Chapter 8 (1/2)

‘At the hospital, she said she’s eight months pregnant,’ Gu Jiao Wen said.

‘What are you implying?’ Gu Jiao Wu asked.

‘Nothing,’ Gu Jiao Wen said in the same cheeky tone of voice as Tan Pan Ting. ‘Big brother hates big sister that much, you wouldn’t sleep with her.’

‘Say what you want to say,’ Gu Jiao Wu said.

Gu Jiao Wen shrugged his shoulders. ‘I have nothing to say except big brother, if you didn’t sleep with big sister there’s no problem. But if you slept with her…’

Gu Jiao Wu’s hands gripped the table.

‘If big brother is the father of big sister’s baby, her baby is the first born of the next generation of the Gu Household…’ Gu Jiao Wen said.

Gu Jiao Wu didn’t need to hear the rest to understand. He wanted to choke Gu Jiao Wen’s cheeky neck.

‘Have you said enough?’ Gu Jiao Wu asked.

‘I’m done,’ Gu Jiao Wen said. ‘I’m going to go find my wife.’

Gu Jiao Wen left Gu Jiao Wu to brood alone.

After dinner, Gu Jiao Wu drove to the Qiao Mansion.

Gu Jiao Wu parked near the Qiao Mansion’s front gate. But another car parked in front of the Qiao Mansion before him. It was Shen Cheng. Shen Cheng carried gifts to the front door and a Qiao a.s.sistant opened the door for Shen Cheng. His brows creased and he decided to come back another day.

Three days later, Gu Jiao Wu was busy with work meetings and didn’t have time to think about whether he was the father of Qiao Tan Yuan’s baby.

Gu Jiao Wu took the subway to meetings to avoid speculation about his status. It was crowded and noisy on the train.

‘Gu Jiao Wu?’ Li Lam asked.

Gu Jiao Wu didn’t know how long Li Lam was standing next to him on the train.

‘I didn’t expect you to ride the subway,’ Li Lam said.

‘h.e.l.lo,’ Gu Jiao Wu greeted politely.

‘Why aren’t you driving?’ Li Lam asked.

‘Inconvenient,’ Gu Jiao Wu said.

‘True,’ Li Lam said. ‘It’s busy in the city. Many cars and hard to find parking.’

‘Um,’ Gu Jiao Wu said.

The train stopped at a station and a group of pa.s.sengers entered the train. Li Lam used the opportunity to fall onto Gu Jiao Wu’s chest.

‘I’m sorry,’ Li Lam said.

‘It’s nothing,’ Gu Jiao Wu said.