Chapter 1103 – My Accidental Bride Is a Fashion Circle Queen Novel

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“She made such a huge fuss today just to help you establish some power in the university. She’s certainly put in a lot of effort.”

“You’re so lucky, Qingli.”

In reality, Gu Qingli’s personal assets weren’t actually far off from the Roborts Family’s. He actually had an investment in at least half of the properties that were being constructed in New York at that very moment. But, he did not explain anything.

He knew that Ziyan did what she did because she truly loved him, so even though people said he was leeching off her, he didn’t mind.

Besides, after what she did, the treatment he received in the university did indeed change.

People that previously judged and criticized him, were now asking him for autographs; their attitudes were definitely a lot friendlier.

One could imagine how attractive young idols were to their fans.

It actually made him feel quite proud. After all, these people that often appeared on everyone’s television screens, now had a new boss, and this person was…

…his wife.

Wife…

With the thought of this word, Gu Qingli realized it was time for him to do something, especially since he and Ziyan never used contraception. He had to finalize things before a baby came along.

Of course, it was Ziyan’s request to not use any contraception. After all, she desperately wanted a child like Xingzhe!

But, Gu Qingli simply let nature take its course…

But, previously when Gu Qingli met with Emma, she had already warned him that he passed her test, but he hadn’t passed Eric’s yet. So, as soon as Eric recovered a little from his illness, he naturally invited this future-son-in-law for a chat.

And he did it without Ziyan knowing.

Although Gu Qingli expected this day to come, he was still very nervous when he saw Eric.

As always, it was difficult to tell what Eric liked.

Probably, the only person that knew what he was thinking was Emma.

If it was anyone else, Gu Qingli could have prepared himself a little, but when it came to Eric and Emma, he couldn’t guarantee he’d please them even if he did everything he could.

Soon, Gu Qingli arrived at Hyatt Regency.

This time, without Ziyan around, Gu Qingli was a lot more tense, even though Emma kept telling him not to be nervous.

Eric remained in the study room because his flu hadn’t completely cleared and Emma wouldn’t let him out.

Even though this was the only time he caught the flu in 3-4 years!

“Go in, Eric’s inside.”

Gu Qingli looked at Emma and nodded his head. He then pushed open the door to the study room.

There standing beside the window was Eric, dressed in a set of black clothes looking into the distance.

“Come in.”

Gu Qingli approached Eric. This man obviously looked no different to how he looked 20 years ago, but his king-like presence was stronger than ever.

“Uncle Roberts.”

“Sit,” Eric said as he turned around. He then sat down at his desk. However, he did not place his gaze on Gu Qingli, instead, he focused on a document in his hand, “I’ve looked at Ziyan’s progress at Kaleidoscope over the past few days. I deliberately gave her a few challenges, but she resolved them easily; I’m sure you must have helped her.”

Gu Qingli froze, unsure how to respond.

If he said ‘yes’, it wouldn’t seem very appropriate. After all, he was an outsider and it wasn’t right for him to get involved with the agency’s confidential operations.

But, if he said ‘no’, he would sound too fake.

“I guess nothing can be hidden from uncle…Actually, Ziyan already knew what to do, she was just being lazy…”

In other words, he loved Ziyan and he was simply helping her do what she wanted to do.

“I know better than you do, what she’s capable of,” Eric said as he lifted his head. “I know about your family situation, so I would like to know how you define a family. Be honest, you don’t need to sugar-coat it.”

“Actually Uncle, I don’t really have a particular idea of how a family should be like. Before Ziyan appeared, my life simply alternated bet**en work and home. I lived that kind of life for 7 years, so I had no idea what family meant. Only after Ziyan appeared did I start to anticipate a future with her and our own kids,” Gu Qingli replied in seriousness.

“Do you have your own business?”

“I have some assets.”

“If I asked you to give up your career as a professor and take on an identity that’s more suited to my daughter, what would you say?” This question obviously meant that Eric knew the reason why Gu Qingli was teaching.

Gu Qingli thought for a second and replied, “Ziyan wouldn’t let you do that because she knows it would make me unhappy. She can tell when I’m unhappy.”

“OK.” After asking this question, Eric paused for a moment. “To be honest, I don’t have that much of an opinion. I simply asked questions that Ziyan’s mother was curious about. Now that she’s gone, I don’t need to ask anymore.”

It turned out, Emma had been eavesdropping all that time.

Gu Qingli couldn’t help but laugh.

“I don’t expect too much. The Roborts Family doesn’t tolerate bullying. If you make Ziyan unhappy, then I have no choice but to destroy your reputation and make you bankrupt. This isn’t just a threat, I always do as I say. I hope you’re aware of this.”

“I understand, Uncle Roberts.”

“If you ask me, I think it’s best if you don’t hold a wedding. I don’t want her mother to stress about it. If you must hold one, then prepare everything yourself and notify us when the time comes.”

