My rigid, jealous husband has fallen for me, even though I'm a hopeless romantic.

Chapter 203 I Bit Off My Tongue and Committed Suicide

"what's up?"

"Ah." Qian Rong's mind raced, and before Gu Peiyan could notice anything amiss, he quickly found an excuse: "Isn't Bao Xing's birthday in a few days? I haven't decided what to give her yet. Does Young Master have any suggestions?"

Gu Peiyan felt that the people she had met since this morning were all acting strangely.

One by one, people came over to ask him what gift he should give to his wife.

Could it be that fate is hinting that I should prepare some gifts for Ah Ning?

It seems he really should consider it.

Gu Peiyan was lost in thought, even forgetting to answer Qian Rong's question.

Fortunately, Qianrong was just making up an excuse and wasn't really waiting for his answer.

He gave Wei Dongning a subtle look and then remained silent.

Although he didn't understand what the young mistress was doing.

However, if you do things according to your master's orders, you certainly won't make a mistake.

Looking through the window, Wei Dongning saw that Gu Peiyan hadn't noticed anything had changed on the desk, and even naturally picked up a pen to start writing. She couldn't help but look on with a questioning expression.

Stepping out of the window, he asked with a smirk, "Xiao Fu, the things we bought today shouldn't be the same as the ones he used before, right?"

"Not at all."

"Is it because I didn't display it prominently enough?"

"They're quite conspicuous. Didn't you already put away all of Young Master's old stuff?"

"Then why don't you think he noticed?" Wei Dongning genuinely didn't understand.

Could it be that Gu Peiyan suddenly developed severe myopia today?

As soon as this absurd thought came to mind, Wei Dongning suppressed it.

As she led Xiao Fu toward the room, she couldn't help but find an excuse to defend Gu Peiyan: "Never mind, he was probably busy, so he didn't notice these little details."

But she still couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Gu Peiyan noticed something was wrong with the feel of the brush as soon as she picked it up.

However, he did not make a fuss about it.

It's obvious that Wei Dongning was the one who did this.

This further solidified his resolve to prepare a gift for her.

Gu Peiyan played with the calligraphy brush in her hand, feeling the different texture than before.

It wasn't until the sky gradually darkened that he had no choice but to dip the tip of his brush into the ink.

Not long after Wei Dongning returned to her room, she temporarily put her slight frustration behind her.

Anyway, Gu Peiyan isn't going back to her room, so it's not too late to settle accounts with him later.

Xiao Fu observed her expression and, seeing that she was no longer angry, went off to attend to her own business.

Wei Dongning quickly called Xiao Wu over: "Xiao Wu, my darling, quickly check on my brother's situation."

It's estimated that Su Yizhuo has already delivered the gift to Zhong Shuyue by now.

She was still a little curious about what her brother had given her.

Xiao Wu jumped to Wei Dongning's side and slammed its paw on the open ledger on the table: "Aren't we going to do our business?"

“Go ahead and do it. You have to find some motivation for yourself before you start,” Wei Dongning said confidently.

Xiao Wu was stunned for a few seconds: "You can do that?"

"Of course! Hurry up, or we really won't be able to finish watching it."

"Fine." Xiao Wu couldn't argue with Wei Dongning, so he had no choice but to send her the video she wanted.

Wei Dongning bit her pen, watching Su Yizhuo stand hesitantly at the bedroom door, raising her hand to push it open, then lowering it again.

"Why is he so hesitant to give a gift now? He's nothing like he used to be." Wei Dongning clicked her tongue.

Back when he apologized to her, he would always personally cook a table full of her favorite dishes, then pull her to sit down at the table, and just as she was about to explode, a gift box would be pushed towards her.

When did things become like this...?

怂。

Su Yizhuo let out a soft breath and raised his hand again.

Before his hand could even touch the door, it was opened from the inside: "Your Highness."

Su Yizhuo quickly withdrew his hand and cleared his throat: "Um, where are you going?"

Zhong Shuyue's maid felt strange, but on the surface she remained respectful: "The princess is hungry and wants me to serve her a meal."

"Go ahead." Su Yizhu waved to the person and calmly stepped into the room.

Zhong Shuyue was sitting leisurely on the tatami, casually flipping through the storybook in her hand.

Hearing Su Yizhuo's footsteps as he entered, she didn't even look up, pretending not to know it was him: "Add some tea."

Su Yizhuo paused, walked to her side, and obediently refilled her empty teacup: "Drink up."

"Oh, Your Highness." Zhong Shuyue feigned shock, quickly stood up, and bowed to him: "This concubine did not know that Your Highness had returned. I am sorry for my lack of proper etiquette."

