Chapter 685: She Didn’t Need His Salvation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The atmosphere was chilling, colder than the surrounding air. Wu Hao finally sensed something amiss, his voice dropping to a whisper as he hastily excused himself, “I won’t keep you from going home. I have work to attend to as well. Goodbye!”

With that, he turned and briskly entered the newspaper office. He longed to steal another glance at Gu Zi, but he dared not turn his head. His face bore a bitter smile, his heart filled with a pool of bitterness.

He had thought that God would grant him a chance to win Gu Zi’s heart, to save her. But now, it seemed she didn’t need his salvation at all…

After Wu Hao left, Gu Zi and Su Shen faced each other. She tiptoed to cup his face. He was a handsome man, but his tightly pursed lips hadn’t relaxed yet, making his face appear even more cold and ruthless.

She softly explained, “Su Shen, I don’t even remember him. If he hadn’t greeted me, I…”

Suddenly, the man pulled her into his arms, interrupting her. His chin rubbed against her head as he opened his coat to wrap her in it. Her body was soft and warm, instantly dispelling most of his restlessness.

Holding her, he explained, “I trust you, Ah Zi. There’s no need to explain. I’m sorry, I just couldn’t control myself. I was jealous. I didn’t like the way he was looking at you, so intently, with a purpose.”

Gu Zi’s cheeks flushed as she hid in his embrace. Such an intimate hug in public would surely stir up gossip in this era, wouldn’t it? This man was too bold!

Yet, her heart fluttered inexplicably more because of his actions. She carefully wriggled out of his embrace, saying, “I understand. I don’t blame you. Didn’t you say that the slaughterhouse just started operating and you might not be able to leave? How did you manage to come?”

Su Shen pushed her bicycle towards his parked car, replying, “It’s your first day at work, I wanted to see your workplace. I arranged everything at the slaughterhouse before coming here, so I was a bit late. Did everything go smoothly?”

He had already investigated Gu Zi’s workplace, intending to accompany her. But he was held up by an unexpected matter today.

Still, he quickly arranged everything and rushed over. Now, he was glad he made it in time to chase away the annoying fly for his wife. He felt more and more that opening a slaughterhouse in the city was the right choice, as it gave him a lot more flexibility with his time.

Gu Zi replied, “Everything went smoothly. I just need to wait for my work assignments now. Tomorrow is the day the children are taking their entrance exams. Are you planning to go with them?”

Su Shen’s car was parked not far away. It didn’t take long for them to reach it. He tied the bicycle to the back of the car and asked Gu Zi to wait inside. After securing the bicycle, he got into the car and drove home, “I really can’t spare the time tomorrow. I’m sorry for the trouble, Ah Zi.”

Gu Zi smiled faintly, thinking that this man was quite hypocritical. He had squeezed out time to pick her up, an adult, but when it came to their sons’ school admission, he claimed he couldn’t spare the time. She really didn’t know what to do with him.

The atmosphere in Su Shen and Gu Zi’s car was relaxed. However, they were unaware that a nondescript sedan was trailing them from a distance.

The woman sitting in the backseat of the sedan was anything but ordinary. She clenched her fists tightly, the image of Su Shen embracing Gu Zi still fresh in her mind. “Is that woman Su Shen’s current wife?”

The security officer driving the car immediately responded, “She matches the photos we have. It’s her. But Deputy Commander Hu, if Su Shen discovers that we’re secretly investigating his family, it might not end well.”

They had been following Gu Zi all the way, and as far as she could tell, there was nothing unusual about Gu Zi. She didn’t understand why Deputy Commander Hu wanted to investigate Gu Zi.

If they were only following Gu Zi and secretly investigating her, it would be fine. But now, they were tailing Su Shen, a former military king.

She had heard that Commander Su was particularly skilled in special reconnaissance. It would be easy for him to notice their tail, and it would be difficult to explain if he did. Moreover, they were from the cultural troupe. Even if there was something wrong with Commander Su’s wife, it wasn’t their place to investigate!

But she didn’t dare to voice her concerns, fearing that the deputy commander would get angry.

She was afraid that a careless word might anger the deputy commander. The deputy commander hadn’t been so emotional before. It was only after Major Hu went to see Commander Su that the deputy commander became emotional.

At the end of last year, she had even applied for a transfer from the capital’s cultural troupe to the Guangcheng cultural troupe to serve as the deputy commander.