“I and my best friend, for the sake of thirty million, married the comatose twin brothers of the Gu family together.
She married the elder brother, and I married the younger brother.
Every day, we sat by the hospital beds, cracking sunflower seeds. “They really look exactly the same,” I said.
My best friend nodded. “Are they the same down there?”
My eyes lit up. “Shall we take a look?”
My best friend hesitated.
I said, “We’re both legally married! What’s wrong with taking a look?”
One year later.
In the hospital room, the patient turned his head and opened his mouth.
“Brother, should we wake up or not?”
“…If you wake up, I’ll wake up.”
1
News that the Gu family’s twin brothers had become vegetative after a car accident spread like wildfire.
Ms. Gu, who had had children in her later years, was heartbroken.
Doctors and Taoists all tried their best, but to no avail.
Coincidentally, my best friend and I, one was a Taoist and the other was a doctor.
“Even if they can’t wake up for the rest of their lives, as their mother, I can’t let them live without women for the rest of their lives!” Ms. Gu said, crying.
I immediately volunteered.
“Ms. Gu, if you’re choosing wives for them, my friend Dr. Qiao and I are very suitable!”
“Hmm?”
“Look, if we marry your sons, we will surely take good care of them and try every means to wake them up…”
With my glib tongue,
My best friend and I married into the Gu family.
Ms. Gu declared, “Divorce in three years. If they don’t wake up, you’ll get thirty million. If they wake up, it’ll be three hundred million.”
I smiled cheerfully. “They will surely wake up.”
I privately calculated with my best friend.
“Thirty million, if we split it, we’ll get five million a year. Where can we find such a good job?”
Qiao An’an nodded and gave me a thumbs – up.
2
Gu Lin and Gu Xing were “sleeping” soundly.
Qiao An’an and I were bored, cracking sunflower seeds.
“Money is really good,” I said, pointing to the fruits beside us. “An’an, guess how much that bunch of green grapes costs.”
“Eighty?”
“NO, NO, NO, eight hundred!”
Qiao An’an gasped.
Both of us were from the orphanage and had rarely seen such wealth.
According to Ms. Gu’s requirements, we had to be in the hospital room for ten hours a day.
There was also a hard – and – fast rule that we couldn’t play with our phones or computers.
Every day, we could only chat, crack sunflower seeds, and guess prices.
But it was also very comfortable. There was food and drink, and the nursing work was handled by professionals.
Three months passed in a flash.
I stared at the handsome brothers on the bed.
“An’an, these two really look exactly the same.”
An’an nodded. “Are they the same down there?”
My eyes brightened, and I said excitedly, “Shall we take a look?”
“Isn’t it inappropriate…”
“What’s inappropriate? You look at the elder brother, and I look at the younger brother. We’re both officially registered married couples. What’s wrong with looking at our own men?”
“But if we each look at our own, how can we compare?”
Her question was crucial.
I found a soft ruler.
One for her, one for me.
3
We each got busy under the cover of the quilt.
I stood up. “Eighteen.”
An’an also stood up, her face blushing deeply. “It’s also eighteen.”
I widened my eyes. “They’re really exactly the same.”
My best friend’s face was extremely red.
I was speechless. “What are you shy about? As a doctor, you’ve seen so many patients and models.”
An’an shook her head. “This is different.”
I tried to understand but couldn’t, yet I still honestly agreed. “Okay.”
I looked at Gu Xing on the bed and chuckled twice.
This was the first time I had ever looked at a man.
Suddenly, I felt that Gu Xing’s mouth twitched.
As if he was smiling…
I suddenly turned my head to look at my best friend. “An’an! This younger brother seems to have smiled!”
An’an hurried over and, after a thorough examination,
Looked at me. “He’s not awake. It’s your illusion.”
I nodded, scared, yet also a bit regretful.
“Almost turned thirty million into three hundred million.”
An’an was also regretful and sat down beside me, cracking sunflower seeds.
I joined her. “Do you think they can hear us talking beside them?”
“It’s possible.”
“…What if they wake up and know what we just did?”
An’an patted my hand. “Don’t worry. They won’t wake up.”
“Why?”
“International experts have had dozens of consultations and all concluded that they won’t wake up. What are you afraid of?”
But I was still scared.
I stood by Gu Xing’s bed obediently. “Don’t be angry. I was just curious and measured. If you feel it’s unfair, I can tell you my bust size, 36D.”
…
The hospital room was very quiet.
Qiao An’an and I got off work at 5 p.m. on time.
What we didn’t know was that after we left,
The two men on the hospital beds opened their eyes.
Gu Xing looked at his elder brother. “Brother, I’m actually nineteen.”
Gu Lin turned to adjust his stiff body. “Get lost.”
