After Gan Qiongying finished speaking, she was actually a little hesitant to look at Li Hua's expression. She had kept this matter a secret for so long, and she did feel guilty towards Li Hua.

However, she would only reveal this matter to Li Hua after she was completely certain that he would leave with her and give up everything.

After hearing this, Li Hua did not react for a short time.

But as he watched Gan Qiongying's pupils suddenly dilate in shock, he remained frozen in place like a statue, his arms half-open as if he wanted to embrace her.

The two stared at each other, and even the autumn breeze in the courtyard seemed to freeze.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Hua finally spoke, asking somewhat uncertainly, "What... a child?"

His mind is basically unable to function right now; he can't even think clearly about what happened when Gan Qiongying said she had two children.

Seeing Li Hua's exaggerated reaction, Gan Qiongying became even more nervous. She cleared her throat and repeated, "I meant that the reason I couldn't come to see you for a while wasn't because I was sick, but because I gave birth to twins. Because they were premature twins, my health wasn't very good and I've been recuperating..."

Li Hua suddenly rushed forward and hugged Gan Qiongying tightly.

He used so much force that Gan Qiongying even suspected he had dislocated her bones. His subsequent explanations were completely forgotten.

Li Hua's breathing trembled, and after embracing Gan Qiongying, she was completely speechless.

When Li Hua first heard Gan Qiongying say that she already had children, and even two, he even thought for a moment that Gan Qiongying had children with someone else.

He and Gan Qiongying never planned to have children, and Gan Qiongying would take her medication every time. Li Hua also respected Gan Qiongying's wishes very much; he even felt that it would be good for them to live like this for the rest of their lives.

But Gan Qiongying suddenly said she had two children. Given those circumstances, anyone would misunderstand.

Before his heartbreak could even settle, before his overwhelming pain could even surge, he suddenly remembered that it hadn't been a year since he and Gan Qiongying had separated.

Gan Qiongying then mentioned that she was born prematurely. So, if we go back a little further, no matter how far back, this child... can only be theirs!

Li Hua was now holding Gan Qiongying tightly, her mind replaying Gan Qiongying's words, "I just had two children because I was bored."

The sound kept echoing in Li Hua's ears, but Li Hua's ears were constantly ringing, as if he were hallucinating.

He had an extremely unreal feeling, as if Gan Qiongying was joking with him.

How could they possibly have a child together?

Gan Qiongying didn't completely reject the idea of ​​having children; in fact, they had been taking medication together. Bu Li's medication was guaranteed to be safe, and besides, Bu Li had mentioned that Gan Qiongying wasn't easily conceived.

For a moment, a battle raged in his mind, and horns blared. But Li Hua's reaction was not even one of ecstatic joy; he could only stiffly hold Gan Qiongying tighter and tighter.

He had been in a daze for a while. For more than three hundred days and nights, Gan Qiongying, whom he could not find, suddenly returned to his side.

There was no distance between them; they were even sweeter than before. They were honest with each other about everything and once again agreed to leave behind the struggles for power.

This alone had already left Li Hua in a daze for many days, but now Gan Qiongying was telling him that they had two children...

How could Li Hua possibly believe it? How could he dare to believe it?

He was like a beggar in tattered clothes, walking in the swirling snow, about to freeze to death on the street, when suddenly someone stuffed a stove filled with scorching hot charcoal into his arms.

He won't be warmed immediately; he'll only be burned by the excessively hot temperature.

He was like a broken shadow puppet, trying to do what he was told, but no matter how hard he tried, he just lay there motionless.

Fortunately, Gan Qiongying understood Li Hua very well and knew that he wasn't unhappy, but rather so happy that he didn't know what to do.

Gan Qiongying gently patted his back, softly comforting him in his ear, calling his name again and again: "Lihua... loosen your grip a little, or you'll suffocate me. Lihua... don't be afraid, although the babies were premature, they are very healthy, and Xiao Qiansong said that twins are very difficult to give birth to at full term, little Lihua..."

Gan Qiong spoke in a gentle tone, accompanied by a soft autumn breeze, slowly brushing against Li Hua's body, comforting him again and again.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Hua finally raised her head, her hands and feet ice-cold, her face streaked with dried tears, and looked at Gan Qiongying.

His eyes were frighteningly red, but Gan Qiongying reached out and cupped his cold face, saying, "Let's go inside and lie on the bed to talk. My butt hurts from sitting here."

Then Gan Qiongying pulled Li Hua into the house. Li Hua was like a wooden stake that had just been shaped into human form. He staggered with every step. His legs were no longer lame, but he looked like he was about to fall to the ground at any moment.

Gan Qiongying half-carried and half-supported him, but he was too heavy. She called out to Tianjiao twice in the middle of the journey, asking Tianjiao to help carry Lihua into the house.

The room was much warmer than outside, and there was no wind. However, Gan Qiongying still pulled Li Hua to the bedside, disregarding that he was still wearing his outer robe, and pulled the quilt over to wrap him up, covering his cold body.

He instructed Sweet Corner: "Go get two hot compress packs, make them a little warm, and also give me a hot water bottle."

Seeing her master's deathly pale face, Sweetie ran out like a flustered chicken to prepare hot food as Gan Qiongying had instructed.

Gan Qiongying sat on the edge of the bed, hugging Li Hua and the blanket to her chest, and whispered, "I knew you were so easily upset, I should have waited until we got there to tell you slowly..."

She grabbed Li Hua's hand and rubbed and kneaded it, causing Li Hua's body to stiffen in an abnormal way.

He didn't want this at all, and even tried to smile, but the smile looked even uglier than a cry.

He didn't want to be so pathetic, nor did he want Gan Qiongying to worry, but what could he do... how could he get back to normal?

Li Hua's eyes remained fixed on Gan Qiongying, without asking a single question about the child; he simply stared at her as if his soul had left his body.