Chapter 65: Chapter 65 Uncompromising Domination
“Do you think I sprained my ankle?”
That voice held a hint of teasing, as if it were a rhetorical question, and she wasn’t sure.
“I don’t know.” Lu Wanwan looked at the medicine still on the table, noting that Gu Annan didn’t seem inclined to take it. “I just brought it up for you.”
Her response was deliberately ambiguous, avoiding a direct answer to that question.
Gu Annan picked up the bottle of medicine, his gaze vaguely resting on her.
Lu Wanwan’s hair was slightly disheveled, giving her a somewhat unkempt appearance. Her expression seemed calm, but the anxiety in her eyes was apparent.
“Your worries are unnecessary,” Gu Annan began in a leisurely tone. “Xu Yuan will be fine.”
“Really?” Lu Wanwan’s eyes lit up as she stared at him eagerly. “Thank you, no matter what.”
She knew Xu Yuan’s situation well. Her family was once affluent, but they hadn’t survived the economic crisis of recent years, and their family company had been losing money for several years.
With Ling Xiaoxue at the height of her popularity, it wouldn’t be difficult at all to crush Xu Yuan.
Although Lu Wanwan still hadn’t figured out the grudge between the two women, Gu Annan’s assurance naturally put her at ease.
Gu Annan paused playing with the medicine bottle in his hand. “Don’t thank me; it’s none of my business.”
His words were cold, but the sliver of gratitude in Lu Wanwan’s heart didn’t fade.
If Gu Annan hadn’t intervened, she and Xu Yuan would have run into trouble at the restaurant just now. Now, he was assuring her safety; she couldn’t think of any other explanation other than that he must have settled the matter behind the scenes.
Yet she wondered, Annan and Xu Yuan had never been particularly close, so was his meddling this time because of her?
Was she being overly self-important?
“If everything is fine, then I’ll step out first.”
“Wait!” His tone grew heavier, followed by a ‘snap’ as the medicine bottle was placed back on the table.
“You have one day to clear the bruise on your wrist,” he said in his frosty voice. “I’ll remind you one last time; I’ve paid good money and I don’t like others touching what’s mine. Without my permission, not a single hair on your head should go missing during this period.”
Lu Wanwan, who had just felt a touch moved, now found herself fighting the urge to clench her teeth at his imperious tone.
She was a person, not an object!
“Yes, Mr. Gu!” she said emphatically, picked up the medicine bottle, and stepped out without caring about the sharp gaze that followed her from behind.
After leaving the study, she suddenly glanced down at her wrist and noticed the bruising.
It had been inflicted by a thug earlier, who had twisted her arm and wrenched her hand behind her back. It hurt terribly.
Subsequently, with the turn of events, her mind was preoccupied with how to help Xu Yuan reveal the truth, and she had forgotten about the painful twist.
Only now did she remember, and it indeed felt sore.
Upon returning to her room, Lu Wanwan was troubled as she applied the medicine over and over.
Bruises don’t heal that quickly, and Gu Annan had only given her one day. This was clearly making things difficult for her.
As she applied the ointment, lost in the monotony of the task, her phone suddenly rang. It was Xu Yuan.
“Xu Yuan, have you been released from the police station? Are you all right?”
“Please, I am the victim here, not a criminal. Of course, I’m okay,” Xu Yuan said, sounding relaxed. “But Wanwan, having you at the newspaper is such a blessing. You managed to nip Ling Xiaoxue’s conspiracy in the bud! Zui Entertainment truly lives up to its reputation as the combat jet of gossip; always ready at a moment’s notice.”
“Are you referring to the Weibo post I had the editor publish? When I checked it earlier, hardly anyone had shared it,” Lu Wanwan was puzzled; their agency definitely didn’t have that kind of clout.