Desire is Human Nature!
“Mr. Gu! Was there any need to say that about Yueyue?”
Jiang Linyi stepped out from behind Ding Ziyue, his face already filled with anger.
Yueyue was already like this—how could there be a man as cold-hearted as Gu Cheng?!
Could he not feel pity or sympathy for someone so pitiful??
Ding Ziyue immediately held Jiang Linyi’s arm. “It’s okay, brother, don’t do this for me…”
Gu Cheng condescended to glance at Jiang Linyi and said, “You’re about the same as her.”
Jiang Linyi: “?”
The anger on his face froze. He suddenly felt humiliated.
He was just about to retort, but then suddenly realised—if he denied it, wouldn’t that mean he looked down on being like Yueyue? Wouldn’t that stab another knife into her wounded heart?
So Jiang Linyi could only shut his mouth and accept the humiliation of being called an idiot.
Both of them wore humiliated expressions.
Ning Yi painfully closed her eyes: No, why are none of you laughing?!
This made her too embarrassed to laugh out loud, so she could only think of every sad thing in her life to hold it in.
In the end, the flower-protecting escorts protected Princess Ding Ding and brought her back.
Everyone unanimously felt that they could do many things to protect the princess, but it was better not to provoke Young Master Gu. That man…
Ning Yi cheerfully withdrew her gaze and turned to ask Gu Cheng, “Honey, what were you saying just now?”
Gu Cheng took a breath and lowered his eyes helplessly. “I’ll tell you next time.”
The disrupted sense of ceremony needed to be rebuilt.
Besides, this little fool clearly hadn’t understood what he had been trying to say.
Sure enough, Ning Yi didn’t dwell on it. “Oh, okay.”
Gu Cheng glanced at the gala hall and asked, “Should I go in with you?”
Ning Yi was just about to nod when she remembered she was here to buy his gift, so she quickly said, “No, no, you can’t see it.”
Birthday gifts still needed at least a little surprise!
The corner of Gu Cheng’s lips curved, but he reservedly pretended not to care and turned to leave.
“I’ll wait for you in the car.”
…
Ding Ziyue’s heart was burning like fire.
Why was Young Master Gu different from other men? Clearly, all the other men pitied her, yet Gu Cheng called her an idiot. She felt so hurt!
And why did this especially unique Young Master Gu happen to take a liking to Ning Yi?!
When the second half of the auction began, Ding Ziyue couldn’t help staring at Ning Yi, who had just returned to the hall.
Why, why?!
Jiang Linyi noticed her gaze and carefully asked, “Yueyue, did you… remember something?”
The main cause of her amnesia this time was precisely the incident of 01’s identity being revealed. Since she was staring at Ning Yi, could it be that she had remembered something?
“Ah? No,” Ding Ziyue withdrew her gaze. “I just feel that when I see her, my heart hurts so much…”
Jiang Linyi quickly said, “Then don’t look, Yueyue. Look at this auction item instead. Do you like it?”
At that moment, Ning Yi’s eyes also lit up—
The cool treasure she’d been waiting for was here!
This was the birthday gift she wanted to buy for Gu Cheng! Hehehe!
Meanwhile, outside in the Maybach, Young Master Gu, who was waiting, took the auction list from Assistant Zhou.
The gift Ning Yi wanted to give him was probably among these.
Young Master Gu looked through the list from top to bottom.
There were quite a lot of items—over sixty. But because they were all donated by charitable artists and private philanthropists, the auction items included—
A calligraphy painting titled *Heaven Rewards Hard Work*.
Embroidery showing the motherland’s beautiful rivers and mountains.
A jade cabbage and golden toad ornament for attracting wealth and protecting the home.
…Things like that.
Young Master Gu fell into deep thought: Which one had she taken a liking to?
Meanwhile, inside the venue—
Ning Yi excitedly gripped the paddle in her hand.
—A diamond-and-gemstone-studded saddle! Wasn’t that cool enough?!
She had already thought it through. After buying it, she could put it on “Runs Fast” and “Stand Tall”!
Name them once, and she was their mother for life. Those two little horses were still running around bare, and now that Gu Cheng’s legs had recovered, he could ride horses and show off! This gift was simply the perfect summary of his year, full of beautiful meaning.
