His head was forced to turn around to face Gu Nanyan. "Mix it up." He uttered two words from his thin lips.

Shen Beian's mind was spinning. Looking at those two thin lips, for some reason, he felt they tasted kind of delicious.

This is his home.

Delicious

He can eat it!

The next second it pounced and bit down.

Her phoenix eyes narrowed, and then she pressed Shen Bei'an down beneath her.

"Ugh..." Master Shen felt like he couldn't breathe and pushed his hands outwards.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Gu Nanyan got up and saw that Fifth Master Shen was lying alone on the huge bed, breathing heavily.

bad,

You bastard!

You didn't mispronounce it.

"An'an, drink the hangover soup." Gu Nanyan helped Shen Bei'an up and fed him with a spoon.

I don't want to drink.

Master Shen pursed his lips.

But it seems I have no choice but to drink it.

Reluctantly, she opened her mouth and drank the hangover soup with Gu Nanyan, then let Gu Nanyan wash her up, shower, and change her into a bathrobe before finally tucking her into bed.

"You bastard." As he was falling asleep, Gu Nanyan vaguely heard Shen Bei'an muttering something. He pressed his ear to listen and clearly heard those three words.

She was scolded, but the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and she leaned down to kiss his forehead.

He went outside.

Guest Room

"You're sober now." Gu Nanyan didn't even knock before walking in, poured two glasses of warm water, and handed one to the woman opposite him.

Hua Yueli took the water glass, held it in her hands, and sat down in the chair with her head down.

"If you have nothing to say, it's getting late, I'll have someone take you home." Gu Nanyan turned to leave.

"Wait, Ayan..." Hua Yueli grabbed Gu Nanyan's arm, and after a long while, "I...I'm sorry..."

Those three short words seemed to have exhausted all her strength.

Gu Nanyan stood still, not speaking for a long time.

After a long silence, a slightly hoarse voice rang out, "There's nothing to apologize for. We just have different paths and can't work together."

She was very calm, showing almost no emotion.

Her phoenix eyes were lowered, concealing all her emotions.

In my most helpless moment, there was no one by my side.

Even her childhood friend was full of criticism towards her; it felt like the whole world was against her.

If Ziya Jingmo and Gu Nanyan became so-called friends because of a relationship of mutual benefit, then they were friends.

Therefore, Hua Yueli and Gu Nanyan had the purest friendship, and no one could interfere with it.

And all of this was destroyed by Hua Yueli herself...

“No, Ayan.” Hua Yueli choked up, her eyes glistening with tears, “I didn’t…” She stepped forward and hugged her.

“I said that not because of your methods,” he said, his face pressed against her back, “but because I was afraid, Gu Nanyan. I was afraid that you would do something even worse, something irreversible, because of him.”

"I didn't abandon you..." Hua Yueli was also crazy during that time. She had just taken office and, due to her father's status, she could hardly move an inch and had to be careful at all times.

Another incident has occurred with Gu Nanyan, which is her first task upon taking office.

So I blurted out all the angry things I had said at the time.

She already had many grievances against Shen Bei'an, and that moment almost reached its peak.

"I didn't use you for any so-called future prospects," she said, holding Gu Nanyan tightly around the waist, each word distinct. "I was just... trying to help you in my own way... I didn't know..."

She could barely speak after that, "Now... I know... how outrageous I was back then... Ah Yan..."

She knew that what Gu Nanyan needed most at that time was not someone to plan for her; she didn't need that at all. The fact that she dared to do that meant she had already prepared a way out.

What she needs most is someone to be by her side.

And she, as her closest friend, became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Tears soaked her back.

After that incident, the two lost contact, and Gu Nanyan never investigated the details of that incident again.

“Hua Yueli,” Gu Nanyan finally spoke, “I know you’ve always disliked An’an, but I never expected that you would stand against me that time and join them in criticizing me.” Her tone was flat, like a stagnant pool, unable to stir up any ripples.

No one knows how Gu Nanyan spent that time.

She can let go of everything—her parents, elders, even An'an.

The only thing she couldn't accept was Hua Yueli!

With her eyes lowered, she had her back to Hua Yueli, so Hua Yueli couldn't see her or know what she was thinking.

“Ah Yan…I’m sorry…I’m sorry…I…” She couldn’t utter any words of explanation.

"Let go, and I'll have someone take you back." Like frost and snow falling on the world, it covered all the harvest and drowned the golden crow.

"No..." Hua Yueli held her arm even tighter. "When this place was built, you said you would always save a room for me. I want to stay here tonight."

Hua Yueli wasn't just talking nonsense to Shen Bei'an.

The design of the entire Biluo Xiaozhu was mostly done by Gu Nanyan, with the remaining small part handled by Hua Yueli.

When supervising the construction, it was mostly Hua Yueli who came to see the work, as Gu Nanyan was traveling around the world with his father.

In the past, the two of them never distinguished between each other.

It's no exaggeration to say that even though Gu Nanchen is Gu Nanyan's biological younger brother, his understanding of Gu Nanyan is far inferior to that of Hua Yueli.

Hua Yueli is the same.

"Gu Nanyan, give me an answer." Seeing that Gu Nanyan hadn't spoken, Hua Yueli's arm was getting a little sore. "Either you beat me up and we can call it a day, or I'll just stay at your Biluo Xiaozhu. Anyway, I just returned to the country, not only because of that incident, but also because of the Hua family's affairs, so I won't be delayed here. As for Zhizhi and Ninth Brother, I don't need to worry about them either."

"Let go," she said simply, or rather, Gu Nanyan didn't know how to respond.

"No..." Hua Yueli not only didn't loosen her grip, but hugged him even tighter.

Gu Nanyan exhaled a breath of stale air and then swiftly threw Hua Yueli over his shoulder.

Hua Yueli was still in a daze when she was thrown to the ground.

This is a guest room. There was no carpet on the floor, so it was thrown onto the wooden floor, which naturally hurt.

"You're being too rough." Gu Nanyan straightened his clothes slightly. "Go to sleep if you want, and leave early tomorrow morning." He didn't reply to those words.

After saying that, he turned and walked away.

Only someone was left forced to lie on the cold wooden floor and cry.

By the time Hua Yueli realized what was happening, Gu Nanyan had already left.

"Gu Nanyan, you son of a bitch! You dog!!!" He stood up, clutching his back, cursing.

Uncle Chen, standing at the door, didn't know what to do.

"Uncle Chen, is my room ready?" Hua Yueli coughed slightly when she saw Uncle Chen, straightened her sleeves, and tried to appear elegant, but unfortunately, her robe and back were covered in dust.

Uncle Chen nodded slightly, "Everything is ready, Young Master Hua, please."

Hua Yueli smiled slightly at Uncle Chen, then walked away without needing any guidance.