Although it was a sneak peek, Qiao Shu couldn’t help but feel like the center of attention.
Thinking about the conversations in the group, Qiao Shu tightened his grip on Gu Chenyan’s hand and made an effort to maintain a slight smile.
The two walked into the elevator intimately. As the elevator doors finally closed, it cut off all prying eyes from the outside.
Unable to contain himself, Qiao Shu burst into laughter.
Gu Chenyan: “What’s so funny?”
Qiao Shu looked up at the man beside him; his eyes and lips filled with a joyful smile.
Qiao Shu: “I checked your company group chat this afternoon.”
Gu Chenyan looked at him.
Qiao Shu continued, “The rumored President Gu, whose gaze can kill, seems to be like this.”
Gu Chenyan remained silent.
Qiao Shu stood on tiptoe. Under Gu Chenyan’s gaze, he reached for his shoulder, and his soft lips landed on his eyes.
A brief touch.
“Mr. Gu’s eyes are really beautiful.”
“Your wife likes them very much.”
Qiao Shu smiled, triumphant and sweet, with a hint of teasing, “Mr. Gu, the double standards.”
Gu Chenyan always had a distant and cold gaze in the presence of others but not with him—
It’s different.
Qiao Shu looked at the gentleness hidden in Gu Chenyan’s eyes at this moment, feeling sweet and warm in his heart.
Floating up!
And a bit proud.
He’s different; with Gu Chenyan, it’s different, completely different!
The elevator stopped on the sixth floor.
The entire sixth floor was vacated, serving as the company’s cafeteria complete with a high-end fusion restaurant offering dishes from various countries. The decoration was no less impressive than the storefronts in the shopping mall.
Curious, Qiao Shu looked around, capturing the gazes of many employees who stayed in the office to eat due to overtime.
Qiao Shu: “…”
Gu Chenyan: “What do you want to eat?”
Qiao Shu glanced around, feeling a bit conflicted. Finally, he sought help from Gu Chenyan with a pleading look, “What do you usually eat?”
“I’ll eat whatever you eat.”
Gu Chenyan ruffled Qiao Shu’s hair and headed towards a small restaurant.
“This place serves home-cooked dishes. Most of the time, I eat here when I’m at the office.”
Qiao Shu smiled, “Then I should try it, too.”
The two entered.
The busy staff and a few employees having dinner inside were instantly surprised and stopped their movements.
“Pre, President Gu…” The staff in charge of taking orders hurriedly approached, stuttering a bit, “Please, have a seat over here…”
As he spoke, his gaze involuntarily turned towards Qiao Shu.
Qiao Shu smiled at him.
The staff, surprised and flattered, stood there dumbfounded.
Gu Chenyan glanced at Qiao Shu and said, “What would you like to eat?” as he handed the menu to Qiao Shu.
Qiao Shu looked away, “Salt and pepper shrimp, scallion oil tofu, and another portion of spare ribs?”
Gu Chenyan nodded, “Okay.”
“What about soup?”
Qiao Shu, grappling with decision-making difficulty, worriedly handed the menu back to Gu Chenyan, “You decide. I like everything here.”
Gu Chenyan glanced over, “Tea tree mushroom and old duck soup?”
Qiao Shu smiled, “That’s fine.”
Gu Chenyan looked at the order-taker, repeated the chosen dishes, and the staff quickly noted them down. Before leaving, he continued to sneak glances at Qiao Shu and Gu Chenyan.
The madam is really beautiful…
Aside from the order-taker, Qiao Shu could sense that employees at other tables in the restaurant were also discreetly watching them.
Qiao Shu took out his phone.
He pointed his phone at Gu Chenyan, and the two sat face to face, exchanging messages.
Qiao Shu: Your employees are quite adorable.
Gu Chenyan frowned.
Gu Chenyan: They’re alright.
Qiao Shu chuckled: Do you rarely eat here? It seems like they’re quite surprised to see you.
Qiao Shu noticed that the people at the table next to them had stiffened in their movements.
Of course, he also felt the thick atmosphere of gossip.
Gu Chenyan: Hmm.
Gu Chenyan: When needed, Assistant Chen comes down to order.
