Chapter 59 A married aunt is like water spilled from a bowl…

Watching Shang Shu leave in Lin Lang's car, Gu Sui also got into the car with Gu Xiangyi.

"Back seat." Gu Xiangyi had just opened the passenger door when Gu Sui calmly ushered her to the back.

"How sophisticated," Gu Xiangyi muttered to herself. Having a wife really does change things.

Gu Sui ignored him, only glancing meaningfully at him in the rearview mirror before starting the sports car once Gu Xiangyi was seated.

"Was the concert good?" After driving for a street, Gu Sui, afraid that people might actually fall asleep in the back, began to probe with questions.

"Hmm?" Gu Xiangyi, who was leaning against the window frame looking at the scenery, straightened up and pretended to be stupid when she heard this. She hadn't drunk much and her mind was still quite sharp. She naturally knew what her aunt was planning.

Gu Sui didn't bother asking a second time. She knew Gu Xiangyi had heard her, so after giving her a few seconds to think of a solution, she continued, "You like him?"

Wow.

Gu Xiangyi sighed inwardly, "As expected of my aunt, she asked such a direct question without any preamble."

In fact, Gu Sui's first question was a prelude. She glanced at the rearview mirror and met Gu Xiangyi's gaze in the back seat.

"Hmm." Gu Xiangyi responded vaguely, waiting to see her aunt's attitude. After all, she wasn't sure what Gu Sui thought about it. Just because they shared the same sexual orientation didn't mean her aunt would unconditionally approve of her nascent "relationship."

Gu Sui gripped the steering wheel: "Do they know?"

Liking someone doesn't mean you've confessed your feelings, and the other person might not even know it. That's what Gu Sui thought. At least today at the dinner table, apart from that seemingly coincidental emerald green necklace, she didn't see Lin Lang showing any interest in Gu Xiangyi.

Hearing these flat words, Gu Xiangyi felt looked down upon. She snorted a few times, a little annoyed: "Auntie, why are you so gossipy?"

“I only asked three questions in total.” Gu Sui stopped at a red light and tapped his fingers lightly on the steering wheel.

Gu Xiangyi felt a little flustered after being knocked on, and started to make up some nonsense: "At my age... it's normal to date, right?"

She's already eighteen, it's perfectly reasonable and legal. If you really have to say, wasn't Sister Shang Shu the same age as her when she was with her aunt?

"I didn't say it was abnormal." Gu Sui couldn't help but find it a little funny to hear the person panicking. The light turned green, and she stepped on the gas. "Besides, you haven't even started dating yet."

Wow.

Gu Xiangyi felt insulted again. She was so speechless that she couldn't react for a moment. She blinked quickly and began to recall when her aunt had started to speak so venomously.

"Then may I ask what your opinion is?" After talking for a while, Gu Xiangyi still couldn't guess her aunt's attitude, so she simply spoke directly.

Whether you support her or oppose her, or have someone teach her a lesson, she's ready to listen attentively, though it will likely go in one ear and out the other.

"You can decide for yourself." While waiting at another red light, Gu Sui glanced at his phone, which he had left on the passenger seat, wondering if the girl had arrived home yet.

She didn't really have any opinion on Gu Xiangyi and Lin Lang's relationship. However, since Lin Lang was Shang Shu's friend, they had an extra layer of acquaintance. Ultimately, it was their business. She was just curious and asked out of curiosity because she saw the spark between them. Thinking of Gu Qi, she would occasionally envy Gu Xiangyi for being born into such an open-minded family.

Gu Xiangyi bit her chin in thought, her tone still calm and not sounding like a threat.

"Then...aren't you afraid that if I mess things up, it will affect you and Sister Shang Shu?" she continued to probe.

"How will it affect us?" Gu Sui, with one hand on the steering wheel, turned a corner. Hearing this, he chuckled helplessly. They hadn't even caught up yet, and they were already thinking about so much.

When Shang Shu was mentioned, Gu Sui's lips curved into a smile. After all the hardships, nothing could possibly separate them except life and death.

Gu Xiangyi shook her head without answering the mocking remark.

A married aunt is like water spilled from a cup; she's already having sex with "us" in front of her own niece. It's utterly pointless to keep her.

Upon arriving at their destination, Gu Xiangyi saw that everyone else was also getting out of the car and felt a little uneasy: "Auntie, you...you're going in too?"

"You won't let me?" Gu Sui smoothed out the wrinkles in her pants, seeing right through the child's thoughts. She looked down at her phone and replied to Shang Shu's message that she had arrived home.

"No... let's go." Gu Xiangyi lowered her head and was about to walk inside. It wouldn't have been a big deal if her mother knew, but the fact that Lin Lang was her mother's good friend's sister made her a little afraid that her mother would mind.

Seeing that the person looked wilted, Gu Sui put away his phone and walked away while laughing: "Alright, I don't have time to talk about your business."

She couldn't wait to finish expressing herself and fly home to see her little girl.

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If washing his face earlier had made Lin Lang a little more sober, then after hearing Shang Shu explain why Gu Sui left back then, he was completely sober and clear-headed.

Lin Lang couldn't help but raise her hand to wipe her eyes: "What should I do? It's so touching, can I cry?"

When Shang Shu brought these things up again, she was already choked up a little, but she was immediately amused by Lin Lang's appearance and forced back her tears.

"This is so annoying! It's even more heart-wrenching than my novels. What are you going to do if you miss this?" Lin Lang sighed, leaning back against the headrest.

