"Hey, Uncle Zhang."
Her voice was hoarse and urgent, as if she had just woken up from a nightmare.
"Have you found anything about Ye Chen, the guy I asked you to investigate before? Have you found out his background?"
The old butler's respectful voice came from the other end of the phone.
“Young Miss, we’ve used every connection we can, but… we know almost nothing about Ye Chen’s background.”
"The information available is very limited, and much of it doesn't stand up to scrutiny, as if...this person just appeared out of thin air."
"Young Miss, this person is very suspicious. You must be extra careful!"
Appearing out of thin air...
The old butler's words exploded in Gu Siqing's mind like a thunderclap, overlapping with Ye Chen's hypocritical face in her dream.
She hung up the phone, her chest heaving violently.
What about marriage arrangements made by the grandfathers, what about family interests...?
In the face of Ye Chen, whose origins were unknown and who might even be extremely dangerous, all of these seemed so pale and powerless.
In her mind, Qin Xiao's gentle gaze in her dream and his final figure falling off the cliff kept flashing back.
An unprecedented clarity arose in her mind.
She walked to the desk, opened the drawer, and took out the document that symbolized her marriage agreement with Ye Chen.
She once felt conflicted and helpless about this marriage agreement.
But now, looking at this document, she felt only utter disgust and lingering fear.
Without the slightest hesitation, she used both hands forcefully to tear the exquisitely crafted marriage certificate into pieces.
The scattered scraps of paper resembled the past and confusion she had completely severed.
"Compared to this guy of unknown origin..."
Gu Siqing looked at the scattered fragments on the ground, her eyes becoming incredibly determined.
"Qin Xiao... is the man I need."
Her fingertips gently brushed against her lips, as if she could still feel the warm breath from her dream.
"Qin Xiao, you are mine."
"Don't even think about running away."
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