Chapter 9: Whatever Gu Sui, I will never let you go…

Sui Yu and Yun Mu originally came to pick up the young master to go home.

However, not only did an assassination attempt suddenly occur, but the young master also ran off with the Regent.

How were they supposed to explain this to the family head when they returned!

The two stepped forward, intending to persuade their young master, but Gu Sui had very sufficient reasons.

“The Regent just saved me. It would be too unreasonable not to treat her to a meal!”

Sui Yu and Yun Mu: “……”

In the end, not only did they fail to bring the person back, but the young master also took several silver notes with him.

“You go back first. I’ll definitely be home before nightfall.”

Gu Sui promised skillfully. Beside him, Mu Jiulu suddenly glanced at him.

As soon as the words left his mouth, Gu Sui himself felt something was off.

Why did it feel like he used to say this often?

Oh right, Mu Jiulu, that control freak, would frantically urge him whenever he came home late.

At first, he found it sweet, thinking at least someone cared about him.

The feeling of having someone waiting for him at home made him feel happy.

However, as time went on, that suffocating control began to annoy him.

Especially when he had things he didn’t want her to know about.

Mu Jiulu quickly shifted her gaze and boarded the prince’s carriage. Gu Sui sighed lightly and followed.

The past was the past. Now that he had paid off all his debts and arrived in another world, there was nothing to hide from her anymore.

If she wanted, he could be a perfect boyfriend available 24/7.

“What do you want to eat?”

In the spacious carriage, fully lined with a white velvet rug, Mu Jiulu asked indifferently as she sat properly in her seat.

Gu Sui first marveled at the Regent’s luxurious carriage, then fiddled with the wind chimes hanging by the window. His gentle voice carried with the crisp bell sound.

“Anything is fine with me. It’s up to you, what do you want to eat?”

The tall youth found a comfortable position to lean back lazily, resting his chin on one hand as he looked at her, his peach blossom eyes blazing like fire.

“Anything?”

Mu Jiulu curled her lips meaningfully, then instructed Yan Wu outside to drive the carriage.

However, when she saw the cat lying on Gu Sui’s lap, she found it increasingly annoying.

“Why did you bring it along?”

Mu Jiulu’s voice carried a hint of displeasure. Gu Sui rubbed the white kitten’s chin.

“It needs to eat too. Besides, it feels really nice to pet. Do you want to try?”

Gu Sui eagerly placed the cat on her lap. Mu Jiulu expressionlessly watched the little ball of fur rolling around on her legs, her gaze somewhat deep.

In terms of feel, what could compare to him?

“Hold it, look how cute it is, all small and cuddly. Hold it, hold it.”

Gu Sui said expectantly. He really wanted to see the heartwarming sight of his cold and noble girlfriend holding a little kitten.

Light shone in the youth’s eyes. Mu Jiulu’s hand involuntarily reached for the cat on her lap.

She didn’t want to hold it, but he was being coquettish, so she’d give him face.

“Meow!”

Mu Jiulu grabbed the kitten by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up. It flailed its little paws, scratching at her clothes.

Gu Sui helplessly rubbed his forehead: “I meant hold it, not pick it up. Be nicer to Lulu.”

Hearing that name made Mu Jiulu grit her teeth. She was about to return the cat but stopped.

“This cat, this king will take it.”

Gu Sui: “?”

Mu Jiulu said seriously: “If the General finds out who gave this cat, it probably won’t survive half a day.”

With Gu Tingsong’s violent temper, how could she tolerate the Empress Dowager’s intentions?

Gu Sui opened his mouth: “But you can’t just snatch it away from me!”

“As your future wife-master, what, you can’t even part with a cat?”

Mu Jiulu said, raising her chin. Gu Sui was stunned for a moment.

“Wha… what?”

What the hell is a wife-master?

“Don’t forget, yesterday’s embroidered ball is still in my mansion.”

Gu Sui: “……”

“So you can just snatch my cat?”

“My Lord, we’ve arrived.”

The carriage suddenly stopped, and Gu Sui, who had been reaching out to take back his Lulu, crashed into Mu Jiulu’s arms.

She got the cat, and she got him too.

Mu Jiulu tilted her head to look at the youth who had fallen dazedly onto her lap. He was holding the cat, and she was holding him.

This scene had an indescribable atmosphere lingering around.

As if possessed, Mu Jiulu raised her hand to brush the top of the youth’s head. The fluffy texture made a glint of light flash across her eyes.

“Tsk.”

Gu Sui, who had hit his teeth, sucked in a cold breath. As he looked up, his eyes were full of anger. Mu Jiulu spoke first.

“This has nothing to do with this king.”

Yan Wu’s carriage-stopping skills were impressive, deserving of a reward.

