SFBF CH13

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Gu Ao was so young, yet he understood “being bullied” and “carrying a wife.”

This… wouldn’t do.

You’re the Little Dragon Aotian! How could you be studying how to carry a wife now!!

The more he thought about it, the funnier it was. Shen Qing practically went upstairs clutching his stomach.

As for Gu Duo declaring so loudly that he was going back to his room to study, he heard that too.

But, little Duo Duo, just go ahead and be surprised! Daddy promised that you could study after eating the ice cream, so you can study.

If I say I won’t interfere, I won’t!

Shen Qing felt that even though he was now a parent with the heavy responsibility of accompanying the children and redeeming his own image, he still needed his own space. He couldn’t revolve around the children all day!

If parents placed all their energy and emotional sustenance on their children, they would become anxious.

And when parents got anxious, the children wouldn’t be able to relax, and in the end, no one would be happy.

Planning to enjoy himself, Shen Qing decided to go to the third floor to work out and burn off the calories from the ice cream he just ate.

Back when he was working 996, he didn’t pay much attention to his appearance and figure, mainly because he didn’t have time.

But he actually loved exercising.

When touring the villa earlier, he saw a huge glass room in the northwest corner of the third floor. It not only had a full set of fitness equipment but also an indoor swimming pool. Shen Qing had been longing for it ever since.

He hurried back to his room. He remembered that the original owner also had a lot of sportswear, so he wanted to change immediately and go try it out.

But as soon as he entered the room, his eyes were assaulted by the pink wallpaper and interior decorations… Living in a room with such intense colors all day, wasn’t the original owner stimulated to the point of insomnia??

Shen Qing planned to hire workers to change the wallpaper as soon as the holidays were over.

After opening the wardrobe and rummaging through it, Shen Qing wanted to cry even more.

Although there was sportswear here, most of it looked like specially customized… gymnastics leotards.

…The kind that were skin-tight, accentuated the figure, came in all sorts of colors, and would look very sexy when worn…

Since these clothes were all neatly hung up, their forms were clear at a glance.

Shen Qing even saw a set with a white top and pink long-legged gymnastics pants, with a fluffy white rabbit tail-like thing hanging from the back of the pants…

WTF??!

What kind of unique hobby is this?!

After rummaging for a long time, Shen Qing finally found a set of black sportswear.

The top was a relatively normal jersey, and the bottom was hip-hugging long pants.

…Fine.

Although they hugged the hips, they still looked like the kind of sports pants normal men wore. Even if he was seen wearing them out, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

Shen Qing finally took a brave step out of his room.

The gym and pool were on the third floor, and as everyone knew, the third floor was where President Gu recuperated and worked.

But Gu Huaiyu himself hadn’t forbidden Shen Qing or the children from going up to play.

The original owner hadn’t dared to go up and disturb him, but according to Shen Qing’s observation, the glass gym was about three hundred meters away from Gu Huaiyu’s room!

Three hundred meters, and with doors closed in between.

Even if he played “Second Hand Rose” (a band known for loud/distinctive music), the other party wouldn’t hear it.

The key was that with President Gu’s health, he wouldn’t be going to the gym anyway, and his movements wouldn’t include that area.

In other words, as long as he didn’t blow up the gym, it would be hard for Gu Huaiyu to know he had been up there!

So Shen Qing had no psychological burden going up.

When he got there, the housekeeper had just finished supervising the cleaning of the swimming pool. Seeing Shen Qing, the housekeeper reported to him very politely: “The pool has just been cleaned, Madam can use it with ease.”

There was no surprise in his tone about Shen Qing coming up to the third floor.

…Enough to prove the original owner’s freedom here.

Shen Qing nodded to indicate he understood.

Even if no one used this pool, it was cleaned weekly and deep-cleaned monthly.

Gu Huaiyu’s housekeeper was just that professional.

It was a pity the original owner hadn’t dared to come upstairs before… just how afraid was he of Gu Huaiyu?

In the book, Gu Huaiyu died early. At least relative to the later plot, he was just a boss who had become past tense. Shen Qing didn’t remember his methods very well.

However, in the original owner’s memory, Gu Huaiyu was the most capable person of the Gu family’s current generation. Unfortunately, Old Master Gu, Gu Huaiyu’s grandfather, still presided over the family and delayed relinquishing power, causing the second generation to fight all their lives, and the third generation to inherit their fathers’ grudges and traditions, continuing the slaughter.

Even so, Gu Huaiyu was the most outstanding among them.

If he hadn’t been harmed two years ago…

But even with such a backstory, there was nothing to be afraid of, right?

Shen Qing thought of Gu Huaiyu in the wheelchair again. He seemed pale and weak, but occasionally, his gaze when sizing people up was bottomless… that part was indeed quite scary.

Later on, Gu Duo probably inherited his uncle’s gloominess.

And Gu Ao followed his uncle’s domineering aura.

But apart from that, there was nothing else… Let him look however he wanted!

Shen Qing felt that he didn’t have much capability.

But he also truly wasn’t doing anything!

