books44 Chapter 168 I Don't Want to Lie to Him
Chapter 168 I Don't Want to Lie to Him
"Speak." Wei Dongning looked at Su Yizhuo with rare patience.
She had already decided that as long as his requests weren't excessive, she would consider them accordingly.
“Right…” Su Yizhuo hugged Xiao Wu tightly, unwilling to let go, his scheming thoughts written all over his face: “When Xiao Wu has a baby in the future, can you give me one?”
He had wanted to have a cat in his past life, but he didn't have the time, energy, or extra money to support another living creature at home.
Even after arriving here, I haven't had time to look for someone I like.
Every time he saw Xiao Wu, he wished he could find a sack and sneakily take it away.
Upon hearing this request, Wei Dongning and Gu Peiyan exchanged bewildered glances.
Even Xiao Wu, who was in his arms, struggled to escape.
He kept meowing, and his eyes were even more intense than Little Red Riding Hood's when she learned the wolf's true identity.
Wei Dongning tugged at Gu Peiyan's sleeve and kept giving him meaningful glances.
This concerns the innocence of his eldest daughter. If he, as an elderly father, doesn't step forward to protect her now, when will he?
Gu Peiyan coughed lightly, met Su Yizhuo's sincere gaze, and refused rather tactfully: "We don't have any plans to find a partner for Xiao Wu at the moment."
The light in Su Yizhuo's eyes went out in an instant, faster than the Ultraman energy stone ran out of power.
With his head drooping, he listlessly held Xiao Wu.
It felt like I had suffered some unbearable blow.
Wei Dongning felt a pang of pity, but she was even more unwilling to let Xiao Wu suffer so much. She opened and closed her mouth, hesitatingly saying after a long pause, "How about I keep an eye out for you and send you some nice things if I see any?"
"Alright then," Su Yizhuo reluctantly agreed. "Let's continue with the estate. Once the staff on the estate is replaced, when are you planning to buy it back?"
"Actually, I have another idea, which doesn't require spending so much money. I just don't know what you two think?" Wei Dongning rubbed the corner of the paper covered with numbers with her fingers, her voice soft.
Roll it into a small tube, then slowly smooth it out.
Her idea was somewhat of a shortcut, and it came to her on a whim.
Based on her understanding of Su Yizhuo, she was certain he would agree.
I'm afraid Gu Peiyan will be stubborn.
Gu Peiyan tilted her head slightly and glanced at her, wondering what she was up to.
Su Yizhuo was getting impatient: "Tell me about it."
Wei Dongning counted on her fingers for them: "If we buy and sell, we'll have to pay taxes twice, plus severance pay and the cost of hiring new people, right? If we don't actually sell the estate, but just use the pretext of selling the estate, can't we save a lot of taxes?"
“That makes sense.” Su Yizhuo nodded in agreement.
He's not short of money now, but he tries to save money wherever possible.
No one would complain about having too much money.
Wei Dongning and Su Yizhuo focused their attention on Gu Peiyan's face.
As long as he agrees, the rest is not a problem.
Su Yizhuo naturally had connections to obtain the sales documents that could fool the head of the estate.
Gu Peiyan knew that this was indeed a good idea, but she also felt that it was wrong to "fake it".
They were caught in a dilemma.
Only after Su Yizhuo finished his two glasses of wine did Gu Peiyan finally look up from her hesitation and say, "Okay."
As soon as those two words came out, Wei Dongning couldn't help but give Su Yizhuo a high five.
"Then we'll have to trouble Your Highness with the rest of the matters," Gu Peiyan said, cupping her hands in a respectful gesture to Su Yizhuo.
Su Yizhu waved his hand dismissively: "I just can't bear to see my sister suffer. I'll take Ningning to Taifu Temple tomorrow."
Having resolved such a big problem, Wei Dongning felt even better.
He put a whole chicken leg into Su Yizhuo's bowl: "Eat more, bro, don't be shy, this meal is on you!"
The three people and the cat were all very satisfied with the meal.
After saying their goodbyes, Wei Dongning carried Xiao Wu and walked slowly back to the mansion with Gu Peiyan. She didn't forget to praise Su Yizhuo to him: "My brother, my cousin, may seem a bit unreliable at times, but he is very dependable when you need him."
"Although he looks fierce when he has a stern face, I know he's just a paper tiger and very easy to coax."
"He always remembers to save some of the good food and fun things for me."
"If there is a next life, I still want to be his sister."
Wei Dongning spoke with longing, but she ignored the dimming look in the eyes of the person next to her.
Gu Peiyan was grateful to Su Yizhuo, but she couldn't help feeling a little jealous when she heard her wife praising another man.
Xiao Wu was the first to notice Gu Peiyan's change in mood.
This time, however, it didn't intend to tell Wei Dongning; it just wanted to see when she would discover it herself.
Wei Dongning talked for a long time, only to hear a soft "hmm" from the person next to her, knowing that he must be jealous.
He scratched Xiao Wu's chin a couple of times and then changed the subject: "Does the injury on your hand still hurt?"
Her feelings for Gu Peiyan are hard to describe.
She definitely has feelings for him and likes him.
But she doesn't think she's reached the point of "love" yet.
Therefore, it's impossible to easily make a promise like "we'll be husband and wife again in the next life."
She didn't want to deceive him either.
Gu Peiyan suppressed the bitterness welling up inside her and raised her left hand: "There is still some."
Actually not.
He just wanted to know if she would feel more sorry for him if she heard that he was still in pain.
"Then hurry home, did it crack again by accident?"
Some people's wounds just heal very slowly.
Even if it has been bandaged, it can still tear open again due to the slightest external force.
Gu Peiyan withdrew her hand nonchalantly, as if she didn't care about the minor injury: "It's nothing, there's no bleeding. It might heal by tomorrow."
"No, let's go quickly."
Gu Peiyan's expression instantly brightened. Regardless of whether there was such a thing as a next life, at least in this life, she belonged to herself.
Besides, her subconscious heartache whenever she was injured or sick was undeniable.
Xiao Wu kept observing Gu Peiyan's changing expressions, silently complaining in his mind about how quickly he could change his mind: "People can be easily coaxed with a few words, but if he were to say 'I love you,' would he have to give his life for you?"
Wei Dongning was preoccupied with Gu Peiyan's injured finger and ignored Xiao Wu's teasing: "How did this turn into a life-or-death literature discussion? Don't worry, Gu Peiyan isn't the jealous, domineering CEO from ancient romance novels."
As soon as they hurried home, Wei Dongning immediately put Xiao Wu down.
After washing his hands, he took Gu Peiyan's hand and unfolded the cloth strips one by one.
Seeing that there was no blood seeping out and the wound showed no signs of reopening, he finally felt relieved: "Thank goodness."
Gu Peiyan stared blankly at Wei Dongning's serious expression, and for a moment, she really wanted to pull her into a deep kiss.
He pulled her along, and they became deeply immersed in their relationship.
The thought popped into his head, but he suppressed it.
Let's give her some more time.
He comforted himself.