He enjoyed spending time with Zhou Siyu because he respected him, never restricted him for any reason, stayed by his side during stormy nights, patiently comforted him, encouraged him when he faced setbacks, and took him to do things they enjoyed. Being with Zhou Siyu made him feel useful, capable of creating value for society.
Lin Gu is different; he only uses responsibility to restrain him, uses the children to restrain him, and stands on the moral high ground to condemn him.
But Lin Gu forgot that he was once someone who could drag a steel pipe and beat people up on a stormy night.
For so many years, he has played the role of a good son in front of parents, a virtuous wife and loving mother at home, and a strict father in front of his children. He is tired, really tired.
He was truly envious, envious of Zhou Siyu's carefree and unrestrained life, and envious of his partner who loved him deeply and respected his ideas.
"Lin Gu, there's no going back." Yu Zhen took a few deep breaths to calm herself down and swallowed her tears. "I don't expect you to understand me, nor do I expect you to love me wholeheartedly, so please stop pestering me. I'm really tired."
"I don't want to play the role of a gentle and virtuous wife anymore; I can't do it."
An Alpha like Lin Gu, with power, influence, and status, needs a devoted wife and mother who never leaves the house and whose life revolves around him and their children; he needs a decorative vase.
"I won't get a divorce." Lin Gu patted his face, composing himself. "Even if that day comes, I won't give you custody of Nian Nian."
"What exactly do you want?" Yu Zhen frowned and put down her cup. "There are countless women eager to become Mrs. Lin. I'm not one of them."
"Besides, with your current abilities, you don't need the Yu family's help at all..."
"I won't get a divorce." Lin Gu interrupted Yu Zhen, took the empty cup from his hand, and held it in her own, her pale fingers trembling slightly.
"No matter what you think, whether you think I'm a sycophant or crazy, I only want you."
"You can't understand human language? I don't like you anymore... um..."
The second half of his sentence was swallowed up again. Yu Zhen put his hands in front of him and pushed Lin Gu, but Lin Gu grabbed him.
"Whether you like me or not doesn't matter, it's enough that I like you." Lin Gu released Yu Zhen and hugged him tightly, as if she wanted to meld him into her arms: "Zhenzhen, you always lower your eyes when you lie, why don't you dare to look at me?"
"Want to know why Cen Jin was in such a hurry to harm Niannian?" Yu Zhen pushed away Lin Gu's head buried in her neck, speaking each word with conviction: "Because of your tacit approval, he felt he had an opportunity. If Niannian is gone, he can then have a legitimate reason... um..."
Yu Zhen glared at Lin Gu while raising her hand to push him, but she was too weak and had to give up after a few tries.
"No matter whose child it is, I will never acknowledge it." Lin Gu released Yu Zhen, took out medicine from the first-aid kit, and, ignoring Yu Zhen's resistance, cut the gauze on her body. While applying the medicine, he said, "Cen Jin's treason is a done deal. Tomorrow, troops will take him back to headquarters and transfer him to prison. He won't be able to cause any trouble. As for the punishment..." He would leave it to the old men in the alliance to study, so he wouldn't get involved.
“Niannian can be taken care of by a professional nanny. You can do what you like, as long as you don’t mention divorce.”
"You don't need to be like this..."
"If you dare mention the word 'divorce' again, I'll lock you up and make sure you can never leave me for the rest of your life."
Lin Gu tightened his grip, and Yu Zhen gasped in pain, almost fainting.
"You should get some rest. I have other things to do." Lin Gu put away the first-aid kit and looked up at Yu Zhen. "By the way, Niannian has been looking for you since he woke up. Shall I bring him over to keep you company?"
Yu Zhen lowered his head and remained silent. He really couldn't understand Lin Gu. He had already said he didn't love her anymore, so why was he still clinging to her?
Seeing that Yu Zhen didn't speak, Lin Gu took it as a tacit agreement, got up and went to the next tent, where he happened to see Yu Wei.
"You've really gone to a lot of trouble today, and Zhou Siyu too, please thank him for me." Lin Gu glanced at the two people sleeping on the bed, his brows furrowing slightly: "I'll take the baby with me to make room for you."
"Finally fell asleep, that's enough." Yu Wei spread out her sleeping bag and yawned. "Is Yu Zhen awake? I'll go tell Yu Zhen..."
"I'll go talk to him." Lin Gu raised his hand to stop Yu Wei's movement. "You've had a long day, get some rest."
Yu Wei nodded, watched Lin Gu leave, turned off the light, and crawled into his sleeping bag in the dark.
Lin Gu greeted Yu Zhen, walked to the medicine storeroom, opened the warehouse, took out a small vial of medicine, put it in his pocket, and strolled slowly to the dungeon with his hands behind his back.
"Brother Lin..."
Upon seeing the newcomer, Cen Jin was overjoyed and struggled to stand up, but was pressed down and forced to kneel on the ground.
Lin Gu waved his hand to dismiss those around him, opened the door and walked into the old house, looking down at Cen Jin.
“Your parents saved me, and I am very grateful. I took you in, supported your education, and made an exception to let you join the army to become one of my assistants.”
Lin Gu, with his hands behind his back, circled Cen Jin a few times, then lifted his chin: "But how did you treat me?"
"Brother Lin, I didn't mean to, I didn't know..."
“Sanwan, remember?” Lin Gu released his grip, his eyes filled with anger: “Because you leaked secrets, I lost seven thousand men! Those seven thousand men were the result of my decades of painstaking training.”
Not only were there countless casualties, but he himself almost didn't make it back. If it weren't for his men protecting him at the cost of their lives, he would have died there too.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
"I've treated you well, how have you treated me? You drugged me during my vulnerable period, made Zhenzhen misunderstand, and now you're going to destroy my family with your bastard child." Lin Gu slapped Cen Jin across the face, and Cen Jin stumbled and fell to the ground.
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