At that moment, Lu Heng felt a bit jealous. Jealous that the beautiful woman could hug Gu Anxi. If he’s not mistaken, that woman should be Bo Xichen’s mother.

He squinted slightly: Her relationship with Mrs. Bo is really as good as the rumors say!

While Lu Heng squinted to watch, Mrs. Bo affectionately touched Gu Anxi’s hair and kissed her cheek, "You’ve gained a little weight; it seems your Bo Dad and Xichen are taking good care of you, which makes me relieved."

Gu Anxi tilted her head and gave her a gentle smile.

Mrs. Bo held her lovingly for a while longer, then kindly let the old man come over to see. Old Mr. Bo had already been waiting impatiently and stepped forward to hug her. Mrs. Bo thought to scold him but decided against it.

Only Anxi could hold this unruly old man’s attention.

These days Old Mr. Bo, spending time with Mrs. Bo, found that while this daughter-in-law from the Nian family was perfect in every way, she was also quite opinionated and knew how to handle people, making his life quite difficult.

Now the old man, looking at the little darling, was so excited he was nearly crying, holding the little treasure’s hand and examining her up and down, asking numerous considerate questions, while Mrs. Bo watched and felt both amused and annoyed.

The old man also had his children, Nian Yao and Bo Jin, who never received such care. When they were young, it was the old lady who taught them, but she passed away early, leaving Nian Yao and Bo Jin motherless in their teens. It’s said the old man didn’t pay much attention either. Happening upon Anxi, he can’t let go—he’s served his fate.

As Old Mr. Bo felt overwhelmed with joy, Lu Heng watched seemingly unintentionally. He saw how everyone in the Bo Family wanted to hug and kiss her, spoil her; naturally, who wouldn’t want to pamper such a girl? And this cool-looking girl seemed willing to be spoiled, with an emotional intelligence that exceeded his expectations.

While Lu Heng squinted slightly, Jiang Chaoge seemed uneasy and couldn’t help but ask, "Brother Lu, do you... really like her?"

Lu Heng didn’t look at her and spoke softly, "One day, she will be mine."

This made Jiang Chaoge feel even worse.

Having spoken, Lu Heng walked over there, greeting Mrs. Bo politely, "Hello, Aunt Bo."

Mrs. Bo had already noticed him, like a wolf eyeing her little cub, and was well aware of him.

Moreover, this boy must be the son of Lu Ze and Lu Xueman, a true family rivalry. Lu Ze always competed with Nian Yao, never truly liking Lu Xueman, but meddled in their relationship once Nian Yao and Lu Xueman were together, competing once again for Xichen here—does the Bo family have the best things?

Though Mrs. Bo looked down on him, being a woman of grace, she wouldn’t show it blatantly, and simply smiled slightly, "Lu Heng, I presume."

She pretended not to know and casually asked, "You came to Jiangcheng too?"

Lu Heng nodded, "Yes, I’m working on a project."

Mrs. Bo naturally knew what project, and smiled knowingly, nodding, "You’re always very capable."

At this point, she seemed to notice Jiang Chaoge, "Seems it’s related to Chaoge’s big project."

Jiang Chaoge nodded, "Yes."

As she spoke, Mrs. Bo walked toward the exit, smiling, "Originally, I should have dined with you all, but something came up at home, so we’ll reschedule."

Lu Heng timely added, "My father has been hoping to invite Uncle and Aunt to dinner, would it be possible to grace us with your presence?"

Mrs. Bo paused in her steps, glanced at him for a moment, and then smiled, "Since you’re back from abroad, it’s only polite for us to host you. Let me discuss it with him, and we’ll arrange a time later."

Lu Heng smiled lightly, "Alright."

After speaking, his gaze lingered on Gu Anxi’s face for a while.

The little darling seemed to say: What a lunatic!

Meanwhile, Old Mr. Bo was already impatient, holding his beloved granddaughter’s hand (that’s his granddaughter, he wouldn’t allow anyone to refute it), and started walking forward, saying, "Get the car ready, Lin Yun."

Mrs. Bo chuckled, "Alright, I got it, I know you have things to say to her."

Before leaving, the little cub gave the old man a puppy, which he liked very much, thinking about the little one fondly, but this time didn’t bring the dog along.

Watching them leave, Lu Heng was seemingly beneath notice, Mrs. Bo smiled, "Lu Heng, we’re leaving now."

Lu Heng nodded, "Goodbye, Aunt."

