Chapter 332

Tao Tao was even angrier when she saw his silent demeanor.

She clenched her fists, her sharp nails digging into her soft palms, a needle-like pain shooting through her, making her feel increasingly awkward and uncomfortable.

After a long silence, the two looked at each other without saying a word.

Duan Gan walked over and reached out to hug her, but she got up and dodged him.

He unconsciously frowned, narrowed his eyes, and looked at her with a dangerous gaze.

"Tao'er, stop fooling around."

Tao Tao laughed and stepped back. "Aren't you especially proud of yourself when you heard that I went to Yuquan Pass to rescue you?"

"You think you have me completely under your control? You think that because I'm completely in love with you, I should be toyed with like this?"

Duan Gan admitted that he learned from Zhang Cheng that Tao Tao, such a selfish person, had actually disregarded her own safety and come to the perilous Yuquan Pass, where the road ahead was unknown, for his sake. He was shocked at the time.

Then came overwhelming joy, and the relief that their efforts had not been in vain.

She's good with sweet talk, but at least she has her own principles.

Duan Gan tried to comfort her, "Tao'er, I didn't play a trick on you."

"I'm not telling you this for your own good."

Look at what he's saying, "It's for her own good"?

People who are in the wrong usually use these sugar-coated words to deal with her, which actually means they don't trust her.

But I didn't expect her to be so easy to fool.

He didn't even deny her use of the word "chess piece," which proves that in his heart, he was using her as a pawn in his schemes.

Tao Tao's eyes reddened, glistening with a faint sheen; her face was tense, and her tone was resolute.

"Duan Gan, I think I should carefully examine the relationship between us."

Upon hearing this, Duan Gan suddenly felt uneasy. "What do you mean?"

He rushed forward and grabbed her hand, as if trying to hold onto quicksand that he couldn't grasp, panic filling his heart.

She looked up at him, firmly withdrew her hand, and said calmly, "Let's get a divorce."

For a moment, Duan Gan was stunned, his eyes blank, and doubt trapped him like a fog.

He didn't understand, and didn't know why, how could such a small thing have turned out like this?

He was testing her, but if she hadn't failed to give him enough security, making him feel insecure, why would he have tested her?

He never considered the issue of whether she was qualified to be his equal.

He might have thought that way in the past, but he would never think that way now.

"Tao'er, take back what you just said. I'll pretend I didn't hear you!" He gritted his teeth, his jaw clenched tightly, trying hard to suppress his surging anger.

His dark pupils surged with turbulent waves, and his brows were filled with a cold, malevolent aura.

Everything she said was a warning to her.

"Why should I take it back? Since you treat me no differently than anyone else and don't trust me, why should I stay with you?"

The man's face was so dark it looked like it could drip ink, his chest heaving, and finally he laughed in anger.

No difference?

If anyone else treated him like that, they would have been dead long ago.

She actually said that he wasn't special to her?

Every word she says now is challenging his bottom line, and if this continues, neither of them will be happy.

"Okay, let's both calm down."

He took a deep breath, his voice softened considerably, and his eyes even unconsciously revealed a fawning look.

"I'm very calm!" Tao Tao's voice rose at the end, her eyes still full of mockery.

The dignified regent of the Celestial Empire, the invincible General Dingyuan, and the chief privy councilor in charge of all the armies in the land, lowered his noble head.

He took her hand and said in a low voice, "Madam, how can you be no different from them?"

“In my heart, you are the most important person. I admit that I had other purposes for hiding this from you, but it is by no means because I don’t care about you.”

"I just wanted to see if you would be sad for me. I was wrong. I was wrong to take advantage of your feelings for me and do things that would hurt you."

"I'm sorry, my wife. Please forgive me, okay?"

Tao Tao's expression remained indifferent upon hearing this, but her eyes no longer held the same firmness as before.

But she still didn't say anything.

Duan Gan got a little anxious and grabbed her hand, slapping it against his face. "Hit me then. I'll take whatever you do as long as it makes you feel better."

"I am both happy and ashamed that my wife has been so worried and traveled all the way to Yuquan Pass to save me."

"From now on, I will definitely report and discuss everything with you, okay?"

He addressed her as "Madam" and "Husband" repeatedly, just like a typical young couple having a quarrel, with the husband trying to beg for his wife's forgiveness.

The posture was low enough, humble enough.

If outsiders were to see this, countless people would be utterly astonished.

Tao Tao almost lost her composure, quickly pursing her lips to create the impression that she wasn't affected by him.

She turned her gaze back to his face and met his eyes. His gaze was so sincere, with a reddish tinge at the corners of his eyes, and his slightly cool face was in her palm.

She lightly patted his face, her heart breaking. "I forgive you."

She's quite easy to talk to, as long as he explains things clearly.

Duan Gan breathed a sigh of relief, his tense nerves relaxing and feeling a wave of exhaustion. He held her tightly in his arms with his iron-like arms, as if he had regained what he had lost. He pressed his face against the top of her head and let out a satisfied sigh.

Thankfully, thankfully, thankfully she can still listen to what he says.

It appears as if he is holding her, but in reality, he is unconsciously releasing his strength onto her to support his body.

All my joys and sorrows are swayed by her, and I fear her departure.

He was willing to set aside his pride as regent so that she could stay.

Who is really manipulating whom?

Tao Tao subtly raised her eyes, observing his expression, and then subtly curled her lips into a smile before gently reaching out to climb up his neck.

"You look so tired, did you rush back day and night again?"

"Actually, there's no need to rush. I'm not going to run away."

Duan Gan released his embrace, lowered his head and gazed at her, gently pinched her chin with his fingertips, lifted it up, and tenderly kissed her lips.

He ground and sucked, drawing out her sweet juice.

It was a deep, tender kiss, very comfortable, without the usual aggression and forcefulness, yet with a unique flavor.

The words flowed softly from between his lips.

"If you don't come back soon, my wife will start to overthink things. What if she runs away? What should I do?"

Tao Tao was captivated by the kiss, her eyes glistening with tears, and her lips an alluring red.

Hearing his words, she chuckled softly.

"Tao'er, don't say things like 'divorce' again."

He seemed reluctant to say the word "divorce".

He couldn't bear Tao Tao saying those two words to him; it made his heart ache terribly.

But his earlier gesture of goodwill had exhausted his courage to face her, and he had no choice but to say something that was not in line with his status.

Now it's difficult for him to say the exact same thing again.