I slept with the wrong person on my wedding night, and the boss spoiled me rotten!
Chapter 24 Taking her to the Zhang family
Gu Jingshen answered a phone call and left the courtyard in the middle of the night.
Early in the morning, Jiang Xuxu got up and knocked on the door, only to find it unlocked.
She peeked inside to check, and found the bed empty, even the bedding neatly made.
Just as she was wondering about closing the door, she turned around and bumped into the man's broad chest.
"Offering herself to me so early?" Gu Jingshen grinned mischievously.
You're never serious!
Jiang Xuxu stepped back two steps from his embrace, her back against the door panel, her gaze tilting downwards as she saw Gu Jingshen carrying a breakfast.
Gu Jingshen raised his hand, his voice gentle: "I didn't know what you liked to eat, so I just bought some random things."
Jiang Xuxu awkwardly took it.
The courtyard is a distance from the city center, and although he has all kinds of ingredients at home, he still got up early to buy breakfast.
Back then, she did all these things for Lu Chen; no man had ever done anything like that for her before.
Seeing her staring blankly at the wontons in her hand, Gu Jingshen smiled and asked, "If you don't like them, you can tidy up and we'll go out to eat."
It's not that I dislike them, it's just that seeing these innocent wontons reminds me of that damned person.
Gu Jingshen was just asking casually; he hadn't slept all night and was extremely tired.
Unexpectedly, the next second, Jiang Xuxu threw the breakfast into the trash can.
"Let's go! Didn't we say we were going to visit Grandma today? I'm all packed."
Soon, the two drove to the grandmother's house.
On the way, Jiang Xuxu couldn't resist her curiosity and turned to ask, "You're a local? How come I've never seen you before?"
Gu Jingshen stared straight ahead, lost in thought for a moment before saying, "I grew up here when I was little, and later..."
He seemed reluctant to talk about his past, and Jiang Xuxu, sensing his unease, didn't press him further.
Outside the window, a familiar view came into view. Wasn't this the road back to her hometown?
"Where are we going?" Jiang Xuxu asked.
Gu Jingshen replied, "Grandma's house."
No further words were needed.
Perhaps it was just on the way, that was all she could think.
In the ensuing silence, Jiang Xuxu stopped trying to make conversation and rolled down the car window to fully enjoy the long-missed scenery.
My mood improved considerably after breakfast.
"Don't you really remember anything from when you were a child?" Gu Jingshen suddenly asked.
"What did you say? It's a bit windy, I didn't hear you clearly."
Jiang Xuxu turned her face away, and a gentle breeze ruffled her hair.
Gu Jingshen smiled and said nothing more.
Shortly after, the Tesla stopped at a reservoir.
Jiang Xuxu thought they had arrived and got out of the car to get the gifts from the trunk.
"We're not there yet," Gu Jingshen said as he walked towards the reservoir.
Jiang Xuxu subconsciously thought he was going to relieve himself, and turned to crawl back into the car, but Gu Jingshen stopped her.
"Come with me."
"Go ahead, I don't need to. I'll wait for you in the car."
Gu Jingshen frowned, walked over, and directly took her hand, leading her towards the reservoir.
"I really don't want to, you can go by yourself."
The reservoir is sparsely populated; apart from tourists who come to swim in the summer, there are hardly any people there in the autumn and winter.
"What are you thinking about?" Gu Jingshen leaned down to look at her.
Jiang Xuxu straightened up and leaned back, her hand gripped tightly by him. She shook her head: "I don't want to use the restroom yet, you go by yourself."
convenient?
Gu Jingshen realized what was going on, released her hand, turned around and walked forward, "What are you thinking? I just want to take you somewhere."
Jiang Xuxu shivered and quickly followed.
The reservoir is nestled against the mountains and beside the water; apart from the businesses along the shore, only a few anglers sit nearby.
After passing through a small grove of trees, they arrived at a sea of flowers. The beautiful scenery immediately piqued Jiang Xuxu's interest.
Wow! So beautiful!
I never expected to see such a lush sea of flowers in late autumn—chrysanthemums, lilies, pink muhly grass…
Jiang Xuxu ran into the sea of flowers, gently picked up a lily, and exclaimed in surprise, "This is the first time I've ever seen a pink lily!"
Gu Jingshen's gentle gaze shifted to the pavilion in a corner of the sea of flowers.
There, he has childhood memories.
Jiang Xuxu turned around and found Gu Jingshen standing in the pavilion, lost in thought.
She walked closer leisurely, and with each step she got closer, it felt as if something was squeezing out of her mind.
This sea of flowers wasn't there before, but the pavilion seemed familiar.
Gu Jingshen turned to look at her, extended his hand and smiled, "Come quickly."
This scene... seems familiar.
Fragments of memories flashed through Jiang Xuxu's mind: the boy's blurry smiling face, two jubilant figures...
Suddenly, after a ringing in her ears, she covered her head and squatted down.
Seeing this, Gu Jingshen quickly ran over to help her up, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Xuxu shook her head, trying to stay awake.
"Gu Jingshen".
"I am here."
Jiang Xuxu's eyes welled up with tears, and her face turned deathly pale. "I think..."
She wanted to say something, but couldn't remember anything.
"My head hurts a little, let's go back quickly."
"Okay." Gu Jingshen carried her back.
As Jiang Xuxu got further and further away from the pavilion, the hazy memories in her mind became clearer and clearer.
The figure of a boy was left in the pavilion, growing ever more distant.
"How are you feeling? Do you need to go to the hospital?" Gu Jingshen asked with concern as he helped her into the car.
Jiang Xuxu shook her head. "I'm much better. It's probably just low blood sugar. Let's go back quickly."
As the car drove away from the sea of flowers, Jiang Xuxu leaned against Gu Jingshen and asked, "You said you lived in the mountains when you were little?"
"Um."
She murmured to herself, "I remember there wasn't this sea of flowers before."
Looking at the sea of flowers that had grown distant, Gu Jingshen said, "I only saw it a few years ago when I came back. I thought it was beautiful, so I brought it to you."
As a local, Jiang Xuxu rarely went home. Things had changed, and she was unaware that there was a sea of flowers here.
Unbeknownst to her, this sea of flowers was actually an investment by Gu Jingshen, which boosted the surrounding economy, but the pavilion alone remained untouched.
He has been coming back frequently these past two years, sometimes staying for an entire day, hoping that one day the girl will return.
Because that was her dream...
She once said, "When I have money, I'll build a sea of flowers here, preferably all kinds of flowers that bloom in autumn!"
At that time, Gu Jingshen did not understand why it was an autumn flower.
He later realized that the day he met the girl was his birthday.
Jiang Xuxu, a local, had never heard of the existence of the flower sea.
My expectations were dashed once again.
Gu Jingshen didn't say anything more, but just hugged her even tighter.
The car didn't drive Jiang Xuxu home, but rather to the other side of the mountain.
She almost thought that Gu Jingshen was taking her back to his hometown.
Ten minutes later, the Tesla stopped in front of a farmhouse.
Gu Jingshen got out of the car and walked in with a beaming smile. "Grandma, I'm back."
Jiang Xuxu went to the trunk to get the gifts, and then followed Gu Jingshen inside.
In the courtyard, a kind and gentle old lady with white hair was bending over to water the flowers.
Hearing the voice, the old lady propped herself up and smiled when she saw who it was.
Gu Jingshen hurriedly went to greet her, but his grandmother smiled at him and walked straight to the person at the door with brisk steps.
"Girl, you're here? Long time no see."
Seeing how familiar the two seemed, Gu Jingshen hesitated, "Grandma, do you know each other?"
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