Chapter 49 (2/2)

“Explain yourself.”

“…”

Gu Anhao was stunned and she was at a loss for words. “Explain? What do you want me to explain? I know that it is wrong of me to drink secretly behind your back but I am already feeling very miserable right now. You have already punished me. So, you don’t have to…”

“You know what I am referring to so please do not change the subject.”

Anhao bit her lip as she tried to push his hand away. “Zuo Hancheng, you…”

“Yishi Group is indeed very reputable in A City. Yi Zeyang has only returned to China for merely half a year and he is already preparing to inherit his family’s business. So, what exactly is going on between the both of you? Huh?”

Zuo Hancheng did not give her any opportunity to retreat, or dodge from his question. In fact, he did not know whether he was acting this way because Yishi Group and Shengling Group were both competitors in the business world. Everyone knew that even though there was partnership between the two huge enterprises, they could also be considered as rivals in the business industry.

Therefore, the look in Zuo Hancheng’s eyes was extremely sharp, and he locked his eyes on her like a hawk that would not let go of its prey. Gu Anhao was at a loss and she did not know what to do. She could only stare at him with a blank expression on her face before she finally replied, “There is nothing going on between us and you also know that he is just a guest professor that A High invited to the campus not too long ago.”

Zuo Hancheng had already gotten used to Gu Anhao’s skill of lying without even blinking an eye.

As the both of them were so close together, Gu Anhao could feel his warm breath against her face as he sneered. This was the first time that this man was so cold to her, and he was obviously very dissatisfied with her answer.

When Gu Anhao finally realized that it was impossible for her to continue hiding the truth, she could only wish that she was still drunk at this time. This way, she could probably avoid having this conversation with Zuo Hancheng in the morning the next day.

Who would have expected that she would sober up and be wide awake as soon as she fell off the couch? Moreover, this had to happen when Zuo Hancheng was answering an incoming phone call from Yi Zeyang. At that time, Gu Anhao felt as though her heart was about to jump out of her throat.

She already anticipated that she would have to face this situation sooner or later. She knew that Yi Zeyang would find out about her marriage one way or the other. However, she did not expect him to find out about it so soon or in this manner.

Gu Anhao wanted to pretend that she was still drunk and avoid this topic for a little longer but there was no way that she could escape Zuo Hancheng.

She suddenly recalled that Zuo Hancheng was waiting for her in front of her school entrance. She realized that Zuo Hancheng probably saw Yi Zeyang sending her back to the campus.

The only reason why he did not ask her about it was simply because she was so drunk earlier and he would not have been able to get an answer out of her anyway. Therefore, Gu Anhao knew that there was nothing that she could do but to explain the situation to him.

“When I was younger… my mother brought me along with her when she remarried into the Yi family. Yi Zeyang is my brother.”

Gu Anhao hoped that Zuo Hancheng would not ask too many questions since she had already provided this kind of explanation.

True enough, Zuo Hancheng was stunned for a moment because of the unexpected answer. The coldness in his eyes started to fade gradually when he realized that Gu Anhao was telling him the truth.

“When you were still a child?” Gu Anhao did not want to talk about this but she really did not want Zuo Hancheng to misunderstand the relationship between Yi Zeyang and herself.

Therefore, she swallowed her pride and said, “I already told you that I am an illegitimate child that the Gu family refuses to recognize. My mother got separated from Gu Tianming when she was still pregnant with me. After that, she married someone else and I grew up in that family. My mother sent me back to the Gu family before she died so that I would be ‘lucky’ enough to be the mayor’s daughter…”

“Enough.”

Zuo Hancheng interrupted her before she could finish her sentence. He could see the pain and unwillingness in her eyes and he knew how miserable she must have felt when she was trying to explain everything to him. He did not want to force her to relive those wounds that she was trying to forget.

“That’s enough. You don’t have to say anything else.”