Once she saw it was Gu Wenze, Qiao Hua let out a deep breath of relief. Her heart had nearly leaped into her throat.
She clenched her fist and pounded his chest, cursing angrily, "You bastard! Are you trying to scare me to death?"
For a moment, Qiao Hua had thought someone was trying to kidnap her again. Her heart had nearly stopped from fright.
Pulling free of Gu Wenze's arms, Qiao Hua bent down to pick up the water bottle from the floor and glared at him. "What are you doing here?"
Even in the dim light, she could tell Gu Wenze looked displeased. "You weren't coming home, so I had to come find you."
Gu Wenze would never admit that he couldn't sleep all night without Qiao Hua beside him. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw her face, and before he knew it, he had driven to the hospital.
Qiao Hua couldn't understand where this overwhelming need to control her came from. She was only staying away for one night. It wasn't as though she'd been kidnapped. Did he really need to come looking for her in the middle of the night?
Qiao Hua gently brushed the dust off the water bottle. "Didn't I tell you I was staying at the hospital tonight to take care of Shen Zhen?"
Gu Wenze narrowed his eyes. "So your husband doesn't need taking care of?"
Qiao Hua replied casually, "It's not like you've broken your arms or legs, or can't take care of yourself. What do you need me for?"
Gu Wenze looked deeply displeased. Shen Zhen merely had depression, yet Qiao Hua had spent the whole day at the hospital caring for her. He'd only received that kind of treatment when he'd nearly ended up in a vegetative