Chapter 203: A Night Full of Surprises and Excitement
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
This was the first time they found themselves in such an awkward situation of being alone together.
But what made it even more awkward was that this was likely a special couple’s room prepared by the hotel, with a large bed adorned with vibrant rose petals arranged in the shape of a heart!
Above the heart-shaped arrangement were two swans twisted from white towels, their necks intertwining.
Every detail in the room showcased the preparations made for couples.
Gu Shiyan cleared his throat, breaking the awkwardness in a considerate manner, “You go freshen up first, I’ll tidy up. Tonight, you can sleep on the bed, and I’ll take the sofa.”
“Do you know how to tidy up?” Lu Miao looked at him skeptically. After all, following the incident of him destroying a house while cooking, it was hard for her to trust Mr Guts other life skills.
Gu Shiyan: …
“I do have some basic life skills,” he assured her.
Lu Miao took a quick look around, making sure there was nothing that could trigger the sprinklers again, and then entered the bathroom with relief.
When she came out after freshening up, Gu Shiyan had already tidied up the rose petals on the bed. The hotel restaurant had also sent over some porridge and a few small dishes.
Seeing her emerge, he gestured for her to come and eat while he went to freshen up.
Lu Miao sat down at the table. The porridge was served in a small pot, steaming hot. She took a spoonful, and the temperature was just right.
The warm rice porridge flowed down her throat, soothing her weary body and mind after a night of turmoil.
The stir-fried shrimp and chilled asparagus, among other small dishes, were all her favorites—light and non-greasy, perfect for the evening. The portion was just right for her, neither too little nor wasteful.
The longer she spent with Gu Shiyan, the more she could sense his gentleness and thoughtfulness, even in the smallest gestures.
In fact, Mr Gu was not as cold-hearted and ruthless as the rumors claimed. Many times, he showed a humane side.
For example, the fact that he had learned to cook online. Who would believe that?
Although the result was a failure, she couldn’t help but find his blackened face from the smoke strangely cute!
She regretted not taking a photo of that precious embarrassing moment. It could come in handy if she ever needed some extra money.
Lu Miao couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.
Meanwhile, Gu Jinxi returned to the Lingyue Manor, entered the door code, and was left dumbfounded by the mess inside the house.
What happened?
He had only celebrated a little late with his classmates and arrived home a bit later. How did their house get burglarized?
“Second Sister-in-law? Second Sister-in-law?”
Gu Jinxi rushed in, searching upstairs and downstairs, but found no one. He immediately took out his phone and dialed Lu Miao’s number.
As soon as the call connected, he shouted loudly, “Second Sister-in-law, where are you? Our house has been burglarized!!!”
On the other end of the phone, Lu Miao’s ears were nearly deafened by his
shouting, and her hand trembled, accidentally pressing the speakerphone button.
“Report it! We must report it to police! We have to catch that thief and hang him up for a severe beating, let’s see if he’ll ever dare to…”
Gu Shiyan’s face darkened as he sat on the opposite sofa, and he reached out to take the phone from her hand.
With a stern voice, he said, “It’s late at night, and you’ve been fooling around outside until now. Are you trying to return to the overseas training camp?”
There was a moment of silence on the other end, followed by a series of beeping sounds as the call was abruptly ended.
Gu Jinxi: Sob, sob, sob. I hate it when adults threaten kids!
Back at the hotel Room
After finishing her meal, Lu Miao laid down and fell asleep. She was truly exhausted from the day’s events. On the other hand, Gu Shiyan found it difficult to sleep on the couch. Neon lights from the opposite building seeped through the cracks in the curtains, casting faint shadows on the bed.
Curled up, legs tucked close to her body, Lu Miao appeared unusually meek and gentle compared to her usual calm and composed demeanor. Gu Shiyan’s thoughts wandered as he observed her. He remembered how Tang Mochen had uncovered Lu Miao’s past, how she had suffered abuse from Song Lin since childhood, enduring physical punishment whenever Song Lin was in a bad mood, resulting in bruises and scars on her young body.
At the age of five, human traffickers had come to their village, and Song Lin had nearly sold her off due to financial difficulties. Until the age of ten, Lu Miao never wore new clothes. She always had to make do with discarded clothing from other families, never even owning a pair of winter shoes. Walking in the snow, she would wear only sandals.
Then Lu Miao became increasingly rebellious, skipping classes, getting into fights, causing trouble wherever she went. Her academic performance was always at the bottom of the class. As Gu Shiyan pondered, he couldn’t help but recall the first time he had seen Lu Miao. She was confident, skilled, an academic genius, and possessed mysterious abilities. It was as if she was an entirely different person from her past self.
Having spent many years in the business world, he had encountered all sorts of people, but Lu Miao remained an enigma. He couldn’t fully understand her. Was she hiding her true self in the past, or had something else happened along the way? Or perhaps, they were indeed two different people?
Gu Shiyan gazed at the small figure on the bed, their legs curled up. The neon lights from the opposite building filtered through the window, creating a faint glow around her. Suddenly, he felt a chilling breeze brush against his face. Frowning, he opened his eyes and saw a mysterious shadow dangling from the ceiling just above Lu Miao’s head.
Gu Shiyan was certain that no one could have silently slipped into the room without his notice. So, this eerie shadow hanging from the ceiling…
His worldview faced a new challenge.
This was the first time he had witnessed such things since gaining the ability to see strange phenomena. Regaining his composure, he got up and calmly approached the side of the bed. The shadow seemed to sense his presence, silently rotating in the air, its black eyes fixated on him.
After a brief moment of eye contact, Gu Shiyan reached out his hand in an attempt to remove the shadow from the ceiling, wanting to keep it away from
Lu Miao. However, just as his hand was about to touch the space above her, Lu Miao suddenly opened her eyes, grabbed his hand, and swiftly twisted it behind his back.
Concerned about injuring her, Gu Shiyan didn’t resist and allowed himself to be guided backward. As he fell, Lu Miao stumbled, ending up on top of him.
Gu Shiyan felt a warm and soft sensation brush against his cheek, and time seemed to stand still in that moment. He held her delicate and light body in his arms, their scents mingling with the same shower gel fragrance. Their body temperatures intertwined through their thin hotel sleepwear, and Lu Miao could even hear the sound of Gu Shiyan’s heartbeat in his chest..
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