you. Next time, I''ll make sure to watch your feet for you because it is evident you don''t know how to walk."


    Li Huiran''s lip twitched angrily and Bai Jiawei also widened his eyes in anger, "He -"


    He Xinyan had already disappeared into her room and locked the door herself.


    Bai Jiawei angrily walked with He Xinyan down the stairs and looked at a worker nearby, "You! Go watch over the young miss and make sure she doesn''t leave the room."


    The maid pressed her lips together and grudgingly nodded. She walked up the stairs and stopped in front of He Xinyan''s room.


    After the chattering from the dining room had begun did the maid knock on the door.


    A few secondster, it opened and He Xinyan showed up at the door in her pajamas. When she saw that it was a worker, He Xinyan''s annoyance disappeared and she smiled.


    "Are you here to watch over me?"


    The young maid nodded, "Young miss, tell me if you need anything. If you are hungry, tell me what you want to eat. I can go get it for you."


    He Xinyan smiled, "What''s your name?"


    "Wu Yun. I just came a month ago."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Thank you, Wu Yun. I don''t need anything."


    As He Xinyan was about to close the door, the maid suddenly asked.


    "Miss, did you push Madam Li?" Wu Yun probably realized she shouldn''t have asked right away as she pressed her lips together.


    "What do you think?"


    "I don''t think you did. . ."


    He Xinyan grinned, "Why?"


    "Well.. . . Madam Li doesn''t seem really nice and well. . . you have always treated Madam Li really well. I don''t think you would push her."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Aren''t you afraid I will tell them what you are saying?"


    Wu Yun''s eyes widened, "Young miss!"


    He Xinyanughed, "Don''t worry. Ipletely agree with you!"


    He Xinyan continued to chuckle as she closed the door and returned to her room. Did Bai Jiawei really think that she was going to stay inside this cramped room and starve herself?


    No way!


    He Xinyan pulled out her phone and opened it. She was about to click on a phone number when a call came.


    She smiled sweetly. Their minds were definitely connected!


    "Hello!"


    "Where are you? The food is ready."


    He Xinyan sat down onto her bed and rubbed her empty stomach, "I''m grounded!"


    "What?" It was evident that Gu Yechen''s voice turned colder.


    "Li Huiran said I pushed her but I didn''t. Obviously, stupid Bai Jiawei believed her, so now I''m locked inside my room."


    There was a few seconds of silence before some shuffling and then, "Wait for me."


    Gu Yechen hung up the call and He Xinyan satisfactorily smiled before putting down her phone. Now, all she had to do was wait for freedom!


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan were happily eating without He Xinyan at the table when the ringing of a doorbell interrupted them.


    Bai Jiawei frowned slightly and looked at the worker standing nearby.


    She immediately walked out of the dining room and to the door. After opening it, her mouth opened slightly from surprise at the man standing across from her.


    So handsome. . .


    Without even looking at the worker, Gu Yechen stepped into the house and straight for the dining room.


    When he stepped in, four heads simultaneously turned around and looked at him.


    Su Zhiming frowned when he saw Gu Yechen, and their eyes met in midair. Gu Yechen scoffed and looked away.


    Stupid Su wasn''t qualified enough to look at God Gu!


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes widened as he hurriedly wiped his mouth and stood up, "President Gu! What brings you here today?"


    Gu Yechen put both hands into his pant pockets and nced around the room.


    Li Yuyan also stood up when Gu Yechen walked in and her eyes were sparkling as she looked at him. When Gu Yechen''s gaze passed her, she embarrassedly looked down and her cheeks turned red.


    Su Zhiming noticed all of this and scoffed.


    Finally, Gu Yechen''s eyesnded on Bai Jiawei.


    "Where is my Yanyan?"


    Bai Jiawei gulped and chuckled awkwardly, "She. . . She''s upstairs in her room!"


    "Why?"


    "Be. . . because. . ."


    Gu Yechen smirked and walked straight out of the dining room and up the stairs. His steps were strong and sturdy as he walked up and stopped in front of the room he slept in every night.


    The maid gasped when she saw him and obediently stepped aside right away because Gu Yechen''s presence was just too strong.


    Gu Yechen knocked at the door and waited for a few seconds.


    The door burst open and He Xinyan jumped up excitedly, "Gu Yechen!"


    She hopped up and wrapped both legs around him in a hug, like a panda clinging to a tree. Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, Li Yuyan, and Su Zhiming had followed Gu Yechen up the stairs, and they each had different expressions at the sight.


    Su Zhiming and Li Yuyan frowned, Li Huiran knit her eyebrows together, and Bai Jiawei looked down awkwardly.


    He Xinyan pouted and looked at Gu Yechen pitifully, "I''m hungry."


    Gu Yechen smiled warmly, "The food is ready."


    They turned around with He Xinyan still clinging onto Gu Yechen and he walked over to the stairs. He looked down at the four people still on the stairs like a king looking at peasants.


    With one look, all four people moved aside on the stairs.


    "Um. . . President Gu. Yanyan made a mistake so she was getting punished." Although Bai Jiawei was trying to keep a strong stance, his voice got softer and softer with each word.


    Gu Yechen lifted He Xinyan up a little using his arms and couldn''t help but think that she was too light. He had to feed her more. . .


    "What mistake?"


    Li Huiran spoke this time, "Well, I''m pregnant and Yanyan must have identally pushed me so I almost fell down the stairs."


    "identally?" Bai Jiawei knit his eyebrows together slightly, "It was on purpose."


    Gu Yechen looked at He Xinyan, "Did you push her?"

 Chapter 128 Reverse Plan

    <h4>Chapter 128 Reverse n</h4>


    Gu Yechen looked at He Xinyan, "Did you push her?"


    He Xinyan shook her head.


    "Okay." Gu Yechen walked straight past the four people and He Xinyan''s feet "identally" kicked Li Huiran and Li Yuyan while they walked.


    Bai Jiawei frowned, "You -"


    "Is there a problem?" Gu Yechen stopped in his tracks and the entire room seemed to drop in temperature. Li Yuyan was standing closest to Gu Yechen, and she quickly moved up a few steps nervously.


    Bai Jiawei gulped and pressed his lips together, ". . . No, no."


    Gu Yechen was satisfied with the answer as he walked down the final steps and out of the house.


    Outside the house, Gu Yechen continued to carry He Xinyan bear style all the way to Gu Yechen''s house.


    He stopped in front of the door and nced at her, "I have to open the door."


    He Xinyan frowned and locked her feet together behind Gu Yechen''s back.


    Gu Yechen sighed helplessly but his expression was filled with love. He stretched his arm further so one arm could wrap around both of He Xinyan''s legs.


    He swiftly let go of the other hand and quickly opened the door. He opened the door and stepped into the house.


    Gu Yechen sat down on the couch and He Xinyan was about to slide off of him when he grabbed onto her arm and pulled her in.


    "You think you can leave so easily?" He narrowed his eyes and one corner of his lips lifted slightly.


    "Huh?" He Xinyan didn''t even get time to react when Gu Yechen suddenly put one hand on the back of her head and pulled her in for a very long and deep kiss.


    After several seconds of shock, He Xinyan slowly closed her eyes and began returning the kiss. The temperature around them rose as they embraced each other.


    The kisssted for over a minute before Gu Yechen finally let go of her. He felt the warm feeling of her breath as He Xinyan''s body slowly sank down.


    She was out of breath as she leaned onto Gu Yechen''s chest.


    "Come on, let''s go eat." Gu Yechen was full now from the kiss but his little baby was still hungry. Gu Yechen wrapped his arms around her legs and stood up, carrying her over to the dining table.


    Finally, they sat down to eat.


    "You are going to use the fake pregnancy to get rid of Li Huiran, right?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head as she took a big bite of rice, "Of course!"


    "Then I thought of something."


    He Xinyan swallowed the food, "Tell me, tell me!"


    He Xinyan ate as she listened and after several minutes, Gu Yechen finished.


    "I think it''s really good, and it isn''t extremelyplicated."


    Gu Yechen smiled happily to hear his wifeypliment him.


    "Tomorrow?"


    Gu Yechen nodded.


    ---


    After dinner, He Xinyan returned home and she immediately saw Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran sitting on the couch when she walked in.


    "He Xinyan, did you call President Gu over?"


    He Xinyan stopped and put on a genuine smile, "Yes, and dad. . . I want to apologize for my behavior and attitude earlier. I should have been more respectful. . . After all, the baby boy in Auntie Li''s stomach is very important, and it is the treasure of the family."


    Bai Jiawei was very surprised at the sudden change in He Xinyan''s attitude, and he didn''t know how to respond. He was going to scold her again after she came back, but now. . .


    It was true that the little boy in Li Huiran''s stomach was a treasure to him. Bai Jiawei rubbed her hands together excitedly at the thought of a son.


    After clearing his throat, he said, "Okay. It''s good that you recognize your mistakes."


    "Good night, dad. Good night, Auntie Li."


    He Xinyan''s smile immediately disappeared as she turned away and walked up the stairs.


    ---


    The next day, after Bai Jiawei had left for work.


    It was after lunchtime when He Xinyan stepped out of her bedroom. She walked over to Li Huiran''s room and was about to knock when she suddenly heard voices from inside.


    It was Li Huiran and Li Yuyan. . .


    "-e home tomorrow."


    "Why?" Li Yuyan said.


    "To watch a great show!" Li Huiran smirked, "I''m going to get rid of that little b*****."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she leaned closer to the door. Was Li Huiran talking about her?


    Li Yuyan''s eyes brightened, "How? Mom, tell me!"


    "Using this," Li Huiran said as she pointed to her stomach. "Tomorrow, I''ll just get into an argument with He Xinyan and pretend that she pushed me. I''ll say that she hurt my stomach and lose the child, and -"


    "Mom, you can''t do that!"


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together. What was wrong with Li Yuyan?


    "The son inside is more important than getting rid of that b****! You can''t give him up for her!"


    Li Huiran sighed, "Yuyan, I''m not actually pregnant."


    "What?!" Li Yuyan jumped up from the bed.


    "Sh!" Li Huiran looked towards the door and He Xinyan jumped back quickly.


    "I just said it back then because I had no other choice."


    "Then where did the pregnancy reporte from?!"


    "It''s fake!" Li Huiran frowned at her daughter''s stupidity, "Ok, anyway, I won''t be able to hide it for much longer. I need to find a way to get rid of the child. So, why not use it to help us further?"


    Li Yuyan pped her hands together, "Mom, you''re a genius! When is this going to happen?"


    "It has to happen after Bai Jiawei gets home. I''ll go call He Xinyan down for dinner and then carry out the n."


    Li Yuyan licked her lips excitedly, "Then what about the blood? And the hospital?"


    "I can just use fake blood! Don''t worry about me! You just have to help me make things more dramatic so your dad will get more mad. We need to get rid of her once and for all!"


    Li Yuyan smiled, "Of course! Mom, leave it to me!"


    He Xinyan stepped away from the room and walked back to her own bedroom. Crossing her arms, she sat down on her bed and smirked.


    It seemed like she didn''t need to do her n anymore! Perfect!


    At night, Gu Yechen came and asked her how things went. She told her what she had heard and her new n. Gu Yechen listened intently and nodded her head in agreement.


    "Okay. . . go to sleep now."


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan left for filming early in the morning all the way until after lunch. When she came back home, it was almost time for dinner since she also went out for afternoon tea with Wu Minger.


    Wu Minger was still going strong with Gu Yebei and their rtionship seemed to be getting better and better with time.


    She returned home and changed intofortable clothes. She tied her hair up in preparation for what was about toe.


    Li Huiran was indeed maniptive and scheming. . . but she forgot that walls have ears. Her n was destined to fail.


    He Xinyan jumped onto her bed and began scrolling through social media, waiting for Li Huiran to show up.


    About half an hourter, the door opened. There wasn''t even a knock as Li Huiran walked in. She had her arms crossed and her head held high.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow at Li Huiran''sposure.


    "Hi, Auntie Li!" She waved cheerfully.


    Li Huiran was surprised that He Xinyan didn''t get mad at her for not knocking, but she continued with her n.


    "He Xinyan, aren''t you scared?"


    He Xinyan got up from the bed and put her phone down, "Scared of what?"


    "Once my baby sones out, everything will go to him. Jiawei will love him more than you and Yuyanbined, and everything in the He Corporation will go to him."


    He Xinyanughed, "Li Huiran, sorry to break your dreams, but that won''t happen. You and your son both don''t have any rtion with the He family line or the He Corporation. I know you feel very proud about being the mistress of the husband of my grandpa''s only daughter, but that doesn''t make you any higher than what you were before. You still have no rtion with the He family, and no rtion with the upper ss."


    Li Huiran was here to make He Xinyan mad, but by now, she was fuming with anger.


    He Xinyan smiled at this pleasant sight, "I am the only rightful owner to the He family''s belongings. Not Bai Jiawei, not you, or any of your children. Wake up, Li Huiran."


    "You -"


    "Of course. . . That is all under the premise that you do have a son."


    Li Huiran''s breathing was heavy as she froze. For some reason, there was this weird feeling she had about He Xinyan, but she didn''t know what it was.


    "He Xinyan -" Li Huiran looked around and realized that she couldn''t spend too much time up here, or else it would be suspicious.


    Her eyesnded on He Xinyan and she lunged forward at her.

 Chapter 129 Li Huiran’s Miscarriage

    <h4>Chapter 129 Li Huiran''s Miscarriage</h4>


    Her eyesnded on He Xinyan and she lunged forward at her.


    He Xinyan was prepared and she grabbed onto her. A few secondster, Li Yuyan burst into the room and joined them, screaming really loudly.


    "Stop fighting! What is happening? Stop! He Xinyan, stop!" She was screaming extra loud, probably to make sure that Bai Jiawei and Su Zhiming would be able to hear from downstairs.


    The three of them were entangled together in a mess as they fought.


    Suddenly, Li Huiran gasped and she pulled herself away, falling onto the ground.


    He Xinyan pretended to be shocked as she thought, ''Let the show begin!''


    "Mom!" Li Yuyan screamed dramatically. There were several fast and heavy footsteps and a few secondster, Bai Jiawei and Su Zhiming showed up at the door.


    Bai Jiawei immediately saw Li Huiran on the ground, "Huiran!"


    He ran into the room and dropped down in front of Li Huiran. Li Yuyan had also pulled away from He Xinyan once Li Huiran fell down, and she was screaming "mom" over and over again.


    Li Yuyan looked up at He Xinyan and screamed, "He Xinyan, you could have hit me! Why did you hit my mom?! You know that my mom is pregnant, yet you purposely kicked her stomach! Are you scared that after my mom gives birth to a son, he will fight over the family property with you?!


    Bai Jiawei flinched when he heard that and turned around to re at He Xinyan.


    He Xinyan almost wanted tough. Fight over family property?! What family property did Bai Jiawei or Li Huiran have?! Nothing! It was all the He family''s property, her property! Why would she have to fight for it?


    "Mom! Mom!" Li Yuyan suddenly screamed. Li Huiran cooperatively lifted up her dress and everyone immediately saw the shy red "blood" bleeding down her leg.


    Bai Jiawei also gasped and his eyes widened.


    "Dad, mom is bleeding!" Li Yuyan screamed, and He Xinyan had to admit that at this moment, Li Yuyan''s acting was quite good. Much better than when she was actually acting for work!


    As He Xinyan was staring at Li Huiran''s leg, Bai Jiawei suddenly stood up, flung his arm at He Xinyan, his palm pping her severely across the cheek.


    "You bastard!"


    "Ah!" The p was still very powerful and He Xinyan fell down onto the floor. She used one hand to cover her cheek, which was burning in pain.


    She clenched her teeth together to try and keep calm. What should she expect from her father?! He Xinyan did not expect for Bai Jiawei to actually p her, as he hadn''t hurt her physically at all since birth.


    Well, he did once in her past life, so this shouldn''t be new to her.


    He Xinyan took a deep breath and let go of her cheek, slowly standing up.


    "Huiran! Huiran!" Bai Jiawei held onto Li Huiran with both hands and nervously looked at her bleeding leg.


    "Jiawei! Jiawei! Hurry and call the doctor! My stomach hurts a lot!"


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows and nced at Li Huiran.


    "Okay, okay." Bai Jiawei wrapped one arm around Li Huiran and was about to push her up when He Xinyan suddenly stopped him.


    "Stop, stop!"


    Bai Jiawei red at her and He Xinyan quickly blurted out, "I learned before that during emergency situations like this, you cannot move the patient! You have to call an ambnce!"


    Li Huiran''s eyes darted around nervously and she looked at Li Yuyan, who was equally surprised.


    "Dad, don''t listen to He Xinyan''s nonsense! We have to bring mom to the hospital!"


    He Xinyan didn''t back down and she grabbed onto Bai Jiawei''s arm, "Dad! The ambnce!"


    The room was filled with loud screaming and noises, and it was aplete mess. Su Zhiming still stood at the door, watching the scene unfold.


    Bai Jiawei gulped and frowned, "Hurry! Hurry and call the ambnce!"


    He Xinyan stood up immediately with a small smile, "Okay! I will call the ambnce right away!"


    However, Li Yuyan suddenly stopped her from getting her phone.


    "No! I''ll make the call! Who knows what you will do?"


    He Xinyan froze and watched as Li Yuyan snatched her phone and walked out of the room. She scoffed and let her go.


    "Hurry and bring me to the hospital!" Li Huiran screamed as she ced one hand over her stomach.


    Li Yuyan walked to her own room, which was far from He Xinyan''s bedroom and dialed a phone number. A few secondster, the other side picked up.


    "Doctor Qi, I am Li Huiran''s daughter. My mom says for you to arrange an ambnce right away! Hurry!"


    After the other side responded, Li Yuyan hung up the call and grinned. Li Yuyan then quickly ran back to He Xinyan''s room.


    Li Huiran was still holding onto her stomach and moaning in pain, and Bai Jiawei was right at her side.


    "Huiran. . . It''s all going to be okay."


    From the side, He Xinyan stood there and watched amusedly.


    "Mom, the ambnce will be here shortly!" Li Yuyan bent down next to Li Huiran and said. Li Huiran let out a sigh of relief and tried to hide her smile.


    She then looked up at He Xinyan, "Yanyan, don''t be scared. Auntie Li won''t me you."


    Li Huiran then turned to look at Bai Jiawei, "Jiawei, don''t me Yanyan. She didn''t do it on purpose."


    Bai Jiawei nced up at He Xinyan with frustration and sighed, "Okay, okay."


    He Xinyan just stood there with a nk expression. Li Huiran was indeed a great actress.


    However, Li Yuyan wasn''t going to let things go so easily.


    "He Xinyan, if anything happens to my mom or brother, I won''t let you go so easily!"


    Bai Jiawei also knit his eyebrows together and pointed one finger at He Xinyan, "He Xinyan! If anything happens to my son, I will definitely push you severely!"


    He Xinyan sighed. That is. . . if you even have a son.


    However, she still put on an innocent expression.


    "Dad, I didn''t push her! I swear I didn''t push her! She is using me!"


    Li Yuyan stood up, "I saw you! Don''t try to get yourself out of it! I saw you hit her stomach!"


    He Xinyan was about to say something else when a worker knocked on the door. There was an old man standing behind her.


    He Xinyan''s eyes immediately lit up when she saw who it was, "Grandpa Jin!"

 Chapter 130 Doctor Jin

    <h4>Chapter 130 Doctor Jin</h4>


    He Xinyan''s eyes immediately lit up when she saw who it was, "Grandpa Jin!"


    She ran over to him and grabbed onto his arm with both hands, "Grandpa Jin, you came at the perfect time! My stepmother is pregnant and she identally fell a moment ago! There is a lot of blood! Please save my brother!"


    Bai Jiawei also stood up and walked over.


    Doctor Jin was a very old doctor that has been with the He family since He Xinyan''s grandfather was alive.


    He was very skilled in the medical field, and Bai Jiawei had wanted him to check for Li Huiran when she first got pregnant, but Li Huiran strongly refused.


    "Yes! Mr. Jin, please help us!" Bai Jiawei said.


    Li Huiran''s eyes widened and she looked nervously at Li Yuyan, who was equally surprised.


    Mr. Jin smiled, "Calm down. I will check for her."


    Li Huiran''s eyes widened, "No! No! It''s okay! I am going to the hospital soon!"


    Li Yuyan stood up and ran over to He Xinyan, "Who knows where you found this old man from?! I won''t let him check for my mother! He Xinyan, what are you trying to do?! Are you just so determined to have my mother lose her child?! Dad, don''t believe He Xinyan! Don''t let the doctor she brought over check my mother! I''m sure He Xinyan is up to no good!"


    Bai Jiawei frowned, "Shut up! What are you talking about? Get out, get out!"


    Li Yuyan was shocked as Bai Jiawei tried to push her out.


    He Xinyan grinned slightly, "Grandpa Jin is the director of the XX Hospital. If he can''t even save Auntie Li''s child, then no one can."


    Bai Jiawei nodded his head in agreement and walked over to Doctor Jin.


    "Mr. Jin, don''t listen to my daughter''s nonsense! She is still young and has no manners! Please help my wife!"


    Doctor Jin nodded, "It''s okay."


    He took a step forward and looked down at Li Huiran, who was still on the floor.


    His eyes widened in surprise, "There is so much blood! Let me check!"


    Doctor Jin moved closer to Li Huiran, who nervously scooched back on the floor, "No! No! I don''t want him to check for me! I need to go to the hospital!"


    Bai Jiawei held onto Li Huiran, "Huiran! Huiran! Calm down!"


    He Xinyan also ran over and grabbed onto Li Huiran''s other arm, "Auntie Li! Calm down! Auntie Li!"


    "Huiran! Calm down!"


    Li Huiran, Bai Jiawei, and He Xinyan were all screaming and Li Yuyan stood in her same position in shock, not knowing what to do.


    Su Zhiming furrowed his eyebrows as he continued to watch.


    Doctor Jin grabbed onto Li Huiran''s hand and tried to open it so he could feel her pulse to properly diagnose her.


    He Xinyan grabbed on tightly to Li Huiran, "Auntie Li! If Grandpa Jin helps check you, the baby in your stomach will definitely be okay!"


    "Yes, yes!" Bai Jiawei said.


    However, this only made Li Huiran more scared. She red at He Xinyan and gritted her teeth together as she tried to escape from her grasp.


    Doctor Jin also tried to calm Li Huiran down, "Mrs. Bai, first let me take your pulse. That way, I will be able to help you and your child."


    Li Huiran''s eyes widened, "NO! I don''t want to!"


    She continued to fight and try to escape from Bai Jiawei and He Xinyan, but wasn''t sessful.


    "Auntie Li!" He Xinyan screamed and Li Huiran looked at her. He Xinyan grinned and raised one eyebrow slyly, but her expression quickly returned to being worried once again.


    However, Li Huiran noticed it and she immediately started fighting more severely, trying to escape from He Xinyan.


    "I need to go to the hospital!" She screamed crazily.


    Bai Jiawei looked up at Li Yuyan, who was standing a few steps away with her hands over her mouth.


    "Yuyan, hurry ande help!" Bai Jiawei screamed.


    Li Yuyan nodded and quickly ran over. She grabbed onto He Xinyan''s arm and aggressively pulled it away from Li Huiran.


    "Let go of my mom!"


    Bai Jiawei saw this and stood up, "Yuyan, what are you doing?!"


    "Dad, don''t let him treat my mom!"


    He Xinyan continued to work hard on her act, "Auntie Li, calm down! Grandpa Jin, please help her!"


    On the side, Bai Jiawei was scolding Li Yuyan now.


    "Li Yuyan, stop with your nonsense!"


    Li Huiran continued to fight and He Xinyan held her in ce, "Auntie Li, stop moving!"


    Li Yuyan screamed on the side, "Stop! Mom!"


    Amongst all of the screaming, the loud sound of an ambnce ringing stopped all noises.


    Bai Jiawei smiled, "The ambnce is here!"


    Li Yuyan also let out a sigh of relief and she stopped struggling.


    Li Huiran pulled out of He Xinyan and Doctor Jin''s grasps, "Let go of me! The ambnce is here!"


    She then turned to re at He Xinyan, "I don''t need your people toe and help me!"


    Li Huiran''s eyes darted around nervously and she quickly pressed her hands onto the ground to push herself up, "I need to get to the hospital! I need to go to the hospital!"


    Li Yuyan was still trying to get to Li Huiran, but Bai Jiawei was stopping her.


    "Yuyan, stop messing around. The ambnce is here now!" Bai Jiawei screamed at her. The scene was aplete mess and the ambnce continued to ring.


    Li Huiran pushed herself up from the ground as she continued to repeat, "I need to go to the hospital! I need to go to the hospital!"


    As she stretched her knees out and was about to stand up, He Xinyan took this opportunity to make a move.


    She reached for the bottom of Li Huiran''s dress in an attempt to "pull her back".


    However, as she pulled, a small transparent PVC container fell out from under her dress and He Xinyan swiftly caught it.


    She pretended to be surprised and let out a shriek, quickly tossing the bag onto the ground.


    Itnded right under Bai Jiawei''s feet.

 Chapter 131 Grandpa Jin’s Wise Words

    <h4>Chapter 131 Grandpa Jin''s Wise Words</h4>


    Itnded right under Bai Jiawei''s feet.


    Li Yuyan gasped and took a step back, and Bai Jiawei furrowed his eyebrows when he saw what it was.


    Li Huiran''s eyes widened in shock and her mouth fell open. Bai Jiawei slowly lifted his head up to look at Li Huiran, and when their eyes met, Li Huiran looked away guiltily.


    He Xinyan took a deep breath and sighed, obviously not surprised.


    Li Yuyan gulped and took a step forward, bending down slightly. However, Bai Jiawei noticed and he flung his arm back, pushing Li Yuyan away aggressively.


    Bai Jiawei then bent down himself and slowly picked up the bag of blood. His hands were stained with the red liquid, and he took a look at his hands.


    His eyes slowly moved up to look at Li Huiran, and he was about to say something when there was a knock at the door.


    A man wearing a doctor outfit stood at the door, and he cleared his throat, "Excuse me. Where is the patient?"


    He Xinyan noticed two nurses behind him carrying a stretcher.


    Bai Jiawei scoffed, "Patient? Which patient would put a blood transfusion bag underneath their clothes?!"


    Bai Jiawei threw the bag at Li Huiran, who took a step back in shock.


    Li Huiran quickly lunged forward and grabbed onto Bai Jiawei''s hands, "Jiawei! Jiawei, it''s not what you think!"


    Bai Jiawei pushed Li Huiran away and looked up at Doctor Jin, "Mr. Jin, will you please check her? Check how the child. . . inside her stomach is doing?"


    From behind him, Li Yuyan slowly walked towards Li Huiran.


    However, when she was a few steps away, Bai Jiawei suddenly raised his arm and screamed, "If you dare go forward one more step!"


    Li Yuyan gasped and backed down.


    He Xinyan smiled and looked at Doctor Jin, "Grandpa Jin, please help check Auntie Li and the. . . baby."


    Doctor Jin bent down and was about to grab Li Huiran''s hand, but she jumped away.


    "No!"


    "Stay still!" Bai Jiawei screamed, his tone very cold and scary.


    Li Huiran froze and Doctor Jin took this opportunity to ce three fingers onto her wrist to take her pulse. After several seconds, Doctor Jin stood up and cleared his throat.


    "From the pulse, I cannot tell that she is pregnant. However, to be sure, it is better to go to the hospital to get an ultrasound."


    Li Huiran copsed onto the ground and broke into tears.


    Meanwhile, the doctor that had just arrived in the ambnce was in confusion.


    "Excuse me, what is going on?"


    Bai Jiawei sighed, "Sorry, there must have been a mistake. You escort the doctor out of the house."


    The maid standing nearby nodded and led the workers down the stairs and out of the He mansion.


    "I think my job is also done. I will be leaving now," Doctor Jin said.


    "Thank you, Mr. Jin." Bai Jiawei bowed down slightly and Doctor Jin also left the room.


    He Xinyan watched as Doctor Jin left and straightened her back a little, "I''ll escort Grandpa Jin out of the house."


    Bai Jiawei nced at her before nodding.


    Outside the He mansion, He Xinyan and Doctor Jin both stopped walking.


    Grandpa Jin sighed, "I was your grandfather''s private doctor and his friend. I watched you grow up from a little baby to a woman. I treat you like my own granddaughter."


    He Xinyan smiled gently.


    "I retired already, but once you call me, Ie immediately to help you."


    He paused before saying, "Xinyan, you knew about Mrs. Li''s fake pregnancy all along, right?"


    He Xinyan looked down guiltily and nodded her head, "I''m sorry, Grandpa Jin."


    "From what I saw earlier, your life here isn''t easy. You''re so young. . . it must be hard on you."


    He Xinyan''s lip twitched slightly as she tried to push away the sour feeling starting to grow in her nose.


    "I knew something was off right away after you called me over so hurriedly to check Li Huiran!"


    He Xinyan took a deep breath, "I''m really sorry, Grandpa Jin. I should have told you the truth."


    "I was very excited toe and see you, but. . . I didn''t expect to be just a part of your n. This makes me very sad!"


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together as a tear rolled down her cheek, "I''m sorry, Grandpa Jin! I was wrong! I was really scared! There can''t be any mistake in the n! So. . . I hope you can forgive me."


    Grandpa Jin sighed, "Xinyan, don''t cry. I don''t me you. I know you are having a difficult time too. I just want to tell you. . . Do not hurt those that really love and care about you to achieve your goals."


    He Xinyan looked down and took a deep breath.


    "Of course, I won''t me you for this. However, you still have a long life ahead of you. I don''t want you to carry all this hate with you forever. Don''t do things that you will regret in the future."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "I''m sorry, Grandpa Jin."


    "Okay. Stop crying, Xinyan. If you need me in the future, just call me."


    He Xinyan wiped away her tears and squeezed out a smile.


    "Xinyan, you are the only descendant of the He family. If you don''t like your life here, just leave. We, the old friends of the He family, will help you get back what belongs to you."


    He Xinyan smiled as tears continued to roll down her cheeks, "Thank you, grandpa Jin, for forgiving me. But please don''t worry. . . I know what I need to do. You don''t have to worry about me."


    Grandpa Jin smiled and rested one hand onto He Xinyan''s hand, "Okay. You should go back now."


    He smiled before walking away and entering his car.


    He Xinyan wiped away her tears before turning around and walking back to the house.


    ---


    "How dare you lie to me!" Bai Jiawei pped Li Huiran across the cheek so hard she fell back several steps and hit the cab nearby, but Bai Jiawei didn''t care now.


    Li Yuyan''s eyes widened and she ran over to Li Huiran, "Mom!"


    Li Huiran stood back up and walked over to Bai Jiawei. She kneeled down onto the ground and grabbed onto his hand.


    "Jiawei, I''m sorry! I didn''t lie to you on purpose! I just wanted to be with you and give Yuyan aplete family! Please forgive me! Jiawei!"


    Bai Jiawei flung Li Huiran away, "Shut up! LI Huiran, you know clearly how much I want a son! For my son, I even angered the shareholders over the He Corporation just to give you and my son a title and position in thepany! I -"


    "Jiawei, I know you are mad at me! However, I didn''t purposely lie to you! You know what situation I was in! I had toe up with a lie so I could stay with you! Please forgive me! Just this once!"


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes suddenly widened, "You dare talk about what situation you were in?! I only let you stay because of my son, but now that son is gone! Do you think I will forgive you?! In your dreams!"


    He pped Li Huiran again, and she fell back onto the ground.


    At this time, He Xinyan showed up at the doorway to the room, and she stopped walking when she saw what was happening.


    Li Yuyan helped lift her mom up from the floor, "Dad, I know that mom made a mistake this time. But please forgive her! She just wanted to have a rightful title in the He family, she didn''t mean to lie to you!"


    As Li Yuyan spoke, Li Huiran noticed He Xinyan from the corner of her eye. She turned around and red at He Xinyan.


    ''He Xinyan. . . She took part in this too!''


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes turned red from anger, "You and your mom got together to lie to me! How did I not see before that you two were so brave?!"


    Bai Jiawei scoffed, "Rightful title?! So she is just selfish!"


    Li Huiran suddenly pointed one finger at He Xinyan, "Jiawei, I know I am wrong, but you can''t trust He Xinyan either! She is definitely not as simple and innocent as you think. She must have known about my fake pregnancy all along! Or else how did she get Doctor Jin toe so quickly?!"


    Bai Jiawei looked at He Xinyan and slowly said, "Come over."


    He Xinyan walked over calmly.


    "Tell me. Did you know about your stepmother''s fake pregnancy beforehand?"


    "No! Of course not, dad!" He Xinyan turned around and pointed one finger at Li Huiran, who took a step back nervously.


    "Li Huiran, you evil woman! You weren''t even pregnant, yet you lied to my dad! Then, you tried to use me of causing your miscarriage! It''s such a relief that Grandpa Jin came today! If he didn''t, then I would be used of being a murderer now! You disgusting woman!"

 Chapter 132 Out Of The House Part 2

    <h4>Chapter 132 Out Of The House Part 2</h4>


    Li Huiran''s mouth dropped, "He Xinyan! You!"


    She grabbed onto both of He Xinyan''s shoulders and pushed her around. He Xinyan tried to push her away and ended up falling onto her bed.


    She pointed one finger at Li Huiran, "Dad, look at what they are doing to me! You are with Auntie Li almost all the time, and you didn''t even know her pregnancy was fake. I barely see her every day so how could I know?! They are probably just scared of being punished so they are ming it on me!"


    Bai Jiawei frowned slightly, "Yanyan, then why did Mr. Jine on time?"


    He Xinyan stood up from the bed, "Dad, I am your daughter. Why don''t you believe me and believe those outsiders?!"


    Li Huiran knit her eyebrows angrily from being called an outsider.


    "Dad, I told you before! I asked Grandpa Jin toe over to help Auntie Li with her body and pregnancy! However, Grandpa Jin never had the time! Today, he called to say he had time toe over! I didn''t know it would be so coincidental!"


    Bai Jiawei nodded, "That''s right. You did mention it before!"


    "Then why didn''t I know?!" Li Huiran screamed.


    He Xinyan scoffed, "Li Huiran, I was being nice and considerate and wanted to ask Grandpa Jin toe and check your body. Who would have known that so many things would happen?!"


    Li Yuyan took a step forward, "He Xinyan, you say it is a coincidence, but are there really so many coincidences in this world?! No!"


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "If I had known about Li Huiran''s fake pregnancy already, would I have to wait until now to tell dad?! I would have told him right away! Do you think I can see into the future already?! How would I know that you would wrongly use me today? If I could actually see into the future, I wouldn''t have ever let you into this house!"


    "I just don''t believe that you aren''t involved in what happened today!" Li Huiran screamed and turned to look at Bai Jiawei, "She knew all along!"


    He Xinyan squeezed tears out of her eyes and stomped one foot onto the ground, "Fine! You guys either scheme against me or don''t trust me! I don''t want to be your punching bag anymore! I''m going to tell everyone about this and see what others say!"


    She turned around to leave but Bai Jiawei quickly grabbed onto her.


    "Xinyan! Okay, okay! I believe you. You are my daughter, how can I not believe you?! Yanyan. . ."


    He Xinyan turned around and hugged Bai Jiawei, "Dad, you are my only family now. How can you not believe me? I would never lie to you!"


    "Okay, okay. It is dad''s fault, okay? I apologize to you. You cannot tell this to others." Bai Jiawei wiped away He Xinyan''s tears.


    He Xinyan nodded her head.


    Afterforting down his daughter, Bai Jiawei turned back to look at Li Huiran.


    "You first stole my money and gave it to Su Zhiming, and now you dare lie to me about your pregnancy! How did I even let you into this house?! Get out! Get out! I don''t want to see you in this house anymore! You have thirty minutes to pack and get lost!"


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan both gasped from shock, and Li Huiran kneeled down onto the floor, crawling over to Bai Jiawei.


    "No! No! Please, don''t do this! I''m wrong, Jiawei! I apologize! I won''t even lie to you again!"


    Li Yuyan also stepped forward, "Dad, don''t do this! I''m sure my mom recognizes her mistake now!"


    Bai Jiawei scoffed, "You! You knew about this too, right?! You were just lying to me with your stupid mom! You better not say another word, or I will kick you out of the house too!"


    Li Huiran''s eyes widened, "No! I will leave! I''ll leave! Do not kick Yuyan out of the house! She is your daughter too!"


    Bai Jiawei rolled his eyes, "You have thirty minutes! Get out!"


    Li Huiran pushed herself up from the floor and wiped away her tears before reluctantly leaving He Xinyan''s bedroom.


    Although she didn''t want to leave, she couldn''t risk having Li Yuyan leave with her. Even if she was gone, at least Yuyan was still here. She might be able to help persuade Bai Jiawei to let here back in the future.


    Plus, there has to be someone to fight against He Xinyan. No matter what, she couldn''t let all of the He family''s property go to He Xinyan! It had to go to her and Yuyan!


    Li Huiran wiped away her tears and entered the master bedroom to pack her stuff and leave for the time being.


    Inside He Xinyan''s bedroom, Bai Jiawei gently patted He Xinyan on the back.


    "Okay, stop crying now. You should take some rest." Bai Jiawei walked out of He Xinyan''s room and turned back to re at Li Yuyan.


    "You! Return to your room and think about what you did wrong! I am being generous to not kick you out of the house with your mom!"


    Li Yuyan looked down and pressed her lips together before slowly walking out of He Xinyan''s room. She red at He Xinyan as she walked past.


    Once everyone was gone, He Xinyan locked the door to her bedroom and wiped away her tears. She sat down on her bed and took a deep breath.


    After such a loud and violent storm, the world was quiet now.


    A sly and evil grin crept up He Xinyan''s face, and she raised one eyebrow amusedly.


    Sess.


    ---


    Half an hourter, Li Yuyan led Li Huiran out of the house, and they talked for several minutes outside before Li Huiran left.


    He Xinyan didn''t know what they were saying, but she was sure they were up to no good. However, at least there would be more peace in the next few days without Li Huiran.


    Li Yuyan wasn''t allowed to eat dinner tonight as she had to stay inside her room to remorse over her wrong actions.


    At night, He Xinyan changed into her pajamas early and sat on her bed to wait for Gu Yechen.


    It wasn''t even time for bed when the balcony door opened and Gu Yechen stepped into the room in his ck silk pajamas.


    "Hi!" He Xinyan got out of the nket and crawled to the other side of the bed on her knees.


    Gu Yechen couldn''t help but smile at the sight of her, "How did it go?"


    He Xinyan''s face lit up, "Great! Li Huiran is gone!"


    He Xinyanughed out loud in happiness as she pped her hands together.


    Gu Yechen patted her gently on the head, "That''s good."


    He got onto the bed and He Xinyan returned to her original position. Theyid down on the bed and He Xinyan closed her eyes.


    She was very tired.


    "Do you want to go to my parent''s house on Saturday?" Gu Yechen asked as he yed around with He Xinyan''s hair.


    She nodded her head, "Sure!"


    Gu Yechen looked down at her and slightly furrowed his eyebrows. Her breathing was slow and heavy, and it almost looked like she was asleep.


    He removed his hand from her shoulder and gently pushed her head off of his chest.


    He Xinyan opened her eyes from the movement, "What are you doing?"


    Gu Yechen didn''t respond as he walked across the room and turned off the light switch.


    He Xinyan pushed herself up onto her elbow, "It''s not even 10 yet."


    "It''s okay. Let''s go to sleep."


    He Xinyan was indeed getting tired and she nodded her head. Gu Yechen found his way back to the bed in the darkness and heid down, pulling He Xinyan into his embrace.


    "Good night."


    "Good night."


    ---


    On Saturday, He Xinyan got into Gu Yechen''s car at about 11 A.M. to drive to Gu Yechen''s parents'' house. There was a driver so they sat together in the backseat.


    They drove for quite a while and He Xinyan fell asleep on the way. When she woke up, the car was driving up a long road.


    At once, she smelled the pleasant fragranceing from outside the car.


    She blinked her eyes a few times and gasped when she saw the trees outside.


    "There are so many osmanthus trees!" She looked around and saw that both sides of the car were surrounded by beautiful osmanthus trees. Although it was autumn, there were still several golden buds on the trees.


    "You like it?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head excitedly, "Yes! The smell is very pleasant!"


    Maybe it was because Li Huiran was gone, but He Xinyan was in a very good mood these days.


    "Does it smell better than the roses I gave you?"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and tilted her head slightly to look at him, "You even get jealous at little things like this?"


    "Answer me." Gu Yechen stared at her.


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together and thought for a second, "What if I say yes?"


    Gu Yechen''s gaze turned cold and he said seriously, "I''ll immediately have the workers chop all of these trees."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times and realized that he was really the type of person to do that.


    She gulped and cleared her throat before saying, "Actually, I think the roses you give me are much more fragrant! They represent your feelings towards me!"


    As she spoke, she scooched and moved closer to him.


    Gu Yechen''s expression brightened a little after hearing her response, and he arrogantly lifted up his chin slightly.


    A few minutester, the car stopped in front of the house and they got out.


    They walked down the long porch filled with colorful nts, and when they reached the door, He Xinyan saw that Xu Mengya was already standing at the door.

 Chapter 133 Meeting With Gu Yechen’s Parents

    <h4>Chapter 133 Meeting With Gu Yechen''s Parents</h4>


    They walked down the long porch filled with colorful nts, and when they reached the door, He Xinyan saw that Xu Mengya was already standing at the door.


    She smiled and walked past Gu Yechen, "Auntie Xu!"


    Xu Mengya jumped up excitedly and ran out of the house in her slippers, "Xinyan! You''re here!"


    They walked into the house together, leaving Gu Yechen following them from behind.


    "Come! Come taste my sweet and sour pork ribs! Big Devil said it''s too sweet! You try it." He Xinyan had just taken off her shoes and Xu Mengya immediately dragged her into the kitchen.


    He Xinyan frowned slightly as she wondered who ''Big Devil'' was.


    "How is it? Is it good?" Xu Mengya eagerly anticipated He Xinyan''s response.


    He Xinyan slowly ate the sweet and sour pork rib and nodded her head. She didn''t know that Xu Mengya''s cooking would be so delicious!


    After swallowing, she licked her lips and held two thumbs up, "It''s delicious! The meat is very soft and chewy, and the taste is perfectly sweet and savory! Auntie Xu, I didn''t know your cooking was so good!"


    She didn''t say this to make Xu Mengya happy, but the food was actually very delicious!


    Xu Mengya''s face lit up with happiness, "Of course! Ch! Big Devil says it''s bad!"


    "Big Devil?" He Xinyan tilted her head slightly.


    Xu Mengya pursed her lips out, "Hmph! Big Devil doesn''t let me go find you and y with you! Or else I would have gone to go visit you in the past few days!"


    As she spoke, she pretended to cry.


    He Xinyan opened her mouth slightly. Was ''Big Devil'' Gu Yechen''s dad?


    "Mrs. Xu."


    A deep and sexy voice spoke over Xu Mengya''s fake crying sounds. He Xinyan turned around and saw Gu Hanyu.


    His gazended on Xu Mengya, and it was very gentle. It reminded He Xinyan of how Gu Yechen looked at her. . .


    Gu Hanyu saw that Xu Mengya was acting all sad and wiping away nonexistent tears. He sighed helplessly and walked over to her.


    As he untied her apron, he said, "Think about your age now. Aren''t you afraid that the younger generation willugh at you?"


    He slightly nodded his head towards He Xinyan as a sign of acknowledgment.


    Xu Mengya''s eyes widened and she knit her eyebrows together, "Gu Hanyu, are you saying that I am old?!"


    Gu Hanyu smiled softly and ced both hands onto Xu Mengya''s cheeks, "Are you saying that you are still young in front of Xinyan? Go sit down. I will cook."


    He kissed her on the forehead and his eyes were filled with love and gentleness.


    As He Xinyan watched this, she felt a warm feeling in her chest.


    She smiled, "Auntie Xu isn''t old. If we were to stand next to each other, outsiders will think that we are sisters!"


    Xu Mengya smiled triumphantly, "See! Do you hear that?! I''m not old!"


    Xu Mengya lifted her chin up and handed the cooking spat to Gu Hanyu. She grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand and pulled her out of the kitchen, "Let''s go!"


    He Xinyan blinked a few times and looked back at Gu Hanyu, who was wearing an apron and holding a spat. He grinned at her and slightly nodded her head. Then, he closed the kitchen door.


    "Auntie Xu, Uncle Gu knows how to cook?" He Xinyan was quite surprised because Gu Hanyu didn''t look like the type to be standing inside a kitchen and cooking.


    Well. . . Gu Yechen didn''t look like that type either.


    Xu Mengya sat down on the couch with her and handed her a te of fruits, "Ch! If it hadn''t been for his sweet and sour pork ribs, I definitely wouldn''t have married him!"


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened in surprise, "Could it be that Uncle Gu''s one dish. . ."


    Xu Mengya pursed her lips out, "Xinyan-ah, if a man cooks for you, you have to be very careful! He is definitely scheming already, and he is just trying to trick you to be with him."


    He Xinyan couldn''t help butugh, "Auntie Xu, you really. . ."


    "Don''t mention it! I regret my decision so much! Married a Big Devil, and then gave birth to a Small Devil!" Xu Mengya red at Gu Yechen, who just walked down the stairs.


    About half an hourter, the food was ready and Gu Hanyu walked out of the kitchen holding several tes of steaming food.


    The delicious smell immediately reached He Xinyan''s nose, and she stood up to go look at the food.


    Xu Mengya also walked over to the table and they sat down together. There were four chairs at the rectangr table, and the two couples sat next to each other.


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened at what she saw.


    Xu Mengya also licked her lips excitedly, "Kung Pao Chicken. . . Spicy fish. . . boiled shrimp. . . braised ribs! My favorites!"


    He Xinyan was also very amazed. She didn''t think that Gu Hanyu would be able to make such a delicious table of food.


    So this is where Gu Yechen got his cooking genes from!


    The four of them sat down to eat and Xu Mengya was the first to pick up her chopsticks and begin. He Xinyan waited for a moment because she thought it wouldn''t be polite for her to eat before the elders did.


    Xu Mengya picked up a braised pork rib and took a bite.


    As she looked up, she knit her eyebrows together.


    "You stupid boy! Why aren''t you cing food on Xinyan''s bowl?! If your dad was like you, I would have definitely not married him!"


    Gu Hanyu ced a piece of fish into Xu Mengya''s bowl. He had removed all of the fish bones for her already.


    "If I remember correctly, you married me just because of a piece of pork rib. . ."


    "You -" Xu Mengya pinched Gu Hanyu''s waist frustratingly and red at him.


    He Xinyan licked her lips and looked down to hide herugh.


    She always really envied a perfect andplete family like this. The parents were in love and the children got along well. The entire family could sit together and eat a meal of home cooking while talking about interesting things in life.


    This seemed to be a very happy thing. . .


    Gu Yechen peeled a shrimp and put it into He Xinyan''s bowl, "Dad''s boiled shrimp is very good. It tastes even better with the special sauce he made himself."


    He Xinyan looked down at the shrimp in her bowl and raised one eyebrow. Why did his words sound a little weird. . .


    "Yes! Xinyan, eat more! When you have time,e over more often so your dad. . . your Uncle Gu can make more delicious food for you!" Xu Mengya''s mouth was filled with food and she smiled sweetly as she spoke.


    Gu Hanyu really trapped Xu Mengya''s stomach. . . Now, Xu Mengya''s stomach only likes the food he cooks. Even the restaurants outside don''t taste that good to her now.


    Now, He Xinyan knew why Gu Yechen''s words didn''t sound right. She doesn''t know if Xu Mengya did it on ident or on purpose, but it made He Xinyan slightly embarrassed.


    After the meal, they cleaned the stuff up and He Xinyan and Gu Yechen stepped out of the house to return to the Xihe Estates.


    Outside the door, Xu Mengya was still reluctant to let He Xinyan go.


    She hugged her and said, "Xinyan, I really like you. You have toe to visit me often. Even if you don''t, I will go find you often!"


    He Xinyan chuckled, "Don''t worry, Auntie Xu. I wille to visit you often!"


    Xu Mengya pulled away from the hug but she suddenly grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand. From her own wrist, she pulled off a red jade bracelet and stretched out He Xinyan''s hand.


    He Xinyan gasped and immediately tried to stop her, "Auntie Xu, what are you doing?"


    Xu Mengya grasped onto her hand and smiled, "Our first meeting was rushed, so I wasn''t able to give you anything. Just take this as a gift from me to you!"


    "This. . . This is too valuable, I can''t take it." He Xinyan did take a look at jade once in a while, and she could immediately tell from the color and quality of this bracelet that it was probably very precious and expensive.


    From the looks of it, Xu Mengya has probably been wearing this bracelet for a long time already.


    Xu Mengya grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand and forcefully pushed it onto He Xinyan''s wrist, "If you keep rejecting me then it means that you look down on my gift!"


    He Xinyan slightly furrowed her eyebrows and felt as the chilly jade bracelet touched her smooth skin.


    He Xinyan stared at the bracelet for a long time before looking back up.


    "Xinyan, I really like you. There is no reason. . . Maybe this is fate in its own way. I hope that this fate can continue into a deeper rtionship." Xu Mengya smiled as she spoke.

 Chapter 134 Li Yuyan and Li Huiran

    <h4>Chapter 134 Li Yuyan and Li Huiran</h4>


    Xu Mengya smiled as she spoke.


    He Xinyan felt her cheeks warm up a little and she immediately understood what Xu Mengya meant. But. . .


    "If that stupid guy dares to bully you, just call me! I will help you to scold him!" Xu Mengya red at Gu Yechen, who was speaking to his dad not so far away.


    He Xinyan also looked his way and saw Gu Yechen turn his head around to look at her. Their eyes met midair and He Xinyan quickly looked away.


    She looked at Xu Mengya and said, "Thank you, Auntie Xu."


    ''Thank you for being so considerate and caring towards me. . . Thank you for making me feel loved.''


    Xu Mengya held He Xinyan''s hands inside hers and smiled, "Silly girl, don''t thank me. Remember toe to visit and y with me!"


    "Okay!"


    Xu Mengya grinned, "It''s gettingter. You two should go home now."


    He Xinyan nodded her head. From what Xu Mengya said, it almost sounded like Gu Yechen and her were a married couple!


    He Xinyan and Gu Yechen entered the car together and He Xinyan waved a final goodbye to Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu.


    Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu watched as the car slowly drove off and disappeared. The two of them returned back into the house and entered their room.


    They sat down together on the bed and Xu Mengya rested her head onto Gu Hanyu''s shoulder, "Honey, I really like Xinyan."


    Gu Hanyu nodded his head slightly.


    "Let''s have Yechen marry her."


    Gu Hanyu nodded his head again.


    "Then have them give birth to a cute grandson and granddaughter for us."


    Gu Hanyu nodded his head once again.


    Xu Mengya was lost inside her own imagination, and she didn''t even notice the way the man next to her was staring at her.


    Atst, Gu Hanyu pulled Xu Mengya over and turned her head over to look at him.


    "What?!"


    "You have escaped too many times. Don''t you think we should. . ."


    Xu Mengya''s eyes widened as she immediately sensed the dangering up.


    "Hahahaha. . . honey, what are you talking about?"


    Gu Hanyu raised one eyebrow, "What do you think I''m talking about?"


    "It''s still daytime, Gu Hanyu!"


    "Doesn''t matter." Gu Hanyu immediately pressed Xu Mengya onto the bed and she shrieked in surprise. He then flipped around so he was on top of her and pressed down onto her.


    ---


    It was already almost time for dinner when He Xinyan and Gu Yechen returned to the Xihe Estates. They parted ways as He Xinyan wanted to eat dinner at the He mansion.


    Li Huiran was gone and Li Yuyan rarely came down for dinner anymore. How nice was that?


    Several days had passed already and Bai Jiawei wasn''t extremely mad anymore. He would still frown when he saw Li Yuyan, but nothing more than that.


    He rarely came down for dinner too, and He Xinyan assumed that it was probably because he was remorsing over his nonexistent "son".


    He Xinyan entered the house and saw the dining room to be empty like she expected. She sat down and a worker came out with several tes of food.


    "Where is Li Yuyan and my dad?" He Xinyan asked as she picked up her chopsticks.


    "Mr. Bai is inside his bedroom and Mrs. Su left the house a while ago."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow. Left the house. . . to go where?


    "Thank you." She lifted up her bowl of rice and began eating.


    ---


    A few miles away from the He mansion.


    Li Yuyan stopped in front of a door in one of the high-end hotels in Country Z.


    Room 1721.


    The hotel had 17 floors in total, and this was one of the few presidential suites on the top floor.


    Li Yuyan rang the doorbell and a few secondster, the door opened.


    Li Huiran stood at the door and she smiled slightly when she saw her daughter. Her hair was messy and there were no traces of makeup on her face, revealing her wrinkles.


    "Come in."


    Li Yuyan followed Li Huiran into the room and noticed how messy it was. Her clothes were all over the ce and there were several things on the floor.


    Some items were broken into pieces, and Li Yuyan guessed that her mother had probably smashed them.


    "Mom, what are we going to do?"


    Li Huiran sat down on the couch and Li Yuyan sat across from her. Li Huiran pulled out a bottle of red wine from underneath the table and opened it.


    She picked up a dirty ss and poured some wine into it before drinking.


    "Oh, and I don''t have enough money. Transfer some to me when you return home today."


    Li Yuyan knit her eyebrows together, "Mom! What are you doing?!"


    Li Huiran gulped down the wine, "What? You don''t want to give me money."


    Li Yuyan frowned and reluctantly said, "No, I''ll give you money. But don''t you want to go back? You can''t just leave like this! We can''t just give up!"


    Li Huiran grinned, "Of course. But how will I go back now?"


    There were a few seconds of silence before Li Yuyan said, "I''ll wait a few more days until dad isn''t so angry anymore, and I''ll try to persuade him to give you another chance."


    Li Huiran pressed her lips together, "Okay."


    She put down the ss of wine and leaned forward, staring into Li Yuyan''s eyes.


    "Yuyan, you''re our only hope now. You remember our life before we moved into the He mansion, right? It was horrible. We had no money and luxury items! You don''t want to live like that again, right?"


    Li Yuyan thought back to when she was young, and when they lived in that small and cramped house.


    "No! Of course not!"


    "Good! Mom can only depend on you. If you want to live a good life in the future, you have to work hard! Take everything from He Xinyan! It all belongs to us!"


    A spark shed past Li Yuyan''s eyes and she nodded her head.


    "Yes, mom!"


    ---


    At night, Gu Yechen once again climbed onto the second-floor balcony and entered He Xinyan''s bedroom.


    He Xinyan smiled when she saw him. She had a great time today at his parent''s house. She originally didn''t have very high hopes for Gu Yechen''s family, since the Gu family was a very powerful and prestigious family after all.


    In almost every romance novel there was the mom of the male lead seemed to be very mean and was always strongly against the female lead being with her son.


    However, to her surprise, it wasn''t the same with her! Not only was Xu Mengya not mean and against her, but instead she was extremely nice and cute.


    He Xinyan really liked Auntie Xu and she thought that she was very fortunate to have Gu Yechen''s mom be such a nice and friendly person.


    Gu Yechen got onto the bed and He Xinyan stretched her arms out.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow amusedly and licked his lips before grabbing onto her waist and pulling her in for a hug.


    He easily lifted her up from the bed slightly and carried her over closer to him so she was sitting on hisp.


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened slightly as she rested her head onto Gu Yechen''s chest.


    "Am I that light?" She muttered to herself, but Gu Yechen heard her.


    He looked down and ced his mouth close to her ear, so she could feel his warm breath, "Yes, you should eat more."


    He Xinyan looked up, "Ch! Stop lying! I eat a ton already for a woman my size! Besides that, I am also an actress, so I have to maintain my shape!"


    Gu Yechen pinched her waist gently, "Why are you an actress?"


    "Are you stupid? Of course to earn money!"


    Gu Yechen grinned, "Then you should quit. I can give you more money than you will earn in a lifetime being an actress. Instead of being an actress, why don''t you switch a job?"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "What job?"


    "LImited edition and there is only one spot open. It is a permanent job for life and you get a lot of money without doing much."


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together, "What is it?"


    Gu Yechen suddenly leaned forward so their faces were a few centimeters away, "Gu Yechen''s wife."


    He Xinyan immediately felt her face warm up and she looked away, "I''m going to quit being an actress soon. I have other things to do."


    Gu Yechen smiled and gently lifted her chin up, "Do what you want. I will always be there for you."


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together. Why did this sound like a romantic confession to her?


    Gu Yechen''s eyes darkened a bit and he quickly leaned in and pressed his lips onto hers.


    After a very long kiss, He Xinyan licked her lips embarrassedly and swiftly got off of Gu Yechen''sp. She flipped over and pulled the nket over her face.


    "Good night!"

 Chapter 135 White Lotus Card

    <h4>Chapter 135 White Lotus Card</h4>


    "Good night!"


    Gu Yechen grinned and got out of bed to close the lights. When he returned he hugged her from behind and gently kissed her neck, making her flinch because it was a sensitive spot.


    "Good night."


    ---


    The days passed by quickly and He Xinyan went to filming and spent time with Gu Yechen. More than a week had passed since Li Huiran left the house, and everything was going well.


    One day, He Xinyan returned home after eating dinner with Gu Yechen and she saw Bai Jiawei sitting with Li Yuyan in the living room.


    When Bai Jiawei noticed her, he quickly stood up from the couch and smiled.


    "Yanyan,e and sit down."


    He Xinyan suspiciously walked over and took a seat. She didn''t have a good feeling about this meeting from the smug look on Li Yuyan''s face.


    "What is it?"


    Bai Jiawei cleared his throat and straightened his back a little, "I will be taking your Auntie Li back home tomorrow."


    There was a moment of silence as He Xinyan processed the information. What?!


    However, she remained a calm expression on her face as she gently raised one eyebrow.


    "Why?"


    Li Yuyan cut in this time with a triumphant smile on her face, "Because my mom has recognized her mistakes and dad decided to give her a second chance!"


    He Xinyan immediately knew that it was Li Yuyan''s persuasion that caused Bai Jiawei to suddenly change his mind and decide to be generous enough to bring Li Huiran home.


    However, she still had to give it one more try.


    "But dad, what if Auntie Li tries to wrongly use me again when shees back. I don''t know why, but Auntie Li seems to not like me very much and even tried to scheme against me!" He Xinyan looked down pitifully, pulling out her white lotus card!


    She then muttered, "Plus, she lied to you. . ."


    Bai Jiawei sighed and nced at Li Yuyan, who pressed her lips together.


    "Dad, mom recognizes her mistakes now! She told me she would never do it again! Plus, what would you tell outsiders if they figure out that my mom got kicked out! That would only be a p to the face to you and our family!"


    Bai Jiawei nodded his head slightly, "Xinyan, don''t worry. Your Auntie Li knows her mistakes now, and she won''t do it again. As the daughter of the He family, you should be forgiving, so forgive your Auntie Li."


    He Xinyan knew that further discussion wouldn''t be necessary since Bai Jiawei had already made his decision, so she nodded her head reluctantly.


    "Well, I hope she has a safe trip home tomorrow. I''m going to go get ready for bed."


    She stood up from the couch and walked up the stairs, entering her room and closing the door a little louder than usual.


    When she entered her room, He Xinyan''s expression immediately turned cold as she walked into her closet.


    She dropped her bag and changed into her pajamas before walking out and sitting on her bed.


    Li Huiran wasing back?


    This was definitely not something He Xinyan expected. Although the n failed to get Bai Jiawei to divorce Li Huiran, she still thought that it would at least have Li Huiran stay out of the He mansion for the time being.


    Looks like she had thought wrong. . .


    But how did Li Yuyan persuade Bai Jiawei to bring Li Huiran back?


    --- A few hours ago


    The front door opened and Bai Jiawei walked in. He was immediately greeted with Li Yuyan''s smiling face.


    "Wee home, dad!"


    Bai Jiawei frowned slightly and nodded his head as a sign of acknowledgment.


    Li Yuyan cleared her throat and helped carry Bai Jiawei''s bag as they walked into the house, "Dad, can I discuss something with you."


    "If it is about your mom, then no."


    Li Yuyan narrowed her eyes and said, "Dad, it won''t take long! Just sit on the couch for a cup of tea and we can talk."


    Bai Jiawei still kept his strong stance, "No. Don''t even mention your mom."


    "Dad, please. Just 5 minutes. Please. . . please. . . please!"


    Bai Jiawei annoyingly sighed and red at Li Yuyan, "Fine, but only 3 minutes."


    "Thank you, dad!" Li Yuyan pulled Bai Jiawei over to the living room and they sat down. She then went to grab some tea and ced it in front of Bai Jiawei.


    Then, she sat down across from him and spoke.


    "Dad, will you please let mom return. She knows what she did wrong now and she really regrets it. Give her another chance!"


    "No." Bai Jiawei took a sip of the tea and was about to stand up, but Li Yuyan stopped him.


    "I don''t care what you have to say for your mom," Bai Jiawei said.


    "You said three minutes!"


    Bai Jiawei frowned, "Fine."


    Li Yuyan cleared her throat and began saying what Li Huiran had told her to say.


    "I went to check on my mom this morning and she told me that she really recognizes her mistakes now. She just loves you too much and got scared when you said you were going to leave her! That was why she lied to you! However, she is really sorry now and she regrets her past decision! You two are married after all, so she hopes you can give her another chance."


    Bai Jiawei knit his eyebrows together, "No. I am also thinking of getting divorced a whileter."


    Li Yuyan jumped up immediately, "Dad, you can''t do that! What am I going to do if that happens! Please give mom a second chance!"


    "You are going toe with me."


    "But I can''t leave my mom. Dad, just don''t divorce!"


    Bai Jiawei frowned. If Li Yuyan really left, everything would go to He Xinyan then. However, after recent events, Bai Jiawei felt that it was impossible to control He Xinyan anymore, and he didn''t want the He Corporation to go into He Xinyan''s hands. . .


    "Besides, if you two divorce now, what will outsiders think." Li Yuyan pulled out her ace card.


    "Many people knew that my mom was pregnant because you told others. Then, suddenly you two are divorced! Of course people will realize that something is up. So, dad, you two can''t divorce!"


    Bai Jiawei pressed his lips together. He hadn''t thought of that.


    "Well isn''t that all because of your mom''s lie! If she hadn''t lied to me, do you think I would have told others?!"


    Li Yuyan looked down, "Well, yes. However, my mom has recognized her mistakes already! She will never do it again! She promised! Just give her another chance! Even if it isn''t for her or me, at least do it for the reputation of the He family. What will others think if you two suddenly get divorced after you just revealed my mom''s pregnancy?"


    Bai Jiawei sighed and stayed silent for a while. He cared about his reputation and money more than anything else. He couldn''t stand others talking bad about him.


    That was another reason why he hated He Xinyan''s grandfather. Sure, he dide from a small family! However, he couldn''t stand He Yuxin''s dad talking about it all the time.


    Bai Jiawei did tell several powerful people and his friends about Li Huiran''s pregnancy because it was something he was very proud of. It would be a p to his face if he divorced Li Huiran now. Of course people would realize that something was up.


    Finally, Bai Jiawei sighed and stood up with a grave expression.


    "Okay, I will give her onest chance. Bring her back tomorrow."


    Li Yuyan jumped up from the couch and pped her hands together, "Thank you, dad!"


    ---


    At night, Gu Yechen came a littleter than usual so they closed the lights and got onto the bed right away.


    He Xinyan looked up at him and sighed, "Li Huiran ising back."


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "Oh."


    "You''re not surprised?!" He Xinyan asked.


    "Not really. I did think of that possibility a while ago. After all, she is still married to your dad. And, I''m sure your dad told several people about her pregnancy. If they suddenly got divorced, people would realize something was wrong. Wouldn''t that be a p to your dad''s thick face?"


    He Xinyan opened her mouth slightly, "Oh. . . So it''s because he doesn''t want to lose face!"


    Gu Yechen nodded, "My baby is so smart!"


    He Xinyan blushed slightly and buried her head deeper into Gu Yechen''s chest.


    "Don''t think about it too much. Even though she ising back, Bai Jiawei still wouldn''t like her and trust her as much as before. There were be more opportunities in the future."


    Gu Yechen patted her gently on the head and kissed her, "Go to sleep now."


    He Xinyan nodded and closed her eyes.


    It seemed like she would have to try harder to kick them out forever. . .


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan didn''t have filming, although she wished she did.


    This was because Li Yuyan left very early in the morning to bring her mom back home before it was time for breakfast. Naturally, Li Huiran was also very excited to return.


    Right as He Xinyan walked down the stairs after just waking up, she saw Li Huiran walk into the house with Li Yuyan.


    He Xinyan scoffed when she saw the two of them and walked down thest few steps.


    "Wee, Auntie Li."

 Chapter 136 Taste Has Changed

    <h4>Chapter 136 Taste Has Changed</h4>


    "Wee, Auntie Li."


    Li Huiran narrowed her eyes and let go of her daughter''s hand as she walked over to He Xinyan. Bai Jiawei wasn''t down yet so Li Huiran didn''t hide her disdain and anger at He Xinyan.


    However, He Xinyan didn''t care as she yawned and crossed her arms together.


    "He! Xin! Yan!" Li Huiran said through gritted teeth.


    "What? Did you have a good time outside, Auntie Li? It doesn''t seem like it. Your wrinkles seem to have increased in these few days."


    Li Huiran''s face darkened even more as she clenched her fists together. Of course she didn''t have a good time in that cramped hotel room! But she was back now!


    Li Huiran scoffed, "It seems like I underestimated you, He Xinyan. You are a little smarter than your dumb mother."


    He Xinyan''s grinpletely disappeared when she heard Li Huiran mention her mother. Her expression turned so cold that Li Huiran took a step back from fear.


    Maybe it was because she was hanging around Gu Yechen too often now, but her expression now was very simr to Gu Yechen''s when he was angry.


    "You aren''t worthy enough to talk about my mother, Li Huiran. A stray chicken stays forever a chicken. It will never be the phoenix."


    He Xinyan''s grin reappeared, but she still had a cold and mocking expression.


    "Enjoy your stay here at the He mansion," He Xinyan said, emphasizing the word "He".


    "It won''tst long."


    With that, He Xinyan walked straight past Li Huiran, bumping into her shoulder. She sat down at the dining table and elegantly unfolded the napkin, cing it into herp.


    A worker carried out the breakfast upon seeing He Xinyan sit down, and she began to eat without waiting for the others.


    Li Huiran turned around and red at her, still shaking slightly from He Xinyan''s scary expression. She straightened her back slightly and walked up the stairs to go find Bai Jiawei.


    A few minutester, Li Huiran walked down the stairs, following closely behind Bai Jiawei, who had a frown on his face.


    They sat down at the dining table and all began to eat.


    The room was silent for a long time, and it made Li Huiran feel kind of awkward.


    She cleared her throat and asked, "So, how have you guys been recently?"


    He Xinyan swallowed her food and smiled, "Great!"


    The smile on Li Huiran''s face stiffened, and she turned to Bai Jiawei, "Jiawei, I know what I did wrong now, and I feel very bad for what I did."


    Bai Jiawei sighed and stood up from the table, "I know. I''m going to work now."


    He walked away and grabbed his bag before leaving the house. After Bai Jiawei had disappeared, He Xinyan also left the dining table and walked up the stairs into her room.


    Filming started at night so she had a lot of time in her hands.


    He Xinyan fell down onto her bed and wrapped herself up inside her nkets. Suddenly, she shot her eyes open and hopped out of bed.


    After changing into clothes to go out, she grabbed her bag and left the house.


    She stopped the car after several minutes of driving in front of a cake shop.


    What else better was there to do besides eating?!


    He Xinyan parked the car and hopped out, walking into the shop. This was one of her favorite cake shops, and she had probably tried every single product they offered.


    The bell hanging on the door rang when she stepped in, and a worker greeted her politely.


    The delicious smell of warm bread and creamy cakes greeted her nose, and it made her excited just from smelling it.


    He Xinyan immediately walked over to the cake disy and looked at the array of cakes. Her n was to buy a huge one. . . or maybe two, so she could share it with Gu Yechen!


    He always cooked for her, and although he did so willingly, she still felt a little bad. He seemed to do all the work. . . cook, wash the dishes, watch television with her.


    And he was the almighty Gu Yechen! Boss of the Gu Corporation! Prince of the Gu family!


    Although she couldn''t cook, she could buy food! He Xinyan smiled as she bent down to look at the cakes on the lower register.


    The doorbell rang again as someone else walked in.


    Suddenly, someone behind her called out her name.


    "Xinyan!"


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows at the familiar voice as she stood back up and turned around, surprised at who she saw.


    "Su Zhiming? What are you doing here?"


    Su Zhiming smiled when she saw that it was really He Xinyan. He had thought that he saw wrong, but it was really her!


    "I''m here to buy a cup of coffee! Are you here for cake?"


    He Xinyan didn''t respond as she frowned a little. This shop was indeed quite close to Su Zhiming''s newpany location, so it was reasonable for him toe here for coffee.


    "Yes."


    She turned back around to continue looking at the cakes. Back in college, Su Zhiming bought her cake from her often when he was chasing her.


    That was another reason why she decided to give him a chance. She was touched by his persistence!


    However, after they started dating for less than a month, he stopped.


    He Xinyan grinned coldly. What a joke!


    Su Zhiming didn''t speak to her any further and he walked over to the cashier, "Can I get an iced americano and two slices of that strawberry cream cake over there?"


    "Yes, sir. That would be 17 dors."


    Su Zhiming paid and got his two slices of cake before walking over to He Xinyan, looking down at her since she was still bent over, looking at the disy of cakes.


    One of the main issues withing here was that He Xinyan could never pick which cake to buy. They all looked so delicious!


    Su Zhiming smiled, "Xinyan, I bought two slices of your favorite strawberry cream cake. Do you want to eat it together outside?"


    He Xinyan looked up at him coldly and stood up, crossing her arms together.


    "It''s okay. My taste has changed. I don''t like strawberry cream cake anymore." He Xinyan grinned, lying through her teeth. Of course she liked strawberry cream cake! It was the best! However, there was no way she would eat strawberry cream cake from Su Zhiming!


    She walked straight past him and to the cashier, "Can I get a mango mousse cake and a tiramisu?"


    "The slice or the 8-inch cake?"


    "The 8-inch cake please."


    He Xinyan paid for it and the worker walked over to the cake disy fridge to get the cake for her.


    She held one cake in each hand and thanked the worker before walking out of the shop. Her n was to buy some bread and cake slices to eat at the chairs outside the shop, but she wasn''t in the mood for it anymore because of Su Zhiming''s presence.


    Su Zhiming turned around and ran out after her, "Xinyan!"


    "Sir, your coffee!"


    Outside the shop, Su Zhiming quickly stopped He Xinyan and turned her around.


    "Xinyan, do you really have to treat me so coldly?"


    He Xinyan flung away Su Zhiming''s hand and red at him, "Then how should I treat you?"


    Su Zhiming frowned slightly, "Well. . . I''m not asking you to treat me like before, but we can still be friends, right?"


    Su Zhiming was beginning to dislike Li Yuyan more and more now, especially after the incident with Li Huiran. He really regret picking Li Yuyan instead of He Xinyan.


    After all, He Xinyan was the rightful heir to the He Corporation and besides that, she was much more beautiful! Li Yuyan took off her makeup when sleeping now and Su Zhiming couldn''t bear looking at her.


    Although it was still slightly better than average, it couldn''t evenpare with He Xinyan. Su Zhiming couldn''t help but think what if he stayed with He Xinyan and they got married.


    Wouldn''t everything be so much better now?


    He would be with He Xinyan, hispany would be just as sessful as now, maybe even better, and he would be able to inherit the He Corporation as the husband of He Xinyan!


    Su Zhiming clenched his fists together tightly as his regret grew stronger and stronger inside him.


    "Xinyan, will you be with me if I divorce Li Yuyan?"


    He Xinyan tried not to puke as she rolled her eyes, "I mean. . . you can try. We will see."


    With that, He Xinyan got into her car and drove off, leaving Su Zhiming alone in the cold autumn wind, staring into the direction where He Xinyan had gone.


    Should he try?


    ---


    Su Zhiming went back into the shop to get his coffee before leaving. When he stepped outside, he nced at the trash can next to him and tossed the two cake slices into it.


    He got into the car with a grave expression and drove away.


    A few minutester, he stopped in front of hispany building. For a newpany like his, the building was considered veryrge.


    He walked in with his coffee in one hand and several of the workers immediately greeted him.


    "Good morning, President Su."


    "Good morning."


    "Hello, President Su."


    Su Zhiming nodded his head slightly as he walked past them and clicked the elevator button.


    The workers in the front lobby whispered amongst themselves excitedly.


    "President Su is so handsome!"


    "I know right, Mrs. Su is so lucky!"


    "Ah, look at his side profile! He''s so good looking!"


    The elevator arrived and he rode up onto the 17th floor to his office. Inside his office, Su Zhiming ced the coffee onto his desk and sat down, closing his eyes.


    A blurry image of He Xinyan appeared and Su Zhiming smiled. Suddenly, the door opened and someone walked in, disturbing his thoughts.

 Chapter 137 Yinlan’s Punishment Scene

    <h4>Chapter 137 Yin''s Punishment Scene</h4>


    Suddenly, the door opened and someone walked in, disturbing his thoughts.


    Su Zhiming frowned when he saw who it was and he crossed his arms together, "Why didn''t you knock?"


    Su Zhiming''s assistant froze and he gulped, "President Su, I did knock."


    "Whatever. What is it?"


    "Here is the monthly report for thepany."


    Su Zhiming flipped open the folder and leaned back against his chair to read what was on the pages.


    "Our ranking moved up again." Su Zhiming raised one eyebrow as a small smile crept up his face. Newstart Entertainment was in the top 10 for Country Z entertainmentpanies already, which was a very rare sight for a newpany like his!


    Of course, this wasrgely due to the help of the He Corporation, but Su Zhiming didn''t want to admit that.


    "Yes, President Su! Our gross profit and profit also increased this month by 54 thousand!"


    Su Zhiming''s smile widened as he finished reading through the report.


    Hispany was growing, and it was only getting better and better! Before long, he was certain that He Xinyan would return to his side.


    By then, he would be able to kick Li Yuyan away and Bai Jiawei would also have to agree to him!


    Su Zhiming lifted his chin up slightly and licked his lips with a grin.


    ---


    In the afternoon, He Xinyan left for filming.


    She had a few scenes to film and she wanted to finish them quickly so she could make it back early for dinner!


    He Xinyan changed into her costume and did her makeup before going to the filming site.


    Li Yuyan was also here because she had two scenes today, and both of them were with He Xinyan.


    "He Xinyan! Li Yuyan! Let''s get started!" Director Ma called and the two of them got into position.


    This was after Yin was exposed, and the empress decided to punish her to death.


    She was sent into the ce where punished servants went to receive their punishment, and although she wasn''t getting any physical punishment, she was awaiting her death.


    Concubine Xi was going to visit her servant onest time before her death.


    "Beautiful Things Past, Scene 127, Take 1, Action!"


    Concubine Xi walked to the dirty wood building and the guard outside immediately bowed down to greet her.


    "Mydy, what are you doing in a dirty ce like here?"


    Concubine Xi nced down at the servant and took a deep breath, smelling in the hay, "I''m here to look for someone."


    The servant stood up immediately and opened up the door, "This way, mydy!"


    Concubine Xi stepped in and she scrunched her face up at the disgusting smell of blood and sweat inside.


    Her maid also pressed her lips together, "Mydy, you aren''t fit for a ce like this. We should -"


    Concubine Xi ignored her and walked in. She immediately heard the ear-piercing screams and when she walked in, she saw several servants, male and female, receiving beatings.


    Their upper bodies were naked and several of them had blood covering most of their skin.


    Concubine Xi took a deep breath and looked away before walking in further. Next, there were several servants that were doing work. They seemed to be mixing something in a huge jar, and there were guards watching them.


    "Hurry up! Stop cking off! You! What are you doing?! Do you want to receive a beating?! Hurry and do your work!"


    Concubine Xi walked past them as well with her eyebrows tightly furrowed together. As she walked in further, the sound of screaming grew softer and softer.


    Finally, she stopped in front of several cells. Most of the cells were empty since few servants were actually sent here. Unless you made a huge mistake, most servants didn''t get punished to death.


    Most just received a spanking from their owner, so being sent here meant you probably made a more serious mistake.


    Also, if a servant was sentenced to death, it was different from a concubine or someone important getting sentenced to death. As a servant, you were more likely killed on the spot.


    However, it was different for Yin. She was going to be hanged in front of all the other servants in the pce as a reminder to them to not try and do things out of their responsibility.


    It was a silent warning to them: "You were born to be servants and serve. So don''t try and escape your fate. If you do, what awaits you is only death."


    All of the cell doors were open except one.


    Concubine Xi walked over and the guard following behind her unlocked the door. She walked in and looked down coldly at the personying on the ground.


    Li Yuyan. . . Oh wait! No, it''s Yin! Yes, Yin. . .


    Yin had received a beating before being sent here, so her body was weak and sore. She looked up at Concubine Xi and they stared at each other for a few seconds.


    Finally, Yinughed.


    "Mydy, what are you doing here? Your precious body shouldn''t be in a dirty ce like this! Are you pretending to pity me. . . or pretending to be a good master?!"


    Yin''s smile disappeared, "Stop pretending! This is all because of you! You caused all of this! If it weren''t for you, this wouldn''t happen to me!"


    The hint of sadness in Concubine Xi''s expression disappeared when she heard what Yin said.


    Concubine Xi raised one eyebrow, "It seems like you still haven''t learned your lesson."


    He Xinyan took a step forward, blocking the camera view of Li Yuyan. As she walked, she kicked up some hay on the ground. . . right onto Li Yuyan''s face!


    Li Yuyan turned her face away in surprise and red at He Xinyan, clenching her fists together. If it weren''t for the fact that breaching the contract meant that she had to pay a huge fee, Li Yuyan would have quit this drama a long time ago!


    She didn''t want to be the maid! She was supposed to be Concubine Xi! That was her role in the beginning! If it weren''t for the fact that He Xinyan slept and seduced Gu Yechen, the role would be hers right now!


    "Cut! Cut! Li Yuyan, what are you doing?!"


    Director Ma mmed his headphones onto the table and stood up angrily. The scene was going very well!


    Li Yuyan quickly got up from the ground, brushing off the hay and dirt on her outfit.


    "Director, He Xinyan! She - She kicked hay onto my face so I forgot my lines!"

 Chapter 138 Li Yuyan’s Anger

    <h4>Chapter 138 Li Yuyan''s Anger</h4>


    "Director, He Xinyan! She - She kicked hay onto my face so I forgot my lines!"


    He Xinyan turned around with a smile, "That was on ident. . . However, it was only a small piece of hay. I didn''t know that you could forget lines so easily."


    Director Ma sighed, "Let''s go again. He Xinyan, be careful next time. Li Yuyan, focus!"


    They tried again and once again, He Xinyan purposely kicked hay onto Li Yuyan''s face. This time, Li Yuyan was smarter and she held her anger in to avoid having to film this scene any more times.


    "What lesson do I have to learn?"


    Concubine Xi bent down and narrowed her eyes, "Yin, when did you be like this?"


    "I was always like this! Hahahaha! I was supposed to be the master! I am also father''s daughter! Why do I have to be the servant?!"


    Concubine Xi''s eyes burned with anger and she raised one arm up, pping Yin across the cheek.


    "Ah!" Li Yuyan screamed, lifting one arm up to cover her cheek. This was supposed to be a fake p! But He Xinyan actually pped her!


    She was in shock for a few seconds, but Li Yuyan quickly fixed her expression in hopes to not have to film this scene another time.


    "My father took you in because he pitied you! If it weren''t for my father, you would be homeless on the streets right now! Yet you repay his kindness with hatred andints! You should learn your position! In the pce, you are a servant!"


    "I want to be a master!" Yin seemed to have gone a little crazy by now, and her eyes were red.


    Concubine Xi stared at her crazy expression for several seconds before standing up, "Maybe in your next life."


    With that, she walked out of the cell and the guard locked the door once again.


    Yin''sugh could be heard the entire way until Concubine Xi walked out of the building.


    "Cut! Great job, Xinyan! Your expressions were on point! Li Yuyan. . ." Director Ma sighed, "Keep working."


    Li Yuyan clenched her teeth together as she stood up and brushed the hay and dirt off of her body. The floor was filthy, and Li Yuyan felt disgusted just fromying on it.


    "Ughh!!" Li Yuyan grumbled as she stared at He Xinyan, who was sitting on her seat and drinking a cup of milk tea in her concubine outfit already.


    That was her role! He Xinyan was supposed to beying in the hay!


    Although Su Zhiming''spany was getting much better, he never helped her in getting the roles she wanted. Whenever she asked him, he would just change the subject and tell her to use her skills to get roles.


    Besides that, Su Zhiming was far from President Gu! They were on two different levels! Su Zhiming wasn''t even on the same level as the He family yet!


    Just thinking about it made Li Yuyan''s face red with anger!


    The next scene was when Li Yuyan gets hanged and He Xinyan also had a small part in it. It took a long time to set up because Li Yuyan has to be suspended on a harness so she doesn''t actually get hanged, although that would also be kind of cool.


    He Xinyan rxed, sitting on the chair as she talked to Wu Minger, Yang Siyue, and Gu Yebei, waiting for the scene to start.


    Meanwhile, Li Yuyan was having a hard time as she got lifted up into the air. It was very tiring and it hurt a lot to be hung in the air.


    Then, they had to drop the rope to hang her.


    After a long time, the filming finally started. By then, Li Yuyan was feeling sick from being lifted up into the air, and she was cursing He Xinyan for stealing her role once again.


    This time, He Xinyan decided to be nice and let the scene pass in one take.


    Yin got hanged in front of all the servants in the pce and right before she got hanged, Concubine Xi rode by in her sedan chair, ncing at Yin as she traveled by.


    Yin''s fingers dug into the rope with anger. She always had to walk next to Concubine Xi while she rodefortably in the sedan chair.


    In her next life, she will definitely be the master!


    The scene quickly ended after Yin got hanged and Li Yuyan''s scenes were finished for the day. He Xinyan had two more scenes and she would get off of work too.


    Li Yuyan quickly changed out of her maid outfit and stared at her dirty hair and face. Angrily, she quickly returned to the Xihe Estates and entered her house with Su Zhiming.


    Li Yuyan took a shower and changed into a beige-colored merino wool dress that hugged her body curves. The temperature was getting colder, so Li Yuyan wore a pair of ck silk stockings underneath the dress.


    She let her hair down and curled the bottom, also putting on a bright red lipstick.


    Then, she left the house and drove to Newstart Entertainment.


    When she walked in, all the workers greeted her. She came once in a while, so most people recognized her.


    "Hello, Mrs. Su."


    "Good evening, Mrs. Su!"


    Li Yuyan smiled at all of them and walked over to the elevator. She overheard a few female workers in the lobby whispering.


    "Mrs. Su is so pretty! President Su is lucky to have a beautiful wife like her!"


    Li Yuyan''s smile widened as she stood a little straighter. However, the next voice angered her.


    "Have you seen the actual daughter of the He family? I saw her once on the news! He Xinyan is her name. She looks even more beautiful than Mrs. Su and I think she is single. I wonder why President Su chose Mrs. Su over her."


    Li Yuyan''s smile immediately disappeared as she turned around angrily, scanning the people in the front lobby.


    However, the voices suddenly disappeared, probably because they realized that she noticed.


    The elevator door arrived and Li Yuyan stepped in. She mmed the 17th button and crossed her arms together.


    She was still furious about what happened at filming. She wanted good roles too, but Su Zhiming couldn''t give them to her!


    The door opened and Li Yuyan stepped out, walking straight for Su Zhiming''s office.


    Without knocking, she stepped inside. At once, two pairs of eyes turned around to look at her.


    There were two people inside the office.

 Chapter 139 Liu Wei

    <h4>Chapter 139 Liu Wei</h4>


    There were two people inside the office.


    Li Yuyan stopped and her eyes met with Su Zhiming''s angry re. Did shee in at the wrong time?


    Su Zhiming was sitting on the couch inside his office and there was another man sitting across from him. The man seemed to be in his 40s or even early 50s, and his eyes lit up when he saw Li Yuyan.


    He stood up and walked over to Li Yuyan, "President Su, is this your wife?"


    Su Zhiming also stood up and followed him, "Yes, President Liu! This is my wife, Li Yuyan."


    He then turned to re at Li Yuyan, "Hurry up and greet President Liu! He is the CEO of the prestigious Liu Corporation!"


    Li Yuyan nced at Liu Wei and nodded her head slightly, "Hello, President Liu."


    Liu Wei''s smile widened and he lifted one of Li Yuyan''s hands, "Nice to meet you. President Su is very lucky to have such a beautiful wife like you."


    Li Yuyan smiled softly and pulled her hand away. She knew of the Liu Corporation. It was a very powerfulpany, even more powerful than the He Corporation.


    However, there was still quite a distance between the Liu Corporation and the Gu Corporation.


    Liu Wei wasn''t the typical fat and old CEO, although he was old. He was skinny. Very skinny. He was the stick type of skinny, and it seemed like he was even thinner than Li Yuyan! He wore a thin pair of sses over his slim and long face, which didn''t look very handsome.


    Liu Wei''s eyes were glued onto Li Yuyan as she walked over to Su Zhiming and wrapped her hand around his.


    "When is your work finished?"


    Su Zhiming sighed, "Can''t you see that I am in a meeting with President Liu? Go wait for me outside."


    Li Yuyan frowned unhappily and reluctantly let go of his arm, however, President Liu quickly stopped her.


    "President Su, don''t worry about it. We can discuss the nter. Your beautiful wife is obviously more important. I will get going then."


    Liu Wei grabbed onto Li Yuyan''s hand once again and slipped a small sheet of paper into his palm. He grinned at her before leaving the room.


    "Xi Jun, go escort President Liu out of the building!"


    "Yes, President Su."


    Once they were gone, Su Zhiming turned around and red at Li Yuyan.


    "Are you stupid?! Don''t you know how to knock?! I worked so hard to arrange this meeting with President Liu, and you just ruined it!"


    Li Yuyan pouted unhappily, "I didn''t know. . . I''m sorry."


    Su Zhiming knit his eyebrows together frustratingly and sighed, "Whatever. Let''s go home."


    The two of them drove home, and the ride was silent the entire way. When they returned, it was a little past dinnertime already.


    They went to the He mansion first and Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran were already eating dinner.


    "Where is Xinyan?" Su Zhiming asked.


    "She went to go eat dinner outside."


    A hint of disappointment shed past Su Zhiming''s face as he sat down.


    ---


    Meanwhile, in the house next to them, two people were having a very happy and romantic dinner together!


    Well actually, they had finished their dinner already and was on their dessert.


    Gu Yechen carried all of the tes into the kitchen as He Xinyan took out the two 8-inch cakes she had bought.


    Her expression was almost like she had just won a lottery as she stared at the two beautiful cakes! It looked so delicious!


    She cut two slices from each cake and ced one of each on the clean tes.


    "Yechen! Gu Yechen!" He Xinyan ran into the kitchen, still holding the stic knife.


    "Let''s go eat cake!"


    Gu Yechen finished washing his hands and nodded his head. He Xinyan held onto his hand and pulled him out of the kitchen and to the dining table.


    The entire way, Gu Yechen smiled sweetly as he stared at their intertwined hands. When they arrived, she let go and pointed at the two tes of cake.


    To be honest, Gu Yechen didn''t really like sweets, but he wasn''t going to ruin his baby''s mood! So of course, he ate the cake willingly.


    After the two slices, Gu Yechen was finished but He Xinyan cut herself another slice of the mango mousse.


    The rest of the cake was stored inside Gu Yechen''s fridge since He Xinyan came here very often now. It was practically her house!


    Well, it was. . . since the house was under He Xinyan''s name.


    They then sat down on the couch to watch television, and Gu Yechen carried over hisptop to finish off his work.


    When He Xinyan returned home, it was already time for bed.


    ---


    Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming also returned home and they wereying together on the bed in the dark room. Li Yuyan rolled around and hugged Su Zhiming from behind.


    "Zhiming. . ."


    "Go to sleep."


    "Zhiming, you haven''t touched me in over two weeks already. Both of our parents want grandchildren, we should hurry up."


    Su Zhiming sighed. How was he going to divorce her if she got pregnant?!


    "No, I''m tired. I am also very busy recently, so it isn''t a good time to have a child now. We can wait forter."


    Li Yuyan pressed her lips together and let go of Su Zhiming, turning around to face the other way. When she closed her eyes, images of He Xinyan bullying her on set today came into view.


    Li Yuyan clenched her fists together in anger! Su Zhiming wouldn''t help her, and even if he did, he didn''t have enough power.


    Li Yuyan opened her eyes and listened to the even breathinging from the other side of the bed. Well, Su Zhiming sure fell asleep quickly!


    She stared into the darkness for a long time before pressing her lips together.


    She couldn''t stay this way! She couldn''t stay below He Xinyan! She should be the one stepping all over her, not the other way around!


    Li Yuyan was also angry at Su Zhiming! She was beginning to slightly regret marrying him although hispany was improving by the day. She couldn''t let go of him but she couldn''t wait either!


    She needed power now! Li Yuyan couldn''t stand it even a second longer! Since Su Zhiming couldn''t help her, she would need someone that could.


    Li Yuyan''s eyes narrowed as she remembered the small slip of paper Liu Wei had handed her today at Su Zhiming''spany.

 Chapter 140 Steamy Situation

    <h4>Chapter 140 Steamy Situation</h4>


    Inside He Xinyan''s room, a very steamy situation was going on right now.


    Gu Yechen''s body was on top of He Xinyan, and he was staring into her eyes piercingly. Meanwhile, He Xinyan had both hands on his chest, trying to push him away, but failing.


    She turned her head to one side to avoid looking at him.


    "I''m wrong, Yechen. . . Forgive me!"


    However, her soft and sweet voice only made Gu Yechen furrow his eyebrows as he gulped.


    --- A few minutes ago


    He Xinyan was scrolling through social media as she waited for Gu Yechen to finish his shower.


    Suddenly, she received a message from Wu Minger. It was first a video and then she sent a message.


    ''You should film this with President Gu! I swear it will look even better and hotter than this! Ah, my soul!''


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she clicked into the video.


    It was the type of short videos that could be found on social media, and He Xinyan guessed that it was probably a romantic couple video.


    The guy was sitting on the bed and then the girl walked over. She pressed one hand down onto the bed and leaned forward in an attempt to seduce the guy.


    Then, the guy suddenly flipped her over so he was on top, leaning onto the girl. There was a smooth transition and when he turned, his clothes magically disappeared so his upper body was naked!


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together excitedly as she covered her mouth with one hand.


    The abs! The chest! The arms! Ahh!! He Xinyan''s heart couldn''t help but flutter at the sight of amazing male bodies on social media, even though she had seen better.


    ''AHH! That guy''s body is so good! Where did you find this video?! Send the ount to me!''


    After sending the message to Wu Minger, He Xinyan rewatched the video again.


    He Xinyan had to cover her mouth to prevent herself from actually screaming. The dark lighting and background music just made it even more exciting!


    She kicked her legs around excitedly as she reyed it again. She was so immersed in the video she didn''t realize that someone had finished his shower and stepped out of the bathroom already.


    When he saw her rolling around on the bed, Gu Yechen raised an eyebrow curiously and walked over, snatching the phone away from her.


    "Ah!" He Xinyan reached for her phone and turned around. Her eyes widened when she saw who it was.


    "What are you looking at?"


    He Xinyan''s eyes darted around nervously as she reached for her phone again, "Nothing! Nothing!"


    This only made Gu Yechen more suspicious as he yed the video high into the air so He Xinyan couldn''t reach. As He Xinyan heard the background music of the video y, she slowly closed her eyes and pressed her lips together in despair.


    Gu Yechen''s face darkened as he watched the video, and when it ended, he raised one eyebrow and nced at He Xinyan.


    He Xinyan looked down guiltily and noticed him ce her phone back onto the nightstand.


    Then, there was silence.


    He Xinyan looked up and gasped when she saw Gu Yechen unbuttoning the top of his ck silk pajamas.


    She pushed herself down into the nkets further, "What are you doing?"


    Gu Yechen didn''t respond as he continued to unbutton his shirt. He reached thest button and removed the shirt off, throwing it onto the bed.


    Then, he swiftly put one knee onto the bed and flipped over, pushing himself up with both hands on either side of He Xinyan''s face.


    He Xinyan immediately covered her entire face with the nket and scrunched her face up. What did she do to herself?!


    Gu Yechen smiled amusedly and pulled the nket down, "Look at me."


    He Xinyan kept her eyes closely shut but got scared from the silence, so she slowly blinked them open.


    Ahh!! The bulging arm muscles, the broad and strong chest, the defined abs! It was even better than the video!


    Gu Yechen was very pleased with He Xinyan''s sparkling eyes as they scanned his body.


    He then dropped down onto his elbows so they were much closer, forcing He Xinyan to look at him.


    "Why look at that video?"


    "Wu Minger sent it to me." He Xinyan pursed her lips out and looked up at him innocently. However, it wasn''t enough to get past Gu Yechen.


    He leaned forward and tilted his head slightly, so his mouth was next to her ear.


    "Did you forget that I am a man too?"


    He Xinyan shivered slightly from his warm breath against her sensitive ear, "I know. . ."


    Gu Yechen licked his lips, "Then. . ."


    He ran one finger down the frame of He Xinyan''s face, "Do you want to -"


    "No!"


    Gu Yechen smiled and gently bit the bottom of her ear, "But it seems like you do. . . Or else why are you watching videos like that?"


    He Xinyan pursed her lip out and grabbed Gu Yechen''s arm, "I''m wrong, Yechen. . . Forgive me!"


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows slightly and gulped, "When?"


    "When what?"


    He Xinyan saw Gu Yechen''s Adam''s apple move again as his voice turned kind of hoarse.


    "When will you give yourself to me?"


    He Xinyan''s cheeks immediately heated up and they turned red like an apple as she looked down, "I. . . I want to save it for until after getting married."


    Gu Yechen''s chest was moving up and down as he breathed, and He Xinyan could feel something hard pressing against her near her hips.


    She pressed her lips together embarrassedly as she regretted watching that video.


    Gu Yechen stayed silent for a few seconds before bending down and biting her earlobe once again, a little harder this time. It was almost like he was punishing her.


    He Xinyan hissed slightly as she closed her eyes and her body tensed up.


    However, the next second, Gu Yechen got off of her.


    "I can wait," he said with a smile before walking back into the restroom. A few secondster, He Xinyan heard the shower turn on again.


    Her body rxed a little but her heart was still beating weirdly fast.


    She sat up on the bed and let out a breath of relief.


    She was d that Gu Yechen respected her. . .


    ---


    Several minutester, Gu Yechen walked out again in his pajamas and slid into the nkets. He Xinyan turned around to face him and he pulled her into his embrace.


    He Xinyan wrapped her arm around his waist and snuggled up against his chest.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow and looked down at her. He smiled and kissed her head gently.


    "What? Is this supposed to befort for rejecting me earlier?"


    He Xinyan stuck her tongue out yfully, "Maybe!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled, "No need tofort me. I''m not letting you off the hook. These are just put into my savings. You will have to pay them all back in the future."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened slightly. . . Just looking at Gu Yechen''s body told her that he was very strong. Meanwhile, she barely exercised at all!


    She would have to pay it all back in the future? Uh oh. . .


    Gu Yechen seemed to notice her fear and he smiled amusedly, "Okay, go to sleep now. Good night, baby!"


    Gu Yechen closed his eyes with a satisfied smile as He Xinyan began to imagine her hard married life in the future.


    ---


    The next morning, Li Yuyan woke up right after Su Zhiming had left the house and she entered the bathroom. After getting cleaned up and putting on a thickeryer of makeup than usual, she got changed into a pink cropped sweater that cut off above her stomach and ck leather pants.


    Since it was getting cold outside, she reluctantly added a long brown coat over the sweater.


    Without eating breakfast, Li Yuyan left the house. She got into her car and left the Xihe Estates without going to the He mansion like she did most days.


    About half an hourter, she stopped in front of the Dasi Hotel. Before leaving the car, she checked once again to make sure that her makeup was perfect and stepped out of the car.


    The workers greeted her as she walked in and made a left to the coffee shop on the first floor of the hotel.


    Many business conversations took ce here because it was in a great location and the coffee was very good.


    A worker stopped her at the front of the shop, "Miss, are you here alone? Would you like me to find a table for you?"


    Li Yuyan smiled, "It''s okay. Someone is waiting for me inside already."


    The worker nodded and Li Yuyan walked in with her head held high. She immediately noticed who she was looking for, sitting at a table near the floor to ceiling ss window.


    Li Yuyan walked over, cing her bag onto the chair.


    She sat down and smiled, "Good morning, President Liu."

 Chapter 141 Li Yuyan’s Trade

    <h4>Chapter 141 Li Yuyan''s Trade</h4>


    She sat down and smiled, "Good morning, President Liu."


    Liu Wei smiled when he saw Li Yuyan and eyed her from head to toe, "Good morning. You look gorgeous today! It''s really nice of you to take the time ande meet me today."


    Li Yuyan pushed her hair to the back of her ears, "It''s my pleasure."


    --- A few hours ago


    Li Yuyan couldn''t fall asleep the entire night and she decided to climb out of bed a few hours before the sun rose.


    She grabbed her phone from the nightstand and walked out of the bedroom and to the restroom. In the pocket of the dress she wore today, there was the small slip of paper Liu Wei had handed her.


    She entered the restroom and locked the door before turning on the lights.


    After unfolding the paper, she opened her phone and typed the number into her contacts.


    ''Hello, President Liu. Sorry for disturbing you so early in the morning. It''s me, Yuyan. I am President Su''s wife.''


    She closed her phone after sending the message and closed her eyes. To her surprise, her phone rang only about a minuteter.


    ''Hello, Yuyan. No worries. I''m d you messaged me.''


    Li Yuyan read the message and debated on how to reply when her phone rang again.


    ''Do you have timeter today? I would love to meet up with you.''


    Li Yuyan was a little disgusted by how direct Liu Wei was even though he knew she was married, but the thought of He Xinyan bullying her at film today ignited her determination again.


    ''Yes, I have time. Where would you like to meet?''


    This time, the reply came in a few seconds.


    ''How about at the coffee shop in the Dasi Hotel? What time would be best for you?''


    Li Yuyan smiled triumphantly, ''How about 9:30?''


    ''Great! I will see you then!''


    Li Yuyan closed her phone and held onto it tightly before taking a deep breath. She was going to do whatever it took to win! She was going to be on top!


    With a smile, she stood up and quietly left the restroom, returning to the bed.


    For the next few hours, she slept very well.


    --- Present


    "Good morning, President Liu. Sorry, I''m a littlete."


    Liu Wei smiled and lifted his arm up to call over the waiter, "No worries. All good things are worth waiting for."


    Li Yuyan blushed and looked down with a smile.


    A waiter walked over and handed Li Yuyan a menu.


    Li Yuyan elegantly flipped through the menu, "Warm green tea, please."


    "Yes, ma''am."


    The waiter walked away and Liu Wei leaned forward, "The coffee here is very famous. Are you sure you don''t want to try it?"


    Li Yuyan frowned slightly as she saw Liu Wei''s ugly face get all wrinkly when he grinned, but she still managed to squeeze out a smile.


    "I''m good. I don''t like coffee. It''s too bitter."


    Liu Wei nodded and leaned back against the chair, resting his thin arms on the armrests.


    "Yuyan, from the first time I saw you, I really liked you. I was wondering if we could have a chance to be friends."


    Li Yuyan looked at him and slowly nodded her head, "Of course. It is my honor to be friends with President Liu."


    Liu Wei suddenly stood up and walked around the table to Li Yuyan''s seat. The seats were very wide so it was able to fit two people.


    He sat down next to her and grabbed onto her hand, "Although Su Zhiming is also very capable, he is still a beginner. I know that you are an actress, but Su Zhiming''spany can''t do much for you. Whereas, I am different. The Liu Corporation sponsors several huge films each year. . . I can help you a lot."


    This was what Li Yuyan liked to hear, and her smile widened.


    "It would be great to receive help from President Liu."


    Liu Wei''s smile grew even wider when Li Yuyan didn''t pull her hands away, and he gently stroked them.


    "Of course, there ain''t no such thing as a free lunch. In return, I would like something too."


    Li Yuyan took a deep breath as she could already guess what the trade would be.


    "What would President Liu like? I will give you it as long as I have it."


    Liu Wei chuckled, "I am liking you more and more, Miss Li. I like smart women like you."


    Li Yuyan gulped, "Thank you for yourpliment, President Liu."


    Liu Wei suddenly leaned in so his lips were almost touching Li Yuyan''s ears, "Tonight at 9 at the top floor of this hotel. I will text the room number to youter. You are very smart, and I know you understand what I mean."


    Li Yuyan''s body stiffened but her desire to win and have a better life had ovee her. She grinned, "Of course I understand."


    Liu Wei pulled away, "Good. I still have a meetingter, so I will get going. Order whatever you like. Everything is on me today."


    "Thank you, President Liu. I will see youter."


    Liu Wei stood up just as the waiter came back with the tea. He left, leaving Li Yuyan alone at the table, her face very pale.


    She had done it several times with Su Zhiming already, so there shouldn''t be much of a difference. Li Yuyanforted herself as she took a sip of the tea.


    It''s all for the better. . . It is her only choice now.


    ---


    Meanwhile, He Xinyan also woke up after a lost-so-good sleep. The first thing she saw was Gu Yechen''s dark ck eyes.


    "Good morning."


    He Xinyan took a deep breath and moved down, snuggling up against Gu Yechen''s chest, "Good morning!"


    There was a moment of silence before Gu Yechen suddenly lifted his hand out of the nket and used one finger to lift He Xinyan''s chin up.


    He grinned sexily and closed his eyes, slowly leaning in until their lips touched.


    He Xinyan was shocked for a second because it was still early in the morning, and her mouth opened. Gu Yechen took this opportunity to push his tongue into her mouth, and it roamed the inside of her mouth freely.


    "Mm. . ." He Xinyan moaned as she tried to push him away, but this only made Gu Yechen more excited as he wrapped both arms around her waist and pulled her in.


    When they finally separated, He Xinyan''s face was red from embarrassment and because she was out of breath.


    "What''s wrong with you?" She muttered, "Why are you so. . . these past few days?"


    "So. . . what?" Gu Yechen smiled amusedly.


    "So. . ." He Xinyan looked down and pressed her lips together, "Never mind! Let me go! I have filming soon!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled and lifted one arm up so He Xinyan could escape from his embrace.


    His little baby was getting more and more seductive. . .


    --- 8:00 P.M.


    At exactly 8 P.M., Li Yuyan received the message from Liu Wei.


    ''Room 5201. I will be waiting for you. . .''


    Li Yuyan couldn''t help but feel sick as the image of Liu Wei''s face came into view. Why did He Xinyan get to have such a good backer, but she could only find someone like Liu Wei?!


    Li Yuyan clenched her fists together angrily, however she couldn''t back out now. She agreed and if she quit now, Liu Wei would definitely not let her off the hook so easily.


    ''It''s okay. . .'' Li Yuyanforted herself. Once she gets better, she will have more choices! After this, she will be able to beat He Xinyan!


    By then, even He Xinyan''s backer will be after her!


    ---


    She left her room in a ck dress that hugged her curves and ended at her thighs at 8:10. When she walked downstairs, she saw Su Zhiming getting a cup of water in the dining room.


    He looked up and slightly furrowed his eyebrows when he saw her outfit, "Where are you going?"


    Li Yuyan gulped, "One of my friends is holding an overnight party. I might not be back until tomorrow morning."


    Su Zhiming nodded, "Okay."


    Li Yuyan was a little upset that Su Zhiming didn''t question her further, and she thought that he didn''t care about her anymore. However, there were more important things to do right now.


    Li Yuyan stepped out of the house and got into her car to drive to the Dasi Hotel.


    She parked in the parking lot and got out of the car, putting on a pair of sunsses. After looking around, Li Yuyan walked into the hotel and straight for the elevator.


    She stood in the corner of the elevator and rode up to the 52nd floor. Room 5201 was the first room after making a turn from the elevator lobby, and she flinched slightly when her eyesnded on the golden number.


    Li Yuyan took a deep breath and made sure that no one was around before ringing the doorbell.


    The door opened after a few seconds and she saw Liu Wei inside, wearing a white bathrobe.

 Chapter 142 Li Yuyan’s Payment

    <h4>Chapter 142 Li Yuyan''s Payment</h4>


    The door opened after a few seconds and she saw Liu Wei inside, wearing a white bathrobe.


    A smile immediately appeared on his face when he saw her. He took a step back, giving Li Yuyan room to walk in.


    Li Yuyan took a deep breath and slowly stepped into the dark room. At once, he closed the door and the light from the hallway disappeared.


    "Why don''t you turn the lights on?" She asked.


    Liu Wei smiled and suddenly pulled Li Yuyan into his narrow chest.


    "Ah!" Li Yuyan''s heartbeat quickened as she gulped.


    "I like doing it in the dark more. . . Do you want to go take a shower?"


    "Yes!" Li Yuyan quickly escaped Liu Wei''s embrace and ran into the bathroom, shutting the door tightly behind her.


    Liu Wei pulled out a cigarette and sat down on the bed, closing his eyes as he waited for Li Yuyan.


    She took a weirdly long shower thatsted for almost half an hour before slowlying out from the bathroom. She kept telling herself that it was the same thing as doing it with Su Zhiming and that it was all for the better.


    Before long, she would be even better than He Xinyan!


    Thinking about that made Li Yuyan more determined as she climbed onto the other side of the bed.


    Liu Wei threw away the cigarette and turned to look at Li Yuyan. He swiftly flipped around so he was on top of her, and Li Yuyan wondered how his skinny arms could support him.


    "Sweetheart, you don''t know how happy I am that you are willing to y with me. President Su is so lucky to have a beautiful and smart wife like you. . ." He ran one finger along Li Yuyan''s face, "It''s too bad he can''t give you what you want. But I can!"


    Li Yuyan''s eyes sparkled, "President Liu, you will help me, right?"


    "Of course! I''m not the type to just take and not give back. After tonight, you can ask for anything from me!"


    Li Yuyan''s lips turned upwards as her heartbeat sped up from both excitement and nervousness.


    "Then let''s begin," Liu Wei said as he smiled pervertedly. He sat up on his knees and untied his bathrobe, throwing it onto the ground.


    His arms were skinny like sticks and so were his legs, however, to Li Yuyan''s surprise, his stomach had some fat on it.


    Overall, his body wasn''t ideal. . . In fact, it was quite unpleasant to Li Yuyan. Although Su Zhiming also had a little bit of fat on his stomach, at least his arms and legs had muscles and he had a strong build in general.


    Li Yuyan sighed. . . It didn''t matter much now. Once she gets better, she would be able to leave him once and for all!


    Liu Wei started to untie Li Yuyan''s bathrobe too, and he threw it in the direction he threw his own bathrobe.


    He didn''t start right away. Instead, he licked his lips creepily as he stared at Li Yuyan''s body. Her skin was rtively pale and she didn''t have much fat.


    To Liu Wei, it was a very good sight!


    He licked his lips again and suddenly pressed down.


    ---


    It was almost 2 A.M. in the morning when Liu Wei got out of the bed to go take a shower. The nket had been moved onto the floor somehow from the vigorous event, and Li Yuyan''s body wasying bare on the white bed.


    She curled up into a small ball and tried to slow down her breathing as the pain from her lower body made her clench her teeth together.


    Who knew that Liu Wei''s seemingly weak and skinny body had so much energy?


    Li Yuyan was definitely not prepared for what happened. Even Su Zhiming didn''t have the energy for that long.


    Her body was sore and it hurt in several ces, but Li Yuyan didn''t dare fall asleep. She didn''t suffer all of this for nothing.


    Once Liu Wei came out from the shower, she was going to tell him his part of the deal.


    Several times, she almost fell asleep, but she managed to keep herself awake until Liu Wei came out in a new bathrobe.


    He smiled widely when he saw that Li Yuyan was still awake, "Why? Are you not tired? Do you want to do it again?"


    Li Yuyan immediately shook her head, "No! I am very tired."


    Liu Wei grabbed a cigarette and started smoking as he sat down on the bed, "Then go to sleep."


    "President Liu. . . can I ask for something?"


    Liu Wei raised one eyebrow and lifted his leg up to rest one foot on his other knee, "What is it?"


    "I am an actress, and I am almost done filming the drama I am on right now. I want a good role in the next project I film!"


    Liu Wei grinned, "That''s easy. The Liu Corporation has meddled in the entertainment industry too. I will find you a good option."


    Li Yuyan let out a sigh of relief, "Thank you, President Liu. I will be waiting for the good news."


    ---


    Li Yuyan left the hotel at 8 in the morning and quickly drove home, almost at the verge of tears because of the soreness and pain from her body.


    When she returned home, Su Zhiming was already gone for work, and she changed into her pajamas before going to sleep.


    ---


    He Xinyan was at the pce to film, but she wasn''t filming. Instead, she was holding a knitting bag and her phone was on herp as she tried to follow along with the scarf knitting video.


    Gu Yebei just finished his scene and he walked over, sitting down next to He Xinyan.


    "What are you doing?"


    He Xinyan pressed pause on the video and dropped her knitting needles, "I''m trying to learn how to knit a scarf."


    Gu Yebei took the ball of grey yarn from He Xinyan''s knitting bag and yed around with it, "For who?" He asked, raising one eyebrow.


    He Xinyan red at him, "Who do you think?"


    Gu Yebei chuckled as he knew the answer and began throwing the ball up into the air and catching it again.


    "Be careful." Right as He Xinyan said that, Gu Yebei''s fingers slipped and the ball dropped onto the ground, rolling away.


    "Ah! Gu! Ye! Bei!"


    He Xinyan immediately jumped up from her chair and ran after the ball, grabbing it after it had rolled out a few feet.


    "Gu! Ye! Bei!"


    Gu Yebei immediately realized the danger he was in and ran off, "See youter, sister-inw!"


    He Xinyan stomped her foot onto the ground angrily as she began rolling up the ball again. When she was almost done, someone stopped in front of her, stepping onto the end of the yarn.


    She looked up and frowned when she saw who it was.


    "I didn''t know you dropped so low to knit your clothes!" Li Yuyan said with a chuckle as she stared at the grey yarn.


    Li Yuyan was here for herst solo scene today, and she would be done for this film.


    He Xinyan red at her and pulled at the yarn, "Get your dirty feet off."


    Li Yuyan raised one eyebrow and didn''t move.


    After several seconds of silence, He Xinyan grinned and reached forward for her knitting bag. From inside, she pulled out a pair of scissors.


    Li Yuyan grew alert when she saw it but she didn''t lift her foot up.


    He Xinyan then bent down and cut off about a foot of the yarn from where Li Yuyan was stepping on.


    "I didn''t know you liked yarn so much. I''ll be generous and donate a foot of my yarn to you. You''re wee."


    He Xinyan rolled up the rest of the yarn and sat back down onto her chair.


    "Who said I liked your yarn?!"


    He Xinyan didn''t respond, so Li Yuyan didn''t know where to put her anger. She rolled her eyes and walked away with her head held high.


    He Xinyan watched the video from the beginning again and slowly began to knit. When it was time for her first scene, she had knit about two inches of the scarf already.


    He Xinyan held it up and looked at it with a proud smile before leaving to go work.


    After filming her first scene, she went back to her chair and began knitting it again.


    Wu Minger walked over and looked down at her "scarf".


    "What are you doing?"


    "Knitting!"


    "A scarf?"


    He Xinyan nodded, "Yes."


    Wu Minger sat down onto her chair next to He Xinyan and watched her knit, "Who is this for?"


    "Yechen!" He Xinyan said as she smiled sweetly, "Autumn is starting very soon, and I want to finish this scarf by then! It is the first autumn we are spending together."


    Wu Minger clicked her tongue as she shook her head, "You two. . ."


    "What?"


    "Too sweet! I''m getting sour!" Wu Minger stood up and skipped away to go find Gu Yebei.

 Chapter 143 Disappointment

    <h4>Chapter 143 Disappointment</h4>


    "Too sweet! I''m getting sour!" Wu Minger stood up and skipped away to go find Gu Yebei.


    He Xinyan continued to knit, slowly picking up her pace. Autumn was starting in a few days, and she only just thought of the idea to knit Gu Yechen a scarf today, so she had to hurry.


    The temperature was slowly dropping and Gu Yechen had to climb up to her room every night in his ck silk pajamas. A scarf would help, right?


    Besides that, Gu Yechen was always giving her gifts. Anything she could buy with money, Gu Yechen could also buy.


    So, she decided to create something for him!


    For the next few days, He Xinyan went to the filming location even when it wasn''t her time to film yet. In three days, she finished her scarf!


    The first day of autumn was tomorrow.


    "Yes!" He Xinyan removed the scarf from her knitting needle and pulled on it to test its quality before wrapping it around her own neck.


    "Perfect," she muttered as she stuffed it into her bag and stood up to go change. She had finished her scenes already, but she stayed to finish the scarf.


    After returning home, she quickly hid the bag and got ready for bed. There was the sound of someonending onto the balcony and Gu Yechen walked in.


    It had only been about four months since they first met, but it seemed like she knew him better than people she had been with for her lifetime.


    She enjoyed spending time with him and she felt closer to him than most people.


    That seemed quite like fate to her. . . They were a match made in heaven!


    "What are you thinking about?" Gu Yechen asked when he saw her giggle on the bed.


    He Xinyan stuck her tongue out yfully and slid down into the nkets, "Nothing, nothing! Let''s go to sleep!"


    Gu Yechen kissed her on the forehead gently and closed his eyes.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up earlier than Gu Yechen. Maybe because she was too excited, but she didn''t sleep extremely wellst night.


    She was in a state of being half-awake and half-asleep, and almost as if she was programmed to do so, she woke exactly when she had told herself to yesterday night.


    She was very eager to give her gift to Gu Yechen and see his reaction. He would like her gift. . . right?


    She quietly climbed out of bed and grabbed the bag from the drawer she kept her undergarments. He Xinyan ced it on the floor next to the bed and climbed into the nkets again.


    Once she returned to the position she slept in, Gu Yechen opened his eyes.


    He Xinyan flinched from surprise and her mouth fell open, "You''re awake! When did you wake up?"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow confusedly, "Just now. Why are you so surprised?"


    "Nothing, nothing!"


    Gu Yechen was still suspicious as he ced one hand onto her waist, "Why are you awake so early?"


    "I. . . I went to the restroom."


    Gu Yechen stared into her eyes, making her look away guiltily, "Really?"


    "Well. . ." He Xinyan wondered if she should just give it to him now. Finally, she mustered up her courage and sat up on the bed. Gu Yechen also sat up straight and looked at her amusedly.


    "Well. . . Today is the first day of autumn. I. . . I. . ."


    "You what?" Gu Yechen rested his head on his hand and grinned at her.


    He Xinyan nced into his eyes before quickly looking away. Whatever! She started already, so there was no going back now. She either gives it to him now, or there won''t be a better opportunity to anymore!


    He Xinyan turned around and bent down, picking up the bag from the floor. Gu Yechen watched as she ced it onto the bed and pulled out a grey scarf.


    "I knit you a scarf. . ." He Xinyan said, looking down as she yed around with the yarn on the scarf.


    "It''s getting colder now. . ." He Xinyan pressed her lips together and didn''t know what to say. She continued to y around with the scarf, waiting for him to say something.


    However, all she heard was silence. Finally, after a long time, she lifted her gaze up and saw Gu Yechen staring at her.


    She couldn''t tell what she was seeing in Gu Yechen''s eyes, but it was deep. . .


    "You. . . Do you not like it?" He Xinyan asked, a little afraid. She knew it! She didn''t have much time so her knitting wasn''t perfect, and the scarf didn''t look very nice either.


    Of course he wouldn''t feel good receiving a knit scarf from her after he had given her so much!


    He Xinyan quickly stuffed the scarf back into the bag and licked her lips, trying to push down the disappointment.


    "Never mind then. I -" Just as she was about to ce the bag back onto the ground, Gu Yechen firmly grabbed onto her arm, stopping her.


    "I like it."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times, "You don''t have to. . ."


    "I actually like it." Gu Yechen seemed to have recovered from whatever it was, and he grinned as he stared at He Xinyan.


    "I love it."


    He snatched the bag away from He Xinyan and pulled out the scarf carefully, wrapping it around his neck.


    "How does it look?"


    He Xinyan smiled as the unhappiness and disappointment she was feeling disappeared. Maybe it was because she cared about him more, but she never felt so disappointed before.


    "Good!" He Xinyan said truthfully. Anything looked good on Gu Yechen!


    He smiled and licked his lips, "You love me, right?"


    He Xinyan frowned, "What?"


    "Tell me you love me."


    Gu Yechen was always a confident and arrogant person. He didn''t care what others thought about him, because most of the things others thought were good anyway.


    However, he felt so insecure in front of He Xinyan. Their rtionship didn''t start off well, and although she had confessed her feelings to him already, he was still never confident in himself.


    He Xinyan was about to escape, but she stopped when she saw the anticipation and desire in his eyes.


    She cleared her throat and scratched her head, "I. . . I love you."


    "Are you telling the truth ?" Gu Yechen asked with a serious expression. "Not because I told you to say it."


    He Xinyan blinked and stared at the piece of grey around Gu Yechen''s neck.


    She smiled and leaned forward, falling into Gu Yechen''s embrace.


    "I love you, okay?" She looked up at him and blinked a few times cutely, "I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you!! Happy now?"


    Gu Yechen''s serious expression slowly disappeared and it was reced with a smile. He suddenly pressed his head down and used one hand to lift He Xinyan''s face up.


    Their lips touched and although He Xinyan''s mouth was open, he didn''t push his tongue into her mouth like most times.


    The kiss was gentle and filled with love.


    When it ended, He Xinyan felt her body seem to soften, and she rested all her weight onto his body.


    "I love you too. . ."


    --- Three weekster


    The outside of the X Hospital was filled with people as patients of all ages walked in and out of the building.


    This was the local hospital in the north of Country Z, and most people came here to get diagnosed or for a check-up.


    It was almost noontime, and there were not a lot of people, because most of them were probably getting to eat lunch.


    Inside the hospital, a woman was sitting on one of the chairs, waiting for her turn. She was wearing ck sunsses, and she seemed to be nervous as she looked around cautiously once in a while.


    Finally, her name was called and she stood up, entering the room for her check-up. The doctor asked her a few questions and she answered them all honestly.


    After a while, she was sent to the restroom and she stayed in there for a few minutes beforeing out.


    Then, she was back in the waiting area.


    Another good 15 minutes passed before her name was called again. She went up and took a piece of paper from the nurse working there, and she folded it in half so the information inside couldn''t be seen.


    Without looking at it, she walked out of the hospital and into her car.


    Once she was in her car, she took off her sunsses but didn''t start the engine immediately.


    Very slowly, she lifted up the piece of paper the nurse gave her and unfolded it. She gulped and pressed her lips together as she opened her eyes and scanned what was on the paper.


    She didn''t even have to read every word on there to get the answer she was looking for. All she saw was:


    Date of Test: 10/XX/20XX


    Name: Li Yuyan


    On this day of 10/XX/20XX, the patient known as Li Yuyan had a positive pregnancy test.

 Chapter 144 Li Yuyan’s Pregnant

    <h4>Chapter 144 Li Yuyan''s Pregnant</h4>


    On this day of 10/XX/20XX, the patient known as Li Yuyan had a positive pregnancy test.


    Li Yuyan''s face paled as she immediately crumpled the piece of paper up and threw it at the car window. She mmed her fist onto the driving wheel, causing the car horn to sound.


    "Ugh!!" Li Yuyan closed her eyes and hit her head against the back of the car seat.


    --- Today morning


    When Li Yuyan woke up, Su Zhiming was gone already. She seemed to be sleeping more recently, and she got tired often too.


    Li Yuyan rubbed her eyes and slowly dragged her tired body out of bed. She walked into the restroom and yawned as she stared into the mirror.


    She washed her face and applied a ton of different skincare supplies before walking downstairs. Liu Wei still hasn''t given her any possible films to audition for yet, but he said that he will.


    Li Yuyan sat down at the kitchen table and a worker brought out the breakfast. She scrunched her face up when she looked at the tes of food and moaned.


    There was suddenly a disgusting feeling in her throat and she stood up immediately, running over to a nearby sink.


    However, when she thought she was going to vomit, nothing came out. Li Yuyan coughed several times and leaned back against the countertop.


    This was the fourth time this happened in the past few days. Li Yuyan knit her eyebrows together and closed her eyes.


    Could it be possible?


    Of course Li Yuyan thought of the possibility that she was pregnant because all of her symptoms led to that conclusion. However, she didn''t want to admit it.


    No way. . . It couldn''t happen. If it was true, then it would definitely be Liu Wei''s kid.


    Su Zhiming hasn''t touched her in a long time, and only touched her oncest week because he was drunk. Even then, he had used contraception. There was no way the kid was his.


    Li Yuyan sighed and a worker walked into the room, "Mrs. Su, are you okay?"


    Li Yuyan quickly regained herposure and cleared her throat, "Yes, I''m fine."


    She walked back to the dining table and stared at the food for a long time. Finally, she stood up and grabbed the car keys before leaving the house.


    About 20 minutester, she parked in the parking lot of the X Hospital.


    --- Present


    "Ugh!!" Li Yuyan closed her eyes and hit her head against the back of the car seat.


    ''This couldn''t be possible,'' she thought.


    It was only one time. . . In so many times she had done it with Su Zhiming, she never got pregnant. How "lucky" could she be to suddenly get pregnant in that one time?!


    Li Yuyan tapped her foot onto the ground anxiously, not knowing what to do.


    Should she get rid of it? That seemed to be like the best choice. . . If Su Zhiming knew about what she did, there was no way he would stay married to her.


    Then everything she did would have gone to waste! Su Zhiming''spany was finally growing, and she couldn''t just let him go without taking any advantage of it.


    Li Yuyan put on her sunsses again and got out of the car, entering the hospital once again. If she was going to get rid of the baby, she had to do it quickly.


    However, once she stepped foot into the hospital, Li Yuyan stopped. She raised one eyebrow and walked back into the car.


    With a sly smile, she started the car and drove home.


    ---


    At night, Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming went to the He mansion together to eat dinner like always.


    Li Yuyan pretended as nothing happened and she ate her dinner calmly. Bai Jiawei seemed to be in a pretty good mood today after his monthly meeting with Su Zhiming and he looked up after finishing his first bowl of rice.


    "Yuyan, your birthday ising up! It''s in about a week!"


    Li Yuyan smiled, "Yes, dad!"


    "25. . ." Bai Jiawei nodded his head, "We should hold a party!"


    Li Yuyan''s eyes lit up, "Really! Yes, dad!"


    "Okay, you and your mother can organize it."


    Li Yuyan''s eyes lit up with happiness. Since she came to the He mansion with her mother when she was a child, she barely had anyrge birthday parties.


    They always celebrated at home, and Li Yuyan was never happy about that. She wanted to wear a beautiful dress and greet all the guests. Everyone would be congratting her!


    Meanwhile, He Xinyan always had parties for her birthdays. Even when Li Yuyan had tried so hard to take it away from her this year, she failed. . . because there was Gu Yechen!


    Li Yuyan lifted her head up a little higher. This year, her birthday was going to be perfect!


    ---


    Throughout the next week, Li Yuyan''s entire focus was on her birthday party. She was allowed to hold it at the Xihe Hotel, which was also a five-star hotel, but not as prestigious as the Dasi Hotel.


    Li Yuyan was still very happy about it, because this was going to be her first birthday party outside where she will be introduced to other upper-ss people as a member of the He family.


    "Which dress?" Li Yuyan asked her mom as she held up two. They were inside the best dress shop in the area and Li Yuyan had been picking out a dress for thest two hours.


    Li Huiran looked between the two dresses her daughter was holding and pointed at the yellow one.


    The color of the dress was really light, and if you looked closely, you would be able to see the skin of your legs when wearing it.


    Li Yuyan smiled and nodded her head, "Okay, then let''s get this one!"


    The dress was mermaid style and Li Yuyan only dared to wear it because her pregnant stomach didn''t show yet. Plus, she hasn''t been eating well recently so she lost some weight, and Li Yuyan wanted to take advantage of it.


    They returned home with the dress and began to organize the guest list.


    ---


    It was the day before Li Yuyan''s birthday.


    He Xinyan was inside her room, studying her script. She only had a few more scenes left and she would be done with her first film!


    Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. He Xinyan stood up and walked to the door, opening it to see a smiling Li Yuyan.


    That was never a good sign.


    "What is it?" He Xinyan crossed her arms together and sighed.


    "My birthday party is tomorrow."


    He Xinyan almost rolled her eyes but stopped herself. She replied sarcastically, "Really?! I had no idea!"


    Li Yuyan''s smile stiffened for a second. She talked about it almost every second while she was in the He mansion, so there was no way He Xinyan didn''t know. She was just making fun of her!


    "Anyway, you don''t have to prepare a gift for my birthday. After all, we are still sisters."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as some memories came flooding back. After a few seconds, she nodded.


    "Okay." Then, He Xinyan shut the door in Li Yuyan''s face.


    "You -"


    He Xinyan walked back into her room and gently tapped her finger onto the script.


    In her past life, Li Yuyan also had a birthday party on her 25th birthday. Although it wasn''t as grand, it left a mark in He Xinyan''s mind because it was Li Yuyan''s first public birthday party and it was also another time when He Xinyan fell into her trap.


    No present?


    He Xinyan licked her lips. That was what Li Yuyan said in herst life. . . But what happened? At the birthday party, in front of everyone, Li Yuyan asked her for a present.


    Back then, He Xinyan was stupid enough to actually not prepare one, and the entire situation was very awkward and embarrassing for her. After all, she was Li Yuyan''s "sister".


    And of course, Bai Jiawei got mad too. He apparently "lost face" because it seemed like He Xinyan was too cheap to buy a present for her sister''s birthday.


    He Xinyan scoffed. It was so nice to have a second chance. . .


    She stood up and walked around her room slowly, looking around. In the end, she grabbed a random bracelet Gu Yechen had bought for her when they went shopping together once.


    In fact, he had bought mostly everything from that shop just because He Xinyan had said, "That shop is very popr."


    Although He Xinyan didn''t want to give away anything Gu Yechen bought for her, she genuinely had too much!


    The jewelry from that shop couldn''t all fit into her vanity, so she had to take some and put it in random ces in her room.


    He Xinyan took the least expensive-looking bracelet and grabbed a random gift box. She threw it in and closed the lid.


    To be honest, He Xinyan thought that Li Yuyan didn''t deserve a gift as good as the one she prepared.


    He Xinyan patted herself on the back and sighed, ''It''s okay. Just think of it as donating to the poor. . .''


    Yes, that''s right! He Xinyan nodded her head happily and went back to reading her script.

 Chapter 145 Li Yuyan’s Birthday Party

    <h4>Chapter 145 Li Yuyan''s Birthday Party</h4>


    Late into the night, Gu Yechen entered the room to see He Xinyan not asleep yet.


    Upon seeing Gu Yechen, He Xinyan immediately jumped up and ran over.


    "Tomorrow is Li Yuyan''s birthday party! You want toe with me?"


    Gu Yechen pointed to his lips and He Xinyan rolled her eyes. However, she still leaned forward and quickly kissed him.


    "Okay," Gu Yechen said with a smile,pletely forgetting about the board meeting tomorrow. Nothing was as important as his wifey!


    He Xinyan smiled happily. She wanted Gu Yechen to attend because she was nning something important for tomorrow.


    ---


    The next day, Li Yuyan and Li Huiran left early in the morning to go to the hotel and make sure that everything is set up correctly.


    After lunch, Bai Jiawei also left so only He Xinyan was at home. The party started at 5 at night, so what was the point in going so early?


    When it was 4, He Xinyan put down her phone and changed into her dress.


    She had randomly picked a dress from her closet to wear because she wasn''t going to spend the money to buy a new one just for Li Yuyan''s birthday.


    The dress was a white A-line evening gown with a small chapel train behind it. It had sleeves that reached her elbows, but it was see-through.


    The dress overall was a little translucent, because the material was quite thin. Especially in the upper body, her skin could be seen, but the chest area was covered with beautiful butterfly embellishments of light pink and blue.


    The lower part of the dress also had a few butterfly embellishments, so it looked like they hadnded on her dress.


    After putting her hair up into a messy bun and wearing light makeup, He Xinyan left the house. To her surprise, Gu Yechen was already waiting for her outside.


    He was in an all-ck suit like always, but it still looked very handsome.


    Gu Yechen stood up straight when he saw his angel and he helped her open the car door.


    He Xinyan''s outfit today did make her resemble an angel, with the white dress trailing after her, and the butterflies moving with each step.


    She lifted the dress up and got into the car. A few secondster, Gu Yechen also entered but he didn''t start the car immediately.


    He turned to look at her with a smile, "Baby, you look gorgeous today. . . Well, actually you do every day."


    A blush immediately spread across He Xinyan''s face as she looked away, "Thank you. . ."


    Gu Yechen''s grin widened when he saw He Xinyan embarrassed, and he started the car with a smile.


    He Xinyan felt her heart race the entire ride out of the Xihe Estates, and it didn''t stop for a long time. In her past life, she didn''t try to dress up very well, although she did asionally. Even so, Su Zhiming neverplimented her so directly.


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly.


    ---


    About half an hourter, they stopped in front of the hotel. Gu Yechen got out of the car first and helped open the door for He Xinyan.


    Together, they walked into the hotel, attracting stares from many people.


    The party was taking ce in the first-floor lobby, and a lot of the guests had arrived already. Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, Su Zhiming, and Li Yuyan were standing at the door, greeting the guestsing in.


    He Xinyan scoffed when she saw them. So, she was a guest too?


    No. He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she straightened her back a little. They were the guests. She was the owner.


    Su Zhiming''s eyes lit up when he saw He Xinyan, and he gulped as he took a small step forward. Bai Jiawei also noticed her, and he was about to scold her foring sote when he saw Gu Yechen.


    Heughed awkwardly, "President Gu, what an honor! You''re here too! Come in,e in!"


    Gu Yechen ignored Bai Jiawei as he walked in, pulling He Xinyan in with him. Bai Jiawei was going to ask He Xinyan toe and greet guests with them, but his words got stuck in his throat when Gu Yechen pulled her away.


    In the end, He Xinyan got to sit and talk to Gu Yechen whereas the rest of the "family" greeted the guests.


    Before long, the party began.


    People began dancing and eating because it was close to dinnertime. It was a time for socializing, and the guests enjoyed it.


    He Xinyan first ate a bunch of dishes before going to dance with Gu Yechen. She had learned ballroom dancing before because it was necessary for many upper ss social events.


    Obviously, Gu Yechen had also learned, because he was very good at following and leading He Xinyan across the floor.


    As they danced, they attracted many eyes, because it was just too ethereal. It was like watching a princess and a prince dancing.


    Many female guests were daydreaming about dancing with Gu Yechen, and the male guests couldn''t tear their eyes away from He Xinyan.


    Li Yuyan was also dancing with Su Zhiming, but she could feel all the attention on He Xinyan and Gu Yechen. Li Yuyan''s hand on Su Zhiming''s shoulder tightened and in the end, she stopped dancing.


    "I''m tired. Let''s go eat something."


    Su Zhiming didn''t care much, because he didn''t really enjoy dancing with Li Yuyan. He followed Li Yuyan over to the tables of food and grabbed a ss of wine.


    As he drank, he would nce at He Xinyan once in a while.


    She seemed to be talking with Gu Yechen, and she smiled sweetly as she spoke.


    Su Zhiming''s expression darkened slightly as he put the ss of wine back down onto the table. He turned around and was surprised to see a woman standing right in front of him.


    Qin Ruolin smiled sweetly, "Hello, Mr. Su."


    Su Zhiming raised one eyebrow, "You are?"


    "Mr. Su, I''m Qin Ruolin. I met you at your father-inw''s birthday party a while ago."


    Su Zhiming opened his mouth slightly, "Oh, I remember. Is there anything I can help you with?"


    Qin Ruolin smiled, "Would you like to dance with me?"


    Su Zhiming raised one eyebrow and looked to his side to see Li Yuyan still ring at He Xinyan. He grinned and stretched his hand out, "Sure."


    Only until Su Zhiming and Qin Ruolin were on the dance floor did Li Yuyan notice. She clenched her teeth together angrily and wanted to scream. However, she had to hold it all in. Today was her birthday! She was the star.


    Li Yuyan was about to walk onto the dance floor to pull Su Zhiming away when a skinny man about her height stopped in front of her.


    At once, Li Yuyan realized who it was.


    "President Liu!"


    Liu Wei smiled creepily as he licked his lips, "I''ll be waiting for you in thest stall of the women''s bathroom. Lock the door when youe in."


    Li Yuyan''s eyes widened as she figured out what he meant, "There are so many people here today!"


    "I found a role for Director Li An''s new drama. Do you want it or not?"


    Li Yuyan looked past Liu Wei at He Xinyan dancing with Gu Yechen and clenched her fists together, "Okay. I''ll be there in a minute."


    Liu Wei smiled satisfactorily before walking away.


    A few minutester, Li Yuyan cautiously entered the women''s bathroom and locked the door behind her. She let out a breath of relief when she was inside.


    After checking to make sure that all the stalls were empty, she stepped into the biggest stall to see that Liu Wei was already inside, without any clothes off.


    Li Yuyan gulped and locked the door.


    "Take off your dress."


    Li Yuyan looked down and reached behind her to unzip the dress. The yellow gown fell down onto the floor and Liu Wei walked forward, pushing Li Yuyan onto the cold wall.


    Li Yuyan still had her underwear on, and Liu Wei used his hand to rip it off. The fabric torn apart and fell onto the ground.


    ---


    Several minutester, they finished the first round and Liu Wei was about to start again when Li Yuyan stopped him.


    "I can''t!"


    "Why?" Liu Wei was obviously not pleased.


    "I. . . I''m pregnant."


    Liu Wei raised one eyebrow in surprise, "Really?! Is it mine?"


    Li Yuyan pressed her lips together and slowly nodded her head, "You can''t tell anyone!"


    Liu Wei''s lips slowly curled up into a smile, "Keep it. . . Keep the child."


    Li Yuyan looked down, "I will. But you can''t let anyone know it is yours! I will keep the child, but in order to do so, I can''t let anyone know it is yours."


    Liu Wei ran his fingers down Li Yuyan''s face, "Of course. I can''t let anyone know either. After all, I am married too."


    Li Yuyan''s eyes widened in surprise. She didn''t know Liu Wei was married.


    "You -"


    "Keep the child," Liu Wei said, cutting Li Yuyan off. He pulled away from her and put on his clothes again before quickly leaving the bathroom.


    Li Yuyan stayed in the stall for a few minutes longer because she was too tired. Finally, she put on her dress again and her shoes.


    The underwear was ripped so she threw it in the dress and walked out without wearing one.

 Chapter 146 Sister’s Present

    <h4>Chapter 146 Sister''s Present</h4>


    The underwear was ripped so she threw it in the dress and walked out without wearing one.


    When Li Yuyan walked out, Su Zhiming had also just finished dancing with Qin Ruolin, and he walked back to the tables to get some food.


    There was a smile on his face, and it made Li Yuyan ugly.


    Qin Ruolin, that b****! Li Yuyan invited her originally to show that she was also the legitimate daughter of the He family now, but who knew that Qin Ruolin would be shameless enough to try and seduce Su Zhiming!


    Li Yuyan clenched her fists together when someone tapped her shoulder. She turned around and saw Li Huiran.


    "Mom?"


    Li Huiran grabbed onto Li Yuyan''s arm, "Let''s go! The speeches are starting soon."


    After some socializing, Bai Jiawei and Li Yuyan had to say a few words because they were the hosts after all.


    Li Yuyan followed her mother to the front of the room, where Bai Jiawei was already waiting. A few secondster, He Xinyan also joined.


    They walked up onto the stage together and Bai Jiawei first grabbed the microphone.


    Everyone stopped talking as Bai Jiawei cleared his throat and smiled at the guests.


    "Hello, everyone! Thank you foring to my older daughter''s 25th birthday party. Since the spotlight is on her today, I will give the microphone to her now."


    Li Yuyan smiled elegantly and stepped forward, "Good evening, everyone. Thank you foring to my 25th birthday party. I want to take this opportunity to make an announcement."


    Li Yuyan scanned the crowd and her eyesnded on Su Zhiming. She opened her mouth to speak but she froze for a second when she saw Liu Wei standing right behind Su Zhiming.


    She gulped and tried her best to keep a smile on her face, "I am pregnant."


    There were several gasps in the room and Su Zhiming''s eyes also widened. He Xinyan also had to admit that she was surprised as she looked at Li Yuyan.


    The only person that was not shocked was probably Gu Yechen, because he wasn''t even listening to what Li Yuyan was saying. His eyes were on He Xinyan the entire time, and Li Yuyan''s voice was just like a fly buzzing in the background to him.


    Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran were also shocked.


    "Really?!" Li Huiran asked.


    "Yes, mom. The baby is only two weeks old." Li Yuyan said with a calm smile.


    The baby was over a month old already, but her lie would be caught if she said that. She had only done it once with Su Zhiming two weeks ago, so she had to say the baby was two weeks. When it was time forbor, she could just say she had a premature delivery.


    Li Yuyan smiled proudly at her perfect n and ced one hand onto her stomach.


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together. Two weeks old? Was it even possible to detect pregnancy at two weeks?


    He Xinyan was indeed suspicious, but she had no evidence. Plus, was Li Yuyan actually stupid enough to fake a pregnancy right after her mom got caught doing it?


    He Xinyan knew that Li Yuyan was dumb, but she probably wasn''t dumb enough to do that. So, Li Yuyan was actually pregnant?


    It didn''t matter to He Xinyan whether Li Yuyan was pregnant or not. In fact, it would be helpful to He Xinyan if Li Yuyan was indeed pregnant.


    He Xinyan grinned and raised one eyebrow as her eyesnded on Li Yuyan''s stomach.


    Su Zhiming also made his way through the crowd and onto the stage. He ced one hand onto Li Yuyan''s arm, "You''re really pregnant?!"


    "Yes," Li Yuyan said as she licked her lips. Once Su Zhiming heard it, there was no happiness or joy on his face. Instead, he knit his eyebrows together and sighed.


    "Are you not happy?"


    ''No! Of course I''m not happy!'' Su Zhiming thought. However, he still squeezed out a smile and shook his head, "No. Of course, I''m happy."


    In the crowd, there was someone even more happy. Liu Wei crossed his arms together and smirked. Su Zhiming was happy that his woman was bearing a child for another man? How funny!


    After several minutes of celebration and discussion, Li Yuyan''s pregnancy issue was finally over. Li Yuyan then walked over to the microphone with a bright smile on her face.


    "One more thing." She turned around and looked at He Xinyan, "Yanyan, I didn''t receive a birthday gift from you today."


    Several of the guests tilted their heads in confusion. Weren''t they sisters? Why wouldn''t He Xinyan give her sister a birthday present?"


    Bai Jiawei also looked at He Xinyan and furrowed his eyebrows slightly.


    He Xinyan was prepared for this and she smiled before pulling a small box out from her purse, "Here you go."


    Li Yuyan''s eyes widened and she was about to say, ''Didn''t I tell you not to prepare a gift?'', but she stopped herself.


    She squeezed out a smile and took the box, opening it to see a bracelet from a very good brand. Her eyes brightened but dimmed again the next second when she thought about who had given it to her.


    ". . . Thank you," Li Yuyan muttered before handing the gift to Li Huiran.


    He Xinyan was in a very good mood watching Li Yuyan''s angry and annoyed face. She stepped forward and ced one hand onto the microphone.


    Li Yuyan turned and red at her, but He Xinyan just smiled back.


    Li Yuyan unwillingly let go of the microphone and He Xinyan grabbed it.


    She cleared her throat and said, "I would like to take this opportunity to make an announcement too. First, I want to wish a happy birthday to my stepsister."


    She turned around and smiled at Li Yuyan. She received a re back, but because there were several people watching, Li Yuyan grinned fakely.


    He Xinyan looked back at the guests and smiled elegantly.


    "Next, I want to announce that I will be joining the He Corporation as an intern soon."


    He Xinyan turned around and looked at Bai Jiawei with a smile, "Right, dad?"

 Chapter 147 Li Yuyan’s New Plan

    <h4>Chapter 147 Li Yuyan''s New n</h4>


    He Xinyan turned around and looked at Bai Jiawei with a smile, "Right, dad?"


    Bai Jiawei''s mouth fell open in surprise and his eyes also widened, "What?!"


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Of course! I am old enough to work in thepany by now. I should get ready and get used to what goes on in thepany to prepare for taking over."


    Most of the shareholders of the He Corporation attended the party tonight, and most of them knew He Xinyan, because her grandfather was the founder.


    Some of them nodded their heads in agreement. They were older and were friends with He Xinyan''s grandpa, so they obviously knew that thepany should rightfully go to He Xinyan.


    Bai Jiawei''s first response was to say no, but there were a lot of guests here tonight. Most were friends with the He family, and they knew that He Xinyan was the heir to the He Corporation.


    If he said no. . . Not only He Xinyan, but other people would also realize something was wrong. There were severalrge shareholders here, and Bai Jiawei couldn''t say no.


    What if they think that he was trying to swallow thepany for himself? Although that was his goal, he couldn''t show it!


    After several seconds of silence, Bai Jiawei finally smiled reluctantly, "Of course! Yes. . ."


    He Xinyan grinned, "Thank you."


    She stepped back and smiled triumphantly.


    ''I will take back what should belong to me and the He family.'' He Xinyan took a deep breath. Her drama was ending very soon, and she wouldn''t be picking up a new one.


    Although her dream also meant a lot to her, there were more important things to do. She had to take back what was hers and also take revenge.


    In the crowd, Gu Yechen crossed his arms together with a smile.


    His baby was so cool! To be honest, to Gu Yechen, He Xinyan didn''t have to do all of this. She could literally just tell him to help her, and he would buy the He Corporation and kick Bai Jiawei out of the game.


    However, that wasn''t what she wanted. She wanted to take back what belonged to her by herself, and Gu Yechen was going to support her.


    After the speech, He Xinyan walked back to Gu Yechen happily. Meanwhile, Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran were very scared. Li Huiran was also in a very bad mood because of He Xinyan''s announcement. She couldn''t let that happen!


    He Xinyan walked quickly to Gu Yechen and hugged him.


    He patted her on the head gently and kissed her forehead, "Tell me if you need anything."


    "I know!" He Xinyan lifted her shoulder up excitedly and they walked over to the food tables together to eat.


    Su Zhiming was at the corner of the room with Li Yuyan, but his eyes were on He Xinyan. Why was Li Yuyan pregnant?!


    Su Zhiming clenched his fists together. Things are going to be difficult from now on. . . How would he leave Li Yuyan if she was pregnant?


    But he couldn''t let go of He Xinyan either! Su Zhiming sighed and nced at Li Yuyan, "I''m going to the restroom."


    Li Yuyan was very unhappy that her spotlight was once again stolen away from He Xinyan. Also, she was scared about He Xinyan joining the He Corporation. She was also the daughter of the He family!


    She should get a portion of He Corporation too! Li Yuyan pressed her lips together and took a deep breath.


    Things have changed. In the beginning, she had agreed to sleep with Liu Wei for filming opportunities. However, He Xinyan wasn''t going to film anymore, so what was the point even if she had amazing roles?!


    Li Yuyan knit her eyebrows together as she thought of the possibility that she slept with that ugly man for nothing.


    No, it wasn''t for nothing. Li Yuyan red at He Xinyan, who was eating a slice of cake next to Gu Yechen, and clenched her fists together. She couldn''t film now because she was pregnant, so she was going to stop He Xinyan.


    She couldn''t let the He Corporation go to He Xinyan! It was hers! Li Yuyan grinned as she red at He Xinyan.


    She had his child now, so he had to help her! There was no way thepany would go to He Xinyan. With Liu Wei''s help, it was definitely going to be hers!


    Li Yuyan also walked over to the food tables and grabbed a cup of champagne. Her first n to embarrass He Xinyan with the present failed, but she had a new one!


    Li Yuyan''s smile widened as she took a small sip of the champagne.


    He Xinyan had walked over to talk with some of the shareholders of the He Corporation, and Gu Yechen stood a few feet away from her, holding her te of unfinished cake.


    Li Yuyan walked past several guests, moving closer and closer to He Xinyan.


    She grasped the ss of champagne tightly and stopped when she was about a foot away from He Xinyan.


    Li Yuyan tapped He Xinyan on the back and when He Xinyan turned around, she lifted up the bottle of champagne and smiled, "Cheers!"


    He Xinyan frowned as she lifted up her ss of wine. The next second, Li Yuyan tilted her ss forward and the liquid inside was on the border of spilling out.


    "Ah!" Li Yuyan screamed.


    Right before the liquid spilled, He Xinyan quickly pushed the ss back, and itnded on Li Yuyan''s dress, right below the waist.


    "You!" Li Yuyan tried to wipe away the liquid, but it had stained arge portion of her dress.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and didn''t say anything. A few drops hadnded on her white dress, but she didn''t care about it.


    "Look -" Some of the people around them began whispering and He Xinyan looked up curiously.


    Although Li Yuyan was furiously trying to wipe away the champagne, it obviously wasn''t working. Her dress''s color was very light, and the fabric was also very thin, so the liquid bled through the fabric, making it translucent.


    The part where the champagne had spilled was right under the waist, hence where the underwear should be.


    However, Li Yuyan wasn''t wearing any underwear!

 Chapter 148 Li Yuyan’s Embarrassment

    <h4>Chapter 148 Li Yuyan''s Embarrassment</h4>


    However, Li Yuyan wasn''t wearing any underwear!


    The dress stuck to her body because it was mermaid style and it was wet, so it was even more clear.


    The hair on her private part was also clear and several people began whispering amongst themselves.


    "She isn''t wearing underwear!"


    "Why isn''t she wearing underwear to an event like this? What is she thinking?"


    There was a giggle, "I don''t know. Maybe she wants some stimtion."


    There was some quietughter but Li Yuyan heard it. She screamed and used her hands to cover the wet part of her dress.


    She didn''t wear her underwear because Liu Wei had ripped it and she didn''t have any extra! Who knew this would happen?


    "He Xinyan!" Li Yuyan screamed.


    He Xinyan also noticed and her first reaction was to run to Gu Yechen. She used both hands to cover Gu Yechen''s eyes and said fiercely, "Don''t look!"


    "At what?" Gu Yechen''s eyes were on He Xinyan the entire time and he didn''t even know what happened. He just saw He Xinyan push a ss away from her. . . Why is everyone overreacting?


    Everyone walked over to see what was going on, including Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, and Su Zhiming.


    Li Huiran immediately ran over to her daughter in shock, "What happened?!"


    A few people had pulled out their phones and were probably filming, and it only made Li Yuyan more embarrassed as her face turned red as a tomato.


    "He Xinyan!" Li Yuyan said, lifting one hand up to point at He Xinyan. "It''s her!"


    Li Huiran obviously couldn''t stand her daughter being embarrassed and humiliated in public like that, and she scrunched her face up in anger as she turned around to re at He Xinyan.


    "You! How can you be so disrespectful?! Plus, today is Yuyan''s birthday! Even if you don''t like her, you shouldn''t do that to her! What a disgusting b****! You deserve to -"


    An old man stepped forward and put one hand up, shutting Li Huiran up. He was one of thergest shareholders of the He Corporation, and was also best friends with He Xinyan''s grandpa. He was one of the few talking with He Xinyan before the incident happened.


    "Mrs. Bai, please calm yourself."


    "How can I? Do you -"


    "Mrs. Bai!" The man said fiercely, "We all saw. Your daughter was the one who first tipped the ss, and Miss He only moved it away from her as an act of self-defense. You can''t me her. It is your daughter''s fault for not holding the ss properly."


    Many of the other people around when the incident happened also nodded their heads in agreement.


    "Yes, I saw it too."


    "Me too."


    "That''s the wife of President Bai, right? So rude. . . It''s obvious she doesn''t have any manners."


    "I know right. . . She''s President Bai''s second wife, right? I think she wasn''t born as an upper-ss woman."


    "Yeah, I think so. No wonder why she is acting so unpleasantly."


    Many people were still filming, and some stared at Li Huiran with disgust. All of the guests today were from the upper ss, and they looked down at Li Huiran for acting like a shrew.


    Most women in the upper ss wouldn''t scream like that, even in a situation like this. It was unfit for people of their status. So, many of the women and men watching looked at Li Huiran judgementally.


    Li Huiran obviously noticed the nces she was receiving, but she was still furious that her daughter was humiliated like that.


    "So what?! He Xinyan did it on purpose! I''m sure she -"


    Bai Jiawei suddenly stepped forward and pulled Li Huiran back with an angry expression.


    "What?! Let go of me!"


    Bai Jiawei pinched Li Huiran''s arm hard, causing Li Huiran to scream in pain.


    "Shut up!" Bai Jiawei said in Li Huiran''s ear quietly, but also with a fierce tone.


    "Are you not embarrassed enough?! Stop acting like a crazy woman and shut up! You screaming won''t fix anything. Do you want to lose any more face!"


    Li Huiran gulped as she could hear the anger in Bai Jiawei''s face. Although she was still angry, she didn''t scream at He Xinyan anymore. She had lost her self control and now she didn''t just embarrass Li Yuyan, but also herself!


    He Xinyan slowly moved her hands away from Gu Yechen''s eyes after he had promised several times he won''t look since he didn''t even know what he was supposed to be looking at!


    He Xinyan red at him cautiously before slowly looking back at Li Yuyan and Li Huiran. Gu Yechen did keep his promise, as his eyes glued onto He Xinyan.


    He didn''t even know that Li Yuyan was a part of this party! So why would he look at her?


    "Auntie Li," He Xinyan said with a smile. "Yuyan walked over and tilted her ss. The champagne almost spilled on me. Isn''t it natural for me to defend myself and try to push the ss away? It''s called natural instinct."


    Li Huiran opened his mouth but Bai Jiawei pinched her again, so she stayed silent.


    "Okay, okay. Stop crowding around here. The party is finishing soon," Bai Jiawei said, although it wasn''t even 10 P.M. yet. He couldn''t stand being here any longer. It would just be more embarrassing.


    Some of the people listened and moved away, but several still stayed to finish filming.


    "Even if it was on ident, why isn''t that woman wearing underwear? Who doesn''t wear underwear to public ces?"


    "I know right!"


    People began gossiping amongst themselves, and Li Yuyan was on the verge of tears. She ran off with Li Huiran following behind her and the entire incident was over.


    A few minutester, the guests began leaving because the party had officially turned into a joke. In less than 20 minutes, everyone had left.


    Li Yuyan and Li Huiran returned back to the lobby after everyone had left, and Bai Jiawei immediately stood up from the chair he was sitting on when he saw them.


    He Xinyan took a step back and rested her head onto Gu Yechen''s chest, waiting to watch the show.


    "You two?! Are you stupid?!"


    Li Yuyan and Li Huiran both looked down and didn''t say anything.


    "I shouldn''t have allowed you to have a birthday party, Li Yuyan! I should have known that with you and your stupid mom, you two would definitely mess it up!"


    Li Yuyan bit her lips as a tear rolled down her cheek. She had changed into a random set of clothes from who-knows-where, and if she had said she was the birthday girl today, no one would believe her.


    "Li Huiran, it seems like you didn''t learn your lesson at all! You are still as embarrassing and ill-tempered as before! Li Yuyan was embarrassing enough, and you just had to make it even worse!"


    Li Huiran also looked down and didn''t say anything, her face a little green.


    He Xinyan, on the other hand, was enjoying this very much. However, the next second, the attention was turned onto her.


    Bai Jiawei knit his eyebrows together, "Why did you announce that you would join thepany in front of everyone without my permission?! Are you purposely trying to make it difficult for me?"


    He Xinyan took a step forward and smiled innocently, "Why is it difficult for you? I should join thepany early. After all, thepany will be going to me sooner orter. It will be a good experience for me to join early."


    Li Huiran lifted her head at He Xinyan''s words, and a dangerous sparkle shed past her eyes. Of course she couldn''t let it go to He Xinyan!


    Bai Jiawei was also unhappy. To be honest, he didn''t want thepany to go to He Xinyan either. He couldn''t control her anymore, and she was bing more and more like her mother and grandfather. Bai Jiawei didn''t like this feeling. Inparison, he would rather it go to Li Yuyan.


    That way, he would still be able to be in charge. Li Yuyan was much less clever than He Xinyan, and it would be easier to control Li Yuyan.


    However, Bai Jiawei couldn''t say any of this out loud. After all, He Xinyan was the rightful heir to thepany. All of the shareholders would support her, and if he refused, he would put his position and power in danger.


    Li Huiran pressed her lips together and she couldn''t hold it in anymore.


    "Yuyan should go too!" She blurted out.


    Everyone looked at Li Huiran, except Gu Yechen, whose eyes were still on He Xinyan.


    Li Huiran smiled and stepped forward, "After all, Yuyan is your daughter too. It will be good for her to get experience in thepany. It is bad for her to stay home all day, and the entertainment industry isn''t fit for her. She could learn from joining thepany as an intern!"


    "No." Bai Jiawei said immediately, "All she will do is embarrass herself."

 Chapter 149 Li Yuyan Can Join

    <h4>Chapter 149 Li Yuyan Can Join</h4>


    "No." Bai Jiawei said immediately, "All she will do is embarrass herself."


    Li Yuyan clenched her teeth tightly together and didn''t say anything. Li Huiran was also upset but she couldn''t back down now. No matter what, she couldn''t let thepany go to He Xinyan!


    She stepped forward and grabbed onto Bai Jiawei''s arm.


    "Jiawei, just because Yuyan made a mistake at the party tonight doesn''t mean she isn''t fit to also work in thepany. You can''t be so partial! Yuyan will be able to help thepany too. She can learn and maybe even help Xinyan in the future!"


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows tightly together as she crossed her arms together. She had expected Li Huiran to try and get Li Yuyan to join thepany too, and He Xinyan wasn''t scared.


    Li Yuyan was even more dumb than her mother, so she was no match for He Xinyan. Even if everything went wrong, He Xinyan was still confident.


    Because. . . she had Gu Yechen!


    She wanted to first try herself, but if it didn''t work, she would have to pull out her ace, Gu Yechen!


    He Xinyan smirked and leaned back against Gu Yechen''s chest once again, waiting to see what else Li Huiran would say to try and convince Bai Jiawei.


    However, Li Huiran didn''t need to say anything else. Because the next second, Bai Jiawei said:


    "Okay, Li Yuyan can join as an intern too."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she stood up straighter. She didn''t think it would be that easy for Bai Jiawei to agree. So, that would mean. . . Bai Jiawei didn''t want thepany to go to her either. Or else why would he let Li Yuyan in?


    Li Yuyan had no rtion whatsoever with the He Corporation, so there was no reason why she should join. However, Bai Jiawei agreed so easily.


    He Xinyan grinned as she took a deep breath. Seems like her main enemies weren''t only Li Huiran and Li Yuyan now. . . Bai Jiawei will also be trying to get in her way.


    "It''s gettingte. Let''s go home now!" Li Huiran said with a triumphant smile on her face. They should hurry and leave before Bai Jiawei changed his mind.


    Gu Yechen grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand, "She''sing with me today."


    Everyone looked his way, including He Xinyan.


    There were a few seconds of silence before Bai Jiawei nodded his head, "Sure! Of course!"


    Although He Xinyan was happy to go with Gu Yechen, she still found it kind of pathetic how easily Bai Jiawei gave her away. If Gu Yechen wasn''t young and handsome and considerate and respectful, He Xinyan would probably not like him.


    However, Bai Jiawei would still do the same. He just really wanted to sell her to a rich man.


