So what if her heart was throbbing? Gu Ruochu couldn't rely on the feeling too much.
She averted Huo Nanchen's gaze and pushed him away. She then angrily walked past him and into the other room where Lan Nuo was waiting for them.
Huo Nanchen unhurriedly followed her and casually sat beside her. Lan Nuo could not tell what he was thinking.
Gu Ruochu felt a little uncomfortable when she thought about the situation. Huo Nanchen had already made a significant concession by letting Chu Xinlan bail out Xu Yichen. She would not test his bottom line again.
Lan Nuo looked at them and coughed.
"Young Madam, do you have time now?"
"Yes, please feel free to take a seat, Miss Lan." Gu Ruochu looked at the unreadable smile on her face and did not pay much attention to it. "Tell me your bottom line first. Is Ning Tangxi still planning on sending Yichen to jail?"
Lan Nuo maintained a polite smile on her face. After all, Gu Ruochu was President Huo's wife. "Miss Ning has told me her bottom line. She wants Xu Yichen to go to jail for at least ten years. Xu Yichen's behavior was rather vile. The traffic accident and intentional assault on Zhou Yunxi will result in a heavier sentence. Furthermore..."
Lan Nuo was not an ordinary lawyer.
As long as her client had a request, she would do everything in her power to fulfill it. Otherwise, without those traits, she would not have had a client like Huo Nanchen.
She was ruthless.
"Tell Ning Tangxi that I will make sure that Yichen doesn't go to jail. I hope that she withdraws her lawsuit." Gu Ruochu's words were meant for Huo Nanchen.
If the matter escalated, it would definitely drag out in court before it was settled.
Lan Nuo smiled when she heard Gu Ruochu's requests. "Young Madam, I will convey your intentions to Miss Ning. It's up to Miss Ning to accept or reject them."
"I know."
"I don't like Xu Yichen very much." Huo Nanchen's sudden interjection caused Lan Nuo and Gu Ruochu to pause.
"I don't understand why you would put in so much effort to defend him." Huo Nanchen calmly raised his eyes and looked at Gu Ruochu. "It's a fact that he hurt someone. Huo Zirui is right about one thing. Do you want to protect him until the end? Are you already unable to distinguish right from wrong?"
Gu Ruochu took a deep breath. She could not understand why he had suddenly become so aggressive.
Was it because of Ning Tangxi and the child, or was it because of Xu Yichen?
Regardless of his reasons, Gu Ruochu felt uncomfortable as she stared at his cold expression. A while ago, he had been sweet-talking her, but now, he was staring at her with a frosty expression.
"He did it for me. I just can't abandon him." Gu Ruochu's tone was calm. "Whether you believe it or not, Cheng Xi's injury was an accident. Ten years in jail is not a fair sentence for Xu Yichen."
Ten years was enough to destroy a person's sanity. From her own experience in prison, she knew that it would be difficult for Xu Yichen.
Huo Nanchen looked at her impassively. The dense air in his chest began to build up. His expression turned gloomy once again.
"Leave this matter to the lawyer. Don't interfere anymore. It's none of your business anyway." He deepened his voice when he said the second half of his sentence.
Lan Nuo had been with him for a long time and was aware of Huo Nanchen's volatile temperament.
She did not understand why Gu ruochu would provoke Huo Nanchen. The consequences of provoking him would be terrible. Everyone knew that he had a bad temper.
If she really loved Huo Nanchen, why would she put him in such a difficult position?
"How could I really not care?" Gu Ruochu replied and shook her head. "If Miss Ning is unwilling to step back, I won't step back either."
"All right. I understand."
Lan Nuo felt that she could not stay any longer. The atmosphere between the husband and wife was not right.
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."