Ling Tianyou glanced at Gu Ningyue, and for some reason, he felt a little delighted inside.
Unexpectedly, his seemingly gentle fiancée could be so assertive at times.
"Alright, Dad, let's eat!"
With Ling Tianyou's words, the atmosphere quickly relaxed.
"Tianyou finally brought Ning Yue back once, it's so late, don't go back to stay overnight." After dinner, Xia Chenyu held Gu Ningyue's hand and looked at Ling Tianyou, saying, "I've had your room cleaned out, you can go back tomorrow!"
Gu Ningyue knew Ling Tianyou would never agree, so she didn't mind. Who knew she'd turn her head and see Ling Tianyou nodding: "Okay, it's been a long time since I stayed at home."
Gu Ningyue felt struck by lightning, "Wait, then I, I..." What should I do?
Before she could finish, Xia Chenyu interrupted her with a smile: "It's fine, there's another empty bedroom next to Tianyou's. Tianyou, why are you still standing there? Take Ning Yue upstairs to see!"
She was generally satisfied with this daughter-in-law.
Gu Ningyue breathed a sigh of relief, luckily, they wouldn't be sleeping together.
Ling Tianyou noticed Gu Ningyue's little expression but pretended not to see it, turning to head upstairs, "Let's go!"
Gu Ningyue followed him into the newly cleaned room, which had a European-style decor that she quite liked: "Did someone used to live in this room?"
Though she liked it, it clearly seemed like a room prepared for a girl.
Ling Tianyou stood at the door, reaching to turn on the innermost crystal light: "Liu Liu stayed here once when she first got together with Tianze. My mom always wanted a girl, so she decorated this room."
"Oh. Aunt has a good temper." Gu Ningyue sat on the bed, testing its bounce.
Ling Tianyou's lips curved slightly: "My mom has been urging me to get married. Now, she's just happy to finally have me bring a girlfriend back! When she really gets mad, even my dad has to retreat."
Gu Ningyue propped her hands on the bed, turning to look at Ling Tianyou and asked, "But your mom doesn't mind that I'm a 'mentally ill patient', even my dad despises me!"
She said this casually, but Ling Tianyou felt a pang in his heart.
"My mom is worldly and perceptive. Besides, there's no history of hereditary illnesses in the Gu Family. My parents must have checked this thoroughly." Ling Tianyou pulled a chair and sat by the bed, "But my mom certainly has a good impression of you."
Gu Ningyue lay back deliberately teasing, "That's good. Otherwise, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship would give you a headache."
"But the head of the family is my dad!" Ling Tianyou laughed: "Aren't you afraid my dad won't let you in?"
The tension at the dinner table earlier was enough to make one's scalp tingle just watching it.
Gu Ningyue turned to him and blinked, "Why be afraid? You'll protect me."
Ling Tianyou raised an eyebrow, "How can you be so sure I'll protect you?"
"I'm your wife! Who else would you protect but me?" Gu Ningyue stretched lazily; the bed was indeed soft. "After all, I'm so good, right?"
Ling Tianyou stood up and suddenly sat on the bed as well: "So, you've known for a while it would turn out like this?"
"Huh? What?" Gu Ningyue sat up, looking at him, confused.
Ling Tianyou smiled, "From when did you start setting your sights on me?"
Gu Ningyue finally reacted, "From the moment you appeared at the birthday party! At that moment, I seemed to suddenly realize that ten Ye Mingchens couldn't compare to one of you."
"Oh? Is that so?" Ling Tianyou suddenly leaned closer to Gu Ningyue, and his eyes were dazzlingly bright: "So, you really like me?"
His strikingly handsome face was right in front of her, and Gu Ningyue felt her heart skip a beat for a moment: "Yes...yes!"
This mesmerizing beauty was really too much for her to handle!
By now, the night had fallen, and the warm glow from the lamp bathed the atmosphere between the two in a layer of amorous color.
Ling Tianyou stared at her, his gaze slowly drifting down to her cherry lips, with sparks of desire in his eyes.
These lips are so soft; even the last brief touch left him longing.
His fingers caressed her cheek, and just as their lips were about to meet, there was a sudden knock at the door: "Uncle, come and build blocks with me, okay? Uncle! Uncle..."
The piercing urge brought Gu Ningyue back to her senses, and she immediately pulled away from Ling Tianyou's hand: "Uh~ I'll go open the door!"
Ling Tianyou pressed his lips together and said nothing; the child certainly had terrible timing!
He almost, almost kissed her.
The door opened, and the little guy completely ignored Ling Tianyou's face, which had darkened, lunging straight into his arms: "Uncle, build blocks with me!"
Ling Tianyou didn't want to talk at all, standing up and leading him outside.
"Uncle, what's wrong? Did someone bully you?"
As he closed the door, Gu Ningyue heard the little guy say this and couldn't help but laugh.
About half an hour later, Liu Liu came by to give a new set of pajamas.
Gu Ningyue thanked her, opened the door, and invited Liu Liu to sit for a while: "Anything you want to say, just say it. I'm fine."
Liu Liu sat on the chair, smiling gently: "It's nothing much, really. Mom was afraid you'd feel uncomfortable and asked me to come chat with you."
"Aunt is so considerate." Gu Ningyue remained calm, "My condition is truly not easy for people to accept, but it's okay."
"Dad is actually quite nice. Since I married into the family, he's treated me like a daughter. When Tianze acts up sometimes, Dad never hesitates to discipline him. However..." Liu Liu, though from a prestigious family, didn't have a haughty demeanor:
"Those rumors outside, you need to find a way to deal with them. Otherwise, if you and my brother get married someday, it might not look good."
That's the real reason she came, and how could Gu Ningyue not understand?
"I've thought about it, don't worry, those rumors will soon vanish cleanly," Gu Ningyue said, "I'll go to the hospital for a check-up to prove there's nothing wrong with me mentally, to reassure Aunt Cheng and Uncle Cheng."
She wouldn't let those who created the rumors go.
Liu Liu saw how on top of things she was and couldn't help but relax from her earlier worries: "It's good that you have a plan. Those people won't let you off just by enduring silently. Though Tianze and I have only returned home to live in the past two years, we've heard about what's going on. You REALLY can't be too kind!"
"True," Gu Ningyue agreed completely with Liu Liu's words, "I was too weak before and gave others a chance. In the future, even if it's just for myself, I won't make the same mistakes again."
"That's good then, I'll head back. You should get some rest early too!"
Gu Ningyue saw Liu Liu out, and as she reached the door, Liu Liu suddenly reminded her: "Xuanxuan likes to play pranks. If you hear any noise at night, just ignore it and sleep."
"Alright. Good night!"