Chapter 16: Could He Actually Be So Humble?

"Her name is Xiao Yiling, she is the daughter of the Xiao Electronics family, and also a friend of Gu Mianmian. Just now, she said that the only reason I could marry you was because I am stupid and foolish, and that even if you kept a woman on the side, I wouldn't notice, nor would I have the strength to resist."

Gu Wenyan looked at Bo Sihan with a half-smile: "Tell me, would you do that?"

Bo Sihan's expression immediately turned extremely ugly, and the coldness radiating from his entire body permeated the air: "Is that so? This Miss Xiao seems to know me very well."

Xiao Yiling only dared to run in front of Gu Wenyan to show off when she thought she was in the right; the moment she actually met Bo Sihan, she turned into a quail, trembling with fear: "I was just spouting nonsense, Head of the Family Bo, please don't be angry!!"

At this moment, there was no trace of the arrogance she had just displayed; she was practically ready to kneel and apologize.

Bo Sihan couldn't be bothered to waste words with such a small character, and instead looked at Gu Wenyan and said softly: "Don't listen to such gibberish; you marrying me means you are the only one."

Anyone who understood Bo Sihan's personality even a little knew that he was absolutely mercurial—he could greet you with a smile one second, and strike with ruthless cruelty the next.

Moreover, born into nobility, he was naturally proud and never bowed his head. Who could have imagined... that he would actually be so humble and patient in explaining himself in front of a woman?

Gu Wenyan hadn't wanted to bother with Xiao Yiling earlier, but since this person had been smug for so long, it was time for her to pay a price.

Her gaze met Bo Sihan's, and she smiled faintly: "Of course I wouldn't believe such lies, but how should the person who told them be dealt with?"

Xiao Yiling's body trembled again: "Miss Gu, I apologize to you. It was my fault just now; I didn't know your relationship with the Head of the Family Bo. I will never do this again..."

"Apologize? That is the most useless way to handle things in this world."

Gu Wenyan wasn't wearing much makeup today; she looked clean and simple, and her temperament was even more gentle. Yet, at this moment, the people around her realized that she was actually colder and harder than anyone had imagined.

Bo Sihan tightened his arm around Gu Wenyan's waist and said, word by word: "I promise that before today is over, I will make those who slandered you pay the price."

After saying this, he put his arm around Gu Wenyan and left. To Xiao Yiling, the sight of their retreating backs was equivalent to a death warrant...

After their figures disappeared, it was as if the strength had been drained from Xiao Yiling's body, and she collapsed to the ground.

At this moment, she was filled with regret and anger, and she blamed everything on Gu Mianmian.

It was all because of what Gu Mianmian had told her! If she hadn't been influenced by Gu Mianmian, how could she have been so vicious when she saw Gu Wenyan today?

If she had known that Bo Sihan cared so much about Gu Wenyan, not only would she not have been arrogant and mocking in front of Gu Wenyan, she would have... fawned over her.

But it was already too late.

……

Bo Sihan's car was parked outside the hotel. After he helped Gu Wenyan into the car, she moved her body slightly: "Let me go first..."

"What's wrong?" The man raised an eyebrow, his expression suddenly turning dark, "You let me hold you when there are people around, but you won't let me get close when there's no one?"

He leaned in, his breath spraying onto Gu Wenyan's face: "Have you already forgotten that everything between us is legal now?"

Bo Sihan's eyes were too dark, holding a heat that was hard to describe in words, gradually rising and making the surrounding air feel stifling.

Gu Wenyan pressed her back against the car door and whispered: "It's not that."

"Then what is it?"

He pressed forward step by step, not intending to let her go at all.

Gu Wenyan felt a bit helpless. Facing a Bo Sihan who was so aggressive and whose very gaze was scorching, she could only reach out and, rather weakly, press against his chest: "It's just that after getting in the car, it's not..."

"Not what?"

Gu Wenyan's voice became even lower, and she didn't even have the courage to look at him: "You have to give me some time; I have never been in a relationship before."

Although in front of outsiders, Gu Wenyan never resisted his proximity, that was because she didn't want to be misunderstood by anyone.

But in private, especially in such a confined space where it was just the two of them, Gu Wenyan would get nervous and couldn't control her heartbeat at all.

After all, from the moment they got in the car, the driver had already been tactful enough to step out in advance.

When Bo Sihan heard Gu Wenyan say this, the curve of his lips became significantly more pronounced: "So, only me?"

"Mm."

"What about Fang Qihang?"

He suddenly started settling old scores, and his eyes became increasingly dangerous.

"It's not like that. I don't like him, and I have no intention of having anything to do with him..."

"Then why did you run away from the wedding?"

"Si Han... if I said I was deceived, and that I didn't even know what I was doing myself, would you believe me?"

"Why wouldn't I?" Bo Sihan's eyes were very deep, "As long as you say it, I can believe it, but what I fear is you not saying it."

Gu Wenyan suddenly felt that this Bo Family Head, whom many people feared, possessed a maturity and steadiness that many did not understand.

She also accepted his statement and obediently nodded: "I won't run away again."

"Good girl." Bo Sihan's warm fingertips lightly touched her face, then he lowered the car window to call the driver back up.

He took Gu Wenyan to a private restaurant with a very nice atmosphere.

Gu Wenyan asked with some trepidation: "Will our holding the wedding again have any impact on you?"

Although the outside world didn't dare to discuss it openly, she felt that those rumors definitely couldn't be stopped for a while.

"It doesn't matter what they think; the only thing that matters is us."

Gu Wenyan's heart began to thump wildly again. In her past life, she had never once talked so candidly with Bo Sihan, so she didn't understand what kind of person he really was at all.

Only now did she realize that Bo Sihan was much more rational than she had imagined, of course...

Provided that she didn't deceive him, betray him, or touch his bottom line.

Otherwise, he would be like he was on the cliff that day, disregarding his own life to save her, to pull her out of the car, and finally to be buried in a sea of fire with her...

When Gu Wenyan returned home that evening, she didn't see her parents; Gu Mianmian and Gu Yefeng didn't seem to be there.

She heard from the servants that Gu Yefeng had already flown back to another city to prepare for the Art Museum's opening, and as for Gu Mianmian, she was at a friend's birthday party and would likely be back later.

She returned to her room, pulled out Gu Yefeng's phone number, and sent a message to remind him: 【The auction will be held this weekend.】

Whether Gu Yefeng was willing to spend a large sum to bid on that painting was up to him.

And as for Gu Mianmian, she was just all talk; there was no way she could find a painting by Bai Lao.

……

Gu Mianmian was the center of attention at her friend's birthday party tonight. Many people were curious about Gu Wenyan, and she secretly threw mud and slandered her, but she didn't expect...

Xiao Yiling would arrive at the scene aggressively and slap her across the face!