Chapter 69 Unreasonable Behavior

Chu Xiang's engagement banquet came to a successful end. The guests slowly dispersed, and she changed into a comfortable outfit. Exhausted, she slumped in Gu Heng's car, not wanting to move at all.

Tomorrow is Monday, and she has to rush back to City A tonight.

Gu Heng said softly, "Take a nap if you're tired."

Chu Xiang closed her eyes, but couldn't fall asleep because of the excitement in her mind. She looked at the man driving with interest and deliberately asked, "Uncle Gu, we're engaged now, so can we do things that adults do?"

Gu Heng remained unfazed. "What do you want to eat tomorrow? I'll cook."

Chu Xiang tilted her body to look at him, "I want to eat you."

Gu Heng's brows furrowed slightly with helplessness. "Xiangxiang, you are..."

Chu Xiang: "You're a girl, you should be more reserved."

Gu Heng, who was interrupted, was speechless.

Chu Xiang muttered, "I've heard you say that hundreds of times, over and over again. Aren't you tired of it? I'm tired of hearing it."

It's not good for a man to be too gentlemanly and old-fashioned; he's like someone who can't be persuaded. Even Liu Xiahui (a legendary figure known for his chastity) wasn't as patient as him.

Chu Xiang stopped teasing him. She leaned back in her chair and said lazily, "I noticed that Old Mrs. Wang didn't come today."

Gu Heng replied, "Grandpa wouldn't let her come to this kind of occasion."

Of course, it's because her identity is inappropriate. It's quite a contradiction. Back then, Old Master Gu married this Miss Wang, had Gu Muxi with her, and lived with her for decades. It seems that, as the rumors say, the couple had a very good relationship.

But after getting to know them, I found that the reality was not so simple, and the old man and the old woman did not seem to have a very good relationship.

Chu Xiang said, "I heard from my father that your uncle, although he didn't come in person, sent a gift."

"He discovered Gu Jue's whereabouts by accident, so he couldn't get here in time."

Whether Gu Muxi attends the engagement banquet or not, Gu Heng doesn't care.

Mentioning Gu Jue's name, Chu Xiang realized she hadn't seen him in a long time. Curious, she asked, "Did Gu Jue really cut off all contact with your family and disappear?"

"At present, yes."

Chu Xiang asked, "Why did he suddenly decide to pull this stunt again?"

Gu Heng smiled. "He must know that Miss Su is pregnant."

Chu Xiang paused slightly, "Su Ruanruan is pregnant?"

Gu Heng noticed that Chu Xiang's tone was a bit off, but he assumed she was just surprised and replied, "She is indeed pregnant."

Chu Xiang had absolutely no idea that Su Ruanruan was pregnant!

Of the few people who knew, Chu Sheng and Gu Heng felt that since the other had already told Chu Xiang, there was no need to bring it up again to disgust her. Gu Chaoyang and Chen Wanrou would definitely not bring up the fact that Gu Jue had gotten Su Ruanruan pregnant. So, under this strange effect, Chu Xiang became the one who didn't know.

Chu Xiang hadn't forgotten that in the original story, after Su Ruanruan's first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage, Gu Heng suffered a serious car accident, which left him in a vegetative state for a long time. When he woke up again, Gu Jue had taken control of all the affairs of the Gu family.

Now that Su Ruanruan is pregnant, is the car accident scene about to happen?

In the following scene, Chu Xiang remained silent.

Gu Heng thought the girl was tired and wanted to sleep. But when they arrived at their destination, he stopped the car, turned around and looked at the girl sitting motionless in her chair. Only then did he realize something was wrong.

Gu Heng grasped Chu Xiang's hand; it was cold, and her body was tense. He unbuckled her seatbelt, pulled her into his arms, and asked with concern, "Xiangxiang, what's wrong?"

In the familiar embrace, Chu Xiang's body seemed to gradually warm up. She gripped Gu Heng's clothes tightly, her eyes fixed on him. "Gu Heng, could you please not drive for a while?"

Gu Heng has to commute to and from get off work every day and often has to attend business meetings. Not driving would be very inconvenient. He didn't accuse Chu Xiang of being unreasonable, but instead asked softly, "Why do you have such thoughts?"

"I..." Chu Xiang couldn't say that he would have an accident while driving in the plot, so she could only say, "I've heard that a lot of people have had accidents while driving recently, and there was a news report a few days ago about someone driving normally, but an oncoming car was driving the wrong way, causing a big accident. I get scared just thinking about how you drive every day..."

Chu Xiang nestled into his arms and said pitifully, "Gu Heng, please don't drive, okay?"

If it were anyone else, they would say she was worrying unnecessarily. He has been driving for so long and has never had an accident. Why should she worry about him so much?

Gu Heng felt a strange warmth flowing through her heart. All her anxieties and insecurities stemmed from him.

He gently patted her back and said in a low voice, "Okay, I won't drive for the time being. I'll have Assistant Yin arrange a driver."

Chu Xiang looked up, "Even the driver won't do!"

Gu Heng looked at her. "Not even a driver?"

Chu Xiang had no choice but to resort to her coquettish charm, "Uncle Gu, just for this period of time, one month at most, okay? We won't take a private car, if we need to go out, we'll take... the bus, yes, we'll take the bus, okay!"

Gu Heng was truly in a bit of a dilemma.

Chu Xiang pressed on, tears welling in her eyes, looking pitiful. "I've had so many nightmares these past few days. I dreamt that when you were driving, someone deliberately crashed into you, and then you lay in bed for a long, long time, unconscious, and no matter how I called you, you didn't respond."

Gu Heng touched her face. "Xiangxiang, that was just a dream."

Chu Xiang: "But that dream was too real! Even after I woke up, I could still feel the sadness and sorrow in the dream. Gu Heng, you can't have anything happen to you. What will I do if something happens to you? I'm young and beautiful, what if men covet me? And what if you never wake up and someone else takes your business away? I've never studied business, don't you know my own limitations? I definitely can't protect such a large family business of yours!"

Gu Heng didn't understand the complex psychology of girls. He could only sigh at how she could think of so many bad things, as if a grand drama was already playing out in her mind. Although he couldn't find a suitable reason, he had always been infinitely indulgent towards her.

He coaxed her gently, "Okay, I promise you, I won't drive this month, and I won't let Assistant Yin arrange a driver. Even if I need to travel, I'll take the bus."

Chu Xiang knew that she must seem quite unreasonable to outsiders, and she also knew that her request would inconvenience Gu Heng, but Gu Heng still agreed to it so easily.

This time, she genuinely shed tears. "How about we rent a place near your company for the time being? That way, it will be much more convenient for you to commute to and from get off work!"

Gu Heng wiped her eyes, asking uncertainly, "You mean... us?"

She nodded. "Yes, not us. Do you want to be with other women?"

So, is this what he understands as "cohabitation"?