After a moment, Gu Anxi also realized the ambiguity in her own words and said haltingly, "I meant, it’s too sudden."
Bo Xichen smiled faintly. "You haven’t thought it through?" The rıghtful source is 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑~𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖾~𝖓𝖊𝖙
Gu Anxi quickly said that wasn’t it, then added in a small voice, "I don’t have any objections."
He then said, as if casually, "My parents paid a very formal visit. If all goes as expected, we’ll be considered engaged."
The little milk essence couldn’t sleep anymore. She ran over, asking, "What do you mean, ’engaged’?"
Bo Xichen frowned. "Barefoot again!"
As he spoke, he lifted her onto the office desk to sit, then personally fetched her shoes and put them on for her.
Gu Anxi, her head lowered, suddenly went forward and wrapped her arms around his neck. Bo Xichen simply pulled her into his lap. "Shy? It’s not like I haven’t seen you before."
She didn’t speak, merely tightening her embrace—
After a long while, she finally spoke, "Bo Xichen, I hope that one day Dad can attend my wedding."
He was somewhat moved. Reaching out, he gently stroked her small head. "That day will come."
Later, he made her take a short nap while he continued to handle his affairs. When it was time for Gu Anxi to get out of school, he took her back to the Gu residence.
In the parking lot, as Bo Xichen opened the car door, Gu Anxi was still leaning against him, yawning.
He turned his head. "This won’t do. Next thing you know... there’ll be another table full of supplements."
The last time, Professor Bo had taken so many he actually got a nosebleed...
Gu Anxi snuggled softly against him, her arms around his waist, and said naturally, "I’ll help you eat them."
He chuckled, then bent down to plant a kiss on her forehead before tucking her into the car.
Qin Siyuan was watching from a distance and suddenly walked over. "Professor Bo."
Bo Xichen was just about to drive off. Hearing the voice and seeing it was Qin Siyuan, he still got out of the car, if only for courtesy’s sake. He whispered to Gu Anxi beside him, "Don’t come out."
Gu Anxi gave him a very puzzled look, and Bo Xichen actually glared at her.
It dawned on her belatedly: Professor Bo is jealous!!!
Bo Xichen got out of the car, a smile on his face. "Young Master Qin, is there something I can do for you?"
Qin Siyuan smiled very faintly. "Yes, a small matter."
He stepped to one side, and Bo Xichen walked over.
Qin Siyuan merely said softly, "Treat Gu Anxi well! She really is... a very good person."
Having said that, he turned and left.
Bo Xichen gazed at Qin Siyuan’s retreating back for a moment, then gave a faint smile.
Back in the car, while fastening his seatbelt, he turned his head. "Don’t you want to know what Qin Siyuan said to me?"
"I don’t want to know." Gu Anxi offered him a fake smile.
Since she said that, he didn’t bring up Qin Siyuan again. He was an insignificant person anyway, why bother mentioning him!
「Soon, the day of the trial arrived.」
Feng Mian had arranged to meet them outside the Qingcheng Courthouse. Gu Anxi accompanied Wang Keru, and Grandma Chen was also there to bolster their courage.
A multi-million-dollar sports car parked at the courthouse entrance, drawing many sidelong glances.
At the courthouse entrance, the Qin family’s party was already present—from Old Master Qin all the way down to Shen Wanqing, an outsider. It was a large and imposing entourage.
Seeing Wang Keru with a rosy complexion, clearly living very well, Qin Han felt a knot of discomfort.
Qin Siling said in a low voice, "Dad, you mustn’t be soft-hearted."
Qin Han’s expression was indifferent. "Siling, where is that lawyer of yours?"
Qin Siling scanned her surroundings and saw Lawyer Zhou, the one she had hired, standing and talking with a young man.
Looking again, her fingers clenched. "Dad, that’s... Lawyer Feng."