You Are the Star I Cannot Touch - Chapter 32

Chapter 32: Mother Gu’s Overthinking

Gu Xizhi looked at her with increased caution, repeatedly telling herself to stay clear-headed. “What deal?”

“In a few days, aren’t you going to negotiate a project? I’ll go with you, and then, add another hundred million yuan, and you come with me to accompany my brother.”

A hundred million yuan. She was too generous. “Okay,” she suddenly realized.

I’ve been tricked. I’ve been tricked again. But it was a hundred million! She wasn’t as rich as Gong Yutong. Although her net worth was in the hundreds of millions, that wasn’t money she could just splurge.

“Can I back out?”

“No.” Gong Yutong understood her, which is why she used money. Anything over a hundred million, and her mouth was faster than her brain. For tens of millions, she would definitely think for a long time.

Gu Xizhi: “…”

Grandma Gu looked on with affection. Gong Yutong was truly generous with her money—a hundred million yuan! She really doted on her granddaughter-in-law, er, prospective granddaughter-in-law.

Mother Gu was a little resigned. Gong Yutong’s way of manipulating people was perfect. Fortunately, the two of them weren’t enemies.

Now, not only Gong Yutong but also Gu Xizhi was depressed. She was a CEO too! How embarrassing! Gong Yutong was indeed Gong Yutong, the “old dog” Gong.

“I’ll call Tang Xiaowan,” she suggested. Let Tang Xiaowan entertain Gong Shaoyu, and she and Gong Yutong could stand on the side and enjoy the peace. Or perhaps bring Xiaojin along. Camping, outdoors… maybe she could try that too? It should be quite good. The little girl was so shy; it must be interesting.

Gong Yutong looked at Gu Xizhi, smiling quite lewdly. It seemed she wanted to bring Qu Shijin, and then… Truly worthy of being President Gu. She played rough, and her mind was rough too.

“President Gu is quite wild.”

Gu Xizhi’s face turned red under Gong Yutong’s gaze. She guessed it all. This person was truly terrifying.

A thought suddenly popped into Mother Gu’s mind, and she remembered something. Back in school, didn’t Xizhi like Gong Yutong? Thinking of this, her look at Gu Xizhi became very complicated. Could she still like her, which is why she never dates, only occasionally looks for women, waiting for Gong Yutong? It shouldn’t be, right? She would have to ask her another day.

“You should stay with me tonight. We can go to the company together tomorrow. My place isn’t far.”

A scene flashed in Mother Gu’s mind. It’s unlikely. These two often stay together. Could they also often sleep in the same bed? Thinking of this, an unpleasant image appeared in her mind.

“Mhm,” Gong Yutong responded. She was more afraid that if she went back, her brother would be waiting, and even if her brother wasn’t, Mu Yan would be. Thinking of this, she decisively stayed.

She actually agreed. Mother Gu now looked at both of them with suspicion.

“Do you two often sleep together?” Mother Gu thought about it and asked, immediately regretting it.

“Sort of. After all, sometimes it’s quite boring,” Gu Xizhi had no idea what her mother was thinking.

Boring? Late at night, and then… No, no, it can’t be. Gong Yutong is innocent. She doesn’t like women. Although her daughter is unconventional, Gong Yutong is normal. Thinking of this, she felt much better, but she couldn’t stop her wild thoughts. Didn’t her own daughter get turned gay because of Gong Yutong?

“We lie in the same bed, drink and chat, and sleep cuddled together. It’s quite nice,” Gu Xizhi added. She truly didn’t have those kinds of thoughts about Gong Yutong. It was very pure, a simple kind of friend-like dependence.

Mother Gu was no longer calm when she heard this. Sleep cuddled together? Was it really just “simple”… Her own daughter was… Could she really resist… Impossible. Something’s wrong. Could it be… Gong Yutong was good-looking and had a good figure. Could she resist making a move, or was she gradually making her move, little by little? Friend to lover wasn’t impossible, especially since Gong Yutong was so excellent and alluring. She could even charm her own mother-in-law into a dizzy spell. Something was definitely wrong.

