No Bounds for the CEO’s Spoiling

She had thought about that for the whole afternoon. She could tell that Xiaobai really liked to act, but after what had happened over the past few days, she was more concerned about Xiaobai’s safety instead of the things he loved to do. Qin Xiaobai was too important for her, and she would never let him be harmed no matter what it took.

Hearing that, Gu Zijin said with a meaningful look in his eyes,

“Xiaobai will be the heir of the Gu family. There are so many difficulties waiting for him to get through in the future. If you really know what’s good for him, you should let him face those challenges.”

Qin Muxuan didn’t know what to say. She knew that she couldn’t let Xiaobai miss the chance of steeling himself because of her selfish wish. As the saying went, “a fond mother spoils the son.” Qin Muxuan didn’t want to ruin Qin Xiaobai, so at last she agreed with Gu Zijin. After all, the overt and the covert struggles in the business circle were even fiercer than the ones in the show business. If Qin Xiaobai didn’t prepare himself well, he wouldn’t be able to get through the hardship.

After the incident this time, Qin Muxuan didn’t want to be the leader of Qin Xiaobai’s fan club anymore. In the meantime, she also planned to focus on her designing career only in order to make bigger achievements in the future.

In the evening the next day.

After Gu Zijin came back home, he saw Qin Muxuan making drawings on the table absorbedly. Then he hung his clothes in the cloakroom gently and then walked toward her. Qin Muxuan wasn’t aware of his arrival at first. When he got closer, she raised her head in a daze and looked to him, saying,

“When did you come back?”

“Just now.”

Gu Zijin glanced at Qin Muxuan’s drawing and the pen in her hand, saying,

“You should draw it this way. Also, this part seems a bit unreasonable.”

“Unreasonable?”

Qin Muxuan frowned slightly and checked her drawing, finding nothing unreasonable. Then she looked to Gu Zijin with a confused look. The latter then pointed to a turning point and explained,

“This shouldn’t be here. It’ll be inconvenient for people to go out.”

Qin Muxuan took a closer look at the place Gu Zijin had pointed out and was suddenly enlightened. Gu Zijin smiled and said,

“It’s not your fault. If you only have theoretical knowledge, you’ll certainly make many mistakes in the drawings. Actually, you can go to my company and learn from some senior designers.”

Hearing that, Qin Muxuan got a bit dazed. It never occurred to her that Gu Zijin would offer her a chance like this. Then she asked,

“Really? Wouldn’t Elderly Lady Gu disagree with that?”

“She would agree. You can rest assured.”

Qin Muxuan was lost in thought then. She really wanted to learn designing in his company. After all, the Gu Group only hired elites in this industry. She would benefit a lot from learning designing there for a period of time. Since Gu Zijin had mentioned that first, she had no reason to reject him. Then, Qin Muxuan who had been intrigued nodded right away. Gu Zijin put down the pen and closed the designing book in front of her, saying,

“You can make drawings tomorrow. Have a good rest today. The doctor said that you couldn’t overwork.”

Qin Muxuan, mouth twitched, had to listen to him. After her eyes lingered on her drawings for a while, she finally looked away.

At dinner time, Gu Zijin cooked for the whole family. Qin Muxuan thoughtfully helped him in the kitchen the whole time. The moment Qin Xiaobai came back, he followed the pleasant smell to the kitchen right away. After that, he rested his hands on the edge of the wash basin and stared at Gu Zijin with expectation in his eyes, saying,

“Daddy, what are you cooking right now?”‘

“Stewed-pork with brown sauce.”

Hearing that, Qin Xiaobai couldn’t help but swallow his saliva. He was not tall enough to see the things in the pot, so he tried his best to stand on toe. Mrs. Gu who finally had a chance to rest on the couch looked at the three people in the kitchen all the time. Gu Zijin seldom cooked, but even Mrs. Gu had to admit that his cooking skill was better than hers.

After the dinner was ready, Qin Xiaobai was the first one to have a seat. Then he fixed his eyes on the dish Qin Muxuan was serving right now,

“Dabai, I’m so hungry. Can we start eating right now?”

“No, we can’t. Your grandma and great-grandma haven’t come yet. You can not eat first.”

“Fine.”

Qin Xiaobai sat there tamely. Qin Muxuan turned around to take off her apron and then walked to the kitchen to hang it up. As she saw Gu Zijin making the soup which was supposed to be the last dish, she approached him and said,

“You really wouldn’t teach me how to cook?”

Gu Zijin turned his head to look at Qin Muxuan whose eyes showed a strong desire to learn. Then he said in a deep voice,

“You really want to learn?”

“Yes!”

Hearing that, Gu Zijin held her hand right away. Qin Muxuan got dazed at first and then muttered,

“You don’t have to take me by the hand to teach me. Just tell me the cooking method.”

“I’m afraid you are not clever enough to understand my words.”

Qin Muxuan was speechless.

Gu Zijin’s hand felt a bit warm. Qin Muxuan didn’t know why she felt a bit hot and even her face turned red. Gu Zijin was very close to her in this posture. She could even feel him breathing by her sensitive ear, but she didn’t know whether he had done this purposely or not. Qin Muxuan could only try to pay attention to her study and focus on adding relish to the soup. However, Gu Zijin was so tempting right now!

Qin Muxuan took a deep breath and said,

“Well, I’d rather quit learning.”

“Why?”

Gu Zijin approached her while saying slowly in a magnetic voice,

“The things I taught are too difficult for you to learn?”

Qin Muxuan shook her head and turned around, trying to push Gu Zijin away. Meanwhile, Gu Zijin had already leaned both hands against the cooking bench to prevent her from escaping. Due to the hot steam from the pot behind her, Qin Muxuan had to lean close to Gu Zijin. Then, he kissed on her lips at once. With her eyes opened wide, Qin Muxuan looked at the handsome face in front of her, feeling her heart beating crazily fast.

Gu Zijin gave a smile and let go of her, saying,

“Fine, you can go wash your hand now. If you still don’t go out, others might assume we are doing something private.”

Qin Muxuan looked at Gu Zijin with an annoyed look, thinking, ‘You are the one who kissed me, all right?’ Then she walked out of the kitchen. Qin Xiaobai had already eaten a half plate of the crabs. Elderly Lady Gu was too aged to digest the high-protein food. So she only ordered Nanny Chen to fill a bowl of porridge for her. Although Qin Muxuan didn’t like Elderly Lady Gu, she still felt it necessary to teach Qin Xiaobai how to respect the elders since she wanted Xiaobai to be a well-educated boy. So she winked at Xiaobai to give the latter a hint. Xiaobai then used his chopsticks to put some dishes in Elderly Lady Gu’s bowl reluctantly, saying,

“Great-grandma, the stewed pork daddy made is so delicious. You should have some.”

Elderly Lady Gu felt her heart completely softened and even changed her opinion about Qin Muxuan a bit. She was, in fact, surprised by Qin Muxuan’s movements. These days, she had been very mean to Qin Muxuan. It never occurred to her that Qin Muxuan would put in a good word for her in front of Xiaobai. However, Elderly Lady Gu suddenly had second thoughts, ‘Maybe Qin Muxuan is only pretending to make a good gesture.’ Thinking of that, Elderly Lady Gu wasn’t that touched anymore.