Secretly Married to the Ice-Cold CEO

Chapter 28: Chapter 28: Grand Welcome Ceremony

Gu Jinxiu finished school at 3 PM. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, he had French and German classes. Every day he spent an hour practicing martial arts in the gym, and other activities like horse riding, golf, and swimming were scheduled differently each week.

When An Junxi saw his timetable, she couldn’t believe it. Is this how he grows up as a young master in a wealthy family? It looks so exhausting!

No wonder Gu Jinxiu was smart, with excellent genetics and comprehensive training. He indeed outpaced many other children.

An Junxi couldn’t help but lament the huge gap between their social classes. She had to work hard for half her life to buy a small house in Yan City, but the bathroom in the Gu Family’s house was bigger than those houses.

Comparing yourself to others can be so frustrating!

On her first day of work at the Gu Family, a car arrived promptly at the street corner near her office to pick up An Junxi. She had requested this to avoid colleagues seeing it and spreading rumors.

The car drove towards the outskirts, which were actually only a half-hour drive from the city center. The Gu Family Villa and its properties extended thirty kilometers, including a golf course and a small helipad, resembling a well-equipped community. The greenery was exceptional, making it seem like the countryside to An Junxi.

After entering the Gu Family’s private area, the car drove for a while before stopping in front of a three-story villa. Gu Jinxiu and the housekeeper stood at the door to welcome her. About a dozen servants lined up, and as soon as An Junxi got out of the car, they set off celebratory poppers and applauded to warmly welcome her.

Overwhelmed by the pomp, An Junxi thought it was too much for starting a job. Others might mistake her for an important guest!

Gu Jinxiu excitedly held An Junxi’s hand: "Sister Jun Xi, welcome to our home!"

The housekeeper, Housekeeper Cheng, even smiled and said, "Miss An, please come in."

"Thank you, Housekeeper Cheng."

Gu Jinxiu first showed An Junxi around the first and second floors of the villa, which were decorated very grandly and luxuriously. An Junxi felt like she had entered a palace.

They toured the living room, gym, swimming pool, and Gu Jinxiu’s study. Gu Jinxiu said, "Sister Jun Xi, you can freely move around the first and second floors, but the third floor is off-limits. It’s my father’s bedroom and study. Only Sister Li and Sister He go up there to clean; others aren’t allowed."

Considering Gu Yikun’s cold and aloof personality, An Junxi wasn’t surprised that other people couldn’t go upstairs, but did that include Gu Jinxiu?

An Junxi didn’t dare ask to avoid making Jin Xiu feel sad.

After getting familiar with the layout of the villa, An Junxi and Gu Jinxiu started their lessons in his study. After the servants brought tea and snacks, Gu Jinxiu closed the door and whispered to An Junxi, "Sister Jun Xi, I actually finished my homework earlier. We can play now!"

An Junxi didn’t believe him, so Gu Jinxiu showed her his homework, "Check it yourself!"

She flipped through it and found it was true. "You have so little homework from school."

Gu Jinxiu complained, "Even with this little homework, my classmates still think it’s too much, especially the kids from the UK and the US. They said there’s hardly any homework in their countries and that classes are like playing games."

Indeed, there are significant differences between Eastern and Western educational philosophies. Gu Jinxiu attended an international school, where the teaching methods naturally differed from other schools.

An Junxi diligently taught him phonics.

But Gu Jinxiu wasn’t very interested and was always restless. He said he liked watching nature documentaries, so An Junxi watched a wildlife book in English with him.

She discovered that Gu Jinxiu had a strong spirit of adventure and loved exploring nature. He was particularly engrossed when she described how wolves hunt.

"Boys probably all like these things, right?"

She didn’t follow the book’s narrative because it was too rigid, so she told Gu Jinxiu about getting lost in the mountains as a child, taking days to find her way home.

Gu Jinxiu listened intently and asked, "How did you know if wild fruits were poisonous?"

An Junxi explained many survival skills in nature.

Her hometown was in a fourth-tier small city, in a mountain village with mountains behind and a river in front. She was raised freely, capable of climbing mountains and crossing rivers, often following the village elders to gather mushrooms and learning many wilderness survival techniques.

Later, as the natural resources in the mountains dried up, few people went there anymore. After she went out to study, her visits home became less frequent, and she became more ladylike. Her mom often worried, "I’m afraid no one will want to marry you like this!"

But An Junxi never worried about this issue. She was the only daughter in her family, and in the countryside, a family without boys was looked down upon. She told her mom, "If no one wants to marry me, we can just bring in a son-in-law, and no one will dare bully our family."

Her parents laughed and scolded her, "Talking about such things as a girl, aren’t you ashamed?"

An Junxi didn’t understand shame back then. Now that she was grown and had seen the outside world, she changed her mind, planning to settle down in Yan City and bring her parents over, to prevent them from being treated coldly by neighbors.

Gu Jinxiu was very interested in An Junxi’s childhood experiences, listening with shining eyes and eagerly saying, "When can we go camping in the mountains?"

An Junxi was speechless, "Camping with a bunch of bodyguards is no fun."

Gu Jinxiu insisted, "I really want to go." He looked at An Junxi with hopeful eyes.

She was about to give in. When she first met Gu Jinxiu, he was so cool and handsome as a little gentleman! Why did he always act cute now?

It was annoying; she had no resistance!

An Junxi stepped back, "If your father agrees and arranges it, then we can go have fun."

Gu Jinxiu furrowed his little brows and began seriously thinking, "How can I get Father to agree?"

An Junxi thought Gu Jinxiu was only momentarily interested, so she didn’t pay much attention. Unexpectedly, after a few days, Gu Jinxiu suddenly told her, "Sister Jun Xi, I know how to get Father to agree to go camping with us."

Only then did she realize how determined Gu Jinxiu was. This little brat really wanted to go camping!

She said, "Your father is so busy, he probably doesn’t have time, right?" Indeed, she hadn’t seen Gu Yikun in the few days since she arrived at the Gu Family. Gu Jinxiu said his father usually came home for dinner three times a week.

She didn’t know what to say. Did Gu Yikun treat this place like a hotel?

Gu Jinxiu said, "My aunt is coming back from the UK next month. I’ll ask her to talk to Father. He should agree then."

From what Gu Jinxiu said, it seemed his father had a particularly good relationship with his sister.

An Junxi asked, "What’s your aunt like? Is she easy to get along with?"

Gu Jinxiu said, "At least she’s very nice to me."

An Junxi felt she asked an unnecessary question.

Gu Jinxiu inquired about An Junxi’s family, "Sister Jun Xi, where is your home, and who are the people in your family?"