Chapter 70: Still So Childish at This Age
How could Shen Xi not like him? This was the man who made sure she ate well and lived comfortably, the ultimate big boss.
A one-of-a-kind, generous employer who gave her an easy job with an annual salary of hundreds of millions. The only "requirement" was spending a few nights with him. Honestly, there were no downsides.
As a dedicated employee, how could Shen Xi allow an outsider to slander and insult her number one boss?
Gu She was momentarily stunned by her sharp words, but instead of getting angry, his smirk deepened. He found this woman even more interesting.
Taking another step closer, he inhaled deeply, catching the faint, elegant fragrance from her body. His nose twitched slightly, like a dog sniffing out something precious.
Suddenly, his eyes widened in excitement, as if he had just made a groundbreaking discovery.
“Sister-in-law, you’re actually… still a virgin?!”
Shen Xi’s eyes twitched at his words, a wave of nausea rising in her stomach.
What the hell? Does this person's nose belong to a dog or something?
She shot him a cold glare, her voice carrying a clear warning.
“Hanling will be back soon. I suggest you behave yourself.”
But Gu She didn’t seem to care. Instead, he laughed even more shamelessly.
“No need to be so tense. I was just joking, why take it so seriously?”
He tilted his head, his tone turning suggestive.
“But really, sister-in-law, could it be that my dear cousin just isn’t up to the task? A beauty like you, and he hasn’t devoured you yet?”
He inched even closer, the space between them rapidly shrinking.
“If he really can’t satisfy you and is always too busy to even be around… then maybe—”
“ARGH!!”
Before he could finish, Shen Xi coldly watched as Gu She collapsed to the ground, groaning in agony. While he had been busy running his mouth, she had landed a swift and merciless kick between his legs.
“Tsk.”
She sneered, looking down at him writhing in pain.
“With an attitude like yours, you dare question my husband? Careful, if he pulls it out, you might just pass out from shock.”
With that, she turned on her heel and walked away without sparing him another glance, completely ignoring his pained yelps behind her.
With her thin arms and legs, the most she could do was make him hurt for a minute or two. If she didn’t take this chance to escape, when would she?
Sure enough, less than a minute later, Gu She had already recovered. Through his blurry vision, he saw someone standing in front of him and assumed Shen Xi hadn’t left yet. Gritting his teeth, he growled,
“Oh, so you didn’t run? Let’s see if I don’t—”
As he pushed himself off the ground and looked up, his words stuck in his throat. Standing before him was Gu Hanling, his face as dark as a storm cloud.
Gu She’s expression turned deathly pale in an instant, his voice trembling as he stammered,
“C-Cousin… What are you doing here?”
Gu Hanling had been heading over after hearing Shen Xi’s voice from afar.
And just in time to catch everything, especially that last line where she defended him so fiercely. ‘Careful, if he pulls it out, you might just pass out from shock.’
What kind of girl like Shen Xi would even say something like that? It completely caught him off guard.
Meanwhile, Gu She was now shaking all over, cold sweat forming on his forehead as he nervously stepped backward.
“Cousin, don’t misunderstand! I was just joking with sister-in-law! I swear, I didn’t mean anything by it!”
Gu Hanling didn’t waste any words. With one swift move, he grabbed Gu She by the collar, lifting him like a stray dog and yanking him forward.
“Oh? I was just joking too.”
Before Gu She could react—
BAM!
A powerful punch landed square on his face, sending him stumbling backward.
“AHH!!”
His cheek immediately swelled, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. One of his front teeth was knocked out on the spot.
Crashing against the decorative rock behind him, pain shot through his back. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he could only whimper.
“Are you very interested in my wife?”
“N-no… I was wr—”
But before he could finish, Gu Hanling took another step forward and swung another punch.
Though the inner courtyard didn’t have many patients, there were plenty of medical staff.
Hearing the commotion, they rushed over only to find their big boss, Gu Hanling, beating up his own cousin.
That was nothing new. After all, Gu Hanling had been disciplining his lazy, good-for-nothing cousins since they were kids. No one was surprised anymore.
By the time he became an adult, no one dared to mess with him. But today, his cousin Gu She clearly hadn't learned his lesson and ended up getting “educated” again.
