Chapter 575: Chapter 575: Men’s Accessory

An Junxi whispered, “Didn’t I tell you not to hit the child? If I didn’t come down, would you have hit Jin Xiu?”

She shouldn’t help too obviously when he disciplines the child. After all, he is the head of the family, the father, and has his authority. Her meddling too much would be inappropriate.

Gu Yikun squeezed her small hand, “That kid deserved it. He’s getting bolder and bolder, scaring you like this.”

An Junxi felt moved and guilty hearing him say that Jin Xiu scared her. “If you put it that way, I scared you too. So, it’s my fault, isn’t it?”

“Xi Xi, you know I didn’t mean it like that.”

An Junxi knew he was worried about her, and said, “Let me talk to the child. Don’t scare him, okay?” Jin Xiu will be skipping a grade to middle school next year. He’s at a rebellious stage, and we can’t use lecture-style discipline; we need to consider things from his perspective.

Gu Yikun didn’t respond. An Junxi scratched his palm, looking at him pleadingly, “Honey…”

How could Gu Yikun resist her pleading like this? He relented, “Alright, just don’t get too upset.”

An Junxi got what she wanted, “Thank you, honey.”

The two of them sat on the sofa, while Gu Jinxiu was still hiding in his grandmother’s arms. An Junxi said, “Gu Jin Xiu, a real man has to take responsibility for his mistakes. Hiding behind your grandmother, what kind of man is that?”

Gu Yikun said sternly to him, “Sit up straight.”

Gu Jinxiu quickly straightened up, his eyes filled with fear.

Mrs. An wanted to plead for him, but An Junxi said, “Mom, he ran off to drive by himself. Do you know how dangerous that is? He’s being way too naughty!”

Mrs. An was also frightened by this. Nanny He added, “Young Master, how could you go driving? That’s so dangerous!” A kid that small probably can’t even reach the brakes!

Gu Jinxiu said, “I just wanted to see if I could drive.”

An Junxi asked, “Why did you suddenly want to drive?”

Gu Jinxiu didn’t answer for a long time. Gu Yikun was getting impatient. If it weren’t for his wife holding his hand, he would have already made a move.

An Junxi said, “Is there something you can’t tell Mom and Dad? Only if you tell us can we help you. If you really want to drive, at least wait until you’re eighteen.”

Finally, Gu Jinxiu said, “He Yiqing hasn’t come to school for a long time. I wanted to check on her at her house.”

Gu Yikun’s face turned dark. “Just for a little girl? Isn’t there a driver at home to take you?”

Gu Jinxiu kept his head down, and Gu Yikun shouted, “Look at me when I’m talking to you!”

Standing beside him, An Junxi was startled by his outburst. She patted her chest, and all of Gu Yikun’s anger dissipated immediately.

“Xi Xi, I was too impulsive.”

An Junxi glared at him quietly, “Didn’t you say I could talk to him?”

She didn’t want to lose her temper with him in the living room. If they were in their room, she would have hit him.

Gu Yikun admitted defeat, “Alright, I won’t talk. You can talk.”

An Junxi asked Gu Jinxiu, “If you wanted to visit her, why didn’t you ask Xiao Liu to take you? Did you think you could just drive out by yourself? This isn’t a toy car. If you got hurt, everyone would be worried. Jin Xiu, your reckless behavior makes Mom very sad.”

“I just wanted to test the car. I didn’t really mean to drive,” Gu Jinxiu admitted his mistake, “Mom, I won’t do it again.”

“Do you know what you did wrong?”

“Yes, I was wrong.”

An Junxi handed over to Gu Yikun, “It’s your turn.”

Gu Yikun punished Gu Jinxiu by making him do push-ups in the gym and write ten thousand characters in calligraphy, also deducting his pocket money for half a year.

Mrs. An thought the punishment was too harsh. An Junxi shook her head at her mother. Even if it was severe, he had to be punished; otherwise, he would do it again next time.

Mrs. An couldn’t bear to see the child punished, even more so couldn’t let Ai Xi see her brother being punished. So, she went upstairs to check on Ai Xi.

Uncle Wei went to supervise the young master doing push-ups. Gu Yikun wanted to call Xiao Liu, but An Junxi said, “He usually does a good job. Let Uncle Wei give him a little warning, don’t make it hard for him.”

Gu Yikun said, “I need to scold him personally.”

An Junxi leaned against him, “I’m feeling dizzy.”

Gu Yikun quickly took her upstairs, “That kid really got you worked up. Lie down and rest for a while.”

He called Doctor Gao to come and check her pulse. Doctor Gao said the young madam was emotionally agitated and needed to rest and manage her emotions well.

An Junxi couldn’t sleep, waiting for Xie Yuchen’s call. She wondered if he had found Miao Yan yet.

Zhang Miaoyan had a conversation with An Junxi yesterday. After thinking it over, she felt Jun Xi was right. She needed to be honest with Yu Chen about her unhappiness.

If he gets annoyed with her because of this, it would only indicate that their relationship wasn’t strong enough. These problems would eventually need to be faced.

After dinner, she sat in her room waiting for the right moment to talk. Yu Chen was in the study on a call with the United States.

She wasn’t sure if he was discussing work, she only knew that Jiang Cai Xuan called him frequently, sometimes even at night when they were in bed.

Yu Chen seldom took calls in front of her, making Zhang Miaoyan feel very uncomfortable. What was he hiding from her?

She knew his company had a team going to the United States to participate in the Artificial Intelligence Robotics Competition. Even though she knew nothing about technology, she was his wife. What was he afraid she would overhear?

Zhang Miaoyan was full of worries, day by day becoming more depressed and unsure of how long she could hold on. She feared becoming a resentful wife full of complaints, yet she felt powerless to change anything.

She hadn’t considered before marriage that, once she lost her job, she would be nothing more than an accessory in this man’s life.

Zhang Miaoyan waited in her room for a long time, but Xie Yuchen hadn’t come. She went to the study to find him just as he was hanging up the phone.

Seeing her, he helped her to a chair, “Are you not sleepy? You should go to bed early at night.”

“I’m not sleepy,” Zhang Miaoyan asked, “Who were you talking to? Jiang Cai Xuan?”

Xie Yuchen wanted to say yes, but remembering the doctor’s advice not to put psychological pressure on pregnant women, he said casually, “No, it was Director Song, who is responsible for leading the team.”

“Is the competition going well? You look very busy.”

Xie Yuchen led her back to their room and touched her belly, “Has your husband been neglecting you? I’ll try to reduce my work load.” She’s heavily pregnant and not convenient to go out; he worried about her feeling lonely at home.

“It’s not that,” Zhang Miaoyan didn’t want him to think she was complaining, “I was just asking.”

She blamed herself inwardly, why didn’t she just speak out? What a perfect opportunity!

Xie Yuchen lay her down on the bed, “I’m going to take a shower. If you’re tired, go to sleep first.”

Zhang Miaoyan hadn’t napped in the afternoon, and now she was really tired. She fell asleep before Yu Chen came out.

She didn’t know how long she’d slept, but when she woke up, he wasn’t beside her. Glancing at the time, it was already one in the morning.

Where was Yu Chen?

She got up, holding her back, and the phone on the table started ringing. It was his phone.

Jiang Cai Xuan.

Zhang Miaoyan answered the call. Jiang Cai Xuan said, “General Manager, are you asleep? I have something that I didn’t explain clearly earlier, I want to…”

Zhang Miaoyan responded, “Assistant Jiang, don’t you know it’s one in the morning here? Can’t it wait until morning?”

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