Chapter 34
Just as Gu Wan was wondering if she should apologize again, she heard Lu Yu ask, as if not giving up: "What if it were me? If I acted like that, what would you do?"
Gu Wan thought carefully, imagining a woman or girl appearing by Lu Yu's side, joking and playing with him intimately... She couldn't help but frown.
Seeing this, Lu Yu's expression softened slightly, thinking to himself that if he put it this way, she would surely understand his feelings.
Moreover, Lu Yu felt a bit happy. It seemed she wasn't completely indifferent to him after all.
However, the next second, he heard Gu Wan say: "I would probably get a divorce."
She tried to put herself in that situation and found that she simply couldn't accept such a frivolous man. It would make her feel... very uncomfortable, both physically and mentally. Afterwards, she wouldn't be able to get close to him again no matter what.
This made Gu Wan involuntarily think of a toy she had fought over with her father's child when she was young. Before the other child had touched it, Gu Wan quite liked it, but after the other child had touched it, Gu Wan suddenly felt an inexplicable disgust towards it.
It wasn't that she hadn't tried to accept it, but no matter how she tried, she could never recapture the feeling she had before.
In the end, of course, Gu Wan threw away that toy.
Let alone just a toy, even when it came to Beibei back then, Gu Wan personally selected the feeding plan. At first, she hardly allowed the family's nanny to intervene, and only gradually eased up later on.
Lu Yu never expected her to give up so easily, and his smile abruptly stopped.
Gu Wan continued as if she hadn't noticed: "If you two aren't too excessive, it should be fine. I probably wouldn't get too angry, and there wouldn't be any problems then."
"But if you're not so polite and make a big fuss, I will definitely retaliate."
Just like how no one had expected that she, who had always been silent, would strike so hard and be so cold-hearted, nearly driving those who dared to fight her for the inheritance to their deaths. Even with her two brothers who were related by blood, she hadn't gone easy on them. In fact, it was precisely because they were her brothers that she was even more merciless.
So Gu Wan never thought of herself as an easy person to deal with.
If something wasn't hers, she wouldn't want even a bit of it no matter how good it was. If something was hers, no matter how bad it was, as long as she didn't let go, others couldn't take even a bit of it away.
Lu Yu didn't know whether to be angry at how easily and coldly she spoke of divorce, or to be angry that she treated him and herself completely differently.
If it were him, she would show no mercy, but if it were herself, she would let it go lightly?
How shameless!
Lu Yu laughed bitterly in his anger, but surprisingly, he didn't feel as angry as before in his heart.
After his ups and downs in the business world over these years, Lu Yu had already understood one thing clearly: no matter how nicely a person speaks, when it comes time to stab you, they definitely won't hesitate. On the contrary, those who like to speak clearly and directly, even if it doesn't sound pleasant to the ears, are actually more honest.
Although Gu Wan's honesty was a bit too much.
As he thought about it, Lu Yu couldn't help but grit his teeth again.
Probably because he really couldn't stand it anymore, Lu Yu suddenly lowered his head and sealed her increasingly infuriating mouth with his own.
Gu Wan, whose expression had been calm, had a moment of blankness in her eyes. Then she felt a bit confused. Wasn't he quite angry just now? How did he suddenly start kissing her in the midst of his anger?
Gu Wan had even prepared herself for an unpleasant parting after saying those things.
But although Gu Wan was confused, she didn't resist.
Seeing her completely unresponsive appearance, Lu Yu grabbed her chin, looked directly into her eyes, and said through gritted teeth: "Don't you have anything else to say? Like 'I shouldn't have said that' or 'I was wrong'?"
Lu Yu seemed to be trying to awaken Gu Wan's sense of shame. Even a little bit of remorse would be good!
Gu Wan really thought about it again, and then she realized that something that doesn't exist still won't exist even after reflection.
However, another thought vaguely popped up in her mind, and then, Gu Wan asked without blushing or her heart racing: "Do you want to do it?"
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"What did you say??"
Smart as Lu Yu was, he couldn't react immediately.
After a few seconds, when he understood her meaning, Lu Yu almost laughed from anger: "I'm still sick! Can't you show some concern for me?"
He even emphasized the latter half of the sentence.
Gu Wan couldn't help but look him up and down, thinking he looked quite energetic and not like someone who couldn't handle it.
Most importantly, how could Gu Wan really care about him? If she wanted to, she would. If Lu Yu really couldn't handle it, he would refuse himself.
If he stubbornly didn't refuse and really collapsed, that wouldn't be her problem.
After figuring this out, she suddenly felt enlightened, so Gu Wan asked again: "So, do you want to do it?"
Lu Yu: "..."
Lu Yu: "..."
Lu Yu: "Yes!"
When the last syllable came out, Gu Wan felt like she heard the sound of teeth grinding.
But Gu Wan didn't care. She just took his hand proactively and pulled him into the top floor room.
In the midst of their passion, the fever that Lu Yu had barely managed to bring down over the past two days seemed to surge back. This time, the heat of his body seemed to reach its limit.
Combined with their current activity, Lu Yu couldn't even tell if his body was so hot because of the fever or something else.
Gu Wan, on the other hand, found his current state - short of breath, heart racing, sweat beads rolling down his chin and back - to have a unique flavor.
