Gu Beixian's grip on the documents gradually tightened as he continued to read. Gu Jinyao was the young director of Zhengrong Auction House, and his father was called Gu Zhengrong. Gu Zhengrong was the main founder of Zhengrong Auction House and also its largest shareholder. Zhengrong Auction House, affiliated with Jingdu Zhengrong Arts and Crafts Import and Export Trade Company, has an annual turnover of tens of billions and is one of the largest antique auction houses in Jingdu. Perhaps Gu Zhengrong was too low-key, or not active domestically, Gu Beixian had not heard much about this person. But such a family was naturally not short of money. He stared at the documents, lost in thought. Three years ago, Su Huan did not choose her Ah Yao brother, but chose him instead. Back then, he had been paralyzed from the waist down due to a car accident that damaged his spinal nerves, and he had nothing but money. The biggest reason Su Huan married him was that her family needed money, so he always thought Ah Yao was a poor boy without money. Now, looking at the documents, this Gu Jinyao did not seem to be short of money. Seeing Gu Beixian frowning and silent while holding a stack of documents, Gu Aoting turned his head to look and asked, 'What are you looking at?' Gu Beixian casually replied, 'Nothing much, just had someone pull some information.' He folded the documents inconspicuously and placed them aside. Gu Aoting, with sharp eyes, caught a glimpse of the words 'Gu Zhengrong' and after a moment of contemplation said, 'Gu Zhengrong, I know a bit about this person. By seniority, I should call him a cousin. His grandfather and mine were cousins, but their branch emigrated abroad many years ago and gradually became estranged.'

To Yu Gu Beixian, he was a relative who was as distant as eight poles apart. Because of Su Huan, he also did not want to be related to Gu Jingyao. Gu Aoting asked, 'Why are you investigating him?' 'I'm checking for a friend,' Gu Beixian casually found an excuse to fob off. After the business was settled here and the meal was almost over, everyone got up to leave. Gu Aoting stopped Gu Beixian, 'You take Suosuo home.' Gu Beixian frowned imperceptibly, 'When I came, you said Suosuo was near the company and asked me to pick her up on my way. Now that we're going home, let her take Uncle Chu's car. They are a family, and it's more convenient for them than for me to send her.' Gu Aoting's face instantly darkened, but in front of Chu Yanru and his subordinates, he couldn't lose his temper. Being rejected so bluntly by Gu Beixian, especially in front of so many people, Chu Suosuo felt very embarrassed and hated Su Huan even more in her heart. If it weren't for her grandmother dying so coincidentally, the two would have divorced long ago. She cursed Su Huan and her grandmother inwardly. After leaving the hotel. Gu Beixian instructed his assistant: 'Check Su Huan's recent call records to see if there are any strange numbers.' The assistant was very efficient. When Gu Beixian was about to get home, he received a call from his assistant. After connecting, he said, 'Mr. Gu, the young mistress's call records only involve those few people, apart from family members, there are Shen Huai, Shen Yuan, Aunt Liu, the property company and the express delivery company. There is no one else.'

Gu Beixian's gloomy complexion eased a bit. It seemed that the two of them had not been in contact privately. Back home, Su Huan was sitting on the sofa reading an ancient book. Hearing the door open and smelling alcohol, she thought Gu Beixian was drunk. She hurriedly stood up, walked to the shoe cabinet, and bent down to get him slippers. This was what she used to do habitually. Gu Beixian held her, gently stopping her and said, 'I didn't drink much, and my leg has long been fine. Don't take care of me like before, you are my wife.' Not a nanny. Of course, he didn't say the latter part, because what Su Huan did before was exactly the work of a nanny or servant. Su Huan pursed her lips, standing still, still holding a grudge in her heart, angry that he and Chu Suosuo were in the same car. Gu Beixian changed his shoes himself. Su Huan helped him take off his watch, then came to help him take off his suit jacket. Taking off the suit was a pretense; she actually wanted to see if there were any ambiguous traces left by Chu Suosuo on his body. As she took it off, she discreetly checked his collar for lipstick marks, and even sniffed lightly, trying to smell if there was any perfume on him, to judge whether Chu Suosuo had hugged him, and where. She thought she was hiding it well, but Gu Beixian saw it all. He found it amusing, bent down, and gently rubbed his nose against hers, teasing, 'Why do you sniff around like a little dog?' Caught red-handed, Su Huan felt a bit embarrassed. She didn't say a word, turned her back, and hung his jacket on the rack next to her. Gu Beixian guessed her little thoughts and said, 'When going to the hotel, it was my father who called to arrange for Chu Suosuo to get into my car.'

