Chapter 172: She Is Mine (3)

Gu Yun said nothing more and turned to leave the Tixing Mansion.

What now?

Without the so-called evidence and unable to see the key witnesses, she had nowhere to start! And the matter of the Liaoyue Prince, was it also in the plan of Su Ling and the others? Continuing to play these riddles was not a solution. Lou Xiyan's illness today, was it acting or the real thing? If it were true, she feared Qing's heart would be even more chaotic and anxious. Given Zhuo Qing's personality, she would definitely not sit and wait for death. Since that was the case, it would be better to find Su Ling and talk openly, saving them from working on both sides, which might even be counterproductive!

That was decided. With a light sigh, she had to return to the General's Mansion once more!

Gu Yun hurried back to the General's Mansion. Just as she reached the gate, the guard saw her and opened his eyes wide, looking both pleasantly surprised and terrified. Gu Yun was puzzled. The guard came up, swallowed his saliva, and whispered with lingering fear, "Miss, you... hurry inside. But... be careful!"

Careful of what? Gu Yun was baffled, because she was completely unaware of what it meant to Su Ling that she had been abducted by a man in the morning.

Walking into the General's Mansion, Gu Yun had the feeling she had walked into the wrong place. The patrols, usually arranged in an orderly fashion, seemed to be concentrated in the front courtyard now. What was even stranger was that everyone who saw her had an overjoyed expression, swarming around her as if afraid she would grow wings and fly away.

"Miss! Miss is back!"

"Quick, quick, go report to the General!"

They couldn't let the Miss leave again. The soldiers responsible for guarding Yitian Courtyard yesterday had already been punished by standing in the scorching sun for a day because they hadn't watched the Miss, not to mention that the General had been like someone who had eaten gunpowder today; whoever got close was unlucky!

"What are you doing?" Looking at the soldiers around her who didn't dare to come up and pull her but had already surrounded her tightly, Gu Yun felt a mix of laughter and tears.

"My dear aunt, you finally decided to come back!" With a loud shout, Han Shu's tall figure appeared before her. He grabbed her sleeve and dragged her toward the study in a rush.

Gu Yun quickened her pace to barely keep up with Han Shu's hurried steps. Gu Yun was curious and asked, "What exactly happened?" She hadn't even been away from the General's Mansion for a day, had the sky changed?

"Don't ask so much, hurry up, we're waiting for you to put out the fire!" This dear aunt still dared to ask what happened? How exactly did she provoke that black-faced god? Throughout the day, they had almost been burned to death by someone's anger.

Put out what fire?! Before Gu Yun could ask, Han Shu had already dragged her into the study. The moment her foot stepped into the study, Gu Yun knew what fire Han Shu was referring to. In the large study, Su Yu and Su Ren were sitting on the two chairs closest to the door, looking disheveled, with postures as if they wanted to run away at any moment. Seeing her walk in, Su Ren let out a long sigh of relief, while Su Yu looked at her with worry.

Gu Yun looked up and saw Su Ling's tall figure standing before the desk, his back to her, preventing her from seeing his expression, but just looking at that back was enough to feel the raging flames of anger. Looking at Su Ren and Su Yu's expressions of having died once, she knew someone was in a very bad mood right now.

Gu Yun coughed lightly and said, "Su Ling, I..." Gu Yun had just opened her mouth when Su Ling turned around abruptly, staring fiercely at Gu Yun with bloodshot black eyes, and roared in a hoarse voice, "What are you coming back for?"

What was wrong with his voice? Gu Yun was about to explain the purpose of her return, but before the word "I" could be spoken, Su Ling's hoarse voice continued to roar, not allowing her to say more, "Didn't you already leave with that bounty hunter? You still dare to come back now!"

His deep, hawk-like eyes revealed deep accusation, as if she had abandoned him. Although this comparison was somewhat ridiculous and strange, Gu Yun did indeed have this feeling. Gu Yun was slightly startled and explained, "I..."

