Blossom In Adversity - Vol. 2

C210. My Choice is Not Bad.

Chapter 210 My Choice is Not Bad

Gu Yanxi had always known that Ah Zhi wouldn't just go for a one-time visit, he just asked, "When do you plan to go?"

"Probably around July." Entering the study, Hua Zhi sat down, "Why did you come so early today? Don't you need to attend morning court?"

"No morning court today, unless there's a major emergency, we will have a break every fourth day from now on, it's a new rule I've set."

Hua Zhi looked deeply at the man, this person, even if placed in the era she had once lived in, would definitely be a remarkable figure, he didn't need cheat codes for rebirth like she did, he was naturally powerful.

Gu Yanxi met her gaze, "What?"

"Do you think I've found a good partner?"

"..."

Gu Yanxi suddenly felt a rush of heat to his face, for some reason he didn't dare to look at Ah Zhi, he just lowered his head and drank his tea.

He didn't know if this was shyness, but his slightly red face was seen by Hua Zhi, who was sitting not far away from him, she was first stunned, then her heart and eyes softened, she had never imagined that such emotions would appear on this man who seemed so invincible.

For a moment, neither of them spoke, but the atmosphere was warm, even the sudden appearance of Shao Yao felt uncomfortable all over, but she couldn't say where the discomfort was.

Gu Yanxi felt he had made a mistake, he should have immediately sent Shao Yao back to the palace!

Hua Zhi had always doted on Shao Yao, never believing she could do wrong. She waved her over, "What's troubling you?"

Shao Yao sensed something amiss, so she kept her distance, retreating towards the door. Fiddling with the handle, she said, "I want Shi Zai food."

"From Fu Dong?"

Shao Yao nodded vigorously. She couldn't articulate why, but she craved Fu Dong's cooking.

"Don't forget your hat and go with Bao Xia."

"Okay." With Hua Zhi's approval, Shao Yao made a hasty escape. Yan-ge's gaze was terrifying!

Gu Yanxi could afford to do nothing, but Hua Zhi couldn't, she had too many things to do, so Gu Yanxi ended up accompanying her, and later he even started using the painting materials that Hua Zhi usually used to paint, and began to draw.

He drew Hua Zhi, but no matter how many he drew, none of them satisfied him, the person in the drawing was too stiff, not even half as good as the actual person, after half a day, the waste paper basket was full, but the drawing paper remained blank.

Hua Zhi teased him, "You'd better not waste my good paper and ink."

Gu Yanxi simply put down his brush and stopped this wasteful behavior, looking around at this room he was already very familiar with, even if he came many times, he could still see the changes in the study, the most obvious one was that the books on the bookshelf were increasing.

He walked over and browsed through them, there was a variety of them, the collection of unofficial historical and travelogues took up half of them, providing a glimpse of the whole picture, one could tell from this bookshelf how broad Ah Zhi's world view was.

"The Hua family has a world-famous library, but inside it is not all classical works and famous histories as others may think." Hua Zhi's voice rang out from behind, she didn't get up, just leaned back lazily in her chair.

"There is a substantial part of miscellaneous books inside, my grandfather said that when one can't travel far and wide, these books can broaden one's horizons and mind, there's no book without value, existence is rational, even if it's erotic poetry and colorful prose, there is demand for it, it's just a pity that most of these books in the Hua family are mostly collecting dust, only my uncle and I would read them, later even Bai Lin liked to read them, when we left the old house, we took mostly classical works, but he secretly took out several travelogues."

"Did you set up another study in the house?"

"Yes, it's set up in the family study, the books I brought out are all there, the books here are my private collection." Hua Zhi glanced at the still unfinished bookshelf, and when she had some free time, she planned to set up a larger library than the Hua family's, collecting all the books available in the market, and then she would place a soft couch in there, to indulge in reading whatever books she desired, just the thought of it made her feel content.

Gu Yanxi noticed her love for books and had a ideas in mind.

"Young Master." Wang Rong called from outside the study, they all understood the rules, if Hua Zhi didn't speak, they wouldn't step inside.

Gu Yanxi walked out and soon came back in with a smile in his eyes, "It's just as you speculated, Yang Qi has been going around telling people that you're ruthless, and brought people to arrest him to force him to write a decree divorcing his wife."

Hua Zhi didn't stop her writing and without lifting her head, she said, "He can't produce any evidence, no one will believe him, let him say what he wants."

"Do nothing about it?"

"Nothing, doing more only leads to more mistakes, this matter probably needs Yang Zheng's approval, he's testing my reaction." Hua Zhi put down her pen, blew on it, and handed it to him, "Ying Chun has the skill of making tea and you should get those things ready first."

Clearly, it was a huge benefit, but what she offered seemed to be just like a thin pancake that could fill the stomach, not a word about sharing the benefits, Gu Yanxi knew that for Hua Zhi, this was a gesture of treating him as one of her own, towards her own people, Hua Zhi had always been generous.

The Zhu family recently had some big movements, and it seemed to be connected to Hua Zhi.

He had once hoped that he could also be protected by Hua Zhi as one of her own, and when he was actually being protected, he understood the kind of happiness it brought, she didn't boast but truly did her best to take care of him in every aspect.

But he couldn't just accept it as a matter of course.

"This deal will be under my personal name."

Hua Zhi raised an eyebrow, "What about the identity of Gu Shizi?"

"Yes, in fact, my status can be considered wealthy." Gu Yanxi lowered his brows and eyes, his expression unclear, "When my mother got married, the Lu family almost emptied their coffers, the dowry was very generous, later my uncle made the decision to transfer all of that to my name, and even gave me an additional share, all totaled up it wasn't a small amount."

Hua Zhi somewhat understood why he felt differently towards the Lu family, indeed, a family that cherished their marrying daughters was hard to dislike.

"The profits will be split evenly."

Hua Zhi raised an eyebrow, "Even split?"

"If you're willing, you can have it all."

"It's too early for that."

Gu Yanxi truly loved the way Hua Zhi openly discussed marriage matters, "Whenever you feel it's appropriate is the right time."

A gentle smile played on Huazhi's lips. His words, like the phrase 'as you wish,' were equally sweet and agreeable, as comforting as an agreement, were music to the ears.