Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home
Chapter 273 - 53: Exposed

Chapter 273: Chapter 53: Exposed

It was only when facing Gu Xiaoxi that a hint of tenderness, different from his usual demeanor, would occasionally emerge.

Until Gu Xiaoxi disappeared from sight.

The smile on Quan Shaoqing’s face vanished in an instant.

He turned his head toward the door and said with an indifferent tone, "Come out!"

Though no one could be seen at the doorway, the next second Yun Xiao stepped out from beside the door, his head lowered, holding a resume filled with dense writing.

From her past to the present, and some major incidents that happened within the army, including her encounter with Gu Xiaoxi, all were clearly written.

Quan Shaoqing didn’t actually dislike Yun Xiao; what he disliked was the presence of other women in his home.

Lin Shu was an aunt with whom he had a very good relationship, someone he considered an elder, the wife of his former battalion commander, and practically half a mother to him. There were no hidden dangers since he felt it was a case of ’know the enemy and know yourself.’

Therefore, he allowed her to live there.

But Yun Xiao was different, a completely unfamiliar person who had suddenly intruded into his home. Regardless of how talented or beautiful she was, he would not take to her.

Quan Shaoqing slowly read through Yun Xiao’s resume.

The resume outlined her life from the age of ten without any concealment, including the name of the adventurer who had adopted her, the places she had lived, and the schools she had attended—all described truthfully in great detail.

"Besides being able to communicate with military dogs, what other special skills do you have?" Quan Shaoqing put aside a page from his hands onto the small table beside him, lifted his head, and assessed Yun Xiao with a cold gaze.

"Nothing else?" Clenching her fingers, Yun Xiao felt frightened, particularly because she was inherently endowed with an ice-based ability, accompanied by an ominous prophecy.

She was afraid and dared not let others know!

If people found out, they would consider her a monster, a harbinger of misfortune, and she would be cast out of the army.

She must not tell! But her trembling body betrayed her.

Quan Shaoqing kept his gaze fixed on her, his eyes turning from icy to penetrating, as if a sharp sword intent on dissecting every expression and mannerism to see into her heart.

Yun Xiao’s legs felt numb, her spine chilled; instinctively, she clenched her hands but couldn’t prevent her body from shaking.

That tension and fear caused her body to instinctively start defending against danger, as a thin layer of ice slowly formed on the ground beneath her feet and then gradually began to spread outward. Quan Shaoqing initially did not notice until the moonlight reflected off the thin ice, startling him into standing up abruptly.

Ice-based Special Ability!

He immediately stepped back, avoiding the ice crystals that had spread to his feet and, in an instant, the temperature around them dropped several degrees.

At that moment, Yun Xiao also realized what had happened, shocked that she had inadvertently revealed herself.

In a flash, aside from fear and terror, she had no other thoughts.

Suddenly, she crouched down on the ground, clutching her legs and trembling uncontrollably, her mouth filled with panic, "I’m sorry, I’m not a monster. I didn’t mean to deceive you."

Quan Shaoqing stood there, stunned, looking at the woman before him, her hands flailing helplessly, a tumultuous wave crashing in his heart.

She was a Special Ability User, and she didn’t even know it?

Could it be that others had thought her a demon?

Quan Shaoqing’s brows furrowed deeply. Despite his normally stony heart, seeing her in such a state, he could not help but feel a twinge of pity.

"Yun Xiao, calm down for a moment. Lift your head and look at me, try to calm your heart," Quan Shaoqing attempted to soothe Yun Xiao, who was becoming increasingly uncontrollable.

Clearly, she was not hearing a word he said.

And as he spoke, the layer of ice around Yun Xiao grew thicker, and the ice under her feet continued to spread.

Quan Shaoqing was shocked and even more incredulous that her power was maturing!

At that moment, Yun Xiao was like a turtle retracting into its shell, tightly curled up because of fear, ignoring the sounds around her. It wasn’t that she dared not resist, but because this man was Gu Xiaoxi’s closest person, and she did not want to harm anyone close to her.

Quan Shaoqing’s face darkened, and without another thought, he leaped forward and knocked Yun Xiao unconscious with a palm strike.

Hearing the commotion, Lin Shu hurriedly ran out and, seeing Yun Xiao already passed out, quickly approached to take her from Quan Shaoqing. Seeing the layer of ice on the ground, she asked, baffled, "Shaoqing, what happened? With such hot weather, where did this ice come from?"

Quan Shaoqing looked at Yun Xiao’s pale cheeks and commanded Lin Shu, "Help her to the guest room to lie down. After ten minutes, pinch her philtrum to wake her up. I want to talk with her again."

If she was someone who couldn’t control herself, staying by Gu Xiaoxi’s side was very dangerous.

But she was indeed talented, the kind of talent the country was in dire need of. If possible, he would prefer to employ her for his own purposes!

Ten minutes later, Yun Xiao lay in the guest room, in another room as white as snow, just with a different layout and lacking the warmth of Gu Xiaoxi’s bedroom.

At first, Yun Xiao opened her eyes with some confusion, but a moment later she woke with a start, sitting up straight to face Quan Shaoqing standing opposite her.

His eyes were like ice, bearing an unwavering authority; within those pitch-black pupils, there was no disdain, no shock, no fear—only a sense of detachment and authority.

His gaze left her feeling breathless.

Without any defense, she simply lowered her head, her hands tightly clutching the blanket, her heart feeling dead and empty.

Was she about to be driven away?

To be abandoned by her kind?

Or was she to live with wild beasts?

Yun Xiao stared with her cold, wide-open eyes, tears ruthlessly falling onto the bedding. She had been so cautious, yet never imagined that she’d be utterly defenseless and exposed before Quan Shaoqing.