"Freedom?" The man named Ye Xuan seemed to scoff at the term. "Miss, you forgot again. Uncle Gu didn't sponsor the orphans in the orphanage to restrict our personal freedom. We were never not free. "
"Really?" Gu Yanran smiled tiredly. She didn't have the energy to argue with him anymore. Turning her head to look out the window, she said dryly, "I was wrong, okay? I'm very tired. I don't want to argue today. "
"No one wants to argue with you." Ye Xuan leaned over to look at Gu Yanran's face. She was indeed a bit tired. He nudged her. "Sit there. I'll drive."
Gu Yanran looked back and saw Ye Xuan's SUV behind the car. She pouted. "What about your car?"
"Leave it there. I'll get someone to tow it when I get back."
Gu Yanran really didn't have the energy to drive anymore. She moved to the passenger seat and curled up in the soft seat. Biting her nails, she spaced out.
Ye Xuan started the car and asked her, "Where are we going?"
"Back to the manor," Gu Yanran murmured. She seemed to have a lot on her mind that she couldn't say.
Ye Xuan was quiet for a while before driving onto the highway. He opened the window again, and the cool night breeze blew in with the humidity from the sea. It was refreshing.
Gu Yanran closed her eyes and said, "I'm going to sleep for a while. Remember to wake me up when we arrive."
"Ok." Ye Xuan agreed sullenly and drove all the way back to the Gus' manor in the suburbs.
The road was very smooth. There was almost no traffic, so it took less than 15 minutes to reach the entrance of the manor.
Ye Xuan got out first and opened the door. Standing to the side, he said like a doorman, "Miss, we're here."
Gu Yanran's eyes fluttered. Her long eyelashes fluttered as she slowly opened her eyes.
She was confused for a moment until she saw the towering iron gate, the bright streetlight in front of the gate, and the tall figure under the streetlight. She was dazed for a moment and murmured, "… Why aren't you him?"
"Missy?" Ye Xuan frowned and bent over to hold her arm in the car. "Wake up? We're here. "
Gu Yanran woke up and followed Ye Xuan's grip out of the car. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, she said, "Thank you. I'm going back now. What about you? Do you want to stay here for the night? "
Ye Xuan's car was abandoned on the shoulder of the highway. It was the middle of the night, and they couldn't find anyone to tow it.
"Do you want me to stay here for the night?" Ye Xuan placed one hand on the metal door and blocked Gu Yanran's way in.
Gu Yanran looked up at Ye Xuan in surprise. He had thick brows, large eyes, a high nose bridge, and deep-set eyes. He had the appearance of a typical mixed-race person, and he was a particularly handsome one.
"Ye Xuan …"
"Do you miss me?" Ye Xuan stubbornly refused to let go. He took a step forward and lowered his head, his question almost touching Gu Yanran's lips.
Gu Yanran wanted to say no, but before she could refuse, Ye Xuan had already bitten her. He sucked on her lips and blocked her mouth, not allowing her to refuse.
Gu Yanran moaned a few times before Ye Xuan lifted her up and walked through the metal door.
The two of them were entangled the entire way, and their clothes were all over the place. By the time they reached the living room of the large house, they couldn't wait to get into it.
…
Gu Yanran was in a very bad mood, and Ye Xuan's arrival was like an antidote. It allowed her to temporarily forget all the recent troubles and just enjoy the sex between a man and a woman with him.
After they were done, she only wrapped a towel around herself and went to the bathroom to take a shower. Looking at her messy appearance in the bathroom mirror, she shook her head and went straight to the shower to wash up.
After showering, she came out of the bathroom to see that Ye Xuan had also finished showering. He had changed into his pajamas and was leaning against her bed reading a magazine.
It was a fashion magazine that Gu Yanran had casually tossed on the bedside table to kill time before going to bed.
Ye Xuan wasn't at all interested in what these women were reading, but it seemed rather awkward not to have something in his hands at a time like this.
Gu Yanran sat in front of the vanity and took the hairdryer to dry her hair.
Ye Xuan put down the magazine and hugged his head with both hands as he watched her dress up.
After applying night cream, Gu Yanran walked to the bed in her pajamas and said to Ye Xuan, "Xuan, tonight is the last night. Let's break up."
"Break up?" Ye Xuan couldn't help but snicker again. "Were we ever together before?"
Gu Yanran didn't speak and looked down at him, the corners of her lips gradually pursed.
"There's no point in you looking at me like this." Ye Xuan sat up on the bed. "I won't leave you. From the day you saved me, I swore that my life was yours and that I would only recognize you in this lifetime. "
"Xuan, we were still young at that time." Gu Yanran said in a daze. Sitting on the bed, she pulled Ye Xuan's hand to her cheek. "You and I also had a good time, so let's part on good terms. I will get married in the future and have my own family and husband. He won't be happy that I have a 'male confidante' like you … "
"I don't care if he's happy or not." Ye Xuan looked at Gu Yanran in a daze. "When I was in boarding school in the United States, my happiest time every week for ten years was reading the emails you wrote to me. For so many years, it was one every week without stopping until Uncle Gu's accident … I had already set my heart on you. Although you were still young at that time, you didn't know … "
Gu Yanran covered his mouth with her hand. "Don't say anymore. It's all in the past. We've already grown up."
