Gu Huaiyu paused, then said each word deliberately, “This proves that the building must have some sort of special meaning to you.”
“Or perhaps there’s something hidden and unique about the building itself that we just don’t know about yet.”
These words were like a clap of thunder, exploding in Su Wan’s heart.
Her heart rate quickened for a split second, and a cold sweat nearly broke out across her back.
Had he guessed something? Or was it just a random deduction?
However, she allowed no flaw to show on her face.
“Heh,” Su Wan let out a cold laugh, looking directly at Gu Huaiyu with eyes full of mockery.
“Something special? Gu Huaiyu, aren’t you overthinking things?”
She stood up and looked down at him from her height.
“Gu Huaiyu, do you have any idea how hypocritical you are? Back then, to bring down the Su family, you could act so insincerely kind to me, making me believe in you like a fool...”
“Now that the Su family has fallen, why are you pretending to be a good person? Your actions are truly revolting!”
Su Wan didn't respond to Gu Huaiyu’s remark; instead, she skillfully changed the subject.
These words were like knives, carving into Gu Huaiyu’s heart one by one.
In particular, the word “hypocritical” stung his most sensitive nerve.
He stood up as well, the gentleness on his face completely replaced by hostility. His voice was low and dangerous.
“Fine, I’m hypocritical. But so what? Su Wan, who do you think you are? Why do you think you came to see me today?”
He took a step forward, closing in on her. “I’m telling you, I bought that asset bundle on purpose!”
“I knew you wanted it, so I bought it. I just wanted to see how far you would go for that dilapidated building.”
He paused, a cold smirk curling his lips. “Su Wan, beg me. As long as you beg me and make me happy, I’ll let you have the building.”
The moment the words left his mouth, he stared intently at her face, waiting to see her reaction.
Anger? Humiliation? Or... compromise?
However, Su Wan simply watched him quietly.
Those eyes, which used to be filled with admiration and dependence on him, were now as calm as a deep pool of water, without a single ripple.
Gradually, a hint of a smile emerged from within that calm.
It wasn't a smile of anger or humiliation, but one of mockery, understanding, and even a bit of playfulness.
Gu Huaiyu was stunned.
What was she laughing at?
Looking at the man before her, Su Wan suddenly found it all a bit ridiculous.
She had originally thought that Gu Huaiyu, who could dismantle the Su family and dominate the business world, would be a formidable opponent.
She had even mentally prepared herself for a hard-fought battle.
But the man standing before her now was nothing more than a childishly ridiculous man driven by his emotions.
He hadn't bought the building for commercial profit or out of some deep foresight. It was simply because he wanted to see her beg him.
He wanted her to bow her head, to please him again, and to reclaim that sense of superiority he felt when “Su Wan was utterly devoted to him.”
Childish.
Laughable.
Pathetic.
The string of tension in Su Wan’s heart suddenly relaxed slightly.
She lowered her eyes briefly. When she looked up again, the sharpness in her gaze had softened, and her tone became gentler.
“So... as long as I beg you, you’ll give me the building?”
Gu Huaiyu was taken aback, followed by an indescribable surge of excitement in his heart.
She was finally softening! She was finally willing to bow her head!
“Of course,” his voice grew lighter. “As long as you make me happy, what does a building matter?”
Su Wan didn't immediately follow up, instead asking seemingly casually, “Fine. Then can you tell me what stage the procedures are at? It won't be too late to transfer the title to me, will it?”
Thinking she was worried, Gu Huaiyu immediately explained, “It won't. The bank was in a hurry to sell, so the procedures are moving very quickly.”
“The transfer can be completed before five o'clock today. I've already paid the deposit. With just a word from me, the name on the title can be changed to anyone.”
Five o'clock.
Su Wan’s gaze swept over the clock on the office wall—it was currently three in the afternoon.
Two hours left.
She slowly stood up and walked to the office door, reaching out to lock it with a sharp click.
Gu Huaiyu’s heart skipped a beat as he watched her. An unnameable anticipation flooded his mind—what was she going to do?
Could it be...
Su Wan turned around and walked toward him.
Her steps were light, her skirt swaying slightly, and her face wore a soft smile he had never seen before.
That smile was different from the foolish Su Wan of the past; it held a hint of maturity, a touch of mystery, and a bit of...
Deadly allure.
“Gu Huaiyu,” she said as she reached him, looking up at him with a voice as soft as a breeze.
“Didn't you want me to beg you?”
Gu Huaiyu’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and his breathing became rapid. He wanted to say something, but he found his mind a complete blank, leaving only the woman before him and that captivating smile.
He had never seen Su Wan like this.
No, he had—
In his dreams, in his imagination, and in his most secret fantasies.
But those fantasies had never stood so realistically before him.
Su Wan’s smile deepened.
She reached out and lightly rested her hand on his arm.
In that moment, Gu Huaiyu felt as if he were floating.
...
However, all of this was merely his own hallucination.
In Su Wan’s perspective, she was just standing quietly before Gu Huaiyu, watching his eyes gradually grow vacant as a doting and intoxicated smile appeared on his face.
Then, he turned around and carefully gathered the grey throw pillow from the sofa into his arms, his movements as gentle as if he were handling the most precious treasure in the world.
He lowered his head and spoke to the throw pillow, his voice so tender it could practically melt. “Wanwan... you’re finally willing to talk to me...”
Then, he began a series of revolting actions. He kissed the throw pillow, lay down on the sofa holding it, and gently caressed it while mumbling a series of cloying sweet nothings.
Su Wan expressionlessly held up her phone, the lens steadily aimed at the man on the sofa who was acting out his lust toward a throw pillow.
She even changed angles several times, ensuring every ugly detail was clearly recorded.
This was the high-and-mighty Gu Huaiyu, the executioner who had brought the Su family to ruin, the man who thought he could control everything.
Ridiculous, pathetic, and hateful!
It took a full ten minutes before Gu Huaiyu sat up from the sofa. The obsession on his face had faded slightly, replaced by a satiated laziness.
His eyes were still somewhat vacant, but he was capable of basic communication.
Su Wan put away her phone and spoke in a soft voice, “Huaiyu, about that asset bundle...”
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