Chapter 155 It's time to clean up
When their eyes met, Gu Mian felt as if he was in another world.
"Ting Shen, why are you here so late?" The old lady scolded, "You should rush back to be with your wife right after work."
"Got it." Li Ting responded, "I will go home earlier next time."
"That's right."
Dinner was quickly prepared and the three of them went to the restaurant to eat.
"Mother Yang's cooking skills are getting better and better." The old lady praised.
Mother Yang nodded, "Please forgive me, old lady. I can only cook some home-cooked meals. I can't compare with the chefs of the Li family."
"Home-cooked food has the best taste of home." The old lady smiled and said, "Mian girl, this is my first time visiting your home. The environment is nice. I want to stay with you for a few days. Do you have any objection?"
"Of course I have no objection." Gu Mian said without hesitation, "Grandma, you bought this house for me. You can live here as long as you want."
"The house is yours now. Grandma is just borrowing it for a few days. Xingzhi lives next door to you, so grandma can visit him more often."
Gu Mian nodded.
She could see that old lady Li truly accepted Gu Xingzhi.
Otherwise, I would not have given him the shares under my name.
Gu Xingzhi no longer has any other relatives, so it is a good thing that he can get the warmth of family love from Mrs. Li.
It was only when he was making the bed for the old lady after dinner that Gu Mian suddenly remembered that something was wrong.
Old Madam Li lives here, and she can't let her know that she and Li Tingshen are having a quarrel, so doesn't that mean Li Tingshen has to come back to live here?
I just felt a headache when I fell asleep.
After making the bed, Gu Mian accompanied the old lady Li downstairs for a walk.
The community environment is very good, and many people take a walk after dinner.
The two of them walked around for a long time, and when they returned home, Mother Yang had already prepared some calming soup.
"Mian girl, send it to Ting Shen. You two can drink it and go to bed early."
Gu Mian could only take it and said, "Okay."
She walked outside Li Tingshen's study and turned around to see that Old Madam Li was still looking at her with a smile.
Gu Mian knocked on the door, opened it and walked in.
Li Tingshen was working in his office. When he heard the noise, he looked over.
Gu Mian placed the soothing soup in front of him and said expressionlessly, "Grandma told me to bring it to you."
Li Tingshen said nothing.
Gu Mian continued, "Why don't you tell grandma later that you have an urgent matter and need to go on a business trip."
Li Tingshen was so angry that he laughed, "What do you mean? Throw it away after use?"
Gu Mian frowned, "What do you mean throw it away after use?"
"Didn't you ask Mother Yang to call me and tell me that Grandma was here and asked me to come back to save the situation?"
Gu Mian: "......"
"I really don't want grandma to know our current situation, so please do me one more favor and say you're on a business trip."
Li Tingshen leaned back in his chair, his eyes narrowed slightly, "Gu Mian, am I too indulgent to you, so you feel that I am someone you can use as you please and throw away as you please, huh?"
Gu Mian looked at him fearlessly, "Boss Li is omnipotent. He can even protect criminals like Yin Luoxue and Madam Li. How dare I use you and throw you away?"
Li Tingshen frowned, and a dangerous aura immediately spread in the air, "Gu Mian, do you know what you are saying!"
"Did I say something wrong?" Gu Mian smiled faintly, "Or is it that you can do it but I can't say it? That's right, there's no point in talking if we don't agree."
After Gu Mian finished speaking, he turned around and left.
As she reached the door, she was grabbed by the shoulders with great force.
The next second, he turned the whole person around and pressed him against the door panel.
Li Ting's deep and cold eyes fixed on her face, "You need to be punished, huh?"
Gu Mian raised her eyes and looked him straight in the eye, her beautiful face calm and composed, "I am a nobody and my words are not as noble as theirs. Of course you can deal with me at any time."
Her eyes without any love deeply hurt Li Tingshen's heart, "Gu Mian, do you hate me so much?"
"It's not disgust, it's disappointment." Gu Mian pushed his hand away, "Ting Shen, I'm very disappointed in you."
"Disappointed..." Li Tingshen smiled faintly.
It seemed that he was not satisfactory to her as a substitute.
Li Ting suppressed the gloom in his eyes and replaced it with an icy coldness, "I'm on a business trip temporarily, grandma will definitely be suspicious, if someone goes to investigate, wouldn't it be that there is nothing fishy here?"
"So, Mrs. Li, while grandma is staying here, please fulfill your duties and responsibilities as Mrs. Li and don't let her see any problems."
