Gu Wenze's expression instantly darkened. "What did you say?"
Qiao Hua failed to notice the change in his expression and continued, "You want a child, and I want freedom. That way, everyone gets what they want."
Once Jiang Nan gets out of prison, she can raise this child.
Though Jiang Nan probably won't like the child. After all, it's Gu Wenze's baby with another woman.
Oh, forget it. What does that have to do with me? With Gu Wenze around, the child probably won't have too hard a life.
Gu Wenze seized Qiao Hua's wrist, his gaze turning sharp. "You still dare to think about leaving?"
Gu Wenze had thought that, after all the time they had spent together lately, Qiao Hua had given up on leaving.
He had never expected her to still be thinking about leaving him.
Countless emotions surged through him, engulfing him like a tide. His suffocating pain turned into anger, and his grip on Qiao Hua's wrist tightened little by little.
His grip hurt so much that Qiao Hua felt as though her wrist might snap. She frowned. "You're hurting me."
"You think I'm keeping you here just for your child?" Bloodshot lines spread across Gu Wenze's eyes as he spoke through gritted teeth. "If I wanted a child, all I'd have to do is crook my finger, and there would be a whole crowd of women willing to give me one. Do you really not understand why I want you by my side?"
The anger in Gu Wenze's eyes startled Qiao Hua. For some reason, at that moment, she caught a glimpse of sadness in them.
She must have imagined it.
Qiao Hua instinctively struggled. "Of course I don't understand. Let go first. You're hurting my wound."
"I like you." Gu Wenze practically forced