The Real Young Master Wants To Get Married First When He Returns Home Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Is It Too Late to Admit My Mistake Now?

The atmosphere had been so pleasant just a moment ago that Shen Li’s docile and obedient act almost made Gu Yunzhao forget his original intent.

Before leaving work, he hadn’t planned on returning home with such a gentle demeanor. He had clearly intended to give this troublemaking little brat another lesson for his nonsense.

Taking advantage of his absence at work to stay home, wear a maid outfit, and do a cross-dressing livestream?

Gu Yunzhao’s tone was exceptionally mild. We have eight minutes until we reach the restaurant. Dinner is expected to take an hour, and the drive home afterward will take twenty-six minutes. That is a total of one hour and thirty-four minutes.

Little Shen Li, you had better come up with a reasonable explanation to give me within this hour and a half.

Baa? Baa? What pure and sweet female streamer Xiao Li? What explanation?

Li Li doesn’t understand. Li Li shakes his head.

Brother, I don’t know what you’re talking about?

Gu Yunzhao narrowed his eyes threateningly. Resistance will be met with severity.

Confess for leniency, resist for severity?

No, no, no.

Confess and go to jail, resist and go home for the New Year. Shen Li muttered silently in his heart. Sir, times have changed. No one falls for those old deceptive tactics anymore.

Shen Li hadn’t forgotten for a second how he had been pinned across Gu Yunzhao’s lap and paddled just for telling a small lie about his birthday last time.

If he honestly admitted his mistake today, Gu Yunzhao’s second personality would probably take over immediately. The gentle brother would transform into a cold, cruel man.

It would be a miracle if his backside wasn’t beaten into a blooming flower.

He didn’t want that!

Tyrant! Old geezer! Impotent old man with a psychological complex who loves acting like a father.

Shen Li kept grumbling in his head, badmouthing the man for a long time.

Regardless, his answer to everything was ignorance.

I don’t know, I’m not sure, I don’t understand.

Shen Li lowered his eyes with an innocent look of feigned stupidity. Brother, you must have the wrong person. I’m so sad that you’re mistaking someone else for me.

Blehh. He wasn’t going to admit it.

Unless Gu Yunzhao pulled out evidence to slap him in the face, he would only admit to whatever evidence was presented. Today, he was going to cosplay as a tube of toothpaste—he’d only let a little bit out if he was squeezed.

Playing dumb? Gu Yunzhao tapped his fingers on his leg a few times. He had already read Shen Li’s thoughts; the boy intended to deny it to the death and play the fool until the end.

That’s right, that’s right, I won’t admit it. Shen Li thought to himself, sticking his tongue out mentally. I bet your gun has no bullets—no, wait, I bet your bag has no evidence.

Gu Yunzhao gave him a half-smile and reached out to tap the back of the front seat.

The driver, who had been acting blind and mute since Shen Li entered the car, suddenly experienced a medical miracle. Hey presto, he could speak again in an instant.

Does Sir have any requests? The driver was reliable and silent.

Change of plans. Don’t go to the restaurant. Go straight home, Gu Yunzhao said. I think some matters are more convenient to handle at home.

For instance, disciplining a problematic child was much more convenient in a private place.

Gu Yunzhao’s gaze swept over Shen Li from head to toe once more.

Especially a stubborn, problematic child like this.

Shen Li felt his skin crawl under that gaze. Gu Yunzhao’s eyes were practically screaming the words “meaningful intent.” If Shen Li were truly a cat, his fur would be standing on end right now.

What are you doing! What are you doing! Shen Li bristled. Are you going to hit me again? On what grounds! On what grounds!

Bad man! Bad man! Gu Yunzhao is a total pervert. How can he convict him without evidence?

He hadn’t even confessed yet, and the man was already preparing to drag him back. What did he want to do!

Gu Yunzhao spread his hands. What are you afraid of? I just want to find a safe, private place to reason with you and go through the evidence properly.

He chuckled softly. Little Shen Li, don’t think I can’t see what you’re up to. You plan to deny it to the death and only admit to what I can prove, right? It’s fine. I’ve seen this many times. We can lay it all out slowly.

Gu Yunzhao emphasized the words “slowly,” making a chill run down the back of Shen Li’s neck.

What evidence? What evidence? This pervert couldn’t really have something on him, could he?

The lingering gratitude from the little cake he had just eaten was no longer enough to keep Shen Li thinking well of Gu Yunzhao. The “good person” label he had just mentally pinned on the man was thrown far away.

The one who gave him food was a good person, but the one who constantly wanted to discipline him was not!

Bad person! Bad person! Shen Li cursed in his heart. If he had known, he wouldn’t have shared his “big baby” with Gu Yunzhao.

According to Shen Li’s original plan, he should have pulled out his phone, opened the page for his “big baby,” and proudly displayed the results of his hard work.

Gu Yunzhao should have been awestruck by his talent, praising him left and right, and then begged in tears to invest in them.

And he, King Shen Li, would have reluctantly agreed only because Gu Yunzhao was a “good person.”

It wasn’t supposed to be like this, with Gu Yunzhao picking on his faults again!

He shouldn’t have shared it with Gu Yunzhao. This old pervert didn’t deserve to see his beloved “big baby.”

His “big baby” was his heart and soul. Gu Yunzhao actually didn’t praise him—what a tasteless, visionless old man.

Shen Li was so angry he puffed up like a steamed bun. He felt like he was about to snap the fork in his hand, feeling that his rare moment of sincerity had been betrayed by Gu Yunzhao.

