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Blue sky and white clouds, a gentle breeze caressing her face, the jade bracelet on her wrist swaying softly, a section of fair wrist protruding from beneath her sleeve, she raises her hand to shield her eyes, "You're blocking my sunlight."
Gu Youan looked at Xie Daoqing's face, which was gentle and polite, like a spring breeze, but there was also an indescribable feeling in the subtle details.
Gu Youan took Xie Daoqing's hand and they stepped into the Gu family's gate together.
Today is Madam Wang's birthday banquet, and also the engagement day of Gu Changming and Zhao Wan'er.
Gu Youan smiled, and Xie Daoqing turned around, "You'll be able to see your brother soon."
Gu Youan lowered her eyes, "An accident has bound four people's marriages together."
Xie Daoqing held her hand and said, "Don't speak ill of others."
Gu Youan smiled. That day, she had injured her brain in the Zhao family. She was engaged to Xie Daoqing, and Zhao Wan'er was engaged to Gu Changming. There was an inexplicable sense of strangeness about it.
Suddenly she was embraced tightly. Madam Wang looked her up and down, then touched her arm. "You'an, you're back."
"Mother!"
Gu Changming and Zhao Wan'er followed closely behind, and she felt a sharp gaze fixed on her. She looked up and saw that Zhao Wan'er's expression was somewhat unnatural.
"You'an is back, come in quickly."
Zhao Wan'er pulled her along, beaming with joy, "You'an, I've seen you at the banquet before."
Gu Youan subtly withdrew her hand. She looked down at Xie Daoqing, who gently patted her hand. "Go in."
Gu Changming put his hand on his shoulder. "I heard you weren't feeling well a few days ago. Wan'er has a female physician by her side. Let her take a look at you."
A pair of hands rested on her pulse. Gu Youan frowned slightly. How could this be a trap?
Suddenly, she opened her bright eyes and looked at Zhao Wan'er, "I also have something to ask Sister Wan."
She glanced back at Xie Daoqing, and Zhao Wan'er pulled her to the backyard.
Where no one was around, butterflies fluttered about. Gu Youan took a step back. "What does my sister-in-law want to say to me?"
Zhao Wan'er held Gu You'an's hand and stroked her hair with her other hand, "I heard you have amnesia."
She avoided her hand, "Does my sister-in-law know the truth about the day I fell from a height?"
“Maybe the Wang family’s sister knows the truth, You’an, you scared us to death that day.” Zhao Wan’er spoke with deep emotion, but there was little worry on her face.
Gu Youan smiled sinisterly and pulled a poisoned needle from her sleeve. "Sister-in-law, why did you want to harm me?"
Zhao Wan'er's face contorted in rage as she gripped Gu You'an's wrist tightly. "On the day my brother died, only you and Xie Daoqing were involved in the accident. How could it be such a coincidence? How can you shirk all responsibility with just a claim of amnesia? Gu You'an, have you really lost your memory, or are you faking it?"
Gu Youan pressed Zhao Wan'er's shoulder. There was a pond right next to them, and the two of them were standing right next to the pond. They could easily fall in. "I fell into the pond and lost my memory. Daoqing broke his leg. I don't mind pushing you in from here. I am the biological daughter of the Gu family. Gu Changming is not my parents' biological son. You are the only one left in the Zhao family. Just for the fact that you injured me today, I can make sure you die in the Gu family."
Zhao Wan'er looked at her in a panic, "I am your future sister-in-law and the only heir of the Zhao family. Do you want to make enemies of everyone in the Zhao family?"
Gu Youan pressed her hands down, "So what if I kill you? Zhao Huai has committed many evils. You are nothing more than a bridge for the Zhao family to rely on the Gu family. Without you, the Zhao family will send in a new one. Your brother died, but His Majesty did not pursue the matter. Do you think you are still the same Zhao Wan'er? You framed me and Xie Daoqing without any evidence. Who gave you the audacity to do such a thing in the Gu family? I am the Gu family's biological daughter."
She squatted down and forcefully pressed Zhao Wan'er's head into the water, splashing water everywhere. Zhao Wan'er flailed her hands, and after a while, Gu You'an grabbed the back of her head and lifted her up. "Did you see that? I wanted to kill you, but the Gu family wouldn't stand up for you. Zhao Wan'er, you overestimate yourself."
If Gu Youan is convicted of killing Zhao Huai, the entire Gu family, along with the Xie family, will be imprisoned.
She tossed Zhao Wan'er aside and glared at her fiercely, "I don't care why you got engaged to Gu Changming. Since you're going to become a member of the Gu family, you should behave yourself. Otherwise, I'll send you to join your brother."
Zhao Wan'er shrank back. Even though the person in front of her had lost her memory, her aura and courage were still not to be underestimated.
Gu Youan wiped the water off her hands. "Sister-in-law, you must be tired today. Go back and rest."
Zhao Wan'er covered her face and stood up, sobbing. Gu You'an stroked her hair and said, "Go back. My Gu family can afford to support an idle person like you."
Gu Youan looked around, "Father, come out."
Gu Sheng coughed awkwardly, "You'an."
"Father, since you saw Zhao Wan'er attack me, why did you still arrange a marriage between the Gu family and the Zhao family?"
“On the day Zhao Huai died, you and Xie Daoqing fell into the pond together. Zhao Wan’er was the only female member of the Zhao family left. If we bring her to the Gu family, we can take care of her a little.”
