Gu Yingzhi smiled and said, "Yanyan, as long as you don't want to leave me, you can go wherever you want in this mansion!"
Li Yunyan stood up, walked past him, and left with Xiangxia.
Gu Yingzhi wasn't upset at being ignored by her, and happily followed behind her.
As soon as she stepped out of the courtyard, Yun'er, Hui'er, and Xi'er ran up happily, chattering around Li Yunyan.
"Mommy! You're finally up! We've been waiting for you for so long!"
"Mommy! This place is so much fun!"
"Mommy! I'm hungry! Let's go get something to eat!"
Gu Yingzhi squatted down, picked up Xi'er, and said affectionately, "Come on, Daddy will take you to get something to eat!"
"Great!"
"Father, you're so good to me!"
"Daddy, Hui'er wants a hug too!"
Finally, Gu Yingzhi carried one child in each arm and had another hanging around her neck, and walked away with agile movements.
Watching the three children come and go, Li Yunyan was completely bewildered.
How did the child and that scoundrel become so close in just one night?
Could it really be a father-son bond?
Upon entering the main hall, the servants all came forward to pay their respects: "This servant greets Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness's Wife, Young Prince, and Young Princess!"
Li Yunyan looked up in surprise. What tricks was this bastard up to now?
A hint of affection flickered in Gu Yingzhi's eyes. He placed the children one by one on the high chairs, then took her hand and sat down beside him.
With a gentle expression, he said, "Yanyan, you are my only wife. In my heart, you are my queen! Give me some time. Once I've resolved things in Qingyang City, I'll take you back!"
His gentle demeanor now makes him seem completely different from the madman he was last night.
"I don't want to! I think it's fine as it is!" If we really get into the Prince's mansion, it will be even harder to escape.
A hint of gloom crept into his eyes, and his voice held a somber undercurrent: "Is it because you like this villa, or because this is Lianjiang City?"
Is she about to go crazy again?
Li Yunyan didn't plan to argue with him in front of the child. She had just thought about it carefully and realized that the reason the child was able to accept him so quickly was probably because he wanted a father from the bottom of his heart.
For now, only he can give them this role.
Looking at the three pairs of slightly panicked eyes, she felt a pang of sadness.
She wasn't a good mother. For the past few years, Xiangxia had been the one raising them. All she did as their mother was provide them with a life free from want, and she rarely even took them out to play.
Children at this age are very sensitive, and if they frequently witness their parents arguing, it may affect their mental health.
Li Yunyan lowered her eyes, forcing herself to put on an expression of misery and helplessness, yet feigning stubbornness.
Her eyes reddened, and she said defiantly, "I don't want to go to the place you lived with other women! You're not allowed to mention that place to me again!"
She stood up to leave, but Gu Yingzhi pulled her back, holding her in his arms and coaxing, "It was my fault! Don't be angry, Yanyan! I shouldn't have mentioned that place!"
A sweet feeling welled up in Gu Yingzhi's heart. Since Yanyan was jealous of him, did it mean that she also had a place for him in her heart?
It was because he didn't take Yanyan's feelings into account. Yanyan was already bothered by the fact that he had married another woman before, so how could she like the palace where another woman had lived?
"Yanyan, we'll live here from now on, don't be angry, okay?"
Having achieved her goal, Li Yunyan let out a few soft sobs and then pushed him away.
He picked up his chopsticks and began to eat heartily.
She's starving!
Seeing their parents reconcile, the three children became lively again, and the scene looked quite harmonious.
*
Gu Yingzhi transferred all the affairs of Qingyang City to Lianjiang City.
He was busy with official duties during the day, and at night he would go to great lengths to torment Li Yunyan in his room.
He wanted Li Yunyan to get pregnant with his child again.
Once she gets pregnant, she definitely won't think about leaving him anymore!
Li Yunyan's initial mindset of silently enduring things changed to her willingness to take advantage of others for free.
This man's physical condition is truly excellent, top-notch in every way. He doesn't realize that while he's been tormenting her every night, she's also enjoying his services.
She would sometimes direct his movements and speed, training him to become a highly professional service worker.
With her body receiving extreme nourishment, Li Yunyan blossomed even more like a flower, her beauty breathtaking.
Even though Xiangxia had been looking at her for several years, she was still often captivated by the beauty of the lady.
While combing Li Yunyan's hair, she whispered to her, "Madam, I heard that Young Master Xie has been looking for you everywhere lately. He even came to the manor several times, but the Prince chased him away each time!"
A bitter look flashed across Li Yunyan's eyes.
The Prince's mansion's villa was teeming with skilled fighters; their presence was more of a surveillance than a protection. Even with her martial arts prowess, escaping alone would be a struggle, let alone taking the child and Xiangxia with her.
The message, naturally, could not be sent out.
She only hoped that Xie Fengsheng would stop looking for her. She would go find him again after she escaped from the palace.
But by then, he should have long forgotten her, or perhaps he would have already married and had children, starting a new chapter in his life.
She lowered her eyes, concealing the emotions that were about to well up within her, and whispered, "Don't go out of your way to find out about him in the future, and don't let anyone else find out."
"Yes, I will be very careful!"
After discovering that Li Yunyan was missing, Xie Fengsheng began to search for her secretly.
He went to Ruyan Medical Clinic and found that all the valuables in the backyard had been cleaned up and there were no signs of the house being ransacked, which put his mind at ease.
This at least shows that she left voluntarily, and was not kidnapped.
Thinking about what happened that night, Xie Fengsheng guessed that Yanyan might have thought of leaving because of his relationship with the prince.
After all, she has always been thoughtful and kind, and she would only suffer in silence when something happened.
He went to the Prince's villa several times, but the Prince never let him in.
You know, he used to frequent the villa, and even stayed there for a few nights. If there wasn't anything strange going on there, the prince wouldn't be behaving so strangely!
Even more unusually, the prince was not alarmed when he learned that Yanyan had disappeared, nor did he send anyone out to search for her. Now he doesn't even return to Qingyang City, as if he intends to stay permanently in Lianjiang City.
This made him suspect that Li Yunyan was trapped in the villa by Gu Yingzhi and was being held captive by him!
Xie Fengsheng was extremely anxious, but he was unable to break through the heavy guards of the villa.
Although the Xie family is a powerful and influential family, its ability to mobilize forces and control skilled personnel is incomparable to that of the royal family.
Moreover, most of the Xie family's power is no longer in his hands, making his actions extremely difficult.
Xie Fengsheng stood outside the courtyard wall of the Prince's Mansion, thinking of Li Yunyan, who was perhaps only a wall away from him, feeling both anxious and bitter.
"Yanyan, wait for me! When I'm strong enough, I will definitely rescue you!"
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