Tyrannical Tycoon Haunts Me Relentlessly-Chapter 292: Why Explain to Him?

Gu Lingqian felt a bit overwhelmed.

This was the first time Xia Yinian had taken the initiative to get close to him after knowing her for so long.

Although Gu Lingqian knew very well that at the moment, in Xia Yinian’s eyes, he was just her benefactor.

This embrace was only a friendly one, without a hint of ambiguity, it was because she truly felt wronged.

But, for some reason, being embraced by her so purely, without a hint of romance or impulse, still gave him an indescribable feeling.

Warmth, tranquility, peaceful times.

"Don’t cry anymore, haven’t you been vindicated?" His large hand finally rested on her head, gently massaging it.

Xia Yinian was still crying, because it was indeed too upsetting, but also too surprising.

There are many moments in life when one is powerless and her chance at admission being destroyed was truly one of those moments.

But she never expected that, having already given up and stopped thinking about it, the matter had now surprisingly come back.

"Thank you, thank you so much, Ling Qian," she sobbed, unable to hold back her tears.

But Gu Lingqian was a bit hesitant: "Actually, I didn’t actively look into it, it was little..."

Suddenly, someone knocked on the room door: "Is Young Master Ling here? Seventh Young Master is looking for you..."

The door was pushed open, and Chi He walked in, followed by a tall figure.

Time, it seemed, froze at the very moment they entered.

Xia Yinian rubbed her eyes and turned her head, instantly feeling out of sorts.

Gu Beicheng’s gaze fell on her, no, to be precise, on her arms.

And her arms at the moment... were tightly embracing Gu Lingqian.

"Ah!" Xia Yinian, startled, quickly withdrew her hands, hung her head low, and didn’t dare to look at Gu Beicheng even once.

This was bad! She had, just moments ago... unthinkingly, embraced Gu Lingqian!

But at that moment, she really didn’t mean anything else, she was just too overwhelmed.

They wouldn’t understand that what she thought was her future completely ruined by Xia Chuxue had now returned to her hands.

She was truly so overwhelmed that she had reached out and hugged her benefactor without a second thought.

She had no ulterior motives... She wondered if he would believe her if she explained this to Uncle.

But then, Xia Yinian quickly realized something else... why was she thinking about explaining to Uncle?

"Uncle?" Gu Lingqian reacted quicker than her; seeing her blushing face, he thought she was shy and proactively pulled her behind him.

"Uncle’s here, shouldn’t you be greeting him?" Gu Lingqian reminded her.

Xia Yinian, nervously peeking from behind Gu Lingqian, called out softly, "Uncle."

Gu Beicheng gave no response, but then again, he was always this cold; sometimes he wouldn’t even bother to acknowledge the Old Master when called upon.

But she didn’t know why he was so cold this time.

Caught off-guard, Chi He immediately smoothed things over: "Well, the Seventh Young Master and Young Master Ling have some matters to discuss, Miss Niannian..."

"You go back first, I’ll come looking for you later," Gu Lingqian said while gently mussing Xia Yinian’s hair.

Unbeknownst to him, this gesture had completely doomed Xia Yinian.

Was this not... setting her up for trouble? Couldn’t he see that Uncle already looked like he was about to devour her? 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"I... then, I’ll head back first!" This place was no longer safe! If she stayed longer, Gu Beicheng’s icy glare would definitely finish her off!

"I um... I... I’m leaving now!"