"What’s going on?" he asked, stopping in his tracks.
Zhao Chen spoke earnestly, "The journalist who took the secret video did indeed receive an anonymous tip-off, and after investigation, it was indeed related to Miss Shu."
The coldness spread across Gu Annan’s face, "Grandma usually doesn’t surf the web, at most the housemaid from our residence might tell her something if they see it online. For her to find out so quickly, someone must have called her, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Gu, the servants at the old house said that the old lady did receive a phone call."
His eyes squinted slightly, a cold light swirling within.
Lu Wanwan, who had been outside the dining room, walked back in and was looking at her phone again.
When she saw him approach, she looked up, "I’ve finished eating, but..."
"I have a last-minute meeting this afternoon, I can’t keep you company," he said, standing tall beside her without taking a seat.
It sounded as if she was the one clinging to him, begging for his company.
But Lu Wanwan wasn’t in the mood to argue about that now; she looked up at him with clear, firm eyes, "I saw that the photos were still published, what should we do?"
"We won’t do much," he said nonchalantly, "It’s a minor issue."
She stared at Gu Annan for a moment, lips pressed tightly, and suddenly stood up, "Do you find it amusing to play me ?"
"Zhao Chen called you out just now because of this, didn’t he? And you’re telling me this is a minor issue?"
Gu Annan said indifferently, "Don’t worry, it’s easy to resolve."
Lu Wanwan gritted her teeth, "Of course, I’m not worried. Mr. Gu, you brawling in the street could impact the Gu Family far more than my scandal ever could. And yet, you say it’s a minor issue? What did you say before? You threatened me that I couldn’t affect the Gu Family’s public image, didn’t you? What about you now?"
"Back then..." He paused, his eyes betraying a moment of surprise, then calmly explained, "It was intentional."
"Yes, it was intentional," he shrugged with an unrepentant air, "It’s not about affecting the Gu Family, it’s about affecting me. I don’t want to see photos of you with someone else come across my view."
"You..." Her answer was so straightforward, she didn’t know what to say.
"Is that the only issue?" he asked, wrapping an arm around her waist and leading her outside, "Even if it is, my attitude remains unchanged."
"You... you’re so controlling!"
"Controlling? I don’t concern myself with others’ affairs, but I’ve decided to concern myself with yours!"
Lu Wanwan’s face grew taut with a mixture of anger and confusion, feeling like punching into cotton.
But did this mean, had he still cared about her from the very beginning?
But then again, was she so sure that she hadn’t started anew after six years?
Or was it that no matter if she had started anew or not, she couldn’t escape his control?
"I’m heading back to my room now, what about you?" Gu Annan looked at her.
"I’m going out to have fun!" she retorted, "I’m going to see if there are any celebrities at the film festival, maybe get caught up in a scandal!"
"Do you believe I can prevent you from leaving this island? Hmm?" he threatened leisurely, picking up a sun hat from a shop on the way out and placing it on her head, giving the shopkeeper a hundred bucks, "Be back before six in the evening."
"This is so ugly," she complained, taking the hat off to look at it, it was simply the ugliest one there; wearing it wouldn’t make her look like she was at a seaside resort, more like she was about to dig for lotus roots in a field.
"So what," he said with a half-smile, "I won’t be here this afternoon anyway, who are you trying to look good for?"
What kind of logic was that!
After Gu Annan left, she looked over the hats at the stall once more, "Can I exchange this one?"
Since the man who had paid didn’t take his change, the shopkeeper was more than happy, "You can choose any you like."