And it had plenty of presence, too. It was inlaid with sapphires, rubies, and emeralds, looking extremely expensive and imposing—
Ning Yi was afraid someone would fight her for it, so her eyes swept sharply across the room, searching for other interested bidders. The saddle was made from the finest leather, and its production cost was around 100,000 yuan. After being studded with a pile of gemstones, the starting price was 500,000.
Ning Yi’s budget was one million. As long as she could win it within that range, it would be fine—she was moved by herself. Didn’t she love Gu Cheng too much?!
However, after the auctioneer finished introducing its dazzling luxury and functions, struck the auction gavel, and announced that bidding could begin—
The venue was as silent as a chicken.
—No, seriously, who would want such flashy accessories when riding a horse?!
The online viewers watching the livestream were also enjoying the joke:
[Hahaha, will anyone actually buy this thing?]
[You’d get beaten up while riding a horse, hahahahaha.]
Ning Yi: ??? Damn it!
Now that no one was competing with her, she actually felt a little embarrassed and angry!
Were they questioning her taste?!
Expressionless, Ning Yi raised her paddle.
“—No. 125, bid: 500,000 yuan!”
[Hahahaha, Sister Ning.]
[I’m dying hahahahaha.]
[Wait, did you all forget Young Master Gu’s birthday is coming up?!]
[So this is a gift for Young Master Gu? Help, it’s both sweet and funny hahaha. I really want to know Young Master Gu’s reaction when he receives it.]
Ding Ziyue hadn’t yet found the right rhythm to make Jiang Linyi spend money this round, but the moment she saw Ning Yi had something she liked, she immediately perked up—
Princess Ding Ding revealed a “Wow! So beautiful! I want it so badly—” expression beside Jiang Linyi.
Jiang Linyi’s expression became slightly indescribable.
Could it be that after Yueyue lost her memory, her kindness remained, but her taste had become strange? Last time, what she wanted was a heart-shaped pink diamond. How had it changed to something like this?
But Jiang Linyi had sworn in his heart that he would give her everything she wanted, so he could only raise his paddle too.
“—No. 143, 550,000!”
Ning Yi: “Hm?”
People were truly strange. When no one competed with her, she was annoyed; when someone did compete, she was also unhappy!
It meant spending more money!
[Holy crap, they’re actually fighting over this thing?]
[A battle between the Goddess of Light’s protector and big-shot 01!]
Ning Yi continued raising her paddle.
She leaned lazily back against her chair. No matter how active her thoughts were inside, on the surface she remained calm and composed.
This really did look like big-shot elegance, and the comments were filled with people screaming that Sister was so cool and they loved her.
Ning Yi: Budget remaining: 400,000.
If it exceeds the budget, then I’ll use strategy ^3^
Jiang Linyi truly didn’t want to bid on it, but Ding Ziyue seemed to really want it.
Ding Ziyue didn’t actually want it either. This thing didn’t fit her dreamy princess style at all, nor did it fit her current fragile white-flower style. She just wanted to compete with Ning Yi!
So Ding Ziyue forced herself to say, “Oh my, this saddle is so beautiful. I like it so much…”
Jiang Linyi could only raise his paddle again, puzzled and reluctant.
Ding Ziyue smugly glanced at Ning Yi: Hmph, she had a guardian knight charging into battle for her. So what if Ning Yi herself was impressive? Didn’t she still have to compete with her guardian knight?
In the end, the saddle that no one had wanted was pushed up to 800,000. But tonight’s charity gala was ultimately for charity, and malicious competition wasn’t encouraged—especially when one side was a popular Best Actor and the other was the currently red-hot founder 01. The organisers didn’t want to offend either of them!
They would definitely still need to cooperate with CMore in the future!
So the auctioneer smiled and came out to smooth things over. “Our goal is to help people in need, not to squeeze our guests dry~ So perhaps our bidding guests can discuss privately and see who wants it more~”
Ning Yi nodded and looked at Ding Ziyue. “How about I give it to you?”
Ding Ziyue, hiding behind her guardian knight: “Ah?”
Why ask her? She wasn’t the one paying! Was Ning Yi doing this on purpose? So scheming!
