Chapter 21: Husband, A-Yu is Scared

In the private room of the club, Gu Yan Zhi was drinking heavily, downing one glass after another, his eyes bloodshot red, he sat slumped on the sofa.

The phone on the sofa rang, Gu Yan Zhi irritably hung up the phone and threw it aside.

At ten o’clock in the evening, the phone kept ringing, Gu Yan Zhi, drunk and hazy, rubbed his temples and answered the phone.

Mu Luo Xi’s voice of questioning came from the other end of the line, “Gu Yan Zhi, you locked A-Yu in the basement, do you know how scared she is?”

Mu Luo Xi didn’t care about the difference in status, even if Gu Yan Zhi crushed her like an ant the next second, she would accept it.

Gu Yan Zhi’s voice was very cold, filled with anger, “He was all over each other with his lover right under my nose, am I heartless? Should I just die?”

Gu Yan Zhi’s voice trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly.

Seeing him like this, Mu Luo Xi softened her tone, they were both pitiful people in love, “Mr. Gu, you misunderstood A-Yu, my mother’s birthday, A-Yu was at my house all day.” After a pause, she reminded him helplessly, “You can calm down now and take a look at the pictures you received, if I’m not mistaken, those pictures should be photoshopped.”

She didn’t expect that celebrating her mother’s birthday would bring conflict between them, she felt very guilty, and besides, Ruan Yu had been afraid of the dark since she was a child, locking her in the basement, not letting anyone near her, she couldn’t help but worry.

After hearing Mu Luo Xi’s words, Gu Yan Zhi calmed down, he reopened the few ambiguous photos, his eyes narrowed slightly, it was indeed as Mu Luo Xi said, the photos were photoshopped, the traces of photoshopping were clumsy, he hadn’t noticed it.

The woman in the photo had a birthmark below her neck, while Ruan Yu didn’t, so the woman in the photo couldn’t be Ruan Yu.

He had misunderstood her, and he had even locked her in the basement, he was unforgivable.

“Mr. Gu, I’m at the door of the Gu residence now.” Mu Luo Xi saw that Gu Yan Zhi didn’t say anything, he must have seen the problem with the photos, “If you’ve already figured out the problem, can you let me in first and let A-Yu out?”

Gu Yan Zhi faintly “嗯”ed, picked up his suit from the sofa, and ran towards the parking lot.

He thought of the small figure huddled in the darkness, his heart ached.

He clenched his fists, he was a damn fool.

Mu Luo Xi, with Gu Yan Zhi’s permission, entered the Gu residence, came to the basement, and opened the door to the basement. She looked at Ruan Yu huddled in the corner, she walked over, hugged her, and felt the trembling body in her arms.

“A-Yu, don’t be afraid.” Mu Luo Xi gently patted the trembling body in her arms, “I’ll take you out.”

Mu Luo Xi took Ruan Yu’s hand and left the basement, they sat on the sofa in the living room, Ruan Yu huddled in the corner of the sofa, her face pale, her eyes vacant.

Mu Luo Xi comforted her, Tang Ma saw Ruan Yu’s pale face and couldn’t help but feel a pang of sympathy.

Ruan Yu’s change during this period was obvious to everyone, gradually, everyone had a good impression of her, naturally, they didn’t want to see her have a conflict with her husband.

Tang Ma poured a glass of water and brought it over, Mu Luo Xi took the water from Tang Ma’s hand and let her drink a few sips.

It was so late, Ruan Yu hadn’t eaten, Tang Ma went to the kitchen again.

“Where did Gu Yan Zhi go?” Ruan Yu, who had been silent, finally spoke.

“Don’t worry about him.” Mu Luo Xi said helplessly, “First worry about yourself, he should be out drinking.”

When she called, she heard the sound of glass bottles colliding with glass cups, she guessed that Gu Yan Zhi should be out drinking alone.

Drinking?

Ruan Yu couldn’t help but worry about Gu Yan Zhi, drunk driving was very dangerous, and he was probably feeling guilty as hell after just finding out that he had misunderstood her.

Ruan Yu looked at the time, it was getting late, she had also calmed down, so she asked the driver to take Mu Luo Xi back.

The panic in her heart hadn’t subsided, she was also worried about Gu Yan Zhi’s safety, her heart was flustered, she couldn’t sit still, so she went to the gate to wait for him.

The small figure paced back and forth at the gate, looking around from time to time.

Gu Yan Zhi drove at the fastest speed, rushing all the way home, worried about the little girl at home, he was also prepared for the little girl to dislike him again.

After all, everything he had done today was unforgivable, he didn’t trust her, he didn’t listen to her explanation, and he locked her in the place she feared most.

The car stopped at the gate, he saw the figure at the gate through the car window, his heart skipped a beat.

He opened the car door and walked towards her step by step, his steps heavy, as if they were filled with lead.

Ruan Yu saw him, and the heart she had been holding in her chest finally relaxed.

“A-Yu.” Gu Yan Zhi stopped two meters away from her, he spoke with difficulty, then lowered his eyes, he wanted to say so much, a thousand words, but in the end, he only said, “I’m sorry…”

Ruan Yu wasn’t angry with him, she could understand him, he was so insecure, it was all her fault, whenever it came to her, he lost his head, it was because this man loved her deeply.

Her heart was a mix of emotions, grievance, fear, heartache, but she wasn’t angry with him.

Gu Yan Zhi lowered his eyes, a figure rushed into his arms, a pair of soft little hands wrapped around his waist, her cheek pressed tightly against his chest, his body froze.

“Husband.” Ruan Yu felt his frantic heartbeat through the fabric, “A-Yu is scared, don’t lock A-Yu in the basement anymore, okay?”

Gu Yan Zhi couldn’t speak for a moment, it felt like he had swallowed a million needles.

He lowered his head, he could still see her pale face, his heart ached, he wrapped his arms around Ruan Yu, his thin lips parted, “I’m sorry A-Yu, Yan Zhi Ge Ge deserves to die.”

As he spoke, he slapped himself, using all his strength, a crisp slap echoed in his ears.

Ruan Yu was startled by his actions, she raised her eyes and pulled down his hand, “What are you doing?”

Gu Yan Zhi didn’t care, perhaps only this could ease the pain in his heart and his guilt towards her.

Ruan Yu saw the clear slap mark on his sharp-angled face, her heart tightened, her eyes filled with a mist, “If you do that again, I’ll really be angry.”

She pulled down his hand and hugged him tightly.

He had already prepared himself before he came back, he was ready for the little girl to look at him with disgust when he got home, or to hit him or scold him.

But none of that happened, instead, she hugged him tightly, as if she was comforting him.

Ruan Yu knew that he was not feeling well after he wronged her, his heart must be filled with guilt, seeing his bloodshot eyes and the smell of alcohol on him, she felt a pang of heartache.

He probably rushed home after he found out that he had wronged her.

He loved her so much, loved her to the bone, she understood, how could she blame him?

Gu Yan Zhi hugged Ruan Yu tightly, “A-Yu, I’m sorry…”

He kept apologizing, Ruan Yu could feel his body trembling.

Ruan Yu hugged him back, her cheek pressed tightly against his chest.