CHAPTER 148: CHAPTER 135 SO CUTE

After one shopping trip, Qiao Yuxian spent an entire week organizing the things she bought.

The clothes for Aunt Mei were the first to be sorted out, followed by Gu Yanjing’s.

Every evening when he returned home, there would be new clothes for him to try on.

The items she bought for Yan An were set aside during the daily organization. The gifts for Su Qi and his group were also sorted out intermittently.

For a whole week, they came by every day to receive gifts.

Shang Chen felt a bit embarrassed receiving them all. During the last two days of this week, all the potted plants at home were arranged according to Qiao Yuxian’s aesthetic.

Of course, it only lasted those two days.

Su Qi and Meng Yan both felt the warmth of having a lady around.

Receiving scarves once again, Su Qi and Meng Yan looked at each other holding the scarves as they left the villa. After a while, Su Qi said, "It’s nice to have a lady in the house, isn’t it?"

Meng Yan nodded.

"In all these years, we’ve only ever received money, never gifts," Su Qi added, "Is this really a scarf? It’s clearly winter warmth."

Meng Yan nodded emphatically again.

"If I had known earlier, I would’ve gone to the Marriage Temple every year to pray for a match for Mr. Gu," Su Qi sighed.

Meng Yan chuckled.

"Do you think our lady has the feeling of helping our big brother take care of us little brothers?" Su Qi talked unusually a lot, like he had drunk too much.

Meng Yan laughed again and then said, "I’m going back with my winter warmth."

"Let’s go, let’s go."

Finally having sorted out all the items and given them away, Qiao Yuxian began experimenting with the things she bought for herself.

In the evening, in the study.

Gu Yanjing was working, and she was laying jewelry and lipstick over half the table.

Trying this, looking at that.

She bought every shade in a particular brand’s series of lipsticks.

Each corresponding shade came with a sample, and she tried them one by one.

After testing two shades, she felt her lips were sore from wiping off makeup remover.

Staring at the set of lipsticks in a daze, she turned her gaze onto Gu Yanjing’s arm.

Gu Yanjing was in a video conference, surrounded by people on the screen, but he himself wasn’t visible. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw her staring at his arm.

Qiao Yuxian wasn’t aware, still fixated on that arm.

Her gaze looked as if she was plotting some grand scheme.

Gu Yanjing flicked his finger across her face.

Qiao Yuxian snapped back and looked at him.

"What’s up?" Gu Yanjing asked, and the voices in his earphones immediately went silent.

Qiao Yuxian glanced at his arm again, pursed her lips, pointed at his arm, then at the lipsticks on the table, and her fingers gestured wildly.

Gu Yanjing didn’t quite understand but somewhat grasped that she seemed to want to use his arm, so he extended his arm.

Qiao Yuxian laughed and pointed at the computer, signaling him to continue working.

Gu Yanjing turned to the computer, saying lightly, "Continue."

The staff on the other side of the ocean listened to these two words, secretly sucking in a breath and immediately resumed their reports.

Thinking that, although the earlier "What’s up?" and the subsequent "Continue" sounded similar, the former felt comforting while the latter felt intimidating and commanded respect.

Gu Yanjing listened to the work reports, keeping an eye on Qiao Yuxian out of the corner of his eye.

Wearing a shirt, the room temperature was a bit high, so he unbuttoned his sleeves, rolling them up to reveal his forearms.

Qiao Yuxian pulled her chair closer to him, took his arm, and folded the shirt sleeves up to his elbows.

After folding the sleeves, she was about to grab the lipstick but paused to admire the delightful muscle lines on his arm.

The beauty of strength.

She looked at it for a while, touched it twice.

The texture felt great, she couldn’t resist touching it twice more.

Secretly delighted, she thought: Which woman’s man has such a good body? Which woman is so lucky? This woman must’ve saved the world in her previous life.

Oh, it turns out it’s her.

Just as she was happily thinking, she looked up to meet Gu Yanjing’s gaze.

"Cough." Qiao Yuxian choked on her saliva.

Gu Yanjing looked at her with a calm expression, watching her smile like a flower thief.

Qiao Yuxian coughed twice, gave him an embarrassed grin, and pointed at the computer for him to work.

Gu Yanjing watched her for a couple of seconds before turning to his computer.

Seeing he was no longer looking her way, Qiao Yuxian tried the lipstick colors on his arm.

All eighteen shades were tested on Gu Yanjing’s arm.

After finishing his meeting, Gu Yanjing removed his headphones, looking at his arm covered in different colors of lipstick.

Qiao Yuxian asked, "Which one looks good?"

Mr. Gu remained silent.

Seeing that he didn’t speak, Qiao Yuxian looked up at him, "Hmm?"

Mr. Gu stayed silent.

Qiao Yuxian noticed his thoughtful yet unthinking gaze, cautiously asking, "Can’t tell?"

Mr. Gu continued his silence.

Qiao Yuxian thought for a moment, changed her approach, and said, "I think this one, this one, this one, and these two are particularly suitable for Auntie, don’t you think?"

Mr. Gu finally spoke, "Hmm."

Qiao Yuxian’s hand rested on his hand, then her head leaned on his arm and laughed.

Listening to her laughter, Gu Yanjing went, "......"

After laughing for a moment, Qiao Yuxian said, "Gu Yanjing, you’re so cute."

Hearing the word "cute," Gu Yanjing’s already cold demeanor grew colder.

Qiao Yuxian kept laughing, her shoulders trembling.

Gu Yanjing watched her for a while and raised his hand to touch her head.

After laughing enough, Qiao Yuxian looked at him, "When are you going to see Auntie? I’ll go with you, okay?"

Gu Yanjing looked at her tear-filled eyes from laughter and rubbed beneath them with his thumb, "Hmm."

Qiao Yuxian wanted to say something else when her phone rang.

Gu Yanjing instinctively glanced over; it was Liu Zhou calling.

Qiao Yuxian let go of his hand to answer the phone, "Hmm?"

Liu Zhou said, "The source of Tao Sen’s drugs is unknown. We’ve been investigating for a week, but the trail has gone cold."

"Cold?" Qiao Yuxian replied.

"Hmm," Liu Zhou said, "The K3 Tao Sen had went through a lot of hands before reaching him, traced to three groups, and they’ve been dealt with. But further leads have gone cold; they’re very cautious."

Qiao Yuxian’s fingers on the table tapped quietly.

Gu Yanjing glanced at her fingertips.

"Keep an eye on it," Qiao Yuxian said.

"Alright," Liu Zhou said, paused, then continued, "They called me."

Qiao Yuxian’s eyebrows slightly moved, "What did they say?"

"Not much. Just asked about you. Mentioned having called you twice recently, which you ignored," Liu Zhou replied.

"Then when he contacts you next, tell him not to call me again. I’m still mad," Qiao Yuxian’s voice turned cold.

Gu Yanjing looked at her profile.

He sensed she suddenly seemed a bit angry.

"Alright," Liu Zhou responded.

Qiao Yuxian asked, "Anything else?"

"Feng Chuanbai’s under tight pressure and reached out to us," Liu Zhou continued, "trying to recruit us."

Qiao Yuxian raised an eyebrow and casually said, "Then let him wait for the day Gu Yanjing and I get divorced."