    It was just a little better because Gu Yechen was young and handsome and considerate and respectful. . . and much more.


    He Xinyan scoffed and walked away, wrapping her hand around Gu Yechen''s arm.


    Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, Li Yuyan, and Su Zhiming also returned to the Xihe Estates.


    Gu Yechen drove them to the private house he had near the beach, and they were going to stay there tonight.


    It was almost 11 at night when they arrived, so they immediately went upstairs to go to sleep.


    When they reached Gu Yechen''s room, he took out a pair of light pink silk pajamas and ced it onto the bed, "Go take a shower. The top drawer of the cab to the left of the sink has some skincare products. The pink cup and toothbrush are yours."


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly and walked over to take the pajamas from Gu Yechen. She took this chance to hug him and kiss him on the lips, "Love you!"


    Then, she ran into the bathroom and locked the door.


    Gu Yechen chuckled and licked his lips before grabbing his own pajamas and going to the guest room to take a shower.


    He finished before He Xinyan, and when he returned, He Xinyan had just stepped out from the shower. She changed into her pajamas and opened the door.


    "Yechen, where is the hairdryer?"


    Gu Yechen stood up from the bed and walked into the bathroom, pulling a hairdryer from a drawer.


    "I''ll dry your hair, you brush your teeth."


    He Xinyan didn''t hear what Gu Yechen said because she had noticed something very cool.


    "Gu Yechen, we have matching pajamas!" He Xinyan said as she looked back and forth at his pajamas and hers.


    His silk pajamas were blue, and it was a rare sight since Gu Yechen wore ck almost all the time.


    There was a pink heart embroidered onto the silk of Gu Yechen''s pajamas, and He Xinyan noticed that she had a blue heart at the same location.


    Gu Yechen couldn''t help but smile at He Xinyan''s cute and surprised expression.


    "Do you like it?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "It''s so cute!"


    Gu Yechen''s smile widened as he lifted his chin up proudly. He had bought this online a while ago, but they never got the chance to wear it together.


    He wanted to buy a ck one for himself, but he knew that He Xinyan would probably not like it if her pajamas were ck too. So, he ended up buying the most popr one, which was blue and pink.


    "Okay, I''ll dry your hair now."


    Gu Yechen turned on the blow dryer and He Xinyan turned around to face the front. She grabbed her toothbrush and noticed that the cup and toothbrush were also matching!


    He Xinyan shook her shoulders excitedly as she grabbed the toothbrush and squeezed some toothpaste onto it.


    She brushed her teeth and watched Gu Yechen dry her hair. During times like this, He Xinyan thought that the heavens were really nice to her.


    Not only did they give her a second chance, but they also gave her such an amazing man in her second life! How lucky was that?!


    He Xinyan giggled and because she was so immersed in her thoughts, she choked on the toothpaste.


    She began coughing violently and spat the toothpaste out.


    The blow dryer closed and Gu Yechen ced it onto the table with a frown on his face, "Stupid, how can you even choke on toothpaste?"


    He Xinyan looked up at him pitifully and rinsed out the rest of the toothpaste.


    Gu Yechen sighed, "Let me finish drying your hair first."


    He Xinyan stood still and let Gu Yechen finish drying her hair before grabbing her toothbrush again.


    "Stop," Gu Yechenmanded. He took the toothbrush from her and said, "Ah."


    He Xinyan opened her mouth obediently and Gu Yechen bent down slightly to brush her teeth. He Xinyan smiled happily as she stared at Gu Yechen romantically.


    "Don''t smile. Open your mouth." Gu Yechen said sternly, although his eyes were filled with love and gentleness.


    "Ah," He Xinyan opened her mouth wider and used her hand to grab the blue toothbrush. She squeezed some toothpaste on it and reached her hand up.


    "What are you doing?"


    "Brush your teeth! Ah!" He Xinyan said with her mouth full of toothpaste.


    Gu Yechen chuckled and opened his mouth.


    He Xinyan had to stretch her arm out to brush his teeth, and it was difficult to see where she was brushing because he was so tall.


    This was probably the longest tooth brushing the two of them have ever done in their lives. After several minutes, they rinsed their mouths together and left the restroom to go to sleep.


    It wasn''t a very smooth day, because things just got more difficult for He Xinyan since Li Yuyan is also joining thepany.


    However, they both slept very well that night.


    ---


    In the Xihe Estates, another couple was going to sleep.


    Li Yuyan was sitting on the bed already when Su Zhiming walked out of the restroom.


    Su Zhiming didn''t have a happy expression on his face like other men who realized they would be a father soon. Instead, he seemed quite unhappy.


    He sat down on the bed and dried his hair with a towel.


    Li Yuyan moved across the bed so she was behind Su Zhiming, "Zhiming -"


    Su Zhiming turned around and narrowed his eyes slightly, "You''re really pregnant?"


    Li Yuyan gulped, "Of course!"


    "How old is the child?"


    "Two weeks. . ." Li Yuyan said, trying to keep eye contact with Su Zhiming.


    Su Zhiming closed his eyes and pinched the skin in between his eyebrows, deep in thought. After several seconds, he opened his eyes and frowned.


    "But I remember I used contraception!" Su Zhiming said, eyeing Li Yuyan suspiciously.


    ". . . I don''t know. Maybe it broke. . ."


    Su Zhiming still didn''t believe Li Yuyanpletely, but he had no evidence. He stood up to put the towel away and when he came back, he remembered something else important.


    He stared at Li Yuyan and after a few seconds of silence, he asked, "Why weren''t you wearing underwear today?"

 Chapter 150 Last Day of Filming

    <h4>Chapter 150 Last Day of Filming</h4>


    "Why weren''t you wearing underwear today?"


    Li Yuyan opened her mouth, "I. . . I. . ."


    Her eyes darted around nervously before she said, "I was! But I went to the restroom and it got dirty so I had to take it off. I didn''t know something like that would happen!"


    Su Zhiming knit his eyebrows together, "Really? Why did it get dirty?"


    Li Yuyan gulped, "Well, um. . . I had to use the bathroom, but I held it in, so a little of it got on my underwear."


    Su Zhiming looked down, "Oh well. Let''s go to sleep."


    Li Yuyan nodded and quickly crawled into the nkets, letting out a breath of relief. Su Zhiming alsoid down with his back facing Li Yuyan, and she pressed her lips together unhappily.


    Li Yuyan sighed and closed her eyes.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up confidently, long after the sun had woken.


    She blinked her eyes a few times to get used to the light and looked up at Gu Yechen, who was awake already.


    "Good morning."


    Gu Yechen ran his fingers through her hair, "Good morning. . . I''ll go make breakfast. You keep sleeping if you''re tired."


    He Xinyan shook her head, "I''m not tired anymore! I''ll go help. . . set up the table!"


    Gu Yechen smiled sweetly and the two of them got out of the bed. After brushing their teeth and washing their face, they went downstairs to the huge kitchen.


    The house was muchrger than the one in the Xihe Estates, and He Xinyan was certain that if it weren''t for Gu Yechen guiding her, she would be lost.


    Gu Yechen cooked breakfast and they ate together before returning to the Xihe Estates.


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan woke up really early because it was thest day of filming! She had three scenes today in the morning and she was finished!


    Gu Yechen was still sleeping, so she tried to move cautiously. However, as she tried to escape from Gu Yechen''s embrace, his arm around her tightened.


    She sucked in a breath and tried again, but failed.


    After several attempts, she heard a voice above her head.


    "What are you doing?" Gu Yechen asked.


    She looked up and grinned, "I have to go. Filming."


    Gu Yechen wasn''t very pleased and he lifted He Xinyan''s chin up to kiss her. Before letting her go, he bit her lip gently and finally released his hand and mouth.


    He Xinyan frowned and used one finger to touch her mouth. Was he punishing her? Ch!


    She ran into the bathroom and quickly got ready to leave. When she stepped out of the restroom, the bed was empty and she walked over to the balcony to see that no one was there either.


    However, there was a fresh rose on her nightstand like every other day.


    He Xinyan left the house without eating breakfast and arrived at the filming location half an hourter.


    Gu Yebei, Wu Minger, and Yang Siyue had already arrived, and Wu Minger immediately ran over when she saw He Xinyan.


    "Xinyan, I found two dramas that you can pick from! I don''t know if you can get the female lead role, but the other avable roles are also very good!" Wu Minger said as they walked to the changing room together.


    He Xinyan smiled at her, "I''m going to leave the entertainment industry after this film."


    "What?!"


    "I have other things to do."


    Wu Minger frowned, "What things?"


    "Don''t worry about it. I''m going to go change. Talk to youter!" He Xinyan entered the room and quickly changed into her costume.


    The day went by quickly and He Xinyan sessfully finished filming herst scene after lunch.


    "Cut! Perfect!" Director Ma stood up from his chair and walked over to He Xinyan. He stretched his hand out and He Xinyan politely shook it.


    "Great job, Xinyan! It was really nice working with you!" Ma Qiaoqi smiled happily and one of the workers came over with a flower for He Xinyan.


    "Thank you!" Concubine Xi''s role in the film was quite important, so He Xinyan was also well-respected in the crew.


    "Thank you, Director Ma."


    Gu Yebei and Yang Siyue also came over with flowers and handed them to He Xinyan.


    "Little Yanyan, great job!" Gu Yebei smiled and pushed the flowers into He Xinyan''s arms.


    "Congrattions!" Yang Siyue also handed He Xinyan flowers and blew her a kiss. As the lead roles for the drama, Gu Yebei and Yang Siyue still had more scenes to film. They will be finished about a week from now.


    "Look! Who is that?" Suddenly, there were several gasps as people whispered about something. He Xinyan turned around curiously and saw someone at the back of the crowd.


    It was easy to notice him because he was tall and handsome. He Xinyan''s face lit up when she saw the person''s face and she immediately ran over.


    "Yechen!" He Xinyan was going to hug him but she couldn''t because of all the flowers she was holding. She quickly ran back and dumped the flowers onto her chair before going back to Gu Yechen.


    He also held a bouquet of red roses, and He Xinyan wondered if they were from the patch of roses at Gu Yechen''s mansion.


    She happily received the flowers and grabbed onto his hand.


    "Congrattions, baby." Gu Yechen said, gently patting her head.


    "Thank you!"


    "Is that He Xinyan''s boyfriend?" The workers nearby began gossiping about the gorgeous couple.


    "I think so. Look how close they are together. They look so cute!"


    Gu Yechen gently brushed He Xinyan''s hair to the back of her head, "Let''s go eat. I''ll treat you to whatever you want."


    He Xinyan jumped up happily and handed the flowers back to Gu Yechen, "I''ll go change!"


    She thanked the director and other workers once more before going to change back into her casual clothes. After changing and saying goodbye to everyone, she left happily.


    The flowers filled up over half of the car trunk, and the red roses were especially eye-catching because of their bright color.


    They entered the car and drove to do He Xinyan''s favorite thing, eat!


    ---


    At the same time, another ck car was driving up a road. They stopped in front of a house and a woman stepped out from the car.


    She was wearing a white blouse on the inside, and she wore a pink id zer on the outside. She wore a matching id skirt on the bottom, and it was a wonder how she wasn''t cold in a skirt that short.


    She walked up to the house and rang the doorbell. As she waited, she removed her sunsses and put on a smile.


    The door opened and a woman peeked her head out from behind the door. Her eyes widened when she saw who it was.


    "Xiner, what are you doing here for?!"


    Shen Xiner smiled, "Auntie Xu, I''m here to visit you!"


    Xu Mengya was obviously not very happy as she reluctantly let Shen Xiner into the house. They sat down together on the couch and Shen Xiner smiled.


    "Auntie Xu, you look even prettier thanst time I met you!"


    Xu Mengya grinned, "Thank you. What are you here for, Xiner?"


    Shen Xiner pressed her lips together and put on a pitiful expression, "Auntie Xu, have you met with brother Yechen''s girlfriend yet?"


    Xu Mengya''s face brightened at the mention of He Xinyan, "Yes, I have! It''s a relief that Gu Yechen inherited his dad''s talent in having a good taste for women!"


    Shen Xiner''s smile stiffened when she heard Xu Mengya''s words and she gulped, "What does that mean, Auntie Xu?"


    "I like her a lot! I''m hoping Yechen can marry her quickly so she will be my real daughter-inw!"


    Shen Xiner''s face turned green and she couldn''t keep her smile anymore, "But. . . But Auntie Xu! I am brother Yechen''s fiancee! What will I do?"


    Xu Mengya''s eyes widened in surprise, "Fiancee? Why do I not know about this?"


    Shen Xiner grabbed onto Xu Mengya''s hands, "What do you mean, Auntie Xu? Didn''t you and my parents say I would marry brother Yechen?"


    Xu Mengya frowned with confusion, "Did we? When?"


    "Yes! When we were young!"


    Xu Mengya smiled awkwardly and pushed Shen Xiner''s hands away, "Xiner, that never happened. Maybe that''s what your parents told you, but it is not true. They did talk about it a few times, but we never agreed. Me and your Uncle Gu both think that love shoulde naturally. We never agreed to an arranged marriage."


    Shen Xiner''s face paled as she heard Xu Mengya speak.


    "Xiner, don''t be stuck on this, because we never agreed to it. Plus, Yechen has found his partner now! I. . . I like you too, Xiner! But it seems like you and Yechen don''t have the fate to be together."


    Shen Xiner was at a loss for words, "Auntie Xu. . ."


    "Ah, just let go, Xiner. I have to go take an afternoon nap now, so I can''t talk to you now. You cane and visit meter!"


    Shen Xiner clenched her fists together but she couldn''t say anything. She stood up from the chair and grabbed her bag, "Goodbye, Auntie Xu."


    She turned around and ran out of the house.


    Xu Mengya sighed and shook her head as she walked up the stairs to go take a nap.

 Chapter 151 Meeting With Shen Xiner

    <h4>Chapter 151 Meeting With Shen Xiner</h4>


    Shen Xiner entered her car and ordered the driver to leave. She sank down in her chair and burst into tears.


    Why?! No! All her life she had wanted to marry brother Yechen! She was supposed to marry him! She was the only one worthy of marrying him! They were supposed to get married! If it weren''t for He Xinyan, they might even be together now!


    Shen Xiner clenched her fists together tightly as she bit her lips angrily. There was no way she could let He Xinyan steal brother Yechen from her so easily!


    He! Xin! Yan!


    ---


    It was nighttime and He Xinyan was on the bed, waiting for Gu Yechen toe. After eating lunch, he had gone back to thepany to finish some work.


    As she scrolled through her phone, she suddenly received a message.


    It was an unknown number and she curiously clicked in.


    ''Hello, I am Shen Xiner. We met before. I want to talk with you. Can you meet tomorrow at 5 at the Dasi Hotel?''


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together, ''Shen Xiner?''


    He Xinyan opened her mouth as she finally remembered what that was! She was Gu Yechen''s "fiancee"!


    He Xinyan scoffed. She was indeed very curious about what Shen Xiner had to say to her.


    ''I can. I''ll see you tomorrow.''


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan left the house at 4 P.M. and arrived at around 4:45. She stayed inside the car for a while and crossed her legs as she kept a watch at the hotel door.


    In about five minutes, she saw a woman wearing a pink dress walk in. That must be Shen Xiner. They were meeting in the coffee shop today, and He Xinyan saw a waiter escort Shen Xiner to a table near the window.


    He Xinyan didn''t leave the car even after she saw Shen Xiner. Instead, she pulled out her phone and texted Wu Minger.


    ''Minger!''


    A few secondster, there was a reply: ''Yanyan, what''s up?!''


    ''I will text you once every ten minutes. If I don''t, call Gu Yechen and tell him toe to the Dasi Hotel. Just tell him I met with Shen Xiner.''


    ''Who''s Shen Xiner? What''s happening?''


    ''Don''t worry about it now. I''ll exin to youter. Can you do what I say?''


    ''Of course! Leave it to me!''


    He Xinyan smiled and closed her phone as she stepped out of the car. She walked into the coffee shop and straight for the table Shen Xiner was at.


    Shen Xiner was looking out the window, and she didn''t notice He Xinyan until she sat down in the chair across from her.


    "Hello, Miss Shen." He Xinyan said, stretching one arm out.


    Shen Xiner turned her head around and looked at He Xinyan. She didn''t reply to her and also didn''t shake He Xinyan''s hand.


    He Xinyan didn''t care, and she continued to maintain the position of stretching her hand out with a smile. Almost a minute passed, and Shen Xiner finally reluctantly shook He Xinyan''s hand.


    He Xinyan grinned satisfactorily and put her hand back onto herp. A waiter walked over with a menu and asked He Xinyan what she would like to drink.


    "Iced caramel mhiato please," He Xinyan said without looking at the menu.


    "Okay."


    "Miss Shen, I don''t have a lot of time to waste. If you would like to say something, please do now."


    Shen Xiner was not pleased with He Xinyan''s attitude, but she did open her mouth to speak.


    "He Xinyan, I know you are a smart person. Leave brother Yechen."


    He Xinyan smirked and didn''t reply, as the waiter was back with her cup of coffee.


    "Thank you," He Xinyan said. She slowly took a sip of the coffee, taking her time. Finally, she set the ss back down onto the table and grinned.


    "Miss Shen, since you know I am a smart person, why would you think I would leave Gu Yechen?"


    Shen Xiner knit her eyebrows together, "You two aren''t fit for each other. You should know your position. The Gu family isn''t for a person like you to enter!"


    He Xinyan chuckled, "So it is for a person like you?"


    Shen Xiner blinked a few times, "Yes! I am definitely more worthy than you?"


    He Xinyan leaned back against the chair and began drinking her caramel mhiato again. The coffee here was indeed very good.


    "Is Gu Yechen smart?"


    Shen Xiner was taken aback as she didn''t expect He Xinyan to suddenly change the subject, "Yes! Of course! He''s a genius!"


    He Xinyan smiled, "Since Gu Yechen is that smart, then do you think he would be stupid enough to not know who is worthy enough to be with him?"


    Shen Xiner opened her mouth but no words came out, "I. . . Well. . ."


    She gulped and pointed one finger at He Xinyan, "It''s you! He is only blinded right now because you are tricking and seducing him! He will figure it out one day!"


    He Xinyan shrugged, "Then why don''t you just wait for that day? Patience."


    "I don''t want to wait! I am the rightful wife of Gu Yechen! I can''t let you evil vixen seduce him!"


    He Xinyan wasn''t angered in the slightest, "In that case, you shouldn''t be talking to me. If you are so. . . rightful, then you should go talk to Gu Yechen."


    He Xinyan smiled and flipped her hair to the back of her shoulders, "After all, it''s Gu Yechen that can''t leave me. Even if I tell him to leave me, he won''t! I can''t do anything!"


    Shen Xiner''s face turned slightly red from anger, "That''s because you are purposely seducing him!"


    He Xinyan reached down and picked up her phone to send Wu Minger a message. It has been ten minutes already. Ten minutes wasted. . . But He Xinyan was done with her filming, so she didn''t have much to do anyway. It was also amusing toe here and listen to some trash talk.


    "Oh well, what can I do? Maybe my power is just too strong, that even Gu Yechen can''t resist me." He Xinyan smiled and eyed Shen Xiner up and down, "You will definitely have to try a lot harder to reach my level."


    Shen Xiner''s eyes widened, "You!"


    He Xinyan put one finger to her mouth, "Sh!"


    She looked around to see that several other people in the coffee shop were looking at them because of the noise Shen Xiner was making.


    "This is a five-star hotel. You don''t want to embarrass yourself."


    Shen Xiner''s face was green as she wanted to scream again, but she held it in, "I''m going to tell my mom about this!"


    He Xinyan almostughed, "Go ahead!"


    She stood up and looked down at Shen Xiner one more time, "I already wasted 13 minutes, 46 seconds, 37 milliseconds of my life talking to you. I don''t think it''s worth it to waste more. I will be leaving now. The mhiato was 6 dors. Thank you very much for treating me to coffee!"


    Shen Xiner clenched her fists together. When did she say she was going to treat her?! So shameless!


    He Xinyan turned around to leave, but as she took one step, she suddenly felt her vision get a little blurry and she felt dizzy. Was it because she stood up too fast? No, it wasn''t likely. . .


    He Xinyan looked back at the ss of finished caramel mhiato. Then, she looked up to see Shen Xiner''s smug smile.


    He Xinyan bit her lips to prevent herself from cursing. She had dared to drink the caramel mhiato because she ordered it herself and thought that Shen Xiner probably wouldn''t bribe the coffee maker to put drugs. However, she was wrong.


    She immediately reached for her phone to text Wu Minger, but before she could send it, she cked out.


    Shen Xiner stood up with a smile, as the anger she was feeling a few seconds ago went away. It was all over now! Gu Yechen would never want her anymore after today! Then, she would be able to step all over He Xinyan and kick her away!


    Shen Xiner smirked and pulled out her phone. She sent a text to a person, and a few minutester, a fat and ugly old man walked in.


    He smiled pervertedly and lifted He Xinyan up with both arms, "Thank you, Miss Shen. She looks even better than I expected."


    Shen Xiner smiled, "No problem. Make sure to do your part of the job well."


    "Of course."


    The man walked out of the coffee shop, holding an unconscious He Xinyan in his arms. Several people turned to look at him as they walked, but no one said anything.


    Shen Xiner grabbed her handbag and left the coffee shop. Her job was done. Now, all she had to wait for was the great news of her brother Yechen being single again!


    ---


    In another part of the city, Wu Minger was sitting on her bed, anxiously awaiting He Xinyan''s text. It has been almost 20 minutes since herst text.


    Did she forget to send it? Wu Minger shook her head. He Xinyan wasn''t the type of person to be so careless like that.


    Should she call Gu Yechen? What if she was just overreacting?


    Wu Minger called He Xinyan one more time and once again, no one answered. She shook her feet anxiously, not knowing what to do.


    Finally, she pulled up her contacts to call Gu Yechen. It was better safe than sorry! Plus, Mr. Gu would probably not me her, right? After all, it was because He Xinyan told her to!


    Wu Minger scrolled down to the ''G'' section and gasped.


    How could she forget?


    She didn''t have Gu Yechen''s number!

 Chapter 152 Gu Yechen To The Rescue

    <h4>Chapter 152 Gu Yechen To The Rescue</h4>


    She didn''t have Gu Yechen''s number!


    Wu Minger gasped as she scrolled through her contacts once again, "Uh. . . Oh no!"


    Wu Minger jumped up from the bed and paced back and forth anxiously.


    "Ugh!!" Wu Minger stomped one foot onto the floor frustratingly. How could she forget?!


    Just as Wu Minger was on the verge of throwing her phone onto the bed, she suddenly remembered. She didn''t have Gu Yechen''s phone number, but she did have Gu Yebei''s!


    How could she forget?!


    Wu Minger quickly opened up her phone and called Gu Yebei, "Please pick up. . . please pick up. . . Gu Yebei!"


    "Yes! What''s up, Minger?"


    "Gu Yebei, do you have your brother''s phone number?!"


    Gu Yebei nodded, "Of course I do."


    "Can you call him and tell him Xinyan went to the Dasi Hotel with a woman called Shen Xiner. She told me she would text me every ten minutes but she hasn''t texted me for the past half an hour!"


    Gu Yebei knit her eyebrows together, "Okay, but I don''t know if he will pick up."


    "Then text him! Whatever!"


    "Okay, okay. Calm down. I will call him now."


    Gu Yebei dialed his brother''s number, and it finally went through after several seconds.


    "What is it?" A cold voice said through the other end of the phone.


    "Minger just called me and told me that my sister-inw went to the Dasi Hotel with Shen Xiner! What happened?"


    There were several seconds of silence from the other end of the phone and then the call hung up.


    "Gu Yechen!" Gu Yebei widened his eyes and stared at his phone, "He hung up on me!"


    ---


    On the top floor of the Gu Corporation, Gu Yechen burst out of his office and entered the elevator.


    All of the workers on the top floor looked up from their work, and their gazes followed Gu Yechen all the way until the elevator door closed.


    None of them had seen their boss so rushed like that. Even if something very bad had happened, President Gu was always very calm and rxed.


    The workers looked amongst themselves confusedly for a few seconds before getting back to work.


    Gu Yechen ran out of thepany building and straight for the parking lot. He drove way overspeed to the Dasi Hotel and ran into the building.


    The guests at the front desk were very mad when Gu Yechen cut through all of them and pushed aside the guest registering at the front desk.


    The worker''s eyes lit up when she saw the handsome man, but she still had to say, "Sorry, sir. You have to wait in line."


    "I''m Gu Yechen," Gu Yechen said. At once, the worker straightened her back slightly and didn''t say anything further. The guest who was originally at the front desk trying to check into the hotel also didn''t dare toin or get mad anymore.


    "You''re President Gu?" The worker asked to make sure.


    "Yes, I need you to check the rooms. Is there any room opened by a person called Shen Xiner?"


    The worker smiled, "Of course."


    "Hurry!" Gu Yechen said, raising his voice slightly.


    After a few seconds, the worker looked up, "No, there is no room opened -"


    "What about He Xinyan?" Gu Yechen asked, cutting the worker off.


    Another few seconds passed, and Gu Yechen was getting a little patient.


    However, the worker''s face lit up just as Gu Yechen was about to rush her, "Yes, there is a room opened by He Xinyan! It is room 4237!"


    At once, Gu Yechen ran off in the direction of the elevators.


    The elevator was very fast, and he arrived on the 42nd floor in less than a minute.


    It took him a while to find the room, and he came to a stop when he saw the golden letters reading ''4237'' on the door.


    He took a step back and lifted his long leg up, kicking it violently at the door. It took only one kick for the door to burst open. There was a male scream from inside the room.


    Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together tightly and burst into the room.


    The room was veryrge and when he reached the bed, he saw an old and fat man on top of his Xinyan.


    Gu Yechen felt the blood inside him boil as he ran over andnded a punch directly on the man''s face.


    "Ah!" The man fell backward, his bodynding onto the floor with a thump.


    Gu Yechen didn''t care about him and ran over to He Xinyan, who wasying on the bed. Her clothes were still in ce, but they were a little messed up.


    "Xinyan," Gu Yechen called, but there was no response.


    "He Xinyan!" He called again, a little fiercer this time. Almost as if He Xinyan could hear him, she opened her eyes slightly and lifted her arm up, grasping onto the edge of Gu Yechen''s sleeve.


    Her vision was still a little blurry and she couldn''t think well, but she was sure it was Gu Yechen. Maybe it was because of the sound of his voice, or the familiar smell of his body, but she knew it was him.


    "I''m okay," He Xinyan said, trying to smile. Well, her brain was not really okay. He Xinyan wanted to reach into her head and pull out her brain to see if it was all made of water or something. How could she be so stupid?! Has her past life selfe back to life?!


    Gu Yechen''s face darkened and his eyes dimmed as he ran his fingers down He Xinyan''s hair, "Don''t worry. I''m here now."


    He Xinyan finally rxed her tense body after hearing Gu Yechen''s calming words, and she closed her eyes again.


    Gu Yechen stood up from the bed and turned around, looking at the man on the ground. He seemed to be still recovering from the first punch as he was having a hard time standing up.


    "Who are you?! How dare you do this to me?!"


    Gu Yechen scoffed and bent down, pulling the man up by the neck. The man began coughing as he tried to escape Gu Yechen''s grasp.


    "What did you do to her?"


    The man was still coughing and didn''t respond.


    "Speak!"


    The man pointed to his throat, indicating that he can''t speak. Gu Yechen loosened his grip slightly and the man finally forced out one word.


    "Nothing!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Really?"


    He let go of the man by pushing him back down onto the ground aggressively.


    "I was instructed by someone to do this! I swear! I didn''t do anything yet!"


    ". . . Yet?"


    The man gulped as he shivered from the coldness in the room, "I. . . I didn''t do anything!"


    "What is wrong with her right now?" Gu Yechen asked, tilting his head at He Xinyan.


    "I. . . I''m not sure! Thedy that instructed me drugged her with something, but I don''t know what!"

 Chapter 153 Gu Yechen’s Dilemma

    <h4>Chapter 153 Gu Yechen''s Dilemma</h4>


    "I. . . I''m not sure! Thedy that instructed me drugged her with something, but I don''t know what!"


    Gu Yechen frowned, "Who are you?"


    "I''m Qi Hao! The cousin of the chairman of the Qi Corporation!" The man said, ncing up to see Gu Yechen''s reaction. To his surprise, Gu Yechen wasn''t scared in the slightest. The Qi Corporation was considered quite a powerfulpany in Country Z, so Qi Hao had guessed that Gu Yechen would be on the floor, begging for his forgiveness after hearing about who he was.


    "You won''t be for much longer."


    The man knit his eyebrows together confusedly.


    "Because there won''t be a Qi Corporation anymore." As he finished his sentence, there was argemotion at the door as several tall and strong men walked in.


    On the elevator door ride up, Gu Yechen had texted his assistant, Chen Xiao, to send over some bodyguards.


    Gu Yechen stood up and walked back over to the bed. He didn''t want to waste any more time on irrelevant people anymore.


    "Bring him to the police. I don''t care what he is sentenced for, but he is going to jail."


    Qi Hao''s eyes widened in shock, "What?! Why! You can''t do this! Let go of me! Let go! You guys are all screwed if my uncle hears about this!"


    Gu Yechen sat down on the bed next to He Xinyan and slid his hand into hers. Suddenly, her body jerked slightly as she opened her eyes.


    "What''s wrong?"


    He Xinyan rxed again when she saw Gu Yechen, "Nothing. . . I''m just a little hot."


    Gu Yechen immediately knit his eyebrows together. The temperature inside the room was even colder than outside in the chilly autumn weather. How could she be hot?


    Was it aphrodisiac?


    He Xinyan flipped around on the bed so she was facing Gu Yechen, and he noticed how red her face was. It looked extremely attractive to him, and Gu Yechen gulped as he looked away.


    He Xinyan continued to move on the bed as she began to scratch her skin, "Uhh, it''s so ufortable! What did that stupid Shen Xiner do to me?!"


    Gu Yechen''s expression darkened as he pulled out his phone. He stood up from the bed and walked away to call someone.


    When he was back, He Xinyan still looked very ufortable.


    "It''s okay. It will be okay soon."


    A few minutester, there was a knock on the door and a man walked in.


    "What''s wrong?!" He said when he saw Gu Yechen, "You''re lucky. I was just one street away when you called."


    Gu Yechen didn''t return his smile, "Check her. What is wrong with her? Did she get drugged?"


    This was when the man''s eyesnded on He Xinyan. He looked at her for a few seconds and said, "It''s obvious. I can tell right away. She got drugged with some type of aphrodisiac. Looking at her reaction, it''s probably quite powerful."


    Gu Yechen sighed impatiently, "Cure!"


    The man gulped and leaned forward, whispering to Gu Yechen, "You should know what the cure is for a drug like that."


    Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together and stared at the man for a very long time, "Is there no other way?"


    The man''s eyes widened, "Don''t you. . . Gu Yechen!"


    "What?"


    "This is a good opportunity!"


    "For what?"


    The man licked his lips, "Do you really not know or are you just pretending?"


    Gu Yechen''s face turned even darker, "Stop wasting time and get to the point."


    ". . . Sleep. . . You know?"


    Gu Yechen gulped and nced at He Xinyan, who was rolling around on the bed. It was indeed very tempting. . .


    ''I. . . I want to save it for until after getting married.'' Gu Yechen suddenly remembered what He Xinyan had saidst time they were close to doing it.


    Gu Yechen sighed. He couldn''t do it while she was under the use of drugs. That would be taking advantage of her.


    "What other ways are there?"


    The man clicked his tongue and shook his head before saying, "Well, there is a medicine, but the side effects for the minutes after taking it aren''t very pleasant."


    Gu Yechen was in a dilemma. He didn''t want her to suffer from taking the medicine, but he also didn''t want her to be mad at him for taking advantage of her during a time like this.


    Finally, after a few seconds, Gu Yechen said, "Where''s the medicine?"


    The man blinked a few times, "I''ll go get it. You can put her in a bathtub with cold water. That will help too."


    Gu Yechen frowned, "Hurry."


    After the man was gone, Gu Yechen walked into the restroom and filled the bathtub up with cold water.


    Then, he lifted He Xinyan off of the bed and walked over to the restroom. Feeling the coldness from Gu Yechen''s body, He Xinyan immediately clung on to him and rubbed his face against her chest, which wasn''t exactly a good decision considering how tempted Gu Yechen was right now.


    He gulped and ced her into the shower with her clothes on, "Don''t move."


    He Xinyan let out a breath when her skin touched the cold water, and it did help for the first few seconds.


    She closed her eyes and a few secondster, there was a knock on the bathroom door.


    Gu Yechen opened it slightly.


    "Here is the medicine."


    After snatching the small bottle from him, Gu Yechen mmed the door in the man''s face.


    The medicine was a liquid and from the smell, it probably wasn''t very pleasant to take.


    He bent down in the bathtub and ced the open bottle in front of He Xinyan''s mouth, "Baby, drink this."


    He Xinyan scrunched her face up at the bad smell, "Ew, what is that?"


    "It''s medicine. Everything will be better after you take this."


    He Xinyan blinked tiredly, "Really?"


    Gu Yechen slowly nodded his head, although he wasn''t very sure either. He Xinyan lifted one arm out of the water and grabbed onto the bottle.


    She held her nose as she drank all of the contents inside the bottle in one gulp. Right after, she began coughing as the spicy filling traveled down her throat.


    "Is it better?" Gu Yechen immediately asked, receiving no response.


    Several secondster, He Xinyan began to shiver, "It''s cold."


    Gu Yechen frowned and opened the water again, turning it to warm water.


    "Is this better?"


    He Xinyan shook her head. She pressed her lips together as she lifted one leg out of the water. Gu Yechen stood up and opened the door to see the man waiting outside.


    "Why is she suddenly cold now?"


    "That is how the medicine works. Don''t worry, it should be better in a few seconds."


    Gu Yechen turned around and walked back into the restroom. He looked down at the bathtub and to his surprise, He Xinyan had her eyes closed again.


    She was asleep.

 Chapter 154 Zhao Qi

    <h4>Chapter 154 Zhao Qi</h4>


    She was asleep.


    Gu Yechen slowly lifted her out of the bathtub and carried her out of the restroom, even though she was dripping wet. He set her down onto the bed and covered her with a nket.


    "She''s asleep?" The man asked, "That was faster than I thought. Don''t worry now. After she wakes up, it should be good now."


    Gu Yechen nodded, "Okay. You stay here. I will open a room for you."


    The man rolled his eyes annoyingly, "Presidential suite!"


    "Whatever."


    The man snapped his fingers together and happily left the room.


    After the door closed, Gu Yechen sat down on the bed and held onto He Xinyan''s hand.


    He furrowed his eyebrows together, ''Shen Xiner. . .''


    ---


    He Xinyan slept very well, and only woke up the next morning.


    The redness on her face had disappeared and the first thing she saw after opening her eyes was Gu Yechen.


    "Are you feeling better?" Gu Yechen asked as he pulled out his phone to get the man from yesterday back over here.


    He Xinyan nodded her head and moved her upper body over to Gu Yechen, wrapping her arms around his waist.


    Gu Yechen gently brushed his hands through her hair until there was a knock at the door.


    "I''ll be right back." Gu Yechen slowly stood up and walked over to the door. He opened it and immediately walked back to the bed. A man followed behind him.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow when she saw a stranger.


    The unknown man immediately walked over and smiled brightly, "Hello, sister-inw! I am Zhao Qi! We met at your birthday party a while ago!"


    To be honest, He Xinyan didn''t really remember. There were too many handsome men at her birthday that she totally forgot which was which!


    He Xinyan chuckled awkwardly, "Oh, Zhao Qi! Of course I remember you!"


    Zhao Qi beamed and pulled out a handkerchief, "Let me take your pulse."


    He Xinyan looked up at Gu Yechen, and he smiled at her reassuringly.


    "Don''t worry. He is probably the best doctor in all of Country Z. He is the chief physician at the Jinxi Hospital."


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open in shock. The chief physician at the Jinxi Hospital?! That was the best hospital in the country!


    She immediately stretched her arm out to let Zhao Qi take her pulse.


    After a few seconds, he removed the handkerchief from her waist and stood back up.


    "Don''t worry, sister-inw is healthy now! Just make sure to get some rest and eat some food so your energyes back. The medicine took up a lot of your energy."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Yes, yes! Thank you very much, Zhao Qi!"


    Zhao Qi smiled and scratched the back of his head.


    "You can go now." Gu Yechen said coldly as he pushed Zhao Qi aside so he could sit down on the bed.


    Zhao Qi rolled his eyes, "Ch!"


    He lifted his chin up and walked out of the room.


    "Go to sleep and get some more rest. I''ll go get some food."


    He Xinyan obediently nodded her head. She lifted the nket up, but her round eyes were still wide open as she stared at Gu Yechen.


    "What are you looking at me for? Go to sleep."


    He Xinyan gulped, "Are you not mad?"


    "Mad at what?"


    "Well. . . I. . . I kind of caused a lot of trouble for you. I didn''t think that Shen Xiner would have bribed the coffee maker before I arrived! I''m sorry. . ."


    Gu Yechen smiled gently, "I''m not mad and you don''t have to be sorry. Don''t worry and just get some rest, okay?"


    "Really?" He Xinyan asked softly, blinking her eyes innocently.


    "Yes." Gu Yechen leaned forward and kissed her on the forehead as reassurance before standing up, "I''ll go order some food and wake you up when it''s here."


    "Okay!" He Xinyan said before going to sleep.


    ---


    About two hourster, He Xinyan woke up, not because Gu Yechen called her, but because the delicious smell of food was too strong.


    She rubbed her eyes and slowly pushed herself up from the bed. She was indeed very tired, and she barely had the energy to walk.


    "Wow! What did you order?"


    "I just got a little bit of everything. You should eat more."


    The two of them sat down to eat and halfway through the meal, He Xinyan ran over to open the television.


    The first thing that came up was the news station, and He Xinyan was about to skip when the word, ''bankrupt'' caught her eyes.


    " - and less than one hour ago, the Qi Corporation''s stock dropped rapidly. The drop was so sudden, no one predicted it. In less than half an hour, the Qi Corporation''s stock copsed. Nine minutes ago, the chairman announced that thepany is bankrupt."


    He Xinyan was still slightly conscious when Gu Yechen had arrived, and she heard that man say who he was.


    "Did you do this?" He Xinyan turned around and asked.


    Gu Yechen took a bite of the food and nodded his head.


    He Xinyan widened her eyes and dropped the TV remote, sitting back down onto her seat. Suddenly, she raised her left arm and gave Gu Yechen a big thumbs up.


    "You''re the best, Mr. Husband! Mwah!" He Xinyan blew him a cheesy kiss and smiled brightly. She did not feel bad at all for that Qi person. He deserved it!


    Gu Yechen licked his lips to try and hide his smile from being called ''Mr. Husband'', but it was obvious in his expression and eyes that he was very happy.


    He took another bite of rice and looked up, "It''s not over yet."


    "Hm?" He Xinyan looked up with confusion.


    Gu Yechen smiled, "He wasn''t the only one involved. Shen Xiner is next."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times and didn''t respond. Of course she wasn''t going to help Shen Xiner, because she deserved it too. However, weren''t the Gu family friends with the Shen family. If he were to do something bad, would Gu Yechen''s parents me him?


    He Xinyan chewed slowly and decided to not think about it. She trusted him.


    Plus, Shen Xiner deserved it.

 Chapter 155 The Shen Corporation

    <h4>Chapter 155 The Shen Corporation</h4>


    Plus, Shen Xiner deserved it.


    After eating the meal, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen returned to the Xihe Estates.


    When He Xinyan returned home, she was immediately met with Li Huiran.


    "Where were youst night?" She asked sharply.


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes and ignored her as she walked towards the stairs.


    "I''m talking to you!"


    He Xinyan continued to ignore her and walked up the stairs. Li Huiran ran up and pulled onto her arm, "Where were you?! Were you doing something shameful?!"


    He Xinyan scoffed, "If you think being with the most powerful man in the nation, Gu Yechen, is shameful, then yes."


    Li Huiran''s eyes widened slightly and He Xinyan took this chance to escape from her grasp and walk upstairs to her room.


    That night, Gu Yechen didn''te for a very long time. So, He Xinyan fell asleep on her own. The next morning, Gu Yechen was also not there.


    However, there was a fresh new rose on her nightstand, so He Xinyan knew that he had been here. She went on with her normal day and began searching on herputer for some background information about the He Corporation because she would be going to work soon. . . with Li Yuyan.


    After eating lunch, she returned to her room, and suddenly, her balcony door opened.


    "Ah!" He Xinyan jumped up from her bed in shock and only rxed a little when she recognized the person as Gu Yechen.


    "You scared me! What are you doing here?"


    Gu Yechen walked over and hugged her, kissing her gently on the lips. He was still in his ck suit and it looked like he just came from work.


    "Sorry I couldn''t see youst night and this morning. I had some things to do."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times, "It''s okay, I understand."


    Gu Yechen pulled away and grabbed the TV remote. He turned on the television and it immediately jumped to the news station.


    He pulled her to the couch and he sat down first before pulling her onto hisp, "Watch."


    He Xinyan obediently looked up at the television, and the woman on the screen was talking about the weather right now.


    Then, about a minuteter, the screen changed to a man, and the two words ''Breaking News'' appeared in red on the screen.


    The man began speaking in a serious tone, "These past few days have been horrible and shocking for the stock market and business industry. Yesterday, the Qi Corporation''s stock dropped rapidly and became bankrupt in less than an hour. Today morning, the same thing happened to the Shen Corporation."


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open and she turned to look at Gu Yechen. He seemed really rxed as he yed around with her hand.


    "The Shen Corporation''s stock is on the verge of copse, but they are not bankrupt yet. We will be keeping a watch on it and report any further news. Let''s go on to the next news."


    He Xinyan immediately turned the television off, "Yechen, did you do that?!"


    Gu Yechen calmly nodded his head.


    He Xinyan blinked a few times. How powerful was he?! He destroyed twopanies in less than one day!


    Gu Yechen suddenly let go of her hand and stood up, carrying He Xinyan up with him. He ced her onto the bed and turned around, "I have to go now. I will be back tonight, okay?"


    He Xinyan nodded, "Okay!"


    After climbing down the roof, Gu Yechen entered the back seat of his car and told the driver the destination.


    About half an hourter, they stopped in front of arge building.


    ''Shen Corporation.''


    Upon walking in, there was no one in the front lobby except the workers at the front desk, and they too seemed to be very busy.


    Gu Yechen ignored them and walked in towards the elevator, clicking the top floor.


    When the elevator arrived, the top floor was a mess. There were papers on the ground and a lot of talking as people rushed around.


    Gu Yechen calmly walked past everyone and stopped in front of the chairman''s office. He knocked once before opening the door.


    "Get out!" There was a loud scream as a folder hit the ground.


    Gu Yechen grinned, "Uncle Shen, it seems like you don''t wee me."


    Shen Lihao looked up, his eyes red. He immediately jumped up from his chair when he saw Gu Yechen.


    "Yechen, I was about to call you! Sit down, sit down."


    Gu Yechen closed the office door and sat down on the couch, "Uncle Shen, I will be direct with you. It is I who was attacking the Shen Corporation."


    Shen Lihao nodded his head. He knew. . . Gu Yechen didn''t try to hide it.


    "But why?" Shen Lihao asked, "I have been good to you, right? Why are you suddenly attacking my Shen Corporation now?!"


    Gu Yechen grinned and leaned back against the chair, "Your daughter messed with the wrong person."


    Shen Lihao raised one eyebrow, "Xiner? What did she do? Did she offend you?"


    Gu Yechen shook his head, "No, not me."


    Shen Lihao let out a breath of relief, "I don''t know what Xiner did, but don''t you think it is a little cruel and ungrateful of you to do that to me and mypany?"''


    Gu Yechen grinned, "She didn''t offend me, but she hurt my woman."


    "Your. . . your woman?"


    "Or future wife, fiancee, whatever you want to call it."


    Shen Lihao was silent for a few seconds, "Ha. . . ha. . . Why didn''t I know about this? Yechen, when did you get a fiancee? Didn''t your parents and I talk about you being together with Xiner?"


    For Shen Lihao, of course he wanted for his precious daughter to be with the best man possible. That would obviously be Gu Yechen. He would love to have his daughter be with Gu Yechen. Not only would that help his business and the Shen Corporation, but it would also be great for his Xiner.


    "I don''t remember my parents ever agreeing to that. Uncle Shen, a joke stays a joke. My parents and I never agreed to the ''arranged marriage'' you and Aunt Shen sent up."


    Shen Lihao didn''t think that Gu Yechen would expose him like that so directly. Even in the past, Gu Yechen would talk to him with respect because of the generation difference.


    What did Shen Xiner do?


    "I have a meetingter, so I will get to the point. I have a deal to make with you."


    Shen Lihao raised one eyebrow, "What deal?"


    "After all, you and Aunt Shen have watched me grow up from a kid. I won''t be so merciless as topletely destroy your hard work. So I have a deal for you. The Gu Corporation will stop attacking the Shen Corporation if you agree to send your daughter to Country X and nevere back."


    Shen Lihao''s hopeful face immediately paled. Thepany and his daughter. . . They were both very important to him. He couldn''t let go of either one!


    "Yechen, I have been very good to you, right? Why do you have to make it so difficult for me? What did Xiner do?"


    "I told you, she offended the wrong person." Gu Yechen stood up, "Uncle Shen, I am already being very gracious. If it weren''t for the fact that our families are acquaintances, the Shen Corporation would be just like the Qi Corporation by now. It is generous of me to give you a deal and a choice, but it seems like you don''t want it. Then I will have to destroy the Shen Corporation and personally escort your daughter out of the country."


    Gu Yechen turned around to leave and Shen Lihao quickly stopped him.


    "Yechen! Okay, okay. . . I agree! Xiner can go to Country X." Shen Lihao sighed after saying it. Right now, saving hispany was the most important. His father had spent so much work on it, and he couldn''t destroy it while it was in his hands.


    Maybe after Gu Yechen wasn''t so angry anymore, he could go to the Gu mansion and try talking to his parents to convince them to get Xiner back.


    That was the best n now. . .


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Good. I will have someone send the airne ticket to your house today. I want to see her gone by the end of tomorrow."


    Shen Lihao knit his eyebrows together and watched as Gu Yechen left the room.


    About an hourter, the Shen Corporation stock stopped dropping, but it didn''t go up either. It will take some time for it to recover from the blow. However, it was still better thanpletely going bankrupt.


    Shen Lihao returned home early and he was met with his wife, Li Peiyu.


    "What happened?! Is everything good now?! I saw the news! Why did it suddenly drop?!"


    Shen Lihao was very annoyed at the screaming of his wife, "It''s not dropping anymore."


    Li Peiyu let out a breath of relief, "Oh, that''s good. What happened? Why did it suddenly start to drop?"


    Shen Lihao didn''t reply as he walked into the house, "Where is Xiner?"


    "She''s in her bedroom. Why?"


    "Tell her toe out."


    Shen Lihao sat down on the couch and closed his eyes. A worker came over and ced a cup of tea on the table in front of him.


    A few secondster, Shen Xiner appeared.


    "Dad, is everything okay?"

 Chapter 156 Xu Mengya’s Reaction

    <h4>Chapter 156 Xu Mengya''s Reaction</h4>


    "Dad, is everything okay?"


    Shen Lihao opened his eyes, "Thepany is okay now. Xiner, did you offend Gu Yechen recently?"


    Shen Xiner blinked a few times and gulped to try and hide her guilt, "No, why?"


    He was about to tell her when a worker came over and ced an envelope onto the table, "Sir, a person came a while ago and gave me this. He told me to give it to you."


    Shen Lihao grabbed the envelope and opened it. There was a ne ticket to Country X inside. Country X wasn''t very far away, but it would be difficult to see Xiner from now on if she really left. All he could do now was to bet that Gu Yechen would let here back in the future.


    Shen Lihao put the ticket onto the table, "Xiner, I don''t know what you did, but Gu Yechen is mad. He made a deal with me to stop attacking thepany. He -"


    "It was brother Yechen that caused that?!" Shen Xiner asked with shock and fear in her eyes.


    "Yes, and he said you offended his. . . woman." Shen Lihao said, still a little confused. However, Shen Xiner understood. She knit her eyebrows together in surprise. She had seen that the Qi Corporation had copsed and she guessed that Gu Yechen was probably mad. However, she didn''t think he would take it out on her and thepany!


    Plus, why is he still with that stupid b****?! Shouldn''t he be disgusted by her?!


    "Anyway, I made a deal with him. He stopped attacking thepany but he said that you have to leave to Country X and nevere back."


    Shen Xiner''s heart dropped as her face turned white.


    Li Peiyu jumped forward, "What?! How could you agree?! We can''t send Xiner away!"


    "I know! Do you think I want to?! However, would you rather have thepany copse?! We would be living in debt!"


    "Whatever! We can''t send Xiner away!"


    Shen Lihao mmed the cup of tea onto the ground, causing it to shatter into pieces. He was very annoyed too.


    "I don''t want to either! But do you want to have to sell the house and live under a huge pile of debt?! Plus, my father started thepany and I can''t ruin it! We have to take this deal! Maybe Gu Yechen would let Xinere back in the future, but once thepany copses, it won''t be able toe back ever again!"


    Li Peiyu closed her mouth and didn''t say anything more. Of course she didn''t want to live under debt. . . She was used to life as an upper-ss woman now. How could she let go of it? But Xiner was her only daughter!


    Both Shen Lihao and Li Peiyu wanted to have a son, but after Li Peiyu gave birth to Xiner, she couldn''t get pregnant again! She was getting old, so Xiner was her only child now.


    "I''ll call Mengya and talk to her!"


    Li Peiyu walked away and pulled out her phone. The call went through after a few seconds.


    "Mengya, your son went too far!"


    Xu Mengya frowned hearing Li Peiyu talk about her son, "What are you talking about?"


    "You heard the news about the Shen Corporation, right?"


    "Yes, I wanted to call you and -"


    "That is caused by your son! He attacked the Shen Corporation and now he wants for us to send Xiner to Country X and have her nevere back!"


    Xu Mengya blinked a few times in surprise as she looked up at Gu Hanyu, who was peeling an orange for her.


    "I didn''t know about this. Let me call him."


    Li Peiyu hung up and walked back into the living room. She gently patted Shen Xiner''s back.


    "It''s okay, Xiner. I called Xu Mengya already. They have to give us an exnation!"


    Shen Xiner''s face was still white as she fell down onto the couch. She knew the exnation better than anyone. . .


    ---


    Xu Mengya immediately called Gu Yechen right away, and the call picked up after several beeps.


    "Yechen-ah, did you cause what happened to the Shen Corporation today, and are you forcing them to send Shen Xiner away?"


    Gu Yechen smirked, "They are very fast toin."


    "You did?!" Xu Mengya''s eyes widened, "Why?"


    "Shen Xiner bullied your daughter-inw, is that reason good enough?"


    "WHAT?!" Xu Mengya jumped up and Gu Hanyu looked at her weirdly.


    "I always knew that Shen Xiner wasn''t some good girl! You can tell just from looking at her mom! How dare she bully Yanyan! She better leave this country! Goodbye, Yechen, I got to go respond to them. You did well this time, Yechen!"


    Gu Yechen smiled at his mom''s dramatic reaction and ced his phone back onto the table.


    ---


    Li Peiyu immediately jumped up from the couch when she heard the phone ring, and she quickly grabbed it.


    "Mengya, did you ask him?! You have to give us an exnation!"


    "What exnation?"


    Li Peiyu''s mouth fell open, "Of course an exnation for why he is doing this?! Of course our Xiner can''t leave! You are a mother too, you should understand!"


    Xu Mengya smiled, "If you want an exnation, you should ask your lovely daughter what she did. She should know."


    Then, Xu Mengya hung up.


    "You -" Li Peiyu was so angry her face was slightly red. She threw the phone back to the table and sat down.


    "What did Auntie Xu say?" Shen Xiner asked.


    "She said that you should know what you did! What does that mean?!" Shen Xiner looked down immediately and pressed her lips together.


    Shen Lihao sighed, "Our only option now is to have Xiner leave. After this wave passes, we can ask them again to bring her back. Xiner, me and your mom will definitely bring you back. You are our only child after all."


    Shen Xiner looked up and bit her lips unhappily, "But dad. . ."


    "There is nothing else we can do. Unless you want to give up the upper ss and your role as the heir and young miss of the Shen family." Shen Lihao knew that her daughter was materialistic, and all he could do now was try to convince her.


    Shen Xiner nodded her head as a tear rolled down her cheek.


    ---


    The next day, Shen Xiner boarded the ne and left Country Z. Li Peiyu fainted from sadness after her daughter left, but there was no going back now.


    Shen Xiner made the wrong decision. . . so she had to pay the price.


    ---


    He Xinyan heard of the news that night Shen Xiner left. Her eyes widened as she heard Gu Yechen tell the exciting story.


    "Really?! So she''s gone?!"


    Gu Yechen nodded her head.


    "Yes!" He Xinyan bounced on the bed happily. She wasn''t going to feel bad for Shen Xiner! She had toe and bother her first, so why should He Xinyan feel bad for her?


    Gu Yechen grinned when he saw her happy, "Remember, if you ever need any help with anything, you can alwayse to ask me."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Of course!"


    She was joining the He Corporation tomorrow. She would be starting off as a low worker with Li Yuyan, and they will be doing the work of many departments to get used to how thepany runs.


    "Go to sleep now. You have to wake up early tomorrow," Gu Yechen said with a smile.


    "Good night!"


    "Good night."


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up to her rm clock at 7 in the morning. She had to wake up early to prepare for the first day of work. Although thepany was definitely going to her, she still wanted to make a good impression as a new worker of herpany.


    Plus, with Li Huiran, Li Yuyan, and Bai Jiawei around, who knew how smooth it would be. She had to work hard first. If nothing else worked, she would pull out her ultimate weapon, Mr. Husband!


    Gu Yechen also woke up because of the rm and they got out of bed together. Under Gu Yechen''s influence, He Xinyan also decided to buy matching toothbrushes, cups, towels, slippers, and even matching hairbrushes!


    They got ready together and Gu Yechen helped pick her first-day outfit.


    It was either a white blouse and ck pants or apletely ck set.


    Of course, Gu Yechen chose the ck set.


    After Gu Yechen had left, He Xinyan went downstairs. As expected, Bai Jiawei and Li Yuyan were both not down yet. It was only 7:30 and work started at 9.


    He Xinyan grabbed her car keys and left the house to go get coffee before going to work.


    ---


    Almost an hourter, she arrived at thepany.


    He Xinyan got out of the car and looked up at the tall building.


    ''He Corporation''


    He Xinyan clenched the cup of coffee tighter as she read the two words. He Corporation. . . That was hers! She wouldn''t let her grandpa''s hard worknd in the hands of outsiders!


    He Xinyan smiled before entering the building. When she walked in, several people turned to look at her. Maybe it was because of her eye-catching beauty, or maybe some people had seen her before on the news, but He Xinyan attracted a lot of attention.


    He Xinyan entered the elevator and clicked the top floor. Since there were a lot of people on the elevator, it took a while for it to reach the top floor.


    She stepped out and walked past the few people who were already at work. At the end of the floor, there was arge room.


    ''Chairman''s Office,'' was written in gold on the door.


    He Xinyan didn''t knock as she opened the door because she assumed that Bai Jiawei would probably not be here yet.


    She stepped in and raised one eyebrow in surprise when she saw another person in the room, sitting on the couch.


    Li Yuyan.

 Chapter 157 First Task

    <h4>Chapter 157 First Task</h4>


    She stepped in and raised one eyebrow in surprise when she saw another person in the room, sitting on the couch.


    Li Yuyan.


    He Xinyan blinked a few times and raised one eyebrow. She was quite surprised to see Li Yuyan here already. Maybe she left after her but since He Xinyan went to get coffee, Li Yuyan arrived earlier.


    Li Yuyan rolled her eyes when she saw He Xinyan, and she crossed her arms together proudly. She was wearing a tight grey suit, and there was no sign of a pregnant stomach yet.


    He Xinyan wondered how Li Yuyan could possibly act so proud and arrogant in her property! He Xinyan licked her lips before walking over to the couch across from Li Yuyan and sitting down.


    They sat in silence for several minutes until the door opened again. Bai Jiawei walked in with another woman behind him.


    "You two are here already!" He said as he walked over to his desk and sat down.


    Li Yuyan immediately jumped up from the couch and He Xinyan followed. They walked over and stood in front of the desk.


    "Let me introduce her to you," Bai Jiawei said, looking at the woman who walked in with him. She seemed to be in herte 30''s or even in her 40''s.


    "This is manager Yu, the manager of the department you will be working in. It is the marketing department but you two will be doing work from other departments too."


    Li Yuyan smiled, "Hello, manager Yu. I am Li Yuyan."


    The woman smiled and didn''t say anything more.


    "Hello, manager Yu. I am He Xinyan."


    Yu Lin looked at He Xinyan and smiled at her too.


    Bai Jiawei ced his hand onto theputer mouse and nodded, "Okay, you two can follow manager Yu to the marketing department and get to work. If there is anything you need, just ask her."


    "Yes, dad." Li Yuyan said brightly.


    They followed manager Yu out of the office, and they took the elevator down to the 12th floor.


    The workers on the 12th floor all stood up to greet manager Yu when she walked in. Li Yuyan and He Xinyan followed Yu Lin into her private office.


    "There are two empty spots outside. You should have seen them when walking here. Those are your spots. You two can figure out who sits where."


    Manager Yu pulled out a cab and grabbed two folders out, "The He Corporation is working on entering the makeup field since makeup is getting more and more popr in society. I want you two to both create a report on current trends in that area and also thepetition in the makeup industry. I want it by the end of work today."


    Li Yuyan''s eyes widened when she heard that. After all, she has never worked in the business field or anypany before. She didn''t expect the work to be so hard on the first day! Plus, she thought that as the chairman''s daughter, it should be easy, right?


    Li Yuyan gulped and slowly picked up the file from the table. On the other hand, He Xinyan was quite confident. She still had some knowledge about business.


    Maybe it was because of natural inheritance from her mother and grandfather, but she had a really good business brain! In elementary school, she always won the school bake sales and fundraiser events!


    Also, the afternoons spent with Gu Yechen didn''t go to waste. When she was watching the television or eating snacks, Gu Yechen was usually around doing work on hisputer or having online meetings.


    When she got bored of watching the television, she would go over and take a look at what Gu Yechen was doing sometimes, and she would learn many things while doing so.


    This only made He Xinyan more confident. Even if there were things she didn''t know how to do, she could always ask Gu Yechen! He was known as the ''business prodigy'', there was nothing he couldn''t do!


    He Xinyan smirked happily at the thought of her huge advantage, and she held the ck folder happily.


    "What are you two still doing here? Go to work now!"


    He Xinyan and Li Yuyan left the office and they both walked over to the working area. There were two empty spots at different sides of the room.


    He Xinyan naturally walked up and took the one closer, and Li Yuyan didn''tin.


    Before going to her desk, Li Yuyan cleared her throat and faced all the other workers.


    "Hello everyone. I am Li Yuyan, Chairman Bai''s daughter. Nice to meet all of you."


    All of the workers looked up and a few of them waved at Li Yuyan as a response.


    He Xinyan scoffed when she saw this. Li Yuyan just had to make it very clear who she was. . . Bai Jiawei''s daughter.


    But there was a huge difference between the daughter and the heir. . . Or the illegitimate heir and the rightful heir.


    Li Yuyan sat down proudly and ced the folder down onto the table, pretending to immediately get into work although she had no clue where to start.


    Meanwhile, He Xinyan also began working. She first opened her folder and began reading through the information given already.


    There were three pages, and it went through the basic information of how the He Corporation is doing currently, what industries it is focusing on, and how it ns to develop into the makeup industry.


    After reading through it twice, He Xinyan opened herputer and went to work.


    Half an hourter, Li Yuyan stood up from her chair and walked into manager Yu''s office. About ten minutester, she left with a smile on her face.


    ---


    After working for three hours, it was time for the lunch break. The first to leave was Li Yuyan, and she made it clear that she was going to go eat with her husband, Su Zhiming.


    He Xinyan continued to work because work ended at 6, and there wasn''t much time. In fact, she was kind of shocked that Li Yuyan actually had the time to go eat lunchfortably.


    She rolled her eyes and continued to do some research before starting her report.


    A few minutes into the lunch break, her phone rang. The tiredness she was feeling from the first day of work immediately went away when she saw the name on her screen.


    "Yechen!" She said cheerfully.


    There was a soft chuckle, "How is your work?"


    "Good!"


    "What are you doing right now?"


    "The He Corporation wants to enter the makeup field and the manager I''m working under told me to create a report about current trends and thepetition in the makeup industry."


    "Did you eat lunch yet?"


    He Xinyan put one hand onto her stomach and frowned, "No. There isn''t much time."


    "What floor are you on?"


    "12, why?"


    There was the sound of a chair moving, "Nothing. Go do work."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Yes, sir! Goodbye!"


    After hanging up the call, He Xinyan continued to work on her report, and when she was finally onto writing the content, a person walked into the working area.


    He Xinyan thought that it was just a workering back from the lunch break, although it was only halfway through. However, the person came to a stop right next to her spot, and He Xinyan looked up.


    "Gu Yechen?! What are you doing here?" He Xinyan jumped up from her chair and gasped when she saw the bags of food.


    "Are you here to give me food?"


    Gu Yechen smiled before nodding his head slightly. He took out the packaged food from the bag and also took out a clean pair of chopsticks, "I didn''t have time to make food myself, so I ordered it."


    "It''s okay, it''s okay!" He Xinyan said as she licked her lips. She was nning on skipping lunch today, and she was feeling a little upset about it. However, Gu Yechen seemed to always know how to make her feel better!


    As Gu Yechen set up the dishes, He Xinyan went over to grab an extra chair for him.


    They sat down together and Gu Yechen watched He Xinyan eat the food.


    "Everything is going fine?" Gu Yechen asked as he used a napkin to wipe the corners of her lips.


    He Xinyan nodded as she continued to eat. Gu Yechen watched her eat for a while until she was finished.


    "How is the report?" Gu Yechen asked as he began to clean up the empty containers.


    He Xinyan stood up to help him, "It''s good. The trends are easy because there are a lot of articles about what is in trend right now. However, thepetition is a little more difficult. The most powerful makeuppany right now is Aini Cosmetics, but there is no way the He Corporation can beat them any time soon. So, I''m not sure if I should talk about the Aini Cosmetics, because it won''t be good if I can''t provide a solution."


    Gu Yechen walked over to the trash can with a smile, "That''s easy. Aini Cosmetics is under the Gu Corporation, so -"


    "What?!"

 Chapter 158 Yu Lin and Li Yuyan

    <h4>Chapter 158 Yu Lin and Li Yuyan</h4>


    "What?!" He Xinyan said, a little too loud.


    Gu Yechen chuckled at her huge reaction, "Yes, it is. If you''re having trouble, just say that you can have the Gu Corporation stop funding Aini Cosmetics and close thepany down, and then go and fund the He Corporation makeup."


    ". . ." If that was the deal, then He Xinyan could just say to Bai Jiawei, ''Give me the He Corporation now and get out or else I will have Gu Yechen make the He Corporation go bankrupt and then find some people to get rid of you, your wife, and your illegitimate, older daughter.


    However, that wasn''t the deal.


    He Xinyan scoffed, "Ch! You''re so helpful!"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "You can use Aini Cosmetics. I just got their monthly report a week ago and it shows that they are not earning as much as previous months anymore because the Sanxi brand is getting more popr through social media. You can just say that the He Corporation can take this opportunity to break through while Aini Cosmetics is struggling."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened, "Really?! Can you send me a picture of the monthly report?"


    Although it was private information of thepany, Gu Yechen still nodded his head. There was nothing as important as helping his wife.


    "I''ll leave now. I will send the picture to your mail, okay?"


    "Okay, bye! Thank you!" He Xinyan said as she kissed him quickly on the lips. Right after Gu Yechen left, the workers beganing back from lunch.


    Li Yuyan was thest toe back, and when she did, she immediately sat down on her chair and began scrolling through her phone.


    For the next few hours, Li Yuyan continued to scroll through her phone and do random stuff not rting to work.


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together when she finished her first draft of the report and saw Li Yuyan ying around. What was she trying to do? He Xinyan didn''t believe that Li Yuyan was just giving up her chances now by not doing anything, so there had to be something behind it.


    --- A few hours ago


    Li Yuyan knocked on the door before entering Manager Yu''s office. She walked in and sat down on the chair across from Yu Lin.


    "Hello, manager Yu."


    "What are you doing here not working?"


    Li Yuyan smiled, "Manager Yu, I know that you have been in thepany for a long time. Since you came out of college, right? You have been very loyal to my dad and have worked for him for a long time. However, you are still just a manager. I even feel pity for you. You should at least be a director or even an officer!"


    Yu Lin narrowed her eyes together, "What do you mean, Mrs. Li?"


    Li Yuyan smiled, "I have a deal to make with you. To start with to show my sincerity, I will first give you 10 thousand dors. I hope you can help me, and I will help you too. If you help me and one day I be the CEO, I will definitely bring you up."


    Yu Lin grinned, "Mrs. Lin, how are you so certain you will be the CEO? If I am not mistaken, you''re not the rightful heir to the He Corporation."


    Li Yuyan''s smile stiffened for a quick second, "Well, my dad doesn''t like He Xinyan. He would want me to inherit thepany more! Plus, who knows if she will actually get thepany. Her grandfather died already and it belongs to my dad now. It is up to him who it will go to."


    "I don''t think that is how it works," Yu Lin said.


    "It doesn''t matter. Manager Yu, you are a smart person. I think it is better to ce your bet on at least one person. He Xinyan won''te and find you, and there isn''t a good chance she will bring you up in the future either. So, it is smart of you to agree. Plus, 10 thousand dors isn''t a small amount."


    Yu Lin pressed her lips together as she leaned back against her chair. Her husband didn''t work much and it was up to her to earn the family ie. 10 thousand dors was indeed very tempting, and Li Yuyan was right. It was better to have a bet than no bet at all.


    "I expect to see the 10 thousand in my ount by tomorrow."


    Li Yuyan smiled, "Of course! However, you have to keep your part of the deal too. We are in the same boat now, so you have to help me. I need you to push He Xinyan down and lift me up. If my dad ever asks, you have to help me, understand?"


    Yu Lin narrowed her eyes, "Of course."


    After Li Yuyan left the room, Yu Lin sighed. If she had a choice, of course she would choose He Xinyan. Although she entered thepany after Bai Jiawei took over, she still knew that thepany was called the ''He Corporation''. It rightfully belonged to He Xinyan, not even Bai Jiawei.


    However, she didn''t have any other choice. Li Yuyan wasn''t a smart person, but she was right that it was better to ce your bet on something than nothing. Plus, she needed money.


    Since she chose Li Yuyan, she can only hope that Li Yuyan will indeed help her in the future.


    --- Present


    At 5:50 P.M., He Xinyan printed her report out and brought it into manager Yu''s office. She knocked twice before entering, and manager Yu seemed to be getting ready to get off of work.


    "Hello, manager Yu. Here is my report."


    Yu Lin nced at He Xinyan, "Go put it on my desk."


    He Xinyan did as she said and as she was about to leave, she suddenly turned back around.


    "Manager Yu, I''m wondering if Li Yuyan sent you her report yet?"


    Yu Lin gulped. She had let Li Yuyan not do her report, "Um. . . She gave it to me already."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "Okay. Goodbye, manager Yu."


    After turning in the report, He Xinyan also left thepany. Li Yuyan had left already about half an hour ago.


    After returning to the Xihe Estates, He Xinyan went to Gu Yechen''s house, and when she entered, she immediately smelled the delicious food.


    "You''re home already!" He Xinyan eximed. Usually, Gu Yechen wouldn''t be back from work so early.


    "Go wash your hands ande eat." Gu Yechen ced thest dish onto the table and removed his apron. He came back early so he could cook the dinner before He Xinyan came home. That way, she wouldn''t have to wait after such a long day of work.


    As they were eating, He Xinyan told Gu Yechen what happened today. Just like her, Gu Yechen also sensed that something may be off.


    "Be more careful of your manager. I think there might be something going on. However, don''t offend her, because she is still your boss right now."


    He Xinyan nodded her head and slowly took another bite of food.


    ---


    The next day of work, He Xinyan was the first to arrive at work.


    All the other workers slowly arrived, but manager Yu and Li Yuyan were nowhere to be seen. Finally, about half an hour after work was supposed to start, manager Yu and Li Yuyan appeared. . . Walking in front of them, was Bai Jiawei.


    He didn''t look very happy, and when he walked past the working area, he red at He Xinyan.


    "Come to Manager Yu''s office."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she looked towards manager Yu, who avoided her gaze.


    The four of them entered manager Yu''s office, and He Xinyan stood across from Bai Jiawei.


    He was holding a file folder, and he mmed it onto the desk after the door closed.


    "Yesterday, you two were assigned to write a report about entering the makeup industry for the He Corporation."


    He Xinyan looked at the file folder and recognized it to be the one she gave to manager Yu yesterday, "Yes. That is -"


    Bai Jiawei cut her off and mmed one hand onto the table, "Why didn''t you write one?"


    He Xinyan was at a loss for words as she furrowed her eyebrows together, not saying anything.


    Bai Jiawei stood up and walked across the table, "He Xinyan, you are here to learn and to get used to how the He Corporation runs. Just because you are the heir to the He Corporation doesn''t mean you can juste and y, and do nothing! Don''t think I will give thepany to you if you are like this!"


    He Xinyan''s face darkened as she nced at Li Yuyan, who was standing beside her and smiling.


    "I don''t know what you mean. I am not here to y, dad. About the report yesterday, I did it. That folder on the table is the one I gave to manager Yu yesterday."


    Bai Jiawei scoffed, "Don''t try to lie to me, He Xinyan! That folder is Yuyan''s work! I called manager Yu to my office this morning to ask her and she told me that you didn''t do it yesterday! Even she is better than you, she is just here to get some work experience! Yuyan is acting more like the rightful heir to thepany than you are!"


    He Xinyan''s expressionpletely turned cold when she heard that, "Dad, I don''t think you have a choice. Thepany is the He Corporation, and it has no rtion to Li Yuyan. Even if she is better, she still can''t inherit thepany."


    Li Yuyan''s smile disappeared as she red at He Xinyan.


    "Plus, Li Yuyan isn''t better. This report is mine." He Xinyan said as she picked up the folder from the table. She flipped to the first page and her eyes widened when she saw the name typed on the title page of the report.


    Li Yuyan.

 Chapter 159 Plan Failed

    <h4>Chapter 159 n Failed</h4>


    She flipped to the first page and her eyes widened when she saw the name typed on the title page of the report.


    Li Yuyan.


    He Xinyan then flipped to the next page and the next. This was hers! She clearly remembers the content of what she wrote. This was her report.


    He Xinyan red at manager Yu, who was looking at her hands.


    He Xinyan smirked and threw the folder back onto the table. Did they really think that this stupid act was enough to get her?


    "Li Yuyan, this is your report?"


    Li Yuyan straightened her back and nodded, "Yes. He Xinyan, don''t try to lie. I saw you not do the report yesterday!"


    He Xinyan almostughed out loud. Did Li Yuyan get herself mixed up with He Xinyan?!


    "Okay, if that is so, you should be familiar with what you wrote in the report, right?"


    ". . . Yes." Li Yuyan said as she blinked a few times.


    "Great! Then whatpany did you write about aspetition to the He Corporation in your report?"


    Bai Jiawei sighed, "He Xin-"


    "Dad, this question is simple. Yuyan should be able to answer it, right? I''m just curious to know." He Xinyan said with a smile, but Li Yuyan obviously didn''t know.


    She didn''t even look at the report!


    "This. . . this. . . The Aini Cosmetics. I talked about Aini Cosmetics because it is the most popr brand right now!"


    He Xinyan grinned and grabbed the file folder. Without looking, she flipped to the third page and handed it to Bai Jiawei.


    "It''s quite interesting how the writer of the report doesn''t even know who they put as thepetitor. However, the outsider here who didn''t write a report knows. It is the Sanxi brand."


    Bai Jiawei looked at the page He Xinyan was on and saw that it was indeed the Sanxi brand.


    Yesterday, after Gu Yechen had sent He Xinyan the monthly report, she suddenly decided to change thepetitor to the Sanxi brand, because the statistics showed that the Sanxi brand was slowly climbing its way up.


    So, she decided to use the Sanxi brand because it was more of a long-termpetitor.


    Bai Jiawei looked up, "Yuyan, did you really write this report?"


    Li Yuyan gulped, "I. . . I did! You can ask manager Yu!"


    Yu Lin looked up and tried to hide her guilt, "Yes, chairman. . . Li Yuyan is indeed the one who wrote it."


    He Xinyan scoffed, "How interesting that the one who wrote it doesn''t even know the most important and basic information."


    "I do! I just. . . I just forgot! It is the Sanxi Brand! I meant the Sanxi Brand. Yes, that''s right. I didn''t include Aini Cosmetics."


    He Xinyan grinned and flipped to the next page, "How interesting! Aini Cosmetics is also included as apetitor, it is just on the next page."


    Bai Jiawei looked and just as He Xinyan said, there was a smaller paragraph exining how Aini Cosmetics was also a majorpetitor in the makeup field.


    "Li Yuyan, did you really write this?"


    Li Yuyan knew that her act was about to be broken and she didn''t know what to say. Finally, manager Yu spoke up.


    "Chairman Bai, I think I made a mistake. That one is indeed He Xinyan''s. Maybe it was because I was too busy yesterday, so I got things mixed up. I thought that that one was Li Yuyan''s because they gave it to me at simr times."


    Bai Jiawei frowned, notpletely believing Manager Yu''s words. However, he had a meeting soon, so he decided to just let it pass.


    "Okay. Be more careful next time. He Xinyan and Li Yuyan, you both work hard."


    Bai Jiawei frowned and left the room. Right after, He Xinyan nced at Li Yuyan and manager Yu before also leaving.


    By now, she was certain that there was something going on between Li Yuyan and Yu Lin. Or else why would manager Yu help Li Yuyan and push herself out.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow amusedly before leaving the room. When she opened the door, several eyes immediately returned to the screen. Bai Jiawei''s screaming was quite loud, and the workers outside probably heard what they were talking about.


    He Xinyan didn''t care as she returned to her seat.


    This day, there wasn''t any special assignment, and she just did some basic work as a new worker. She made copies of documents, checked files before handing them up to Manager Yu, and did other things.


    At the end of the day, He Xinyan left work early today and quickly drove home to Gu Yechen''s house. Since she was early today, Gu Yechen wasn''t back yet.


    She took out a bag of snacks and a cup of juice, and plopped down onto the couch to rx. When she finished the bag of chips, the door opened and Gu Yechen returned.


    He Xinyan immediately ran up and hugged him. Gu Yechen was a little surprised at the sudden force that hit him, but he smiled when he saw who it was.


    "How was work today?"


    "Bad! I got used of not doing the report yesterday, but Li Yuyan actually didn''t do it! I think Li Yuyan and our manager have something going on, because the manager helped her although she should know perfectly well that I was the one who did the report and Li Yuyan didn''t!" He Xinyan ranted with a frown.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Oh, really?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head sadly.


    "What is your manager''s name?"


    "Manager Yu. Her name is. . . Yu Lin."


    Gu Yechen lifted He Xinyan up and carried her to the living room, dropping her onto the couch.


    "I''ll go cook." He walked into the kitchen and closed the door, however, he didn''t start cooking immediately. Instead, he pulled out his phone and dialed a phone number.


    "Yes, President Gu!" Chen Xiao said with a bite of food in his mouth.


    "I need you to look into a person called Yu Lin. She is the market department manager at the He Corporation. I want the information in at most two hours."


    "Yes, sir!"

 Chapter 160 Manager Yu’s Secret

    <h4>Chapter 160 Manager Yu''s Secret</h4>


    Warning: Read Author''s Note at the bottom of the page before reading, and if you are easily triggered by the topic in the note, you should skip this chapter.


    "Yes, sir!" Chen Xiao has investigated a lot of people, so a task like this was easy for him. Two hours was more than enough!


    ---


    After eating dinner, Chen Xiao''s email came. Gu Yechen put down his chopsticks and clicked open the document Chen Xiao sent.


    There was an image and next to it, there was a list of all the information.


    Yu Lin


    Age: 38 years old


    ''Joined the He Corporation when she was 23, right after Bai Jiawei took over thepanypletely. Married 5 years ago to Zhang Qiwei.''


    Zhang Qiwei


    Age: 43 years old


    ''Jobless. Drunkard.''


    There was a long list of information about Yu Lin, including all the schools she went to, her grade reports, family members, and more.


    Finally, at the very end, Gu Yechen came across an important piece of information.


    ''Currently 6 months pregnant with her first baby.''


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow and showed it to He Xinyan, who was equally surprised.


    "Pregnant?!" Manager Yu did not look pregnant at all. Well, He Xinyan never really paid attention to her stomach, but it wasn''t noticeable.


    The He Corporation''s rules were that pregnant women couldn''t continue working after 7 months of pregnancy, partially because they wanted the mom to prepare forbor and also because of theplications about taking responsibility if anything happened to the baby while working.


    During the maternity leave, thepany would give 10 weeks of sry.


    The pregnant woman was supposed to tell thepany about their pregnancy noter than when they are 5 months pregnant, but He Xinyan has not heard anything about Manager Yu''s pregnancy.


    She thinks that Bai Jiawei also didn''t know. . .


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together. Was Manager Yu trying to hide it?


    If she was caught, the result. . .


    He Xinyan was very shocked with this new piece of information, as she would have never guessed this.


    He Xinyan couldn''t help but feel pity for manager Yu although she didn''t like her.


    It was very unfortunate for a woman to get caught up with a bad husband, and it was horrible that the task of providing and taking care of the family was all on manager Yu''s shoulders.


    However, that didn''t mean He Xinyan wouldn''t put this information to good use. After all, if Li Yuyan could use lowly methods, why couldn''t she do the same?


    He Xinyan wasn''t some nice or pure person. Two can y at that game.


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan went to work early and sat down in her spot, waiting for her target to show up.


    Luckily, manager Yu came to work early, and she arrived before Li Yuyan. Several of the workers greeted manager Yu politely, and He Xinyan also watched her closely as she walked past.


    Manager Yu did wear very loose clothes and if not looking closely, it was very difficult to realize the small bump on her stomach. Even if you did notice, she could just say she was getting fat.


    He Xinyan sighed before getting up from her chair and walked over to manager Yu''s office. She knocked and entered only after hearing a voice say, ''Come in.''


    Manager Yu was slightly surprised to see that it was He Xinyan, and she cleared her throat before saying, "He Xinyan, what are you doing here?"


    He Xinyan sat down in the chair across from manager Yu without invitation and smiled. She was holding a ck file folder, and she ced it onto herp, tapping the cover with her fingers.


    "Manager Yu, I think you know perfectly well that the report yesterday was mine. It wasn''t a mistake." He Xinyan wasn''t asking her, she was telling her.


    Manager Yu straightened her back a little, "What do you mean? It was a mistake."


    He Xinyan stared into Yu Lin''s eyes for a few seconds before leaning back against her chair with a grin, "I don''t think so. I think. . . that Li Yuyan gave you some money so you two are together now, and you are purposely helping her and pushing me down."


    Manager Yu couldn''t hide the shock that shed past her eyes, but she still tried to stay calm.


    "What do you mean, He Xinyan? You can''t use me like that." Yu Lin frowned.


    "Am I using you?" He Xinyan asked as her smile disappeared. She didn''t want to use the pregnancy information to ckmail Yu Lin unless she absolutely had to.


    If manager Yu could just admit now, there would be no need for any future problems!


    However, manager Yu was persistent, "Yes, you are, and this is not the way you should treat your boss. I would not receive a bribe from my worker."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "Oh, really? Then why did she go into your office yesterday, and why did her bank ount suddenly lose so much money at once."


    He Xinyan was lying by now. She didn''t actually know if Li Yuyan''s bank ount lost money, but she wanted to ce this bet.


    Manager Yu gulped. She didn''t think that He Xinyan would know, and definitely not figure it out so fast! However, she couldn''t back down.


    "So what if I am working with Li Yuyan? You can''t do anything about it!"


    He Xinyan sighed and finally decided to open the file folder.


    She pulled out a piece of paper, which was the hospital record of Yu Lin''s pregnancy check-ups. Then, there was an image of the ultrasound taken of her baby.


    Once manager Yu saw the pictures, her face paled and her mouth fell open in shock.


    "This. . . This - How do you have this?!"


    "That doesn''t matter. Manager Yu, you have been in thepany for a long time. I think you should know that pregnant women over 7 months can''t continue working. You are 6 months pregnant already, and my dad still doesn''t know about it."


    Manager Yu gulped nervously, "I. . . I can''t go on maternity leave for that long! I need the sry, or else how will I pay for my baby''s expenses and everything! My husband -"


    Yu Lin seemed to have noticed that she said too much, and she quickly shut her mouth.


    He Xinyan smiled, "Manager Yu, I''m not here to threaten you or anything. I just want to make a deal."

 Chapter 161 Promotion

    <h4>Chapter 161 Promotion</h4>


    He Xinyan smiled, "Manager Yu, I''m not here to threaten you or anything. I just want to make a deal."


    Yu Lin looked up in surprise, and her eyes were slightly red.


    He Xinyan looked down and pressed her lips together, "You should tell my dad that you are pregnant because there is no way you can hide it in thest few months. Even if you can, you would have to take a break from work when you deliver the baby. It is better to tell him than to get caught."


    "But -"


    "Don''t worry about the sry. I will convince my dad to give you a sry during maternity leave, even if it is over 10 weeks."


    Yu Lin looked like she was about to cry, and she stood up to bow.


    "You don''t have to thank me!" He Xinyan immediately said as her expression softened slightly, "You also have your part of the deal."


    Manager Yu pressed her lips together. She could already guess that He Xinyan was going to say something like, ''You have to help me and make it harder for Li Yuyan!''


    However, then what will she tell Li Yuyan?! She couldn''t just tell Li Yuyan that their deal is off.


    "You have to stop being biased and just do your job like how you would do your job normally." He Xinyan said as she stood up.


    Manager Yu looked up in shock and smiled, "Of course!"


    "Good." He Xinyan ced the file folder onto manager Yu''s desk and walked towards the door, "You can keep that."


    After He Xinyan had left, Yu Lin immediately stuffed the folder into her desk and sat down with a sigh. She was indeed very stupid to agree to work with Li Yuyan.


    ---


    The rest of the day went by well, and towards the end of the workday, manager Yu went up to the top floor to tell Bai Jiawei about her pregnancy.


    To her surprise, Bai Jiawei didn''t get angry at her, and instead, he agreed to give her pay during maternity leave.


    Manager Yu left Bai Jiawei''s office happily, and once she stepped out of the room, she saw Li Yuyan standing outside.


    "Manager Yu, what are you doing here?" Li Yuyan asked.


    Yu Lin didn''t smile at Li Yuyan and instead walked straight past her, "Nothing."


    Li Yuyan frowned slightly but didn''t say anything as she walked into the chairman''s office.


    "Dad, what was manager Yu doing?"


    Bai Jiawei stood up from his desk and walked around because he was finished with his work, "Nothing. Why are you here?"


    Li Yuyan smiled, "Dad, I know that we just started but it is hard to see our skills by doing the easy work of a lowly worker."


    Bai Jiawei frowned, "What do you mean?"


    "Dad, why don''t you promote one of us to group leader!"


    Bai Jiawei blinked a few times at the idea, "One of you?"


    "Yes! Manager Yu can choose!" Li Yuyan said.


    Bai Jiawei nced at Li Yuyan, "Does Manager Yu like you more?"


    Li Yuyan looked away, "Umm. . . Why?"


    Bai Jiawei cleared his throat, "Well. . . Yuyan-ah. Um. . . I shouldn''t be biased and I want to give you an equal opportunity to Xinyan. You are my daughter too! If you can prove yourself, thepany may go to you too."


    Bai Jiawei was about to also say, ''In fact, I would rather thepany go to you than He Xinyan!'', but he stopped himself.


    Li Yuyan''s eyes lit up as she smiled happily, "Thank you, dad! I will work hard! Yes, manager Yu definitely likes me more!"


    Li Yuyan was confident in this because she had a deal with manager Yu! There was no way she would promote He Xinyan with their deal still going on.


    Bai Jiawei nodded his head, "Okay, I will ask her tomorrow."


    ---


    He Xinyan entered the house to smell the delicious food. She ran in and saw Gu Yechen sitting on the couch with his back facing her.


    She slowly tiptoed over to try and scare him, but to her surprise, he suddenly said, "You''re home."


    He Xinyan sighed in disappointment and walked around to see what he was doing.


    Gu Yechen was dressed in his casual home clothes and he was holding a pair of scissors in one hand and a rose in the other.


    He seemed to be focused on cutting the thorns off of the rose stem.


    "Is this the rose you give me?" He Xinyan asked in surprise.


    Gu Yechen grinned and nodded his head as he finished cutting off the final thorn. He put the scissor down and stood up, "Let''s go eat."


    After a fulfilling dinner, He Xinyan went to the couch to watch television and Gu Yechen carried hisputer over to work.


    There was a very famous romantic drama broadcastingtely, and He Xinyan was officially addicted.


    She watched for half an hour, and she was so focused that she didn''t notice when Gu Yechen put hisputer down and began to watch with her. . . or more like, watch her.


    The drama progressed and the male lead was at the female lead''s house. They had just finished eating together and they entered the bedroom.


    In less than a minute, the drama progressed drastically, and the two main leads were rolling on the bed suddenly!


    They had taken off their clothes and were kissing aggressively. He Xinyan''s eyes widened slightly as she leaned forward on her chair and grabbed a handful of chips.


    Right after the intense scene, the episode finished and the next one would be broadcasted next week.


    He Xinyan frowned and slouched down onto the couch.


    "You were very focused on watching that scene," Gu Yechen''s deep voice suddenly said.


    He Xinyan''s back straightened as she gulped, "Ha. . . Ha. . . What scene?"


    Gu Yechen chuckled and licked his lips as he ran one finger down her jawline, "Don''t act innocent. You know what scene I''m talking about."


    He Xinyan immediately jumped up from the couch, "I. . . I just remembered that I have some work to do! Goodbye!"


    Like a frightened chicken, He Xinyan ran away as fast as possible, forgetting to close the door behind her.


    Gu Yechenughed as he closed the front door. Was he that scary?


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan left for work early once again. To be honest, she wasn''t very used to it, because when she was filming, the schedules changed every day and she didn''t always have to wake up so early.


    She arrived at work a littleter than usual, and just as she arrived, she saw manager Yu walking out with Li Yuyan behind her.


    "Perfect! He Xinyan, youe with me too!"


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together confusedly and followed them. They entered the elevator and went up to the top floor.


    They walked to Bai Jiawei''s office and entered after receiving permission.


    "Manager Yu, you''re here!" Bai Jiawei said as he stood up from his desk. He nced at both Li Yuyan and He Xinyan as they walked in.


    "Take a seat."


    The four of them sat down on the couch and it seemed like only He Xinyan didn''t know what was going on.


    "Since you''re all here, I''ll just make the announcement." Bai Jiawei said with a smile.


    "Xinyan and Yuyan, I realized that it is difficult to get used to thepany and also learn how to be a leader just as a normal low worker. After all, you will be leading thepany in the future. So, I have decided to promote one of you to the team leader to get used to how to lead a group and so the work you do will be more simr to what you would do in the future. Plus, you will all be promoted in the future as my daughters."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she listened to Bai Jiawei. So, this meant that Li Yuyan would also be leading thepany in the future? Excuse me?! Thispany was hers. . . Not Bai Jiawei''s, and definitely not Li Yuyan''s!


    He Xinyan was getting sick and tired of Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, and Li Yuyan making it sound like thepany was also theirs.


    She sighed and crossed her arms together. It was important to stay calm and patient. He Xinyan had to take it one step at a time. . . First, she had to umte power for herself before finding a way to get rid of Bai Jiawei and the Li mother and daughter.


    He Xinyan took a deep breath. Yes. . . stay calm.


    "So, I decided to ask Manager Yu, since she has been your boss these past few days. Who would you like to promote, and who do you think deserves the promotion?"


    Li Yuyan smiled confidently as she sat up a little straighter, almost as if she was getting ready to receive the promotion.


    He Xinyan blinked a few times and grinned. Well, wasn''t this interesting!


    Manager Yu''s mouth opened slightly, "Chairman Bai, you''re letting me make this decision?"


    Bai Jiawei nodded his head, "Of course, I trust you and you have been watching the two of them work. So, I think you will be able to make the best decision."


    Manager Yu nodded her head and smiled as she looked at Li Yuyan and then at He Xinyan.


    "Chairman Bai, I think the promotion should go to He Xinyan."

 Chapter 162 Another Promotion

    <h4>Chapter 162 Another Promotion</h4>


    "Chairman Bai, I think the promotion should go to He Xinyan."


    Both Bai Jiawei and Li Yuyan''s smiles disappeared as their eyes widened in shock.


    "What?!" Li Yuyan said out loud as she jumped up from the couch. Bai Jiawei was a little more calm as he stayed put, but he was also very shocked.


    Li Yuyan had made it clear to him several times that Manager Yu liked her more, and that was why Bai Jiawei agreed to let manager Yu decide on the promotion!


    Of course he didn''t want to give the promotion to He Xinyan! He couldn''t control her and to be honest, he didn''t want thepany to go back to the He family''s hands.


    Bai Jiawei cleared his throat and reluctantly said, "Oh. . . Okay. That''s great! Good job, Xinyan. You will be the team leader then."


    "But dad -" Li Yuyan frowned.


    "Yuyan, manager Yu made her decision! Work harder if you want a promotion too!" Bai Jiawei said unhappily as he red at Li Yuyan.


    "You guys can go back to work. I have a meeting soon." Bai Jiawei said as he stood up from the couch and walked over to his table.


    He didn''t look very happy about He Xinyan getting the promotion, and He Xinyan caught his reaction.


    She smiled and stood up from the couch, walking out of the room after manager Yu. At least she was one step closer to taking over thepany.


    Li Yuyan was thest to enter the elevator, and the entire ride down was silent.


    When they reached the 12th floor, manager Yu announced to everyone that He Xinyan would be the team leader, and she congratted He Xinyan too.


    After talking to He Xinyan about her future tasks and duties, manager Yu returned to her office. Right away, Li Yuyan followed.


    She mmed the door shut and red at manager Yu.


    "Yu Lin, how dare you give the promotion to He Xinyan?! Do you still remember our deal?! You took the money so why aren''t you agreeing to your part of the deal?! I can tell on you about receiving bribes from employees!"


    Yu Lin smiled as she sat down on her chair, "You can have your money back. I will give it back to you by the end of the week. Li Yuyan, our deal is off."


    "You!" Li Yuyan''s face was red from anger, "I''ll go tell my dad right now about the deal you made with me!"


    "Go ahead! Let''s see if he will be mad at me or mad at you for trying to bribe your boss!"


    Li Yuyan stopped in her tracks, "Yu Lin, you!"


    "Li Yuyan, you truly aren''t that smart. No wonder you are always under He Xinyan. If you want a promotion, go work hard."


    Li Yuyan wanted to p Yu Lin, but she held it in as she kicked the door open and marched out of the room.


    Yu Lin! How dare she talk to her like that?!


    Li Yuyan returned to her spot and mmed the cup on her table onto the ground. A few of the workers nced at her, and she screamed at them to stop looking.


    There was no way she would let He Xinyan get a promotion!


    ---


    After most of the workers had left, Li Yuyan went up to the top floor and entered Bai Jiawei''s office.


    He saw her and stood up, "Yuyan, what are you doing here?"


    Bai Jiawei was still a little angry about manager Yu giving the promotion to He Xinyan when Li Yuyan had told him that she was certain manager Yu would pick her.


    "Dad!" Li Yuyan ran over and held onto Bai Jiawei''s arm, "You can''t just let He Xinyan get a promotion like that! What about me?!"


    Bai Jiawei frowned, "You were the one that told me that manager Yu liked you more. If I had known she would pick He Xinyan, I wouldn''t have agreed. You have to pay the price of your own words."


    "But dad! I didn''t know either. You have to help me. Give me a promotion too!"


    Bai Jiawei pushed off Li Yuyan''s hand, "I can''t. Or else He Xinyan would get suspicious."


    "Dad, she won''t! Juste up with something like. . . like I should also learn! Being a worker won''t help me learn how to lead, so you can promote me too!"


    Bai Jiawei sighed, "Ah, I don''t know. I''ll think about it."


    "Dad, please!"


    "Let''s go home."


    Li Yuyan unwillingly followed Bai Jiawei out of the office, and they returned home together.


    ---


    The next day, everyone arrived at work on time, and once again, He Xinyan, Li Yuyan, and manager Yu were called to Bai Jiawei''s office.


    He Xinyan already had a slight guess of what Bai Jiawei was going to say, and she wasn''t surprised.


    They entered the room and sat down on the couch.


    "I have decided to also give Li Yuyan a promotion. After all, like I said yesterday, being a leader is important to learn how to lead a group. Li Yuyan is also my daughter, and I''m also hoping that she will be able to work in thepany in the future."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow.


    "So, I have decided to also make her a group leader."


    Li Yuyan smiled when she heard that, and she stared proudly at He Xinyan.


    He Xinyan also returned her smile, which left Li Yuyan surprised and confused. Shouldn''t He Xinyan be very angry and screaming at Bai Jiawei right now?


    Li Yuyan furrowed her eyebrows slightly as she rolled her eyes. Whatever. . . He Xinyan was just pretending to be calm right now. She was probably cursing inside already.


    However, Li Yuyan was wrong.


    He Xinyan wasn''t angry, because she knew. . .


    The higher you climb, the harder you fall.


    ---


    After returning to the 12th floor, manager Yu called everyone together.


    "Li Yuyan just got promoted to the team leader of team B. This is perfect timing because the next task is a team task. Team A and B, listen up. Both of you will create a presentation about possible marketing and advertising strategies for our makeup branding out soon. The two presentations will be held in the meeting room tomorrow morning at 10, and one group will win."


    He Xinyan nodded her head. She was the leader of team A, so tomorrow will be an interestingpetition.


    The two groups went to work and there was still some unfinished work by the end of the day.


    "Since I am presenting, I will finish the script at home tonight. Get a good night''s sleep and arrive early tomorrow."


    Everyone nodded their heads and they returned home.


    ---


    After eating dinner at Gu Yechen''s house, He Xinyan got to work to finish the script she was writing. She also had to check through the final slides of the presentation to make sure everything was in order before tomorrow.


    He Xinyan was a little upset that she would be missing the episodes of the drama tonight, but she had to finish her work.


    However, she had only typed for about 20 minutes when she fell asleep.


    Gu Yechen walked over with hisptop in his hands after just washing the dishes and grinned when he saw his little kitten sleeping.


    He sat down silently and put on his sses before slowly taking He Xinyan''sptop away from her. He quickly scanned through the presentation and the script He Xinyan was writing before he began to type.


    About an hourter, He Xinyan woke up, and she gasped when she realized how long she had been sleeping.


    "Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!" He Xinyan muttered as she grabbed herptop, which was on the table in front of her.


    Theptop had fallen asleep, and when she opened it, she saw a finished script with thest two words, "Thank you."


    He Xinyan skimmed through the script and her mouth fell open. Did the script mysteriously type itself. . .


    Just as she was confused about what happened, Gu Yechen walked out of the kitchen carrying a te of fruits.


    He chuckled when he saw He Xinyan with her head tilted to one side, deep in thought.


    "You''re awake? Come eat some fruits."


    He Xinyan just noticed Gu Yechen''s presence, and she turned around.


    "Did you type this?" He Xinyan asked.


    Gu Yechen took a bite of the dragonfruit and slowly nodded his head.


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she jumped up from the couch and ran over to Gu Yechen. She jumped up and wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist.


    Her eyes were sparkling as she kissed him several times straight, "Gu Yechen, I love you!"


    Gu Yechen was very shocked but also very happy to hear that, "Just because I finished the script for you?"


    He Xinyan licked her lips as she wrapped her arms around him tighter, "Yes, but no."


    Yes, it was because he finished her script. But no, it was because he was always so considerate, and she felt so lucky and blessed because of him.


    Gu Yechen smiled and slowly dropped her back down onto the ground, "Eat some fruits."


    After finishing the te of fruits, He Xinyan walked back to herptop and closed it.


    "You''re not going to check what I wrote? What if there''s a mistake?"


    He Xinyan scoffed, "You''re Gu Yechen!"


    Although the response wasn''t directed at his question, Gu Yechen knew what she meant.

 Chapter 163 CEO Competition

    <h4>Chapter 163 CEO Competition</h4>


    Although the response wasn''t directed at his question, Gu Yechen knew what she meant.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan was the first to arrive at work to prepare for the presentation.


    As she went through the script, she realized a small problem. Gu Yechen was good. . . But he was maybe a little too good!


    Some of the information he wrote was a little confusing to He Xinyan, and she didn''t even know where Gu Yechen got the information from.


    He Xinyan had to search some words up and read through the script several times before she finally understood what it meant.


    By the time she could memorize most of the script, all the workers hade, including manager Yu.


    They gathered into therge meeting room and He Xinyan''s group went first. To her surprise, He Xinyan presented better than she rehearsed, and she could notice the anxiety in Li Yuyan''s eyes.


    After Li Yuyan had presented, it was clear which group won.


    Manager Yu stood up, "Thank you for your presentations. I have decided that the winner will go to group A. He Xinyan,e to my office."


    Li Yuyan''s eyes narrowed and she angrily marched out of the meeting room.


    He Xinyan''s group members all came over to congratte each other and tell He Xinyan how amazing the script was. He Xinyan guiltily smiled and made a mental note to thank Gu Yechenter.


    Everyone returned to work and He Xinyan entered manager Yu''s office.


    Manager Yu was sitting at her desk, and she looked up slightly when she heard the door open.


    "Send me the presentation so I can send it to your dad."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Yes, manager Yu. I will send it right away!"


    ---


    The next few weeks passed by really quickly, and each day was simr to the next as He Xinyan went to thepany and worked hard.


    Winter came and the temperature continued to drop.


    It has been over a month since He Xinyan joined thepany, and another big event was about to ur.


    It was the morning of a Monday, and it was the coldest day of the week.


    He Xinyan was half awake as Gu Yechen wrapped a ck scarf around her neck, and she felt like going to sleep even more with the warmfort around her cold skin.


    "You''re going to bete," Gu Yechen warned with a smile on his face.


    "I want to go back to bed. . ." He Xinyan said as she stepped forward and leaned all her weight against Gu Yechen''s body. She wrapped her arms around his waist and closed his eyes.


    Seeing He Xinyan''s tired expression, Gu Yechen also wanted to bring her back onto the bed and sleep with her.


    However, he knew she would be upset if she waste.


    Gu Yechen used one finger to lift up He Xinyan''s chin, and he leaned down, pressing his lips onto hers.


    "Mm. . ." He Xinyan said as she opened her eyes slightly.


    Gu Yechen kissed her for almost a minute, and He Xinyan was out of breath when he finally let go.


    "Gu Yechen!" She said unhappily, fully awake now.


    Gu Yechen was very pleased as he gently patted her on the head, "Go to work now."


    He Xinyan grabbed her bag and dramatically marched out of the room. Bai Jiawei and Li Yuyan were both gone already when she arrived downstairs, and she hurriedly left for work.


    ---


    Once she reached her seat, manager Yu walked out of her office and to her desk.


    "Xinyan, chairman Bai told me to bring you up to his office once you arrive. . . Li Yuyan is there already."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and nodded her head, "Okay."


    In the elevator, He Xinyan clicked the floor level before asking:


    "Manager Yu, today is yourst day at work before your maternity leave, right?"


    Yu Lin nodded as she ced one hand over her stomach, "Yes."


    When they reached the chairman''s office, Li Yuyan was indeed already there, sitting on the couch.


    Bai Jiawei stood up when he saw He Xinyan, and he smiled, "Come over and sit, Xinyan."


    They sat down and Bai Jiawei cleared his throat.


    "There was a shareholder meeting a few days ago, and we all agreed that it is time to pick a CEO for thepany. After all, I have been taking the position of chairman and CEO of thepany for all these years. However, I am getting old and it is too much work for me."


    He Xinyan tilted her head slightly as she narrowed her eyes. So why was Li Yuyan here?


    "Since both of you are my daughters, I nominated the two of you. I had to persuade the shareholders a bit, but they agreed that you two are the best picks for the position."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Dad, thispany will go to me in the future, so I am happy to take the position of the CEO."


    "Who says it''s you?!" Li Yuyan jumped up, "I am also dad''s daughter, and I should also be able to take this position."


    He Xinyan chuckled, "Li Yuyan, there is a reason why you are called Li. . . Yuyan. You have absolutely no right to the He Corporation, and dad and I are being nice to let you work in thispany. What makes you think you can be the CEO when you are merely just any other worker?"


    Bai Jiawei frowned and furrowed his eyebrows together, "Xinyan, don''t talk to your sister like that! You two are both my daughters! Thispany should go to you, but we all want the best for thepany, right? Whoever is the better one should get the position! Or else if thepany doesn''t do well, your grandpa''s hard work will go to waste, right?"


    He Xinyan''s expression coldened, causing Bai Jiawei to gulp. How dare he talk about her grandpa?


    He Xinyan took a deep breath, "Dad, you are exactly right. How can we let my grandpa''s hard work go to waste, or go to the hands of outsiders? Right, dad?"


    Li Yuyan''s face was red from anger, "I''m not an outsider! I am dad''s daughter too! He Xinyan!"


    Bai Jiawei was also unhappy because he knew deep down that he was also an "outsider".


    "Xinyan, enough. Thepany is in my hands right now, and all the shareholders have agreed. It won''t be good to go against the shareholder''s decision. It is set. There will be three rounds for thepetition. Whoever wins two will be the CEO."


    Bai Jiawei narrowed his eyes before adding, "The CEO is just a position. Xinyan, I didn''t say thepany won''t go to you."


    He Xinyan wanted to punch these people in the face. Did they think she was stupid?! Of course, she can tell that Bai Jiawei wasying the path for Li Yuyan.


    He was just saying that he would still give thepany to her, but in the future, He Xinyan could bet that Bai Jiawei would end up giving thepany to Li Yuyan if she became CEO.


    He Xinyan clenched her fists together.


    "Okay. Let''s do thepetition then." He Xinyan grinned and stood up from the couch.


    "Great! There will be another shareholders meeting in two days to introduce you two to them and also talk about the first round. We can expect for thispetition to be quick because we don''t want to wait too long to decide on a CEO."


    He Xinyan smirked and nced at Li Yuyan, "Sure."


    Without waiting, she marched out of the room in her high heels, and mmed the door shut. Manager Yu also left after.


    When they were gone, Li Yuyan scoffed and stood up.


    "Dad, look how arrogant she is! Dad, we can''t let her be the CEO. You worked so hard for thispany, you can''t let it go to her." Li Yuyan has grasped a basic understanding of Bai Jiawei''s thoughts now, and she knew what to say to make him happy.


    Li Yuyan was very happy to learn that Bai Jiawei also didn''t want He Xinyan to take over thepany. That meant she was one step closer!


    Bai Jiawei frowned and looked at Li Yuyan, "Then work hard on thepetition."


    Li Yuyan straightened her back proudly, "I will, dad!"


    ---


    Two dayster, the shareholder meeting began.


    Everyone filed into therge meeting room, and Bai Jiawei was thest to enter with Li Yuyan and He Xinyan walking behind them.


    He Xinyan recognized some of the shareholders, as a few of them were old members from when her grandfather was still in charge.


    They also recognized her, and they smiled at each other. The old shareholders had watched He Xinyan grow up, and she was like a granddaughter to them.


    However, many of the old shareholders had left when He Xinyan''s grandfather died. When Bai Jiawei took over, a lot of the shareholders also decided to leave.


    Therefore, more than half of the shareholders now were new people that belonged to Bai Jiawei. At least this way, He Xinyan knew who to trust.


    "Wee, everyone. I apologize for calling you all over even though we just had a meeting recently. However, this is very urgent. Today, I will introduce the two candidates for CEO to everyone, and we will also be going over the first round."


    He Xinyan and Li Yuyan sat down behind Bai Jiawei, and they listened to him introduce them to the shareholders.


    After about ten minutes, Bai Jiawei was finished, and he had his assistant project a slideshow onto the screen.


    "Now, I will introduce the first round of thepetition."

 Chapter 164 Lu Yingjun

    <h4>Chapter 164 Lu Yingjun</h4>


    "Now, I will introduce the first round of thepetition."


    He Xinyan looked at the slideshow and narrowed her eyes.


    "There will be a total of three rounds to thepetition, and the third round will have two parts. For the first round, the He Corporation wants to work with anotherpany, the LIQuan Company. However, they have always pushed off our attempt to coborate with them. So, the first round is to persuade the LIQuan Company to work with us. The CEO from thatpany will be making the decision."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, and when she nced at Li Yuyan, she noticed that Li Yuyan was very confident.


    "We want to work with them on expanding the He Corporation''s real estate area. The He Corporation wants to buy arge piece ofnd. . ."


    The slide changed and it showed the piece ofnd Bai Jiawei was talking about.


    "Right there. Thend belongs to the LIQuan Company right now, and they aren''t willing to let it go. Whoever can get thepany to work with us and sell us thend wins this round. Understand?"


    He Xinyan and Li Yuyan both nodded their heads.


    "Today is a Wednesday. Including today, you both have 5 days. The next meeting will be next week Monday, and the CEO of the LIQuan Company will announce who won."


    He Xinyan literally thought that this entirepetition thing was a joke. She could just meet the CEO and tell him that she will give the LIQuan Company a chance to work with the Gu Corporation in exchange for thatnd. A win was that easy!


    However, He Xinyan wasn''t going to do that! She wasn''t going to use a lowly method like that to beat Li Yuyan. She didn''t need to!


    He Xinyan smirked and stood up from her chair since the quick meeting had adjourned.


    They returned to the 12th floor and she immediately went to work.


    He Xinyan did research about thepany and the piece ofnd they were going for.


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan continued her research and began to write her proposal. On the other hand, Li Yuyan was already on the way to meet with the CEO.


    She drove to the LIQuan Company and entered the front lobby.


    "Hello, I am from the He Corporation. I would like to meet President Lu please."


    The front desk worker nced at Li Yuyan, "Do you have an appointment?"


    "No, but will you call President Lu for me? Tell him I am a candidate for the CEO of the He Corporation, and I would like to meet him to discuss the project."


    The front desk worker hesitated for a moment before picking up the phone and calling CEO Lu''s assistant.


    After a while, the worker put down the phone and smiled.


    "President Lu said that you can go up to meet him."


    Li Yuyan grinned and walked over to the elevators, riding up to the top floor. She walked into the room and saw a man probably in histe 20s sitting at the desk.


    To Li Yuyan''s surprise, he was actually quite good-looking.


    "Hello, President Lu. I am Li Yuyan, a candidate for CEO of the He Corporation. As you probably know already, I am here to talk to you about thend in Qinhe."


    Lu Yingjun stood up, "Let''s go talk on the couch."


    They sat down and cups of tea were brought over.


    "Do you have a proposal?" Lu Yingjun asked as he took a sip of the tea.


    Li Yuyan smiled, "No, I don''t believe I need one." She had other ns.


    Lu Yingjun scoffed, "You think I will make a deal with you without a proposal? Then how do I know how much I will get from this trade?"


    Li Yuyan''s mouth opened in shock. To be honest, she didn''t know much about business, so she had no idea she needed a proposal.


    "Um. . ." Li Yuyan tried to stay calm and she decided to carry out her original n.


    Li Yuyan sat up a little straighter and took off the ck jacket she was wearing, revealing a silk red dress that didn''t cover a lot of skin.


    "It''s quite hot, isn''t it?" She said, fanning herself. Li Yuyan grinned slightly when she noticed Lu Yingjun nce at her. There was no way this n would fail!


    The position of CEO would definitely go to her!


    Lu Yingjun nced at her and scoffed, "Miss Li, it is 10 degrees Celsius today."


    Li Yuyan was quite surprised at Lu Yingjun''s reaction, and sheughed awkwardly. She moved over to where Lu Yingjun was sitting more and ced one hand onto his thigh.


    "President Lu, I can offer you a very good trade. If you give me the opportunity, I promise you will have a good return."


    Lu Yingjun slightly furrowed his eyebrows together and stood up, catching Li Yuyan by surprise.


    "Miss Li, I don''t have much time to waste. Come find me next time if you have a proposal."


    Li Yuyan opened her mouth but no words came out. Was she not clear enough? Did he not understand what she meant?


    There was no way! Li Yuyan looked down at her outfit and frowned.


    Finally, she stood up and reluctantly left the room. Several people looked at her because she forgot to put on her jacket, and Li Yuyan quickly put on her jacket again when she realized.


    After entering the car, Li Yuyan threw her handbag angrily onto the floor and clenched her fists together.


    Why didn''t it work?!


    There was no way she would let He Xinyan win!


    Li Yuyan decided to first write a proposal, and she will just try harder in the future.


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan had finished her proposal, and she also arrived at the LIQuan Company.


    After the front deskdy called President Lu, she smiled politely at He Xinyan and walked out from behind the desk.


    "Let me escort you to President Lu''s office."


    "Thank you."


    When He Xinyan entered the office, she saw Lu Yingjun putting on his jacket. He looked up and smiled when he saw her and walked over.


    "Hello, Miss He."


    He Xinyan held her arm out, "Nice to meet you, President Lu."


    Lu Yingjun shook her hand and stood at the door. He Xinyan was a little confused at Lu Yingjun''s action. Were they not going to go in to talk?


    Lu Yingjun chuckled slightly, "Miss He, it is close to lunchtime. Do I have the honor to have lunch with you? We can talk while eating."


    He Xinyan was a little surprised by his invitation, but it would be impolite to reject him since she was here to ask him for a favor.


    In the end, they ate at a nearby five-star restaurant.


    In the private room, He Xinyan and Lu Yingjun began eating.


    After a few minutes, He Xinyan finally spoke up.


    "President Lu, I brought my proposal with me today. After eating, would you like to look over it? I would be very happy if you could tell me what you think of it and what I can improve on." He Xinyan looked at Lu Yingjun excitedly, and he swallowed the food he was eating.


    "You are indeed smarter than your step sister. She didn''t even bring a proposal."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow in confusion but didn''t ask anything.


    "I can look over your proposal now." Lu Yingjun said as he wiped his lips.


    "It''s fine. President Lu, you can eat first." He Xinyan said, although she was dying to show him the proposal she had created.


    "I can look at it now." Lu Yingjun said firmly.


    "Okay. Thank you!" He Xinyan excitedly pulled out the folder in her bag and handed it to Lu Yingjun with both hands.


    The next few minutes passed in silence as Lu Yingjun read the proposal.


    Finally, he closed the folder and looked up.


    "I am really pleased with the terms you provided in the proposal. However, there is one more thing I would like to add. If you can agree to it, I will agree to the coboration."


    He Xinyan''s eyes sparkled with excitement. Although she was confident that Li Yuyan stood no chance, she still tried really hard.


    She was determined to win thispetition.


    Lu Yingjun grinned and handed the contract back to He Xinyan, "The food is getting cold. Let''s eat first."


    Although He Xinyan already couldn''t wait, she still had to be polite to President Lu. She nodded her head and quickly began to eat.


    Lu Yingjun watched He Xinyan wolf down her food and grinned.


    Once they were done eating, He Xinyan didn''t even bother to wipe her mouth before pulling out the contract again.


    "President Lu, what is your term?"


    Lu Yingjun smiled, "Miss He, you seem very excited. . . and determined."


    "President Lu, as long as the term is reasonable and achievable, I will definitely agree."


    Lu Yingjun raised one eyebrow and looked down slightly with a smile.


    "Okay. Miss He, my term is simple." Lu Yingjun leaned forward and rested his elbows on the table.


    "Be my girlfriend."

 Chapter 165 Mrs. Gu

    <h4>Chapter 165 Mrs. Gu</h4>


    "Be my girlfriend."


    He Xinyan''s smile disappeared and she couldn''t recover from her shock for several seconds.


    Lu Yingjun stared at her with a slight grin and patiently waited for her response.


    Finally, she chuckled and leaned back against her chair, "President Lu, stop joking around. What is your actual term?"


    "That is my actual term." Lu Yingjun said calmly.


    He Xinyan grinned, "President Lu, I have a boyfriend, and our rtionship is very stable. I hope you can take back this condition. I can agree to a different one."


    "Miss He, I''m very fond of you. I don''t know if you remember, but we have met before."


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together in confusion.


    Lu Yingjun leaned back against his chair and crossed his arms together, "You attended XX Film University, right?"


    "Yes."


    "If I remember correctly, you should have been in your second year when I saw you. I visited your school to give a special lecture on the entertainment business."


    Although He Xinyan''s university was a film school, they also had a major in the film business. He Xinyan specifically remembered that she had attended a special lecture once with Su Zhiming, because he was in the business major and he dragged her there with him.


    However, she had also learned a lot from that lecture about business and how things ran in the entertainment industry.


    He paused and waited until He Xinyan''s eyes widened in surprise before continuing.


    "I remember you sitting in the fifth row during the lecture. You were very smart."


    He Xinyan''s mouth opened slightly. No way. . . He didn''t like her because of that lecture, right?!


    She didn''t remember much from the lecture because it happened in her past life, so it was several years ago. However, she did remember that she spoke up and participated a lot.


    "I was really interested in you. Your ideas were really good."


    He Xinyan chuckled awkwardly, "President Lu, I was just saying random stuff."


    "Miss He, no need to be humble. I know you are a smart woman. I am confident that you will be the CEO of the He Corporation. Also, if I am correct, you are the only heir to the He Corporation. It is quite interesting how your stepsister is also in thepetition."


    He Xinyan grinned slightly, "Thank you, President Lu."


    "You can win this round easily. I really like you, Miss He," Lu Yingjun said as he smiled at He Xinyan, "So, do you agree to thest term?"


    He Xinyan grinned and put the proposal back into the bag. She slowly pushed her chair back and stood up.


    "President Lu, I am very sorry but I cannot agree to this condition. I am sure that there will be another way for us to work together."


    Lu Yingjun frowned as he watched He Xinyan walk out of the room and close the door.


    He sighed and closed his eyes.


    ---


    After the meeting, He Xinyan didn''t return to thepany. Instead, she went to a differentpany.


    She stopped her car in front of therge building and walked in. The front desk worker didn''t stop her as she walked to the elevator and up to the top floor.


    However, when she stepped out, the guards stopped her.


    "Miss, who are you?" One guard asked cautiously.


    He Xinyan nced at the guard and smiled, "I am President Gu''s friend."


    "Friend?" The guard eyed He Xinyan up and down and frowned. President Gu didn''t have many friends, and he knew all of the ones that came to visit President Gu.


    This woman. . .


    At this moment, Chen Xiao walked out of the meeting room and ran down the stairs. His eyes widened when he saw He Xinyan.


    "Mrs. Gu!"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow at Chen Xiao, but didn''t bother correcting him. He wouldn''t change it anyway.


    "Mrs. Gu?" The guard asked.


    Chen Xiao red at the guard, "Remember! This is Mrs. Gu, He Xinyan. If shees in the future, just let her into President Gu''s office."


    The guard bowed down slightly, "Yes! I apologize, Mrs. Gu."


    He Xinyan chuckled, "No worries. You didn''t know."


    Chen Xiao led He Xinyan into Gu Yechen''s office and brought her a cup of tea, "Mrs. Gu, President Gu is in a meeting right now. He should be done in about half an hour. Should I call him for you?"


    "It''s okay. Let him finish his meeting."


    Chen Xiao nodded, "If you need anything, just press 1 on thendline phone. An assistant wille in to help you."


    "Thank you." He Xinyan had to admit that the treatment of ''Mrs. Gu'' was indeed very good. She licked her lips and walked over to thendline phone.


    Like Chen Xiao said, after clicking 1, an assistant walked into the room a few secondster.


    "Mrs. Gu, how can I help you?"


    "Last time I came, someone got a whole cart of food and snacks. Do you still have food?"


    The assistant thought for a second, "I''ll be right back."


    About a minuteter, he came back with arge bag of snacks.


    "I''m very sorry, Mrs. Gu, but we don''t have the food yet. It might take a few minutes. There are some snacks though."


    He Xinyan''s eyes sparkled from the snacks, "It''s okay, I can wait! Thank you very much."


    She ate for 20 minutes before the food and desserts came. He Xinyan vowed to visit Gu Yechen''spany more often.


    Not for him, but for the food!


    She had eaten for almost an hour when the door opened. She stopped the video she was watching and turned around, still holding on to the macaron she was eating.


    "Yechen!" She said happily. However, Gu Yechen didn''t seem so happy.


    With a serious expression, he walked over to the couch and sat down next to her.


    "Did you wait long?"


    He Xinyan swallowed the rest of the macaron, "Not really. I was eating."


    Gu Yechen looked at the empty tes, and a gentleness returned to his eyes.


    "I''m sorry. I didn''t know you were here so I extended the meeting." Gu Yechen gently brushed her hair to the back of her ears.


    "It''s okay." He Xinyan said as she finally stopped eating.


    Gu Yechen turned around and red at Chen Xiao, who was standing guiltily at the edge of the door.


    "Your bonus this month is gone."


    Chen Xiao dropped his head dejectedly, but didn''t say anything. However, someone else did. There was a sharp sound as He Xinyan pped Gu Yechen''s leg.


    "Why?!" He Xinyan red at Gu Yechen, who stared at her confusedly.


    "Because. . . because he didn''t tell me you came, so you had to wait."


    He Xinyan clicked her tongue, "I told him not to tell you! Now give him his bonus back!"


    Chen Xiao blinked his eyes a few times in surprise. Wow! Mrs. Gu was awesome!


    Gu Yechen looked into He Xinyan''s stern eyes and sighed, "Okay. . ."


    He turned around and said slowly, "Your bonus is back."


    "Thank you, President Gu! Thank you, Mrs. Gu!" Chen Xiao was so happy he bumped into the door as he skipped out of the office and went back to work.


    He Xinyan couldn''t help butugh at Gu Yechen''s sad and cute expression, and she reached up to gently pat him on the head as a sign offort.


    Gu Yechen felt a little better from her action, and he lifted her up onto hisp.


    "Why are you here?"


    He Xinyan cleared her throat and pretended to cry, "I''m going to lose the first round of thepetition for you!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Why?"


    He Xinyan wiped away a nonexistent tear and sighed, "I went to go meet the CEO of the Lu Corporation today, and he was really pleased with my proposal. However, he said he wants to add one more term if I want to win. You know what the term is?"


    "What?"


    He Xinyan closed her eyes dramatically, "I am just too attractive, and he said that he fell deeply in love with me! He said that I have to be his girlfriend!"


    At once, the temperature in the room dropped drastically and Gu Yechen''s facial expression turned ice cold.


    He Xinyan seemed to notice something was wrong and she slowly blinked her eyes open.


    "Um. . ." Was her act a little too much? Uh oh, she shouldn''t have told him.


    He Xinyan gulped and chuckled awkwardly, "Of course I didn''t agree, hahaha. . . I would never agree! Am I stupid? Why would I give up a Gu Yechen just for a stupidpetition!"


    Gu Yechen''s expression slightly recovered after hearing that, and he looked at her.


    "The CEO of the Lu Corporation?"


    He Xinyan heard the danger in Gu Yechen''s tone, but she had no choice but to sacrifice Lu Yingjun, "Yes. . ."


    "Very well, very well. . ." Gu Yechen said with a smirk.


    He Xinyan felt a chill run down her spine as she jumped up, "Um. . . you should go back to work."


    He Xinyan was about to run off when a strong force suddenly pulled her back and shended on Gu Yechen''sp once again.

 Chapter 166 Another Chance

    <h4>Chapter 166 Another Chance</h4>


    He Xinyan was about to run off when a strong force suddenly pulled her back and shended on Gu Yechen''sp once again.


    "Ah -" He Xinyan couldn''t even finish her scream when her mouth was blocked again, and the familiar taste entered her mouth.


    "Gu -" Her word was cut off by the entrance of Gu Yechen''s tongue.


    After a very long kiss, he finally let go and smiled when he saw He Xinyan''s red cheeks.


    "Good job."


    He Xinyan red at him angrily, "What?!"


    "Don''t you dare leave me. You can only be with me and marry me, understand?!" Gu Yechen''s tone was serious as he stared directly into He Xinyan''s eyes.


    She looked away and bit her lips, "Who said anything about marriage?"


    "Understand?" Gu Yechen asked again, a little louder this time.


    He Xinyan pursed her lips out, "Okay, okay!"


    She jumped off of hisp and red at him, "You''re so scary!"


    Gu Yechen was pleased with her answer, and his serious expression disappeared. He walked over to his desk and sat down.


    "I still have some work to do. When I''m done, do you want to go eat dinner together?"


    "Okay," He Xinyan nodded her head and walked over to Gu Yechen. She crossed her leg over hisp and sat down.


    Gu Yechen looked at her amusedly and went to work with He Xinyan on top of him.


    The familiar smell was like a sleeping potion to He Xinyan, and she quickly fell asleep. When she woke up again, they were in the car.


    "Where are we going?" He Xinyan asked as she rubbed her eyes.


    "To go eat dinner."


    After dinner, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen returned home.


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan went to work and for the first time, she didn''t know what to do. She couldn''t raise the price, or else the He Corporation would lose money and Bai Jiawei wouldn''t be happy.


    However, there was no way she could agree to his term.


    On the other hand, Li Yuyan had left again for another shot. She arrived at the LIQuan Company and rode the elevator up to the CEO''s office.


    She knocked once before walking in with a smile. Lu Yingjun frowned when he saw her, and he stopped typing.


    "Miss Li, what are you doing here for?"


    Li Yuyan walked over to him, "President Lu, I have my proposal now. Would you like to look at it?"


    Lu Yingjun turned his chair around slightly to be facing her, "Sorry, Miss Li. I have a meeting soon. You can keep it here and I will look at itter."


    Li Yuyan''s smile stiffened before it returned back to normal, "Okay."


    She bent down to put the folder onto the table, and when she did, she "identally" tripped and fell right onto Lu Yingjun''sp.


    "Ah!" She gasped and ced one hand onto Lu Yingjun''s chest.


    He immediately knit his eyebrows together.


    Li Yuyan was obviously too stupid to realize his annoyance, and she moved slightly on hisp, "President Lu. . ."


    To her surprise, Lu Yingjun didn''t fall for her at all, and instead, he stood up, causing her to roll onto the ground with a plump.


    "Ah!" Li Yuyan screamed, cing one hand onto her bottom, which was aching in pain.


    Lu Yingjun grabbed a tissue and wiped the part of his pants that Li Yuyan had sat on and nced at her, who was still on the ground.


    "Miss Li, I believe that you are married already. Please watch your actions."


    He threw the tissue into the trash and walked out of the room. A few secondster, a worker walked in and politely told Li Yuyan to get out.


    Li Yuyan''s face was red as she left the LIQuan Company. It was good that she didn''t fall on her stomach, since her pregnancy was still not very stable. She had to be careful.


    Li Yuyan groaned in frustration before returning to the He Corporation.


    ---


    Two dayster, it was time for the result.


    Everyone gathered in the meeting room, and He Xinyan wasn''t in a very good mood. After the meeting, she didn''t go and find Lu Yingjun anymore.


    He Xinyan had no choice but to give up on this round. There was no way she would give up Gu Yechen for thispetition.


    After everyone had sat down, Bai Jiawei entered with Lu Yingjun walking behind him.


    Bai Jiawei pulled out a chair for Lu Yingjun before sitting down himself.


    "I believe that we all know what we are here for, so let''s not waste time and get started. President Lu, I believe that you have your decision made already. Are you willing to give the He Corporation the honor to work with you?"


    Lu Yingjun nced at He Xinyan, who was ying around with her fingers and sighed.


    "Yes."


    Bai Jiawei''s face lit up happily, and she nced at Li Yuyan from the corner of his eyes. He didn''t know who actually won, but Li Yuyan didn''t look so confident.


    Bai Jiawei gulped and cleared his throat, "Then President Lu will have the honor to announce the winner of the first round!"


    Lu Yingjun stood up and opened his mouth, but no words came out for a few seconds. He Xinyan looked up when she heard the silence, and her eyes met with Lu Yingjun''s.


    She quickly looked away and pressed her lips together.


    "President Lu?" Bai Jiawei whispered because Lu Yingjun wasn''t saying anything.


    "President Bai, can you give me a moment? I would like to speak to someone before making the decision."


    Bai Jiawei raised one eyebrow in confusion, ". . . Of course! Who would you like to speak with?"


    Lu Yingjun walked around his chair and to the door, "He Xinyan."


    Outside the meeting room, Lu Yingjun and He Xinyan were alone together.


    "President Lu, what is it that you want to tell me?"


    Lu Yingjun frowned as he stared at He Xinyan''s calm expression.


    "He Xinyan, I want to give you another chance. If you agree to be with me now, the win will still be yours."


    He Xinyan grinned, "President Lu, I am not sure what you like about me, but I can''t agree."


    Lu Yingjun furrowed his eyebrows together. Since first meeting her at the lecture, he had been interested in her for a long time.


    When he recently got news that the He Corporation was going to pick a CEO and she was a candidate, he immediately volunteered hispany to be part of thepetition.


    Lu Yingjun sighed, "You''re sure? You won''t regret it?"


    He Xinyan smiled, "I won''t regret it."


    Lu Yingjun sighed before opening the door and walking back into the meeting room. He Xinyan followed him, and all eyes turned around to look at them.


    Both Bai Jiawei and Li Yuyan had a very ugly expression on their faces, and they thought that Lu Yingjun had gone to talk to He Xinyan about her win.


    Bai Jiawei gulped and rubbed his hands together. It would be bad if He Xinyan won this round. . . That would mean she only had to win one more to win!


    Lu Yingjun faced all the shareholders and cleared his throat, "I announce that the winner of the first round is. . ."


    He looked towards He Xinyan and frowned before saying, "Li Yuyan."


    Li Yuyan''s mouth fell open in surprise, and she wondered if she had heard wrong. Lu Yingjun had been so cold towards her, and she was certain that she had lost.


    This unexpected turn of events was a huge surprise.


    Bai Jiawei fought the urge to p his hands together from excitement, but he couldn''t hide the smile on his face.


    "Okay! Good job, Yuyan. The win of the first round goes to Li Yuyan. Thank you, President Lu, for your help."


    Lu Yingjun nced at He Xinyan once more before leaving the room.


    Li Yuyan finally recovered from her shock, and she sat up straighter as she looked towards He Xinyan proudly.


    To her surprise, He Xinyan didn''t seem very shocked or unhappy. Instead, she was very calm as she sat with her arms and legs crossed.


    Li Yuyan felt her happiness wash away slightly because of He Xinyan''s reaction, but she was still excited. She only needed to win one more, and she would be the CEO of the He Corporation!


    By then, He Xinyan would have to listen to her, and everything would be hers!


    Li Yuyan smirked as she looked towards Bai Jiawei, and they smiled at each other.


    Some of the shareholders were also surprised and unhappy that Li Yuyan won the first round. They were the ones that watched He Xinyan grow up from a baby, and of course they wanted He Xinyan to be the CEO.


    They all knew that He Xinyan was more capable, and she was also the rightful heir as her grandfather''s granddaughter. Li Yuyan had no part in this!


    Some of the shareholders sighed and looked down. They couldn''t say anything, because they had agreed to thispetition and the rules.


    Bai Jiawei cleared his throat and smiled, "Now, let''s introduce the second round."

 Chapter 167 Pregnancy Check

    <h4>Chapter 167 Pregnancy Check</h4>


    Bai Jiawei cleared his throat and smiled, "Now, let''s introduce the second round."


    He Xinyan finally sat up straighter as she looked up at the screen. She couldn''t lose anymore.


    "This next round will be shorter, and it is due in two days, on Wednesday. Both of you will be writing a proposal and creating a presentation for a project, and all of the shareholders, including me, will vote for it. The project is. . ."


    ---


    He Xinyan returned homete today because she stayed to finish writing the rough draft of her proposal. Once she reached her room, she fell down onto the bed and immediately fell asleep.


    Gu Yechen arrived a few minutester, and he saw He Xinyanying face down on the bed, still in her work clothes.


    He walked over to her and gently flipped her around. Quietly, he walked into the bathroom and grabbed a makeup wipe to remove her makeup.


    Then, Gu Yechen grabbed her pajamas and helped her change into her pajamas.


    Finally, he joined her on the bed and fell asleep.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up from the rm clock and was surprised to see that she was in her pajamas.


    She remembered that she didn''t change when she fell asleep yesterday?


    Gu Yechen walked out of the restroom, and he was immediately met with He Xinyan''s suspicious gaze.


    "Good morning," he said with a smile.


    "Did you change my clothes yesterday?" He Xinyan asked, narrowing her eyes.


    Gu Yechen sat back down onto the bed and nodded his head calmly. However, He Xinyan was no longer calm. She crawled to where Gu Yechen was sitting and grabbed onto his shoulders.


    "You changed my clothes?!"


    "Yes."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she looked into her silk pajamas, "So. . . So you saw. . . you saw my. . . my body?"


    Gu Yechen gulped as the memories came back. Her body was even more attractive than he had imagined. Her curves were perfect, and she had fat at all the right ces. There wasn''t a spot of skin that wasn''t pale and smooth like porcin.


    He had a very hard time controlling himselfst night, and if it weren''t for the fact that He Xinyan looked very tired, he would have definitely woken her up.


    He grinned, "Yes."


    "Gu Yechen!! You pervert! How dare you take advantage of me while I''m sleeping?! Gu Yechen!" He Xinyan punched him multiple times, and he didn''t dodge it.


    Gu Yechen had a very pleased smile on his face as he grabbed onto her hands, "I''ll see it sooner orter. Don''t be mad, okay?"


    His voice was deep and gentle, and He Xinyan almost fell into the trap of his attractive voice. She gulped and looked up.


    "No! I''m still mad!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow and an evil grin appeared on his face. He Xinyan nced at him cautiously and folded her arms together.


    "Baby, don''t be mad." Gu Yechen said again, but it wasn''t as sincere this time.


    "I''m still mad!"


    Gu Yechen''s smile widened as he reached up to unbutton his shirt, "Okay, then. I am wrong. To make it even, I will show you my body too."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she saw Gu Yechen''s skin slowly being revealed one button at a time. She immediately grabbed onto his hands and stopped him.


    "Shameless! So shameless!" He Xinyan clicked her tongue and shook her head before jumping up from the bed.


    "I shouldn''t talk to him. He is a very bad influence. . ." He Xinyan muttered to herself as she walked into the restroom.


    Gu Yechen chuckled before buttoning his shirt again and cing the rose into the vase before leaving.


    He Xinyan and Li Yuyan arrived at work at about the same time, and they both went to work. Halfway through the day, Li Yuyan left.


    He Xinyan watched as she left and knit her eyebrows together. Based on what she knew about Li Yuyan, He Xinyan was certain that Li Yuyan wouldn''tplete thepetition properly.


    She would definitely use some lowly methods to help her.


    He Xinyan had a basic guess of what Li Yuyan was going to do, and she knew just how to not let her seed. It''s just, she would have more work.


    ---


    Li Yuyan left the He Corporation and drove to Jinxi Hospital.


    When she got out of the car, she immediately noticed Su Zhiming at the door. She excitedly walked over and they entered the hospital together.


    Su Zhiming insisted on going to the hospital with Li Yuyan to do a pregnancy check, and Li Yuyan had no choice but to agree.


    She took a deep breath as they were led to the room, and a doctor entered shortly after.


    After a few procedures, an ultrasound of the baby showed up on the screen.


    Su Zhiming stood up from his chair and walked over to get a closer look.


    "Mr. Su, the baby is very healthy and strong." The doctor said, pointing at the image. Li Yuyan didn''t look at the baby once, and her eyes were on Su Zhiming the entire time.


    She only rxed a little when she didn''t notice any suspiciousness.


    However, shortly after, her body tensed up again.


    Su Zhiming asked, "Doctor, how old is the baby?"


    Li Yuyan immediately turned to look at the doctor, and she licked her lips before saying, "From the looks of it, the baby should be about 3 weeks old."


    Li Yuyan let out a breath of relief and smiled at Su Zhiming.


    He knit his eyebrows together but didn''t say anything.


    About half an hourter, they left the hospital and drove to eat lunch together.


    The entire ride, Su Zhiming was deep in thought. He tried hard to think back to the night when the baby was unexpectedly "created", but it was hard because he was drunk.


    When they arrived at the restaurant, Su Zhiming parked the car and Li Yuyan got out.


    Su Zhiming was about to do the same when he suddenly remembered something. He remembered clearly that after they had finished, he had taken off the protection and tied it up before throwing it into the trash can.


    If he remembered correctly, there was no hole in it. There was no way there was a hole in it. . . Because there was still a "liquid" inside.


    Su Zhiming''s eyes widened when he heard Li Yuyan call him from outside the car. He looked at her for a long time before finally opening his door and getting out.


    Was Li Yuyan lying?

 Chapter 168 Third Round

    <h4>Chapter 168 Third Round</h4>


    Was Li Yuyan lying?


    Throughout the entire lunch, Su Zhiming was caught up on the possibility of Li Yuyan lying, but he had no evidence.


    He couldn''t do anything. . . yet.


    ---


    He Xinyan went to Gu Yechen''s house to eat dinner together.


    After eating dinner, they sit down together on the couch to watch television. Weirdly, Gu Yechen was the one to open the television today.


    The first station was the news station, and Gu Yechen put the remote down right away.


    "This is the news station," He Xinyan said.


    "I know."


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together and sat down to. . . watch the news. Gu Yechen didn''t go get hisptop to do work, and instead sat next to her to watch the television with her.


    He Xinyan was about toin about the boring news when the weather forecast tomorrow finished and it returned to the breaking news of today.


    ''The LIQuan Company''s Stock Drops Drastically and is on the Verge of Bankruptcy''.


    He Xinyan gasped in surprise and widened her eyes, "This -"


    Meanwhile, Gu Yechen had a proud smile on his face, and he lifted his chin up slightly, almost as if he was asking for apliment for his amazing actions!


    "You did this?" He Xinyan said, pointing at the television. It almost seemed like Gu Yechen was destroying apany a day. Was that his new favorite hobby?


    Gu Yechen nodded his head proudly.


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open. So it was him! But now the He Corporation won''t be able to work with them anymore, because there was no way they would want to work with a bankruptpany. But it didn''t really matter to her, because she didn''t win that round.


    "Why?"


    Gu Yechen''s expression darkened slightly, "Why? How dare hey his eyes on my woman! That is digging his own grave!"


    He Xinyan was at a loss for words, and she ultimately decided to not say anything. Gu Yechen was Gu Yechen. . . He could do whatever he liked!


    They watched television for a while before He Xinyan returned to her room. When she entered, she quickly ran over to her working desk to check if her guess was correct, and it was.


    The file folder on her table had been moved.


    --- 3 hours ago


    After returning from work, He Xinyan didn''t immediately go to Gu Yechen''s house. Instead, she first entered her room and closed the door.


    She pulled out two file folders from her bag. One was ck, and the other was white.


    She ced the ck folder right in the middle of her desk so it was very noticeable, and put the white one back into her bag.


    She grinned before walking out of her room, and closing the door, but not locking it. She carried the bag with the white folder inside to Gu Yechen''s house with her.


    --- Present


    He Xinyan remembered clearly where she had ced the folder, and the position had changed.


    She chuckled. Li Yuyan had the audacity to cheat, but didn''t have the brains to "cheat correctly". How funny!


    ---


    It was time for the second round.


    Everyone filed into the meeting room and sat down. The projector was down and everything was set.


    After Bai Jiawei made an announcement, the second round began.


    Li Yuyan volunteered to go first, which wasn''t surprising to He Xinyan. She handed her n to all of the shareholders and projected her presentation onto the screen.


    Like He Xinyan had guessed, all of Li Yuyan''s points were the exact same as the ones in her ck folder.


    Except what Li Yuyan didn''t know is that all the points were really simple and weren''t exactly very good, but of course, Li Yuyan didn''t have enough brain cells to figure that out.


    The shareholders weren''t very impressed by Li Yuyan''s presentation, but they still pped politely when she finished.


    Li Yuyan sat down and raised one eyebrow at He Xinyan, expecting for her to be scared or angry. However, He Xinyan was very calm.


    And, she was smiling.


    Li Yuyan frowned but didn''t think much about it.


    He Xinyan handed her proposal to all of the shareholders and projected her presentation onto the screen.


    When she started, Li Yuyan''s mouth immediately fell open. That was not the same as the one she did!


    Li Yuyan knit her eyebrows together. But she was sure that the folder belonged to He Xinyan! It was in her room!


    Obviously, Li Yuyan didn''t want to waste the time to actually create a proposal. She also knew that by herself, she probably won''t be able to beat He Xinyan.


    Her n was perfect! But why was He Xinyan''s proposal suddenly different?


    Li Yuyan sat in shock throughout the entire presentation, and when it finished, she didn''t apud. However, everyone else did.


    Most of the shareholders were smiling while nodding their heads.


    It was obvious who the winner was.


    ---


    He Xinyan was very happy that she won the second round, and she decided to buy a cake after work to celebrate with Gu Yechen!


    Meanwhile, Li Yuyan was in shock. What went wrong?! Did He Xinyan change her proposalst second? That wasn''t very likely.


    Bai Jiawei was also not that happy. He had offered Li Yuyan help, but she told him she was very confident, so he left it up to her. However, she screwed it up!


    If Li Yuyan had won, thepetition would be over! Bai Jiawei took a deep breath to calm his anger down, and he shot Li Yuyan an angry re.


    There was nothing to do now since his stupid daughter had messed up again. All he could do now was to make sure that Li Yuyan won thest round.


    "Okay, congrattions Xinyan." Bai Jiawei said with a grave expression. "Now, let''s move on to the third and final round. The third round will have two parts."


    "The first part is that both of you will go to a different country, and whoever sells the most products there will win. There is a warehouse in the different countries you will go to, and a worker there will have the products. He will tell you the price to sell the products at. What you will be selling is the first test product from the makeup line the He Corporation ns to start, so this is also a test for how the products will sell. Whoever sells the most products and makes the most money wins."


    "You will be leaving in five days, on next week Monday. He Xinyan, you are going to Country X. Li Yuyan, you are going to Country Y. Both of you will have 5 days."


    He Xinyan thought that the exnation was over, but Bai Jiawei moved on to the next slide.


    "However -"

 Chapter 169 Surprise Meeting

    <h4>Chapter 169 Surprise Meeting</h4>


    "However, there is a second part to this round. The second part is very important, because the shareholders will vote. All of these rounds are just to prove your skill and ability, so the shareholders can get to know both of you better. The ultimate decision is still in the shareholders'' and my hands."


    Bai Jiawei frowned slightly, "Since there is a tie right now, the second part is very important. If you lose the first part but win the second part, you still win thepetition. If you win the first part but lose the shareholder vote, you do not win thepetition. Understand?"


    He Xinyan frowned slightly but still nodded her head. Shouldn''t Bai Jiawei know that several of the shareholders would vote for her since she was the rightful heir? So, why did he still include this as a round?


    There was only one possibility. The shareholders insisted on including this. That would mean. . . Bai Jiawei was definitely going to find a way to bribe the shareholders to vote for Li Yuyan.


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together. The first part started in five days, so she didn''t have much time. All she could do now was to work hard for the first part, and hope she will also win the shareholder vote.


    ---


    After leaving work, He Xinyan immediately bought the cake and went home to find her little Chenchen!


    He wasn''t very pleased when she told him that she would be leaving for five days, and it took a very long kiss to make him feel better.


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan took a break from work, since there wasn''t much to do except prepare for the trip.


    She decided to have a "follow your boyfriend to work day", and she went to work with Gu Yechen. They walked into the Gu Corporation hand in hand, which attracted a lot of stares, and she was quite happy about it.


    On the top floor, Gu Yechen immediately went to work, and He Xinyan began eating while watching her phone.


    After a while, Gu Yechen insisted on He Xinyan sitting on hisp while he worked, and she reluctantly agreed. It was a very bad decision. . .


    What resulted was a very long kiss, and while it happened, an assistant walked in! It was a young male assistant, and his face immediately turned red when he saw what was going on.


    Meanwhile, Gu Yechen was furious that his romantic moment got disrupted, and the assistant was only saved because "Mrs. Gu" was a very kind person.


    He Xinyan pped Gu Yechen gently on the shoulder and quickly escaped from hisp, "You''re even less productive than me! Focus on your work!"


    Gu Yechen grinned sweetly and listened to hermand.


    They went to eat lunch together, and He Xinyan returned home after lunch. Gu Yechen had a meeting with the chairman from anotherpany about a project they were working on together, so he couldn''t be home for dinner tonight.


    He Xinyan didn''t care much because she was stuffed from all the food she ate at hispany.


    ---


    Gu Yechen arrived at the Dasi Hotel and entered the coffee shop. The chairman from the otherpany had already arrived, and they began discussing the project.


    After more than an hour, they stood up, shook hands, and the chairman left. Gu Yechen waited a moment before he also left the coffee shop.


    ---


    Meanwhile, another person had just arrived at the Dasi Hotel.


    Li Yuyan checked her makeup and took a deep breath before walking out of the car. She didn''t put on sunsses anymore, because she didn''t think anyone would be here anyway.


    Bai Jiawei had scolded her for what happened, and Li Yuyan couldn''t afford to lose another round!


    So, she called Liu Wei and asked for his help. Of course, there was no such thing as a free lunch. Once again, Liu Wei scheduled an appointment at the Dasi Hotel to "discuss the details".


    Li Yuyan had done it multiple times already, and she wasn''t so scared or hesitant anymore. There was no way she would let the position of CEO go to He Xinyan!


    Li Yuyan immediately noticed Liu Wei standing outside the hotel door, and she quickly got out of the car and walked over.


    "President Liu," she said sweetly. Liu Wei turned around and looked at Li Yuyan, who was wearing a tight red dress and long ck stockings in this cold weather.


    "Darling, you''re here!" Liu Wei said as he licked his lips and ced one hand around Li Yuyan''s waist.


    Li Yuyan smiled, "Let''s go in, President Liu."


    Liu Wei nodded his head eagerly and they walked into the hotel together.


    As they entered the front lobby to get a presidential suite, Gu Yechen walked out from the coffee shop. He pulled out his phone to call his baby Yanyan and tell her that he would be home soon, but his eyesnded on the couple standing at the front desk.


    Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together and continued walking, although he thought that something looked familiar.


    Who was that woman again? Where has he seen her before?


    After a long time, Gu Yechen finally remembered that the woman was He Xinyan''s stepsister! What was her name again? Gu Yechen couldn''t remember.


    He nced at the man standing next to Li Yuyan, and raised one eyebrow. There was no way that was Su Zhiming.


    Gu Yechen looked down and opened his camera. He quickly snapped several photos of Li Yuyan and Liu Wei before leaving the hotel.


    Li Yuyan and Liu Wei rode the elevator up to their hotel room, and once the door closed, Liu Wei immediately dragged Li Yuyan to the bed.


    Li Yuyan tried to stop him, "President Liu! President Liu - Wait!"


    Liu Wei wasn''t very pleased, "What?!"


    "Shouldn''t we discuss the details about how you will help me sell my products in Country Y first?"


    Liu Wei sighed annoyingly, "Later! Let''s do this first!"

 Chapter 170 Su Zhiming Realizes

    <h4>Chapter 170 Su Zhiming Realizes</h4>


    Gu Yechen returned home and entered He Xinyan''s room. She was sitting on her bed andughing from a reality show.


    He smiled and climbed up onto the bed, "Baby, look at this."


    "What?" He Xinyan asked as her eyes remained glued onto her screen.


    "Xinyan. . . Baby. . . Yanyan. . . Wife. . ."


    Finally, He Xinyan closed her phone and looked up, "What is it?"


    Gu Yechen opened his photos and clicked on the most recent one. He Xinyan''s mouth fell open right after looking at it.


    "No way. . ." He Xinyan scrolled through all the pictures and her surprise slowly turned into a smile. That was Li Yuyan! And she was with. . . some random guy. . . at a hotel!


    "Where did you get this?"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "I was at the Dasi Hotel for some work tonight, and I coincidentally saw her there."


    He Xinyan''s eyes sparkled as she sent the images from his phone to hers, "You''re the best, darling! Mwah!"


    Gu Yechen was very happy with He Xinyan''s reaction, and he was even happier that she called him "darling"! He should have someone just follow Li Yuyan around all the time.


    He Xinyan hesitantly fell asleep and decided to put these images to good use tomorrow.


    The next day, He Xinyan woke up early in the morning and printed these images out. She excitedly ced them inside a white envelope and sealed it together tightly.


    She left the house with Gu Yechen today, and he dropped her off at Su Zhiming''spany. Gu Yechen insisted on entering thepany with her, but she said it would attract too much attention.


    Finally, he agreed to stay in the car and wait for her.


    He Xinyan stepped out onto the top floor and walked straight for the CEO''s office. However, when she arrived, a man quickly stopped her.


    "Miss, you are?"


    He Xinyan smiled, "Is the CEO here yet?"


    The man nodded his head.


    "Can you give this to him for me?" He Xinyan held the envelope out and smiled sweetly.


    The man blushed a little and took the envelope over, "Yes, miss. May I know what your name is?"


    He Xinyan turned around and walked away with a little wave, "I don''t think that is necessary. Thank you!"


    The man was a little sad that the beautiful woman left, and he didn''t get the opportunity to ask for her phone number. With a sigh, he knocked and stepped into Su Zhiming''s office.


    "President Su?"


    Su Zhiming looked up, "Yes?"


    The man walked over and handed the envelope to Su Zhiming, "Ady told me to give this to you."


    Su Zhiming opened the envelope, "Who?"


    "I don''t know, but she was very pretty."


    Su Zhiming furrowed his eyebrows together and took out the contents inside the envelope. After a few seconds, his eyes widened and the veins on his forehead bulged out scarily.


    The assistant took a step back and gulped, "President. . . President Su?"


    "Get out." Su Zhiming''s voice was soft, but it made it even scarier. The assistant quickly ran out of the room and shut the door.


    Su Zhiming looked through the images closely one by one, and his eyes turned red after he had gone through all of them.


    He recognized the man. Of course he did! It was President Liu, and he had met Li Yuyan once before in this office! Su Zhiming had no clue. . . He would have never thought -


    Su Zhiming mmed one fist onto the table in rage, and the pictures crumpled together in his hand. He forgot to even worry about who had sent the photos, as he was caught up in his anger and shock.


    He grasped the pictures tightly and stood up from the chair, causing it to fall down from the sudden movement.


    He grabbed his suit jacket and stomped out of the door.


    The picture on the top of the pile was Li Yuyan and Liu Wei walking together. Liu Wei had his arm around Li Yuyan''s waist, and she was smiling at him.


    The workers greeted Su Zhiming as he stomped out the front lobby and to the parking lot.


    Two people were watching him inside a ck car. He Xinyan smiled as he watched Su Zhiming drive out of the parking lot.


    Her guess was that he was going to find Li Yuyan right now.


    How exciting!


    ---


    Indeed, He Xinyan''s guess was correct.


    Su Zhiming drove way overspeed back to the Xihe Estates, and he entered his house with Li Yuyan. As he marched up the stairs, he suddenly remembered that Li Yuyan didn''te home yesterday night!


    So this was what she was doing. . .


    Su Zhiming scoffed mockingly and clenched his fists together as he pushed the door open to their bedroom.


    Li Yuyan was home already, and she was sleeping on the bed. After a very long night, she was extremely tired.


    Suddenly, she felt a strong gust of cold air as the thick nket that covered her was thrown onto the ground.


    "Ah!" Li Yuyan immediately woke up and curled up into a ball. She knit her eyebrows together angrily and opened her eyes, "What the heck are you doing?!"


    When her eyesnded on Su Zhiming, her mouth fell open and she screamed again.


    "Zhiming?!" Li Yuyan forced herself to sit up on the bed, although her body was very sore. "Why are you home so early?"


    Su Zhiming narrowed his eyes and looked down at Li Yuyan''s stomach.


    He smirked and ced both hands into his pant pockets, "Where were you yesterday night?"


    Li Yuyan''s eyes widened and she gulped before saying, "I. . . I was. . . I was at a friend''s house!"


    Su Zhiming obviously didn''t believe her, and he noticed her nervousness.


    "Which friend?"


    ". . . Um. . . Zhiming, why are you asking?" Li Yuyan asked with an awkward smile.


    Su Zhiming scoffed, "Because I know where you were yesterday."


    Li Yuyan''s face paled but she still tried to maintain calm, "Hahaha, where?"


    From inside his pant pocket, Su Zhiming pulled out the pile of pictures and threw it at Li Yuyan''s face. She flinched and moved back slightly.


    "Ah! Zhiming!" Li Yuyan pressed her lips together and picked up the pictures. Although it was crumpled, the image was clear.


    Li Yuyan gasped and looked through all the images. Her eyes darted around nervously and she quickly ripped the images up.


    "Zhiming, what is this?" Li Yuyan said, her voice shaking.


    "You ask me?" Su Zhiming''s face was red from anger and he looked like he was on the verge of killing Li Yuyan. Of course, no man could stand their woman cheating on them!


    Even though Su Zhiming didn''t love Li Yuyan, he still couldn''t stand it. He was proud, and he couldn''t believe or allow Li Yuyan to do this to him.


    "I don''t know what this is," Li Yuyan said while shaking her head, almost like she was trying to convince herself.


    "Zhiming, where did you get this? Don''t believe it! That isn''t me!"


    Su Zhimingughed, "Li Yuyan, do you think I''m stupid?"


    "I. . ."


    "How dare you do this?! I should have known all along! You are just a disgusting b****!"


    Tears rolled down Li Yuyan''s eyes, and she finally stopped trying to pretend she didn''t know.


    "Zhiming, I''m sorry! I. . . I was forced to! He said he would destroy yourpany if I didn''t! I didn''t want to either. Zhiming!"


    Su Zhiming wasn''t going to believe a single word Li Yuyan said, and he pulled her up by the cor, pping her aggressively on the face.


    "Ah!" Li Yuyan fell back, and at once, one side of her cheek was covered by red finger marks.


    "You were forced?! Hahahaha! Li Yuyan, just admit it! You are just a lowly and disgusting b****! How can you evenpare to Xinyan?! You are even worse than a strand of her hair!"


    Li Yuyan''s face was red from the p and from embarrassment, and she bit her lip angrily.


    "Zhiming, I -"


    Su Zhiming immediately cut her off, "Li Yuyan, how many times did you do it with him already?"


    Li Yuyan looked down, ". . . 1. Just that time."


    "Tell the truth!" Su Zhiming screamed, causing Li Yuyan to flinch.


    "I don''t know! I don''t know!" Li Yuyan shook her head like a crazy woman.


    Su Zhiming leaned forward and grabbed her chin, forcing her to look at him, "Tell me!"


    Li Yuyan took a few seconds to think before saying, "Five. . . Just five. . ."


    Su Zhiming scoffed and pushed Li Yuyan back, "Five?"


    He chuckled crazily, "Five?! Is that baby inside your stomach even mine?!"


    Su Zhiming remembered how he was certain the contraception didn''t break, and now he was even more sure that the kid wasn''t his.


    "Li Yuyan, is the kid mine or his?!"


    Li Yuyan''s eyes widened, "It''s yours! It''s yours!"


    "Say the truth!"


    "It is yours! I swear it''s yours!" She couldn''t let go of this! There was no way Li Yuyan would say the truth when it came to this. Or else. . . Or else she was screwed!


    Su Zhiming smirked, "It doesn''t matter whether the kid is mine or not. Li Yuyan, you can wait for the divorce papers!"


    Li Yuyan''s mouth fell open and she immediately screamed. However, Su Zhiming had already turned around and was walking out the room.


    "Zhiming!" Li Yuyan immediately jumped up from the bed and ran after him. She grabbed onto his arm, and he mercilessly flung her off.


    "Ah!"


    Su Zhiming didn''t even look back, but as he reached the door, he suddenly heard her say weakly:


    "Zhiming, my stomach hurts!"

 Chapter 171 Miscarriage

    <h4>Chapter 171 Miscarriage</h4>


    "Zhiming, my stomach hurts!"


    Su Zhiming turned around and his eyes widened. Li Yuyan was on the floor with both hands over her stomach.


    He knit his eyebrows together and stayed frozen in ce.


    "Zhiming. . ." Li Yuyan called as she scrunched her face up in pain.


    Su Zhiming ced his hand onto the door handle but didn''t open the door for a long time. Should he go help? What if the kid was his? But what if it wasn''t?


    He hated Li Yuyan, and was extremely mad at her right now, but he couldn''t help but think, what if the kid was indeed his?


    In the end, Su Zhiming walked over and looked down at her.


    "Zhiming. . . My stomach hurts a lot."


    Su Zhiming pulled out his phone and dialed the emergency line.


    After a while, he said coldly, "The ambnce will be here soon."


    Li Yuyan gasped, "Zhiming, my stomach hurts a lot!"


    Su Zhiming was getting frustrated, and he looked down at her. Suddenly, his eyes widened when he noticed the bright patch of red that stained her pajama pants.


    He bent down slightly and looked more closely. There was indeed blood on her pants, and the stain was gettingrger andrger.


    Su Zhiming took a deep breath and finally lifted Li Yuyan up from the ground. He carried her down and a few minutester, the ambnce arrived.


    ---


    About two hourster, the emergency room opened and the doctor stepped out with a grave face.


    Li Huiran immediately ran over, "Doctor, how is my daughter?!"


    Bai Jiawei also stepped forward, "What about my grandson?"


    The doctor sighed, "I''m sorry. The patient is fine, but the baby. . . doesn''t have a heartbeat."


    Li Huiran took a step back and Bai Jiawei fell down onto the chair. Meanwhile, Su Zhiming didn''t seem very sad from the news.


    Li Huiran red at him, "Su Zhiming! How can you be like this?! You just lost your baby and you don''t even care!"


    Bai Jiawei also red at him.


    Su Zhiming stood up and ced both hands into his pockets, "I don''t even know if the baby is mine?"


    Li Huiran jumped up, "Su Zhiming! How can you say that?!"


    Su Zhiming scoffed and took out his phone. He had taken pictures of the images just in case Li Yuyan would destroy them. He would still need to use them if they were to reach the step of a divorce trial.


    He showed it to Li Huiran and Bai Jiawei, and there was dead silence in the hospital hallway for several seconds.


    "This. . ." Li Huiran''s eyes widened from surprise, because she didn''t know about this either.


    Bai Jiawei gulped and his eyes turned red from anger.


    Su Zhiming chuckled at their reactions, and he snatched his phone back.


    "I will be sending the divorce papers to Li Yuyan very soon."


    Bai Jiawei quickly grabbed onto his wrist, "Su Zhiming! No!"


    Su Zhiming turned around, "You expect me to still stay with your disgusting daughter after this?"


    Bai Jiawei was also furious at Li Yuyan, but they cannot divorce now! The CEOpetition was almost at an end, and if news spread of Li Yuyan''s divorce and her cheating on Su Zhiming, the shareholders would definitely pick He Xinyan!


    There was no way that could happen! Bai Jiawei waspletely against giving thepany to He Xinyan now, and his only choice was Li Yuyan. Although he was also not very pleased with Li Yuyan, it was his only choice now.


    "If you divorce her, I will destroy yourpany." Bai Jiawei said, staring into Su Zhiming''s eyes.


    The fear in Su Zhiming''s eyes was evident after hearing what Bai Jiawei said, and he knit his eyebrows together.


    "You!" Su Zhiming knew that Bai Jiawei waspletely capable of doing that. Although hispany was getting bigger, it was still not a match for the He Corporation. Also, most of the money hispany got in the beginning was from the He Corporation. He couldn''t. . .


    Su Zhiming flung Bai Jiawei''s arm away and stomped off angrily.


