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Although Gu Yuheng was working overtime to handle things, there were still some matters that he had to deal with personally.
After returning from his second hospital check-up, Gu Yuheng announced his decision to return to Jincheng. Lin Chuxia had no objections, as she had witnessed Gu Yuheng's busy schedule and had herself prepared to return to Jincheng long ago.
"Then I'll go tell Grandpa and Grandma that we're going back to Jincheng tomorrow!"
Although they were reluctant to leave, they couldn't stay in the Valley of Brocade forever.
Gu Yuheng has a job, while she still has studies to complete.
They had been in Jinxiu Valley for almost two months, and school had already started. However, because of what had happened before, Lin Chuxia applied for a delayed return to school. Fortunately, she was still pursuing her postgraduate studies at Jincheng University, where the school was quite familiar with her, and given her excellent grades and other aspects, the school readily approved her leave.
Actually, if Gu Yuheng hadn't brought up the topic of returning to Jincheng, Lin Chuxia would probably have brought it up in a couple of days.
Gu Yuheng leaned against the door, smiling as he watched her leave and run downstairs happily, his gaze seemingly imbued with the warmth of spring.
Once the petite figure in the hallway disappeared from sight, he suddenly lowered his eyes. His long, raven-feather-like eyelashes cast shadows on his pale blue eye sockets, making him look somewhat gloomy.
Soon, Lin Chuxia returned and excitedly began packing their luggage.
"Let's not take so many clothes back with us. We can leave them here so we won't have to bring so many when we come back. But we should still bring one or two jackets in case the weather gets cold. Although it's still quite warm now, it's already autumn, just in case..."
As Lin Chuxia passed by him, Gu Yuheng suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist: "Wife, this time when we go back to Jincheng, I'm going back alone."
ah?
What?
Lin Chuxia stared at him in a daze.
Gu Yuheng pursed his lips and reiterated the decision that made him very unhappy: "The company has a lot of things waiting for me to deal with. I might be very busy when I get back. If you come back with me, I won't be able to take care of you or have time to play with you. So I'll go back by myself tomorrow, and you can stay in Jinxiu Valley."
Lin Chuxia was momentarily stunned, and after a few seconds she looked at Gu Yuheng strangely and said, "But I don't need you to take care of me. I can take care of myself." Besides, she wasn't going back to play; she had to go back to school.
“I know you can take care of yourself. But,” Gu Yuheng paused, looking at Lin Chuxia and suddenly curving his lips, “you’re always around me, and I’m worried that I might not be able to resist the temptation… Some people on the board have already started to complain about me, accusing me of being too willful, often skipping work, leaving early or being late, ignoring company rules, and not setting a good example.”
With Gu Yuheng's palm being teased twice, both intentionally and unintentionally, and with Gu Yuheng looking at her with an ambiguous yet passionate gaze, Lin Chuxia couldn't help but understand his meaning.
"You...you were really criticized?" Lin Chuxia blushed, looking somewhat uncomfortable.
Of course not. He's the one who calls the shots in the company. Those old men on the board are too busy trying to curry favor with him to possibly criticize him.
He was just making this up on the spot, but he didn't expect her reaction to be so adorable.
Gu Yuheng's silence made Lin Chuxia think that he had really been criticized because of this, and her tone suddenly became a little annoyed: "You really got scolded... When did they scold you?"
Since it was all fabricated out of thin air, Gu Yuheng naturally made up the date as well: "It'll be in the next couple of days. They were criticizing me yesterday for not coming back to the company for too long."
"They're such troublemakers," Lin Chuxia pouted in dissatisfaction.
They remember clearly the things about being late or leaving early, but why don't they remember the many times Gu Yuheng worked overtime for the company?
If those old men are so capable, why don't they do it themselves? All they know is how to enslave and exploit her husband.
"I think it's unfair. You always work overtime, and even when you get home you still have a ton of things to do. You spend most of your weekends working too. Why don't they ever praise you?" Are they just nitpicking?
Lin Chuxia said unhappily, "So what if we left early or were late? The time we worked overtime far exceeded the time we missed, okay? They just know how to take advantage of their seniority and bully you. Don't listen to them! If they make things difficult for you because of this, just calculate with them how many extra hours you work every day and make them pay you overtime!"
Gu Yuheng rarely discussed company matters with Lin Chuxia, so Lin Chuxia genuinely didn't know his status or position within the company. Hearing Gu Yuheng say this, she truly believed he was being exploited and bullied by the old men on the board of directors.
Gu Yuheng was amused by her indignant expression and couldn't help but pinch her cheek: "Wife, what you just said, is that what I understand it to mean? You encouraged me to skip work more often and invite me to spend more time with you..."
Gu Yuheng withdrew his hand, rubbed his chin, and smiled broadly: "Well, since it's your request, wife, I have to do it no matter what. Don't worry, compared to those old men, I'll naturally listen to you, wife."
Lin Chuxia's eyes widened suddenly.
When did she encourage him to skip work more often?! She was clearly just expressing her dissatisfaction with the old men on the board of directors exploiting him.
That scoundrel, he deliberately twisted her meaning again.
Lin Chuxia kicked him in anger, puffed out her cheeks, and walked past him, huffing, "Let them curse you to death! Shameless dog of a man!"
"Yes, I'll try my best."
"Hmm?" What are you trying to do?
Lin Chuxia turned around, only to be met with Gu Yuheng's face, which was beaming with an irresistible smile—
"I'll work even harder from now on, and make them curse me to death," Gu Yuheng explained to her, suppressing a laugh.
Lin Chuxia was stunned for a long time before she understood what he meant by "effort". Her face flushed instantly. She wanted to say something to turn the situation around, but she didn't know what to say.
She held it in for a long time, but in the end she could only squeeze out this dry sentence: "Laugh at me again and I'll beat you up!" She looked furious and embarrassed.
Gu Yuheng was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"Lin Chuxia, how can you be so adorable?" Gu Yuheng pulled her into his arms and laughed for a while before his expression turned serious. "I was just teasing you. Nobody's scolding me, and the board of directors can't control me. You need to trust your husband more and believe in his abilities, okay?"
Lin Chuxia turned her head away and pursed her lips, remaining silent.
She believed everything he said simply because she trusted him too much.
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