CHAPTER 429: CHAPTER 397: COULD IT BE ONE PERSON

When Qiao Yuxian arrived at Gu Yanjing’s office, Gu Yanjing was still working.

She knocked on the door outside, pushed it open, and saw no one else inside. Like a ghost, she swayed into the office and approached Gu Yanjing.

She pulled Gu Yanjing’s arm, sat directly on his leg, and leaned on his shoulder.

Gu Yanjing put down his pen, wrapped an arm around her waist, and stroked her face with the other.

Seeing her closed eyes and slightly pale complexion, Gu Yanjing’s hand moved to her stomach and felt the warmth of the heating pad. He asked, "Period cramps?"

"Yeah." Qiao Yuxian wrapped her arms around his neck, burying her face in his shoulder.

"Painful?" Gu Yanjing asked, his hand resting on her stomach.

"Not too bad." Qiao Yuxian whispered, "Just very sleepy."

"Meng Yan should be back soon, have some food before sleeping?" Gu Yanjing suggested.

"Okay." Qiao Yuxian replied softly, leaning on him for a while longer before attempting to get up from his leg.

But Gu Yanjing held her waist, preventing her from moving.

Qiao Yuxian looked at him.

Gu Yanjing asked, "What are you doing?"

"Getting down." Qiao Yuxian said, "If Meng Yan comes in and sees us like this, it looks inappropriate."

"What’s inappropriate about this?" Gu Yanjing asked.

Qiao Yuxian stared at him without speaking, signaling for him to figure it out himself.

After a moment of eye contact, seeing her determined expression, Gu Yanjing let her go.

Qiao Yuxian got off his leg and sat on the chair beside him, resting her head on her hand, looking at Gu Yanjing.

Gu Yanjing looked at her too.

After a while, Qiao Yuxian smiled and said, "My husband is so handsome. Just looking at him for a while makes the pain better."

Gu Yanjing pinched her cheek.

Qiao Yuxian smiled again and said, "Get back to work, I’ll amuse myself for a bit."

"Alright."

After lunch, Qiao Yuxian went to the lounge to sleep, and Gu Yanjing accompanied her.

He massaged her stomach and waist beside her.

Qiao Yuxian didn’t sleep for too long, waking up as it was almost time for work.

Upon waking and seeing Gu Yanjing by her side, she smiled.

Seeing her awake, Gu Yanjing said, "Sleep a bit more."

"No need," Qiao Yuxian said, "I feel much better. Time to get to work."

Gu Yanjing hesitated and said, "Sleeping at work will cost you two hundred bucks."

Qiao Yuxian put on a disappearing smile act.

Gu Yanjing rubbed her face and kissed her lips, "Come up if you’re not feeling well."

"Alright," Qiao Yuxian replied.

Gu Yanjing gave her another kiss.

Qiao Yuxian hugged the blanket for a while, then asked, "Did you see the news online today?"

"Yes." Gu Yanjing replied, "The photo was taken backstage at the Xi Mei Grand Ceremony. The time you went to see Qiao Weizhou perform."

"Right," Qiao Yuxian said, "I sensed someone was watching us. But then when Qiao Weizhou went on stage, I didn’t think much of it."

"Want to know who it was?" Gu Yanjing asked.

"Did you investigate?" Qiao Yuxian smiled, "How did you know I didn’t?"

"It’s been too quiet for too long," Gu Yanjing said.

If Qiao Yuxian had looked into it, he wouldn’t have expected hours to pass with nothing happening.

"Is this person related to me?" Qiao Yuxian raised her eyebrows and asked.

Otherwise, after a few hours passed, Gu Yanjing found out who it was without taking action.

Unless this person was someone Gu Yanjing found inconvenient to deal with.

Gu Yanjing brushed her long hair and said, "Qiao Shuning."

Qiao Yuxian frowned slightly, "She went to the Xi Mei Grand Ceremony?"

