In the presidential private room of Spring River Century Hotel.
"Beep."
A ray of light suddenly fell from the door of the darkroom.
Gu Ruoyan nervously pinched the corner of her pajamas. Her forehead was covered in rivulets of cold sweat as she stared at the man sitting on the bed.
There was a silk scarf tied to his eyes, revealing clear facial contours. Even though the light was dim, one could still see that the man had delicate facial features. His cold and cheerless face was facing Gu Ruoyan. His thin lips curved slightly. He smiled leisurely and said, "Yanyan, since when do you like to play this?"
Her nails straightly dug into her palms. She did not answer Li Shaojue's question. Instead, she took a slow step forward and put her hands around the man's neck stiffly. She closed her eyes and kissed him gently.
Their lips pressed against each other, stirring up a wave of passion.
A cold and refreshing scent of the man's body invaded Gu Ruoyan's senses. He turned over and pressed her under him. His lips and tongue pried open her teeth and forcefully broke through all the barriers in her mouth.
Gu Ruoyan's cheeks were flushed red. She was kissed until her whole body went soft and she was gasping for breath.
In the dark, the scarf suddenly slid down. Gu Ruoyan was shocked and she noticed that he wanted to turn on the light. She hurriedly said, "Don't!"
As soon as the voice came out, Gu Ruoyan's expression paused, and she tried to soften her voice as much as possible. She said in a trembling voice, "I'm shy..."
"Alright."
"Yanyan, I will be gentle. You can relax." Li Shaojue felt the fear in her voice. He stopped and stroked her face comfortingly.
"Hmm..."
It was not until the latter half of the night that Gu Ruoyan was exhausted, and that the man who was hugging her let out the sound of breathing in deep sleep.
She gently lifted her eyes. The man's cold chin and thin lips were close within reach. The bridge of his nose was high, and his long eyelashes cast a faint shadow on his face. He was undoubtedly handsome.
However, this had nothing to do with her.
Restraining the emotions in her eyes, she forced herself to get up, put on her pajamas, took the room card, tapped it on the door of the adjacent room, and entered.
In the room, a woman in the same pajamas as hers was playing with the mobile phone. When she heard the noise, she immediately looked up. Her face, which strongly resembled Gu Ruoyan's face, was filled with expectation. "How was it?"
"Done."
Gu Ruoyan said casually and straightened her back with a stubborn look in her eyes.
Gu Moyan looked at Gu Ruoyan with disdain and pointed at the water and pills on the table. "Eat them."
After saying that, she turned around and was about to return to the adjacent room when Gu Ruoyan grabbed the corner of her pajamas.
"What do you mean?" She asked angrily, glaring at Gu Ruoyan, "Do you want to go back on your words?"
Gu Ruoyan's expression was slightly cold as she stood still, "Where's the money?"
"My dad has already prepared the money and he is waiting for you at home. You can leave." Gu Moyan pulled back her pajamas, rolled her eyes at Gu Ruoyan, and muttered in a low voice, "Haven't you seen money, country bumpkin?"
The door was slammed shut, and the empty room returned to silence.
More than ten years ago, her parents divorced and her sister, Gu Moyan, who was younger than her by a year, followed her father. She and her mother were kicked out of the house.
After that, a mistress entered the house and Gu Moyan was spoilt by her to be unruly. Gu Moyan thus became the number one socialite whom everyone in C City admired.
On the other hand, Gu Ruoyan was working while studying. After studying at university in a thrifty manner, her life was about to get better. Unexpectedly, her mother was diagnosed with gastric cancer. Now, she was still lying in the hospital because she couldn't afford the operation.
Just when they were at their wit's end, her father and sister found her and said that as long as she used her virgin body as a substitute overnight for her sister to stabilize the marriage with the Young Master of the Li Family, they would give her three hundred thousand.
What else could she do?
Gu Moyan's private life was extremely chaotic. This was not something that could be known by the noble Li Family. If not for the fact that he had slight night blindness, Gu Ruoyan would not even have the chance to be a substitute.
