Although he had already clarified the misunderstanding to everyone and pacified the situation, he still felt the need to apologize to Bai Xue. After all, it was her reputation that had been tarnished, and she was subjected to unpleasant criticisms.
He called Bai Xue.
Upon seeing his call, Su Yan had the initial intention to block his number, but after some thought, he decided to answer it.
"Xiao Xue."
His intimate address immediately ignited the rage in Su Yan!
Xiao Xue! He had never even called Mrs. Su that fondly. Who gave him the right? On what basis!?
"Who do you think you are to be calling my wife that way!" His anger transmitted through the phone was fierce and tangible.
"Su Yan?" Gongze Yu was stunned. He hadn't expected him, "Why do you have Xiao Xue's phone? Where is she?"
"I'm her husband, why can't I hold her phone? And why would you be concerned about where my wife is?" Su Yan had never felt such an urge to rip someone apart before.
Gongze Yu could now genuinely feel the wrath of Su Yan.
"Did you misunderstand anything, Mr. Su?"
"What could I have possibly misunderstood? Are you trying to claim that you don't harbor inappropriate feelings for my wife, Mrs. Su?"
Gongze Yu remained silent. How could he not after spending over a decade harboring such feelings?
"Gongze Yu, stay away from my wife, Mrs. Su. Bear the consequences if you don't comply!" Unseating a mayor was a mere task for him. Even if Gongze Yu had an exemplary track record and wasn't caught red-handed, he could still be blindsided!
"Su Yan, if you treat Bai Xue well, then I will stay far away from her. If you do not, then I will not let go!" Gongze Yu spoke with conviction after a period of silence, almost like a declaration.
He couldn't let go!
It was infuriating to have his cherished treasure treated this way! He was willing to pay any price to take her back!
"Good. Very good!" Su Yan's anger turned into laughter, a murderous chill gathering at the bottom of his eyes.
Till this day, no one had ever dared to compete with him for anything!
"Su Yan, if you're not going to treasure her, then let her go. She deserves the best!" Gongze Yu's words seemed to pour fuel over the fire.
"The best? You think too highly of yourself, don't you? A mere mayor, thinking of himself as the best!" Su Yan laughed sarcastically at Gongze Yu's presumptuousness. A man who could be controlled by him dared to claim himself to be the best!
When he wasn't even worthy of the dust on his shoes!
"I meant she deserves the best treatment!" Of course, Gongze Yu was not arrogant enough to think he was the best in the world, but he was confident that he could be the best person for Bai Xue!
"She brought this upon herself. Since she married into the Su family, she is part of us whether she's alive or dead. Even if I don't treat her well, you can't lay a finger on her!" His belongings, even if he wished to discard them, would never let anyone else touch them!
"If you do not appreciate her, Su Yan, then just watch!" Though Gongze Yu always carried himself with gentle grace, his assertive and domineering nature was obvious when he was determined.
The tension between the two men palpable, even over the phone as their clash of dominance ensued.
"Alright! I look forward to that, though I fear that you'd be off to meet Yama before your hands reach out!" To engage him in a fight over a woman, only death awaited!
"That's only if you, Su Yan, are capable enough!" Gongze Yu's words revealed that he was not afraid of Su Yan.
Whether this was due to youthful audacity, invincible love, or Gongze Yu's underlying power, which extended beyond his role as a mayor, was still unknown.
After the incident that day, Bai Xue hadn't experienced any more vomit episodes. However, she had an uneasy feeling that something wasn't right.
ps: There will be an update later today. There are two more updates, which I'll be posting around 7 p.m.