So Jiang Linyi also turned to look at Ding Ziyue. “Yueyue, do you really want this saddle?”
To be honest, he still had a good impression of Ms. Ning Yi. Yueyue’s suffering couldn’t be blamed on Ning Yi, and Ning Yi herself was such an outstanding person. His conflict with Young Master Gu wouldn’t extend to Young Master Gu’s wife.
If possible, he didn’t want to compete with Ning Yi either.
Ding Ziyue: ?? You’re all targeting me!
Ding Ziyue had only wanted to trap Ning Yi a little, but now she had suddenly been put on the spot! Advancing or retreating both felt wrong!
Ning Yi looked kind and came up with a private solution. “If you don’t want it, let me have it—I can add colour to your number plate.”
Anyway, this feature was going live in the next software update, haha.
The moment she said that, the online audience watching for fun immediately exploded:
[Ahhhhh Sister Ning, I want that too!]
[Even with my ordinary serial number, I want a special plate, wuwuwu.]
Ding Ziyue also paused—oh my god! No one else had it, and she loved that special feeling most! This was much more important than a gemstone saddle!
But she suddenly remembered she was supposed to have amnesia, so she looked confusedly at Jiang Linyi. “Lin… Brother Linyi, what’s a number plate?”
Jiang Linyi looked at her gently and explained, “It’s the registration order of your account. Everyone has one.”
Now even celebrities were joining the CMore platform. Even he had an ordinary silver number plate.
Ning Yi: “I can make yours different from everyone else’s.”
—Golden-glow No. 886!
Anyway, custom colours were going to be launched eventually. Platform members would be able to enjoy more service options, including skins for number plates. If she could bait Princess Ding Ding with this and save hundreds of thousands, that would be an absolute win, hahaha.
As expected, Princess Ding was tempted. She hesitated for a long while before finally saying as if she were magnanimously helping someone else, “Then… then let this lady have it…”
In the end, Ning Yi beautifully won the gemstone saddle within budget.
Time to leave!
Meanwhile, Jiang Linyi looked at Ding Ziyue’s expression and suddenly seemed thoughtful.
When the auction ended, he supported the delicate, willow-like Ding Ziyue and asked gently, “Yueyue, did you… remember something?”
The innocent smile on Ding Ziyue’s face stiffened. Could Brother Linyi suspect her?
Jiang Linyi was skilled in acting, so he was also very observant of other people’s expressions—he clearly felt that there was something moved and distracted in Ding Ziyue’s expression.
After thinking it over, Jiang Linyi finally came up with one possibility.
“Yueyue, you wanted that saddle because…”
Ding Ziyue looked at him nervously.
“Because you remembered the day we first met, didn’t you? At the western suburbs riding club. That day, you were wearing riding clothes, and I accidentally bumped into you. At that time, you didn’t even know who I was.” Jiang Linyi’s expression was gentle. “I know—you must have remembered a little, right…”
Ding Ziyue let out a sigh of relief internally—but now wasn’t the time for her to regain her memory! She hadn’t yet fully enjoyed the benefits of being “amnesiac”!
“I don’t know, Brother Linyi,” Ding Ziyue held her head. “My head… hurts so much…”
“Alright, alright, then don’t think about it, Yueyue.”
He would stay by her side no matter what.
Meanwhile, Ning Yi worked quickly. It didn’t take long before Ding Ziyue’s number plate was reset.
Ding Ziyue excitedly reinstalled the app and opened her profile.
—A dazzling, glittering [No. 886].
And the onlookers flooded in—
[Here for sightseeing]
[Tour group 1]
[I’m dying, it’s literally “viewing the light”]
[HAHAHAHAHAHA]
Ding Ziyue: “?”
Now her head really started to hurt.
She couldn’t stand the word “light” anymore!!
After Ning Yi’s little move, netizens became even more interested in the number plate colour feature! Everyone was eagerly waiting for the next software update so they could customise their own.
[So are there only two number plates in all of CMore with different colours right now?]
[Wait, I saw someone say they spotted a black one! The number was insane]
[Black??? Who is it?!]
[This feature isn’t even released yet—if someone has black, they must be an insider, right?!]
Ning Yi: hehe.