"Heh." Gu Ruoyan curved her lips and laughed at herself. She picked up the pills on the table and swallowed them in a mouthful of cold water.
...
Crescent Moon Bay, a famous brownstone district of C City, was near the mountains and rivers. Every plot of land was extremely expensive.
It had just rained today. The air was damp and the surface of asphalt pavement was steaming with sticky water vapor. Gu Ruoyan stood at the door in her pajamas and shivered.
"Miss Gu," The maid opened the door, looked at Gu Ruoyan who looked completely out of place, and said with contempt, "Come with me."
In the magnificent hall, the crystal lights were shining brightly. Gu Yuan was sitting on the leather sofa reading the newspaper. If she hadn't known his true face, she would have really thought that he was a successful entrepreneur.
Gu Ruoyan stood under the light, her back straight. Her gorgeous face was not covered by the cheap clothes at all. Instead, she was full of pride. She got straight to the point. "Money."
Hearing her voice, Gu Yuan hurriedly got up, looking impatient. "Is everything done?"
"Yes."
Gu Yuan's heart relaxed, and a hint of joy appeared on his face. He suddenly thought of something and his eyes became stern. "Have you taken the pills?"
"Yes."
After getting the answer he wanted, Gu Yuan's heart was completely relieved, and his face could not help but be ecstatic.
If he managed to get the backing of a powerful patron like the Li Family, he would not have to worry about how to get into the celebrity circle!
At that time, many people would be willing to curry favor with him!
"Well done." The smile on Gu Yuan's face grew bigger and bigger. He happily picked up his cigar and took a puff. Then, he seemed to have remembered something. "Oh right, the hospital called yesterday afternoon. Your mother was already dead."
In an instant, Gu Ruoyan felt as if she was struck by lightning.
Dead?
It happened yesterday!
Gu Ruoyan trembled all over. Her lowered hands trembled. She clutched her palms tightly before she managed to regain a trace of reason from the extreme pain. "Did you just want to use me?"
"So what?" A hint of impatience appeared on Gu Yuan's heartless face. "You should be glad that you still have some value. Otherwise, you wouldn't even be able to get this little bit of money."
Gu Ruoyan was so angry that her entire body was trembling like an angry lion. "What I want is not money!"
Without her mother, what was the use of her having more money!
"It's a waste of money for her to live!" Gu Yuan threw the bank card in front of her and looked at her with disgust. "Get out of here."
"I told you! What I want is not money!" She lunged at Gu Yuan. "Since my mother died, I won't let you have a good time!"
However, before she could get close, she was stopped by the bodyguards. The hard fists landed on her body severely.
Gu Yuan's expression was cold as he looked down at her. "I was planning to let you live for two more days, but you don't know how to appreciate favors. Deal with her."
"Yes, sir!"
Gu Ruoyan did not seem to feel the pain coming from her internal organs. She only stared fiercely at Gu Yuan. Her eyes were filled with despair and madness. She was like the Hell Asura. Anyone who looked at her would be shocked.
The sky was gloomy. The lightning and thunder had been forming for a long time. But in an instant, accompanied by the pouring rain, they fiercely smashed down.
Five years later, in Simon's Psychological Clinic, Xinrong Building.
Outside the consulting room, Ji Chucheng sat lazily on the sofa. He flipped through the magazine next to him, picked it up and put it down. He felt even more irritated. If not for the girl he had just picked up and the novelty had not passed, he would never have wasted an entire morning here.
He saw that the hour hand had moved around another complete circle, but the consulting room's door did not seem to have any intention of opening. His face visibly darkened by another degree.
He thought to himself, "If she doesn't come out within five minutes, then..."
At this moment, with a clicking sound, there was a sound of movement from consulting room.
Ji Chucheng immediately stood up and went up to her. He hid his emotions very well and hugged the woman who came out. "Baby, why does it take so long?"
