Why bother with such pretense when you've already broken off all pretense?

Gu An'an had no intention of suppressing her feelings.

Bai Qiaoyin couldn't keep her smile going, and after a while she finally spoke, "Madam Gu has quite the fiery temper."

She already had a beautiful voice, with a soft, gentle tone reminiscent of the Wu dialect. Even though one could hear the hidden meaning in her words, who would want to offend such a delicate beauty?

Ordinary people wouldn't do it, but Jiang Yong'an would.

The man glanced at it indifferently, his voice icy, "Get lost."

Concise and to the point.

If Bai Qiaoyin's smile had merely crumbled before, this time she couldn't even control her expression, her eyes filled with anger as she looked at Jiang Yong'an.

However, when their eyes met, Lin Zixing's capable henchman caught sight of the coldness in the man's eyes and suddenly felt a shiver run through his body, his back drenched in cold sweat.

She was a worldly person, having lived in the capital for so many years, and had even dealt with the favored concubine of the Lin family more than once.

However, none of them were as terrifying as that one moment.

The man glanced at her indifferently, just once.

Death gaze.

For the first time in the past two years, I've been so close to death.

Bai Qiaoyin suddenly took a step back and bumped into the waiter who was delivering food.

The tray contains freshly cooked hot soup.

It was incredibly hot.

The soup bowl was knocked away and was about to hit Bao'er's head when Gu An'an instinctively reached out to protect the child.

His back was exposed to the scalding hot soup.

She couldn't care less about that now. Was she supposed to just stand by and watch Bao'er get burned?

It is only natural for adults to protect children.

Gu An'an didn't care about anything else.

However, the hot soup did not reach his back.

Instead, there was the sound of shattering porcelain.

Gu An'an looked up gently, and the first thing she saw was Jiang Yong'an's face.

The man smiled, his demeanor as gentle as a refined gentleman. "It's alright, don't be afraid."

Gu An'an nodded and murmured, "This is the second time you've saved me."