After hanging up, Gu Wenze returned to the room. Qiao Hua was tugging at the chain around her ankle, making it clatter.
"Do you want me to put another chain on you?" Gu Wenze asked coldly.
At his words, Qiao Hua angrily threw down the chain. "How long are you going to keep me locked up?"
Gu Wenze looked down at her. "I told you, once you give birth, I'll consider letting you go."
Qiao Hua nearly choked with anger.
She still had about seven months before she gave birth. Was she supposed to stay in this room for seven months?
He might as well just kill her and get it over with.
Besides, she was only a supporting female character. How could she give birth to the male lead's child? Wouldn't that derail the leads' happy ending?
Qiao Hua's eyes shifted, and she softened her tone. "Gu Wenze, can we make a deal? Let me go, and I'll help you get together with Jiang Nan. If you really want a child, you can have one with her. She's always been the one you love, hasn't she?"
Qiao Hua impressed even herself with her cleverness. If Gu Wenze and Jiang Nan got together, why would he need her to carry on the Gu family line?
But Gu Wenze's expression didn't change. "I only want a child born to you," he said, leaving no room for argument.
Qiao Hua frowned. "Is something wrong with you? Didn't you used to love Jiang Nan? What happened to her being your ideal love?"
"I don't love her anymore," Gu Wenze said coldly. "From now on, she and I have nothing to do with each other."
How can you stop loving Jiang Nan? How am I supposed to leave, then?
*No, I absolutely can't let