After seven years of being a "simp," she's reborn and no longer pursuing the aloof sc

Chapter 116

Seeing her furious expression made me feel good.

As I watched her about to leave, I suddenly spoke up: "His injuries have gotten worse, and if you, as his mother, don't care, then I have even less reason to."

"what?"

Madam Gu turned around abruptly and looked at me with surprise and astonishment in her eyes.

"Looks like the company is more important to you than your son!"

I smiled knowingly, and was met with the sound of the door slamming shut.

"Tsk, boring, I haven't vented enough yet."

I murmured softly.

Immediately afterwards, the door was pushed open. I thought it was still Mrs. Gu and was about to speak when I saw Gu Jinhuai walk in, his face expressionless.

My heart skipped a beat; I wondered if he had heard what I had just said to Madam Gu.

Gu Jinhuai sat down in front of me, our eyes met, but his gaze was fixed on the contract on the floor.

I glanced in the direction of his gaze and knew I was in trouble. Before I could reach out, Gu Jinhuai had already bent down and picked up the contract from the ground.

He didn't open it to look at it; instead, he rolled it up and threw it into the trash can.

Looking at his casual demeanor, I couldn't quite figure out what he was really thinking.

It seems he heard the conversation just now. What do you think he will think?

"Thank you, Zhizhi."

Before I could speak, Gu Jinhuai stared at me intently, his voice soft and murmured. Although he only said two words, they felt like a heavy weight on my shoulders.

Especially when she uttered the last two words, there was a hint of tenderness and gentleness in her voice, which left me at a loss.

"You don't need to thank me, I just..."

Before I could even speak, Gu Jinhuai had already raised his hand and pressed it against my lips.

"Okay, I know what you want to say."

Gu Jinhuai spoke softly, preventing me from saying what he was about to say.

"But you're pretty bold, daring to threaten her. Aren't you afraid she'll retaliate against you?"

Gu Jinhuai changed the subject, and I didn't notice the tenderness in his eyes as he spoke.

"You want to stand up for your mother?"

I frowned slightly, wondering what he meant by those words.

Gu Jinhuai shook his head, a faint smile still on his face.

"You're amazing, even more amazing than me."

I don't know what he was thinking, but I clearly noticed a fleeting look of melancholy in his eyes.

Thinking back to what Gu Zi said earlier, I felt inexplicably sorry for him. But that's normal. He's lived a life of luxury since childhood, having everything he could want. He's miles ahead of ordinary people.

How is your dog?

I changed the subject.

Gu Jinhuai was surprised that I would ask such a question. A look of astonishment flashed across his eyes, but he quickly replied, "Now I'm just like you, I can jump and bounce."

"Oh."

I responded softly, only to realize that he thought I was even more of a bastard, and my face instantly darkened; I didn't want to talk to him anymore.

But Gu Jinhuai persisted: "I'll bring it to see you another day. Also, thank you, thank you for saving it from the water."

In just a short while, Gu Jinhuai had already said thank you twice, which made me feel a little uncomfortable.

"No need, you don't need to bring it."

If something goes wrong, I can't afford to pay for it.

I didn't say the last sentence, but Gu Jinhuai is so smart, how could he not know what I was thinking?

He just chuckled softly and didn't say anything. For a moment, I didn't know whether to agree or not.

Instead of thanking me, why don't you change that clause in the contract?

I asked tentatively.

Gu Jinhuai's smile deepened. He raised his hand and gently rubbed my head. His voice was deep and gentle, yet brooked no argument: "No."

I instantly deflated, shrugged, lowered my head, and didn't want to say anything.

"Are you angry? You can change your terms."

Gu Jinhuai just thought I was hilarious, and he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

How about changing the terms?

I began to ponder.

“Then…” I deliberately dragged out the last syllable and stretched my hand out in front of him: “Just give me the money.”

I don't care what he thinks anymore; as long as I have money, I can squander it as I please.

"it is good."

However, I didn't expect Gu Jinhuai to agree so readily, and I was a little taken aback for a moment.

"So how much are you planning to give?"

I asked, bewildered.

Gu Jinhuai didn't miss the astonishment on my face. Looking at my expression, the corners of his mouth curved even deeper. His gaze fell on the fair, delicate fingers in front of him, and his voice was pleasant and melodious: "How many do you want?"

