Chapter 6

Chapter 6

My words froze Gu Yunzhi on the spot.

A moment later, his eyes shifted away, dodging my gaze.

But I still caught it: the tips of his ears seemed to have turned red.

Oh? So he was an innocent boy?

Then I couldn’t come on too strong. What if I scared him off?

I lowered my voice, leaned in with a perfectly serious expression, and told him, “It’s just a temporary measure.”

Gu Yunzhi paused. Somehow, the light in his eyes dimmed.

“Oh…”

Why did he look a little disappointed?

Wait. Could Gu Yunzhi have taken a liking to me too?

Well, in that case, I wouldn’t hold back.

Gu Yunzhi’s dad was a hopeless romantic. For the sake of his family’s hereditary devotion, I couldn’t let him slip away.

As a domineering female CEO, I hadn’t gotten to where I was today by being wishy-washy.

A straight-shooting girl was best at seizing opportunities, then buying a ticket and hopping on board.

I said, “If you want to take it seriously, that’s fine too.”

Sure enough, Gu Yunzhi’s eyes lit up with a whoosh.

Little guy. As if I couldn’t handle you.

Gu Yunzhi tugged me around to face another direction and said happily, “Then… then I’ll start pursuing you right now.”

I bumped his shoulder with mine. “Come on! We’re already this close. What’s there to pursue? Let’s just date.”

“In a bit, we’ll sneak off and find somewhere to drink coffee, watch a movie, or whatever…”

Gu Yunzhi nodded solemnly. “I’ll do whatever you say, Xuanxuan.”

I said, “Why are you calling me Xuanxuan? So distant.”

Gu Yunzhi looked at me with those clear, almost innocent eyes. “Then what should I call you?”

I said, “Call me wifey!”

The two of us were still chatting when I suddenly felt a murderous aura behind me.

I turned around and saw that my dad had appeared behind us at some point. His eyes were locked on Gu Yunzhi, and his fists were clenched tight.

One look, and I knew that fist of his, big as a casserole pot, was about to greet Gu Yunzhi’s face.

I immediately hugged my dad and started wailing at the top of my lungs.

“Dad! Dad! Gu Yunzhi and I truly love each other!”

Gu Yunzhi chimed in from the side too.

“That’s right, Uncle. I’ll treat Shen Xuan well!”

My dad didn’t know the Gu Family’s situation. “A good-for-nothing spendthrift like you, how could you possibly be worthy of my daughter? Treat her well? With what?”

My mom jabbed my dad from the side and pointed at Gu Yunzhi’s father.

“This boy’s dad is the chairman of XX Group. Their family is worth billions, and he only has this one son. His dad hasn’t even remarried.”

My dad’s voice abruptly dropped, as if he realized he’d been a little loud with Gu Yunzhi just now.

“Ah… That still won’t do!”

“This… this isn’t a good match!”

Although Gu Yunzhi’s dad was rich, in my dad’s eyes, I was a top student, a pillar of his company, and the sole future heir to the group.

Gu Yunzhi, the silly son of some rich landlord family, definitely wouldn’t cut it.

Before he could finish, my relatives jumped out first to tear him down.

“With that daughter’s character, you’re still looking down on others?”

“She graduated from university two years ago and still hasn’t found a job. She lives off her parents, and she still owes over a hundred thousand in online loans and credit cards. If the Gu Family’s son is willing to take a fancy to her, you should be secretly celebrating!”

Only then did my dad realize that my public image in the village wasn’t exactly great, so he couldn’t say anything more about looking down on Gu Yunzhi.

In Gu Yunzhi’s father’s heart, Gu Yunzhi was his precious little treasure too. Hearing that I was supposedly that kind of person, he immediately started looking a little opposed as well.

Seeing his father’s expression, Gu Yunzhi quickly pulled him aside to explain.

I also pulled my parents aside and explained everything.

Only then did both sets of parents understand. So we had both been pretending.

My dad and Gu Yunzhi’s dad shook hands and made peace, hitting it off like old friends who had met far too late.