Chapter 18: The Workaholic Says He’s Going Off

Knock knock knock

Xiang Yuan knocked on the door a few times, and seeing that Gu Jingzhan didn’t respond, he walked in with new documents and stopped in front of his desk.

President, this is a new round of financing plan, please take a look.

Gu Jingzhan was playing with his phone, lost in deep thought, and didn’t pay any attention to what Xiang Yuan said to him.

After waiting for a while, Xiang Yuan saw that Gu Jingzhan still didn’t respond, so he raised his voice slightly and shouted at him, President?

Suddenly, Gu Jingzhan stood up from his chair.

He walked to the coat rack, took down the suit jacket hanging on it, put it on his arm, and said, If you have anything, let’s talk tomorrow. I’m going to go off work now.

Xiang Yuan’s face was full of shock: What? Going off work?

Did he… hear it right?

The workaholic actually took the initiative to say that he wanted to go off work!

Gu Jingzhan nodded lightly and said seriously, Go home for dinner.

!!!

Sure enough, Xiang Wanqiao was his exception.

No matter what this woman has done, no matter what her purpose is, her position in Master Zhan’s heart will not change.

As long as she is willing to take the first step towards Master Zhan, Master Zhan will not even give up his life.

Alas…

Ask what love is in the world, it makes people swear to each other for life and death.

Just when Xiang Yuan wanted to say something, Gu Jingzhan had already strode out of the office door, finally leaving only one sentence.

You should get off work early too.

Xiang Yuan lowered his head to glance at the time and murmured helplessly in a low voice, It’s only half past five, and there’s still half an hour before get off work.

Guiyuan

Xiang Wanqiao saw Wang Ma walk into the kitchen and asked, Wang Ma, is there no pumpkin at home?

Wang Ma frowned and asked, Madam, what do you want to do with pumpkin?

I want to make pumpkin soup for Ah Zhan. He seemed to like it last night.

Wang Ma paused, her expression a little complicated, and then said in a low voice, Madam, my husband doesn’t like pumpkin, and Guiyuan never cooks any food related to pumpkin.

Hearing this, Xiang Wanqiao’s hand that was cutting vegetables stopped.

She turned around and said in surprise, Ah Zhan… doesn’t like pumpkin?

But last night at Xiang’s house, he clearly…

Yes, Mr. Gu hates pumpkin very much. In addition to not eating pumpkin, Mr. Gu also doesn’t like duck and fish. He thinks these two things have a fishy smell, so he never eats them, no matter how they are cooked.

Wang Ma told her about Gu Jingzhan’s eating habits in great detail, and she knew everything.

Mr. Gu’s taste is relatively light. Because he has been busy with work for many years and has not eaten on time, he has a stomach disease. Although it took a long time to restore his stomach, he still can’t drink too much and eat spicy food.

In addition, Mr. Gu can’t eat peaches because he is allergic to peaches, so you should pay more attention to it.

Xiang Wanqiao listened to Wang Ma’s various details about Gu Jingzhan’s diet, while recalling the scene of eating at Xiang’s house last night, and her originally good mood suddenly became sad.

But more of it was heartache.

Obviously, it was the food he hated the most, but because she picked it up for him, he was afraid that not eating it would make her unhappy, so he suppressed his disgust and ate the food.

Okay, I understand. Xiang Wanqiao said in a muffled voice, feeling full of guilt.

Wang Ma saw what she was thinking and comforted her, It’s normal for the wife and husband not to know each other well, and you don’t have to feel guilty about it.

Xiang Wanqiao twitched the corners of her lips, lowered her eyelids, and secretly memorized everything about Gu Jingzhan.

At about six o’clock, Gu Jingzhan drove back to Guiyuan.

As soon as he entered the door, Wang Ma hurried forward to greet him and took the suit jacket from his hand.

Sir, your wife has been busy in the kitchen for more than an hour. She made all the dishes tonight by herself and didn’t let us get involved.

Gu Jingzhan was slightly stunned, and then raised his hand to loosen the tie around his neck. What did she do? Can she handle it all by herself?

She looked very capable when she started, and she made all the dishes you like, Wang Ma replied.

Gu Jingzhan pursed his lips, said nothing, and walked straight to the kitchen.

Xiang Wanqiao was immersed in her own cooking channel and didn’t notice that there was an extra person at the kitchen door at this time.

Gu Jingzhan put his hands in his trouser pockets, leaned against the door, stared at the woman’s busy back with deep eyes, and his heart was filled with ripples.

He had imagined such a warm scene countless times.

He imagined that he had a complete and loving home, with the person he loved the most and who loved him, and the two of them lived a peaceful, sweet, and happy life.

Three meals a day, all year round.

Hmm? You’re back!

Xiang Wanqiao’s sweet voice sounded, pulling him back from his thoughts in an instant.

Gu Jingzhan bent the corners of his lips, hummed lightly, and his tone softened: How long will it take? Do you want me to help you?

No! Xiang Wanqiao refused without thinking. I agreed that I would cook for you tonight, so I have to do this process myself and can’t let others interfere.

Really don’t need help? Gu Jingzhan still felt uneasy and asked again.

Really, you just wait outside; it will be done in a while.

Seeing that she clearly said that she didn’t need help, Gu Jingzhan didn’t go in and forcefully intervene but just stood outside the kitchen and watched her.

Seeing that he was still standing at the kitchen door and had no intention of leaving, Xiang Wanqiao began to drive him away. Hey, go sit outside and don’t look at me here.

Gu Jingzhan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, Why?

The woman put her hands on her waist, raised her chin, and said domineeringly, No reason, just don’t look.

Gu Jingzhan smiled helplessly, turned around and left, whispering, Be careful, pay attention to safety.

I know! I’m not a three-year-old child.

Seeing that the relationship between the young couple had finally eased and they were no longer arguing, Wang Ma felt very relieved and couldn’t help showing a happy smile on her face.

This Guiyuan finally has some popularity, and it is no longer as lifeless as before, which makes people feel depressed.

If there can be another young master or young lady, it will be more lively here.

Sir, you’d better wait outside with peace of mind. Aunt Wang smiled. We want to help, but Madam won’t let us.

Gu Jingzhan turned around and glanced into the kitchen again, saying with a little worry, I’m afraid she will get hurt.

No, looking at Madam’s attitude, she is not like other young ladies from noble families who don’t do anything.

Aunt Wang’s last words seemed to remind Gu Jingzhan of something, and his handsome face suddenly became gloomy.

He was full of bitterness and said in a cold tone, She used to change for Xiao Xuan’an.

The smile on Aunt Wang’s face suddenly froze. Realizing that she had said something she shouldn’t have said, she hurriedly said, Madam really put a lot of thought into this meal tonight. She even asked me about your preferences before cooking.

Gu Jingzhan pulled his thin lips lightly, said nothing, and walked to the sofa in the living room in silence and sat down.

The back looked so lonely.

Aunt Wang shook her head and sighed softly.