Chapter 111: Gentle Neck Suck

Meng Shutang looked at Gu Yunci, and in her clear eyes reflected the engagement banquet that should have been blessed by the world but later turned into a shocking, scandalous event.

Gu Yunci stepped on the carpet of red roses and walked toward them.

Gu Jin Xing smiled gently, "Brother, will you bless us?"

But Meng Shutang watched, her heart tightening repeatedly.

Gu Yunci's jet‑black eyes stared tightly at her, not looking at Gu Jin Xing at all.

He, with a jade‑like face like Yanluo, stepped before them, ignoring everyone's gaze, kissed her lips, then said to Gu Jin Xing word by word, "I never compete with you for anything, except her."

In an instant, the guests gasped.

Later, the brothers fell apart, the disaster began behind the walls.

Amid the chaos, the man protected her well.

He had Qin Zheng take her to Qian Shui Wan and assigned bodyguards to guard her tightly.

After dealing with the fiasco of the engagement banquet, he returned to Qian Shui Wan exhausted.

Watching him step toward her, Meng Shutang trembled like a frightened fawn, retreating step by step, her foot slipping, about to fall.

But the man hurried forward, caught her steadily, lifted her in a princess carry, lowered his head, his forehead pressed against hers, his nose tip touching hers.

"What, are you scared of me?"

Meng Shutang made no sound, her frightened hands clutching his collar tightly.

The man carried her back to the master bedroom, and as soon as they entered, he kicked the door shut with his foot.

He tossed her onto the bed, ripped his tie and tossed it aside, then took off his shirt and unbuckled his belt.

Seeing her curled up and motionless, he seized her delicate, pale ankle, pulled her to his front, and leaned over her.

"Are you scared or not?"

He wasn't asking whether she feared him.

He was asking whether, after causing such a disaster, she was willing to follow him.

Meng Shutang looked at him, having forgotten how to speak.

The man clasped her nape, kissed her lips fiercely, each kiss harsher than the last, as if to tear her bones and devour her completely.

"If you stay silent, I'll take it as your consent."

His kisses were frantic; Meng Shutang and Gu Jin Xing had been together for a month, and apart from one heated moment when Gu Jin Xing held her closely, no hand had ever touched—purely platonic love.

But Gu Yunci was different; he was filled with desire for her body.

She, still naive, endured it, letting Gu Yunci do as he pleased.

She thought that with Gu Yunci's power and wealth, he must have been with many women.

At the critical moment, he sweated anxiously, "Where is it?"

He truly couldn't be sure, so he took out his phone and studied a reference for a while.

The man had great stamina, from the scorching afternoon to the dim dawn, except for the first time when he was overly excited and performed poorly.

The rest came with an irresistible force; she trembled all over, tears streaming uncontrollably, choking so she couldn't utter a full sentence.

But he was also gentle, soothing her each time.

He also told her, "As my woman, Gu Yunci, besides the bed, I won't let you cry again."

Later, all her tears were because of him.

"Tangtang, you also love me, right?"

After countless days and nights of contemplation, he thought it should be so.

But he also longed to hear Meng Shutang say it himself.

Meng Shutang shook her head, "That was before; now I love no one."

She only loves her family.

The man cupped her face, lowered his head to kiss, when a clamor came from outside the door.

Qin Zheng couldn't stop it, and Bai Cixian burst through the door.

When she saw the man holding Meng Shutang's face, about to kiss, and Meng Shutang obediently nestled in his arms without a hint of resistance, Bai Cixian was shocked.

"Brother Yunci."

The two people in the office were startled by the voice; Meng Shutang recovered and pushed Gu Yunci away.

Bai Cixian walked over, "Brother Yunci, why are you holding her?"

"She already bore another man's child; how many feelings for you do you think she still has in her heart!"

Meng Shutang's head throbbed, as if a dull hammer repeatedly struck inside, her whole body swayed, nearly collapsing.

Gu Yunci saw it, steadied her, "How are you?"

Bai Cixian, seeing Gu Yunci caring for Meng Shutang, was even more furious, "Brother Yunci, she's just pretending, trying to earn your pity."

The next second, the man sideways‑hoisted the barely‑holding Meng Shutang and walked toward the small side room, "Qin Zheng, lock the door."

Qin Zheng, hearing this, grabbed Bai Cixian and pulled her outside, "Bai Cixian, you may leave now."

Bai Cixian, "Brother Yunci, I am the one who loves you most; Meng Shutang killed our child…"

Her noisy voice was shut out outside.

In the small room, Gu Yunci placed Meng Shutang on the sofa, squatted beside her, and tightly grasped her hand.

She tried once but didn't break free; her head ached to the point of splitting, so she stopped resisting.

She was held like that, drifting into a drowsy sleep.

After an unknown length of time, she slowly awoke, and Gu Yunci was still in that posture, still gripping her hand tightly.

She sat up, trying hard to pull her hand back, but the man, as if prepared, slipped a small object into her palm.

By feel, Meng Shutang seemed to sense something; she looked at Gu Yunci, who gently soothed, "Open it and see."

Meng Shutang opened it gingerly, and when she saw the star hair clip in her palm, she was stunned.

Even though she had lost it long ago, when she saw it again she instantly recognized it as the one she used to wear on her head as a child.

Along with the star hair clip that had always accompanied her, there was also a rose‑gold bell.

Unfortunately, the rose‑gold bell was crushed by Bai Lianyue, and the star hair clip vanished when she moved.

She thought she would never see it again in this lifetime.

"Where did you find it?"

"The last time Bai Cixian threatened suicide, you wouldn't let me stay with you in the hospital, so I went to the Meng family garden,"

He squeezed her hand, "But not to see her, rather to take this."

Meng Shutang stood there stunned, clutching the star hair clip, "Thank you."

She tried to get up and leave, but Gu Yunci's both hands grasped her wrist, preventing her from moving.

"I have never issued a stop order for your mother's treatment expenses; it was Bai Cixian who did it, but I still can't act against her now.

I need to investigate her pregnancy and miscarriage, to prove that the matter between me and her is completely clean."

Meng Shutang said, "Do you think a girl would lie about something like this?"

Gu Yunci said firmly, "She can even lie about a white jade hairpin, so why not this?"

Speaking, he looked at her gingerly, and finally his gaze fell on her slightly parting lips, his Adam's apple unintentionally thumped hard.

The surge of emotion in his chest was about to burst out; he leaned in slightly, his knuckles restrainingly gripping her wrist.

In the instant their breaths intertwined, the distance was so close he could count her eyelashes.

He was just a breath away from kissing her.

He was clearly already out of control, yet after Meng Shutang turned her head and closed her eyes, he suddenly halted, his jaw tightening.

The desire churning in his eyes collided with reason and shattered; his forehead pressed against hers, his voice hoarse, "I'm not in a hurry; I'll wait until you are willing."

After speaking, he abruptly pulled Meng Shutang into his arms.

He lowered his head and took a heavy breath against her neck—not a light peck, but a bite tinged with long‑suppressed longing and panic, just a little nibble.

He didn't pull away after the kiss, burying himself in the hollow of her neck, his breath scorching, both frantic and obedient.

Meng Shutang froze suddenly, instinctively raising her hand to his chest and gently pushing him.

To the man, the force seemed light, more like panic.

The man didn't overstep any further; he simply held her tightly, his lips pressed to the hollow of her neck, his voice hoarse, "Don't run from me."