4
“Something’s wrong.
“Something’s very wrong.”
I walked around the hospital bed, calculating with my fingers.
“According to the divination I did, they should have woken up long ago. Also, Gu Xing secretly smiled yesterday,” I murmured.
Qiao An’an was reading a medical book and looked at me helplessly.
“Dear, it’s normal for a vegetative person to smile in their dreams. They may even have morning erections.”
I widened my eyes. “Morning erections!”
My curiosity soared. I lifted the quilt of Gu Xing.
My eyes went straight to his lower body.
There was nothing. It was very flat.
…Too flat.
I looked at An’an. “He doesn’t have one. Is he impotent?”
Qiao An’an rubbed her forehead.
I was a bit unsure. “You go and check Gu Lin to see if he has one.”
“I won’t go.”
“Why?”
“I can be sure that he can.”
“Why?”
An’an blushed and didn’t answer.
After I urged her several times, she said vaguely, “I saw it yesterday.”
“You actually peeked behind my back!” I was shocked. Qiao An’an had always been introverted and behaved properly.
I really didn’t expect it.
Qiao An’an seemed to want to say something but stopped, and her face became even redder.
I looked down at Gu Xing beside me.
It seemed that his mouth twitched.
The tip of Gu Lin’s ear on the adjacent bed seemed to turn red.
I rubbed my eyes to make sure I wasn’t seeing things.
To confirm my suspicion,
I asked An’an, “Honey, will a vegetative person dodge when tickled?”
5
A soft feather swept across Gu Xing’s nose tip, palm, sole of the foot, and waist…
There was no reaction.
He was like a plank.
I handed the feather to An’an. “You try your husband.”
An’an got up and, under my supervision, started tickling.
Gu Lin frowned, as if having a nightmare, with a pained expression.
An’an stopped. “Stop playing. If Ms. Gu makes a surprise inspection later, we’re doomed.”
I suddenly came to my senses and remembered –
There was a camera in the corner of the hospital room…
I trembled and turned my head. “It’s over. There’s a camera.”
An’an was stunned and widened her eyes.
“It’s over. We’re finished.”
Ms. Gu was well – known for doting on her sons!
If she saw us treating her comatose sons like this, she would surely cause trouble.
Sure enough, not long after, Ms. Gu came, wearing high – heeled shoes.
She was so angry that her face was distorted. “You two, go clean the manor for a week and reflect on yourselves!”
When being dragged away by the bodyguards, I was very unwilling.
Because I saw Gu Xing secretly smiling again.
…
In the hospital room.
Gu Xing slowly sat up and sneezed several times.
He turned his head and looked at his elder brother. “Brother, Guai Guai is going to torture me to death. What should I do?”
Gu Lin also touched his nose. He had almost been exposed just now.
He looked at his younger brother with a bit more resentment in his eyes.
“He’s your wife. Why are you asking me?”
Gu Xing was silent, then asked Gu Lin, “Did sister – in – law really peek?”
Gu Lin turned his head and didn’t speak.
“You know, I really didn’t expect that sister – in – law looks so ladylike, but does such things secretly.”
“It’s all your wife’s fault for leading her astray.”
“What does it have to do with my Guai Guai! She’s so honest!” Gu Xing immediately showed a displeased look.
His trait of protecting his own was inherited very well.
Ms. Gu looked at her two sons, rolled her eyes speechlessly, and went out shopping.
6
After that, Qiao An’an and I were very obedient in the hospital room.
An’an read books every day, and I cracked sunflower seeds and ate snacks.
Since the marriage contract took effect,
I hadn’t been in touch with the outside world for a year.
Not to mention mobile phones and computers, I hadn’t even seen a TV.
For a year, I had been suspicious.
Generally, a vegetative person needs to have a urinary catheter inserted, but these twins didn’t need it.
No matter how much nutrient solution was infused, the body would gradually become emaciated.
But they didn’t. They were strong and muscular, and I could even faintly feel their muscles.
I suspected that they got up to exercise at night.
But I had no evidence and no reason.
But if they were really awake, why did they lie in bed for a whole year?
For what?
After thinking, I said, “An’an, do they not want to give us three hundred million?”
“Hmm?”
I whispered in her ear, “We suspected that these two brothers had already woken up before. In fact, there are quite a few clues to prove it.
“What’s the reason why they are clearly awake but pretend not to be?
“There’s only one reason. They don’t want to give us three hundred million.
“Tsk tsk, the Gu Group is a large company with a market value of hundreds of billions. To save these three hundred million, the two brothers pretended to be vegetative in bed.”
I conveyed my thoughts to Qiao An’an.
Qiao An’an nodded, rubbing her chin. “It makes sense.”
I discussed with An’an again.
