"Forget it, mom, it's not a big deal." Gu Yanwei appeared helpless as she tried to persuade her mother. She then reprimanded Gu Ruochu. "All right! Ruochu, stop arguing with mom. You know very well that she is suffering from asthma."
Damn. No matter what Gu Ruochu did, her mother always lay the blame on her.
"What's going on?"
A stern female voice rang out. Mrs. Huo had already come down from upstairs. She had only heard Gu Yanwei's last sentence and furrowed her brows.
Gu Ruochu looked at Gu Yanwei's fair face and came to a strong conclusion.
Even though she had done nothing, her big sister still displayed her hypocrisy and viciousness to the fullest. She spared no effort in slandering her in front of her mother-in-law.
"It's all right, Mrs. Huo. My mother insisted that I help Yanwei carry her luggage. I said that my sister is now grown up. No matter how incapable she is, she can't be so weak. Unfortunately, my mother got angry." Gu Ruochu spread out her hands and looked at Gu Yanwei coldly.
"Mother, come and give me a reason."
Gu Yanwei's face turned green. She did not think Gu Ruochu would dare make such a statement in the presence of Mrs. Huo. It was as if she was arguing with a child. She did not expect her to be so childish.
Huo Zijun puffed and could not help but laugh.
"You, you." Mrs. Huo was inexplicably amused by Gu Ruochu's teasing tone. There was something wrong with the way she looked at Gu Yanwei. Most people said that a person's personality depended on the details. How could she not have seen this dignified and elegant side to Gu Ruochu in the past? This was also such a childish move that made people feel disgusted.
"Mother-in-law, I'm afraid that I must trouble you for this period." Zhou Yunxi sensed Mrs. Huo's thoughts. She changed the topic and secretly glared fiercely at Gu Ruochu. However, Gu Ruochu did not look at her, and Zhou Yunxi could only sulk in her heart.
She would have taught her a good lesson if it was just the two of them.
"It's no trouble, it's only right."
Mrs. Huo had just finished speaking when Huo Nanchen arrived. In the past, he would return home past ten o'clock. Now, he had left work and come home on time.
As soon as Huo Nanchen entered, his gaze fell steadily on Gu Ruochu. She lifted her head and felt as if a shadow was pressing down on her body. She did not say a word.
He stared intently at her with one hand in his pocket. Gu Ruochu did not know how her every action fell into his eyes.
He was a head taller than her and his steady footsteps gave off an irresistible sense of oppression.
Gu Ruochu tried to speak but the words got lost in her mouth.
"Why can't you speak properly? Why are you staring at me?"
He had arrived together with a young man wearing glasses. He looked at her with interest. "You're Nanchen's wife?"
"Hello, this is Lu Fang, the Huo family's private doctor and friend." Lu Fang smiled as he extended his hand and shook Gu Ruochu's hand politely.
"Hello, I'm Gu Ruochu."
Gu Ruochu's words were neither servile nor overbearing. She did not directly admit that she was his wife. Huo Nanchen felt unhappy when he realized this. He swept his sharp gaze across her and asked in a low and raspy voice, "Why are you standing here?''
As soon as Huo Nanchen opened his mouth, Mrs. Huo stared at him as some thoughts ran through her mind.
Usually, he would only leave the office at eleven or twelve o'clock after working overtime, but now, he got off work at five o'clock. There were so many people standing around, but he didn't talk to any of them except for his wife. What did this mean?