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Gu Daiyan did not say anything, he only raised his hand to allow Feng Yue to leave.

Feng Yue helplessly let go of her hand and signaled for the people around her to leave as well, not wanting to disturb her.

When it was late at night and everyone was quiet, Gu Pingyan could only feel his pulse. He thought of many things in his head, but he couldn't think of anything in the end.

Pregnancy is always overthinking, Gu is no exception.

Relying on the weak moonlight, she carefully surveyed her surroundings. She could vaguely see that this place was still a study room. Compared to the simple bed, the bookshelves were arranged in a very orderly manner.

Even though she was the one who thought of another possibility, the one who really did not do anything to Su Yu Wan was still Duan Chengxuan.

"Someone, come." Gu Danyan still called out softly.

The maid who served outside half of the door came in, still keeping his head low and not daring to look at her, he respectfully asked, "Your Highness, what orders do you have?"

"I want to see Duan Chengrui." Gu Daiyan got up from the bed. The strange feeling in her lower abdomen had disappeared, but the pain from her chest that was still throbbing was still within the range that she could bear.

The maidservant nodded, but after a while, Duan Chengrui walked in. He was still dressed neatly in the daytime, only the Jade Magnolia Flower on his sleeve was enough for Gu Pingyan to take a few more glances.

The doors and windows were all closed and lit.

Gu Mingyan sat on the edge of the bed with her bare legs and her shoulder pressed against the side of the bed. Her face was pale. "Even if you say that Duan Chengxuan and the ghosts are great, I feel that you aren't only taking care of me."

Regarding this, Duan Chengrui only pursed his lips, but his originally elegant and refined face had a hint of ruthlessness on it, "I naturally won't take care of you in such a simple manner. After you give birth, I won't even let you look at this child."

Subconsciously covering his stomach, Gu Daiyan shrugged his shoulders: "I thought you wanted more things?"

"I don't want to enjoy eternal life, and I don't want to harm my family." "I'm just jealous that you gave birth to a child for Duan Chengxuan, and you don't even know how many times he lied to you. He's still tied the knot with Su Yuwan and even knows that you're about to die, so he intends to squeeze out the last of your value, including this child."

"I …" Gu Danyan moved back a little and raised her head to look at Duan Chengrui's terrifying expression. Her heart started beating even more intensely — she had never seen such a terrifying expression from Duan Chengrui before.

This appearance was similar to when Duan Chengxuan was angry, but Duan Chengrui's eyes were filled with a silent darkness.

Duan Chengrui lightly placed his hand on her shoulder. "I know you won't easily believe me, but you will see everything. I don't want you to see this child, and I hope that you won't be deceived by Duan Chengxuan in the future."

"You're not Duan Chengrui." Gu Mingyan waved his arm. "I should have told him about our relationship a long time ago, including his feelings for me …"

"I am Duan Chengrui. It's just that I did not reveal this side of myself back then." Both of his arms lightly rested on Gu Liuyan's thighs as he raised his head with a trace of flattery: "I was indeed willing to bless you back then, but now I've discovered Duan Chengxuan's unscrupulous ambition, so I had no choice but to reveal my true side and have someone look for you and bring you out."

"But those black-garbed soldiers attacked Lai Xuan's patrol squad." Gu Liuyan was still frowning.

At that time, I only wanted them to send you a message, but those patrolling troops attacked first, while I was trapped, they only made their own decisions to counterattack. They wanted to tell you about my intentions more than once, but they were unable to see you. Duan Chengrui looked at her with an almost heartbroken expression. "Tell me, do you really believe him from the bottom of your heart?"

Gu Daiyan tightened his hands, but he didn't nod or shake his head.

She didn't know whether she trusted Duan Chengxuan or not, but she was always good at letting others believe in her. She would spare no effort in developing the people around her to obtain enough information before she could ascertain the trustworthy person beside her.

However, whether it was the ghosts or Duan Chengxuan, both were unexpected.

If Phantom Demon had left with her that day, all of this would have been Duan Chengxuan's plan …

Then maybe Duan Chengxuan just wanted to know where she was, then at the right time, he would do the corresponding thing, and when she wanted to do something, he would become her savior and gain her trust.

If he thought about it this way, then everything he had encountered before was just a fake.

While his thoughts drifted far away, Duan Chengrui took advantage of the fire to attack even further. "So, you really want to believe him?"

The murkiness in his eyes was lit ablaze, replacing it with clarity. Gu Pingyan breathed steadily as he lowered his head and looked Duan Chengrui in the eye: "Then, should I believe you?"

"We are partners."

"However, we are not related by blood. Perhaps you will also be the one who will kick me away after using me." Gu Liuyan's expression didn't change as he took away Duan Chengrui's arm, and the corners of his mouth curled into a faint smile: "Since I've chosen not to believe you and Duan Chengxuan, then why don't we make a deal?"

Duan Chengrui suppressed the rage in his chest and asked her patiently.

"What can you do to make a deal with me?"

"Protect my life, then capture Gu Cheng alive in front of my mother." Gu Danyan held one of his hands with both of his hands, with sincerity in his eyes: "I will assist you until you ascend to the throne, then I will use you as a shield, including the method of immortality and its importance."

The final conditions were tempting.

"You only want two lives?" Duan Chengrui lightly sighed.

"You can also hand over the child in my womb to Duan Chengxuan, as I'm not someone who would show mercy for the sake of my child's father." Gu Danyan gently withdrew her hand and slowly crawled back onto the bed. "If you agree to the deal, I'll stay behind. If you reject the deal, then send me back to Duan Chengxuan's side and I'll be fine."

In a place that Gu Liuyan couldn't see, Duan Chengrui restrained the smile on his face and left without saying a word.

Hiding in the quilt, Gu Daiyan was already beginning to be curious about what choice Duan Chengrui would make.

If he agreed to this condition, then everything that Duan Chengrui did would only be for the sake of benefits and could not be trusted.

But if he did not agree to this condition, then she would carefully ponder over what the truth was.

She slept all the way until the third day of the second day, and when she woke up, Feng Yue had already packed up the medicinal ingredients she had brought back from thousands of miles away. She even packed up two bags of heavy clothes for her and respectfully saluted her: "Third Prince is not willing to part with you, but he wants me to inform Your Highness of one thing."

"If you wish to change your mind, he will always wait for your return, and he need not worry about his life."