Chapter 4

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Lin Haotian, who had just stepped out of the bedroom, suddenly paused. The surprised expression on his face froze.

At some point, two men in black entered the house, wearing sunglasses.

People like that were either gangsters or bodyguards.

However, at this moment, these two people were standing behind Gu Qingming. They were clearly her bodyguards.

Why did she suddenly bring two bodyguards back?

Could it be …

Lin Haotian’s eyes lit up.

Could it be that Gu Jianguo had finally accepted the fact that Lin Haotian was his son-in-law?

According to Mei’er, Gu Jianguo was hospitalized. The huge company was waiting for Gu Qingming to inherit it. Gu Qingming had gone back to inherit her company, and this was why she appeared at home with two bodyguards.

At the thought of this, the nervousness and fear from before suddenly disappeared, replaced by excitement and joy, as if the door to success had already opened.

He suppressed his intense emotions for a moment, and surprise reappeared on his face.

He said happily in a sweet and affectionate tone, “Oh, baby, you’re actually back early? I’m so happy. You came back early. Why didn’t you let me know? I would have picked you up at the airport and brought you home.”

With that, he opened his arms and was about to hug Gu Qingming. He continued to say affectionately, “Baby, you have no idea how much I’ve missed you in the past two weeks.”

Unexpectedly, the bodyguard behind Gu Qingming suddenly stood in front of her and stopped Lin Haotian.

A bodyguard shouted coldly, “Mr. Lin, please wait!”

Lin Haotian’s expression immediately stiffened. He looked at the bodyguard and asked angrily, “What do you mean? I’m hugging my wife, and you’re stopping me? Is this how a bodyguard should be? Get lost!”

The bodyguard froze!

Lin Haotian’s expression turned ugly.

They were Gu Qingming’s bodyguards, and he was Gu Qingming’s husband. By that measure, he could be their boss.

When he returned to the Gu family as the son-in-law of the Gu family, he would get rid of these eyesores that did not know how to read faces one by one.

Lin Haotian took a deep breath and said to Gu Qingming with a slightly unhappy and aggrieved expression, “Baby, what’s wrong with your bodyguards? Can’t they understand human language?”

Gu Qingming stood up from the sofa with a cold expression.

She took a few steps toward Lin Haotian and stopped three or four steps away from him. Then she gestured to the bodyguard beside her.

The bodyguards immediately retreated behind her. They stood, flanking her on each side, in an absolutely protective position.

Outsiders might not know, but insiders could tell at a glance that they were extremely wary of the person in front of them.

Gu Qingming looked at Lin Haotian, who was still acting with her. Looking at his hypocritical face, she suddenly felt disgusted.

How could she be so stupid as to not realize the evil intentions of the person beside her all these years?

It hadn’t occurred to her that she was only going on a short trip. She’d wanted to surprise him, but they’d turned out to be such a “surprise.”

Gu Qingming endured the nausea of vomiting and sneered at Lin Haotian. “They only listen to people.”

“What?” Lin Haotian didn’t react at first, but when he did, his eyes widened and he stared at Gu Qingming in disbelief.

What did Gu Qingming mean by that? Was she implying that he was not human anymore?

Anger rose in Lin Haotian’s heart, and his voice became stern as he said, “Gu Qingming, what do you mean by that? You have to know that I’m your husband! How can you protect outsiders?”

His behavior was really far from his usual state of a subservient good husband.

One had to know that Lin Haotian had never spoken to Gu Qingming like this. He had always been pleasant and gentle. He was so sweet that one could squeeze out a handful of water and be immersed in him.

Besides, he had never called Gu Qingming by her full name. It was always Baby, Darling, or Ming’er.

Gu Qingming revealed a sarcastic smile and said coldly, “Hubby, an outsider? Lin Haotian, I’m afraid I’m the outsider.”

When Lin Haotian heard this, he came back to his senses and looked slightly panicked. He immediately defended himself, “No, no, baby, do you have a misunderstanding about me? Yes, there must be a misunderstanding. Let me explain. You’re my wife. You’ll be my wife for the rest of your life. How can you be an outsider?”

The more guilty he felt, the louder he was.

“Oh, I’m your wife for life. What about your good childhood sweetheart, Lan Ruomei?” Gu Qingming sneered. “Could it be that I’ll be your secret lover for the rest of my life?”

Lin Haotian looked shocked as he stared at Gu Qingming.

Did she know?

But he still had a glimmer of hope and said blankly, “Baby…”

“Don’t call me baby anymore,” Gu Qingming resisted loudly. “I feel nauseous just looking at you now. I’m afraid that if I hear you call me baby again, even the acid in my stomach will flow out.”

The happiness she used to feel at hearing that title was proof of how stupid she was. She was the future heir of the Gu Corporation. She was a businessman who had been nurtured by her father since she was young. One day, she would be deceived by someone for five years.

Five years. Not only had she been cheated out of her body and mind, but she’d also been cheated out of five years of her youth.

Lin Haotian asked anxiously, “You… do you know everything?”

“Know what? Know that you guys hooked up while I was on a business trip? Know that you guys purported to be childhood friends but were actually lovers? Know that you guys deliberately approached me?” Gu Qingming questioned sharply, “Know that you guys have wild ambitions and are plotting against the Gu family?”

Her sharp gaze shot to the bedroom and she said coldly, “Lan Ruomei, my good friend, why are you still hiding in the room? Do you want me to invite you out personally?”

Nothing happened in the bedroom.

Gu Qingming then said calmly, “Today is our third wedding anniversary. In order to surprise you, I finished my work early and took a plane back early in the morning. Thinking that it was so early and you hadn’t eaten breakfast, I went to our usual breakfast shop to bring breakfast back. It’s just that…”

She shot a sharp look at Lin Haotian. “I didn’t expect that when I got home, you guys would give me a big surprise! My good husband and my good best friend.”

Lin Haotian’s pupils constricted, and his face was stiff and expressionless.

He opened his mouth to say something, but whatever he said to defend himself after being caught in bed with his mistress was useless.

Besides, Gu Qingming must have heard everything they said in bed.