His affection for her had morphed into excessive anger in those moments, and his anger had overtaken his senses.
He had chased Gu Xingshan away for Zhuang Nainai. However, he could not help but feel conflicted and sad for her at this moment.
To her, Mother Zhuang would always come first.
But if one day, someone kidnapped him, would she sacrifice Mother Zhuang's interests in exchange for saving him?
Once he asked himself the question, it was as though they had taken root in his head — they entwined themselves around his heart and he couldn't shake them off.
Si Zhengting stood up abruptly. Since it had come to this point, he should go and ask her about it.
Perhaps… the answer wasn't as terrible as he thought it would be?
Just as he stood up, however, he suddenly recalled that she had sent him a "goodnight" text message. This meant that she was sleeping already, right?