"Do you think the General's Mansion is a place where you can come and go as you please?!" Su Ling could be said to be aggressive at this moment, as if he couldn't vent the anger in his heart without scolding her fiercely.

"Big Brother, it's good that she's back." Su Yu still wanted to speak well for Gu Yun. Su Ren shook his head at him, signaling him not to say any more. Su Yu finally closed his mouth, but a flash of resentment flickered in his eyes.

Gu Yun was somewhat helpless. What was wrong with Su Ling today? Usually, he was too lazy to talk and would only glare coldly at people? "I..." Gu Yun spoke again, but the result was the same. Su Ling's roar almost lifted the roof, "I have been tolerant enough of you! Don't push your luck!"

Su Ren shook his head lightly. Big Brother had probably already fallen for her, but was unwilling and afraid to admit it. Otherwise, how could he be so flustered that he wouldn't even let her say a word! He was afraid she would say she wanted to leave the General's Mansion and never come back.

"Enough!" Being interrupted again and again, even the best-tempered person would get angry, let alone Gu Yun, who didn't have a good temper to begin with. She glared coldly at Su Ling and, regardless of whether he listened or not, said angrily, "I came back to talk to you about my sister and Lou Xiyan's affairs. You don't need to be so aggressive. I'll leave after I finish speaking; I won't be a burden in your General's Mansion!"

Before she came back, she had guessed that Su Ling would be unhappy because of the morning's events, but she hadn't expected him to be so unreasonable. In the morning, he had forcibly pressed her acupoints regardless of her wishes and had also slashed Ao Tian without asking for the reason. She hadn't even held it against him, yet he was the one throwing a tantrum! It was fine not to stay in the General's Mansion! She wouldn't serve such a fickle person!

"You still want to leave?!" Sure enough, as soon as Gu Yun said she wanted to leave, that black shadow crossed the desk extremely fast and arrived in front of Gu Yun. One hand grabbed her wrist tightly, and the other held her slender waist firmly. Before Gu Yun could react, she was already held firmly in Su Ling's arms.

That resolute and angular face, those deep and angry eyes, suddenly magnified before her. Gu Yun's heart tightened violently, and the hand across her waist reminded her of how ambiguous their posture was!

Finally regaining her senses, Gu Yun struggled and urged, "Let go!" Did she want to escape him that much? Not only did Su Ling not let go, but the hand across her waist tightened even more, and their bodies were pressed tightly together. Gu Yun could barely breathe. The hand that wasn't being held hammered fiercely against Su Ling's shoulder and back. He seemed not to know pain, letting her hit him, and his hand refused to let go from beginning to end.

Su Ren stood up quietly and gave a look to Han Shu and Su Yu. Han Shu immediately flashed out of the study; he didn't want to be implicated. Su Yu stared blankly at the two bodies pressed almost together, his hands clenched tightly, veins bulging with the surging blood. Su Ren frowned slightly, grabbed Su Yu's shoulder, and dragged him out of the study. Patting Su Yu's shoulder hard, Su Ren said coldly, "She is the Eldest Sister-in-law!"

Su Yu's whole body stiffened. He pushed away Su Ren's large hand on his shoulder with force and ran toward the backyard. Watching that hurried back disappearing like a whirlwind, Su Ren blamed himself secretly. He had long seen that Yu was not right; he should have let him stay away from Qing Mo earlier!

Hitting him was useless, so Gu Yun could only withdraw her hand and ask with complete confusion, "What exactly do you want?" He was the one who told her to leave, and when she said she was leaving, he threw such a big tantrum. What exactly did Su Ling mean!

The slender waist could be held in one hand, and the soft body was pressed against his chest. Because of her restless twisting, she kept rubbing against his chest, and her petite stature caused her slightly panting breath to spray faintly on his neck. Su Ling could hear his own thumping heartbeat, but when he looked at the woman in his arms who was full of confusion and anger, all the palpitations instantly turned into a sigh of frustration, containing tangled irritation.