Miss 01 left the venue with her jade fluttering-moth ornament and diamond gemstone saddle, then hopped into her husband’s Maybach that had been waiting for a while.
She even secretly stuffed the items into the trunk so Gu Cheng wouldn’t see.
Gu Cheng pretended not to notice.
But the corners of his lips were already lifting.
Heh—so it was to make him happy.
But he was already very happy.
Ning Yi happily jumped into the car. “Let’s go home, honey—”
With the gemstone saddle and the custom black number plate ready, all the gifts were prepared.
Welcome your business emperor’s 29th birthday!
After returning from this business trip, Gu Cheng wouldn’t be leaving A City again for the time being.
Mainly because he had realised—it would be better to take Ning Yi along on future trips.
If it were abroad, ten days to half a month—
That would be unbearable.
Two days later, it was Gu Cheng’s birthday.
Many business partners had already sent valuable gifts, piling up in the Gu family estate. Invitations of all kinds were being sent to Assistant Zhou, asking whether Young Master Gu would grace them with his presence.
Aside from that, the estate itself didn’t look much different these past two days. Just like Ning Yi’s birthday before, the real celebration would happen at night—with a family feast, a rain of gifts, and of course, fireworks.
Ning Yi was quite looking forward to tomorrow—there would be birthday food and cake again, hehe.
The cake had been chosen together with Song Lan. It wasn’t an extravagant eight-tier cake, but they had still hired a very skilled pastry chef to design something cool. Most importantly—the filling was Ning Yi’s favourite!
Birthdays were great. Ning Yi had been looking forward to it since the day before.
That night, she lay in bed early, scrolling through her phone.
Ever since she revealed her real identity, her private messages had been constantly flooded—there were passionate confessions, serious user feedback, and even bold netizens asking whether, now that Young Master Gu had fully recovered, they were doing it all the time.
Ning Yi: ?! Excuse me, we’re all using real-name accounts here!
Ning Yi looked up from her phone and glanced at Gu Cheng.
He had just finished showering and, as usual, was reading documents and financial reports in the room. His black hair was still slightly damp, falling over his brows. His loose home wear lightly draped over his body, outlining the firm, clean lines from his shoulders down to his arms.
Ning Yi thought: This is… a bit dangerous.
She rolled around on the bed three times, then her thoughts drifted to tomorrow’s cake.
Cake was more important. Hehe.
By the time she rolled for the fifth time, someone pinned her down.
Gu Cheng had put down his reports at some point, taken off his glasses, and climbed into bed.
“What, is 2.5 meters not enough space for you to mess around?”
Ning Yi scooted over, making space for him. “Don’t say it like that.”
Gu Cheng: “……”
Even with his birthday approaching, Young Master Gu wasn’t getting any special treatment from her.
Expressionless, he lay down in the small space she left him.
Then he picked up his phone.
Ning Yi was a bit surprised—scrolling on a phone before bed, such a young-person habit, actually appearing in Gu Cheng? Was it because he was about to turn 29, so he wanted to catch the tail end of youth?
Gu Cheng ignored her curious gaze and opened his CMore account.
His following list was simple—only one person.
@Ning Yi.
But Gu Cheng also occasionally checked the updates of 01’s “good friends.”
For example, that person who had eaten hotpot with Ning Yi while he was away on a business trip.
Wander didn’t post often either. Recently, he had only uploaded a photo from the gym.
[@Captain Wander: Just in case. [Image]]
Just in case? What did that mean?
In the photo, the man wore a black vest, standing with his back to the mirror while taking a selfie with his phone. His back muscles were clearly defined; he really did look like someone who exercised all year round.
An esports player—why did he need to work out all year round?
Gu Cheng narrowed his eyes and looked at his bench press weight, then sneered.
—Just average.
Young Master Gu condescended to open the comments. He certainly disdained commenting on someone else’s post, but he hoped other discerning people would point it out.
Comments:
[Just in case! Does he mean “just in case of Yi”?! Ahhhh, I shipped it!]
[Sudden sweetness!!! Wan Shi Ru Yi shippers, get up and feast!]
Gu Cheng: “?”
Sick.
Gu Cheng exited his profile.
