Deep Fog Kiss

The man's gaze fell on her pretty profile, and suddenly she turned to look at him, their eyes meeting unexpectedly.

Jiang Li looked at the man's handsome face and denied it, "I don't miss him at all."

"Yeah, right," she denied to herself.

Looking up at the old lady, she smiled sweetly, "I only have eyes for you, you're the best to me."

A faint smile played on the man's lips; he was quite adept at charming the old lady.

The old lady was pleased to hear this and started talking about her childhood, saying, "I still remember when you first came here, Xiao Li, you were only this tall."

She gestured and said with a smile, "In the blink of an eye, she's grown into a beautiful and sensible young woman. Whoever marries our Little Pear will be incredibly lucky."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li, who was lying on the old lady's lap, quietly shifted her gaze, but out of the corner of her eye, she stared at the pair of shiny black leather shoes.

"Great-grandmother, I'm still young, so let's not talk about marriage."

She sniffed, looked up at the old lady, and said, "Besides, I don't want to get married. I just want to stay with you, Great-Grandma."

"Silly child."

The old lady smiled kindly and said, "If our Gu family were to confine you to your marriage for the rest of your life, your grandfather in heaven would never forgive Yueze."

Speaking of Jiang Li's grandfather, that's where her connection with the Gu family began.

Originally, the Gu family, a top financial conglomerate in Jingzhou, had absolutely no connection with the Jiang family, an ordinary family in Nancheng.

Twenty-seven years ago, Gu Yueze, the head of the Gu family, was ambushed by his business rival while on a business trip through Nancheng.

Jiang Li heard that Gu Yueze was seriously injured that time and almost lost his life.

She encountered her grandfather, Jiang Cheng, in Nancheng, and was rescued by him. She then stayed at the Jiang family home for a period of time to recover from her injuries.

It was during that time that Gu Yueze met his grandfather, Jiang Chengyun, and they became sworn brothers, forging a deep friendship.

To repay the life-saving grace, Gu Yueze offered the Jiang family a large sum of money as a token of gratitude, intending to help them in their business endeavors, but Jiang Chengyun refused.

Later, Gu Yueze made a promise to the Jiang family that no matter what difficulties the Jiang family encountered in the future, the Gu family would do everything in its power to help them.

And this promise will always stand.

Fifteen years have passed, and the Jiang family has never contacted the Gu family, nor has it ever received a single penny from them.

Until twelve years ago, the Gu family received a phone call from Nancheng entrusting their orphan to someone.

The person on the other end of the phone hoped that the Gu family would fulfill their promise from back then and raise Jiang Li, the only child of the Jiang family, until she turned eighteen.

Jiang Li always knew that she was able to enter the Gu family because her grandfather had done a favor for Grandpa Gu many years ago.

But after she turned eighteen, Gu Jia considered that he had repaid this debt of gratitude and had no further obligation to take responsibility for her.

Logically speaking, she should have broken away from the Gu family and never have anything to do with them again.

But her great-grandmother liked her very much and intended to keep her in the Gu family so that she could become a granddaughter of the Gu family like Gu Rou.

"Without your grandfather's kindness, there would be no Gu family today."

The old lady looked at Jiang Li with great affection in her eyes, "Little Li, you are my great-granddaughter, just like Xiao Rou. No one in the Gu family can treat you as an outsider, and no one can bully you."

"Our Gu family will always be your home." She glanced at Gu Zhishen. "Your uncle and I are both your family."

"If any outsiders bully you, tell your uncle and let him deal with them."

Jiang Li felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing this, and then deliberately asked, "Great-Grandma, what if my uncle bullies me?"

Upon hearing this, the man raised an eyebrow. What kind of complaint was this?

"Then tell me, and I'll stand up for you." The old woman raised her fist and said, "I'll beat him up for you."

Jiang Li chuckled. She couldn't imagine what it would be like for Gu Zhishen to be chased and beaten by his great-grandmother.

"Oh, right."

The old lady asked again, "You didn't go back to the old house this time you returned to China. Where did you stay?"

Jiang Li glanced at Gu Zhishen and answered honestly, "I'm still living in the same place as before, Beishan Villa."

The old lady thought for a moment, "I remember, Ah Shen has always lived there, hasn't he?"

He then added, "You grew up with your uncle when you were little. A few years ago, he moved out, and you moved out with him. At that time, you were not yet twenty, so living together was not a problem."

"However, you're all grown up now, a young lady, so it's not really appropriate for you to stay with your uncle anymore."

The old lady looked at Gu Zhishen and said, "Zhen, take some time to pick out a house for Xiaoli. Make it big, in a nice environment, and most importantly, make sure Xiaoli likes it."

Jiang Li was startled and lowered her eyes without saying a word.

She secretly harbored a reluctance to move out of Beishan Villa.

"Grandma," Gu Zhishen said, "she's used to living there, it's too much trouble to move around."

"That's not appropriate, that's a residence under your name," the old lady said. "We need to choose a house that belongs to our Xiaoli."

"That's hers," Gu Zhishen said calmly. "It's already under her name."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Li's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Gu Zhishen.

Is Beishan Villa under her name?

When did this happen? How come she doesn't know?

That house was worth nine figures, and Gu Zhishen gave it to her so generously.

So what? He moved out, replaced all the servants, and gave her the house.

Is this compensation for the two years she slept with him?

"Does Xiaoli like it?" The old lady's voice pulled her back to reality. "If you don't like it, let your uncle choose another one. Your birthday is in two months, so consider this a birthday present from your great-grandmother."

Jiang Li felt a mix of bitterness and sadness. She stared into Gu Zhishen's calm eyes and said, "I like him."

She turned to look at the old lady, "Of course I like what my uncle gave me, but great-grandmother, please don't spend any more money."

"If you like it, that's good."

The old lady then looked at Gu Zhishen, "Ah Shen, you're almost thirty this year, shouldn't you start thinking about marriage?"