Chapter 16: Lover or Plaything?
Gu Shanshan was completely bewildered by Gong Ye's hug. Before she could react, Gong Ye yelled at her in a harsh voice.
His angry questioning was tinged with barely concealed worry.
"ah?"
Gu Shanshan looked up at Gong Ye blankly.
For a moment, they couldn't understand why Gong Ye had suddenly changed his attitude.
Seeing Gong Ye's gloomy face, she asked cautiously.
"You...you don't have a fever, do you?"
Upon hearing this, Gong Ye's already gloomy expression became even more terrifying.
His body exuded a chilling aura, making Gu Shanshan even more terrified.
She stiffened and tried to back away, but as soon as she moved, Gong Ye hugged her even tighter.
"pain......"
Gu Shanshan bit her lip and let out a soft gasp. Gong Ye's strength suddenly increased, and his waist must have been pinched until it was bruised.
Gong Yehan angrily rebuked, "What pain? You'll feel pain eventually!"
That heartless little rascal, heaven knows how panicked he was when he came back and found everyone gone.
Gu Shanshan: "..."
Alright, he finally understood. Now, no matter what he said, it would be wrong in Gong Ye's eyes.
The two hugged in silence for who knows how long. Gu Shanshan's legs were aching from standing, but Gong Ye still hadn't had enough of hugging her.
I've been standing for so long, I can't stand anymore.
Suppressing her fear, she whispered, "Gong Ye, my foot hurts..."
Can you let him rest for a while before holding him?
Gong Ye's face darkened, and he cursed just as Gu Shanshan had expected.
"Why didn't you say so sooner!"
Gu Shanshan didn't dare to say anything more, and the next second she was picked up and carried horizontally.
Gong Ye picked up Gu Shanshan and walked out. The hug was so sudden that Gu Shanshan instinctively reached out and wrapped her arms around Gong Ye's neck.
"Where are we going?" Gu Shanshan asked, puzzled.
"go home!"
Gong Ye's voice was still cold, and his face exuded a chilling aura that kept strangers at bay. Even though Gu Shanshan had a lot of questions in her mind, she didn't dare to say anything more.
cluck cluck...
After walking a few steps, Gu Shanshan's stomach growled with hunger, and Gong Ye's already unpleasant expression became even more so.
He looked down and glanced at Gu Shanshan's stomach.
His eyes were sinister and terrifying.
Gu Shanshan swallowed nervously, clutched her stomach, and looked up innocently at Gong Ye.
I got glared at again.
The two returned to the villa. As soon as the car stopped, the butler opened the door and saw Gong Ye carrying Gu Shanshan out. A knowing smile appeared on his face.
He immediately replied, "Mr. Gong, as you instructed, we have prepared food for Young Master Shanshan."
"Um."
Gu Shanshan gave a faint "hmm" and carried Gu Shanshan inside.
The servants who usually served her were nowhere to be seen, and the restaurant was empty. Gu Shanshan was not put down by Gong Ye.
Instead, she held it on her knees.
"Hold yourself tight."
The man's voice was unusually cold.
Gu Shanshan nodded and obediently replied, "Okay."
Then, knowing the situation, she wrapped her arms around Gong Ye's neck, her body stiffening as she dared not move.
Gong Ye scooped up a spoonful of white porridge and fed it to Gu Shanshan's mouth.
He coldly commanded, "Open your mouth."
Gu Shanshan obediently opened her mouth and drank the porridge.
Gong Ye fed her spoonful by spoonful, and Gu Shanshan drank it down spoonful by spoonful.
To be honest, after drinking so much plain porridge, his mouth was practically tasteless.
His eyes unconsciously drifted to the plate of spicy diced chicken on the table.
I really want to eat it.
Gong Ye noticed Gu Shanshan's gaze, frowned, and felt somewhat displeased.
"You've just woken up, so you can't eat anything with strong flavors. Just open your mouth and eat some plain porridge."
Despite being meant to explain, Gong Ye spoke with extreme coldness due to his gloomy mood.
Gu Shanshan was already used to Gong Ye's cold words, and her mood didn't fluctuate much.
Looking at the white porridge being fed to her, she pouted and looked up at Gong Ye with a pitiful expression.
"I'm full, can I stop eating?"
This porridge wasn't even seasoned with salt; he could only eat so much of it at his limit.
Upon hearing this, Gong Ye's expression darkened.
His sharp eyes swept coldly over the little brat who was acting cute towards him.
"You didn't even finish one bowl. Don't think that you can stop eating just because you're being cute. You used to eat one and a half bowls."
Gu Shanshan wore a mournful face and muttered under her breath, unwilling to accept the situation.
"I don't even know how much I eat, how do you know?"
His tone was full of resentment.
Gu Shanshan's words sounded to Gong Ye as if he was secretly watching and having a crush on Gu Shanshan.
Gong Ye disliked this excuse of being in the position of a secret admirer. His expression stiffened, and his gaze on Gu Shanshan became even colder.
"Eat your food properly and don't talk."
