Ye Linchen was stunned by Gu Jingran's words.
These……
She never thought of it.
Whether in her past life or this one, her life motto has always consisted of only three words: "rely on yourself."
Because she had no one behind her, no parents to whine to, and no siblings to support her.
If she doesn't rely on herself, who else can she rely on?
Habit has long since become instinct.
A bittersweet feeling suddenly welled up from the bottom of her heart, rushing to her throat and choking her so she couldn't make a sound.
She subconsciously bit her lower lip, using the slight stinging pain to combat the heat that was constantly gathering in her eyes.
She didn't realize that what she thought was being considerate by "not causing trouble for others" was, to him, a feeling of being "unneeded" and alienation.
Ye Linchen wanted to explain, but found his throat was extremely dry.
She cleared her throat before finding her voice: "I'm sorry, I didn't think of that much."
"I was just thinking that you were away on a business trip, and you were so busy and tired from work..."
Telling you all this nonsense will only make you anxious and won't help you at all; it will only add to your troubles.
As soon as Ye Linchen finished speaking, Gu Jingran reached out and gently pulled her into his arms.
This time, his embrace was tighter, as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones.
Ye Linchen's cheek was pressed against his chest, and her breath was filled with his warm scent.
She could clearly hear his heart pounding heavily and powerfully in his chest, making her eardrums tingle.
"I'm not afraid of trouble."
His voice was very soft, right next to her ear, like a warm current that instantly warmed her heart.
“I’m just afraid…” He buried his face in her hair and tightened his arms around her, “that when you encounter trouble in the future, you won’t think of me.”
"Xiao Chen, promise me that no matter what happens in the future, you'll tell me immediately. Don't try to shoulder everything yourself."
"Now that you have me, we can figure things out together, face the challenges together, and overcome them together. Don't exclude me anymore and make me worry..."
Nestled in his arms, feeling that solid and warm embrace, Ye Linchen nodded gently: "Okay."
"You keep your word?"
"Um."
After a while, Gu Jingran slowly released his arm, but his gaze remained fixed on her as he asked in a low voice, "Do you have any plans for the afternoon?"
“Nothing special,” Ye Linchen shook his head. “I’m going to give a tutoring lesson to a student tonight.”
Gu Jingran responded and pulled Ye Linchen to sit down on the sofa next to him.
"What exactly happened this time? Can you tell me?"
Ye Linchen then told him the whole story.
"Everything is related to Meng Zihan."
She recounted in detail how Meng Zihan found her and how he said those unbelievable things.
Meng Zihan didn't hide anything, including the fact that she said she was reborn.
"To be honest, I didn't take her words seriously at first."
"I just feel that she has been hit too hard recently."
"I thought she might have suffered some kind of mental trauma, which is why she was talking nonsense."
"But I never expected that she seemed to genuinely believe all of this."
“She really believes that I stole her life, so she wants to get revenge on me.”
Gu Jingran fell into a long silence.
"Rebirth..."
He muttered the word to himself, and after a long while, he raised his eyes again to look at Ye Linchen.
Has she experienced anything else recently?
His question immediately enlightened Ye Linchen.
"Ah, right!" she exclaimed, suddenly realizing, "I haven't told you about this yet."
So she recounted the entire story of Meng Zihan's emotional entanglement with Liu Mingxuan, as well as the series of devastating blows she had suffered.
After listening, Gu Jingran's brows furrowed slightly.
"If she went through all that, it is indeed possible that her psychology became distorted or even that she became mentally unstable."
“However,” he changed the subject, his voice turning cold, “this is all her own fault, she reaps what she sowed. It has nothing to do with you.”
"No wonder my second uncle and aunt reacted so strangely."
"What?" Ye Linchen asked in confusion.
Gu Jingran then explained to her, "The day my parents and I came back, Meng Zihan suddenly ran out and harassed Gu Yifei. My second aunt was very angry and said some rude things."
"To entangle with Gu Yifei?"
Ye Linchen immediately had a guess in his mind.
If Meng Zihan really was reborn, then in her previous life she was married to Gu Yifei.
She gained a lot of benefits through Gu Yifei.
Now that Meng Zihan has returned in this life, she says she wants to take back everything that belongs to her, so she probably won't let Gu Yifei off easily. She will definitely try to find a way to rekindle their relationship.
She told Gu Jingran her guess.
"Since Meng Zihan is going to pester Gu Yifei, it means she hasn't given up on him."
"Now that Liu Mingxuan has been dealt with, do you think she will put all her hopes and goals on Gu Yifei?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingran nodded: "Your guess is very likely to become a reality."
“Xiao Fei,” he shook his head helplessly, “is quite clear-headed about other things.”
"But he becomes particularly confused whenever it comes to things related to Meng Zihan."
"It's like they're possessed."
“If we try to persuade him now, he will not only refuse to listen, but he will also have a big argument with us.”
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