Gu Jiaoxue instantly changed her tune. "Big brother, I was wrong. I was the one who accidentally fell and lost the baby… But it's true that Huo Weiwu slapped me twice, and it really hurt."
"Why would she hit you for no reason?" asked Gu Haoting coldly as his eyes locked firmly on Gu Jiaoxue as though he had X-ray vision.
Gu Jiaoxue dared not to lie anymore. She said indignantly, "She stalked us and insisted on harassing Kang, which was why I slapped her. I did not expect her to slap me back twice. She said she was merely returning the favor for the first one, and the second one was because I deserved it."
"Who stalked you and Wei Yankang?" Gu Haoting's eyes glinted sharply, his face remaining neutral.
Cai Ya, who had been standing at the side all this while, lost her temper. "It's not your place to discipline my daughter even if she deserves it!" She glared angrily at Huo Weiwu.
Huo Weiwu locked her hands behind her back and said breezily, "I'm sorry, I raised my hand in the wrong direction. I'm really sorry about that."
"Is this the kind of attitude you adopt when apologizing?" Cai Ya asked through gritted teeth.
Huo Weiwu remained graceful. She tilted her head and retorted, "The few of you tried to frame me and conspired to put me to death. How should we settle that debt?"
Cai Ya was at a loss for words.
Gu Haoting's icy gaze landed on Huo Weiwu. In a low voice, he said, "Follow me."
He headed toward the study with the majestic aura of a king. The courage he had to rule the world was irresistible.
Huo Weiwu, however, was still afraid of him deep down. "Gu Haoting is like a carnivorous tiger and, right now, I'm right beside him. Not even my bones will be left behind after the hungry tiger is done with me."
Her guilt, however, over not knowing who she had slept with the night before, bothered her even more as she followed him to his study.
Gu Haoting pulled the chair out for himself, sat down, and inspected her with his deep eyes.
His gaze was too strong, too focused, and his silence made her feel claustrophobic.
She self-consciously adjusted her shirt. "Why do you keep staring at me? Who do you think you are?"
Gu Haoting frowned slightly, evidently displeased with her tone, but he was not angry.
The atmosphere in the room instantly grew tense.
"Why did you go to the hospital?" asked Gu Haoting.
Huo Weiwu lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes covering the windows to her soul. She casually found an excuse. "My stomach felt sick."
"Huo Weiwu!" Gu Haoting yelled, sounding as though he could see right through her.
Huo Weiwu's heartbeats quickened as she gazed at Gu Haoting with a guilty look.
"Pay attention to your identity and the things you should and should not do. Wei Yankang is about to become your brother-in-law. You should be keeping a distance from him," Gu Haoting instructed sternly.
"So, that's what he meant," she realized.
Huo Weiwu breathed in relief and teased him. "Why don't you find a reason to send him to jail forever? I'll thank even your ancestors if you do that."
Gu Haoting stood up, intimidating her.
Huo Weiwu took one step back, staring at Gu Haoting defensively.
She had never been afraid of anything since her youth, but he was the exception. Maybe it was because she had heard so much about him—his position, his style, his reputation, and his ruthless way of dealing with things. Thinking of his infamous cruelty on the battlefield made her flinch even more before him.
He crossed the distance between them in an instant and stopped in front of her, his tall physique looming over her.
Gu Haoting then reached out and rubbed his finger against her lips.
A glint appeared in his eyes, as the sensation that she had given him the previous night was still stuck firmly in his mind.
He wanted more.