Xu Mo had never dreamed that, having come only to stir up trouble and catch Gu Chen in the act of adultery, he would end up taking a fall himself. Even Li Nan, his formidable subordinate, had been knocked to the ground.
"Gu Chen, don't do anything rash."
Under Gu Chen's piercing gaze, Xu Mo felt a chill in his heart, but he still threatened him. "I'm the second young master of the Xu Family. You dare lay a hand on me? Have you forgotten the situation you and your father are in?"
Heh!
Gu Chen sneered, then stepped forward, grabbed Xu Mo by the head, and slammed it hard against the wall.
Bang! Stars burst before Xu Mo's eyes, and he let out a bloodcurdling scream.
But Gu Chen didn't stop. He seized Xu Mo by the hair, looked him in the eyes, and asked, "Were you trying to barge into my room just now?"
Enduring the pain and fighting back tears, Xu Mo said, "Gu Chen, you little bastard, you dare hit me? You're dead..."
"Looks like I didn't hit you hard enough?" Gu Chen slammed Xu Mo's head against the wall again. "And you still dare threaten me!"
Bang, bang, bang!
After three consecutive blows, Xu Mo was nearly knocked unconscious.
As for Li Nan and the other two, they had just come to their senses and were about to get up after Gu Chen knocked them down, but when they saw how vicious he was, they were so frightened that they lay on the ground and played dead.
"I won't go in! Gu Chen, Young Master Gu, Brother Chen, let me go!"
Xu Mo wept bitterly. He was truly afraid!
"You said just now that Zhou Xue'er sent you here, didn't you?" A cold smile played at the corner of Gu Chen's mouth. "That woman used such a despicable trick, yet she used to pretend to be pure and innocent in front of me!"
Xu Mo trembled all over, staring at Gu Chen in disbelief. He saw confidence and resolve on Gu Chen's face; he seemed completely different from before.
"Get lost." Gu Chen kicked Xu Mo away. "If you and your people are still outside the door when I come out later, don't blame me for showing no mercy."
With that, Gu Chen turned to go back into the room, only to hear Xu Mo shout, "You won't come to a good end if you go against the Zhou Family! You and your dad have already been abandoned by the Gu Family."
Gu Chen halted and asked in surprise, "Are you warning me?"
"I'm saying this for your own good." Xu Mo painfully touched his split forehead and said in a trembling voice, "The Zhou Family is one of the three great families of Zhou City. You can't fight them. Given your current status, Zhou Xue'er doesn't want to be with you, and that's what the Zhou Family wants too. Since today's plan failed, Zhou Xue'er won't let the matter rest. If you keep indulging your wishful thinking and pestering her, your father will suffer too!"
Gu Chen gave a self-mocking smile. "Yes, I really was too foolish before!" Then he ignored Xu Mo and shut the door.
Seeing Gu Chen go inside, his lackey Li Nan pushed himself up from the ground and asked indignantly, "Young Master Xu, what do we do now?"
"What do we do? What else can we do?!"
Xu Mo kicked Li Nan furiously. "Useless trash! Can't you see I'm hurt? To the hospital!"
"Yes, yes, yes."
In the room, Su Qingqing had already drawn the curtains open, and sunlight filled the room.
She looked as though she wanted to speak but hesitated. Gu Chen said, "If you have something to say, say it."
"I heard everything just now. I never thought Zhou Xue'er had set this up, arranging for you and me to be in the same room so Xu Mo could catch us in the act! How shameless! She wasn't just framing you; she had no regard for me either!" Su Qingqing grew angrier as she spoke.
"You're the young lady of the Su Family. All she wanted by doing this was for me to offend two families." Gu Chen said calmly, "Once the Zhou Family finds out about this, they'll have a perfectly reasonable excuse to break off the engagement. And because you and I are close, the Su Family will surely make you stay away from me from now on too."
"How could she be so vicious!" Su Qingqing trembled with anger. "Don't be sad. Someone like that isn't worth being so devoted to!"
Even as Su Qingqing fumed, she didn't forget to comfort Gu Chen. Her heart ached for him, having been schemed against like this by the person he loved!
"It's fine," Gu Chen said. "Go home first. I'm going out for a walk."
With that, he was about to open the door and leave when he suddenly stopped and turned to ask Su Qingqing, "It's Sunday today. Is there evening self-study tonight?"
"Of course! And the midterms are coming up soon, so everyone has to be there tonight. I have to supervise everyone!" Su Qingqing looked at Gu Chen strangely. "You didn't forget because you were too upset, did you?"
She reached out to feel Gu Chen's forehead, but he instinctively took a step back.
With just that one step, Su Qingqing lost her balance, pitching forward and nearly falling.
"Ah~" Su Qingqing cried out.
Gu Chen hurriedly reached out to steady her, but accidentally touched a soft part of her body.