Gu Xiaoer didn't know when she had fallen deep asleep, until the morning sunlight spilled into the room and she faintly opened her eyes, the clock pointed to seven.
There were twelve hours left until the birthday banquet at seven in the evening.
She still remembered, the last thing Gu Zhengjin had said to her the night before when she left the Gu Family Villa: "Xiao Er, that man's life is in your hands. Go or not, it's your choice."
What a ludicrous choice!
How could she choose? Gu Zhengjin's methods were no secret to her, nor did she know how he would deal with Han Luoli, but she dared not gamble...
Han Luoli, so dominant and overbearing, had carved out a place in her heart. How could she bear to let him get hurt even the slightest bit?
Although she didn't know if the two of them could ever enter the halls of matrimony, at the very least, she had hoped to maintain this contract relationship. But now, could she not even do that?
