"I feel that I've only been thinking wishfully from the very beginning." Gu Ruochu smiled gently. "Every time I feel that he loves me very much, he pushes me away in the next second. It's always the same."
Gu Ruochu's heart suddenly throbbed in pain. Her gentleness was truly a fatal wound.
She was a woman, and she was afraid of getting hurt. Gu Ruochu could not withstand this kind of repetitive action.
"I've told you before, he's an extremely complicated person." Xu Yichen looked at her beautiful face and realized that there was an additional sadness that he had never seen before. "A lover cannot be controlled. Ruochu, this is not your fault."
Since Huo Nanchen came into her life, she had changed. She had become increasingly heartbroken.
"That's right. I cannot control him. Otherwise, I wouldn't have fallen into this trap and become unable to extricate myself." Gu Ruochu turned away from Xu Yichen. "Perhaps, I should have divorced him right from the start."
She was having nightmares and could not sleep at night. The thought of him being with another woman made her feel as if she had lost something valuable.
"Ruochu..." Xu Yichen sighed softly but did not know how to persuade her.
"..."
"Young Madam, the Eldest Young Master is back." Gu Ruochu returned to the Huo family home at seven in the evening. When she saw the glint in Nanny Zhang's eyes, she only nodded.
At that hour, Gu Ruochu and Huo Nanchen were the only family members in the house. The servants had already served dinner.
Under the bright light, the tenderness in his phoenix-like eyes almost made her blush. Although she had not seen him for only a few days, she had missed his presence.
"You're back?"
"Yes." He walked over and held her hand. Gu Ruochu did not resist, but Huo Nanchen could sense her coldness.
"Are you in a bad mood?" He was already used to hugging her. His chin gently rested on her shoulder. "All right, be good. Tell your husband if you're unhappy. I'll help you solve it."
"Is that so? You always ask me why I'm feeling wronged and why I'm not happy." Gu Ruochu looked into his eyes and slowly said, "But everything that makes me unhappy seems to be related to you."
He was the cause of her sweetness, and her pain.
"Do I make you so unhappy?" Huo Nanchen's tone was calm, and he furrowed his brows out of habit.
Rong Xiao, Xu Yichen, and even Jin Ye made her smile, but she could not be happy with her husband.
"Isn't that so?" Gu Ruochu broke free from his embrace and took a few steps back. "I begged you not to leave, but you still left."
"You're angry with me for going to Country M? Didn't I come back as soon as I possibly could?"
Gu Ruochu saw his calm expression and furrowed her brows at him. Perhaps he thought that his trip to Country M was just a small matter and there was no need to quarrel.
She did not reply and turned around to head upstairs. She met Nanny Zhang's surprised gaze and said, "Nanny Zhang, I'm going upstairs. I'm feeling unwell."
"Young Madam..."
Nanny Zhang saw that Gu Ruochu was walking very quickly and seemed to be hiding something.
Huo Nanchen paused for a few seconds before he followed closely behind her. He did not leave her side at all. However, his deep and cold eyes were slowly turning frigid. His tall figure gave off a sense of oppression.
Gu Ruochu did not enter the master bedroom. Instead, she twisted her way into a side room.
Huo Nanchen's hand suddenly pushed against the door, and he squeezed his way in. With a loud slam, he locked the door. The narrow space in the room made Huo Nanchen feel even more oppressed. "Why are you hiding? Tell me if you're feeling wronged. Why are you running?"
Huo Nanchen felt angry and amused at the sight of her.
He could not believe that he was unable to subdue her.
"What are you doing here?"
Huo Nanchen approached her and grabbed her hand.