Chapter 552: 381: From now on, my daughter is entrusted to you._1

Try as he might, Gu Yuan couldn’t convince Mo Xinghe to leave Moon Island to meet Gu Li and Mo Shiting, nor could Mo Xinghe soften his hatred for Tang Wan.

With no agreement made, Gu Yuan left with a dejected look on his face.

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A Nation.

Mo Shiting waited for Gu Yuan at the Gu family home all morning and finally, just before lunch, his wait was rewarded.

“Uncle!”

Perhaps, it was because he wanted to discuss his wedding plans with him that Mo Shiting was especially respectful at that moment.

Seeing his respectful demeanor, Gu Yuan’s morose handsome face softened slightly. However, his words were still unpleasant, “Why haven’t you left yet?”

He had indeed thought that Mo Shiting would have left first thing this morning, given that he had made his intentions clear last night.

Without being humbled or arrogant, Mo Shiting explained, “I want to talk to you about my wedding with Tang Tang. Both Tang Tang and I hope to hold our wedding in Hua Country first, and then have another celebration in M Country.”

Talking about having the wedding in M Country, Gu Yuan, to their surprise, didn’t object but asked indifferently, “Have you set a date?”

Considering that Gu Li would not be able to leave Mo Shiting now, even if Gu Yuan was not pleased, he would not oppose their marriage.

Moreover, holding the wedding in M Country meant that Tang Wan would not attend the first ceremony in Hua Country, which meant he wouldn’t run into her. This prospect pleased Gu Yuan.

“January 18.”

“That’s acceptable.”

Two months was ample time to prepare for a wedding.

Not expecting the conversation with Gu Yuan to go so smoothly, Mo Shiting suppressed his excitement and nodded with a smile, “Thank you, Father.”

This natural addressing of Gu Yuan as ‘Father’ did catch him by surprise.

He paused for a moment, looked at Mo Shiting deeply, and then slowly extended his hand to pat his shoulder, “From now on, my daughter is entrusting you.”

With a 90-degree bow and an utmost serious expression, Mo Shiting responded, “Thank you, Father, I will definitely take good care of her.”

…

During the two days that Mo Shiting was abroad, Gu Li didn’t idle around. She spent every morning at home playing chess with the old man and in the afternoon, she went to Shi Li Entertainment to confirm the promotional plans for Ye Yining’s new song release with Song Yunque.

Ye Yining, beautiful and talented, held a successful concert for her new song. The concert not only received unanimous praises from the music critics present, it also made a significant impact online through live broadcasts, leading people to describe her singing as a unique divine voice of the century.

Hence, Ye Yining was an instant sensation.

Right on the heels of her concert, her new album was launched that very night. In just one hour, it surpassed a million in sales and maintained steady growth, reaching sales figures comparable to popular trending items in just 24 hours.

Ye Yining’s burst of popularity was entirely within Gu Li’s expectations. After arranging the subsequent promotional events, she returned to Imperial City University.

She had arrived early in the morning and was surprised to see banners welcoming the global champion and architecture student, Gu Li’s triumphant return hanging all over the campus when she set foot inside the campus with her backpack.

Wasn’t this a bit too exaggerated?

Embarrassed despite her thick skin, Gu Li pulled up the zipper of her high collar coat, concealing her chin to avoid being recognized by her fellow students.

When she got back to the dorm, her roommates hadn’t gone to class yet. Upon seeing Gu Li, they rushed towards her.

“Wow, Little Pear, you’re finally back, we missed you so much.”

Chen Xue was the first to hug Gu Li, her words filled with excitement.

Mi Dong and Qiao Yin also hugged Gu Li with gleeful smiles, echoing Chen Xue’s sentiments. After all, Little Pear had been abroad for more than three weeks and they had been eagerly waiting for her return.

After a bit of small talk, Gu Li opened her suitcase with a smile and took out three beautifully packed paper bags, “Here are some small gifts I brought for you. I hope you like them.”

“Of course we like it, thank you Pear.”

Chen Xue held the paper bag in her arms without opening it immediately. She knew she would like whatever Gu Li gave her.

Guli laughed, “Don’t you want to open it and see if you like it?”

Quick to retort, Chen Xue said, “How could I not? The moment I saw the bag’s packaging, I knew I was going to like it.”

“Pfft.”

Mi Dong burst into laughter, “What are you, on a blind date, talking about ‘love at first sight’?”

“Why not?”

“Of course! You’re beautiful. Whatever you say is right!”

While they were engaged in banter, Qiao Yin had opened her gift bag to find a bracelet from a top designer of a niche brand. Her eyes sparkled at the sight.

Although it was a niche brand, their pieces were uniquely soulful, each piece was a work of art. The chief designer was even Qiao Yin’s idol.

She had never told Gu Li about her preferences before, nor did she wear much jewelry. Surprisingly, Gu Li had noticed it and had specially brought her the latest design.

This level of meticulous care and attention could not be bought with money.

The bracelet was light, but it carried so much weight of sentiment. In that moment, Qiao Yin found herself thankful that she hadn’t been swayed by Shen Yunsi’s attempt to turn them away from each other. Otherwise, she would have lost a friend who truly cared about her.

“Thank you, Little Pear.”

Qiao Yin put on the bracelet, hid the momentary welling of tears in her eyes and sincerely thanked Gu Li.

“You’re welcome. I’m glad you like it.”

Guli playfully patted Qiao Yin’s shoulder and then changed the subject, “Alright, don’t you all have a class to attend? I have my class at nine, I’ve got to get to the classroom now.”

“Okay, you get going. We’ll grab lunch for you and we can all eat back here in the dorm?”

Proposed Mi Dong.

“Great, thanks, Room Chief.”

Gu Li didn’t refuse. She gathered the textbooks she would need and said her goodbyes.

Upon her arrival at the classroom, Gu Li presented Xiang Xiaoyue with the thoughtful gift she had prepared.

Xiang Xiaoyue was bubbling with joy, if they were not in a public place, she would undoubtedly have hugged Gu Li and showered her with kisses.

Of course, she only thought this as she dared not make a move on the wife of Mo Shiting.

“Oh, Pear, I heard some news that I haven’t had the chance to tell you yet.”

Taking advantage of the time before class started, Xiang Xiaoyue leaned in and whispered to Gu Li in a mysterious tone.

“What news?”

Gu Li’s interest was piqued.

Xiang Xiaoyue checked to ensure no one was paying attention to them and leaned in closer to Gu Li, “Shen Yunsi hasn’t been in school these past few days, and the English substitute teacher for the Chinese language department has also been replaced. Everyone is saying she has resigned. But I overheard the principal’s conversation this morning and found out she was actually fired.”

“Oh.”

Gu Li responded lightly, “Let’s focus on our class. We shouldn’t gossip about her.”

This was presumably Mo Shiting’s doing, but Gu Li didn’t want to discuss it further with Xiang Xiaoyue.

Luckily, Xiang Xiaoyue just wanted to share some gossip and had no intention to delve further, so the topic was dropped.

In the evening, Mo Shiting returned to the country.

In order to see Gu Li as soon as possible, he asked Da Ha to apply for a landing route in advance. The plane landed directly in the villa area near Imperial City University.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Gu Li received the news early and as soon as her afternoon classes were over, she rushed over to meet him.