"Why are you in such a hurry?" Wen Yi looked at Master Gu with incomprehension. "I told Mr. Zhan that I would give it a try, but I only have three days. There's no guarantee of success."
Gu Huaixu raised an eyebrow. "I see."
"Otherwise what?"
"I thought Madam was in a hurry to have Mr. Zhan check in so that she would know what his purpose was."
Wen Yi sneered, "Why are you in such a hurry? It makes our intentions obvious."
"Besides, this matter is very complicated, and I'm not that all-powerful. If I didn't tell you, you wouldn't have agreed to the conditions Mr. Zhan discussed with me, right?"
“No.” Gu Huaixu shook his head, his gaze fixed intently on Wen Yi. “Even if you didn’t tell me all this, I would still agree if you wanted him to move in.”
Wen Yi, who had been wearing a relaxed smile, was caught off guard by the other party's sudden seriousness.
My heart was suddenly struck.
Wen Yi quickly looked away, "Oh."
"Just one?" Master Gu was clearly dissatisfied.
"I'm exhausted after a long day. I'm going to my room to sleep now. Goodbye."
Wen Yi didn't continue the conversation with Master Gu. She stretched and went upstairs.
Gu Huaixu sat on the sofa, knowing that Wen Yi was avoiding him, but he didn't expose her. Instead, he sat on the sofa and watched Wen Yi go upstairs.
His smile gradually faded, and he removed the mask from his face.
After Wen Yi almost removed his mask last night, Gu Huaixu became more cautious and even when wearing a mask, he would still apply makeup to the scars on his face.
He remembered what Wen Yi had said that day.
If Gu Huaixu hadn't died, Wen Yi wouldn't have minded or hated him; she would have even felt fortunate.
But if Gu Huaixu is indeed Second Master Gu, then Wen Yi would perish together with him, because that would be an insult to Wen Yi's self-esteem.
Gu Huaixu tilted his head impatiently.
He had never imagined that things would turn out this way.
...
Inside the room.
After taking a shower, Wen Yi sat down in front of her vanity and subconsciously tossed the towel she was using to dry her hair aside. It took her a while to realize what she had done.
Ever since she married into the Royal Garden, blow-drying her hair has always been Gu Er Ye's job.
I'm surprised that I have this subconscious habit of washing my hair and then sitting here doing nothing.
"What a terrible habit."
Wen shook her head and went to get a hairdryer to dry her hair, but the door was pushed open from the outside.
Wearing a mask, Master Gu appeared, walked naturally behind Wen Yi, and took the hair dryer.
"How can you let Madam do the hair-drying?" Gu Huaixu chuckled.
Wen retorted, "What's wrong with me blow-drying my own hair?"
She reached for the hair dryer, but Second Master Gu pressed her back into her seat. "No, from now on, I'll dry Madam's hair."
"No need, I can manage on my own."
"What, is Madam afraid of developing a habit, becoming dependent on me..." Gu Huaixu bent down and breathed into Wen Yi's ear, "...falling in love with me?"
Gu Huaixu spoke the last three words in a breathy voice, deliberately blowing air into Wen Yi's ear. Wen Yi instinctively shrank her shoulders to avoid him.
She frowned. "Why are you standing so close while I'm blow-drying my hair?"
"Madam just finished bathing, she smells wonderful," Gu Huaixu said with a smile.
Looking up at Wen Yi in her white pajamas in the mirror, a smile appeared on her face.
However, in the mirror, Wen Yi's white pajamas had a slightly large neckline, revealing several hickeys on her neck and chest.
Wen Yi's expression froze.
Master Gu acted as if he hadn't seen anything, straightened up, and started drying Wen Yi's hair.
Wen Yi was certain that Second Master Gu had seen the ambiguous hickeys. With just a little thought, he could figure out what Wen Yi had done last night.
Previously, Wen Yi would black out when he got drunk, and he couldn't remember anything that happened while he was drunk.
But only last night did I recall fragmented memories.
Wen Yi couldn't remember many details, but she did remember that the person she had a relationship with was indeed Gu Huaixu.
He really didn't die; he's still alive and well.
Even right next to her.
Wen Yi didn't know why Gu Huaixu had faked his death, since there was no word of it since he hadn't actually died.
Wen Yi originally didn't want to get involved.
But Wen Yi couldn't stand it. Since Gu Huaixu wasn't dead, why did he still bother her?
"You saw everything, didn't you?" Wen Yi looked up at Master Gu in the mirror and asked.
Master Gu paused slightly while drying his hair.
Because he was wearing a mask, Wen Yi couldn't see any subtle expressions on his face, so he couldn't guess anything.
"It doesn't matter," Master Gu replied. "We're a business partnership. I've said before that it doesn't matter if you want to be with someone else."
"You don't care if I'm with other people, right?" Wen Yi suddenly asked.
Master Gu nodded, "Yes."
The answer was certain, but for some reason, Wen Yi suddenly felt a chill in her heart.
She muttered, "It doesn't matter. The wife sleeps with other men outside, but the husband acts like he doesn't care, and even condones it."
"So you mean you don't care who I sleep with, even if I'm with three men a day, right?"
“No, that’s not the case.” Second Master Gu reminded her, “You’re a member of the Imperial Garden in public. It would be embarrassing to do something so high-profile. Madam, you should keep a low profile.”
"So, as long as I don't go too far, you're fine with anything, is that what you mean?" Wen kept staring at the man in the mirror.
Gu Huaixu was blowing on Wen Yi's hair, his eyes were downcast, and he paused because of Wen Yi's words.
When he glanced up unintentionally, he met Wen Yi's gaze, who was staring straight at him in the mirror.
Gu Huaixu naturally knew what answer Wen Yi wanted.
But……
"From the very beginning, I've been giving you freedom because all I want is for your brain to work for me."
"And I can help you stir up trouble, become the target of that Ms. Gu in Beijing, and become a scapegoat. I'm perfect for that," Wen said expressionlessly.
"There's no need to belittle yourself like that."
“But all your attitudes tell me that this is all the value I have,” Wen said bluntly. “Before, when you partnered with me as a couple, I thought it was because you needed me as a target. But now it seems that you do need me as a target. As long as I am a good target, you don’t care about anything else.”
After saying these words, Wen Yi laughed to himself.
Isn't that ridiculous?
When she was in the Wen family, she was questioned and ignored by everyone. Whenever there was a sacrifice required, Wen Yi had to step in.
After arriving at the Imperial Garden, she received more and more protection and gained more and more confidence. She thought she had met someone who appreciated her.
In the end, instead of appreciating her, others just saw her as a good target. As long as Wen Yi could be a good target, they would tolerate and cooperate with her in other matters.
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