Chapter 321
"She was the woman who conquered the boss after all." (1)
“Yeah, I can’t be a bridesmaid but I think my big brother will prefer me looking this way anyway.”
Of course no big brothers would want to see their little sister always being a rebellious one.
Huo ChuChu had dyed her hair back to its original black color and also had extensions put in.
“I can’t make my big brother look bad tomorrow.”
She wasn’t a bridesmaid but she was the only one from the Huo’s who would be there tomorrow.
She represented the family’s support for Huo Sishen.
All of a sudden, Gu Shishi felt that her tears had swelled up a little.
“Mmm. So you have nothing going on at night? Come chat with us then.”
Huo ChuChu agreed right away.
Not too long later, someone else came knocking on the door. They were Chen Kexin, who had been harassing Gu Shishi all along; Li Yiru, who had always wanted to befriend Gu Shishi; then there was also Zhou Mi, who had always tried but failed to lose weight; and a few other girls.
“Hi, hi, we are here to join you for your last single night as well.”
The girl to the left of Zhou Mi greeted Gu Shishi as well.
“I’m 2333 in the chat group and my grandmother is 23333. My name is Zhang Qier, you can call me Qiqi.”
The girl to the right also pointed at herself.
“I’m 666 in the chat group. He Xiaomu.”
Naturally, there should be a pajama party on the last single night.
Then played a round of Truth or Dare and gave presents to the bride.
Li Yiru was the first to raise her hand. “I’ve been chasing after you this entire time but never succeeded. That’s alright. We shall we resume again tomorrow. Nice to meet you, Mrs. Huo.”
She gave her a De Beers diamond bracelet as a gift.
She gritted her teeth.
“I borrowed money from my dad for this… It will probably take me 3-5 years to repay him… if I am to earn the amount myself.
“Give it back to me if you don’t like it.”
Li Yiru turned her head away after she handed over the gift.
A second later, she was squeezed out by someone from behind her and she didn’t even have the change to play a tsundere.
“This is from me and my grandmother.”
Chen Kexin was even more generous. She had taken advantage of Gu Shishi many times when she bought paintings from her in the past.
She even had her grandmother chipped in to the gift this time. It was a pair of diamond bears, a man and a woman.
“I wish you two have baby soon and I will give you new bear then.”
Zhou Mi was the next to follow. She waved the red wine in her hand and said, “I asked around for your birthday and this was red wine from that day and from the best winery in France. We finish this entire bottle tonight and you say goodbye to your girlhood tomorrow and turn completely into a young woman! You let your husband buy wine to pamper you from now on.”
Her girlfriend, too, chuckled and walked up.
One of them gave her a pink silk Chanel nightgown and one an entire set of Armani bath products.
“This is for tomorrow night. Hehe.”
Huo ChuChu, too, did not want to be left out. “My brother has germophobic tendency. You can’t have too many nightgowns.”
She gave her half a dozen of laced, slinged, nightgowns.
Gu Shishi, “… …”
In her previous life, she had no friends and the only thing that she knew was to draw.
In this life time, she couldn’t say she has friends. She was busy surviving and didn’t really want to befriend this grope of young misses who looked down upon commoners.
Today, she suddenly discovered that they weren’t as bad and stupid as she thought.
Quite the contrary, they could be quite warm sometimes.
She sniffled and cleared her throat gently.
She had never even gotten this much gifts on her birthdays before.
In fact, it had crossed her mind in her previous life that she might need to rent a maid of honor n her wedding day as she had no friends who could take the role.
Now… she felt a sort of happiness… being surrounded.
Even though they might not be the brightest or had a clear mind a lot of times. But it certainly felt good to be doted on!
Chapter 322
"She was the woman who conquered the boss after all." (2)
Gu Shishi couldn't help but looked back at the Qin’s sisters.
They had been taking turns taking time off to spend time with her.
It was said that they had paid a hefty price for taking time off – they had left Qin Ruhai at their own family hospital as collateral to make up for headcount.
As such, Qin Ruhai had to work overtime up until now and had still been able to get to this island. He would try to the flight tomorrow morning before the wedding.
Older Sister Qin smiled and said, “I didn’t have any gift with me, so just a red pocket.
“In addition, customarily, there’s [s*xual] enlightenment on the night before the wedding. I can take up on that as well if that’s necessary.”
Everybody laughed and the mood became curious.
“Give one. We want to listen in too!”
“Haha, Big Sister Qin, I have forgotten, did you specialize in gynecology or obstetrics in college?”
“Yes! There is a lot of need!”
