100 Days Of Escaping My Wedding

Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Gentleness Is Also a Form of Cruelty Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Gentleness Is Also a Form of Cruelty Gong Xiaoqiao patted her butt and stood up, “Why are you here instead of with your fiancée? Worried I might secretly tear down your house?”

But as she got up, her legs were numb from squatting too long, and she became unsteady. The next moment, Qin Yao had quickly moved forward a couple of steps and caught her by the shoulders from behind.

Gong Xiaoqiao turned around, grimaced, bent over, and started pounding on her legs, which almost made her fall over again due to the numbness.

Qin Yao tightened the grip of the hands that had just touched her, then slowly kneeled on one knee in front of her, his cool hands covering her calves, kneading them with just the right amount of pressure.

Gong Xiaoqiao looked at the man who was bending over before her, his expression serious, “You’re still the same, always so gentle to everyone. But do you know that sometimes, gentleness can be a form of cruelty?”

Qin Yao’s hands stiffened for a moment, then he moved to the other leg to continue the massage, “Still numb?”

“It’s better now,” Gong Xiaoqiao stepped back.

Qin Yao stood up.

“Qin Yao, there’s something I want to say to you.”

“What is it?” Qin Yao looked at her, his gentle eyes filled with unease.

“Bend down.”

Qin Yao bent down slightly.

“Closer.”

…

Just as Gong Xiaoqiao was moving her lips to speak, suddenly a figure dashed over, and with a collision, the two were pushed apart. “What are you doing!!!”

“Qin Yao! Today is our engagement party, how could you do something like this!” Gu Xiaorou hammered Qin Yao’s body in agitation, then turned angrily to shove Gong Xiaoqiao, “Gong Xiaoqiao! How could you do this to me! I treated you like my best sister! But here you are, seducing my man!”

“Xiao Rou, calm down, it’s not what you think,” Qin Yao said with a hint of anger in his expression.

“Why… I’ve waited so long for this day, why are you destroying the happiness I’ve finally found…”

Gong Xiaoqiao was so dizzied by her shouting that she unintentionally backed up to the edge of the swimming pool, and by the time Qin Yao warned her, it was already too late.

“Xiaoqiao—”
Before Qin Yao could do anything, another figure had already leapt down.

Gu Xiaorou stood dumbfounded as she watched Gu Hangshen rescue Gong Xiaoqiao from the deep end of the pool, her expression suddenly changing, as if completely unaware of what she had just done.

“What have I done… Qin Yao, I’m so sorry, I don’t know what came over me, how could I have said those things…” Gu Xiaorou looked at Qin Yao helplessly, her eyes full of apologies and panic.

Gong Hannian quickly followed, “What happened?”

“Brother, it wasn’t me, I didn’t push Xiaoqiao, I don’t know, she suddenly just… Truly, it wasn’t me…” Gu Xiaorou trembled and gasped for air.

Gu Hangshen took off his coat and draped it over Gong Xiaoqiao.

“I know it’s not your fault, don’t be upset, just leave this to your brother. Qin Yao, take Xiao Rou to the room.”

Qin Yao stood still, hesitating as he looked at Gong Xiaoqiao shivering in Gu Hangshen’s arms.

Noticing Qin Yao’s gaze on Gong Xiaoqiao, Gu Hangshen’s eyes suddenly turned colder.

Leng Jing quickly urged on, “Qin Yao! Hurry up, what are you waiting for! How did the engagement party turn into this…”

“Xiaoqiao, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to say those things, can you forgive me? I was just too concerned about Qin Yao to act like that, Xiaoqiao, please don’t be mad at me…” Gu Xiaorou refused to leave, crying as she looked at Gong Xiaoqiao.