Page 474 of Assistant to My Contracted Husband

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Avoiding the gaze of other servants, Jian Ran went upstairs and walked directly to the first room. When she reached the study, which was slightly ajar, she could hear a man’s deep voice.

"Miss Karina, where is your father?"

Gu Mochen’s voice was magnetic, like a cello that tugged at the heartstrings.

Just by listening to his voice, Jian Ran felt an illusion of sorts, as though it could impregnate her.

A sneer curled up at the corner of Jian Ran’s mouth.

Hadn’t it been said that Gu Mochen was here to discuss business with Mrs. Gail?

Why then... was the person in the study Miss Karina?

And... it was apparent from what Gu Mochen was saying that Mrs. Gail hadn’t shown up.

Jian Ran narrowed her beautiful eyes, quickly grasping the situation.

It looked like a seduction plot.

Someone wanted to create an opportunity for Gu Mochen and Miss Karina, didn’t they?

At that thought, a shadow passed over Jian Ran’s eyes...

Her marriage to Gu Mochen was in name only, as if they were strangers, so this was Gu Mochen’s private matter. Moreover, eavesdropping at the door was hardly honorable.

So... she should leave.

Yet, even as she thought this, Jian Ran paced back and forth, unable to step away.

She... wanted to seize the chance to hear Gu Mochen’s true feelings.

After hesitating for a moment, Jian Ran ultimately chose to stay put.

Sigh...

She might as well be the villain just this once.

With that thought, Jian Ran felt more at peace with her decision.

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Inside the study:

Decorated in a European style, it lacked the solemnity of a Chinese room, adding a touch of romantic flair.

Gu Mochen’s delicate yet devilishly handsome face was drawn tight like icy edges as he half-closed his dark eyes.

Some things... didn’t need to be spelled out.

The woman’s behavior said it all.

A sneer formed on Gu Mochen’s lips.

He and Gail were businessmen; Gail didn’t stick to his own legitimate endeavors and instead tried every means to poach from Carlo.

This incident had already been exposed by him.

Was the man now actually arranging for his daughter to seduce him?

His own wife and daughter had also attended today.

Miss Karina was one of those brainless beauties who, relying on her decent background, and with some looks to boot, always thought that all men were at her feet.

Thus, Karina deliberately lowered the neckline of her dress and leaned in closer.

"President Gu, although this is the first time I’m meeting you, I have admired you for a long time," she said.

At this point, greed and possession shimmered in Karina’s eyes, all directed at Gu Mochen.

Outside the study, upon hearing this, Jian Ran’s mouth twitched slightly.

F*ck, the nerve.

What does she mean by the first time meeting and admiring him for a long time?

That sentence was obviously illogical.

And...

Great, so she has breasts? She was already wearing something low-cut and still purposely lowered it further.

At that thought, Jian Ran felt unpleasant inside, anger spreading through her heart. She really wanted to rush in and argue.

But all she could do was clench her fists and hold back... to see just how far this woman would flaunt herself.

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Gu Mochen watched as the woman practically threw herself at him and furrowed his brows.

The pungent smell of her perfume was quite unbearable.

Gu Mochen’s narrow eyes squinted slightly, exuding a dangerous aura, and he was extremely cold and intimidating.