Chapter 29

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Lu Anran knew that Zhu Lanyi was eavesdropping outside the door, so she deliberately smiled and looked at Gu Liangchen who was serving food on a plate for her. “President Gu, you said that the marriage was only in paper, but it seemed to be more than that for your wife. You may have not noticed it, but Madam Gu’s appearance was really terrifying when she went to confront the ‘mistress’.”

Gu Liangchen used chopsticks to place the peppered fish head into her small bowl and said gently, “Speak up if you have something to say. You know I don’t like going in circles.”

Lu Anran curled her lips, and her tone sounded jealous. “Madam Gu seems to love you very much.”

Gu Liangchen was stoic. “I only acted according to the agreement, so everything else has nothing to do with me.”

Then he filled a small bowl of soup, placed it next to Lu Anran’s lips, and said affectionately, “Drink some soup first to nourish your stomach.”

Lu Anran raised her eyebrows and glanced towards the door, then took a sip from Gu Liangchen’s hand with a half-hearted smile. “President Gu is really cold-hearted. Madam Gu would be so sad if she heard this.”

Gu Liangchen frowned and looked at her for two seconds, then chuckled lightly, “If you keep speaking that way, I’ll kiss you.”

“…” Was he threatening her?

Lu Anran raised her face and dared him, “Then kiss me.”

Gu Liangchen looked at her, dumbfounded.

She then continued to tease him, “I was sweet-talked into bed by you when I was 18. I have already done everything I should do. Would I still be afraid of a kiss?”

Gu Liangchen didn’t know how to respond to Lu Anran.

Listening to the sudden distant footsteps outside the door, Lu Anran finally felt a little relieved, but the smile on her face faded.

She picked up the teapot and poured water on Gu Liangchen’s cup. “You’re not a teenager. Why are you blushing?”

Gu Liangchen took a sip of water and suppressed his cough, then asked in a low voice, “What messy things have you learned in the past few years?”

In the past, she used to blush after making a joke.

Lu Anran didn’t answer him directly, but offered instead, “Liangchen, I was really looking for you today because I have something to ask you.”

Gu Liangchen scowled at her serious expression. “What’s the matter?”

Lu Anran told him about Lin Rushuang going to the hospital to cause a ruckus, then said with a worried expression, “Auntie Lin has someone out there, but, at this time, she’s afraid that the divorce would cause a public scandal and affect Anna’s future. I’m afraid she will harm my dad in an act of desperation. After all, if he’s half-dead. It’s alright for her to be with anyone.”

Gu Liangchen didn’t hesitate for a second after listening to her. “Don’t worry, I will send extra staff to look after Professor Lu.”

Lu Anran’s heart sank. Send more people?

Did he send someone before?

Then he knew that someone wanted to harm Dad, but deliberately kept it from her?

Was he doing this to protect her?

Gu Liangchen probed further, “Did you meet someone in the restroom just now?”

He was unusually curious. Lu Anran was taken aback for a moment, then played dumb. “I met an auntie. What about it?”

Gu Liangchen stared at her, then smiled. “Nothing. I just think that your attitude has changed so quickly that it makes me feel a bit flattered.”

With that said, he playfully pinched her nose, then his face turned serious. “You’re not allowed to behave this way with other men in the future. People would want to bully you when they see it.”

“…”

She looked at him innocently, then commented pertinently, “President Gu, you really look like a beast in human form when you say such frivolous things.”

Gu Liangchen glared at Lu Anran, then smiled.