Chapter 68 Chapter 68 Farewell
Seeing his eyes, Lingchuan seemed to understand something. She sniffed, nodded and said:
"It's something you have to do, isn't it?"
Her voice trembled, but she tried to keep her tone natural.
"yes."
He just looked at her, gave her a helpless smile, and gently placed his hand on her face.
"I still have some things to pack. I'll come say goodbye to you tonight."
Lingchuan touched his cheek, wanting to retain the precious and fleeting body temperature, so much so that he had no time to think about the touch of his palm.
She wanted to grab this hard-earned touch, hide it quickly and run away. She wanted to do her best to keep it, so that this little bit of body temperature would not disappear in an instant.
Lingchuan couldn't say a word and just stared at him as he turned and left.
She felt dizzy and couldn't muster up any energy, as if her soul had left Qin Sizhao.
A female doctor came in and gave her an acupuncture.
The cold needle pierced her pale and thin skin, but she remained indifferent.
After the acupuncture, Lingchuan put on his clothes and wanted to go out for a walk.
As soon as she stepped onto the clean and bright bluestone road, she felt melancholy, as if the tearing pain she felt in her heart was condensed under her feet.
She felt as if she had tried her best to climb out of the pool of water that almost drowned her, but she fell back into it again.
She touched her cheek and found that the warmth from Qin Sizhao had slipped away without her noticing.
In an instant, Lingchuan felt a heart-wrenching pain. This pain had been lurking in her body for a long time and suddenly broke out, many times faster than water seeping through her clothes.
She covered her heart, trying to block the pain inside and prevent it from spreading cruelly throughout her body.
"Lingchuan...why do you look so miserable?"
Gu Shi took out an exquisitely crafted parasol and held it over her to shield her from the scorching sun.
She said nothing, just lowered her head.
He put his arm around her shoulders and let her lean into him to comfort her.
She suddenly felt like resisting and pushed him away, but her waist and knees were weak and she slipped and fell straight back.
Gu Shi was quick to act and quickly hugged her waist. He looked into her eyes, frowned, and said:
"If you don't want to hug me, then don't. You can push me away if you want, but it would be bad if you hurt yourself."
He frowned and helped her to steady herself.
"The female doctor said my fetus is unstable and if I fall, I might miscarry."
Lingchuan said lightly.
"Lingchuan...don't scare me..."
He exerted a little more force on his hands, fearing that she would lose her balance again. If she had fallen hard just now, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"It can't be helped, can it?"
Lingchuan thought that as long as he took the abortion pills in advance and pretended to fall, he could still get away with it and Gu Shi wouldn't notice anything.
"I want to take a walk in the garden."
The sun was scorching, and he was afraid that she would get sunburned, so he had to hold an umbrella for her with one hand and support her with the other hand, and stroll slowly in the garden with her.
He hesitated several times and finally spoke:
"Why are you in such a bad mood today..."
He bit his lower lip and asked unhappily:
"Is it because Qin Sizhao is leaving?"
"What? You know?"
Lingchuan looked at him sideways, with an indescribable emotion in his eyes.
"Well, he has informed me that he has resigned and will be leaving here soon."
Gu Shi frowned and touched the side of her face. Ling Chuan opened his hand as if in a stress reaction.
"Why, you don't want him to go?"
"No, I hope he leaves soon... He's just an idiot..."
She turned her back dejectedly and sat on a bluestone. Gu Shi had no choice but to stand and hold an umbrella for her.
Lingchuan thought, Qin Sizhao is really stupid. He has a bright future and could be the top scholar, so why does he have to get involved with her...
She couldn't give him anything, and it wasn't worth him risking his life to do so much for her...
Gu Shi reached out and touched the back of her head, and said softly,
"Don't worry, I'm not that petty."
Since Qin Sizhao had already resigned from his post and stopped interfering in their relationship, he felt that there was nothing to pursue and argue about, as that would only upset Lingchuan.
After all, he saved Lingchuan's life, so it's normal for her to have some affection for him and feel reluctant to let him go.
Lingchuan scratched his hair in annoyance without saying a word, and the blue veins under his eyes showed through the thin skin.
She said timidly in a low voice:
"All the mistakes were made by me. If you want to blame someone, blame me alone and don't involve others."
Gu Shang didn't understand what she meant yet, and just held her in his arms.
"I'll be generous for once, so please say goodbye."
Several completely different thoughts came together in Lingchuan's mind, making her feel confused. She looked annoyed, said nothing, and just nodded absentmindedly.
Gu Shi patiently stayed with her and coaxed her until evening.
Lingchuan refused to say anything to him, nor did she want to reveal her true feelings to him. If he asked her, she would just give a few perfunctory words and continue to remain silent.
