Sure enough, after Shen Bei'an said that, Gu Nan'an seemed to feel much better, and even the corners of his mouth turned up a little.

“It’s not a doubt, it’s been confirmed.” Gu Nanyan reached out and pinched Shen Bei’an’s little face. “If nothing unexpected happens, Fu Jiu should be being disciplined by Ziqian right now.”

"What! Family discipline?" Shen Bei'an's face was filled with unconcealed worry. It couldn't be that bad, could it? Besides, Sister Tian is very reliable and it should be difficult for her to be found out. Not to mention, if the Fu family found out, they would definitely help to hide it.

Why did it have to come to the point of family discipline?

"Besides, isn't this helping you guys, Sister Tian?" Although Shen Bei'an didn't know what they were plotting, he generally understood that Han Er had no power to resist, and his rebuttal was an aid.

Gu Nanyan's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes turned icy colder. "It is an aid, but for Fu Jiu, to go to such lengths for a plaything is going too far."

Shen Bei'an was stunned, and even the hand holding Gu Nan'an stiffened.

Therefore, the Fu family is not blaming Sister Tian for acting on her own.

The reason they punished her was simply because they knew that Sweetie was avenging a minor model. Even though Sweetie helped Yan Yan and the others, she was still punished.

"If they are truly in love..." Shen Bei'an found himself unable to utter the last two words when he looked into those extremely dark yet strangely blue eyes.

"An'an, do you think the Fu family didn't know that the toy was deliberately sent to Fu Jiu's side, or that Fu Jiu himself didn't know?" Gu Nanyan reached out and lifted Shen Bei'an out of the bathtub, then picked up a long blanket from the side and wrapped it around Shen Bei'an before striding forward to the chaise lounge.

She gently laid Shen Bei'an down, making sure to place a soft pillow behind him, and handed him a glass of warm water.

The bathroom isn't far from the master bedroom, and it's almost lunchtime anyway.

It is a major taboo to knowingly commit a crime, and it is even more taboo to fall in love with a spy who has been deliberately placed by your side.

"Then Sister Sweetie wouldn't..." Being subjected to family discipline is probably not a simple matter, right?

"No, Ziqian knows what he's doing." Gu Nanyan shook his head, took the water that Shen Bei'an had left, and drank it all in one gulp.

Speaking of this, Shen Beian couldn't help but think of what happened four years ago, no, now it's almost five years ago.

It seems that his daughter, Yan Yan, also suffered family discipline.

She couldn't help but reach out and touch Gu Nanyan's cheek, staring at her blankly without saying a word.

Just like that, watching, watching...

"An'an, what's wrong?" Gu Nanyan simply bent one leg on the chaise lounge and moved her face close to his to make it easier for him to move.

"Yan Yan, why were you punished by the family? Did it hurt a lot?" He didn't know how he asked the question. His bright, almond-shaped eyes, like stars, were filled with emotion, and that emotion had only one name—heartache.

The eldest son, who had never stumbled in conversation with countless old men and women in the capital, paused, or rather, she didn't know how to begin.

Sunlight streamed through the glass, casting two shadows on the wooden floor. The shadows were very close, intertwined, and inseparable.

After a long while, a hoarse voice reached Shen Bei'an's ears, "An'an, why did you think of asking this question?"

Shen Bei'an bit her lip and mumbled, "It's something I thought of," she said, wrapping her arms tightly around Gu Nan'an's waist, "Were you in pain back then? Was I not by your side?"

It seems that the Gu family's family rules are the most severe; not only will you be beaten, but you will also be locked in a dark room.

He remembered that when he was young, he was very curious about the little dark room in the Gu family's house, and he begged Gu Nanyan to take him to see it.

They were only about ten years old at the time. They had to keep their heads down in that small, dark room. It was very small and narrow, and there was no sunlight. It was oppressive to look at it from the outside, let alone go inside.

And Gu Nanyan, at eighteen years old, is already nearly 1.8 meters tall.

How did she end up in that dark room after she was injured?

He simply couldn't believe it.

The more I thought about it, the more upset I became, and tears welled up in my eyes.

"An'an, don't cry." Gu Nan'an's eyes were also a little red, and her voice was getting hoarse. However, she was not recalling the pain of the past, but was just worried and afraid of her lover.

She gently patted his back, one pat at a time. "It's nothing. My younger siblings have all been there before. This is my first time. Besides, you know Father's temperament. It's nothing serious."

Gu Nanyan did not mention that she was almost on the verge of death at the time. Gu Xiuhuang was never a gentle and refined young man, and he was extremely strict in educating his children.

Gu Nanyan's willingness to rebel was more of a source of amusement for Gu Xiuhuang.

For more than two decades, he had no rivals in the capital or even the world. But after getting married and having children, he found a different kind of "rival," which was something he was very happy about.

Gu Nanyan and Gu Nanchen's personalities are inseparable from Gu Xiuhuang's "earnest teachings".

The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

After that incident, Gu Xiuhuang personally enforced family discipline, and neither Old Master Gu nor Old Madam Gu could persuade him to stop. Despite his injuries, Gu Nanyan stayed in that small dark room for seven whole days.

There was only one 500 ml bag of glucose during that time, nothing else.

As for the wounds on his body, Gu Xiuhuang treated them very carefully; they would be fine if left untreated for seven days.

Shen Bei'an shook his head. He didn't know why, but it was just a gut feeling. His gut feeling told him that what happened back then was not simple. He really wanted to remember it, but the memory in his mind was always missing.

"Gu Nanyan, I want to remember, I want to know what that memory is." Shen Bei'an was on the verge of collapse, gripping the fabric on Gu Nanyan's shoulder tightly, her eyes filled with tears.

He didn't know who to blame, nor did he understand why Gu Nanyan wanted to erase his memories.

And it seems that his family knew about it too.

"I'm sorry, An'an... I'm sorry..." Gu Nanyan knelt on the couch, held the back of Shen Bei'an's head, pressed him against his chest again, and hugged his waist with his other hand, repeatedly saying "I'm sorry".

She didn't even dare to look into those innocent and pure eyes.

Perhaps because she had already used up a lot of energy, and then cried for a while, Shen Beian quickly fell asleep.

Gu Nanyan carefully helped him put on a soft silk robe, then carried him all the way to the cell repair device. Suddenly, a black figure appeared beside her. The figure handed her a hot towel, which Gu Nanyan took and carefully wiped Shen Bei'an's face with. Then she placed Shen Bei'an inside and pressed the button.

She stared blankly at the slightly pale man inside the cell repair device.

The shadowy figure stood beside her, saying nothing.

——

No matter how you look at it, the Gu family is that kind of family. Old Master Gu can't be considered a qualified father, but it's undeniable that he taught his eldest son a great deal.