CHAPTER 327: CHAPTER 300 HUSBAND

Gu Mansion

In the bathroom, Qiao Yuxian sat on the washbasin.

All the skin exposed was red, so red it seemed like it would bleed.

It burned with redness, dazzlingly so.

Her eyes brimmed with tears, bright and clear as if washed by water.

Her expression was a bit dumbfounded and shy, looking obedient.

She glanced at Gu Yanjing and immediately lowered her gaze, staying silent with her head bowed.

Gu Yanjing stood next to her. Beads of sweat hung on his forehead and neck, gleaming under the incandescent light.

His breathing was a bit heavy. In silence, he held Qiao Yuxian’s right hand and gently washed it under the faucet.

His movements were slow and very gentle.

The more boisterous Qiao Yuxian was yelling outside the bathroom, the more timid she became once inside.

She was so timid that she couldn’t utter a complete sentence at the end.

After washing her hands, Gu Yanjing pinched her chin, making her look up at him.

Qiao Yuxian instinctively wanted to dodge, but Gu Yanjing exerted some force, so she couldn’t hide and had to look at him.

Gu Yanjing kissed her eyelid.

Qiao Yuxian wasn’t someone who easily shed tears.

But occasionally, when he kissed her intensely, tears would fill her eyes.

Enchantingly beautiful.

Like a little fox that has become a spirit.

Gu Yanjing’s lips were very warm; he kissed her and asked, "Scared?"

Qiao Yuxian was silent for a moment, then shook her head.

"Sweating, do you want to take a bath?" Gu Yanjing asked.

"Yeah." Qiao Yuxian responded, then asked, "What about you?"

"I’ll wash in the next room."

"Okay."

Gu Yanjing touched her face and kissed her corner of the mouth, then lifted her off the washbasin: "Go take a bath."

"Okay."

...

Gu Yanjing went to the guest room next door to take a shower, taking a long time again.

After Qiao Yuxian finished washing, she returned to the bedroom and looked at the movie that had already finished playing.

She turned off the projector, turned on the bedside lamp, and then snuggled into the covers.

By the time Gu Yanjing returned to the bedroom, Qiao Yuxian had already fallen asleep under the covers.

He looked at the small lump on the bed, approached, and gently lifted the covers.

Qiao Yuxian was lying on her side, her long hair covering her face, with slightly parted crimson lips, and a thin layer of sweat covering her body again.

Gu Yanjing watched her for a while and was about to brush her hair aside when he noticed her right hand was clenched tightly.

Even while asleep, it remained tightly held.

Gu Yanjing looked at her hand for a while, and his lips slightly curved.

He lifted his hand to brush her hair back, gently lifted her chin to close her parted lips.

Then he held her hand, brought it to his mouth, and kissed it softly.

As soon as he finished kissing, Qiao Yuxian opened her eyes.

"Hmm? You’re back?" Qiao Yuxian moved inward on the bed, "Why did you take so long to wash? I waited until I got sleepy."

Gu Yanjing got on the bed, lay beside her, and held her in his arms: "Sleep."

"I already fell asleep." Qiao Yuxian said, moving a bit, found a comfortable position, and drifted off again.

Gu Yanjing kissed her temple once more, held her hand gently, and lay down...

Qiao Yuxian slept very well through the night.

But Gu Yanjing didn’t sleep much.

He held her in his arms, occasionally touching her face with one hand.

With the other hand, he gently rubbed her wrist.

He remained awake for a long time.

It wasn’t until dawn that he slept for a while.

But in the morning, he still got up on time, and was in great spirits.

As for Qiao Yuxian, she couldn’t wake up in the morning after a full night’s sleep.

She wanted to go to work but didn’t want to get up.

Gu Yanjing suggested she take another day off; she disagreed, holding onto Gu Yanjing’s arm and not letting him go.

Eventually, Gu Yanjing carried her to the bathroom, gently patted her forehead with water until she woke up.

...

The Gu Mansion is quite close to the Gu Group.

They first dropped Qiao Zhiang off at school and then went to work together.

Since the old man fell ill, Qiao Yuxian hadn’t been to work.

Missing her colleagues for days, she even brought breakfast for her team.

She had mentioned it in the group chat yesterday, saying she would bring breakfast for everyone this morning.

This is why, despite not wanting to wake up, she insisted on getting up.

The breakfast was from the Gu Mansion, arranged in advance with the housekeeper.

Before getting off the car, Gu Yanjing looked at the dozen breakfast servings in her hand and said, "I..."

"Stop it," Qiao Yuxian said. "I can carry them. Don’t come with me. The harmonious relationship I’ve just built with my colleagues would return to square one."

Gu Yanjing said no more.

Seeing his silence, Qiao Yuxian smiled, leaned close, kissed him on the corner of his lips, and said, "I’m off to work... husband."

Upon hearing those last two words, Gu Yanjing was momentarily stunned.

He watched as Qiao Yuxian’s face quickly turned red.

Watching her shy expression after those words.

Seeing her look down, smile slightly, and then dash out of the car.

Finally watching as she entered the company’s door, only then did Mr. Gu’s eyelashes flutter in response.

Retracting his gaze, he looked forward, but his eyes didn’t focus.

After a moment, he blinked, his lips moved slightly, and he finally swallowed the lump in his throat before releasing the hand brake and starting the car.

As the car moved forward, Mr. Gu looked ahead, suddenly smiled in a delayed reaction.

The originally calm and aloof eyes suddenly glowed with a certain emotion.

And it was growing deeper...