He suspected that Lingchuan was angry with him, so he wanted to explain that he was not the one who forced Qin Sizhao to leave. He did not put pressure on him anymore, nor did he deliberately use tricks to annoy him.
But after speaking several times, Lingchuan was still absent-minded.
He thought she was really annoying. He had obviously been generous enough about her affair with Qin Sizhao, but she still kept asking for more and was never satisfied with him.
Gu Shi looked at a tree of gorgeous fiery red trumpet creepers blowing a trumpet on the tree and couldn't help but sigh.
He comforted himself that she was just depressed for a while and would be fine after this.
When their child is born, within a few years he will be able to speak and call him dad and her mom.
When there is a little child chattering in her ear every day, she will always be able to put the little lover she has only met a few times out of her mind and think more about him, her real husband.
After all, he is the child's father.
Even though Lingchuan and Qin Sizhao's affair was exposed, Gu Shi never doubted the child's bloodline, because Lingchuan had always ignored the child, was somewhat annoyed with him, and did not care for him much.
This shows that the child is definitely his.
He is self-aware of this.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Gu Shi knew that the more he picked quarrels with her at this time, the more annoyed and unhappy she would be, so he tactfully offered to go to the study to handle government affairs and give the time to Qin Sizhao.
Anyway, no matter how much he loves her to death, it will only last a short while, and he and Lingchuan still have a lifetime to live together.
He didn't bother to argue with Qin Sizhao.
The door creaked open, and Qin Sizhao was only wearing a simple indigo dress, which was out of tune with the gorgeous decoration of Congcui Palace.
This thin and simple outfit made his skin look white and smooth, and his facial features clear and regular. The thin indigo cloth outlined the shape of his shoulders and elbows like a painting, depicting a handsome and clean young man. The little bit of remaining ink was used to add a teardrop mole under the corner of his eye.
"Qin Sizhao..."
Lingchuan didn't know what to say to him, so he just called his name timidly.
She was not dressed up at all, except for her black hair tied up with a hairpin, and she wore no makeup. She was in a state of confusion and did not care whether she looked beautiful or not.
She suddenly caught a glimpse of her face in the mirror. Her skin color had become a little dull, and there were two tear troughs under her eyes, which were so deep that she could see the blue blood vessels under her skin.
She didn't draw her eyebrows, and the pointed lines at the corners of her eyes were made more obvious by her light eyebrows, making her look a bit colder and more like a heartless person.
She thought that she must not be beautiful today.
She couldn't sing a beautiful and sad song like the Huadan actresses on the stage, then cry with an elegant and beautiful face, and wave her long and beautiful sleeves to say goodbye to the lovers who were destined not to be together.
She looked up at Qin Sizhao, her eyelashes trembling slightly.
He may have dressed up quietly, choosing a simple but uplifting outfit.
But she looked extremely haggard and did not hide it at all.
She sat in front of the mirror, took out a piece of indigo, and with trembling fingers, she began to draw her eyebrows somewhat awkwardly.
Her two curved willow-shaped eyebrows made her eyes look softer. She raised her dry and bloodshot eyes and looked at Qin Sizhao.
If nothing unexpected happens, today will be the last time they see each other in this life. She was suddenly overwhelmed with mixed feelings. Several completely opposite emotions condensed into a force that pushed her forward.
This force dominated her and drove her.
She suddenly stood up from the chair, took two steps at a time, and walked forward with big strides.
Qin Sizhao's handsome face was getting closer and closer to her. He was the only one in her sight. Apart from him, everything else became blurred and distorted.
She lunged forward, and a thin body suddenly rushed into his arms. Tao Jinrong pushed him directly against the door, making a creaking sound. His body did not feel as thin as it looked.
The touch on her hand made Tao Jinrong completely lose the ability to think. Her eyes were fixed on the teardrop mole at the corner of his eye. At this moment, she no longer cared about any moral principles, and could not hear the footsteps getting closer and closer outside the door.
She put her hands directly on his face, and poked Qin Sizhao's nose with the tip of her nose rudely.
The heat directly enveloped his face, and a blush instantly appeared on Qin Sizhao's face.
He had never had such close contact with anyone before. He was stunned for a moment, his heart beating rapidly, his cheeks burning hot, his limbs paralyzed, and he had no idea where to put his hands. He could only let her manipulate him.
She saw Qin Sizhao closed his eyes, without any intention of rejection, just waiting devoutly for her to kiss him.
Her nose bridge overlapped with his, and she felt him holding his breath nervously. Her lips were getting closer and closer to his, and they were about to entwine.
At this moment, an unclear voice came from outside the door.
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