    He would definitely divorce Li Yuyan sooner orter!


    ---


    The third round was postponed so Li Yuyan could recover before thepetition resumed. To outsiders, they said that Li Yuyan identally got hurt, but the entire "He family" knew what really happened.


    Su Zhiming moved out and refused to even visit Li Yuyan now, and Bai Jiawei was also very mad.


    He Xinyan, meanwhile, was in a very good mood as she yed around while waiting for the third round to start. She had only sent the images to Su Zhiming so he would be mad. She did not think that the result would be so severe!


    However, He Xinyan didn''t feel bad. It would be very unfortunate for the baby if it were born into a family like this anyway. Plus, the baby would be an illegitimate child, just like Li Yuyan.


    Maybe this was better. . .


    --- In the hospital


    Li Huiran left to go get some food for Li Yuyan. It was thest day Li Yuyan would stay in the hospital, because they couldn''t postpone the third round any further.


    After Li Huiran had left, Li Yuyan grabbed her phone and dialed a phone number.


    It took almost half a minute before the other side finally picked up.


    "Liu Wei!" Li Yuyan screamed. After theirst meeting, she hadn''t contacted Liu Wei, and he also didn''t contact her. He had promised to help her and the third round was starting very soon!


    "Are you going to help me? Have you contacted yourpany in Country Y yet?"


    There were a few seconds of silence and then a chuckle, "Yuyan-ah, I heard you had a miscarriage?"


    Li Yuyan''s eyes widened, "I. . . No. Where did you hear that from?"


    "No need to lie to me."


    Li Yuyan took a deep breath and felt as her heartbeat sped up.


    "Since the child is gone now, I think there is no reason for me to help you anymore, right?"


    Li Yuyan''s eyes widened. No! This wasn''t part of the deal! She had slept with him! The deal had nothing to do with the baby!


    "President Liu, how can you say that?! Our deal wasn''t like that!"


    "President Liu, when are you going toe over?" A sweet and high-pitched female voice sounded from the other side of the phone.


    Liu Wei moved the phone away, but Li Yuyan could still hear clearly.


    "Be good, darling. I will be there soon. Wait for me!"


    Li Yuyan''s face was pale as she felt her hand shake uncontrobly.


    Liu Wei cleared his throat and spoke once again, "Li Yuyan, what happened between us was because of mutual consent. I did not promise you anything. . . Plus, you have no evidence either."


    Li Yuyan gulped, "President Liu! Liu Wei! Liu Wei!"


    There was a beep, signifying that the other side had hung up, and Li Yuyan screamed in frustration.


    She chucked her phone at the wall, causing a loud bang as it cracked and fell down onto the ground.


    At this time, Li Huiran opened the door and walked in.


    "Yuyan, what''s wrong? What happened?!"


    Li Yuyan took a deep breath and tried to suppress her anger, "Nothing."


    It seemed like she would have to do it on her own now.


    ---


    A few dayster, He Xinyan and Li Yuyan both arrived at the airport.


    Li Yuyan wasn''t fully recovered, but they couldn''t keep postponing the third round anymore.


    Gu Yechen left work to apany He Xinyan to the airport, and it took a long time before he finally let her go.


    This would be the first time they are separated for so long, and Gu Yechen didn''t know if he could bear this separation.


    After a few hours of the airne ride, thepetition began.


    --- Country X


    Inside a beautiful and grand pce, a man was sitting inside his office.


    The office was dim, and it was designed in a very royal and antique style.


    The man had his eyes closed, and he was leaning back casually against his chair.


    Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and he slowly blinked his eyes open.


    "Come in."


    A man walked in and set several pictures onto the table.


    "Mr. Yi, she arrived at Country X this morning. She will be staying for five days."


    Yi Qiansi casually looked through the photos and grinned, "Good. Keep an eye on her."


    ---


    After getting off the flight, the first thing He Xinyan did was call Gu Yechen.


    She made it certain to him that she was all right before boarding a taxi to go to the warehouse.


    The rest of the day passed by quickly as she got the basic information of the products and the rules. Finally, it was nighttime, and He Xinyan arrived at the hotel.


    She ordered takeout and began to create her n.


    ---


    Li Yuyan had also arrived in Country Y, and she first visited the warehouse.


    Her n all along was to get help from Liu Wei, but who knew that he would not keep his promise! Li Yuyan waspletely lost and didn''t know what to do.


    So, she decided to just go to the streets and try to sell them to strangers.


    What a great n!


    ---


    Four days had passed, and it was evident that He Xinyan was winning.

 Chapter 172 Rest In Peace

    <h4>Chapter 172 Rest In Peace</h4>


    Four days had passed, and it was evident that He Xinyan was winning.


    It wasn''t a small difference. . . It was huge!


    He Xinyan was able to getpanies to buyrge bulks of the product, whereas Li Yuyan was having a hard time selling products one by one on the streets.


    Bai Jiawei was very displeased, but there wasn''t any time left.


    --- Country Z


    Bai Jiawei paced around his office frustratingly and finally mmed one fist onto the table.


    He had just received information about how many products He Xinyan and Li Yuyan had each sold, and the difference was clear.


    In the past few days, he had been trying to talk with all the shareholders and get them to vote for Li Yuyan, but only a few seeded.


    Many of them were hesitant, and several rejected him right away.


    Bai Jiawei couldn''t risk it. There was no way he could let He Xinyan win. . . Giving He Xinyan the position of CEO basically meant giving him thepany!


    All his hard work would have gone to waste!


    It was also partially because Bai Jiawei felt guilty for killing He Xinyan''s mom. If thepany went to He Xinyan, then what he did would have gone to waste!


    He couldn''t let the He family gain power again! It was his! His!


    Bai Jiawei would much rather give it to his daughter with Li Huiran than He Xinyan, because they were no threat to him. However, He Xinyan was different. . .


    The more Bai Jiawei thought about it, the more anxious he felt. He couldn''t let this happen! No way!


    Bai Jiawei took a deep breath and stopped walking.


    He Yuxin was dead. He Xinyan''s grandpa, He Qin, was also dead.


    They were all dead.


    Except He Xinyan.


    Bai Jiawei narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists together.


    Maybe it was time to destroy all of them now.


    --- Country Y


    Li Yuyan was inside her hotel room, sitting on the couch.


    Her feet shook up and down rhythmically, and it was evident that she wasn''t very happy.


    After a few minutes, her phone suddenly rang. When she saw that it was ''Dad'',. Li Yuyan immediately picked up.


    "Dad!"


    Bai Jiawei frowned, "Yuyan, how are you doing?"


    "Ugh, not good! Dad, we can''t let He Xinyan win this round. Or else the shareholders will definitely vote for her! Dad, she can''t be CEO! I have to be!"


    Bai Jiawei was still a little annoyed at Li Yuyan, but now wasn''t a very good time to show it.


    "I know, I know. . ." Bai Jiawei paused and furrowed his eyebrows together. He looked to Li Huiran, who was sitting next to him, and pressed his lips together.


    He had told Li Huiran his n already, and she supported it. However, he still didn''t know if it was safe or right to do it. . .


    Li Huiran stared at him and used her hands to signal him to hurry up and tell Li Yuyan.


    Finally, Bai Jiawei sighed and cleared his throat, "Yuyan, I thought of something."


    Li Yuyan sat up straighter, "Dad, what is it. As long as I can win, I can do anything!"


    Bai Jiawei frowned, "You don''t have to do anything for this. . . I will."


    "Dad, what is it?!" Li Yuyan asked again as a sparkle shed past her eyes.


    "Yuyan, you have to promise me that no one will know about it except me and your mom. You cannot tell anyone, no matter what!"


    Li Yuyan blinked a few times. What was Bai Jiawei thinking?


    ". . . Okay, dad."


    "Promise!"


    "Okay, I promise I won''t tell anyone. Dad, what is it?"


    There were several seconds of silence before Bai Jiawei finally said softly, "He Xinyan''s grandpa and mom are both dead. Maybe. . ."


    Bai Jiawei paused and felt as his heartbeat and breathing quickened.


    "Tell her! Tell her!" Li Huiran whispered next to Bai Jiawei.


    Last night, Bai Jiawei had told her about his idea, and of course, she was very excited! She had dreamt in her sleep of that little b**** dying, just like her mother. However, Li Huiran was always scared that Bai Jiawei would be mad, so she never brought it up.


    However, even the heavens were helping her! She would have never thought that Bai Jiawei wanted the same thing. This was the perfect opportunity! She couldn''t wait to say goodbye to that little b**** forever!


    By then, the entire He Corporation and all the money will all be hers! Just thinking about it made Li Huiran wiggle in excitement.


    "Well. . . He Xinyan''s grandfather and mom are both dead, so I thought maybe she could go join them." Bai Jiawei said, "That way, thepany will definitely be yours."


    Li Yuyan was shocked after hearing what Bai Jiawei said. Although she always wanted He Xinyan dead, she had never actually thought about doing it.


    Moreover, she would never even think that Bai Jiawei would be the one to say it. He was He Xinyan''s father!


    Li Yuyan always knew that Bai Jiawei wanted to give her thepany, but she always thought it was because Bai Jiawei thought she was more capable. Or, it was because she was more likable than He Xinyan.


    However, now it seems like there was much more than that.


    Bai Jiawei wanted to kill He Xinyan.


    After several seconds, a small grin crept up Li Yuyan''s face.


    "Dad, you want to kill her?"


    Bai Jiawei gulped when hearing the word ''kill'', and he looked down, "Well. . . I mean, her mom and grandpa are all dead, and she''s the only He descendant left. We can kill her too - I mean! I mean, her mom and grandpa''s death don''t have anything to do with me, but. . . but. . ."


    Li Yuyan raised one eyebrow, but didn''t question Bai Jiawei any further.


    She smiled, "Dad, I am happy to inherit thepany from you! I will definitely be filial and respect you in the future."


    Bai Jiawei nodded his head. That was what he was afraid of with He Xinyan. He felt like he couldn''t control her, and he was scared that if he gave thepany to He Xinyan, all the work he had done in the past would go to waste.


    He had worked so hard to take thepany from the He family line, so why should he give it back to them now?


    "Okay. Since you agree, I will do it."


    Both Li Huiran and Li Yuyan smiled.


    Goodbye, He Xinyan.


    We won''t miss you.


    --- Country X


    He Xinyan was lying on the bed inside her hotel room, and she was video calling Gu Yechen.


    She was very tired for the past five days, and she was on the verge of falling asleep.


    "Gu Yechen. . . will youe and pick me up from the airport tomorrow?" He Xinyan murmured softly.


    Gu Yechen smiled gently, "Yes."


    He Xinyan yawned and closed her eyes. In the next second, she was asleep.


    When she woke up the next morning, she saw that the phone callsted for two hours. Two hours!


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open in surprise. Gu Yechen watched her sleep for two hours?!


    She quickly charged her phone before going to get ready to leave. She packed everything up and left the hotel.


    The taxi she had called had already arrived when she reached the front of the hotel, and she entered the car.


    "XX Airport," He Xinyan said with a smile to the driver.


    Before long, they were on their way to the airport.


    He Xinyan was very excited to return to Country X. She missed Gu Yechen a lot too. She had thought that five days would be very short, but these past five days have been unusually long.


    The airport was about an hour''s drive away from the hotel she was staying in, and she scrolled through the phone as they drove.


    Halfway through the ride, He Xinyan closed her phone and looked out into the window.


    She won this round, so she only needs to win the shareholder vote now. He Xinyan wasn''t very confident, so all she could hope for was that the shareholders were loyal and righteous.


    He Xinyan took a deep breath and leaned forward.


    "Sir, about how much longer -" He Xinyan''s eyes widened, "Careful!"


    She immediately lunged forward to turn the steering wheel, but it was still toote.


    A second ago, they were still the only car on the road, which was weird since at this time, there was usually heavy traffic.


    Suddenly, arge ck truck appeared, and it drove straight for them.


    Before they could react, the truck crashed into them, and their car flipped in the air several times before itnded on the road with a bang.


    The airbags deployed, and there was a beeping sounding from the car.


    Both the driver and He Xinyan were unconscious, and arge patch of red stained the white airbags.


    The truck didn''t receive much damage, and a few secondster, it drove away.


    --- Country Z


    Bai Jiawei was inside his office when he received a call.


    He looked up from theputer and quickly picked up the call and walked over to the wall.


    "Hello," the other side said.


    "Hello. How did it go?" Bai Jiawei whispered softly, looking back to make sure the door was closed.


    "Good. She is definitely dead."


    Bai Jiawei let out a sigh of relief, "You''re sure?"


    "Yes. The damage was really bad. It would be a miracle if she was still alive."


    Bai Jiawei grinned, "Okay. I will send you the money soon."


    He hung up the call and sat back down.


    Rest in peace, He Xinyan.

 Chapter 173 He Xinyan’s Missing

    <h4>Chapter 173 He Xinyan''s Missing</h4>


    Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran went to go pick Li Yuyan up from the airport, and they were all in a very good mood.


    Li Yuyan ran over to them, "How did it go?"


    "Sh!" Bai Jiawei said firmly and pulled her out of the airport and into the car.


    Once they were inside the car, Bai Jiawei calmed down a little.


    "So how did it go?" Li Yuyan asked again.


    Li Huiran straightened her back a little and smiled brightly, "She''s gone! He Xinyan is dead! Yuyan, thepany will be yours soon!"


    Li Yuyan''s eyes also widened and she pped her hands together, trying to suppress her excitement and happiness.


    Her voice was slightly shaky as she said, "It''s a pity that Yanyan had to die though. . . But, I will definitely work hard to build thepany up."


    Bai Jiawei smiled, "Remember, you don''t know anything about this. Understand?"


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan both nodded their heads.


    Of course. They had nothing to do with He Xinyan''s unfortunate ident.


    ---


    Inside the airport, a very eye-catching man was also patiently waiting.


    He was still in his normal ck suit and although his facial expression was very cold, the excitement and gentleness in his eyes was unmistakable.


    As people walked by, they couldn''t help but look at him, but no one was brave enough to walk over and try to strike up a conversation.


    One by one, groups of people walked out from the arrival gate, but the person the man was waiting for never showed up.


    However, he was very patient.


    The arrival time was supposed to be 11 P.M., and there was no dy. Mostly all of the passengers had arrived already, and no one wasing out from the arrival gate anymore.


    Gu Yechen took a look at his watch and frowned slightly.


    He continued to wait until a worker finally came out and closed the arrival gate door.


    Gu Yechen quickly ran over and stopped him.


    "Excuse me, are there no more passengers from flight number HZ3701?"


    The worker looked back, "No, sir."


    "Are you sure?"


    "One second, please." The worker walked back and talked with someone for a few seconds before returning.


    "No, sir. There is no one on the ne anymore."


    "What about security? Or any ce in between?" Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together and grabbed the worker''s arm tightly.


    "I can''t be sure, sir. There are a lot of passengers in security all the time. However, the passengers for flight HZ3701 left over an hour ago. They shouldn''t still be in security unless something happened."


    The worker walked away, and Gu Yechen returned to waiting.


    He stood there for another two hours, and during this time, he called He Xinyan seven times. Every single time, no one answered.


    Gu Yechen grew a little anxious as he walked over to security and asked them to broadcast He Xinyan''s name over the speakers.


    ''He Xinyan, your husband is looking for you. Please report to security if you hear this announcement. He Xinyan, your husband is looking for you. Please report to security if you hear this announcement.''


    Gu Yechen then waited at security for another hour, but still, no one showed up.


    The sky was dark already, and it was time for dinner.


    Gu Yechen walked around the airport and dialed He Xinyan''s number once more. Still, no one picked up.


    He marched out of the airport angrily, and Chen Xiao was waiting for him outside.


    "You have until tomorrow 8 A.M.! Investigate! Where is He Xinyan?!"


    Chen Xiao gulped and quickly started the car.


    For the past five days, the boss''s temper was really bad. Chen Xiao was so excited and happy that Mrs. Gu wasing back today, but. . . why was boss angry now?!


    From the looks of it, it seems like Mrs. Gu was missing.


    Chen Xiao gulped and drove a little faster. It seemed like he would have to suffer for a while longer.


    ---


    Inside the Xihe Estates, a house was celebrating.


    Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, and Li Yuyan sat together at the dinner table, raising their sses in the air happily.


    Li Yuyan was sitting in He Xinyan''s normal spot, and she was very happy and proud about it.


    Since the argument, Li Yuyan hasn''t seen Su Zhiming since then. He also moved out of the house, and although they weren''t divorced yet, it seemed like it.


    "Cheers!" They all said as they drank the red wine inside the ss.


    "Congrattions, Yuyan. You will be CEO very soon!" Li Huiran said, her face a little red from the wine and from happiness.


    Li Yuyan flipped her hair happily, "Thank you, mom. Thank you, dad! I will work hard!"


    They seemed to have already forgotten about the dead He Xinyan, but nobody cared.


    This was probably the happiest and most cheerful mood they had this entire year, and they went to sleep early that day.


    However, another person was up all night. Gu Yechen couldn''t fall asleep the entire night, and he must have called He Xinyan over a hundred times.


    He didn''t return to his house in the Xihe Estates, but instead, he went to his own near the beach.


    ---


    The next morning, Chen Xiao arrived at Gu Yechen''s house at exactly 8 o''clock in the morning.


    The door immediately opened when he knocked, and he was slightly surprised when he saw Gu Yechen.


    Gu Yechen''s eyes were red, and his eye bags were really dark. His hair was messy and it was clear that he didn''t shave this morning.


    "Mr. Gu. . ." Chen Xiao has never seen his boss like this before, and he gulped when he thought about the news he was about to tell Gu Yechen.


    "Come in." Gu Yechen walked into the house and turned on the television. The first station was the news, and he didn''t change it.


    "Go get me a cup of water."


    "Yes sir!" Chen Xiao quickly dropped the folder he was holding and ran into the kitchen to pour a ss of water.


    When he came back, he saw Gu Yechen sitting on the couch, and his eyes were focused on the television screen.


    Chen Xiao looked up and immediately saw a scary and messy scene.


    There was a ton of smoke in the air, and in the back, you could also see the bright orange color of a me.


    " - an ident on XX Street of Country Z. At approximately 7 A.M. in the morning, a taxi cab was hit by a ck truck. This is a hit and run case, and the ck truck did not have a car te number on it. The police are currently investigating, and hopefully, the criminal will be caught soon."


    The reporter took a step to the side, "Let''s take a look at the live scene from the location of the ident. As you can see, the police and first responders are currently looking for possible clues, and the firefighters are putting out the fire behind me. After the car ident, there was an immediate explosion, and as of now, the police have only discovered one dead body. They are looking for more, but it may be hard to find in the pile of ashes and smoke."


    The reporter grinned, "Now, let''s move on to the weather forecast for today."


    The temperature in the room was so cold Chen Xiao wouldn''t be surprised if an icicle popped out from the roof right now.


    He gulped and nced at Gu Yechen, who was still sitting on the couch.


    This was also what he had found out, and Chen Xiao was originally very scared to tell Mr. Gu. However, it seemed like he wouldn''t need to now. . .


    Gu Yechen closed the television and suddenly stood up. He turned around, his face expressionless.


    "Investigate. I don''t care how, but you have to find her. Understand?!"


    Chen Xiao nodded his head, "Yes sir! Yes! I will get to it now!"


    Chen Xiao rushed out of the house and closed the door quickly. As he drove, he prayed that nothing bad had happened to Mrs. Gu. If something did, his life would be over!


    Chen Xiao could already see into the future of how Gu Yechen would behave if Mrs. Gu was gone!


    Chen Xiao hoped that Mrs. Gu was still alive, but from the looks of the ident. . . It didn''t seem very likely.


    Inside the mansion, Gu Yechen hadn''t moved since Chen Xiao left. His face was as pale as a sheet of paper as he fell back down onto the couch.


    He slowly closed his eyes and leaned back.


    He Xinyan, you have to be okay.


    --- Country X


    Inside arge pce.


    The hallways were empty, and they were lit up by dim torches on both sides. The sound of waves crashing onto the rocks could be heard from inside the hallways.


    In the middle of the pce, there was arge room.


    The room was dimly lit and there were three people in the room.


    One was standing near the wall, and his body was hidden in the shadows.


    Another man was kneeling next to the bed, and he was wearing a doctor''s white robe.


    There was also a womanying on the bed with her eyes closed.


    A few secondster, the man kneeling on the floor fell backward.


    "Master Yi! She. . . she''s awake!"

 Chapter 174 Yi Shao?

    <h4>Chapter 174 Yi Shao?</h4>


    "Master Yi! She. . . she''s awake!"


    The woman on the bed slowly blinked her eyes open, and even a small movement like that made her body sore.


    The person in the shadows stepped out, revealing a very handsome face.


    "Check." The man said with a small grin.


    "Yes, sir." The doctor took the woman''s pulse and did a bunch of medical checks before standing up, "Master Yi, fortunately, everything is fine because she was treated early. She will need to take at least two weeks to recover though. The soreness shouldst for at least 6 weeks, but she will be able to move around after one week."


    Yi Qiansi nodded his head and waved his hand slightly. The doctor packed up his things and quickly left the room.


    The woman on the bed slowly looked up and her eyesnded on Yi Qiansi, who was smiling.


    Her eyes widened slightly as she thought, ''How can a man look so handsome? It looks like he walked out of a manga.''


    Even though she wasying down, she could tell that the man was very tall. He was wearing a grey tuxedo, and it revealed a few patches of skin.


    In the dim lighting, it was almost like his skin was glowing. It was a pale but healthy shade, and it made him look even more attractive.


    "You''re awake," his deep and sexy voice rang through the room.


    The woman opened her mouth and said hoarsely, "Who. . . are you?"


    Her voice was soft and weak, and even talking made her throat hurt.


    The man pulled a chair over and sat down so he was right next to her. Upon closer look, the man was even more handsome.


    His facial features were very defined and his overall aura created a mysterious feeling. His thin lips curled up slightly, and his eyes were like ck holes, drawing you in.


    The most attractive and interesting thing about him was his silver hair. It was quite long for a man, and it seemed to sparkle in the room.


    "Nice to meet you, He Xinyan. I am Yi Shao." Yi Qiansi said gently.


    "How do you know my name?" He Xinyan asked, her voice barely audible.


    "It said on your ne ticket," Yi Qiansi lied.


    "Where am I?" He Xinyan closed her eyes because her head was beginning to hurt.


    "This is where I live. I saved you. There was a car ident two days ago, and I saved you right before the car exploded."


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together slightly. She remembered the car ident. . .


    She was on the way to the airport, and a truck suddenly hit her car! It has been two days already?!


    "Thank you. . ." He Xinyan wanted to ask more questions, but she was too tired. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.


    Yi Qiansi crossed his legs and tapped his long and slender fingers on his thigh. He grinned slightly and slowly stood up.


    Two guards dressed in ck suits were standing at the door when he walked out.


    "Stay here," Yi Qiansi told the guards as he walked away himself.


    He walked slowly and stopped in front of arge wooden door. He walked in and the delicious smell of food immediately flowed out.


    "Is the food ready?"


    A maid quickly walked over, "Yes, Master Yi."


    He looked towards the table and saw the tes of sweet cakes and other desserts. He walked over and picked up a small slice of strawberry cake.


    He elegantly picked up the fork and took a small bite before scrunching his face up.


    "Why does she like food like this?"


    He ced it back onto the table and walked out.


    Inside his office, a man knocked on the door and walked in.


    "Master Yi, Gu Yechen is investigating Miss He''s whereabouts already."


    Yi Qiansi smiled, "He''s not really patient, isn''t he?"


    The man bent his head down slightly and didn''t say anything.


    "Don''t worry, he won''t know. Plus, it''s not like I am doing anything bad to her. I saved her."


    "Yes, Master Yi."


    Yi Qiansi smiled, "Did she wake up yet?"


    "No, master."


    Yi Qiansi stood up from the desk and walked out the door. In another hallway, there was only one room at the very end of the hall.


    There was a lock on the door and Yi Qiansi unlocked it with a key in his pocket.


    After walking in, he locked the door again.


    He entered therge bathroom and closed the door. He walked over to the shower and took off his suit jacket.


    He slowly unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his broad and muscr chest, and his defined eight-pack abs.


    However, along with the muscles, there were also several scars that ran down his shoulder, chest, and back.


    They were deep and long, and from the color of it, one could tell that they had probably been around for a very long time already.


    Yi Qiansi took off his pants and entered the shower.


    After taking a shower, he walked over to the door once again. After making sure that it was locked, he went to bed, with the lights still open.


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan woke up to the sunlight shining in through the window. She was feeling a little better, but her entire body was still very sore.


    When she looked around, she immediately noticed the man she saw yesterday standing a few feet away.


    "Good morning." Yi Qiansi smiled sweetly, which matched his gentle voice. It naturally made He Xinyan rx, and she smiled back at him.


    "Are you hungry?"


    He Xinyan gently nodded her head, and the next second, the door opened. tes of food were carried into the room.


    "You were just in an ident, so it is good to eat recovery food. It may be hard to chew now, so eat some porridge."


    A maid helped He Xinyan sit up on the bed, and Yi Qiansi carried a bowl of porridge over.


    He Xinyan lifted her hands up in an attempt to grab the bowl, but Yi Qiansi pulled it away.


    "I''ll feed you."

 Chapter 175 Mrs. Gu’s Position in Mr. Gu’s Heart

    <h4>Chapter 175 Mrs. Gu¡¯s Position in Mr. Gu¡¯s Heart</h4>


    "I''ll feed you."


    He Xinyan looked up, "I can -"


    However, Yi Qiansi had already scooped up the porridge and was gently blowing on it. He lifted it up to her lips and smiled gently.


    He Xinyan hesitated for a moment before finally opening her mouth and gulping down the warm porridge. It was sweet and very pleasant to her dry mouth.


    He fed her the entire bowl of porridge before standing up, "Do you want some water?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head.


    Yi Qiansi put a straw into the ss of water and lifted it up for He Xinyan to drink.


    "It is important to get a lot of rest since you are still recovering. You should be able to walk around and sit up on your own very soon."


    Since He Xinyan was at her physical peak, her body recovered really quickly. She could already feel that she was better than yesterday.


    "Thank you." She said as sheid back down to sleep.


    Yi Qiansi smiled before walking out of the room.


    ---


    Gu Yechen hadn''t gone to thepany in a long time, and his parents all came to visit him. When they heard of the news that He Xinyan was dead/missing, Xu Mengya almost fainted on the spot.


    She was sobbing and kept saying things like, "I finally have a daughter-inw now, and now she''s gone? Ah! My Yanyan!"


    In the end, Gu Hanyu brought his wife home to calm her down and not cause any more problems for Gu Yechen.


    Gu Yechen''s mustache was more visible now, and his hair was very messy. He hadn''t changed his clothes in several days already, and his temper was very bad.


    Chen Xiao knocked before walking into Gu Yechen''s home office, and he tried to stop himself from shaking from fear.


    "Boss?"


    "What?" Gu Yechen was standing near the window, holding a cigarette in between his fingers. He never smoked, but since He Xinyan was reported to be dead, he smoked at least twice a day.


    Chen Xiao sighed. If Mrs. Gu were here, she would definitely scold Mr. Gu for smoking.


    He Xinyan hated when people smoked, because not only did it harm the body, but she also disliked the smell a lot. That was another reason why she liked Gu Yechen, because he didn''t smoke.


    "Mr. Gu, we still haven''t found any information about Mrs. Gu''s whereabouts. Maybe. . . maybe. . . she''s. . . d-"


    "Keep looking!" Gu Yechen screamed, crushing the cigarette in his fingers. He threw it into the ash pan and sat down on his seat.


    "Go! Find her!"


    Chen Xiao mustered up his courage to say, "Mr. Gu, the news all say there is no way there are any survivors from the ident and explosion. Thepany needs you, Mr. Gu. Mrs. Gu is -"


    Gu Yechen picked up the vase on his desk and threw it onto the ground, causing it to break into small pieces of porcin.


    "Get out! Get out!" Gu Yechen jumped up from his chair and red at Chen Xiao with his eyes red.


    Chen Xiao gulped and quickly left the room. Many of Mr. Gu''s friends or rtives have died before, but he had never seen Mr. Gu like this.


    Even if he was sad, he never showed it, and never had his emotions interact with his work.


    It seemed like Mrs. Gu''s position in Mr. Gu''s heart was very heavy. . .


    Chen Xiao sighed and left the house.


    ---


    Gu Yebei was inside Wu Minger''s apartment right now, gently rubbing away her tears.


    "It''s okay, Minger. Don''t cry, baby."


    Wu Minger began to cry even louder, "Xinyan! My Yanyan! How could she die so suddenly like this?!"


    Gu Yebei sighed, "I''m sure sister-inw won''t want to see you sad right now. She is happier up there."


    Wu Minger began crying even more violently, and she buried her head into Gu Yebei''s chest.


    ---


    Meanwhile, an important meeting was going on in the He Corporation.


    The room was dead silent before Bai Jiawei finally opened his mouth.


    "Recently, there was news of a horrible car ident followed by an explosion in Country X. In that car, was. . ." Bai Jiawei pressed his lips together and looked down, "My daughter, Xinyan, was inside that car."


    All of the shareholders gasped and looked amongst themselves in surprise.


    Li Yuyan, meanwhile, was trying her best to also act sad, but it was practically impossible for her not to smile.


    Bai Jiawei was much more experienced, and if you didn''t know, you would even feel bad for him. He was just like a heartbroken father who just lost his daughter, and no one would even guess that it was him who caused the ident.


    "As you all know, Xinyan was in the CEOpetition, but now. . . but now -" Bai Jiawei looked down and pretended to wipe his nonexistent tears.


    Many of the shareholders sighed and tried tofort him.


    "The decision of who will be the CEO is obvious now, but I would want to postpone the announcement of the final decision. My daughter just died, and I don''t think it is fit to have thepetition result meeting so soon."


    The shareholders all nodded their heads in agreement.


    "Thank you all for your understanding. I will announce the date of the board of directors meeting very soon."


    Bai Jiawei took a deep breath before walking out of the room. Li Yuyan quickly followed behind him, and the shareholders all slowly filed out.


    The shareholders who were all going to vote for He Xinyan were very unhappy with this result, but they knew that nothing could be done.


    ---


    A few days had passed and He Xinyan was able to get out of bed and walk around now.


    She was feeling a lot better, but her body was still a little sore.


    One night, she was eating dinner at the table with Yi Qiansi. This was the first time she had left her room, and she was very awed by the design of the ce she was in.


    She didn''t know a ce like this existed! It was exactly like the royal pces in movies, and the ce was so big, she would definitely get lost if there weren''t people guiding her.


    He Xinyan cleared her throat and put down her fork and knife.


    "Yi Shao, can I borrow your phone?"

 Chapter 176 Call Gu Yechen

    <h4>Chapter 176 Call Gu Yechen</h4>


    "Yi Shao, can I borrow your phone?" He Xinyan had lost her phone from the explosion, and she was longing to contact the outside world by now.


    Yi Qiansi looked up from his food and smiled gently, "Why?"


    He Xinyan trusted and liked Yi Shao by now. He was really considerate and nice, and she felt very lucky to be saved by a person like him.


    "My friends and family must be very worried about me right now. I would like to contact them to tell them I am okay."


    Yi Qiansi smiled, "Okay. However, you can only contact one person."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times and slowly nodded her head. One was better than none.


    Yi Qiansi pulled out his phone from his pocket and raised one eyebrow, "Who would you like to call?"


    Without even thinking, He Xinyan said, "Gu Yechen."


    Yi Qiansi''s finger froze in the air for a second, and his expression also stiffened. However, it was really fast, and he quickly recovered.


    "Who is that?"


    He Xinyan smiled, "My boyfriend."


    Yi Qiansi sat up straighter, "What is his number?"


    He Xinyan told him Gu Yechen''s number and stretched her arm out eagerly. However, Yi Qiansi didn''t give him his phone so quickly.


    "You can call him, but there are some rules."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "What rules?"


    "You can''t tell him where you are or who I am, understand?"


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together suspiciously, but she nodded her head in agreement. What was important right now was to get in touch with Gu Yechen. The rules didn''t matter much.


    Yi Qiansi smiled and handed the phone to her.


    He started eating again, and would look up at her once in a while.


    No one picked up the first two times, and the call only went through the third time.


    "Who is it?" The man''s voice was hoarse and a little frustrated, but He Xinyan could still recognize that it was Gu Yechen.


    Once she heard him, she felt her eyes warm up, and she forced herself to not let the tears fall out.


    It was only supposed to be five days. . . However, they have been separated for about two weeks now. This was the longest they have been separated since they first met.


    "Who is it?!" Gu Yechen asked again, a little louder thanst time.


    "Me -" He Xinyan said, her voice a little choked up.


    There were several seconds of silence, and He Xinyan almost wondered if Gu Yechen had left. Finally, there was the sound of a deep breath and he spoke again.


    "Xinyan?"


    He Xinyan smiled, "Yes it''s me."


    Gu Yechen sat up straight on the couch and turned on speaker mode, "It''s really you?"


    He Xinyan chuckled slightly as she wiped her tears, "It''s me, Gu Yechen!"


    "You''re alive! Where are you? Are you okay?" Gu Yechen immediately jumped up and went to grab thendline phone to call Chen Xiao.


    He Xinyan looked up at Yi Qiansi when she heard Gu Yechen''s question, and she cleared her throat before saying:


    "I''m okay. A kind person saved me before the explosion. He also helped me recover, so I''m okay now."


    "He?" Gu Yechen asked, the sour tone in his voice was evident.


    He Xinyan didn''t know if she shouldugh or cry, "Gu Yechen!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled lightly. This was the first time he had smiled in a very long time.


    "Okay, okay. Where are you now? I''ll go get you."


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together, "I don''t know where I am right now. Don''t worry about it. I will be back soon. I just called you to tell you that I am okay and you don''t have to worry."


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows together, "It''s okay. Ask the person who saved you. I''ll go get you."


    "Gu Yechen, I''lle back by myself very soon. Don''t worry. I need you to do something else while I''m still recovering."


    Gu Yechen wasn''t very happy with her ns, and he sighed, "What is it?"


    "I don''t think this was an ident. I thought it was weird that there were no cars on the street that morning. Suddenly, the truck came at us, and the driver definitely saw us. The driver wasn''t drunk either, and the car wasn''t out of control, because he drove away right after. Can you help me look into it? I want to know who hates me so much to kill me."


    Gu Yechen narrowed his eyes, "Okay. When are youing back?"


    "I will be back soon. I am still really sore."


    Gu Yechen wasn''t very happy, but he was very pleased already that his Yanyan was still alive, "Okay."


    He Xinyan smiled and looked down, "I love you."


    Gu Yechen was very surprised at her sudden confession, but he smiled, "I love you too."


    "I''m eating dinner right now, so I will see you soon. Goodbye. . ."


    Gu Yechen didn''t want to hang up, but he didn''t want to disturb her eating dinner, "Goodbye."


    After hanging up the call, He Xinyan took a deep breath before handing the phone back to Yi Qiansi.


    "Thank you."


    Yi Qiansi grinned, "No problem. . . You must love your boyfriend a lot, right?"


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly, "Of course."


    Yi Qiansi nodded his head and continued to eat. After they finished the main course, the maids brought out the dessert, which was slices of strawberry cream cake.


    He Xinyan''s eyes lit up when she saw the cake. Her appetite wasn''t really good the past few days, and it finally returned a little today.


    "How did you know I like strawberry cake?!"


    Yi Qiansi smiled, "Really? I like it too."


    He Xinyan widened her eyes and took a big bite of the cake, "It''s so good!"


    Yi Qiansi watched her eat before slowly taking a bite himself.


    He Xinyan realized that she had a lot of simrities with Yi Shao. Whether it was food, color, movie, or more, they seemed to all coincidentally have the same likings.


    This was another factor in why He Xinyan was beginning to like and trust Yi Shao more and more.


    Yi Qiansi leaned forward and used his napkin to wipe the corner of He Xinyan''s lip, "Be careful."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened slightly as her hand froze in midair. Only after several seconds did she snap back to reality.


    She quickly looked down and continued to eat.


    What just happened? It was almost like she was put under a spell. It was like her consciousness couldn''t control her brain, and all she could do was let Yi Shao help her wipe her lips.


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together. Indeed, it was easy to get lost in beautiful things.


    Yi Qiansi smiled when he saw her reaction, and he slowly took another bite of the strawberry cake.


    Yi Qiansi wasn''t a gentleman, and he wasn''t a considerate person either. He also didn''t coincidentally havemon interests with her.


    He just knows everything about her. . . to better lure into his trap.


    Yi Qiansi grinned and continued to eat the dessert.


    ---


    In the He mansion, Li Yuyan was not in a very good mood.


    "Dad, when are you going to announce that the CEO position is mine?!"


    Bai Jiawei knit his eyebrows together, "We still have to wait a few more days. If we announce now, the shareholders and outsiders will think we are heartless, and your journey as the CEO won''t be very smooth. Also, the shareholders still need to vote for the CEO. Although you are the only choice now, we still need to walk through the process of the vote."


    Li Yuyan pursed her lips out, "Okay. . . Oh yeah, and dad! What about Su Zhiming? He hasn''te home in a long time."


    Liu Wei has also blocked Li Yuyan''s phone number, and although she was unhappy, she couldn''t say anything about it because she was scared Liu Wei would reveal their dirty rtionship.


    Bai Jiawei sighed and nced at Li Yuyan, "Whatever, let him be. You were the one who was wrong. As long as you two don''t divorce yet, it doesn''t really matter."


    Li Yuyan frowned unhappily and slowly nodded her head.


    If she had known she would gain nothing from being with Liu Wei, she would have never agreed to sleep with him! Now he not only lost Liu Wei, but her rtionship with Su Zhiming was also in jeopardy now!


    "I got to do some work. Close the door when you leave."


    Li Yuyan reluctantly left the room and closed the door.


    It''s okay. She could wait. He Xinyan was dead, and thepany was going to be hers now. She had waited over 20 years for this. . .


    A few more days didn''t matter.


    ---


    He Xinyan had just finished her rehabilitation for today, and she sat down for a break. Her body wasn''t as sore as before now, and the doctor was indeed very good.


    She couldn''t help but wonder who the man that saved her was. . . Yi Shao? She had never heard of that name before, and she didn''t know of any upper ss family with the surname Yi.


    However, he lived in an enormous pce and had a ton of workers and maids.


    She had asked once, but he just smiled and talked around the question.


    Yi Qiansi walked over and handed her a cup of water.


    "Thank you," He Xinyan smiled. She had to admit that Yi Shao was indeed very attractive and pleasant. Not only was he extremely handsome, but he was also very considerate and gentlemanly.


    If Gu Yechen didn''t exist, He Xinyan had to admit that she would have probably fallen for Yi Shao.


    He sat down next to her and gently wiped away the sweat on her face from the rehabilitation exercise.


    After finishing her water, He Xinyan took over the towel and wiped her face herself, "Thank you."


    There were a few seconds of silence before He Xinyan gulped, "Um. . . Yi Shao. I think it is time for me to leave and return to Country Z."

 Chapter 177 The Return

    <h4>Chapter 177 The Return</h4>


    "Um. . . Yi Shao. I think it is time for me to leave and return to Country Z."


    She looked up and noticed Yi Shao raised one eyebrow, and she quickly exined, "I feel a lot better now, and I can move and jump around like normal!"


    Yi Qiansi smiled gently, "But you still aren''t fully recovered. The flight is tiring, and you should be fully recovered before returning back."


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together and sighed, "I know, but I''m actually taking part in apetition for the CEO of the He Corporation. If I don''t go back now, I''m afraid the position of the CEO mightnd in the hands of another person!"


    Of course, Yi Qiansi knew about this. He had always kept an eye on thepetition, and he knew that the final results had been postponed.


    He smiled and leaned back against the couch, "Oh, really? Tell me about it."


    "It''s nothing much. . . Thepany was founded by my grandfather, and it went to my mom. But my dad married another woman after my mom died. So, now, my stepsister is fighting for the position of CEO with me. I need to return before my step sister bes the CEO!"


    Yi Qiansi nodded his head slowly, "Okay. . . How about two more days? You can leave the day after tomorrow."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened and she nodded her head, "Okay!"


    ---


    Coincidentally, the day the shareholders would vote for the CEO and the day of the announcement was two days from now.


    Gu Yechen had also investigated who had caused the ident, and it wasn''t difficult to find for him. All he had to do now was wait for He Xinyan toe back.


    The morning of the day He Xinyan was to leave, she woke up very early and went down for breakfast.


    Yi Qiansi was already there, and he was elegantly slicing a piece of bacon.


    "Good morning," He Xinyan said cheerfully. She was going to go back today!


    Yi Qiansi grinned slightly when he noticed her cheerful attitude, and he replied softly, "Good morning."


    "Do you have my airne ticket?" He Xinyan leaned forward and asked. Yi Qiansi said he would help her purchase the ticket.


    "No."


    "What?!" He Xinyan jumped up and blinked her eyes a few times in surprise.


    "Coincidentally, I have to go to Country Z for some business too. You cane with me in my private jet."


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open. Private jet?! He had a private jet?!


    "Um. . . okay."


    "Eat." Yi Qiansi smiled sweetly and ced a piece of bite-size bacon onto He Xinyan''s te.


    "Thank you."


    After breakfast, He Xinyan grabbed her luggage and the maid escorted her to the exit of the pce.


    Yi Qiansi was already standing there, waiting for her, and he was wearing a burgundy suit, which made his legs look especially long.


    The color of his suit matched his silver hair really well, and he looked like a character from an anime standing outside.


    His hair flew in the air as the ocean wind blew around him.


    He Xinyan blinked a few times and walked over. As she got closer, Yi Qiansi reached his hand out for her, and she looked at hisrge hand for a few seconds.


    She walked over without lifting her hand up and quickly looked elsewhere, pretending not to notice.


    Yi Qiansi was very patient, and he smiled slightly as continued to stretch his hand out. From the looks of it, it seemed like Yi Qiansi wouldn''t budge until He Xinyan responded.


    The time seemed to pass very slowly, and He Xinyan finally reluctantly ced her small hand into his. She didn''t want to stand here forever. She still had to go back!


    Yi Qiansi smiled satisfactorily and wrapped his hand around hers. He Xinyan immediately noticed the private jet near the edge of the cliff.


    The pce was reallyrge, and during her stay here, she only knew of this one exit. However, right outside the door was a cliff, and below it, was the raging ocean.


    It was a very interesting ce to live. . .


    There were stairs leading up the private jet, and Yi Qiansi entered first before turning around. He held his hand out to her when she was walking up, and she gulped before politely taking it.


    It seems like she would have to wash her hands after returning, or else "the vinegar tub" might explode. That wouldn''t be something she wanted to see. . .


    There were only 5 seats inside, and three workers that came along with them quickly took three of them.


    The only two left were next to each other, although the three seats the workers sat in were separate. He Xinyan frowned slightly before sitting down in the seat near the window.


    Yi Qiansi walked over and sat down next to her.


    Halfway through the ride, a worker came over to them with tes of food.


    He Xinyan normally hated airne food, and she would throw up just from the smell. However, this time, the food looked delicious.


    There was a te of shrimp alfredo pasta, which was her favorite, and her eyes lit up when she saw it. The dessert was also a slice of mango mousse cake, which she also liked.


    "The food here is so good!" He Xinyan eximed as she took arge bite.


    "You like it?" Yi Qiansi smiled.


    "Mhm! How did they know I love shrimp alfredo?" He Xinyan nodded her head excitedly as she continued to eat.


    "I like it too, so I told them to prepare it. It is. . . a coincidence that you enjoy the same thing." Of course, Yi Qiansi knew that He Xinyan liked shrimp alfredo.


    And that was why he ordered it.


    "We really have a lot of simrities," He Xinyan looked up and grinned.


    Yi Qiansi chuckled and used his napkin to gently wipe the cream sauce that got onto her lips, "Be careful, little kitten."


    He Xinyan''s mouth opened slightly and she quickly looked away. Why was he acting so romantic with her?! She should get out of here quickly.


    After the meal, she pretended to go to sleep for the rest of the ride until they were almost there.


    Yi Qiansi bent down and picked up a small bag, "This is for you."


    "What is it?"


    He Xinyan opened the bag and saw a brand new phone inside. Her phone got destroyed in the ident, and she still didn''t have one.


    "This. . . Thank you," He Xinyan looked up and smiled.


    The private jetnded in thisrge pasture of grass, and there was a car waiting for them. They drove to the ce He Xinyan told Yi Qiansi to drop her off.


    He Xinyan unbuckled her seatbelt and looked up, "Mr. Yi, I cannot thank you enough. Not only did you save my life, but you also took care of me for the past few weeks. Thank you very much."


    Yi Qiansi grinned, "You''re wee."


    "If we ever meet again, I will be sure to treat you to a meal," He Xinyan said jokingly.


    "I will be waiting for that day."


    He Xinyan smiled before stepping out onto the sidewalk. She put on a pair of sunsses and a ck hat before waving goodbye to Yi Qiansi.


    The car quickly drove off, leaving her alone on the empty street.


    Inside the car, Yi Qiansi pulled out his phone and opened an app. Right away, the screen disyed a map, and there was a single red dot a few feet away from the blue dot that signified his phone.


    There were two words below the small red dot:


    He Xinyan''s Phone.


    ---


    After setting up the basic settings for her phone, He Xinyan dialed a phone number.


    It took three times before the other side picked up.


    "Who is this?"


    He Xinyan smiled when she heard the familiar voice, "Minger, it''s me."


    There were several seconds of silence before there was an ear-piercing scream.


    "Ahh! It''s a ghost! Ahh!"


    He Xinyan held the phone away from her ear and sighed, "Minger, I didn''t die. I''ll exinter. I need you toe and pick me up at XX Street right now. Hurry."


    It took another minute to calm Wu Minger down before she hung up the call.


    About fifteen minutester, a small white car showed up on the empty street, and Wu Minger jumped out.


    "Xinyan! It''s really you?! It''s not a ghost!" Tears ran down Wu Minger''s face as she pulled He Xinyan in for a big hug.


    "I thought you were dead! What happened? Are you okay?!"


    He Xinyan smiled and gently patted Wu Minger on the head, "I''m okay now. Don''t worry."


    The two of them got into the car together, and Wu Minger told He Xinyan about everything that happened while she was "dead".


    The news reporting her death, Bai Jiawei making an announcement about her death, Bai Jiawei announcing that the shareholders will be voting for CEO. . . today!


    "Today?!" He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together and looked at her watch.


    Because of the small timezone difference, it was still morning time right now, so the meeting shouldn''t have started yet.


    "Do you know when the meeting is starting?"


    Wu Minger frowned, "No. Of course not! So you have to be quick. I''ll bring you to the He Corporation right now."


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together and after a few seconds of serious debate, she looked up and said, "No, take me to the Gu Corporation first."

 Chapter 178 I’m Back

    <h4>Chapter 178 I''m Back</h4>


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together and after a few seconds of serious debate, she looked up and said, "No, take me to the Gu Corporation first."


    Wu Minger''s mouth fell open, "The Gu Corporation? Why?!"


    "Gu Yechen should be at work right now, right?"


    Wu MInger thought about it and shrugged, "I''m not sure."


    He Xinyan pulled out her phone and texted Gu Yechen:


    ''Where are you right now? What are you doing''


    Gu Yechen chuckled when he saw her message, because it sounded like a wife questioning her husband to make sure he was "on task".


    ''I''m at work. Doing work. How are you, baby?''


    He Xinyan smiled happily, ''Good! Bye!"


    "Let''s go to the Gu Corporation!"


    Wu Minger frowned, "But. . . But, shouldn''t you go get your CEO first? You can''t let the stupid white lotus steal it away!"


    He Xinyan grinned, "I know, I know. Of course not! However, I promised to go find Gu Yechen when I return."


    Wu Minger clicked her tongue several times before starting the car.


    ---


    He Xinyan went up to the top floor of the Gu Corporation alone, and the guards stopped her because she was wearing a hat and sunsses.


    She quickly pulled it off and one of the guards recognized her, and let her in.


    She knocked on the door once before walking in. Gu Yechen was inside, and he seemed to be reading over a contract.


    He didn''t look up when he heard the door open and He Xinyan walked over to the desk. After several of silence, Gu Yechen frowned and asked, "What is it?"


    When there still wasn''t any response, he looked up frustratingly. He blinked a few times when his eyesnded on He Xinyan, and she smiled at him.


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows together and looked back down.


    He Xinyan was very confused by his reaction. Shouldn''t he be very excited and happy?! Did he not even care?!


    "Gu Yechen!" She screamed angrily.


    Gu Yechen froze as he slowly lifted his head up again and eyed He Xinyan weirdly. After several seconds, he finally spoke.


    "You''re real?!"


    He Xinyan scrunched her face up, "What do you mean?! Of course, I''m real!"


    Gu Yechen stood up and walked around his desk. He stopped in front of her and looked down in disbelief. He slowly lifted his hand up and rested his palm onto his cheek.


    For the past few weeks, he had way too many dreams and hallucinations of hering back that he didn''t know what was real or fake now. He had thought that this was also just a dream.


    "When did youe back?"


    "This morning! And I have to go to the He Corporation, but I came to you first! And then you say I''m fake!" He Xinyan stomped one foot onto the ground angrily and crossed her arms together.


    In her imagination, Gu Yechen would jump up when he saw her and run over in shock to hug her. He would be very surprised. . . but this was exactly the opposite!


    Gu Yechen smiled and pulled her into a hug. He squeezed her very tightly, almost as if to make sure she was real.


    "Xinyan, you''re really here."


    He Xinyan looked up and blinked a few times, "Yes. . ."


    Gu Yechen kissed her on the forehead gently, "I missed you."


    ---


    After a quick romantic session, He Xinyan had to leave. She couldn''t let the position of CEO go to Li Yuyan.


    About half an hourter, she arrived at the building of the He Corporation, and she walked straight past the guards, who didn''t seem to really care.


    She rode the elevator up to the top floor and walked straight for the meeting room.


    There was someone guarding the door to the meeting room, and they stopped He Xinyan when she walked close.


    "Who are you, ma''am? You cannot enter."


    He Xinyan smiled and removed her sunsses, "You are?"


    The worker didn''t recognize her and stepped in front of the door, "I am a new guard here. Miss, the chairman specifically ordered that no one can enter."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and crossed her arms together, "No wonder! You''re new so you don''t recognize me. I am the future CEO and chairman of thispany."


    The guard knit his eyebrows together and looked around, not believing He Xinyan.


    "Miss, you cannot enter. Please leave."


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together and looked into the guard''s eyes, "Trust me. You will want to be on my side in the future. Don''t worry. I will make sure that you won''t get in trouble for letting me in."


    The guard seemed to be in his early 20s, and he was easily convinced. He gulped and dropped his arm slightly.


    "What''s your name? I will go in and tell the chairman you are entering."


    He Xinyan ced one hand onto his shoulder to stop him, "There is no need."


    The guard blinked a few times and slowly stepped aside. He Xinyan smiled at him and stepped closer to the door, leaning her face over to see if she could hear what was going on inside.


    The guard scratched his head and took a step back, not knowing what to do. Should he go ask another worker?


    However, before he could, he saw the woman''s eyes widen and she pushed the door open.


    He Xinyan heard Bai Jiawei say, "If you vote for Li Yuyan to be CEO, please raise your hand."


    Of course she couldn''t wait any longer!


    She straightened her back and pushed the door open. At once, everyone turned to look at who just impolitely barged into the meeting.


    Since He Xinyan was wearing a hat and sunsses, the people inside didn''t recognize her immediately.


    She closed the door and walked towards the front of the room slowly. Everyone''s eyes were on her, and many people were confused about who she was.


    One of the shareholders stood up, "Who are you?! How dare you barge into a shareholders'' meeting like this?! What are the security guards doing?!"


    He Xinyan smirked and continued to walk,ing to a stop right in front of Bai Jiawei.


    Facing him, she smiled and said, "Who am I? I am the designated future sessor of the He Corporation, He Xinyan."


    There were several gasps inside the room, and Bai Jiawei, who was standing straight across from her, also took a step back from disbelief.


    Li Yuyan, who was sitting next to Bai Jiawei, jumped up in shock.


    Li Huiran was also inside the room to witness her daughter bing the CEO, and she jumped up in shock as well.


    Bai Jiawei looked at He Xinyan up and down, not believing that it was her.


    She was dead! Yes, she was definitely dead! There was no way this was possible!


    He Xinyan smirked and lifted her hand up, slowly removing her sunsses.


    When Bai Jiawei saw her full face, he stumbled back in shock. His mouth fell open, and it was almost like he got struck by lightning.


    Li Yuyan and Li Huiran''s reactions were also quite simr, and Li Yuyan almost screamed, "You''re supposed to be dead!" However, when she tried to speak, it was like she forgot how to talk. In the end, she just gaped in shock.


    He Xinyan grinned from Bai Jiawei''s reaction, "Dad. . . I''m back."


    Bai Jiawei recovered slightly from his shock and he gulped before saying, "Xinyan, you''re still alive?"


    He Xinyan''s smile widened as she turned around to face the shareholders and the reporters inside the room. The reporters were all taking images by now to capture this unbelievable sight.


    "Hello everyone. I am He Xinyan. About a month ago, I experienced a very scary ident. However, I was able to escape from the brink of death."


    He Xinyan smiled and said jokingly, "I am sure this is because of all the charity work my grandfather and mother did when they were still alive."


    Her joking smile disappeared as she grinned, "What goes aroundes around, it is only a question of time."


    Li Yuyan nced at her mother when she heard this, and they both shivered in fear. Of course, Bai Jiawei wasn''t any better. He pressed his lips together and also looked down guiltily.


    "I was able to escape death this time. . . Sometimes, I think that maybe it is because my grandpa and mother are protecting me from the heavens."


    She smiled, "Now, I am back safe and sound."


    Bai Jiawei gulped and tried to maintain a calmposure.


    He Xinyan looked at him and grinned, "Dad, smile. I''m alive. . . Aren''t you happy?"


    Bai Jiawei squeezed out a smile, "Happy. . . Haha. . . Of course I''m happy."


    Li Huiran also tried to smile in front of all the cameras, although it was very hard. Meanwhile, Li Yuyan was clenching her teeth together in anger, and there was no way she could even pretend to smile.


    Bai Jiawei held onto He Xinyan''s hand and they turned to face the camera so the reporters could get a shot of them together.


    He Xinyan cooperated by smiling, but no one knew what was behind that smile.


    After the pictures, another seat was moved to the left of Li Yuyan and Li Huiran, and she sat down.


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan didn''t even look at her when she sat down, but she wasn''t going to ignore them.


    "Auntie Li, Yuyan. . . Long time no see."


    Li Yuyan pressed her lips together, and Li Huiran smiled very awkwardly but didn''t reply.


    He Xinyan couldn''t help but chuckle as she crossed her legs together.


    Bai Jiawei gulped and stood up, "Everyone, I am very happy that my daughter is back. However, we are here today to vote for the CEO. So, let''s continue with the voting."

 Chapter 179 The Mysterious Shareholder

    <h4>Chapter 179 The Mysterious Shareholder</h4>


    "Everyone, I am very happy that my daughter is back. However, we are here today to vote for the CEO. So, let''s continue with the voting."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and stood up, "I believe that I am in thispetition too, right dad?"


    Bai Jiawei nced at her and gulped before saying, "Yes. . . Of course. . . And, since you are alive, you won the first part of the third round. So, it is tied right now. The final round will determine the winner."


    To be honest, He Xinyan was indeed a little nervous, because she wasn''t sure after these weeks if the shareholders would still vote for her.


    She crossed her fingers together and sat up straighter as the vote began.


    "There are two candidates for the position of CEO and for a position in the board of directors. They are Manager Li Yuyan and Group Leader He Xinyan."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow when she heard that. It seems like while she was gone, Li Yuyan got promoted to manager.


    Both He Xinyan and Li Yuyan sat a little taller as Bai Jiawei said, "If you support Li Yuyan to be CEO and enter the board, please raise your hand."


    The entire left side of the room raised their hands.


    He Xinyan wasn''t very surprised that so many people were voting for Li Yuyan, because Bai Jiawei had probably bribed or threatened them. However, something caught her eyes.


    ''Uncle Fei. . .'' He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she opened her mouth slightly. Uncle Fei was one of her mother''s friends, and he had joined thepany pretty early on.


    She would have never thought that at thest minute, Uncle Fei would still lean towards Bai Jiawei. . .


    Uncle Fei looked down and refused to make eye contact with He Xinyan, and she couldn''t help but feel a little sad and disappointed.


    It''s okay. . . At least she knows not to trust him now.


    Bai Jiawei counted the votes and smiled, "Okay, there are 12 votes for Manager Li Yuyan."


    Li Yuyan grinned and nced at He Xinyan confidently.


    "Now, let''s vote for group leader He Xinyan. Please raise your hand if you support He Xinyan to be CEO and join the board of directors."


    Under the table, He Xinyan crossed her hands together as she felt her heartbeat speed up.


    Everyone who didn''t raise their hands did this time, and it was practically everyone on the right side of the room.


    Friends of her grandfather immediately raised their hands in support of He Xinyan, and she couldn''t help but feel grateful for their loyalty.


    Bai Jiawei raised one eyebrow slightly as he announced, "He Xinyan''s vote is also 12!"


    He Xinyan sat up a little straighter as she slightly furrowed her eyebrows together. The reporters and directors in the room all whispered amongst themselves, wondering how this was going to work if there was a tie.


    "So far, Li Yuyan and He Xinyan are tied."


    He Xinyan looked towards Bai Jiawei, and she immediately knew that something was wrong with Bai Jiawei''s calm demeanor.


    Bai Jiawei definitely had another n. . . Or else why would he be so calm in a situation like this?


    "Wait!" A shareholder that voted for He Xinyan suddenly said. Everyone turned to look at the person who spoke, including He Xinyan.


    "Chairman Bai, I think this vote shouldn''t count, right?"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and leaned forward slightly.


    Bai Jiawei also tilted his head, "Why?"


    "I believe that there is a shareholder that isn''t here today. It is Mr. Yi, right?"


    Upon hearing this, Bai Jiawei smiled, "President Qi, don''t worry. I was about to talk about this."


    He Xinyan gulped and narrowed her eyes. She had never heard of the shareholder called Mr. Yi, and he never attended any of the board meetings. Who was that?


    "Mr. Yi isn''t here today, and he rarely, if ever, attends our board of directors meetings. However, before this, he already entrusted me to vote for him."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times and knit her eyebrows together.


    "Mr. Yi''s vote will be given too. . . Manager Li Yuyan."


    He Xinyan immediately straightened her back and turned to look at Bai Jiawei. What?!


    Li Yuyan smirked and nced at He Xinyan proudly.


    Bai Jiawei smiled, "Okay, the winner is very clear now. Group leader He Xinyan received 12 votes, and Manager Li Yuyan received 13 votes."


    Li Huiran grabbed onto Li Yuyan''s hand excitedly, and she was shaking to try and control her excitement.


    Li Yuyan was also very excited as she looked at He Xinyan and smirked.


    "I officially announce that the new CEO and board member of the He Corporation is. . ."


    "Wait!" A deep male voice said as the door was pushed open.


    Once again, everyone turned to look at who it was, and Bai Jiawei''s announcement also got cut short.


    Li Yuyan was very not pleased with whoever interrupted her "ceremony", and she turned to look at the door frustratingly.


    He Xinyan frowned as she couldn''t help but think that this voice was familiar. But where did she hear it before?


    Several guards wearing ck suits and sunsses filed into the room and formed a line against the wall.


    Then, a man wearing apletely ck suit walked in.


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened in shock when she saw who it was, and she almost jumped up from her chair in shock.


    The man''s eyesnded on her and grinned.


    "Hello everyone, I am Yi Shao, but I''m sure all of you know me as the shareholder, Mr. Yi."


    He Xinyan gulped when she realized that it really was him.


    Yi Qiansi!


    He smiled at He Xinyan''s reaction, and he looked towards Bai Jiawei.


    "I''m sorry for beingte."


    Bai Jiawei stood up to greet this mysterious, but veryrge shareholder. This was the first time he had ever seen this shareholder in person.


    After bing a shareholder, Yi Qiansi had never attended any meeting or showed up in person.


    "Don''t worry about it. You came at the perfect time! I was about to announce the result." Bai Jiawei leaned forward to the microphone again, and he was about to speak when Yi Qiansi cut him off, once again.


    "Chairman Bai, I''m afraid that you will have to change your announcement."


    Bai Jiawei''s smile disappeared as he frowned in confusion, "Why?"


    "Because I want to give my vote to He Xinyan."


    "What?!" Bai Jiawei''s eyes widened as he furrowed his eyebrows together. Li Yuyan also jumped up from her chair in shock, and Li Huiran had to pull her down.


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open as she slowly stood up from her chair.


    "Yes, I want to give my vote to He Xinyan."


    Before Bai Jiawei could refute, one of the old shareholders that voted for He Xinyan spoke up.


    "Mr. Yi voted for He Xinyan, so that would mean that He Xinyan has 13 votes. Li Yuyan has 12 votes. Chairman Bai, please announce the result now."


    The other shareholders also spoke up.


    "Yes, chairman Bai. The result is clear. Please announce it now."


    He Xinyan''s eyes lit up as a small smile crept up her face. What a coincidence! How could Yi Shao be the mysterious shareholder?!


    Yi Qiansi looked at her and grinned. Of course. . . it wasn''t a coincidence.


    Bai Jiawei looked towards He Xinyan, who had sat back down. Then, he looked towards Li Yuyan and Li Huiran, who were still in shock.


    Finally, he pressed his lips together and slowly said, "The new CEO and board member of the He Corporation is. . .


    Bai Jiawei sighed, "He Xinyan."


    He Xinyan grinned and bowed slightly. All of the shareholders that voted for her stood up and pped, including Yi Qiansi.


    Meanwhile, Li Huiran and Li Yuyan''s faces were as pale as a sheet of paper.


    Less than a minute ago, she was still the winner! She was going to be the new CEO and board member! But now. . . Everything has changed! How?!


    Li Yuyan clenched her fists together angrily and dug her nails into her skin.


    ---


    The meeting ended very soon, and all the shareholders stood up to leave.


    As they walked towards the door, the shareholders that voted for her came over to shake hands with He Xinyan and congratte her.


    "Congrattions, Miss He."


    "Thank you."


    "Congrattions."


    "Thank you."


    As they were congratting her, Bai Jiawei stood up to organize the files in front of him. Finally, he couldn''t hold it in anymore.


    He mmed the pile of files onto the table angrily, making a loud noise. Everyone that was still present turned to look at him.


    He pointed one finger at the shareholders standing in line to congratte He Xinyan and said angrily, "I hope you guys won''t regret your decision!"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and smirked. She didn''t think that he would be so obvious with his anger. Well, it only made her feel better!


    Bai Jiawei turned around to leave and tripped over his chair, causing him to fall back down onto his seat. His face was red with anger as he stood up again.


    He walked over to the door and looked back at Li Huiran and Li Yuyan, "Why are you guys still here?! Are you not embarrassed enough?!"


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan took onest look at He Xinyan before angrily marching out of the room.


    After all the other shareholders had left, Yi Qiansi walked over to shake hands with He Xinyan.


    "Congrattions."


    He Xinyan looked into his eyes for a few seconds before slowly shaking his hand, "Thank you."


    He smiled at her before walking out of the meeting room.

 Chapter 180 I Missed You

    <h4>Chapter 180 I Missed You</h4>


    He smiled at her before walking out of the meeting room.


    ---


    Bai Jiawei marched out of the meeting room with Li Huiran, Li Yuyan, and the shareholders who voted for her following behind.


    One of the shareholders ran forward, "Chairman Bai, what do I do? Miss He will definitely not like me now. Chairman Bai, I followed your directions! You have to help me!"


    Bai Jiawei stopped walking and frowned, "Why?! Do you all think I lost?! Do you think my power in thispany is gone now?!"


    Li Yuyan stepped forward, "Dad! There is no need to get mad at them. me He Xinyan!"


    Bai Jiawei looked towards the meeting room and nodded his head in agreement, "That unfilial daughter! Does she really think that she can take away thepany that I created?! She''s too naive!"


    The shareholders pressed their lips together and looked down, but they didn''t say anything. They all knew that the person who created thepany was actually He Xinyan''s grandfather.


    He had said that he wanted his granddaughter, He Xinyan, to take over thepany in the future. Bai Jiawei was only a temporary leader, and He Xinyan would take over once she was skilled enough to do so.


    "Don''t forget. I am still arge shareholder of the He Corporation! I am still the chairman! No one can take this from me!"


    The shareholders nodded their heads in agreement, and Li Yuyan also took a step forward.


    "Yes, dad!"


    Bai Jiawei turned around to face the meeting room, and he pointed one finger towards that direction.


    "And those other shareholders. . . One day, I will make them know what a stupid decision they made today! Especially that Yi person! I will definitely make him regret his decision today!"


    The shareholder that wasining in the beginning nodded his head, "Chairman Bai, we all believe in you. We will support you!"


    "Hmph!" Bai Jiawei stomped off and the shareholders followed.


    Li Yuyan and Li Huiran stood there for a few seconds before also walking away.


    ---


    "Yay!!" He Xinyan stood up and held her ss of wine, "Cheers!"


    Gu Yechen, Gu Yebei, and Wu Minger all stood up and raised their sses up before finishing all the contents inside with one gulp.


    He Xinyan sat down and reached over the table to pour herself another ss.


    Upon seeing this, Gu Yechen leaned over and whispered into her ear.


    "Don''t drink too much. If you are drunk, I can''t promise that I will be able to control myself tonight."


    He Xinyan''s hand froze for a quick second, but she continued to pour herself another ss.


    "Ch! You were able to control yourself when I was drugged, so I''m pretty sure you can when I am drunk!"


    Although she said that, she stopped drinking so much at once, and only took one small sip once in a while.


    Gu Yechen grinned and rubbed the back of her head gently. He wasn''t actually going to take advantage of her, but he didn''t want her to feel ufortable the next morning from the alcohol.


    "You two, stop acting so romantic!" Wu Minger said sourly and pouted.


    He Xinyan grinned, "You aren''t one to say! You have a boyfriend too!"


    Gu Yebei smiled and wrapped his arm around Wu Minger''s waist.


    "Let''s go y on the beach after we are done eating!" Wu Minger proposed.


    The three of them quickly agreed.


    ---


    After Wu Minger and Gu Yebei left, it waste into the night already.


    He Xinyan stayed at Gu Yechen''s mansion, because who knew what would happen if she returned. Bai Jiawei had no reason to be mad that she became CEO, but obviously, he was.


    He Xinyan smiled as she brushed her teeth. It seems like he couldn''t hold in his true feelings anymore.


    After they had both got ready, He Xinyan and Gu Yechenid down on the bed.


    She crawled into Gu Yechen''s embrace and took a deep breath. It seemed like forever since theyst slept together.


    She missed him being next to her. She missed his warmth, his smell. . . She missed him.


    "Baby, I missed you," Gu Yechen muttered in the darkness as he kissed her forehead.


    "Me too. . ."


    There were several seconds of silence before Gu Yechen spoke again.


    "You know how you asked me to investigate who was behind the ident?"


    He Xinyan nodded.


    "You were right. Someone was indeed behind the ident. In fact, it isn''t an ident because it was nned."


    He Xinyan looked up and the fatigue she was feeling disappeared, "Who is it?"


    Who hated her so much that they wanted her dead. For now, her guess was Li Huiran or Li Yuyan, but she couldn''t be sure.


    Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together slightly before saying, "Xinyan, I figured out who it is, but there isn''t sufficient evidence to report them to the police, because the driver of the truck was killed, so he can''t act as a witness. I''m guessing the person that killed the driver is the same person who tried to kill you."


    "Just tell me who it is."


    ". . .Bai Jiawei.


    He Xinyan''s brain immediately went nk, and she almost thought she had heard wrong.


    She knew that Bai Jiawei didn''t trust her anymore. . . He also didn''t like her as much as before, because she was being more distant from him.


    However, she would have never thought that he would try and kill her!


    She was his daughter! His biological daughter!


    Even if He Xinyan knew that Bai Jiawei wasn''t a good person, she didn''t think that he would try and kill his own child.


    "Xinyan. . . Yanyan!" Gu Yechen frowned and gently grabbed onto her hand. He would definitely destroy Bai Jiawei into pieces, but he knew that He Xinyan would want to do the same by now.


    He wasn''t going to do it for her. After all, the person Bai Jiawei hurt deeply was He Xinyan, not him. She would want to take revenge.


    After a while, He Xinyan recovered from her shock, and she squeezed out a smile, "Thank you for telling me. Let''s go to sleep."


    Gu Yechen didn''t say anything and gently kissed her on the forehead before watching her sleep.


    Although He Xinyan''s eyes were closed, she could not fall asleep.


    She was deep in her thoughts as she clenched her fists tightly.


    ''Why should I be surprised? I should have guessed! He could kill my mom, so he can also kill me.'' He Xinyan pressed her lips together and moved a little closer to Gu Yechen.


    It was time to get rid of them.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up to find that the spot next to her was empty.


    She rolled out of bed and walked down the stairs. The wonderful smell of breakfast got stronger and stronger as she walked closer and closer to the dining room.


    When she arrived, Gu Yechen walked out of the kitchen with arge bowl of soup.


    "Good morning. Come eat." Gu Yechen sat down after taking off the apron, and they ate breakfast together.


    As they ate, He Xinyan suddenly remembered something and she looked up.


    "Oh, right! You know how a kind person saved me after I got into an ident?!"


    Gu Yechen looked up and nodded, "Yes. Who is it? I should go thank him."


    He Xinyan frowned, "His name is Yi Shao. He lives near the ocean on this. . . mountain? Cliff? He''s really kind though, and we have many things inmon."


    Gu Yechen couldn''t help but feel a little sour and jealous that He Xinyan wasplimenting another man, but he kept it in because the man did save her.


    "And, guess what?! He is a shareholder of the He Corporation! I had no clue! He never told me until I saw him yesterday!"


    Gu Yechen frowned slightly. It was rare for someone from another country to invest in apany from another country. Especially apany of the He Corporation''s size.


    "And he has silver hair!" He Xinyan added, "If I do meet him again, I should thank him. Not only did he save me, but he also helped me recover."


    Gu Yechen put down his chopsticks and knit his eyebrows tightly together. Yi Shao. . . silver hair? And a shareholder of the He Corporation?


    Gu Yechen pulled out his phone and texted Chen Xiao under the table.


    "Investigate someone called Yi Shao from Country X."


    ---


    After breakfast, He Xinyan decided to return to the He mansion to change and get ready before going out on a date with Gu Yechen.


    She stopped in front of therge house and looked up. It had been a long time since she hadst been here.


    She took a deep breath before walking into the house. Bai Jiawei had already left for work, and only Li Huiran and Li Yuyan were at home.


    She walked in and she saw Li Huiran walk down the stairs. Li Huiran clenched her teeth together when she saw He Xinyan, but she still forced out a smile.


    Li Huiran was also furious that at thest second, her daughter''s position as CEO was stolen by He Xinyan! He Xinyan should be dead! Why was she still here to make life difficult for her and her daughter?!


    Li Huiran walked down the stairs and over to He Xinyan.


    "Xinyan, you''re back!"


    He Xinyan smirked and looked around. Nothing much has changed.


    "Wee back, Xinyan."


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 Chapter 181 Strawberry Picking

    <h4>Chapter 181 Strawberry Picking</h4>


    "Wee back, Xinyan."


    He Xinyan scoffed and turned to look at Li Huiran, "I don''t think there is a need to wee me back to my own house."


    Li Huiran gulped and clenched her fists together. Hearing the noise, Li Yuyan also walked down the stairs. After the fight with Su Zhiming, she no longer lived in their house anymore. Su Zhiming also lived somewhere else, so the house waspletely empty.


    He Xinyan nced at Li Yuyan and continued, "My grandfather left this mansion for me."


    He Xinyan smiled, "In fact, you guys are only temporarily staying here."


    Li Huiran pressed her lips together and pretended to not care as she rolled her eyes. Li Yuyan was also furious as she walked down the stairs and turned to look at a worker nearby.


    "You! Bring He Xinyan''s luggage up to the bedroom in the west wing of the second floor."


    He Xinyan had taken some things from Gu Yechen''s house that she found cute, including several matching clothes.


    She also grabbed the matching pajamas so they could wear it while sleeping together, since they mostly slept in her room. She had put it all in a luggage and brought it over.


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together and turned around, "Wait!"


    The worker stopped and Li Yuyan also raised an eyebrow.


    He Xinyan looked at the worker, "Bring it to the first room on the east wing."


    Li Yuyan grinned and crossed her arms together, "I''m sorry, Xinyan. I am living inside your bedroom now."


    Right after Li Yuyan came back from Country Y and He Xinyan was reported to be dead, Li Yuyan moved into He Xinyan''s bedroom. The room on the east wing was the best since it received the most sunlight and was also veryrge. She was used to living in He Xinyan''s room now, so of course Li Yuyan didn''t want to move back to her own cramped room.


    He Xinyan smirked, "Then get out."


    Li Yuyan''s eyes widened and she clenched one fist together, "He Xinyan, you just came back and you are already fighting with me over a room! What are you trying to do?!"


    He Xinyan took a step forward and crossed her arms together, "What am I trying to do? I am the owner of this house. I can live in whichever room I want."


    He Xinyan smiled and walked straight past Li Yuyan and up the stairs, bumping into her shoulder. Li Yuyan fell a few steps back and she stomped one foot onto the ground in anger.


    Li Yuyan was furious as she ran over to Li Huiran, "Mom! Look how arrogant she is!"


    Li Huiran was also very mad, and she looked up the stairs before walking away.


    ---


    At night, Bai Jiawei came back, and he wasn''t as angry as he was yesterday. He still frowned when he saw He Xinyan, but he knew now wasn''t the time topletely cut ties.


    "Xinyan, you''re back! I still can''t believe that you are still alive! I am so happy!"


    He Xinyan grinned, "I know you can''t believe it. . . I can''t either."


    Bai Jiawei''s lip twitched slightly before he walked over to the dining room, "Come eat,e eat!"


    As they were eating, Bai Jiawei smiled and brought up a party.


    "Xinyan, we should celebrate youing back and bing the CEO of the He Corporation! Let''s hold a party to celebrate!"


    He Xinyan grinned, "Sure. Dad can organize it."


    Bai Jiawei nodded his head and they continued to eat.


    "Oh, yeah! Also, since I am CEO now, I should have an assistant." He Xinyan said with a smile.


    Bai Jiawei looked up and licked his lips, "Sure! I will assign an experienced and skilled worker to be your assistant."


    He Xinyan looked down with a grin, "It''s okay. I already have a choice for my assistant."


    Of course she wasn''t going to let Bai Jiawei give her an assistant! Who knew if Bai Jiawei was going to send someone over to spy on her! She needed someone she trusted.


    "Oh? Who is it?"


    "Wu Minger."


    Bai Jiawei raised one eyebrow and shook his head, "Xinyan, I know Minger is your friend, but she isn''t experienced at all in the business field. You are still new to the job, so you should find someone skilled."


    He Xinyan smiled, "It''s okay, dad. I believe in Minger. She can be my assistant. I''m finished eating, so I''m going to return to my room now. Goodbye."


    Without waiting for Bai Jiawei to reply, He Xinyan left and walked up the stairs.


    Wu Minger was indeed not skilled in the business area, but she was a quick learner. Most importantly, He Xinyan trusted her.


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan woke up to a series of kisses on her lips.


    She lifted her hand up to wipe her mouth and frowned, "Stop. . ."


    Gu Yechen smiled and grabbed onto her hand before continuing to kiss her again and again. He hadn''t kissed or touched her for several weeks, and when he saw her cute sleeping face after waking up today, he couldn''t control himself.


    He Xinyan was trying to sleep, and she was very annoyed by Gu Yechen''s inability to control himself.


    He continued to kiss her, and when he leaned in for another one, He Xinyan suddenly opened her mouth and bit down on his lips.


    "Ah. . ." Gu Yechen groaned in pain, but his lips quickly curled up into a small smile.


    "My little kitten has sharp teeth."


    He Xinyan frowned and punched him softly on the chest before lifting the nket up over her face to continue to sleep.


    "Do you want to go on a date today?"


    He Xinyan lifted her head out of the nket and opened her eyes, "A date?"


    ---


    A few hourster, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen were on the way to a local farm to pick strawberries. When they arrived, it was 11 A.M. already, and they had to hurry so they wouldn''t miss lunchtime.


    After putting on the gear, He XInyan and Gu Yechen were in the dirt to pick the fresh strawberries.


    For once, He Xinyan was more skilled in a task than Gu Yechen. Maybe it was because of the sight of the delicious strawberries, but He Xinyan was full of energy as she picked one strawberry after another.


    Meanwhile, Gu Yechen was taking his time to observe each strawberry to see which one was the most red before slowly picking one off the stem.


    He Xinyan had filled up her basket already, but Gu Yechen wasn''t even halfway through.


    "You''re so slow!"


    Gu Yechen smiled at her and stood up, "Do you want another basket?"


    He Xinyan looked at therge pile of strawberries and pondered how long it wouldst before it would all be in her stomach. Maybe three days. . . at most? But three days wasn''t enough!


    She looked up and nodded her head excitedly.


    Gu Yechen handed her his basket and turned around to go talk to the owner of the farm, "You can help me fill up my basket. I''ll go buy more."


    A minuteter, Gu Yechen was back with four baskets in his hands. Behind him, the owner was carrying four more.


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open, "How many did you buy?!"


    Gu Yechen looked down innocently, "8. . . Don''t you want more strawberries."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times and sighed. What should she expect? After all, Gu Yechen was indeed born with a golden spoon in his mouth.


    Although he wasn''t arrogant and proud in front of her, he was still the richest man in the nation. She shouldn''t expect him to think like normal people.


    That would be too high of an expectation.


    So, they ended up picking more than half of the strawberries in the field to fill up the ten baskets they had.


    He Xinyan got more and more excited as they picked, thinking about all the food she could make from all these strawberries. . . Or Gu Yechen could make. She didn''t want to waste all these delicious strawberries from her cooking.


    Strawberry cake. . . Tanghulu. . . strawberry jam. . . strawberry milk. . . strawberry smoothie!


    He Xinyan licked her lips as the owner helped them pack the strawberries and they left the farm.


    Picking strawberries was very tedious work, and they immediately drove to eat lunch. They arrived at a famous restaurant and sat down to eat.


    The restaurant was empty because Gu Yechen had booked the entire restaurant, and the food came out quickly.


    A workeres over with the food, and He Xinyan was talking with Gu Yechen and looking at the delicious tes of food.


    After all the food had been set, He Xinyan smiled and looked up at the worker.


    "Thank you -"


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened in surprise as her eyesnded on the worker''s face. This. . . He. . .


    The worker turned around to leave, and He Xinyan watched him because she was too shocked. The worker was pushing the service cart away already when He Xinyan suddenly jumped up from her chair.


    "Wait!"


    The worker turned around and looked at He Xinyan, "Yes, miss. What do you need?"


    "You. . ."

 Chapter 182 Li Yuyan Lookalike

    <h4>Chapter 182 Li Yuyan Lookalike</h4>


    The worker turned around and looked at He Xinyan, "Yes, miss. What do you need?"


    "You. . ." He Xinyan took a step forward to get a closer look, and her shock only increased. Was this a coincidence? However, they were too simr.


    Gu Yechen looked up confusedly and crossed his arms together.


    "What is your name?"


    The worker knew that this guest was very important and rich, since they booked the entire restaurant, so he replied respectfully.


    "Miss, my name is Ma Yuhao."


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together and thought for a few seconds. She did not recognize that name.


    "How old are you?"


    "52, miss."


    He Xinyan did some calctions and her frown deepened, "Do you have a wife. . . or girlfriend?"


    Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together and sat up straighter. Why was she asking him so many questions?


    The man shook his head, "No, miss."


    "What about a child? A daughter?"


    The man flinched slightly and he gulped as his eyes traveled down. He Xinyan caught this reaction and she raised one eyebrow as she waited for his response.


    ". . . No, miss."


    "Really?"


    The worker frowned, "Yes. I don''t even have a partner, so of course I don''t have a child."


    He Xinyan stared at him for several seconds before finally sitting back down, "Okay, thank you."


    The worker quickly walked away and He Xinyan sat down.


    "Why did you ask him so many questions?" Gu Yechen asked as he began chopping up the te of steak.


    He Xinyan leaned forward and widened her eyes, "Did you not realize? That worker looks so much like Li Yuyan! Besides the gender difference, their eyes, nose, and mouth look so simr!"


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows slightly, "Who is Li Yuyan?"


    ". . ." He Xinyan pressed her lips together and blinked a few times. He went to her wedding, birthday, and saw her multiple times, but he still doesn''t know her name.


    "My stepsister. Remember?"


    Gu Yechen thought for a few seconds before nodding, "Oh!"


    "Yes, yes! Don''t they look alike?"


    Gu Yechen pushed the te of chopped steak over to He Xinyan and looked up, "I''m sorry, but I don''t remember what she looks like."


    He Xinyan gulped and picked up her fork, "Ah, why don''t you forget what I look like?"


    Gu Yechen smiled and rested his chin on his hand, "You and my mom are the only two women that I will remember. No one else."


    He Xinyan took a bite of the steak and couldn''t help but smile. As a woman, He Xinyan was obviously happy that Gu Yechen didn''t take a nce at other women.


    She was an easily jealous person too!


    They ate lunch, but He Xinyan''s mind had wandered off. She couldn''t stop thinking about how simr the man and Li Yuyan looked alike.


    Was it just a coincidence?


    It wasn''t very likely.


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together and thought of the other possibilities.


    Was he Li Yuyan''s sibling? Not possible. That man was even older than Li Huiran!


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened as an unbelievable thought crossed her mind. No way. . . No way. . .


    Li Yuyan did look alike to Li Huiran in many ways, including their body size and shape, and also eyebrows. However, Li Yuyan did not have any simrities with Bai Jiawei.


    He Xinyan never really cared, because Bai Jiawei had done a DNA test with Li Yuyan, so there was no way Li Yuyan wasn''t Bai Jiawei''s child, but. . .


    He Xinyan jumped up from her chair, causing the fork to fall down onto the ground.


    Gu Yechen looked up and watched as He Xinyan walked over to a nearby waiter and asked, "Where is Ma Yuhao? Can you get him for me?"


    The female worker nodded her head and walked into the kitchen. A few secondster, the man walked out behind the female worker.


    He was looking down at the floor as he walked, and continued to look down when he stopped in front of He Xinyan.


    "Ma Yuhao?"


    "Yes, miss."


    "Come over," He Xinyan said as she walked back to the table.


    The man gulped and reluctantly followed He Xinyan over to the table.


    He Xinyan grinned and grabbed a ss before pouring some cold water into it, "Rx. Take a sip of water."


    The worker took a look at the cup before politely taking a small sip.


    He Xinyan smiled and took the cup back from him, "Don''t worry. You just look really simr to one of my friends, so I was very curious."


    The man gulped and sped his hands together as he looked down.


    Gu Yechen also stopped eating as he leaned back against his chair and looked at He Xinyan. Although his baby was always cute, he thought that she looked the cutest when she was serious or mischievously scheming.


    Right now, she was both.


    "Ha. . . ha. . . What a coincidence." The worker licked his lips and said softly.


    "I know right! What a coincidence! But, I don''t believe in coincidences. I think that coincidences don''t just happen coincidentally. What do you think?" He Xinyan smiled softly as she stared at the worker, making sure not to miss any small reaction.


    The worker gulped again and took a step back, "Coincidences are very rare, but they still do happen."


    "You think so?"


    "Yes."


    He Xinyan smiled and stood up, causing Ma Yuhao to take another step back. She moved closer to him and asked, "How old are you again?"


    "52, miss."


    He Xinyan gasped and lifted one hand up to touch his hair, "Really? I can''t believe it! You don''t have any white hair!"


    Gu Yechen jumped up from his chair angrily and looked dangerously at He Xinyan.


    Ma Yuhao also stepped away, and He Xinyan took this opportunity to hold on, and a small piece of hair quickly came off.


    "Ah! Sorry!" He Xinyan said and wrapped his fingers around the small strand of hair.


    "Maybe it really is a coincidence. Sorry for asking you so many questions. Can you get the check? I think we are finished."


    The man quickly nodded his head and practically ran away.


    He Xinyan sat back down and ced the strand of hair into a napkin before she put it into a small pocket inside her handbag.


    "He Xinyan. . ." Gu Yechen said dangerously.


    He Xinyan looked up at him pitifully and grabbed a napkin right away to wipe her hands, "I had to do it! I''m sorry."


    She pouted and grabbed onto Gu Yechen''s hand.


    Gu Yechen couldn''t possibly stay mad at her, and he frowned before pulling out his wallet to pay.


    Ma Yuhao came back with the check and Gu Yechen swiped his ck card before signing the receipt.


    "Can you get a stic bag for me please?" He Xinyan asked with a sweet smile. The man nodded and quickly went to get the bag ande back.


    He Xinyan opened the bag and waited until Ma Yuhao was gone before she carefully ced the ss cup into the stic cup and stood up.


    "Let''s go!"


    ---


    All the strawberries were put into Gu Yechen''s house, and He Xinyan had to quickly return to the He mansion.


    She immediately saw Li Yuyan in the dining room, and she was drinking a ss of lemon water.


    He Xinyan smiled when she saw her and also entered the dining room to drink some water. When Li Yuyan saw her, she immediately finished drinking and rolled her eyes before walking away.


    He Xinyan grinned as she watched Li Yuyan leave. After she was gone, He Xinyan grabbed the ss Li Yuyan had just drank from and ced it into a separate stic bag.


    She then finished drinking her own water and left the house once again.


    She quickly went to Gu Yechen''s house to tell him what they could cook with the strawberries. He asked her where she was going, and she told him she was going to go get a DNA test done between Ma Yuhao and Li Yuyan.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow and opened the door wider, "Come in."


    "Wait, I have to go to the hospital first."


    "Don''t worry about it. I know someone who can do a DNA test, and he is more trustworthy and faster than hospitals.


    He Xinyan stepped into the house with her bags of Ma Yuhao and Li Yuyan''s DNA, "Who?"


    "Remember Zhao Qi? He has his own private science and medicalb that I funded for him. He can do the DNA test."


    A whileter, Zhao Qi showed up and He Xinyan handed him the stic bags. He didn''t seem very happy to be called over by Gu Yechen, but he promised to have the results by tomorrow.


    For the rest of the day, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen were inside the kitchen as they made many strawberry foods like strawberry cake, strawberry jam, and many more!


    Well, He Xinyan didn''t exactly make them. She watched most of the time. . .


    That night, she slept at Gu Yechen''s house.

 Chapter 183 Lucky Charm

    <h4>Chapter 183 Lucky Charm</h4>


    That night, she slept at Gu Yechen''s house.


    The next morning, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen were eating the strawberry cake they made yesterday for breakfast.


    He Xinyan wanted to enjoy this time, since she would have to go to work soon, and being the CEO was definitely going to be difficult.


    As they ate, the doorbell suddenly rang, and Gu Yechen went to open the door.


    Zhao Qi walked in, and he seemed to be wearing his pajamas, which was a matching shirt and pants with a panda design.


    "I have the results."


    He Xinyan immediately stopped eating and took the folder over. Zhao Qi sat down in an empty chair and his eyes lit up when he saw the food.


    "Cake! Can I have some?"


    "No." Gu Yechen walked over and sat down as he began to eat.


    Zhao Qi pursed his lips out and crossed his arms together, "So selfish. . . So selfish. . ."


    He Xinyan took the piece of paper out and skipped the entire chart of random information and statistics. All she cared about was at the bottom of the page.


    Probability of paternity: 99.99999999%


    He Xinyan almost dropped the paper in surprise. Although she was suspicious, she didn''t actually think it would be possible.


    Her hands were still in the position of holding the paper as she looked up nkly and knit her eyebrows together.


    So, that would mean. . . Li Huiran was lying?! But Bai Jiawei wasn''t stupid enough to just believe a DNA report. The timing of Li Huiran''s pregnancy must have been believable for Bai Jiawei to not question the fact that Li Yuyan was his biological child.


    Li Yuyan was two years older than her. . . Bai Jiawei had an affair with Li Huiran two years before she was even born. Possibly even longer than that.


    However, during that time, Bai Jiawei was still living in the He mansion with He Yuxin, so he couldn''t keep an eye on Li Huiran all the time.


    It wasn''t impossible for Li Huiran to also find other men.


    He Xinyan smirked as she dropped her hands down onto herp.


    So, Li Huiran had been lying to Bai Jiawei for the past 25 years, and Bai Jiawei had also stupidly believed her for 25 years.


    That would mean Li Yuyan had to rtion to Bai Jiawei. . . He Xinyan grinned just thinking about Bai Jiawei''s reaction if he figured out the truth.


    Both Li Huiran and Li Yuyan would be over with.


    He Xinyan bent down to pick up the paper and she ced it back into the folder. Even the heavens were helping her. . . She just coincidentally went to that restaurant to eat with Gu Yechen, and Li Yuyan''s biological dad worked there!


    He Xinyan looked up at Gu Yechen with a smile.


    He was definitely her lucky charm!


    ---


    After eating breakfast, He Xinyan returned to the He mansion.


    When she walked in, she saw Li Huiran and Li Yuyan sitting on the couch talking about something. When they noticed He Xinyan, they immediately stopped talking and looked at her cautiously.


    He Xinyan smiled and waved at them, tilting her head slightly.


    Li Yuyan frowned and rolled her eyes before looking away.


    He Xinyan''s smile only grew wider. Soon, these guests will be gone. She walked over to the couch and sat down across from them.


    Li Huiran sat a little straighter as she red at He Xinyan alertly.


    "What are you doing?" Li Yuyan asked angrily. She was still mad about He Xinyan stealing her room away from her.


    *helemon''s note: I''m back to interrupt the story hehe! Li Yuyan, that is not your room! That was Yanyan''s room to begin with! Plus, it is Yanyan''s house! Get out!


    He Xinyan smiled and bent forward to pick up a green grape from the te on the table, "Nothing, just rxing."


    Li Huiran narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms together.


    He Xinyan looked at her and smiled sweetly, "Auntie Li, how long have you been living here already?"


    Li Huiran frowned, "Over 20 years."


    He Xinyan opened her mouth in fake surprise, "Wow! It has been very long!"


    Li Huiran was getting more and more suspicious as she red at He Xinyan, who was smiling as she ate another grape.


    "You must have been very surprised when you got pregnant with sister Yuyan, right?"


    Both Li Huiran and Li Yuyan knit their eyebrows together. After several seconds of silence, Li Huiran finally said:


    "Yes."


    "Did you know right away it was dad''s child?" He Xinyan asked, her eyes filled with curiosity.


    Li Huiran gulped and took a sip of tea. He Xinyan rarely talked about the fact that Li Yuyan was Bai Jiawei''s kid, and how Li Yuyan was born before she was.


    "Yes. . ." Li Huiran said softly.


    He Xinyan grinned and stood up, "Of course! After all, a mistress usually only has one owner, right?" He Xinyan said with an innocent smile.


    Li Huiran instantly jumped up from the couch, causing the cup of tea to crash onto the ground. The warm tea spilled onto the floor, and the porcin cup broke into pieces.


    He Xinyan jumped up in shock and put one hand over her mouth, "What''s wrong, Auntie Li?"


    Li Yuyan was also furious and she pointed one finger at He Xinyan, "How dare you call me my mom a mistress?"


    He Xinyan widened her eyes innocently and scratched her head, muttering softly, "But she is. . . My dad was married when you were born. Unless, you aren''t my dad''s daughter?"


    "Of course I am! What do you mean?!" Li Yuyan was furious, and she was using all her self-control not to p He Xinyan.


    Meanwhile, Li Huiran immediately widened her eyes and took a step back. Her eyes darted around nervously and He Xinyan noticed her gulp.


    He Xinyan smirked. . . Li Huiran''s reaction just gave her away.


    Li Huiran recovered after several seconds and she red at He Xinyan, "What are you talking about?! Of course Yuyan is Jiawei''s daughter, just like you are!"


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "I know. . . so that makes you a mistress."


    She said all of this with an innocent look on her face, almost like she had no idea that her words were offending Li Huiran and Li Yuyan.


    Li Huiran''s face was slightly green from anger, but she didn''t know to whom she could let go of her anger. She clenched her teeth together and if you stood close enough, you could hear the sound of her teeth grinding against each other.


    "He Xinyan, don''t talk to my mom like that! Your mom is dead already, and my mom is the female owner of this house now!" Li Yuyan argued, her face also red from anger. She refused to admit that she was the daughter of a mistress!


    The innocent smile on He Xinyan''s face disappeared as she took a step forward, "Female owner? Li Yuyan, are you stupid? Oh, wait! That shouldn''t even be a question."


    "You -"


    He Xinyan took another step forward, causing Li Yuyan to back down.


    "This is the He mansion, not the Bai mansion, and definitely not the Li mansion. The owner and female owner of this house will only be a He. If I''m not mistaken, the only He in this house right now is me. The owner and female owner of this house if me. . . So if I want you two to get out, you two have to get out! Understand?!"


    He Xinyan''s expression and voice were so scary Li Huiran also stepped back in fear. She gulped and looked away, trying to stop her body from shaking.


    He Xinyan tilted her head slightly and scratched her head. Wow. . . she was so cool!


    Maybe it was because she was with Gu Yechen too often, but she was bing more and more like him! Her attitude and presence were just like him!


    He Xinyan smiled proudly and nced at Li Huiran and Li Yuyan once more before walking away. She had gotten the information she needed.


    ---


    The next day was thest day before He Xinyan would have to report to thepany as CEO, so she had to take advantage of the remaining time she had.


    He Xinyan drove by herself to the restaurant she had gone to with Gu Yechen and got out of the car. This restaurant was one of the best around, and even for a waiter, it was probably hard to get a job here.


    So, either Ma Yuhao was really skilled and deserved the job. . . or he got the job through some other means.


    He Xinyan entered the restaurant, which didn''t have many people inside since it wasn''t lunchtime yet.


    "Hello, are there any private rooms that aren''t booked yet?"


    "One second, miss." The worker searched a few seconds through herputer before looking up, "Yes, miss. There are three."


    "Can I book one for one hour right now?"


    "Um. . . I''m sorry, miss, but our private rooms need to be booked at least one day ahead of time."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "One second."


    She took a step back and called Gu Yechen, "Mr. Husband, I need your help."

 Chapter 184 Meeting Ma Yuhao

    <h4>Chapter 184 Meeting Ma Yuhao</h4>


    She took a step back and called Gu Yechen, "Mr. Husband, I need your help."


    Gu Yechen was in a meeting right now, and a second ago, he was very angry at the manager of the marketing department for their horrible proposal.


    However, now, he was smiling.


    The people inside the room gulped nervously as they waited for their scary boss to finish taking his call.


    "Yes, baby, what is it?"


    The people in the room all looked up simultaneously in shock. Baby? What?!


    When did President Gu have a kid?!


    "Can you help me get a private room in XY Restaurant? I didn''t book it."


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Of course. I''ll do it now."


    "Thank you! Mwah!" He Xinyan blew Gu Yechen a kiss and hung up the call. Sometimes, it was nice to ask for help from her all-powerful boyfriend.


    A few minutester, the worker at the front let He Xinyan into one of the best private rooms in the corner of the restaurant.


    He Xinyan ordered a few dishes and sat to wait. She yed around on her phone before a waiter walked in with the food.


    "Hello. Do you know a worker here called Ma Yuhao?"


    The worker thought for a few seconds, "Yes!"


    "Can you bring him here for me? And tell your manager that I need to borrow him for a few minutes."


    The worker nodded his head and left the room.


    He Xinyan didn''t touch the food until the door opened again and Ma Yuhao walked in. He frowned when he saw He Xinyan, and he closed the door and didn''t walk over.


    He Xinyan chuckled slightly, "Come sit down."


    The man gulped and reluctantly sat down across from He Xinyan, "Miss, I still have to return to work. Is there anything I can help you with?"


    "You don''t have to worry. I already told your colleague to tell your manager that I need you."


    "What do you need me for?" Ma Yuhao knit his eyebrows together.


    He Xinyan grinned, "I ordered too much food. If you don''t mind, you can eat some with me."


    "Miss, I need to get back to work. What do you need?"


    He Xinyan picked up her chopsticks and began eating, "Well, this might take a while. Should I go call your manager in and tell him you will take a while?"


    The man frowned and red at her for a few seconds before saying gravely, "There is no need for that."


    "Good!" He Xinyan grinned. She picked up her phone and leaned back against her chair, casually scrolling around. She opened the recording app and clicked the red button to start recording.


    "Ma Yuhao, right?"


    "Yes, miss." Ma Yuhao had given up on trying to leave now, and he grudgingly answered her questions.


    "You know Li Huiran," He Xinyan said. This wasn''t a question, it was a statement. She nced up and stared intently at Ma Yuhao to see his reaction.


    Just like her guess, Ma Yuhao''s eyes immediately widened before he quickly looked down.


    After several seconds, he finally said, "Li Huiran? Who is that?"


    He Xinyan grinned, "No need to try and lie to me, Mr. Ma. I know everything."


    She obviously didn''t know everything, but the point right now was to get Ma Yuhao to tell the truth.


    Ma Yuhao red at her for several seconds before asking, "Who are you?"


    "Me? He Xinyan, nice to meet you!"


    She held one hand out but Ma Yuhao didn''t budge. He sat there for several seconds, thinking of something. After a while, his mouth suddenly fell open and he narrowed his eyes.


    He Xinyan noticed that the way he looked at her was even more unfriendly than before.


    She chuckled and pulled her arm back, "It seems like you know who I am now."


    "What do you want from me? I know nothing about what you are talking about."


    "Oh, really? You really don''t know who Li Huiran is?"


    Ma Yuhao gulped and shook his head, "No! Who even is that? Miss, can you stop talking nonsense? I need to get back to work."


    He Xinyan leaned forward against the table and her smile disappeared, "Stop using work as an excuse. I talked to your manager already. You don''t need to go back to work until I tell you to."


    The man clenched his fists together and took a deep breath, "Miss, what do you need? I really don''t know what you are talking about?"


    He Xinyan leaned back and smiled again, "I''m guessing that you already know that I am the stepdaughter of Li Huiran, and the stepsister of your daughter. . . Li Yuyan."


    Ma Yuhao looked up slightly when he heard this, but he quickly reacted, "Daughter? Li Yuyan? I don''t have a daughter, miss. I think you got something wrong."


    He Xinyan slowly took a sip of water and began eating.


    Ma Yuhao watched her eat for a minute before he finally frustratingly said, "If you''re done, I am going to leave now."


    "I''m not done."


    "Then what else do you need?"


    He Xinyan swallowed her food and smiled sweetly, "I''m done when you tell me the truth."


    Then, she went back to eating.


    "I am telling the truth!" Ma Yuhao stood up, "Miss, this is very disrespectful! Let me go back to work or tell me what to do!"


    He Xinyan nced up at him, "I''m telling you to tell the truth, and then you can go back to work. Plus, I already told your boss that this counts as your work, and you will still be paid for this time. You aren''t losing anything, so you have nothing to be unhappy about."


    Ma Yuhao knit his eyebrows together and sat down aggressively, crossing his arms together.


    He Xinyan watched him as she ced her chopsticks down and smiled, "How about let''s exchange truths?"


    She smiled, "I''ll tell you a secret, and you''ll tell me one."


    "No."


    He Xinyan smiled wider, "I swear it''s worth it."


    She reached down and pulled out a file folder before pushing it over to Ma Yuhao, "I''ll trust that you will agree to our deal, and I will tell you my secret first! Are you excited to hear it?"


    Ma Yuhao didn''t respond as he picked up the folder.


    "I know that you are Li Yuyan''s biological dad, and Li Huiran cheated on Bai Jiawei with you. . . But does that count as cheating, since she wasn''t even technically with Bai Jiawei yet back then. . . Bai Jiawei cheated on my mom with Li Huiran, and Li Huiran cheated on Bai Jiawei with you! Hahahaha, how funny is that?! Don''t you find that funny?! Hahaha!"


    It took a while for He Xinyan to stopughing before she said, "Anyway, I have evidence that you are actually Li Yuyan''s biological dad, so there is no point in you lying to me. Either way, your daughter''s life is ruined."


    He Xinyan smiled.

 Chapter 185 A (Fake) Deal

    <h4>Chapter 185 A (Fake) Deal</h4>


    He Xinyan smiled.


    Upon hearing this, Ma Yuhao''s face paled slightly. He had also read what was on the file inside the file folder, and he knew that He Xinyan was indeed telling the truth. The DNA report inside was enough to prove that Li Yuyan was his daughter.


    "What do you want?! I know that you have something against my daughter and Li Huiran, but why?!" Ma Yuhao crumpled the paper up inside his hand and red at He Xinyan, almost like he wanted to kill her.


    He Xinyan chuckled, "I have something against Li Yuyan and Li Huiran? Mr. Ma, I think you got something wrong. It''s not me. It''s your lovely daughter and Li Huiran that has something against me. In case you didn''t know, they tried to kill me just a while ago."


    Ma Yuhao knit his eyebrows together, "I don''t believe you."


    "It doesn''t matter whether you believe me or not, but it is the truth. I am here to make a deal with you."


    "What deal?"


    He Xinyan reached into her bag and pulled out another folder, "In here, I have another copy of the DNA report. This is also thest one I have. With this, I can ruin Li Huiran and Li Yuyan''s life. If Bai Jiawei knows about this, they are screwed. You know that right?"


    Of course Ma Yuhao knew that. That is why he kept this secret all along. He didn''t enjoy not being able to meet his daughter either! And he felt very angry that his daughter didn''t even know that he was actually her biological father!


    However, Li Huiran had made it clear to him that if he actually loved Li Yuyan, he will have to stay hidden, because only Bai Jiawei can give Li Yuyan the life she wants and deserves!


    Although Ma Yuhao was very angry about this, he still agreed since Li Huiran also promised to give him arge amount of money each month.


    Li Huiran had also helped him get this job in this high-end restaurant.


    "I know. However, how can I trust that the copy in your hand is really thest copy? What if you have another one?"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow amusedly and yed around with the folder in her hand, "Well, you don''t really have a choice, do you? You either trust me and agree to the deal, or you don''t, and your daughter''s life is over."


    Ma Yuhao realized that he was stuck, and he clenched his fists together in fury, "What is the deal?!"


    He Xinyan took a bite of the food and slowly said, "Be patient. I am not done eating yet."


    So, Ma Yuhao watched her eat for about 15 minutes before she finally put down her chopsticks and continued to talk.


    "I am a very curious person, and I really want to know about everything that happened! So, my deal is simple. You tell me about everything that happened between you and Li Huiran, and how Li Yuyan came to be, and I give you this DNA report." He Xinyan waved the DNA report around in her hand with an innocent smile.


    Ma Yuhao narrowed his eyes and thought about it for a few seconds, debating whether it was a good deal or not.


    "Trust me! It is a very. . . good. . . deal. . ." He Xinyan said, tilting her head slightly.


    "Okay, what do you want to know?" Ma Yuhao finally answered gravely.


    He Xinyan smiled happily, "Everything! From when you first met Li Huiran to how Li Yuyan came to be to. . . just everything!"


    He Xinyan leaned forward and folded her arms together, listening attentively.


    Ma Yuhao red at her for a few seconds before he started talking.


    "Well, I first met Li Huiran at a bar. I remember she was very angry and sad at that time because Bai Jiawei was still married to his former wife, and Huiran was mad that she had to stay hidden and could only meet up with Bai Jiawei asionally."


    He Xinyan''s smile slowly disappeared. Mad? What right did Li Huiran have to be mad?! She was a mistress and obviously couldn''t meet up with Bai Jiawei often! She shouldn''t meet up with him at all!


    "I was a worker at the bar, and I met her there for the first time. She was very pretty when she was young."


    He Xinyan smirked. Pretty? She was prettier!


    Li Huiran chose to cling on to Bai Jiawei because that was the best she could get, but she chose to cling on to Gu Yechen because that was the best there was to get!


    He Xinyan lifted her chin up proudly and smiled just from thinking about her little Chenchen!


    "That night, Huiran was in a very bad mood. I didn''t know why. . ." Ma Yuhao frowned as he thought of the memory.


    "She drank a lot of wine, and she lost control. Then. . . Well, she was drunk, and we ended up sleeping together. After that night, she came over to the bar often and slept with me whenever Bai Jiawei couldn''t be with her."


    He Xinyan frowned and scrunched her face together in disgust, but she didn''t say anything.


    "In one of those nights, she got pregnant with Li Yuyan. . . my daughter. She was scared!" Ma Yuhao said, almost like he was trying to convince himself.


    "That is why he decided to lie to Bai Jiawei and say the kid was his. I was just a worker in the bar, so I couldn''t raise the child too. It is best for her and Bai Jiawei to raise Yuyan. She didn''t tell me, but I figured it out quickly. Huiran told me to keep it a secret. . . Of course, I didn''t agree in the beginning. Yuyan is my daughter!"


    Ma Yuhao couldn''t help but still feel a little angry at the thought of another man raising his own daughter, and his daughter calling someone else dad.


    "However, Huiran convinced me that it was the best for her and Yuyan. She also helped me get this job in the restaurant, which pays much better than the bar. . . And, she gives me some money each month."


    He Xinyan nodded her head. At least he was being truthful.


    "That is what happened."


    "What about the DNA test?" He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "Do you know about the DNA test when Li Huiran first entered the He mansion? How did she get past it?"


    Ma Yuhao pressed his lips together before hesitantly saying, "She was very worried. She asked me about it too. . . All I know is in the end, she bribed the hospital that did the test, so it was. . . fake."

 Chapter 186 Bai Jiawei Is Next

    <h4>Chapter 186 Bai Jiawei Is Next</h4>


    "She was very worried. She asked me about it too. . . All I know is in the end, she bribed the hospital that did the test, so it was. . . fake."


    He Xinyan smiled, "I know it was fake."


    She stood up and picked up her phone, casually stopping the recording.


    "Thank you for your honesty! My curiosity has been fed, and I will no longer take up your time anymore." He Xinyan smiled and put her phone into her bag. She got the information she needed. Once Bai Jiawei heard this recording, Li Huiran and Li Yuyan were screwed.


    This short recording was enough for Bai Jiawei to figure out what was going on, and for Li Huiran and Li Yuyan''s life to be ruined.


    "The DNA report!" Ma Yuhao jumped up, "You promised you would give it to me!"


    He Xinyan opened her mouth slightly, "Oh, yes! I did! Here it is!"


    She ced the report onto the table before walking out of the room.


    After leaving the restaurant and entering her car, He Xinyan listened to the recording once through with a smile on her face.


    It seems like it is in her genes. Li Yuyan''s dad wasn''t smart, just like her.


    Did he really think she wouldn''t keep another copy of the DNA report? How naive!


    ---


    He Xinyan returned to the He mansion and went straight for her room.


    She uploaded the recording to herputer and saved two copies of it.


    With a smile, she walked out onto the balcony and looked over at Gu Yechen''s house.


    She was almost there. . . Now, all she needs is evidence about Bai Jiawei''s horrible actions. She needs evidence about him causing her mother''s death, and almost causing her death.


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together. She was going to do it alone! She wouldn''t need the help of anyone else, including Gu Yechen.


    She was going to prove to everyone and herself that she could do it! Including her grandfather and mother who were watching her from above.


    He Xinyan narrowed her eyes and clenched onto the balcony railing tightly.


    She had the things she needed to get rid of Li Huiran and Li Yuyan, and all she needed was evidence about Bai Jiawei now.


    Then, she could have Bai Jiawei help her get rid of Li Huiran and Li Yuyan, and then she would destroy Bai Jiawei right after.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow slyly. Bai Jiawei would never think that she was right behind him, waiting to push him down.


    However, she would still need a n to figure out how she was going to get rid of Bai Jiawei.


    She looked over at therge house behind the trees and finally smiled slightly. There was still some good in this world.


    ---


    After eating dinner together, He Xinyan slept over at Gu Yechen''s house.


    She rarely entered the He mansion now, especially if Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, and Li Yuyan were home.


    Everything she needed was prepared in Gu Yechen''s house, and he was fine with her staying over.


    In fact, he was more than fine. He was thrilled that He Xinyan was staying more often now.


    At night, He Xinyan was sitting on the bed and reading through some information on herputer. She would be going to work tomorrow, and it would be the first day she was the CEO.


    As she closed theputer to get ready to sleep, Gu Yechen walked out of the restroom in a ck silk bathrobe, his hair still dripping wet.


    The opening of the robe was very low, revealing half of his chest.


    He Xinyan''s eyes sparkled from the sight and she jumped off the bed, "Wow!!"


    As a very old couple now, He Xinyan was no longer shy and conservative anymore. In fact, she was never really a conservative person.


    "Did you exercise more?! Your muscles look even more clear now," He Xinyan said as she opened the bathrobe a little more and looked in.


    Gu Yechen couldn''t help but smile amusedly at his "curious" baby, and he wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her in.


    "You know you can do more than look at them, right?"


    "After marriage!" He Xinyan said again and red at him, "Self control!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled softly. He had really great self control. . . just not in front of her.


    He Xinyan opened her mouth slightly as she admired the sight in front of her. Gu Yechen''s skin color was very light, but it also looked very healthy.


    She opened the bathrobe wider and wider to get a look at his abs.


    Gu Yechen''s smile widened, "I might as well just take the bathrobe off. However, I have to warn you. I''m not wearing any underwear."


    He Xinyan widened her eyes slightly as she immediately let go of the bathrobe, "No need! I''m done!"


    Gu Yechen pressed his lips together unhappily. But he didn''t want her to be done!


    He walked into the restroom again and grabbed a hair dryer, "Help me dry my hair."


    "No!" He Xinyan pursed her lips out and crossed her arms together. In the novels, the male lead always dried the female lead''s hair!


    Why was it the other way around for her?!


    "Please," Gu Yechen said, lowering his voice slightly.


    He Xinyan nced at his pitiful expression and sighed, "So shameless!"


    He sat down on the bed and He Xinyan sat across from him. However, even sitting, he was much taller than her, and she had to get onto her knees to reach his hair.


    She opened the hair dryer and began drying his ck hair.


    As she dried his hair, he began ying around with. . . her. Because she had to reach up to see his hair, her pajamas also naturally slipped up a little.


    Gu Yechen, being the naughty person he was, started tickling her stomach.


    "Ah! Gu Yechen! Stop!"


    He Xinyan quickly turned off the hair dryer, since Gu Yechen''s short hair was basically dry already.


    "Gu! Ye! Chen! I''m never helping you dry your hair anymore!"


    Gu Yechen smiled happily as he took the hair dryer from her and put it down onto the table, "I''m sorry, baby. Forgive me!"


    He Xinyan scoffed at his insincere apology, "I don''t forgive you!"


    Gu Yechen frowned and shrugged a few secondster, "It''s okay. Even if you do forgive me now, I will still do it next time."


    He Xinyan red at him and stomped into the restroom, saying dramatically as she went, "I swear you didn''t treat me like this when we first met! It is true. . . Men do change after ma -"


    He Xinyan almost said marriage, but she quickly stopped herself.


    "Hmph!" She said as she closed the restroom door.


    Gu Yechen chuckled at his cute little baby and went to change into his pajamas.

 Chapter 187 New Vice President

    <h4>Chapter 187 New Vice President</h4>


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up early to get ready for work.


    Gu Yechen woke up at the same time and helped her brush her teeth since she was still half-awake.


    After changing, Gu Yechen walked over to her, holding a ck tie in his hands.


    "What now?!" He Xinyan looked up at him and pressed her lips out.


    "Mrs. Gu, please help me with my tie."


    "You don''t know how to do it yourself?"


    Gu Yechen grinned, "No."


    He Xinyan opened her mouth and closed it several times. Whatever! She shouldn''t be surprised by this shameless person.


    She took the tie from him and straightened it out, "Bend down a little."


    Gu Yechen obediently leaned forward a little so He Xinyan could reach his neck. She wrapped the tie around him and began tying it.


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together and her face warmed up slightly because of how close Gu Yechen''s face and body were to her.


    She tied it once and then pretended to not be pleased with it, so she untied it and did it again.


    As she did it the second time, Gu Yechen smiled slightly.


    "You did it twice so you could stay closer to me for longer, right?"


    He Xinyan''s face immediately turned red from being exposed, and she quickly finished the tie.


    "No! Stop overthinking!" She red at him before grabbing her bag and leaving the room.


    Gu Yechen straightened his tie with a smile before also leaving the room.


    ---


    He Xinyan left the house after eating breakfast and drove to thepany.


    When she arrived, another car pulled up next to her. She stepped out and immediately saw Li Yuyan ring at her.


    He Xinyan tilted her head slightly and smirked. Li Yuyan was indeed shameless. She could still bearing to thepany after losing the CEOpetition so badly. He Xinyan thought Li Yuyan wouldn''t have the audacity to do that.


    "Hmph!" Li Yuyan rolled her eyes and walked into the building with her head held high.


    He Xinyan couldn''t help butugh slightly and Li Yuyan''s stupid actions, and she also entered thepany building.


    "Hello, President He."


    "Good morning, President He."


    All of the workers already knew about He Xinyan being the new CEO because it was indeed an important event.


    She smiled at them as she entered the elevator and rode up to a new floor where her office would be.


    She walked in and sat down before getting to work.


    About ten minutes after she arrived, Wu Minger also entered her office.


    "Xinyan!" Wu Minger quickly walked in with a smile.


    "Wow. . ." He Xinyan stood up and looked at Wu Minger, who had changed out of her normal casual outfit into a ck suit.


    Wu Minger was her assistant now, and although she wasn''t very skilled, He Xinyan trusted her, and that was what mattered.


    "Come with me." Wu Minger followed He Xinyan outside, where she was introduced to the other workers and sat down in her spot.


    Many of the other workers came over to introduce themselves, because the CEO''s assistant was quite a respected position.


    They knew that if they wanted to have a good rtionship with the new CEO, the CEO''s assistant was one of the routes to aplishing it.


    Wu Minger organized her things and quickly got to work. Although she wasn''t very smart in the business field, she could learn!


    Her brother also worked in business, and he talked a lot about his job at home. Wu Minger opened herputer and went to work.


    ---


    After lunchtime, Wu Minger suddenly burst into He Xinyan''s office.


    "Yanyan - I mean, President He!"


    "You can just call me whatever when we are alone." He Xinyan looked up and frowned, "What is it?"


    "I just heard from someone who sits next to me that your stupid stepsister got promoted to vice president!"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow in surprise, "What?!"


    "I know right! It is spreading all over thepany right now! Do you not know?!"


    "No. . ." He Xinyan knit his eyebrows together, "It seems like Bai Jiawei made the decision independently."


    "What are you going to do?" Wu Minger mmed one hand onto the table. How could that stupid white lotus be the vice president?!


    "It''s okay," He Xinyan smiled as she stood up. "You can go back to work. I''ll go talk to my dad about it."


    Wu Minger nodded gravely and slowly walked out of the office.


    After a few minutes, He Xinyan also left her office and rode the elevator up to the top floor. She knocked once on the chairman''s office door before walking in.


    "Hi, dad," she said with a fake smile.


    Bai Jiawei wasn''t very pleased that He Xinyan didn''t wait for his response and barged in, but he tried his best not to show it.


    "Yanyan! What are you doing here?"


    He Xinyan pulled a chair out and sat down, "I heard that Yuyan got promoted to vice president! Is that true?"


    Bai Jiawei blinked a few times and licked his lips before saying, "Yes, that is true."


    He quickly exined himself, "Isn''t that nice? She can work under you and learn from you!"


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly, "No, that isn''t nice."


    "Xinyan!"


    "Dad, did you discuss it with the other board members yet?"


    Bai Jiawei gulped, "Well, I did with some of them."


    "Oh, really?! But not me."


    Bai Jiawei furrowed his eyebrows together, "Xinyan, I know you are the CEO now, but I am still the chairman. I think I have the right to appoint the vice president -"


    "Of mypany," He Xinyan interrupted. "Dad, if I remember correctly, thispany is mine. My grandpa left it to me, and you are only temporarily ruling it for me."


    Bai Jiawei''s face darkened, "Xinyan, what do you mean? Are you saying that once you have the ability to rule thepany alone, you will just kick me out?! How can you do that to your dad?!"


    He Xinyan scoffed. Dad? A dad wouldn''t try to kill his child. If only she had evidence. . . But that didn''t matter now, because she wasn''t dead. She can always find other evidence.


    He Xinyan was certain that Bai Jiawei had done a ton of other horrible things in his life.


    "Or course not, dad! How can you think of me like that? Once I take over thepany, you can retire and live the rest of your lifefortably."


    Bai Jiawei frowned. He didn''t want that! He wanted thispany! It was his! He had ruled thispany for so long! He couldn''t let He Xinyan just take it away from him.


    "Xinyan, your grandfather and mother did say that you will take over thepany once you are ready and I am at the age of retirement. You aren''t ready yet!"


    "What if I say I am?" He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "I think it is up to me to decide whether I am ready or not to take over my ownpany right?"


    Bai Jiawei''s face paled, "Xinyan, you can take over thepany once I am at the age of retirement. You still have a long life ahead of you! No need to rush!"


    "Oh, really? I don''t think so. After I almost died. . . in an ident a while ago, I now know that time is limited. I am not promised a long life. I am only promised what I have now. In a way, the ident helped me! Don''t you think so, dad?"


    Bai Jiawei gulped and immediately looked away guiltily, "Ha. . . ha. . . sure. . ."


    He Xinyan grinned and stood up from the chair, "For mypany, I don''t want Li Yuyan to be the vice president. I don''t think she is experienced or smart enough for that position. And, you didn''t even discuss it with all board members. I don''t think that is very smart of you."


    Bai Jiawei''s face turned red slightly from anger. He Xinyan is getting more and more out of control! How could she talk to her dad like that?!


    "So, I hope to see that Li Yuyan isn''t the vice president by tomorrow. I am being generous by allowing her to be in thispany, so I hope you - I mean she, doesn''t get too greedy."


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly before turning around and walking out of the door.


    Bai Jiawei''s face was red from anger, and he mmed all the folders on his desk onto the ground once He Xinyan left.


    "Ughh!!!!" Bai Jiawei jumped up from his chair, causing it to fall back onto the ground.


    Why didn''t she die?!


    ---


    He Xinyan returned to her office and sat down in her chair.


    Bai Jiawei did remind her of something. Her mom did say that Bai Jiawei was going to stay the chairman until he was at the age of retirement.


    If Bai Jiawei had evidence of that, then He Xinyan wouldn''t be able to kick Bai Jiawei out unless she had evidence that hemitted some evil crime that harmed thepany.


    This made it much moreplicated.


    In the past, He Xinyan thought that she would be able to get thepany once she proved she was ready, and by then, she could have Bai Jiawei get out since she would be in power.


    However, now, Bai Jiawei had a shield. Unless he did something wrong, he couldn''t get kicked for another five to ten years!


    He Xinyan had to find evidence of something he did so the board will all vote to kick Bai Jiawei. If the board of directors didn''t agree to kick Bai Jiawei, he would still be able to stay. He Xinyan needed to find something that was bad enough so the board would all agree to fire Bai Jiawei.


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together and leaned back against her chair.


    However, the door to her office suddenly opened.


    ---


    Author''s Note:


    It came to my attention that many readers can''t see the author''s note, so I will include any important author''s notes at the end of the chapter from now on ^o^


    *I hope that ending section made sense! Many of you have asked in the past why He Xinyan couldn''t just take out her mother or grandfather''s will, or the evidence of her grandfather and mother transferring theirpany shares to her. This is partially why! He Xinyan''s mother had included that Bai Jiawei would give thepany back to He Xinyan once he was at the age of retirement, which is still in the future! And, Bai Jiawei would obviously not want to retire! I hope this answers some of your questions.


    hint hint Another important reason that I will reveal in the future is that He Xinyan has goldfish memory, and shepletely forgot about something important written in her mother''s will! This will be important in the future ^o^


    So, her grandfather transferred his shares to He Xinyan''s mother when he died. . . and He Xinyan''s mother wrote something about her shares in her will. So. . . Oh no! I said too much!

 Chapter 188 Get Married or Make Babies?

    <h4>Chapter 188 Get Married or Make Babies?</h4>


    However, the door to her office suddenly opened.


    He Xinyan looked up and knit her eyebrows together when she saw who it was and because the person didn''t knock.


    "Manners. Something that you don''t have," He Xinyan said, rolling her eyes.


    Li Yuyan scoffed and closed the door. She crossed her arms together and looked around before slowly walking over to He Xinyan''s desk.


    "You must have heard, right? I mean it is huge news in thepany right now. I am going to be the vice president. Are you surprised?"


    He Xinyan grinned at Li Yuyan''s proud expression. It was so stupid in her eyes.


    "Not really. Is that why you are here?"


    Li Yuyan''s smile disappeared, "Stop pretending! I know that you are surprised and mad that I am going to be the vice president. However, what can you do about it? Dad likes me more than you!"


    Of course, He Xinyan knew that Bai Jiawei liked Li Yuyan more than her. Was that even a question?


    Li Yuyan''s words and actions right now made her seem like a clown to He Xinyan. She really had no clue.


    "So why does that matter if you are vice president? You are still working under me."


    Li Yuyan narrowed her eyes slightly, "Just stop trying to hide your jealousy and anger. I know you are mad!"


    He Xinyan almostughed out loud as she licked her lips, "I am sorry to disappoint you, but I am not mad at all, because. . . you aren''t the vice president."


    Li Yuyan red at He Xinyan, "What do you mean?! Do you not know yet? Dad already promised me that I will be the vice president!"


    He Xinyan smirked, "Go ask him again."


    Li Yuyan scoffed and rolled her eyes, "Whatever, you''re just jealous."


    She flipped her hair and walked out of the room. After leaving He Xinyan''s office, Li Yuyan immediately rode the elevator up to the chairman''s office.


    Although she didn''t believe He Xinyan, Li Yuyan was still a little worried.


    She walked into Bai Jiawei''s room to see the floor in a mess.


    "Dad, what happened?!"


    Bai Jiawei was smoking a cigarette near the wall, and he turned around when he heard the voice.


    "Nothing. What are you doing here?"


    Li Yuyan knit her eyebrows together and hopped over the pile of papers, "Dad, I just went to visit He Xinyan, and she said I''m not the vice president! Does she not know about it yet?!"


    Bai Jiawei closed his eyes and threw the cigarette into the ashtray, "You can''t be the vice president."


    Li Yuyan''s mouth fell open, "What?! Why?!"


    Bai Jiawei red at her annoyingly, "Just shut up! He Xinyan threatened me!"


    Just thinking about it made Bai Jiawei angry. He was right! He couldn''t let He Xinyan stay any longer. She was just like her mother. Pretending to be dumb and weak all along, but actually smarter than anyone.


    He couldn''t control her, so he had to destroy her.


    He wouldn''t let his hard work go to waste. He had worked all his life to be independent and sessful on his own, so people wouldn''t say he was clinging off of the He family any more.


    He couldn''t give it back to the He family! No way!


    "But dad -"


    "Just stop thinking about it! Be d she didn''t kick you out of thepany. Just do well as your manager. I will find another opportunity to promote youter."


    Li Yuyan stomped one foot onto the ground and angrily marched out of the room, stepping over the papers as she went.


    Looking at her only made Bai Jiawei more frustrated. Why were none of his daughters the way he wanted?!


    Outside the office, Li Yuyan stomped into the elevator and mmed one finger onto the button.


    Why?! Ugh! He Xinyan! Why did He Xinyan always have to get in her way?!


    Li Yuyan scrunched her face up and clenched her fists and teeth together tightly.


    He! Xin! Yan!


    ---


    After returning to the Xihe Estates, He Xinyan went to Gu Yechen''s house again.


    Right away, she smelled the delicious smell of food. She quickly ran into the kitchen and saw the tall man dressed in his ck shirt and sweatpants.


    "I''m back!" She said as she ran over and hugged him from behind.


    Gu Yechen was slightly surprised by the impact, and he smiled as he looked back, "The food is almost ready."


    "Gu Yechen, you are the CEO of the Gu Corporation. I am the CEO of the He Corporation now. Howe you arrive home earlier than I do?" He Xinyan asked, standing on her toes so she could barely rest her chin onto his shoulders.


    He chuckled, "Because making food for my wifey is more important than work."


    He Xinyan couldn''t help but smile like a happy little girl at his perfect response, and she reached her hand up to pat him on the head.


    "A plus answer!"


    Gu Yechen smiled and turned around, "Thest dish is ready. Go wait for me outside. I''ll put it on a te ande out."


    After eating dinner, the two of them sat down on the couch to do work.


    He Xinyan was indeed more busy after bing the CEO, and she couldn''t watch television at night anymore. She would have to catch up with the drama some other time.


    They sat next to each other, each with aptop, doing work.


    He Xinyan finished before Gu Yechen did, and she rested her head onto his shoulder to watch him work.


    He was typing on a document, and He Xinyan could figure out the basic idea of what he was writing about.


    "Is this some sort of confidential information?" He Xinyan asked.


    "No. Not to you."


    "What is this?"


    "I am editing the marketing strategies forst month from the marketing department."


    He Xinyan widened her eyes and looked up at him, "What do you mean this isn''t confidential information? This is very confidential information!"


    He Xinyan had quite a good understanding of how business works now, especially since she is the CEO of the He Corporation now.


    Marketing strategies are definitely very confidential information, and it would be a major problem if it got leaked to any outsiders. Even normal workers in thepany didn''t get to know about it.


    Gu Yechen stopped typing and looked up, "I said this isn''t confidential information to you. You are thedy boss, the CEO''s wife."


    He Xinyan blushed slightly, "Excuse me. I am the CEO of anotherpany! What if I steal your ideas?"


    Gu Yechen looked back down at hispany and clicked a few buttons.


    "What are you doing?"


    A few secondster, he looked back up with a smile.


    "I shared the document with you. If you want to steal it, you can. I will just think of something else."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and clicked her tongue several times, "My power is just way too strong."


    Gu Yechen chuckled and kissed her gently on the cheek, "Yes indeed, Mrs. Gu."


    Even though He Xinyan should be used to Gu Yechen''s flirtatious personality by now, she still blushed from his romantic words.


    He closed hisptop and put it aside before pulling He Xinyan onto hisp.


    "My brother and Wu Minger have already met with my parents already. They are catching up. Don''t you think it is time for us to hurry up?"


    He Xinyan widened her eyes, "Really?! When?!"


    Wu Minger didn''t tell her about it today at work.


    "The past weekend. Don''t worry, you know my mom. She really liked your friend."


    He Xinyan wasn''t worried about Auntie Xu not liking Wu Minger, because she knew how nice and friendly Xu Mengya was.


    "Back to the main topic. Shouldn''t we hurry up?"


    "And do what?" He Xinyan raised one eyebrow.


    Gu Yechen licked his lips and leaned over to her ear, "Maybe. . . get married? Or make babies? I''ll leave it up to you. Which one do you want to do first?"


    In the cold weather, He Xinyan''s cheek immediately turned red as a tomato, and she quickly escaped from Gu Yechen''s arms.


    "I''m going to sleep in my room today!" She said as she walked towards the door.


    Gu Yechen thought that her reaction was very cute, and he chuckled lightly as he stood up.


    "I guess I''ll have to climb the wall today," he muttered softly to himself.


    ---


    The days passed by quickly, and He Xinyan was used to going to work every day now. In the day, she was busy with all the work as the CEO, but in the afternoon, she enjoyed her time with Gu Yechen.


    Over two weeks have passed, and everything seemed to have returned to normal.


    He Xinyan went to the He Corporation in the morning like every other day and went to work.


    Before lunchtime, there was a knock on the door and Wu Minger walked in with a few files in her hands. In these few weeks, Wu Minger has basically adjusted to her job as the CEO assistant, and she does most of her tasks very well by now.


    "Xinyan, here is a copy of the monthly reports from all the departments."

 Chapter 189 The Financial Report

    <h4>Chapter 189 The Financial Report</h4>


    "Xinyan, here is a copy of the monthly reports from all the departments."


    He Xinyan looked up and smiled, "You can put them here. I will look over them."


    "Okay." Wu Minger walked out and He Xinyan picked up the file on top. It was from the marketing department.


    Everything looked good and she was on thest file. It was almost time for lunch, and she quickly picked it up to skim through it.


    The final report was from the financial department and there were several graphs and charts inside.


    He Xinyan quickly skimmed through the information and was about to close it and go to lunch when she noticed something.


    She read through it several times to make sure she didn''t read it wrong.


    He Xinyan stared at the numbers on the chart for several seconds and flipped to the beginning of the report to read it over again.


    She pulled out her phone to do some calctions, and did it three times to make sure there wasn''t a mistake.


    He Xinyan couldn''t be sure because even though she had a basic understanding of how the business andpany worked by now, she still wanted to make sure.


    She took a picture of the chart and sent it over to Gu Yechen.


    ''Mr. Husband, I need your help. Can you look over this chart? I think there is something wrong with the numbers but I''m not sure.''


    A secondter, there was a reply.


    ''Okay, but what do I get in return?''


    He Xinyan scrunched her face up when she read the response.


    ''Hmph! I need to pay for my boyfriend''s help?''


    ''Yes, however you don''t need to pay for your husband''s help.''


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes with a smile on her face, ''I called you Mr. Husband in the beginning already!''


    Gu Yechen leaned back against his chair with a smile, ''How about dinner together? I think that is a fair deal.''


    He Xinyan knew that Gu Yechen was joking, because she ate dinner with him every day!


    ''Hm. . . fine. I guess that is a decent trade,'' He Xinyan said jokingly.


    About two minutes passed before Gu Yechen replied again.


    ''My baby is very smart, there is a problem. The numbers in the chart show that thepany is losing money, however the final amount says thepany is still earning. That can''t be possible.''


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together and called Gu Yechen.


    The other end immediately picked up.


    "Baby, what is it? It''s lunch time, why aren''t you eating?"


    "I''ll eatter. Wait, so what is happening?


    "Well, there are a lot of possibilities. Maybe it is just a mistake. The manager of the financial department might have just made a typo."


    He Xinyan nodded her head. She thought that was the most likely.


    "However, there can also be other possibilities. You should check the financial statements from other months too to see if it has always been like this. Maybe the He Corporation is faking their financial reports. They might be losing money and they need to fake their reports so the annual report won''t show that they are losing money. However, it is weird that there is a mistake then, because if this mistake stays, the analysts will be able to figure out that something is wrong."


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together, "So, you''re saying it is either just a one-time typo or the He Corporation is actually losing money but trying to hide it?"


    "Yes. . . Well, there is another possibility, but it isn''t very likely."


    "What is it?"


    "Embezzlement of money may also cause mistakes in the financial report. If someone is embezzling money from thepany for personal use, and they are trying to hide it, that may result in a mistake in the final report. However, if this is true, it would probably be someone from the financial department that has ess to the report every month."


    He Xinyan scratched her head and nodded, "Okay, thank you! I will look into it."


    "Baby, do you want to eat lunch together?"


    He Xinyan thought for a few seconds, "Maybe next time. I have things to do now."


    "Make sure you don''t skip lunch!" Gu Yechen could already guess that He Xinyan was going to look into the financial report now, but he didn''t want her to be hungry.


    "Don''t worry, don''t worry. I won''t starve myself. Thank you, mwah! Goodbye!" He Xinyan blew him a kiss before hanging up the call.


    Wu Minger was probably eating lunch at this time, so He Xinyan went to thepany cafeteria to find her. Right away, she saw Wu Minger sitting amongst some other people, talking.


    As she walked over, several people stood up and greeted her politely.


    "Hello, CEO He."


    "Hello, CEO He."


    He Xinyan smiled as she sat down next to Wu Minger, who blinked a few times when she saw her.


    "Yan - CEO He, what are you doing here?"


    He Xinyan smiled, "I have something to ask you, but it''s okay, take your time."


    Wu Minger looked at her food and then looked at He Xinyan. She slowly began eating again, but she couldn''t help but notice how He Xinyan kept on staring at her as she ate.


    Finally, she packed up her lunchbox and looked up.


    "Hahaha, it''s okay. I am finished. What do you need to ask me?"


    He Xinyan nodded, "Let''s go to my office."


    "Goodbye, Assistant Wu. Goodbye, CEO He," the people sitting next to Wu Minger said. They also couldn''t eatfortably with the CEO sitting right next to them, so they were d she was leaving.


    Back inside He Xinyan''s office, Wu Minger opened her lunchbox again and began eating.


    "What is it?"


    "Do you know anyone from the financial department?" He Xinyan knew that Wu Minger had made a lot of "friends" in thepany since she was the CEO''s assistant, and although He Xinyan was a little sour about it, her "friends" shoulde to good use now.


    Wu Minger thought for a few seconds, "Yes! I know a few!"


    "Is there anyone who you think is trustworthy? You''re most close to?"


    Wu Minger frowned, "There is one. He is a young boy that just graduated from college. He''s pretty cute and nice."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "Are you sure it is not just because he is cute?"


    Wu Minger blushed a little from being exposed, "No! Of course not! He is really nice!"


    "Okay, after lunch, call him here."


    "Why?" Wu Minger asked curiously.


    "You know the reports you gave me this morning. I was reading through the financial report, and I realized there was a problem."


    "What problem?"


    He Xinyan grinned, "Don''t worry about it. I also need you to find the monthly financial reports from previous months. Can you do that?"


    Wu Minger nodded her head and gobbled up the rest of the food before standing up, "Yes, sir! I will go do it now!"


    ---


    About an hourter, He Xinyan had a box of past financial reports on her desk, and there was also a young and cute guy standing in front of her.


    The guy looked like he was in his early 20s, and he hadrge eyes and a slightly chubby face.


    "Hello," He Xinyan said with a sweet smile.


    The man''s face was slightly red, maybe because he was nervous about being in the CEO''s office, "Hello, President He."


    "You don''t have to be nervous. I''m just here to ask you some questions."


    "Yes, President He."


    He Xinyan stood up and walked over to the couch, "Come sit down."


    The man gulped before sitting down a few feet away from He Xinyan, at the edge of the couch.


    "What''s your name? How old are you? How long have you been in the He Corporation?"


    "My name is Lin Xi. I am 24 years old, and I have been in the He Corporation for about one year."


    He Xinyan nodded her head. He was probably trustworthy. . . hopefully.


    "Here is the monthly report the manager of your department gave me. Look at this chart. Do you see any mistakes?"


    Lin Xi took about a minute to read through the chart, and he scratched his head.


    "I usually don''t get to look over the final financial report, but I do work on organizing the numbers for the report. I don''t think this number is correct."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "What number?"


    "Thisst number. I remember clearly that it was pretty low. It was losing money."


    "You''re sure?"


    The man gulped and was a little hesitant, "I think so."


    He Xinyan frowned, "Go get yourputer."


    A few minutester, it was clear that the mistake wasn''t a typo. If Lin Xi was indeed the one who put together the final statistics, it couldn''t possibly be a typo unless the manager purposely changed the numbers.


    "Does no one look at this? It is clear from these numbers that thepany is losing money, but the final numbers show that it is earning."


    Lin Xi scratched his head, "I don''t think it was like this previous months. There must be a mistake this month."


    "So, you''re saying that these mistakes are on purpose? Is thepany actually losing money?"


    Lin Xi pressed his lips together and nced at He Xinyan.


    "Don''t worry. Just tell me everything," He Xinyan said when she noticed the hesitation in Lin Xi''s eyes.


    "Well. . ."

 Chapter 190 Eavesdropping

    <h4>Chapter 190 Eavesdropping</h4>


    "Well. . . actually, we know that thepany seems to be losing money, but the final report always shows that it is earning. There must be a mistake in this month''s report, because usually those small numbers are also changed to show that thepany is earning. Also. . . Well. . . "


    "What is it?"


    "This is a secret that only I know, because I identally saw something. I realized that sometimes, money just disappears from thepany''s ount. I asked the manager, but he got mad at me and just told me to shut up and not say anything about it."


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together. Okay, this was definitely sketchy.


    She walked over to the cardboard box and pulled out a random report.


    "This is from. . . two months ago. Do you still have the numbers from two months ago?"


    Lin Xi scrolled through hisputer and nodded.


    He Xinyan read closely through the numbers, and there was no mistake in this report. It showed that thepany was clearly earning money.


    However, when shepared it with the urate numbers from Lin Xi''sputer, it didn''t match. In the "other expenses" section, Lin Xi''sputer showed 10000 more dors of expenses than the final report.


    10 thousand dors didn''t make a huge difference, and if you didn''t care or look closely, it didn''t even matter much. However, 10 thousand dors was definitely not a small amount.


    He Xinyan looked at several reports andpared them to Lin Xi''s numbers, and found out that this has been going on for the past 5 months. Each month, there was 10 thousand dors less in the final report.


    Was thepany trying to hide that they are losing money? However, why would that money be in "other expenses"? Why are they losing money?


    He Xinyan was getting more and more confused, and she had Lin Xi return to work.


    After a few minutes, she left her office and rode the elevator down to the financial department.


    The workers in the financial department all greeted her politely as she walked to the end of the floor, where the manager''s office was located.


    When she reached, the door was slightly open, and He Xinyan didn''t n on knocking.


    However, when her hand reached for the door, she suddenly heard a loud crashe from inside the room. He Xinyan flinched and jumped back in shock, before furrowing her eyebrows together.


    When she didn''t hear anything else, she leaned against the wall, and peaked into the door. She couldn''t see anything except the manager''s desk, and there was no one sitting in the chair.


    That would mean whoever was inside was at the other side of the room, where she couldn''t see.


    He Xinyan tried to get as close to the door as possible, and the sound of two voices gradually became more clear.


    "So tell me! What do I do?" It was a male voice, and He Xinyan didn''t recognize it. She thought that it was probably the manager''s voice, but she couldn''t be sure.


    "Stay calm! Do you trust me or not?! Just do as I tell you, and don''t say anything to anyone. Understand?!"


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened in surprise because she recognized this new voice. It was also a man''s voice, and she immediately knew who it belonged to.


    Bai Jiawei!


    She leaned even closer to the door and listened carefully. What were they talking about?


    "I know, but. . . there was a mistake in the report this month! Ugh, I don''t know who has seen it yet."


    "There was a mistake?! Where? What? How did you not realize? Do you want this job or not?!" Bai Jiawei whispered forcefully.


    He Xinyan quickly pulled out her phone as she listened and began recording a video.


    "I know, I know. But it is just this once -"


    "Who read it? Did you send it to anyone yet?!"


    The manager knit his eyebrows together, "I just gave it to CEO He this morning, but I don''t know if she got a chance to look at it yet."


    Bai Jiawei groaned angrily, "Okay, okay. Did you send the money for this month over to me yet?"


    The manager looked down and yed around with his fingers, "Chairman Bai. . . how much longer are you going to take money? What are you even using this money for?"


    "That is none of your business."


    The manager pressed his lips together, "But. . . But what if we get caught? I''m scared, chairman Bai! I have to raise my family, and my parents are also depending on me! If anyone realizes that I am helping you embezzle money from thepany, I will be screwed -"


    "Shut up! You''re so loud! What do you mean?! I''m not embezzling money. . . It is mypany!" Bai Jiawei gulped, "Whatever, just do what I say, or else I will fire you! Do you understand?! I want the money by tomorrow!"


    The manager was on the verge of tears as he reluctantly nodded his head.


    "Hmph!" Bai Jiawei stomped one foot onto the ground and turned around to leave. Hearing the footsteps, He Xinyan quickly and quietly jumped away and hid behind a wall.


    However, the footsteps quickly stopped.


    "Manager Fu! Why is the door open?!" Bai Jiawei stomped back and red at Fu Qi.


    Fu Qi''s eyes widened as he looked over at the door, which was slightly ajar, "I. . . I -"


    Bai Jiawei pointed one finger at him angrily and walked out the door to see if anyone was around. His tense body rxed a little when he noticed that no one was around, and everyone nearby was in their seats working.


    "Be careful next time!" Bai Jiawei screamed before marching out of the door.


    From behind the wall, He Xinyan saved the recording and waited for a few seconds before walking away.


    She entered the elevator and went back to her office. After saving the recording to herputer, she leaned back and knit her eyebrows together.


    So, Bai Jiawei was embezzlingpany funds. She looked at her phone. She was very lucky to go visit the manager at the perfect timing, and the recording could act as evidence.


    However, a recording wasn''t enough. There were several ways for Bai Jiawei to get himself out of it, and he would also be more careful if He Xinyan were to expose herself.


    He Xinyan still needed more evidence before she couldunch her attack. However, she had to be quick. At this rate, Bai Jiawei was going to continue to embezzle money, and the He Corporation would lose money.


    As He Xinyan was deep in her thoughts, there was a knock and her door opened.


    To her surprise, Bai Jiawei walked in with a smile.


    "Xinyan, how do you like your new office?"


    He Xinyan stood up with a grin, "It''s good. Why are you here?"


    Bai Jiawei gulped and tried to maintain a smile, "Well. . . Did you receive the monthly reports yet?"


    He Xinyan''s smile grew wider, "Yes, I did this morning."


    Bai Jiawei''s body tensed up as he took a step forward, "Did you read through it yet?


    He Xinyan looked over at the pile of folders and shrugged, "No. I just got it before lunch, so I went to go eat lunch and forgot about it when I came back. I should start reading them now. Thanks for reminding me, dad."


    She turned around to go pick up a folder, but Bai Jiawei quickly lunged forward and grabbed onto her arm.


    "Wait, wait, wait! Not yet!" Bai Jiaweiughed awkwardly, "I just realized that there might be a mistake! Let me take a look at them first and I will give you the correct ones."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times confusedly, "Mistake? What mistake? I should take a look at it."


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes widened, "No, it''s okay! Let me take a look at it first! I''ll give it right back to you once I fix the mistake."


    Bai Jiawei grabbed onto the huge pile of folders and practically ran out of the room.


    He Xinyan smiled as she watched him go and slowly sat back down. Even if he fixed it, it was toote. She had copied the original financial report already.


    ---


    At night, He Xinyan went to Gu Yechen''s house to eat dinner.


    Bai Jiawei never asked her why she wasn''t home for dinner, because he probably didn''t want her home either. Li Huiran and Li Yuyan were even less likely to ask.


    He Xinyan looked into her bowl of rice nkly as she yed around with her chopsticks.


    Why did Bai Jiawei want to get money? Was he poor? No, that wasn''t likely.


    He was greedy. . . but embezzlingpany funds?! Even if he was greedy, it wasn''t likely he would do that just for a little more spending money.


    He Xinyan sighed and narrowed her eyes. So why?


    Gu Yechen noticed that He Xinyan wasn''t really focused today, and he ced a piece of meat into her bowl.


    "What are you thinking about?"


    He Xinyan looked up and began eating again, "Nothing."


    Gu Yechen didn''t question her any further, but a few seconds,ter, He Xinyan put down her chopsticks and looked up.


    "Gu Yechen, I have a question to ask you."

 Chapter 191 Can’t Alert the Enemy

    <h4>Chapter 191 Can''t Alert the Enemy</h4>


    Gu Yechen looked up with a smile and put down his chopsticks, "What is it? I''m happy to answer."


    He Xinyan stood up and walked to her bag to grab her phone, "Here. Listen to this recording."


    A few minutester, Gu Yechen had a frown on his face.


    "Do you understand?" He Xinyan asked although it was a dumb question. What did Gu Yechen not understand? You can just say one word, and he could guess what was going on.


    He nodded his head and leaned forward, "What do you want to ask me?"


    He Xinyan closed her phone and scrunched her face up, "Why do you think Bai Jiawei is doing this? I know he is a greedy person, but I don''t think he is dumb enough to embezzle money from thepany and risk getting caught just so he can have some more money to spend."


    Gu Yechen nodded and grinned, "My baby is quite smart. I don''t think so either."


    He Xinyan flipped her hair dramatically, "Of course I''m smart! I take after my boyfriend!"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "After thinking about it, there are a few possibilities. I think from what I know about Bai Jiawei, there is one that may be likely."


    He Xinyan smiled, "What is it?"


    Gu Yechen crossed his hands together, "Bai Jiawei should know that thispany won''t be his forever, right? It may be under his control now, but it will go to you sooner orter."


    He Xinyan frowned, "Of course! The only problem now is that my mom said it will go to me once Bai Jiawei retires, but I don''t know if he will actually retire when it gets to the time to."


    Gu Yechen nodded, "Okay, so here is my guess."


    He Xinyan sat on the edge of her chair as she listened attentively. Whatever was Gu Yechen''s guess was probably right.


    "What he is doing is known as embezzlement ofpany funds. Even if he is the chairman, he will still definitely get punished for it. However, if all you have is the recording, it won''t be enough evidence to get him jailed. There are definitely ways Bai Jiawei can get himself out of it, especially since you don''t show his face in the video."


    He Xinyan nodded her head. . . She knew she needed more evidence.


    "As you said, Bai Jiawei wouldn''t be doing this just to get more spending money, because that would be unnecessary. Doing this is quite a big risk, because he could be jailed for a long time based on the amount he embezzled."


    He Xinyan rested her head on her hand. She wanted him jailed for a very long time.


    "And, embezzling money from thepany funds is bad for the He Corporation. Bai Jiawei is still thepany''s chairman, so he should know that stealing frompany funds is bad for him too. So, there is one possibility."


    "What?" He Xinyan still had no clue where this was going after all this information.


    "He doesn''t really care about the He Corporation now, because he is harming it. Therefore, I have this guess that maybe he wants to use the He Corporation''s money to leave and start a newpany or business and make it his own."


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open as it suddenly all made sense after Gu Yechen revealed his guess.


    Bai Jiawei was embezzling the He Corporation''s funds even if it is harmful to the He Corporation, because he doesn''t care anymore.


    He knows that the He Corporation won''t stay his, and it doesn''t belong to him. It will go to He Xinyan sooner orter. So, he wants to take the He Corporation''s money to go and start his own newpany that will belong to him.


    He Xinyan smirked. Of course! Bai Jiawei was the type of person to do this.


    However, He Xinyan was definitely not going to let this happen! How could she let Bai Jiawei just destroy her grandfather''s hard work and run away with it?


    She needed to be patient and stay calm. She still needed evidence. If she jumped out now, not only will Bai Jiawei not be arrested, but he will also know that she is trying to get rid of him.


    She shouldn''t act rashly and alert the enemy.


    He Xinyan took a deep breath to calm herself down. She could wait. . . Bai Jiawei would have to return the money he embezzled when he was caught anyway. She had to be patient.


    "Thank you, Mr. Husband!" He Xinyan said as she blew Gu Yechen an air kiss, "You are the smartest! What would I do without you?!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled and walked over to He Xinyan, "You don''t have to do anything, because I will always be here for you."


    He reached down and picked her up with both hands, so she was clinging onto him like a bear to a tree.


    He Xinyan cooperated and wrapped her arms around his neck before leaning in and kissing him on the lips. This kisssted for about a minute, and He Xinyan had to pull away because she was out of breath.


    "So eager today," Gu Yechen said as he licked his lips with a very, very sexy expression.


    He Xinyan stuck her tongue out yfully and moved around as a signal that she wanted to get down, "We haven''t even finished dinner yet!"


    "I''m full now," Gu Yechen said yfully.


    "Ch! I''m not!" He Xinyan said as she tried to reach the floor, but Gu Yechen wouldn''t let her.


    "Then it seems like I have to feed you more," Gu Yechen said as he bent down slightly and pressed his lips onto hers again.


    ---


    In the end, He Xinyan wasn''t able to eat her dinner well because Gu Yechen wasn''t being cooperative. She angrily marched home and entered her room to get ready for bed.


    As she was about to crawl onto her bed, there was a knock on her door and it opened.


    He Xinyan looked around to see which annoying person it was, and indeed, it was a very annoying person.


    "Dad, what are you doing here?"


    Bai Jiawei grinned and walked in. He put the pile of folders he was holding in his arms onto her table.


    "Here are the reports for this month. I fixed the mistake so you can look at it now."


    He Xinyan flipped through the report on top and nodded, "Okay."


    Bai Jiawei turned around to leave but He Xinyan suddenly stopped him.


    "Dad, what was the mistake?" She asked as she raised one eyebrow.


    Bai Jiawei froze as he slowly turned around, "Um. . . It was just a number mistake in the marketing department. Nothing important, but I wanted it to be right since this is the first time you are looking at a monthly report."


    Bai Jiawei smiled awkwardly and gulped, "Good night."


    He Xinyan nodded, "Good night."


    He Xinyan locked the door after Bai Jiawei left and tossed the folder she was holding back onto the desk. She crawled into the nkets right as the door slid open and Gu Yechen stepped in.


    He Xinyan red at him and he shamelessly walked in andid down next to her.


    "Good night, baby," he said as he kissed her on the cheek.

 Chapter 192 Blackmail

    <h4>Chapter 192 ckmail</h4>


    The next morning, He Xinyan arrived at the He Corporation quite early.


    She entered her office and opened her bag. Inside, there were several red roses bundled together.


    He Xinyan took them out with a smile and grabbed an empty vase sitting on her table. She filled it up with water and put the flowers in.


    Immediately, the red color brightened up the room, and the fragrant smell of roses also spread into the office.


    These roses were from the garden in front of Gu Yechen''s mansion, and they were freshly picked. At once, He Xinyan''s mood was lifted from the beautiful sight.


    She sat back down and went to work.


    After lunch, she returned to her office and pulled out her phone to see the message she had just received.


    Only child. . . Has three children. . . Wife is a full-time housewife. . .


    He Xinyan closed her phone and stood up. She put on her jacket before leaving her office.


    A few minutester, she knocked on the door twice and stepped in.


    There was a man sitting in front of his desk, and he looked up frustratingly when he heard the door open, "What is it?! I''m busy, get out!"


    He Xinyan grinned and closed the door gently, "Manager Fu, your temper doesn''t seem to be very good today."


    Fu Qi looked up from the female voice, and his mouth fell open when he saw He Xinyan. He jumped up from his chair and walked over.


    "CEO He! CEO He, what honor do I have today for you to visit me?"


    He Xinyan shook Fu Qi''s hand politely and sat down onto the couch, "Manager Fu, I have heard great things about you since I arrived at thepany. I want to thank you for everything that you have done for the He Corporation."


    Fu Qi chuckled as he smiled brightly, "Thank you, CEO He! This is all part of my job!"


    He Xinyan grinned slightly, "How long have you been working here?"


    Fu Qi thought for a few seconds, "Oh, for many years already, probably -"


    "So you should know that this is the He Corporation right, and that it is supposed to go to me. I am the only rightful heir of the He Corporation." He Xinyan cut him off.


    "Uh. . . yes, President He. I. . . I know that."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Good. Manager Fu, how are your kids doing right now?"


    Fu Qi gulped as he started to realize that this conversation was a little weird, "Um. . . they are doing good."


    "Oh, really? How old are they?" He Xinyan tilted her head slightly with a sweet smile.


    "The oldest is 13, then 11, and the youngest is 6."


    "Oh, wow!" He Xinyan pped her hands together, "Your oldest is starting high school soon!"


    Fu Qi nodded his head.


    "Do you know what high school he will be going to?"


    Fu Qi straightened his back slightly at the subject and smiled proudly, "XX High School!"


    "Wow, that is the best high school around! I heard that one is very hard to get into!"


    Fu Qi nodded, "Yes, it is. We are all very proud of him."


    "But it is very expensive, right?" He Xinyan said with a worried expression.


    Fu Qi gulped andughed awkwardly, "Yes, it is indeed a little pricey."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and sighed, "Yes, I can understand that it must be hard, especially since you are the only one working, and you have to take care of your parents too. However. . . there is one thing I don''t quite understand."


    Fu Qi looked up, "What is it?"


    "It must be hard on you, but I can''t really understand why you would break thew to help pay for your kid''s high school fee?" He Xinyan said with an innocent smile.


    Fu Qi''s face immediately paled as he jumped up from the couch, his eyes darting around nervously, "CEO He, what are you talking about?!"


    He Xinyan grinned and crossed her arms and legs as she leaned back against the couch, "Manager Fu, you know perfectly well what I''m talking about."


    Fu Qi tried to remain calm as he sat back down slowly, staring at He Xinyan cautiously, "I don''t. CEO He, what are you talking about?"


    He Xinyan casually pulled out her phone and started the recording.


    A few minutester, Fu Qi''s paper was as pale as a paper as he stared nkly at the ck phone screen.


    "Manager Fu, now do you know what I am talking about?"


    Fu Qi knew there was no way he could get out of this now. The recording was direct evidence, and from the looks of it, He Xinyan already knew what was going on.


    "CEO He, please don''t report me! Please! I can''t lose my job! Chairman Bai threatened me and said he would fire me, so I had to help him! Please help me, CEO He! Please!"


    He Xinyan grinned and put her phone back into her bag, "Don''t worry, Manager Fu. I am not as heartless and mean as my dad. Of course I will help you!"


    Fu Qi looked up eagerly, "Really?! CEO He, will you really help me?! I promise I will never do it again! I will definitely not help chairman Bai ever again!"


    He Xinyan nodded her head and crossed her arms together, "You just have to listen to me and do as I tell you to do."


    Fu Qi gulped and decided that keeping his job was more important at the moment, "Yes, CEO He. What do I have to do? I will do anything!"


    He Xinyan grinned, "I just need you to be truthful. In a few weeks, there is a board meeting. You need to promise me that you will always say the truth in that meeting. I''m not asking you to frame Bai Jiawei in any way, just say the truth. Understand?"


    Fu Qi immediately nodded his head, "Yes, CEO He! I understand, understand. . ."


    He Xinyan stood up, "Good. Just don''t forget, I still have the recording. I don''t think any high school will want a criminal''s child as their student."


    Fu Qi gulped and nodded his head.


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly before leaving the room. Once she was gone, Fu Qi copsed onto the ground and banged her fist onto the table.


    What was he supposed to do?!

 Chapter 193 Make. . . Now

    <h4>Chapter 193 Make. . . Now</h4>


    It was nighttime, and He Xinyan went home.


    About an hour ago, Li Yuyan had already gone home. After eating dinner with Li Huiran and Bai Jiawei, she returned to her own house after a long time because Su Zhiming had texted her and told her to go meet him in their house.


    Li Yuyan walked into the dark house and up to the second floor. She noticed that the main bedroom''s lights were open, and she stepped into the room.


    Su Zhiming was sitting on the bed with a cigarette in his hand, and he threw it away when he saw Li Yuyane in.


    "Zhiming. . ." Li Yuyan called softly.


    Su Zhiming rolled his eyes and stood up from the bed.


    "What did you call me here for? Zhiming, I know what I did was wrong. Forgive me! I will never do it again! I promise!" Li Yuyan walked over and grabbed Su Zhiming''s arm, but he aggressively pulled his arm away.


    "Don''t touch me, Li Yuyan!" Su Zhiming red at her and took a step back.


    "Your dumb CEOpetition is over now. Let''s divorce," Su Zhiming said gravely. He was very eager to divorce Li Yuyan. Once he was single, he could go get He Xinyan back!


    Li Yuyan''s eyes immediately widened, "No! Zhiming, no! We can''t divorce!"


    Su Zhiming scoffed, "Why?! You can''t stop me!"


    "My dad will take away the money he gave you to start your business!" Li Yuyan blurted out, her eyes red from anger and anxiety.


    Su Zhiming was affected by her threat as he gulped and clenched his fists together. He still didn''t know how he could get out of this.


    He didn''t understandw, and he was going to consult with awyer a week from now, but he didn''t know if thewyer could help him.


    Su Zhiming took a deep breath and red at Li Yuyan, "Whatever! I will divorce you sooner orter! I called you here today to give you a warning and let you be prepared!"


    He aggressively pushed Li Yuyan to the side and stomped out of the room and the house.


    Li Yuyan fell down onto the bed and began crying as she heard the sound of his car drive away. She did all of this for nothing.


    Not only did she gain nothing from Liu Wei, but Su Zhiming also wanted to divorce her now! Su Zhiming''spany was definitely growing, and it was pretty big by now, so of course Li Yuyan couldn''t let go of him now.


