At ten o’clock in the evening, on the sofa in the living room of the apartment, Gu Beilu’s eyes swept over the wedding ring on Yu Xi’s finger, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

Gu Beilu asked some questions like whether he was getting used to living here and whether he was feeling unwell. Yu Xi was still a little nervous as he was not used to living together after just knowing each other for one day.

But Gu Beilu was very outgoing and Yu Xi felt that he was different from what was described in the book.

In the original text, Gu Beilu was a cold and self-contained boss who would not even look at him at home. How could he be so patient chatting with him for such a long time like he is now, and they were all about trivial matters.

“Boss Gu, can I ask Assistant Chen about your daily schedule later?”

Gu Beilu raised his eyebrows and tried to appear calm: “You want to know my schedule?”

“Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean anything else. I’m not checking on you. I just want to come back earlier if you come over that night.”

“If I don’t come back, where are you going?”

There was some disappointment in Gu Beilu’s voice, but Yu Xi didn’t hear it.

Yu Xi said: “I usually work at a convenience store at night. Now that I have quit my job at the convenience store, I can go to the library to study.”

“You go ahead.” Gu Beilu turned the ring on his hand, thinking, “You don’t need to ask Chen Zhu, I will send you my daily schedule.”

Yu Xi: …There’s no need to send this small matter personally.

When Gu Beilu came out of the shower, Yu Xi heated a cup of milk for him, said good night to him, and turned around and closed the door of his room.

The room was very cozy. Yu Xi hadn’t been to his own room for a long time. He fell on the big bed and stood up again after two minutes.

When Gu Beilu knocked on the door and came in, Yu Xi was thinking about how to sleep on the floor.

“Boss Gu?” Yu Xi had half of the quilt spread on the ground. He looked at him awkwardly, as if he had been caught. “What’s the matter?”

Gu Beilu thought of what happened last night and tightened his grip on the door handle.

He walked straight towards Yu Xi, who staggered and fell onto the bed.

Gu Beilu bent down, picked up the quilt and threw it back on the bed.

Before Yu Xi could react, he also sat down on the bed.

“Mr. Gu?” Yu Xi looked at him with a complicated expression.

Although the bed was very large, the distance between them was very close at the moment, with their arms touching. Yu Xi sensibly moved to the side.

“Today is our wedding night.” said Gu Beilu.

“Wedding night?” Yu Xi subconsciously picked up the quilt. What wedding night is needed in a contract marriage?

Gu Beilu noticed his reaction and said, “There is a superstition in our Gu family that if you don’t sleep in the same bed on your wedding night, you will lose money.”

Under Yu Xi’s stunned gaze, Gu Beilu had already slid down on the bed smoothly: “Go to sleep, I won’t cross the line.”

He wanted to say something else, but Gu Beilu had his eyes closed, his hands folded and placed lightly on his abdomen, and his breathing maintained an even rhythm, as if he had really fallen asleep.

Seeing Gu Beilu was so frank, Yu Xi didn’t think too much and lay down on the other side of the bed with the pillow in his arms. He turned to look at Gu Beilu and said to himself: I wish you good fortune.

A lot happened that day and he was very tired. He fell asleep in just a few minutes.

*

When he opened his eyes the next day, it took him a few seconds to remember where he was, and then he jumped up in shock.

He actually used his hands and feet to lie on Gu Beilu, sleeping very domineeringly and naturally, with his hands pinching the other person’s chest muscles.

“Good morning.” Gu Beilu had woken up a long time ago. His hands were a little numb from being pressed down by him, and he was now moving his arms.

“Good morning.” Yu Xi scratched his hair with both hands and stammered, “I’m sorry, Mr. Gu, I didn’t mean to take advantage of you.”

But Gu Beilu, who was taken advantage of, didn’t seem to mind. He swung his arms twice and stood up: “I’ll take you to buy some clothes after breakfast. There’s a dinner party tonight, and you have to accompany me.”

Yu Xi nodded, still immersed in the embarrassment of not sleeping well.

He has always had the habit of hugging something when he sleeps. Yesterday he specifically hugged the pillow tightly. How come he hugged someone else when he fell asleep?

However, he hadn’t slept so soundly for a long time. It turned out that he was not unaccustomed to sleeping on a big soft bed, but he was not used to the Qian family’s bed.

This bed is quite comfortable. Yu Xi pressed the mattress with his palm and it felt good.

He raised his hand again and stared at his palm.

He just touched Gu Beilu’s chest muscles with this hand, but Gu Beilu was not angry.

Gu Beilu is such a good boss, he needs to perform well.

Gu Beilu took a shower in the bathroom and smelled the fragrance coming from the kitchen when he came out.

Yu Xi was frying eggs and ham in the open kitchen. The morning sun shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and everything was full of youthful vitality.

His movements were neither hurried nor slow. He neatly placed the fried eggs on two slices of golden toast, and then placed a few slices of chopped tomatoes and vegetables on the side. It was simple but full of sincerity.

Gu Beilu leaned against the door frame, looking at Yu Xi’s thin figure, and fell into deep thought.

A few minutes later, he walked towards the kitchen: “Do you need my help?”

