Peng Mu didn't come over all day.
As night fell and it grew late, Peng Mu came again.
Just like last night, he asked Cheng Huaiyu where Gu Yingxue was. When Cheng Huaiyu said she didn't know, he started hitting and humiliating her again.
Gu Yingxue clearly saw that Cheng Huaiyu's old wounds had not healed and that he was now suffering from heartache.
She was so angry that she wanted to kill Peng Mu, that pervert.
She thought Peng Mu would leave that night, but he didn't. That night, Peng Mu slept with Cheng Huaiyu in his arms.
"Xiaoyu, do you blame me?" At this moment, Peng Mu was sober and not crazy.
"My lord, I don't blame you. But next time you hit me, could you please be gentler? I'm afraid of pain," Cheng Huaiyu said softly.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to either. I was afraid you would betray me again, I was afraid you would hide Gu Yingxue away," Peng Mu said with heartache.
"Does my husband still think I've hidden Gu Yingxue away?" Cheng Huaiyu asked sadly.
"No, no. I believe Xiaoyu, I believe Xiaoyu," Peng Mu quickly reassured her. "Xiaoyu, recently, we might be heading west. And..."
Cheng Huaiyu leaned against Peng Muxin's chest, quietly waiting for him to continue.
“You know about our deal with the Yunhai tribe. General Yunna said that King Yunhai likes women like you, maybe…” Peng Mu couldn’t bear to continue.
Gu Yingxue clenched her fists inside the closet. She cursed Peng Mu in her heart. Was he even a man? No, she should ask if Peng Mu was even human. He was a beast, worse than a beast.
"My lord, do you want me to serve the Prince of Yunhai?" Xiaoyu sat up abruptly.
"Xiaoyu." Peng Mu pulled her into his arms. "Xiaoyu, is this only temporary?"
"But my heart belongs only to my husband!" Cheng Huaiyu cried, crying very sadly.
"I know, I know. Don't cry." Peng Mu wiped away her tears. "Don't worry, once things settle down, I'll bring you back. The men in the west don't care if a woman has been married before, I'll bring you back. You, you just need to stay with King Yunhai and be a good girl. Xiaoyu, for my sake, will you sacrifice yourself a little?"
Gu Yingxue, inside the closet, bit her lip until it bled. She clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms. She was afraid that if she made a sound, she and her sister would die. But she didn't want to hear Peng Mu's words again.
"Will my husband really take me back to his side?" Cheng Huaiyu asked.
"Yes, I will. Xiaoyu, please bear with it for my sake, okay?" Peng Mu promised.
"I trust my husband. For his important cause, I... I'm willing. I'll be a good boy and obey," Cheng Huaiyu said reluctantly.
Peng Muxin's heart clenched.
"Sweetheart, I will definitely bring you back." Peng Mu gently touched Cheng Huaiyu. "After tonight, I won't come looking for you anymore. You'll go with General Yun and the others. So, Xiaoyu, let me..."
Gu Yingxue leaned back in the closet, tears streaming silently down her face.
She would never be lazy again, never be helpless again. When she returned, she would go to her aunt's camp and train herself to be invincible.
The feeling of being powerless to protect yourself and watching your family and friends being bullied is truly unbearable.
At that moment, Gu Yingxue suddenly grew up.
Those carefree days are gone forever; she will become Gu Yingxue, someone who doesn't belong to any of the sisters in the Gu family.
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