Chapter 60 - 60 She Can Also Be Manipulative

    An Junxi really didn''t want to bring him up again. She said tiredly, "I''m going back to my room first, we can talk tomorrow, okay?"

    The two elders didn''t dare to force her. "Then you rest first."

    Gu Jinxiu followed An Junxi back to the room and said anxiously, "Sister Jun Xi, you''re mad at Dad, you''re not going to leave our family, right?"

    An Junxi didn''t expect the child to think so much. She did have thoughts of leaving the Gu family.

    She sat on the rug on the floor. Gu Yikun had said that if she wanted to resign, she would have to pay him a penalty for breach of contract.

    She calculated in her head; it would amount to about six hundred and seventy thousand.

    She could never choose to pay him that amount.

    Gu Jinxiu didn''t hear An Junxi''s response. He sat on the balcony in distress. Since Sister Jun Xi came into their home, he had been very happy. Even his father talked more. Was she really going to leave now?

    After sitting for a while, Gu Jinxiu suddenly lowered his voice and called to An Junxi, "Sister Jun Xi, Dad is at the swimming pool."

    An Junxi walked over in surprise. She sat on the balcony and looked towards the pool. Gu Yikun was indeed swimming.

    His swimming was fast, his muscular upper body rising and falling in the water, his movements bursting with incredible power, comparable to professional swimmers in competition.

    An Junxi occasionally saw Gu Yikun swim early in the morning, but he mostly ran around the golf course. Seeing him swim at night like this was a first.

    Gu Jinxiu said worriedly, "I''ve never seen Dad swim at night. He must be very angry. Sister Jun Xi, why did you two argue?"

    An Junxi didn''t know how to explain to the child. In fact, she herself didn''t understand how they started fighting.

    Gu Yikun swam a few laps, and finally, his uncontrollable emotions calmed down a bit. He came out of the pool, draped a towel over his shoulders, and sat on a bench.

    A servant placed a cup of coffee on the table beside him. Gu Yikun glanced at the coffee, then unconsciously looked up at An Junxi''s room.

    An Junxi quickly pulled Gu Jinxiu down to the floor and crawled back into the room using the cover of obstacles.

    It looked quite undignified, but she couldn''t care about that now.

    This was the first time Gu Jinxiu did something so silly. He asked in confusion, "Why can''t we let Dad see us?"

    "Children shouldn''t ask so many questions."

    Gu Jinxiu pouted, "Adults are so troublesome. You still haven''t answered my earlier question."

    The two went back inside, and An Junxi sighed. She really didn''t know what to say.

    Just then the phone rang. An Junxi glanced at it and took it strangely, "Assistant Cha, what''s up?"

    Zha Zhuoxin asked cautiously, "Miss An, did you go to the charity gala with Young Master Yin tonight?"

    "Yes, why?"

    Zha Zhuoxin sighed deeply, "The CEO must be very angry, right? Miss An, the CEO originally wanted to ask you to be his date. But he heard you..."

    Zha Zhuoxin felt too embarrassed to continue. An Junxi moved to the side, making sure Gu Jinxiu wouldn''t hear, and said, "It''s okay, just tell me directly."

    Zha Zhuoxin then said, "He heard that you and Young Master Yin were in a couple''s bath together. You don''t know how furious the CEO is. Please, if there''s any misunderstanding, you must explain it to the CEO tonight. Otherwise, we''ll all be in trouble tomorrow!"

    An Junxi knew Gu Yikun had misunderstood, but she didn''t know it had gone this far. A couple''s bath... This was all Yin Feibai''s fault, claiming she was a woman he hired for five thousand dollars to play and sleep and have a couple''s bath!

    Gu Yikun had let her be a tutor for his family largely because he believed she was clean and righteous. If she was really that kind of woman, of course, he''d be furious, thinking he had misjudged her.

    An Junxi suddenly felt a bit of understanding towards him.

    After all, he was misled by Yin Feibai and spoke hastily in anger.

    But to bow her head just like that, she would lose.

    Zha Zhuoxin continued, "After hearing Young Master Yin''s call, the CEO even canceled a meeting and drank alone in the lounge. I''ve never seen the CEO so angry. Miss An, if there''s any misunderstanding, please compromise a bit, have some pity on us!"

    Hearing this, An Junxi couldn''t stay angry anymore. She didn''t expect Gu Yikun to be this upset.

    Gu Yikun had faced all sorts of storms, yet he canceled a meeting because of her... Softening her stance a little now wouldn''t be unreasonable, would it?

    "I get it. I''ll explain it to him."

    Zha Zhuoxin breathed a sigh of relief, "Miss An, you''re really a kind person!"

    Zha Zhuoxin suddenly started addressing her respectfully, which An Junxi found very uncomfortable. She hung up the phone and went to the balcony to look for Gu Yikun.

    There was no sign of Gu Yikun at the pool, so he was likely back in his room.

    An Junxi told Gu Jinxiu to go to bed, "It''s late now. You go to sleep first. I still need to talk to your father."

    Gu Jinxiu understood he needed to give the adults time to handle things, and he said to An Junxi, "Can you two be back to normal by tomorrow morning?"

    An Junxi nodded, "I''ll try."

    Gu Jinxiu hugged An Junxi''s arm, resting his small head against her. "Promise me, don''t leave our family."

    An Junxi felt a pang of sadness. Gu Jinxiu rarely spoke so gently. He must be very scared that she would leave without a word.

    She choked up and said, "I won''t leave easily, unless your father asks me to."

    "Dad won''t," Gu Jinxiu said with conviction.

    An Junxi took Gu Jinxiu back to his room, covered him with a blanket, and gently patted his back to coax him to sleep. "If I get off work early tomorrow, I''ll make you something delicious."

    With An Junxi''s promise, Gu Jinxiu finally fell asleep peacefully.

    An Junxi quietly left his room.

    She went back to her room, changed out of her dress, removed her makeup, washed her face, and her red eyes looked much better. At least the crying was not obvious. After showering, she stood in front of the wardrobe wrapped in a towel, choosing clothes.

    What was appropriate to wear when visiting his room this late? If she didn''t clear things up tonight, tomorrow would only be worse.

    An Junxi didn''t have many clothes. She picked out a loose three-quarter sleeve T-shirt. After putting it on, she thought for a moment, then changed into a very casual sleeveless cotton dress.

    The style was casual and homely, made of cotton that hugged her body, subtly outlining her graceful curves. Her slender arms were exposed, showing the bruises left by Gu Yikun''s pulling.

    An Junxi smirked at herself, let it be a little trick then, to let him see the marks he left. It would surely win her some sympathy.

    She never thought she would one day use tricks on Gu Yikun.

    An Junxi applied some moisturizer to her face and didn''t use any other makeup. She walked out, seeing no one in the corridor. The servants should have all gone to the small house behind the villa to rest at this time.

    An Junxi went downstairs and brewed a pot of flower tea. Carrying it, she went up to the third floor. Gu Yikun wasn''t in the study, so he must be in his room.

    She had never been to Gu Yikun''s room.

    After hesitating for a moment, she turned and walked to his room, knocking on the door.

    She knocked three times, and after another two knocks, an impatient voice came from inside, "Don''t bother me if it''s nothing important!"

    An Junxi felt a little nervous. She cleared her throat and said, "Mr. Gu, it''s me."