Gu Ruochu's reaction caused a wave of dense anger to rise in Huo Nanchen's chest. His voice was low and irate.
"Ruochu, I see that you don't even bother to hide your arrogance towards me anymore."
"What do you mean by this? Haven't I asked you for a divorce? I think I have been very straight forward with you.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go to the bedroom." Gu Ruochu did not want to argue with him on the stairs. She lowered her eyes and attempted to walk past him.
"Gu Ruochu."
Huo Nanchen slowly called out her name. He wanted to see her expression clearly as he took a few steps towards her and trapped her in his arms. "Why must you force me to be angry?"
"If we don't get a divorce, you might be even angrier." Gu Ruochu smiled faintly. "Huo Nanchen, are you having doubts about your feelings towards me? Is that why you're reluctant to get a divorce?"
Huo Nanchen did not reply to Gu Ruochu's question. He simply tightened his grip on her. He was like a rejected lover trying to win back his partner's love.
If she did not know any better, Gu Ruochu could have believed that Huo Nanchen really loved her.
"Do you remember the last time I told you that we were going to have a new wedding?" The anger in Huo Nanchen's heart finally subsided when he thought about the wedding. "It will be in a week. Do you still remember?"
Huo Nanchen's voice was hoarse. The thought of losing her made his heart ache.
'The wedding!'
Gu Ruochu suddenly remembered that they had set a date for their new wedding some time back. However, even in their second attempt to get remarried, things had gone wrong. When she thought about it, Gu Ruochu realized that their disagreements had all centered around Ning Tangxi and Cheng Xi.
"I don't really remember."
Huo Nanchen was infuriated, and he forcefully grabbed Gu Ruochu by the waist. She frowned in pain and roared, "Huo Nanchen, you're hurting me!"
Huo Nanchen wanted her to feel his suffering.
However, he let go of her waist and looked at her closely with his burning eyes. His eyes became gentler as he reassured her, "Let's hold the wedding and pretend like nothing happened, okay? Didn't you tell Xu Yichen to leave? As long as he doesn't dare to appear again, I promise you that I won't touch him.
"I've already asked a jeweler to design the wedding ring. When it's delivered, you'll definitely like it."
"No! I won't accept it!"
Gu Ruochu would not allow Huo Nanchen to sweet-talk his way out of their argument. Xu Yichen was not the cause of their problems.
Even with Xu Yichen out of the way, their relationship would still collapse. The crux of the problems between the couple was Ning Tangxi and Cheng Xi.
Upon hearing Gu Ruochu's straightforward answer, the noble aura on Huo Nanchen's body turned cold and sinister. His deep eyes began to glow with a dark light as they stared at her.
Huo Nanchen let her go, and Gu Ruochu took the opportunity to head towards the bedroom.
When Huo Nanchen saw that she had walked away from him, a certain nerve in his brain seemed to have been stimulated. He quickly caught up to her and wrapped his hand around her waist before carrying her on his shoulder.
Gu Ruochu let out a whimper as her body dangled on his shoulders.
"Huo Nanchen, are you f*cking crazy?"
"I'm not completely crazy, so don't provoke me, okay?" Huo Nanchen's breathing was low and rough. He took the final steps up the stairs and entered the bedroom.
Gu Ruochu immediately felt that something was not right. Huo Nanchen put her on the bed and knelt beside her. He stared at her and slowly pulled his collar down.
Gu Ruochu gazed at him as he peeled his shirt off. "Why are you taking off your clothes?"