Seeing his wife praising Ji Zhinan with great enthusiasm, Mr. Gu first looked up at Ji Zhinan, who immediately stood up and picked up the glass of red wine in front of him: "Hello."
Mr. Gu gave him face, took a sip of red wine, and nodded slightly: "Sit down."
The attitude was neither warm nor cold.
Mrs. Gu continued to praise Ji Zhinan, while Mr. Gu listened patiently beside her, a smile playing on his lips.
Ji Zhinan took everything in, and the doting look in Gu's father's eyes was genuine.
It is said that the wealthier a family is, the more indifferent they are to feelings and family ties. For them, power is the most important thing. As long as they can obtain the greatest benefit, losing a loved one or using their own marriage to marry someone else in order to consolidate their status is nothing out of the ordinary for them.
However, Ji Zhinan didn't see any scheming in Gu's father and mother; Gu's father only had eyes for Gu's mother.
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After dinner, Gu Yibei took Ji Zhinan out for a walk.
The Gu family estate in Country Y is very large; it would take several hours to walk around it completely.
Gu Yibei led Ji Zhinan to the flower field behind.
“My mother loved flowers when she was young, so my father cleared out this plot of land and hired a professional gardener to take care of it. Whenever my mother wanted to see flowers, she could see them as soon as she went out.”
Gu Yibei held Ji Zhinan's hand as they strolled and talked.
"..." Ji Zhinan subconsciously looked towards the sea of flowers, where maids were diligently pruning them. Although she didn't understand flowers, even as a layman, she could tell that the sea of flowers was very well cleaned and beautiful.
“Your father loves your mother very much,” Ji Zhinan said affirmatively.
From the look in her eyes to the origin of the sea of flowers, she was certain that Mr. Gu loved Mrs. Gu very much.
Gu Yibei thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"My father and mother met at a banquet. At that time, my father had not yet been ennobled, but my mother spotted him among the many men at first glance."
Love at first sight means a promise of a lifetime.
“My mother said that after the banquet, she received a note from my father, which contained a sentence.”
Ji Zhinan's attention was drawn. She looked up at Gu Yibei and asked, "What?"
Gu Yibei uttered softly, "Hold your hand, and grow old together."
Holding your hand, we will grow old together.
"..."
Ji Zhinan finally realized who Gu Yibei resembled: his father, who had inherited his father's devotion.
Gu Yibei looked down at her, a smile playing on his lips. "This is also what I wanted to say to you: to hold your hand and grow old together."
He didn't know how much longer he had left, but he just wanted to hold her hand and grow old with her.
"..."
Ji Zhinan's heart suddenly raced, and the two of them stopped in their tracks, facing each other.
A cool breeze blew by, ruffling their trench coats and hair.
Ji Zhinan smiled, but did not answer the question directly. Instead, he turned around and continued walking, saying as he went, "Your father might not agree to us being together."
Gu Yibei caught up with her: "Why do you think that?"
"Because we are far behind."
Even if Madam Gu likes her, Gu Yibei's father might not.
As the head of the family, he cannot do things solely based on his own preferences; he must also consider the interests of the family.
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