After a while, Gu Wanqing slowly pulled away from Lin Ao’s lips, leaving behind a faint trace of warmth and moisture.
She pinched his chin and lifted his face. Her cheeks were slightly flushed, and there was a hint of shyness in her eyes. This had been her first kiss.
“In the future, you are not allowed to say the words ‘cancel the engagement’ again. I will not break off the engagement with you.”
Now that Gu Wanqing had regained all her memories, she would no longer let events spiral out of control.
She clearly belonged to Lin Ao. Before, she had never understood why she could not act according to her own will.
Time and time again, she had watched Lin Ao be killed by Xiao Fan and the others under different pretexts.
This time, she wanted to protect him.
“No! You do!”
Lin Ao glared at Gu Wanqing, his face filled with anger.
“No! I don’t!”
“You do!”
“I said I don’t! Shut up!”
Even though he was furious, in her eyes he looked unbearably adorable.
“See you tomorrow, Lin Ao. Hehehe~”
After speaking, Gu Wanqing gently touched his face, then laughed to herself and left.
“Ah! Untie me! You’re so irresponsible!”
Lin Ao curled up on the sofa like a caterpillar, trembling. It was both ridiculous and pitiful.
His entire face turned ashen.
It was over. Completely over. Things had not developed the way he had imagined at all.
In his plan, Gu Wanqing would come today, and they would happily negotiate the details of canceling the engagement. He would give her some compensation and cut off all ties completely. At her wedding with Xiao Fan, he would even present several hundred million yuan as a gift to thank them for sparing his life.
But in the end, this woman had gone crazy for no reason. She cried, she made a scene, and finally… finally… she actually dared to do this to him!
“Damn it! She actually dared to…”
Lin Ao smacked his lips. That lingering fragrance was still there.
Li Wanyu and Lin Dong tiptoed back quietly and found that Gu Wanqing had already left.
Li Wanyu walked over and gently stroked Lin Ao’s face with satisfaction.
“You did very well, son. Mom is proud of you. I’ll have the kitchen prepare your favorite dishes for lunch.”
After saying that, she left happily.
“Not bad. You’ve got my style from back in the day.”
Lin Dong patted Lin Ao on the shoulder and went upstairs to the study.
“Both of you! Didn’t you think about untying me first? Huh?”
Lin Ao completely broke down in the living room.
…
After leaving the Lin family estate, Gu Wanqing put away her smile.
Her expression turned cold, and her eyes carried a faint killing intent.
Sitting in the car, she immediately dialed a number.
“Hello, Xiaoting. Call the HR department immediately. Find any excuse and fire Xiao Fan.”
The first thing Gu Wanqing needed to do was drive Xiao Fan away, far from herself and Lin Ao.
She could not let him have any chance to come into contact with Lin Ao.
Recalling her previous memories, she knew she would never have fallen in love with Xiao Fan. Even if he had helped her once when she was harassed, she would not have opened her heart to a stranger employee. Let alone help him get rid of Lin Ao.
Moreover, she had always despised some of Xiao Fan’s behavior.
Anyone who provoked him would end up seriously injured or even dead.
Ordinary people were no exception.
He always placed himself among the weak, believing the entire world looked down on him and that he had to fight against everyone.
He acted as if he were the classic “don’t bully a young man because he is poor,” yet he was actually the leader of the Dragon Gate. He came here just to show off? And even pretended to be a security guard. Arrogant and narcissistic.
The more she thought about it, the more disgusted she felt.
What was he, to be worthy of stirring Gu Wanqing’s heart?
Before, she had been unable to control her own actions. But this time was different. The appearance of the panel was proof enough.
…
At the entrance of the Gu Corporation building.
Xiao Fan stood at the gate in a daze, holding a cardboard box.
Employees passing by kept pointing at the former little security guard who had once enjoyed CEO Gu’s trust.
“He used to be so arrogant. I heard he even beat up senior executives.”
“Yeah, he was always acting high and mighty in the security office, saying he would train the guards into elites to protect CEO Gu.”