“Wait. Let’s open up a bottle of wine first. We must drink wine while we listen to Big Sister Qin’s enlightenment!”
Gu Shishi hadn’t expected that they would be so interested in this.
Before she could even talk and right after she had started shaking her head, she was tugged by Little Sister Qin next to her.
“My sister and I are gynecologist and obstetrician and my dad is a pediatrician. We will be able to assist you in the next 10 to 20 years to come.”
Gu Shishi, “……”
What a family whose conscient of their civil duties!
“Let me remind you this. Don’t let up your guard after you get married. You don’t want the man to have total control over you.” Big Sister Qin had a few drinks. Her cheeks were red and she was seemingly a little drunk. “You need to have control over their purse string and hold onto it tightly. Make sure that he won’t have the chance the goof around outside.
“He must report to you when he meets up with female friends.
“He is not allowed to hire good looking secretaries.
“And… it is obvious that Huo Sishen was a man of few words… you need to have him talk to you ore at home and communicate with you more.
“As a wife, you need to share the same language as your husband. There will be no communication if he doesn’t talk.
“How else will he be able to get to know you and for you to get to know him?
“Getting married is only the first step. The first step into your gravestone… you need to be careful every step of the way. Maintaining the relationship is the only way to surviving it… and to key to living happily ever after.”
After Big Sister Qin had finished talking, she was stopped by Little Sister Qin.
Everybody went silent for a little while.
They all knew that Big Sister Qin’s relationship was on the rock.
Never mind about her reputation, being betrayed by the man, especially the one that she had been backing, was no doubt an awful feeling.
“You keep an eye out on Huo Sishen!
“As my mother would say, the trick to marriage is – you watch over your husband like he’s your son but you want him to feel that he’s your father!
“Holding onto the man’s wallet is as important as holding onto his stomach.
“My grandmother idea is to have a kid soon. That will make the man become more responsible.”
… …
All of those made Gu Shishi felt dizzy.
She had no idea what to say other than sipping her wine.
The topics continued to digress from that point forward and, by the time Gu Shishi woke up in the morning, she saw a few people sleeping on the floor in her room.
She shook her head and was still somewhat sober.
The second day, nevertheless –
When she saw Huo Sishen in his groom outfit with flowers in his pocket, a bunch of speech bubbles popped up in front of her.
“Ask for his passcode to his bank card.”
“Have a kid before he figured out what was going on and have him take care of it. That way he will have no time to goof off!”
“Treat him like he’s your son. Educate him if he isn’t docile. Let him know that you are unhappy if he doesn’t listen. But call him ‘daddy’.”
Before she knew it, the look on her became more and more curious.
Chapter 323
"She was the woman who conquered the boss after all." (3)
“Are you not feeling well?”
Huo Sishen noticed her troubled look from afar, as though she had run into some difficulties.
He asked her softly.
Gu Shishi clenched her fist, placed it next to her lips, and cleared her throst.
“It’s nothing.
“I had some drinks last night. Probably just didn’t sleep very well.”
Huo Sishen frowned a little.
“Just a little bit. I wasn’t even drunk.”
Sharing a bottle between everyone, it wasn’t easy to get drunk.
Gu Shishi gestured it with her little finger.
Huo Sishen took and a look and nodded reluctantly.
But when the host came over to rehearse, he declined it out right.
“That won’t be necessary.
“We will just go for it tonight.”
The host, who had prepared all sorts of interactive sections between the bride, the groom, and the guests, “? ? ?”
“Go get some sleep.”
Huo Sishen took Gu Shishi away with him.
The host was frantic.
The twins next to him patted and comforted him. “You will get used to it.”
Host, “… …”
What was he supposed to do?!
The ceremony was tonight and nobody want to rehearse for it!
That was unheard of!
“Then let’s have the bride’s father come walk down the axile. I’ll walk him through what he needs to be aware of.”
“There is no bride’s father.”
“… …? What about the groom’s parents?”
“There’s no groom’s parents.”
“… …? !”
That night, when all the guests were seated.
Gu Shishi, who got her nap in the afternoon finally walked out being much anticipated by all.
As the wedding march began to play, she got nervous all of a sudden.
Looking at Huo Sishen, who was already waiting for her in the middle of the stage, her mind went blank.
How was she going to walk over there again?
She seemed to recall the host mentioning that she couldn’t just walk up there herself; she needed someone to take her there.
What else did he say?
She slept in the afternoon and, as soon as she got up, it was makeup… she was able to sneak in a bowl of bird nest soup that Huo ChuChu had brought her in between everything.
But, now, how was she going to get up onto the stage?
