My rigid, jealous husband has fallen for me, even though I'm a hopeless romantic.

Chapter 57 Off-field Assistance

As Wei Dongning's most considerate admin, Xiao Wu dutifully pulled up the boy's photo: "You may not know this boy, but you definitely know the people connected to him."

Hearing Xiao Wu's confident assertion, Wei Dongning carefully examined the man's features in the picture.

It does look somewhat familiar.

She quickly found the corresponding face in her memory: "He looks a bit like Zhong Shuyue."

“Be bold, it’s not just ‘looks’.” Xiao Wu pulled up a photo of Zhong Shuyue and put it next to the boy’s, introducing them to Wei Dongning: “They are twins, a boy and a girl. The older sister is named Zhong Shuyue, and the younger brother is named Zhong Shubai.”

"Their names are quite nice. But if they're twins, why didn't they grow up together?"

Wei Dongning remembered that Zhong Shuyue had told her that she had only recently returned to Beijing.

The videos Xiao Wu just showed her were clearly not recent events.

That means the siblings don't live together.

Xiao Wu pursed his lips: "The reason is actually very simple. When Zhong Shuyue was young, she was frail and sickly. At that time, her father was sent to work as an official in another region. In order not to hurt her little body, her parents left her at her maternal grandparents' house."

"Ok."

Wei Dongning never expected the reason to be so simple.

This makes her previous speculation about whether she favored sons over daughters seem rather dramatic.

"Ningbao, whose gossip do you want to know? I can dig it up for you."

Xiao Wu was extremely excited to have uncovered so many romantic storylines surrounding the Crown Prince alone.

He wished he could tell Wei Dongning all the gossip in the world in one night.

Wei Dongning clasped her hands together in a pleading manner: "We won't miss one more day. It's almost midnight now, let's go to sleep."

Because of illness in her past life, and because she doesn't have a cell phone in this life, she has always maintained the good habit of going to bed early.

She really couldn't handle staying up all night once in a while.

She only managed to stay awake because of gossip.

Feeling "neglected" last night, Gu Peiyan felt a little awkward after getting up.

When Wei Dongning spoke to him, he answered by uttering each word one by one.

Wei Dongning felt a little frustrated by the fact that it didn't have a mouth.

As a result, the young couple inexplicably fell into a cold war again.

Xiao Wu didn't want to get close to them, fearing that they might accidentally hurt him.

Xiao Fu pushed open the door and cautiously glanced at the situation inside: "Miss, the people from Yun Jin Fang have arrived."

"I understand." Wei Dongning stood up and turned to look at Gu Peiyan in silence.

Gu Peiyan received the signal and silently followed behind her.

The two walked silently to the reception room.

Gu Song, who was sitting in the reception room waiting early, saw that they all had expressionless faces and thought they had quarreled, so he also frowned.

The shop assistant who came to take their measurements didn't dare to breathe loudly. After taking their measurements as quickly as possible, she got up to say goodbye: "Young Madam, the clothes will be delivered to your residence in the next couple of days. We... will be leaving now."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Xiao Fu."

Xiao Fu quickly guided them out.

They left behind the three masters, each with an increasingly sour expression.

Wei Dongning wasn't used to being with Gu Song, so she found an excuse to leave.

Gu Song didn't object: "Peiyan, you stay."

Gu Peiyan responded, but then sat back down after standing up.

Wei Dongning bowed to Gu Song, and her steps became noticeably lighter as she walked back.

"Did you and Dong Ning have a fight?"

"No," Gu Peiyan quickly denied.

He's just feeling a bit awkward.

Gu Song looked suspiciously at Gu Peiyan, who was becoming increasingly energetic, trying to discern the truthfulness of his words.

"I'll say it again: you're older than her, so be more considerate of her."

Gu Peiyan didn't know how to talk to her father about emotional issues, so she lowered her eyes slightly and said, "I know. Father, Fang Zirui invited me to his house for a small gathering yesterday, so I'll be leaving now."

Gu Song hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Finally, he waved his hand and said, "Go on, and go home early."

Gu Song didn't know how to communicate with Gu Peiyan about their relationship issues.

The unspoken understanding between father and son is to keep quiet about it.

Gu Peiyan returned to the room and walked over to Wei Dongning, who was brewing tea on a small stove.

Pick up the small tongs next to me and flip the slightly charred red dates over.

"Is something wrong?"

"Yes, I need to go out for a bit later." Gu Peiyan repeated the reason she had just given Gu Song.

Actually, he made up this reason himself.

Fang Zirui never mentioned getting together yesterday.

He simply wanted someone to help him analyze the situation, so he chose Fang Zirui.

If Wei Dongning were to look up at him right now, she would be able to tell that he was talking nonsense.

However, Wei Dongning simply said "Oh," and then asked, "Are you coming back for dinner?"

"No return."

"Then I'll tell the kitchen not to make your portion later."

“Okay.” Gu Peiyan took the cloak and left.

Xiao Wu jumped into Wei Dongning's arms: "You really believed his excuse?"

Why don't you believe it?

Based on her understanding of Gu Peiyan, even if his excuse was false, it was highly likely that he was indeed going to see Fang Zirui.

Gu Peiyan's silence is precisely because she doesn't want her to know.

As for what they did...

She has a fifth child, so she can find out anytime she wants.

After leaving the house, Gu Peiyan headed straight for the Fang residence.

He didn't have many friends, and Fang Zirui was the only one with experience in matters of the heart.

Fortunately, Fang Zirui had not yet left his house when he arrived at the Fang residence.

When Fang Zirui saw Gu Peiyan, his eyes were full of surprise: "What brings you to my humble abode today?"

Gu Peiyan didn't care about his teasing: "There's something I need you to analyze for me."

"Is it related to your mistress?"

"You guessed it?"

Fang Zirui gave this idiot a helpless look: "Your thoughts are written all over your face. Tell me, you've only been married for a little over a month. What happened that made you think of coming to me?"

Gu Peiyan sat down opposite Fang Zirui, wanting to speak several times, but not knowing how to express herself.

Seeing that he was being too slow, Fang Zirui offered a solution: "How about I ask and you answer?"

Gu Peiyan nodded.

"Did you two have a fight?"

"No."

"So...you found out that your sister-in-law has someone else in her heart?"

Gu Peiyan neither nodded nor shook her head: "Don't make wild guesses."

“Oh, then that’s not it.” Fang Zirui gave a few more reasons.

Gu Peiyan denied them one by one: "Never mind, I'll say it myself."

Fang Zirui sat up straight, looking like he was listening attentively: "Go on."

"I...I've realized I seem to have developed a different feeling towards her."

"Oh, that's perfectly normal."

A family that values ​​relationships produces passionate individuals.

This is common knowledge in the capital.

He didn't think Gu Peiyan was an accident.

Gu Peiyan looked conflicted, but still decided to tell the whole story: "We usually chat for a bit before bed every day, but yesterday, she just went to sleep. We hadn't had any conflicts before that."

"That's it?"

"Isn't that strange?"