You know, in my maternal grandfather's family, from my maternal grandfather to my uncles and cousins, everyone doted on my mother!

The mother and son teased each other, one sentence after another.

"Mom, I'm hanging up now, I have things to do."

"What's got you so busy? Aren't you on vacation?"

Uh, about your future daughter-in-law.

Obviously, it's best not to say anything for now, lest my mother make it known throughout Kyoto.

Xiaxia's condition is not good right now, let's wait and see.

"Mom, you know perfectly well that if something really happens during our leave, we can't take it either, right? You're also a colleague in the system, can't you understand my situation?"

On the other end of the phone, Meimei had called because she missed her son. Now that they could talk, she decided not to bother him since he was busy.

"Okay, that's settled then. Take good care of the old man, understand?"

"Know!"

When it comes to lying without blushing, our Minister Gu is definitely one of them; he clearly ran away from the train station.

.........

After hanging up her mother's call, Gu Ziling didn't leave. Instead, she carefully recalled the conversation and continued pressing the phone keys.

The call was connected very quickly.

"It's me, Gu Ziling."

"Yes, please make an appointment with your director for me tomorrow morning."

Okay, thank you.

I don't know if I've seen a doctor all these years.

Forget it, I'll just go see it again tomorrow.

Treat illnesses if you are sick, and prevent illnesses if you are not sick.

In any case, Minister Gu would never allow any problems to occur with his woman's body, and if there were any, he would correct them immediately.

The manor was very quiet.

Being deep in the mountains, you really get a strong sense of seclusion.

Xia Hong woke up around six o'clock in the afternoon. She opened her eyes and was stunned to find everything in the room unfamiliar.

Coming to his senses, he abruptly sat up in bed, vigorously rubbing his temples with one hand:

Where am I?

There was no one else in the room, so Xia Hong had to get out of bed.

Upon opening the door and seeing the decorations outside: Oh, so it's still here!

Hearing the commotion in the study next door, Minister Gu frantically broke a new fountain pen and even jumped off his desk.

"Xiaxia?" she called out urgently.

Forehead?

Xia Hong froze upon hearing the shout.

That voice is.....

When Gu Ziling came out of the study, she saw the woman standing in the corridor. After observing her carefully for a while and finding nothing unusual, she breathed a sigh of relief.

But then she realized the name she had just blurted out...

hiss!

This is awkward!

Xia Hong was also unsure how to respond.

This man, doesn't he hate me? Why is he still calling me by my nickname?

Or was I just hallucinating?

A man and a woman stood awkwardly facing each other, neither of them uttering a sound.

I really don't know how to break this awkward atmosphere.

The stalemate lasted for quite a while:

"cough...."

The man coughed.

"Um, are you... hungry? Grandma Hui has already prepared the food, come down and eat."

Xia Hong nodded abruptly: "Oh, okay, okay."

Even the movements of going downstairs were stiff.

Why does it feel so strange?

What went wrong?

Xia Hong racked her brains for a long time, but couldn't come up with any reason.

Minister Gu also awkwardly returned to his study, sat behind his desk, and couldn't concentrate on reading any of the documents.

...........

The restaurant downstairs.

Xia Hong came downstairs and saw Grandma Hui carrying dishes in from the kitchen next door: "Grandma, let me help you."