    Bai Jiawei would also not agree because he had put so much money into Su Zhiming''spany. He couldn''t let Su Zhiming just run away with it!


    Li Yuyan mmed her fist onto the bed and slowly got up before leaving the house as well.


    ---


    He Xinyan slept at Gu Yechen''s house tonight.


    The next morning, she ate the breakfast Gu Yechen made for her and went to work.


    At lunch time, He Xinyan was going to go down to meet with Gu Yechen to eat lunch together. She clicked on the elevator button, and it took a while for the elevator to arrive.


    There was a beep and the door opened.


    He Xinyan was texting Gu Yechen on her phone, so she didn''t look up. She did see a pair of men''s shoes at the edge of the elevator, but she didn''t care much.


    She stepped into the elevator and clicked the first floor before sending her text.


    "Xinyan?"


    There were only two people in the elevator, so He Xinyan immediately knew it was the other man in the elevator before her. The familiar voice. . .


    She turned around and knit her eyebrows together when she saw who it was, "Su Zhiming?! What are you doing here?"


    Su Zhiming smiled when he saw her, and he took a step forward, "I came over to talk to your dad for a bit. Are you going to eat lunch? Do you want to eat together?"


    He Xinyan scrunched her face together and looked back at the elevator door, "No thank you, I''m eating with someone else."


    Su Zhiming frowned with disappointment, "Well. . . Maybe next time?"


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes and didn''t reply.


    Su Zhiming took another step forward, causing He Xinyan to move to the corner of the elevator. She looked up and saw that there were 6 more floors to go.


    "Xinyan, I know I made a mistake. I really regret my decisions! I have definitely changed! Xinyan, give me another chance!" Su Zhiming said, wanting to grab onto He Xinyan''s arm, but she flung it away.


    He Xinyan turned around and looked at Su Zhiming with a smile, "Mr. Su, you are married."


    Su Zhiming clenched his fists together from anger because of this subject, "I know! I will definitely divorce her! Can we get back together if I divorce her?"


    There was a beep signifying that the elevator had reached the first floor.


    "Then divorce her first." He Xinyan smiled sweetly at him and turned around, walking out of the elevator.


    Once she had left, her smile disappeared and it was reced with an annoyed and angry expression. How can he be so shameless?! And it wasn''t the likable shameless like little Chenchen, it was the gross and annoying shameless!


    He Xinyan took a deep breath. She had to give him hope so he will actually work hard to divorce Li Yuyan. Once they divorced, Bai Jiawei would definitely be furious and annoyed at Li Yuyan.


    Like she had guessed, Su Zhiming was very pleased with her answer. He stupidly believed that if he actually divorced Li Yuyan, He Xinyan would agree to be together with him again.


    He smiled and also stepped out of the elevator.


    He Xinyan entered Gu Yechen''s car and immediately pulled out an alcohol wipe to wipe her hands.


    "Ughh, I need to take a shower when I get hometer."


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Why?"


    "Nothing. I just met some trash in the elevator earlier," He Xinyan said as she rolled the alcohol wipe up into a ball.


    "Where do you want to go eat?" Gu Yechen smiled and helped her throw the alcohol wipe away.


    "I want Italian food!" He Xinyan said excitedly as she licked her lips, "Pasta. . . meatballs. . . sd. . ."


    Gu Yechen patted her head lightly with a gentle smile, "Okay!"


    ---


    After work, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen ate dinner and went to bed. He Xinyan was staying at Gu Yechen''s house again because it was a weekend tomorrow.


    Gu Yechen was in the restroom getting ready for bed, and He Xinyan sat on the bed, scrolling through her phone. She entered the app that she used to track her period, and frowned slightly.


    Her period was one weekte already. . .


    "One week?! My period has never been thiste before. . ." He Xinyan said softly as she rubbed her stomach.


    At this time, Gu Yechen walked out of the restroom and overheard what she was saying. He raised one eyebrow and sat down on the bed next to her.


    He Xinyan quickly closed the app and put her phone away, but Gu Yechen knew what was going on already.


    "Your period iste for one week?" He asked with a grin.


    "You heard?!" He Xinyan widened her eyes and gasped.


    Gu Yechen nodded his head as he lifted the nket up and crawled in.


    "Um. . . yah. . ." He Xinyan pressed her lips together and slid down under the nkets.


    "Why?"


    He Xinyan nced at him, "I don''t know."


    "There is one possible reason forte periods. . ." Gu Yechen said as he raised one eyebrow.


    "What is it?"


    Gu Yechen looked at her and suddenly turned over so his body was on top of hers, "If you are pregnant. However. . . that can''t be possible because we have never made babies yet."


    He Xinyan''s face immediately turned beet red as she tried to push him away, "Go away! So shameless!"


    Gu Yechen''s smile widened, "How about let''s make babies now?"


    "No!" He Xinyan lifted her feet up to kick his shin lightly, "Let me sleep in peace!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled and used one finger to lift her chin up. He leaned down and pressed his lips onto hers. He used her moment of surprise to push his tongue into her mouth.


    After a very long kiss, He Xinyan was out of breath already as she pushed Gu Yechen off of her.


    "Hmph! I''m going to sleep!" She faced her back towards him and closed her eyes.


    Gu Yechen licked his lips satisfactorily and hugged her from behind before also going to sleep.


    ---


    The next morning


    The sun wasn''t even up yet, but He Xinyan had woken up. She rubbed her eyes annoyingly, because she had wanted to sleep in since it was a Saturday.


    She moved around slightly and sighed. Suddenly, her eyes widened.


    What was this familiar feeling? He Xinyan gulped as she recognized this feeling she had every single month.


    She slowly and carefully lifted the nket up and got out of bed. As quietly as possible, she tiptoed to the restroom and closed the door before opening the lights.


    He Xinyan quickly walked over to the toilet and pulled her pajama pants down.


    She gasped when she saw the bright patch of red on her underwear.


    Her period was here!


    It had leaked onto her pants as well, and it was quite arge amount for the first day.


    He Xinyan took off her pants and pulled her underwear back up so she could go out and get clean underwear to change into.


    As she opened the restroom door, her mouth fell open. What if it leaked onto the bed?!


    He Xinyan quickly and quietly got a clean pair of underwear and changed into it before going back to go check on the bed sheets.


    She kneeled down next to the bed and pushed the nket aside.


    Right in the middle. . . It couldn''t be more clear. . .


    The red blood stain.

 Chapter 194 Period Time

    <h4>Chapter 194 Period Time</h4>


    The red blood stain.


    He Xinyan put one hand over her mouth in surprise, and her eyes darted around nervously. What should she do?!


    What if Gu Yechen woke up?! How was she going to get rid of this huge stain?!


    "Baby, why are you awake so early?"


    It was almost like He Xinyan was struck by lightning. She slowly looked up and grinned awkwardly, "Ha. . . ha. . . Gu Yechen, you''re awake!"


    She quickly covered the stain with the nket, but nothing could escape Gu Yechen''s eyes.


    He raised one eyebrow as he lifted up the nket, and the bright red was very eye catching in the middle of the white bedsheets.


    He Xinyan bit her lip as she immediately looked away.


    Gu Yechen chuckled lightly and sat up straight, "Your period is here?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head gravely and looked away from embarrassment.


    Gu Yechen''s smile widened when he leaned forward a little more and saw that He Xinyan wasn''t wearing any pants!


    He Xinyan immediately let go of the nkets and used her hands to cover where Gu Yechen was looking, and she red at him angrily.


    Gu Yechen chuckled and looked away, "Go put on some pants. I will clean this up."


    He Xinyan cautiously ran off to the closet, making sure that Gu Yechen wasn''t looking at her. A few minutester, she walked out with clean pants on, and she saw that the old bedsheet was gone, and it had been reced with a new one.


    Gu Yechen walked back into the room and noticed her, "I put the bedsheets in the washing machine. Goy down on the new one."


    He Xinyan slowly walked over to the bed and sat down. Gu Yechen helped put the nket over her and patted her gently on the head.


    "Do you have stomach cramps when you are on your period?"


    He Xinyan put one hand over her stomach, "A little. . ."


    "I''ll be right back. What do you want to eat for breakfast?"


    He Xinyan licked her lips and felt the period cravings kick in. She wanted something sweet! However, she still said, "Anything you cook!"


    Gu Yechen grinned and kissed her gently before leaving.


    He Xinyan watched as he left with a pleased smile on her face. He was so sweet and considerate. . .


    ---


    About half an hourter, the door opened and Gu Yechen walked in with a tray in his hands.


    He Xinyan was half asleep, and she woke up when she heard the sound.


    "Sorry. Did I disturb you?"


    He Xinyan shook her head.


    "I made some warm brown sugar ginger tea. Do you want to drink some?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head as Gu Yechen set down the tray and picked up a bowl of warm tea. He blew on the tea before lifting the spoon up to He Xinyan''s lips so she could take a sip.


    "Mm. . . It''s so good!" He Xinyan widened her eyes as she eagerly opened her mouth for more. It wasn''t too sweet, and the spicy taste of the ginger wasn''t very strong.


    "I''ll make it for you often," Gu Yechen said with a smile as he fed her another sip.


    "Is it hard to make?"


    "No. I can make it often if you like," Gu Yechen said happily. If his baby liked it, he could make it every single day!


    He Xinyan smirked, "Don''t you worry! You will have to make it for the rest of your life! Until my period goes away!"


    Gu Yechen looked up and raised one eyebrow as his hand froze. For the rest of his life? Did that mean she nned on staying with him for the rest of her life?


    Gu Yechen looked down and licked his lips. He smiled and looked back up, his eyes filled with gentleness.


    "Drink more."


    He Xinyan nodded as she gulped down the remainder of the tea.


    ---


    After lunch, Gu Yechen left for a few minutes, but he was back before half an hour.


    In his hands, he was holding tworge bags of. . .


    "Haosu Coffee Shop!" He Xinyan immediately jumped up from the couch, but stopped when she felt her lower body react.


    She slowly walked over and took over one of the bags. Inside, she found several desserts: cakes, tarts, pudding, ice cream, and many drinks!


    He Xinyan squealed in excitement as she set it down on the table and took everything out.


    "You went out to get this?! How did you know I wanted something sweet?" He Xinyan said excitedly.


    "I did some research," Gu Yechen smiled and went to go get a fork.


    He Xinyan ended up eating the dessertfortably on the couch while watching television. She sat on Gu Yechen''sp and ate one bit herself, then fed Gu Yechen a bite.


    The Saturday was very rxed, and it was probably the best "period-first-day" He Xinyan has ever had.


    ---


    Her period ended in about five days, and He Xinyan left work and returned home.


    She went to the He mansion and into her room because Gu Yechen wasn''t home from work yet. She changed into herfy clothes and went to remove her makeup.


    As she took off her makeup, He Xinyan heard the door open and close, signifying that either Bai Jiawei or Li Yuyan was home.


    She still needed evidence about her mother''s death now. Evidence that Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran caused it. With that, the show would be almost ready to y.


    He Xinyan threw the makeup towel into the trash and walked over to the couch in her room. She lifted her legs up and covered them with a small nket.


    On the table next to the couch, there was a bottle of wine and a ss. She poured herself a small ss before taking a small sip.


    She didn''t really like the taste of wine, but it was okay to drink some once in a while.


    He Xinyan closed her eyes and she almost looked like she was asleep.


    A few secondster, she blinked her eyes open and frowned.


    Was that a good idea? What if it didn''t work?


    If it didn''t work, then she would be revealing her ace card, and she would have to change her n. That would be very difficult.


    However, that seemed like the only way right now.


    But, what if Li Huiran didn''t believe her. Then, this way would fail.


    He Xinyan scratched her head and ced the ss gently onto the table. Was this a good idea? It was the only idea she had.


    If it worked, then she would be basically ready.


    If it didn''t, she would need to start over.


    It was indeed a very risky n, but one needs to take risks to achieve goals.


    He Xinyan clenched her fist together and stood up from the couch. She walked over to herputer and opened it to look at the recording she had of her talking to Ma Yuhao.


    She sent it over to Gu Yechen and told him to save a copy to hisputer. Then, she grabbed her phone andputer and left the room.


    She first went downstairs and grabbed a drink of water. As she did so, her phone rang and she saw that Gu Yechen replied with one word:


    "Done!"


    She smiled and finished the remainder of the water before going back upstairs. She walked over to the master bedroom where Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran slept and walked in without knocking.


    No one was in the main bedroom, so she walked into the closet and saw Li Huiran walking out of the restroom right as she walked in.


    The closet and restroom were connected so they were inside the same room.


    "Ah!" Li Hiuran gasped and jumped back in surprise, "What are you doing here?!"


    He Xinyan didn''t respond to her as she walked around the closet, looking into every room and corner. She then checked the restroom and shower ce.


    "What are you doing?! He Xinyan, get out!"


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes and walked towards the main bedroom again, "This is my house. If anyone is supposed to get out, it is you."


    She made sure no one was in the bedroom before going over to the door and locking it.


    "He Xinyan, watch your mouth! I am still your stepmom! Why did you lock the door? What are you trying to do?!" Li Huiran took a step back nervously and red at He Xinyan.


    She turned around and looked at Li Huiran with a grin.


    "Li Huiran, you should be on the floor begging me right now," she said with a sly smile.


    Li Huiran''s face turned red, "He Xinyan, what are you saying?! You are so rude and impolite and. . . Get out of my room! Get out!"


    He Xinyan smirked, "Are you sure?"


    "Yes! Get out!" Li Huiran stepped forward to push He Xinyan out, but she flung her arms away.


    He Xinyan opened up her phone and pressed y on a recording.


    "You may want to hear this recording first."

 Chapter 195 A Trade With Li Huiran

    <h4>Chapter 195 A Trade With Li Huiran</h4>


    "You may want to hear this recording first."


    The sound of He Xinyan and Ma Yuhao''s voice was loud and clear inside the room. She had cut out the unnecessary parts, so the recording went straight to the point.


    ''What do you want to know?''


    Li Huiran''s face immediately paled when she heard the man''s voice. She recognized it. . . That was Ma Yuhao!


    ''Everything! From when you first met Li Huiran to how Li Yuyan came to be to. . . just everything!''


    Li Huiran''s pale face seemed to lose even more color, so it was as white as a sheet of paper. She looked up at He Xinyan, who was smiling back at her.


    He Xinyan! How did she find Ma Yuhao?! How did they know each other?! Why are they talking to each other? What are they talking about?!


    Li Huiran lunged forward to try and snatch He Xinyan''s phone, but she pulled it away.


    "Be patient, Auntie Li. Let''s finish listening to the recording first."


    ''Well, I first met Li Huiran at a bar. . .'' The recording continued to y.


    ''She came over to the bar often and slept with me whenever Bai Jiawei couldn''t be with her. . .''


    He Xinyan pretended to be surprised when she heard this and she gasped, "Wow, Auntie Li!"


    Li Huiran red at her and tried to grab the phone again, but failed.


    "Where did you get this?!"


    "Sh. . ." He Xinyan put one finger up to her lips, "Let''s finish it first. Be patient."


    ''In one of those nights, she got pregnant with Li Yuyan. . . my daughter. . .''


    He Xinyan couldn''t control herself, and she let out a giggle. Li Huiran looked like she wanted to kill He Xinyan as she red at her.


    The recording continued all the way to:


    ''What about the DNA test? Do you know about the DNA test when Li Huiran first entered the He mansion? How did she get past it?''


    ''She was very worried. She asked me about it too. . . All I know is in the end, she bribed the hospital that did the test, so it was. . . fake.''


    ''I know it was fake. Thank you for your honesty!''


    He Xinyan cut off the recording there and closed her phone.


    Li Huiran''s eyes were scarily red as she red at her, "What do you know?"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "Everything. . ."


    Li Huiran lunged at her, but she was no match for He Xinyan. He Xinyan easily pushed Li Huiran onto the ground and there was a loud thump and a scream as Li Huiran hit the ground.


    He Xinyan walked over to her and lifted her up by her shirt cor, "Li Huiran, are you scared?"


    Li Huiran was shaking, and she was obviously scared. . . Scared would be an understatement! She was terrified! Where did He Xinyan get this recording? How did she know about this?!


    "What do you want, He Xinyan?!"


    He Xinyan grinned and let go of Li Huiran, "I want to make a trade with you. Your secret about Li Yuyan can stay a secret forever. I am a very trustworthy person, and I won''t reveal your secret. However, you need to tell me another secret in return."


    Li Huiran rolled her eyes, "You think I trust you?"


    She pushed herself off of the ground so she was sitting on the ground. However, the next second, He Xinyan walked over and pulled her up by the cor again.


    "Ah!" Li Huiran closed her eyes as she felt the paine from where He Xinyan was grabbing onto.


    "Do you have a choice?" He Xinyan asked with a smile, but her eyes weren''t smiling.


    "You can make this deal with me, and your secret about Li Yuyan stays a secret. Bai Jiawei won''t know about it. Or, you can choose not to make this deal, and Bai Jiawei will know about it now. Once he does, I''m afraid that you and your daughter''s lives are ruined. If you do make the deal, you and your daughter can still stay in the upper ss and live your lives."


    He Xinyan tried to stay calm as she lied without even blinking.


    Li Huiran stared at her for several seconds before muttering, "Let go of me!"


    He Xinyan let go of her cor and stood up straight, "Hurry up! This deal doesn''tst long."


    Li Huiran pressed her lips together as she looked towards the door, wondering when Bai Jiawei would be back. Li Yuyan had returned home a while ago, but she left again a few minutes before He Xinyan went into the master bedroom.


    "You don''t want to wait. If dades back and overhears, you will be screwed," He Xinyan said.


    Li Huiran red at her and after several seconds, she finally said, "How can I trust you?"


    "After you tell me your part of the deal, I will delete the recording from my phone. I will also delete my second copy from myputer. You can watch me do it."


    "How can I know that you don''t have more copies?"


    He Xinyan smiled, "I promise you that these are the only two copies I have."


    "Really?"


    He Xinyan put on a straight face, "Yes, I promise. You can search myputer or phone for more if you would like. However, you will have to hurry up."


    He Xinyan sounded so genuine it was almost like she was helping Li Huiran.


    Li Huiran clenched her fist together and gulped. Right now, she only had one choice, and it was to agree to He Xinyan. Although she still didn''t trust He Xinyan, this was her only chance.


    Her only option was to trust He Xinyan and take the deal. Or else, she would be screwed! She knew that Bai Jiawei would definitely be furious if he knew about this, and not only her. . . Her daughter, Yuyan would also be screwed!


    Li Huiran took a deep breath and red at He Xinyan. This was all her fault! Why couldn''t she die like her dead mother?!


    "What is your trade?!"


    He Xinyan smiled happily and crossed her arms together, "I will delete all my copies of the recording after you tell me about my mother''s death."


    "What?!" Li Huiran''s eyes widened as she fell backwards.


    He Xinyan''s smile disappeared and she walked over to Li Huiran, "Tell me the truth. How did my mother die? It wasn''t an ident, right?"


    "He Xinyan, what are you talking about?! Of course it was an ident!" Li Huiran''s eyes darted around the room nervously, and itnded on the door. For a second, she thought about running, but where would she run to?! And, if she ran, He Xinyan could just go find Bai Jiawei and reveal her secret.


    She was stuck! Li Huiran dug her nails deep into her skin in frustration.


    "You know what I am talking about, Li Huiran. Tell me the truth. . . If you don''t, I will also show the recording to my dad."


    Li Huiran red at her, "What truth?! I really don''t know what you are talking about!"


    If she said it, she would be screwed! She can''t let He Xinyan know! No way!


    He Xinyan chuckled, "I guess I''ll have to show this recording to dad. He should be almost home by now! Perfect timing!"


    He Xinyan pped her hands together excitedly and turned around. As she did so, Li Huiran lunged forward to try and attack He Xinyan from behind, but at this moment, He Xinyan turned around again.


    She used the hand not holding the phone to grab onto Li Huiran''s hand, and with the other hand that was holding her phone, she pped Li Huiran aggressively across the face.


    "Ah!" Li Huiran fell back down sideways because of the p, and her face immediately turned red. It was even worse because the phone was hard, and Li Huiran felt like it hit her teeth.


    "He Xinyan!" She screamed, not very clearly because it hurt when she spoke.


    "Li Huiran, don''t try to y tricks on me! It doesn''t work." It felt like the room dropped a few degrees because of He Xinyan''s cold expression and tone, and Li Huiran moved back a little on the floor.


    "You are over with, Li Huiran! Once my dad hears this recording, you and your lovely daughter can pack your bags and get out of my house! If you are lucky, maybe you can find a trash can to live in for the rest of your lives. After all, that is where you belong to."


    "You -" Li Huiran red at her but backed down again from He Xinyan''s dangerous expression.


    He Xinyan scoffed and turned around to leave again. Maybe she was just overthinking, but she felt like she was bing more and more like Gu Yechen! Ahh. . . He indeed was a very bad (good) influence!


    Her hand was on the door handle already when Li Huiran suddenly screamed.


    "Wait! I''ll tell you! I''ll tell you!" Li Huiran couldn''t let Bai Jiawei hear the recording! No way! She would be screwed! Bai Jiawei might even kill her if he knew about this!


    As of now, she had to protect herself and Li Yuyan! Whatever! He Xinyan could know about how her mom died. He Yuxin was dead anyway! It didn''t matter now.


    He Xinyan stopped and turned around, "I am not a patient person. Hurry up and tell me."


    Li Huiran gulped and pushed herself up from the ground, "Your mom. . . She didn''t die by ident or because she was too sick. She died because. . . because, your dad. . . your dad and I. . . killed her!"

 Chapter 196 He Yuxin’s Death (1)

    <h4>Chapter 196 He Yuxin''s Death (1)</h4>


    Li Huiran gulped and pushed herself up from the ground, "Your mom. . . She didn''t die by ident or because she was too sick. She died because. . . because, your dad. . . your dad and I. . . killed her!"


    Although He Xinyan knew about it already, she was still furious when she heard the wordse out of Li Huiran''s mouth.


    Li Huiran chuckled, "That night. . . It was raining that night! Your mom was indeed very sick, but it wasn''t bad enough to kill her yet."


    --- Many, many years ago


    It was nighttime, and rain was pouring outside.


    Inside the best hospital in Country X, He Yuxin was sitting on her hospital bed.


    There were several tubes connected to her body, and the beeping sound of her heartbeat was very steady.


    She held the flowers in her hands that her husband had just given her with a sweet smile, and gently leaned back against the pillow.


    Suddenly, there was a sound and the door opened.


    He Yuxin looked up, thinking that it was Bai Jiawei, back from getting a vase for the flowers.


    And indeed, it was Bai Jiawei.


    However, there was another woman standing in front of him.


    The woman smirked as she slowly stepped into the room, while Bai Jiawei closed the door, waiting outside.


    He Yuxin nced at the woman and then at the door, "Who are you?"


    "Who am I?" Li Huiran looked around therge hospital room and scoffed, "I am here to tell you who I am!"


    The pouring of the rain grew heavier as lightning struck the dark sky.


    Li Huiran took a step forward, "You stole my man away from me! Let me tell you, I am the woman that Bai Jiawei loves the most!"


    He Yuxin knit her eyebrows together.


    "The person Bai Jiawei loves is me!" Li Huiran red at He Yuxin, as she clenched her handbag tighter.


    "Are you crazy?! What nonsense are you talking about?!"


    Li Huiranughed crazily, "Nonsense?! Of course. . . No one wants to believe that they are just a recement. The man that they have been married to and have been living with for so many years has been lying to them for all these years! I''ll show you the evidence now!"


    Li Huiran reached her hands behind her neck and took off a silver ne, "Look at this ne. Do you recognize it?"


    He Yuxin''s mouth fell open as she unconsciously lifted one hand up to her own neck. On her slim and pale neck rested the exact same ne.


    "I also have this ne! Jiawei''s mom gave it to me. . . Why do you have the same ne?!" He Yuxin looked down at her ne and then at the one Li Huiran was holding. It was exactly the same!


    Li Huiran''s smile widened, "You are correct! However, let me tell you! This isn''t a single ne, it is a pair of identical nes!"


    Li Huiran put the ne back onto her neck, "However, this ne has a special meaning. It is only passed on to the daughter-inw of the family! Now, do you believe me?"


    "No. . ." He Yuxin shook her head, "This is not true. . . Jiawei wouldn''t do this to me. . . You''re lying!" He Yuxin looked at the door and saw the shadow of Bai Jiawei''s body, "Jiawei! Jiawei!"


    The shadow slightly moved and then it disappeared.


    "Stop lying to yourself!" Li Huiran screamed, "Although you married Jiawei, I have never separated with Jiawei! You gave him a daughter, but I also gave him a daughter!"


    Li Huiran opened her handbag aggressively, "And, my daughter is two years older than your daughter! Look!"


    Li Huiran pulled out the picture and lifted it up to He Yuxin''s eyes.


    He Yuxin nced at the image and her mouth fell open as the sound of a struck of lightning burst into the room. The brightness of the lightning illuminated the image for a quick second.


    He Yuxin looked at the image with disbelief. She reached her hand out to grab it, but Li Huiran immediately pulled it away.


    "Now, do you believe it?! Do you believe it?!"


    At this moment, the door opened and Bai Jiawei walked in with the vase in his hands.


    He Yuxin''s eyes widened when she saw him, "Jiawei, tell me! Tell me that everything this woman is saying is not true! Tell me!"


    Bai Jiawei looked at He Yuxin and knit his eyebrows together, "Yuxin. . . It''s true."


    He Yuxin froze in shock for several seconds, and the sound of the beeps got faster and faster.


    "No. . . No. . . It can''t be true!" He Yuxin red at Li Huiran, "You! You are just a mistress! You are just a third person that is ruining another person''s family!"


    Li Huiran''s face turned red at once, and she opened and closed her mouth several times.


    She clenched her fists together in anger, "You are the third person! You stole away everything that belonged to me! Me! You are a horrible person! Horrible person!"


    Li Huiran dropped her bag onto the bed and lunged forward, grabbing onto He Yuxin''s shoulders and shaking her forcefully.


    He Yuxin tried to escape from her grasp, but she was sick and had no strength.


    Li Huiran shook her violently, tugging the wires and tubes as she pushed her back and forth. Bai Jiawei widened his eyes and walked forward.


    "Huiran! Let go of her! Stop!" This wasn''t part of the n! Bai Jiawei tried to pull Li Huiran away, causing her to pull He Yuxin as well. There was a lot of screaming from all three people.


    "Why?! You disgusting woman!" Li Huiran screamed as she continued to grab onto He Yuxin.


    "Let go! Huiran, let go!"


    Bai Jiawei finally used all his strength to pull Li Huiran off, but she had tugged off several wires and messed up a lot of the medical equipment.


    "What are you doing, Huiran?!" Bai Jaiwei red at Li Huiran and pushed her away, but she lunged forward again, screaming:


    "I won''t let you go so easily, you horrible woman!"


    He Yuxin put one hand up to her chest, as she felt the pain spread across her body. The beeping of her heartbeat was scarily fast as she painfully scrunched her face up.


    "Jiawei! Jiawei!" She said weakly as she breathed rapidly.


    Bai Jiawei''s mouth fell open when she saw He Yuxin''s reaction, and he didn''t know what to do. This was definitely not the n!


    He first turned to look at Li Huiran and red at her, "Leave!

 Chapter 197 He Yuxin’s Death (2)

    <h4>Chapter 197 He Yuxin''s Death (2)</h4>


    He first turned to look at Li Huiran and red at her, "Leave! Run! Hurry up and leave!"


    He handed Li Huiran her handbag and pushed her out the door, "Make sure no one sees you! Hurry up and leave!"


    He Yuxin hand pressed against her chest as she helplessly fell back against the hospital bed. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes.


    Bai Jiawei turned around and nced at Li Huiran. Suddenly, the beeping sound stopped and it was reced with a more high-pitched continuous ring.


    Bai Jiawei widened his eyes as he saw the up and down lines on the electrocardiogram machine turn into one straight line.


    He gasped and slowly walked over to He Yuxin in disbelief. He slowly bent forward and gently tapped her on the shoulder.


    "Yuxin? Yuxin?"


    ---


    Li Huiran ran out of the hospital and looked back every few seconds to make sure there was no one following her. She turned a corner and ran straight into a little girl holding a ss jar of paper stars she had folded herself.


    "Ah!" The ss crashed onto the floor with a bang and shattered into pieces.


    Li Huiran didn''t bother to apologize, and panically ran away.


    The little girl looked at the broken ss and bent down. She had an older woman standing next to her, and the woman immediatelyforted her.


    Li Huiran continued running and as she did, a group of doctors and nurses walked past her.


    "Hurry and go tell Doctor Li that the VIP patient Mrs. He has an emergency situation! Hurry!"


    Li Huiran stopped in her tracks as she heard what the doctor said. What?! He Yuxin was dead?! She gasped before continuing to run. She had to leave!


    ---


    Inside He Yuxin''s hospital room, the doctors and nurses were using a defibritor to try and get He Yuxin''s heartbeat back, but it wasn''t working.


    They tried several times, and Bai Jiawei was standing at the edge of the bed with a worried expression.


    The door burst open and the little girl in the hallway that had bumped into Li Huiran and the woman that had been with her walked in.


    The doctor used the defibritor once more before putting it down with a sigh.


    Bai Jiawei reached for the doctor''s hands, "Doctor, you have to save her! Please save my wife! Doctor, you can''t give up! Please!"


    The doctor sighed, "I''m sorry, Mr. Bai. The surgery was very sessful, but the patient''s condition suddenly worsened a moment ago. I''m sorry."


    The little girl stepped forward and grabbed onto He Yuxin''s arm, shaking it.


    "Mommy, wake up! Mommy! Don''t leave me, mommy! Open your eyes and look at me! Mommy!"


    The woman held onto the girl andforted her, although she was crying as well.


    Bai Jiawei also grabbed onto He Yuxin''s hand, "Yuxin, wake up! Wake up!"


    The sound of crying filled the room, mixed with the heavy pouring of rain and lightning from outside.


    ---


    Li Huiran rushed into her small house, her hair and clothes wet from the rain.


    She wobbled towards the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water, gulping it down onto the entire bottle was empty.


    She fell down onto the couch and used both hands to cover her ears, "He Yuxin, I hate you! You stole my man! I hate you!"


    She dug her nails into her scalp and shook her head aggressively, "It wasn''t me! It wasn''t me!"


    A little girl ran over and grabbed Li Huiran''s arm, "Mommy, what happened?!"


    Li Huiran looked up and stared nkly at the little girl for several seconds before pulling her in for a hug, "Yuyan!"


    Li Huiran cried as she ran her fingers through Li Yuyan''s hair, "Mommy knows that you suffered a lot with me. I promise! I promise that I will give you a better life! No matter what! I will do whatever it takes to give us a better life! Do you understand, Yuyan?!"


    Li Yuyan nodded her head, "Yes, mommy."


    ---


    Inside the meeting room of the He Corporation, He Xinyan sat with her dad, Bai Jiawei.


    Across from them was another man, thewyer that worked for the He family.


    "Now I will read Miss He Yuxin and Mr. He Qin''s will." Thewyer cleared his throat, "The first part of the will states: Miss He Yuxin has decided to distribute her property as written below. 10 percent of the He Corporation''s shares have already been transferred to Mr. Bai Jiawei. The remaining 21 percent of shares will be distributed as follows. 5 percent will be given to Mr. Bai Jiawei, and the remaining 16 percent will be given to Miss He Xinyan."


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes widened when he heard this, and he immediately knit his eyebrows together.


    Thewyer continued, "However, Miss He Xinyan is still underage. Therefore, the 16 percent of shares will be under Mr. Bai Jiawei until Miss He Xinyan reaches the age of 23 years old, or until Mr. Bai Jiawei is ready to retire."


    Thewyer stood up and walked over to Bai Jiawei with a pen, "Please sign here."


    Bai Jiawei signed the document and closed it. He nced at He Xinyan and narrowed his eyes.


    --- Present


    "That was how your mother died. . ." Li Huiran took a deep breath and didn''t dare look at He Xinyan.


    He Xinyan clenched her fists together and squeezed out a smile, "Who would have thought?!"


    She still had to pretend she was surprised so Li Huiran wouldn''t be suspicious.


    Li Huiran gulped and looked away.


    "Thank you for your honesty. I will delete the recording now."


    He Xinyan pulled out her phone and stopped the current recording she was in the middle of. She then walked over to Li Huiran and deleted the recording in front of her. She then deleted it from herputer.


    "Okay. I did my part of the deal too now." He Xinyan took a step forward and grabbed onto Li Huiran''s cor, "I''m warning you. You don''t want to tell anyone that happened here today to anyone. It is a secret between us. If you do, I can''t promise I won''t tell them about your secret."


    Of course Li Huiran knew. She wasn''t dumb enough to tell someone about it, or else they would definitely ask more! Then, she would be exposed!


    She nodded her head and He Xinyan let go of her shirt cor. She stood back up and turned around. As she did, there was a knock on the door.


    "Why is the door locked?!" Bai Jiawei''s frustrated voice said.


    --- Author''s Note:


    The part of the will of He Yuxin and He Qin wasn''t part of Li Huiran''s talk in the present time. I just added it so you guys can know about the event :)

 Chapter 198 No Problem, Mrs. Wife

    <h4>Chapter 198 No Problem, Mrs. Wife</h4>


    "Why is the door locked?!" Bai Jiawei''s frustrated voice said.


    He Xinyan nced at Li Huiran with a smile before going over to unlock the door. Bai Jiawei was very surprised to see He Xinyan, and then his eyesnded on Li Huiran, who was still on the floor.


    He Xinyan also turned around and gasped, "Auntie Li, why are you on the floor?!"


    She walked over and helped Li Huiran up with a worried expression.


    "What are you doing here?" Bai Jiawei nced at He Xinyan suspiciously, then at Li Huiran, who had beads of sweat dripping down her forehead.


    He Xinyan helped Li Huiran up from the floor and turned around with a smile, "I just came over to talk to Auntie Li about something. She must have identally locked the door, right?"


    Li Huiran red at He Xinyan, who was smiling sweetly and slowly nodded her head.


    "What were you guys talking about?" Bai Jiawei narrowed his eyes.


    Li Huiran immediately spoke, "Nothing! Nothing important."


    He Xinyan chuckled, "Yes, indeed. I will get going now. Goodbye, Auntie Li."


    She smiled at the two of them before walking out of the room. She returned to her own bedroom and closed the door, locking it just to be safe.


    He Xinyan immediately pulled out her phone and called Gu Yechen, "Yechen, you have an extra copy of the recording I sent you, right?"


    There was silence on the other end of the phone.


    Hearing no reply, she immediately went into panic mode, "Yechen! Gu Yechen! Do you have a copy?!"


    After several seconds, there was finally a reply.


    "When did you go meet that guy in private?" The sour tone in his voice was evident.


    He Xinyan''s mouth opened and closed, not knowing how to respond. Really?! The vinegar tub had broken because of that recording? Because she was talking to a man in that recording?!


    Finally, she chuckled, "I''m sorry, Mr. Husband! I should have let you know beforehand! It was when I called you to help me book a room in XX Restaurant. Remember?"


    ''Mr. Husband'' worked very well on Gu Yechen, and he immediately didn''t give off as strong a sour feeling as before.


    "Oh, I remember. Tell me next time before you go. We can go together."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Okay, okay! So, do you have a copy of the recording or not?


    "I do," Gu Yechen replied.


    "Phew! Okay, that''s good! I''ll see youter. When are youing back home?"


    Gu Yechen grinned, "I am on my way now. I will be back in less than half an hour. Wait for me."


    "Mhm! I''ll go wait for you in your house then! See youter!" He Xinyan hung up the call and happily left the He mansion to go to Gu Yechen''s (actually her) house.


    Indeed, Gu Yechen arrived in about 25 minutes, and the first thing he saw after returning home was He Xinyan at the front door.


    "Are you here to wee me?" Gu Yechen said with a gentle smile as he took off his shoes and put on slippers.


    "Yes!" He Xinyan wrapped her arm around his and pulled him into the kitchen, "What''s for dinner tonight?"


    "Oh, so you''re just hungry!" Gu Yechen said as he gently flicked her forehead.


    He Xinyan frowned, "Yes, I am very hungry!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled, "Go wait outside. Dinner will be ready soon."


    "I''ll set up the table!"


    ---


    After eating dinner, He Xinyan wiped her lips and leaned forward against the table excitedly.


    "Gu Yechen, you have the recording, right? Can you make it into a USB drive and send it over to me?"


    "Okay. Why did you have me make a copy of the recording?" Gu Yechen put down his chopsticks and wiped his lips elegantly.


    "Look what I have!" He Xinyan pulled out her phone and pressed y on the most recent recording she had on her phone.


    "Ah! What are you doing here?!" Li Huiran''s high-pitched scream pierced the room, causing He Xinyan to scrunch her face up in disgust.


    The recording was several minutes long, and when it finished, there were several seconds of silence. Hearing Li Huiran talk about her mother''s death was very painful for He Xinyan, but it was also in some way motivation for her to hurry up and take revenge.


    Gu Yechen took a deep breath and stood up from his chair, "So you took this recording in exchange for the recording you sent me?"


    "Yes! Am I smart?" He Xinyan asked eagerly, wanting apliment from him.


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Yes, my baby is very smart!"


    He Xinyan stuck her tongue out happily and jumped up, "Now, I just have to wait for the right moment. I will first reveal this recording of Ma Yuhao to Bai Jiawei, and he can help me get rid of Li Huiran and Li Yuyan. Then, I just need to wait for the shareholder meeting. . . Will this be enough to get rid of Bai Jiawei?"


    He Xinyan was suddenly doubtful. She had evidence about Bai Jiawei embezzling money from thepany, but what if the manager betrayed her at thest minute? She had to go have another talk with him just to be sure. Then, she also had the recording of Bai Jiawei and Li Huiran killing her mother now. That should be enough. . . right?


    Gu Yechen shrugged, "It depends on how you y your cards. I think that with the evidence about Bai Jiawei''s embezzlement of money and the recording you just showed me, there is no way the board of directors would let him stay in thepany any longer. After all, for most people in the upper ss, money is above all. The board would definitely not want to keep Bai Jiawei as chairman if that meant that they were losing money."


    Yes, indeed. For the board of directors, nothing can be worse than them losing money. If they knew that Bai Jiawei was lying to them and embezzling their money, they would definitely be furious.


    "So, if you have enough evidence to prove that Bai Jiawei is indeed embezzling money, then he will definitely have to leave thepany. On top of that, based on how much money he embezzled, he might have to go to jail. And, with the recording you showed me, I think he will definitely be in prison for quite some time."


    He Xinyan rubbed her hands together and smiled excitedly, "Okay! Thank you, Mr. Husband!"


    Gu Yechen grinned, "No problem, Mrs. Wife."


    ---


    He Xinyan went to bed early today because she felt a little tired. Gu Yechen made sure that she was asleep already before slowly and quietly leaving the room.


    He closed the bedroom door before walking over to his office. In his pajamas, he sat down and began working on some unfinished work.


    It was past midnight already when he suddenly received a phone call.


    "President Gu, are you still awake?" Chen Xiao asked nervously. He only dared to call because he noticed that some changes were made on the marketing report thiste. He assumed that it was probably President Gu that was making the changes.


    "No, it is a ghost that is taking your call right now," Gu Yechen responded gravely.


    Chen Xiao gulped andughed awkwardly.


    "Why are you calling me thiste?" Gu Yechen closed hisptop and stood up.


    "President Gu, you know how you asked me to investigate someone called Yi Shao from Country X."


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows together and stopped moving, "Yes? Did you do it yet?"


    "Yes, President Gu! I just received the information now."


    Gu Yechen sat back down, "Send it to me. I will look at it."


    There were a few seconds of silence before Chen Xiao cleared his throat and nervously said, "President Gu. . . well. . ."


    "What is it?" Gu Yechen felt a bad feeling rise inside him and he crossed his legs together.


    "Well. . . It took a little longer because I did a deep search and investigated using several different resources but. . ."


    "What?"


    "Well, from all of the sources and information, it shows that there is no one called Yi Shao in Country X. I even tried using the other information you provided, like how he has silver hair and how he is a shareholder of the He Corporation, but there still are no clues."


    Gu Yechen narrowed his eyes, "Are you sure?"


    "Yes, sir. Nothing."


    There were several seconds of silence before Gu Yechen stood up from his desk again, "Okay."


    "Should I keep investigating?"


    Gu Yechen sighed, "No, you can stop. Good night."


    He hung up the phone and left the office, but he didn''t return to the bedroom right away.


    That was indeed very weird. . .


    Gu Yechen had many connections. He could basically investigate every single person in this world, and he could find someone just by a name or a few clues.


    There was no way this person called Yi Shao didn''t exist.


    The only possibility was that. . . He had a way to keep himself hidden.

 Chapter 199 Remember

    <h4>Chapter 199 Remember</h4>


    The next morning, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen ate breakfast together before going to work. As they ate, Gu Yechen looked up casually and asked,


    "The man that saved you in Country X is called Yi Shao, right?"


    He Xinyan took a sip of milk, "Yes. Why?"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Nothing."


    He Xinyan finished eating the rest of the bread and stood up, "I''m going to go to work. Goodbye!"


    She picked up her bag and was about to leave when Gu Yechen stood up and walked over to her, "Did you forget something?"


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together before lifting her heels off the ground and quickly kissing Gu Yechen on the lips.


    For a long time now, Gu Yechen would "force" He Xinyan to kiss him before she left for work in the morning. He Xinyan would still forget sometimes, but it had basically be a habit now.


    "Goodbye!" He Xinyan waved goodbye before leaving the house.


    ---


    At work, He Xinyan had just finished reading through a bunch ofplicated pages, and she leaned back against her chair with her eyes closed to get some rest.


    However, her brain naturally wandered to think about things that are not rted to rest.


    Like. . . whether her n was going to work or not?


    Once Bai Jiawei was fired from the position of chairman and put into prison, thepany would go to her, right?


    However, Bai Jiawei still had all the stocks He Yuxin had transferred to him! He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together. If she had no shares of thepany, she wouldn''t be able to climb up even if she was Bai Jiawei''s daughter!


    He Xinyan suddenly opened her eyes.


    Did she have any shares?! He Xinyan pressed her lips together and tried to think back to when she was only a few years old.


    Her mother died when she was very young, and she only remembered that she had sat in a room with Bai Jiawei and another guy, and the unknown guy had read her mother''s will to her and Bai Jiawei.


    She was still very young back then, so she did not understand a single thing written on the will, much less remember what was on it!


    Bai Jiawei had told her all these years that the will said that her grandfather left thepany for her, and it would go to her once she was ready and he could retire.


    Of course, He Xinyan trusted Bai Jiawei in the past, and she never questioned him. However, she didn''t know if she could trust him now.


    He Xinyan jumped up from her chair. How could she forget?! During all this time, shepletely forgot to check the will and see if something was wrong! Well, technically, she had forgotten a will existed all along!


    He Xinyan hit her palm against her head and pressed her lips together. She should risk it. . . This risk was worth it! If there was indeed something on the will that benefitted her, then it would be even more helpful to her n!


    What if it didn''t say anything about having to wait until Bai Jiawei retired?!


    He Xinyan smiled excitedly just by the thought of it, even though she knew it wasn''t very likely. Then, there was one more reason to add to the list of why Bai Jiawei should get out!


    But where is the will?!


    Bai Jiawei definitely has a copy, since he was in the room with thewyer when the room was announced, and he was able to keep a copy that he signed.


    It was definitely somewhere safe. . . Bai Jiawei wouldn''t keep something of that importance anywhere.


    He Xinyan stood up and grabbed her bag.


    The "safest" and the most likely ce was his bedroom.


    ---


    He Xinyan sped down the freeway and back to the He mansion. She has to be quick. Work was supposed to end in about 15 minutes, and Bai Jiawei usually takes 20 minutes to get home.


    So, she had about 30 minutes to find it.


    Bai Jiawei has 31 percent of the He Corporation''s shares, making him thergest shareholder. However, what if some of those shares were hers?!


    He Xinyan never thought of that possibility because Bai Jiawei never mentioned it, and based on He Yuxin''s love for Bai Jiawei, it was likely that she gave all her stocks to Bai Jiawei.


    However, He Xinyan was beginning to doubt Bai Jiawei''s words now.


    If only she had remembered earlier!


    He Xinyan rushed into the house and saw a worker nearby.


    "Do you know where Li Huiran is?"


    The maid walked over, "Um. . . I think she went out for afternoon tea a while ago. She might be back soon."


    He Xinyan nodded, "Okay, thank you."


    Perfect! That made things much easier for her.


    He Xinyan quickly ran up the stairs and quietly entered Li Huiran and Bai Jiawei''s bedroom. She locked the door before walking in and scanning therge room.


    First, she checked the nightstand on both sides of the bed, but there was nothing suspicious inside. She then entered the closet. There were two rooms, one belonging to Li Huiran and the other belonging to Bai Jiawei.


    She entered the room belonging to Bai Jiawei and flipped through everything. There was nothing inside the closet, and He Xinyan was beginning to get a little impatient.


    She didn''t know when Bai Jiawei or Li Huiran would be returning, and either of the two possibilities was equally bad.


    He Xinyan left Bai Jiawei''s closet and looked around the rest of the room with no result.


    She didn''t want to stay here any longer, so she left the room first so if Bai Jiawei or Li Huiran were to return home, they wouldn''t see her inside their bedroom.


    He Xinyan walked down the stairs, and as she went, she suddenly remembered another possible location Bai Jiawei would put something important.


    His home office! His office at the He Corporation was also likely, but she wouldn''t be able to get in there right now.


    He Xinyan looked around and decided to take another risk by entering Bai Jiawei''s office. She would have to be really quick.


    He Xinyan quickly slid into Bai Jiawei''s office and locked the door.


    She turned on the lights and looked around at the piles of papers and other things that belong in an office. He Xinyan walked over to Bai Jiawei''s desk and flipped through the papers and folders on his messy desk. They were all random information about the He Corporation.


    He Xinyan rarely entered Bai Jiawei''s office, so she didn''t know where he normally kept things.


    She then looked through all the bookshelves, but there was nothing there. He Xinyan felt her heart racing as she decided toe back another time. It would be bad if Bai Jiawei found her here in his office.


    He Xinyan was about to leave, and her hand was on the doorknob already, when she suddenly heard footsteps outside.


    Her eyes widened and she quickly scanned the room, before her eyesnded on the desk. She immediately unlocked the door and ran over to the desk, hiding behind it.


    The desk had an opening for the legs, but the other side reached the ground, so He Xinyan crawled under the opening, hiding inside there.


    She heard the door open and someone walked in. It had to be Bai Jiawei!


    The footsteps got louder and louder when there was suddenly a voice from outside, "Jiawei,e and eat dinner!"


    "Oh,ing!"


    Indeed, it was Bai Jiawei! There was the sound of papers ruffling on the desk before more footsteps and the sound of the door closing.


    He Xinyan let out a breath of relief. She slowly stretched out her body to get back up, but her shoulder hit a hard wall.


    "Ah!" She immediately grabbed onto her arm and frowned. She peeked over the desk to make sure no one was in the room anymore before she nced at what she had hit. The table was brown, but there was a ck. . . box under the table!


    He Xinyan was so scared that she didn''t notice it until now. She immediately crawled out of the table to take a better look at the box, and noticed that it wasn''t just a box. It was a safe! The safe was quiterge, and it fit perfectly under the table, so it almost looked like it was a part of the table if it weren''t for the color difference.


    It needed a code that consisted of all numbers, and He Xinyan immediately began trying differentbinations.


    Bai Jiawei''s birthday, her birthday, Li Huiran''s birthday, Li Yuyan''s birthday, all 0''s, 123456. . .


    He Xinyan mmed her fist onto the ground and stared at the red letters. What if nothing was inside this box? What if there was something inside, but it wasn''t what she needed? What if it was what she needed?


    If it was what she needed, it would be her mother''s will.


    He Xinyan suddenly thought of something and she entered in another code.


    Click! The safe opened.


    He Xinyan opened her mouth slightly as she held onto the safe door. The code was. . . the date of her mother''s death. This further suggested that the safe held exactly what she needed!


    He Xinyan excitedly opened the safe and saw a single ck file folder inside.


    She took it out of the safe and opened it. There were two pages, both in sheet protectors.


    At the top and center of the first page, in bold ck letters, wrote:


    ''LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT HE YUXIN''


    --- Author''s Note


    Yes, I know I know. Our dumb Yanyan was very young when she heard her mother''s will being announced, so it is natural for her not to remember the details very well. She just remembers that there was a part about when Bai Jiawei retires, it will move on to her. So, please be considerate with Yanyan, because she has a goldfish memory. However, she remembers now! So, the show can go on!


    And, this is thest chapter in the 100s!! ^o^

 Chapter 200 Bai Jiawei Lied

    <h4>Chapter 200 Bai Jiawei Lied</h4>


    At the top and center of the first page, in bold ck letters, wrote:


    ''LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT HE YUXIN''


    He Xinyan practically jumped up in excitement, and she immediately pulled out her phone to scan it. After scanning it once, she was going to put it back in the safe, but she suddenly stopped.


    The original copy would be more trustworthy than a scan. . .


    He Xinyan took a quick look at the door before deciding to risk it. She closed the safe and locked it before standing up.


    She opened the door slightly and peeked outside to make sure no one was around before walking out of the room. She quickly and quietly walked out of the hallway, which connected to the living room, and tried to make her way to the stairs.


    However, as she went, she saw the person she wanted to see the least at the moment.


    She immediately hid the file folder behind her.


    "Xinyan, you''re home?!" Bai Jiawei widened his eyes at the sight of He Xinyan, because he had thought she was away once again. She was rarely at the He mansion nowadays, and he didn''tin about it.


    "Yes, I just came home a while ago to get something. I will be leaving now." He Xinyan grinned and turned around, moving the file folder to her front. She casually, but quickly walked out the door and let out a breath of relief.


    She didn''t think the He mansion was a safe ce to look at a document of this sort, so He Xinyan went to Gu Yechen''s house.


    Luckily, he was home already since she didn''t bring her key, and she sat down on the couch to read through her mother''s will.


    Gu Yechen went to cook and she spent almost an hour carefully reading through it word by word.


    In the end, she had a basic understanding of what the will had written.


    He Xinyan smirked. So Bai Jiawei was indeed lying. . .


    There were several parts to the will, including how the He mansion was to go to He Xinyan, and other things that weren''t very relevant.


    However, there was one part that was very important.


    He Xinyan had always thought that her mother had given half of the shares she owned to Bai Jiawei, but it wasn''t like that. She had temporarily put it under his name for when he first took over thepany with her, but before she died, she had taken it back and put it under her own name.


    Maybe that was also why Bai Jiawei decided to kill He Yuxin! In the beginning, Bai Jiawei never had any power or shares, so it wasn''t extremely important to him in the past.


    However, He Yuxin gave it to him. . . for a while. After experiencing the feeling of having power andpany shares, Bai Jiawei didn''t want to let go of it anymore.


    So, when He Yuxin took it back, Bai Jiawei was obviously furious. He felt like he had lost something, although it technically never belonged to him. He wanted it back.


    He Xinyan scoffed and flipped the pages back and forth.


    So, Bai Jiawei had absolutely no shares under his name when He Yuxin died. This is also why the will is so important.


    He Yuxin, her mother, had 31 percent of the He Corporation''s shares when she died, making her the biggest shareholder back then.


    She gave 10 percent to Bai Jiawei when she died. For the remaining 21 percent, 5 percent was given to Bai Jiawei and the remaining 16 percent was given to her!


    So, she was the biggest shareholder!


    Bai Jiawei had 31 percent of the shares right now, but 16 percent of that belonged to her! So, he only had 15 percent left, making him 1 percent short inparison to her.


    He Xinyan closed the file folder and stood up from the couch.


    The will also included that the 16 percent of her shares would be under Bai Jiawei until she reached the age of 23 years old, or until Bai Jiawei was ready to retire.


    He Xinyan had just turned 23 years old a few months ago, but Bai Jiawei never told her about this. Of course, he did this on purpose.


    He Xinyan smirked and patted her head gently. Her memory awoke at just the right moment! Ah, she was such a genius!


    The will also specifically said: ''until Miss He Xinyan reaches the age of 23 years old, OR until Mr. Bai Jiawei is ready to retire''.


    The OR made a huge difference in this case. He Xinyan had reached 23 years old already, so she met one of the two possible criterias. Therefore, the shares should go to her. . . right?


    He Xinyan wasn''t an expert in this area, so she definitely needed confirmation. She didn''t want to pull out her ace until she waspletely ready and certain that it would work.


    She happily skipped into the kitchen and hugged Gu Yechen from behind, "Mr. Husband, I need your help."


    "What is it?" Gu Yechen asked with a smile.


    "Do you know any goodwyers that are good with reading wills and know a lot aboutpany shares and transfer of property and things like that?"


    Gu Yechen turned around, "Yes, I do. Why?"


    "I just read my mother''s will, and I have a few questions." He Xinyan said as she waved the file folder around in the air.


    "Okay. I will arrange a meeting for you. The food is ready, let''s go eat!"


    "Yay! Love you!" He Xinyan blew him an air kiss before helping him carry the tes of food out onto the dining table.


    ---


    After dinner, He Xinyan followed Gu Yechen into his home office so she could make a copy of her mother''s will. She kept the original for herself and put the copy inside a folder that looked the exact same.


    To be safe, she was going to go put it back tonight, after Bai Jiawei was asleep.


    At night, He Xinyan quietly returned home and entered Bai Jiawei''s office to return the copy of the will. She knew the code for the safe now, so it was much quicker.


    After returning it, she left and went back to Gu Yechen''s house to spend the night.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan didn''t go to work right away.


    Gu Yechen had arranged a meeting between He Xinyan and the leadwyer of the Gu Corporation, also known as one of the bestwyers in all of the country.


    He Xinyan went to work with Gu Yechen and on the top floor, thewyer was already waiting for them in the meeting room.


    "Good morning, President Gu. Good morning, Mrs. Gu." Thewyer had a stern face as he stretched his arm out to shake He Xinyan''s hand.


    He Xinyan was about to grab onto his hand when Gu Yechen suddenly stepped forward and shook thewyer''s hand. He Xinyan nced at him and couldn''t help but chuckle lightly.


    Thewyer also blinked a few times before putting his hand down.


    "This is Qu Fei, the leader of the Gu Corporation''swyer group," Gu Yechen introduced.


    "Hello, Mr. Qu. I am He Xinyan."


    After the introductions, they sat down with Qu Fei on one side of the table and He Xinyan and Gu Yechen on the other.


    "You can go do your work," He Xinyan said when she saw Gu Yechen sit down next to her.


    "It''s okay. I will stay here with you." Of course Gu Yechen wasn''t going to let He Xinyan stay in a room alone with another guy!


    He Xinyan took out the will and put it down onto the table, "My mother died over 20 years ago, and this was the will she left. My dad, Bai Jiawei, has always told me that the will said he will keep the shares my mom gave me until he is ready to retire. Then, thepany will go to me. However, after reading this will, I think he has been lying to me."


    Thewyer quickly scanned the pages in less than a minute and looked up, "Mrs. Gu, how old are you right now?"


    He Xinyan nced at Gu Yechen from being called Mrs. Gu before replying, "23."


    Thewyer closed the folder and nodded, "You want to take your shares back?"


    "Yes."


    "Based on what is written on the will, you are able to. This will is really simple. Usually, wills that involve the transfer of apany''s shares are moreplicated, but this one is quite simple. There are no additional terms written here. Since you are 23 now, you can definitely take your shares back."


    He Xinyan sat up a little straighter, "So, if I take this to Bai Jiawei, he will have to sign the transfer of shares and give the property back to me."


    Thewyer quickly flipped through the pages again and nodded, "Yes. If this is exactly how the will is written, then he will have to give the shares back to you. It says ''until Miss He Xinyan reaches the age of 23 years old, or until Mr. Bai Jiawei is ready to retire''. The ''or'' is very important, because this is an either-or situation. Since you met one of the requirements, he will have to return the shares to you."

 Chapter 201 Vice President

    <h4>Chapter 201 Vice President</h4>


    He Xinyan pped her hands together happily and looked towards Gu Yechen.


    "When it is time for the board of directors meeting, can Mr. Que with me so he can exin it to everyone, and Bai Jiawei won''t be able to deny it."


    Gu Yechen nodded, "You heard Mrs. Gu. You can give her your contact information so she can contact you when it is time for the meeting."


    "Yes, President Gu." Qu Fei gave He Xinyan his phone number unde Gu Yechen''s scary re, although he was the one that told Qu Fei to do so.


    He Xinyan happily stood up and bowed slightly to show her gratitude towards Qu Fei, because "someone" wouldn''t let her shake his hand.


    "Thank you very much for your help!"


    "No problem, Mrs. Gu."


    He Xinyan quickly returned to the He Corporation so she wouldn''t be gone too long, and she sat down inside her office.


    She read through the will once more and a smile crossed her face.


    She''s ready. Now, all she had to do was wait for the board meeting.


    ---


    A week went by quickly, and it was almost time for the board meeting. He Xinyan had prepared everything and organized it so she was ready to go.


    After work, she returned home. She was about to step into Gu Yechen''s house when she suddenly received a message.


    "Come back home tonight."


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together and read Bai Jiawei''s message twice. She switched over to text Gu Yechen that she would be a littlete today before walking down the front porch and over to the He mansion.


    Once she walked in, she saw Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran and Li Yuyan all sitting on the couch. This sight was never a good sign.


    "Xinyan, you''re back!" Bai Jiawei stood up with a smile, which was even a worse sign.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and sat down on the empty couch, "What is it?"


    Bai Jiawei wasn''t pleased with her attitude, but he also sat down and went straight to the point, "Yanyan, I have something to disc- tell you."


    He Xinyan crossed her arms together and nced at Li Huiran and Li Yuyan, "What is it?"


    "You have been the CEO of thepany for quite a while now. During this time, Yuyan has also been working hard in thepany and contributing a lot."


    He Xinyan licked his lips as she had a basic guess of where this conversation was going to go.


    "So, I have decided to make Yuyan the vice president of the He Corporation." Bai Jiawei tried to stay calm as he firmly stated his "decision".


    "I object your decision," He Xinyan said softly.


    "Why?! What power do you have to do that?!" Li Yuyan jumped up angrily and pointed one finger at He Xinyan. She had lost the opportunity to be CEO because of He Xinyan, so she wasn''t going to let He Xinyan steal away her chance to be vice president anymore.


    "The power of the CEO and director on the board."


    Bai Jiawei cleared his throat, "Xinyan, why are you so against your sister? You are the CEO, so you can help your sister."


    "First of all, it is stepsister, not sister. Second of all, just because she is my stepsister and your daughter doesn''t make her eligible for the position of vice president."


    "Well, then why are you the CEO?!" Li Yuyan red at He Xinyan.


    "Because this is mypany sooner orter," He Xinyan looked at Li Yuyan like she was looking at a clown.


    Hearing this, Bai Jiawei immediately frowned.


    "Well, I am the chairman of the He Corporation right now, and I am still the biggest shareholder. So, I dere that Li Yuyan will be the vice president," Bai Jiawei said firmly.


    "Oh, really? Are you the biggest shareholder?" He Xinyan leaned forward and smirked.


    "Of course!" Bai Jiawei cleared his throat, "He Xinyan, you are getting more and more disrespectful towards me and your Auntie Li, and also your sister Yuyan! This is very bad! There is no need for further discussion. Yuyan will be the vice president starting from tomorrow! I will also notify the board of directors in the next meeting."


    Bai Jiawei stood up to leave, but He Xinyan also jumped up.


    "Li Yuyan will not be the vice president!"


    Li Yuyan red at He Xinyan and jumped forward, but Li Huiran stopped her.


    "He Xinyan!" Bai Jiawei red at He Xinyan with his face slightly red. He needed to get his authority back! He Xinyan was getting more and more out of hand!


    "Dad, as the CEO and future leader of thepany, I think that I have a huge say in this. Li Yuyan will not be the vice president!" He Xinyan stared straight into Bai Jiawei''s eyes.


    "As the biggest shareholder of thepany and the chairman, I have a bigger say!"


    He Xinyan stepped forward, "Are you the biggest shareholder? Dad, how many shares do you have?"


    Bai Jiawei broke their eye contact guiltily and took a deep breath, "Your mom gave all her shares to me to control until I retire, then it will be given to you."


    "How many shares is that?" He Xinyan crossed her arms together with a smile.


    "31 percent!" Bai Jiawei waved it off, "Stop going off topic. He Xinyan, I don''t care if you are the CEO. Thepany is mine right now, and Li Yuyan is going to be vice president!"


    Bai Jiawei can''t lose any more power, or else thepany will actually fall into He Xinyan''s hands. His only other choice was Li Yuyan, so he had to push her up for now. After He Xinyan was gone, he could think of the rest.


    "It doesn''t matter if she does, because thepany will be mine soon. Once it does, she will have to leave anyway."


    "He Xinyan! You b****!" Li Yuyan stood up and she looked like she was ready to p her, but Li Huiran pushed her back down again.


    "Xinyan, don''t be so rude to your dad." Li Huiran stood up, "I don''t see why Yuyan can''t be the vice president. It is not good to be so petty and selfish."


    He Xinyan grinned, "Are you saying I''m petty and selfish?"


    Li Huiran rolled her eyes and sat back down.


    "Yes, you are! He Xinyan, you have to get it clear! Thepany is mine right now! Mine! I will make Li Yuyan the vice president!" Bai Jiawei stomped one foot on the ground and turned around to leave.


    "We will see what the board of directors think."


    "They will agree with me!" Bai Jiawei turned around and screamed.


    "Once thepanyes to me, I don''t think they will anymore."


    Bai Jiawei lost it when he heard her, and he swiftly lifted his arm up and pped He Xinyan across the face. He Xinyan wasn''t looking his way, so she couldn''t defend herself.


    The force caused her to fall back, and her body hit the hard hand rest of the couch.


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan were shocked for a second before Li Yuyan beganughing.


    Hearing theughter, He Xinyan looked up and gently touched her red cheek. She could stand words, but violence. . . that was a different issue.


    "See! What did I tell you? Be more respectful, or else this is what you will get." Li Huiran said with a smile as she took a sip of tea.


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together. Did Li Huiran forget about something?


    That''s fine. . . She can remember for her!


    "You better shut your mouth up or else I will p you again! As your father, I have the right to punish you if you do something wrong! Thepany is mine right now, so I have the biggest power, you understand?!"


    He Xinyan took a deep breath and pushed herself up from the ground. It wasn''t time to get rid of Bai Jiawei yet, so she couldn''t fight back as of now. However, it was a different case for the two other people inside the room.


    "Wait right here." He Xinyan nced at Li Huiran and Li Yuyan, who were very happy about He Xinyan getting pped. However, the smile on their faces won''t stay for much longer.


    She walked up the stairs with Bai Jiawei screaming behind her, "Where are you going?! Do you understand?! He Xinyan!"


    Inside her bedroom, she unlocked the top drawer of her nightstand and took out a ck folder. She locked the drawer again before leaving her room.


    Bai Jiawei was still screaming downstairs when she walked back down.


    "Calm down, dad. I sincerely apologize for my behavior just now. To express it, I have prepared a gift for you." He Xinyan bent down to pick up her phone and opened up a recording.


    ''From when you first met Li Huiran to how Li Yuyan came to be to. . . just everything! Well, I first met Li Huiran. . .''


    At once, Li Huiran''s body tensed up and she red at He Xinyan.


    --- Author''s Note


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 Chapter 202 Bai Jiawei’s Daughter?

    <h4>Chapter 202 Bai Jiawei''s Daughter?</h4>


    At once, Li Huiran''s body tensed up and she red at He Xinyan.


    ''I remember she was very angry and sad at that time because Bai Jiawei was still married to his former wife, and Huiran was mad that she had to stay hidden and could only meet up with Bai Jiawei asionally. . .''


    "He Xinyan!" Li Huiran jumped up and ran over to go stop the recording, because she knew what wasing on, "You -"


    He Xinyan used one arm to push Li Huiran back down to the couch nearby and stopped the recording so it wouldn''t be cut off, "Shut up and stay still!"


    Li Huiran shivered from He Xinyan''s scary expression, "You promised me -"


    "Then you shouldn''t have trusted me!" He Xinyan grinned and started the recording again.


    ''I was a worker. . . That night, Huiran was in a very bad mood. I didn''t know why. . . She drank -''


    "Stop!" Li Huiran tried to grab onto He Xinyan''s phone again, but this time, Bai Jiawei was the one to stop her.


    "Shut up!" Bai Jiawei wasn''t dumb. From just the beginning of the recording, he had a guess of what was going on already. He needed to hear the rest. . .


    "You! Go bring Li Huiran to her room!" Bai Jiawei pointed at a few workers nearby, and they immediately pulled Li Huiran up the stairs and into the master bedroom.


    The entire way, Li Huiran was screaming, "Stop it! Let go of me! He Xinyan, you b****! How dare you lie to me?! Yuyan, stop her!"


    "Mom! Mom!" Li Yuyan tried to help Li Huiran, but wasn''t sessful, "Dad what are you doing?! He Xinyan, what are you trying to do now?!"


    "We will see. Li Yuyan, you should listen to this too. You will be. . . mind blown!" He Xinyan chuckled and started the recording again.


    You could still hear Li Huiran''s screamsing from upstairs, but the recording was louder.


    ''She was drunk, and we ended up sleeping together. After that night, she came over to the bar often and slept with me whenever Bai Jiawei couldn''t be with her.''


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes widened as he stared at the phone He Xinyan was holding. Li Yuyan also gasped in surprise. She wanted to stop He Xinyan, but she also couldn''t stop her bursting curiosity.


    He Xinyan calmly sat down on the couch and continued to y the recording, ''In one of those nights, she got pregnant with Li Yuyan. . . my daughter.''


    "What?!" Li Yuyan jumped up from the couch and began shaking slightly, "He Xinyan, what are you trying to do?! Where did you get this fake recording?! Stop it!"


    Li Yuyan reached for the phone, but Bai Jiawei stepped forward and pushed her back down onto the couch.


    "Sit still if you don''t want to be dragged away like your mom! Keep ying, He Xinyan!" Bai Jiawei''s face was scarily red as he red at the phone.


    Li Yuyan shook on the couch as her fingers dug into the pillowcase. The recording was fake. . . It was fake! He Xinyan had purposely made a fake recording toe and trick them! Li Yuyan shook her head as she tried to convince herself. She was Bai Jiawei''s daughter!


    ''That is why he decided to lie to Bai Jiawei and say the kid was his. I was just a worker in the bar, so I couldn''t raise the child too. . .'' The recording continued, ''What about the DNA test? Do you know about the DNA test when Li Huiran first entered the He mansion? How did she get past it?''


    Li Yuyan looked up. Exactly! They did a DNA test! She was Bai Jiawei''s daughter!


    ''She was very worried. She asked me about it too. . . All I know is in the end, she bribed the hospital that did the test, so it was. . . fake.''


    Li Yuyan looked like she was struck by lightning, "He Xinyan, where did you get this fake recording from?! Stop trying to trick me and dad!"


    Bai Jiawei took several seconds to recover after listening to the recording, "He Xinyan, where did you get this recording from?"


    He Xinyan shrugged, "I was eating lunch with Gu Yechen one day, and I coincidentally came across this man that looked a lot like Li Yuyan. I was surprised so I talked to him for a bit. Turns out, he is Li Yuyan''s biological dad! How funny is that?! Hahahaha!"


    Bai Jiawei red at He Xinyan, and she quickly stoppedughing. However, Bai Jiawei''s anger for He Xinyan had been covered.


    "Dad, she is lying! Dad, I am your daughter! Go ask my mom -"


    "Do you think your mom is going to be dumb enough to admit that you aren''t Bai Jiawei''s biological daughter?! Oh wait, she is!"


    He Xinyan smiled happily as she began ying another recording. It started with her showing the recording to Li Huiran, and then her conversation with Li Huiran, ending before Li Huiran began telling the story of how He Yuxin died.


    "Your mom did admit herself that you are not Bai Jiawei''s biological daughter."


    Of course Bai Jiawei and Li Yuyan recognized Li Huiran''s voice, so there was no denying it now.


    "You''re lying. . . You''re lying. . . You found someone to fake the recording!" Li Yuyan shook her head and red at He Xinyan, looking as if she wanted to kill her.


    "Don''t worry! Be patient, I have more." He Xinyan picked up the file folder she brought from upstairs and pulled out two papers. One for Bai Jiawei, one for Li Yuyan!


    Once Bai Jiawei saw the paper, it crumpled up into a ball. His eyes became red and it looked so scary He Xinyan took a step back.


    "Li Huiran! Bring her down!"


    Once the door opened, Li Huiran ran out of the room and down the stairs.


    "He Xinyan! You -" Li Huiran lunged for He Xinyan, but Bai Jiawei stopped her and pped her across her cheek.


    "Ah!" The p was probably several times harder than the one Bai Jiawei "gave" He Xinyan, and Li Huiran fell back onto the cold and hard ground.


    Her cheek immediately swelled up, and you could see five finger marks on her cheek.


    "Don''t listen to her! She is lying! She is a liar! Yuyan is your kid!" Li Huiran said not so clearly because her jaw hurt.


    "Lying? Two recordings and a DNA report! You say she is lying?!"


    "DNA report?" Li Huiran''s eyes widened. She had talked to Ma Yuhao after her deal with He Xinyan, and Ma Yuhao told her that He Xinyan gave him the final copy of the DNA report.


    "Yes! Look at it yourself!" Bai Jiawei threw the crumpled sheet of paper to Li Huiran, who read it over several times, "No, this can''t be true. This can''t be - This is fake! He Xinyan is lying! She got a fake one!"


    He Xinyan chuckled, "Auntie Li, I am not like you. I don''t have the. . . audacity to make a fake DNA report. If you don''t believe me, you can conduct one again."


    "I. . ." Li Huiran''s eyes darted around nervously, and theynded on Li Yuyan, who was crying on the couch.


    "There is no need." Bai Jiawei stretched his neck and pulled out his phone, "Lawyer Li, please bring over the divorce documents right now. Yes, the He mansion."


    Li Huiran''s mouth fell open and she pushed herself off the floor, falling down twice as she did so, "No! Jiawei, no! Yuyan is your kid! The DNA report is fake! He Xinyan is lying! That b****, she is lying!"


    Bai Jiawei hung up the call and pped Li Huiran on the other cheek again, causing her to fall back onto the ground.


    "Do you think I''m stupid?! How dare you lie to me for all these years?! And I always tried to help your daughter, thinking that she was also my daughter! But you have been lying to me! How dare you?! You will definitely get punished! Hmph!"


    He Xinyan sat down on the couch and casually ate fruit before smiling at Li Yuyan, who was shaking as tears fell down her face.


    "You!" Li Yuyan lunged at He Xinyan after seeing her smile, but He Xinyan was ready. She stuck her feet out, and it perfectly hit Li Yuyan''s upper body, causing her to fall onto the ground with a thump.


    If this was in the past, Bai Jiawei would have gotten furious at He Xinyan, but he didn''t care anymore. Li Yuyan wasn''t her daughter anyway.


    "Jiawei, you have treated Yuyan like your daughter for all these years, and she has treated you as her dad for all these years! You can''t do this! I can leave, but don''t do this to Yuyan!"


    "Did she know about this?" Bai Jiawei red at Li Yuyan then at her mother.


    "No! No, Li Yuyan knew nothing about this!" Li Huiran immediately shook her head.


    Bai Jiawei scoffed, "It doesn''t matter. Do you think I will keep taking care of someone else''s daughter! No way! Li Yuyan will go to he** with you!"


    Li Yuyan began sobbing as she shook her head, not wanting to believe this. No way! She was Bai Jiawei''s daughter! She was the daughter of the He family as well! Not some daughter of a restaurant waiter!


    A few minutester, thewyer that always worked with the He family and Bai Jiawei arrived.


    He didn''t ask any questions as he gave the divorce files to Bai Jiawei, "Here are the legal documents you need to sign for a divorce."


    --- Author''s Note:


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 Chapter 203 The Show

    <h4>Chapter 203 The Show</h4>


    "Here are the legal documents you need to sign for a divorce."


    "No, Jiawei! No!" Li Huiran shook her head violently and looked towards Li Yuyan, "Help me!"


    Li Yuyan finally recovered from her shock as she looked between Li Huiran and Bai Jiawei. Finally, she decided to help Li Huiran. . . also helping herself.


    "Dad, calm down -"


    "I''m not your dad!" Bai Jiawei shot Li Yuyan an angry re, causing her to shut up.


    Bai Jiawei forcefully signed all of the pages and threw it at Li Huiran, "Sign it!"


    "No. . . no. . . no!" Li Huiran shook her head violently, "Jiawei, please! I''m sorry! I was wrong! Please forgive me! I should have told you. . ."


    Bai Jiawei rolled his eyes and put one hand up to his forehead, "You think I am just angry at you for not telling me?! How dare you cheat on me with another guy and give birth to his child?!"


    "Well. . . you cheated on my mom too. . ." He Xinyan said softly, but loud enough for Bai Jiawei to hear.


    "Shut up!" Bai Jiawei red at He Xinyan, but didn''t acknowledge her further.


    He Xinyan shrugged and stopped talking. This wasn''t her show! She was watching the show.


    "You made me raise your daughter with another man for 25 years! How dare you?! Be grateful that I am not sending you to jail for this?!"


    "Jia -"


    "If you don''t sign the divorce papers and get out now, I will send you to jail with your daughter!" Bai Jiawei screamed, his entire face red as a tomato.


    Bai Jiawei''swyer shifted ufortably and looked down. He knew that Li Huiran''s actions weren''t actually enough for her to be put into prison, but it was best for him to not say anything if he didn''t want to be fired.


    Li Huiran immediately picked up the pen when Bai Jiawei mentioned putting her to jail. Of course she didn''t want to go to jail! And Yuyan couldn''t go to jail either!


    She reluctantly signed her name on the papers, and before she could even put the pen back down, Bai Jiawei had snatched the papers away and handed it to thewyer.


    "Can you settle the divorce?" Bai Jiawei asked thewyer.


    "Yes, Mr. Bai. I will have it done by the end of tomorrow." Thewyer looked at everyone in the room once before leaving the house.


    Li Huiran was sobbing by now, and she looked like the sky had just fallen on her.


    "Shut up!" Bai Jiawei had no mercy whatsoever to give to Li Huiran or Li Yuyan. He had tried so hard to push Li Yuyan up, and always thought of her as the recement for He Xinyan. However, he would have never thought that Li Yuyan wasn''t even his biological child?!


    He spent all his time and money on someone else''s child?! Bai Jiawei wanted to kill Li Huiran by now! How dare she?!


    "You have ten minutes to pack your things and leave!!" Bai Jiawei sat down on the couch and drank all the tea inside his cup before smashing the porcin cup onto the ground.


    Li Yuyan was shaking as she also sat back down and shook her head, "No! I''m not leaving! This is my house, my house! I can''t leave!"


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes and ate a piece of fruit on the table. This was her house, okay?!


    Bai Jiawei red at Li Yuyan, "You disgusting bast***! This is my house, my house! You are only living here because you are - I thought you were my daughter! But you are just a bast*** from outside!"


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes again, "This is my house."


    Bai Jiawei shot an angry re at her but didn''t say anything.


    "You two still have 9 minutes! After these 9 minutes, I don''t care if you have your stuff yet or not, I will kick you out of the house! If I ever see either of you again, I will make sure to send you both to jail! And I mean it!" Bai Jiawei took deep breaths, his face scarily red.


    Li Yuyan dug her nails deep into her hand before finally standing up. If she was going to have to leave, then she would rather leave with her belongings!


    Most of her stuff was in her house with Su Zhiming, so she didn''t have many things. However, Li Huiran did. Li Huiran still refused to move as she sat on the ground, sobbing.


    Li Yuyan was also angry at her mom for lying to her all this time, and since she had no one else to me, she put her me on her mom for her biological dad being a mere worker. She should be the daughter of an upper-ss family! She is the daughter of an upper-ss family!


    Li Yuyan clenched her teeth together as she walked up the stairs to grab her stuff.


    A few minutester, Bai Jiawei stood up and looked over at a few workers nearby, "Take Li Huiran and her daughter out of the house! Now!"


    A few of the workers ran upstairs and dragged Li Yuyan down as she screamed, "No! What are you guys doing?! I''m not done yet! Let go of me!"


    Li Huiran also tried to resist, but she couldn''tpare to all the workers pulling her.


    "Stop! I am the female owner of this house! Let go of me! How dare you do this to me?! Jiawei, forgive me! Give me another chance! Please! I am wrong! I didn''t mean to lie to you!" Noticing that Bai Jiawei didn''t seem to care about her screaming, Li Huiran turned her attention onto He Xinyan.


    "He Xinyan, you disgusting b****! How dare you lie to me?! Why don''t you go to he**?! Why didn''t you die just like your mother?! Your mother -"


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes widened as he ran over to Li Huiran and pped her on the face again, causing her sentence to be cut off.


    "Hurry up and throw her out! Shut up, Li Huiran!" Bai Jiawei red at Li Huiran and pushed her away, towards the door.


    Li Yuyan was also "escorted" down the stairs with her half-packed luggage and thrown out the door.


    The workers returned back into the house after Li Huiran and Li Yuyan were gone and locked the door. Many of them didn''t really like the Li mother or daughter either.


    "Yuyan-ah, what are we going to do now?" Li Huiran fell back down onto the floor and began sobbing again.


    Li Yuyan was also crying as she looked down at Li Huiran, "Am I really a bar worker''s daughter?"


    Li Huiran''s sobbing sounds grew even louder as she tried to escape the question.


    "Mom! Tell me!" Li Yuyan held onto Li Huiran''s shoulders and shook her.


    Li Huiran gulped and looked down before slowly nodding her head, "You are. . ."


    Li Yuyan looked like she had been struck by lightning as she fell back onto the ground, "What?! How could you lie to me?"


    "I didn''t mean to! It. . . It just happened! This all wouldn''t have happened if it weren''t for He Xinyan! A few days ago, she came and ckmailed me, and she said she deleted the recording, but who knew she was lying?! It is all because of her!"


    Li Yuyan clenched her fists together and punched the hard ground. He Xinyan!!


    "Yuyan, where are we going to go now?" Li Huiran began sobbing again. Why did this happen?! No, she can''t live like this! She can''t live like this!


    Li Yuyan was slightly angry at her mom, and she pushed herself up, "I''m going to my house with Su Zhiming."


    Li Huiran slowly stood up, "Okay."


    Li Yuyan red at her mom before grabbing her luggage and walking away.


    ---


    Back inside the house, Bai Jiawei had drunk two full sses of water to try and calm himself down, but he was still furious.


    After the first argument with Li Huiran about her giving money to Su Zhiming, he had never really liked her. Then, she lied to him about getting pregnant. He had been holding in his anger and frustration all the way until now, thinking that the most important thing was to get rid of He Xinyan.


    However, today was thest straw.


    No matter how much he disliked Li Huiran, he would have never thought she would lie to him about Li Yuyan being his daughter. It has been over 20 years that he didn''t even think about this.


    Plus, they did a DNA test when Li Huiran and Li Yuyan first came into the He mansion. . . but it was fake! Bai Jiawei mmed the ss onto the table and stood up.


    He nced at He Xinyan and walked over to the stairs, but suddenly stopped.


    "He Xinyan, how did you get the recording?"


    He Xinyan blinked a few times, "I told you! I saw Li Yuyan''s biological dad at a restaurant and got interested, so I talked to him a little more."


    "What about the DNA report?"

 Chapter 204 The Board Meeting (1)

    <h4>Chapter 204 The Board Meeting (1)</h4>


    "What about the DNA report?" Bai Jiawei narrowed his eyes.


    He Xinyan smiled, "I didn''t believe him, because I have treated Auntie Li and Li Yuyan as my family for so long. So, I decided to do a DNA test. . . But who would have thought?! It is true!"


    He Xinyan sighed and looked down dramatically.


    Although Bai Jiawei didn''t really believe He Xinyan''s dramatic act, it didn''t matter. Li Yuyan wasn''t his kid and Li Huiran has been lying to him all these years. That was all that mattered.


    Bai Jiawei angrily marched up the stairs and mmed the door shut, disappearing into his room.


    He Xinyan jumped up happily and ate another piece of fruit. That was indeed a very good show! If she had some popcorn and maybe someone to watch with her, it would have been better! That someone being. . . Gu Yechen of course!


    Now that Li Huiran and Bai Jiawei had divorced and Bai Jiawei is no longer depending on Li Yuyan as his option anymore, it was time to get rid of Bai Jiawei.


    But before then, she had to go celebrate!


    He Xinyan grabbed her phone, bag, and the DNA report and skipped out of the house, down the street, and over to Gu Yechen''s house.


    The sky was ck by now after the long and amazing show, and Gu Yechen was waiting for her with all the food heated and ready.


    "Aww, love you baby!" When He Xinyan saw that all the food was ready, she pinched Gu Yechen''s two cheeks like he was a baby and blew him a kiss.


    Gu Yechen was very happy as he pulled her in for a real kiss. However, it ended when He Xinyan''s stomach began grumbling because she was hungry.


    During dinner, she told him all about what happened today from beginning to end.


    She got more and more excited as she spoke that she stopped eating so she could finish the story. When she finally finished, Gu Yechen put a bunch of food into her bowl and said forcefully, "Now eat."


    He Xinyan obediently nodded her head and began stuffing food down her throat.


    At night, He Xinyan decided to go back to the He mansion to sleep. It would be the first night without two bugs inside the house!


    She walked in through the front door. . . with Gu Yechen.


    Since the two bugs were gone, there was only one bug left. He Xinyan guessed that the final bug was inside his room, and she was right.


    So, for the first time, Gu Yechen didn''t have to climb walls. He was able to walk in through the front door proudly with He Xinyan!


    Inside the room, He Xinyan and Gu Yechenid down on the bed together and Gu Yechen began ying around with He Xinyan''s hair.


    "In a few days, I will be finished. . ." He Xinyan said softly.


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "Let''s go to sleep."


    ---


    The next few days passed by quickly, and it was a great time for He Xinyan.


    During this time, Li Huiran and Li Yuyan came back to the He mansion several times, in hopes of being able to convince Bai Jiawei to let them back.


    However, they were kept outside the door every single time, and after a while, they left.


    Bai Jiawei had a horrible temper every day, and it didn''t seem like his anger would go away anytime soon.


    Before long, it was time for the board meeting.


    The most important board meeting He Xinyan will ever attend.


    She couldn''t fall asleep the entire night, and got out of bed before the sun rose to prepare for the meeting.


    Her mother''s will. . . all the recordings she needed as evidence. . . a text to Lawyer Qu. . . a text to Manager Fu. . .


    He Xinyan left with Gu Yechen today in his car, and his presence helped to calm herself down a little. If all failed, she still had him.


    They arrived earlier than most workers and Gu Yechen kissed He Xinyan for a long time before he finally let her go. This wasn''t like the usual gentle and soft kisses, but instead, it was powerful and quite forceful.


    He Xinyan took several shallow breaths after the kiss and she threw an angry re at Gu Yechen.


    He chuckled softly and patted her head gently, "Good luck! I will be waiting with a strawberry cream cake at home to celebrate with you."


    He Xinyan''s eyes immediately sparkled excitedly, "Okay, okay! It better be an 8-inch cake!"


    "Of course," Gu Yechen smiled sweetly.


    He Xinyan happily got out of the car and double checked that she had everything before walking into the building.


    The meeting started in less than an hour, and it was supposed tost for two hours, but He Xinyan had a strong feeling that it would be longer.


    He Xinyan was the first to arrive in the room, and she sat down in her chair, putting her bag full of stuff underneath the table.


    She then pulled out her phone and texted Lawyer Qu.


    ''Mr. Qu, are you almost here?''


    There was a reply right away:


    ''Dear Mrs. Gu, I just arrived. I will wait in the parking lot and please text me when you want me to go up.''


    He Xinyan grinned, ''Okay!''


    She then switched to texting Manager Fu:


    ''Hello, Manager Fu. You know that the board meeting is today, right?''


    It took a minute for a reply toe, ''Yes, CEO He.''


    ''Then let me remind you what I told youst time. Remember to keep your deal! If you don''t, the one to suffer won''t be just you. . . It will also include your parents, wife, and kids. Don''t be scared. I promise you that if you help me and not Bai Jiawei, you will be safe. If you don''t. . . even Bai Jiawei can''t protect you.''


    In the end, she included a smiling emoji before sending it.


    It took several minutes before Fu Qi replied.


    ''Yes, I know.''


    He Xinyan smiled, ''Good.''


    After she sent the message, the door entered and Bai Jiawei walked in.


    --- Author''s Note


    There is a 3 chapter mass release today for reaching 200 privilege readersst month! Yayy ^o^


    Happy reading

 Chapter 205 The Board Meeting (2)

    <h4>Chapter 205 The Board Meeting (2)</h4>


    After she sent the message, the door entered and Bai Jiawei walked in.


    Bai Jiawei flinched slightly when he saw her sitting there, "You''re here already?"


    He Xinyan smiled and stood up, kicking the bag of her things forward slightly, "Yes."


    "Okay. The other board members should be here soon." Bai Jiawei sighed and sat down in his chair at the center of the room.


    There were several minutes of silence as He Xinyan calmly took small sips of water and looked over at Bai Jiawei once in a while.


    At exactly the time the meeting was supposed to start, the board of directors slowly filed into the meeting room one by one, and the presentation today was projected onto the screen.


    When the presentation lit up, He Xinyan looked over at the person controlling theputer and then looked down towards her phone.


    Before long, the meeting began.


    He Xinyan didn''t pay much attention during the entire tiresome two-hour meeting, which talked about thepany''s progress the past month and the ns for the future.


    Finally, the presentation finished and Bai Jiawei sat back down.


    "Are there any questions?"


    A few shareholders raised their hands and Bai Jiawei answered all of their questions. There were a few seconds of silence before Bai Jiawei pped his hands together.


    "Okay, then that is for the board of director''s meeting today. The next meeting will be in two to three months. I will contact you before the next meeting time. If there are no more questions, the meeting is -"


    "One second!" He Xinyan raised one hand up.


    Bai Jiawei furrowed his eyebrows together and folded his hands together, "What is it, CEO He?"


    "I have a few questions that. . . I think should be asked in front of all the other shareholders." He Xinyan smiled and leaned forward against the table.


    "Yes, CEO He. What is it?" Bai Jiawei put one hand onto the table impatiently.


    He Xinyan sent the message that had been waiting in her messages for a while now, before closing her phone and pulling several file folders out from the bag underneath the table.


    She walked around therge meeting room, putting a folder in front of each director, before finally putting one in front of Bai Jiawei.


    "Please take a look at the pages inside the folder in front of you. The pages you have in front of you are copies of my mother - and the founder of the He Corporation, He Qin''s daughter - He Yuxin''s will. The one in my hands. . . is the original copy."


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes widened as he immediately flipped open the folder in front of him. After scanning through the top few sentences, his mouth also fell open in surprise as he immediately looked up at He Xinyan.


    He Xinyan met with his gaze and smiled, "As you all know, our current chairman, Bai Jiawei, has 31% percent of thepany''s shares. This 31% all belonged to my mother before she died."


    He Xinyan walked slowly around the room, not breaking eye contact with Bai Jiawei.


    "As you can see from the will, she transferred 10% to my dad. For the remaining 21%, she gave 5% to my dad and 16% to me. I''ll kindly do the math for you."


    He Xinyan chuckled slightly, "That means that I have 16% of thepany shares and Bai Jiawei has 15%, making me thergest shareholder -"


    "What are you doing, He Xinyan?!" Bai Jiawei mmed one hand onto the table angrily and jumped up from his chair, "I will give you your rightful shares sooner orter! Why are you making such a fuss during the board of directors'' meeting?!"


    "Sooner orter?" He Xinyan scoffed, "Howte will it be? After I die?"


    Bai Jiawei narrowed his eyes, "He Xinyan, as your father, I demand you to stop now! This is naive and horrendous behavior! Do you think I will keep your shares from you?! I am your father! Stop creating trouble here! It isn''t time for you to get your shares yet!"


    He Xinyan threw her folder onto the table, creating a loud and sudden noise, and the room began quiet again. She pressed both of her hands onto the table and leaned forward.


    "Isn''t time? Dad, don''t get mad. I definitely trust you! It is just that I want to get my shares now -"


    "It isn''t time! Didn''t I tell you?! It says until I retire!" Bai Jiawei''s eyes wavered, and He Xinyan clearly noticed him gulp.


    "Be patient, dad. We can continue reading the will. Please look down to the bottom half of the will. It clearly says the shares will be under my dad until I reach the age of 23 years old or until Mr. Bai Jiawei is ready to retire. For those that don''t know, I am 23 years old already."


    Many of the shareholders gasped as they read the part of the will.


    He Xinyan was very pleased with their reactions and she pulled out her phone, quickly sending a message.


    "Now, I know that what I say might not be that trustworthy, since I am not a professional. So, I invited the leader of thewyer group of the Gu Corporation, Lawyer Qu Fei."


    Many of the people inside the room did recognize the name Qu Fei, since he was probably the most well-knownwyer in the country, and he worked for the Gu Corporation.


    Bai Jiawei took a step back and he red at He Xinyan, mouthing the words, "What are you doing?! Stop! Now!"


    The door to the meeting room opened and Qu Fei stepped in, holding a briefcase.


    "Mrs. Gu." He bowed slightly to He Xinyan before turning to the rest of the room.


    "Good morning, everyone. I am Qu Fei, Miss He Xinyan''swyer. Today, I am here to exin to you the legal issues about Miss He Yuxin''s will."


    Bai Jiawei wanted to stop Qu Fei, but he couldn''t do anything.


    "I believe that you all know about the distribution of Miss He Yuxin''s shares by now, so I will now exin the terms about Miss He Xinyan''s shares."


    He Xinyan turned to look at the person controlling theputer and nodded her head.


    The person clicked a few buttons on theputer, and a scanned picture of He Yuxin''s will was projected onto the screen.


    Qu Fei walked over and pointed towards the screen, "If you look here. . ."

 Chapter 206 The Board Meeting (3)

    <h4>Chapter 206 The Board Meeting (3)</h4>


    Qu Fei walked over and pointed towards the screen, "If you look here, it writes, ''Therefore, the 16 percent of shares will be under Mr. Bai Jiawei until Miss He Xinyan reaches the age of 23 years old, or until Mr. Bai Jiawei is ready to retire.'' The word ''or'' in here is very important."


    The screen moved onto the next slide and it showed the legal definition of the word "or".


    "The word ''or'' is the term for the concept either-or, meaning that as long as one condition is met, the term will be effective. In this case, one out of the two terms is met. Miss He Xinyan turned 23 months ago, meaning that she has met one of the conditions."


    Qu Fei looked towards Bai Jiawei, "Although Mr. Bai Jiawei isn''t at the age of retirement, it doesn''t matter now since Miss He Xinyan has met the first requirement. Since Miss He Xinyan is asking for herpany shares now, legally, Mr. Bai Jiawei has to transfer her shares back to her."


    Bai Jiawei fell back slightly and his face turned pale, "He Xinyan, what are you doing?! Are you purposely going against your dad?! What is the meaning of this?!"


    He Xinyan grinned and looked down, "There is no meaning of this. Dad, I''m just asking for my shares. Since there are so many people here today, I wanted to be professional, so I invited Mr. Qu Fei over. There is no other meaning! Don''t worry, dad! You just have to sign these pages and Mr. Qu Fei will leave."


    He Xinyan reached down into her bag and pulled out a ck folder. She opened it and took a pen out before pushing it over to Bai Jiawei.


    Bai Jiawei immediately frowned when he saw the big words at the top of the page:


    ''Shares Transfer Agreement''


    His hands shook as he grabbed onto the form and ripped out of the folder, ripping it into pieces.


    Many of the shareholders furrowed their eyebrows together when they saw Bai Jiawei''s action. One of the older shareholders that was friends with He Xinyan''s grandfather stood up.


    "Chairman Bai, what are you doing? I believe that you don''t want to break thew. CEO He has all the right to ask for her shares. After all, her mother left them for her, and you were only temporarily keeping it for her."


    He Xinyan bent down again with a smile, "Don''t worry. I have another copy."


    She pushed it over to Bai Jiawei, who red at her.


    "He Xinyan, do you really want to do this?! I am your father -"


    "I know you are!" He Xinyan said innocently, "Dad, I''m not asking for much. I''m just asking for my shares. I thought that you would happily give it back to me because you are my father, but I guess not. . ."


    Bai Jiawei was left with no words to say. After all, there was nothing wrong with him giving He Xinyan back her shares, but it was wrong in every way for him! How could he give it to He Xinyan?! It was his!


    "Chairman Bai, as awyer, I advise you to sign it. If Miss He Xinyan were to decide to bring this to court, the negative effects on you and thepany would be much bigger."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Of course I won''t bring this to court! Why is there a need for that? Dad just has to sign a paper to give me back my shares. Why would we have to bring it to court?"


    Qu Fei understood the sarcasm in He Xinyan''s voice, and he quickly responded.


    "I am only saying in the scenario that he doesn''t sign it."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as her smile widened, "Of course you''ll sign it, right? After all, the shares are mine. And, you will still be the secondrgest shareholder after me!"


    He Xinyan pped her hands together and urged Bai Jiawei to sign it.


    "Chairman Bai, are you not going to sign it?" A shareholder asked.


    Bai Jiawei red at him and looked down at the paper. He pressed his lips together before squeezing a smile out and walking over to He Xinyan.


    "Yanyan-ah, why do you want to do this during the board meeting? That is your mistake. We shouldn''t waste everyone''s time. We can figure this out alone."


    He Xinyan scratched her head confusedly, "How does this waste time? Dad, you just have to sign your name right there. I signed it already. It doesn''t waste time."


    Bai Jiawei''s lip twitched angrily. Was she pretending to not understand or did she actually not understand? Bai Jiawei cleared his throat and tried again.


    "Why would I keep your shares from you? Of course I will give it to you. However, now isn''t the time. Thepany is pushing out its makeup line very soon, and it is a very important time right now. Transferring more than half my shares to you is a big risk."


    This time, Qu Fei spoke.


    "Chairman Bai, you misunderstood. As the Gu Corporation''swyer group, I can promise you that there is no risk in transferring the shares now. You will still stay as the chairman, but you just won''t have the most shares anymore. With that, your say in makingpany decisions will also decrease, but I believe that Miss He Xinyan will definitely be able to make the best decisions for herpany."


    He Xinyan was very pleased with Qu Fei''s word choice. He was indeed thewyer of the Gu Corporation!


    "Chairman Bai, after listening to CEO He and Lawyer Qu, I believe that you should transfer the shares back to CEO He. After all, CEO He''s mother did indeed leave the shares to her, so it is wrong of you to keep it from her."


    Bai Jiawei shot the director that spoke with an angry re and looked over at He Xinyan again.


    "Xinyan, now isn''t the time. I''ll tell you why in private. Let''s end the meeting first and then I can talk to you in private, okay?" Bai Jiawei tried to keep a calm and nice expression, but it looked like his face muscles were frozen.


    He Xinyan smiled at him, "Sure, we can talk in private! But you can sign this first!"


    Bai Jiawei''s smile immediately disappeared, "He Xinyan, I will not transfer the shares to you. . . now!"


    He Xinyan blinked a few times and turned to look at Qu Fei, "Lawyer Qu, what is the punishment for not adhering to what is written on the will even though he signed it?"


    Qu Fei smiled, "Miss He, that would be a fund of at least 10 thousand dors and possibly being fired from thepany. If he doesn''t adhere to this part of the will, then the part about Miss He Yuxin giving Mr. Bai Jiawei 16% of her shares and also giving the position of chairman over to him also wouldn''t be effective. Therefore, he would have no rtion with thepany anymore."

 Chapter 207 The Board Meeting (4)

    <h4>Chapter 207 The Board Meeting (4)</h4>


    He Xinyan nodded her head and looked over at Bai Jiawei, "Dad, are you fine with that? If you are, then you can choose to not sign it."


    She said all of this with a sweet smile, so Bai Jiawei had no reason to get mad at her.


    Bai Jiawei slowly picked up the pen and red at He Xinyan.


    "Chairman Bai, I think you should sign it," another chairman said, receiving a re from Bai Jiawei.


    Bai Jiawei tried to think of more ways to get himself out of this, but his slow and stupid brain couldn''t think of any. The pen slowly touched the paper and finally, he reluctantly signed the name and wrote the date down.


    Once his pen left the paper, He Xinyan took the folder away from him and smiled.


    "Thank you, dad!" She gave it to Qu Fei, who was going to take care of the transfer of the shares for her. However, since Bai Jiawei had signed the agreement, it basically meant that the shares already belonged to He Xinyan now.


    Furthermore, there were so many witnesses, so he couldn''t deny it.


    Bai Jiawei red at her and grasped the pen tightly. If it weren''t for the fact that there were so many people inside the room, he probably would have hit He Xinyan already.


    The only thing he could do now was to wait for everyone to leave, and then he would definitely punish He Xinyan for her actions today!


    "Now, the meeting is -"


    "Wait!" He Xinyan suddenly screamed again.


    Bai Jiawei immediately knit his eyebrows together, and many of the directors also frowned slightly. Many of them had other things to get to, so they couldn''t waste too much time here.


    He Xinyan realized this, "I am sorry for taking up everyone''s time. I promise that if you stay for the next few minutes, it will definitely be worth it."


    The shareholders looked amongst themselves, and finally, no one left.


    He Xinyan let out a breath of relief and then quickly sent the message that was waiting on her phone for a long time.


    She looked over at Bai Jiawei, whose face was red from anger now.


    "He Xinyan, what are you doing now?! This is very immature and disrespectful of you!"


    He Xinyan grinned, "Let me show you what is immature, disrespectful, selfish, and. . . against thew!"


    She looked over at the person controlling theputer again and nodded her head.


    Her mother''s will disappeared from the screen, and a video was reced. It was very blurry and shaky, but one could tell that whoever was taking the video was peeking through a door.


    ''I know, I know. But it is just this once - Who read it? Did you send it to anyone yet?!''


    Everyone in the room recognized Bai Jiawei''s voice, but no one, including Bai Jiawei, knew what the recording was about yet.


    ''I just gave it to CEO He this morning, but I don''t know if she got a chance to look at it yet. Okay, okay. Did you send the money for this month over to me yet?''


    Bai Jiawei''s mouth fell open as he finally remembered where this video came from.


    He looked from the screen to He Xinyan to the screen again.


    ''Chairman Bai. . . how much longer are you going to take money? What are you even using this money for? That is none of your business. But. . . But what if we get caught? I''m scared, chairman Bai! I have to raise my family, and my parents are also depending on me! If anyone realizes that I am helping you embezzle money I will be screwed -''


    At once, all of the shareholders inside the room gasped in shock and looked at each other. The only person inside the room that was still calm was He Xinyan.


    ''Shut up! You''re so loud! What do you mean?! I''m not embezzling money. . . It is mypany! Whatever, just do what I say, or else I will fire you! Do you understand?! I want the money by tomorrow!''


    There were a few moments of silence and the camera moved suddenly, shaking violently as the person filming ran away from the door.


    ''Manager Fu! Why is the door open?! I. . . I - Be careful next time!''


    Then, the door opened and the camera clearly captured Bai Jiawei''s angry face as he marched out of the room. Then, the recording came to an end.


    The meeting room was dead silent as everyone processed the information. It was clear what was happening from the video.


    "No, no! That is fake! It isn''t what you think! I didn''t - I!" Bai Jiawei looked over at the person who was controlling theputer, and ran over to try and turn off theputer.


    However, once he took the first step, He Xinyan swiftly stretched her leg out and Bai Jiawei tripped,nding onto the ground with a loud bang.


    "Oh my! Oops! I''m so sorry!" He Xinyan put one hand over her mouth dramatically before standing up from her chair, not helping Bai Jiawei up from the ground.


    "I believe that everyone knows what is going on from that video now. I admit that I took that video myself. A while back, I saw this."


    The screen switched and a picture ofst month''s financial report was shown on the screen. All of the directors had seen this report before, so they all recognized it.


    "I was sent all the reports from all the departments first, since I am the CEO. Therefore, the reports all of you saw didn''t have this obvious mistake."


    The image erged to the chart with the mistake, and He Xinyan briefly exined the math involved.


    The directors were able to understand easily. If they had just seen that by itself, they might think it was a typo mistake by the financial department. However, after watching the video, they knew exactly what that meant.


    "I was very confused. So, I asked my assistant, Wu Minger, to find someone from the financial department and ask them about it. Lin Xi,e in."


    The young guy called Lin Xi that helped He Xinyan when she first figured out the problem in the financial report slowly walked into the room, and gulped when he saw the room full of people.


    "Hello, everyone." He bowed several times, "I am Lin Xi, a worker in the financial department. I have been working in the He Corporation for a year now."


    Then, he showed all of the past months'' final financial report and the actual numbers from his ownputer. After he finished exining, all the directors were even more angry.


    "Who are you?! Stop lying! You''re fired!" Bai JIawei screamed.


    Lin Xi immediately jumped back in fear and looked towards He Xinyan to ask for help.


    He Xinyan smiled at him, "You''re not fired, don''t worry. In fact, after this meeting, I will promote you. You can go back to work now. Thank you, Lin Xi."


    Lin Xi''s worried expression immediately disappeared and he smiled cheerfully, "Thank you, CEO He! Goodbye!"


    "He Xinyan!" Bai Jiawei mmed one hand onto the table and red at her.


    "Dad, I''m pretty sure you know what I am talking about now, right?"


    "What do you mean?! Stop trying to frame me for embezzlingpany money! Why would I do that? This is mypany too!"


    "Yourpany? Dad, you know perfectly well that thispany will be going to me. You are just helping me temporarily lead it for now. Why would you do it? Because you are selfish and want to take my grandpa''s hard work and steal it to start your ownpany!"


    Bai Jiawei couldn''t help but gasp in surprise. How did He Xinyan know all of this?! He was sure he never told anyone about his n. How did she figure it out?!


    "What. . . what are you talking about? I don''t know what you are talking about."


    He Xinyan scoffed, "It doesn''t matter what you are trying to do with the money. What matters right now is you broke thew."


    "I didn''t! Stop framing me!" Bai Jiawei jumped up from the table but Qu Fei pushed him back down.


    "What are you doing?!" Bai Jiawei red at Qu Fei, who didn''t seem to care.


    "Manager Fu,e in!" He Xinyan said loudly and watched as Bai Jiawei''s face turn as pale as a paper.


    The door opened and Fu Qi walked in. He nced at Bai Jiawei and immediately looked down.


    "Now, I will let the manager of the financial department, Mr. Fu Qi, tell everyone exactly what is happening." He Xinyan red at Fu Qi and crossed her arms together.


    Fu Qi licked his lips and gulped several times ufortably.


    "Manager Fu, hurry and tell them that He Xinyan is lying!" Bai Jiawei red at Fu Qi and tried to send him eye signals, but Fu Qi refused to look up at him.


    Finally, Fu Qi opened his mouth and said, "CEO He is telling the truth."

 Chapter 208 The Board Meeting (5)

    <h4>Chapter 208 The Board Meeting (5)</h4>


    Finally, Fu Qi opened his mouth and said, "CEO He is telling the truth."


    "Fu Qi!" Bai Jiawei jumped up from his chair again and red at Fu Qi, but Qu Fei pushed him back down onto his chair again.


    "For seven months already, Chairman Bai has been embezzling money frompany funds. I remember that he came and found me seven months ago and threatened me to help him, or else he would fire me. I had no other choice! I didn''t want to, but I couldn''t lose my job!"


    Manager Fu was sweating by now as he continued to speak, "He took 10 thousand dors every month frompany funds, and told me to hide it in the financial reports so no one knew."


    All of the board members were furious by now. No wonder thepany wasn''t earning as much now! As directors of thepany, Bai Jiawei was stealing their money!


    Of course they can''t stand this! The most important thing for these directors was the money! Nothing was worse than them losing money!


    I have all the reports of the transactions here! Fu Qi pulled out a folder and showed all the pages to He Xinyan.


    "This is indeed Bai Jiawei''s private ount," He Xinyan said with a smile. Fu Qi was more reliable than she thought! She didn''t know he would bring this evidence, so it was a pleasant surprise for her.


    She passed it to the other shareholders, and Bai Jiawei tried to stop it, but he failed miserably.


    After all the shareholders had looked at it, the fourth biggest shareholder mmed his fist onto the table and jumped up.


    "Bai Jiawei needs to be fired!"


    Bai Jiawei gasped and looked over at the shareholder who spoke. It was one of the oldest shareholders that had worked along with He Qin, and he had never been on Bai Jiawei''s side.


    The other shareholders nodded their heads in agreement. No one supported Bai Jiawei now, even the people that used to.


    Nobody wanted to lose money. . . So, there was only one route left for Bai Jiawei.


    Thrown into the fire!


    "No! This is all fake! I didn''t! Stop lying, Fu Qi! How dare you?! You are fired!" Bai Jiawei jumped up from the table and pointed one finger at Fu Qi, and then at He Xinyan.


    "You unfilial daughter! How dare you try and frame your own dad?! How do I have a daughter like you?! I raised a white eyed wolf in my house for all these years!"


    Bai Jiawei ran over to try and p He Xinyan, but to everyone''s surprise, Lawyer Qu Fei suddenly grabbed onto his arm and pushed him down onto the ground.


    "Mr. Bai Jiawei, I already called the police. You are under arrest for the embezzlement of 70 thousand dors. That should put you in prison for several years already. You don''t want another crime of child abuse on top of that, do you?"


    He Xinyan opened her mouth slightly in surprise. She didn''t know Qu Fei was also good at self-defense. Wow! It seems like everyone from the Gu Corporation was multi-talented!


    Bai Jiawei''s eyes widened when he heard Qu Fei say he called the police already, and. . . and he was going to be sent to jail?!


    That can''t happen. . . No way! That can''t happen!


    "No! No! Fu Qi, how dare you betray me?! This is all because of you and He Xinyan! You two! I will kill you! I will make sure both of you get sent to he**!!!"


    All of the shareholders shook their heads in disgust and disappointment, muttering their approval of firing Bai Jiawei.


    He Xinyan crossed her arms together and walked to the center of the room.


    "Now, we will take a vote. Who votes to fire Bai Jiawei as chairman?"


    At once, everyone inside the room raised their hands in agreement.


    He Xinyan smiled and looked over at Bai Jiawei, who was shaking in fear already. He didn''t care about losing his position as chairman anymore. He couldn''t go to prison! If he did, how could he take over the He Corporation and start a newpany if he was in jail?!


    "If Bai Jiawei is going to go into prison, then I personally think he shouldn''t take his 15% of shares with him. Raise your hand if you agree?"


    The shareholders thought for a few seconds before raising their hands.


    He Xinyan smiled, "As the secondrgest shareholder, the granddaughter of the founder of thepany, the future chairman of thepany, and the daughter of the past chairman, I believe that the shares should go to me. Besides, the shares originally belonged to my mother. If she knew that he would do something like this. . . I am sure that she would have given all the shares to me."


    "You -" Bai Jiawei pointed one shaky finger at He Xinyan, and He Xinyan was scared for a second that he would die from a heart attack. That would be too easy on him. . .


    "I agree," one of the shareholders raised their hand. At once, several of the other shareholders also nodded their heads in agreement.


    He Xinyan looked over at Qu Fei and he obediently took out another shares transfer agreement. He Xinyan had signed it already, because this was all part of her n.


    He ced it in front of Bai Jiawei, who red at the paper like his worst enemy.


    "No! No, I will never give my shares away! They are mine! You disgusting robbers! How dare you treat me like that?! I am the chairman of the He Corporation -"


    "Not anymore," He Xinyan said with a smile as she looked over at Qu Fei once more and nodded her head slightly.


    Qu Fei put down his suitcase and bent down. He took out a red ink pad and forcefully grabbed Bai Jiawei''s thumb.


    "No! No! How dare you do this?! This is against thew! Stop! Stop! Someone stop him!" Bai Jiawei tried to fight, but it was all useless against Qu Fei.


    Qu Fei pressed Bai Jiawei''s thumb against the paper and pushed him back down onto the ground. After putting the "signed" paper back into his suitcase, Qu Fei bent down and stared into Bai Jiawei''s eyes.


    "Mr. Bai. . . In case you don''t know, I am the leadwyer of the Gu Corporation, and your. . . daughter is the wife of the Gu Corporation''s CEO, Gu Yechen. And, CEO Gu. . . is thew." Qu Fei smirked and stood back up.


    And indeed, Gu Yechen was thew here in Country Z. Even the legal system of Country Z was quite afraid of Gu Yechen and the Gu family''s power.


    In a few minutes, the police entered the room and bowed down politely when they saw Qu Fei.


    "Lawyer Qu Fei, we received your call and came right away."


    Qu Fei nodded his head, and turned to Bai Jiawei, "Mr. Bai Jiawei, you are arrested for embezzling 70 thousand dors ofpany funds. You have the right to remain silent, and you have the right to an attorney. Take him away."


    Several police quickly ran forward and grabbed onto both of Bai Jiawei''s arms, lifting him off the ground and out of the room.


    "No! No! Let go of me! He Xinyan, you - You will go to he**! How dare you do this to your dad?!"


    Only until the elevator door closed was the meeting room fully silent again. He Xinyan moved Bai Jiawei''s chair aside and pushed hers over to the center of the room.


    She sat down and folded her hands in front of the table.


    "Since Bai Jiawei is no longer the chairman or thergest shareholder, I will take over the position as chairman of thepany. Please raise your hand if you agree."


    There were several seconds of silence as the directors looked at each other. Finally, one of the directors raised his hand. One by one, everyone slowly raised their hands until the entire room had their hands up.


    He Xinyan nodded her head satisfactorily and cleared her throat.


    "I am familiar with many of the board members, but there are also a few that I don''t know. For those that I don''t know, I feel the need to introduce myself."


    He Xinyan stood up and pressed her two palms onto the table, leaning forward slightly.


    "I am He Xinyan, the daughter of He Qin, the founder of thepany. As you all know, this is the He Corporation. Unfortunately, we had an outsider lead thepany for the past years. However, now, we are back to the main route. I don''t care how Bai Jiawei did things, I am the chairman now. I want all of you, especially the ones who were close with Bai Jiawei in the past. . ."


    He Xinyan looked at all the people who had voted for Li Yuyan one by one, and no one dared to make eye contact with her.


    ". . . to forget about him, because he is in the past now. If you want thepany to grow, and yourself to grow, then I hope that we will be able to work well together. Does everyone understand?"


    Everyone nodded their heads. In the beginning, many of them were a little afraid to have a young girl in her 20s lead thepany, but her presence was just too strong. They couldn''t help but nod their heads and agree with whatever she was saying.


    "Good! Then, I will be making many changes to thepany too. We lost 70 thousand dors because of Bai Jiawei in the past 7 months, so we will need to change how thepany is running to make up for those 70 thousand dors as quickly as possible. We will hold another emergency board meeting two weeks from now to discuss the future for the He Corporation and the changes that will be made."


    He Xinyan looked around the meeting room before pping her hands together, "Since there are no concerns, the meeting is adjourned."


    She grabbed her bag and phone and walked out of the room proudly. After she was gone, all the shareholders let out a breath of relief and began talking amongst themselves.


    The information load in this one meeting was way too huge!


    Shares transfer, change ofrgest shareholder, embezzlement, and change of chairman?!


    Did they just witness a revolution?!

 Chapter 209 Darkness and Light

    <h4>Chapter 209 Darkness and Light</h4>


    He Xinyan rode the elevator down to the first floor and entered her car.


    Only until she closed the door did she finally let out a breath of relief.


    Phew! That was so intense. . . He Xinyan took a deep breath and grabbed the bottle of water next to her, gulping down the entire bottle in one go.


    Then, she took out her phone and took a phone call.


    "Hello, this is He Xinyan."


    The person at the other end of the phone gasped, "Oh, CEO He! Yes, yes. You called a few days ago! How can I help you?"


    The XX News Company was the biggest newspany in all of Country Z, and He Xinyan had got the news director''s phone number from Gu Yechen. She called him a few days ago just so he wouldn''t think she was a stranger.


    "It is Chairman He now," He Xinyan chuckled softly.


    ". . . What? Hahaha -"


    "I''m not joking." He Xinyan opened another bottle of water, "I have really big news for you. I want you to put it out as tomorrow''s breaking news. I need it to be everywhere. I don''t care how much money, but I want it to be on all the news stations, all the newspapers, everywhere. Understand?"


    The news director nodded his head, "Yes, yes. I will give you my email. Can you send me the news by tonight?"


    "Yes, I will send it to you now." He Xinyan hung up the call and sent over the evidence about the embezzlement, the recording, a scanned copy of the shares transfer agreement, and a video of the police taking Bai Jiawei away.


    She then summarized everything that happened before putting her phone away.


    The entire morning had gone away already, and it was way after lunchtime, but He Xinyan wasn''t hungry. She leaned back against the car seat and closed her eyes.


    It was finally over.


    She started the car and slowly drove back to the Xihe Estates. She knew that Gu Yechen would definitely be in his house waiting for her, but she still decided to go to the He mansion first.


    There were no cars outside, and when she walked into the house, it waspletely silent as well.


    She looked around and several memories from a long time ago suddenly came back. Memories that she had long forgotten.


    Herself as a little girl running around in the living room, ying with her mom and dad.


    Her mom drawing a painting while she yed on the couch next to her.


    Unknowingly, she started crying as she stared at the empty living room. She made no noise as tears flowed down her cheeks, and she didn''t know how long she stood there.


    Since she was born, she was destined to not live a normal life.


    She didn''t have a normal family.


    She died once and was reborn.


    She was dating the richest and most powerful man in the nation.


    He Xinyan wiped away her tears and her lips turned up into a small smile.


    Even though life hasn''t been the nicest to her, she was still grateful.


    She was given a second chance, an amazing man, and she still had many wonderful things. . .


    Even in darkness, there is light.


    ---


    He Xinyan left the He mansion and walked over to the house next to it. The door was unlocked, and when she walked in, she immediately saw Gu Yechen standing at the doorway.


    "Wee back, baby." Gu Yechen immediately walked over to He Xinyan and hugged her tightly.


    Somehow, this hit He Xinyan''s cry button, and tears began flowing down her face again.


    Gu Yechen looked down at her and gently patted her head, "Why are you crying?"


    He Xinyan frowned and wiped away her tears, "Tears of happiness!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled and held onto her hand as they walked into the house together, "Everything went well?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head excitedly, "Yes! I am officially the chairman and the highest shareholder of the He Corporation. Bai Jiawei also got arrested by the police for embezzlement ofpany funds."


    Gu Yechen pulled the chair out for her, "You can leave the rest up to me. I will take care of Bai Jiawei''s trial."


    He Xinyan leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek, "Okay!"


    When she looked towards the table, her mouth fell open at the sight of tworge boxes.


    She recognized them! They were cakes from the Haosu Coffee Shop.


    "You actually got it!" He Xinyan opened the boxes and licked her lips when she saw the beautiful 8 inch cakes.


    "Of course. Let''s eat lunch first."


    ---


    After eating lunch, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen sat down on the couch to watch television while eating the cake.


    He Xinyan ate slice after slice, and she was on her third slice already when she stopped eating and looked up at the television.


    ''Former chairman of the He Corporation arrested for embezzling 70 thousand dors frompany funds''


    He Xinyan was slightly surprised that the newspany was so quick, but she assumed that they probably prioritized her news above others.


    And, this information was indeed very surprising, and it would attract a lot of views.


    ''The only granddaughter of the He Corporation''s founder, He Qin, rises to the position of chairman of the He Corporation. With 31% of the He Corporation''s shares, she also takes over as thergest shareholder.''


    He Xinyan grinned as she began eating another slice of the cake.


    --- Five dayster


    Bai Jiawei''s court case closed two dayster.


    Usually, the trial wouldst longer. However, with Gu Yechen behind the case, it finished faster than usual. Because of Gu Yechen, the final verdict was also affected.


    The final verdict was a life sentence.


    In the afternoon, He Xinyan arrived at themunity jail. She waited for several minutes before she was able to enter the visiting room.


    It was a private visiting room, and once she stepped in, she saw Bai Jiawei dressed in a prisoner outfit on the other side of the ss.


    His eyes were red and his mustache had grown out in the past few days he had been in jail.


    He red at He Xinyan as she walked in and sat down in the chair across from him. The door to the visiting room closed, blocking out most of the light in the room.


    He Xinyan casually picked up the phone and leaned back against the chair.


    "Hello, dad."


    Bai Jiawei already had the phone close to his ear, and he clenched his teeth together when he heard He Xinyan speak.


    "I don''t have a daughter like you."


    He Xinyan chuckled, "Why so angry, dad? I will always be your amazing and only daughter."


    Bai Jiawei narrowed his eyes slightly, "You had everything under your control, didn''t you?! Even the thing with Li Huiran and Li Yuyan was all because of you, right?"


    He Xinyan''s smile widened, "Dad, you got smarter. It''s too bad that your brain cells came a little toote."


    Bai Jiawei''s lips twitched from anger, "Why are you doing this to your dad?! I can''t believe that I raised such an unfilial and vicious daughter for all these years!"


    "Vicious?" He Xinyan leaned forward, "The only reason why you aren''t dead yet is because I am merciful and took into ount all of the years you raised me."


    Bai Jiawei flinched, "Dead?! How can you be so cruel?"


    "I''m not cruel, dad. You are." He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together, "You gave me life so I didn''t kill you. My mom gave you a purpose in life and everything you have in your life. . ."


    He Xinyan took a second to watch Bai Jiawei''s face turn pale.


    ". . . but you still killed her."


    Bai Jiawei looked at He Xinyan for several seconds before he muttered, "I didn''t kill her. What are you talking about?"


    "Dad, you know perfectly well what I am talking about." He Xinyan took out her phone and began ying the recording of Li Huiran telling the story of how He Yuxin died.


    Bai Jiawei''s expression turned uglier and uglier as the recording continued before he finally beganughing.


    "So what?! I did kill your stupid mother! She''s dead already! What can you do about it?!"


    He Xinyan stopped the recording and stood up from the chair. She put the calling phone back down so Bai Jiawei couldn''t hear her anymore and smiled.


    "She is dead. But you''re not dead. . . yet."


    It took several seconds for Bai Jiawei''s brain to figure out what He Xinyan had said by looking at the movement of her lips.


    His smile immediately disappeared, and the phone slipped out from his hand.


    He Xinyan smirked and grabbed her bag before walking out of the room.


    When the door opened, the room was immediately flooded with light. Bai Jiawei squinted his eyes from the sudden brightness. When he saw the person outside the door, he immediately jumped up and banged his fist against the ss.


    "Let me out! Let me go! She''s going to kill me! Help me! I need to get out!"


    He Xinyan looked back at him one more time, and a small grin crossed her face before she stepped out into the light.


    The room was dark once again.

 Chapter 210 Have Fun In Prison

    <h4>Chapter 210 Have Fun In Prison</h4>


    --- In prison


    "Bai Jiawei, you have visitors again!"


    Bai Jiawei looked up and dragged himself out of the hard wooden bed he was sitting on. The guard unlocked the door and he walked over to the visiting room once again.


    He sat down and began ying around with the phone.


    The door to the outside world opened and two people walked in this time.


    Bai Jiawei sat up a little straighter when he saw them and excitedly put the phone to his ear.


    The older woman of the two sat down in the chair and picked up the phone.


    "Li Huiran, I can forgive you for what you did. You have to help get me out of here." Bai Jiawei said immediately as he leaned against the table.


    Li Huiran scoffed, "Bai Jiawei, you think I am stupid?! Why would I help get you out?!"


    Bai Jiawei widened his eyes and jumped up from the table before angrily sitting back down, "Li Huiran?! What do you mean? I said I can forgive you!"


    Li Huiranughed, "I don''t care anymore. Bai Jiawei, you are a nobody now. You have nothing, and you are in debt if you ever leave jail. I am much better off without you."


    "You -" Bai Jiawei''s face turned red from anger, and he turned to look at Li Yuyan.


    However, when their eyes met, Li Yuyan also looked away. She didn''t want a father that was a prisoner and was in debt! Of course not!


    Li Huiran smiled, "We just came over to see how horrible a position you are in right now. Since we aplished our goal now, we will get going. Have fun in prison."


    Li Huiran stood up and walked out of the prison. Li Yuyan also took onest look at Bai Jiawei before leaving the visiting room.


    Bai Jiawei was furious as he mmed the phone down onto the table, creating a loud bang.


    His only hope of getting out of this he** was gone now!


    ---


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan left the prison and entered Li Yuyan''s car.


    "Mom, what are we going to do?! We can''t just stay in my house and live like that forever!"


    "I know, I know." Li Huiran put on her seatbelt, "Why don''t we go find Su Zhiming? He is still your husband after all."


    Li Yuyan''s mouth opened slightly, "Why didn''t I think of this?! He will have to help us!"


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan drove to Su Zhiming''spany and parked in the front parking lot. They got out of the car and entered therge building.


    No one stopped them because they all recognized Li Yuyan as the president''s wife.


    On the top floor, Su Zhiming was having a meeting with all of the department managers when the door to the meeting room suddenly opened.


    He looked up annoyingly and his expression only got worse when he saw Li Yuyan and Li Huiran.


    "What are you two doing here?" Su Zhiming stood up from his chair and red at Li Yuyan.


    "Zhiming, I need to talk to you."


    Su Zhiming looked at the managers inside the room and frowned. Everyone outside still thought that their rtionship was normal, so Su Zhiming told the managers to wait and walked out of the meeting room with Li Yuyan and Li Huiran.


    They entered his private office and Su Zhiming sat down in his chair.


    "What are you two here for?! I consulted mywyer already, and he is working on our divorce case. I will divorce you soon -"


    "No!" Li Yuyan screamed. "We cannot divorce! No way! You have to take care of me! You are my husband!"


    Su Zhiming scoffed, "No way, don''t even think about it."


    "You can''t! The. . . The money for yourpany is from my dad! If you divorce me, yourpany is also over with!" Li Yuyan blinked a few times and tried to maintain a strong stance.


    But Su Zhiming didn''t fall for her again.


    "Ha! Li Yuyan, do you think I am stupid?! I consulted mywyer already! You can''t keep me tied like this forever! Plus, I have the money now."


    Su Zhiming walked over to his desk and quickly signed a check, "Here you go! Your precious money! Now leave! I will divorce you very soon!"


    Li Yuyan saw the check and widened her eyes at therge amount of money. However, this made her not want to let go of Su Zhiming even more! If he had this much money, he definitely had more! She needed to cling onto him!


    "Su Zhiming, I am not going to divorce you! How can you do this?! I helped you climb up here and you want to just throw me away right after?! No way!"


    Su Zhiming smirked, "Then we will see. Since you don''t want to divorce the simple way, I will have to take this to court. Let''s see once they see the pictures of you having an affair, whether they will side with me or you."


    Li Yuyan''s face paled.


    "Plus, do you think I don''t see the news? I know that Bai Jiawei is over with! He is in jail now! You and your mom are screwed. Do you have the money and time to waste going to court?"


    Li Yuyan turned to look at her mother panically, but Li Huiran was equally shocked.


    Su Zhiming was right. . . If he was persistent in getting divorced and he took this to court, it was very likely the court would side with him.


    And, she didn''t want to waste the money to find awyer! She couldn''t do that!


    "So, I will give you another chance. You can either choose to just sign the divorce agreement, and it will be sweet and simple. Or, we can take this to court. We can both see whether I win or you win."


    Li Yuyan shuddered slightly and nced at Su Zhiming.


    Finally, she pressed her lips together and muttered, "I''ll sign the divorce papers."


    "Good." Su Zhiming walked over to his desk and pulled out a folder he had inside there for a long time now.


    "Sign."


    Li Yuyan slowly picked up the pen and she finally understood how her mother felt when she had to sign the divorce paper with Bai Jiawei.


    What would she do if she divorced Su Zhiming?!


    She didn''t have anything now, and it was all He Xinyan''s fault!!


    Li Yuyan narrowed her eyes. She still had a position in the He Corporation -


    "Sign it!" Su Zhiming said impatiently. He still had a meeting to get to.


    Li Yuyan reluctantly signed the paper and Su Zhiming snatched it back. He looked over the signature before putting it back into his desk drawer.


    "I canplete the rest of the divorce by myself."


    Normally, both partners would have to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to divorce. However, Su Zhiming still had some power by now, and he would be able to settle it alone.


    "Now get out."


    Su Zhiming walked out of the door and called in two guards.


    They "escorted" Li Yuyan and Li Huiran out of the room and the building.


    "Ugh!!" Li Yuyan mmed her head against the car seat and closed her eyes.


    Li Huiran wasn''t very pleased either. They had been living in the house that belonged to Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming.


    Originally, they were fine spending the money that Li Huiran had in her bank ount Bai Jiawei gave her. However, a few days ago, the ount was suddenly closed down!


    It was probably because Bai Jiawei got arrested, but that also meant that Li Huiran and Li Yuyan had no more money anymore.


    "I''m going to the He Corporation," Li Yuyan said as she started the car.


    "What?!" Li Huiran immediately furrowed her eyebrows together as she thought of the fact that He Xinyan was the chairman now. It all should have been hers!


    "I have a job there! He Xinyan can''t kick me out!"


    They arrived at the He Corporation and Li Yuyan went up alone this time. She entered her private office to find that all her stuff had been packed into boxes.


    Her eyes widened and she marched out of the room, "Who did this?! Why are all of my things in boxes?! Who did this?"


    The workers looked amongst each other before one said softly, "A few days ago, some people came in and packed all the things."


    Li Yuyan clenched her fists together and marched over to the elevator.


    A minuteter, she barged into the chairman''s office.


    The entire office had been remodeled and everything that had once belonged to Bai Jiawei was thrown out. In the front of the room, there was a picture of He Qin and He Yuxin on the wall.


    On the other side of the room, He Xinyan sat in front of the huge desk.


    "He Xinyan! How dare you pack all of my things up without my permission?!"


    He Xinyan looked up and smiled when she was Li Yuyan, "Why do I need your permission? Li Yuyan, I am the chairman."


    --- Author''s Note Announcement:


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    Since I am on spring break from school (yayy), my family and I are going on a 4-day vacation. The ce we are going to might not have the best Inte, so I may not be able to respond to allments while I am away. I will do my best though :)


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 Chapter 211 Goodbye Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, and Li Yuyan

    <h4>Chapter 211 Goodbye Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, and Li Yuyan</h4>


    He Xinyan looked up and smiled when she was Li Yuyan, "Why do I need your permission? Li Yuyan, I am the chairman."


    Li Yuyan opened and closed her mouth several times, ". . . Well, so! You can''t fire me for no reason!"


    He Xinyan stood up from her chair and leaned forward against her desk, "Like I said, I am the chairman. I don''t need any reason to fire a lowly worker like you."


    "You -"


    "However, you''re right. I should have a reason. . ."


    Li Yuyan scoffed when she heard this and flipped her hair proudly.


    "How about this? I won''t fire you." He Xinyan smiled, "I will demote you to. . . to a bathroom cleaningdy!" He Xinyan pped her hands together excitedly.


    Meanwhile, Li Yuyan''s face turned green and her body shook from anger.


    She was the daughter of the He family as well! How could she be a bathroom cleaningdy?!


    "He! Xin! Yan! How dare you treat me like this?!"


    He Xinyan sighed and pressed a button on thendline phone on her desk. A few secondster, several guards walked into the room and grabbed Li Yuyan.


    "Ah, I''m tired of ying around with you. Li Yuyan, you are fired from mypany. Goodbye."


    "No! You can''t do this! He Xinyan, go to he**! Let go of me!"


    "Remember to throw her trash out with her," He Xinyan said to the guards before they left the room.


    Finally, the room was silent again as He Xinyan sat down in the chair.


    ---


    Li Yuyan entered her car in shame after getting thrown out of the building, and words couldn''t exin how angry she was.


    This was all happening to her because of He Xinyan and Su Zhiming!


    She was going to get rid of them!


    ---


    He Xinyan returned home after a tiring day of work earlier than usual today.


    Because today was moving day!


    Although the He mansion was free of all trash now, He Xinyan still didn''t want to live alone inside therge mansion.


    So, she was going to move into an even bigger mansion!


    He Xinyan arrived at the He mansion to see Gu Yechen standing in front of the door already.


    "The boxes are in the moving truck already. We can drive ahead of them."


    He Xinyan looked at therge truck and nodded her head. They got into Gu Yechen''s car and drove out of the Xihe Estates.


    He Xinyan took a deep breath as the car left the front gate of the neighborhood.


    After today, she didn''t know when she would be back here again.


    So much happened in this neighborhood. . .


    In her first life, she was born and raised here. And she was kicked out of this neighborhood. . .


    In her second life, she was able to live next to Gu Yechen in this neighborhood, and even sleep right next to each other on the same bed!


    He Xinyan smiled as the car drove away.


    The He mansion was always going to be hers, and she was certain she would be back sooner orter.


    It was time to move on.


    ---


    A few hourster, all of He Xinyan''s belongings had been put into the "new house".


    It was the huge mansion near the ocean that belonged to Gu Yechen, but also He Xinyan now.


    They sat down to eat dinner that Gu Yechen ordered, and as they did, He Xinyan suddenly said:


    "I don''t want to see Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, or Li Yuyan ever again."


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "I understand."


    And he did.


    --- Three dayster


    Gu Yechen had always been very angry at Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, and Li Yuyan for trying to kill his baby, and he had been waiting for the moment when he would get to give them a punishment.


    At the moment, Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, and Li Yuyan were on an airne with a bunch of animals to Country A.


    Country A was number 1 on the list of worst countries to live in, most dangerous countries to live in, and the country with the worst pollution.


    Gu Yechen had specially arranged three flight tickets for Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, and Li Yuyan to Country A, where Bai Jiawei was going to spend the rest of his life in what is known as the worst prison in the world.


    The prison had some of the worst prisoners from all around the world, and it was very dangerous and was situated in a horrible environment.


    Li Huiran and Li Yuyan also got to enjoy the "amazing wonders" of Country A. They were forcefully sent to Country A so they could be close to their family member, Bai Jiawei.


    The country had the highest poverty rate, and few people lived there. The people who did were either crazy or dying from hunger or other horrible reasons.


    The ratio of men to women was also incredibly high, so sending two vulnerable women to that area was basically feeding them to predators.


    For people like Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, and Li Yuyan, who have been living in the upper ss for all these years, this experience was much worse than death.


    However, for Gu Yechen, he didn''t care. He was being merciful by not torturing them himself.


    Your wee, Bai Jiawei, Li Yuyan, and Li Huiran.


    ---


    He Xinyan was much busier now that she was the chairman of thepany. There was a lot of work, and she finished work veryte most days.


    Early in the morning, He Xinyan went to go buy a cup of coffee before going to work.


    Once she stepped into the shop, she saw a familiar man waiting for his order. When he saw her, his eyes lit up in surprise.


    "Xinyan!" Su Zhiming walked over to her before she could run away.


    "I have been looking for you! I went to go find you in the Xihe Estates, but you weren''t there. I also wasn''t allowed in the He Corporation."


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "Why would they let you in?"


    Su Zhiming was slightly taken aback as he reached for her hand, "Xinyan, I divorced Li Yuyan already! Let''s get back together now! I promise I will treat you very well."


    He Xinyan quickly pulled her hand away and took a step back, "Why is it my business whether you divorced Li Yuyan or not?! Of course I''m not going to get back together with you!"


    "Didn''t you say that if I divorce Li Yuyan, we will get together?!"


    He Xinyan scoffed, "When did I say that?"


    "You said it several times! Remember? In the elevator of the He Corporation, you told me to divorce Li Yuyan, and then. . . and then. . ." Su Zhiming blinked a few times as he remembered He Xinyan''s words. She did not specifically say that they will get together if he divorced.


    She only told him to divorce her first. . . He Xinyan didn''t promise anything.


    Su Zhiming seemed to just realize what happened as his eyes widened in shock, "You - You! You lied to me!"


    He Xinyan grinned, "I never lied, Su Zhiming. It was all your imagination, so how can you me it on me. It is your own fault."


    He Xinyan wasn''t in the mood for coffee anymore, so she left the shop and left.


    Su Zhiming stood frozen for several minutes until his name was called. He also didn''t take his finished coffee and angrily marched out of the shop.


    ---


    Su Zhiming entered hispany and angrily sat down in his chair.


    So He Xinyan meant she wasn''t going to get back together with him?!


    How dare she lie to him? Su Zhiming mmed one fist onto the table and closed his eyes. He was definitely going to get her back!


    ---


    After a long day of work, He Xinyan walked out of thepany tiredly.


    "Goodbye, chairman He."


    "Good evening, chairman He."


    "Goodbye, chairman He."


    He Xinyan walked out of the building and immediately noticed the ck car parked right in the center of the driveway. She smiled and opened the passenger seat.


    Gu Yechen started the car once she got on and began driving home.


    They began going home together and driving to work together since they lived together now.


    As they drove, He Xinyan was so tired she could barely open her eyes.


    Gu Yechen looked towards her and frowned. He reached back while driving with one hand and grabbed the nket on the back seat.


    "You can sleep for a few minutes."


    He Xinyan put the nket over her, but didn''t close her eyes yet.


    "Yechen, I''m tired," He Xinyan muttered.


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows slightly as he ced his hand over hers, "I know, I know."


    He Xinyan frowned, "Ah, my original life n was definitely not to take care of apany. It is indeed harder than I thought."


    Gu Yechen was silent for a few seconds before he finally said, "Go to sleep."


    He Xinyan closed her eyes and slept for the rest of the car ride.


    ---


    While eating dinner, Gu Yechen hesitated for several minutes before finally opening his mouth.


    "Baby, you are always so tired these days because of work. I thought of an idea."


    He Xinyan looked up, "Hm?"

 Chapter 212 Our Child

    <h4>Chapter 212 Our Child</h4>


    He Xinyan looked up, "Hm?"


    Gu Yechen put down his chopsticks, "You are always so tired and you barely have time now. . ."


    His tone was a little sour as he said the end of the sentence, causing He Xinyan to chuckle.


    "So, I was thinking that you don''t actually have to take care of thepany by yourself. I can have someone I trust to help take care of thepany for you if you want."


    Gu Yechen gulped, "Of course! If you don''t want to, then it''s okay. I. . . I just see that you are so tired all the time now."


    He Xinyan grinned, "I think that is a great idea!"


    To be honest, she never thought of spending the rest of her life leading apany, and she didn''t want to either. It was only because she was forced into this situation, so she had to take on the mission for the time being.


    However, that didn''t mean she was going to spend the rest of her life being a cool female chairman.


    He Xinyan also wanted a normal life. Get married, have kids, take care of kids, and get old. . .


    However, from the looks of it, she wouldn''t have much time for that if she continued to lead the He Corporation.


    "Really?!" Gu Yechen was a little surprised. He only brought up the idea, not thinking she would actually agree. He just couldn''t bear seeing her so tired all the time.


    "Yes. I trust you, and I trust that you will help me. Plus, I think that whoever you find will probably be able to help lead thepany better than I will."


    Gu Yechen smiled, "You are doing really good. I just don''t want to see you so tired all the time."


    He Xinyan chuckled, "Aww, my little Chenchen is so considerate!"


    A slight blush spread across Gu Yechen''s face, and he embarrassedly looked away.


    "However, the He Corporation will still have to stay He because my mom and grandpa worked hard for thispany." He Xinyan said as she began eating again.


    "Of course! It can go to our child in the future too!" Gu Yechen said as he leaned forward against the table.


    This time, He Xinyan was the one to blush as she hid her face inside the bowl.


    But then she realized something!


    "If our child has to take care of the He Corporation and the Gu Corporation, he would be so exhausted!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled when he heard her say "our child".


    "Who said we can only have one child?"


    He Xinyan gulped and focused on eating again. Right. . . right. . .


    ---


    The next few days were also very tiring for He Xinyan, because they had to work on "changing chairman" again.


    Besides that, the He Corporation would also be under the Gu Corporation''s care as well.


    For the He Corporation, this was very good news. It was the dream of almost allpanies to be able to work with the Gu Corporation, because that basically promised growth and more money.


    He Xinyan returned home happily after herst day of work and bought a cake on the way back. She went to work in her own car today because she was going to leave early as well.


    When she left the bakery, she didn''t go home right away. Instead, she made several extra turns before finally returning to the main route to Gu Yechen''s house.


    He Xinyan looked at her back mirror again and let out a breath of relief when she didn''t see the ck car that was following her anymore.


    In fact, she recognized the ck car.


    It belonged to Su Zhiming


    ---


    When she returned home, He Xinyan saw the pile of mail for the week on the doorstep, and she brought it into the house as she walked in.


    She quickly scanned through all the mail, and her eyesnded on a small envelope that listed the receiver as He Xinyan.


    Who would write her mail?!


    He Xinyan put the other mail onto the table and opened the small white envelope. Inside, there were two sheets of paper.


    She unfolded the first one and saw that it was a short letter.


    ''Hello, Xinyan! Congrattions on winning the battle against Bai Jiawei. Please check the other paper for my small gift. - Yi Shao''


    It took a few seconds before He Xinyan finally remembered who Yi Shao was.


    He Xinyan opened the other paper and saw that it was a shares transfer agreement.


    That''s right! Yi Shao was arge shareholder of the He Corporation. He Xinyan saw that he had signed his name onto the agreement already, and she just had to sign it on the receiver end.


    But why would he transfer his shares to her? The amount of shares he had was still worth a lot of money.


    More importantly, how did he know that she was fighting against Bai Jiawei?! It was natural for him to know that she was the new chairman, since he was a director and shareholder of the He Corporation.


    The news of Bai Jiawei going to jail was also huge news, so He Xinyan wasn''t surprised that Yi Shao knew about this.


    However, his word choice is a little weird.


    ''Battle. . .''


    The door opened and Gu Yechen entered the house. He walked over and kissed her on the forehead, "Congrattions on retiring."


    He Xinyan chuckled, "That makes me sound so old!"


    Gu Yechen grinned, "What are you looking at?"


    He Xinyan took out both pieces of paper, "Remember Yi Shao? The person that saved me?"


    Gu Yechen quickly read through the note and then looked at the shares transfer agreement. He frowned before folding it back up.


    "That''s good. It is better for you to have more shares."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Okay. I will fill out the agreement."


    "I''ll go make dinner." Gu Yechen entered the kitchen and closed the door. He then pulled out his phone and texted Chen Xiao again.


    ''I want you to look into the person called Yi Shao again. Use Group X to investigate if you have to. As fast as possible.''


    Gu Yechen closed his phone and leaned back against the refrigerator.


    He had this weird feeling about this person called Yi Shao, but he didn''t know why. . .


    ---


    It was finally the weekend, and there was an important event nned.


    Gu Yechen, He Xinyan, Gu Yebei, and Wu Minger were going to go on a double date!


    Gu Yechen wanted his baby to be able to rx a little. She had been working very hard for the past year already.


    Now, Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, Li Yuyan were all gone. She also didn''t have to focus on work anymore.


    It was a great time to go on a short break and let go of all the stress she had been holding all this time.


    And of course. . . When Gu Yebei heard of his brother''s n, he had to shamelessly shove himself in as well! So, a single, romantic date Gu Yechen had nned turned into a double date.


    In the morning, He Xinyan excitedly woke up and began packing for their two-day trip.


    They were going to go to the most famous hot spring ce in Country Z. It was a part of a 5-star hotel, and many people often went there for vacation.


    Of course, Gu Yechen wasn''t a normal person.


    He had booked the entire hot spring for the two days they were going there. He Xinyan didn''t know how much that cost, and he didn''t dare ask either.


    A few hourster, they were in Gu Yechen''s car with Gu Yebei and Wu Minger.


    Gu Yebei and Wu Minger were very well-prepared with snacks for the road trip. They shared all of their snacks and discussed the different tastes of all the snacks as they ate.


    He Xinyan was also sessful in stealing some of their snacks to eat, and she would asionally feed Gu Yechen, who was driving.


    Late after lunch time, they arrived at the hotel. Everything was set, and there were many workers including the manager that came outside to wee them.


    Their luggage was brought up to their rooms by workers, and all they had to do was enjoy the free lunch that the hotel provided.


    He Xinyan was starving and she was very happy about the fact that the food was served very quickly.


    As she busily ate, Gu Yechen helped put food onto her te so it was never empty.


    Wu Minger watched the two of them with a frown, before she finally hit Gu Yebei.


    "Look at them! Learn from your brother! See how he is so considerate and you are just busy eating?!" Wu Minger said angrily.


    Gu Yebei was still in shock from Wu Minger''s sudden scream, and he looked around confusedly, ". . . What?"


    Hearing Gu Yebei''s confused tone, He Xinyan couldn''t help but burst intoughter.


    "You two are too funny! Hahaha. . ." This time, Wu Minger was also confused as she looked over at He Xinyan, who was practically dying fromughter. A small smile appeared on Gu Yechen''s face when he saw He Xinyanugh, and he continued to put food on her te.


    "Ah, Minger. Don''t expect too much. Yebei is very. . . decent already. This guy right here," He Xinyan said, pointing a finger at Gu Yechen, "is just a little. . . special."


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Special?"

 Chapter 213 Hot Springs Are Steamy

    <h4>Chapter 213 Hot Springs Are Steamy</h4>


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Special?"


    He Xinyan gulped and put one thumb up, "That is definitely a positive term."


    Gu Yechen chuckled before eating a small bite of the food himself.


    Learning from his brother, Gu Yebei would asionally put some food into Wu Minger''s te now, and Wu Minger was very pleased with his improvement.


    He Xinyan watched the two of them like a mom looking at her kids, and she smiled excitedly.


    Noticing this, Gu Yechen leaned towards her so his lips were brushing against her ear as he whispered, "Focus on eating."


    He Xinyan shuddered slightly because her ear was very sensitive, and she nodded her head obediently.


    ---


    After eating lunch, they returned to the hotel room. There were two rooms that were connected by a door. Gu Yechen and He Xinyan were in one, Gu Yebei and Wu Minger were in the other.


    He Xinyan took out her clothes for bathing in the hot springs andid it onto the bed.


    Then, she jumped onto the bed and began looking through her phone. A few minutester, Gu Yechen sat down next to her on the bed and leaned down, so his head was resting on her upper legs.


    He Xinyan looked down in surprise and saw that he had closed his eyes already.


    From this distance, she could clearly see his perfect smooth skin, long and thick eyshes and eyebrows, and his slightly open lips.


    She smiled and rested one hand onto his hair, gently brushing through it.


    She began looking at her phone again, turning down the volume so she wouldn''t disturb his nap.


    However, he wasn''t actually asleep yet. Feeling her fingers running through his hair, a small smile appeared on his face as he moved slightly to find a morefortable position.


    They stayed like this for several hours until it was time to go to the hot springs.


    Gu Yechen slowly blinked his eyes open and got off of He Xinyan''s legs, which were numb from being in the same position for so long.


    "Is it time to go?" Gu Yechen pulled He Xinyan onto hisp and kissed her gently on the cheek.


    "Yes. . ."


    "I''ll go call Yebei and Minger. You can go change." Gu Yechen kissed her again before getting off the bed and going over to the other room.


    He Xinyan grabbed her outfit and went to the restroom to change.


    She had brought a two-piece swimsuit that she had bought with Wu Minger when they were shopping together for this trip.


    There was a ck bikini top and a short ruffled skirt on the bottom.


    Only after putting it on did He Xinyan begin to get a little self-conscious about how much skin she was showing.


    When she had tried it on with Wu Minger, she didn''t care much because they were friends, and this was how much skin a normal swimsuit was supposed to expose.


    However, now, she began to feel a little worried. After all, there was a dangerous predator right outside, in the same exact room as her!


    He Xinyan grabbed arge towel and wrapped it around her body, covering up her chest to the top of her legs. After tying a knot at the top so the towel wouldn''t fall, she stepped out of the bathroom.


    Gu Yechen looked up from the noise, and he raised one eyebrow at the sight of He Xinyan.


    He stood up and walked over, "Are you cold?"


    He Xinyan wrapped her arms around herself and avoided making eye contact with him, "No. . ."


    "Then why do you have a towel on?" Gu Yechen asked with a small smile.


    "Well. . . actually, I am cold!" He Xinyan nodded her head and blinked a few times.


    Gu Yechen''s smile widened as he walked towards the restroom, "Wait for me."


    A minuteter, he had changed into a single swim truck, revealing his entire upper body. He Xinyan''s mouth fell open when she saw him and clicked her tongue several times.


    "When do you even exercise? I never see you do it." It seemed like Gu Yechen''s body was always getting better, but she rarely sees him exercise! There is no way he was just born with a naturally amazing body. . . right?


    Well, by now, He Xinyan wouldn''t even be surprised if that was true.


    Gu Yechen smiled, "I sometimes do early in the morning or when I take a short break from work. Come on, let''s go."


    He grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand and they walked out of the hotel room to find Gu Yebei and Wu Minger already waiting for them.


    Gu Yebei obviously also had an amazing body since he was a celebrity, but he was more on the skinnier end of the spectrum, whereas Gu Yechen was skinny and also muscr.


    The four of them rode the elevator down to the first floor and several workers escorted them out to the back of the hotel, where the hot springs were located.


    The hotel was located on a mountain, and the hot springs sat at the edge of the mountain, so you could look down to see the canyon below.


    There were several different hot springs, including normal hot water, mountain water, warm water hot spring, and even a red wine hot spring filled with red wine.


    Wu Minger and Gu Yebei immediately went to the red wine hot spring, and Gu Yechen and He Xinyan decided to go to the normal hot water one closest to the edge of the cliff.


    Gu Yechen stepped into the water and turned around to see He Xinyan looking back and forth between the chair and the hot spring.


    She untied the knot of her towel and quickly threw it onto the chair before jumping into the hot spring.


    "Ah, it''s hot!" She screamed as her body submerged into the water.


    Gu Yechen chuckled and pulled her over close to him, "You realize that I can still see your body even if it''s underwater, right?"


    He Xinyan looked down and indeed, the water was so clear she could make out her body.


    She sighed and shrugged, "Whatever."


    They sat down near the edge with He Xinyan on Gu Yechen''sp, facing each other. He Xinyan rested her chin onto his shoulder as she looked out at the mountain view.


    It was getting dark, but the sky was filled with stars that illuminated the night.


    He Xinyan moved forward a little, closer to Gu Yechen''s body, so she could look over and see how close they were to the very edge of the cliff.


    When she did, she immediately pulled back. They were so close she was afraid that the hot spring would tip over and they would fall over the cliff at any moment.


    She stopped looking and rested her head against Gu Yechen''s shoulder, closing her eyes.


    "This feels so nice," she muttered, and Gu Yechen nodded his head slightly.


    She put her hand down onto her leg and took a deep breath of the mountain air. The silence of the night and the warmth of the hot spring was like a sleeping antidote, and He Xinyan felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier.


    She was almost asleep when the touch of something caused her to wake up.


    Something hard. . .


    Something hard at a ce where it shouldn''t be. . .


    He Xinyan looked up into Gu Yechen''s eyes, and her guess was affirmed when she saw his lips tightly pressed together and his eyes narrowed.


    "You. . ." He Xinyan immediately pulled her hand away, which had slipped and identally fell onto Gu Yechen''s. . .


    "You''re too close," Gu Yechen said with a grin, his voice deeper than usual.


    And indeed, she was. She was so close she could feel the unusual "object" against her leg.


    He Xinyan gasped and immediately pushed herself off, causing her to fall into the water. She stood up and wiped the water off her face and hair.


    "Gu Yechen!" He Xinyan red at him, but her face turned red right after.


    She swam over to the stairs and walked out of the hot spring and into the cold air, "I''m going to go find Minger!"


    Gu Yechen watched her go with a smile and ran his fingers through his hair.


    Maybe hot springs weren''t so rxing for him. . .


    ---


    They stayed in the hot springs for several hours before returning to their hotel rooms. He Xinyan took a shower first, and then Gu Yechen did the same as she brushed her teeth.


    As He Xinyan brushed her teeth, she looked back at the shower ce, which was covered by a shower curtain. However, she could still see a silhouette of Gu Yechen''s body shape.


    He seemed to be washing the shampoo off of his hair at the moment, and He Xinyan instinctively gulped when her eyesnded on him.


    "Ack! Ah!" He Xinyan identally choked on the toothpaste as she gulped and began coughing aggressively.


    The water sound immediately stopped and Gu Yechen pushed away the shower curtain, exposing his entire body.


    "What''s wrong?"


    He Xinyan looked up. . .

 Chapter 214 Meeting Su Zhiming

    <h4>Chapter 214 Meeting Su Zhiming</h4>


    He Xinyan looked up and when she saw what she shouldn''t have seen, her coughing became even more violent.


    "You - Ack!" He Xinyan put down her cup and spat out all the toothpaste bubbles.


    Gu Yechen stepped out of the shower, still dripping wet, and walked over to He Xinyan.


    "Are you okay? What happened?" He ced one hand onto her back as she continued to cough and rinse out the remaining toothpaste she had swallowed.


    After the coughing finally stopped and the spicy test was gone, He Xinyan turned around to see Gu Yechen standing right in front of her, without any. . none. . . nothing. . . 0. . . no clothes on!


    "Ah!" He Xinyan immediately put both hands onto her eyes to prevent herself from being tempted to look down.


    Meanwhile, Gu Yechen seemed to just notice that he had no clothes on, and he looked down at his body.


    "I''ll go finish my shower first. Be careful." He gently patted He Xinyan''s hair and reentered the shower.


    He Xinyan finally opened her eyes when she heard the water sound again, and she quickly did her skincare routine and left the restroom.


    She jumped onto the bed and buried herself under the nkets. It was easy to sweat while bathing in hot springs, and He Xinyan was very tired after staying in the hot water for several hours.


    She quickly fell asleep in a few minutes, and when Gu Yechen came out, she was deep asleep already.


    He sat down next to her quietly and hugged her from behind, resting his arm onto her waist.


    They both slept well tonight.


    ---


    After eating breakfast the next day, the four of them returned home.


    They arrived a little after lunchtime, and He Xinyan went to go eat lunch with Gu Yechen. As they did, she suddenly received a message.


    ''Su Zhiming: I need to talk to you. Let''s meet up at the Dasi Hotel restaurant at 6 tonight.''


    He Xinyan tilted her head slightly before a small grin crept up her face.


    ''Okay.''


    She closed her phone and looked up, "Mr. Husband, I need your help."


    ---


    At 5:45 P.M., He Xinyan left the mansion and drove to the Dasi Hotel.


    She arrived at 6:05, and when she entered the restaurant, she immediately noticed Su Zhiming sitting alone in a corner.


    She walked over and sat down across from him.


    "Xinyan." Su Zhiming sat up a little straighter when he saw her.


    "Be quick, I don''t have much time." He Xinyan''s eyesnded on the cup of coffee already ced in front of her, and she licked her lips to hide her smile.


    She picked up the cup and pretended to take a small sip, but her lips were shut so no liquid entered her mouth.


    While she did this, she focused on Su Zhiming''s expression, and he noticed his eyes narrow when she "took a sip".


    She put the cup down and folded her hands together, "What is it?"


    "Xinyan, let''s get back together."


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "Su Zhiming, are you stupid? Why would I break up with Gu Yechen to get back together with a person like you."


    Su Zhiming''s self-confidence and pride were greatly hurt by her words, and he clenched his fists up. He took another look at the coffee cup and gulped.


    "The coffee here is very good. Take another sip."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and obediently "took another sip."


    This time, she drank a little of the coffee, but not a lot.


    "The food here is also really good. What would you like to eat?"


    "I have a dinner date already. If you have nothing else to say, I am going to leave."


    He Xinyan stood up and wobbled slightly, lifting one hand up to her head, "Why do I feel so tired?" She muttered to herself.


    Su Zhiming smirked and also stood up, "That''s right."


    Hearing those two words, He Xinyan closed her eyes and fell down. Su Zhiming swiftly stretched his arms out and caught He Xinyan in his arms.


    He then picked up her bag and carried her out of the room, attracting nces from several people, but no one stopped him.


    As they went, He Xinyan''s eyshes twitched slightly and one corner of her lips curled up so slightly it was hard to notice.


    Su Zhiming must have forgotten that her original upation was an actress. . .


    Su Zhiming brought He Xinyan up to the 15th floor, where he had booked a room. He didn''t turn the lights on when they arrived, and he gently ced her onto therge bed.


    He sat down next to her and gently ran a finger down the side of her cheek, "Xinyan. . . My Yanyan. . . You lied to me, but I still want you. . . So I have to do this. Don''t me me."


    Su Zhiming stood up from the bed and removed his suit jacket. He then began unbuttoning the buttons on his shirt.


    When he moved on to his pants, the door suddenly burst open.


    "Ah!" Su Zhiming jumped back from shock and quickly folded the two sides of his open shirt together, "Who is it?! What are you doing?! This is my room! You''re in the wrong room!"


    Su Zhiming was so focused on buttoning his shirt again, he didn''t see who was at the door.


    Several people barged into the room, making the originalrge room feel cramped all of a sudden. They formed two separate lines.


    The line on the left were several tall and buff men wearing ck suits and sunsses.


    The line on the right were all police officers wearing their police suits.


    Noticing that something wasn''t right, Su Zhiming finally turned around. He gasped when he saw all the people, and he was so scared he fell back down onto the couch behind him.


    "You - Who are all of you?! What are you doing here? Did you enter the wrong room?! Who are you?!" Su Zhiming stood back up and looked at the two long lines of men.


    Finally, onest person entered the room.


    He was also wearing a ck suit, but he didn''t have sunsses on, differentiating himself from the line of bodyguards. His strong and cold presence was also different, and the temperature in the room seemed to lower right away.


    Su Zhiming blinked his eyes a few times, and it took a few seconds before he finally recognized the man that had just walked in, "Gu Yechen?!"


    Gu Yechen ignored him and walked over to the bed, "Are you okay?"


    He Xinyan sighed and lifted one arm up, rubbing her eye as she sat up on the bed, "Yeah, kind of. I need to take a shower and disinfect my entire body when we get home."


    Su Zhiming seemed like he just saw a ghost as he fell back down onto the floor, "You - Xinyan. . . You. . . Aren''t you supposed to be unconscious?!"


    He Xinyan nced at him and rolled her eyes, "I am supposed to be, but I''m not."


    Su Zhiming''s eyes widened, "How? I saw you. . . You drank the coffee!"


    "Are you sure I did?" He Xinyan said with a smile.


    It took several seconds for Su Zhiming to finally realize what had happened, "You! You lied to me again!"


    He Xinyanughed, "Yes, I did. But, you can''t me me. You''re just too dumb."


    Su Zhiming''s lip was quivering from anger, "You -"


    Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together and pinched the skin area between his eyebrows, "Did you get that? Bring him away now."


    The guards and police nodded, and all of them rushed over to "escort" Su Zhiming out the room.


    A police officer pulled out handcuffs and locked Su Zhiming''s hands behind his back.


    "What are you doing?! You can''t do this to me! Let go of me! This is illegal!" Su Zhiming screamed as he was forcefully lifted up off the ground.


    The police scoffed, "You are getting arrested for attempted ra**, which is illegal."


    Su Zhiming looked like he had been struck by lightning, "What?! Arrested?!"


    "Yes." The police officer then pushed him out of the room, signaling that no further discussion was needed. Su Zhiming''s screaming could be heard all the way until he disappeared into the elevator.


    --- A few hours ago


    "Mr. Husband, I need your help."


    Gu Yechen looked up, "What is it?"


    "Su Zhiming just asked me to go meet him at the Dasi Hotel tonight at 6. I''m sure that he is up to something, sincest time he was pretty mad. . . Can you send some people to follow me?"


    Gu Yechen''s face darkened at the mention of Su Zhiming wanting to meet her, and he immediately nodded his head, "I''ll go myself too."


    He Xinyan blinked her eyes a few times, "Is he that important?"