Host…
Looking at the host that was standing afar from her on the stage, she was about to start crying.
Sudden, a firm and steady hand reached over.
It was none other than Li Chengzheng, father of Li Yiru.
“Walk with me, Niece Gu.
“Young Master Huo had asked me to take on the role.”
Her dad didn’t care for her.
But there were others who cared.
Huo Sishen turned around and saw Gu Shishi walking down the axile toward him in her all-white gown with her hand in Li Chengzheng’s arm.
While the host was saying, “Please give the bride to the groom,” Huo Sishen had already taken up Gu Shishi’s hand.
Li Chengjing smiled bitterly and the host was trying hard to hold himself together.
Loud applause had, however, started from below the stage.
“The groom is now invited… to speak.”
The host had already given up.
He hasn’t even give the signal yet and the two had already walked over to the kiosk on their own.
Chapter 324
"She was the woman who conquered the boss after all." (4)
Luo Zheng, with his champagne glass in hand, smiled bitterly when he heard him.
Was he right or was he right?
Who would have thought that Huo Sishen would end up a winner in life?
After Qin Ruhai had finished rambling, he turned to look at the stage again and busted out laughing.
Taking pleasure in Huo Sishen’s misfortune, he picked up a wine glass in the night’s breeze and looked at the decorative lights around him. He felt happy and all of his disgruntlement was gone.
“Even a hero cannot resist a beauty.
“The man who could normally only say ‘mmm’, ‘okay’, ‘irritating’…now must utter sweet nothingness to the bride. Hah! What goes around sure comes around!
“I can’t wait to see what he is going to say! Had he asked me sooner, I could at least help him out and write it for him!”
Qin Ruhai couldn’t help himself.
Hearing that, Luo Zheng, too, turned to look at the two on the stage curiously.
Gu Shishi, in her custom-made gown, looked like the galaxy had fallen on her. She was sparkling and glamourous.
Huo Sishen stood there with his back straight.
He nodded slightly.
His deep voice resounded in the entire venue.
“I will give you gifts everyday from now on, as your husband.
“I will send you a red pocket every day, 365 days a year, at least for the next 70 years.”
The venue went completely silent once again.
Then – all the girls started shrieking in envy!
Qin Ruhai’s smile was twisted. “What?!! He copied it! He must have copied it from somewhere! The dead fish face was uttering sweet words…. …” And better than what he could have come up with?!
How was that possible?!
Even Luo Zheng, standing next to him, gave him a blue look.
His untruthful information could have deadly consequences.
And here he was looking forward to seeing Huo Sishen embarrassing himself.
While the guests roared from below the stage, Gu Shishi, standing on the stage, was dumbfounded.
She looked at the man standing in front of her in disbelief, her cheeks blushing all the way.
He remembered all of them… those were the words that she had said to him in the past.
She had blurted them out when she was worried that she would be kicked out.
And, to this date, he still remembered each and every single word.
Gu Shishi suddenly felt a boiling stream of warmth that rushed out of her chest… and it spread to all of her limbs and even each of her pore.
She had never been so pampered by anyone before.
“Mmm.”
Gu Shishi didn’t realize that she was about to start crying.
But tears had already welled up in her eyes.
Even her voice suggested that her nose was stuffy.
“Anything you would like to say to our groom, our lovely bride?”
The host, who had already given up, was pulled back to reality by the very fluffy words.
Gu Shishi tightened her lips and blinked her tear-filled eyes.
She took a deep breath before she took over the microphone with poise. She looked at Huo Sishen’s handsome face and nodded solemnly.
Parting her red lips, her tone could not have been more serious.
“From now on, I will paint a handsome man coming out of shower painting for you every day.
“And record your beautiful biceps every day.”
Recording with one’s brush is the highest form of compliment from an artist!
The host, who had just regained his confident for his job, “… … ??!”
Even Huo Sishen’s lips twitched uncontrollably.
The venue was quiet all over again.
Then the guest burst into a loud roar once again!
Qin Ruhai, “No way I could top such fluffiness! No wonder I am still single.”
Luo Zheng, “Mighty.”
Amidst everyone’s shrieking, Huo Sishen had already leaned down.
He had lifted up Gu Shishi’s veil and kissed her.
Huo ChuChu, “… … She is my sister-in-law alright!”
Siyi and Sier, “She is the woman who has conquered our boss alright.”
Chapter 325
And Gu Shishi started to.... bawl. (1)
Being kissed all of a sudden, Gu Shishi was almost in a trance.
Her waist was held tightly by the man and his thick male pheromones enveloped her…
Dazed and confused from the kiss, she finally went back to her room to change into her next gown under everybody’s gaze of admiration.
