His words shocked Xu Weilai to the core.
That thought had never crossed her mind—it couldn't cross her mind; that would be impossible! Regardless of the past or present, she had never thought him as inconsequential, and much less, she had never thought to play with him in the palm of her hand.
"Gu Yu, that wasn't…"
She wanted to say that that wasn't what she'd meant. But the moment those few words came out of her mouth, Gu Yu increased the pressure of his fingers around her chin. She yelped in pain and wasn't able to finish the rest of her sentence.
She noticed the scorn and disdain in his eyes and instantly knew that he wouldn't listen to any of her explanations. He had already decided that she had been playing him this whole time!
