Sin Chuxia didn't move, Gu Qi continued, "Young madam, there aren't many taxis around here to hail. If you don't get in the car, you'll have to use your legs and walk out."
The An Family really doesn't know what's good for them. They had begged the young madam to return to the An Family, and yet, for some inexplicable foster daughter, they mistreat their own flesh and blood like this.
Sigh!
If it were anyone else, finding a daughter lost for over a decade surely should be filled with remorse, desperately seeking ways to make amends.
Yet the people of the An Family are truly different! They have a smooth, flower-lined avenue they could walk, yet they choose to trail a new path laden with thorns.
They refuse to live a good life and insist on making things difficult.
When the affair between the triad leader and the young madam is revealed later, they are bound to regret!
Lin Chuxia was unaware of Gu Qi's thoughts at this moment; her mind was a bit foggy.
She couldn't figure out when Gu Yuheng had arrived or how much of the earlier scene he had witnessed.
Why did it always seem that she was caught in embarrassing situations by this man?
It really was like a ghost that wouldn't leave!
Lin Chuxia, carrying a bit of resentment and anxiousness, got on the car. When she tried to buckle her seatbelt, she didn't understand why, but after several attempts, she couldn't fasten it.
Uh… her hand trembled.
Sure enough, a mild reproach came from beside her, "Shameful."
That tone… Lin Chuxia didn't need to lift her head to guess that Gu Yuheng's face must be filled with disdain.
She wished she could smash the seatbelt in her hand onto Gu Yuheng's face, but… she didn't have the courage.
Lin Chuxia could confront the sky, the ground, the air, but she dared not confront Gu Yuheng.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Chuxia suppressed the impulse in her heart, lifted her head, and smiled brilliantly at the person beside her, "You don't understand, I just couldn't be bothered to waste my words on them!"
"Indeed I don't understand. After all, my brain has been well protected all my life, never had any incidents."
Your brain must have been caught in a door!
Lin Chuxia was annoyed, yet dared not show it.
"But…" Lin Chuxia turned around, her smile even more dazzling, her tone as gentle as if squeezing water from it, "You can't bite a dog back just because it bites you, right?"
Hiss—
Gu Qi, sitting in the driver's seat, couldn't help but inhale sharply.
The boldness to talk to Third Master like this and still live so freely, probably in all of China, except for the old master and madam, only the young madam could manage that.
Oh, the little cat has unsheathed its claws?
Gu Yuheng, upon hearing these words, was not annoyed; instead, his mood seemed very good as he curved his lips and simply responded lightly, "Hmm."
"Third Master, should we continue to go to the old house?" Seeing that the conversation between the two had paused, Gu Jiu took the chance to ask.
Gu Yuheng glanced at Lin Chuxia, who looked somewhat restless, and declared, "No, let's go to Bishui Huating."
Bishui Huating was a place Lin Chuxia knew, a house of Gu Yuheng's in the suburbs.
Thinking back to what Gu Yuheng had said when she encountered him earlier, Lin Chuxia scoffed inwardly, Hmph, a cunning rabbit has three burrows!
Actually, Lin Chuxia had visited the Gu Family's old house when she first arrived in Jincheng, but she was too exhausted both times she went to pay much attention to the street scenery and thus couldn't place it immediately.
Gu Yuheng needed only a glance to know what Lin Chuxia was thinking, "Keep cursing me in your heart, and you can forget about your allowance next month."
"You…"
This damn!!!
He only uses this tactic to threaten her!
What Lin Chuxia didn't know was that it wasn't that Gu Yuheng liked to use this tactic to threaten her. He often used this method simply because it was most effective on Lin Chuxia.
There were two things in Lin Chuxia's life that she regretted.
One was nodding in agreement to tie the knot with Gu Yuheng at a young age and marrying herself off.
The second was foolishly thinking she had struck a great bargain when Gu Yuheng offered to "provide for" her, nodding happily while handing over all her bank cards to him.
Lin Chuxia still remembered the reason Gu Yuheng had given her for handing over her bank cards—
"With that little money of yours, do you think I would care?"
"It's just that I don't want others to say that a big man like me has to let his wife rack her brains every day to figure out ways to earn money. If that got out, what would people think of me?"
"If you want to tinker with your little projects, fine. But all your expenses must be spent from my money."
To this, Lin Chuxia had expressed her doubts, "What about my own money?"
Gu Yuheng replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world, "I'll keep it for you, untouched. Whenever you need it, I'll return it to you with principal and interest."
Back then, Lin Chuxia had thought about it and felt that she wouldn't be at a loss, and it even seemed like a gain. Someone was giving her money to spend freely, and when she needed her own money, she could not only get back her principal but also receive a profit that Gu Yuheng promised would be higher than the market interest. Why not?
It had to be said, Gu Yuheng had painted a big, tempting pie for Lin Chuxia.
So, Lin Chuxia almost didn't think twice before happily agreeing to all of Gu Yuheng's terms, not only foolishly handing over all her bank cards but also signing her name on the contract without even reading it carefully for fear that Gu Yuheng might change his mind!
The more thrilled Lin Chuxia was back then, the more remorseful she is now!
She wished she could go back in time and slap herself hard!
She must have been brain-dead to have done such a brainless thing!
Facing Gu Yuheng's threats, although Lin Chuxia was annoyed, she was utterly helpless.
Alas, who asked for her to be brain-dead back then!
Ptui, ptui, ptui!
She wasn't brain-dead!
It was clearly that the enemy was too cunning!
Gathering her thoughts, Lin Chuxia tried to change the topic. She pretended as if nothing had happened, her face full of curiosity and eagerness to know, "By the way, just now when An Mingzhu and Chu Yiyi saw you, they acted as if they had seen a ghost...ah, I mean, an important person, and they ran away feeling ashamed the moment they saw you, right?"
Originally, she wanted to say they looked like they'd seen a ghost, but as soon as she met Gu Yuheng's deep gaze, Lin Chuxia almost bit her own tongue!
"I don't know, maybe they had an urgent matter and had to leave," Gu Yuheng seemed quite pleased with Lin Chuxia's insincere flattery. "You said yourself, they felt ashamed. They aren't worthy enough to see me."
"Hehe!" Lin Chuxia gave a dry laugh on the surface.
Internally, Lin Chuxia cursed silently: Ptui! This shameless narcissist!
Actually, if someone else had said that earlier, it would definitely seem arrogant and out of touch with reality.
However, those words coming from Gu Yuheng's mouth... Who is Gu Yuheng? He's a man whose sneeze could shake Jincheng thrice over!
And the group with An Mingzhu, indeed, weren't worthy enough to meet Gu Yuheng personally.
So, coming from him, it made perfect sense and felt exactly like the truth, without a hint of discord.
"Is the young madam curious as to why the one from the An Family turned pale as soon as she saw the Third Master?" From the driver's seat, Gu Jiu suddenly interjected.