Chapter 15 seems a bit too domineering. What if the child in my belly...?
Zhao Shuyi lifted the bed sheet, revealing a pretty face that looked somewhat bewildered.
The two people opposite her, perhaps having been watching her the whole time, stopped arguing as soon as she woke up.
"Are you awake? Did I disturb you?"
Gu Yan spoke in a gentle voice, but he showed no respect for the two men and even gave them a cold glance.
Zhao Shuyi also looked over, but the two of them kept their eyes darting around and wouldn't look at them, which was inexplicable.
How long have I been asleep?
"It hasn't been long. It's 2 PM now. Are you hungry? I'll go get some food."
Zhao Shuyi rubbed her stomach. She wasn't actually very hungry, but she felt it was probably time to eat.
Even if I don't eat, Gu Yan should eat too, and after he finishes eating, let him rest.
So she nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."
Gu Yan didn't ask any further questions upon hearing this, and simply turned around to get his food.
These days, there aren't many people who can be picky about food. The variety of food served on trains is limited, and it's already considered good if you can get a hot meal. Many people bring their own dry food and stay on the train for several days.
However, Zhao Shuyi also bought some malted milk powder peach shortbread and other things, which could improve her meals.
After Gu Yan left, the two of them stopped arguing.
"Young lady, that was your man just now. He's really good to you. He was watching over you while you were sleeping, as if someone was going to do something to you."
The woman looked to be around thirty years old, with a plump figure. She wore a simple floral shirt and a fitted dress, which, although revealing the flesh on her stomach, actually made her look quite elegant.
She was also wearing a double-layered beaded necklace, a typical outfit for a wealthy family in Shanghai.
Dressed like this on the train, aren't you afraid of attracting unwanted attention?
The man was also dressed smartly and wore glasses, which immediately reminded Zhao Shuyi of Gao Zhiyun, making her feel slightly uncomfortable.
He sat next to the woman with a gloomy expression, a stark contrast to her radiant beauty.
Zhao Shuyi wasn't sure what the other person wanted to say, and didn't want to cause any trouble, so she just gave them a slightly perfunctory smile and didn't say anything.
To everyone's surprise, the woman became unhappy and spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"These days, young girls are spoiled by their parents at home and pampered by men when they go out. They don't even know what manners are."
Zhao Shuyi wondered if she had done anything to provoke her, so why was she rolling her eyes at her?
"Auntie, are you talking to me?" Zhao Shuyi wasn't going to put up with this. Who wasn't a young lady?
The woman's eyebrows furrowed, and she suddenly stood up from the opposite bed. "Who are you calling 'auntie'?"
Zhao Shuyi pretended to be scared and shrank back a little.
"Auntie, don't scare me! If anything happens to the baby in my belly, I'll fight you to the death!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Gu Yan appeared at the carriage door, holding food with a blank expression.
Zhao Shuyi awkwardly tossed her hair, unaware of how much he had overheard.
You probably don't believe she's really pregnant, right?
She wasn't worried about the other person exposing her, since she didn't care what strangers thought of her; she had only said that to scare the person opposite her.
Sure enough, the man was intimidated and advised, "She's pregnant, don't go near her, you might get taken advantage of."
The woman grumbled, "So what if you're pregnant? It's like everyone has kids. They'll just be spoiled brats when they're born."
"Madam, please apologize!"
Gu Yan walked in in two steps, put the things he was carrying on the small table, and stood in front of the two people.
He stood there, staring intently at the two people, which frightened them into silence.
"They've been shouting since they came in. What, do you know us and are deliberately trying to cause trouble?"
Gu Yan suddenly grabbed the man by the collar, startling everyone, including Zhao Shuyi.
She swallowed and suddenly agreed with Zhang Yue's words; Gu Yan was indeed quite frightening.
Aren't they supposed to be forbidden from hitting people?
"I'm...I'm sorry, I was in a bad mood and disturbed you."
The woman's voice trembled slightly, but her tone suggested she genuinely knew she had made a mistake.
Gu Yan shoved the man away and shouted, "Behave yourself!"
The man nodded repeatedly, not daring to say another word.
Zhao Shuyi recalled the scene when the original owner met Gu Yan in April. Although the other party seemed cold, he was quite kind in dealing with people. Was it all an act?
