HP: The Arcane Thief - Chapter 40: A friend and A recipe

The third young master of the Gu household, Gu Ye, had a wooden personality, a stuttering speech, couldn’t remember an answer after being told ten times, didn’t dare to protest after being bullied, was considered the shame of high society. His father, in a fit of anger, sent him back to the old home in the country for the new year. But unexpectedly, he came back like a new person, in half a year testing into the top university of the capital with the highest score in the whole school.

“When the old gods are forgotten, they do not die—they wait.”In the year 1025, the Viking Age wanes.Iceland bows to Christ. The Althing governs by law. And the gods of old fade to whispers.But in the far Westfjords, something stirs.Vetrulfr, a former Varangian captain and exile, returns from the East with foreign gold, forgotten warcraft, and a hunger no man can name.He comes not in peace, but to raise Ullrsfjörðr from ash and ice; building walls, carving runes, and waging war on behalf of a dying faith.From Reykjavík to Aachen, rumors spread: a ghost walks the North once more. Some call him the son of Ullr. Others, a wolf-cloaked demon.But all will know his name.and when the Valkyries call, he will answer.

Gu Nianzhi had no idea how to get the aloof and handsome Major General to fall in love with her.

His eyes were dark and serious. “…Seduce me. If you can do it, I’m yours.”

Gu Nianzhi: “!!!”

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It never occurred to her that she would marry a man when they first met! Yan wen and Jiang suian's marriage was very sudden. Betrayed by her boyfriend and best friend, she married the stranger she met for the first time in anger. What she didn't know was that the stranger turned out to be the most famous CEO who is rich and handsome.

Although they just know each other for a short time, she was attracted to him all the time. When she encountered difficulties in work, he always appeared to help her out in time; when she was hurt by someone close to her, she was always comforted by him.

Appreciating his charm, feeling his tenderness, she began to rejoice that they get married at the first meeting.