[GB] Boss Ruan, your husband doesn't want you anymore.

Ruan Qian'an poked her head out and beckoned Chi Xiao to come in. Holding a knife, she looked at Chi Xiao with a smile and said, "Hurry up and treat him, or he'll die soon."

After saying that, he walked away gracefully.

He kept muttering, "So dirty! So dirty!" as he walked.

Chi Xiao said unhappily, "Boss, you've left me with another mess?!..."

Ruan Qian'an laughed loudly: "I just don't want you to lose your job!"

Chi Xiao curled his lip. What can he do if he doesn't work? Die? He's destined to be a workaholic.

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Huo Jingmo rolled his eyes and woke up from the darkness. He unconsciously moved his arm and felt a numbness in it, as if a weight was coming from it.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw a little girl nestled in his arms.

Her long eyelashes cast shadows, her face was unnaturally pale, highlighting the pink color of her lips, and she nestled in his arms like a small ball.

Huo Jingmo was startled, sat up abruptly, staggered, and then backed away.

The movement was so large, and since Ruan Qian'an was a light sleeper, it was enough to wake her up. Ruan Qian'an rubbed her eyes and propped herself up, looking at the man who had covered her up completely and was looking at her with resentment.

With a smirk, this sexy prison uniform is sexy no matter how much it covers her up.

It perfectly showcased Huo Jingmo's waist and sexy abs, but unfortunately, they were wrapped up tightly in bandages, so nothing was exposed.

Huo Jingmo roared angrily, "You still have the nerve to come here?! You dare to show your face in front of me?"

Ruan Qian'an was stunned by Huo Jingmo's shout, then pouted and made a crying expression, saying in a heartbroken tone, "It's right that you hate me. Someone like me is just a jinx."

Huo Jingmo frowned, a hint of reluctance flashing in his eyes, but his expression quickly became clearer, filled with disgust.

Ruan Qian'an wiped away her tears with both hands and said in a trembling voice, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have kept things clear with you."

Looking at Huo Jingmo, who was trying hard but was far away from her, Ruan Qian'an took the initiative to get off the bed and turn her back to Huo Jingmo, saying weakly, "I was threatened by them. They said they would kill you if I didn't stay. I had no choice! I had no choice!"

She then burst into tears again.

Huo Jingmo looked up in shock, unable to contain himself any longer. He reached out to pull Ruan Qian'an, but he didn't realize that his legs were too weak.

He fell straight off the bed, but Ruan Qian'an seemed to have eyes in the back of her head and caught Huo Jingmo with lightning speed.

Ruan Qian'an caught Huo Jingmo, her face full of shock and anger as she shouted, "Your leg?! What happened to your leg? I did everything they told me to do, why are they treating you like this?"

After helping Huo Jingmo to the bed, Ruan Qian'an said angrily, "You wait, I'm going to kill them!"

Huo Jingmo closed his eyes briefly, then pulled Ruan Qian'an into his arms and said, "Don't go, it's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright."

He patted Ruan Qian'an's back soothingly, feeling the little girl sobbing in his arms, her tears soaking his clothes.

He lowered his eyes to hide his gaze, a strange expression in them.

He gently comforted her, pulling her from his embrace and wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes. He then noticed her pale lips and dark circles under her eyes, as if she hadn't rested well. It wasn't the shadow cast by her eyelashes; it was dark circles under her eyes.

Huo Jingmo affectionately patted Ruan Qian'an's head and said, "It's alright, sweetie."

Ruan Qian'an nodded with a bitter expression, then threw herself into Huo Jingmo's arms, the impact being both quick and forceful.

Huo Jingmo gasped in pain, but fearing he might frighten the person in his arms, he forced himself to endure it.

Huo Jingmo asked in confusion, "Why do these people insist on keeping you here?"

Ruan Qian'an knew that Huo Jingmo didn't fully trust her yet, so she sobbed and said, "They want me to help them research something."

Huo Jingmo frowned. In his impression, Ruan Qian'an was not the kind of person who knew this kind of thing. It seemed that he did not know her well enough. Huo Jingmo's face darkened.

Ruan Qian'an said pitifully, "I begged them to treat you, and they promised to heal you, but then they injured you again."

She did agree, but Ruan Qian'an's attitude at the time was not as pitiful as she described; in fact, it could be described as arrogant.

However, lies that are a mixture of truth and falsehood are the most convincing.

