Gu Xiaoman was desperately anxious, not because Mu Lan wouldn't accept Huo Tingxiao, that dog of a man, but because the abuse was making them both healthier.
However, her current indifference was indeed enough to depress anyone.
"You don't believe what I'm saying?"
"I do, if I can't even trust you, then whom can I trust?"
Mu Lan's words filled Gu Xiaoman with such emotion that tears welled up in her eyes. Thank heavens for her intact IQ; she had almost thought…
"Then, isn't your reaction a bit too calm…"
"I'm just thinking about how to deal with it if Mr. Pei really has ulterior motives.
After all, he saved me, and as long as that's true, I have to repay him."
"Lanlan, seeing you change like this, I really can't get used to it. It's like seeing another Huo Tingxiao, or the old one.
Baby, can you not put up a wall around yourself and pretend like this, don't you get tired?"
Gu Xiaoman's heart ached, but Mu Lan felt she had already gotten used to it.