Mrs. Bo quickly caught up with them. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Jiang Chaoge watched their departing backs nervously asking, "Brother Lu, do you really want to dine with them?"

Lu Heng looked at her, "What’s the matter? As long as the Lu and Bo families remain on cordial terms, we are indeed family friends; dining together isn’t unusual."

Jiang Chaoge bit her lip, "But, she’s married."

She added, "She’s not a girl who changes her mind easily."

Even if she didn’t like Gu Anxi, even if she deeply resented her, she had to admire the dedication Gu Anxi had for Brother Bo; she was immensely infatuated. If she had been slightly swayed, how would there be room for Lin Hua?

Bringing this up, Lu Heng squinted slightly, "Mr. Wang?"

"Yes, Mr. Wang. He likes Gu Anxi," Jiang Chaoge pursed her lips and said, "She hasn’t even considered. So, Brother Lu, should you... give up?"

Lu Heng glanced at her and smiled, "I’m not like Mr. Wang."

He desired something different. He sought Gu Anxi’s person, not just her affection.

Jiang Chaoge’s mood soured further.

At the parking lot, Gu Anxi sat in the backseat with Old Mr. Bo, while Mrs. Bo drove. Mrs. Bo shook her head, smiling, "I haven’t driven in years; you two really..."

She said, while adjusting the navigation and slowly started the car.

Old Mr. Bo took out a deck of cards to show Gu Anxi his newest magic trick.

About an hour later, the car stopped at the villa entrance, and Mrs. Bo got out personally to open the back door. The old man and the little one were still playing, she laughed, "Time to get out; it’s past lunch already, old man you don’t even get tired."

"Seeing my darling, where’s the tiredness?" Old Mr. Bo got out of the car, stretching lazily, "This house is nice, where do I sleep?"

Gu Anxi took them inside, instructed the maid to start preparing the meal, and went upstairs to show them their rooms.

Mrs. Bo was naturally going to stay with Bo Nianyao. There were two big bedrooms upstairs; one for Bo Nianyao and the other for Bo Xichen. The old man glared, "Where do I sleep then?"

He entered Bo Xichen’s bedroom, found a small baby room, indicating he wanted to sleep there.

Mrs. Bo burst out laughing, pretending to be stern-faced: "Old man, sleeping here won’t be convenient for the young couple."

His face flushed, "What’s inconvenient? I’ll just block my ears."

Gu Anxi shamelessly said, "I don’t have a performance desire."

She dragged the old man downstairs, pushed him into a bedroom, which he initially disapproved of, but once inside was thrilled, "This bedroom is really nice."

Everything was furnished to his taste, even the carpet was particularly exquisite, with a delicate touch to the traditional style, and the furniture was all carved mahogany, more splendid than where he stayed at Si Garden.

"Nice, right? I arranged it myself." Gu Anxi said, hands folded in front of her, proudly.

The old man was instantly moved to tears and lightly coughed, "It’s tough on you, sweetie."

Gu Anxi smiled, unconcerned, and said, "Well, let’s eat then. Dad and Uncle will come back early this afternoon."

She then looked at Mrs. Bo, smiling, "After dinner, I’ll take you for a beauty treatment."

Mrs. Bo hugged her, "You’re so considerate."

She really enjoyed spending time with young girls, unlike Xichen who was like a piece of wood all day, of course, Xichen wasn’t like that with his wife.

Although she said this, after eating, they took a nap first. Gu Anxi was also tired these days. Mrs. Bo hadn’t fallen asleep yet when Anxi fell asleep as soon as she touched the bed. When she woke up, Mrs. Bo was lying by her side, gently fanning and looking at her affectionately.

No matter how cocky she was, she blushed a little and cuddled in Mrs. Bo’s arms acting spoiled.

Mrs. Bo pulled her out, "Alright, didn’t you say there’s a great beauty salon somewhere? Let’s take a bath first and then get ready."

Gu Anxi responded with a hum, then cuddled in her arms, sweetly saying, "You promised to attend the Lu Family dinner, so we have to meet Mrs. Lu."

Mrs. Bo smiled, "Yes, indeed."

Gu Anxi looked at her, and suddenly gently untied her hair, letting it flow across the pillow.

The little one gaped.

Mrs. Bo remained lying, with a slight smile, "What’s up, sweetie?"

The little one nearly drooled, finally closing her mouth after a long time, murmuring, "I used to think Dad wasn’t flirtatious, but it seems I was wrong..."

Mrs. Bo with her hair down looked young and beautiful...

