Gu Sisi didn't quite understand this sentence. Frowning, she thought to herself, "She... conspired against me?"
"Zhao Wanru colluded with Wang Junhui to drug you. Now, her fiancé is here to ask for your forgiveness." Huo Cheng tossed the apple in his hand back and forth, a hint of sarcasm playing on his lips.
"Sisi, that's not what I meant," Wen Xuanyang quickly explained. He had come here sincerely to apologize.
"Okay, I got it." After learning what had happened that day, Gu Sisi's face turned pale. Just thinking about that day still gave her the shivers.
It was Zhao Wanru who had instigated the whole thing. No wonder Wang Junhui had been so brazen and dared to treat her like that.
Seeing the uneasiness on the woman in front of him, Huo Cheng pulled her into his arms again. This time, she didn't struggle.
I don't know how much time had passed before Gu Sisi finally managed to calm herself down.
"If you've come here to apologize for this, there's no need. It was Zhao Wanru who did it. It has nothing to do with you."
Then, under his gaze, she went upstairs.
Huo Cheng raised his eyebrows. He hadn't expected Gu Sisi to give up on getting revenge so easily.
Without Gu Sisi around, there was no point in keeping Wen Xuanyang here either.
"Make yourself at home," Huo Cheng said before following her upstairs.
It was obvious that he was kicking him out. Wen Xuanyang could tell. Looking dejected, he left the villa.
"Madam, Madam," Sister Hu knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response.
Gu Sisi hadn't come out of her room since she went in. Knocking on the door didn't work either.
"Give her some time to be alone," Huo Cheng sat at the dinner table, looking at the closed door upstairs. He shook his head. There was nothing he could do. He hadn't wanted to bring this up in the first place, and this was exactly why.
Who wouldn't have psychological trauma after going through something like this?
"Should I prepare some food for Madam?"
"Prepare it," Huo Cheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "I'll take it up later."
Sister Hu obediently backed off, silently thinking to herself: The young master is so good to Madam!
Time ticked by. Watching the food being reheated over and over again, Sister Hu looked like she wanted to say something but held back.
"Give it to me," Huo Cheng had originally thought that giving her more time would allow her to figure things out on her own. But now it was getting too late.
Gu Sisi was squatting on the ground. Hearing the knocking on the door from outside, she still didn't move.
With a "click," the lock opened, and the lights came on.
Hearing the noise, Gu Sisi turned her back. Then, a pair of big hands turned her around.
In the darkness, Gu Sisi was very sensitive to the sudden light. She closed her eyes and waited for the discomfort to pass.
What Huo Cheng saw was a tear-stained face. Gently running his fingers over her tears, he asked softly, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Gu Sisi whispered in defense, lowering her head to avoid his gaze.
After a few seconds of silence, suddenly, Gu Sisi felt light. She was picked up by someone.
Afraid of falling, Gu Sisi instinctively wrapped her arms around Huo Cheng's neck. There was a hint of panic in her original sadness.
Huo Cheng placed her on the table. Somehow, there was a meal on the table. The delicious smell made Gu Sisi's stomach growl.
"Even if you're going to cry later, finish eating first," Huo Cheng's tone was firm.
Gu Sisi was hungry herself, so she obediently picked up the chopsticks and ate a little.
After her stomach was full, she didn't seem to be as sad anymore.
On her own, Gu Sisi started to sulk. She was really a foodie.
"The reason for your sadness?" Gu Sisi was so engrossed in eating that she had ignored Huo Cheng beside her. Hearing his voice, she was stunned for a moment and looked over.
Huo Cheng was looking at her intently.
Gu Sisi had already given up on herself. She waved her hand. "It's okay. I just want to cry to expel toxins."
"Tell me clearly," the voice sounded right in front of her.
When Gu Sisi looked up, she saw Huo Cheng's eyes inches away. As Huo Cheng moved closer to her, not knowing what was going on, she slowly backed away until she couldn't go any further.
She propped her hands against him. "Brother, brother, I'll tell you."
Huo Cheng finally stopped. Gu Sisi let out a sigh of relief.
Huo Cheng looked at her intently. Gu Sisi swallowed hard, and her mood suddenly turned low again.
"I just don't understand why someone would treat me like this. I'm just an ordinary person. Why do they want to ruin me?"
Gu Sisi let out a self - deprecating laugh. "I haven't hurt them, but why do they always want to hurt me?"
Huo Cheng could hear the fear in her self - mocking words. He pulled Gu Sisi into his arms.
"Don't worry. You have me. If anyone hurts you, I'll take care of everything," Huo Cheng whispered directly into Gu Sisi's ear. She didn't know whether her face or ears turned red first.
After Gu Sisi nodded, she received a kiss on the forehead.
Gu Sisi covered her face and rolled around in the quilt. Just thinking about what had just happened, she couldn't calm down at all.
As a result, Gu Sisi was too excited to fall asleep in the first half of the night. She was too tired in the second half of the night and overslept. The end result was that she was late for work.
Although no one would cause trouble for her because of someone, Gu Sisi gritted her teeth in anger. It was because of what he had said that she had insomnia and was late.
She had never been late from primary school to work.
Huo Cheng sneezed several times in his office.
Jiang Lihao immediately became interested. "A cold? Did you forget to get out of the bathtub last night and freeze in the bathroom all night?"
Huo Cheng's face turned as cold as frost, but the other person seemed to be immune and ignored it.
"It shouldn't be. How could sister - in - law forget such a big person," Jiang Lihao then denied his own answer.
"If you don't want me to throw you out, get out of here now!" Huo Cheng's emotions, which had been calm, were now completely out of control.
"I came to find you because I was bored," Jiang Lihao said.
Then, before Huo Cheng could get angry, he quickly slipped away.
At the police station, when Zhao Wanru took off the handcuffs, she still felt like she was in a dream. She rubbed her wrists.
She didn't know who had saved her. She had suddenly been released, but as long as she was out, it was a good thing.
All the humiliation she had suffered yesterday was brought on by Gu Sisi. She would never let this woman go. There was a hint of viciousness in Zhao Wanru's lowered eyes.
When Zhao Wanru was led out, her mother, who had received the news, was already waiting at the door.
"Dear daughter, you've suffered," Mrs. Zhao didn't know if it was just her imagination, but she always felt that her daughter had lost weight.
Thinking of her husband still in a coma in the hospital, tears welled up in her eyes. "What's happening to our family? It's like they're trying to drive me crazy."
Seeing her mother crying at the police station, Zhao Wanru quickly pulled her to the side. She didn't want to get arrested again.
"Mom, I'm hungry. Let's go home quickly," Zhao Wanru said tiredly.
Mrs. Zhao finally stopped crying. She wiped her tears and held her head up again. "Okay, mom has prepared something for you. Let's go home."