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Gu Xiaoxi sat in her dorm room, feeling that the more she thought about the matter, the more something seemed off.

Afterward, she grabbed her bag, went out, and drove off.

The way to the Presidential Mansion was always somewhat unfamiliar to her, but following her previous memories, she drove directly to the entrance.

Stopped by layers of security, her car was halted at the gate.

Although annoyed, she still got out of her car.

The two guards made a show of calling and reporting to the master inside the Presidential Mansion before letting her in.

Facing this familiar yet alien house, she took a deep breath and stepped in.

There was nobody in the living room, and at this hour, Bai Yaxuan should have been at home.

She checked, and he had no other banquets or appointments today.

With the living room empty, he might have been in his study.

She first went to the study, but found no one there.

Then, her gaze fell on the bedroom, and after much thought, she ultimately did not go in.

She sat in the living room waiting, and after about half an hour, the entire villa was deserted, not even the servants were around.

Was Bai Yaxuan really not at home?

Even if he were, having stayed so long in the bedroom, he should have come out by now.

Although that room belonged to both of them, ever since she moved out, there was nothing of hers left in there.

Instinctively, she was also filled with aversion towards that room.

Because she had waited for half an hour, unable to suppress her curiosity, she finally decided to take a look in the bedroom.

Pushing open the bedroom door, inside everything was neat and orderly; nothing had changed.

It seemed just as it had been when she left a year ago.

With no one in the room, Gu Xiaoxi retracted her gaze and raised an eyebrow, wondering if Bai Yaxuan wasn’t home and the information she had gotten was wrong?

Just as she was puzzled, the bathroom door suddenly opened.

Her wrist was immediately seized by a strong grip.

Subsequently, she unexpectedly fell into a warm embrace.

Gu Xiaoxi looked up in astonishment at the man before her.

If this wasn’t Bai Yaxuan, then who was he?

He was draped in a light gray bathrobe, his dark, short hair still dripping with water, his loose clothing revealing a toned and sexy chest.

That handsome face, glistening with water droplets, seemed even more charming, and describing him as fresh as a daisy wasn’t an overstatement at all.

If other women saw him like this, they would certainly throw themselves into his arms in madness, even if just for a night of infatuation, at no expense spared.

He possessed the kind of allure that made women willingly rush into the flames.

"So, you’ve finally deigned to come back?" Bai Yaxuan’s voice held a mix of indifference, helplessness, and an indescribable sense of grievance, as though he were a wronged woman abandoned in her boudoir.

Gu Xiaoxi clenched her teeth, their close contact making her feel danger and fear.

She had planned to come back and accuse him; she was certain that today’s attack on Quan Shaoqing was Bai Yaxuan’s doing. The well-trained plainclothes personnel she saw had the techniques of special forces.

As for why he would employ such crude methods against Quan Shaoqing, she couldn’t guess at the moment.

...But the current situation was clearly not the time for her to ask questions.

"Let go of me first! We can talk this out properly!" Her voice was cool, and she faintly smelled a trace of alcohol on the man.

Had he been drinking?

After a year apart, she still couldn’t see through the man before her.

Bai Yaxuan was taken aback, seemingly aware that his earlier action had been too harsh.

He let her go and narrowed his eyes, reaching up to rub his forehead, "Sorry, I might be tired. Is there something you came back for?"