"This is a very famous psychologist from abroad. I utilized a lot of connections to have an appointment with him." Song Yuan wore a gentlewomanly light apricot short dress and smiled coquettishly. Her delicate face that appeared on the big screen of the entertainment industry countless times was very recognizable. She pushed Ji Chucheng's chest, "Are you tired of waiting?"
"How could that be?" Ji Chucheng curled his lips into a smile and took advantage of her, with his amorous eyes narrowed.
"Miss Song, please wait a moment." With an extremely crisp female voice, the consulting room's door was opened, revealing a corner of a clean white coat.
Ji Chucheng subconsciously looked towards the direction of the voice. The woman was extremely beautiful. She had a delicate oval face and a pair of watery almond eyes. With a tall figure, she was wearing a single piece of white coat. There was a name tag on her chest pocket.
Dr. Bunny.
The lights of incandescent lamp were bright. Gu Ruoyan did not wear any makeup. Her face was clear and gorgeous. Her ponytail was neatly tied up. Even under such a simple attire, it was enough to make Song Yuan, who was standing next to her, lose her splendor.
"You forgot to take the prescription." Gu Ruoyan said as she handed the prescription over, "If you still have a nightmare after taking medicine for a week, come find me again."
"Okay, thank you." Song Yuan said with a smile.
"You're welcome."
"By the way, where is the payment office?" Simon's owned many famous psychological branch clinics all over the world. Even the branch clinic in C City was ridiculously large. It was inevitable that Song Yuan could not distinguish the direction.
"The payment office and the pharmacy center are together. Go there." Gu Ruoyan pointed casually with a finger and said gently.
After watching Song Yuan's figure disappear around the corner, Gu Ruoyan was about to turn around.
"Wait." Ji Chucheng asked, smiling as he came to his sense from her dazzling face, "Dr. Gu, are you free to have lunch with me?"
Gu Ruoyan recognized this flirting signal and her expression suddenly turned cold. She said bluntly, "If you're sick, make an appointment at the front desk."
Before she finished speaking, she walked into the office next door. Ji Chucheng naturally wanted to chase after her, but a little radish head suddenly popped out from the door and stopped him.
She looked to be no more than four or five years old. She was a little girl who was as delicate as a piece of jade. She was wearing a light pink princess dress. Her big black grape-like eyes blinked strangely. She was holding a lollipop in her mouth.
Her face, which was extremely similar to Gu Ruoyan's, was trying to put on a fierce expression that seemed like milky cries. She held the lollipop in one hand and aimed it at Ji Chucheng. "Weird uncle! You are not allowed to pester my Mommy, or I will destroy you on behalf of the moon!"
As she said that, the pretty cute little child also made an exclusive pose of Sailor Moon.
Weird... Weird uncle?
Ji Chucheng rubbed his nose and thought to himself, "Why did this name sound so risque?"
Then, a fierce little boy's voice came from inside, "Idiot, come back quickly and do your homework! Otherwise, I won't let you watch cartoons."
"Nyah, nyah, nyah!" Gu Jingmeng made a face at the boy who was inside. Her big eyes rolled around. She suddenly smiled mysteriously and hooked her finger at Ji Chucheng.
It was probably because she was too cute and likable that Ji Chucheng walked over for some strange reason and squatted in front of her.
Gu Jingmeng smiled slyly, "Actually, you are still very handsome. You can be my boyfriend if you want to."
Puff!
Ji Chucheng's heart was about to melt.
A voice came next from the inside room, "Meng Xiaomeng, your taste is getting worse."
Ji Chucheng glanced out of the corner of his eyes and saw another little kid.
The little boy was wearing a British small shirt and plaid pants. Below him was a pair of shiny leather shoes. His hands were crossed in his pockets as he stood there in an imposing manner. His delicate little face frowned and he looked at Ji Chucheng with disdain like a little adult.
Ji Chucheng was shocked and immediately froze on the spot.
"Tsk! My taste is much better than yours!" Gu Jingmeng pouted in dissatisfaction.
The little boy looked at this weird uncle in front of him who was completely dumbfounded. He snorted slightly and walked over.
"Bang!"
The door was closed.
