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

"Snapped"

A loud slap landed on Ruan Qian'an's face, startling the driver so much that he almost lost control of the car.

Huo Jingmo's hands were trembling after he finished hitting the target; he was angry at his own irrationality.

But anger took over. He never imagined that Ruan Qian'an could be so wicked. The moment he heard those words, he felt a sharp pain in his heart.

Huo Jingmo's eyes were red, but his gaze was cold; he was clearly enraged and roared without any semblance of decorum, "Ruan Qian'an, how dare you treat me like this?! What right do you have to humiliate me like this! How dare you!"

Ruan Qian'an gripped Huo Jingmo's hand tightly, staring at him with sharp eyes.

With a loud crash, the rain poured down without warning.

Suddenly, a storm raged, and lightning struck Ruan Qian'an's gloomy face.

This made Ruan Qian'an's eyes even more unfathomable. She said coldly, "Are you so eager to provoke me into wanting to die?"

Ruan Qian'an stroked Huo Jingmo's wrist and said, "Or is it that President Huo is already eager to serve others?"

Huo Jingmo clenched his fists, his chest heaving, and broke free from Ruan Qian'an's hand.

He picked up a shard of glass hidden in his sleeve and pressed it against Ruan Qian'an's neck, saying, "You dare? What do you take me for?"

Ruan Qian'an chuckled, her expression saying, "I knew you'd do this." Despite having her neck pressed against his, she showed no fear; on the contrary, she was even happy and gratified by Huo Jingmo's resistance.

Ruan Qian'an leaned closer to Huo Jingmo's hand holding the glass shards. The sharp shards scratched her neck, drawing a little blood.

Huo Jingmo gritted his teeth, knowing he couldn't budge Ruan Qian'an at all, so he pointed the sharp shards of glass at himself.

He said mockingly to Ruan Qian'an, "Ruan Qian'an, you use such methods, I really despise you."

Another bolt of lightning struck, followed by an even louder clap of thunder, startling Huo Jingmo so much that his hands trembled almost imperceptibly.

The next moment, Huo Jingmo no longer hesitated and wanted to slash himself hard.

Ruan Qian'an took his trembling hand in hers, her touch gentle and tender, yet it prevented Huo Jingmo from taking it any further.

With a confident smile, Ruan Qian'an said, "You can't even hold on to it, yet you want to commit suicide."

"You don't have that right, your life belongs to me."

Huo Jingmo suddenly cried out in pain, his eyes wide with fury. It turned out that Ruan Qian'an had dislocated his hand.

Ruan Qian'an caught the shards of glass that Huo Jingmo dropped due to pain, and casually tossed them into the car's trash can.

Then he slowly pried his hand back, using the most painful method to help him recover, completely ignoring Huo Jingmo's pale face from the pain, and said to himself, "Hiding this thing is really dangerous."

She looked at Huo Jingmo with a smile and said, "You have quite the fiery temper."

Ruan Qian'an lowered the partition in the car and used her slender hands to wipe away the sweat that Huo Jingmo was sweating from the pain.

Ruan Qian'an said gently, "Stop being willful. Doing less useless work will save you from suffering."

Ruan Qian'an slowly moved her fingers downwards, gracefully removing one piece of clothing after another for him.

Huo Jingmo didn't move, or rather, he was completely immobilized, left to Ruan Qian'an's mercy. Sweat soaked his forehead. He leaned against Ruan Qian'an, utterly powerless, and could only let Ruan Qian'an do as he pleased.

After examining Huo Jingmo's body, Ruan Qian'an found nothing that could harm him, but she did find a scale.

Ruan Qian'an glanced at Huo Jingmo with an unfriendly look while holding the scale, but said nothing and withdrew her gaze.

He said to Huo Jingmo in a complimenting tone, "It's impossible to guard against, Mr. Huo, you really have guts."

Huo Jingmo sat naked on Ruan Qian'an's lap, wearing only socks and no shoes. For some reason, this usually tall man appeared extremely small at that moment.

Huo Jingmo nestled in Ruan Qian'an's arms because his back was covered in bruises from hitting the glass. Although Gong Chen had bandaged it, it still looked quite horrifying.

For a moment, the car was very quiet.

The car drove for a very long time, and Huo Jingmo, exhausted from dealing with all this repeated torment, was on the verge of a breakdown. He nestled in Ruan Qian'an's arms, dozing off.

The car came to a smooth stop in one spot.

As soon as Ruan Qian'an moved, Huo Jingmo opened his eyes. He saw a large crowd of people outside and struggled to get up to put on his clothes.

But Ruan Qian'an simply covered him with one of his own suit jackets, which only covered the vital parts.

Huo Jingmo looked at Ruan Qian'an with a panicked expression, grabbing Ruan Qian'an's collar tightly and saying, "At least let me put my clothes on. You can't go out like this."

Seeing Huo Jingmo's flustered appearance, Ruan Qian'an felt a slight pang in her heart: "That won't do. What if President Huo tries to commit suicide again?"

Huo Jingmo looked at Ruan Qian'an with fear, but Ruan Qian'an continued despite his objections.

Huo Jingmo rested his head on Ruan Qian'an's collarbone, unwilling to look at the scrutinizing gazes from the outside world. His fingers turned white from gripping Ruan Qian'an's clothes so tightly.

As soon as the car door opened, someone came over and held up an umbrella to prevent Ruan Qian'an from getting wet.

Ruan Qian'an stepped steadily out of the car. Two rows of people stood neatly outside to welcome their boss. Each of them had tears in their eyes and looked at Ruan Qian'an with great respect. However, they noticed that their boss was actually holding a man in his arms.

Even someone as well-trained as him couldn't help but widen his eyes, wondering what was going on.

These people were carrying real guns and ammunition; they were elite troops.

Ruan Qian'an frowned almost imperceptibly, then said to those people, "Lower your head."

Those people, who had been standing tall and proud, all lowered their heads upon hearing Ruan Qian'an's command.

While nestled in Ruan Qian'an's arms, Huo Jingmo didn't see that the place was heavily guarded, making it difficult for even birds and beasts to enter.

He was unaware that this area was designated a restricted zone, surrounded by mountains with only one road leading out.

Not to mention the ferocious beasts inside.

Now Huo Jingmo truly had nowhere to escape. They had already driven out of City A and entered the territory of Ruan Qian'an's influence.

At this moment, Huo Jingmo was completely unaware of everything happening here.

Back indoors, Ruan Qian'an took off her shoes and walked on the soft carpet.

She turned Huo Jingmo to face her on the bed and said, "Take good care of your injuries, otherwise you'll be of no use at all."

Huo Jingmo didn't answer her, burying his face in the blankets. Ruan Qian'an closed the door and left.

Huo Jingmo trembled even more violently, and if you listened carefully, you could hear him crying.

Ruan Qian'an leaned against the door, listening to the suppressed sobs.

Ruan Qian'an felt her vision becoming increasingly blurry, the light in her eyes growing dimmer, and her heart aching. She curled the corners of her lips into a smile, even feeling a touch of pleasure.

Is this what it feels like to have your heart beating?

Ruan Qian'an stroked the scale in her hand and sighed softly, as the thunder outside drowned out everything.

She leaned against the door, looking out at the raging storm through the long corridor.

Blood seeped from the corner of Ruan Qian'an's mouth.