“No need, Mr. Gu, it will be ready soon.”

The doorbell rang at this time. Gu Beilu went to open the door. It was his assistant who came with breakfast.

“Boss, your five-star breakfast.”

Yu Xi was just putting the freshly cooked food on the dining table. After seeing the high-end lunch box in the assistant’s hand, he looked at Gu Beilu again.

He didn’t expect that Gu Beilu had already ordered food.

The assistant was obviously stunned as well. He usually came to deliver breakfast to the boss at this time, and today he specially prepared double servings.

Gu Beilu turned around and walked back to the dining table: “My wife cooked for me today, you can take those back and eat them yourself.”

After saying that, he picked up the fork and put a piece of ham into his mouth: “My wife is a great cook.”

The assistant felt a tingling sensation on his scalp, and he tactfully took the lunch box and left.

He almost disturbed his boss’s private time. He was so ignorant.

Gu Beilu asked as he ate: “Wife, how come you are so good at cooking?”

Yu Xi sat down opposite him and reminded him: “Mr. Gu, Assistant Chen is gone.”

Gu Beilu looked up at him with a smile in his eyes: “So?”

“So you don’t have to call me wife now…” It would be so awkward to call me that when there are no outsiders around.

“We’re going out soon, so we need to calm down.” Gu Beilu poured him a glass of orange juice and handed it to him, “Eat quickly, baby.”

Yu Xi took a deep breath

He sighed, suppressed his embarrassment, and took a sip of orange juice.

Just shout it out, it won’t cost you a single piece of meat.

After breakfast, Gu Beilu took the initiative to wash the dishes and then took Yu Xi out.

The car was heading to a high-end shopping mall that Yu Xi rarely had the opportunity to visit. This was the best mall in the city, and only the rich and the noble came in and out of it.

The manager of the suit shop had been waiting at the door early in the morning. When he saw Gu Beilu get out of the car from a distance, he greeted him warmly.

“Mr. Gu, welcome. You haven’t been here for a long time.”

Gu Beilu took Yu Xi’s hand and said, “This is my wife Yu Xi. He wants to buy a few suits.”

The store manager immediately started to flatter him, using all kinds of vulgar descriptions like “stunningly beautiful” and “beautiful as a fairy”, which made Yu Xi dig his toes into the ground.

*

At the same time, in the living room of the Qian family, Qian Dacai was so angry that he smashed the teacup after listening to the secretary’s report.

“Useless! A bunch of useless! You can’t even do such a fucking thing!”

He had been trying to negotiate a marriage with the Gu family for the past two years, but the current leader of the Gu family was unmoved and simply ignored them. But their funding chain had been cut off, and they really needed a fund to help them out.

He knew that the Gu company valued its reputation the most, so he took great pains to set up the plan and spent a lot of money to hire a hacker. He finally got the surveillance video, thinking that he could extort money anonymously, but now he has lost everything.

As soon as Gu Beilu announced his marriage, the surveillance video would no longer pose any threat to Gu’s company. Not only that, Gu’s company was still investigating the system being hacked that night. If they were found to be responsible, they would be in big trouble.

The nanny was sweeping up the debris on the floor, and Mrs. Qian was scolding him: “It’s already like this, what’s the point of you cursing? I told you not to do this a long time ago, it’s too risky.”

Qian Dacai was already angry, and hearing this kind of words undoubtedly added fuel to his anger: “So what do you think we should do? Wait for bankruptcy? Go to jail?”

“Okay, okay, I just want you to calm down, and we’ll think of a solution together.” Madam Qian sighed and turned to look at the secretary. “Before, when we asked you to check Gu Beilu’s preferences, didn’t you say that he wasn’t into beautiful women and had no plans to start a family? Why did he suddenly announce his marriage?”

“Master, Madam, calm down, I have some good news.” The secretary lowered his voice mysteriously, “Just now someone saw Mr. Gu taking his newlywed wife to the mall.”

Mrs. Qian asked anxiously, “Did you see who it was?”

Qian Dacai said impatiently: “Don’t interrupt, just speak!”

The secretary said: “It’s…Yu Xi.”

“What?!” Qian Dacai was so shocked that he almost knocked over the teapot next to him.

Mrs. Qian also looked incredulous: “Is your information reliable? Is it really Yu Xi?”

The secretary affirmed, “I only told you this after I verified it.”

“I was wondering why that figure in the surveillance video looked so familiar!”

Madam Qian held her forehead with her hand, “So it’s Yu Xi! Does Gu Beilu like this? His taste is not that good, how can he compare to our son?”

While Mrs. Qian was still muttering, Qian Dacai suddenly slapped his thigh and laughed: “Good! Good! Good! God will not destroy our Qian family!”

Mrs. Qian looked at him with disdain: “Are you crazy? What’s good about it?

He is not a member of the Qian family anymore. If I had known two years ago that Gu Beilu liked this kind of person, I would not have let him go no matter what. “

Qian Dacai looked confident: “What do you know? As long as we have raised him, we are his parents in front of the Gu family.”

Mrs. Qian rolled her eyes. “You raised him? That’s true, but don’t forget how determined he was when he left us. Do you think he would recognize us now?”

