Chapter 22: Are You Really Willing to Marry Me?

  The address change was changed by Gu Zi Jun with ease, but the matter itself wasn't difficult to begin with. After returning, he called Zou Xiao Mi to confirm she was fine and then went back to work for half a day.

  His entire department is full of old people, except for his one young face, the rest are all wrinkled.

  So after getting used to this group of old hags, once I got home from work and saw Zou Xiaomi, although her face still had injuries, she looked much more pleasing to the eye.

  The medicine that Secretary Li bought is quite effective, and in just half a day, Zou Xiaomi's face has improved a lot. At least the five features can be distinguished, and the original delicate appearance can be seen.

  "Ah... I've cooked dinner, let's eat!" Zou Xiaomi said with a smile, slightly shyly, as she quickly brought out the dishes when she saw him return.

  She didn't feel like going home, so she took it upon herself to cook a meal with the ingredients and meat in the fridge.

  Three dishes with meat and one dish without, plus a soup, all are home-cooked meals. Zou Xiaomi brought the dishes over and looked at him with embarrassment, scratching her face as she said: "I didn't know what you like to eat, so I just made some random things, hoping you won't dislike them. Just make do with this for now, if there's something you like, tell me and I'll make it next time."

  "En, pretty good." Gu Zijun didn't expect her to cook, swept a glance over the table, and seeing that the dishes looked decent, nodded in satisfaction.

  After sitting down to eat, he found that not only did it look good, but the taste was also great. This was beyond Gu Zi Jun's expectations. Zou Xiao Mi would be turning eighteen in just a month, and at such a young age, she could cook so well, which was truly unexpected.

  There is food in his refrigerator, but he doesn't cook it himself. Occasionally a nanny comes over to cook for him, after all, he eats out more often than not.

  Today he's invited by this person, tomorrow by that one. He can decline if possible. However, with so many people, there are always some invitations that cannot be declined, and he has to go out for social events.

  While eating, Gu Zi Jun also chatted with Zou Xiao Mi for a while, mainly talking about which dish was delicious and what he liked to eat. After saying these things, when Zou Xiao Mi was about to put down her chopsticks, Gu Zi Jun said again: "Today I went to see Mr. Tang and Mrs. Tang, they agreed to let you recognize your ancestors and return to the clan, and marry me as a daughter of the Tang family."

  With a "clatter", Zou Xiaomiao's chopsticks fell to the ground.

  Blinking her eyes and staring at Gu Zi Jun, her expression was somewhat dazed, unable to tell whether she was angry or happy.

  "What's wrong? Aren't you happy?" Gu Zijun asked, slightly furrowing his brow as he looked at her.

  Zou Xiaomi shook her head, looking somewhat despondent. "No, it's quite unexpected. How could they agree? My birth has always been a shame to them. Especially Mrs. Tang, she's been driving me crazy, if killing wasn't against the law, she would have gotten rid of me long ago."

  "They're not happy about it now, but I forced them to agree. Actually, this is also for your own good. After all, my parents have already arranged a marriage with the Tang family. If you're not recognized by the Tang family, there will be gossip and it'll be hard to explain to Old Master. It'll also cause trouble for you in the future when interacting with the family. As long as they agree to recognize you, whether or not you're an illegitimate child makes no difference to our family."

  "Gu Zi Jun, are you really willing to marry me?" Zou Xiao Mi raised her head, looking at him with clear and unblemished eyes, saying in a low and mournful tone.

  Gu Zi Jun was taken aback, a hint of melancholy flashed across his eyes, but he smiled and said: "Compared to Tang Lin Yan, I'd rather marry you. At least you're not pretentious and don't have so many issues, what a great choice." The new address has been changed to