At noon, the Gu family’s housekeeper prepared a large table of delicious food. Gu’s mother changed into her fifth set of clothes of the day, but she was not satisfied with any of them and wanted to go upstairs to change into the sixth set.

Father Gu had no choice but to stop her: “This set is very nice. Today is just a family dinner, no need to be so formal.”

“Is it okay? I think this outfit is a bit serious. Will it scare Xiao Yu?” Mother Gu stood in front of the large floor-length mirror and looked again and again. “How could this unlucky child Derek not tell us in advance? It’s such an important matter. I can also order a new set of clothes.”

Father Gu was also a little nervous, and he looked at his watch every once in a while: “It’s okay, don’t be serious, the main thing is to prepare the gifts.”

“I prepared everything last night: the red envelopes, the heirloom jade pendant…but we were in too tight a time frame, and I felt like I was neglecting others.” Mother Gu was happy almost the entire night.

Last night, Gu Beilu suddenly said that he was going to get married. After they confirmed several times that their son was not kidnapped and was really going to get married, they were so happy that they wanted to burn incense.

The Gu couple always thought that Gu Beilu would live out his life alone. After they helped their son reject several blind dates from well-matched families, there were even outsiders who spread the rumor that Gu Beilu had problems in sex.

Now they have finally let go of the big stone in their hearts. The old couple agreed last night that no matter what kind of person the other person is, they will accept him.

But they never expected that their daughter-in-law was better than they had imagined.

An hour later, at the Gu family’s dining table, Mother Gu kept picking up food for Yu Xi, and the small bowl in front of Yu Xi had been pushed into a small mountain.

“Xiao Yu, you must treat this place as your own home, eat more and pick out the food you like. From now on, we are a family.” Gu’s mother looked at Yu Xi with love. This boy was so suitable for her, handsome and well-behaved. If he hadn’t been married to Gu Beilu, she would have wanted to adopt him as her godson.

Faced with the overly enthusiastic Gu’s father and mother, Yu Xi didn’t dare to speak and just nodded obediently.

Before he came here, he was an orphan mermaid. After he came here, he experienced a terrible family, so he had never felt the feeling of being loved by his parents.

Gu Beilu noticed his reservedness and said to his mother, “Mom, you scared Xixi. Let him eat by himself, or he won’t dare to come over again.”

Mother Gu immediately put down her chopsticks and said, “Oh, yes, yes, Xiaoyu, don’t be offended. We are just so happy.”

Father Gu pushed Mother Gu’s arm and told her to stop exaggerating: “You keep picking food for Xiao Yu, which is so awkward. Xiao Yu, do you want to have a drink with Dad?”

“Dad, Xixi has classes in the afternoon, he won’t drink with you.” Gu Beilu helped him to block the wine. He had just taken drugs last night, so he definitely couldn’t drink alcohol at this moment. He also specifically asked the housekeeper to cook some lean meat porridge.

Yu Xi watched Gu Beilu blocking the wine for him, carefully serving him porridge, and taking care of him in every detail at the table. He really was like the love-brained newlyweds described on the Internet.

He really acted with passion, Yu Xi exclaimed.

Since the richest man in the country is so dedicated, he should be more active in business. After all, Gu Beilu gives him so much.

He pursed his lips, picked up the teacup with both hands, and acted like a well-behaved daughter-in-law of a wealthy family: “Mom and Dad, this is my first visit today, so I came rather hastily. Thank you for not minding. If I do something wrong in the future, please forgive me.”

“Today I will replace wine with tea.

I will definitely drink with Dad next time.” After saying this, he respectfully drank the tea in the cup.

After drinking, he took Gu Beilu’s hand and expressed his determination to the Gu couple with a virtuous face: “Mom and Dad, I will definitely treat Derek well and take care of the family affairs so that he can work with peace of mind. I will never interfere with him.”

In order to face his wealthy in-laws, he searched the Internet for the rules of being a wealthy wife. He should be able to act like one now, and he is full of confidence.