Finally, I stood in front of the hospital bed and said, “Gentlemen of the Gu family, I know you’re already awake.
“I also know that you don’t want to give us three hundred million. Indeed, we haven’t done much, and it’s not right for us to take so much money.
“How about this? You don’t need to pretend anymore. Just follow what’s written in the contract. Give us thirty million, and then we’ll divorce.”
The handsome men on the bed didn’t react.
I earnestly tried to persuade them again.
Telling them to be more open – minded and not be so stingy.
Thirty million was just a drop in the bucket for them. What would it matter if they gave it to us?
– There was no response.
At 5 p.m. that day, An’an and I got off work.
…
In the hospital room, the two brothers opened their eyes.
“Brother, should we wake up or not?”
“…If you wake up, I’ll wake up.”
“If we wake up, we have to divorce. What should we do?”
“…”
“Guai Guai thinks I’m stingy and that’s why I don’t wake up. She thinks I’m reluctant to give her three hundred million… My image in her heart is about to collapse…”
Gu Xing became more and more sad as he spoke, sitting on the edge of the bed, shedding tears.
Gu Lin closed his eyes, speechless.
“Stop talking. The work in the company isn’t done yet.”
Gu Xing thought of the work piled up for a whole day and felt hopeless.
The two brothers looked up at the window and sighed in their hearts at the same time.
When will this day end?
After a long time, Gu Xing said, “Brother, I have an idea.”
7
Gu Xing woke up, but he seemed to be stupid.
His intelligence level remained at six years old. Besides his mother, he only recognized me.
When he hugged me and called me baby wife, I felt dizzy.
“Is he… really stupid?”
I couldn’t believe it.
Ms. Gu was crying pitifully, almost fainting.
Gu Xing, with his tall and long legs, was sitting on the floor in a hospital gown, eating a lollipop.
He looked up at me innocently.
“Wife, do you want to eat?” He held out the lollipop he had licked.
“I don’t really want to eat…”
“You dislike me. Boohoo, wife dislikes me.”
Tears as big as beans rolled down from Gu Xing’s eyes.
My mind was in a mess.
Oh my god, what’s going on?
An’an was also stunned. After a thorough examination, she found that Gu Xing had intracranial congestion, which really affected his intelligence.
“Guai Guai, he’s really stupid…” she said in shock.
I calculated with my fingers again and again and found that I had somehow fallen into a love tribulation.
Oh no.
I looked down at Gu Xing. Could he be my love tribulation?
“Wife, why don’t you comfort… comfort me?” Gu Xing sobbed.
His big watery eyes looked at me.
I trembled and took a deep breath.
I looked at Ms. Gu. “He… he woke up. Can I leave now?”
Ms. Gu cried even louder.
The two of them cried alternately.
Gu Lin on the adjacent hospital bed was still lying with his eyes closed.
The hospital room was in chaos.
8
Gu Xing and I were taken back to the Gu family.
Ms. Gu wiped her tears.
“When I was young, I started my business. I had these two brothers through in – vitro fertilization when I was older. They don’t have a father. Now Gu Xing only recognizes you.
“Wang Guai Guai, I’ll transfer the promised three hundred million to your account. Since Xing Xing just woke up, can I trouble you to take care of him for a while longer?
“Don’t worry, I’ll pay enough.”
I love rich women.
Ms. Gu offered three hundred million a year.
I said that I could take care of Gu Xing until he entered the coffin.
So this was the love tribulation.
9
Gu Xing’s condition wasn’t very good. He was very clingy.
He stayed by my side all the time, and even when sleeping, he had to hug me.
For the sake of three hundred million, I obediently served as a pillow.
I just didn’t know how An’an was doing.
Ms. Gu still didn’t give us mobile phones, computers, or TVs, and didn’t allow us to contact the outside world.
I couldn’t even chat with An’an.
“Wife, why don’t you look at me?” Gu Xing coquettishly complained.
The 1.85 – meter – tall man huddled on the sofa, rubbing against my arms.
I stroked his fluffy short hair. “I’m looking at you. How about my eyes sticking to you?”
“Okay~”
Gu Xing was handsome and cute.
My heart couldn’t help but flutter.
But after three months of fluttering, I found something wrong.
At night, whenever I fell asleep, Gu Xing would secretly get up and go to the study.
He also secretly kissed me while I was sleeping, thinking I didn’t notice.
In fact, as the intensity of his kisses increased, the hickeys on my body made it hard for me to ignore.
Click –
The door was gently pushed open, and Gu Xing tiptoed out.
I slowly got out of bed and followed him quietly, holding my breath.
The study door was half – open.
Gu Xing was on the phone inside. “Brother, how are you doing?”
I couldn’t hear the voice on the other end of the phone.
I could only hear Gu Xing’s proud reply.
