The Only One With a Mouth in the CEO Novel - Chapter 64: Getting A Bit Ambiguous, Those Two...

Chapter 64: Getting A Bit Ambiguous, Those Two…

Why are you so shocked that I have a child? Ye Jin questioned Gu Qingyang.

Gu Qingyang scratched his head: I just didn’t think you seemed like someone who would.

Ye Jin sighed: I was young and foolish back then, got tricked by a scumbag.

Gu Qingyang couldn’t hold back again, exclaiming loudly: You actually have one!

You’re being quite rude, young man. Guan Yan rarely spoke sharply, shooing Gu Qingyang back to the kitchen to continue frying meatballs, then turned to apologize to Ye Jin for Gu Qingyang’s bluntness.

Only Ye Jin and Gu Chenxi remained.

President Gu. Ye Jin turned around and asked nervously, You won’t fire me because of this, will you?

No. Gu Chenxi said quietly.

That’s good. Ye Jin breathed a sigh of relief, continuing to maintain her single mother persona with tragic flair, If I lost this job with you, my child and I would be so poor we’d have to drink the northwest wind.

No. Gu Chenxi repeated.

His expression was so serious it made Ye Jin twitch her lips involuntarily.

What a drama king.

Gu Chenxi had her resume and background information – how could he not know her actual family situation?

He’d probably figured it out long ago and was just playing along with her act.

Ye Jin continued with equal dramatic flair: Thank you, President Gu. You’re truly a wonderful boss.

She’d made up her mind.

She was going to edit this segment out. Since everyone was so eager for romantic scenes and shipping, she’d give them a BE romance to enjoy.

The Border Collie had been following Ye Jin all along.

The system was utterly shocked: [Even after all this, you still haven’t been exposed.]

[Like I said, they don’t have functioning mouths.] Ye Jin replied mentally.

The system silently gave Ye Jin a thumbs up: [You’re really something else.]

Ye Jin spent the whole day playing with the Border Collie at the Gu residence. After dinner, she prepared to take her leave, but Guan Yan pulled her upstairs for drinks.

After some thought, Ye Jin agreed.

Guan Yan seemed to need someone to talk to and confide in, but with one son being an idiot and the other a mute, proper conversation was impossible.

Thus, Ye Jin as the temporary adopted daughter came in handy.

After three glasses of red wine, Guan Yan gradually opened up to Ye Jin, beginning to share her story with Gu Hui.

They had fallen in love freely, a young couple deeply in love, and indeed enjoyed a period of happiness initially.

But after the elder Gu who shouldered the main responsibility passed away, and the burden of the Gu family business fell on Gu Hui’s shoulders, everything suddenly changed.

Gu Hui’s capabilities were average – he couldn’t support Vastness alone. After taking over, he was mentally and physically exhausted every day, developing many white hairs before he even turned forty.

And from that point on, misfortunes kept plaguing their family.

Even the youngest, Gu Qingyang, became a target, nearly getting kidnapped several times.

Left with no choice, Guan Yan could only send Gu Qingyang away to lay low.

But who would have thought that once sent away, he would be completely lost to them.

While searching for Gu Qingyang, Guan Yan encountered Gu Chenxi, who had lost both parents, at an orphanage.

That child was so smart and beautiful when he was young.

Guan Yan seemed lost in thought, a nostalgic expression flashing across her face. Meeting him for the first time at the orphanage feels like it was just yesterday, but in the blink of an eye, he’s all grown up now.

Ye Jin asked curiously: Since you couldn’t find Young Master Gu at the time, you adopted President Gu instead?

Guan Yan nodded and said, I’ve personally mentored Chenxi since he was young.

Gu Hui lacks the capability to properly manage Vastness, Guan Yan recounted the past. So we placed our hopes on Chenxi, raising him according to the standards of an heir. His schedule was packed with tutoring and training sessions, arranged from 6:30 in the morning until 10 at night, with not a single second wasted.

Chenxi became increasingly outstanding, but also grew more silent and withdrawn.

Guan Yan spoke with uncertainty, I’ve molded him into what he is now, but I don’t know if he resents me for it in his heart.

Ye Jin declared with righteous spirit, Then I’ll help you ask him tomorrow.

What’s the use of just thinking about it here?

Guan Yan was amused by her, picking up her wine glass to clink with Ye Jin.

This wine was from Guan Yan’s private collection.

Though she didn’t mention the price, it was clearly expensive at a glance.

Ye Jin had been holding this glass for quite some time, and now finally took her first sip.

The aroma and astringency of the red wine burst simultaneously in her mouth.

She swallowed with difficulty.

A country bumpkin like her couldn’t appreciate such refined things.

They sat chatting on the small second-floor balcony, with only two or three starlights in the pitch-black night sky.

Guan Yan was slightly tipsy by now.

So while she wasn’t paying attention, Ye Jin quietly poured a packet of sugar into her wine glass.

The sugar was something Ye Jin had taken from the coffee shop when she bought an Americano.

She really couldn’t stomach red wine – maybe adding some sugar would make it more palatable.

Guan Yan was swaying her glass while lost in thought, so Ye Jin imitated her, shaking her glass vigorously to quickly dissolve the sugar.

Guan Yan turned and clinked glasses with her.

Ye Jin took a sip and found the astringency had diminished considerably, feeling quite satisfied.

But the good times didn’t last.

As the wine level decreased, the incompletely dissolved sugar granules suddenly became noticeable.

…She had added too much.

To avoid being discovered by Guan Yan, she poured more wine into her glass.

Then continued shaking it wildly.

Guan Yan couldn’t help but laugh at the sight, then taught her some knowledge about wine tasting, opening several bottles of different types for Ye Jin to sample.

