White Narcissus looked at the frowning and impatient Gu Biao. It was the time for the meeting, and the managers of each department were talking about their plans. In the past, Gu Biao would listen very carefully and would point out the shortcomings and advantages one by one. However, today, he didn't say a word, making everyone uneasy.
"President." White Narcissus called out softly.
Gu Biao frowned and waved his hand." The meeting is over. If there's anything else, come to my office to discuss it."”With that, he stood up and left.
The group of people stared at each other.
White Narcissus quickly chased after him, only to see that Gu Biao had already stepped into his office.
Gu Biao rubbed his temples, feeling a little tired. He had barely slept last night because Xia Juhua, who was beside him, did not sleep well. She tossed and turned the entire night, and he even saw the tears on her face. This shocked him. He did not dare to wake her up, but he could not rest assured. He stared at her uneasily the entire night and only slept for a while in the morning. He wanted to question her, but when he woke up in the morning, he found that she had already gone out.
"What's wrong? President." White Narcissus asked.
Gu Biao shook his head." It's fine. Where's your proposal? Give it to me."”
White Narcissus had no choice but to hand over her proposal first. Although she was full of confusion, she was in no position to ask, so she could only say gloomily,"Then I'll go out first."
Gu Biao nodded. Suddenly, he thought of something and hurriedly said,"Wait, Water Deity."
White Narcissus quickly stood still and asked with a smile,"Yes, CEO. Is there anything else?”
"Help me check my schedule. Can I have a week of free time?”Gu Biao asked as he flipped through the proposal.
" President, your schedule is full," White Narcissus said in surprise." You have a meeting in France next week.”It was not without reason that she was surprised. After working for Gu Biao for a few years, she knew that he was a workaholic. Without special reasons, he would not ask for a vacation, especially for such a long time.
"France." Gu Biao thought of something and nodded." That's enough. You can go out first."”
White Narcissus walked out in disappointment. In the past few years, she could not see any signs of being moved by her from Gu Biao's eyes. He seemed to only treat her as his right-hand man and friend. Could it be that she was not outstanding enough to move him? Thinking of this, White Narcissus couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Gu Biao, who got off work on time, drove home by himself.
"Mom." Gu Biao asked," Did you go out for a walk today?”
"Yes, I even went to the garden to take a look. Those flowers are blooming very well.”Mother Gu said happily.
"That's good. I'll go up first." Gu Biao couldn't help but glance around, as if he was looking for something. He went upstairs and saw that the room was quiet, so he changed his clothes and walked down.
"Biao, sit down." Mother Gu turned off the television and called her son to her side.
Gu Biao nodded and sat on the sofa opposite his mother.
"How is it? When are you guys going on your honeymoon?”Mother Gu asked what she wanted to know.
Gu Biao had a headache and thought for a while." Next week!”He was going to France for a meeting next week, so he could just bring her along so that his mother wouldn't keep asking questions.
"Really? Where are we going?" Mother Gu asked happily.
"France."
"Not bad. I heard that it's very romantic there. You really know how to choose a place.”Mother Gu laughed even more heartily.
"Mom." Romance? Gu Biao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"But Chrysanthemum might not have a passport.”Mother Gu suddenly remembered.
"I have a friend who works at the embassy. I should be able to get it in three days.”Gu Biao said indifferently. He had already thought of this.
"You should find some time to rest. I don't know if your body can take it after working all day.”Mother Gu looked at her son with heartache.
"Mom, I go for a checkup every year. I'm fine.”Gu Biao said, feeling both angry and amused. He wanted to ask something in his heart, but he didn't open his mouth.
Suddenly, the phone rang. Aunt Wu took the phone and hung up after answering a few questions.
"Ah Wu, who is it?" Mother Gu asked curiously.
"It's Young Madam. She said that she won't be able to come back for dinner tonight.”
Hearing this, Gu Biao frowned." Where did she go?”
"Young Madam is going to work." Aunt Wu replied," Old Madam, Young Master, do you want to eat first?”
"You children are really something. What do you think work is? You're just newlyweds, and both of you are working so hard.”Mother Gu said unhappily.
Anger rose in Gu Biao's heart, but he looked at his mother without saying anything.
"Mom, let's eat first."
"Okay, Ah Wu, help Young Madam save some food and soup. The food outside is not nutritious at all.”Mother Gu muttered.
Today, Gu Biao made an exception and did not go to the study to work. Instead, he accompanied his mother to watch TV, but he was absent-minded. As time passed, the anger in his heart accumulated.
"Pfft, it's almost nine o'clock. Go and take a look at your chrysanthemum! She wondered if something would happen to her.”Mother Gu was a little worried.