“Do I need to go make my rounds and toast everyone?”
Gu Shishi suddenly remembered something important.
The host really wanted to roll his eyes. “No. This is a Western style wedding.”
Gu Shishi blinked immediately. So, what was the point of all those gowns then?
To look pretty! To show off!
She was so happy that her eyes narrowed immediately… …
Huo Sishen didn’t care about that. He expressed that they could make round if she so desired.
The host almost had self-doubts all over again.
Luckily, Gu Shishi decided against it.
That night, she would eat a plate of food, go and change into a different gown, and then enjoy more scrumptious food at a different table.
That baffled even the photographer team.
But Gu Shishi was happy about it.
All those who were attending today were her real friends.
Not the hypocritical ones who were only here for socializing and networking.
Despite Boss Huo’s rumor, they still all came to their wedding. Of course she would need to drink and eat with them!
Finally – she successfully heard the voice of the system.
[Main Mission #2 completed!]
[Received Semi-permanent arched brow halo.]
[Alcohol detected. Natural blush from wine halo activated!]
[The first night of the marriage. One could never have too much to drink. Passive skill drunkactivated!]
Gu Shishi, “… …”
She hasn’t even had the chance to set her semi-permanent brow shape yet and she was stunned.
Her face started to become incredibly warm and there was nothing she could do to stop it.
“Aiya, Shishi, your cheeks are blushing again. You’ve drank too much just like you did last night?”
“Your blush is so pretty when you are drunk. It’s even prettier than the blush that I had on. Did yours have a pearl effect?”
Most certainly.
As she knew she would be drinking at her wedding, she had adjusted the blush effect ahead of time.
It was in the evening and there were cameras on her. Naturally, she would need to have some pearl effect along with blush to make herself pretty and stand out.
Nevertheless… …
Shoot! She didn’t want to be drunk!
“I… …”
Gu Shishi stood up quickly but she could already feel it.
Her blood was already stirring from her feet up!
[Beep! Announcing new missions!]
[Beautiful people, great wine, great views. How can you sleep alone on a day like this?]
[First night: After the wine had turned your skin into a pink hue, throw yourself into your husband’s arm and said you love him in tears. Refuse the tea for sobering up (0/3). Refuse to go directly to bed (0/3). Complete the important ritual between husband and wife.]
[Reward: Bride halo.]
Complete your ***!
Holding up the train of her wedding gown in one hand, she stumbled in her room’s direction in her high heels.
This would not end well!
She must get back into her room before her drunk effect got any worse. She didn’t want to be seen by everyone!
This was not cool!
She didn’t even have time to read the detailed description. Turning around, she started walking briskly toward her cabin amidst that voices that were calling out to her.
Nevertheless, she barely made it onto the beach when she felt dizzy and was about to collapse onto the ground!
This response to the alcohol not the same as how it was the previous time?!
[It has to do with the amount and type of alcohol you have consumed and also your own condition on the day of.]
Gu Shishi didn’t even want to shout at this darn system anymore.
Her body was burning so much that she could feel herself breaking out in sweat.
She took another step and she felt that she had walked a curved line on the beach… and the street lamps all seemed to have doubles…
When she was finally able to grab onto a lamp post and took a breather, she bumped into the chest of a man with a hint of sandalwood smell.
Chapter 326
And Gu Shishi started to.... bawl. (2)
“You’ve had too much to drink again?”
His tone was exactly the same as last time.
Gu Shishi was speechless about the system!
She could do nothing but look up at the handsome face that was already enlarged in front of her with her pathetic little face.
She wanted to tell him that she was trying to back to her room.
Nevertheless, what came out of her mouth was weeping noises.
“I…. I don’t feel well…. wu wu wu…”
Gu Shishi struggled to keep her eyes open but only to discover that she was no longer in control of her body.
Being drunk, her brain no longer follow her command and she was about to plow down onto the ground.
With her last remaining bit of consciousness, she could do nothing than holding tightly onto the clothes on the man’s chest.
Huo Sishen frowned.
“Who let you drank so much?
“I only stepped away for a second!”
Tears started streaming down Gu Shishi’s face.
“Wu wu wu… I didn’t drink… that much.
“Wu wu wu… …”
One was normally fragile and wanted to cry when they were drink.
She couldn’t even tell whether this was the effect of the alcohol or that she was being set up by the system.
Huo Sishen had no choice but to put his arms around her and took her back to her room.
“Wait here. I will go get some soup that will help.”
He put her down on the couch.
And –
Gu Shishi threw her arms around his waist the very next second.
