Secretly Married to the Ice-Cold CEO

Chapter 59 - 59: How Much Do You Think I'm Worth, President Gu?

Gu Yikun felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart. Listening to her, did it mean he was the one who made a mistake?

He had never bowed down to anyone, and this time was no exception. He had already made too many exceptions for her, and now that he was furious, did she expect him to lower himself even more to explain to her?

He, Gu Yikun, would never do such a thing.

Gu Yikun said harshly, "An Junxi, if you need money, you can ask me. Why do you have to be so..."

"So cheap, right?" An Junxi retorted sarcastically and said, "Is President Gu planning to throw money at me now? I spent today with Yin Shaodong for five thousand. How much do you think I'm worth, President Gu?"

An Junxi tightly clutched her clothes with both hands. As she said this, her hand veins bulged, her voice trembling so much she feared she might slap the man in front of her.

She used to think Gu Yikun at least understood her, so whenever he raised her salary, he would come up with a reason, never giving her money out of nowhere, making it all feel like hard-earned earnings.

However, tonight he said to her, "So you're this cheap."

Those words shattered An Junxi's self-esteem into pieces. She really did not want to face this man anymore.

An Junxi's words infuriated Gu Yikun. He extended his long arm and pulled An Junxi in front of him, saying, "An Junxi, you were the one who did something wrong. Don't put on such a high and mighty act with me!"

He gripped her shoulders forcefully, making An Junxi feel like she was about to be shaken to pieces. The physical pain was nothing compared to the emotional agony of a thousand times more. With a sobbing voice, she questioned, "What did I do wrong? I can accompany whomever I want. I can do whatever I want. What did I do to offend you? On what basis do you think you can control me?"

Her words struck him like a bolt of lightning. Gu Yikun abruptly released her. She was right, what authority did he have to control her?

An Junxi fell unguarded onto the seat. Her evening gown was already pulled out of shape, her arms and shoulders covered in bruises, never in her life had she been this disheveled.

An Junxi bit her lip hard to keep herself from crying. She sat up, adjusted her clothes, and distanced herself from Gu Yikun.

Gu Yikun didn't say anything more. An Junxi kept looking out the window, the small space in the car filled with an oppressive atmosphere.

When the car drove through the Gu Family's gates, An Junxi broke the silence, saying, "I will resign."

Gu Yikun suddenly raised his hand. An Junxi was startled by his movement. She turned to look at him, only to see him, in frustration, yanking off his necktie and throwing it in the car.

Gu Yikun unbuttoned a few buttons of his shirt, finally feeling some relief in his breathing. Otherwise, he feared he might die of anger caused by her.

The car stopped, and Gu Yikun got out. He spoke to the woman in the car, "Calculate the penalty for breaking the contract before talking to me again."

After saying this, he slammed the door and walked into the house in large strides.

An Junxi watched his departing figure and finally buried her head in the car and cried.

What did she do wrong to deserve such humiliation from him?

A few servants were standing at the villa entrance. Seeing the young master walk in furiously, they all lowered their heads and moved aside, saying, "Young Master."

Gu Yikun ignored everyone. He walked into the hall and saw a small figure sitting on the sofa, stopped, and asked, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Gu Jinxiu had waited for them all night. Finally seeing his father return, he could tell his father was in a bad mood and noticed Sister Jun Xi hadn't come back with him. He worriedly asked, "Father, where is Sister Jun Xi?"

"Outside," Gu Yikun replied expressionlessly and went upstairs.

Gu Jinxiu ran out of the house. He saw Xiao Liu standing beside the car with a worried look and asked, "Is Sister Jun Xi in the car?"

Xiao Liu nodded and nervously said, "Young Master, Miss An and the President had a fight."

Gu Jinxiu opened the car door, saw An Junxi burying her head and crying in the seat, and saw obvious bruises on her body. He was terrified and climbed onto the seat, asking, "Sister Jun Xi, did my father hit you?"

Hearing Gu Jinxiu's concerned words, An Junxi lifted her head and saw the worry all over his face, causing her to cry even harder.

She hugged Gu Jinxiu tightly, crying out, "Jinxiu, your father is too cruel. He's such a bastard! Wuu..."

Gu Jinxiu had never seen An Junxi cry like this. Even when they were kidnapped and beaten by kidnappers, she never cried. Even when she fell and ended up in the hospital, she didn't cry. But now, she was crying so heartbreakingly. He didn't know what his father had done to Sister Jun Xi, only that he was feeling resentment towards his father for the first time.

He patted An Junxi's back with his little hand, comforting her, "Sister Jun Xi, don't cry."

It took a long time for An Junxi to regain her composure. Gu Jinxiu handed her a tissue.

She wiped away her tears, took out her phone, and tried to fix her make-up, worried that if the servants saw her like this, leaving Gu Yikun's car, rumors would spread by tomorrow.

She pressed a button and found out her phone was turned off by Yin Feibai. Without thinking much, she turned it on and saw over a dozen missed calls.

She looked through the call log and found calls from Gu Yikun, Gu Jinxiu, and the Gu Family's landline.

Gu Jinxiu said, "Father called home for you in the evening, you weren't there. I also called you, but your phone was off."

It turned out Gu Yikun had tried to reach her. What did he want?

Gu Jinxiu continued, "Uncle Cheng said father wanted you to be his companion for the charity banquet. Did you come back from the banquet together?" He looked at her outfit, guessing she had been at the banquet.

An Junxi felt even more confused. Gu Yikun wanted her to be his companion?

Before she could think it through, she saw a call log showing a call with Gu Yikun at 6:45 PM, a call that lasted more than five minutes.

How could this be? She hadn't talked to him on the phone.

At 6:45 PM, she was getting styled and her phone was with Yin Feibai.

An Junxi understood now.

No wonder Yin Feibai's behavior was so strange tonight. A corporation's young master flirting with her at the bathroom door, calling her "honey," and asking why she took so long in the bath. He must have wanted Gu Yikun to hear it.

She had even replied to Yin Feibai that she had just started and asked him not to hurry her.

Gu Yikun must have misunderstood.

As for her cursing at Yin Feibai later, Yin Feibai naturally wouldn't have let Gu Yikun hear that part.

The call lasted so long, she didn't know what else Yin Feibai said to Gu Yikun, but it surely wasn't anything good.

Why was Gu Yikun mad? Was it because she went to the banquet with someone else? Or because he couldn't find her, wasting the great President Gu's precious time, hence his loss of composure and sharp words?

Regardless of the reasons and excuses, he shouldn't have been so excessively harsh on her.

An Junxi shook off her thoughts and, using her phone's mirror, tidied up her makeup. She said to Gu Jinxiu, "Let's go back inside."

Her high heels were left at the hotel, so she had to walk barefoot out of the car.

The servants coming in and out of the villa all pretended not to see her. Only Sister Li and Sister He dared to come over and ask, "Jun Xi, did you have a fight with the young master?"