As the person in charge of Gu Group with a special status, coming here to eat inevitably made the employees uneasy and reserved.
When Gu Chenyan first joined the company, he came down to eat. But every time he appeared, everyone dared not speak. The entire sixth floor would fall into a hushed silence upon his arrival, and people even refrained from eating loudly. After noticing this, Gu Chenyan stopped coming.
Qiao Shu looked up.
He gazed at the man across the table and couldn’t help but lean in, whispering, “Gu Chenyan.”
A small voice.
Gu Chenyan leaned in as well.
The two successfully met in the middle of the table, and Gu Chenyan asked, “Hmm?”
Qiao Shu: “Then why did you bring me here to eat?”
Gu Chenyan: “Wanted to show you my company.”
Qiao Shu bit his lip, unable to control the urge to let his lips curl upward. He reached out: “Hand.”
Gu Chenyan looked puzzled but extended his hand toward Qiao Shu.
Qiao Shu grasped Gu Chenyan’s hand on the table, and now his smile was completely uncontrollable. It almost blinded the eyes of the employees at the neighboring table who had been sneakily watching them.
Gu Group’s employee group chat.
xx1: Holy crap! President Gu brought his wife to the sixth floor for dinner! They are sitting at the table next to me.
xx2: !!!
xx1: I never thought that in my lifetime, I’d actually witness President Gu feeding dog food!
xx3: Quick! What’s going on?
xx1: They are sitting face to face, exchanging meaningful glances and whispering sweet nothings. President Gu said something that made his wife burst into laughter like a blooming flower. That smile of his is so sweet. It blinded the eyes of this married person!
xx1: They even held hands!
xx1: Holding hands while having a meal!
xx99: Ahh! When they ordered just now, the wife smiled at me. The wife’s smile is so beautiful!
xx99: Sweet!
…
In the group chat, Qiao Shu didn’t see the discussions about them this time. He held Gu Chenyan’s hand until the dishes arrived before reluctantly letting go.
The chefs here had impressive skills, no less than the dishes Gu Chenyan had sent to the film set.
Qiao Shu was very satisfied with the meal.
After eating their fill, the two left hand in hand, leaving behind a heap of dog food for the employees.
Employees: sigh
Gu Chenyan continued working overtime while Qiao Shu played with his phone in the office.
Jiang Jiayu was caught by Qiao Shu and received a lavish serving of dog food.
Jiang Jiayu: Woof woof.
Jiang Jiayu: By the way, Qiao Qiao, I can return to Haicheng the day after tomorrow.
Jiang Jiayu: (Excited piggy)
Qiao Shu: (Excited piggy)
Jiang Jiayu: Let’s make plans!
Qiao Shu: Let’s make plans!
Qiao Shu: Oh, I haven’t treated you to a meal yet!
Jiang Jiayu: ???
Qiao Shu: (Shy Piggy) It’s my wedding banquet.
Jiang Jiayu realized: Right! My big feast, ahh! When are you having your wedding banquet?
Qiao Shu remembered the wedding he had declined… Regrettable!
Qiao Shu: Soon.
Qiao Shu: I’ll treat you to a meal first.
Qiao Shu: What would you like to eat?
Jiang Jiayu: Ahhh, anything! I need to prepare myself!
Qiao Shu: ???
Jiang Jiayu: Ahem!
Jiang Jiayu: Feeling a bit nervous.
Jiang Jiayu: I’ll get to meet the richest person in our Haicheng and have a meal together!!!
Jiang Jiayu: Ahhh!
Qiao Shu chuckled.
Jiang Jiayu: Qiao Qiao, you might not know, but my dad is a big fan of your husband, hahaha.
Jiang Jiayu: Can I get a signed photo with your husband when the time comes?
Qiao Shu laughed: Sure.
Jiang Jiayu: Darling Qiao Qiao, I love you so much. Hmph, with a signed photo from your husband, I’ll be the boss when I go home for the Lunar New Year! Hahaha, then my dad won’t dare say a word.
Jiang Jiayu: Hahahaahaha
Around nine o’clock, Gu Chenyan finished his work and walked over to where Qiao Shu was.
