The sounds around them seemed to vanish in an instant.
Gu Wenze stared blankly at Qiao Hua and asked in disbelief, "You didn't run away?"
Qiao Hua gave him a strange look. "What do you mean, run away? I just went to get some water."
With that, she raised the cup in her hand. Steam was still rising from the water.
Gu Wenze looked at Qiao Hua's innocent expression, his breathing quickening slightly.
At that moment, even he couldn't put a name to what he was feeling.
It was as if a lost treasure had suddenly been returned to him.
Seeing the odd look on Gu Wenze's face, Qiao Hua caught on. "You didn't think I'd run away, did you?"
Gu Wenze's jaw was tight. Clearly, that was exactly what he'd thought.
After all, this wouldn't have been the first time Qiao Hua had done something like that.
Qiao Hua said irritably, "You told me to wait outside. I was thirsty, so I went to get some water."
When Gu Wenze had told her to step outside earlier, Qiao Hua had already found it strange.
At the office, Gu Wenze wanted to keep his eyes on her twenty-four hours a day. Why would he suddenly be kind enough to leave her outside on her own?
Wasn't that practically handing her a chance to escape?
Besides, Qiao Hua had noticed a car following them on the way there, so she'd guessed something was up and hadn't rashly left.
Sure enough, Gu Wenze had stationed people downstairs, just waiting for her to walk into his trap.
Hmph, that bastard was pretty crafty!
Gu Wenze fixed his gaze on Qiao Hua's eyes and demanded, "Why didn't you run?"
Qiao Hua lowered her eyes to the cup in her hand and said quietly, "Even