Hearing this, Jiang Mo blushed and nudged Guo Yanni with her elbow. "What are you talking about? Since when did you become so naughty?"
"Don't tell me your relationship is still purely innocent?" Li Wan'er chimed in. "With a guy built like that, you're not even a little tempted?"
"Tsk tsk, a young and powerful physique like that, and you can actually resist? I'd have pounced on him right then and there."
Zhang Qingqing nodded in agreement, giving Jiang Mo a once-over. "Exactly! You might be able to hold back, but with your figure—curves in all the right places—how could Gu Ye possibly resist?"
Jiang Mo hugged a pillow and humphed. "Your minds are in the gutter! We haven't been dating that long."
"This has nothing to do with how long you've been dating," Zhang Qingqing said, plopping down beside Jiang Mo and putting an arm around her shoulders. "Speaking of which, haven't you two ever spent the night alone, or has he never asked you to stay over at his place?"
Jiang Mo fell silent. Gu Ye had actually suggested several times that she move in with him at Yanjiang Bay.
"See, I knew it," Zhang Qingqing said leisurely. "Young people, full of vigor, it's normal. Nourishing yin and supplementing yang, it's only human nature..."
Teased to the point of embarrassment, Jiang Mo pounced on her friend, trying to cover her mouth.
The girls tussled and laughed together. Having not gathered for so long, they had endless things to talk about, and the evening naturally turned into a good sisters' chat session.
The cheerful weekend passed quickly, and Zhang Qingqing and Guo Yanni also left Jiangcheng.
Jiang Mo returned to being a little workhorse at the law firm.
As the workhorse looked up, she saw the receptionist and, next to her, Gu Ye.
Even though he was wearing a mask and sunglasses—a decent disguise—she recognized him at a glance.
"Attorney Jiang, this gentleman says he's your client and has an appointment with you," the receptionist said.
Jiang Mo was flustered. "Ah, right. Thank you."
After the receptionist left, she smoothed her messy hair and whispered, "What are you doing here?"
"Came to see your work environment, and to pick you up after work for dinner," Gu Ye said, looking around. Jiang Xiaomo's workspace was so cramped, and there were quite a few files piled up.
"I still have an hour before I get off work," Jiang Mo said, checking the time.
"I've booked that hour. I'm paying consultation fees; I'm not a fake client. I have some contract termination agreements I need you to look over."
Jiang Mo glanced at them. "Then let's talk in the office."
Inside the office, Gu Ye showed her the electronic version of the termination contract he'd received.
Jiang Mo printed out the contract. It was quite lengthy, and she read through each clause carefully.
In the office, Gu Ye took off his mask and sunglasses. The evening sun streamed through the window, casting a soft light on him.
Watching her focused expression, Gu Ye was captivated. He smiled and said, "Jiang Xiaomo, you look kinda cool when you're serious about work."
Jiang Mo nodded and hummed in response. "Sit here for a bit. There are two ambiguous points in the clauses; I'll ask Attorney Li to take a look."
After a while, Jiang Mo returned. "All sorted. No major issues overall."
Gu Ye checked the time. "You're about done for the day now, right?"
Jiang Mo nodded. "Pretty much. Wait for me to pack up, or you can go downstairs first."
Gu Ye went down first. After clocking out, Jiang Mo waited for the elevator. The receptionist happened to come out with her bag and gossiped, "Xiaomo, that client of yours earlier was so handsome!"
"He was wrapped up so tightly, and you could still tell?" Jiang Mo was shocked.
The receptionist pouted. "You don't get it. Handsomeness is a vibe. Plus, his style and that bag scream 'hot guy'."
Jiang Mo went downstairs, opened the car door, and got in. "So, handsome, where are we eating?"
"How about Western food at the IFC?" Gu Ye suggested.
Jiang Mo nodded, indicating it was fine.
Halfway through the meal, Gu Ye glanced at his phone and reported to Jiang Mo, "Dad wants us to have dinner tomorrow night."
"Cough, cough, cough," Jiang Mo choked. "Mr. Gu... asked us to dinner?"
"Not my dad, it's Uncle Li," Gu Ye explained. "He said he's off tomorrow. After fishing together during the day, he'll cook personally in the evening for a meal at home."
Jiang Mo felt weak. You should make that clear from the start.
"Then come back early after fishing tomorrow. My dad's cooking is pretty good."
"Uncle Li is a bit hard to win over. It's a long road ahead. Ever since he found out we're dating, I always feel like he's giving me the side-eye," Gu Ye said, then comforted himself. "Then again, it makes sense. I did run off with his precious daughter."
"Let's have a daughter ourselves in the future, so I can get a taste of being a father-in-law."
Jiang Mo could see it now: the entire Gu family seemed to have a craving for having a daughter.
After dinner, the two left arm-in-arm. As they waited for the elevator, Gu Guofeng happened to walk over from a distance.
He spotted Jiang Mo from afar and saw the young girl holding a boy's arm very affectionately. That was definitely her boyfriend, no doubt about it.
In the underground parking garage, Gu Guofeng rested with his eyes closed in the back seat and struck up a conversation with Li Daming, who was driving.
"Old Li, your daughter has a boyfriend."
