Chapter 274: Chapter 274: One Wrong Step Leads to Another! Chapter 274: Chapter 274: One Wrong Step Leads to Another! Alina’s eyes welled up with tears as she realized that Xino must have seen her go out, or else he wouldn’t have asked her like that.
Seizing the moment, Alina let the tears flow and choked out, “Xino, I’m sorry, I deceived you. I did go out just now. You know my family situation. The Gu sisters have always disliked me, so I…”
“Enough…” Xino, uninterested in her family matters, interrupted sharply. Whatever she did outside, it had nothing to do with him.
Then Xino warned, “Alina, remember your place. You belong to my club now. Whatever you do, if it implicates the club, I won’t spare you…”
As he spoke, his sharp and foreboding gaze swept over the pale-faced Alina, his thin lips pressed into a cold, straight line.
Xino didn’t speak further. Instead, he released his grip on Alina’s chin, took a step back, his gaze darkening. After a moment, he turned and left.
It was only then that Alina took a deep breath, glaring hatefully in the direction of the door.
Simultaneously, a cold sweat broke out on her back.
She collapsed onto the sofa behind her, finally realizing the truth in the often repeated words of her mother, “One wrong step leads to another!”
So, that was the reasoning behind it.
But it was already too late.
At North Mountain Villa, night had already deepened.
After dinner, Ning Wanru and Gu Yajing were chatting on the sofa.
She was still on suspension,
so she spent nearly every day lingering at North Mountain Villa.
Gu Yajing, looking at Ning Wanru, suddenly said, “Grandma, you look pale, and it seems like you’ve got more wrinkles. Have you been sleeping poorly recently?”
Ning Wanru shook her head; her sleep had been fine these past few days.
Gu Qingfeng had received the photograph and had found Gu Kun’s descendants. By rights, he should have told her about it.
But she could stay patient; after all, it had only happened yesterday.
She believed that the old man must have been unable to sleep at night.
Finding Gu Kun’s descendants, they were bound to meet sooner or later.
She frowned, picked up a mirror on the side, but noticed, despite feeling quite good, her complexion looked terrible.
And her once-prideful skin seemed to really have developed wrinkles.
Suddenly, an irritation surged in her heart. She raised the mirror in her hand and viciously smashed it on the ground, breaking it into pieces with a sharp crack.
Gu Yajing, startled, jumped up and looked at the suddenly changed Ning Wanru, her voice trembling as she asked, “Grandma, what’s wrong with you?”
Ning Wanru, watching the shattered pieces on the ground, felt even more irritated. She raised her eyes to look at Gu Yajing.
Pointing a finger at her, she exclaimed sharply, “Gu Yajing, how long have you been staying at your parents’ house? Did you have a fight with Xiao Zheng?”
Why suddenly bring that up?
Gu Yajing’s face was not looking good, and she murmured quietly, “We were talking about your complexion, Grandma. Why bring up that deadbeat man…”
“Deadbeat man?” Ning Wanru raised her voice again, sounding a bit shrill. “Gu Yajing, Xiao Zheng was the man you desperately married, and now just a few years in, you’re always fighting, always staying at your parents’ house. Your mother may not mind the disgrace, but I do. Go back to him right now; I don’t want to see you…”
As she spoke, Ning Wanru stood up, breathing heavily and walked towards her bedroom.
Gu Yajing was stunned by the scolding.
When she came to her senses, she furiously watched Ning Wanru’s departing figure, then turned and walked towards the front door.