100 Days Of Escaping My Wedding-Chapter 483: This Time It’s My Turn to Protect You

The next morning.

This was the time when Yi should have already been waiting outside, as she would come over to report the situation to him every day at this time.

Just as Gu Hangshen started to move, getting ready to get up, someone stuck to him like glue.

Looking at the little one curled up in his arms, her sleeping face was so serenely beautiful, as if sleeping was the most wonderful thing in the world.

It seemed as though ever since the day his parents died, his whole world had been filled with nothing but gloom and cold, aside from avenging them and becoming stronger by any means necessary, nothing held meaning for him.

He couldn’t understand why such ordinary things seemed so wonderful to the child, why, despite her own unfortunate background, she was so easily contented—a piece of cake, a small gift, or even a few words could make her flash a dazzling smile.

Just looking at her would make one feel happy.

Only when he looked at her did he feel that he was truly alive.

He had unconsciously drawn close to her, drawing warmth from her, but he knew his circumstances well and feared that his closeness would bring her misfortune.

She was so fragile and in such need of protection.

Yet, he didn’t know when it happened, but she had become so brave, firmly telling him, who had always faced things alone, "This time it’s my turn to protect you..."

It took a long time for Gu Hangshen to get up, barely managing it, and as soon as he left her, she frowned tightly, clearly very uneasy.

Illness made her unusually clingy, in this, the mother and child were very much alike!

It had been a long time since he had seen Xiao Nian; he wondered how he was doing now, whether he had been behaving.

Huo Yandong must know by now that Xiao Nian was his and Xiaoqiao’s child. Even if he wanted to uproot all traces because of Xiao Nian’s blood ties to him, Xiao Nian, after all, also carried Xiaoqiao’s blood, and judging by his current attitude towards Xiaoqiao, Xiao Nian was in no immediate danger.

Now that he had the help of Qin Yao and Long Yan, working both inside and out, it was certain that Huo Yandong would not escape his fate.

It was better to act sooner rather than later, not giving Huo Yandong time to recover after battle. While he thought the overall situation was settled, it would be best to launch a second surprise attack.

In no more than a month, there would be a result, and all things would settle into dust.

However, even so, he couldn’t let his guard down at all. Although Xiaoqiao seemed to hate Huo Yandong to the bone, finding pleasure in his death, no one understood better than he did Xiaoqiao’s longing and fantasies about her father. What worried him most was that her spirit might collapse after Huo Yandong’s death.

After all, she was now exploiting what little guilt and fatherly love Huo Yandong still possessed.

If Huo Yandong truly lost all his humanity, it would be for the best. But if he died out of the remaining love for Xiaoqiao, it would surely become a nightmare that haunted her for life.

All he could do now was to minimize the harm and try not to involve her directly in the final action.

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Gu Hangshen pushed the wheelchair into the living room, his mood somewhat heavy.

"Mr. Gu..."

Yi was somewhat puzzled. Gu Hangshen had gotten up rather late today. Usually, by the time she arrived, he would have already started working on things, often staying up all night.

Gu Hangshen’s gaze fell on Yi’s arm, wrapped in a bandage, "Injured?"

With her head bowed, Yi apologized, "I’m sorry, it was all my fault! Too clever by half, if I hadn’t acted on my own..."

Yi continued to explain, "Yesterday, I wanted to take advantage of Huo Yandong’s unguarded moment during the wedding preparations for a surprise attack. Little did I expect that Huo Yandong would move faster; he seemed to have anticipated my actions. Luckily, Long Yan’s disruption later diverted most of the firepower."