    Gu Yechen picked up his chopsticks again, "He isn''t, but you are."


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly and ced arge chunk of meat onto Gu Yechen''s te, "Thank you! Mwah! Eat, eat."


    Gu Yechen smiled as he picked up the meat and said, "There is no need to thank Mr. Husband."


    He Xinyan chuckled and continued to eat herself.

 Chapter 215 Gu Yechen in the Trash

    <h4>Chapter 215 Gu Yechen in the Trash</h4>


    Su Zhiming was taken to jail to await his trial. He had the right to awyer and a trial, but all of that was no use in the face of Gu Yechen.


    The trial was going to start in a few days, and He Xinyan and Gu Yechen were going to watch, since He Xinyan was the victim and Gu Yechen was a witness.


    However, today, He Xinyan was going to go visit two people she hasn''t seen in a long time.


    Gu Yechen and He Xinyan drove and stopped in front of the house. The door to the house was opened already, and Xu Mengya stood in front of it.


    She jumped up and down excitedly when she saw the two of them, and she ran out without any shoes on to greet them.


    "Xinyan!" She ran straight into He Xinyan''s arms and hugged her tightly, "Oh, I missed you. We haven''t seen each other in so long!"


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Auntie Xu, I miss you too!"


    "Come in,e in." Xu Mengya held onto He Xinyan''s hand and pulled her into the house. Throughout this entire conversation, Gu Yechen was ignored.


    He sighed with a small smile and walked behind them and into the house.


    However, when they reached the door, Xu Mengya mmed the door shut after she had walked in with He Xinyan, right at Gu Yechen''s face.


    He blinked a few times and pressed his lips together to try and remain calm.


    The next second, the door opened again. Xu Mengya''s face peeked out and she chuckled awkwardly, "Hahaha, oops! I forgot about you!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow but didn''t say anything. Maybe he was actually found in a trash dump when he was a baby. . .


    Once they entered the room, the delicious smell of food entered their noses.


    It was lunchtime, so they immediately began eating once they arrived.


    Gu Hanyu once again cooked up several delicious dishes, and they were all Xu Mengya''s favorites.


    "Eat this, it''s really good," Xu Mengya said as she ced a piece of salmon on He Xinyan''s te.


    "Mm. . . it''s so good!" He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she took another piece of the salmon.


    Hearing He Xinyanpliment her husband''s cooking, Xu Mengya smiled happily and continued to eat the food ced into her te by Gu Hanyu.


    Halfway through the meal, Gu Hanyu, who was usually silent, finally spoke up.


    He looked up at Gu Yechen and casually asked, "When do you two n on getting married?"


    He Xinyan almost choked on her food as she looked over at Gu Yechen, who seemed very calm. To be honest, she didn''t think about marriage, because she was still quite young.


    She still wanted to stay as an "unmarried individual" for a while longer!


    Gu Yechen ate another bite of rice, "Soon -"


    "Soon?!" He Xinyan gasped. When did it be soon?!


    Gu Hanyu nodded his head and went back to being silent again. Meanwhile, Xu Mengya got very excited at this topic.


    She put down her chopsticks and looked over at her son, "What do you mean by soon? When is soon? What date? Is the proposal ready? What is your proposal n? When is the wedding date -"


    "Madam Xu," Gu Yechen looked up and raised one eyebrow. Xu Mengya rolled her eyes and turned to He Xinyan.


    "Xinyan, is it really soon? When are you two going to get married?"


    He Xinyan blinked a few times, "Um. . . Well. . . I don''t know."


    Xu Mengya red at Gu Yechen, "See! Yanyan doesn''t even want to marry you yet! Stop overthinking! Ch!"


    Gu Yechen looked over at He Xinyan, "You don''t want to marry me?"


    He Xinyan looked between Gu Yechen and his mom, "It''s just a matter of time."


    Gu Yechen was pleased with this answer, and he continued to eat happily.


    After eating, He Xinyan sat down and talked with Xu Mengya for a while before they left. When they returned home, Gu Yechen didn''t immediately get out of the car.


    He turned around and looked over at He Xinyan, "So, when are we going to get married?"


    He Xinyan thought for a few seconds before replying with a grin, "Soon!"


    ---


    The first day of Su Zhiming''s trial was here.


    He Xinyan and Gu Yechen arrived at the court early in the morning and sat down in the front row of the audience section.


    It was a private trial, so there were only a few people there.


    A few minutes after they arrived, Su Zhiming was brought out.


    Su Zhiming had brought his privatewyer that worked for hispany and him. On the other side, Gu Yechen had invited the Gu Corporation''swyer team, also known as the strongestwyer team in the country.


    Therefore, Su Zhiming basically stood no chance.


    The trial began and during the first day, both sides read their opening statements, and there were a few questions. Nothing much happened and the first day of the trial finished.


    He Xinyan looked over at Su Zhiming once in a while, and something confused her. She expected him to be very nervous or anxious. After all, there was no way he wanted to go to jail.


    And, thewyer team on the other side was the Gu Corporation! There was basically no way he would win.


    However, he seemed very rxed and didn''t even seem to care about what was going on during the trial.


    During the car ride home, He Xinyan decided to ask Gu Yechen, the all-knowing person!


    When he heard the question, he smiled. Smiled?


    "Why are you smiling?" He Xinyan frowned.


    "Su Zhiming is just going to pay his way out of jail even if he gets in," Gu Yechen said.


    "What?! Can he do that? Can''t you only do that prior to sentencing?" He Xinyan wasn''t very familiar withw, but she didn''t think it was possible to buy your way out of jail. . . right?


    Unless you were Gu Yechen.


    "Su Zhiming''spany is doing quite well now. He definitely has a lot of money by now, and there is no way he would want to go to prison during a time like this. My guess is that his n is to buy his way out of prison if he does get sentenced to jail."


    "That is possible?!" He Xinyan asked. The legal system was this corrupt?!


    Gu Yechen grinned, "With me, it isn''t."


    ---


    The next day, the biggest news on all of the newspanies was the bankruptcy of a big entertainmentpany: Newstart Entertainment.


    All of Su Zhiming''s hard work all these years had been destroyed overnight. . . by Gu Yechen.


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open when she saw this news, "You - You did this?!"


    "Hispany is no match for the Gu Corporation. It isn''t even that powerful. This was just like stepping on a fly," Gu Yechen said proudly, ncing at He Xinyan, almost as if he was asking for herpliment. After all, Su Zhiming was still her ex-boyfriend and first boyfriend.


    No matter how disgusting and lowly Su Zhiming was inparison to Gu Yechen, he still felt a little. . . just a little. . . maybe quite. . . okay, very jealous.


    He had been waiting to get rid of Su Zhiming for forever! Now, he finally did it!


    He Xinyan noticed Gu Yechen''s eager expression, and she leaned forward to kiss him quickly on the lips, "Good job, good job! You did great!"


    Gu Yechen smiled happily, and his cheeks turned just a little pink, making him look incredibly cute!


    He Xinyan couldn''t help but reach up and pinch his cheeks, "Aww, my baby is so cute!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow and used one finger to lift He Xinyan''s chin up. Then, he leaned down for another kiss. . . a much longer one.


    ---


    Su Zhiming''s trial was continuing, and the next few days, Su Zhimign''s attitude during the trial had changedpletely.


    He was very anxious, and you could tell that he hadn''t slept well in several days. The dark circles under his eyes were so dark and big that He Xinyan could see them from several feet away.


    His skin had also turned into an unhealthy color, and his hair seemed to have not been brushed in a long time.


    In the end, the Gu Corporation''swyer team won the case easily, and with Gu Yechen in the back controlling the case, Su Zhiming''s punishment was much worse than normal cases of this sort.


    He was sentenced to life imprisonment in jail.


    Upon hearing the final verdict, He Xinyan couldn''t help but feel a little, just a little bad for Su Zhiming. If he had just divorced Li Yuyan and lived his life without bothering her, maybe he wouldn''t have ended up like this.


    Gu Yechen would have definitely done something to punish Su Zhiming, but it wouldn''t be as bad as life imprisonment in jail.


    However, the small feeling of pity quickly went away.


    After all, He Xinyan was the victim.


    And, Su Zhiming deserved it.


    The case was closed.

 Chapter 216 Gu Yechen’s Family

    <h4>Chapter 216 Gu Yechen''s Family</h4>


    It has been several months since filming for Beautiful Things Past ended, but it had only just started broadcasting now.


    In only a few days, the drama became the most popr and most viewed drama on all television stations and websites.


    Besides Yang Siyue and Gu Yebei being the two most popr subjects of discussion because they were the main leads, He Xinyan was also surprisingly very popr for her breathtaking looks and outfits in the film and her amazing acting.


    The top 3 most searched topics were:


    1. Beautiful Things Past Latest Episode


    2. Yang Siyue and Gu Yebei


    3. He Xinyan Newbie Actress


    He Xinyan''s poprity was getting higher and higher, and more people were interested in her and searching her up on the Inte.


    Many were able to dig up information about her like how she was the chairman of the He Corporation, and the granddaughter of the founder of the He Corporation.


    Many people were waiting for her next film, so she had to post on her social media to rify that she had left the entertainment industry already.


    A lot of people expressed their sadness and regret about this, but she wasn''t going to change her decision. She really liked and enjoyed her life right now, and she wanted to hold onto it while itsted.


    One day, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen were watching television after eating dinner. The final few episodes of Beautiful Things Past were broadcasting right now, and He Xinyan was very focused in watching her final few scenes before Concubine Xi would die.


    The first episode finished and there was a short advertisement break before the next episode would start ying.


    During this time, He Xinyan went to go get two more bags of chips since she finished the ones she was eating already.


    When she came back, Gu Yechen pulled her closer to him on the couch and looked at her.


    "Baby, I have something to ask you." He began ying with He Xinyan''s hair as he spoke.


    "What is it?" He Xinyan opened the new bag of chips and took a bite


    "Well. . . My grandma''s 80th birthday is next week and there is a family gathering. Do you want toe with me?"


    He Xinyan stopped chewing for a few seconds and scratched her head.


    The Gu family. . . Even the sound of it was scary.


    He Xinyan looked up at Gu Yechen''s nervous expression and grinned, "Sure!"


    Gu Yechen''s eyes widened in surprise, "Really?"


    "Yes, why not! I want to go visit the Gu mansion. I heard it is really big!" He Xinyan''s eyes sparkled at the image. So what if the Gu family was scary? She had Gu Yechen! And, the trip was worth it since only a few people ever got the chance to see the Gu mansion in person.


    And, maybe she was overthinking. Xu Mengya was such a nice and easygoing person! Maybe the rest of his family was also going to be very nice.


    He Xinyan knew that it wasn''t going to be very likely, especially since the Gu family was a very, very powerful family. However, it was going to be okay. She had Gu Yechen with her!


    "Tell me about your family," He Xinyan said as she turned off the television and leaned against Gu Yechen''s chest.


    "My grandma is the oldest member alive of the Gu family. She is a very traditional person. Next, my dad is the oldest son of three children. My second uncle has two daughters, and my third uncle has a son and a daughter. There is also Gu Kexin, who was an orphan adopted by my grandmother as a child and raised under her. However, you don''t have to worry about them," Gu Yechen said casually as he continued to y with He Xinyan''s hair.


    "An orphan?" He Xinyan looked up at Gu Yechen in surprise. The Gu family didn''t seem like the type to take in an orphan randomly.


    "Yes," Gu Yechen nodded his head lightly.


    He Xinyan leaned back down and furrowed her eyebrows together, "Then are your family members nice and easygoing?"


    "You don''t need to worry. When we go, you can just act like me. You only need to get along well with Madam Xu and Mister Gu. The rest, you don''t need to."


    ". . ." He Xinyan didn''t know what to say. After all, they were still his rtives!


    He might be the crown prince of the family, but she wasn''t the crown princess! Even if she was, she still had to respect the elders. . . right?


    He Xinyan tried to stay calm but she still felt a little nervous about going to see the Gu family.


    "Xinyan, remember. You don''t need to care about anyone else. You are my woman. No one can bully you. . . except me. Understand?!" Gu Yechen lifted up He Xinyan''s face and stared into her eyes seriously.


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "You! Bully me? Ch! Do you dare to?"


    Gu Yechen smirked, "Yes, I do."


    Then, he bent down and blocked her lips with his. . .


    ---


    A few days before the birthday party, He Xinyan dragged Gu Yechen to a shop to go find presents for all of his rtives.


    Although Gu Yechen said there was no need, He Xinyan still insisted on doing so. It was the first time she was visiting his rtives. And, it was a very important event! So, it would be impolite if she didn''t bring any presents.


    "Do you think grandma will like this cdon tea set?" He Xinyan was inside a shop that sold cdon and porcin items, and she immediately noticed this cdon tea set in the center of the shop.


    Gu Yechen looked at the tea set for a few seconds before nodding his head, "Yes."


    He Xinyan smiled and turned to the worker standing nearby, "Please help me package this nicely."


    The worker walked over and took the box holding the tea set away, "One moment."


    "Let''s keep looking. It''s the first time I''m meeting your grandma. The gift can''t be too cheap." He Xinyan wrapped her arm around Gu Yechen''s elbow and pulled him over to another corner of the store.


    Gu Yechen patiently looked around with He Xinyan, "You''re too nervous."


    "If my present is too cheap, you will lose face!" He Xinyan nced at him, "Don''t forget! I am also a very, very rich woman! Of course my present needs to be at least decent. Besides, your grandma is the oldest in your family. If she likes me, then no one can stop me anymore!" He Xinyan lifted her thumb up and giggled evilly.


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Yes, rich woman. Then do you want to be my sugar mama?"


    "No."


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Why?"


    "Any smart person would rather take other people''s money and put it in their own pocket, than take money out of their own pocket and give it to others!" He Xinyan thought for a second, "Maybe if you go bankrupt, then I will think about being your sugar mama."


    Gu Yechen narrowed his eyes, "It seems like I have to work hard on earning money, so you won''t ever have to think about being my sugar mama."


    He Xinyan smiled softly and looked over at a worker nearby. She pointed at a red jade bracelet hanging on the wall and said, "Can you bring that down so I can take a look at it?"


    The worker had packed the tea set into a box already, and she ced it on a table as she walked over to take the bracelet off the wall, "Miss, you have very good taste! This is the treasure of our shop. It is called the Xinyao Bracelet. It was made from very rare Xinyao jade."


    The worker ced the bracelet on He Xinyan''s hands.


    "If one wears this bracelet on themselves for long enough, they will be immune to all poison, and this bracelet can also bring good luck! This bracelet can alsost for a very long time. It can be passed on from generation to generation for several hundred or even thousand years, and it will still look just like it does now."


    He Xinyan looked over the bracelet and brought it up to her nose to smell it. There was a very pleasant smell on the bracelet.


    She looked at Gu Yechen, "Immune to poison? Really?"


    Gu Yechen nced at the bracelet and raised one eyebrow, "Do you believe it?"


    He Xinyan frowned and shook her head slightly, "If it was actually that amazing, it wouldn''t be here then."


    Immune to poison. . . bring good luck. . . This was all just made up. No one ever tried it, so how would they know?


    He Xinyan smelled the bracelet again, "But this bracelet does have a very great smell."


    "You like it?" Gu Yechen asked.


    He Xinyan shrugged and handed the bracelet back to the worker, "This is the treasure of the shop. There is no way they will sell this. I was just asking."


    Gu Yechen looked at He Xinyan for several seconds before walking over to the worker and taking the bracelet back from her, "If you really want it, there is a way to get it."


    He Xinyan looked up, "What?"


    Gu Yechen yed around with the bracelet before calmly saying, "I am the owner of this shop."

 Chapter 217 Eat You and Spit it Out

    <h4>Chapter 217 Eat You and Spit it Out</h4>


    Gu Yechen yed around with the bracelet before calmly saying, "I am the owner of this shop."


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open, and it took several seconds before she replied, "You what?!" He was joking. . . He had to be joking!


    Gu Yechen smiled sweetly and turned to the worker, "Call your CEO."


    He opened up his phone and showed the girl a phone number. The worker quickly called the number on the phone.


    "CEO Wu will be here right away!"


    In less than five minutes, a ck car pulled up in front of the shop. A man walked in and the worker immediately bowed down slightly, "CEO Wu."


    Wu Hua nodded his head slightly and looked over at Gu Yechen and He Xinyan, "President Gu, sister-inw!"


    He Xinyan seemed to recognize Wu Hua''s face a little, and she thought that maybe he had shown up at her birthday party as well.


    "Do you sell this bracelet?" Gu Yechen asked Wu Hua, lifting up the bracelet.


    Wu Hua looked at the red jade bracelet and gulped, "Well. . . Normally, we can''t sell this since this is the treasure of the shop. But, you are the owner. So. . ."


    Gu Yechen grabbed onto the bracelet and He Xinyan''s hand before walking out of the shop, "Good."


    Wu Hua blinked a few times in confusion as he watched Gu Yechen and He Xinyan just leave the shop. After a few minutes, he left himself.


    Whatever! Gu Yechen was the boss. Whatever he says and whatever he wants!


    ---


    Once He Xinyan entered the car, she stopped smiling and crossed her arms together.


    "What''s wrong?" Gu Yechen asked.


    "CEO Gu is so good at doing business, taking me to your shop to buy things. You even want to earn my money." He Xinyan nced at him and said annoyingly.


    He Xinyan didn''t actually really care about this. She was just wondering if Gu Yechen would be the owner of whichever shop she entered.


    Gu Yechen grinned softly and turned around, helping He Xinyan put on her seatbelt, "Mines if yours. Going shopping is just for the mood, right? If you are unhappy, how about I treat you to a good meal right now?"


    He Xinyan saw that he was smiling casually, and she pinched his arm angrily, "Yours is mines, and mines is mines. Since you ate mine you have to spit it out!"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head in agreement, "Then if I eat you and I can''t spit it out, what do I do?"


    ". . ." He Xinyan opened her mouth and closed it again before looking away.


    Gu Yechen smiled and leaned back against his car seat, "Baby, you can eat me up! I won''t request for you to spit it back out. You can eat as much as you want!"


    He Xinyan: ". . ."


    "Gu Yechen, tell me honestly. In this street, how many shops belong to you?"


    "I don''t know."


    He Xinyan frowned, "What does ''I don''t know'' mean?"


    Gu Yechen started the car and began driving, "I can''t be certain since I am not the one who takes care of this."


    He Xinyan nodded her head and stopped speaking.


    Who knew exactly how rich and powerful this man was?


    --- A few dayster


    He Xinyan and Gu Yechen boarded a private airne early in the morning and flew across Country Z to the very northeast section of the country.


    It was right at the border of the country, and there were many rumors about the huge building surrounded by all the tall trees and a huge gate. The building was said to take up 10 acres, or 40 thousand square meters ofnd, and it belonged to the Gu family.


    Once He Xinyan got out of the airne, she saw two very expensive sports cars parked outside. Standing in front of the cars, there were two men wearing suits.


    When they saw He Xinyan and Gu Yechen, they walked over and greeted them.


    "Young master Gu, Miss He, wee back."


    Gu Yechen held onto He Xinyan''s hand and they entered the car together.


    The driver put the luggage onto the other car beforeing back to the driver''s seat, and starting the car.


    The entire time, He Xinyan was grasping tightly onto Gu Yechen''s sleeve, and Gu Yechen noticed that she gulped very frequently.


    Gu Yechen looked over at her and ced his other hand onto her hand, "You''re nervous again?"


    "A little." He Xinyan gulped again after speaking. "How about, I go to a hotel first. Once I am not so nervous anymore, I can go visit your rtives?"


    "You''re sure?" Gu Yechen noticed that since they got onto the ne, He Xinyan''s palm was wet with sweat. He was also a little worried for her.


    He was sad but also happy; sad that she was so nervous, and happy that she was nervous because she was going to go meet his family members.


    She was nervous because she cared about him.


    He Xinyan licked her lips and gulped once again, "Yes."


    Gu Yechen thought for a few seconds before grabbing onto her hand and coldly saying to the driver, "Go to the Royal Qin Hotel."


    "Young master, Madam Wang ordered for us toe and pick you up early in the morning. She also ordered the butler to prepare dinner for you. Are you really not going to go back?"


    "I will call grandma and exin to her."


    "But -"


    "Do you not understand my words?" Gu Yechen''s voice suddenly turned cold and direct, causing He Xinyan to even shudder slightly because she was so close to him.


    He Xinyan nced at the driver and suddenly felt a little bad. After all, Gu Yechen wasn''t going back because of her, and his grandmother, Madam Wang, seemed to be really anticipating his arrival.


    She used her finger to scratch his palm softly, "Mm. . . maybe we should just go."


    "It''s okay. I am also tired." Gu Yechen stretched out his neck, "I don''t want to go meet all those annoying rtives. We can go tomorrow."


    His voice was much softer when he talked to He Xinyan.


    He Xinyan rested her head onto his shoulder and didn''t say anything else.


    She was indeed very nervous today. . . She didn''t know why, but she was.


    The car stopped in front of the Royal Qin Hotel.


    "We are already here, but we don''t go visit your rtives first thing after we arrive. . . Will that be a little impolite?" He Xinyan has never been so indecisive in her life. If she had known it would be like this, she shouldn''t have agreed toe!


    Gu Yechen gently patted her head, "You don''t need to be so indecisive and nervous. If you don''t like it, we can return home tomorrow. There is no need to stay here, okay?"


    He Xinyan immediately shook her head, "It''s your grandma''s 80th birthday! That is a very big birthday! If you just leave like this, wouldn''t you be given the title of an unfilial grandson? Others will also say that you were seduced by beauty. I might even be given the title of an evil and seductive vixen!"


    She didn''t want to cause problems for Gu Yechen. . . It was just, she felt kind of scared. Weird. . .


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow and nodded his head seriously, "Unfilial grandson and seductive vixen. . . That is a pretty good match!"


    ". . ."


    The luggage was brought out from the other car and pushed into the hotel. They didn''t have to register, and Gu Yechen walked straight for the elevator.


    They rode the elevator up to the very top floor, which only had four rooms in total.


    Gu Yechen held onto He Xinyan''s hand as they walked to the room at the very end of the hall. He lifted his finger up and put it up to the electronic lock on the door.


    There was a green check after the lock recognized Gu Yechen''s fingerprint, and the door opened.


    "This room is yours?!" He Xinyan asked, not sure if she should be surprised.


    Gu Yechen nodded his head as he opened the light, revealing the gigantic room. It was so big it could be a whole house by itself. There was even a small second floor that had another bed and a balcony that overlooked the entire city view.


    Once they had settled in the room, there was a phone call.


    Gu Yechen picked up his phone and answered the call.


    ''Stupid son, how dare you hide Xinyan?!'' Xu Mengya''s voice was very loud, so loud that Gu Yechen had to pull the phone away from his ear.


    He Xinyan, who was standing a few feet away from Gu Yechen, also heard Xu Mengya''s voice. She chuckled and quickly used her hands to cover up her mouth.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "So what?"


    "Ch! So what?! Stupid son, are you at Royal Qin? I''m going over right now! I have to see Xinyan today!" There was some rustling noise on the other end of the phone, "Oh, right! Even if you don''t want to return to the Gu mansion, you can stille to your parent''s house, right? Ch! Just wait for me to arrive and see how I will punish you!"


    He Xinyan had both hands over her mouth as she moved away, trying not tough out loud.


    The all-powerful Gu Yechen was just a stupid guy in front of Madam Xu!


    Hahahaha!


    Gu Yechen noticed He Xinyan''s reaction, and his face turned a little darker, "Madam Xu, let me warn you. If you call me stupid guy in front of my woman one more time. . ."


    Xu Mengya rolled her eyes, "So what?! What can you do?"


    Gu Yechen smirked, "I remember that a few months ago, Madam Xu was on the phone with a man with the surname Qu. And, the phone call was five whole minutes. If this information identally gets leaked to Mister Gu. . . I wonder how many days Madam Xu won''t be able to leave the house?"


    On the side, He Xinyan couldn''t help but feel bad for Auntie Xu.


    How did she give birth to a son like this?!

 Chapter 218 The Gu Mansion

    <h4>Chapter 218 The Gu Mansion</h4>


    How did she give birth to a son like this?!


    Xu Mengya was so angry she was at a loss for words.


    He Xinyan gently poked Gu Yechen and furrowed her eyebrows together. Gu Yechen casually raised one eyebrow and turned his attention back to the phone, "Madam Xu, we have to go eat now. I will see you tomorrow morning."


    After that, Gu Yechen hung up the call.


    "That''s your mom! Can''t you be more respectful?" He Xinyan rolled her eyes at Gu Yechen.


    He put down his phone and crossed his arms together, "You are already on your mother-inw''s side?"


    Gu Yechen picked up a scarf and wrapped it around He Xinyan''s neck. Then, he gently pinched both sides of her cheeks.


    "Mother-inw?! Stop overthinking! Plus, Auntie Xu isn''t only your mother! She is also my friend. I can''t let you treat her so disrespectfully like that!"


    Gu Yechen tilted his head slightly and frowned, "Baby, other families all have problems in the rtionships between the mother and daughter-inw. Why do I feel like in our family, this problem doesn''t exist."


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes.


    "But now I am worried about myself. I think you two should not get together too often. Or else, my life won''t be very good. . ."


    "You''re overthinking!" He Xinyan scoffed.


    "What am I overthinking?"


    "Me meeting Auntie Xu has nothing to do with whether your life will be good or not.


    Gu Yechen suddenly became very serious as he looked at He Xinyan, "Xinyan, have you ever thought about marrying me?"


    He Xinyan''s hand that was reaching for her purse froze for a second before she replied, "You never asked me to marry you."


    ". . ."


    The two of them entered the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel. The waiter immediately led them to a private room when they saw Gu Yechen, and He Xinyan was beginning to wonder if everyone around this area knew of him.


    As they ate, He Xinyan asked, "What time are we leaving tomorrow?"


    "Whenever you want."


    "I never want to go," He Xinyan replied truthfully.


    Gu Yechen looked up at her, "If you really don''t want to go, then we can just return home."


    He Xinyan gulped and looked up, "Whatever, let''s go tomorrow. We are here already. If we don''t go, then it will be too rude. It''s okay! They can''t do anything to me anyway. Even if they bully me, I still have you, right?" He Xinyan didn''t know if she was saying this to him or to herself.


    Gu Yechen grinned, "Don''t worry, they aren''t monsters. I am there, and my parents are also there. No one can bully you."


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up before the sky outside even woke up.


    She flipped around to look at the clock and saw that it was only 6 A.M. When she turned back around, she was met with a pair of dark eyes.


    "Why are you awake so early? You can''t fall asleep?" Gu Yechen asked as he pulled her closer to him.


    "Yep. . ." He Xinyan replied.


    "You''re still nervous?"


    He Xinyan shook her head, "No."


    "Then why can''t you go to sleep?"


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together, "Maybe. . . it''s because I''m not used to the bed here."


    After saying this reason, He Xinyan couldn''t help butugh. She lifted her head up and looked at Gu Yechen, who was also smiling.


    After smiling, it was like everything turned clear, including her attitude.


    Somehow, the nervousness she was feeling the previous day seemed to all disappear after a good night''s sleep. Now, she didn''t seem to even care much about this event anymore.


    It was just meeting some strangers! She did that every single day. If they liked her, then that was great! If they didn''t like her, then there was nothing she could do.


    It didn''t matter. She wasn''t the one that wanted to go anyway! It was Gu Yechen that dragged her here to annoy his rtives.


    Yes. It had absolutely nothing to do with her.


    Thinking like this, He Xinyan rxed a lot more.


    "It''s not even 7 yet, it''s too early. It is also very cold outside. Sleep a little more."


    He Xinyan nodded and closed her eyes, "Okay."


    Gu Yechen kissed her gently on the forehead and closed his eyes as well.


    ---


    Besides Gu Yechen''s grandma''s 80th birthday, there was also another important eventing up.


    The end of this year wasing up and it was almost New Year''s Day already. So, when Gu Yechen and He Xinyan left the hotel to go to the Gu mansion, there weren''t many cars out on the street.


    Besides that, few people ever came to the most northeast part of Country Z anyway.


    Gu Yechen drove the car, and he made several turns until the car finally turned onto an old brick road. The buildings here weren''t as modern andrge as the ones they had previously seen anymore. Instead, they had a more historical and authentic feeling.


    It was clear that they had probably been around for a while now.


    The trees on both sides of the road were also very thick and tall. However, since it was wintertime, there were no leaves. They were so tall He Xinyan couldn''t even see the tops of them when looking from the side window of the car.


    It signified their age and strong perseverance in surviving through all these centuries.


    Their stories were probably very, very long.


    The road continued to go up, and it seemed like they were driving up a mountain. The angle wasn''t very steep, so it took a while for them to finally reach their destination.


    The car stopped in front of a huge gate, and there were tworge lions on both sides of the gate.


    The gate opened when Gu Yechen''s car stopped in front of it. He drove inside, and the gate closed again after the car had entered.


    Then, they drove for several more minutes up a steeper cliff. Once they reached the top of the mountain, the Gu mansion came into view.


    He Xinyan gasped when she saw the gigantic mansion. It was designed in a very historical and oriental style, and the height of the building seemed to be at least two stories.


    The two sides of the building had two stone lions, except they were at least three times bigger than the ones guarding the gate.


    There were also four huge pirs that were carved as dragons in the front of the building.


    He Xinyan was in awe for several seconds before she slowly asked, "This house must be very old already, right?"


    Gu Yechen parked the car in front of the building, "Yes. It has several hundred years of history."


    He unbuckled his seatbelt then helped He Xinyan unbuckle hers.


    "Several hundred years?!" He Xinyan''s mouth fell wide open, and her eyes did the same.


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "Yes. My great great grandfather was a general, and this house was ordered to be built by the emperor for him."


    He Xinyan was even more surprised as Gu Yechen talked about his family''s history. So, the Gu family wasn''t just rich and powerful. Its power has been around for several hundred years.


    The emperor built this ce especially for his great great grandfather?! That was an honor that very few people could ever experience.


    "So. . . So your family has been in power for several centuries already?" He Xinyan calcted quickly with her fingers, "Six generations?!"


    Gu Yechen gently rubbed her head, "It''s not as amazing as you think. Come on, let''s go."


    The two of them got out of the car and walked around to the trunk to get the gifts they had brought for Gu Yechen''s rtives.


    After they took them out of the car, they walked towards the building. The main building was still a walk away, and there was an area of water that seemed like a pond in the middle.


    There were several fish swimming in the water, and several water lilies afloat on the top. Since it was winter, the water lilies weren''t in bloom, but just thinking about the beautiful sight was breathtaking by itself.


    To walk from the entrance to the main building, there was a single wide bridge that connected the two areas ofnd, and it was made of stone. There were some small cracks on the bridge to show how long it has been here already.


    As they walked, He Xinyan looked around curiously at the beautiful sight. The rumors about this ce didn''t do it justice! This was much more grand and beautiful than what she had thought!


    After the pond, there was an open space in the middle before reaching the building.


    Gu Yechen walked slowly to allow He Xinyan to take in the environment around her. When they finally reached the open space, they could hear the chattering from the main building already.


    Suddenly, there was a woman''s voice and fast footsteps.


    "I hear someone! It must be Gu Yechen!"

 Chapter 219 Meeting Gu Yechen’s Family

    <h4>Chapter 219 Meeting Gu Yechen''s Family</h4>


    "I hear someone! It must be Gu Yechen!"


    Once He Xinyan and Gu Yechen reached the stairsteps leading up to the building, they heard a familiar voice from inside. In a few seconds, He Xinyan saw Xu Mengya run out from the building.


    When Xu Mengya saw He Xinyan, her smile widened as she ran straight into He Xinyan''s arms.


    "Yanyan, you''re finally here! I arrived at the Gu mansion before 7 in the morning because I was afraid that stupid guy wouldn''t let youe again." Xu Mengya red at Gu Yechen before pulling He Xinyan into the building.


    So, He Xinyan was dragged into the main building by Xu Mengya.


    She looked back at Gu Yechen, whose smile had disappeared. He Xinyan sighed and smiled at him. Only did she notice his expression soften a little did she turn back around.


    The outside of the building looked huge, but the inside of the building wasn''t just big. It was also designed extremely exquisitely.


    The furniture and decorations inside were not in trend at the moment, and many couldn''t even be found in most shops. The interior design used the oriental style, and He Xinyan almost thought she had walked into the historical pce.


    There was also a very pleasant smell in the building. Not a smell of food, but a gentle and very elegant nt smell.


    The smell was very rxing, but He Xinyan wasn''t. Once she entered the room, she noticed that there were a lot of people sitting inside. She didn''t dare look around, and she looked straight as she walked in with Xu Mengya next to her.


    Gu Yechen also entered therge room and grabbed onto He Xinyan''s other hand, pulling her away from Xu Mengya.


    "You!" Xu Mengya red at her son and frowned.


    "Madam Xu, how many times do I have to tell you? Don''t steal my woman," Gu Yechen said sternly.


    "She -"


    Gu Yechen immediately cut Xu Mengya off, "Don''t say she isn''t my woman. Or else, I will bring her away right now."


    Xu Mengya pressed her lips together angrily. She must have done something very bad in her past life to earn herself a son like this.


    She angrily marched over to her seat next to Gu Hanyu and sat down next to him, gently tugging at his sleeve as she pursed her lips out.


    Gu Hanyu wrapped his arm around Xu Mengya''s waist and red at Gu Yechen, "She''s your mom!"


    "I know. That is why you should take good care of my mom. Or else, she is always thinking about my woman. This makes me wonder if you aren''t taking good care of her, so she thinks her life is boring and is always looking for my woman to have more fun."


    "You - You!" Xu Mengya pointed one angry finger at Gu Yechen.


    Gu Hanyu opened his mouth to say something, but he was caught off by a woman''s voiceing from the front of the room.


    "Chener, you sure treat thisdy well! Are you not going to introduce her to your grandma?"


    He Xinyan''s attention has been on the olddy sitting in the huge seat at the front of the room since she walked in. She was wearing a red qipao, and her presence was very strong even if she was old.


    She had a whole head of white hair and the wrinkles on her face revealed her old age. Her facial features were quite sharp, even for her age, and her eyes stared straight at He Xinyan.


    The seat she was sitting on was veryrge, and it could probably fit three people. However, she was the only one sitting on the chair.


    Her posture was very good, with her head held high and her chin up. From her body movements and facial expressions, it gave off a sense of power and high esteem.


    To the right, there was a man who looked very simr to Gu Hanyu, but he seemed a little younger. He wore a ck suit and his posture was also very good. He had no expression on his face, and he looked straight forward.


    To his right, a woman about Xu Mengya''s age wore a purple qipao. She had very big and delicate facial features, and unlike the man sitting next to her, she was smiling. Her eyes turned into crescent moons as she smiled, and her entire temperament was very gentle and sweet.


    Behind them, there were two girls. One of them inherited their mother''s gentle and sweet looks, whereas the other daughter had a more stern face like her father.


    He Xinyan guessed that the man sitting in the front was probably Gu Yechen''s second uncle, since he had two daughters.


    Sitting next to Gu Yechen''s second uncle''s family, was his third uncle''s family.


    The man sitting in the front didn''t have as much of a stern and serious face as his two brothers.


    The woman sitting next to him had on very thick makeup, with bold red lips and strong colored eyeshadow and eyebrows. Her lips were turned down and she had a very serious expression.


    Behind them, there was a girl and a boy. The girl looked like her mom, except that she didn''t have as much makeup on. She also had a serious and kind of scary expression.


    The boy seemed to be about the age of Gu Yechen, and he had a very handsome face. . . Although it couldn''tpare with Gu Yechen, of course.


    His lips were curved up slightly, making him look much more pleasant than his sister and mom.


    Gu Yechen picked up He Xinyan''s hand and looked up at his grandma, "Grandma, this is He Xinyan, my. . . fiancee."


    He Xinyan''s mouth opened slightly as she looked up at Gu Yechen.


    When did she be his fiancee? When did she agree?


    Gu Yechen''s grandma, Wang Yani''s smile stiffened slightly, "Chener, your parents never talked about this. Chener, you know very well that all of the Gu family''s descendants have toe to the Gu mansion for their engagement and wedding ceremony. You are breaking the family rules."


    He Xinyan looked down slightly and took a deep breath.


    She wasn''t stupid. She could perfectly understand the meaning behind Gu Yechen''s grandma''s words.


    Anything that didn''t go through the Gu mansion and the Gu family''s approval was against the rules.


    This also meant that if Gu Yechen were to propose to her, or they were to get engaged or get married. . . The Gu family was not going to approve of it.


    Meanwhile, Xu Mengya''s face immediately darkened as she stood up.


    "Mom, it is 20XX already! Whether they get engaged or get married is all of their business. I don''t think it has anything to do with the rules."


    Wang Yani continued to smile as she said, "So are you questioning the rulesid down by our ancestors?" She narrowed her eyes slightly as she spoke.


    "That isn''t my meaning. If you really think that them getting engaged outside privately is against the rules, then you can just have them engage again right here!"


    Wang Yani looked down and sighed, "Mengya-ah, getting engaged or getting married is a big deal, especially for a family like us. Qinli from the Qin family found a random woman from outside and secretly got married without his family''s approval. Look at him now! The woman he found had a disgusting private life before marriage, and now she can''t even get pregnant! What use is a woman like that to the family?"


    He Xinyan was looking down at her feet this entire time. Hearing this, she raised her head up slightly. Indeed, her bad premonition was urate.


    There was no way that things were going to always be smooth in life. There were definitely going to be some barriers along the road.


    However, she did not think that her barrier would be the highest and most powerful elder in the entire Gu family.


    Wang Yani''s words were indirectly saying that she was a random woman, and she was also bringing up the possibility that her private life was very messy.


    He Xinyan had no clue why Gu Yechen''s grandma had such a bad impression of her on their first meeting? She hasn''t even said anything yet!


    "Grandma, getting married is my business. Which woman I marry is also my business. You are getting old, so you don''t have to worry about your grandchildren''s business." Gu Yechen tightened his grip on He Xinyan''s hand as he spoke.


    His voice had turnedpletely cold, without any warmth or feeling.


    The smile on Wang Yani''s face immediately disappeared after Gu Yechen''s words.


    "Chener, you think I am getting into your business?" Wang Yani asked with a grave expression.


    "I''m d you know."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened slightly as she pressed her lips together to stop herself fromughing. She gently scratched the palm of Gu Yechen''s hand to warn him not to talk to his grandma like that.


    After all, she was getting old. . . what if she is so angry something bad happens?! He Xinyan didn''t want to get involved with it.


    Gu Yechen responded by squeezing her hand gently.


    "Yechen, how can you talk to your grandma like that? She is trying to help you." Gu Yechen''s second aunt spoke up.


    She stood up and walked over to Wang Yani, gently bending down, "Mom, calm down. Chener must have a good eye for people, and he really likes that girl. I think that girl isn''t bad. Look, she also bought a present for you."


    --- Author''s Note


    Everyone, don''t worry! I promise that nothing bad or annoying will happen. Trust me ^o^

 Chapter 220 Gu Kexin

    <h4>Chapter 220 Gu Kexin</h4>


    "Mom, calm down. Chener must have a good eye for people, and he really likes that girl. I think that girl isn''t bad. Look, she also bought a present for you."


    As she spoke, she looked over at Gu Yechen and He Xinyan.


    He Xinyan was looking down, so she obviously didn''t notice.


    On the other hand, Gu Yechen did notice, but he didn''t move.


    Wang Yani looked up and saw that they didn''t move. She had also noticed He Xinyan''s small finger movements to Gu Yechen, and that only made her dislike He Xinyan more.


    Wang Yani scoffed, "You think the presents in her hands are for you? Ch! What do we not have that we need other people to give it to us?"


    He Xinyan heard this and she finally looked up.


    However, she still didn''t move.


    "Gu Yechen!" His second aunt, Li Xinqu, knit her eyebrows together and waved a hand at Gu Yechen, signaling for him to hurry and bring the present over to his grandma.


    However, Gu Yechen was in no way going to listen to her.


    "Grandma is right. The Gu family has everything. They don''tck presents or anything. . . We didn''t have much time, so we didn''t prepare anything."


    Li Xinqu''s frown deepened as she pressed her lips together.


    Wang Yani''s face also darkened as there wasn''t a single trace of a smile on her face anymore.


    Meanwhile, He Xinyan was giggling internally. Her man was indeed very. . . cold.


    And, she also had to praise her sixth sense. Indeed, this trip wasn''t very smooth or pleasant. If she had known it would be like this, she definitely wouldn''t havee to get herself into this mess.


    Not everyone was like Auntie Xu. . .


    And, she didn''t expect everyone to be like Auntie Xu.


    Gu Yechen pulled He Xinyan over to where Gu Hanyu and Xu Mengya were sitting, and sat down next to them.


    Although Gu Yechen''s behavior right now was very. . . unfilial, Gu Hanyu didn''t seem to n on helping his mother. He didn''t seem to even notice the tense argument going on right now.


    This made He Xinyan wonder why Gu Hanyu''s attitude towards his own mother was so indifferent.


    "Grandma, I called sister Kexin earlier, and she said she is almost back." At this moment, the son of Gu Yechen''s third uncle, Gu Zihao, spoke.


    "Really? Ah, that girl should be back soon. Xinqu, go tell the kitchen to cook some more dishes that she likes to eat. Who knows what she has been up to these days? She rarelyes home to visit me now even though she graduated college already."


    Once the name Kexin was mentioned, Wang Yani''s smile reappeared. Her eyes were full of gentleness as she spoke about her.


    He Xinyan immediately recognized the name Kexin. . . Gu Kexin. . . The girl that Gu Yechen''s grandmother adopted? She did not think that her position in Gu Yechen''s grandmother''s heart was so heavy.


    "Yes, yes! I will go tell the kitchen right away. Ah, you just love that kid way too much. Even more than your own biological grandson!" Li Xinqu chuckled softly.


    Wang Yani alsoughed, "That kid is very obedient and also very sweet. She is the best at making me happy! I like kids like her."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow slightly. She pretended to not understand the hidden meaning behind Wang Yani''s words. However, she was bing more and more curious about this person called Gu Kexin.


    After all, He Xinyan knew that Wang Yani wasn''t an easygoing or pleasant person. So, this person called Gu Kexin had to have some skill to be able to make Wang Yani like her so much.


    He Xinyan suddenly looked over at Gu Yechen. A few days ago when she had asked Gu Yechen about his family members, he had briefly exined each one. . . except Gu Kexin.


    "Why are you looking at me?" Gu Yechen asked.


    "That person called Kexin. Why didn''t you tell me about her?"


    "An irrelevant person. Why should I tell you?"


    ". . ."


    How could she forget? The proud and arrogant Mr. Gu. . . Why would he care about irrelevant people? Much less talk about them?!


    He Xinyan nodded her head and stopped talking.


    At this moment, Xu Mengya abandoned her husband once again and moved over to He Xinyan. If it weren''t for the strong and protective re from Gu Yechen, she would have wanted to ask to switch seats with him.


    He Xinyan obviously noticed the unfriendliness between the mother and son, and she couldn''t help but chuckle lightly.


    "Xinyan, don''t take the evil old woman''s words to heart. She is just like that."


    Xu Mengya pursed her lips out, "She actually thinks she is the emperor or something. She wants to meddle in everything. It''s okay, Xinyan. You are my daughter-inw, and no one can change that!" Xu Mengya whispered into He Xinyan''s ear softly.


    He Xinyan smiled as she looked up at Wang Yani, who was smiling as she spoke to Li Xinqu. Just from the happy smile on her face, He Xinyan knew that they were probably talking about Gu Kexin.


    "Don''t worry, Auntie Xu. I won''t take her words to heart."


    Xu Mengya ced her hand over He Xinyan''s hand, "That''s good."


    The two of them spoke for a while longer, until there was suddenly the sound of a car engine turning off outside. Then, they heard the sound of high heels clicking against the stone ground.


    Wang Yani immediately stood up from her chair with the help of Li Xinqu and walked around the table, "That child must be back!"


    "Grandma!"


    At once, a very sweet and bright sound came from outside the room. He Xinyan looked over and saw a tall and slim woman run in, straight for Wang Yani. She fell into Wang Yani''s embrace and hugged her tightly.


    "Oh, you child. You''re finally back for your old grandma''s birthday! Come, let me take a look at you. What have you been up to recently? I haven''t seen you in so long." Wang Yani held onto Gu Kexin''s hand tightly and pulled her over to the seat in the front.


    Gu Kexin sat down next to her grandma, and a smile appeared on her beautiful face, "I was just a little busy. I''m here now, right grandma?"


    When He Xinyan''s eyesnded on Gu Kexin, she couldn''t help but notice that Gu Kexin was very beautiful. It was the sweet type of beauty, but it was also very unique.


    As He Xinyan''s eyesnded on her, Gu Kexin''s eyes also looked up, straight at He Xinyan.


    Gu Kexin was wearing a white qipao with flowers embroidered over it, and it hugged her perfect body curves very well.


    Coincidentally, He Xinyan had also chosen to wear a white qipao to the meeting today. Gu Yechen had told her that his grandma was a traditional person, so she chose a more traditional outfit.


    Who would have thought that she would coincidentally wear a simr dress with Gu Kexin?!


    Gu Kexin also noticed the simrity between their outfits, and her eyebrows furrowed together slightly.


    Besides them, the other rtives in the room also realized the awkward situation.


    Gu Zihao, Gu Yechen''s third uncle''s son, whispered lightly, "Sister Kexin and that woman''s outfits look simr."


    His sister also nodded her head, "They do. . . However, I think the woman brother Yechen brought looks better in the dress. If you look, not only does her face look better with the outfit, but the outfit also hugs the dress better."


    Gu Zihao pursed her lips out, "I don''t think so. I think sister Kexin looks better."


    His sister rolled her eyes and stopped speaking with her brother.


    Gu Kexin looked away from He Xinyan and her eyesnded on the man sitting next to her, "Brother Yechen is here!"


    Gu Yechen didn''t even seem to hear her as he casually lifted up the teacup in front of him and took a sip. Gu Kexin''s smile stiffened slightly, and Wang Yani immediately noticed.


    She pushed Gu Kexin slightly, "Xiner, go greet your brother."


    Gu Kexin''s smile returned as she stood up and walked over to where Gu Yechen was sitting, "Brother Yechen, I haven''t seen you in a long time. I. . . I missed you!"


    He Xinyan looked down slightly as she grinned. Indeed, the only road barrier here wasn''t only Wang Yani. Another rock had just popped up!


    Gu Yechen didn''t even bother to look up as she turned to He Xinyan and frowned slightly, "Why are you grinning?"


    He Xinyan also pretended not to notice that Gu Kexin had just spoken as she turned to face Gu Yechen, "Nothing! I''m not!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow before smiling at her sweetly.


    Gu Kexin''s eyes immediately turned slightly red as she looked over at Wang Yani, asking for help. Wang Yani frowned angrily and red at He Xinyan and Gu Yechen.


    "It''s okay, Xiner. You can go sit next to your sister Linn." Gu Linn was the older daughter of Gu Yechen''s second uncle, and she immediately stood up and waved at Gu Kexin.


    Gu Kexin pursed her lips out before reluctantly walking over to Gu Linn.


    Gu Linn smiled sweetly at Gu Kexin, "Sister Kexin, you haven''t been back for so long! I missed you so much!"


    "Linn, I missed you too," Gu Kexin''s smile returned.


    "Sister Kexin, you are pretty and have good manners. I like you the most!"


    Gu Kexin smiled and looked over at Gu Yechen and He Xinyan, "Linn, you are too sweet. I am not like Miss He, a daughter of a good family. I am just an orphan."


    Gu Linn smirked, "So what if you were born an orphan. Some rich family daughters might not even have as good of an upbringing as you! It doesn''t matter, I like you!"


    Gu Kexin blushed slightly as she smiled.


    He Xinyan smiled slightly as she watched their performance. Is that Gu Linn saying she doesn''t have a good upbringing?


    At this time, Gu Yechen stood up, pulling He Xinyan up with him.


    "The air quality here isn''t good, let''s go back."


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 Chapter 221 The Three Brothers

    <h4>Chapter 221 The Three Brothers</h4>


    "The air quality here isn''t good, let''s go back."


    Gu Hanyu and Xu Menga looked over at their son and didn''t say anything. If he was going to leave, then they were not going to stay anymore either.


    "We are eating lunch soon, where are you going?" Wang Yani sternly said without any warmth.


    Gu Yechen didn''t even look over at his grandma as he coldly replied, "How could people like us without a good upbringing eat lunch together with people like you?"


    Gu Linn''s face immediately reddened as she embarrassedly looked down, "Brother Yechen, I wasn''t talking. . . about you."


    She nced up at Gu Yechen and quickly looked back away nervously. His cold eyes were too scary. . .


    He Xinyan quietly stood next to Gu Yechen and didn''t say anything. Usually, she would stand up for herself. However, she was just an outsider here.


    It would be bad for her as an outsider to stir up more problems. Plus, she had someone helping her.


    Gu Yechen narrowed his eyes, "You aren''t talking about me? Then who are you talking about?"


    "I. . ." Gu Linn looked down again and didn''t know what to say.


    "Yechen, she''s your younger sister. Linn is still young and immature, so she is a little straightforward. She doesn''t mean anything else." Gu Linn''s mother spoke up to save her daughter, "And, you two should stay. It is your grandma''s birthday today. At least stay for a meal."


    She then turned to look at He Xinyan, "Miss He, it is rare for our family to get together for a meal. Let''s not get mad over small things like this, right?"


    He Xinyan frowned, "Auntie, I don''t know what you mean. I am not mad at anyone?" She confusedly looked around at the people inside the room.


    The confusion in her expression was so convincing, it was almost like she actually didn''t understand the hidden meaning behind Gu Linn''s words earlier.


    ". . ." Gu Linn''s mother, Li Xinqu, awkwardly looked down.


    He Xinyan scoffed internally. It seemed like no one in this family wanted to see her here. Maybe just the fact that she was standing here was very disturbing and annoying to them.


    She smiled and looked up at Gu Yechen, "Yechen, auntie spoke. She said that it is rare that everyone in the family is together. How about let''s eat first before we leave. Didn''t you say the chefs here are descendants of the chefs of the imperial kitchen? I want to taste the food here as well!"


    He Xinyan wrapped her arm around Gu Yechen''s arm with a sweet and innocent smile.


    Ch! Since they didn''t like her, she was purposely going to stay here and make them annoyed!


    Gu Yechen looked at her smile, and his cold expression finally softened, "Okay."


    The sweet interaction between the two of them was extremely annoying in the eyes of the people around them, especially Gu Kexin.


    Gu Kexin pressed her lips together angrily and clenched her fists together.


    However, Xu Mengya was extremely happy, and her mouth was open widely as she smiled excitedly.


    Gu Yechen and He Xinyan sat down to eat, and the workers carried out the tes of food onto every single desk.


    He Xinyan picked up her chopsticks and focused on the food.


    Indeed, the food here was amazing. Everything was extremely delicious, and she could use the word perfect to describe every single dish.


    The details were amazing, and the sweetness, saltiness, sourness, and spiciness of every single dish were at the perfect amount.


    Halfway through the meal, Wang Yani put down her chopsticks and looked down at Gu Yechen and He Xinyan.


    She cleared her throat and said sternly, "Gu Yechen, some women are just meant to y with for a short time. However, I will never allow you to bring an irrelevant woman back to the Gu mansion ever again."


    He Xinyan''s hand froze midair for a second before she put down her chopsticks. Wow. . . the olddy was indeed not an easygoing or merciful person.


    Even if everyone sitting here was part of the Gu family, it was still not very. . . considerate of her to talk to Gu Yechen like that in front of everyone.


    Gu Yechen was not a very. . . good person.


    Because of the olddy''s words, the originally decent atmosphere inside the room immediately became cold, almost as if the air inside the room had been sucked away.


    This is the first time Wang Yani has ever spoken so harshly towards Gu Yechen.


    He Xinyan did nothing wrong. Even if she did, it was because of Gu Yechen''s favoritism towards her that aroused the olddy''s dislike towards her. Because. . .


    "It seems like grandma is indeed getting old. I do not like repeating my words twice. However, since you are an elder, I can repeat my words again. He Xinyan is my woman and my only woman! If you don''t ept her, then I apologize. I also don''t ept anyone that doesn''t ept her."


    Only. . . That represented eternity. Forever. A lifetime.


    Gu Yechen held onto He Xinyan''s hand tightly as he said this. He was telling everyone that she was his woman. If you epted her, then you epted her. If you didn''t ept her. . . then you still had to ept her!


    He was also telling He Xinyan that she was his only one!


    He Xinyan tilted her head slightly to be able to see Gu Yechen. His expression was extremely cold, but even so, she felt extremely warm right now.


    Even in the cold winter weather, she still felt like she was inside a heated room as a warm feeling spread across her entire body.


    It felt very nice to have someone else stand up for you and care for you.


    "You -" Wang Yani was so angry she had a hard time breathing.


    Gu Kexin and Gu Linn immediately ran forward to try and calm Wang Yani down.


    "Big brother, are you not going to do something about Gu Yechen?" Seeing his mother get so angry, Gu Yechen''s second uncle, Gu Hanlin finally spoke up.


    Gu Hanyu looked over at Gu Hanlin and then scanned the other people in the room, "Everyone knows that Gu Yechen was never under my control. His attitude and personality are like mine. I know perfectly well what type of person I am, and I think all of you know too. I can''t control him, and I don''t want to control him either."


    Gu Hanlin knit his eyebrows together but didn''t say anything.


    Out of the three of them, Gu Hanyu was indeed the most capable and the most powerful. Gu Hanlin never liked this, and he had always tried to find a way to push himself up, but he never seeded.


    Gu Hanqi, Gu Yechen''s third uncle, didn''t like to fight. He was a simple and easygoing person and normally didn''t have a strong opinion.


    Gu Hanyu had inherited the Gu family''s original business as a worker for the government. Most people say that government workers were double-sided and knew how to lie and hide their true feelings.


    However, Gu Hanyu wasn''t like that. He was a cold person inside and out. The people he liked, he would definitely help them. The people he didn''t like. . . Even if they kneeled down in front of him and begged him, he would still not pity or help them even the slightest.


    And his son, Gu Yechen, had inherited this cold trait from him.


    Gu Hanlin jumped up, "Big brother, your son''s mistake and unfilial attitude is also your problem. You can''t just use the excuse that Gu Yechen is like you so you can''t control him! It is just because you can''t control him, so he dares to speak to our mom like that!"


    "So, are you telling me what to do right now?" Gu Hanyu''s eyesnded on Gu Hanlin, and everyone could tell from his voice that he was getting angry.


    Gu Hanlin shivered from Gu Hanyu''s re and he gulped, "I. . . I''m just warning you, that''s our mother."


    He Xinyan witnessed this from the side, and she immediately knew that Gu Yechen''s second uncle was scared of Uncle Gu.


    Or else, why would his legs be shaking as he spoke?


    "Mom, you should know that I despise it when people like to meddle in other people''s business. Whoever Gu Yechen likes, I and Mengya will ept as our daughter-inw. You are getting old, so you should stop meddling in your grandchildren''s business." Gu Hanyu red at Gu Hanlin onest time before turning over to Wang Yani, his mother.


    Wang Yani knit her eyebrows together and frowned. She took a deep breath before angrily saying, "Well! Well! Very well!"


    She then angrily turned around and marched away. Behind where she was sitting, there was a door. And behind that door, led to the rooms of all the people in the family.


    "Grandma. . ." Gu Kexin looked at everyone in the room, her eyes stopping on Gu Yechen before she ran out after Wang Yani.


    He Xinyan saw how Wang Yani shook unstablely as she walked out. She couldn''t help but worry if she will be able to stand her children and grandchildren treating her like that.


    She was also curious why Gu Yechen and his father''s attitude towards Wang Yani was so cold?


    However, it was none of her business.


    Since Wang Yani was gone, Gu Hanlin and Gu Hanqi''s families also left, so only Gu Yechen''s family and He Xinyan were left inside therge room.

 Chapter 222 Wang Yani’s Granddaughter-In-Law

    <h4>Chapter 222 Wang Yani¡¯s Granddaughter-In-Law</h4>


    Since Wang Yani was gone, Gu Hanlin and Gu Hanqi''s families also left, so only Gu Yechen''s family and He Xinyan were left inside therge room.


    They all stood up and Xu Mengya immediately walked over and grabbed onto He Xinyan''s arm.


    "Don''t worry about that evil old woman! She can''t stop you from being my daughter-inw! And, although my son is a little stupid, I trust that he also knows how to make good decisions."


    He Xinyanughed softly, "Don''t worry, Auntie Xu. I am fine and I trust Yechen."


    Gu Yechen pulled his baby away from his mom and nced at her before turning over to his dad, "Are you two going to stay here?"


    Gu Hanyu looked at his son, "It is almost New Year, so your mom and I will just stay here for the next few days. You and Xinyan can stay if you want."


    He then grabbed onto his wife''s hand, and together, they walked out of the room.


    "Do you want to stay?" Gu Yechen looked over at He Xinyan and asked gently.


    He Xinyan obviously knew that Gu Yechen''s family didn''t want her to stay, even for another second. However. . . that only made her want to stay more!


    "Sure! It''s almost New Year. We can stay here."


    She wanted to see what would happen for the next few days.


    ---


    Gu Yechen led He Xinyan into the back of the huge mansion, and there were several rooms in the back. He pulled out a key and walked to a room towards the right.


    When they walked in, Gu Yechen opened the lights, revealing arge room designed mainly using the colors, ck, grey, and white.


    "Is this your room?" He Xinyan walked in and looked around the huge space.


    "Yes. I lived here for a while before." Their luggage had already been moved into the room, and Gu Yechen opened their suitcases.


    Afterwards, they sat down together on the couch and He Xinyan grabbed onto his sleeve as she asked, "That Gu Kexin. . . why did your grandma adopt her?"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "I''m not sure. She adopted her as a baby, so my grandma was basically like a mom to Gu Kexin. That is why they are close."


    He Xinyan frowned. It is weird for Wang Yani to choose to adopt a baby girl when she already has biological descendants. . .


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "I noticed something. . ."


    "What?"


    "I feel like your grandma doesn''t only like Gu Kexin as a granddaughter. . . More like a granddaughter-inw."


    Gu Yechen frowned, "What does that mean?"


    "Do you really not understand?" He Xinyan narrowed her eyes as she tried to figure out if Gu Yechen was pretending not to understand or if he really didn''t understand.


    "I don''t understand."


    He Xinyan sighed, "Ah, you are way too innocent. . ."


    Innocent? That wasn''t a description he got very often. . .


    "Can''t you tell? Your grandma obviously already has a n for you. That may also be part of the reason for why she doesn''t like me so much. The only granddaughter-inw she epts is her ''granddaughter'', Gu Kexin."


    Partially of how He Xinyan knew was the sixth sense and strong feeling she had inside of her, and this feeling she had was usually correct.


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows together, "Really?"


    He Xinyan clicked her tongue several times and nodded her head, "At least that is what I think. I still need further evidence though."


    Gu Yechen suddenly became very serious as he grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand, "It doesn''t matter. He Xinyan, you don''t have to worry. You are the only person I love. . . I will only love you for the rest of my life. No one can change that, including my grandma. Understand?"


    He Xinyan was slightly taken aback by the sudden seriousness in Gu Yechen''s tone and expression, "I. . . I understand."


    "Good." Gu Yechen''s voice softened slightly.


    He Xinyan blinked a few times before she leaned forward and hugged Gu Yechen tightly, "You promised me! You can''t break your promise!"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "I won''t."


    Gu Yechen and He Xinyan stayed inside their room for the rest of the afternoon until it was dinnertime. There was a knock at the door and Xu Mengya walked in with a tray in her hands.


    "Xinyan?" Shepletely ignored her son as she walked over to He Xinyan, "I thought that you might not want to go eat dinner with the rest of the Gu family, because I don''t want to either. So, I brought two servings of food over. Do you want to eat together?"


    He Xinyan nced at Gu Yechen, "Auntie Xu, are you sure it''s okay that you are abandoning Uncle Gu to eat dinner with me?"


    Xu Mengya shrugged, "Whatever! He can''t do anything about me."


    "Really?" Gu Yechen''s voice sounded in the back. The questioning tone made Xu Mengya gulp as she suddenly felt a little guilty. She indeed didn''t tell her husband that she was going to go eat here with Xinyan.


    What if hees over mid-meal and brings her back?!


    Xu Mengya jumped up and scratched her head, "Haha. . . Xinyan, do you actually want toe over to my room with your Uncle Gu and we can eat dinner together!"


    He Xinyan held herugh in and nodded her head, "Sure."


    He Xinyan followed Xu Mengya out of Gu Yechen''s room. They walked down the side of the building, and fortunately, they didn''t meet anyone along the way.


    At the very corner, there was a door to a room with its lights on. When they walked in, He Xinyan noticed that the interior design was very simr to Gu Yechen''s room. However, it was much bigger.


    It was about the size of the entire first floor of the He mansion, and it had its own private kitchen, dining room, bedroom, restroom, and even a living room.


    "Hubby!" Xu Mengya called as she pulled He Xinyan into the dining room, towards the delicious smell of food.


    Behind them, Gu Yechen also followed them in.


    The food was set onto the table, and it looked like the dishes the kitchen here cooked. They all looked very delicious, and even the ting was very well-designed and pretty.


    The four of them sat down around the table and ate dinner together.


    No one mentioned how it might be rude that they were here eating dinner alone when it was the olddy''s birthday, and nobody came to find them and invite them to dinner either.


    The people definitely knew that they had stayed, because their car was still parked outside the mansion, and they made somemotion when carrying their luggage in.


    However, they didn''t mind.


    Gu Hanyu and Gu Yechen didn''t seem to have such a good rtionship with the Gu family, and Xu Mengya and He Xinyan didn''t like most of the members of the Gu family either.


    It was very nice eating dinner themselves, without any annoying people around to bother them.


    "Xinyan, are you going to stay here for New Years'' too?" Xu Mengya asked excitedly as she grabbed onto He Xinyan''s arm.


    He Xinyan looked over at Gu Yechen and shrugged, "Can I? I don''t know if the people here want me to stay."


    Xu Mengya scoffed, "Who cares about them? Xinyan, stay! If you leave, I won''t have anyone to y with anymore. I don''t like anyone here either, especially that evil olddy. If you are here, at least I won''t be alone. Please. . ."


    He Xinyan looked at Xu Mengya''s pitiful and sad expression, and she couldn''t say no. Plus, as long as she was here with Gu Yechen, she could spend New Years'' anywhere.


    She no longer cared about what the Gu family thought of her anymore. They didn''t like her, and no matter what she did now, it won''t change things anymore.


    So she wasn''t going to purposefully go and try to please those people. . . That was just a waste of effort, and they won''t ept her even if she did - especially the olddy.


    "Okay, Auntie Xu. The food here is really good! I''ll be happy to stay over New Years."


    Xu Mengya pped her hands excitedly as she turned over to look at her husband, "Hanyu, did you hear that? Xinyan is staying here with me."


    Gu Hanyu smiled sweetly at his wife as he ced a boneless piece of fish onto her te, "Eat."


    ---


    After eating dinner, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan returned to their room to get ready for bed. However, they chose a bad time to leave.


    As they walked out of the room, they saw Wang Yani and Gu Kexin walk out from the dining area arm in arm. Wang Yani was smiling happily as Gu Kexin sweetly spoke to her.


    It seemed like they had a very happy meal without anyone annoying around.


    However, their smiles immediately disappeared when they saw Gu Yechen and He Xinyan walking over, also hand in hand.


    "I''ll take a shower first, okay?" He Xinyan said to Gu Yechen, having not noticed Wang Yani and Gu Kexin yet.


    Gu Yechen smiled and leaned towards her, "How about we take it together?"

 Chapter 223 Cake Over Gu Yechen

    <h4>Chapter 223 Cake Over Gu Yechen</h4>


    Gu Yechen smiled and leaned towards her, "How about we take it together?"


    He Xinyan pped him on the arm gently with a smile and rolled her eyes.


    Not too far away, Gu Kexin and Wang Yani heard their conversation, and their faces darkened even more. Wang Yani''s impression of He Xinyan had just gone from worse to. . . even worse.


    He Xinyan looked up and noticed Wang Yani and Gu Kexin. She pretended not to notice them as she walked into the room with Gu Yechen.


    "She has no manners!" Wang Yani said angrily as she marched away. Gu Kexin looked at the closed door to Gu Yechen''s room and stared at it for a few seconds before running after Wang Yani.


    Inside the room, He Xinyan grabbed her pajamas and entered the bathroom to go take a shower first. She turned on the water and stepped in, closing the door.


    Gu Yechen sat down on the couch and opened hisptop to do some work. It was the year-end, so there were still a lot of things to get done.


    However, before he had even worked for ten minutes, there was a knock on the door.


    He walked over and unlocked it, opening it slightly.


    When he saw who it was, he knit his eyebrows together and didn''t even make eye contact with her.


    "What are you doing here?"


    Gu Kexin looked up and her beautiful face turned a little red, "Brother Yechen, I brought some longevity peach steamed buns from grandma''s birthday and some cake."


    "There is no -" Gu Yechen was about to close the door when he suddenly remembered how much his little baby liked to eat cake and sweet desserts.


    The chefs here were indeed very professional and skilled, and she would be unhappy if she missed out on any chance to eat sweet dessert.


    He sighed and opened the door slightly further, "Give it to me."


    He reached for the tray but Gu Kexin stepped in, "I''ll bring it in for you."


    She walked into the room quickly and ced the food tray onto the table. She nced over at the restroom and grinned when she heard the water sounding from the shower.


    Gu Kexin then turned around with a sweet smile, only to see Gu Yechen''s cold and slightly angry face.


    "Get out now."


    "Brother Yechen, do you have to be so cold to me? After all, we still did grow up together, and we are family. Why do you treat me like this?"


    Gu Yechen thought of what He Xinyan had told him earlier today, and his frown deepened.


    "It''s good that you know we are just family."


    Gu Kexin''s eyes widened slightly and she opened her mouth and closed it again, not knowing what to say in reply to that.


    "You are overthinking. I treat everyone I don''t like the same way. Get out. . . now!"


    Gu Kexin''s eyes turned slightly red as she looked down at her feet, "Brother Yechen, you don''t like me?"


    However, before Gu Yechen could respond, another person did for him.


    The door to the bathroom opened and He Xinyan walked out in a white bathrobe, "Are you deaf or are you too stupid to understand? He just said he doesn''t like you."


    Gu Kexin gasped as she took a step back in surprise. She didn''t notice that the water sound had stopped!


    Gu Yechen immediately walked over to where He Xinyan was standing and grabbed onto her hand.


    He Xinyan looked up at him and used her fingers to pinch the back of his hand as punishment. Why was she inside our room?!


    Hmph! Whatever! She will punish himter! As of now, she had to get rid of this stupid white lotus!


    "Miss He, I know you don''t like me, but you don''t have to be so mean and rude. After all, you are the daughter of an upper-ss family. . . but you have even fewer manners than I do." Gu Kexin frowned unhappily as she looked away.


    He Xinyan smiled, "Even if I don''t have as many manners as you do, your brother Yechen still likes me. Maybe you should learn from me if you want your brother Yechen to like you too."


    "You -" Gu Kexin angrily bit her lips as she clenched her fists together.


    "Brother Yechen is my brother. Of course he likes me. . ."


    "I don''t." Gu Yechen did not care about Gu Kexin''s feelings in the slightest as he immediately denied Gu Kexin''s assumption.


    "Brother Yechen. . ." Gu Kexin''s eyes turned even more red as the tears began circling inside her eyes.


    Even as a woman, He Xinyan couldn''t help but feel a little bit of pity for Gu Kexin. However, Gu Yechen didn''t care even the slightest. He Xinyan couldn''t help but wonder if Gu Yechen was normal.


    However, it was okay. She liked his abnormality!


    Gu Kexin gulped and put a hand up to her face as she ran out of the room.


    He Xinyan sighed and red at Gu Yechen, "See! These problems are all because you are too handsome and too attractive!"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Is that apliment?"


    "No! It''s aint!" He Xinyan lifted one hand up and used one finger to lift Gu Yechen''s chin up, "Exin yourself! Why was she in our room?! Why did you let her in?!"


    Gu Yechen blinked his eyes a few times, "She came over to deliver dessert from my grandma''s birthday party. I originally didn''t want to let her in, but I thought that you will like the dessert, so. . ."


    He Xinyan looked over at the tray of food on the table and her eyes lit up. She let go of Gu Yechen''s chin and stood on her toes to pat him on the head, "Yes, yes! You are very right indeed! Very smart!"


    She ran over to the table and picked up the fork, taking a bite of the cake first.


    "Mm. . . this is so good!" He Xinyan squealed in excitement as she took another bite. Indeed, even the dessert in the Gu mansion was just better than all other ces.


    Gu Yechen blinked a few times. So. . . he was abandoned just like that?


    He wasn''t as important as a slice of cake?!


    helemon''s note: Yes, yes, Yechen. I am sorry to let you know, but. . . nothing is as important as food! Food! Food! I love food!


    Gu Yechen sighed helplessly as he walked into the bathroom to go take a shower. When he came back out, the tray was empty except for onest longevity peach steamed bun on the te.


    He Xinyan looked up from where she was sitting on the bed, "I saved a longevity peach steamed bun for you."


    Gu Yechen looked at her reluctant and sad eyes and grinned, "It''s okay, you can have it."


    "Really?!" He Xinyan''s eyes widened.


    Gu Yechen looked down with a smile and nodded his head.


    Without waiting another second, He Xinyan reached over and grabbed the bun, stuffing it into her mouth. It was so good! Although she was full, she still couldn''t stop herself from wanting more.


    In the end, He Xinyan fell asleep that night with a very, very full stomach.


    --- Inside Wang Yani''s Bedroom


    "Grandma!" Gu Kexin ran into Wang Yani''s bedroom, with her face red and tears rolling down her cheeks.


    Wang Yani was in her nightgown already as she slowly walked out of the bathroom. She was immediately met with a strong force as Gu Kexin fell into her embrace.


    "Xiner, what''s wrong? Oh, why are you crying?!"


    Gu Kexin wiped away her tears that kepting down as she looked up at Wang Yani, "Grandma, I went to brother Yechen''s room earlier to go give him some of the dessert from your birthday dinner tonight. However, I then met He Xinyan, and she said I have no manners and called me stupid!"


    Wang Yani gasped, "She did?"


    Gu Kexin nodded his head, "And she said that brother Yechen doesn''t like me."


    Wang Yani wiped away her tears and brought her over to the bed, "Of course your brother Yechen likes you! Who wouldn''t like my little Xiner?"


    Gu Kexin continued to cry as she sat down on the bed and hugged Wang Yani tightly, "Grandma, is brother Yechen actually going to be with that woman? Didn''t you always tell me that I will be brother Yechen''s woman?"


    Wang Yani nodded her head, "Of course! Don''t worry, Kexin. I raised you up so I know you better than anyone else, and I trust you more than everyone else. I will definitely help you and find a way to get that woman away from Gu Yechen. I can''t let my favorite grandson be with a woman like that!"


    Wang Yani narrowed her eyes, "Only you, Kexin, match my grandson."


    She had adopted Gu Kexin when she was a baby, partially because she knew her dead parents, and partially also because of her own selfishness and greed.


    Her n all along was to raise Gu Kexin up to marry the future heir of her grandchildren''s generation. Since that was Gu Yechen, she had raised Gu Kexin telling her that she will marry Gu Yechen.


    Of course, Gu Kexin also admired and loved Gu Yechen.


    Who wouldn''t? He was handsome, tall, powerful, smart, attractive, sexy, and basically everything good! Any woman with the opportunity to be with him would definitely want it! And that included Gu Kexin.


    Gu Kexin nodded her head and wiped away her tears, "Thank you, grandma!"


    Wang Yani smiled as she looked at Gu Kexin and gently patted her head, "You don''t have to thank me, Xiner."

 Chapter 224 A Fake White Lotus

    <h4>Chapter 224 A Fake White Lotus</h4>


    The next morning, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan went to eat breakfast in the dining room.


    Although she didn''t want to eat with the Gu family, she was still staying here. So, there was no way she would avoid meeting them forever.


    Plus, she wasn''t the one annoyed. They were. So, she happily enjoyed her meal as the rest of the people all ate ufortably.


    He Xinyan thought that she could just eat one or two dishes here for the rest of her life, and she would still never get sick of it.


    The food was genuinely so good! If it weren''t for the food, she would definitely leave. However, no matter how annoying the people here were, if the food was unchanging, she would still choose to stay.


    Why give up such good food for irrelevant people?


    After eating arge breakfast, He Xinyan left to go take a walk in the backyard of the mansion because she was so full.


    Gu Yechen was going to go with her, but she said she could go alone since he was talking with his uncles. Therefore, he stayed to talk with his second and third uncle, and He Xinyan left to get some exercise after a big meal.


    He Xinyan walked out to the back of the building, where there was a small pond full of fish and several rare and beautiful nts. The backyard was really big, and He Xinyan slowly walked around as she looked at the nts.


    There were also many fruit trees that had many flowers on it waiting to grow into delicious fruits.


    He Xinyan walked towards the pond and looked at the colorful fish swimming around. Indeed, the Gu mansion was quite a sight, even for a person born in an upper ss family like her.


    She bent down to look closely at the fish swimming in the clear water, but as she did so, she immediately heard the sound of high heels clicking against the stone ground.


    She looked up to see Gu Kexin walking over to where she was. Gu Kexin wore a pink qipao and her hair was tied up into a neat bun.


    She looked extremely beautiful and elegant, and it was clear she was raised in an upper-ss family.


    He Xinyan stood back up and smiled at Gu Kexin, who didn''t return the smile. They stood face to face, a few feet away from each other.


    No one said anything, and He Xinyan was very patient as she stared at Gu Kexin, not even blinking.


    Finally, Gu Kexin opened her mouth.


    "Miss He, you''re still here!" She said sourly.


    "I am indeed." He Xinyan grinned sweetly as she lifted her chin up slightly.


    "You are quite shameless, aren''t you?" Gu Kexin said with a mocking smile.


    "I can''tpare with you, Miss Gu."


    Gu Kexin''s smile disappeared, "What do you mean?"


    "You know perfectly well that. . . someone doesn''t like you, yet you still push yourself forward without any sense of shame."


    Gu Kexin clenched her fists together, "What do you mean, Miss He? I don''t know what you are talking about. Please watch your mouth."


    He Xinyan smiled and didn''t say anything else as she continued to walk in the background and look at the different nts. Gu Kexin followed behind her, ring at her angrily.


    "Miss He, you might not know very well about the Gu family. It is the most powerful family in Country Z for a very long time now. Not everyone can be a part of this family."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Very true! So, Miss Gu, you are very very. . . lucky to be picked up by the Gu family as an orphan toe and get to experience this wonderful experience."


    Gu Kexin angrily clenched her teeth together, "Miss He, I am a part of the Gu family! Please watch your mouth."


    "A part of the Gu family? Sure. . . Except that you have absolutely no blood rtion to the Gu family, Miss Kexin."


    Gu Kexin was so angry her face turned slightly red, but after being raised in an upper ss family since birth, she was still able to maintain a calmposure and not do anything unfit for her "status".


    "He Xinyan, you should know that brother Yechen isn''t just anyone that you can cling onto. He is the heir to the Gu Corporation and the eldest grandchildren of the Gu family. There is no way anyone, including grandma, will let you be with him. If you are smart, then you should probably leave on your own and not get kicked out."


    Gu Kexin had expected He Xinyan to get mad right away, but to her surprise, He Xinyan smiled.


    "If I am actually smart, then there is no way I would choose to leave Gu Yechen, don''t you think?" He Xinyan''s smile widened as she saw Gu Kexin''s eyes narrow slightly and her lips curled downwards.


    "You. . . You''re so shameless! You are no match for brother Yechen! Only I am the right match for brother Yechen!" Gu Kexin narrowed her eyes as she took a step forward.


    "I think that is up to brother Yechen to decide," He Xinyan replied, purposefully emphasizing the word "brother".


    The two of them stood in the middle of arge in, and there were several stone statues behind them, carved into different animals and figures. Besides them, there was no one else in the huge backyard, since most people were either still in the dining ce or in their own rooms.


    Gu Kexin red at He Xinyan angrily and raised one eyebrow, "I''m sure brother Yechen will know what is best for him! Plus, no one wees you in the Gu family, including grandma. Don''t even think about it!"


    He Xinyan took a step forward, and since she was taller than Gu Kexin, she looked down at her.


    "So you are thinking about it? An orphan picked up by Gu Yechen''s grandma."


    Gu Kexin hated when people reminded her of the fact of her being an orphan, and she didn''t even know what her birth family was. . . But it was very, very unlikely that it was better than the Gu family or on the same level as the Gu family. She shook from anger as her eyes turned red.


    With tears boiling in her eyes, Gu Kexin angrily turned around and marched away.


    He Xinyan smirked as she looked at Gu Kexin''s back, and she rolled her eyes annoyingly. She was finally gone! But as He Xinyan turned around, she was met with another person.


    From behind a statue, a man just a little shorter than Gu Yechen walked out. It took a second for He Xinyan to recognize who it was, as she remembered seeing him during lunch yesterday.


    He was the son of Gu Yechen''s third uncle. His name. . . Well, He Xinyan forgot.


    The man had a very angry expression on his face as he walked over to He Xinyan, stopping in front of her.


    "You are?" He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, not really pretending to be polite. If he had been behind the statue this entire time, he would have witnessed her exchange with Gu Kexin.


    There were several seconds of silence before the man said through gritted teeth, "I am Gu Zihao."


    He Xinyan nodded her head as she turned around to leave, "Nice to meet you."


    "Wait!" He suddenly called.


    He Xinyan slowly turned around and crossed her arms together, "How may I help you?"


    "I overheard you talking with Kexin," Gu Zihao said as his eyebrows furrowed together.


    He Xinyan had guessed that so he wasn''t surprised or shocked, "Cool."


    She turned around to leave again, but Gu Zihao suddenly grabbed onto her shoulder, forcefully turning her back around.


    "Leave Kexin alone," he said with a strong hint of anger in his voice.


    He Xinyan grinned as she pushed his arm off, "I did. It was she who came to find me and talk to me. I didn''t go looking for her."


    Gu Zihao frowned, "It doesn''t matter. Talk to her more respectfully. If you treat her like that again, I can''t promise I won''t do anything."


    He Xinyan stepped towards him, causing him to take a step back.


    She smiled, "Do what? What can you do to me?"


    " I -"


    He Xinyan cut him off, "Respect is earned, not given. And it is clear she doesn''t deserve my respect."


    Gu Zihao narrowed his eyes furiously as he red at He Xinyan. However, she didn''t care as she smirked and got ready to leave again.


    "Why does big brother like a woman like you? Rude and mean." Gu Zihao curled his lips downwards in disdain as he looked at He Xinyan, who looked back at him, her smile slowly disappearing.


    "Then why do you like a woman like Gu Kexin? A white lotus. . . that''s fake."


    Gu Zihao''s mouth opened slightly in surprise as he forgot to respond for a second. He never said he liked Gu Kexin, so how did she know?!


    "You. . . What are you talking about? She is my sister." Gu Zihao said, looking away guiltily.


    "You''re kind of really obvious, you know?"


    Gu Zihao''s face turned slightly red as he cleared his throat, "I don''t care what you say. You better leave her alone and be more respectful, or else. . . "


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow humorously before turning around and waving at him from behind, "Nice meeting you. Hopefully, by the next time we talk, your eyes and brain have both opened."


    Gu Zihao blinked his eyes a few times as he watched He Xinyan walk back into the dining ce. She. . . Gu Zihao shook his head as he turned away and walked towards his room. She bullied Kexin so she is evil.


    Yes. Gu Zihao nodded his head and entered his room.

 Chapter 225 Gu Kexin and Gu Zihao

    <h4>Chapter 225 Gu Kexin and Gu Zihao</h4>


    He Xinyan walked back into the dining room to see Gu Yechen listening to his uncles speak as he calmly took a sip of tea.


    He looked up when he heard He Xinyan''s footsteps and put down the porcin cup.


    The talking stopped as he stood up and walked over to He Xinyan.


    "Do you want to go back to our room?"


    "It''s okay. I can wait until you are done talking."


    "I''m done." Gu Yechen grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand and looked over at his uncles, "Excuse me, uncles. I will be returning to my room now."


    His second and third uncle nced at He Xinyan before nodding their heads, "Okay."


    He Xinyan didn''t say anything as she was pulled out of the dining room and back into her room with Gu Yechen.


    They sat down on the couch and He Xinyan immediately shook Gu Yechen''s arm, "Gu Yechen, you know your cousin, Gu Zihao?"


    It took a few seconds for Gu Yechen to finally remember, "Oh, yes! Why?"


    He frowned slightly upon hearing He Xinyan mention another guy, but he suppressed his disapproval to hear what she had to say about him.


    "He likes Gu Kexin!" He Xinyan pped her hands together excitedly as she spoke.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Really? How do you know? Are you paying attention to him?"


    His eyes narrowed slightly as he looked suspiciously at He Xinyan.


    "No!" He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "Of course not! When I was walking outside earlier, I met Gu Kexin. Then, Gu Zihao came and told me to stay away from Gu Kexin. So, me being the smart person I am, I guessed that he liked her. And I was right!"


    Gu Yechen smiled sweetly as she listened to He Xinyan''s story, and chuckled softly at the end.


    "Are you not surprised?" He Xinyan asked. Shouldn''t he be?! His cousin liked his "sister"!! Wow!!


    Gu Yechen shrugged, "They are all irrelevant people. I don''t really care."


    ". . ." He Xinyan blinked a few times. Of course. What should she expect? He was Gu Yechen.


    --- In Gu Zihao''s Room


    Gu Zihao was sitting on his bed, deep in his thoughts, when there was suddenly a knock at his door.


    He stood up and walked over, opening it slightly. His eyes widened when he saw Gu Kexin standing outside, her eyes slightly red.


    "Sister Kexin?" He opened the door wider and looked at her in surprise. "What are you doing here?"


    Gu Kexin looked up at Gu Zihao and put one hand up to her eye, rubbing it gently. Her hair was slightly messy and she looked extremely pitiful. . . in Gu Zihao''s eyes.


    "Brother Zihao, can I sit in your room for a moment?"


    Gu Zihao opened his mouth and closed it again before nodding his head, "Of course."


    Gu Kexin stepped into the room and walked over to the couch, taking a seat. Gu Zihao sat down next to her and poured a cup of warm tea.


    "Here, drink this."


    Gu Kexin smiled slightly as she took over the tea cup with both hands, "Thank you, Zihao."


    She took a sip of the warm tea and her lips trembled slightly, "Brother Zihao!"


    She put down the teacup, causing some of the liquid inside to spill out onto the table. Then, she suddenly turned around and hugged Gu Zihao.


    Gu Zihao was taken aback as his eyes widened, and he didn''t know where to ce his hands.


    "Kexin! You - What are you doing?"


    Gu Kexin let go and rubbed away the tears that were flowing down her face again, "I''m sorry. I - I just, suddenly. . . suddenly. . ."


    Gu Zihao sighed, "It''s okay. What''s wrong, Kexin?"


    Gu Kexin suddenly started crying again, "Brother Yechen''s girlfriend. . . She doesn''t seem to like me a lot! She said. . . she said I am not a part of the Gu family, and. . . I am just an adopted child with no mother or father."


    Gu Zihao knit his eyebrows together slightly. He had been there listening when Gu Kexin was talking to He Xinyan. Why did he feel like something was off?


    Although He Xinyan wasn''t exactly nice in her word choice, she also didn''t say things like Gu Kexin was a parentless child.


    Gu Zihao gently patted Gu Kexin on the back, and she grasped onto the end of his shirt sleeve.


    ''A white lotus. . . that''s fake.'' Gu Zihao narrowed his eyes as the phrase He Xinyan had used to call Gu Kexin came back to his mind.


    ''A white lotus. . . that''s fake.''


    ''A white lotus. . . that''s fake.''


    Gu Zihao shook his head to stop thinking about those five words and closed his eyes. The crying sound stopped as Gu Kexin looked up confusedly.


    Normally, Gu Zihao would alwaysfort her. . . She came here because she knew that he was always the nicest to her. Gu Kexin also knew that he liked her.


    She always knew. She just didn''t show the fact that she knew.


    Gu Kexin blinked a few times and stood up, "I''m sorry, brother Zihao. I shouldn''t havee to your room so abruptly. . ." She wiped the tears off her face again and turned around, "I''ll leave now."


    She then walked away quickly, and she slowed down a bit when she heard Gu Zihao stand up from the couch behind her.


    She lifted one arm up to pretend to wipe her tears as she waited for Gu Zihao toe and stop her.


    However, to her surprise, nothing happened. She didn''t feel his hand or hear him say anything.


    Gu Kexin frowned as she slowed down her pace again, hesitantly cing her hand onto the doorknob. When there still was no reaction, she couldn''t help but nce back slightly to see what was going on.


    This wasn''t like Gu Zihao! He would alwaysfort her and treat her extremely well, like a princess. He wouldn''t let her just leave like this after seeing her cry! There was no way!


    However, when she looked back, she saw Gu Zihao standing near the couch with a frown on his face. He didn''t seem like he was going to move any time soon, and his lips were tightly together.


    Gu Kexin opened her mouth but she didn''t know what to say. In the end, she began sobbing again as she opened the door and ran out of the room.


    Gu Zihao stared at the open door for several seconds before he slowly walked over and closed it.


    What happened?


    If it was in the past, he would have definitely stopped her. But just then. . . He suddenly didn''t feel like stopping her orforting her anymore.


    Gu Zihao took a deep breath and closed his eyes.


    After several seconds, he sighed and walked back into his office room.


    ---


    It was lunchtime, and He Xinyan and Gu Yechen decided to go to the main dining room and eat with the rest of the family.


    When they walked in, Wang Yani was already seated in the center of the room.


    She looked up and red at He Xinyan, who ignored her as she calmly sat down in her seat next to Gu Yechen.


    "No manners!" Wang Yani said angrily, loud enough for everyone in the room to hear.


    However, He Xinyan pretended not to notice as she took a sip of the tea on the table in front of her.


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows together, but He Xinyan gently ced her hand onto his, signaling for him not to do anything.


    He nced at her and she smiled back at him.


    In the end, Gu Yechen decided to listen to his wifey and he didn''t say or do anything.


    A few minutester, everyone had arrived and sat down in their seats.


    The meal went on normally, and nothing much happened. Wang Yani did say some mean things about He Xinyan once in a while, but she pretended to not know that Wang Yani was talking about her, and continued to eat her lunch peacefully.


    This only made Wang Yani more mad.


    It was almost as if she was punching into the air! Wang Yani mmed her chopsticks onto the table and stood up angrily, "I''m done!"


    Most of the people inside the room stood up when they heard this, except Gu Yechen''s family and He Xinyan.


    "Mom, the dessert didn''t even arrive yet!" Gu Yechen''s second uncle said.


    "Whatever! I''m not in the mood to eat anymore."


    No one said anything as they watched Wang Yani leave.


    Gu Yechen''s second uncle looked over at Gu Yechen''s table angrily and sighed, "Miss He, tomorrow is New Year''s Eve. I would like to ask you to try not to make the mood here unpleasant please."


    He Xinyan slowly looked up and smiled innocently, "You are asking me?"


    Gu Yechen''s second uncle frowned, "Yes."


    "Mr. Gu, I am not exactly sure I understand you. Why would you ask me? I am sure everyone here today saw what happened. I didn''t do or say anything! Why is it me that is making the mood unpleasant?"


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 Chapter 226 New Year’s Eve

    <h4>Chapter 226 New Year''s Eve</h4>


    "Mr. Gu, I am not exactly sure I understand you. Why would you ask me? I am sure everyone here today saw what happened. I didn''t do or say anything! Why is it me that is making the mood unpleasant?"


    ". . ." Gu Yechen''s second uncle gulped as he looked around the room. Indeed, He Xinyan hadn''t done or said anything during this entire meal.


    Even when Wang Yani purposely talked bad about her, she didn''t respond angrily or give any response at all!


    Although they all knew that He Xinyan was the cause of Wang Yani''s anger, they really couldn''t say anything in response!


    Because she indeed didn''t do anything! What could they say?


    Gu Yechen''s second uncle sighed and nced at Gu Yechen angrily before marching out of the dining room. Shortly after, everyone else followed.


    Just like yesterday, the only people left were Gu Yechen, his parents, and He Xinyan still happily finishing their meal.


    Gu Hanyu and Xu Mengya had no problem with He Xinyan''s response and her attitude, and in fact, Xu Mengya was happily talking to her daughter-inw about random things as they ate.


    After finishing their main course, Gu Hanyu turned around and looked at the worker inside the room. A few secondster, four tes of dessert were ced on the table in front of them.


    He Xinyan''s eyes immediately lit up as she lifted up the te and began eating as she continued to listen to Xu Mengya talk.


    After eating a very "happy" lunch, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen returned to their room.


    Gu Yechen sat down on his couch and began doing work, whereas He Xinyan moved onto the bed and began watching videos on her phone.


    After finishing a video, she looked up to see Gu Yechen focused on his work. She closed her phone and leaned her head onto her hand as she stared at her man.


    Ahh. . . Indeed, the famous phrase was urate.


    A man looks the most handsome when he is focused.


    It took a few minutes until Gu Yechen finally noticed the pair of eyes looking at him, and he looked up amusedly. He closed hisptop as he stood up and walked over to the bed,ying down next to He Xinyan.


    "What are you looking at?"


    He Xinyan snuggled up against Gu Yechen''s warm chest, "You."


    Although Gu Yechen knew that He Xinyan was looking at him, he still smiled happily at her reply.


    "Why are you looking at me?"


    He Xinyan looked up at Gu Yechen and scoffed, "You are handsome! Very handsome!"


    And that was exactly the answer Gu Yechen was looking for!


    A plus! 100 percent, He Xinyan!


    "And you are beautiful," Gu Yechen said with a wide smile on his face as he bent down and kissed He Xinyan on the forehead.


    He Xinyan''s cheeks turned slightly red as she pressed her lips together, unable to hide her smile.


    "Go do your work!" He Xinyan chuckled as she pushed Gu Yechen off the bed and picked up her phone again to continue watching her drama.


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan woke up early in the morning because it was so, very, cold!!


    She shivered as she moved closer to Gu Yechen in search of warmth. Gu Yechen was still deep asleep and the coldness didn''t seem to bother him at all.


    After deep consideration, He Xinyan decided to do it!


    She was going to venture into the coldness!


    He Xinyan took a deep breath, closed her eyes for a second, reopened them, and suddenly lifted her side of the nket off of her.


    In one swift movement, she jumped off the bed, ran over to the thermostat, quickly turned it up several degrees, ran back to the bed, jumped onto it, and covered her body up with a nket again.


    She thought she was very swift, quick, and silent, but. . . it wasn''t.


    The movement and noise woke Gu Yechen up, and he blinked a few times before looking at He Xinyan, "You''re awake?"


    He Xinyan moved closer to him and guiltily nodded her head, "Sorry, did I wake you up?"


    Gu Yechen smiled and shook his head, "Are you cold?"


    "Yes. . . very. . ." He Xinyan pursed her lips out and hugged Gu Yechen tightly. "But I turned up the temperature already!"


    Gu Yechen wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her in so almost every part of their bodies was touching and he pulled the nket up.


    "Is this better?"


    He Xinyan gulped from the intimate contact as she slowly nodded her head.


    "It''s still early. Go to sleep."


    They both closed their eyes again, and the next time they opened them, it was time for breakfast already.


    Gu Yechen got out of bed first and got ready before walking back to the bed with He Xinyan''s clothes for the day.


    "Hehe, thank you!" He Xinyan slid down under the nkets and changed out of her pajamas and into her clean clothes before hopping out of bed.


    If she had changed in the open air, she would freeze to death!


    The temperature here dropped very quickly. Just yesterday, it was still fine, cold enough to bear. However, today, the temperature seemed to have dropped at least ten degrees.


    It was extremely cold, and since the part of Country Z she lived in was usually quite warm, it was very hard for He Xinyan to get used to the temperature.


    It never snowed in the area she lived, and winters were usually not extremely cold either.


    However, since this was in the far, far north, it was much colder than the other parts of the country.


    Although both Gu Yechen and He Xinyan were unwilling to do so, they went to the main dining room to eat breakfast with the rest of the Gu family.


    After all, it was thest day of the year, and it would be very rude if they didn''t attend the meals of New Year''s Eve.


    However, He Xinyan felt like the Gu family might even thank her if she didn''t attend.


    But, she still chose to attend!


    Everyone was seated already when they arrived, and He Xinyan took her seat under the piercing re of Wang Yani and several other people inside the room, including Gu Kexin.


    In a few minutes, all of the food was carried out, and the slight bit of regret He Xinyan was feeling abouting to eat herepletely disappeared.


    Although the food was normally extremely good, the dishes today seemed to be even better.


    Since it was New Year''s Eve, all of the food was designed using bright and cheerful colors, and the ting of the food was also very exquisite.


    Only after Wang Yani began eating did everyone else also pick up their chopsticks and began eating.


    After tasting each dish, He Xinyan would whisper to Xu Mengya about how delicious each dish was and which dish was better.


    However, after discussing two dishes with Xu Mengya, she realized that a vinegar tub right next to her had broken.


    He Xinyan gulped and nced at Gu Yechen before shooting him a smile.


    Starting from the third dish, she would first talk to Xu Mengya and then turn the other direction to talk to Gu Yechen to be fair.


    Ah. . . Gu Yechen was indeed a vinegar tub - No! He should promote to vinegar ocean! How could one even get jealous of his own mother?!


    He Xinyan shook her head slightly as she began eating the next dish.


    The mealsted for about an hour, and maybe because of the fact that it was New Year''s Eve, Wang Yani''s temper and mood were extremely cheerful and happy today.


    She ignored He Xinyan just like He Xinyan ignored her, and she happily talked with her children and grandchildren.


    After the meal, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan were the first to leave, and Gu Hanyu and Xu Mengya were quick to follow.


    Gu Yechen''s third uncle furrowed his eyebrows together, "Big brother and Gu Yechen are really getting disrespectful. It is New Year''s Eve and no one has left yet."


    Wang Yani''s smile disappeared slightly upon hearing this, and Gu Yechen''s second uncle quickly spoke up after noticing.


    "It''s okay, brother. Let them be."


    Gu Yechen''s third uncle frowned before taking a sip of the tea in front of him.


    ---


    Gu Yechen and He Xinyan followed Gu Yechen''s parents to their room after breakfast after Xu Mengya offered for them to y cards together since there was nothing else to do here.


    The four of them sat around the living room table and Gu Hanyu took out a new deck of ying cards. They decided to y the famous card game Dou di zhu (*a famous Chinese card game), catching He Xinyan by surprise.


    She looked over at Gu Yechen, who was sitting next to her and raised one eyebrow, "You know how to y?"


    Gu Yechen grinned as he began grabbing cards, "Of course!"


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she reached for her card. She had expected their hobbies to all be like golf, horseback riding, archery, and all those upper-ss activities.


    Who knew that the almighty king Gu Yechen knew how to y cards?!


    Unbelievable!

 Chapter 227 First Snow

    <h4>Chapter 227 First Snow</h4>


    After several games of cards, it was time for lunch already.


    The time passed by quickly as they yed cards, ate snacks, and talked amongst themselves. . . Well, more like He Xinyan chit-chatting with Xu Mengya endlessly about random things.


    After their final game, the four of them left the room together and walked to the dining area for lunch. Like breakfast, they were thest to arrive, and several people inside shot annoyed nces at them for being sote.


    They didn''t care as they sat down in their spots, and the food was brought on.


    If breakfast was the sky, then lunch was heaven. . . Wait! Then what would dinner be?


    The savory food looked extremely delicious, from the ting to the colors to the food and ingredients itself. . .


    He Xinyan forced herself to wait until Wang Yani had picked up her chopsticks before she began eating.


    While other people talked happily amongst themselves about the New Year and other topics, she ate. And ate. And ate more. And ate even more.


    She had Gu Yechen ask the worker to bring up two more tes of food after finishing her first serving, and in the end, half of Gu Yechen''s serving also went into her stomach.


    No regretsing here! Even if there were 10 Wang Yani''s and 10 Gu Kexin''s, she would stille. There was no reason to give up such amazing food!


    ---


    Dinner was also eaten in the main dining hall, and words couldn''t express how amazing the dinner food was. As thest dinner of the year, many of the dishes were made from very rare and extremely expensive ingredients, and every single dish took the entire day, if not two, toplete.


    Of course, the hard work paid off.


    It was delicious.


    The dinner went by really well, and the mood and atmosphere inside the room was extremely loud and cheerful, since it was thest family dinner of the year.


    Of course, He Xinyan didn''t participate at all in thismotion, and she quietly ate the food throughout the entire meal.


    ---


    After eating dinner, He Xinyan was so full she had a hard time walking back to her room. She walked extremely slowly, and Gu Yechen walked with her, their fingers inteced together.


    She had eaten so much it almost felt like she was pregnant.


    As they walked, Gu Kexin came up from behind them with Gu Zihao next to her. She smiled at Gu Yechen sweetly, who didn''t even seem to notice her as his eyes were focused on He Xinyan.


    Her smile disappeared immediately as her gaze moved over to He Xinyan. She rolled her eyes as she looked at her stomach and mouthed the words, ''So fat!''


    He Xinyan obviously figured out what she was saying, and her mouth fell open. She scrunched her face up in disbelief.


    Unlike Gu Kexin, she wasn''t afraid to speak out loud.


    "Who are you talking about?! I''m skinnier than you!" He Xinyan screamed after Gu Kexin, who had walked away with Gu Zihao following behind her.


    She froze for a quick second after hearing He Xinyan''s words before quickly walking away without looking back, disappearing into her room.


    "Hmph! How dare she call me fat?! She is shorter and plumper than me!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled slightly as he looked at He Xinyan''s slightly red face from yelling angrily.


    "Gu Yechen, do you think I''m fat?"


    Gu Yechen grinned, "It doesn''t matter whether you are fat or not. Either way, you are my woman and I will love you either way"


    He Xinyan thought for a few seconds before nodding her head, "A plus answer! You passed the test!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled as they continued to walk back into their room.


    Inside their room, He Xinyan immediately sat down on the couch and began watching her phone.


    She genuinely ate too much that it was beginning to feel ufortable.


    After half an hour, He Xinyan stood up from the couch and slowly walked over to the window. Sitting down for too long was not helping in making her feel better.


    As she walked towards the window, she suddenly saw small white kes outside floating down from the sky.


    "Huh?" He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she immediately ran over to the window, pressing her hands against the cold ss.


    "Gu Yechen! Gu Yechen!" He Xinyan jumped up excitedly, "It''s snowing! Gu Yechen! Come! Yechen,e look! It''s snowing!"


    Gu Yechen was sitting at his work desk typing away on hisptop when he heard He Xinyan screaming.


    He looked up to see her excited face, smiling innocently like a child. Her pure and joyful expression and the sparkle in her eyes caused Gu Yechen to nk out as he stared at her for several, long seconds.


    "Gu Yechen! Come!"


    He closed hisptop and stood up, slowly walking over to her.


    They stood side by side in front of the window, and he gently ced his arm around her waist. The snow was slowly falling heavier and heavier, and a thinyer of white was beginning to build on the ground.


    He Xinyan rested her head onto his shoulder, "I never saw snow back at home. . . This is my first time seeing actual snow falling from the sky in my life."


    "Do you want to make a wish?" Gu Yechen asked as he looked down at her.


    "Hm?"


    "I heard that if you make a wish when you see the first snow, your wish wille true."


    He Xinyan clicked her tongue as she looked away from the snow and towards Gu Yechen, trying to control herself from bursting intoughter.


    "Mr. Gu, I didn''t know that you had a little girl''s heart, and it is very pink!"


    Gu Yechen didn''t get mad from being mocked at, and he raised one eyebrow, "Don''t you women like doing things like this?"


    "You women?" He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together, "You had women before that did things like this?"


    "From beginning to end, I only have one woman - you."


    "I haven''t dated before, but Qin Lai, Zhao Qi, and them have dated several women before. Even if I have never eaten pork, I have seen how pigs look.*"


    He Xinyan''s smile disappeared, "Gu Yechen! Are you calling me a pig?!"


    Gu Yechen opened his mouth slightly, "I. . ."


    "Okay, you don''t have to exin yourself anymore! My wish for the first snow of the year is. . . Gu Yechen can never eat pork!" She red at Gu Yechen before angrily marching into the room where the bed was located.


    Gu Yechen blinked a few times confusedly.


    Did he say something wrong? It was just a metaphor. . .


    Never eat pork? He rarely ate pork anyway.


    Gu Yechen scratched his head as he smiled slightly. Why did he find it so cute and attractive when she got mad?


    He walked over to the bedroom and pushed down on the doorknob, but the door didn''t open. He knit his eyebrows together slightly and gently said, "Baby, open the door."


    There was no answer.


    "Baby, I''m wrong." His voice was so soft and gentle that if someone else were to hear him, they would definitely be extremely surprised.


    He Xinyan was actually standing right next to the door. Hearing his soft and pitiful tone, she couldn''t help but cover her mouth with both hands, trying to prevent herself fromughing out loud.


    It was silent outside for a few seconds. Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps getting softer and softer, until finally, there was the sound of a door closing.


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together and opened the door to see an empty room. No one.


    "Hmph! Gu Yechen!" She angrily sat down on the couch and pulled out her phone to call him. However, before she could, she noticed his phone on the desk.


    She threw her phone onto the desk and angrily leaned back against the couch. She grabbed a pillow nearby and put it onto herp, punching one fist into the soft cotton pillow.


    After a long time, the door opened.


    She looked up to see Gu Yechen walk in, holding a big te in his hands. A white piece of cloth covered the te so He Xinyan could not see what was on the te.


    She nced at him before turning her head around and crossing her arms together.


    Gu Yechen closed the door and walked over to her, putting the te onto the table in front of her.


    "Baby, take a look at this."


    "No!" He Xinyan frowned.


    "Are you sure?"


    "Hmph!" He Xinyan pouted angrily as she refused to look at him. However, she was able to see from the corner of her eyes that his cheeks and fingers were slightly red and swollen, and there were small kes of white on his hair.


    Finally, she turned around to look at him, "What did you go do outside?"


    Noticing that He Xinyan was willing to talk to him now, Gu Yechen''s sad face immediately disappeared as his lips turned up into a small smile.


    He bent down and took off the white cloth, revealing what was on the te.

 Chapter 228 Leaving The Gu Mansion

    <h4>Chapter 228 Leaving The Gu Mansion</h4>


    He bent down and took off the white cloth, revealing what was on the te.


    Standing on the te there was a little pig made out of snow.


    The pig figure looked extremely realistic, and there were two small ck beans that were made into eyes. He Xinyan frowned slightly as she wondered where Gu Yechen got the beans from.


    The facial expression and every little detail made the pig look even more realistic. He Xinyan couldn''t help but think that the pig was extremely cute.


    "You went out to make this?" He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together as she asked Gu Yechen.


    "Mhm!"


    "Why did you make this?"


    "To fulfill your wish," Gu Yechen replied.


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she looked at him confusedly.


    He walked over to where she was sitting and sat down next to her, pulling her into his embrace, "Xinyan, I will never eat pork in my life anymore."


    ". . ."


    How does not eating pork rte to building a snow pig?


    She knew perfectly well that he was only trying to make her happy by building the pig.


    He Xinyan let go of the pillow and grabbed Gu Yechen''s hands. They weren''t red anymore, but they were still very cold.


    Gu Yechen held onto her hands as well.


    "The pig is going to melt," He Xinyan said with a frown as she looked towards the cute little pig.


    "It''s okay, I can make it again."


    "No!" He Xinyan immediately responded.


    "Why?" Gu Yechen was slightly taken aback by He Xinyan''s firm response.


    "Well. . . Um. . . it''s too cold outside." He Xinyan blinked a few times as she avoided making eye contact with Gu Yechen.


    "Go wash your hands with hot water to warm it up. It''s too cold!" He Xinyan said, pretending to let go of his hands because she didn''t like the coldness.


    However, they both knew that she only told him to go wash his hands because that way, his hands would warm up faster.


    Gu Yechen smiled gently, "Okay."


    ---


    The next day was thest day Gu Yechen and He Xinyan were going to stay at the Gu mansion. The next day, they would be leaving.


    Although many of the family members were very annoyed and angry about this since they would be the first people to leave, no one could change their decision and no one tried.


    During thest dinner, Wang Yani suddenly spoke to Gu Yechen, something she hasn''t done in quite a while.


    "Gu Yechen, Xiner is at the age to start working now. You can set up a good position for her at the Gu Corporation, so she can start working. Help her out too since she is a new worker."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she continued to eat and savor herst meal here. So, Wang Yani was setting up new opportunities for Yechen and Gu Kexin again.


    Ah. . . Was she ever going to get tired?


    Gu Kexin smiled as she looked up at Wang Yani, who smiled back at her.


    Gu Yechen put a peeled shrimp onto He Xinyan''s te as he replied, "I can give her a position in thepany, but it will be based on her skill."


    Both Wang Yani and Gu Kexin furrowed their eyebrows together.


    "What skill?" Wang Yani, her tone a little more angry than before, "Xiner just graduated from college and this will be her first job. Of course, she has no skill yet! That is why you need to help her as her brother!"


    Gu Yechen lifted his head up slightly, "The Gu Corporation doesn''t use ''unspoken rules'' in their hiring of people. Even if she is a member of the Gu family, that doesn''t mean that she will immediately get a high position in the Gu Corporation."


    "But -"


    Gu Yechen immediately cut Wang Yani off, "This is also a reason for why the Gu Corporation is doing so well right now. . . because we don''t use any lowly methods as otherpanies do."


    Wang Yani''s face turned slightly red. So he was saying she was the type to use lowly methods?!


    Noticing that the situation was getting a little out of hand, Gu Kexin immediately spoke up.


    "It''s okay, grandma! Brother Yechen is right! I can start off as a small worker. I will definitely prove to him that I am capable and won''t rely on the Gu family or anything else except myself."


    As she said this, she looked towards He Xinyan. But to her disappointment, He Xinyan''s head was buried inside her bowl as she ate, and she didn''t notice Gu Kexin''s meaning behind her words.


    Well, to be exact. . . He Xinyan didn''t even hear Gu Kexin''s words.


    Wang Yani wasn''t very pleased that Gu Kexin sided with Gu Yechen right now, and she angrily stood up from her chair.


    With an angry re at Gu Yechen, she turned around and walked away.


    Even if she was the eldest member of the Gu family alive, she had no power in the Gu Corporation. Gu Yechen was the ultimate authority of the Gu Corporation, and even his uncles or even his dad couldn''t control him in terms of making decisions in the Gu Corporation.


    He had led the Gu Corporation on a better path, and therefore he was trusted with the corporation.


    The Gu Corporation was just a part of all the other businesses and areas the Gu family meddled in, but it was also thergest part.


    Therefore, even though he was a younger generation in the Gu family, he still had a lot of power and wasn''t afraid in front of his rtives. . .


    Well, he wasn''t afraid in front of anyone.


    Gu Kexin, noticing that her grandma was mad, immediately ran after Wang Yani.


    --- Inside Wang Yani''s Room


    "Grandma," Gu Kexin said sweetly as she walked in.


    "Hmph! You are all grown up now and you have forgotten about your grandma now!" Wang Yani said, obviously upset.


    Gu Kexin sat down next to Wang Yani and grabbed onto her arm, "Of course not! I will never forget grandma! Grandma is my favorite!"


    Wang Yani''s expression softened slightly, but she still frowned, "Ch! You are already siding with that unfilial Gu Yechen now!"


    "No, grandma. I want to prove myself. If I just use you to get a good position in the Gu Corporation, then everyone will look down on me! However, if I work hard myself and climb up, then brother Yechen will be able to look at me differently."


    Wang Yani''s mouth opened slightly as she nodded her head, "True, true. My Xiner is very smart."


    Seeing that Wang Yani was happy again, Gu Kexin rxed slightly.


    "Grandma, I won''t be able toe to see you often if I begin working in the Gu Corporation. Will you miss Xiner?"


    Wang Yani smiled, "Of course I will! Xiner, you have toe and visit me as often as possible. I am getting old, and I don''t know how much longer I can see you -"


    "Grandma, don''t say things like that! Grandma will live very long!"


    Wang Yaniughed happily, "Okay, okay. My only wish now is to stay alive long enough to see you get married and have kids."


    Gu Kexin blushed and looked down, "Well. . ."


    "I know, I know. You like your brother Yechen, right?"


    Gu Kexin didn''t respond but the blush on her cheeks got redder.


    Although Wang Yani wasn''t very pleased with Gu Yechen''s actions, words, and attitude towards her, she still had to admit that he was a very attractive and powerful man.


    As her most sessful grandson, Wang Yani obviously wanted Gu Kexin to be with Gu Yechen.


    She ced one hand onto Gu Kexin''s hand, "Don''t worry, Xiner. Grandma will help you. I will definitely find a way to get rid of that He Xinyan."


    Gu Kexin nodded her head, "Thank you, grandma!"


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen left early in the morning without even eating breakfast.


    They were supposed to go with Gu Kexin that day since Gu Kexin was moving into the area they lived to work in the Gu Corporation.


    However, Gu Yechen. . . being Gu Yechen, didn''t care at all and didn''t even mention the fact that Wang Yani had insisted on Gu Kexin leaving along with them.


    When He Xinyan reminded him, he seemed to have forgotten about this altogether, and he just shrugged it off.


    At the end, when Gu Kexin and the rest of the Gu family woke up, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan were long gone.


    ---


    Back in the area of Country Z they lived, the ck car stopped in front of Gu Yechen''srge mansion.


    "Ah! Home sweet home!" He Xinyan stretched happily as she hopped out of the car and entered the mansion. She was so d to be back from that ce. . . Although she will definitely miss the food.


    It was lunchtime already when they arrived, and since they had skipped breakfast, they were both very happy.


    They ordered food from outside, and as they were eating, there was a sudden phone call.


    From Gu Kexin.

 Chapter 229 Most Intimate

    <h4>Chapter 229 Most Intimate</h4>


    They ordered food from outside, and as they were eating, there was a sudden phone call.


    From Gu Kexin.


    Gu Yechen didn''t even bother to pick up the call the first three times, until finally, he impatiently clicked the green button on the screen.


    "Brother Yechen, I am here now but I don''t know where you live."


    Gu Yechen had turned the phone on speaker mode so He Xinyan could hear the entire conversation, and she raised one eyebrow as she nced at Gu Yechen.


    "Why would you need to know where I live?" Gu Yechen said coldly.


    "I don''t have a house over here and the Gu mansion is too far away. Grandma told me that I could live with you. . ." Gu Kexin''s voice got softer and softer as she reached the end of the sentence.


    He Xinyan took a bite of rice as she eagerly anticipated Gu Yechen''s response.


    And indeed, he didn''t disappoint!


    "I am germophobic. I don''t like to have outsiders live in my house. If you have nowhere else to stay, then you can live."


    And with that, Gu Yechen hung up the call and powered off his phone.


    He Xinyan burst out intoughter without any sense of pity for Gu Kexin.


    "Germophobic? You''re saying she is a germ, hahahaha!"


    Gu Yechen grinned slightly as he watched herugh and put more food onto her te, "Is it that funny?"


    He Xinyan immediately nodded her head, "Funny is an understatement! It is so, sooo good!! Am I not an outsider then? I am more of an outsider than she is."


    Gu Yechen began taking out the bones from a piece of fish as he opened his mouth, "What do you mean? You are the most intimate person to me along with my parents. In fact, you might even be more intimate, after we. . ."


    He Xinyan was very familiar with Gu Yechen''s dirty mind by now, and she immediately lifted one hand up to stop him, "Eat, eat, eat, eat. . ."


    Gu Yechen chuckled as he ced the boneless fish onto He Xinyan''s te and began eating.


    ---


    The next day, Gu Yechen went to work and He Xinyan "decided" to go with him.


    It was only because she had nothing else to do, and she had too much time so she went. Nothing else. Absolutely nothing else.


    They walked into the Gu Corporation hand in hand, but before they could even walk to the elevator, they were stopped.


    "Brother Yechen!"


    He Xinyan''s expression immediately darkened as she recognized the voice. In a few seconds, Gu Kexin''s annoying face showed up in front of them.


    Just like He Xinyan, her face also darkened when she saw He Xinyan, but it quickly brightened up as her gaze moved over to Gu Yechen.


    "Brother Yechen, I am here today!"


    Gu Yechen nced at Gu Kexin before immediately walking past her, pulling He Xinyan along with him.


    In the past, he wasn''t this rude to Gu Kexin, and he would still acknowledge him. However, after what He Xinyan had told him, of course he had to be more careful now.


    Gu Kexin immediately ran after them, "Brother Yechen, why are you so cold to me?"


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "Are you stupid?" She mouthed, and Gu Kexin didn''t notice since her eyes were glued onto Gu Yechen.


    "Gu Kexin, you are just a small worker. Do you think I have the time to talk to every new worker in thepany? You are not that special." Gu Yechen said coldly without even looking at Gu Kexin, so he didn''t notice that her eyes immediately became red.


    "I -"


    The elevator door walked in and Gu Yechen and He Xinyan immediately walked in, and of course, Gu Kexin followed.


    "Get out," Gu Yechen said, his expression so cold even He Xinyan was a little afraid.


    Gu Kexin opened and closed her mouth several times and tears were beginning to circle inside her eyes, "I. . . I need to ride up to the other floors too."


    "This is my special elevator. Get out." Gu Yechen said frustratingly, almost like it wasmon sense. Gu Kexin looked so sad that He Xinyan was even beginning to feel a little pity towards her.


    If she was Gu Kexin, and her crush talked to her like that, she would also definitely be sad. However, in this situation, Gu Kexin''s crush was her man! So, the tiny feeling of pity immediately disappeared.


    "Where are the guards?"


    Upon hearing this, Gu Kexin immediately stepped out of the elevator in fear, and the first tear rolled down her cheeks.


    Gu Yechen closed the door, and as the elevator door closed slowly, He Xinyan "very kindly" said, "The Human Resources department is on the 17th floor."


    Gu Kexin red at her right before the door closed.


    "Ah, my boyfriend is so scary," He Xinyan shuddered as she nced at Gu Yechen with a smile.


    "How?" The angry and coldness in his expression seemed to have disappeared in a second as he turned to look at He Xinyan with a gentle smile.


    "How? Ah, I''m d I am not Gu Kexin."


    Gu Yechen chuckled and leaned down towards her, "Why? You want me to be nicer to Gu Kexin?"


    "No!" He Xinyan immediately replied without thinking. She then cleared her throat awkwardly after realizing that her reaction was a little too dramatic.


    "Of course not! Stay this way! I like scary Gu Yechen."


    Ding! The elevator door opened and He Xinyan immediately walked out, pulling Gu Yechen out with him.


    "President Gu, Mrs. Gu."


    "Good morning, President Gu and Mrs. Gu."


    Everyone stood up and greeted them politely. No one was very surprised upon seeing He Xinyan because she hade several times already.


    He Xinyan looked at her phone, ate food, slept, looked at her phone, ate food, slept, looked at her phone. . . Okay, you get the gist of it.


    They ate lunch together and Gu Yechen left thepany early so they could eat dinner together. To both of their relief, Gu Kexin didn''t show up in front of them for the rest of the day.


    And this was because she had returned back to the Gu mansion.


    ---


    "Grandma!" Gu Kexin ran into the room with tears running down her cheeks and immediately jumped into Wang Yani''s embrace.


    "Xiner?! What are you doing here?" Wang Yani was in her nightgown already, and she fell a few steps back by the sudden force.


    "Grandma, I don''t want to go to the Gu Corporation anymore."


    "What? Why? Yesterday, you were still so excited to go. And your brother Yechen is there!"


    They sat down on the bed together and Gu Kexin wiped away the tears on her cheeks, "I went today, and. . . and brother Yechen was so mean to me! I. . . I couldn''t stay. . ."


    Gu Kexin went on to tell the entire story through her perspective to Wang Yani. Of course, her side of the story wasn''t exactly the most objective, and she made it clear the horrible role He Xinyan yed inside her story.


    Wang Yani was furious by the end of Gu Kexin''s story.


    "Don''t worry, Xiner. Gu Yechen is only treating you this way because of that He Xinyan. As long as we get rid of her, the road ahead of you will be clear."


    Gu Kexin nodded her head in agreement. Since they were young, it was clear that she was going to be the only woman that was going to stand next to Gu Yechen!


    However, the appearance of He Xinyan had ruined it all. Before, Gu Yechen would still acknowledge her and he still spoke to her when she did.


    Note: Gu Kexin''s definition of "spoke to her'''' equals one or two words.


    "Grandma has a n," Wang Yani said, causing Gu Kexin to immediately look up hopefully.


    "What is it?"


    Wang Yani smiled, "You don''t have to worry about it. Xiner, your birthday ising up soon. When do you want to hold your birthday party?"


    At the mention of her birthday party, Gu Kexin''s expression brightened up slightly as she thought for a few seconds, "My birthday is next week. . . How about let''s hold it the day before my birthday, on Sunday?"


    Wang Yani nodded with a gentle smile, "Of course, whatever Xiner wants!"


    Gu Kexin smiled and leaned against Wang Yani, "Grandma, I don''t want to go back today."


    "Okay, okay. How about we sleep together today?"


    Gu Kexin nodded, "Yes, grandma!"


    After changing into her pajamas and taking a shower, Gu Kexinid down onto the huge bed next to Wang Yani, and closed her eyes, quickly falling asleep.


    However, Wang Yani didn''t go to sleep right away. Instead, her eyes stared at Gu Kexin and then scanned the room, before a small smile crept up her face.


    The birthday party. . .


    ---


    The next morning, hearing that Gu Kexin was back, Gu Zihao immediately appeared in front of Wang Yani''s room and knocked twice.


    "Come in!"


    Gu Zihao walked in and smiled when he saw Gu Kexin, who smiled back at him.


    "Sister Kexin, why are you back?"


    Gu Kexin looked down and smiled slightly, "Nothing, I just came to visit. I will be returning today."


    Gu Zihao''s eyes lit up, "Great! I have some business to get to for the next two weeks near the northern area over there. We can go together."

 Chapter 230 Gu Kexin’s Birthday Party

    <h4>Chapter 230 Gu Kexin¡¯s Birthday Party</h4>


    Gu Zihao''s eyes lit up, "Great! I have some business to get to for the next two weeks near the northern area over there. We can go together."


    Gu Kexin was very happy to hear this because she was frustrated about having no one to be with over there. However, now since her "follower" was going with her, she would have someone to help her.


    An hourter, the two of them left the Gu mansion with Gu Zihao driving the car.


    ---


    Gu Zihao dropped Gu Kexin off in front of the Gu Corporation and followed her in.


    Coincidentally, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan had also just arrived. He Xinyan was staying with Gu Yechen at work again today because she found it very interesting to watch him do work, and she learned a lot from doing so as well.


    Four pairs of eyes met in the front lobby, and it wasn''t exactly the nicest and pleasant sort of meeting.


    "Brother Yechen," Gu Zihao greeted politely.


    Gu Yechen nodded his head as a sign of acknowledgment, and Gu Zihao turned to look at He Xinyan, "Miss He."


    "Nice to meet you again, Mr. Gu." He Xinyan looked over at Gu Kexin and chuckled softly, "I see that your eyes and brain have still not opened yet. That is quite unfortunate."


    Gu Zihao frowned slightly and didn''t reply.


    Gu Yechen didn''t have the time to waste talking to irrelevant people, and he and He Xinyan walked away and into the elevator.


    Gu Kexin looked down at the ground and sighed.


    Noticing that Gu Kexin was sad, Gu Zihao pressed his lips together but didn''t say anything. It was like there were two people fighting with each other inside of him.


    And he didn''t know what to do now. . .


    "Kexin, I will get going now."


    Gu Kexin nodded gravely, "Okay, goodbye."


    Gu Zihao looked at her for another second before turning around and leaving the building. Why did he even care about that woman''s words? Why was he actually beginning to doubt his feelings for Gu Kexin?


    He had liked her for over 10 years now, so why was this unknown and conflicting feeling beginning to build up inside of him now?


    Was it really just because of He Xinyan''s words?


    --- One weekter


    Gu Kexin''s birthday party took ce inside a huge ballroom of a famous hotel in Country Z.


    The distance of the hotel from the Gu mansion and from the Gu Corporation was about equal, and a ton of people from the upper ss were invited.


    As the "granddaughter" of the Gu family, Gu Kexin had many friends with the upper ss family daughters, and therefore all of the guests were very influential people.


    Everyone from the Gu family was also invited, but not many attended since they were all busy people. Gu Kexin wasn''t angry about this either, because she wasn''t extremely close to many of her "rtives" either.


    To everyone''s surprise, Wang Yani also chose not to attend her beloved granddaughter''s 23rd birthday party. She said that she was getting old and didn''t want to attend these noisy gatherings, and Gu Kexin didn''t force it upon her.


    After all, this was more of a gathering for young people, and it would be awkward if Wang Yani attended.


    In the invitation list, of course Gu Yechen''s name showed up.


    The invitation arrived when Gu Yechen and He Xinyan were watching television together, so He Xinyan naturally saw it.


    Gu Yechen took one nce at it and was about to throw it away when He Xinyan immediately stopped him.


    "Let''s go!" She said excitedly.


    "What?"


    "Why shouldn''t we go? You got an invitation, and it is very, very impolite to not go," He Xinyan said sarcastically. In reality, she only wanted to attend with Gu Yechen to make Gu Kexin feel angry and annoyed on her special day.


    Yes, He Xinyan was just that amazing and considerate!


    Gu Yechen saw through her reasons right away, and he smiled as he nodded, "Okay."


    The hotel was booked for the entire night, so the only people inside were the people invited to the party.


    He Xinyan and Gu Yechen arrived inside the ballroom. At once, theughter and chatter inside the room stopped as the people inside all turned to look at the couple that just walked in.


    Several people covered their mouths to hide their gasps.


    He Xinyan wore a red evening gown that hugged her beautiful body curves very well. Her long, silky straight ck hair rested behind her shoulders. She had put on a thickyer of red lipstick, and with her mouth slightly open, it looked extremely sexy in the eyes of others.


    She walked arm in arm with Gu Yechen towards the people inside the room.


    Next to her, Gu Yechen was dressed in apletely ck suit that also showed off his muscr body. The ck color of the suit exemplified his pale, white skin very well, and it made his entire temperament seem more cold and almost angelic.


    Underneath his tall and slim nose, the corners of his thin lips were slightly raised into a very attractive curve.


    "Brother Yechen, you''re finally here!" Gu Kexin''s voice said excitedly as she made her way through the people. However, when her eyesnded on He Xinyan, the smile on her face immediately disappeared.


    However, she still politely greeted her, "Miss He."


    In front of all the guests, Gu Kexin couldn''t directly say that He Xinyan wasn''t invited, as not only was that rude, but it also wasn''t something the daughter of an upper ss family would do.


    He Xinyan smiled as she responded, "In a few days, Miss Gu has gotten prettier."


    Gu Kexin''s lips twitched slightly, "Thank you."


    At this moment, a girl who seemed to be in her teenage years walked over, wearing a short pink dress that puffed out. When she saw He Xinyan, she rolled her eyes and then looked over at Gu Yechen with a smile.


    "You are the ''brother Yechen'' sister Kexin talks about, right? I am finally able to see you in real life now! You are so handsome! Today is sister Kexin''s birthday, what did brother Yechen prepare for sister Kexin?"


    He Xinyan tilted her head slightly to look at Gu Yechen, whose lips were tightly closed.


    "Shanshan!" Gu Kexin''s cheeks turned slightly red as she grabbed onto the girl''s arm, "The fact that he is here is the best present he could give me."


    As she spoke, she looked over at Gu Yechen with sparkling eyes.


    Hearing Gu Kexin''s cheesy words, He Xinyan couldn''t help but shiver slightly as she looked down to prevent anyone from seeing her mocking smile.


    They are really doing a good job in not acknowledging her presence.


    But that was her purpose ining! To annoy this bunch of people.


    "Brother Yechen, why didn''t you tell me that today was Miss Gu''s birthday? That way, I would have prepared a birthday present for her." He Xinyan said with a voice higher than usual as she wrapped her hand around Gu Yechen''s arm.


    The words "brother Yechen" caused Gu Yechen to raise his eyebrows as he looked down at her. He licked his lips as a small grin crept up her face.


    Hearing He Xinyan call Gu Yechen by her "special name", Gu Kexin''s face darkened slightly.


    Gu Yechen reached down and grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand gently, "Miss Gu is the treasure of the Gu family. She might not like the presents we give her, as she has everything. So, instead of making a joke out of ourselves, I think it is the thought that counts."


    It was very hard for He Xinyan to stop herself fromughing hearing Gu Yechen talk nonsense.


    Gu Kexin was the treasure of the Gu family, but wasn''t Gu Yechen even more important?


    "Miss Gu, happy birthday. I wish you good health and sess this next year." He Xinyan said with a smile.


    The expression on Gu Kexin''s face got uglier and uglier, but she still had to reply, "Thank you."


    Gu Yechen''s eyes finallynded on Gu Kexin for a quick second before he pulled He Xinyan away towards the tables of food.


    Everyone attending this birthday party was invited by Gu Kexin, so the people here today were mostly her friends. There weren''t any elders, so the atmosphere was much more rxed.


    He Xinyan picked up a te of macarons as her eyes looked over at Gu Kexin, whose posture was weirdly stiff. She took a small bite of the macaron and couldn''t hold herugh in anymore.


    "What are youughing about?"


    He Xinyan cleared her throat and tried to maintain a straight face, "Imagine how Gu Kexin must be feeling right now."


    "What?" Gu Yechen frowned.


    "What what? She must be so annoyed hahahaha! She had sent you an invitation, so I''m sure she didn''t expect you to bring me too. Hahaha!"


    Yes, He Xinyan took pleasure in making others annoyed. . . . Well, others being very specific people.


    It has be her new favorite hobby. She was just such a considerate and nice person.


    "You''re happy about it, my dear sister Yanyan?"

 Chapter 231 Disturbing Us?

    <h4>Chapter 231 Disturbing Us?</h4>


    "You''re happy about it, my dear sister Yanyan?"


    He Xinyan looked up, blinking a few times. Was he responding to her calling him brother Yechen?


    She chuckled before nodding her head, "Very."


    Gu Yechen smiled as he used his finger to wipe away the crumbs near He Xinyan''s lips. As she did this, his eyes narrowed, and the next second, he leaned down to "eat" He Xinyan''s lips.


    Amongst all of the guests, Gu Kexin was the center of attention as everyone talked about and to her, but she wasn''t paying attention.


    Her gaze was on the couple standing on the other side of the room, and her expression only got worse and worse. In no way did she resemble a happy birthday girl.


    Today was her birthday, and he came. . . Yet he brought the woman that she hated! And now, they were hugging, kissing, and acting all romantic during her birthday party. Were they purposely trying to make her ufortable and lose face?


    "Sister Kexin! That woman is so shameless! Today is your birthday party, and she is doing. . . that in front of you. Sister Kexin, that woman doesn''t deserve Gu Yechen. In this world, only you are good enough to stand next to him." The girl wearing the pink dress stood next to Gu Kexin and said angrily, loud enough for the two of them to hear.


    Gu Kexin clenched her fists and teeth together as she narrowed her eyes.


    The music changed and Gu Yechen finally let go of He Xinyan''s lips. They walked to the dance floor together and began dancing.


    It was a slow dance, and He Xinyan rested her head against Gu Yechen''s chest as they slowly moved across the room.


    Gu Kexin''s lips and hands twitched in anger as she watched He Xinyan look up and whisper something to Gu Yechen, and he whispered something in return.


    ''When is grandma going to do something?!'' Gu Kexin thought angrily. She wanted He Xinyan gone! Dead, if that was the only way.


    Gu Kexin pulled out her phone and texted the contactbeled grandma.


    ''Grandma, when is He Xinyan going to leave?! She came to my birthday party today, and she is ruining my party!''


    Inside the Gu mansion, Wang Yani picked up her phone and read the message.


    Great. . . Everything was going ording to n.


    A smile appeared on her face and she thought for a few seconds before she replied.


    ''Don''t worry, Xiner. It will happen very soon.''


    Gu Kexin read the reply and frowned before closing her phone and putting it back into her purse.


    "Sister Kexin, don''t be mad. Let''s go eat some food!" The girl in the pink dress pulled Gu Kexin over to the food tables and picked up several tes.


    At this time, there were only a few couples still dancing on the floor now.


    Many had stopped to look at Gu Yechen and He Xinyan, because it was indeed a very beautiful sight. They looked like a couple from heaven. . . or hell.


    The ck and red matched each other very well, and it looked both sexy and angelic.


    From the side, Gu Kexin watched them angrily, clenching the ss of champagne in her hands so tightly that it almost seemed like the ss would crack.


    Her original n was to ask brother Yechen to dance with her when he arrived. Since she was the birthday girl and everyone would be watching, there was no way he would disagree.


    However, now her n had been ruined. All because of He Xinyan!


    Now, she was all alone standing in the corner with no one to dance with, as she didn''t want to dance with some random guy. Some random guy being anyone other than Gu Yechen.


    "Is Gu Kexin looking at us?" He Xinyan asked Gu Yechen, her voice loud enough for only the two of them to hear.


    Gu Yechen looked up quickly before looking back down, "I think so."


    "What does I think so mean?" They turned a direction and He Xinyan tried to look over at where Gu Kexin was, but Gu Yechen''s tall and broad body blocked her view.


    She tilted her body over to the side and her eyesnded on Gu Kexin right as Gu Kexin''s eyes also looked at her.


    Their eyes met in midair and He Xinyan didn''t look away or act like she had been caught. Instead, she smiled gently before looking back at Gu Yechen''s chest.


    "Yes, she is looking at us."


    "Cool," Gu Yechen responded, obviously not caring. He didn''t care that basically more than half of the guests were watching him and He Xinyan right now. He only cared about the woman dancing with him.


    He Xinyan smiled slightly as they continued to dance.


    "What are you going to do?" She asked again.


    "Do what?" Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, turning her in one direction.


    "Your grandma obviously doesn''t like me and wants to separate us and merge you together with her baby granddaughter, Gu Kexin. And, from what I know about your grandmother, she obviously isn''t going to stop easily. So. . . what is your n?" He Xinyan looked up at him curiously.


    "I don''t have one."


    He Xinyan''s smile disappeared, "You don''t have one? Excuse me."


    Gu Yechen chuckled softly, "Why do I need a n?"


    "Because. . . because. . ."


    "Don''t worry, that old woman is no threat to me."


    He Xinyan couldn''t hold in herugh. Old woman?! How could he call his own grandma "old woman"? Hahahaha! That was a perfect name though.


    "But still! It is ufortable if she keeps trying to push Gu Kexin over and disturbing us."


    "Disturbing us?" Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow as he leaned down slightly, "What are we doing that they have to disturb? Maybe if we are actually doing something. . . during the nighttime that can''t have disturbance, then I might think of something."


    He Xinyan scoffed and rolled her eyes, not feeling embarrassed by Gu Yechen''s dirty words anymore.


    "Whatever, whatever. Hmph!" The music stopped and the two of them walked away from the dance floor. As they did, Gu Kexin immediately ran over.


    "Brother Yechen, since it is my birthday, can you. . . do we. . . Can we dance for one piece?"


    Gu Yechen''s gentle expression immediately turned cold as he nced at Gu Kexin, "I don''t want to dance with you."

 Chapter 232 Gu Kexin’s Birthday Wish

    <h4>Chapter 232 Gu Kexin''s Birthday Wish</h4>


    Indeed, Gu Yechen didn''t give face to anyone. Even if there were so many people watching and it was Gu Kexin''s birthday, he still didn''t hide his true feelings even the slightest.


    Gu Kexin''s face immediately paled as her eyes turned red.


    The people next to her that noticed immediatelyforted her, "Kexin, it''s okay."


    "Kexin, I could dance with you."


    Gu Yechen walked straight past them, taking He Xinyan with him. He Xinyan''s lips were tightly pressed together as she tried very hard to hide the smile that was slowly creeping up her face.


    In the end, Gu Kexin agreed to dance with Gu Zihao in order to not lose too much face in front of all these people.


    After the dance finished, the music came to a stop.


    Everyone stopped what they were doing. The couples dancing separated and walked away from the dance floor, and the people talking also stopped talking.


    3! 2! 1!


    The entire ballroom burst into a loud choir of people seeing the Happy Birthday Song along with the live instrumental yers. People pped their hands to the beat as they sang happily.


    A smile finally appeared on Gu Kexin''s face, but of course, the smile didn''t reach her eyes.


    At the end of the birthday song, the door to the ballroom was pushed open.


    A worker pushing a huge cart walked in, and on top of the cart, there was a huge cake that was 6 stories tall.


    Surrounded by all the people, Gu Kexin''s smile widened slightly as she watched her birthday cake get pushed into the room and to where she was standing.


    Gu Yechen and He Xinyan still stood very far from therge group of people, not really caring about what was going on.


    "Kexin, make your wish!"


    The group of people began encouraging Gu Kexin to make her birthday wish.


    "Yes, Miss Kexin, make your wish!


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she scanned all the people inside the room. Who knew how many of these people were actually genuinely wishing Gu Kexin a happy birthday?


    Gu Kexin happily stood in front of the huge cake that was taller than her and she folded her hands together in front of her. Her smile seemed to be more genuine now.


    She was about to close her eyes when she suddenly opened them again.


    She looked around the room, and her eyesnded on Gu Yechen.


    "Gu Yechen, can youe over?" Her voice was very soft and sweet, but loud enough for everyone in the room to hear.


    Gu Zihao, who was standing behind Gu Kexin, furrowed his eyebrows together.


    He Xinyan looked up at Gu Yechen, not saying anything. Gu Yechen didn''t move.


    At this moment, everyone turned to look at Gu Yechen and He Xinyan. Some people''s eyes looked annoyed, some were filled with admiration, and others were. . .plicated.


    They were probably thinking, the man that the Gu family''s granddaughter liked. . . Why didn''t he even look at Gu Kexin?


    Or they might be thinking, who is the woman standing next to that man? How dare she try to fight with Gu Kexin over a man?


    Gu Kexin''s expression darkened slightly when she saw that Gu Yechen didn''t even move. He seemed to not have even heard her speak.


    She blinked herrge and round eyes twice, "Gu Yechen, can youe over? It. . . It is my birthday wish."


    Her eyes sparkled under the lights, and many people couldn''t help but feel a sense of pity towards her.


    He Xinyan gently pinched Gu Yechen''s arm, "You should at least make her wishe true."


    "Thinking a wish wille true is the same as being delusional."


    ". . ."


    Even He Xinyan''s mouth fell open upon hearing Gu Yechen''s cold words.


    All of the guest''s expressions changed as the way they looked at Gu Yechen also changed. This man. . . Wasn''t he way too arrogant?!


    And, isn''t it a little. . . No, a lot! Isn''t it very impolite to say that in front of the birthday girl?


    However, many women inside the room all thought that Gu Yechen''s arrogant and cold attitude was very handsome and cool!


    Plus, he was very handsome anyway.


    He Xinyan noticed Gu Kexins face immediately turned as white as a paper. She knit her eyebrows together and had to admit that her heart softened slightly.


    Gu Kexin was indeed a huge beauty, and today was the beauty''s birthday. In front of all these guests, it was indeed a little impolite to put her in such an awkward situation.


    He Xinyan was about to have Gu Yechen walk over maybe two steps. However, just before she could, Gu Kexin began walking over to where they were standing.


    She also ordered the worker to push the cake over to them as well.


    He Xinyan blinked a few times as she watched Gu Kexin walk over to stand in front of Gu Yechen.


    The little bit of pity and consideration she had felt immediately disappeared, and she felt stupid for even feeling that way.


    Gu Kexin stood in front of Gu Yechen and looked at him with sparkling and loving eyes. Then, she pped her hands together, closed her eyes, and began making her wish.


    Her beautiful lips curled up into a sweet smile, and it was clear from her facial expression just how beautiful her birthday wish was.


    "Blow the candles out!" Someone shouted in therge group of people.


    Gu Kexin opened her eyes with a wide smile on her face and gently leaned forward to blow out the candles on the cake.


    As the candles went out, all of the lights inside the room suddenly closed.


    "What''s happening? It''s so dark!"


    "Is there a power outage?"


    "No way!"


    In the darkness, everyone anxiously spoke amongst themselves, wondering what was going on.


    When the lights turned off, He Xinyan had grabbed onto Gu Yechen''s hand. However, she was suddenly pushed aside forcefully.


    "Gu Yechen. . ." She stumbled to the side a few steps and called out Gu Yechen''s name when she couldn''t feel his hand anymore.


    Suddenly, the lights were opened again.


    A few secondster, there was a sudden scream in the crowd.


    "AHH!! AHH!!"


    As more and more people saw what had happened, the screams inside the room grew louder.


    "Ahh!!!"


    He Xinyan regained her bnce and she immediately saw the reason for everyone''s screams.


    On the marble ground, a pile of bright red blood slowly grewrger andrger.


    At the center of the blood, Gu Kexinid motionless on the cold ground. The knife that was originally supposed to be used to slice the cake was now stabbed straight into her heart.

 Chapter 233 Gu Yechen is a Murderer

    <h4>Chapter 233 Gu Yechen is a Murderer</h4>


    At the center of the blood, Gu Kexinid motionless on the cold ground. The knife that was originally supposed to be used to slice the cake was now stabbed straight into her heart.


    The bright red blood stained her pure white dress, and the tiara that she was wearing on her head had fallen onto the ground,nding near her hands. Her beautiful, sparkling eyes were opened wide as sheid motionless on the ground, making the scene several times scarier than it already was.


    However, that wasn''t the most shocking to He Xinyan.


    When she looked over at Gu Yechen, she saw that blood was dripping from his hand. And what was even worse, Gu Kexin wasying right next to Gu Yechen''s feet.


    A bad gut feeling slowly built up in He Xinyan.


    "You murdered someone! This man just murdered someone!" Someone in the group of people suddenly screamed, and everyone immediately stepped away from Gu Yechen to the opposite side of the room.


    Once again, the way everyone looked at Gu Yechen changed from admiration to fear.


    Gu Zihao slowly walked over to where Gu Kexin wasying and looked at her for a long time. Finally, he stepped away and walked over to where everyone else was standing inside the ballroom.


    Of course, He Xinyan didn''t believe that Gu Yechen would kill Gu Kexin, especially during her birthday party. It was clear that someone was framing Gu Yechen!


    She looked up at Gu Yechen to see that he was also looking at her.


    "Don''t worry, I''m fine," Gu Yechen said calmly, loud enough for the two of them to hear.


    He Xinyan nodded her head and turned to therge group of people, "No one can leave! Even if you leave, the police will go find you! Everyone here today are upper-ss public figures, so if you don''t want to get into trouble, then just stay here and don''t move!"


    She coldly looked over at the people who were getting ready to leave, and then pulled out her phone. A secondter, she called the police.


    While everyone anxiously waited for the police to arrive, Gu Yechen walked over to the food table and used a napkin to wipe away the blood on his hand.


    "Someone covered up Gu Kexin''s mouth while killing her." He Xinyan said as she looked down at Gu Kexin with aplicated expression.


    Gu Yechen nodded his head and didn''t say anything else.


    He Xinyan slowly looked away from Gu Kexin and furrowed her eyebrows together, "I grabbed onto your hand! Why did you push me away?"


    Gu Yechen didn''t reply right away as he scanned the nervous and anxious group of people inside therge ballroom.


    He then moved closer to He Xinyan and lowered his voice, "The murderer killed the wrong person."


    "What?!" He Xinyan said a little too loudly. A few people looked towards her and Gu Yechen with a frown. He Xinyan cleared her throat awkwardly before looking up at Gu Yechen in shock.


    The murderer killed the wrong person? So, the person the murderer wanted to kill wasn''t Gu Kexin? If it wasn''t Gu Kexin, then who was it?


    Suddenly, He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she stared intensely at Gu Yechen.


    "Are you saying, the murderer wanted to kill. . ." She pointed at herself.


    Gu Yechen licked his lips before slowly nodding his head.


    "So that''s why you pushed me away." He Xinyan said, narrowing her eyes as she instinctively hugged herself with her arms.


    He Xinyan couldn''t understand. . . Why did someone want to kill her during Gu Kexin''s birthday party?


    Even if the murderer had identally killed the wrong person, Gu Kexin was standing several feet away from her. How could the murderer make such a huge mistake?


    Before He Xinyan could think about it more, the door opened and a group of police entered.


    Of course, Gu Yechen was taken away as a suspect.


    Everyone that had attended the birthday party was also taken to the police station to be interrogated. Everyone''s statements were against Gu Yechen.


    After He Xinyan had been interrogated, it was already 4 A.M. in the morning already.


    Hearing the news, Gu Yebei, Wu Minger, and Qin Lai both arrived.


    "What happened? Where is big brother?" The usual yful smile Gu Yebei had on his face was gone as he ran over to He Xinyan and asked right away.


    He Xinyan looked at them, and her expression was also extremely ugly.


    Seeing that He Xinyan was only wearing a dress in this cold weather, Wu Minger immediately took off her jacket and put it onto He Xinyan.


    "Thank you," He Xinyan grabbed onto the jacket and nced at Wu Minger.


    Wu Minger sighed and looked over at Gu Yebei and Qin Lai, "Let''s go back first so she can rest for a bit. It''s veryte."


    Qin Lai saw the dark circles under He Xinyan''s eyes and didn''t say anything.


    Gu Yebei was still very anxious, but after hearing Wu Minger speak, he gulped a little embarrassedly, "I''m sorry, sister-inw. I was a little too. . . nervous so my voice was a little. . ."


    "It''s okay." He Xinyan nced at Gu Yebei and sighed.


    The four of them entered Gu Yebei''s car and He Xinyan immediately closed her eyes when she sat down on the car seat, but she was wide awake.


    ---


    They returned to Gu Yechen''s house and the four of them walked in together.


    He Xinyan went up to take a shower first. After staying in the police station for the whole night, her entire body and mind felt very heavy and ufortable.


    After taking a shower, she felt much more awake and alert.


    She slowly walked down the stairs and when she reached the living room, she saw that Gu Yebei, Wu Minger, and Qin Lai were still there.


    "Sister-inw, what happened? How could brother kill Gu Kexin?" Gu Yebei stood up from the couch when he saw He Xinyan and asked.


    He Xinyan poured herself a ss of water and drank the entire ss in one gulp. She then sat down on the couch and told the three of them what had happened during the birthday party.


    "Everything was so sudden. The lights were suddenly turned off, and no one could see anything, including who the murderer was. When Gu Kexin was killed, there was no clue of what happened." He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together upon thinking about the scene of Gu Kexin''s death.


    Gu Yechen said that the murderer wanted to kill her.


    He Xinyan had scanned everyone inside the room while they were waiting for the police. She knew no one except Gu Yechen, Gu Kexin, and Gu Zihao out of all the guests, so there was no way she had any enemies at the party. Who would want to kill her?


    Her first guess would obviously be Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, Li Yuyan, or Su Zhiming, but all of them were gone. There was no way they could have been the murderer.


    "The murderer can''t possibly be Boss Gu. . . He wouldn''t do something like that. Gu Kexin has no rtives close to her except Wang Yani, your grandma," Qin Lai said, looking over at Gu Yebei. "However, Boss Gu is also Wang Yani''s biological grandson, so who knows how she is going to handle this."


    This made He Xinyan suddenly remember something.


    "Oh yeah! Yebei, why didn''t you go to the Gu mansion during the New Year and your grandma''s birthday?" He Xinyan hadn''t really paid attention to this, but now it suddenly seemed weird. Everyone else was there except Gu Yebei. . .


    Gu Yebei shrugged, "I have never been really close to the people in the Gu mansion except for my family, so there is no purpose in my going. Especially Wang Yani. I''m sure she wouldn''t want to see me there anyway."


    He Xinyan frowned slightly. It seemed like their rtionship was actually quite bad for Gu Yebei to call his grandmother by her legal name.


    The topic of why Gu Yebei didn''t go visit the Gu mansion was pushed aside as there were much more important things to discuss at the moment.


    "Yebei, can you find a way to get a list of all the guests that attended the party today? It would be best if there is a picture of the people as well."


    Gu Yebei nodded his head, "Okay, I will do that."


    Suddenly, the doorbell rang. He Xinyan walked over to the door and opened it to see Qu Fei standing outside.


    "Lawyer Qu!" He Xinyan eximed in surprise after several seconds. He Xinyan almost didn''t recognize him as Qu Fei wasn''t dressed in his normal ck suit, but instead, he was in a simple ck shirt and pants.


    "Mrs. Gu, I came after hearing about what happened from Mr. Gu Yebei. Maybe I can help?"


    He Xinyan quickly nodded her head, "Come in,e in."


    Gu Yebei stood up when he saw Qu Fei walk in, "You''re here."


    "Yes, Mr. Gu."


    Gu Yebei turned to look at He Xinyan, "I also contacted my mom and dad, and they should be here soon."


    He Xinyan nodded her head. Yes, that would be good. After all, this situation was quite serious.


    "Don''t worry, Mrs. Gu. There isn''t enough evidence and Gu Yechen has no motive for murder. He will be fine. I already sent someone over to bail Mr. Gu out, so he should be back soon," Qu Fei said as he took a seat on the couch.


    He Xinyan looked up and nodded her head.


    "Yanyan, you should go rest. I will call you if Gu Yechenes back." Wu Minger frowned slightly seeing He Xinyan''s tired face.


    After several seconds, He Xinyan nodded her head, "Okay."


    She returned to her bedroom but couldn''t fall asleep for a long time. However, she still forced herself to sleep. She had to keep her energy in order to figure out who the real murderer was.

 Chapter 234 I Am Your Woman

    <h4>Chapter 234 I Am Your Woman</h4>


    She returned to her bedroom but couldn''t fall asleep for a long time. However, she still forced herself to sleep. She had to keep her energy in order to figure out who the real murderer was.


    A minute after she had fallen asleep, she felt as the nket got lifted up and suddenly, a gush of warmth spread around her.


    She instinctively moved closer to the warmth and took a deep breath.


    "You''re back. . ." She said softly with her eyes closed, but she was fully awake now.


    "Mhm. . ." The deep voice rang in her ear and a small smile appeared on her face. Her back faced him, and he wrapped his arm around her waist, grabbing onto her hand.


    In the darkness, he gently kissed her ear, and He Xinyan couldn''t help but shudder slightly from the sensitive touch.


    Without saying anything more, the two of them fell asleep.


    ---


    The two of them slept until it was in thete afternoon before they woke up together. They left the bedroom and when they walked down the stairs, they saw Gu Hanyu and Xu Mengya sitting together on the couch with grave expressions on their faces.


    Besides them, there were several other people also inside the room.


    Gu Yebei, Qin Lai, Qu Fei, and several other people He Xinyan seemed to remember slightly from her birthday party. . .


    He Xinyan smiled softly as she looked over at Gu Hanyu and Xu Mengya, "Uncle Gu, Auntie Xu."


    "Come here, Xinyan." Xu Mengya waved at her, and He Xinyan immediately walked over. Xu Mengya pulled her down onto the couch next to her and grabbed her hand.


    "Gu Yechen told me," Xu Mengya said with a worried expression.


    He Xinyan nced over at Gu Yechen and she gently patted Xu Mengya''s hand, "Don''t worry, I''m fine."


    "Xinyan, think about it. Who did you offend?" Xu Mengya''s worried face turned into anger, "Who in the world has the audacity to try and hurt my daughter-inw?!"


    He Xinyan felt a warm feeling inside her body as she smiled sweetly. She knew that Xu Mengya was worried about her, but shouldn''t Gu Yechen''s problem be more of a concern at the moment?


    "Don''t worry, Auntie Xu. I am fine. Right now, the most important matter is figuring out how to prove Yechen innocent."


    "Him? I''m not worried about him." Xu Mengya nced at Gu Yechen, "If it weren''t for the fact that the murderer''s target was you, I wouldn''t evene over here!"


    ". . ."


    He Xinyan blinked her eyes a few times, not knowing what to say.


    However, this also proved that Auntie Xu and Uncle Gu had faith and confidence in Gu Yechen. They knew that no matter what happened, he had the power and ability to handle it well.


    Gu Hanyu looked up at Gu Yechen and said calmly, "Handle this matter quickly. Your mom and I are going to return to the Gu mansion for a while."


    "Okay," Gu Yechen said softly.


    He Xinyan looked between the father and son and pressed her lips together. These two men were both cold people.


    The new year has just begun and a thing like this happens. . . That wasn''t a very good start.


    "Are you guys leaving soon?" He Xinyan asked as she knit her eyebrows together.


    "Yes," Xu Mengya said with a smile. Suddenly, her eyes widened, "Why don''t youe with me? I am so bored alone there! You cane with me and we can go to the best bar in that area together."


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open. Was Gu Yechen really their biological child? He was a suspect of murder right now, and they didn''t even seem to care. Furthermore, they wanted for her to leave as well and have Gu Yechen fight alone?!


    "Mom, you have Mister Gu with you already, don''te and steal my woman." Gu Yechen suddenly stood up and pulled He Xinyan back to the ce next to him.


    Xu Mengya looked at her empty arm and red at Gu Yechen, "She isn''t your woman yet!"


    "Who are you to say?" Then, Gu Yechen looked to He Xinyan and asked, "You say are you my woman?"


    ". . ." He Xinyan looked over at the angry Xu Mengya and then the sour Gu Yechen. Why did they always have to drag her into their mother-son fights?!


    And, how was she supposed to answer that?!


    Wasn''t the main problem right now to talk about how they were going to deal with Gu Yechen''s murder case? Weren''t they "a little" off-topic?


    "Auntie Xu, you''re right." He Xinyan said as she looked at Xu Mengya with a grim smile, "I am not his person."


    After speaking, she felt a cold air brush against the back of her neck. She couldn''t help but gulp as she looked back at the cold eyes right behind her.


    She lifted her head up and whispered into his ear, "At night, I am your woman."


    Then, the coldness she was feeling slowly disappeared.


    "You said so."


    He Xinyan pursed her lips out, "Hmph! After marriage!"


    Gu Yechen grinned. He had to hurry up!


    Xu Mengya''s smile grew wider and wider as she stared at the young couple in front of her. She then nced over at her own husband and couldn''t help but think back to when they were young.


    They were just like her son and Xinyan. She moved over to Gu Hanyu and rested her small hand onto hisrge palm, intecing their fingers together.


    Gu Hanyu didn''t have any reaction to his wife''s actions, but he could not hide the overflowing gentleness in his eyes and facial expression.


    "Hubby, let''s go," Xu Mengya said gently to Gu Hanyu.


    He nodded, "Okay."


    The two of them stood up hand in hand, and He Xinyan immediately looked over.


    She had thought that they were joking, and she was slightly surprised when they stood up and got ready to leave. She also jumped up, "Uncle Gu, Auntie Xu, you are really leaving?"


    Gu Yechen''s situation wasn''t solved yet!


    Gu Hanyu looked at the worried He Xinyan and said softly, "Believe in him. He can handle it well."


    "Yes, Xinyan. Believe in Yechen! Not only will he be able to protect himself, but he will also protect you. If he can''t protect you well, I will be the first one after him!" Xu Mengya threw Gu Yechen, who was sittingfortably on the couch, an angry re.


    Although her voice was very stern, the lovingness and proudness of a mother towards her son in Xu Mengya''s eyes and expression couldn''t be mistaken.


    In Xu Mengya''s eyes, there was nothing her son couldn''t do.


    He Xinyan didn''t know what to say, and she couldn''t help but feel happy for Gu Yechen for having parents that were so proud of him. She also couldn''t help but feel a little envious as she thought about her dead mother and. . . father.


    As a child, everyone wishes for their parents to feel proud of themselves.


    "Xinyan, remember toe and visit me whenever you can!" Xu Mengya said as she walked over to He Xinyan, grabbing onto her hands.


    He Xinyan looked into Xu Mengya''s sweet and sparkling eyes and couldn''t say no, "Okay."


    ---


    After Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu left, the atmosphere in the room immediately became a little more cold and serious.


    Gu Yebei pulled out all of the information he had found, "This is the list of all the guests that attended the party today, including a picture of them and information about them. I looked into every one, but none of them seem to have a motive for murder."


    He Xinyan has never seen Gu Yebei act so seriously. Although they usually didn''t show it, it was clear that the sibling rtionship between Gu Yechen and Gu Yebei was very good.


    He Xinyan carefully looked over everyone''s pictures and profiles, but she had this weird feeling inside of her that was telling her something was wrong. . . Something was missing.


    "These are images taken from the party, and here is the CCTV recording of the ballroom." Gu Yebei opened up hisputer and began ying the recordings.


    It began when everyone first entered the ballroom for the party. Then, they fast-forwarded to the murder and finally to when the police came.


    "Murder me. . . Someone that wants to murder me. . ." He Xinyan said softly as she began looking through the profile of the guests at the party again.


    The room turned silent as everyone began thinking. He Xinyan reyed the recording from when the cake was pushed in all the way until the murder happened.


    Then, the lights closed and theputer screen was filled with darkness and the sounds of people screaming panically and asking what was happening.


    Then, the lights turned back on and Gu Kexin wasying on the floor in her pure white dress that was now stained with dark red blood. Right next to her, Gu Yechen stood with blood dripping down his hand.


    And a few feet away, there was the beautiful 6yer cake designed and made just for Gu Kexin''s birthday party. However, the birthday girl didn''t even get to taste it and now she was dead.


    He Xinyan reyed the scene of Gu Kexin''s death several times, and she stopped after the 5th time. Her eyes narrowed as she looked up and stared at the corner of theputer screen.


    "The cake. . . I figured it out!"

 Chapter 235 Woman At Night

    <h4>Chapter 235 Woman At Night</h4>


    Her eyes narrowed as she looked up and stared at the corner of theputer screen.


    "The cake. . . I figured it out!"


    "What?" Besides Gu Yechen, who was calmly ying around with her hair, everyone else immediately looked up at her in curiosity.


    "Look here!" He Xinyan turned theputer around so everyone can see, "Look at the cake. Right here, at the very corner. The entire cake is looking good except right here, which is smudged."


    Indeed, the very corner of the secondyer of the cake was broken, and you could see the light brown color of the cake sheet as the whipped cream had been smudged off.


    "That is where the knife was ced. And the person standing there was the worker that pushed the cake in!"


    He Xinyan''s smile widened as she spoke, "That was why I thought someone was missing! Everyone is here except that worker who pushed the cake in! When the lights were turned off and reopened, the time was less than a minute."


    He Xinyan turned the recording back a few seconds, "When the lights were turned off, the worker grabbed the knife and killed the person as fast as he could. Right after, he quickly left. In the dark, he must have identally bumped into the cake so the corner is missing some cream."


    She pressed y on the recording again and they watched as the cake was pushed in the worker stood right next to it the entire time.


    When the lights were turned off, they couldn''t see anything so of course they couldn''t actually see if the worker had murdered someone. However, that wasn''t important.


    Everyone focused on the worker, who was wearing a white chef''s outfit, a white chef''s hat, and a mask that covered up most of his face.


    The entire time he was inside the room, he had his head slightly turned down, so it made it even harder to get a look at his face.


    "If we already know that it is the hotel''s chef, then we can just go interrogate all of the chefs in the hotel." Qin Lai spoke up.


    However, Lawyer Qu Fei shook his head, "It is clear that this person isn''t actually a worker in the hotel. He is pretending."


    ". . . Then what do we do?" Qin Lai frowned.


    He Xinyan looked at the video clip one more time before pausing the recording, "You guys can go home for now. Since we already know who the murderer might be, we don''t have to be so rushed and anxious now."


    Gu Yebei and everyone else in the room looked towards Gu Yechen.


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "Go home. If you really have nothing to do, then you can go to the hotel and ask if anyone saw any suspicious people or things."


