I Break Tycoon's Immune Barrier-Chapter 564: Don’t Challenge Her Sanity on the Brink of Collapse

After speaking, Gu Bingjun followed her gaze, then raised his eyebrows in surprise, "The State Guesthouse is heavily guarded, how did he get in... No, how did he get the news."

Zhixi moved her lips, looking at him for help with a pleading glance.

No, now was not the time, she wasn’t ready emotionally, she didn’t know how to explain to him, she didn’t know whether she should recognize him, and she didn’t know whether she should let him know about the existence of the little one.

Gu Bingjun looked at her helplessly, then took a step forward and called out, "Who’s there?"

"Mr. Duke, it’s me," Ning Yichen said with a smile as he approached them, "I heard your family is going out for a night-time stroll, how could you not let me accompany you? That is indeed a lapse on my part!"

"Uh, we just planned to drive around randomly, Mr. Ning doesn’t need to bother following us," Gu Bingjun said with a slight smile, "I grew up in Yangdong City as a child, so I am quite familiar with this place."

"I only just found out that you are from Country Z," Ning Yichen said with a light smile, "Yangdong City has changed a lot over the years, perhaps you don’t remember it well, so it would be better to have a guide with you."

While talking, his gaze unconsciously landed on Gu Zhixi standing to the side, "Is this Miss Gu’s first time in Yangdong City?"

Zhixi moved her lips, but said nothing.

Her gaze still lingered on that black figure not far away; she knew that acting like this was certain to arouse Ning Yichen’s suspicions, but she couldn’t help it...

Mist rapidly gathered in her eyes, intense longing was driving her reason to the verge of collapse, all the cells in her body were clamoring, Go, go see him, since he came as soon as he got the news, it shows he hasn’t forgotten you.

Yet her feet simply couldn’t move.

"Miss Gu?" Ning Yichen called again softly.

"I..." she finally spoke subconsciously, "It’s fine just to stroll around with my father, it’s so cold, you should... go back and rest soon."

Go back soon, go back and rest, don’t stay here, don’t stand in front of me, don’t challenge my sanity that’s on the edge of collapse...

"I heard that the Duke has come to Country Z to make investments, then you must meet Mr. He Jingyao," Ning Yichen deliberately mentioned this name, glanced at Zhixi again, and then continued, "HI Group’s resounding reputation, surely Mr. Duke has heard of it?"

"Um, of course, I’ve long admired his name," Gu Bingjun nodded, and also looked towards where He Jingyao was, curious about this man who his daughter always thought about and couldn’t stop praising.

The black figure in the distance finally moved.

He walked towards them, his tall and straight stature exuding an inexplicable pressure. His pace was unhurried, yet with each step he took, Zhixi felt an extra layer of cold sweat on her body, her heartbeat accelerating by a fraction.

She could even hear the crunching sound of his feet on the snowy ground.

Her hands uncontrollably clenched tight, instinctively pulling her scarf tighter around her neck, hiding her face as much as possible.

"Mr. Duke," the man finally reached them and spoke softly.

His voice was deep and magnetic, identical to the one in her memory, yet it carried a few more notes of indifference.

Zhixi bit her lips hard, barely managing to suppress the surging tears.

That embrace... it used to be so familiar to her, but now it seemed so distant.

So close, yet worlds apart.

This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