“He’s just earning a dead-end salary, yet he makes people train after work? He’s just bored and pretending to show loyalty.”
“I also heard he was pursuing CEO Gu.”
“Him? How could he compare to CEO Gu’s fiancé, Young Master Lin?”
Hearing the gossip, Xiao Fan trembled with rage.
His face twisted as if he wanted to devour someone alive.
He threw the box to the ground and stormed off angrily. He was going to confront Gu Wanqing and demand an explanation. Someone in the company must have targeted him. I am the Dragon Gate leader. You dare to bully me? Do you think I’m made of clay?
The people around were startled. The look in his eyes was terrifying.
…
Gu Wanqing did not return to the company today because she did not want to see Xiao Fan.
Instead, she headed back to the apartment she had bought near the company. She wanted to carefully sort through her memories and study the attribute panel to figure out how to protect Lin Ao.
“Crunch—”
In the underground parking garage, the car Gu Wanqing was riding in suddenly braked sharply.
“Uncle Gu, what happened?”
Gu Wanqing felt puzzled, though she had a guess.
“Miss, Xiao Fan suddenly appeared in front of us and blocked the car.”
As expected.
Gu Wanqing stepped out of the car and looked at Xiao Fan coldly.
When Xiao Fan saw her, he immediately ran over, wearing a pitiful expression.
“Wanqing, I was suddenly fired by HR today. It must be someone in senior management who doesn’t like me. You have to stand up for me.”
His voice even carried a hint of sobbing as he pretended to be wronged.
Gu Wanqing only felt disgusted. If it had been before, she would probably have defended Xiao Fan immediately, rushed back to the company in anger, and even convened a shareholders’ meeting for him.
“Ugh—”
Seeing Xiao Fan’s pitiful face, Gu Wanqing could not help but gag.
“Wanqing, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell? My matter isn’t urgent. I can take you to see a doctor. Don’t hurt your health because of me. It’s not worth it.”
Xiao Fan looked deeply moved and tried to reach out to pat her back.
Gu Wanqing, just like Lin Ao earlier, slapped his hand away and quickly stepped farther from him.
Xiao Fan froze on the spot.
“Don’t touch me. And the so-called senior executive targeting you is me. I told HR to fire you.”
Gu Wanqing looked at him coldly, increasing the distance between them.
“And you really are not worth it. Why would I get angry for you? Please stay away from me. Just looking at you makes me sick. And don’t ever appear in front of me again. Also, ‘Wanqing’ is not something you’re allowed to call me. Call me CEO Gu.”
Gu Wanqing’s words shocked Xiao Fan.
She had never been like this before. Why?
Why was she treating him this way? She had changed. Why had she suddenly become like this? Who had she met today?
Right. She told him last night that she was going to the Lin family today to cancel the engagement.
Was it because of Lin Ao?
Damn that Lin Ao!
Xiao Fan’s eyes were bloodshot. His expression was terrifying, like an enraged and ugly hyena.
He tried to grab Gu Wanqing’s hand, but she dodged.
“Uncle Gu!”
Gu Wanqing called Uncle Gu over to block Xiao Fan.
Xiao Fan was furious. He threw a punch at Uncle Gu.
If it had been an ordinary old man or driver, that punch would have left the person crippled and hospitalized.
Fortunately, Uncle Gu was no ordinary person.
His expression remained calm as he also threw a punch. Xiao Fan let out a miserable cry and was forced back several steps by the recoil.
“A Grandmaster?”
Xiao Fan was deeply shocked. The unassuming old man beside Gu Wanqing was actually a Grandmaster.
He himself was just short of breaking into the Grandmaster Realm and was no match for Uncle Gu.
“Young man, you’ve crossed the line.”
Uncle Gu calmly withdrew his fist and stood beside Gu Wanqing, guarding against Xiao Fan.
Xiao Fan raised his head in grief, looking at Gu Wanqing with a deeply hurt expression.
“Wanqing…”