Gu Youan picked up a peach blossom from the ground. "Peach blossoms enhance one's appearance, but Father, don't forget that Zhao Wan'er dared to kill me; the person behind it must have been involved."
Gu Sheng asked in a deep voice, "Do you suspect that Changming has ulterior motives?"
Gu Youan tilted her head slightly, the sunlight reflecting off the water, making it sparkle. "After all, he is not your biological son, nor my biological brother."
“You’an, you haven’t changed at all,” Gu Sheng said with emotion.
Gu Youan approached Gu Sheng and said, “I am a woman and your biological daughter. My three older brothers have all passed away. Father, you only have me as your biological daughter. I will never risk the future of the Gu family. I have come here today to know what has happened in the past seven years.”
Looking at his biological daughter, Gu Sheng was filled with mixed emotions. "Since you've forgotten, then forget it. Remembering those things isn't necessarily a good thing. Although you've lost your memory, your personality hasn't changed. Now that you're Xie Daoqing's fiancée, you shouldn't interfere in the Gu family's affairs. Don't worry, I'll have Changming take good care of Zhao Wan'er."
Gu Youan got up and left. Xie Daoqing watched her from under the corridor. She looked at Xie Daoqing defiantly, "You saw it."
Xie Daoqing grabbed her arm. "You'an, do whatever you want. I will protect you."
Gu Youan said in a deep voice, "This is the Gu family. No one in the Gu family can bully me."
Xie Daoqing smiled and said, "Madam Wang and Changming are waiting for us in the front hall. Let's go."
As if nothing had just happened, Gu Youan and Xie Daoqing took their seats, and the five of them were all getting along well, without the slightest bit of strangeness.
Gu Youan lowered her head, not daring to look at this scene. Zhao Wan'er held her hand and said, "Youan has been away from home for many days. Madam Wang misses you very much."
She looked at Madam Wang, the original owner's biological mother, a woman who had been weak her whole life and only ever depended on men. Didn't her heart ache when she faced her own daughter?
Gu Youan's eyes were dim and indifferent. Xie Daoqing gently tightened his grip on her hand. Her lips twitched, and the spoon in her hand fell to the ground.
"I'm not feeling well today, so I'm going back to my room."
The people looked at each other in bewilderment, and Xie Daoqing then said, "Excuse me."
The two walked one after the other, Xie Daoqing holding her hand, "If you're sad, go back to the Xie family first."
She stubbornly turned back to look at him, wondering what had happened to those seven years of lost memories.
She knelt down and lay on her lap. "I shouldn't have doubted you."
Xie Daoqing stroked Gu Youan's hair, "Youan, I will always be your support, and you are my only hope."
Gu Youan's eyes flickered slightly. The Xie family was no ordinary family, and the Gu family was no safe haven either.
A cunning and calculating father, a weak and incompetent mother, a treacherous brother, and a future sister-in-law who wants him dead.
But why is Zhao Wan'er so certain that she killed Zhao Huai? Does she have such great abilities? As she touched Xie Daoqing's leg, a bold idea came to mind: Could it be that Xie Daoqing killed Zhao Huai that day and, in his panic, dragged her into the mess?
She looked up at him and asked, "Have you done anything to wrong me?"
Xie Daoqing was slightly surprised. "Why would you think that? How could I possibly do something to betray you?"
Gu Youan reached out and touched her face. "I want to know what happened between us in those seven years?"
Xie Daoqing was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Alright, I will tell you."
In Xie Daoqing's story, she was lively and spirited during those seven years. She fell in love with the young master of the Xie family at first sight and relentlessly pursued him.
Gu Youan listened intently. In the original story, Gu Youan was Xie Daoqing's fiancée. Could it be that she had been influenced by the plot to relentlessly pursue Xie Daoqing for the past seven years?
But she remembered that when she first transmigrated, he angrily criticized the entire storyline, questioning why she would willingly marry Xie Daoqing seven years later. Even if the Gu family was a pit of fire, the Xie family was a pit of fire too. She did not reject Xie Daoqing.
She touched her eyes. "You can see now?"
Xie Daoqing shook his head. "I am afraid of bright light, You'an. If you do not wish to marry me in the future, I am willing to prepare a generous dowry for you when you get married."
Gu Youan lowered her head. Xie Daoqing wouldn't let her leave. He held her hand and said, "Go back to your room and rest. You're tired."
The Gu family is still the same Gu family, but she is no longer the Gu Youan of the past. She remembers that when she first transmigrated into the book, the Gu family doted on their daughter, but things have changed now.
“You’an, you want to regain your memories, you want to know what happened in the past seven years, but this cannot be rushed. You’an, whether you want to investigate the past or go back to your family, I’m just afraid that you’re holding onto resentment.”
She stood up and glanced at Xie Daoqing. "Then you will accompany me back to my room to rest."
"Alright." Xie Daoqing's expression was gentle.
Gu Youan stepped into the room. It was so clean, and all the furnishings were brand new. She was stunned for a moment. Could it be that she hadn't lived at home all these years? The doubt in her heart had not been dispelled.
Xie Daoqing sat by the bedside as Gu Youan lay on the bed, slowly falling asleep. He touched her face, her breathing steady.
After a while, he gently pushed open the door.
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