Seeing Gu Nanyan appear before him, Lu Beicheng's brows slightly furrowed.
Ye Chu was initially startled, then stood up from her chair and greeted with a smiling face, "Nanyan."
Looking at the lunch box in Gu Nanyan's hands, Ye Chu smiled again, "You came to bring lunch for Beicheng, right?"
Speaking of which, she turned to look at Lu Beicheng, "Beicheng, since Nanyan has brought you food, let's not go out to eat. It's rare for Nanyan to visit the company; you should keep her company."
Ye Chu's understanding attitude seemed as if she were Lu Beicheng's wife, as if she were the lady boss of Lu's Corporation. Even the act of Lu Beicheng eating the food Gu Nanyan brought seemed like an opportunity she gave up.
Looking at Ye Chu, Gu Nanyan said indifferently, "Ye Chu, either let Lu Beicheng stand up to his father and get a divorce, or throw your solid evidence in my face."
"Always so cryptic, who are you trying to disgust?"
If she had been capable, I might have even respected her a bit.
But as things stood, Gu Nanyan disdained her.
Showed by Gu Nanyan's disdain, Ye Chu awkwardly explained, "Nanyan, it's not what you think between Beicheng and me. We were just discussing work."
After explaining, her eyes dimmed a bit and she said, "Then you guys take your time to talk, I'll head out first."
The door closed behind her, and Gu Nanyan walked up to the desk, placing the lunch box down neither softly nor heavily. She pulled out the chair opposite Lu Beicheng and sat down nonchalantly, "Mom asked me to bring you food."
Slapping the documents he held onto the table, Lu Beicheng asked coldly, "Gu Nanyan, can't you have your own opinion?"
The way Lu Beicheng slammed the documents made Gu Nanyan stare at him silently.
He certainly didn't treat Ye Chu this way just now.
Not being favored, whatever I do or say is wrong. Even bringing him food, even being alive, even breathing air is wrong.
After staring fixedly at Lu Beicheng for a long time, Gu Nanyan leaned back in her chair and said tepidly, "In our matters, I don't have my own opinions. Whatever your parents say goes, and I can't defy them."
Not only can't she defy Lu Beicheng's parents, but Gu Nanyan was even more afraid of her mother crying about how hard it was to raise her, urging her to be more obedient, to be better behaved.
Looking back, Lu Tianyang was still good to her.
When they got married, he set strict rules for Lu Beicheng; Lu Beicheng couldn't talk about divorce, couldn't mistreat her. He had to do his best to work on the marriage; otherwise, he would leave the Lu family penniless, leaving all property and family business to her.
If they really couldn't get along, they would try to make it work for three years before reconsidering.
Now, only the last year was left.
Seeing that Lu Beicheng was ignoring her, Gu Nanyan got up, walked around the desk, picked up the bowl and chopsticks, and imitated Ye Chu's coquettish tone, "Beicheng, humans are iron and food is steel; skip a meal and you'll feel it. Just eat a bit!"
Lu Beicheng looked up at her, and Gu Nanyan winked at him, offering a piece of rib to his mouth.
Gu Nanyan's coquetry made Lu Beicheng slightly stunned.
Without thinking, he opened his mouth.
But Gu Nanyan slammed the lunch box onto the table, "Damn, you really only fall for Ye Chu's tricks."
Then, throwing the chopsticks forcefully, she said irritably, "Eat or don't eat, who the hell is spoiling you."
So after leaving Lu Beicheng's office, Gu Nanyan made a point of telling his secretary that food had been sent from home, no need to prepare any.
However, by nine o'clock that night, she was woken by a call from Qin Haiyun.
Lu Beicheng had diarrhea so severe that he had to be hospitalized for dehydration.
Gu Nanyan's heart skipped a beat, and she got up, changed her clothes, and headed for the hospital.
Once in the ward, Qin Haiyun said she was tired, and Gu Nanyan sent her home.
When Gu Nanyan returned to the ward again, Lu Beicheng looked up at her and said, "Gu Nanyan, you've grown bold enough to drug me?"
Gu Nanyan walked over and adjusted his blanket, "Don't make it sound so harsh. Couples use aphrodisiacs, not laxatives."
"Not admitting it?" he said, then threw his phone in front of her, displaying the surveillance video of her entering the pharmacy.
He then tossed a pharmacy receipt at her face.
Caught red-handed, Gu Nanyan looked at him and fell silent.
As they locked eyes, Lu Beicheng thought she would explain, but instead, Gu Nanyan suddenly said, "Don't look at me like that; I'm afraid I can't control myself."
"Gu Nanyan," Lu Beicheng's face darkened, and he grabbed a pillow and threw it at her.
Catching the pillow that came flying at her, Gu Nanyan calmly and reasonably said, "You're always out having fun; I'm pushed to the brink, so a little drugging for some mental equilibrium isn't too much."
After hearing this, Lu Beicheng reached out, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her closer, his voice deep and resonant as he asked, "Gu Nanyan, are you jealous?"
His question left Gu Nanyan momentarily startled, then she burst into laughter, "Rest assured, I'd rather eat dirt than be jealous of you."
At Gu Nanyan's hearty laughter, Lu Beicheng forcefully pulled her even closer.
Bang! Their foreheads and noses collided, and Gu Nanyan gasped in pain.
Frowning deeply, before she could react, Lu Beicheng's warm lips suddenly and unexpectedly covered hers.