Bit by bit, it disintegrated into ash.
He turned swiftly and walked toward his jeep.
Opening the door, he sat inside and started the vehicle with a press of the accelerator.
The wheels splashed the snow on the ground.
Fluttering down, as if a sudden, light snowfall had just occurred.
But when Gu Qiaoqiao looked up,
the jeep’s shadow had already vanished around the corner of the road.
Gu Qiaoqiao stared blankly in that direction.
Qin Yize, such a proud man.
After experiencing today’s setback, she believed he would never come looking for her again.
The thought of this outcome made Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes feel extremely dry at that moment.
She desperately wanted to moisten them with tears.
So they wouldn’t feel so intensely burning.
But, for some reason, not a single tear fell.
Gu Qiaoqiao’s expression remained calm, neither sad nor happy.
And Gu Qiaoqiao’s reaction made Dongfang Yu feel somewhat uneasy.
According to his many years of experience,
Qin Yize had always been a renowned figure in this world.
Whether in terms of appearance or family background, he should have been one of the top eligible bachelors in the past.
He should have been the dream spouse every noble lady wished to marry.
It was unreasonable for the young lady before him not to like him.
But to abruptly end things , she was indeed relentless.
And more relentless actions were still to come.
She didn’t shed a single tear.
Shouldn’t Gu Qiaoqiao be squatting on the ground, holding her head and crying at this time?
Then make him appear like the most evil tyrant, forcing a loving couple to part ways against their will?
Actually, that perception would have been quite favorable.
Only, unexpectedly, this little girl didn’t play by the rules.
Calm, a bit terrifying.
Right, somewhat like how literati describe the calm before a storm.
Thinking of this, Dongfang Yu also thought of Gu Qiaoqiao’s capabilities.
He didn’t know how Gu Qiaoqiao would be in the future,
Like Gu Qiaoqiao, endowed from heaven, one who defies fate, always receives various kinds of blessings from the heavens.
Such blessings, even Dongfang Yu felt a bit envious of.
Even though he too was a favorite of the heavens.
Dongfang Yu also restrained the smug expression on his face.
Silently watching Gu Qiaoqiao.
At this time, he wouldn’t try to provoke Gu Qiaoqiao.
Gu Qiaoqiao took a step back, and with calm eyes looking at Dongfang Yu before her, she slowly opened her mouth, "I did just as you said."
"So, they are also unharmed, and I have fulfilled my promise," Dongfang Yu spoke, choosing his words carefully.
Gu Qiaoqiao let out a cold laugh, unable to restrain her sarcasm, "You fulfilled your promise, but wasn’t all of this orchestrated by you? You’re the instigator, and now here you pretend to be some philanthropist?"
"Why does the little girl speak so impolitely..."
"Polite?" Gu Qiaoqiao’s lips curled into a cold sneer, her expression starkly different from before.
She slightly tilted her head to look at the ominous sky, seemingly talking to herself, "I don’t understand why in this world there’s always people coveting things that aren’t theirs. Ning Wanru does, Gu Cheng does, and you, a cultivator who should be beyond this worldly realm, do just the same. It seems, greed knows no bounds."
"Little girl, are you scolding me?" Dongfang Yu raised an eyebrow.
"How could I dare to scold you, when you, esteemed sir, currently control the life and death of the Gu Family? How could I dare?" Gu Qiaoqiao’s voice was cold and filled with irony.
"Then why do you call me esteemed sir? Am I very old?" Dongfang Yu, seemingly bothered by those three words, frowned slightly and asked Gu Qiaoqiao with some displeasure.