Chapter 25 Today, I Didn’t Drink
Gu Huan took a step back and tightened her cloak tightly.
She said in a hoarse voice: "Before, I didn't dare to admit that I took the master's nightgown because my dress... was torn, so I could only take your robe to wrap myself and leave. I accidentally got my sleeve scratched by a branch on the road, so I embroidered a flower to repair it."
Mu Junyan stared at the nightgown without saying a word.
Gu Huan said hurriedly: "If the master is not satisfied, I can compensate you."
"pay?"
Mu Junyan raised his eyes lazily, with an expression that said, "What are you going to pay for it?"
Gu Huan said in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "I can't afford to pay it back now. I don't have the money. I, I can..."
His voice became smaller and smaller, his face became redder and redder, and he was so aggrieved that tears were about to fall.
Mu Junyan: "..."
Did he do anything?
Why does it act like he bullied her?
Mu Junyan was furious. He stood up and walked towards the door: "The embroidery is not bad. You don't have to compensate me."
Gu Huan secretly cursed herself for being a coward and asked why she was crying.
She quickly wiped her tears and followed him: "I am good at needlework, I can make clothes for the master. What kind of flowers does the master like...ah!"
She bumped her head against a solid chest.
Why did this person suddenly turn around?
Gu Huan took a step back, rubbed her forehead angrily, and looked up at him.
Unexpectedly, Mu Junyan opened the door and turned to look outside: "It's late at night and it's bad for a man and a woman to be in the same room. Go back."
Gu Huan was stunned for a moment, and her nose felt sore.
He is not only a man of integrity, but also a gentleman.
She shouldn't have plotted against him.
Mu Junyan didn't see any movement for a long time. He turned his head to see her beautiful eyes filled with tears, and she looked pitiful and hesitant.
Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and said slowly, "It's okay, everything will be fine."
His voice was unusually gentle, and Gu Huan's grievances turned into tears that fell silently.
Mu Junyan couldn't bear to force her anymore, so he reached out and rubbed her hair: "If you need anything, just ask. For the rest, just follow your heart."
He spoke to her in this tone, making Gu Huan feel guilty and conflicted.
what to do?
... Aunt Pei's scheming, Gu Wanru and his wife were selfish and cruel. After her death, they lived in harmony and enjoyed the wealth and splendor of the Duke's Mansion.
Why do they do that!
She was just fighting to survive.
Gu Huan suddenly let go of her cloak, opened her arms and threw herself into Mu Junyan's arms, hugging his waist tightly, without saying a word, her tears falling even harder.
Both of them were separated by thin clothes, and their bodies, one cold and one hot, quickly transmitted their warmth to each other.
Mu Junyan froze, the front of his shirt soon got wet, he sighed slightly, and slowly closed the door.
He lifted Gu Huan's chin and forced her to look up at him. Looking at her red and swollen eyes, which looked like a poor kitten, he felt a little bit of pity.
Knowing that she was extremely sad, Mu Junyan naturally would not have any other thoughts.
He took her hand and walked to the couch.
Gu Huan's tears were frightened back.
I can still vividly remember them making love on the soft couch.
This is to get straight to the point.
Gu Huan felt shy and suddenly turned her head to look at the bookshelf.
The portrait of the late lady is missing.
I breathed a sigh of relief.
Mu Junyan let go of her hand and pointed to the teapot on the coffee table: "Drink a cup of calming tea and calm down. I have something to tell you."
Gu Huan obediently poured a cup of tea and handed it to Mu Junyan with both hands, saying obediently, "Master, please have some tea."
Mu Junyan: "..."
You're just pretending to please him, but you're not sincere at all.
He waved his hand and sat down on the couch.
As the distance between them widened, the feeling of oppression and tension disappeared a little. Gu Huan glanced at him, raised her glass and drank it all in one gulp, and her mood immediately calmed down.
She must take this step.
If he is willing to help her, she will do her best to serve him in the next ten days.
That's all.
When he goes north again, they will never see each other again.
Seeing that she seemed to be calm again, Mu Junyan asked slowly, "Do you really want to follow me?"
Gu Huan had her back to the candlelight, but her eyes, washed by tears, were surprisingly bright, and it seemed as if a flame was jumping in her eyes.
The girl untied the cloak's straps, letting the purple cloak fall off, and she took a step forward, touching his knees, and nodded without hesitation.
Everything in front of me was white.
Mu Junyan then discovered that Gu Huan was only wearing a small top and sleeping pants under her cloak. Under the candlelight, the thin snow-white silk clearly revealed the flesh-colored lines...
