Su Hua felt as if someone had taken a sharp knife and plunged it into her heart, the pain was excruciating.

Her face was as pale as paper, and she could barely stand.

She gripped the railing tightly, her knuckles turning white.

This was the same man who had been so reluctant to part with her this morning, saying he wanted to shrink her and carry her in his pocket wherever he went.

And now, he was laughing and chatting with his ex-girlfriend, walking side by side.

Indeed, a man's words are deceitful.

Shen Yuan was startled by her appearance, grabbing her hand and anxiously asking, "Su Hua, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Is it because the Ferris wheel is too high and you're afraid of heights?"

Su Hua nodded numbly, her chest heaving rapidly.

It took a full minute for her pale face to gradually return to normal, and she curled her lips in self-mockery.

No wonder Gu Beixian didn't want her to go out.

He said it was because the world was chaotic, but it was really because he was afraid she'd see him and Chu Suosuo together.

She couldn't understand him. If he still had feelings for Chu Suosuo, why not divorce her and marry Chu Suosuo?

Why hold on to her while still entangled with Chu Suosuo?

Su Hua sat quietly, expressionless and silent.

Shen Yuan sat next to her, touching her head, "Do you feel nauseous?"

Su Hua forced a smile, "How much longer until we get down?"

Shen Yuan checked her watch, "Soon, just a little longer."

A few minutes later, the Ferris wheel descended.

Su Hua and Shen Yuan got off together.

Shen Yuan looked at her worriedly, "Feeling better? I'll take you home."

"Feeling better, take me to the Kyoto Grand Hotel."

Shen Yuan realized, "You want to see your handsome guy, Gu Beixian?"

Su Hua nodded.

She wanted to see their intimate date with her own eyes, to make herself give up completely and leave him decisively.

To avoid the endless reluctance and tangled feelings.

Shen Yuan fetched the car and drove Su Hua to the Kyoto Grand Hotel.

After getting out of the car, Su Hua said to her, "Thank you, you can go back now."

Shen Yuan didn't think much of it, assuming her earlier reaction was due to fear of heights, and replied, "Alright, call me if you need anything."

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Su Hua nodded and walked into the Kyoto Grand Hotel.

She opened her bag, took out her phone, and dialed Gu Beixian's number, asking calmly, "Which room are you in at the Kyoto Grand Hotel?"

Gu Beixian paused and said, "Third floor, Ying Song Pavilion, why?"

"Nothing." Su Hua hung up the phone.

She walked to the elevator, pressed the button, and stepped inside.

A few minutes later, she arrived at the door of Ying Song Pavilion and knocked lightly.

A man's deep voice came from inside, "Come in."

The familiar, pleasant voice was Gu Beixian's.

Su Hua took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and saw a large round table with at least seven or eight people sitting around it, and two assistants standing.

Gu Aoting and Chu Yanru sat at the head of the table.

Gu Beixian sat next to Gu Aoting.

Chu Suosuo sat next to Chu Yanru.

Gu Beixian and Chu Suosuo were not sitting together.

The assistants standing behind them held contracts, seemingly discussing business.

It was a business dinner, not the imagined private meeting between a man and a woman.

Su Hua's heart, which had been in her throat, fell back into her stomach with a thud.

But then she remembered seeing them get out of the same car, talking intimately, and Chu Suosuo smiling so happily.

She felt bad again.

After calming herself, Su Hua nodded politely to the stern-faced Gu Aoting and said apologetically, "Sorry, Uncle Gu, I entered the wrong room."

Without waiting for his response, she quickly closed the door.

Gu Aoting's face was too grim, and so was Chu Yanru's. One was more sullen than the other, and looking at them any longer would give her nightmares.

Su Hua turned and left.

She walked quickly towards the elevator.

After taking about twenty steps, she suddenly heard Gu Beixian's voice behind her, "Su Hua."

Su Hua paused for a moment, then walked even faster, holding a grudge in her heart, angry that he and Chu Suosuo had shared a car.

With so many cars in the company, they had to ride the same one.

Gu Beixian took long strides and quickly caught up.

Su Hua started to jog.

When she turned a corner, she didn't watch where she was going and bumped into someone.

The person was very tall, with a hard chest under a thin shirt.