"You were still young at that time. You saved me and got seriously ill because of it. Uncle Gu sent me to boarding school in the United States for ten years. I didn't expect that when I came back, Uncle Gu would already be in a vegetative state." Ye Xuan thumped the bed with his other hand. "I saw the news about you being held hostage by the gunmen that day. Yanran, you see, you can't live without me. You just asked me to leave, and then something like this happened. Tell me, how can I not worry? "
Gu Yanran looked at Ye Xuan. She was touched.
Ever since Gu Xiangwen's accident, she had been supporting the entire Gu family on her own.
There were very few people in the Gu family to begin with. With such a large fortune in her hands, she felt like a naughty child parading around the downtown area with a huge fortune. No wonder so many people coveted her. She almost couldn't take it anymore.
Ye Xuan had interrupted his studies to rush back to Barbados after Gu Xiangwen's accident to help her and be loyal to her.
However, although Ye Xuan was very good to her, and she had feelings for him, Ye Xuan was alone and didn't have the ability to protect her and the Gu family.
She needed someone else to rely on.
"Ye Xuan, we're really not compatible." Gu Yanran sighed and propped her head up with her hand. Her long, curly hair hung down and covered half her face. "I don't want my future husband to be unhappy. You … should leave."
Ye Xuan's hands began to tremble. He half-knelt in front of Gu Yanran and held her hand. "Yanran, you really won't give me a chance? I can help you. I can definitely help you! "
"You can't help me." Gu Yanran's voice was very calm. "I don't want to ruin your entire life. Ye Xuan, you should have your own life. Find a girl, fall in love, get married, have your own family, and have a few children of your own. You'll quickly forget everything now. Perhaps you'll even wish that none of this had happened. "
"Yanran!"
"Ye Xuan, we're really not compatible." Gu Yanran had already completely calmed down. There was no emotion in her voice. "Leave. Don't ever come back. If you come back, don't blame me for being angry. "
"You really want to kick me out?!" Ye Xuan had a very hurt expression on his face. He slowly stood up and looked down at Gu Yanran, who hadn't said a word, anticipating her reaction.
Gu Yanran's expression didn't change. She only nodded. "I'm not kicking you out. I'm letting you live your own life."
Since Gu Yanran had already said it so decisively, Ye Xuan had no reason to stay.
He changed his clothes with a dark expression and quickly rushed out of the room. Before he left, he didn't forget to slam the door for her.
Gu Yanran looked in the direction of the door and smiled bitterly. She took out her phone and dialed Huo Shaoheng's number. "Mr. Huo?"
Seeing that Gu Yanran had finally called, Huo Shaoheng calmly put on his Bluetooth headset. He waited for the phone to ring a few times before saying, "Miss Gu, what's up?"
Gu Yanran choked. She secretly thought that Huo Shaoheng was really good at pretending. He clearly wanted to see her father, Gu Xiangwen, but he was so calm.
Forget it. She definitely couldn't compete with Huo Shaoheng in terms of patience.
Gu Yanran smiled. "Yes, Mr. Huo, did you forget? Didn't you promise to send my father to your country to recuperate? "
"Oh, I remember that. But Miss Gu doesn't seem to be in a hurry, so we're even less in a hurry. The scenery in Barbados is pretty good. We'll treat it as a public holiday. "
Huo Shaoheng put one hand in his trouser pocket and held a cigar in the other. He stood in the hotel's smoking room and stared at the blue sky and white clouds outside the window.
Mr. Mike had just given him confirmation that Gu Nianzhi's identity was completely legal and would soon be restored as a Barbados citizen.
Barbados was a British Commonwealth country, so Gu Nianzhi automatically had British Commonwealth citizen status.
But this way, her Huaxia Empire citizenship would be invalid.
But Huo Shaoheng wasn't worried. After returning to the Empire, he would help Gu Nianzhi apply for Huaxia Empire citizenship, which meant she would become a Huaxia Empire citizen.
Before all the citizenship procedures were completed, Huo Shaoheng still had to hide this from Gu Yanran.
He wanted to see what she had up her sleeve.
As expected, Gu Yanran became uncertain from Huo Shaoheng's words. She finally said, "Mr. Huo, don't be angry. I didn't mean to delay it. You also know that there are still gunmen on the run. I don't dare to reveal my father's location too quickly."
Huo Shaoheng snorted in his heart. His voice was extremely low. "Let's not talk about the past. Let us see your father as soon as possible, then we can discuss how to bring him on the plane."
Gu Yanran nodded. "It's already very late. If Mr. Huo is free, come to the Mandala Manor in the suburbs at eight o 'clock tomorrow morning. This is also our Gu family's property. You can find it on the map."
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