Su Hua slightly raised her face to look at him. Her expression was calm as she said, "Yes, cousin."
There was clear and stubborn determination in her eyes.
People who were used to being gentle were so quiet even when they resisted.
Gu Beixian had originally wanted to scold her a few words, but suddenly he couldn't bear to do it. He lifted the corners of his lips, "Alright, cousin it is then."
He raised his hand and pulled her into his arms.
Caught off guard, Su Hua fell into his arms. She sniffed the nice scent of men's cologne mixed with the smell of cigarettes and alcohol on him, and also a strange sweet fragrance.
That was the scent from Chu Suosuo.
Su Hua felt a surge of disgust in her heart. She shook her shoulders, trying to break free from his embrace.
Gu Beixian tightened his arms, holding her firmly with a domineering and possessive air. He said to Shen Huai in a polite yet distant tone, "Thank you for sending her back."
Shen Huai said, "You're welcome."
However, his eyes were looking at Gu Beixian's arm on Su Hua's shoulder with suspicion. He always felt that these two cousins were too close, beyond the normal relationship of relatives.
Gu Beixian gave him a cold glance, then hooked Su Hua's shoulder and led her to the elevator.
While waiting for the elevator, he stared at the constantly changing numbers on the keypad and asked casually, "Is he chasing you?"
"Not really. He just admires me."
"When a man says he admires a woman, his intentions are usually not that pure." Then he changed the topic, "You two were in contact three years ago?"
Su Hua's expression changed slightly. She struggled out of his arms, "Did you investigate me?"
Gu Beixian raised his hand to ruffle her hair, his tone gentle, "Don't put it like that. It's just concern."
Su Hua dodged back to avoid his hand, "His grandfather knew my grandfather. Three years ago, he offered me a high salary to recruit me."
"Oh, so our Hua Hua is so outstanding." His tone was affectionate with a touch of teasing, and there was a faint smile on his lips.
Su Hua's ears felt a bit tingly.
They had been married for three years and had always treated each other with respect. It was the first time she had heard such an affectionate nickname like "Hua Hua" from him. She felt a bit uncomfortable and also a little sad.
With a "ding", the elevator door opened.
The two of them walked in one after the other.
There was no one else in the elevator.
Gu Beixian pressed the button for the 21st floor, then turned to look at Su Hua. His eyes were very deep, with a glint of sharpness in them, as if some suppressed emotions were about to burst out.
The usually refined and restrained person suddenly had a bit of a wild side.
Su Hua felt a bit oppressed. She instinctively moved to the corner, looking at him with her big, dark eyes, "What's wrong?"
Gu Beixian blocked the surveillance camera with his back, looking down at her from above, "You called me cousin in front of him on purpose to give him a chance?"
Su Hua understood that he was going to settle scores with her later.
"I, um..." She was just about to speak when suddenly his lips covered hers.
He was really good at kissing. Whether it was a light touch or a deep kiss, he could stir people's hearts.
Su Hua's heart was pounding wildly, as chaotic as boiling water.
Worried that someone might come in and see them, she raised her hand to push him away. She was also angry with him in her heart. He was so close to Chu Suosuo, yet he still came to kiss her.
But she was so slender and weak. How could she push away such a tall and big man?
All in vain.
On the contrary, it gave people a feeling of half-accepting and half-resisting, which was subtly alluring.
Gu Beixian pinned down her flailing hands. With his other hand, he held her chin and kissed her harder, even biting her gently.
No matter how you looked at it, there was a bit of a sense of venting anger.
Su Hua was kissed by him until she was gasping for breath, almost unable to breathe.
Only then did Gu Beixian let her go. He helped her tidy up her messy long hair and collar, deliberately intimidating her, "Dare to call me cousin randomly in the future?"
Su Hua's ear tips turned red. She gave him a gentle roll of her eyes and didn't say a word.
Gu Beixian chuckled softly, looking down to examine her.
Her moist and shiny lips were slightly parted, and her big eyes were as wet as a fawn's, extremely alluring.
Just now, in front of Shen Huai, she had stubbornly called him cousin. He had really wanted to teach her a good lesson to see if she would dare to call him cousin randomly in front of outsiders again.
People who were usually gentle and docile, when they showed a bit of edge occasionally, could easily arouse his desire to conquer.
The elevator was going up rapidly.
