Gu Beixian felt that Su Hua was covering for Gu Jinyao.
On the day of her grandmother's funeral, he saw Gu Jinyao twice with his own eyes.
He stood boldly by the Broken Bridge, across the pond, gazing at Su Hua from afar.
The deep affection in his eyes was undeniable, even across mountains and seas.
Su Hua's hand was injured, and soon after, Chu Suosuo's hand was smashed, injuring the same left hand, with four fingers hurt.
Chu Suosuo slapped Su Hua, and that night her face swelled up like a pig's head.
If Lu Yao were really dead, how could these coincidences be explained?
The only reasonable explanation was: Lu Yao wasn't dead, he had changed his identity and become Gu Jinyao.
Or, Su Hua was lying.
Between the two speculations, Gu Beixian preferred to believe the first.
Every time "Ah-Yao" was mentioned, Su Hua's emotions would change drastically. Gu Beixian stopped arguing with her, quietly picked up a dining knife, cut a piece of foie gras, and fed it to her. "Eat more, you've worked hard on your painting these past few days."
Su Hua thought he wasn't angry anymore and returned to normal, eating.
When they had almost finished eating, Su Hua paid the bill and went to the restroom.
A figure quietly followed her from a distance and also went to the restroom.
Su Hua came out of the restroom and washed her hands.
A young woman beside her walked to another sink, turned on the faucet, and started washing her hands while saying, "Sis Su Hua, you're here for dinner too?"
Su Hua turned her head and saw it was Chu Suosuo.
She was really fed up with her.
She was everywhere, like a fly, haunting her.
Su Hua said indifferently, "Are you following me?"
Chu Suosuo sneered, "We come here for dinner every day, just a coincidence."
Su Hua couldn't be bothered to respond and continued washing her hands.
Chu Suosuo turned off the faucet, crossed her arms, and looked at her with a contemptuous tone, "Someone like Sis Su Hua, coming from a small village, this must be your first time dining in such a romantic place, right? Feeling like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden?"
Su Hua always thought she had a good temper.
But Chu Suosuo repeatedly tested her patience.
Su Hua curled her lips, "A parasite who can only rely on her parents, where do you get the face to mock me?"
Chu Suosuo's face instantly turned ugly, and she didn't bother to pretend anymore, bluntly saying, "You're even more clingy than I imagined, already at the civil affairs bureau and still refusing to divorce."
Forcing her to divorce Gu Beixian was her true intention.
Su Hua sneered, "Whether we divorce or not is a matter between Gu Beixian and me, none of your damn business."
A hint of mockery flashed in Chu Suosuo's eyes as she leaned close to Su Hua's ear, lowered her voice, and said sarcastically, "If it weren't for your grandmother's timely death, you would have divorced long ago. Your grandmother really knew how to pick the time to die, not early, not late, but right on the day you were going to divorce, just to stop you from divorcing, right? You women from small families are so scheming, once you climb up the social ladder, you'll do anything to cling to Brother Beixian, never letting go."
A surge of anger rushed through every pore of Su Hua's body.
Her pupils gradually enlarged, and even she could see the fury about to ignite.
Without thinking, she grabbed Chu Suosuo's collar and forcefully slammed her against the wall.
Chu Suosuo's back hit the hard wall with a thud, causing her to grimace in pain.
Su Hua's hand rose and fell.
"Slap!"
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A slap landed hard on Chu Suosuo's face.
Fueled by anger, Su Hua used all her strength in that slap, making it fast, loud, and fierce.
Chu Suosuo's face immediately swelled up high.
On her fair cheek, five bright red finger marks were clearly visible.
Tears welled up in Chu Suosuo's eyes, and she couldn't recover from the pain for a long time.
Suddenly, she lifted her head and choked towards the door, "Brother Beixian, did you see Sis Su Hua's true colors? Look how she pretends, so gentle and kind in front of you, but she's actually a shrew, vicious when she hits people."
Su Hua's heart skipped a beat, and she slowly turned her head.
She saw Gu Beixian standing outside the restroom, tall and composed, watching them both without a ripple of emotion.
Only then did Su Hua realize why Chu Suosuo had leaned in to whisper those words, to provoke her into action.
Last time, Gu Beixian sided with her because Chu Suosuo had made the first move.
But this time, she was the one who acted first.
Su Hua quietly watched Gu Beixian, waiting for his reaction.
He remained silent, only slightly pursing his thin lips, looking at them coldly.
She suddenly realized that his silence was actually siding with her.
After all, she had made the first move this time.
The Gu Group and the Chu Group were in a cooperative relationship, and some things he couldn't do too openly.
Su Hua understood and looked at Chu Suosuo with a cool gaze, saying, "You're really strange. He's my husband, treats me and my family so well, of course, I should be gentle with him. You covet my husband, repeatedly provoke me, slander my grandmother, and still expect me to be gentle with you? Are you crazy, or am I?"
Chu Suosuo was momentarily speechless, looking at Gu Beixian with tearful eyes, pointing to her swollen cheek, and said aggrievedly, "Brother Beixian, look what she did to my face..."
Gu Beixian ignored her, his dark pupils calmly locked onto Su Hua, asking gently, "Did you get hit?"
Su Hua shook her head.
This favoritism was too blatant.
Chu Suosuo was almost livid, "Brother Beixian, you promised Uncle Gu to take good care of me, have you forgotten?"
Gu Beixian said indifferently, "I only promised him to take good care of you at work."
Chu Suosuo lamented, "Brother Beixian, we've been childhood sweethearts for over ten years, can't you be a little nicer to me..."
Suddenly, a male voice called out, "Suosuo, stop it, come out."
Su Hua looked over and saw it was Chu Suosuo's brother, Chu Mochen.
Su Hua didn't know how to face him.
Chu Mochen nodded slightly at her and said, "Sorry."
Su Hua was quite surprised.
After all, she had just given Chu Suosuo a solid slap.
Seeing that she couldn't gain any advantage, Chu Suosuo snorted coldly at Su Hua and turned to leave.
Su Hua, feeling her fingers had touched Chu Suosuo's face, washed her hands again out of disgust.
She came out and walked side by side with Gu Beixian towards the exit.
Gu Beixian said in a flat tone, "I didn't realize you were so fierce. That slap just now could be heard from far away."
Hearing the slap, he thought Su Hua was being bullied and rushed over.
Su Hua couldn't guess what he meant and asked, "Do you also think I'm pretending? Are you disappointed in me?"
Gu Beixian's handsome face was slightly tense, "A little."
Su Hua was angry and said sourly, "I hit your ex-girlfriend, and you feel sorry for her?"
"Why did you hit her?"
"She insulted my grandmother, that's why I did it. Insult me all you want, but you can't insult my grandmother, not a word!" Su Hua said angrily, her eyes turning red.
Seeing her seriousness, Gu Beixian stopped teasing her, raised his hand to pat her head, and said in a gentle tone, "I didn't feel sorry for her. I'm just used to seeing your gentle side, and it's the first time I've seen you so fiercely cute, a bit unexpected. I used to have such a bad temper, and you never got mad at me."
Fiercely cute?
Su Hua was stunned.
She had thought he would side with Chu Suosuo, and she was furious.
But unexpectedly, his words took a turn, and she was instantly disarmed.
She grabbed his arm and almost blurted out, "You're my husband, my closest person, I don't even have enough time to love you, how could I bear to be mad at you?"
A smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of Gu Beixian's eyes.
He pinched her chin, pushed her against the wall, and quickly pecked her lips.
He seemed to be in a great mood.
The anger he had bottled up because she went to see Gu Jinyao was soothed just like that.