Extra (3)

In the CEO's office on the top floor of Gu Group, Lin Yu'an was like a well-stroked cat, curled up softly on the Italian leather sofa, with a blush still on his cheeks.

His lips were slightly swollen and he looked at the ceiling with a hazy look in his eyes. His mind was still slowly replaying the passionate and lingering kiss just now, and the strong contrast that almost destroyed all his sanity when Gu Lin kissed him with those pink cat ears.

Gu Lin regained his outward composure, although the pair of furry cat ears on his head were still tilted askew, forming a devastating contrast with his high-end suit and cold aura.

He was slowly and methodically straightening the slightly messy cuffs of his shirt.

His gaze fell on the lazy figure on the sofa. In his deep blue eyes was a satisfaction that had not yet completely faded, and a hint of tenderness that he himself had not even noticed.

In this ambiguous, lazy, quiet moment where time seems to have slowed down——

The heavy door of the office was suddenly pushed open!

There was no knocking, no announcement, but an unquestionable authority of an elder and...obvious anger.

"Gu Lin! Your secretary said you..." A well-maintained, beautiful middle-aged woman wearing an expensive suit and a strong aura rushed in on pointed high heels.

She is Gu Lin's mother, Su Mingyu.

The moment she saw the scene inside the office clearly, her voice was cut off abruptly as if by an invisible pair of scissors with a "click"!

Time seemed to have been paused.

On Su Mingyu's well-maintained face, her carefully painted eyebrows were raised high, and her lipstick-coated lips were slightly parted in extreme shock. A pair of eyes that were very similar to Gu Lin's, but more sharp and shrewd, stared in disbelief in the direction of the sofa -

What did she see?

Her son Gu Lin, whom she was so proud of, who had always been calm and self-controlled, never overstepping the boundaries, and who was as precise and perfect as a business machine, was now...

On top of her head, she was wearing a pink, furry, cat-ear headband with little bells?!

Moreover, he was standing beside the sofa, leaning over slightly, with one hand on the armrest. His posture was unprecedentedly relaxed and even... intimate?

And the one on the sofa...

Su Mingyu's gaze was as sharp as a knife, instantly fixed on the curled up young man wearing an ordinary white shirt and trousers, with flushed cheeks, misty eyes, and swollen lips!

Lin Yuan!!!

Song Yaqin was no stranger to her son's secretary.

But she never expected it!

I never thought they would have... this kind of relationship?!

"You...what are you doing?!" Su Mingyu's voice suddenly rose, so sharp that it almost pierced the eardrums.

The carefully maintained elegance and composure collapsed in an instant, leaving only naked anger and contempt.

This scream was like ice water poured over his head, instantly extinguishing all of Lin Yu'an's charm and confusion!

He suddenly sat up from the sofa like a frightened rabbit, and the blood color on his face faded away completely, leaving only the paleness of panic.

He subconsciously wanted to stay away from Gu Lin, but his body was too stiff to move. He could only look helplessly at the furious Su Mingyu at the door, and then looked panickedly at Gu Lin beside him, his lips trembling, unable to utter a word.

It’s over. I actually feel ashamed as if I was caught in bed with someone else.

Gu Lin's reaction was completely different.

The moment his mother broke in, the remaining tenderness in his eyes froze instantly and disappeared completely.

Instead, there was a cold, impending storm.

He slowly stood up, his movements so calm and steady that he didn't even take off the ridiculous cat-ear headband on his head.

He turned around, his tall body like the strongest barrier, calmly blocking Lin Yu'an behind him, facing his mother's almost fiery gaze.

There was no expression on his face, only his deep blue eyes, sharp as ice cones, carrying a silent but oppressive chill.

"Mother," Gu Lin's voice was low and steady, without any emotion, but it was like a heavy hammer hitting the stagnant air, "Please knock before you come in."

This simple reminder is like adding fuel to the fire!

"Knock?!" Su Mingyu rushed to the desk in her high heels and slammed her hand on the cold table with a loud "bang", which made the innocent cat-paw mouse pad jump.

"Gu Lin! You still have the nerve to ask me to knock on the door?! Look at you! Look at you! Look at this..."

Her trembling fingers, filled with undisguised contempt and anger, pointed directly at Lin Yu'an, who was blocked behind Gu Lin. "Look at this despicable thing! You...what filthy things were you doing just now?! Huh?!"

The words "dirty thing" were like poisoned steel needles, piercing Lin Yu'an's ears.

His body trembled violently and his face turned pale as paper, but he bit his lower lip tightly and forced himself to raise his head and look directly into Su Mingyu's eyes full of contempt.

He could accept the scrutiny and even criticism from Gu Lin's mother, but he could never accept such a personal insult!

"Ms. Su," Lin Yu'an's voice trembled slightly, yet was remarkably clear. "Please be mindful of your words!"

"Watch your words?!" Su Mingyu looked at Lin Yu'an as if she had just heard a ridiculous joke. Her gaze was filled with sarcasm and contempt, as if she were looking at a piece of trash waiting to be sold. "Who do you think you are? Do you think I should watch my words? You're a low-class person who relies on showing off your looks and sensationalizing live broadcasts! You're a male whore who used some despicable trick to get into my son's bed! Do you think a piece of trash like you can sully the Gu family?!"

