Why Was He Like This?

Listening to the indecent sounds coming from inside, a trace of unease flashed across Gu Qingxue's ice-cold face. Her cheeks even faintly reddened, and she instinctively wanted to leave.

But!

The moment she turned around, she nearly bumped face-first into the gentle Second Family Head, Gu Qingmo. "Big Sister, what's wrong?"

Without saying a word, Gu Qingxue shoved past her and staggered away as though fleeing.

"How strange..."

Gu Qingmo stared dumbfoundedly at Gu Qingxue's retreating figure, who looked as though she had encountered something terrifying. She shook her head and entered the residence as well, but before she even reached the bedroom door, her entire body froze on the spot!

Then!

Her expression went from stiff to shocked, then finally to bewildered as she gradually began questioning her life...

"Th-this... in broad daylight, how could they..."

Even with her temperament, she could not help but feel her cheeks burning. "Third Sister really... How could she do this in the middle of the day?"

She stomped her foot angrily, but did not dare barge in. Given her Third Sister's personality, if she dared rush in and see it, Third Sister would definitely never let her hear the end of it!

Besides!

She had heard that when people were doing this sort of thing, being interrupted could very likely leave them unable to recover, and then... when that happened, she felt that her Third Sister might well want to kill her!

At that thought,

she finally understood why her eldest sister, Gu Qingxue, had fled as though running for her life earlier.

If she did not leave, was she supposed to stand here and listen?

With that in mind, Gu Qingmo covered her burning face and hurried away. Then she spotted Gu Qingbo sneaking around in the living room, poking her head out as if trying to investigate. Gu Qingmo immediately smacked her on the head and dragged her out of the residence. "Little girl, don't mess around with this!"

"You're not allowed to go in, understand?"

Gu Qingbo clutched her aching head. Upon hearing that, she immediately muttered in dissatisfaction, "I-I was just curious. Wh-who is that... The voice sounds a lot like Third Aunt, but it doesn't..."

Gu Qingmo, "..."

The first "like" meant the voice sounded very similar, but the latter "doesn't" meant that it simply did not sound like something Gu Qinghan could make.

"This isn't something you should know!"

Gu Qingmo snorted and reprimanded her, "Now, stand obediently at this door. Whenever your Third Aunt or Third Aunt's Husband comes out, bring him/her to see me. Do you understand?"

Gu Qingbo, "..."

Was she being made to stand here as punishment, face the wall in reflection, and suffer mental torment too?

"C-can I say I didn't hear that?"

"You can!"

Gu Qingbo was overjoyed.

But before the smile on her face could bloom, the next sentence made it feel as though she had been cast into an ice cellar. "You can go ask whether your Eldest Aunt agrees first!"

Gu Qingbo, "..."

The moment she thought of Gu Qingxue's utterly emotionless eyes and face, she shuddered in fright. She obediently shut her mouth and stood where she was, taking up the duty of a guard.

Of everyone in the Gu Family, the person she feared most was her Eldest Aunt, Gu Qingxue. Whenever the latter looked at her, it was as though she were staring at an ant, giving her the feeling that she would definitely kill her.

Even though she knew she could not possibly die, the indifference in that gaze still made Gu Qingbo somewhat afraid...

And so,

Gu Qingmo left, while little Gu Qingbo squatted outside the door, all the way until three days and three nights later...