Wang Keru laughed nonchalantly. "It seems to be just a few billion. I don’t really understand these things; Anxi said I just need to enjoy life."
She continued, glancing at Madam Bo and Bo Jin, "This child also said *she* wants to build a villa for each of you elders, specifically for enjoying hot springs and such. For won our age, there’s nothing more beautifying and rejuvenating."
Mother Bo bead. "Anxi is such a considerate child."
Bo Jin also smiled.
The crowd thought: We’ll never dare to underestimate this mother-daughter pair from Qingcheng again! They’re both formidable! One dares to buy, and the other dares to flaunt!
Mother Bo thought: This is exactly the FEEL I was going for!
Now that Wang Keru had put on such a display, it was precisely to her liking. Far from being displeased, she felt an even greater sense of camaraderie with her.
The family relatives also gathered around, praising Wang Keru’s excellent taste, her fashionable attire, and the enormous sapphire she wore. As they showered her with praise, they were all secretly thinking, Such a large sapphire must be worth tens of millions!
Wang Keru smiled so widely her mouth couldn’t close. "My child is just very filial."
Soone in the crowd remarked, "Actually, Anxi’s mom looks so young. She doesn’t even look forty. I wonder how she maintains her appearance?"
Wang Keru then eagerly launched into an explanation of her beauty regin.
Mother Bo picked up a teacup from the table and took a sip, exchanging a look with her husband’s younger sister.
Both of them smiled faintly.
Today really brought glory to Anxi! Let’s see who in the family still dares to look down on our girl! they thought.
Just as they were speaking, Gu Anxi erged, stretching lazily, dressed in a set of loungewear.
Wang Keru initially thought it was too casual. However, seeing that Mother Bo and Bo Jin seed quite accustod to it, she didn’t say anything. She marveled inwardly: Anxi is truly doted on in the Bo family. As her mother, I’ve really gained a lot of face because of her.
And so, in high spirits, the won spent the afternoon playing mahjong together.
They even included Anxi.
Gu Anxi was an astonishingly skilled mahjong player. However, to keep the mothers happy, she intentionally let them win by turns, even feigning disappointnt. "I just can’t seem to draw any good tiles."
She clearly had three ’One Bamboo’ tiles in her hand but discarded the one she had just drawn.
Mother Bo imdiately pushed her tiles forward. "That’s the tile! A pure suit! Hand over your chips."
Her tone was ecstatic.
Bo Jin and Wang Keru exchanged a knowing glance and tacitly began to shuffle the tiles.
In this way, they played all night. Gu Anxi lost over three million and returned to the Orchid Room, massaging her waist. "I’m exhausted, and I lost so much money."
Bo Xichen was sitting on the sofa, reading a dical journal. He looked up and smiled. "But didn’t you make the three elders very happy?"
Gu Anxi leaned against him coquettishly. "Could you give a massage? My waist is killing ."
He put down his journal and began to massage her. "Is that better?"
"Mmm... much better." She continued to cling to him, not getting up, her voice soft. "Uncle, do you feel neglected?"
He patted her lightly, a small admonishnt for her mischievousness.
Then, he leaned down. "Just rember to co back to ."
She murmured sothing, hugging his waist without speaking. He understood her aning and patted her. "Go take a bath and get to bed. Don’t you have to accompany the elders to a banquet tomorrow?"
"Aren’t you coming?" she asked sweetly, wanting him to accompany her.
Bo Xichen smiled. "I’ll drop you all off, and then I’ll pick you up when it’s almost over, hmm?"
She "oh"-ed in understanding, knowing he had things to do.
She hugged him quietly, her mind drifting to other matters.
Bo Xichen patted her head. "Rest now. No more overthinking."
She snuggled obediently in his arms. "Let’s watch TV for a little while longer."
Bo Xichen was amused but indulged her, cuddling on the sofa and watching TV for a while. She went through three bags of snacks. Bo Xichen found it strange—
She did love snacks, yet she always remained slim and never seed to gain any weight.
However, her figure was well-proportioned, possessing a unique grace.
A kind of clean, innocent charm rarely seen in young girls.
Before bed, as Bo Xichen applied ointnt to her wound, his mind unintentionally drifted back to an incident from two years prior—
At that ti, he had been injured and was recuperating at ho when an elder had asked him to perform surgery on an injured person.
The injuries were severe, especially a knife embedded in the person’s back.
The knife hadn’t been removed because doing so would have ant instant death from blood loss.
The knife was lodged perilously close to the heart; the slightest misstep during surgery, and the patient would likely die on the operating table...
He had gone in a hurry. The patient was lying prone, so he hadn’t seen their face. He only rembered that the person was covered in blood, very thin, but with a well-proportioned fra.
He spent four hours helping that person by removing the knife, and then he left...
Later, the incident had faded from his mory.
Now, as Bo Xichen gently stroked the scar on Gu Anxi’s back, that past mory was suddenly stirred.
His heart quivered... The patient whose face he hadn’t seen clearly two years ago... could it possibly be... his Anxi?
Bo Xichen’s gaze fell on the scar, and he asked softly, "Does it hurt? Was it incredibly painful at the ti?"
"Bo Xichen, what’s wrong?" She turned over, looking up at him.
Bo Xichen didn’t speak but simply leaned down and gently hugged her.
"Anxi," his voice trembled slightly. "From now on, just stay by my side, alright?"
She felt a little strange being held by him like this.
However, she also knew that her Uncle was feeling a bit vulnerable at that mont. So, she humd in agreent and said, "I’ll protect you, Uncle!"
Bo Xichen thought: There goes the mood!
He let out a long sigh and turned over onto his side.
Gu Anxi went over and hugged him. "Are you angry?"
"No," his voice was calm, yet tinged with a hint of restraint.
Gu Anxi nodded with understanding. "Then you can protect instead."
He suddenly turned back, his eyes unusually red. "Gu Anxi!"
She said softly, "You were the doctor from two years ago, weren’t you?"
She had been unconscious at the ti, but she had heard a very pleasant voice. She also rembered hearing that person say that anesthesia couldn’t be used and that she would have to endure it.
Amidst that heart-wrenching pain, that gentle, soothing voice had remained etched in her mory... Two years later, that person had beco her Uncle.
Warmth flooded Bo Xichen’s heart, but he rely smiled faintly. "Yes, Gu Anxi. Two years ago, I saw everything I shouldn’t have."
"So, you have to take responsibility," she said, hugging him and laughing.
「*」
The next day, neither of them brought up what had happened the previous night.
It was as if they knew nothing, as if nothing at all had occurred.
During the day, Gu Anxi accompanied the elders on a shopping spree and to beauty appointnts, leaving them all looking radiant. Bo Jin, who was usually quite understated, also seed several degrees more flamboyant.
Because there was a banquet in the evening, all three ladies had changed into evening gowns.
Madam Bo wore a qipao, exuding an air of nobility and dignity.
Bo Jin, as always, wore a basic black dress. It was an unfailing choice, and her inherent elegance shone through.
Gu Anxi wore an ink-black, knee-length cocktail dress that revealed her slender, fair arms and a pair of exceptionally long legs. Complented by her shoulder-length black hair, she was breathtakingly beautiful.
The most dazzling, however, was still Wang Keru. A fiery red slip dress with delicate spaghetti straps clung to her beautifully curved body, her long, wavy hair cascading freely...
She was truly the epito of charm and allure!
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