Chapter 1169: I Only Like You!
For her… and their future child, he was willing to work for a better future.
“Last question!” said Tang Zheng.
“Shoot!” Lu Jinnan looked at Tang Zheng.
Tang Zheng simply smiled at Gu Qingcheng. “Is Old Gu the older or younger brother?”
Lu Jinnan was speechless.
He didn’t think too much about that…
“We’ll see what plans Lu Jinnan has for that one…” said Fu Huai’an.
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Lin Nuan ate lunch with Yun Liuli and Bai Xiaonian while waiting for Fu Huai’an, Gu Qingcheng, Lu Jinnan, and Tang Zheng to finish their discussion and head downstairs. She also got the servants to heat up the men’s lunch in the pot.
When lunch was served, Gu Qingcheng didn’t immediately sit down to eat. Instead, he stood under the roof with both hands in his pockets and asked Yun Liuli a question.
“Have you thought it through clearly? Do you really want to enter the entertainment industry?”
“I don’t know…” Yun Liuli looked up at Gu Qingcheng with a lost expression on her face. “Sister Xiao Nuan asked me what I liked, and I only like you!”
There was a soft smile in Gu Qingcheng’s eyes. “Yeah, I only like you too!”
Yun Liuli’s eyes reddened upon hearing Gu Qingcheng’s words. She pressed her soft body against his and buried herself in his embrace as she sniffled.
“If you don’t know what else you like besides me, go and try new things. You’ll definitely find something you like. But promise me… no matter what you do, make sure you do your best, because you won’t be able to gain any happiness from doing it half-heartedly. Okay?”
Yun Liuli sniffled and nodded. “I’ll do my best then… and you’ll do your best to come back soon, right?”
Gu Qingcheng’s Adam’s apple bobbed slightly as the young lady looked at him with bright and expectant eyes. He nearly couldn’t hold himself back from telling her the truth.
Gu Qingcheng’s Adam’s apple bobbed again. He then placed his large hand on the young lady’s head and petted it. “Okay, I promise that I’ll come back as soon as possible!”
“Then… when are you leaving?” Yun Liuli asked.
“Tonight!” Gu Qingcheng replied.
Yun Liuli bit her lip and tugged at Gu Qingcheng’s s.h.i.+rt with her small hand. She pulled him down and tiptoed to whisper something into his ear.
Stunned, Gu Qingcheng pulled away to look at the young lady in front of him, whose ears had turned red.
“Wait for me to come back!” Gu Qingcheng held the young lady’s waist and tried to control his desire. “Now’s not the time!”
Tears welled up in Yun Liuli’s eyes. She looked down as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Gu Qingcheng sighed and pulled the young lady into his embrace. “It’ll be over before you know it. Trust me!”
Still upset, the young lady buried her head in Gu Qingcheng’s chest and didn’t say anything.
Tang Zheng sat in the dining room and watched as Gu Qingcheng softly comforted the young lady outside. He turned and was about to say something to Lu Jinnan when he saw him look towards the living room uneasily.
Right… Bai Xiaonian was in the living room!
Bai Xiaonian and Yun Liuli were both around today. Why did You Nainai leave after sending Lin Nuan home?
If only Nainai was around. Tang Zheng was with You Nainai last night. Why was he missing her so quickly?
Tang Zheng sighed and poked at his rice with his chopsticks. Maybe Lu Jinnan was right… he was already a “slave” to his wife and daughter!
But… he was willing to be one!
Now, You Nainai no longer rejected him and would even call to tell him that her mother invited him to their house to eat! In the past, Little Candy was always the one who called him…
Tang Zheng nodded his head in contentment when he thought about this. Compared to Lu Jinnan… he was extremely fortunate. Bai Xiaonian and Lu Jinnan were still at odds with each other.
After eating lunch at Fu Huai’an’s, Lu Jinnan and Tang Zheng left to make their individual preparations.
After Bai Xiaonian said goodbye to Lin Nuan, she pulled open the door to the driver’s seat and was about to leave when Lu Jinnan called out to her…
Bai Xiaonian looked at Lu Jinnan, only to see him smile softly towards her and say, “I’ll be busy starting from today, so I won’t be staying at home…”
This home was clearly referring to Bai Xiaonian’s home.
Bai Xiaonian was slightly surprised, then scoffed and said, “That couldn’t be better!”
Lu Jinnan didn’t mind. He went on to remind Bai Xiaonian, “Don’t stay up anymore, it’s bad for your health. And take care of yourself.”
Lu Jinnan was going to be very busy for a long time, and he couldn’t let Bai Xiaonian and her father know about what he was doing.
“Be careful on the road. I’ll get Old Fu to arrange for someone to drive me in a bit! Don’t worry about me!”
“Who’s worried about you?” Bai Xiaonian got into the driver’s seat, closed the door, and started the car.
Lu Jinnan walked over to the car window and knocked on it with one hand resting on the roof of the car. “Xiaonian…”
Bai Xiaonian rolled down the car window. “Don’t tell me you changed your mind and want to stay in…”
“I love you!”
Lu Jinnan was facing away from the light, but his eyes… were brighter than the sun.
Bai Xiaonian gazed at Lu Jinnan and subconsciously tightened her grip on the steering wheel.
“Don’t drive too fast!” Lu Jinnan’s voice was the softest it had ever been.
Lu Jinnan watched as the car drove out of the Fu residence.
Lu Jinnan kept both hands in his pockets as he looked at the tail lights on Bai Xiaonian’s car with a soft smile on his lips.
They had to balance their priorities. Right now, the most important thing was Gu Qingcheng’s plan, so Tang Zheng and Lu Jinnan dropped whatever they were doing to start preparing.
When Lu Jinnan looked at Gu Qingcheng… he felt that he was doing an awful job.
Gu Qingcheng was willing to risk his life for Yun Liuli and fight for a normal life with her.
What did he give Bai Xiaonian?
Lu Jinnan thought about how he forced Bai Xiaonian to get into bed with him in the beginning without considering her feelings.
After that, it seemed that he didn’t give anything to Bai Xiaonian at all…
On the contrary, Bai Xiaonian spared no effort in rescuing him when he faced trouble in the United States.
Between the two of them, who was the one that loved the other person more?
In the past, Lu Jinnan stubbornly thought that he loved Bai Xiaonian more than she loved him!
After all, when he proposed to Bai Xiaonian back then, she chose her career and walked away from everything.
But now that he thought about it, he realized that he had never understood Bai Xiaonian the way Lin Nuan did.
Lin Nuan said that Bai Xiaonian was following in her mother’s footsteps…
In Bai Xiaonian’s room, Lu Jinnan saw a photo of Bai Xiaonian and her mother, as well as Bai Xiaonian’s diary.
In her diary, the young lady mentioned countless times that she missed her mother and wanted to become someone like her.
After looking again at how Gu Qingcheng was willing to risk his life for a normal life with Yun Liuli, he felt that he had done far too little for Bai Xiaonian…
Although it was very wrong, Lu Jinnan wondered if he would gain Bai Xiaonian’s understanding and be worthy of her love if he had a chance to exchange his life for her safety!
However, Lu Jinnan didn’t want Bai Xiaonian to really meet with danger either.
Under the sun, Lu Jinnan had both hands in his pockets, and his eyes narrowed as they turned red.