The strategy failed, she came back holding the bottle

"How do I reply to you?"

Her phone was never in her hands, so of course it wasn't her who replied.

Gu Ziyao looked like he was hurt by a heartless man: "You told me you were sleeping at home and celebrating your birthday with your family, but when I went to your house to give you a gift, Aunt Li told me you weren't home and were out with friends."

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. "Let me ask you, which friend did you go out with? It couldn't be Xie Xiao, could it?"

"No problem." Man Yue waved her hand and let him in: "I went exploring yesterday and came back in the evening."

It was the first time for Gu Ziyao to enter Man Yue’s house. He felt a little curious and surprised for a moment, and his mood improved a lot.

"Adventure, where are you going to explore? Jiang Manyue, don't treat me like a fool, I will really believe it."

Man Yue: "If you don't believe it, forget it."

"Eh? You!"

"Didn't you eat?" Man Yue opened the refrigerator and turned back to interrupt him.

Gu Ziyao nodded vaguely: "Yeah! What are you going to do? Cook for yourself?"

Man Yue: "Just consider it as a reward for your precious birthday gift."

Gu Ziyao was delighted, a faint smile appeared in his dark eyes, and he followed happily: "Then let me help you! I can fry eggs."

Man Yue walked around him and said, "No need. Just wait there and don't cause any trouble for me."

Gu Ziyao stood at the kitchen door, poked his head out, and watched Man Yue skillfully beat the eggs, stir them, and put them into the batter.

The morning sunlight shone in through the window, casting a thin layer of warm light on Qingling's profile.

Gu Ziyao was stunned, his heartbeat uncontrollably accelerating. He didn't know why. This scene made him feel like a wife making a loving breakfast for her husband.

This was the scene he had always dreamed of. Back then, his father came back from a social event drunk, ran into his room, woke him up from his sleep, hugged him and told him how much he loved his wife, and how envious he was when he saw the loving breakfast that his subordinate's wife brought him.

His mother had never been in the kitchen, and his father had never mentioned this small request, but he...actually felt it before his father did! He was happier than his father.

"Take your eyes away."

Man Yue twitched her lips when she saw his worthless look, and waved in front of him while holding a plate of freshly baked egg pancakes.

Gu Ziyao said "oh" and walked to the dining table, praising him generously, "It smells so good."

Man Yue is still proud of her cooking skills, after all, they are the result of several lifetimes of practice.

He brought out two more cups of soy milk, one for each person: "Let's eat!"

Gu Ziyao nodded: "I'll take you for a walk after dinner!"

Man Yue: "Where are we going?"

Gu Ziyao gave an address, which sounded like a place for eating, drinking, having fun and gathering.

Man Yue: "You can go there by yourself so early in the morning! I want to stay at home and recuperate."

"In the afternoon!" Gu Ziyao swallowed the omelet in his mouth: "Please."

Man Yue couldn't help but laugh: "When you act like a spoiled child, you're like a squinting tiger. It's creepy! Besides, you didn't even explain clearly what we were going to do there. I'm not going."

Gu Ziyao: "When I was abroad, I met a female classmate. She came back to China and said she liked me. I left suddenly a few days ago because she found her way to my house."

"She's like a sticky plaster that won't go away. I told her I didn't like her, but she kept pestering me on the pretext that I was single. Why was I so annoyed yesterday? I told her I had a girlfriend."

Man Yue: "So?"

Gu Ziyao's eyes flashed with anticipation: "You come and pretend to be my girlfriend, and let her back off."

Man Yue put down her chopsticks and said, "You gave me a house and gave me such a task. I can't afford your birthday gift."

"No!" Gu Ziyao stood up and helped Man Yue clean up the dishes. He followed her and said, "If you don't treat me as your girlfriend, then treat me as your sweetheart. Just go there and eat and drink. You don't need to do anything."

Man Yue: "No, I want to sleep."

Gu Ziyao said in a playful manner: "Then I won't leave."

Full Moon: “……”

"Then you can just stay here!"

Gu Ziyao raised his eyebrows and stared at her intently.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Man Yue appeared at the party venue with him.

After taking a nap, she is now full of energy.

When he arrived at the place, as expected, all his good friends were there.

Before I even entered the door, I heard voices inside. It seemed like they were surrounding a girl and gossiping.

"You and Brother Gu met abroad, and now you've come back to China for him. What's your relationship? We're not going to call you sister-in-law anymore, are we?"

The girl had a high ponytail, a red sweater, and black trousers. She smiled brightly and raised her chin when she heard the words: "It's only a matter of time. I will win Gu Ziyao sooner or later. You can call me sister-in-law in advance."

Suddenly, strange noises like booing were heard in the box.

The next second, Gu Ziyao pushed open the door of the box, and the voice inside paused for a moment when it saw him and Man Yue next to him.

"Brother Gu, why are you here with Man Yue?"

Gu Ziyao snorted coldly. He was the one who had been the loudest in inciting trouble just now. "Is there a problem with me being with my future girlfriend?"

After he finished speaking, everyone looked at the girl in the red sweater with different expressions, while the girl in the red sweater frowned and looked at the full moon opposite.

The atmosphere was awkward for two seconds before someone immediately tried to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, it's been a while since we've gotten together. Let's sit down and have a drink together."

Gu Ziyao pulled Man Yue to sit next to him and asked for a bottle of Coke for her.

Seeing this, the girl with the scarlet letter sneered: "Adults can't even drink a glass of wine?"

Man Yue heard the sourness in her tone, smiled lightly, took the Coke handed to her and took a sip.

Gu Ziyao said bluntly: "She is different from you. She has me to protect her."

"........."

When it comes to the ability to choke someone to death with just one sentence, Gu Ziyao is no less capable.

Gou Yan: "..." Doesn't she need protection? Gu Ziyao, this dog man.

The expert in smoothing things over picked up the wine glass and said, "Come on, let's have a toast."

Man Yue also politely clinked the Coke cup in her hand with them, seeming out of place among the several glasses of wine.

"By the way, Brother Gu, why did you suddenly come back from abroad? I remember you vowed to finish your graduate studies abroad before coming back. How come you suddenly gave up halfway?"

Gu Ziyao smiled, slowly put down his glass and said, "Come back if you want! It's not as interesting abroad as it is back home."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! I didn't know you, you must have something in your country that you can't let go of!"

Gu Ziyao's eyes swept across Man Yue's face, and he smiled without saying anything.

Gou Yan's expression grew increasingly grim. She stared at Man Yue for a while, unable to discern what charm she possessed.