Abandoned on a stormy night, I divorced and remarried into a wealthy family.

The wind outside the window blew across her body, and her frail appearance made her seem as if she might collapse at any moment.

Gu Huizhou frowned slightly, his peripheral vision catching the goosebumps on her slender arms. He couldn't help but get up from his chair, walk to the window, and close it.

Gu Huizhou asked her, his cold and distant voice devoid of any emotion, "Do you know who poisoned you?"

Song Qintang looked up at him, and the moment their eyes met, she couldn't help but feel nervous.

The maid in the room just told her that Gu Huizhou carried her back to Cang Garden, and there was a lot of the blood she vomited on him.

Gu Huizhou was a germaphobe, and thinking of this, Song Qintang lowered her head, feeling extremely ashamed.

"I know." She clenched her fists and said softly, "I've caused trouble for the Gu family again this time."

Gu Huizhou walked past her and returned to his seat. Looking at her humble appearance now, and how she had been so rude to him earlier when she had grabbed his sleeve to stop him from leaving, he was quite unceremonious.

Now that he's sober, I can start distancing myself from him again.

A mocking smile played on Gu Huizhou's lips. Indeed, perhaps he had been mistaken for someone else just now.

I became Wu Haoqi, the one who refused to divorce even after suffering countless grievances.

The somber look on Gu Huizhou's face grew increasingly cold and stern as his emotions deepened.

Song Qintang didn't hear the sound above her for a long time. She looked up and saw Gu Huizhou looking at her with extreme disgust on his face.

That look in his eyes was the same as the one when he pushed her out of the funeral hall back then.

Song Qintang knew that the reason they saved her today was probably because they were afraid she would die in the Gu family.

At this moment, he might be disgusted that she had barged into the Cang Garden, a place she shouldn't have entered.

Just outside Cangyuan Garden is Tingzhu Pavilion. Even if you can't see it, you can still hear the rustling of bamboo. How could he forget it?

She lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes. She was disliked by Gu Huizhou and always caused him trouble.

She also began to feel disgusted with herself.

It's because I'm too useless.

She struggled to hold back her tears and managed to say with difficulty, "I'm sorry..."

Seeing her looking down helplessly, Gu Huizhou took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

She gritted her teeth and blurted out, "Song Qintang, are you that afraid of me?"

Song Qintang shook her head in denial.

The way he called her by her full name, and in Gu Huizhou's usual cold and stern voice, startled Song Qintang so much that her mind went blank, and she immediately looked up.

The first thing that caught Gu Huizhou's eye was Song Qintang's almond-shaped eyes, glistening with moisture. Her fair cheeks were red-rimmed, and her slender shoulders trembled wildly, making her look like a frightened bird, just like the way he had pinned her down in his dream.

He clenched his fingers behind his back, suppressing the urge to pull her into his arms.

He suppressed his emotions, looked at the tears welling up in her eyes, and cursed at her: "Coward!"

Song Qintang didn't refute it because she was indeed spineless, and Gu Huizhou saw it every time.

The tears welling up in her eyes instantly condensed and fell onto her pale and timid little face, making her look pitiful, like a little white rabbit encountering a wild beast.

This made Gu Huizhou feel increasingly agitated.

She's always like that, so soft-hearted, keeping everything to herself and refusing to say it.

He said, "Did I say something wrong?"

"No!" Song Qintang shook her head and slowly wiped away the tears on her cheeks.

How could she not understand his good intentions?

But she was no longer that sheltered young lady.

She's covered in filth now, how could she dare to get involved?

The quiet study fell silent again.

It was as if she had nothing to say to him if he didn't speak.

Gu Huizhou clenched his fists and asked her, "The surveillance footage is with Yue Heng. You can get it if you need it."

Song Qintang was taken aback, looked up at Gu Huizhou blankly, and after a long while asked hesitantly, "Really?"

Gu Huizhou raised an eyebrow.

...

When Gu Huizhou left, he left only a single, simple word: "Hmm."

The courtyard was empty. Yue Heng stood there and handed Song Qintang a file bag as she came out. "Dr. Song, this contains surveillance footage and your poisoning test report."

After Song Qintang took the file bag, Yue Heng continued, "Chairman Gu also said that Dr. Song can stay here and leave tomorrow after she has recovered."

"Dr. Song, please stay here and recover. No one will bother you."

Song Qintang looked at Yue Heng. Moving into Cangyuan was already a big disturbance, so how could she stay in his room? She said politely, "I'm much better now and can't bother you any further."

After saying that, Song Qintang was about to walk out.

Seeing that the person was about to leave, Yue Heng remembered Mr. Gu's instructions and quickly blocked the way: "Dr. Song, please wait. There are still six hours left to administer the second serum injection. Please wait until you finish the injection before leaving, so as not to disappoint Mr. Gu's arrangements."

Indeed, in order to ensure that Song Qintang could stay here undisturbed, Gu Huizhou had already infiltrated the enemy camp, using himself as bait to attend the old lady's trap.

Song Qintang was slightly taken aback, then breathed a sigh of relief.

Yes, even though the pain in my body has subsided, I still feel weak.

How could she return to the Wu family and retrieve what she wanted if she didn't have the strength?

Gu Huizhou had given her the surveillance footage and test reports, making such thorough arrangements for her.

She couldn't let down all that hard work.

She nodded and went back to her room.

While waiting for the doctor, she took out the USB drive from the document bag and copied it to her phone.

Upon closer inspection, it appears that before she fell into the water, four people pushed and shoved her, forcing her to the edge of the spring.

Long Jianjia appeared to be shielding her, trying to protect her behind her, but in reality, she wanted to push her away.

Just as she was about to fall, the woman in red was still holding onto her hair. Long Jianjia pushed her hand away, then pushed Song Qintang down with a forceful push from behind.

The video was copied in great detail.

Before calling for help, Long Jianjia even went to the lounge to touch up her makeup for ten minutes.

He led Wu Haoqi to the edge of the spring, glanced at it, and then pulled him away.

...

As she looked at the screen, Song Qintang suddenly laughed. She wondered if the past three years had been a nightmare.

After receiving the second injection, it was already the next day when I left the Gu family's old house.

She didn't come home all night, and not a single call came in on her phone.

I heard that Wu Haoqi left with Long Jianjia after the banquet.

Yue Heng personally drove the person there.

"Miss Song, just go in, I'll take care of the rest!"

Yue Heng's words undoubtedly represented Gu Huizhou's support for her.

When Song Qintang pushed open the door, Wu Haoqi was sitting on the sofa feeding Long Jianjia peeled lychees.

Long Jianjia smiled, her eyes crinkling, and leaned on his shoulder, acting coquettishly.

Upon seeing Song Qintang enter, Long Jianjia screamed in fright, stepped out of Wu Haoqi's arms, her fear barely concealed, her face turning from white to green as if she had seen a ghost.

No...it's impossible, this isn't Song Qintang.

She came out of the spring and waited a few more minutes to make sure no one went in and she didn't see anyone in the pool trying to rescue her before she left.

It's been a whole night; Song Qintang can't possibly come back alive.

Seeing Long Jianjia's pale face, Wu Haoqi quickly put down the lychee he was holding. After recognizing Song Qintang, he hurried over, put his hands on her shoulders, looked her over, and then spoke, "Where have you been? You haven't come back all night? You left without saying a word."