Chapter 232 Something's off; I'm not angry, but I can't forgive it either.
Liang Yuhao curled his lip, his eyes filled with disdain as he looked at Xiao Yan.
"Mr. Xiao, has Director Ye offended you?"
“Uh…” Xiao Yan tilted her head and thought for a while after hearing his words, then nodded firmly at Liang Yuhao. “No.”
Are you nodding so confidently just to say "no"? Mr. Xiao, are you sure you mean you haven't offended anyone? If you are, why are you kicking me when I'm down?
Liang Yuhao couldn't help but grumble inwardly, and at the same time, he secretly made a decision: he would never easily offend the man in front of him again.
That's so despicable! He kicks people when they're down. A man like that... well, it's impossible to be friends with him.
"We haven't offended you, so why should we hand over the information we have?"
"It wasn't us, it was you who paid. What does this have to do with me?"
Xiao Yan glanced at Liang Yuhao indifferently, then looked down at the documents in his hand. Upon hearing his words, Liang Yuhao's lips twitched.
Didn't you tell me before I submitted it? How come you're putting all the blame on me now?
She really is... a despicable person!
"Xiao Yan, you..."
"You want to scold me, huh? Be careful, or I'll call Fu Ziyu and tell her you've been going on endless blind dates again."
That one sentence immediately extinguished most of Liang Yuhao's courage to speak. Fu Ziyu was good in every way, except for that jealousy...
Liang Yuhao couldn't understand how he and Fu Ziyu, who were just acting, could have developed a real-life romance and become his girlfriend.
Before they got together, he genuinely thought Fu Ziyu was a great girl—cheerful, generous, and always had a smiling face that made people inexplicably happy. But after they got together, he realized that the girl he had found wasn't a girlfriend at all; she was absolutely a jealous jerk!
But the moment Liang Yuhao thought of Fu's five brothers-in-law, he instantly lost all the courage to break up with them.
Before and after each date, she would mentally criticize Fu Ziyu countless times, but when the next date came, she would happily run over to him again.
According to Xiao Yan, he was born with a masochistic face, and he would feel uncomfortable if he wasn't tormented by Fu Ziyu every day.
Thinking about the possible outcome of making that call to Xiao Yan, Liang Yuhao could only agree to his request while twitching his lips.
"Fine, I'm the one kicking someone when they're down. Mr. Xiao, now I'm going to kick someone when they're down. Do you have any objections?"
"No, remember that when you're down, you have to be ruthless. Being soft-hearted will only make others take advantage of you!"
Xiao Yan waved his phone at Liang Yuhao, who looked displeased, with a faint smile on his face. Seeing his expression, Liang Yuhao suddenly felt that he had made a bad choice in making friends. Unfortunately... it was too late!
At the Xiao family villa, Gu Mingxia returned home unusually early. After changing her shoes and clothes, she casually settled into the sofa. After thinking for a moment, she dismissed the villa's housekeeper and sat alone, looking at the laptop in her arms, her fingers flying across the keyboard, her brows sometimes furrowing and sometimes relaxing.
"Didn't you go out today?"
Liu Yan walked in carrying a plate of fruit. Seeing Gu Mingxia's furrowed brows, she smiled, put down the fruit, and quietly sat down beside her.
She knew she didn't have Gu Mingxia's abilities, so she never bothered to ask her best friend about things she didn't want to talk about.
"I came back early after finishing my work. So, have you booked the wedding photos yet?"
Gu Mingxia looked up and smiled faintly at Liu Yan, then continued to attend to her own business.
"It's basically done. We're just waiting for the wedding dresses and suits from France to arrive. Once everything is finished, we can take photos and hold the wedding."
"What gift would you like? We sisters shouldn't be shy about it."
"I don't really want anything. How about this, I'll come back to you when I think of something?"
Liu Yan took Gu Mingxia's arm, glanced at the Gu Group's official website on the computer, then looked away and smiled at Gu Mingxia.
Gu Mingxia turned off the computer and sat up straight, pinching Liu Yan's little face.
"Of course! You're my best friend. I'll definitely give you a big gift for your wedding."
"Then thank you in advance! Okay, have some fruit."
Liu Yan took a cherry and fed it to Gu Mingxia. The sweet and sour taste was indeed quite good. Especially for Gu Mingxia, who was pregnant, cherries were very much to her liking.
"Xiaxia, you never used to eat such sour fruit!"
Watching Gu Mingxia eat cherries one after another, Liu Yan's face was clearly surprised. When she fed them to Gu Mingxia earlier, she was just teasing her and never expected Gu Mingxia to eat them so happily.
"You said it yourself, that was before. People's tastes change. Now I love eating this, is that not allowed?"
Looking at Liu Yan defiantly, Gu Mingxia casually popped a cherry into her mouth, a smug expression on her face.
Liu Yan looked at Gu Mingxia in disbelief, then suddenly seemed to realize something and covered her mouth, looking at her with surprise.
"Xiaxia, you...you're not pregnant, are you?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I don't like children, otherwise why would we be married for seven years without having any kids?"
