Chapter 165 A Love-Hate Relationship, A Shocking Secret!

The moment those two words were uttered, Gu Beixiao exploded on the spot.

He slammed his foot on the shoe cabinet next to him, making a loud noise, and pointed at Chu Jingya's nose, angrily shouting.

"Who wants to go on a blind date with this tigress?!"

"Aunt! Do you think I'm living too comfortably and want me to die young?!"

Being called a "tigress" in front of her whole family, Chu Jingya's anger flared up instantly.

She retorted without backing down, "You think I came here willingly?!"

"Gu Beixiao, stop trying to make yourself look good! If my mom hadn't used her military orders to pressure me, I'd want to wash my eyes whenever I saw you! You're such a nuisance!"

"Hey, I've got a short temper!" Gu Beixiao laughed angrily, rolled up his sleeves and charged forward. "Chu Jingya, you better make yourself clear today, who's going to be unlucky?!"

"You! It's you!"

Chu Jingya straightened her neck, like a proud peacock that had won a battle.

"From childhood to adulthood, every time I've met you, something unlucky has happened. In elementary school, you put a toad in my schoolbag, and in middle school, you reported me for reading novels in class. You're the kind of person who was born to cause trouble!"

How dare you say that!

Gu Beixiao also started bringing up old grievances.

"You tore up my limited edition comic book and used it as scratch paper, and I haven't settled that score with you yet! Also, you put wasabi in my cola, causing me to spray the dean's face in front of the entire school! You're such a vicious woman!"

"That's what you deserve! Who told you to steal my last White Rabbit candy!"

"You still remember that piece of candy? You're more petty than a pinhead!"

In front of the Gu family, the two of them went back and forth, arguing from fighting over snacks in elementary school to filing reports in middle school. The battle raged, with spittle flying everywhere, and the intensity was comparable to a small war.

The entire Gu family was stunned.

Gu Zhengfeng had a stern face, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing.

Zhang Huilan was so anxious that she paced back and forth, wanting to offer advice but unable to get a word in edgewise.

The eldest brother, Gu Beihan, rubbed his forehead, a helpless, bitter smile on his face.

The younger brother, Gu Beifeng, watched with great interest and even wanted to applaud and cheer.

But at the center of this storm, Su Yue remained as steady as a mountain.

She leaned comfortably against Gu Beichen's chest, her slightly protruding belly protruding.

The man remained expressionless, as if nothing in the outside world concerned him. He focused intently on cutting the peeled apple into small pieces, securing them with toothpicks, and feeding them to her mouth piece by piece.

Su Yue enjoyed being fed while watching the show with great interest.

She even had the leisure to lean close to Gu Beichen's ear and whisper "tactical comments".

“Look at Chu Jingya, her logic is clear, but when she gets emotional, her attacks become chaotic.”

“Gu Beixiao is different. He is just being unreasonable and shrewish, but he has the advantage of being imposing and thick-skinned.”

She shook her head and drew her conclusion.

"These two are a match made in heaven, a pair of bickering lovers, neither of them should complain about the other."

Gu Beichen looked down at her, a doting smile in his eyes, and offered her a piece of apple, as if to say: As long as you're happy.

The argument over there has reached a fever pitch.

Gu Beixiao, feeling humiliated by Chu Jingya's exposure of his past, began to launch a personal attack.

"What are you so smug about? You're just relying on your better family background and the fact that you can dance a lousy dance. Do you really think you're some kind of celestial being? Our Gu family has no place for a spoiled and arrogant young lady like you!"

These words struck a nerve with Chu Jingya and completely ignited her anger.

She was so angry that she was trembling all over and shouted out her thoughts without thinking.

"Our Chu family has very high standards! We wouldn't even look at a troublemaker like you!"

"Let me tell you, my aunt Chu Yanran almost married 'Lone Eagle' back then!"

As soon as she said it, Chu Jingya quickly covered her mouth.

It's over.

How could she have blurted that out!

The living room fell silent instantly.

Gu Beixiao was stunned for a moment, then sneered, his tone full of disdain.

"Lone Eagle? In the end, wasn't it your Chu family that ruined the marriage? In the end, it's because you looked down on his family background!"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Provoked by Gu Beixiao, Chu Jingya's rationality completely collapsed. In order to protect the hero's reputation, she blurted out...

"That matter has nothing to do with our family! Captain Huo Shouzhen is a great hero! It's not up to someone like you to slander him!"

The three characters "Huo Shouzheng" echoed clearly in the quiet living room.

After Chu Jingya finished speaking, she belatedly realized what incredible secret she had revealed.

Her face turned deathly pale, and she looked at Su Yue in panic, her eyes filled with regret and apology.

"Yueyue, I...I didn't mean to, I didn't mean to bring up 'Lone Eagle'..."

However, it was too late.

Clang—

A crisp sound.

The apple that Su Yue had just taken a bite of fell straight onto the clean floor, rolled a few times, and stopped at Gu Beixiao's feet.

The woman who had been watching the show with great interest just moments before now had a deathly pale face, devoid of any color.

Her pupils dilated slightly, her body stiffened, as if struck by an invisible thunderbolt, and she froze in place.

Huo Shouzheng...

Huo Shouzheng...

This name, like a rusty, dull knife, slowly and repeatedly cuts into the softest part of her heart.

She knew her father was a hero, Huo Shouzheng, the captain of "Lone Eagle".

But why did Chu Jingya utter a different name?

Why is this name associated with her "little aunt" Chu Yanran?

"I almost married 'Lone Eagle'..."

"Your Chu family ruined the marriage..."

Each sentence was like countless fine needles, piercing her mind and bringing waves of sharp pain.

She thought she had uncovered the whole truth, but now it seems that behind that long-buried past, there are even deeper secrets that she was completely unaware of.

About her father, about her mother, about the Chu family she had never met...

The noise in the living room, the laughter and chatter of family members—everything vanished in an instant.

In her world, only those three words echoed wildly.

"Yueyue?"

Gu Beichen's deep and worried voice reached her ears.

A warm, dry hand immediately supported her slightly trembling shoulder and pulled her cold body even tighter into its embrace.

Su Yue slowly raised her head and met the man's deep eyes, which were filled with concern.

She wanted to smile at him and tell him she was okay.

But she found that she didn't even have the strength to twitch the corner of her mouth.

Gu Beichen's heart sank.

He could clearly feel the stiffness and coldness of his wife in his arms.

He followed her gaze and finally looked at Chu Jingya, whose face was filled with panic.

The man's gaze changed in that instant.

All the warmth in those eyes, which were always full of tenderness and doting, has vanished, replaced by scrutiny, inquiry, and a chilling coldness.

The temperature in the entire living room seemed to drop to freezing point at that moment.

Even Gu Beixiao, who had been making a ruckus just moments before, sensed something was wrong and shut his mouth.

Gu Beichen, supporting Su Yue, slowly spoke. His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable sense of pressure, shooting straight at Chu Jingya.

What did you just say?