Although Gu Mochen is her husband.

When women gather, they inevitably like to let their imaginations run wild.

So when Hua Nuan was gossiping about Gu Mochen and Huo Zun, knowing that the men were long-time friends with a deep bond, Jian Ran was also curious. She smiled brightly, her big, watery phoenix eyes blinking expectantly, clearly waiting for Gu Mochen’s answer.

Gu Mochen: "..."

Hmm...

Alright.

Gu Mochen glanced casually at Hua Nuan, who was questioning the "affair" between him and Huo Zun, pursed his thin lips, and murmured, "No."

The implication was that he wasn’t interested in Huo Zun.

Gu Mochen’s answer left the three women a bit disappointed. Huo Zun tugged at the corners of his lips, while Qin Mu, as an outsider, could only feel helpless, having already been teased.

"Mr. Gu, are you sure you’re telling the truth?" Hua Nuan persisted.

"Back then, I could tell he was interested in you."

Hua Nuan: "..."

Gu Mochen and Huo Zun had known each other for years, although longer than Huo Zun had known Hua Nuan, their time together wasn’t as long as Huo Zun and Hua Nuan’s.

Upon hearing this, Hua Nuan was momentarily stunned. How could Gu Mochen tell?

Seeing the confused and curious look in Hua Nuan’s beautiful eyes, Gu Mochen nonchalantly continued, "Basically, before you came along, Huo Zun never returned home on time. He preferred business trips over being home, but ever since you appeared, he comes home punctually every day. You’ve changed his entire lifestyle and work routine."

This is naturally related to Yang Ruo’s suicide.

So compared to the cold home, he preferred to stay out overnight.

Although Huo Zun never mentioned it, Gu Mochen understood that in a man’s heart, the meaning of home had subtly changed.

It was no longer a warm haven, but a painful memory.

But with Hua Nuan, everything became different, and home began to feel warm, alluring Huo Zun to return.

"Moreover, whenever he mentions you, he smiles, even when he’s with me. Many topics eventually circle back to you. When you scored perfect marks in middle school, he told me about it more than three times."

"Lastly, I know the weight you hold in his heart, though he probably doesn’t fully understand it himself."

Hua Nuan: "..."

Hua Nuan was utterly bewildered by Gu Mochen’s first, second, and final words.

She never expected to hear from Huo Zun’s friend about how much he loved her.

Huo Zun’s handsome face turned slightly red; certain things, being stated so bluntly by Gu Mochen, still made him shy.

Huo Zun’s uneasy gaze fell on Hua Nuan, his blue eyes narrowing.

"My Little Nuannuan is naturally smart."

Jian Ran looked at Hua Nuan, a bit touched. Clearly... the last question evidently was meant to tease Gu Mochen a bit, but he skillfully dodged it, inadvertently deepening the couple’s bond.

Such a great husband...

"Brother-in-law, you can’t just dodge penalties like this?"

Qin Mu, merely watching Gu Mochen being questioned, felt a bit envious.

Jian Ran narrowed her phoenix eyes at his words and then threatened, "Qin San, if you dare drag our Mochen into this, I’ll spill all your silly middle and high school stories to Xiaowan, like how a girl confessed to you and you showed up the next day leading a pig, telling her you’d rather like the pig than her."

Clearly... that girl was the school belle, not bad-looking at all, yet Qin Mu called her a joke.

Qin Mu’s expression slightly changed, seeing Jian Ran ready to dig up old dirt, he hurriedly waved it off.

The little ladies teased their husbands thoroughly before finally stopping.

"I think we should switch to talking about Little Wanzi now."

Qin Mu, seeing Mu Wan’s evident interest, quickly changed the topic, and everyone couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

"Hey... what are you all laughing at? It’s fine if my wife laughs... brother-in-law, Huo Zun, I’m just afraid of my wife, aren’t you?"

With that shout, Gu Mochen and Huo Zun’s expressions slightly changed.

The point is, they couldn’t find a reason to argue back.

After all... they truly were afraid of their wives.

Gu Mochen and Huo Zun suddenly fell silent, making Jian Ran, Hua Nuan, and Mu Wan stifle their laughs; their husbands were too adorable.

Though the husbands felt some grievances inside, being a bit afraid of their wives, they naturally indulged them, letting them have their fun however they pleased.