Gu Yue Na finished speaking, her gaze sweeping across everyone's astonished faces before finally locking firmly onto Lu Jun's eyes as she began to explain:
"You are important. More important than anyone could imagine."
"Important enough that no one can replace you."
"So I cannot, and I will never allow you to suffer damage that could harm your very foundation for any reason."
Having said that, she did not wait for Lu Jun to speak again. She turned to face Huo Yuhao, her tone softening slightly yet still carrying an unquestionable forcefulness:
"I will handle Lu Jun's matter. As for you, Huo Yuhao, I want to speak with you alone."
"Once we are done, you will understand."
Lu Jun looked at Gu Yue Na's straight back and felt the rare, intense protectiveness radiating from her. For a moment, he was left speechless.
He had never seen such a domineering side of Gu Yue Na, yet beneath that dominance lay undisguised concern and protection.
In the end, he merely sighed softly and nodded.
"...All right."
Why did it feel like their roles had suddenly switched?
Was he the delicate little wife now?
But she was being so serious... It did not seem easy to refuse.
After all, Lu Jun had never seen her this serious before.
Having received his agreement, Gu Yue Na said no more.
She raised her slender, jade-like hand, and silver light flickered faintly at her fingertips.
A vast, boundless yet incomparably pure and condensed wave of Spiritual Power instantly spread out like an invisible barrier, enveloping her and Huo Yuhao and shutting out all outside sound and prying eyes.
Silver light swirled, forming a translucent spiritual domain. From outside, all anyone could see were the blurred figures of the two facing each other.
Within the domain.
Huo