Seeing her overjoyed expression, Gu Luo sighed helplessly and reached out to ruffle her cool brown hair: "Silly girl, didn't you ever think that with the Shen family's status, they would allow her not to get married... or even require me to marry into their family?"
These words struck Gu Ximan like a thunderbolt, leaving her frozen in place.
She opened her mouth, her eyes widened, and her brain completely shut down.
After a full half minute, she suddenly slapped her forehead and wailed, "That's right! I was fooled by that crazy girl?!"
Under the warm yellow light, Gu Luo looked at her annoyed expression and thought to himself that this girl had finally come to her senses.
Gu Ximan hugged a cushion on the sofa and suddenly let out a "whoa," belatedly patting the cushion and complaining, "No wonder this crazy girl agreed so readily! Knowing that Sister Ning was coming, she ran away without even having dinner. She was worried about something going wrong and wanted to keep this matter firmly in her grasp."
The plush fabric of the cushion was crumpled from her grip, and her cool brown curly hair hung down to the side of her face, obscuring half of her frustrated expression.
She turned to look at Gu Luo, her voice tinged with grievance: "Sigh... It's too late to say anything now. When she lay down on you just now, I was watching her intently from the side. Now I can't back out even if I want to."
Gu Luo sighed softly: "My little darling, you've been used as a pawn."
He then quickly added, "But this is good too. Now that we have Shen Qingling as a trump card, at least we won't have to bother Grandpa Liu every time."
Gu Ximan's arrogance had almost completely vanished, and she then leaned forward uneasily, her knees nearly hitting the coffee table: "Then... what if the Shen family resorts to underhanded tactics in the future? We can't even handle Aunt Luo, how can we fight against the Shen family?"
Gu Luo reached out and ruffled her hair, his fingertips brushing against the wisps of hair: "It's okay, there's still time. Once I've firmly established myself, your brother won't be someone you can easily manipulate."
His tone was soft, yet it carried an undeniable certainty, and his eyes held a calculation known only to himself.
Gu Ximan nodded with some doubt, but the next second she puffed out her cheeks and angrily threw the cushion around: "This little madwoman actually tricked me! Don't you know what first come, first served? If she comes again tomorrow, I'll make her call me 'sister' no matter what, or she won't get a step closer to you!"
Gu Luo looked at her flustered appearance, his lips twitched, and suddenly remembered something. He said with a strange expression, "By the way, when your sister Ning comes later, you'll explain about Shen Qingling."
"Hmph, I'll explain, what's the big deal..." Gu Ximan's words were cut short.
She blinked, her big eyes sparkling, as if she had suddenly unlocked a new understanding. She abruptly turned her head and stared intently at Gu Luo, saying each word clearly, "Wait a minute! I feel like you've tricked both me and Little Crazy Girl?"
She grabbed a cushion and pointed it at Gu Luo, speaking rapidly: "Look, now your harem has gained another beautiful young lady from the capital. In the end, you've become the victim who was 'forced' to accept her, and I'm the one who has to explain to Sister Ning on your behalf?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Luo quickly waved his hands and retorted three times: "I didn't, I'm not, don't frame me."
As he spoke, his gaze drifted to the fruit plate on the coffee table, avoiding direct eye contact with Gu Ximan.
It has to be said that although this girl is simple-minded, she is decisive when it matters.
"You still say no! The more I think about it, the more convinced I am!" Gu Ximan bit her lower lip, her cheeks flushed with excitement. "Although Shen Qingling is crazy, she is indeed a great beauty. Her legs are on par with Sister Ling's—straight and long. Even I, a girl, am smitten. She confessed to you in public, chased you all the way from Beijing to Caizhou, and hovered around you every day. I don't believe you weren't moved! Even if you weren't, I don't believe you didn't want to get close to her!"
"Cough cough..."
Although Gu Luo didn't want to admit it, as a normal boy who had experienced the pleasures of life, how could he not be interested in a beautiful girl like Shen Qingling?
He's already a scumbag, it's a matter of mutual consent...
Gu Luo was indeed somewhat bothered by Shen Qingling's frank and passionate nature. Now that he had been exposed, he could only awkwardly get up and say, "Um... Shu Ning is coming over in a bit, so I'll go to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Don't overthink it."
After saying that, he practically fled to the kitchen, his steps quicker than usual.
Gu Ximan was left alone in the living room. She stared blankly at the air for a while, then hugged a cushion and punched it several times, making the cotton stuffing inside shake wildly. "You stinky brother! You crazy girl! You've all been fooling me like I'm an idiot! I'm so angry!"
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she picked up her phone, opened her chat with Luo Shuning, and a sly smile appeared on her lips: "Tonight, I'll have Sister Ning and my team 'interrogate' you! We'll make sure you can't get out of bed tomorrow, and see if you dare to fool me again!"
The sound of the range hood starting up came from the kitchen, but the "revenge" atmosphere in the living room had already quietly drifted toward Luo Shuning, who was about to arrive.
This will be a devastating war that will claim the lives of hundreds of millions.
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