After shaking off Song Shiyao, Shen Meiyan followed Gu Qingyan and Xiao Wanrou, and after discovering their residence, she quietly left.
A wicked thought began to ferment in my mind.
That day, as usual, when Gu Qingyan returned home from work, she found the house unusually quiet. A subtle, oppressive atmosphere permeated the air, like the calm before a storm.
He looked up and saw Mu Ziqi sitting upright on the living room sofa. Her posture was straight, her face calm, but the coldness emanating from her made people hesitant to approach. About a meter directly opposite her, Xiao Wanrou stood respectfully. Her hands were clenched tightly together, her fingertips white, clearly trying her best to control her tension and fear.
Hearing the door open, Mu Ziqi didn't turn around, as if it were none of her business. Xiao Wanrou, however, cautiously turned her head and glanced at Gu Qingyan, her eyes filled with panic and fear, as if afraid that Gu Qingyan would blame her.
When the nanny, Lin Ma, saw Gu Qingyan return, she was about to come out to greet him, but quickly retreated back into the kitchen. She pretended to be busy cooking, but actually pricked up her ears, wanting to hear what would happen next.
Gu Qingyan changed into slippers and calmly walked towards the living room as if nothing had happened. His steps were unhurried, without the slightest hint of panic at being caught. He walked up to Mu Ziqi and asked softly, "Mom, what brings you here?"
Mu Ziqi glanced at him, her gaze sharp, as if she could see through any lie. Her eyes fell on the slippers at his feet and the ubiquitous items Gu Qingyan used to own, and she confirmed her suspicions. Her tone grew even colder, "I can't come anymore, is that it?"
Gu Qingyan looked at her, his face expressionless. Without answering Mu Ziqi first, he gently took Xiao Wanrou's hand and asked tenderly, "Why are your hands so cold? Go put on a coat." Then, he watched Xiao Wanrou go into the bedroom to put on a coat before turning to face Mu Ziqi.
"Mom, you shouldn't have come." Gu Qingyan's tone was tinged with helplessness and reproach. He knew that Mu Ziqi's appearance meant that this matter could no longer be hidden.
Mu Ziqi looked at him, a hint of disappointment and anger flashing in her eyes. She felt her heart bleeding, but she still tried her best to remain calm. "Gu Qingyan, I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation."
"Mom, you've already seen it with your own eyes, what else do you need me to explain?" Gu Qingyan said lazily, sitting on the single sofa next to her, her eyes glancing towards the bedroom from time to time.
“You refused to do what I brought up last time. I won’t force you,” Gu Qingyan said calmly. “However, I have my own way of handling things. You could have pretended not to see it, but you insisted on going against my wishes and bringing everything out into the open, making things difficult for everyone. Why bother? You’re a smart person; you shouldn’t have done something so foolish!”
"I said I would never allow a woman from the Xiao family to marry into this family! As long as I live, it's absolutely impossible!" Mu Ziqi angrily gripped the armrest of the sofa and shouted loudly.
Inside the bedroom.
Xiao Wanrou put on her coat and was about to come out when she heard the angry roar. Her hand on the doorknob froze. For a moment, she didn't know whether she should come out or not.
"Mom, I hope you won't force me." Gu Qingyan casually raised her head, her tone flat. "I've never gotten what I wanted. Now, can't I be a little selfish just this once?"
"You didn't get what you wanted?" Mu Ziqi completely lost it. "When you begged me and your father to let you marry Zhi Qiu, what did you say? You said she was the love of your life, and you wouldn't marry anyone else! What? It hasn't been a few years, and you've already forgotten everything?"
How dare you say that to me? You'll be willful just this once? Think about how many times you've been willful for Xiao Wanqing's sake! I've realized you won't stop until you've driven me to my death!
As Mu Ziqi spoke, she stood up angrily, her pent-up rage erupting like a volcano. Her face was ashen, and her eyes burned with fierce flames. Her finger trembled as she pointed at Gu Qingyan's nose, her voice sharp and trembling.
Mu Ziqi's anger caught Gu Qingyan off guard. He instinctively leaned back, avoiding her fingers. Looking at Mu Ziqi's furious expression, a complex emotion welled up within him. He knew that Mu Ziqi was truly angry, and this anger was stronger than ever before.
"Mom, please calm down." Gu Qingyan tried her best to make her voice sound calm and rational. "I'm an adult now, and I can make my own decisions. I hope you can understand me and support me."
"Understand you? Support you?" Mu Ziqi laughed angrily. "How could I possibly understand you? Support you? You betrayed the family's interests for a woman from the Xiao family, causing Dad and Grandpa to die of anger. Now, you want to marry another woman from the Xiao family? You're simply insane!"
Mu Ziqi's anger filled the living room with a tense atmosphere. The nanny, Lin Ma, hid in the kitchen, barely daring to breathe. She knew this incident had caused a huge uproar, and the relationship between Gu Qingyan and Mu Ziqi had been severely affected.
Inside the bedroom, Xiao Wanrou heard Mu Ziqi's roar and Gu Qingyan's response, and her heart was filled with fear and unease. She knew she had become the focal point of the conflict between Gu Qingyan and Mu Ziqi. She didn't know what to do, how to face all of this.
Looking at Mu Ziqi's angry expression, Gu Qingyan felt helpless and bitter.
"Mom, I know you're disappointed in me." Gu Qingyan took a deep breath and said slowly, "Mom, I know you have a misunderstanding about Wanqing, which is why you also have a negative attitude towards the Xiao family."
But Wanrou is different; she's still a young girl. I don't want you to target her so harshly.
"Fine, fine, I can't control you anymore." Mu Ziqi's voice was filled with a desperate sorrow, each word seeming to be squeezed out from the bottom of her heart. Her eyes were red and swollen, her body trembling slightly, as she struggled to support her faltering will, "Qingyan, I am your mother, I will not hurt you."
Even though you've torn this family apart, Mom, though in pain, still wanted what was best for you. But now I realize, you didn't need me anymore, and you didn't care what happened to me.
"If you insist on marrying Xiao Wanrou, then from this day forward, we are severing all ties. From this day forward, you are no longer my son, Mu Ziqi's son."
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