Gu Jiangli remained silent and followed Jiang Huaizhi back into the house step by step.
The first thing he did upon returning was to have Lotus start packing.
They said they'd be moving to that little attic soon.
He ordered everyone to keep busy, as if he couldn't stay idle for a moment.
It's easy to see that he was very happy, but he also had something on his mind.
As night fell, she and Jiang Huaizhi lay in bed, and she finally had a chance to ask him a question.
"Huaizhi, is there something you want to tell me?"
Why do you ask that?
"Sun Chan mentioned your illness, so it wasn't actually a rumor, right?"
Jiang Huaizhi chuckled softly in the darkness. Gu Jiangli couldn't see his expression, only his calm voice:
"You've already guessed it, so why ask any more questions?"
Gu Jiangli remained silent.
Jiang Huaizhi sat up in bed, his back to Gu Jiangli.
Gu Jiangli draped a blanket over his shoulders, her eyes, as soft and bright as precious jade, flickering slightly.
After a while, she heard him ask her with a hint of sadness, "Jiang Li, how much do you know about me?"
Gu Jiangli was suddenly stunned.
This has stumped her a bit.
To be honest, she didn't know much about Jiang Huaizhi.
Moreover, she really didn't understand what Jiang Huaizhi meant by asking her that question.
Just as she was thinking about how to answer, Jiang Huaizhi spoke first.
"I shouldn't have asked that question, because the me in front of you is not the real me, just as the you in front of me is not the real you."
"Huaizhi, what do you mean?"
"Weakness and tears are what you pretend, gentleness and politeness are what I pretend, that's what I mean."
Gu Jiangli couldn't see his face and couldn't tell what expression he was using when he said those words. His tone was flat, and there was no discernible transition or shift in his voice.
Hearing this, she couldn't help but be a little shocked.
He already knew he was pretending, but even so, he didn't show it at all.
At times like these, denial is pointless.
When did you find out?
“I heard everything you said to Jiang Huaisong on the day of Father’s birthday banquet.”
Gu Jiangli's back stiffened.
Her thoughts drifted back to when she first arrived.
In other words, Jiang Huaizhi already knew her true identity from the moment she arrived here.
Did he know the truth, yet still cooperate with her in staging one drama after another?
"You made Huaisong so angry he beat his chest and stamped his feet, but when you turned to me, you became weak and looked like you'd suffered all sorts of grievances. To return my cloak, you waited bitterly for five days at Wenxiang Tower, and to avenge me, you offended several young masters. At Linglong Garden, you clearly had a chance not to fall into the water, but you insisted on dragging me into it instead..."
"You once loved Huaisong so deeply, but now your attitude has changed so drastically. You're so attentive to me and so eager to marry me. I really can't understand why."
"I think the reason I've combined all your traits into one is because you like me?"
Gu Jiangli's heart pounded.
It turns out that Jiang Huaizhi knew everything she had done.
In this situation, he could still pretend he knew nothing and play the role of the approachable eldest son.
Therefore, the sharp and fierce side of him that he showed in front of the city lord's wife today was closest to his true self.
"Now that you are carrying our child, our flesh and blood, this feeling is even stronger."
"A woman is willing to have a child for a man only because she likes him."
"But you don't understand me, you don't understand the real me. If you knew what I really was, would you still like me so willingly?"
Gu Jiangli was initially a little worried, but after hearing Jiang Huaizhi's last sentence, she was no longer worried.
"Jiang Li, why aren't you saying anything? Are you scared?"
“No…” Gu Jiangli’s voice was muffled, “Huaizhi, it’s you who’s afraid.”
She understood.
Jiang Huaizhi once thought she liked him, but now she is starting to worry that the person she likes is not the real him.
When love arises, one fears that their shortcomings will be discovered by the other person.
Jiang Huaizhi was deeply trapped in a love prison, unaware of his own situation.
When he reveals his true colors to the city lord's wife today, his first worry is that she will feel unfamiliar with him and then become afraid.
Jiang Huaizhi hid his true self so well, yet he revealed his true colors in the face of "love".
Jiang Huai's eyes flickered slightly, and he quickly admitted, "Yes, I'm afraid. If you knew what I was really like, would you be afraid of me and stay away from me?"
"Huaizhi, I am already your wife. I will not run away from you. I will accept all of you."
Even if I am dark, vicious, and ruthless, you will never leave me?
"Of course not. My love is exactly what you are."
In the darkness, a pair of hands slowly embraced her.
His chin rested on her shoulder, and he breathed warm air into her neck.
"I understand...I understand..."
He repeated it several times.
Gu Jiangli patted his back gently and asked, "Why do you say you're a dark and vicious person? Have you done many things behind the scenes that no one knows about?"
She asked the question casually, just hoping to distract him.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Huaizhi did not hide anything. "Sun Chan mistakenly thought she was pregnant. It was not an accident. I arranged for someone to do it. She drank medicine, which delayed her menstruation and caused a drastic change in her taste. It was all my doing."
"What? It's you?"
"Yes, and besides, Huai Song can't possibly have children."
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