Chapter 411: Chapter 411

Gu Zixuan was quite taken aback.

Qiu Mingyan’s fondness for Feng Chengjin was something Gu Zixuan had witnessed plenty during his orthopedic hospital stay.

How, after just a few days without seeing him, although asking if he came, he sounded like a mouse wanting to see a cat...

Raising an eyebrow, Gu Zixuan walked to the table, putting down the bouquet, and said, "No, I came alone. Why? Do you have business with him?"

"Ah ah ah, no, how could there be anything? Not a thing at all, I just remembered I’m quite busy today, I’ll head back to the office first." Qiu Mingyan laughed awkwardly before quickly leaving.

His swift departure made Gu Zixuan more curious, pursing further, "What’s up with Qiu Mingyan?"

Yu Wei, who had been here the past few days, noticed some clues, smiled without revealing them, "Maybe he really has something urgent."

Gu Zixuan didn’t know that besides Liang Yichao, Qiu Mingyan didn’t have anything going on these days, just as busy as a doctor could be, she nodded and smiled, "True that."

Then she led Angela to sit by Liang Yichao’s hospital bed.

Sitting down, Gu Zixuan released Angela’s leash, thinking that after so many days, it was about time to talk to Mr. Liang about returning the dog to its rightful owner.

After all, being selfish, Demon was her own dear son, and now almost half a year old; in another two or three months, spring might bring its first heat. Although Gu Zixuan liked Angela very much, she never intended to let the Alaskan Mala play with the Husky like that, producing a bunch of puppies with an undefined breed would be too strange a picture!

Moreover, though she liked Demon, Yu Wei’s constant critiquing of the Husky’s foolishness while teaching Angela various tricks made Gu Zixuan know that Yu Wei also regarded Angela as her own precious daughter.

Yet, before she opened her mouth,

Angela, upon sighting Liang Yichao, excitedly leapt onto the bed, eliciting a scream from him.

Gu Zixuan and Yu Wei both paused for a moment, instinctively reaching for the leash, but watching Angela quickly licking Liang Yichao’s face, neither wanted to intervene, chuckling as they lowered their hands and watched the scene unfold.

Liang Yichao was extremely upset; having an injured coccyx and then this dumb dog’s weight hopping directly onto his abdomen nearly made him cough up blood. Unable to move, as neither woman would drag the wretched dog away, his handsome and cold face was being washed.

"Get off! Off! Move away, get off!"

Liang Yichao, slurring, was giving orders amidst the constant danger of having his mouth invaded by a smelly dog.

Unfortunately, Angela was too excited to heed him.

Until Liang Yichao shouted, exasperated, "Er Gouzi!"

Prompting both Gu Zixuan and Yu Wei to pause, recalling that this Husky had such a charmingly laughable name. Follow current novᴇls on novel•fire.net

Angela seemed to sense the owner’s peril, "Awoo..." halted, sitting upon Liang Yichao’s stomach, gazing at him with a cluelessly foolish look, its legs spread out... eyes conveying grievance.

Mr. Liang was about to go crazy, interrogating how much does a full-grown large dog weigh?

And yet this stupid dog sat without a clue, not even on his abdomen’s correct location.

My backside! My backside!

Liang Yichao was collapsing.

Gu Zixuan and Yu Wei laughed, pausing briefly, seemingly still unable to bear it. Having not seen her daughter in a while, Yu Wei lifted her hand, "Angela, come here."

Angela’s ears perked up, seemingly seeing its mama for the first time!

In a flash, she sprinted over to Yu Wei, excitedly playing with her, for in an instant, proving its worth as the fool god in the canine world. For when Angela got off Liang Yichao’s belly, her hind legs pushed off powerfully, using it for leverage.

Liang Yichao roared, "Ow!"

Feeling that his already fine backside these days probably needed Qiu Mingyan’s hands for a thorough fix now.

The look was extremely sorrowful, for a moment leaving Gu Zixuan and Yu Wei briefly stunned before they couldn’t help themselves and burst out laughing.

Liang Yichao was depressed, his mind racing with countless ways to stew dog meat, yet with two beauties present, especially in front of Yu Wei, he couldn’t quite express his inability.

He could only reach under the covers and rubbed his own tragic bottom, waiting for the pain there to subside a little.

Then took the wet wipes handed by Gu Zixuan, vigorously wiped the dog saliva from his face several times.

Liang Yichao finally took a cigarette, lit it, and straightened up. Then he waved it off to Angela and greeted Gu Zixuan, saying, "You’re here."

Gu Zixuan was actually quite familiar with Liang Yichao. After all, when they were young, her family was neighbors with Yu Wei’s family, and Liang Yichao’s family was also neighbors with Yu Wei’s family. These relationships need no detailed explanation. Except for personality reasons, Gu Zixuan and Liang Yichao didn’t communicate much since childhood. The Yu siblings, Yu Yuanshen and his sister, looked in opposite directions, so she and Liang Yichao were really just surface acquaintances.

