Indulging Mrs. Lu-Chapter 832 - 829: Come Stay at My Place ( - s 827, 828, and 829 Combined)

Chapter 832: Chapter 829: Come Stay at My Place (Chapters 827, 828, and 829 Combined)

So, Gu Chen was the one who packed the clothes in her suitcase?!

Upon realizing this, Gu Li couldn’t remain calm. She hurriedly rifled through the suitcase and discovered everything was there—from intimate apparel to outerwear. What she couldn’t accept was that Gu Chen had thoughtlessly packed her skimpiest two sets of pajamas!

It would have been fine if they each had their own room, but now...

Gu Li thought if need be, she simply wouldn’t wear pajamas tonight. But even wearing a bathrobe was something she couldn’t accept, especially since she tends to crumple up neat clothes while sleeping...

Thinking over everything, Gu Li felt quite troubled. Eventually, she decided to sleep in her current clothes tonight and take a shower to change into new clothes in the morning.

Thinking this made her feel a lot better.

At that moment, footsteps approached from behind. Gu Li quickly turned around and saw Gu Chen, who she hadn’t noticed was already walking over and standing behind her. Shocked, she hurriedly shoved the pajamas back into the suitcase.

But it was too late.

Gu Chen frowned at her actions and asked, "Why did you take out the pajamas only to put them back?"

"..." Obviously, to avoid you seeing them! 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Don’t put them back. Take the pajamas and go shower." With that, Gu Chen turned and walked over to the large bed.

Gu Li saw from the corner of her eye as Gu Chen lifted the covers and sat down on the bed. She bit her lower lip, squatted in front of the suitcase for a long while before slowly standing up, taking the pajamas and underwear to the bathroom.

When she emerged again, she was still wearing the same clothes as earlier, but her damp hair and the scent of body wash indicated she had showered.

"Showered without changing clothes?"

Gu Li turned, seeing Gu Chen eyeing her. She replied, "The clothes fell on the floor and got wet."

In reality, she had deliberately wet the pajamas.

"I brought you two sets, didn’t I? Go change."

"No," she walked over to the large bed, "the clothes aren’t dirty. I was on the plane the whole time—no dust."

Gu Chen watched her actions, frowning deeper, "Go dry your hair before sleeping." She always had the habit of not drying her hair before sleep, something he used to manage before, though he couldn’t in recent years.

"No. I’ve already towel-dried it." Gu Li lifted the covers intending to lie on the other side, but a big hand pressed against her back, preventing her from continuing.

Gu Li didn’t need to look to know it was Gu Chen stopping her from lying down, and her temper flared. Looking towards the nearby sofa, she got up and walked toward it.

Everything happened so suddenly, Gu Chen stared blankly at her walking over there, watching her lie down without reacting in time.

As he finally processed what had happened, Gu Li was already lying down, resting her head on damp hair.

"Gu Li, you have ten seconds to go to the bathroom and dry your hair before coming back."

"..." There was no response, she seemed to have fallen asleep.

Gu Chen was silent for a moment, then lifted the covers, got out of bed, and walked to the bathroom, returning with a hairdryer.

Gu Li had assumed ignoring him would mean nothing would happen, but soon she felt a warm breeze. She immediately opened her eyes, meeting Gu Chen’s angry gaze.

Her brow furrowed. She promptly took the hairdryer and obediently dried her hair herself.

She wasn’t joking—if Gu Chen were to help, who knows what might happen next?

After a minute of drying, Gu Li felt that was enough and handed the hairdryer back to Gu Chen before lying down again. She heard his footsteps fade away, then return, thinking now she could finally sleep well.

But the next second, her body was lifted. Opening her eyes, she realized she was being held horizontally by Gu Chen.

"Gu Chen, put me down quickly, hurry~"

Gu Chen had no intention of listening to her. If he let her go now, he felt it would mean no sleep tonight.

He placed her in the spot where he’d just been lying, "This side is warm; just lie here." Saying that, he circled to the other side, lying at the spot Gu Li had planned to settle down in.

Seeing Gu Li still watching him, he faced her, "Can’t sleep?"

"I... I wanted to say, don’t hug me next time. You’ve just recovered from a stomach issue, you can’t risk injury again."

Gu Chen narrowed his eyes dangerously at her words, "My stomach’s fine. Even with strenuous activity, it won’t get hurt. Don’t believe me? I can prove it."

"Ah? How to prove it?" She glanced around the room in confusion, finding no place suitable for exercise.

In the next moment, her view was blocked. Gu Chen hovered above her, meeting her wide-eyed gaze and said, "Gu Li, I have a thousand ways to prove my stomach’s fine, but right now, it seems like this method might let you have a deeper understanding."

With Gu Chen so close, Gu Li was completely stunned, her mind blank and not registering what Gu Chen was saying.

Seeing her like this, Gu Chen felt very frustrated. Though he was only intending to scare her a bit, not truly to do anything, faced with those eyes, he couldn’t help but want to move closer.

