"Are you mocking me for bullying her? Don't you have any upbringing?" Gu Yanwei heard the hidden meaning in Gu Ruochu's words. She crossed her arms across her chest and the hidden emotions in her eyes were bone-chilling.
Gu Yanwei smiled and said innocently, "If Ruochu insists on understanding it this way, I can only ask that you calm down first before I talk to you."
Gu Ruochu put on a fake smile as he watched Gu Yanwei's hypocritical act in front of Nanchen. He was indifferent and did not bother to expose her.
Huo Nanchen's hand suddenly covered the back of Gu Ruochu's right hand.
Gu Ruochu was shocked when she felt the tenacity of his fingers. She looked into his dark eyes and there was a faint starlight in them.
"Have you finished putting on your makeup?"
"Not yet."
"I'll accompany you to put on your makeup. The banquet starts at six o'clock."
Gu Ruochu did not expect Huo Nanchen to accompany her the entire time. She had thought that she would have to deal with the two retards, but it seemed that there was no need for that now.
Huo Nanchen's company was much better compared to hanging around Huo Jingjing and Gu Yanwei.
Gu Yanwei's eyes filled with viciousness as she watched Huo Nanchen and Gu Ruochu leave the store. They did not even look at her.
As long as Huo Nanchen her sister well, Gu Yanwei would hate her even more.
Soon, she would make Gu Ruochu suffer.
When they exited the store, Gu Ruochu and Huo Nanchen stopped holding hands. They seemed to have a tacit understanding of their relationship.
Gu Ruochu calmly glanced at him. "Huo Nanchen, don't you have anything you want to ask me?"
"What, are you unhappy?" Huo Nanchen lowered his eyes as he looked at her in an attempt to avoid her question.
Gu Ruochu was as calm and collected as ever. Her demeanor was uncharacteristically relaxed.
She shook her head as her gaze gradually became empty. "There are some things that you can let go of after you've seen the light."
Life was short. It was full of joys and sorrows. How many sorrows could one endure?
Since there was no way to change it, it was better to just let things be. A person could only hope that they were happy and relieved.
It was just like her marriage to Huo Nanchen. He had clearly told her that he would never fall in love with her and that he would not be bothered by this fated marriage.
Huo Nanchen did not reply to her statement. Both of them stood in silence and they could hear the sound of each other's breathing.
A beautiful and affectionate song played from the surrounding.
Lovers are always on and off,
However, the more we love each other, the deeper we become.
Knowing you has made me happy.
It's so pleasing to the ear.
...
There was a perfume sale being held by a merchant on the street. Gu Ruochu smelled the scent of orange flowers and raised her eyes to meet Huo Nanchen's gaze.
His eyes were deep and filled with interest. There was an unexplainable meaning in them. His eyes were like stars, which made it easy for Gu Ruochu to get lost in them.
They stared at each other as the stood on the bustling commercial street. The scene was like an extremely beautiful painting.
Gu Ruochu felt like she had never understood him, nor had she ever thought to understand him. Now, as they stared at each other, there seemed to be a special mix of emotions spreading in the air.
The atmosphere suddenly became delicate.
It was said that the scent of orange flowers was the scent of first love.
Huo Nanchen suddenly took a deep look at her and his lazy voice rang out.
"I've booked a table at the South Room. They're serving a local dish. I'm hungry, come eat with me."
This would be the first time they would eat alone with each other since their marriage.
Gu Ruochu avoided his gaze but she was also hungry. "All right."