At that moment, she could clearly feel her own breathing becoming ragged.
Rapid, like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins.
Sweat dripped from her hair, mingling with her breath as if she were running like a horse.
"Mr. Xiao, have you mistaken something?"
"Are you talking about our agreement? When we made that agreement, there was no mention that you could avoid performing the duties of a wife, nor did I say that I could not fulfill the duties of a husband," he said while fiddling with the buttons on his shirt.
After hearing his words, Gu Nuan suddenly remembered what she had thought last night: Was it a trap he had set for her from the beginning?
"Mr. Xiao, what kind of woman could you possibly lack? Why bother?"
"But I only want you, only you to bear—"
Bear what? Gu Nuan’s eyes widened as she stared at him.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, his voice turned calm, and his words were almost cruel: "I went back to the Xiao Family today and told them that I would bring you home for my grandmother’s birthday in a few days. My grandmother is very traditional, even my father listens to her. The simplest and most straightforward way to get her to accept you is just one—"
He didn’t need to finish the sentence; she understood it all in an instant.
Children make a mother precious!
As long as she carried a child of the Xiao Family, Yebai’s child, what could the Xiao Family elders possibly say?
They would say nothing.
Let the child be born first then discuss.
That’s what both the grandmother who eagerly wanted a great-grandchild and Xiao Jianming were likely thinking.
But, was this something she hadn’t anticipated when she and he signed the agreement, and had this man already considered it from the start?
Seeing the questioning look in her eyes, he chuckled softly.
His lips curved into a smile, with a degree of recklessness, casting a shadow that resembled the unveiled guise of an old cat.
His large hand gently touched her hair.
The movement was so tender, delicately tender, that touching her hair nearly made her tremble and shiver all over.
For some reason, every movement of this man seemed to easily stoke the fire within her.
"Nuannuan. I cannot let them control my marriage, it’s impossible—and for you to achieve whatever it is you wish to, you need me, don’t you? We were a match made in heaven from the start, it’s destined, you are mine, and I am yours—"
Having said that, he leaned down to kiss her trembling lips, gently kissing her.
Destined by the heavens?
She indeed needed him, his money, the status of Mrs. Xiao, all beneficial for the day she faced that woman. If this was the price of striving for higher status, as Wa Zicong had, then it was time for her to make a choice.
If she pushed this man away now, all her previous efforts would be in vain.
Think about what happened more than a decade ago. If she hadn’t been aware of this possibility when initially signing the agreement, it would be indefensible.
She couldn’t give his family an excuse to kick her out before she succeeded.
Reaching out, she wrapped her arms around his neck.
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Lin Yishan had made several phone calls, none of which had gone through.
It was possible that Gu Nuan was deliberately not picking up her calls, given that all the things she had done were now exposed. Considering the shameful acts she committed against her old classmate, Gu Nuan had reasons to cut ties with her forever.
The problem was, judging by the rational personality of Gu Nuan, the likelihood she would pick up her call was greater than not.