Qiao Shu, feeling a bit drowsy, leaned on the sofa, dozing off.
Gu Chenyan: “Qiao Shu?”
Qiao Shu, hearing the voice, sleepily opened his eyes, his sleepy voice soft: “Gu Chenyan…”
Like a sleepy little kitten.
Gu Chenyan’s heart melted. He sat next to Qiao Shu. He lifted his hand to rub Qiao Shu’s head, “Sorry for making you wait.”
His voice was very gentle: “Let’s go home and sleep.”
Qiao Shu yawned, blinked his eyes in a daze, and stood up unsteadily.
Then swayed a bit.
Gu Chenyan: “Be careful.” He reached out, embracing Qiao Shu around his waist, holding him in his arms.
Qiao Shu: “…”
Qiao Shu snapped out of his drowsiness.
Gu Chenyan: “Can you stand steady?”
Qiao Shu obediently nodded, “Yes.”
Gu Chenyan: “Wait a moment.”
Gu Chenyan pushed open the door of the nearby lounge and walked in. After a while, he came out holding a warm towel.
Qiao Shu blinked.
Gu Chenyan approached Qiao Shu with the towel, “I couldn’t find a new one temporarily. This is the one I’ve used. Is it okay?”
Qiao Shu: “???”
Almost instinctively, he said, “It’s okay.”
The next moment, Gu Chenyan draped the towel over Qiao Shu’s face.
With the warm towel, Gu Chenyan gently wiped Qiao Shu’s cheeks.
Qiao Shu stood still in a daze.
Ah!
So warm, so gentle.
Gu Chenyan: “It’s done.”
Qiao Shu, still in a daze: “Hmm.”
Gu Chenyan went into the lounge to put away the towel and then came out, holding Qiao Shu’s hand as they walked outside.
At this time, there were very few people left in the company. Gu Chenyan held Qiao Shu’s hand as they took the elevator to the first floor.
When they exited the elevator, Gu Chenyan suddenly said, “Wait a moment.”
Qiao Shu: “???”
Gu Chenyan pressed a button on the elevator’s panel, then looked at Qiao Shu: “Qiao Shu, scan your fingerprint.”
Qiao Shu looked at him.
Gu Chenyan: “Record your fingerprint. From now on, you can use this elevator freely.”
Qiao Shu blinked and smiled.
After recording the fingerprint, Qiao Shu turned to Gu Chenyan, “Mr. Gu, is this a privilege for Mrs. Gu?”
Gu Chenyan: “Yes.”
“Madam.”
When they arrived home, it was already close to ten o’clock. Gu Chenyan carried one of Qiao Shu’s suitcases, and the driver carried another. The three of them entered the small villa.
After placing the suitcase down, the driver left.
Uncle Zhou and Aunt Lan came out of the bedroom upon hearing the sound. Seeing Qiao Shu, they were pleasantly surprised and immediately offered to carry his suitcase and prepare a late-night snack.
Qiao Shu helplessly declined.
“Uncle Zhou, Aunt Lan, you can rest. I can handle it myself.”
Aunt Lan: “Is the young madam hungry? After traveling all day, you must be famished. I’ve prepared chicken soup in the kitchen, simmered with little mushrooms. It’s still warm on low heat. You’ve lost weight from filming, so you need to replenish yourself quickly.”
The hospitality was hard to refuse.
In the end, Qiao Shu was persuaded by Aunt Lan to have a bowl of chicken soup. Uncle Zhou, along with Gu Chenyan, carried Qiao Shu’s two large suitcases to the second floor.
After finishing the chicken soup, Qiao Shu was finally allowed to go upstairs.
The room was heated, and Gu Chenyan had changed into loose pajamas.
Gu Chenyan: “Ready for a shower?”
Qiao Shu: “Have you already showered?”
Gu Chenyan: “Yes, you go first, and I’ll tidy up the suitcases…” He paused and asked, “Is it okay?”
Qiao Shu glanced at the suitcases, “Sure, Mr. Gu can freely handle Mrs. Gu’s belongings.”
The two shared a smile.
Qiao Shu went to take a shower.
Gu Chenyan was in the dressing room, organizing the suitcases for Qiao Shu.
