Qiao Hua blinked, a spoon between her lips. "The Ruan Family?"
Gu Wenze gave a quiet hum of assent. "To visit Uncle and Aunt Ruan."
"Go visit them yourself. I'm not going."
She finally had some time off, and all Qiao Hua wanted was to rest at home.
Besides, she hated these occasions full of polite small talk. With her reputation, they might not even welcome her.
She had no intention of making herself unwelcome.
Gu Wenze's low voice left no room for argument. "You're my wife. You have to come with me."
Qiao Hua stood firm. "I'm not going."
Gu Wenze narrowed his eyes slightly. "If you don't go, we can stay home and do something else."
He put particular emphasis on "do something else," his tone teasing and loaded with meaning.
Qiao Hua swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue.
She knew that bastard Gu Wenze, with his sex-crazed poodle instincts, would definitely make good on his threat.
Qiao Hua viciously bit into her bread, as though she were eating Gu Wenze's flesh rather than breakfast.
Gu Wenze knew that meant she had agreed.
After breakfast, they set off for the Ruan Family's home.
Since the Ruan Family had moved seven years ago, the two families had rarely kept in touch. Only the bonds between the Old Master's generation still connected them.
When they arrived, the butler led Gu Wenze and Qiao Hua into the villa. A middle-aged couple sat in the luxurious living room-Ruan Hanli's parents.
"Uncle, Aunt."
Mrs. Ruan turned and saw Gu Wenze, her face immediately lighting up. "Wenze! Come, sit down."
Mr. Ruan studied Gu Wenze with a faint smile in his eyes. "It's been years, hasn't it? Look how grown-up you are."
Gu Wenze maintained a courteous smile. "I should have