Chapter 273: His Female Companion Was Not Her
An Junxi heard the dissatisfaction in Gu Yikun’s words. She also knew that there had been some issues in their relationship recently.
There was a thorn in her heart regarding He Sirui. He had never been honest about getting close to He Sirui, always being evasive when talking to her, which made her very uneasy.
Gu Yikun asked Aunt He to go downstairs, and Aunt He closed the door, leaving the couple to talk properly.
She could tell something was off lately; things seemed strange. If couples don’t communicate in time, the problem will only grow.
Gu Yikun held An Junxi’s hand, "Xi Xi, I..."
Gu Aixi crawled over wanting a hug, and An Junxi, seeing the bloodstains on Gu Yikun’s clothes, said, "You should go take a shower first, don’t scare the child."
Gu Yikun looked down at his clothes, and Gu Aixi also saw them. Her chubby finger pointed at the blood on Gu Yikun’s clothes, her big eyes filled with tears, "Pain pain."
Gu Yikun’s heart melted because of his daughter, and he kissed her, "It doesn’t hurt."
An Junxi held Aixi and tried to distract her with toys, "Daddy isn’t hurting."
Gu Yikun went to the bathroom to take a shower. When he came out, An Junxi asked him to watch their daughter while she took her sleepwear into the bathroom.
Gu Yikun had been looking for a chance to talk, but that night, their usually well-behaved Gu Aixi refused to sleep in her children’s bed and insisted on sleeping with her parents, so An Junxi let her sleep between them.
With their daughter between them, communication became even more impossible.
The next morning, An Junxi called her sister-in-law, Gong Xiaoyu, who didn’t pick up but replied with a few words: I need some quiet time.
An Junxi was anxious but didn’t want to bother her sister-in-law at that time, so she distractedly waited for two days without any reply.
What exactly happened between her sister-in-law and Yue Xiaoyang?
An Junxi didn’t want to ask her sister-in-law directly, so she called Zhang Miaoyan to see if she knew anything.
Zhang Miaoyan said, "Yu Chen and Xiao Yang went to the United States on a business trip together, didn’t you know?"
An Junxi asked in surprise, "When did that happen?"
"Yesterday."
So after her sister-in-law had a showdown with him, Yue Xiaoyang chose to escape abroad?
An Junxi felt unjust for her sister-in-law, feeling that Yue Xiaoyang’s behavior was incredibly irresponsible.
"Is Yue Xiaoyang out of his mind? Even if he doesn’t want to get married, can’t he communicate face-to-face seriously? Escaping abroad, what is that supposed to mean?"
Hearing An Junxi’s anger, Zhang Miaoyan said, "You must not go looking for Xiao Yu, she told me she needs a few days to think quietly and doesn’t want us to intervene."
An Junxi blamed herself, "I shouldn’t have encouraged her to start with Yue Xiaoyang, wasting her three years. How many three years does a woman have?"
Zhang Miaoyan told her not to think that way, "I also thought they would end up together, who could’ve known things would turn out like this? It’s beyond our control."
An Junxi felt gloomy, "Yi Ke probably knows about Yue Xiaoyang going to the United States, but he didn’t tell me either."
Zhang Miaoyan looked at the time, "Jun Xi, are you at home? Aren’t you attending the banquet with the president?"
An Junxi asked confusedly, "What banquet?"
"A cocktail party to promote the new hotel in Russia. Yu Chen was supposed to take me, but he had to go on a business trip at the last minute, so I thought the president would take you."
"Is it necessary to bring a female companion?"
"Technically, yes. If the president didn’t ask you to go, he might be with He..." Zhang Miaoyan realized she had misspoken, quickly correcting herself, "he might be going with the business partner."
An Junxi still caught on to it, her heart aching, "Are you trying to say that Yi Ke is attending the cocktail party with He Sirui now, right?"
Zhang Miaoyan slapped her mouth, having been too loose-tongued.
"Jun Xi, it’s really not that important. The president probably didn’t tell you because..."
"Where is it?"
"Jun Xi..."
"Where is it." Her tone became much heavier.
Zhang Miaoyan hesitated, "Queen’s Restaurant."
An Junxi hung up the phone, angry at the thought of He Sirui now standing next to Gu Yikun, her arm in his, losing her rationality.
Why didn’t Yi Ke take her there? He didn’t even mention the cocktail party. Was she not presentable enough?
Since marrying him, he had never introduced her to anyone in public.
An Junxi didn’t care about the wedding, but she cared about his attitude.
Thinking about Gu Yikun’s coldness towards her recently, An Junxi felt a lump in her throat. This morning, he even asked her to stay home and watch their daughter, not to wander around.
Did he see her as a nanny now or what? How long had they been married, and he was already tired of her?
No, she couldn’t pretend to know nothing. She needed to see how he was with another woman.
An Junxi opened the wardrobe to find clothes but couldn’t find a suitable dress, getting frustrated and throwing a few on the floor. Why was nothing going her way lately!
Gu Aixi played alone on the bed. Sensing her mother’s unhappiness, she called out softly, "Mommy..."
An Junxi forgot her daughter was in the room. Regretting she couldn’t control her emotions, she almost scared Aixi.
She went over and told her daughter, "Aixi, do you want to play with Auntie? Mommy will have Auntie Kuang Yuan come and play with you, okay?"
Gu Aixi was very eager to be close to Gu Kuangyuan, happily saying, "Play with Auntie!" Little children liked saying words in repetition, and An Junxi had taught her for a long time, but she always called her Auntie.
"Then you have to promise Mommy. When Auntie comes to play with you, don’t cry. Mommy is going to find Daddy, okay?"
Gu Aixi obediently nodded, "Okay!"
An Junxi called Gu Kuangyuan, "Auntie, I need your help. Do you have a suitable dress I can wear?"
Gu Kuangyuan was having dinner with Cheng Ye. Tonight, she was the one cooking and almost burnt the kitchen. Cheng Ye sternly told her she couldn’t set foot in the kitchen again.
Gu Kuangyuan knew she had a natural shortcoming in cooking, feeling she couldn’t argue with him, so in the end, Cheng Ye had to clean up the mess and cooked a few dishes himself.
Gu Kuangyuan felt guilty and promised to spend quality time with him tonight.
Cheng Ye was satisfied hearing this and urged her to finish dinner quickly to get to business.
Gu Kuangyuan was blushing because of him, and just before finishing dinner, she received a call from An Junxi.
Lately, she had focused on Cheng Ye and neglected Jun Xi and Yi Ke. A few days ago, she heard her sister-in-law complain to her brother that Jun Xi hadn’t properly watched Aixi, running out and buying a house full of things, causing the child to cry for an entire afternoon.
Her brother asked her to stop nagging, "Should having a daughter mean she can’t go out? Our Gu Family doesn’t lack nannies. What’s wrong with Jun Xi going out to meet friends? You’re always criticizing others. Did you even hold Yi Ke or Qian Nuan when they were young? Didn’t my mother take care of them? Did she ever complain about you?"
Liang Huiyun felt embarrassed by her brother’s retort and forcefully argued, "Wasn’t I managing the company at that time? How can that compare to An Junxi going out to play?"
"Stop always wanting to stir things up. If Yi Ke hears this, he’ll get mad again. Yi Ke married a wife, not a nanny."