Gu Zhendong paused for a few seconds, then said, "It's nothing, go to sleep!"
She wasn't about to be dismissed with just three words.
He clearly talked to that woman on the phone about something he shouldn't have, and that's why he deliberately hid it from her.
Anger flared up instantly, Lu Huan's eyes reddened, and after looking at Gu Zhendong for a few seconds, she scrambled back into bed, angrily closing her eyes, feeling more and more wronged.
The next morning, Lu Huan woke up very early.
I was so angry last night that I didn't fall asleep until dawn, and I only managed to doze off for an hour or two before waking up.
They discovered that Gu Zhendong had already gotten up, but they didn't know where he had gone.
Lu Huan was both angry and furious when she thought about what happened last night. She didn't want to go to him anymore, so she turned around and went to the next room to find Shen Hui.
Shen Hui and her husband had just taken a stroll downstairs and had breakfast when they saw their daughter squatting at their door.
"Why did you come here?" Shen Hui stepped forward and took her daughter's hand. "How long have you been standing here? Why didn't you call me?"
"I..." Lu Huan opened her lips, not knowing what to say for a moment. When she raised her head, she revealed a pair of bloodshot eyes with a faint blue shadow under them, looking extremely aggrieved.
"I forgot my phone!"
Lu Huan relies heavily on Gu Zhendong, and always turns to Gu Zhendong for help with anything that comes up.
Now, instead of going to Gu Zhendong, she's gone to their doorstep. There must be something wrong between them.
Seeing her daughter looking like she was about to cry, Shen Hui felt extremely sorry for her. Without asking any questions, she simply hugged Lu Huan and went into the room.
Lu Huan wanted to speak, but she was afraid that her own paranoia might have caused her to misunderstand Gu Zhendong. Besides, if the two of them found out, they would definitely stand up for her. Before she could find out the truth, Lu Huan pursed her lips and said nothing.
Mingze couldn't bear to see Lu Huan looking so wronged, and he was anxious to ask if Gu Zhendong had bullied her. Just as he was about to speak, Shen Hui interrupted him: "Go and pour your daughter a glass of water."
Mingze went to pour water for his daughter, not in a good mood. When he came back, he heard Lu Huan telling Shen Hui that he wanted to sleep with her.
Shen Hui immediately pulled her daughter into the bedroom, while giving Mingze a meaningful look.
Mingze understood, and after the two of them went into the room, she went to find Gu Zhendong.
Gu Zhendong went out early in the morning and was still outside when he received Mingze's call.
Mingze immediately confronted him, asking, "Did you bully my daughter?!"
This question completely baffled Gu Zhendong. He was too busy spoiling her to bear bullying her.
Before Gu Zhendong could deny it, Mingze angrily berated him, "Don't think that just because my daughter married you, you can bully her at will. Let me tell you, even if you are Gu Youhai's son, as long as my Huanhuan is wronged, I will still make you two divorce, so that my precious daughter will not suffer such injustice!"
The daughter, whom they had finally found, naturally deserved to be pampered and spoiled, and she couldn't be allowed to suffer any grievances.
Mingze's words left Gu Zhendong completely bewildered, and he still didn't understand what he meant. "Dad, what exactly is it?"
"You don't know what you did, and you still have the nerve to ask us?" Mingze was furious. If his daughter hadn't refused to tell him, he would have definitely given Gu Zhendong a thorough dressing down.
Just from his tone, Gu Zhendong knew that Mingze was really angry.
His face darkened, and after saying "I'll be right back," he hung up the phone.
Across from them sat a woman who looked bewildered. She called out "President Gu," but before she could finish speaking, Gu Zhendong said, "Let's talk next time," and hurriedly left.
Gu Zhendong didn't go far before returning to his hotel room. He didn't find Lu Huan there, and thinking of Mingze's tone and attitude, he guessed that she must have gone to their place, so he went over with a sullen face.
When Mingze heard the doorbell, he knew that Gu Zhendong had arrived.
He didn't want to open the door, but then he remembered what Shen Hui had said, so he opened it with a long face, saying, "How dare you come here!"
Gu Zhendong stood at the door, scanning the room thoroughly. Not seeing Lu Huan, he felt a vague unease, but calmly called out to Mingze, "Dad, is Huanhuan here?"
"He's not here!" Mingze replied angrily, reaching out to close the door, but Gu Zhendong stopped him.
If she's not here, where else could she be?
Gu Zhendong said, "Dad, you must have misunderstood something. I didn't bully her or make her suffer any injustice!"
I cherish her dearly; how could I possibly bear to let her suffer even the slightest grievance?
Speaking of this, Mingze got angry. The young couple usually had a good relationship, so when their daughter came over with red eyes, Shen Hui subconsciously spoke up for Gu Zhendong, thinking it might be something else.
If Gu Zhendong hadn't bullied her, who would have let his precious daughter cry?
"I haven't misunderstood anything. You can leave now. Huanhuan isn't here with me!"
Gu Zhendong truly had no idea what had happened to make Mingze, who had been smiling and talking to him last night, suddenly change his attitude.
He frowned, looking at the figure inside, wanting to shout Lu Huan's name, but before he could utter the words, Mingze pushed him away and closed the door.
Gu Zhendong had no choice but to return to his room first.
