The Whole Internet is Shipping Me with My Ex-Boyfriend-Chapter 247: The One I Love Most

Wen Fei was startled by Gu Yuan’s reaction.

She took half a step back, but saw Gu Yuan approaching, clutching her shoulder and urgently asking, "Mom, say what you just said again."

Wen Fei pushed Gu Yuan away: "Are you crazy!"

"Mom, I beg you..."

Just as Wen Fei pushed Gu Yuan away, she heard a near-pleading sentence. At this moment, there was no command, no high-handedness; Gu Yuan was begging her...

Wen Fei was clearly a bit dazed. She had never considered herself Gu Yuan’s biological mother because since giving birth to her, from the very beginning, she hadn’t fulfilled any maternal responsibilities. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

One could even say she was unworthy.

But her guilt towards Gu Yuan was something she never wanted to admit.

The more Gu Yuan sneered at her, the more justified she felt. But at this moment, Gu Yuan’s plea made her feel an urgent unease.

"...What do you want to hear?" Wen Fei asked her.

As she asked, she realized Gu Yuan’s eyes were already red.

"Just now you mentioned my ex-boyfriend... So you, you know... know that Chi Yu existed, right? You remember Chi Yu, right?"

"Why wouldn’t I remember?"

Wen Fei didn’t quite understand why Gu Yuan would ask this. She recalled the scene she witnessed that night on the cruise ship, where that man stood resolutely behind Gu Yuan as Wen Bo thrust the knife.

He took that stab for Gu Yuan.

Such deep affection is truly enviable...

Wen Fei chuckled softly and then, as if waking up, said, "I misspoke. Seeing him shield you at a time of crisis, it proves his deep love for you. You should have reconciled by now, he shouldn’t be an ex-boyfriend."

"Mom."

Gu Yuan’s shout made Wen Fei’s heart tremble fiercely again.

She couldn’t stand Gu Yuan calling her mom like this.

She could only accept it when Gu Yuan called her mom with sarcasm, or in that cold manner, or alternatively, calling her Ms. Wen.

But not like now, vulnerable and helpless.

What shocked Wen Fei even more was not just the word mom, but also that Gu Yuan suddenly threw herself into her arms. Wen Fei’s arms instinctively opened on both sides, and by the time she reacted, Gu Yuan was already holding her in an embrace.

Wen Fei was stunned and shocked, her heart more trembling than anything else.

Except when Gu Yuan was a child, doing this to please her, for more than ten years, Gu Yuan had never thrown herself into her arms like this again.

She always kept a stranger’s distance from her, never overstepping.

Wen Fei felt a severe discomfort, clearly able to directly push Gu Yuan away, but her slowly raised hand turned into an unsure gesture. She took a deep breath to calm herself and said, "What is it? We’ve been opposing each other for ten years, and now you want to play some trick on me?"

As soon as she finished speaking.

Gu Yuan let go of her hand, stepped out of Wen Fei’s embrace, and slowly stood up straight.

Tears filled Gu Yuan’s eyes like a misty veil, as she gazed at Wen Fei in front of her, she seemed to finally calm down with restraint: "No trick, it’s gratitude, my gratitude to you."

"Gratitude to me?" Wen Fei said, unable to comprehend the word coming from Gu Yuan’s mouth.

Gu Yuan nodded slightly: "You don’t need to be too surprised. I’m just happy that besides me, there’s someone else in this world who remembers he existed."

Wen Fei: "Who?"

Gu Yuan: "The person I love the most."

As for who the person she loves the most is, Wen Fei wasn’t in the mood to ask again, it must be that man who shielded her.

But the hug Gu Yuan gave her just now still left her a bit at a loss.

And this was just the beginning of her bewilderment.

Because what Gu Yuan did next surprised Wen Fei even more; she invited her to dinner, and explicitly stated: "Tonight I want to have dinner with Mom, is that okay?"

That call of ’Mom’ made Wen Fei extremely uncomfortable.

She said stiffly: "I still just want you to call me Ms. Wen, otherwise all my maintenance efforts are wasted. As you already know, I don’t want others to know I have a daughter."

As she said this, Wen Fei secretly thought that if it were before, Gu Yuan would have surely retorted her until she was left speechless.

But surprisingly.

Gu Yuan not only didn’t retort but respectfully agreed, saying: "Okay, Ms. Wen."

Wen Fei: "..."

This made Wen Fei even more uncomfortable.

Tonight’s dishes were made by Sheng Yi.

Originally, Sheng Yi made dinner to please Gu Yuan, hoping to improve her mood. Who knew Wen Fei would actually stay for dinner. But since Wen Fei is Yuanyuan’s mom, and Yuanyuan didn’t say anything, Sheng Yi wouldn’t say a word either.

Dao An was supposed to leave, but Gu Yuan specially kept Dao An: "Since you’re already here, stay for dinner before leaving."

There was no enthusiasm, but it left Dao An unable to refuse, so he agreed.

In the dining room.

The dining table was not a French rectangular one, but a round table. The dishes Sheng Yi cooked were only to pamper Gu Yuan, so the kitchen had prepared many hot dishes, all Chinese style.

Dao An and Sheng Yi both knew very well that Gu Yuan and Wen Fei had always been like water and fire, resulting in a somewhat strained atmosphere at the dining table.

