Jilted by Day, Cuddled At Night-Chapter 49: Fell Asleep Holding the Fluffy Tail
"I was already generous once with the matter between Su Man and Huo Yichang. But this time, she tried to smear me and our Su Family in front of the Commander. I can’t tolerate that. Plus, the things she said and did today, you all saw it, Grandfather. She completely disregarded the interests of our Su Family! So, the first thing I’m going to do is, from now on, Su Man won’t be allowed to set foot in Su Family restaurants!"
And it’s not just about managing the first district.
It’s about managing all the branches of the Su Family restaurants; Su Man, you won’t have a chance to lay a finger on them!
Su Zhen was alarmed when he heard this, "Xiaowan, how can you be like this? You’ve already become the successor, why treat Xiaoman this way?"
Lin Ranyue sneered from the side: "Xiaowan became the successor because she’s capable! What capabilities does your Xiaoman have? If she’s not being sarcastic, she’s trying to scheme, stealing someone’s husband, doing all those despicable things! Su Zhen, have you become so biased they’ve reached the Milky Way Galaxy? Could it be that Xiaoman is your biological daughter and Xiaowan was asexually produced by me?"
Su Zhen was left speechless.
Even Su Wan couldn’t help but find the situation both amusing and exasperating at her mom’s fierce outburst.
What was supposed to be a serious matter had somehow descended into talk of asexual reproduction.
Old Master Su coughed lightly, "Xiaowan, not allowing Xiaoman into Su Family restaurants isn’t very nice."
Su Zhen’s expression relaxed slightly as Su Wan calmly looked towards Old Master Su.
Old Master Su continued, "She can still come to the Su Family restaurants to eat. After all, the food at our Su Family restaurants is far better than anywhere else outside."
Su Zhen: "..."
Su Wan’s lips curved slightly, "Okay, Grandfather."
Su Zhen was about to say something when Lin Ranyue grabbed his hand.
"Su Zhen, I want to talk to you about Du Weiwei."
As expected, the mention of Du Weiwei successfully diverted Su Zhen’s attention.
Meanwhile, Su Wan looked worriedly at her mother and only relaxed a little after seeing her mother’s composed demeanor.
After handling the restaurant issues, Su Wan went to the platform and boarded the aircraft back to the Commander’s residence.
Because Gu Jue had returned, White Tiger immediately connected to the aircraft, and once Su Wan was aboard, White Tiger cheerfully said, "Madam, you’ve had a hard day."
Su Wan had grown accustomed to Gu Jue’s AI being so lively and didn’t mind.
She hummed in response, then sat down in the chair, kicked off her high heels, and rested her bare feet on the carpet.
The abrasion on her ankle wasn’t painful anymore.
She didn’t know what ointment Gu Jue had applied, but it proved incredibly effective.
Indeed, the entire day had been very tiring, but she had gained a lot and felt very fulfilled.
White Tiger considerately adjusted the chair into a reclining position so that Su Wan could comfortably lean back. Then, a mechanical arm even brought over a blanket and gently covered her with it.
Su Wan was genuinely exhausted and, within minutes, fell asleep.
When the aircraft smoothly docked at the Commander’s residence platform, White Tiger saw that Su Wan hadn’t woken up and immediately sent a message to his master.
"Master master, the Madam has arrived, but she’s asleep!"
There was suppressed excitement in White Tiger’s voice, after all, it was another great opportunity for the master to shine!
Sure enough, Gu Jue, who was going through documents, put his work aside and stood up to go outside.
Dressed in silver-gray lounge clothes, he seemed less imposing than when he was in military attire, and there was an unnoticeable tenderness about him.
Still, his expression remained cool and indifferent, a habit of decades.
Gu Jue gently picked Su Wan up from the aircraft and walked towards the bedroom.
Halfway there, Su Wan frowned slightly, as though she was about to wake up, which made Gu Jue pause.
The next moment, a fluffy tail came into view, sweeping over Su Wan’s hand.
In her sleep, Su Wan instinctively wrapped her arms around the fluffy tail, holding it close, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.
Then she fell back into a deep sleep.
Gu Jue’s expression was a bit bizarre, as if he was holding back something, yet also as if his heart had been warmed, his soul sweetened.
In any case, the White Tiger, floating in mid-air, sent them off into the bedroom with an aunt-like smile plastered on its face.
Its master was finally starting to seem more human!
There, Gu Jue gently laid Su Wan on the bed, knowing she was exhausted and hoping she could rest well.
But in her sleep, Su Wan tightly clung to Gu Jue’s tail without letting go.
She even subconsciously hugged his tail to her cheek and rubbed it!
Gu Jue’s ears gradually turned red, his lips tightly pursed, his hand clenched and then released, and then clenched again.
In the end, he still did not retract his tail...
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Su Wan once again dreamed of the scene on her wedding day. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
Her bridal dress billowed, the red carpet seemed to extend to the ends of the world.
Wearing high heels was too tiring, so Su Wan kicked them off and continued to run forward.
She held the hands of Ajue, who wore a face of bewilderment, his eyes hazy.
Nine fluffy tails fluttered behind Ajue, and with his beautiful face, he looked as if a stunningly gorgeous fox spirit had descended.
Su Wan was curious, "Ajue, are you transformed from a fox?"
In the dream, Ajue’s lips were pursed, tears hanging from the corners of his eyes, and he was incredibly well-behaved.
He slowly shook his head, then leaned in for a kiss.
Instantly, those fluttering tails twined around Su Wan, and she was startled, in the end... she was awakened by the heat.
Awake, Su Wan was still a bit dazed, but she felt something wasn’t quite right. Glancing down, she discovered she was holding a fluffy tail in both hands!
When she turned her head, she saw the man at the bedside, holding a physical book and reading.
The light, coming in from his left, draped his handsome features in a layer of hazy, celestial beauty.
A true fox spirit had indeed descended!
Su Wan remembered the dream she just had, and upon looking at the beautiful man beside her, for a moment she couldn’t bear to speak and break this magical atmosphere.
However, Gu Jue, realizing that Su Wan was awake, turned his head towards her, those well-behaved and pretty features from the dream now wearing a customary layer of cold ice.
"Awake?"
Su Wan shivered, snapping fully awake.
She looked around and then, to her horror, discovered that she was lying on the same bed as Gu Jue!
And she was holding onto his big tail!
The scene was somewhat embarrassing, but Su Wan, with the strong mentality that it’s not awkward if she doesn’t think it’s awkward, asked as calmly as she could, "How long have I slept?"
"Since coming down from the aircraft, it’s been three hours."
Gu Jue still held the book, his tail also still not retracted.
Su Wan felt embarrassed to keep holding someone’s tail and sheepishly let go. Then, just at that moment, her stomach growled twice, immediately providing a legitimate excuse to avoid the awkwardness.
"It’s been so long, huh? No wonder I’m hungry. I’ll go to the kitchen to make something to eat. Would you like to join me?"
It was now past eleven at night, and Su Wan had heard that many nobles didn’t eat after six o’clock in the evening.
So, her invitation was merely a polite gesture.
After all, she had slept for so long, holding onto someone’s tail.
But to her surprise, as soon as her words fell, Gu Jue reservedly nodded slightly, "Alright."
