The CEO is domineering, the devil Boss is addicted to pampering

Chapter 1345 Yun Rui Enchanting: I thought of her on the day I got the marriage certificate

Gu Yunxi was about to refuse when her phone rang. The words "Gu Yunqian" flashed on the screen. She stared at the name for two seconds before finally picking up the phone. Her voice was hoarse, as if it had been rubbed with sandpaper: "Brother."

"Where is it?" Gu Yunqian's voice came through the electricity, with a subtle tension, "Your car is not in the garage."

"It's... near Oxford Street." Gu Yunxi reported the address and looked at the traffic police issuing a ticket. He suddenly felt ridiculous. "I might... need you to come over."

After hanging up the phone, she leaned against the cold body of the Bentley and looked at the night view of London in the rain.

Red buses, black taxis, pedestrians in windbreakers, this city where she had lived for five years now seemed so unfamiliar to her as if she had never set foot in it.

About half an hour later, a black Land Rover sped up and parked behind the Bentley. Gu Yunqian jumped out, his dark suit jacket casually draped over his arm, the cuffs of his white shirt rolled up to his elbows, revealing a Patek Philippe watch on his wrist.

"What's going on?" He walked up to the traffic officer, handed over his ID, and explained in a fluent London accent, "Sorry, my sister is too tired from work. She might be a little confused."

The traffic police looked at the ID, then looked at Gu Yunxi, and finally took back the ticket: "Be careful next time."

After the traffic police left, Gu Yunqian turned to look at Gu Yunxi, his brows furrowed. "Are you caught in the rain? Don't you know how to hold an umbrella?"

He took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders. It had a faint scent of cedar perfume, the same scent she had smelled since she was a child. Gu Yunxi subconsciously tried to avoid it, but he held her shoulders and said, "Put it on."

The unquestionable tone brought back memories of childhood. Yet, within that familiar warmth, there was something inexplicable, like looking through frosted glass—you could see the outline but not the warmth.

"Get in the car." Gu Yunqian opened the door of the Land Rover. "I'll ask the driver to drive your car."

Gu Yunxi sat in the passenger seat. The body temperature from her coat slowly seeped into her wet clothes, but it couldn't warm her cold fingertips.

Gu Yunqian started the car without asking her why she was chasing the stranger, nor did he mention the server being attacked. The only sound in the car was the monotonous swinging of the wipers.

As the car passed the street, Gu Yunxi subconsciously looked out the window.

A dark figure stood at the window of an apartment building, looking down at his phone, his profile blurred by the light. Behind him, in the shadows, stood another figure, standing tall and gazing in the direction they had left.

Gu Yunxi's heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to ask Gu Yunqian to stop the car, he saw that the light in the window suddenly went out, as if it had never been on.

"What's wrong?" Gu Yunqian noticed that something was wrong with her.

"Nothing." Gu Yunxi retracted his gaze and looked at the street scene passing by outside the window. "Brother, what have you found out about the organization behind Lao Zhang?"

Gu Yunqian paused as he gripped the steering wheel, looking forward: "Almost there."

Those two simple words, like an invisible wall, blocked all further questions. Gu Yunxi looked at his tense profile and suddenly felt very tired. Perhaps what Lao Zhang said was right, perhaps his brother really had a secret, or perhaps things between them could no longer go back to the past...

The car drove into the apartment complex and the rain finally stopped. Gu Yunqian turned off the engine but did not get out immediately. The car fell into a silent deadlock.

"That USB drive," Gu Yunxi suddenly said in a low voice, "you'd better not touch it."

Gu Yunqian turned his head, his eyes filled with complex emotions. "What? Are you even on guard against your own brother?"

"I'm not trying to be on guard against you." Gu Yunxi unbuckled his seat belt and pushed open the car door. "It's just that I still haven't figured it out, and I don't want you to worry about it with me."

She didn't say goodbye and walked straight into the apartment building. Gu Yunqian sat in the car, watching her back disappear at the elevator entrance, his fingertips slamming hard on the steering wheel, making a dull sound.

In the shadows across from the apartment building, the dark figure put away the binoculars and whispered to the person behind him, "The fish is hooked."