“I’m doing great. Guai Guai loves me more and more. But this can’t go on like this. She treats me like a child now.
“Huh? Didn’t I tell you to pester her?
“You locked her up?
“Why?
“…Sister – in – law really remembered everything.
“Does she still want to divorce?”
…
“What should I do? I’m a little scared. I’m afraid that even if Guai Guai remembers, she still wants to divorce.”
The more I listened, the more wrong it seemed.
Locked up?
Who did they lock up?
A flash of light went through my mind.
I pushed the study door open hard, my face red with anger. “Let An’an out!”
10
Gu Xing was instantly petrified.
He looked at me, his pupils trembling, and he could barely hold his phone.
In his fluster, he accidentally pressed the speaker – phone button.
A male voice identical to Gu Xing’s came through.
“I think I heard Wang Guai Guai’s voice.”
Gu Xing’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and he couldn’t say a word for a long time.
I swiftly snatched the phone, gritted my teeth, and said, “Gu Lin, where did you lock An’an up? Let her go!”
“…This is between us.”
“You’re breaking the law!”
“Shut up.”
Gu Lin’s tone was flat, and his attitude was bad.
Gu Xing immediately came to his senses, snatched the phone, and said angrily, “Brother, what’s your attitude? How can you talk to Guai Guai like this?”
Gu Lin was silent for a moment. “Control your wife.”
“Let An’an out!”
I was both angry and worried.
My mind couldn’t process anything else, only thinking about An’an’s safety.
Gu Lin remained calm. “I didn’t lock her up.”
“I don’t believe you. Let her talk.”
I wished I could tear Gu Lin’s mouth through the phone.
There were sounds of slow footsteps on the phone.
Then an iron door was pulled open, and the male voice said something in a low and muffled voice.
Then a familiar female voice came through. “Guai Guai, I’m fine.”
Tears welled up in my eyes instantly.
From the orphanage until now, An’an and I had never been separated.
She had always been gentle and strong, tolerating and spoiling me.
“They… they said they locked you up. How can you be okay?” I choked, not believing it.
“I chose to stay here. They didn’t lock me up.”
“Is Gu Lin threatening you beside you?”
“No.”
An’an paused and then said, “Guai Guai, we have a child. Do you know?”
“Ah?”
An’an said that she chose to stay by Gu Lin’s side temporarily to accompany their child.
She said her child was three years old and named Gu Xiaobao.
My child was the same age, named Gu Xiaobei.
One was a boy, and the other was a girl.
“But… but we’re only twenty – one. How can we have three – year – old children?”
I stuttered, unable to process the information in my head.
“Guai Guai, actually, we’re already 26 years old. We just forgot,” An’an said softly. “It was us who had the car accident.”
11
I sat on the edge of the bed, unable to calm down for a long time.
An’an said that after the car accident, we both lost our memories and only remembered things before we were twenty – one.
Our memories had a gap, and we even lost the memory of waking up in the hospital.
We only remembered that five years ago, the twin sons of the Gu family became vegetative after a car accident.
Indeed, Gu Lin and Gu Xing had been in a coma back then.
But they woke up in just three months.
And while we were taking care of them, An’an and I developed feelings for them.
I have to say, Gu Xing knew me well.
He asked Ms. Gu to say that she wanted to find wives for them.
I immediately took the bait.
“I originally thought that according to the doctor’s advice, if we re – created the scene, you would remember, but it didn’t work,” Gu Xing said, kneeling in front of me, carefully holding my hand.
He tested me, seeing that I didn’t resist.
He seemed much more at ease.
“So you two lay there for a year?” I said, half – believing.
“We originally wanted to wake up after three months, but my brother didn’t want to.”
“Why?”
“He was conflicted. He was afraid that sister – in – law would regain her memory, and he was also afraid that she wouldn’t. He’s an emotional idiot and couldn’t think of any other way for a while, so he just kept lying there.”
This lie – in lasted for a year.
According to Gu Xing,
Every day at 5 p.m. after An’an and I left work, he and Gu Lin would get up and work.
After finishing the work of the Gu Group, they would start exercising.
They even attended several dinner parties from time to time.
When we came the next morning, they were sleeping.
The disguise is perfect.
“Is he afraid that An’an will divorce him?” I asked.
“…Yes.”
“What did he do? And what did you do? You seem pretty scared too.”
“He… he… allegedly had an affair,” Gu Xing said, seeing that my expression was off, and quickly added, “But I believe my brother isn’t that kind of person!”
I sneered. “What’s the use of what you believe?”
“My brother is really an idiot when it comes to feelings. He also has strong self – restraint and definitely wouldn’t cheat.”
I didn’t say anything.
I asked him, “What about you?”
