Chapter 41 (1/2)

The Zhen and Gu households reunited for dinner at the Gu household’s home

Mrs Zhen always loved Gu Jing as her own daughter She put the last chicken leg into Gu Jing’s bowl ‘Little girl, eat the chicken leg you love most’

‘Thank you aunty Zhen,’ Gu Jing said

Gu Jing and Zhen Lang secretly exchanged a look with each other She clearly understood why, because she pros for dinner She picked up the last chicken leg with her chopsticks and she put it into Zhen Lang’s bowl ‘For you to eat’

Gu Jing lowered her head and she ate two spoonful of rice But suddenly the room became silent, she lifted her head and she realised her parents and Zhen Lang’s parents looked shocked Uncle Zhen held a braised rib between his chopsticks in mid-air like someone immobilized his vital acupuncture points

Zhen Lang picked up the chicken leg his wife gave him and he bit a piece of chicken His parents and his wife’s parents’ mouths ide open and they looked back and forth between him and his wife

Mrs Gu used a free finger to poke her husband’s ar to someone else’

Mr Gu’s eyes were full of anticipation ‘I see Little girl hasn’t given anyone a chicken leg before, it’s a strange phenomenon’

Gu Jing’s parents and Zhen Lang’s parents’ suspicious staresfro’s bowl and she bit a piece of chicken ‘Before I didn’t see clearly, I’ now’

‘Little girl, Zhen Lang bit into the chicken leg already,’ Mrs Zhen said

Gu Jing panicked, she didn’t know if she should eat the chicken leg or not She looked at the four pairs of suspicious eyes and her chopsticks flew into Zhen Lang’s bowl ‘For you’

‘U said

Zhen Lang cal his wife put back into his bowl

Mr Zhen recovered from shock the fastest His son inherited cal along living together in the city?’

‘Good,’ Zhen Lang said

Gu Jing silently buried her head into her bowl and ate

‘I think you two are getting along good too,’ Mr Zhen said He save anyone food before and you never ate food given by someone else It’s only been a short few ed a lot’

Gu Jing choked on rice She covered her‘We haven’t changed’

Gu Jing spoke too fast and she carelessly bit her lips She took a deep breath, her teeth released her lips and she endured the pain

Gu Jing didn’t dare to lift her head from her bowl and look into the four pairs of suspicious eyes

Zhen Lang continued to eat like nothing happened ‘Since ere children weren’t ays close and caring toward each other?’

Mr and Mrs Zhen and Mr and Mrs Gu conteether

Gu Jing covered her mouth and she licked her painful lips She looked pitifully at Zhen Lang who sat opposite her Zhen Lang’s eyes were callancing once in her direction

Gu Jing silently ate her bowl of rice and on the inside she cursed the jinx because he ate dinner dishes with pain free lips She fiercely ate the rice like they were the jinx’s calm eyes

‘Did everyone check the updated fa asked

Gu Jing put her bowl and chopsticks down on the dining table ‘Zhen Lang! You…’

Gu Jing fu promised her that he wouldn’t tell their parents but he broke his promise

Mrs Gu glared at her rude daughter ‘Little girl, what are you saying? You’re being rude’

Gu Jing saw her parents and Zhen Lang’s parents shocked faces and she shat she wanted to say ‘I…’

Zhen Lang passed his e another bowl of rice? Then can you scoop a bowl of rice for me too? Thank you’

Mrs Gu s ‘I don’t need to check the family records you updated I trust you updated them responsibly like the sa addresses, what is there for me to check?’

Gu Jing felt her soul that fleay returned to her body She looked at Zhen Lang’s empty bowl in front of her and she reluctantly scooped hi for threatening her with their family birth records

Gu Jing wanted to du’s head, but she endured her frustrations and she silently continued to eat her bowl or rice On the inside she cursed Zhen Lang for ust of wind about to sweep her away

‘Big sister, Mrs Zhang’s daughter gavebrother The wedding is next week,’ Mrs Gu said with the look of envy in hers

‘Little sister, last randchild, a loveable chubby grandson,’ Mrs Zhen said

‘Even Mr Sun’s son whose face isn’t easy on the eyes has a girlfriend Two days ago he buirlfriend, she’s a pretty little girl,’ Mr Gu said

‘Don’t worry, irlfriend,’ Mr Zhen said

Mrs Gu sighed and she shook her head ‘What a pity about hter’s direction If soynous looks’

‘Who says no one wantssaid She sla deal about getting married? I…’

Zhen Lang’s eyes lit up Gu Jing realised she almost risked her life and she sed her words

‘I’ said

Gu Jing swayed to her bedroom and she collapsed on the bed She feared for her life because she nearly confessed at the dining table that she was aunty Zhen and uncle Zhen’s new daughter-in-law She felt the situation at her parents’ hoerous If she spat out another tords she feared she would die without a burial place for her corpse She bla on the jinx, if it wasn’t for him then she wouldn’t be in such a pitiful situation

‘Little girl, wash the dishes!’ Mrs Gu said loudly fro room

‘Yessaid but she lazily laid on the bed

Gu Jing hit her head against her pillow She couldn’t believe she gave Zhen Lang the opportunity to give her grief for the rest of her life She berated herself for signing the ned the for poisoned her She wanted to be as far away as possible fro

Gu Jing heard footsteps but she didn’t lift her head from her pillow ‘I’ me’