The park was nearly cleared, and Bai Yaxuan was wearing a white suit, his long and attractive fingers sandwiching a cigarette, emitting thin circles of smoke. Special forces soldiers completely surrounded the venue next to him.
At this moment, Gu Xiaoxi stood still, not daring to move, while Quan Shaoqing just happened to place his hand atop her head, which made the scene seem ambiguously intimate.
"Sneaking out here, I thought you were truly out for fun..." Bai Yaxuan’s words were clearly directed at her, but his gaze at Quan Shaoqing carried a deadly seriousness.
Gu Xiaoxi did not know how he found her.
But at this moment, she felt somewhat guilty.
But meeting Quan Shaoqing was purely accidental.
"So what did you think she came for?" Quan Shaoqing stepped forward without a change in expression, shielding Gu Xiaoxi behind him.
This protective gesture made Bai Yaxuan’s demeanor grow even colder.
"Come here!" He then stared at Gu Xiaoxi with sharp eyes, his tone, however, was unusually gentle.
This extreme contrast between his expression and voice made it even harder to guess his thoughts.
Gu Xiaoxi clenched her fists, feeling a bit scared. She struggled between going over and staying put.
In the end, she took a step forward, but unexpectedly, Quan Shaoqing grabbed her wrist, "Your Excellency, what is this? Bullying a woman lacks grace."
"Bullying a woman? Which eye of yours saw me bullying her?" Bai Yaxuan remained composed, yet his demeanor was more frightening than if he were in a thunderous rage.
"If you like her, you should respect her, not order her around ."
Bai Yaxuan continued to stare at Gu Xiaoxi, "I asked you to come over, why aren’t you willing?"
His voice was still calm and even.
Gu Xiaoxi bit her lip, shook off Quan Shaoqing’s wrist, and was about to step forward when Quan Shaoqing grabbed her by the shoulder and shoved her back.
The man stepped forward and stood two meters away from Bai Yaxuan, "Whatever you want to say, you can tell me. Meeting her here was just an accident!"
"An accident?" Bai Yaxuan couldn’t help but want to laugh out loud.
He could call it an accident, but could he still believe it was an accident when his wife was held by another man?
Gu Xiaoxi’s long hair covered her face, hiding her identity from others.
Was he supposed to recognize her at a glance?
Meeting other men behind his back, isn’t this marital infidelity?
"I’m asking you, what exactly do you want?" Quan Shaoqing’s face turned ashen, seeing Bai Yaxuan’s unfriendly approach.
Gu Xiaoxi appeared very afraid of him, so under no circumstances would he hand her over to him.
"I’m here to take my wife back. As for you, I’m going to restrict your movements, some places are not meant for you, so stay away!" Bai Yaxuan’s words were full of threats.
Quan Shaoqing, however, chuckled dismissively, for such constraints could be applied to anyone else but were useless against him.
The places he wanted to go, even the most secret rooms, he could enter and leave freely.
Just that, at this moment in this standoff, he had no ground to stand on.
Quan Shaoqing turned to look at Gu Xiaoxi beside him, his tone heavy as he asked, "I will ask you one last time, are you willing to leave with me? I will take you away!"
As his words fell, the atmosphere on the scene immediately became incredibly tense.
Everyone’s gaze fell on Gu Xiaoxi, including the surrounding soldiers, and people like Jin Xiao.
Gu Xiaoxi took a deep breath, getting married was trouble she had caused for herself, so whether it was good or bad, she would settle it.
If Quan Shaoqing got involved, she dared not imagine what would happen in the future.
"Why should I leave with you?" Gu Xiaoxi said expressionlessly.