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

Chapter 128 Mutual Praise in Business

"Yes, these are good days." Gu Shuang wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and forced a bright smile.

Since she was taken back to the Gu family mansion by the father and son, her mental state has visibly improved.

Time never treats beauties unfairly.

In just a few days, she no longer had that gloomy and miserable look she had before.

Her once thin cheeks gradually gained some weight.

"Ah Ning hasn't tasted Auntie's cooking yet, has she? Auntie will cook you a delicious meal herself later."

“Okay.” Wei Dongning readily agreed and reached out to link arms with Gu Shuang: “Looks like I’m in for a treat. Ayan will probably be envious of me when he gets back.”

Gu Shuang tapped the tip of her nose: "Ayan is more fortunate to have the opportunity to marry you."

Xiao Wu scratched his head in Wei Dongning's mind and muttered in confusion, "Why do I hear a hint of mutual flattery in your voice?"

"Congratulations, you have learned advanced ways of expressing human emotions."

"I always said I was a genius."

Upon receiving Wei Dongning's praise, Xiao Wu almost grinned from ear to ear.

It knew that as an advanced system, it could do everything to the best of its ability.

Gu Shuang was helped by Wei Dongning towards the kitchen.

As Gu Shuang passed by Wei Dongning's courtyard, she couldn't help but ask, "I heard from Ayan that you have a white cat, but I haven't seen the little guy at all these past few days."

“Xiao Wu has probably been feeling cold these past few days and has been staying in her room rather than coming out,” Wei Dongning explained with a smile, leading her to their bedroom door. “I reckon she’s probably sleeping in her room right now.”

Upon hearing that he had something to do, Xiao Wu darted back into his kitten's body.

Just a second before they opened the door, they pretended to be asleep in their nest.

"Little five?"

After Wei Dongning pushed open the door, she shouted inside.

With her exceptional acting skills, Xiao Wu meowed, shook her fur, and came out of her den.

Gu Shuang looked at the white ball of fluff running towards them, and her joy was beyond words.

He crouched down and held Xiao Wu in his arms, stroking its fur with his warm hands: "This little guy is so cute, all round and chubby. He looks like a good baby who can eat a lot."

Wei Dongning didn't miss Xiao Wu's stiff expression when he heard those words, and secretly felt like laughing.

So even kittens have body image anxiety.

During the time she was dieting, Xiao Wu would eat a lot of delicious food to tempt her.

Now he's reaping what he sowed.

That old saying is indeed quite true.

Laughing at someone for being inferior to others.

When Gu Peiyan returned home, she saw a dejected little dog named Xiao Wu.

I picked it up and placed it on my lap, then casually handed it a piece of its favorite snack. But Xiao Wu just sniffed it and turned its face away.

Gu Peiyan had never seen it like this before, and looked at Wei Dongning with a hint of worry: "Why does Xiao Wu seem unhappy? It won't even eat its favorite food."

Wei Dongning couldn't help but laugh every time she thought about Xiao Wu's "ordeal" today.

However, out of a sense of chivalry, Wei Dongning refrained from laughing out loud.

She relayed everything her aunt had said about Xiao Wu to Gu Peiyan.

Xiao Wu turned her head back and looked at him pitifully, hoping to hear some words of comfort from him.

Gu Peiyan simply picked him up in silence and lifted him up a couple of times.

Wei Dongning was also afraid that he might say something unpleasant, so she frantically made hand gestures behind Xiao Wu, trying to get Gu Peiyan to receive her signal as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Gu Peiyan glanced at Wei Dongning before speaking, and changed the words she was about to say to Wei Dongning: "Xiao Wu is in just the right condition. Auntie isn't saying Xiao Wu is fat. Older people don't like to see their children too thin."

Wei Dongning let out a long sigh of relief.

She chuckled and teased Gu Peiyan, saying, "Your aunt is still very young. If she heard you say that, it would definitely hurt her feelings."

"I'm not good with words, please don't make fun of me, madam."

Xiao Wu popped out of Gu Peiyan's arms with a "meow".

He looked them both over with a puzzled expression.

Weren't those two just comforting it?

Why does this conversation sound more and more like a display of affection?

Is it because the kitten isn't eye-catching enough that they didn't see it?

Gu Peiyan waved to Xiao Fu, who was standing to the side, and handed Xiao Wu over: "Take Xiao Wu out to play and relax."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu became somewhat displeased again, and asked Wei Dongning the soul-searching question in her mind: "Did he treat me like a third wheel?"

Otherwise, why would we let it leave at this time?

They must have felt that it was hindering their relationship.

That's really going too far.

“You’re wrong about him. He was just worried that you were in a bad mood, so he asked Xiao Fu to go out and have some fun with you. If you don’t want to, you can just stay inside.”

Wei Dongning subconsciously defended Gu Peiyan.

Everyone in the room could see how much Gu Peiyan adored Xiao Wu.

Sometimes he speaks very bluntly, and Xiao Wu doesn't quite understand the hidden meaning in his words.

This back-and-forth caused them to speak as if they were in different time zones.

Suddenly, an unrealistic idea popped into Wei Dongning's mind—sending Xiao Wu to learn reading comprehension might help.

"Ningbao, I think you probably don't love me anymore." Xiao Wu pretended to wipe away non-existent tears: "You actually defended him right away, instead of speaking up for me."

"Alright, you little drama queen. Wipe the drool from the corner of your mouth first."

Don't think she didn't see it; her eyes never left the snacks.

When Xiao Wu realized he had been exposed, he simply stopped pretending.

She broke free from Xiao Fu's embrace, jumped back onto Gu Peiyan's lap, snatched the snack he had placed on the table, and then swaggered away.

A series of smooth combos left Gu Peiyan stunned.

I never expected that Xiao Wu, who had just refused to eat snacks, would actually come back and "make a surprise attack".

Wei Dongning, on the other hand, was not surprised at all.

Xiao Wu and she are the same type.

Her temper flares up quickly but subsides just as fast.

As for the affected appetite, it only lasts for a short while.

You still have to eat.

Seeing Xiao Wu walk away from the room with Xiao Fu, Gu Peiyan couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle softly: "Sometimes I feel like Xiao Wu is just like a little kid."

A good meal and a few kind words can make you forget all your unhappiness.

"Xiao Wu should only be one or two years old? That's the age when the cat loves to play."

Wei Dongning cannot judge an animal's age by its teeth.

I also felt that its kitten body shouldn't be as big as the electronic miniature.

I just guessed a fairly reliable age off the top of my head.

Anyway, Gu Peiyan didn't understand.

She can fool anyone she wants.

What delicious food did your auntie make for you today?