Chapter 76: The Adorable Little Protector

“Concern? Hah.” She shot a contemptuous glance at Ruan Wei, the fool, and without hesitation tightened her fist once more.

Yet just as Ruan Cha raised her fist, a strong, slender arm swept around her waist, halting her in mid-motion.

Gu Zhenzhi pulled Ruan Cha’s thin frame into his embrace. His eyes were cold, his gaze brooding and indifferent. “Jiayan, I’m allergic to milk. I believe you know that.”

It wasn’t a question, nor was it a rhetorical challenge. It was a statement of fact: you must be aware.

The meaning was nakedly clear—You know full well. You knew I’m allergic to milk, yet you deliberately handed it to me. What are you playing at?

The netizens watched, dumbfounded, as the man on screen spoke with a low, icy voice laced with biting cold. Even through the camera, his formidable aura seemed to press in on all sides, as if plunging everyone into an icy abyss.

In Gu Zhenzhi’s arms, Ruan Cha caught sight of the camera’s blinking red light not far away as soon as she heard him openly declare his allergy.

She understood instantly.

Her tense demeanor melted away. With a trembling nose, she turned and burrowed pitifully into Gu Zhenzhi’s chest. “I sensed something was wrong when you took the milk earlier. So you really are allergic! How could Gu Jiayan do this? He knew perfectly well and still forced milk on you! That’s just too much!”

Ruan Cha sobbed miserably, her slight quivering only making her look more pitiable. Peeking out from Gu Zhenzhi’s embrace, her tear-reddened eyes were heartrendingly beautiful.

Her distress for Gu Zhenzhi, her tearful anger, tugged hard at the viewers’ hearts.

“Gu Zhenzhi, did Gu Jiayan bully you a lot as a child? Otherwise how could he treat you like this, wuwuwu…”

As those words fell, the viewers were stunned.

Did Gu Jiayan often bully him?

Everyone thought of Gu Zhenzhi’s mysterious background. Because his status in the family was ambiguous, the others in the Gu household rarely mentioned this eldest brother, focusing instead on the younger siblings.

And now, Gu Jiayan knew about Gu Zhenzhi’s allergy and still gave him milk on purpose?

Wasn’t this the classic childhood bullying scenario?

A chill ran down everyone’s spine—

[So Ruan Cha’s outburst earlier was because Gu Zhenzhi is allergic to milk? She was protecting him??]

[Oh my god! Gu Jiayan is so dark-hearted. He knew his brother was allergic and still handed him milk. What is he thinking?]

[That’s really sinister! The kid’s young, but the scheming runs deep!]

[If this wasn’t live, would the show’s editors have cut this out deliberately?]

[Come to think of it, Ruan Cha is just an adorable, protective wife!]

…

Gu Jiayan, who’d been punched and then had the tables turned on him, stared at Ruan Cha—now weeping bitterly before him—so enraged his face flushed red.

His expression grew stiff.

Beside him, Ruan Wei tugged at his hand and whispered that the cameras were rolling.

Only then did Gu Jiayan swallow his fury.

He raised his eyes to look at Gu Zhenzhi.

“Big brother, we barely spent time together growing up, and we don’t really know each other. If you hadn’t brought it up, I’d have forgotten about your milk allergy entirely. There are so many siblings in the Gu family—a simple oversight, that’s all. Why accuse me of harboring malicious intent just because of a little mistake?”

The moment Gu Jiayan mentioned the Gu family, the threat and malice in his eyes was unmistakable.