As soon as she got into the car, I told her that I was a married man and asked her to keep her distance from me to avoid unnecessary trouble. When we were having dinner, she wanted to sit next to me, but I made excuses to avoid it. After dinner, my father asked me to send her home, but I refused. Huahua, I am very virtuous as a man. If you don't believe me, you can check the dashcam in my car or ask my assistant." Since he had said so, there was naturally no falsehood. The little anger in Su Hua's heart dissipated completely, and she was even a bit moved. She was touched that he was willing to oppose Gu Aoting for her. That was his father, the person who decided his future. Su Hua silently hugged him with both arms, wanting to say something affectionate to praise him, but the more she tried, the less she knew what to say. Flirting was really not her talent. Her grandparents' feelings were very subtle; they would only silently be kind to each other. Her parents divorced early, and her mother's impetuous nature made it easier to get a beating than to hear a love word from her, though she could easily come up with sarcastic remarks. Su Hua had learned a lot from this and used it when arguing with Chu Suosuo. She hugged Gu Beixian for a long time, racking her brains but failed to squeeze out a single word. Gu Beixian knew her nature, raised his hand to touch her head, and said softly, "It's okay. Love is not spoken, it's shown through actions."

His words were too easy to misinterpret, causing Su Huan's ears to burn and her face to flush with embarrassment. She turned away in shame and walked off. After taking a shower, the two went to bed. Gu Beixian unbuttoned Su Huan's pajama top, starting to kiss along her snow-white shoulders. Su Huan verbally protested, 'Don't,' but her whole body tingled as if electrocuted, and in an instant, she melted. Her hands feebly pushed against his, her head tilted to one side, her dark hair spreading across the pillow like a cloud, her cherry-red lips slightly parted. As they kissed, her hands, which had been pushing him away, somehow found themselves around his waist. The two entangled... Afterward, Gu Beixian held her and said, 'These past few days, I've started to quit smoking and drinking. Let's plan to have a child.' This was the second time he had mentioned having a child. Su Huan did not want children. She no longer felt secure in this marriage. But thinking of what her mother had said, urging her to make an effort to avoid future regrets, she nodded and said, 'Okay.' Gu Beixian's dark eyes suddenly brightened, as if speckled with stars. He pulled her into his embrace, seemingly in disbelief, 'You really willing to have a child for me?' Su Huan hesitated for a moment, 'Let's give it a try.' Gu Beixian kissed her hard on the lips, his fingers caressing her fair shoulders, 'Have a son. If the first child is a son, there's no need for a second. Having children is too suffering.' Su Huan complied, 'Okay.' Gu Beixian stroked her hair and smiled, 'Then I'll leave it to you.' 'It's only right.'

Su Huan snuggled into his arms, but in her mind, she envisioned Gu Aoting's face, as dark as coal. She truly feared that if she gave birth to the child, Gu Aoting would separate them again, causing the child to suffer the pain of having no father or mother. After falling asleep, Su Huan began to dream again. She dreamed of thirteen years ago, when she went to the hospital to see A Yao for the last time. He lay in the hospital bed covered in wounds, with an oxygen mask on his face, looking at her with a pair of dark eyes full of melancholy, his gaze as heavy as water. Su Huan felt a piercing pain in her heart and was just about to walk towards him. Suddenly, for some reason, A Yao disappeared. She was as frantic as a headless fly, searching everywhere, but she couldn't find A Yao. Instead, Gu Beixian appeared out of nowhere. He held her, lifted her face, and kissed her gently, saying, 'Come home with me, let's have a child, I will treat you well.' In her sleep, Su Huan instinctively snuggled into Gu Beixian's arms, wrapped around his waist, and murmured softly, 'Beixian...' Gu Beixian, who had not been asleep, heard this soft call, and his heart, which had been frozen with depression all night, instantly melted. This was the first time in three years that she had called his name in her dreams. Finally, it was no longer the cursed 'Brother A Yao.' He reached out his arms to embrace her, his lips curling up, his eyes twinkling like stars.