Su Hua's face hurt from the impact with his chest muscles, especially her nose, which ached so much that tears welled up.

She quickly covered her sore nose and apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"It's alright, is your nose okay?" The man's voice was a bit cold but distinctive, like a foreigner speaking Chinese, somewhat stiff.

Su Hua looked up.

She saw a handsome, deep face with short hair.

Before she could see his features clearly, she was captivated by his eyes.

They were very beautiful, dark and deep like the sea, somber and cold, with deep double eyelid creases and thick, black eyelashes.

Looking into his eyes, Su Hua's heart trembled.

Those eyes were very much like Ah-Yao's, even more so than Gu Beixian's.

Thinking of Ah-Yao, who had died saving her, her heart began to ache again.

First, it was a dull pain, then after a while, it felt like a knife twisting.

She clutched her chest, the pain making her lean against the wall, her face turning deathly pale.

"Are you alright?" The man reached out to support her.

Before his fingers could touch Su Hua's arm, they were forcefully pushed away.

A tall figure loomed over her.

Gu Beixian had caught up.

He pulled Su Hua into his arms, full of possessive dominance, holding her face, his expression cold but his eyes worried, asking, "Where did you get hurt?"

Su Hua shook her head. When she looked again, the man was gone.

She stared at the empty hallway, dazed for a moment.

Gu Beixian took in her dazed expression.

The man's figure just now was very much like the one he saw in Su Village yesterday, and also resembled the man in the photo Chu Mochen had given him, almost identical in height and build.

The only difference was the clothes and hairstyle.

Clothes can be changed, and hairstyles can be cut.

Gu Beixian's eyes darkened, but his face remained expressionless. He asked calmly, "Do you know that man?"

Su Hua answered truthfully, "I don't know him, but his eyes seemed familiar."

Gu Beixian pondered her words, as if weighing their credibility.

After a moment, he nonchalantly supported her into the elevator, pressed the button for the first floor, and asked gently, "Why did you come out?"

Su Hua stared blankly at the elevator buttons, absentmindedly replying, "Shen Yuan needs a partial drawing of the Retreat from Wang Meng. The museum is selecting a successor, so I drew it and brought it to her, just happened to pass by."

Gu Beixian took her hand and examined it carefully, "Can your hand draw now?"

Su Hua pulled her hand back and said perfunctorily, "I mainly use my right hand for drawing, it's not much affected."

"What do you want to eat? I'll take you."

"I already ate with Shen Yuan." Su Hua still didn't look at him.

Gu Beixian guessed what was bothering her and explained, "Chu Suosuo has joined her father's company as his assistant. The Gu Group and the Chu Group have many business collaborations, so it's inevitable we'll meet. But don't worry, I'll keep my distance."

Su Hua pressed her lips together and remained silent.

She knew about Chu Suosuo.

She had seen Chu Suosuo hugging and holding Gu Beixian several times, being very flirtatious.

That woman was beautiful, delicate, good at acting coy, and bold. She had many tricks up her sleeve. Over time, what man could resist?

Moreover, she was Gu Beixian's childhood sweetheart, his ex-girlfriend of over ten years, and the future daughter-in-law approved by Gu Aoting.

Su Hua, heavy-hearted, walked out of the hotel lobby with Gu Beixian.

The driver saw them and immediately started the car and drove over.

Gu Beixian instructed the driver, "Take Su Hua home."

The driver got out, opened the back door, and respectfully said, "Madam, please get in."

Su Hua thanked him and got in.

She smelled a sweet, cloying perfume in the car, Chu Suosuo's scent.

She covered her nose, feeling disgusted.

It felt like biting into an apple only to find half a worm inside, with the other half already swallowed.

Gu Beixian watched the car leave, then returned to the hotel.

Entering the lobby, he picked up his phone and instructed his assistant, "Check the surveillance on the third-floor corridor and find out the name and background of the man who bumped into Su Hua."

Half an hour later, the assistant walked into Ying Song Pavilion and handed the information to Gu Beixian.

Gu Beixian took it, lowered his eyes, and stared at the name section, his gaze gradually turning cold.

There, in black and white, were three clear characters: Gu Jinyao.

Ah-Yao.

The Ah-Yao that Su Hua longed for day and night.