After Transmigration: Unexpectedly Wed the Ruthless Tycoon
Chapter 25: Strict Handling on a Spring Night

Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Strict Handling on a Spring Night

Since there were no groceries bought, Yan Zhen Guo went to the cafeteria to get food. When he called her to get up, she stubbornly refused to rise.

She wasn’t ready to see Yan Zhen Guo just yet. Besides, her whole body felt soft and weak; she just wanted to rest a while longer.

"Knock knock knock." Suddenly, someone knocked on the door outside.

Gu Fuqiao didn’t want to open the door for Yan Zhen Guo. She pursed her lips and continued to bury herself under the covers.

The person outside, seeing that no one was coming to answer the door, persistently continued to knock.

The knocking was so disturbing that Gu Fuqiao couldn’t continue to linger under the covers. She picked up the clothes Yan Zhen Guo had thrown to the side, put them on, and went straight to open the door.

"Didn’t you bring your key?" Gu Fuqiao wasn’t very happy after opening the door, but the person standing opposite her wasn’t Yan Zhen Guo.

"Sister-in-law." Zhang Hong looked at the annoyed Gu Fuqiao and smiled awkwardly, saying, "I heard that Brother Yan brought back a friend from his hometown. I was afraid you might not have enough to eat for lunch, so I specially brought you two zongzi."

Gu Fuqiao noticed that it was the time of day when people were cooking, and many people were passing by in the hallway.

Judging by the noise Zhang Hong made knocking on the door, two family members who were just finishing their meal opened their doors to watch the commotion.

When they saw that it was Zhang Hong and Gu Fuqiao again, they couldn’t help but lean against the doorframe, bowls in hand, to watch the show.

"Thank you, sister-in-law, for your kindness." Accepting the zongzi offered at the door was the logical thing to do; it meant extra dishes today!

After taking the zongzi, Gu Fuqiao was about to head back inside.

Seeing this, Zhang Hong hurriedly grabbed Gu Fuqiao’s hand.

She looked as if she had something to say but hesitated, "Sister-in-law, actually Brother Yan is a great guy. Don’t get mad at him over these little things."

"Mad? Why would I be?" Gu Fuqiao pretended she didn’t understand anything, looking at Sister-in-law Wang.

Zhang Hong bit her lip. She hadn’t expected that Gu Fuqiao didn’t know about the little things, so she had to reveal everything Wang Mei had told her.

"My Xiao Mei said she saw Brother Yan getting close with that hometown friend, and that friend is reportedly quite good-looking. I was worried you’d misunderstand and have a falling out with Brother Yan, so I came to tell you." Zhang Hong finished speaking in one breath and looked at Gu Fuqiao, "You’re not angry, sister-in-law?"

Every word Zhang Hong said was leading her onto a path of jealousy and rivalry.

However, she wouldn’t fall for it. Not only did she not like Yan Zhen Guo or see him as her own, but she also knew this was a scheme by Wang Mei; Zhang Hong’s brain certainly didn’t come up with this.

Wang Mei might be smart, but she surely didn’t know that Zhang Hong would reveal everything with just a couple of sentences!

But honestly, even the original character wouldn’t fall for it.

Because the original character didn’t like Yan Zhen Guo at all, she might actually be wishing for Yan Zhen Guo to cheat!

"Sister-in-law, what are you saying? You must have misunderstood. You’re overthinking it; that girl is a distant relative from our family, so it’s normal to be a bit closer." Gu Fuqiao waved her hand dismissively.

"But..." Sister-in-law Wang wanted to say more, but suddenly a tall figure appeared behind her.

"Sister-in-law Wang, is there something you need?" A cold and hard voice sounded behind Zhang Hong, causing her to look a bit flustered.

So nervous her teeth almost bit her tongue, she stammered, "N-no... nothing. I just came to deliver some zongzi, Brother Yan. I won’t disturb you two anymore. I’ll... I’ll be going."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Hong quickly turned and left.

Watching Zhang Hong’s retreating figure, Gu Fuqiao smiled, thinking she was quite the actor earlier. She’d improved a lot since last time, so why did she become flustered when she saw Yan Zhen Guo?

"Getting up now?" As Gu Fuqiao was feeling smug, Yan Zhen Guo’s voice brought her back to reality.

Gu Fuqiao bit her lip and said, "Isn’t it because of you..."

Seeing the slight curve at the corner of the man’s lips, Gu Fuqiao swallowed her words.

In public, don’t get mad at the male protagonist! There’s no benefit to getting mad at him!

"I’m hungry, let’s eat!" Saying this, Gu Fuqiao turned around and entered the room.

Yan Zhen Guo had brought back two meat dishes and one vegetable dish.

The meal was quite good, and since Gu Fuqiao was starving, she didn’t pick and ate almost everything Yan Zhen Guo brought back.

Yan Zhen Guo ate a lot more than she did and naturally ate faster.

So after she finished, still not feeling full, she opened the two zongzi she’d snagged from Su Jili yesterday.

Su Jili’s cooking was genuinely good. Upon opening them, she found they weren’t zongzi at all, but something more like the char siu bao type, made with flour and some small chunks of meat.

However, there wasn’t much meat inside, and since it was already cold, it didn’t feel greasy when eaten.

"Did you make this?" Yan Zhen Guo never had any particular demands when it came to food, but after eating the cold char siu bao, he couldn’t help but look at Gu Fuqiao.

"No," Gu Fuqiao said after enjoying the char siu bao. "But don’t worry, I can make other delicious food! I’ll cook for you tonight!"

"You didn’t buy groceries, how will you cook?" Yan Zhen Guo reminded her when Gu Fuqiao was feeling smug.

Gu Fuqiao was suddenly at a loss. She thought for a moment and seriously said, "Let’s have noodles tonight. I’ll make the famous little noodles from C City for you. Tomorrow, I’ll make something really good!"

As a homebody, besides writing, eating was her greatest hobby.

Talking about food made her beam with excitement.

"Alright, but what if you can’t make it?" Yan Zhen Guo doubted.

Gu Fuqiao raised her chin; she didn’t expect Yan Zhen Guo to doubt her proud cooking skills!

Unyielding, she said, "Then what do you suggest?"

Yan Zhen Guo leisurely put down his chopsticks, "Then we’ll have romantic nights as punishment."

"..." Gu Fuqiao gasped, then asked, "But what if I succeed and it tastes great? Can we then have half a year without sharing a room?"

Though Yan Zhen Guo was handsome, he wasn’t someone she should fantasize about!

As they say, there’s no such thing as bad farmland, only exhausted oxen. But why did she feel like she might become the bad farmland in front of Yan Zhen Guo?

Yan Zhen Guo didn’t say anything but fixed his hawk-like gaze on Gu Fuqiao.

It seemed to suggest, go on, let’s see how far you can take this.

Feeling threatened, Gu Fuqiao promptly changed the topic, "By the way, your first love... where’s An Ran?"