Chapter 99 Goodnight, Wife

Gu Yushu smiled and said confidently, "Ah Li, you haven't lost your memory!"

Gu Yushu continued, "You follow Jiang Yu around every day, so didn't you already know that group of people were following her? The reason you didn't secretly deal with it was probably to further pressure the hospital, right?"

Zhong Li turned her head awkwardly to look out the window, her lips trembling slightly. She gave a bitter smile and said, "Yu Shu, she's so cold to me, I'm really scared. I think if being beaten up can make her feel better, I'd be willing to do it."

Gu Yushu chuckled, "This beating won't have been for nothing. The investigation has already revealed that those thugs and the mastermind behind it all, Zhao Jingjing, will be in jail for a few years."

Gu Yushu paused, rubbing her fingertips together. "So, how long are you going to keep up this amnesia?"

Zhong Li clutched the corner of the blanket, her expression pained and bewildered. "I...I don't know...I just wanted her to stay by my side. Yu Shu, I regret it. I don't want to let her go again."

Gu Yushu paused for a moment, then pondered, "It's okay to gain sympathy, but don't go too far. The most important thing is to resolve your inner conflicts."

Zhong Li's face was pale. "I know, but I'm afraid she doesn't want me anymore. I was the one who let her go first. I'm afraid that if I get better, she'll look at me like a stranger. Yu Shu, tell me, shouldn't people be allowed to make mistakes?"

Gu Yushu sighed, placed the report on the bedside table, and turned to leave. "Keep the report safe and take good care of yourself. I've seen that your parents like Jiang Yu quite a bit after spending so many days together. Perhaps the difficulties you're thinking of aren't so difficult after all."

Zhong Li nodded. "Yu Shu, I really envy you. You've always known what you want..."

Gu Yushu paused as she left. "Ah Li, perhaps it's not too late for you to know now. Jiang Yu doesn't seem to have no feelings for you, so it's better to be frank sooner rather than later."

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As Shen Zhen and Gu Yushu's wedding day drew closer, Gu Yushu planned to take Shen Zhen back to the old house to meet his grandfather during the Mid-Autumn Festival and tell him about the wedding date.

For so long, Gu Yushu had kept Old Master Gu confined to the old house, and even Gu Yin's pleas hadn't worked. Gu Yushu simply wanted to show the old man her determination; she didn't want him to harbor any illusions. The marriage certificate was already in effect; she wanted the entire Gu family to acknowledge Zhenzhen.

The night before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shen Zhen tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. She would get up every now and then to check if the gift she had prepared was suitable. She would search for tips on meeting elders on Xiaohongshu and Zhihu, but the more she read, the more alarmed she became. Many of the stories involved couples who broke up after meeting the parents.

The old master of the Gu family never liked her. He still remembered the look of disgust in his eyes when he looked at her, as if she were something dirty.

Shen Zhen became increasingly uneasy and sighed for a long time.

Seeing that she was reluctant to go to sleep, Gu Yushu pulled her into his arms and said, "Zhenzhen, go to sleep."

Shen Zhen nestled in her arms, saying anxiously, "I'm afraid of your grandfather. If you take me back, will he set his dogs on me?"

When Shen Zhen is scared, she tends to overthink. She has no confidence that an old man who dislikes her so much would suddenly change his attitude and become kind and gentle to her.

Gu Yushu lowered his head slightly, his gaze falling on Shen Zhen's puffed-up cheeks. Looking at her expression, as if she had suffered a great injustice, he couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing. However, he was afraid that if he actually laughed out loud, he would anger her, so he had to force himself to hold it in. But a low and suppressed chuckle still escaped from his chest.

Hearing the laughter, Shen Zhen was immediately furious. She suddenly raised her head, glared fiercely at Gu Yushu, then opened her mouth and lightly bit his long, fair neck, saying coquettishly, "You still have the mind to laugh! I was so nervous!" Her words were tinged with a hint of coquettishness.

Gu Yushu tightened his grip and said indulgently, "Silly Zhenzhen, he won't. You're my wife, it's legal."

She believed that Old Master Gu could distinguish between what was important and what was not. If he still couldn't recognize the situation after so long, then he had lived in vain.

Shen Zhen tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. Gu Yushu rolled over and grabbed Shen Zhen's fidgeting hand. "Zhenzhen, since you can't sleep, why don't you do something fun?"

Still immersed in her worries, Shen Zhen didn't react for a moment. She blinked her big eyes and asked blankly, "What?"

Gu Yushu's kisses fell softly and repeatedly, and Chen Zhen weakly pushed him away, "A-Shu...you...don't..."

But she didn't know how soft and alluring her refusal sounded to Gu Yushu; every syllable seemed to have a hook, making her heart itch with desire.

The two of them stayed up very late, and in the end, Shen Zhen had no more tension and somehow fell asleep in a daze.

Gu Yushu helped Shen Zhen clean up her body, tucked the hair behind her ears, kissed the corner of Shen Zhen's lips, and felt his heart fill with joy.

During the years they were apart, Gu Yushu felt like a piece of her heart was missing. She went to see a doctor to treat her emotional distress, and she worked desperately to pretend that she was fine. But none of this could compare to Shen Zhen being there for her; only she could fill that missing piece.

Gu Yushu thought Ali was really silly. How could she not understand what she wanted? All she ever wanted was to love and be loved! Having seen countless landscapes, Chen Zhen was her ideal in this world.

Goodnight, my wife.

Gu Yushu whispered softly in Shen Zhen's ear, his warm breath tickling her in her sleep. Shen Zhen unconsciously scratched her earlobe, "Mmm... goodnight..."

Shen Zhen woke up early the next morning, put on the long coat she had specially chosen the day before, paired with a knitted sweater and a long skirt, looking well-behaved and pitiful.

Gu Yushu sized up Shen Zhen from the side and deliberately sighed, "My wife is indeed a storyteller. She has such a scholarly air about her, and I can't help but want to tease her a bit!"

Shen Zhen turned around and hugged Gu Yushu's neck, tiptoed and rubbed her chin against her, her eyes full of tenderness, "There are so many people who make up stories, so many bookish people, are you going to bully them all?"

Gu Yushu's mind was filled with Shen Zhen's coquettish expression. He lowered his head slightly, thinking seriously, and murmured, "Hmm..."

Shen Zhen gently bit her lip. "You bad person! Shouldn't you be righteously saying that you're only bullying me?"

Gu Yushu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a look of sudden realization. She raised an eyebrow, looking at the person in front of her with a half-smile, and said with a hint of teasing in her tone, "Oh~ I see. Zhenzhen actually likes being bullied by me..." Her tone rose at the end, as if it had an irresistible charm, making people's hearts beat faster.

Shen Zhen's cheeks flushed slightly, but she was unwilling to admit defeat. She glared at him with her wet eyes and said, "Hmph! I'll get my revenge one day, you just wait!"