Gu Mian was so angry that his face turned red.
Li Tingshen looked at her like this, curled his lips and said, "Why? Feeling wronged? It's just a pity, no matter how wronged you feel, you have to endure it for me!"
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Gu Mian walked out of the study angrily and went straight back to the master bedroom.
Mother Yang knocked on the door and came in. "Madam, your bird's nest."
Gu Mian turned to look at her, frowned and said, "Mother Yang, why did you make the decision to call Ting Shen without permission?"
Mother Yang was shocked and quickly apologized, "Madam, I'm sorry! The old lady came, and I was afraid that she would know that my husband was not living at home, so I called him immediately."
Gu Mian reminded, "Ting Shen doesn't live at home, and there must be a reason for that. Ting Shen and I are adults and can handle our affairs."
"It's true that I don't want grandma to worry, and it's also true that I don't want others to interfere in the affairs between me and Ting Shen, so don't act on your own in the future."
"I understand, ma'am, it won't happen again."
"Grandma will definitely be busier if she lives here. You will have to work hard in the next few days."
"This is my job, it's not hard at all."
After Yang's mother left, Gu Mian went to the bathroom to wash up, turned off the lights and went to sleep.
After a while, the door of the master bedroom was opened.
Gu Mian hasn't fallen asleep yet, he just hasn't closed his eyes.
She could feel the light being switched on, and then the sounds of washing coming from the bathroom.
Not long after, Li Tingshen lay down on the bed and turned off the lights.
Gu Mian had her back to him, and the man behind her did not approach her, which made her feel relieved.
Through the moonlight coming in from the window, Li Ting looked at her back deeply.
Although they were lying on the same bed, Li Ting felt as if there was an ocean between them.
He wanted to cross the sea, but he was unable to do so.
Everyone says he can do anything, but he can't even manage his own marriage...
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The next morning.
When Gu Mian woke up, Li Tingshen was no longer in bed.
She got up, washed, and went out to have breakfast with the old lady.
"Mian girl, do you have any plans for today?"
"Xingzhi asked me to accompany him to the Li family's cocktail party."
"That's fine. Grandma will announce in public at the reception that Xingzhi is the Li family's wandering child."
Gu Mian was surprised, "Grandma, do you want to personally acknowledge Xingzhi's identity?"
As far as she knew, Li Hongxuan had a bad reputation and it was no secret in the upper class society, but due to his identity, no one dared to discuss it, so she knew nothing about it before.
Many people knew that he had many mistresses and several illegitimate children, but none of them had ever been able to enter the Li family and have their identities recognized.
Madam Li looked distressed. "Yes, Xingzhi has suffered too much. I don't want him to continue to be a child without a home. In the future, I will protect him in the Li family, and no one can hurt him."
Gu Mian was moved and said, "I want to thank grandma on behalf of Xingzhi."
"Silly child, this is what a grandma should do." Madam Li asked with a smile, "Where is Ting Shen? Why didn't I see him come out for breakfast?"
The old lady smiled wickedly and said, "Could it be that he was too busy giving birth to a little great-grandson for grandma last night?"
Gu Mian blushed, "Grandma, don't talk nonsense..."
Mother Yang, who was standing nearby, reported, "Madam, the master got up early to go to work. He must be quite busy."
Li Ting went out at 6 o'clock. He didn't look very good, which scared Yang's mother who had just woken up.
The old lady didn't ask any more questions. "It's good to be busy. Young people should focus on their careers."
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In the evening, Gu Xingzhi came on time to pick up Gu Mian and Madam Li.
When the three drove to the hotel, many people had already arrived in the banquet hall.
Although Li Tingshen became the president of MS Group, he did not take revenge on Li Hongxuan for the previous obstruction.
Therefore, those people in the imperial capital who had been watching did not dare to distance themselves from Li Hongxuan, and all accepted the invitation to attend the cocktail party.
Madam Li took Gu Xingzhi to a social event. Gu Mian went to the buffet area to get his meal and found an empty corner to sit down and eat.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt like someone was watching her in secret.
Gu Mian ate his dinner leisurely, then got up and prepared to find Mrs. Li to remind her to eat something first.
As I turned around, a figure suddenly appeared in front of me.
Before Gu Mian could react, the figure in front of her bumped into her and she fell heavily to the ground.
"ah!"
Yin Luoxue's scream rang out in the huge and luxurious banquet hall, immediately attracting the attention of many people.
Yin Luoxue covered her stomach in pain, "Child...my child..."