Chapter 16

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“What kind of women have you seen? Those blind dates you set me up before?” Gu Minghuai’s cold voice sounded. They looked up and saw the butler pushing his wheelchair down the stairs.

“Hmph, at least those women have a good family background,” Mrs. Gu snorted. “What does this Miss Ning have? She can’t bring anything substantial to the Gu family. She only knows how to be vain…”

Gu Minghuai shouted, “Ning Shan is my guest. Please respect her!”

Ning Shan looked at Gu Minghuai in a daze. She was clearly upset just a moment ago, but now she suddenly felt calmer and even a little touched.

Mrs. Gu was so angry that her face turned pale. She pointed at her son with trembling fingers. “Gu Minghuai, there are outsiders here. Are you going to let them see me as a joke?”

“I’ll say it again. She’s my guest. Please leave.” Gu Minghuai said coldly.

Mrs. Gu’s facial expression changed from white to green, from green to red. She couldn’t get angry at her son, so she pointed at Ning Shan angrily. “Nice trickeries you have there. I’d like to see how you’re going to enter the Gu family in the end!”

With that, she turned around and strode away.

Ning Shan’s face was frighteningly pale. Mrs. Gu’s groundless accusations made her feel humiliated and sad. Even though she had not done those things, she was still extremely sad.

“Are you crying again?” Gu Minghuai had unknowingly pushed the wheelchair to her and looked at her fixedly.

Seeing that Ning Shan did not say anything, he said in a tough tone, “Raise your head.”

It was these words that finally made Ning Shan unable to hold herself back. Living as a freeloader under the Gu family’s main residence, she had to be careful about other people’s feelings everywhere and could not even breathe freely. She wiped her eyes and slowly raised her head, her gaze became very firm. “Mr. Gu, I’ve thought it through. I’d better not stay here for no reason.”

Gu Minghuai’s eyes gradually darkened and a faint coldness appeared in them. This girl had an unhappy look on her face. Could it be that she wanted him to give her a status? Sure enough, women wanted exactly the same things.

Gu Minghuai sneered in his heart. Just as he was about to speak, Ning Shan spoke first. “Mr. Gu, I’ve thought about it very seriously. Only by relying on my own strength will I not be gossiped about so much.”

She sniffed and continued, “So, may I ask if there’s any job in the Gu family that I can do?”

Gu Minghuai was dumbfounded, “?”

“No?” Ning Shan was a little disappointed when he didn’t say anything. She thought about it carefully and said, “That’s fine too. I’ll go look for a job outside. I can guarantee that I’ll be home on time and won’t cause you any trouble.”

Gu Minghuai looked at her with a faint smile. He didn’t expect this young girl, who looked simple and honest, to play a good move of retreating in order to advance. He casually glanced at Ning Shan’s face. “You’ve already moved into the main house of the Gu family. How can you still go out to work? Why don’t I just announce to the public that you’re my girlfriend?”

Ning Shan’s heartbeat suddenly sped up when she heard that. She subconsciously waved her hands and was extremely flustered. “No, no, no. Mr. Gu, How can this be?”

“How can it not be? We had a tangible relationship, after all. Do you feel that it is beneath you to be my girlfriend?” Gu Minghuai stared at her with a burning gaze.

But this wasn’t my original intention, it was my sister who dragged me into this matter.

Ning Shan didn’t dare to speak her mind at all, she just shook her head sincerely. “Mr. Gu, as you know, what happened that night was an accident. We didn’t end up together because we were in love. If you were to announce it to the public, what would you do if you met someone you truly liked in the future? It would be unfair for her.”