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Chapter 89 Coolness
With the addition of three women, the atmosphere in the pavilion suddenly became different.

Three women stared at a man, bickering with each other, trying to flirt with him while setting traps for him. Shu Yunfu, who was just watching the show, was amused. Even Gu Changning wisely shut his mouth and concentrated on eating.

Not everyone can enjoy the blessing of having two wives, but Gu Changting is a very confident person who is good at controlling the overall situation.

Even when there were three women competing, he didn't seem to be at all embarrassed. He just drank wine and ate barbecue, responded from time to time, and dropped food to feed the two greedy kids.

Seeing him handle it so calmly, Shu Yunfu sighed in her heart. This man was born to be in a superior position. Even if he had three thousand beauties in his harem, he would not feel embarrassed at all.

Gu Changting didn't care about the lawsuit between the three women, but he was very upset by the heartless look of this conscienceless woman who was just watching the show. Although he didn't care about the three women competing for his favor while listening to songs, he was surrounded by three women, but she was so indifferent. He always felt uncomfortable in his heart. The look in his eyes when he looked at her was gloomy, which made him feel uneasy.

He withdrew his gaze embarrassedly and stopped eating melons and watching the show. He just ate the barbecue in front of him and teased the two children.

In order to avoid being remembered by the man, Shu Yunfu did not want to stay any longer, so she stood up and said goodbye and left, "It's getting late, I'll take my leave first, Duke and Third Master, you guys chat."

"and many more!"

Gu Changning only nodded politely at Shu Yunfu's departure. The three women were happy to see it happen. The two children were a little reluctant, but no one expected that Gu Changting, the most indifferent person, would speak.

Facing the surprise of the crowd, Gu Changting's eyes fell on the melons, "We are the ones who disturbed your peace today. These melons are good, and I see that you like them very much. Take two back."

Gu Changting said this with a hint of casualness. Although everyone was a little surprised, they didn't think anything of it. After all, the reason had been explained. They just felt a little awkward.

However, Shu Yunfu was a little stunned. This so-called honeydew melon was actually Hami melon. It was not a precious thing in her previous life, but it was extremely rare in Darong.

Dayong was indeed prosperous, but its territory had not yet expanded to the north. The specialties of the Qiang State were more valuable than gold when transported to Dayong.

When she was in Xuancheng, she was just a concubine's daughter who was confined to the backyard. Later, even though she started her own business and had a large sum of money, she did not dare to spend it too blatantly. Naturally, she could not eat the honeydew melon blatantly.

When I first saw this honeydew melon today, I thought it was so sweet that I couldn’t help but eat a few more bites. I didn’t expect someone to notice it. For a moment, I felt complicated and guilty.

Just now... wasn't she a little too heartless...

After Shu Yunfu left, Liu, Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhao did not stay long. Although they cherished the opportunity to be with Gu Changting, they had no choice but to leave since Gu Changting asked them to leave. The competition for favor ended in a whimper and no one got what they wanted.

Gu Changning, who was watching from the side, could only shake his head and sigh, "Big Brother is still like this, seemingly gentle, but actually the most ruthless. No matter who it is, no one can win Big Brother's heart."

Because of his physical condition, he knew that his life span was short, so he was always willful when interacting with others, and subconsciously kept a distance, fearing that if he interacted too much with others, he would be reluctant to leave the world when he died, and make others feel sad for him. But if there was one person who was truly difficult to approach, in his heart, it was only his eldest brother.

He knew from a young age that his eldest brother was very capable and that he was the role model he wanted to emulate. However, he also knew from a young age that his eldest brother was a warm-hearted person with a cold heart, and that there were very few people and things that could win his heart.

When he was a child, he accidentally discovered that his eldest brother had fed a stray tabby cat in his yard. The cat was very cute, and its two ears were black.

My eldest brother also discovered the tabby cat by accident once. At that time, the tabby cat had its leg broken by a mousetrap.

It was the eldest brother who rescued the tabby cat, but the cat might have been hurt by humans before and was very wary of people, so he got a scratch on the back of his hand by the cat.

But the cat ran away after its wound healed, and would come back from time to time. Whenever this happened, the eldest brother would always feed the cat. He saw with his own eyes that the dirty and skinny cat was fed by his eldest brother until its fur became shiny and the whole cat gained two circles of weight. He loved it so much that he wanted to pet it.

But he had been afraid of his elder brother since he was a child. Even though his elder brother was always so gentle, he was afraid and did not dare to pet his cat. But at that time he was very curious. Since his elder brother liked the cat, why didn't he keep it? He didn't know and did not dare to ask.

Until one day, the cat suddenly stopped coming and was nowhere to be seen for a long time. He became very anxious, fearing that the cat had died outside. Finally, he could not help but expose himself and asked his eldest brother where the cat had gone.

He thought that if the cat was lost, his eldest brother would be very worried. After all, his eldest brother had been feeding the cat every day, and even saved his favorite braised pork to feed the cat.

But what shocked him was that his elder brother was not sad at all. Instead, he looked at him strangely. He was not anxious about where the cat had gone. He was more curious about how he knew that he had fed a cat. He was even more worried that something might happen to him if he sneaked out. He didn't say a word to show his concern for the cat.

Later, the eldest brother was annoyed by his pestering and told him coldly that the cat was not his originally, he just kept it for a while. It was not surprising that the cat did not come now, and even if it died, it was its fate.

He was stunned to hear such cold words coming from his eldest brother's mouth. He asked his eldest brother in confusion why he had raised the cat for so long and even saved his favorite braised pork for the cat, but when something really happened to the cat, he didn't feel sorry at all.

However, his eldest brother's words made him feel cold all over. His eldest brother told him that he was willing to feed the cat only out of the compassion that ordinary people have, and he did not like the cat that much.

He is the prince of England and carries the entire Dukedom of England on his shoulders. He cannot focus on meaningless things. If the cat is gone, it is gone. It is just an insignificant thing and not worth his attention.

As for his liking for braised pork, he only does that for others to see; he actually doesn't like it.

Such coldness and ruthlessness really frightened him who was still young at that time. Everyone said that the Prince of the Duke of England was a graceful gentleman at a young age, with a graceful demeanor, but no one thought that that was just what his elder brother wanted to see for others.

From that time on, he knew that his elder brother was a very qualified prince of the Duke of England, and it was extremely difficult to get into his heart.

(End of this chapter)