But since she had already spoken, there was no turning back. Dong Xin Yan swallowed hard again, and with a trembling voice she spoke once more, "My own matters, I will handle myself."
She deliberately said ’myself’ twice, slightly emphasizing her tone.
She thought, if Gu Ningyi didn’t feel about her the way she suspected, he wouldn’t mind what she said. On the other hand, if he did care... it would prove her suspicions.
Therefore, after saying this, she was extremely nervous, her heart hanging in the balance, involuntarily holding her breath, waiting for Gu Ningyi’s reaction.
I hope you don’t do this.
My own matters, I will handle myself.
These two simple sentences turned into a sharp knife that stabbed fiercely into Gu Ningyi’s heart.
When he didn’t care, even if Dong Xin Yan held a real knife, she couldn’t hurt him in the slightest. But once he did care, even a few words could wound him all over.
Gu Ningyi looked at Dong Xin Yan; she had almost never met his gaze, always looking down, with her head lowered, timidly avoiding his eyes.
The emotion hidden at the bottom of her eyes - was it fear, unease, or dislike and disgust?
Whatever emotion it was, it wasn’t what he wanted. She had inadvertently turned his world upside down, did she now want to cut ties with him?
Impossible, and he would never allow it.
Gu Ningyi’s thin lips opened, his voice carrying no warmth. The next second, her jaw was gripped with force, compelling her to raise her head and meet Gu Ningyi’s dark eyes.
His gaze, equally devoid of warmth, seemed coated with layer upon layer of thin ice, cold and terrifying.
The corners of his lips curved, yet without a hint of a smile. His long fingers pinched her chin; clearly, there was no force, yet Dong Xin Yan felt as if she was being crushed by an invisible strength.
She looked at Gu Ningyi’s expressionless face, her heart was in shock, and filled with an uneasy panic.
She instinctively knew that what Gu Ningyi was about to say next would not be something she wanted to hear. She instinctively wanted to say something to stop his words, but at this moment, due to extreme nervousness and fear, her mind was blank, her mouth opened but no sound came out.
Gu Ningyi’s dark eyes fixed on her face for a few seconds, then suddenly, he leaned in closer. Dong Xin Yan was astonished to see his handsome face rapidly magnifying before her, reflexively wanting to retreat. But Gu Ningyi seemed to sense her intent and extended his long arm ahead of her, wrapping around her slender waist, and with a slight exertion, she was trapped between his chest and arm.
"Dong Xin Yan, you are my woman. And my woman isn’t someone anyone can touch, understand?"
His thin lips whispered by her ear, his voice low, even containing a hint of hoarseness, yet unequivocal and beyond dispute. Official source is NoveI~Fire.net
When Gu Ningyi drove back to the old house, he was already half an hour late. As soon as he got out of the car, Nanny Zhang hurriedly came up to him and smiled, "Young Master, you’re finally back. Madam has been waiting impatiently, wondering why you haven’t returned yet."
Gu Ningyi still carried a trace of unresolved anger. Upon hearing her words, he only slightly raised his head, then stepped forward and walked into the large house.
The lights inside were warm, the atmosphere joyful, but... there was an unexpected guest.