At this moment, Ning Yi rolled over from behind him, draped one leg over his abdomen, and peeked over. She was even more surprised—
“Oh my god, honey, you play CM too! You’re like a young person!”
Gu Cheng: “?” Was he not?
Ning Yi asked excitedly, “What number did you register as?”
Gu Cheng: “.”
He was currently using the special account he had bought and didn’t want Ning Yi to see it.
Gu Cheng actually had two accounts. Forget the one he registered himself—the number plate he bought was a little… cheesy. He planned to tell her at a suitable time. The timing still wasn’t quite right.
But Ning Yi insisted on looking, rolling her face against his chest relentlessly. So Gu Cheng had no choice but to switch to the account he had registered himself and show her.
Ning Yi peeked over:
—**[No. 88888888]**
Ning Yi: “??!”
Holy crap????
Was this what emperor-like fortune meant?! As expected of the absolutely correct, never-failed-investment, forever-young, forever-earning business king of the entire book—Gu Big Cheng!
Gu Cheng: “.”
Ning Yi suddenly felt that the special number she had carefully prepared wasn’t special enough anymore!
Damn it!
“But when I tried to buy that gift, someone even fought me for it!” Ning Yi complained bitterly.
“Who was so hateful?” Gu Cheng soothed her.
Ning Yi didn’t know who had fought her for the number, but once that person completed real-name verification, she would find out!
But now she was more worried: since Gu Cheng already had such an amazing and prosperous number, would he still need the one she made for him? Q3Q
Ning Yi reached out and pinched Gu Cheng’s arm. “Will you like my gift, honey?”
Gu Cheng: “I will.” He would even without being pinched.
Ning Yi: “Swear it! No matter what I give you, you’ll like it!”
“I swear.”
The gift—and you too.
“Hehe.” Ning Yi rolled back to her own side, satisfied.
A few minutes later, she smiled and rolled back again.
She hugged Gu Cheng’s leg.
Gu Cheng lowered his gaze and saw the smiling face on the head she tilted up toward him.
“It’s midnight.”
“Happy birthday, honey!”
Gu Cheng couldn’t help laughing. “Thank you, wife.”
During the day, Gu Cheng was busy with work as usual, and there were also some social engagements with business partners.
Gu Cheng’s birthday was practically a business gathering. Many people used the excuse of sending gifts to discuss business with him.
Netizens also wanted to watch, but these things weren’t something they could see.
Just as they were worrying about having no sweetness to ship, someone suddenly posted—
[Holy crap, did any of you see today’s CMore opening screen?!]
[What, what? I’m exiting and reopening it]
After a while—
Countless netizens saw it.
Today’s opening screen wished Young Master Gu a happy birthday!
There was no photo, but a crown was displayed—
Whose instruction this was from was obvious.
[Sister Ning made it ahhhhh—]
[Gu de Mo Ning got a huge opening-screen sweetness attack ahhhh, so sweet!]
[Do you remember! Last time, on Sister Ning’s birthday, Young Master Gu released fireworks across the sky! This time, on Young Master Gu’s birthday, Sister Ning made him an opening screen!]
[Wuwuwu, isn’t that too sweet?!]
Company meeting room.
Assistant Zhou, rarely, kept checking the app during the meeting break.
Open, close. Open, close.
Finally, he was deliberately obvious enough for Gu Cheng to notice. Gu Cheng lifted his eyes and looked over—
Assistant Zhou lived up to expectations and showed Young Master Gu today’s CMore opening screen.
Gu Cheng paused slightly. Then the corners of his lips slowly curved upward.
For the rest of the day, everyone who came to the group to discuss business with Gu Cheng discovered that Young Master Gu’s aura was especially less oppressive today.
He seemed to be in a very good mood.
Assistant Zhou: My god T-T, Madam made one opening screen and Young Master is already this happy!
When he receives the gift later, won’t he be over the moon?!
That evening, when Gu Cheng returned home, the Gu family had already gathered.
Gu Le chuckled and came over. “Bro, happy birthday. You’re almost thirty!”
Hehe, missing three birthdays in the middle—before they knew it, he’d become an old man!
Gu Cheng glanced at him indifferently. “What, does that mean I can’t beat you anymore?”
Young Master Gu Le: “QvQ”
That wasn’t what he meant!
