Only after her death did I realize that she was the white moonlight of a billionaire CEO.

Chapter 144 Li Xi finally won over Gu Huaizhou

The old house has been uninhabited for a long time, and now all the household items in the house are provided by Aunt Zhou.

Mistakenly believing that Li Xi was bringing her boyfriend back, Aunt Zhou took it upon herself to buy several festive four-piece bedding sets.

The room where Li Xi and Xue Ni slept was furnished with a light pink cotton four-piece bedding set.

Li Xi naturally couldn't take Gu Huaizhou to her and Xue Ni's bedroom, so she led Gu Huaizhou directly to the guest room.

The guest room was very clean, but the sheets hadn't been made yet; the brand-new, freshly washed four-piece bedding set was neatly folded and placed on the mattress.

Gu Huaizhou unfolded the bed sheet and realized that it was a set of double-sided, two-tone pure cotton bed sheets.

The front is a festive dark red, and the back is dark green.

Without hesitation, Gu Huaizhou unfolded the bright red side and stuffed the down comforter inside.

He has long arms and legs and is very strong; he can make the bed by himself.

Li Xi stood by the window and watched him work.

After laying out the blankets, Gu Huaizhou stared at the mandarin duck embroidery on the dark red bed sheet and couldn't help but sigh, "This bed sheet is really fitting for the occasion."

Li Xi sat down by the bed and told Gu Huaizhou, "I called Aunt Zhou on the 22nd to tell her that I would be bringing friends back for the New Year and asked her to find someone to help me clean the house."

"She misheard me as saying I was bringing my boyfriend home for the Chinese New Year, so she bought several sets of wedding bed sheets."

"The sheets in my room with Xue Ni were also light pink."

The reason I chose the pastel pink outfit is because I felt that the four-piece set I was wearing was too formal and more suitable for a newlywed couple's wedding night.

I didn't expect Gu Huaizhou to come after me.

The bed sheet eventually came in handy.

Stroking the mandarin duck embroidery at the foot of the bed, Gu Huaizhou smiled and said, "I will definitely make good use of it."

Li Xi asked him, "First time?"

“...Hmm.” Gu Huaizhou then asked Li Xi, “And you?”

"Ah."

Changing the subject, Li Xi added, "But I'm definitely more experienced than you."

She had at least had one relationship, while Gu Huaizhou suffered from trypophobia and had never held hands with any other girl except for Li Xi.

"Xixi, you probably have some misunderstandings about me."

Gu Huaizhou walked up to Li Xi and squatted down, looking her in the eye. He said, "Just because I've never been in a relationship or slept with anyone doesn't mean I'm completely clueless."

He held Li Xi's fingers, lowered his head and reverently kissed the small mole on Li Xi's left middle finger, his voice becoming much hoarse: "In my dreams, I have done it with you a thousand times over."

Li Xi blushed deeply. Although she and Xue Ni were both incredibly shy when they chatted, they were both giants in theory but dwarfs in practice.

Hearing Gu Huaizhou's shameless words, Li Xi was also a little overwhelmed. She glared at Gu Huaizhou reproachfully and cursed, "...Old scoundrel!"

Gu Huaizhou raised an eyebrow, didn't refute, and even smiled, "Yes, I admit it."

He put his arm around Li Xi's shoulder, tilted his head back and solemnly kissed her forehead, telling her, "Li Xi, you are the object of my affection and sexual fantasies, and you are in my dreams. It's not surprising."

Noticing the girl's body was unusually tense under his palm, Gu Huaizhou gently patted her shoulder, coaxing her like a child: "Don't be afraid."

Li Xi scoffed, trying to appear tough: "What's there to be afraid of? We're all adults, why would I be afraid?"

"...Okay, I'm not afraid."

Their eyes met, and for a moment the bedroom became completely silent, except for the clear sound of children laughing and playing downstairs.

After exchanging a silent glance for a moment, Gu Huaizhou suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go lock the door."

