Only after her death did I realize that she was the white moonlight of a billionaire CEO.

Chapter 148 You admire the beautiful scenery, I admire you

The information revealed by Liu Huang was truly terrifying, even Chu Xu felt a chill run down his spine.

Was it not one person, but a group of people involved in the kidnapping case 12 years ago?

Upon closer examination, this hypothesis is actually more reasonable.

Just as Liu Huang said, it is indeed not something that one person could do to kidnap the Gu family of four in Dongzhou City, hide them successfully, and then kill them silently.

If it's a group of people working together, then it makes sense.

After Chu Xu took Liu Huang away, Gu Huaizhou sat on the sofa for a long time without saying a word.

Li Xi didn't bother him; she sat quietly beside Gu Huaizhou, keeping him company.

About half an hour later, Gu Huaizhou finally recovered.

He grasped Li Xi's fingers somewhat helplessly, his expression unusually blank: "...I always thought the deaths of my parents and brother were undeserved calamities."

"Xixi, I..."

Gu Huaizhou didn't know what he was trying to express.

His mind was in complete turmoil, his speech became incoherent, and he lost all basic logic.

Li Xi knew what Gu Huaizhou wanted to say, "You want to ask me if Emperor Liu's words are credible? Could he be trying to fool you?"

Gu Huaizhou nodded hesitantly.

"From my observation, Liu Huang doesn't seem to be lying. Perhaps his parents' analysis is wrong, but the information Liu Huang provided is not fabricated."

Upon hearing this, Gu Huaizhou fell silent again.

“Gu Huaizhou.” Li Xi could see through Gu Huaizhou’s thoughts. She pointed out bluntly and sharply, “You don’t believe that your brother is the kind of reckless and ruthless person that Liu Huang described, do you?”

"...Um."

Gu Huaizhou never lied to Li Xi.

He faced his own heart and pondered, “My elder brother is 10 years older than me. My mother is a core researcher at a pharmaceutical research institute. She is very busy and has almost no time to educate me. My father is even busier, as he assists my grandfather in managing the Gu Group.”

“Before I was 15, my older brother watched me grow up. He is my older brother and also my mentor in life.”

"To me, my older brother is like a father and a brother."

“I have great respect for him. In my heart, my elder brother is intelligent, calm, wise and insightful. Although he is a bit demanding, he is a brother who loves me very much.”

Li Xi concluded, "In short, you have a biased view of your older brother."

Gu Huaizhou did not deny it.

Li Xi couldn't bear to expose the powerful and perfect persona that Gu Huai'an had in Gu Huaizhou's heart.

But no one is perfect, and everyone makes mistakes.

There are no truly perfect people in this world; if there are, they are just personas.

But a qualified and rational lover like Li Xi wouldn't just stand by and watch her lover become lost in a sweet dream without doing anything.

"Gu Huaizhou."

Li Xi pointed at him, "In Xie Xingyun's eyes, Xie Jiaoyue is also a beautiful, well-behaved, and sweet little girl who is loved by the whole family."

Li Xi's words were like a wake-up call for Gu Huaizhou.

Gu Huai'an dotes on Gu Huaizhou, and as the eldest brother, he naturally presents his best side to Gu Huaizhou.

Just as Xie Xingyun had never seen Xie Jiaoyue's dark side, he had never seen Gu Huai'an's dark side either.

Just because he hasn't seen Gu Huai'an's evil side doesn't mean Gu Huaizhou doesn't have one.

To escape the abyss, you must confront it, delve into it, and break through it!

Gu Huaizhou quickly realized his mistake. "Xixi, don't worry, I won't run away anymore. I will personally investigate the truth and find out what my elder brother is really like."

"Hmm." Li Xi gently patted Gu Huaizhou's hand, comforting him, "Perhaps there's a misunderstanding. Your brother isn't necessarily such a bad person."

"The truth needs to be investigated."

"Ah."

The sun was already up when we left the Night Never Ends Club.

Li Xi raised her hand to shield her forehead from the glaring gaze and asked Gu Huaizhou, "Are you going back to catch up on sleep, or is there another plan?"

Gu Huaizhou suggested, "Why don't you come back to Xiangyang Mountain with me? My grandfather will definitely be looking forward to me taking you home to play when he knows we're back."