“A Cheng, happy birthday!”
“Your grandfather and I are so happy we can celebrate your birthday this year.”
Song Lan and Old Master Gu sat there happily. The family’s gifts for Gu Cheng were all simple and practical. After all, Gu Cheng was far too rich and lacked nothing, so they gave him imported health supplements, office supplies… and so on.
Ning Yi ate tonight’s birthday feast while thinking happily: Very good! Everyone’s gifts are so simple!
Then tonight’s extravagance depends on me!
After she finished gnawing on her chicken leg and ribs, the servants carried in her gift—
The diamond-and-gemstone saddle made its glittering entrance!
Ning Yi’s eyes sparkled too. “How is it!”
Unexpectedly, this saddle actually matched Song Lan and Old Master Gu’s taste. The two elders nodded repeatedly. “Elegant, generous, and practical. Very good! Xiao Yi really knows how to choose gifts!”
Gu Le beside them: “?”
Really?!
Would anyone actually use this kind of saddle to ride a horse?! Wouldn’t they get beaten up for showing off too much? Hahahaha—
Ning Yi kept observing Gu Cheng’s expression and immediately widened her eyes. “Honey, you don’t dislike it, do you?!”
This was her first time seriously preparing a birthday gift for someone! If her husband didn’t like it, then tonight he would become a dead husband!
A hint of laughter flashed through Gu Cheng’s eyes. “How could I?”
He was only thinking that this saddle clearly cost quite a bit.
Miss 01 was actually willing to spend money on him. Young Master Gu felt somewhat flattered for once.
Under Gu Cheng’s gaze, Gu Le had no choice but to wildly praise the saddle. His rainbow-flattery put Ning Yi in such a good mood that her appetite grew, and she even ate two extra slices of cake!
The cake had a chocolate Oreo filling, with a rich cheesecake base, soft and delicate. The decoration on top wasn’t complicated—just a crown.
Its design was the same as Ning Yi’s opening screen today—dedicated to the business emperor.
Gu Cheng looked relaxed, his eyes carrying a smile the whole time.
After dinner, Song Lan didn’t make them stay longer and cheerfully let them return to their own building.
The young couple must have plenty to say to each other.
Ning Yi nodded. She still had another gift to give.
So Gu Cheng held her hand and led her back.
Gu Cheng was in a good mood—so visibly good that everyone could see it.
Ning Yi felt that he seemed quite satisfied with her sparkly saddle, so she gained a bit more confidence in her next gift!
When they returned to the room, she sat by the bed, swinging her legs, and shyly said, “Honey, use your email to log into CMore. Put my birthday as the password and look at your plate.”
Gu Cheng’s brow lifted slightly.
After logging in, he saw the number plate on this account—
**[015201314]**, black background with white text, understated and cool.
Yet the meaning was extremely sweet—this was Miss 01’s beautiful curse on him! Ahaha!
Actually, aside from the first nine registered users, from the tenth onward, the numbers no longer began with 0. So Ning Yi had secretly manipulated things and specially made this account for Gu Cheng.
Gu Cheng looked at the number plate and froze slightly.
A few seconds later, he couldn’t help laughing—did this count as having a tacit understanding?
Ning Yi was still observing his expression. Seeing this, she immediately put her hands on her hips, pointed at him, and asked, “What are you laughing at? Do you not like it?”
Gu Cheng pulled her finger over and kissed the fingertip. “I like it.”
He really did.
So Young Master Gu, with that faint smile still on his lips, verified all three of his accounts under his real name.
And so—
[8888888] Verified: Gu Cheng
[52000001] Verified: Gu Cheng
[015201314] Verified: Gu Cheng
**Nomad:
015201314 = 01 + 520 + 1314, meaning “Lady 01/Ning Yi loves you forever.”
52000001 = 520 + 00001, meaning “I love you, my one and only / number one.”
8888888 uses 8, a lucky Chinese number associated with wealth and smooth success**
All of them were Gu Cheng.
At this moment, CM’s number-one gossip poster Zhao Mochu had already been waiting for sweetness all day. She decisively searched first and discovered the surprise!
Then internally screaming “holy crap ahhhhh,” she screenshotted them, arranged them side by side, and posted them on her million-follower account.