But unexpectedly, Gu’s mother was shocked and said quickly: “Xiao Yu, you don’t need to worry about other things. Don’t do housework or anything. Derek told us that you are still studying, so just focus on studying and don’t be stressed. Go wherever you want to play. You are at the right age to play and enjoy life.”

How could she let her beloved daughter-in-law, whom she had finally gotten, do such a tiring job?

Yu Xi: ??? …Why is this wealthy family different from what is said on the Internet?

The lunch took two hours to finish. Before leaving, Mother Gu held Yu Xi’s hand reluctantly and said to him, “Xiao Yu, you must come back to see us more often. If this brat bullies you, call me and tell me. Your father and I will definitely stand by you.”

Gu Beilu couldn’t listen any longer, so he put his arm around Yu Xi’s shoulders and led him out: “Okay, Mom and Dad, this is my wife, don’t I feel pain?”

Father Gu said with satisfaction: “You have improved. As expected, you know how to care for others after getting married. This is like me.”

This statement was met with a roll of the eyes from Gu’s mother.

After Yu Xi finished playing the role of a wealthy wife with all his heart, he followed Gu Beilu into the car and felt a little more relaxed.

He thought he had completed his task well, at least he made his wealthy parents-in-law happy.

“Your parents should believe it, right?”

Gu Beilu turned his head and looked at him: “What do you believe in?”

Yu Xi recalled his performance just now, as if reviewing a scene after work: “Believe that we are real, I acted well just now, right? Especially when I used tea instead of wine.”

Gu Beilu’s eyes darkened, but his voice remained calm: “Well, you acted really well.”

Yu Xi didn’t notice the change in his expression, he just felt happy when he heard his employer’s affirmation.

Gu Beilu drove to the university town: “I have a small apartment next to your school. You can move in tonight. I have arranged for someone to clean it.”

Yu Xi usually didn’t spend much time in the dormitory. He was either in class or working. His roommates were from different majors and they didn’t interact much with each other, so when he moved out, no one asked much questions.

But even though Yu Xi said that he had very little luggage and could move it himself after class, Gu Beilu still sent his personal assistant to take him to the apartment.

“Mr. Yu, the room has been cleaned and all the daily necessities are provided. If you need anything else, please let me know.”

The assistant saw Yu Xi for the first time today and had to admit that this college student was really good-looking. No wonder he caught Mr. Gu’s eye. Moreover, he was very friendly and had no airs at all, just like his friend.

Yu Xi was confused by what Gu Beilu called “an ordinary small apartment”. How could such a large flat be a small apartment? He asked the assistant if he had the wrong place, and the assistant nervously asked if he was dissatisfied with something.

“No, it’s just that this place is too big. Isn’t it a bit wasteful?”

Although the contract said that Gu Beilu would provide him with a house and guarantee his safety, but this place is spacious enough to accommodate a whole family.

The assistant breathed a sigh of relief: “Not big, this is the smallest house under our CEO Gu’s name… But don’t get me wrong, it’s not that CEO Gu deliberately asked you to live in a small house, but CEO Gu said that this place is close to the school and it will be convenient for you to attend classes.”

Hearing that this was already the smallest house in the Gu family, Yu Xi stopped worrying and said, “Then please thank Mr. Gu for me.”

The assistant waved his hand and said, “Hey, how can I do this for you? You can thank him yourself tonight.”

“Tonight?” Yu Xi looked at the time on his phone. “Am I going to meet Mr. Gu tonight? What time?”

The assistant said, “Mr. Gu had dinner with his friends tonight, and the driver will bring him here after dinner.”

“He’s coming here?!” As soon as Yu Xi said this, he found that the assistant looked puzzled. It must be that even the assistant didn’t know about their contract.

He cleared his throat and said, “No, I thought he was going to drink with his friends all night and wouldn’t be back.”

“How is that possible?” The assistant defended his boss. “Mr. Gu lives a very simple life. He only works all night, not drinking all night.”

He didn’t know if someone had gossiped about him in front of Yu Xi, but he knew that he couldn’t let the boss’s wife misunderstand his boss: “Mr. Yu, don’t believe what people outside say. I have worked for Mr. Gu for so many years, and he is the most self-disciplined person I have ever met.”

