Chapter 281: A Generation of Grand Secretaries (43)

"When? When did you arrive?" Gu Sui continued to ask. Wen Wan thought for a moment, "From the day you knelt at the Shen family's gate, I've been the one who's been with you ever since."

Silence fell upon Gu Sui, who remained silent. Wen Wan's heart felt as if it were being twisted tightly by a hand. Could Gu Sui accept this? Putting herself in his shoes, if her lover were actually a possessed soul, she would probably be considered a demon or monster, and might even have to seek out a Taoist priest to perform a ritual.

“I’m not a monster, don’t be afraid,” Wen Wan emphasized.

"I won't hurt you, can you please not be silent? I'm a little scared."

Gu Sui looked at Wen Wan, and no one knew what he was thinking. Finally, Gu Sui sighed, "Five years, a full five years. Did you come looking for me?"

Wen Wan nodded. "But you can't see me."

"Ah Sui, can we still be together?" Wen Wan continued to ask. Gu Sui looked at her, "If I say I can't accept it, will you leave?"

Wen Wan kept her head down and didn't see the terrifying look in Gu Sui's eyes. "No, if you don't accept me, I'll follow you. If you get annoyed with me, I'll secretly follow you."

Gu Sui chuckled. "What if I marry someone else?"

Wen Yan: "..."

Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. "Then...then I don't know."

Gu Sui: "..."

He was abandoned for five years and he didn't even cry, so why is this person crying now? He hasn't even done anything.

"Please don't marry someone else, okay? You can be angry, one year, five years, ten years, I can wait." Wen Wan said, looking at Gu Sui, trying to see his every expression, but he was still very indifferent, so indifferent that Wen Wan felt scared.

She couldn't take it anymore.

"I'm leaving now. I'm staying at my brother's place in the capital, which you've been to before. I'll come back to find you tomorrow."

After saying that, Wen Wan tried to leave. As she left the room, tears streamed down her face.

System: [Host, don't be sad. He's just having trouble accepting it right now, which is perfectly normal. After all, no normal person could accept this.]

The system was originally trying to comfort the host, but after it finished, the host cried even harder.

[Host, should I give you a little cheat code? It's the compensation the Transmigration Bureau gave us, it's very useful, don't cry.] The system didn't expect that one day it would offer a cheat code, and its host wouldn't even react.

Gu Sui sighed.

He quickly followed, grabbed her arm, and pulled her close. Wen Wan had her head down, so Gu Sui lifted her face and wiped away her tears. "You can't even bear this? I've endured it for five years."

"sorry."

"Stop crying, you look awful."

Wen Yan: "..."

She was even more upset. "I know I'm not as pretty as Shen Jiao, and I understand that you don't like me."

Wen Wan's heart couldn't take it anymore; she was about to collapse.

"So you think what I'm attracted to is just her appearance?"

I didn't mean that.

Gu Sui reached out to wipe away the tears, but the more he wiped, the more tears Wen Wan shed, as if they were endless. Gu Sui reached out and hugged her in his arms, "Please spare me, I can't bear another five years."

Wen Wan burst into tears, crying, "I'm sorry, I was wrong!!!"

The butler brought over some food, only to find this scene: the girl in his master's arms was crying terribly. The butler advised, "Master, what made this young lady upset? This girl is delicate and needs to be coaxed."

Gu Sui: "Did I bully you?"

Wen Wan: "No, it's my fault."

housekeeper:"……"

The look in her eyes as she looked at Gu Sui was even more accusatory. How wronged she was, yet she still had to say it was her fault. When did her master become so inhumane?

Gu Sui led the person back to his room and had the butler put the food inside. "Uncle Lin, you can go out now."

Butler: "You need to coax her properly."

Then he left with a worried expression. Gu Sui pulled Wen Wan down to sit and looked at her face, which was already red from crying. "Look, the housekeeper thinks I bullied you. This is such a misunderstanding."

"sorry."

Gu Sui: "Why do I have to apologize for this? You've been feeling guilty ever since you met me. I don't want your guilt. I don't blame you. If anyone is to blame, it's myself. I failed to protect you. I'm so glad you came back."

"What do you mean?"

"Do you know what I dream about every night? I dream that you are covered in blood and rush into my arms. I often think about what you went through in our bridal chamber. Were you really scared at that time? And I wasn't there. I hate myself."

Wen Wan: "It's not your fault."

"Could you tell me in detail what happened at that time?"

Wen Wan didn't intend to hide it from Gu Sui, so she told him about Qin Yuege's attempt to kill her, "And this matter really has nothing to do with Liu Qi. It's not that he failed to protect me, it's just that he couldn't protect me."

How can one person fight against a force that doesn't belong to this world? That's why Wen Wan didn't want to involve innocent people.

"I know."

From Liu Qi's words back then, Gu Sui knew that something was wrong.

But then more things happened that were beyond his comprehension, and the more he thought about it, the less he knew what had happened.

Even the people around him quickly lost many memories, or even had their memories altered. It was as if he was the only one in the world who remembered everything. At that moment, Gu Sui broke down.

He felt like he had gone mad, to the extreme.

They even question whether the memories within their own recollections are real, or merely figments of their imagination.

Later, he sensed that there were people around him.