She pouted her red lips.
“No… I don’t want any soup.”
[Rejection successful: 1]
Huo Sishen frowned. Obviously, he wasn’t open for negotiation.
Ignoring the rejection from the girl who had crumbled like mud, he pulled down her arms and pulled open the drawer in the nightstand.
Gu Shishi kept her mouth tightly shut.
Huo Sishen, “… … c’mon. Listen to me.”
Gu Shishi shook her head and, as though something had stimulated her eyes, her tears started to roll down her cheeks.
“No. No. No! I don’t want any!”
[Too close to the previous time. This one doesn’t count.]
Had Gu Shishi been sober right now, she would be cussing the system out.
Not knowing what to do, Huo Sishen put the pills in a cup on the end table and poured her a glass of lukewarm water.
He patiently brought it to her mouth, his arm on her lower waist, and he patted her on her back gently.
“Open up.”
Gu Shishi blinked her eyes pathetically and her lips remained tightly shut.
Huo Sishen sighed deeply and there was a sense of helplessness in his black eyes.
He could do nothing but said softly next to her ear. “Drink this and I will fulfill a request of yours.”
Gu Shishi, “… …? ?”
“Three?”
Gu Shishi, “… …? ?”
Suddenly, a family calendar appeared in front of her.
Something that she had drawn before their wedding.
Daily planner.
Huo Sishen flipped a couple of pages with his free hand.
He stopped between the first and second day after the wedding.
His long and sleek fingers pointed at the two little Q-version figures.
First day after the wedding, noodle kiss.
Second day after the wedding, coffee kiss.
Third day after the wedding, tissue kiss.
In her drawing, both the Q-version little boy and little girl were blushing all over.
But love was in the air.
Gu Shishi’s eyes widened.
Her groggy half was half awake all of a sudden!
“This, this, this… …”
Huo Sishen, “Aunty Lin packed your luggage for you and placed this our new cabin ahead of time.”
Thinking about it a little, Gu Shishi got it now!
Her pink skin was now blood red!
“Drink this.
“I will have the resort… … bring over spaghetti for breakfast tomorrow morning.”
Huo Sishen’s voice could not be any hoarser.
Gu Shishi started… to bawl!
Mommy, this is too tough!
This was way too difficult for Gu Shishi
She had no choice but to answer Boss Huo with her weeping -- a side effect of the system’s skill.
Huo Sishen frowned when he looked at the way she was.
He could do not much more than wooing her in as gentle of a tone as he could muster.
“Don’t cry.
“Is there anything else you want to do? Just tell me.”
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Honorable mention:
Another chapter that will make Queen Pauline shriek like a groundhog (in the spirit of Chinese webnovel).
Chapter 327
"Turn, turn the lights off... ..." (1)
Gu Shishi whimpered and took a sneak peek over at the festive bed covered in red roses.
How would she be able to turn him down if he wasn’t asking her to go to bed?
Not to mention that she had to turn him down three times… she felt that her head was about to explode.
Huo Sishen got it immediately.
“Feeling dizzy and want to go to bed?”
The very next second his brows was furrowed even deeper.
He looked down at her glamourous wedding gown with a long train.
He then turned away quickly and looked over at the wooden room door that was tightly shut.
“Are you able to change by yourself?”
Gu Shishi stiffened immediately when she heard that.
Naturally she would not be able to go to bed with this train.
It would be very uncomfortable to lay down in bed in it.
The gosh darn system was so evil!
She must change out of it before she could lay down… …
She thought it was just a cliché drunk scene and hadn’t expected so many dogblood plotlines under it!
She clenched her teeth and nodded stubbornly. “Yes. Yes, I can.”
Her soft voice sounded like she was weeping.
She had only tried to stand up from the couch and her legs felt rubbery.
She hadn’t even taken a step yet and she was haven’t a hard time standing up straight.
She wanted to walk over to the bed but she tilted into the man next to her softly.
A hint of mint in the air and suddenly there was an added sense of curious feeling in the air.
She done for!
Gu Shishi closed her eyes with difficulty and her eyelids fluttered.
Had the boss not caught her in time, she would have face planted straight onto the floor.
Huo Sishen’s eyes darkened when he looked at her blushing cheeks and how she could take a tumble any minute.
“Let me go get one of the bridesmaids.”
He handed over the pills for countering the effects of the alcohol again.
“You wait on the couch for a second, yeah?”
It was a question.
Gu Shishi was about to nod but, half way through it, she clenched her teeth and shook her head.
“No… …”
No medicines for the alcohol.
