Chapter 319: Chapter 319: Scaring the Wife Away
All the money went into his pocket, how could he easily take it out?
Su Baobao never makes a losing deal.
He said in his milky voice, “Then, baby will just call out when in the mood~”
After all, calling out to someone doesn’t cost him anything.
“How come you’re also such a little money-grubber? Are you a Pixiu that only takes in and never gives out?”
Jiang You cupped his small face with both hands and gently pinched it a few times.
Su Baobao pursed his little mouth, and seriously nodded in agreement.
To take money from him? Aside from mommy, no one should expect him to take money out of his pocket.
“Baobao’s money is saved for mommy to use,” said Su Baobao.
Hearing this, Su He looked at him with relief.
Jiang You: “Your mommy has plenty of money, where would she need your little money?”
Su Baobao: “Little money is still money. Big money is accumulated from little money. If I save slowly, it will become a lot and a lot of money later on.”
Jiang You asked, “So your money is only for your mommy to use, what about your dad?”
Su Baobao replied without a second thought, “Dad has money, and he earns money himself, he can use his own.”
“…”
Jiang You clicked her tongue, “Such double standards at a young age, you little guy, really something else.”
With the little guy’s interruption, Jiang You also temporarily forgot about the big thing she wanted to do.
However, she did start discussing the matter of having children with Jing Xuan and the others.
This idea of hers directly scared her agent, Ms. Qing, to the point where her heart almost jumped to her throat.
She doesn’t object to Jiang You dating, nor to her getting married.
But right now, she’s at a rising point in her career, and if she were to get pregnant and have a child now, she’d have a significant hiatus, which is quite risky for an actress.
Although she has the backing of both the Jiang Family and the Gu Family… but…
She’s still a little worried.
But, she also knows that once Jiang You has made up her mind, she couldn’t change it.
So in the end, the agent just gave up.
Anyway, even if she doesn’t continue acting, she won’t starve to death.
So she stopped worrying about it.
As long as she’s happy, that’s good enough.
…
Gu Beiyan had already given an early warning about tonight’s event, it couldn’t be reported.
So, when Jiang You looked at the entertainment news the next day, she thought she would see the news of her being proposed to last night.
But surprisingly, there was nothing.
This was very abnormal; she clearly saw people taking sneaky photos last night.
But she didn’t stop them because she wanted these entertainment reporters to spread the news.
Immediately afterward, she dialed Beiyan’s phone number.
The call was quickly answered.
“Beiyan.”
“Woken up?”
Last night, he was drunk, and it was Jiang You who took care of him all night. They stayed at Lanyue Villa.
This morning when he woke up, she was still sleeping, so he didn’t wake her.
“Beiyan, why is no one reporting about last night?” Jiang You asked.
Gu Beiyan was a little taken aback, “I had someone intercept it, what’s up?”
He was worried it would affect her.
Jiang You: “…”
“Beiyan, I just want everyone to know you are mine. You don’t have to worry about affecting me. Besides, we are openly together, it’s legitimate, what’s there to fear, right?”
She was indeed a little afraid at first about others finding out about her relationship with him.
But gradually, she grew unafraid.
Even more, she wanted to proclaim to the world that this man is hers, Jiang You’s, and no one can come and snatch her man from her.
Gu Beiyan: “Should I release it now?”
Since she was not afraid, he of course had no concerns, as long as she was happy.
Jiang You: “Release it.”
Gu Beiyan smiled, “Alright, I’ll get Chen Zhe to prepare it in a bit.”
“If you’re still tired, get some more sleep. I’ll have someone pick you up later and take you out to eat.”
“Beiyan, what should I do when I miss you?”
Halfway through her words, Jiang You started to act coquettishly.
“If only I could become Thumbelina and be carried around by you, then I could see you every day.”
Gu Beiyan was directly amused and laughed.
He went to his office, and she couldn’t follow him every day—it would affect his work.
Moreover, the way he works is even more tempting, and she feared she wouldn’t be able to control herself.
Talking and talking, Jiang You suddenly remembered what he said last night.
“Beiyan, you said last night that there is an engagement banquet, so when will the wedding banquet be?”
This question had been asked by her after she returned last night, but as soon as she finished asking, the man fell asleep.
“How about we skip the engagement banquet and go straight to the wedding, is that okay?”
Jiang You felt that the progress was too slow, and she only wanted to speed it up.
Otherwise, with the current pace, she would never get to ‘the meat.’
“Beiyan, I’ve been ‘vegetarian’ for twenty-five years now, I want to eat ‘meat.’
Gu Beiyan didn’t want to understand at lightning speed, but with Jiang You’s words, he always caught on instantly.
This ‘vegetarian’ isn’t that ‘vegetarian’, this ‘meat’ isn’t that ‘meat.’