The sound of water gushed in the bathroom. Qiao Shu, with a smile on his face, glanced at the shower gel on the shelf beside him.
After contemplating for a moment, he blushed slightly, pressed the bottle of shower gel, and applied it slowly, creating delicate bubbles.
It carried the same scent as Gu Chenyan.
When Qiao Shu, completely cleaned and wearing pajamas, came out, Gu Chenyan was still in the dressing room.
Glancing at him, Qiao Shu bit his lip and walked in.
Gu Chenyan heard the footsteps and turned back, “Done?”
Qiao Shu: “Yes.”
Gu Chenyan stood up, “I’ve finished organizing too. Just wait for me.”
He placed the two suitcases together and then picked up something from the small sofa nearby.
Qiao Shu looked over.
It was a small plush toy they had won together at the arcade when they went to play, a little companion that had accompanied him for several months.
The “Gu Chenyan” plush toy.
Gu Chenyan approached, lowered his head to look at Qiao Shu, and asked, “Is it okay to put it by the bedside?”
Qiao Shu swallowed, “Yes.”
Gu Chenyan: “Do you always keep it with you?”
Qiao Shu: “Yes.”
He asked, “Do you always keep it in the office too?”
Gu Chenyan: “Yes.”
“You can see it anytime.”
Gu Chenyan didn’t move.
Qiao Shu didn’t move either.
After a few seconds, Gu Chenyan bent down, leaning closer to Qiao Shu. The tip of his nose gently touched Qiao Shu’s fair neck.
Qiao Shu felt a slight itch and instinctively moved his neck.
Gu Chenyan chuckled.
Qiao Shu: “…”
Gu Chenyan: “It smells really good.”
Qiao Shu blushed; he softly responded with a “Hmm” and nervously fiddled with the hem of his pants with the fingers hanging at his side.
He cleared his throat, and his eyes became slightly moist, glancing with a shimmer, “I also really like this shower gel.”
“Uh.”
As warm lips touched his neck, Qiao Shu, sensitive and tense, shivered slightly. His hand on the side abruptly grabbed the pajama pants.
Gu Chenyan: “Qiao Shu.”
Qiao Shu nervously responded, “Yes.”
Gu Chenyan: “Little Mr. Qiao.”
Qiao Shu: “Hmm.”
Gu Chenyan: “My wife.”
Qiao Shu: “Mmm…”
Gu Chenyan: “My little wife…”
The lips against his neck went from warm to hot and started to move more boldly.
Finally, they landed on Qiao Shu’s lips.
Qiao Shu, with increasingly intoxicated eyes, raised his hands to hold the man’s shoulders.
He parted his lips, welcoming the gentle intrusion of the man.
A long-awaited kiss.
Leaning against the door of the dressing room, Qiao Shu tilted his head, his rosy lips slightly open, creating an attractive line on his fair neck.
He both passively and actively embraced Gu Chenyan’s kiss, emotions playing on his face. The fingers on the man’s shoulder exerted continuous pressure, tightening, and eventually wrinkling the soft pajamas.
Gu Chenyan: “Qiao Shu.”
Qiao Shu opened his watery eyes, the corners tinged with a blush like rouge.
Gu Chenyan’s fingers brushed over the rosy corners of Qiao Shu’s eyes, “Are you tired?”
Qiao Shu thought about their first night of marriage when this man asked him the same question.
Unable to help it, Qiao Shu revealed a smile.
His voice, still shaky from the recent kiss, lightly panting, “It’s okay.”
Gu Chenyan: “Then let’s revisit it.”
Qiao Shu: “Okay.”
Qiao Shu was lifted by Gu Chenyan and carried from the dressing room to the spacious bed.
Then, the pajamas fell to the ground.
Reunion after a long separation surpasses the honeymoon.
That night, the two of them revisited their intimacy until Qiao Shu cried, biting onto Gu Chenyan’s shoulder.
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“So pathetic…” Qiao Shu lay on the bed, remorseful, “Crying like that last night must have looked hideous.”
“Qiao Shu, you’re really useless.”
After muttering to himself for a while, he reluctantly sat up, supporting his overworked waist from last night.
