Chapter 21: The Eccentric Beauty versus the Composed and Refined Gentleman

Hong Kong International Airport.

After meeting Mu Xin'er, Su Ruanruan embraced her, both of them overcome with excitement.

Inside the Maybach, Mu Xin'er offered a perfunctory greeting to Gu Jinzhou and Gu Fengyan. She didn't even bother to look them in the eye. Gu Jinzhou was Su Ruanruan’s man, so she had no interest in him. Gu Fengyan was already thirty, and she had no interest in him either.

Mu Xin'er wore her long hair in voluminous waves, and the tear mole beneath her eye added a touch of alluring sensuality, but as soon as she spoke, her fierce personality was laid bare.

"Should I have an abortion first, or should we eat first?"

The man sitting in the passenger seat stiffened at the remark. Gu Jinzhou cast a sympathetic glance at his third brother, though his long, narrow, and indifferent phoenix eyes betrayed that he was mostly there to watch the show.

Su Ruanruan said, "Let’s go eat first!"

Although Xin'er didn't want the child, the timing was actually perfect. If Xin'er went through with her engagement to Rong Xiu and then became pregnant with his child, she would be repeating the tragic path of her past life, eventually ending up locked in an asylum by Rong Xiu and Su Lan'er.

Mu Xin'er asked, "Is that Brother Gu the Third in the passenger seat?"

The composed and scholarly man gave a soft "Mm" of acknowledgment.

Mu Xin'er continued, "I’ve run into a minor issue with my thesis. Once I’ve had the abortion, would you mind if I consulted you?"

A PhD in Biology from Harvard! A figure of such stature was someone she looked up to!

Gu Fengyan frowned deeply but remained silent. Gu Jinzhou curled his lips into a smirk. To abort the third brother's child and then ask him for thesis advice—she was truly something else.

Mu Xin'er was a woman who didn't sweat the small stuff; since Brother Gu the Third hadn't refused, she took it as a yes. And if he didn't agree, he would have to! She had already forced herself upon a man to get her thesis written; she didn't mind forcing herself on a second one. The thesis had to be finished, one way or another!

Mu Xin'er added, "Mr. Gu, please don't tell Rong Xiu that I'm pregnant! Ruanruan, hurry up and make your man promise he won't snitch to Rong Xiu."

Su Ruanruan patted her hand, signaling her to stay calm.

Gu Jinzhou replied, "That is a matter between the two of you; I won't interfere."

Mu Xin'er sighed in relief. "I have to get engaged to Rong Xiu upon my return, and I can't exactly be pregnant with the 'gigolo uncle's' child during the engagement. Honestly, I shouldn't have paid for a gigolo just to relieve the stress of writing my thesis. To be fair, his technique wasn't even that good."

"But the pressure of writing a thesis is immense, and I don't have any friends abroad to vent to. Brother Gu the Third, you're in biology too, so you can understand me, right?"

Gu Fengyan pinched the bridge of his nose and said in a low voice, "I don't understand."

Mu Xin'er: "Huh?"

***

The Maybach pulled up near a Facitunanya restaurant.

Gu Jinzhou opened the door, held Su Ruanruan's hand, and kissed it. The tall, handsome man held her close, watching the unfolding drama. Su Ruanruan was bewildered.

Mr. Gu was a man of noble status, aloof and cold; she had never seen him be kind to any woman other than Su Ruanruan. Mu Xin'er shrugged, and just as she was about to step out of the car, she caught sight of the "gigolo uncle" standing outside the window.

"!!!"

She let out a sharp shriek. So, Brother Gu the Third was the gigolo uncle!

Ahhh!

Gu Fengyan opened the door and lifted her out of the car. His scholarly and steady face revealed no emotion as he said calmly, "Let's eat first. You are not alone anymore."

Mu Xin'er pushed him away, hands on her hips, and retorted indignantly, "What do you mean I'm not alone? You look so refined, why are you being so rude? Brother Gu the Third, don't think you can hold a grudge just because I mistook you for a gigolo! Let me tell you, you don't have to take responsibility for the child in my belly, but you *must* take responsibility for my graduation thesis!"

