Assistant to My Contracted Husband
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Gu is Pregnant Again (9)_1 Jian Ran pursed her lips and, upon entering the living room, saw Qin Mu lounging on the sofa, his dark eyes burning with a provocative gaze directed at Gu Mochen.

Jian Ran inwardly cursed, realizing something was wrong.

She had texted Qin Mu earlier, urging him not to start any trouble, but given Qin Mu’s temperament…

One really couldn’t be certain.

…

Mr.

and Mrs.

Qin had been very curious about Mrs.

Gu, each wondering about the woman who could catch Gu Mochen’s eye and become Mrs.

Gu.

When Jian Ran appeared arm in arm with Gu Mochen, the Qin parents exchanged glances, questioning if they had seen correctly.

The old gentleman had even gone out to welcome them personally.

It was unlikely to be a charade.

This…

Jian Ran, she was Gu Mochen’s…

wife.

The rumored Mrs.

Gu.

Mr.

and Mrs.

Qin were entirely stunned by this bombshell news.

Instinctively, they turned to look at Qin Mu…

This rascal, liking anyone but Jian Ran.

Four years ago, Jian Ran was Han Siming’s girlfriend…

Four years later, Jian Ran was Gu Mochen’s wife.

There was nothing in this for their son, but the boy was hopelessly in love with Jian Ran.

Jian Ran clasped her hands together, and upon seeing Mr.

and Mrs.

Qin’s shocked expressions, she said softly,

“Hello Uncle Qin, Auntie Qin.”

“Jian Ran… you…”

Mrs.

Qin was still in shock when the old gentleman huffed,

“How should one speak, with no sense of propriety or measure, call her Mrs.

Gu.”

“Yes, Dad…”

Mrs.

Qin was chided by Mr.

Qin and then said, “Hello, Mrs.

Gu.”

Jian Ran, hearing Mrs.

Qin already adding a title of respect, pursed her lips and squeezed out a hint of a smile.

“No need to be so formal, just calling me Jian Ran is fine.”

Mr.

Qin’s fists remained clenched; he hadn’t yet come to terms with the reality.

No wonder the old gentleman looked so grim that Sunday; he must have known about this.

Inviting Mr.

Gu and Mrs.

Gu over today was probably to give Qin Mu a warning.

“Mrs.

Gu is truly beautiful…”

Mr.

Qin began with a compliment and, seeing Qin Mu still sitting on the couch with an irreverent air and not at all prepared to receive guests, he quickly said,

“Qin Mu, greet Mr.

Gu and Mrs.

Gu.”

“Dad… do we need to greet each other?

Ranran and I are so familiar with each other, we grew up together…

We used to swing in the backyard when we were kids, and you even played with us.”

Qin Mu intentionally stressed the words “from childhood,” aiming to remind Gu Mochen of the close friendship he shared with Jian Ran.

Gu Mochen’s lips thinned as he remained silent, amused by Qin Mu’s childish antics.

His dark eyes were inscrutable, betraying no emotion of anger or pleasure.

The more he remained like this, the more anxious and cautious the Qin Family became, as if on thin ice.

Mr.

Qin said irritably, “You shut your mouth, this has nothing to do with you…

What ‘Ranran’?

Show some manners…

She is Mrs.

Gu now, got that?”

“Boss, don’t be angry…

today should be a day of joy.”

“Hmph…”

Qin Mu narrowed his dark pupils, looking at the perturbed Grandpa Qin, he first pacified him, then turned to look at Jian Ran in her festive attire, and raised an eyebrow.

“My Ranran, you look truly beautiful today.”

Jian Ran: “…”

Qin Mu, too provocative.

In her heart, Jian Ran was not feeling great, but Qin Mu if continued like this, Grandpa Qin would only grow more and more furious.

She was also worried that if Qin Mu kept this up, it would displease Gu Mochen.

“Qin the third, stop messing around.”

“Hmm, as you wish.”

Gu Mochen’s eyes were dark and profound, yet he smiled without saying a word.

Qin the third…

His Mrs.

Gu, she called him with such intimacy.

The more inscrutable Gu Mochen appeared, the more restless Jian Ran became.

Upon seeing this, Grandpa Qin spoke up, “Today is a warm celebration of my longevity, and we are all family here.

The Boss and second are tied up in military service, stuck in meetings, and can’t get away, so let’s start eating.”

“Mr.

Gu, Mrs.

Gu, please take the seats of honor.”

The main seat is usually in the east.

But since it was Grandpa Qin’s birthday celebration and knowing that Grandpa Qin was showing respect to him, Gu Mochen still purposefully took Jian Ran’s hand and sat on the left side, scrutinizingly pulling out a chair for Jian Ran.

“Grandpa, please have the seat of honor.

Ranran and I can sit over here.

Since you said today is a celebration, family and outsiders are all the same, aren’t they?”

Gu Mochen’s reply was neither humble nor arrogant, showing a perfectly disaffected demeanor.

The words that came out of him carried a kingly aura, and even Grandpa Qin couldn’t resist.

Seeing this, Grandpa Qin responded, “Alright, I, as your elder, will give in.”

“You are too kind, Grandpa.”

Jian Ran was assisted to her seat by Gu Mochen, looking around at the luxurious living room with its large rectangular dining table that could easily accommodate over 20 people for a meal.

The vast Qin Family had a grand estate and three sons; if each were to start a family, that would mean more than a dozen people in total.

The tableware was spotlessly new and made of silver.

Every little detail of life was managed exceptionally well.

At the dining table, Jian Ran had always learned the etiquette of a lady while in the Jian Family.

Jian Anguo did not want Jian Ran to be subdued and obedient in the future, but to cultivate a basic civilized literacy.

Jian Ran’s lips maintained a faint curve throughout, and coincidentally, Qin Mu sat directly across from her.

His dark eyes burned brightly, provocatively looking at her and Gu Mochen.

Jian Ran could clearly feel that Qin Mu was suppressing the emotions in his heart.

“Mr.

Gu, Mrs.

Gu, I don’t know what you like to eat, so we prepared some home-style dishes,” Grandpa Qin called out first.

Upon hearing this, Gu Mochen hooked his thin lips slightly and said softly, “That’s fine, at home I also eat home-style dishes.

Ranran’s cooking is very delicious.”

Jian Ran: “…”

Is this a roundabout way of showing off their affection?

Jian Ran pursed her lips, smiled without saying anything, though the muscles in her face seemed somewhat conspicuously stiff.

Qin Mu arched an eyebrow and added, “Yeah, I also think Ranran’s cooking is very delicious, especially breakfast.”

When he got to the word ‘breakfast’, he again glanced provocatively at Gu Mochen.

Hmph, I am the man who has shared breakfast with Ranran; that relationship is quite intimate indeed.

Gu Mochen’s lips were thinly pressed together, and in that moment, the atmosphere at the dining table took a tense turn.