I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

"Move aside," Gu Yuqing said in a low voice.

Chen Ya gripped the door frame with both hands, his body blocking the doorway like a height restriction bar.

"You need to know that I'm really just taking care of people, I haven't done anything else."

"Get out of the way!"

Gu Yuqing pressed her entire body into Chen Ya's arms, squeezing in forcefully, and the two engaged in a fierce physical confrontation like rugby players.

"Calm down!"

"I am very calm! Let me in!"

Gu Yuqing darted away like a cat, slipping under Chen Ya's arms and stumbling to the door of Chen Ya's bedroom. There she saw Lu Aiai whimpering and turning over in bed.

For a fleeting moment, Gu Yuqing's heart and lungs stopped.

She took a deep breath, feeling like she was about to faint from anger, clenched her fists, turned around, and walked towards the door.

As he passed by Chen Ya, he said in an icy tone:

"Our cooperation is over, give me my money back. Because you're a liar, I don't trust you anymore."

Chen Ya quickly ran in front of her, closed the door, and grabbed her shoulder: "Wait a minute, I can explain!"

Gu Yuqing was very tall, standing at 1.77 meters, but being a woman, she felt as if a mountain was pressing down on her shoulders after Chen Ya's hands were placed on her shoulders.

She realized that she was powerless against the man in front of her, and if he did something impulsive, she would be powerless to resist.

She suddenly felt a little scared deep down.

"Speak your mind. Let go of me first. I don't want you to touch me," Gu Yuqing said coldly.

Chen Ya released his grip, raised his hands, and made a gesture of surrender:

“She sat outside my house waiting for me for half the night last night, so she caught a cold. It would be inhumane to just leave her like that, so I took care of her. It’s definitely not what you think.”

Gu Yuqing asked stiffly, "What do you mean?"

"what?"

What do you think I'm thinking?

Chen Ya hesitated for a moment, then said, "Aside from the necessary physical contact when taking care of her, I absolutely did nothing else with her..."

"Heh," Gu Yuqing let out a contemptuous sneer from deep within her chest, "Do I care? Even if you and she were messing around and didn't sleep all night, it's none of my business. Who do you think you are?"

"I am nothing."

"By the way, you're nothing." Gu Yuqing felt a surge of triumphant revenge. "You're just a nobody."

"Yeah. I'm a shrimp." Chen Ya knew that when a girl was angry, he could only go along with her for the time being.

“You’re not a shrimp crawler, you’re a shrimp crawler, the kind that can only crawl around on the ground, all dirty,” Gu Yuqing said. “I could stomp you to death with one foot.”

"Then please, just let me go."

"I can't be bothered to step on you, you're so dirty," Gu Yuqing patted her chest. "Getting angry with you is just asking for trouble, I shouldn't even bother with you."

After venting her anger, Gu Yuqing seemed to calm down a bit and sat down on the sofa in the living room.

Chen Ya finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Based on his experience with women, if the other person is willing to sit down and talk things out, it's usually equivalent to half of the forgiveness.

Moreover, in a girl's world, there are only two options: forgive or not forgive. Forgiving even one percent is considered forgiveness; the remaining 99% is a test, to see the boy's attitude and behavior.

“I’m not angry about what happened between you and that girl. What you two do has nothing to do with me. You’re nobody to me,” Gu Yuqing said, her tone noticeably softer than before. “I hate that you lied to me. I hate being lied to the most.”

“Yes, yes, how could I lie to you?” Chen Ya was very humble.

"Think about it, if you treat someone sincerely, but are betrayed and deceived by them, how would you feel about that person?"

"That man deserves to die!" Chen Ya said sincerely.

Gu Yuqing seemed very satisfied with his answer.

However, she kept a straight face and reached out, saying, "I'm thirsty, pour me a glass of water."

Chen Ya quickly poured her some water.

When the cup was handed to her, the old lady touched it and said, "I want to drink warm water, not cold water. Pour it out and pour me a new one."

“This is warm water,” Chen Ya said. “This cup is quite thick, so you can’t feel the temperature yet.”

Gu Yuqing took the cup, put it to her lips, tried it, and gave a cold "humph," finding nothing wrong with it.

After taking a few sips, he slammed the cup down.

Chen Ya sat down awkwardly at the far end of the sofa, some distance from her. Gu Yuqing turned and glared at him, then patted the seat next to her.

Why are you sitting so far away? Come over here.

Chen Ya then moved his buttocks over.

"Closer."

Chen Ya moved a little closer.

The two were almost touching.

With a fake smile on her face, Gu Yuqing patted his thigh and began to stroke it up and down.

"Don't make a sound, don't move, don't resist. If you break any of these rules, we'll never see each other again."

Before Chen Ya could understand what Gu Yuqing meant after she finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his thigh.

Gu Yuqing pinched the flesh on his leg with her thumb and forefinger, twisting it hard, her teeth clenched as if she were channeling all the hatred in her heart into the strength in her fingers.

Chen Ya clenched his teeth tightly, sweat beading on his forehead, but he didn't utter a sound.

"Phew, that feels good."

Gu Yuqing clapped her hands easily, her mood seemingly improving considerably.

"You lied to me about being sick earlier, making me worry for a while. Let's just move on from this. I've gotten my revenge, so we're even now," Gu Yuqing said.

