"Mm." He responded briefly.
Yu Se seemed to notice Gu Jiangnian's gaze moving beyond her, and she slowly turned to look.
There was nobody behind her.
So, she asked, "What are you looking at?"
Gu Jiangnian lifted his cup to take a sip of water, his eyelids slightly lowered, concealing the flurry of emotions within, and said tersely, "A cat."
Lan Ying was astonished that day.
She had thought that the lady of the house knew about her husband and Miss Jiang's marriage, but it seemed she did not; what's more, Mr. Gu was deliberately keeping it from her.
That morning, standing at the entrance to the dining room, the young mistress was regrettably sent away by a single word of acknowledgment from her husband.
Was she really sent away?
Perhaps not.
Those who have lacked love since childhood are most adept at discerning whether others like them or not, and Muwan had seen through Yu Se's dislike early on.
