Chapter 8

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Lu Anran looked at him. After a few seconds, she grabbed the medicine and put it into her mouth. Her hands were shaking so badly that most of the water from the glass was spilled.

Gu Liangchen frowned and asked with a cold expression on his face, “Why deliberately soak in the rain and sleep in wet clothes when you’re in ill health? Do you think that by making yourself like this, I’ll be soft towards you?”

Lu Anran put down the glass of water on the coffee table. Her pale face was burning hot, and she grinned at him while saying in a hoarse voice, “You don’t have to be soft to me, as long as you’re willing to let my dad live. ”

Now that he had spoken, she must strike while the iron was hot and persuade him.

Upon hearing this, Gu Liangchen slowly narrowed his eyes, and his face suddenly was filled with derision. Then shortly after, he appeared to be indifferent as he calmly said to her, “Then go upstairs and take a bath first. Let’s talk later.” 

Taking a bath definitely wasn’t a simple task…

Lu Anran knew his temper. He can be persuaded but not be cowed by force, but, in the end, her sense of shame made her struggle internally. She made an excuse, “I’m dizzy with a fever, and I can’t move now.”

Gu Liangchen glanced at her. “Then should I carry you up?”

“I don’t seem to be dizzy anymore,” Lu Anran quickly answered.

She stood up from the sofa and slowly climbed the stairs.

Half an hour later, she came out from the shower, but she forgot to take her pajamas when she went in. At this time, she was only wrapped in a towel.

Gu Liangchen was sitting on the sofa while looking at his phone. When he heard the movement, he looked at her.

Even though she was psychologically prepared, Lu Anran reflexively stopped and raised her hand to block her chest.

He frowned when he saw her reaction, and, a few seconds later, he lowered his eyes to look at the phone. Perhaps it was because he was too lazy to take care of her, or it was because he lost interest due to her reaction.

Lu Anran stood there for a while, then calmed down and walked over, trying to make herself look less anxious. She stood in front of him. “I’m done. You can go shower.”

Just as Gu Liangchen was about to answer, he suddenly saw her bruised knees, and stretched out his fingers instinctively. “You…”

Before he could say anything, Lu Anran suddenly yelled and hid. Caught off guard by her strong resistance towards him, he was furious. Gu Liangchen grabbed her arm and forcefully pulled her over.

Lu Anran was caught off guard, and her entire body fell into his arms. Her heart was beating wildly, but she had an icy expression on her face.

She felt resistance in her heart, but she didn’t break free and let him hold her. The two of them didn’t speak for a while, and there was only the sound of each other’s breathing in the quiet bedroom.

The heater in the room was turned on, and it was very warm. However, in his arms, she was shaking uncontrollably, as if the unwillingness and grievances that had been oppressing her for the past few years had all gone out at this moment.

After a while, Gu Liangchen rubbed her shoulders, pushed her away, and looked at her with dark eyes. “You’re as stiff as steel plates. I don’t like to force people.”

Was he implying that she took the initiative?

Lu Anran felt anguish in her heart. During the past few years after the Lu family’s disgrace, with huge debts and her father’s illness, she felt like she was carrying the weight of the world every day. She felt suffocated.

At this moment, if she leaned on this shoulder, she could relax for a while, but logic told her that this was wrong.

She bit the bullet and negotiated with him, “Is there a way to change the terms? I mean, our set-up? You’re already married, and I don’t want to be a shameful mistress, which will tarnish my father’s reputation.”