Moving even closer to Gu Yun's exquisite face, Su Ling snorted coldly, word by word, "You are not allowed to go anywhere!" You can only stay in the General's Mansion, stay by my side! Su Ling finally didn't dare to say this last sentence. When he watched the silver-haired man take her away in the morning, he felt he was going crazy. Thinking that she would leave like this and never appear before him again, he felt for the first time what it meant to be flustered. He didn't know if this was what was called love between a man and a woman, but in any case, he wanted her to stay by his side!

The hoarse voice was no longer filled with anger, no longer aggressive, but every word sank into her heart like a vow. The black eyes looked deeply into her eyes. Gu Yun actually didn't dare to look at the affection flowing in those black eyes. Her body trembled slightly for no reason, "You..." She could feel the determination when he said this, "You" for a long time, Gu Yun didn't know what she wanted to say. If she still couldn't feel his strangeness at this point, then she was a bit too stupid, but... what did she think?

The scorching temperature of his palm almost burned her waist through her clothes. Gu Yun's mind, which was usually clear in analyzing cases, was now a chaotic mess. At this moment, she just wanted to escape this embrace that made her thoughts knot up. She wanted to pull back her hand but was powerless. Gu Yun was annoyed, "Do you want to crush my hand?"

Glancing at her slightly red wrist, Su Ling loosened his grip slightly but still refused to let go.

The feeling of being trapped was really bad. Gu Yun was furious, "Su Ling, what kind of madness are you having?"

"You say I'm having madness?" Su Ling's black eyes narrowed slightly, staring at the woman in his arms who was still struggling. It was rare to see a trace of helplessness and shyness on that delicate face that never had a good expression.

Did he see it wrong? Just because of this faint emotion, Su Ling's heart suddenly lifted. He bent down slightly, his lips falling slowly beside Gu Yun's ear, his low voice carrying a somewhat teasing and frivolous laugh, "I have even crazier ones."

The warm breath made her ear itchy and numb. What did he consider this, molesting her? Damn it! Gu Yun gritted her teeth secretly. Her body couldn't move, so she simply used her head to slam fiercely into Su Ling's chin.

Only a muffled "thud" was heard, and a sharp pain suddenly struck Su Ling's jaw. He groaned in pain. Gu Yun had originally done this to seize the opportunity. The moment he was distracted, she twisted her arm. Su Ling was afraid she would sprain it, so he could only loosen his grip. Gu Yun took a step back and finally escaped the embrace that almost suffocated her.

Su Ling rubbed his almost dislocated jaw and looked at Gu Yun, who was glaring at him defensively opposite. He suddenly felt a mix of laughter and tears. It was hard for him to be interested in a woman and like the feeling of having her by his side, but unfortunately, every time he got close, it would leave him covered in injuries. Heaven must be punishing him for his previous disdain for women, which was why this violent woman appeared by his side!

Seeing him rubbing his chin and laughing strangely, Gu Yun got goosebumps all over. Su Ling today was really too strange. She took a step back, "I see we can't talk properly today, I'll come back tomorrow." Gu Yun dropped a sentence and wanted to leave.

"Wait." Su Ling returned to his usual cold pride, only with a few more strange smiles on his face. He snorted coldly, "Didn't you come for your sister? Su Ren happens to be here too, and I'm in a good mood today. You can say whatever you want to ask. I might not be willing to listen to you tomorrow."

"Su Ling!" He was threatening her! If she didn't say it today, he wouldn't talk to her in the future! Gritting her teeth secretly, Gu Yun stepped back into the room after stepping out of the study.

"Consider yourself ruthless!" If it weren't for Qing, she wouldn't be threatened by him. After this matter passed, she would definitely make him look good! Su Ling's hawk-like eyes flickered. Qing Mo, no matter what, I will not let you leave the General's Mansion!

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 173 =====