. She wasn't a qualified mother. But no matter how strict she was, the children still loved and depended on her unconditionally. That sense of fulfillment was irreplaceable by anything else. 。After dr...As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Ruandong grabbed her wrist. He looked up at her with a half-smile: "Don't you know if my waist is okay"

She remained calm, withdrawing her hand without emotion. "It's been a long time," she replied flatly. "I don't know."

Gu Ruandong first saw her expression, thinking his words had upset her. When he heard what she said, his heart skipped a beat and he reached out to grab her again, but she had already run into the restroom and locked the door, where she began to wash and dress herself up.

He was still sitting on the sofa, his long legs straight down to the floor, a smile deepening in his eyes as he felt like he might have missed something last night.

Lu YaoYao came out after an hour of freshening up inside. He was still sitting there, but his posture was more relaxed and languid now, hands propped behind him on the sofa, eyes fixed on her with a somewhat "come hither" air.

Lu YaoYao had no ambition, her heart skipped a beat, she almost wanted to rush into his arms. Luckily, she pulled herself back just in time. Firstly, her makeup was done and couldn't be messed up. Secondly, she wouldn't be the one to make the first move.

So standing before him, she bent down to meet his gaze. As the warmth gathered in his eyes and his hands were about to reach for her waist, she suddenly straightened up. Her voice was calm, without a ripple: "Breakfast should be ready. Go wash up, I'll go out first, don't keep grandpa waiting too long."

After saying that, he turned around and walked straight out the door.

You want to play with him, don't you

Gu Ruandong gritted his teeth, leaning back on the sofa for a long while before recovering. By the time he finished tidying up and went to the dining room, only Lu Kuò was left, brushing his phone and eating breakfast.

"Where is Yaoyao"

She went to the airport. Her mother is coming back home for the New Year today.

Gu Ruandong said no more, and the two fell silent, eating breakfast in the restaurant.

Lu Kuo finished scrolling through his phone and suddenly looked up at him: "There's a real estate company in Senzhou that contacted me these past few days. They said there's a piece of land in the southern part of the city that will be released after the new year, and they asked if I was interested in participating."

Gu Ruandong put down the spoon in his hand, said nothing, and waited for him to continue.

Lu Kuo: "I refused. We haven't done much with whale financial real estate projects, so we can't afford the risk."

Gu Ruandong frowned slightly: "I've heard of this project. The risk is not high, and the cycle is short, so it can quickly recoup funds."

Lu Kuò: "You orchestrated this, didn't you! I haven't even said the specifics, and you already know"

Gu Ruandong was taken aback, falling for his trap.

Lu Kuo burst into laughter: "Don't worry, I didn't refuse. It would be stupid not to make money when there's the opportunity."

The main reason is that the project concept aligns with his ideas. Moreover, with this intelligent and digitized community, he can bring in Zhuyuan Technology for a collaboration, achieving a win-win situation.

Another reason is that Ruann recently keeps advising him. If he insists on drawing a clear line between himself and the Gu family, and refuses any help from Gu Ruan Dong, doesn't that mean he blames Gu Ruan Dong in his heart Or doesn't he consider Gu Ruan Dong a family member Wouldn't this kind of mindset subtly affect Yao Yao and their marital relationship

He was indeed enlightened, so he tried to accept it and found that it wasn't difficult at all.

Gu Ruandong took a sip of water and stopped talking. These siblings were now running wild on his head, and he was helpless to stop them.

After dinner, I called Yao Yao, she was still on the highway going to the airport.

I'm driving to pick you up now.

"No need, the driver brought me here. I'll be picked up by my mom later, and I'll stay at the hotel with her tonight. I won't be going home today."

Okay, great, everything is arranged. You knew you wouldn't see me tonight so you were teasing and flirting with me this morning on purpose, weren't you

He had lost his temper. He went to spend some time with the old man and then left, just in time to go back to the company to handle the work he had fallen behind on these past few days.

Shifting the focus of the business to Beijing involves a lot, and it's not something that can be accomplished in a year or two. So, for now, we can only choose to work from both locations, which will be quite demanding for Xiao Cai who will need to travel between them.

Because it was the Lunar New Year, most of the employees in the Beijing office were on vacation, only a few executives and local employees remained at their posts. Suddenly, seeing him arrive, they were all startled and rushed out to greet him.

He ignored her, still cold as ever in front of others, and went straight back to his office. As soon as he sat down, his mother called to ask if he was in Beijing

"Hmm," he replied.

"Are you at Lu's"

"Is something the matter"

"It's nothing, just wanted to say it's rare for you to spend New Year's in Beijing, why not bring Yaoyao back with you"

She couldn't stand living there, so she just left.

Looking at the hung-up phone, Mother Gu could only sigh. She had called YaoYao first, and in the past, she would have been more polite. This time, she directly refused, saying she didn't have time and wouldn't be back. Mother Gu couldn't understand why YaoYao was even more confident than before.

Of course, Lu Yaoyao didn't need her understanding. After directly refusing, she felt quite comfortable in her heart. At the airport after waiting for a while, people came and went, and at a glance she saw her mother pushing a suitcase towards her, walking with an elegant and composed gait.

Lu Yao Yao couldn't help but smile, knowing that her mother had come back for her.

The mother and daughter hugged, both with smiles on their faces: "Honey, are you okay"

"Good."

It's really good, the rain has stopped and the sun is shining again.

"Mom knows you can make it through this." Because she wants her to take this step herself and grow independently, that's why this is happening now.

"Why don't you go to Grandma's house"

"Don't tell Grandma I'm back, or she'll nag me about going home again. And you didn't tell Dad either, did you"

"No, he's handling work in Senzhou and won't be back this year."

It wasn't just Lu Yaoyao who grew up, her father did too, especially with Dong's secretary always by his side, he finally let go of the past and learned to cherish the people in front of him.

The mother and daughter returned to the hotel. No matter how hard the mother tried to get her to leave, she refused to go back.

"Having an argument"

She laughed, “No, just give him a few days to cool off.”

Just said you've grown up, but still so childish. Bring out any problems and let's communicate about them properly.

Lu Yaoyao smiled: "I have a good idea of what I'm doing."

"When Lu Jia faces setbacks, Mom believes you can overcome them. But Mom is most worried about your relationship with Gu Ruandong. She fears you'll get stuck in a rut."

Lu Yao Yao fell silent. Her mind was now open and free, but towards him, or rather the harm he had brought to her family, there was still a knot of unresolved emotions within her. So she hoped that with time, it would slowly be digested.

"Yaoyao, I remember in the beginning, to be with you, to get Grandpa's approval, he disposed of many of his gray industries."

"Yes."

"So, you should know that he cares deeply about the Lu family's reputation. With something like this happening, I imagine his pain and self-blame are no less than yours and Lu Kuo's, perhaps even more so.", there's a deeply ingrained belief that men are responsible for career success and supporting their families, which puts immense pressure on them; however, there's rarely any focus on women's lives,...