Yu Xi nodded. Gu Beilu in the novel was indeed a workaholic, unlike other young men who spent their nights partying.

“I understand. Thank you, Assistant Chen. Don’t worry, I know what to do.”

He understands the spirit of a contractual marriage, which is to be together in appearance but not in spirit and not interfere with each other.

*

In the restaurant, facing Cheng Liang’s “torture”, Gu Beilu cut the medium-rare steak on the plate with an expressionless face.

“No, are you really planning a flash marriage? What’s going on? Don’t just focus on eating, tell me.” Cheng Liang still didn’t understand. Last night he was still worried that Gu Beilu would never get married, and today this man dropped such a big bomb.

The employees of the group had been gossiping all day, and senior colleagues came to ask him. He didn’t dare to reveal that Gu Beilu had a flash marriage, so he had to say that the boss had been in a secret relationship for a long time.

Gu Beilu didn’t even raise his head: “You already know everything you need to know.”

Cheng Liang had a headache: “I said that last night just to let you try to have a relationship, not to let you marry him so quickly. Besides, you just met him once, do you know him?”

He knew yesterday that Gu Beilu fell in love with the mermaid at first sight, but he didn’t expect things to progress so quickly and the certificate was obtained in less than 24 hours.

“A relationship that is not for the purpose of marriage is just a hooliganism,” Gu Beilu put down his knife and fork, “Who said that you have to date before you can get married? I think it’s also good to get married first and then date.”

Get the certificate first, then you will have more opportunities to contact them.

Cheng Liang thought for a moment and asked again: “Is it related to the hacker last night?”

“It is somewhat related.” Gu Beilu thought of the Qian family, and a sharp flash appeared in his eyes again, “But it is also thanks to them, otherwise I would not be able to get married so smoothly.”

He never makes impulsive decisions, except for marrying Yu Xi.

“It seems that you were not sexually apathetic before, you just didn’t meet anyone who made your heart beat.” Cheng Liang decided to take some time to digest it.

This news, I accepted Gu Beilu’s abnormal behavior for the time being, “Okay, you are not a normal person anyway, just think it through. When can you bring him out and introduce him to me?”

Gu Beilu glanced at him coldly: “Why should I bring you to know him?”

He had known his wife for less than a day, but he was already being coveted by everyone.

Cheng Liang didn’t understand his train of thought: “No, now the whole world knows that you are married to him, so he is the president’s wife. You are not planning to keep him in captivity like a canary, are you?”

Many business dinners require family members to be brought along, so a formal appearance is only a matter of time.

Gu Beilu lowered his eyes and refused to answer the question.

His eyes fell on his watch. It was already nine o’clock. He tapped twice on the phone screen, but the notification bar was empty.

*

When Yu Xi received the call, he shuddered and stood up from the sofa.

“Mr. Gu…Hello!”

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, and no emotion could be heard in the voice: “What does the contract stipulate that you should call me?”

Yu Xi scratched her head: “The contract only stipulates that I have to call you husband outside…”

Just the mere mention of this name made him feel extremely embarrassed.

“I’m outside now, so it will be counted as outside.” Gu Beilu lowered his voice.

Yu Xi hesitated for only half a second, then immediately adjusted his mood and said, “Husband?”

“Yeah.” Gu Beilu’s mood improved immediately, “Where are you?”

Yu Xi: “I’m in your apartment.”

Gu Beilu: “Why don’t you ask me where I am?”

It was so late, but Yu Xi didn’t care whether he would come home or not.

In the past, whenever his father came home late, his mother would keep urging him.

“Assistant Chen said you’re having dinner with friends tonight. Eat well and slowly. Don’t be in a hurry.”

If possible, go back to the hotel suite or old villa after eating, don’t come to this smallest apartment.

Yu Xi prayed that this was a call telling him that he would not be returning home tonight.

There was silence in the microphone for a long time, so long that Yu Xi suspected that the signal was cut off.

Until he heard Gu Beilu say: “Wife, open the door, I’m here.”