Without waiting for Mother Gu to finish, Gu Biao immediately stood up, went upstairs to put on a coat, and drove out.
Mother Gu smiled and then sighed to Fifth Aunt," I know that this child doesn't like to talk, but he has been kind since he was young. He did such a big mistake. Although it's understandable, he still remembers it from time to time. However, he was stubborn and was still blinded by the pain that Yu 'Er had suffered. However, he had already placed his chrysanthemum in his heart. Otherwise, he would not have been without a woman by his side for so many years. Ah Wu, you've seen that Miss Bai too, right? Such an outstanding girl. If it wasn't because he already had someone else in his heart, do you think he wouldn't be tempted?”
"Yes, Miss Bai is indeed talented and good-looking. She's understanding. Old Madam even wanted her to be her daughter-in-law!”
Mother Gu smiled bitterly." If there were no chrysanthemums, I would think the same. What do you think of chrysanthemums?”
"Although Young Madam doesn't like to talk, she's a kind-hearted and rare good girl. Moreover, she doesn't have a temper and is very likable.”
"Yeah, although he has gone through so many changes, he is still so strong. I can see that this child's temperament will definitely be able to move Biao 'er.”
"Now, as long as Young Madam unties the knot in Young Master's heart, Old Madam can wait to carry her grandson.”
Mother Gu chuckled." I hope so."”
The ancient racing car drove very fast. When it reached its destination, the friction between the wheels and the ground caused an ear-piercing sound. He slammed the car door angrily and entered the hall. He went up to the ninth floor based on the information in his memory. Although he was angry, he was also worried.
In the office, Xia Juhua was still doing the accounts. It was almost the end of the month, and as an accountant, she had a lot of things to do.
The sound of approaching footsteps made her raise her head and think in confusion," Who else would come back to the company at this time of the night? When she saw that it was Gu Biao, she was surprised.
"What time is it already? Why are you still sitting here?”Gu Biao shouted angrily.
"I still have some work to do.”Xia Juhua opened her mouth to explain, because his appearance was a little scary.
"You don't have to do all this. I can support you. As the young madam of the Gu Corporation, you don't have to work for others.”
"Have I embarrassed you?"
What was she saying! Gu Biao's face darkened. He couldn't understand what she was thinking.
Feeling Gu Biao's cold gaze, Xia Juhua quietly tidied up the documents on the table.
"Quit your job tomorrow." Gu Biao ordered.
Xia Juhua nodded silently. She wouldn't refute, and she knew that it was useless to refute.
Seeing Xia Juhua's expression of not resisting and taking everything, Gu Biao's anger grew even greater, but he had nowhere to vent. He could only drive the car very fast on the way back.
Xia Juhua almost couldn't stand the speed of the car. She could only close her eyes and bear it helplessly.
When Gu Biao saw Xia Juhua's pained expression, he stopped the car in shock.
Xia Juhua immediately opened the car door and couldn't stand it anymore as she vomited.
Gu Biao immediately got out of the car. When he saw her uncomfortable look, he was filled with regret for a moment. He couldn't care about anything else and reached out to gently pat her back to make her feel better. He couldn't help but ask,"How are you?"
Xia Juhua only felt better after vomiting everything in her stomach. She shook her head and didn't want to blame Gu Biao because no matter what he did, she should bear it.
Next, Gu Biao drove as slowly as possible, and even used an unnoticeable gaze to sweep over Xia Juhua. He only felt relieved when he saw that she did not have any abnormalities.
When Xia Juhua came out of the shower, Gu Biao said,""We're going to France next week. Give me your ID card.”
"Oh." Xia Juhua nodded and took out her ID card from her wallet and handed it to him.
Gu Biao took it and saw the girl with a bright smile in the photo. He was stunned for a moment. When he looked at the date, he realized that it was from ten years ago. At that time, she was about 16 or 17 years old. Gu Biao couldn't help but take a few more glances at that smile before putting it in his wallet.
Seeing Xia Juhua wearing conservative and simple pajamas, he couldn't help but frown. Although the pajamas were very clean, they had turned white. It was obvious that she had worn them for a long time.
"There's cash in both drawers, and here's a card. You can use it to buy clothes and anything else you need.”
Xia Juhua shook her head." I don't need money.”
"If I tell you to take it, then take it." Gu Biao's voice became louder, he was very unhappy with her rejection.
Xia Juhua could only nod." Can I sleep now?”
"Am I not going to let you sleep?" Gu Biao said unhappily.”Why did she have to use such a pleading tone every time? It was as if everything had to be done with his consent. They were husband and wife, not superior and subordinate.
