Chapter 119: Trap
"Choose? Why should I have to choose between you and Xiaoyan?" Zhou Fan retorted casually. The path ahead was treacherous, and Gu Feifei was wearing the hotel's disposable slippers—she could easily hurt her feet. Without asking for her opinion, he simply scooped her up into his arms.
"Didn't you say you were going to help me meet President Chu with a completely new identity? So when the time comes, will you choose me or President Chu? From the way you talk, it sounds like you'd choose me, but President Chu is so perfect, too. If you choose her, you won't be able to keep the promise you just made me!" Gu Feifei wrapped her arms around Zhou Fan's neck, letting him carry her docilely.
"Only kids make choices. I'll take you both!" Zhou Fan gave Gu Feifei a wicked look, then suddenly lowered his head and kissed her, forcing the retort she was about to make back down her throat.
After a long moment, Gu Feifei felt she was about to suffocate. She tapped her small fists lightly against Zhou Fan's chest until she could finally breathe fresh air again. Staring at the man who had saved her time and time again—the very same man who was now holding her with a wicked grin—Gu Feifei pouted in discontent, her delicate face flushed crimson.
"You really are a player!"
Gu Feifei scolded him playfully, but she didn't argue. Instead, her arms around his neck only tightened, as if she were afraid he would vanish the moment she let go.
They returned to the hotel under the curious stares of the staff. Accompanied by members of Wolf Fang, Zhou Fan waited by the door while Gu Feifei quickly freshened up and changed back into yesterday's clothes—a white blouse and a pleated skirt.
"Come on. I'll take you to Divan first, then I'm going after Chu Yifeng!" Zhou Fan said, taking Gu Feifei's hand. By now, the members of Wolf Fang had already briefed him on the events at the Chu Family estate.
What he hadn't expected was that Chu Yifeng had managed to escape once again.
"I want to go back to Jiang Province with my grandfather. After what's happened to the Gu Family, our fortune has undoubtedly fallen into the hands of collateral family branches or outsiders. As the sole remaining heir of the Gu Family, it's my duty to help my grandfather take it all back!" At the entrance to Divan, Gu Feifei turned to face Zhou Fan. Her expression was filled with reluctance, but her mind was made up.
"Go on, then. I'll assign two people to protect you." Zhou Fan didn't try to stop her. Even though he had already decided to make Gu Feifei his woman, he understood that everyone has their own duties to fulfill.
"That won't be necessary. The Gu Family has been established in Jiang Province for many years, after all. This was just too sudden; we didn't even have time to call for help. Don't worry, I won't be reckless!" Gu Feifei gave a charming smile, then took a step forward, clasped her hands behind her back, and rose onto her tiptoes to whisper in Zhou Fan's ear, "Give me a month at most. I will revive the Gu Family, and then I will return to Nanjiang City as its Patriarch."
"And then, I believe I'll finally have a real chance to compete with President Chu for you."
As she finished speaking, she planted a feather-light kiss on Zhou Fan's cheek, then turned and walked away.
Zhou Fan stood frozen for a long while, feeling the warmth of her kiss on his cheek gradually fade. Finally, he too got in his car and left.
But what Zhou Fan didn't know was that the moment Gu Feifei had turned away, two silent streams of tears had rolled down her cheeks. How she'd wished he would ask her to stay—even with a simple, "Don't go."
'If he had just said the word, she would have given up the Gu Family, given up this supposed mission to revive it. She could have gone back to how things were, just a petulant runaway, a junior employee working at Fenghua International.'
'She could have still been that same young woman who, despite Zhou Fan always teasing her, was always happy to bicker and play-fight with him.'
After driving away, Zhou Fan made a call to Qian Rong. "Qian Rong, get the twins, Li Xing and Li Yue. Have them find a way to stay by Gu Feifei's side and keep her safe."
'Even though Chu Yifeng was unlikely to return to Jiang Province, and even though he himself was going to hunt him down, the province was still not safe. That mysterious Grand Elder of the Witch Race, Elder Witch—there was no telling if he was still in Jiang Province. Zhou Fan couldn't rest easy unless he had people protecting her.'
He made another phone call. "As soon as you have it, send me Chu Yifeng's escape route. I'm going to hunt him down myself." When it came to Chu Yifeng, Zhou Fan now had only one thought: kill. He had to be eliminated, and in the shortest time possible.
"Don't worry, we're on it. His power surged unexpectedly, so we couldn't detain him, but we managed to plant a tracker on him. Contact me whenever you're ready. We'll hunt him down together."
Van's voice came through the phone. It was noisy on his end, as if he was in the middle of organizing something.
Little did they know, a trap laid specifically for them was already waiting.