Chapter Ninety-Four: Doting Only On Her

ter-in-law, for your concern. I was fine last night."She paused, then shifted to a gentle, maternal expression and continued, " Xiu Ming is indeed an undisciplined child, but we can't blame him entire...Gu Jingxi returned and saw Meng Jin Yao sitting alone in the room, her eyes dull, like a delicate wooden doll without a soul.

He was stunned, he had never seen such a Meng Jinyo before.

This little girl's personality is actually quite contradictory. She seems dignified and virtuous, but in reality, she makes a lot of noise. Arguing with Xiu Ming is clearly a childish behavior, yet the little girl finds endless joy in it.

But this little girl, despite all the fuss and excitement, was surprisingly calm when faced with adversity. Even on her wedding day, when her fiancé eloped with another woman, she remained composed and quickly found a new husband for herself, strong and determined as ever.

It's truly remarkable for a girl of only sixteen to possess such resilience.

He had thought nothing could break this young girl, but today he saw her lost and heartbroken. It seemed something far more serious than eloping with another man on her wedding day had happened.

Gu Jingxi stood there for a while, then slowly stepped forward. He reached her side, but she didn't seem to notice his approach. Just as he was about to ask what was wrong, he saw that she was clenching her fists so tightly that her nails were digging into her flesh, and blood was seeping out.

Seeing this, Gu Jingxi frowned, his long and narrow phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, thinking to himself, "This little girl is quite ruthless towards me."

Gu Jingxi sat beside her, softly asking, "Madam, what's wrong"

Seeing her silence, it was clear she hadn't heard what he said. Gu Jingxi simply reached out and took her small hand, forcefully opening her clenched fist. Looking at the two pale palms, both red from gripping, his brows furrowed even tighter as he asked again, "Madam, was it Xiuming who bullied you"

Meng Jinyao came back to her senses, slowly raised her head to look at him, and after a moment, she shook her head.

Gu Jingxi was very patient and asked again, "What's wrong What happened"

Meng Jin Yao still didn't speak.

She didn't want to say, and Gu Jingxi didn't force her to answer. He just felt that this wasn't a solution. He stared at her for a long time, then suddenly got up and left the room. He ordered Xia Zhu to bring in a basin of water, then went into the inner room's drawer and took out his commonly used wound medicine and a pair of nail clippers.

Before long, Xia Zhu brought in a basin of water. Just as she was about to ask what she needed to do, Gu Jingxi took it from her and then sent her away.

Gu Jingxi placed the basin of clear water on a small table and forcefully pried open the little girl's tightly clenched fists. Seeing that she was still struggling to pull her hand back, much like a child throwing a tantrum, he said, "Who wronged you Just retaliate against them. Hurting yourself doesn't make your loved ones feel better or your enemies happy."

Meng Jinyáo's struggling movements froze.

Gu Jingxi saw that she had been honest, so he applied a hemostatic and tissue-regenerating ointment to the palm of her hand. The wound was not deep, and it wasn't difficult to stop the bleeding. Soon, the wound stopped oozing blood.

Then, Gu Jingxi dampened the handkerchief again, wringing it almost dry, and carefully wiped away the bloodstains on her hands, avoiding the wound. His movements were gentle and meticulous.

Meng Jin Yao raised her eyes, staring at him blankly. Her face, like that of a celestial being, came into view. The man's expression was gentle, his lips curving into a faint smile. In the next moment, a warm voice sounded: "Long nails look quite good, they seem to make your fingers appear much longer. They're just not very safe. Would you allow your husband to trim them for you"

He was so gentle at this moment, even his voice held a mesmerizing quality. Meng Jin Yao nodded in agreement, as if possessed.

Seeing her nod in agreement, Gu Jingxi bandaged her wound and without hesitation picked up a pair of scissors to trim her nails. All ten fingernails were trimmed neatly, and then she used a nail file to smooth the sharp edges, preventing any scratches on her skin.

When a man takes care of someone, his movements are gentle and meticulous, not clumsy at all, as if he has done it many times before.

Through Gu Jingxi, Meng Jinyao vaguely seemed to see the shadow of her grandfather. Her grandfather only doted on her, not only would he trim her nails for her, but also braid her hair into two small ponytails, and tell her little stories.

At this moment, Gu Jingxi resembles his grandfather, yet he is not. He is gentle, while his grandfather was loving.

Meng Jiny Yao curiously asked, "Husband, did you often take care of the children before"

She was talking about Gu Xiuming when she said "her child".

Gu Jingxi's movements stopped, and he looked at her with a smile: "No, this is the first time I've taken care of a child. Fortunately, the child is well-behaved and hasn't made much trouble. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to take care of it."

Meng Jinyao, hearing this, lowered her head in embarrassment and looked away. She whispered softly, "My husband is a marquis, how could he possibly do such menial tasks Let the maids attend to it."

Gu Jingxi pursed her lips and smiled, stating matter-of-factly: "If you wanted a maidservant to take care of you, you wouldn't be alone in the room. Since I married you, I must certainly be responsible for you, supporting each other, taking care of you when you are down is also what should be done. I am much older than you, and one day when I get old and bedridden with illness, my wife will also feed me medicine, right"

Meng Jiny Yao looked at those phoenix eyes and said seriously, "I will."

Gu Jingxi nodded slightly: "That's it, it's mutual. Everyone has times when they are not satisfied."

Meng Jinyo's face paled for a moment. She thought, Gu Jingxi really is the ideal husband in the world.

Born into a prominent family, with an elegant appearance and overflowing talent.

He is mild-tempered and serene.

Strong sense of responsibility, even without love, he would be responsible to his wife. Gentle and caring, a ray of warmth in the dark.

No wonder he's called Gu Jingxi, he lives up to his name.

A man like this, whoever marries him will live a good life.

But thinking that whoever married him could enjoy this kind of treatment, I inexplicably felt a little uncomfortable.

Gu Jingxi had finished filing her nails, putting down the nail file, and seeing that although she was listless, she at least no longer had thoughts of harming herself, he asked: “Madam, are you feeling any better”

Meng Jinyáo nodded. "Hmm, it's much better now. My husband is quite good at taking care of people. No matter who is in a bad mood, if they meet my husband, they can feel better."

At first glance, this sounds like a good thing.

He pondered over it carefully, but something felt off. It just had an eerie, unsettling vibe to it.

Gu Jingxi raised an eyebrow: "Do you think I'm a good-natured fool who has nothing to do but meddle in everyone else's business"

Meng Jiny Yao fell silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "If I weren't your wife, would you still care"

The little girl stared straight at him, her eyes filled with resentment, as if he had done something wrong.

Gu Jingxi felt inexplicably baffled, but still seriously considered the question and smiled: "Perhaps, otherwise what would happen if the child cried"

Meng Jinyao originally felt that she was being unreasonable and making a fuss, but when she heard him say that, her heart suddenly felt relieved. However, she still felt awkward and mumbled back: "I'm not a child."

Gu Jingxi chuckled: "You're younger than my son, so aren't you a child"

Meng Jin Yao: "..."

Okay, Gu Jingxi is responsible, that's undeniable.

But Gu Jingxi cared for her not only out of responsibility, but also because she was young. In his eyes, she was just a child. After all, who wouldn't show concern when they see a child in troubleughter, is also difficult to deal with."As for this, Zhang wasn't surprised. This was expected. With a light sigh, he said: "I told you before, the environment at Marquis Wu'an's mansion is complicate...