Drunk on Marriage, Billionaire's Overindulgent Love-Chapter 599 - 258. "Dewy Summer" _4

"What do you want to eat? I’ll have Yuan Yi make a reservation."

Wanxia said flatly, "I have an appointment."

In other words, she wasn’t going to have lunch with him.

"Do you remember what you promised me this morning?"

Although he still had a gentle smile between his eyebrows, his pupils were completely dark.

"Mr. Gu, you mentioned dinner, and didn’t require lunch, so I don’t have to accompany you," Wanxia placed Pea on the ground to stand, smiling softly, "I’ll prepare dinner on time and wait for your return after work."

Whatever she got from him, she had to meet an equal demand in return.

This is the true nature of a transaction.

Gu Shaozhi gazed at the woman’s deliberately bright smile, the emotions in his deep eyes unrevealed, unfathomable.

Clearly unhappy and holding back, yet had to put on a show of coquettish smiles for the sake of surface courtesy to spar with him.

Pea’s mood improved at the sight of her aunt, hopping back to the sofa to play with her new toy.

Gu Shaozhi took a step forward, using his distinct fingers to gather the woman’s loose hair behind her ear, a faint curve lifting at his lips.

He leaned in close to her ear, his voice deliberately low, warm breath spilling into her ear canal, as intimate as a lover’s whispered tease, "Where did you learn to burn bridges after crossing them, hmm?"

Does it really need to be calculated so precisely, just for a lunch?

There was still plenty of space behind her, but Wanxia neither avoided nor evaded, allowing the man’s arm to wrap around her slender waist, only turning her head to dodge before his lips pressed down.

"People without a conscience are like that, there’s no need to learn," a gentle smile blossomed on her cheek, "Mr. Gu has so many employees to take care of, you must be quite busy, I won’t delay your work any longer."

On the desk, a thick stack of documents piled up.

The woman subtly rejected him, but Gu Shaozhi didn’t seem to mind, lowering his head to kiss her cheek, saying slowly, "No matter how busy, one must eat lunch, isn’t that what you said?"

In the past, when he was so busy he forgot meals, Mrs. Gu would sternly lecture him: Your body is the capital of revolution, if you wear it down, do you want me to be a young widow?

"I didn’t say you couldn’t eat," Wanxia smiled gently, extending a finger to push away the man’s handsome face that was too close, "You eat yours, I’ll eat mine."

Having put in quite an effort to hook this fish, if she were to back out, wouldn’t all that work be in vain?

Of course not.

Not bothering to look at the man’s expression, she took a step to the side, "An Ge, auntie’s leaving, what about you?"

"Yes, yes, yes," Pea hurriedly got up from the carpet and ran over, obediently taking Wanxia’s hand as they headed out.

After a few steps, Pea noticed that Gu Shaozhi was still in the office, and asked softly, "Isn’t Uncle Gu coming with us?"

Didn’t he say he would take her for ice cream?

Wanxia led her towards the elevator, answering gently, "Uncle is very busy, you mustn’t delay his work in the future, understand?"

The door wasn’t closed, and apart from the meeting room on this floor, there was only the CEO’s office, so the hallway was very quiet, and Gu Shaozhi could clearly hear their conversation.

"But Uncle Gu said he really likes being with me."

"You’re so cute, anyone would like you, he’s no exception."

"Auntie, do you not like Uncle Gu?"

"...No, I quite like him."

...

The sunlight was bright, and the light in the office was very bright.

Gu Shaozhi stood tall and straight about two meters from the door, eyes downcast, no one could see the emotions at the bottom of his eyes.

Just his clearly defined handsome face, like it had been immersed in water from a mountain spring, devoid of the slightest warmth. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

After a long time, his thin lips curled into a smile, a cold arc, making the darkness in his black eyes even more intense.

As lunch time approached, Yuan Yi originally came to ask his superior’s opinion on whether to take the little one to a restaurant or have it packed and brought to the office.

He never expected to witness Miss Ji refusing Mr. Gu again, turning and leaving without hesitation, taking with her the soft and adorable Little Princess.

After pondering, he carefully spoke, "Mr. Gu, do you need me to follow Miss Ji?"

An appointment, could it be Mr. Jin...?

"No need," Gu Shaozhi’s indifferent voice was without inflection, "Let her be, let her be."

Frankly, Yuan Yi was a little surprised.

But he knew his own identity, what should and shouldn’t be asked, there was a boundary.

Nodding in response, he respectfully asked, "Then which restaurant’s cuisine would you like today? I’ll go buy."

In response, there was a heavy and powerful sound of footsteps.

Gu Shaozhi was stabbed in the back by a brother, you can dodge the first, but not the fifteenth, sooner or later, there has to be an explanation.

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An exquisitely decorated Western restaurant.

With a banana split and cartoons, Pea didn’t care about anything else, not even the moderately loud conversation, or someone setting off fireworks beside her, she wouldn’t be distracted.

Wanxia elegantly ate her lunch, every move exhibiting the good upbringing of a lady from a reputable family.

Sitting across from her, Gao Yue hadn’t touched either the appetizer or main course, staring at Wanxia with an expressionless face, as if trying to peer into her mind.

"Ji Wanxia, what kind of trick are you playing? I can’t figure it out."

The endorsement initially meant for Shen the Superstar suddenly fell into the hands of the blacklisted Gao Yue, leaving the onlookers baffled by the sudden turn of events.

After the preview of the commercial was released online, it stirred quite a sensation, but even a few seconds of Gao Yue’s performance in the video had many viewers expressing high expectations.

However, for Shen Weiyi’s fans, it wasn’t the same.

They flocked to Gao Yue’s Weibo to be unfair to their idol, using terms like ’scheming woman’, ’green tea bitch’, ’did you use underhanded means to climb up’ and so on...

A lot of harsh words.

Yet because of all the commotion, the brand’s popularity increased significantly, and even before its seasonal new products were launched, there was already considerable anticipation.

Before this, Gao Yue was just a minor actress in the entertainment industry, but after the official release of the preview, her exposure rate soared, unusually, as if someone was backing her from behind.

The one who blacklisted her was the Gu Family.

In An City, who would dare risk offending Gu Shaozhi to promote an unknown, backgroundless actress?

So, the person backing her, it’s clear.

Wanxia took a sip of red wine, smiling softly, "Miss Gao, you’re so smart, of course you know what I want."