Chapter 286: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Gu Yikun even said something as unprincipled as this, An Junxi couldn’t get angry, "You should rest first, flying is tiring."
"Not angry anymore?"
"Mm."
"Alright, I’ll take you to the hospital for a check-up."
"Now? You just got back, aren’t you tired?"
Gu Yikun said, "I’m not tired, I can’t sleep seeing you like this. I won’t be at ease until you get checked."
An Junxi had to go change clothes, and when they went out, Gu Aixi saw them and wanted to come along.
An Junxi coaxed her, "Mommy and Daddy will be back soon."
Gu Aixi looked up at her dad, "Daddy, baby wants to go." Her little face was full of grievance and pity.
Gu Yikun cruelly refused his daughter, "Aixi, be good, Daddy will take you out to play tomorrow." Xi Xi is weak right now, taking care of a child would tire her out.
Gu Aixi pouted, about to cry, Gu Yikun said, "If you are not good, Daddy will take back the gift."
Aixi hurried to hide the new toy, "Alright."
Gu Yikun squatted down and kissed the little pitiful one, "Mommy needs to see a doctor, Aixi can’t make Mommy angry."
Aixi waved her little hand to say goodbye to An Junxi.
An Junxi and Gu Yikun got into the car, Gu Yikun fastened her seatbelt, and the car drove out of the Gu Family Mansion. On the way, An Junxi said to him, "Yikun, when should we take the child to pay respects to Seventh Uncle, he really wanted to see the child before he passed."
Speaking of Seventh Uncle, An Junxi felt guilty, because of Gu Kuangxia’s presence at the time, she couldn’t attend Seventh Uncle’s funeral, something she could never make up for.
Gu Yikun patted her arm, "Alright."
They went to the hospital, Gu Yikun instructed to give An Junxi a thorough check-up and to get the results immediately.
The private hospital primarily served the Gu Family, so the efficiency was incredibly fast. In less than two hours, the doctor came with the report and said to Gu Yikun, "President, Madam’s body is generally fine, but she is recovering from illness, her vitality is weak and her immunity is low. She should avoid over-nutrition, maintain a light diet, and in half a month, she can start nourishing. The bandage on her forehead can be removed, and as the wound scabs, continue using ointment. She should avoid overexertion, keep a happy mood. The previous illness was due to emotional distress, which makes it easy to get sick."
Gu Yikun understood that her illness was caused by him making her angry. He cursed himself as a bastard inside, promising to take good care of her, but always bringing her harm.
He asked the doctor for details on diet adjustments, the doctor removed An Junxi’s bandage, and they left the hospital.
An Junxi didn’t pay much attention to Gu Yikun’s self-reproach, in her view, the wound was a minor issue.
That night after dinner, Liang Huiyun teased her precious granddaughter, asking Aixi if she wanted to sleep with her grandparents.
An Junxi overheard and felt her mother-in-law was deliberately giving her and Yikun some alone time.
He had been on a business trip for ten days, people say absence makes the heart grow fonder.
She glanced at Gu Yikun, Gu Yikun was also looking at her, with a kind of eager passion in his eyes.
An Junxi quickly lowered her head to eat an orange, in her hurry, she bit into both the flesh and the peel. The bitter taste of the peel made her scrunch up her face and stick out her tongue.
Her embarrassed look appeared especially cute to Gu Yikun. He didn’t care about the many people in the hall, approached and kissed her, handed her warm water, "Eat slowly, no one is gonna snatch it."
An Junxi felt even more embarrassed.
Gu Yikun peeled fruit for his wife and told his daughter, "Baby, tonight you sleep with Grandpa and Grandma, Daddy will take you to the park tomorrow." He just wanted to hold his wife and sleep tonight.
As soon as Gu Yikun said this, the two elders looked at An Junxi with meaningful smiles. An Junxi wished she could dig a hole to hide in. Could they be any more obvious?
Gu Aixi said, "I want to sleep with Mommy and Daddy."
Daddy had been away on a business trip for so long, she missed him very much too.
Gu Yikun fed his daughter some fruit, "Baby, if you aren’t good, Daddy will go to the office tomorrow and won’t take you to play."
Aixi, eating the sweet fruit, said, "If I am good, we will go and play?"
Gu Yikun promised, "Mm, if you are good, we will go play."
Baby Aixi reluctantly agreed.
The happiest ones were the two elders. Their little granddaughter agreed to stay with them, which made them extremely happy.
An Junxi hadn’t finished eating the fruit when Liang Huiyun urged her to go back to her room, "If Aixi starts playing with you, she won’t want to come with us."
Gu Yikun wiped her hands with a tissue, carried the fruit plate, and held her hand as they went upstairs, "Let’s go, I’m tired."
An Junxi reminded Aixi to be good and sleep with Grandpa and Grandma. Little pitiful Aixi said, "Remember to go play tomorrow, don’t lie to kids."
An Junxi broke into a cold sweat, not knowing where her daughter learned that phrase from.
Back in the room, after being apart for days, An Junxi happily clung to Gu Yikun. Before bed, Gu Yikun applied herbal oil to her bruises, "You keep bumping into things, your husband feels distressed."
"I will be more careful from now on."
An Junxi, wearing a silk nightgown, felt very comfortable with Gu Yikun’s gentle massaging hands on her back.
That night, Gu Yikun was very disciplined. After applying the ointment, he helped her adjust her nightgown and lay down holding her, "Sleep."
An Junxi’s hand rested on his chest. Thinking of the scar on his chest, she couldn’t help but pull away his nightshirt to have a look.
Gu Yikun grabbed her little hand, "What are you doing, don’t move around."
An Junxi said, "I want to see your scar."
"There’s nothing to see."
But An Junxi still pulled open his nightshirt. Seeing the scar near his heart, her eyes filled with guilt, "I’m sorry, Yikun."
She softly kissed the scar, imagining the pain he must have endured when he got hurt.
Gu Yikun hugged her shoulders, "It’s not your fault, it hasn’t hurt for a long time."
An Junxi held his waist, feeling safe in his embrace, and fell asleep peacefully.
In the following days, Gu Yikun only went to the company for a meeting and spent most of his time with his wife and daughter. At first, An Junxi didn’t think much of it, but slowly she felt something was off.
Ever since their disagreement over He Sirui, he hadn’t touched her much, and even the kisses were shallow, lacking the previous passion.
An Junxi considered calling her senior sister to vent, but Gong Xiaoyu said a few words before hanging up, "I’m abroad, let’s talk when I get back."
An Junxi didn’t know how things were with Gong Xiaoyu and Yue Xiaoyang, but from the tone of her senior sister’s getaway trip, she seemed to be in good spirits. An Junxi didn’t want to burden her sister with her own problems.
That night, Gu Yikun sat on the couch with his laptop, while An Junxi applied body lotion at her dressing table. She surreptitiously observed Gu Yikun and noticed he didn’t glance at her.
She had deliberately worn a very thin nightgown tonight, yet he had no reaction at all.
Did she no longer attract him? This wasn’t like him.
Her senior sister once said, when a man has no desire for you, it means he’s starting to fall out of love.
Her heart sank. Feeling depressed, she moved over to sit beside him, deliberately leaning her body against his, "Yikun, look at me."