Qiao Hua snapped awake and grabbed Gu Wenze's hand. "What are you doing?"
Their shadows stretched across the ceiling above them. Gu Wenze's face was turned away from the light, making his expression unreadable, and a thin, icy haze veiled his narrow black eyes.
"What do you think?"
Goosebumps rose all over Qiao Hua. She felt as though a wild beast were watching her from the shadows. "Don't forget, I..."
"You're going to say you're pregnant again, so we can't do that?" Gu Wenze cut her off coldly.
Qiao Hua swallowed. Gu Wenze continued, "You could run away, so why can't I touch you?"
Seeing that Gu Wenze was serious, Qiao Hua went rigid. She pushed against his strong, solid chest with almost all her strength and stammered, "Y-you need to calm down. We can talk this through."
"Qiao Hua, you're not getting away this time."
Night spilled into the living room through the vast floor-to-ceiling windows. An expensive suit jacket and a woman's blouse lay scattered across the carpet.
Just as Gu Wenze was about to take the final step, Qiao Hua hurriedly grabbed his hand, fear seeping into her voice. "No, you really can't..."
Forced to stop, Gu Wenze looked at Qiao Hua's damp, trembling lashes. Her face betrayed intense resistance and anxiety, and both hands clutched the hem of her skirt as though she were facing a mortal enemy.
In the end, Gu Wenze couldn't bring himself to do it.
If he truly forced Qiao Hua, she would probably hate him to death.
He let out an almost imperceptible sigh, suppressed the desire surging through him, and released her.
Only then did Qiao Hua's heart settle back into place. The moment she regained a little strength, she lunged at Gu Wenze, ready to claw at him.