Suddenly, Gu Beixian asked out of the blue, "Do you regret marrying me three years ago?"
Su Hua was slightly taken aback. She looked up at his overly handsome eyes, her gaze a bit dazed, as if she was looking at him but also not.
Her voice was low but firm, "No, I don't regret it."
"Three years ago, I was a cripple who couldn't walk, with a terribly bad temper. Even the nurses and servants disliked me. You, a beautiful young girl with a bright future, married me. You've never regretted it even once?"
He stood there with one hand in his pocket, looking clear and bright, with sharp and cold features and a tall and straight posture like a pine tree.
The noble air emanating from within him was truly charming under the cold white light.
There was no trace of his former decadent look anymore.
Su Hua said seriously, "You sent people to help my grandmother find a kidney source and saved her life. You bought a house for our family and gave a huge amount of betrothal gifts, saving our whole family from hardship. I'm grateful to you before it's too late. Since I was a child, my grandfather has taught me that one should repay kindness."
Gu Beixian listened quietly. After hearing the last word, he lifted his eyelids and asked without much emotion, "Are you only grateful to me?"
Su Hua fell silent.
If it were in the past, when he asked like this, she would have said without hesitation that besides gratitude, there was also love that grew over time.
But now, he had already proposed divorce and was so close to Chu Suosuo. If she eagerly offered her heart to him again, it would make her seem cheap.
She pursed her lips slightly and didn't make a sound.
The elevator door opened.
The two of them walked out.
Su Hua took out the key from her bag and opened the door.
They entered the house.
Gu Beixian watched her change her shoes silently.
When she straightened up, he suddenly propped one hand against the wall, trapping her in his arms. He looked down at her and stubbornly asked again, "Are you only grateful to me and nothing else?"
Su Hua looked up at him.
His face was as calm as water, and his deep, dark eyes seemed to hold a galaxy. Just looking at her casually could make her heart flutter.
Unfortunately, in his heart, she was just a substitute for Chu Suosuo.
Su Hua felt a bit hurt. She lowered her eyes and said softly, "Yes, just gratitude." There was a bit of a petulant tone in it.
Gu Beixian smiled self-deprecatingly.
That's right. Her love was given to her beloved Brother Ayao. To him, there was only gratitude left.
What was the point of a marriage bound by gratitude?
Gu Beixian suddenly felt bored. The fire that had been stirred up by her in the elevator just now was completely extinguished.
He withdrew his hand and put it in his pocket. He looked around the living room absentmindedly and asked, "Isn't your mother at home?"
"The nurse taking care of my grandmother took a leave. My mother has gone to take her shift these days. Have a seat. I'll wash my hands and make you some tea."
She was just about to leave when Gu Beixian's phone suddenly rang.
He took it out of his suit pants pocket and glanced at it. It was Chu Suosuo calling.
Being close by, Su Hua also saw the word "Suosuo" on the phone screen.
She felt as if she had swallowed a fly. She turned around and walked towards the bathroom.
Gu Beixian watched her hurried back as she left. After a moment of silence, he answered the call, walked to the window, and asked, "Is your finger bandaged?"
Chu Suosuo's voice sounded a bit choked, as if filled with**, "It's bandaged. I just got in the car and I'm about to go home. Isn't Sister Su Hua angry?"
"No, she has a very good temper and doesn't get angry easily."
Chu Suosuo pursed her lips. The voice that came through was extremely gentle, "She didn't say anything about me, did she?"
She was afraid that Su Hua would reveal the matter of the twenty-million-dollar check.
Gu Beixian's expression was calm, "No, she said very little."
Chu Suosuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief and pretended to be surprised as she said, "She said quite a lot. At noon in the coffee shop, when she talked to me, she was very articulate and said a lot of fierce words one after another."
Gu Beixian felt a bit annoyed hearing this, "Suosuo, Su Hua has never said a bad word about you in front of me. In the future, I don't want to hear such words from you."
Chu Suosuo was startled and quickly changed her tone, "I'm sorry. Brother Beixian, I just don't want you to be deceived by Sister Su Hua."
Gu Beixian frowned, "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up."
"Don't hang up yet. I'm going tomorrow..."
"Bang!"
Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the bathroom.
Gu Beixian grasped his phone and took long strides, walking quickly over there. He asked urgently, "What happened, Su Hua?"