Gu Sui said viciously: “How is it not related? It’s because you want to snatch my Lulu!”

Mu Jiulu smiled and grasped his wrist, her strong grip rendering Gu Sui immobile.

He watched helplessly as the cat he had just gotten was snatched away again.

“You…”

“Since you put it that way, this king would feel bad not taking it.”

“Yan Wu, send it back to the palace.”

A hand reached in from the curtain, and Mu Jiulu handed over the cat. Gu Sui couldn’t stop her.

“Weren’t we going to eat? Come down.”

After getting off the carriage, Mu Jiulu lifted the curtain and said casually. Gu Sui was so angry he wanted to bite her twice.

The pet he had just gotten, not even warm yet, was so ruthlessly snatched away!

“The mighty Regent’s mansion won’t mistreat a cat.”

Seeing him staring at her with accusing eyes, Mu Jiulu shook her head helplessly.

Gu Sui ran his tongue over his canine tooth and said angrily: “If that old man in the palace finds out my cat is with you, won’t he come after me?”

When he bristled, the leopard print on his blue court robe seemed to come alive, stretching out with his gesticulations to show its fierce side.

“He won’t have time to bother you.”

Mu Jiulu said arrogantly, her eyes and brows exuding a wild aura. Gu Sui’s throat moved slightly, and strangely, the anger in his heart subsided quite a bit.

Gu Sui snorted coldly and jumped down from the carriage.

“Then you better take good care of it, you hear!”

At worst, he could visit it often. After all, he initially wanted to raise it together with her.

Gu Sui did some mental work to barely accept the fact that his Lulu had been snatched away.

Starving, Gu Sui followed Mu Jiulu to the shop entrance. Looking up, the signboard of the restaurant in front of him made him pause.

“Any…thing?”

On the rectangular signboard above, two large characters written in a flamboyant style exuded arrogance everywhere.

Gu Sui: “There’s really a shop called ‘Anything’!”

Mu Jiulu led Gu Sui inside. This shop looked no bigger than an ordinary restaurant, but business was very good.

People came and went in the main hall, with the counter being the busiest.

Gu Sui looked around puzzled. Two signs hung on the surrounding walls.

Not dishes, but simply six large characters.

‘Eat Whatever’ and ‘Drink Whatever’.

A shop assistant recognized Mu Jiulu’s identity and respectfully invited them upstairs. Gu Sui followed behind, unable to help sighing.

“What genius came up with these menu names? People with decision paralysis must be grateful to death.”

Inside the private room, the noise from outside was blocked out. Gu Sui, seated at the table, didn’t have to trouble himself at all,

Mainly because this shop didn’t give people any choice.

It’s just that the price wasn’t very pretty.

Eight hundred and eighty-eight taels for ‘Eat Whatever’, six hundred and sixty-six taels for ‘Drink Whatever’.

He was just having a simple lunch, and over a thousand taels were spent?

Expensive as hell.

Gu Sui, who had known the value of money since childhood, couldn’t help but feel distressed.

But this meal was supposed to be in the name of repaying a life-saving favor, so it couldn’t be too shabby.

“This place actually has a hidden menu.”

Mu Jiulu suddenly spoke up. Gu Sui made a puzzled sound.

“Ask Whatever, price varies.”

Gu Sui narrowed his eyes, pondering.

“This shop isn’t just a restaurant?”

“Of course not.”

How could those who dared to openly hang these two menus on the wall serve dishes to customers without any clue?

No matter who it was, as long as they could afford to enter this shop, their preferences would be known inside out.

The food served by the shop must be the most suitable to the customer’s tastes.

Gu Sui: “That Ask Whatever…”

“As long as you can afford it, you can know any information.”

Goodness, this place is an intelligence agency!

Gu Sui was greatly shocked. How much manpower, resources, and finances would it take to support the operation of such a shop?

He would call it the ancient version of big data.

Half an hour later, the shop assistant brought in the food.

When Gu Sui took a closer look, the few doubts remaining in his heart immediately vanished.

Fish head with chopped chili, charcoal-grilled lamb chops, stir-fried three shreds, ginger vinegar snails, radish and shrimp soup.

There were also three fruit platters and two desserts. Truly, there wasn’t a single dish that Gu Sui didn’t love.

However, because it catered to his tastes so well, it made Gu Sui a bit tongue-tied.

Even if these people investigated, they would have looked into Gu Sui Zhi’s preferences, so it seemed that his and Gu Sui Zhi’s tastes were quite similar.

Oh well, nevermind. He had been hungry for half a day, let’s eat first and talk later.

Gu Sui ladled out two bowls of soup, passing one to Mu Jiulu.

“You don’t like peanuts anymore, but you still like this, right?”

He said with a smile. Seeing that he couldn’t resist taking a sip first, Mu Jiulu slowly picked up her spoon and stirred.