In the office, two half-grown a little radish heads were sitting at two child tables separately, one pink and one blue. They were restlessly doing math questions.
"I got it! You're just jealous!" Gu Jingmeng's big eyes wandered around quick-wittedly and she pointed at Gu Jingxi.
"What am I jealous of?" Gu Jingxi casually wrote down the answer to the question, as he replied calmly with a venomous tongue, "Am I jealous that he is older than me? Or am I jealous that he is ugly? Or am I jealous that he looks silly?"
"Ow!" Gu Jingmeng couldn't refute his words as she ran angrily to hug Gu Ruoyan's thigh, "Mommy! Do you think that uncle is handsome?"
Gu Ruoyan thought to herself, "What is the use of being handsome? He is just messing around behind his girlfriend's back." It was not easy for Gu Ruoyan to tell her precious daughter about this matter. She only picked her up and walked towards the child table. She said gently and patiently, "Baby, how many times has Mommy told you? Don't judge a book by its cover."
"Come. Do your homework."
Gu Jingmeng twisted her head around and pouted, feeling wronged, "But I don't know how to do it."
"It serves you right! You just look at handsome guys every day. Now you don't know how to do your homework, right? Shame on you."
"Ouch! Xi Xiaoxi, don't think that I won't beat you up just because you are my brother!"
"Let's talk about it after you defeat me."
The little kids were still bickering. Gu Ruoyan's gaze fell on the LED screen on the opposite building. It was broadcasting the recent interview clips of Li Shaojue, the President of the Li Group, and his fiancee, Gu Moyan.
The man was handsome and outstanding. He was noble and extraordinary. However, as for a man like him who was as cold as ice and even fierce, his expression softened when he looked at Gu Moyan as if his warmth was unique to her in the world.
Not to mention Gu Moyan, a single piece of her earings was worth a million. She was dressed exquisitely and elegantly, and at this time, they were intimately hugging each other, and the smile on their faces was happy and dazzling.
If Gu Ruoyan didn't know how dirty this exquisite face was on the inside, she would really like to praise this pair as a match made in heaven.
She had always thought that five years ago, she had angered Gu Yuan so that she was submerged in the sea. Fortunately, her life should not have ended. She encountered fishing boats out to sea with a high-level medical team.
It was only later that she learned that a large amount of specific medicine for cardiac therapy was left in her body. If not for the help of the sea water, she would have died.
It turned out that what Gu Moyan had given her was not birth control pills at all!
Later, she found out that she was pregnant and the doctor did not recommend her to give birth to the children, but the moment she laid on the operating table, she still regretted it.
They were her children, her flesh and blood.
She decided to keep them.
She contacted a psychology professor who was very kind to her in college and applied to an Ivy League college recommended by him. She then crossed the ocean and continued her education of clinical counseling.
Not long after, she gave birth to two little kids. When she thought of this, her gaze became a little gentler.
For the past five years, she did not dare to relax herself. Fortunately, with the help of the professor, not only did she raise two children, but she also achieved extremely outstanding scientific research results in terms of academics, especially making a name for herself in the branch of consulting.
But her mother's death had always been a hurdle in her heart.
Perhaps the Gu Family thought that she had already died so that they were not worried that someone would investigate her mother's death. Through her domestic friends, she smoothly got the monitoring recording of her mother's ward on the day of her death.
Sure enough, he saw the figure of Gu Yuan. He had a high and mighty expression on his face as he lightly said a few words related to the contract. His words were no different from a knife, killing without spilling blood. Not long after he left, her mother took sleeping pills and tried to use her life to regain her daughter's innocence.
However, she did not know that Gu Yuan had blocked the news. From the beginning, he did not even want to let go of his daughter's life.
Blood was obviously thicker than water, but he wanted to use her and her mother's lives to pave the way for the Gu Family.
This time, Gu Ruoyan would definitely not let them off!
On the other side, outside the office.
"What's wrong with you? You were distracted from the start." Song Yuan came back with the medicine and looked at Ji Chucheng strangely.