She explained in simple yet profound terms.

Ye Jin also seriously accepted each taste, then casually placed them on the table.

But when Ye Jin came to her senses, there were already five or six glasses lined up beside her.

Everything was mixed up…

Which one had she added sugar to again?

Seeing her dazed expression, Guan Yan thought she didn’t want to drink so much and offered to help finish them, telling her not to worry.

Ye Jin immediately said, No need, I can manage myself.

It was clear that Guan Yan was the type who truly enjoyed drinking.

If Guan Yan discovered she had added sugar to red wine…

That would be utterly mortifying.

So she silently drank four glasses in succession, only reaching the sugared one on the fourth try.

Guan Yan was an excellent teacher.

As Ye Jin slowly savored the different types of red wine, after drinking that incongruous sugared red wine, she suddenly found it hard to swallow.

Gulping it down in two swift mouthfuls, Ye Jin picked up the fifth glass to suppress the cloying sweetness.

Then, unsurprisingly, she got drunk.

Ye Jin’s cheeks were flushed, her eyes vacant, staring blankly into space as her mind wandered.

Guan Yan was startled when she saw this and immediately called her two sons to come upstairs.

Gu Qingyang rushed in first: What’s wrong, Mom?

Gu Chenxi followed closely behind.

Guan Yan said somewhat guiltily, I think… I got Xiao Ye drunk.

Gu Qingyang immediately looked over at Ye Jin.

But another figure had already moved in front of Ye Jin faster.

Gu Qingyang only saw a broad back in a white shirt, so he turned away irritably.

Border Collie also ran upstairs with concern.

In the entire house, only the system knew the real reason why Ye Jin was drunk.

It chuckled coldly and remarked: [Too clever by half.]

Ye Jin heard it but didn’t want to admit it, so she buried her head in her arms.

Gu Chenxi was watching her up close at that moment and found it adorable.

Guan Yan was at a loss: What should we do? How about letting Xiao Ye stay overnight? It wouldn’t be good if she goes home and no one takes care of her.

Thank you.

Ye Jin heard it. She lifted her head and politely said to Guan Yan, Then I’ll trouble you for one night.

She even logically asked Guan Yan, May I borrow your pajamas?

Of course, I’ll go prepare them for you.

After saying that, Guan Yan wondered, Xiao Ye, are you actually drunk or not?

Ye Jin held up a finger: Just a little.

Her mind was still clear, but her body wasn’t quite under her control.

As long as it wasn’t serious, it was fine.

Guan Yan felt relieved and turned to arrange Ye Jin’s accommodation.

Ye Jin was sitting on a step of the terrace, leaning sideways against the wall.

Gu Chenxi knelt on one knee in front of her. Even folded up, his 1.87-meter frame took up a lot of space.

Ye Jin tapped him with the back of her finger and reminded him, You’re blocking the light.

So Gu Chenxi turned and sat beside her, quietly keeping her company.

Gu Qingyang also stayed nearby for a while. Seeing that Ye Jin was fine, he carelessly went back downstairs to continue playing games.

The summer night was tranquil.

Time seemed to stretch infinitely.

Under the influence of alcohol, Ye Jin felt as if a part of her brain had been hollowed out. Her awareness of the outside world grew faint, with only a sliver of reason still struggling.

Suddenly, she felt a finger hooking hers.

Looking down, she saw Gu Chenxi gazing down and toying with her fingers, his expression restrained and serious, though the corners of his lips held a barely noticeable curve.

This was getting a bit ambiguous, the two of them.

Ye Jin pulled her hand back and shifted away as if to avoid suspicion.

She thought she had made her meaning quite clear.

But the next second, the distance between them returned to zero.

Ye Jin’s mind went blank again.

It felt as if she had dozed off for a second.

Yet it seemed like a long time had passed.

Because when she came to, she found Gu Chenxi once again playing with her fingers, lightly tracing the slender joints, like a collector handling his cherished collection—as if he could never get enough.

Ye Jin instinctively clenched her fist, driving his fingers away.

How sneaky, taking advantage of her being drunk to pull little tricks.

She really shouldn’t have secretly put that white sugar in her wine glass earlier—trying to be clever had backfired, and she ended up drinking so many glasses that she got herself drunk.

Now Ye Jin felt weak all over, with only a tiny bit of consciousness left to think.

Regret, so much regret.

That packet of white sugar was the root of all evil.

Even Ye Jin’s fists were beautiful—her skin pale and translucent, a thin layer covering her veins and bones.

Her knuckles were almost too lovely.

Gu Chenxi touched them tenderly.

At this moment, Ye Jin’s rationality was wrestling with her drunkenness, with intoxication currently having the upper hand, grinding her senses into the dust. She insisted emphatically, I’m not drunk.

Mm, Gu Chenxi responded softly.

Ye Jin continued, clenching her fists for emphasis, I’ll remember this tomorrow. How would he explain himself to her tomorrow after being so unrestrained tonight?

But Gu Chenxi said, It’s best if you remember.

Ye Jin: …

She really was drunk, her mind completely muddled. Gu Chenxi was practically itching to reveal his true self to her now.

Ye Jin muttered something under her breath.

Gu Chenxi didn’t catch it clearly and asked quietly, What did you say?

I’m going to hate…

Ye Jin repeated softly, Going to hate Gu Chenxi.

Gu Chenxi’s breath hitched.

Don’t you dare hate me.

His voice was strained, his throat inexplicably tight, and his breathing became chaotic.

Ye Jin didn’t respond, as if she had fallen asleep.

Gu Chenxi took a deep breath, struggling to steady himself, then said to Ye Jin with earnest seriousness, You must like me.