Xia Juhua said goodnight and lay quietly on the side of the bed, trying not to occupy any space.
Seeing her actions, Gu Biao let out a sigh of relief and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower. If this continued, he would definitely explode in anger. Only the heavens knew that he was a calm and self-controlled person, but Xia Juhua's every small action and word could provoke his anger.
After coming out, Gu Biao felt that she wasn't sleeping soundly. She didn't seem to fall asleep easily and woke up easily. Was it because she dreamed of the bad behavior he had done to her in the past? He thought bitterly.
"What do you dream about at night?" Gu Biao could not help but ask. He wanted to know why she was crying.
What was he dreaming about?
Xia Juhua froze. She dreamed of laughing and crying with Xuan 'er in the past. Every time she dreamed that she was having fun with Xuan' er, she would always see Xuan 'er getting further and further away from her and say to her with a smile!! Mommy, you have to smile, Mommy, smile!
Then, he disappeared.
Seeing that she didn't answer, Gu Biao stubbornly asked,""Then why are you crying?"
Crying? Xia Juhua was shocked. Ever since she promised her son that she would smile, she had never cried. She thought that she had kept her promise to her son, but in fact, she did not do it at all. Because her heart was still crying, and she did not even know it.
Seeing Xia Juhua's pained expression, Gu Biao's heart tightened and he didn't ask any further. He had always been indifferent to everything, not even the slightest bit curious. Why did he want to know what she was thinking? He wanted to know what she had experienced? With unknown troubles, Gu Biao lay on the other side of the bed and fell asleep.
After dealing with a day's work, it was almost time to get off work. Gu Biao was tidying up the documents on the table. He seemed to have thought of something and immediately pressed the internal phone." Narcissus, come in for a while."”
"Alright." A crisp voice answered.
After a while, footsteps approached and there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Pushing the door open, the beautiful and capable White Narcissus in a pink and white dress walked in. She could not hide the surprise on her face." What's the matter? President." In the past, Gu Biao would send her home or invite her to dinner when she got off work or worked overtime. Thinking about it, they hadn't talked for a long time.
"Have you booked the plane tickets to France?”Gu Biao raised his head and asked.
"I've booked it. The flight is at nine o'clock tomorrow.”White Narcissus was a little surprised. Gu Biao rarely asked about such trivial matters. She asked her secretary to do the trivial matters such as booking tickets, ordering meals, or giving gifts.
"Then please reserve another seat.”
"One more? President, shouldn't I go with you? Could it be that there were other department heads going too?”White Narcissus was even more surprised. The trip to France had been booked long ago. If there were other people in charge who wanted to go together, there was no reason for her not to know!
"I'm not from the company. Help me see if I can book an additional seat.”
"Yes." Although she was puzzled, White Narcissus could only do as she was told and go out to make a phone call.
After a while, she knocked on the door again and walked in. "President, the first-class tickets for tomorrow morning at nine o'clock have been sold out. There are only economy class seats left.”
" Coach class..." Gu Biao thought for a moment. After a few days of interaction, he realized that Xia Juhua did not seem to have any temper. She never refused to do anything that others asked her to do. It was as if she did not have her own sadness and joy. This knowledge made him inexplicably unhappy, but at the moment, he did not want to change anything about her. If he wanted her to sit in economy class, he believed that she would not have any objections, but he did not want to do so.
"I've booked a new ticket. Let's try changing it to a flight after ten o'clock.”
"Yes, may I know his name? Is he a man or a woman?”
Gu Biao had already packed his things and stood up." Xia Juhua, female."”
"Xia Juhua." She seemed to have heard this name somewhere before, but it shouldn't be someone from the company, right? If he wasn't from the company, why would he go with the CEO? "President, who is she?" asked White Narcissus.”
"My wife." Gu Biao glanced at her." Call me if you've booked the plane tickets. I'll be leaving first."”
White Narcissus stared blankly at Gu Biao as he walked out. She had yet to recover from his words. Heavens! Since when did Gu Biao have a wife and she didn't know about it? What was going on?
Only then did she realize that after so many years of interaction, she still did not understand Gu Biao at all. This realization made her beautiful face pale and filled with grief and indignation after the shock.
The garden was filled with all kinds of chrysanthemums. They swayed gently with the breeze as if they were dancing. The scenery looked even more beautiful under the afterglow of the setting sun.
"Look, how are these chrysanthemums?”Mother Gu sat on the chair and asked happily.
"Alright." Xia Juhua smiled faintly. That's right! What a beautiful flower!
"Have you visited your father all these years?”Mother Gu's expression was a little serious.
