Chapter – 2
Gu Su dumped the dishes into the trash can one by one. It took an afternoon to cook it, but only a few seconds to dump it.
The sincerity that was offered with all her strength was trampled clean in seconds.
When she finished washing the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen, Zhang Chengyu had already showered and was wearing his pajamas in the study reading emails on the computer. The soft light hitting the side of his face left faint shadows on his face, giving the illusion of warmth and calmness.
This kind of Zhang Chengyu was not often seen, Gu Su stood at the door and watched him steadily for a while, almost a bit unable to bear to destroy this kind of atmosphere.
After a while, Gu Su finally spoke, “When did you return to China?”
Zhang Cheng Yu didn’t even raise his eyes for a moment, “In the afternoon.”
“Why didn’t you reply to my message?” She has always been a person who rarely gets confused, and today she had the urge to find out.
Zhang Cheng Yu’s voice was cold, “Do I need to report my schedule to you?”
“Have you forgotten what day today is?” Gu Su’s eyes glazed over.
Zhang Cheng Yu finally lifted his head, his gaze falling searchingly on her face.
“Our wedding anniversary.”
Zhang Cheng Yu was silent for a moment, the corner of his mouth hooked to reveal a smile, only his eyes were not half warm: “Oh, tomorrow I’ll let Xiao Zhu put some money into your card to buy some of your favorites, right, in the future, you’ll let Xiao Zhu make a form with all the anniversary and festivities written on it, so that it’s simple and clear and you don’t have to waste your time and feelings.”
Gu Su couldn’t believe her ears, “Zhang Cheng Yu, what do you take me for?”
Zhang Cheng Yu said carelessly, “What else can I treat you as? My wife, the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family. Isn’t that what you wish for?”
“What have I done to make you think that?” Gu Su was suddenly confused, over the past two years, she had tried hard to normalize this marriage that had started out dysfunctional, only for Zhang Chengyu to become more and more indifferent, the two of them couldn’t say more than a few words together for a week, and she didn’t even know what had gone wrong.
“It’s Nothing, we both know it in our hearts, so don’t mention it again. Also, didn’t I see you having a good day today? Why do you have to look so aggravated.”
“You saw me?” The thought flashed through Gu Su’s mind, “Or did that woman say something to you?”
“Rui only said that she saw you and said a few words to you,” Zhang Cheng Yu’s gaze swept sharply across her face, ”but she hasn’t been in a good mood since then, so I can imagine what you said.”
Gu Su couldn’t help but laugh, “What did I say? Did you scold her or hit her? She ran over and provoked me, and I had to nod my head and ask her to forgive me for getting in her way?”
“How did she provoke you?” Zhang Cheng Yu’s brows furrowed, “Don’t be unreasonable.”
Gu Su’s fingertips trembled as the blood in her entire body rushed towards her head. She casually grabbed a book in the bookcase and threw it forcefully towards the person across from her, “Zhang Cheng Yu, I didn’t expect you to be such an asshole!”
Zhang Cheng Yu sidestepped, the book smashed against the wall and landed on the ground again, “Gu Su, don’t you dare to get ahead of yourself, even your sister wouldn’t dare to be so wild in front of me.”
Tears sprang to her eyes, Gu Su’s voice shivered, “If my sister knew you were like this, she would have to crawl up from the grave and beat you up!”
Before her words fell, Zhang Chengyu took a big step in front of her, his expression was icy cold as he looked at her condescendingly, “Gu Su, I don’t owe you anything, if you feel compelled to make me act like I love you to death, I’m sorry to say that you shouldn’t have gotten into my bed in the first place, and even less of all, you shouldn’t have gotten married to me.”
Gu Su’s face suddenly turned pale, that was a nightmare she didn’t dare to go back to, over the past two years, she had tried so hard to forget it, and in this second it was easily re-positioned in front of her eyes by Zhang Cheng Yu. She opened her mouth to retort, but she didn’t know what to say, all the defense was so pale in front of the facts.
