Page 693

Quan Shaoqing stared at her with a cold gaze, his thin lips parted slightly but no words came out.

Gu Xiaoxi bit her lip, slowly drawing closer to him, feeling a deadness in her heart.

She had always thought that their relationship was a little closer than that of strangers.

But now she realized they were even less than strangers.

*

As Quan Shaoqing watched her bright red lips and long, curled eyelashes tremble incessantly, it seemed she was truly afraid of him, as if she was heading to the execution ground...

Just as her lips were about to touch his.

Quan Shaoqing suddenly threw the lighter in his hand forcefully onto the table in front of him, like an angry lion, he gritted his teeth and said coldly three words, "Get out, all of you!"

The people present first were startled, then, one by one, they scurried away as if granted amnesty.

Fu Zhe was the first to react, picking up Bai Yu from the floor, by then she had already fainted.

Jin Xiao left with a group of bodyguards.

Gu Xiaoxi bit her lip and hurriedly left, not knowing the current state of Bai Yu.

...

After everyone had left, Quan Shaoqing’s icy gaze fell upon the lighter he had crushed on the table.

Did she resist him that much?

Could it be that in just a few days, she had fallen in love with Bai Yaxuan?

...

Luo Yiyan was originally drunk and unaware of what had transpired there.

When Fu Zhe took him to treat Bai Yu’s wounds, he sobered up immediately, and in the cabin, he took the first-aid kit, helped to extract the bullet from her arm, and stitched up her wound.

Bai Yu had lost a bit too much blood and was temporarily unconscious, but fortunately, there was no danger to her life.

After bandaging Bai Yu’s wound, Gu Xiaoxi was sent back by Luo Yiyan, "Go rest! Thank you for saving Bai Yu."

Gu Xiaoxi gave Bai Yu a look, and seeing that her breathing was steady, she said indifferently, "Then take good care of her."

At the doorway, Fu Zhe stopped her, his expression solemn and his attitude towards her much kinder.

"What happened today, let’s keep it among the few of us, and I hope none of you mention it to His Excellency."

Gu Xiaoxi nodded, "I understand!"

"If you have any difficulties, just say, and we will all help you. Has Quan Shaoqing ever bullied you?" Fu Zhe’s tone suddenly sounded like that of a kind elder brother.

"No, that was a long time ago," Gu Xiaoxi said calmly, then without further conversation, she turned and entered her own room.

Upon entering, she turned on the light.

Looking up, she saw Quan Shaoqing sitting on the sofa in her bedroom.

Her heart immediately tensed, standing at the doorway, not knowing whether to advance or retreat.

...

After quite some time, she managed to calm herself and slowly approached, asking Quan Shaoqing, "What are you doing here?"

Gu Xiaoxi stood not far from Quan Shaoqing, keeping a safe distance.

Quan Shaoqing, with a cold face, glared at her, patted the spot beside him, and said in a hoarse and deep voice, "Come, sit down!"

She couldn’t understand his intentions at all?

He had been so fierce towards her just a moment ago, and now he was being so amiable, trying to please her?

Or did he have another motive?

She dared not move closer, but stood composed, "You can speak, I can stand here just fine."

Upon hearing this, Quan Shaoqing’s expression suddenly darkened again, yet it was a lot better compared to his previous unapproachable demeanor.

He rose to his feet, his tall figure instantly making the entire room feel oppressive.

He walked towards her.

A strong scent of alcohol wafted towards her, and Gu Xiaoxi, startled, looked up at him, "Are you drunk?"

Looking closely at the man’s brows and eyes, his cheeks had an abnormal flush, and his eyes were hazy.

At this moment, Quan Shaoqing appeared like a wild beast that had lost its way, his handsome face glowing with an unusual radiance; obviously, he had drunk more than a little.

Why was he like this now?

"No! I just had a little bit!" Quan Shaoqing was almost instantly in front of her.

He suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms.

She was completely stunned.

"I’m sorry! I was a bit too angry just now.

You can’t touch my things; it’s taboo. I scared you, and I didn’t mean to insult you.

I was just a bit jealous of Bai Yaxuan!" Quan Shaoqing’s tone was especially gentle, a stark contrast to his previously icy demeanor––as if they were two different people.

Gu Xiaoxi’s heart jolted. Was this Quan Shaoqing apologizing to her?