Gu Xing immediately hugged my leg. “I’m completely innocent!”
He wailed, “Wife, your best friend wants to divorce, and you also want to leave. You said I’m the same as my brother, and you want to leave with sister – in – law, leaving me and the child behind!”
12
Gu Xing brought the child over and held an album.
“Look, these are our wedding photos, honeymoon photos, and photos of us taking a self – driving tour to Tibet with Xiaobei…”
Gu Xing pointed at them one by one.
I stiffly held the little girl, looking at her delicate and familiar features.
She was very obedient. After staring at me for a while, she tilted her head and smiled. “Mommy!”
I had a child.
I was twenty – one, no, I was already twenty – six!
I still couldn’t believe it.
Until Gu Xing took out his phone and showed me the current date.
July 29, 2024.
…No wonder Ms. Gu didn’t let us have mobile phones, computers, or watch TV.
She also restricted our personal freedom.
Come to think of it, in the past year or so, I had hardly talked to anyone except An’an and the Gu family.
“Mommy, why don’t you talk to me?” The little girl coquettishly said.
I hugged her tightly. “Am I really your mom?”
“Aren’t you?”
She tilted her head. A child of just over three years old was also confused.
It was surprising that she could call me mom so affectionately after not seeing me for a year.
“Yes, I’m mom, Xiaobei. Come, kiss mom,” Gu Xing urged beside us.
Xiaobei kissed me on the cheek.
My heart softened, and I hugged her even tighter.
Then, I called my master, whom I hadn’t contacted for a long time.
The male voice was hoarse. He said as soon as he picked up, “Remembered?”
“…No, master. You knew about this. Why didn’t you tell me?”
“They had their ways, and I naturally listened to them.”
Calculating, my master was already eighty years old and couldn’t manage many things.
I felt a little sad.
My master said again, “I’m old, and my days are numbered. You’ve been with me for eight years and haven’t learned much. Just stay in the Gu family and enjoy life. Understand?”
“Gu Xing treats you well. I’ve calculated that you’ll have a good life with him.”
A teacher for a day is a father for life.
When I was fourteen, I escaped from the orphanage with An’an.
I then became the apprentice of the fortune – teller under the bridge.
At that time, he was mean – mouthed and made me constantly nervous.
I couldn’t stand it sometimes and even hated him.
But in the end, it was this old man with a sharp tongue but a kind heart who gave us a place to live and taught me how to make money.
Even when he learned that An’an was good at studying, he insisted that she go to school.
Although I had to pay back the money for her studies…
Thinking back on the past, my tears couldn’t stop flowing.
“Are you at home? I want to come and see you.”
“Yes, come. Bring me a few packs of Zhonghua cigarettes and ask the Gu family to pay.”
Gu Xing wiped my tears while answering attentively, “Sure, and I’ll also get you a few bottles of good wine.”
13
After seeing my master, at my strong request, Gu Xing took me to see An’an.
He wanted to call Gu Lin, but I stopped him.
“I want to make a surprise visit. I want to see what on earth Gu Lin is up to.”
Seeing that I looked angry, Gu Xing nodded submissively.
The car stopped in front of a secluded mountain villa.
Gu Xing skillfully opened the door with his fingerprint.
He looked at me, hesitant to speak. “An’an, my brother expresses his feelings in a rather abnormal way.”
He was giving me a heads – up.
I frowned.
Even though I was mentally prepared, when I opened the door, I was still overwhelmed with anger and shock.
14
An’an was sitting by the bed, reading a book.
She was wearing a cotton – white dress, and her right wrist was chained. When she saw me, she exclaimed, “Guai Guai, why are you here?”
“If I didn’t come, I wouldn’t know you were chained up! You even lied to me, saying you wanted to stay here!”
I was furious and went to pull the chain attached to the bedside.
I couldn’t pull it.
I turned around and glared at Gu Xing. “Bring the key!”
Gu Xing was startled and quickly nodded.
The room was left with just An’an and me.
I stared at her, my eyes red.
“Gu Xing said you remembered everything, but I still don’t remember anything.”
“Knowing too much isn’t necessarily good.” An’an gently stroked the corner of my eye.
“Gu Xing said that you misunderstood Gu Lin of having an affair and wanted to divorce, and Gu Lin didn’t want to. I took you and ran away, and then we had the car accident.”
“More or less.”
“What do you mean by more or less?”
An’an explained gently, “That is, he’s not lying. But he doesn’t know that Gu Lin’s affair isn’t a misunderstanding.”
15
Gu Lin had a first love.
His high – school sweetheart. They were deeply in love, but at the height of their love, his first love chose to go abroad and break up.
A very clichéd story.
Last year, his first love returned to China. After getting in touch with Gu Lin, they met frequently.
