Chapter 18: Continue Tonight

Leaving the Civil Affairs Bureau, Ruan Yu looked at the red booklet in her hand, her eyes narrowed into crescents. Beside her, Gu Yanzhi’s eyes were filled with smiles and indulgence.

Looking at the little girl’s brows and eyes, he couldn’t help but reach out and pinch her soft cheek. His pleasant voice sounded, “So happy?”

When she proposed getting the certificate, Gu Yanzhi was very surprised. But when he looked into her eyes, there wasn’t a hint of unwillingness. This was also the best way to tie her to his side. Now, seeing her happy smile, Gu Yanzhi was a little surprised.

He was also infected by her sweet smile.

Ruan Yu put the booklet in her handbag and put her arm around Gu Yanzhi’s, like a little cat rubbing against his arm, “Of course I’m happy. From now on, I’m no longer a little girl, I’m an adult. I have a husband, a family, and I’ll be a mother to children in the future. Although the responsibility is great, I have Brother Yanzhi by my side, Ayu is happy to accept it.”

Her eyes were sincere and burning as she looked at him. Gu Yanzhi’s black eyes were also tinged with color. He reached out and rubbed her hair, “Here, Mrs. will always be a child. Mrs. Gu, the future is bright.”

He would build a sky for his little girl, letting her soar freely in this sky.

Ruan Yu’s lips curled up in a honeyed smile, “Mr. Gu, please give me more advice in the future.”

They had finished getting the certificate by the time it was evening. The evening sun was particularly gentle, casting a warm filter on the two people who were smiling at each other, like a blessing to the newlyweds.

Ruan Yu hadn’t been out for a long time. She was finally out, and she didn’t care about her aching waist. She wanted to walk home along the lake.

Under the setting sun, the surface of the lake shimmered. On the path by the shore, the girl put her arm around the man’s, her lips curled up in a honeyed smile. She would occasionally rub her head against the man’s arm, as happy as a cat that had stolen a dried fish.

The man’s originally cold face also softened. His gaze lingered on the girl, unable to look away.

He would occasionally move his thin lips slightly, not knowing what he was saying, making the girl blush. She would reach out with her pink fist and hit him on the chest.

At first, Ruan Yu didn’t feel tired. But after walking for a long time, plus the tossing and turning she had done the night before, her body was a little tired.

She thoughtfully looked at Gu Yanzhi, a mischievous smile curled up at the corner of her lips. She went directly behind him, jumped lightly, and because he was so tall, she hadn’t even hooked her arms around his neck before she started to slide down.

Gu Yanzhi chuckled, he held her sliding legs behind him, allowing her to successfully hook her arms around his neck.

“Can’t walk anymore?” Gu Yanzhi’s voice was filled with indulgence.

“Yeah.” Ruan Yu tiredly leaned on his back. She could clearly feel his burning temperature through the fabric.

“Little thing, your stamina is not good, you need to exercise more.” He slowed down his pace when he said “exercise,” but it was clear, with a hint of ambiguity.

“It’s not because of you last night…” Ruan Yu blushed, she glared at him with a pout, the rest of her words she was too embarrassed to say, so she swallowed them back down.

Plus, she had been imprisoned by Gu Yanzhi for a long time. The minimum imprisonment was three months, and she hadn’t been anywhere except her room. Naturally, her stamina had decreased a lot.

“Continue tonight.” Gu Yanzhi said, “Consider it exercising with Ayu.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ruan Yu’s face flushed red. She gritted her teeth and said word by word, “Gu, Yan, Zhi—”

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to her. She reached out and tickled Gu Yanzhi.

Just like that, under the setting sun, the girl’s laughter echoed.

In the evening, Ruan Yu saw the dishes on the dining table and was stunned. Gu Yanzhi was also stunned for a few seconds, then he looked at the little girl beside him with a meaningful look.

Ruan Yu looked at the food on the dining table, her face turned black. Last night, only the two soups on the dinner table were nourishing, and tonight, even the dishes were…

She had woken up and left in a hurry, forgetting to tell Zhang Ma.

Her face flushed red, she awkwardly glanced at Gu Yanzhi’s expression, and coughed uncomfortably.

The kitchen brought the last dish, angelica and mutton soup, to the dining table. Seeing that the two of them at the table didn’t move their chopsticks, Tang Ma asked, “Miss, these are the dishes you ordered. Don’t you like them?”

Last night, she was afraid that drinking only soup wouldn’t be enough, so she specifically told Tang Ma to make the dishes very nutritious.

Ruan Yu’s facial expressions were rich and varied. She really wanted to tell Zhang Ma that Gu Yanzhi was very capable, he was very capable.

Gu Yanzhi didn’t seem to have any change in expression, he just watched Ruan Yu as if he was watching a play.

“Eat, Tang Ma, you can go and get busy.” This was simply her own fault. She couldn’t not eat, and if she ate, Gu Yanzhi would definitely toss and turn with her all night.

Just thinking about it made her want to cry.

After Tang Ma left, Gu Yanzhi picked up the food on the table, elegantly put it in his mouth, then picked up a dish and put it on Ruan Yu’s plate, “Mrs., try it, it tastes good.”

At first, Ruan Yu didn’t think there was anything wrong. But when she saw the smile on Gu Yanzhi’s face, she realized she was wrong.

Gu Yanzhi’s smile was meaningful, it was unclear.

In the end, they finished the meal in an extremely embarrassing atmosphere. Ruan Yu didn’t eat much, she just picked at a few bites, then went out to find Tang Ma. She specifically told her to return to normal dishes tomorrow.

Gu Yanzhi watched the girl’s fleeing figure, a smile curled up at the corner of his lips.

In the evening, Ruan Yu returned to her room. It was as if there was a hungry wolf outside the door. She quickly locked the door, went to the bathroom, filled the bathtub with water, and took a comfortable bath.

After taking a bath, she wrapped herself in a bath towel, stood in front of the mirror, the kiss marks from their passionate encounter were clearly visible on her neck. She dried her long hair, which was still dripping with water, lay down on the soft bed, and closed her eyes comfortably.

On the first day of getting the certificate, she could only temporarily委屈 (委屈: to feel wronged or aggrieved) her Mr. Gu for keeping his room empty. Who told him to be like a hungry wolf, wanting to devour her? Her small body really couldn’t handle his tossing and turning.

She was exhausted both physically and mentally, she just wanted to sleep well.

Although she was very sleepy, she couldn’t fall asleep when she closed her eyes. So much time had passed, what was Gu Yanzhi doing? Why wasn’t he coming to find her?

Perhaps he was busy working in his study. Her sleepiness disappeared. She tiptoed out of bed, opened the door, poked her head out and looked around. She didn’t see Gu Yanzhi. Then she slowed down her pace, trying not to make any noise as she approached the study.

She gently opened the study door a crack and looked inside. There was no one there.

Ruan Yu was puzzled. Had he gone to sleep?

She went back to her room, looked at the ceiling, and suddenly felt like she was insignificant in Gu Yanzhi’s heart.

Since he just went to sleep without caring about her, he had promised to sleep with her every night, and he forgot so quickly.

It was true what others said, once you get something, you don’t cherish it anymore.

They had only been married for a few hours, and he was already bored? He was already ignoring her feelings?