Ruan Qian'an raised her pitiful face, her eyes brimming with tears, and looked at Huo Jingmo, saying with heartfelt sincerity, "Huo Jingmo, I'm scared, I'm really scared, I'm afraid you'll never wake up again."

"Huo Jingmo, admit it, you love me, you love me," Ruan Qian'an said earnestly, cupping Huo Jingmo's cheeks.

Huo Jingmo lowered his eyes, feeling an indescribable bitterness in his heart: "Ruan Qian'an, the true feelings I've kept hidden for so long are so easily revealed by you. It's really unpleasant."

Ruan Qian'an had tears in her eyes, but she smiled broadly, as if she had received the best gift. She buried her face in Huo Jingmo's chest and said in a muffled voice, "Then why did you hide your true feelings?"

Huo Jingmo murmured, "Have you forgotten what you've done?"

Memories drift back to a year ago.

At that time, Ruan Qian'an brought Xiao Yun to her in a menacing manner and slammed the things in her hand onto the table.

She questioned him sharply: "Huo Jingmo, what are you doing? Why are you suppressing Xiao Yun? Do you know what kind of consequences this will have on him?! Do you know how the media describes him?"

Huo Jingmo sat in his boss's chair, calmly watching the woman who was going crazy and the man hiding behind him.

He picked up the phone from the table with his long, slender fingers and said, "Is there anything wrong with the description? He did something like that, I'm already being lenient by letting him live. What's wrong with exposing the truth? Isn't he the same?"

Ruan Qian'an was absolutely furious: "I don't care, have someone take those trending topics down!"

Huo Jingmo tapped his finger on the table and warned coldly, "Don't forget whose woman you are, whose fiancée you are! Helping a man like this, do you even respect me?"

Ruan Qian'an gritted her teeth: "Do you think I care so much about being your fiancée? If it weren't for my family forcing me, I wouldn't even see you now. You disgust me!"

Huo Jingmo concealed the hurt in his eyes, clenched his fist where no one could see, and said coldly, "No matter what, we are already engaged, and what you've done has already affected the Huo family."

Ruan Qian'an responded with a cold laugh: "In that case, let's not get married. I will not let you continue to hurt Xiao Yun, so our engagement is null and void."

As she spoke, she took off the ring on her hand, slammed it on the table, and said, "I've had enough of you!"

The loud slam of the door rang in Huo Jingmo's ears, and he stared silently at the ring on the table for a long time.

Huo Jingmo closed his eyes in disappointment. He couldn't understand why the little girl who used to follow him around calling him "brother" and saying she wanted to marry him had turned into this.

The adorable Ruan Qian'an innocently said, "Brother Mo, you are so handsome. I want to marry you and hide you away so that no one can see you, and only I can see you."

Huo Jingmo, who was a few years older than Ruan Qian'an, completely lost his aloof demeanor after meeting Ruan Qian'an. Upon hearing Ruan Qian'an's words, his cheeks instantly turned bright red: "You, you, you, you, what nonsense are you talking about? If anyone should marry someone, it should be me marrying you."

The tiny Ruan Qian'an chuckled, seemingly plotting something mischievous, and said, "Brother Mo, come here, I have something to tell you~"

Huo Jingmo looked at Ruan Qian'an's big, bright eyes and adorable appearance, and his heart softened. He looked down to see what the little one was up to.

As soon as he lowered his head, Huo Jingmo felt something soft touch his cheek.

Huo Jingmo quickly pulled away, covering his face and pointing at Ruan Qian'an with disbelief. Ruan Qian'an blinked innocently, smiling adorably, looking like she hadn't done anything wrong.

Huo Jingmo sighed deeply; people's hearts are fickle.

End of memories

Huo Jingmo said sarcastically, "After you humiliated me, you left with someone else."

He said in a self-deprecating tone, "Now you've realized my true feelings, Ruan Qian'an, how long do you intend to humiliate me? Are you happy now?"

Ruan Qian'an rubbed against Huo Jingmo and shook her head: "No, at that time, I was very confused, so I did something wrong. At that time, I couldn't control myself at all."

Ruan Qian'an said somewhat dejectedly, "Okay, no matter what I say, I did those things, and they were all terribly wrong."

Ruan Qian'an raised her head, bringing her face closer to Huo Jingmo's, and whispered in his ear, "Let me make it up to you slowly, okay?"

Then, she stepped back and looked directly at Huo Jingmo. Her eyes were red, and she tilted her head, smiling innocently. In her eyes was a seriousness that Huo Jingmo had never seen before.

A slight stirring ran through him.

He thought he would gladly accept even arsenic.