Chapter 121 - Side Story 31 – The Secret to a Harmonious Marriage (Gu Ming Ren x Lin Jiang)
When Gu Ming Ren returned to City A that day, Li Yan was smiling from ear to ear and refused to release him from her hug. God knew how much she missed Gu Ming Ren. It was good now — her baby was back successfully from his studies.
Gu Ming Ren was home for less than two days before he went to the Gu group to work. The man in a suit and tie with exquisite facial features and a cold expression had long legs that brought the wind when he walked. The young ladies from the Gu group were all so crazy about him that they had hearts in their eyes. But after noticing the ring on his finger, their restless hearts felt chilled and turned upside down.
Lin Jiang only returned to City A after almost half a month. He first went to Uncle Lin’s home.
Uncle Lin had met Gu Ming Ren previously and knew a little about the situation between the two of them. He secretly said to Lin Jiang, “That boyfriend of yours, you should keep an eye on him. I heard that many corporate heiresses have taken a liking to him, and are rushing to work together with the Gu group!”
Gu Ming Ren had just returned home not long ago. Besides the thriving family business, he also had good looks and graduated from a prestigious school. Although he was parachuted into the Gu group, there was barely a splash. Whether it was a commercial negotiation or a banquet, he handled it with ease and to the point of perfection. Hence, among the bosses of corporations from various industries, he had become the best candidate for a son-in-law.
On the surface, Lin Jiang let out a laugh and grinned, showing his two canine teeth. “It can’t be that bad, right?”
On the inside, he was actually panicking. His man was too outstanding and there were never-ending waves of love rivals. What was he going to do?
Lin Jiang put the gift that he had brought from the capital on the table and sat down to chat with his elder. Uncle Lin asked him to stay for dinner but Lin Jiang turned it down gracefully, then called Gu Ming Ren.
Gu Ming Ren was dealing with official business when he saw the notification on the phone and put down the pen he was holding. He smiled, his appearance different from how he looked when he was working. He picked it up and said, “You’re here?”
Lin Jiang went outside for some air and said brightly, “Yes, I just arrived today. In my uncle’s house now.”
Gu Ming Ren glanced at the blue aurora watch on his wrist. It was the one Lin Jiang gave him previously and he had been wearing it for five years. Sitting behind the desk, he now felt a little restless. “I still have another hour before I get off work. Why don’t you go home and wait for me?”
It was the same apartment from before. After they discussed it, they decided that the location was quite good. Moreover, they had a lot of memories there and it was suitable for both of them to stay there together.
When Lin Jiang heard the words “go home”, his heart warmed. “Okay, then I’ll go back and wait for you.”
After hanging up the phone, Lin Jiang drove to the mall to buy some daily necessities and deliberately picking up the couple set in pink and blue, which was especially pleasing to the eye. Then he grabbed two boxes of fruit-flavoured condoms. After all, this was never enough for their use at home.
Previously, the apartment was cleaned by an auntie and it was very clean inside. The furnishings were exactly the same as before, just that some of the furniture and decorations were outdated. Lin Jiang wanted to set aside some free time to put together a new set with Gu Ming Ren.
The refrigerator was full of ingredients which Gu Ming Ren had specifically instructed the auntie to buy. After all, he couldn’t allow his sweet little cub to go hungry. The appliances in the kitchen were also all ready. Lin Jiang walked around just waiting for his seme to come back and cook!
Lin Jiang reclined on the sofa for a while, then thinking of Uncle Lin’s words, he sat up uneasily.
He took out his phone and searched: How to cook rice.
Following the steps, he rinsed the rice, then put the washed rice into the rice cooker, added a knuckle’s depth of water and closed the lid of the rice cooker.
After Lin Jiang was done, the sound of a door opening came from the entrance area. He poked his head out and saw that Gu Ming Ren was back.
The man smiled gently at him, changed his shoes and walked over. He took Lin Jiang’s face and kissed him, then pulled up his shirt sleeves preparing to cook.
Lin Jiang said proudly, “I’ve already helped you cook the rice. ”
Gu Ming Ren raised his eyebrows and glanced at the rice cooker. He couldn’t help laughing. The power was plugged in but the start button had not been pressed.
Looking at the other boy’s face begging for praise, Gu Ming Ren’s heart rippled and he said with a smile, “My wife has worked hard.” He took advantage of Lin Jiang’s distraction to press the start button of the rice cooker.
“Wife my ass! Lin Jiang was a little embarrassed and said without meaning it, “I’m your uncle!” ”
Gu Ming Ren didn’t say anything and smiled while he focused on cooking. He took the ingredients out of the refrigerator, and as he was washing them, he turned on the fire. The man was skilled and even the act of heating up the oil emotionally affected the inexperienced Lin Jiang.
He had such fucking charisma.
The fragrance gradually floated out and Lin Jiang swallowed his saliva. Gu Ming Ren looked at his greedy little cat appearance and picked up a piece with chopsticks for him to try.
“Yummy!” Lin Jiang was starry-eyed.
Actually, he hadn’t tasted anything at all and swallowed after just casually chewing twice. However, men had to be praised often. This was the secret of a harmonious marriage that Auntie Lin taught him.
“I haven’t put in the seasoning yet.” Gu Ming Ren broke into a laugh.
Lin Jiang: “…”
Fuck the secrets of a harmonious marriage!
During dinner, Lin Jiang mentioned the “best son-in-law” matter. Gu Ming Ren understood what was going on and accepted an interview not long after, calmly stating that he had a stable partner. But he didn’t disclose his partner’s gender because it wasn’t the best time as his foundation was still unsteady.
Gu Wen Tian took the opportunity to create the hype of a fiancée. At that time, Gu Ming Ren respected him by not refuting it. Two years later, when he had complete control of the Gu group, he finally declared the talk about his fiancée to be untrue.
During this period, Lin Jiang had been living with him. Even if he didn’t have an official status, he had no complaints or regrets.
Naturally, there was nothing to comment about how Gu Ming Ren treated him. Outside, he was the president. At home, he was the house husband, taking such good care of the sweet little cub until Lin Jiang was always radiant and in high spirits.
When he socialised, he was also very careful. Lin Jiang only smelled one type of perfume on Gu Ming Ren and that was Chanel No. 5, which was Li Yan’s favourite scent.
Therefore, Lin Jiang also gave Li Yan a bottle.