But thinking of what Gu Li had said earlier, Gu Chen ultimately didn’t take further action and lay beside her instead.

"Go to sleep; there’s important work to do tomorrow morning."

The room instantly fell silent, perhaps too tired, it wasn’t long before the sound of steady breathing could be heard.

Early the next morning, Gu Li woke up first. She was just about to stretch lazily when her hand touched a warm object, and she remembered that she had shared the bed with Gu Chen last night.

She turned her head to look, only to see the man facing her, breathing evenly, showing no signs of waking up.

This was the first time Gu Li had looked at him so closely. The last time they slept together, she was too preoccupied with the awkwardness to take a close look at him.

It was only now that she realized that not only was Gu Chen good-looking, but even his skin was more delicate than many girls’.

As she looked, Gu Li suddenly wanted to see him dressed in women’s clothing. If he were dressed like this and put on some makeup, he would surely be a devastating beauty.

Lost in her fantasy, Gu Li didn’t notice that the man in front of her didn’t know when he opened his eyes and was now staring intently at her.

"What are you thinking?"

The sudden voice snapped Gu Li’s thoughts back to reality, and she looked at him in shock, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into. Seeing him still staring at her, she gathered her composure and said, "Morning~," then flipped over, got out of bed, took her change of clothes, and walked to the bathroom.

On the bed, Gu Chen’s lips curled into a slight smile.

Actually, he’d woken up the moment her hand accidentally touched him, but he kept his eyes closed, afraid she would be embarrassed. Who knew she’d keep staring at him and get lost in thought? It made him want to tease her.

For such a morning, Gu Chen was very satisfied. At this rate, he could soon leave the solitary days behind.

A few days later, Xiao Qing didn’t wait for her parents but instead received their phone call, saying the Emperor had an incident, and they couldn’t make it, leaving poor Xiao Qing to handle things with some grievance.

Xiao Qing knew her parents couldn’t bear to let her suffer, so she imagined something major must have happened to the Emperor; otherwise, they wouldn’t leave her behind like this.

On the call, they didn’t tell her anything. After hanging up, Xiao Qing called Lu Jinyang, only to learn that Lu Jinyang had already sent Gu Chen over there. Though she was worried, there hadn’t been any concrete news from that side, and she could only anxiously wait.

That day, Xiao Qing had to go for a prenatal check-up, and she couldn’t help but take the child with her. Nanny Zhang and the driver insisted on accompanying her, and she sighed, ultimately saying nothing.

After completing all the checks, Xiao Qing was about to leave with the child when she noticed that the hospital’s hall was crowded with people. Looking around, she even saw Li Yan.

"Madam, let’s take a detour; there are too many people ahead." Nanny Zhang walked beside her, carefully protecting her belly.

"It’s fine, let’s wait here for a moment." She had something to ask Li Yan.

Nanny Zhang had no choice but to accompany her and wait by the side. After waiting for quite a while, not only did the crowd show no signs of dispersing, but it even grew larger, and amidst the commotion, Xiao Qing heard Li Yan loudly calling for them to make way.

Could something have happened?

Thinking it over, Xiao Qing leaned closer to Nanny Zhang and whispered something to her. Nanny Zhang looked at her with some concern.

"Don’t worry, I’ll just sit over there, nothing will happen."

Upon receiving Xiao Qing’s assurance, Nanny Zhang then left.

Before long, Nanny Zhang returned, followed by several uniformed people.

The crowd over there, upon seeing the uniformed personnel, instantly dispersed.

At this moment, Xiao Qing looked over and unexpectedly saw someone she hadn’t seen for a long time! That person seemed to see her too and said something to Li Yan, then turned and ran toward Xiao Qing.

"Xiao Xuan, why are you here?"

"Shuqing Mom~" Xiao Xuan stood before her, his little face red with excitement.

"How come you didn’t let me know in advance when you came back, I could have picked you up." Xiao Qing smiled a little, seeing that Xiao Xuan had grown taller since he left last time, she teased, "You’ve grown quite fast, and a lot handsomer."

Xiao Xuan, hearing this, shyly lowered his head, "Shuqing Mom, don’t tease me. Oh, where are my little brother and sister?"

"They’re waiting for me in the car."

"Then... can I go see them?"

"Of course you can!"

Li Yan walked over and said with a smile, "I thought this kid looked familiar, turns out he’s the one you and Jinyang saved back then, not bad, young man, you’ve got a bright future!"

Xiao Qing blushed: "Dean Li, your complimenting skills are really not great."

"To compliment someone, as long as you convey the meaning, it’s fine, there’s no need to fuss over it. Kid, if you really want to thank someone, go thank those two." He patted Xiao Xuan’s shoulder and left.

Xiao Qing turned her gaze back to Xiao Xuan and said, "Ignore him. By the way, do you have a place to stay now that you’re back?"

Xiao Xuan was about to say that he had already booked a hotel, but what came out was: "Not yet. I just arrived in B City and haven’t had the time to find a place."

She frowned slightly, "You should find a place before coming here. Since you don’t have a place to stay, then come over to my place."