Then Gu's mother retorted, "Your Lin Zhibai has a girlfriend, and I heard she looks a lot like Yan'er, humph!"
Gu Fanyan was speechless. The two mothers always started fighting whenever they met.
Lin Zhibai gestured to his assistant to swipe the room card.
The door opened, and both Gu's mother and Lin's mother turned around at the same time. Seeing the two children come in together, their anger flared up even more.
"Yan'er," Gu's mother grabbed Gu Fanyan, "you've been ignoring everything I say!"
Lin's mother retorted, "Zhibai, are you really trying to drive your mother to her death!"
Gu Fanyan spoke first: "Don't be angry, Lin Zhibai and I didn't do anything last night."
"Didn't you do anything?" Lin's mother immediately slammed her phone down. "How do you explain this photo?"
Lin's mother also saw the photo of the two of them in their bathrobes.
Gu Fanyan continued, "I've already had someone take care of the photos; they won't have any impact."
Lin's mother retorted angrily, "Of course it won't have any impact on the outside world! But what about the inside world? Zhibai has a girlfriend. Aren't you deliberately trying to break them up by doing this?!"
"Mom," Lin Zhibai, who hadn't spoken until now, finally said, "I don't have a girlfriend."
She then added, "I wasn't feeling well last night, and Fanyan took care of me in the room."
Lin's mother almost stamped her foot in frustration: "Who would know these things? They'll just think you two did something in the room!"
"So what?" Lin Zhibai replied, "If Fanyan needs me to take responsibility, I'm ready anytime."
"We don't need you to take responsibility!" Gu's mother immediately stood up and retorted sternly, "I believe Yan'er. Since nothing has happened to you, delete the photos and let's call it a day."
She grabbed Gu Fanyan's arm: "Yan'er, let's go."
At this moment, the Lin family's assistant rushed in, "It's terrible, Madam! Several self-media outlets and tabloids have already published photos of the young master and Miss Gu to grab attention! They've even added a lot of headlines!"
When Gu's mother snatched the phone and looked at it, her face turned ashen.
"Thump!" She slammed her phone down on the coffee table. "I hope the Lin family can handle this matter well."
She left with Gu Fanyan.
Lin's mother covered her head and slumped into the sofa. "I can't handle this anymore, Lin Zhibai. You'd better deal with it yourself."
Lin Zhibai swung his wheelchair over to the coffee table and picked up his phone.
"Ha!" He suddenly laughed.
Lin's mother was stunned and speechless: "You still have the nerve to laugh? Don't you see how much you've disgraced the Lin family!"
"Yes, it's really embarrassing," Lin Zhibai admitted. "Unless I marry Sister Fanyan, I can never get rid of this embarrassment."
"What did you say!" Lin's mother was struck again. "You might as well just kill me with anger!"
Lin Zhibai tilted his head, a slight smile appearing on his lips: "This method... is indeed quite good!"
Night falls.
Gu Fanyan brought a portion of bird's nest from the kitchen to the study to give to her father.
The incident at the resort must have caused my dad a lot of worry.
"Marriage?" However, she had just reached the door of the study when she heard her mother's surprised voice.
"It was proposed by the Lin family," Mr. Gu nodded. "I've discussed it with the board of directors, and it is indeed the best way to protect the reputation of both our families."
"I disagree!" Gu Fanyan strode in. "Dad, Mom, I'm willing to take responsibility for what I did, but I'm not willing to marry Lin Zhibai!"
"I disagree too!" Gu's mother was on her side.
“Fan Yan…” Father Gu sighed softly, “Let’s not talk about the projects our two families are working on. Let’s talk about you and Lin Zhibai. Haven’t you figured it out yet? Marriage is the best way to end this ill-fated relationship between you two.”
Gu Fanyan couldn't understand why she wanted to end her ill-fated relationship with Lin Zhibai by marrying him!
"Dad, I'll make my own decisions about my own affairs." She put down the tray, turned around, and left.
"Yan'er..."
"Stop right there!" Mr. Gu called out to Mrs. Gu, stopping her from chasing after them. "Let her make her own decision."
Gu Fanyan walked into the bar's private room with a cold face. "Everyone, get out."
Shen Xinghui raised his arm and waved it, and the twenty or so people in the private room were instantly emptied.
Lin Zhibai sat in the middle of the sofa, a faint smile playing on his lips: "Sister Fanyan, we just parted ways this morning, and you're already here to see me again?"
Gu Fanyan sneered: "Young Master Lin, you're here even with a limp? Is there something to celebrate?"
Lin Zhibai nodded: "Of course, I'm getting married soon."
Gu Fanyan clenched her fists. "Who is the bride?"
"you."
She was practically grinding her teeth to powder as she sat down next to Lin Zhibai. "Lin Zhibai, what's wrong with you? You'd better take back this idea right now!"
"Oh?" Lin Zhibai boldly picked up a strand of her hair and played with it between his fingertips. "A marriage between the Lin and Gu families is something many people would like to see, right?"
"The Lin and Gu families are getting married, is that right?" She raised her beautiful eyebrows. "Tomorrow I'm going to get my marriage certificate with Lin Guangchen..."
Before she could finish speaking, he suddenly pulled her arm, and she bumped into his arms.
His embrace was much firmer than before, no longer the perfect balance of softness and firmness... She winced in pain at the temple, instinctively clutching it, and frowned as she scolded, "Lin Zhibai, what's wrong with you...?"
He held the back of her head, forcing her to look at his face: "Don't mention him in front of me. I've put up with him for a long time."
His breath sprayed all over her face without restraint.
She tried to break free, but she was no match for his strength. "Lin Zhibai, I'm warning you one last time, take back your decision!" she gritted her teeth.
Lin Zhibai's eyes were full of indifference: "Otherwise what?"
otherwise……
She unexpectedly leaned forward and kissed his lips.
He froze, all the desire that had been suppressed all night suddenly surfacing, and he longed to immediately press that fragrance and softness beneath him...
But he still retained a sliver of reason. "Sister Fanyan," he said, sealing her soft lips with his fingers, his gaze playful, "the effects of my drug have worn off."
"Do you need medicine?" she asked in return, her gaze cold and her voice rational.
She didn't pull away from his fingers, but instead opened her mouth.
Something's not right.
There must be something fishy going on.
However, once the spark is ignited, it is no longer under his control.
He had no intention of controlling it.
Willing to sink deeper and deeper.
The temperature in the private room kept rising. He suddenly turned over, wishing he could crush the person beneath him... However, she suddenly slipped out from under his arm and took several steps back.
His burning gaze paused in confusion.
In contrast, her expression was much calmer, and her gaze was unusually cold. "Lin Zhibai, how are you feeling?"
"You...?" He didn't understand. She should know better than anyone how he felt.
A cold smile flickered across Gu Fanyan's lips: "If you marry me, this will be the life you'll live every day."
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