    What did ''have nothing to do'' mean? They all had a ton of things to do!


    They were only here because Gu Yechen was caught in a murder case, and that was more important than any other thing. Of course, they had to put down any work on their hands ande over to handle this matter regarding their ''big brother''.


    One by one, everyone in the room left and returned home.


    ---


    Only Gu Yechen and He Xinyan were left inside the living room.


    He Xinyan still stared intently at theputer screen, rewatching the video recording several times, stopping at the scene of when the cake was pushed in.


    "Baby."


    "Hm?" He Xinyan responded instinctively although she didn''t even look up after hearing Gu Yechen.


    Gu Yechen nced at the video recording with a cold expression before reaching out and closing theputer screen.


    "What are you doing?" He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together and looked up.


    "You didn''t even rest for long enough since yesterday. Go rest a little."


    He Xinyan frowned, "No, I''m not tired." She reached out to open theputer again, but Gu Yechen''s hand firmly pressed it shut.


    Gu Yechen found his heart softened slightly thinking about how He Xinyan was doing this because she was worried about him, and he let go of theputer, wrapping both of his arms around her tiny waist.


    "Let''s go to sleep. I''m tired."


    He Xinyan looked back at him after hearing his soft and gentle voice, "Um. . ."


    After several seconds, she finally nodded her head, "Okay."


    At once, Gu Yechen lifted He Xinyan off of her feet and up the stairs, ignoring her words of shock.


    He carried her all the way into the bedroom before gently cing her onto the bed.


    Then, he put one leg over his body and leaned down, resting one hand on the bed so he was right on top of her.


    He Xinyan didn''t dare look into his eyes from this intimate angle, and she pouted as she looked away.


    "Baby, I think you might have short-term memory loss." Gu Yechen said in his very deep and sexy voice.


    "What?! I do not!" He Xinyan looked straight into Gu Yechen''s eyes angrily, "Her?! Short-term memory loss?! No way! She had a great memory!"


    Gu Yechen grinned as he ran his fingers down the side of He Xinyan''s cheek, "Then do you remember that you said a few hours ago that you are my woman at night?"


    It took a few seconds for He Xinyan to finally remember what he was talking about, "I. . ."


    She only said that to calm the angry lion down back then so he wouldn''t pounce on her with all those people around. Who knew he would actually remember that?!


    "That begins after our marriage." He Xinyan admitted that her way of thinking was very traditional and conservative, however, she wanted to stand by her morals.


    She believed that going to bed with a man was a very, very important experience for a woman. Not only the first time, but every single time was very important and it should be a special experience, not something to be taken lightly.


    Although He Xinyan knew that Gu Yechen would be the man he would want to spend the rest of her life with, she still wanted to wait until marriage.


    She wanted it to feel special and she hoped that Gu Yechen would respect her decision.


    Seeing the certainty in He Xinyan''s eyes, Gu Yechen obviously wouldn''t force her to do things she didn''t want to.


    He gently patted her on the head and pressed down, resting his elbow onto the soft nket.


    "Mm. . ." He Xinyan moaned softly as her lips were blocked by his.


    This only made his kissing more aggressive as he pushed his tongue into her mouth. She ced her hands onto his firm and fine waist, beginning to return his passionate kiss.


    After a long time, Gu Yechen finally let go, leaving He Xinyan gasping for air.


    "I''m going to go take a shower." He kissed her onest time on the forehead before disappearing into the bathroom, turning on the water.


    Cold water.


    --- The Gu Mansion


    Wang Yani sat down on the bed at night and made a phone call. She had to call several times before the other end finally picked up.


    "Why did it take you so long to pick up?!" She said angrily.


    "I. . . I -"


    "Whatever! How did it go? Is she dead?" Wang Yani raised one eyebrow. There was no way she would let a woman like He Xinyan marry her best grandson.


    Or else, why had she spent so much time raising Gu Kexin and putting so much effort into her? Even if Wang Yani knew that she wasn''t going to live for much longer, she still wanted to be able to see her grandson marry the person she wanted him to marry, and hopefully be able to be alive when they have kids.


    Nothing could stop her. Including He Xinyan.


    "Well. . ." The male voice on the other side of the phone stuttered and was weirdly soft, "I. . . I might have made a mistake."


    "A mistake?!" Wang Yani narrowed her eyes. She had thought long and hard toe up with the perfect time and location to carry out her n. How could he make a mistake?! She was certain to tell him exactly what to do and who to kill!


    Wang Yani tried to maintain calm as she asked, "What mistake?"


    "I. . . I killed the wrong person."


    "WHAT?!" Wang Yani jumped up from the bed, and maybe it was because her action was a little toorge and fast, but she felt her head spin slightly as she slowly sat back down, cing one hand over her chest as she felt a slight pain there.


    "How could that happen?! How did that happen? Who did you kill?"


    There were several seconds of silence as the man on the other side of the phone didn''t dare speak.


    "Hurry up and tell me!"


    ". . . Well, the lights were turned off and it was very dark, and I couldn''t see. I was certain! I was certain she was standing there! There was no way I miscalcted! However, however. . . Apparently, I had stabbed the wrong person. I. . . I killed. . ."


    Wang Yani ced one hand over her forehead, "Who did you kill?"


    "I killed. . . I killed your. . . your. . . the birthday girl, Gu Kexin."


    Wang Yani''s eyes widened and before she could even respond, she felt her vision blur and the next second, she had fainted onto the bed.

 Chapter 236 When The Lights Closed

    <h4>Chapter 236 When The Lights Closed</h4>


    Inside the bedroom, Gu Yechen had finished taking a (cold) shower, and he sat down on the bed next to He Xinyan, who had begun watching the video recording again.


    "You are the main suspect for murder right now. How can you still be so rxed and calm?" He Xinyan asked Gu Yechen as she watched the video.


    Gu Yechen turned his upper body around and ced his arm over He Xinyan''s stomach, "I don''t have to worry. I have you, an investigator."


    He Xinyan scoffed, "Ch! You really know how to use your resources."


    "Incorrect. I am putting my life into your hands because I trust that you can help prove my innocence."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, "Are you that confident in me?"


    "Of course, because you can''t bear to live without me." Gu Yechen replied proudly, lifting his chin up slightly as he looked at her gently.


    He Xinyan''s eyes stayed on theputer screen as she scoffed. However, a very sweet and gentle smile had appeared on her face.


    The bedroom was very quiet as He Xinyan closely watched the video, looking for clues. Next to her, Gu Yechen sat on the bed, watching her watch the video.


    When a man is focused on doing something, he looks very handsome.


    When a woman is focused on doing something, she also looks very beautiful.


    Gu Yechen would never think that one day, there will be a woman willing to do all these things and think so hard for him.


    There is someone who cares and is worried about him. . . This feeling was very nice.


    This was different from the care one receives from family members. This made him feel very happy!


    Gu Yechen felt like he could just sit here and watch her without doing anything forever.


    In the beginning, He Xinyan was a little ufortable having a pair of eyes on her. However, after a few minutes, she stopped caring about it and focused on the video more.


    As she watched it several times over and over, she began to realize that something was off.


    She suddenly paused the video and turned around to look at Gu Yechen, "Why was Gu Kexin next to you on the ground after she did? And why did you have blood on your hands? What happened after the lights were turned off?"


    That was what she had forgotten! He Xinyan had always felt like she had forgotten about something, and now she finally remembered what it was.


    She had asked Gu Yechen this during the party, however, he never responded.


    After the lights were closed, why was Gu Kexin killed? If the murderer really wanted to kill her, how could he have identally killed Gu Kexin when she was so far away.


    She widened her eyes as she awaited Gu Yechen''s response.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "I don''t think you would want to know what happened."


    "Tell me!"


    Gu Yechen cleared his throat and reluctantly said, "After the lights turned off, she suddenly ran over to hug me. However, at the same time, I saw a streak of silver sh towards you. I didn''t think much and pushed you aside. However, I don''t know what Gu Kexin was thinking. She pushed towards where you were standing and then. . ." Gu Yechen shrugged, "The lights opened and you saw what happened."


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together after hearing Gu Yechen''s story, "So you are saying, she hugged you?"


    Gu Yechen nodded.


    "Only a hug?"


    Gu Yechen nodded again.


    He Xinyan stared intently into his eyes, trying to see if she could notice anything in his eyes or facial expression. However, he didn''t look away or have any hint of uncertainty.


    He Xinyan looked away again as she thought over what Gu Yechen had just said.


    So, the lights suddenly turned off. Then, Gu Kexin took this chance to try and hug Gu Yechen. Or maybe she even wanted to kiss him. . .


    He Xinyan shook her head to get rid of the thought that made her angry just from thinking about it.


    Then, maybe Gu Kexin suddenly thought about the fact that she was standing next to Gu Yechen. So, Gu Kexin wanted to push her away, or maybe Gu Kexin even wanted to do something to her in the darkness.


    However, Gu Kexin had no idea that the one moment of jealousy she felt ended up killing her.


    He Xinyan didn''t say anything as she pressed her lips together.


    Maybe if Gu Kexin had just didn''t move after the lights turned off, then she would be able to at least finish the first day of being 23 years old. She would still be the treasure of Wang Yani, the adopted granddaughter of the Gu family.


    He Xinyan narrowed her eyes as she thought if this counted as Gu Kexin saved her life?


    No. It doesn''t.


    "What are you thinking about?" Gu Yechen asked as he pulled her closer to him on the bed.


    He Xinyan shook her head, "Nothing."


    "You''ve been looking at that video for the past few hours already. Did you notice or see anything?" Gu Yechen asked as he grabbed onto her hand.


    He Xinyan nodded her head and pointed to the worker''s leg, "Look here."


    She pressed y on the video and they both watched as the worker pushed the cake into the ballroom.


    After he had finished walking, He Xinyan stopped the video.


    "Do you see it?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head as he narrowed his eyes. The worker seemed to not be able to walk properly, and he seemed to limp slightly on his right foot as he walked.


    "I thought about everyone I know, but I just couldn''t think of anyone who might have an injury on their right leg."


    He Xinyan continued to search her brain for anyone and Gu Yechen did the same.


    After almost a minute, Gu Yechen slowly spoke up, his voice softer than usual.


    "I thought of someone."


    He Xinyan frowned, "Who?"


    Gu Yechen was silent for several seconds before he softly said, "There is someone I know who works for my grandma, Wang Yani. His leg was injured in a shooting several years ago and he still has a limp."


    He Xinyan was silent as she thought for several seconds. After a while, she narrowed her eyes and looked up.


    She opened her mouth and was just about to say something when suddenly, the phone rang.


    Gu Yechen turned around and grabbed his phone from the nightstand, ncing at the contact name written on the screen.


    He frowned when he saw that it was the butler of the Gu mansion. Why was he calling him?


    Gu Yechen looked over at He Xinyan before picking up the call, turning it into speaker mode.


    Before Gu Yechen could even speak, the butler on the other end of the phone let out a loud sigh and hurriedly spoke:


    "Young Master Gu, you finally picked up! Please hurry ande to the Gu mansion!"


    Gu Yechen frowned. He didn''t receive any calls earlier, "Why? What happened?"


    The butler sighed, "Last night, the old master suddenly had a heart attack. It waste at night and she was going to bed so no one found out until the next morning! She is still in the emergency room doing surgery right now."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened in surprise as she looked over at Gu Yechen, who didn''t seem to be as surprised as she was.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "Okay, I will leave now."


    He then hung up the call and looked over at He Xinyan. This news about Wang Yani further reassured their previous guess.


    "Your grandma has heart problems?" He Xinyan asked.


    Gu Yechen shrugged, "She does have some small problems, and the doctor did say things about her having heart problems before. You know, when people get old, they can''t escape from health problems. However, she never had a heart attack before."


    He Xinyan frowned, "Why do you think she suddenly got a heart attack?"


    Gu Yechen didn''t respond as they looked straight into each other''s eyes. Without speaking, they both knew what the other person was thinking.


    Finally, He Xinyan opened her mouth.


    "She must have heard the news about Gu Kexin''s unfortunate death."


    ---


    An hourter, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan were on the road to the Gu mansion.


    It was nighttime already and there were few cars on the road. Because it was dark and the car wasfortable, He Xinyan soon fell asleep.


    Gu Yechen drove and he would nce over at He Xinyan once in a while.


    Although his natural instincts told him that his grandma was behind the murder, he didn''t really want to believe it. After all, Wang Yani was his maternal grandmother.


    It was after midnight already when the car stopped in front of the most prestigious and private hospital in all of Country Z.


    Unlike the Jinxi Hospital, this one was private and only open to a few families. However, even so, the doctors inside were top-level and were the most skilled in their profession.


    Gu Yechen debated about waking He Xinyan up and finally decided to do so.


    He Xinyan slowly blinked her eyes open and took a while to adjust to the bright sign lit up by lights in front of her written ''Shangji Hospital''.


    "We''re here?" She asked, her voice slightly cracked from just waking up.


    "Yes. Do you want toe in with me? If you don''t, you can just sleep here."


    He Xinyan shook her head as she unbuckled the seatbelt, "I''ll go with you."


    --- Author''s Note


    Happy new month everyone! For this new month, there will be 2 events:


    1. Power Ranking: The same one! If we reach top 50, there will be a 5-10 chapter mass release based on what # I get from the random number generator :)


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    Can we do it?


    Love you

 Chapter 237 Meeting Wang Yani

    <h4>Chapter 237 Meeting Wang Yani</h4>


    He Xinyan shook her head as she unbuckled the seatbelt, "I''ll go with you."


    The two of them walked into the hospital and quickly found Wang Yani''s hospital room. The surgery had just finished and although it was sessful, Wang Yani''s body was still very weak. . . Or one could stay, on the verge of death.


    Wang Yani was very old already, and no matter how good her body was, no person as old as her could still stay strong and healthy after suffering from a severe heart attack.


    Besides, it took several hours before she was finally brought to the hospital, so it is a miracle that she is still alive after the surgery.


    Gu Yechen and He Xinyan stopped in front of the VVIP private hospital room on the top floor of the hospital, and they immediately saw the group of people sitting outside the room.


    The butler stood up when he saw Gu Yechen, and his expression changed slightly when he also saw He Xinyan walking next to Gu Yechen.


    Several members of the Gu family were present, and the ones who weren''t were on their way here.


    After all, no one believed that Wang Yani could still survive after this. Everyone was certain that she was about to die, and they obviously all wanted toe to hear the will and get their share of the inheritance.


    In a family like this, no one actually genuinely cared about Wang Yani. They only respected her because she was the eldest and they had to, and they only came because they wanted their share of her belongings.


    Gu Kexin was probably the one that cared for Wang Yani the most out of the entire Gu family, but she was dead now. Even so, Gu Kexin probably only treated Wang Yani so well because Gu Kexin knew she had to cling to Wang Yani in order to stay strong inside the Gu family.


    They all turned around when they heard footsteps and several people stood up when they saw Gu Yechen.


    "How is my grandma?" Gu Yechen asked the butler coldly.


    "Young Master Gu, the old master just finished her surgery. She still hasn''t woken up yet."


    Gu Yechen nodded his head as he pulled He Xinyan over to the line of chairs outside the room. They sat down on two empty spots, ignoring the stares they were receiving from the people around them.


    Several people frowned when they saw that Gu Yechen had also brought He Xinyan over. They weren''t even married yet, and even if they were, she was still an outsider!


    Why did shee over here?! Plus, they all knew perfectly well that Wang Yani did not like He Xinyan. How could she be so shameless to follow Gu Yechen here?


    Although many people were thinking the same thing, no one said anything.


    Without greeting each other or Gu Yechen, everyone sat back down in silence.


    One by one, more and more members of the Gu family arrived until everyone was here.


    Gu Hanyu also arrived but Xu Mengya didn''te because she was sleeping already and Gu Hanyu didn''t want her to be tired bying over for this.


    After about an hour, a nurse finally came out from the room and announced:


    "The old master has woken up!"


    At once, everyone sitting on the chairs jumped up and several of them ran over to the nurse.


    "Really? Can we go in?" Gu Yechen''s third aunt asked.


    The nurse nodded her head, "Yes, but it is best to not have too many in the room at the same time. And, do not stay or talk for too long. The old master is very weak and her health is. . ."


    The nurse stopped speaking as she looked down.


    Of course, no one truly cared about the old master''s health. Gu Yechen''s third aunt turned back to look at her husband and waved him over.


    However, Gu Hanyu also stood up.


    "As the eldest son, I should go in first." Without waiting for the other people''s consent, Gu Hanyu walked straight past his brothers and their wives and straight into the room.


    The third uncle''s wife''s mouth opened angrily but she couldn''t say anything because Gu Hanyu was indeed the oldest after Wang Yani in the family.


    In reality, Gu Hanyu didn''t actually really care if he went in first orst. However, his little wife was still waiting for him at home! Of course, he can''t stay too long. So, it would be best for him to hurry up and get out of him.


    After a few minutes, Gu Hanyu walked out of the room with a calm expression and left the hospital without saying anything.


    Next, Gu Yechen''s second uncle, his wife, and their kids entered the room. They came out just as quickly as Gu Hanyu did, but they went back to their seats and sat down.


    Gu Yechen''s second aunt''s eyes were red already and once she left the room, tears began falling down her face. She lifted her hand up to her mouth to cover the noise so Wang Yani wouldn''t hear.


    He Xinyan watched her with aplicated expression. Who knew how real and genuine those tears were?


    Then, Gu Yechen''s third uncle, his wife, and his daughter entered the room. Gu Zihao was nowhere to be seen and He Xinyan suddenly remembered that Gu Zihao was also present during the birthday party.


    After Gu Kexin died, his reaction wasn''t like she had expected. . .


    They spent a few minutes longer than Gu Hanyu and the second uncle''s family did, and when they came out, the daughter was crying loudly.


    Finally, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan stood up.


    Gu Yechen grabbed onto He Xinyan''s arm and began walking towards the room, but He Xinyan stayed rooted at the spot.


    Gu Yechen turned around and raised one eyebrow.


    "I''m not going to go in. You can go alone." He Xinyan smiled and waved Gu Yechen off. She was not a nice person, but she wasn''t going to be unpleasant and mean enough to go make Wang Yani ufortable and angry right before her death.


    That would be a little too mean to her.


    Gu Yechen stayed silent for a few seconds before he slowly entered the hospital room, closing the door behind her.


    This was also good. He had some things he needed to talk to Wang Yani about. . . privately.


    After he left, all the members of the Gu family stared at He Xinyan with an unpleasant expression, but she ignored them.


    Inside the hospital room, the only sound that could be heard was the beeping of the electronic vital sign machine that signified that Wang Yani was still alive.


    However, the beeping was unusually slow for a living person.


    Wang Yani''s eyes were closed when she heard the door close. She slowly opened them and saw her best grandchild walk into the room.


    Her eyelids felt very heavy as she blinked a few times. She opened her mouth but had no strength to say anything.


    Gu Yechen couldn''t help but think of why the other Gu family members were crying when Wang Yani couldn''t even say anything to them. Maybe they were crying because she couldn''t say anything. . .


    Gu Yechen calmly sat down on the chair next to the bed and inteced her fingers today, cing them onto his legs.


    "Grandma," he said coldly. There was no hint of warmth inside his warm, almost as if he didn''t care about what was happening right in front of him.


    Wang Yani''s breathing turned a little faster and it could be heard against the venttor.


    "Are you okay?" Gu Yechen asked although he knew there was going to be no response.


    He slowly nodded his head after several seconds of silence, "I take that as a yes. Good, because I have some things to ask you about."


    Wang Yani slowly looked up at her grandson, her face paler than ever. Only a day ago, she was still living very well, able to walk on her own.


    Now, she wasying on the hospital bed motionless, not even able to talk.


    This just showed how weak a human was. . . Nothing in the face of death.


    Gu Yechen took a deep breath as he looked into Wang Yani''s half-opened eyes, "Gu Kexin died."


    The beeping of the electronic vital sign machine immediately became faster and a little less rhythmical, and Gu Yechen nced at the monitor before looking down.


    "I am guessing that you heard about the news already, and that is why you are where you are right now." Gu Yechen crossed his legs together and leaned forward, "Grandma, I am very curious. Why would you kill the granddaughter you loved all your life?"


    The beeping sound only turned faster and the sound of the breathing also became louder. Wang Yani''s fingers tightened against the white nket, but she still wasn''t able to respond in any way.


    Gu Yechen looked over at the monitor and leaned back again, not wanting to make things worse. However, he still had to say what he needed to say.


    "Grandma, you don''t need to lie to me. I know everything already." Gu Yechen actually did not have any strong evidence that Wang Yani was the one behind it. However, thinking about it carefully, everything pointed to her.


    "Your n was to kill Xinyan, right?"

 Chapter 238 Wang Yani’s Death

    <h4>Chapter 238 Wang Yani''s Death</h4>


    "Your n was to kill Xinyan, right?"


    The beeping suddenly sped up to at least twice the speed of when Gu Yechen first walked in. Wang Yani opened her mouth and a moaning sound came out, but she wasn''t able to make any noise greater than that.


    Gu Yechen scoffed, "Did you really think that if Xinyan died, I would listen to you and marry Gu Kexin instead? Grandma, you should know very well that I do not like for others to tell me what to do. Especially things that I don''t want to do. So, even if Xinyan were to die, your n wouldn''t carry out smoothly."


    Wang Yani closed her eyes for a few seconds before opening them again. However, this time, her eyelids seemed to be even more heavy than before.


    "Grandma, I respect you as an elder and my grandmother. However, what you did is unforgivable. You should know perfectly well that what you did wasmit murder."


    Wang Yani''s eyes suddenly opened wide and Gu Yechen frowned when he heard the beeping noise be even faster.


    "However, I see that you don''t have much time left on this anyway. It would be beyond horrid for me to send you into prison now."


    Gu Yechen stood up from the chair and ced his hands into his pant pockets.


    "I wish you a pleasant time for the rest of your days," he said coldly before turning around and leaving the room.


    Once he stepped outside, the other members of the Gu family were about to file in again when the nurse blocked the entrance.


    "The patient is very weak and just finished her surgery. Please let her have some rest."


    The members of the Gu family reluctantly left the hospital one by one, with Gu Yechen and He Xinyan leaving first.


    When they entered the car, He Xinyan immediately asked Gu Yechen what he had talked to Wang Yani about inside the room.


    "I just asked her some questions. She is the one behind the murder of. . . Gu Kexin."


    He Xinyan gulped and looked down, "So she was trying to kill me."


    Gu Yechen didn''t respond but the silence gave away his answer.


    After several seconds, he said softly, "I''m sorry."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times, "What? Why?"


    "It is because of me. . ." Gu Yechen lifted his arm up and gently ced it onto He Xinyan''s head, rubbing it softly, "At least you are still here with me."


    He Xinyan smiled, "You don''t have to be sorry. It isn''t your fault! If it really is someone''s fault, it is Wang Yani''s fault. However, she has had her punishment now."


    He Xinyan grinned softly. Wang Yani attempted to murder her, but not only did she fail, but she also ended up killing her beloved granddaughter and also put her life in jeopardy.


    That punishment was more than enough. . .


    "And, you saved me!" He Xinyan eximed, grabbing onto Gu Yechen''s hand, "If you didn''t push me aside, I might be gone now! So don''t say sorry."


    Gu Yechen smiled and kissed her gently on the forehead, "Let''s go home."


    He started the car and pulled out of the parking spot. However, before they could even leave the parking lot, there was another phone call.


    It was a call from the butler, who had stayed at the hospital to watch over Wang Yani.


    "Hello?" He said.


    "Young Master Gu, did you leave yet?!"


    Gu Yechen turned the phone to speaker mode, "No."


    "The old master passed away!"


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened in surprise, not expecting Wang Yani''s death toe so quickly. They had just left a minute ago, and the next second, she was dead?!


    And, thest person of the Gu family to meet her was Gu Yechen!


    On the other hand, Gu Yechen didn''t seem very surprised. When he had left, he had guessed that Wang Yani wouldn''t be able to stay alive for a long time.


    From her breathing and heart rate, it was clear that she was barely hanging on to life.


    "Okay, I know. I will attend her funeral." Gu Yechen said, not giving the butler another chance to speak, and hung up.


    "You aren''t going to go back to take a look?" He Xinyan asked. The butler must have called to ask Gu Yechen to go back and take a look at the old master, but obviously, Gu Yechen didn''t do things the way others wanted him to.


    "No, it''s gettingte. Let''s go back and sleep." Gu Yechen patted He Xinyan''s head gently before driving out of the parking lot and leaving the hospital.


    He Xinyan didn''t say anything as she looked out at the night view of the city. She slowly fell asleep as it was veryte into the night already.


    When they arrived at Gu Yechen''s house, he carried her out of the car and into the house. As he walked up the stairs, he heard a soft murmur.


    "Hm?" He said softly, not hearing what He Xinyan had said.


    "Ye. . . Yechen. . ."


    Gu Yechen grinned as he continued walking up the stairs. As he opened the door, he suddenly heard her voice say very softly, too soft to hear clearly:


    "Love you. . . I. . ." It sounded like a cat purring, extremely soft and a little unclear. However, it was enough for Gu Yechen to guess what she was saying.


    He froze for a second right in front of the bedroom door before a smile crossed his face as he set her down onto the bed and covered her body up with a nket.


    He sat down next to her and brushed her finger down her hair gently. After a long time, he leaned forward and kissed her softly on the forehead.


    "I love you too."


    --- Several dayster


    Wang Yani and Gu Kexin''s funerals were to be held on the same day since they were so close during their lives. All of the members of the Gu family and some other close "friends" were invited.


    He Xinyan obviously didn''t receive an invitation and she didn''t n on attending anyway.


    However, as Wang Yani''s grandson, Gu Yechen still attended.


    The news of these two people''s deaths spread across the country and it was the first big news of the year.


    After the funeral, Gu Yechen returned home in his ck suit to find He Xinyan eating a bag of chips while watching the television on the couch.


    "How was the funeral?" She asked without looking back, dumping the rest of the chip crumbs into her mouth.


    Gu Yechen watched her eat fearlessly and smiled. Good. She should eat more now. In the near future, he was certain she would be going on a diet.


    He sat down next to her and pulled her onto hisp, "Good."


    "Hm. . . I wonder how Gu Zihao is dealing with Gu Kexin''s death," He Xinyan said softly, throwing the chip bag into the trash can.


    Gu Yechen''s face immediately darkened, "Why are you thinking about him?"


    He Xinyan was a master in sensing the vinegar alert in Gu Yechen by now, and she hugged him tightly, knowing that he was getting jealous, "I don''t care about him! It''s just that he was the only person I got to know in the Gu mansion, and he liked Gu Kexin, so I was wondering. . ."


    Gu Yechen wasn''tpletely convinced, and he frowned as he said, "He is leaving soon."


    "Leaving? Where?" He Xinyan''s curiosity overtook her, causing Gu Yechen''s frown to deepen some more.


    "I don''t know," he said coldly, looking away with an angry but equally cute expression.


    He Xinyanughed looking at her little jelly, and she lifted her hands up, pinching him on the cheeks, "Aww, look who''s jealous again!"


    Gu Yechen pursed his lips out, obviously jealous, "I''m not jealous."


    He Xinyan chuckled, "You do know. I know you know! Tell me! I want to know."


    Gu Yechen nced at her with an unhappy expression, but his unhappiness immediately disappeared when she leaned forward and kissed him on the mouth.


    "I paid! Now tell me. . ." He Xinyan said, shaking Gu Yechen''s arm like a little girl asking for candy.


    This time, Gu Yechen happily spoke.


    "He decided to go to Country Y for work, and who knows how long he is going to stay there."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow. Right after Wang Yani and Gu Kexin''s death, Gu Zihao decides to leave Country Z and not just for a short visit, but for who knows how long.


    And based on the recent events and what Gu Yechen told her, she could guess that he was probably not going toe back for quite some time.


    Anyone could easily figure out that his decision had something to do with those two people''s death.


    He made the right decision. . . Maybe he will be able to grow up more and open up his brain and eyes through this period of time.


    He Xinyan sighed and rested her head against Gu Yechen''s shoulder, "That''s good. Did you wish him a safe trip?"


    "No."


    He Xinyan: ". . ."


    Of course. Why did she even ask?

 Chapter 239 A Playdate?

    <h4>Chapter 239 A ydate?</h4>


    Note: Helemon''s music rmendation to listen to while reading this chapter:


    Pachelbel''s Canon in D


    ---


    Wang Yani and Gu Kexin''s deaths were quickly forgotten, and everyone went on with their normal lives without being affected in the slightest.


    The same goes for Gu Yechen and He Xinyan.


    For the next few days, He Xinyan stayed home and Gu Yechen went to work. She began learning the piano because of all the free time she had, and she personally believed that she had a lot of talent in the instrument.


    Of course, Gu Yechen''s ears had to suffer and his mouth had to lie for the past few days as well.


    He Xinyan would go visit the He Corporation once in a while to check that everything was on the right track, and she still helped out during times when it came to making big decisions about thepany.


    Recently, Gu Yechen has beening home reallyte. He rarely was able to eat dinner with He Xinyan, and she had to order takeout most of the time since obviously. . . she couldn''t cook.


    When she asked why he wasing home sote, he responded by saying that the workload was increasing and there were many things to do.


    Slowly, the entire first month of the new year passed by without much happening.


    Along with piano, He Xinyan also began knitting a white sweater for Gu Yechen since it was wintertime, and staying at home for 24 hours a day was indeed a long time.


    One day when the temperature had warmed up slightly, there was a sudden knock at the door after lunchtime.


    He Xinyan was the only one home as she walked over to the door and opened it to find Xu Mengya excitedly standing there.


    "Auntie Xu!"


    "Xinyan!" Xu Mengya jumped forward, hugging onto He Xinyan, "Oh, I missed you! I haven''t seen you in so long. Let''s go out and y together today!"


    She said, her words sounding like a 6-year-old girl asking her BFF to go on a ydate.


    "Okay!" He Xinyan was more than happy to go outside and y. She had been at home for the longest time and she felt that she was going to rot if she stayed in here for any longer.


    Together, they entered the house.


    "Where are we going to go?" He Xinyan asked.


    "Let''s go to the beach! The sun is finally out today." Xu Mengya said excitedly, lifting up her shirt slightly to show the swimsuit she had already prepared inside.


    "Okay, let me go get ready quickly." He Xinyan said before pulling out her phone and texting Gu Yechen to tell him she was going to the beach with his mom.


    After a while, there still wasn''t a reply and He Xinyan stopped waiting as she walked up the stairs to go get ready.


    She quickly changed into her only swimsuit and wore a yellow spring dress over it. After applying a thickyer of sunscreen over her body, she ran back down the stairs.


    "Auntie Xu, I''m ready. Let''s go!"


    Together, they left the house and entered Xu Mengya''s car.


    He Xinyan felt that she was very lucky to have such a mother-inw that was not only nice and looked young on the outside but also had a young spirit inside.


    They were literally like friends around the same age, and there wasn''t any ufortable feeling about going out together.


    As they drove to the beach Xu Mengya talked about, He Xinyan finally decided to ask.


    "Auntie Xu, did Uncle Gu let youe outside?" This was a very important issue.


    Upon hearing this, Xu Mengya''s expression turned even more excited as she nodded her head.


    "Yes, yes! I got his permission this time."


    He Xinyan let out a breath of relief. Phew! She didn''t want to be guilty of stealing Uncle Gu''s wife away from him.


    The beach was quite far away and He Xinyan couldn''t help but think that it was a little weird how they were driving to go y on a beach when there was a private one right behind Gu Yechen''s house.


    However, she didn''t say anything because she was very happy to be able to go outside and hang out with Xu Mengya.


    "Which beach are we going to?" He Xinyan asked.


    "A very pretty one! I''m sure you will like it," Xu Mengya replied as she began driving a little faster. It was clear that she was very excited to go to the beach with He Xinyan today.


    The sunlight wasn''t extremely bright like in the summertime and the weather was also quite cold with a gentle breeze in the air. However, it was already much better than the previous days.


    Halfway there, He Xinyan suddenly remembered something. She turned to look at Xu Mengya and asked:


    "Auntie Xu, you know Minger?"


    Xu Mengya nodded her head, "Oh, yeah! Yebei''s girlfriend, right? She''s a very cute little girl."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "She''s also one of my very close friends. Should I also call her out and we can go y together?"


    Xu Mengya didn''t respond for several seconds and she frowned slightly, almost as if she was thinking hard about something.


    Finally, she shook her head.


    "It''s okay! Let''s just go together the two of us today."


    He Xinyan didn''t continue on insisting to carry Wu Minger alone.


    A little over an hour since they left, they arrived at the beach Xu Mengya was talking about. Together, they carried their beach supplies off of the car and walked down onto the sand.


    "The sand here is so soft and clean," He Xinyan eximed. Unlike most beaches, there wasn''t any trash or seaweed or anything dirty on the sand.


    Against her feet, the sand felt very soft and there weren''t any stones that hurt her feet when walking.


    Besides that, there was also no one there except them. He Xinyan thought that maybe it was because few people went to the beach during the wintertime, and they were lucky to run into the time when no one else was here.


    Together, they set up their beach nket and sat down to eat some food.


    He Xinyan''s spring dress reached her ankles, but with the ocean wind blowing against her, it was still very cold.


    After eating, they went over to the water and stuck one foot in. Unfortunately, the ocean water was too cold since it was still wintertime and they weren''t able to y in the water.


    So, they ended up staying on the sand the entire time.


    Even so, He Xinyan was very happy toe out after such a long time and feel the fresh wind and soft sunlight against her skin.


    After talking and eating for a long time, they stood up and began walking down the shore, listening to the ocean waves crash against the shore as they talked endlessly about random things.


    They walked for about half an hour and were nning on walking back when He Xinyan suddenly heard the soft sound of a piano ying not too far away.


    "Auntie Xu, do you hear that?"


    They both fell silent and listened intently. Above the sound of the water, they both heard the beautiful musicing from not too far away.


    "Someone is ying the piano!" Xu Mengya eximed, immediately grabbing onto He Xinyan''s arm and pulling her over to the direction the music wasing from.


    Since He Xinyan has been learning how to y piano recently, she was also very interested to see who was ying on the beach.


    Together, they continued to walk and stepped into the cold water slightly to walk around arge rock that was originally blocking their view.


    When they reached the other side, a white piano glistening in the sunlight came into their view.


    Both Xu Mengya and He Xinyan gasped in awe as the beautiful music became louder. The person was ying Pachelbel''s famous Canon in D, and the sound was absolutely beautiful.


    He Xinyan couldn''t help but admit that her piano skills sucked inparison.


    However, when she looked over to see who was ying, her mouth and eyes both fell open in surprise.


    "Gu Yechen?!"

 Chapter 240 Yes, Yes!

    <h4>Chapter 240 Yes, Yes!</h4>


    However, when she looked over to see who was ying, her mouth and eyes both fell open in surprise.


    "Gu Yechen?!"


    The man sitting in front of the piano looked up upon hearing the voice but didn''t stop ying. It was veryte into the afternoon already and the sun was slowly setting behind the mountains.


    It was half dark, making it a little hard to see clearly.


    He Xinyan''s eyes stayed glued onto Gu Yechen as she watched him elegantly y the piano in a white suit, looking like a prince.


    Howe she never knew that he knew how to y the piano? When did he learn?


    After several minutes, the piece finally ended in the beautiful D Major chord. Gu Yechen set his hands down onto hisp and looked up, his eyes sparkling under the setting sun and the stars beginning to reveal themselves.


    He Xinyan took a step forward and was about to say something when suddenly, there was a bang and a sign lit up from a few feet behind the piano.


    He Xinyan jumped back in surprise, havingpletely not realized there was something behind Gu Yechen. This entire time, He Xinyan''s eyes and ears were focused on Gu Yechen, and she didn''t even notice that there was a huge sign in the back reading two words:


    "MARRY ME"


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she lifted both hands up, covering her mouth. Marry me? This was a. . . proposal?!


    She looked left and right to see if Xu Mengya was equally surprised, only to find that Xu Mengya was gone already. Gone?!


    It only took a moment for He Xinyan to realize what was happening. Auntie Xu has tricked her!


    The sound of the waves was covered by the sting sounding from the sign, as there were several small sparklers positioned all around the sign, making it even brighter than it already was.


    The sun had basicallypletely set by now, but even in the dark night, there was light because of the bright sign and the sparklers.


    He Xinyan stared at the sign for several long seconds, and she didn''t notice that Gu Yechen had already walked away from the piano and was right in front of her now.


    She took a step back in surprise to see him only a feet away from her.


    They stared into each other''s eyes for a long time and no one said anything. He Xinyan felt her eyes be a little watery and she didn''t even know why.


    Nothing even happened yet! What was she getting emotional for?!


    Control, He Xinyan! Control!


    Gu Yechen grinned when he saw the slight redness in her eyes and turned to look at the water, which was only a few feet away.


    He stared at it for several long seconds, causing He Xinyan to also look over in curiosity.


    A short distance away from the shore, there was something sparkling floating on the water. She rubbed her eyes to try and get a closer look, but she didn''t need to.


    The sparkling object was slowly moving closer and closer to them.


    Gu Yechen stepped over to the water and bent down elegantly, waiting for the object toe to a stop in front of him.


    When it did, He Xinyan saw that it was a tiny boat that looked like a toy. On the deck, there was a small and very bright object resting on it.


    He Xinyan didn''t need to think much to figure out what it was.


    A ring.


    Gu Yechen picked the ring off of the boat and walked back to He Xinyan.


    Before she could react, he was down on one knee with both hands lifted up. A very attractive smile appeared on his face as he looked into He Xinyan''s eyes lovingly.


    "Xinyan, from the first time I saw you, I fell in love with you. You are the best thing that happened to me. I am so grateful for every single second I have spent with you, and I want to be able to spend every day, every hour, every minute, every second of the rest of my life with you. He Xinyan, will you marry me?"


    Without knowing it, several tears began rolling down He Xinyan''s cheeks by now.


    She didn''t even have to think before nodding her head. No one knew just how long she had been waiting for this moment!!


    "Yes, yes!" He Xinyan said, her voice slightly cracking as the tears began flowing down her face.


    She stretched one shaky hand out and Gu Yechen gently took her small hand into hisrge one. Slowly and carefully, he slid the ring up her slender fourth finger, happy to find that it was the perfect size.


    He slowly stood back up, grabbing onto both of her hands, he smiled more happily than he has ever his entire life.


    "Baby, you''re truly mine now." He stepped forward and pulled He Xinyan into his embrace, closing his eyes as he took in this beautiful moment.


    He Xinyan didn''t close her eyes as she held her hand up to a position where she could see the bright ring sparkling under the stars.


    The sparkling diamond on the ring wasn''t extremelyrge, like the usual ones upper ss women liked to wear.


    Instead, it was a perfect size. Small enough to look delicate and proportionate on her slender finger, but big enough to be seen very far away and lookvish.


    She loved it. . . She didn''t like the gigantic diamonds on rings because she thought it took away the elegance and perfection a diamond should have.


    As she admired the beautiful and special piece of jewelry, the night was suddenly filled with a loud noise again.


    When she looked up into the air, she saw three helicopters several feet above where they were standing, and they stopped in the air.


    Then, a few heads popped out from the helicopter and red, pink, and white rose petals began dropping down from the sky inrge amounts.


    It was like a rain of roses pouring down on them, making the day even more romantic than it already was.


    She looked over at Gu Yechen, who didn''t seem surprised. He wasn''t even looking at the roses as his eyes were glued onto his. . . fiancee.


    She looked up again, trying to see who the people were.


    It took a long time for her to recognize one of the people inside, Gu Yebei! She guessed that everyone inside were probably their close friends.


    A few minutes passed before the rose petal rain was finished, and once it did, Gu Yechen used one hand to lift He Xinyan''s chin up and bent down, pressing his lips onto hers.


    It only took a quick second before He Xinyan responded to the kiss, wrapping her arms around his waist.


    As they kissed, the helicopters flew over to the patch of sand nearby andnded slowly.


    Indeed, everyone inside were close friends or rtives.


    Gu Yechen''s parents, Gu Yebei, Wu Minger, Qin Lai, Chen Xiao, and a few more.


    Seeing that they had arrived, He Xinyan patted Gu Yechen on the chest, signaling for him to stop. However, of course he didn''t obey. He wasn''t finished kissing yet!


    And, the people watching were very patient. After all, this was their special moment.


    Several minutester, Gu Yechen finally reluctantly let go of He Xinyan, who was panting for breath. She rested her entire upper body weight against Gu Yechen, and he very cooperatively held her up with his strong arms.


    Seeing that they were finished, the guests walked over to them and began talking excitedly about the proposal.


    He Xinyan happily listened to them talk, her heart beating scarily fast inside.


    She said yes!


    She was engaged. . . with Gu Yechen!

 Chapter 241 Wedding Planning (1)

    <h4>Chapter 241 Wedding nning (1)</h4>


    After a very long night, He Xinyan returned home with Gu Yechen.


    In the car, she asked him several questions, like:


    "So Auntie Xu was helping you and she knew all along?"


    "Yes."


    "That is why you came home sote these past few days? You were preparing this?"


    "Yes."


    "This ring looks pretty. Where did you get it from?"


    "I designed it myself -"


    "What?!" He Xinyan''s eyes lit up in surprise, and a secondter, they were filled with a happy and sweet sparkle as she looked at the ring a little differently. He designed this especially for her. . . It was their wedding ring!


    By the time they returned home, it was almost midnight already.


    An hourter, they were on the bed, supposed to be asleep.


    However, of course they both couldn''t fall asleep. They just got engaged a few hours ago! Both of them were still too excited to even think about sleeping.


    What would they do instead of sleeping at night?


    Of course, it would be. . .


    Talk!


    *helemon''s note: Hm! Hm! Don''t be shy, don''t be shy. Which of you had dirty thoughts when I asked that question? Be honest with me ^o^


    They talked endlessly about the engagement ceremony that just took ce and even went on to talk about ns for their wedding.


    Of course, He Xinyan did most of the talking while Gu Yechen listened with a gentle smile on his face.


    Maybe because she talked for too long, but He Xinyan slowly felt her eyelids get heavy and before long, she had fallen asleep.


    However, Gu Yechen couldn''t sleep that easily. He didn''t feel any sense of fatigue as he stared at his fiancee''s beautiful and cute face.


    Her face was a little red, even in her sleep, and he guessed that she might still feel very excited about the events that had happened today.


    He had spent the past few weeks nning this proposal out, a few months to finish designing the ring himself. Every detail, every event, every person.


    In the end, the result was exactly what he wanted it to be like.


    Most of all, he was d that the person he did all of this for liked it. To be honest, he was still a little scared and nervous that she might not agree right away.


    After all, he wasn''t sure if she was ready for marriage yet. They rarely talked about this topic. Luckily, the heavens were helping him and she agreed, faster than he had expected.


    Gu Yechen lifted his hand up, gently pushing the few strands of hair that had fallen back to behind her ear. Then, he rested his warm hand onto a side of her cheek, touching her so carefully it felt like if he used any force, she would break.


    He Xinyan moaned softly in her sleep and instinctively reached one hand out of the nket. Gu Yechen thought he had woken her up, and he immediately tried to pull his hand away.


    However, before he could do so, He Xinyan''s small hand grabbed onto his ring finger.


    "Mm. . ." She moaned softly again, moving her head over closer to Gu Yechen. He looked down at his finger, which was inside the grasp of He Xinyan''s hand.


    He smiled softly, thinking that his baby was so cute.


    However, he couldn''t focus on that at the moment. He Xinyan''s two soft moaning sounds had woken "someone" up, identally.


    Gu Yechen took a deep breath as he closed his eyes. It''s okay.


    He was almost there! It won''t be long until he will be able to do as he wished.


    Gu Yechen licked his lips as he closed his eyes in an attempt to fall asleep. Several minutester, he did.


    ---


    For the entire next two months or so, everyone''s energy would be on preparing for the grandest wedding of the century.


    They had set the wedding date on the first day of spring because Xu Mengya had gone to find a fortune teller, and he had told her that the best date anytime soon was the first day of spring, which was about two months away.


    However, two months was not much time to prepare for a wedding, especially a wedding of this size. It was the richest man in the country marrying! Of course, it had to be grand!


    The fortune-teller had told Xu Mengya that the next "lucky day" to get married would be in thete summertime already, and no one wanted to wait that long until the marriage, especially Gu Yechen and He Xinyan.


    So, even though no one trusted the fortune teller other than Xu Mengya, they still decided to go with the first day of spring option.


    That meant they had a little under two months to n and get everything ready.


    Everyone was extremely busy during this time, and the busiest was. . . Chen Xiao!


    Since Gu Yechen was busy nning for his wedding and spending time with his fiancee, of course all the other work went to his employees and most importantly, his assistant, Chen Xiao.


    Everyone else was busy preparing for the wedding. . . He Xinyan, Gu Yechen, Xu Mengya, Gu Hanyu, Wu Minger, and many more.


    About three weeks after Gu Kexin''s death, Gu Yechen was able to find some way to get the actual murderer to admit his crimes.


    The actual murderer was indeed the person Gu Yechen had guessed, a worker of Wang Yani. After Wang Yani''s death, his n was to run away, but Gu Yechen caught him right before he could.


    Using Gu Yechen''s methods, he was able to get the murderer to walk to the police station himself and tell the police everything he did.


    Therefore, Gu Yechen''s suspicion waspletely washed away, and his trial was also canceled. The entiremotion was so big that the head officer of the police station even came out himself to apologize to Gu Yechen for the confusion caused.


    Since that was over with, everyone''s focus was on the wedding by now.


    There were many things to n.


    Wedding location, outfits, food, guests, and so much more.


    Although Gu Yechen took much more breaks than usual and came off of work earlier than most days, he still had to go to work to earn money for his "baby" and future baby.


    Therefore, the heavy load was carried onto He Xinyan''s shoulders. . . Well, not really.


    Xu Mengya had basically moved into Gu Yechen''s mansion as she came over every single day to help He Xinyan make decisions and look over all of the possibilities.


    Since his wife was at his son''s house all the time, this also meant that Gu Hanyu came over to visit almost every day.


    However, most of the time, he would just sit in the corner drinking his tea and not speaking much.


    Gu Yechen had specifically said that He Xinyan would be in charge of all the wedding ns.


    In other words, whatever she wanted, they were going to have!

 Chapter 242 Wedding Planning (2)

    <h4>Chapter 242 Wedding nning (2)</h4>


    In a month, the guest list had been finalized and the invitations had all been created and sent out. A lot of people were invited to their grand wedding because Gu Yechen wanted many people to witness their marriage.


    The chefs had also been invited and they were all extremely famous chefs from all around the world. The food choices have also been decided on, and it ended up being. . . everything, because He Xinyan wanted to try everything that was given as an option.


    The priest has been invited, the bridesmaid and groomsmen chosen, the color scheme and flowers chosen, the rings bought, the dance decided on, the music chosen and performers invited.


    The final things to be decided on were the most important: the location of the wedding and the wedding dress.


    On this day about a month before the wedding, He Xinyan was going to try out the special wedding dresses that Qin Lai had designed for her. Wu Minger and Xu Mengya also went with her since she needed to try bridesmaid dresses as well.


    Yes, you heard me right. Xu Mengya was also going to be a bridesmaid in addition to her role as the groom''s mother.


    Xu Mengya had sessfully convinced her husband, her son, and He Xinyan to let her be a bridesmaid by saying how she has never had the opportunity to be a bridesmaid her entire life.


    At first, they were all a little hesitant since she was the mother of the groom at the wedding, so it would be a little weird if she was also the bridesmaid.


    However, in the end, He Xinyan agreed. She didn''t have many female friends besides Wu Minger and it would be awkward if there was only one bridesmaid. Xu Mengya was also her best friend in addition to being her mother-inw, so there was nothing wrong with her being the bridesmaid.


    Of course, since He Xinyan agreed, Gu Yechen also said yes.


    Therefore, Xu Mengya was able to get her request approved.


    As for the groomsmen, the best man was obviously going to be Gu Yebei. Then, there was Qin Lai, Chen Xiao, and many other people that had attended He Xinyan''s birthday party.


    He Xinyan, Xu Mengya, and Wu Minger arrived in front of Qin Lai''s shop, and he was waiting for them already in front of the door.


    Qin Lai never designed wedding dresses before, and he didn''t n to. However, Gu Yechen was his boss and he was getting married! Of course, Qin Lai had to design the dress for his boss''s wedding.


    He Xinyan has always been a fan of Qin Lai''s works, and she was more than happy to wear one of his dresses at her wedding.


    It would definitely be one of the most famous wedding dresses ever created in history!


    The four of them entered the studio and were led to the VIP section right away. Qin Lai first showed them the bridesmaid dresses.


    He Xinyan had wanted the color theme of their wedding to be blue and white since her favorite color was sky blue. Therefore, the bridesmaid dresses were in a blue color that was a little darker than sky blue but lighter than navy blue.


    They were very simple, with an off-shoulder design on the top and a simple A-line dress bottom.


    Both Wu Minger and Xu Mengya went to try it out, and they were both very pleased with it. The wedding was going to be held in thete afternoon to the nighttime, so the sky will be most likely dark.


    Although the dress looked very simple, when Qin Lai dimmed the lights, they started to sparkle. Where the sparkle wasing from, they didn''t know.


    Qin Lai also refused to tell them, saying that it was his business secret.


    However, it looked like stars shining in the sky, making the dress a million times more beautiful than it already was.


    Xu Mengya, even in herte 40s, looked absolutely young and gorgeous in the dress.


    Standing next to Wu Minger, who was in her 20s, people would believe them if they said they were sisters.


    There were a few adjustments to be made since Wu Minger was shorter than expected. However, besides that, the dress was perfect.


    Next, it was time for the bride dress, the wedding dress, the most important and most beautiful dress He Xinyan was going to wear in her lifetime.


    She was only going to get married once in her entire life, so she wanted to take this opportunity to look as beautiful as she possibly could be and dress like a princess.


    She had spoken with Qin Lai over the phone and told him some details about how she wanted her dress to look like. He Xinyan had a basic image of the dress she wanted, but she just couldn''t phrase the details out.


    It was almost like she could imagine this absolutely gorgeous and perfect dress, but she didn''t exactly know what it should look like.


    So, she left it up to Qin Lai to design the final product and hoped that he understood her. And, He Xinyan trusted him. She liked all of his designs so she was certain that the wedding dress he designed for her would also be perfect.


    The three of them sat down to talk while drinking some tea as Qin Lai disappeared into his "secret den" to fetch the dress.


    "Ah!" A sound of a crash came from inside the room and then the sound of Qin Lai''s voice, "Don''t worry, don''t worry! Nothing happened."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow before setting the teacup down. As she stood up, the door opened and Qin Lai pushed a full-sized mannequin out of the room. It was on a stand that could be pushed by wheels, and he rolled it out to where they were sitting.


    The mannequin was covered with what seemed like a ss dome, and there was a red velvet nket covering the dome so they couldn''t see what was inside.


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 Chapter 243 Wedding Planning (3)

    <h4>Chapter 243 Wedding nning (3)</h4>


    "I promise this is probably the best design I have ever made in my life. Ah, I wouldn''t even want to give it away if it weren''t for the fact that it was specially designed for my boss''s wife."


    Qin Lai put one hand over his chest like he was suffering severe pain from giving the dress away. This only made all of them more curious about how the dress looked like.


    "Show me! Show me!" He Xinyan urged as she walked over to the disy. However, before she could get close, Qin Lai immediately put both hands up, keeping her from getting near.


    "This is a holy ce, you shall note near!" He said with a very dramatic voice, causing He Xinyan to frown.


    "Oh, really?! Well, guess what. I will be wearing this dresster, so I will be getting as close to it as possible!"


    Qin Lai''s face scrunched up and he looked like he was about to cry as he sighed, "Ah, I am just a poor ve for Boss Gu. What shall I do?"


    He Xinyan suppressed augh, "Okay, stop with your dramatic act. Show us."


    Qin Lai grabbed onto the red cover and took a deep breath before closing his eyes helplessly, looking like he was about to face his death.


    Then, he pulled the red cover off, revealing the dress inside the ss dome.


    At once, gasps filled the room as everyone''s eyes glued onto the beautiful piece of cloth.


    He Xinyan couldn''t help but step forward to the dress, cing one hand onto the ss longingly. This was exactly the dress of her dreams. . .


    The wedding dress was in the typical ball gown style, and the chain of the dress was at least six feet in length.


    It was an off-shoulder design, and the two extremely short sleeves seemed to be made of real white flowers when looking from far away, forming a wreath that was the sleeve. However, when looking closely, it was clear that the "flowers" were actually also made of cloth and embroidered into what seemed like real flowers.


    The entire upper bodice of the dress was also filled with flower patterns and designs. It looked so real and it almost seemed like they were moving in the wind, but they weren''t.


    With all the flowers, it didn''t make the dress look tacky at all, unlike most wedding gowns with a ton of flowers. Instead, it created an elegant and natural feeling unable to be found in any other dress.


    The bodice was really short to make the wearer''s legs look longer, and the dress puffed out around the waist, the flower pattern fading out into a solid white fabric.


    The solid white color stayed all the way until around her knees, and the flowers reappeared all the way to the ground, reaching her toes. Next to the dress, there was also a pair of shoes.


    They were high heels with heels about two and a half inches tall. Unlike most heels, this pair was made of ss. However, several diamonds were also glued on so it wasn''tpletely transparent.


    "I want to try this on," He Xinyan said immediately, her mind still in a slight daze.


    She walked into the changing room with Qin Lai following behind her, dragging the disy along with him.


    "Be careful!" This time, it was He Xinyan that spoke and Qin Lai blinked a few times in surprise. Um. . . Wasn''t that supposed to be his line?!


    A few minutester, He Xinyan walked out in the wedding dress. For the entire past month, she had been on a diet. Although she was extremely frustrated and sad for the entire past month, she wasn''t anymore.


    Exercising and saying no to food did not go to waste! The dress hugged her upper body perfectly and it didn''t feel tight or loose. Her arms and waist were definitely skinnier than before after all the painful exercise, but she didn''t feel any pain anymore.


    Due to the exercises, she looked like an angel in the white dress with her dainty arms and body.


    If it was her body before, she would still look gorgeous since she was always skinny, but it definitely wouldn''t have the angelic feeling she had now.


    She slowly stepped back out to the waiting room to find Xu Mengya and Wu Minger talking. However, when she stepped out, all of the talking stopped as they both stood up.


    The beautiful dress had just be beautiful-er. Yes, that isn''t a word but it is now.


    Since a real person was wearing it now, there was movement and the flowers on the bodice seemed to dance with each small action.


    What was even more amazing, the flowers on the bottom of the dress experienced more movement when she walked, and it looked like she was walking on a beautiful floor of white flowers.


    Coincidentally, the bouquet of flowers they had ordered was also white, with a few light blue flowers in the middle to entuate the blue color scheme.


    With the bouquet, the dress would definitely look even more beautiful.


    "You look. . . gorgeous," Wu Minger eximed as Xu Mengya nodded her head furiously.


    He Xinyan smiled and turned around. As she did so, Qin Lai dimmed the lights again.


    At once, the dress lit up.


    It wasn''t like the sparkle the bridesmaid dresses had, but it was actually lit up. Likepletely lit up. It reminded He Xinyan of Cindere when she transformed. The dress was like the star gxy, shining brightly in the darkness.


    You couldn''t see the flowers clearly anymore, but that couldn''t evenpare to this design. It wasn''t part of He Xinyan''s dream dress, because. . . well, it was even better!


    "The dress is hollow inside so it doesn''t feel heavy, right?" Qin Lai spoke up, exining the "science" behind the dress.


    He Xinyan nodded, staring at herself through the mirror in awe.


    "It lights up because of LED lights and 30 battery packs. It took me two weeks to think of how to make that work," Qin Lai said proudly.


    He Xinyan turned around, looking towards Qin Lai with tears in her eyes.


    "Thank you, Qin Lai. I love this."


    Qin Lai looked away awkwardly because he didn''t know what to do when girls cried, but he couldn''t hide the happy smile on his face. After all, all of his designs were like his babies. He treasured each and every one of them.


    "I''m d you like it."


    --- Note:


    If you want to know more about how the dress lights up, feel free to search up ire Danes Met G dress. Her dress is where I got my inspiration from and it looks absolutely gorgeous :) You can also see a picture of it on my Instagram, so go follow me!


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 Chapter 244 Wedding Planning (4)

    <h4>Chapter 244 Wedding nning (4)</h4>


    The dresses were kept at Qin Lai''s shop to make sure that they were well-protected and didn''t get damaged, especially He Xinyan''s wedding dress.


    The three of them returned to Gu Yechen''s mansion to continue the wedding ns. They still had a few more things to decide on, and the wedding was only a little over three weeks away.


    Most importantly, they had to decide on a wedding location.


    Church, beach, field, there were way too many options. They had looked through so many but weren''tpletely satisfied with any of them.


    ---


    At night, He Xinyan and Gu Yechenid down on the bed in each other''s embrace, getting ready to go to sleep. In the darkness, He Xinyan still couldn''t stop thinking about the dress she had worn today in Qin Lai''s shop.


    Gu Yechen hadn''t gone with her because he had a very important meeting he had postponed for over a week already to n for the wedding.


    He had originally insisted on going and postponing the meeting more, but He Xinyan firmly said no.


    "You have to make money for our wedding, my clothes, my bags, my food, our future baby''s milk, his toys, his clothes, his education fee, and his future wedding! You can''t just ck from work like this! Go work!" He Xinyan had firmly scolded him, and Gu Yechen finally decided to go to work because of her very. . . urate reasoning.


    Before going to sleep, He Xinyan had told Gu Yechen all about the dress and just how beautiful it was. In the end, Gu Yechen decided to give Qin Lai a pay raise, and He Xinyan had no objections.


    He Xinyan yed around with the button on Gu Yechen''s silk pajamas and ced her arm around his waist, "Gu Yechen, where do you want our wedding location to be?"


    "Wherever you want it to be," he responded.


    He Xinyan was silent for a few seconds before she said softly, "I have an idea. . . But I don''t know if it is possible."


    "If you want to, anything is possible." Gu Yechen responded, encouraging He Xinyan to tell him her thoughts.


    "How about an ind? We can have our wedding on an ind!"


    He Xinyan said, looking up hopefully. However, Gu Yechen blinked a few times and didn''t respond for several seconds. She thought that he didn''t want to or thought it was too extravagant, and she pressed her lips together before looking down, "Never mind. Forget about that."


    Seeing her disappointment, Gu Yechen finally recovered from his stupor, "No, no! Yes, we can do it there!"


    He Xinyan thought he was only saying it because he wanted to make her happy, and she shook her head with a small smile.


    "It''s okay, forget about that. Where do you want the wedding to be at?" She didn''t want to be selfish enough to have their wedding in a ce only she liked and he didn''t like. It was their wedding after all, the two of them!


    Gu Yechen knew she had misunderstood his moment of silence, and he quickly grabbed onto her hand, "No, I want it to be on an ind. That is a great idea. I didn''t respond immediately because I had expected you to maybe say something like going to space or under the sea. So, I was really surprised when you merely said an ind."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow in surprise. Outer space, under the sea?! That was possible?! Okay, He Xinyan apologizes for forgetting about the type of person Gu Yechen was.


    Even if she had said outer space or under the sea, he would probably agree. After all, he had the power and money to do that.


    However, she still liked the idea of an ind. Near the ocean, on their own privatend. . . A wedding there would be really romantic.


    "Oh. . . so you are fine with it?"


    "I love your idea," Gu Yechen responded, kissing her on the forehead.


    He Xinyan''s happy smile returned, "Okay! I will tell Auntie Xu about it tomorrow!"


    ---


    The next morning, Xu Mengya arrived at the house to see a very excited He Xinyan waiting for her in the doorway.


    "Auntie Xu!" He Xinyan immediately ran over excitedly, grabbing onto both of Xu Mengya''s hands and pulling her into the room.


    "I have decided on where the wedding will be held!"


    Xu Mengya''s eyes widened, "Where?! Where?!" He Xinyan has been indecisive about the location for the past few weeks already, and they were all getting a little impatient and anxious. So, she was extremely excited to finally hear that He Xinyan has decided.


    He Xinyan smiled sweetly, "On an ind! I talked with Yechen already, and he said he will look for an ind."


    Xu Mengya''s eyes sparkled with excitement, "An ind?!" She pped her hands together, "That is a great idea! Howe you never told me about it?"


    He Xinyan scratched her head, "I thought it would be a little too extravagant and maybe expensive. . . So, I didn''t talk to you about it."


    Xu Mengya''s mouth fell open and she rolled her eyes, "Xinyan, you must be spending too much time with my stupid son that you are bing like him now! Extravagant?! Expensive?! You can go to outer space to hold the wedding and it wouldn''t be too extravagant!"


    He Xinyan chuckled slightly as she listened to Xu Mengya speak dramatically.


    "I know that my son isn''t exactly the perfect man, but he is still Gu Yechen." Xu Mengya''s eyes sparkled as she spoke about her son, "He is the richest and most powerful man in the country! So, have the most extravagant wedding you want! Show everyone that you are the wife of the richest man!"


    He Xinyanughed happily hearing Xu Mengya speak, "Okay, Auntie Xu."


    Xu Mengya cleared her throat and said a little sourly, "Why are you still calling me Auntie Xu?"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow before sweetly saying, "Okay, mother-inw!"


    --- Three dayster


    He Xinyan followed Gu Yechen to work together because they were going to go practice the dance they were going to do together during the wedding right after he got off of work.


    She sat on the couch scrolling through wedding pictures with a happy smile on her face.


    "Wifey." Gu Yechen suddenly called her, using his very new nickname for He Xinyan.


    She looked up and closed her phone, walking over to his desk, "What?"


    Gu Yechen pushed his chair back slightly and wrapped his arm around He Xinyan''s waist, pulling her down onto hisp. He then pushed his chair back in so He Xinyan was sitting on hisp, facing theputer.


    He Xinyan looked over at the screen and blinked a few times. She had expected to see a document filled with words or something rted to work, but that was not what she saw.


    Instead, there were several pictures of an ind on his screen, and his cursor was on the first one. Gu Yechen clicked in as he wrapped his left arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him.


    However, that was a very dangerous move. As He Xinyan was pulled closer to Gu Yechen''s body, she suddenly felt her bottom and lower back touch something around the area of his pelvis.


    Something dangerous, something where it shouldn''t be, something that felt unusually. . .rge.


    He Xinyan looked back slightly anxiously but saw that Gu Yechen didn''t seem to have noticed. His eyes were still on theputer screen as he looked at the first image.


    She took a deep breath and tried to remain calm. As long as he didn''t know, everything was okay. But how was that possible? He couldn''t feel it?


    Her body tensed up as she tried to stay as still as a statue, looking forward at the brightputer screen. The item wasn''t even awake yet, but why did it feel sorge against her skin.


    He Xinyan began to feel a little scared for herself. . . They were about to get married, which meant they were also about to. . . Gu Yechen had told her she needed to pay for all the nights he "suffered". . .


    She had to pay her debt sooner orter.


    He Xinyan gulped as she tried to move slightly, but Gu Yechen''s arm was tightly wrapped around her waist. She didn''t want to make the situation known to Gu Yechen, so she decided to just try and stay as still as possible.


    She looked up at theputer screen and heard Gu Yechen say, "How do you like this ind?"


    He Xinyan focused on the images he was showing her, and she slowly got more and more excited. The pictures were obviously taken during summertime, because the sun was shining very brightly.


    "Yes, yes! This looks gorgeous!"


    The next picture showed a building made of ss on all four walls and the ceiling. Gu Yechen paused on this picture and looked at He Xinyan from behind, "We can hold the wedding ceremony here."


    He Xinyan nodded her head excitedly, "Look at those flowers outside the building! It will be so beautiful!"


    She took the mouse from Gu Yechen and began looking through the images herself. She got more and more excited until she reached the final image, which was a picture taken from the sky, showing the entire ind.


    She excitedly turned around,pletely forgetting about the fact that her body position was in a very awkward situation.


    "Darling, what ind is this? Can we hold our wedding here?"


    Gu Yechen grinned slightly, "This ind doesn''t have a name yet, because it is your ind now. I bought it."


    ". . . What?!"

 Chapter 245 Wedding Planning (5)

    <h4>Chapter 245 Wedding nning (5)</h4>


    Gu Yechen grinned slightly, "This ind doesn''t have a name yet, because it is your ind now. I bought it."


    ". . . What?!" He Xinyan almost slid off of Gu Yechen''sp when she heard this. She had asked him to just find an ind and rent a small piece ofnd for them to hold the wedding, not buy a whole ind!


    How much would this have cost?! It seems like Auntie Xu was right. . . Their wedding was indeed going to be extremely extravagant.


    Gu Yechen licked his lips as his eyes fell down slightly, looking at where He Xinyan was sitting and his upper thighs.


    Of course he had realized. . . He was just staying silent. He was very patient. He had waited for this long already, a few more days won''t matter.


    He Xinyan quickly looked through the ind pictures again, "You bought this ind?! This huge ind?! For our wedding?! How much did it cost?!"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Not much. I''m d you liked it." He kissed her on the cheek and couldn''t help but notice that there didn''t seem to be as much fat on it as before.


    He frowned, "Once our wedding is over, you are going back to your original eating habits, understand?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head immediately, "Of course! I''m so sick of this diet! I already saved a ton of restaurants I want to go eat after the wedding. I am going to gain all of my weight back and more!"


    He Xinyan''s eyes lit up at the topic of food, and she rubbed her t stomach.


    Gu Yechen chuckled, "Okay."


    "You can''t dislike me if I get fat! It will be toote anyway since we will be married." He Xinyan smiled sinisterly, "If I get fat and you want to divorce me, I will go find Auntie Xu and have her chop your legs off!"


    Gu Yechen didn''t get mad at all from her threatening, but instead smiled happily, "You won''t have to worry. You can get fat and ugly and I will still like you."


    "Ch!" He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "I would be dumb to believe you. I swear, if I do actually get fat and ugly, you won''t like me anymore. Liar!"


    Gu Yechen pinched He Xinyan''s nose gently, "You can try it? Let''s see if I am right or you are right?"


    He Xinyan pushed his hand away and lifted her hand up, pinching his nose, "I am definitely right! Don''t lie to me and say that you didn''t fall in love with my appearance when you first saw me."


    Gu Yechen thought back to when he first saw her and indeed. . . He had to admit that the first thing that attracted him was indeed her outer appearance. However, now it has changed. Now, he liked his outer appearance, but also who she was inside and just. . . He Xinyan in general.


    He Xinyan smiled proudly, seeing that he had no response, "I know, I know. I am very pretty!"


    She flipped her hair, causing Gu Yechen to remember when they first met. To convince him that he had made the right decision to pick her as his girlfriend, she had given three reasons:


    "I am very pretty."


    "I am truly very pretty."


    "I am truly extremely pretty!"


    Although the times have changed and her looks have also changed slightly, the heart inside never changes. Gu Yechen sweetly patted her on the head before lifting her off of the chair, carrying her by her two legs.


    "I''m done with work. Let''s go practice the dance!"


    He Xinyan nodded her head excitedly, "Wait, so about the ind. . . When are we going to go visit it? If it is ours, is itpletely private then? Will we be the only people on there during the wedding?"


    Gu Yechen bent down to pick up He Xinyan''s handbag from the couch, "We can go visit it whenever you want. It is about 40 miles from the beach, and the ferry ride will take a little over an hour. It ispletely private. The ind is under your name, so you cane up with a name for it."


    He Xinyan thought for a few seconds, "Let''s call it Yanchen Ind!"


    Gu Yechen quickly figured out the meaning behind the name, and he nodded his head with a smile, "Okay!"


    The two of them left thepany way before all the other employees did, and He Xinyan couldn''t help but think that the big boss Gu Yechen seemed to have an even easier job than his employees did!


    However, she didn''tin. She liked spending more time with him preparing the wedding together.


    They drove to the dance studio where they were going to practice, and entered the building hand in hand. Once they entered, they were met with the manager of the studio and the dance teacher they were learning under, the best teacher in the studio and in the country.


    The teacher was a woman around her 40s, but even so, she was extremely elegant and poised and had an amazing body.


    He Xinyan was always envious when she saw the teacher, and she dreamed and hoped that she would still look as elegant and slim as the teacher in herter years.


    They followed the manager and the teacher into the practice room and sat down together to change to morefortable dancing shoes.


    After putting on his shoes, Gu Yechen then leaned forward to help He Xinyan put on her shoes.


    As he did so, He Xinyan suddenly remembered something.


    "Gu Yechen, you never told me!" She eximed.


    "What?"


    "That day, you yed the piano. When did you learn how to y the piano?!" She had asked him once the night after they returned from the beach, but he told her he would tell her the next morning because it was veryte already.


    However, for the past month, He Xinyan was so busy and excited with preparing for the wedding she hadpletely forgotten about this subject!


    Gu Yechen chuckled softly, "You still remember?"


    "Yes! Tell me now!"


    The teacher had gone to get the CD for the music so they still had some time.


    Gu Yechen looked up at He Xinyan with a soft smile, "I learned when I was a little kid for a while, however, I hadn''t yed it for a long time. I started practicing again a few months ago."


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open in surprise, "I never knew you learned piano when you were a kid! Wait, so you have been preparing for the proposal for several months already?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head and the teacher walked back in. The two of them stood up and the lesson began.


    They were doing the ssic waltz during their wedding after the ceremony and they had nned a few lessons before the wedding.


    Since both of them came from upper ss families, they both knew how to do the simple waltz. However, there were still some special moves He Xinyan wanted to add during the dance to make it look more beautiful, so they had to practice and learn a few things.


    They also had to learn the routine to go with the song that was going to be yed.


    "Let''s see what you remember from the next ss." The teacher began the music and the practice began.


    Gu Yechen ced his hand on He Xinyan''s waist and her on his shoulder, and the dance began. Without any heels on, He Xinyan had a perfect view of Gu Yechen''s chest as they danced.


    They danced to the beat of the music and once they finished, they began learning the next part of the dance. The teacher was indeed very experienced and great at dancing herself, and the two of them learned quickly.


    In the car, He Xinyan seemed to be deep in thought about something.


    "What do you want to eat for dinner?" Gu Yechen asked.


    "I want to eat your cooking. I haven''t eaten it in a long time!" They have both been very busy and Gu Yechen didn''t cook very often in the past month. Since Gu Hanyu and Xu Mengya were at their house most of the time, Gu Hanyu cooked.


    "Okay, wifey."


    They drove for a while in silence before Gu Yechen finally asked, "What are you thinking about?"


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together and turned around, facing Gu Yechen, who kept his eyes on the road.


    "We are both very good at dancing," she eximed.


    Gu Yechen chuckled, "We are both coordinated and quick at learning." He wouldn''t say they were good, they were just decent.


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "I am beautiful and smart, you are handsome and smart and rich and powerful and basically good at everything, like cooking, ying the piano, business stuff, and even dancing!"


    Gu Yechen smiled proudly upon hearing He Xinyanpliment him like this. Every man would feel good if the woman they loved said good things about them.


    "You are more than just beautiful and smart," he said, his voice deeper than earlier.

 Chapter 246 The Island

    <h4>Chapter 246 The Ind</h4>


    "You are more than just beautiful and smart," he said, his voice deeper than earlier.


    He Xinyan clicked her tongue with a sweet smile on her face and gently pped Gu Yechen on the arm as a sign of embarrassment, "That''s not my point. . . Although that is quite true."


    She brushed her hair to the back of her ear proudly and went back to the main topic, "What I am saying is that, we are such perfect parents! If we have a kid. . . and he gets all of our great genes. . . and he is born into a rich and powerful family like ours. . . Oh my!"


    He Xinyan put one hand up to her mouth dramatically, "Our child will really be the prince of the world! He will be tall, handsome, smart, powerful, rich, good at cooking, good at piano, good at dance, and so much more!"


    He Xinyan turned to look at Gu Yechen, shaking his arm, "Gu Yechen, as the parents of our perfect kid, we have to be careful. I am certain that my baby boy will definitely have a ton of admirers and girls that like him and want to chase him. However, not all girls are as amazing and pure as me. We have to keep an eye out and make sure our kid doesn''t fall in the wrong trap!"


    He Xinyan nodded her head as she spoke, not forgetting topliment herself as she talked about her "future kid".


    *helemon''s note: Pay attention to the gender pronoun our Yanyan is using when talking about her child ^o^


    He Xinyan''s face was filled with excitement as she spoke about her "to-be-perfect child", and she didn''t notice that a frown had formed on Gu Yechen''s face.


    Throughout the entire ride home, He Xinyan was lost in her amazing thoughts about just how amazing her child with Gu Yechen was going to be.


    At the same time, several thoughts also ran through Gu Yechen''s head. . . Some maybe a little sour thoughts. . .


    ---


    They returned home and Gu Yechen immediately entered the kitchen to cook dinner.


    They ate dinner together, talking about the wedding and many more. After dinner, they went upstairs and fell asleep.


    --- A weekter


    Gu Yechen took a short break from work for wedding nning. . . again.


    This time, Gu Yechen, He Xinyan, Xu Mengya, and Gu Hanyu went to the ind Gu Yechen had bought to go check it out and also prepare for the wedding.


    They had decided already to hold the wedding and the ss building located at the center of the ind, but they still had to set it up.


    The building was originally supposed to be a ss greenhouse, but there were no nts inside it. However, it wasrge enough to hold a wedding, and it was extremely gorgeous in the open sunlight with several nts and flowers surrounding it outside.


    The boat ride over to the ind took a little over an hour, and the guests on the wedding date were going to ride a cruise over to the ind and stay for the entire day before riding back.


    The four of them arrived at the ind and they got off, immediately following the guide who had sold Gu Yechen the ind over to the building for the wedding.


    The building was huge, the size of a church, and several tents were going to be set up around it for preparation to do the bride and groom''s makeup during the wedding and more.


    Gu Yechen had sent several workers over onto the ind already to prepare, and the building had several benches ced already for the guests to sit on.


    On the sides, there were several tall vases that were going to hold flowers.


    In the front, the decorations were also prepared, with ces that were going to be filled with flowers and the podium for the priest to speak.


    "It''s so beautiful," He Xinyan eximed as she sat down on the bench at the very front, looking around. The best thing about the ss building was that you were able to look outside and see the beautiful nts and weather that wouldn''t be possible in an enclosed building.


    Gu Yechen sat down next to her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. He Xinyan leaned her head against his shoulder, smiling happily.


    She was getting married. . .


    24 years on this world and she was finally getting married. . . Married to the man she loved the most.


    He Xinyan''s smile widened as she looked around, unable to believe what was happening. She was getting married! Marriage was probably one of the most important things to both a woman and a man.


    It was a promise. . . an eternal promise.


    She looked behind to see Xu Mengya also looking around the building with Gu Hanyu following behind her.


    Xu Mengya was also really amazed with this location, as she didn''t know that Gu Yechen had bought a private ind for the wedding until a few days ago.


    "Over there, move that to the right a little. It doesn''t look symmetrical right now," Xu Mengya said to a worker as she pointed to a vase on the side.


    The worker nodded and did as Xu Mengya told him to for several tries until Xu Mengya was satisfied.


    As she did so, He Xinyan watched from the bench with a mixed expression that was grateful, happy, gentle, longing, and even a little jealous all at once.


    Although Xu Mengya treated her like her own daughter and He Xinyan was very grateful to have a mother-inw like Xu Mengya, she still couldn''t help but miss her own biological mother.


    She didn''t miss Bai Jiawei, but she did miss her father. . . a fatherly figure that would walk her down the aisle during the wedding ceremony and give his daughter''s hand over to the man she would marry.


    However, she didn''t have that. And the motherly figure in her life was also gone. As a child, she also missed and loved her parents.


    However, the heavens were fair. Her biological parents were both taken away from her, but she got such amazing inws and a perfect husband.


    One cannot be too greedy! She should be happy with what she has already.


    He Xinyan smiled and pulled Gu Yechen up from the bench, "Let''s go walk around!"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head and the two of them left the building, walking around the ind.


    The ind wasn''t extremely tropical, although it was filled with trees and greenery. It had been developed before Gu Yechen bought it, and there were several buildings that were mainly empty.


    Together, they walked down a trail that led into a tropical zone with many trees and colorful nts.


    "This ind is so beautiful. . ." He Xinyan didn''t even know that an ind like this was located a few miles away from Country Z.


    "We cane here for vacation often. It is yours now."


    He Xinyan smiled and wrapped her arm tightly around Gu Yechen''s elbow, "I love you so much, baby Chenchen!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow as he stopped walking and turned around, hugging her, "Why so suddenly?"


    "It''s not sudden! I always loved you," He Xinyan said, a little angrily as she looked up at Gu Yechen.


    Gu Yechen chuckled, "Is it because I bought you an ind?"


    "Not only that. . ." He Xinyan hugged Gu Yechen tightly, feeling his strong and lean waist and back, "You treat me so well. What am I going to do without you?"


    He Xinyan suddenly looked up seriously, "You can''t die earlier than me, understand? I have to die before you!"


    Gu Yechen''s smile disappeared, "If that''s the case, then I hope we can die together. If you die before me and leave me alone, I would rather die too. Understand?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head, because she felt the exact same way.


    They walked for several minutes before they made their way back to the building, because they still had to go look at the restaurant they were going to hold the wedding dinner in.


    The four of them rode this cart from the building over to thisrge building that was lit up, and two rows of people stood outside the door.


    "President Gu, Mrs. Gu," they all bowed down when the cart arrived.


    The four of them entered the building and He Xinyan noticed that it was designed like a hotel, except that no one would be staying inside it.


    They walked to the left of the first floor, where the huge ballroom was located.


    When they walked in, He Xinyan saw that all of the tables and chairs were set up already, and the utensils and other decorations would be set up by the workers a day before the actual wedding.


    There were several tables but in the center, there were no tables set up.


    "Is this where the dance will be?" He Xinyan asked, receiving a nod from Gu Yechen.


    They stayed in the restaurant for a while as well, and even stayed for lunch to try out the menu that would be served during the wedding.


    "This is so good!" He Xinyan eximed even though she had tried it before already. The chefs were the best in the world, and there were 5 different main chefs that would be cooking all the courses of the meal.


    "We should charge our guests," He Xinyan said jokingly. It would be very very expensive to eat a meal cooked by these chefs!


    After a long day hanging around on the ind, they returned to the maind.


    He Xinyan was very tired although they didn''t even do much, and she was sleepy as she ate dinner with Gu Yechen and their parents.


    Then, Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu returned home, and the two of them went upstairs, getting ready to go to sleep.


    However, when they entered the room, He Xinyan stopped.


    Gu Yechen turned around, "Let''s go get ready for bed."


    "Not yet." He Xinyan stepped forward and looked up, wrapping her arms around Gu Yechen''s neck. He thought she was going to kiss him, and he was ready to return it.


    However, his guess was wrong.


    He Xinyan smiled and said, "Let''s go get registered and get our marriage license!"

 Chapter 247 Legally Married

    <h4>Chapter 247 Legally Married</h4>


    He Xinyan smiled and said, "Let''s go get registered and get our marriage license!"


    Gu Yechen''s mouth fell open in surprise, not expecting to hear that from He Xinyan.


    Although they were engaged already and were going to hold their wedding soon, the two of them still haven''t gone to the county''s Recorder Department and registered for marriage yet.


    So, technically they weren''t husband and wife yet.


    They had nned to do it after the wedding ceremony since they were both quite busy at the moment, so Gu Yechen wasn''t sure why He Xinyan suddenly changed her mind.


    "Right now?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head.


    "Why?" Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow.


    "Why? You don''t want to," He Xinyan crossed her arms together.


    Gu Yechen immediately grabbed onto her arm and turned around, "Let''s go."


    And so, the two of them left the house once again and entered Gu Yechen''s car. The county Recorder Department where all registration for marriages took ce wasn''t open at this time already, but. . .


    Gu Yechen was Gu Yechen.


    Half past 9 P.M. in the night, the Recorder Department opened once again just for one couple wanting to get married.


    They walked into the building and He XInyan quickly disappeared into the restroom for a few minutes to put some makeup on.


    This was going to be her wedding photo! This photo would stay on her wedding certificate for the rest of her life! Of course she had to look nice.


    It took several minutes before He Xinyan finally stepped out of the restroom, still brushing out her hair with her fingers.


    Gu Yechen smiled gently when he saw her, and he grabbed onto her hand, "You look beautiful. Come on, let''s go take the picture."


    He didn''t know why she suddenly wanted to get their marriage registered, but she was more than happy to do so! After tonight, they would be legally husband and wife!


    They entered the room where the picture would be taken and the photographer took several pictures. Together, they decided on the best one.


    The manager helped them create the license, and it was finished in a few minutes.


    Two.


    One in He Xinyan''s hand, the other in Gu Yechen''s hand.


    He Xinyan held the little red booklet up into the night sky, the streetmps shining on it, illuminating their picture.


    Gu Yechen was wearing his usual ck suit and He Xinyan was wearing a white dress she had worn the entire day.


    He Xinyan was smiling brightly, and Gu Yechen. . . Well, to be fair, it was the biggest smile He Xinyan has ever seen on his face since their first meeting.


    "Ah, I should have washed my hair! It looks so oily!" He Xinyanined as she stared at the picture, rubbing it with her finger.


    Gu Yechen smiled and kissed He Xinyan''s head, "My wife looks beautiful no matter what."


    He Xinyan smiled and closed the booklet, turning around to face Gu Yechen. She lifted her heels off of the ground but still couldn''t reach his forehead, so she kissed his cheek.


    "And my husband looks handsome no matter what."


    --- The Big Day


    Before long, it was the day of the wedding ceremony.


    Everything was prepared, and the only thing missing now was the actual ceremony to happen!


    Early in the morning, everyone boarded the cruise ship to sail to the ind.


    Thest night, He Xinyan, Gu Yechen, Xu Mengya, Gu Hanyu, Gu Yebei, and Wu Minger had slept on the cruise ship already, waiting for the next day.


    Gu Yechen had privately booked therge ship, and it was very luxurious. The food was very delicious and all of the guests were able to eat on it during the one-hour trip to the ind.


    The rooms were also veryrge andfortable.


    He Xinyan slept in one room with Wu Minger the night before the wedding, and they talked endlessly about many topics.


    He Xinyan has decided to not meet Gu Yechen the entire day until the wedding tomorrow. She heard that this was a custom for couples to not see each other before marriage, and she decided to do the same!


    While He Xinyan was having fun talking with her girl friend, Gu Yechen was suffering alone inside his own room.


    It had been so long since hest slept alone, and it felt so different and. . . ufortable. It was only one night, but he already longed for He Xinyan''s body smell as they slept together, the softness inside his arms, the sound of her breathing, and the warm feeling of her breathing against his chest.


    Gu Yechen couldn''t fall asleep for the longest time, and he tried several methods. In the end, he hugged onto a pillow and slowly fell asleep because it was toote and he had to get ready for the wedding tomorrow.


    As the guests enjoyed their time on the cruise, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen were already getting ready.


    The dress was also on the cruise and Qin Lai was checking for all final alterations and making sure that it could light up. He Xinyan was going to change into a dress on the ind just to be careful.


    The makeup artist helped do He Xinyan''s makeup, and it almost took up the entire hour of the boat ride. When they arrived, all of the guests filed off of the boat and entered several cars that would drive them over to the ss building.


    In the end, He Xinyan entered the car and drove with Wu Minger and Xu Mengya over to the wedding location, and Gu Yechen, Gu Yebei, Gu Hanyu, and the other groomsmen were the veryst to leave the cruise.


    They arrived at the building and He Xinyan immediately changed into the dress. Even though she had worn it already before, she was still very surprised at just how beautiful the dress looked on her body.


    She took a deep breath and felt her heartbeat quicken. She lifted both hands up to her chest and felt her heartbeat against her chest, making her feel both excited and nervous.


    Qin Lai then helped He Xinyan do her hair since he was also skilled in that area, and he knew just how he wanted the hairstyle to be to match the dress.


    When he finished, he put the tiara onto her head just as Xu Mengya and Wu Minger walked into the tent.


    He Xinyan turned around, facing Xu Mengya and Wu Minger, and they gasped in surprise.


    "Oh, Yanyan - daughter, you look beautiful!" Xu Mengya eximed and Wu Minger nodded her head in agreement.


    Xu Mengya knew that He Xinyan and Gu Yechen had gotten registered already, so she began calling He Xinyan ''daughter''.


    "Is the wedding starting soon?" He Xinyan asked, her voice a little shaky from nervousness.


    Wu Minger noticed it and she patted He Xinyan on the shoulders, "Soon, in a few minutes. Rx!"


    He Xinyan smiled and winked at Wu Minger, "When am I going to receive your wedding invitation?"


    Xu Mengya also looked over at Wu Minger eagerly. Her older son was set now, and all she had to worry about was her younger son! When was he going to get married?


    "Yes, Minger. You and Yebei also have to hurry up! It is better to give birth earlier because your body may get more sensitive as you get older!" Xu Mengya said, although she wasn''t sure if what she was saying was true either.


    "Auntie Xu, how are you talking about giving birth already?" Wu Minger said with a blush, "Don''t talk about me now. Today is Yanyan''s wedding!"


    They continued to talk for a while until a woman worker stepped into the tent, "Mrs. Gu, the wedding is beginning. Please make your way to the door."


    He Xinyan was a little less nervous after talking to Xu Mengya and Wu Minger, but after hearing that the wedding was starting, she suddenly began to shake again.


    It originally didn''t feel so cold since it was almost springtime, but He Xinyan suddenly felt that it was so cold as goosebumps ran down her arms.


    Xu Mengya gently patted He Xinyan on the shoulder, "Rx, daughter! The wedding is going to be fun! You should enjoy it since it will only happen once in your entire life."


    He Xinyan nodded her head.


    Xu Mengya and Wu Minger stood up to go get into their bridesmaid positions, and He Xinyan also walked out from behind the tent. She couldn''t let the guests and Gu Yechen see her!


    With Qin Lai and other workers'' help, they made their way to the entrance of the building. The door was blocked by a white nket so she couldn''t see inside and the people inside couldn''t see her either.


    Since her father was. . . she would be walking down the aisle alone. He Xinyan was originally a little sad about having to walk alone, but she wasn''t anymore.


    She wasn''t alone. Her mother and grandfather were all watching her from above, and they would be walking down the aisle with her.


    She took a deep breath and grasped onto the flower bouquet tighter.


    With a happy smile on her face, He Xinyan stepped forward and nodded towards the two workers holding onto both handles of the door.


    Receiving her signal, the two workers simultaneously pulled the door open.


    At once, everyone looked her way.

 Chapter 248 The Wedding

    <h4>Chapter 248 The Wedding</h4>


    Note: Helemon''s music rmendation to listen to while reading this chapter:


    Bridal Chorus by Wagner, also known as Here Comes the Bride


    ---


    Receiving her signal, the two workers simultaneously pulled the door open.


    At once, everyone looked her way, including the man standing at the very front of the room in his ck and white tuxedo.


    Several gasps filled the room as people stared in awe at He Xinyan, who was even more gorgeous than ever. Her hair was put up into an elegant bun, and there were several diamonds embedded into her ck hair, sparkling in the sunlight.


    In the center, there was a tiara, elegantly resting on her head.


    However, the spotlight was still on her dress. Qin Lai stood as the groomsmen, and he smiled proudly upon seeing his dress perform so amazingly.


    The lights on the dress weren''t turned on yet since the sun was still out, and it wouldn''t be as astonishing in the sunlight.


    He Xinyan smiled brightly and slowly stepped forward one foot at a time, the flowers on her dress dancing with each movement.


    As she smiled, Gu Yechen also did the same. At this time, they were the two happiest people in this entire world.


    Although she looked very calm as she walked slowly down the aisle with Wagner''s Bridal Chorus ying by the live musicians, her palms were sweating as she grasped on tightly to the flower bouquet.


    Several pairs of eyes followed her as she walked, one step at a time, towards the man that she would spend the rest of her life with.


    27 steps. . . She counted.


    He Xinyan came to a stop in front of Gu Yechen, turning around to face him. Xu Mengya and Wu Minger helped her arrange her long dress, and Gu Hanyu grinned as he watched his wife stand up there with his daughter-inw.


    The priest began reading off of his script, but He Xinyan couldn''t hear a single word. All she could hear was a buzzing noise in her ears.


    "Do you, He Xinyan, take this man to be your wedded husband?"


    He Xinyan heard the priest say. Her eyes widened slightly in surprise. He had asked Gu Yechen already? She looked up to see Gu Yechen smiling at her with a sweet and gentle smile.


    Without thinking, she said, "I do."


    Then, they made their wedding vows. All of this time, He Xinyan''s mind was nk as the only thing she could see was Gu Yechen smiling happier than she had ever seen him.


    "May I have the rings, please?"


    Xu Mengya carried out the two rings on a velvet pillow. Gu Yechen picked it up and gently slipped it onto He Xinyan''s ring finger, the diamond sparkling under the sunlight.


    Xu Mengya stared happily at the ring, and then looked up proudly at her son. Finally! Now, all she has to do is wait for her little grandchild.


    He Xinyan then picked up the male ring and slipped it onto Gu Yechen''s finger. She was about to let go, but Gu Yechen grabbed onto her hand, refusing to let go.


    He Xinyan stared at him and tried to pull her arm away, but she only received a smile from Gu Yechen, who didn''t let go.


    The priest looked at them for a few seconds before he cleared his throat and continued, "By the power of your love andmitment, and the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife!"


    He turned to Gu Yechen, "You may now kiss the bride!"


    Without waiting for another second, Gu Yechen took a step forward and pulled He Xinyan into his embrace, bending down slightly and kissing her on the lips.


    This kiss was gentle and forceful at the same time, and He Xinyan, who was already slightly out of breath, found it hard to breathe.


    Qin Lai''s eyes widened as he took a step forward, "The dress!"


    Gu Yechen had one arm around He Xinyan''s waist, and his toes had identally stepped onto the edge of the dress.


    However, Gu Yebei immediately pulled Qin Lai back and red at him. Qin Lai frowned before looking down to stop himself from seeing the horrendous sight again.


    The guests all began pping in excitement, and Wu Minger began crying in the back from watching the emotional scene.


    Oh, how she still remembered when He Xinyan had first told her that his boyfriend was Gu Yechen! She didn''t even believe her!


    ---


    ''So, what do you want?''


    ''I want you. Let''s make a deal. You be my girlfriend and you can ask for anything in return.''


    ''Anything?'' He Xinyan had repeated.


    Gu Yechen had nodded his head and said, ''Anything.''


    ''How long would this dealst?''


    ''However long I feel like.''


    ''And. . . that is about how long?''


    ''Forever.''


    ---


    And, forever was indeed forever. Gu Yechen has kept every promise to He Xinyan since the first time they met. And now, marriage has bound them together. . . A promise that wouldst forever.


    ---


    Gu Yechen and He Xinyan left together, and the guests followed right after. They were going to go to the restaurant to eat.


    Before eating, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan thanked the guests foring and they had to perform their dance they had been preparing for.


    He Xinyan and Gu Yechen made their way over to the middle of therge room and He Xinyan ced her hand onto his shoulder, getting ready for the music to begin.


    In the room, the lights were very dim, and the room was mainly lit up by the candles on the tables.


    The music began and the two of them also began dancing. At the beginning of the dance, all of the guests watched the beautiful sight without much excitement.


    However, soon, the climax of the music and the dance came. He Xinyan took a step out for a turn, and as she did so, the dress suddenly lit up, from the bottom up to the top.


    Everyone in the room gasped and some even stood up to make sure they weren''t seeing things. The dress had lit up!


    The fact that it lit up in the middle of a turn only made it more beautiful and magical.


    "Wow. . ." Several people eximed as they watched the dance continue in awe. Standing on the side of the room, Qin Lai also smiled satisfactorily, putting away the remote he had used to light up the dress.


    Xu Mengya pped her hands together excitedly as she watched the dance, swaying her body slightly herself as she watched them.


    The dance finished with the dip dance move, and He Xinyan fell back into Gu Yechen''s arm. The music finished and He Xinyan was about to push herself up when Gu Yechen suddenly bent down and kissed her on the lips again.


    She gasped in surprise and heard the room break into gasps, cheers, and apuse.


    When Gu Yechen finally let go, she helplessly hit him on the chest, "Gu Yechen!"


    "Yes, Mrs. Gu?"


    He Xinyan blushed and smiled as she walked off the dance floor, sitting down in her seat.


    Dinner began!


    After everyone had eaten dinner, the exciting wedding ceremony was finished. All of the guests boarded the cruise once again and enjoyed theirst 1 hour of fun before they returned back to their normal lives.


    He Xinyan and Gu Yechen also returned to their house near the beach, getting ready to spend their first night together as a married couple.


    *helemon''s note: Hm?! Hm?! Raise your hand,e on, don''t be shy! Which of you had dirty thoughts after reading thatst line?! You can''t hide it from me mwahaha! I know you did ^o^


    --- Country X


    In the pce, Yi Qiansi was elegantly enjoying his dinner. His right hand held the knife and his left hand the fork as he cut the medium rare piece of steak up into five pieces.


    There was suddenly a knock at the door and a man walked in with a file folder in his hands, "Master Yi, I apologize for disturbing you during your dinner."


    Yi Qiansi raised one eyebrow and took a bite of the steak, "What is it?"


    The man held out the file folder with both hands, bowing down slightly as he did so. Yi Qiansi put down his fork and knife, crossing them together over his te.


    He then took his time as he wiped his lips with the napkin before finally taking over the folder. He opened it and pulled out the pictures inside.


    The first picture was of Gu Yechen and He Xinyan kissing under the bright sunlight inside the ss building, both with happy smiles on their faces.


    A small grin appeared on Yi Qiansi''s face as he took a long look at the image before flipping to the next one.


    Then, it was Gu Yechen and He Xinyan dancing, then slicing the cake, pouring the wine, He Xinyan in her wedding dress, and many more of their grand wedding.


    After looking at thest picture, Yi Qiansi put them all back into the folder and threw it back at the man. He then picked up his knife and fork and began eating again.


    "Should I get ready?"


    A menacing smile crossed Yi Qiansi''s face as he used his knife to stab the meat before elegantly bringing it up to his mouth to eat.


    "No, let them have their little moment. After, we can start. . ."

 Chapter 249 Give Yourself to Me

    <h4>Chapter 249 Give Yourself to Me</h4>


    --- Country Z


    In their house, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan had no clue what was going to happen as they got ready for bed.


    Gu Yechen took a shower first as He Xinyan was busy posting on her social media about her grand wedding and scrolling through the news about their wedding.


    Their wedding was the hottest topic on every single news station and newspaper in the world by now. There were several pictures that the few reporters who were able to attend had taken, and a video of them exchanging rings and kissing each other at the end of the ceremony.


    The news article He Xinyan had read had over five million views already in less than two hours and had over a hundred thousandments.


    She scrolled through all of thements with a happy smile on her face, giggling as she went.


    ''Ahh, did you guys see that second image?! Mr. and Mrs. Gu look so cute together!! AHHH!!''


    ''No way! The wedding cost was over 1 million dors?! Just for a one-day wedding! Ah, President Gu indeed loves his little wifey very much.''


    ''Am I the only one here to look at Qin Lai''s one and only wedding dress design? The dress looks gorgeous! Like if you are Qin Lai''s fan!''


    ''Omg, Mrs. Gu looks so pretty! Thest picture of them dancing is gorgeous! She looks like a fairy and a princess and an angel and ahhh!!''


    ''How I wish I can have a grand wedding like this! It is literally like a prince and princess wedding!''


    He Xinyan scrolled through hundreds ofments talking about herself, her husband, and her wedding before she finally reluctantly entered the restroom to take a shower and get ready for bed.


    After drying her hair and washing her face, she stepped out of the restroom. He Xinyan frowned slightly when she didn''t see Gu Yechen on the bed. Where was he?


    "Ah!" It had only been a second after she stepped out of the restroom, and suddenly, a strong force grabbed onto her, lifting her up into the air.


    He Xinyan looked up in surprise to see Gu Yechen, who had lifted her up, carrying her in his arms.


    "Gu Yechen, what are you doing?"


    "Call me husband. . . or hubby," Gu Yechen said forcefully.


    He Xinyan frowned, "Let me down."


    And, Gu Yechen did let her down. . . on the bed.


    He Xinyan gasped, "What are you doing?"


    Gu Yechen gently brushed her chin with his finger, "What do you think I''m doing?"


    He Xinyan obviously knew what he was doing, and he immediately put her arms up to her upper body, crossing them together.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow and looked down at He Xinyan''s smiling face. He also grinned before pressing down, blocking her lips and her words with his.


    He Xinyan returned the kiss, wrapping her arms around his waist, pulling him down closer to her. Gu Yechen was slightly taken aback by her actions, and he pulled away.


    "What?" He Xinyan asked, a little upset that he broke their moment.


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Nothing, you are a little impatient, aren''t you?"


    He Xinyan''s face turned red immediately and looked down, "I''m -"


    However, before she could finish her sentence, her lips were blocked again. She was so lost inside the kiss that she didn''t realize that Gu Yechen had slipped off her clothes until she felt the cold wind against her bare skin.


    She gasped as she instinctively covered up her upper body with her arms, looking up at Gu Yechen nervously.


    Gu Yechen smiled gently and grabbed onto her arm, "Rx. . . Give yourself to me."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times before she nodded her head. Gu Yechen kissed her again gently, and then let go of her lips, slowly moving down her neck to her body.


    He Xinyan closed her eyes, a little - very nervous as she grasped onto the white bedsheets.


    Gu Yechen continued kissing every part of her skin, and began taking off his own clothes as he did so. The temperature in the room rose with each second and He Xinyan felt her breathing and heartbeat get faster.


    Gu Yechen''s breathing was also very heavy right now as he looked back up at He Xinyan and smiled.


    "Are you ready?" His voice was slightly hoarse as he spoke, almost like he was trying very hard to control and restrain himself.


    He Xinyan took a deep breath and looked down before nodding her head.


    A romantic atmosphere filled the room and didn''t disappear the entire night.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan didn''t wake up until it was lunchtime already.


    She slowly blinked her eyes open and slowly lifted one arm up to her face, trying to block the bright sunlight.


    "Mm. . ." She moaned as she flipped around on the bed, and at once, she felt the pain and soreness of her body.


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together and closed her eyes again. The pain wasn''t only in her lower body, it was all over her body!


    Indeed, Gu Yechen kept every single promise to her and he didn''t lie either.


    All the times she had rejected him in the past was added to her debt, and she would have to pay it back to him sooner orter.


    Yesterday night. . . She must have paid it all back, right?!


    He Xinyan always knew that Gu Yechen was very strong and exercised often, but she did not expect what happened yesterday night.


    They started before 11 and they must have finished. . . He Xinyan couldn''t remember very clearly because she fell asleep midway because she was too tired, but she was certain that it was over 3 hours, since she fell asleep at around 2 A.M. . .


    So, maybe 4 hours?


    He Xinyan sighed and put one hand up to her forehead. She already knew that her life in the future wouldn''t be easy. . .


    She suddenly heard a knock and the door opened, and she opened her eyes again to see Gu Yechen walk into the room with a tray in his hands.


    He was wearing his ck silk bathrobe and he smiled when he saw He Xinyan, "You''re awake."


    He Xinyan red at him and pursed her lips out, "Hmph!"


    Of course, Gu Yechen knew what He Xinyan was upset about, and he had to admit that he had maybe lost his self-controlst night. He didn''t n to "exercise" with her for so long because he knew she was tired from the wedding already, but he ended up not being able to control himself.


    The beast he had inside of him had been locked for 27 years already, and it was finally let out! Of course, it got a little out of control. . .


    Gu Yechen immediately regretted his actions yesterday night from seeing He Xinyan look so tired and worn out, even though it was almost 12 P.M. already.


    "I made some brunch. Eat some food and then sleep again."


    He Xinyan nced at the food and then decided to forgive Gu Yechen temporarily for the food. She pushed herself up and Gu Yechen ced the tray onto herp before sitting down on the bed next to her.


    He Xinyan was indeed very hungry and she immediately began eating. Gu Yechen watched her eat with a sweet smile.


    "I''m sorry, I kind of. . . lost control yesterday. I will be more careful in the future."


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes and said with a mouthful of food, "Ch! Liar!"


    Gu Yechen didn''t say something because he also knew he was lying. On the bed with her, he was like a different person. . . It was very hard to control himself.


    He gulped and chuckled awkwardly, "Eat more, eat more."


    He Xinyan continued to eat and she began feeling more awake as she ate. She still couldn''t believe that she was married already! Married to Gu Yechen!


    Everything still felt like a dream, especially the wedding yesterday.


    He Xinyan giggled to herself the more she thought about it, and Gu Yechen smiled as she watched herugh out of nowhere.


    His little baby was so cute! How could he treat her like that yesterday night?! He truly was a monster. . . Gu Yechen shook his head and looked down.


    However, to be honest, he did not feel much regret. It was worth it. . . right?


    He Xinyan finished all the breakfast on the te and handed it back to Gu Yechen, ring at him angrily, "Don''t think you can earn my forgiveness with one meal!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled, "Of course! Will a lifetime''s meal be enough?"


    He Xinyan nced at him with a hint of a smile on her face, "Maybe. . ."


    Upon careful thought, it wouldn''t be a very good deal. She would have to suffer every night for the rest of her life in exchange for a lifetime of meals by him. . .


    Was that a good trade? He Xinyan didn''t know.


    Gu Yechen left the room for a quick minute to go wash the tes before he came back, sitting on the bed again.


    He Xinyan had her eyes closed but she wasn''t asleep, and Gu Yechen knew.


    Heid down next to her and hugged her around the waist, "Let''s go on a honeymoon."

 Chapter 250 Honeymoon (1)

    <h4>Chapter 250 Honeymoon (1)</h4>


    Heid down next to her and hugged her around the waist, "Let''s go on a honeymoon."


    He Xinyan opened her eyes immediately as she looked up at Gu Yechen excitedly, "Honeymoon? When? Where?"


    Gu Yechen smiled as he gently brushed his fingers through He Xinyan''s hair, "We can go right away if you want. We can go wherever you want."


    He Xinyan''s eyes sparkled excitedly but then they dimmed slightly, "But. . . But don''t you have work to do?"


    "Don''t worry about it. I can take a break. Thepany can survive without me."


    Can it though? I am certain that Gu Yechen''s workers will all suffer if their boss were to leave them alone again. And when Chen Xiaoined for a quick second, Gu Yechen responded:


    "Why do I pay you such a high sry a month if you can''t do anything? If you can''t do it, then you can pack your things and go home now."


    Chen Xiao immediately shut his mouth and left the room, immediately going back to work. He even made a note to warn all the other workers to notin.


    Boss Gu was nice to him by giving him a warning. . . If it were some other worker, they would have probably been fired straight away!


    He Xinyan grinned, "Then I want to go! Where should we go?"


    "Wherever you want."


    He Xinyan closed her eyes again as she began thinking about all the ces she wanted to go to.


    "Let''s go to Country H! I have always wanted to go there." He Xinyan turned around and reached for the phone, not caring about the soreness she still felt in her body anymore.


    She opened up her photos and showed the images she had saved, "Look! This is Country H! And, it is springtime right now so all the cherry blossoms and flowers should be in full bloom right now! And, it isn''t too hot or too cold there and it is super beautiful."


    He Xinyan scrolled through the pictures excitedly, "We can go to the hot springs right here! And look at these flowers! And this restaurant!"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "Let''s go there. Where else do you want to go?"


    He Xinyan thought for a few seconds before shaking her head, "Let''s just go there for now. I don''t want to pull you away for too long, or else your workers will be angry at their boss''s wife for stealing their boss away!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow, "They don''t dare feel that way."


    He Xinyan chuckled, "We still have a whole life ahead of us. We can go to other ces together in the future. No need to be in a rush!"


    Gu Yechen looked down at her gently with a pleased smile on his face, "Okay."


    --- Four dayster


    After Gu Yechen had settled everything with the Gu Corporation, he and his wife were on the way to their honeymoon!


    Early in the morning, the two of them woke up and left the house with the luggage they had prepared the day before already.


    On the car ride to the airport, He Xinyan bounced up and down excitedly as she continued showing images of Country H to Gu Yechen and exining all the ns of the ces they would visit and the restaurants they would go eat at.


    Gu Yechen listened patiently with a smile on his face. The thing that made him the most happy in this world was He Xinyan being happy.


    The car ride to the airport took about an hour, and the car came to a stop in front of the VIP entrance.


    Gu Yechen had originally offered for them to ride a private ne over to the country, but He Xinyan rejected the offer and said they could just ride a normal airne.


    The driver helped them take their luggage out of the car, and they each grabbed onto their own luggage, emptying the other hand to hold onto each other as they walked into the airport together.


    The security check and other procedures took a very short amount of time, and after half an hour, they were sitting inside the VIP waiting room.


    There was still an hour or so until the flight was supposed to take off, and He Xinyan began eating food as she watched videos of other people traveling to Country H.


    She had so many ces she wanted to visit and so many restaurants she wanted to eat in that she didn''t know if they would have time to go to all of them.


    Maybe they would have to eat 5 meals a day. . .


    After a long time, they boarded the ne first as they were in First ss, and they sat down in their seats right next to each other.


    "Gu Yechen, I''m so excited!" To be honest, He Xinyan didn''t expect a honeymoon. She knew that Gu Yechen had already lost a lot of time by preparing for the wedding, and he was probably very behind in work. So, she was very surprised when he brought up the honeymoon idea.


    "Me too, me too," Gu Yechen replied, gently rubbing her on the head.


    The ne ride was going to be about 7 hours, and they would be eating lunch on the ne. In the past, Gu Yechen had gone on several long ne rides along to other countries for work, and he would alwaysplete work on the ne or sleep.


    However, this time, he did none of the two.


    With a partner with him this time, he had someone to talk to and y with as they flew across the world for 7 hours.


    As the ne left the airport and the ground, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan also got ready for their romantic honeymoon, their first trip together as a married couple.


    Both of them had no clue what was in store for them. . .


    --- 8 hourster


    "On behalf of the H Airline, we would like to wee you to Country H. We will be arriving at the gate momentarily. Please remain in your seats with your seat belt securely fastened until the aircraft hase to aplete stop at the terminal gate. Once again, thank you for flying with the H Airline".


    He Xinyan woke up after a short nap on the airne to hear this announcement, and she rubbed her eyes as she looked out the window.


    Since they were on the runway of an airport, she couldn''t see the beautiful spring scenery that pictures showed of Country H, but she was just as excited because knew it was going toe.


    They were the first group of people to get off the airne, and after a quick security check and baggage im, they were out of the airport hand in hand.


    He Xinyan''s wedding ring glistened under the bright sunlight as she walked out of the airport holding Gu Yechen''s hand, into the fresh air.


    "It''ste. Let''s go to the hotel first," Gu Yechen suggested and He Xinyan nodded her head.


    She enjoyed this feeling. It wasn''t a very luxurious trip, and they were just like a normal couple going on vacation together. . . She was looking forward to another vacation in the future when they would have a little one with them.


    They waited for the car Gu Yechen had booked toe and pick them up to the hotel, and as they did, several people recognized them.


    "Isn''t that Gu Yechen and his wife? The ones on the news?"


    "I think so! The wedding, right? That one?"


    "Yah. . ."


    He Xinyan obviously caught onto the whispers, and she grinned as she moved a little closer to Gu Yechen.


    Yes, that''s right! This is her husband!


    A few minutester, the car arrived and picked them up, and they were on their way to the hotel.


    About half an hourter, they arrived.


    The hotel Gu Yechen had booked was the one He Xinyan had shown him several times. It was rated as the most beautiful ce to stay in Country H, and was in the top 10 best hotels in the world.


    The design of the hotel was very oriental, as it was made of wood.


    It wasn''t located in the bustling city, but instead, it was in a natural location. There were only 20 rooms avable, and it was more difficult to book than expensive.


    Right behind the rooms, there was a beautifulke that was filled with colored flower trees around it since it was spring time right now.


    Behind theke, there was arge forest patch. Living there was an incredibly healing experience, and it was one of He Xinyan''s dreams.


    Married to the richest man in Country Z. . . having the perfect, grand wedding. . . Going on her dream honeymoon. . .


    It seemed like many of her dreams have been aplished this year already!


    They checked into their hotel room and made their way around the front lobby building to the hotel building in the back.


    The air quality was extremely good up here, and He Xinyan took a deep breath as they walked hand in hand up the stairs to their room.


    The room they had ordered was the biggest size, and it was supposed to be for a family of 4. However, of course Gu Yechen had to get the most luxurious for his wife!


    He Xinyan immediately dropped her luggage and Gu Yechen as she ran over to the balcony, opening the sliding door to look at the gorgeouske and view.


    She gasped once she saw it. . .


    It was beautiful.

 Chapter 251 Honeymoon (2)

    <h4>Chapter 251 Honeymoon (2)</h4>


    He Xinyan immediately dropped her luggage and Gu Yechen as she ran over to the balcony, opening the sliding door to look at the gorgeouske and view.


    She gasped once she saw it. . .


    It was beautiful.


    More beautiful than the pictures.


    "Yechen,e look!" She called excitedly.


    Gu Yechen walked over to her and said gravely, "Call me husband."


    He Xinyan stuck her tongue out yfully, "Yes, my husband."


    He Xinyan took several pictures of the view and had her husband take several pictures of her on the balcony before they went out to eat dinner.


    He Xinyan didn''t like the food on the airne so she didn''t eat much the entire day. They arrived at a barbecue ce she had wanted to go very bad and Gu Yechen ordered. . . over half of the items on the menu.


    He Xinyan took pictures and videos as Gu Yechen cooked the meat, asionally looking up at her with a smile.


    "Where are we going tomorrow?" Gu Yechen asked as he ced a piece of cooked meat on her te.


    He Xinyan had nned the entire vacation this time since she knew most of the famous ces and locations she wanted to visit in Country H.


    "There is this patch of flowers that is really beautiful during the spring. And, there is a buffet that I really want to go eat! And. . . Ah, you will know tomorrow."


    "Okay," Gu Yechen chuckled and put down the scissors to begin eating himself.


    They ate for almost three hours before they finally finished all of the food they had ordered.


    "Ah, I don''t know if we should go to the buffet tomorrow. . . I''m too full and I won''t be able to eat a lot tomorrow!"


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Then we can go another day."


    After he paid, they left the shop. They had walked here since it wasn''t too far away from the hotel, and He Xinyan was so far she nned on walking around for a while to get some exercise in before returning to the hotel.


    She told the idea to Gu Yechen, but surprisingly, Gu Yechen didn''t say yes to his wife..


    "Why?" He Xinyan frowned, "Aren''t you full? Let''s walk a little and get some exercise before going back to the hotel."


    Gu Yechen stopped walking and faced He Xinyan, "We can go back to the hotel to get exercise."


    He Xinyan thought for a few seconds, "But the view there isn''t as good as here. Look at the lights!"


    Gu Yechen looked at the papernterns andmps that filled the street and pressed his lips together. A few secondster, he still shook his head and stood firm in his opinion.


    "If we walk, then you won''t be able to wake up tomorrow."


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together, "Why? It will only be another hour or half an hour. It''s still early." She looked down at her watch and saw that it was only a little after 10 P.M.


    Gu Yechen looked at his wife and narrowed his eyes, trying to test her. Finally, he gulped and leaned forward.


    With a menacing smile, he tilted his head slightly and said, "If we go back now, we can finish exercising on the bed earlier. That way, you may be able to wake up earlier tomorrow."


    He Xinyan finally understood what Gu Yechen meant, and her mouth dropped open in shock.


    "Uh. . . I. . . Mm. . ." After a long time, He Xinyan finally cleared her throat hopelessly, "Let''s just go back." She couldn''t escape it either way so she rather finish it early so she might not be so tired the next day.


    "Good choice," Gu Yechen said with a pleased smile as he picked up her hand, and they turned around to walk back in the direction of their hotel.


    About an hourter, the hotel room temperature had risen and the room was filled with weird noises and what sounded like a rhythmic pping noise.


    In the two rooms next to them, the people sleeping on the bed all didn''t have a very great night of sleep. . .


    --- Three hourster


    Under He Xinyan''s helpless pleading, Gu Yechen finally let her go and carried her into the shower ce to take a shower.


    --- Another hourter


    And, of course the monster Gu Yechen was let out again under the "romantic" atmosphere in the bathtub.


    He Xinyan had fallen asleep already because she was way too tired. Before she did, she swore to herself that she would never agree to let Gu Yechen near her ever again.


    Of course, she didn''t actually keep her promise.


    --- Half an hourter


    Finally, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan both fell asleep quietly on the bed, and the hotel room was quiet again.


    ---


    The next morning, Gu Yechen woke up early and ordered delivery breakfast.


    When He Xinyan woke up, the food had arrived. After getting used to Gu Yechen''s level of exercising, He Xinyan''s body was also a little more prepared for it by now.


    She wasn''t as sore as she was the first time as she climbed out of bed to go eat breakfast.


    "I''m sorry, baby. I''ll be more careful next time."


    "You say that every time," He Xinyan said gravely as she red at Gu Yechen, who could only chuckle awkwardly.


    That was indeed true. . .


    After breakfast, the two of them went out for their first day in Country H.


    They entered the car Gu Yechen had rented in Country H for their honeymoon and drove to their first destination.


    It was the flower field He Xinyan had talked about before.


    The entire location was filled with patches of red, yellow, orange, and other colored flowers. It looked like a sea of colors from afar, but closely, you could see each individual flower growing under the sunlight.


    Gu Yechen took several pictures for He Xinyan before they began walking slowly down the fields, admiring the view hand in hand.


    "Let''se here again with our child in the future," He Xinyan said softly, her voice hiding against the wind.


    However, Gu Yechen was still able to hear and he smiled, "Okay."


    He Xinyan smiled as well as he looked up at Gu Yechen with loving eyes, "In her eyes, he was like an angel that somehownded into her world, and he was her own angel now. . ."


    Of course, except when he was on the bed with her at night.


    He Xinyan now thanked herself for standing to her morals by not allowing Gu Yechen to touch her on the bed before they got married. If she had, she would have suffered for many more months!


    Phew! He Xinyan patted herself on the back for her amazing decision-making skills!


    They walked for another hour before they went to eat lunch. They ended up going to the buffet He Xinyan had talked about because she was very hungry from walking for so long and from all the exercise from yesterday.


    When they sat down, they both stood up to go get food.


    However, when Gu Yechen arrived back at the table, He Xinyan was still nowhere to be seen. Several minutester, she finally came back with two tes of food.


    "Where were you?"


    He Xinyan''s eyes darted around nervously before she chuckled, "In the restroom. . . Doesn''t the food look good? Let''s eat!"


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow suspiciously but didn''t ask too much as they began eating.


    They spent a very long time in the buffet as He Xinyan, being the foodie she was, ate a ton. When they finally left, they didn''t have much time in the day anymore.


    So, they only went to another museum before returning to their hotel room. Gu Yechen was going to order food delivery but He Xinyan strongly refused to order delivery and forced him to go outside and buy food from a restaurant she wanted to eat at.


    He then asked if they wanted to just go eat there, but she shook her head again and said she didn''t want to go out again.


    He then asked her toe with him, but sheined by saying she didn''t want to walk so he finally went alone.


    Gu Yechen was slightly confused about He Xinyan''s behavior today as he walked to the restaurant, but didn''t think much about it. He ordered the food, waited for the food, got the food, then left right away.


    About an hourter, he returned to the hotel with the food in his hands, slightly cold already.


    With the key, he entered the hotel room to find the lights all closed.


    "Wifey? Xinyan?" He called as he opened the lights. He only took two steps into the room when he suddenly heard a loud popping noise and he immediately took a step back in surprise.


    He looked up and his eyes widened in surprise when he saw the colorful balloons on the ground. On the wall, rainbow-colored balloons formed the word:


    ''HAPPY BIRTHDAY''


    "Happy birthday, my husband!" He Xinyan screamed as she blew into the party horn!


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 Chapter 252 Gu Yechen’s Birthday

    <h4>Chapter 252 Gu Yechen''s Birthday</h4>


    "Happy birthday, my husband!" He Xinyan screamed as she blew into the party horn.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow amusedly as he took a few steps forward and ced the stic bag with the food inside onto the table, "My birthday?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head excitedly, "Yes, yes. Hehe you''re surprised, right?" He Xinyan asked proudly, raising her head up higher.


    Gu Yechen smiled as he tilted his head slightly, "How did you set all of this up?"


    He Xinyan''s smile widened as she crossed her arms together, "Ah, I spent so much energy and time and money on this! I ordered all these balloons when we arrived and I had to hide them under the bed for a whole day! And I set it up all by myself when you went to get food!"


    She flipped her hair proudly, waiting for Gu Yechen''spliment.


    However, Gu Yechen continued to smile, and He Xinyan wasn''t able to read through the smile on his face. . . Was it a smile of happiness? It didn''t look like it. . .


    She slightly furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. This was not the reaction she had expected!


    "Who told you that my birthday is today?" Gu Yechen asked, slowly walking over to He Xinyan.


    She scratched her head, "A few months ago, I asked Gu Yebei since there is no information about it online and you never told me. . ."


    As she spoke, she slowly began to question why she hadn''t just asked Gu Yechen. . .


    Gu Yechen chuckled and looked down hopelessly.


    "What?!" He Xinyan frowned, unsure of what Gu Yechen''sugh meant.


    Gu Yechen looked back up and didn''t know if he should tell her. After several seconds, he put one hand up to his forehead with a smile and said:


    "Gu Yebei gave you the wrong information."


    He Xinyan''s eyes and mouth fell open, "He what?!"


    Gu Yechen smiled as he gently grabbed onto her hand, "My birthday is actually tomorrow. You are one day early."


    He Xinyan was at a loss for words. No way. . . No way. . . So she had prepared all of this for nothing?! And she made a joke of herself!


    AHH!! She should have known! Of course, she couldn''t trust Gu Yebei! She should have gone to ask Auntie Xu too! How stupid of her?! How could she forget the type of person Gu Yebei?!


    "Gu! Ye! Bei!" She said through gritted teeth, and if it weren''t for the fact that she was at Country H right now, she would definitely go and beat him up into pieces.


    Gu Yechenughed looking at He Xinyan''s face that was red from anger, and he pulled her into his embrace for a hug.


    "But still, thank you for preparing this for me! I really like it."


    This did not diminish He Xinyan''s anger as she pursed her lips out, "But it''s not even your birthday today!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled, "That''s okay. My birthday is tomorrow, so it isn''t that much of a difference anyway. This can just be an early birthday celebration."


    He Xinyan frowned as she looked down dejectedly, muttering, "I even bought a cake. . ."


    Gu Yechen felt so bad looking at his little wifey sad. He should have just not told her!


    "Let''s eat it after dinner."


    He Xinyan nodded her head as her frown disappeared thinking about the cake. It''s okay! They could order another cake tomorrow for the actual birthday, and they would be able to eat two cakes!


    It wasn''t such a bad deal after all.


    Gu Yechen heated up the food they had bought and they ate dinner and finished half of the cake.


    He Xinyan was still a little unhappy while eating dinner, but her frown hadpletely disappeared when the cake was sliced.


    Nothing could ruin the mood when eating cake!


    ---


    The next day, they woke up before the sun was up and the first thing He Xinyan did was look up at Gu Yechen with a cheerful smile and say:


    "Happy birthday, husband!"


    Gu Yechen gently rubbed her head sweetly, "Thank you, my wife."


    They woke up and went out to eat breakfast since it was Gu Yechen''s birthday. As they were eating, they received a call from Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu.


    "Mom!"


    "Yanyan, are you having fun?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head excitedly as she swallowed the noodles, "Yes! Mom, we shoulde together sometime. It is so beautiful! You must have called for Yechen, right? I''ll give the phone to him."


    He Xinyan turned the phone around to face Gu Yechen, and he looked up slightly.


    "Happy birthday, stupid son!" Xu Mengya said excitedly, so loud that the people around them all looked at them weirdly.


    At this moment, Gu Yechen was very bad that the people here probably didn''t understand what Xu Mengya had said, since they spoke a differentnguage.


    "Madam Xu. . ." He said warningly, but Xu Mengya didn''t care.


    "Okay, happy birthday, happy birthday. You are older now! Yay! Now give the phone back to Yanyan. I want to talk to her!"


    Gu Yechen didn''t seem surprised at all as he handed the phone back to He Xinyan, who wasn''t so surprised anymore at Xu Mengya''s behavior towards Gu Yechen.


    "Yanyan, what are you eating right now?" Xu Mengya asked as she licked her lips.


    "Noodles! Birthday noodles!" He Xinyan said as she continued to eat.


    "I won''t disturb you then. Eat, eat. Make sure to take pictures to show me when youe back home!"


    "I will. Goodbye, mom!"


    He Xinyan hung up the call and just as she was about to eat again, she received another call.


    From. . . Gu Yebei.


    He Xinyan immediately mmed her chopsticks onto the table as she picked up the call, "Gu! Ye! Bei!


    Gu Yechen looked up amusedly as he continued to eat.


    Gu Yebei didn''t know what trouble he had gotten himself in, "Sister-inw, where is my brother?"


    He Xinyan smirked angrily, "Why? Are you here to wish him a happy birthday?"


    "Yes, yes!"


    He Xinyan mmed her hand onto the table, causing the people around them to look at her again. Gu Yebei also heard the noise, and he confusedly scrunched his face up.


    "What''s wrong, sister-inw?"


    "Ch! What''s wrong? I wonder who told me that Yechen''s birthday is 4/6."


    Gu Yebei scratched his head, "Who? Isn''t it 4/7?"


    He Xinyan was so angry she wanted to reach into the phone and drag Gu Yebei out to punch him, "You told me! Remember a few months ago, I asked you when your brother''s birthday was? You told me it was 4/6!"


    "I -"


    "Don''t try to deny it! I remember it clearly!"


    Gu Yebei scratched his head and looked down, "Ah, I must have said the wrong thing then. . ."


    "You - Did you know how hard I prepared yesterday to hear that I got the birthdate wrong?!"


    "You did?!" Gu Yebei tried very hard to hold hisugh in, but he failed ultimately.


    Seeing Gu Yebeiugh at her, He Xinyan got more mad, "Gu! Ye! Bei!"


    Gu Yebei stoppedughing when he noticed that his sister-inw was getting scarily mad. He stoppedughing and gulped, "Ah, sister-inw! I just remembered that I have something to do! Wish my brother a happy birthday for me! Goodbye!"


    Without waiting for a reply, he immediately hung up the call.


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes and put her phone away, beginning to eat again.


    Gu Yechen chuckled softly as he continued to eat as well.


    After, they went on a hot air balloon that flew through most of Country H, and it was a beautiful sight from above.


    In the sky, He Xinyan made a promise with Gu Yechen to bring their future kid on the balloon as well.


    And of course, Gu Yechen had agreed.


    --- Five dayster


    Gu Yechen had wanted the honeymoon to be longer since he enjoyed spending time alone with his wifey, but under Chen Xiao''s anxious phone calls, He Xinyan decided to confuse Gu Yechen to return home.


    They could always travel together again in the life they had ahead of them!


    So, they were only able to stay for about a week before they decided to return home.


    They yed around for one more day, and after eating lunch, they were on the way to the airport to return to Country Z.


    In the trunk of the car, it held their luggage and several other bags filled with stuff they had bought while shopping for themselves and for their friends.


    As they drove to the airport, He Xinyan began editing the photos she had taken of the view, of Gu Yechen, and of her.


    She was looking down at her phone the entire time and Gu Yechen was driving, so she didn''t bother to look out the window at the city view.


    After she had finished editing 5 photos, she rubbed her eyes and looked up.


    However, as she was doing so, there was a sudden bang!


    Boom!


    Everything had happened so fast that He Xinyan wasn''t even able to see what had happened and she was blown up into the air.


    Thest few seconds she was conscious, she felt the earth spin as the car was blown into the air, and before she could even scream or close her eyes, the car crashed down onto the ground.


    After they had crashed, she heard the sound of muffled screaming around her and the continuous booming sound several times. . .


    Then, she was unconscious.


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 Chapter 253 Waking Up

    <h4>Chapter 253 Waking Up</h4>


    The sound of beeping. . . The strong smell of chemicals and medicine. . . A red wall. . . Sore body. . . Hard bed. . .


    He Xinyan slowly blinked her eyes open, taking her about a minute before she was finally able to fully open them.


    The bright light shone into the room through the curtains. At once, she felt the burning pain in her head, and it almost felt like her head was splitting open. He Xinyan closed her eyes again for what felt like a second.


    A secondter, she opened them again. However, this time, there was no more light anymore. The world outside seemed to be dark, and this made He Xinyan wonder how long she had actually slept for.


    Was it really only a second? Or had she unknowingly slept for half a day already?


    The pain in her head was still there, but she felt that it was a little better. Or maybe it wasn''t, but her body was just more used to it now.


    She blinked her eyes a few times, taking in the darkness. She couldn''t see anything around her because it was so dark, and it took several minutes before her eyes finally adjusted to the dark.


    Her entire body was in pain. Well, she couldn''t even feel some parts of her body.


    He Xinyan blinked a few times again, as the only part of her body she could move were her eyes. She tried very hard to sit up but she couldn''t even move her arms.


    Finally, she gave up and the darkness overcame her again as she became unconscious again.


    ---


    The next time she woke up, the room was lit up again.


    She did not know how much time had passed, but the sharp pain in her head was half gone by now. She could also move her arms by now, but it was still incredibly sore.


    She had never felt this sore in her entire life. . .


    What had happened?


    He Xinyan tried to think back to what had happened, but it hurt her head just to think too much. All she could remember was the honeymoon.


    Then. . . what happened?


    She took a deep breath in the respirator and slowly lifted her arm up, touching the respirator over her mouth.


    When she tried to sit up again, she was able to push herself up onto her elbows. Just by simply doing that, she was out of breath already.


    After a minute of staying in that position, He Xinyan gave up and fell back down onto the bed again, her entire body in pain again.


    She was so exhausted that she became unconscious again.


    ---


    The third time she woke up there was no respirator over her mouth anymore.


    Because the "filter" was gone, He Xinyan could clearly smell the medicine, the smell of the thin nket over her, and the smell of flowers, but she wasn''t sure what flower it was.


    There was the steady sound of beeping next to her, and when she tilted her head slightly to see what was making that sound, she saw the electronic vital sign monitor that beeps with each beat of her heart.


    He Xinyan grasped onto the nket and pushed herself up from the bed. This time, she was sessful. She sat upright, leaning back against the headboard.


    She blinked a few times before looking down at the sensor connected to the monitor, and she stared at it for several seconds before ripping it off.


    The beeping sound stopped as she looked around the room.


    The walls were a burgundy red color, and the room was way toorge to be a hospital. The only things inside the room were the bed she wasying on and a table next to her.


    On the table, there was a vase of red roses, which were the flowers she smelled earlier.


    He Xinyan put one hand up to her forehead and shook her head lightly, the pain immediately sharpening when she did so.


    She closed her eyes and scrunched her face up in pain.


    After the pain had dissipated, she took a deep breath and moved her legs over to the edge of the bed, nning to get off of this bed she had beenying on for who knows how long.


    Very slowly, she pushed herself up from the bed, falling back down right away because of the sudden dizziness she felt.


    Her vision blurred and she closed her eyes tightly. It took several seconds before she opened her eyes again and the room came into the focus again.


    It must be that she stood up too fast. . .


    Even slower this time, she stood up like a sloth, taking her almost half a minute. When she was on her feet, she slowly took a step forward and then another and then another.


    After realizing that she was still able to walk even with her sore body that was in severe pain, she rxed a little as she looked around the room again.


    She didn''t see any door but as she took a few more steps forward, she saw that the door was to the left, hidden because of a short hallway that led to it.


    He Xinyan slowly walked over to the door, cing her hand on the doorknob and pushing it down. She did not know if it would be locked or not, but when she pushed it down, the door opened.


    With a breath of relief, He Xinyan stepped out of the room, into the dark hallway.


    There was no window that allowed light in, so the hallway was only lit up by a fewmps hanging from the two walls.


    The walls were still burgundy red and He Xinyan couldn''t help but think how familiar it looked. However, when she tried to think about it, her head began to hurt again, so she stopped thinking about it.


    She could think about itter.


    She continued to walk and she didn''t know for how long she had walked for. She walked very slowly because it still hurt when she moved too much, so each step was very small and took a long time.


    Therefore, when she finally reached the end of the hallway, several minutes had passed already.


    The end of the hallway was a dead end and He Xinyan let out a sigh since she had to walk back. Once again, she turned around and began on her slow journey down the other direction.


    ---


    In the same pce, but in a different room a long distance away from where He Xinyan was, two people were inside the room.


    The room also had burgundy colored walls, and like the rest of the pce, it was dimly lit by candles.


    In the middle of the room, there was arge wooden desk with several pages and folders on it. To the left side of the table, there was a hugeputer screen.


    On the ck chair in front of the desk, a man sat on it, casually leaning back against the chair with his legs crossed.


    His arms rested on the two armrests, and his long and thin fingers were crossed together. In the dark, his pale skin seemed to glow.


    His eyes intently stared at theputer screen across from him, which was the brightest thing inside the room.


    As he watched, a woman knocked and walked into the room with a tray in her hands. She was wearing a red dress the same color as the walls, and it hugged her body curves very well.


    The neckline of the dress was in a deep V shape, showing her pale porcin skin and quite arge portion of her chest.


    The dress ended at her knees, revealing her slender and smooth legs. She also wore a pair of three-inch heels the same color as her dress.


    The woman''s eyesnded on the man sitting in front of theputer, and she smiled as she walked in, swaying her hips side to side as her heels clicked against the ground.


    The man didn''t even look up when the woman walked in, as he waspletely focused on the scene on theputer screen.


    The woman ced the tray onto the right side of the table, and there was a ss of red wine and a te of fruits on the golden tray.


    After she had finished her task, she didn''t leave the room right away. Instead, she walked around the table and over to behind the chair.


    "Mr. Yi, what are you looking at?" Her high-pitched voice asked softly.


    The man didn''t respond, almost as if he didn''t hear her.


    The woman''s eyesnded on the screen and after a few seconds, she narrowed her eyes, which were filled with hatred and anger.


    She clenched her fists together angrily and forced herself to maintain a calm expression and voice as she asked again, "Mr. Yi, why are you looking at her? Mr. Yi, I brought you fruits and wine. Why don''t you drink -"


    "Shut up, Shen Xiner. Get out." Yi Qiansi''s cold voice rang inside the room.


    Shen Xiner took onest look at the screen before reluctantly leaving the room.


    On the brightputer screen, He Xinyan''s slender body slowly moved down the hallway.


    --- ANNOUNCEMENT


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 Chapter 254 Meeting Yi Qiansi

    <h4>Chapter 254 Meeting Yi Qiansi</h4>


    He Xinyan continued to drag her sore body across the floor, trying to look for anything or anyone.


    She reached the other end of the hallway, passing her room. Luckily, the other end wasn''t a dead-end, she turned right as she continued to walk.


    She did not see any other rooms as she walked, making her wonder what type of ce this was that there weren''t even any other rooms nearby except the one she had left.


    She was beginning to feel a little tired and she was debating on whether she should just go back to her room and go to sleep again when she suddenly saw a shadow.


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she took a step forward, and then she saw a person turn the corner and appear into her sight.


    It took a moment before He Xinyan''s eyes and mind were able to register the person walking over in her direction, and she realized that it was a young woman wearing what seemed to look like a maid outfit.


    A maid outfit?


    If she was in a hospital, shouldn''t it be a nurse or doctor outfit?


    Or was she in some secret ce that belonged to Gu Yechen, and the maid worked here.


    He Xinyan wobbled over to the maid, who also noticed her.


    "Hello! Hi. . . Um," He Xinyan took a deep breath, "Do you know where I am? Where is this?"


    The maid looked up at her with a straight face and didn''t say anything. She was carrying a golden tray in her hands and was dressed in a ck and white apron.


    After several seconds, He Xinyan became a little impatient.


    "Where is this? Can you hear me?"


    The maid still didn''t reply.


    "Is there anyone else here? Can you go get someone else for me?"


    The maid still didn''t reply and He Xinyan almost thought she was a robot. She took a deep breath and walked straight past her. There must be more people. . .


    However, after she had taken a few steps and was about to turn the corner, she felt a sharp sting, and then she was unconscious.


    ---


    She woke up several hourster and she was back on the bed in the same room she had woken up in. It took several seconds before her brain came alive and she sat up on the bed.


    She quickly remembered the maid she had run into before she fell unconscious, and she furrowed her eyebrows together.


    Did that maid knock her out? Drug her with something that made her unconscious?


    The more He Xinyan thought about it, the more ufortable she felt.


    Why didn''t that maid respond to her? Why was there barely anyone here? Where was she? Where was Gu Yechen?


    He Xinyan closed her eyes and turned her head to one side. When she opened her eyes again, she saw that there was a tray on the table next to her.


    The flower vase that was on the table was gone.


    She took a look at the food on the tray and gulped. After not eating for a long time, she was indeed very hungry.


    Just as she reached for the food, her arm froze.


    She slowly pulled her arm back in and pressed her lips together. Who knew what that food was made of? What if there were drugs in there?


    He Xinyan ultimately decided to hold her hunger in and not touch the food. She hopped off the bed and walked over to the door again, a little faster this time.


    When she pulled down on the doorknob, she saw that the door was locked.


    Someone had locked her in!


    He Xinyan felt her breathing and heartbeat quicken as the bad gut feeling slowly rose inside her body. After several seconds of trying to open the door, she returned to the bed and sat down.


    There was nothing inside the room and nothing she could do. She took a deep breath andid back down on the bed, closing her eyes.


    What had happened?


    He Xinyan began trying to recollect her memories again, ignoring the headache that came when she thought too hard.


    They were on their honeymoon. . . Gu Yechen and her. They were going to return home, and there was suddenly a. . . shooting? No, it wasn''t a shooting.


    An earthquake? It didn''t seem like an earthquake.


    A bombing? Where they bombed?


    He Xinyan couldn''t figure out exactly what had happened, but anyway, she became unconscious after what happened, and when she woke up again, she was here.


    Inside this room.


    He Xinyan sat on the bed nkly for several minutes before she slowly felt her eyelids bing heavy. She didn''t know why, but she easily felt tired these few days.


    Maybe it was a side effect of the medicine or the injury she had? Before long, He Xinyan had fallen asleep again.


    ---


    When she woke up, there was still a tray of food on the table next to her, but it had changed dishes. The food was still warm and after careful thought, He Xinyan finally decided to eat it.


    If these people were trying to kill her, they wouldn''t have saved her after the ident. Plus, she was too hungry to even care.


    He Xinyan took a bite of the food and it took several seconds before her dead and dry taste buds were able to register the taste.


    After feeling the dry desert on her tongue, she took arge gulp from the ss of water on the tray and continued to eat.


    Before long, she had finished all of the food on the te.


    Then, she fell asleep again.


    When she woke up, there was breakfast on the tray. Noticing that she wasn''t dead or sick or anything, she continued to eat the food.


    If she didn''t eat, her condition would only get worse. As of now, the most important was to regain her energy and hopefully recover from whatever ident she experienced.


    She finished all of the breakfast once again and instead of going to sleep, she got off the bed and began looking around the room.


    Were there any CCTV cameras tracking her? There was nothing inside the room except the bed and table, so it didn''t take a long time for He Xinyan to look through every single corner of the room.


    In the end, she returned to the bed and sighed.


    There was nothing.


    ---


    Sheid down on the bed again and closed her eyes, but didn''t go to sleep.


    Someone must bring the food into the room for her when she is asleep. . . He Xinyan kept her eyes closed and didn''t move on the bed for an extremely long time.


    Or. . . maybe she thought it was a very long time, but it actually wasn''t.


    She stayed still like a statue for the longest time, waiting for someone to enter the room and take out the old tray and put lunch on the table.


    However, it seemed like several hours had passed but no one entered the room.


    She continued to wait, and wait, and wait.


    The sun slowly rose up into the sky, shining a bright light into the room. She continued to wait.


    Then, the sun fell back down and the moon rose up into the sky. Nighttime hade.


    He Xinyan finally gave up. Why did no onee?


    She took a deep breath and continued to pretend to sleep. However, since it was nighttime already, she slowly began to feel tired and before long, she was actually asleep.


    The next morning, she woke up to find that there was no breakfast tray on the table.


    Are they not going to send her food anymore?


    He Xinyan sat up on the bed and stared nkly at the wall. How long was she going to stay here for? One hour? One day? One week? One month? One year? Forever?


    She took a deep breath and buried her head into her arms.


    Where was Gu Yechen? What happened?


    She took a deep breath to try and calm her emotions down, as she felt like crying by now. She opened her eyes again and leaned back against the headboard.


    Maybe she should just go to sleep again? There was nothing else to do anyway.


    He Xinyan looked down and was just about to go back to sleep when suddenly, she heard a sound. The sound of a lock clicking. Then, the sound of a door getting pushed open.


    He Xinyan immediately looked up in surprise, wondering who it was.


    She held her breath as her heartbeat sped up. Was it Gu Yechen? Or maybe a worker?


    She waited for several long seconds before a ck shoe stepped into her view. It was a male shoe, and He Xinyan looked up in anticipation. Was it Gu Yechen?


    Then, the entire person came into a view.


    It was indeed a man, but it wasn''t Gu Yechen.


    He Xinyan stared at him for several seconds before asking softly, "Who are you?"


    She couldn''t remember many things clearly, and although the person in front of her looked very familiar, she couldn''t exactly remember who he was.


    "Did you forget me already?" The man asked as a smile appeared on his face. He was silent for several seconds before he chuckled softly, "Yi Shao . . Yi Qiansi. Remember?"


    He Xinyan thought for several seconds before the memory finally came alive inside her head. The man that saved her?!


    She looked up and frowned, "Where am I?"


    "The Wei Jing Pce. You were here before. . ." Yi Qiansi took one step forward and ced his arms behind him.


    "Your pce?"


    Yi Qiansi nodded.


    "What happened?"


    It took a few seconds before Yi Qiansi figured out what she was asking about, "You were bombed."


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together, "By who? By what?"


    ". . . By me." Yi Qiansi grinned softly, causing chills to run down He Xinyan''s spine.


    She took a deep breath before asking again, her voice softer this time, "Where is Gu Yechen."


    "Dead."

 Chapter 255 Meeting Shen Xiner

    <h4>Chapter 255 Meeting Shen Xiner</h4>


    She took a deep breath before asking again, her voice softer this time, "Where is Gu Yechen."


    "Dead."


    There was a gasp in the room and the next second, He Xinyan had fainted.


    Before her body could copse back onto the back, Yi Qiansi ran over like a gust of wind and caught her upper body before it could fall down.


    He furrowed his eyebrows together before slowly lowering her down onto the bed.


    Then, he walked out of the room and locked the door.


    ---


    The next time He Xinyan woke up was several hourster.


    The lights inside the room were on and when she looked outside, she saw that the sky was dark. She woke up for several seconds already when the memory of what Yi Qiansi had told her before she fainted came back.


    Her eyes widened slightly as she sat up on the bed and hugged herself with her arms.


    He was lying to her. . . She didn''t know what he was up to, but he had to be lying! How could Gu Yechen be dead?


    The bombing. . . It had to be pretty bad. Her body was in such a horrible condition when she first woke up. However, she was alive. . . Gu Yechen had to be alive.


    She closed her eyes as she began rocking back and forth hugging her knees close to her chest. The first time since she woke up, a tear rolled down her cheek.


    However, after the first tear fell, she immediately wiped her eyes, stopping more from falling.


    She had to trust in him! He had to be alive, and he would be looking for her. He would find her sooner orter! For sure!


    He Xinyan took a deep breath and lifted the nket up to her shoulders.


    She looked out the window for a very long time, staring at the crescent moon hanging up in the sky. After a long time, she took a deep breath and decided to go back to sleep.


    However, before she could, there was a click and the sound of the door being pushed open.


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened. Was it Yi Shao - Yi Qiansi? He had told him his name was Yi Qiansi. . . Not Yi Shao, which meant that he was lying to her.


    She had many questions to ask him.


    She sat up straighter and leaned forward slightly, anticipating him to walk in. However, he didn''t. Instead, a woman walked in.


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together as she stared at the woman''s face, and the woman also stared at her.


    The woman looked very familiar to He Xinyan, but she couldn''t remember from where. Was it the worker she had seen while she was walking down the hallway a few days ago?


    Or did they maybe meet thest time He Xinyan was here after the car ident?


    "Who are you?" He Xinyan finally asked after several seconds.


    The woman scoffed as she crossed her arms together, "You don''t remember me?"


    He Xinyan narrowed her eyes. Her "woman''s natural sixth sense" told her that this woman standing across from her didn''t like her.


    But why? She didn''t know.


    The woman''s eyes were filled with hatred as she stared at He Xinyan, almost as if she wanted to tear her face out.


    He Xinyan studied the woman''s face intently, trying to figure out who she was. They stared silently at each other for a long time, one with hatred and the other with confusion and curiosity.


    After a long time, He Xinyan gasped as the face in front of her finally connected with a name she had long forgotten about.


    "Shen Xiner?!"


    The woman seemed to be quite pleased after finally hearing her name announced, but her eyes were still filled with anger and hatred, "You remember. Yes, I am Shen Xiner."


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together, "What are you doing here?"


    Shen Xiner got even more angry at the mention of this and she clenched her fists together, "This is all because of you, He Xinyan! You ruined my life! Because of you, I was forced to leave my parents and get sent to Country X. That''s why I''m here!"


    Her eyes softened slightly as she flipped her hair, "Luckily, I met Mr. Yi, and he saved me and brought me here. But even so! This is all because of you!"


    He Xinyan frowned confusedly, not sure how to respond or deal with this crazydy. This was when she wished there was a red button near her bed like in a hospital to call for help.


    Because obviously. . . the woman across from her needed it right now.


    He Xinyan opened her mouth to speak but Shen Xiner immediately cut her off.


    She crossed her arms together and smirked, "He. . . Xin. . . Yan. . . So, what are you going to do now? Your beloved Gu Yechen is dead."


    He Xinyan''s face paled as all emotions in her face disappeared when she heard Shen Xiner''s words. She was lying too.


    He Xinyan''s reaction only made Shen Xiner more excited and happy as she beganughing, "Hahahaha! He''s gone! You are helpless now! Hahaha! Just wait! Just wait to be tortured by Qiansi!"


    She continued tough like a maniac as she turned around and left the room, not forgetting to lock the door behind her.


    He Xinyan stared at the empty room for several seconds before scrunching her face up in bed andying back down onto her bed.


    As sheid in the darkness for a while, memories of Shen Xiner slowly began toe back inside her mind.


    It seemed like she hadn''t changed in the slightest. . . Still stupid.


    ---


    The next morning, she woke up early in the morning before the sun was even up.


    She stared nkly at the wall for who knows how long, and she finally experienced what truly was a boring life. All she could do now was stare at the wall, sleep, eat, and wait for someone toe.


    She had no way out and nothing to do.


    She watched the sunrise and after the sun was fully out, the door opened.


    Yi Qiansi walked in with a golden tray in his hands that had breakfast on it.


    He Xinyan nced at him and didn''t give any other reaction to his arrival. He didn''t seem to care as he smiled and ced the tray onto the table.


    "Good morning," his voice was deep and cold as a maid pulled a chair in and he sat down near the bed, elegantly folding his legs together.


    He was wearing a burgundy suit that really brought out the bright and pale color of his skin and his eye-catching silver hair.


    He Xinyan didn''t respond as she grabbed the tray and began eating her breakfast.


    Yi Qiansi patiently watched her eat for a long time, and waited until she had finished her meal before finally speaking again.


    "You have quite a good appetite, don''t you."


    He Xinyan ced the tray back down onto the table andid down to sleep,pletely ignoring Yi Qiansi.


    Instead of getting mad, Yi Qiansi chuckled softly, "Why are you ignoring me? It makes me sad."


    He pressed his lips out and actually looked like a sad child as he crossed his fingers together. However, He Xinyan didn''t see this as her eyes were closed.


    After another few minutes, Yi Qiansi took a deep breath, "Come in."


    He Xinyan opened her eyes when she heard the sound of footsteps and she looked up curiously to see a man wearing a white cloak walk in.


    It was obvious that he was a doctor.


    He ced the briefcase he was holding in his hand onto the floor and pulled out several medical equipments.


    "The doctor will give you a medical check-up," Yi Qiansi exined.


    He Xinyan stared at the doctor for several seconds, almost as if she was testing to see if the doctor was legit or not.


    In the end, she sat up straight on the bed, leaning back against the headboard. As of now, her health was the most important. As long as she was healthy, everything else could be possible.


    She cooperated with all of the doctor''s procedures, which included several steps and even a few blood draws, and asked him how her condition was. However, he didn''t say anything.


    Instead, he looked towards Yi Qiansi and nodded his head before leaving the room.


    He Xinyan gawked at the two of them, "Um. . . Is he not going to tell me how I am doing?"


    Yi Qiansi chuckled softly at He Xinyan bbergasted expression, which seemed a little cute, "Don''t worry. If there is something wrong, I will let you know."


    He then stood up and looked down at her, "I wille and visit you again soon. Rest and eat well."


    He turned around to leave but He Xinyan quickly stopped him.


    "What are you doing with me here? What do you want from me?"


    Yi Qiansi stopped for a second and licked his lips, "What do you think?"


    He Xinyan was silent for a few seconds, "I don''t think we know each other. . . right? So what are you using me for?"


    Yi Qiansi turned around and grinned, "You are indeed quite smart. . . and likable."


    Then, he left the room, ignoring the questions and calls He Xinyan made.


    After he left the room, he walked down the pce slowly until he came to a stop in front of his office room. When he walked in, the doctor was standing near the door.


    "Master Yi." The doctor bowed down upon seeing Yi Qiansi.


    "How is she?" The amused and yful expression Yi Qiansi carried on his face disappeared and was reced with coldness.


    The doctor followed Yi Qiansi over to his desk and gulped, "Well. . . there might be a problem. . ."


    --- AUTHOR''S NOTE


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 Chapter 256 The Sunlight

    <h4>Chapter 256 The Sunlight</h4>


    The next time Yi Qiansi came to visit was several dayster.


    When he walked in, he took a long look at He Xinyan, who refused to look at him. Then, he smiled and sat down on the chair the maid brought over.


    "How are you doing?"


    "Fine," she responded, even though she wasn''t very fine. She didn''t know if it was the food here that was bad, or if the chefs were bad at cooking, but she didn''t have much of an appetite when looking at the food.


    However, she still ate it because or else she would be hungry, and she didn''t want that.


    Besides that, everything was normal.


    She was ying with her hair, which had grown longer over the period of time. Yi Qiansi patiently watched her y around with a small grin on his face.


    "What are you here for?" He Xinyan finally asked, getting a little annoyed with Yi Qiansi''s presence.


    "I can''te and visit you?"


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "There is no need. It makes me annoyed."


    Yi Qiansi didn''t get mad as he stood up and sighed, "Ah, I originally wanted to offer to let you go outside sometimes for a breath of fresh air with me, but since you don''t like mypany, I guess not."


    He grabbed the chair and looked ready to leave, but He Xinyan immediately stopped him.


    She smiled awkwardly and very fakely and grabbed onto a leg of the chair that was in the ear, "Haha, what do you mean Mr. Yi? Of course, I enjoy yourpany!"


    She said through gritted teeth. Being outside was a huge opportunity! She didn''t know what "outside" meant in his terms but it was better than being stuck in here.


    As long as she could go outside, then all was possible.


    Of course Yi Qiansi could see through her thoughts and he chuckled, "Then do you want to go outside right now? The sunlight is really bright today."


    He Xinyan looked out the window and nodded her head immediately. She wanted to see what was out there.


    She jumped off the bed and followed Yi Qiansi out of the room. She wasn''t sure why he was letting her out, but it was a good thing either way.


    Maybe he was just in a good mood today and decided to let her get a breath of fresh air after being held captive for the longest time.


    She followed him down several hallways, and they made several twists and turns before they reached a door. He opened it and He Xinyan immediately ran out into the bright sunlight.


    There was arge in of grass and it came to a stop to the left, where there was a pile of raw dirtyering the ground.


    She ran over to the edge of the grass and looked down as her heart dropped. They were at the edge of a cliff, and the endless ocean was right at the edge.


    This was where the helicopter had taken off when she returned to Country Z thest time she was here.


    "Is this the only exit out of the pce you have?" He Xinyan asked, trying to make it seem just like a casual question.


    Yi Qiansi smiled as he walked over to her, "That is a secret."


    He Xinyan nced at him and frowned. After being trapped in a room that smelled of medicine for so long, a breath of fresh air felt very nice.


    Even if she knew she couldn''t escape unless she jumped into the ocean and drowned, she still felt much better than being trapped inside.


    "Why are you keeping me here? What can I do for you to let me go?" He Xinyan asked, her voice slightly covered by the loud sound of the waves hitting against the rocks.


    Yi Qiansi looked up at the horizon without much expression, "That, you don''t have to know. However, you can enjoy your stay here. You can tell me or the maid whatever you want to eat or whatever you want to y with, and I can give it to you."


    "What if I want a phone?" He Xinyan asked hopefully.


    "That is a no."


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes and walked around the grass, looking over at the area of dirt near where she was standing. It looked very out of ce next to the pile of green grass.


    "What is that pile of dirt doing there?" She asked.


    Yi Qiansi looked over and shrugged, "I don''t know."


    His long silver hair swayed in the wind, messing it up slightly. He looked up at He Xinyan, whose focus had turned to the dirt for some reason.


    In the bright sunlight, her entire body seemed to shine, especially since her skin got more pale after staying inside for so long.


    He stared at her for a few seconds and blinked a few times before looking away.


    "I want something."


    Yi Qiansi looked up again, "What is it?"


    "Since I have nothing to do inside, can I at leaste outside often?" She asked.


    After careful thought, Yi Qiansi nodded his head, "As long as you are under the apaniment of another person or me, then yes."


    He Xinyan thought for a few seconds, "Can you get me a bag of flower seeds?"


    "Flower seeds?" Yi Qiansi repeated.


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Sunflower seeds will do. That pile of dirt looks great to nt some flowers."


    She had nothing to do here and she had checked every possible way to escape, all of which failed. Even here, unless shemitted suicide by jumping into the ocean, there was no way out.


    Then, she had to find a way to make use of the excess time on her hands.


    nting some flowers didn''t seem like a bad idea.


    Yi Qiansi seemed quite flustered for a few seconds before he gently nodded his head, "I''ll get someone to buy the seeds if that is what you want."


    He Xinyan nodded her head and looked around, walking a fewps around the grass again before she walked back to the door, "I''m going back."


    She ced her hand onto the door and noticed that it was slightly opened. She didn''t think much, guessing that maybe Yi Qiansi didn''t close it earlier.


    She walked in and Yi Qiansi walked in right after, closing the door behind him, blocking out the sunlight again.


    "Why don''t you have windows here?" He Xinyan asked out of curiosity.


    "I don''t like sunlight," Yi Qiansi said grimly, his eyes dimming slightly as he spoke.


    He Xinyan frowned and knit her eyebrows together but didn''t say or question anything.


    She returned to her room after she asked if she could move freely around the pastel grounds and got rejected.


    She ate lunch and walked around the room. She didn''t even have to look or search hard to know that there was nothing inside the room.


    She sighed and jumped onto the bed.


    When dinner was delivered, the maid informed her that the bag of sunflower seeds she had requested was here.


    The maid ced the paper bag onto the table and left the room.


    He Xinyan ate her dinner first before beginning to y around with the sunflower seeds. She couldn''t nt the seeds at night so she would have to wait until the next day.


    Yi Qiansi came to visit her on a daily basis now, which was kind of weird. She could ask if she could go outside to nt the seeds tomorrow.


    She ced the bag onto the table and decided to go to sleep since it waste into the night already.


    However, halfway through the night she woke up again from hunger. She wouldn''t have an appetite sometimes during meals, but then she also got frequently hungry recently.


    Maybe it was because she had nothing else to do so she could only eat.


    With no food around and no way to get anyone to bring her food, He Xinyan tried to resist and forget about the hunger.


    However, it got worse and worse and she couldn''t even fall asleep.


    Finally, she got out of bed and opened the lights. She tried knocking on the door but no one came. In the end, she was left with one choice.


    He Xinyan narrowed her eyes as she looked over at the desk.


    ---


    The next morning, Yi Qiansi entered the room.


    "It is a nice day today and I heard there will be rain tomorrow. Do you want to go and nt the sunflower seeds right now?" He seemed to be in quite a good mood as he smiled and sat down next to her.


    He Xinyan gulped and looked up slightly guiltily, "I. . . You might need to buy more sunflower seeds."


    Yi Qiansi frowned confusedly, "Why? Didn''t the maid bring the seeds yesterday?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head and looked over at the paper bag near the table, "Well. . . I. . . I got a little hungry yesterday night, and I. . . I might have identally eaten the sunflower seeds."

 Chapter 257 Gu Yechen Is Not Dead

    <h4>Chapter 257 Gu Yechen Is Not Dead</h4>


    He Xinyan nodded her head and looked over at the paper bag near the table, "Well. . . I. . . I got a little hungry yesterday night, and I. . . I might have identally eaten the sunflower seeds."


    ". . ."


    An awkward silence drifted upon them for several seconds before Yi Qiansi cleared his throat and nodded his head softly, "I''ll go check if they bought extra seeds."


    He left the room and after a few minutes, he came back with a new bag of sunflower seeds.


    He gave it to her and she grabbed onto it before jumping off the bed and walking over to the door with Yi Qiansi behind her.


    Outside, they switched positions and He Xinyan followed Yi Qiansi through the pce grounds. As they walked this time, she memorized every twist and turn that they made so she would know how to reach the door if she ever needed it.


    When they were outside, she saw a pair of working boots, work gloves, a sun hat, and a shovel outside.


    She put on the boots, gloves, and hats and grabbed the shovel before making her way over to the dirt.


    "Are you just going to stand there and watch me work this entire time?" He Xinyan asked.


    Yi Qiansi raised one eyebrow, "Why? You want me to help you nt the seeds."


    He Xinyan shrugged, "No. I was just wondering. I didn''t know you had this much time to waste."


    Yi Qiansi pressed his lips together and turned around, speaking to the worker that had followed them out. The worker returned to the pce and He Xinyan began nting.


    She didn''t have much experience with nting things, but she still had some basic knowledge. She took out her shovel and kneeled down, beginning to dig the dirt.


    She decided to bury the seeds about one inch deep and a few inches apart although she didn''t know if that was right.


    A few minutester after she had begun, she suddenly noticed that someone else had joined her on the dirt. She looked back to see that Yi Qiansi had also put on gloves and boots and had a shovel in his hand.


    "What are you doing?" She asked, a little annoyed.


    He blinked a few times, "Didn''t you ask me to help?"


    "When did I ask you to help? Go, go, go. Stop annoying me here." He Xinyan waved him off.


    Yi Qiansi innocently blinked a few times, not sure what he did to receive this type of treatment. This was the first time in his life he was going onto the dirt to nt things, and she was saying he was annoying?!


    Yi Qiansi was crying internally.


    However, he wasn''t going to give up!


    "Give me some sunflower seeds."


    He Xinyan looked back at him and stared at him for a few seconds before finally throwing him a handful of seeds, "Be careful!"


    The two of them began nting sunflower seeds, and they nted for a very long time before the entire dirt was finished.


    He Xinyan climbed out of the dirt and back onto the grass, her face red from the sunlight and slightly wet with sweat.


    Yi Qiansi was also very tired as he took off his gloves and took off the suit jacket he was wearing, revealing the white shirt inside that was slightly wet and sticking to his body from sweat.


    He Xinyan watered the dirt, unsure if that was right to do, before she also took off his gloves, looking at their finished work.


    Yi Qiansi smiled softly and looked down at her, who was at least a head shorter than him, "Don''t you think we work well together? Since your lovely boy - husband is dead, why don''t you go with me?"


    The smile on He Xinyan''s face immediately disappeared and her eyes turned red as she slowly turned her head, ring at Yi Qiansi.


