"It's not even close to being done yet; my godfather just mentioned it briefly!"

Lu Yi could tell that Fan Shenglun didn't necessarily want to tie him to Gu Keke.

Instead, it was a way to test the reactions of various parties.

Fan Huijun barely spoke at the dinner table, her expression so grave that she didn't even hear Gu Huaibei speaking to her.

Old Master Gu Yan noticed something and glanced at her face indifferently.

There was no intention to pursue the matter further, nor was there any intention to question Lu Yi directly.

Gu Huainan assumed that Gu Keke was a girl like Lu Baoyun, but he overlooked the one thing that the Gu family disliked the most.

"Forget all that, just help me make an appointment with Baoyun. I'll give you an extra 10% of the net profit from the new project..."

Gu Huainan didn't hear a single word.

They only urged Lu Yi to act as a go-between.

Gu Keke appeared silently behind Lu Yi, tiptoed and covered Lu Yi's eyes, mischievously giggling.

Her innocent and pure smile was like the clear sky outside the window, and Gu Huainan couldn't be too critical of her.

Lu Yi grabbed her hand. "Didn't you go upstairs to sleep?"

The person fainted on the table while still holding meat in their chopsticks.

The Gu family was used to it, and the butler and servants did not show any panic, tacitly acknowledging that Lu Yi had accepted this young lady.

"I was just looking at you a moment ago, and you disappeared as soon as I opened my eyes. I was so scared... Thank goodness, you didn't leave!"

Gu Keke's eyes reddened, and she instinctively hugged Lu Yi's arm tightly.

"I didn't leave because I haven't said goodbye to you yet!"

Lu Yi stroked her messy hair, his doting gaze mixed with an indescribable sense of guilt.

The eldest daughter of the Gu family, whom everyone envies, will always be a child, without the troubles of growing up, and without having to go through the painful process of transformation.

Do other people really want such a hopelessly simple life?

Gu Huainan grabbed her arm and made a face. "Keke, stop fooling around. Lu Yi and I are talking about something important. Be good and come upstairs!"

Gu Keke shook him off, pushed Lu Yi away, put her hands on her hips, and protected Lu Yi behind her like a mother hen.

"No, he's mine, and I won't give him to anyone!"

"Sister Xiaoyue went abroad, and Sister Jiaojiao got sick, so it's my turn now. Don't try to fool me into giving him to you!"

Gu Huainan shrugged, helpless.

Just then, the nanny came over with a bowl of dark, murky medicine. Gu Keke sniffed it and quickly hid behind Lu Yi.

She used to be able to barely tolerate taking pills of various colors.

But ever since this new medicine was introduced, every time I take it feels like I'm being tortured.

"You still want me to drink this? Drinking this is worse than drinking urine!"

Taking advantage of Lu Yi's presence, she jumped up and started to protest.

"Miss, if you don't take your medicine, how will you recover and marry the man you love?"

The nanny, familiar with the process, simply pushed the bowl forward.

Gu Huainan shook his head and sighed, took it, waved for the nanny to go about her business, grabbed Gu Keke's hand, and roughly shoved it into her hand.

"Let's do it!"

Gu Keke circled around Lu Yi for half a turn, "No, you're all bad people. You made me take the medicine and go to sleep, so I won't see Lu Yi, so I..."

Her voice was trembling with tears, and she sounded so aggrieved.

Lu Yi stopped the furious Gu Huainan, "Give it to me!"

"You just keep spoiling her. She's sick and won't take her medicine. When will she ever get better?"

Gu Huainan glanced at Lu Yi with a complicated expression.

Lu Yi is a trustworthy person, but who has the patience to deal with Gu Keke's sudden illness?

Even as her own brother, he was often provoked into losing his temper.

It's really cruel to make such an outstanding person take on the responsibility of accompanying his sickly fiancée before he even graduated from university!

"Rumble rumble!"

Gu Keke linked arms with Lu Yi as they walked up the stairs, not forgetting to show off to Gu Huainan.

...

The Fan family.

Even with all the lights on, it couldn't hide the desolation Fan Huijun felt after her marriage.

"It's just the two of us left. Come on, have some tea!"

Fan Shenglun, wearing a cashmere cardigan, sat on a wooden chair under the eaves, smiling gently.

Lu Yi poured him a glass.

The cup in front of me was empty.

Are you angry with me?

Fan Shenglun suppressed his smile and quietly looked into his eyes.

"No, Dad, I know you're doing this for my own good!"

A gust of wind blew by, and Fan Shenglun sneezed.

Lu Yi got up, pressed the button on the wall, and the curtain on the eaves slowly descended, blocking out the sound of the wind outside.

"It's good that you think that way. Coco is different from other girls. Maybe she won't be able to wait until marriage..."

Fan Shenglun leaned forward and took the teacup in his hand.

Looking at the scattered scenery in the courtyard, he continued, "No matter what, it's always beneficial for you to be known as the Gu family's prospective son-in-law!"

"Don't feel guilty. With the Gu family's wealth and connections, they have already found many famous doctors for her, but her disease is very rare."

"The cause of her illness remains unknown, and those medications were merely a psychological comfort for her!"

Lu Yi clenched his fist, which was hidden in his sleeve.

For a moment, I didn't know how to respond.

"So you can still go to school as usual, don't worry about being tied down by your family like your sister!"

As he said this, Fan Shenglun slapped his hand on the armrest a few times in frustration.

His dissatisfaction with Fan Huijun's departure from the company was palpable.

"The school leaders don't recommend that I show my face on campus, but they've made an exception for me to attend classes online. I only need to participate in the exams!"

Lu Yi's tongue felt numb.

The name Gu Keke hovered on his lips for a few seconds, but he ultimately didn't say it.

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