Shang Shu smiled and said, "So, shouldn't we especially thank you and her sister?"

Lin Lang turned her head toward her childhood friend and sighed with a hint of regret, "I should have been nicer to her earlier."

Shang Shu was amused and laughed again.

"And what about you? You've already progressed to dating someone, but you won't tell me?" she said, feigning annoyance.

Lin Langbai glanced at him: "You've been... heartbroken lately, do you think I'm such an immature person?"

To be honest, she was quite uneasy when she realized her feelings, fearing that if things went well, Shang Shu and Gu Sui would never speak to each other again, leaving them caught in the middle.

"In short, my thoughts haven't changed. No matter what happens between us, you have the right to pursue your own happiness without worrying too much." Shang Shu repeated what she had said before, reassuring him once again.

However, she quickly smoothed her hair and added, "But we..." She wanted to say that they would never be separated again, but she felt it was too cheesy and had a bit of a boastful tone, so she kept the words to herself and said "We'll be fine" instead.

Lin Lang looked at Shang Shu's shy appearance, feeling both disgusted and genuinely happy for her.

Back at the waterfront, Shang Shu took a shower, thought for a moment, and then went downstairs to sit on the sofa and wait for Gu Sui to return, so that she could see him as soon as he entered the door.

She grabbed a cushion and hugged it, scrolling aimlessly through her phone. She glanced at the calendar and sighed at how fast time flies; Christmas was just around the corner next week. Thinking of this, a romantic idea popped into her head. It wasn't anything particularly novel, but she wanted to make a pair of rings for them herself.

Although it wasn't their first time together, the sense of ceremony was something she couldn't be careless about, so she had to take advantage of the special occasion to give Gu Sui a proper ceremony.

They had bought a pair of rings back in Aicheng, which are still sitting in the Yijing Bay collection room. Shang Shu doesn't want to take them out anymore because the memories they hold aren't pleasant. When Gu Sui left, he was decisive and left the rings by her bedside. She was so angry that she almost threw them away and burned them, but she couldn't bring herself to do it.

Thinking of these things, Shang Shu couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in her heart.

"What's wrong? Everything's fine now, don't think about it." She rubbed her head and muttered to herself.

So, there's no reason for "newcomers" to wear old things. They've finally started over, so naturally everything has to be the newest and best.

Shang Shu rested her chin on the cushion, thinking that the simplest kind of plain ring would be fine. She had seen too many complicated designs in this industry, but when it came to her and Gu Sui again, she felt a bit like returning to simplicity, at least for this couple. As for the future...

Shang Shu patted her cheeks, which were starting to feel hot. She couldn't be so pathetic, thinking about these things now. However, the corners of her lips honestly curled up. After thinking it over, she decided to go to the company tomorrow.

The company has been doing well lately, and Song Lan sends her work reports on time every day, while also keeping an eye on the Chen family's account.

Oh, right.

Shang Shu frowned, lay down on the sofa, and put a cushion under her head. Although Feng Yuan hadn't made any big moves recently, she still wanted to figure out whether she should get involved in this matter as soon as possible. Maybe they could go together tomorrow.

Thinking of this, Shang Shu felt a headache coming on. For many years, she had tried to draw a line between herself and the merchants. She really had no interest in the merchants' products, or rather, she felt that she was not qualified to be interested. However, she did not care in the past. She felt that she was still able to support herself without relying on the merchants, so she wished that the line was as clear as possible.

But now, upon suddenly learning that his mother was involved, his long-buried thoughts were stirred up again by Secretary Kong's few words. It was like being rummaging through old things and getting a mouthful of dust from years past, feeling both uncomfortable and unwilling to stop.

There was a noise at the door; it was Gu Sui returning. Shang Shu quickly dropped her thoughts and ran over to greet him.

"Why aren't you wearing shoes again?" Gu Sui asked with a light laugh as he changed his shoes.

Shang Shu reached into her coat, wrapped her arms around Gu Sui's waist, and looked up at him, speaking the truth: "Because I wanted to run over here to see you as soon as possible."

"You miss me that much." Gu Sui felt a warmth in his heart. Seeing that Shang Shu had finished her bath, he refrained from hugging her back because his hands were dirty. He only lowered his head and kissed the girl's lips. "Go inside. I'll take off my coat."

Shang Shu received a sweet kiss and ran off to put on her shoes, satisfied. Gu Sui washed his hands and led her upstairs.

"I'm going to take a shower first."

"good."

Knowing that Gu Sui was a clean person, Shang Shu refrained from bothering her and obediently let her go to take a bath.

Listening to the sound of running water, Shang Shu nestled on the soft bed and caught a glimpse of the lighter that the housekeeper had put back in its place earlier while tidying up the room. She played with it for a while, and then she remembered Gu Sui smoking. As she thought about it, her eyelids began to droop uncontrollably.

Shang Shu opened her eyes groggily again, smelling Gu Sui's scent of white moss.

"Asleep?" Gu Sui's voice was very soft as he bent down to turn off the light for her.

Her deliberately lowered, cool voice was even more alluring than usual. Watching Gu Sui's long, dark hair, like brocade, fall to one side, and her bending over subtly revealed a glimpse of her fair skin, Shang Shu suddenly felt a little awake again.

She gave a soft "hmm," it was hard to tell whether she was affirming or denying it. After Gu Sui lay down on the bed, she reached out and hugged him from behind.