This time, the whole internet went:
[HOLY CRAP!!!]
[Ahhhhh my god! These three accounts are just—!]
[So one of them was given by Sister Ning, and the other must have been found by Young Master Gu himself, right ahhhh!]
[What kind of beautiful love is this ahhhh!]
During the day, they had thought the opening screen was Sister Ning’s love for Young Master Gu.
Now they only felt—
Seriously, don’t be this in love! Young Master Gu!
T_T don’t let this ship kill us all—!!!
Ning Yi looked at Gu Cheng’s three accounts.
“?”
“???”
She shot upright in outrage: “Holy crap! So the jerk who was fighting me for that number—no, wait—that person was you!”
No wonder they seemed so ridiculously rich!
Meanwhile, Gu Cheng’s eyes and brows were full of quiet amusement.
He leaned in and kissed her lips. “No swearing.”
Ning Yi blinked, and suddenly forgot the rest of what she wanted to say.
It felt like he kissed her so naturally.
So natural that it felt like he could do it many more times.
After a few seconds, Ning Yi whispered, “Why didn’t we switch bodies?”
Gu Cheng raised a brow and smiled. “Is that the important part?”
Ning Yi refused to back down. “Then what’s your important part?”
Gu Cheng paused.
Two seconds later, he lowered his gaze to look at her, a faint spark gradually igniting in his eyes.
Kiss… more intensely. Right?
He lowered his head, a cool minty breath brushing over.
But Ning Yi suddenly raised a finger and pressed it against his lips. “What, are you about to say: Woman, you’re playing with fire!”
Gu Cheng: “?”
Ning Yi: “You started the fire, you put it out! No woman has ever made me like this before! You’re the only one—”
Gu Cheng had already sealed her mouth with a kiss.
…Though it was true.
His long fingers cradled the back of her head, afraid she’d knock against the headboard while squirming.
Their lips pressed together, then deepened, parting her teeth.
Gradually, she melted into his arms.
Ning Yi began to feel dizzy.
Gu Cheng’s arms tightened around her, their skin warming.
Amid the spinning heartbeat, Ning Yi suddenly remembered that bold netizen’s question—
Was this right? No, this wasn’t right!
Men are supposed to fight!
But before she could do anything, their positions suddenly switched.
The random body swap happened again.
Not unusual—but this time felt different.
Ning Yi held her head. Why did it hurt a bit this time?
Gu Cheng took a breath and stopped. He reached out to hold her and gently rubbed her temples. “Does it hurt a lot?”
Ning Yi: “It’s okay.”
Gu Cheng tried a few times but couldn’t switch back. Ning Yi couldn’t either.
The randomness of the switching was becoming more unstable. Ever since Gu Cheng gained some control, it seemed like the mechanism itself was becoming unpredictable.
A faint unease stirred in Gu Cheng.
For someone who valued control and safety so highly, this uncertainty wasn’t reassuring. If the body swapping continued like this… what would it turn into? It was impossible to predict.
But when he looked at Ning Yi—
She was already lying down, completely unfazed.
Gu Cheng thought again—everything had started with the body swapping.
From the moment he first heard her voice, the three years of darkness had begun to clear. So why would he need any other light?
Ning Yi suddenly gave a mischievous grin. “Hehe.”
Gu Cheng lowered his gaze. “Hm?”
Inside Gu Cheng’s body, Ning Yi sprawled out in a starfish position and boldly gestured downward.
Gu Cheng: “?”
“Shy, honey?” Ning Yi said confidently and affectionately. “It’s normal to feel desire for me.”
Gu Cheng: “?”
Gu Cheng: “Read less nonsense quotes.”
Ning Yi replied indulgently, “Then what do you want to say, honey?”
Gu Cheng fell silent for three seconds.
Then he took out a small box from his pocket. On his own birthday, he had also prepared a gift for her.
After a moment, he said, “Close your eyes.”
No matter how the swapping worked, no matter whose body they were in or where they were—as long as they closed their eyes, they could hear each other’s voice.
Ning Yi obediently closed hers.
Then she heard Gu Cheng’s voice, low and steady.
A little helpless, a little resigned, a little tender.
“I want to say—”
“I really like you, A Yi.”
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