Every word was extremely vicious, like a whip tempered with poison, lashing Lin Yu'an fiercely.

The blood completely drained from his face, his body swayed, and he could barely stand.

“That’s enough!”

A low roar that was extremely cold and filled with thunderous fury suddenly exploded in the office like a bolt of lightning!

Gu Lin moved.

He took a step forward, his tall figure carrying a biting chill, instantly completely enveloping Lin Yu'an behind him.

The low pressure emanating from his body was like a substance, causing the temperature of the entire space to drop sharply!

At this moment, those deep blue eyes were like polar ice, cold, sharp, and surging with a terrifying storm, fixed directly on Su Mingyu.

"Su Mingyu." Gu Lin's voice was no longer low, but as cold and hard as ice. He didn't even call her "mother", but called her by her name!

This meant that his anger at this moment had broken through a certain limit.

"Take back your words. Apologize to Lin Yu'an." Every word was loud and clear, carrying an unquestionable command.

Su Mingyu was stunned by his son's unprecedented attitude and the way he called him by his name.

Then came a deeper rage and the shame of being disobeyed: "Gu Lin! Are you crazy?! You turned against me for such a thing?! You want me to apologize to him? He deserves it?! I tell you, as long as I am here, this shameless, despicable thing who wants to climb the social ladder will never be able to enter my Gu family! You kick him out immediately! Get him out! The farther away the better!"

"Are you dreaming of climbing up the social ladder?" Gu Lin's lips curled up in a cold, almost cruel arc. He took a step forward, and the powerful aura pressured Su Mingyu so much that she subconsciously took half a step back.

"Gu family? Ha." He sneered softly, full of sarcasm. "In your eyes, the Gu family may be the upper echelon. In my eyes, Gu Lin, he, Lin Yu'an, is the light."

His gaze passed over Su Mingyu, as if penetrating those worldly prejudices and so-called family backgrounds, and fixed firmly on the pale, slightly trembling figure behind him. His voice was not loud, but it resounded clearly in the silent office, with a decisive declaration:

"It was me, Gu Lin, who deliberately wanted to keep him by my side."

"It's me. I can't let him go. I can't bear to see him suffer any injustice."

"It's me, Gu Lin, and I can't live without him, Lin Yu'an."

"It's not that he's clinging to the Gu family, it's me, Gu Lin, who can't live without his light!"

He paused, his gaze returning to Su Mingyu's face, which was twisted with shock and anger, his eyes as cold as a knife:

"As for whether he is worthy or not?"

"If I say he deserves it, then he deserves it."

"The lintel of the Gu family? I, Gu Lin, am the lintel of the Gu family! Whoever I want to enter can enter!"

"Whether you agree or not," Gu Lin's voice was firm, with a powerful confidence that he was in control of everything, and an unquestionable determination, "it won't change any of the facts. Lin Yu'an will be my partner, the one I, Gu Lin, have chosen. This will never change."

"Now," Gu Lin's eyes swept over his mother's pale face, and his tone returned to a cold, formulaic tone, "Please leave my office. If you still want to maintain the most basic decency between us, never use those insulting words in front of Lin Yu'an again. Otherwise..."

He didn't say anything else, but the unfinished threat was more oppressive than any words.

Su Mingyu was completely stunned by his son's ruthless words, which even carried a strong warning tone!

She had never seen Gu Lin lose his composure like this, and defend someone so... desperately!

That cold look, that name-calling, that declaration of "I can't live without him"...

They were like heavy hammers, hitting her cognition hard.

She looked at the young man behind her son, whose face was still pale but whose back straightened slightly because of Gu Lin's words. Then she looked at her son's unyielding attitude, like a beast guarding a treasure... A huge feeling of powerlessness and anger of betrayal surged in her heart, but she was suppressed by Gu Lin's cold eyes and dared not vent again.

She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end it turned into a cold snort filled with humiliation and resentment.

She glared at Lin Yu'an fiercely, her eyes still filled with venom, but she didn't dare to say anything more nasty.

She turned around suddenly, her high heels making a harsh "clacking" sound on the floor, and she slammed the door and left with anger and embarrassment!

"Bang!" The loud sound of the door closing made Lin Yu'an's heart tremble again.

The office instantly returned to deathly silence.

There was only the low sound of the central air conditioner blowing air, and the slight sound of Lin Yu'an's own suppressed breathing.

The storm just now came too fast and too violently. Su Mingyu's vicious insults were like a knife engraved on his heart, and Gu Lin's earth-shattering declaration of defense was like boiling magma, instantly enveloping and melting his cold heart...

The huge emotional gap made him unable to adapt for a while, and his body was shaking uncontrollably. Finally, he couldn't hold back his tears, which rolled down and hit the cold floor.

Gu Lin looked in the direction his mother left, his eyes still cold. It was not until the sound of high heels completely disappeared at the end of the corridor that the terrifying murderous aura around him slowly subsided.