"Yes. As media staff." Gu Yanjing replied, "She was also at the New Moon Magazine ceremony."

"I saw her at the New Moon ceremony." Qiao Yuxian said, "So she saw the news about me online yesterday and added fuel to the fire today."

Gu Yanjing said nothing.

Qiao Yuxian said, "She probably hoped to let yesterday’s rumor monger take the blame, but too bad. Yesterday’s rumor monger became today’s protagonist. What a mess."

"How do you want to resolve this?" Gu Yanjing asked.

Qiao Yuxian thought for a moment and said, "I don’t know."

"I’ll handle it," Gu Yanjing said.

"How do you plan to handle it?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

Gu Yanjing looked at her, paused, and somewhat tactfully said, "Qiao Shuning won’t cause you any trouble in the future."

Qiao Yuxian’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, but she didn’t speak.

Gu Yanjing also remained silent, waiting for her response.

After a while, Qiao Yuxian said, "I’ll handle it myself."

It was as if Gu Yanjing anticipated her answer, and he said, "Alright."

After another moment, Gu Yanjing asked, "What about the online issue?"

"I’ll handle that myself too," Qiao Yuxian said, "After a nap, I’m energized. Let me think about how to resolve it."

"Okay."

Qiao Yuxian lay with the blanket for a while longer, then got up to go to the bathroom when she saw it was about time.

But as soon as she went in and washed her hands, she immediately came back out.

Gu Yanjing paused in making the bed and looked at her.

Qiao Yuxian said, "I suddenly thought of something."

"Hmm?" Gu Yanjing replied.

"Chen Xi once told me that Gu Yao looks a bit like you." Qiao Yuxian suddenly said.

Gu Yanjing’s gentle expression stiffened slightly, his face blank as though cursing two words: lousy luck!

Seeing his expression, Qiao Yuxian chuckled and then said, "Gu Yanjing, do you think there’s a direct connection between Gu Yao and Yan Zhiyao?"

"You suspect they’re the same person?" Gu Yanjing asked.

Qiao Yuxian nodded, "Just suddenly had some suspicion. They both look a bit like you. Gu Yao even shares your surname. Plus, he’s also missing."

Gu Yanjing looked at her.

Qiao Yuxian continued, "The photo of Yan Zhiyao in the business registry, although altered, still has some similarities with you. So... Gu Shuluo could be the scapegoat. Because there’s also some resemblance."

Qiao Yuxian, after looking at the business registry photo, always felt something was off.

Until she realized that occasionally there would be a moment where the person in the photo resembled Gu Yanjing.

"Sometimes Gu Yicheng looks a bit like you too," Qiao Yuxian said, "When we think about it, Yan Zhiyao’s photo actually looks more like Gu Yicheng. Weren’t we suspecting Yan Zhiyao might be Gu Linhai’s..."

Gu Yanjing said nothing.

"It can’t be such a coincidence that they all look like you, right?" Qiao Yuxian said, then walked over to him and playfully hooked Gu Yanjing’s chin, "After all, my husband’s face isn’t something just anyone can resemble without a bit of shared genes."

Gu Yanjing pressed her head down to keep her in check.

Qiao Yuxian leaned forward into his embrace, laughing softly.

Gu Yanjing kissed her, "Planning to ask Chen Xi about it?"

"Yeah." Qiao Yuxian said, "I’ll send her Yan Zhiyao’s photo. Any clue is better than none. And last time we contacted her, Chen Xi said she might have figured out where Gu Yao used to take her. She needs to confirm it with me."

"Alright. Be careful." Gu Yanjing, with an arm around her, looked down and asked, "Still going to work? You’re going to be late."

Qiao Yuxian was startled, her expression like a pair of fox ears suddenly standing up, and she instantly sprang out of his embrace, running like the wind back to the bathroom: "Ah!!!"

Watching her dash to the bathroom, Gu Yanjing’s eyes softened with a faint smile...