The room was still dark, and the bed was a mess, showing that Lu Huan had left as soon as she woke up.
It was because he was jealous and angry last night, which upset Lu Huan, and she went to find Shen Huimingze in her anger.
Or could it be that someone contacted her along the way and said some nonsense?
He couldn't come up with a solution after thinking about it for a long time, and just sat there on the sofa.
After some time, his phone rang again. When he answered, a woman's voice came from the other end, "Mr. Gu, what do you think of the proposal I showed you before? If you're not satisfied, we can come up with a new one for you!"
Gu Zhendong was already irritable because of Lu Huan's matter, and without thinking, he said, "Not satisfied, think of a new one!"
The other party was taken aback, not expecting Gu Zhendong to suddenly change his mind and say he was not satisfied.
I was very satisfied with the plan they had prepared before, and I even made a special appointment to meet this morning to finalize the details. Why did they change their minds at the last minute?
She wanted to ask Gu Zhendong what he was dissatisfied with, but then she remembered his tone and remained silent. She figured she could just stay up all night and design another plan.
It's so hard to earn money from the rich! They're always dissatisfied with everything they do!
Lu Huan slept until after 1 a.m. When she woke up, her head was throbbing and she was a little hungry.
She was alone in the room. Lu Huan subconsciously wanted to look for Gu Zhendong, but then suddenly remembered that she had run off to find Shen Hui and Mingze without saying anything this morning, and felt extremely annoyed.
She shouldn't have impulsively come to find Shen Hui and Ming Ze. Even though she didn't say anything, they could probably guess that she and Gu Zhendong had a problem.
Shen Hui had intended to come in to see if Lu Huan was awake, but as soon as she entered, she met the girl's red eyes and stepped forward with heartache, "Are you awake? Are you hungry?"
She respected Lu Huan very much; if Lu Huan didn't bring it up, she would never ask.
Lu Huan didn't have much of an appetite. Faced with a large pile of exquisite and delicious food, she put down her chopsticks after eating very little.
Shen Hui and Mingze exchanged a glance. Mingze couldn't hold back his anger any longer and slammed his hand on the table, asking, "Did that brat Gu Zhendong bully you? It's okay, Dad will stand up for you!"
Mingze was furious and deeply regretted not punching Gu Zhendong when he saw him before.
Lu Huan paused, unsure how to put it, as it was all just her speculation and she had no concrete evidence.
What if she really misunderstood Gu Zhendong? Wouldn't that be a huge misunderstanding?
Lu Huan knew that her reaction had clearly caused Shen Huimingze to misunderstand, so she took a deep breath and said calmly, "Dad, you've misunderstood. He didn't bully me!"
To be fair, Gu Zhendong usually treated her very well.
"You were squatting pitifully by the door this morning, did he kick you out? And you call that not bullying you!"
In short, Mingze would never believe Lu Huan's pitiful expression. Lu Huan explained, "No, this morning I..."
Her mood was already low after waking up early, and when she couldn't find Gu Zhendong, all sorts of messy thoughts came flooding in, which is why that scene happened.
Mingze ignored her explanation, looking at her with anger and disapproval, "He treated you like this, and you still defend him?"
Lu Huan: ...Actually, Gu Zhendong hasn't really done anything to her yet; it's all just her overthinking.
Lu Huan whispered in defense of Gu Zhendong, "Dad, he's really good to me. There's nothing between us!"
"you……"
Mingze was about to speak when Shen Hui suddenly patted his shoulder. "Alright, if our daughter says it's nothing, then it's nothing!"
As she spoke, Shen Hui gave Mingze a look, signaling him to shut his mouth.
After eating, Lu Huan lied and said she was going back.
As soon as she left, Mingze's face fell again, and he said angrily, "Why didn't you let me finish what I was saying?!"
"What's there to say? This is a matter between the young couple. Why are you meddling so much?"
"I'm her father, can't I even interfere!"
Shen Hui rolled her eyes at him, meaning, "You'll figure it out yourself."
Lu Huan stood at the door, hesitating for a long time, unsure how to face Gu Zhendong.
She was afraid that if she saw him, she would be unable to stop overthinking.
After hesitating for a long time at the door, Lu Huan finally mustered up the courage to ring the doorbell.
A minute passed, and no one opened the door.
Could it be that he went out early this morning and hasn't come back yet?
Lu Huan grew angrier the more she thought about it; he really was having an affair!
Annoyed, she turned to find Yan Shi, but as soon as she turned around, she bumped into a strong embrace.
The smell was familiar. Lu Huan looked up and met the man's cold face. Her dry eyes began to moisten again, and she subconsciously wanted to push him away.
Gu Zhendong didn't know what had happened to her, but seeing her aggrieved and distressed expression, as if she wanted to escape from him, he put his arm around her waist and asked, "Why don't you go inside?"
I don't have my room key, how can I get in!
Lu Huan was too proud to say such a shameful thing, so she bit her lip and remained silent.
Gu Zhendong swiped the door open with one hand and put his arm around her with the other. "Let's go in!"
Let's go inside and talk about it.
"I just remembered I have something to do. You go in first!"
Lu Huan pried his hands off, trying to escape from his embrace.
She was clearly trying to escape, but Gu Zhendong didn't give her the chance. He simply carried her on his shoulder and went into the room.
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