"Why didn’t you stop her? You know very well that Ais is up to something with her." Shangguan Yu’s emotions were intense.
"You know Yaoyao’s temper well, don’t you? Who can stop her? Besides, she doesn’t believe that Ais approached her with an ulterior motive."
"I’m so damn stupid. What was the point of saying those things?" Thinking about the words he uttered last night, Shangguan Yu felt like slapping himself twice.
He was intent on making Gu Yao give up on him, forgetting that this was not the right time to provoke her with words.
Wasn’t this just pushing her toward Ais?
"What did you say to Yaoyao?" Gu Li furrowed his brows, knowing this was inevitably linked to them.
"I..." Shangguan Yu hated himself.
"Honestly, you guys, Asheng used to be , and now you are too. You all know Yaoyao can’t handle being upset. Why confront her? Can’t you just avoid her?" Gu Li was so angry he nearly lost his words.
Gu Yao is very much like Gu Sheng in one respect - once she sets her mind on someone, she won’t let go until the end. How deeply did Shangguan Yu hurt her, to make her decide to marry Ais?
"I’ll go talk to her and clear things up."
"Talk? About what?" Gu Li asked.
"Tell her Ais isn’t a good person and she shouldn’t marry him." Shangguan Yu panicked, unable to calm down for a moment.
"I fear she doesn’t even want to see you now."
Gu Li hit the nail on the head.
"What should I do then? Gu Sheng, where’s Gu Sheng?"
At this moment, he and Gu Sheng share the same stance.
"Gu Sheng? Going to ask him to kill someone?"
"Then I’ll go arrest Ais."
"Don’t do anything rash."
"I’m not acting rashly. This last injury was because of his tricks, trying to make Yaoyao return home. I have enough reason to arrest him."
Hearing this, Gu Li felt more at ease.
"That makes things easier. Don’t worry; I’ll go find Yaoyao first and see if I can persuade her." Read complete versıon only at NoveI★Fire.net
After picking out the wedding dress and ring, Gu Yao declined Ais’s offer and chose to return to the Gu Family home on her own.
Trying on wedding dresses wasn’t tiring at all, as she only tried one and made the decision right away.
Yet, the exhaustion weighed upon her, unaware of where it stemmed from, leaving her too worn out even to walk.
Along the way, she walked a bit, then stopped. Every now and then, she’d space out, standing for a few minutes where she was, and once she remembered she needed to head home, she’d continue on.
At this rate, it would take her hours to reach home.
She didn’t want to return home, yet she didn’t want to stay outside either.
She seemed no different from someone with nowhere to go.
"Beep! Beep!" As the horn blared, Gu Yao suddenly snapped back to reality, realizing she had stopped in the middle of the road.
"Hey, are you moving?" The driver stuck his head out the window and shouted at her.
Only then did Gu Yao mechanically start walking again.
However, after crossing the road, she sensed something and abruptly turned her head, searching for something with her dim eyes among the crowd and traffic.
Ultimately, she let out a self-mocking smile before turning back and continuing to walk forward woodenly.
As she turned, a figure emerged from behind a large billboard on the opposite side of the road.
Shangguan Yu watched Gu Yao up ahead, lost, continuously stopping and going, feeling as if he had swallowed glass shards; his entire chest ached terribly.
He had been following her ever since she left the bridal shop; this was already the second time Gu Yao stopped in the middle of the road.
Several times, he almost rushed out but restrained himself.