C5

When the ballet was finally over, the applause was thunderous.

Jiang Yao took the lead in standing up from her seat and applauding enthusiastically.

Tears welled in her eyes, and she looked devoutly at the graceful, bowing Callie.

When the crowd finally dispersed, there were only a few staff members left tidying up the hall. Jiang Yao was still standing on the spot, unable to extricate herself from her emotions.

Jiang Yao was taken aback when a handkerchief was handed to her from the side.

She looked at the luxurious golden logo on the handkerchief and then looked at the man with a smooth face. For a moment, she just stood there with tears streaming down her face.

"Jiang Yao?" The man smiled slowly, giving off a comfortable feeling.

Seeing the confusion in Jiang Yao's eyes, the man wasn't embarrassed. He took out a name card and handed it to her with a smile. At the same time, he slowly said, "I'm Huo Ting. Long time no see."

Jiang Yao tried her best to recall everything that had happened to him. A vague image flashed through her mind, but she was unable to see it clearly.

Huo Ting seemed to have noticed her helplessness and reminded her, "This should be the second time we meet. The last time was at your fifteenth birthday banquet."

Birthday banquet, Huo Ting.

Jiang Yao's eyes instantly widened in surprise.

Huo Ting slightly raised his eyebrows and smiled mischievously, "You remember now?"

She remembered.

At that time, she was only 15 years old and did not meet Gu Zhao. Furthermore, she did not look like she was able to bear with it any longer.

The little princess, who was doted upon by tens of thousands of people in the Jiang Family, was both proud and powerful. She would even hide in a corner in the backyard while crying tears of anger because she didn't dance well enough.

Then, she raised her head and saw Lei Lei standing in front of her.

Jiang Yao could not recall her actual appearance. She only remembered that it was a young man with a delicate and pretty face. He was silent and patient, squatting down and asking her what was wrong.

"My name is Thunder, if you are bullied again, you can come find me."

At that time, Jiang Yao had her own little pride, and the thing she disliked the most was letting others see her weakness. Thus, in the end, she fled in a sorry state without saying a word.

Later on, she found out that he was a young master from Uncle Huo's family, but to Jiang Yao, this was just a trivial episode. Later on, she completely forgot about it as she wholeheartedly pursued Gu Zhao.

"Didn't you go abroad? When did you get back? "

He heard his father mention that Huo Ting didn't have any arrangements for the family elders, and instead went abroad to study alone.

"He just came back last week. He should be staying in the country forever. What about you? How have you been recently? I heard that you and the Gu family's Gu Zhao have gotten married. "

Jiang Yao forced a bitter smile and thought mockingly, it seems like Huo Ting just came back not long ago. As long as he stayed in River City, he would be able to hear about how ridiculous this marriage between her and Gu Zhao was.

"Not bad." Jiang Yao said lightly.

Huo Ting could vaguely feel that something was wrong, but his good upbringing prevented him from asking a person that he had only met a few times.

At last, under the insistence of the other party, Jiang Yao got into Huo Ting's car and went home.

"You didn't have the time to attend when you got married, so I'll give you a big red packet another day."

Gentleman Huo Ting said half-jokingly as he opened the door for her.

Jiang Yao stood by the side of the road and watched Huo Ting's car disappear around the corner before she turned around and walked into the villa. When she passed the trash can by the door, she stopped and threw the business card and handkerchief she had been holding in her hand into the trash can without any hesitation.

Jiang Yao didn't think that they would have any further interactions in the future.

What she didn't notice was a flash behind the curtains in the bedroom on the second floor.

The villa was empty and cold as usual.

Not only did Gu Zhao not go home, he didn't even take a step into the other clubhouses that he frequented.

It was like his whole heart was on the job. He had heard his father talk about how he was taking care of the company.

Although Jiang Yao was a bit sad, she was also a bit proud. In her heart, Gu Zhao was like that. No matter what he did, he would always be a person that everyone looked up to.

When she opened the bedroom door, it was pitch black. Jiang Yao was about to turn on the light when she suddenly saw a tall figure approaching her.

Before he could scream for help, his delicate neck was tightly grabbed.

Jiang Yao's face turned red instantly, but her fear was gone in a flash.

Even though she couldn't see his face clearly in the darkness, Jiang Yao still recognized Gu Zhao's smell.

After getting used to the darkness, in the dim light cast by the street lamp and the moon outside the window, the side of Gu Zhaoying's face gradually became clear.

"Ahh, Zhao!" Jiang Yao shouted with great difficulty.

The killing intent in Gu Zhao's eyes was bright and glaring. His voice was low and vicious.

"Where did you go?" "Why didn't you pick up my phone?"

Jiang Yao was shocked. She suddenly remembered that she had switched off her cellphone when she entered the theater. Until now, she had forgotten to turn it on.

She tried to explain to Gu Zhao, but he was holding her throat tightly and she couldn't make a sound.

Gu Zhao's pince-like palm suddenly loosened and he forcefully threw Jiang Yao to the side.

He recalled the intimate conversation between Jiang Yao and that strange man at the entrance of his house. Anger welled up in his heart, and his tone couldn't help but become a bit heavier.

"Jiang Yao, I don't care what you think. As long as you're still the eldest young mistress of the Gu family, you have to behave with dignity. Otherwise, I'll make sure you live a life worse than death."

Jiang Yao heard his harsh tone. Although she didn't know why he was so angry, she still instinctively wanted to explain herself. However, Gu Zhao decisively left after kicking her away.

The next morning, when Gu Zhao was sitting neatly in the hall again, Jiang Yao thought she was seeing things.

He glanced at the striking bruise on her neck and said with a cold displeasure in his eyes, "Go and change your high-necked clothes and accompany me back to the old house today."

Jiang Yao was afraid that he would lose his patience so she quickly ran back to the bedroom to change into clothes that could cover her neck.

Every time he returned to the old house, Gu Zhao rarely had a good temper towards her, because he had to act as a couple in front of the Gu Wei couple.

Even if it was fake, Jiang Yao still cherished this rare gentleness.

Once they arrived at the Gu household, Madam Gu immediately pulled Jiang Yao along with them. Gu Zhao followed Gu Wei into the study room after giving her a few procedural words as usual.

"Xiao Zhao, you should have a thorough understanding of our Gu's's recent situation, right?" Gu Wei said with a grave expression.

In the current business world, the Gu family and Jiang Family seemed to be more friendly and intimate due to the marriage alliance, but Jiang's had been suppressing them in secret.

"Dad, don't worry. The net for Jiang's has already begun to close."

When Gu Zhao said this, his eyes flashed with vigorous ambition and ruthlessness.