Exploring, peering, eyes filled with doubt! They landed on Gu Tong, the meaning hidden in their aura was profound, a silent urging for Gu Tong to reveal everything...
Gu Tong bit her blood-red lips, all words silent within her mouth, resisted fiercely, refusing to let any complete sentence escape, but under Li Yan’s gaze, she was utterly defeated...
"Husband... do you remember Qiu Xue? She seems to have always liked you..."
The probing question, the ambiguous sentence, made Gu Tong appear like a weak and pitiful little beast, curling up in her fortress resisting outsiders’ intrusion, yet opening a door, revealing her most frightened inner world...
Li Yan’s memory was suddenly aroused, he remembered asking about Gu Tong’s relationship with Qiu Xue!
At that time, Gu Tong’s reply was official, but there were a few words that could be selected, which were — ’The eve of the wedding, she sought me out!’
Originally, two unrelated people! Yet on the eve of their wedding, there was contact, which in itself is a strange thing!
Li Yan couldn’t help but recall Qiu Xue’s actions, deliberately doing his laundry, the tearful send-off before the trip, and the words revealing something against Gu Tong; suddenly, he felt Qiu Xue wasn’t an ordinary woman, he even thought of more profound, complex things, as if Qiu Xue’s actions weren’t merely because she liked him, but he couldn’t clarify it just then. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs Nove1Fire.net
Everything linked together, Li Yan seemed to understand something, a moment of enlightenment, so that’s how it is!
He hadn’t yet forgotten the day Gu Tong deliberately orchestrated the ’push-up’ incident!
Perhaps, from early on, Gu Tong had already reacted and retaliated, only that he was somewhat oblivious to it, failing to notice!
"Does it have anything to do with me?"
Even after realizing everything, Li Yan still raised an eyebrow in puzzlement, his words light and breezy.
Qiu Xue is Qiu Xue! Li Yan is Li Yan! Two completely unrelated people, even if Qiu Xue liked him and schemed deceit! As long as he remains unaffected and rock-solid, as long as the couple’s alliance is public, they can defend without a flaw!
But, why is Gu Tong still entangled with the issue of a hidden marriage!
Li Yan couldn’t understand, so he simply asked in a roundabout way!
"Before you went on your mission this time, her grand ’send-off’ stirred up quite a spectacle! During the celebration performance, the ladies of the Earl were gossiping! They unanimously believed she’s the predetermined Countess!"
Gu Tong glared with anger, wishing she could skin Qiu Xue alive, saying, "I think with a scalpel! She did it on purpose! She wants to create the illusion through public opinion that she’s your woman, by then, I will be the third party, the mistress, such a sinister act, how could that woman endure it!"
This wasn’t something Gu Tong was fabricating without basis, but the logical truth of the matter.
In a past life, Qiu Xue exploited this point, relentlessly pressuring Gu Tong into a dead end.
Thinking of the past life, the reasons Gu Tong was disliked, piece by piece, always had Qiu Xue’s assistance.
Li Yan could easily guess his own woman’s decision, just that she hadn’t voiced her plan, causing the current misunderstanding. Now, he was quite curious to know how his woman was going to handle this.
"The higher you climb, the harder you fall! If she wants the title of Countess, I’ll let her have it! When she reaches the peak, I’ll kick her down, teach her the feeling of embracing the earth!"
Gu Tong’s cheeks puffed up, sitting angrily in the back seat, even now, thinking about Qiu Xue’s actions made her fume, wishing she could tear her to pieces.
Li Yan’s bright eyes focused on the little woman, who looked like a hamster, for a moment, his mouth curled up, he pinched her puffed up cheek, and said, "So my wife is so ’petty’."