Gu Zhiwei let out a long sigh and fell into deep memories.
"You know what? It's correct that I named you Gu Yue. But it's also correct to call you An Ning. Your mother's surname is An, and the character Ning represents her hope for you, which is tranquility and peace. That agarwood plaque was given to you by her, and the other seal was also something she used when she was alive. Your mother and I are actually fellow disciples."
The Gu family is a family of traditional Chinese medicine, and Gu Zhiwei's master was extremely talented in traditional Chinese medicine. He was known as the living Hua Tuo at that time.
There are not many disciples in the master's sect. An Ning's biological mother, An Li, was raised by the master since she was a child. She is extremely talented and is raised as his own daughter. Gu Zhiwei is also valued by the master, and the two are childhood sweethearts.
At that time, many people thought that the two of them would become a good story.
"We were attracted to each other and thought we would be together smoothly. But who knew that at this time, the Gu family encountered a crisis and I had to go back."
It was at that time that Gu Zhiwei met Ji Yan. It wasn't that he was fickle, but the Ji family was also in big trouble at the time. Ji Yan's parents had passed away one after another, and the Ji family was in danger of being swallowed up by competitors.
Once the Ji family falls, the next family will be the Gu family.
"It was only when Ji Yan came to me that I realized I was actually engaged. The situation was urgent at the time, and your grandfather announced the marriage without my permission, leaving me in a difficult position. The Gu family owed the Ji family a favor, and the marriage contract was a promise. I was forced to marry Ji Yan."
Lu Anning felt extremely complicated as he listened to the clichéd story.
After a while, she asked again: "Since you have already married Ji Yan, why did you let my mother give birth to five of us brothers and sisters for you?"
He already has a wife, but he still makes her mother pregnant. If he is not a scumbag, then what is he!
Doing so is equivalent to letting down two women.
Gu Zhiwei looked at the tombstone and sighed, "It was Ji Yan who made your mother pregnant with your eldest brother. Aren't you curious? Ji Yan and I have been married for so many years, why don't we even have a child?"
These words touched upon the biggest question in Lu Anning's mind. Based on her observation of Ji Yan, she was definitely not someone who would swallow her anger in silence.
"Because Ji Yan is unable to have children."
This news completely shocked Lu An Ning. Seeing how well she looked after herself, Lu An Ning didn't think about it at all.
"Congenital? You can't even cure it?"
Gu Zhiwei nodded: "That's a congenital defect. Although she is no different from an ordinary person, she can't conceive. Because..."
Lu An Ning was stunned. She had never imagined that Ji Yan was born without a uterus. It was destined that she would not be able to get pregnant and have children.
"Apart from that, she's just like any other woman. I only found out about this after we got married."
Gu Zhiwei forgot how he felt when he heard the news. He really couldn't be happy about marrying a woman he didn't like.
The marriage news was made public and he had no choice.
He personally returned to the sect and wanted to apologize to An Li. He thought she would make a fuss, but unexpectedly she was unusually calm and only gave him blessings.
Even without love, she still has a career.
"After leaving the sect, I lost contact with your mother and Master. It was two years later that I saw her again. By then, I also learned that Master had died in a mountain accident while taking her to provide free medical treatment. You would never have guessed that Ji Yan took the initiative to take her back home."
At that time, Gu Zhiwei didn't know what Ji Yan was planning.
After two years of marriage and still not getting pregnant, Ji Yan was under tremendous pressure. However, she knew that no matter how many pills she took, she would never get pregnant, so she took An Li back to the Ji family.
"Ji Yan once knelt before A Li and begged her to bear my child. She was willing to let her stay in the Gu family so that they could be sisters. I didn't agree, and your mother was proud and unwilling to interfere in other people's families. I thought Ji Yan would give up the idea. Who knew..."
In order to have a child, Ji Yan actually drugged An Li and Gu Zhiwei, and personally sent them to Gu Zhiwei's bed.
"That was also the time when your eldest brother was born. Since then, Ji Yan has been caring for your mother, just like she would treat her own sisters. Our family is harmonious, and I've never even seen them get jealous. After we had the child, I spent more time with your mother. We were living a good life, and your mother gradually accepted it. We all understood each other, and no one mentioned that sensitive issue."
Lu Anning frowned, feeling that something was wrong.
Regardless of whether Ji Yan was sincere to her father, no woman would not care if her husband was with another woman. Even if she used him to give birth to a child, it would be impossible for them to get along harmoniously without any conflicts over time.
She looked up at her father: "So, what happened to my mom?"
Gu Zhiwei sighed deeply. "At the time, your mother had just given birth to you and was still in confinement. For some unknown reason, the small building suddenly caught fire. The raging flames nearly engulfed the entire building. I tried my best to rescue you, but your mother perished in the fire! You were choked by the smoke, and we had originally asked the confinement nanny to take you to the hospital. The house was in chaos at the time, but who would have thought that the confinement nanny would disappear with you, less than a month old, and disappear without a trace."
Therefore, the woman who died in the sea of fire was the confinement nanny who brought her out from the Gu family.
If so, then it all makes sense.
"My mother lived with you for so many years without any status, gave birth to your children, and finally died tragically in a sea of fire? Why did such a good building catch fire when she was in confinement? Was there no one else involved?"
"The police investigation later concluded that it was an accident."
Lu Anning pursed her lips, stared at the photo on the tombstone, and did not respond.
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