By the time she realized what this mental preparation was for, it was already too late.
As soon as she left the airport, the sound of numerous shutters rang in her ears.
Her head was bowed, and the initial panic gradually settled under the influence of his composure.
Only after getting into the car with Gu Annan did she start to calm down.
"What’s so strange about that? Everyone knows we’re in Xigang, and that we’d definitely return from Xigang. This is the inevitable route," Gu Annan explained, looking into her questioning eyes.
But Lu Wanwan still felt like she had fallen into a trap.
Even if the reporters could make such sharp guesses, the orderly and covert photo-taking just now seemed too much like a planned event.
"You should know what could happen if I’m overexposed, especially when taking the kids out," she said, staring at the man beside her who still seemed as if nothing mattered.
"You don’t need to worry about that. Most of your high-definition pictures have been deleted. This time, we won’t show a full face either. Even if everyone knows it’s you, nobody on the street will think you are my woman," he explained indifferently.
The last sentence left her speechless, almost making her forget what she originally wanted to say.
It took her a full ten seconds to catch on, "You had everything so well planned, just now wasn’t a coincidence, right? Everyone knows we’re in Xigang, knows the unavoidable route. How could they know for sure if you didn’t release the information?"
"I didn’t say it was a coincidence," he said casually, giving her a sidelong glance, "I just said it’s not strange for reporters to be prepared, so it’s not strange that we were photographed. Better to have control over it ourselves than let others get there first, don’t you think?"
"Then, we didn’t have to be photographed in the first place..."
"Why should I be the only one to be photographed in an incident ?" he asked slowly and then explained, "We should face difficulties together."
What kind of nonsensical ’facing difficulties together’!
To drag her into this kind of situation as well!
The car eventually stopped at the Gu Mansion. She was stunned for a moment, "Why have you brought me here?"
Gu Annan got out of the car and pulled the door open, "Come out first. I need to change my clothes before heading to the office, and then I’ll take you back."
"You arranged for someone to photograph me coming back to your house with you?" She realized immediately this time, without needing to think further.
"If they were going to shoot, they’d capture everything," he said, seeing no issue with it, "otherwise, where else would we go after coming back together?"
"Relax, it’s a minor issue. No one will care in a few days, just show the right attitude and don’t worry too much about public opinion."
Don’t worry about public opinion, then why bother to do this in the first place?
At this moment, Lu Wanwan didn’t want to think too much; it was a problem she couldn’t solve on her own.
Last time she took matters into her own hands, so this time, she would just let him handle it.
As she entered Gu Mansion, Auntie Li was startled upon seeing Lu Wanwan, and then joyfully said, "Young Madam, Young Madam is back. Wenwen, you were right, the reporters were accurate this time, it’s really the Young Madam."
"Auntie Li, I... I’m not the Young Madam," Lu Wanwan said awkwardly to this title.
Auntie Li hadn’t changed much, but she now had white hair at her temples.
She remembered that Gu Annan had mentioned firing Auntie Li, clearly, he never did.
Suddenly, she felt a chill all over her body.
When she turned her head, she met Gu Annan’s gaze which had suddenly dropped several degrees, giving her a sharp glare, "Come upstairs with me."
Auntie Li whispered a reminder, "Young Madam, just stop saying you’re not the Young Madam and that’ll be fine."