Although these words were credible, Sheng Qianchi’s heart remained cold and calm. All that Gu Shaohua did was to secure her position as Lady of the Sheng Family, not because she had any familial affection for him as her son. Even if she was forced by circumstances for the first sixteen years, after he returned to the country, she never showed him a trace of warmth; he always felt that he was just a tool for her. Seeing Sheng Qianchi silent all along, Gu Shaohua thought her familial affection card was working. So she complained in near grievance, "I longed day and night for the mother and son to reunite, but my trusted sister betrayed me, and Gu Jiayin’s mother secretly seduced your father, trying to replace me. If it weren’t for the media exposing it, I would have died at her hands with no one knowing." Gu Jiayin abruptly clenched her fists. She believed her own mother; the facts were definitely not . Gu Shaohua’s voice continued to come, "Qianchi, Gu Jiayin’s mother snatched my husband back then. How could I let her snatch my son now? If you still acknowledge me as your mother, you should cut off any thoughts about Gu Jiayin and come back to marry Yishu properly. Yishu truly loves you, back then she even risked her life to save you." After Gu Shaohua’s long tirade, the space fell silent for a few seconds. Then, Sheng Qianchi’s voice slowly emerged, "I will repay Qin Yishu’s life-saving grace, but Jiayin, I am determined to have her too." "You!" Gu Shaohua was obviously angered, her tone once again became harsh, "I have said so much, yet you remain unmoved. Gu Qiyun is base and promiscuous, how good can her daughter be? What exactly do you like about her? If it’s her appearance, you might as well play with it and then discard it, why break off the engagement with Yishu?" Sheng Qianchi’s eyes instantly turned icy cold, his face also chilled, and his voice even colder, "Back then, the media only made unsubstantiated claims, yet you broke off your sisterly bond ostentatiously, which to me seems rather hasty. However, I have no interest in whatever opinion you have about Jiayin’s mother, nor does it affect any of my decisions." He leaned forward, grabbing the phone into his hand, visibly displeased. He disliked others disparaging the woman he wanted, "I will not want Qin Yishu, and I will never let go of Jiayin. As for how long I will be with her, I don’t know myself, but you should be prepared for the fact that I don’t engage in casual affairs, so mentally prepare yourself for a long-term acceptance of her being my woman." Finally, he stood up, calmly concealing his rigid emotions, "Since we are mother and son, I will naturally fulfill a son’s duties, but as for other matters, you should care less about them." After finishing, he directly hung up the phone, a slight arc forming at the corner of his lips, carrying a mischievous slyness. At the next second, he suddenly strode towards the door. Gu Jiayin suddenly realized she was exposed, so she quickly turned around, intending to rush back to her bedroom. She was a secret agent trained by the Suri Royal Family, with excellent skills, so she was fast. However, Sheng Qianchi was even faster. As she pushed open the bedroom door, he had already rushed behind her, scooping her into his embrace. Without giving her time to react, he turned around to lock the door, pressing her against the door panel, followed by a domineering and passionate kiss. "Sheng Qianchi, let me go." "Didn’t you come to me willingly?" "Then why wait outside the study for so long?" "The water is ready, you can go take a bath." Of course, Sheng Qianchi knew she wasn’t coming to him to get kissed; he was just finding an unreasonable excuse to take advantage of her, so he kissed her again and again before letting her go. Ultimately, he left a heavy kiss mark on her collarbone and teased ambiguously, "Want to continue, huh?" Gu Jiayin pushed him away forcefully, gritting her teeth and growling lowly, "Go away!" "Hehehe..." Sheng Qianchi chuckled lowly, without any further mischievousness. He knew she was nearing the edge of anger, "I’m going to take a bath." After speaking, he still nimbly pecked her at the corner of her lips before heading into the bathroom. Gu Jiayin frustratedly tousled her hair, glanced at the bathroom door, rushed to the bed, lifted the quilt, and drilled into it, covering her head as well, unwilling to face him even for a second when he came out. Ultimately, she felt that the two of them simply sleeping on the same bed seemed wrong, so she suddenly lifted the quilt again, ran to the wardrobe, and pulled out another set of bedding, laying it on the floor. Sheng Qianchi came out of the shower with a towel wrapped around his waist, his upper body exposed, leisurely drying his hair. Seeing the woman sitting on the sofa, then glancing at the already laid floor bedding, he couldn’t help but laugh, "What does this mean?" Gu Jiayin tried to ignore the visual impact of the nearly naked man, taking a negotiation pose, forcibly calming and saying, "I think it’s very problematic for us to sleep on the same bed, so you have two choices, sleep on the bed, or sleep on the floor." Sheng Qianchi found it extremely amusing, it was the first time someone negotiated such a matter with him. He wickedly curved his lips, "What should I do? As a normal person, naturally I want to sleep on the bed, but if I sleep on the bed and you sleep on the floor, it makes me seem very lacking in manners, yet if I let you sleep on the bed and I sleep on the floor, it would be too degrading to my status." He slowly raised his eyes, charm leaking from the corners, "So, I choose to sleep with you." Originally twirling a wine glass, before his words were finished, Gu Jiayin’s expression had suddenly turned icy, and the next second, she threw the wine glass directly towards his face. To catch this wine glass was very easy for Sheng Qianchi. He effortlessly leaned sideways, his defined fingers already catching the wine glass base, smiling slightly. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs novelFirｅ.net But Gu Jiayin was truly angry. She directly jumped up, ready to strike, clearly prepared for a good fight. Her patience had worn thin from frequently being taken advantage of. Sheng Qianchi did not have any major emotional fluctuations, entirely with an attitude of wanting to play with her, so although her attack was fierce, he deftly maneuvered around, sometimes hugging her waist, sometimes holding her shoulder. She considered this a battle, but he considered it a game. But Gu Jiayin would not concede, so she again deployed her silver nano-tube silk. This time, Sheng Qianchi was prepared. Although her silver threads were masterfully applied, they never harmed him in the slightest. Unable to vent her frustration, Gu Jiayin took her anger out on the expensive items in the room. the room began to fall into a cacophony of crashing noises. Precious vases and various expensive items lay in shambles under her silver threads. A perfectly good bedroom turned into a mess in an instant. Sheng Qianchi used a subtle force to trap Gu Jiayin in his arms, softly soothing, "Alright, alright, how can we sleep if the bedroom is this messy? I’ll sleep on the floor, huh?" He feared that if she tore the bedding apart too, there’d truly be no sleeping tonight.