Or is this a way of putting pressure on them by using someone else's affairs?
Zhao Shuyi was lost in thought.
She thought that if Gu Yan had a tendency to hit women, she would never marry him under any circumstances.
Zhao Shuyi didn't think she, as a woman, could compete with a man in terms of physical strength.
"Let's eat."
Suddenly, a voice rang out above her head. Zhao Shuyi, who was thinking of many frightening images, flinched.
Gu Yan kept handing her the chopsticks without taking them back or saying anything, but his gaze seemed somewhat complicated.
Zhao Shuyi quickly composed herself, took the chopsticks, nodded, and whispered, "Thank you."
The two of them didn't speak while eating, and the couple opposite them also became quiet, so the only sound in the carriage was the two of them eating.
Gu Yan brought back a stew of potatoes and pork and a dish of pickled green beans. The stew of potatoes and pork was full of potatoes, with very few pieces of meat.
The taste was good, but it was a bit dry.
Zhao Shuyi ate only a little more than half before she couldn't eat anymore, while Gu Yan across from her quickly finished a whole box of rice.
He seemed to notice Zhao Shuyi's condition and asked, "Can't you eat anymore?"
Zhao Shuyi looked up at him, unable to tell whether he was happy or unhappy, but she didn't want to wrong herself.
She nodded, "I'm full, let's eat first..."
Before she could finish speaking, the other person had already taken the lunchbox from her hand and poured all the unfinished food Zhao Shuyi had eaten into his lunchbox.
"I'll give you less next time."
Then he quickly ate her meal.
Zhao Shuyi wanted to say that she could eat it by soaking it in hot water for the next meal.
She didn't want to suffer, but it wasn't that she couldn't endure hardship; she used to eat a lot of rice soaked in plain water.
But Gu Yan didn't give her a chance to say that, and now was not the time to discuss whether his behavior was appropriate or not.
Zhao Shuyi knew very well that this was not Gu Yan's fault; it was a difference in behavior caused by the different times.
She simply said thank you, and said she'd deal with the rest when she got there.
After finishing her meal, Zhao Shuyi wanted to wash the dishes herself, but Gu Yan, with his long arms and legs, quickly washed the lunchbox.
"You...you should rest, I'll read for a while."
Zhao Shuyi showed Gu Yan her book cover.
Gu Yan glanced at the words "vegetable cultivation techniques" on the cover, and this time he didn't refuse, saying, "Call me if you're sleepy."
"good."
Gu Yan quickly went up to the upper bunk. He didn't make a sound except when he first got up, as if he was sleeping soundly. This made Zhao Shuyi very curious, wondering how someone so big could squeeze into that small upper bunk.
The man opposite seemed to be sleeping very uncomfortably, even though he didn't have Gu Yan's physique.
Unable to resist any longer, Zhao Shuyi quietly got out of bed. Only when she stood on the floor did she realize how uncomfortable it was to have slept all day.
When she looked up, her eyes met those of Gu Yan, who was looking at her from the upper bunk, and her heart skipped a beat.
Zhao Shuyi smiled and explained, "I'm a little sore from sleeping, so I'll take a walk."
Gu Yan hummed in agreement and said, "Don't go out."
After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes again.
Zhao Shuyi expressed strong doubt that someone could actually sleep in a posture like standing at attention.
But she won't ask.
She couldn't very well call him down.
Without staring at anyone, Zhao Shuyi quickly returned to her quiet corner, which was temporarily hers to herself.
She naturally didn't know that Gu Yan had opened his eyes again as soon as she left.
The train continued its clattering journey.
Zhao Shuyi wasn't particularly interested in the vegetable farming she was involved in, but she still managed to read half of the book line by line.
She was actually quite sleepy, but there were all sorts of people on the train, and she didn't dare close her eyes since Gu Yan wasn't there, even though she didn't have anything valuable on her.
Fortunately, Gu Yan didn't sleep for too long; he came down again about two hours later.
"You can rest now."
Zhao Shuyi nodded, still a little dazed.
"May I borrow your book?" he asked.
Zhao Shuyi regained some of her senses and shook the vegetable cultivation techniques she had set aside.
Gu Yan nodded.
“Of course.” Zhao Shuyi handed him the book.
