CHAPTER 404: CHAPTER 249: DOMINEERING WOLF, STINGY GHOST!

He knew that she was being contrary, and he joined her in her antics! He knew her heart ached, he knew the children were not by her side, that she felt wronged and sad, and that she never spoke about the children.

Because she has always been a reasonable person, she never blamed him for not bringing the children to see her.

He also felt heartache for the suffering she endured. Her fussing about Ji Su was insignificant, no big deal.

Others might not know, but he did—a medical treatment called pain diversion therapy.

Bei Ran was bearing the painful pressure of not having her children by her side, yet, she never took out her frustrations on Gu Qingchen!

Due to Ji Su’s appearance and provocation, she began transferring such stress to Ji Su. If she were calm, she would definitely realize, how could he fall for a woman like Ji Su?

This kind of pain diversion therapy, he understood, and that was enough.

He preferred her to fuss and argue with him. Such squabbling was fine, as he didn’t want her to taste a bitter life alone, keeping all the depression inside. Such a state for her was too frightening to imagine!

But no matter how much she fought with him, she just couldn’t meet Tang Baijin!

This was a matter of principle.

Gu Qingchen boarded the speedboat and saw Bei Ran sitting by the side of the boat, already slightly drunk, "I raise my glass to invite the moon, my shadow becomes three people..."

He reached over, took the wine jar beside her without asking, and threw it into the sea.

"My wine..." Bei Ran watched as the wine fell into the ocean, staring at the man in front of her! "How could you throw away my wine? Overbearing wolf, stingy ghost!"

He was as overbearing as a wolf!

Yet, his heart was as tiny as the tip of a needle!

"Want to drink?" Gu Qingchen leaned over her, the moonlight shining on her, casting a myriad of graceful aura that flowed around her.

Bei Ran looked at him foolishly, clearly angry at him, yet why did she find him so infuriatingly handsome!

She was in the prime of her youth, had she really reached the foolish years again? Still acting like a smitten girl!

"I’ll brew some for you!" Gu Qingchen said gravely, was it not just brewing some fruit wine? She liked others’ so much! He could brew it too!

Bei Ran burst into laughter!

"What are you laughing at?" Gu Qingchen looked at her.

Bei Ran lay back happily on the deck: "I’ll wait! Gu Qingchen, I’m waiting for you to brew wine for me!"

"Get up!" Gu Qingchen pulled her up, "Have your injuries healed? Lying on the cold deck like this!"

Bei Ran was somewhat tipsy, then she collapsed into his embrace, laughing as she looked at him: "You look really good at this moment!"

"How much did you drink?" Gu Qingchen frowned, noting the scent of fruit wine on her lips.

"Not much..." Bei Ran raised one finger, then two, then three, and then ten fingers... "What should I do? My fingers aren’t enough..."

Gu Qingchen: "..."

He really should have smashed all of Tang Baijin’s wine jars before he left; she actually drank more than ten cups, treating it like it was fruit juice?

"Count with your fingers..." Bei Ran took his hand, her small delicate white fingers caressing his slightly rough callused fingers, "Hey, sir, what do you do with your hands? Why are there calluses?"

Sir?

He looked at her, she must be drunk muddled!

Gu Qingchen wanted to pull back his hand, but Bei Ran, panicking, suddenly bit his finger!

The bite wasn’t deep, perhaps because she was drunk, or was it the starlight tonight?

She played with his fingers and smiled very sweetly.

Gu Qingchen looked down at her, it had been a long time since he’d seen her smile so happily!

Even though such a smile came from Tang Baijin’s fruit wine!

He was both angry and annoyed!

But he also felt heartache for her like this!

Everyone in this world lives with varying degrees of pretense!

Like a turtle with a hard shell!

Like a hedgehog with sharp spikes!

Like a lizard that turns into a chameleon!

Gu Qingchen had his own disguise, and Bei Ran had hers too.

She was strong, she strived to live, even though her children weren’t by her side, she never complained to him!

Such resilience in her, how could he not feel heartache for her!

She so trustingly left the care of her children to him, she preferred to be misunderstood by him and to leave this familiar city, and the familiar people in this city!

However, the appearance of Ji Su, like a straw, broke the camel’s back.