Bab 9: Hubby

"What?!.. Is there something wrong in loving a car?" Wu Jinyan asked innocently.

Gu Zichen stared at her with his jaw dropped to the ground. He thought she helped him genuinely but she saved him only because...

Forget it.

She's now his wife. He could deal with her however he liked and wanted. There's no way she could escape from him.

"If you want, I can get you the same car" Gu Zichen said as he turned to look at the road and drove ahead.

"No need. I was joking. How can a car match to a life?" Wu Jinyan answered politely.

"It's okay. It doesn't cost me much anyway"

"Then.. A new model is coming up next month. It's said that there will be only ten cars produced worldwide. If you want to buy me a car, get me that one" Wu Jinyan said frankly.

Gu Zichen sighed and shook his head in disbelief. He had never seen such a shameless woman.

"Alright.. then. Do you want to bring anything from your place? I hope you won't object to us living under the same roof" He said calmly as if he wasn't bothered living with a stranger. He was trying to test her with the thought she would reject him.

Wu Jinyan bit her lip as she thought for a moment. No matter what, it's true that she was now a married woman. It's only correct for a married woman to live with her husband. She accepted his proposal which shocked him again.

She soon brought him to her apartment but made him wait outside the door. She couldn't let him enter her house which looked similar to a pig sty. Within a few minutes, she walked out all packed.

Gu Zichen saw her hugging a plush toy with her right hand and a pillow with her left hand. She held them so carefully as though she was carrying her precious babies. He was confused and asked "Just these?"

He then saw her point behind her and caught sight of four large luggage suitcases.

"I told you to bring some necessary stuff, not to vacate the house for good" Gu Zichen was annoyed but seeing her helpless look, he couldn't do anything else.

"My hands are full. You can take care of those suitcases" She skipped towards the elevator, leaving her luggage in his care.

'Right. Her hands were full just by holding a unicorn plush toy and a four-leaf clover pillow' Gu Zichen took a deep breath to control himself. He asked someone to pick up the luggage before he walked behind her wondering if all grown women care about their toys like her.

They soon reached a housing estate named Golden Meadows. Wu Jinyan knew this residential area because only prominent and top-class rich families could afford to own houses. In the past, Wu Hao wanted to buy a villa here but failed due to financial issues.

The house she entered was a three-floored villa with a huge front yard, a flower garden and a swimming pool.

She too once lived in a more or less similarly luxurious house. But she found this villa more beautiful and peaceful as she was now in a place she could call her home. This place had no people who would bully her and play with her feelings as in the Wu residence.

She smiled at the housekeeper and the maids lined on both sides of the entrance door before walking into the room shown to her. All her luggage suitcases were inside.

"This..." She found it strange. The room appeared to be a single room than a couple's room. Somehow, she was glad they lived only under the same roof but not in the same room.

She didn't mull over such intricate issues and unpacked her luggage to freshen up. Later, she had a little tour of the villa with the help of one of the maids.

She walked to the dining area when she was informed that the dinner was ready. She saw the table with several dishes placed on it but she still felt it was empty. She was hungry as she didn't eat anything after her breakfast but still decided to wait for the other person. However, she didn't see him even after waiting more than ten minutes.

All the maids had complex expressions on their faces. They looked as if wanting to speak something but stood silent as they also felt it wasn't their place to speak out.

"Have you people not informed him?" Wu Jinyan asked and patiently waited for the answer.

"Madam..that.." After a minute of awkward silence, one of the maids finally opened her mouth with much difficulty but didn't dare to speak anything.

"What?! Don't tell me you didn't.."

"Madam... Young Master never eats at home" the housekeeper named Aunt Chu blurted out the truth.

"What?!" Wu Jinyan was confused by the housekeeper's words.

She wondered if this man planned to make her eat alone on their wedding night. But she would not let that happen. Even if she married in haste, she wanted to live a normal married life.

"I'll go, look for him" Wu Jinyan stood up and walked towards the study room. The maids ran behind her intending to stop her. They knew their master hated being disturbed while working. But Wu Jinyan was faster and knocked on the door.

As she heard no response, she pushed the door herself when she saw it was unlocked. A waft of intoxicating smell assaulted her senses when she pushed the door. She entered the room and found the man seated at the table thinking deeply with smoke flowing out of his thin lips. He looked stunning with that white smoke faintly masking his finely carved features.

But she felt as if she was suffocated to death. She immediately ran and opened the windows. Then, she walked towards him.

"Gu Zichen..." Wu Jinyan lifted her hand and almost snatched the cigarette from him. On hearing her voice, he put the cigarette in the ashtray, blowing out the last portion of smoke.

"What are you doing here?" His voice was so dry and hoarse, that she already guessed the amount of torment his organs suffered.

Wu Jinyan was infuriated hearing him. 'Why was she there? To watch the show of death he was playing. Did she give him her precious blood so that he could ruin his body like this?'

She threw away that thought and looked at his expressionless face. But his eyes had an array of emotions that couldn't go unnoticed. She didn't know what made him feel such complicated emotions but she still asked what she wanted. "You.. are you not eating?"

All she heard was silence.

A few seconds later.

"Gu Zichen..."

Two minutes later.

"You want me to starve along with you?"

"Gu Zichen.." She yelled his name for the hundredth time but received no answer.

It had been almost five minutes...but this man was too stubborn to open his mouth and say something.

If not for that handsome face and those captivating eyes she liked, she would have already killed him with how frustrated she was.

She took a deep breath. Now, she had to use her last card even if she hated to use it. It's too cringe.

Gu Zichen looked down at the soft hands hugging his elbow and moved his eyes towards the woman's face. He saw her sullen face and pouted lips. She blinked with her long lashes moving like a fan. She looked just like a kitten as she clung to him.

"Hubby...Are you not eating with me?" Wu Jinyan mumbled with teary eyes and an adorable expression, displaying all her cuteness.

"Alright. Let's go"