Chapter 378: Innocence is Still Alive

Chapter 378

Gu Shuang shifted her body inward a little, "I don't know..."

"What if the Fu family comes to cancel the engagement, what would you do?"

"I..." Gu Shuang looked up with tears brimming in her eyes, completely at a loss, "I don't know..."

It was not just recently that Aunt Fu Old Lady did not like her.

They both knew clearly that if this happened, Aunt Fu Old Lady would definitely make a big fuss.

Ye Qingchi said nothing, his handsome face solemn.

Thinking of her own experience, Gu Shuang gave another wry smile, "Master Ye doesn't need to worry, I know what I should do...then...I'll just twist my hair and become a nun, accompanying the ancient Buddha under the green lantern for the rest of my life."

As she spoke, she must have felt embarrassed at letting an outsider see her loss of face, so she curved the corners of her mouth with tears in her eyes, "This is my own fate, it's no big deal, Brother Xun has been promoted now, he should marry a better girl anyway, I...I will bless him and be happy as long as he is well."

Although her words sounded sad, the little girl had a heartbreaking shallow smile on her face, so sensible that it hurt.

Ye Qingchi looked at her shedding tears irritably yet distressed, still unable to say that sentence that she was still innocent.

He admitted that he was despicable, selfish and vulgar.

If this could get him the person before his eyes, no matter how despicable he had to be, so what?

But his upbringing from childhood did not allow him to do such unfilial things, let alone force her.

Gu Shuang did not want to lose face, the more she did not want to cry, the more the tears fell.

Seeing her cry, Ye Qingchi sighed, "If you still want to marry Fu Xunzhi, I will try to help you."

Gu Shuang's eyelashes quivered, tears rolling from the corners of her eyes, "Ah?"

Ye Qingchi said with a smile, "With me backing you up, the Fu family would not dare come back on the marriage."

Gu Shuang pursed her lips and shook her head, "I don't want to..."

Ye Qingchi frowned, "Why not?"

Gu Shuang choked out, "I want him to sincerely marry me...that would be good, if he was forced to marry me, then when we become husband and wife, we would not be happy for the rest of our lives."

Things in the world are indeed unpredictable.

A marriage that was set in stone suddenly has a twist.

...

In the afternoon, the weather was getting hotter.

Bianjing City was especially lively today, the Gu family gate was closed, but rumors flew out as if they had grown wings.

In just one morning, they had flown to the streets and alleys.

The experiences of the two Gu sisters soon became a topic of discussion, and the palace even sent someone specially to Zhenguo Duke Manor to inquire about the whereabouts of the heir's wife.

Mrs. Lin looked worried, after dealing with the people from the palace, she had just sat down when she heard that there were people from the Ye Family asking her to go over.

When she arrived at Ye Mansion, Mrs. Lin saw the anxious Aunt Zhao for the first time, and upon learning that she was Gu Shuang's mother, she turned to look at Ye Zhuohua, "Master Ye, where exactly did A Ying and the Fourth Young Lady go?"

The two women were anxious, only Ye Zhuohua remained steady as Mount Tai, after all Zhao Changdu was there, he believed A Ying and Gu Shuang would be fine, he just smiled and told them to calm down and wait for good news from Zhao Changdu.

Aunt Zhao felt uneasy the whole time. Seeing the little servants of Ye Mansion coming back with news one after another, she naturally also heard the bad words about the two young ladies outside, making her feel even more uncomfortable.

But before things continued to ferment, she heard someone announce, "Master! Young Master and Madam are back!"

The three people in the hall stood up together, Ye Zhuohua asked anxiously, "Where is madam?"

The little servant panted, "At the gate! The Heir and Heir's Wife are also there! All at the front gate!"

Aunt Zhao said anxiously, "Then...where is my Shuang'er?"

The little servant had just started smiling when Aunt Zhao heard Qin's loud laughter from outside, "Your Shuang'er is here!"

Aunt Zhao's eyes instantly reddened. She ran over in a few steps and hugged Gu Shuang, looking her up and down, "You child, where exactly have you been? Do you know how worried your mother was about you all night?"

Gu Shuang's eyes were also red. "Mother, I..."

Aunt Zhao could no longer hold back her flowing tears. She hugged her thin daughter tightly, the moment she laid eyes on the bandage on her shoulder and scars on her face, her heart sank. Those words being said outside were probably mostly true.

Gu Shuang gave a bitter smile, also not knowing how to explain to her mother, she could only look at her second sister.