By the time Qiao Hua came out of the kitchen, the man was gone.
For some reason, he always made her feel uneasy.
But since he had left, Qiao Hua put the little incident out of her mind. She was about to head upstairs with her glass of water when something occurred to her. She stopped and looked toward the bodyguard at the door.
An idea flashed through her mind, and a sly gleam appeared in her eyes as she hurried to the entrance.
The moment the bodyguard saw Qiao Hua come out, he raised a hand to stop her. "Miss Qiao, President Gu said you're not allowed to take a single step outside this house."
Qiao Hua wore a faint smile. "I'm not trying to go out."
The bodyguard looked puzzled. "Then you..."
"I'd like to borrow your phone."
The bodyguard frowned slightly, his calm tone strictly professional. "Sorry, Miss Qiao. President Gu said you're not allowed to contact anyone."
"I just want to call a friend. Five minutes is all I need." Qiao Hua clasped her hands pleadingly. "If you're worried, I can put it on speaker right in front of you."
The bodyguard repeated his answer. "Sorry. I can only lend you my phone if President Gu gives permission."
Getting Gu Wenze to agree would be harder than getting him to turn gay.
Seeing how firm the bodyguard was, Qiao Hua had no choice but to abandon the idea and reluctantly retreat into the villa.
She went upstairs, silently cursing Gu Wenze and eighteen generations of his ancestors.
Locking me up was bad enough, but now he's even stopping me from making calls.
Why doesn't Gu Wenze just cut me off from the outside world altogether?
As the night deepened, Qiao Hua grew increasingly sleepy. She checked