Chapter 75: The more you love, the more desperate you become

Thus, Gu Ruochu had only been playing around and quit while she was ahead.

She never dared to cross his bottom line and she would never think of attacking a man had been described as difficult.

Rong Xiao never dreamed that after so many years, he would actually come into contact with Huo Nanchen through Bai Qi.

"Yes."

After receiving Gu Ruochu's firm answer, Rong Xiao stuttered as he tried to fathom his very own question. "Could... could it be that you've really conquered his heart?"

"It's just wild desire." Gu Ruochu rolled her eyes at him. Her expression gradually turned cold. "How many women would fall for a man like him? In my previous life, I witnessed my mother's tragedy with my own eyes.

"The more you love someone, the more desperate you will become."

Her mother had been sent to the black prison by her own husband for offending his mistress. She had broken down as if she had gone mad and refused to let him go.

At the time, her desperate mother had begged their father to forgive Bai Qi. " Bai Mo. I was wrong. I shouldn't have fallen in love with you from the start. I now know my mistake, I was wrong... Bai Mo, you can blame everything on me. Please, don't touch my daughter..."

Gu Ruochu could not bear the pain of such misery and bloody despair.

Her mother's words were so clear that even the punctuation seemed to echo in her ears.

She had spent decades in love.

But it had all turned sour and she had spent her last days rotting in the black prison.

She should have never fallen in love with such a cold-blooded and heartless man from the upper-class society.

Her mother had paid the price with her blood in the end. Gu Ruochu would never make the same mistake.

"..."

AT THE HUO RESIDENCE:

"Miss Gu, this is a gown from the Second Young Master." The maid knocked on Gu Yanwei's door and handed the gift box to the elegant and dignified Gu Yanwei.

"Thank him for me."

"I will."

A faint smile appeared on Gu Yanwei's face as she took the gift box and closed the door.

"Yanwei, did Huo Zijun give you a gift again?"

Zhou Yunxi looked at the gift box in Gu Yanwei's hand. She knew that Huo Zijun had a habit of giving her eldest daughter gifts from time to time. Sometimes it would be very expensive jewelry.

Yanwei was beautiful and had many suitors. She felt very proud of her. Such gifts and complements were completely worthy of Yanwei's status.

However, the Second Young Master was a bit of a playboy. It was rumored that he always had women around him, so he was not very reliable.

If Huo Nanchen could not be wooed, Zhou Yunxi thought of a way out. If her daughter married the playboy instead, she could still enjoy the Huo family's immense wealth.

"It's not a gift. It's a dress for the Huo family's dinner party in a few days." Gu Yanwei placed the box on the table and opened it. The dress was quite exquisite.

It was a white evening dress. The design was noble and elegant and it was decorated with bright diamonds. In the gift box, it revealed the illusion of a shining star.

"This gown is so beautiful. Second Young Master Huo has been very attentive to you."

"Mother, what nonsense are you spouting? Second Young Master and I are just friends." Gu Yanwei spoke with a mixture of anger and embarrassment as she put the gown away.

Huo Zijun had always had a good impression of her, and he did not like Gu Ruochu either. Once she remembered that point, Gu Yanwei again felt superior to Gu Ruochu.

Even though she had been exposed in the news, she still had allies.

"All right. My daughter can handle her business on her own." Zhou Yunxi knew that Gu Yanwei was shy, so she decided to put that matter to rest.

Gu Yanwei sat down and suddenly remembered that Gu Ruochu would be attending the banquet as well.

Gu Ruochu had made her look like dirt. This time, she would flip the script on her at the banquet.

On her next attack, she would show no mercy to Gu Ruochu. Just thinking about it made her excited.