After bidding him farewell, Gan Yuan turned and followed Huangfu Jue up the steps.
Instead of taking her back to the hall, Huangfu Jue led her through the corridor, leaving the banquet room through a side door.
Down the steps, a car had already pulled up with its door open, waiting.
Moments later, the car started and drove out of the Royal Palace gates.
In the back seat, Huangfu Jue remained silent, making the atmosphere inside the car seem somewhat oppressive.
Will glanced up, looked at the man and woman in the back seat through the rearview mirror, his lips parted, but in the end, he remained silent.
Gan Yuan was aware of this, too, and glanced sideways at the man sitting next to her. Huangfu Jue’s sensual lips were pressed into a tight line. Although he didn’t show it, she could feel that he was quite unhappy, and was just trying hard not to let it show.
The drive from the Royal Palace to the Duke Residence was not long, and within half an hour, the car had stopped in front of the steps leading to the Duke’s grand entrance.
Will jogged over to help the two out of the car. Huangfu Jue stretched his legs to alight and, without paying any attention to Gan Yuan who was getting out after him, he swiftly climbed the steps.
By the time Gan Yuan entered the living room, he had already reached the corner of the staircase on the first floor.
"The master... he might be a bit tired," Will explained softly beside her.
"Mhm." Gan Yuan nodded to him, lifted the hem of her skirt, and went upstairs, first to peek into Gan Tang’s room. The little fellow was peacefully sleeping on the pillow, his little face had regained its rosiness, and he appeared much better.
"The young master had a good amount of dinner. The doctor says that after one more day of rest, tomorrow, he should be completely recovered," a servant reported softly about the little guy’s condition.
"Thank you for your hard work."
After nodding at her, Gan Yuan bent down, kissed the little fellow’s forehead, exited the room, and made her way up to the third floor.
In the bedroom, Huangfu Jue was nowhere to be seen.
She turned around and walked into the study, where only one floor lamp was lit, while from the room diagonally across came unusual sounds.
She walked over and knocked on the door.
Inside, there was no response.
Grasping the doorknob, Gan Yuan gently pushed open the door.
This was a gym, and Huangfu Jue’s suit was carelessly thrown on the floor. At the moment, the man was standing, kicking a punching bag that lay on the ground so that it flew up.
The bag flew off, hit the wall, and made a dull thud.
"Get out!" Huangfu Jue cut her off, "Before I lose my temper at you, get out!"
Gan Yuan did not leave but instead shut the door behind her, walked over, and picked up his suit from the floor to hang it on a rack.
Huangfu Jue clenched his fists by his side.
Gan Yuan walked up to his side, "If you want to vent your anger at me, don’t hold back."
The man whirled around, his blue eyes angrily landing on her face, his hand swung violently towards her, his fist grazing past the side of her head and striking the punching bag hanging beside her.
The bag flew out, then swung back, colliding with her back.
He frowned, his left hand hastily lifted to block the returning bag.
"You should know, I hate being lied to the most!"
If this had happened with anyone else, he would expose her lie mercilessly.
Because it was her, he had been holding back until now.
Just the thought of her being secretly together with another man a moment ago was enough to bring his rage to an uncontrollable edge in an instant.
"I know." Gan Yuan looked up, fixing her eyes on his, "That’s why... I came to explain to you. Just now, in the restroom, aside from myself, there was another person."