Being a salted fish, lying flat, seemingly Buddhist-like, actually meant never provoking trouble!

So for boys from good families like them, who would be afraid of being looked at!

After the housekeeper led the staff away, Shen Qing got directly on the treadmill to warm up for twenty minutes first.

He didn’t bring swimwear today… mainly because he absolutely couldn’t wear the original owner’s swimwear out. He would have to buy a new one, so he wouldn’t swim today for the time being.

After running, he continued warming up on the elliptical machine, then did various stretches.

It was his first time exercising (in this body), so Shen Qing didn’t want to overdo it, or his muscles would be sore.

Sweating profusely, he stopped and began the final stretches.

It was right at this point that a voice suddenly came from behind him.

“Qing Qing?”

Shen Qing: “?”

Shen Qing was doing a side lunge stretch. Hearing someone call him that, he lost his strength and almost did the splits.

He hurriedly held onto the floor to stand up. At the same time, the man who called him “Qing Qing” pushed open the glass door and walked in.

The man looked to be in his thirties, of medium height, wearing a white coat and rimless glasses, with a side-parted hairstyle.

When he saw Shen Qing, his expression and gaze were somewhat agitated, a feeling of his eyes lighting up: “Qing Qing, you, you came!”

As he spoke, he approached Shen Qing.

As Shen Qing saw the other person’s attire and style clearly, memories about this person surfaced in his mind: Ling Ziyao, thirty-two years old, doctor.

He was his prospective affair partner.

……

Hmm, hmm, hmm???

What do you mean prospective affair partner?

Didn’t “he” love Shen Yuan deeply and marry as a substitute for love to protect Shen Yuan??!

Shen Qing carefully sifted through the memories in his brain and finally pieced together this thread vaguely: it turned out that the original owner knew he had no chance with Shen Yuan in this life, so he focused all his attention on Gu Huaiyu… ‘s property.

However, unexpectedly, he got lucky twice—he had never gained any love before, but after marrying into the Gu family, he was fancied by a doctor in Mr. Gu’s medical team.

To cuckold Gu Huaiyu, the original owner didn’t have the guts.

Moreover, he was introverted and cowardly, and his heart was set on Shen Yuan. Let alone cheating with another man, he hadn’t been with anyone before.

But Ling Ziyao told him: Gu Huaiyu didn’t have much time left.

And probably seeing the original owner’s fear of Gu Huaiyu, he even hinted to the original owner that as long as the original owner was willing to be with him, he could make Mr. Gu go a bit faster.

Shen Qing: …

In the original novel, in the second part, when the two cubs were torturing “Shen Qing,” Gu Duo mentioned something.

The grown-up villain brothers identified the original owner as having committed adultery with another man while their uncle was still alive, and conspiring with the adulterer to kill their uncle.

With this plot point explained, even if “Shen Qing” was locked in the sewer and humiliated to death, no one felt that the brothers Gu Duo and Gu Ao were cruel.

Some even said they were quite merciful; normally, he should have been thrown into a pile of men to let him have his fill of illicit affairs…

Thinking of this, Shen Qing couldn’t help but shiver.

In the original owner’s memory, presumably certain of Gu Huaiyu’s impending death, Ling Ziyao gave the original owner time to consider.

He said if the original owner thought it through, he should come upstairs to find him…

Clearly, looking at Dr. Ling’s expression, the other party had judged that he had come up specifically to find him.

Because the original owner would never come upstairs without Mr. Gu’s summons before.

“…Ah.”

Having sorted out the general plot, Shen Qing shook his head firmly and stated: “Things aren’t what you think…”

But the person opposite had already pounced: “Qing Qing, are you seducing me? You’re sweating, oh my god, you look so sexy dressed like this…”

“Me, seduce you?”

He had originally intended to explain rationally and concisely, but alas, he was completely greased up by the oiliness.

Shen Qing didn’t have time to consider anything and punched the other party directly.

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Shen Qing guessed that in the original novel, the original owner probably ended up with this Dr. Ling, because Gu Huaiyu did die very quickly, and twenty years later, the Gu brothers produced evidence when dealing with the original owner.

Reading the original owner’s memory, the original owner was also seriously considering Dr. Ling’s proposal.

If not for the fear of being discovered by Gu Huaiyu and inner terror, he would have agreed long ago.

Although this Dr. Ling couldn’t compare to the white moonlight Shen Yuan, the original owner was very open-minded. Since he couldn’t get Shen Yuan in this life, it didn’t matter if he was on top or bottom, or who he was with. At worst, he’d treat it as being bitten by a dog.

Shen Qing: “…”

Even treating it as being bitten by a dog, he, he somewhat admired the original owner’s courage.

With someone so oily, how did he let the other party lay a mouth on him!

Shen Qing punched him and cursed at him, which stunned Ling Ziyao severely.

He had always felt Shen Qing was the gentle and handsome type, timid, easy to fool, and easy to bully.

But in any case, as a famous elite returnee and a young, promising doctor, countless people wanted to climb into his bed.

Where had Ling Ziyao ever received such treatment? He immediately flew into a rage: “What are you doing? You dare to hit me?!”