He came to his sense and said under cover of a smile, "Nothing, I was just curious about the psychological counseling process."
However, he could not help but send a message to his good brother.
"Old Li, since when did you have children?"
Even though there was a beauty in his arms, it could not stop Ji Chucheng's desire to gossip, "You did a good job of keeping it a secret. After so many years, even I did not know about it."
At the same time, inside the Li Group Building.
Gu Moyan held several large and small luxury bags in her hands and closed the door of the President Office.
"Tired?" Li Shaojue was working. When he heard the noise, he looked up and his usually cold voice carried a trace of gentleness.
"Yes," Gu Moyan put down the things and walked to him. She held his hands and shook them as if she was a spoiled child. "You have been working for a long time. Can you take a rest with me?"
Outside the floor-to-ceiling window, it was the scene of an endless stream of traffic.
The bright light fell on the man in front of her. His facial features were extremely handsome, and his facial contours were clear. His beautiful phoenix-like eyes were as foggy as a bottomless vortex. People couldn't help but look at him.
He was the Young Master of the Li Family. His appearance, conduct and even his abilities were all top notch.
However, he was reluctant to put marriage on the agenda. She thought that as long as they slept together, he would give her a proper title. She had set up a perfect plan. After that night, she became his fiancee as she wished.
However, for the next few years, no matter how she hinted, he did not react at all.
More and more socialites coveted him, and if she could get pregnant with his child, then it would be foolproof.
Gu Moyan's eyes darkened while she smiled. Her soft hands climbed onto the man's neck and she naturally sat on his lap.
She had come prepared today. She was wearing a low-necked off-shoulder short dress. Her hot figure was completely exposed, and her body was also emitting a faint fragrance that could make people excite the emotions. She did not believe that she could not take down Li Shaojue even like this!
"I'll massage your shoulders." Gu Moyan put on a mischievous smile and restlessly undid the buttons on Li Shaojue's shirt with both hands. She reached her hands downwards his body to act crazily.
She leaned forward slightly, her beautiful chest pressed against Li Shaojue's chest. Gu Moyan's eyes were like silk as she kissed him directly.
The air suddenly became warm, and Li Shaojue tenderly followed her seductive intention. He took her into his arms with one hand, and their skin touched. They could feel each other's body temperature through the thin fabric.
Gu Moyan's lips were soft as she licked downwards the man's chin.
Her practiced movements were completely different from the nubile temper she had displayed in the past. A trace of surprise flashed through the depths of Li Shaojue's eyes, and soon, this astonishment was thrown to the back of his mind.
Gu Moyan's dress was wide open, and she lightly and seductively rubbed against his body.
Suddenly, her back was pressed against the cold desk, and then she was suddenly lifted up to the air. Gu Moyan wrapped her arms around Li Shaojue's neck and she was placed on the table.
"Was it going to succeed?" She wondered in her mind.
Being encouraged, Gu Moyan kissed him even harder and charmingly breathed in his ears. "Is it okay here?"
"Ding-dong!"
The mobile phone on the side suddenly rang. Li Shaojue paused and was about to look over when he was entangled by Gu Moyan like a spoiled child.
"Don't be distracted." She pouted and clung to Li Shaojue without leaving.
The mobile phone continued to ring with a few more "ding-dong" sounds as if it ignored her words.
Li Shaojue's eyes were dark and unclear. Complicated emotions emerged in his dark eyes, but they were completely concealed.
He raised a gentle smile and comforted her, "Don't be angry, okay? I'll finish my work first. We can wait until we get married."
In an instant, Gu Moyan was so angry in her heart that she almost died.
She thought to herself, "Is this man incompetent or not? He's not like a saint who can endure this kind of sexual stimulus. I have used all my strength. Li Shaojue doesn't want to have sex with me at all!"
Gu Moyan bit her lips and revealed a pitiful expression. She turned her eyes around.
Fortunately, she had already made an appointment with a top psychologist. No matter what illness he had, it could not be an obstacle to her marrying into the Li Family.
