CHAPTER 330: CHAPTER 303 SHOCKED WITH ANGER

Gu Yicheng returned to the North Courtyard.

Meng Qian was waiting for him in the living room.

"Mom, is there something you need?" Gu Yicheng asked as he sat across from her.

Meng Qian pressed her temple, looking a bit tired: "Is Xiao Xiao still angry?"

"Yes."

"What did you argue about?" Meng Qian asked.

Gu Yicheng remained silent.

Meng Qian looked at him for a while and said, "Don’t tell me you’re not being honest out there."

Gu Yicheng continued to stay silent.

Seeing his silence, Meng Qian knew she had guessed correctly. She stared at him in a daze for a moment, before accepting this reality and sighed, "Didn’t I tell you that I wouldn’t meddle in your affairs before marriage? But if you decide to marry, focus on your family. This was what you promised me."

Gu Yicheng hung his head and said nothing.

Meng Qian remained silent for a moment, then murmured, "Where exactly did this lousy gene in the Gu Family come from?"

Listening to her words, Gu Yicheng squinted slightly.

"Do you still want to be with her?" Meng Qian said, "If you’re thinking about someone else, then divorce Ji Xiaoxiao. Otherwise, cut off those others."

"I won’t divorce," Gu Yicheng said, "I’ll handle it properly."

"If you like her, then why treat her like this?" Meng Qian asked.

"Mom, I’ll take care of it," Gu Yicheng said.

Meng Qian sighed again, rubbed her temples, and said, "You should quickly have a child."

Gu Yicheng looked at her.

"Having a child will settle both of you down," Meng Qian said. "Besides, I don’t have much to do and can help take care of the child."

Gu Yicheng looked at his mother, his hands intertwined, rubbing his fingertips, and after a while, he said, "Xiao Xiao doesn’t want to for now."

"Is there nothing you can do if she doesn’t want to?" Meng Qian said, "If you want to keep her, have her have a child. Otherwise, she’ll leave you sooner or later."

Gu Yicheng frowned slightly.

"You’ve been indecisive since childhood, always finding it hard to make decisions," Meng Qian said, "There aren’t that many win-win situations. If you want to keep her, you need leverage to do so. She has the Gu Family behind her, and there’s no business she can’t help with. The Ji Family, a small household, would love for their daughter to have a child to secure her position in the Gu Family. You don’t need to worry too much."

Gu Yicheng thought for a moment and said, "Mom, I understand. I’ll consider it."

"Do it soon," Meng Qian said, "Don’t hesitate until there’s nothing left."

"Understood," Gu Yicheng replied, and upon seeing Meng Qian still pressing her temples, asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"

"No," Meng Qian said, "Just a lot on my mind lately."

Gu Yicheng hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Are you and Dad dealing with something recently?"

Meng Qian’s hand paused as she rubbed her temples, and looked at Gu Yicheng, "It’s nothing. Just worried about your uncle’s affairs."

They went to the M Continent but didn’t meet anyone from Yujing Manor.

However, after so long, Meng Qian hadn’t given up and continued trying, constantly looking for connections.

She just wanted to get Dong Qian out.

Gu Yicheng said, "Mom, Yujing Manor is not easy to deal with. Don’t let it be a futile effort."

Meng Qian glanced at him, then smiled again, "Alright. Think about what I said. I’m going to check on your father."

"Okay."

After Meng Qian left, Gu Yicheng leaned back on the sofa.

Thinking about his mother’s words, after a while, he gave a bitter smile.

A child being the best leverage to secure a position...

...

Evening

Gu Yanjing had a video conference.

So Qiao Yuxian accompanied Qiao Zhiang in the living room to do his homework.

One was working, the other was doing homework.

Yet their mouths hardly stopped.

They were either eating or talking.

And at the same time, working and doing homework.

Shang Chen was originally watering the plants in the living room but felt their chatter was too noisy to bear, so he went outside to the courtyard.

Even Zhaocai and Dou Jin, who were nearby, ran away.

Despite this, Qiao Zhiang still finished his homework quickly.

Qiao Yuxian carefully reviewed his Chinese homework.

Today, the homework was completed well, and there were no papers to correct.

