Rebirth: He refused to Divorce Again

Chapter 161: Chapter 161: He’s Angry!

Gu Qiaoqiao looked up at Qin Yize.

He had returned.

But she was immediately stunned by his expression.

At that moment, Qin Yize’s handsome brows were tightly furrowed, his starry eyes emitting a sharp light.

The atmosphere in the room seemed somewhat oppressive.

And the air around them felt as if it had frozen.

Gu Qiaoqiao was somewhat afraid to look directly into Qin Yize’s eyes.

She also felt inexplicably uneasy.

She was just about to stand up.

Unfortunately, having eaten irregularly these past few days, she felt somewhat dizzy from the abrupt movement.

Gu Qiaoqiao’s body swayed…

Qin Yize’s expression grew even darker.

But his body reacted faster than his mind, reaching out to steady Gu Qiaoqiao’s swaying body, then he unnoticeably withdrew his hand.

“You returned?” Gu Qiaoqiao quietly asked.

Qin Yize blandly hummed in response, then walked over to Gu Qiaoqiao’s desk, looking over her works while simultaneously admiring her skill and attempting to restrain his anger. “Have you finished all those stones?”

“One left,” Gu Qiaoqiao said in a low voice.

“Why are you pushing yourself so hard?”

“I…” Gu Qiaoqiao choked up, unsure of how to respond.

“Are you really that short on money?”

“…”

“Even if you’re short on money, do you need to push yourself to this extent?”

Having said that, Qin Yize suddenly grabbed Gu Qiaoqiao’s arm. Without waiting for her to react, he pulled her in a few strides into the bathroom and pressed her in front of the mirror, his voice cold and devoid of emotion echoing over Gu Qiaoqiao’s head, “Look at yourself. Do you intend to waste the life you retrieved from the robbers on your carving tools?”

Gu Qiaoqiao looked up.

Indeed, she was startled.

She had been somewhat delirious these days.

She even felt disoriented as if she didn’t know whether it was day or night.

The girl in the mirror had a pale complexion and deep-set eyes. Even though her hands possessed Spiritual Energy, it couldn’t substitute for food.

Moreover, she hadn’t fully recovered yet.

Desperate for speed, she was frantically overexerting herself.

But why did Qin Yize seem very angry?

“I want to go to the Imperial Capital earlier, to exchange these Gold Jade Stones for the Red Spirit Jade Marrow from the hands of Old Patriarch Gu,” Gu Qiaoqiao finally muttered.

“You haven’t even washed your face today, have you?” Qin Yize seemed to ignore Gu Qiaoqiao’s words, instead looking at the girl in the mirror, asking with a half-smiling, half-serious tone.

Gu Qiaoqiao’s face turned red instantly.

Qin Yize released his hand, gazing intently at Gu Qiaoqiao through the mirror, and commanded softly, “Wash your face first, then come out to eat.”

After speaking, he left the bathroom.

Gu Qiaoqiao took a deep breath, peeking through the slightly ajar door, she saw Qin Yize skillfully making a fire to boil water.

She felt somewhat embarrassed. Clearly, Qin Yize had just returned from the testing ground a hundred miles away.

And yet he was preparing food for her.

But Qin Yize has always disliked others defying his orders.

She stood there unmoving.

Then she saw him take out several cans of military pork and instant noodles from the canvas bag he had just brought back.

It was the very first kind of seafood instant noodles.

Then Qin Yize effortlessly opened a can, but paused mid-action, his piercing gaze sweeping towards where Gu Qiaoqiao was.

Gu Qiaoqiao, startled, swiftly turned around and hurriedly turned on the water to wash her face.

When she had finished washing and came out, the kitchen was filled with the rich aroma of meat and noodles.

Gu Qiaoqiao stood by, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Meanwhile, Qin Yize was slightly bent over, his gaze lowered, methodically stirring the instant noodles in the small iron pot with chopsticks.

This item wasn’t even sold here yet.

It was obviously brought back by Qin Yize from another place.

The old iron pot had been thrown away a long time ago, along with the rice spoon. These were all purchased recently.

The chopped green onions were placed in a small dish, already cut by Qin Yize.

Gu Qiaoqiao sneakily glanced at Qin Yize, knowing that he was angry.

Having lived with him for three years, she was extremely familiar with his mood swings.

At that moment, Qin Yize’s whole being radiated a ‘don’t talk to me, don’t upset me’ vibe. Gu Qiaoqiao bit her lip, blinked her watery big eyes twice, then quietly moved a few steps away, and out of the kitchen.

It was best to keep a distance from him when he was angry, or else you would be frozen into ice chips.

Qin Yize, seeing Gu Qiaoqiao’s ostrich-like actions, couldn’t help but curve the corners of his mouth upward.

This girl, she really can’t take care of herself.

Gu Qiaoqiao returned to the bedroom.

But the moment she entered the room, she froze.

In just the time it took to wash her face, everything on the table had disappeared.

The engraving knife, the last piece of Gold Jade Stone half-carved, and the pile of Gold Jade Stone Carvings that had been on the table were all gone.

Gu Qiaoqiao was startled and opened the drawer; nothing. Under the table, also nothing…

Her eyebrows furrowing, she stood up and walked back to the kitchen. By then, Qin Yize had already cooked the noodles. Before Gu Qiaoqiao could speak, he calmly said, “I’ve put the things away, let’s eat first.”

“Where did you put those things?”

“Eat.”

“Where did you put them? I haven’t finished carving them…” The young girl’s voice unconsciously carried a tinge of irritation.

“Eat… food…” Qin Yize’s gaze grew cold, unyielding, and he slightly elongated his tone, carrying a faint command in his voice.

Gu Qiaoqiao blinked, swallowed the words she was about to say, decisively stopped asking, and hurriedly went to the living room to set the table.

She also picked a few condiments and placed them on the table.

The two of them ate the noodles, each lost in their thoughts.

Gu Qiaoqiao was quite full.

Qin Yize, seeing Gu Qiaoqiao enjoying her meal, slightly relaxed his frosty expression.

After cleaning up, Qin Yize’s expression became serious as he looked intently at Gu Qiaoqiao, his voice grave, “Sit down, I need to talk to you about something.”

“I…” Gu Qiaoqiao looked around, wanting to find her belongings.

“Sit down,” Qin Yize said flatly.

Gu Qiaoqiao snorted internally, stealthily glared at Qin Yize, then sat down and asked, “You want to talk about the day I was kidnapped, right?”

“Yes.” Qin Yize continued, “The three people who kidnapped you are in cahoots with Zhao Ying, and Zhao Ying is not Zhao Ying!”

Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes widened in shock.

After Qin Yize briefly explained the situation, Gu Qiaoqiao found out that this Zhao Ying was an imposter.

A few days before they left their hometown, the real Zhao Ying had been murdered, and then his body was burned to destroy the evidence.

Naturally, the fake Zhao Ying looked very similar to the real one.

This must have been arranged a long time ago.

Thus, the fake Zhao Ying entered the base.

Those who wanted to kidnap Gu Qiaoqiao were Zhao Ying’s accomplices.

After Qin Yize calmly finished narrating, his heart was far from calm.

The moment he heard that Gu Qiaoqiao had almost been kidnapped into the deep mountains, his heart filled with fear and anger.

He even came close to shooting several people they had just captured at the criminals’ hideout on the spot.

He quietly watched Gu Qiaoqiao, thinking that even if she was kidnapped, even to the ends of the earth, even to the furthest corners of the world.

He would spare no effort to bring her back!