Gu Jian looked at him and said, "It's me, but is it something to be so happy about?"

Gu Xiu was stunned upon hearing this, and then tears streamed down his face.

He struggled to get out of bed.

He coughed heavily, then leaned against the wall, a smile tugging at the corners of his dry lips, and said, "You are my son, of course I'm happy to see you..."

Gu Jian frowned and said, "Don't call yourself 'father,' do you deserve it?"

Gu Xiu's body trembled upon hearing this, the smile on his face slowly vanished, and looking at Gu Jian, his expression became more pained. He said, "I'm sorry, Jian'er. I'm so sorry..."

"Back then, I didn't mean to abandon you... but I had no choice, no choice at all..."

Abandoning their own child, they claimed they had no choice.

Gu Jian sneered, "Then let me hear what kind of thing would force you to make that decision."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiu's face showed a pained expression, followed by hatred, and he said, "It was Luo Bing, that bitch Luo Bing threatened me."

“She said if you don’t kick her out, she’ll abort the baby.”

"I thought it was my own child, I couldn't bear to part with it, I just couldn't bear to..."

Gu Jian knew that Luo Bing, whom he was talking about, was Gu Xue's mother.

It's that despicable woman.

Then, Gu Jian sneered and said, "Because you can't bear to part with him, you're going to abandon your other biological child?"

Gu Xiu remained silent.

Looking at the face before him that resembled his own in his youth, more tears streamed down his gaunt face.

His voice trembled and hoarse as he said, "I'm sorry, Jian'er. Back then... I thought you weren't my biological child."

Gu Jian: "???"

Gu Xiu continued, "You must be very confused. But this matter begins with your mother..."

Gu Jian's expression darkened slightly.

Does he mean his mother is impure?

You'd better make yourself clear.

Gu Jian spoke coldly, a hint of anger rising in his heart.

His mother was the most perfect person in the world in his heart.

No one can be allowed to slander us.

Gu Xiu noticed the change in Gu Jian's expression and weakly explained, "Jian'er, don't think too much. Your mother hasn't done anything to wrong me; the one who's wrong is me..."

"Your mother is too outstanding, so outstanding that I suspect she is a fairy from the celestial realm descended to earth."

“Although we fell in love at first sight, I often ask myself, why did your mother choose me?”

"And the fact that you weren't born at full term made me think even more."

"Later I met Luo Bing, and she kept stirring things up. She said your mother was pregnant when she ran away from home."

"I was stupid to believe her."

"I shouldn't have..."

As he spoke, tears streamed down Gu Xiu's face.

He was in great pain.

It's all because of that despicable woman.

She is clearly impure herself, yet she slanders his wife.

Yet he actually believed it.

He didn't trust his wife, who had always been faithful to him, but instead trusted a fickle and promiscuous woman.

Whether Gu Jian was his biological son or not, he couldn't figure it out before.

But now, the face of Gu Jian before me, so similar to his own when he was young, is the best proof of that.

His own blood flows in his veins.

Gu Xiu spoke haltingly.

He was very agitated, sometimes saying he was not human and had wronged his wife, and sometimes cursing the person who had deceived him.

Sometimes the pain would tug at the wound, causing him to groan in pain.

Hearing this, Gu Jian only found it laughable.

Indeed, there is always a reason why someone is pitiful.

A person who doesn't even trust his own wife deserves no sympathy.

Gu Jian looked at Gu Xiu and said, "It seems that you are not only unworthy to be a father, but also unworthy to be a husband."

Gu Xiu's body trembled, and he felt pain again.

Gu Jian's simple words were like a knife, piercing his heart.

Gu Jian continued, "Tell me, what kind of person is my mother? Why did you say she's like a fairy descended from heaven?"

Upon hearing Gu Jian mention his deceased wife, Gu Xiu's face showed a look of nostalgia.

He felt an unprecedented sense of guilt and regret.

She was such a perfect wife, yet he ultimately lost her.

Then, Gu Xiu coughed heavily again.

The way he coughed was terrifying, as if he would cough up his lungs at any moment.

Gu Xiu coughed for a long time before he finally stopped.

Looking at Gu Jian, he said in a pleading tone, "Jian'er, could I have a drink of water first..."

Gu Jian frowned.

A thought struck him, and he took out a gourd filled with spiritual spring water from his storage treasure.

Gu Jian handed the gourd to Gu Xiu.

Gu Xiu struggled to open the gourd's lid, then held the gourd, tilted his head back, and took a sip.

He then took a breath and continued speaking, extremely weakly.

“Jian’er, the first time I met your mother was while hunting. Your mother was injured, so I brought her back to Jiugong Village.”

"We fell in love at first sight, and our feelings for each other deepened over time. After she recovered from her injuries, we got married."

"But your mother was extremely mysterious. She would often go out with a jade pendant in her hand and talk to it. At the time, I didn't know what kind of jade pendant it was. It took me a long time to realize that it was a communication jade pendant."

"It can be used to contact the person on the other side."

"At that time, I thought your mother was contacting the sons of those big families."

"It wasn't until much later, many years after your mother passed away, that I understood from a letter she left me that your mother came from a large family, and that your maternal grandfather was the one who contacted her."

Grandpa?

Gu Jian was taken aback.

It turns out that he still has a maternal grandfather in this world.

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