At night, he could even see a shadow beside him, who looked different from Ah Jiao, but always looked at him with concern, called him Ah Sui, told him many things, and apologized every day.

Gu Sui then realized that the woman he had always thought he loved was not the original Shen Jiao. He learned that his wife had gone to a place he could not reach and would not be able to return for five years.

He then left Linxian and went to the capital, filling his life with various official duties every day. Only at night did he indulge his longing for his wife, and then look at that transparent figure with mixed feelings, watching her familiar movements and familiar tone, as if nothing had changed.

However, once daytime arrived, Gu Sui even doubted himself countless times whether he had lost his mind. How could he have really seen a "ghost"?

Five years is a long time, long enough that Gu Sui had gotten used to it.

Just now, when this person lunged at him, Gu Sui was completely stunned.

It turns out he wasn't crazy; what he saw every night wasn't a hallucination he was having.

He held the person tightly in his arms, saying, "It's good that you're back."

"Thanks."

Wen Wan was truly grateful. She had prepared for a long battle and even considered countless possible outcomes. She never expected that Gu Sui would like her so much, and that she would like Gu Sui very much in return.

...

The next morning, the housekeeper prepared breakfast. He was stunned when he saw Gu Sui leading the pretty girl over to eat, but he quickly composed himself, afraid of scaring the girl.

"Master, Miss."

Wen Wan looked at the butler, "Uncle Lin."

The butler looked the girl over carefully, and the more he looked, the more familiar she seemed. "Are you... Miss Shen?"

Wen Wan nodded, and the housekeeper was delighted. "So she really is the Shen family's daughter? It's been so long since I've seen her. She's grown more and more beautiful."

Gu Sui: "Let's eat."

"Yes, yes, eat quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

Wen Wan asked the butler to sit down and eat with her. The butler wanted to refuse, but Gu Sui looked at him and said, "Uncle Lin, sit down and eat with us too. It would be a waste to leave so much food uneaten."

"Thank you, sir."

After breakfast, the housekeeper was very curious. At the dinner table, Gu was taking care of Wen Wan while she ate, and even personally served her food. It was obvious that there was an ambiguous relationship between the two.

"Miss Shen must be visiting the capital for the first time, right? Let Master accompany her for a stroll."

Wen Yan: "..."

The implication in those words was quite obvious, but Wen Wan didn't object. She looked at Gu Sui, who nodded and said, "I'm off today, so I might as well go out for a stroll."

As they left, the butler watched the two holding hands.

After the person left, the steward quickly summoned all the servants in the mansion and made arrangements for them. They had to be more discerning in the future and not upset Miss Shen, after all, she might be the future mistress of the mansion.

He was extremely worried about Gu Sui's future.

Now I can finally relax.

Meanwhile, Guizhi was extremely worried about her young mistress, fearing that she might have offended the Grand Secretary and suffered some harm.

Then, the next second, she saw the two holding hands. Guizhi: "???"

What's going on?

What exactly happened that night?

"Guizhi, you stay here for now, I'm going out for a stroll."

Guizhi: "Okay." Was she a burden? The young lady didn't even take her with her when she went out anymore. No, she had to talk to the young master. This was the Grand Secretary! This was no ordinary person; this was simply terrifying.

As soon as the two appeared on the street, Wen Wan instantly felt like she was some kind of strange species. Countless people looked over, or rather, stared in shock at the two holding hands.

Wen Yan: "..."

This scene looks so familiar.

She tried to pull her hand back, but Gu Sui grabbed it. "We are husband and wife. Does A-Yuan not acknowledge it?"

Wen Wan: It's not that I don't admit it, it's just that these people are too gossipy. She's almost being watched through.

What would you like to eat?

Wen Wan: "Either is fine."

Afterwards, Gu casually bought Wen Wan a lot of things, saying, "I can't finish all of this."

Gu Sui opened his mouth and snatched the half-eaten glutinous rice ball from Wen Wan's hand.

Wen Yan: "???"

"If you can't finish it, give it to me. Didn't you always do this?"

Wen Yan: "..."

Alright, since Gu Sui doesn't avoid suspicion, why should she suddenly avoid suspicion? So Wen Wan quickly loosened up and fed Gu Sui whatever she liked.

"But don't you dislike sweets? I heard the princess made pastries for you herself, but you refused them. So why did you steal my mochi?"

Gu Sui: "I just don't like eating sweets that other people take."

Wen Yan: "..."

What does this mean?

"So you'll only eat what I hand you?" Wen Wan handed over a piece of red bean cake, and Gu Sui opened his mouth and took a bite. "Yes."

Wen Wan couldn't help but smile.

After shopping all day, Gu Sui asked, "When are we going to have the wedding? So I can go to the Shen family to propose marriage."

Wen Wan nearly choked. "This is too sudden!"

"We've already paid our respects to heaven and earth, haven't we?"

Wen Wan: "You're right. I've already told my father that I want to marry you, and only you. Otherwise, I'll become a nun."

"What did your father say?"

“My dad thinks I’ve gone crazy.”

Gu Sui chuckled, and Wen Wan continued, "He thinks I'm just like all those people who are chasing after you, that I've gone crazy. You have no idea how many people are waiting for you at your door every day."