CHAPTER 244: CHAPTER 244: PRESIDENT GU BECOMING INCREASINGLY CHILDISH

Gu Yikun saw that An Junxi couldn’t bear for him to swear, his narrow eyes showing a hint of amusement. He took her hand into his palm, "Xi Xi still cares about her husband. Husband is very happy."

An Junxi turned her back to him, "Happy about what? I’m still upset."

Gu Yikun pulled her into his arms, "Then what will it take for you to stop being upset, dear wife? Who told you we need a paternity test? I’ll stand up for you."

An Junxi feared Gu Yikun might argue with his mother. She didn’t like Liang Huiyun’s way of doing things, but she also didn’t want the house to be always filled with disputes—it wasn’t good for anyone.

An Junxi dodged, "Maybe I heard wrong."

Gu Yikun looked intently into her eyes, "Don’t keep things bottled up inside."

An Junxi changed the topic, "I probably heard wrong. Help me put away my clothes, I’m going to check on the kids."

Gu Yikun hurriedly hung her clothes, locked the luggage bag in the cabinet. The luggage bag was truly a dangerous thing and shouldn’t be left in the room.

As An Junxi walked out of the room, Gu Jinxiu was playing on the corridor chair with Gu Aixi, while Liang Huiyun was also there.

Liang Huiyun was teasing Aixi, "Aixi, call grandma."

Gu Aixi reluctantly called out "Grandma" and continued playing with her brother, no longer paying her any attention.

A child’s intuition is the most accurate. If they don’t like someone, no amount of teasing will make them respond.

Liang Huiyun was a bit disappointed. She wanted to hug Gu Aixi, but Aixi wouldn’t let her, not even knowing what "grandma" meant.

Gu Jinxiu told grandma, "Sister wants to play now, grandma shouldn’t hug her just yet." He was definitely on his sister’s side.

Gu Aixi saw mommy coming and climbed off the chair to run towards An Junxi, "Mommy, hug!"

An Junxi lifted her up, and Gu Aixi pointed at Liang Huiyun and said, "Grandma is here."

Facing An Junxi, Liang Huiyun’s expression changed entirely. She said, "Come with me, I have something to say."

An Junxi didn’t want to talk to her about any principles; words were pointless if they weren’t on the same page.

"I need to coax Aixi to sleep, let’s talk next time."

Anger swept over Liang Huiyun. She was about to scold An Junxi for her disrespect to elders when Gu Yikun stepped out and asked, "What are you going to discuss?"

Liang Huiyun was a bit nervous, "Nothing much, just talking about the child."

She worried that An Junxi might speak ill of her to Gu Yikun, this son was beyond control to anyone. Their mother-son relationship had just started to improve over the recent years, and she didn’t want to see them distance again.

An Junxi hadn’t planned on saying anything bad about Liang Huiyun; speaking those words herself would make her unreasonable.

In front of Gu Yikun, An Junxi still showed respect to Liang Huiyun, "Mother, I’m taking the child to sleep. Jin Xiu, you should go back to your lessons, we can play with your sister another day."

Seeing her son hadn’t mentioned the paternity test, Liang Huiyun guessed An Junxi hadn’t brought it up yet, her face looked a bit better, "Go on, children need enough sleep."

An Junxi told her daughter, "Say goodbye to grandma and brother, we’ll play again tomorrow."

Gu Jinxiu kissed his sister’s little hand, "Brother is going home, we’ll see you tomorrow."

Gu Aixi blew kisses to them, "Bye-bye."

After Liang Huiyun took Gu Jinxiu back, they returned to the room. Gu Aixi was tired; after a bit of coaxing, she soon fell into a deep sleep.

Gu Yikun whispered, "Let’s go to the balcony."

An Junxi wrapped the blanket around the child to ensure she wouldn’t fall off the bed and followed Gu Yikun to the balcony.

Gu Yikun directly asked, "Did mother get a paternity test for the child?"

His tone was firm, with hidden anger evident.

An Junxi knew even if she didn’t say, he would find out, so she clung to his hand and said, "I’ve thought it through, mother just wants to feel more assured. It’s nothing, I’m not mad anymore, and you shouldn’t mention this to her."

Gu Yikun used his fingers to comb through her long hair, "Xi Xi, you don’t need to endure everything." Mother’s actions implied distrust towards her, he could understand her being upset.

In front of him, An Junxi had never said a word of complaint about his mother, her understanding made his heart ache.

An Junxi said, "I have said some terrible things to mother before, she has some misunderstandings about me. It’ll gradually fade, don’t get angry with her, it will only complicate things."

When she left Gu’s house, she had harshly scolded Liang Huiyun, probably the worst scolding Liang Huiyun had ever received in her lifetime. Now if she wanted to regain some face, let her be happy.

Gu Yikun saw her so anxious and said, "You care about the child and mother more than you care about me."

An Junxi was speechless, "How can you compare the two?" President Gu was becoming more childish.

Gu Yikun held her, An Junxi’s body was somewhat stiff. As he didn’t venture to touch inappropriate places, she gradually relaxed.

Inwardly, Gu Yikun sighed, the consequences of his actions—he must bear them himself.

How long would it take for her to not fear his touch?

An Junxi stayed in the hospital for a few days, during which Mr. and Mrs. An visited once. They said, "The neighbors in the community thought we were gone two years ago... When we returned, they were almost scared to death. Explaining to each person every time, later they even held a homeowners’ meeting to welcome us back. I heard that during the maritime disaster two years ago, only Uncle Lin wasn’t rescued—it’s truly the unpredictability of life."

An Junxi also said, "We must live well each day to be worthy of ourselves and the people around us." She had seen things more clearly, hence not arguing with Liang Huiyun over the paternity test.

If it were the old her, she would’ve already fallen out with Liang Huiyun. Now she just wanted the family to be well, not affected by negative emotions.

The two elders played with Aixi for an afternoon, after a few days of not seeing her, the little one seemed to have grown a bit.

Mrs. An saw Gu Yikun wasn’t in the room, so she asked, "Did Yikun go back to the company?"

An Junxi nodded, "He didn’t go to the company for the past few days; today he went back for a meeting. We’ll be discharged and return to the apartment tomorrow."

Mr. An couldn’t help but ask, "Why not go home? Is it because of a disagreement with the elders at home?"

An Junxi reassured her father, "There’s nothing to disagree about. The house is being renovated; we won’t be able to move back until a few months later."

Mr. An was relieved and said, "As long as there was no fight. Yikun has you in his heart; you must understand each other as a couple and stop arguing."

Mrs. An also said, "Now Yikun has arranged for two drivers to be dedicated to picking us up and dropping us off, and has arranged for undercover bodyguards nearby... We don’t even know how many undercover bodyguards there are. He said we can go anywhere we want, and no one can harm us. He must have arranged quite a few people. He has you in his heart, considering our matters so seriously. Xi Xi, Yikun works hard, you should be considerate of him."

To this son-in-law, the two elders were a hundred percent satisfied.

An Junxi didn’t know about all this, as Yikun hadn’t discussed it with her.

He went to such lengths, likely fearing another incident like before.

In any case, he truly cared about her, even extending that care to her family.

An Junxi thought that since she came back, most of her attention was on her daughter, somewhat neglecting him.