This silence was first broken by Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan used the communal chopsticks to serve Wen Fei some food.

Both Sheng Yi and Dao An, upon seeing this scene, witnessing Gu Yuan’s action, were taken aback.

This was unprecedented.

Wen Fei was even more shocked. She sat still, elegantly, glancing sidelong at Gu Yuan, and said, "No need to pretend."

Dao An had initially thought that the relationship between President Gu and Mrs. Wen might be easing, only to hear Mrs. Wen say such a thing. He couldn’t help but interject, "Mrs. Wen, it’s out of President Gu’s goodwill."

Wen Fei: "No manners, and you dare interject?"

Dao An stayed silent.

Sheng Yi couldn’t stand it anymore and retorted on Dao An’s behalf, "It’s you who’s being rude. Yuanyuan served you food, and you didn’t even say thank you. Can your attitude be any more arrogant?!"

"Where did this wild girl come from? Is it your place to speak?" Wen Fei exuded an elder’s aura, speaking from a place of superiority.

Yet Sheng Yi never bought this kind of act. She had always disliked this ’elegant lady’. Especially since this woman was bad to Yuanyuan, Sheng Yi disliked her even more.

Gu Yuan, who had been silent all along, spoke up, breaking the tense atmosphere of the standoff: "Let’s all eat."

Once Gu Yuan spoke, surprisingly, everyone actually went back to eating peacefully.

Sheng Yi served Gu Yuan some dishes, not using the communal chopsticks. She and Yuanyuan never fussed over these things. After serving the dish, she said, "I learned this today, Dao An already tasted it and said it’s not bad, Yuanyuan, you should try it."

"Then I must try it," Gu Yuan said, putting the dish into her mouth.

She chewed slowly, her face unchanged, and after swallowing, said, "The taste is alright."

Alright meant edible, Sheng Yi understood. If Yuanyuan said it’s delicious, it would definitely be to comfort her, so Sheng Yi was very happy, her joy evident.

At this happy moment, Wen Fei reached over with her chopsticks, taking the dish Sheng Yi made, and tasted it.

Her brow visibly furrowed, looking somewhat displeased, then she looked at Sheng Yi and said, "Did you use saccharin instead of salt? Truly strange, I haven’t tasted something this bad in a long time."

Sheng Yi: "..."

She felt... just... very wronged.

Pitifully looking at Gu Yuan, her little eyes seemed to be saying: Please advocate for me.

Gu Yuan placed her hand on Sheng Yi’s, gently pressing it in comfort, then said to Wen Fei, "Yiyi is just starting to learn to cook; she’s already done very well."

Sheng Yi echoed, "Yes."

"Yes?!" Wen Fei still showed no pleasant demeanor: "When I was her age, I could cook a table full of delicious dishes."

Sheng Yi: "..."

Gu Yuan: "..."

Can this even be compared?

The atmosphere became silent again. Sheng Yi was very angry with Wen Fei, but she didn’t want to worry Yuanyuan. She focused intently on her meal, deciding that out of sight, out of mind was best. As long as she didn’t see this old witch, she’d enjoy her meal.

As the atmosphere quieted down, it seemed everyone would remain silent.

However, Gu Yuan asked Dao An at this moment, "Have you checked the specifics regarding the Quan Family?"

Dao An put down his chopsticks, sitting up seriously: "In response to President Gu’s question, I’ve checked, and I’ll have the documents printed out by tonight and sent over tomorrow morning."

"No need, just say some of it now," Gu Yuan said while eating, as if casually asking.

Sheng Yi still didn’t know what was going on and perked up her ears to listen.

Wen Fei was even more clueless, only feeling somewhat unaccustomed to dining in such an atmosphere. She should have stood up and left, but somehow, her body was not as honest as her reason, and sitting there, she didn’t want to leave in such a hurry.

She ate delicately, chewing slowly, listening to their conversation.

Dao An reported the specific details he had found about the Quan Family to Gu Yuan, fairly comprehensively, and summed it up by saying that within the Quan Family, indeed, there was no one by the name of Quan Jin.

Gu Yuan remained indifferent, continuing to ask, "And Chi Yu?"

Wen Fei, dining quietly, glanced up in that direction.

Dao An replied, "I went through the entire country again this afternoon, and I’ve precisely filtered out twelve people with the name Chi Yu who might match the one President Gu mentioned. If needed, I can contact them tonight."

Gu Yuan lifted her eyes, calmly saying, "No need."

Dao An complied with Gu Yuan’s words, "Understood, President Gu."

By now, Wen Fei had already picked up on the oddities in the conversation between Gu Yuan and Dao An, but she asked nothing, merely listened quietly.

Soon, she heard Gu Yuan asking Sheng Yi, "Yiyi, do you want to know why I’m looking for Chi Yu?"

Sheng Yi was momentarily stunned before reacting, "Wh-why?"

She didn’t even dare to ask. It was because of the name Chi Yu that Yuanyuan had been in a bad and unstable mood all along. Earlier, when Gu Yuan and Dao An mentioned this name, Sheng Yi only dared to listen, not ask.

But now that Gu Yuan brought it up proactively, Sheng Yi’s deep curiosity immediately surfaced.