“I’m not a jealous person who makes random speculations,” An’an said.
She put down the book, pulled me to sit down.
“I know Gu Lin loves me. But I also know that there’s still that woman in his heart.
“Guai Guai, I can’t really accept that my husband isn’t loyal to the family and me, either mentally or physically.
“He hasn’t reached the point of physical infidelity yet, just because his upbringing and values are in conflict.
“Do you understand what I mean?”
Of course, I understood.
I nodded vigorously.
An’an stroked my hair. “Before, you quarreled with Gu Xing because of my matter and wanted to divorce. In the end, it was me being selfish. I wanted to leave and dragged you along.”
“That’s not true! If I leave with you, it must be because I’m willing.”
An’an was very sad.
When she was sad, she subconsciously pursed her lips, but her eyes were quietly sad.
I vigorously rubbed her face.
Rubbing away her sad expression.
An’an was rubbed into laughter.
Gu Xing finally found the key and unlocked the chain.
I asked An’an, “What are you going to do now?”
As soon as I finished speaking,
Gu Xing beside me immediately tensed up.
His eyes were fixed on An’an. He swallowed hard and quietly moved closer to me, trying to hold my hand.
I slapped his hand away.
An’an saw this and laughed. “I want to accompany Xiaobao for a while, and then take things one step at a time.”
Gu Xing let out a long sigh of relief.
16
While we were still chatting, Gu Lin had rushed back from the company.
He had a solemn face and walked over quickly.
He looked menacing.
I immediately stood in front of An’an.
Gu Xing, like adding layers of buffs, stood in front of me again.
“Brother, calm down!”
Gu Lin’s eyes swept over us, and he said in a deep voice, “Calm down? What for?”
Gu Xing rubbed his forehead. “Sister – in – law isn’t leaving. Don’t go crazy. Guai Guai is here. If something like this happens again, I’ll really lose my wife.”
I caught the key point. “What do you mean? If I’m not here, you’ll let your brother go crazy?”
“Ah? That’s not what I meant.”
Gu Xing turned around, grabbed my hand, and skillfully acted coquettishly. “Wife, don’t be angry with me.”
I tried to pull my hand out but couldn’t.
I could only grit my teeth and say, “Do you think you’re still six years old? There should be a limit to pretending to be a child.”
Gu Xing said pitifully, “This is just my nature.”
Gu Lin impatiently closed his eyes and pushed his brother. “Get out of the way.”
Gu Xing was pushed hard and dragged me to stand aside.
I was so scared that I thought Gu Lin was going to hit me.
I didn’t notice the thing in his hand.
His ear tips were red, and he raised his hand. “Strawberry cake, from Yunxi’s store.”
“Fuck!”
I turned my head to look at Gu Xing, who had cursed.
He pointed at Gu Lin. “Brother, where did you learn this? Did you finally get a clue?”
Gu Lin ignored him and just held the cake in front of An’an.
After a moment of silence, An’an took it.
She pulled me to sit beside her and eat.
I took a couple of bites.
Seeing that she had no appetite, I asked with concern, “Do you dislike him, so you don’t want to eat?”
An’an slowly shook her head. “No.”
She looked at the cake in front of her. It was indeed the style she liked.
“Guai Guai, why did he suddenly get a clue? Could it be that his first love taught him?”
I didn’t know.
I shook my head honestly.
An’an started to feel sad on her own.
In my existing memory, An’an had never been so sad because of feelings.
I had never seen her in this state.
At that time, she went to school, and I made money.
We two discussed that when we saved enough money in the future, we would buy a house. When we had a house, we would have a home.
So I was willing to do anything to make money.
I had a strong obsession with money.
But I never thought that five years later, although we seemingly had everything, An’an would be unhappy because of relationship problems.
I said softly, “An’an, if you want to leave, take me with you.”
She looked up at me.
I said again, “Don’t think too much. We grew up together, and I’ll be with you. But this time, if we leave, we have to take the children. I have money now.”
I took out my phone and showed An’an my balance.
I grinned.
“Didn’t expect I’d be quite rich five years later.”
An’an smiled.
17
I saw An’an’s child, a very cute little boy.
He stuck to An’an’s side and affectionately called me aunt.
On the way back, Gu Xing seemed to be in a state of lingering fear.
“You’re not allowed to run away with sister – in – law again.”
His eyes were glistening with tears as he spoke.
He held my hand again and said hoarsely, “This isn’t fair to me.”
The bright lights of the city outside the car window were a bit dazzling.
“I didn’t do anything wrong. It’s okay if you think Qiao An’an is more important. It’s not a choice between her and me. And Xiaobei, she’s even more innocent.”
I thought about it.
Gu Xing was right.