Everything went too smoothly tonight, and Qiao Yuxian felt there was a trick hidden.

She looked at Qiao Zhiang.

Qiao Zhiang sat on the carpet, smiling at her.

Qiao Yuxian also sat on the carpet, squinting at him.

Qiao Zhiang said, "Sis, there’s an ice cream shop on the street next to the one here. When I came back today, I saw they launched a new flavor."

Next to the Gu Mansion is a Prince Mansion.

A very famous tourist spot.

It’s open very late, with a small night market on one side.

Qiao Yuxian raised an eyebrow.

Qiao Zhiang leaned closer to her, "Sis, don’t you want some? It’s hot now, you can try the taste."

"What flavor did they launch?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

"Cilantro flavor," Qiao Zhiang said.

Qiao Yuxian looked puzzled, "Aren’t you not eating cilantro?"

"But I’m curious," Qiao Zhiang said, "I’m curious about what cilantro-flavored ice cream tastes like. Sis, aren’t you curious?"

Qiao Yuxian thought and said, "Curious."

Qiao Zhiang’s eyes lit up, "Then let’s go. Hurry and come back before brother-in-law finds out."

Qiao Yuxian glanced upstairs, jumped up and said, "Let’s go."

The siblings left as soon as they said.

And it was while Gu Yanjing was still in his meeting that they slipped out.

So... when Gu Yanjing finished his meeting and came out to look for them.

All he saw was the pile of homework and documents on the living room coffee table.

The people were gone.

He asked the servants, but they all said they didn’t know and only saw them walk out.

Shang Chen was also missing.

Gu Yanjing took out his phone to call Qiao Yuxian.

His finger hovered over her name, but then he moved it away and sent a message to Shang Chen instead.

Going out at this time, Gu Yanjing felt there was more to this.

So he asked Shang Chen.

Shang Chen, when he received the message, was standing at the entrance of a café, eating cilantro-flavored ice cream.

He found the flavor to be incredibly tasteful, a feat for the shop to produce this flavor.

While enjoying this new flavor, he divulged the location of Qiao Yuxian and Qiao Zhiang.

Completely forgetting that the ice cream was a bribe from Qiao Yuxian, and disregarding their effort to be discreet by changing locations to eat the ice cream.

So... fifteen minutes later.

Gu Yanjing found the two kids happily enjoying their ice cream.

Qiao Zhiang was slower to notice than Qiao Yuxian.

As Gu Yanjing approached, he was still eating.

Qiao Yuxian noticed Gu Yanjing early on.

Before he got close, she made a move to "destroy the evidence."

The empty cup was pushed towards Qiao Zhiang, and the spoon tossed into the trash, with the last mouthful kept in her mouth, ready to erase the proof.

Qiao Zhiang, observing her sequence of actions, looked up with the spoon in his mouth and saw Gu Yanjing standing beside them.

Frightened, he immediately stood up straight and shouted, "Brother-in-law."

Gu Yanjing gave him a faintly cold glance, then looked at Qiao Yuxian who had her mouth covered.

The last bite was a bit much, too cold, Qiao Yuxian couldn’t swallow it down at once.

She could only keep it in her mouth.

Hands covering her mouth, she bowed her head, hoping to hide herself.

Gu Yanjing looked at her, drew some tissues from the table, pulled her hand away from her mouth, and held the tissues to her mouth, "Spit it out."

Qiao Yuxian pressed her lips tight, remained unmoving, firmly refusing.

Gu Yanjing’s eyes darkened, "Qiao Yuxian," he said in a cold voice.

Just these simple three words gave Little Zhi Ang a shiver.

During this bit of time out, he had never thought of home as much as he did today.

"Don’t force me to act," Gu Yanjing said, lifting her chin.

Qiao Yuxian looked into his cold deep eyes, then lowered her head, obediently spitting the ice cream into the tissue.

After spitting it out, she opened her mouth, raising her hand to cover it, slowly dissipating the chill.

Qiao Zhiang watched as Gu Yanjing threw the tissue into the trash, then lowered his gaze to the slowly breathing Qiao Yuxian.

He felt that Gu Yanjing was stunned with anger.