"He passed away in prison three years ago.”
To Xia Juhua, her father was like the big bad wolf in a fairy tale book that did all kinds of evil things. It made people tremble in fear. In her memory, her father smoked and drank all the time and loved gambling. As long as he lost, he would get drunk, pick up a bunch of rattan sticks in the corner, and beat himself with all his might. At first, she was not sensible. When she was hurt, she cried for her mother. However, his mother never appeared. Even if she did, she would only cry.
Gradually, she stopped screaming and crying. She was already numb. Later on, his father had done something extremely evil, and Gu Biao had come to take revenge. At first, she struggled, but when she heard who he was, she realized that she was in no position to resist. Because her father had done something wrong, and her father's blood flowed in her body, it was natural for a son to repay his father's debts, so she could only accept her fate. However, in the midst of the pleasure, she couldn't help but bite Gu Biao. She didn't know why she tried her best to bite him.
Mother Gu looked at Xia Juhua's stunned expression and couldn't help but sigh." Are you still sad? I once heard that he wasn't a good father. He smoked, drank, gambled, and often hit you, right? Sigh! However, his father was still his father. It was only right for him to miss him.”
"Yes, I'm not sad. I just thought of some past events.”Xia Juhua came back to her senses and smiled indifferently.
"Alright, it's all my fault. Let's not bring up the past.”Patting Xia Juhua's hand lightly, Mother Gu said apologetically.
Xia Juhua shook her head nonchalantly.
"We're going to France tomorrow. Is there anything we need to prepare?”Mother Gu quickly changed the topic.
"No, I haven't."
"I heard that the clothes in France are very beautiful. Remember to buy more when you go, okay? Don't always take turns changing two sets of clothes. Young people should dress up more. If you reach my age, it's useless no matter how much you dress up.”Mother Gu said with a smile.
After spending the past few days together, she could tell that Xia Juhua did not care about material enjoyment at all. She only wore those two sets of clothes on a daily basis. Now that there was such an innocent girl, Mother Gu was extremely happy.
Xia Juhua nodded. However, she felt a little sad. Tomorrow was Saturday, the day she would visit her son. It seemed that she would have to come back next week to visit him. She didn't want others to know about her son's existence. She knew that both Mother Gu and Gu Biao were kind-hearted people. If they knew about it, it would only make them sad.
Following the sound of steady footsteps, Gu Biao appeared in front of them. He glanced at Xia Juhua and greeted his mother with a smile,"Mom, how do you feel today?"
"Good, the weather is good today, and my mood is much better.”Mother Gu replied with a smile.
"The sky is getting dark and the wind will be stronger. Let's go in!”
"Alright, Fifth Aunt has probably prepared dinner! She was afraid to see her chrysanthemum now.”Mother Gu stood up.
"Why?" Gu Biao raised his eyebrows and glanced at Xia Juhua. She still had a calm expression.
"Because Chrysanthemum always wants to help Fifth Mother cook and clean, but she doesn't want to.”Thinking of that scene, Mother Gu chuckled.
"Oh." Gu Biao thought.
There were five dishes and a soup on the dining table. They looked, smelled, and tasted good.
Gu Biao almost frowned because Xia Juhua, who had only eaten a few mouthfuls of rice and picked up a few chopsticks of vegetables, had already put down her chopsticks. He had long realized that she did not eat much at all. No wonder she was so thin and always looked bad.
"Chrysanthemum, why do you always eat so little?”Mother Gu couldn't help but ask worriedly.
"Enough." Xia Juhua said with a smile.
"Is it because Fifth Mother's cooking doesn't suit your appetite?”
"No, the food is very good, but I can't eat that much.”Xia Juhua quickly shook her head and replied.
"But you can't eat so little. You don't eat snacks. You only drink a few glasses of water. How can you not be hungry?”
"I'm used to it." Xia Juhua still smiled faintly and refused." You guys take your time to eat.”After saying that, she stood up and was about to bring the cutlery into the kitchen.
"Sit down." Gu Biao suddenly said.
Xia Juhua was startled, but she didn't say anything and obediently sat down.
Gu Biao got up and picked up her bowl to fill it with half a bowl of rice. He also picked up a lot of dishes and piled it up in front of her. He said in a commanding tone,"Eat all of this."
Xia Juhua swallowed her saliva with difficulty. Looking at Gu Biao's insistent black eyes, she could only raise her chopsticks and put the food in her bowl into her mouth with difficulty.
Seeing this scene, Mother Gu smiled secretly.
The food in her stomach didn't seem to be digested. Xia Juhua felt very uncomfortable, but she still accompanied Mother Gu to watch TV before going upstairs.