[Accumulated successful rejections: 3]
Gu Shishi felt much relieved when she heard the notification chime.
But the hair on the back of her neck stood up the very next second.
Huo Sishen’s handsome face was almost entirely hidden in the shadow.
There was an undecipherable, profound self-control on his side profile.
She said no.
He must have thought she meant ‘Don’t have anyone else come’!
The system was killing her!
She didn’t have enough time to badmouth the system before she heard the hoarse voice from the man.
“I’ll support you. You turn around.”
Gu Shishi’s heart started to pound madly.
One of the man’s warm hands was already placed on her shoulder and the other one on her waist.
Gu Shishi only felt a tingling sensation from her waist area rushing to her brain along with goosebumps.
The man behind her, on the other hand, seemed to be hesitating. Even his breathing seemed to have paused.
He talked in a low voice.
“Where are your pajamas?”
The hot breath from his was already breathing onto her ear.
Gu Shishi could a burning sensation between her neck and the back of her ears was instantly!
Her red lips parted, then shut again.
She could only point at the closet with her trembling fingers.
Huo Sishen nodded his understanding.
Half a minute later, with one set in each of his hands… … all of them were of shameful designs… …
The amount of fabric used was mortifyingly low along with many transparent portions on them... …
One of them was read like a mid-day sun and other one was a sophisticated pure black color.
Gu Shishi only wished there was a hole on the ground that she could hide into right now!
Aunty Lin! ! !
– All of her new clothes were packed by Aunty Lin!
Aunty Lin had told her a day prior that she had placed her sleepwear for the island in their room, along with two extras.
Gu Shishi didn’t ask any questions; she was just super happy.
But… … what the heck were these?!
Chapter 328
"Turn, turn the lights off... ..." (2)
When Gu Shishi looked at the two semi-transparent pieces of clothes in front of her….. she instantaneously understood the meaning behind that bright smile of Aunty Lin at the time!
Aunty Lin had also added that they were real silk, very comfortable, and sweat-absorbing.
Gu Shishi felt dizzy.
Sweat-absorbing……
Why, oh, why would you do this to me, Aunty Lin?!
The way that Huo Sishen was looking at her became more complex.
She could practically read the so-this-is-your-style shock on him.
“…… No. It wasn’t me… It was Aunt… Aunty Lin.”
Gu Shishi shook her hands frantically. She was about to burst into tears.
“Which one do you want?”
Gu Shishi felt troubled. She wanted neither one of them!
There was even a rare hint of smile in Huo Sishen’s eyes.
Quickly, a loose and wide hotel bath robe was placed in front of her.
“Change into this one.”
Gu Shishi instantly let out a huge sigh of relief with appreciation.
She wanted to look up but was stopped by Huo Sishen’s warm palm.
“Why don’t we undo your hair first?”
Anyone who was married would know this.
The head full of hairspray, one couldn’t just undo them. It needed to be scrubbed off violently.
She needed to change, to wash her hair, to remove the makeup on her, ba……
And she was now someone who had half-handicapped and would require the assistance of others.
Gu Shishi could feel tears in her eyes.
Doggone system!
No! She was the stupid one! Why did she have to drink??
With her doggone skill and she chose to drink on a day like this……
Gu Shishi was regretted deeply.
Huo Sishen, too, narrowed his eyes. It was the very first time that he tried to undo a woman’s hair. With all the pearls and flowers entangled within the long wavey hair, it made him felt that this was more of a challenge than pouring through his documents at work!
By the time Gu Shishi’s hair was undo, he was already starting to sweat on his forehead.
Gu Shishi tried her best to work with him. Using whatever consciousness that was remained in her, she placed the bath robe on her front and tried to undo the zipper on her back.
Luckily this body was very flexible.
She was able to reach the zipper with ease.
As she slowly pulled it down thinking that she had covered most of herself up with the bath robe, her beautiful back, white like snow, started to reveal themselves in front of Huo Sishen as though a scroll was being unrolled.
“Er……”
She struggled with it for a while and then her hand wasn’t able to reach it anymore.
She was just almost half way down the slipper.
“Please… help…” said Gu Shishi in a very low and very embarrassed voice.
While she talked, she failed to notice that the temperature of the breath coming from the man behind her had already turned burning hot.
Huo Sishen’s sweat had dripped down his nose bridge, onto his neck, and ran past his throat.
As though he had just got through a major battle, Huo Shishen finally closed his eyes with difficulty.
“Mmm.”
His large hand finally located the zipper and unzipped it all the way after pressing against her back a few times.
The smoothness and softness that he felt on his fingertips exceeded his expectation.