Now, Gu She lay on a hospital bed, his head wrapped in layers of bandages, with only his swollen lips and a pair of pitiful eyes visible, looking exactly like a mummy.
Wu Xiaoman and Feng Weiwei stood by his bedside, looking at his miserable state. They couldn’t help but find it both funny and exasperating.
Since Gu She’s father, Gu Jian, wasn’t in the country today, he had no choice but to rely on Wu Xiaoman to take care of things.
“Seriously, what were you thinking, messing with that demon? Do you have a death wish?” Wu Xiaoman sighed, her tone filled with disapproval.
“You know better than anyone what kind of temper that little bastard has. Since we were kids, who’s ever dared to provoke him?”
Lying on the hospital bed, Gu She felt even more wronged when he heard Wu Xiaoman scolding him. He spoke through his swollen lips, his words slurred and barely understandable.
“I just wanted to chat with his wife… How was I supposed to know he’d react like that…”
Wu Xiaoman rolled her eyes. As if she didn’t know what kind of person Gu She was.
“Chat? That’s all you did? Can you even say out loud what else you tried? Forget that little bastard, anyone in his place would’ve beaten you up just as badly.”
Gu She was completely at a loss for words. All he could do was groan in frustration.
Feng Weiwei sat beside him, her eyes red and filled with tears, quietly sobbing, looking utterly heartbroken.
Wu Xiaoman noticed her crying and frowned.
“You didn’t get hit, so what are you crying for?”
Then, after thinking for a moment, she figured it out.
She was probably jealous, jealous that Gu Hanling had beaten Gu She up so mercilessly for another woman.
Wu Xiaoman let out another sigh, rubbing her forehead in frustration. Useless. Every single one of them. How could they possibly compete with that “little bastard”?
Just then—
Knock, knock.
The sound of someone knocking on the hospital room door caught Wu Xiaoman off guard.
Who else would come looking for Gu She at a time like this?
“Come in.”
The door opened, and there he was Gu Hanling, looking as calm and refined as ever, politely knocking before entering like a true gentleman.
And beside him? His wife, Shen Xi.
“I heard my dear cousin got hurt, so my wife and I came to visit,” Gu Hanling said, his tone smooth and unreadable.
The room fell into an eerie silence. No, it was as if they had just seen a ghost.
Did Gu Hanling even hear himself?
Were those three missing teeth just taking a walk and never coming back?
Who beats someone up and then shows up later to check on how well they were bandaged?
The only one who seemed confused was Shen Xi. She looked at Gu She, wrapped up like a mummy, and thought to herself. Was her kick really that bad?
Wait... Could it be that the security cameras caught her, and now she was here to apologize and pay for damages?
Gu She, having finally learned his lesson, was the first to react. He tried to scoot further into the corner of the bed, not even daring to make a sound.
Wu Xiaoman quickly followed, putting on a polite smile.
“Xiao Han, that’s very thoughtful of you! It’s really nothing serious, just a few stitches, a couple of missing teeth, a little scarring, and... oh, a minor concussion. Nothing to worry about.”
Gu Hanling smiled faintly, his tone light but unreadable.
“That’s good. We’re all family, after all. This is how it should be.”
Beside him, Shen Xi suddenly felt a strong gaze fixed on her.
When she looked up, she saw Feng Weiwei staring at her with tears in her eyes and a bit of resentment.
Huh? How did she manage to cry and glare at the same time? That was some next-level skill…
Shen Xi glanced at Gu She, who was practically mummified, then hesitantly asked,
“So... how did my dear cousin end up like this?”
Gu Hanling’s expression remained calm as he casually replied,
“I heard he accidentally fell off the rock garden. Still playing around at this age.”
Lying on the hospital bed, Gu She nearly jumped up in anger when he heard that.
But right now, he didn’t even dare to make a sound. He could only let out a few muffled whimpers. Anyone listening would think he was just groaning in pain.
Shen Xi pressed her lips together, trying her best to look sympathetic. In reality, she was holding back laughter so hard it hurt.
Pffft… serves him right!
Good news! This had nothing to do with her!
Wu Xiaoman, not wanting to let Gu Hanling continue his little performance and give herself a headache, quickly changed the topic.
“It’s almost mealtime. Since everyone’s here, why don’t we all go have dinner together?”