Going Home Together

Having lived for many years, Gu Tingyan had probably never dealt with disputes in the way ordinary people do. Speaking of Jiang Nuannuan, who had been working for over twenty years and even became a jewelry designer without ever becoming wealthy, the sudden leap to a Maybach level left her momentarily unable to find the ignition key.

Confident one moment, Jiang Nuannuan turned her head and asked, "How do I start it, Mr. Gu?"

Gu Tingyan remained silent for a few seconds, reaching out to unbuckle his seatbelt. "I'll drive."

"No, let me! Teach me, I've never driven a luxury car before, I can't find the ignition key!" Jiang Nuannuan firmly grasped his well-defined hand, preventing him from unbuckling and getting out of the car.

One minute later, the luxurious car, with its windshield wipers on, finally made a turn and returned to the right track.

"I wanted to turn on the headlights, why are the windshield wipers on?" Jiang Nuannuan began to feel embarrassed, and those around them started to feel a chill.

She could indeed drive, just not several million worth of car.

Still restrained by the seatbelt, Gu Tingyan leaned over and helped her turn off the windshield wipers. His head came close, his hair brushing against her lips, carrying a faint scent of oranges.

"What car do you usually drive?"

"A Volkswagen."

Gu Tingyan frowned, pressing his abdomen, enduring the discomfort. "You've been with the Jiang family for over 20 years, and you only drive that?"

Jiang Nuannuan calmly lied, "No, I used to have a driver for my travels. I got my driver's license after Jiang Meng returned, but due to a drastic reduction in my pocket money, I also lost the driver. I could only buy a cheap car for commuting. Recently, when I was kicked out of the house, I even sold it."

System 66: "Aren't you afraid he'll find out?"

"He already knows everything about me, but he would never pay attention to the details of my life. How I fabricate it is entirely up to me. He loves Fu Shiliu, why would he bother with my daily life?"

After a slight disturbance ahead, Jiang Nuannuan managed to drive smoothly.

Gu Tingyan's phone soon rang, it was Assistant Li calling. Taking advantage of his conversation, she stopped in front of a pharmacy on the street. "Wait for me for a moment."

He watched as the woman ran into the pharmacy and quickly came out with a medicine bag, feeling somewhat strange emotions.

When Jiang Nuannuan got back in the car, she handed him the bag. "Take some medicine for now, boil some water when you get home and drink it."

The white medicine bag contained various stomach medicines, both powder and oral solutions.

Gu Tingyan held the bag against the seat, unable to help but turn his head and look at her. "I left you on the side of the road, aren't you angry?"

Jiang Nuannuan nonchalantly replied, "I'm used to it, there's nothing to be angry about."

To Gu Tingyan, these words sounded more like the miserable and pitiful life she had lived in the Jiang family after her false identity as a rich girl was exposed.

He asked, "Do you often get abandoned on the roadside?"

"Mm, it's normal for someone to go home alone."

There was silence in the car for a while. Taking advantage of a red light, Jiang Nuannuan turned her head and said, "But Mr. Gu, the road where you had the accident was heading towards the suburbs, and yet you came back to pick me up."

"Mm." Gu Tingyan did not deny it.

"Thank you."

This was actually quite easy to guess, after all, he was a calm man approaching thirty. Talking about Fu would make him angry for a moment, but after calming down, he would naturally regret it.

He probably disliked seeing himself lose control of his emotions because of a woman.

Jiang Nuannuan parked the car in the garage, got out, and walked to the passenger side to open the door. She extended her fair hand and said, "I am aware of my own limitations and indeed not worthy to be compared to Madam Fu. Mr. Gu, please don't burden yourself. I won't talk about it again."

Her current display of tactfulness actually made Gu Tingyan feel uneasy. He leaned his body closer, moved his lips, but in the end, said nothing.

Helping him onto the sofa, Jiang Nuannuan went into the kitchen to boil some hot water and prepare the medicine. She then brought out a cup of warm water and said, "Let's take the medicine first."

She placed two cups on the coffee table.

Under the warm light, the man lay back on the sofa, his suit slightly wrinkled, and two buttons of his black shirt undone, revealing a glimpse of his skin.

With his left hand adorned with a gentleman's wristwatch resting on his forehead, his pale lips tightly pursed, it was evident that he was enduring discomfort.

"Mr. Gu."

Jiang Nuannuan found his appearance somewhat frightening and asked, "Should I take you to the hospital?"

"No need." He put his hand down, squinted his eyes slightly, and slowly sat up, propping himself against the sofa cushion.

Jiang Nuannuan sat beside him and handed him the water cup. "Take the medicine first, then drink the herbal concoction."

He obediently followed her instructions and finished taking the medicine.

Jiang Nuannuan grabbed a tissue and wiped off a drop of cold sweat from his temple.

The man slowly turned his head and said, "This is the first time I've done something like this."

"Hmm?" She blinked.

"Within my limits, you can obtain certain things to the fullest extent," he said earnestly and calmly. "But Jiang Nuannuan, never mention emotions to me."

Wasn't this what she had longed for?

Jiang Nuannuan lowered her gaze and released her hand that was wiping his sweat. "Have my recent actions made you think this way?"

"Yes."

"Alright, Mr. Gu, I will do my best."

Every time she addressed him as "Mr. Gu," Gu Tingyan leaned closer to her.

"Mr. Gu?"

His slender fingers captured her chin, and the calloused fingertips gently caressed it, his eyes becoming somewhat hazy.

"Why don't you call me by my name? Weren't you bold during the day?"

It seemed like he was about to act drunk.

The dim lighting in the living room softened the contours of Jiang Nuannuan's face, highlighting her pair of dark eyes.

"Tingyan," she softly called his name, and her lips were pressed and rubbed by his thumb.

Jiang Nuannuan didn't dare to speak out of turn and simply gazed at him quietly.

After a while, Gu Tingyan lowered his head, as if he was about to ask for a kiss.

Instinctively, she closed her eyes, and his warm lips landed on the corner of her eye.

A gentle touch, accompanied by a sigh.

"66, he takes advantage of me." Jiang Nuannuan complained.

"10,000 yuan has been transferred to your Alipay account."

"That's great."

Jiang Nuannuan tried hard to suppress the smile that was about to appear. The kiss didn't last long before Gu Tingyan buried his face in her neck and fell asleep.

He had consumed quite a bit of alcohol tonight and had taken some stomach medicine to induce sleep. Naturally, his mind was hazy, and his speech was incoherent.

With such a large person blocking her on the sofa, his arm around her waist as he slept soundly, Jiang Nuannuan didn't know what to do for a moment.

After thinking it over, she decided to let him hold her for the night. Who knows, maybe there would be a new deposit notification when she woke up tomorrow.

The phone that had been left on the nearby sofa vibrated. Jiang Nuannuan picked it up and saw several new messages.

Sir Gu: [Husky Confused IPG]

Sir Gu: [Do I really look like a driver?]

Sir Gu: [Say something]

Jiang Nuannuan replied with a few dots and then typed a few more words, [You misunderstood, I'm sorry. If you don't accept the money, it will be refunded tomorrow.]

After several inputs and deletions in the chat box, a message was finally sent.