Chapter 154: One hundred fifty-four Is this to kiss oneself? _1 Chapter 154: One hundred fifty-four Is this to kiss oneself? _1 After seeing her seated, Gu Chen closed the car door and walked toward the driver’s side.

He gripped the steering wheel, and his eyes involuntarily drifted over to Ji Pianran’s face.

There was no denying that Ji Pianran was naturally a stunning beauty.

Right then, she was gazing intently ahead, her long, thick eyelashes curling into a natural and attractive arc, the corners of her eyes tilting slightly upwards, with a straight yet soft nose.

Her lips were rosy and plump, moist and luscious.

Her face held a calmness.

Gu Chen’s heart couldn’t help but skip half a beat; his wife was really too beautiful.

Gu Chen pursed his lips and leaned toward Ji Pianran’s direction.

Ji Pianran, focused intently on the outside, was startled by Gu Chen’s sudden movement.

Her eyelids twitched, and her expression resembled that of a frightened deer.

“What, what are you doing?”

Gu Chen didn’t answer her; instead, he leaned even lower, with half of his body completely hovering over Ji Pianran.

He was almost pressing down on her.

Ji Pianran’s eyes, misty with steam, widened with tension, feeling her heart almost leap out.

What is he doing!

Was he about to kiss her?

Tangtang was still sitting in the back!

Seeing her flushed face, Gu Chen couldn’t help but chuckle, “Don’t be nervous, buckle your seatbelt!”

After speaking, he pulled the seatbelt from the side of Ji Pianran’s seat and clicked it into the buckle.

Then he sat back down, his face filled with a teasing smile.

“Got ahead of yourself, didn’t you?”

!!!

Upon hearing this, Ji Pianran’s head buzzed, feeling all her blood rushing to her brain.

Was he laughing at her?

Mocking her for having dirty thoughts?

This was too embarrassing; Gu Chen only wanted to fasten the seatbelt, yet she thought he was going to kiss her.

Ji Pianran pursed her lips, feeling more embarrassed the more she thought about it.

Along with the embarrassment, there was also an inexplicable sense of disappointment.

To be honest, when she believed Gu Chen was about to kiss her, her heart felt like it would burst with excitement.

But she hadn’t expected that all her thoughts were assumptions.

And to make matters worse, he was teasing her about it!

…

The car drove out of the village and, upon reaching the village entrance, they came across Lei Bo and his wife, who had just returned from the city on their motorbike.

Dong Qingfang was holding a piece of meat and a bag of vegetables—they had gone into the city to buy some nice things to celebrate their son’s birthday.

Unexpectedly, as they turned the corner, they saw a van driving out of the village. Lei Bo immediately twisted the handle to slow down and looked at the van.

In the village for all these years, their prized motorbike had been the most stylish thing around.

Who was this, affording to buy a van?

Dong Qingfang also craned her neck curiously to look inside the car.

When she saw clearly it was Gu Chen’s family of three,

her expression instantly changed, and she irritably pinched Lei Bo on the waist.

“It’s Gu Chen again, it’s really odd, how much money has this man made? Now he’s driving a small car?”

Recently they were earning from land, now buying cars.

All the limelight was on them!

Dong Qingfang watched the van’s departure, filled with envy and jealousy.

How come all the good things happened to this family!

Lei Bo was already feeling displeased, and Dong Qingfang’s pinch made his anger flare up instantly.

“Damn it, if you’re so capable, why don’t you go with him, and see if he’d even take a second look at you?”

Can’t do anything right in a day and never leaves any food on his plate!

With that attitude, he still dreams of better days!

But truth be told, Gu Chen has indeed been quite arrogant lately.

Lucky breaks always finding him, and the village even held a meeting for him. When Dad came back from that meeting, his nose was almost crooked from anger.

This kid, it seems, won’t straighten up unless we take him down a peg!

Without some action, the whole village will soon forget about Lei Bo.

His family’s well-off, his old man’s a village official, and he’s no less handsome than that Gu Chen—just a bit shorter.

Dong Qingfang was yelled at by Lei Bo, realizing she had said the wrong thing again.

Muttering in dissatisfaction, “Look at how petty you are. I’m just puzzled, is all? How much money has Gu Chen made lately!”

The more Lei Bo heard, the more irritated he became. Money, money, money, that’s all anyone ever talks about.

He twisted the throttle forcefully, intending to rush home, but then the motorcycle just buzzed twice and went silent.

He tried again, but it was the same result.

The motorcycle was as dead as a doornail, not reacting at all.

Lei Bo sighed and kicked at the ground with his foot.

He turned his head impatiently and said, “Get off first!”

“What’s wrong?” Dong Qingfang asked curiously.

“What do you think is wrong with it stalling? You’re heavy as a pig!” Lei Bo was about to explode with frustration.

God damn it, just seeing that Gu Chen makes me unlucky!

That bastard is cursed!

Hearing the engine had stalled, Dong Qingfang could only silently get off the bike, thinking of Gu Chen’s house’s van, she couldn’t help but gripe again.

“Damn motorcycle, not as good as their car, always stalling!”

Lei Bo, already infuriated, heard her complaint.

His head buzzed, and his brain felt almost oxygen-deprived.

Sitting on the motorcycle, he twisted the throttle hard, and the engine came back to life. He quickly pulled back his foot and hit the accelerator, speeding off.

Damn woman, thinks I’m a loser, does she?

She can bloody well chase after the van herself!

The rural roads were just dirt and sand, and as Lei Bo revved the engine, he kicked up a cloud of dust and dirt, hitting Dong Qingfang right in the face.

Even her nostrils were filled with it.

Furiously stomping her foot, she cursed out loud.

“Lei Bo, you’re inhuman!”

Not as capable as Gu Chen, and you can’t stand anyone saying it?

A grown man, all he knows is to get angry day in, day out!

I’m fuming too, damn it!

…

Meanwhile, Gu Chen, with Ji Pianran and little Tiantian, had arrived at the hospital. He parked the car right at the entrance, then picked up Tiantian and grabbed Ji Pianran’s hand as they hurried into the outpatient building.

It was two o’clock, and Director Jin was just about to finish her shift. She had packed up her things and was ready to leave.

She had just stood up when she saw Gu Chen rushing in with Ji Pianran.

“Director, my wife is here, and we’ve decided to start the treatment right now,” Gu Chen said urgently.

Director Jin blinked, surprised by his haste. He had only mentioned it in the morning, and by afternoon, he was already there with his wife.

It seemed this young man’s love for his wife was deeper than she had thought.

Every woman wishes for a husband who cherishes her.

Director Jin couldn’t help but feel envious of Ji Pianran. She nodded at the couple and returned to her seat, pulling out a form and began to write in it, using a shorthand only hospital staff would understand.

After finishing, she entered some information into the computer, and several forms were printed out.

She briefly sorted the papers and handed them to Gu Chen.

“Take this payment form to the first floor to pay, and then a nurse will take you to the ward. I’ve assigned you a four-person room, not a private one. After all, a private room is a lot more expensive, six hundred for a private versus eighty for a four-person,” explained Director Jin earnestly.

Director Jin genuinely wanted to save Gu Chen some money. The only difference with a private room was the better environment; the doctors, nurses, and medicine were all the same, but it could save them several hundred yuan.

So she made the decision for Gu Chen.