"That's amazing, absolutely great." Chen Ya gave a bitter smile.

Gu Yuqing wanted to laugh, but she held it in and said aloofly, "Now, let's talk about the second thing."

"There's a second thing??" Chen Ya looked up in surprise, cold sweat pouring down his back.

"What do you think?" Gu Yuqing said, "This matter can't be left so simply. You also lied to me about something else. You lied to me and said you didn't have a girlfriend."

"I really don't have a girlfriend."

"You're still lying to me."

"I'm not lying to you."

Gu Yuqing pointed towards the bedroom and said, "She's already come to your house, and you still say she's not your girlfriend? She's sick, why do you have to take care of her? Doesn't she have any family?"

"As far as I know, she really doesn't have any family. Let me explain..."

At this point, he couldn't care less about protecting Lu Aiai's privacy. He whispered to Gu Yuqing about how he had accidentally seen Lu Aiai's messages yesterday.

After listening, Gu Yuqing frowned deeply: "How could there be such a mother? She is too cruel to her children."

Chen Ya said with a sense of sympathy, "There are actually quite a lot of parents like this. After all, you don't need to pass an exam to become a parent. When I was in the village, there were plenty of people who abandoned their wives and children."

Gu Yuqing turned to look at him: "You used to live in a village? You're from the countryside?"

"Hmm."

Gu Yuqing looked him up and down and said, "I can't really tell. Which university did you go to?"

"The university of life. I didn't go to university," Chen Ya said. "I dropped out of high school."

"You're really bold, daring to say these things to me," Gu Yuqing said, resting her chin on her hand.

"Yes, I'm a poor man who rose from humble beginnings in the mountains. I'd be so grateful if you could let me go."

"What kind of phoenix are you? You're just a shrimp." Gu Yuqing said fiercely.

Suddenly, a groan came from the bedroom, and Chen Ya immediately turned his head in that direction.

Gu Yuqing reached out and grabbed his chin, turning his face back.

"Don't look over there, look at me properly," Gu Yuqing said. "You resonated with that girl, didn't you? Your chivalrous instincts got the better of you, so you hit it off with her?"

Chen Ya smiled bitterly: "I've already said, I have nothing to do with her..."

Gu Yuqing had a look on her face that said, "You're kidding me."

Chen Ya said seriously, "Didn't we kiss in front of her at the bar? If she were my girlfriend, that would be terrible!"

Gu Yuqing scoffed: "She was drunk and lying there at that time. Do you think I didn't notice? Maybe she didn't even see you two-timing."

Chen Ya pressed his forehead: "Then you can ask her after she wakes up."

Gu Yuqing smiled and said, "There's no need for all that trouble. Just kiss me right here. Do you dare?"

Chen Ya raised an eyebrow: "What do you think this proves?"

"See, you're scared now, which means you're still afraid."

"What's there to be afraid of?"

"Then come on?"

"Come on."

The two slowly approached each other, until they could hear each other's breaths.

"Cough cough."

Their actions were interrupted by a sudden sound. Chen Ya and Gu Yuqing turned around at the same time and saw Lu Aiai, pale-faced, standing at the bedroom door, staring at them curiously.

The new chapter is blocked, it's not that there's no update.

The new chapter has been blocked and is under review. Please don't criticize me, I really did write a long chapter.

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Chapter 326 What is our relationship?

"Cough cough, cough cough cough... What are you doing?"

Lu Aiai appeared at the door, swaying like a pear blossom branch in the wind. Her eyes moved back and forth between Gu Yuqing and Chen Ya, her gaze calm and revealing no change in emotion.

Gu Yuqing tactfully slid off Chen Ya and sat back down on the sofa, settling into a comfortable position without making a sound.

But her arm was still wrapped around Chen Ya's neck, and it was unclear whether she had forgotten to let go or was deliberately keeping it there.

Not showing affection in public is her way of being reserved as the daughter of the Gu family; being intimate with Chen Ya in front of her is her privilege as the daughter of the Gu family.

Her arrogance carries the implication of declaring something to Lu Aiai, even though it's something she doesn't actually possess. She still hopes to see emotion on Lu Aiai's face, to prove that she's hurt.

But her face showed no emotion.

Lu Aiai's eyes were neither angry nor jealous; she looked confused, her gaze filled with pure, inquisitive curiosity.

"Cough cough cough..."

Lu Aiai coughed again, her body as frail as a willow in the breeze. She wasn't intentionally interrupting them with the cough; she didn't possess that level of emotional intelligence. She genuinely had a cold and was coughing.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chen Ya freed himself from Gu Yuqing's arms, stood up, walked to Lu Aiai's side, and showed concern (it must be said that this concern was tinged with a hint of guilt):

"Are you feeling any better? Go back and rest for a while longer."

"No, thank you." Lu Aiai shook her head. "I have things to do today... I have to go to school."

"Are you really alright? Why don't you take a day off?" Chen Ya asked.

Lu Aiai shook her head silently.

“She’s an adult now, she should know how to take care of herself, so don’t worry about her,” Gu Yuqing said from behind.

"Well, actually she probably doesn't know much about how to take care of herself."

“But that has nothing to do with you,” Gu Yuqing said. “No matter who it is, they have to learn to take care of themselves. Can they rely on others for the rest of their lives?”

Gu Yuqing's words made sense, and Chen Ya couldn't refute them.