At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

After handling the company's arrangements, Gu Yu spent the next two days not concerned with company matters.

Instead, he accompanied Xinyue to meet with elders one by one and explain their plans to go abroad for an extended trip.

Mr. Liu and Mrs. Bai's noodle shop business was as good as ever; when Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue visited them, the couple was too busy to chat.

At the same time, Mr. Liu mentioned that since Lianxiang's scandal involving the sale of state assets was exposed, someone from Lianxiang's senior management had approached him, hoping he would return to the company and get involved in its management once again.

But Mr. Liu had refused.

He believed he was already old, nearing retirement age, and wanted nothing more than to enjoy his family life in peace.

Gu Yu, having heard this, expressed his strong agreement.

Mr. Liu had been away from Lianxiang for so long, who knew what the internal management was like now, and with the recent events, inviting Mr. Liu back might just be setting him up to take the blame!

Staying out of it was the wise choice.

After a brief chat with Mr. and Mrs. Liu and informing them of their plans to go abroad, Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue left the noodle shop amidst a myriad of cautions and well-wishes.

They then drove to Lin Xinyue's family home.

"Mr. Liu and Mrs. Bai's noodle shop is really doing better and better. Maybe in the future, they could even open a franchise!" Gu Yu remarked as he drove, chatting with Lin Xinyue, who was in the passenger seat.

Lin Xinyue was busy sending a message to the new finance staff at the company. Hearing Gu Yu's words, she put down her phone and smiled, "That's all thanks to you!"

"If you hadn't invested in buying the shop from Liu Ermao back then, Mr. Liu's cooking skills might have been lost by now."

Having sent off the last Word document to the finance staff and placing her phone in the car door's storage slot, she rested her chin on her hands over the dashboard, her gaze distant as she looked out the window.

Cars and people slid past on both sides, as if the passage of time were physically manifesting before her eyes.

Time had already passed so quickly; she had been with Gu Yu for over three months.

In their romantic relationship, they were now in what could be considered the passionate love phase.

But to her, it felt as though aside from the initial awkwardness and adjustment, she and Gu Yu had always been in passionate love.

Even though they occasionally had busy schedules that limited their time together in a day, their affection for each other kept deepening.

Unlike couples who spend all day together playing games and indulging in various entertainments, they both had a shared business to strive for.

They had also experienced emotional lows and had been open with each other.

Their relationship was incredibly healthy, and she sometimes felt as if it was all a dream, or like she was acting in a sweet Korean drama series.

But this wasn't a dream or a script; it was real, tangible emotion.

As thoughts swirled in her mind, and with the sweetness suffusing her heart, she couldn't help but turn to look at Gu Yu's profile and blurt out, "Gu Yu, let's get married when we get back!"

Her eyes were full of resolve and seriousness as she made the most important decision of her life.

"Ah... uh, ah—!?"

It was the peak of lunchtime and Gu Yu was intently weaving through traffic. Upon hearing Lin Xinyue's words, he instinctively responded.

Then he suddenly realized something was off about that statement!

His eyes widened in shock, and he almost veered into an old man wobbling on a tricycle at the side of the road.

He quickly gripped the steering wheel to steady the car, but he struggled to settle his racing heart.

He didn't even dare look into Lin Xinyue's eyes.

His gaze fixed on the license plates in front of him as he frantically pondered how to respond to Lin Xinyue's proposal.

He felt that this was the moment to deliver a moving, earth-shattering speech that would bring tears to the eyes, but his brain seemed to have stopped working.

All the poetry and famous love quotes he had learned seemed to have vanished from his memory.

"Why aren't you saying anything... Do you think what I said was too impulsive..."

Lin Xinyue pursed her lips, looking hesitantly at Gu Yu.

She could tell outright that Gu Yu at this moment was like a little schoolboy called on by the teacher in class, his whole body exuding nervousness.

She also realized that the place and timing of her speech were not quite right.

It seemed somewhat hasty.

After pondering for a few seconds and seeing that Gu Yu still wasn't speaking, she bit her lower lip, wanting to take back what she had just said, "Well, in that case… we can talk about this some other time…" Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire

"Okay!"

Just as she was about to finish her sentence, Gu Yu suddenly turned his face towards her with a smile.

"Huh?" Lin Xinyue was also confused, unsure whether Gu Yu's 'okay' referred to what she said first or latterly.

They were just waiting for the traffic light at this moment.

Gu Yu expanded and repeated what he had just said, "Okay! I say okay, let's get married when we return!"

Gu Yu stretched out a hand and pinched Lin Xinyue's face.

Lin Xinyue's mind went blank!

He accepted! Gu Yu actually accepted without any hesitation!

She didn't know how to describe her current emotions, was it like a deer frantically bumping around? No, it was like a huge stag was rampaging through her heart!

She had blurted out those words impulsively.

She had even thought that speaking so hastily and casually might make Gu Yu feel that she wasn't serious!

But Gu Yu had agreed.

"You… you are serious, aren't you?"

Lin Xinyue couldn't believe her ears, but Gu Yu's eyes were like two gleaming black gems, his clear gaze penetrating deep into her heart.

This was obviously real, she didn't know why she was asking again.

Seeing Lin Xinyue even more nervous than himself, Gu Yu smiled gently and confirmed with a soft voice, "Of course it's real, wasn't this what you asked me?"

"Ah! I did ask! How could you just agree!"

Lin Xinyue finally came to her senses, realizing the current situation, and her face instantly turned as red as a monkey's butt.

She covered her cheeks with her hands, the heat continually transferring into her palms.

"Uh… am I not supposed to agree?" Gu Yu looked at Lin Xinyue, who had now fallen into a state of logical disarray, as if she were a fool.

"No! You must agree!"

Lin Xinyue shook her head vehemently, her face full of haughty defiance.

Now that he had agreed, the duck was cooked, and a cooked duck had to be eaten up!

"Yes, that's why I agreed," Gu Yu spread his hands.

"Mmm…" Lin Xinyue nodded, letting out a long hum, and then muttered under her breath like a whispering mosquito.

Her eyes still occasionally sneaking glances at Gu Yu.

And as the red light had turned green, Gu Yu could no longer keep his attention on Lin Xinyue.

But only he knew that his palm gripping the steering wheel was sweaty.

It was excitement!

Also, they would soon see the in-laws again, bringing them this explosive news.

Gu Yu felt this was even more nerve-wracking than his university entrance exam!