Li Xi did not agree hastily.

She is now Gu Huaizhou's official girlfriend, so visiting his home during the Spring Festival is no longer a simple visit.

This is a formal parent meeting.

After thinking about it, Li Xi still refused, "No, I didn't sleep all night and I look terrible after staying up all night. I'll go to the Gu family tomorrow. I want to get a skin treatment, wear pretty clothes, and put on stunning makeup."

Gu Huaizhou couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "Then... come with me to Wuyai Island?"

Boundless Island?

"Is it that island you usually live on? Do you really own an island?"

"Okay, come to my house for a visit." Fearing that Li Xi might be unwilling, Gu Huaizhou emphasized, "Lili was sent to Wuya Island on the first day of the Lunar New Year. She's very bored by herself. You'll definitely have a lot of fun keeping her company."

"Is Lili alone? Where is Doctor Ying?"

"Dr. Ying has gone home for the Chinese New Year."

"Why didn't you bring Tanuki?"

“Lili is an adopted daughter, and the Ying family does not approve of Ying Chengfeng adopting Lili.” Gu Huaizhou revealed a piece of gossip to Li Xi: “Every Spring Festival, Ying Chengfeng has endless blind dates, and it would be troublesome to bring Lili along.”

Hearing this, Li Xi felt a pang of sadness and felt sorry for Li Li.

"Come back to the island with me, and I'll arrange for a beauty technician to come up and give you a spa treatment. How about that?"

Gu Huaizhou had made such a thoughtful arrangement, how could Li Xi bear to refuse?

"Then let's go to the island."

Gu Huaizhou then asked, "Should we invite Xue Ni along?"

"She'll only stay for one day, so she won't be called Xue Ni anymore."

This was also her first time visiting the island. She was just exploring the area and planned to bring Xue Ni back to the island another time.

"...OK."

*

They arrived at Boundless Island at just nine o'clock.

Ying Li had just finished breakfast and was collecting seashells on the beach with her Pomeranian, accompanied by Butler Zhou.

Wuyai Island is a private island, and its beaches are also private. Every day, you can find a lot of seashells on the beach.

As soon as Li Xi stepped off the yacht, Ying Li noticed her.

Upon seeing Li Xi, Ying Li's eyes visibly widened, and she excitedly jumped up, pulling on Butler Zhou's arm.

Butler Zhou was also somewhat surprised, "Oh? It's Miss Li."

Butler Zhou quickly led Ying Li forward with a smile to greet them, "Mr. Huaizhou, Miss Li, you're back."

Butler Zhou put his hands on Ying Li's shoulders and said with a smile, "Lili is so happy to see you all back."

Ying Li rushed straight into Li Xi's arms, wrapped her arms around Li Xi's waist, and was so excited that she wanted to jump up.

Chu Xu was shocked and quickly raised his voice to remind Ying Li: "Lili, be gentle. Miss Li is pregnant. Don't scare the baby."

"..."

The beach suddenly fell silent.

In an instant, Li Xi's belly became the center of attention.

Butler Zhou stared in shock, his eyes wide, and exclaimed, "Miss Li is pregnant?"

Is the old gentleman finally going to hold his great-grandson?

Li Xi blushed deeply.

Gu Huaizhou suppressed a laugh as he watched her face turn red, trying to explain but unable to utter a complete sentence.

"...It's a misunderstanding." Li Xi finally managed to utter this explanation after a long pause.

"Huh?" Chu Xu was the most confused. Was it a misunderstanding or a deliberate cover-up?

"It's all a misunderstanding." Li Xi stamped her foot and explained urgently, "I lied and said I was pregnant to deceive Empress Liu."

Chu Xu then suddenly realized, "I'm sorry, Miss Li, I was so foolish, I didn't realize you were deceiving Emperor Liu..."

Gu Huaizhou scoffed: "Stupid."

Chu Xu did not refute.

He really is a bit stupid.

Housekeeper Zhou was very disappointed when she learned that the pregnancy was a misunderstanding.

Lili was also a little disappointed. She gently touched Li Xi's belly and then raised her hands to make some gestures.

Li Xi couldn't understand it, but Gu Huaizhou could.

