Shen Zhiyi let go of her hand as if she had been burned.
"Thank you, brother, for today..."
Gu Lianzhou withdrew his hand.
She lowered her eyes and subtly curled her fingertips.
Shen Zhiyi said softly, "If it weren't for my brother, I really wouldn't know what to do..."
She stepped forward and tugged at his sleeve. "Will you always protect me, brother?"
She looked up, her expression filled with longing.
Gu Lianzhou heard a crack on the calm surface of his heart.
He pursed his lips.
He said in a low voice, "Since I'm taking responsibility for teaching you, your affairs will naturally become my affairs from now on."
"I will see this through to the end."
Shen Zhiyi seemed extremely moved. She sniffed and looked at him with a determined gaze: "Then... I want my brother to help me brush up on my business knowledge."
"From today onwards, I will study hard and I will definitely not let my brother down!"
"Let's start with... the order my brother signed today, okay?"
Gu Lianzhou's eyes suddenly sharpened.
The subtle emotion that had just arisen in my heart was instantly covered by a cold scrutiny.
His expression was frosty as his gaze slowly swept across her face.
"Why did you suddenly want to learn?"
So you can't wait any longer and want to get close to the company's core members?
"Didn't you say before that it was difficult and impossible to learn?"
His voice was steady, devoid of emotion, yet it carried an invisible pressure.
Shen Zhiyi's heart skipped a beat.
She cowered, lowered her head, and twisted her skirt, saying, "I... I don't want to have to hide behind my brother again when this happens..."
Her voice was very soft, with a strong nasal tone.
“Those people thought that I came from the countryside, that I couldn’t do anything, and that I didn’t deserve to stand with my brother at all…”
"They also said that my brother would eventually marry someone else."
"Then they won't protect me anymore."
She mustered her courage and tentatively grasped his suit sleeve with her small hand. "I want to become stronger... at least, to stand proudly beside my brother..."
Gu Lianzhou stared at her trembling eyelashes.
His gaze lingered on her face, trying to find a trace of hypocrisy and calculation.
But what he saw was a sincere, even somewhat clumsy, longing.
She longed to be close to him.
She even wanted to be part of his world and didn't want him to be with other people.
Gu Lianzhou's expression softened slightly. Thinking of the small black medicine bottle in the cabinet, he felt a renewed sense of certainty that he had the victory in his grasp.
"OK."
"I'll tell you about Zhai Shichang's order later."
He paused for a moment, then said, "However, I have never intended to marry into another family."
"It's the same even if you don't come back."
"So you don't need to worry about these things."
He frowned as he finished speaking.
I don't know why I had to explain all this to her.
Shen Zhiyi paused for a moment, then smiled.
"good."
"I'm going back to my room to wait for my brother."
...
When Gu Lianzhou brought the milk into the room, Shen Zhiyi was already sitting obediently.
When she saw him, a pure and joyful smile spread across her face.
"Brother!" she called him sweetly, like a child who had finally received the candy she had been longing for.
Gu Lianzhou's Adam's apple bobbed slightly.
I could only feel the residual warmth of the milk on my hands, which was a little too hot.
The last trace of doubt in my heart was quietly covered by a complex and hidden emotion.
He walked over and sat down in the chair next to her.
Shen Zhiyi glanced at him furtively, then pulled up her chair to get closer to him.
My arm almost touched his.
Gu Lianzhou noticed her little actions but tolerated them and ignored them.
"You drink it, I'll tell you about the port."
He placed the milk in front of her, his voice low and mellow in the quiet space, "This business has always been the most important to the Shen family..."
Shen Zhiyi held her cup and listened attentively.
She appears to be drinking.
The rim of the cup tilted slightly upwards, touching the lips.
Out of the corner of her eye, she kept glancing at Gu Lianzhou, staring at his slightly parted thin lips and the bobbing Adam's apple.
Her ears gradually turned red.
The moment Gu Lianzhou glanced over, she was just putting a mouthful of milk into her mouth.
Meeting his deep, dark gaze, she felt as if she had been caught red-handed, her imagination abruptly halted, and she coughed violently.
"Cough cough cough! Cough cough..."
Her face turned red from coughing.
Her eyes were glistening with tears, and she glanced at him shyly and timidly.
The milk in his hand kept shaking, and half of it spilled onto him.
A wet patch quickly spread across the white shirt.
"I'm sorry... Brother, are you alright?" Shen Zhiyi hurriedly grabbed a tissue and got up to help him wipe his face.
As a result of his clumsiness, he spilled the rest of the milk on the ground, soaking his pants as well.
"It's all my fault..."
Shen Zhiyi clutched a tissue and haphazardly pressed it against his shirt and suit pants, looking flustered and speaking apologetically.
She brushed against his chest.
The fabric of the shirt spread out more wet patches from the pressure, clinging tightly to the skin, and one button came undone, revealing the firm muscle lines below the collarbone.
An unintentional action.
But it ignited a spark in Gu Lianzhou's tense nerves.
His breathing became erratic.
Shen Zhiyi, oblivious to what she had done, hurriedly wiped the wet stains off his pants as she walked down the street.
Flames erupted, instantly extinguishing reason.
Gu Lianzhou suddenly reached out, grabbed her wrist, lifted her up, and pressed her back into the chair, preventing her from touching him.
"Stop wiping." He gripped her waist with his other hand, his voice frighteningly hoarse.
His tall frame loomed above her, casting her entirely in his shadow. A hint of red flickered in his dark eyes as he glared at her menacingly.
Shen Zhiyi seemed startled by the sudden burst of ferocity emanating from him.
She felt his aggression and moved her wrist, which he was holding, like a frightened little animal, whimpering softly in grievance and fear.
"Brother...you're hurting me..."
She struggled subtly.
The voice was soft and gentle, with a tremolo.
Gu Lianzhou felt his muscles twitch as he listened.
The restlessness from before did not subside; instead, it gave rise to an even more violent desire.
A desire to destroy something...
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