Qian Dacai waved his hand: “Why do you think Gu Beilu married him?”

Mrs. Qian was puzzled by this question: “Why?”

“He must have realized he was set up and knew someone would use the video to blackmail him, so he decided to go all out and get married first.” Qian Dacai analyzed clearly, “Think about it, even if he was horny for a while, he could just keep him by his side and give him some money. Why would he take such a big risk to get married?”

Mrs. Qian paused and asked uncertainly, “Are you saying that the one named Gu had to marry him?”

Qian Dacai was calculating proudly in his heart: “He is an ordinary person with no background. If he wants to live well in the Gu family, he has to rely on us. We are relatives with the Gu family now. Do you think this is a blessing in disguise?”

*

In the evening, the charity banquet took place.

The entire banquet hall was carefully decorated and sparkled. Those who came to attend the dinner today were all well-known figures in the business community.

Gu Beilu has never liked this kind of social occasions, and in the past he always sent the company’s vice president to attend on his behalf.

But after arriving today, people were surprised to find that not only did Mr. Gu come in person, but he also brought his newlywed partner.

As the two walked into the venue arm in arm, they attracted everyone’s attention.

Gu Beilu has been single for so many years, and everyone is wondering what kind of person can enter the Gu family. When they saw hi today, she was indeed a beautiful man with outstanding temperament. When they heard that he was a college student at a prestigious university, they all praised that he and Mr. Gu were made in heaven.

There were more and more people in the banquet hall. While Gu Beilu was talking to his partner, Yu Xi went to the bathroom. The structure here was too complicated. After Yu Xi came out, he got lost and walked to a large terrace.

The view from the terrace was beautiful, with the full moon already hanging in the sky. Yu Xi couldn’t help but take a few more glances. When he turned around and wanted to go back to the hall, he saw two familiar and annoying faces.

The Qian couple walked towards him and said in surprise, “Xixi, is it really you? You’ve grown so big!”

Yu Xi unconsciously took half a step back, with an ominous premonition in his heart.

Mrs. Qian approached him enthusiastically: “Xixi, it’s been so long. Why haven’t you gone home to see mom and dad? Do you know how much we miss you?”

Some frightening scenes appeared in front of his eyes again, and Yu Xi distanced herself vigilantly: “Mr. Qian, Mrs. Qian, we have no relationship anymore.”

Mrs. Qian didn’t mind his distant attitude and continued enthusiastically, “Xixi, we understand that you want to move out and live independently, but we are still family after all. You are successful now, and we are happy for you from the bottom of our hearts.”

Yu Xi knew very well why they came and didn’t want to say a word to them.

In Qian Dacai’s eyes, he looked down on him. If his adopted son had dared to treat him like this in the past, he would have slapped him in the face. But now he had to put away his temper.

“Yu Xi, you are now in a high position, but you are still young and you don’t understand many things. Do you think that a wealthy family like the Gu family is a vegetarian? If you don’t have a decent family to support you, they will eat you up without leaving a bone.”

Mrs. Qian nodded frequently and agreed, “Yes, yes, we have seen a lot of this kind of thing. Marriage between wealthy families is not as simple as you think. Even if we have wronged you in the past, you are still our child, and we are the only ones who love you the most. Your current in-laws chose you because they saw that you are simple and easy to control. But don’t worry, child, we will definitely protect you.”

She spoke with great emotion and took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears that were like air.

But the more they talked, the clearer Yu Xi’s memories of those years became, and waves of nausea rose in his chest.

“I don’t need your love and protection. I want to go back.”

He endured the discomfort and tried to move around, but Qian Dacai grabbed his arm.

In an instant, Yu Xi shook off his hand as if he had been electrocuted, his eyes full of defense. He could still vividly remember how he was beaten by this drunkard.

Qian Dacai seemed to be irritated by this action. He could no longer control his temper and was too lazy to pretend: “Yu Xi, don’t be shameless. After all, we all raised you, and it is only natural for you to repay us now.”

In his eyes, Yu Xi was still the submissive child who would not dare to say a word if threatened.

“Old Qian, don’t scare the child.” Mrs. Qian quickly tried to make amends, “Xixi, don’t blame him. You know your father has a bad temper. What he meant was that we are all family, so it’s OK to have some quarrels at home. Don’t make a scene outside and make people laugh at you.”

Originally thought it was better to have less trouble, but after watching the drama they were performing, Yu Xi couldn’t help it.

“A family?” He didn’t expect the Qians to be so shameless. “I’ve had good meals at your house for a few years, but I’ve paid it back. I paid it back the winter when I was sixteen and had a high fever that turned into pneumonia and I almost died in front of the hospital. This is not what I said, it’s written in your contract.”

He finally finished filming the commercial despite being ill, but no one took him to the hospital. Instead, they left him at the filming location.

His freedom today was bought with half his life.

“Xixi, we really didn’t know that their crew was so irresponsible. If we had known, how could we have left you alone…”

When Mrs. Qian was trying to avoid the topic, she was interrupted by a low voice.

“Wife, is anyone causing you trouble?”