CHAPTER 261: CHAPTER 260 DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? (14)

What does it mean?

Dong Xin Yan was taken aback for a moment, then a hint of understanding flashed in her eyes. Gu Ningyi was worried that she hadn’t grasped his profound meaning, right? But she understood, she completely understood.

This time, she would not mess up his plan like last time. She would cooperate well and play the role of his newly minted "new lover."

Dong Xin Yan curved her lips into a smile, nodded at Gu Ningyi, her voice soft and gentle, "I know."

"Do you really know?"

Looking at Dong Xin Yan’s smiling face, Gu Ningyi’s whole heart couldn’t help but drift away. For the first time in his life, he was so insecure about himself that he had to confirm again and again.

Gu Ningyi was always concise and decisive. Yet, unexpectedly, he kept asking her repeatedly. Dong Xin Yan subconsciously lifted her eyes and met Gu Ningyi’s dark gaze. Those usually inscrutable eyes now clearly showed a fluctuation and a very subtle nervousness.

While Dong Xin Yan was surprised, she couldn’t help but deeply sigh. In love, Gu Ningyi was actually so cautious. With his typically domineering nature, it was quite rare.

Suddenly, she genuinely wanted to help him.

Although he was still very irritating in other areas, she admired his attitude toward love.

If cooperating with him in this act could help him reconcile with Zhou Yalin, she would do her best.

Thinking this, Dong Xin Yan nodded again with force, and answered very sincerely and earnestly, "I really know."

Love is such a wonderful thing. A word from someone you fancy can break your heart into pieces, but a word can also flood your world with sunshine.

As Dong Xin Yan’s words fell, Gu Ningyi suddenly stood up. He reached out his long arm and directly embraced her across the desk, holding her tightly in his arms.

Dong Xin Yan did not expect Gu Ningyi to make such a move, her eyes wide open in astonishment. Although the atmosphere between them was quite harmonious now, a hug seemed to be...

Unconsciously, Dong Xin Yan raised her hand, wanting to push him away, but then she heard Gu Ningyi’s low, slightly hoarse voice, slowly uttering word by word, "Xinyan, thank you!"

Thank you for accepting me, thank you for liking me, thank you for staying with me.

The hand that Dong Xin Yan had raised in mid-air just froze there. She could hear the sincere gratitude in Gu Ningyi’s thank you.

He must be thanking her for agreeing to help him act and win back Zhou Yalin, right?

If this was a grateful hug, pushing him away at this moment seemed overly sensitive. Also, her help was somewhat selfish, a bit undeserving of his gratitude.

Thinking so, she felt embarrassed to push Gu Ningyi away, simply letting him hold her, politely responding, "No need to thank me."

Gu Ningyi naturally sensed the slight stiffness in Dong Xin Yan’s body, but she soon relaxed, and the tenderness in his eyes spread freely.

Perhaps she was not yet able to fully accept him, but he would definitely try hard, work hard to love her, to treat her well. In the future, she would surely fall in love with him.

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In the blink of an eye, a few days had passed, and today was Christmas, also the year-end party of the Gu Group.

Attending such a grand party, and as Gu Ningyi’s date, with the need to highlight her role as the favored new lover, Dong Xin Yan naturally had to present herself beautifully before everyone.

It’s just that...