Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

Shen Jiaojiao stared wide-eyed in shock at Gu Chen's sudden appearance.

"You, you shouldn't be in the capital—"

"And your legs—"

Wasn't he already unable to walk?!

The series of events made Shen Jiaojiao's expression so unpleasant that she could hardly control herself, and her beautiful face became somewhat distorted.

Gu Chen's gaze was calm as he asked, "Why do you think I'll definitely be in the capital?"

Because the old master of the Gu family is dying! Shen Jiaojiao opened her mouth but swallowed the words she wanted to say.

Wu Zhao stared at Shen Jiaojiao's surprised and uncertain face, "It seems you are very certain that something will happen to the Gu family patriarch, Shen Jiaojiao."

Staring directly at by those cold eyes, Shen Jiaojiao couldn't help but tremble inside.

But she took a deep breath and feigned composure, curling the corners of her lips into a smile: "Sister, you've misunderstood. I only heard that something happened to the Gu family, but I don't know who it was."

"I was so surprised to see Mr. Gu stand up that I misspoke. Please don't mind, sister."

Mo Dahai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Gu Chenren arrive, and he walked over.

"Master Gu, you've arrived."

Gu Chen nodded to him, his gaze sweeping over the other guests before finally settling on Yu Chen.

Despite the cold gaze, Yu Chen felt a sense of fear, as if he were being watched by a ferocious beast.

My hair stood on end, and I wanted to run away.

The next second, Wu Zhao turned around and said to Gu Chen, "Why are you back again?"

Withdrawing his gaze, Gu Chen lowered his head and looked at Wu Zhao: "...After confirming that there were no problems in the capital, I came back."

Wu Zhao noticed that his eyes were no longer as empty as before, and she raised her hand and pressed down on Gu Chen's wrist.

An imperceptible stream of spiritual energy flowed from her fingers into Gu Chen's body, circulated once, and then returned to Wu Zhao's hand.

...The toxins disappeared all at once?

The recovery speed is unbelievably fast.

Wu Zhao looked at Gu Chen with even more surprise, unsure whether it was because of his special body or his special destiny.

Standing not far away, Qingyao shrugged, not revealing that his family head had simply returned after seeing the trending topic.

As for the capital city...

Giving them a false impression isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Looking at the messages on his phone, Qingyao snorted coldly: A bunch of clowns. It's not too late to deal with them after the patriarch catches up with the madam.

Wu Zhao raised an eyebrow and gave Gu Chen a suspicious look: "Then you're quite fast, in every way."

Whether she was teasing him or simply praising him, Gu Chen didn't say anything, only blinked.

Those empty eyes, once they regained their sparkle, actually looked somewhat innocent.

Stunned by that gaze, Wu Zhao looked away, finding it hard to bear.

I thought to myself, "Why does this person have to be so good-looking for no reason?"

Their eye contact was brief, but Shen Jiaojiao still sensed a certain unspoken understanding between them that was difficult for anyone to penetrate.

She gritted her teeth before saying, "Now that Patriarch Gu is here, we should be able to get the trending topic down quickly, right? That's great! The production team won't have to worry about the rest of the filming—"

At this moment, Qi An helped his wife to Mo Dahai's side and said, "Director Mo, I think the recording this morning will be delayed. How about we resolve the trending topic issue first and then record this afternoon?"

"I'm also taking my wife for a simple check-up so as not to delay the recording later."

The couple are both very good people, and they have a strong sense of contract and don't want to resolve the issue casually and put the director in a difficult position.

Mo Dahai naturally wouldn't stop them, and quickly said, "Okay, Professor Qi, please. I'll send a staff member to help you."

The two did not refuse and left together soon after.

Having failed to achieve her goal, Shen Jiaojiao couldn't do anything more. She could only force a smile and say, "In that case, I'll go and rest for a bit..."

Wu Zhao chuckled softly, glancing at the now-off cameras and the departing production crew.

He slowly walked up to Shen Jiaojiao and, before she could react, skillfully grabbed her by the neck.

Just like at the Shen family's engagement banquet back then.

"Wu Zhao, are you crazy!" Xie Buji exclaimed when he saw Shen Jiaojiao struggling to breathe and her face turning bright red. He was about to rush over when he saw this.

A tall figure blocked his path.

Gu Chen's cold, stern gaze made him freeze in place, afraid to move forward.

“Mr. Xie, I advise you not to make any rash moves.” Qingyao also walked over and took out a document for Xie Buji.

Qingyao shoved the file into Xie Buji's hand and said, "Take a look at this and think about how to solve it."

He lowered his voice and leaned close to Xie Buji's ear, reminding him, "—When you gave Shen Jiaojiao something that didn't belong to you, didn't you think about the price you would have to pay?"

Xie Buji's pupils trembled, and his gaze darted away.

The hand holding the document clenched nervously. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Qingyao laughed and patted Xie Buji on the shoulder: "You'll see when you see it. Pretending to be stupid won't work. Little Xie, Mr.

He emphasized the title meaningfully, and then glanced subtly at Wu Nini, who was standing next to him and also wanted to walk over.

"Miss Wu, look at your phone before you speak." Seeing her hesitant and somewhat angry expression, Qingyao nudged her.

Not far away, Wu Zhao grabbed Shen Jiaojiao by the neck and pulled her in front of him.

"Shen Jiaojiao, I've given you many chances. I've said it before, don't test my patience." Her gaze swept over Shen Jiaojiao's face, finally settling on the hairpin.

Upon closer inspection, the hairpin becomes even more exquisite and dazzling, with lifelike orchids surrounded by tail feathers.

Shen Jiaojiao coughed a few times, struggling to breathe, and tried to pull Wu Zhao's hand away.

She spoke haltingly, "Sister, sister... if you want Grandma's belongings... I, I advise you, I advise you to calm down!"

She naturally knew what Wu Zhao was talking about, so she threatened, "You won't let, Grandma's, things... all, disappear, will you?"

Wu Zhao loosened his grip on her neck for a moment, then tightened it again the instant Shen Jiaojiao relaxed.

"Ugh, cough cough cough—" Shen Jiaojiao's face contorted in pain.

Then she heard Wu Zhaoshen's cold voice say, "Shen Jiaojiao, don't test my patience any further."

"I don't have that much patience—"

Through Shen Jiaojiao's strained vision, a pair of blood-red pupils appeared before her eyes.

Those eyes were cold and inorganic, like a pair of terrifying killing machines devoid of any human emotion.

They could take her life at any moment.

Even the hand gripping his neck grew colder and colder, and the divine aura hidden within his body seemed to have encountered a natural enemy, roaring and screaming wildly.

It was surging inside her, trying to escape.

Amidst her excruciating pain, Shen Jiaojiao's face grew increasingly pale.

A low sigh came from behind.

Wu Zhao heard Gu Chen's voice.

He said, "Zhaozhao, calm down."

The voice pierced her soul, as if it could see into the depths of her dark heart.

It's as if someone said the same thing to her a long, long time ago.

—Don't get yourself dirty, you shouldn't be like this.

Suddenly, he felt a burning sensation in his chest, and the bloodshot in Wu Zhao's eyes faded.

She narrowed her eyes and called out in a very low voice:

“Junwu…”