But if it were someone else, they might really think she had been a vegetarian for twenty-five years.
Sitting at his office desk, Gu Beiyan raised his hand to pinch the bridge of his nose, sometimes he really didn’t know what to do with her.
“Hmm, I’ll take you for some meat at lunch today, make sure you get enough,” he responded, deliberately ignoring her underlying meaning.
Jiang You: “… That’s not what I meant.”
“…”
Midday.
Jiang You applied light makeup and went to the garage to find a car and drove out by herself.
She didn’t ask for Gu Beiyan’s people to pick her up.
Because she had a personal errand to run.
After finishing, she would go find him.
Half an hour later, she arrived at a private custom shop.
This shop was a century-old establishment, specializing in the custom creation of various jewelry and craft items.
Jiang You stayed there for half an hour before leaving.
But just as she walked out, she ran into An Mi.
An Mi was standing with her back to Jiang You and did not see her.
Jiang You called out, “An Mi.”
Upon hearing her name, An Mi turned around and saw Jiang You behind her, walking towards her.
“Jiang You.”
An Mi did not expect to run into Jiang You here.
“Why are you here?” Jiang You asked An Mi.
This place was quite far from University A.
“Don’t you have classes today?”
An Mi didn’t dare say she had taken the day off.
She was here today to pick something up. She had ordered an item here two weeks ago.
“I don’t have classes this morning, so I came over here to pick something up.”
“Oh, I see. Have you picked it up? If not, I’ll wait for you, I can give you a ride back afterwards.”
“Umm, Jiang You, there’s no need to bother, you can go ahead if you’re busy, I can just take a taxi back later.”
“It’s no bother, I’ve been resting these past few days and don’t have work to busy myself with.”
Seeing her insist, An Mi didn’t have the heart to refuse anymore.”Then, Jiang You, wait for me for a moment, I’ll go in and come back out quickly.”
“Sure, go ahead, I’ll wait for you at the entrance.”
“…”
Five minutes later, An Mi came out with the item.
Once in the car, Jiang You asked, “What time’s your next class?”
An Mi honestly answered, “At three.”
Jiang You glanced at the time, “There’s still time. Let me treat you to lunch, and after we eat, I’ll take you back. The restaurant is actually quite close to your school.”
Jiang You had put it that way, and An Mi found it hard to refuse. She simply nodded and replied, “Oh, okay.”
“…”
In fact, she did have classes this morning, but none in the afternoon; however, she had something to do in the afternoon and was worried there wouldn’t be enough time, so she bit the bullet and took the whole day off.
Since there was still time, she did not refuse Jiang You’s invitation.
When Gu Beiyan saw Jiang You bringing An Mi with her, he was stunned.
Not only was he taken aback, Jiang You was also stunned.
Because Wan Muqi was sitting next to Gu Beiyan.
She hadn’t told Gu Beiyan that she was bringing An Mi, and he had not mentioned to Jiang You that he had run into Wan Muqi, so they just went ahead and had a meal together.
Jiang You didn’t think too much about it, but Gu Beiyan’s gaze towards Wan Muqi was somewhat meaningful.
It was as if he was asking, “Did you know An Mi was coming, you little rascal?”
Wan Muqi shrugged his shoulders, indicating he had no idea.
He really didn’t know; he met Gu Beiyan here because he was stood up by Ms. Mu, and just as he was about to leave, Gu Beiyan showed up.
He himself had been surprised when An Mi showed up.
An Mi herself also did not expect that Wan Muqi would be here.
Jiang You patted An Mi’s shoulder and said, “Take a seat, don’t stand there. Later you can see what you’d like to eat—order whatever you want. Today, Beiyan is paying.”
An Mi politely greeted the two men in front of her.
“Beiyan, Mr. Wan.”
Gu Beiyan nodded, “Hmm, you don’t have classes today?”
He asked the exact same question as Jiang You.
An Mi took the only available seat next to Wan Muqi.
She replied, “Hmm, yes, I had no classes this morning.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Wan Muqi subconsciously glanced at her profile.
He frowned slightly.
If he remembered correctly, she did have classes today.
Wan Muqi had seen the schedule for her department before.
The little bunny has also learned to lie?
Wan Muqi repeated, “You don’t have classes today?”
The man’s deep voice entered her ear, causing her heart to flutter slightly.
“Uh, no.”
An Mi replied without even turning her head.
This time, the man’s eyebrows furrowed even more.
Jiang You, who had sat down, was seriously perusing the menu, so she didn’t notice this interplay.
Gu Beiyan had witnessed the expressions on Wan Muqi’s face quite clearly.
But he just smiled and did not speak.
Soon, Wan Muqi noticed the bag beside An Mi, which seemed to contain gifts or something similar.
