Huo Nanchen had a helpless expression on his face. He reached out and gently held her face. He nudged her so she could look him in the eye. "All right, can you stop being so angry?"
Huo Nanchen wanted to explain why Gu Ruochu had heard the woman's voice over the phone. He did not want her to jump to conclusions.
"Our understanding of the cold war seems to be different," Gu Ruochu said as she looked at him.
How could this be considered a cold war?
"Why are you here? Is there something going on in the vicinity?"
Huo Nanchen was silent. After a while, he replied, "Mm, I'm here to take you home."
Huo Nanchen was not there because he had an errand to run in the vicinity. The real reason for his visit was because An Shaosi had said that Jin ye and Wang Gang had gone to see Gu Ruochu at the Royal Road. He knew that Jin Ye was a very young and a very good-looking male celebrity.
Huo Nanchen looked at her calmly and held her hand. "Are you done with your business? I'm done with my work. I can take you home."
"I still have some matters to attend to. If you have any outstanding business to attend to, you can leave first." Hu Nanchen pulled Gu Ruochu into his arms. She could feel his breath and heartbeat, and the defenses she was trying to put up were suddenly destroyed.
When she thought about the female voice she had heard over the phone earlier, Gu Ruochu felt very indignant. She was unhappy at the thought of him with another woman by his side.
She seemed to love him even more than she had imagined.
Her heart was moved.
At that moment, her emotions were surging. She realized that she had fallen for him. It was just as Xu Yichen had said.
She could no longer lie to herself, and she could not restrain herself any longer. Gu Ruochu did not want to lose him. She did not want him to be with someone else.
She then thought about An Duo.
"I... Huo Nanchen, I don't want you to stand beside another woman. Don't let others get close to you..."
In her chaotic emotions, she did understand what she had said. She only heard her anxious voice as she choked on the words. Huo Nanchen looked at her in a gentle and doting manner.
However, her choked up confession also made his heart ache a little.
He pressed his long finger on her lips, and a smile formed on his handsome face. "Shh! Don't say it. I know everything."
It was evident that she cared about him and that she also loved him.
Wang Gang and Jin Ye sat on the sofa. From their point of view, they saw the entire scene unfold. Huo Nanchen and Gu Ruochu had ignored the fact that they were in a public environment and were unwittingly displaying their affection for each other.
"It seems that we're quite lucky to be able to see the famous Huo Nanchen by chance."
"Do you think that they're really in love?" Jin Ye watched from afar. Although many people on the Internet believed that Gu Ruochu had married well, in his eyes, that did not seem to be the case.
"Well, it's like how a person knows the difference between warmth and coldness when drinking water. However, I wonder if Mrs. Huo has the time to come over and talk to us."
Wang Gang used his chin to point in the direction of Huo Nanchen and Gu Ruochu. Jin Ye's eyes flashed.
Huo Nanchen had spotted Jin Ye a long while ago. After all, his outstanding face was hard to ignore. He wondered if the matter that Gu Ruochu had mentioned was with Jin Ye.
"Do you want to discuss a partnership with Jin Ye?" Huo Nanchen calmly put his hand in his pocket and lowered his head to look at her. "I'll accompany you. Let's go."
He wrapped his other arm around her and led her straight towards the office to meet with Wang Gang. In front of so many people, this was the first time Gu Ruochu had leaned gently into his embrace. The people present were in awe of the couple's public display of affection.
Wang Gang saw them coming and quickly stood up to extend his hand. "Hello, President Huo."
After the polite greetings, they all sat down.
"Will my presence distract you from your conversation with Jin Ye?" Huo Nanchen turned to look at her.
"No," Gu Ruochu replied.
Jin Ye had never thought that such a career-oriented man who was about to turn 30 would be so thick-skinned and come over. This was a rare sight, and Jin Ye felt embarrassed for him.