The ex-wife is rebellious, which makes the CEO feel troubled

Her heartbeat accelerated instantly and fear surged like a tide, but she forced herself to remain calm.

There was no one around, only the leaves rustling in the night wind. Ning Xi tried to call for help, but the sound was stuck in her throat and she couldn't make a sound.

She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. However, the man in the black hoodie disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye, as if he had never existed.

Ning Xi shook her head, feeling more and more uneasy. She didn't dare to stop and ran towards home with all her strength.

Just as she was about to reach the bottom of the apartment building, the footsteps behind her sounded again, following closely behind her.

Ning Xi gritted her teeth and shouted angrily: "Is this the end?!"

But then, a gentle and familiar voice broke her anger: "Why are you running so fast?"

Gu Huaijing?

She stopped and turned around, just in time to meet Gu Huaijing.

Ning Xi was already angry about what happened between Gu Huaijing and Xia Yingqing, and she was frightened just now, so her anger surged up in her heart.

Before Gu Huaijing could speak, she continued, "Are you full and have nothing to do? Is it fun to scare me?"

Gu Huaijing looked confused, obviously not understanding what she was talking about.

"What? When did I scare you?" He tried to explain, but Ning Xi couldn't listen at all.

"It would be a shame for your acting skills if President Gu didn't win an Oscar for Best Actor."

Ning Xi laughed in anger and rolled her eyes at Gu Huaijing. However, at this moment, a low scolding voice came from not far away, breaking the confrontation between the two.

"Useless! If you had acted faster, wouldn't you have succeeded?"

Ning Xi and Gu Huaijing looked in the direction of the voice at the same time, and saw a man wrapped tightly in a blanket yelling at his men.

Both of them were startled, and Ning Xi also realized that there was indeed someone else there.

Gu Huaijing also immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. He grabbed Ning Xi's wrist and said softly, "I'll take you back. It's not safe here. Someone is following us."

Ning Xi wanted to break free, but when she thought about what happened just now, she compromised.

The two quickly left the scene and returned to the downstairs of the apartment.

Gu Huaijing began to explain that he just happened to pass by. But Ning Xi's anger did not subside. She looked at Gu Huaijing coldly, as if she wanted to see through him.

She suppressed her anger and asked, "Gu Huaijing, what on earth are you playing?"

Gu Huaijing saw Ning Xi's angry face, but he was not angry. He spoke as if recalling a memory.

"It turns out that you are still so timid."

Ning Xi was originally furious, but when she heard these words, the anger in her heart was instantly extinguished.

"So? What do you mean?"

Gu Huaijing looked at Ning Xi's bright eyes and told himself about Ning Xi's past...

The more Ning Xi listened, the more frightened she became, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"How do you know all this?" Ning Xi's voice trembled, her eyes full of disbelief.

Gu Huaijing's eyes were gentle and complicated: "Because you are afraid that I will be angry, actually..."

"Okay!" Ning Xi interrupted him and laughed bitterly, "Do you think I'm afraid of your anger because I'm a coward? That's ridiculous. I just... once..."

Her voice gradually became low, with a hint of barely perceptible sadness.

He recalled every detail of the past...it seemed as if some truth had finally come to light...

But he didn't dare to believe it... He pursed his lips and asked carefully, "You were afraid that I would be angry before, was it because... you liked me?"

Ning Xi paused, feeling a little sad in her heart, she suppressed the emotion in her eyes and spoke coldly.

"Don't be so sentimental."

Seeing Ning Xi's reaction, there was nothing Gu Huaijing didn't understand.

He raised his hand suddenly and slapped himself, his voice full of regret: "I'm sorry, I was such a bastard before..."

Ning Xi did not respond, but just looked at him quietly, as if waiting for the next words. Gu Huaijing hesitated for a moment, and asked anxiously: "Then... now you..."

Ning Xi's lips curled up into a faint smile, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

"Just because you were blind before doesn't mean you're still blind now." She said calmly, "Also, don't pretend to be affectionate here. After all, belated affection is cheaper than grass."

Before leaving, she warned him again: "If you dare to scare me again, you can try it."

Ning Xi slightly opened her eyelids, glanced at him, and walked straight past him.

Gu Huaijing stood there in a daze for a long time. When he came to his senses and wanted to explain that he didn't mean to scare her, the person had already walked away.