The bright morning sunlight shone in through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Even at this time of day, the heat of summer intruded vividly.
However, Gu Xiaozhan's body was like an ice sculpture that did not melt despite the scorching sun.
He stepped back, distancing himself from Mu Anhan. When he caught sight of her bare feet, he said in a husky, deep baritone, "The next time you stand on the ground barefooted, don't walk anymore."
Then, he turned his back on her coldly and walked to the door.
Gu Xiaozhan opened the door, and Lie Huo, extremely anxious on the other side, finally felt relieved. When Lie Huo saw the shattered sofa in the room in his peripheral view, he sighed secretly. Mr. Gu's wife had caused his mania to act up again.
Madam was Mr. Gu's true nemesis.
Mr. Gu may be omnipotent, but he was willing to let his wife get away with anything!
"Mr. Gu, I'll get Tang Haolang to check on you immediately," Lie Huo said.
"No need," he dismissed the offer. Although Mu Anhan's comforting words may or may not be sincere, she still managed to soothe Gu Xiaozhan's manic episode. "Tell Zhu Chen to get a new sofa and move it to the bedroom later."
"Understood, sir!" Lie Huo instantly obliged.
…
Mu Anhan hurriedly put on her slippers. She had forgotten her shoes in the heat of the moment.
She never knew this man to be so meticulous!
She could not comprehend the reason for Gu Xiaozhan's agitation earlier. When he left the room, she frowned at the mess on the ground, perplexed.
Eventually, she prepared to go downstairs. She washed up, changed clothes, and picked up her phone.
When she looked at the unread messages on her phone, she found the text sent by Zhou Jingyi. Then she remembered Gu Xiaozhan's manic episode outbreak. Oh, no wonder...
Mu Anhan felt like all her progress in mending her relationship with Gu Xiaozhan had crumbled to dust because of this one text message. Now she was back to square one.
Zhou Jingyi was a b*stard scumbag! She shook with frustration and wrung her hands in strangling motions.
Mu Anhan quickly replied. [Disappear from here as far as you can! Don't ever come and disturb me again! Otherwise, I'll beat you up every time I see you!]
After she pressed send, she immediately blocked all of Zhou Jingyi's communication devices.
There was no way for her to explain this message to Gu Xiaozhan without sounding like she was trying to cover something up. She continued to scream obscenities at Zhou Jingyi in her heart.
...
Dihao Building.
The atmosphere in the office had dropped to a freezing point, and everyone was shivering.
Gu Xiaozhan, the source of the freezing temperature, had his jaw tightly clenched. He wore the same, unchanging frigid expression, but today, a storm was brewing.
Gu Xiaozhan called Mu Shaochen to the office. He wheeled into the room. "Mr. Gu..."
"How's the progress?" Gu Xiaozhan's sharp eyes sliced through the air like a sword.
Mu Shaochen swallowed, feeling bitter. "There's no progress for now."
"There's no progress with the perfume designer queen? There's no progress with the hacker, Old A?" Gu Xiaozhan scowled. "When did you become so inefficient?"
Mu Shaochen's face burned with embarrassment from the scolding. "The perfume designer and the hacker, old A, are both highly secretive. There are six billion people on earth, and at least one billion know how to go online. I need time to investigate and narrow down these two..."
Gu Xiaozhan didn't want to hear excuses. He brought up his hand and stopped Mu Shaochen. "I'll give you three days."
Mu Shaochen felt that he would be dead in three days.
Someone knocked on the door.
"Mr. Gu, the police chief is here!" He Gang walked in.
Gu Xiaozhan nodded. He got up and said to Mu Shaochen, "Sort out the information and give a copy to the police."
"Right away!" Mu Shaochen pushed the button on his wheelchair and left.
Gu Xiaozhan strode into the meeting room. He Gang patted Mu Shaochen's shoulder in consolation, indicating that he could not help even if he wanted to. He then followed Gu Xiaozhan out.
…
In the evening.
Mu Anhan stood on the balcony of Tianqin villa and admired the beautiful scenery under the sunset for a while. Then, she returned to her room to design new toys for Gu Yao and a new dress for Gu Yu.
In the past, she thought that she wouldn't be able to survive if Gu Xiaozhan locked her up at home.
But now, she was being productive and could design so many pieces.
Just as she inserted the program she had written into the toy, the door slammed open, and a tall, majestic silhouette stood in the last rays of sunlight.
Mu Anhan, shocked, closed the laptop with a bang. "Hubby, why are you back so early?"