Chapter 55 You, a tarnished man, have already lost your precious treasure!

Mu Xin'er, who was currently arranging flowers, misunderstood the situation and glanced down at her fair and proud cleavage.

She was nearly three months pregnant; her morning sickness wasn't obvious, but her breasts had started to swell.

After Third Brother Gu found out, he had learned how to massage her.

At first, she thought he was taking advantage of the situation, but he was very serious during the massages and didn't seize the moment to ask to sleep in the master bedroom.

As for what he did after returning to the second bedroom, that was none of Mu Xin'er's concern.

She was not some naive little girl; she understood a thing or two about the base nature of men.

Besides.

Rong Xiu, who used to think of her as a regular tomboy, praised her figure every single time they went to the beach together.

Even if Third Brother Gu had ideas about her lovely physique, that was entirely normal.

However, whether he could actually get what he wanted was a completely different matter.

Mu Xin'er signaled with her eyes for Rong Xiu to sit opposite her.

She couldn't even be bothered to speak.

Seeing the easel nearby, Rong Xiu curved his lips into a faint smile. "I remember you liked painting when you were little. You even painted several portraits of me."

Mu Xin'er lazily lifted her eyelids. "I also painted many portraits of Winnie at home."

Winnie was the dog she had raised since childhood.

Rong Xiu: "..."

Noticing a pristine sheet of sketching paper on the easel that seemed to bear the portrait of a man, he reached out to lift it and take a look.

Mu Xin'er spoke up to interrupt his movement. "What is it that is so important you couldn't say it over the phone and insisted on meeting in person?"

Rong Xiu: "I don't want to cancel the engagement banquet."

Mu Xin'er's expression remained cold. "Oh, then you should just leak the news of Su Lan'er bullying the dance students."

Rong Xiu frowned and remained silent.

A cold sneer spilled from Mu Xin'er's lips. "Rong Xiu, are you trying to play the romantic hero? You can't let go of me, yet you still want to be chivalrous toward Su Lan'er. I truly find you exhausting."

Rong Xiu didn't mind her sarcasm. Although he was fickle-hearted, he had always been lenient toward women and rarely lost his temper with them.

"Let's not talk about the engagement banquet. Anyway, we can still get married without one."

"..."

"Xin'er, I came to see you today to ask a favor. Su Lan'er's wet nurse was thrown into prison by Ruanruan. That is the wet nurse who has accompanied her for over twenty years. Could you please plead with Ruanruan and let Su Lan'er's wet nurse go?"

Mu Xin'er laughed in sheer exasperation. Grabbing the flowers from the vase, she hurled them viciously at Rong Xiu's head.

She paced back and forth on the carpet in her bare, fair feet.

"Forget about Su Lan'er's wet nurse being thrown in prison by Ruanruan—even if Ruanruan hacked Su Lan'er's wet nurse to death, I still wouldn't betray Ruanruan. You wretched scumbag, you've come to the wrong person. Get lost right now!"

Colorful flower petals clung to Rong Xiu's hair and suit.

He lowered his gaze and saw that the woman's fair feet were free of pitch-black nail polish, and her delicate, bony heels bore no tacky tattoos—just a pair of clean, white, tender, and beautiful feet.

Mu Xin'er wasn't the extremely skinny type; her frame was small, and when she gained weight, it didn't look fat, but rather presented a graceful and enchanting sort of sexiness—a femininity that no amount of aloof arrogance could ever replace.

"Xin'er, I..."

Mu Xin'er raised the vase and pointed at the doorway. "Wretched scumbag, get lost right now!"

Rong Xiu stood up, maintaining a polished smile on his dashing and roguish face, a look of absolute determination lingering in his eyes. "I will come again."

Mu Xin'er: "???"

Like painting a rotten cucumber with green lacquer, what on earth was he pretending for!

After Rong Xiu left, Su Ruanruan walked in through the back door of the living room. Having lived at Songse Mansion for a period of time, she was very familiar with the layout.

