Chapter 22 (1/2)

Chapter 22

“Is it just because I am the daughter of a mayor? But you saw that I’m nothing in the Gu family, and you should know that I’ve absolutely nothing to offer. So… Zuo Hancheng, why did you marry me?”

He suddenly stroked her head. “Since you know that you do not bring any benefit whatsoever, then don’t be too defensive. I’m gonna go for a business trip to Los Angeles for two days, and I’ve got a plane to catch tomorrow morning. So sleep early.”

‘There can’t be no reason.’ Anhao was certain that men would never like her based on how she behaved or dressed up.

Plus, there would be absolutely no way for Zuo Hancheng to fall in love with her at first sight last time. She could still vividly remember how disgusted he looked after she threw up on him when she was drunk the first time he met her.

Anhao lifted her head to see Zuo Hancheng with his eyes shut. She was unsure whether he was sleeping or not.

She might have no idea who he was, but a man who seemed to be at the top of the world was surely not an easy man to deal with.

‘So, why in the world would he treat me well, give me a home, and even try to discipline such a bad girl like me to be successful in life?’

With her being unaware of how long she had been covertly gazing at him while in his arms, Zuo Hancheng suddenly opened his eyes in the dark.

The moment she saw his eyes, Anhao was startled and lowered her head into his arms, fearing that he would get angry again, she hastily said, “Goodnight!”

Then, she accidentally hit Zuo Hancheng’s chest. Looking at her curling up like an ostrich as she feared what he would do to her next, he shifted her out of his arms. “You seem to have lots of energy left. We can do something else if you don’t wanna sleep.”

Anhao instantly retorted, “No, no, no! I’ll sleep!”

She quickly gathered up the blanket and lay down beside him stiffly, not daring to lean toward his arms again.

Zuo Hancheng did not reach in to pull her into his arms again. Seeing that she had put both her arms on both sides of her body, and had her eyes shut in a defensive manner, he could not stop laughing at her childishness.

Even though Anhao knew that he was just joking with her, her eyes were clamped shut and she did not dare to stare at him again.

At first, she did not want to hit the sack for the night. Nevertheless, she unwittingly fell fast asleep not long afterward.

It was a night of rest with a rare peace of mind.

***

A good night’s sleep.

The alarm on her phone awakened Anhao. Opening her blurry eyes, she hugged the blanket and lazily rolled into a ball on the bed, unwilling to get up.

After rolling about on the bed twice, she suddenly froze and instantly woke up. Then, she sat up to look at the spot next to her, only to find that Zuo Hancheng was gone.

She combed her fingers through her hair and then shut off her phone’s alarm. After getting out of bed, she opened the door and went out. Zuo Hancheng was not in the living room either.

It was now past 6am in the morning. It turned out that what he said last night about him having a business trip to Los Angeles for two days was indeed true, and so was the early morning flight.

The sense of freedom gave her a breath of fresh air. Anhao excitedly turned around and was about to sleep for two more hours in the bedroom before starting to arrange her various schedules today.

Upon returning to the bedroom, before she could even lie down on the bed, a message notification sound came from her phone. Picking up her phone, she saw that the message was from Zuo Hancheng.