However, Ye Chen couldn't help him this time either.
"Could it be... that there was something wrong with the secret recipe you gave him last time?"
Bai Jingyuan slapped his forehead, "Could it be that my sister-in-law isn't as ruthless as a wolf?"
Ye Chen smiled wryly, "Perhaps it's too much, causing Third Brother's endocrine system to become imbalanced!"
Bai Jingyuan almost spat a mouthful of wine in his face.
...
Gu Mang opened the balcony door and entered the house, his eyes meeting Jiang Can's slightly surprised gaze.
"What's wrong?" he asked calmly.
"Did you just make a phone call?"
“Yes, a former…fellow inmate,” Gu Mang said casually. “After he got out, he asked me for money, and I told him not to contact me again.”
"Oh." Jiang Can nodded. "No wonder you were shouting so loudly just now, you almost shook the building down! But you did the right thing. Don't contact those people anymore if you can avoid it. After all, you're a married man now, and we still have to live a good life together."
Gu Mang's heart skipped a beat.
But even as she said these words, her eyes were still fixed on the computer screen.
The thought of Bai Jingyuan's photo on it made him very unhappy.
Jiang Can stared at it for a long time, then rubbed her eyes, her stomach starting to hurt again. She was looking around for painkillers when Gu Mang strode over and slammed her laptop shut.
Jiang Can was startled and stared at him with wide eyes. "What are you doing? I still need to look at the documents!"
His face darkened. "What's so interesting about it!"
“This…this is a client. I need to get to know his lifestyle and interests first, and then…”
Before she could finish speaking, Gu Mang gathered his pillow and blankets and carried them into the bedroom, neatly spreading them out on the other side of the bed.
Jiang Can's heart skipped a beat, her face flushed slightly, and she asked him softly, "What are you doing?"
Gu Mang, his face cold, forced out two words: "Sleep."
Jiang Can's face turned bright red as she stood timidly at the bedroom door, her small hands nervously clutching her clothes.
"Today... not today." Her voice was so soft it was almost inaudible.
Gu Mang frowned. "What's wrong?"
Jiang Can stamped her foot in embarrassment: "That...no way!"
Looking at her face, which was as red as an apple, he realized that she had misunderstood what he meant by "sleep".
Gu Mang reached out and pulled her close, holding her in front of him. They fell onto the bed, and he embraced her from behind. Jiang Can stiffened, feeling his hand slide down her body to her lower abdomen…
Just as she was about to stop him, his hand stopped and gently massaged her lower abdomen.
His palms were warm, and he wrapped her up completely from behind, the warmth easing her stomach pain.
Jiang Can felt much better, and then she heard his deep, magnetic voice in her ear, "I know you can't do it, but I don't do anything else!"
Jiang Can smiled sweetly, the feeling of sweetness seeping into her heart.
"Is your stomach feeling any better?"
"Um."
"If the pain gets really bad in the future, don't take painkillers," he said softly. "I'll warm your hands with my hands; that's better than taking medicine."
Jiang Can nodded and snuggled against him. Her soft hair brushed against his Adam's apple, making his throat tighten and his lips feel a little dry.
Her fragrance always wafted into his nose in a faint, ethereal way.
Gu Mang bit his lip hard.
Only this pain could keep him temporarily clear-headed and rational.
Jiang Can was unaware of the torment he was enduring. She only felt warm all over, her stomach pain had subsided, and she felt much more relaxed. She smiled. She had no choice but to marry Gu Mang, gambling with her future happiness.
She never expected to win the gamble; God gave her such a wonderful husband.
But if she hadn't taken the place of the bride, this warmth would have belonged to Jiang Yao, and the one lying in Gu Mang's arms now should be Jiang Yao...
Thinking of these things, she suddenly felt sad.
“Gu Mang,” she said softly, “can I ask you something?”
Gu Mang paused for a moment, then asked, "What is it?"
“If…” she turned to look at him, “If one day you find out that I lied to you, or did something that you can’t accept, will you forgive me?”
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