Yes, she did go to Zhang Chengyu’s bed, a week after her sister Gu Yun passed away.
At that time, Gu Yun was beautiful and intelligent, and there were countless people who fell under her garnet skirt, but she fell in love at first sight with Zhang Chengyu, and she went through a lot of trouble to end up in a relationship with Zhang Chengyu. The two were about to get married, but Gu Yun had an accident at night while driving alone and died on the spot.
Gu Yun is very capable, playing a key role in the Gu family’s company, both in public and private. Her death is a devastating blow to the Gu family, and Gu Su has just graduated and is working in S City. When she learned of the news, she rushed back to her home, and only had time to see Gu Yun cremated.
In the first seven days of the ceremony, Gu Su was drunk and woke up to find that she and Zhang Chengyu were naked and sleeping together in Gu Yun’s bed.
She didn’t want to let Zhang Cheng Yu take responsibility, let alone get married, but before she could get dressed, Gu Chang Qing pushed the door in, and behind him was Zhang Cheng Yu’s father.
It was simply a mess, Zhang Cheng Yu and she simply did not even have a chance to argue, and was directly sent by the parents of both families to make a bunch and get a license to get married.
She originally thought, Zhang Chengyu since at that time did not strongly oppose the marriage between the two of them, there should be always a trace of goodwill to her. But now when she saw the expression on his face, she realized, it turned out that Zhang Chengyu not only did not have a little goodwill to her, but was also full of contempt for her.
In that case, why did he agree to get married in the first place? Why did he have to keep tolerating her being around? If he didn’t agree, no one could take a gun and force him to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
That night, Gu Su slept in the guest room, if she had known that Zhang Chengyu held such contempt for her, she would have avoided Zhang Chengyu from afar, and wouldn’t have allowed herself to harbor any more fantasies.
Lying on the unfamiliar bed, she tossed and turned and couldn’t sleep, she had a slight obsession with pillows.
In a daze, she dreamed of many people, Gu Yun, Luo Xiaoan all came into her dreams, and finally she dreamed of her first meeting with Zhang Cheng Yu.
The bright sunlight sprinkled on Zhang Cheng Yu’s face, as if it had gilded him with a layer of light gold; his eyes were smiling, curved, and full of temptation.
“Gu Su,” his voice was very nice, with an inexplicable magnetism. “Which one of you is named Gu Su? It’s a nice name, reminding one of an ancient poem, “Cold Mountain Temple outside Gu Su City.”
He asked this way.
Gu Su did not make a sound, and inexplicably blushed, she had always been bright and generous, rarely was she this coy.
“Mr. Zhang, guess who we call Gu Su here.”
Laughter came from all around.
Zhang Cheng Yu smiled and invited, “How about this then, each of you come and ask a question, I’ll be able to guess when you’re done with the interview.”
Gu Su hid in the crowd, peeking at Zhang Cheng Yu’s side face from time to time, occasionally her eyes collided with his and she panicked and dodged away.
The first-born calf is not afraid of tigers, the students’ questions are tricky and sharp, but Zhang Cheng Yu is calm and unhurried, even eliminating, showing his deep cultural heritage and humor, when it comes to his preferences, Zhang Cheng Yu even sings a few lines in a clear voice.
I forgot to tell you before.
The favorite is you.
Now that I think about it.
The favorite is you ……
Gu Su was awake amidst the low, deep singing, and the sky outside the window just brightened, and she suddenly raised her hand to touch the corner of her eye, which was actually a little moist.
Why did she get into Zhang Cheng Yu’s bed? She was drunk and had no idea.
But why she threw herself on the line and agreed to marry Zhang Cheng Yu, she was very clear in her heart.
She loves this man.
When she got up, the nanny, Aunt Wu, had already prepared breakfast, and Zhang Cheng Yu was sitting at the table eating congee and xiao long bao, while Gu Su had a sandwich and milk in front of her.