He breathing stopped for a few seconds before he took over the bath robe that she was clutching in her hand and wrapped it around her entire body from the back.
It was then when they finally pull the gown, that was half way off, all the way down.
He supported Gu Shishi as she struggled free from the train of the gown.
When he finally opened up his eyes, he was instantly attacked by the stunning view in front of him.
She did not put her arms through the sleeves of the bath robe.
The man’s style black robe was way too loose on her and made her look like she had was roughly wrapped in a large bath towel.
The contrast between the light and dark colors along with the contract between strength and femininity……
Was dazzling.
Chapter 329
"Turn, turn the lights off... ..." (3)
Huo Sishen couldn't help but cleared his throat. “Go to bed.”
Gu Shishi, with her head of straws, “… …”
Oh, nevermind. She had given up on washing her hair anyway.
She floating over to the bed, dazed, and finally plopped onto the soft, big bed as she had wanted to.
The relaxing of her body made her let out a long and contented sigh.
Huo Sishen walked over quickly to pull the blanket over her.
He, too, let out a sigh of relief when her fair skin was covered by the large blanket.
The fiasco in the bedroom was even more stressful than tending to the guests all day long.
He had just straightened out the blanket and was about to stand up and leave when the person under the blanket refused to behave anymore.
As though the blanket was making her very uncomfortable.
She squirmed around a few inches under it.
“Don’t… … don’t go.”
Huo Sishen’s eyes deepened.
“Okay.
“I won’t leave till after you have fallen asleep.”
Gu Shishi struggled to cover her face with her hands.
“I don’t want to go to bed.”
[Successful rejection count: 1]
Huo Sishen, “… …”
Silence.
The room went silence all of a sudden.
Gu Shishi couldn’t even open her eyes to look.
She was trying to give him a hard time; she knew that!
“Then just keep your eyes close and rest up.”
Huo Sishen tucked her shoulder that she had pulled out back underneath the blanket.
“No… …”
[Successful reject count: 2]
Gu Shishi: … … Dang! She was practically sweating!
Huo Sishen, on the other hand, frowned a little and, once again, straightened up the blanket.
He reached over and picked up the tablet sitting on top of the night table.
He decided to ignore her and tend to his work.
The more one engages with a drunk person; the more they’d want to engage.
Her limpid eyes were becoming more and more lively. She did not look sleepy at all.
Much like a child, the more they fuss, the happier they get.
She just might closer he eyes and fall asleep docilely from boredom if he ignored her.
He focused on his work.
He wasn’t typing but just read on his screen.
The orange-colored light reflecting off his handsome face make his defined features even more attractive. It was a strong and masculine kind of attraction.
Gu Shishi, who was waiting for attention, started to drool as she looked at him.
After drooling for a while, Gu Shishi noticed that the boss had fully entered into work mode and had completely blocked her out.
This… steel straight male!
Was she not charming enough?
Gu Shishi felt a stuffiness in her chest.
The alcohol made her brain worked faster than normal and also made her do what she normally wouldn’t.
She moved her hand disgruntledly and struggled to free it from under the blanket that was tucked underneath her body.
Sticking out a finger, she poked the man who only cared about his work – on his muscular thigh.
Huo Sishen paused all of a sudden.
“Why are you still awake?”
His voice was very dull.
The tears brought about by the alcohol in Gu Shishi’s limpid eyes sparkled.
Biting down on her lips, she shook her little face again.
Then tears rolled down her cheeks.
[Successful rejection count: 3]
[You are in the home stretch of the missions!]
[Go, host, go! Complete the final step of a wedding night!]
Huo Sishen’s sigh sounded faintly in the room.
“What is it?”
With a boom, her face was so hot that it could practically explode.
She tilted her head a little and her voice was soft and low.
“I… I want what others get…”
Having said that, she bit her lips and wouldn’t say another word.
She couldn’t back off now! She had gone too far for that!
She wouldn’t let the boss, who was already dangling in front of her, get away. Who knew how long she had to wait for her next opportunity?!
Suddenly, she recalled her master’s words.
Every experience in life has its value. Don’t let any opportunity slip by when it was presented in front of you!
Because, they would, one day, become part of the experience of one’s life and became another bit of maturity under a painter’s brush.
She closed her eyes, trembling.
Screw experiences! Screw painting!
She just wanted to be in love!
She refused to die without experiencing that once again!
Even Huo Sishen’s hand over the mouse had stopped when he heard that.
The very next second, a naughty little hand had already grabbed onto his belt… …
He was taken aback a little.
And, just like that, the tablet had slipped onto the floor.