The person behind him nodded, revealing half of his hand wearing a black glove, with a miniature eavesdropping device pinched between his fingertips - he had just quietly stuck it on Gu Yunxi's coat while she was caught in the rain.

The night was as dark as ink, and the fog in London began to rise, like a thick gauze, covering the secrets on the streets and the increasingly deep gap between Gu Yunxi and Gu Yunqian.

And that mistaken figure was nothing more than bait in this fog, waiting for someone to willingly walk into the carefully woven trap...

It was a rare sunny autumn day in Xiangcheng. The sun filtered through the sycamore leaves at the entrance to the Civil Affairs Bureau, casting dappled shadows on the red-painted floor. Qi Ruixiang held Yang Xiaotang's hand as they stood at the certificate presentation table. His fingertips trembled as the staff handed over two red marriage certificates.

"Congratulations, both of you." The older woman in uniform smiled and nodded. Her gaze lingered on Yang Xiaotang's slightly bulging belly for a moment, and her tone became a little gentler. "Please take good rest during your pregnancy and don't overwork yourself."

Yang Xiaotang's cheeks flushed, and she subconsciously leaned closer to Qi Ruixiang. His palm was broad and warm, the calloused skin on his palm caressing the back of her hand, bringing a sense of comfort and strength. As they left the Civil Affairs Bureau, the autumn breeze, carrying the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, blew in. Qi Ruixiang suddenly stopped, turned, and held up the marriage certificate to examine it in the sunlight.

The large gold-plated letters on the red cover sparkled in the light. In the photo, Yang Xiaotang was smiling with her eyes curved, while he himself was pursing his lips a little stiffly, with an emotion in his eyes that was difficult to read.

"So this is what a marriage certificate looks like." She said softly, like a child who got a new toy.

Qi Ruixiang pursed his lips and reached for the two red books: "Keep them safe, don't lose them."

"It won't get lost." Qi Ruixiang carefully put the marriage certificate into his inner pocket and zipped it up tightly. "This is Nian Nian's lucky charm."

Ever since Yang Bin agreed to let them get their marriage certificate last week, the old man's attitude has obviously softened a lot.

When he went out this morning, Yang Bin took out a red cloth bag from the cabinet in the main hall, handed it to Yang Xiaotang and said, "This is your mother's dowry. Take it."

Inside the cloth bag were a pair of silver bracelets and several pieces of fine brocade with auspicious dragon and phoenix patterns decorated with fine stitching. It was obvious that they had been hidden for many years.

"Let's go get something to eat?" Qi Ruixiang supported Yang Xiaotang's waist as they walked towards the parking lot. His movements were so natural, as if they had been practiced a thousand times. "I looked up some tips. During the second trimester, you should eat more deep-sea fish. There's a good Japanese restaurant up ahead."

Yang Xiaotang smiled and nodded.

In the past few months, Qi Ruixiang has been following pregnancy knowledge bloggers on his phone. His bookshelf is filled with "Pregnancy and Infant Care Encyclopedia" and "Fetal Development Guide". Even when he watches short videos, he will be pushed a "List of Taboo Foods for Pregnant Women".

One time, she wanted to eat the sugar cake from the south of the city in the middle of the night. He put on his coat and ran out without saying a word. When he came back, he was holding the hot sugar cake in his hand. His ears were red from the cold, but he put the sugar cake in his arms to warm it first.

In the private room of the Japanese restaurant, Qi Ruixiang carefully cut the salmon into small pieces, dipped it in mustard sauce, and then put it into Yang Xiaotang's bowl: "The doctor said that Omega-3 is good for the fetus's brain. You should eat more."

"You eat too." Yang Xiaotang picked up a piece and handed it to his mouth, the tenderness in her eyes was like melted honey.

Qi Ruixiang opened his mouth to take it, and watched her eat in small bites. He suddenly remembered the first time he saw her at the academic forum.

At that time, she was wearing a white coat and standing on the podium, lecturing on quantum chemistry. Her eyes were as sharp as a scalpel. Who could have imagined that this girl who shone so brightly in her professional field would now sit obediently opposite him and let him take care of her in every possible way.