'Huo Nanchen, can you do it?'
The question Gu Ruochu had asked him that night resurfaced in his mind. Huo Nanchen had not answered her. At that moment, he knew that he had lost his chance. In the future, Gu Ruochu would not give him another opportunity.
She would accept a new man and punish him for his failure to get rid of Ning Tangxi.
When he thought about it, Huo Nanchen closed his eyes again, and the pain in his heart made him wince.
At lunchtime, Lan Nuo entered the ward and saw that Huo Nanchen was not in his bed.
"I knew it!" She cursed under her breath and turned around when An Shaosi walked into the room. He stared at the empty bed with a contemplative look on his face.
"What are you looking at? You should go and find Gu Ruochu!"
"Why would I do that? Do you want me to destroy such a lovely couple?" An Shaosi glanced at Lan Nuo coldly. "His injuries have already healed. It wouldn't be a problem even if he were to seduce his woman into bed now."
"Then why did you tell him that Ruochu would be a widow if he tried to leave the hospital?"
"Oh..." An Shaosi's tone was even colder. "You believed that? Do you think that he believed it?"
Lan Nuo was speechless.
She could not find a clever retort to An Shaosi's sarcastic words.
"..."
"I didn't expect you to return to Nan Cheng so soon." Gu Ruochu looked at the black car parked at the entrance of her apartment building and watched Yi Eryang stick his head out of the car window and smile.
"Yes. My father asked me to return. I had nothing else to do anyway." Yi Eryang's face had a gentle and elegant smile. "I was afraid that you would forget about my meal, so I came here in advance to ask for it."
"You make it sound like I'm going to renege on your meal. Since you've returned, I'll pay this debt today. You probably don't remember the taste of Chinese food after so many years abroad."
"All right. Lead the way."
Yi Eryang gave Gu Ruochu a very comfortable feeling. He always spoke in an appropriate and gentlemanly manner. Gu Ruochu got into the passenger seat of his car. However, Yi Eryang suddenly realized that someone was watching them.
After tilting the rearview mirror, he saw a black Bentley parked behind them.
The driver's face was not clearly visible. All Yi Eryang could see was that he seemed to be a young man with a smooth and exquisite jawline.
When he alerted Gu Ruochu, her gaze swept across the license plate of the car behind them, and she shuddered. She then lowered her eyes and quickly tried to fasten her seatbelt.
Yi Eryang suddenly moved closer and lowered his head to help her fasten her seatbelt. Gu Ruochu did not like how close he was to her. She subconsciously pushed away his hand.
Other than her close friends, she had always maintained a very distant feeling towards everyone else. However, she would always try and be polite.
"I'll do it myself."
"All right."
After Gu Ruochu fastened her seatbelt, she caught a glimpse of the car in the rearview mirror slowly approaching. She panicked and quickly said, "Yi Eryang, let's drive away."
"All right."
Before he could even start the engine, someone knocked on the car window a few times.
Yi Eryang rolled down the window and saw a handsome young man standing beside the car. His body gave off a strong and vicious aura.
"Gu Ruochu, get out!"
His gloomy face was full of anger. It was as if he had just caught a traitor at the scene. His fury made Gu Ruochu's heart skip a beat.
"Why are you here?"
"Get out!"