For some reason, Gu Mingxia subconsciously denied what Liu Yan had said. After she finished speaking, she guiltily put the last few cherries into her mouth. Hmm, they taste good. I must remember to buy more when I go out tomorrow. This is just so delicious.
"But how else would you explain your sudden craving for cherries? We've been sisters for over twenty years, and you've never been able to stand the taste and smell of them!"
"I... Alright, Liu Yan, you should hurry back. Zheng Liu is still waiting for you over there!"
Unable to explain this, Gu Mingxia could only get up, pull Liu Yan up, and push her out.
"Xiaxia, if you're pregnant, you absolutely can't hide it from me!"
"Okay, go back quickly, lest your Zheng Liuyi come and watch us chat again."
As Gu Mingxia pushed her, she couldn't help but tease her. Thinking back to the days when the two of them had only chatted for a little while, and Zheng Liu had been standing across the sofa looking at Liu Yan with resentful eyes, Gu Mingxia felt a chill.
"Who are you talking about who's pregnant? Liu Yan?"
As Xiao Yan entered, he changed his shoes and smiled at Gu Mingxia and Liu Yan. Zheng Liu and Liu Yan had already set a wedding date, so he wasn't surprised at all that news of their pregnancy was circulating at this time.
"Xiaxia, I'm going back now. If you're not busy tomorrow, would you come with me to try on wedding dresses?"
"good."
As Liu Yan reached the door, she didn't forget to glare fiercely at Xiao Yan, who had mentioned her pregnancy. During the time she lived with Gu Mingxia, Liu Yan gradually stopped being afraid of Xiao Yan and even managed to tease him occasionally, taking advantage of Gu Mingxia's presence.
"Xiaxia, did I say something wrong?"
Xiao Yan sat opposite Gu Mingxia and asked, quite puzzled. Gu Mingxia was eating a piece of pineapple, glanced at him indifferently, and then continued to finish the fruit in her hand.
"For any woman, it's a mistake to tell her she's pregnant! Especially for a woman who's about to get married."
"Why? I didn't laugh at her. Anyway, she and Zheng Liu have already set a wedding date. Even if she gets pregnant first, it's no big deal."
Xiao Yan found it very strange to see Gu Mingxia eating pineapple. They had been together for so many years, and she had never eaten any sour fruit before. Why did she suddenly fall in love with pineapple? Was it sweet?
Uncertainly, Xiao Yan took a piece and put it in his mouth. After just one bite, he got up and spat it into the trash can next to him.
"Xiaxia, don't you think this pineapple is so sour that it's impossible to swallow?"
"Really? I think it's delicious! If you're not going to eat it, don't waste it!"
Gu Mingxia glanced at Xiao Yan unhappily, then leaned back on the sofa and started eating. She had been having a poor appetite because of her pregnancy, but she didn't expect that eating some sour fruit would make her stomach feel so comfortable.
Xiao Yan noticed that Gu Mingxia's brows were tightly furrowed. Gu Mingxia felt a chill run down her spine when he looked at her like that, and she unconsciously shrank back while holding the fruit plate.
Why are you looking at me with such a terrifying gaze?
"Xiaxia, you...you're not pregnant, are you?"
Gu Mingxia, who was chewing on a pineapple, coughed from his words. Xiao Yan quickly sat down next to her and patted her back repeatedly, but his eyes kept glancing at her flat stomach.
"You...don't talk nonsense! How could I be pregnant? Besides, we've always used contraception when we're together."
She said this with a guilty conscience. She hadn't thought about what to do with Xiao Yan in the future, so she absolutely couldn't tell him about her pregnancy.
"No method of contraception is 100% successful. And even if you get pregnant now, I'm mentally prepared."
You're mentally prepared, but I'm not! Gu Mingxia kept muttering to herself. When she looked up, she met Xiao Yan's gaze. Her eyes widened for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure.
"Why are you saying these things for no reason? Are you so busy with work that your brain is going to break down?"
Gu Mingxia got up, picked up the fruit platter, and prepared to go upstairs, but after taking only two steps, Xiao Yan grabbed her hand.
"Xiaxia, are you still angry with me? That's why you've been avoiding me all this time?"
Xiao Yan's words were tinged with caution, and Gu Mingxia stiffened for a moment, but she quickly composed herself, turned to look at Xiao Yan's cautious expression, and suddenly smiled.
"Why would I be angry? And how have I been avoiding you? Haven't we been chatting in the living room every day? If you still say I'm avoiding you, then you're really wronging me."
Is this what you call chatting with me? You're obviously just trying to appease me, aren't you? Do you think I'm a three-year-old who can't tell the difference between genuine feelings and perfunctory responses?
"Xiaxia, I... I really didn't mean it. Please don't be angry anymore, please forgive me just this once, okay? I promise this will never happen again!"
I'm not angry anymore, but I don't know how to forgive you, Xiao Yan. I really can't forgive you right now. Gu Mingxia stared at Xiao Yan for a long time, then smiled brightly.
"Okay, I'm really not angry. I'm just tired now and want to go upstairs to rest. I have a lot of things to do tomorrow!"
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