So during the meal, his mind was occupied with:
Who had given her this gift?
Or was it meant for someone else?
She was supposed to have classes this morning, yet she claimed not to have any. Was it because she was meeting someone important? Otherwise, the An Mi who always seemed to only care about studying, wouldn’t likely skip classes and lie about not having any.
Who could be so important that she would do such a thing?
Is it a man or a woman?
…
Jiang You glanced at the absent-minded Wan Muqi who had only eaten a little and kindly asked, “Mr. Mu Qi, why aren’t you eating? Is your stomach uncomfortable?”
Her question successfully drew An Mi’s attention.
An Mi hadn’t said a word to Wan Muqi since sitting down.
She even dared not look him directly in the eye.
She maintained the same posture as when she first sat down, without moving.
An Mi tilted her head and looked at the man beside her.
Just then, Wan Muqi also turned to look at her.
Their eyes met.
Jiang You watched the two of them and suddenly felt something was strange.
But she couldn’t pinpoint what it was right away.
Wan Muqi only glanced briefly before looking away, turning his gaze to Jiang You and saying, “No, I just don’t have an appetite.”
Jiang You responded with an “Oh,” saying, “Do you want me to order a few appetizers for you?”
Right after she finished speaking, Gu Beiyan said: “Alright, don’t worry about it. Even if you ordered dragon meat for him, he wouldn’t have the appetite to eat it right now.”
“Why not?”
“It’s not because of the dishes that he doesn’t have an appetite.”
“Then what is it because of?”
Jiang You persisted in asking.
Gu Beiyan didn’t speak any further but picked up a chicken wing that she liked to eat and placed it on her plate.
Suddenly, Jiang You thought of something and turned to look at Wan Muqi again, asking, “Mu Qi, could it be that your confession failed? The girl you like doesn’t like you back, right?”
“Cough, cough…”
An Mi took a sip of water and accidentally choked on it.
Before Jiang You could reach for the tissues, someone beat her to it.
“Drink slower, no one’s fighting with you for it.”
Wan Muqi handed her the tissue, saying it with a serious tone, yet there was a hint of concern in his voice.
An Mi looked at the tissue in front of her, feeling awkward whether to take it or not. If she didn’t accept it, it seemed like an admission of guilt.
Eventually, she took it.
Jiang You’s hand stopped mid-movement towards the tissues.
She seemed to understand something.
But somehow, it didn’t seem quite right.
She subconsciously looked towards Gu Beiyan, raised her eyebrows and eyes a little, and asked with a glance, “Is it what I’m thinking?”
Gu Beiyan merely blinked his eyes and didn’t say much.
Jiang You: “…”
Suddenly, certain images replayed in her mind.
The description Wan Muqi gave about the girl earlier seemed to match An Mi perfectly.
She had a moment of realization.
She turned to glance at the two people opposite her once more.
Holy crap, it’s actually An Mi!
She was about to say something, but Gu Beiyan timely pressed down on her hand, signaling her not to speak.
Half an hour later.
Wan Muqi said he needed to head back to school, and since An Mi was also going back, he offered to drop her off on the way.
Jiang You initially wanted to say she would do the drop-off, but Gu Beiyan held her back, not letting her speak.
After they left.
Jiang You then asked, “Beiyan, did you know about this all along?”
Gu Beiyan nodded his head.
“Then why didn’t you tell me?”
“Old Wan said not to tell anyone.”
“But I’m not just anybody, why couldn’t you tell me?”
Jiang You was speechless; she had asked Wan Muqi so many times in front of An Mi previously.
Who knew that the person would be right there in front of her, and she, like a blind person, had not realized it all this time.
“Does my sister-in-law know about this?” she inquired.
Gu Beiyan nodded, “Your sister-in-law and brother were the first to know.”
Jiang You: “…”
So everyone knew but her, right?
Suddenly, Jiang You muttered, “Although there is a bit of an age difference between those two, they do seem well-matched standing together.”
Gu Beiyan: “…”
Jiang You: “Should I give Mu Qi a hand and help him win her over?”
Gu Beiyan: “Just don’t cause more trouble for him, if you scare his girl away, I can’t afford to compensate.”
“…”
Jiang You looked around and, seeing no waiters nearby, leaned into the man’s ear and whispered, “Beiyan, I want to eat meat tonight, Ms. Qing hasn’t arranged any work for me these past few days.”
Gu Beiyan did not expect her to switch gears so fast, one second she was discussing Old Wan’s matter, and the next she had moved on to something else.
“Alright.”
At his words, Jiang You bloomed like a flower, bursting with energy.
The man smiled, wrapped one arm around her waist, and said, “Mm, I’ll have Chen Zhe prepare meat for you, every kind you can imagine, tonight you’ll eat your fill.”