Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home
Chapter 683: Love Above All - 42: She Doesn’t Like Him!

Chapter 683: Love Above All Chapter 42: She Doesn’t Like Him!

Gu Xiaoxi tapped her fingers on the table, eyeing Bai Yu, "What about you, can’t make three sentences without mentioning your brother. Are you that much in awe of him?"

"Don’t you admire him? Started running for president at the age of twenty and now has been sitting in that seat for six years. In the world’s history, before and after, he’s the only one!"

Gu Xiaoxi rolled her eyes, watching Bai Yu’s eyes gleam with admiration.

She even doubted whether she had chosen the wrong friends.

"Any friends like Dongfang Le? Give me one!" What Gu Xiaoxi wanted most at that moment was to make some bad-influence friends, so she wouldn’t go crazy being trapped by herself in the Presidential Mansion.

"What are you up to? Dongfang Le was brought up strictly and has always been under her brother’s control, she’s not allowed to make friends just like that," Bai Yu reminded her.

"What do you mean, that I would be that kind of casual friend?" Gu Xiaoxi raised her eyebrows. Now she really started to wonder whether Bai Yu was a spy from Bai Yaxuan’s side, specifically to watch her.

If that were the case, making friends with her would spell big trouble.

"Heh heh heh! I’m just kidding. Our beautiful, smart, and wise First Lady, how could you be causal? I’ll call her right now and have Dongfang Le come up," Bai Yu said with a beaming smile, seemingly in a very good mood.

Before long, Dongfang Le was invited over.

Dongfang Le was twenty, pretty and handsome like the girl next door. She studied finance at A University and would soon be Gu Xiaoxi’s schoolmate.

"Xiao Xi, I heard you fell into the water and got sick again last time. Are you better now?" Dongfang Le, dressed like her in a gown with a shawl wrapped around, covered all that needed to be covered, indeed showing strict family education.

"I’m fine. Just bored, adding a friend, getting to know you in advance. I’m going to start school with you in a few days. When I’m in unfamiliar territory, you’ll have to look out for me."

"Of course, that’s no problem! With your prestigious status, I will definitely look out for you," Dongfang Le said with a playful smile.

With three women, it was like a drama – and soon they were all familiar with each other.

This was the first time Gu Xiaoxi felt happy since coming to this world.

Having friends meant she wouldn’t be so lonely; at least she had someone to drink and joke with, and when she felt down, she could sit with a friend.

Bai Yaxuan sat in the office, focusing on the surveillance screen featuring the three women, his gaze settling on Gu Xiaoxi’s face.

It was rare to see her laughing so heartily. At the end of the day, she was still a child, afraid of being alone.

"Your Excellency, everyone is almost here, and it’s time. We should go," Jue Qi stood by respectfully, reminding him.

Bai Yaxuan nodded, picked up his suit jacket and put it on, and left the office for the lounge.

The moment he pushed open the door, the lively noise inside came to an abrupt halt.

Bai Yu stood up from the sofa, smiling warmly at him, "Brother, you’re finally here. Don’t tell me you’re not worried that we’ll run off with your bride."

"Who would dare!" Bai Yaxuan walked straight to Gu Xiaoxi, pinched her soft cheeks, filled with indulgence.

Gu Xiaoxi immediately ground her teeth, on the verge of losing her temper; in front of so many people, he was making such an intimate gesture towards her.

She really wanted to kick him away and remind him once again—she didn’t like him!

However, Bai Yaxuan seemed to know she would react this way and before she could get angry, she once again felt trapped in quicksand, unable to move.

Under everyone’s gaze, Bai Yaxuan took her hand and led her out of the lounge.

She was like a puppet, completely unable to resist.

The sensation only disappeared when they reached the banquet hall’s entrance, but at that very moment, facing all the people in the hall...

He knew she was reserved and wouldn’t make a scene in public. Precisely knowing her weakness, he let go of her hand just at the entrance.

As Bai Yaxuan entered the banquet hall, a warm round of applause immediately followed.

At this moment, Bai Yu leaned over and whispered into Gu Xiaoxi’s ear with a mischievous smile, "Don’t forget to smile! You’re the star tonight; without a smile, people might think you’re silly!"

Damn!

This Bai Yu must be in cahoots with Bai Yaxuan, ganging up to bully her. And she had thought of her as a friend...

Despite her reluctance, Gu Xiaoxi still forced a slight smile on her lips, not radiant but no longer unpleasant.

There were many people in the banquet hall, more than two hundred if counted carefully. They were all Bai Yaxuan’s key ministers and their families.

Among these people, naturally, there were those noble young masters and ladies from the boat the other day. Only those from the Financial Consortium and the noble sons and daughters were lacking. Those who came were all from higher-up families.

Gu Xiaoxi didn’t really need to do or say anything, as Bai Yaxuan was there for the entire event, leading her around, smiling at people as they traversed the crowd, occasionally lifted her glass and greeted everyone.

"His Excellency has been married for half a month, and he’s finally willing to show his lovely wife to all of us. Let’s all toast to the beautiful Mrs. Bai," said the man, dressed in a military uniform with a rugged visage and the air of iron-bloodedness and wildness of a soldier.

Bai Yaxuan introduced him to Gu Xiaoxi, "Fu Zhe, Minister of Military Affairs."

Gu Xiaoxi, forcing a happy face, mingled with everyone and had a drink.

From then on, even without trying too hard, she got to know Bai Yaxuan’s Four Famous Generals. All young and renowned, they followed Bai Yaxuan and made their own way to success based on their abilities.

Gu Xiaoxi’s constitution was weak, and her tolerance for alcohol was really no good.

Throughout the banquet, it was Bai Yaxuan who drank on her behalf. She occasionally sipped a little, and in the end, while Bai Yaxuan seemed unaffected, she was totally drunk.