CH 86

Does Gu Qianyan not want to be with Luo Bei? That’s definitely not true. Since the day he confessed, he knew that as long as he could prove he was single, Luo Bei would be with him. They liked each other and were attracted to each other. But Luo Bei liked Zhou Jianguo, and although he was still Zhou Jianguo at heart, the person she liked had changed. This is a fact. He was unsure if Luo Bei could accept that he was Gu Qianyan.

Before he even knew who he was, he and Luo Bei had seriously analyzed the drawbacks of an ordinary person marrying into a wealthy family. That was all his sincere thoughts, and he couldn’t change his mind just because he was now part of a wealthy family.

No matter who is it, they must admit that in this world, rich people do have more conveniences than ordinary people. An ordinary person may be able to empty their entire family’s savings just to buy a house, and they may still argue because of firewood, rice, oil, and salt. But for a rich person, buying a house is like buying groceries. Cinderella’s story does exist, but the statement “they lived happily ever after” cannot summarize the entire marriage life.

Gu Qianyan can guarantee that he will wholeheartedly love and respect Luo Bei and will not have any other intentions, but he is not her, and how can he be sure that being Mrs. Gu is the life she wants?

However, Fang Jingzhou doesn’t understand any of these things yet. He’s still too young

Gu Qianyan really couldn’t sleep. Luo Bei was not doing well either, so she went downstairs to chat with Zhao Pianpian while holding her quilt.

Zhao Pianpian has also had a hard time lately. Lei Yuhao has been coming over every few days, and she can’t stop him from seeing the child. Mrs. Lei doesn’t know about this yet, otherwise, Zhao Pianpian would have to worry that the Lei family would try to take the child back. Even though Lei Yuhao repeatedly promised not to fight for custody, she was still worried. As a woman who has become a mother, her biggest weakness now is her child.

Luo Bei told Zhao Pianpian about Gu Qianyan and Zhou Jianguo. This was not a secret. Other people will gradually know about it in these few days.

Zhao Pianpian was not surprised at all, she calmly said, “From the way Xiao Zhou looks and carries himself, and his manner of speech, he was not ordinary. If he’s not from a very good family, I can’t believe it.”

Luo Bei continued to speak shyly, “He confessed to me before…”

Zhao Pianpian remained calm, “I knew you two would end up together.”

“I plan to be with him.” Luo Bei’s thoughts were much simpler than Gu Qianyan’s, “I have thought it through. If his family does not agree, I will break up with him. If they do not agree, it means they look down on me and think I am not worthy of him. I won’t marry into such a family even though they have money. I was born to my parents and cannot let myself be oppressed or bow down.”

Zhao Pianpian sighed, “I think his family should agree, because Xiao Zhou seems like a very dominant person.”

“Yes, actually I’ve known his grandfather for a long time. His grandfather told me he likes me, and his parents are said to be non-interfering…” Luo Bei smiled, “The obstacles in front of us are not that many. So, I am ready to be with him. As for the future, we’ll see. If we’re not happy together, we’ll still break up. There’s no need to demand a result.”

“You’re very open-minded, which is good.” Zhao Pianpian comforted Luo Bei, “But you need to be prepared for the life of a wealthy family and their social circle. It’s not that simple, you need to adapt.”

“That’s even simpler. If I married someone else, I would still have to get to know their relatives and friends. If we don’t get along, we’ll just see each other less. I won’t cater to them and oppress myself. As long as I don’t feel inferior, that’s enough.”

Zhao Pianpian smiled and nodded, “That’s right. If you’re not happy together, just break up.”

Luo Bei said again, “I’ve already thought about it. I’ll tell him that if he wants to be with me, we’ll date. If he doesn’t want to be with me, then forget it.”

Gu Qianyan didn’t fall asleep until three or four o’clock in the morning. Fang Jingzhou woke up very early and woke him up around six o’clock. Standing in front of the mirror, Gu Qianyan looked at his dark circles and thought to himself, it’s all his fault. Why did he have to say so much to a child? Now he’s torturing himself like this.

Fang Jingzhou was taking the afternoon train back to his hometown. The two people, one adult and one child, stood side by side at the sink brushing their teeth.

They washed up quickly, and Gu Qianyan immediately led Fang Jingzhou out of the urban village and went to the breakfast shop where Luo Bei often went to queue up to buy fried rice noodles and xiaolongbao.

Gu Qianyan took a deep breath. Even if he recovered his memory, he probably wouldn’t be able to return to his former self. He’s content with his current life. Fried rice noodles drizzled with chili oil and mixed with pickled green beans made his mouth water just thinking about it. Of course, his favorite was still the dumplings made by Grandma Luo.

He could go his whole life without eating abalone, bird’s nest, and seafood. They weren’t even tasty.

It wasn’t the peak hour yet, so they quickly got their food. Gu Qianyan bought a lot and then led Fang Jingzhou back to the urban village.

