Su Yue'er was somewhat shocked. She had been wondering why Su Nuohan was acting so strangely today. It turned out she had found out about that matter. But only she and Brother Yu knew about it—how had that idiot Su Nuohan discovered it?
Su Nuohan raised an eyebrow. "Can't you guess who told me?"
This made Su Yue'er even more certain of her suspicions. Could Qin Yu have betrayed her? Could he actually have fallen for this idiot?
"Sister, what happened back then was all forced on me by Qin Yu. I had no other choice. Please don't be mad at me, okay?"
Su Nuohan felt her hand throbbing with pain, and watching Su Yue'er's clumsy acting turned her stomach. She simply cut straight to the point: "Get out. Don't ever come to Tianyi Garden again. Besides, Gu Junyan and I have a great relationship, so stop trying to drive a wedge between us, because I won't fall for your tricks anymore."
Su Yue'er stared at Su Nuohan in disbelief. They hadn't seen each other in just a few days—how had she gotten so smart?
"Have you fallen in love with Gu Junyan? Do you have any idea what he..."
Su Nuohan cut her off directly: "Ruthless and scheming?"
Seeing Su Yue'er's eyes widen, Su Nuohan curved the corners of her lips. "So what?"
Su Nuohan glanced toward the second floor. "I don't care how he treats others. I only know he treats me well, and that's enough."
Su Yue'er was too shocked to speak. Why did this idiot suddenly seem like a completely different person? How was she going to trick the Su Corporation into her hands now?
Seeing Su Yue'er kneeling beside her looking pitiful, Su Nuohan reached out with her uninjured hand and grabbed Su Yue'er by the chin. The force made Su Yue'er's face turn pale. "Starting today, you'd better not show up uninvited ever again. And you'd better not let me catch you in any more of your schemes, or I'll make you taste what it's like to reap what you sow!"
Su Nuohan brushed Su Yue'er's face away, picked up a wet wipe to clean her hand, and turned to say, "Auntie Yun, show her out!"
Auntie Yun, who had been busy preparing dinner in the kitchen, immediately wiped her hands and walked over to Su Yue'er. "Miss Su, please."
Startled by Su Nuohan's sudden move, Su Yue'er clutched her chin and ran out.
Seeing that it was inconvenient for Su Nuohan to wipe her hand with only one hand, Auntie Yun took the wet wipe, gently cleaned her hand, and smiled as she spoke. "Madam, you've finally seen the light. I could tell long ago that your sister had impure motives. It's good that you figured it out sooner rather than later."
Hearing this, Su Nuohan froze. Even Auntie Yun had seen through Su Yue'er's impure motives, yet in her past life, she had let herself be fooled by her for so long.
"Besides, the way you stood up for Sir just now was simply too cool, Madam. It's a pity Sir didn't hear it, otherwise he'd be so happy."
At that moment, the man in the study sat at his desk with an uncontrollable smile playing at the corners of his mouth. Earlier, worried about her, he had wanted to go downstairs to check on her, and the moment he reached the door, he had heard Su Nuohan's words: "I don't care how he treats others. I only know he treats me well, and that's enough." Having been groomed as the future heir of the Gu Family since childhood, he had spent these years wading through the business world and knew well that many things could no longer be measured by simple rights and wrongs. He had long since grown used to the deceit and treachery of the corporate world, believing he could remain indifferent to anyone's opinion of him. Yet upon hearing Su Nuohan's declaration of indifference to the world, his defenses instantly crumbled.
Su Nuohan looked at Auntie Yun in surprise. Someone her age still used a slang term like "too cool"?
Auntie Yun looked a bit embarrassed. "I heard that word from my young nephew. He says it all the time, so naturally I remembered it."
Su Nuohan grew rather interested. In her past life, although she had stayed at Tianyi Garden for three years, she had always treated them as outsiders and kept a cold face toward Auntie Yun, let alone listening to her talk about her family. Her hand hurt too much to sleep anyway, so she simply listened to Auntie Yun talk about her nephew.
Seeing that Su Nuohan was listening with such relish, Auntie Yun smiled and said, "Since Madam is so fond of children, why don't you hurry up and have one with Sir? The old master would be thrilled."
Hearing this, Su Nuohan instinctively stroked her lower abdomen. In her past life, she and Gu Junyan had originally had a child. Although she hadn't wanted to keep it, Gu Junyan had sent people to guard her every day, terrified she would do something to harm the baby. Later on, misled by Su Yue'er into believing that Gu Junyan had killed her grandfather and older brother, she had stolen the core data of the Gu Corporation, ultimately driving it to bankruptcy. Even so, knowing it was a trap, he had still chosen to accompany her and the child to their deaths...
Su Nuohan suddenly stood up and walked toward the stairs. Auntie Yun looked at her in confusion. "Madam, what are you doing? Do you need my help?"
"Going to make a baby!"
...
There was really no need to be quite so impatient...
Auntie Yun covered her mouth with a light chuckle. "With the Madam suddenly being this passionate, I wonder if Sir will be able to handle it."
Inside the study.
Seeing the person who had walked through the door without a word, her eyes slightly red, Gu Junyan pulled her straight into his arms, taking her injured hand as he asked with patient concern, "What's wrong? Does your hand hurt terribly?"
Su Nuohan shook her head. She wanted to speak, but felt it was too hard to put into words. After a mental struggle, she whispered, "There's something I want to ask you for help with..."
Gu Junyan didn't speak, waiting quietly for what she had to say next. Receiving no response, Su Nuohan looked up in confusion and caught his inquiring gaze unawares. Without knowing how, the words just spilled out: "I want to have a baby with you..."
Gu Junyan froze, then let out a hearty laugh. Su Nuohan was momentarily dazed; in her past life, she had never seen him laugh with such genuine happiness.
"Say it again." Gu Junyan's large hand wrapped around her slender waist as he coaxed her gently.
Su Nuohan lowered her head and bit her lower lip, her heart racing in panic. Why on earth had she just blurted that out? Wouldn't Gu Junyan think she was being so... desperate?
Gu Junyan reached out and pinched Su Nuohan's chin, forcing her to look straight into his eyes, then pressed his forehead against hers, his voice low: "Be a good girl. Say it again."
Gazing into each other's eyes, Su Nuohan could feel his hot breath washing over her face. Instinctively, she wrapped her uninjured arm around the man's neck, parted her lips, and whispered with absolute seriousness: "Gu Junyan, I want to have... a baby with you! Mmph!"
Their lips met, and Su Nuohan instinctively closed her eyes...
"Be a good girl, I'd be more than happy to help with that favor, except..."
With her breathing somewhat unsteady, Su Nuohan asked in confusion, "Except what?"
Looking at her slightly swollen lips, Gu Junyan leaned close to her ear and murmured in a voice meant only for the two of them, "Except we'll have to wait until you're fully healed, otherwise I'm afraid this delicate little body of yours won't be able to handle..."
Gu Junyan nibbled gently on her reddened earlobe, slowly uttering two words: "The tossing and turning..."
Su Nuohan immediately stood up. Meeting the man's teasing gaze, she was certain her face must be redder than a ripe apple. "You misunderstood! I didn't mean right this second..."