Qiao Hua had no idea what had suddenly gotten into Gu Wenze. "Why would you stay home with us?" she asked, puzzled.
Gu Wenze fixed his deep eyes on her, barely perceptible emotions stirring in them.
Suddenly, Qiao Hua understood the look in his eyes.
Was Gu Wenze refusing to go to work because of what had happened to Chen Xingjian?
He was afraid she would suddenly disappear the way Chen Xingjian had.
Qiao Hua's throat tightened. "Are you worried I'll end up like Chen Xingjian?"
Gu Wenze said nothing, but that was clearly what he was thinking.
Although he hadn't said a word about it, after what had happened to Chen Xingjian, he was more frightened than anyone.
He was afraid the original Qiao Hua would suddenly return, afraid the current Qiao Hua would suddenly disappear.
Qiao Hua swallowed and tried to sound relaxed. "You're overthinking it. Chen Xingjian left because he failed his mission. I'm the female lead. I'm not going to just die that easily."
She made it sound easy, but in truth, Qiao Hua wasn't sure either.
Although Chen Xingjian had said she was the female lead now, no one knew whether that meant her or the original Qiao Hua.
After all, she was merely occupying this body. Strictly speaking, it belonged to the original Qiao Hua.
Seeing that Gu Wenze still looked grave, Qiao Hua reassured him, "Besides, if something really is going to happen to me, staying here won't help. And you can't stop going to work forever, can you?"
She deliberately kept her tone light. "If you run out of money, I'll marry someone else."
Gu Wenze's gaze darkened. "Don't you dare!"
"Why wouldn't I? If you end up penniless, my son and I aren't going to suffer with you." As she spoke,