Qiao Hua's heart lurched.
Was Gu Wenze going to force himself on her?
Panic instantly seized Qiao Hua. She instinctively backed away and raised her hands to stop him. "W-wait! We can talk this out!"
Gu Wenze's face radiated an icy menace laced with anger. "Qiao Hua, you brought this on yourself. The moment you teamed up with Yan Yu to run away, you should have known this day would come."
Whenever he thought about the two of them secretly seeing each other behind his back all this time, it felt as though a fire were burning in his chest.
Perhaps Yan Yu and Qiao Hua had already gotten together behind his back, or even done something more intimate.
The last thread of his restraint snapped. With a sharp rip, Gu Wenze tore open Qiao Hua's shirt. Her skin, white as jade, was suddenly exposed before him, inflaming him further.
Realizing Gu Wenze was serious, Qiao Hua shuddered. Thinking fast in her desperation, she cried, "Gu Wenze, don't forget that I'm carrying your child!"
Gu Wenze paused. Qiao Hua seized the opportunity. "I-if you want to lose the baby, go ahead and touch me!"
For some reason, those words enraged Gu Wenze. He grabbed her pale wrist, his voice cold and low. "Now you know to use the baby as an excuse? Why didn't you think about the baby when you went to the hospital with Yan Yu for an abortion?"
If he hadn't arrived in time, Qiao Hua would already have been lying on an operating table, aborting their only child.
"Qiao Hua, don't think saying that will get you out of this." Gu Wenze's eyes were ice-cold, his entire body radiating hostility. "I'll make sure you learn your lesson today."
Qiao Hua instinctively fought back, but then something