Chapter 1098: Chapter 1098: Why Are You So... Open?

With a soft sigh, Xia Yinian slipped away from the man’s embrace and pulled the quilt over herself.

"Sleep now, good night."

She lay down with her back to him, and the man lay down behind her, holding her tightly.

The room was quiet for a while, then Xia Yinian said in a low voice, "I’m sorry! I think I’ve been too selfish."

He had just seriously called her "wife" twice, and was she now hoping Uncle would give him a home?

If it were just a house, Uncle could give it anytime.

But, clearly, she wanted more than that.

"Why are you telling me this? Are you thinking of building a home with someone else?" Gu Beicheng said blandly.

"I..." Xia Yinian bit her lip.

"There is no such ’someone else’." Gu Beicheng’s voice carried a hint of coldness.

Xia Yinian did feel a bit embarrassed, but his warning made her somewhat displeased.

"Uncle means that no one would marry me?" She pouted her lips.

"Except for me, no one would dare marry you." Gu Beicheng seemed to be suppressing something.

That "except for me" from Gu Beicheng sweetened Xia Yinian; she bit her lip and after a moment realized the warmth from behind was slowly rolling over her.

She cleared her throat, trying to move a bit further away, then quietly asked, "By the way, Uncle, how is Grandma?"

"She hasn’t called me since that day. I called her a couple of days ago, but she didn’t pick up. Is it because she knows about us and doesn’t want to talk to me?"

There was a touch of regret in Xia Yinian’s voice, as she did genuinely like the old lady.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she spoke, the air behind her seemed to change.

"Uncle, Grandma, is she...?" Xia Yinian just turned around, bumping into a wall of flesh.

"Why are you..." Swallowing, she turned back, not daring to look at him.

Xia Yinian initially wanted to know about the Old Madam’s situation because she never really believed the Old Madam would dislike her because of Yu Wanqing’s one-sided words.

But between Grandma misunderstanding her and Grandma having health issues, she would of course hope for the former.

Misunderstandings can eventually be cleared up, but health issues for the elderly are too troublesome.

With a decisive move, Gu Beicheng took off his bathrobe and rubbed against Xia Yinian’s back.

"Mom’s treatment is okay for now. Yuan Yaying is at the studio, so you stay in Yaoshan to help Ah Yen for now."

"What?" Xia Yinian widened her eyes, not daring to look back.

This guy had already taken off his clothes; if she turned around, it wouldn’t just be Uncle who couldn’t hold himself.

"You mean I have to stay in Yaoshan for a long time?"

"Yes, Ah Yen can’t manage it all alone." Gu Beicheng pulled the girl tightly into his solid arms.

Feeling the unique hormones of Uncle, Xia Yinian involuntarily swallowed.

"But..."

"For the sake of our future home, please bear with it for now." Gu Beicheng’s voice softly sounded in Xia Yinian’s ear.

"This, I... I’m okay." The girl said in a low voice.

She had so many things she wanted to ask, but once he held her close, she forgot everything.

Without the bathrobe, Uncle was essentially wearing nothing.

And between the two of them, there was only her pitifully thin nightgown, as if it weren’t there at all.

Xia Yinian lay stiffly, unable to make any move, and even the questions she had in mind were left unasked.