Accidentally Married to the Big Shot

Chapter 209: Chapter 209 I Won’t Forgive Chapter 209: Chapter 209 I Won’t Forgive Zhou Yuan slept until nine before getting up.

When she got up and saw Gu Cheng sitting on the sofa, she glanced over him indifferently, too lazy to look his way.

She went to have some breakfast, simply toasting some bread in the toaster, then spreading a layer of blueberry jam on it.

Gu Cheng walked up to Zhou Yuan and said, “Let me spread the jam for you?”

Zhou Yuan didn’t even respond, just spread the jam and ate by herself.

Seeing that she wouldn’t pay attention to him, Gu Cheng decided to swallow his pride and admit his mistake, but he still spoke in a tone usually reserved for cajoling kids, “Yuanyuan, I’ve decided not to meet Li Zhen anymore. Could you please not be mad at me?”

Zhou Yuan still ignored him.

At this moment, Mrs. Feng called out from outside, “Yuanyuan, do you want to go to the vegetable market?”

Zhou Yuan immediately responded loudly, “Yes, I’ll be right there!”

Then she shouted upstairs, “Sister Su, I’m going shopping for groceries, wait for me at home.”

Su Meixi asked from upstairs, “Can you carry the bags?”

“Sister Hong will help me carry them.”

Zhou Yuan left with enthusiasm.

Since her morning sickness period had passed, she often bounced around when walking, showing none of the usual demeanor of a pregnant woman.

It’s got to be said, being pregnant is so much better when you’re young.

Seeing Zhou Yuan leaving, Gu Cheng hurriedly followed her out.

Once he stepped outside, he saw five or six sister-in-laws shielding Zhou Yuan.

The sister-in-laws also saw Gu Cheng and couldn’t help but ask Zhou Yuan, “Yuanyuan, is this your husband?”

Zhou Yuan nodded, “But soon to be ex-husband!”

Gu Cheng: “…”

He took a few steps forward and said to Zhou Yuan, “Yuanyuan, stop it. How about I go grocery shopping with you and we have a good chat, okay?”

“I have nothing to talk to you about,” Zhou Yuan hid behind Sister Hong.

The sister-in-laws, looking at Gu Cheng, didn’t think he appeared to be a scumbag. Gu Cheng wasn’t dressed in a suit today but in casual clothes, looking both young and approachable.

Gu Cheng also smiled politely at them, and that day, he seemed like the charming idol from the television smiling at his fans.

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Mrs. Feng then said to Zhou Yuan, “Yuanyuan, is there some misunderstanding between you two?”

Zhou Yuan immediately started crying, looking pitifully aggrieved: “There’s no misunderstanding. Just the night before I left home, he went out on a date with his old flame. I was alone, keeping the bed warm until dawn, crying all night long. No one knows what he really did.”

Hearing Zhou Yuan’s words, Mrs. Feng’s heart hardened, and she confronted Gu Cheng, “Did you go to meet an old flame?”

“I…” The sister-in-laws sure knew how to ask tricky questions, the kind that hit right where it hurts; they could even deny going on a date if asked.

“I did meet an old flame, but it’s not what you think. Yuanyuan, Li Zhen was hurt, and I just went to show some concern.”

“Why does she need your concern? Don’t you have a wife of your own?” Zhou Yuan didn’t cry now, but raised her voice in accusation.

The sister-in-laws joined in the condemnation: “Yeah, old flames are taboo. Even if you still like her, you have a wife now, so you must keep it buried deep in your heart and cut off all thoughts.”

“Why would an old flame who’s injured specifically ask for you? Doesn’t she know you’re married? Keeping you out all night when she knows you are married shows she has bad intentions, and who knows what you two were up to?”

…” The sister-in-laws took turns berating him.

In the end, it was Zhou Yuan who grabbed Mrs. Feng’s hand, “Mrs. Feng, let’s just go buy the groceries. I really don’t want to see him.”

Gu Cheng: “…”

He felt as if his heart was bleeding while he watched Zhou Yuan being guarded away like an endangered species by the several sister-in-laws.

In the past, Gu Cheng would have already been on his way home.

The company had a pile of issues waiting for him to make decisions.

But watching Zhou Yuan leave without looking back, he knew he couldn’t go.

This time, she wouldn’t even give him a glance. If he just left now, next time he might not even get a chance to see her.

And if she, like Li Zhen before, fled to another country, then he’d be without a wife for life.

With his reputation so tarnished and age no longer on his side, who would want to marry him? Unless it was for his money…

…

Zhou Yuan’s mood improved a lot with the sister-in-laws’ comfort. At the market, she even bought several fried duck feet to nibble on.

Today she bought a lot of groceries again. Since pregnant women shouldn’t smell heavy cooking fumes, she paid for the groceries and had Su Meixi cook.

She would occasionally eat some freshly dated ready-made meals from restaurants or just go out to eat, always insisting on paying, unwilling to take advantage of Su Meixi’s kindness.

Seeing her as a pregnant woman, the sister-in-laws couldn’t bear to let her carry so much and vied to carry her groceries for her.

After paying today, she checked her friend circle.

Unexpectedly, she saw that Gu Cheng, who never posted on his friend circle, had posted an update. The photo was of their wedding, with the caption: “Just showing off our love.”

Zhou Yuan: …

To coax me back home, this damn man would stoop to anything!

Seeing this, Sister Hong couldn’t help but exclaim, “Yuanyuan, did your husband post this? My goodness, your wedding photo looks like a match made in heaven. I’ve never seen such a beautiful wedding photo in all my real-life wedding celebrations.”

Sister Feng asked, “He posted this picture hoping you would forgive him, didn’t he? Yuanyuan, it seems like he really cares about you.”

Zhou Yuan replied, “Cares my ass. Do you know why he posted the wedding photo? That’s because he doesn’t have any other pictures of us!”

“Really? You’ve been married for so long and he doesn’t have pictures of you together?”

“He never likes to take photos when he’s out. I had to nag him to take selfies with my phone. I deleted all of our photos a while ago, so of course, he doesn’t have any.” The more Zhou Yuan thought about it, the more she felt the marriage was her own wishful thinking.

That damn man never loved her!

Sister Hong said, “Did he ever post any show of affection on his friend circle before?”

“Never, he never used to post on his friend circle, never took me to any social events.”

Mdm. Li then said, “Maybe his friend circle is set so only you can see it? Nobody else can?”

Zhou Yuan said, “That’s quite possible!”

Even if it wasn’t set to only her, the visibility was likely restricted, perhaps just to people they knew well.

So, she pretended not to have seen his friend circle post.

…

The next day Zhou Yuan went to buy groceries, and Gu Cheng followed.

“Yuanyuan, your husband is following behind,” Mdm. Li said.

Zhou Yuan glanced back and saw Gu Cheng carrying a shopping basket.

His presence was quite a rarity.

Zhou Yuan said, “Does he think following me to buy groceries once will make me forgive him? Dream on!”

The sister-in-laws also advised Zhou Yuan not to forgive him too quickly. Men needed to be disciplined, or they would get too full of themselves.