Li Xi also opened her phone and sent a message to Xue Ni: 【Baby, I won't go back to your room tonight. I'll sleep in the guest room.】

I just finished a game of mahjong and am waiting for the mahjong machine to change the tiles.

Xue Ni heard her phone vibrate, opened it, glanced at it, and immediately exclaimed, "Holy crap!"

"what happened?"

Chu Xu and Zhou Qi both looked at her with surprise.

Xue Ni quickly suppressed her excitement and said vaguely, "It's nothing. I just checked the WeChat group and found out that one of my good friends is pregnant."

"How old are you?" Zhou Qi asked casually.

Xue Ni said, "About the same as me."

"Having a child at such a young age is a bit early, but it's not unusual. Everyone has their own choices; let's respect and wish them well..."

"Yes, I respect that and wish you all the best."

My best friend is finally going to be a woman tonight, so of course I have to respect and wish her well.

Xue Ni quickly typed and sent a message: 【Take precautions, sister.】

Li Xi was busy enjoying the pleasures of men and didn't have time to reply to her messages.

Xue Ni played another round. During her break, she opened WeChat and saw that Li Xi was too busy to reply to her messages. She smiled broadly.

Chu Xu and Zhou Qi looked completely bewildered.

My best friend is pregnant. Are you really that happy?

Li Xi is indeed busy. How busy?

She busied herself helping Gu Huaizhou take off his scarf, down jacket, sweater, thermal underwear, and the undershirt underneath...

By the end, Li Xi had almost forgotten what shyness was.

"Gu Huaizhou."

Encircled in Gu Huaizhou's arms and between the down comforter, Li Xi should have been blushing and her heart pounding, but seeing Gu Huaizhou's smiling face, she couldn't help but feel annoyed.

Are you making fun of me?

After a slight pause, Li Xi questioned Gu Huaizhou suspiciously, "Do you feel like you're peeling an onion? One layer after another?"

"I think you're very cute." Looking down at Li Xi, who was completely naked in his arms and whose fair skin was covered in small bumps from excitement, Gu Huaizhou said, "I feel like I'm unwrapping a present."

"Underneath the glamorous exterior lies my favorite liqueur-filled chocolate."

"You like liqueur-filled chocolates?" Li Xi remembered this.

"Ah."

Gu Huaizhou lifted Li Xi's chin, lowered his head and captured those soft red lips, saying, "You drank alcohol tonight."

"You're as delicious as a liqueur-filled chocolate."

Li Xi blushed at the praise and buried her face in Gu Huaizhou's chest.

Such a cold person, yet his chest was unusually hot, making Li Xi's cheeks even more flushed.

Wrapping Li Xi's back in a down jacket, Gu Huaizhou held the shy girl in his arms, lifted her fingers with one hand, and kissed the tip of her finger.

From fingertips to the back of the hand, then to the wrist, the arm, and finally to Li Xi's slender shoulders...

The scent of an adult male sprayed onto Li Xi's neck and earlobes, causing her to tremble all over and her adrenaline to surge.

She was like an orphan standing on the edge of a cliff, clinging desperately to Gu Huaizhou's shoulder to avoid falling off.

But Gu Huaizhou pushed her off the cliff with his own hands, and then jumped off the cliff with her, going to the abyss together.

Li Xi felt as if she were soaking in water, or floating on clouds.

She had felt pain, she had sobbed, and her neatly trimmed fingernails had left scratches on Gu Huaizhou's chest, arms, and back.

Gu Huaizhou laughed at her: "Why are you acting like a cat? The last person to leave scratches on me was Patrick Star."

After Patrick scratched him, he locked him in the cat villa for three days.

Li Xi scratched him, but he still held Li Xi's fingers tightly...

Damp sweat soaked Li Xi's long hair, and eventually even her voice became hoarse.