After she came out of the shower, she didn't see Gu Biao. She knew that he was handling work in the study next door.
Lying on the bed, Xia Juhua felt her stomach start to ache. She knew that it was because she had been eating very little for a long time. Now that she was stuffed with so much food, her stomach was protesting because it could not adapt.
In her sleep, she heard Gu Biao enter the room to take off his clothes and take a shower. When he came out, she heard his voice again.
"Are you asleep?"
Xia Juhua tried hard to open her eyes. Because of the blinding light, she only opened them after a while. She waited for his question.
"Do you have nothing to do at home?”Gu Biao wiped his hair and asked coldly.
Xia Juhua wanted to answer, but she felt her stomach ache even more. She could only shake her head.
Gu Biao looked at her and felt that something was wrong. He quickly walked over and asked,"What's wrong with you?"
Xia Juhua only rubbed her stomach under the blanket and shook her head, not making a sound.
Gu Biao was anxious. He pulled her up and shouted,""What's wrong with you? Say something?"
Xia Juhua smiled and looked as if she was fine." I just have a stomachache. I'm fine."”
Gu Biao immediately understood. He put her back on the bed and ran downstairs quickly without caring about the towel around her. He ran back up quickly to find the stomach medicine.
He quickly poured some water for Xia Juhua to take the medicine and asked nervously,"How do you feel now?"
Xia Juhua didn't know if it was a psychological effect or if the medicine was really effective, but she felt that her stomach didn't hurt that much anymore. "I'm much better, thank you."
Gu Biao grabbed his hair. After letting out a sigh of relief, he was angry and annoyed. He was really angered to death by her. She actually slept like this with such a stomachache. Did she really think that as long as she slept, everything would be fine tomorrow? How did this woman manage to survive all these years by herself? She didn't even know how to take care of herself.
Xia Juhua looked at him and hesitated for a moment before taking the initiative to ask,""What did you ask me just now?"
"It's nothing. Go to sleep! The flight is at ten tomorrow." Gu Biao was filled with anger but he couldn't flare up. He took a deep breath and said.
Xia Juhua nodded and lay down again. It was unknown when she woke up. Although she didn't care much about everything, she was still a little nervous about going to France with Gu Biao.
Gu Biao was sleeping soundly on the side. Such a big bed was enough for two people to sleep soundly on one side without disturbing each other. She looked at the familiar face and thought of the small face in her dream. She couldn't help but stare at it for a long time.
Life was really amazing. The nature of a father and son was revealed in their appearances. Two different individuals could actually look so similar. This face was as delicate and handsome as Xuan 'er's, but it had some vicissitudes. His tightly pursed thin lips showed his tenacious personality.
Was it because God took pity on her? Although she took away her Xuan 'er, she still brought Gu Biao to her side.
Thinking of this, Xia Juhua was shocked. She retracted her hand that was about to reach out to touch that face. Could she still have it? Was she qualified to have it? No! Xia Juhua shook her head and lay down to sleep.
Gu Biao also woke up from his dream. In the past, when he saw that pair of clear eyes looking at him in his dreams, his heart could not help but tighten. But now, he could clearly see Xia Juhua looking at him calmly in his dream. This made him afraid, afraid that this was a sign of her hatred towards him. In the dream, he tried his best to run towards her and reach out to her, wanting to pull her into his arms, but she was always not far away, looking at him with a faint smile.
Gu Biao wiped away the sweat on his head and opened his eyes to see the person still lying beside him. His heart that had been raised for a long time finally relaxed. He couldn't help but move closer to her and look at her sleeping face.
She couldn't be called beautiful because she had too few eyebrows, and it seemed that she had never trimmed them. Her clear eyes were the only thing that could attract attention. Her nose and lips were very ordinary, but when combined, they gave him an inexplicable strange feeling.
Gu Biao shook his head, trying to get rid of that strange feeling.
She was lying beside him right now, and he could touch her as long as he reached out his hand, but why did he feel that she was very, very far away from him, as if he was in a dream? Even though he was so close, he still couldn't touch her.
Suddenly, Gu Biao raised his eyebrows in surprise because Xia Juhua, who was sleeping, actually smiled. She smiled very happily, and that smile was very sweet. He couldn't help but reach out to touch her face. The soft and beautiful touch on her face made him smile.
What exactly did she dream of that made her cry and smile like that? He had once heard the old man say that people would cry and laugh in their dreams when they were babies. What about her now? Were they still alive at that time?
With a probing mood, Gu Biao looked at Xia Chrysanthemum for a long time before slowly falling asleep.#
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