Qiao Hua gave him a surprised look. "Don't you usually hate occasions like this?"
Even business contacts who invited Gu Wenze out to socialize couldn't get him to grace them with his presence.
Gu Wenze said calmly, "I want to go with you."
Qiao Hua froze for a moment, warmth flooding her heart.
She thought Gu Wenze was still worried because of the incident with Chen Xingjian, which was why he wanted to accompany her. But the next second, he said coldly, "To keep you from cheating on me behind my back."
Cheating on him?
The little spark that had just flared in Qiao Hua's heart was instantly doused.
She had thought he insisted on going with her because he feared she might suddenly disappear one day. All that emotion had been wasted.
Unwilling to let that slide, Qiao Hua retorted, "Who cheated on you?"
She hadn't done anything at all. Gu Wenze was just spouting nonsense.
Gu Wenze narrowed his eyes. "You brought this on yourself by refusing to behave."
Qiao Hua frowned. "When have I ever misbehaved?"
"First there was Yan Yu, then Gu Junxing, and then Chen Xingjian." A dangerous storm brewed in Gu Wenze's voice. "Qiao Hua, when have you ever behaved?"
If he hadn't stopped her in time, Qiao Hua might have run off with another man long ago. They might even have a child by now.
Then he remembered how she had secretly thought about finding herself a hot young guy last time. Perhaps her heart already belonged to someone else.
Gu Wenze sounded like an aggrieved wife listing her husband's affairs. Qiao Hua felt a little guilty listening to him. How had she not known she had been involved with so many men?
But she couldn't be blamed for that. Gu Wenze had