顾北弦, however, sensed that Su Huai was covering up for Gu Jinyao.
On the day of Grandma's funeral, he saw Gu Jinyao twice with his own eyes.
He stood nonchalantly on the broken bridge and on the other side of the pond, gazing at Su Huai from afar.
The deep affection in his eyes couldn't be hindered even by mountains and seas.
Su Huai's hand was injured, and her fingers were bruised from the forceful blows, just like her left hand, with four fingers.
Chu Suosuo slapped Su Huai, and her face was swollen like a pig's head that night.
If Lu Yao really died, how do you explain these coincidences?
The only reasonable explanation is: Lu Yao didn't die, but changed his identity to become Gu Jinyao.
Or, Su Huai lied.
Between the two speculations, Gu Beixian preferred to believe the first one.
Thinking of how Su Huai's mood changed drastically every time "Ah Yao" was mentioned, Gu Beixian no longer argued with her. He calmly picked up the knife and cut a piece of foie gras, feeding it to her mouth. "Eat more, you worked hard repairing the painting the other day."
Su Huai thought he wasn't angry anymore, so she resumed eating.
When she had eaten enough, Su Huai settled the bill and went to the restroom.
A figure followed her quietly from a distance and also entered the restroom.
Su Huai came out of the restroom and washed her hands.
A young woman beside her walked to another sink, also turning on the tap to wash her hands, and said, "Su Huai, you're eating here too?"
Su Huai glanced sideways and saw it was Chu Suosuo.
She was truly annoying.
She seemed to be everywhere, like a fly, never leaving.
Su Huai casually replied, "Are you following me?"
Chu Suosuo sneered, "We come here to eat every day, just happened to run into each other."
Su Huai couldn't be bothered to talk to her and continued washing her hands.
Chu Suosuo turned off the tap, crossed her arms, and looked at her, speaking in a disdainful tone, "Su Huai, you're from a small mountain village, probably your first time dining in such a romantic place, right? Do you feel like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden?"
Su Huai thought she had always had a good temper.
But Chu Suosuo repeatedly challenged her patience.
Su Huai smirked, "A parasite who can only rely on her parents, where do you get the nerve to mock me?"
Chu Suosuo's face turned ugly all of a sudden, and she didn't bother to pretend anymore. She said straightforwardly, "You're really clinging too tightly. You've even gone to the Civil Affairs Bureau and refused to divorce."
Forcing her and Gu Beixian to divorce was her intention.
Su Huai sneered, "Whether to divorce or not is a matter between me and Gu Beixian. What's it to you?"
Chu Suosuo's face showed a hint of ridicule. She leaned closer to Su Huai's ear, lowered her voice, and said sarcastically, "If it weren't for your grandmother's convenient death, you would have divorced long ago. Your grandmother really chose the right time to die, didn't she? Just to prevent you from divorcing. Women from small families like yours are so calculating. After finally climbing up the social ladder, you'll do anything to hold onto Gu Beixian. "
A surge of anger coursed through Su Huai's every pore.
Her pupils dilated, and she could almost see the rage building up inside her.
Almost without thinking, she grabbed Chu Suosuo's clothes and forcefully slammed her against the wall.
Chu Suosuo's back hit the hard wall with a thud, and it hurt so much she grimaced.
Su Huai raised her hand and slapped Chu Suosuo's face.
Because of her anger, this slap was full of force, fast, loud, and fierce.
Chu Suosuo's face immediately swelled up.
Five bright red fingerprints were clearly visible on her fair cheek.
Tears welled up in Chu Suosuo's eyes, and it took her a while to recover from the pain.
Suddenly, she raised her head, choked up, and said towards the door, "Beixian, have you seen Su Huai's true face now? Look how she hit me..."
Gu Beixian ignored her, his pitch-black eyes calmly fixed on Su Huai, as he gently asked, "Did you get hit?"
Su Huai shook her head.
This blatant favoritism was too obvious.
Chu Suosuo was about to suffocate with rage, "Beixian, didn't you promise Uncle Gu to take good care of me? Have you forgotten?"
Gu Beixian said indifferently, "I only promised him to take good care of you in work."
Chu Suosuo mourned, "Beixian, we've known each other since childhood, can't you be a little nicer to me..."
Suddenly, a male voice shouted, "Suosuo, stop it, come out."
Su Huai looked towards the source of the voice, it was Chu Suosuo's brother, Chu Mo.
Su Huai didn't know how to face him for a moment.
But Chu Mo nodded slightly at her and said, "Sorry."
Su Huai felt somewhat surprised.
After all, she had just slapped Chu Suosuo hard.
Seeing that she couldn't gain any advantage, Chu Suosuo snorted at Su Huai, turned around, and left.
Su Huai's fingers had touched Chu Suosuo's face just now, she felt dirty and washed her hands again.
She came out and walked towards the exit side by side with Gu Beixian.
Gu Beixian's tone was calm as he said, "I didn't expect you to be so fierce. The sound of that slap was heard from far away."
Hearing the slap, he thought Su Huai was being bullied, so he hurried over.
Su Huai couldn't guess what he meant and asked, "Do you also think I'm pretending? Disappointed in me?"
Gu Beixian's handsome face tensed slightly, "A little."
Su Huai became angry and said sourly, "I hit your ex-girlfriend, and you feel sorry for her?"
"Why did you hit her?"
"She insulted my grandmother, that's why I did it. Insulting me is fine, but insulting my grandmother is not allowed!"
Su Huai was angry, her eyes reddening.
Seeing her serious, Gu Beixian stopped teasing her, raised his hand to touch her head, and said softly, "I wasn't worried about her. It's just that I'm used to seeing your gentle appearance. It was a bit unexpected to see you angry for the first time. Even when I had a bad temper, you never got angry at me."
Angry?
Su Huai was stunned.
She had thought he was going to side with Chu Suosuo, feeling extremely upset.
But then he changed the subject, and she instantly broke down.
She grabbed his arm, almost blurting out, "You're my
husband, my closest person, I cherish you so much, how could I bear to be angry with you?"
A hint of smile appeared at the corner of Gu Beixian's eyes uncontrollably.
He pinched her chin, pushed her against the wall, and quickly pecked her lips.
He seemed to be in a very good mood.
Because she went to see Gu Jinyao, he had been holding back his anger, but she had just placated him.