Nobody cared about it.
Laughter from the guests could be heard from outside of the cabin.
The bright red curtains fluttered in the wind and the sound of waves came from under them. There was even a tweet or two from seagulls from time to time.
The night was young… …
“Turn, turn the light off… …”
Gu Shishi cried out in the middle of her panic.
The kiss that followed immediately drowned out the rest of her words.
Chapter 330
"They want you to, ahem, get a divorce." (1)
The sea breeze with its unique saltiness smell blew into the bedroom.
Even the gauze curtain was brushing up against the bed.
When Gu Shishi woke up and noticed that she was sleeping on the soft bed on her stomach, she was dazed for two minutes.
Nevertheless, her mind was cleared all of a sudden when she heard the reminder from the system.
[Main mission Wedding Night completed!]
[Would you like to apply the reward Bride halo now?]
Gu Shishi blinked.
Any other time, she would have confirmed and went to check out the nature of the halo immediately.
Today, however, she recalled what happened the night before.
She lowered her head, reached out her hand, flipped open the blanket and took a look.
And then… she was stunned.
Her memories came flooding back.
Last night, Huo Sishen put down his tablet, turned the light off, and kissed her.
He didn’t care that she hasn’t showered; she still had makeup on; or that her hair wasn’t washed.
After he had kissed her, he only hugged her and told her softly to go to bed. They could talk about everything else after she had sobered up the next day.
She felt both anxious and a pang of heartache at the time.
He worried that she only wanted to be with him because she was drunk and that her feelings for him wasn’t real.
The boss did not want to take advantage of her.
She, on the other hand, just wanted to have him no matter what. What an animal she was.
Tortured by her own guilty conscience, she was hesitant whether she should make a move on the boss who wasn’t doing anything.
Holding her in his arms, he was a total gentleman who wasn’t touching her anywhere else.
Finally, as she stared at the ceiling in a trance for ten minutes struggling between “giving up” and “continuing”……
She heard deep and smooth breathing from the man next to her. He seemed to have fallen asleep.
She felt defeated immediately and finally decided to give up on the assignment.
Nevertheless, as soon as she had closed her eyes, she started flipping like a pancake and was not able to fall asleep at all.
In her brain, scene after scene of the boss taking care of her, putting up with her, buying gifts for her, and just overall being nice to her starting playing through in her head…..
Finally, when she felt sweet and cheerful and that it would be okay even if she couldn’t conquer the boss tonight, the man hugging her from behind let out a light sigh.
“You really want it that much?”
Gu Shishi could remember how, at that very moment, her entire body, from head to toe, started to burn.
Each and every single pore of hers felt like they were being soaked in boiling water.
The boss’s question made her feel extremely shameful.
Yet, the very next second, she had decided to follow her heart, no, the alcohol, and nodded.
And then, the boss’s strong body was on top of her… …
“Oh!”
As she recalled what had happened and saw the hickeys on herself, she pulled the blanket over her head.
This was too shameful!
The boss even pretended to be asleep to coax her to go to sleep.
But she refused. She insisted on ahem!
She had alcohol in her last night but she was completely sober now. She felt that should this get recorded into the family stories, she could just die from embarrassment.
Ahem!
[Host, don’t let that get to your head.]
[A thousand-mile-long embankment can be ruined by an ant hill. You still got a long way to go.]
“When, when did I let it get to my head?!”
Gu Shishi’s face blushed as she sat up!
She was feeling shy, alright?
[The wedding, the completion of the ceremony, merely allowed the host to go from an intern prominent family wife to an official one.]
Gu Shishi frowned.
So all those effort she put in only brought her to the starting point?
[Host, marriage need to be maintained over time. Besides, the male lead’s doting for you is not at its max yet. Your life as a prominent family’s wife can come to an end any second.]
Gu Shishi, “… …”
Nobody like hearing bullsh*t like “Be careful, you just might get a divorce later on” on the day after their wedding.
[I know this is not what you want to hear right now, but the host must keep in mind that your husband is not the same as everyone else. He has yet to get over his mental issue.]
[It is not over until he could fully trust you, trust himself, and believe the two of you belong together.]
Gu Shishi lifted her brows.
She glanced over at the fondness indication in the system.
The glance startled her.
As much as the system was managing her expectation and telling her to not let her guard down, “Doting of the Male Lead” and “Acknowledgement from Others” had both gone up an entire level yesterday.
The first one to LV6 and the latter, LV5.
Her maximum life had reached 60 days overnight!
Getting married was so awesome!
Gu Shishi was so happy that she couldn’t even keep her mouth closed