At that moment, Gu Wenze felt as though a knife had plunged into his heart, leaving him barely able to breathe.
He hurried over to Qiao Hua. The moment she felt someone touch her, she shuddered violently and instinctively pushed him away.
Gu Wenze grabbed her shoulders and said urgently, "It's me."
Qiao Hua struggled to lift her eyelids. When Gu Wenze's worried face appeared in her blurred vision, she clung to him like a lifeline and slowly loosened her grip.
With a clink, the shard of glass fell to the floor.
Gu Wenze drew Qiao Hua into his arms and carefully checked her for injuries.
Fortunately, apart from the wound on her hand, she had no other injuries.
Only then did some of the fear gripping Gu Wenze's heart ease.
"Gu Wenze, I'm so hot..." Qiao Hua suddenly murmured, her hands unconsciously tugging at her collar.
The lighting had been too dim for Gu Wenze to see clearly earlier. Only now did he notice the unnatural flush on Qiao Hua's face and the scorching heat of her body.
Gu Wenze's gaze hardened. He whipped his head around to glare at Zhu Dejie. "What did you do to her?"
Zhu Dejie trembled. "President Gu, I..."
A horrifying possibility flashed through Gu Wenze's mind, and a murderous edge entered his eyes. "You drugged her?!"
Zhu Dejie stammered, "President Gu, let me explain. I..."
Before he could finish, Gu Wenze punched him in the face, knocking him straight to the floor.
"You have a fucking death wish!"
Zhu Dejie's teeth had been knocked loose, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
From where he lay, half of Gu Wenze's face was shrouded in shadow, radiating a chilling menace.
Zhu Dejie shivered involuntarily. He scrambled forward and clung to Gu Wenze's