"Q-Qing, please let me explain."
Heaven Beyond, Xiao Qing's Residence.
As she looked at the panic-stricken Gu Yue, Xiao Qing's expression was dark. Everything Gu Yue had done over the past two years had happened right under her nose. How could she possibly not know?
This was Heaven Beyond, the Xiao Clan's home base. If she could not even keep this place under control, how could she serve as the clan's designated next leader?
So no matter how Gu Yue explained herself, her words seemed pale and powerless to Xiao Qing.
"Heh, explain? Did I say something wrong? Didn't you win over dozens of the Xiao Clan's Dou Zun to obey your commands?" Xiao Qing's face darkened to the extreme, and a trace of killing intent even flashed through her deep eyes.
"Q-Qing, listen to me. I did all of this for you!" Gu Yue continued desperately defending herself. Although she and Xiao Qing were already married, they had spent far more time apart than together over the past two years, and little affection existed between them. Thus, facing Xiao Qing's accusations now, Gu Yue was deeply worried.
"For me? Then tell me, how exactly was this for me?" Xiao Qing asked again, her expression grim.
"Qing, believe me. We're married. I had no selfish motives at all. Everything I did was to help you smoothly take over as the next clan leader.
"Although you're the designated next clan leader, quite a few people in the clan still refuse to accept you. In particular, members of the other branches even harbor ambitions of competing with you for the position.
"And you're usually away from Heaven Beyond, so to win more supporters for you, I could only help you in private."
As she spoke, tears slipped from Gu Yue's eyes. She