Once she sat down in the room, Gu Nuan suddenly remembered, where was he going to sleep tonight?
It couldn’t possibly be the couch in the living room, right?
A rich second-generation man who talked about how wealthy he was, as if he truly came from a family of considerable fortune, sleeping on the sofa?
She couldn’t even begin to imagine that.
If he were a rich second-generation who had experienced hardships and understood the struggles of hard work, that would be another matter. However, according to her few interactions with him so far, wherever he went, whether it was fancy cars or prime accommodations, even if it was at Aunt Qiu’s haunted house in the mountains, everything had to be switched out for his own. He seemed like a person who used only designer brands.
A completely pampered and privileged young master!
If it were before, Gu Nuan wouldn’t even dare to imagine that she would have any interaction with such a person, not because she felt inferior and thought herself unworthy. No, that wasn’t it. It was simply that everything from their backgrounds, environments, and educational histories were entirely worlds apart. How could they possibly stay together?
It all seemed too unbelievable.
She rubbed her eyebrows with her fingertips. Gu Nuan paced near the bed for a few steps and picked up a remote control from the nightstand.
She had noticed it when she first entered the room. This house was originally equipped with surveillance cameras everywhere. Now, if she pressed the button, the wall-mounted LCD TV facing the bed would instantly show the living room scene.
At this very moment, two men stood there in the living room, seemingly in a daze. They probably hadn’t expected her to look gentle but have a presence not inferior to—
Zang Xiaolian swallowed hard and said to Xiao Yebai, "Sister-in-law’s temper can match up to Grandma Xiao."
Xiao Yebai gave Zang Xiaolian a look, "Can she even compare to that old thing?"
Seeing him move forward, Zang Xiaolian hurriedly followed, "Brother, what are you trying to do?"
"What?" Xiao Yebai raised an eyebrow at his question, walked to the room door, and bent his attractive middle finger ready to knock. "Your sister-in-law is upset, can I not comfort her?"
Zang Xiaolian held his forehead: Did he really not understand the situation?
Following him now, wasn’t it just adding fuel to the fire?
Inside the room, Gu Nuan saw his apparently ready-to-break-in posture, her scalp tingled, and she climbed onto the bed, pulling up the quilt.
"Open up—" Xiao Yebai called out.
He knocked a few times, but there was no response from inside.
Zang Xiaolian kindly reminded him, "Sister-in-law can’t hear you."
"Oh—" Xiao Yebai seemed to have finally realized, "She always acts like a normal person, I forgot."
"Sister-in-law is clever, she hides it well."
"Nonsense. Could the woman I chose not be smart?"
Gu Nuan sat up in bed, scratching her forehead: What exactly does this man want? Isn’t it a marriage of convenience?
"So—" since she couldn’t hear, Xiao Yebai touched his handsome chin thoughtfully.
Watching him from the monitor, Gu Nuan thought he looked like a cunning old cat, no matter the angle.
"You go get me a bed."
Hearing Xiao Yebai’s instruction, Zang Xiaolian was somewhat taken aback, "Bro, where are you supposed to get a bed at this time?"
"Wherever you want. Just get a bed and put it in the living room."
Finally understanding his meaning, Zang Xiaolian pitied him, "Brother, are you going to sleep in the living room tonight?"
"No choice, your sister-in-law is shy. Give her some time to get used to it."
Get used to what! Did this man think he was coming back tonight to share a room with her? He must be crazy, did he really think she wanted to have a real marital relationship with him? Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝔫𝔢𝔱
Gu Nuan thought with some irritation: Men really are unreliable!
Zang Xiaolian was equally surprised and continued to follow him, asking, "Brother, are you sure?"
"Sure about what, moving the bed? If there’s no bed, how am I supposed to sleep tonight?" Xiao Yebai shrugged his pronounced eyebrows.
"No, I mean—" Zang Xiaolian lowered his voice, "Bro, you forgot, the marriage you’re in is—"
"Hey—" Xiao Yebai slapped his brother’s head helplessly with his palm, seeing how silly he was, "Even if it’s a fake marriage, we still need to practice regularly; otherwise, if it leaks during the trial, what’s the point of getting married?"
Zang Xiaolian felt the pain from the slap, blinking his eyes, "Bro, how do you plan to practice with sister-in-law?"
"We at least need to get used to sharing a room, how else are we going to fool anyone?"
Gu Nuan clutched the quilt, hesitating a moment, unsure whether to get up and open the door or not.
His words weren’t wrong. If it came time to go back to his place, and they couldn’t even share a room, wouldn’t it be a caught-in-the-act scenario?
Zang Xiaolian was calling the furniture store to deliver a bed when suddenly there was a click.
The room door suddenly opened, making him and Xiao Yebai freeze where they stood, once again.
Gu Nuan stood at the doorway, took a deep breath, and looked him straight in the eye, "Come in then."