    Yi Qiansi didn''t expect her reaction to be so big and he was slightly taken back by surprise.


    He Xinyan obviously didn''t believe that Gu Yechen was dead, and she had been trying very hard to not think about what Yi Qiansi and Shen Xiner had told her.


    She refused to believe that he was dead! He was. . . He was also just recovering from the ident and looking for her.


    Her lips twitched from anger and she looked down, suddenly lifting her feet up and mming it down onto Yi Qiansi''s feet,


    "He''s not dead, you liar!" She then turned around and marched away, opening the door and returning back to the pce without looking back.


    Yi Qiansi felt the pain inside his feet reach his brain but he didn''t give any physical reaction to it. Maybe it was because he was too used to pain. . .


    ---


    He Xinyan ran back to her room, remembering every turn they had made when walking from the room to the outside world.


    She closed the door and ran back to the bed, taking off the working boots.


    She sniffed her nose and forced herself to stop the tears that were threatening to fall. Why was she crying? What was she crying about?


    Gu Yechen wasn''t dead! They were lying!


    Maybe this was also a sense of self-protection and lying to herself, but He Xinyan didn''t care. She rather hide behind her wall of protection than admit what was most likely the truth.


    A minuteter, the door opened and Yi Qiansi walked in.


    "Get out!" He Xinyan screamed, her voice scarily cold.


    A hint of disappointment shed past Yi Qiansi''s face but he ended up leaving the room.


    He locked the door and walked down the hallways. When he was almost back to his room, the door suddenly opened and Shen Xiner walked out.


    Her eyes shed with a happy surprise when she saw Yi Qiansi, "Mr. Yi!"


    Yi Qiansi nced at her and walked straight past her.


    "Mr. Yi, what are you doing?" Shen Xiner followed behind him for several seconds before Yi Qiansi suddenly stopped and turned around angrily.


    "Go away!"


    He turned around to walk away again but Shen Xiner suddenly grabbed onto his arm, stopping him, "Mr. Yi, why do you treat me like this. . . and you are so nice and gentle around that woman?! You know. . . you know that I like you!"


    Yi Qiansi mercilessly flung Shen Xiner''s arm away and looked at her with a disgusted expression, "I didn''t save you for you to like me."


    Shen Xiner pursed her lips out, "I. . . I know, but I do!"


    Yi Qiansi furrowed his eyebrows together and scoffed, "Didn''t you like Gu Yechen? And now you say that you like me? Your love is so cheap. Or. . ."


    Yi Qiansi smirked, "Is it that you just like every man rted to He Xinyan or like He Xinyan?"


    Shen Xiner''s eyes widened, "You like He Xinyan?"


    Yi Qiansi scoffed again, "That doesn''t matter and you don''t need to know. All you need to know is that I don''t like you."


    He red at her before walking away and disappearing into his bedroom, locking the door behind him. He entered his room and took off the working boots he was wearing.


    Then, he sat down on the bed and stared at the red bump on his toes for a long time.


    Memories beganing back. Memories of when he was a kid, memories of when he was a teenager, and memories from not too long ago.


    The color red encircled all the memories. The blood, the darkness, falling down an endless hole. . .


    Yi Qiansi shook his head gently as he returned to reality, the cold frost that had covered his eyes disappearing.


    He looked at the injury on his feet for a few seconds before he grinned softly. She was quite merciless, wasn''t she?


    He put on slippers, not caring about the injury, and walked over to the mirror.


    He then stared at himself for several seconds with no expression on his face.


    He was pretty sure that he did not like He Xinyan in a romantic way.


    However, even if he were to like someone, it would definitely be more likely to be He Xinyan than Shen Xiner.


    Because. . . Shen Xiner was too much like him.


    She also lived in the darkness.


    He Xinyan lived under the sunlight. . . something he has always longed for.


    Yi Qiansi smiled mockingly before putting his hands into his pockets and turned around, walking away from his own reflection.


    ---


    He Xinyan stayed inside her room for a long time, her mind sometimes nk, sometimes flooding with thoughts and images.


    The mention of Gu Yechen seemed to break the dam in her mind. Now, it was flooding with depressing thoughts and emotions and possibilities.


    They had just married. . . He couldn''t be dead.


    He Xinyan shook her head. She can''t think like this! This was too much of a negative and depressing thought. She had to believe in him, believe in God, believe in life. . .


    He was alive! He was definitely alive and was somewhere either recovering or looking for her!


    He Xinyan smiled softly upon the positive thoughts and ran her fingers through her hair, taking a deep breath.


    She shouldn''t think so negatively! Their hearts were connected together! Wherever he was, she couldn''t let him feel that she was thinking negatively!


    Although this idea was a little dumb, He Xinyan still pushed all the negative thoughts away and forced herself to smile.


    She had sat on the bed thinking about useless and negative things for more than half of the day already, and she looked at the dinner tray on the table.


    She hadn''t touched it yet and the food on it was cold already. However, she still picked it up and began eating.


    When she finished, she stood up to walk around the room for a while before returning to the bed.


    Just as she was about to go close the lights and go to sleep, the door suddenly opened.


    Her expression darkened when she thought that it was Yi Qiansi, but to her surprise, it wasn''t.


    Instead, it was Shen Xiner.


    And she had a knife in her hand.

 Chapter 258 Shen Xiner’s Arrival

    <h4>Chapter 258 Shen Xiner''s Arrival</h4>


    Her expression darkened when she thought that it was Yi Qiansi, but to her surprise, it wasn''t.


    Instead, it was Shen Xiner.


    And she had a knife in her hand.


    Upon seeing Shen Xiner, He Xinyan rolled her eyes. However, as she did so, her gazended on the sharp and shiny de, and her eyes widened in shock.


    She instinctively moved back on the bed, and Shen Xiner chuckled at her reaction. Herugh only made her seem even more like a maniac and psycho.


    He Xinyan grasped onto the bedsheets tightly, narrowing her eyes as she stared at Shen Xiner cautiously.


    Shen Xiner''s eyes were unfocused but also focused at the same time. . . the eyes of someone not in their right mind. She had a small fruit knife in her hand but it was a very scary sight either way.


    "What are you doing here, Shen Xiner?" He Xinyan asked, positioning her legs in a position ready to move and jump off the bed if she had to.


    Just looking at Shen Xiner, she could tell that the woman in front of her was up to no good.


    "I am here to. . ." Shen Xiner smiled without showing her teeth, "Send you to your beloved Gu Yechen!"


    It didn''t take long for He Xinyan to understand what she meant.


    "What are you doing, Shen Xiner? What would happen to you once Yi Qiansi knew that you killed me?!" He Xinyan didn''t actually know if Yi Qiansi would care, or maybe even if he had sent Shen Xiner here to kill her as revenge for her stepping on his toes earlier.


    However, this was the only excuse and shield she had, so she had to at least try to use it.


    However, Shen Xiner only beganughing more loudly.


    "Qiansi? Why would he care?! Even so, I can just frame someone else! Hahahaha!" Shen Xinerughed, waving the knife around like she was dancing with it.


    He Xinyan confirmed that Shen Xiner was actually here to kill her, and she didn''t look like she was joking around. She moved one leg off the bed, getting ready to move and run if Shen Xiner were to have any sudden movements.


    However, Shen Xiner seemed to notice.


    "You don''t have to try and run! It won''t work!" She beganughing again.


    He Xinyan looked around, narrowing her eyes. Since Shen Xiner dared to talk this loudly, it meant that she had closed and maybe even locked the door.


    Since she couldn''t flight, then all she could do is fight.


    However, right now, she had to try and waste as much time as possible.


    "Shen Xiner, you should at least let me know why I am getting killed before I get killed, right? So tell me. Why do you hate me enough to kill me?"


    Shen Xiner thought for a few seconds, debating on whether she should let He Xinyan live for a little longer or not. In the end, she agreed.


    "You want to know why." She chuckled and her face darkened, "In the beginning, you stole brother Yechen away from me! He was mine! Mine! Always mine! From birth, we were destined to get married. However, you! You devil! You came and ruined it all! My life was ruined because of you!"


    Shen Xiner''s entire body shook with rage as she spoke. Her entire life was ruined because of He Xinyan! Originally, she was the beautiful and almighty little Princess of the Shen family and basically of the entire Country Z.


    She had everything she wanted; food, clothes, makeup, friends, pursuers, everything!


    However, it was all because of He Xinyan! Because of her, she was forced to be sent here! Here! Where no one knows her and she has no way of survival except receiving money from her parents.


    At least Mr. Yi was kind enough to save her, but then! But then. . . He Xinyan had toe along and steal Mr. Yi away from her too!


    Shen Xiner developed feelings for Yi Qiansi quickly after she arrived in the Wei Jing Pce. After all, he was tall and handsome, rich and powerful, and had a personality she liked. . . Well, towards He Xinyan.


    However, that did not matter who it was towards. It should be towards her!


    Also, there were barely any eligible men around her inside this pce beside Yi Qiansi, and she was a woman at the age for love.


    It is hard for her not to fall for Yi Qiansi. . .


    However, He Xinyan just had toe along and steal Yi Qiansi away from her too! Why?!


    "Well, Gu Yechen is supposedly dead already so why does that still matter?"


    Shen Xiner shook her head, "Not Gu Yechen. . . Qiansi! You already stole Gu Yechen from me, so why do you have toe and steal Qiansi too?!"


    He Xinyan''s mouth dropped open in surprise, "Yi Qiansi?! You like Yi Qiansi?!"


    Shen Xiner felt slightly embarrassed to have her feelings spoken aloud, and this embarrassment turned into anger.


    "I saw it! I saw how you forced Qiansi to bring you outside the pce and how you flirted with him, you evil vixen!"


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow as she scrunched her face up. Was she stupid or was she stupid?


    She didn''t force him to go out with her. . . He proposed the offer!


    Shen Xiner was partly mad because of He Xinyan and Yi Qiansi going out together, but she was mainly mad because she had never been out of the pce since she had first arrived at the pce and Yi Qiansi didn''t allow anyone to go out!


    So why did He Xinyan get to go out? And go out with him?!


    Shen Xiner gripped the knife more tightly and He Xinyan quickly noticed, so she continued to talk:


    "Is that all? Just because of Gu Yechen and Yi Qiansi?"


    Shen Xiner narrowed her eyes as she began to think, "Besides that, I hate you. I hated you since I first saw you. How do they not know?! Indeed, men are all stupid. How can they not see how much of an evil vixen and fox you are?!"


    He Xinyan didn''t get mad from being called all these names, and she shrugged.


    "I don''t know. Maybe they are all blind?"

 Chapter 259 Shen Xiner’s Death

    <h4>Chapter 259 Shen Xiner''s Death</h4>


    He Xinyan didn''t get mad from being called all these names, and she shrugged.


    "I don''t know. Maybe they are all blind?"


    Shen Xiner got even more blind, "No! It''s because you are disgusting and fake and - Ughh!!"


    Shen Xiner held the knife up and He Xinyan felt her heartbeat speed up.


    Seeing He Xinyan''s reaction, Shen Xiner got more and more excited.


    "Hahaha, you are scared of death, aren''t you? Hahahaha!" She flung the knife around in a crazy manner and put one hand up to her chest as sheughed.


    To be honest, He Xinyan wasn''t very afraid of death, especially after hearing about the possibility that Gu Yechen. . . What she was afraid of was a painful death, like being stabbed to death by Shen Xiner.


    And, if Gu Yechen wasn''t dead, what would he do without her?! She couldn''t bear to think about the pain he would live in if he heard she got murdered.


    "I''m more scared of you," He Xinyan muttered but Shen Xiner still heard.


    Shen Xiner''s eyes dimmed as she began running her second finger down the shiny de.


    After several seconds, she smirked, "Killing you would be a waste, don''t you think. . . You should suffer in this world without Gu Yechen and without anyone that loves you or likes you!"


    She grinned softly and narrowed her eyes, "How about. . . I sh your face?! Hahaha if you have a huge scar on that ugly face of yours, then no one will like you anymore!"


    Shen Xiner called He Xinyan''s face ugly, but they both knew that inside, Shen Xiner was just jealous of He Xinyan''s gorgeous face that she didn''t have.


    Shen Xiner nodded her head as she began to like that n more and more, and the next second, she held the knife up, facing towards He Xinyan, and charged to the bed.


    He Xinyan prepared already and Shen Xiner''s speed was much slower than she had expected. She immediately jumped off the bed in the other direction, her heartbeat speeding up and an adrenaline rush oveing her body as she nearly escaped the de.


    However, Shen Xiner was crazy already, and she didn''t stop.


    She jumped onto the bed and practically rolled across it, trying to stab He Xinyan now. She seemed to have forgotten her n of only shing her face.


    He Xinyan ran from her and towards the door, trying her luck to see if maybe it was unlocked.


    When she reached it, she quickly pulled down on the door handle and. . . it was locked.


    Shen Xiner''sughter could be heard in the silence of the night, "Don''t try! I locked it! Hahahaha!"


    The door was in a short and narrow hallway from the bed, so He Xinyan was trapped. She immediately regretted the decision. However, it was toote.


    Shen Xiner''s eyes were red as she held the knife up and ran towards He Xinyan again with a crooked grimace on her face, this time the knife near the chest position. It was obvious she wanted to kill her by now.


    He Xinyan clenched her teeth together and decided to give it a shot. When Shen Xiner was a few steps away from her, she reached out and grabbed onto Shen Xiner''s lower arm, the knife identally tearing through her inner arm as she did so.


    Feeling the sudden sharp burst of pain, He Xinyan didn''t stop as she forcefully grabbed onto the arm that was holding the knife and pushed it upwards towards the ceiling.


    Shen Xiner obviously wasn''t expecting this, and she fell back a step, still grabbing onto the knife tightly. He Xinyan used her right hand and reached up, trying to grab the knife from her.


    Because of all the movement, the palm of her hand was sliced by the sharp de several times, but she couldn''t care about that at the moment.


    Shen Xiner was much weaker than He Xinyan, and she was able to grab the knife from Shen Xiner easily.


    She then pushed Shen Xiner away, but the next second, Shen Xiner had regained her bnce and was running back at her without any weapon in her hands, but her face and voice both filled with hatred and relentlessness.


    With one hand holding the knife, He Xinyan had only one hand, and she tried to push Shen Xiner away, but she jumped onto her, pushing her down onto the ground, pressing down over her.


    Shen Xiner wrapped her wrists around He Xinyan''s neck, using as much force as she could to try and strangle her.


    In a few seconds, He Xinyan began coughing as she began fighting for air, slowly losing her consciousness. Shen Xiner was over her arm so she couldn''t lift the knife up.


    She tried for a long time and her vision was beginning to blur already when she was finally able to free her arm from Shen Xiner''s leg.


    Shen Xiner must have gotten too excited to even think about the knife.


    He Xinyan couldn''t even think clearly as her brain wascking oxygen and she couldn''t see anything clearly except Shen Xiner''s excited face.


    As a human''s natural survival instinct, He Xinyan used all her force, wrapping her hand tightly around the knife as she pushed the knife up, not sure where she was aiming at.


    However, the next second, she heard a painful moan, and the hands on her neck loosened.


    She took quick and shallow breaths as her vision slowly began to focus again. She coughed endlessly, rolling onto her stomach.


    "He. . . Xin. . . Yan. . ." Then, there was the sound of a breath and then it was silent.


    He Xinyan looked up when she heard the soft and hoarse voice call her name, and what she saw would stay inside her memories forever.


    Shen Xiner''s upper body leaned up against the wall, her head bent forward like a ragged doll. Her arms and legs were positioned crookedly like she had no bones, and. . .


    She wasn''t breathing.


    Right in the center of her chest, the de she once held in her hand pierced through it, blood still dripping out like water from a fountain. . .

 Chapter 260 Murderer

    <h4>Chapter 260 Murderer</h4>


    Right in the center of her chest, the de she once held in her hand pierced through it, blood still dripping out like water from a fountain. . .


    One second of silence.


    Another second of silence.


    "AHH!!" He Xinyan hurriedly crawled away from the door and from Shen Xiner''s body, stopping a few feet away from Shen Xiner, her entire body shaking.


    Even when she had seen Gu Kexin dead, she wasn''t scared.


    However, seeing Shen Xiner''s dead body was extremely frightening, probably because. . . because she had killed her!


    She had murdered someone!


    He Xinyan felt her heartbeat speed up as she gritted her teeth together tightly to stop them from chattering.


    This was the first time in her entire life she had killed someone with her own hands.


    What would happen to her? What would happen to Shen Xiner?


    What would Yi Qiansi do when he found out?


    At this moment, He Xinyan really wanted to run into Gu Yechen''s warm embrace, but she knew she couldn''t. She took a deep breath and forced herself toe down.


    This was not murder. It was not.


    It was self defense.


    Shen Xiner hade and wanted to kill her, and she only responded with a natural act of self-defense. . . And, she had identally killed her.


    He Xinyan stared at the hand she had held the knife with and saw that it was shaking. How could she just aim so "perfectly" and out of all the possible ces she could have stabbed, she stabbed her chest?!


    He Xinyan closed her eyes and took another deep breath. However, as she did so, there was a click and the door suddenly opened.


    She flinched in surprise and her heartbeat skipped a beat as she looked up alertly.


    Standing right outside the door, Yi Qiansi wore a ck silk bathrobe, revealing his pale chest and lower legs.


    His hands were casually ced into his pockets as he looked down and saw Shen Xiner leaning against the wall without any sign of life.


    He didn''t seem very surprised as he walked in, stepping right over Shen Xiner, almost like he didn''t even notice her.


    He stopped in front of He Xinyan, bending down to the ground so their bodies were at the same level.


    "Are you okay?" Yi Qiansi asked, noticing that she was shaking slightly.


    He Xinyan nodded her head and moved back a little further to keep a distance from Yi Qiansi.


    "Why are you here?" He Xinyan asked.


    Yi Qiansi opened his mouth and closed it again. He couldn''t say that there was a CCTV camera in the room and he opened it before going to sleep to see if she was asleep yet and saw Shen Xiner inside the room.


    "I - A worker heard you screaming and told me."


    He Xinyan didn''t think much about it and she nodded her head, "She - She attacked me and I identally killed her."


    She said, trying to sound calm.


    Yi Qiansi didn''t even look over at Shen Xiner as his eyes moved down to He Xinyan''s arm, which was dripping blood down onto the ground, "You''re hurt."


    He Xinyan seemed to just notice as she also looked down at her arm and scrunched her face up from the sight. Her lower arm and her hand had several cuts, and the one on her arm was very deep.


    Yi Qiansi frowned and stood up, walking out of the room.


    He Xinyan heard him say, "Call the doctor," before he came back into the room.


    He bent down again and lifted He Xinyan off the ground with both hands, carrying her princess style. He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she felt her body getting lifted off the ground.


    "Let me down! Stop! Let go of me!" She was a married woman! How dare he do this?!


    Yi Qiansi''s eyes dimmed, "Stop moving. You are just going to make your injury worse."


    He walked over to the bed and gently ced her back down onto the bed. The bedsheets immediately turned red from the blood, the frightening color slowly spreading.


    He Xinyan red at Yi Qiansi angrily but didn''t say anything. He was trying to help her but she was still angry at him for carrying her.


    If Gu Yechen knew about this, his vinegar tub would explode.


    She couldn''t let that happen!


    A few secondster, the doctor ran into the room and gasped when he saw the dead body on the floor.


    "Here!" Yi Qiansi called coldly.


    The doctor carefully stepped over Shen Xiner and ran over to the bed, immediately going to work.


    A few minutester, He Xinyan''s entire arm was wrapped with a cast, but it didn''t help the pain. Her brain had ignored the pain earlier because she was in shock about killing someone, but now it wasing back.


    It was unbearable, piercing through her skin and into her bones.


    A bead of sweat rolled down He Xinyan''s forehead as the doctor finished wrapping the cast and stepped away.


    "The cut is very deep and it should take a few weeks up to a month to heal. Be very careful with it and try not to move your right arm or hand too much. It is very important you do not get the cut wet. Try not to take a shower if you can, and if you do, you will need to be very careful."


    He Xinyan nodded her head and took a deep breath, trying to not focus on the pain.


    After the doctor left, Yi Qiansi looked down at her with a slight frown, "Are you okay?"


    He Xinyan didn''t look at him and nodded, "I''m fine. You can go to sleep."


    Yi Qiansi sighed as he ced his hands into his pockets, "You don''t have to worry about Shen Xiner''s death. . . I wanted to kill her a long time ago. She doesn''t listen. . ."


    He Xinyan looked up at him and couldn''t tell if he was trying tofort her, because what he said only made her more afraid of him.


    "Why is Shen Xinere her?" She asked.


    Yi Qiansi smiled, "Everyone Gu Yechen ever hurt or threw away is here. . . I collect these people."


    He Xinyan frowned, "What type of hobby is that? I''m curious, how do you know Gu Yechen?"


    Yi Qiansi grinned softly and looked down, "You don''t have to worry about that. He is dead anyway."


    "He isn''t! You don''t know anything!" He Xinyan red at Yi Qiansi angrily.


    He looked down at her and knit his eyebrows together, leaning forward slightly, "Why are you so persistent in believing that he is still alive?"


    "Because he is, you liar!"


    "And how would you know that?" Yi Qiansi frowned.


    He Xinyan rolled her eyes, "Because I believe in him and not you. I know he is alive. He won''t leave me alone in this world!"


    Yi Qiansi stared into He Xinyan''s firm and hopeful eyes for several seconds before he pressed his lips together and stood up straight again, turning around.


    "Don''t worry about Shen Xiner. You should get some rest. Good night."


    He slowly walked out of the room and a secondter, two men walked in. One dragged away Shen Xiner''s body while the other cleaned up the mess.


    After they were finished, they locked the door and left.


    The world was silent again.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up from the pain in her arm and when she opened her eyes, she gasped in surprise.


    Right to the side of her bed, Yi Qiansi sat there in his chair with his legs crossed.


    "Good morning," he said with a smile.


    He Xinyan red at him before rolling around, facing the other side, "Why are you here? You really aren''t busy, are you? You seem to have a lot of time on your hands."


    "Do you want to go out and take a look at your sunflowers? It isn''t raining today."


    At the mention of her sunflowers, He Xinyan became a little interested. After several seconds, she shrugged, "Sure. Let me get ready first."


    Every morning, she followed a worker to a bathroom nearby to get ready and before bed, she could also go to take a shower. Inside, there were several skincare supplies from very famous brands and everything she needed.


    After getting ready, she followed Yi Qiansi outside. The sunflowers were nowhere to be seen since the seeds had just been nted, but she could already visualize how beautiful it would look with the dirt filled with a patch of bright yellow flowers.


    She watered the dirt with the arm she didn''t hurt and after a while, they returned back to the castle. She woke upte so it was 11 already, about time to eat lunch.


    He Xinyan was going to return to her room to eat, but Yi Qiansi stopped her.


    "Do you want to eat lunch together in the dining room with me today?"


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened, "I can leave my room?"


    "Well, I thought about it, and. . . I can let you move freely around the castle during the day if you wish."


    He Xinyan obviously nodded her head, "Yes, yes!" She did not want to stay in that confined room anymore. If she was able toe outside, then at least she had a higher chance of maybe being able to escape or get in contact with the outside world.


    Seeing her smile, Yi Qiansi grinned softly and they walked over to the dining room.


    He Xinyan had thought that the food would be ready already, but there was no food on the table at all.


    "Where is the food? Aren''t we here to eat lunch?"


    Yi Qiansi chuckled and crossed his arms together, "Yes, but we are also here so you could fulfill your promise to me."


    He Xinyan looked up at him, "What promise?"


    --- IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT


    hello readers ~


    The original n was that my new story would be out in 2 days. However, things have changed.


    Recently, I have been very unmotivated to write both this story and my new one :( As I was writing my new story yesterday, I realized that I couldn''t possibly keep writing it without getting dead bored. Even as the author, I feel bored and kind of lost of where I wanted the story to go. So, I have decided to cancel, or maybe postpone that story.


    Instead, I have a new idea for another Contemporary Romance story, so I will begin working on that. I will let you guys know if somethinges out of it!


    Love you

 Chapter 261 He Xinyan’s Meal

    <h4>Chapter 261 He Xinyan''s Meal</h4>


    Yi Qiansi chuckled and crossed his arms together, "Yes, but we are also here so you could fulfill your promise to me."


    He Xinyan looked up at him, "What promise?"


    "Did you forget already? Remember when we returned to Country Z, you said that the next time we meet, you would treat me to a meal?"


    It took several seconds before He Xinyan finally remembered what he was talking about.


    She responded with one word, "No."


    Yi Qiansi raised one eyebrow, "But you promised. You can''t break your promise."


    "Um, yes I can," He Xinyan replied, crossing her arms together.


    "That''s too bad. I didn''t order for lunch to be made. I was hoping you would be able to make it and fulfill your promise. I guess we will have to starve then."


    He Xinyan thought for a few seconds before a small smile appeared on her face, "I cook?"


    Yi Qiansi nodded his head.


    He Xinyan chuckled softly and stood up, "Okay! I should fulfill my promise. I''ll cook for lunch."


    Yi Qiansi was slightly surprised that she agreed, and he stood up as well, "I''ll take you to the kitchen."


    He Xinyan entered the kitchen and forced Yi Qiansi to leave because she had to "focus on her cooking".


    She also forced all the chefs inside to leave so she was alone inside the enormous kitchen.


    He Xinyan smirked as she rolled her sleeves up and tied up her hair. She cook?! Okay! She''ll make sure to cook up a "delicious" meal for him!


    She walked over to the refrigerator and pulled out a tomato. She then looked for pasta noodles and found some frozen shrimp defrosting inside the sink.


    Before long, she had begun cooking.


    Not sure how to make tomato sauce, He Xinyan just blended three tomatoes up in a blender and added some salt.


    She then dumped the pasta noodles into a frying pan, but to her surprise, they didn''t soften. She waited for a long time, but the pasta noodles got burnt!


    Confused, He Xinyan peeked her head out of the door to see that Yi Qiansi was right outside, leaning against the wall.


    She nced at him and held up the batch of spaghetti noodles, "How am I supposed to cook this?"


    Yi Qiansi blinked a few times as he looked over at the hard noodles He Xinyan was holding, "You are making pasta?"


    "That doesn''t matter. I fried it, but it didn''t turn soft." He Xinyan scratched the back of her head confusedly, a little embarrassed for asking what seemed to be a simple question.


    Yi Qiansi widened his eyes slightly before he couldn''t hold it in and burst intoughter. He hadn''tughed genuinely in a long time, and it was a really weird feeling when he beganughing again.


    "You tried to fry the noodles?"


    He Xinyan frowned slightly as she angrily said, "Stopughing. Hurry up and tell me if you want to eat!"


    "You boil them in water with a pinch of salt," Yi Qiansi said helplessly, and then the next second, the door had closed again and He Xinyan''s small face disappeared.


    Yi Qiansi stared at the door for a long time as his smile disappeared.


    They were the same.


    So why did Gu Yechen get to live in the sunshine?


    ---


    After almost an hour, He Xinyan finally finished her two tes of spaghetti and she took a look at the noodles.


    "Perfect!"


    She then carried them outside and walked straight past Yi Qiansi, "Follow me! Let''s go eat lunch!''


    Yi Qiansi couldn''t help butugh at her proud attitude, and it almost felt like she was the boss around here.


    However, he still obediently followed her back to the dining room. She ced one te in front of him and one in front of herself.


    The two of them sat down and they both picked up their forks, but He Xinyan didn''t start eating right away.


    "Why aren''t you eating?" Yi Qiansi asked, already ready to take his first bite.


    He Xinyan chuckled fakely, "You can have the first bite!"


    Was she stupid?! Why would she eat her own food? Hmph! He can eat! Let him eat as much as he wants and hopefully die from food poisoning!


    Yi Qiansi raised one eyebrow before shoving arge bite of the tomato spaghetti into his mouth.


    He Xinyan waited for him to spit it out but several seconds passed, and he ate another bite after another.


    He Xinyan''s smirk disappeared as she dropped her fork, "Um. . . Do you like it?"


    Yi Qiansi looked up and nodded his head, "It''s good."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times and reached for her fork again, slowly taking a bite.


    "h!" She immediately spit it out because the noodles were so salty but the sauce waspletely tasteless, "This is disgusting!"


    Yi Qiansi swallowed another bite.


    "How are you still eating it?! It tastes horrible!"


    Yi Qiansi continued to eat before he took a small sip of water and smiled, but the smile didn''t reach his eyes, "I lost my sense of taste when I was quite young."


    The hand He Xinyan was using to hold her fork froze as she looked up in surprise. When she noticed the sadness in his eyes, she didn''t know what to say for a few seconds.


    Although she didn''t like him, she couldn''t help but feel a little pity for him at the moment. No sense of taste?! He Xinyan would have no meaning in life anymore if that happened to her!


    Food equals life! It must be horrible to not be able to taste all the delicious food in the world!


    "How did it happen?" She asked as she put down her fork and began drinking water.


    Yi Qiansi grinned, "It was just an. . . ident a while ago. I''m used to it now. However, I still think the noodles are good."


    "Ch! You can''t even taste it!" He Xinyan rolled her eyes as she looked over at Yi Qiansi''s te to see him take thest bite.


    "You''re finished already?!"


    Yi Qiansi licked his lips and gulped down the leftover water in his cup, his extremely sexy Adam''s apple bobbing up and down as he did so.


    When he finished, he smiled and wiped his lips elegantly with his napkin.


    "You didn''t eat lunch yet. Since you cooked lunch for me, how about. . . I cook lunch for you."


    He Xinyan was about to say no but Yi Qiansi had already stood up and was walking over to the kitchen.


    "Um. . . It''s okay -"


    But Yi Qiansi didn''t hear as he disappeared into the kitchen.


    Half an hourter, he stepped out, carrying two tes in each hand, "Come on, let''s go eat."


    When they arrived at the table, He Xinyan saw that he had made several dishes she usually enjoyed, including a bowl of noodles, fried chicken, steak, and a te of pasta that looked much better than the one she had made.


    "You know how to cook?" He Xinyan asked in surprise.


    Yi Qiansi nodded his head, "I learned after I had lost my sense of taste."


    He Xinyan wasn''t nning to eat originally because she didn''t want to eat food cooked by him, but she was starving and the food looked extremely captivating.


    She looked up in ast attempt to reject the food, but when she saw the eager and anticipating expression on his face, she couldn''t say no.


    Ah, He Xinyan! Why are you so nice?! Can''t you learn from Gu Yechen?! Plus, he is locking you in here! You shouldn''t treat him nicely!


    In the end, she ended up taking a bite, nning to only eat one bite. But after one bite she couldn''t control herself.


    It was so good! So delicious!


    But of course, it wasn''t as good as the food Gu Yechen made!


    Still, maybe because she was way too hungry, but she ended up eating a lot. Yi Qiansi patiently watched her eat with a proud and gentle smile on his face.


    "Do you like it?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head and said through arge mouthful of food, "It''s pretty good. But not the best I have ever had."


    Yi Qiansi raised one eyebrow, "What''s the best food you have ever had?"


    Without even hesitating, He Xinyan said, "Of course the food my husband cooks!"


    She knew that Yi Qiansi had some history with Gu Yechen, but she didn''t care! She wasn''t afraid topliment her husband in front of him! Hmph!


    Yi Qiansi''s expression darkened slightly and he looked down. But the next second he looked back up, there was a smile again.


    "Eat slowly. It''s all yours."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "How can you cook so well when you don''t even have taste?"


    Yi Qiansi tilted his head slightly, "Talent."


    "Ch!" She rolled her eyes and continued to eat. After a long time, He Xinyan finally finished all the food on the table except a small portion of steak she really couldn''t finish because she was way too full.


    Yi Qiansi handed her a napkin and she wiped her lips. Noticing that Yi Qiansi was in quite a good mood, she cleared her throat and asked:


    "So. . . When do you n on letting me go? I can''t stay here forever, right?"


    Yi Qiansi''s smile stiffened and he stood up, stacking the tes together, "You don''t have to think about that."


    He Xinyan frowned and put down her fork. She nced at him onest time before turning around, "I''m returning to my room."


    Yi Qiansi watched her leave and gulped. He sighed before looking back up, his eyes returning to it''s usual cold self.


    What should he expect?


    He should be used to it by now.


    --- ANNOUNCEMENT


    hello readers ~


    To celebrate Webnovel''s 4th Anniversary and my 1st Anniversary writing here on Webnovel, there will be a 5 chapter MASS RELEASE today!!! Yayyy! I still remember posting my first chapter of my first book here 1 year ago. I definitely did not expect much, but we havee such a long way ^o^ Thank you guys so so much for all of your love and support! I truly appreciate it a lot

 Chapter 262 The KMK Group

    <h4>Chapter 262 The KMK Group</h4>


    --- Country Z


    "Who is it?"


    On the top floor of the Shangji Hospital inside the VVIP room, a handsome manid on the bed, leaning back against the headboard, his eyes coldly staring at the man across from him.


    Yes, you guessed it right. The man was Gu Yechen.


    The man standing across from him was Chen Xiao, and he replied softly, "The KMK group."


    Gu Yechen began rhythmically tapping his finger against his leg as he closed his eyes.


    It has been a month already. . . A month since their honeymoon together, when the bombing happened. It was so fast he couldn''t even react, and he immediately went unconscious after the crash.


    Their beautiful and sweet honeymoon was disrupted just like that. . .


    The next time he regained consciousness was over two weekster already, and his mom had told him that he barely survived, and he suffered very severe injuries.


    However, he didn''t care about his injuries.


    Where was He Xinyan?! He didn''t want to think back to when he woke up and didn''t see He Xinyan.


    And when he asked his mom where He Xinyan was, the deafening silence still haunted him until now.


    ''When the police and medical workers arrived, Xinyan was nowhere to be seen. They didn''t find her. The CCTV cameras had been broken from the bombing so there is no recording, but. . . but it is like she just disappeared into thin air! There were no hints of her at the crash!''


    Gu Yechen clenched his fists together and leaned back against the headboard, thinking about the information Chen Xiao had just given him.


    They have been searching for two weeks already, and they finally figured out who had caused the bombing and brought He Xinyan away. . . the KMK group, the biggest and most powerful underworld group in the world.


    The dark circles under Gu Yechen''s eyes could be seen from very far away. Since he woke up, he hasn''t had a single good night of sleep, even when the doctor injected sleep medicine into him.


    He couldn''t help but think of He Xinyan whenever he was awake, and only when he was working or trying to search for her. Where was she?!


    Gu Yechen sighed and opened his eyes again, staring out the window at the bright blue sky.


    "The KMK Group. . ." He narrowed his eyes slightly, "It is time to pay him a visit."


    --- Country X


    Inside her room, He Xinyan couldn''t fall asleep.


    When she looked out of the window at the moon in the sky, she couldn''t help but wonder if Gu Yechen was also looking at the same moon in some other ce.


    She missed him a lot. . . More than she could bear. Her heart ached every night thinking about him, even though she told herself to stay strong and be positive.


    A single tear rolled down He Xinyan''s cheek but she didn''t wipe it away.


    She missed his smile, his smell, his voice, his food, the sound of his footsteps in the house, his embrace, sleeping next to him, his everything. . .


    He Xinyan closed her eyes, which caused several tears to fall down at once.


    She lifted her hands up and wiped them away. Stop crying! Why was she crying?! Gu Yechen was definitely searching for her, and they will definitely reunite sooner orter.


    Trapped inside this pce, she should also try and convince Yi Qiansi to let her go. . . Although she knew this n was very unlikely, it was still worth a try.


    He Xinyan took a deep breath and rolled around, closing her eyes.


    A few minutester, she was asleep.


    ---


    He Xinyan was allowed to freely roam around the pce by now.


    She frequently walked around the enormous pce. She told Yi Qiansi that she was just trying to get exercise in, but they both knew she was trying to find a possible exit.


    Sometimes, he would walk with her in silence around and around the huge pce. The hallways all looked the same and for He Xinyan, it was easy to get lost.


    A few dayster, Yi Qiansi told her that he ordered people to build a movie theater in the pce so she could go watch movies when she was bored.


    She nodded her head and walked into the movie theater, Yi Qiansi right behind her. He sat down next to her and asked her what she wanted to watch.


    "Empire: A Documentary of Country Z''s History. . . Do you have it?" He Xinyan asked, crossing her legs together on the movie theater chair.


    Yi Qiansi frowned slightly as he began searching using the remote, "A documentary? You like history documentaries?"


    He Xinyan shook her head, "I don''t like it."


    Yi Qiansi stopped searching, "Then why do you want to watch it?"


    She grabbed the pillow on the chair and hugged it with a sweet smile, "He likes to watch it. . ."


    She said sweetly as memories of their date that happened almost a year ago came back into her head, causing her to smile sweetly.


    Maybe if she watched it again, it would feel more like he was right here with her.


    It didn''t take long for Yi Qiansi to figure out who "he" was, and he knit his eyebrows together slightly.


    "If you don''t like it, then let''s watch something else. How about aedy or romance movie?"


    "No, I want to watch it." He Xinyan said forcefully, "I like it."


    Yi Qiansi sighed but he still found the movie and began ying it.


    "Are we going to turn the lights off?" He Xinyan asked as the lights were still on when the documentary already started ying.


    Yi Qiansi gulped and nced at her, "Can we keep the lights on?"


    He Xinyan shrugged, "Sure."


    A worker brought in a tub of popcorn a few minutes into the film and He Xinyan began eating. Yi Qiansi didn''t fight over the popcorn with her and let her hold the tub herself and eat.


    Originally, He Xinyan was still wide awake as the movie started and she had promised that she would stay awake for the entire movie!


    She was going to finish it this time!


    However, one hour into the documentary with over two hours left to go, He Xinyan really couldn''t hold it anymore. The male narrator speaking sounded like a robot with his monotone voice, and it was impossible to stay awake.


    How could Gu Yechen and all the other audience do it?!


    He Xinyan yawned and looked into the empty tub of popcorn. She leaned back against thefortable chair and closed her eyes, images of Gu Yechening into view.


    She smiled and took a deep breath before she fell asleep.


    A minute after she fell asleep, Yi Qiansi noticed as he also wasn''t very focused on the movie. He turned his head around and looked at her for a very long time, narrowing his eyes.


    It was quite weird that Gu Yechen still wasn''t here. . . He had already purposely left so many loopholes for him and his team to find. Were they really so stupid to still not figure out that he was the one who nned it and took away He Xinyan?


    Yi Qiansi pressed his lips together as his eyes focused on He Xinyan again.


    She looked like a little kitten when she was asleep, her mouth slightly opened.


    Yi Qiansi smirked softly at her dumb but cute appearance, his attentionpletely off the movie ying by now.


    The longer he looked at her, the sound of the documentary got softer and softer. Then, almost as if he was being controlled, he slowly lifted his arm up and gently moved it around He Xinyan to the other side of her head.


    Then, he slowly and softly moved her head over to him, resting it onto his shoulder.

 Chapter 263 Leaving The Hospital

    <h4>Chapter 263 Leaving The Hospital</h4>


    The longer he looked at her, the sound of the documentary got softer and softer. Then, almost as if he was being controlled, he slowly lifted his arm up and gently moved it around He Xinyan to the other side of her head.


    Then, he slowly and softly moved her head over to him, resting it onto his shoulder.


    He sucked a breath in and gulped when he felt the weight on his broad shoulder, and for a second, he wondered what was wrong with him.


    He wanted to push her away again but he couldn''t help but like the weight on his shoulder and not want to let go of it.


    Meanwhile, He Xinyan was still deep in her sleep. However, maybe it was because she was thinking about Gu Yechen while sleeping, but she was able to smell the unfamiliar but also pleasant smelling from Yi Qiansi''s body.


    It smelled kind of like peppermint and wood, a cold but very attractive smell.


    But, it was very different from the smell on Gu Yechen''s body. In her sleep, He Xinyan slightly furrowed her eyebrows together and slowly blinked her eyes open.


    When she did, she noticed that her head was resting on Yi Qiansi''s shoulder. She didn''t know that he had moved her head, and she thought that she had identally leaned onto his shoulder herself in her sleep.


    Her eyes widened as she immediately moved away and jumped up, identally causing the popcorn tub to tip over.


    However, she couldn''t care.


    She nced at Yi Qiansi and her face turned red, "I - I''m sorry. I don''t want to watch the movie anymore. . . I''m - I''m going to return to my room."


    She quickly ran away and out of the room, running down the hallway and back into her room.


    Yi Qiansi watched her run away with a slight sign of disappointment on his face. However, a secondter, he recovered from his internal thoughts.


    He closed his eyes and leaned back against the chair.


    What was happening to him?! Why did she make him like this? Was it just because he hasn''t socialized with anyone in such a long time that spending so much time with her was just different and kind of weird?


    Yes, that must be why he was getting weird and acting like this.


    Nothing else.


    Yi Qiansi opened his eyes and ran his fingers through his silver hair, taking a deep breath.


    Wake up, Yi Qiansi. This is where you belong. It is where you have belonged for all your life. Don''t even think about escaping. . .


    helemon''s note: Ahh am I the only one that can''t help but feel bad for Yi Qiansi? I think it may only be me since no one else knows his story yet hehehe! It will be revealed soon! Or, maybe it is just because he looks so cute and I stan cute guys bahahaha. Okay, back to the story!!


    ---


    He Xinyan didn''t immediately return to her room, but instead returned to the restroom near her room. She walked in and washed her face.


    Then, she wiped it with a towel and looked at her bare reflection in the mirror.


    Her face can only rest on her husband''s shoulder!


    However, she did not notice that as she was wiping her face, Yi Qiansi walked by and saw her.


    When he saw what she was doing, he felt his heart drop slightly, a feeling he has never felt in a long time.


    He sighed and quietly walked away.


    He only felt this way because he touched the scariest and most dangerous thing in this world, especially for him. . . hope and light.


    He had to hide back into his hole.


    *helemon''s note: Sob sob!


    --- A weekter


    Gu Yechen was finally let out of the hospital, and that was only because he had threatened the doctor to let him out.


    After over a month of staying inside the cramped hospital room, Gu Yechen was finally able to walk out of the hospital.


    He had suffered a more severe injury than He Xinyan and received medical treatment a littleter than her, so his injuries were a little more severe.


    Even after a month, he still had a difficult time walking quickly, which he was attempting to do as he walked out of the hospital and over to the car.


    He sat down with the help of Chen Xiao into the backseat and immediately ordered the driver to start the car.


    As they were driving over to the ce where the private airne was located, Gu Yechen received a call from his mom.


    "Mother," he called.


    "Gu Yechen, where are you?! Why did the nurse say you left already?! Didn''t the doctor say you still have a few more weeks?!"


    Gu Yechen held the phone a little further from his ear and took a deep breath, "I''m going to find your daughter-inw."


    "Yanyan?! Do you know where she is?" Xu Mengya jumped up from the chair she was sitting on excitedly, "Take me with you!"


    Gu Yechen pinched the skin between his eyebrows and tried to stay patient. He had been extremely impatient and had a very bad temper the past month after he woke up.


    It was probably because of the absence of his little sunshine, Xinyan, but he always felt extremely unhappy and felt angry from the smallest thing or even nothing.


    As of now, Chen Xiao and everyone else were praying every day and every night for He Xinyan toe back to bring the chill Gu Yechen back! Please!


    "Don''t worry. I will bring your daughter-inw back. I am leaving now. Goodbye." Gu Yechen hung the call up and closed his eyes, leaning back against the carseat.


    About half an hourter, the car finally arrived at the ce the private airne was going to take off.


    Usually, the car ride was supposed to take one hour. However, under Gu Yechen''s continuousmands and impatient screams, the driver didn''t dare drive slowly.


    Gu Yechen immediately got out of the car and tried his best to walk as fast as he could over to the airne.


    Before long, the airne had taken off and Gu Yechen was on his way over to the location they had found. . . The KMK headquarters.


    --- Country X


    Yi Qiansi and He Xinyan were eating breakfast together, and after He Xinyan finished, she immediately stood up and excused herself.


    Yi Qiansi didn''t stop her and took a sip of apple juice before also standing up. He returned to his office and sat down as his assistant walked in.


    "What is it?"


    "Master Yi, he is on his way."


    Yi Qiansi looked up and narrowed his dark ck eyes as one corner of his lips lifted up into a small grin, "Already?"


    --- Author''s Note


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 Chapter 264 Gu Yechen Is Here

    <h4>Chapter 264 Gu Yechen Is Here</h4>


    "Master Yi, he is on his way."


    Yi Qiansi looked up and narrowed his dark ck eyes as one corner of his lips lifted up into a small grin, "Already?"


    "Yes, master. The ne left about an hour ago, and it should arrive by noontime."


    Yi Qiansi''s smile widened, "It has been a very long time since west met. . . I am looking forward to it."


    He raised one eyebrow and crossed his arms together before looking up, "You can go. Tell me when he arrives."


    "Yes, master Yi." The worker bowed down slightly and walked away.


    Yi Qiansi picked up the ck fountain pen on the table and began flipping it around. Finally, he smiled and looked down, dropping the pen and opening hisputer, beginning to work.


    ---


    Yi Qiansi and He Xinyan were eating lunch together, lunch that Yi Qiansi had cooked, when the same worker knocked and entered the dining room.


    He Xinyan was exining to Yi Qiansi how the food tasted like when he walked in, and she immediately stopped talking.


    Yi Qiansi frowned slightly as he looked up and the worker leaned forward, whispering into Yi Qiansi''s ear:


    "His airne hasnded. He should be driving over now."


    Yi Qiansi nodded his head and replied softly, "Tell me when the car arrives."


    The worker nodded and left.


    "Who ising?" He Xinyan asked curiously as a spark of hope arose inside her. Maybe it was because yesterday she had a dream about Gu Yechen reaching his hand out to her, but she was certain that he was still alive out there and looking for her!


    Yi Qiansi smiled softly and took a sip of water, "You will know very soon."


    After eating lunch, He Xinyan went into Yi Qiansi''s private gym he had for himself. She had absolutely nothing to do so she decided to hopefully build a beautiful figure during this time.


    Then, when Gu Yechen found her and took her back, he would be pleasantly surprised!


    However, when He Xinyan exercised, she got tired very quickly. Weirdly quickly. She could barely run for 10 minutes straight on a treadmill and she would have to stop because she was so tired.


    Maybe it was because she hadn''t exercised in so long. . .


    And, no matter how much she did ab and stomach exercises, her stomach fat would still not go away. Maybe it was because she was eating too much. . .


    She sighed as she walked out of the room after exercising. She then took a shower and changed into her casual pajama clothes.


    Because she had stayed here for so long, she wasn''t so unfamiliar with life here anymore. In fact, she was getting used to life here.


    She always told herself that she shouldn''t since she would be leaving soon, but it was hard not to.


    When she walked out of the restroom after drying her hair, she saw Yi Qiansi leaning against the wall outside of the bathroom.


    She jumped back, "What are you doing here?"


    Yi Qiansi grinned, "Your husband is here to visit you."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she stared at Yi Qiansi for several seconds, almost as if she was trying to figure out whether he was lying and only joking or if he was serious.


    After a long time, she noticed that there was no hint that he was lying in his eyes or expression, and the towel and clothes she was hugging in her arms dropped onto the ground.


    She immediately felt tears beginning to boil in her eyes as she narrowed them, "You are not lying to me, right. . . You can''t do this to me. He is really here?"


    Yi Qiansi furrowed his eyebrows slightly when he saw her eyes turn red, but he still nodded his head.


    "Where is he? I want to see him! Take me to him." He Xinyan began looking around eagerly and she impatiently took a step forward. Did he finally find her?! He was here to take her back, right! It had to be!


    Yi Qiansi looked down and turned around, "Follow me."


    He Xinyan excitedly followed right behind him and wiped away her tears. She was sure that Gu Yechen wouldn''t want to see her crying after they were separated for such a long time.


    She followed Yi Qiansi through over half of the huge pce, and she was getting impatient because Yi Qiansi walked unusually slowly.


    "Can -" Just as she spoke to ask if he could hurry up, he came to a stop in front of a small door.


    He Xinyan looked at the door and did not recognize it. Most of the doors looked the same except from the bigger rooms like Yi Qiansi''s bedroom and the dining room.


    He opened the door and He Xinyan excitedly walked in. However, to her disappointment, there was no one inside except a worker standing in the far corner.


    In fact, there was nothing inside except a single chair with golden patterns on it''s back.


    "Where is he? Where is this?" She turned around and asked Yi Qiansi.


    He smiled softly and took a step back, cing his hand onto the door handle, "Be patient. You will see him very soon."


    Then, he closed the door and He Xinyan heard the sound of footsteps getting softer and softer.


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened and she banged on the door, "Yi Qiansi, where are you going?! Did you lie to me?! Where is he?! Tell me! Yi Qiansi you bast***!"


    The worker cleared his throat and coldly said, "Miss He, please take a seat. You will be able to see Mr. Gu very soon."


    He Xinyan whipped around and red at the worker before looking down at the seat in the center of the room.


    She slowly walked over to the chair and sat down. In front of her, there was a ss window that seemed to be connected to another room, as on the other side of the window, there was arge room with a table in the center.


    There was a chair on either side of the long table, the same style as the chair she was sitting on.


    She did not recognize the room and she stared at it for a very long time, her mind slightly nk. After a long time, she was getting impatient.


    Did Yi Qiansi lie to her?! Where was Yechen?!


    She turned to look at the worker, but as she did so, she suddenly saw from the corner of her eye the door open. But it wasn''t the door in her room. It was the door in the room on the other side of the ss.


    She narrowed her eyes as she felt her heartbeat speed up for some reason.


    She watched as Yi Qiansi walked in with an unknown smile on his face, and then a few secondster, another man walked in.


    She immediately jumped up from her chair and eximed, "Yechen!"

 Chapter 265 Seeing Each Other

    <h4>Chapter 265 Seeing Each Other</h4>


    She watched as Yi Qiansi walked in with an unknown smile on his face, and then a few secondster, another man walked in.


    She immediately jumped up from her chair and eximed, "Yechen!"


    The worker looked up at her but didn''t say anything before he looked back down, crossing his hands together.


    He Xinyan ran over to the ss, pressing her hands and upper body against the ss, almost as if she was trying to be closer to him.


    "Yechen!" She called again, but Gu Yechen didn''t give any reaction at all. It was almost as if he didn''t hear her.


    He Xinyan realized that maybe he couldn''t hear her because of the ss, and she began waving her arms around.


    As she did, Yi Qiansi looked over her way, but not straight at her. Instead, he looked over at the chair as a sly grin appeared on his face.


    He then looked back at Gu Yechen, who was ring at him.


    He Xinyan heard Yi Qiansi say, "Mr. Gu, please take a seat."


    He pointed at the chair on the left end of the table as he sat down on the right chair himself. Gu Yechen red at Yi Qiansi for several seconds before walking around the table and taking a seat, crossing his arms and legs together.


    He scanned the room quickly, his eyes gliding past He Xinyan when he looked over at the room she was in. However, it was almost as if he didn''t notice her as he immediately looked away and continued to look around the room he was in.


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened, "Gu Yechen!" She began mming on the ss, beginning to feel helpless as she felt her nose sour slightly, signaling the near arrival of tears, "Gu Yechen! I''m over here! Husband! Yechen!"


    The worker watched her for a few seconds before he sighed and spoke up, "Miss He, you can see and hear the other room, but the other room cannot see or hear you. The ss is designed this way."


    He Xinyan turned her head around and red at the worker. After realizing that he was saying the truth, she wondered how in the world this ss was designed this way.


    She stopped banging on the ss and moving and instead continued to lean against the cold ss, staring intently at Gu Yechen with longing eyes.


    It has been so long since shest saw him. . . He had very clear dark circles under his eyes. Was he not sleeping well? It was probably because of her. . . It was all because of her.


    She didn''t know why Yi Qiansi abducted her, but it was because he hid her away so Gu Yechen wasn''t sleeping well.


    Tears began rolling down her eyes again and she couldn''t stop them although she continued to wipe her cheeks and eyes, rubbing them so much they became red and swollen.


    He looked so tired and it was clear he got much skinnier. . . He didn''t eat well either, right? He Xinyan was sure of it.


    Her heart twisted with pain at the sight of Gu Yechen''s frail and tired appearance, and she wanted to break the ss so bad and run over to him and into his embrace.


    She forced herself to stop crying when Gu Yechen and Yi Qiansi became talking.


    "Where is she?" Gu Yechen asked coldly, his voice slightly hoarse.


    A maid carried a tea tray over and Yi Qiansi slowly poured himself and Gu Yechen a cup of tea.


    "Where is she?" Gu Yechen asked again.


    Yi Qiansi grinned, "Mr. Gu, be patient. Don''t you think we should chat for a bit first. After all, it has been so long since west talked with each other, my old friend. Your wife can wait."


    Gu Yechen''s already cold face darkened even more and he clenched his teeth together, forcing himself to stay calm.


    He gulped down the hot tea in one gulp while Yi Qiansi took his time to taste the tea even though he really couldn''t taste it at all.


    "Hurry up and talk. When you are done, I am leaving with her." Gu Yechen said coldly, his temper slowly boiling up inside him.


    Inside, He Xinyan''s eyes lit up with hope as they glued onto Gu Yechen''s slim and sharp face. He was going to bring her away! He was here to take her home!


    She stared into his cold eyes for a long time but she did not feel any coldness. Instead, she felt more warm than she had ever felt in over a month since she has been here.


    Just as she was staring at him excitedly, his head suddenly turned around and stared intently at the ss. His gaze missed He Xinyan by a few inches, but she knew he was looking at the ss.


    From Gu Yechen''s point of view, the ss waspletely ck and he couldn''t see anything inside, only a slight hint of his own reflection.


    Yi Qiansi noticed where Gu Yechen was looking and he looked over at the ss as well.


    "Mr. Gu, what are you looking at?"


    There were a few seconds of silence before Gu Yechen narrowed his eyes, "My wife, Xinyan, is behind that ss."


    He wasn''t asking him if she was behind that ss, he was making a statement. He knew she was behind that ss.


    A hint of surprise shed past Yi Qiansi''s face, but he quickly hid it, "Indeed, Mr. Gu doesn''t disappoint. Yes, she is behind there. We can''t see or hear her, but she can see and hear us."


    At once, Gu Yechen''s eyes became as gentle as water as he continued to stare at his own reflection. But this time, he knew that she was over there also looking at him.


    He Xinyan heard their conversation and she smiled, the most genuine and heartfelt smile she had in a long time. When looking into his warm and gentle eyes, her heart also warmed up.


    After a long time, Gu Yechen finally looked back at Yi Qiansi, his eyes and expression returning to it''s cold self.


    "How will you let her go?" He asked, obviously guessing that Yi Qiansi wouldn''t let He Xinyan go so easily after nning and doing so much to cause the bombing and abduct her over here.


    Yi Qiansi picked up the teacup and began gently swinging it around in his hand, "Let her go. . . Hm?"


    After several silent seconds, he grinned and finished all of the tea in the cup in one gulp, "One life for two. You die, they live."


    Both Gu Yechen and He Xinyan furrowed their eyebrows together, confused on what Yi Qiansi meant. One life for two? Where did the twoe from?


    He Xinyan was a single body and soul. . . Did Yi Qiansi identally make a mistake? Did he mean one life for one?


    Yi Qiansi looked up at Gu Yechen''s confused expression and his smile widened. He leaned forward against the table and crossed his hands together, resting his elbows onto the table.


    "She''s pregnant."

 Chapter 266 I Accept The Deal

    <h4>Chapter 266 I ept The Deal</h4>


    Yi Qiansi looked up at Gu Yechen''s confused expression and his smile widened. He leaned forward against the table and crossed his hands together, resting his elbows onto the table.


    "She''s pregnant."


    Even Gu Yechen couldn''t hide the surprise as his eyes widened and he sat up straighter. Meanwhile, inside the room, He Xinyan gasped in surprise as she fell several steps back.


    At once, she ced one hand over her stomach and knit her eyebrows tightly together. What was Yi Qiansi talking about?!


    Was he lying to Gu Yechen as one of his tactics?! How could she be pregnant?! How could she be pregnant and not even know herself?!


    Gu Yechen frowned, "How do you know?"


    "I had a doctor check her body and do a full-body check up a while after she woke up, and surprisingly, I got more information than I needed. . . and wanted. She has a baby inside of her stomach, and it should be about 1 month old by now." Yi Qiansi said with a small smile on his face as he poured himself another cup of tea.


    "You are saying the truth?" Gu Yechen asked, uncrossing his legs to stop them from shaking.


    Yi Qiansi grinned, "Why would I lie to you about this? Should I bring the doctor''s note?"


    "There is no need for that."


    He Xinyan sat back down on the seat inside the room with one hand over her stomach, not able to believe what Yi Qiansi had said.


    She was pregnant? She was really pregnant with Gu Yechen''s baby?!


    Her eyes teared up again and she didn''t know why. He Xinyan thought back to this past month and finally, things began to make some sense.


    Why she didn''t have an appetite when looking at many foods and thought they were oily when she would have usually enjoyed them.


    Why she got tired so easily when exercising even though she hadn''t exercised in a long time.


    Why when she started to eat she ate more than usual. . .


    It all made sense now! After a long time, He Xinyan''s face broke into a smile.


    There was a baby inside of her! Her baby with Gu Yechen! It was their baby!


    She took a deep breath and beganughing as tears rolled down her face. She then stood back up and ran over to the worker inside the room.


    "I want to meet him! I have to meet him! Let me out! Go get Yi Qiansi! Tell him to let me out! Please!" He Xinyan screamed, almost a little crazily. Maybe it was because of the pregnancy effects, but in the past month, she felt it was a little hard to think very clearly.


    Maybe it is true that when you get pregnant, your IQ decreases. . .


    The worker didn''t seem to be moved by her screaming and he stayed rooted in his position. He Xinyan ran over to the ss and banged on it when all her might"


    "Gu Yechen! Yi Qiansi, you - you! Let me out!"


    The worker watched her for several seconds before he finally pulled out a ck device and said softly, ''Master Yi, Miss He is going crazy and is screaming to meet Mr. Gu.''


    Outside, Yi Qiansi received the message and crossed his arms together as he nced over at the ss. However, he didn''t say or do anything.


    Gu Yechen leaned forward and narrowed his eyes, "One life for two, right?"


    Yi Qiansi nodded his head.


    "Okay, I ept the deal."


    "No! Gu Yechen! Shut up!" He Xinyan screamed and began crying even more furiously upon hearing Gu Yechen''s words. How could he be so stupid?!


    What would she and the baby do without him?!


    Yi Qiansi was slightly surprised for a second by Gu Yechen''s firm and quick response, and he thought for a few seconds before heughed.


    "Actually. . . I changed my mind. That would be too easy on you." Yi Qiansi tilted his head slightly, "I won''t let her go."


    There was a bang as Gu Yechen mmed his fists onto the table, causing the tea in Yi Qiansi''s cup to spill slightly.


    Yi Qiansi smiled softly and raised one eyebrow, "Chill, Mr. Gu. No need to get all fired up."


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows together tightly and red at Yi Qiansi. If eyes could kill, then the way Gu Yechen was looking at him right now would have killed Yi Qiansi a million times over.


    "Yi Qiansi, I am so done with you. Let her go while I am still being nice."


    Yi Qiansi lifted his hands up and shrugged, "No need to be nice, Gu Yechen. You were never nice."


    He Xinyan watched this scene from behind the ss, taking quick and shallow breaths from just crying. After hearing them talk, she was even more certain that Gu Yechen and Yi Qiansi knew each other.


    There was definitely more to the story. . .


    "Let her go." Gu Yechen said slowly, one word at a time.


    Yi Qiansi grinned, "No."


    Gu Yechen stood up angrily from his chair so quickly that it fell back onto the ground, creating a loud bang, "Then you can wait for the Gu Corporation''s attacks."


    Yi Qiansi didn''t seem to care, "Go ahead. I am looking forward to it."


    Gu Yechen narrowed his eyes and looked over at the ss, "Let me see her."


    "Why should I?"


    Gu Yechen smirked, "It is obvious that you won''t let her go, so I don''t want to waste the time here talking to you either. However, let me at least see her before I leave."


    He Xinyan''s eyes dimmed slightly upon hearing that he was going to leave, but she could understand. After all, it would only be wasting time if he stayed to talk to that piece of trash.


    Anyone with a brain could tell that Yi Qiansi was only ying around with him, and he didn''t actually n to let her go.


    There was no point in negotiating with him.


    Yi Qiansi crossed his arms together and looked up at Gu Yechen. After a long time, he slowly stood up too.


    "One minute."


    They stared at each other for a long time before Yi Qiansi finally broke the eye contact and walked towards the door.


    Gu Yechen followed him.


    They disappeared from the room and He Xinyan quickly wiped her eyes and forcefully squeezed out a smile on her face.


    This would be the first time she is seeing Gu Yechen again! He wasn''t dead! She had to look the best and not make him worry more than he was already worrying about.


    Several minutes passed and He Xinyan was beginning to wonder if Yi Qiansi had lied again and taken Gu Yechen somewhere else.


    However, there was a click and the door opened.


    He Xinyan felt her heart rise up to her lungs as she could hear the quick beat of her heart in her ears.


    The door opened and she first saw Yi Qiansi''s face. He looked up at her and she angrily looked away, receiving a sigh from him.


    Then, Yi Qiansi moved aside and Gu Yechen stepped in, the angry and cold expressionpletely gone as his face was reced with gentleness and also sadness.


    The tears that had taken He Xinyan so long to wipe away immediately fell down again as she ran straight into his embrace, "Yechen!"


    He closed his eyes as he caught her in his arms, hugging her tightly but then loosening up when he remembered the child Yi Qiansi talked about.


    "Call me husband," he said softly, his voice slightly hoarse.


    He Xinyan chuckled, "Yes, my husband."


    "I missed you so much. . ." Gu Yechen said, his deep voice cracking, which slightly surprised He Xinyan.


    She pulled away and looked up, cing both of her hands onto his cheeks, "I missed you too. I am so happy to see you, I -"


    She couldn''t continue talking as she began crying again. Maybe it was because of the baby inside her, but she got easily emotional. . . very emotional.


    Gu Yechen gently patted her on the head, "Don''t cry. I don''t like to see you cry. . . Don''t worry, I will find a way to get you out of here."


    He Xinyan suddenly remembered as she looked up, "Don''t agree to his deal!"


    Gu Yechen realized that she was talking about the "one for two" deal, and he quickly nodded his head, "Don''t worry, I won''t."


    He Xinyan rxed after hearing that, and she took a deep breath


    Gu Yechen watched her as he gulped, "He doesn''t hurt you, right?"


    He Xinyan shook her head, "Don''t worry about me. I eat and sleep very well in here. Everything is good, except. . . I just don''t have you. You also take care of yourself. Don''t worry too much."


    Gu Yechen knew she was only trying to make him feel better and worry less and he smiled as he ced one hand onto her stomach, "Okay. . . You also don''t worry and take good care of yourself. I promise I will find a way to get you two out of here very soon."


    He Xinyan smiled at his word choice and she also ced her hand over her stomach, over his hand, "You hear that, baby? Your daddy is going to bring us out of here very soon!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled softly and used his other hand to lift He Xinyan''s chin up, kissing her deeply on the lips. This has been their first kiss in over a month.


    Both of them wanted to savor the moment and make it as long as possible, even if He Xinyan was beginning to have a hard time breathing.


    However, the door opened after a few seconds and Yi Qiansi frowned slightly when he saw the sight in front of him, "One minute is up."


    Gu Yechen didn''t let go though as he continued to kiss her. When Yi Qiansi''s patience was about to run out, he finally let go and stared into He Xinyan''s eyes.


    "Wait for me."


    He Xinyan nodded, "We will."


    --- Note:


    Ahh I am totally not crying. My eyes are just sweating. . . no really. It''s so hot.


    SPOILER ALERT: Don''t worry, readers! This separation won''t be incredibly long. At most, only 10 more chapters left!


    Love you and happy 520 (Valentine''s Day in China)

 Chapter 267 Yi Qiansi’s Story (1)

    <h4>Chapter 267 Yi Qiansi''s Story (1)</h4>


    "Wait for me."


    He Xinyan nodded, "We will."


    Gu Yechen smiled as he kissed her gently on the forehead onest time before he reluctantly let go of her and turned around, walking out the room.


    Yi Qiansi immediately closed the door, and He Xinyan was left alone inside of the room again.


    However, she wasn''t so sad anymore. She had met Gu Yechen and he was alive!


    He also promised to get her out of her as soon as he could, and he never broke his promises to her. She trusted him. . .


    Besides, she wasn''t alone anymore.


    He Xinyan looked down as she ced one hand over her stomach. Maybe it was only her mind ying tricks on her, but she almost felt a small feet kick her stomach.


    She smiled and rubbed her stomach gently. She had to take good care of herself now, because she wasn''t alone.


    This baby. . . Her baby with Gu Yechen. . . She had to take very good care of him.


    ---


    Gu Yechen left the castle with his workers under Yi Qiansi''s escort, and he red at Yi Qiansi for a very long second before finally stepping foot out of the castle.


    He would totally just forcefully take He Xinyan out of the castle and have her fly back to Country Z with him, but he knew that wasn''t possible.


    Not only was the pce very heavily guarded, but Yi Qiansi was also not such a simple and stupid person.


    Yi Qiansi. . . The youngest leader of the KMK group. There was no way he was that simple to trick or fight.


    Gu Yechen angrily clenched his fists together before he walked away with his people behind him. They left the Wei Jing pce and entered the ne they had used to get here.


    Gu Yechen sat down and got ready to leave Country X and return home.


    He was furious that he couldn''t find a way to get He Xinyan out this time, and he had to hurry up. He couldn''t have her be in there for any longer.


    The airne took off and they were on the ne ride back to Country X again.


    On the ne, Gu Yechen closed his eyes to prevent himself from mming something or. . . someone from fury.


    However, as he closed his eyes and the darkness surrounded him, memories slowly began to surface back into his mind.


    Yi Qiansi. . .


    --- 17 years ago


    Gu Yechen arrived at the best private school in Country Z. He was wearing the school uniform with his ck backpack on his back.


    His dark ck eyes coldly stared in front of him as he walked slowly towards the school gate, where two guards were standing.


    Although his face was slightly chubby because of his young age, the coldness in his expression was not something fit for his age.


    He entered the school gate and continued to walk, attracting looks from other boys and girls and even teachers as he walked by.


    Suddenly, he felt a tap on his shoulder and he turned around a little annoyed, but the annoyance disappeared when he saw who it was.


    "Yechen!" The other little boy called as he brushed his fingers through his silver hair.


    Gu Yechen smiled softly, "Come on, Qiansi. Let''s go to ss."


    Yi Qiansi nodded and the two of them walked into the ssroom, where other kids were seated already and the teacher was waiting at the front of the room.


    "Yechen! Qiansi! Good morning."


    Gu Yechen nodded his head slightly as a sign of acknowledgement and Yi Qiansi replied back, "Good morning, Mrs. Li!"


    The two of them sat down next to each other in their chairs and began ying games as they waited for ss to start.


    However, even after ss had started, they continued to y. The teacher didn''t care because she couldn''t do anything about it anyway and the two of them were always number 1 and 2 in the entire school during tests.


    "I heard there is a bird nest in the tree at the back of the school and there are bird eggs inside. Let''s go steal one," Yi Qiansi suggested, his eyes sparkling with excitement.


    Although Yi Qiansi was a smart and good kid in school that always respected the teachers, they all knew that he was always up to no good.


    He always found ways to get himself out of trouble though by making the teachers forgive him.


    Gu Yechen thought for a few seconds before slowly nodding his head, "Sure."


    Yi Qiansi smiled excitedly and pped his hands together as they started another round of the game they were ying.


    After meeting on the first day of school, the two of them had be best friends. Both of them were from prestigious families, Gu Yechen from the most powerful family in the entire country.


    Maybe it was because their two personalities attracted each other, but they quickly became close friends and stuck together during school.


    Gu Yechen''s parents didn''t really approve of his friendship with Yi Qiansi since his parent''s business wasn''t very on the right track, but he didn''t care.


    After school, the two of them walked to the back of the school and looked up at the gigantic tree.


    Gu Yechen put his backpack onto the ground and looked up.


    "Do you see it?" Yi Qiansi asked, looking up slightly confusedly.


    "I don''t." Gu Yechen walked closer to the tree and put one leg up on the trunk.


    "What are you doing?"


    Gu Yechen reached up for the lowest branch since he was still short even though he was the tallest in his grade, "I''m going to climb the tree and look for the nest."


    Yi Qiansi shrugged and watched as Gu Yechen climbed up one branch at a time. He was several feet off the ground already but the nest was still not in sight.


    "I don''t see it. Are you sure there is a nest here?"


    Yi Qiansi''s eyes narrowed, "Did Yu Lingxi lie to me?! How dare he?! Let''s go beat him up tomorrow!"


    Gu Yechen climbed up a little further and he lifted his head up above a branch on top. Suddenly, something came into view.


    "Qiansi! I see it! There is a nest up here!"


    Yi Qiansi gasped, "Really?! I''ming up!"


    "Wait!" Gu Yechen looked down, "I don''t think we should both be up here at the same time."


    Yi Qiansi shrugged and continued to climb. Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together and didn''t say anything.


    Yi Qiansi climbed up but he had to stop below Gu Yechen because he was up there, "Take an egg down so I can look at it."


    Gu Yechen frowned, "I don''t think that''s a good idea. How about I get down and then you can climb up and look for yourself?"


    Yi Qiansi knit his eyebrows together, "Don''t worry! Just take an egg! Just one!"


    Gu Yechen looked around and didn''t see the mother or father bird. However, he still didn''t feel good about stealing an egg from the nest.


    After several seconds, Gu Yechen finally reached up for an egg because Yi Qiansi was swinging the branches by now.


    However, before his hand could touch the egg, there was a loud caulking sound as a bird jumped down from nowhere, hisrge wings pping up and down.


    "Ah!" Yi Qiansi screamed hearing the noise as he immediately jumped down. He was close to the ground so he was able to jump down without a scratch.


    However, not only was Gu Yechen closer to the bird, he was also further away from the ground. The bird''s ws scratched his arm and he lost hold of the branch.


    He fell down straight for the ground. Yi Qiansi didn''t know what to do and he watched as Gu Yechen dropped from the tree,nding onto his back.


    "Yechen!" Yi Qiansi looked around anxiously and ran to find a teacher.


    Half an hourter, Gu Yechen was riding on an ambnce to the hospital. He had lost consciousness, but he could still hear the beeping sound of the truck as it rushed to the hospital.


    The next time he woke up was a dayter, and there was a cast wrapped around his arm and neck.


    Sitting next to his bed was Gu Hanyu and Xu Mengya, each with different expressions. Xu Mengya''s eyes were red and it was obvious she was crying, and Gu Hanyu had an angry expression on his face.


    Before Gu Yechen could speak, Gu Hanyu did before him.


    "Your friend. . ." he said, emphasizing the word friend, "Yi Qiansi. I kicked him out of the school."


    Gu Yechen''s eyes widened in surprise, "It wasn''t him! He didn''t cause me to fall off the tree. . . It was I who wanted to see the bird nest."


    He licked his lips as he decided to cover up for Yi Qiansi.


    However, Gu Hanyu shook his head and the furious expression on his face worsened, "You don''t have to help him. He is too much of a bad influence on you. I heard from the teachers that you don''t focus in ss anymore and you even bully other kids with him. I cannot let you hang out or even go to the same school as kids like him."


    Gu Yechen pressed his lips together and didn''t say anything.


    A few seconds passed before Gu Hanyu stood up, "You rest. Me and your mom are going to go home and we wille bring you dinnerter today."


    Then, Gu Hanyu left, obviously still mad at his son for making such stupid decisions, pulling Xu Mengya away with him.


    The door closed and Gu Yechen sighed, obviously knowing that whatever he did now was toote.


    --- IMPORTANT:


    I have a question for everyone. So I am at the point where I am about to start the third and most likely final plot arc, or conflict. However, I''m not sure if you guys would still want to continue to read it. This final conflict isn''t exactly between our main leads and there won''t be any separation or memory loss. If I include it, it may add another 10-30 chapters?


    So, I want to take a poll. Please let me know in thements whether you would continue reading or if you would like for me to write the final conflict. Thank you very much!

 Chapter 268 Yi Qiansi’s Story (2)

    <h4>Chapter 268 Yi Qiansi''s Story (2)</h4>


    Gu Yechen stayed in the hospital for another week before he left with a cast still on his arm.


    When he returned to school, Yi Qiansi was no longer there and Gu Yechen was left with no friends at school once again.


    Although all the kids at school wanted to befriend him, his expression had turned even colder than before and no one dared to get close to him.


    He went to ss day after day normally, almost like nothing changed in his life.


    However, another family''s life has changedpletely. . . for the worse.


    --- The Yi House


    Little Yi Qiansi stood outside of his parent''s room, the door slightly ajar.


    He leaned eagerly against the door, his ear pressed against the opening.


    "What are we going to do?" His mom said quietly, but still loud and worried enough for Yi Qiansi to hear.


    "There is no way Qiansi is going back to the school. . . And even if he can, we won''t be able to afford it anymore." His dad said as he lifted his hand up, pinching the area of skin in between his eyebrows.


    Yi Qiansi''s mom sighed, "How is that boy? The Gu family''s son."


    "He has recovered by now, but even so, the Gu family isn''t going to let go. After all, he is the only son of that Gu couple."


    Yi Qiansi furrowed his eyebrows together as he listened. He had gone to visit the hospital after Gu Yechen got hurt feeling guilty, but he was kept out of the room by two guards standing at the door.


    After that, the guilty feeling inside of him had softened slightly, but it didn''t disappear. Instead, it was reced with more of a sense of fury and anger.


    He knew he was the one who proposed grabbing an egg, but he didn''t know the bird would suddenly fly over. And he would have never thought that Gu Yechen would fall off the tree and get hurt!


    Yi Qiansi did not care about not going to the private school, because he did not enjoy school at all. He wanted to run in and tell his parents that, but just as he was about to push open the door, he heard his mother ask:


    "What about thepany? How is it doing?"


    Hearing this, Yi Qiansi''s dad''s face paled as he closed his eyes, "I don''t think it will work."


    "What do you mean?"


    "The Gu Corporation is way too strong. Thepany won''t survive. We have to let go of it."


    Yi Qiansi''s mother gasped, "But. . . But we worked so hard on it! We can''t just give up on it."


    Yi Qiansi''s dad mmed his fist onto the table in anger, "I know! Of course I know! But we have to let go of it! The more time and money and energy we spend on trying to save it, the more the debt will pile. All the workers are leaving already, and news of thepany copsing has already gone out. We are already in so much debt, we can''t afford to keep going!"


    Yi Qiansi''s mother''s face also turned very ugly as she felt her legs weaken. What were they going to do?!


    Thepany was gone and they were under a huge pile of debt. . . Their son was also expelled from the private school, and it will be hard for another private school to ept him after that incident.


    Yi Qiansi blinked his eyes a few times outside, slightly confused but more shocked. Gu Yechen''s family destroyed his family''spany?!


    He wasn''t surprised at being kicked out of school, but wasn''t it enough already. Why did they also destroy his parent''s hard work?!


    "What about the house?" Yi Qiansi''s mother asked.


    "I am getting ready to sell it. Hopefully, we can use the money to pay off some debt."


    Yi Qiansi''s mother sighed helplessly and took a deep breath, "Yes. That is the only option. I am going to go make dinner now."


    They did not have money to afford a nanny or workers in the house anymore, so Yi Qiansi''s mother had to go cook himself now.


    Hearing the footsteps, Yi Qiansi quickly ran away and hid inside his room again.


    He stayed inside his room for a long time, not sure what the future held for him and his family. Half an hourter, he was called down to eat dinner.


    Dinner that night did not taste good.


    --- Three weekster


    Yi Qiansi returned from public school with grass in his hair and dirt marks on his face. Hidden underneath his grey shirt and pants, there were several bruises and scars from getting bullied by the other kids.


    He returned to the small apartment in a cheap neighborhood in the south of Country Z, where several homelessy around the streets.


    When he returned home, he saw several empty ss bottles on the floor, and the small room reeked of alcohol.


    He sighed and returned to his room, opening up his backpack and beginning to do homework. In less than a month, the expression a normal young boy should have hadpletely disappeared.


    Even the mischievous expression that he always carried around was gone, and it was reced with a grave, emotionless, and nk face, almost like a statue.


    The little meat he had on his body was also gone, and the other students in schoolughed at him for looking like a stick.


    But he didn''t care.


    When he was finished with his homework, his mom returned home from working in the supermarket. The once rich and elegant Mrs. Yi has now be a mere cashier in the neighborhood supermarket, where she had to serve other people who used to serve her.


    She began cooking after quickly acknowledging her son. After seeing the increased amount of bottles inside the room, she sighed.


    An hourter, Yi Qiansi''s dad returned home from washing cars.


    When he returned, Yi Qiansi''s mom knit her eyebrows together, "Stop drinking so much alcohol. You know that you have heart disease. Be careful, alcohol is bad for you."


    Yi Qiansi''s dad nodded his head and sat down at the table, "Don''t you think the Gu family is still pressuring us?"


    Yi Qiansi''s mom looked up and didn''t say anything.


    "I was the chairman of the Yi Company, but when I go look for jobs in otherpanies now, no one epts me. Some of them. . . seemed scared."


    Yi Qiansi''s mom sighed, "Why won''t they let go of us?"


    From inside his bedroom, Yi Qiansi heard everything.


    --- One weekter


    Yi Qiansi and his mother rushed to the hospital, both of them with their hearts racing.


    Half an hour ago, Yi Qiansi''s mother was cooking dinner when she received a call from the manager of the car washing business Yi Qiansi''s dad worked in.


    "Is this Yi Qinyu''s wife?"


    Yi Qiansi''s mom wiped her hands, "Yes, who is this?"


    "Hello, I am Yi Qinyu''s manager at XX Car Wash. A minute ago, your husband suddenly passed out while wiping a car. I''m not sure but it seems like. . . maybe a heart attack? I called the ambnce and they are on their way here."


    Yi Qiansi''s mom''s eyes widened, "What hospital is it?!"


    "I think they will take him to XX Hospital."


    "Thank you, thank you."


    "You''re wee."


    Yi Qiansi''s mom immediately hung up the call and grabbed the car keys without even taking off her apron.


    When she opened the door, she suddenly heard a voice call:


    "Mom, where are you going?"


    "I - Don''t worry. I will be right back."


    However, little Yi Qiansi had heard the call.


    "Mom, I''ll go with you."


    Yi Qiansi''s mom wanted to stop him but there wasn''t much time to waste. In the end, she let Yi Qiansi go with her.


    Together, they entered the second-hand car and began racing to the hospital.


    When they arrived, they asked the nurse at the front desk for information and quickly found out where Yi Qinyu was located.


    They waited outside the emergency room for several hours, and the sun of the new day had risen already when the lights closed and the door finally opened.


    Yi Qiansi and his mom immediately jumped up.


    "Doctor, doctor! How is my husband?"


    The doctor looked at the woman in front of him and sighed, "I am very sorry, but we tried our best."


    Yi Qiansi''s mom''s eyes widened before her legs gave in and she copsed onto the ground.


    "Mom!" Yi Qiansi yelled as he also kneeled down, tears boiling inside his eyes.


    His dad was dead?


    The dad that bought him ice cream whenever he returned from work, and carried him on his shoulders, yed with him, and patiently taught him math.


    Finally, the tears began to roll down Yi Qiansi''s cheeks as he held onto his mom, letting the warm cheeks fall down his face.


    A weekter, Yi Qiansi''s dad was buried and only a few people attended the funeral.


    The funeral was on a rainy day, almost like the heavens were also mourning the man''s death.


    --- Note:


    hello readers ~


    Do you remember the historical romance book that I was supposed to begin uploading on 5/20 but decided not to? I thought it would be a waste to just throw away the 35 chapters I already wrote, so I decided to publish it on another reading app called Dreame instead. Please go give it a try if you are interested!


    The title of the novel is: Prince Charming''s Beloved Wife.


    My pseudonym on there is also: helemon_


    Love you

 Chapter 269 Yi Qiansi’s Story (3)

    <h4>Chapter 269 Yi Qiansi''s Story (3)</h4>


    A weekter, Yi Qiansi''s dad was buried and only a few people attended the funeral.


    The funeral was on a rainy day, almost like the heavens were also mourning the man''s death.


    Yi Qiansi and his mom stood at the front in front of the grave, the two of them hiding under a small ck umbre.


    Yi Qiansi clenched his fists together as he watched his mom ce flowers onto the grave, which were immediately drenched by the rain.


    His dad was so young. . . Why did he die?!


    Yi Qiansi blinked a few times, his dark eyes dimming slightly. Did his dad die because of him? His dad died because of him. . . Because he was friends with Gu Yechen. . .


    After the funeral, his mom went to work and he returned home because there was no school as it was a weekend.


    His mom was fired from the supermarket a few days ago for some "unknown" reasons and desperate for a job since she was practically helpless financially without her husband, she was hired as a cleaningdy in argepany building.


    Cleaningdy meaning she mainly scrubbed the bathrooms. . .


    She changed into her work outfit and pushed the cleaning cart out, starting from the first-floor restroom, also the dirtiest.


    In only a month, her head of dark and healthy ck hair has turned to now have several strands of white hair. Her healthy and young skin had many wrinkles on it now, and she had nothing to make them disappear either.


    Her son. . . was a different person now. In one month, her bright, cheerful, mischievous, son has turned into a hopeless and seemingly emotionless boy. . . And he always carried around something that was definitely not fit for his age. . . Not fit for any age.


    There was no light or hope inside his eyes.


    She couldn''t help but think sometimes if her son knew more than he was supposed to. They had told him that the Yi Company wasn''t doing well all along and it had to close, but he seemed to know more than just that.


    Sometimes, she couldn''t help but feel sad that her son was so smart.


    Being intelligent wasn''t always a good thing.


    Lin Wan sighed as she pushed open the bathroom door and opened the lights. She then grabbed the towel and toilet scrubber before walking into the first stall.


    Her husband was gone now, but she still had to stay strong. She still had her Qiansi. . . Although she was hopeless by now, she couldn''t let her little boy be family and parentless.


    She could tell that her Qiansi was already on the verge of falling into hopelessness and away from all light and love. . . She could see it in his eyes. The love and happiness he once had were basically all gone.


    However, he would still smile when she was around. . . She couldn''t leave him alone in this dark world. She still had him. . . and he still had her.


    *helemon''s note: Ahh I can''t be the only one sobbing right now, right? Or maybe I am just too soft ahh! I can''t help but feel so bad for little Qiansi and his mom! They don''t deserve this! No one deserves this! Okay, let''s continue with the story :(


    After finishing the first floor''s restroom, Lin Wan quickly went up each floor to finish her work. She had to hurry because Qiansi was still waiting for her at home to eat dinner together.


    Three hourster, she was finally finished with all the restrooms. She walked over to the elevators, her chest lifting up and down as she panted for air.


    She stretched her back out after bending down for the past three hours, trying to ignore the pain she was feeling in her shoulders, neck, and back.


    The pay she was getting from being a cleaningdy was definitely not enough since her husband was dead now and she was the only one providing for her and Qiansi now.


    She was thinking about maybe getting a night job in a convenience store as well, and maybe another job in the day.


    It would be tiring. . . but she could handle it. She still wanted to provide a good childhood for Qiansi. . . even if it was basically ruined by now.


    After being stuck in restroom stalls for several hours, Lin Wan couldn''t help but feel sick. After all, she used to be an upper ss woman.


    When did she ever have to scrub toilets?


    Lin Wan took a look at her watch and after a few seconds, she decided to go up to the roof to get a breath of fresh air.


    She kept the cleaning cart next to the elevator and walked over to the stairs, slowly walking up one step at a time.


    After a minute, she reached a door and she pushed it open. At once, a gust of wind hit her and she took a deep breath of the fresh air.


    The rain had stopped but there was still a very soft drizzle. The air after the rain was extremely crisp and fresh, and it felt very nice to stand up so high above the rest of the world.


    She walked out of the stairs and over to the railing of the building, leaning forward and looking down at the cars driving back and forth beneath her.


    She stared at the bustling city for a long time, closing her eyes as she listened to the sound of the cars driving and honking at each other, and the wind flying through the air.


    She didn''t know how long she stayed there, but the sick feeling in her stomach was gone. She opened her eyes and took a deep breath, leaning forward and looking down again.


    For a quick second, she couldn''t help but think of the possibility of falling over and just ending it. . . ending the pain, the sadness, the helplessness, the tiring days that went by one by one way too slowly.


    She leaned forward further so almost half of her body was over the railing. She closed her eyes again and leaned forward just a little more before she suddenly opened her eyes again, taking quick breaths.


    She shook her head aggressively and leaned back, standing firmly on her two feet.


    What was she thinking?!


    How could she think so selfishly?!


    If she died, then her suffering would end, but what about Qiansi?! What about her baby son? What would he do without a mother or father or anyone to rely on?!


    Lin Wan felt her eyes redden and a sour feeling built up inside her nose. She quickly gulped and wiped her eyes. She could not think like that ever again.


    She took a deep breath and took another look at her watch. She sighed and turned around to go home, because it was gettingte and Yi Qiansi was still waiting for her.


    She turned around and looked up, and she immediately jumped back from surprise.


    A few feet away from her, there was a man in apletely ck suit, staring straight at her. She looked back and saw that the door to the roof was closed.


    Lin Wan blinked a few times and thought back. Maybe she was too immersed in her own thoughts, but she did not hear the door open or anyone open it and walk over.


    She looked at the man and blinked a few times. He didn''t say anything and she did not know what to say either. She took a step forward and after a few seconds, she decided to ask:


    "Are you a worker of thispany? Are you working overtime today?" She asked gently.


    The man did not reply and continued to stare at her. After several seconds of awkward silence, Lin Wan decided to just ignore the man and leave.


    After all, it was gettingte and she couldn''t afford to waste any more time here. Her job was finished and she had to go home.


    She looked at him onest time before stepping down and beginning to walk over to the door.


    However, before she could even walk three steps, the man suddenly ced one hand onto her shoulder.


    --- One hourter


    Yi Qiansi sat on the couch at home with his legs crossed and stomach grumbling.


    He frowned slightly, wondering why his mom was still not home yet. She was usually home by now, and she promised to be back by now to eat dinner with him.


    He sighed and opened up the old television that didn''t always work.


    Luckily, the television worked this time and when it opened, it naturally went to the news channel. Afraid that it would break if she tried changing the channel, Yi Qiansi just stayed on the news channel and began watching the news.


    After the news about pandas in Country U was gone, there was a bright red caption on the bottom as the scene changed to a different setting underneath arge building.


    ''Wife of Yi Qinyu, Chairman of Yi Company,mits suicide by jumping off a building.''

 Chapter 270 Yi Qiansi’s Story (4)

    <h4>Chapter 270 Yi Qiansi''s Story (4)</h4>


    After the news about pandas in Country U was gone, there was a bright red caption on the bottom as the scene changed to a different setting underneath arge building.


    ''Wife of Yi Qinyu, Chairman of Yi Company,mits suicide by jumping off a building.''


    After rereading the bright red letters too many times to count, Yi Qiansi''s eyes widened as he jumped off the couch, listening intently to what the reporter was saying.


    It was a little hard to hear over the loud chattering and car honking at the live sight where the ident happened:


    "About an hour ago, the XX Police Department received a call from a pedestrian walking down XX Street, who said that there was a dead body on the floor, and it seemed to be a woman who jumped off a building. When the police arrived, there was a crowd around the body. As you can see, there is still a crowd behind me right now at the sight of the ident -"


    The reporter moved aside and the camera moved forward, showing arge crowd of people circling around something. The camera then moved closer, and it revealed several police and medical workers enclosing the area of the ident, and there were traces of blood on the ground.


    "After careful examination, the medical and police workers have identified the victim, who is the wife of Mr. Yi Qinyu, the chairman of the famous Yi Company. The police suspect that the cause of suicide might be pressure and stress after the copse of thepany and the death of her husband -"


    Yi Qiansi immediately closed the television and fell back onto the couch, still in shock.


    A few secondster, there was a sudden banging sound and Yi Qiansi flinched from the sudden noise. He looked up and it took a moment until he realized that someone was knocking on the door.


    Slowly, he stood up and walked over, opening the door cautiously.


    When the door was opened a few inches, he peeked outside and saw several tall and grown men standing on the other side, all with grave and serious expressions.


    When they saw the door open, the men all looked down and Yi Qiansi noticed the pity that shed past their eyes when they saw him.


    "Is this Mrs. Lin Wan''s house?" The police at the front asked in a deep voice.


    Yi Qiansi nodded his head without speaking.


    "You are Mrs. Lin Wan''s son?"


    He nodded again.


    The man standing in the front gulped before he bent down, going onto one knee so his eyes were at the same level as Yi Qiansi.


    Then, he cleared his throat and said, his voice a little deeper, "I am sorry to be the one to tell you, little boy. . . But your mom passed away."


    Yi Qiansi did not cry, did not scream, and there was not even a sign of surprise or sadness on his face when the police officer spoke.


    The man was slightly surprised by the reaction and he frowned, "How old are you?"


    "Is she at a hospital?" Yi Qiansi asked.


    The police nodded his head, "Yes, we are here to take you there. We also need to ask you a few questions about where you are going to stay after today."


    Yi Qiansi blinked his eyes a few times and didn''t say anything as he stepped out of the room and closed the door.


    The man stood up and they walked out of the cramped apartment with Yi Qiansi with them. As they walked, a few policemen couldn''t help but murmur about why the little boy seemed to have no reaction to news of his mom''s death.


    Did he not understand? But he did. . . Did he know about it already?


    They entered the police car and the man that had talked to Yi Qiansi began driving. The entire car ride was silent and Yi Qiansi sat in the middle of the backseat, his eyes staring nkly in front of him.


    His mommitted suicide. . .


    Even she did not want him anymore?


    He was alone.


    ---


    Once again, Yi Qiansi attended his parent''s funeral. . . alone.


    This time, with no one besides him, he stood in front of the silent and ck grave with an emotionless expression on his face.


    He had fought to be able to stay in the house he lived in right now until the end of this month, since his mom had paid for the rent until the end of this month.


    However, since he was still underage, he was going to be sent to an orphanage to await whatever this horrible life still had in hold for him.


    Standing in front of the two graves, one with a picture of his mother and the other of his father, Yi Qiansi did not know how to feel.


    Should he hate God for making his life like this, Gu Yechen and the Gu family for making his life like this, or. . . himself?


    Yi Qiansi narrowed his eyes as he clenched his fists together.


    In the end, he put most of the me onto the Gu family. How could they possibly be so merciless?!


    Wasn''t kicking him out of the school enough? He received the punishment for his wrong actions so why did they have to continue to drag them down?!


    Why did they have to destroy his father''spany? Why did they have to go around and make sure no goodpany would ept his father?!


    WHY?!


    Yi Qiansi didn''t notice but his heartbeat had sped up and he was breathing unusually heavily by now. In one month, his life had changed forever.


    How he wished to be able to go back to one month ago and fix everything or even just one week ago to stop his mom from jumping down that building?!


    But it all wasn''t possible now.


    Yi Qiansi didn''t know what he was going to do now with no one to rely on but himself. Should he just let fate do its job and go to the orphanage?


    But he didn''t want to.


    He did not know for how long he had been standing in front of the grave, but he had arrived early in the morning and the noontime sunlight was shining down on him already.


    Suddenly, he heard the sound of footsteps and the crunching sound of someone stepping on the leaves. Yi Qiansi narrowed his eyes and turned around to see a man wearing a red suit that seemed to be in his 50s.


    The man looked straight into Yi Qiansi''s eyes, and Yi Qiansi immediately knew that the man probably wasn''t here to visit a dead acquaintance.


    They stared at each other for a long time before the man began walking again, stopping right next to Yi Qiansi.


    He looked down at the two faces on the graves and then bent down, cing the flower bouquet he was holding in his arms onto the ground in front of the graves.


    Yi Qiansi frowned and finally spoke, "Who are you?"


    The man stood back up and stayed silent for several seconds before he finally responded, "Yi Qiansi. . ."


    That was all he said.


    Yi Qiansi furrowed his eyebrows together and took a step away from the man, "That''s me. I asked you who you are?"


    The man turned around and looked at Yi Qiansi, narrowing his eyes as the two of them both examined each other.


    The man had white hair but no wrinkles on his face, so Yi Qiansi couldn''t really tell exactly how old he was. The man had a very tall nose and blueish grey eyes.


    Finally, the man stretched his hand out with a smile, "I am Snow. . . I was friends with your parents."


    Yi Qiansi didn''t shake the man''s hands and he asked, "You know my parents?"


    The man pulled his hand back and nodded, "Yes, many years ago. I heard they died so I came over to visit them and. . . you."


    Yi Qiansi was a very clever and attentive child, and he immediately noticed that something was wrong with this man. However, he couldn''t figure out any signs that the man was lying, so he didn''t know if he could trust the man or not.


    "Your dad went to XX University and that is where he met your mom right," the man said with a smile.


    Yi Qiansi''s eyes widened slightly and he slowly nodded his head.


    "I was their friend in college as well."


    Yi Qiansi thought for a few seconds before he looked back up and decided to trust what the man was saying.


    "Are they going to send you to an orphanage?" The man asked.


    Yi Qiansi slowly nodded his head, tilting his head up to take another look at the man.


    "Do you want to go?"


    Yi Qiansi shook his head.


    The man turned around and looked down at Yi Qiansi. Then, he bent down so he was looking up at Yi Qiansi. Then, he smiled. . . an unknown smile that Yi Qiansi couldn''t read.


    "Do you want toe with me?"

 Chapter 271 Yi Qiansi’s Story (5)

    <h4>Chapter 271 Yi Qiansi''s Story (5)</h4>


    The man turned around and looked down at Yi Qiansi. Then, he bent down so he was looking up at Yi Qiansi. Then, he smiled. . . an unknown smile that Yi Qiansi couldn''t read.


    "Do you want toe with me?"


    Yi Qiansi took a step away from the man, "Who are you?"


    The man raised one eyebrow, "Let me introduce myself again. My name is Snow. . . Have you ever heard of the KMK group?"


    Of course, Yi Qiansi has heard of the KMK group. It was probably thergest terrorist and underground group in the world, and no one knew who they were, where it was, or even. . . what exactly it was.


    The group touched in so many areas that people couldn''t even know exactly everything the group did. Besides that, the KMK group had people all around the world.


    Maybe your best friend was actually part of the KMK group. . .


    Almost everyone knew about it and feared it to some extent. They would appear once in a while with a huge attack to remind people of their presence.


    "Are you -" Yi Qiansi almost fell back. Not too long ago, the KMK group had bombed arge building not too far away, and he still remembered his parents talking about it.


    The man smiled, "Don''t worry. I won''t hurt you."


    "So you -"


    "I am the leader of the KMK group," a sparkle shed past the man''s eyes as he said this, and it seemed like he was very proud of his identity.


    "You. . ." Yi Qiansi gulped and his eyes darted around as he began to think of where to run.


    "Don''t run away. I am here to help you," the man immediately saw through Yi Qiansi''s ns, "I know you don''t want to go to the orphanage, and your parents helped me several years ago. I would like to repay their kindness, and I am sure they wouldn''t want their only son to end up in an orphanage."


    Yi Qiansi didn''t really trust the man anymore, but the man''s words struck something in his heart. He did not want to go to the orphanage.


    Noticing the hesitation, the man took another push.


    "I do not have a child, so I will raise you as my own child, which will definitely be better than an orphanage. I will give you a great education and help you. . . take revenge for your parent''s deaths. . . the Gu family."


    Hearing the final three words, Yi Qiansi''s eyes widened as he looked up. When he looked into the man''s determined but also anticipating eyes, he knew a decision had already been made inside his head.


    "But the KMK Group. . ."


    The man smiled, "Don''t worry. I won''t make you participate in what the KMK Group does."


    Yi Qiansi''s eyes sparkled before he nodded his head, "I''ll go with you!"


    He did not want to end up like those other kids, inside an orphanage, where he won''t have any clue what his future will be like.


    A bad education, alone, and no hope for the future. . . The only purpose in life: waiting for a family to maybe end up picking you to go be their "child".


    Yi Qiansi would much rather go with the KMK Group''s leader. He could see a much brighter future choosing this path. . . Even if it had something to do with the infamous KMK Group.


    And, what finally convinced him was being able to get back at the Gu family. . . They destroyed his family, so he was going to destroy theirs.


    ---


    The next day, Yi Qiansi had packed his stuff and left the cramped apartment, leaving everything and all the memories behind, bad and good.


    He arrived at the international airport with Snow, looking out the window the entire ride. Memories of him walking down the street with his mom and dad, eating ice cream, or going to school, all came back.


    When they drove by what used to be the Yi Mansion, Yi Qiansi ced one hand up to the car window, looking at the building longingly.


    "When you grow up and be powerful, you can buy that house back." Snow said when he noticed Yi Qiansi''s reaction, as a smile crossed his face.


    Yi Qiansi nodded his head as his hand slowly slid down the window after the building waspletely out of sight.


    Good memories and bad memories. . . He was going to leave them all behind and start a new life.


    After this experience, Yi Qiansi had learned. Power equals life. Money equals strength. The Gu family had both, so they were able to ruin the Yi family''s life and strength.


    At this point, Yi Qiansi didn''t actually care if he had to join the KMK Group anymore. . . He was determined.


    One day. . . One day. . . He was going toe back here more powerful than all others, and take revenge and get back what was his.


    ---


    They didn''t end up going to an airport, but instead, they drove to thisrge patch of emptynd. They came to a stop in front of the grass and got off.


    The man did not help him carry his luggage, so Yi Qiansi ended up carrying his one suitcase himself. However, that did not really matter since he did not have much stuff with him anyway, so it wasn''t heavy.


    In the middle of the grass, there was a helicopter already getting ready for take-off. Yi Qiansi took a long look at the helicopter and thought that it was weird they were riding a helicopter to Country X, and not a ne.


    The man had told him the KMK Group Headquarters was in Country X, and it would be the first time he would ever go to Country X.


    They boarded the helicopter and began the ride over to Country X.


    The entire ride didn''t take a long time and theynded on a mountain near the ocean. He knew it was near the ocean because he could hear the sound of the waves crashing against the shore.


    They got off the helicopter and Yi Qiansi looked up at therge. . . castle in front of him.


    "This is the KMK Group headquarters?" Yi Qiansi asked in awe. He did not know a lot about the KMK Group since he was still a child, and it wasn''t like the KMK Group was taught about in school.


    All he knew about it was the few times he heard his parents talking about it.


    "Yes, wee to your new home."


    Yi Qiansi looked up and saw Snow looking at the building with a very proud and arrogant expression. However, the next second, he leaned forward, looking at Yi Qiansi with a very genuine smile.


    "I am also a businessman. I am not a charity. I make deals or trades. Since I am giving you a new home, a new guardian, a new opportunity, a new hope, and a chance for revenge, of course, it is only natural for me to ask for something in return, right?"


    Yi Qiansi blinked a few times. He had not known about this "trade" when Snow first talked to him about "adopting" him.


    However, Yi Qiansi understood that it was only natural he also agreed to give something back since it was true. . . This man in front of him was basically giving him a new life.


    Yi Qiansi nodded his head, receiving a smile from Snow.


    "Good!" Snow stood up straight and grabbed onto Yi Qiansi''s arm. Together, they walked into the pce. Yi Qiansi followed the man down several hallways.


    The walls were painted ck and the hallways were all empty. They were dimly lit and no natural sunlight was able to enter the pce.


    They stopped in front of arge room and Snow pulled open the door, walking inside with Yi Qiansi. When they entered, the room waspletely dark.


    Then, there was a click as Snow opened the lights, and the room lit up.


    There was a desk in the front with several files piled on it. To the left, there was a whole wall filled with guns, pistols, rifles, machine guns. . . Guns of all different sizes and types.


    Then, underneath the guns, there was also a rack of knives. They were glistening inside the room, and it was clear that they were probably cleaned very often.


    To the right of the room, there was a couch and then above the couch, there was a coat rack, but it wasn''t coats hanging from the racks.


    Instead, there were several whips.


    Yi Qiansi couldn''t help but get a little nervous looking at Snow''s collection of weapons, and he gulped as he took a step away.


    Seeing his reaction, Snow chuckled softly.


    "Don''t worry. By next month, I promise you that you won''t be scared of those anymore, because. . . You will be the one using them."


    Yi Qiansi gulped and said inside his head, ''I don''t want to use them.''


    Snow sat down on the couch and stretched out his neck, "Since you have agreed toe, don''t try to leave anymore."


    Yi Qiansi began having a bad feeling inside of him, but he tried to ignore it. He had always known that no matter what road you chose, since you chose it, you would have to finish it.


    No matter how hard or difficult it was, even if you were crawling, there was no going back.


    And since he had chosen toe with this man instead of going to the orphanage, then he would have to listen to this man.


    "I do not have any children, so I have decided. You will be my heir."

 Chapter 272 Yi Qiansi’s Story (6)

    <h4>Chapter 272 Yi Qiansi''s Story (6)</h4>


    "I do not have any children, so I have decided. You will be my heir."


    Yi Qiansi did not know if he should be happy or scared about this.


    "You will inherit everything that belongs to me, and. . . be me." When he said this, a fierce and slightly crazy smile appeared on his face, causing Yi Qiansi to fall back a few steps.


    "It is gettingte. Let me show you to your room."


    They left the room and walked for several minutes before stopping in front of another door. Snow opened it and they walked in.


    The room was very big, and it was decorated using only ck colors. The bedsheets, the pillow covers, the table, everything was ck.


    "This will be your room. I will have someone bring you dinnerter. When you are done, go to sleep."


    Then, Snow left.


    Yi Qiansi walked around the room and saw that there were clothes inside the drawer. They were all the same ck shirts and pants.


    In the restroom, there was a showerce, where he took a shower. When he finished, there was a tray of food on the table.


    He ate the dinner, which was still warm but did not taste very good. Then, he fell asleep.


    ---


    "Wake up!"


    Yi Qiansi''s eyes burst open and he was met with the darkness. It took several seconds before he finally adjusted to the darkness and he saw Snow''s face.


    "Wake up if you want breakfast."


    "What time is it?" Yi Qiansi asked.


    "It doesn''t matter. I want to see you in the dining room in ten minutes."


    After Snow left, Yi Qiansi blinked a few times and tried to get out of bed, but after a few seconds, he fell asleep again.


    He did not know how early it was, but it was definitely very early, because he could not get himself to get out of bed.


    The next time Yi Qiansi woke up, it was because of the pain. When he woke up, he saw Snow with a scarily red face, and in his hand, there was one of the whips he had seen resting inside Snow''s room yesterday.


    And, he was hitting him extremely aggressively with the whip, "Didn''t I tell you to wake up ten minutes ago?! What are you still doing on the bed?"


    Snow leaned forward and pulled Yi Qiansi up by the shirt cor, "I will be nice since it is your first day here, but next time you ignore my words, I will bring you to the dungeons."


    Yi Qiansi did not know what the dungeons were, and he did not want to know.


    He immediately got out of bed, and he saw that the sh created by the whip was bleeding on his back. He tried to ignore the pain as he changed and entered the dining room.


    He sat down across Snow and did not know how to feel.


    It was obvious that the character Snow had created when they first met was fake. He was definitely apletely different person. . . A person more like the leader of the KMK Group. This was how the KMK Group should be like.


    However, to be honest, Yi Qiansi has expected this.


    He had noticed some ways Snow acted when they first met, and his horrible temper and patience many times when he rejected him the first few times.


    But that did not matter. . . As long as Snow could give him what he wanted, it did not matter if he suffered a little.


    Snow very violently ate his food with a fork, stabbing into the food with much more force than he needed.


    "You will not be going to school here. You will be taking lessons onbat by the best trainers in the world, geography, the different weapons, and body parts. . ." Snow smirked, "Of course, this also means you will be learning the best way to kill people using your knowledge on body parts."


    Yi Qiansi slowly ate his food, which did not taste like anything. Snow was actually crazy. . . Yi Qiansi was beginning to think if he had made the right decision.


    He did not want to kill people. . .


    After several minutes, Yi Qiansi suddenly fearlessly said, "You know this is child abuse, right?"


    Snowughed, "Child abuse?! What is that?" He clenched his fist together in a menacing manner, "I kill people on a daily basis. Child abuse?" Heughed maniacally.


    Yi Qiansi felt a chill run down his spine. His parents were friends with a person like this?!


    By now, the only thing in Yi Qiansi''s mind was how he could get out of here.


    --- 3 yearster


    Today was Yi Qiansi''s 12th birthday.


    Of cousre, no one knew about this and even Yi Qiansi himself has forgotten.


    Like every other day, Yi Qiansi got out of bed at 3 A.M. in the morning, and he entered the showerce to take a shower.


    He took off his clothes to reveal a very strong body, something most 12-year-olds did not have. However, on his back and many other parts of his body, there were scars and bruises scattered around his pale skin.


    Some of then were very light, and it was clear that they were from a long time ago but would probably leave a mark for the rest of his life.


    Others were still very clear and one or two were still bleeding softly.


    The scars were all different sizes, but most of them were extremely long, with one shing across his entire back.


    Almost as if he couldn''t feel the pain, Yi Qiansi stepped into the showerce and took a cold shower. Without any expression, he then quickly washed his face, changed into his ck clothes, and left the room.


    A worker followed him to the dining room. He was supposed to be his guard, but he was really just Snow''s spy on him, making sure he did not try to do anything he shouldn''t do.


    Like every other day, Snow was waiting in the dining room to eat breakfast today.


    When he arrived, he noticed that something was different today. Unlike every other day, Snow had a smile on his face.


    When he saw Yi Qiansi, he grinned, "Happy birthday!"

 Chapter 273 Yi Qiansi’s Story (7)

    <h4>Chapter 273 Yi Qiansi''s Story (7)</h4>


    When he saw Yi Qiansi, he grinned, "Happy birthday!"


    Yi Qiansi frowned slightly, shocked himself that today was his birthday! He had lost track of time inside this dark pce, where there was never any sunlight or even moonlight.


    It would be a miracle if he would still remember what day it was after three years.


    "I have a present for you," Snow said cheerfully. "I will give it to you after you finish your training for today."


    After breakfast, Yi Qiansi walked down the dungeons, where the training took ce.


    When he arrived, he saw all the other boys training. When they saw Yi Qiansi, all of them red at him angrily before continuing training.


    A day after he arrived, Yi Qiansi found out that he wasn''t the only one here.


    It turns out that Snow actually found kids he took favor in from all over the world, bringing them here to his "training" camp.


    He would tell all of them they would be his heir, but in reality, it was whoever came out on top in the training.


    However, Snow particrly had a liking in Yi Qiansi, for whatever reason that Snow imed to be that he knew Yi Qiansi''s parents.


    When the other kids all lived in small bunk beds in the dungeons, he had his own room. When all the other kids ate the same oatmeal for every meal that tasted like chalkboard, he ate actual food.


    And, he was able to eat with Snow. . . But that wasn''t necessarily a good thing. One year ago, Snow had gotten mad and threw a knife at him, which he was lucky and fast enough to duck to avoid the knife from hitting his head.


    As the special one, of course the other kids did not like him.


    It was clear that once Yi Qiansi came, they were all back-ups for him. Of course, Yi Qiansi also did end uping on top.


    He was the best atbat, the best shooter when it came to guns and knives, and number 1 in all of the tests.


    However, this wasn''t because he was the smartest or the strongest, it was because of his special treatment. He had private lessons with the "best" teachers and had "extra" ss time, meaning he had to stay up until midnight most days with Snow to practice.


    In the dungeons, there was absolutely no sunlight, and it was all lit up with candles. There was also no noise except the sounds of the trainers screaming at the kids, and the kids'' helpless screams of pain.


    It was also much colder underground, and all the kids wore the same ck shirt and pants, which were definitely not enough for the temperature.


    There was a shooting test today, and the kids lined up for the test with Yi Qiansi in the back.


    He casually picked up the gun and pointed it at the fake human target. With only a quick nce, he shot and the bullet went straight through the center of the head.


    Bang! The next shot went straight through the heart.


    Bang! The final shot went straight for the neck, sting the head off of the human.


    All of the trainers immediately began apuding, and the other kids were forced to p fakely as well for their "role model".


    Yi Qiansi didn''t care as he tossed the gun back to the trainer and left to go practice hand to handbat.


    Yi Qiansi ate lunch in the dungeons with the other kids, and he also ate the oatmeal. All the other kids were slim as sticks because of malnutrition, and he was the only one with a tall and healthy body. Well, not so healthy if you took ount of the scars and bruises.


    He sat alone at the table to the far corner and quickly finished his meal before going back to training.


    "Look. That try-hard is trying hard again!" One boy said and the other ones around him beganughing. However, the trainers quickly silenced them.


    ---


    After a long day of training, Yi Qiansi left the dungeons alone and back to the ground level, where there still was no sunlight.


    Yi Qiansi thought back and could not remember thest time he felt the sun''s warmth against his skin.


    When he reached the dining room to eat dinner, there was no food on the table.


    However, Snow was standing near the table with a sinister smile on his face, "You''re here! Come with me. Let me go show you your birthday present."


    Yi Qiansi did not have a good feeling about this "birthday present" as he followed Snow down to the dungeons, but not the first level where the training took ce.


    Instead, it was the second level below ground, where there were cells and rooms where beatings took ce. Yi Qiansi has visited here twice. . . with Snow.


    He gulped as they walked out and he followed Snow down the many aisles and twists and turns, stopping in front of the cell at the very end of the hallway.


    "Look who I brought here for you!"


    Yi Qiansi looked up and into the cell, but because it was super dark and the person inside was facing the other direction, he couldn''t tell who it was.


    Snow also noticed this problem, and his horrible temper immediately arrived as he turned around, marching back in the direction they came from, ordering the worker of the second floor, "Bring him up to the first floor dungeon!"


    The worker nodded and walked over to the cell, unlocking the door and walking over to the personying inside the cell.


    Yi Qiansi followed Snow back to the first level of the dungeon, where all of the kids were still training.


    When they arrived, the kids and trainers stopped and greeted Snow. All of the Kids had to be respectful to Snow even though everyone hated him and internally wanted to kill him.


    They had the same feelings towards the boy walking next to Snow. Why did he get to have such good treatment inparison to them?


    What they all did not know was that Yi Qiansi suffered much more than them.


    He received beatings from not the trainers, but Snow, who was much more vicious and merciless than the trainers. And, when the other boys trained until 11 P.M., Yi Qiansi had to stay up until way after midnight training with Snow.


    Snow and Yi Qiansi stopped in the center of the room, and Snow randomly pointed to a boy and said, "Come over."


    The boy looked over at his trainer, who pushed him over to Snow. The boy was scared Snow was going to ask him to fight Yi Qiansi, because Snow had done that several times before.


    In front of Snow, Yi Qiansi was much more aggressive than the other practicebats.


    The little boy stood in front of Snow with his head down.


    Snow grinned, "Bring him over."


    The worker from the second dungeon level brought over another little boy who had been in the cell Snow had shown Yi Qiansi.


    This time, the boy was conscious with his face up.


    At once, Yi Qiansi recognized the face he had not seen in so long.


    Gu Yechen!

 Chapter 274 Yi Qiansi’s Story (8)

    <h4>Chapter 274 Yi Qiansi''s Story (8)</h4>


    At once, Yi Qiansi recognized the face he had not seen in so long.


    Gu Yechen!


    Gu Yechen also saw Yi Qiansi and his eyes widened. He opened his mouth to call Yi Qiansi, but he then stopped himself.


    Gu Yechen and the other boy were brought to the ce the fake human targets were usually ced and Snow pulled out a gun from nowhere.


    "Happy birthday, Yi Qiansi. When I turned 12, my dad gave me the same birthday present. . . The first person I killed!" Snow smiled as he thought back to the memory, "It was the best feeling. So I am passing it onto you."


    He pointed at Gu Yechen and the other boy, "And, I especially brought you the Gu family''s son! Here you go!"


    He handed the gun to Yi Qiansi and pushed him over, leaving Yi Qiansi in shock.


    He has hurt many people under the pressure of Snow and shot many times, but he has never actually killed a live human being.


    His hand shook as he held onto the gun and after several seconds, he turned around and met with Snow''s eager eyes, "I don''t want this birthday present."


    Snow''s smile immediately disappeared, "You think you have a choice?! Hurry up!"


    Yi Qiansi''s hand tightened around the gun but he still didn''t make a move. Snow walked over suddenly and grabbed onto Yi Qiansi, his eyes red from anger.


    "If you don''t do it, then you will be the one to die. Make your decision!"


    Yi Qiansi gulped as he looked down at the gun in his hands. His eyes then moved up to look at Gu Yechen, who was looking back at him with a confused but also calm expression.


    Yi Qiansi suddenly lifted the gun up, pointing at Gu Yechen. His hand was shaking, something that never happened when he usually shot.


    With a gun pointing at him, Gu Yechen did not cry or scream or have any sense of surprise. Instead, he stared straight into Yi Qiansi''s eyes, almost as if he was looking into his soul.


    This eye contact made Yi Qiansi very ufortable, and his arms began shaking even more violently.


    "Hurry up, you bast***! Everyone will die with you if you don''t make a move now!"


    Hearing that, the other boys became scared as well as they all took a step back.


    Then. . .


    Bang!


    Yi Qiansi had pulled the trigger.


    Everyone inside the room gasped, as no one except the trainers and Snow had actually killed a real person in their lifetime.


    Snow''s eyes widened in shock as the boy fell down onto the ground, taking onest breath before he closed his eyes.


    On the side, Gu Yechen nced at the boy with shock and confusion in his eyes.


    Yi Qiansi was also surprised as he wondered why he had moved his hand just slightly the second before he shot, moving his target from Gu Yechen to the other boy.


    He dropped the gun onto the floor, and the next second, he felt a strong force grab onto the back of his shirt and pull him away.


    The next minute, he was inside a room on the second floor of the dungeon, and inside, there were knives, guns, and whips.


    "You useless -" Snow screamed as he dragged Yi Qiansi to the center of the room and immediately punched him across the face.


    Then, right away, it was another kick that caused Yi Qiansi to grunt in pain.


    For the rest of the night, Yi Qiansi fought Snow, or more like, he got attacked by Snow with fists, feet, and even knives.


    Throughout the endless hours, Yi Qiansi did regret his decision many times.


    Why didn''t he kill Gu Yechen?!


    His life was like this right now because of the Gu family! The Gu family killed his family! Why didn''t he pull the trigger?! What stopped him?! His n all along was to kill Gu Yechen, but at thest second, why did he change his target?


    The night seemed to be endless as the seconds slowly ticked by with each punch, each kick, and each ear-piercing scream. When he returned to his room the next day, his body was filled with several new scars, all of which were bleeding.


    ---


    Several dayster, he went to the second floor of the dungeon to visit Gu Yechen.


    When he saw him, he noticed that Gu Yechen had gotten much skinnier and also had several scars on his body. He did not know what caused those scars, but he did not really care either.


    They stared at each other for several long seconds before Yi Qiansi turned around and walked away, without saying anything.


    "Goodbye," Gu Yechen said and Yi Qiansi heard, but he did not reply.


    About a monthter, news spread across the pce that Snow''s prisoner had escaped.


    When Yi Qiansi heard, he was not surprised at all. Because, the night when Gu Yechen had escaped, he had run into him. . .


    Snow was furious and that night, Yi Qiansi''s scars increased.


    ---


    After Gu Yechen returned to the Gu mansion, he stayed silent for an entire month. His parents and grandparents were all worried sick about him.


    He did not talk, did not smile, and did not show any emotions. It took a full year before he recovered mostly, but ever since the incident, the little Gu Yechen never came back.


    Ever since, he has been a very cold person and did not show affection to anyone.


    When he got kidnapped a month ago, they had tried everything to try and find him and rescue him, but nothing worked.


    They all believed that it was a miracle when Gu Yechen was able to escape.


    But only Gu Yechen knew he did not actually escape on his own. . . Yi Qiansi had saved him twice.


    --- Many Years Later


    Yi Qiansi was almost 20 by now, and the weak little boy had grown up into a handsome man. With a taller and more muscr body than all the other people in the pce, he was naturally also feared by the others.


    His features had grown out to be sharper and scarier than before, but they also made him look more attractive.


    Most of the boys that had grown up with him were still here, while some had died.


    Yi Qiansi returned to his room at night after eating dinner by himself. Snow and many people were away from the pce on a mission to kill someone he did not know of.


    They had been gone for five days already, and they were supposed to be back a day ago.


    When he entered the room, he saw Snow''s assistant inside.


    "What are you doing here in my room?" Yi Qiansi asked gravely, narrowing his eyes. After thest few years, he had developed this cold and quite scary temperament very simr to the one Snow had.


    Even Snow''s assistant couldn''t help but be afraid of Yi Qiansi, "I have news."


    "What news? Hurry up."


    The assistant cleared his throat and announced, "Snow and Team B unfortunately. . . died during mission X."


    Yi Qiansi raised one eyebrow, "So what now?"


    "Snow has written a will a while back, and it states that you are to be the next leader of the KMK Group."


    --- A Month Later


    All across the world, the newspapers, articles, videos, everything, were talking about the breaking news that had happened a few days ago.


    The KMK Groupunched its biggest attack in several years, killing hundreds of people. After the attack, the KMK Group announced that the old leader had died and a new leader had taken over.


    In less than a month since the new leader took over, he caused this big of amotion. It was clear that this new leader wasn''t easy to deal with.


    For the next few years, the KMK Group would be haunting the lives of many people.


    --- Present


    Gu Yechen opened his eyes and realized that they were in the air already. He did not know how long he had been sleeping, but he had many dreams during his sleep, mostly bad.


    He lifted one hand up and touched his forehead to find that it was wet with sweat all over it.


    Chen Xiao handed over a napkin worriedly, "Mr. Gu. . ."


    Gu Yechen wiped his forehead and sighed, "Thank you."


    After a few seconds, Chen Xiao bravely said, "Mr. Gu, don''t be too worried. I am certain that Mrs. Gu and the baby will be okay."


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "I know that Yi Qiansi won''t hurt them. . . That isn''t his goal."


    Chen Xiao nodded his head, "That''s great! As long as he doesn''t hurt Mr. Gu and the baby, then we can always figure out a n to get them out!"


    Gu Yechen shook his head softly, "What I am most afraid of is. . . Yi Qiansi might fall in love with her."


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows together, "We are the same type of people. . . We have both lived in the darkness for too long that a little sunlight shining in is like a ma, so captivating. . ."


    Gu Yechen closed his eyes again.


    His Xinyan is like a little sun. . . He couldn''t help but be scared that Yi Qiansi would fall in love with her too.

 Chapter 275 Visiting The Gu Mansion

    <h4>Chapter 275 Visiting The Gu Mansion</h4>


    After Gu Yechen left, He Xinyan was silent for a long time, eating her meals inside her room and not causing anymotion.


    Yi Qiansi had visited her a few times and she seemed very calm, eating her meals and even humming sometimes to herself.


    He could not tell what she was thinking about or if she was happy or sad.


    Inside her room, He Xinyan was in a very good mood as she gently rubbed her stomach and sang a few songs she remembered.


    Gu Yechen was alive and she was pregnant! That was the best news she could possibly hear! Now, all she had to wait for was for Gu Yechen to rescue her out. She was certain it would be soon.


    However, it wasn''t very soon.


    For the next three months, Gu Yechen and the Gu Corporationunched attack after attack at the KMK Group, but nothing worked. The KMK Group was indeed thergest and mostplex system and group in all of the underworld, and it wasn''t so easy to destroy it or break through it.


    Gu Yechen was getting very stressed at the idea of He Xinyan still being in Yi Qiansi''s hands, and she was pregnant with his baby! He was furious that he couldn''t spend the months of her being pregnant with her! He definitely couldn''t miss herbor!


    Meanwhile, He Xinyan was trying to stay calm and hopeful but as her stomach slowly got bigger and bigger, she was also beginning to get a little nervous.


    She asked Yi Qiansi once in a while when he would let her go, but he would always say no. Then, she would ask him what he was still keeping her here for.


    Whenever she asked him that, he seemed a little lost. . . almost like he did not even know why he still had her here, or for what reason he was keeping her here.


    At night, He Xinyan was sitting on the bed getting ready to go to sleep when suddenly the door was pushed open. She whipped her head around cautiously, instinctively cing one hand over her stomach.


    When she saw Yi Qiansi walk in, she rxed a little but still stared at him cautiously.


    "What are you doing here? I need to go to bed." She might not be tired, but her baby might be! She had to get a lot of quality sleep for her baby so when he is born, he will be the most handsome little baby in the world!


    Yi Qiansi didn''t smile as he ced his hands into his suit pant pockets and lifted his chin up slightly, "We are going to go pay the Gu family a visit."


    ---


    Several hourster, the private helicopternded on arge patch of grass. Then, He Xinyan and Yi Qiansi entered a car.


    The city was dark already, and the only thing illuminating the streets were the dim streetmps and the headlights of the car.


    However, even so, He Xinyan felt extremely happy to be back in the country and ce she was familiar with. The buildings on the sidewalks, the smell of the crisp night air, and everything. . . it was all so familiar and calming.


    A whileter, they came to a stop in front of therge gate that He Xinyan immediately recognized.


    Gu Yechen''s house!


    They were actually here. It has been so long since shest came back here that she almost forgot how it looked. It would appear in her dreams once in a while, but her dreams were getting more and more blurry as time went on.


    The car entered the gate somehow and it drove up all the way until they came to a stop in front of the house. Her house! Was Gu Yechen inside right now? He should be.


    Most importantly, since they were here, she might be able to find some way to stay!


    Yi Qiansi noticed the hope in He Xinyan''s eyes, and he looked down before opening the door, "Let''s go."


    He Xinyan excitedly jumped off the car as fast as she could, still staying careful because she was not alone at the moment.


    They walked over to the door together and He Xinyan felt her heartbeat speeding up as Yi Qiansi knocked on it.


    A minute passed, maybe two. . . He Xinyan was beginning to be doubtful whether the door would ever open. Maybe Gu Yechen wasn''t home.


    Then, there was a click and the door was pulled open.


    Originally, Gu Yechen had a very cold expression on his face but when the two people standing outside his door came into focus, his eyes widened in surprise.


    Without bothering to care about Yi Qiansi''s presence, He Xinyan took a step forward and threw herself into Gu Yechen''s embrace.


    "Yechen!"


    Gu Yechen was in shock for many seconds, and he almost couldn''t believe that this was real. Was he dreaming again?


    Finally, he concluded that this wasn''t a dream and he wrapped his arms around He Xinyan''s waist gently, remembering that she was pregnant.


    Yi Qiansi''s eyes dimmed when he saw this sight and he looked down, avoiding the two people.


    The hug didn''tst long as Gu Yechen immediately pulled He Xinyan behind him and looked up at Yi Qiansi cautiously, "What are you doing?"


    He did not believe that Yi Qiansi was kind enough to just let He Xinyane back to him.


    "I am here to negotiate some. . . deals." Yi Qiansi said with a cool expression, running his fingers through his silver hair.


    Without waiting, Yi Qiansi stepped into the room and walked in, taking a look around the house.


    "Your house is quite nice. . . Of course, what do I expect from the Gu family?"


    Gu Yechen told He Xinyan to go up into their room and wait for him there before walking back over to Yi Qiansi. As He Xinyan quickly walked upstairs, her heartbeat still beating unusually fast, Gu Yechen and Yi Qiansi entered Gu Yechen''s private office.


    --- Over an hourter


    He Xinyan was getting very stressed and began sweating as she stayed inside the bedroom as Gu Yechen had instructed.


    Because she couldn''t sit still on the bed any longer, she stood up and began pacing around the room, wondering why it was taking so long.


    What did Yi Qiansi want? Did he want Gu Yechen''s life again?


    He Xinyan was getting more and more worried and she was very tempted to go downstairs to see what was going on, but she still decided to listen to Gu Yechen and stay inside the room.


    Another few minutes passed until finally, the door opened.


    She whipped around and let out a breath of relief when she saw Gu Yechen. She immediately ran over, grabbing onto his hand.


    "What happened? What did you guys talk about? I''m going to stay here, right? There is no way I am going back here. . . It is quite dumb Yi Qiansi brought me over here. I. . ." He Xinyan gulped and looked up, "Is everything okay?"


    Gu Yechen smiled and didn''t respond. Instead, he leaned forward and gently kissed her on the lips, the first true kiss they had in a very long time.


    He Xinyan couldn''t help but still worry, but she pushed those thoughts to the back of her head and returned the kiss. After this experience, she couldn''t help but worry about when the next one would be.


    A minute passed before He Xinyan finally pushed Gu Yechen away because she couldn''t wait any longer, "So, what happened?"


    Gu Yechen smiled and licked his lips, "Don''t worry, he is gone."


    "What?!" He Xinyan couldn''t believe that Yi Qiansi would just leave like this, "What did you give him?"


    Gu Yechen looked down and pinched the area of skin between his two eyebrows, causing He Xinyan to worry.


    "Tell me," she said sternly.


    Gu Yechen finally looked up and smiled, "Nothing."


    --- An hour ago


    After entering the room, Yi Qiansi shamelessly sat down in the center of the ck couch inside the room and casually folded his legs together.


    "I''m tired of ying with you. My deal is this. . . You destroyed everything my parents and I had. I have decided to be nice. . . Give me the Gu Corporation and ruin the Gu family with your own hands. Then, I will stop bothering you once and for all."


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows together, "I destroyed the Yi family?"


    Yi Qiansi scoffed, "Don''t pretend like you don''t know anything or remember anything now. 17 years ago. . . I lost everything."


    Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together and sat down across from Yi Qiansi, "Are you talking about the copse of the Yi Company and the death of your dad and mom?"


    Yi Qiansi''s face darkened upon hearing the mention of his parents, "Yes. . . so you do know."


    Gu Yechen crossed his legs together and sighed, "I looked into what happened to the Yi family a few years ago. And I was correct. . . So you really have been mistaken."


    Yi Qiansi narrowed his eyes, "What do you mean by mistaken? Gu Yechen, don''t try to y tricks or lie to me. I know everything."


    Gu Yechen leaned forward, "Do you?"


    Several seconds of silence passed.


    "The Gu family did not do it."

 Chapter 276 The Truth

    <h4>Chapter 276 The Truth</h4>


    Gu Yechen leaned forward, "Do you?"


    Several seconds of silence passed.


    "The Gu family did not do it."


    Another several seconds, and then suddenly, Yi Qiansi burst intoughter.


    "Gu Yechen do you think I''m stupid? Don''t even try to lie to me. I know who did it."


    Gu Yechen stood up from his spot and walked over to his desk. He pulled open several cabs, flipping through tons of papers. After a long time, he finally found a folderying around in the very bottom of the third cab.


    He walked back over to the couch and threw the folder onto the table.


    Yi Qiansi looked up at Gu Yechen and then down at the folder, not moving.


    "All of the Yi Company''s information and screenshots and analysis of its stock in the final days before it copsed are all in there. There are also records of the Gu Corporation''s transactions, meeting information, and basically the work the Gu Corporation had at the same time 17 years ago. You are smart. . . If I can see it easily, you can too. The Gu Corporation did not do it."


    Yi Qiansi slowly picked up the folder and began looking through all the pages. His eyes got more and more red as he read, unable to believe the information on the pages.


    As he read, Gu Yechen walked over to his desk and grabbed hisptop. Then, he took a while to find a USB sh drive and then stuck it into hisputer.


    He opened a video and ced it onto the table so Yi Qiansi could see, "Your mother also did notmit suicide from supposed stress. Someone had murdered her."


    He started ying the video but it didn''t have any sound. From the angle, you could see a woman standing near the railing.


    She stood there for a very long time. Then, suddenly, another man entered the recording screen and they watched as the man walked over to a few steps behind the woman.


    It took another minute before the woman turned around. Yi Qiansi''s eyes immediately widened when he saw the woman''s face. . . It was his mom.


    He leaned forward slightly, his leg beginning to shake as he watched.


    The woman seemed to say something to the man, and they stood there for a few seconds before the woman took a step forward towards the direction of the camera.


    Maybe it was because the camera quality was bad back then or because the video was too old, but the movements were very robotic and chunky. However, it was still easy to tell what was going on.


    The woman had only taken four steps when suddenly, the man reached his hand up and ced it onto the woman''s shoulder. Then, his movements faster than wind, he pushed the woman back towards the railing, and with what seemed like a light push, he tossed her body over the railing, where it disappeared down into the abyss.


    The man''s movements were very fast and powerful, and it was clear that he was a professional. After he had pushed the woman over, he bent over the railing and took a quick look before turning around and walking away.


    Then, he walked over to the camera they were watching the recording from. His face showed up straight in front of the camera for a few seconds before the screen went ck.


    However, that quick second was enough.


    The folder Yi Qiansi was holding in his hands fell onto the ground. That man. . . That man. . .


    He was Snow''s assistant!


    Gu Yechen was not very surprised by Yi Qiansi''s reaction, and he sighed before pulling out a final small picture.


    "This is supposedly the man who had destroyed the Yi Company. I tried to find out who he is, but he seems to almost be nonexistent. . . I still can''t figure out who he is."


    By now, Yi Qiansi was trusting Gu Yechen''s words, and he immediately reached for the picture.


    His breathing quickened when the man on the ck and white picture registered inside his brain. No way. . . There was no way.


    He looked up at Gu Yechen, who was looking straight back at him.


    Then, his eyes returned to the picture and an entire minuteter, a soft word escaped from his mouth, "Snow."


    ---


    He Xinyan took a very long shower before returning to the bed, taking her time as sheid down next to Gu Yechen in the mostfortable position.


    He spent the next hour telling her his story with Yi Qiansi, starting from the very beginning.


    In the end, He Xinyan had her eyebrows tightly furrowed together.


    "It must be very painful to know that all his life. . . he had been hating the wrong person." For a quick second, He Xinyan couldn''t help but feel a quick sense of pity for Yi Qiansi. However, she quickly pushed it away, or hid it deeper within herself.


    Gu Yechen nodded his head as he ran his fingers through He Xinyan''s soft hair, taking a deep breath. He had never felt this rxed in a very, very, very long time.


    "But that man is dead now, right?" He Xinyan asked.


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "I still don''t know who that man is, but he is dead."


    "So, Yi Qiansi won''te back to bother us anymore?" He Xinyan asked hopefully.


    Gu Yechen nodded his head again and bent down, kissing He Xinyan continuously on her lips and then her cheeks and her neck and wherever he could, "Yes. . ."


    ---


    When Yi Qiansi returned to the Wei Jing Pce, it was after dawn already.


    The helicopternded on therge patch of grass near the cliff and he stepped off the helicopter, still in shock.


    He stood outside the pce for a very long time, looking out at the ocean. The helicopter took off again and the world was almost silent again, except for the sound of the waves crashing against the rock.


    After a very long time, Yi Qiansi turned around, nning to return to the pce.


    However, he immediately stopped when the bright yellow color entered her eyes.


    He stared at them for a very, very long time. So long that when he finally returned to his senses, the sun was high up in the sky already.


    He looked up at the sun with aplicated expression. Even after realizing that his entire life goal had been. . . a mistake, Yi Qiansi wanted to feel sad or angry.


    However, he could not feel the pain inside his heart anymore.


    He closed his eyes, letting the warmth of the sun enter his body.


    Snow was dead.


    But he wasn''t.


    He opened his eyes and turned back to look at the patch of yellow.


    Will he ever be able to return to the light?


    He looked at the bright color onest time before entering the pce, back into the darkness.


    The sunflowers have bloomed.


    --- Author''s Note:


    hello readers ~


    That should be the end of Yi Qiansi. To be honest, I actually felt very sad when writing thatst part of Yi Qiansi looking out at the sunflowers. . . This may be a little abrupt ending for him, but hopefully it will be the best for both him and our main couple.


    Goodbye, Yi Qiansi. I hope you can find your way back into the light in the near future! :)

 Chapter 277 Boy Or Girl?

    <h4>Chapter 277 Boy Or Girl?</h4>


    He Xinyan and Gu Yechen went to sleep after midnight.


    Well, Gu Yechen couldn''t fall asleep the entire night. He still couldn''t believe that his Xinyan was finally back by his side. . . It had been about a year since their marriage already, but now, they were truly finally back together.


    Although He Xinyan also really wanted to stay awake, she couldn''t fight the fatigue side effect from being pregnant, and she ultimately fell asleep.


    ---


    The next morning, when He Xinyan woke up, it was almost noon already.


    The first thing she saw after waking up was Gu Yechen''s face. He had his eyes closed and his breathing was slow and even.


    He Xinyan smiled, moving a little closer to him. Her stomach was quite small for a woman 5 months pregnant, so she could stillfortably sleep on her side.


    She lifted one arm out of the nket and rested it onto Gu Yechen''s face. He woke up immediately from her touch, and he suddenly sat up, looking around nervously.


    "Yechen!" He Xinyan called surprisedly, wondering why he seemed so nervous.


    Gu Yechen looked back and he gulped, letting out a sigh of relief. He immediately pulled her up into his embrace, "You''re here. . . It wasn''t a dream."


    He Xinyan felt her heart twist up in pain from his words, and she held onto him tightly, "Don''t worry, don''t worry. I''m here. . . Both me and the baby."


    Gu Yechen finally rxed a little after hearing her words, and he pressed his lips together tightly, closing his eyes, "I missed you so much."


    "Me too. . ." Only in the morning time, with the sun up and the warmth around them, did it really feel like they were finally and truly back together with each other.


    "I''ll go make breakfast," Gu Yechen proposed as he pulled away, but He Xinyan immediately grabbed onto him.


    "Can you justy down with me. . . We can get breakfastter! We still have to tell mom and dad that I am back. . ."


    Of course, Gu Yechen couldn''t reject any of He Xinyan''s requests, "Okay."


    Together, theyid down on the bed again even though the sun was way up in the sky already. Due to her big tummy, He Xinyan faced the other direction and Gu Yechen hugged her from behind, resting his hand on her stomach.


    "We should go to the hospital and do a check-up," Gu Yechen said softly.


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Yes. We can go tomorrow."


    They talked for a very long time about many things that they usually wouldn''t talk about, and they both did not want to get up and separate.


    However, He Xinyan and the baby were both getting hungry, so they finally got up to eat ate lunch.


    ---


    "Ahh!!!!" Xu Mengya screamed when she saw He Xinyan, and at once. . . almost like a dam had broken, tears began flooding down her face.


    "Oh, my Yanyan!" Xu Mengya immediately pulled He Xinyan into her embrace, but didn''t expect Gu Yechen to immediately pull her away.


    "Be careful of the baby!" Gu Yechen said angrily.


    "Oh, oh. . ." Xu Mengya''s eyes widened, "Yes, yes! Yanyan, you''re pregnant! Oh my! I have to go home and find my secret recipes and medicines I took when I was pregnant to give birth to that stupid guy."


    She ran around a little confusedly, her brain still a little in shock and surprise.


    He Xinyan chuckled and grabbed onto Xu Mengya''s hand, "It''s okay, mom. You can do thatter."


    They sat down at the dining table to eat the meal Gu Yechen had cooked together, but of course Xu Mengya couldn''t eat. Her head and mouth were filled with questions!


    "What happened? Where were you?! That stupid guy wouldn''t tell me anything and I was worried sick. What happened during the honeymoon? You -"


    "Mom, let her eat. I''ll tell you," Gu Yechen said a little helplessly. He then told the story about Yi Qiansi once again. Xu Mengya did not remember Yi Qiansi or the Yi family anymore, but Gu Hanyu remembered.


    "The Yi family. . ." Gu Hanyu narrowed his eyes slightly and sighed, "I actually looked into it when the Yi Company went bankrupt. It was very weird how it suddenly just copsed. So there was someone behind it. . . The Yi family''s son thought it was us?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head.


    Xu Mengya sighed and ced one hand onto He Xinyan''s hand, "Oh, so it is actually the big and small devil''s fault that you were taken away for so long! I''m so sorry that you got dragged into this."


    He Xinyan shook her head, "Don''t worry, Auntie Xu. I am fine now."


    Xu Mengya pressed her lips together and looked down, cing her hand onto He Xinyan''s gradually erging stomach, "I wonder if this little one is fine! Oh, I can''t believe that I am bing a grandmother soon!"


    "And I can''t believe I will be a mother soon. . ."


    They ate lunch together and then Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu returned home because Xu Mengya was insistent on going back to look for the magical pregnancy medications she took.


    Meanwhile, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen decided to go to the hospital to do a check-up. Although Yi Qiansi had a doctor that did frequent check-ups on the baby, they had never gone to do one themselves, just the two of them.


    Inside the hospital room, the ultrasound imaging was disyed on the screen. There were still about 5 months until the estimated period ofbor, but the basic frame of the baby was pretty clear by now.


    Gu Yechen grabbed onto He Xinyan''s hand a little too harshly from excitement as he stared at the ck and white image on the screen.


    "It''s moving," he said excitedly.


    He Xinyanughed, "Of course it''s moving! It''s a living baby!"


    Gu Yechen was so excited his legs were shaking.


    Although the doctor had other patients to go to, Gu Yechen insisted on looking at the baby for almost half an hour before He Xinyan got tired and the two of them finally left the hospital.


    They did not ask the doctor about the gender of the baby since they wanted to keep it as a surprise, but they walked out of the hospital discussing the gender.


    "A son!" He Xinyan said firmly.


    "No, a daughter!"


    "No, a son!"


    Gu Yechen did not want to argue with her, so he sighed and reluctantly said, "Okay, okay. We will know in a few months."


    "Hmph!" He Xinyan crossed her arms together, praying internally that the baby would be a boy. To be honest, she was also a little selfish and jealous. If it was a baby girl, then she wouldn''t be Gu Yechen''s favorite girl anymore!


    Just like how Gu Yechen didn''t want to see her kissing another boy, He Xinyan also did not want to see Gu Yechen kissing and hugging another girl, even if it was her own daughter!


    So, we will all wait and see whether it will be a boy or a girl.


    After visiting the hospital, they did not return home right away. The two of them wanted to spend as much time with each other as possible, especially after their separation.


    Gu Yechen hadpletely forgotten that he was the CEO of the Gu Corporation, and he did not even bother to tell his workers he wouldn''t be going to work. They could figure it out themselves.


    The two of them walked into a shopping mall to go shopping for the baby.


    They walked into a shop that only sold baby supplies and clothes, and a worker immediately walked over.


    "Wee to XX Baby Shop! Are you looking for anything in particr?" The young female worker couldn''t help but take a second look at the man standing next to the pregnant woman, because he was way too handsome! However, the woman next to him was also very pretty. . . so they were a good match.


    The worker came across many upper-ss pregnant women working in this shop, but most of them were either getting out of shape or their skin was getting worse due to the pregnancy. However, this woman who seemed quite young to be pregnant still had perfect skin and every part of her body was skinny except for her stomach, which was also quite small.


    "No, we are just looking around. Thank you." He Xinyan smiled before pulling Gu Yechen away because she realized that the young female worker seemed to have some bad intentions. She had peeked at Gu Yechen three times already!


    Maybe it was because pregnant women were easily sensitive, but He Xinyan was more salty and jealous than before.


    They walked over to the boy section of the store and He Xinyan began looking.


    "What if it is a girl?"


    He Xinyan obviously didn''t want it to be a girl but she couldn''t ignore that possibility. If she only bought boy clothes and it was a girl, then all of the clothes would go to waste!


    He Xinyan frowned slightly. If they waited until the baby was born then that would be toote!


    However, her problem was easily solved by Gu Yechen.


    "It''s okay. We can buy both."

 Chapter 278 One Baby, Two Baby

    <h4>Chapter 278 One Baby, Two Baby</h4>


    However, her problem was easily solved by Gu Yechen.


    "It''s okay. We can buy both."


    He Xinyan blinked a few times, "Then that''s such a waste!"


    Gu Yechen obviously didn''t care. He had more than enough money to waste!


    He Xinyan blinked a few times and gulped, "Should we. . . maybe just ask about the gender?"


    Gu Yechen looked around the shop and shrugged, "Sure, it is all up to you."


    So, the two of them left the shop without buying anything and decided to wait another month until the next check-up so they could ask about the gender.


    ---


    "What is this?" He Xinyan asked, scrunching her face up.


    Xu Mengya smiled excitingly, "This is the magic medicine I''m talking about! I know it doesn''t look super good, but it is good for the baby!"


    He XInyan stared at the bowl of what looked like ck goo and gulped, "Are you sure it is supposed to be like this?"


    Xu Mengya took a look and thought for a few seconds, "That seems to be a little. . . thicker and darker than what I had, but it should be right."


    This only made He Xinyan more scared and sheughed nervously, "Ha. . . ha. . . Thank you, mom but I don''t think I need it. The baby is very healthy! The doctor said yesterday that the baby is very, very healthy!"


    Xu Mengya did not buy her attempt, "It doesn''t matter. Trust me. That is how Gu Yechen is so smart! Drink up, drink up."


    Very reluctantly, He Xinyan lifted up the spoon and slowly scooped up a very, very small amount. She lifted it up to her nose and took a sniff. It smelled disgusting.


    "Don''t worry. I know it doesn''t taste really good, but it will definitely help!"


    He Xinyan gulped and finally slowly put the spoon into her mouth. She had to use her tongue to get the contents of the spoon off because it was so thick, and immediately, she felt like throwing up. Part of it was because of her pregnancy side effects, but it was mainly because the "medicine" tasted way too disgusting.


    She immediately ran over to the sink and spat out the medicine and began gagging. Since she hasn''t eaten anything yet, she could not throw anything up.


    Xu Mengya gasped and ran over, "Oh my, are you okay? It shouldn''t be that bad. Did I do something wrong?"


    Xu Mengya went over to the bowl and took a spoonful herself, a spoonful much bigger than the one He Xinyan had.


    Immediately, her face turned green as she ran to the trash can and spat everything out, tears beginning to fill in her eyes because it was so bad.


    "That tastes disgusting!!" Xu Mengya immediately threw the entire bowl into the trash can, including the bowl itself.


    "Xinyan, I''m so sorry! I didn''t know it tasted like that. I must have done something wrong. . . When Hanyu made it back then, it didn''t taste like this."


    He Xinyan smiled weakly, "It''s okay. . . I should just stay away from medicine."


    Xu Mengya chuckled awkwardly and scratched her head before also tossing the entire pot she had been brewing up.


    Over a weekter, Gu Yechen finally returned to work although he did not want to. He Xinyan made it clear that they would have a lot of money to spend on the kid after it was born, so he had to go and make money!


    Although they both knew there was no way Gu Yechen wouldn''t have enough money, he still listened to his wife and returned to thepany because his workers were all suffering.


    A month after thest check up, they entered the private hospital again for another check up. He Xinyan''s stomach had gotten much bigger during this one-month period, and they all thought that it was a little weird.


    Her 5-month old stomach looked almost like a 9-month old stomach ready forbor, and it was so ufortable she couldn''t even sleep on her side anymore.


    They entered the hospital and began doing the ultrasound again.


    A few minutester, the doctor gasped.


    "I think. . . you have twins!"


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open in surprise, ". . . T - Twins?!"


    Knowing that this couple wasn''t random people, the doctor checked again to make sure she didn''t make a mistake. After a few seconds, she nodded her head again, "Yes. If you look here, you can see two embryos."


    She pointed at the screen and traced out the two little babies so He Xinyan and Gu Yechen could see, "This should also be why Mrs. Gu''s stomach is muchrger than normal pregnant women at five months!"


    He Xinyan grabbed onto Gu Yechen''s hand excitedly, but also a little nervously. She did not know if she should be happy about having two kids at once or scared.


    After all, giving birth to one kid was hard enough. . . Two?! She couldn''t imagine.


    "Doctor, can you tell if it is two boys or two girls?" He Xinyan asked cautiously, a little nervous to hear what gender the babies were.


    The doctor nodded her head, "Since you are five months pregnant already, it should be easy to tell. Let me take a look."


    The doctor turned around and looked at the ultrasound for a very long time, making sure what she saw was definitely correct. If she made a mistake, she did not know what this couple. . . especially that man, would do to her.


    After careful examination, her eyes lit up and she turned around, "Congrattions, Mr. and Mrs. Gu! It looks like fraternal twins, and it is a boy. . . and a girl!"


    He Xinyan''s eyes lit up when she heard the word boy, thinking she had won, but she was definitely not prepared for the next big news.


    "A boy. . . and a girl?!" He Xinyan sat up slightly, taking a look at the ultrasound herself.


    The doctor nodded, "If you look here, this one is the girl and right here, that is the boy."


    He Xinyan patted Gu Yechen on the hand excitedly, "Did you hear?! It is a boy and a girl!"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head. Of course he heard! He was already extremely surprised at the news of having twins, and now words couldn''t even describe how excited he felt!


    Having twins was already very rare, much less having a girl and a boy!


    After the rest of the check-up, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen quickly left the hospital to go spread the good news to Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu.


    He Xinyan really hoped that the boy woulde out before the girl. She had always wanted an older brother, but since she wasn''t lucky enough to have one, she could only hope that her daughter would be able to.


    Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu were both extremely shocked by the news, and even Gu Hanyu, who was always calm and cold, couldn''t help but smile and p his hands together in excitement.


    "Oh Yanyan, it will be hard on you. Two kids. . . at once!" Xu Mengya suffered greatly when giving birth to Gu Yechen and Gu Yebei, so she understood the pain and difficulty of going throughbor.


    Although she was excited to get two grandchildren at once, she also couldn''t help but feel a little nervous for He Xinyan.


    "Don''t worry, mom. It won''t be too bad. . . hopefully."


    For the rest of the four months, He Xinyan was forced to stay inside all the time unless she was going outside for a walk to get some exercise in. Even so, she had to be under the apaniment of either Gu Yechen or Xu Mengya.


    All of the sharp edges in the house were covered with soft cushions, and Gu Yechen was seriously considering building an elevator inside the house, but He Xinyan said it wasn''t necessary.


    All of the ingredients and food they ate werepletely organic and their diet was extremely well-bnced. He Xinyan could not watch her phone or the television for too long each day in fear of the UV rays hurting the babies, so her only source of entertainment was reading books now.


    "Hmph! You care about the babies more than me," He Xinyan said sourly one day when Gu Yechen refused to buy her cake when she asked for it, but then when she said the babies wanted it he changed his mind.


    Gu Yechen chuckled softly and hugged onto He Xinyan, gently kissing her on the cheek, "I want the babies to be healthy and happy so you will be healthy and happy. Hopefully that way, when you go intobor, it won''t be so tiring and hard."


    He Xinyan was obviously not convinced as her pregnancy attitude appeared and she angrily tilted her head to the side. The babies weren''t even out yet, and Gu Yechen was already treating them like this!


    What would happen when they actually came out?! She would be the least favorite of the family! Although on the outside He Xinyan was angry at the babies, internally, she was still happy that Gu Yechen liked the two of them so much.


    Gu Yechen liked seeing jealous He Xinyan and he lifted one hand up, pinching her cheek. He Xinyan immediately swatted his hand away.


    Gu Yechen then bent down and ced one hand over He Xinyan''s gigantic stomach, "Look at you two. Your mother doesn''t like you!"


    He Xinyan immediately blew up, "Who said I don''t like them?! I like them! I don''t like you! Hmph!"

 Chapter 279 It’s Time

    <h4>Chapter 279 It''s Time</h4>


    He Xinyan immediately blew up, "Who said I don''t like them?! I like them! I don''t like you! Hmph!"


    She angrily stood up slowly because it was much harder than usual with so much weight on her stomach and turned around, walking towards the stairs.


    However, when she reached the stairs, Gu Yechen immediately appeared and grabbed onto her hand, helping her up the stairs.


    She didn''t resist this because she also didn''t want to take any risks, and the stairs were quite dangerous, especially for a pregnant woman.


    When they reached the top, she pushed Gu Yechen''s hand off and entered the room, sitting down on the bed with one hand on her hip and the other on her stomach.


    "Don''t be mad anymore, the cake is here."


    He Xinyan frowned, "Where?"


    "I had Chen Xiao buy it earlier and he says he is here already. I''ll go get it for you, okay?"


    He Xinyan pursed her lips out and although she wanted to stay angry, she couldn''t give up on the cake, ". . . Okay," she said gravely.


    Gu Yechen smiled and rubbed her head softly before going down the stairs to get the cake. He opened the door, took the cake from Chen Xiao, and without any other words, closed it in Chen Xiao''s face again.


    Ah, poor Chen Xiao. He was ying a game and had to stop midway to go and buy a cake for Mrs. Gu. His teammates were probably still mad at him!


    Gu Yechen brought the cake up and gave it to her angry little wifey, whose anger immediately dissipated when she started eating the cake.


    Gu Yechen was used to her mood swings by now. One moment she was angry and upset, and the next she was happy again. Hopefully, it might be over once the babies are born. There were still about two weeks until the estimated delivery date, and they were visiting the hospital basically every other day by now.


    The private hospital waspletely focused on He Xinyan because not only did Gu Yechen have a special identity that no one dared to offend, but also because the fraternal girl and boy twins were very rare.


    If anything happened, Gu Yechen had made it clear that the hospital would have to pay.


    At night, He Xinyan went to bed before 10 P.M. She was used to sleeping early by now since Gu Yechen forced her to sleep early since she got pregnant.


    After she fell asleep, Gu Yechen very carefully and slowly got out of bed and walked out of the room. He then entered his office to finish off some important work he didn''t do.


    He left thepany again since it was almost time for He Xinyan''s delivery date and he wanted to spend all the time at home with her just to be careful.


    However, even so, he still had some work to do. So he would do all of it at night after He Xinyan had fallen asleep.


    He stayed in the office for over three hours, and when he saw that it was 1 A.M. already, he closed theputer, stood up, closed the lights, and left the room.


    He walked quietly and slowly, carefully opening the door to the bedroom and slowly walking in.


    However, once he walked in, he noticed that something was wrong.


    Although it was very weak and soft, in the silence of the night, it was still really easy to hear.


    "Yechen. . ."


    Gu Yechen''s eyes widened as he opened the lights and ran over to the bed, only to see He Xinyan''s small face red and scrunched up in pain, and beads of sweat rolling down her face.


    --- Half an hour ago


    He Xinyan was deep into her sleep, lying ufortably on her back and unable to move because of herrge stomach.


    In her sleep, she furrowed her eyebrows together and a few secondster, she slowly blinked her eyes open. It took quite a long time for her eyes to adjust to the darkness, and she gulped ufortably.


    She ced one hand over her stomach and said softly, "Be good babies, okay? Mommy and daddy are trying to sleep."


    She did not know why, but her stomach hurt a lot. It was almost like the two babies were fighting inside or something, but the pain was almost unbearable.


    She closed her eyes again and tried to fall asleep, but the pain just seemed to get worse and suddenly, a scary thought shed past her mind.


    No way. . . There were still supposed to be two weeks? She was probably overthinking. . . right?


    Although He Xinyan really wanted to just ignore the pain and continue to sleep, it was way too bad. She normally could not stand even the slightest bit of stomach pain, but this was 100 times worse than normal stomachaches.


    Reluctantly, she turned to the side to wake Gu Yechen up, but she didn''t see him!


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened and she lifted one hand up, patting the empty space next to her. Where was he?


    "Gu Yechen!" She called and then waited for a few seconds in the silence with no reply.


    "Husband!" She called again, still hearing no reply.


    The pain was getting worse and worse and she tried to push herself up, but it was basically impossible with her gigantic stomach.


    It was clear that she had twins because her stomach was at least 1.5 timesrger than a normal pregnant woman. This made it much harder for her to do regr tasks. Even standing up felt like an exercise to her.


    The pain only made it worse. He Xinyan tried again, using all of her energy but still with no sess.


    "Ah!" She cried out softly from the intense pain, and she almost wanted to just faint. The two worst types of pain in the world to her were stomachaches and headaches. She could not stand it!


    "Yechen!" She called again, but it seemed like he wasn''t even in the room. Where was he?

 Chapter 280 To The Hospital

    <h4>Chapter 280 To The Hospital</h4>


    "Yechen!" She called again, but it seemed like he wasn''t even in the room. Where was he?


    She stayedying on the bed in pain for a very long time, and each second seemed to be like eternity. Soon, she realized that the pain came in bursts. Sometimes, it would get a little better but then suddenly, it would be extremely bad again.


    She was beginning to feel tired again, but she couldn''t fall asleep because whenever she tried to, the pain would suddenly be even more unbearable. She was certain that the babies were trying toe out! Was she going to have a premature delivery?


    Right as the burst of pain she just felt lessened slightly, she heard the door open.


    "Yechen. . ." She called as loudly as she could, but her voice still sounded very weak and in pain.


    The lights opened and she opened her eyes slightly to see Gu Yechen run over.


    "Where were you?" She said, her voice cracking as she almost felt like crying.


    Seeing her in pain, Gu Yechen felt his heart clench up in pain and he immediately grabbed onto her hand, "I''m sorry, I was in the office. What''s wrong? Does your stomach hurt?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head and held on extremely tightly to Gu Yechen''s hand, "A lot -"


    Gu Yechen''s pupils dted and he felt his heartbeat speed up as he reached down and carefully lifted the nket up.


    "Do you feel like it''s wet down there?" Gu Yechen asked, not sure how to phrase the question well.


    He Xinyan was so focused on the pain that she seemed to have lost most senses, and didn''t bother to think about whether her water had broken or not until Gu Yechen''s reminder.


    "I. . ." She squirmed slightly and her eyes immediately widened, "Yes, yes. . . Gu Yechen, my water broke! It -"


    She seemed to lose basicmon sense or calmness when she realized that her water had broken two weeks before it should have, "Gu Yechen, what do I do?"


    Gu Yechen had looked up a lot of information about what to do, but at the moment, he was also a little lost, "I''ll. . . I''ll call the ambnce."


    He did not know if he was supposed to carry her up or move her, so the best decision was to probably call the ambnce.


    After making it clear that he wanted the people here in five minutes, he hung up the call and wrapped both hands around He Xinyan''s sweating hand.


    "Does it hurt a lot?" Gu Yechen asked, although he already knew the answer from looking at her sweaty and pale face. The almighty King and genius Gu Yechen also had times when his brain would jumble up and he would be also too nervous to think clearly.


    He Xinyan closed her eyes and nodded her head as she pressed her lips together.


    Gu Yechen felt his heart ache with pain from her response, and he gently ced one hand onto her cheek, brushing through her hair.


    "Hang on, okay? I promise it won''t be for too long. . . I will buy you as much cake as you want when this is over!"


    He Xinyan chuckled weakly, "I will get fat. . ."


    "It''s okay, you are too skinny." Gu Yechen smiled and gently ced one hand onto He Xinyan''s stomach, rubbing it in circles in hopes of decreasing her pain.


    "The ambnce ising very soon. Don''t worry. . ." Just as he spoke, the sound of the sirens on an ambnce could be heard from outside, and Gu Yechen let out a breath of relief, "Do you hear that? The ambnce is here. Let''s go to the hospital, okay?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head.


    "I''ll go get the door. I''ll be right back." Gu Yechen kissed her on the lips quickly before running out the room and down the stairs. He opened the door and coldly red at the doctors and nurses standing outside, "Hurry up!!"


    At once, a stretcher was pushed into the room by the nurses and doctors and they ran up the stairs. They all knew how important this patient was, so they were all 101% alert.


    A few minutester, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen were in the ambnce on the way to the hospital. Luckily, since it was very early in the morning, there weren''t many cars on the road.


    Gu Yechen called Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu and they were originally upset about getting woken up at this time, but when they heard what was happening, they both quickly jumped off the bed, put on a jacket, and ran out the door.


    Although all the nurses were rushing around in the ambnce, Gu Yechen still stayed right next to He Xinyan the entire time, holding onto her hand.


    About 12 minutester, they arrived at the hospital and were immediately pushed in. Although it was just a pregnancy, the entire hospital was in a rush because it wasn''t just any pregnancy. .. it was the wife of Gu Yechen''s pregnancy!!


