Accidentally Married to the Big Shot

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: Did You Pull Your Hand Red?

Gu Wei looked at Wan Manyu.

Perhaps it was after his vision had improved, but his gaze had sharpened as well, making Wan Manyu feel guilty.

However, she had always possessed extraordinary poise and strong resolve, so even with the guilt, it did not show on her face.

She smiled, “You are Godmother’s son, which makes you my elder brother. It’s only right for me to take care of you.”

Zhou Yuan uttered, “But after all, you are not Sister Su. These tasks should be done by Sister Su.”

Wan Manyu replied to Zhou Yuan with a smile, “Since I’ve called Godmother ‘mother,’ I should follow her instructions. Whatever Godmother asks me to do, that’s what I will do.”

Qiu Yurou also spoke up, “That’s right, it was I who asked Manman to come and help care for Gu Wei.”

Zhou Yuan then coyly said to Qiu Yurou, “Mom, why didn’t you inform me? I could have also come to take care of Second Brother.”

Qiu Yurou made up an excuse, “When I received the notification from Old Zhang, he mentioned that the incident of Gu Wei’s injury was confidential and should not be leaked, so I did not tell you.

And don’t blame me for only informing Manman. Though Manman is not my own daughter, she is the one who cares for me the most and listens to me. Do any of you normally listen to me?”

The implication was that her sons and daughters-in-law were not filial, which is why she favored Wan Manyu.

Nobody argued with her; there was no point, as it was fruitless to argue and she was an elder.

Su Meixi went to get a bowl of preserved egg and lean pork congee and then lowered the table in front of Gu Wei’s wheelchair. She smiled at him, “Gu Wei, have some congee.”

Gu Wei also smiled warmly at her and then picked up the spoon to eat the congee.

Their joyous appearance hurt Wan Manyu’s eyes, and she said to Qiu Yurou, “Godmother, I want to go back.”

“Sure, I’ll accompany you back to the hotel.”

“Not to the hotel, I want to go back to my home in the UK. It has been a while since I last saw my parents.”

“But I’ve already informed them, and they said they would come to see you in the next few days, and also to visit Gu Wei.”

Wan Manyu paused, “Alright then, I’ll go back to the hotel to wait for them.”

…

After Qiu Yurou and the others left, Zhou Yuan also planned to go back to her room.

Looking at the bowl of preserved egg and lean pork congee in front of Gu Wei, she couldn’t help but gag.

Nauseous, she felt sick whenever there was cooking smoke.

Su Meixi knew why she reacted this way and said to her, “Yuanyuan, why don’t you and Brother Cheng go elsewhere for a bit?”

Zhou Yuan agreed and then took Gu Cheng by the hand, “Brother Cheng, shall we go sit by the sea?”

Gu Cheng, being a straightforward man in front of his brother, was reluctant. “I’d rather stay with Gu Wei for a while longer; it’s been so difficult to see him.”

Su Meixi laughed, “Brother Cheng, I’m here. I am not only Gu Wei’s wife but also his spouse. Are you worried that I can’t take good care of him? Better you accompany Yuanyuan. Perhaps she has some good news to tell you.”

Gu Cheng then looked at Zhou Yuan, his expression asking, Really?

Zhou Yuan said with a smile, “I’ll tell you in the garden later.”

Gu Cheng and Zhou Yuan slowly walked to the garden. Zhou Yuan sat down next to a stone bench.

Gu Cheng settled in beside her.

His mind still preoccupied with Gu Wei, he asked Zhou Yuan, “Ah Xi said you had something to tell me, what is it?”

Zhou Yuan felt the opening was bad, and the atmosphere was off.

She wanted to improve the mood and said to Gu Cheng, “Aren’t the flowers in the garden beautiful? How did they manage to combine the multicolored tulips together?”

But Gu Cheng had no interest in appreciating flowers.

He had some objections to Zhou Yuan’s behavior, so he asked directly, “Do you look down on the injured Gu Wei?”

Zhou Yuan opened her eyes wide, “How could that be? Why would I look down on him? He is your brother, and he is my brother too.”

A brother eight or nine years her senior.

“Why did you gag in front of Gu Wei just now? And these things, you often… nevermind, let’s not talk about it.”

Zhou Yuan couldn’t help but ask, “Is it because I often hide in my room and don’t come out?”

Especially when Su Meixi was cooking.

Gu Cheng felt a little disappointed, “I thought you would treat Gu Wei as family, but it seems your eyes only see your Sister Su.”

Zhou Yuan was extremely aggrieved.

She was pregnant.

During the early stages of pregnancy, one cannot stand the smell of cooking oil, only preferring to lie in bed.

But Gu Cheng did not understand.

Zhou Yuan did not intend to make him understand.

She had decided not to explain.

Standing up, she said, “I’m going to sleep, you can stay here by yourself.”

Gu Cheng: “…”

Why did it seem like it was his fault?

Upon reflection, indeed, it was his mistake.

Gu Wei was his own brother, not Zhou Yuan’s. Zhou Yuan had no obligation to care for Gu Wei, and his words had indeed sounded a bit like moral coercion.

It looked like Zhou Yuan was really angry.

Well, better soothe her.

The sanatorium had nothing else in abundance, but it was rich in flowers.

When no one was looking, he quietly picked a bunch of tulips.

He did not really intend to steal the flowers, but there were no florists or snack shops nearby.

Worst case, he would donate some money to the sanatorium later on.

When he returned with the flowers, passing by the front balcony, he saw Gu Wei drinking porridge alone.

Gu Cheng couldn’t help but ask Gu Wei, “Where’s Ah Xi? Wasn’t she with you just now?”

Gu Wei gave a helpless smile.

“You two didn’t have a fight, did you?”

Gu Wei said, “We didn’t fight; she’s just mad because Mom said that thing about her hand being reddened by me. She got upset about it. Brother Cheng, how should I appease her?”

Gu Cheng sighed deeply, “I’m hardly managing myself, you’ll have to figure it out on your own.”

…

Gu Cheng went back to his room first and saw Zhou Yuan watching a show on her tablet, laughing so hard that she was shaking. She showed no signs of the anger she had before.

Knowing he was back, she didn’t even glance at him properly.

Gu Cheng realized his fault and took the initiative to approach, offering her the flower.

“Here, for you.”

Zhou Yuan paused, then pulled her attention away from the show.

“Did you steal it?” she asked.

Gu Cheng: “…Don’t make it sound so bad, a gentleman taking flowers is not theft.”

“What if security catches you? They have cameras here.”

“Are you going to accept it or not?”

Zhou Yuan also laughed, “Seeing your sincerity, I’ll reluctantly accept it.”

Gu Cheng then asked, “What was it that you were going to tell me in the garden just now?”

Zhou Yuan felt the atmosphere wasn’t right; she had just forgiven him and couldn’t reveal the surprise so soon, and said, “It’s nothing much, just that the song I sang before has now received over 3 million likes on the platform.”

Gu Cheng’s expression darkened.

Singing…

Zhou Yuan had been paying attention to his expression.

At the mention of singing, there was indeed a flicker of hesitation in his eyes.

Was he still not over it?

Although he hadn’t contacted that ex-girlfriend since they returned from their honeymoon, mentioning singing still made him think of her.

Zhou Yuan felt that she couldn’t avoid singing because of this.

After all, she was a girl who loved singing very much too.