Chapter 5: Irresponsible

trouble ahead."Since things have come to this, the wedding date has already been set. It's a done deal. Unless something unexpected happens, the wedding will take place on the 25th of this month. Men...As the guests departed, Gu Jingxi returned to his own courtyard, where lights were ablaze.

He had drunk quite a bit today, already five or six points drunk. He rubbed his temples and glanced at the main house. He himself found it absurd. It was supposed to be his son's wedding day, but in the end, by some twist of fate, he ended up marrying the bride himself.

This was the most unconventional thing he had done in his twenty-nine years. When Meng Jin Yao resolutely chose him, stubbornly wanting to marry him, looking into Meng Jin Yao's unwavering gaze, he didn't know what state of mind he was in, and he agreed out of some inexplicable impulse.

Meanwhile, Meng Jinyao had already removed her makeup and was sitting nervously in the room after a bath, waiting. When she heard the sound of the door opening, she relaxed her tightly clenched hands and looked up to see the man walking towards her with his tall and straight figure, taking steady steps.

Although there were no spectators present, her heart was far from calm. She forced a nonchalant expression and walked forward, acting the dutiful wife. With an air of compliance, she asked, "Would you like to bathe first I shall have a maidservant prepare the water."

His call of "husband" was completely justified.

Gu Jingxi looked at her in surprise. He didn't expect that when she was alone facing him, she could still remain calm and composed, without any awkwardness. It was as if the person she was marrying from the beginning to the end was himself, not Xiu Ming. On the contrary, he, a big man, felt a little awkward in his heart. He said faintly, "There's no need to busy yourself. I'm just coming back to get a set of clean clothes. It's late, you should rest first."

Meng Jin Yao, upon hearing this, furrowed her brow and, gathering her courage, raised her eyes to look at him. Seeing the man's calm expression, she asked, "Husband, it seems that irresponsible men from the Gu family are a common trait"

Gu Jingxi didn't react for a moment and asked, "What"

Meng Jin's hand clenched inside her sleeve, then relaxed. She accused, "Your son eloped on his wedding day, and you left your wife alone on their wedding night. Isn't this a case of like father, like son, an undeniable inheritance of irresponsibility"

She knew that Gu Jingxi was probably unhappy about being forced into marriage with her, and wanted to ignore her. But who could blame her After all, Gu Jingxi was a terrible parent! If he didn't want to marry her, he should have broken the engagement earlier instead of making her the laughingstock on their wedding day, leaving her trapped with no way out.

She didn't think marrying Gu Jingxi was a terrible sin after all. After all, it was the Gu family who had wronged her first, and Gu Jingxi himself had agreed at the time. Now on their wedding night, he actually wanted her to spend the night alone If this got out, how could she possibly establish herself in the household

Since you married her, you have to take responsibility as a husband. Otherwise, don't get married in the first place. Anyway, Gu Jingxi is not capable, they can only sleep together under the covers. She isn't afraid of sharing the same bed with Gu Jingxi.

Gu Jingxi understood, and immediately smiled, nonchalantly saying, “Before you married me, didn't you know why I adopted a child from the clan”

Meng Jin Yao saw that he didn't mind mentioning his ailment at all. She guessed that this was a secret everyone knew, and she admired his composure in bringing it up. If she were another man, she thought, he would probably feel ashamed, or even angry and embarrassed.

Since Gu Jingxi doesn't mind, she also frankly said: "Husband, you only have a hidden ailment, you are not ill with a strange disease that prevents you from sleeping with a woman. Besides, since I know the situation, and still firmly chose to marry you, how could I care about these things"

Upon hearing this, Gu Jingxi's eyes looked at her strangely. She wasn't sure if she was overthinking it, but she felt as if the woman had only chosen to marry him because she couldn't find anyone better.

Thinking of this, Gu Jingxi frowned slightly. But seeing a trace of imperceptible grievance in the eyes of his newlywed wife, he was stunned. It was understandable that she felt wronged being alone on their wedding night, especially after what happened today. Not breaking down and crying was already a miracle. In the end, he nodded, his tone softening: "Since my wife doesn't mind, let the maidservant prepare water."d not be too petty; it leads to great chaos."Meng Jiny Yao relaxed her expression: "I know, for the next ten or eight years, it shouldn't be touched."For a moment, Meng Jinyu changed the subject: "Hus...