The Heiress's Game

In the evening, Qian Yuewei rang the doorbell of Suiyuan, carrying a bottle of Burgundy red wine.

She wore a floral print sundress today, and she looked like she was going on a beach vacation.

"Yun Jin! I'm here to freeload! I've been craving your aunt's abalone and chicken soup for days—wait, what?"

She turned the corner of the entryway and saw a young man sitting cross-legged on the living room sofa, holding a mobile phone with the familiar loading screen of Honor of Kings on the screen.

Bai Tianyi also looked up, and the two stared at each other for a second.

"You're Bai Junze's cousin, right? You also play King of Glory?" Qian Yuewei shoved a glass of red wine into Gu Yunjin's hand, her eyes lighting up.

"You're going to fight too?" Bai Tianyi sat up straight.

"I'm a King of Glory player with 20 stars! What's your rank?"

"I reached the rank of Glory King last season, and I haven't even had a chance to climb to that rank this season yet—"

"Come on, let's team up!" Qian Yuewei plopped down on the sofa, took out her phone, and scanned Bai Tianyi's game QR code with practiced ease. The two added each other as friends at lightning speed.

Gu Yunjin placed the red wine on the dining table, took out her phone, and joined the group.

The three people sat side by side on the sofa, the light from the three screens illuminating their focused faces. Shouts of "Top lane is destroyed!" "Ultimate skill! Ultimate skill!" "Save me! Save me! Save me!" echoed throughout the living room.

Bai Junze sat on a single sofa at the other end of the living room, with a laptop in front of him, processing an international email.

At dinner, the four of them sat around the table, and Qian Yuewei and Bai Tianyi were still reviewing their comeback victory.

Gu Yunjin occasionally chimed in with a word or two, while Bai Junze ate his food quietly throughout. He answered two phone calls, one in German and one in English, both in his usual concise and efficient tone.

After finishing his meal, Bai Junze sat back down on the single sofa in the living room and continued his work. Gu Yunjin asked him to go to the study, but he shook his head and said, "No need, the living room is fine."

Just as Bai Junze finally closed his laptop, Gu Yunjin and the other two finished playing a ranked match.

Qian Yuewei stretched and suddenly suggested enthusiastically, "Mr. Bai, how about we play something else? Truth or Dare? Visit the three gardens? Pictionary?"

"I'm not very good at these things." Bai Junze put the computer aside.

Undeterred, Qian Yuewei listed several more games, and Bai Junze honestly admitted that he had never played any of them.

Qian Yuewei leaned back on the sofa armrest and whispered, "Yun Jin, your husband—he's really handsome and really rich, but...don't you think he's a bit boring? Don't you get bored being with him?"

Bai Tianyi nodded vigorously to the side.

Gu Yunjin glanced at Bai Junze, who was scrolling through financial news on his phone on the sofa, and smiled: "He can be quite boring sometimes, but he's fine most of the time."

Qian Yuewei's eyes suddenly lit up, her tone filled with undisguised excitement.

"Oh, right! Yun Jin, that ring you wore on your engagement day, I thought it was so sparkly from afar, let me take a closer look! I didn't even see the details!"

Gu Yunjin was amused by her impatient manner, put down the fruit fork in her hand, stood up and walked towards the bedroom: "Come on, it's on the dressing table, I'll get it for you to see."

The two entered the master bedroom, and Gu Yunjin picked up the dark blue velvet ring box from the dressing table, opened it, and handed it to her.

Qian Yuewei carefully took out the ring and held it in her palm, examining it closely under the light for a long time, clicking her tongue in amazement.

Gu Yunjin then demonstrated the design of the ring being able to be disassembled into three styles, which left Qian Yuewei speechless.

After admiring the ring for a while, Qian Yuewei closed the velvet box and placed it on the dressing table. Then she moved closer to Gu Yunjin, put one hand on her shoulder, and whispered in her ear.

"Yun Jin, now that we're engaged and have registered our marriage, I have a very serious question for you—is Bai Junze really up to the task? A man's competence is truly important!"

Gu Yunjin's face flushed red. She opened her mouth, then closed it again. She could talk to Qian Yuewei about business mergers and acquisitions.

They can talk about variety show planning, or about family feuds, but when it comes to this topic—she really can't let go.

Qian Yuewei grew anxious and moved closer, "Is he really all looks and no substance? Too short? Too soft? I'm telling you, this is a lifelong commitment, you can't compromise yourself just because you're embarrassed—"

Gu Yunjin's gaze passed over Qian Yuewei's shoulder and landed on Bai Junze standing at the bedroom door.

He changed into a dark blue set of loungewear. I don't know when he came in, or how long he'd been standing there.

She swiftly covered Qian Yuewei's mouth, which was still uttering words.

Qian Yuewei made a soft "uh" sound as the cloth was covered, and then slowly realized something from Gu Yunjin's terrified eyes and stiff fingers.

She turned her head inch by inch and saw the tall figure at the door.

Qian Yuewei's brain completely shut down at that moment.

This was the second time she had questioned Bai Junze's stamina in front of him.

Each one of them, taken individually, is enough for a man to remember for a lifetime.

Bai Junze walked into the bedroom with a normal expression, bent down and took a coat from the closet.

"You guys continue your conversation, I'll go out for a bit."

Then, he grabbed his coat, turned around, and walked out of the bedroom, gently closing the door behind him.

The moment the door closed, Qian Yuewei finally snapped out of her petrified state, covering her face with her hands and letting out a muffled wail.

"He didn't say anything... He actually didn't say anything... Is he angry?"

He was definitely angry. How could a normal person not be angry after hearing something like that? But his expression didn't change at all! His mental fortitude is incredible!

Gu Yunjin released her hand from her mouth, and couldn't help but hold her forehead and take a deep breath.

"So what's the result?!" Qian Yuewei asked in a low, breathy voice.

"If you don't give me a straight answer today, I will never dare to see your Mr. Bai again in my life."

Gu Yunjin glanced at the tightly closed bedroom door and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth in a desperate tone:

"I'd say it's pretty good."

She paused, the blush spreading from her face to the base of her neck.

"It's really good, or rather, it's extremely good. That's why it still hurts when I walk, okay? Don't ask anymore."

Qian Yuewei's expression went from embarrassment to shock to satisfaction, finally settling on an extremely gratified smile.

She grabbed Gu Yunjin's arm, rested her head on her shoulder, and said in a motherly tone:

"Then I can rest assured, this marriage is a perfect one."