Chapter 15 - 15 This Topic Ends Here

The first time he saw Gu Qiaoqiao up close, Qin Yize discovered that her skin was smooth as jade, and in her clear eyes, he could see his own reflection.

Her long eyelashes fluttered like the wings of a butterfly.

Being so near, he could smell that gentle fragrance, as elusive and fresh as orchids in a mist.

Due to his approach, Gu Qiaoqiao’s face uncontrollably flushed red, resembling peach blossom petals inebriated by the spring light of April.

For the first time, Qin Yize realized that his little wife was quite attractive.

And she seemed to be quite timid too, startled to the point where fine beads of sweat formed on the tip of her nose.

Her eyes misted over, becoming foggy with specks of moisture twinkling within them.

At this moment, Qin Yize was engulfed in an indescribable emotion, and he suddenly didn’t know what to do next.

So, he could only stare steadily at Gu Qiaoqiao, his lips tightly pressed together.

Gu Qiaoqiao suppressed the immense panic at the bottom of her heart. Because of her experiences in the mountains in her previous life, she had an instinctual fear of men.

She had never thought of marrying again, and thus there were no men close to her.

And now, Gu Qiaoqiao’s petite body was enveloped by Qin Yize’s tall frame, forcing her to feign composure and say with difficulty, “I’m really discussing this with you, to give you a heads-up in advance.”

“No need,” Qin Yize’s lips curled into a hint of a smile, as he casually warned, “Put aside your little schemes. Divorce isn’t as simple as you think. That’s the end of this discussion.”

“But, I don’t want to go to the Northern Border with you,” Gu Qiaoqiao furrowed her brows.

“In life, one can’t always do as they please. People must pay a price for their selfish actions,” Qin Yize’s voice flowed above her like a clear spring, but to Gu Qiaoqiao’s ears, it made her breath feel constricted.

She looked up slightly, “But don’t you hate me very much?”

“Did I ever tell you I hated you?” Qin Yize countered, unperturbed.

“But you never pay attention to me. Isn’t that the same as hating me?”

Gu Qiaoqiao blurted out those words.

After she spoke, both of them were taken aback.

It was as if the air in the room briefly stagnated.

In that instant, time itself seemed to pause.

Gu Qiaoqiao felt utterly mortified, her face so red it seemed as if it might bleed.

How could she speak such words?

Qin Yize, however, let out a light chuckle, his handsome brows slightly raised and his dark eyes glinting with a trace of shining light, he said meaningfully, “Do you want a divorce because I’ve been ignoring you?”

Unable to hold back any longer, Gu Qiaoqiao pushed forward forcefully, using so much strength that Qin Yize’s body tilted slightly.

She then glared fiercely at Qin Yize and stamped into the bathroom, slamming the door shut with a bang.

Leaning against the door, she listened to the footsteps approaching and her heart uncontrollably pounded in response.

It seemed she should leave this man sooner rather than later, otherwise, who knows if he would see through her.

How could she not know that Qin Yize had such a shameless side?

Then, suddenly, Qin Xiaoyu’s loud voice came from outside, “Brother, it’s Great Grandfather’s call.”

After hearing Qin Yize’s indifferent acknowledgement, he left.

And he was gone for two days.

Bai Yun hadn’t appeared for several days after being rattled on the first day of the month.

This gave Gu Qiaoqiao a sigh of relief.

She intended to return the Jade Pendant to the Qin Family, but Qin Xuan and Grandma Qin refused to take it.

Indeed, it was a meeting gift from the Great Grandfather to his great-granddaughter-in-law; it wouldn’t be proper for them to accept it.

His Qin Family wasn’t so desperate as to covet their daughter-in-law’s belongings.

After dinner on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Qin Yize came back.

His gaze towards Gu Qiaoqiao was as indifferent as usual, as if nothing had happened.

Gu Qiaoqiao found an excuse to slip away.

Meanwhile, Qin Yize was talking softly with his parents in the living room.

Just as Gu Qiaoqiao approached the entrance of the living room, Bai Yun and Qin Xiaoyu walked in hand in hand.

Upon entering, Qin Xiaoyu excitedly exclaimed, “Brother, you’re back, that’s great! Our friends in this area are having a party tonight, and you must come.”

But Bai Yun was looking at Gu Qiaoqiao, her face lifting into a smile, “Qiaoqiao, you were the first one we invited. You must come. Our friends are all curious about you and want to get to know you and become friends with you…”

Gu Qiaoqiao felt a tightness in her chest.

In her previous life, on the evening of the fifth day, Bai Yun had dragged her to the party, and she was humiliated like a clown by those people.@@novelbin@@

She was slapped twice, splashed with a glass of red wine, and forced to bow her head in a disheveled and disgraceful apology.

Back then, she was helpless, feeling as if the world was coming to an end.

By the time Qin Yize appeared later, her mind was already blank.

Her consciousness was somewhat unclear.

For a long time, she lived in shame and remorse, blaming herself for everything, thinking it was all her fault for her lack of sophistication, for being jealous without reason, for mistaking the person, for losing face for the Qin family.

Only after experiencing more did she finally understand that it was all just a trap set by Bai Yun.

The gentle light in Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes suddenly became icy cold, and the warmth of the room seemed to silently fill with frost.

Qin Yize’s probing gaze fell on Gu Qiaoqiao, wondering what made the little woman become like a frozen, icy pool at that moment.

But in his eyes, she looked more like a little hedgehog covered in sharp spines.

After a few moments, the penetrating coldness disappeared quietly before Qin Yize could figure it out.

Gu Qiaoqiao looked at the delicate girl in front of her and spoke slowly, “Alright.”

She had wanted to refuse, but then, why should she?

A man would not harm a tiger for no reason, but a tiger would always have the intent to harm a man.

She felt she had already let go of the grievances of her past life, retreating step by step, but Bai Yun kept pressing forward.

So, let’s have a good time tonight!

…

As night fell, the city’s neon lights shone brilliantly, like stars falling to the mortal world.

Although the first day of the Lunar New Year was over, the national sentiment was that the New Year isn’t truly over until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Thus, the festive atmosphere was still intense.

Children were playing with fireworks, and naughty boys were throwing rockets into the sky.

The sound of firecrackers was incessant.

Many other children were running around with sparklers, waving them through the air.

Seeing all this, Gu Qiaoqiao, who was leaving home for the first time since being reborn, squinted her eyes.

In the Northeast, these small fireworks called sparklers were the favorite playthings of her sister Gu Qianqian.

Once lit and waved around, they truly resembled a fairy casting spells.

She didn’t dress up as Bai Yun had instructed, so Bai Yun’s face was somewhat gloomy.

Like in her previous life, Qin Yize had matters to attend to and couldn’t come with them at that time, he would be joining later, so the three girls walked into the upscale KTV.