Gu An'an then realized that the two of them were only covered by one quilt, and she had just pinched it casually without paying much attention to what was going on.

She quickly withdrew her hand, but in the process, she seemed to have touched something.

Gu An'an's eyes widened immediately. "Jiang Yong'an, you...you're a pervert!"

The man smiled wryly, "Gu An'an, I'm a normal man. It's already quite a feat of self-control that I can remain still. But you can't expect me to control even this, can you?"

He couldn't control his body's strong reactions; all he could do was control his behavior, which was already quite difficult for him.

“Men are all about thinking with their lower bodies.” Gu An’an glared at him. “Go on, tell me what happened.”

Since the timing isn't right, why tell her?

Jiang Yong'an thought that if Bai Mu knew that he had told Gu An'an the secrets about these children, he would probably say that he had forgotten his principles for the sake of beauty.

But she has the right to know these things, even though he won't tell Gu An'an the whole truth.

“Mingyi and the others are my adopted children. I’m telling you this just to let you know that there have never been any other women, and you don’t need to be jealous of other women.”

"Who's jealous?" Gu An'an wasn't jealous at all. She just felt that she had chosen a difficult path, so she should ask a question.

Why be jealous? They're completely unrelated.

"Okay, okay, you're not jealous. I wanted to see you jealous, okay?"

Gu An'an glanced at it and said, "That's right... never mind, I guess the time isn't right yet. I won't ask anymore. Don't worry, I won't tell Mingyi and the others. You can tell them yourself later."

Jiang Yong'an was deeply moved upon hearing this. He knew that Gu An'an was different from others; she was not an ordinary woman, and even possessed wisdom that surpassed that of many, many, many men.

With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?

Gu An'an teased, "Didn't you ask for a divorce agreement, Jiang Laosan?"

Jiang Yong'an was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this, "It's my fault then."

"No, not at all. After our divorce, I'm now a fair-skinned, beautiful, and wealthy widow. Don't let my children fool you; there are plenty of people wanting to match me up. In our county... never mind, why bother telling you all this?"

Gu An'an didn't want to see this man jealous; she wasn't that kind of person.

She was quite surprised that Jiang Yong'an suddenly told her such a big secret.

"Not your child? Not even yours? Not Bao'er or Mingxu's either?"

Jiang Yong'an tilted his head to look at her upon hearing this, "You really want me to have had other women before?"

Why would she still hope he has a child?

"Whether you have other women or not is none of my business. That's your past. I wasn't involved and I don't want to interfere in what has already happened. I'm just asking a question."

Gu An'an lay there looking at the bed board above her.

This bed also has a canopy to keep out dust falling from the roof.

The painting above is one that Gu An'an bought at the market. It has faded a bit after being displayed for a long time and doesn't look very nice anymore.

Gu An'an stared blankly at the orchid painting. "Jiang Yong'an, you're divorcing me because you're afraid what you're doing is too dangerous and will implicate me in the future, right?"

Gu An'an was very good at drawing inferences from one instance. Since none of these children were Jiang Yong'an's, then where did these children come from?

The poison Jiang Mingyi was afflicted with was extremely rare; even Tian Bu'er couldn't recognize it. Zheng Shuoyi knew the origin of the poison, but he couldn't find a cure either.

This poison is so rare that Jiang Mingyi's identity is clearly extraordinary.

As for Jiang Mingzhu, Gu An'an recalled Chen Bei's words from back then, as well as the small portrait hidden inside the zither.

She didn't know if it was a coincidence or not, but the portrait ended up in the seven-stringed zither she gave to Jiang Mingzhu. In any case, Jiang Mingzhu and that Princess Jinse had an extraordinary connection.

Perhaps Jiang Mingzhu is a descendant of Princess Jinse.

Jiang Yong'an once said that when the previous dynasty fell, Princess Jinse jumped off the city wall and died for her country.

Did he succeed in jumping off the city wall to die for his country?

Is he really dead?

Gu An'an then realized that the man had told the truth, but hadn't told the whole story.

If he hadn't said today that these children weren't his own flesh and blood, Gu An'an wouldn't have thought about this issue in this way.

The fact that both Jiang Mingyi and Jiang Mingzhu, siblings, have secrets further suggests that Jiang Yong'an harbors an even bigger secret.

Gu An'an suddenly remembered something, "Jiang Yong'an, do you know An Yu?"

Her question went unanswered by the man. Gu An'an turned her head and realized that Jiang Yong'an was already fast asleep.

It's smelling delicious right now.

"You fall asleep so quickly."

Gu An'an couldn't help but mutter something. She reached out to poke Jiang Yong'an awake, but seeing that the man was sleeping soundly, she withdrew her hand.

Never mind, let him get some sleep.

It's always tough when you're carrying secrets, so it's best not to mess around with Jiang Yong'an.

Perhaps because someone next to her was sleeping soundly, Gu An'an also drifted off to sleep. She likes to hug something when she sleeps.

This habit has always existed; when sleeping with Jiang Mingxu and Bao'er, the siblings, he would hold the soft, fragrant children in his arms.

Later, the two siblings each found their own place to live, and Gu An'an sewed herself a pillow filled with fluffed cotton. The little doll she made was quite popular, and each of the children in the family got one.

She sleeps with a cotton doll at night.

However, there were no dolls on this bed, but there were people.

Half-asleep, Gu An'an's bad habit resurfaced.

She pulled the person sleeping next to her and tucked them into her arms.

This little action startled Jiang Yong'an, and when he realized that Gu An'an had taken the initiative to throw herself into his arms, he did not refuse.

However, having a warm and soft woman in his arms was the most torturous thing for him.

Taking a deep breath and kissing Gu An'an on the forehead, Jiang Yong'an finally suppressed his lustful desire and slowly fell asleep.

When Gu An'an woke up, she felt that something was wrong and that she had been poked by something.

Did she unconsciously summon her entrenching tool while she was sleeping?

No, even an entrenching tool doesn't get this hot.

Opening her eyes, Gu An'an realized that something was wrong.

There was indeed a stick in the blanket, but it belonged to someone else.

Jiang Yong'an also woke up, and when he saw her open her eyes, he smiled slightly. "Did you sleep well?"

"I'm fine, how about you?" Gu An'an laughed. "It must be tough for Jiang Yong'an to see something he can't have, right?"

She knew very well that she was a restless sleeper and must have been hugging Jiang Yong'an like a stuffed animal.

Didn't Jiang Yong'an notice?

They clearly came here taking advantage of the situation, and now they're trying to fish in troubled waters? Don't even think about it!

Gu An'an's question was truly devastating.

Jiang Yong'an was quite helpless. "Gu An'an, you really are a vixen."

The next moment, he suddenly sat up and covered Gu An'an with his whole body. "I'm not feeling well, can you help me?"