She truly liked peanuts, but this radish and shrimp soup was something she only drank along with him because he often had it.

It wasn’t particularly liked.

It’s just that he would always serve her first, and she didn’t refuse, so Gu Sui thought she liked it.

Mu Jiulu felt a strange emotion continuously rising in her heart.

He clearly cared about her, and even when they met again, he would actively throw the embroidered ball to her. So why did they break up back then?

‘Mu Jiulu, can you stop controlling me inside and out?’

‘I’ve had enough!’

‘Let’s break up’

His suppressed roar from a year ago rang in her ears again. Mu Jiulu’s fingers holding the spoon tensed slightly.

Was it her fault?

She admitted that she had a strong possessive streak. She even wanted him to stay at home all the time.

By then, she had already adapted to that world and even had a stable source of income to support him.

But he always seemed to be hiding something from her. There was an invisible barrier between them.

She wanted to break through it but failed completely.

From then on, the distance between them became a world apart.

Until now.

She had found him.

This time, she wanted him to break down that barrier on his own.

Mu Jiulu pursed her lips and took a sip of soup, her cold and beautiful eyes revealing a determined look.

Gu Sui, oh Gu Sui, I will never let you go.

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My Husband Asks for a Divorce Every Day (Female-Dominant)

This is a novel I’m planning to reread as well.

The male lead is strong, skilled in martial arts, and not the usual fragile type you often see in matriarchal novels.

Meanwhile, the female lead is a scientist—rational and logical. Even when she falls for the male lead, she doesn’t let her emotions cloud her decisions.

If you push through the first few chapters, you’ll gradually find the story really intriguing.

It has a mix of mystery, detective elements, and romance.

The author’s writing style is like crafting a puzzle—except they deliberately leave out a few pieces, making it hard to predict what happens next, yet keeping you hooked.

In the end, everything will come together and be explained.

One-sentence summary: Wife, stop playing with beakers and look at me!

In a laboratory accident, research scientist Zhu Wansheng accidentally travels to a matriarchal world. The original owner of the body is an eighteen-year-old only daughter of a wealthy rouge merchant, already married with a handsome young man.

Zhu Wansheng grins: Nice! She always said she was heaven’s favorite granddaughter. After a life of toil in her previous life, she can enjoy blessings in this one.

However, her joy lasts no more than three seconds as bad news arrives: the original owner’s family is about to go bankrupt, and her husband wants a divorce.

Even worse, she’s stuck with a research system full of restrictions.

Zhu Wansheng: ? Is this the destiny of a research dog?

——

Faced with this mess, Zhu Wansheng pours herself a bowl of wine to drown her sorrows. In her drunken haze, her husband arrives.

His figure is imposing, holding a long sword, with a dignified air that captivates Zhu Wansheng.

Gu Yingqing, however, looks at the alcohol-reeking Zhu Wansheng with undisguised disgust and coldly asks, “Divorce or not?” The intoxicated Zhu Wansheng mumbles vaguely, “I think… it’s not… it’s not… impossible!”

——

The next day, after sobering up, Zhu Wansheng is full of energy, rolling up her sleeves ready to make a big move. As for yesterday? She has no memory of it.

Zhu Wansheng is ambitious; a research dog fears nothing!

Upgrading rouge, extracting fragrances, producing perfumes, researching lipsticks… all shall bow to the power of modern technology!

The original owner’s dying rouge shop is revitalized. Her mother is pleased and with a wave of her hand, passes on the family business to her. As she takes control and her experimental results gain popularity, it’s the pinnacle of her life…

——

But there are always those who can’t stand to see her doing well. Jealousy, scheming, assassination attempts – they want nothing less than her life.

The person who has always kept his distance from her suddenly holds her tightly in his arms, eyes full of concern.

She is unharmed, but he falls into a pool of blood…

Zhu Wansheng feels guilty, “I can grant you one wish.”

Gu Yingqing tentatively circles his arms around her, carefully resting his head in the crook of her neck, pleading softly, “I regret it. Can we not divorce?”

Zhu Wansheng: ? When did I agree to a divorce?

[Small Theater]

The newly developed rouge is beautifully packaged, and Zhu Wansheng is eager to try it.

Gu Yingqing suddenly appears: “My lady, may I apply it for you?”

Cool fingertips lightly brush her lips. His Adam’s apple bobs as he leans in for a light bite.

Zhu Wansheng: ?

Gu Yingqing: It smells so good, I wanted to taste it…

On a warm spring day, Zhu Wansheng tries a new perfume: “Spring Night.” Gu Yingqing corners her against a wall.

Warm breath lingers on her neck.

“My lady, from now on, may I test the fragrances for you?”

[Humorous female scientist vs scheming live-in son-in-law male lead]

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