I didn't expect him to ask me that question in return. Instead of answering directly, I said, "Your dog must be very valuable."

Mentioning Mino, a strange emotion flashed in Gu Jinhuai's eyes, as if he were reminiscing. Yes, he was reminiscing.

Mino was given to him by his grandmother, so it's normal for him to miss him. But I didn't know that in this life, so I could only pretend to be ignorant.

"Zhizhi is very smart, and that dog is very important to me, so have you thought it through? How much do you want?"

I was stunned when I met the man's gentle gaze.

His eyes were so gentle, and it was those eyes that made my heart flutter.

But it is also a gentle trap.

I looked away and pondered how much money I should ask for. We had only talked back and forth, and Bin didn't really intend to ask me for money. Maybe I should try asking for 50,000.

Thinking this, I slowly held up five fingers, my voice uncertain, "I'm not a greedy person, how about giving me five..."

Before he could even utter the word "ten thousand," Gu Jinhuai had already readily agreed.

"Five million, deal."

Five...five million?

My pupils widened suddenly. Then, Gu Jinhuai lowered his head and started fiddling with his phone. Soon, I heard the mechanical sound coming from Alipay.

Five million yuan has been received.

I stared blankly at Gu Jinhuai, looking at him as if he were the foolish son of a landlord.

Between 50,000 and 5 million, how many zeros are there?

I counted them on my fingers.

Gu Jinhuai couldn't help but laugh when he saw my stunned expression.

Wait, that's not right.

I frowned, put down my phone with a wary look, and checked again, only to find that I had only added one person in my Alipay account: Gu Jinhuai.

I clearly deleted him before, when did I add him back?

When did you touch my phone?

Gu Jinhuai: Oh no, we've been found out!

Even so, the man still smiled without a trace of panic: "Last time you were drunk, you added me on your own initiative. I wanted to tell you, but you never gave me a chance to speak and just ran away."

It was the last time we had sex. Even though more than two months had passed, I could still feel his deep voice close to my ear, coming in waves, like thunder.

A blush instantly spread across my neck, and I looked a little uneasy.

"Oh."

For a moment, the atmosphere fell silent, and no one spoke.

For several days after that day, I felt that my relationship with Gu Jinhuai was very complicated. I don't know if it was because I was thinking about what happened that day, but I always felt very unnatural.

That day, I was bored in the hospital room. I had just walked into the corridor when the door opposite me opened.

"Little Twig, what are you doing here?"

Song Yuzhou's surprised voice rang out. I looked over and saw that he was using a cane, his other arm was wrapped in gauze, and his face and head were also wrapped in gauze, with only a pair of dark eyes showing.

If it weren't for his voice, even if you walked over, you wouldn't know that this person was actually Song Yuzhou.

I haven't seen him since I left the island last time.

Seeing him looking like a mummy, I couldn't help but laugh. Pointing at his body, I asked, "How did you manage to make yourself look like this?"

Song Yuzhou seemed to notice that I was trying not to laugh, and gave me a resentful glare: "I've become like this because of you, and you still have the nerve to laugh."

"Because of me? You're probably the most likely person to get arrested and beaten up for walking alone at night."

I haven't forgotten how he conspired with Madam Gu to lock me up on the island for a month.

"I'm already like this, and you're still criticizing me, Little Twig. If you do this, I'll be very sad."

Hearing how he addressed me, I felt goosebumps all over.

"you deserve it."

I have no sympathy for those who bully me.

But then I remembered I had something to ask him, so I pulled him into the ward behind me and said, "I have something to ask you."

I kept my voice very low.

But I overlooked Song Yuzhou's meaningful gaze as he looked behind me.

After I closed the door, Gu Jinhuai moved quickly and stood at the door of the ward, his face gloomy and looking particularly frightening.

The corridor was so quiet that you could hear conversations coming from inside the wards.

Is your room safe?

My words successfully made the man at the door's face even more gloomy.

"Of course, but little twig, I can't do that kind of thing in my current state, can I?"

Song Yuzhou spoke with a smile in his voice.

"You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth. I have something very serious to ask you."

I glared at him, thinking that this kind of person was unreliable and that I should stay away from him in the future.

"Last time, you said I had a miscarriage. Were you lying to me?"