"What is she saying?" Li Xi asked Gu Huaizhou.

Gu Huaizhou: "...You wouldn't want to know."

Humans are born with a rebellious streak and a sense of curiosity. The more Gu Huaizhou tried to hide it, the more Li Xi wanted to know.

Knowing that Butler Zhou knew sign language, she asked him directly, "Butler Zhou, what did Lili just say? Tell me."

Butler Zhou pursed his lips and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Tell me," Li Xi said, her curiosity growing stronger.

Then Butler Zhou told her, "Lili is asking you: When will you get pregnant with a real baby?"

Li Xi: "..."

It's probably better not to know.

Meeting Gu Huaizhou's teasing yet amused eyes, Li Xi blushed and quickly changed the subject, "Lili was collecting seashells just now, right? Come on, I'll go with you."

Ying Li happily followed Li Xi to the beach to continue collecting seashells, and the Pomeranian also ran after them.

Squatting on the beach, Li Xi asked Ying Li, "Lili, what's your dog's name?"

Ying Li used her small shovel to write a name on the ground: "Xi Bao".

Li Xi was taken aback.

Xi Bao?

"It's similar to my name..." Li Xi said, then felt a little embarrassed.

Ying Li grinned broadly.

"Butler Zhou, you stay here with them and send them back when they've had their fun." Gu Huaizhou then called Chu Xu to go back first.

Li Xi and Ying Li went beachcombing, and Butler Zhou accompanied them.

Li Xi hadn't been beachcombing in a long time and wasn't as experienced as Ying Li. Before long, she had dirtied her snow boots and the hem of her down jacket.

They didn't go home until 11 o'clock.

Seeing the glass palace atop the mountain, it's like a dazzling diamond lying on the mountaintop in the center of Wuyandao, a truly magnificent sight.

Li Xi was so amazed that she couldn't speak.

Upon arriving at the palace, Butler Zhou first took Ying Li to change her clothes, while the female bodyguard named Chu Ying came over and said to Li Xi, "Miss Li, the boss works on the second floor."

Noticing that Li Xi's shoes and clothes were dirty, Chu Ying asked, "Do you need to go back to your room to take a shower and change your clothes?"

"it is good."

The room was so clean it was spotless that Li Xi felt embarrassed to move around inside, even though it was so dirty.

Fortunately, the room was warm enough, so she took off her dirty snow boots and down jacket and followed Chu Ying up to the third floor to wash up.

Chu Ying led her directly to Gu Huaizhou's bedroom.

Seeing Li Xi standing outside the bedroom door with a hesitant look on her face, Chu Ying took the initiative to explain: "The boss instructed me beforehand to just bring you to his bedroom."

"...Thank you for your trouble."

Li Xi didn't stand on ceremony; she took a milk and rose bath in Gu Huaizhou's bathroom, which was even bigger than her apartment's living room.

During this time, a middle-aged woman in a black suit came in to help her scrub her back and wash her hair.

After taking a shower, she was taken to the next-door lounge for a full-body spa treatment.

Li Xi was pampered so well that she fell asleep immediately.

When Gu Huaizhou arrived, Li Xi was fast asleep on the soft bed, snoring softly.

She was completely naked, with only a warm blanket covering her waist.

Noticing Gu Huaizhou's arrival, the two female technicians called out "Mr. Gu" in soft voices.

Gu Huaizhou raised his index finger to his lips and then waved outside.

The female technician silently packed her things and left.

The beauty bed was only 1.2 meters wide. Gu Huaizhou opened the storage cabinet and took out a slightly thick blanket, which he draped over Li Xi's alluring body.

He lay on his side next to Li Xi, his breathing pounding wildly for more than ten minutes before slowly returning to normal.

Gu Huaizhou inhaled the ocean scent in Li Xi's hair and then drifted off to sleep.

...

When Li Xi woke up, the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was a dazzling sunset with fiery clouds.

The entire sea surface was illuminated by the fiery clouds, displaying a magnificent and dazzling golden-orange hue.

She was so captivated by the beauty of the scene that she almost couldn't breathe.

Li Xi stared at the beautiful sunset for several minutes before she came to her senses. Only then did she realize that a long arm was pressing under her neck, and she was curled up in the other person's arms.