“Xizhi, if you have someone you like, you can tell Mom. You’re not young anymore, and Mom knows you like women. Your dad disagrees, but Mom won’t object. If you don’t know how to court her, Mom can help you.”

Gu Xizhi was clearly stunned. She had indeed confessed to her mother a long time ago that she liked women and had even said Gong Yutong had turned her gay. Her mother had found it hard to accept at first, but later accepted it. Naturally, her father didn’t know about this. Her grandmother found out later, and it became a secret among the three of them. Her father knew she looked for women, but he just thought she was curious and wouldn’t interfere. If she really brought a woman home, her father would probably explode. But what did her mother mean? Could she know about Qu Shijin? Unlikely. She frequently changed partners, so her mother wouldn’t keep track. Then what did she mean?

“Mom, I know. You don’t have to worry. I can handle it.”

She can handle it? She could handle Gong Yutong? But this was Gong Yutong! How could she handle her? I need to teach her privately. If her daughter married Gong Yutong, it wouldn’t be bad. She was so good-looking that it was pleasing to the eye, and her mother-in-law liked her too.

It truly fulfilled the saying that a mother-in-law becomes increasingly fond of her son-in-law. Mother Gu was now even fonder of Gong Yutong, looking at her with an even happier smile. Soon, Gong Yutong would call her “Mom.” Not bad; how prestigious.

Gong Yutong frowned. Do I have a flower on my face? She could understand Grandma Gu being a little unconventional, but why was Mother Gu acting strangely too? What was going on? She didn’t think too deeply about it, or she might have figured it out. She was thinking about other things.

After dinner, they chatted for a while. Gong Yutong didn’t talk much, only saying a sentence or two occasionally. Around ten o’clock, the two of them went to the room.

Mother Gu wore an expression of an elated aunt.

Gu Xizhi looked at Gong Yutong emerging from the bathroom, wearing her pajamas. “Yutong, don’t you think my mom was acting strange tonight?”

“Yes, quite strange,” Gong Yutong lay down on the bed. “I thought I had a flower on my face.”

“Oh? My family looks at you that way naturally. They like you a lot. Who told you to be so good-looking?” Gu Xizhi looked at her. “Why don’t I have any reaction when you lie beside me?”

“You’re asking me? Who should I ask?”

“True,” Gu Xizhi pressed down on her. “Does Mu Yan often pin you down? I feel like you’re so used to being pinned down that you don’t even resist anymore.”

Gong Yutong gave her a side-eye. She was pinning her down; why should she resist? She wasn’t going to do anything, was she?

“You…” Both of them turned their heads. Mother Gu had an awkward expression. She had seen the door open, so she… “I’m sorry to interrupt. You two carry on.” She thoughtfully closed the door.

My guess was right after all! Good thing her daughter was the one doing the pinning. Not bad; truly her daughter. Mother Gu walked away chuckling. When she first found out her daughter liked women, she specifically researched it, afraid it was some kind of illness, especially since her relationship with her father wasn’t good, fearing it had affected her. Later, she didn’t know if she was influenced by researching too much or what, but she felt that two women dating was quite nice, so she later quite approved.

The two in the room naturally didn’t know what Mother Gu was thinking.

“My mom actually said to ‘carry on.’ That’s hilarious!” Gu Xizhi got a mischievous idea and began tickling Gong Yutong.

She couldn’t beat Gong Yutong, and soon Gu Xizhi was begging for mercy, lying on the bed to rest.

“Who can actually beat you?”

“Certainly not you,” Gong Yutong said, looking at the ceiling.

“Do you want to test whether I can, President Gong?”

“I don’t want to know. Go prove it to your little girl,” she closed her eyes.

Gu Xizhi also closed her eyes, moved closer to Gong Yutong, and finally wrapped around her like an octopus to sleep. She genuinely had no other thoughts; she just felt comfortable, safe, and slept well while holding her.