Di Xinyao was indeed very tired.
Gu Yan Sheng held her in his arms, comforted her, and soon she fell into a deep, steady breathing pattern.
Gu Yan Sheng repeatedly checked to ensure that Di Xinyao could not be woken up, then swiftly got out of bed and left the Gu family villa.
While driving, he called the people at the detention center.
He then called An Nuan, "Come out!"
An Nuan put down the phone and told Qin Jiang and Xiao Nanchen, "I'll go wait for Gu Yan Sheng at the entrance."
"An Nuan," Qin Jiang called out to her, "Be sure to protect yourself!"
"Don't worry."
An Nuan gave them a reassuring look.
She wore warm clothes and walked to the villa entrance.
After waiting for about ten minutes, a black sedan came speeding over.
It slammed on the brakes right in front of An Nuan, the driver's anger palpable.
An Nuan opened the rear door without hesitation.
Gu Yan Sheng watched An Nuan's actions, his face turning pale with rage, but he said nothing. As soon as An Nuan closed the door, he floored the accelerator and sped away.
Qin Jiang and Xiao Nanchen watched An Nuan get into Gu Yan Sheng's car from the shadows of the villa.
Qin Jiang said, "If anything happens to An Nuan, the two of us will probably have to die to make amends."
Xiao Nanchen turned to look at Qin Jiang and said, "It won't happen. An Nuan will be fine."
After all, she had lived an extra ten years.
She understood better what kind of person Gu Yan Sheng really was.
Because she understood, she chose to take this risky approach.
...
The sedan raced through the night.
Neither person spoke a word inside the car.
Gu Yan Sheng hated An Nuan so much he wanted to kill her, so he naturally didn't say a word.
An Nuan also didn't want to engage with Gu Yan Sheng. She was focused on seeing Ye Jinghuai, and was even feeling a little nervous.
She suppressed her inner emotions.
The sedan soon arrived at its destination.
Gu Yan Sheng opened the door and got out.
An Nuan also got out of the car.
Unexpectedly, or perhaps as expected, there was hardly anyone at the detention center.
Only one staff member was there, seemingly waiting specifically for Gu Yan Sheng.
As Di Xinyao's husband, although Gu Yan Sheng had no real power, no one dared provoke him now. With just one word from him, no one dared disobey or report anything.
Still, Gu Yan Sheng remained cautious and kept the staff to a minimum to limit any potential impact.
"Mr. Gu," the staff member approached and handed him a key.
Gu Yan Sheng took it.
Seeing the key, An Nuan's heart began racing.
It was clearly the key to the door holding Ye Jinghuai.
With this key, she could see Ye Jinghuai.
An Nuan tried her best to appear calm.
Gu Yan Sheng took large strides ahead.
An Nuan followed behind.
The staff member dutifully stood guard outside.
They passed through several iron gates and narrow corridors.
Finally, Gu Yan Sheng's footsteps stopped in front of a door.
An Nuan's heart raced faster.
It had been a month, right?
For a month, Ye Jinghuai had been detained here. How was he doing?
She controlled her emotions.
Just as Gu Yan Sheng was about to open the door, he suddenly turned to look at An Nuan.
An Nuan remained expressionless.
Gu Yan Sheng let out a cold laugh, "Want to see him?"
"Yes," An Nuan didn't hide it.
"Want to see him?" Gu Yan Sheng's expression darkened. "If you want to see him, you'll have to pay the price!"
An Nuan's eyes tightened.
She had expected that Gu Yan Sheng wouldn't let her see Ye Jinghuai so easily.
She had seen his cruel side too many times.
"Strip!" Gu Yan Sheng suddenly barked.
An Nuan's expression clearly soured.
"What, you don't want to see him anymore?" Gu Yan Sheng mocked.
An Nuan swallowed hard.
She lowered her head and undid her coat.
Underneath the coat, she wore a high-necked sweater and a fitted pair of jeans.
"Keep going!" Gu Yan Sheng ordered.
"You really aren't afraid to die, are you?" An Nuan calmly replied.
She didn't show much emotion at Gu Yan Sheng's coercion.
Very calmly, as she took off her black sweater, she said, "What if Di Xinyao suddenly showed up right now? What would the consequences be?"
Gu Yan Sheng's heart skipped a beat in shock at that possibility.
The next second, he thought An Nuan was just trying to scare him. He pretended to be indifferent, saying, "So what? I'll tell her I'm humiliating you, and she'll love it!"
"Then why did you let me threaten you into bringing me here to see Ye Jinghuai?" An Nuan asked with a mocking tone. "You could have just shown Di Xinyao a video and said you were just humiliating me."
Gu Yan Sheng's face turned pale with rage.
He didn't know when it had started, but he always ended up the loser in front of An Nuan.
He gritted his teeth.
He glared at An Nuan as she took off her black sweater.
Underneath was just a thin white camisole, with a black bra underneath.
It was quite cold in Qing City at night.
There was no heating in the detention center either.
After removing her clothes, goosebumps formed all over An Nuan's body from the chill.
Gu Yan Sheng looked at An Nuan's state and laughed.
A smug, condescending laugh.
"Cold?" he asked.
An Nuan didn't answer.
Unless she satisfied Gu Yan Sheng's twisted desires, she wouldn't be able to see Ye Jinghuai.
"You're covered in goosebumps," Gu Yan Sheng said as he reached out to touch her skin.
An Nuan's eyes tightened slightly.
As soon as Gu Yan Sheng touched her, his hand felt like it had been electrocuted and he quickly pulled it back.
An Nuan watched him.
Gu Yan Sheng said coldly, "Disgusting, just touching you makes me sick."
"Is that enough?" An Nuan looked at Gu Yan Sheng. "Or do I need to strip completely?"
"Have you become so shameless just to see Ye Jinghuai?" Gu Yan Sheng suddenly raged.
His anger reached the extreme for some inexplicable reason.
This woman had once loved him so much she had lost herself, but now she had truly fallen for another man!
His bloodshot eyes glared fiercely at An Nuan.
He looked at her unperturbed expression.
In his silence, An Nuan actually started taking off her camisole on her own accord.
Seeing her movement, Gu Yan Sheng suddenly pulled An Nuan into an embrace, burying his head in the crook of her neck.
Who could have imagined that tonight, when he was with Di Xinyao, all he could think about was An Nuan's body? All he could think about was how soft and alluring An Nuan looked when she was seducing him earlier. He even wished it was An Nuan in his arms instead, with such desperation.
An Nuan's brow furrowed.
Gu Yan Sheng viciously bit into her neck.
It seemed he was venting all his anger on her neck.
Yet he didn't dare go any further.
Not only was he afraid of An Nuan getting more leverage over him, but he was also afraid... that he would truly fall for this woman!
Gu Yan Sheng released An Nuan.
After letting her go, there was a deep, bloody bite mark visible on An Nuan's neck from his teeth.