"..."

Li Xi turned around in surprise and met Gu Huaizhou's still sleepy dark eyes. She exclaimed, "You've been here with me the whole time?"

"Ah."

Gu Huaizhou also put his right arm around Li Xi's shoulders, silently pulling her into his embrace.

Li Xi noticed that Gu Huaizhou's breathing had become heavy, and she could also feel the chest pressing against her back rapidly heating up.

Slightly surprised, Li Xi took the initiative to slip her five fingers between Gu Huaizhou's fingers, and then leaned in to kiss the back of Gu Huaizhou's hand.

She took the initiative to invite Gu Huaizhou.

A surprised gasp sounded above her head. Gu Huaizhou took the opportunity to roll over and pin her down. Only then did Li Xi realize that she was completely naked, while Gu Huaizhou was still wearing a thin shirt.

Li Xi was unconvinced and took the initiative to help Gu Huaizhou take off his shirt.

Staring at the man's muscular chest and the two scabbed scratches below his collarbone, Li Xi blushed and shyly buried her face in his chest.

Gu Huaizhou cupped Li Xi's cheeks, making her turn her head to look at the beautiful sunset outside the window, "Look at the beautiful scenery."

"...I'm looking at you."

Li Xi tried hard to look at the sunset, but her gaze kept drifting to the face of the man on top of her.

Gu Huaizhou's expression was unusually dazed and relaxed, a state rarely seen in his daily life.

That night, Li Xi discovered that Gu Huaizhou would completely relax when he was intimate with her. He was a stranger who was warm, yet domineering and forceful.

Before they knew it, the sun had completely set, and night had fallen outside the window. Her and Gu Huaizhou's intertwined figures were reflected on the glass wall—a beautiful sight even more breathtaking than the sunset itself...

*

Before going to bed, Yingli would personally take Xibao for a walk to make sure it relieved itself before taking it back to its room to sleep.

After their walk, Ying Li led Xi Bao back to their room. As they passed the restaurant on the first floor, she saw Li Xi and Gu Huaizhou sitting at the table having a meal, and she quickly ran over.

Ying Li typed on her phone and asked Li Xi, "Sister Li Xi, what did you do this afternoon? I didn't see you at dinner tonight. I've been waiting for you for so long."

Li Xi glanced at Gu Huaizhou with her ears turning red before telling Ying Li, "I stayed up late last night, so I'll catch up on my sleep in my room this afternoon."

Ying Li wrote again: "I went upstairs to look for you, but I didn't see you in your room."

Li Xi: "...I'm in another room."

Before Ying Li could ask anything else, Gu Huaizhou suddenly said, "Ying Li, it's almost 9:30. You should go back to your room, make a video call to your father, and then go to sleep."

When Gu Huaizhou called her by her full name, Ying Li didn't dare to dawdle any longer.

She nodded obediently, quickly bent down, picked up Xibao, and carried her to the elevator lobby. Soon they went upstairs to their room.

Li Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She subconsciously shifted her position, and then heard Gu Huaizhou ask, "...Are you feeling unwell?"

Li Xi stubbornly replied, "No."

"I'm not a porcelain jar that breaks at the slightest touch." But she couldn't help it when Gu Huaizhou kept bumping into her.

Gu Huaizhou didn't expose her. He suddenly got up, picked Li Xi up from her seat, and placed her on his lap.

"What are you doing?" Li Xi's face turned so red it was almost bleeding.

Gu Huaizhou said, "Wouldn't it be more comfortable if I held you?"

“I’m not that delicate.” Just as Li Xi remembered, Gu Huaizhou pressed her waist and said forcefully, “Either you sit down to eat, or you sit down and I’ll feed you.”

"I think you've gotten addicted to playing the domineering CEO." Li Xi pushed Gu Huaizhou's arm away and quickly got up to sit down on the stool next to her.

"You may be shameless, but I still have a sense of shame."

Li Xi kept eating her meal in silence, too lazy to bother with the neurotic Gu Huaizhou.

Gu Huaizhou rested his chin on his hand and looked at her for a long time before saying, "Experience posts all say that giving your partner a hug after intimacy will make them feel more secure."

"It seems that even experience-sharing posts aren't reliable."