As a form of retaliation, he scooped up another spoonful of porridge and fed it to Gu Shanshan.
Han Sheng spoke in a commanding tone, "Eat!"
Gu Shanshan's delicate eyebrows furrowed tightly. She was extremely unwilling, but dared not resist the domineering Gong Ye, and drank the porridge.
Gong Ye was still angry about Gu Shanshan's unintentional words, so he coldly fed Gu Shanshan a full bowl and a half of porridge before stopping.
Gu Shanshan felt bitter inside, but after seeing Gong Ye's gloomy face, she dared not resist in the slightest.
He smacked his lips, which were bland and tasteless, and rubbed his full stomach, secretly sighing to himself.
"There will be a family banquet at the Gong family's old residence tomorrow night."
Gong Ye gently rubbed Gu Shanshan's stomach with his large hand and suddenly whispered something in his ear.
"Um?"
Gu Shanshan was filled with doubt. So what?
What does this have to do with him? Why did Gong Ye tell him this?
Seeing Gu Shanshan's cluelessness, Gong Ye felt annoyed.
With a stern face, he said coldly, "Get ready, I'll come pick you up tonight so we can go together."
Without thinking, Gu Shanshan said, "No, thank you."
Before she could finish speaking, Gong Ye glared at her and angrily rebuked her through gritted teeth, "Gu Shanshan, what did you just say? Say it again if you dare!"
Gong Ye's expression changed instantly, and Gu Shanshan bit her lip in grievance and hurriedly nodded in agreement.
"I'll go! I'll go!"
His tone was so urgent, as if he was afraid that if he spoke too slowly, his head would be twisted off by Gong Ye and used as a ball.
"snort!"
He made it so clear that he wanted to reveal his identity and let everyone know that Gu Shanshan was his person.
That little rascal Gu Shanshan is so ungrateful to refuse him.
Gong Ye gave a cold snort and carried Gu Shanshan upstairs.
......
Time flies, and before we knew it, it was the evening of the second day.
Since Gong Ye carried Gu Shanshan upstairs yesterday, she hasn't come down all day and has been forced to sleep in his arms the whole time.
While Gong Ye was at work, he had someone deliver a shirt and trousers to Gu Shanshan. After he finished get off work, he went directly to the villa to pick up Gu Shanshan, who was dressed in her clothes.
The Gong family banquet was held at the most luxurious hotel in City A.
Of course, this hotel belongs to the Gong family.
The banquet hall was filled with celebrities from all walks of life.
Amidst the clinking of glasses, Gong Ye and his entourage went to the study. Gu Shanshan, unable to understand the business jargon Gong Ye and his companions used, simply stayed in the banquet hall alone.
Gong Ye was worried about Gu Shanshan, and he was now watching her like the apple of his eye.
It's so precious, I'm afraid it will melt if I keep it in my mouth, and I'm afraid I'll lose it if I put it in my pocket.
However, it was clear that Gu Shanshan was impatient to listen to what they were talking about, so she didn't want him to go in and listen.
When he went to the study to discuss business, he ordered the butler to stay and watch over Gu Shanshan.
Gu Shanshan walked around the banquet hall a few times. Because the Gong family's butler followed closely behind her, everyone secretly looked at Gu Shanshan with envious or jealous eyes, and they were all whispering and guessing about her identity.
Everyone knows that he was brought in by Gong Ye, the head of the Gong family, with his arm around his waist, but the banquet has not yet officially started, and Gu Shanshan's identity has not yet been formally introduced and acknowledged by Gong Ye.
Those at the banquet were unaware that Gu Shanshan was merely a plaything, or perhaps Gong Ye's cherished lover.
Therefore, everyone remained in a wait-and-see attitude, and no one dared to approach them or test the waters.
Gu Shanshan felt uncomfortable with the well-meaning or ill-meaning gazes he received wherever he went.
They knew that it was because of Gong Ye and others that they had been paying so much attention to him, and that the Gong family butler who always followed him made them even more curious about him.
Gu Shanshan disliked being spied on and scrutinized, so she made an excuse to get rid of the housekeeper behind her.
He himself, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, slipped into the garden pavilion behind the hotel.
Compared to the bustling lobby, the back garden was much quieter.
Clusters of peonies bloom along the garden path, their colors appearing soft and beautiful under the warm yellow streetlights.
"it's beautiful."
Gu Shanshan bent down to look at the blooming crabapple blossoms and couldn't help but sigh, "Looking at these flowers here is so much better than being at the banquet with those people wearing hypocritical masks."
"hehe......"
As soon as Gu Shanshan finished speaking, a low laugh came from behind her.
"I think so too. The scenery here is much better than what we saw before."
Immediately following was the sound of a wheelchair sliding on the ground, the rumbling of its wheels particularly noticeable in the quiet night air.
"Who's behind me?" Gu Shanshan frowned slightly, feeling that the voice was inexplicably familiar.
But I can't remember for a moment.
He straightened up and turned around abruptly, and upon seeing who was behind him, he was instantly terrified, all color draining from his face...
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