Her head rested against his chest, and she could hear his strong heartbeat, inexplicably causing her cheeks to flush.

"Let go of me first; we can talk this out nicely."

"No! Gu Xiaoxi, are you willing to go with me? To leave... to leave Bai Yaxuan, to leave City A, I will give you anything you want." Quan Shaoqing suddenly sounded like a petulant big boy, holding her tightly, as if he wanted to merge her into his bones.

Gu Xiaoxi found it hard to breathe and quickly scolded, "You’re drunk! Let go of me first, will you?"

She hurriedly grabbed his arm, trying to push him away, but her strength was nothing more than a tickle to him.

"You’re not willing?" Seeing her hesitation, Quan Shaoqing let her go. His taut fingers gently pinched her chin, making her look up and meet his gaze.

Gu Xiaoxi took the opportunity to push his hand away, stepped back to keep a safe distance, and looked at him. "I think you must be misunderstanding something. Why do you think I would go with you?"

"I’ve checked. You and Bai Yaxuan have an agreement to divorce." Quan Shaoqing pressed on, slowly moving towards Gu Xiaoxi. "I’m smitten with you. I don’t want to see you with him, nor do I want him to have you."

Gu Xiaoxi retreated in fear.

Quan Shaoqing and Bai Yaxuan were equally dangerous because they both were men of high power, to whom women were dispensable.

If they wanted, they could have anyone; if not, they could easily dispose of them.

She didn’t think she had the charm to make both these outstanding men fall for her at the same time.

"Smitten?" Gu Xiaoxi’s back suddenly hit the cabinet behind her; she had nowhere left to retreat and scoffed at the drunken man, "When did I become so charming? What do you like about me?"

Quan Shaoqing took advantage of this, pressing Gu Xiaoxi against the cabinet.

His fingers lifted her soft chin and gently caressed her tender lips as he said leisurely, "I want to sleep with you!

I like your face, the way you lure people in your sleep, I like these lips that are sweeter than peaches. Are these reasons enough?"

He couldn’t think of anything else about Gu Xiaoxi that attracted him, perhaps there was more, but he couldn’t articulate them at the moment.

The most straightforward reason was that he indeed wanted to possess her, to make her into a doll, to hold in his arms all day, and to keep by his pillow at night.

He was indeed mad, even feeling irrational.

There are many women in the world, beautiful, charming, attractive, of all shapes and sizes, and yet why was he shamefully and deeply unable to quench his desire for her?

He tried to shift his focus, tried to keep women like Chen Lu, who were as delicate as porcelain dolls, at his side, but even after looking a hundred times, he had no interest.

He grew to dislike it more and more.

Only Gu Xiaoxi!

Even her every frown and smile, a glance back, an inadvertent gesture, seemed to carry infinite charm.

Just being a bit closer to her, smelling her fragrance, he felt as if consumed by flames of passion.

So he was mad!

Mad to the point where he couldn’t control his temper...

Unable to restrain the urge to snatch her away from Bai Yaxuan.

Faced with Quan Shaoqing’s explicit words, Gu Xiaoxi shivered inwardly.

Her eyes sparkling, she tried to push him away but ended up getting her hands clasped and pinned behind her instead.

Her chin was gripped, with no escape.

Her body was pressed against the cabinet, immobile.

Her hands were tightly bound, causing pain.

Her heart was even more filled with nervousness, fear, confusion, and sadness...

Suddenly, he disregarded the panic in her eyes, leaned in, and kissed her.

But then, as if stung, he suddenly released her...

Quan Shaoqing took a step back, reached for his own thin lips, and bright red blood spilled from the corner, staining his fingers.

He took a deep breath, tasting the metallic sweetness on his lip, and partly sobered up as he looked at Gu Xiaoxi.

Did she actually bite him?

Like a startled little rabbit, Gu Xiaoxi leaned back against the cabinet and slid down to the floor, then hugged her knees, burying her head, feeling the night at sea particularly cold.

His blood still stained the corner of her lips.

With her head lowered, Quan Shaoqing couldn’t see her expression.

He only heard her voice trembling slightly as she said, "Please go. I won’t come with you, nor will I sleep with you.

I am a person, not a warm bed doll, and I won’t degrade myself!

Tonight, you bypassed Bai Yu. I will pretend nothing happened just now with what you did to me. We’re even."