Secretly Married to the Ice-Cold CEO-Chapter 560: Miss Gong is an Exception
Adri said to Shen Lan, "I’m not returning home so soon. I heard Miss Gong’s company is very busy, and staying here makes commuting difficult. I can take good care of Mr. Yue."
The underlying implication was that she didn’t want Gong Xiaoyu staying at the Yue residence.
Gong Xiaoyu internally complained, it’s true this place is a bit far from downtown, but it’s not as far as in the United States where you have to drive over a hundred kilometers just to get to the next town. Adri’s intent is way too obvious!
Gong Xiaoyu was a smart person; she didn’t like being treated like a fool by Adri, but she also didn’t want to stay at the Yue residence.
She agreed, "Adri is right. I should go home in the evening so that it’s convenient for me to go to work the next day."
Shen Lan patted her hand sympathetically, "Xiaoyang is really something. You’re already so busy, and he still makes you work so hard. Once Adri returns home, Sister Fen will take care of Xiaoyang’s meals. You just need to remind him to take his medicine and bring him water while he works. The rest will be done by the servants."
Sister Fen had been at the Yue residence for decades and had watched Yue Xiaoyang grow up, being very familiar with his eating habits.
Gong Xiaoyu replied, "That works."
In three months, she would part ways with Yue Xiaoyang. As long as she didn’t have to stay at the Yue residence, anything was fine. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Shen Lan, wanting to create opportunities for her son, thought for a moment and said, "Why don’t you both move to an apartment near the company? It’s at Huaxia Road City Garden. Everything is convenient there, and it’s in the same building where Yi Ke lives. Jun Xi knows about it too."
Gong Xiaoyu was familiar with that place. She had been there before. When Jun Xi first returned to Yan City, she had lived in that apartment. The transportation there was indeed convenient.
She hadn’t heard that Yue Xiaoyang also had an apartment there.
Having been together with him for so long, she realized she didn’t understand him as well as she thought.
Gong Xiaoyu politely declined, "My family is strict, and it won’t be convenient. Thank you, Auntie."
Not giving herself any chance, nor others.
Shen Lan was a bit disappointed, "Right, I forgot your parents worry a lot about you. It’s my selfishness."
"It’s not a problem. I drive myself, so it won’t be troublesome."
Shen Lan said, "I’ll arrange a driver for you. You shouldn’t drive when you’re tired. It’s safer with a driver."
Gong Xiaoyu didn’t want to get too involved with the Yue family. Just as she was about to refuse, Shen Lan didn’t give her a chance to say this, "I’ll take you to familiarize yourself with our home’s environment. You left in a hurry last time at the banquet."
Gong Xiaoyu didn’t dare to trouble Mrs. Yue, "Auntie, let Sister Fen or the housekeeper take me."
"I’m the hostess here, it’s basic courtesy."
Shen Lan enthusiastically held Gong Xiaoyu’s hand and led her out of the courtyard, "Xiaoyang used to stay outside a lot, but now he mostly lives at home. That’s our greenhouse over there. I don’t like socializing, so I spend my leisure time at home growing flowers. They’re all precious varieties. Later, I’ll pick a couple of good ones for you to take back to your parents."
Gong Xiaoyu didn’t bring any gifts. How could she accept gifts from Auntie? How would she explain to her parents?
She waved her hands, "Really, there’s no need, Auntie. It’s not appropriate. I’m the younger generation, it’s not right..."
Shen Lan liked this girl more and more. It was clear she had good upbringing, and she was very satisfied.
"It’s nothing. I don’t have much space for the flowers. What kind of flowers do your parents like?"
Gong Xiaoyu looked back at the house, almost unable to withstand Auntie’s enthusiasm, really hoping for Yue Xiaoyang to come to her rescue.
Right now, Yue Xiaoyang was talking with Adri inside. Given his limited mobility, how could he come to her aid?
Gong Xiaoyu could only say, "My parents also grow a lot of flowers on the balcony."
Shen Lan said, "Really? It seems they like flowers too. When would it be convenient for me to visit your home and appreciate them?"
Gong Xiaoyu was taken aback by Auntie’s words. What did she mean by that?
Realizing that she had spoken too hastily, Shen Lan thought, what if she scared off her future daughter-in-law?
She changed her tone, "Just take a couple of pots back first, and I won’t disturb your parents."
Not daring to refuse further, worried that Auntie might really want to come to her house to "appreciate flowers," which would be awkward.
"Thank you, Auntie."
Shen Lan smiled meaningfully. Hearing that Gong Xiaoyu’s parents liked orchids, she picked out two pots and had the servants pack them in bamboo baskets.
Gong Xiaoyu didn’t know much about flowers. Since it wasn’t the blooming season, there were no buds. She saw the two pots looked different and casually asked, "What kind of flowers are these?"
Shen Lan casually replied, "They’re just two varieties of orchids. Take them home and see if your parents like them."
Since Auntie mentioned that growing flowers was to pass time out of boredom, Gong Xiaoyu didn’t think much more of it and thanked Auntie politely.
Shen Lan showed her around the house. There was much to see in the mansion. After a while, Shen Lan said, "It’s getting late now. Go have a chat with Xiaoyang; otherwise, he’ll blame me."
Gong Xiaoyu felt that Auntie was treating her differently. Was Auntie this enthusiastic towards everyone? She felt a bit overwhelmed.
Yue Xiaoyang saw that his mother was in much better spirits. Having another person in the house really made a difference.
He began to look forward to the future.
Adri stood next to Mr. Yue. She could see that Mrs. Yue really liked Miss Gong and was very enthusiastic towards her, which made her feel that Miss Gong had taken something from her.
Previously, she was very valued in the Yue household, but now Gong Xiaoyu had completely taken the attention that was supposed to be hers. Miss Gong really was hard to like.
It was Gong Xiaoyu’s first day at work, and she wasn’t familiar with what a life assistant should do. She asked Sister Fen, "What time does Mr. Yue usually go to bed?"
Even though she had cohabited with him for so long, back then he was a doctor, often needing to return to the hospital. His rest times were very erratic. She wondered if anything had changed now.
Sister Fen replied, "Master now sleeps around eleven o’clock, gets up at six in the morning for rehabilitation training, then has breakfast. If he’s not going to the company, he holds video meetings in the study. Secretary Li brings paperwork over at noon. Master handles some business in the afternoon, does another round of rehabilitation in the evening, and then reads... His life is quite regular. However, Master doesn’t like taking his medicine and needs to be persuaded. That’s where Miss Gong’s job comes in."
Gong Xiaoyu understood, "So I just need to remind him to take his medicine?"
"Yes. Master is very picky with food as well. This also requires Miss Gong’s persuasion. We have no way with him."
Internally cursing Yue Xiaoyang for his bad temper, Gong Xiaoyu said, "Sister Fen, you’re overestimating me. I can’t guarantee I’ll be able to persuade him."
Sister Fen chuckled, "Master will definitely listen to Miss Gong. I can see that."
Master’s personality wasn’t as cold as President Gu’s, but he wasn’t very easygoing either. There weren’t many people who could persuade him, and Miss Gong was an exception.
On the night of Mrs. Yue’s banquet, Master had lost his composure in front of the guests for Miss Gong, and she had realized then that Miss Gong held a special place in Master’s heart.
Gong Xiaoyu didn’t understand why Sister Fen was so confident in her. Noticing it was about time for Yue Xiaoyang to take his medicine, she went up to his room.
She knocked on the door outside, and Adri’s voice came through, "It’s Miss Gong, right? Please come in."
What Adri said felt off to Gong Xiaoyu. Why did it seem like this room was their bedroom?