It was almost ten o’clock, and Gu Chenyan had already left for work.
Thinking about this, Qiao Shu sighed, “Why can’t people have the same stamina?”
Clearly, it was Gu Chenyan who exerted himself last night.
Qiao Shu blushed, covering his face with embarrassment.
This morning, Aunt Lan was even more kind and gentle, speaking softly to Qiao Shu.
Not only did Aunt Lan prepare nutritious food for Qiao Shu, but she also specially prepared a bowl of nourishing soup for him.
Aunt Lan: “Madam, take good care of yourself and have more of this soup. It’s beneficial, especially after the fatigue of last night.”
Qiao Shu: “…”
His face turned red!
Blushing, Qiao Shu quickly finished the bowl of nourishing soup that Aunt Lan had prepared for him. Tonight, he must perform well!
After finishing the belated breakfast, Qiao Shu sat idly by the floor-to-ceiling window, watching Uncle Zhou trim the plants outside.
As he watched, he suddenly slapped his forehead.
He had forgotten something.
Taking out his phone from his pocket, Qiao Shu bowed his head to send a message to Gu Chenyan.
Qiao Shu: Are you free?
Qiao Shu: I want to discuss something with you.
After about half an hour, Gu Chenyan finally responded.
Gu Chenyan: I’m free now.
Gu Chenyan: Have you had breakfast?
Gu Chenyan: Is your back still sore?
Qiao Shu blushed slightly, he raised his hand to pat his cheek, then typed: I ate, and my back isn’t sore.
Qiao Shu: Aunt Lan prepared nourishing soup for me.
After sending the message, Qiao Shu thought to himself: ‘Oh no! Silly Qiao Shu! Why did you say that?’
Quickly trying to remedy the situation, Qiao Shu added: Yu Yu will be back in Haicheng tomorrow. I want to treat him to a meal. When are you free?
Gu Chenyan: Your friend?
Qiao Shu: Yes, he’s Jiang Jiayu, the one I mentioned before. He’s my best friend here, so I thought…
Qiao Shu: I’ll introduce you to him.
Qiao Shu: Is that okay?
Gu Chenyan: Sure.
Gu Chenyan: Wait a moment.
After a few minutes,
Gu Chenyan: I can free up half a day on the 30th. What do you want to eat?
Qiao Shu: Hmm, haven’t decided yet.
Qiao Shu: I’ll ask Yu Yu.
Gu Chenyan: Alright.
Gu Chenyan: Let me know when you’ve decided. I’ll go with your preference.
Qiao Shu raised his eyebrows.
Exiting the chat, he sent a message to Jiang Jiayu. But since Jiang Jiayu was busy, he didn’t reply immediately, and Qiao Shu wasn’t in a hurry.
In the afternoon, Qiao Shu had lunch with Aunt Lan and others. After the meal, he drove to the company.
Whether it was due to the year-end rush or other reasons, Qiao Shu felt that the atmosphere in the company had changed since his last visit.
Without dwelling on it, Qiao Shu swiped his card to enter the company and waited for the elevator.
After a while, the elevator arrived, and when the doors opened, Qiao Shu saw four or five people inside.
Leading them was a tall young man in a blue suit. Despite the formal attire, he exuded a somewhat rebellious vibe.
Qiao Shu also noticed that the young man was holding a boy around twenty in his arms.
Qiao Shu blinked, feeling a sense of familiarity with the person.
However, without dwelling on it, Qiao Shu took a step back when he saw people inside the elevator, making way for them.
After everyone had exited, Qiao Shu quickly entered the elevator and pressed the button for the fifth floor.
The elevator doors closed.
Tang Chen stopped in his tracks, “Who was that? Why haven’t I seen him before?”
The person being held by Tang Chen, Ran Jiming, flickered his eyes but remained silent.
However, he may not be as reticent as he is, given the person following behind Tang Chen.
One of them was a manager from Big Star Entertainment. He smiled at Tang Chen and said, “Vice-President Tang, that’s Qiao Shu, an artist under Yu Qiong’s management. He’s been gaining momentum lately and was recently filming outside.”
Tang Chen frowned, “Under Yu Qiong’s management?”