Nodding, she smiled and said, "I’m here to see you. How is Mr. Liang doing with his injury?"

With a cigarette dangling from his mouth, Liang Yichao thought about the grievances he had endured for so many days, the countless times he had wanted to smack himself, and said, "It’s alright..."

Half an hour later, after hearing that Liang Yichao had only bruised his tailbone and that no bones were broken, Gu Zixuan smiled and said, "That’s really fortunate, or Rong City would have lost a charming Mr. Liang."

Liang Yichao smiled helplessly with a hint of exasperation, drew in a puff of smoke, picked up the crystal ashtray, and flicked the ash inside, saying, "I never realized you were this mischievous. Didn’t expect you to always know how to hit where it hurts."

Since Gu Zixuan had emphasized the word "charming," Liang Yichao glanced at Yu Wei, naturally understanding what she meant.

For a moment, the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

Yu Wei caught the hint in Liang Yichao’s eyes and turned her head away, pretending not to see it.

Liang Yichao sighed sullenly and continued smoking.

From Gu Zixuan’s perspective, one could vaguely sense that something was off about the atmosphere.

It seemed that Mr. Liang was still dealing with some physical needs but hadn’t settled the issue of marrying Yu Wei. If it had been before, Gu Zixuan might have urged Yu Wei a bit.

But after all, she had met Pei Yongyou in reality, and Yu Wei was Pei Yongyou’s girlfriend...

Gu Zixuan glanced at Yu Wei, frowning.

Some things, even if she wanted to ask, had to be done away from Mr. Liang.

Gu Zixuan followed this line of thought and fell silent.

After a moment, Liang Yichao seemed unable to bear the tense atmosphere anymore. With a dry laugh, he decided to change the subject, "Alright, let’s not keep harping on about my tailbone injury. You two elegant beauties may not blush, but I certainly feel embarrassed. Let’s talk about you. I heard that last night Zhou Xiao made quite a scene at the charity gala?"

Gu Zixuan returned from her thoughts and nodded at his words, "Seems like there’s no gossip that this social circle can’t catch wind of."

"You could only say Zhou Xiao’s spectacle was too conspicuous!" Liang Yichao sneered and paused, then continued, "With half the city’s elite present, it was hard not to know. However, things probably aren’t that simple, given that Zhou Xiao left defeated. You’ll still have to be careful. She’s not one to be underestimated, and since childhood, she’s always liked to compete with you."

This was something Shen Jian妮 had told her last night, so Gu Zixuan understood.

Frowning slightly, she shook her head, "She shouldn’t bother me recently. Shen Jian妮 really annoyed her last night. With her personality, she’ll definitely seek revenge on Shen Jian妮 first..."

Gu Zixuan spoke hesitantly, and Liang Yichao chuckled while exhaling smoke, "Are you worried about Shen Jian妮’s personal safety?"

Gu Zixuan pursed her lips, nodded without denying it.

After all, with Shen Jian妮’s temperament, such scandals barely matter to her. She didn’t think any conventional methods would harm that woman, except she was worried about Zhou Xiao’s cousin, that — who knows how arrogant that Beijing high official’s son might be...

Liang Yichao laughed at this and flicked the ash off his cigarette, saying, "Alright, since I know that girl a bit, and we’re sort of friends, I quite like her temperament. I’ll have some people watch out and protect her these days."

Liang Yichao’s carefree and generous manner had a kind of boldness and liberality uncommon in ordinary men.

Gu Zixuan looked at him admiringly, her eyes forming crescent moons like gentle moonlight, "Then thanks a lot, Mr. Liang."

"No need to thank me; not to mention that we used to be neighbors’ neighbors, just with the relationship between you and Weiwei, I’d do anything for you." Gu Zixuan laughed softly, and Liang Yichao paused, continuing, "Oh, by the way, you’ve been with President Feng for quite a while now. When are we getting the invitations to your wedding?"

Gu Zixuan’s cheeks turned slightly red, "Not so soon, we were delayed from getting the certificate yesterday. We’ll go again in a few days. As for the wedding... it might still be a while, after all..."

Before Gu Zixuan could finish explaining the visible challenges currently at hand, Liang Yichao still exclaimed in a tone of envy, "My goodness! You’re getting the certificate already!"

His excitement made him sit up straight, leaving Gu Zixuan at a loss whether to laugh or cry as she watched Liang Yichao’s unsure tailbone...

Liang Yichao’s face turned pale from the pain.

Gu Zixuan had a feeling that Liang Yichao’s backside wouldn’t be getting better any time soon.