It's just a pity that they couldn't do this often, or it would really cause problems.
An hour later, Gu Wan, who still retained some rationality, decisively called a stop and went to the bathroom to shower. When she came out of the shower, Lu Yu was already a bit unclear-headed.
In the end, because of this short hour, they ended up having to go to the hospital.
Despite Lu Yu's earlier insistence, he ultimately couldn't escape this fate.
On the way, Gu Wan saw his jaw clenched tight, his lips pressed firmly together, continuously staring out the window with a heavy gaze. However, the embarrassment and anger that flashed across his face from time to time still betrayed his current mood.
Lu Yu felt it was truly humiliating.
What was even more humiliating was that although Gu Wan accompanied him to the hospital this time, when it came time to see the doctor, she absolutely refused to go in with him. She just smiled at him, but her feet honestly retreated three big steps.
In the end, Lu Yu had to see the doctor alone.
The doctor seemed to want to say something several times but hesitated. Finally, as Lu Yu was leaving, the doctor couldn't hold back and advised: "Young man, you need to practice moderation. You can't be so reckless."
Fortunately, today he had registered for a regular appointment. Fortunately, the people here didn't know who he was. Lu Yu comforted himself with an expressionless face.
Looking at Gu Wan, who appeared completely unbothered, Lu Yu took a deep breath and bit her face: "You really have no conscience!"
Gu Wan didn't refute, but praised: "You were great."
Lu Yu immediately felt his face heat up.
Two more days passed, and as the previously planned time arrived, Xia Xue and the others had to leave.
Gu Wan followed their group and saw the young girls and boys off all the way to the high-speed rail station.
Seeing that she was alone again, Xia Xue only thought that the knowledgeable and worldly Mr. Lu had already gone back. Gu Wan just smiled without saying anything, not telling her that Lu Yu was still in the hotel room recovering from his illness and probably couldn't leave for a few more days.
At the end, Gu Wan even gave each of them a souvenir. Although not particularly expensive, it still made them happy for quite a while.
Only after they had left did Gu Wan get into the car that had somehow already stopped at the entrance.
A few days later, Lu Yu's illness finally cleared up completely. As autumn arrived, the temperature dropped significantly, and the number of diving tourists decreased sharply. Gu Wan felt it was time to move on to the next place.
Seeing her ready to leave again without any hesitation, Lu Yu felt both dejected and conflicted. However, he understood that once Gu Wan made a decision, it was very difficult to change her mind. Considering her harsh words earlier, Lu Yu knew that if he wanted to prevent such incidents from happening again, he had to think of another approach.
So for the next few months, Lu Yu adopted a new routine: he would work in City A for a period, then promptly fly to other places for a few days on his private jet.
Qin Assistant couldn't help but notice that Mr. Lu always seemed particularly eager when rushing to other locations.
During this time, Qin Assistant couldn't resist teasing him about it a couple of times. However, Lu Yu's reaction left him perplexed.
At that moment, Mr. Lu just gazed at him intensely for several seconds, then shook his head with a sigh, his tone even more profound than his gaze.
"You wouldn't understand."
Qin Assistant... Well, of course Qin Assistant was asking because he didn't understand!
However, since his boss showed no intention of explaining further, Qin Assistant, no matter how curious, could only keep his mouth shut.
Gu Wan, on the other hand, noticed that Lu Yu had been quite zealous lately, especially... in a particular area, much more so than before.
It was as if by completely exhausting her energy, she wouldn't have any left to think about other things.
Evidence proved that this tactic was indeed effective. Recently, even if Gu Wan encountered a handsome guy her age who could see right through her thoughts, she couldn't muster much interest.
She felt languid all over, with a hint of weariness between her brows. At this point, she even found it tiresome to give men a second glance.
When Xia Qianqian heard this explosive news, she couldn't stop laughing.
After hanging up the video call, Gu Wan couldn't help but let out a long sigh. She felt that if this continued, even the two bodyguards would start looking at them strangely.
This lifestyle persisted for several months, until winter arrived. By then, Gu Wan was skiing and enjoying the snow in the northern snow-covered lands.
After another exhilarating descent from the highest peak of the ski resort, feeling the blood boiling in her veins and the surging adrenaline, it took Gu Wan quite a while to catch her breath.
Although her talent was considered good, it wasn't enough to achieve such smoothness in such a short time. It was mainly her reckless practice method that had scared the instructor so much that he didn't even dare to charge triple the tuition fee and wanted to expel her from the ski resort.
Afterward, Gu Wan had to repeatedly promise before the instructor and the ski resort management abandoned this idea.
Under these circumstances, Gu Wan naturally picked up skills quickly. Now she could even assist the instructor in training other tourists.
Just as Gu Wan was checking the time, preparing to end today's activities, she turned her head and saw Lu Yu standing behind her, though she didn't know when he had arrived.
He looked at her, opened his mouth, and after a while, sighed and said, "It's already the 26th today. There are only four days left until the New Year."
Looking at Gu Wan, who had become much healthier after several months of exercise, Lu Yu softened his tone. Observing her almost wild with excitement, he said with a mix of sigh and reminder, "Xiao Wan, it's time to go home for the New Year."