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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nHow Lin Che wished she could bury herself into a hole in the ground. As she looked at him, she fiddled with her hands as she said sheepishly, “Last night…”

n“To be precise, you should say this morning because it was already dawn when you came back.” Holding a white, ceramic coffee mug between his fingers, he brought it to his lips and took a sip.

n“…” Fine. Lin Che said lowly, “S-sorry. I was drunk. I… I forgot what I did.” Lin Che was intending to play ignorance.

nGu Jingze raised his deep eyes and looked at her. “You did nothing.”

n“Is that so,” Lin Che blurted.

nGu Jingze’s eyes flashed. “Or were you hoping that you did something?”

n“No, no. It’s best if I didn’t do anything.” Lin Che looked down in guilt.

nGu Jingze narrowed his eyes and stared at her. “It looks like you’ve forgotten everything?”

nLin Che said quickly, “Yes, yes. I remember nothing.”

nGu Jingze came closer to her and stared at her face with his dark gaze. “You kissed me last night.”

nShocked, Lin Che said frantically, “No way. That didn’t happen at all. I remember clearly that I vomited before I even kissed you.”

nIt was only after she finished speaking that she realized her words. She quickly reached her hand up to cover her own mouth.

nGu Jingze raised his eyebrows. “It looks like you didn’t really forget everything.”

nGreatly embarrassed, Lin Che truly wanted to slap herself a few times.

nWith her face flushed completely red, she lowered her head and said, “Sorry, I know that I’m a married woman now, but I still behaved in that way… It’s my fault. I was drunk last night, so I wasn’t fully conscious. I won’t do that next time.”

n“There’s still a next time?” Gu Jingze’s brow twitched.

n“No more, no more. There won’t be a second time, at least not during our marriage,” Lin Che said frantically.

nGu Jingze glared at her before getting up leisurely. Without a second glance at her, he walked out directly.

nLin Che sat there with her hands clasped together, her face full of regret.

nShe had actually called Gu Jingze “Hubby”, hugged him, and asked for kisses.

nShe would rather die.

nShe could not blame him for being furious. She had made a deal with him to mutually stay out of each other’s affairs but last night, she had instead done something so crazy in her drunken stupor. She had even dared to call him Hubby even though they were just married under a contract.

nHe was used to being superior. To hear someone call him Hubby must have made him fall apart inside.

nBesides, even if he wanted to hear someone call him Hubby, he would only want to hear Mo Huiling doing so. There was no way he would want to hear her call him that.

nIn her immense frustration, Lin Che swatted her head.

nWhen the maid saw this, she walked over quickly. “Madam, what happened to you?”

nLin Che said gloomily, “It’s nothing. I just have a bit of a headache.”

nThe maid said softly, “Madam, Sir probably didn’t sleep well last night, so he’s not in a good mood. Also, his complexion is very poor. Don’t worry, Madam.”

nLin Che raised her head. “He didn’t sleep well last night? Did he suffer because of me?”

nThe maid said, “No, Sir took a cold shower that lasted half the night, so he didn’t sleep well.”

nWhat?

nDumbfounded, Lin Che said, “Your Sir has so many weird habits. Why take a cold shower for no reason?”

nThe maid did not know either. She could only guess as she said, “I saw Doctor Chen come over just now. It’s probably because Sir recently changed his medical treatment plan to a new one.”

nLin Che shook her head and thought to herself that Gu Jingze’s illness was really troublesome.

nAt the same time inside Gu Jingze’s study room.

nGu Jingze looked at his doctor. “I feel like my body went through some new changes recently.”

nIt was not Chen Yucheng’s first or second day helping Gu Jingze with his treatment. He had been doing this for over ten years since Gu Jingze’s illness began. So when he heard him saying this now, he asked monotonously, “What changes?”

n“It’s just that recently when I touch Lin Che, I don’t really feel uncomfortable. I don’t break out in rashes either. I’m wondering if it’s because I had intimate relations with her, so I’m not that repulsed.”

nChen Yucheng shrugged and said, “I think that’s entirely possible.”

nGu Jingze frowned. “I want a concrete answer, not a possibility.”

nChen Yucheng could only grudgingly say, “Sir, your illness is in itself very strange. You’re probably the only case in the whole world. Thus, I only have you as a case study to examine. How can I give you a concrete answer?”

nGu Jingze’s gaze dimmed and his expression darkened.

nChen Yucheng sighed and said, “But, Sir. You only can’t touch women. It’s not like you can’t get aroused. All your bodily functions operate like a typical person’s, so it’s normal for you to have feelings toward a woman.”

n“No way.”Gu Jingze looked at him. “I already have Huiling and what happened between me and Lin Che was just an accident.”

n“If that’s the case… you can just try to have intimate relations again to check if your body might feel differently.”

n“No, this isn’t an experiment.” Gu Jingze stood up, took his clothes, and walked out.

nLin Che was not a guinea pig either.

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nAt a Western restaurant.

nGu Jingze elegantly held a knife and fork in each hand as he sliced the exquisite beef on his plate.

nTo the side, a violinist was playing melodious music, giving the entire, high-class restaurant a tranquil feel with ample ambiance.

nMo Huiling smiled as she said, “The food here is really quite good.”

nGu Jingze nodded. “It is.”

nMo Huiling saw that there was something wrong with Gu Jingze’s expression. Confused, she asked, “Jingze, why are you in such low spirits today?”

nGu Jingze looked up slightly. “Maybe it’s because I didn’t sleep well last night.”

nMo Huiling’s face crumpled a little. With some resentment in her gaze, she looked at him with her head down. “About what I said before, my suggestion for you to move out and live with me. Have you decided?”

nThe hand holding his fork paused. “I’m still considering it.”

nIn a fit of anger, Mo Huiling put down her fork and knife immediately, “Jingze, are you even seriously considering it?”

nUpon being forcefully questioned, Gu Jingze felt a little impatient. But he thought to himself, He could understand; it was normal for Mo Huiling to have such worries.

n“I am considering it seriously. However, I don’t want to take the risk of being discovered by my family. You know that I am a cautious person in my dealings. I would much rather prefer thorough plans that are absolutely safe as opposed to being worried every day about whether or not I will be discovered.”

n“You… is it really because you’re afraid of being discovered or is it because you just don’t want to be separated from your wife?!” Mo Huiling said, almost running out of patience.

nGu Jingze froze as Mo Huiling stood up immediately. “If you don’t want to be separated from her, then I’ll leave. I’ll back out and let the two of you be together. Wouldn’t that be great?”

nAs she said this, Mo Huiling took her bag and walked out without looking back.

nGu Jingze put down his fork and knife, but he sat there without chasing after her.

nOf course, he wanted to tell Mo Huiling that there was nothing going on between him and Lin Che. However, it was not necessarily true that he and Lin Che had no relationship.

nAt the very least, they had the most intimate of relationships; something he could not deny.

nVery soon after, he returned home, but before he even entered, he seemed to hear Lin Che inside speaking to someone over the phone.

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