Winning Him Over

Gu Wanning: "... So it was all an act after all."

"If you don't give me an explanation today, I will..."

"Let Third Concubine take a look at you first, we'll talk about the rest later," Gu Wanning said. "Don't worry, this happened in the Gu family, the Gu family will take full responsibility."

"I want you to take responsibility."

The Third Concubine cleared her throat. "My Marquis, this servant will take your pulse."

Xu Weibei found her an eyesore and frowned, extending his wrist in displeasure.

Gu Wanning: What kind of attitude is this! The tense doctor-patient relationship is all caused by people like you.

The Third Concubine, however, was not angry. After taking his pulse, she said, "The effects of the medicine have worn off; the Marquis is fine now."

"Why are you alright? I feel really hot."

"It'll be ready in a minute."

Xu Weibei, complained of the heat and also complained that the quilt was too thick.

Seeing that he was deliberately picking a fight, but knowing she was in a weak position, Gu Wanning could only swallow her anger and say, "Wait a minute, I'll change your blankets."

She remembered that the quilts in the house were all kept in the kang cabinet.

Although it's clearly not time to switch to a thinner blanket yet, Xu Zuzong wants it, so we'll get him one.

"Sister, I'll go get it."

"It's in that cabinet on the kang (heated brick bed)." Gu Wanning didn't try to take it from her Third Concubine.

So, the Third Concubine took off her shoes, went to the kang (heated brick bed), and opened the kang cabinet to find a quilt.

Gu Wanning then stayed to talk to Xu Weibei.

"Does anything else feel uncomfortable? Would you like something to eat?"

"I just feel hot. Why did that idiot target me?"

Was he being too agreeable?

Gu Wanning said guiltily, "If a dog wants to eat shit, who knows why?"

"Gu Wanning! Who are you cursing!"

Gu Wanning: "No, no, I just used a somewhat inappropriate analogy. Are you hungry?"

"I'm so angry I'm full," Xu Weibei snorted. "Only someone like me could have this kind of self-control?"

Gu Wanning: "Yes, yes, yes, the Marquis is the most powerful."

This poor kid still hasn't doubted that he has a problem.

Fearing she would give herself away, she glanced at her Third Concubine, who was staring blankly at the open cabinet. She stood up and said, "Hua Ying, didn't you find it? Let me look for it."

"No need, no need, I've found it." The Third Concubine hurriedly took out the quilt and then closed the cabinet door.

"What's wrong with you? Your face is so red." Gu Wanning asked, looking at her Third Concubine who was blushing. "Could it be that you caught it from the Marquis?"

Is that medicine contagious?

Wouldn't she be in danger herself?

"No, I just got my hand pinched by the cabinet door, it hurts..."

Gu Wanning felt that something was off.

But the Third Concubine stuffed the quilt into her hand and left.

Xu Weibei: At least she has good judgment.

Your family needs to give me an explanation.

Gu Wanning: "Here, here, you lie down first. I'll go out and see. I want to see how Gu Xiaoxiao tries to argue, and how my father will protect her!"

Chapter 194 Winning Over

Gu Wanning went out, and the Third Concubine followed her out.

Xu Weibei was the only one left in the room.

Xu Weibei was indeed much better now. Although he was still angry, he couldn't help but feel excited when he thought that this might be the turning point in his relationship with Gu Wanning.

He wouldn't go so far as to coerce or entice Gu Wanning —that wouldn't be affection, that would be persecution—but could he feign weakness and claim he suffered from lingering health problems?

It's not shameful to play the victim in front of a woman.

That's how Qin Lie taught it, and that's how he did it himself.

The First Concubine's attitude had clearly softened; Qin Lie had even put on the shoes and socks made by First Concubine.

Although he was indeed shameless, the result was good.

Xu Weibei felt that he could also learn from this.

However, Xu Weibei felt that Gu Xiaoxiao, that fool, should not be allowed to live.

Keeping her around will only create problems for the Gu family in the future.

Whether the Gu family lives or dies is up to them, but Gu Wanning has to worry about them, and that won't do.

Therefore, if Gu Laohu (Gu Laohu) still cannot realize the seriousness of Gu Xiaoxiao's matter, then he will have no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

"Squeak--" The door was pushed open a Xiaoxiao.

Xu Weibei saw a Xiaoxiao head squeeze in, its eyes filled with cautious inquiry and concern.

It is Zhi Nu.

When their eyes met, Zhi Nu Xu Weibei. "My Marquis, are you alright?"

Xu Weibei beckoned to him, "Come in and talk."

Zhi Nu stood nervously by the bed, unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes.

But then he remembered Gu Anqi's teachings: never let your emotions show. He immediately put his hands down and stood up straight.

Xu Weibei found his expression amusing, but he held back his laughter. "Zhi Nu— "

"My Marquis."

"Your aunt likes you the most, which shows you're a sensible and good child."

Zhi Nu suffered a tragic childhood, met many people, and endured much hardship, so the skill of "reading between the lines" was almost ingrained in her bones.

He keenly sensed that Xu Weibei had ulterior motives.

--When someone who doesn't usually smile suddenly smiles broadly at you, they definitely have ill intentions.

"Marquis flatter me, Your Excellency."

"Your aunt treats you well, right? How does she compare to your biological parents? If you really had to choose, you could choose whether you wanted to stay with her or with your parents."

Upon hearing this, Zhi Nu wanted to curse.

So that's what they were waiting for him; he wanted to sow discord!

"We are a family. I live with both my parents and my aunt."

"But your aunt will get married someday. Once married, she belongs to her husband. Whether you can see her often in the future depends on her future husband, do you understand?"

Xu Weibei only wanted to say that he was magnanimous and would not restrict the relationship between the aunt and niece.

He could even become a father unexpectedly; he could.

But other men just don't work.