Shangguan Wu returned to her room carrying the paper bag.

She knocked on the bathroom door: "Honey, the clothes have arrived. I'll bring them in for you now~"

"Put it at the door."

Gu Yunzhen's deep voice rang out.

Shangguan Wu blinked; this was a little different from what she had expected!

However, she still listened to him and opened the door a crack, reaching out to place the paper bag against the wall. But as she closed the door, she glanced at the bathroom mirror and saw the man's muscular back—very sexy. Even without seeing his front, she could guess his abs must be incredibly sculpted.

Gu Yunzhen's deep voice carried suppressed anger: "Shangguan Wu, close the door!"

"Oh oh oh~"

Shangguan Wu quickly closed the bathroom door, leaned against it, her cheeks flushed, and covered her heart with both hands, which was beating faster and faster, thumping as if a rabbit was hopping around inside.

Hearing the noise from the bathroom, she immediately slipped away, ran to the bed, flopped down on it, kicked her feet slightly to kick off her slippers, rolled around on the bed a couple of times, and buried her face in the pillow.

A few minutes later, the bathroom door opened.

Gu Yunzhen walked out, leaning on her cane.

Shangguan Wu turned to look at him, then suddenly got up from the bed and rushed over to bring the wheelchair to him.

But Gu Yunzhen walked directly towards the side of the large bed near the window.

He sat on the bed and saw that she was barefoot. He blurted out, "Put on your shoes!"

He paused for a second after he finished speaking.

"Oh, okay." Shangguan Wu responded, went around to the other side to put on her slippers, took two steps back to the bed, and gave him a sweet smile: "Honey, shall we turn off the light?"

Gu Yunzhen's thin lips uttered a single word: "Close."

After Shangguan Wu turned off the light and lay down, his fingers moved restlessly to the side like a crab, and as soon as they touched Gu Yunzhen's body, his wrist was grabbed.

"Go to sleep!" Gu Yunzhen said succinctly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he released her hand and pushed her towards him.

"oh."

Shangguan Wu touched her wrist, a slight smile playing on her lips, and closed her eyes to fall asleep.

The room was dark and silent.

Gu Yunzhen heard her even breathing and then closed her eyes to sleep.

Meanwhile, Quan Tianrui returned to Xiao Jingming's villa and had his bodyguards carry him up to the study on the third floor.

Seeing his disheveled appearance, Xiao Jingming asked confidently, "You got beaten up, and the invitations weren't sent out?"

Quan Tianrui's eyes darkened, his tone filled with anger: "I know very well that she doesn't like me, but I told her that this was a party hosted by the Xiao family, and that people from the upper class of the capital would be there, but she still ignored me and had me kicked out of the Shangguan family."

Xiao Jingming narrowed his eyes and said with a half-smile, "Let your bodyguard come in and talk."

"good."

Quan Tianrui had no objection. He turned his head toward the door and loudly called out the bodyguard's name to let him in.

After the bodyguard entered the room.

Xiao Jingming pushed up his glasses and stared sharply at him: "Tell me everything that happened to you at the Shangguan family, without missing a single word."

Quan Tianrui's face remained unchanged, as if he wasn't angry at all that Quan Tianrui doubted him.

The bodyguard was stunned for a moment, then slowly recalled what happened at the Shangguan family. Because he had been beaten, he was expressing his anger with subjective emotions. His words were similar to those of Quan Tianrui, but he omitted Quan Tianrui's address to Shangguan Wu, thus missing the part about Quan Tianrui angering Shangguan Wu first. Instead, he said that Shangguan Wu looked down on the Xiao family and disdained to associate with them.

This perfectly matches the effect Quan Tianrui wanted.

Because with his current strength, he is completely unable to compete with the Gu family, and therefore cannot touch Shangguan Wu. However, the Xiao family is different. The Xiao family is powerful and will soon be able to reshuffle the power of the aristocratic families in the capital city, becoming one of the three new top aristocratic families.

So he chose his cousin as his backer and deliberately provoked Shangguan Wu to refuse to attend the party, thereby arousing his cousin's dissatisfaction.

As long as there are enough instances of dissatisfaction, even without him asking, his older cousin will deal with Shangguan Wu.

He then reaped the benefits without lifting a finger.

Quan Tianrui had calculated everything perfectly; everything was in line with his plan.

"Just because she married into the Gu family, she looks down on my Xiao family?" Xiao Jingming laughed, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

Quan Tianrui bowed his head and apologized: "I'm sorry, cousin."

Xiao Jingming gave him a deep look, then casually opened a document and said, "You must be tired. Go back to your room and rest. Have the housekeeper call the family doctor to treat your injuries."

"Thank you, cousin."

Quan Tianrui did fall hard, but he only had abrasions and was not seriously injured.

He looked at the bodyguard, who immediately went behind him and pushed the wheelchair out of the study.

After they left, Xiao Jingming picked up his phone and called Gu Yilou.

"Brother Yilou, I'm sorry to bother you so late."

"Can't you choose another time?"

"The matter is a bit urgent, and we can't change it."

"Then why are you being so polite?!"

Gu Yilou's gentlemanly demeanor was completely ruined by his morning grumpiness after being woken up. He was now extremely irritable and wished he could punch Xiao Jingming a couple of times.

Xiao Jingming was taken aback for two seconds: "You go to bed so early?"

Gu Yilou had no intention of explaining and growled, "Speak up if you have something to say, or shut up if you have something to say!"

Hearing that he sounded somewhat like Qin Yiheng in his tone, Xiao Jingming narrowed his eyes and said, "Did you receive the invitation to the party? I'll send you two more now. Invite your younger brother and sister-in-law to come and have fun. We'll prepare a private room for you. It'll be like a simple gathering of friends. I hope you won't refuse to come."

Gu Yilou replied coolly, "Heh."

"I'll go, but I'll have to ask my brother and sister-in-law if they're going. Is there anything else? If not, I'll hang up."

Although Gu Yilou is the eldest brother, his younger brothers are all adults, and he will respect any decisions they make.

Otherwise, what awaits Gu Yunzhen now is a sharp and pointed question and answer!

It's the kind of situation where you get beaten up if you can't answer!

Gu Yilou hung up the phone, turned it off, and went back to sleep.

It's so late, and his wife isn't home. What can he do besides sleep?

As for what Xiao Jingming was planning, we'll find out at the party.

A minute later, Gu Yilou suddenly opened his eyes.

He picked up his phone, turned it on, and called his fourth brother, Gu Yunzhen.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Sorry..."

Gu Yilou's filming went unnoticed.

***

The next morning, the sun was shining brightly, and the sound of an electric drill could be heard downstairs; the workers installing the elevator must have been at work.

Shangguan Wu stretched lazily on the bed.

She looked at Gu Yunzhen by the window: "Honey, did the noise downstairs wake you up?"

Gu Yunzhen didn't turn around, and said in a low voice, "Go wash up."

"Well."

Shangguan Wu felt like she was being urged by her parents to do something.

She got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Ten minutes later, she changed her clothes and walked out of the room with Gu Yunzhen.

After going downstairs, seeing her father's listless appearance, Shangguan Wu raised an eyebrow: "Good morning, Dad!"