Gu Ruochu could not help but laugh. Her heart began to ache as well.
Gu Yanwei was so lucky. Zhou Yunxi had loved and protected her. Now, she had Zhang Xuan as well. The heavens were always looking out for her.
What about her? No matter what she did, they would never love her.
Mocking Gu Yanwei, an opponent she had already defeated, now felt meaningless. Gu Ruochu felt a sense of hopelessness and despair.
"Ruochu?" Huo Nanchen noticed Gu Ruochu looking at Gu Yanwei with a strange gaze. Her gaze was filled with envy.
It was sorrowful and desolate.
With only one glance, he understood.
"I am afraid I won't be seeing you out." Huo Nanchen addressed the guests calmly. This made Zhang Yuan even angrier.
Huo Nanchen bent down and carried Gu Ruochu on to the sofa. He poured some warm water and said, "Honey, drink up."
He took off her shoes and placed them on his lap. Perhaps, because of her emotions, her legs were involuntarily trembling.
His hand gently rubbed her legs and ankles. The warmth passed through his fingertips to her entire body. Gu Ruochu raised her head and met his deep eyes.
They were so beautiful, but they also carried a deep affection and warmth for her.
Gu Ruochu took a sip of water. Her heart was in pain again, and she could not take it anymore. She buried her head in his shoulder and tried her best to hold back the tears that were welling up in her eyes.
He was all she had left.
Her throat was so sore that she could not say a word. Moving forward, she could only rely Huo Nanchen.
He reached out and took the cup from her hand and placed it on the table. Gu Ruochu placed her hands on his shoulders and hugged him with all her might.
"Silly girl, you can cry if you want to. You don't have to suppress your emotions. From now on, you're my princess. You don't have to care about those useless people. I'm enough for you."
Huo Nanchen's tone was soft and comforting.
He gently caressed her back with his hand. His voice was sweet, and one could not help but fall in love with it. "My lady has experienced a lot of trauma for her age, but she still maintains her original heart. She's strong and does not shed tears easily. My lady is the best in the world."
Gu Ruochu was initially sad, but when she heard him coax her like this, she smiled through her tears.
"I am a good lady?"
"Of course."
He had directly poked the softest spot in her heart. It was as if he had walked through a barren land and miraculously nourished it.
Huo Nanchen looked at her dazed expression and the smile on his lips became even more prominent. He lowered his head and planted a kiss on her forehead.
His soft, jelly-like lips were so tender and gentle, and Gu Ruochu felt as if her heart had been healed. His kiss was sweet and intoxicating.
She could not extricate herself and fell deeply into it.
"All right, little flower cat, it's time for you to take a bath and go to bed." Huo Nanchen tapped her nose. "Hubby will take care of you."
The makeup on her face was almost gone.
"Mmm."
The others had also heard Huo Nanchen's words. If they had not heard it with their own ears, it would be hard to imagine that a cold person like him would say such gentle words of love to his wife.
"Let's go."
Ning Tang did not know why the interaction between Huo Nanchen and Gu Ruochu suddenly moved him.
Zhang Yuan looked at Gu Yanwei as she stared at the couple in a daze. Her face was so pale. Zhang Yuan sighed softly in her heart. Love was something that people could not extricate themselves from.
Gu Yanwei was dejected.