"Try to act normal, I'm not used to this."

"Haven't I always been like this?"

"Zhong Shuyue, just be the same way you are in front of Ningning as you are in front of me."

Su Yizhu silently rubbed his forehead.

The way she looks now gives him goosebumps.

After Zhong Shuyue sat down again, Su Yizhuo took out the box from his arms and pushed it in front of her: "This is for you, open it and take a look."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Zhong Shuyue picked up the box and opened it, and a very delicate-looking jade ring appeared before her eyes.

The gemstones inlaid on it also look quite valuable.

"Where did Your Highness obtain such a treasure?"

Judging from its quality, it's definitely not something you can just buy anywhere on the market.

She had also checked the palace's storerooms and was quite certain that the ring did not exist.

Seeing that he couldn't correct it, Su Yizhuo gave up.

Never mind, as long as she's happy: "Do you like it?"

"I like it. Hey? Why are you taking it back? Didn't you say it was for me?" Zhong Shuyue instinctively tried to snatch the box back from Su Yizhuo after he took it from her hand.

He simply grasped the outstretched hand.

Immediately afterwards, the ring was slipped onto her finger.

"I'm not very good at speaking, so please forgive me if I said anything wrong the other day."

Wei Dongning felt comforted after hearing Su Yizhuo's words.

If things continue like this, their little conflict will be resolved soon.

"Ah, that's great." Wei Dongning nodded in satisfaction: "Now I can look at the ledgers with peace of mind."

Xiao Wu rolled her eyes at her.

She spoke as if she cared about Su Yizhuo and the others.

It was clearly her gossipy nature that got the better of her.

It was too lazy to expose her.

Wei Dongning didn't care what Xiao Wu was thinking. She hummed a little tune to herself and focused all her attention on the account book in front of her.

I plan to take care of all these things before going to bed tonight.

I don't know if it's because the paper in the ledger smells, or because the temperature dropped today.

Wei Dongning didn't settle her score for long, but she sneezed several times.

"What's going on? Who's thinking about me so much, constantly talking about me?"

"Who knows?" Xiao Wu replied. "Are you going to catch a cold? It's still quite windy in spring."

"Tsk, ptooey! I'm perfectly healthy, how could I possibly catch a cold? Can't you wish me well?"

"Bah bah bah."

"That's more like it. Ah, ah, ouch!"

As soon as Wei Dongning finished speaking, she sneezed loudly again.

Unfortunately, she accidentally bit her tongue when she sneezed this time.

She was in so much pain that she couldn't even speak for a moment.

Her red eyes were also filled with tears.

When Gu Peiyan pushed the door open, she witnessed the moment tears streamed down her face.

Startled, he quickly went to her side, took out a handkerchief, and wiped away her tears: "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Wei Dongning had recovered by now and sniffled.

In the blink of an eye, a "bad idea" was born: "You haven't noticed that I changed your calligraphy brush after all this time. I'm angry. I'm going to bite my tongue and commit suicide."

Xiao Fu covered her mouth and chuckled secretly after hearing Wei Dongning's words, then explained the situation to the bewildered Qian Rong.

Qian Rong then showed an expression of sudden realization.

The young mistress really knows how to have fun.

Gu Peiyan pulled Wei Dongning's hand and sat down next to her: "Of course I noticed. Everything Aning bought is something I like. I haven't thanked Aning yet."

"Hmm, then I'll accept your thanks. Let me tell you, it really hurt when I bit my tongue while sneezing just now. Be careful when you sneeze next time."

"Okay, let me see your tongue. Is it bitten?"

Wei Dongning stuck out the tip of her tongue.

Fortunately, there were no wounds.

Gu Peiyan's eyes darkened slightly, her Adam's apple bobbed, and she suppressed her inner thoughts: "Xiao Fu, go get some ice."

Wei Dongning thought that, based on the domineering CEO novels she had read before, Gu Peiyan would be unable to resist kissing her.

Fortunately, he didn't do that, otherwise she would have thought he was too greasy.

After all that trouble, Wei Dongning was completely exhausted.

After a quick wash, I lay down on the bed and fell asleep immediately.

Having slept without any dreams, Gu Peiyan was spared any further mishaps and got up refreshed to attend the morning court session.

When Wei Dongning woke up, it was almost 9:00 AM.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she met Wei Qiuci's gaze.

It gave her a huge fright.

The word "Holy crap" circled around her lips a few times before she swallowed it back down: "Second sister, what brings you here?"