Gu Su pushed away the sandwiches and said to Aunt Wu, “Give me a bowl of congee and a small pickled melon.”
Auntie Wu laughed and said, “Su Su, have you changed your mind? I told you, foreigner’s food is fine for a day or two, but if you eat it for a long time, you’ll get tired of it.”
Gu Su smiled, in fact, she originally liked to eat Chinese breakfast and the one who liked western breakfast was Gu Yun, who went to Y country to study for a year of master’s degree and lost her love to Gu Yun.
Aunt Wu’s congee was cooked smooth and delicious, although there was only half a bowl, Gu Su couldn’t get enough of it, and clamped a xiaolongbao, sucking out the soup in one bite, and ate the skin with the soup, leaving the middle one with the bare meat filling in the bowl.
Zhang Cheng Yu looked at her inquisitively for a moment, put down his chopsticks and asked, “How did you sleep last night?”
“Quite well.” Gu Su casually responded, only the dark circles under her eyes betrayed her.
“I can’t make it for lunch, so you can eat at home by yourself.”
Gu Su’s hands froze: “Are you even pretending to refuse?”
Zhang Cheng Yu’s brows furrowed, “What’s wrong with you these past two days? I have my measure in the matter of Shi Xia Rui, do you think I’m a man who just messes around?”
Gu Su was a bit tired and met his gaze, “You understand, it’s not Shi Xia Rui’s problem, it’s both of us for ourselves… Zhang Cheng Yu, do you think the two of us look like a normal couple?”
Zhang Cheng Yu was silent for a moment, a mocking smile floated up at the corner of his mouth again, “The two of us were not normal from the beginning, is it too late for you to understand now?”
He obviously didn’t want to talk anymore, grabbed his coat and bag and was ready to go out, before he left he paused at the door and turned his head to urge, “Don’t look for trouble with her, or you’ll regret it.”
It took Gu Su a while to realize who the “her” in Zhang Chengyu’s mouth was.
It took her two years of effort to warm up Zhang Chengyu’s heart. What exactly did Shi Xiarui use to make Zhang Chengyu look at her differently in just a few days? She really wants to learn from her.
Aunt Wu has been hiding in the kitchen since she saw that the atmosphere was not right, and it was only after Zhang Cheng Yu went out that she cautiously came out: “Su Su, why did you and Cheng Yu have a fight?”
“Nothing, a couple of words.” Gu Su barely smiled.
Aunt Wu was clearing the table while persuading: “Auntie watched Chengyu grow up. This kid is a bit stubborn and speaks very viciously, but his heart is good. You see, he never messes around outside. In the past few years, there has been nothing messy. It’s rare for someone of his status. You’ve had a good life these past two years. Don’t get too carried away. Take a step back and the world will be brighter for you…”
Gu Su casually responded twice, Aunt Wu has been in the Zhang family for ten years or so, of course she helped Zhang Cheng Yu speak. Only she didn’t understand, just because Zhang Cheng Yu didn’t have an affair in the past two years, could he be labeled as one of the top ten good husbands?
When Gu Su returned to the Gu family home near noon, Gu Changqing was disappointed to see that Zhang Chengyu hadn’t returned and asked, “Where did Chengyu go? It’s been a month since I’ve seen him come home.”
“I don’t know.”
“You child, why are you so heartless,” Gu Changqing educated, “Men need to be managed, especially men like Cheng Yu, you pamper him more, make a few phone calls to show your concern, and keep it to the point, so that you won’t annoy others, and you can also find out about his whereabouts.”
Gu Su was silent for a moment and tentatively asked, “Dad, do you think Cheng Yu and I are suitable?”
Gu Changqing’s face sank for a moment, “What childish things are you saying! If you two aren’t suitable, who is? At first, I was quite worried that you two wouldn’t get along, after all, you’re not as capable as your sister. ……”
T/N: My first language isn’t English, and there may be some grammatical errors. But I try not to deviate from the author’s narrative. If there are any errors or nonsensical sentences, feel free to comment.
