The hand on her chin suddenly retracted.
Lu Wanwan saw the iciness in his eyes and kept her lips tightly sealed without speaking.
"Cousin, you really are here."
The speaker this time was Gu Yunsi, her voice growing nearer.
Lu Wanwan, cornered on the balcony, couldn’t see the newcomers, just the man in front of her.
She knew well how reckless he could be, indifferent even if someone came looking for him.
Because he was Gu Annan, and whatever he did, no one dared to have an opinion.
Lu Wanwan felt some pity for the woman who was about to become his second wife.
"Get out!" Gu Annan snapped harshly, decisively cutting off the two people who hadn’t yet stepped onto the balcony.
Gu Yunsi glanced at Shuman, whose beautiful face also showed a hint of helpless frustration.
She shook her head at Gu Yunsi, signaling them to leave.
Gu Yunsi watched Shuman back down, feeling very unsettled.
But Gu Annan’s tone was so definitive that it left no room for courage.
This woman really had some tricks up her sleeve to have her cousin, who steered clear of women, disregard even his cousin’s feelings.
"You’d better remember this clearly," Gu Annan said as he grabbed her hand blocking his chest, slowly pulling it away but then leaning close to her face, "if you cause even the slightest scandal affecting the Gu family, I won’t let you off."
She held her breath, daring not to move.
Gu Annan’s voice was soft, but the warning held no room for joking.
"If you want to stay in Manchester, behave yourself." His breath as he spoke kept hitting her face, his dark eyes fixating on her discomfort and the reddening charming cheeks, "I don’t want to see any news about my ex-wife being overly involved with countless men. I can’t afford that kind of embarrassment, nor will I allow the Gu family to become a public joke again. Got it?"
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, masking the anger in her eyes.
Being overly involved with countless men?
So in Gu Annan’s eyes, this was the kind of person she was.
And that remark about becoming a public joke again, it seemed the consequences from that one time still couldn’t be forgiven by him, even though she had made ample amends.
"That’s best," he said with a detached and uncaring voice, then stepped back, releasing her hand, returning to his unreachable coldness.
"If there’s another unexpected meeting next time, I will pretend I do not know you," Lu Wanwan affirmed before he walked away, "and I will try my best to avoid you."
The furious expression on his handsome face under the light seemed terrifying.
She just shrugged, adding an explanation, "To avoid dragging your family into the mud of public opinion, I’ll do it."
Before she could finish speaking, she saw Gu Annan leaving quickly in a rage.
"Cousin, you were..." Gu Yunsi never expected that Gu Annan would emerge with such a fearsome look, and she suddenly didn’t dare to continue.
As Gu Annan reached the entrance to the parlor and saw Shuman looking in, he snapped, "Aren’t you leaving? What are you standing here for?"
Upon hearing this, Shuman, realizing he wanted her to walk with him, quickly said, "I’m coming right away."
Gu Yunsi followed but after a few steps, she watched Gu Annan and her cousin leave, then turned back.
Heading to the doorway, she encountered Lu Wanwan coming out.
Her clothes, especially around the bustier area, had changed a bit, and there were wrinkles from being squeezed.
One could tell that something had definitely happened just now!