Chapter 76: Behave Yourself Tonight!

However, he simply held the cup, patiently assuring her, “It was my fault for not considering it, I’ll keep you updated on my schedule from now on.”

Jian Yao held the spoon, lifting her eyes to the person across from her, softly humming in agreement.

Actually, in their circle, there weren’t many couples who were truly affectionate. Being able to return home on time during holidays was already considered good.

Like Gu Zhiyan, returning home every day was even rarer.

As for his promise to update her on his schedule, Jian Yao just listened, taking it as a drunken remark.

Gu Zhiyan saw through her perfunctory response, his eyebrows slightly raised, “Don’t you believe me?”

Jian Yao shook her head, coaxing him like a child, “I believe you.”

Gu Zhiyan looked at her deeply, lowering his head to continue drinking his honey water.

…

Half an hour later.

Jian Yao, after washing up, sat on the sofa in Gu Zhiyan’s bedroom, listening to the sound of water from the bathroom, browsing her phone.

A message suddenly popped up on WeChat, from the real estate agent she had entrusted with selling her house.

“Miss Jian, someone has inquired about your house, but they offered a price lower than your asking price, thirteen million, do you think it’s acceptable?”

Jian Yao carefully considered it for a moment, “It’s acceptable, I won’t be dismantling the interior decoration, the furniture will be given to them, I require full payment, if they agree, I’ll have my lawyer go to their place to sign the contract.”

“Okay, then you can have your lawyer come over sometime in the next few days.”

Jian Yao exited the chat with the real estate agent, contacting the lawyer from Jian’s firm to see if they were available to make a trip.

She didn’t plan to keep the money from selling the house, she would donate it directly to the orphanage she had lived in.

Jian Yao lowered her eyes to look at her phone, once the house was sold, her last connection to Lu Chengze would be completely severed.

It turned out that when the real separation came, it wasn’t as hard to accept as she imagined.

After dealing with all this, the sound of water from the bathroom stopped.

Moments later, Gu Zhiyan, in black homewear, emerged from the bathroom, wrapped tightly, his hair still damp.

Jian Yao saw the clothes he was wearing and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She was afraid he would come out wrapped in a towel again, looking all wet and alluring.

Jian Yao’s gaze slid from his tightly wrapped chest, landing on the area of his abs, pausing for a moment before retracting her gaze.

“Are you still sleeping on the sofa tonight?”

Gu Zhiyan paused in his steps towards the blanket, his dark eyes scanned the room, turning his head to look at her, tentatively asking, “Where do you think I should sleep then, Mrs. Gu?”

In this confined space, besides the sofa, it seemed there was only the… bed left?

As if afraid of scaring Jian Yao, he added softly, a faint smile on his lips, “I’ll do whatever you say.”

In such a closed space, being watched by his scorching gaze, Jian Yao’s already nervous heart became even more flustered.

She cleared her throat with a light cough, her gaze sweeping past the faint blue under his eyes, “This is different from the old house, it’s fine to make do on the sofa for a night, but at home, you can’t always sleep on the sofa, right?”

Although the sofa in the room was large, Gu Zhiyan was tall and well-built, sleeping on it, he wouldn’t even be able to stretch out his legs, how could he rest well?

She raised her chin towards the bed, “Actually, the bed at home is quite big, it’s enough for two people.”

After saying this, Jian Yao held the cool phone case with her fingertips, embarrassed to look at Gu Zhiyan’s expression.

“Of course, if you mind…”

“Of course I don’t mind.”

Gu Zhiyan answered quickly, casually shaking the blanket he was about to take, spreading it over the entire bed, the joyful smile in his voice couldn’t be concealed.

“My wife cares about me, I’m happy, I’m ecstatic.”

Jian Yao widened her eyes, feeling guilty.

Who cared about him?

Even if… she cared about him a little, how could anyone be so thick-skinned, asking for it themselves?

Jian Yao didn’t know how she ended up in bed.

Suddenly, there was someone beside her, she felt a little uncomfortable.

In the darkness, listening to the even breathing from nearby, Jian Yao clenched the corner of the blanket, giving him a preemptive warning.

“I’m not a good sleeper, if I do anything offensive, you can push me away or just wake me up.”

In the dim light, he seemed to chuckle, “Okay.”

Jian Yao felt like she was being laughed at. She puffed out her cheeks and glared at him.

She muttered to herself, What’s so funny?

Didn’t everyone say Gu Zhiyan was very cold?

Rumors are unreliable!

Jian Yao snorted and turned her back to Gu Zhiyan, closing her eyes.

Behave yourself tonight!

…

When she woke up the next day, the sun was already high in the sky.

The curtains in the room were not drawn, and the bright sunlight shone through the thin curtains, casting dappled shadows on the bed.

Jian Yao rubbed her eyes and found that she had rolled over to Gu Zhiyan’s side, her heart skipped a beat.

Then she realized she was alone in the room. Gu Zhiyan seemed to have already left.

She patted her chest, hoping she had rolled over after Gu Zhiyan left.

After washing up, Jian Yao changed into a new Chinese-style dress and went to the dining room.

Aunt Wang was cleaning up, and when she saw her coming, she quickly put down her work, washed her hands, and took out a hot breakfast from the insulated box.

“You’re awake. Mr. Gu went to work and asked me not to disturb you.”

Aunt Wang’s smile never left her face as she said this.

She was the old lady’s person, so naturally, she was happy to see Jian Yao and Gu Zhiyan getting along well as husband and wife.

Jian Yao smiled shyly, “Thank you, Aunt Wang.”

She sat down at the dining table and saw the familiar soy milk box, and exclaimed in surprise, “Eh?”

“Isn’t this soy milk expired?”