CHAPTER 489: 489: MY FAVORITE PERSON IS YOU

The next day.

The journey was bumpy, and the road was long and arduous.

Gu Tong curled up like a cat, sleeping soundly against her Earl.

She looked extremely content, with all her muscles completely relaxed, showing a state of utter release.

To be honest, during this period, she was indeed quite exhausted, not just physically tired, but more importantly, mentally stressed, her heart was worn out.

Managing to relax was already an extremely rare occurrence for her.

"Ugh..."

The car jolted, making Gu Tong feel a little uncomfortable.

Li Yan wrapped his arms around her body, using his other hand to support her firmly, trying to prevent her from feeling the shake as much as possible in the car.

His voice carried a dull tone as he said, "Drive slower."

The driver in the front seat and a certain assistant were both startled and instinctively shrank their necks.

"Yes."

They both responded in unison.

Their current speed was so slow that even a bicycle could easily overtake them...

Any slower...

They wouldn’t be able to drive...

However, clearly, these were thoughts they could only keep to themselves.

They simply didn’t have the courage to express them in front of the Earl...

The speed of the car gradually slowed, and the little woman in his arms no longer felt any discomfort.

Li Yan’s eyelids drooped, and his eyes, filled with complex emotions, fell on the little woman in his arms.

His deep black eyes sparkled with a unique brilliance...

"Uh... husband..."

Gu Tong opened her sleepy eyes, looking a bit confused at Li Yan.

He had been staring at her...

"What’s wrong?"

Gu Tong swallowed, feeling her heart lifting, neither up nor down.

"You’re tired, aren’t you."

Li Yan’s deep voice carried a tone that was almost hypnotic.

Just this one sentence was enough to lull Gu Tong into a trance.

"A little..."

Gu Tong lay across his knees, with an obviously coquettish tone.

Li Yan’s large hand covered her head, yet he remained silent...

He didn’t speak, but Gu Tong couldn’t hold her curiosity any longer.

"Husband, why did you cooperate with Gong Chenli?"

Gu Tong couldn’t help but recall the scene when they were returning from the old mansion, when Gong Chenli was discussing returning to the Academy with Li Yan, indirectly illustrating their cooperative relationship.

Moreover, the most frightening thing was that the whole Academy’s upper management knew about it.

Only she was in the dark, truly thinking herself an undercover agent...

"He proactively approached the Academy with a proposal."

Li Yan’s voice was nonchalant, making it hard for anyone to discern any emotion behind it.

"Then what about me..."

Since it’s a cooperative relationship, it meant her undercover identity was not valid, leaving Gu Tong somewhat confused.

Li Yan stroked her soft hair, speaking leisurely, "His target is me; the one I love most is you, so he wants to control you! To prevent me from backing out last minute."

"..."

Damn!

So, she was just a hostage...

Then why make it so complicated, with all the undercover charades and the trouble?

He could have just sent her there directly and saved a lot of hassle.

Li Yan could easily see what the little woman meant, his voice calm as he said, "Mo Zixuan is the enemy’s informer; if we went directly, it would surely arouse suspicion, so Gong Chenli chose this method."

Everything seemed to make sense now...

However, even so, Gu Tong still found it odd.

Perhaps it’s related to Gong Chenli’s sudden willingness to collaborate.

One must know, Gong Chenli is a sly fox.

Unless... there’s utmost trust, cooperation would be impossible.

Yet, because of Li Yan, he ended up cooperating with the Academy.

Could there be something overlooked here?