"Get up and eat first. I have something to do at the city hall. I have to have a meeting in the afternoon." He patted her head reassuringly: "I may be on a business trip in a few days. If you don't want to stay at Guzhai, we'll have a meeting tomorrow.

Just go back to Nippori."

"Business trip?" Xin Yao was stunned: "It's the Spring Festival now."

Gu Nanxi smiled: "There is no way, some urgent work of the government does not have holidays."

"How long will the business trip be?" For the first time, Ji Xinyao experienced the feeling that her husband was about to go on a business trip, but she had to stay at home and wait. She felt a little lost like a child, and she immediately sat down exhausted.

He stopped moving in bed.

"As little as a week, as much as half a month." He chuckled and kissed her gently as if to comfort her: "Don't be so reluctant to leave her yet, it will take a few days before leaving."

Xinyao thought about it and felt that she might be a little childish, but the reluctance and loss in her heart were real. She paused, then turned around to change clothes. After changing clothes, she walked out of the room with Gu Nanxi.

, she then remembered to ask: "Are you going on a business trip this time, or are you going to Beijing?"

"No, this time it's Shanghai."

Gu Nanxi casually adjusted her cuffs and suddenly caught a glimpse of a faint hickey on Ji Xinyao's neck near her collarbone when she was brushing her hair over her shoulders.

After being together all night, she was inevitably left with a few pink marks on her body. Although I noticed it when I helped her take a bath just now, I thought she would cover it after putting on clothes, but I didn't expect that her collarbone was exposed in her clothes.

Seeing this piece of Bai Xi's skin, she hurriedly put on her clothes and went downstairs. She didn't even have time to look in the mirror, and she didn't seem to notice it.

"Why are you laughing at me?" Ji Xinyao noticed Gu Nanxi's eyes that were tainted with a smile, so she put down her hand that was playing with her hair, glanced sideways at him, and saw that he looked satisfied and full.

With an expression on his face, and then thinking about the entanglement between the two of them last night, a red cloud appeared on his face immediately, and he pushed him: "You still have the nerve to laugh!"

After pushing him, she took the lead and ran downstairs alone. She no longer looked at Nancy's smiling eyes, which seemed to be in a good mood but also seemed a little narrow, and ran directly to the living room alone.

After being married for so long, she has seen his fierce tactics in politics, his calmness and prudence in dealing with things, his amazing indifference and rationality, his calmness and steady control of his emotions, and she has also personally seen

Experience his gentlemanly demeanor, gentleness and tolerance towards women, or reject them thousands of miles away...

But last night, he seemed to be wandering between sanity and loss of control. He was still the same person, but she could feel that he was out of control.

Out of control because of her.

A sense of sweetness and satisfaction arose in her heart, and there was more or less the joy of victory. In this tug-of-war of love, no matter how powerful her opponent was, she would eventually be the one who came to the end.

She couldn't help but smile and walked directly into Gu Zhai's restaurant.

Because it was the first day of the new year, everyone was already waiting. Ji Xinyao was bedridden for the first time at the Gu family. Just now she was worried that the old man would blame her, but as soon as she walked in, the old man Gu burst into laughter.

Looking stupidly

She: "Xin Yao, are you up? Come, eat something quickly. This person, whatever meal he doesn't eat, he must also eat more breakfast. You two are so young and don't sleep at night. No matter how sleepy you are now, you have to eat more."

Have breakfast and then go back to bed!"

As soon as Ji Xinyao sat down at the table, her smile froze in surprise at the old man's words. She looked eagerly at the old man's smiling face that seemed to understand him. Then she turned her eyes and looked at the people sitting there.

Jiezhen raised her hand to her mouth and snickered. Although Gu Yuanheng had no expression on his face, he seemed to know something.

At the same time, Gu Nanxi sat next to her. Seeing her blushing and speechless look, she couldn't help but smile and brushed her hair casually: "What are you sitting there looking at?"

Xinyao made a swallowing motion, then laughed, and glared at him secretly, but she saw his natural expression, as if she was out of place and strange. Please, didn't he say that no one would hear it?

?

Gu Nanxi put a cup of hot milk in front of her, put some light food in her bowl, raised her eyebrows to signal her, and said softly: "Eat."

Only then did Ji Xinyao feel that she had found a step. She lowered her head and stuffed it into her mouth regardless of what was in the bowl.

After He Jiezhen tore a piece of bread over there, she couldn't help but laugh and said: "Xinyao, if you are really sleepy, just after breakfast, go for a walk for ten minutes and then go back to the bedroom to take a nap. There will be some sleep at home today."

Many people come to pay New Year's greetings, and most of them are military and political figures who come to curry favor, so you don't have to come out to deal with them."

"Yes, yes, if you're too sleepy, go back and rest. There will indeed be many people coming over today!" The old man nodded.

At this time, Wang Ma and the others brought the cooked dumplings over. While everyone was eating the dumplings, Xin Yao suddenly noticed Xiuli sitting over there. His eyes were very indifferent and he did not look at her.

He Jiezhen brought a plate of dumplings to Xin Yao, placed it in front of her, and said with a smile: "You like to eat dumplings, right? Eat more." She did not favor one thing over another, and also got a plate for Xiu Li, but

She didn't deliberately say anything, she just smiled at him.

Xiu Liyi only slightly raised his lips to He Jiezhen politely, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

But Ji Xinyao kept her face red and smiled awkwardly to everyone, but looking at Gu Nanxi's completely calm look, her teeth itched with hatred.

And just when she was staring at him secretly, Gu Nanxi turned around and glanced at her.

"What's wrong?" he asked in a low voice.

She just glared at him resentfully, angry that Mayor Gu was as thick-skinned as a city wall.