“I just believed my brother at that time, thinking that he wasn’t the kind of person to have an affair. You got angry and wanted to divorce. Guai Guai, I was very sad.”
He kept talking to himself.
I also felt that something was wrong.
Maybe my relationship with Gu Xing wasn’t that good, and I got angry and mentioned divorce.
But I would never abandon my child.
I, who was born in an orphanage, knew exactly how pitiful it was to grow up without parental love.
How could I abandon my child and take An’an to escape?
“Gu Xing, are you hiding something else from me?”
Gu Xing was stunned.
“No.”
18
I didn’t believe it.
Not having memories didn’t mean I didn’t know myself.
If it was just Gu Xing taking his brother’s side, I wouldn’t be so muddle – headed as to abandon my child and leave.
But An’an also said that I quarreled with Gu Xing because of this and wanted to divorce.
There were too many elements.
I tossed and turned in bed.
Constantly digesting the information I had obtained in the past two days.
Xiaobei was taken back by Ms. Gu.
Gu Xing wanted to get into bed, but I kicked him out.
He was very wronged.
“Wife…”
“I’m the 21 – year – old single Wang Guai Guai now. I’m single. Go away,” I said, hugging my pillow to sleep.
Gu Xing opened his mouth wide. “Is this okay?”
“Isn’t it? I was single when I was 21.”
Gu Xing became quiet.
He hugged his pillow and reluctantly went out, dawdling.
Twenty minutes later.
The door was knocked. I was about to fall asleep and shouted impatiently, “Stop knocking!” But the knocking continued. I endured it again and again, then got up to open the door and scold.
“Does this single Ms. Wang need any service?” The man’s warm voice was accompanied by an ingratiating smile. Gu Xing was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, with the top button of his shirt unbuttoned, revealing a bit of his fair and strong chest, faintly visible. He was already handsome, and when he smiled, it was even more captivating. I had some swear words on the tip of my tongue, but I just couldn’t say them.
“Free of charge. Do you need it?” he asked again. It was a uniform temptation. Uniform temptation… I swallowed hard, and my body reacted faster than my mind. I stepped aside and opened the door. A sly look flashed in Gu Xing’s eyes. He entered the room triumphantly, with an expression of “I knew it.” As soon as he came in, he took off his coat, muttering, “It’s so hot. Ms. Wang, can you turn down the air – conditioner temperature?” I was already captivated by his good looks. Then, Gu Xing held my finger. He bent down and gently kissed the back of my hand. He looked up, his voice pleasant, and kept asking questions.
“Do you want to try?”
“Try what?”
Gu Xing gave a mischievous smile. He moved his lips to speak, but no sound came out.
“Eighteen.”
19
The next day. I, the 21 – year – old single Ms. Wang Guai Guai, was no longer single. Gu Xing held me, grinning. “Wife, do you like this play?” I thought back and nodded. No wonder I married Gu Xing and had a child with him. He might seem immature, but he had his advantages in certain aspects. Gu Xing was extremely happy to get my affirmation.
“Let’s try something else next time,” I said.
“Okay!”
Gu Xing added, “I will definitely perform better.”
“Well, that’s not necessary. It’s quite good like this now.”
“All right.” He seemed a bit regretful.
I stayed by Gu Xing’s side for a month. Whenever I had time, I would play with Xiaobei. Sometimes I would go to Gu Xing’s company to find him. In the company’s restroom, before I could go out, a glamorous woman in a red dress grabbed my hair. Her eyes were sharp. She grabbed my hair and dragged me into the toilet cubicle. Then she closed the door forcefully and locked it.
“Aren’t you Ms. Wang Guai Guai? Still alive,” the woman said through gritted teeth. I looked at her, unfamiliar. I wanted to know what she was talking about, so I raised my eyebrows. “So?”
The woman sneered. “I thought you were dead.”
“I’m not dead. What are you going to do about it?”
As soon as I finished speaking, the woman lifted the toilet lid, grabbed the back of my head, and was about to shove my face into the toilet. She kept cursing, “You’re so powerful. Weren’t you going to ruin me? Ha ha, do you think I’m afraid of you? Qiao An’an, that fool, asked you to stand up for her. Let’s see if it works. Gu Lin has me in his heart. No matter how much you and Qiao An’an stir things up, he won’t drive me away. Be smart and divorce him yourself!”
I roughly understood. When I heard An’an being called a fool, I got angry. I retorted instinctively, “If Gu Lin has you in his heart, you wouldn’t be a two – faced person, sowing discord! Use your brain. You’re still living in your own world, thinking you’re a heartthrob!”
The woman’s arm froze. I immediately dodged her control, stood up, and closed the toilet lid. I pressed her head against the toilet lid and smashed it several times. Then I opened the toilet lid again.
