After being dumped, I turned around and married my ex-boyfriend's younger brother.

Chapter 21 Jealousy that I married a young and beautiful woman

Madam Gu's privileges often referred to the intimacy between husband and wife.

Su Yi only realized it belatedly.

She chuckled softly. "I'm looking for someone, right here on the cruise ship."

With so many people on the cruise ship and the involvement of powerful figures, a major incident could cause panic. It was certainly a good thing that Gu Yanli was the one to handle the matter.

"Ah."

Gu Yanli responded, "Is that person important to you? Male or female?"

The question "male or female" immediately made Su Yiran lose her composure.

"If it's a man, Mr. Gu won't help?"

"It's not impossible."

Gu Yanli wasn't that generous; he wouldn't let his kindness fall on a man.

“That was indeed a man, but he was of the same generation as my father.”

The most important thing now is to find Uncle Zhong.

Su Yiran gave a brief account of her relationship with Uncle Zhong. Gu Yanli didn't ask any further questions and bent down to pick her up from the bed.

"What are you doing!"

Su Yiran lost her balance and instinctively reached out to wrap her arms around the man's neck.

"Mrs. Gu, you don't think I'm just sleeping here with you because I'm free, do you?"

Gu Yanli carried Su Yiran out of the room.

"This place is certainly not as good as the top floor, but Mr. Gu, isn't it a bit too unkind of you to wake me up from my sleep?"

"You can stay asleep and pretend to be asleep, and I won't call you out on it."

"..."

She pouted, "Then put me down. If people see this, you'll be talked about."

"What's there to discuss about me hugging my wife?"

Gu Yanli said calmly, "Those who are talking about me are simply jealous of me."

Su Yiran asked instinctively, "What am I jealous of about you?"

"Jealous that I married a young and beautiful woman."

Gu Yanli's casual remark, though seemingly nonchalant, had already made Su Yiran blush.

Her gaze toward Gu Yanli held a mixture of evasion, disbelief, and, above all, a newfound respect for him.

His words were completely inconsistent with his identity.

She couldn't resist asking a question.

Su Yiran thought that Gu Yanli woke her up to go back to sleep because he wanted to do something, which actually showed that her thoughts were impure.

He simply carried her back to the top floor.

After taking a nap and washing up, I was no longer sleepy.

Gu Yanli had been busy all day. When Su Yiran came out of the bathroom, she saw the man lying on the bed, breathing steadily, seemingly fast asleep.

"Mr. Gu?"

Su Yiran walked over and waved herself in front of him, but he didn't react. Just as she was withdrawing her hand, a hand suddenly grabbed hers and pulled her onto the bed with a slight force.

On the soft bed, the man, who had been keeping his eyes closed, slowly opened them. His eyes were clear, without the deep, unfathomable oppressive feeling he had during the day.

Su Yiran fell onto Gu Yanli. Her mind went blank, and as she tried to get up, a large hand covered her waist, pressing her back down firmly.

"you……"

Su Yiran's face flushed red, just like a ripe persimmon.

"Um……"

Gu Yanli grunted, "Madam Gu, you want to murder your husband on your very first night of marriage?"

"what?"

Su Yiran didn't know what he meant. She was wearing a thin nightgown and only belatedly realized something was wrong. Her pupils widened in surprise. "I, I, I'm sorry."

She pushed Gu Yanli away and lay flat on the other side of the bed.

"Go to sleep."

Gu Yanli glanced at her sideways, a smile in his eyes, then reached out and pulled the two of them into his arms before falling asleep.

Su Yiran was held tightly in his arms and couldn't move. Under the moonlight, she looked up and saw Gu Yanli sleeping soundly.

As far as she knew, people of his status and position would always be far more vigilant than ordinary people, especially when they were sleeping, and right now, he was sleeping without any guard up.

He and she hadn't known each other for very long.

Or perhaps, he doesn't care about her at all, and she poses no danger to him whatsoever.

The next day.

When Gu Yanli got up, he didn't wake Su Yiran. She slept comfortably and woke up naturally.

Running an art gallery gives her flexible hours. Apart from the unpleasant things that happen with the Liu family, she doesn't have to worry about much. She gets plenty of sleep every day, and she usually doesn't wake up until the sun is high in the sky.

Chen Lie was efficient; after finding Uncle Zhong, he settled him in a room.

Gu Yanli's private area is guarded by bodyguards, and the room is highly secure. However, Chen Lie noticed that her expression was a bit off, and she seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

Su Yiran's heart skipped a beat. "What happened?"

The display truthfully recounts the general outline of events.

The club is open all night, and the people coming and going are a mixed bunch. That's where they found the person. Perhaps he was a stranger, so they became wary and ran away.

But since they were on a cruise ship, finding someone wasn't difficult. However, he was worried about making a big fuss. It was the middle of the night, and he wouldn't dare disturb Su Yiran even if he had a hundred lives. He had to take some necessary measures, but his inappropriate behavior resulted in injuring her.

We asked the doctor who accompanied us to come and take a look, but the doctor was uncooperative.

This morning, when I mentioned this to my husband, I gave him a deep look and simply said, "You decide what to do."

It seemed as if they were eager to distance themselves from the situation.

Chen Lie was at his wit's end. "The doctor was still waiting outside, but Mr. Zhong wouldn't cooperate with the treatment no matter what I said."

Su Yiran knew Uncle Zhong's temperament.

Hearing what Chen Lie said, it was not unexpected.

"Is it seriously injured?"

Chen Lie led her to the door of the room, saying, "It looks like the skin is broken, and I'm worried that if the wound isn't treated in time, it will get infected."

Su Yiran nodded, glanced at the doctor at the door, and said, "Could you please give me the first-aid kit? I'll call you if I need anything."

The doctor handed over the medical kit and gave a few instructions.

Su Yiran responded and went inside with the first-aid kit.

Uncle Zhong has had too many worries over the years, and he looks much older than his peers. It's been a long time since I last saw him, and today I saw him again, and he seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

Su Yiran looked at the middle-aged man standing by the window and placed the first-aid kit on the table. "How old are you? Why didn't you know to apply medicine and bandage your wound?"

"Is that so?"

Uncle Zhong turned around in shock upon hearing Su Yiran's voice, looking at her, "Is it really you?"

"If it wasn't me, then who could it be?"

Su Yiran looked up and immediately noticed the abrasions on his arm. She walked over and pulled the two of them to the sofa. "The doctor is right outside. You're an adult, why are you still avoiding medical treatment? What if it gets serious?"

Faced with Su Yiran's gentle scolding, Uncle Zhong smiled and withdrew his hand, "It's just a little injury, it's nothing serious, it will heal in a while, why make such a fuss, you're just worrying too much."

Su Yiran pouted and frowned, "Don't move, I'm applying medicine!"

"Alright, alright, Uncle Zhong was wrong, I'll stop moving."

Uncle Zhong was all smiles, looking down at her serious expression. "What's your relationship with those people outside? They came up here yesterday and tried to arrest me, all aggressive. Could they be some kind of gangsters?"