Chapter 234: Let’s Talk This Through

Su Wan instinctively clutched her collar and shrank away from Gu Huaizhi’s hand. “You… let’s talk this through…”

Heavens, it’s broad daylight!

Gu Huaizhi’s expression was cold and stern, his face like frost. He grabbed her wrists, pinning them above her head with one hand while using the other to strip her completely.

Su Wan squeezed her eyes shut tightly. Though the room was warmed by a constantly burning brazier, the momentary coolness on her skin contrasted sharply with the fiery heat that seemed to engulf her entire body. Her blood rushed to her head, her cheeks burning red. She twisted her body uncomfortably.

His gaze was tangible, sweeping over her inch by inch.

Shame overwhelmed Su Wan, and her body trembled lightly.

“Gu… Gu Huaizhi… ah…”

Su Wan flopped over like a salted fish, lying face down on the bed.

Her entire face was buried in the pillow as she tried to burrow under the blanket.

Cool fingers pressed against her shoulder, sending a shiver through her, goosebumps rising on her skin. A strange feeling stirred secretly in her heart.

Amidst the panic and shame, there was also a faint trace of anticipation.

Su Wan’s fingers clutched the pillow tightly.

Yet, there was no movement from the person behind her.

Gu Huaizhi’s gaze lingered faintly on her skin, pale as freshly fallen snow, her dark hair cascading messily, accentuating her perfectly proportioned figure in a way that stirred the heart.

His eyes grew deep and shadowed as he confirmed she wasn’t injured. Then, he wrapped the blanket around her, gently turned her over, and met her eyes, brimming with a misty allure.

“After just a few months apart, you start acting recklessly.” Faced with Su Wan’s alluring charm, Gu Huaizhi felt not a shred of indulgence. His gaze fell on the scabbed wound on her wrist, and as his fingers gently brushed over it, he suppressed his anger and said, “Dealing with something as serious as a poison gu in secret without informing anyone, what would you have done if something went wrong?”

Su Wan shrank further into the blanket, her dark, glistening eyes watching his tightly clenched jaw. She could tell he was extremely angry.

Her own father had truly set her up this time.

“I didn’t hide it on purpose. At that time, I had just removed the gu poison from Father and Mother. They needed someone to take care of them. If I’d told them I was also poisoned, it would have thrown everything into chaos.

I sought out Master Mingjue privately. He found the herbs for me, and I was confident in the process. That’s why I thought it was better to handle it quietly rather than make it a bigger issue.”

Su Wan stole a glance at him, only to see his expression growing even darker. She couldn’t help but put herself in his shoes. If Gu Huaizhi had done the same and she found out later, she would’ve been angry too.

“Huaizhi, just this once. There won’t be a next time.”

Su Wan tugged at his wide sleeve, but seeing him remain unmoved, she realized this matter likely wouldn’t be resolved so easily.

She felt helpless, completely at a loss about how to appease him.

Her eyes flicked to the scattered clothes on the floor, and her face turned crimson. After weighing her options internally, she bit her lip, took a deep breath to suppress her embarrassment, and, while still wrapped in a blanket, she knelt on his lap.

The man lowered his gaze.

Su Wan’s throat tightened, her heartbeat pounding like a drum. She tilted her head up and kissed his chin, then pressed a light peck to the corner of his lips.

“Husband, I was wrong. From now on, I’ll discuss everything with you and won’t make decisions on my own.”

Her arms wrapped around his waist as she buried her face in the crook of his neck, nuzzling against him like she was acting spoiled. In a soft voice, she said, “I was so happy to see you here today. Please don’t be mad anymore.”

Su Wan suddenly felt a tightening around her waist as the man pulled her closer, making her sit directly against him. Sensing something unusual, her entire body stiffened, and her face flushed as if on fire. Unable to help herself, she tried to shift backward.

The moment she moved, a firm hand pressed her in place.

“Don’t move.”

The man’s husky voice fell from above her head. Su Wan couldn’t resist looking up, only to see him lowering his head and capturing her lips with his.