“Have a drink,” I said coldly.
20
I remembered. Before the car accident, I took An’an to find Yan Lin, Gu Lin’s “first love.” This woman deliberately provoked An’an, acting like a scheming bitch, making An’an restless. An’an thought Gu Lin was having an affair. I was on her side and even quarreled with Gu Xing several times because of this.
Later, I found that with Gu Lin’s EQ, he really wasn’t the type to have an affair or mess around with a mistress. After some investigation, I found out that it was Yan Lin who was causing trouble. Even though Gu Lin noticed something was wrong and stopped having work – related contact with her, she still kept showing off the ring Gu Lin gave her when they were young. And during Gu Lin’s business trip, she deliberately created the illusion for An’an that she was with Gu Lin.
Neither Gu Lin nor An’an was good at communicating. That day, I was driving, cursing Gu Lin while planning to drag Yan Lin in front of the two of them to have a three – way talk to solve the problem. As for Yan Lin, I had already threatened her. If it weren’t for the amnesia after the car accident, this bitch would have been taught a lesson long ago.
21
I grabbed Yan Lin, whose head was full of water, and walked into Gu Lin’s office. He frowned. “Why is she here?” I threw her on the ground. “She sneaked in. Didn’t you notice that she’s always coming in and out of your company?” Gu Lin was silent. The Gu Group’s headquarters was such a large building that it was impossible to notice every corner. Even with access control, there would be some who slipped through the net.
I then called An’an over. I pointed at the scheming bitch on the ground and said, “You two, from today on, start communicating. Make it clear about this woman.” With that, I left gracefully. Gu Xing was already waiting outside with clean clothes. He was quite considerate. “Guai Guai, go to my lounge to take a shower and change clothes.” I nodded. When I was grabbing Yan Lin just now, a lot of water splashed on me.
Gu Xing was very excited. “If brother and sister – in – law make things clear, will we not get divorced?” His eyes sparkled. I sneered. “Not necessarily.” I patted his face. “I remember everything now. I remember all the stupid things you did.” Gu Xing visibly froze and gradually became petrified.
22
Gu Xing had nodules in his lungs. The doctor advised him not to smoke. But he was a long – time smoker. After I repeatedly told him to quit smoking, he still secretly smoked. The home surveillance caught him several times. This was the real reason for the big argument between Gu Xing and me at that time. Of course, I wouldn’t divorce Gu Xing because of this. I just scared him for fun.
Gu Xing hugged my arm. “I’ve quit. Don’t be angry.”
“Really?”
“I know you’re doing it for my own good. I was wrong in that argument.”
“I seem to remember someone saying that he had no freedom.”
“Yes, I have freedom. Having a wife is the greatest freedom!” Gu Xing was really good at coaxing me.
After I took a shower and changed clothes, I saw Gu Xing sitting on the sofa in the lounge, holding a document in his hand. I lowered my head and took it.
“What’s this?”
Gu Xing pursed his lips and smiled shyly. “Wife, do you want to play the boss – employee game? You be the boss, and I’ll be the sexy little employee.”
I said, “…All right.”
23
I fully understood why I would fall in love with Gu Xing. He knew my preferences very well. And he would give me surprises from time to time. Usually, he seemed quite childish, but at crucial moments, he had another side. He was really fierce. I was very satisfied.
**Epilogue**
Until the scheming woman was driven away, An’an and Gu Lin finally started communicating. The two taciturn people welcomed a new round of passionate love. They would blush whenever they met. Gu Xing sighed constantly, always reminding me that he was the one who suffered the most in this farce that lasted for more than a year. Because his brother almost lost his wife, he lay in bed for a whole year, and he even pretended to be stupid for several months.
I rolled my eyes at him. “The children are the most pitiful.” In fact, Xiaobao and Xiaobei didn’t care about us at all. With the love of six servants and Ms. Gu, they had almost forgotten about us strange adults. Gu Xing pointed at Gu Xiaobei, who was laughing heartily while watching Super Wings.
“Do you think she’s pitiful? She’s happy every time she’s awake. How can she be pitiful?” I ignored him.
During a self – driving tour, I pulled An’an and asked, “That first love won’t cause trouble anymore, right?” An’an blushed. “It’s not the first love.”
“Ah?”
“The situation is a bit complicated, but I had a heart – to – heart talk with Gu Lin, and I believe him.”
My eyes moved down and swept across her neck full of red marks. “It’s good that you believe him. But An’an, you two should be more restrained… It’s too obvious.” An’an shyly patted me twice.
An’an and I both looked at the twin brothers not far away. They were looking at the two children and chatting from time to time. The sunset by the sea, the continuous sound of the waves, and the chaotic emotions finally found their destination. It was pretty nice.
– The End –