Mrs. Bo stroked her little face, chuckling lightly, "You just know how to make me happy."

She got up, casually pinning her hair up again... The little one lay on her shoulder, whispered, "Mom Bo, aren’t you going to let your hair down?"

She asked again, "Do you let it down when you sleep?"

This topic was kind of... Mrs. Bo was at a loss between laughter and tears, "Sweetie, what are you trying to ask?"

Gu Anxi immediately jumped out of bed and dashed outside, "I’ll ask Dad."

"You little rascal, you’re in trouble." Mrs. Bo tidied her clothes and chased after her, meeting Mr. Bo downstairs. Seeing her, Mr. Bo lightly coughed, "Aren’t you being a bit childish for your age?"

Mrs. Bo coughed lightly, "Where’s the sweetie?"

"In the car," Mr. Bo leaned over, "Do men even go to beauty salons?"

Mrs. Bo glanced at him, "Even if there are, they’d be disliked."

The old man suddenly felt disheartened.

Meanwhile, Gu Anxi had already started the car, and Mrs. Bo boarded with her small handbag.

As soon as she got in, she received a call from Bo Nianyao. After exchanging a few words, she was surprised, "What, having dinner with the Lu family tonight... Nianyao, this morning at the airport, sweetie and I ran into Lu Heng. Was it Lu Heng or Lu Ze who personally invited us?"

After a while, she said she understood.

She hung up the phone and said rather helplessly, "Your dad has arranged to have dinner with the Lu family at 7 PM at Ronghua Hotel."

Gu Anxi gripped the steering wheel, "Then let’s go shopping for clothes first and then head to the beauty salon?"

Mrs. Bo smiled, "Young girls do need to add some clothes."

Gu Anxi started the car, "No, they’re for Mom Bo."

She said in a small, sweet voice, "That Aunt Lu... really likes playing cards with Dad Bo."

Mrs. Bo chuckled, "Your dad only dares to play cards with her."

Thus, the little one confirmed, Mom Bo lets her hair down when sleeping... Dad Bo usually keeps silent, perhaps having some dark thoughts, not wanting other men to see this side of Mom Bo.

Sigh, all men have dark sides!

She suddenly thought how she usually wore jeans, T-shirts, hoodies, and Uncle seemed to have no problem with that. But at home, the cartoon pajamas didn’t seem to delight him. She often wore his shirt to sleep, which he apparently liked...

Gu Anxi shook her head, sighing.

The two arrived at the largest mall in Qingcheng, Mrs. Bo dotingly wanted to buy things for the sweetie, but Gu Anxi dragged her to a brand specializing in mature women, the kind Wang Keru often visited, so Anxi was quite familiar with it too.

It was summertime, she went over, looked around, and picked out seven or eight dresses for Mrs. Bo to try.

Mrs. Bo looked at those clothes with exposed arms and backs, feeling resistant inside. As the lady of the Beicheng Bo Family, she always maintained a dignified demeanor, normally favoring cheongsams at formal events, custom-made by top tailors, a habit she was used to all these years...

"Just try them on." Gu Anxi pushed her in, leaving Mrs. Bo with no choice but to try them.

After a few minutes, she came out and looked at herself, "Anxi, does it look strange?"

This one was a dark green strappy long dress, with a floaty hem, thin straps on top were quite sexy, yet not vulgar, exuding a feminine charm.

The little one wiped her drool, "Not strange at all."

She went over and gently pulled down Mrs. Bo’s hair, then smiled, "This looks even better."

Mrs. Bo glanced in the mirror, lightly fiddling with her hair, then lightly coughed, "No way, my father would definitely oppose."

Gu Anxi rolled her eyes, "If Grandpa dares to say anything, I’ll stand up for Mom Bo."

Mrs. Bo looked at the little one and suddenly felt a bit envious...

She looked at herself in the mirror again, gently saying, "I’ve never been like this."

She’s the proud eldest daughter of the Lin family, married well, has never caused trouble, an example for the younger generation.

Now, with this dress... She lightly coughed, "Forget it, maybe buy it for your mom instead."

Gu Anxi blurted out, "My mom always says you’re too plain and often tells me to show you my dutiful gratitude."

Mrs. Bo: ...

Gu Anxi hugged her from behind, murmuring, "How beautiful, just wear this, just wear this, I’ll call you Mom."

Mrs. Bo was utterly, utterly... her heart completely softened.

After a while, looking at her reflection, she gritted her teeth, "Just this once."