Su Ruanruan had been away from home for a long time and missed Madame Gu very much.
The old lady still had Bao Jingyan accompany her.
Gui Zhi took the opportunity to tease: "Madame, you always have Jingyan send her off, others might think that Mr. Jingyan is escorting Miss Su back to her maternal home!"
The old lady slapped her hand: "Is Jingyan not worthy of Ruanruan?"
"You just mentioned they are mismatched in age."
The old lady pretended to be displeased: "Gui Zhi, you are becoming too talkative."
Gui Zhi just laughed.
She helped Su Ruanruan organize the gifts.
Returning from City B, it was necessary to buy things for the elders of the Gu Family.
Gui Zhi knew the etiquette well and noticed that these were gifts for her father-in-law’s family during the festival.
She teased Su Ruanruan: "Mr. Jingyan must have helped carry these, right?"
Then, Gui Zhi whispered: "Actually, the concubine is kneeling as a punishment in the ancestral hall!"
Su Ruanruan was surprised.
Gui Zhi restrained her smile: "Your uncle Bao always cares most about the Sun Family line. Now that the concubine has made a mistake, they can’t punish her publicly, but at home, they have ways to discipline her."
Su Ruanruan responded with a hum.
Gui Zhi stopped at that point.
When they got into the car, Su Ruanruan relayed what Gui Zhi had said to Bao Jingyan.
Bao Jingyan was not surprised.
He focused on driving.
At a red light, he slowly stopped the car.
He turned to ask her: "When will you give me a legitimate status?"
What status did he want?
Bao Jingyan stared at her face, speaking slowly: "It can’t always be improper for me to keep visiting the Gu Family, right? Those who don’t know might think I’m interested in Gu Jiarou."
Su Ruanruan started laughing.
She gazed at him, "Can you wait a bit longer?"
She still had some matters to clarify.
Bao Jingyan didn’t say anything, just squeezed her hand.
Su Ruanruan thought, wait till the New Year.
It would be just about right then.
Back at the Gu Family, Bao Jingyan had a cup of tea then left.
Leaving Su Ruanruan deeply bonding with Madame Gu.
Su Ruanruan was in an excellent mood, she checked the gifts she brought back.
Each one was precious.
Madame Gu appreciated them: "Jingyan is very meticulous."
She was happy but also reluctant to see her young daughter marry off so early.
Su Ruanruan was somewhat shy, snuggling into her mother’s embrace.
At that moment, Gu Ze came down from the second floor.
He had been at a party the previous night and had stayed out all night.
He had caught up on sleep during the day, just awoken now.
At this moment, wearing a black robe.
With his chest widely exposed.
Madame Gu scolded him smilingly: "Your sister is still here, show some decency! Button up your clothes."
Gu Ze came over and draped an arm over Su Ruanruan’s thin shoulders.
Deliberately saying: "Hasn’t she seen Bao Jingyan’s body?"
Madame Gu hit her son.
Gu Ze then apologized to his sister, then joyfully accepted her gifts.
Madame Gu was troubled by him, saying: "I heard you broke up with the actress?"
"It was never going to work out, it wasn’t really a breakup," said Gu Ze casually.
That young actress, was gentle and soft.
But she was not stupid; she was stringing along several men, not just tender towards him.
Gu Ze was just playing.
But seeing it with his own eyes changed things.
Once, at her apartment, clothes and belts were strewn everywhere on the sofa.
In the bedroom, there were familiar sounds of men and women.
He thought at the time: the actress’s voice was as pleasant as ever.
But, he was no longer interested in hearing it.
Gu Ze and her parted amicably, even though she knelt in his office crying and repenting for two hours.
She said she was forced.
Gu Ze thought her act was not bad.
No wonder she won the Best Actress...