The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1425

Chapter 1425: 694 National Master Returns (Two Parts)

"No."

Gu Jiao denied.

Mu Qingchen looked at her coldly, trying to detect even the slightest flaw or hint of guilt in her eyes, but to his disappointment, he found none.

If Gu Jiao were to act out a drama of love and hate, she could probably dazzle others with her performance, but when it came to not showing guilt, she was simply being herself.

A flaw?

Impossible.

However, whether Gu Jiao felt guilty or not was one thing; whether Mu Qingchen believed her was another. Mu Qingchen was not as easily fooled as Li Sande, and his thought process had no blind spots that could be easily led astray.

He had his own deductions and would not be influenced by Gu Jiao.

He tightened his grip on the sword hilt, his gaze icy, "You wouldn’t save Nangong Li, your only possible reason for being at the scene was that you killed him!"

After having been classmates with Mu Qingchen for so long, without claiming to know him inside out, he could still tell that Mu Qingchen was not a man who would repay evil with kindness.

Having an old grudge with Nangong Li, how could Mu Qingchen risk being mistaken for an assassin to save him?

Not delivering a finishing blow to Nangong Li was already a kindness on the part of his classmate.

Gu Jiao spread her hands, "If you say so, then let it be."

Mu Qingchen kept tightening his grip on the sword hilt, his anger seemingly reaching a peak. He couldn’t quite put his finger on what was infuriating him more, whether it was that he had caused trouble in Shengdu and attempted to assassinate a Yan Country general, or whether it was his consistent secrecy, never being honest with Mu Qingchen.

"Who are you, really? What is your purpose in Yan Country?"

Gu Jiao said nothing.

Mu Qingchen grew even angrier. Compared with having a big fight and questioning why Mu Qingchen didn’t trust him, this attitude of not wanting to say anything drove him crazy.

Mu Qingchen gritted his teeth, "Why won’t you speak? Is that your confession?"

Gu Jiao looked at him and replied calmly, "If there’s nothing else, I’m going inside. If you want to fight, let’s pick another day. I don’t want to start a fight at my front door."

With that, Gu Jiao didn’t even glance at the long sword held at her neck, turned around, and reached out to push the Courtyard door.

Mu Qingchen said in a cold voice, "You stop right there! If you don’t clarify things today, don’t blame me for laying hands on you!"

Gu Jiao ignored him, and the Courtyard door was already pushed open by her.