Fang Jingzhou drank the hot soy milk, his little face blushing, and said to Gu Qianyan, “Uncle Xiao Zhou, I’m leaving this afternoon. If you manage to win Beibei over, let me know.”

“Why? Do I need your permission?”

“Of course you do.”

Gu Qianyan sneered, “If I’m in a good mood, I’ll tell you.”

“Well, then you have to be happy all the time.”

When Gu Qianyan and Fang Jingzhou arrived at the door, Luo Bei had just finished washing up. She was wearing a fluffy pajama and a cute headband on her head.

“I prepared breakfast. I bought your favorite fried noodles and xiaolongbao. Let’s eat together with Grandma Luo.”

A few minutes later, everyone sat at the table and started eating breakfast.

Suddenly, Gu Qianyan said, “Grandma Luo, Beibei, my contract should be expiring soon. I won’t renew it to avoid wasting money.”

Grandma Luo was stunned, “Xiao Zhou, are you moving out?”

“Yes, I have a house.” Gu Qianyan glanced at Luo Bei and said, “The house is quite big. If there is a chance, I will bring you and Beibei to live together.”

Luo Bei : “…”

He continued, “My situation, Beibei will probably tell you later, then you will understand.”

Actually, Gu Qianyan also wanted to continue living in the urban village, but he knew that since the old man brought him back, there must be important things that he had to do. He had recovered his identity, so he had to take on his responsibilities. Besides, he was confident that even if he didn’t live here, Beibei would still have him in her heart.

At first, Grandma Luo felt a little sad, thinking that Xiao Zhou was giving up. But after hearing his words, her heart opened up.

“Is your house bigger than our Beibei’s house?” Grandma Luo teased him.

Gu Qianyan really thought about it seriously and shook his head, “No.”

Beibei’s house is a six stories building. Although Gu’s house was a villa, it still didn’t have six floors like this building.

Gu Qianyan said, “Sister Bei is Sister House. I’ll just be together with Sister Bei.1“

Luo Bei gave him a Xiaolongbao, meaning that he should shut up.

Gu Qianyan immediately stopped talking.

The train station was quite crowded. After watching Mother Chen and Fang Jingzhou go in, Luo Bei turned to Gu Qianyan and said, “Do you have plans tonight?”

“If someone else asks me, I’d say I’m busy, but since you’re asking me, I have plenty of time.”

“I’ll treat you to dinner tonight.”

The two of them went to the open-air food stall they used to frequent. The owner recognized them and even gave them a dish for free.

Luo Bei teased him, “Now that you’re CEO Gu, I wonder if you can still eat this food.”

Gu Qianyan rolled his eyes at her. “Anything that tastes good, I can eat.”

Speaking of which, he thought that Michelin-starred cuisine was not as delicious as a bowl of hearty shredded pork noodles.

The two of them finished off several dishes, as they did before. After eating, they went for a walk to aid digestion, also just like before. Luo Bei had the feeling that nothing had changed, he was still himself, but on closer reflection, perhaps things would change in the future.

However, she always believed in living in the present. If everyone worried about things that hadn’t happened yet, wouldn’t they be living too burdened lives, ignoring their current feelings?

Luo Bei stopped walking, and Gu Qingyan stopped too.

He realized that she had something to say. He just didn’t know if she was going to reject his confession earlier.

When Luo Bei took out the watch, Gu Qingyan’s heart jumped to his throat. Could it be that she was going to return it to him? That would be so foolish! He had been so worried about her, and the watch was worth a lot!

Even if she were to reject him, she couldn’t return the watch to him!

How come she hasn’t gotten any smarter after being with him for so long?

“Don’t look at me like that, I didn’t plan on returning this watch to you.” Luo Bei knows him too well. She can tell what he’s thinking just by looking at his expression.

Gu Qianyan breathes a sigh of relief.

Luo Bei then takes out a jade pendant from her pocket. She walks up to him and stuffs the pendant in his hand. With her big eyes fixed on him, a blush appears on her fair face. But instead of averting her gaze, she bravely looks at him and says, “I don’t really have anything valuable to give you. But you gave me the most valuable thing you had on you at that time. This jade pendant was found by my grandfather when he was still very wealthy. My Grandma said it’s worth a lot, but I don’t know how much exactly…

“Whether you’re Zhou Jianguo or Gu Qianyan, it’s all the same to me. There’s no difference. I don’t know what the future holds, but right now, I want to tell you that I really like you. I like you so much that I want to give you the most valuable thing I have on me. Maybe we’ll separate in the future, maybe we’ll continue to be together. But that doesn’t matter, does it? What’s important is that I want to be with you now.

“If you’re willing to be with me, we can date. If you’re not willing…”

Before she can finish her sentence, she hears Gu Qianyan reply in a loud voice, “I am willing!”