The blood in his body suddenly began to boil, but his expression did not change. His indifferent eyes swept over her inch by inch, from her jade neck, her exposed shoulders, to her exquisite and soft breasts, and her slender waist.
Are you getting braver?
Gu Huan felt embarrassed when he looked at her like this. She was about to cover her face with her hands, but he grabbed her wrist and pulled her away.
His voice suddenly became low and hoarse: "You want to follow me, do you want me to protect you?"
Gu Huan didn't dare to look at him and nodded obediently.
In front of such a shrewd and capable man, it is useless to cover up and lie.
The flame that Mu Junyan had just ignited dimmed a little.
Sure enough, seducing him was just seeking shelter.
Mu Junyan let go of her hand, his tone becoming lighter: "I will not take concubines or marry wives. I will not protect a woman for no reason. Besides, you are my son's sister-in-law."
The word "sister-in-law" hurt Gu Huan.
So embarrassed.
Gu Huan was silent for a moment.
She slowly knelt down at his feet, placed a pair of soft and boneless hands on his knees, and her eyes sparkled with earnest admiration.
"I only want to be with you, Master. I am willing to be a slave or a maid."
The names have changed.
The girl has black hair, red lips and eyes as pure as water, but she makes people unable to control the outburst of desire and can't stop.
It would be hard for any man in the world to refuse a woman like this, right?
Mu Junyan's voice became increasingly hoarse: "Become a concubine?"
Gu Huan nodded slowly: "Okay."
"You can't even have a concubine?" Mu Junyan's eyes were deep.
Following him without any status or position is just a thing.
Gu Huan froze, unable to control the tears that welled up in her eyes again. She sniffed hard, trying hard not to let the tears fall.
That pitiful look of someone pretending to be strong is really pitiful.
Mu Junyan reached out his hand to wipe away the tears from her eyes and softened his voice: "Because of your relationship with Gu Wanru, you can only be the second daughter of the Gu family when you stay with me. Do you understand?"
If she were to be married, how would she behave in front of Gu Wanru in the future?
If a girl has an affair without a matchmaker, she will never be able to hold her head up high for the rest of her life.
Even if he protected her, could she bear the gazes and vicious spit of the world?
Mu Junyan couldn't bear it.
Of course Gu Huan understood.
If Mu Junyan publicly accepted his daughter-in-law's half-sister, public opinion would overwhelm them and would also affect Mu Junyan's reputation.
As the first duke of Daliang State, Mu Junyan naturally cherishes his reputation.
Status means nothing to her.
What she wants is to survive.
Being Mu An's concubine, there is no future for her and she will only be trampled upon every day.
As Mu Junyan's woman, at least the people of Wen Hanxuan, Zhou Zhilan and Manager Zhou were genuinely kind to her.
At least, Mu An and his elder sister would have some concerns.
She had no bargaining chips but her body.
Gu Huan nodded and said softly, "I understand. I don't want any status, I just want your pity."
The girl's obedient look made her even more pitiful.
Mu Junyan frowned slightly.
Does she really understand that it is for her own good?
"Go back and think it through first..."
"Today, I didn't drink."
Gu Huan boldly placed her hand on his, her low, hoarse voice full of temptation.
Mu Junyan's eyes darkened.
The man's primitive desire came up again.
He has seen all kinds of women, and has never lost his composure like this. Why can't he control himself when he sees her?
Could it be because she was the one who opened the valve of her man's thriving senses?
Has he been suppressed for too long and is now accumulating strength?
She didn't seem like a scheming woman. From that night when she was dying, to later on when she was like a pure little rabbit, she was able to abandon the innocence and shame that women valued most, because she was desperate.
Her identity was swapped. At the age of seventeen, she, who should have been a daughter of a wealthy family, suffered from hunger, cold, and torture. Unfortunately, she didn't even know it.
Mother and daughter see each other every day? Admitting it, the thought of it made a grown man like him feel uncomfortable.
How does a weak girl grow up in such an environment?
But she was diligent and studious, had beautiful handwriting and was very good at needlework.
On weekdays, she also cooperated with a small bookstore in Bian Jing to copy books that scholars loved to read but could not afford, and also did needlework to earn some money.
She would also secretly take medicine to heal her wounds.
A girl who has suffered so much but is still trying hard to live, using her pure body to seduce him just to avoid becoming Mu An's concubine?
This matter still doesn't make sense.
She must want more than this. If her ambition is too big, he will never agree to it.
Mu Junyan: "You just want me to protect you, without asking him for help?"
Gu Huan nodded.
He didn't believe that the little girl didn't tell the truth.
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