Lin Chuxia looked at the person they were suppressing, and a reaction finally appeared on her calm face: "Gu Jiu?"
“Young Madam…” Gu Jiu responded with some difficulty.
"Madam Gu, I'm so sorry. My men were a bit rough and accidentally beat your people like this." Xu Jie said apologetically, but there was no sincerity in his apology.
He casually tossed the knife in his hand, playing with it, and said slowly, "Mrs. Gu, tell me, if I offered Mr. Gu's life in exchange for yours, do you think he would be willing?"
Lin Chuxia's heart skipped a beat, but at that moment she lowered her eyes and looked at the ground, which just happened to avoid Xu Jie's probing.
"To be honest, I want to know how much Mrs. Gu means to Mr. Gu. I've heard that Mrs. Gu and Mr. Gu have always had a very good relationship. If he's unwilling to trade his life for hers, then I'll have to find another way. Mrs. Gu, tell me, if I, Xu, were to chop off one of your fingers and send it to Mr. Gu, what would he do? He'd probably change color, wouldn't he?"
However, Madam Gu, you can rest assured, you are our biggest bargaining chip. We won't touch you until things are certain. Until then, let's use this little fish to test our strength.”
Xu Jie said to the people behind him, "Go, cut off that kid's arm and send it to Jincheng."
As Xu Jie finished speaking, several burly men walked towards Gu Jiu, who was already seriously injured.
A flash of light slid across the blade, just as the knife was about to strike Gu Jiu's arm—
"Wait! It's no use hurting him!"
Xu Jie raised his hand, and the person behind him immediately stopped moving. He looked at Lin Chuxia with a leisurely air and asked, "With Madam Gu's insightful opinion, would you like to offer some advice?"
Lin Chuxia forcibly suppressed the panic in her heart, pursed her lips, and looked directly at Xu Jie, saying, "I know you want to take revenge on Gu Yuheng and make him suffer. But if you want him to exchange his life for mine or Gu Jiu's, then you will be disappointed. Although I don't want to admit it, in Gu Yuheng's heart, I am really not that important."
Although Gu Yuheng felt some affection for me as a wife, it wasn't enough for him to give his life for me. "When disaster strikes, everyone flees" is human nature, especially since Gu Yuheng's marriage to me wasn't based on love from the beginning.
Xu Jie: "But what I know is not the situation that Madam Gu described."
"It's just an act for others to see." Lin Chuxia's face flashed with disgust. "The reason Gu Yuheng was initially interested in me was simply because I didn't chase after him like other girls. It was his male pride that got the better of him, so he just wanted to pursue me on a whim. And it was precisely because my parents knew his true nature that they forced him to sign that unfair prenuptial agreement..."
Of course, I'm no saint either. From the beginning, I knew that as long as I acted differently from the women Gu Yuheng had met, he would definitely become interested in me. Perhaps, Gu Yuheng never knew that while he was scheming against me, we were also scheming against him.
I didn't actually have many feelings for Gu Yuheng. The only reason I married him was for his money.
Xu Jie asked skeptically, "Really?"
Instead of answering, Lin Chuxia asked, "Do you think people of our status can really choose their own marriage? Actually, I've been scheming against Gu Yuheng from the very beginning, planning to marry him from the start. Since I'm going to get married anyway, and I can't choose who I like, why don't I find someone rich and handsome? At least I can live a worry-free life in the future and won't have to torture my eyes."
“Mrs. Gu’s words make a lot of sense, but as you also said, Mr. Gu is rich and handsome. How can Mrs. Gu guarantee that she hasn’t developed feelings for Mr. Gu while spending so much time together?” Xu Jie asked with interest.
"Because I constantly remind myself to stay true to myself. Aren't there plenty of examples in this world of 'keeping the home fires burning while having affairs on the side'? I just hope that if I ever lose, at least I can stay true to myself."
Anyway, I didn't marry Gu Yuheng because of him; I was only after his money. Otherwise, I wouldn't have lured him into signing that pink prenuptial agreement.
"Young Master Xu, Gu Yuheng and I signed a prenuptial agreement that stipulates that if Gu Yuheng commits adultery during the marriage, all his assets will belong to me. With your capabilities, Young Master Xu, you should be able to find out about this agreement. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to investigate."
Xu Jie: "So, Mrs. Gu really has no feelings for Mr. Gu at all?"
"I wouldn't say I don't like him at all. We've been husband and wife for a while now. I actually quite like Gu Yuheng. After all, he's rich and handsome, isn't he? But that liking is far less than my liking for money. After all, money makes the world go round, and money is the most reliable thing in the world."
If it weren't for what you all did today, I would most likely have just made do with Gu Yuheng for the rest of my life. After all, life with him was quite comfortable, although sometimes he would give me attitude, but that was nothing. Compared to our extravagant lifestyle, his little quirks were still within the range of tolerance and acceptance.
But today you arrested me and are using me to threaten Gu Yuheng, which involves my personal safety. I have no choice but to give up this marriage that I have little love for to begin with. To be honest, I think even one of my fingers is more precious than Gu Yuheng's life. I don't want to take the risk; I'm afraid of pain.
If Gu Yuheng were truly deeply in love with me, that would be one thing, but he clearly isn't. Therefore, I can't gamble my personal safety on Gu Yuheng.
"Young Master Xu, if you want to take revenge on Gu Yuheng, I can actually cooperate with you. But I have two conditions: First, you mustn't hurt me. As I just said, I'm afraid of pain and can't stand being wronged. Second, release Gu Jiu. Of course, not now, but after we've done what we're doing. My request isn't much; you just need to spare his life."
“Didn’t you say you had no feelings for President Gu? Then why plead for his people? Wouldn’t it be better if I killed him for you?” Xu Jie said.
“If it were someone else today, I would definitely turn a blind eye, but not Gu Jiu. Young Master Xu should also know that Gu Jiu is someone Gu Yuheng has always kept by my side, using the guise of ‘protection’ to monitor me. Although I usually hate being watched like this, Gu Jiu has indeed protected me several times over the years.”
Several times I was in danger, and Gu Jiu was the first to save me. Although I love money and am not a good woman, I have my own principles. Gu Jiu has saved me many times, and I can't just watch him die.
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