Gu Yan quickly became engrossed in reading.
Zhao Shuyi wanted to know if he was really engrossed in the book or just passing the time, so she couldn't help but glance at him a few more times.
To everyone's surprise, Gu Yan suddenly looked up and asked, "What's wrong? Do you still want to see?"
Zhao Shuyi shook her head repeatedly, "I wanted to ask if you could understand it?"
After saying that, she realized her words were ambiguous and quickly added, "What I meant was that I think this book is a bit boring."
Looking at the messy underlines in the book, Gu Yan paused for a moment and said, "I can plant them then. I should be able to get a house with a yard where I can grow vegetables."
Zhao Shuyi thought about those days and a faint sense of anticipation began to grow in her heart.
A house with a yard was something she had never even dreamed of in her previous life.
Gu Yan was very focused on reading, so Zhao Shuyi didn't disturb him and covered the curtains again before lying down.
If I really want to marry him, I can't let him do everything.
You can practice on your own in the space.
Zhao Shuyi didn't know if she was capable of cultivating a vegetable garden, but giving it a try shouldn't hurt.
Although the flow of time in this space is slow, the growth of plants does not seem to be slow. The rice seeds she planted earlier are already almost seven or eight centimeters tall.
Ordinary rice could never grow this fast.
So she wanted to give it a try, to see if the land she cultivated could achieve the same effect.
However, it's not particularly convenient now; it would be bad if someone discovered the existence of this space.
You should get some more sleep.
I took another nap and it was already dinnertime when I woke up.
Gu Yan did indeed give her less food this time, but it was still a lot.
"That's a bit too much, can I share some with you?"
Zhao Shuyi didn't want Gu Yan to eat her leftovers.
Gu Yan didn't say anything, but simply pushed the lunchbox in front of Zhao Shuyi.
Zhao Shuyi quickly divided the food into his lunchbox.
Suddenly, Gu Yan stopped her.
"That's enough, eat more." He took his lunchbox back and then muttered, "You're too thin."
Looking at the half-eaten food left in the lunchbox, Zhao Shuyi said with a bitter face, "If I can't finish it, I can eat it tomorrow."
Gu Yan glanced at her, then rummaged into his own lunchbox, and this time pushed it in front of Zhao Shuyi without saying a word.
"Finish eating." The tone was uncompromising.
Although it seems like it's for my own good, it seems a bit too domineering.
Zhao Shuyi sighed inwardly, but still finished all the food.
It wasn't particularly filling; it felt just right.
After eating, she became drowsy again, and the unhappiness from earlier was completely forgotten.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, the two people opposite her started arguing over their meal.
"I told you to get more meat, and this is the extra meat you got. Did you even count it? There are only a few pieces. How are we supposed to eat this?"
"This is the only condition on the bus, so please bear with it for now. I'll have my mom cook something delicious for you when we get there."
The woman sneered, "With your mother's cooking skills, she practically eats chili peppers like they're her only food. I can't handle that."
Her words were always sarcastic, and the man seemed a little angry too. He suppressed his temper and asked, "If you look down on my family so much, then what are you doing here? Stay in your Shanghai and continue being your pampered young lady?"
"You! You think I want to go with you to your backwater village? You only know how to show off your power in front of me, you good-for-nothing!"
The man was panting heavily, and looked like he was about to hit someone.
Zhao Shuyi looked at the two of them, her heart pounding.
Even though they were arguing, the woman somehow noticed Zhao Shuyi.
"What are you looking at? I'll gouge your eyes out!"
"Whose eyes are you going to gouge out?"
Gu Yan returned at some point, followed by two flight attendants.
The two flight attendants were very friendly, but their tone was very curt when they approached the couple on the other side.
"Gentlemen, please keep quiet in the carriage. Otherwise, we will write to your workplace to inform you of today's situation."
Although the two looked very uncomfortable, they didn't dare to say anything more, clearly not wanting to lose face.
These days, your workplace is like your second home. Notifying your workplace is like a primary school student being called in by their parents—not only embarrassing but also potentially damaging to your own interests.
The two naturally dared not cause any more trouble, and the rest of the journey was relatively peaceful.
I just didn't expect that the couple would also get off in Kunming.
Zhao Shuyi only hoped that their destinations would not be the same.
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