"What does this have to do with you? This is all the sins committed by the previous generation. You are just a victim."

Gu Sinian suddenly remembered something and muttered to himself, "So that's what Li Yaxian meant?"

What do you mean?

“She said I had to marry Qiao Xiyan… because that’s what I owed her.”

Su Ying couldn't believe it. "Is Li Yaxian crazy? This is incestuous marriage."

Gu Sinian shook his head. "They can't be considered close relatives. The reason why the Gu family doesn't contact their collateral branches is because the relationship has become somewhat distant."

"So this is what Li Yaxian was planning? To make you marry Qiao Xiyan, so that your children would be considered Gu family bloodlines. What a clever scheme."

"Now I understand why Li Yaxian said nothing of substance even though I had laid out all the evidence. It turns out she is her own daughter."

"No wonder she made me play with Qiao Xiyan since I was little; it turns out that was her plan from the beginning."

"At that time, Mrs. Qiao knew that Li Yaxian liked Qiao Xiyan very much, and knew that I did not like Qiao Xiyan, so she suggested that Li Yaxian adopt a goddaughter. Li Yaxian refused to agree and insisted that I marry her when I grew up."

Su Ying sneered, "She's the one who did wrong, yet she wants to have it all. She doesn't dare to tell the truth. Making you marry Qiao Xiyan is just another way of 'recognizing her ancestors.'"

"yes."

Looking at the man's face so close to hers, Su Ying felt a pang of heartache. "There's one more thing I've decided for you. I hope you won't be angry with me."

The man held the woman in his arms, saying, "The decisions you make for me must be for my benefit."

"Grandpa and Grandma Gu want to bring Qiao Yanshuo back to the Gu family, to be included in the family genealogy."

Gu Sinian had known this outcome for a while, so he wasn't too surprised. After all, he was a descendant of the Gu family, and it wasn't right for him to stay in an orphanage. However, he felt very sad, as it seemed that his grandparents, who had doted on him since childhood, no longer belonged to him.

"And then? What else did they say?"

“They said that things would remain the same as before. But what's done is done… and the attitudes of Grandpa Gu, Grandma Gu, and Dad are really upsetting.”

"Their hearts changed and turned sour when they found out that Qiao Xiyan was a member of the Gu family."

"And you're making me furious that you take care of that child as if nothing's wrong? I'm worried about the child being upset. Are you the kind of person who's invulnerable?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Sinian's eyes welled up with tears. He pulled her into his arms and let the tears fall without Su Ying being able to see them.

Holding her in his arms, Su Ying could sense that Gu Sinian was very sad and knew that he was crying. Since the man didn't want her to see it, she would pretend not to see it.

She patted the man's back to comfort him, "It's okay. It's okay, you have me and the children with you. We will never leave you, and we will always love you."

The man secretly wiped away his tears, his voice hoarse, "I'm fine. It's just that... it feels like whatever I do is wrong."

"It's normal for my grandparents to bring the Gu family's descendants home, but for some reason I feel uncomfortable and inexplicably sad."

Now that you know who your biological parents are, have you ever thought about going to find them?

The man shook his head. "I don't want to. I never thought that since they chose to sell me for money, they could have any feelings for me."

"Besides, they have two sons. Is it necessary for me, a son they've never even met and who's practically irrelevant, to show up?"

“Their third child was a daughter, and she has already passed away. They have already prepared their explanation, so there is no need to break it.”

"That's settled then... Grandpa and Grandma have new great-grandchildren to take care of, so they can't look after our little rascals anymore,"

"If our mischievous kids knew that their great-grandparents had a new great-grandchild to take care of and couldn't look after them as much as before, they would probably feel disappointed and sad."

Su Ying sighed, "Is blood relation really that important?"

Perhaps.

“The children were very happy that their great-grandparents were supposed to come to the camp to keep them company. They must be very sad that they are not coming now.”

"You'll get used to it. It's just a matter of finding some excuse to tell the kids in the family that their great-grandparents are too busy to visit them."

"Just tell the truth. Sometimes children aren't necessarily less capable of accepting things than adults."

"If Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu had a great-grandchild, they definitely wouldn't have time to take care of the children in our family. It's good to know the truth. I don't want to keep lying every day for such a small thing."

Gu Sinian nodded and quickly accepted reality. In the adult world, what else can you do if you don't accept it? You have to force yourself to accept it.

His mind was filled with all sorts of random thoughts, and he wanted to forget them. He pushed the person down onto the bed, and the two of them were very close. Gu Sinian's lips kissed him.

Su Ying turned her head to the side, avoiding Gu Sinian's touch, and looked at him with a helpless expression.

"You still have the mood to do this?"

"Why are you in a bad mood? It's precisely because you're sad that you need to do something fun to distract yourself."

After explaining his reasons, Gu Sinian turned the man's face back to face and kissed him again.

Xiao Zhao, who lives next door, heard the noise and looked on with envy...

"The division commander is still as sharp as ever... He really knows how to keep us up. It's already past midnight, doesn't he want us to get any sleep?"

The next morning, Xiao Zhao began standing guard and waiting for people to get up.

Su Ying had long been used to Xiao Zhao's omnipresent presence, but today, when she saw his face, she felt something was off.

"You didn't sleep well last night... your dark circles are bigger than your eyes."

"You guys were making such a racket, it's normal that I didn't sleep well."

Gu Sinian and Su Ying looked at each other in bewilderment. It seemed that they hadn't entered the space last night, as the soundproofing in the supply and marketing cooperative was poor.

Su Ying had intended to appease him last night, letting him do whatever he wanted, though he made a little too much noise.

I didn't expect to accidentally hurt someone.

Gu Sinian was also a little embarrassed, and he covered up his embarrassment with a cough.

"I'll take Madam to school first, then I'll drive back to the camp. You can sleep in the back seat. Is that alright?"

Xiao Zhao was overjoyed at the unexpected hidden perk and saluted.

"Thank you for your understanding, sir!"

"Stop joking and drive the car over here, we're getting ready to go to school."

Xiao Zhao nodded, thinking he had misheard, and turned back.

"Why don't we go to the hospital to see the old lady first? Isn't she sick and hospitalized? We have enough time anyway, so why don't we go to the hospital to see the old lady first, and then go to the hospital?"

Gu Sinian said expressionlessly, "No need. The old lady is being taken care of, she doesn't need me at all. Let's send Madam to school first, and then go straight back to the residence."

Xiao Zhao nodded, wanting to say something more, but then felt it wasn't quite right.

The leader's decisions were not something a lowly bodyguard like him could question; whatever the leader said was law.