Seemingly frightened by the sudden viciousness in Gu Wenze's eyes, Qiao Hua shrank back. "What are you talking about..."
The moment she finished speaking, a pair of strong hands clamped down on her shoulders.
Gu Wenze gripped her so hard it felt as though he would crush her shoulders. Qiao Hua winced in pain, a groan escaping her throat. "That hurts..."
"You're not Qiao Hua." Gu Wenze's eyes grew bloodshot. "Where have you taken her?"
"What are you talking about? If I'm not Qiao Hua, who else could I be?"
"Where's the Qiao Hua who was here before?" Gu Wenze's eyes were thick with bloodshot veins as he all but roared, "Give her back!"
Qiao Hua instinctively struggled. "I don't understand what you're saying. You're hurting me..."
"Give Qiao Hua back to me!"
Their argument drew Gu Jinyang and Gu Tiantian over. The moment they entered the room, they saw Gu Wenze shaking Qiao Hua violently, his face twisted with a loss of control and madness they had never seen before.
For as long as the two children could remember, Gu Wenze had adored Qiao Hua to his very core. Their father never even dared raise his voice to their mother, let alone lay a hand on her.
Their father had always been the one their mother pushed around.
They hurried forward to stop Gu Wenze, unable to worry about anything else. "Dad, what are you doing? Let go of Mom..."
But Gu Wenze seemed not to hear them. He stared at Qiao Hua as though he wanted to devour her. "Give Qiao Hua back to me. Do you hear me?"
Gu Tiantian was frightened. "Dad, you're scaring Mom. Whatever it is, we can talk it through."
Yet Gu Wenze seemed unable to take in a word. At the thought