When Su Ying heard the words "Let's get married," she was so shocked she almost bit her tongue.
Is she dreaming?
Is this man so aggressive in expressing his love?
The shot was so direct, without any curve or bend, it was utterly blunt. She hadn't gotten used to it yet and could only cover up her embarrassment with a cough.
Are you serious?
Gu Sinian nodded very seriously, "Of course I'm serious. Who would joke about something as sacred as marriage?"
Su Ying sighed, "But we haven't known each other for very long, how did we get to the point of getting married?"
Gu Sinian strongly disagreed with Su Ying's words, "Who said we haven't known each other for long? We've known each other for a full thirteen years, and I even lived in your house for three years."
“I’m the brother with the broken leg that you took care of for three years. You told me stories every day to lull me to sleep. How come we haven’t known each other for long? When you think about it, we’ve known each other for quite a long time.”
"We've been childhood sweethearts, so we're a perfect match for marriage."
Su Ying was stunned by the direct proposal. She had never imagined that the taciturn man would propose so decisively, overturning her understanding of marriage.
"Why do you suddenly want to get married? Even though we've known each other for thirteen years, marriage is something you can't do impulsively. After all, we haven't seen each other for thirteen years, and you don't even know my temperament. Getting married like this is too hasty."
Gu Sinian knew it wouldn't be so easy to get her to agree, so he came up with all sorts of ways to get her to give in.
“I didn’t get married on a whim. I was in a hurry to get married because I didn’t want any complications. Qiao Xiyan gave up her comfortable life in Beijing and chose to go to the countryside. I was the only straw she wanted to hold onto.”
"I don't know what she's up to yet. Since she's already given up everything in Beijing, I'm the target she has to take down, to prevent things from getting out of control."
"Based on my understanding of her since childhood, she has bullied many people in the compound who were in lower positions than her father because of her father's position. She is vindictive and cannot tolerate the slightest grievance. Don't be fooled by her constant talk of love; only she knows whether she truly loves him or not. It's grating to hear someone like her say she likes me every day."
Su Ying roughly understood what this man was planning. "The most important reason you want to get married so quickly is to dispel Qiao Xiyan's covetousness towards you?"
Gu Sinian readily admitted this reason, "That's right. The Gu family is already at its last gasp and can't withstand any more schemes. Qiao Xiyan traveled all the way to the countryside, so she must have some unspeakable secret."
"I don't want to be part of their scheme."
"Then why did you choose me?"
Gu Sinian looked at Su Ying very seriously, "Because I like you, I've liked you for more than ten years, ever since you saved me."
“The three years I lived with the Su family were the happiest time of my life. When my parents found me, I didn’t want to go home. I didn’t want to be separated from you.”
Su Ying scrutinized the man in front of her. "So when you said you had amnesia when you were nine years old, it was all a lie to me, right?"
Gu Sinian nodded, "That's right. I really didn't want to go home back then. The situation at home was too complicated, full of deceit and treachery, and my disappearance was related to my second uncle and aunt."
"Actually, my second uncle is not my grandparents' biological son. This is not a secret in the Gu family. He is the son of my grandfather's sister and was fostered in the Gu family. He is younger than my father, so we all call him my second uncle."
"When I went missing at the age of nine, it was my second uncle and aunt's doing. They deliberately plotted to sell me to human traffickers, which is why you were able to save me at the bottom of the cliff."
Su Ying was utterly shocked by the truth of the matter. No wonder there were only five people left when the Gu family was exonerated and returned to Beijing. It turned out that Gu Sinian's second uncle was not the biological son of Old Master Gu and Old Madam Gu.
That makes sense. Even if Uncle Gu was left in Willow Village, the Gu family never mentioned him again after that, as if he had vanished into thin air.
What exactly happened?
Gu Sinian had experienced being taken away by human traffickers, a whole drama orchestrated by his second uncle and aunt. She didn't need to remind him; he certainly knew what was going on. She didn't ask any irrelevant questions.
"It's good that you know what's going on."
Gu Sinian nodded. "I know what I'm doing. Have you thought about marrying me?"
Do you expect an answer now?
Gu Sinian nodded, "Yes. I need to give you an answer now. You have no idea how Qiao Xiyan managed to completely win over my mother when she was in the military compound."
"Your mom likes her a lot?"
"Yes. I like it like a curse."
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