This man hadn’t just betrayed him; he had practically thrown his sincerity into a frozen river in the middle of winter, leaving him to cry his eyes out.

Gu Yunzhao leaned back against the seat, watching Shen Li’s expressions shift back and forth. The boy’s eyes darted around, occasionally shooting him a glare or muttering something under his breath.

Strangely, his mood actually improved a bit.

Since you’ve entertained me, I’ll go a bit easier on you later, Gu Yunzhao thought lightheartedly.

The driver was a silent and reliable worker. When the boss told him to head home, he changed lanes without a word.

Twenty minutes later, they were back home.

Let’s go. Upstairs.

Gu Yunzhao got out of the car and headed toward the elevator first. As he walked, he didn’t forget to ask Shen Li, Have you thought of an explanation?

I did nothing wrong! Shen Li said righteously, refusing to admit anything even if it killed him.

You did nothing wrong? Gu Yunzhao hadn’t expected Shen Li to truly refuse to face reality until he saw the coffin. He gave him another half-smile. Fine. We’ll talk more when we get inside.

Shen Li instinctively swallowed hard at that look. A cold sweat broke out on his back.

No way, no way. He couldn’t really have evidence, could he?

Shen Li mentally reviewed everything he had done recently. He hadn’t enabled the stream replays. Every time he streamed, he was in girl’s clothes, wearing makeup, and using the “face-changing” high-intensity filter Zhao Yingying had recommended.

After all that, his face on camera was as white as a ghost’s, his lips were bright red, and combined with the weary aura of a corporate slave in his eyes, he looked exactly like some spirit that had crawled out from somewhere to suck away people’s essence.

If he took a screenshot from the stream and compared it to his own reflection in a mirror, even he would have to look for a long time to recognize himself.

Theoretically, even if his mother, Ms. Xu, came, she shouldn’t be able to recognize him.

Besides, his category was under the “Beauty” section for female streamers. A CEO like Gu Yunzhao wouldn’t be secretly watching beautiful internet celebrities during work, would he?

Did Gu Yunzhao watch them? Of course not.

A CEO barely had enough time for meetings; how could he have time to slack off and watch female streamers? Moreover, he had no interest in them.

But Shen Li had underestimated his own beauty and Xiao Li’s popularity.

Gu Yunzhao indeed didn’t watch livestreams, but his subordinates and assistants did.

As soon as an assistant saw that the beauty on the screen looked exactly like the person in the photo on the boss’s desk, they immediately pulled up all the data to check.

A closer look at the details confirmed it was indeed the boss’s kid. They promptly packaged everything and sent it to Gu Yunzhao.

Upon arriving home, Gu Yunzhao took off his coat and hung it on the rack by the door. The sleeve garters on his arms outlined his clear muscle lines.

He unbuttoned his cuffs and slowly rolled them up, his eyes locked on Shen Li, who was dawdling behind him. Little Shen Li, come here.

What for! Shen Li said aggressively. I’m telling you, I’m prepared this time. Don’t think you can just hit me whenever you want!

Last time was just an accident because he had no guard against Gu Yunzhao. That was the only reason he had been pulled onto the man’s lap so easily.

This time, he was fully prepared. Gu Yunzhao wouldn’t find it so easy to pin him down.

What’s the rush? Gu Yunzhao crossed his arms as he watched him squat by the door to change into slippers. You can dawdle a bit longer while you think of your explanation.

I said I didn’t do anything wrong, so I didn’t. He didn’t even need to think to know this was a trap to get him to talk. If he followed the prompt and said whether he had an explanation or not, it would be a self-confession. Shen Li lowered his head and curled his lip; he wouldn’t fall for it.

Fine. Gu Yunzhao had no intention of arguing at the door. He waited until Shen Li finished changing his shoes before continuing further into the house. Follow me.

Where are we going?

This apartment was a single unit per floor, with a massive area and many rooms. Shen Li had been living here for a week and still hadn’t explored all the rooms. Seeing Gu Yunzhao lead him deeper inside, he couldn’t guess where they were going.

A good place, Gu Yunzhao said. Specially renovated for you.

What kind of place was specially renovated for him?

Shen Li felt uneasy all over. He wanted to run, but felt that running now would be admitting defeat.

He could only put on a righteous, nonchalant front. In reality, his steps became smaller and smaller until he was practically shuffling.

Gu Yunzhao naturally noticed his slowing pace, but no matter how slow he was, they eventually reached the destination.

He calmly pushed open the door and made a gesture of invitation. Go in.

Even if he was scared, he couldn’t lose his momentum. Shen Li gave a huff and walked in with his head held high.

A small room, a small Gu Yunzhao.

He didn’t care at all.

At worst, they’d have a freestyle wrestling match. Last time he lost due to carelessness, but this time he would definitely pin Gu Yunzhao to his lap and get his dignity back.

Shen Li looked up heroically, ready to face whatever was inside with pride.

Then, his eyes widened in shock as he saw the room’s decor and the items inside.

Wow, wow! Brother, you look so upright and honest, but you’re this kind of person behind the scenes?

Brother, Shen Li called out again in a pained voice. I called you ‘Brother’ because I saw you as a gentle Big Brother Bao, but you’re acting like Song Jiang trying to break me like Li Kui!

Is it too late for me to run now? Shen Li was grief-stricken.

Gu Yunzhao leisurely locked the door. The lock is on a timer. It won’t open for an hour.

Brother, Shen Li’s tone was extremely sincere. I’ve had a change of heart. Can I get leniency if I confess?

Too late, Gu Yunzhao said with a fake smile.