Qin Yiheng's brows furrowed suddenly: "You agreed to it yourself?"

After a long silence, Gu Yilou hummed in agreement: "I didn't have anyone I liked at the time, and it was also the old man's dying wish. As the eldest son in the family, I should shoulder the responsibilities of the family."

Even if it means marrying a woman you don't love?

But there's no need to ask anymore.

Qin Yiheng gave him a deep look, then turned and walked towards the spiral staircase.

Gu Yilou watched his retreating figure for a while. After a moment, he walked back to the coffee table, poured himself a glass of red wine, returned to the window, stared at the deep night, and felt lost and forlorn.

***

In an apartment in the city center of Xizhou.

Gu Yunzhen returned to bed and hugged Shangguan Wu again. Thinking that he wouldn't be able to hold her while sleeping for at least a week, the fierceness in his eyes intensified, and the strength in his hands gradually increased.

"Um……"

Shangguan Wu was woken up by his strangulation.

"Honey, what are you doing? Hurry up... you're ruining me." The word 'death' that was on the tip of her tongue turned into 'ruin'.

Gu Yunzhen suddenly rolled over and sat on top of her, staring at her for a few seconds without saying a word, before lowering his head to silence her slightly open mouth with a kiss.

Shangguan Wu: "???"

Did he go crazy from holding it in all night?

She wanted to say that she didn't mean it last night, and she didn't even know she had her period!

But it was only his first day here yesterday, and he's kissing me so fiercely now. Isn't he the one who's suffering?

Although she felt a little uncomfortable!

Gu Yunzhen's kiss stopped when it landed on her collarbone.

Time does not permit.

Gu Yunzhen suddenly bit her neck lightly.

"pain!"

Shangguan Wu cried out in pain and punched him playfully, saying, "Are you a dog?"

Gu Yunzhen kept his head buried in her neck and said in a muffled voice, "Yes, your dog."

Well!

Shangguan Wu was taken aback by his words and blinked, "Honey, why have you become so unsophisticated?"

Gu Yunzhen raised his head, stared into her clear eyes, and uttered four words from his thin lips: "The wife follows the husband's lead."

Pfft~

Shangguan Wu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Then, she raised her eyebrows. Did he think she was using too many cheesy pickup lines?

"I'm not old-fashioned at all!"

"Um."

Gu Yunzhen nodded.

Shangguan Wu was at a loss for words.

She asked with concern, "Honey, what happened to you just now?"

What's meant to happen will happen eventually.

What is owed will have to be repaid sooner or later.

Gu Yunzhen got up, sat on the edge of the bed with her back to her, and said, "We'll go back to Gu Garden later. Your older cousin is waiting for you there."

Shangguan Wu was surprised: "Huh? What are you waiting for me for, cousin?"

After a two-second silence, Gu Yunzhen turned around and told her, "I'll take you back to the Qin family."

"Take me back to the Qin family?" Shangguan Wu's heart skipped a beat, and she sat up nervously, asking, "What happened?"

"Don't worry, nothing happened to the Qin family."

Gu Yunzhen comforted her, his eyes deep as he pulled her slipped shoulder strap back onto her delicate shoulder: "Our divorce agreement has been discovered."

Although Heng told him not to tell her, he had made a decision for her on his own and ended up hurting her. With such a profound lesson learned, how could he possibly hide anything from her?

Shangguan Wu's pupils suddenly contracted!

The divorce agreement was discovered?

Why was it discovered?

She stared at him, dumbfounded: Had he still kept the divorce papers? Was he still planning to divorce her a year later? Did he actually not love her that much...?

Gu Yunzhen keenly noticed the change in her eyes, and with a long arm, he pulled her into his arms.

"Don't overthink it."

His deep voice rang in her ear.

Shangguan Wu snapped out of her daze and asked directly, "Why are you still keeping it?"

Gu Yunzhen sighed: "I forgot."

Shangguan Wu: "..."

"I'm sorry, I really forgot about it."

Gu Yunzhen apologized, her tone revealing a hint of annoyance: "I've been keeping it in the drawer in my study and forgot to deal with it. My older brother wouldn't have touched my drawer; it must have been Gu Xiaobao who saw it."

Shangguan Wu: "…………"

What's the use of knowing who did it? The key question is what they're going to do now!

Seeing the anxiety in her eyes, Gu Yunzhen knew that telling her the truth was the right thing to do, and comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll go to the Qin family and bring you home!"

Shangguan Wu exclaimed, "What did my cousin say?"

Gu Yunzhen stroked her cheek, his voice low and gentle: "He said that the Qin family's daughters cannot be wronged, and he asked me to pursue you. Every step from dating to marriage must be done. I must sincerely marry you before I will let you marry me."

For a moment, Shangguan Wu was completely stunned.

"But aren't we already married? Does he want us to get a divorce?"

Before he could speak, Shangguan Wu stood up abruptly, but a surge of heat hit her, causing her body to freeze and fall to the side.

The next second she fell into Gu Yunzhen's warm embrace.

Gu Yunzhen coaxed her, "No, he just made up an excuse to let you stay at the Qin family's house to divert the elders' attention."

Shangguan Wu paused for a moment, then asked, "What do you mean by diverting attention?"

Gu Yunzhen guessed, "It must be the annual pressure to get married."

"ah?"

“My eldest brother’s son is old enough to run errands, but he’s still single. Qin San is using him as a shield, and the elders are getting worried.”

"So he used me as a shield?"

After a moment of stunned silence, Shangguan Wu vehemently objected, "No! I need to make it clear to him that I went through so much trouble to get your name listed as my spouse, and it wasn't easy for you to fall in love with me. No one can separate us!!!"

Shangguan Wu almost cried, clutching his pajamas with both hands.

Gu Yunzhen's gaze deepened as he stared at her, and he said meaningfully, "I have fallen in love with you."

Shangguan Wu knew that he had fallen for her, but something about it sounded strange.

She looked up and their eyes met.

Suddenly, I was dumbfounded!

She angrily punched him: "What kind of time is this to be joking with me?"

Gu Yunzhen took her hand and kissed it: "I'm serious."

Instantly, Shangguan Wu's face flushed crimson, and she said coquettishly, "You're not allowed to say that either!"

Gu Yunzhen looked at the lovely girl and chuckled softly: "Okay, from now on I'll just do it and not say it."

Shangguan Wu glared at him: "You still dare to talk!"

Gu Yunzhen teased her deliberately: "You can do it but not say it, and you won't even let her say it? Madam is a bit domineering!"

What does it mean to turn the tables and blame someone else?

Shangguan Wu rolled her eyes at him and raised her chin: "So what if I'm domineering! You're mine for life, and you're not allowed to leave me."

However, Gu Yunzhen embraced her slender waist, his deep eyes fixed on her without blinking: "Madam, would you give me a chance to pursue you?"

He didn't want to be separated from her either.

But he said that she should have everything that others have: pursuit, confession, proposal, wedding. She should also have things that others don't have. He wanted to give her a grand wedding. She deserved the best treatment!

When Shangguan Wu met his deep, tender eyes, she felt cherished, as if she had returned to her past life.