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Chapter 4
Because he had lugged the dead drunk Qu Xi home, Gu Yan felt that he had really gone insane. He was very clear that he shouldn't show any kindness to Qu Xi at all, otherwise this child would only fall deeper and deeper in love. However, when he saw her drooping melon-shaped head, Gu Yan wouldn't feel at ease if he just dumped her at a hotel.
And, she was only a girl… and she was even a pretty good girl…
Gu Yan put Qu Xi on the bed. Right when he was about to leave, a hand grabbed ahold of the front of his clothes. Qu Xi used all of her strength to pull Gu Yan onto the bed.
Gu Yan frowned and coldly said, "Let go."
"Uncle Yan." Qu Xi half narrowed her eyes, her expression as lazy as that of a cat, but the strength in her hand didn't decrease in the slightest, "You look… like a feast to my eyes."
Her voice was hoarse, bringing with it a sexiness that wasn't present in real life. Gu Yan was an average guy. When he saw Qu Xi acting like this, his stomach heated up.
Qu Xi forcefully supported herself as she lifted herself up, and pouted her lips, imprinting her lips on his lips.
Gu Yan could have avoided it, but he let Qu Xi wantonly lick all over his lips. When he furrowed his brows, his forehead was filled with struggle and conflict, but from beginning to end he did do anything that made sense to him.
"I like you, Uncle Yan…"
This remark woke up Gu Yan, and he crudely pushed Qu Xi aside before he closed the door and left without another word.
Morning.
After Qu Xi awoke, she suddenly realized she wasn't even in her own room. With a big shock, she hurriedly lifted the blankets and touched her clothes, finding that her body was intact. Only then, did she give a sigh of relief. She clutched at her hair, completely forgetting how she had come here.
After she put on a pair of slippers, she walked towards the door. It just so happened that Gu Yan had just finished showering, and he only wore a towel around his waist as he walked out of the ensuite bathroom… he was so enticing, damn it!
Qu Xi's body shook and she immediately leaned on the door frame for support. Having something so hardcore thrust at her in the bright and early morning, Qu Xi really couldn't stand it.
Only after she pinched herself did she force herself to calm down. With a trembling voice, she said, "Uncle Yan… s-seeing you… so bright and early is really such a coincidence!"
Gu Yan slightly raised his brows, as he indifferently made a sound of agreement. Following which, he said, "First clean up your massive nosebleed and then come talk to me."
Qu Xi wiped her nose, finding her hand was all red. With a sound of shock, she immediately hurried into the bathroom.
A wisp of a smile flashed through Gu Yan's apathetic eyes. But then, memories of that shallow kiss from last night that had almost caused him to lose control flashed through his mind, and the smile in Gu Yan's eyes slowly faded.
Qu Xi really wondered what she had done last night to make Gu Yan bring her to his home. But every time she was about to ask, she quickly cowered after seeing Gu Yan's cold face.
Qu Xi regarded the matter of her overnight stay at Gu Yan's house as a chance event, and threw it in the back of her mind. Afterwards, Qu Xi returned to work and Gu Yan acted in his usual way towards her. The only thing that had changed, was that Qu Xi sent over the tea, once in awhile he would drink a couple sips of tea.
In fact, Qu Xi didn't feel that their interactions now were anything bad. Gu Yan wouldn't accept her, but he hadn't hardened his heart and kicked her away either. Qu Xi had wrapped both herself and all of her youthful, frivolous dreams tightly around Gu Yan. She thought, In the future, if her heart that was wrapped tightly around him died, at least she would have no more regrets in her heart.
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The company was going out on a holiday. Qu Xi didn't think that she would actually bump into Gu Yan's ex-girlfriend, and her new boyfriend. They seemed very happy.
Qu Xi secretly gauged Gu Yan's expression, but she saw that he looked so calm, to the point of seeming indifferent, as they walked towards them. As Gu Yan and Qu Xi passed the couple, that girl unexpectedly grabbed onto Gu Yan's hand.
The corners of Gu Yan's lips tensed, and his brows and eyes became increasingly cold.
"Gu Yan." That girl laughed, "What a coincidence. Let me introduce someone to you. This is my fiance."
Qu Xi saw that Gu Yan's two hands had formed into fists. She suddenly remembered Gu Yan's unhappy and lonely appearance on that day, and her heart became filled with indignance. She took Gu Yan's hand and snatched it away from that girl, as she tightly held it in her hand. Like a warrior, she stood in front of Gu Yan and blocked him from her, as she smiled, "Hello, this is my fiance."
The girl glanced at Qu Xi and coldly laughed. "Gu Yan, it turns out you only amount to this."
Gu Yan furrowed his brows, but in the end he looked at that girl. He was someone with fastidiousness when it came to his feelings, but when he did put his feelings into someone, he wouldn't pollute their relationship with any ambiguousness. Now that this girl spoke something like this, she was undoubtedly rejecting all of Gu Yan's love to her in the past, and how much affection he had put into their relationship to maintain it.
A "slap" suddenly sounded crisply in the air, totally unexpectedly. Qu Xi was so angry, her lips were almost trembling. She dragged Gu Yan away and walked off. "Even if this type of woman uses ten oxen to drag you back, don't you stop for her."
Everyone stared blankly at Qu Xi's sudden rage. Gu Yan really did follow Qu Xi docilely, as they left the bar.
When they got outside, the nighttime breeze was cool. Qu Xi's head suddenly sobered, and she immediately let go of Gu Yan's hand. She timidly looked up at him, like a little child who had done something wrong, as she helplessly fidgeted in front of him.
Qu Xi's love towards Gu Yan was really half adoration, and half reverence. Every time she shamelessly wound around him, she really didn't dare do anything that would shake the heavens with thunder. This time, she hit his ex-girlfriend, and she had even dragged him out. Inside, Qu Xi felt, this type of conduct was really a great offence. She feared that Gu Yan would really get mad and blame everything on her.
Who would have known that the two of them would stand in the cold night breeze for awhile before Gu Yan slowly asked, "Why did you get mad?"
With some pitifulness and uncomfortableness, Qu Xi said, "Uncle Yan, I was feeling wronged for you."
Because she liked him and because she felt so connected to him, she knew how uncomfortable he felt, and she could feel wronged for him…
Gu Yan saw the way she dropped her head, as if to acknowledge her mistakes, and he began to feel a tickle in his heart. He couldn't help but want to touch her head. When he realized what he was thinking about, Gu Yan felt scared. After that shallow kiss on that night, his feelings for Qu Xi were becoming increasingly unclear to him.
She was younger than him by ten years. Gu Yan thought, Her liking was only something that had stemmed from her younger years so it couldn't be considered real. The day would come when she really grew up and found that this world still held many other interesting things in it, and then she would regret her frivolousness and stubbornness. Right now, she was only infatuated temporarily. This didn't mean she loved him, or that she was going to get married to him. At the end of the day, Gu Yan was already 30 years old, so he didn't feel like accompanying a little girl's slow maturity.
He immediately stood firmly in his position. "Don't do senseless things like this anymore."
When she heard this, the stars in Qu Xi's eyes immediately darkened significantly. Gu Yan hardened his heart and said, "Don't waste more time on me. I'm not worth it."
Qu Xi stubbornly said, "It's worth it, Uncle Yan. The only reason why you're saying this is because you don't know how many thoughts I have spent on you." Gu Yan was practically a drug addiction to Qu Xi. Since the day she had first become addicted, she could no longer turn back. She dropped her head and looked at her toes, as she weakly begged, "Just try liking me just this once…won't you?"
"No."
Translated by tranzgeek
Edited by the forever amazing Ely