Gu Qing didn't look up, but he could still feel the presence of that burning gaze.
She thought about how to explain it and considered it carefully. It was not that she did not believe in Chen Zhizhou's feelings for her, but the idea of rebirth was too unbelievable, and she was not sure if he would believe it.
"You asked me yesterday if I could trust you, and today I want to ask you the same question: Can you trust me?"
Chen Zhizhou didn't expect her to be so direct and frank. His eyes darkened and he raised his head solemnly after a while.
He said word by word: "Since you and I are husband and wife, I naturally trust you."
Although he knew that she married him with other intentions, he still wanted to take a gamble.
Gu Qing noticed his hesitation, took his hand, and said sincerely:
"To be honest, before we became husband and wife, I was indeed arrogant and conceited. I looked down on you and your family, thinking you were uncouth and a peasant. But the day I married you, I had already made up my mind to live a good life with you."
"I know it might be hard for you to accept what I'm saying all of a sudden, but there's nothing false in what I say. I want to be honest with you, but I have my reasons. I want you to know that I won't hurt you no matter what."
Looking at her sincere and pure eyes, Chen Zhizhou held her hand, exerted a little force, felt the warmth and softness in his palm, and nodded heavily at her.
"As long as it's what you say, I'm willing to believe it!"
Gu Qing felt a mixture of emotions including being touched and feeling guilty.
The two held hands and looked into each other's eyes. Although they were speechless, they felt closer in their hearts.
…
The next morning.
The round-faced old woman came to report that Yu Furong had secretly changed her clothes and bribed the guard at the back door in order to leave the house.
"Young Madam, as you instructed before, no one stopped her. We only sent a nimble servant to follow her quietly."
“Well done.”
Gu Qing was helped by the maid to wash up. He took the white handkerchief handed over by her and praised her while wiping his face.
She had expected this, but she didn't expect Yu Furong to lose control so quickly. However, it saved her the trouble!
Gu Qing curled her lips and told the maid to invite Chen Zhizhou, "Tell the son-in-law that the show has begun!"
After hearing what the maid said, Chen Zhizhou immediately understood.
The two men disguised themselves and left the house. According to the information brought back by the servant, they entered a secluded restaurant.
The shopkeeper came forward with a smile, but when he heard the purpose of their visit, he acted awkwardly.
"This, regarding the privacy of the guests, we can't..."
Chen Zhizhou simply threw him a silver ingot with his wealth.
After getting the benefit, the shopkeeper forgot all the words he had just said, and immediately led the two of them to the box where Yu Furong was with a smile.
"My two distinguished guests, this is it!"
Gu Qing and Chen Zhizhou were too lazy to look at his flattering face and ordered in a cold voice, "Just open a wing next door and serve some of the restaurant's specialties."
The two of them were separated by a wall, listening carefully to the movements on the other side.
At first it was only faintly heard, but later it became as if an argument had occurred, and the voices of the two people became louder and louder.
Hearing the male voice from the other side, Gu Qing frowned, looked at Chen Zhizhou beside him, and whispered: "Do you think this voice sounds familiar?"
After her reminder, Chen Zhizhou also felt inexplicably familiar, as if it was someone around him, but he couldn't remember who it was.
"Looks like my father-in-law?"
Gu Qing was shocked and unsure for a moment.
When she saw Chen Zhizhou's reaction, she realized that her guess was correct.
But they could have met openly in the mansion, so why did they have to meet secretly?
Could it be that my father-in-law and Yu Furong really have an affair?
She took a deep breath and listened more carefully to the conversation on the other side.
…
In the next room, Chen's father was furious, staring at the unreasonable woman across the street.
"What exactly do you want to do?"
His face turned ashen, and he said angrily in a gloomy voice:
"We already had this agreement in the beginning. Why did you suddenly go back on your word? Now my position has been dismissed, my wife is heartbroken because of you, and the Chen family is also under great criticism. What good does this have for you?"
Facing Chen's father's questioning, Yu Furong kept smiling and even took the initiative to approach him. Her every move revealed her charm, and she stroked her hair seductively.
"I have no choice. Yu'er is growing up day by day. As a mother, I have to consider her future. If she keeps following me in the music hall, what good future can she have? What good man would be willing to marry a girl born like this?"
She put on a motherly look and just as she was about to reach for Chen's father's arm, he quickly dodged her.
Seeing the disgust in his eyes, Yu Furong was not annoyed. She sat calmly beside him, poured herself a cup of tea, and gently skimmed off the foam on top.
"Yu'er is your own flesh and blood, can you really bear to let her wander around like this forever?"
Father Chen had heard her talk enough times. In the past, he felt pity and guilt, but now he just found it ridiculous.
He made one wrong step after another. When he first found out she was pregnant, he suggested taking the child away and making up an excuse to adopt her as his daughter, but the woman refused to do so.
Later, she repeatedly used the child to blackmail him, and he agreed out of consideration for the poor mother and daughter. However, his concessions only fueled her greed step by step.
She even wanted to force him to divorce his wife and marry another woman to be the mistress of the Chen family.
His wife treated him with deep affection and loyalty. Not only did she keep the household in order, she also raised three outstanding sons for him.
He would rather die than agree.
Yu Furong held a grudge, so she chose to cause trouble on the day when Chen Zhizhou and Gu Qing returned home.
"That's enough! Yu'er has been delayed by a vicious woman like you. Stop your sweet talk. I'm here today to make it clear to you. No matter what tricks you use, don't even think about forcing me to surrender. At worst, I'll just retire to the mountains and leave you with nothing!"
Father Chen had already thought of dying together.
Yu Furong didn't expect that the man who had always been honest and soft-hearted would suddenly become like this. She was shocked and felt even more hatred in her heart.
In that case, don't blame her for destroying the Chen family!
A cruel look appeared in her eyes.
The two parted on bad terms. Gu Qingcai and Chen Zhizhou did not come out until they had completely disappeared. When they looked at each other, there was complexity and helplessness in each other's eyes.
"Could it be that all our previous suspicions were wrong?"
Maybe Chen's father did not tell the truth, so they were misled.
After getting this result, both of them couldn't help but feel disappointed and went back dejected, but they didn't expect that the round-faced woman had made a new discovery.
"Third Master, Young Madam, this was found in the crack in the corner of the wall."
Looking at the letter handed over, both of them were stunned.
"How did you find out?"
The round-faced woman recounted the entire cause and effect.
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