    Gu Yechen was kept outside the room as He Xinyan was pushed in to prepare forbor, and he fell back onto the chair in the empty hallway.


    He couldn''t help but me himself for tonight. He should have just stayed inside the room with her. Why did he leave to go do work?!


    Gu Yechen mmed his fist onto the armrest of the chair and buried his head into his hands. He didn''t know for how long she was in pain, and what it would be like to have no one around her when she was suffering, not even him.


    He took a deep breath to try and calm himself and he looked up, tapping his feet against the ground anxiously.


    A few minutester, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps and he looked up to see Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu running towards him.


    "Where is Yanyan? How is she? When did she start feeling pain?" Xu Mengya asked nervously, still in her pink bunny slippers. It was clear she had forgotten a jacket because Gu Hanyu''s jacket was over her and he was in his sleepwear.


    Gu Yechen gulped and felt a little guilty when thinking about how he had been away from her when she was in pain, "She''s inside. . . I''m not sure."


    "How can you not be sure? Ah, isn''t her delivery date supposed to be two weekster? What happened?"


    Gu Yechen gulped, "I was in my office doing work, and when I returned she was calling for me."


    Xu Mengya''s mouth fell open, "How could you be doing work?!" She angrily pped him on the shoulder and looked towards her husband, "Look at your son! Is work more important than your children?!"


    Gu Yechen obediently listened without any objections this time and he also felt incredibly guilty inside. He should have been more considerate. Hepletely didn''t think about the possibility of premature delivery, so that was why he didn''t think much and went to work.


    Xu Mengya angrily sat down a few seats away from Gu Yechen and crossed her arms together angrily. The three of them were in silence for a minute until suddenly, the door opened and a nurse walked out.


    The three of them immediately jumped up simultaneously.


    "Mr. Gu, do you want to be present during childbirth with Mrs. Gu?" The nurse asked.


    Without any hesitation, Gu Yechen nodded, "Yes."

 Chapter 281 The Twins

    <h4>Chapter 281 The Twins</h4>


    "Mr. Gu, do you want to be present during childbirth with Mrs. Gu?" The nurse asked.


    Without any hesitation, Gu Yechen nodded, "Yes."


    The nurse blinked a few times, a little surprised that Gu Yechen was willing to go in and see the bloody scene. Wasn''t he the CEO of the Gu Corporation? Since this was a private hospital, the nurse had seen a lot of rich or famous women and mene over to go throughbor.


    Mostmonly, the rich husband would choose not to enter the room, and the nurse wasn''t surprised. After all, most men did not want to see the. . . scene.


    The nurse was slightly surprised and forgot to react for a quick second. She cleared her throat before opening the door again, "Please follow me."


    Although Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu really wanted to enter as well, they were forced to stay outside and wait.


    Gu Yechen entered the room and immediately saw He Xinyanying on the bed with her eyes closed and sweat running down her face.


    He immediately sat down in the chair next to the bed and grabbed onto her hand. Feeling the touch, He Xinyan blinked her eyes open and almost started crying when she saw Gu Yechen.


    "I''m here, I''m here." Gu Yechen ran his fingers through her wet hair and held onto her hand tightly, "It is almost over, okay? You can do it." He said, although he had no clue how long this would take.


    "Ah!!" He Xinyan suddenly screamed and her grip on Gu Yechen''s hand tightened as the pain from below suddenly shot up to her brain again.


    The nurse turned back and looked at the doctor, "I think it is time!"


    The doctor bent down and took a look before nodding her head, "Okay, Mrs. Gu. We are going to start monitoring yourbor, assessing your contractions and your baby''s heart rate. On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad is the pain of the contraction right now?"


    He Xinyan resisted the urge to say 10 right away and carefully thought about it before saying, "6.5. . . 7?"


    The doctor nodded her head, "Okay. We gave you an epidural about 15 minutes ago already, and it should take another 5 minutes before it will go into full effect. For now, just try to rx and take deep breaths. Do not push for now, because that will actually make yourbor harder and longer. Okay?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head and closed her eyes again, tightly furrowing her eyebrows together.


    The next five minutes were incredibly long for everyone inside the room, especially under Gu Yechen''s impatient remarks, asking why his wife was in so much pain.


    Finally, after a long time, the doctor asked for He Xinyan''s pain rate again and after a few seconds of consideration, decided to start the process forbor.


    She bent down and took another look at the cervix opening before walking over to He Xinyan, "Okay, Mrs. Gu. Now, I want you to start pushing. I know the epidural should be in full effect now so you might not feel the need to push, but I need you to try, okay? There might be some pain."


    He Xinyan scrunched her face together and began trying to push. It hurt a lot even with the epidural and she started to scream from pain as she pushed.


    Thissted for a very long time, so long that Gu Yechen had begun to sweat with her. He tried to encourage He Xinyan frequently but he himself was also extremely nervous.


    Hearing her painful screams, he couldn''t help but wish that he was in her position or even that she wasn''t pregnant. It was fine if they didn''t have kids. . . He had always known thatbor was long and painful, but without experiencing it, he did not know that it would be this bad.


    He couldn''t bear watching He Xinyan go through this pain, and her screaming was like torture to his ears. With no one and nowhere to get rid of his anxiety and frustration, he could only scream at the nurses and doctors.


    The nurses and doctors were also sweating even though it wasn''t hot inside. Nothing could go wrong with this couple, or else they would definitely be in big trouble! All the workers inside this room were the best in the entire hospital, but they still couldn''t help but be nervous.


    The screaming and the urging to push went on for several hours, and all of the workers and Gu Yechen were getting nervous.


    The doctor gulped and asked for He Xinyan to try and push hard onest time and if they still don''t see the baby''s head then they will have to prepare for a C-section.


    "C-section?!" Gu Yechen''s eyes widened and he wanted to stand up but he couldn''t let go of He Xinyan''s hand, "Is this all you can do?!"


    He understood the negative effects of a C-section on a woman''s body and he could not have his baby go through a C-section! No way!


    The doctor shook in fear and walked over, bending down towards her, "Mrs. Gu, can you hear me? Can you hear me?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head weakly.


    "Stay awake, okay? I want you to push as hard as you can onest time. I promise this is thest one, so make it your best, okay?"


    He Xinyan could barely make out what the doctor was saying, but she still nodded her head. The doctor grabbed onto He Xinyan''s other hand and gulped.


    "Okay, ready? One, two, three, push!"


    This went on for another half an hour and He Xinyan was getting more and more tired, and she was on the verge of falling asleep when she suddenly heard a voice that sounded like it was very far away scream:


    "I see the head! I see the head!"


    The doctor let go of He Xinyan''s hand and ran over to take a look. She immediately let out a breath of relief but then ran back over to He Xinyan again, "Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu! We can see the baby''s head! Please, you''re almost there! You can do it! Push onest time, okay?"


    All He Xinyan could hear was a buzzing noise, but maybe it was her brain''s natural reaction, but she tightened her muscles and tried onest time.


    The nurse almost felt like crying when she saw the baby''s head, "I see it! Mrs. Gu, you''re almost there!"


    Gu Yechen grasped on tightly to He Xinyan''s hand and lifted it up to his lips, kissing it gently.


    About a minuteter, the room was filled with the noise of a baby crying. Then, about another minuteter, the sound of another baby crying filled the room.


    From outside, Gu Hanyu and Xu Mengya had been waiting for several hours already, and the two of them were also extremely nervous.


    Finally, they heard the faint sound of the babies crying. Xu Mengya immediately jumped up from the chair, "Did you hear that?!"


    Gu Hanyu''s eyes widened and he nodded excitedly, "Yes, yes."


    "Oh, I want to go in!!" Xu Mengya jumped up and down excitedly and her heart that had been resting in her lungs the entire time finally fell back down.


    "It''s okay. Wait, wait. We will be able to go in soon." A smile appeared on Gu Hanyu''s face as he also began pacing around the room. No matter how calm and cold he seemed on the outside normally, he was also extremely excited. After all, this was his first grandchild. . . grandchildren.


    Right after she heard the sound of the crying, He Xinyan immediately fell asleep without even waiting for another second to even get a chance to look at the two babies.


    Gu Yechen fought the urge to cry after over 20 years of not shedding a tear, and he leaned forward, kissing He Xinyan on the forehead several times.


    "You did it. . ." He ran his fingers down the side of her cheek, pushing her drenched hair to the back of her ear. After this experience, he was certain he would be extremely careful not to get her pregnant again. He definitely did not want her to suffer this pain another time.


    She had to go through this for him. . . He couldn''t help but feel a pain in his heart when thinking about all she had to go through for him, and this only added to the reasons why he would love her and spoil her for the rest of eternity.


    "Mr. Gu, Mr. Gu! It is a boy and a girl. Do you want to take a look at them?"


    Gu Yechen lifted his head up and didn''t let go of He Xinyan''s hand as he looked up, taking a quick nce at the two babies.


    He smiled happily as he looked at the two small creatures, both whining uncontrobly.


    After a few seconds, however, he turned his attention away from the kids and back to He Xinyan, who was motionless on the bed, her breathing unusually weak and soft.


    Seeing that Mr. Gu didn''t want to look at the babies any longer, the nurse brought them outside for their grandparents to take a look before they would have to go to the NICU because they were premature babies.


    Upon seeing their grandchildren, Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu couldn''t help but jump up in excitement.


    "Look, look. The girl looks like Yanyan, right? The boy looks like our Yechen!" Xu Mengya said excitedly.


    Gu Hanyu chuckled, "How can you tell already? Look at them, you can''t even see their features properly."


    Xu Mengya scoffed, "I can tell! Oh, the two of them look so cute!"


    Although they wanted to y with the baby more, the nurse had to bring the babies over to the NICU, so they were forced to just look from outside the ss window and into the NICU.


    As they watched, Xu Mengya suddenly remembered something very important.


    "The babies don''t have names yet!"

 Chapter 282 The Baby Boy

    <h4>Chapter 282 The Baby Boy</h4>


    As they watched, Xu Mengya suddenly remembered something very important.


    "The babies don''t have names yet!"


    Gu Hanyu gasped as he also noticed the problem, "Right! But. . . we should have Yechen and Xinyan name it, right?"


    Xu Mengya nodded her head, "It''s okay. We can wait for a little."


    They looked at their two grandchildren for another few minutes before they returned to the delivery room to take a look at He Xinyan and Gu Yechen.


    Gu Hanyu stayed outside and Xu Mengya walked in quietly. When she saw He Xinyanying on the bed fast asleep with her face and hair still wet with sweat, she couldn''t help but remember 27 years ago, when she had to go through the same experience.


    She felt her heart soften as she walked over and sat down next to Gu Yechen.


    "Ah. . ." She sighed as she nced at her son, "You have to know that Yanyan isn''t just doing this for herself, but even more, she is doing it for you. You have to always remember today. . . What she had to go through to give birth to your son and daughter. If you two ever fight or argue in the future, remember today. Remember that she risked her life to deliver your children -"


    Xu Mengya''s voice cracked as she spoke, and she pressed her lips together as she stared at He Xinyan, holding onto her hand. As a woman, she knew that only women could truly understand the pain and struggle women have to go through to give birth.


    Although it is also their own child, what motivates them even more is the fact that they are delivering the child of the man they love. She was lucky to have a man like Gu Hanyu, who loves her so much unconditionally.


    So, she had to also make it clear to Gu Yechen how he should treat Xinyan.


    Seeing that his mom was getting emotional, Gu Yechen nodded his head obediently and gently reached one hand out, pushing He Xinyan''s loose hair to the back of her ear.


    "Don''t worry, mom. I know. I will definitely treat and love her well."


    Xu Mengya took a deep breath and nodded her head as her gaze turned sharp again, "Of course! If you dare bully or treat my daughter-inw badly, I will chop your two legs off!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled softly, "You will never have the chance to!"


    Xu Mengya scoffed and stood up, "I hope so! Oh, and your two children don''t even have names yet! You can wait until Xinyan wakes up and hurry and pick names for them. Let us know what you two pick as well. Ah, I am so tired! I''m going to go get some sleep. I''ll be back tomorrow, okay?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "Okay. You and dad should go back and get some sleep. I''ll stay here with Xinyan."


    Xu Mengya nodded her head and took onest look at He Xinyan before turning around and walking out of the room.


    When He Xinyan woke up, it was already the next day. Gu Yechen was still inside the room, and he hadn''t fallen asleep the entire night.


    "You''re awake!" He said excitedly when he saw He Xinyan open her eyes, "How are you feeling? Are you still tired? Hungry? Thirsty?"


    He Xinyan smiled weakly and shook her head, "Babies. . ."


    Gu Yechen blinked a few times before understanding her and he smiled gently, grabbing onto her hand, "Don''t worry about them. Both the girl and boy are healthy. They are resting in the NICU right now."


    He Xinyan let out a breath of relief and nodded her head. She still felt incredibly tired and even blinking was like an exercise.


    She had always been scared of giving birth since she was a child, and indeed, it was worse than she had imagined. Ah, being a woman was tough. . .


    "Oh yeah! They don''t have names yet. Mom said that we can choose the names for them. What do you want to name them?"


    He Xinyan closed her eyes and thought for a few seconds, "I don''t know. . . How about you give one of them a name and mom and dad name the other one?"


    Gu Yechen nodded her head, "Okay, okay. Let me think. . ."


    He thought for a few seconds and when he had an idea, he looked up to see that He Xinyan had fallen asleep again.


    Slowly, he reached for his phone and texted Xu Mengya:


    ''Xinyan said that you two can choose a name for one of the twins. Do you want the girl or the boy?''


    At once, Xu Mengya replied: ''Girl!''


    Gu Yechen pursed his lips out slightly and frowned before replying gravely: ''Okay.''


    He had actually wanted to name the girl as well, but since he had given the opportunity to choose to his mom, he couldn''t take back his words anymore.


    ''How about the girl can have He as a surname, and the girl can have Gu?''


    Gu Yechen looked down at his phone and read the message quickly before replying, ''Okay.''


    ---


    The next time He Xinyan woke up was the next day, and she had much more energy the second time. However, the true reason why she woke up was no other than for food.


    Gu Yechen had his headid down next to He Xinyan''s hand with his eyes closed. He Xinyan thought he was asleep so she didn''t move or ask for food even though she was very hungry.


    However, a few secondster, Gu Yechen suddenly opened his eyes and sat back up.


    "You''re awake?" She asked, her voice still soft and weak.


    Gu Yechen''s eyes widened slightly and he immediately sat up straighter, "Yes, yes, I''m always awake. When did you wake up? Are you hungry? Thirsty? Does it still hurt anywhere? Should I go call the doctor?"


    He Xinyan smiled softly and shook her head, "There is no need. I am a little hungry."


    Gu Yechen nodded his head and turned around, grabbing the insted container. When he opened it, the delicious smell of chicken soup immediately spread inside therge hospital room.


    He Xinyan pushed herself up on the bed and looked longingly at the soup.


    "The doctor said that you can only eat lighter foods like soup, fruits, vegetables, and drink more water."


    He Xinyan pursed her lips out slightly and frowned as she watched Gu Yechen gently blow on the soup, "When can I start eating other foods?"


    "Like?" Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow amusedly.


    "Fried chicken, pasta, fried rice, pizza, cake. . ." He Xinyan licked her lips as she thought. She wasn''t able to eat very well the weeks before delivery, but now, all her cravings were back. She couldn''t wait anymore!


    "Listen to the doctor. Soon, okay? I promise. For now, let''s just eat what the doctor said. Here," Gu Yechen held up the spoon and carefully brought it up to He Xinyan''s lips.


    One by one, she quickly finished the entire tub but she still was hungry, "Is there no more?"


    Gu Yechen reached for the basket of fruits on the table, "Do you want some oranges?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head excitedly.


    Gu Yechen began peeling the orange, and as he did, the door opened and Xu Mengya walked in.


    "Yanyan, you''re awake! Look who I brought." In her arms, there was a small baby that was fast asleep.


    He Xinyan has not seen her babies yet since delivery, so she was still very excited when she saw the small baby. Her heartbeat sped up as she reached out a little awkwardly and carefully took the baby from Xu Mengya and into her own arms.


    Although she had read several books about how to take care of babies, she seemed to have suddenly forgotten everything as she stiffly held the tiny baby.


    Fortunately, the baby did not wake up and began crying and continued to sleep soundly. He Xinyan giggled softly as she looked down at the baby boy.


    With his eyes closed, she couldn''t tell who his eyes looked like, but his thin lips looked like Gu Yechen and his nose also resembled Gu Yechen.


    "I can already tell when he grows up, there will be flocks of girls chasing after him," He Xinyan said excitedly.


    Xu Mengya chuckled, "Of course! I still remember when Gu Yechen was in high school and college. All those girls secretly liked him, but with his cold and stone face, of course no one dared to say!"


    He Xinyan narrowed her eyes and nced over at Gu Yechen, who awkwardly cleared his throat.


    "Howe I never heard of all your admirers?"


    Gu Yechen blinked a few times, "They are all irrelevant, so of course I never tell you of them! Madam Xu, what are you talking about?!"


    Xu Mengya chuckled and shrugged, "I''m just saying the truth! But Yanyan, don''t worry, that stupid guy indeed never cared about any of his admirers. They were all mercilessly rejected!"


    Of course He Xinyan knew about how Gu Yechen treated all girls, except her. So, she wasn''t actually worried or jealous.


    Then, the little boy suddenly opened his round eyes that really looked like He Xinyan''s pure eyes. She thought he was going to start crying, but the room stayed silent.


    Instead, the little boy looked up innocently at his mom, sucking on his thumb quietly. The more He Xinyan looked at him, the more she liked him.


    "My baby son is so cute!" She eximed as she gently rocked him back and forth.


    She blinked a few times before ncing over at Gu Yechen, "Does he have a name yet? What are we going to name him?"


    --- IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT


    And herees the important announcement!! My new and third novel ising!!! This time it is official hahaha I promise ^o^ I n to release it on 6/6, which should be in 4 days!! Please look forward to it :) It is a contemporary romance novel and I am very excited about it. Love you

 Chapter 283 He Yulan

    <h4>Chapter 283 He Yn</h4>


    She blinked a few times before ncing over at Gu Yechen, "Does he have a name yet? What are we going to name him?"


    The baby boy giggled softly and began smiling as he looked up at his mommy.


    "Aw. . ." He Xinyan gently tickled his face with a motherly smile. In the past, she never thought she liked kids and would be a good mother, but in front of her little baby, the love in her eyes couldn''t help but spill out.


    Seeing the lovely scene, Xu Mengya quietly left to retrieve the baby girl as well.


    "You can give him a name," Gu Yechen proposed, giving the task to her.


    "I can?" He Xinyan thought for several seconds before saying softly, "Gu. . . Gu Anping*. . . How about that?"


    "Gu Anping," Gu Yechen repeated, "That is a good name."


    Gu Anping giggled softly in He Xinyan''s embrace, making her smile, "Yes, see! Even little Pingping likes it! I want him to be safe and happy for his entire life!"


    She bent down and kissed him on his small and soft cheek, and he giggled louder.


    Then, Xu Mengya walked in holding the other baby, "Yanyan, don''t only y with your son. Look, this is your daughter!"


    He Xinyan handed Gu Anping to Gu Yechen and took over the baby girl, a little less awkward this time after having experience.


    The baby girl was awake and she was also sucking on her thumb without crying. She hadrge round eyes like He Xinyan, and a nose that resembled her mom.


    Her mouth was both like He Xinyan and Gu Yechen, as it wasn''t clear because she was sucking on her thumb.


    "Aw. . ." He Xinyan''s eyes softened as she looked at the little baby she went through so much pain and effort to deliver into this world, and she gently rocked her.


    "Does she have a name yet?"


    Xu Mengya walked over and said softly, "Hanyu and I thought about it, and we came up with a few."


    "What is it?"


    Xu Mengya reached into her bag and pulled out a small sheet of paper. She then cleared her throat and stood up straighter, almost like she was getting ready to recite a speech, "He Yitong, He Yn, He Xinyu, He Yichun, He Feixin, He Yaxin, He -"


    "Mom, that is a few?!" Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow and red at Xu Mengya, who pursed her lips out unhappily.


    "Yeah, there''s more. He -"


    "Okay, okay. How are we supposed to choose with this many?"


    He Xinyan chuckled, "Mom, you can choose."


    To be honest, she wasn''t even paying attention to Xu Mengya''s list as she was so focused on ying with the little baby. She had always known that her baby with Gu Yechen would be the cutest baby in the entire world!


    After all, no matter whose genes the babies got, it would most likely be good. Yes, she was just that confident in Gu Yechen and herself!


    As a few days old baby, He Xinyan could already tell that when she grew up, she would be a beautiful woman with boys chasing after her!


    That would be very dangerous! It was a scary world out there. She would have to make sure to protect her baby girl. . . Well, Gu Yechen would probably be able to figure that out.


    "Then, how about. . . He Yn?" It took a long time for Xu Mengya to finally make a decision as she looked at her long list.


    "He Yn. . ." Gu Yechen repeated.


    "I think it''s good," He Xinyan smiled as she looked down at the baby, who had closed her eyes, "Lan. . ."


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "Then Yn she is."


    ---


    He Xinyan stayed in the hospital for another few weeks since she had a hard time duringbor and the hospital did not want any possible idents happening to her, because they would be med for anything.


    Soon, He Xinyan got Xu Mengya to sneak in snacks and savory foods for her while Gu Yechen was at work, and of course. . . Smart Gu Yechen eventually figured it out, but he did not get mad at He Xinyan and instead told her to just tell him if she ever wanted to eat anything.


    Almost three weekster, He Xinyan was finally able to leave, fully recovered.


    They returned home, the four of them, and walked up to the second floor of the mansion, where Gu Yechen had already prepared the babies'' room.


    There was one room for the two babies right now since they were still young, and it was designed in a very childish manner.


    There were cute drawings on the pink and blue walls, and the room was filled with toys of every kind.


    "Did you receive this treatment when you were a baby too?" He Xinyan asked.


    "No, I just had books."


    ". . ." Maybe they should just give the kids books as well. He Xinyan was beginning to doubt if the children would be like Gu Yechen when they grew up if they had this lifestyle.


    The night when they returned home, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen finally went to sleep in their own room together after a long time.


    Gu Yechen went to take a shower and He Xinyan dried her hair and got ready to bed. She entered the closet to change into her pajamas, and as she did, the sight scared her.


    She furrowed her eyebrows together as she stared at her reflection in the mirror.


    The wrinkles on her stomach, the sagging skin, the fat that she had umted, the uneven skin tone. . . He Xinyan gulped as she felt her heart drop slightly.


    Slowly, she turned around once, staring at herself in the mirror with her lips tightly pressed together.


    In the past and even during pregnancy, she had never worried about her looks or body ever. She had a very fast metabolism, and was always able to eat a lot without gaining a lot of weight or fat.


    Her skin was also very even and pale, and she had always been very proud of her skin and body.


    When she saw herself in the mirror after pregnancy, He Xinyan couldn''t help but feel scared as her greatest confidence in the past disappeared.


    She ced one hand onto the side of her waist and ran her fingers down that area of her skin slowly.


    Unable to continue looking at it, she quickly put on her pajamas and ran out of the closet and onto the bed.


    When Gu Yechen walked out of the shower, he saw He Xinyanying on the bed with her nket over her head. He thought she was asleep already, so he quietly closed the lights and got onto the bed.


    It has been quite a long time since the two of them were able tofortably sleep on the same bed, and Gu Yechen immediately pulled He Xinyan into his embrace. He then gently kissed her on the forehead and then closed his eyes to sleep.


    Meanwhile, He Xinyan wasn''t actually asleep yet.


    She tried to keep her breathing soft and her body still as she closed her eyes and took in the familiar smell of Gu Yechen''s body next to her.


    In a few minutes, Gu Yechen fell asleep and she slowly opened her eyes in the darkness.


    She tilted her head up slightly and looked at Gu Yechen, who was fast asleep. Very slowly and softly, she lifted one hand up and ced it onto his chest.


    The entire nation wanted to marry this man. . . He was tall, handsome, rich, sessful, came from a good family, cool, and everything good. He was perfect.


    But was she still good enough for him? Was she ever good enough for him?


    He Xinyan closed her eyes and looked down, burying her head deep into Gu Yechen''s chest. She had been really emotional when she was pregnant, and she thought it would quickly go away after giving birth.


    However, now it seems like it just got worse!


    He Xinyan shook her head softly and tried to push all thoughts aside and go to sleep. However, they kepting back to haunt her and it took over an hour before she finally fell asleep.


    A few minutes after she fell asleep, the silence of the night was broken.


    "Wahh!!! Wah!"


    Gu Yechen woke up quickly after He Xinyan did, since she wasn''t fast asleep anyway. She frustratingly rubbed her eyes and sat up on the bed, looking around.


    Then, the room lit up as Gu Yechen opened themp on the table.


    "You continue to sleep. I''ll go check on the babies." Gu Yechen turned around and kissed He Xinyan on the forehead before leaving the room to go check on the crying babies.


    He left the room and He Xinyanid back down on the bed, closing her eyes. A few minutester, the crying finally stopped and her eyebrows which were tightly knit together loosened.


    For the next few minutes, Gu Yechen did not return to the room.


    He Xinyan sat up on the bed again, a little worried and anxious about why Gu Yechen still hasn''t returned yet, even though she did not know why she was feeling this way.


    Just as she was about to get up and look, the door opened and Gu Yechen walked in.


    --- Note:


    hello readers ~


    I am not a mom and have never even been in a romantic rtionship all my life :) but I think that postpartum depression or depression after giving birth is quitemon amongst women. And, our amazing FL Yanyan is going through it too. I want to take this opportunity to just let all women know that it doesn''t matter how you look or feel after pregnancy, but you are still just as beautiful as you were before! Let''s see how our Chenchen will deal with his wife now ^o^


    Note: The word "ping''an" in Chinese means safe. Therefore, the name "Anping" has a meaning of living his life safely and happily :)

 Chapter 284 Visitors

    <h4>Chapter 284 Visitors</h4>


    He Xinyan sat up on the bed again, a little worried and anxious about why Gu Yechen still hasn''t returned yet, even though she did not know why she was feeling this way.


    Just as she was about to get up and look, the door opened and Gu Yechen walked in.


    "What took so long?" She asked with a little annoyed tone in her voice.


    Gu Yechen blinked a few times and walked over, closing themplight and getting onto the bed, "I was just checking to make sure the babies were fully asleep. Why aren''t you asleep yet? Come on, let''s go to sleep."


    Theyid down on the bed with He Xinyan inside Gu Yechen''s embrace, and she slowly closed her eyes.


    "Should we hire a nanny?" Gu Yechen asked, "I don''t want you to be so tired after just giving birth. The nanny can take care of the babies."


    He Xinyan immediately shook her head, "It''s okay. I can take care of the babies, and I''m sure mom will also want toe over to see the babies often."


    "Okay." Gu Yechen smiled and gently patted He Xinyan on the back, "It''ste. Let''s go to sleep."


    This time, they both fell asleep quickly and there wasn''t any disruption through the rest of the night.


    ---


    The next morning, the two of them woke up from the sound of crying again.


    "Wah! Wah!"


    He Xinyan sighed as she got out of bed and walked over to the baby room. Gu Yechen also quickly followed.


    He Xinyan''s expression softened slightly as she entered the room and lifted up the baby girl, rocking her softly, "Lan, what''s wrong? Why are you crying?"


    The baby continued to cry as she scrunched her tiny face up.


    "See, your brother isn''t crying? Why are you crying?" He Xinyan smiled as she tried to cheer up He Yn, but she continued to cry.


    "Yechen, why is she crying?" He Xinyan walked over to Gu Yechen, "Do you think she''s hungry? Or did she poop?"


    Gu Yechen took the baby from He Xinyan and gently swayed her, "I fed them formst night. I''ll go get some more?"


    Just as he was about to hand the baby back to He Xinyan, she suddenly stopped crying as she blinked herrge round eyes up at Gu Yechen.


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow and the two of them were both silent for a second before a smile appeared on Gu Yechen''s face.


    "Lan stopped crying!" He chuckled and leaned down, kissing He Yn on her small forehead, which caused her to giggle.


    "I''ll go get some form just in case they are hungry," Gu Yechen said as he walked out the room quickly and down the stairs to get more food for the babies.


    Inside the room, He Xinyan frowned slightly as she walked over to the girl and lifted her up. She did not cry anymore, and instead looked up at He Xinyan with round, sparkling eyes.


    He Xinyan smiled softly with a hint of sadness, "You little baby. You like your daddy more than me, huh?"


    He Yn giggled softly and moved around a little in He Xinyan''s arms.


    Gu Yechen returned with the bottles and he fed He Yn while He Xinyan walked over to Gu Anping, who was also awake, and gave him the form.


    For the rest of the day, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan both researched basic information about taking care of a baby.


    Although they could very well just hire people to do it all for them, they both wanted to experience the joy and the annoyance of being parents.


    After all, Gu Yechen had sworn that Gu Anping and He Yn would be their only children. After watching her experience the pain once, there was no way he would let his beloved baby go throughbor again.


    He Xinyan also agreed since she also did not want to have to go throughbor again. And, two kids was a perfect amount! One boy and one girl, it was absolutely perfect!


    Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu also came to visit during the day, and they brought several tubs of toys to add to the room.


    They stayed and yed with the babies for several hours, and this was the first time He Xinyan had seen Gu Hanyu so happy and cheerful.


    He usually wore a cold or straight expression without any emotion, but everyone had a soft spot. For Gu Hanyu, it was probably only Xu Mengya and his grandchildren.


    While Gu Yechen went to finish up some work, He Xinyan joined Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu in ying with the two little babies.


    They rarely cried inparison to other babies their age, and they were quite obedient for little babies.


    Xu Mengya said that Gu Yechen also rarely cried when he was a baby, and they must have taken the trait of not crying from their dad.


    He Xinyan did not know if she was a baby that cried often, and she had no one to ask anymore.


    Gu Hanyu went downstairs to mix up some more form for the two babies, and He Xinyan, Xu Mengya, and the two babies were left in the room.


    Gu Anping and He Yn got along very well with each other, and from a young age, Gu Anping already knew instinctively to take care of his little sister. He would y with some toys and then crawl over to He Yn to show her the toy.


    He Xinyan watched with a smile and reached over to grab another toy and gave it to Anping.


    As they watched them y, He Xinyan finally decided to softly ask Xu Mengya, "Mom. . ."


    "Yeah?" Xu Mengya looked up with a smile and asked.


    "After you gave birth, did your skin also. . . get loose?" He Xinyan asked cautiously.


    Xu Mengya blinked a few times and looked over at He Xinyan before she smiled, "Most women do, Yanyan. I was very lucky and it wasn''t too bad. I definitely did have some wrinkles and saggy skin, but it disappeared in a few days. Don''t worry about it."


    He Xinyan nodded her head and went back to ying with the kids.


    Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu stayed and Gu Hanyu made lunch today. He Xinyan even heard him humming inside the kitchen when she walked past, and she told Xu Mengya, who was equally surprised.


    She said that he wasn''t even this happy when Gu Yechen or Gu Yebei was born!


    The five of them sat down to each lunch. . . Yes, you read it correctly. Five.


    At around 11 A.M., Gu Yebei arrived to visit his nephew and niece and also shamelessly get a free meal.


    He went upstairs and yed with Gu Anping and He Yn for a very long time before he finally came down to eat lunch.


    He Xinyan was in a much better mood while eating, especially since Gu Hanyu cooked a ton of different dishes and each of them was very delicious.


    After eating, Gu Yebei was forced to go wash the dishes and the rest of them returned to the second floor to feed the babies and y with them.


    It took about half an hour before Gu Yebei finished his task and he ran back up the stairs.


    "Where''s my niece?" He asked with a frown as he walked in.


    Everyone looked towards Gu Yechen, who didn''t seem to care.


    In the end, the two of them ended up "fighting" over He Yn as He Xinyan and Xu Mengya went to go y with Gu Anping.


    ---


    When they left, it was nighttime already and they had eaten dinner together.


    The two little babies had gone to sleep and they closed the door before returning to their room.


    He Xinyan took a shower first and then went out to do her skincare routine as Gu Yechen went to take a shower.


    Then, she entered the closet again the change, this time avoiding looking at herself in the mirror. However, she still couldn''t resist the temptation, and she ended up taking a quick nce.


    It seemed to have gotten worst from yesterday, or maybe it was just her eyes and brain ying tricks on her. Just from looking at it, He Xinyan couldn''t help but feel disgusted about herself, and she tightly bit her lips as she quickly put on her pajamas.


    Then, she walked over and crawled onto the bed.


    A few minutester, Gu Yechen walked out of the shower with only a towel wrapped around his lower body.


    He walked over and sat down on the other side of the bed. After making sure she wasn''t asleep, he bent down and kissed her on the cheek, "Baby. . ."


    He Xinyan blinked her eyes open and turned around,ying on her back. Taking this opportunity, Gu Yechen turned his body around so he was right on top of her, and the next second, He Xinyan felt the familiar taste and feeling on her lips.


    "Mm. . ." Her eyes widened in surprise as her hands grasping the nket tightened. Due to her pregnancy, it had been a very long time since theyst had. . . "exercise" together.


    It was natural that he was very "hungry". . . He Xinyan blinked a few times before returning the kiss. To be honest, she was also looking forward to it. After all, it had been a long time for her as well.


    Noticing that she was returning his affection, he reached down and began unbuttoning the buttons on He Xinyan''s pajama shirt.


    However, before he even reached the third button, He Xinyan suddenly grabbed onto his hand and pulled away, "Stop -"


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 Chapter 285 What’s Wrong

    <h4>Chapter 285 What''s Wrong</h4>


    However, before he even reached the third button, He Xinyan suddenly grabbed onto his hand and pulled away, "Stop -"


    Gu Yechen looked up as his hands froze, "What''s the matter?"


    He Xinyan turned her head around a little embarrassedly and gulped, "I''m. . . I''m a little tired today. Let''s. . ."


    However, of course Gu Yechen knew his wife well enough to know that something was wrong.


    He turned his body around so he wasying down next to her instead of on top, and he wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her in closer to him.


    "I noticed that you haven''t been in a very good mood recently. . . Baby, tell me what''s wrong." He ran his fingers through her hair softly.


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together and didn''t say anything for a few seconds. Gu Yechen thought she didn''t want to respond and he was very patient as he waited.


    However, a few secondster, he suddenly heard a soft whining or moaning sound, and he furrowed his eyebrows together. He lifted his head up slightly but since it was dark and she had her face buried in her pillow, he still couldn''t see clearly.


    He turned her around so she was facing him, and his guess was confirmed. His face immediately darkened as he lifted his hand up and gently wiped her face.


    "Baby, why are you crying? It''s okay. . . Tell me what''s wrong." This was one of the few times he had ever seen her cry, and it wasn''t because she was crying in pain underneath him. She was actually sad. . .


    Originally, He Xinyan didn''t even feel like crying and she didn''t know why she was, but after Gu Yechen''s questioning, her soft crying immediately turned into sobbing.


    She grasped onto his shirt and buried her head into his bare chest. Gu Yechen frowned at her sudden reaction, and he gently patted her on the back, unsure of what to do or how to react.


    He felt his chest get wet but he didn''t care. It took several minutes before He Xinyan was finally able to control her tears. Her breathing was still very fast and uneven as she forcefully wiped her eyes and fast with her hands.


    Gu Yechen''s heart ached with pain as he grabbed onto her hand and gently asked her again, "Baby, do you want to tell me what''s wrong? Why are you sad?"


    He Xinyan thought that her issues and the reason were kind of stupid, and she didn''t know if she should tell him or not.


    However, under his consistent persuasion, she finally sat up on the bed and opened themplight on the nightstand.


    Gu Yechen sat up too, looking at her worriedly.


    Hesitantly, He Xinyan slowly unbuttoned the rest of her shirt. When she reached her chest, Gu Yechen gulped and looked down to prevent himself from doing anything he shouldn''t during this situation.


    She quickly revealed the rest of her upper body, and when she looked down at herself, she closed her eyes in shame.


    Gu Yechen looked up, a little confused about what she was doing, "What''s wrong?"


    He Xinyan looked up, "Look at. . . me."


    She ced one hand onto the skin at her waist area, and when she could feel the wrinkles and saggy skin, she immediately pulled away, almost like she had touched something burning.


    Gu Yechen looked down at her waist area and didn''t seem bothered at all by it. It took a moment before he realized why He Xinyan was feeling upset, "Are you. . . upset about this?"


    He asked as he ced his hand onto her waist, causing her to flinch slightly.


    She slowly nodded her head, "It looks disgusting! Look at me. . . I - I hate it."


    She took a deep breath as tears began flowing down her face again. Just looking at her body now made her feel upset and self-conscious.


    Gu Yechen pulled her in and gently patted her on the back of her head, feeling her tears run down his back. Feeling the softness of her chest against his skin made him a little "ufortable", but he forced himself to pay attention to the situation at hand.


    "Baby, you do not look disgusting. I think you might be going through postpartum depression."


    "Postpartum depression?" He Xinyan wiped her face and thought about that possibility, "But look at my body. . . I -"


    Gu Yechen could understand. Especially for a woman who had a great figure her entire life. . . Suddenly, because of a pregnancy, it was all ruined. Anyone would be upset!


    He felt his heart twist up in pain at the thought that she had gone through the pregnancy to give birth to his kids, and she was also suffering through this now partially because of him.


    He pulled away and looked at her firmly, "He Xinyan, you do not look disgusting. I promise you. . . I will find a doctor tomorrow to help you, okay? I promise it will go away. Don''t think too much about it. You look perfect either way."


    He Xinyan shook her head, "I don -"


    "No, you always do in my eyes. And that is all that matters, right?"


    He Xinyan took in a deep breath and looked up at him a little suspiciously, like a scared kitten. He smiled gently and ced his hand onto the back of her head, pulling her in.


    The kiss soon went deeper and he pushed her back down onto the bed, positioning himself on top of her. Without waiting, he threw the towel around his lower body onto the ground and removed the rest of her clothes as well.


    Tonight, He Xinyan noticed that he was unusually gentle, unlike all the other nights together.


    It made her feel better.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan woke up quitete as the babies didn''t cry like yesterday. When she did, she noticed that Gu Yechen was still next to her.


    "You have work today. . . Why are you still here?"


    Gu Yechen smiled and gently kissed her on the forehead, saying in between the moments of affection, "I''m going to stay home today. We can go to the doctor together, okay?"


    He Xinyan frowned slightly, "I don''t want to go to the doctor."


    "Don''t worry. . . She will be able to help. I don''t really care about it, because I think you are even more beautiful than before, and you are perfect just the way you are. Those marks are there because of me and the kids. However, if you want to, I''m sure we can get rid of them."


    ". . . You really feel that way?" He Xinyan asked, cing one hand onto her stomach. She did hate those wrinkles as well, but even more, she was scared that Gu Yechen would dislike her for them.


    Gu Yechen blinked a few times, "Of course!"


    He Xinyan felt a sour feeling grow in her nose, and she looked down with a smile on her face, "Let''s not go to the doctor then. They are marks for what I went through for my babies. . . I shouldn''t be ashamed of them."


    Gu Yechen smiled and rubbed her messy hair, "My baby is always right!"


    He hugged her tightly, "Don''t think like that again in the future, okay? You are beautiful, okay?" He raised one eyebrow as he said seriously, getting a little angry that she thought that way.


    He Xinyan stuck her tongue out yfully and nodded, "Okay, okay!"


    She looked out the window and thought that the sunlight looked brighter today. . .


    "As a punishment. . ." Gu Yechen was suddenly on top of her again, and before she could react or resist, he had begun -


    Gu Yechen was very annoyed at the kids because they started crying about half an hourter after they started. He was forced to finish earlier because of them, and when he walked into the room to see why they were crying, they began crying even louder from his scary expression.


    He Xinyan walked in after putting on a bathrobe, and she picked up Gu Anping, gently rocking him in her arms.


    Gu Yechen red at Gu Anping unhappily and Gu Anping looked up at his dad. He soon stopped crying, and after he did, he looked up and shot his dad a grim smile.


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows together and thought that his son had done it on purpose! He purposely didn''t want his dad to spend private time with his mom! That tiny devil!


    He clenched his fists together and walked over to the crib to go y with his little princess.


    After both of the babies had stopped crying, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen returned to their room. Gu Yechen was insistent on getting some "morning exercise" in again, but He Xinyan pushed him away by saying that she was hungry and it waste.


    In the end, Gu Yechen didn''t get his meal and instead had to go downstairs to go make brunch. Poor Gu Yechen!


    He Xinyan took a minute looking at her body again in the mirror before going down to eat. She ran her fingers down the wrinkles with a straight expression.


    Although she still felt very upset about it, she looked at it from a different light now. These "scars" came from being a mother. In exchange for her two beautiful children, she had these scars.


    She shouldn''t be ashamed of them. . . However, that didn''t stop her from wanting to get rid of them! He Xinyan flipped through all of her skincare products and decided that it was time to go shopping!


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 Chapter 286 Brother Help Me

    <h4>Chapter 286 Brother Help Me</h4>


    He Xinyan flipped through all of her skincare products and decided that it was time to go shopping!


    After eating lunch, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen left the house with the two babies and arrived at the shopping mall. They each pushed a stroller and the other people inside the shopping mall all turned around to look at the breathtaking couple and cute kids.


    They entered the shopping mall and first visited a baby shop, where they basically bought the entire shop. Gu Yechen bought a ton of girl clothes and girly times,pletely ignoring the fact that he had another kid.


    He Xinyan got mad at Gu Yechen for being so partial towards He Yn, so she ended up buying everything for the little boy.


    When they walked out, there were so many bags that Gu Yechen ended up having the manager of the shop ship the bags to their house since they couldn''t possibly carry so many things.


    After, they entered the most famous but expensive skincare shop in the entire country. As Gu Yechen yed around with the two kids, He Xinyan went to look for possible products to help with the wrinkles and saggy skin.


    A worker walked over and they talked for a while, and she rmended many products to her.


    She picked out several products and after paying for them, she walked over to where Gu Yechen was seated and sat down next to him.


    "Hmph! With the babies here now, you don''t even shop with me anymore. You just y with the babies!" She said a little sourly, although she wasn''t actually mad or jealous on the inside.


    Gu Yechen smiled and kissed her, "Okay, I''m sorry, my little baby. Let''s keep shopping, okay? You can buy whatever you want."


    He Xinyan chuckled, "Hm. . . then I want something to eat!"


    Gu Yechen stood up and pushed both strollers, one in each hand, "Okay, let''s go."


    However, before they could even leave the store, Gu Yechen received a call. He nced at it and saw it was Gu Yebei. At once, he rejected the call but a few secondster, it came again.


    He annoyingly picked up the call, "What?"


    "Brother! Help me!"


    ---


    An hourter, He Xinyan, Gu Yechen, and the two kids returned home, where Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu were already there waiting for them.


    They were standing outside the door and the six of them walked in. After putting the babies back into their cribs and to sleep, He Xinyan returned downstairs with her eyebrows tightly furrowed together.


    "What happened?"


    "You got a call too?" Gu Yechen asked his dad as he moved over so He Xinyan could sit down next to him.


    Gu Hanyu nodded his head, "I already looked into the phone number, but it seems to be an empty number. I couldn''t find who was behind it."


    He Xinyan frowned, "What exactly did the caller say?"


    Gu Yechen thought back and knit his eyebrows together, "So first, Yebei picked up. He told me to help him and then the caller took the phone away from him. The caller is probably using a voice-altering device so I can''t be sure whether it is a boy or a girl. He said. . ."


    Gu Yechen narrowed his eyes, "He said Gu Yebei is in his hands and that he could kill Yebei any moment."


    "Oh!" Xu Mengya put one hand over her mouth as she closed her eyes. Gu Hanyu immediately wrapped his arm around Xu Mengya''s and gentlyforted her.


    "What does he want?" Gu Hanyu asked.


    "He said he wants in exchange all of my stocks of the Gu Corporation. . ."


    "All of your stocks?!" Xu Mengya''s eyes widened, "If you give him all of your stocks, he will be the biggest shareholder!"


    He Xinyan frowned, "That is probably that person''s n."


    Gu Yechen nodded his head in agreement.


    The four of them fell into silence until suddenly, it was broken as a baby began crying from upstairs. He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together a little frustratingly and stood up.


    I''ll go."


    Gu Yechen immediately stood up, also a little annoyed. Being a parent wasn''t easy, "It''s okay, I can go."


    He Xinyan smiled and shook her head, "It''s okay. You three discuss what to do."


    Then, she turned around and walked away towards the stairs. Even if she was married to Gu Yechen. She technically still wasn''t truly "rted" to the Gu family. In this type of situation, it was best for her to not get too ahead of herself.


    She slowly walked up the stairs, both worried for Gu Yebei and wondering who it was that had such courage to kidnap the son of the Gu family.


    It turns out Gu Anping had started crying, which was quite rare since he rarely cried unless he was very hungry or had dirtied his diapers.


    She smiled as she picked him up and gently rocked him, "Why? Do you also sense that your uncle is in danger, so you are crying?"


    She sat down and continued to y with him until he finally stopped crying. Then, slowly he fell asleep again.


    She gently put him back into his crib and looked over at his sister, who had woken up as well from the crying but wasn''t crying herself.


    He Xinyan smiled and gently tickled her, causing her to giggle.


    "You seem in a good mood. You aren''t worried about your uncle?"


    She giggled some more. He Xinyan smiled at her and lifted her up, gently rocking her to sleep as well so she wouldn''t start cryingter. Then, she exited the room and went back down the stairs.


    On the way down the stairs, she heard the sound of the three of them talking, but she couldn''t hear exactly what they were talking about.


    When she returned to the living room, she heard Gu Yechen say, "No -"


    However, upon hearing her footsteps, he immediately stopped talking and looked back at her.


    "What happened?"


    "Pingping was crying. What are you guys talking about?" She sat down next to him and leaned over to his body.


    "Nothing. We are just discussing what to do."


    He Xinyan could tell that he was keeping something from her, but she didn''t ask him or press him about what it was since he didn''t want to let her know.


    "So -" He Xinyan opened her mouth to speak but suddenly, a phone rang.


    Gu Yechen looked down and saw it was his phone.


    The phone number on the screen was from an unknown caller.


    "Hurry, hurry!" Xu Mengya said, leaning forward as they had all guessed who was calling.


    Gu Yechen picked up the phone and put it on speaker mode, "Who are you?" He said coldly.


    The other side of the phone chuckled, and the sound was a little distorted since he was using a voice changer, "You don''t need to know that. If you want your brother back, I want to see an agreement with your signature on it to give me all of your shares of the Gu Corporation. I will be generous and give you two days to decide. After that, your brother. . . dead."


    Gu Yechen''s face darkened, "Do you know who you are messing with? I can find you easily and slice you up into eight pieces!"


    The other end did not get scared by Gu Yechen''s threat and insteadughed, "You can try. However, your brother will be dead by then, and -"


    "Gu Yechen, don''t do it!" Suddenly, there was a slightly muffled screen from what seemed like a distance away, but it was clear it was Gu Yebei.


    "Don''t give him -" Then, his voice was cut off.


    "Who are you?!" This time, Gu Hanyu spoke.


    Hearing the different voice, the other end of the phone paused for a few seconds before he replied, "This must be Gu Hanyu. . . hahaha!"


    He chuckled, "How about this? I''ll be nice and give you guys a hint. . . Do you remember Gu Hanwu?"


    Gu Hanyu''s expression immediately changed upon hearing that name.


    "He is my dad."


    Beep! Beep! Beep!


    The person had hung up the call.


    Noticing the change in his dad, Gu Yechen immediately asked, "Who is Gu Hanyu?"


    "Gu Hanwu. . ." Gu Hanyu repeated.


    Xu Mengya also furrowed her eyebrows together in confusion, "Gu Hanwu. Why does he have the same two words in his name as you three brothers? Is he also part of the Gu family?"


    Gu Yechen also noticed this and it made him even more suspicious.


    Gu Hanyu did not respond to them as he seemed deep in thought, asionally furrowing his eyebrows together and then frowning, almost like he was confused about something.


    Gu Yechen remembered how the caller had given him two days, "Dad, we don''t have time to waste. You have to tell us. Who is Gu Hanwu?"


    Gu Hanyu finally looked up and he scanned the three of them. There were several more seconds of silence, and finally, he opened his mouth.


    "Gu Hanwu. . . He is my brother. My older brother."


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 Chapter 287 Gu Hanwu

    <h4>Chapter 287 Gu Hanwu</h4>


    "Gu Hanwu. . . He is my brother. My older brother."


    He Xinyan and Xu Mengya gasped and Gu Yechen also frowned. Wasn''t Gu Hanyu the oldest son of his generation in the Gu family? There were three brothers. . . right?


    There was more silence and the three of them waited patiently before Gu Hanyu finally opened his mouth. This was the first time He Xinyan had seen him like this. She couldn''t tell if he was shocked, scared, worried, surprised, or maybe all of them?


    "Gu Hanwu. . ." Gu Hanyu looked up, "I am not actually the eldest son. My father gave birth to another son before me, and he was always supposed to inherit the Gu Corporation and everything. He was four years older than me, and my parents always paid attention to him, since he was the heir."


    Gu Hanyu shrugged and then frowned, "Mengya, you should know about this. When this happened, you were already pregnant with Yechen."


    Xu Mengya''s mouth fell open as she thought back hard, "Was I? What happened. . ."


    Gu Hanyu sighed, "I would say he was stupid. . . but I would also say he wasn''t stupid. Hanwu chose to marry a girl named Wu Yin, who came from a poor family. My parents refused but he decided to get married privately before my parents could stop him."


    He turned to look at Xu Mengya, "When we got married, it was about the same time when he secretly got married. Remember? When you first visited the Gu mansion, the atmosphere was quite tense because of that."


    Xu Mengya wasn''t the type to remember things for a very long time, and she had long forgotten about this as it happened over 20 years ago.


    "Maybe. . . You know me! I have a horrible memory."


    Gu Hanyu smiled gently and rubbed her head before continuing, "That was also why my mom agreed on our marriage so easily. Technically, she didn''t really agree. She didn''t care. My parents were so caught up in their eldest son''s marriage, so they didn''t and couldn''t care or interfere with my marriage."


    "Plus, I wasn''t the heir back down so it didn''t really matter who I married. So, Gu Hanwu married Wu Yin, and she came from the rural side of the country. Overall, she was very poor. Her parents also weren''t simple people. Her dad was a drunkard and her mom was a prostitute. Overall, she came from a horrible family. It is natural that my parents wouldn''t allow that marriage."


    He Xinyan listened intently and her eyes widened slightly upon hearing about the woman''s family. She wasn''t surprised that the Gu family didn''t support Gu Hanwu''s marriage.


    Even in a smaller family like the He family, if she had married someone from the rural area with a drunkard dad and prostitute mom, the He family would definitely disagree. Furthermore, it was the Gu family! Of course they couldn''t allow this marriage to take ce.


    "However, my brother really loved her. She wasn''t a bad person, but her background is just way too unfit for a family like the Gu family. You know my parents, especially my mom. My mom made it very difficult for Wu Yin, and my brother was unhappy. In the end, he. . ."


    Wu Hanyu sighed and shook his head slightly, "He gave up his position in thepany and even his position in the Gu family and everything he was supposed to inherit for that girl. When he announced that, my parents were obviously furious. So, they kicked him out of the family."


    Xu Mengya gasped and ced one hand over her mouth. Some memories were slowlying back but she still didn''t remember the details as it was too long ago.


    "Even now, Gu Hanwu''s name isn''t on the Gu family''s family tree. Because he left, I got the position as the heir."


    He turned to look at Xu Mengya, "You were also pregnant with Yechen by that time, and the doctor had said it was a boy, so my parents decided to make me the heir."


    He Xinyan did not know whether she should be surprised or not surprised about this. After all, the Gu family was the most powerful family in the country, it wasn''t very surprising that they had a deeper story behind who was the heir and the family rtionships.


    However, this was still very surprising! There was another secret son of the Gu family that was supposed to inherit everything?!


    She found it quite touching how he gave up everything he had his entire life for a woman, and as a woman, she naturally supported him. However, at the same time, He Xinyan couldn''t help but think it was a little stupid as well.


    Even though she would also hope that Gu Yechen would do the same for her, it was quite a selfish thought. After all, whenparing love to bread, most people would choose bread.


    A marriage or any romantic rtionship without any money would most likely not stay strong for long. Many problems would arise. . . Even if it was supposedly "true love".


    It was a very touching and a very brave decision to make, but He Xinyan also couldn''t help but wonder where the two of them were now. . . Did he ever regret his decision?


    "I kept in touch with him for a while, but my dad found out and I lost contact with him. . ."


    "So you and Gu Hanwu had a close rtionship?" Gu Yechen asked.


    "I was closer with him than my two other brothers. . ."


    "Oh," He Xinyan eximed. From Gu Hanyu''s original reaction, she had thought that they were enemies or something.


    "So that person said he is Gu Hanwu''s son. . ." He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together, "So he had a son with Wu Yin."


    She did not know exactly why, but the name Wu Yin sounded weirdly familiar. Maybe she had seen it somewhere in a book or a drama.


    "I''m not sure. They probably had children." Gu Hanyu sighed and shook his head, "It has been so long since Ist heard of his name. . . I almost forgot that he existed."


    He Xinyan turned towards Gu Yechen, "Why don''t you try and call that number again?"


    Gu Yechen pulled out his phone obediently and dialed the number again. However, there was just a consistent beeping noise and it said the number did not exist.


    Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together and made another call to Chen Xiao, "I want you to find who is behind the number XXX-XXX-XXXX right away, and where Gu Yebei was for the past few days. Who he met and everything he did."


    "He didn''t give you the address of where you would meet, right?" Gu Hanyu asked.


    Gu Yechen shook his head, "No. . . He said we have two days, so he would probably give it to us on thest day. And it -"


    Suddenly, there was the sound of a doorbell ringing.


    Xu Mengya jumped up from the sound and immediately ran over, "I called Minger over. She should know about this too."


    He Xinyan hadpletely forgotten about it and she also stood up. Minger would probably be worried if she heard about this.


    Wu Minger walked in, confused about why she had been called over.


    "You haven''t been with Yebei?"


    Wu Minger shook her head, "He told me he had some work to do, and he hasn''t contacted me in thest few days."


    The four of them exchanged nces and in the end, Gu Yechen ended up telling her about the news since He Xinyan and Xu Mengya couldn''t say it.


    Wu Minger almost burst into tears when she heard that they were going to kill Gu Yebei, and He Xinyan ended up having tofort her for several minutes.


    She could tell that Wu Minger was trying to stop herself from stating her opinion. . . Because obviously, for her, she would most likely ask Gu Yechen to just give up his shares in order to save Gu Yebei.


    It was a little selfish, but everyone had what they cared about most, and it was natural for Wu Minger to want to save Gu Yebei.


    And to be honest, they were all considering it. Even if the money was important, was it more important than their family member''s life?


    However, they still had to try.


    Gu Yechen stood up and sighed, "There is no purpose in having all of us here. Go home and we can all think about it. . . There must be a way to find him and get him out."


    "What if we call the police?" Xu Mengya suggested.


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows together as he didn''t really trust the police, "We don''t know how powerful or clever he is. If we call the police and he realizes, then he might get mad and just. . . kill Gu Yebei."


    Xu Mengya put one hand over her mouth upon hearing that.


    "It would be a risk. . . It depends on whether we want to take the risk or not."


    Then suddenly, Gu Yechen received a notification and he picked up his phone from the table. The next second, he tightly knit his eyebrows together and frowned.


    "What is it?" He Xinyan asked.


    He showed her his phone and at once, her mouth fell open in both shock and disbelief.


    "This - How. . ."


    Everyone curiously looked up at the phone and He Xinyan handed it to Xu Mengya to take a look. As the phone went around to everyone, the room fell silent.


    On the phone screen, it was open to his messages and Gu Yechen had just received a new message from an unknown number.


    ''Unknown: Don''t think about calling the police. . . I know everything.''

 Chapter 288 Wu Yin

    <h4>Chapter 288 Wu Yin</h4>


    On the phone screen, it was open to his messages and Gu Yechen had just received a new message from an unknown number.


    ''Unknown: Don''t think about calling the police. . . I know everything.''


    "How. . ." He Xinyan put one hand up to her mouth, "How did he know? There is no way it was a coincidence. . . We were just talking about it."


    Finally, Gu Yechen decided to have his parents and Wu Minger all leave. It wasn''t helping that they were all gathered here.


    After they left, He Xinyan fell back down onto the couch deep in thought.


    Why Gu Yebei? Why did they capture Gu Yebei. If they had the strength and power to capture Gu Yebei, why didn''t they just capture Xu Mengya or Gu Hanyu. . . Or even Gu Yechen?


    Questions flooded her brain until Gu Yechen returned and sat down next to her, "Don''t worry about it too much. We will figure something out. Plus. . . I don''t think his actual goal is to kill Gu Yebei. That person wouldn''t murder someone easily."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Minger must be so worried and scared right now. . ."


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows together but didn''t say anything.


    The rest of the day went by smoothly but anxiously as the two of them ate dinner and went to bed early. Chen Xiao had returned and said that no one was registered under the number.


    Gu Yebei apparently had gone to work to shoot amercial, and he entered his private changing room alone. When his assistant entered a few minutester, the room was empty. And then, he was gone.


    When they went to go check the security cameras, apparently they were broken since Gu Yebei arrived and the entire time after Gu Yebei arrived, the security cameras weren''t recording.


    Whoever was behind the kidnap was obviously professional. . . and very professional. Even Gu Yechen couldn''t find out who had taken Gu Yebei or why Gu Yebei left. Whoever had entered Gu Yebei''s room had meticulously hid from every single camera in the entire warehouse and surpassed the security guards.


    Unless it was a worker in the crew of someone familiar with the site. . .


    On the bed, He Xinyan closed her eyes as she leaned back, deep in thought. A few secondster, she felt the other side of the bed lower and she looked up to see Gu Yechen sit down on the bed.


    She smiled and put the pillow down beforeying down on the bed. He closed themp and the room went into darkness.


    Then, He Xinyan felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist, and she turned around, facing Gu Yechen. It took a few seconds before her eyes were able to focus on his face, and she smiled at him. Although normally, Gu Yechen treated Gu Yebei coldly, in the end, they were biological brothers.


    Although he didn''t show it, she could tell that he must be worried.


    "If nothing works. . . Maybe you should just give your shares to him. After all, no matter how important money and power are, it still isn''t as important as your family."


    Gu Yechen looked down at He Xinyan and stared at her for a few seconds before he leaned forward, cing one hand on her cheek and. . . kissed her.


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened slightly in surprise. The situation right now wasn''t very suitable for kissing. . .


    However, she did not know what he was thinking, so she slowly began to return the kiss. Luckily, Gu Yechen didn''t go any further and he pulled away after a minute.


    "Don''t worry. I won''t give away the stocks. . ." Gu Yechen smiled gently, "I promised you a good life, and we finally have a full family now with Pingping and Lan."


    He Xinyan understood what he was worried about, and he smiled, "I trust you. . . Don''t ruin your family rtionships for me. It''s not worth it. Plus, money can alwayse back. And, I have the He Corporation too!"


    He Xinyan reached her arm up and ced it onto one side of his face, "As long as I''m with you, it doesn''t matter. We can get through it together."


    Gu Yechen stared at her with a straight expression before slowly nodding his head, "Let''s go to sleep."


    He Xinyan nodded and closed her eyes, ". . . I love you."


    "I love you too."


    ---


    On the next day, He Xinyan woke up early in the morning. When she looked over, she saw that Gu Yechen wasn''t there.


    She closed her eyes again and thought about everything that had happened yesterday..


    Gu Hanwu. . . Wu Yin. . .


    Suddenly, He Xinyan''s eyes burst open. Wu Yin! No wonder that name sounded familiar. Wu Minger''s mom had the same name.


    Since she had been friends with Wu Minger since they were kids, she often went to Wu Minger''s house and ate meals with her family.


    He Xinyan didn''t know whether that was a coincidence or not. She thought about it and concluded that it was.


    After all, there was no way Wu Minger''s father was Gu Hanwu. She had met Wu Minger''s father once before he died from an ident, and she still remembered that hisst name was Qin.


    And, he worked in a small restaurant and had a very pleasant personality. There was no way he was Gu Hanwu.


    And, Wu Minger also did not have any unusual reaction yesterday upon hearing about the news. If she was the one behind it, there was no way she would be that natural.


    Besides that, when they had received the call from the person behind it, Wu Minger was right next to them. So she couldn''t have been making the call. Plus, why would she kidnap Gu Yebei?


    He Xinyan sat up on the bed and rested her head on her elbows. Wu Minger had an older brother. . . Her older brother was very nice to her as well and had always treated her like his younger sister.


    He Xinyan shook her head and pushed this drastic thought to the back of her head. What was she thinking? This was practically impossible. Ah, maybe overthinking is another side effect of pregnancy.


    She got out of bed and quickly washed her face before going over to see her two babies. They were still asleep so she didn''t wake them up and instead went downstairs to see Gu Yechen cooking in the kitchen.


    She ran over and hugged him from behind, "Breakfast?"


    He smiled as he tilted his head slightly, "Good morning, baby! Sit down. Breakfast is almost ready."


    Both of them were trying to stay happy and optimistic and not mention the ongoing situation, and He Xinyan went along with it.


    She sat down at the table and a few minutester, they were eating breakfast together.


    Halfway through the meal, He Xinyan finally decided to bring it up even though she tried to convince herself that she was just overthinking.


    "Um. . . I just thought of something but. . ." She looked up and put down her fork, "I remembered that Wu Minger''s mother''s name is Wu Yin. It''s probably just a coincidence! But. . . I just thought it was kind of cool."


    Gu Yechen blinked a few times and narrowed her eyes, "It probably isn''t a coincidence."


    He Xinyan frowned, "What?"


    "Yesterday, I already noticed that Wu Minger was a little off."


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open as she leaned forward, "Are you overthinking? How?"


    Gu Yechen sighed, "Maybe I am because I thought about it overnight and it doesn''t make sense. . . Why Wu Minger would do it. . . If my dad and Gu Hanwu''s rtionship was good, why would they do this? Why would Gu Hanwu allow his kids to do this?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head but then pressed her lips together, "Wu Minger''s dad. . . died many years ago."


    Gu Yechen''s eyes shot up, "What?!"


    He Xinyan stayed silent for a few seconds and the more she thought about it, the more suspicious she got, "Minger. . . She also has an older brother called Chenxi - Wu Chenxi."


    Gu Yechen tilted his head slightly and shook his head, "It isn''t good to do all this guessing. Why don''t you call her? We can talk to her face to face."


    He Xinyan nodded her head and pulled out her phone. She dialed Wu Minger''s phone number and waited. . . And waited. . .


    "She isn''t there. Maybe she is still asleep."


    Gu Yechen thought for a few seconds, "Do you want to go visit her after you finish your breakfast?"


    He Xinyan immediately nodded her head and stood up, "I''m done. We can go now."


    As Gu Yechen also stood up, his phone suddenly rang.


    ''Unknown: I''m here to kindly remind you. Your decision needs to be made by tonight. I will send you the address one hour before the meeting time. I want you to bring the signed contract with you and ce it where I tell you to. I will know if you y any tricks. If you don''te alone, if you y tricks with the contract, if you don''te. . . your beloved brother will die.''

 Chapter 289 Last Countdown

    <h4>Chapter 289 Last Countdown</h4>


    ''Unknown: I''m here to kindly remind you. Your decision needs to be made by tonight. I will send you the address one hour before the meeting time. I want you to bring the signed contract with you and ce it where I tell you to. I will know if you y any tricks. If you don''te alone, if you y tricks with the contract, if you don''te. . . your beloved brother will die.''


    He Xinyan looked over and widened her eyes, "Wasn''t it two days?"


    Gu Yechen also narrowed his eyes with a sigh, "He probably meant two days as in yesterday was the first day."


    He Xinyan felt her heartbeat speed up and she grabbed onto Gu Yechen''s arm, "Let''s go. We don''t have much time."


    Although she still didn''t and couldn''t believe that Wu Minger had anything to do with it, this was their only hint right now. They had to try. . .


    ---


    Half an hourter, they arrived at the Wu family''s house.


    He Xinyan hade here often as a kid and as an adult, and she immediately knew where to go. They rode the elevator up to the 7th floor and He Xinyan got out, calling Wu Minger again.


    Once again, no one picked up.


    On the way here, Gu Yechen had called Chen Xiao to find out where Wu Minger was and track her. There was still no response yet, which only made the two of them more anxious.


    He Xinyan obviously wanted to believe that Wu Minger wasn''t behind it, but so far. . . There were too many coincidences. Her mother''s name was Wu Yin, she had a brother, her father. . . died, and ording to Gu Yechen, she was acting a little unusually yesterday.


    He Xinyan rang the doorbell as she hung up the call because no one was answering. They waited several seconds before she pressed the bell a second time.


    Over a minute had passed and they didn''t hear anything.


    "No one''s home."


    "Do you know if her mom has a job?"


    He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows together, "No, she doesn''t. But I do know whatpany her brother works in."


    At once, they were on their way to Wu Minger''s brother''spany. It took another half an hour for them to arrive, even if Gu Yechen was driving way faster than the speed limit.


    The two of them ran into thepany and asked the front desk, who refused to tell since they were "outsiders".


    But, Gu Yechen being Gu Yechen - He obviously had thepany''s CEO''s phone number. A few minutester, the CEO himself hade down to the front desk running.


    When he saw Gu Yechen, his eyes lit up and ran over, stretching his arm out as he leaned forward, "President Gu! What honor do I have for you to visit mypany? How may I help you?"


    Gu Yechen didn''t bother to shake his hand as he knit his eyebrows together, "Do you have a worker here named Wu Chenxi?"


    The CEO obviously didn''t know every single worker in hispany, and he immediately turned to the front desk worker, "Hurry up and search!"


    The front desk worker had no clue that the man she had rejected was actually the famous Gu Yechen. With her hands shaking, she quickly searched up the name Wu Chenxi in thepany''s system and stuttered, "Yes, he works in the engineering department."


    "Did hee to work today?"


    The front desk worker quickly clicked a few more times, "Um. . . No. He wasn''t here yesterday or today."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened slightly as she looked up at Gu Yechen, who also looked back at her.


    "Mr. Gu, may I ask why you are looking for this. . . Wu Chenxi?" The CEO asked cautiously.


    Without getting any reply, Gu Yechen grabbed onto He Xinyan and they left thepany, leaving the CEO in disappointment and confusion.


    "Why don''t you send her a message?"


    He Xinyan pulled out her phone and opened up her messages:


    ''Minger, where are you?! I have something very important to ask you about. Please call me or tell me where you are!''


    They entered the car and waited for a while, but there was still no response. It was already after lunchtime by now, and they both did not know when "afternoon" meant.


    Suddenly, there was the ringing of a phone call and He Xinyan excitedly lifted her phone up to find that it wasn''t her phone.


    "It''s yours," she said.


    Gu Yechen looked at the screen and picked up the call:


    "Yechen, did you figure anything out? We only have two more days left," Xu Mengya''s worried voice entered the car.


    Gu Yechen sighed, "We only have one more day left."


    "What do you mean?!"


    "The person meant two days as yesterday was the first day already."


    There was a gasp and then a soft shriek, "Yechen, what are you going to do? I. . . I - Why don''t you just. . . Ah, I don''t know!"


    Gu Yechen lifted his arm up and pinched the area of skin in between his eyebrows, "Don''t worry. I will figure something out. I''m going to hang up. Bye."


    Then, he hung up and closed his eyes.


    He Xinyan sighed and looked out the car window, "What if we just. . . call the police?"


    "It would be a risk," Gu Yechen stated softly. To be honest, he didn''t really trust the police much. When he had been kidnapped by Yi Qiansi as a kid, the police were of no use.


    Apparently, all of the police stations in Country Z and Country X were notified of his kidnap, and none of them were able to do anything. Even in the end, he had escaped on his own and ran into the Gu family''s bodyguards, not the police.


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Or maybe. . . You should get the contract ready. Just in case. . ."


    Gu Yechen didn''t say anything for several seconds before finally sending Chen Xiao a message, "Did you find anything yet?"


    A secondter, he got a reply, "Thest time Wu Minger was seen was after she left your house and returned to her own. She hasn''t been seen leaving her apartment since then."


    Gu Yechen frowned, "Does Wu Minger live with her mom?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Yes, she still does. . . Well, sometimes, she would go live with Yebei."


    Gu Yechen then quickly texted Chen Xiao to get the contract ready before starting the car, "Let''s go to Yebei''s house."


    Almost three hourster, they had searched Gu Yebei''s entire house and did not find any signs of anyone or anything unusual.


    Gu Yechen had a key to his brother''s house but rarely used it, so they had to return to their house first to retrieve the key and then go to Gu Yebei''s house.


    When they returned to their car, Gu Yechen received two notifications.


    The first one was from Chen Xiao. He had delivered the contract to their house and left it inside Gu Yechen''s private office.


    The second one. . .


    ''Unknown: The address is the second warehouse on Second Yulin Street. You should see a chair when you walk inside. I want you to put the signed contract on the chair and then exit the warehouse and return to your car. Then, stay in your car until I tell you to get out again. I expect to see you there within two hours. Understand?''


    Gu Yechen mmed his fist onto the steering wheel after reading the message and closed his eyes. Once he gave his shares away, his position inside thepany was basically also gone.


    Even if the other shareholders and board members respected him, without any shares, he basically had no power.


    And. . . If the person behind this was actually Gu Hanwu''s son, then he was technically also a descendant of the Gu family. He could very well use the shares and climb up onto his spot in the Gu Corporation.


    Then, the Gu Corporation wouldn''t belong to him anymore.


    Gu Yechen tapped his foot onto the gas pedal. Would that person actually kill Gu Yebei? If he did, then that would be murder. If they caught him, then he would be put to jail.


    However, he couldn''t risk it. He couldn''t put his brother''s life on the line and risk the possibility that the person wouldn''t actually kill someone. What if he would?


    He Xinyan read the message and took a deep breath before unbuckling her seatbelt, "Yechen, listen to me."


    Gu Yechen looked up at He Xinyan and tried to maintain a calm expression on his face, "Yes, baby. What is it?"


    He Xinyan grinned, "You go home and get the contract and go over to the address the person gave to you. Try to be as slow as possible. Even if you show up, stay in the car for a bit and don''t put the contract onto the chair until thest minute if you can."


    "I''ll go and try to find Wu Minger or Wu Yin. . ." He Xinyan did not have much confidence that she would be able to locate them since they had been trying for the entire day, but this was their only hope now.


    "Understand?"


    Gu Yechen stared at his wife for a few seconds before nodding.


    He Xinyan leaned forward and kissed Gu Yechen quickly on the lips before getting out of the car and closing the door.


    --- Author''s Note


    Please go check out my new novel, ''The Wife of Hades''!! Thank you

 Chapter 290 The Truth

    <h4>Chapter 290 The Truth</h4>


    He Xinyan leaned forward and kissed Gu Yechen quickly on the lips before getting out of the car and closing the door.


    Then, she waved goodbye to him and walked over to the sidewalk near the street. She got in a taxi and drove away.


    Gu Yechen pressed his lips together before also starting the car. Two hours. . . Even if he was supposed to take his time, he still had to be quick.


    He mmed his feet onto the gas pedal and began driving back to his house.


    ---


    Half an hourter, He Xinyan arrived at the Wu family''s apartment once again.


    She ran up the stairs to the 7th floor a little out of breath and rang the doorbell.


    "Mrs. Wu, are you home? Wu Minger, are you in there?!" She knocked aggressively on the door to ensure that they could hear, "Minger! It''s me, Xinyan! Brother Chenxi, are you home?"


    She knocked and rang the doorbell for several minutes before there was no reply. She had called Wu Minger twice by now and still, there was no answer.


    She opened up her phone and saw that it was 5 already. There was only a little over an hour left. Gu Yechen was most likely on his way already. . .


    She couldn''t stay here because it was obvious she was getting nowhere, so He Xinyan reluctantly rang the doorbell onest time before walking away.


    At the elevators, she closed her eyes as she waited for the elevator to arrive, gripping onto her phone tightly. Was there really no way?


    Would that person actually find out if they called the police? Or. . . if they brought people with them to the meeting location. Would he actually kill Gu Yebei?


    This was a psychological game. They could very well bring the police or other people with them to the meeting location and bet that the person wouldn''t actually want to be a murderer. However, they did not know how high of a possibility there was that this bet was going to work.


    They did not know who the person was, what he was like, if he had a record of kidnapping people before, or really anything about him. . . or even, her.


    If they lost the bet, then Gu Yebei was dead.


    It wasn''t a very safe or cheap bet.


    There was a ding that signified that the elevator had arrived, and He Xinyan opened her eyes. The elevator slowly opened and she saw that there was a person inside.


    She didn''t care much as she took a step forward, but she immediately froze when she saw who was inside.


    "Auntie Wu?!" She eximed in surprise as she looked at Wu Yin from top to bottom. She was holding two stic bags, one in each hand.


    They weren''t closed, so she could see that they were filled with vegetables and other food. It was evident that Wu Yin had gone to the supermarket.


    Wu Yin also gasped in surprise upon seeing He Xinyan, "Yanyan?!"


    He Xinyan did not know how to take Wu Yin''s reaction. Was it a gasp of shock, or was it just a natural surprise to see someone at your house?


    "Yanyan, what are you doing here? Oh, I haven''t seen you in so long! Why don''t youe over to our house to y with Minger anymore?" Wu Yin stepped out of the elevator, dropped the two bags onto the ground, and pulled He Xinyan into her embrace.


    He Xinyan blinked a few times in surprise. Slowly and hesitantly, she returned the hug and smiled softly, "Auntie Wu, where were you? I came to find you this morning but no one was home. And Minger wasn''t home and wouldn''t answer my calls either. . . Where is everyone?"


    Wu Yin pulled away and furrowed her eyebrows together, "This morning? What time? In the morning, I went out to the park to exercise with the other people, and after, we went to go get coffee together. Maybe that was why I wasn''t home."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow and nodded after looking into Wu Yin''s genuine eyes. She knew Wu Yin. Auntie Wu was a very innocent and pleasant olddy, and definitely very nice.


    Since she became friends with Wu Minger, Wu Yin had treated her like her own daughter. Especially after hearing that her biological mom had died, Wu Yin was even more weing towards her.


    He Xinyan would not and did not believe that Wu Yin had anything to do with this.


    However, she still had to check.


    "Auntie Wu -"


    "Come on, let''s go inside first. Oh, I haven''t seen you in so long. Why don''t you stay for dinner tonight?" Wu Yin picked up the bags and wrapped her arm around He Xinyan''s elbow, pulling her inside.


    He Xinyan followed her into the apartment room, but she knew that there wasn''t much time, "I won''t have time to eat dinner with you today, Auntie Wu. However, I''ll definitelye by soon!"


    Wu Yin frowned a little disappointedly but nodded her head as they walked over to the dining table and sat down.


    "I''ll go get you some tea," Wu Yin said, turning around to enter the kitchen, but He Xinyan quickly stopped her.


    "Auntie Wu, I''m actually here today to ask you something very important. I don''t have much time." She said this very seriously, and Wu Yin immediately noticed. She sat back down and folded her hands together on the table.


    "Yes Yanyan, what is it?"


    He Xinyan gulped before cautiously asking, "Auntie Wu, do you. . . perhaps. . . know Gu Hanwu?"


    At once, Wu Yin''s face changed.


    Noticing this, He Xinyan''s heart dropped. No way. . . There was no way Wu Minger and Wu Chenxi had something to do with this.


    Wu Minger. . . Why would she kidnap Gu Yebei? They were dating! Unless, she had dated Gu Yebei in the very beginning because of this. No way! He Xinyan shook her head as she tightly knit her eyebrows together.


    "Auntie Wu, please answer me. You know Gu Hanwu, right?"


    Wu Yin closed her eyes for a few seconds before opening them again, hiding her emotions with a smile, "Yanyan, what are you talking about? I don''t know any Gu Hanwu."


    He Xinyan''s face darkened as she pushed aside all emotions and rtions because there really wasn''t much time left, "Wu Yin. . . Your husband. You don''t know your husband?"


    Wu Yin was slightly taken aback by He Xinyan calling her by her real name and not Auntie Wu, and she looked down ufortably.


    "Xinyan, I do not know what you are talking about. Please -"


    "Auntie Wu, I don''t mean to disrespect you or talk to you about anything you don''t like to talk about, but this is very serious. I need to know. You were the woman that Gu Hanwu married, right? It was for you that Gu Hanwu left the Gu family, right?"


    Wu Yin looked up with pain in her eyes as she dug her nails deep into the skin of her other hand, "Xinyan, how do you know about this? Why are you telling me about this?"


    He Xinyan let out a breath of. . . not relief after hearing Wu Yin admit this, and she pressed her lips together tightly, "Where have Wu Minger and Wu Chenxi been these past few days?"


    "Why are you suddenly changing the topic now? Tell me, how -"


    "Auntie Wu, I need you to tell me. Where have they been? Please."


    Wu Yin frowned slightly, "I don''t know. Chenxi has been going to work during the day like usual. Minger. . . She hasn''t beening back recently either. They are probably both busy."


    He Xinyan shook her head, "Wu Yin, do you know that they kidnapped Gu Yebei, Gu Hanwu''s nephew? Gu Hanyu''s second son?"


    Wu Yin''s eyes widened slightly as she tilted her head in confusion, "What?! Chenxi and Minger? Kidnap Hanyu''s son."


    She chuckled, "They don''t even know that they are part of the Gu family. We haven''t been in contact with anyone from the Gu family in years already. That isn''t possible."


    He Xinyan gulped, "So you don''t know?"


    "What do you mean?" Wu Yin narrowed her eyes before saying softly, "Xinyan, is this really true?"


    He Xinyan slowly nodded her head, "They threatened my husband, Gu Yechen, to kill Gu Yebei if my husband doesn''t give them all his shares to the Gu Corporation. I also don''t know what they are up to, but. . . but my husband is on his way right now, and -"


    Wu Yin shook her head, "How do they know about this? They shouldn''t. . . Hanwu and I have never told them anything about the Gu family."


    He Xinyan stood up from her chair and walked over to Wu Yin, "I also don''t know, but please. . . Auntie Wu, you have toe with me now. You can go ask them when you go find them, okay? Gu Yebei. . . he is innocent. We are all innocent."


    Wu Yin looked up at He Xinyan, her eyes slightly red and disbelief written all over her face. It was clear that she still didn''t and couldn''t really believe that her kids were doing something like this.


    Finally, she stood up and sighed, "I''ll go with you. . ."


    She had to see if this was true for herself.

 Chapter 291 Wu Chenxi

    <h4>Chapter 291 Wu Chenxi</h4>


    Finally, she stood up and sighed, "I''ll go with you. . ."


    She had to see if this was true for herself.


    He Xinyan let out a breath of relief and took a look at the clock on the wall, causing her heart to rise again. There was only about half an hour! She didn''t even know how long it would take to drive there.


    At least she was certain about who was behind all of this now.


    Wu Yin followed He Xinyan down to her car and before long, they were on their way to the address Gu Yechen had got.


    As they drove, He Xinyan called Gu Yechen, who quickly picked up.


    "Yechen, I found Wu Yin. She is the one we are looking for. Take your time, I am on my way right now. Just try to drag the time out, okay?"


    Gu Yechen knit his eyebrows together as he pulled the car over to the sidewalk and gulped, "Okay. I am only about 5 minutes away from the warehouse. I''ll wait a little. . . So, Wu Minger is behind this."


    He Xinyan sighed as she nced at Wu Yin, who was also listening since her phone was on speaker mode, "Yes. Maybe also her brother. . ."


    Gu Yechen scoffed, "So she had purposely agreed to date Yebei for this reason?"


    He Xinyan was a little scared by the tone of his voice but she also agreed with him. Wu Minger''s motives weren''t pure. . .


    She had remembered back to when Wu Minger and Gu Yebei had started to date. It was still back when she was filming the drama with Gu Yebei and Yang Siyue.


    After careful thought, she finally remembered how after they started dating, Wu Minger was a little off. No wonder. . . She hadn''t thought much about it back then, but now it made sense.


    "Okay, just take your time. I''ming over, okay? See if you can text the person and find out where they are hiding. They are probably near the warehouse since they have to check if the contract you provided is real and give you Gu Yebei."


    Gu Yechen nodded, "Okay? I''ll text them."


    He Xinyan hung up the call and pressed down further on the gas pedal, speeding the car up. They were way past the speed limit, but it didn''t matter.


    Wu Yin grasped on tightly to her seatbelt, her eyebrows tightly furrowed together.


    "It''s okay, Auntie Wu. I''m sure you will be able to know everything you want to know after you see them, and hopefully. . . stop them."


    Wu Yin nodded her head, "I''m so sorry for causing all this trouble for you, Yanyan. I did not know that your husband was the son of brother Hanyu. I also did not know that Minger and Chenxi knew about it all! And. . . kidnapping Gu Yebei?!"


    Wu Yin sighed, "Those two children. . ."


    He Xinyan smiled softly, "Hopefully we will be able to stop them."


    ---


    Half an hourter, they finally arrived at the warehouse area, but there were several warehouses, and they had to figure out which number it was.


    They parked a distance away so Wu Minger and Wu Chenxi wouldn''t think Gu Yechen had brought other people and ran out, searching for the warehouse number.


    He Xinyan then saw Gu Yechen''s car a few feet away, and they ran over.


    "This is the second warehouse," He Xinyan eximed, pointing at the red number imprinted on the warehouse.


    Gu Yechen wasn''t inside his car as they were a minutete already, and they immediately ran in to see Gu Yechen walking away from the chair, which had the contract on it.


    His eyes widened when he saw He Xinyan standing there with Wu Yin, and he immediately walked over, "You''re here!"


    He looked around the empty warehouse nervously and so did He Xinyan. If Wu Minger or Wu Chenxi was actually watching them, then -


    Suddenly, there was a loud bang as the backdoor of the warehouse was suddenly pushed open.


    At once, Gu Yechen pushed He Xinyan behind him in a protective manner, and she grabbed onto his hand.


    They waited for a few silent seconds before then, there was the sound of footsteps and then a person came into view.


    "Chenxi!" Wu Yin screamed as she ran over.


    He Xinyan looked over and saw Wu Chenxi wearing a ck suit, his hair slightly messy. What was he doing in here?


    Wu Chenxi ran over to his mom and grabbed onto her hand, "Mom, what are you doing here?"


    At once, Wu Yin lifted her hand up and began pping Wu Chenxi on his arm, "What am I doing here?! I should be asking what you are doing here? Did you really kidnap Gu Yebei?!"


    Wu Chenxi''s expression changed slightly as his eyesnded on Gu Yechen and He Xinyan, "So you still ended up bringing someone with you. . . And it is my mom! It seems like you don''t really care about your brother."


    He grinned as he tilted his head slightly, saying into what seemed like an earbud, "Minger, kill him."


    He Xinyan''s eyes widened as she looked over at Gu Yechen rmedly.


    However, before either of them could make a move, Wu Yin snatched the earbud out of Wu Chenxi''s ear and put it into her own.


    "Wu Minger, are you over there?!"


    Wu Chenxi tried to take his earbud back from his mom, but Wu Yin swatted his hand away. There were a few seconds of silence before Wu Yin then said, "Come over with Gu Yebei! Now!"


    Then, she threw the earbud onto the ground and stepped on it, causing Wu Chenxi to take a step back in fear.


    "Mom, what are you doing here?"


    Wu Yin turned to look at her son and then the next second, there was a loud p and He Xinyan gasped in surprise.


    Wu Yin had pped Wu Chenxi across the face!


    Wu Chenxi was also in surprise for several seconds as he slowly looked up at his mom in shock. Wu Yin''s eyes were slightly red as she looked like she was almost going to cry.


    The two of them stared at each other for a few seconds before there was another bang as Wu Minger came running into the room.


    First, she saw He Xinyan and Gu Yechen, and there was a change in her expression as she quickly looked away with guilt and sadness on her face.


    Then, she saw her brother and mom and she walked over.


    "Mom, why are you here?"


    "You two!" Wu Yin looked so angry He Xinyan couldn''t help but be afraid that she would get a heart attack at any moment, "First, go apologize to Yanyan and Gu Yechen! Also, where is Gu Yebei?"


    Wu Chenxi narrowed his eyes, "Apologize? Why should we apologize?!" Mom, they are Gu Hanyu''s kids. They -"


    Wu Yin continued to hit Wu Chenxi angrily, "What do you know?! And you dragged your sister into it with you, didn''t you?!"


    Wu Minger looked down guiltily and didn''t say anything. From her reaction, it was quite clear that Gu Chenxi had pulled her into it.


    "Where is Gu Yebei?!" Wu Yin screamed again, this time towards Wu Minger.


    Wu Minger looked up at her brother, who seemed extremely annoyed, and slowly said, "I''ll go get him."


    She slowly walked out of the warehouse, looking down at her feet the entire time.


    They waited in silence for a few minutes before finally, there was the sound of footsteps and then Wu Minger returned with Gu Yebei following slowly behind her.


    He Xinyan immediately walked out from behind Gu Yechen and called, "Gu Yebei!"


    Gu Yebei looked up surprisedly and immediately ran over, wobbling slightly.


    "Brother, you didn''t give it to them, right?"


    Gu Yechen looked over his brother with a worried expression, although he was trying not to show it too much, "Don''t worry, your brother isn''t dumb. I didn''t."


    Gu Yebei let out a sigh of relief.


    "See what you two did?! What do you even know?"


    The three of them looked up as they began to watch the show going on right now between the mother and children.


    Wu Chenxi red over at Gu Yebei and Gu Yechen before looking back at his mom, "You should know better than me. The Gu Corporation belongs to us! My dad was the oldest son of the Gu family. They stole it from us. They kicked dad out of the Gu family! We shouldn''t be living like this right -"


    p!


    He Xinyan gasped again as she looked over at Gu Yechen, not sure if she should be happy or scared. Wu Yin had pped her son again.


    Wu Chenxi clenched his fists together but he couldn''t do anything since Wu Yin was his mom.


    "You don''t know anything!" Wu Yin took quick and shallow breaths, almost like she was losing air, "How did I not know that you were so stupid and selfish all this time?!"


    Wu Chenxi pressed his lips together and didn''t say anything.


    "You think they kicked your dad out of the Gu family?!"


    Wu Chenxi nodded his head eagerly, getting more angry as he talked about it. Why did they kick his dad out of the Gu family?! He was the oldest son!


    Wu Yin put one hand over her chest and Wu Minger also looked up, a little scared that her mom would pass out from being too mad, "You think your dad was kicked out of the Gu family?! He wanted to leave himself!"

 Chapter 292 Wu Chenxi’s Apology

    <h4>Chapter 292 Wu Chenxi''s Apology</h4>


    Wu Yin put one hand over her chest and Wu Minger also looked up, a little scared that her mom would pass out from being too mad, "You think your dad was kicked out of the Gu family?! He wanted to leave himself!"


    Wu Chenxi frowned slightly but didn''t seem to believe his mother''s words, "How is that possible?!"


    Wu Yin finally couldn''t hold it in anymore as tears began flowing down her cheeks. Wu Minger pressed her lips together guiltily and walked over to her mother.


    "Your father wanted to leave the Gu family himself. He had always wanted to leave! I was only an excuse and thest straw for him. . . He never enjoyed living in the Gu family. It wasplicated and tiring. Your dad wanted to live a simple life and cut ties with all the drama, but now you two are trying to get evolved again!" Wu Yin took a deep breath and red at her son, who she knew was the main one behind it.


    From behind, Gu Yebei was the most confused. He looked over at Gu Yechen and He Xinyan and asked quietly, "What is this about? I don''t even know why I got kidnapped. Who is their father?"


    He Xinyan nced at him and sighed, "It''splicated. I''ll exin to youter."


    Gu Yebei shrugged and brushed off the dust on his clothes. Then, he looked up at Wu Minger as his expression turned serious. Several emotions shed past his face before he looked down again.


    Wu Chenxi''s face paled slightly upon hearing that. However, the next second, he continued to shake his head, "That can''t be true! That -"


    "Well it is!" Wu Yin red at her son and then at her daughter, "Everything your father did was for you guys, but now it is going all to waste because of your stupidity and greed! He wanted all of us to have a simple and easy life, but now you guys are ruining all of it."


    Wu Chenxi did not expect things to turn out like this, and he was obviously at a loss for words as he stared nkly at the ground.


    Wu Minger also pressed her lips together a little guiltily, and she gently ced one hand onto her mother''s arm, "Mom, calm down."


    Wu Yin threw her an angry re and asked, "Did you take part ining up with this n too?"


    Wu Minger didn''t say anything as she looked over at her brother, who immediately spoke up.


    "No, she didn''t. It was my n. I came up with everything and pulled Minger into it. She was just listening to me."


    Wu Yin red at her son and pped him on the arm again. She had guessed this, because she knew her daughter wouldn''t be brave or "smart" enough toe up with a n like this.


    "Hurry and go apologize!" Wu Yin said angrily, pointing at where Gu Yechen was standing.


    Wu Chenxi looked over at them before asking again, "Dad really didn''t get kicked out?"


    Wu Yin put one hand up to her forehead helplessly and sighed, "No, he didn''t! He wanted to leave himself. . . for me. I wanted a simple life away from all that drama and fighting, and he did too. He left because he wanted to, not because the Gu family kicked him out or something!"


    Wu Chenxi furrowed his eyebrows together. To be honest, he didn''t do all of this because he wanted more money or power. After hearing only one side to the story, he was just angry that his father got kicked out for some unknown reasons, and he wanted to get back at the Gu family.


    He didn''t think that. . . that he got it all wrong.


    "Hurry! Or else I won''t help you when they decide to go call the police!"


    Wu Chenxi gulped and looked down, his eyes dting as he thought about everything he did. Why did he do all of that? Did he actually want to do that?


    Hemitted a crime! Wu Chenxi shook his head in shock before he finally turned around and slowly walked over to Gu Yechen, Gu Yebei, and He Xinyan.


    He stopped about a foot away from them, and just as He Xinyan was beginning to wonder how he was going to apologize, there was suddenly a bang.


    She jumped back in surprise and gasped at what just happened. From afar, even Wu Yin and Wu Minger were also surprised.


    Wu Chenxi. . . He kneeled down!


    The only one that didn''t seem surprised at all was Gu Yechen, as he looked down coldly at Wu Chenxi, who had his head down, looking at the ground.


    "Please forgive me. I am wrong. . . Please forgive me!" Wu Chenxi said with his head down towards the ground so they couldn''t make out his emotions at the moment.


    However, from his voice, it sounded as if his apology was quite genuine.


    Gu Yechen nced down at him coldly and didn''t say anything for several seconds, "If I hadn''te or gave you a fake contract, would you have actually killed Gu Yebei?"


    Wu Chenxi looked up slightly and He Xinyan noticed that his eyes were red. Wu Chenxi pressed his lips together before finally saying, "I don''t know. . ."


    Gu Yechen smirked, "How would you not know?"


    "I. . . I didn''t think of that. Maybe?"


    Even though Wu Yin was mad at her son, he still ultimately was her biological son. She couldn''t just not care about him.


    She slowly walked over with Wu Minger next to her and looked over at Gu Yechen, "Mr. Gu, I sincerely apologize for my son. He had the wrong information, but even so, that isn''t a reason for why he should ever do anything like this. It is my fault that I didn''t raise my kids well."


    Gu Yebei looked over at Wu Yin, who he had met before once with Wu Minger, and then his eyes moved over to Wu Minger.


    Wu Minger was looking down, but at this moment, she looked up slightly. Their eyes met for a quick second, but Wu Minger immediately looked down again with shame.


    Gu Yebei felt a stinging pain in his heart as he also looked down. To be honest, during his time here Wu Chenxi wasn''t extremely pleasant with him. Wu Chenxi didn''t hurt him or anything, and he was fed and allowed to roam inside a small room.


    He had met Wu Minger only twice during his time there, probably because Wu Minger couldn''t bear the shame to go in and face him.


    However, he did know that it was Wu Minger who convinced his brother to let him roam freely in the room instead of being tied up with ropes, and she had snuck some food in for him as well.


    Even so. . . After this situation, their rtionship was definitely ruined. Even if the both of them still had feelings for each other, this crack definitely ran quite deep.


    Gu Yechen was never a kind or merciful person, and he was in an especially bad mood after everything that happened. He leaned forward slightly, ring at Wu Chenxi.


    "Hm. . . I wonder what I should do? Should I call the police to punish you or should I punish you myself?"


    Wu Yin, Wu Chenxi, and Wu Minger all tensed up by thisment, and Wu Yin also knelt down after hearing this, "Please, please, Mr. Gu! Be merciful. I promise that this will never happen again. He was wrong, but please give him a second chance! I promise that I will punish him myself."


    He Xinyan frowned when she saw Wu Yin kneel down, and she immediately walked over and pulled her up, "Auntie Wu, it isn''t your fault."


    Wu Yin shook her head as she continued to cry, "It is. I didn''t raise him well. . . If only I had told them about it earlier, maybe all of this wouldn''t have happened!"


    She turned and looked at Gu Yebei, filled with shame and sadness, "Yebei, you are a great kid. I am so sorry about what happened."


    Gu Yebei pressed his lips together and didn''t say anything. He wasn''t furious about what happened since it wasn''t extremely bad. He didn''t get hurt or mistreated in any way. However, it was still quite a scary experience.


    He Xinyan sighed and let go of Wu Yin''s arm. She looked over at Wu Minger, and their eyes met in midair for several seconds.


    Wu Minger also knew that her friendship with He Xinyan might never return to what it used to be, and thinking about it caused a sour feeling inside her to grow.


    She clenched her fists together and finally looked away.


    He Xinyan kept her eyes on Wu Minger for a few more seconds, almost as if she was trying to read her. He Xinyan also knew that Wu Minger probably wasn''t the main force behind what happened.


    They had been friends for so long. . . He Xinyan knew Wu Minger. She wouldn''t do that if it weren''t for her brother.


    She sighed and turned around, walking back to Gu Yechen, who was still angry as he coldly stared at Wu Chenxi, obviously not nning on forgiving him or being merciful.


    He Xinyan looked down at Wu Chenxi, who she had always thought of as her older brother figure. She did not know what happened to him, but she did not remember him to be so stupid and greedy.


    Finally, she grabbed onto Gu Yechen''s hand and looked up at him with a smile, "Let him go this time."

 Chapter 293 Wu Family’s Departure

    <h4>Chapter 293 Wu Family''s Departure</h4>


    Finally, she grabbed onto Gu Yechen''s hand and looked up at him with a smile, "Let him go this time. Everyone makes mistakes. . . His mistake this time may be bigger than others. Plus, nothing happened to Yebei. Hopefully, he learned from his mistakes this time."


    Wu Chenxi nodded his head silently, and Wu Yin looked up at He Xinyan gratefully.


    Gu Yechen red at Wu Chenxi for a few more seconds before looking down at He Xinyan, his scary expression disappearing.


    Finally, he nodded his head. Of course he listened to whatever his wife said!


    "I do not want to see any of you ever again. I don''t care where you go, but leave Country Z right away. Understand?"


    Wu Yin immediately nodded her head as she ran forward and lifted Wu Chenxi off of the ground, who was crying by now.


    "Thank you, Mr. Gu! Thank you, thank you." Wu Yin wiped away her tears as she continued to bow. She shot her son another angry re before turning around.


    "Let''s go."


    The three of them turned around and slowly walked out of the warehouse. At the backdoor, Wu Minger couldn''t help but turn her head around onest time, her eyes meeting with Gu Yebei.


    Then, she immediately looked away again and the three of them disappeared out of the warehouse.


    ---


    An hourter, everyone was gathered in Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu''s house. Xu Mengay immediately burst into tears upon seeing them, and she ran over, pulling Gu Yebei into a hug.


    Gu Yebei was obviously very surprised by his mom''s action, since Xu Mengya usually scolded him whenever they met.


    "Oh, we were so worried about you! Can''t you be more careful?!" Xu Mengya pulled away and turned Gu Yebei around, looking him up and down.


    "You aren''t hurt, right?"


    Gu Yebei felt a gush of warmth spread around his body before he shook his head, "No, I''m fine."


    Xu Mengya red at him once before sitting back down on the couch, "Yechen, nothing happened right?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "Don''t worry. Yanyan arrived just in time."


    Xu Mengya looked over at He Xinyan gently, "Oh, thank you Yanyan! You are the lucky star of our family!"


    He Xinyan chuckled and shook her head.


    That night, they ate a happy dinner together cooked by Gu Hanyu and Gu Yechen together and they talked about many things, avoiding the topic of the Wu family.


    ---


    The next day, the Wu family left their apartment early in the morning with all of their things packed in suitcases.


    The three of them walked quietly with Wu Chenxi and Wu Minger walking behind their mom. The two of them didn''t talk to each other, and both of them looked down at the ground as they walked.


    Yesterday was a long and scary night. . . Although Wu Yin did help Wu Chenxi in the warehouse, that didn''t mean she wasn''t mad anymore. After they returned home, Wu Yin did indeed punish Wu Chenxi and also scold Wu Minger for several hours.


    She also bought the closest airne ticket to Country Y for the three of them since Gu Yechen had made it clear that they had to leave.


    They entered a taxi and sat in silence for about half an hour before they stopped at the base of a mountain. Wu Yin got off and Wu Chenxi and Wu Minger quickly followed.


    This wasn''t an airport. It was a graveyard.


    They walked up the mountain and stopped in front of a line of graves. At the third one, Wu Yin kneeled down in front of it, cing a bouquet of flowers and a container of food she had made in front of the silent grave.


    Wu Chenxi and Wu Minger stared at the picture on the grave and the name that was imprinted.


    ''Gu Hanwu''


    Wu Yin talked for several minutes to herself, seated in front of the grave. She talked about everything that happened and started crying as she did so.


    Wu Chenxi and Wu Minger both stood guiltily behind her, listening to her speak.


    Finally, Wu Minger bent down slightly and said, "Mom, it''s almost time for the flight."


    Wu Yin nodded her head and slowly stood up. Then, the three of them walked down the mountain and back onto the taxi.


    About an hourter, they were waiting in line to check their tickets and enter the ne.


    They stood in line silently, slowly inching forward every few seconds.


    Finally, it was their turn and Wu Yin first handed her ticket to the worker. She checked her passport and then Wu Yin disappeared down the boarding bridge, not waiting for her two kids.


    Wu Chenxi was next, and he also quickly left, following after his mom.


    Wu Minger moved forward, handing her ticket and passport over to the worker. The worker looked through them quickly before handing them back to Wu Minger.


    She grabbed onto her suitcase, getting ready to leave. However, as she stepped foot onto the bridge, someone suddenly called her name.


    "Minger!"


    She turned back around instinctively after hearing the voice, the voice that she knew too well. The voice that belonged to Gu Yebei.


    She looked around the airport filled with bustling people, standing on her toes to look past the long line of people.


    She scanned the entire airport but could not see who she was looking for. She stood there nkly for a few more seconds before she stood back down onto her heels.


    Then, she turned around and slowly disappeared down the boarding bridge. She was probably hearing things. . .


    A few minutester, everyone had boarded the ne and the boarding bridge closed. After it did, a tall man walked out from behind a wall and walked over to the ss, looking out at therge ne.


    From inside the ne, Wu Minger was seated on the seat near the window. She pushed open the blinds and looked out the tiny window at the airport. She could kind of make out the people inside bustling around, walking hurriedly around the airport.


    She stared at it for a few seconds before turning back around, closing the blind, and closing her eyes.


    From inside the airport, Gu Yebei stood there for a very long time, staring at the ne. Finally, he watched as the ne slowly drove away, entered therge railway, and then flew off into the sky.


    Even after the ne was gone, he stood there for a very long time, staring nkly at the empty road. Finally, his eyes widened slightly as he suddenly thought of something.


    He took out his phone and called his mother, who quickly picked up this time.


    "What is it?"


    Gu Yebei took a deep breath before saying, "Mom, I''m going to leave."


    There were a few seconds of silence before, "What?!"


    Gu Yebei pulled the phone away from his ear from the sudden loud scream.


    "What do you mean by you''re going to leave?!"


    Gu Yebei gulped as he turned around and began walking out the waiting area, "I''m going to Country Y."


    "Hm?! Why?!" Xu Mengya jumped up from the couch and walked over to the living room to go find Gu Hanyu.


    Gu Yebei quickly thought for a few seconds before saying, "I heard my brother say that there is a project in Country Y, and they are nning on starting a business there. I want to quit the entertainment industry and go work there in thepany."


    ". . ." There were several seconds of silence.


    "Mom? Are you there?"


    "Ah!!!" There was a sudden scream, "Hanyu, did you hear that?!"


    Gu Yebei furrowed his eyebrows together, "Dad?!"


    The screaming went on for several seconds before Xu Mengya finally calmed down, "Yes, yes, Yebei! You want to get into the business as well?"


    Gu Yebei cleared his throat a little awkwardly because he knew he was half lying, "Um. . . yes. I am sick of the entertainment industry. I want to go work there. I have never visited Country Y before."


    Xu Mengya excitedly patted her husband on the arm, "Did you hear that?! Yebei also wants to go to work now."


    However, the next second, she frowned slightly, "But Yebei, why go to Country Y? It''s okay, you can stay here. I''ll have your brother give you a good position in the main office of the Gu Corporation."


    "No, no, no!" Gu Yebei said hurriedly, "I want to go to Country Y! I want to help start the newpany there. I can learn new things alone as well. Plus, Country Y is quite nice."


    Xu Mengya thought for a few seconds and finally shrugged, "Okay. Country Y isn''t too far away. When do you n on leaving?"


    "I need to get ready and brother has to arrange a post for me over there. I''ll leave tomorrow."


    "Tomorrow?! So soon!"


    Gu Yebei shrugged, "I''ll talk to youter, okay? Bye mom."


    He hung up the call and walked out of the airport, entered his car, and drove away.


    ---


    The next day, the entire family was gathered again at the airport to send Gu Yebei away.


    Gu Yechen stared at his brother suspiciously, obviously not trusting him. He knew his brother too well. There was no way his brother just suddenly wanted to enter the Gu Corporation.


    While they were waiting, Gu Yechen quickly pulled his brother aside and red at him.


    "You are going to Country Y for Wu Minger, right?"

 Chapter 294 The Return

    <h4>Chapter 294 The Return</h4>


    "You are going to Country Y for Wu Minger, right?"


    Gu Yebei''s eyes widened slightly and he quickly tried to hide it, "Haha, what do you mean, brother?"


    Gu Yechen shot him an angry re and ced his hands into his pant pockets, "The Wu family also left for Country Y yesterday. You don''t have to lie to me, Gu Yebei."


    Gu Yebei chuckled awkwardly and scratched his head, "Brother, you won''t tell mom or dad, right?"


    Gu Yechen red at him, "Why are you still so persistent after what they did?!"


    Gu Yebei''s smile disappeared as he sighed, staring up at the airport ceiling, "I told myself that it was impossible after I realized what had happened. However, you know. . . love is blind. I tell myself that I can''t love her anymore, but I can''t stop myself."


    He turned around and looked at his brother with a soft smile, "If sister-inw did something like that, would you stop loving her?"


    Gu Yechen blinked a few times a little nkly, staring into his brother''s eyes. Finally, he pressed his lips together and nodded his head.


    If He Xinyan actually did that. . . He chuckled softly. He was d that He Xinyan wasn''t against him. If she was, then he would willingly give his life to her. She could ask for anything from him, and he would give it to her.


    He sighed as he tilted his head slightly, looking over at He Xinyan, who was ying with the baby boy. Then, he looked back at his brother and ced one hand onto his shoulder.


    "Good luck."


    Gu Yebei smiled, "Thank you."


    An hourter, the airne flew off into the sky, and the 6 of them watched as the airne disappeared.


    After he was gone, the 6 of them left the airport and went separate ways. Gu Hanyu and Xu Mengya left for their house, while Gu Yechen and He Xinyan and the two babies left for theirs.


    In the car, Gu Yechen told He Xinyan about the true reason why Gu Yebei left. He Xinyan was indeed surprised, but it quickly went away. She didn''t believe that Gu Yebei''s feelings for Wu Minger were gone after that incident. She also didn''t believe that Wu Minger''s feelings for Gu Yebei were gone after that incident.


    She sighed and looked out the car window. Hopefully, something good will happen in Country Y.


    --- Two Years Later


    In the airport, 6 people stood in front of the arrival area, waiting for someone familiar to walk out. There were four adults, and next to them, two babies ran around.


    One wore a cute pink dress and the other wore a sky blue suit. As people walked around, they couldn''t help but stop to take a look at the cute little children.


    He Xinyan turned around and walked over to the two little kids, "Come here, Lan, Pingping. Your uncle Yebei ising soon. Stand here."


    The two of them followed their mommy to the front of the arrival area. Gu Yechen bent down and picked up He Yn, carrying her on his arm so she could see past the arrival area.


    He Xinyan bent down and lifted up Gu Anping, who wrapped his two short arms around her leg.


    "Uncle Yebei?" He Yn asked confusedly.


    He Xinyanughed, "Did you forget about your uncle Yebei already?"


    He Yn frowned, "The one in the phone?"


    He Xinyan chuckled, "Yes. He yed with you two when you were still babies."


    Then, the door opened and people began walking out now. All of them turned to look at the gate, waiting as groups of people walked out.


    Finally, after several minutes, two familiar people came out of the gate.


    Xu Mengya''s eyes lit up in excitement, "Yebei! Here!"


    Gu Yebei looked up and immediately noticed them, lifting one hand off the luggage cart to wave at them. He was wearing a formal dark blue suit, but that didn''t lessen the yful and bright temperament he gave off.


    Wu Minger stood next to him, wearing a brown trench coat and a scarf that covered up part of her face.


    The two of them walked over excitedly, and after quickly hugging his mom, Gu Yebei immediately went over to the two little kids.


    "Oh, Lan, Pingping, do you still remember your uncle Yebei?"


    He Yn and Gu Anping have only seen Gu Yebei through the phone in the past and only a few times as a baby since he left while they were still young.


    Even so, they recognized him from the video calls.


    "Uncle Yebei!" He Yn smiled happily as Gu Yebei lifted her up the ground using one arm, and the other arm lifted Gu Anping up.


    "Oh, look at you two! You two got so much heavier!"


    Gu Anping nodded his head seriously, "I got taller too."


    "Me too!"


    Gu Yebei chuckled, "Your uncle Yebei and auntie Minger brought gifts for you too!"


    "Auntie Minger!" During the calls, the two kids also talked to Wu Minger asionally. After Gu Yebei arrived at Country Y, the first thing he did was find Wu Minger.


    Although it was difficult, the two of them were able to finally get back together. Within the two years, their rtionship has basically returned to what it was before, and none of them mentioned what had happened in the past.


    He Xinyan and Gu Yechen walked over, and Gu Yechen immediately took He Yn away from his brother, ring at him angrily.


    Gu Yebei pursed his lips out and hugged onto Gu Anping tightly.


    "Wee back, Yebei." He Xinyan smiled and then turned to Wu Minger. They had talked over the phone a few times after she left, and although their friendship still didn''t fully return, there was norge or ufortable gap between them.


    "Wee back, Minger."


    Wu Minger smiled, "Hello, Xinyan."


    Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu also walked over. Xu Mengya took Gu Anping away from Gu Yebei and kissed Gu Anping quickly on the cheek before turning to Gu Yebei, "You know toe back, huh?!"


    Gu Yebei chuckled awkwardly.


    "How is it over at Country Y? Your brother won''t tell me how thepany is doing."


    Gu Yebei lifted his chin up proudly, "It''s doing really well! Of course it would do well with me as the CEO!"


    "Ch!" Xu Mengya rolled her eyes and looked over at Wu Minger.


    "Auntie Xu," Wu Minger called politely.


    Xu Mengya pressed her lips together before nodding her head, "Minger, wee back."


    Wu Minger let out a breath of relief and looked down so no one would notice the redness in her eyes.


    "Come on. Let''s not stay at the airport. It''s dinnertime and they must be hungry. Let''s go." He Xinyan turned around and grabbed onto Gu Yechen''s hand.


    The 8 of them walked out of the airport together, boarding therge car Gu Yechen had prepared and drove to a nearby restaurant.


    ---


    After eating dinner, He Xinyan''s family of 4 returned home.


    They quickly put the two children to bed and returned to their own room. While brushing her teeth, He Xinyan walked over to Gu Yechen and ced one hand onto her shoulder.


    "Mom isn''t mad that Yebei didn''t discuss the marriage with her until two days ago?"


    Gu Yechen shrugged, "She doesn''t seem to be mad. . . She respects his decision."


    He Xinyan nodded her head, "Fate is really true. . . Even after that, the two of them were able to get together again."


    Gu Yechen looked over at her with a smile as he put down hisb, "Would you leave me if I betrayed you like that?"


    He Xinyan red at him with a mouthful of toothpaste bubbles and rolled her eyes, "I''ll chop your legs off!"


    Gu Yechen chuckled and patted her on the head, "Go finish brushing your teeth."


    She rolled her eyes and walked back over to the sink.


    Half an hourter, Gu Yechen closed the lights and walked over to the bed. However, he didn''t walk over to his part of the bed. Instead, he moved around and over to He Xinyan''s side of the bed. As he sat down, He Xinyan felt that something was off as she opened her eyes.


    "What are you doing?"


    Gu Yechen grinned in the darkness before he lifted the nket up and suddenly pressed down right on top of her, cing the nket over himself as well.


    Without waiting for any discussion, he leaned down and blocked her lips with a kiss.


    "Mm. . . Gu Yechen!" He Xinyan immediately felt the cold winter air enter the warm nket as she shuddered slightly. However, Gu Yechen refused to let her go as he continued to kiss her more aggressively, pushing his tongue into her mouth.


    "Mm. . ."


    Finally, Gu Yechen pulled away after a minute and used one finger to lift her chin up, staring at her mischievously, "Let''s make another baby."


    At once, He Xinyan''s eyes widened in shock, "What?! Didn''t you say you don''t want me to get pregnant again?"


    She didn''t want to either! After getting pregnant once, she was absolutely done with all those pregnancy side effects and the pain ofbor.


    Gu Yechen grinned as he reached over to the nightstand, pulling out the cab and grabbing something from inside, "Don''t worry about that. I am always prepared."

 Chapter 295 The Little Devil

    <h4>Chapter 295 The Little Devil</h4>


    Gu Yechen grinned as he reached over to the nightstand, pulling out the cab and grabbing something from inside, "Don''t worry about that. I am always prepared."


    He Xinyan looked down and saw the small protection package. She closed her eyes and opened them again, looking up at him pitifully.


    "Yechen, it''s cold." She said softly, tugging at his shirt sleeve.


    However, she did not know that this small action would only cause him to get more excited as he immediately pressed down again, beginning to take off his clothes.


    "Gu Ye -" Her lips were immediately blocked, and in the next few seconds, she felt a gush of cold wind enter her bare skin.


    He Xinyan should know by now. . . There was no way she could beat Gu Yechen in this type of situation.


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan stayed buried under the warm nkets although she was awake already. There was a sour body throughout her body, and it didn''t help that it was so cold outside.


    It was December already, and although it wasn''t snowing, the temperature outside was extremely chilly.


    Gu Yechen finished getting ready and he walked out in a ck suit with a tie in his hands, "Baby, should I tell the worker to bring the breakfast up?"


    He Xinyan shook her head, "It''s okay. I''ll wake up soon."


    Gu Yechen smiled and sat down on the bed, bending down to kiss her on the lips. After a few seconds, he pulled away and waved the tie in his hands.


    He Xinyan sighed and sat up on the bed, still keeping the nket wrapped around her upper body. She lifted both arms out of the nkets and grabbed the tie from him.


    Gu Yechen smiled happily as he lifted his head up slightly to let He Xinyan help tie his tie. After she was finished, she immediately buried herself into the nket again.


    He grinned and kissed her once more before standing up, "I''m going to work now, okay? Goodbye, baby."


    He Xinyan nodded her head and watched as he left the room. Then, she closed her eyes to continue to sleep. Ah, every night that. . . that happened, she knew that the next morning would be a sleep-in day. This meant that most days were sleep-in days for her!


    Some timeter, two small creatures ran into the room in their pajamas, jumping onto therge bed.


    "Mommy! I brought the breakfast up," He Yn said excitedly.


    "What do you mean?! I''m the one holding the tray." Gu Anping looked at his little sister and pursed his lips out.


    He Xinyan opened her eyes and sat up on the bed, taking the tray from him, "Thank you, my babies."


    "Mommy, are you tired?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head.


    "Why? Did you sleep inst night?" Little Gu Anping asked, tilting his head slightly.


    He Xinyan looked up at the little version of Gu Yechen with a sweet smile, "Yes."


    He Yn frowned, "Why?"


    She cleared her throat and quickly took a sip of the milk, "Haha, you will know in the future. Mommy is just tired."


    "Oh," He Yn pursed her little, cute pink lips and sat down next to her mommy,ying her head onto He Xinyan''s shoulder.


    "Mommy, when do I get to go be the flower girl for Uncle Yebei''s wedding?"


    He Xinyan smiled, "There is a rehearsal today. Uncle Yebei''s wedding is in three days, and you will get to be his flower girl.''


    He Yn smiled excitedly, "With a pretty dress?"


    He Xinyan nodded.


    He Yn squealed excitedly as she hopped up and down on the bed, "I can''t wait for uncle Yebei and auntie Minger''s wedding! Mommy, will there be more weddings?"


    He Xinyan nodded, "Of course! There are a lot of weddings."


    He Yn sat down on the bed and looked up at her mommy with sparkling eyes, "When is mommy and daddy''s wedding? Can I be the flower girl at mommy and daddy''s wedding too?"


    Gu Anping sat down next to his sister, rolling his eyes, "Are you stupid? Mommy and daddy are married already! The wedding was before we were born."


    He Yn red at her brother, "I''m not stupid! You''re stupid!"


    He Xinyan smiled gently as she watched the two of them, "Okay, okay. Don''t call each other stupid. Yes Yn, your brother is right. Daddy and mommy got married years ago already, before you were even born."


    Gu Anping lifted his chin up proudly, in the exact same manner as Gu Yechen, "See!"


    He Yn pursed her lips out and red at her brother before sighing, "So, I won''t get to be the flower girl at mommy and daddy''s wedding?"


    He Xinyan chuckled, "You can ask daddy to arrange another marriage?"


    He Yn looked up excitedly, "Okay! Daddy agrees to everything!"


    He Xinyan smiled. That was indeed very true! Gu Yechen had no ability to say no to his little princess, and sometimes, she would even get jealous at how well he treated her! She wanted to be his daughter too! Okay, He Xinyan was just kidding.


    "Come on now. Mommy is going to get out of bed. Let''s go to the wedding rehearsal together, okay?"


    He Yn and Gu Anping nodded their heads as He Xinyan got off the bed. The three of them entered the restroom, the two little kids following closely behind their mommy.


    After getting ready, the three of them ate breakfast together and He Xinyan yed with them for several hours.


    Finally, they left for the wedding rehearsal.


    "Mommy, why don''t I get to wear a pretty dress today?" He Yn asked, still upset that she couldn''t dress up for the rehearsal.


    He Xinyan smiled, "You will be for the real wedding. That will be more special, right?"


    He Yn sighed before nodding his head slowly.


    They drove for about an hour until they arrived at the pier the wedding was going to be held at. There was arge dock, and the wedding would be "on the water", like Wu Minger had always dreamt of.


    The two little babies had fallen asleep, and He Xinyan had to wake them up before they got out of the car together.


    The rehearsal took several hours, and when they finally finished, the three of them walked back to the car. Next to their car, another ck car had parked.


    Upon seeing them, the door opened and Gu Yechen walked out, dressed in his ck suit.


    "Daddy!" He Yn screamed as she let go of her mommy''s hand and ran over to Gu Yechen, who bent down and lifted her up in the air.


    "Lan!" He said, kissing her on the cheek, causing her to giggle.


    He Xinyan looked at the two of them with a smile, a little jealous even though He Yn was her daughter. Of course she was jealous! Gu Yechen was hers! Hmph!


    Little Gu Anping held onto his mother''s hand tightly and scoffed, "Mommy, I like you the most!"


    He Xinyan looked down at him and chuckled, bending down to lift him up, kissing him on the forehead, "I like my little Pingping the most too!"


    From afar, Gu Yechen saw this and his face darkened a little. Yes, therge vinegar tub cracked again and the vinegar was flowing out.


    That little devil! He was trying to steal his Xinyan away from him! Yes, that must be it. His son was a little devil that wanted to steal his wife away!


    Gu Yechen set He Yn down and held onto her hand, walking over to He Xinyan. Gu Yechen first red at his son unhappily before turning to look at his wife.


    "Come on, let''s go home. I''ll cook."


    "Yayy!!" He Yn squealed happily, although she couldn''t eat much anyway.


    Gu Anping frowned as he looked over at his mommy, "Mommy, I want to learn how to cook too! I want to cook for you!"


    Gu Yechen''s eyes narrowed slightly as he turned to look at his son, "Gu Anping, you are still too young. Plus, I am mommy''s husband. I can cook for her."


    Gu Anping pursed his cute little lips out, "But I want to cook for mommy! I can cook for mommy too!" As he spoke, he wrapped his tiny little arms around He Xinyan''s neck protectively.


    This caused Gu Yechen''s face to darken even more.


    He Xinyan chuckled as she kissed her son on the cheek again, "Okay, okay. When you grow older, I can teach you how to cook, okay?"


    Gu Anping nodded his head.


    He Xinyan smiled and began walking towards the car.


    Gu Yechen stayed in ce for a few seconds, furrowing his eyebrows together as he thought that something was off.


    Wait a second. . .


    He Xinyan was going to teach him how to cook?! He Xinyan?!


    Gu Yechen''s mouth fell open as he lifted his daughter up again and ran after He Xinyan, following her onto her car and into the driver''s seat.


    Together, the family of four drove back home.

 Chapter 296 Another Honeymoon

    <h4>Chapter 296 Another Honeymoon</h4>


    Three dayster, everyone in the Gu family was rushing around busily because it was the day of the big wedding.


    The wedding between Gu Yebei and Wu Minger.


    The family of four arrived at the wedding venue early in the morning and entered the tent where everything was getting prepared.


    He Xinyan and He Yn entered Wu Minger''s tent whereas Gu Yechen and Gu Anping went to Gu Yebei''s tent.


    As they entered, Wu Minger stood up from her chair, dressed in therge white wedding gown. She turned around with a happy smile on her face, "Xinyan!"


    He Xinyan walked over and smiled, "Congrattions, Minger."


    There was still a slight ufortable and awkward feeling between them, although it was much better now. Maybe it would bepletely gone in the future. . . Hopefully.


    "Auntie Minger, congrattions!" Little He Yn said as she held up arge bag she was holding.


    Wu Minger smiled and bent down, "Thank you, Lan."


    He Xinyan turned around and saw the small pink dress, "Come here, Lan. Look, that is your dress. Let''s go change."


    They entered the small changing area and He Xinyan changed into her bridesmaid dress while He Yn changed into her small flower girl dress.


    She twirled around excitedly, lifting the dress up like a small princess.


    He Xinyan and Wu Minger both watched her with a smile on their faces, until Wu Minger said softly, "Thank you for being my bridesmaid."


    He Xinyan''s smile stiffened for a quick second before she sighed and turned to look at Wu Minger, "I promised you ten years ago. I have to keep my promise, right?"


    Wu Minger looked up, her eyes sparkling. She smiled and nodded her head.


    Wu Yin arrived at the wedding today since it was her daughter''s wedding after all, but Wu Chenxi was nowhere to be seen.


    They had sent him an invitation, but he was probably still too in shame to attend. However, Wu Chenxi had actually flown to Country Z after Wu Yin.


    Several feet away, he was cautiously looking behind a hidden ce, watching his sister''s wedding alone from a distance.


    The wedding went by smoothly, and the day quickly went by. When all the celebrations finished, it was nighttime already.


    He Xinyan and her family returned home. He Yn and Gu Anping fell asleep on the car since it was veryter already, and He Xinyan and Gu Yechen had to carry them back home after they arrived.


    After putting them asleep, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen returned to their own room.


    Theyid down on the bed after a long day.


    "Yechen, do you know what Lan asked me today?"


    Gu Yechen gently brushed his fingers through He Xinyan''s hair, looking down at her in the darkness, "What?"


    He Xinyan grinned, "She asked me if she could be the flower girl at our wedding too."


    Gu Yechen raised one eyebrow and chuckled, "What did you say?"


    "I said you would have to go ask your daddy. She didn''t ask you?"


    Gu Yechen shook his head, "She probably forgot. Why? Do you want a second wedding?"


    He Xinyan looked up, "Do you?"


    Gu Yechen licked his lips, "If you want to, I do too. If you don''t want to, then I don''t. I listen to whatever my wife says."


    He Xinyan smiled happily at his response, "She''s still young, so she doesn''t know what she is saying yet. We already got married once. Doing it again will make it not as special."


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, agreeing to whatever his wife said. There were several seconds of silence, and it almost sounded like they were both asleep.


    Suddenly, Gu Yechen broke the silence, "Then, do you want to go on another honeymoon? Just the two of us?"


    He Xinyan looked up in surprise, as she could tell that Gu Yechen was very serious, "What? Another honeymoon?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, gently brushing his fingers through her hair again, "Last time. . . Well, we didn''t really get to finish off our honeymoon properly. And it was too short! Let''s go again. . . Just the two of us."


    For the past two years, they rarely had any time to themselves. The two little devils were like punishment to Gu Yechen for whatever he did! They haunted him every day!


    Okay, maybe not haunted. . . But anyway, Gu Yechen would sometimes regret agreeing to give birth to those two little devils. . . Especially that Gu Anping. Not only did he take away their two-person time, but he also wanted to steal his mommy away from his daddy!


    Which kid does that?! Okay, maybe Gu Yechen is just overthinking.


    Anyway, Gu Yechen especially missed their time together before those two little babies came to be. When they were alone and had all the time in the world together. Just the two of them.


    He Xinyan frowned, "What about the babies?"


    Gu Yechen furrowed his eyebrows together, "We can give them to my parents for a bit. They have always been talking about wanting to take care of the two of them."


    He Xinyan closed her eyes for a few seconds, deep in thought. Finally, she opened them, turning around onto her stomach to face Gu Yechen, and nodded her head excitedly.


    "Okay!"


    ---


    Three dayster, after Gu Yechen had taken care of all the work for thepany, the four of them arrived at Gu Hanyu and Xu Mengya''s house.


    Gu Hanyu and Xu Mengya were more than happy to take care of their two grandchildren. They had always wanted to have the two little babies to themselves, but with their parents around, it was hard.


    Now, it was finally theirs!


    After turning the two babies over to their grandparents, Gu Yechen and He Xinyan waved goodbye to them and left.


    "Grandma, where are daddy and mommy going?" Gu Anping asked innocently.


    Xu Mengya smiled, "You don''t have to worry about them! You are going to have so much fun here with grandma and grandpa! Come on, let''s go eat breakfast now!"


    The four of them entered the house and began their time alone without Gu Yechen and He Xinyan.


    This was destined to be a good time for the two little kids.


    In the airport, Gu Yechen walked around with He Xinyan as they looked through the shops inside the airport.


    "Why don''t you just tell me where we are going?" He Xinyan asked, grabbing onto Gu Yechen''s arm as she shook it softly.


    Gu Yechen insisted on making it a surprise, and he would not tell He Xinyan where they were going to and how long the trip would be.


    Gu Yechen smiled as he wrapped his arm around He Xinyan''s waist, enjoying this first moment together, "You will know when we arrive. Come on, look around. What do you want?"


    He Xinyan sighed as she looked around, casually picking up a lipstick and looking at the shade. Next to her, Gu Yechen immediately grabbed a newly packaged lipstick of the same one He Xinyan was looking at and ced it into the basket.


    He Xinyan was used to Gu Yechen''s way of shopping by now, and she knew that no matter what she said now wouldn''t be able to convince him to put the lipstick back.


    Therefore, she just put it back onto the table and walked off to continue looking.


    An hourter, they entered the ne with several bags that came from shopping before the honeymoon even truly started!


    The airne ride took several hours, and He Xinyan couldn''t help but wonder where they were going that took this long.


    When they finally arrived, Gu Yechen allowed He Xinyan to listen to the pilot''s message.


    ''Wee to Country H -"


    He Xinyan gasped, "Country H?! Isn''t this where we wentst time?"


    Gu Yechen smiled and nodded his head, "Last time was too short. This time, we can start at Country H and then go around to other countries nearby as well."


    He Xinyan''s face brightened in surprise and excitement. Country H was a little warmer than Country Z although it was winter time, so it was a good ce to be during the winter.


    After the airne came to aplete stop, they got off and left the airport.


    Gu Yechen had booked a different hotel this time, also an extremely famous one that was located in the mountains inside a private cabin.


    He Xinyan looked around the cabin in awe, "This ce is so big."


    Gu Yechen smiled as he opened the luggage. This cabin was supposed to be for a whole family of 6, but it''s okay. The bigger the better.


    He made sure to book an entire cabin just for themselves this time, becausest time, it wasn''t very convenient to "do things" at night with other people right next to them.


    This time, the entire cabin was to themselves!


    Gu Yechen grinned slyly as he took out his pajamas and looked up at He Xinyan, "Come on, let''s go to our room. It''s time for bed."


    --- IMPORTANT NOTE


    Okay guys!


    Your stupid author has made a horrendous mistake ^o^ Please forgive me!! AHH, how could I be so stupid?! Ipletely didn''t think of the fact that they would be cousins if this happened and I really wanted them to still be together so. . . Um. . . Ahh, I''m so sorry! I realized this toote thanks to a reader''sment so I couldn''t change the entire plot line :((


    Please forgive me and just go along with this hahahaha thank you!!


    Love you

 Chapter 297 Honeymoon Two

    <h4>Chapter 297 Honeymoon Two</h4>


    Gu Yechen grinned slyly as he took out his pajamas and looked up at He Xinyan, "Come on, let''s go to our room. It''s time for bed."


    He Xinyan was tired after the long ne ride since she didn''t get any sleep in and she followed him into the room obediently, not knowing what she was getting herself into.


    The two of them got ready for bed and He Xinyan jumped onto the soft bed, rolling around in the nkets, which were room since the heater was on.


    "This cabin is amazing!" She said, staring at the wooden and natural design.


    Gu Yechen walked over and gently rubbed her on the head, "Come on, get into the nket. I''m going to go close the lights."


    She nodded and lifted the nket up, crawling in. She watched as Gu Yechen walked over to go close the lights with a smile.


    To be honest, she was very happy about this vacation as well. Although she enjoyed being a mom, it could also be very tiring at times.


    She also missed the times when she was able to be alone with Gu Yechen. . . Just the two of them.


    Now, it seemed to all go back to before they had kids, when they were the only two people in the world.


    In the darkness, there was only the sound of Gu Yechen''s footsteps as he walked over to the bed and then suddenly, the mattress was pressed down as He Xinyan felt a weightnd on her body.


    Her eyes widened in surprise as the smile on her face disappeared, "Gu Yechen, what are you doing? You are on top of me!" He Xinyan said, thinking that Gu Yechen didn''t know where he was going in the dark.


    Gu Yechen grinned, "I know."


    He Xinyan stared at him, "Then get off. I''m tired, let''s go to sleep."


    Gu Yechen smiled, "Don''t worry. We will."


    Then, he ced his hand onto her cheek and pressed down, not letting her continue to speak or resist.


    In the cabin, there was no one else around them to disturb them. Situated in the mountains, probably only the animals were able to hear the weird noisesing from inside the room. If there were any animals at all. . .


    Several hourster, the noises finally died down as the world became silent again.


    ---


    The next day, He Xinyan and Gu Yechen walked down the streets in search for a ce to eat breakfast. Gu Yechen had finally got He Xinyan to no longer be mad by tempting her with a good meal.


    They sat down in a shop that seemed to be quite popr and ate breakfast without any disturbance.


    "Where are we going?" He Xinyan asked.


    Gu Yechen looked up, "I don''t know?"


    He Xinyan''s mouth fell open, "You don''t have a n?!"


    Gu Yechen cleared his throat a little awkwardly and scratched the back of his head, "Ha. . . ha. . . ha. . . Um. . . No. I didn''t. . . I was a little busy."


    He Xinyan sighed and shook her head, "I guess we will just roam around."


    Gu Yechen looked up, "We can go somewhere else. Country G is nearby. There are many fun ces in Country G. We can travel around the world."


    He Xinyan raised one eyebrow, leaning forward, "Gu Yechen, what about your kids?"


    Gu Yechen shrugged, "Don''t worry. My parents will want to spend more time with them. They will have a great time with my parents. Plus, don''t you want to stay with me longer."


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together and didn''t say anything more. She did.


    Gu Yechen quickly booked the tickets to Country G for tomorrow. He Xinyan looked down at the food that had just arrived and knew that this trip would bepletely random.


    ---


    The next day, after staying only two nights in Country H, they were on the ne to Country G, which was only one hour of a ne ride away.


    They hadn''t done anything in Country H except eat, but since they had been here before, it was okay. Country G was actually arge ind and it was extremely hot, but the beaches were very pretty.


    After arriving in the afternoon, they first checked into the hotel before going to the nearby beach.


    He Xinyan put on her green bikini, showing off her amazing figure. The year after giving birth, she went on a strict diet and also read several articles. Now, her figure was basically back to what it was before.


    Unfortunately, she couldn''t eat like she did before and not gain any weight. Now, it seemed so easy to gain weight! Still, she ate what she wanted.


    Nothing was as important as food!


    She changed into her green bikini and put on a straw hat before walking out of the changing room. At once, Gu Yechen saw what she was wearing and frowned.


    ''There will be so many people on the beach,'' he thought, ''There is no way I can let her wear that!''


    "Xinyan!" He said seriously, "Is that what you are wearing?"


    He Xinyan looked down at her clothes and nodded, "Yes."


    "It''s too exposing. Here, put this on." Gu Yechen grabbed a jacket from a nearby chair and wrapped it around He Xinyan.


    "No, no, no!" He Xinyan stared at herself in the mirror and immediately took the jacket off, "Gu Yechen, this is Country G! This is the beach! You want me to wear thisrge fat jacket to the beach? No way!"


    Seeing that Gu Yechen still wasn''t convinced, He Xinyan quickly grabbed her bag and pushed Gu Yechen out of the room, "Come on, let''s go! Let''s go!"


    They quickly left the hotel room and went on a cart that took them to the beach.


    On the beach, there were indeed many people. There were a ton of women and men that were all dressed revealingly. The women were wearing bikinis of all sorts and the men were all dressed in boxers, revealing their upper bodies.


    Only Gu Yechen was wearing a boxer and a ck shirt on top, which really stood out in this environment.


    However, He Xinyan liked that he was wearing a shirt. She couldn''t let all those hungry women prey on his man! She swore that once Gu Yechen took off his shirt, all those women woulde flying over!


    He Xinyan grabbed onto Gu Yechen''s hand happily, swinging it gently back and forth as they walked down the sand.


    On the clean sand, there were many people running, ying sand volleyball, ying in the water, or sleeping on the sand.


    The sun was slowly setting beneath the horizon, casting a beautiful red and orange shade onto the ocean and the sand.


    "Country G is so beautiful. . ." He Xinyan said softly, resting her head onto Gu Yechen''s shoulder as they continued to walk.


    As they did, they were suddenly met with another woman, who came to a stop in front of them, blocking their path.


    The woman looked towards Gu Yechen and smiled, revealing her perfect array of teeth, "Hey! Are you a visitor here?" She said in apletely differentnguage He Xinyan didn''t understand.

 Chapter 298 The Beach Girl

    <h4>Chapter 298 The Beach Girl</h4>


    The woman looked towards Gu Yechen and smiled, revealing her perfect array of teeth, "Hey! Are you a visitor here?" She said in apletely differentnguage He Xinyan didn''t understand.


    He Xinyan immediately furrowed her eyebrows together as she wrapped her arm around Gu Yechen''s elbow protectively.


    She could not understand what the woman was saying, but just from her tone and her appearance, He Xinyan felt endangered.


    The woman was obviously from a different country, because she had a head of beautiful blond waves that bounced down her back.


    Her eyes were also a beautiful shade of ocean blue as they stared seductively at Gu Yechen without any sense of embarrassment.


    She was dressed in a bright pink bikini that seemed to be slightly small for her size. They barely covered what they needed to cover, and even for He Xinyan, it looked incredibly inviting.


    He Xinyan pressed her lips together as she stared at the woman, pinching Gu Yechen''s arn warningly. Gu Yechen obviously felt it, and he smiled softly, looking down at his cute little wife that was angry at the moment.


    "Yes," he replied in the samenguage that He Xinyan couldn''t understand. He Xinyan''s eyes shot up, wondering how Gu Yechen knew hernguage and why he was talking to her.


    The woman smiled sessfully at getting a reply, and she took a step forward, pushing her chest out in a very sexy manner, "Do you want to hang out together? I''m alone. . ."


    She pushed her hair to the back of her ears, leaning down slightly.


    He Xinyan clenched her fists together angrily and her grasp on Gu Yechen''s arm also tightened. His smile widened as he continued.


    "Sorry, I''m not alone."


    He Xinyan could not understand what they were talking about, and he was getting more and more mad about why Gu Yechen was still patiently talking to that evil vixen!


    The woman frowned, "Do you have a girlfriend?"


    Gu Yechen smiled, saying calmly, "Are you blind?"


    The woman''s smile stiffened slightly as she nced at He Xinyan, who red straight back at her.


    The woman chuckled softly and was just about to say something else but Gu Yechen did first.


    "I don''t have a girlfriend. . . but I do have a wife, and two kids." He smiled at her before walking straight past her, pulling He Xinyan with him.


    The woman''s face darkened slightly as she watched them walk away. They were married?! She shrugged and walked away, going to find her next target.


    After she was gone, He Xinyan immediately stopped walking and red at Gu Yechen, "What were you two talking about?!"


    Gu Yechen smiled, happy to watch He Xinyan upset and jealous, "She asked me if I had a girlfriend, and I told her I have a wife."


    He Xinyan knit her eyebrows together, "Really? Then why were you smiling at her?"


    Gu Yechen leaned forward amusedly, "Baby, are you jealous? I didn''t know you were also a small vinegar tub."


    He Xinyan frowned and immediately looked away, crossing her arms together, "No, I''m not jealous!"


    Gu Yechen grinned and wrapped his arm around her waist, "Okay, okay. Come on, it''s gettingte. Let''s go eat something good for dinner, okay?"


    He Xinyan''s eyes immediately lit up, "Okay, okay! I found many good restaurants here. Let''s go!"


    Gu Yechen smiled helplessly as he watched He Xinyan''s attitude change a full 180 degrees. They quickly left the beach before any other hungry girl couldnd her eyes onto Gu Yechen, and they went to go eat dinner.


    ---


    Country G was famous for their seafood since they were an ind, and they went to eat at a seafood restaurant.


    Although it was quite expensive, Gu Yechen obviously ordered one of every single dish for his little baby seeing that she was so excited to eat.


    The food was very delicious, and they were able to finish every single dish. . . Well, more like, He Xinyan was able to finish every single dish.


    Afterward, they walked back to their hotel, which was arge resort this time.


    Inside their room, He Xinyan took a shower and walked out, jumping onto the bed. After the happy meal, the unhappy thoughts came back.


    She grabbed onto the nket unhappily as she thought of that girl that hade to them on the beach. Even in a different country, Gu Yechen was still considered very good looking. Maybe she was too!


    He Xinyan flipped her hair confidently, but then remembered something else. Something else that was very, very important.


    She gulped as she looked down. She was wearing an oversized shirt as pajamas, and she definitely couldn''t see anything under it.


    An image of the woman''s huge breasts came into mind, and He Xinyan quickly shook her head. Even as a woman, she couldn''t help but find that woman''s body very attractive. What would a man think?!


    Just thinking about Gu Yechen talking to that woman patiently made He Xinyan angry.


    She jumped off the bed and ran back into the bathroom, "Gu! Ye! Chen!"


    She didn''t care as she opened the shower door and immediately saw Gu Yechen standing inside the shower, his hair and body soaking wet. . . And of course, with nothing covering his body parts.


    He Xinyan gulped but her small vinegar tub had broken. She pointed one angry finger at him, "Gu Yechen, you - You! You talked to that woman at the beach today! You talked to her for 58 seconds! And with a smile! Tell me the truth, you did because you saw her body right? You - You"


    He Xinyan couldn''t find the right insult for him, "You. . . You -"


    Gu Yechen smiled, running his fingers through his wet hair as something. . . or someone. . . woke up. At once, he pulled He Xinyan into the shower ce, getting her shirt wet immediately.


    He closed the door and pushed her up against the wall, leaning forward towards her, "I didn''t even nce at her body. . . She had a body?"


    He Xinyanughed a little nervously, not expecting for him to suddenly pull her in, "Of course she had a body! A very sexy body at that!"


    Gu Yechen grinned, "Nobody in my eyes is as attractive and sexy as yours."


    Then, He Xinyan heard a ripping sound as the shirt she was wearing fell down onto the wet ground and she felt the warm shower waternd on her skin.


    The next second, the temperature in the shower ce rose as something that shall not be described began.

 Chapter 299 Honeymoon End

    <h4>Chapter 299 Honeymoon End</h4>


    They stayed in Country G for a week before they moved onto their next country, Country K. They seemed to be traveling the entire world in this one honeymoon, and Gu Yechen insisted on spending as much time as he could with He Xinyan during this limited time they had.


    In Country K, they stayed in the bustling city and went to several very high-end and expensive restaurants.


    After eating dinner in this buffet, they walked back to their hotel since He Xinyan felt like her stomach was about to burst and she needed to get some exercise in.


    They walked on the streets hand in hand, attracting some nces from other people on the streets. After all, even in other countries, the two of them were still quite an attractive sight!


    They talked endlessly about Lan and Pingping, themselves, and more for thirty minutes before they finally reached the hotel.


    In the hotel room, Gu Yechen was taking a shower and He Xinyan sat on the bed, scrolling through her phone when a call suddenly came.


    She immediately picked up, "Hi, Lan! How are you doing?"


    Then, Gu Anping climbed up the couch, showing his cute little face, "Mommy!"


    "Pingping, how are you?"


    Gu Anping smiled, snatching the phone away from his sister, "I am good. Mommy, when are youing back?"


    He Yn tried to take the phone back from his brother, but she was obviously weaker and failed. The phone went back and forth before He Yn finally gave up and squeezed into the small phone frame.


    "Yeah, mommy."


    He Xinyan smiled, "Soon, soon. How are you guys doing in grandma and grandpa''s house?"


    He Yn smiled, "Good. Grandpa makes very yummy food. Can we stay in grandma and grandpa''s house even after mommy and daddye back?"


    He Xinyan chuckled, repositioning her pillow andying down on the bed, "But that would not be good for grandma and grandpa. We can''t disturb them too often, right?"


    He Yn pouted unhappily but nodded her head, "Yeah. . . Where''s daddy?"


    He Xinyan looked up and heard the sound of the hair dryering from the bathroom, "Daddy is in the bathroom."


    He Yn grinned, "Is he going pee pee. . . Or poo poo?"


    He Xinyanughed out loud before nodding her head, ''Yes, yes, hahaha!"


    Gu Anping pressed his lips together and asked, "Mommy, are you going to bring toys back for us?"


    He Yn''s eyes lit up, "Yes, yes! Mommy, do we get toys?"


    He Xinyan nodded her head, ncing at therge suitcase filled with toys and snacks, "Of course!"


    "Lan! Pingping!" There was suddenly the sound of Xu Mengya screaming as she walked down the stairs and over to the couch, "Come on, it''s time for bed. What are you two doing?"


    Xu Mengya took the phone away from Gu Anping and looked at the screen, "Xinyan! How are you doing?"


    He Xinyan smiled, "Good. We should be back soon. It''ste over there already, right?"


    Xu Mengya nodded, "Yes. I''ll go put Lan and Pingping to bed first. I''ll talk to youter, okay?"


    He Xinyan nodded, "Okay."


    He Yn and Gu Anping frowned slightly as they appeared in the bottom corner of the phone screen and waved at her, "Good night, mommy!"


    He Xinyan smiled, "Good night Lan, good night Pingping!"


    After hanging up the call, she charged her phone andid down on the bed, getting ready to go to sleep. Gu Yechen came out from the restroom and saw that she had her eyes closed.


    He quickly closed the lights and walked over to the bed,ying down next to her.


    He Xinyan moved over to him, resting his head onto his chest, "Yechen, we have been on this honeymoon for almost three weeks already. When are we going to go back?"


    Gu Yechen grinned, "Why? Are you missing Country Z already?"


    He Xinyan shrugged, "I miss Lan and Pingping, and. . . Country Z."


    Gu Yechen gently ran his fingers through her hair, "Let''s at least stay together for a month. We could still go to Country U, Country B, Country N, and more."


    He Xinyan thought for a few seconds before looking up, "How about let''s go to Country N and then go back to Country H to stay for a few days before returning to Country Z?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head, "Whatever you want, baby."


    He kissed her gently on the forehead before they both went to sleep in the silence of the night.


    ---


    The next week, they traveled to Country N and stayed there for the entire week, going on hikes and eating delicious food together.


    It almost seemed like everything went back to before they got kids and even before they got married. It was just the two of them. . . Romantic and happy.


    Not that they weren''t happy now with a full family. . . It was just different.


    The week quickly went by and they followed their original n, going back to Country H to stay for two days before finally returning back home after their honeymoon.


    The nended in Country H early in the morning, and they yed around for the entire day. After a tiring day, they returned to their hotel.


    The hotel that they stayed in the first time they went on a honeymoon. The one that was located on ake and had a gorgeous view.


    Once again, they were back in this hotel.


    He Xinyan was so tired since they went on a hike that she had fallen asleep on Gu Yechen''s back as he carried her back to their room on the third floor.


    She ced her gently on the bed and helped her change into her pajamas. . . Yes, he did indeed see everything he was and wasn''t supposed to see during this process. Then, he covered her with the nket and closed the lights, disappearing into the bathroom to get ready for bed himself.


    In the darkness, he sat down on the bed andid down next to her, kissing her on the forehead gently before closing his eyes.


    "Good night, my wife."

 Chapter 300 The End

    <h4>Chapter 300 The End</h4>


    In the darkness, he sat down on the bed andid down next to her, kissing her on the forehead gently before closing his eyes.


    "Good night, my wife."


    ---


    The next morning, He Xinyan was woken up by Gu Yechen very early in the morning before the sun was even up.


    "Didn''t you say you wanted to see the sunrise in Country H? Come on, it''s happening soon."


    He Xinyan rubbed her eyes a little frustratedly, but upon hearing about the sunrise, she immediately got out of bed.


    She put on arge jacket since it was quite cold in the morning even though it was summer. They walked out onto the balcony, which didn''t have a railing in the front.


    They sat down on the edge of the wooden balcony, their legs hanging off. The gentle sound of the waterfall could be heard as it provided water to theke beneath them.


    In front of them, there was a green mountain that was temporarily hiding the sun from their sight.


    He Xinyan yawned as she rested her head onto Gu Yechen''s shoulder, closing her eyes as she took in the beautiful morning sounds.


    The birds chirping. . . the water falling down. . . The soft sound of Gu Yechen''s breathing. . . The leaves rustling not too far away. . .


    He Xinyan took in a deep breath of the fresh and crisp morning air. She did not know how long she had "closed her eyes", but when Gu Yechen woke her up, a small portion of the sun was rising above the mountain already.


    She grabbed onto Gu Yechen''s arm, still resting her head onto his shoulder.


    As they watched silently, He Xinyan suddenly said softly:


    "We have been married for almost 4 years already. . ."


    Gu Yechen tilted his head slightly, looking at her, his eyes and expression more gentle than the water flowing beneath them, "Yes. . . and there are many more 4 years toe."


    He Xinyan smiled, watching as the sun slowly revealed its face from behind the mountain, casting beautiful red, orange, yellow, and purple shades onto the world around them.


    "Do you still remember the first time we met?" He Xinyan blinked slowly, her breathing very heavy.


    "I''ll never forget." Gu Yechen ced his arm around her waist, pulling her in gently as he also leaned his head onto hers.


    "It has been 5 years since we first met, right?"


    Gu Yechen replied proudly, "5 years, 3 months, and 26 days."


    He Xinyan smiled, looking down at the green trees on the mountain, "Do you love me once you saw me? Love at first sight?"


    Gu Yechen closed his eyes, thinking for a few seconds, "I liked you when I first saw you. I don''t know if it was love right away. However, the love came quickly after."


    He Xinyan also closed her eyes for a few seconds before opening them again, the fatigue of the early morning heavily resting on her body and mind, "I still remember when we got married, many people said we were a match made in heaven."


    "We are," Gu Yechen said confidently.


    He Xinyan smiled, "We were meant for each other? You believe that?"


    Gu Yechen nodded his head very seriously, "Of course! You are the perfect and only person for me."


    He Xinyan''s smile widened as her arms around Gu Yechen''s elbow tightened, "I love you, Gu Yechen."


    Gu Yechen was silent for a few seconds from the surprise confession. Then, a very warm smile appeared on his face, "I love you too, He Xinyan."


    The sun slowly rose above the mountains, revealing its golden petals that stretched outwards into the beautiful world.


    He Xinyan and Gu Yechen both opened their eyes, staring at the brilliant flower that warmed up the entire world around them.


    That sunrise so ordinary, yet so extraordinary.


    He Xinyan looked up at Gu Yechen and their eyes met.


    It represents the invitation to a brand new day. . . with you.


    --- Final Author''s Note


    I''m not crying, I swear I am not crying :(


    This will be a long author''s note, but I really hope you will read it ^o^


    ''Reborn To Love'' is my second novel here on Webnovel, and is also my longest and most sessful book so far.


    I really enjoyed writing every single word of this book and I love the plotline, characters, and everything about this novel. However, above all that, I love every single one of you (yes I know this is getting cheesy).


    I cannot express with words how grateful I am for each and every one of you, and how much I appreciate all of your love and support. Although I love writing and I love this novel, I know that I definitely wouldn''t be as happy and motivated to write every day if it weren''t for all of you.


    Every second of this journey has been amazing, and I am so so sad to have to end it. I will miss this novel, I will miss He Xinyan and Gu Yechen, I will miss writing ''Reborn to Love'', but most importantly, I will miss all of you.


    However, I am certain that this is not the end, but just a new beginning. *Time to insert shameless self-promotion* Please please please go check out my new novel, ''The Wife of Hades''! I really hope to not have to say goodbye to any of you, but instead "see you again"!


    I am certain that our paths will cross again in the future, and even if they don''t, I am still so grateful to have had you as a reader and friend.


    Now this is getting really long and if I don''t stop myself, I can go on forever and forever.


    I am trying to stop myself from crying while writing this, because I know this is not the end. Still, I will greatly miss writing this story and meeting our characters every single day.


    I really do hope to see you around in the Webnovel world in the future (hopefully in my new novel hehe)! :) Thank you guys so so so so so so so so very much, and I love love love you!!!


    Love you

 Chapter 301 Pop Quiz Showdown!

    <h4>Chapter 301 Pop Quiz Showdown!</h4>


    Hello, my beautiful, amazing, kind, supportive, loving, awesome readers :) Wee to the ''Reborn To Love Pop Quiz Showdown''!!!!!


    Congrattions on making it to the final round, where all of you will bepeting for the Grand Prize of $0 dors!!! Yayy!!! Hahahahah ^o^


    For this final round, there will be 15 random questions from the novel (and maybe some other random questions)! You have 10 seconds to respond and no cheating!! You cannot go back and search! Let us see who will be the final winner and get the Grand Prize!


    Without further ado, let us begin!


    For the first question, let us start with something easy.


    Q 1: What are the names of all 4 members of the Wu family?


    Are you ready?! 10 second countdown! 10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . 6. . . 5. . . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1! What is your answer?!


    (There will be an answer key at the end of this chapter ^o^ Go check it now)


    Next question! It''s going to get harder!!


    Q 2: What country did Gu Yechen and He Xinyan go to for their first honeymoon? (hint: it is the same country the novel ended in)


    10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . 6. . . 5. . . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1! What is your answer?! Do you have your answer?! Go check to see if you were right in the answer key at the end of this pop quiz chapter!


    Q 3: How old is He Xinyan in the beginning of the novel (AFTER she is reborn)?


    Ooh, this question is very hard. Even your stupid author forgot and has to go back and look. Let''s see which genius reader is able to get this one correct?


    10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . 6. . . 5. . . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1! Go check your answer!!


    Q 4: What are the names of Yechen and Xinyan''s two children?


    This one should be easy, right? 10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . 6. . . 5. . . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1! Go check your answer!!


    Q 5: What ce did Gu Yechen and He Xinyan first meet (no need for the exact name, just general ce)?


    If you don''t remember this one, then. . . Ah, I have no words. Hahahaha just kidding, this was still a very long time ago. See if you can remember!


    Q 6: What date is He Xinyan''s birthday?


    Can you remember? Can you remember? Don''t worry, you have a 1 in 365 chance of getting it right hahahaha ^o^


    Q 7: What is the name of the drama He Xinyan acted in with Gu Yebei and Yang Siyue?


    Ooh this one is hard. . . Even I don''t remember. Hahaha I am such a mean and evil author! This pop quiz is so hard :)


    Q 8: What is thest sentence of the entire novel (chapter 300, excluding the author''s note)?


    This one is very recent but it is still very hard! Can you remember?


    10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . 6. . . 5. . . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1! Go check your answer!


    Q 9: What are the names of these people in order: He Xinyan''s dad, He Xinyan''s stepmother, He Xinyan''s stepsister?


    Bonus Point +1 Q 9: What about the name of He Xinyan''s mom?


    That is a lot of people. See if you can remember?


    Q 10: What are the names of Gu Yechen''s mom and dad?


    This one should be easy, right? 10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . 6. . . 5. . . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1! Go check your answer!


    Okay, final 5 questions! Thesest 5 questions will be very hard. Let''s see if you can get them correct?


    Q 11: What is the color of the bikini He Xinyan wore in Country G during the second honeymoon?


    Ooh, this is very hard! You had to be paying very close attention. Even I don''t remember! 10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . 6. . . 5. . . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1! Go check your answer!


    Q 12: What is the name of Wang Yani''s adopted granddaughter? (hint: The white lotus that liked Gu Yechen and died at her birthday party)


    This one should be a little easier, right? Can you remember? 10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . 6. . . 5. . . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1! Go check your answer!


    Q 13: Which floor of the hotel did Gu Yechen take He Xinyan to when they first met? (hint: He saved her in the beginning, remember? And then he took her to another hotel room. Which floor was that room on?)


    Oh my god, this question is so hard!! Can you remember? 10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . 6. . . 5. . . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1! Go check your answer!


    Q 14: What piano piece did Gu Yechen y during the marriage proposal? (hint: It was on the beach, remember?)


    10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . 6. . . 5. . . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1! Go check your answer!


    Okay, herees the final question? Drumroll, please!


    Q 15: Does Yechen love Xinyan and does Xinyan love Yechen?


    Ooh, this question must be the hardest of them all! Let''s see if you can get it right:) 10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . 6. . . 5. . . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1! Go check your answer!


    DON''T LEAVE YET! Since this pop quiz was so hard, I decided to be a nice author for once and give 2 bonus questions! Each bonus question is worth 1 point if you get it right!


    Bonus Q 16: What is the name of helemon''s third and new novel on Webnovel?


    Let''s see who knows! 10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . 6. . . 5. . . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1! Go check your answer!


    Bonus Q 17: Are you going to read ''The Wife of Hades''?


    If you get this question wrong, then I am going to be very very sad :(


    10. . . 9. . . 8. . . 7. . . 6. . . 5. . . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1! Go check your answer!


    Answer Key:


    (helemon''s note: Don''t cheat! Don''te look at this before you have your answer. I''m watching you!! Hehehe okay now here are the answers)


    Question 1: What are the names of all 4 members of the Wu family?


    Answer 1: Gu Hanwu, Wu Yin, Wu Chenxi, and Wu Minger!


    Did you get it correct?


    Question 2: What country did Gu Yechen and He Xinyan go to for their first honeymoon?


    Answer 2: Country H!


    Question 3: How old is He Xinyan in the beginning of the novel (AFTER she is reborn)?


    Answer 3: 22 years old!


    Who got this one correct?


    Question 4: What are the names of Yechen and Xinyan''s two children?


    Answer 4: Gu Anping and He Yn!


    Question 5: What ce did Gu Yechen and He Xinyan first meet (no need for exact name, just general ce)?


    Answer 5: The lobby of arge hotel!


    Do you still remember reading about that in chapters 4-6?


    Question 6: What date is He Xinyan''s birthday?


    Answer 6: August 9th!


    Do you remember Gu Yechen ruining Li Yuyan and Su Zhiming''s wedding on He Xinyan''s birthday?


    Question 7: What is the name of the drama He Xinyan acted in with Gu Yebei and Yang Siyue?


    Answer 7: ''Beautiful Things Past''


    Did you get it right?


    Question 8: What is thest sentence of the entire novel (chapter 300, excluding the author''s note)?


    Answer 8: "It represents the invitation to a brand new day. . . with you."


    Did you get it? Did you get it? I didn''t even remember even though I wrote it bahahaha :)


    Question 9: What are the names of these people in order: He Xinyan''s dad, He Xinyan''s stepmother, He Xinyan''s stepsister?


    Bonus Point +1 Q 9: What about the name of He Xinyan''s mom?


    Answer 9: Bai Jiawei, Li Huiran, Li Yuyan


    Bonus Point +1: Answer: He Yuxin


    Question 10: What are the names of Gu Yechen''s mom and dad?


    Answer 10: Xu Mengya and Gu Hanyu


    Did you get it correct?


    Question 11: What is the color of the bikini He Xinyan wore in Country G during the second honeymoon?


    Answer 11: Green!


    Did you remember? I didn''t even remember hahaha ^o^


    Question 12: What is the name of Wang Yani''s adopted granddaughter? (hint: The white lotus that liked Gu Yechen and died at her birthday party)


    Answer 12: Gu Kexin


    Do you remember her? The white lotus hahaha :)


    Question 13: Which floor of the hotel did Gu Yechen take He Xinyan to when they first met? (hint: He saved her in the beginning, remember? And then he took her to another hotel room. Which floor was that room on?)


    Answer 13: The 33rd floor!


    Did you get this one correct? You can find this answer in chapter 7! Wow, I couldn''t even remember. I am indeed a very evil author :)


    Question 14: What piano piece did Gu Yechen y during the marriage proposal? (hint: It was on the beach, remember?)


    Answer 14: Canon in D by Pachelbel!


    Did you remember?


    Question 15: Does Yechen love Xinyan and does Xinyan love Yechen?


    Answer 15: Yes, of course!!!


    Hahaha, if you got this one wrong then I don''t know what you have been reading all this time ^o^


    Bonus question 16: What is the name of helemon''s third and new novel on Webnovel?


    Bonus answer 16: ''The Wife of Hades''!!


    Did you get it correct? I have been talking about ''The Wife of Hades'' for days!! I would be sad if you got it wrong :(


    Bonus question 17: Are you going to read ''The Wife of Hades''?


    Bonus answer 17: YES!!!! YES!!! YES!!!


    Hahahaha important things must be said three times! Please please please go read my new novel! It is entering the 2021 Webnovel Spirity Awards, so I would really appreciate all of your love and support ^o^


    Thank you very much for participating in the final round of the ''Reborn To Love'' Pop Quiz!!


    PLEASE goment and tell me what your final score was!! Let''s see who is the winner in thement section hehehe!


    I have a small prize for the participants! Here is a final redemption code of 100 coins each. Only 10 readers can redeem it so be quick!!


    Redemption code: AB9GY3M8LHWLBQBZA


    Don''t be sad if you didn''t get the best score! To be honest, I didn''t know the answer to many of these questions myself hahaha :) I had to go back and look!


    Thank you all for participating in this pop quiz, and I hope to see you soon in my new novel, ''The Wife of Hades''!!


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