Li Xi was like a traveler walking in the desert, so tired that his mouth was dry and his body was sore and weak. He lay motionless in Gu Huaizhou's arms.

Gu Huaizhou brushed aside the long hair that had fallen around Li Xi's mouth and asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"

"Fortunately."

When you first experience lovemaking, it's normal to feel some discomfort physically.

But Li Xi pretended to be very experienced, saying, "Don't worry, you'll be fine after a good night's sleep."

Hearing Li Xi's hoarse voice, Gu Huaizhou asked considerately, "Would you like some water?"

This was exactly what Li Xi wanted to hear. "Good."

"Wait."

Gu Huaizhou quickly got up, put on his clothes, tucked Li Xi in, and then went downstairs to get water from the water dispenser with his coat and thermos.

Chu Xu returned to the restroom and was startled to see Gu Huaizhou standing in the restaurant boiling water. "Boss, weren't you and Miss Li going out..."

By the light, Chu Xu could see the two scratch marks between Gu Huaizhou's neck and collarbone, and he also noticed the damp ends of Gu Huaizhou's hair. Chu Xu was so shocked that his mouth dropped open.

"..."

He suddenly turned around and left Li Xi's house, thoughtfully closing the door behind him.

Chu Xu vigorously wiped his face, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a few puffs under the eaves before laughing, "Looks like there really is going to be a boss lady."

...

Gu Huaizhou took the thermos back to his room; Li Xi was almost asleep.

He helped Li Xi feed her water.

Li Xi was truly parched. She drank most of the glass of warm water, then lay down in bed, muttering, "I'm going to sleep. I'll feel better when I wake up."

"Wait a minute, let me take a shower first."

"...Cold, tired."

Gu Huaizhou thoughtfully suggested, "Shall I wipe it for you?"

Li Xi immediately sat up. "I'll go by myself."

She was too embarrassed to let Gu Huaizhou help her clean up.

Although she had done everything she should and shouldn't have done, she was still a little embarrassed.

"You lie down first, and go to the bathroom after I take a shower and it gets warm."

"...All right."

After they both finished showering, it was exactly midnight when deafening fireworks and firecrackers went off outside.

In an instant, the entire town of Changshou became dazzling and dreamlike.

Downstairs, Xue Ni and Zhou Qi were also setting off fireworks. Li Xi even heard Zhou Qi asking, "Where are Li Xi and Mr. Gu? Where did they go? Aren't they coming back to set off fireworks together?"

Li Xi then heard Xue Ni trying to smooth things over: "They probably went to the riverbank to set off fireworks."

"Oh."

...

Li Xi and Gu Huaizhou smiled at each other. She crawled into bed to sleep, when Gu Huaizhou suddenly put a dreamy purple jade bracelet on Li Xi's wrist.

Happy New Year, Xixi.

Even with only a single, ordinary incandescent light bulb in the bedroom, the bracelet's radiant glow could not be concealed.

Two years ago, Li Xi participated in the design of a jewelry and cultural relic exhibition. At that exhibition, she had the opportunity to see many unique pieces of jewelry, but none of them were as outstanding as the bracelet on her wrist.

Its crystal-clear luster is like the Milky Way, deep and dreamlike. If jewelry lovers saw it, they would definitely be unable to move their feet.

The bracelet on Li Xihao's wrist made him look even more noble.

Li Xi gasped, exclaiming, "...This is far too valuable, Gu Huaizhou, I am unworthy of it..."

This thing alone is probably worth three years' worth of total profits for Zhaixing Entertainment.

Don't underestimate yourself.

Gu Huaizhou gently fiddled with the bracelet and said, "This is the most precious piece of jewelry my mother left me. Its purpose is to meet you."

"Xixi, it belongs to you."

Gu Huaizhou's mother also had the surname Gu, and was the eldest daughter of the Gu family in Kyoto.

Upon learning that the bracelet was actually a family heirloom left by Ms. Gu to her future daughter-in-law, Li Xi dared not accept it.

