After Yan Yirou finished speaking, she went to the dressing room to change her clothes.

Prioritizing warmth, she chose a long black down jacket that reached her ankles, paired with a fluffy yellow bucket hat, which looked both warm and stylish.

Gu Chenye rushed over in a huff, but when he saw Yan Yirou's outfit, he was momentarily charmed, and his annoyance dissipated.

Yan Yirou asked in surprise, "Why did you come so early?"

Did he think he arrived too early? Gu Chenye frowned, but before he could speak, the Yan family's butler walked in and said, "Miss, the eldest young master of the Su family is here to see you. He said he has an appointment with you."

Yan Yirou was stunned for a moment.

Gu Chenye narrowed his eyes and curled his lips in a playful smile: "You're very busy with work!"

Yan Yirou felt embarrassed and wanted to pick at her toes.

Just as he was about to explain, Su Xiangrui walked in. He was surprised to see the third young master of the Gu family and asked in shock, "Third young master?"

What's going on?

As far as he knew, Ji Xianli of Xizhou City intended to marry the eldest daughter of the Yan family, but his sister said that Yan Yirou was unwilling and asked him to come to the Yan family to take her back...

Could it be because of the third young master of the Gu family?

Good heavens!

Trying to snatch someone away right in front of the third young master of the Gu family, his sister probably wants to go to the hospital to take him home, right?!

Su Xiangrui felt he had figured out the truth!

Before Gu Chenye could speak, Yan Yirou said first, "Why did you have to make this trip for Tiantian? But since you're here, please take the things back to Tiantian. Wait for me a moment, I'll go upstairs and get them right away."

She rattled off her words in one breath and then hurriedly ran towards the stairwell.

Gu Chenye turned around with interest and stared at her back... Little liar!

Su Xiangrui saw this and explained, "Third Young Master, please don't misunderstand. I came here today to help my sister get something..."

Gu Chenye interrupted him coldly: "Please don't insult my intelligence."

Su Xiangrui's heart skipped a beat. It seemed he knew very well that Yan Yirou was lying. Why hadn't he exposed her?

"I'm sorry, Third Young Master, I'm not familiar with Miss Yan. She's a good friend of my sister. My sister said she was in trouble and asked me to come and pick her up, so I came."

Gu Chenye raised an eyebrow: "Bringing someone of the opposite sex home on New Year's Eve, if you don't have that kind of intention, your parents probably won't think so."

Take him, for example!

He thought he was just doing his fourth brother a favor, but the favor never ended, and even his mother misunderstood!

However, Gu Chenye remained calm. After all, he would be back at the military base after the New Year, and his mother wouldn't be able to urge him anymore, so everything would be back to square one.

But Su Xiangrui's expression froze upon hearing this, and he even broke out in a cold sweat.

"Is it that serious? Please tell them that I have an urgent matter to attend to and must return first. Thank you."

Su Xiangrui turned and left in a hurry.

Yan Yirou came downstairs with a gift bag and saw that Gu Chenye was the only one left in the living room. Without thinking, she asked, "Where is Su Xiangrui?"

Gu Chenye put his hands in his pockets and shrugged: "He asked me to tell you that he had to go back first because of an emergency."

Yan Yirou: "..." That's it?

He must have said something to Su Xiangrui, right?

Gu Chenye's gaze was open and honest: "Can we leave now?"

What they said doesn't matter. Yan Yirou smiled and said, "Okay, let's go!"

She carried the gift bag to the entrance, changed into her boots, and went out.

As she got into the car, Yan Yirou turned to the housekeeper and said, "Uncle Li, when my parents come back, please tell them that I went to the Gu family and will probably be back very late."

Butler Li nodded and replied, "Yes, Miss, have fun."

Yan Yirou sat in the passenger seat, fastened her seatbelt, and turned to the man, saying, "Could you please go to the department store first, Third Young Master? I'd like to buy something. Thank you."

Gu Chenye drove to the nearest department store.

However, the streets were bustling with traffic, as crowded as a vegetable market.

The car stopped and started, and it took a full hour and a half to arrive at the department store.

Gu Chenye searched around for a while before finding a parking space. After getting out of the car, he said, "It's almost noon. If we go home, we'll definitely miss lunch. Let's eat upstairs."

"good."

Yan Yirou knew there would be traffic jams during the Spring Festival, but she didn't expect it to be this bad. She was rushing to the Gu family's house and it would probably be 1 a.m. She didn't have the nerve to ask the Gu family to wait for her alone without eating.

So, Yan Yirou and Gu Chenye ate at a restaurant on the top floor of the department store.

When Ji Xianli, who was far away in Xizhou City, received the photo of the two of them together, he was so angry that he smashed a set of teacups!

I see!

It turns out that Gu Chenye has taken a liking to Yan Yirou!

But Yan Yirou was clearly the woman he chose first, so why should he give her to Gu Chenye?

The Gu family is going too far!

Ji Mingjing has gone too far!

The Ji family is no weaker than the Gu family, but Ji Mingjing would rather be inferior to the Gu family than let him marry Yan Yirou. This is clearly a deliberate attempt to suppress him and prevent him from getting outside help!

Ji Xianli's face was ashen. It was the Gu family, or Ji Mingjing, but he vowed in his heart, "I will make you pay the price!"

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Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, a time when families gather together for a reunion dinner, enjoying a joyful reunion.

The table was laden with a sumptuous feast of fine wines and delicacies, including abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin, fish, shrimp, crab, chicken, duck, goose, pork, beef, mutton, as well as steamed dumplings, pan-fried dumplings, and boiled dumplings, with all kinds of fillings.

As she ate her New Year's Eve dinner, Shangguan Wu's eyes gradually welled up with tears, but she hid it well and no one else noticed, except for Gu Yunzhen, whose mind was entirely on her.

Shangguan Wu has a craving for spicy food and can't live without it.

The family chef specially prepared several spicy dishes, which were all placed in front of Shangguan Wu.

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