Gu Qingli understood Eric’s request as he sensed his king-like presence. He was completely a man that doted his wife down to the bone.

He was a good husband and father.

But of course, Emma knew that if she didn’t stand by the study room door, Eric would have told Gu Qingli to take Ziyan with him and never come back.

What kind of father did that?

However, things had already been like that for the last couple of decades. Eric’s biggest fear was for his kids to stress Emma, even though the kids belonged to both of them. After all, Zichen and Zixi had already stressed Emma enough. So, now that Ziyan had someone to take care of her, Eric couldn’t wait for Gu Qingli to take her off their hands.

Of course, he had already done his research on Gu Qingli; from his personality to his temper and from his capabilities to his social standing, there was nothing to complain about. Most importantly, his daughter liked him.

“I understand what you’re saying. I’ll make sure not to bother Auntie.”

“That’s all, you can leave.”

Gu Qingli realized the meeting was a lot easier than he expected. It turned out, Emma was the one that had more concerns.

Of course, this was because Ziyan’s judgment still seemed decent at that point.

By the time Gu Qingli got up to leave, he had only been in the study room for roughly 20 minutes.

Emma waited until Gu Qingli was gone and entered the study room helplessly, “Is that the end of your test?”

“Ziyan’s already had her eye on him for 4 years. Do you think our tests would make any difference?”

“I really don’t know what to do about you,” Emma gave up. “After all these years, why are you still so worried about me stressing over our kids?”

“You’ll remain younger when you’re happy. That means you can stay with me longer…”

“Which father can bear to marry off their daughter? Yet you can’t wait to send our Yan Er away,” Emma complained. “Yan Er’s actually the one that I’ve stressed about the least, yet you gave her away so easily.”

“What else did you want me to do? You need to trust Yan Er’s judgment,” Eric replied gently. “By the way, my flu isn’t gone yet, how could you nag me like this?”

“Mr. Roborts, if you’re jealous, then just say so,” Emma had no choice but to fetch a jacket for her husband. “You’re already a grandfather, yet you’re still so childish.”

“That’s because I worry about you,” Eric said as he hugged Emma. “The world now belongs to our children and grandchildren. We’ve already produced films for many years. I think both of us are tired. Why don’t we go on a holiday?”

“What holiday? You’re just worried that I’d stress over our daughter’s wedding. I promise I won’t get involved, OK?”

Ziyan did not know that Gu Qingli had met with her father until afterwards.

When she first heard about it, she thought her father had started a fight with Gu Qingli. After Gu Qingli heard what she thought, he was quite surprised, “I’m afraid, apart from you, no one would think of their family like that.”

“Uncle isn’t as scary as you think.”

Ziyan thought about it and realized that the old child she had at home probably wanted to marry her off as soon as possible. That way she wouldn’t bother Emma all the time.

So, what Gu Qingli said, actually made sense. Eric would never do anything extreme because it would scare his son-in-law away!

“You made me worry about nothing!”

“I never wanted you to worry,” Gu Qingli laughed. “You were the one that let your imagination run wild. But, what I gathered from your father was, he doesn’t want us to hold a big wedding…”

“Of course not. If we hold a wedding, my mother will definitely stress about it. He wouldn’t want that to happen. What are your thoughts regarding this?”

“I will do as you say.”

“Wait, what wedding are we talking about? You haven’t even proposed,” Ziyan suddenly realized that she had received the shorter end of the stick. “Did you think I was stupid enough to be fooled by you?”

Gu Qingli chuckled and quickly comforted Ziyan, “You simply don’t have your guard up around people that you care about, so you end up giving your entire heart.”

“That sounds about right,” Ziyan was satisfied with this comment as she stretched out her hand, “Since you’re already talking about our wedding, aren’t you going to propose with a ring?”

When Gu Qingli heard this question, he pulled out a diamond ring from his pocket. But, the ring was not completely new.

“My grandfather passed this ring to my father, but my father ended up passing it to me. You know how much my father meant to me, so I’m giving my most valued possession to you.”

As soon as Ziyan heard Gu Qingli mention his father, she immediately softened. So, before Gu Qingli said anything else, she grabbed the ring and put it on her ring fi**ger.

“Yes!”

Seeing how adorable she was, Gu Qingli chuckled and pulled out his real proposal ring from his other pocket. He then kneeled down on one knee, “Dopey, what are you saying ‘yes’ to? I haven’t even proposed yet.”

Ziyan was a little dumbfounded; she realized she had been tricked. But, seeing Gu Qingli with one knee on the ground, she did not get angry, instead, she looked into his eyes seriously.

“God’s actually been very unfair. You’ve known me for 4 years, but I’ve only known you for a few months.”

“However, I don’t think it’s too late. Ziyan, you have the gentlest heart and you’re always willing to give everything. You’ve given me the warmth that I’ve been missing in my life.”

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