CHAPTER 438: CHAPTER 406: SO EASY TO COAX

Jingyu Garden

After Ji Xiaoxiao returned to the room, Qiao Yuxian went to the kitchen to fetch some washed grapes and then headed to the study.

As she entered, Gu Yanjing had just finished a remote meeting. Hearing the sound, he lifted his eyes to look at her.

Qiao Yuxian smiled obediently at him and trotted over with the grapes.

Gu Yanjing looked at her without much expression.

Qiao Yuxian placed the grapes on the table and stood by his side, raising her hand to massage his shoulders ingratiatingly, "Mr. Gu, busy, huh."

Gu Yanjing gazed at her lightly without speaking.

Qiao Yuxian began to rub his shoulders again, "Husband, you’ve worked hard, working so late."

Gu Yanjing continued to look at her.

Qiao Yuxian picked a grape, "Have a grape and take a break."

Gu Yanjing kept watching her...

Qiao Yuxian met his gaze for a while, sheepishly drew back her hand, placed the grape in her mouth, chewed it, then tugged at his shirt sleeve, dropping her gaze to feign pity, "I didn’t not trust you."

"Really?" Gu Yanjing asked in a flat voice.

Qiao Yuxian tugged at his sleeve, paused in silence, then continued softly, "After all, Ji Xiaoxiao’s child has half Gu Family’s blood. In case you all want to keep him for that, maybe you wouldn’t want them to divorce. It’s not... impossible."

"Of course, what I pointed out was just a possibility," Qiao Yuxian emphasized, "At the time I was merely considering that possibility. It doesn’t mean it’s certain. That’s why I spoke a bit quieter with Ji Xiaoxiao. I really wasn’t trying to hide it from you."

"So why lower your voice?" Gu Yanjing questioned.

Qiao Yuxian opened her mouth, at a loss for words. After a moment, she replied, "At that moment, I just suddenly wanted to speak quietly. It’s just, just... you know? That inexplicable feeling."

Gu Yanjing looked at her quietly, hearing her make up stories.

Qiao Yuxian gave his arm a shake.

Gu Yanjing looked at her and said, "Playing pitiful doesn’t work."

Qiao Yuxian put on an even more pitiful expression, "Really doesn’t work?"

Gu Yanjing stared at her, then after a while, smiled faintly, pinching her cheek, and said, "It works."

Qiao Yuxian immediately smiled.

Gu Yanjing pulled her hand, making her sit on his lap, placing his hand on her stomach, and asked, "Does it hurt?"

"Doesn’t feel like it." Qiao Yuxian picked a grape for him.

Gu Yanjing ate it.

Qiao Yuxian asked, "What about Gu Yicheng?"

"I’ll go talk to him," Gu Yanjing said, "As for Ji Xiaoxiao, I’ll need you to handle that more carefully."

"Got it," Qiao Yuxian said, "Before I came up, I spoke with Aunt Chen Hui. She listed some check-ups and things to keep an eye on, like nutrition meals. I’ll arrange them gradually."

"Mmm."

"You as his brother, always cleaning up after your brother," Qiao Yuxian said, eating a grape.

Gu Yanjing: "...Actually, you could find another way to put it."

Qiao Yuxian laughed.

Gu Yanjing kissed her on the side of her face.

Qiao Yuxian said, "By the way, Chen Xi messaged me back."

"Is it Gu Yao?" Gu Yanjing asked.

"She only replied with ten words: ’Things have changed, wait for me to contact you.’ " Qiao Yuxian said, "But she didn’t say it wasn’t."

Gu Yanjing contemplated.

"Do you think she’s in danger?" Qiao Yuxian said, "I still can’t track her phone."

"Wait for her message first," Gu Yanjing said.

"That’s all we can do," Qiao Yuxian said, "If she doesn’t give me a message, I won’t get any news. Besides, if she doesn’t want to see me, I can’t find her now."

"Look into Yan Zhiyao first," Gu Yanjing said.

"Mmm," Qiao Yuxian said, "We have more information about Yan Zhiyao compared to Gu Yao."

"Mmm." Finishing his sentence, Gu Yanjing opened the desk drawer and took out a jewelry box for Qiao Yuxian.

Qiao Yuxian received it joyfully, her eyes sparkling, "What’s this?"

She opened it to find a diamond bracelet inside.

It’s encrusted with a circle of two-carat diamonds.

"Wow! So beautiful," Qiao Yuxian exclaimed, taking it out.

Gu Yanjing watched her happy demeanor.

Qiao Yuxian handed the bracelet to him.

Gu Yanjing helped her put it on her wrist.

Qiao Yuxian wiggled her wrist, admired it, and said, "What made you suddenly want to give me something?"

Gu Yanjing looked at her without saying anything.

"To cheer me up?" Qiao Yuxian looked at him and asked.

Gu Yanjing silently agreed.

Qiao Yuxian smiled blissfully, "I was a bit upset today. But now, I’m really happy. Thank you, husband."

"Easy to please," Gu Yanjing commented faintly.

Qiao Yuxian wiggled her arm again and said, "This is considered easy to please?"

This bracelet alone could buy a villa around the Capital City.

"This is catering to a money-grubber," Gu Yanjing said.

"You hit the nail on the head," Qiao Yuxian remarked.

Gu Yanjing chuckled.

Qiao Yuxian asked, "How much longer are you working?"

"Sleepy?"

"A bit," As soon as Qiao Yuxian said it, Gu Yanjing’s phone rang.

They both looked at it.

The caller ID showed the character "Chu."

Qiao Yuxian’s heart suddenly tightened, and she quickly got off Gu Yanjing’s lap.

She felt that Gu Yanjing paused momentarily before taking the call.

Then she sensed Gu Yanjing seemed to exhale a relief, prompting her to do the same.

After the call ended, Qiao Yuxian asked, "Is everything okay?"

"Aunt Chu fell ill and was just taken to the hospital," Gu Yanjing said.

"Is it serious?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

"Not serious," Gu Yanjing said, "But she may need to stay in the hospital for a while."

"Then the Chu Family..."

Gu Yanjing looked towards Qiao Yuxian.

Qiao Yuxian met his gaze, and after a while, she said, "You mean Qin Xia..."

"Regardless of whether intentional or not, it’s a good opportunity," Gu Yanjing said.

Qiao Yuxian said, "I understand. I’ll inform Qin Xia now."

"Mmm."

Qiao Yuxian stepped outside the study to make a call.

Gu Yanjing watched her go, turning his gaze on the teacup on the desk.

Thinking: Helping you up to this point, just waiting for you to wake up.

...

Xi Mei Media

After leaving the practice room, Qiao Weizhou was immediately called over by Wei Jiye.

His phone was locked in the cabinet the whole time, leaving him unaware of what happened outside.

Wei Jiye briefly explained to him.

He also conveyed Qiao Yuxian’s intentions.

Although everyone more or less guessed Qiao Weizhou’s identity now.

The main focus is not on this.

So for the time being, just muddle through without officially disclosing it.

Once Qiao Weizhou officially debuts and stands firm with his capabilities, then gradually reveal it.

Qiao Weizhou agreed, fully complying with Qiao Yuxian’s arrangements.

After leaving Wei Jiye’s office, he went to retrieve his phone.

In the afternoon, when he put it in the cabinet, it had more than eighty percent battery. When he took it out, only ten percent was left.

He looked at the "missing battery," and the numerous missed calls from his parents and Qiao Shuning.

The numbers on that red dot stung his eyes.

He hadn’t gathered his thoughts or prepared mentally to return their calls.

Qiao Shuning called again...