Quick Transmigration: Knowing I'm a Bad Woman, Yet Still Liking Me?

After calming down a bit from smashing her things, Madam Fu asked Bai Yuan, "You added me, surely not just to mock me, right?"

"That's true for now, but it's uncertain in the future."

Mrs. Fu typed a long message, but then took a deep breath, closed her eyes, deleted the message, and retyped, "Remember to let me know if you have any news. I know you still have reservations and don't want to take action yourself. But I'm different. For my son, I'm willing to be the one to do the work."

Bai Yuan smiled as she read the message, marveling at the greatness of maternal love, and replied with a thumbs-up emoji.

Gu Lingfeng left work early today and even asked Secretary Liang to buy a bouquet of flowers in preparation for coaxing Bai Yuan.

As soon as he entered, Bai Yuan smiled slightly at him, "So early today?"

"Yes, I wanted to come back and spend some time with you as soon as possible." Gu Lingfeng handed over the flowers, keeping an eye on Bai Yuan's expression, but unfortunately, she didn't show any emotion.

Without anger or joy, the woman took the flowers, smelled them, and then handed them to the maid, saying, "Find a vase to put them in."

Dinner was eaten as usual, and Bai Yuan didn't even lock the door.

After taking a shower and getting into bed, Gu Lingfeng said cautiously, "I deleted Su Ranran."

Bai Yuan was scrolling through videos and didn't even look up. "Okay."

Gu Lingfeng looked at Bai Yuan. Everything was fine, but he just felt inexplicably uneasy.

It wasn't until noon the next day that he looked at Secretary Liang and asked, "Liang Hua, will your wife cause you any trouble?"

Liang Hua understood; the boss was arguing again. "Of course she's arguing. If she really stopped arguing with me, then I should be worried."

Why?

"Women, if they argue with you, it means they care about you."

Secretary Liang was naturally unaware of what happened at the Gu family's old residence yesterday. He knew that Bai Yuan had been causing trouble occasionally lately, which was why he said that, but it struck a chord with Gu Lingfeng.

After Liang Hua left, Gu Lingfeng turned on his computer and started searching for phrases like "My wife suddenly stopped arguing with me" and "My wife suddenly became very calm."

Then the more I looked, the more panicked I became.

Emotional exhaustion: Frequent arguments lead to the depletion of emotional resources.

Accumulated Disappointment: Repeated arguments without improvement may have caused the other party to accumulate sufficient disappointment.

A turning point in the relationship: Silence may be a precursor to a breakdown, and the other person may be preparing to end the relationship.

Thinking of her telling him to take Su Ranran home and raise her, and that she would no longer care about him, Gu Lingfeng felt another wave of irritation.

He loosened his tie, lit a cigarette, and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the bustling city traffic.

He did delete Su Ranran's WeChat, but he still had her phone number, so he could always reach her if she needed to contact him urgently.

After finishing a cigarette, he looked at his phone's contact list, remained silent for a moment, and then blocked the other person's call.

After deleting it, he called Bai Yuan. "Shall we go home tonight?"

Bai Yuan's tone remained calm. "I quite like the old house and would like to stay here for a while. If you want to go back, you can go back first; it's closer to the company from there."

"I was just asking, but since you like the old house, how about we stay here for now? I can finish work early this afternoon, so I can pick you up from get off work, and then we can pick up An'an together, okay?"

"I have dinner plans tonight. If you're free, you can pick up An'an. I have something to do here, so I'll hang up now."

After hanging up the phone, Bai Yuan opened the wives' group and friends' group. No woman doesn't love gossip, and now they were all extremely curious about Su Ranran's affairs.

As soon as she mentioned having a meal, several people were available.

We had a great time chatting over dinner, and Ms. Qiao, who had previously ordered the pink diamond, was also there.

Bai Yuan also received news that this Miss Qiao was actually going to marry Su Ranran's half-brother.

The other person chatted with her throughout the meal, and she responded patiently, finding that they got along quite well.

Then Bai Yuan got a little drunk, and it was already past ten o'clock when she returned to the old house.

She entered the room with a cheerful smile, but immediately stopped smiling when she saw Gu Lingfeng.

Her voice was soft and languid after drinking, with a slight upward inflection at the end, carrying a hint of languor. "I'm going to take a shower first. If you're sleepy, you can go to sleep."

After saying that, he turned around and prepared to go into the bathroom.

Gu Lingfeng looked at the hazy pink blush on her cheeks, like peach petals dipped in honey, and his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily. He got out of bed and picked her up in his arms. "Let's shower together."

Bai Yuan tried to push him, but he was already weak, and after drinking, he became even more limp.

When I came out of the bathroom, Bai Yuan was already asleep.

Gu Lingfeng gently placed her on the bed and covered her with the blanket.

Then I went to the balcony to smoke. The feeling I had just experienced was not good. I had done it, but it also felt like I hadn't done it. It was completely different from the Bai Yuan I had before.

There was no enthusiasm or pandering, no passion whatsoever.

He saw only two words on the woman's face: perfunctory.

Night fell over the balcony railing, and the cigarette butt between his fingers glowed a faint crimson, flickering in the silence.

His life used to be like a precisely running clock, each step following the markings set by his work and family, without waves or color.

Su Ranran was a hazy moonlight that had been hidden in his heart. It was a fleeting glimpse in his youth, gentle and kind, but she had never truly stirred his stagnant life.

Until Bai Yuan's sudden change, like a beam of light suddenly breaking into a gray world, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, rippling outwards.

He could see that the woman's scheming and underlying nature had never changed; the traces of her past attempts to please and climb the social ladder remained, and were even more egregious.

But she became vibrant and passionate, brimming with vitality, injecting colorful hues into his desolate world.

Now, this wave has receded unexpectedly.

When the light in Bai Yuan's eyes dimmed and he became polite and distant, his world also went silent.

The cigarette burned out, and the heat made his fingertips recoil.

After stubbing out his cigarette, Gu Lingfeng looked up and saw that the distant Cangyu Mountains were also desolate.

Gu's mother wasn't in a much better mood either. At breakfast, she looked at her son and asked, "Where's your wife?"

"She came home late yesterday and is still sleeping."

Gu Lingfeng ate half a bowl of porridge but lost his appetite. He stood up and said, "Mom, I'm going to the company now."

"Why don't you take An'an over to play today?" Gu's mother quickly called out to him.

Gu Mu'an attended an international school, where the kindergarten, preschool, and middle school were all in one place.

Gu Mu'an used to be driven around by a driver most of the time, but after Bai Yuan started driving him around every day, he's not happy now that no one goes.

These days, the daughter-in-law sleeps in late every day, and the son leaves early and returns late; it's always the daughter-in-law who picks up and drops off Gu Mu'an.

School was fine, but now it's summer vacation.

She no longer has time to practice Tai Chi or tend to her flowers. Now she spends all her time taking care of her grandson and helping him with his homework. She feels that her hair has turned quite a bit white.

Gu's mother felt that the two of them hadn't actually argued, but were actually working together to play the old lady.

Gu Lingfeng looked at Gu Mu'an, "Is An'an going to the company with Daddy today?"

Gu Mu'an looked at him and nodded, "Okay, I'm almost grown up, it's time to learn from Dad."