The two close friends chatted and chattered while eating, venting about their shared enemy.

Mu Xin'er: "Ruanruan, you've finally awakened! Playing nice with a lotus flower like Su Lan'er is a game you can never win against her. You have to cut through the mess with a sharp knife to truly make her hurt!"

Su Ruanruan nodded, deeply in agreement.

Just then, someone walked in. Su Ruanruan thought it was Gu Jinzhou, but to her surprise, it was Gu Fengyan, looking travel-worn.

A trace of fatigue marred the man's gentle and refined face as he smiled faintly. "You two continue eating, don't mind me."

Mu Xin'er walked over and asked, "Didn't you say you were coming back tomorrow? How come you're back already?"

"The weather forecast said it would rain tonight, and I was afraid I wouldn't make it back, so I told you I'd come home tomorrow morning. But seeing that it wasn't raining tonight, I took a private jet back."

He felt as though his life hadn't changed, yet it had already been turned upside down. Someone was waiting for him at home, so he could no longer just worry about the weather or how tight his schedule was. Perhaps the most important thing was that he wanted to come home and see Mu Xin'er—even if he couldn't sleep in the same bed with her, he could still catch the scent of her body and touch her warm skin.

Pinching her nose, Mu Xin'er told him to go take a shower, then turned around to see Su Ruanruan wearing a teasing smile.

"What—what are you smiling at?"

"I'm laughing at Third Brother for being so lovesick. Wasn't he afraid the plane would be split in half by lightning half-way through the storm? Rushing back like this is clearly just to see you."

Mu Xin'er's cheeks flushed uncooperatively, though she had no idea why she was blushing so hard.

Even if Third Brother Gu had rushed back in such a hurry, it was just to see the child in her belly.

Leng Ming walked over and said, "Miss, you should go home now."

Su Ruanruan: "Did Brother Jinzhou come to pick me up?"

Leng Ming: "President Gu is still at Dixi."

Su Ruanruan mused for a moment. "Then let's go straight to Dixi to pick him up."

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Just as the black Bentley came to a steady halt, Leng Ming reached out his hand to block Su Ruanruan's line of sight.

"What are you doing?"

"..." Leng Ming couldn't give a coherent reason.

Su Ruanruan pushed his hand away and saw Gu Jinzhou at the entrance of Dixi, tangling with a scantily clad woman.

The general manager of Dixi quickly pulled Yu Feifei aside. Was this woman out of her mind? Suddenly darting out and clinging to President Gu like that.

The general manager cursed inwardly; all the flattering remarks he had prepared were completely ruined by this woman.

With tear-filled eyes, Yu Feifei pleaded with Gu Jinzhou, "I'm sorry... I had no choice. They forced me to drink, or else they'd make it impossible for me to survive in the entertainment industry. I'm begging you..."

The general manager looked at Gu Jinzhou and asked tentatively, "President Gu, should I go over and smooth things over with her?"

Yu Feifei bit her lip. "Only President Gu can keep them in line."

Gu Jinzhou caught sight of the black Bentley parked across the way and walked straight toward it without looking aside.

The general manager sneered. "All wasted effort, huh? President Gu didn't even pay attention to you. There are plenty of women with your looks in the entertainment industry; what makes you think you're worthy of catching President Gu's eye?"

Yu Feifei argued back passionately, "My face looks very similar to the woman he loves! What right do you have to say I can't catch President Gu's eye?!"

The general manager: "Are you out of your mind? I've seen the little princess of the Gu family twice—she's truly a fairy from the heavens! How on earth are you anything like a fairy? You're delusional!"

Yu Feifei: "I will make him see me."

-

Along the entire way, Su Ruanruan kept the back of her head turned toward Gu Jinzhou, making him think she found him reeking because he had drunk too much alcohol.

He lowered his voice and said, "When I get home, I'll take a shower, brush my teeth, chew half a box of mints, and then can I kiss my baby?"

"No, you unchaste man, you've already lost your baby!"