Chapter 8

Chapter 8

After the New Year holiday ended, my parents, Gu Yunzhi, and I went back to Beijing for work.

My parents were over the moon. They walked ahead arm in arm, chatting as they went.

Dad said, “This New Year was pretty great. We picked up a son-in-law for free!”

Mom said, “A perfect match, no fuss, no trouble! No wonder everyone says it’s better to have a daughter!”

Gu Yunzhi’s father returned to Shanghai by himself. When we parted, his eyes were bright with tears, and he looked deeply unconvinced.

“You make it sound like I raised my son for your family!”

My dad knew how to comfort people.

“Old Gu, don’t get so worked up.”

“In a few more years, we’ll all be retired. When the time comes, you can move over and help raise the grandchildren too. Same thing.”

Only then did Gu Yunzhi’s father cheer up.

My dad and I were usually very busy with work. Gu Yunzhi’s company was still in the early startup stage, so he was busy too.

Only my mom was free all day, so she developed a passion for roaming between two companies and three offices, delivering soup.

At first, Gu Yunzhi and I only had time to see each other on weekends.

On weekdays, we mostly just sent messages or made the occasional phone call.

After a while, I couldn’t take it anymore.

“What kind of relationship is this? It’s so boring!”

Gu Yunzhi corrected me with a perfectly serious expression.

“President Shen, I feel it is necessary to remind you that we are not dating. We are engaged. Our current relationship is that of fiance and fiancee!”

He even showed me the engagement ring on his hand.

Mm. This petty man was mad again.

I nodded, propping my chin on my hand and pretending to ponder.

“Mm, I think you have a point.”

“Fiance and fiancee, huh? That’s still not the same as being husband and wife…”

Then, before Gu Yunzhi could explode, I successfully changed the subject.

“How about you move in with me?”

Gu Yunzhi froze at once, then started to look a little shy.

“What… what are you saying…”

Oh, come on. We’d been together for more than half a year, and he was still this shy.

I hooked an arm around his neck and placed a set of keys in his palm.

With a crooked grin, I said, “I have a large flat near the company. Would you like to become its male owner?”

Gu Yunzhi said, “…President Shen, could you not make it sound like you’re keeping me as your boy toy?”

I lifted his chin. “I told you not to call me President Shen. Call me Your Lady Wife!”

Gu Yunzhi said, “Yes, President Shen!”

Me: “Call me Your Lady Wife!!!”

Under the force of my tyranny, Gu Yunzhi moved into my large flat.

Before he moved in, we laid down three rules. One room per person.

As for household expenses, cleaning, laundry, and cooking, we would split everything fifty-fifty.

After he moved in…

I revealed my true colors.

“Please. One room each? Who are you looking down on?”

I pinned Gu Yunzhi to the bed and kissed him. Blushing, he pushed at me with his hands in a way that was half refusal, half invitation.

“No. We aren’t married yet!”

I clicked my tongue. “So troublesome. Man, are you asking me for an official title?”

Gu Yunzhi said, “I’m reminding you that maybe we should find a time to go get our marriage certificate.”

I glared at him. “Have you proposed? And you already want to get the certificate?”

Gu Yunzhi froze too. “Uh… I thought that was what you wanted.”

Hah! Men!

I admit, I can be a little domineering in daily life.

But when it comes to marriage, since when does the woman propose?

Still, when I looked at Gu Yunzhi’s slightly innocent doe eyes, I sighed, pulled him into my arms, and said, “Fine, fine. Who isn’t a little princess sometimes?”

“I’ll spoil you. I’ll propose to you. Happy?”

“Do you like red roses, white roses, champagne roses, or Blue Enchantresses?”

“Hey, lend me your hand for a second. Let me see if your ring size has changed…”

Gu Yunzhi was shy and coy, resisting and inviting all at once, and from there, please imagine thirty-five thousand omitted words.