Marrying My Bestie's Ferocious Brother - He Calls Me His Baby!-Chapter 171: My Wife—Who Dares Covet Her!
The guy called Li San, still stood there dumbfounded.
He watched the young girl, speaking fluently in a language he couldn’t understand, chatting and laughing with two blonde foreign women.
Her every gesture was even more graceful than those of society ladies in magazines.
The blonde lady took out a wad of green notes from her purse, handed them to Lin Wan Yi, and enthusiastically instructed her attendant to bring out a few beautifully packaged boxes of cookies and chocolates from the car as an extra thank you.
Li San’s eyes widened in disbelief.
US Dollars!
Those were US Dollars!
And those were imported goods you could only find at the innermost counters of Friendship Stores!
His knees felt weak.
How could this be a simple country girl? She must be a deeply hidden young mistress from a wealthy family!
Lin Wan Yi bade farewell to the two ladies, took her empty basket and the gifts, and turned to leave.
Li San’s face immediately wore a fawning smile, he rubbed his hands and went up to her.
"Oh! Miss! You see, I really failed to recognize a distinguished person!"
"If you have any goods in the future, just come to me, Li San! I’ll run errands for you!"
Lin Wan Yi didn’t stop her steps.
She merely turned her head slightly, and said something softly to Li San in a perfect London accent.
Li San didn’t understand a word.
But he read the polite yet distant expression on her face.
It was a feeling of distance he could never bridge.
His smile froze on his face.
Helplessly watching Lin Wan Yi calmly board the bus and disappear into the crowd.
...
On the weekend, Gu Yanshen returned home from the National Defense University.
As soon as he pushed open the courtyard gate, he was greeted by the aroma of food.
He changed shoes and entered the house.
Gu Lan was coming out of the kitchen with a plate of food.
"Brother! You’re back!"
Gu Yanshen responded with an "mhm" and his gaze fell on the table in the living room.
On the table were several boxes he had never seen before, with fancy packaging and all covered with unrecognizable foreign letters.
He walked over, picked up a box of chocolates.
His brow furrowed slightly, almost imperceptibly.
"Where’s sister-in-law?"
"She’s in the room watching the child." Gu Lan put down the food and answered casually, "Brother, you should try those cookies, they’re delicious! They’re from a new foreign friend sister-in-law met!"
A foreign friend?
Gu Yanshen gripped the box of chocolates tighter.
"What foreign friend?"
"I don’t know, sister-in-law didn’t say much." Gu Lan, carefree, picked up a cookie, "Anyway, they’re very generous, giving us so many things."
The room’s temperature seemed to drop several degrees instantly.
Gu Lan belatedly shivered.
"Brother, what’s wrong with you? Why do you look so angry?"
Gu Yanshen didn’t reply.
He put down the chocolates, turned around, and silently grabbed his military coat from the hanger, striding out.
"Hey! Brother! The food’s ready! Where are you going?"
The answer was the "bang" of the door closing.
Peking University.
It was just the time for the afternoon dismissal.
A tall, sharp figure in a well-fitted military uniform appeared on campus.
He didn’t walk fast, but each step felt like it landed on a drumbeat, exuding a strong aura of "do not approach."
The students around instinctively made way for him, casting curious yet respectful glances. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Gu Yanshen was oblivious to these gazes.
With a cold expression, he headed straight to the Agricultural College building.
He stopped a random student.
"Where’s the greenhouse of the agricultural department?"
The student, intimidated, pointed in a direction with trembling hands.
Gu Yanshen thanked him and walked straight over.
From afar, he could already see the people at the greenhouse entrance.
His wife, Lin Wan Yi, was standing with a male classmate wearing glasses.
They stood very close.
Their heads almost touching as they looked at an open notebook, seemingly engaged in a lively discussion.
Chen Zhiyuan, pointing at some data on the notebook, wore an expression of inquiry and total admiration.
Lin Wan Yi patiently explained to him.
But this scene turned into a different picture in Gu Yanshen’s eyes.
He stopped in his tracks.
Standing not far away, Chen Zhiyuan suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
Like some beast from the shadows had fixed its gaze on him.
Instinctively, he looked up.
And he saw the man.
Gu Yanshen.
Just standing there, he made the air around thin and tense.
Chen Zhiyuan had a bad premonition, stuttering as he spoke.
"Mr... Mr. Gu."
Gu Yanshen ignored him.
With long strides, he walked over.
He walked right up to Lin Wan Yi.
Lin Wan Yi sensed it too and looked up.
"Why are you here?"
Gu Yanshen said nothing.
He took off his heavy military coat, still warm from his body and filled with his crisp scent.
And without a word, he draped it over Lin Wan Yi’s shoulders.
Wrapping her up snugly and completely.
Lin Wan Yi was taken aback.
"I’m not cold."
"It’s chilly."
Gu Yanshen spoke two words; his voice, cold and stern.
Yet his hand rested on her shoulder, pulling her closer to him.
A stance full of possessiveness.
Only then did his gaze, for the first time, fall on Chen Zhiyuan beside them.
That gaze had no emotion.
Yet it carried more weight than any warning.
Chen Zhiyuan’s notebook slipped from his hands, landing on the ground with a thud.
On the way home.
Gu Yanshen rode the bicycle at a rapid pace.
Lin Wan Yi sat on the backseat, squinting her eyes against the wind.
Neither spoke along the way.
Yet the atmosphere was as taut as a string ready to snap at any moment.
Finally, home came in sight.
Gu Yanshen pushed open the courtyard gate, parked the bicycle.
He turned around and shut the gate.
In the small courtyard, it was just the two of them.
He looked at her, and on his usually expressionless face, a storm was brewing.
"Wan Yi."
He finally spoke, his voice held low.
"Where did those things come from?"
He had prepared a whole slew of questions.
About that "foreign friend."
About that male classmate standing too close.
However.
Lin Wan Yi just looked at him.
She offered no explanation.
She walked into the house, opened a drawer, and took out a thick envelope from her bag.
Then she returned to the courtyard.
Right in front of Gu Yanshen, she poured the contents of the envelope onto the stone table in the courtyard.
"Clatter—"
A pile of green, crisp US dollars.
And a thick stack of vouchers printed with "Foreign Exchange Coupons."
Scattered across the table, shimmering in the sunset light.
Everything Gu Yanshen had been prepared to say, was stuck in his throat in an instant.
He stared at that pile of money.
Then looked at his wife’s calm and unwavering face.
Lin Wan Yi picked up a US dollar, flicked it between her fingers, making a crisp sound.
She looked up at him.
"Mr. Gu."
"This is to supplement the household expenses."
In Gu Yanshen’s mind, it felt like something exploded.
He suddenly started questioning life.
Is my wife... making money faster than my promotions?
