Chapter 319 My Heart Wavered
"Rebellious daughter!"
Upon hearing such outrageous words, Gu Jingsheng was so enraged that he raised his hand and slapped his daughter across the face, making a loud "smack" sound.
The slap stunned Gu Xuanyi. Her father was usually very good to her and had never hit her before, but today he hit her because someone else had scolded her.
Zhang was also taken aback.
Gu Jingsheng glared at her angrily and scolded, "Gu Xuanyi, if you don't want to lose face, you'd better get back to your husband's house right now. You'll have a way out while your husband is here to pick you up. If you keep making a scene and drive him away, I'd like to see you slink back home and lose face!"
Gu Xuanyi felt extremely wronged, covering her slapped face and sobbing, "Father, do you know what kind of life I'm living in my husband's family? Do you know how much I've suffered, and how my son-in-law has treated me?"
Gu Jingsheng's face was ashen: "No matter what grievances you suffered, you're already married to him now. Didn't you like him very much back then? Marriage is a lifelong commitment. You have to follow your husband wherever he goes."
Gu Xuanyi: "Father, I..."
"Enough!"
Gu Jingsheng shouted, his face domineering and brooking no argument: "What kind of conflict can't be resolved between husband and wife? Your mother and I have had our conflicts, but we've been husband and wife for twenty years and have you three siblings. Now you're being immature and want a divorce. If you really get divorced, it will be too late for you to regret it. Besides, your husband has always treated you very well. You want a divorce over such a small issue? If you miss out on him, do you think you can marry someone better than you are now?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Xuanyi recalled the loving scenes between husband and wife, and her heart wavered. She opened her mouth, but swallowed back the words she wanted to say. However, when she thought of her husband's attitude today, her heart turned cold again.
"Xuanyi!"
"Xuanyi!"
Just then, the urgent and tense voice of the Marquis of Wu'an's heir came from outside.
Gu Xuanyi was taken aback. She hadn't expected her husband to have caught up with her mother so quickly. Hearing that familiar voice, memories of their time together flooded her mind. The thought of divorce suddenly became less firm than before, and her heart wavered once again.
Madam Zhang did not want her daughter to divorce. With the mindset of advising reconciliation rather than separation, she gently comforted her, saying, "Xuanyi, now that your son-in-law is here, you should talk to him nicely later. You just returned to your parents' home not long ago, and he came right after you. It's clear that he cares about you a lot."
Gu Jingsheng didn't want his son-in-law to hear anything bad, so he glared at his daughter with a warning look in his eyes: "Your mother is right. You better speak properly later and don't throw a tantrum, or you'll drive your son-in-law away. I'll kick you out right now. If you're so tough, then go ahead and live on the streets and never come back."
Gu Xuanyi's face tightened. She never expected that her father, who used to love her so much, would become so heartless.
Zhang glanced at her daughter, sighed softly to herself, and went out to invite her son-in-law in. As soon as she stepped out of the house, she saw her son-in-law looking at her anxiously and asking nervously, "Mother-in-law, I heard that Xuanyi was here, so I rushed over. How is she now?"
Seeing how worried he was about his daughter, Madam Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, her expression softening. She said, "My dear son-in-law, please come in and talk. Xuanyi is inside."
Upon hearing this, the heir of the Marquis of Wu'an nodded hurriedly and rushed into the house. As soon as he entered, his eyes searched for Gu Xuanyi's figure.
Upon seeing Gu Xuanyi, the Marquis of Wu'an rushed over and, disregarding the presence of his elders, immediately embraced her, saying with words of repentance, "Xuanyi, it's all my fault. I didn't understand the whole story and wronged you. Please forgive me."
Gu Xuanyi was a spoiled child who could be quite temperamental at times. She was in a fit of anger and suddenly pushed him away, saying coldly, "Yes, you didn't even understand the whole story, yet you treated me like this. Now you're trying to put on a show of crocodile tears?"
Gu Jingsheng felt that his daughter was being somewhat ungrateful, and he scolded her in a low voice, "Xuanyi!"
Seeing that her son-in-law was in a good mood, Zhang quickly advised, "Xuanyi, speak properly. Let's solve any problems first. It's normal for couples to have misunderstandings."
"Xuanyi, I was really wrong. I misunderstood you. If you're angry, then hit me. As long as you can forgive me, you can hit me or scold me." After saying this, the heir of the Marquis of Wu'an grabbed Gu Xuanyi's hand and, before she could react, slapped her hand hard across his face.
With a loud "snap," Gu Jingsheng and Zhang Shi were stunned.
Gu Xuanyi was also stunned, clearly not expecting her husband to do such a thing. She already had an injury on her hand, and now that she had been grabbed and hit, the wound was in pain. She quickly came to her senses and was about to pull her hand back, but her husband grabbed her hand and continued to hit her face.
When Gu Jingsheng and Zhang saw this, they were startled. They naturally couldn't let their son-in-law go home with a slap mark on his face, otherwise who knows what rumors would spread tomorrow. The couple quickly stepped forward to stop him.
Gu Jingsheng hurriedly said, "My dear son-in-law, we have spoiled Xuanyi. She has a bad temper and caused this whole mess. If anyone is at fault, it is Xuanyi who is more at fault."
Madam Zhang also said, "My dear son-in-law, it's normal for couples to have conflicts. If you have any misunderstandings, just talk them out and don't hurt your relationship."
Upon hearing this, the heir of the Marquis of Wu'an stopped grabbing his wife's hand and slapping it against his face. He turned to his parents-in-law, looking guilty, and said, "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, today's events were my fault. I misunderstood Xuanyi, hurt her feelings, and caused you worry. It was truly my fault. After the matter was clarified, my mother and I also learned that my younger sister was at fault first. She was punished with confinement for disrespecting her sister-in-law, and the previous punishment of confining Xuanyi is null and void."
Upon hearing the outcome, Zhang was secretly pleased. Her in-laws had shown their attitude, and although her son-in-law had initially misunderstood Xuanyi, he realized his mistake after understanding what had happened and immediately came to appease her.
Gu Jingsheng also felt that the outcome had saved face for the Gu family, but he was still very dissatisfied with his daughter running back to her parents' home to demand a divorce. Fortunately, his son-in-law did not hear such words, otherwise it would have caused an even bigger conflict.
After a moment, Gu Jingsheng said, "My dear son-in-law, since it was all a misunderstanding, you should live your lives well from now on." As he spoke, he glared at his daughter with a warning look in his eyes, and then said, "Xuanyi, you are not a child anymore. You can't make a fuss like this anymore. If there is a misunderstanding, you should resolve it first. Running back to your parents' home will only make you a laughing stock. When you go back with your husband later, you can apologize to your in-laws."
Gu Xuanyi was initially relieved to hear that her sister-in-law had been punished and that her own confinement had been lifted, but then her father said something that reignited her anger: "If you want to go back, go back with him yourself. I'm not going back!"
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