Wen Yi smiled wryly, wanting to continue drinking, but was stopped by Master Gu.
Master Gu forced her to eat something, and then let her drink whatever she wanted.
Wen Yi downed several drinks and suddenly asked, "You've been talking about me the whole time. Since this is a confession session, why doesn't Second Master Gu talk about himself?"
"for example?"
"For example, how did your first two wives die in this Imperial Garden?" Wen Yi asked.
I was curious, too.
The Royal Garden has always been a prestigious presence in Haicheng, on par with the Gu family, but not ranked among the prominent families of Haicheng, so it's hard to define. It's just that very few people dare to provoke it; it's too mysterious.
The situation changed drastically after the second master of the Imperial Garden got married.
His first wife publicly revealed her scarred body to the media and accused Mr. Gu of being a terrifying devil.
This incident caused quite a stir back then, and less than three months later, the wife died a violent death.
This is like a thunderbolt.
Until Gu Erye's second wife also died in Yutingyuan, all the rumors started to turn vicious, pushing Yutingyuan into a hellish place, and Gu Erye's reputation was completely ruined.
But because they were so powerful, no one dared to provoke them.
"So you've seen those messages, right?" Gu Huaixu looked at Wen Yi.
Wen Yi didn't deny it, "I was curious before, and I specifically wanted to investigate something, and that's how I came across those documents. Especially the first one..."
Wen paused for a few seconds, "Exposing the scene of being humiliated by you in public is quite... tragic."
The word "tragic" is insufficient to describe it.
Wen Yi simply couldn't find a more suitable word than 'tragic'.
The main reason is that the scene was too shocking. The woman took off her clothes in public, and there was almost no intact skin on her body.
It's an eyesore.
"So, you think I'm a person who commits domestic violence and enjoys torturing and killing his wife?" Gu Huaixu asked rhetorically.
“At first I thought so,” Wen Yi said honestly. “So I tried every means to avoid marrying into the Imperial Garden, thinking I would die, and die a terrible death.”
"And now?"
“Now I feel that life at the Royal Garden is more comfortable than ever before.” Wen Yi suddenly lowered her eyes.
These words were spoken lightly, yet they carried a touch of melancholic irony.
Wen Yi even managed a wry smile.
Gu Huaixu reached out and patted Wen Yi's head.
A person who finds a sense of home in a place that is known as a devil's den is, to some extent, a huge irony of their family of origin.
Wen Yi really wanted to deny it, but after a few rounds of drinks, she was already under the influence of alcohol and basically expressed herself according to her true feelings.
Wen Yi continued, "At first, you arranged for Xiao Kongkong to be by my side, and I had to tell Xiao Kongkong everything, which made me feel very unfree."
But as time went on, Xiao Kongkong didn't seem to be the one monitoring my every move anymore. She became my right-hand woman. I could do whatever I wanted by just telling her, and she could arrange it all.
What I need, what I don't need, what I need to express, and what I haven't expressed—Xiao Kongkong can arrange it all. Even when problems arose with Xiao Lan, Xiao Kongkong stood not for Xiao Lan, but for me.
Wen Yi's lips still curled into a bitter smile as she looked up at Master Gu sitting on the sofa, her eyes sparkling.
"So, I really want to ask you, Second Master Gu, why are you so good to me?"
Gu Huaixu listened silently to Wen Yi's thoughts.
In the past, when he was Gu Huaixu by her side, she rarely revealed her feelings like this, let alone now that he is the Second Master Gu, Wen Yi can't be too explicit.
So this candor session was quite rare.
Gu Huaixu still wanted to listen carefully; Wen Yi was currently in a high mood.
When Wen Yi asked him this question, Gu Huaixu just frowned slightly in disagreement, "Is this... being good to you?"
"Doesn't that count?"
"How do you calculate it?"
"You gave me freedom, you gave me a status, you stood up for me when I was bullied outside, and you even gave me the status of the second wife of the Imperial Garden. How can that not count?"
Wen Yi was quite drunk and could only give a rough outline.
Many details were left unsaid, but after going through them in her mind, she realized that this Second Master Gu had done much more than she had imagined.
It touched me deeply.
“I’ve said it before, we’re a business partnership,” said Master Gu. “Even if we weren’t, from the moment you married into the Imperial Garden, you represented the face of the Imperial Garden. If you go out and are bullied and no one stands up for you, it’s a disgrace to the Imperial Garden, so…”
He reached out and patted Wen Yi's head. "This is nothing to do with you."
"How can it not be considered being good to me?" Wen Yi's stubborn temper flared up immediately. He yanked Gu Huaixu's hand away and stood up, leaning on the coffee table.
“You stood up for me, you stood up for me. You even agreed to the dinner with the Wen family because I did, and you even spoke up for me. How can you say that's not being good to me?”
“Did you see those sunflowers? I planted them from the beginning simply because I liked them, or because I wanted to find a place for myself here, but more than that, I wanted to prove to you how much freedom you really gave me.”
At first, Wen Yi was not free and was restricted in many ways.
She tested the waters by planting sunflowers.
As a result, the sunflowers grew very well. In fact, because the weather was not suitable, the Royal Garden even built a greenhouse to create a suitable temperature for the sunflowers to grow.
We could have given them as much freedom as we could have.
Wen Yi bent down and finished her wine glass, then continued to stare at Gu Huaixu, "So tell me, what have you done wrong to me?"
"Speak."
"Are you going to tell me or not?!"
Wen Yi's voice grew louder and louder, his expression becoming increasingly fierce as he glared at Gu Huaixu.
Gu Huaixu was somewhat amused and exasperated. "Shall we sit down first?"
"No!" Wen Yi refused. "Sit still and answer my question, quickly."
"Sister, this question..."
"Don't call me sister, this is my Ah Xu's exclusive name." Wen Yi was still being arrogant.
Sitting on the sofa, Gu Huaixu looked at the adorable Wen Yi and immediately realized that Wen Yi was truly drunk.
He said, "Alright, alright, I won't call you that, madam?"
Wen nodded. "Madam, yes, I am your wife. Why call me sister?"
“That’s for Ah Xu only.”
Finally, Wen Yi added a silly comment.
He turned around and poured himself another glass of wine, but after one glass, he felt it wasn't quite enough, so he picked up the bottle, tilted his head back, and gulped down half a bottle of red wine.
Gu Huaixu tried to stop him, but it was too late.
Wen Yi was clearly not satisfied with the drink. After looking around, she found that Gu Huaixu had only prepared one bottle.
She suddenly turned around and glared at him fiercely.
Gu Huaixu immediately understood and raised his hands in surrender, "I'll go open two more bottles for you right now."
"Four bottles," Wen Yi reminded him.
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