He turned around and his eyes fell on Lin Yu'an, who had his head lowered, his shoulders slightly heaving, and was crying silently.

My heart felt like it was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand, causing a sharp pain.

He walked forward and didn't speak immediately, but just stretched out his hand with an unprecedented gentleness.

Carefully, as if touching a rare treasure, he gently wiped away the tears on Lin Yu'an's cheek.

The wetness and coldness from his fingertips made Gu Lin frown.

Lin Yu'an subconsciously turned his head away, his voice nasal and full of grievance: "Don't touch me..."

He was still immersed in the humiliation and huge emotional impact he had just suffered. Like a wounded little animal, he instinctively wanted to curl up to protect himself.

Gu Lin's hand stopped in mid-air, without forcing the touch, but just sighed deeply.

That sigh was filled with helplessness, heartache, and a hint of...rare helplessness.

He was used to controlling everything, used to dealing with everything with a cold exterior, but when faced with Lin Yu'an's tears, the calmness and methods he was proud of seemed so clumsy.

He was silent for a few seconds, as if trying to organize his words, and then he spoke in a low voice, his voice was unprecedentedly gentle, even with a hint of cautious tentativeness: "I'm sorry."

Lin Yu'an lowered his head, said nothing, and his tears fell even harder.

This "I'm sorry" made him feel even more wronged.

It’s not Gu Lin’s fault, why should he apologize?

"I'm not apologizing on her behalf," Gu Lin said in a low and clear voice, as if he saw through his thoughts. "I'm apologizing for making you go through this." He paused, as if choosing his words. "It's because I didn't handle it well and made you suffer. Those words... don't take them to heart. Every word she said doesn't represent my thoughts, let alone the facts."

He tried to reach out his hand again, but this time he didn't touch Lin Yu'an's face. Instead, he gently held his cold and trembling hand.

Lin Yu'an's fingers stiffened for a moment, but he did not dodge again.

Gu Lin felt a slight resistance and obedience from his fingertips, and his heart softened. His thumb subconsciously stroked the back of the other person's hand, trying to convey a little warmth.

He pulled Lin Yu'an and walked to the sofa and sat down.

Lin Yu'an still kept his head down, like a child who had done something wrong.

Gu Lin felt uncomfortable when he saw him like this.

He thought about it and made a move that surprised Lin Yu'an.

He raised his hand and took off the pink cat-ear headband that had been tilted on his head, making him look funny and cute.

Then, under Lin Yu'an's astonished gaze, he clumsily but seriously put the headband, which still carried his body temperature, on Lin Yu'an's head.

The furry touch fell on the top of his head, carrying Gu Lin's scent.

Lin Yu'an was stunned, and her eyelashes, which were filled with tears, trembled.

Gu Lin looked at Lin Yu'an wearing cat ears, with her eyes and nose red from crying, and his heart softened.

He stretched out his finger and gently poked the tip of one of the cat ears. His voice was low and a little awkward, coaxing: "It looks good on you." After a pause, he added, "It looks better on my head than on my head."

This clumsy move, which was obviously meant to please, instantly broke the ice in Lin Yu'an's heart.

He couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing with a strong nasal sound.

"You...what are you doing..." Lin Yu'an cried and laughed at the same time, his voice choked, and he raised his hand to take off the cat ears.

"Don't take it off." Gu Lin held his hand, his tone was unquestionable and domineering, but his eyes were unusually soft, "Wear it. I like to see it."

He stretched out his hand, and this time without hesitation, he gently cupped Lin Yu'an's wet cheek and forced him to look up at him.

Their eyes met.

Gu Lin's deep eyes clearly reflected Lin Yu'an's embarrassed and pitiful appearance, and were also filled with undisguised heartache, apology and deep affection.

"Lin Yu'an," Gu Lin's voice was low and solemn, and every word struck Lin Yu'an's heart clearly, "Look at me."

"Remember what I said today."

"You are the partner I have chosen, the light of my life, Gu Lin. No one and nothing can change that. Not my mother, not the so-called family lintel, not even the eyes of the whole world."

"I'll make her pay for what she said today." Gu Lin's eyes were cold for a moment, then turned into a deeper tenderness. "And you just need to remember, to me, you will always be the best, the one and only Lin Yu'an, my An Xiao Miao. Do you understand?"

Lin Yu'an looked at Gu Lin's extremely serious eyes which were filled with his reflection. He nodded vigorously and tears welled up in his eyes again, but this time, they were no longer tears of humiliation, but tears of relief and touching feeling as if he had regained what he had lost.

"Hmm..." He responded with a sob, and threw himself into Gu Lin's arms, hugging his strong waist tightly, burying his face in his chest with a cold woody scent.

Gu Lin's body stiffened slightly, then he tightened his arms without hesitation and hugged the trembling little sun tightly in his arms.

He lowered his head, resting his chin lightly on the top of Lin Yu'an's head with cat ears, feeling the slight trembling of the person in his arms.

An unprecedented strong desire to protect and heartache filled his heart.