Chapter 1185

But glancing at An Xiaohui to the side,

he immediately made up his mind.

Not only did he not retreat,

he instead took the initiative to meet her.

An Xiaohui watched, her face burning red, feeling at a complete loss.

She had originally thought Gu Hanyuan intended to take her elsewhere to punish her,

yet she never expected to witness such a scene.

Her heart panicked,

and she had a vague premonition of her own fate.

If one were to really speak of it,

it was certainly much better than having an arm severed.

However, her heart already belonged to another,

and she found it equally difficult to accept.

Her complexion shifted between pale and flushed.

After a long while,

Wen Qingqing pushed Gu Hanyuan away with a shy, reddened face.

She said chidingly:

"Not now."

As she spoke, she shyly straightened her collar.

Gu Hanyuan did not force the issue.

He smiled gently and said:

"Qingqing, you aren't jealous anymore, are you?"

Wen Qingqing, having seemingly received Gu Hanyuan's assurance,

suddenly felt a sense of security in her heart.

Moreover, what Gu Hanyuan had said earlier made a lot of sense.

She and An Xiaohui were different.

She had long known Gu Hanyuan was a philanderer,

so she naturally understood that exclusive possession was impossible.

Besides, she was a latecomer.

What she cared about more was her status in Gu Hanyuan's heart.

Now that she had received his assurance,

while feeling much more at ease,

she was also somewhat fearful of what might happen,

worried that if she stayed too long, Gu Hanyuan would take advantage of the situation to consume her entirely.

She glared at Gu Hanyuan chidingly and said:

"Brother Gu only knows how to bully me."

She paused,

then glanced at An Xiaohui, whose expression was complex.

With an inexplicable tone, she said:

"Brother Gu, go bully her instead. I'm going to find Mother."

Gu Hanyuan's gaze was playful.

He chuckled and teased:

"Is Qingqing going to go complain?"

Wen Qingqing said something she didn't even believe herself with a charming smile:

"Hmph, I have some things I need to go ask Mother about."

With that, she swayed her slender waist and turned to leave.

She wanted to go find Wen Yi to seek advice on matters concerning a young woman.

When the two had embraced earlier,

she had already felt Gu Hanyuan's burning heat.

She felt both anticipation and fear.

Gu Hanyuan watched Wen Qingqing's departing back,

a playful smile hanging on his lips.

Wen Qingqing going to ask Wen Yi for advice?

Was she asking her to share her own personal experiences?

He would go ask Wen Yi tonight what she had taught her.

Thinking this,

Gu Hanyuan turned around to look at the dazed An Xiaohui.

An Xiaohui noticed Gu Hanyuan's gaze.

In her panic, she blurted out a sentence that caused her face to turn beet red:

"Are you here to bully me now?"

By the time she realized what she had said, it was too late.

She was too ashamed to even lift her head.

Gu Hanyuan laughed in spite of himself:

"Miss, there is no need to mind Qingqing's words. I never use force against women."

An Xiaohui felt a little more at ease upon hearing this,

but still asked with some trepidation:

"Then why did you want me to stay?"

Gu Hanyuan chuckled:

"It is certainly impossible to just let you people from the Huashan Sword Sect go like this. If a lovely young woman like you were to lose an arm, it would be a pity. Consider this a way for you to save face."

An Xiaohui was startled by his words,

feeling somewhat shy from Gu Hanyuan's praise,

but she still asked nervously:

"Then are you willing to let me go?"

Gu Hanyuan said gently:

"If you agree to two conditions, it is not impossible to let you go."

Seeing that Gu Hanyuan truly had no intention of making things difficult for her,

when she looked at Gu Hanyuan again,

the hostility hidden in her eyes dissipated by more than half.

She asked hesitantly:

"What are the conditions?"

Gu Hanyuan said with deep meaning:

"First, tell me the purpose of your gold transport and who the employer is. Second, please stay at the Wen residence for one night, and I will send you back tomorrow."

An Xiaohui was startled by his words,

and asked in disbelief:

"Is that all?"

Although she didn't understand the reason for the second condition,

it wasn't a problem.

As for the first condition,

if this had been before today's events,

she certainly would not have agreed. ===== CHAPTER 1187 =====