Manager: “Yes.”
Tang Chen’s expression turned disgusted.
It was because of Yu Qiong, that woman, along with a few managers, filed a complaint against him with his father.
This led to his father holding a video conference across the ocean, where he was scolded mercilessly, losing all face.
Thinking of this, Tang Chen felt very angry.
But he quickly suppressed that anger.
Hmph, his mother sent news yesterday that the old man’s condition worsened, and he was transferred to the intensive care unit. Without his senses, how could the old man manage him? Eventually, this company would still have to listen to him.
When he completely took over the company, he would surely give those few managers a lesson.
Qiao Shu, walking towards Yu Qiong’s office, had no idea whom he had just encountered downstairs.
He entered Yu Qiong’s office.
Qiao Shu: “Sister Qiong.”
Yu Qiong: “You’re here? Have a seat.”
Yu Qiong handed a document to Qiao Shu, “This is an advertisement for jelly that I arranged for you. The shoot is scheduled after the Lantern Festival. Also, there’s an audition for ‘White Bone Record’, and the company’s schedule is also set after the Lantern Festival, on the sixteenth day of the Lunar New Year.”
Qiao Shu calculated; this year’s Chinese New Year’s Day was on the second day of February, and the sixteenth day would be on the seventeenth of February.
Qiao Shu: “Okay.”
Yu Qiong: “Use this break time to prepare. Otherwise, once you join the crew, there won’t be much time.”
Yu Qiong: “There’s one more thing. Do you still want to make your marital status public?”
Qiao Shu was briefly surprised, then nodded.
Making it public wasn’t just to make Gu Chenyan happy; Qiao Shu himself didn’t want to keep it a secret.
At first, Qiao Shu rejected Gu Chenyan’s proposal for a wedding because he felt there was no emotional connection between them, and a wedding wasn’t necessary.
Who would have thought that he would change his mind later?
Qiao Shu: QAQ
Yu Qiong sighed, “I’m afraid it’s not possible.”
Qiao Shu: “Huh?”
Yu Qiong: “After our efforts, Xiao Tang changed some development strategies. Not only Xiao Tang but also more than half of the managers don’t approve of their artists dating and getting married.”
Artist dating and getting married equals a massive loss of fans.
Unless the artist has a status in the industry high enough to not rely on fans.
However, none of the artists in Big Star Entertainment currently have that confidence.
Qiao Shu felt some regret about the outcome. But as an artist of the company, he had to comply.
As for terminating the contract…
Commoner Qiao Shu gave up the idea promptly when he thought about the huge termination fee.
So much money! He wasn’t going to pay!
Since he couldn’t go public, he decided to find other ways to make Gu Chenyan happy in the future. He also thought about the fans and planned to provide them with more benefits.
When the contract expires, he will make it public.
After discussing work and receiving the latest script for “White Bone Record”, Qiao Shu left the company.
He thought for a moment, took a detour to the flower shop, picked a rose, and then drove to Gu Chenyan’s company.
The security guard at the company’s entrance had long remembered Qiao Shu’s face, and Qiao Shu entered the company with a facial recognition scan.
He then walked into the exclusive elevator for the president’s office and scanned his fingerprint.
Straight to the president’s office.
The busy secretary assistants in the president’s office were slightly surprised when they saw Qiao Shu and were about to call out to him.
Qiao Shu raised his hand to stop them.
Hush!
He whispered, “Is Mr. Gu inside?”
The assistant secretaries nodded in unison.
Qiao Shu smiled, “Thank you.”
He hid the flower behind him. Under the curious gaze of everyone, he quietly opened the door to Gu Chenyan’s office and peeked in.
“Mr. Gu, you have a delivery.”
Author’s note:
Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or irrigated nutrient solution between 2021-02-04 23:56:36~2021-02-05 23:56:31~
Thanks to the little angel who threw the landmine: Lazy 1;
Thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution: Baili Can Gou 20 bottles; Xiao Yue 5 bottles; Qing Ben Jia Ren 3 bottles; Qing Yue, Su Su’s Puff, One Cool Fish, Little Ying Ying 2 bottles; Demon 1 bottle;
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