She was determined to win!
"Alright then." Gu Moyan pretended to be disappointed as she got down from the table and threw a small tantrum, saying, "I'm leaving first."
"Yes."
After the door was closed, Li Shaojue checked his mobile phone.
It turned out to be a few messages from his good friend, Ji Chucheng.
Li Shaojue's face turned cold, and the aura around him instantly sank.
His handsome face was sullen as if it was about to rain, and he gloomily made a phone call.
"Have you been idle lately?"
His voice was as cold as ice.
Ji Chucheng lightly tutted and smiled, "Yes, I was just concerned about you. Guess what I saw today –"
"Ji Chucheng."
Every time Young Master Li called someone with his full name, Ji Chucheng knew that this person was going to suffer.
But this time, it turned out to be him who suffered.
He whined bitterly. When others saw Li Shaojue's attitude towards Gu Moyan, they thought that he was gentle and had a good temperament, but what was good about him?
Don't forget that this man had used a medium-sized company that was already rotten inside to practice his abilities in his teens.
In just a few months, Li Shaojue cleared both inside and outside, and he very boldly threw down the hottest project at that time and transferred it to the investment industry.
He was decisive and farsighted. He was not even afraid of a commercial battle with the most famous person in the industry. He even won by a narrow margin. This cold and inhuman ruthlessness was the real face of Li Shaojue!
It was exactly because of this that those old foxes had been still on guard!
"In the future, I don't want to hear any improper words about me and Yanyan from your mouth." Li Shaojue's expression was cold, his facial contours were harsh, and his words were powerful.
"Yes, yes, yes. I'll listen to you." Ji Chucheng answered hurriedly, still unwilling to give up as if he still wanted to pull out a tiger's fur to play with. "But I'm just asking. It's been so many years. You don't even plan to get married and have a child?"
A child?
He did not even have the desire to touch her body.
Suddenly, Li Shaojue frowned coldly.
Apart from... the night when he lost control, it seemed like his desire was never satisfied.
"Don't worry about me." Li Shaojue said as he retracted his cold expression, "Don't disturb Yanyan."
"F*ck! You must be a wife slave!" Ji Chucheng wanted to continue, but Li Shaojue directly hung up the mobile phone.
The huge office was quiet and empty. Li Shaojue recalled what happened just now and frowned.
Perhaps it was because he had been too busy with his work recently that he was not in the mood.
Li Shaojue's expression relaxed slightly as he took out a gift box that he had treasured for a long time from the drawer.
As soon as he opened it, a dark blue scarf was revealed.
There was also a hand-embroidered flower at the lower right corner of the scarf. The flower had three petals, and the stitches were exquisite. It was not a common flower.
Li Shaojue gently touched the pattern and felt an inexplicable peace in his heart.
After a long while, he put the thing back properly. Li Shaojue picked up the phone on the table and dialed the office line for his secretary.
"Is there a charity auction in Xuan City recently? Help me buy a necklace for Yanyan."
It was the first time that she took the initiative and was then rejected. He guessed that she probably felt very uncomfortable.
"Okay." The secretary wrote it down on the schedule and asked, "President Li, you made an appointment with a psychologist in an hour. The location is at Xinrong Building in the south of the city. There is a high probability of traffic jams later. Do you want to go now?"
"Okay, prepare the car."
"Yes."
A moment later, a low-key silver Maybach stopped outside the building.
In this room, Gu Ruoyan received a call from her junior apprentice brother Alex ten minutes ago. He had a car accident with someone on his way to work, so he had to trouble her to deal with today's clients.
Originally, this was not a big deal. Everyone worked in this joint clinic that Gu Ruoyan ran, so it was normal for the staff to help each other to deal with clients.
But today, this client was unusual. Alex said that this was an honored guest, and he could not be neglected.
Thinking of this, Gu Ruoyan calmly pressed the elevator button and went to welcome him personally.
The silver luxury car, worth a million, stopped in front of the door on a low profile. The window just rolled down. As Gu Ruoyan looked up, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
That was...!