After being secretly stared at by her for a long time, Gu Nanxi seemed to understand, and immediately smiled, the narrow-mindedness in her eyes became stronger, but it did not expose her, but her smile gradually deepened.

"Xinyao, don't you like to eat dumplings? Why don't you eat them?" the old man suddenly asked.

"Ah?" Xin Yao was stunned and suddenly turned to look at Mr. Gu, only to see that Mr. Gu also had a smile in his eyes.

"Yes, I heard from Mother Wang that you and Nancy were still up after one o'clock in the morning last night, and the young couple actually ran into the kitchen to steal dumplings to eat." He Jiezhen finally couldn't help it anymore, and she giggled as she sat there.

Laughed out loud.

Everyone at the table had smiles on their faces that could no longer be suppressed, but Ji Xinyao was embarrassed.

It seems...she is overthinking...

She thought...

Looking at Gu Nanxi again, she saw the mayor looking at her calmly.

The meaning of that glance seemed to say: Wife, you think too much~

Although she was really sleepy, Xin Yao did not choose to go back to the bedroom to sleep in the end. On the first day of the new year, due to Gu Zhai's reputation in the country, starting from around 8 o'clock in the morning, many politicians and their families came to pay New Year's greetings.

According to the rules of the Gu family, there is no need for juniors who are not working in politics to cause trouble. As the mayor of G City and a popular figure in politics, Gu Nanxi naturally cannot avoid the entertainment there.

It was time to eat. So when Ji Xinyao was walking alone in the flower garden behind the Gu family's main house, she saw Ji Xiuli standing motionless at the other end of the flower garden for a long time.

She paused and walked over slowly: "Xiu Li, although you are not in the political field, didn't grandpa just ask you to accompany him in front? He wants to tell the world about your lost grandson, which is tantamount to justice.

Given your status as the grandson of the Gu family, why didn’t you go?”

But Xiu Li just looked at her, his eyes seemed to see something through her walking body, which was a bit ethereal. When she came closer, his dark pupils gained focus and settled down.

"What's wrong? Are you worried?" Seeing his silence, Xin Yao smiled, stretched out her hand and punched him on the shoulder habitually: "You brat, why should I pretend to be serious with your sister? Don't forget, you are

I watched you grow up, even if you are the grandson of the Gu family now, you are still the Ji Xiuli who was beaten up by me..."

She paused for a moment when she said this, and then said awkwardly: "Uh... it should be Gu... Xiuli... The old man now wants you to recognize your ancestor and return to the clan, so you should take the surname Gu."

When she said this, she took off the hand that had just hit his shoulder without waiting for his reaction.

But as soon as she raised her hand, her wrist suddenly tightened. Xiu Li quickly held her wrist tightly, not letting her go.

A gust of wind blew by, lifting the long hair on Ji Xinyao's shoulders. The faint pink mark on her neck covered by the hair fell clearly into his eyes, but she did not notice it. She just saw Xiu Li staring at it.

He was looking at his neck, and the strength holding his wrist seemed a bit harsh, and he couldn't help but rush to break free: "Xiu Li, what are you doing?"

"Xiu Li... let go! This is the Gu family, don't mess around! Let go..."

She raised her other hand to push him, but he still held her tightly, as if he was trying his best to hold back something without breaking out, but his eyes were something Ji Xinyao had never seen before.

Like a lion about to be angered.

"Xiu Li..." Seeing that she couldn't make it back, Xin Yao was about to scold him, but out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw Wen Qing standing on the balcony behind the Gu family's main house, holding the pot of withered flowers.

There, she was watching them.

A sudden panic flashed through Xin Yao's heart. Although Wen Qing is a woman who is sometimes very brainless, her thoughts that are almost crazy now are very vicious. She saw this scene, and if she goes out to say something with added insult, let alone

It's Xiuli and her, and even the entire Gu family's face will be ruined by these wildly speculative rumors!

She was anxious and immediately shook him hard: "Gu Xiuli! Let me go!"

Her voice was unprecedentedly cold and repulsive, as well as the fear and anger in her eyes, which finally made his eyes tremble and he loosened his hand slightly.

As soon as her wrist was free, Ji Xinyao hurriedly took two steps back, raised her hand and rubbed her wrist. When she raised her eyes again, she saw that Wen Qing's figure was gone, but her heart was in her throat for a moment.

Unable to fall down, she felt a sudden coldness hit her whole body, and she shivered.

"Is it too cold to stand outside for too long?"

Seeing that she was shivering, Xiu Li seemed to have calmed down, so he hurriedly stepped forward to take off his coat and give it to her, but was thrown away by Xin Yao.

Being shaken mercilessly by her, the coat almost fell to the ground. Xiu Li held the coat casually and looked at her with a sullen tone: "What do you mean?"

Xin Yao also felt that she had gone too far, but in the Gu family, there were people like Wen Qing who were afraid of chaos. In order to avoid harming everyone, and to avoid Xiu Li being criticized just after returning to the Gu family, she

It can only be like this.

"Xiu Li, from the moment you walked into the Gu family's door this time, you should know that from now on, I will no longer be the sister who depends on you for life." She said calmly.

"So what? Even if I'm just a friend, there's no need for you to push me away!"

Ji Xinyao frowned: "Then do you think we are just friends now? We are indeed not related by blood, but between you and me, there is another more terrifying shackles! Moral shackles! I think you should be better than me

More clearly, Nancy Gu is your brother, then I am..."

"That's enough!" He interrupted him in a deep voice, as if he was about to get angry, but he endured it again and again. Suddenly he smiled, but it was a little helpless. The hands on the coat became tighter, and the joints were intertwined.
To be continued...