Gu Fengyan had regained his composure. He said gently, "Miss Mu, I wasn't being rude. You are indeed not alone right now; you are two people. I will take responsibility for you and the child... and your thesis."

Mu Xin'er asked, surprised, "You want the child?"

Gu Fengyan replied, "Let's discuss it after we eat."

Su Ruanruan felt dazed, even more confused than the two people involved. So the "gigolo uncle" Xin'er kept talking about was none other than the third brother. This was truly... a stroke of luck within a misfortune! Gu Fengyan was a man of great responsibility; regardless of whether Xin'er wanted an abortion or to keep the baby, he would see it through to the end.

After the meal, Gu Fengyan said, "I'll drive Miss Mu home."

At some point, a Bentley Mulsanne had parked next to the Maybach. Gu Fengyan opened the door and invited Mu Xin'er inside. Mu Xin'er, wanting to discuss the child and her thesis, waved goodbye to Ruanruan.

Seeing she hadn't fastened her seatbelt, Gu Fengyan leaned over to help her. He asked in a warm, low voice if her stomach felt comfortable.

Mu Xin'er’s brain short-circuited, and she blurted out, "Why didn't you ask me if I was comfortable that night? Brother Gu the Third, I never expected that someone who looks so refined could be so wild in bed. If you don't want your wife to find out, you’d better help me with my thesis!"

Gu Fengyan took a deep breath. "I don't have a wife."

Mu Xin'er: "A girlfriend?"

Gu Fengyan: "No."

Mu Xin'er: "An ex-girlfriend?"

Gu Fengyan: "There are no women in my life."

Mu Xin'er looked at him with pity. "I'm about to have a fiancé, you know him—Rong Xiu. I'm really sorry, Brother Gu the Third, but I can't give birth to this child. Just consider me selfish."

***

Gu Fengyan said, "I respect your decision, but I need some time to accept it."

Though he was gentle and humble before his family and friends, he was the head of a pharmaceutical empire with annual profits in the hundreds of billions. In business warfare, he was ruthless; global pharmaceutical CEOs trembled at the mention of the "Great Master Gu."

Mu Xin'er’s brain short-circuited again. "Since you can't bear to lose the child, then until I have the abortion, you can accompany the child while tutoring me through my graduation thesis."

She regretted it the moment she said it. What kind of stupid suggestion was that?

Gu Fengyan: "Fine."

Mu Xin'er: !

He actually agreed! Why would he agree? Had he lost his mind?

***

After returning to Silver Lake Manor, Su Ruanruan enjoyed a long, luxurious bath. It was impossible for Rong Xiu and Su Lan'er to send Mu Xin'er to an asylum now, not with Gu Fengyan protecting her.

"Baby, I want to take a bath with you."

Without waiting for permission, Gu Jinzhou squeezed into the tub. His palms caressed her smooth, delicate skin, and his phoenix eyes narrowed dangerously. "Ruanruan, I’ve taught you since you were little not to run around outside."

Su Ruanruan wrapped her arms around his neck, her fair, dewy face blossoming into a sweet, soft smile. "Ruanruan didn't run around! Ruanruan only runs around in Brother Jinzhou's heart!"

Gu Jinzhou buried his face in her neck, kissing her beloved, soft skin.

Damn it.

She’d charmed him again. Even if she were to charm him into his own grave one day, he would likely accept it with a smile.

The two spent over an hour in the bathroom before lying on the giant pink bed, sleeping with their feet intertwined. No matter how fierce a man might be, he still had to sleep on his wife's pink sheets.

Su Ruanruan woke up startled in the middle of the night. This time, she didn't run anywhere; she just held Gu Jinzhou tightly. She knew everyone's fate, except for Gu Jinzhou's. She could save everyone else, yet she couldn't save her own lover—how could she not be panicked?

"Gu Jinzhou..."

"Gu Jinzhou, don't leave me."

The young girl sobbed softly, tears rolling down her clean, fair cheeks. Her weak, delicate cries were incredibly alluring.

Gu Jinzhou opened his drowsy eyes, kissed away her tears, and set out to comfort his wife with action. Eventually, her cries became even weaker and more seductive.

"Be good, stop crying. The more you cry, the more aroused I get."

"..." Su Ruanruan stopped crying and slapped him. He was truly shameless.