Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home
Chapter 727: Love Above All - 86

Chapter 727: Love Above All Chapter 86

He was just somewhat puzzled; what did Gu Xiaoxi not understand that she needed to seek advice from Gu Yuxin?

At the dining table, Gu Xiaoxi ate her meal by herself.

Gu Yuxin bowed her head, her face full of shy coyness, trying her best to display the demeanor of a well-bred young lady to the fullest.

Bai Yaxuan couldn’t fathom what these two women were really up to.

He ate his meal in silence, while also quietly observing the two of them.

Gu Xiaoxi rarely stayed at home, and this large house felt too empty with only him living in it.

He had thought that with her return, there would be some noise, a bit of liveliness.

But with the addition of Gu Yuxin, the atmosphere suddenly turned very awkward.

"Are you ready for tonight’s banquet?" Bai Yaxuan asked.

Gu Xiaoxi put down her cutlery, nodded, and said, "I’ll go change my clothes right now!"

With that, she left without looking back.

Immediately, only Bai Yaxuan and Gu Yuxin were left at the dining table.

The entire dining room was so quiet that only the sound of cutlery clinking against chinaware could be heard.

"Sister said she’s lonely by herself and is very scared of the banquet tonight. I was wondering if I could join her!" Gu Yuxin said cautiously.

Bai Yaxuan raised an eyebrow, "What? Have you and she made up?"

"Yes, it was my immaturity before. Everything belonging to the Gu Family was originally my sister’s; it’s just that our parents neglected her," Gu Yuxin said, seemingly admitting fault yet putting the blame for those years of mistreatment of Gu Xiaoxi entirely on their parents.

Afterward, she added with a fearful sincerity, "In the future, I will be good to my sister and make up for the love she lacked from us."

Bai Yaxuan looked up, his gaze fell on Gu Yuxin’s face. Her tone was so sincere that anyone unaware of their history would think she and Gu Xiaoxi were close sisters with a strong affection for each other.

"Then that’s settled, spend more time with her from now on," Bai Yaxuan did not refuse.

With him around, Gu Yuxin wouldn’t dare do anything to Gu Xiaoxi, even if she had a hundred times the courage.

Besides, Gu Xiaoxi seemed indifferent to everything.

Yet, she actually cared a great deal about kinship and friends.

Ever since Bai Yu and Dongfang Le left, she had become much more reserved.

Gu Xiaoxi changed into an evening dress and applied makeup.

Gu Yuxin also hurried home to wear her most beautiful dress and put on her jewelry.

They left at seven o’clock in the evening, as the banquet was not starting until eight.

In contrast to Gu Yuxin’s flashy attire, Gu Xiaoxi only wore a knee-length, water-blue dress with mid-length sleeves and a high collar, without a single piece of jewelry on her person.

This, conversely, made the ring on her finger all the more dazzling.

In the car, Gu Xiaoxi looked at the ring on her finger and quietly tried many times to pull it off but couldn’t.

Having worn it for over a year, she had once attempted to saw it off with a small electric saw, only to end up injuring her fingertip instead.

Bai Yaxuan saw her fidgeting but didn’t expose her. Instead, a knowing smile crept across his lips.

The ring he had put on her finger couldn’t be removed unless he did it himself.

He had said, no matter what happened, he would never let go of her hand.

In this lifetime, even if he was destined to bind her to him with marriage, he deemed it worth it.

Since it was a charity fundraiser, naturally, it was attended by those of high standing and wealth.

At this event, Gu Xiaoxi once again saw some wealthy heiresses she hadn’t seen in a long time.

They exchanged pleasantries and spoke words of civility.

Following Bai Yaxuan, apart from smiling and shaking hands, she seldom talked with the others under normal circumstances.

She didn’t expect to encounter Quan Shaoqing in such a setting.

Yet she and Bai Yaxuan had barely arrived when Quan Shaoqing burst onto the scene with Jin Xiao, creating quite a stir, even more lively than when Bai Yaxuan had arrived.