“Hit you? I fucking want to kick you too!”

Shen Qing directly passed on the idea and thought of conspiring with him to murder Gu Huaiyu, and was unpolite at the moment: “There’s nothing to say. My patience is limited. If you don’t want to die, get lost immediately.”

Ling Ziyao: “…”

Seeing Shen Qing’s decisive and sharp words, Ling Ziyao was even more stunned. Was this still the person who smiled fawningly at him a few days ago, playing hard to get??

Ling Ziyao deliberately intimidated: “Don’t refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. Do you want this life to just pass by like this? Has Gu Huaiyu touched you since you entered the Gu family? Only I can satisfy you! Let me tell you, don’t dream about anything else, he just can’t…”

“I spit on that! Don’t take a piss and look at your own reflection to see what kind of virtue you have. Can you compare with my husband?”

Shen Qing felt that Mr. Gu was good to him.

Such a good person, even if he was in poor health and about to leave this world, shouldn’t suffer such insults before dying.

Seeing Ling Ziyao choked back by his “my husband,” Shen Qing simply put his hands on his hips and said, “Let me tell you the truth too. Your medical skills are no good; your judgments are all wrong. My husband can do it! Big, thick, long, lasting! …Yes, the key is it’s very long-lasting!”

“…”

Ling Ziyao’s eyes suddenly changed, looking at him fiercely: “You slept with him?”

Assuming Shen Qing’s attitude changed suddenly because of this reason, Ling Ziyao’s expression became as if his own wife had cheated: “You actually went with him?! …I only took a few days off!!!”

“…?”

Shen Qing was stunned by his roar.

No, what does that mean?

This person doesn’t question the truth of my words at all? Didn’t he say Gu Huaiyu couldn’t do it?…

Holy crap.

Shen Qing took a deep breath.

Could it be that Gu Huaiyu actually can do it???

previously, in order to trick the original owner into being with him, Ling Ziyao had revealed a lot of information about Gu Huaiyu’s impotence to the original owner.

He thought the original owner would be like 80% of the people in the gay circle, the thirsty type, and wanted to use this to tempt him.

Cough cough… One point needs to be clarified here. Although the original owner’s aesthetics and taste were a billion bit strange, hobbies were hobbies. The original owner’s heart for the white moonlight never changed, and he wouldn’t just be thirsty for anyone!

And precisely because of this, knowing the news that Gu Huaiyu couldn’t do it, the original owner actually heaved a huge sigh of relief, and simply stopped thinking about that aspect afterward.

Until he thoroughly understood Ling Ziyao’s intentions. Although he hadn’t made up his mind yet, he didn’t want to lose Ling Ziyao’s support, so he half-refused and half-accepted, often cooperating slightly with the other party’s oily flirtations.

…Thinking about it is still a bit disgusting.

But if Ling Ziyao was lying to the original owner from the start, wouldn’t the things the original owner worried about before possibly come true??

After all, he and Gu Huaiyu were a legal couple…

Ah, no, no, no.

Shen Qing touched his lower back, advising himself not to think nonsense.

Gu Huaiyu was someone who coughed after saying a sentence! Who would think about that stuff when they were about to die!

Besides, even if the CPU down there could operate normally, his overall stamina definitely wouldn’t work!

Shen Qing felt settled in his heart, and his performance became even more stable.

He knew too well how to piss off this kind of oily, confident man—

“He’s my husband, what’s the problem with sleeping with him?”

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Outside the gym, Tian Yi’s voice was awkward: “Boss… do you need me to step away?”

As a bodyguard and assistant specially hired by Mr. Gu, Tian Yi hadn’t expected to hear such… such explicit content.

He forced himself not to look towards Mr. Gu’s legs. Presumably, the boss’s hardware conditions shouldn’t be bad, but to still have the stamina to do that given his condition…

Boss, worthy of being the Boss!

But the Madam was from the Shen family after all; how could he speak of such things so bluntly… He, he, he!…

Tian Yi felt he should step away.

Gu Huaiyu also rarely changed his upright sitting posture, leaning his body to the side, supporting himself on the wheelchair with his elbow, and propping his head up with his fingers.

Rarely, he made a gesture of rubbing his forehead.

Without explaining anything, he said to his bodyguard, “It doesn’t matter.”

It was all fake anyway.

But perhaps Tian Yi was destined to be even more embarrassed. The young man’s clear voice came from inside again: “He’s my husband, what’s the problem with sleeping with him? Let me tell you, I was the one who actively crawled into his bed! Oh right, how long do you last? My husband lasts sixty minutes a time, can you do that?”

Gu Huaiyu: “…”

He couldn’t listen anymore.

Supporting his forehead with long fingers, Gu Huaiyu began to breathe heavily: “Go, bring him out.”

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Author’s Note:

【Small Theater — Not long after】

After being bitterly tormented by Gu Huaiyu for sixty minutes, Shen Qing tearfully questioned why his husband had to work so hard.

President Gu: The flag my wife set up must be achieved no matter what.

Shen Qing: ???