"What if it breaks?"

"From this moment on, it officially belongs to you. Even if it breaks, it doesn't matter, because its meaning has already been established."

Li Xi shook his head dramatically and exclaimed, "You rich people are indeed generous."

"I'll fight you rich people to the death!" Li Xi said, raising her fist to smash it into Gu Huaizhou's chest, but Gu Huaizhou easily caught it with his large hand.

"You're in good spirits?"

Gu Huaizhou leaned down and whispered in Li Xi's ear, "I'm in good spirits too. If you don't want to sleep, shall we continue?"

Li Xi turned ruthless, immediately pushing Gu Huaizhou away and turning to lie down in bed, saying, "I'm sleepy, so tired."

Actually, she wasn't tired at all; her scalp was tingling with excitement.

But her body really couldn't take it anymore.

Gu Huaizhou waited until he was 27 to unlock the secret. At that age, a man is in his prime, not only is he as strong as an ox, but he also has many more moves he wants to unlock.

Li Xi was new to love and lacked the courage to accompany him in exploring new frontiers.

It's better to go to sleep and conserve your energy.

Gu Huaizhou lay down beside her, embracing her waist from behind.

With his chin resting on Li Xi's head, Gu Huaizhou suddenly said, "Our family holds an ancestral worship ceremony on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Only after the ceremony will we start other activities. What about your side?"

“Our town is quite casual. If it’s family, they’ll take some time on New Year’s Eve to pay respects to their ancestors. But if it’s married children or relatives who come over, they can pay their respects if they feel like it, or it’s okay if they don’t.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Huaizhou said, "I'm a little late today, so why don't you take me to pay my respects to Mr. Li and Grandma tomorrow morning?"

"...good."

Lying in Gu Huaizhou's arms, Li Xi gradually fell asleep, but Gu Huaizhou was wide awake, so he closed his eyes and listened to Li Xi's heartbeat.

Gu Huaizhou didn't really sleep that night. As soon as it was light, he got up and went to Zhou Qi's house.

Aunt Zhou woke up, wearing a red jacket, and was kneading glutinous rice flour in the kitchen to prepare to cook glutinous rice balls.

Seeing that Gu Huaizhou was awake so early, Aunt Zhou was extremely surprised. "Mr. Gu, you got up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"I'm used to waking up early."

"Aunt Zhou, do people in Changshouzhen eat tangyuan (sweet rice balls) on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year?"

Every place has different customs and traditions. In Changshou Town, it is true that a bowl of glutinous rice balls is cooked on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year.

"Yes, what about over there?"

“Our family usually eats rice cakes, dumplings, and five-blessing porridge. But when my grandmother was alive, she would also eat a bowl of sweet rice balls in syrup.”

"That's about right."

"Let me help you." Gu Huaizhou rolled up his sleeves, ready to lend a hand.

Aunt Zhou quickly refused, "That won't do. Mr. Gu is a distinguished guest. There's no reason to let such a distinguished guest cook. You go for a walk in town, I'll take care of it."

Mr. Gu looks like a pampered young master who never lifts a finger. He has done the Zhou family a great favor, so Aunt Zhou must not let him touch these things.

Gu Huaizhou washed his hands and forcefully snatched the basin from Aunt Zhou, saying, "I want to make a bowl of glutinous rice balls for Li Xi."

Gu Huaizhou kneaded the glutinous rice flour in the same way Aunt Zhou had done before. He said, "Since Mr. Li passed away, Xixi probably hasn't eaten tangyuan (sweet rice balls) in all these years in Dongzhou City."

I want to make her a bowl myself.

When my grandmother was alive, her bowl of glutinous rice balls was always made by my grandfather.

Through verbal instruction and personal example, Gu Huaizhou remembered these details.

Hearing what Gu Huaizhou said, Aunt Zhou stopped arguing with him and even stood aside to guide him in kneading glutinous rice flour.